Service Awards 2025

On May 2, Cleveland State University’s Human Resources Department recognized faculty and staff across the colleges and administrative departments for their years of service to the University.

A special video presentation for 45 years of service for Professor Richard Perloff, School of Communication, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education was acknowledged. You can view the video here:

Distinguished Faculty Awards were given in three categories: research, service and teaching. Intended to honor those whose research or creative work, service and teaching has been recognized as exceptional, the honorees were:

Distinguished Professor: 
Jearl  Walker

Distinguished Research Awards: 
Bibo Li
Thijs Heus

Distinguished Services Awards:
Joanna DeMarco
Aycan Grossman
Vania De Paoli

Distinguished Teaching Awards:
Deborah Epsy
Sarah Rutherford
Myrita Wilhite

Distinguished Staff Awards were given in four categories: New Viking, Exemplary Campus Service, Outstanding Achievement and Performance, and the President’s Leadership Awards. The honorees were:

New Viking:
Patricia Riley

Exemplary Campus Service:
Emily Nakonachy

Outstanding Achievement and Performance:
Elaine Chuha

President’s Leadership:
Amanda Goodsett
Mary Therese Kocevar
Clinton Midkiff

Each college dean and vice president from their respective divisions presented plaques to the employees with 10+ years of service to commemorate their service.

A complete list of honorees can be found in the ceremony program.

Photos from the event can be found here.