Tennessee State University Celebrates Employees, Presents Service Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University believes in celebrating faculty and staff, and it was no more evident than during the 23rd Annual Employee Recognition luncheon on Tuesday. The event provided special recognition to University employees for their years of service and those retiring. The program, said TSU President Glenda Glover, provided an opportunity to salute fellow colleagues for their time, talents and years of service to the University. The University paid special recognition to faculty and staff for their years to the institution. Those recognized for 40 years of service to Tennessee State University included (L-R) William Hayslett, Bennie Brandon, Thelria Hardaway and Thomas Davis. (not pictured Sandra Brown and Carmelia Taylor) “The work that takes place on our campus is done through the collaborative efforts of so many hard-working individuals who share a commitment to our mission,” said Dr. Glover. “I applaud you for setting and achieving the goal of providing a customer-friendly and inclusive campus environment. Without the energy, dedication and cooperation of all our employees, the University would not be the premiere institution it is today.” The service award program was created to provide special recognition to faculty and staff for their years of service to the University. Employees with five years or more of service were acknowledges at each five-year milestones. Recognition was paid to those retiring from the University. Honorees included: Retirees

Eunice Burt

Diane Carlew

Bonnie Chakravorty

Sidney Chandler

Khalid Chaudhary

Dixie Crawford

James Ellzy

Mattie Emanuel

Leonard Hayes

Rosemary Jeffries

Donzella Kay

Vicki King

Gregory Komives

Wanda McBee

David McCargar

Martha Parks

Richard Patterson

Rosalyn Pitt

Surendra Singh

Barbara Taylor

Alvin Wade

Perellia Walker

Service Awards 45 Years

Asalean Springfield

40 Years

Bennie Brandon

Sandra Brown

Thomas Davis

William Hayslett

Thelria Hardaway

Carmelia Taylor

35 Years

Eleanor Bass

Linda Bell

Sarabjit Bhatti

Sharon Bradley

Frankie Brooks

Frances Gore

Annie Harris

Jocelyn Thomas

Carey Wallace

Eddie Williams

30 Years

Carter Catlin

Elizabeth Kunnu

Joseph Hurst

Kofi Semenya

25 Years

Lynetta Alexander

Roy Avery

Karen Gupton

James Hollowell

Gregory Mitchell

Bryan Quarles

Lillie Taylor

20 Years

Ronnie Brooks

John Cade

Sammy Davis

Loretta Divens

Kay Gaines

Melanie Gardner

Veronica Jones

Mohammad Karim

David Kelley

Marietta Kelley

Wilson Lee

Deborah McCauley

Victoria McGee-Hayes

Landon Onyebueke

Mary Otis

Judith Presley

Wanda Richardson

Alex Sekwat

Amy Sibulkin

Brenda Siebe

Tommi Smith

Bradley White

15 Years

Anonya Akuley-Amenyenu

William Anneseley

Ahmad Aziz

Christy Barbo

Tiffanie Brown

Brenda Collier

Sherry Crudup

Janice Emerson

Clifton Etheridge

Jessica Gabriel

James Henderson

Latessa Hickerson

Jayne Howse

Wendelyn Inman

Karla Kean

Latif Lighari

Gaile Mann

Ernest Miah

Nelson Modeste

Martha Mosley

Rabie Neal

Pinky Noble-Britton

Ben Northington

John Ordung

Henry Perry

Michelle Vaughn

Ruifang Wang

Anjetta Williams

Valerie Williams

George Yang

10 Years

Karen Avant

Dereje Bahiru

Trena Barksdale

Ronald Barredo

Rebecca Bone

Sharon Boyce

Nakesha Brown

Charlene Byers

Kim Crutcher

Sedric Griffin

Tracey Harris

Melvin Johnson

Fabien Jolivette

Vahid Khairollahi

Bonita Knight

Chantae Matthews

Joshua Moore

Lois Muhammad

Harold Murra

Dave Neal

Peggy Pettit

Nsoki Phambu

Natasha Plant

Helen Ralston

Raymond Richardson

Linda Robare

Cheryl Seay

Arthur Sharp

Cheryl Watts

Janice Williams

Michael Williamson

Tameka Winston

Sandy Woodruff

Phil Yan

5 Years

Zellina Anderson

Dorjsuren Badamdorj

Larry Baker

Alonzo Beene

Deborah Bellamy

Domont Bills

Pamela Bobo

Kenyatta Bradford

Mark Brinkley

Amanda Brown

Deo Chimba

Roni Christian

Gregory Clapp

Glenn Clay

Craig Clifford

Dijon Daniels

Samuel Dare

Jason de Koff

Kelley Frady

Cynthia Gadsden

Solomon Haile

Patricio Jara

Perry Lewis

Rhonda McClain

Rosalyn Mccullough

Franchetta Miller

Rebecca Moore

Cynthia Murillo

Jennifer Nelson

Shirley Nix-Davis

Jeffrey Parker

Paul Peterson

Robert Regan

Melissa Richie

Edward Sanders

Sasikiran Sangireddy

Sachin Shetty

George Smith

Sharon Smith

Billy Smith, Jr.

James Stephens

Richard Stone

Qi Tang

Tammy Taylor Celestine Terry

John Tiller

LeJeun Watson

Learotha Williams

Joy Williams

Zakiyah Williams

Holly Williams-McMahan

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