-Magdalen Lindeberg
The School of Integrative Plant Science would like to recognize the more than 50 administrative and technical staff who achieved significant milestones in their years of service since 2019. Owing to COVID-related disruptions award certificates have not been available until recently. Please scan the list and congratulate those with whom you have worked – the years of service represented here are truly impressive! Framed awards are being distributed at various section events.
40 years
- Sherrie Norman, research support specialist with Margaret Smith (2021)
35 years
- Elaine Davis, SIPS Finance Specialist (2020)
- Peter Fraissinet, Assistant Curator & Librarian – LHB Hortorium (2020)
30 years
- Phil Atkins, Research Support Specialist and Director, NYSIP (2022)
- Lena Gray, Administrative Assistant NYSIP (2022)
- Sandra Harrington, SIPS Research Support Specialist (2019)
- Sandra Jensen, Extension support specialist & diagnostician in the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (2022)
25 years
- Michael Brown, Research Support Specialist working with Greg Peck
- Alejandro Parra, Research Support Specialist CNAL
20 years
- Linda Cox, SIPS Financial Reporting Lead (2020)
- Craig Cramer, SIPS Communications Specialist (2020)
- Karin Jantz, Chair’s Assistant & Grad Field Coordinator for Plant Biology (2022)
- Magdalen Lindeberg, SIPS Assistant Director and Senior Admin Manager (2021)
- Kari Richards, Agricultural Sciences Major Coordinator, SIPS (2021)
- Anna Stalter, Associate Curator, LHB Hortorium (2020)
- Jamie Crawford, Research Support Specialist with Ginny Moore (2021)
- Robert Oman, Farm Manager, Golden Nematode Lab in Prattsburg NY (2021)
- Scott Morris, Research Technician Weed Ecology (2021)
- Robert Deubler, Research Support Specialist with Jerry Cherney (2021)
- Matthew Falise, Research Support Specialist with Walter De Jong (2020)
- Mary Ann Karp, USDA affiliate (2020)
- Tatyana Dukuchayeva, Research Support Specialist and CNAL Lab Manager (2020)
15 years
- Cindy Twardokus, SIPS Assistant to the Director (2019)
- Tara Reed, SIPS MPS Graduate Field Coordinator (2019)
- Violet Stone, Extension Support Specialist for the Cornell Small Farms Program (2022)
- Jason Schiller, Technician in the Moore Program (2021)
- Jenifer Wightman, Senior Extension Associate working with Peter Woodbury (2021)
- Peter Hyde, Research Support Specialist in the Setter Lab (2021)
- Erica Frenay, Online Course Coordinator and Livestock Specialist for the Cornell Small Farms (2020)
- Lynn Hyatt, Research/Extension Support Specialist (2019)
10 years
- Leslie Larsen, SIPS Administrative Manager (2021)
- Leah Cook, Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the Plant Sciences Major (2020)
- Kirsten Kurtz, Research support specialist and manager of the Cornell Soil Health Lab (2021)
- Jenn Thomas-Murphy, Extension Support Specialist and communications (2019)
- Kendra Hutchins, Research Support Specialist and Annual Trials Program Manager (2020)
- Sara Carpenter, Research Support Specialist and Lab Manager with the Bogdanove Program (2020)
- Katie Carpenter, Extension Support Specialist II, Director of New York Agriculture in the Classroom (2022)
- Steve Gabriel, Specialty Mushrooms & Agroforestry Specialist for the Cornell Small Farms Program (2021)
- Francisco Agosto-Perez, Applications Programmer, School of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics (2021)
- Gregory Inzina, Technician working in the Mazourek Program (2019)
- Sean Moriarty, Technician working with NYSIP (2019)
5 years
- Michele Blackmore, SIPS chair’s assistant (2021)
- Josh Balles, SIPS graduate Field Coordinator (2022)
- David Zakalik, Technician in the Peck program (2021)
- Carl Schimenti, Extenson Support Specialist, Cornell Turfgrass Program (2021)
- Nicole Waters, Beginning Farmer Project Coordinator for the Cornell Small Farms Program (2021)
- Jesse Chavez, Technician with Julie Hansen and Virginia Moore (2021)
- Julie Bojanowski, Technician with Martha Mutschler (2021)
- Bamidaaye Sinon, Technician, Soil Health Lab (2021)
- Nathan Baker, Technician, Soil Health Lab (2021)
- Ace Repka, Technician and Lab Manager with Rebecca Nelson (2022)
- Nancy Grossman, Program Assistant, Agricultural Education Outreach (2020)
- Derek Hill, Extension Support Specialist II, Director of New York FFA (2020)
- Terry Hughes, Extension Support Specialist, Agriculture Education Recruitment and Retention Specialist (2020)
- Christopher Delong, Technician in Walter De Jong’s research group (2020)
- Daniel Fisher, Technician working in Margaret Smith’s Lab (2020)
- Sandra Wayman, Research Support Specialist in Matt Ryan’s program (2020)
- Amy Fox, SIPS Teaching Support Specialist (2020)