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Past Employee of the Month Award Winners

2023  

December

 Teresa Smith,Fiscal & Administrative Support Specialist, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering

November

 Allison Walters, Administrative Fiscal Assistant - VCE Powhatan County

October 

 Stephanie Hedric,Business Manager, Department of Agricultural Applied Economics 

September 

 Laura Rasnick, Administrative Research Programs Assistant, CALS Research

August 

 Keri RouseCommunications Associate, Virginia Seafood AREC

July 

 Cindy McRae, Unit Administrative Assistant, VCE Nelson County Office

June 

 Linda Byrd MastersResearch Specialist, Tidewater AREC

May 

 Laura Eanes, Administrative Assistant to the Department Head, Biological Systems Engineering

April 

 Sandy Yarber, EFNEP/SCNEP Program Support Technician, Family Nutrition Program

March 

 Kathy Shelor, Administrative Program Spec III, Department of Entomology

February 

 Hengjian Wang,Laboratory Specialist Advanced
Food Science and Technology

January 

 Normand Adams, Academic and Student Support Advisor,
Agricultural Applied Economics

2022

 

December 

 Sasha Simpkins, Graduate Program Coordinator,
School of Animal Sciences

November 

 Jimmy Morris, Agricultural Specialist,
Southern Piedmont AREC

October 

 Matthew Lail, District Office Coordinator, VCE Northwest District
Program Professional Development

September

Yira Milena Montoya, FNPA Adult Alexandria
Family Nutrition Program

August

Pam Malboeuf, Administrative Fiscal Assistant, VCE Green County

2022

January     

Elizabeth Stanley, Unit Administrative Assistant Dickenson County, VCE

February

Rochelle Clabough, Unit Administrative Assistant Buckingham County, VCE

March

Kelly McIntyre, Vegetable Entomology Lab Manager Entomology

April

Whitnee Askew, Turfgrass Program Manager School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

May

Brittney Redman, Unit Administrative Assistant Virginia Cooperative Extension, Fluvanna County

June

Chad Joines, Director of Beef Operations School of Animal Sciences

July

Lisa Bishop, Fiscal Coordinator, School of Animal Sciences

August

Pam Malboeuf, Unit Administrative and Fiscal Assistant, Greene Virginia Cooperative Extension

September

Yira Milena Montoya, Family Nutrition Program Assistant, City of Alexandria Virginia Cooperative Extension

October

Matt Lail, Office Coordinator, Northwest District-Virginia Cooperative Extension

2021

July

Stephen Urick, Research Specialist, Virginia Seafood AREC

August

William Taylor, Agricultural Specialist III, Tidewater AREC

September     

Angela Duncan, Project Assistant, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

October

 

November

Tommy Radford, Unit Fiscal Administrative Assistant Prince William County, VCE

December

Jane Duncan, Laboratory Specialist, Dairy Science

2021

January            

Dana Beegle, Publications and Marketing Coordinator, Pesticide Program, Entomology

February

Jessica Dotson, Extension Support Specialist, VCE/Animal and Poultry Sciences

March

Rosemary Life, 4-H Youth Program Educator, Rockingham Cooperative Extension

April

Kelly Peeler, Water Quality Lab Manager, Biological Systems Engineering

May

Kim Kitts, Fiscal Technician, ALCE

June

Margaret Kenny, Administrative and Office Specialist III, Southern Piedmont AREC

2020

July

Karen Barnhart, Human Resources Coordinator, CALS Administration

August

Madison Venhuizen, Assistant Manager, Meat Center/Animal and Poultry Sciences 

September           

Michelle Lee, Agricultural Specialist III, Eastern Virginia AREC

October

Ling Li, Financial Analyst, Biological Systems Engineering 

November

Carrie Jubb, Research Specialist, Entomology

December

Katie Woodward, Unit Administrative Assitant, VCE Madison County

2020

January            

Alex Hood, Communications Associate/Administrative Assistant, Food Science and Technology

February

Judy Keister, Administrative Assistant, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

March

Cynthia Hurst, 4H Program Assitant, Pulaski Cooperative Extension

April

Daniel Eanes, Electronics Technician, Biochemistry

May

Kathryn Dunn, Unit Administrative Assistant, Bland Cooperative Extension

June

Kim Waterman, Laboratory Manager, Food Science and Technology

2019

July

Lauren Seltzer, Executive Secretary Senior, Easter Shore AREC

August

Yvonne Hurst, Unit Administrative Assistant, York Cooperative Extension 

September           

Diana McHenry, Lab Research Specialist II, Alson H. Smith Jr. AREC

October

Shannon Woodcock, Unit Support Staff - Orange Co Cooperative Extension 

November

William McCaleb, Agricultural Technician, Halifax Cooperative Extension

December

Debbie Carroll, Administrative Assitant, Ag LeadershipCommunity Education

2019

January

Kathy Sturgill, Unit Administrative Assistant, Roanoke/Salem Virginia Cooperative Extension

