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Employees Recognized During 2014 Service Awards Celebration

Dan Donovan, Dan Asquino
Forty-year service award recipient Professor Daniel Donovan, with President Daniel Asquino.

President Daniel M. Asquino and the Division of Human Resources and Payroll honored employees who reached the milestone years of service with the college during the 19th Annual Employee Service Awards Ceremony on May 5 in the South Café. Collectively, the recipients represent 460 years of service to MWCC students and the community.

In addition to the service awards, MWCC announced the recipients of the 2014 Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance and the recipients of the college’s fourth annual da Vinci Parachute Award.

Jo-Anne Cronin Fors and John Walsh were presented with the Commonwealth Citation, and the Academic Advising department received the group award. Honorees include: Dawn Babineau, Erin Battistoni, Susan Blain, Michelle Contey, Jaime Dumont-McEvoy, Craig Elkins, Kijah Gordan, Meghan Koslowski, Jose Mangual, Stephanie Marchetti, Elaine Murray, Christine Rayner, Limari Rivera, Patricia Sabulis, Karen Sanieski, Linda Scullane, Liza Smith, Sandy Tavares and Chrystal Voorheis.

MWCC introduced the da Vinci Parachute Award in 2011 as a means to recognize employees who demonstrate innovation and creativity in their field at MWCC. Helen Butler, Alan Cumming and Mary Maga were recipients of the 2014 awards for individuals. The da Vinci group award was presented to Kathy Boucher, Maria Gariepy, Connie Helstowski, Debbie Holland, Heather Mulry, Tracy Sheridan and Nancy Thibodeau of the Human Resources and Payroll Division.

In addition, Cynthia Krusen and Catherine Maddox-Wiley were recognized as nominees for the state Mentoring Award, and Michelle Valois was recognized as MWCC’s nominee for the state Eugene Rooney Award.

Daniel Donovan was recognized for 40 years of service to MWCC, John McNally was recognized for 35 years, Linda Bolduc was recognized for 30 years, and Eileen Souza was recognized for 25 years. Employees recognized for 20 years include: Arthur Collins; Yoav Elinevsky; Christine Kisiel; Robert LaBonte; Linda LaRoche; Elena Natalizia; and Karen Payne. Employees recognized for15 years:  Leslie Cullen; Patricia Dakota; Scott Farris; Maryann Kane; Joyce Kulig; Joyce Miller; Carol Reed; Susan Taylor; Chrystal Voorheis; and Clifford Wilder. Employees recognized for 10 years: Janice Barney; Deborah Brennan; Ana Contreras; Robin Duncan; Susan Goldstein; James Korman; Daphne Nichols; Katherine Pecorelli; Aurea Rivera; and David Wyman. Employees recognized for five years of service include: Heather Conn; Jessica Connor; Craig Elkins; Donald Goguen; David Graham; James Halkola; John Henshaw; Virginia Heroux; Patrice Lincoln; Patricia Meza; Brett Moulton; Edward Mullen; Steven Ringer; and Luis Rivera.