Faculty and staff celebrate milestones
Goshen College recognized 38 employees for milestones during their service to the college, during a celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Each employee received a gift to honor their ongoing commitment to their work.
The honored employees included:
30 years of employment:
- Keith Graber Miller, Professor of Bible, Religion & Philosophy
- Bill Minter, Merry Lea Director of Land Management
25 years of employment:
- Gordon Bontrager, IT Programmer Analyst, Senior Database Adminstrator
- Patricia Goodman, Director of ITS Support Services, Data & Process Improvement
- Valerie Hershberger, Associate Professor of Kinesiology
- Paul Meyer Reimer, Professor of Physics
20 years of employment:
- Carol Good-Elliott, Environmental Science Educator
- Carol Jarvis, Professor of Social Work
- Merrill Krabill, Professor of Art
- Jeanne Liechty, Professor of Social Work
- Julie Reese, Professor of Psychology
- Jody Saylor, Associate Professor of Biology
- Regina Shands Stoltzfus, Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies
15 years of employment:
- Jessica Baldanzi, Professor of English
- Esther Guedea, Inter-library Loan Processor
- Steve Shantz, Systems Supervisor & EMS Coordinator
- Kristyn Sleeseman, Financial Aid Associate Director
10 years of employment:
- Tom Hartzell, Merry Lea Coordinator for Residential Programs & Environmental Science Educator
- Adela Hufford, Director of Orientation Transition & Retention
- Kyle Hufford, Associate Professor of Communication
- Dan Koop Liechty, Director of Alumni Engagement, International Student Advisor
- Stephanie Miller, Head Women’s Basketball Coach
- Gilberto Perez, Jr., Vice President for Student Life, Dean of Students
- Jonathon Schramm, Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education
- Maria Tice, Merry Lea Administrative Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator
- Todd Yoder, Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Five years of employment:
- Erica Albertin, Athletic Director
- Orion Blaha, Systems Maintenance Technician
- Beth Bontrager, Mennonite Historical Library Administrative Assistant
- Olga Demchuk, Assistant Custodial Supervisor
- Christy Farley, Physical Plant Custodial Supervisor
- Phillip Gollner, Associate Professor of US History & MQR Book Review Editor
- Ernesto Gonzalez, Physical Plant Custodian
- Justin Heinzekehr, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, Assistant Professor of Bible & Religion
- Anna Kurtz Kuk, Associate Professor of Theater
- John Mischler, Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education
- Ruth Mischler, Assistant Professor SEEducation
- Gregory Sommers, Assistant Controller/Student Accounts Manager
- Marcos Stoltzfus, Director of Environmental Education Outreach
- Evra Tshisola Zango, Physical Plant Custodian