February             

Vicki Keith, Fiscal Coordinator, Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education

March

Jillian Broadwell, Communication and Outreach Specialist, Agricultural and Applied Economics

April

Jasmine Robertson, Administrative and Fiscal Assistant, Finance Office, CALS Administration

May

Lareka Washington, Unit Administrative Assistant, Fairfax County, Virginia Cooperative Extension

June

Melissa Wright, Laboratory Manager, Food Science Technology

2018

December

Gail Jamison, executive secretary senior, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center

November

Brandon Lester, environmental monitoring technician, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

October

Allison Walters, unit administrative assistant, Powhatan County Cooperative Extension

September

Mike Ellis, research specialist, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center

August

Taneka Womble, unit administrative assistant, Sussex County Cooperative Extension

July

Tracy Smith, fiscal technician, Finance Office, CALS Administration

2018

June                      

Mark Vaughn, research specialist, Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center

May

Octavia Walker, unit administrative assistant, City of Alexandria Cooperative Extension

April

Tia Powell, family nutrition program assistant, Greensville County/City of Emporia Cooperative Extension

March

Ann Sandbrook, wine analysis lab specialist senior, Department of Food Science and Technology

February

not awarded

January

Patsy Neice, fiscal coordinator, Department of Plant Pathology. Physiology and Weed Science
2017

December

Karen Dove, office manager, Department of Biochemistry

November

Sandy Seals, unit administrative assistant, Bedford County Cooperative Extension

October

Catherine Parsons, laboratory specialist, Department of Dairy Sciences

September                

Lisa Laliberty, 4-H mentor educator, Henry County/Martinsville Cooperative Extension

August

Pamela Worrell, administrative and office specialist III, Tidewater AREC

July

Whitnee Askew, turfgrass program manager, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences 

2017

June Paul Chumbley, research specialist senior, Horticulture

May

Debbie Hash, unit administrative assistant, Grayson County Cooperative Extension

April

Shannon Grayson, unit administrative assistant,  Goochland County Cooperative Extension

March

Donna Bostock, housekeeping worker, Facilities Services

February

Virginia Croushorn, unit administrative assistant, Rockingham County Cooperative Extension

January

Judy Keister, office manager and administrative assistant to department head, Crop and Soil Environmental Science

2016

December Jeanell Smith, family nutrition program assistant, Lynchburg Cooperative Extension

November

Helene Doughty, research specialist, Hampton Roads AREC

October

Melanie Huffman, financial coordinator, Biochemistry

September

Dumitru Branisteanu, field research technician, Biological Systems Engineering

August

April Mays, administrative assistant, Page County Cooperative Extension

July

Chris Ellke, agricultural specialist, Southern Piedmont AREC

2016

June Barbara Wills, administrative assistant, Biological Systems Engineering

May

Sharon Flippo, administrative assistant, Stafford County Extension

April

Karen Barnhart, human resources and benefits administrative assistant, CALS HR

March

David Dunaway, agricultural technician, Eastern Virginia AREC

February

Cynthia Beatty, scholarship coodinator, Office of Academic Programs

January

Stephanie Slocum, dean's office coordinator, Office of the Dean

2015

December Jeff Burr, research specialist senior and greenhouse manager, Horticulture

November

Robin Williams, federal projects coordinator and administrative assistant, CALS Research Office

October

John Mason, research specialist, Eastern Shore AREC

September

Denise Dodd, database specialist, Entomology

August

Ryan Mays, research specialist, Entomology

July

Sammi Kent, administrative assistant, Greensville County/City of Emporia Extension

2011

JuneWendy Wark, laboratory specialist, Dairy Science

May

Hengjian Wang, laboratory specialist, Food Science and Technology

April

Carl Estes, instructional technologist, AHNR Information Technology

March

Angela Hawks, administrative assistant, Dinwiddie County Extension

February

Kathy Sturgill, administrative assistant, Roanoke County Extension

January

Faye Giles, 4-H technician, Augusta County Extension

2010

DecemberKelly Lawson, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

November

Jill Albert, Agricultural and Applied Economics

October

Harriet Williams, Food Science and Technology

September

Rose Payne, Buckingham County Extension

August

Haijie Liu, Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science

July

Patricia Williams, Animal and Poultry Sciences