Recognizing Excellence
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine held its 2024 Appreciation Lunch and Excellence Awards on May 15, honoring faculty and staff members.
Dean Alastair Cribb thanked all faculty and staff for their daily contributions to helping colleagues, students, patients, clients, animals, and the School.
"Thank you for your teaching, your research, for taking care of those million little details, and answering those two million small, annoying, but somehow important questions that need to be answered to make things go."
Five-year Service Awards
Dean Cribb recognized employees celebrating a five-year service anniversary between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Staff
Carly Alden, Veterinary Technician II
Ian Burch, Vet Tech II, ECC
April DeStefano, Vet Tech II, ECC
Casey Harkins-Dougherty, Faculty Affairs Officer
Kilee Morgan Fortier, Library Assistant
Libby Hanrahan, Department Manager
Morgan Houghton, Veterinary Technician III
Jean Johnson, Administrative Assistant
Brianne Michelle Jones, Sr Veterinary Technician
Jennifer Keefe, Department Manager
Jill (Gillian) Kruskall, Career Counselor
Mary Milewski, Pharmacy Supervisor
Lyndsay Podworski, Vet Tech III, ECC
Nikki Ann Raad, Veterinary Technician II
Mikaela Schwartz, Veterinary Assistant
Valerie Slimskey, Vet Tech II, ECC
Sarah Tainter, Veterinary Assistant
Kelsey Marie Weeks, Veterinary Technician III
Kara Witt, Educational Support Manager
Faculty
Ramon Almela, Assistant Professor
Joseph Davis, Assistant Clinical Professor
Francisco De Oliveira Conrado, Assistant Professor
Heather Gardner, Assistant Professor
Emily Tompkins Karlin, Assistant Clinical Professor
Amanda Martinot, Assistant Professor
Ekaterina Mendoza-Kuznetsova, Assistant Clinical Professor
Alexandra Pfaff, Assistant Clinical Professor
Adam South, Assistant Teaching Professor
Clare Timothy, Assistant Clinical Professor
Carrie Wood, Assistant Clinical Professor
Staff Excellence Awards
Awards were presented in four categories (research, hospital/clinic/diagnostic staff, administrative staff, and managers/directors). These awards recognize outstanding staff who contribute in a positive and productive manner to the School's missions, work environment, sense of community, and/or culture.
Research Staff
Karen Barry
Research Administrator II
Hospital/Clinic/Diagnostic Staff
Karen Baldwin
Necropsy Technician, Cummings School Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Amy Wilson
Client Services Assistant, Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Administrative Staff
Stacy Johnson
Administrative Assistant, Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Managers and Directors
Libby Hanrahan
Department Manager, Department of Clinical Sciences, Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Chad Argotsinger
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Staff Teaching & Mentorship Award
This award recognizes staff who directly support learning opportunities for our students.
Mike Santasieri, B.S., C.V.T., L.V.T., F.F.C.P.
Joseph Kelley, D.V.M., Simulation Laboratory Manager
Department of Comparative Pathobiology
Faculty Community Leadership Award
This award recognizes faculty who demonstrate leadership in building a positive, sustainable, inclusive culture and community at Cummings School.
Elizabeth Byrnes, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Comparative Pathobiology