Faculty and staff celebrated at Seniority Recognition and Arch Awards Ceremony

The McDaniel College community gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon and to honor 64 faculty and staff who celebrated a combined 1,050 years of service to the college. Additionally, the winners of the 2025 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service were announced.

Seniority Recognition 2025 35 years — Lecturer and Coordinator Margaret Pfaff M.S. ’93 and General Maintenance Mechanic Douglas Patterson were recognized by President Julia Jasken for celebrating 35 years of service to the college.

The McDaniel College community gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for the college’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon along with the Seniority Recognition and Arch Awards Ceremony.

The college honored 64 faculty and staff celebrating 10 years or more of service. These faculty and staff represented a combined 1,050 years of service to McDaniel.

Additionally, the recipients of the 2025 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service, which recognizes staff members for outstanding service to the college, were announced at the ceremony.

Many well-deserved congratulations to:

Cathy Boyd, assistant bursar, who started at McDaniel in 2018;
Wayne Little, general maintenance mechanic, who has been with the college since 2002;
Robin Townsend ’75, M.S. ’98, coordinator of teacher professional development, who started teaching at the college in 2010 and has worked full-time in the Education department since 2014; and
Katrina Wiens, Chemistry lab manager, who joined the college in 2024.

Arch Awards 2025 — 2025 Arch Award for Exemplary Staff Service winners Cathy Boyd, assistant bursar; Katrina Wiens, Chemistry lab manager; and Robin Townsend ’75, M.S. ’98, coordinator of teacher professional development (not pictured: Wayne Little, general maintenance mechanic)

Seniority Recognition

Among those celebrating 35 years are Douglas Patterson, general maintenance mechanic - lead tradesman, Physical Plant; and Margaret Pfaff M.S. ’93, lecturer and coordinator, Innovations in Teaching and Learning.

Recognized for 30 years is Mary Bendel-Simso, dean of the faculty and professor, English; Rebecca Carpenter, professor, English; Kyle Engler, senior lecturer, Music; and Jonathan Slade ’88, professor, Communication and Cinema.

The 25-year celebrants are Jeffrey Marx, professor, Physics; Margaret McDevitt, professor, Psychology; Kevin McIntyre, professor, Economics and Business Administration; Edmund O'Meally, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer II, Graduate and Professional Studies; Mark Rust, associate professor of Education emeritus and senior adjunct lecturer II, American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Education; Kimberly Seeley, accountant, Financial Services; and Jakub Zejmis, senior lecturer, History and Art History.

Those recognized for 20 years of service are Andrew Barshinger, education program advisor, Graduate and Professional Studies; Stephen Feeley, associate professor, History and Art History; Kathi Hill ’80, senior adjunct lecturer II, Sociology; Timothy Jenkins, senior adjunct lecturer II, Music; Linda Kephart ’75, M.S. ’90, lecturer, Education; Deborah Misiag, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer II, Graduate and Professional Studies; Wendy Morris, professor, Psychology; Stephen Robertson, senior adjunct lecturer II, Chemistry; Samantha Schlitzer ’07, dispatcher, Campus Safety; Darla Schultz, director of building operations and maintenance, Physical Plant; Linda Semu, professor, Sociology; and Pat Tyler, Bursar.

The 15-year celebrants are Kimberly Baumgardner, assistant director, Admissions Operations; Anouar Boukhars, professor, Political Science and International Studies; Robin Dewey, director, Institutional Research; Sandra Doggett, senior graduate adjunct lecturer II, Graduate and Professional Studies; Margaret Dumler, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer II, Graduate and Professional Studies; Barbara Ebaugh, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer II, Counseling; Kathleen Edmondson, academic secretary, English; Thomas McHugh, senior adjunct lecturer II, English; Olga Reber, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer II, Graduate and Professional Studies; Richard Smith ’00, associate vice president, Institutional Mission, and college chaplain; and Robin Townsend ’75, M.S. ’98, coordinator of teacher professional development, Education.

Those recognized for 10 years of service to the college are Rachel Amstutz, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Erin Benevento ’15, chief of staff, President’s Office; Briana Bower M.S. ’07, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Margaret Brengle ’88, staff accompanist, Music; David Brennan, director, Hoover Library; Karia Burhans, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; David Burkhouse, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Stephen Curry, sergeant and shift supervisor, Campus Safety; Heather Dyer, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Dana Ferraris, professor, Chemistry; Carol Fritts, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; James Funkhouser M.S. ’12, M.S. ’18, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Counseling; Susan Goodman, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Kathleen Green, senior director of major gifts and reunion giving, Development; Kriss Hann, executive assistant, Provost Office; Gary Honeman ’77, senior adjunct lecturer, Social Work; Adam Konstas, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Martin Kuchma, senior adjunct lecturer, Social Work; Peggy Klinge, acquisitions manager, Hoover Library; Derek Lewis, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Tracey Lucas, lecturer and assistant dean, Education; David Motter, senior adjunct lecturer, Music; Sally Nazelrod, adjunct internship supervisor, Education; Richard Sautter, lecturer, Theatre Arts; Frank Stetson, senior graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies; Brad Stoddard, associate professor, History and Art History; Paul Zajac, associate professor, English; and Raeda Zietoon, senior online graduate adjunct lecturer, Graduate and Professional Studies.