GALESBURG — Sandburg recognized faculty and staff members celebrating milestone years of service during the college’s employee holiday luncheon Dec. 13 on the Galesburg campus.

Bill Herrin Award (five years of service)
Chris Barber, criminal justice faculty
Ellen Burns, dean of career and technical education
Jay DeFord, infrastructure services specialist
Renee Eickman, sociology faculty
Taylor Finch-McVay, director of accreditation
Denzel Jones, public safety officer
Mollisa Kurz, accounting faculty
Angel Rohrig, executive assistant to the vice president of academic services
Conner Thompson, assistant manager of data assurance
Sharon Trotter-Martin, English faculty
Marla Turgeon, coordinator of library instructional services/librarian

Carol Cuevas Award (10 years of service)
Ian Storey, English faculty
Debra Wilson, Carthage campus support specialist
Jennifer Wright, English faculty

Betsy Housh Award (15 years of service)
Carl Colwell, facility services assistant
James Hutchings, music faculty
Christina Stone, nursing faculty
Eric Thatcher, web specialist
Linda Thomas, coordinator of Carthage campus support services

Joann Lundeen Award (20 years of service)
Jeanette Poulson, Carthage custodian/maintenance

Bill Burkhardt Award (25 years of service)
Todd Dennison, public safety officer
Carrie Hawkinson, vice president of academic services
Tony Paris, mathematics faculty

Art Williamson Award (30 years of service)
Nora Austin, financial reporting specialist

2024 five-year service award winners
(L-R) Sandburg employees Taylor Finch-McVay, Ellen Burns, Angel Rohrig, Chris Barber and Conner Thompson were among those recognized for five years of service at the college during the annual employee holiday luncheon Dec. 13.

2024 15-year service award recipients
(L-R) Sandburg employees Carl Colwell, James Hutchings and Eric Thatcher were among those recognized for 15 years of service at the college during the annual employee holiday luncheon Dec. 13.

2024 25-year service award winners
(L-R) Sandburg employees Tony Paris and Carrie Hawkinson were among those recognized for 25 years of service at the college during the annual employee holiday luncheon Dec. 13. 

30-year service award winner
Sandburg employee Nora Austin was recognized for 30 years of service at the college during the annual employee holiday luncheon Dec. 13.