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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
MayHengjian Wang, laboratory specialist, Food Science and Technology
AprilCarl Estes, instructional technologist, AHNR Information Technology
MarchAngela Hawks, administrative assistant, Dinwiddie County Extension
FebruaryKathy Sturgill, administrative assistant, Roanoke County Extension
JanuaryFaye Giles, 4-H technician, Augusta County Extension

2010

DecemberKelly Lawson, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
NovemberJill Albert, Agricultural and Applied Economics
OctoberHarriet Williams, Food Science and Technology
SeptemberRose Payne, Buckingham County Extension
AugustHaijie Liu, Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
JulyPatricia Williams, Animal and Poultry Sciences