38th Annual CSM Service Recognition Awards

Friday, February 6, 2026, 2 - 4 p.m. at
La Plata Campus
Hank Willoughby Foundation Center for the Arts (FA Building)

Program

WELCOME

Dr. Trenace Richardson

Associate Vice President, Organizational Development, Talent, and Engagement

REMARKS

Dr. Yolanda Wilson
President

Shawn B. Coates
Immediate Past Chair
Board of Trustees

RECOGNITION CEREMONY

Presenters (and/or their Designees)

Dr. Bernice Brezina Vice President, Division of Learning
Ellen Flowers-Fields, Vice President, Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Dr. Tracy Harris, Vice President, Division of Student Excellence and Success
Valarie Burks, Vice President, Division of Information Management and Technology
Dr. Bill Comey, Vice President, Division of Operations and Planning
Patrick Shirdon, Vice President, Division of Financial Services
Ron Price, Vice President, Division of People, Culture, and Engagement

Special Thanks

to the CSM Foundation for sponsoring service awards to our employees celebrating an anniversary.  In addition, thank you to the following employees for assisting with success of this year’s program:

Cara Baldridge, Erick Braun, Selika Clark, Ashley Edelen, Jennifer Everhart, Caren Franek, Lena Hancock, Beverley Lahman, Mary Johnson, Dr. Stephen Johnson, Terri Jones, Dr. Trenace Richardson, Natasha Hudson, Angelica Aguilar, Myisha Sudler, Dolores Smith, Annie Sutten, Kristan Thomas, Anne Hayden-Truncale, Dot Whitt, and Ghenet Zemicael.

Logo of the College of Southern Maryland Foundation featuring a shield design and a tower emblem.

2025 Service Award Recipients

40 Years:
Bill Comey

35 Years:
Bernice Brezina and Janet Thompson

30 Years:
Richard Bilsker

25 Years:
Stacie Aubel, Michelle Christian, William Hitte, Janice Love

20 Years:
Margaret Bolton, Kevin Cumberland, Patricia DeCarlo, Michele Hawkins, Ronda Jacobs, Stephen Johnson, Teresa Jones, Tracy Mason, Melanie Osterhouse, Lynn Williams, Andrew Wodzianski

15 Years:
Queen Sampson, Joy Syring, Dorothy Whitt, Christian Zimmermann

10 Years:
Sharon Baker, Brian Ball, Robert Blythe, Darrin Briscoe, Melissa Buckler, Lisa Colavito, Lori Crocker, Linda Hamel, Mary Johnson, Michael Langton, Sheila Levings, Jasmine Morris, Frazer Nelson, Naomi Polhemus, Frances Raynes, Christopher Reeves, Cassandra Roat, Julie Walton, Paul Wood

5 Years:
Rachael Bateman, Melissa Fleming, Christopher Gransberry, Justin Harris, Jacob Herlihy, Judith Horn, Jeffrey Hunt, Trenace Richardson, George Rizor, Ann Stine, Joseph Williams

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