Dean Donna Petersen welcomes the audience to the annual COPH Length of Service ceremony. (Photo by Caitlin Keough)
USF College of Public Health (COPH) Dean Donna Petersen welcomed students, staff, faculty and others to the Sam Bell Auditorium on Nov. 17 to celebrate the 32 COPH staff members and faculty who reached anniversary milestones in 2023.
All told, the group has served the college for a whopping 450 years.
Dr. Karen Liller, a COPH professor and director of the Activist Lab, Judy Sommers, a fiscal and business administration manager, and June Lake, the assistant dean of human resources, each marked their 35th year at the college. Associate Professor Dr. Jason Beckstead, Marilyn Meridia, Florida Family AIDS Network program administrator, and Sandhya Srinivasan, director of Educational Technology and Assessment each celebrated their 25th anniversary with the university.
COPH Professor Dr. Donna Haiduven and Miranda Sloan, a graduate concentration advisor, were recognized for their two decades of service to the college.
Photo by Caitlin Keough
Those celebrating 15-year anniversaries included Drs. Russell Kirby, Dinorah Martinez Tyson and Shulin Xu as well as Melissa Lee and Annette Strzelecki. Those lauded for their 10-years of service were: Samantha Barnes, Ashley Dixon, Paola Engracia and Dr. Jung Lim.
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Fifteen people in all were celebrated for their five years with college, including: Elaine Alderman, Dr. Jennifer Bleck, Alejandro Fernandez, Christiana Fries, Paige Hunt, Drs. Marissa Levine, Xiaoming Liu and Jenna Oberstaller as well as Nicole Pelligrino, Kathleen Pope, Estefania Rubio, Sheri-Lee Shakes and Drs. Jean Tanner, Eva Uddin and Derek Wildman.
Afterward, staff, faculty and friends gathered in the COPH lobby to celebrate their colleagues and their various milestone work anniversaries!
Photo by Caitlin Keough