Employee Recognition

2025 Employee Shout-Outs

• March
  • John Ware, IS: John was incredible in helping switch over a truly tired and dying laptop for me this past week. Not only did he recognize the deadlines I was under and come to me to make the transfer happen, but he checked in the next day to ensure everything was installed and working smoothly. John was calming, patient, and kind on top of knowledgeable and efficient. Thanks so much for keeping me up and running and for helping us stay on track to hit deadlines on some important work for the College. I couldn’t be more grateful!
  • JJ Anderson, IS/Champ Support: Thank you for helping the PC team fix the issues with the Tuition form. Your wisdom, assistance, and patience during this process has been greatly appreciated!
  • Hannah Puryear and Ashley Taylor, People Center: Prioritizing their week to assist on the Oracle revamp project at crunch time! Stepping out of their comfort zones and being amazing team players.
  • Wayne Buttles, IS: WAYNE FOR PRESIDENT! Wayne is one of the hardest workers, his commitment and dedication, especially to the revamp project is incredible. He is willing to step out of his area to understand pieces to improve his piece of any puzzle. He makes “automagic” succeed and has the patience of a saint, plus he’s fun to work with! You’re a genius!
  • Ed Schlack, Mail Center: Ed is a rockstar!! Thank you for keeping all our mail moving out and coming back in, and especially for doing it all by yourself this week with no Student Workers.
  • Rebecca Cole and Jen Perlee, IS: Creating a system improvement for one of our CCO application processes, which will greatly improve processing time. Previously, this was a longer, manual process for staff. We can now complete much quicker in order to get an applicant an updated application and decision.
  • Molly Bove, Linda Goodrum, Jean-Marie Severance, Academic Affairs: Molly, Jean-Marie, and Linda have worked hard this academic year to keep things running smoothly as we manage so many changes. With their team reduced to only three, they’ve worked tirelessly and regularly gone above and beyond to continue to support our students, faculty, and the college as a whole. So much of what they do is done quietly and behind the scenes and not always obvious to the rest of us. Thank you!
  • Ed Schlack, Mail Center: A huge thanks to Ed for intercepting an important package that was somehow lacking a name and keeping it safe for pick-up! He is truly a lifesaver!
  • Jennifer Kennelly & Kenny Pho, Finance: THANK YOU so much for always being so patient with our endless Oracle questions, P-card purchase issues, budget & finance problems, etc. AND, most importantly, for always doing it with a smile and a quick response time during your own very busy days. You two ROCK!
  • Hallie Pixley, Campus Operations: Hallie has been crushing it as of late and on the regular. As with many events of high intricacy, I’m sure that this most recent Admitted Students day came with its share of challenges. Preparation alone takes arduous effort, refinement, and patience. And even with such onerous practice, it’s still Vermont and you still might get snowed on. But, Hallie Pixley is no fair-weather hero. When it comes time to get the work done, she shows formidable ethic, and dexterous capability. The Ides of who? — she sayeth unto those non-believers. Hallie, strong work and keep crushing.
  • Library Reference Team, Library: Thank you for helping me find locate NYT articles and NYT blog posts through the library databases. It saves me and my students time. A+ for the reference desk.
• February
  • James Lang, Helpdesk: James came in on his day off during the power outage to get the network core running again, saving the day.
  • Josh Corrow, Tim Van Woert, Jason Cone, Conor O’Brien, Darrin Pillsbury, Joey Conti, Lisa Mazz, Danelle Berube, Kelsey O’Connor, Heidi LeBrun, Nic Anderson and Kaylee Sullivan: These incredible team members went above and beyond to bring the Burton Winter Jam at Champlain to life last Thursday. Over 300 people turned out to enjoy exceptional skiing and riding, food trucks, vendor booths and good cheer. This event would not have been possible without the many hours of thoughtful planning and day-of execution contributed by this team. Thank you for your attention to all the many details and ESPECIALLY for your resourcefulness in gathering and spreading snow and quick thinking in the midst of our event-day power outage. In the words one Champlain student attendee, “This [event] is my proudest Champlain moment.”
  • Kate Reid, Trad Marketing: Kate is handling a huge job with grace, patience, and determination! She’s had an incredibly positive impact here from day one. She’s a smart, supportive, forward-thinking leader who is doing an amazing job inspiring her team and using data to find the right path forward. THANK YOU, Kate, for your hard work and strategic thinking!
  • Liz Kutka, CCO Advertising: Liz took several hours out of her evening to work on making the first CCO Research Night a reality–and a success! Liz was there to support, help troubleshoot, and greet students who joined. From the library: “We are definitely planning more research help and outreach events in the future, and tapping into the knowledge and professionalism of your team has been key to getting that initiative off the ground.”
  • Leslie Van Wagner, Megan Sheldon, Elaine O’Reilly, Michael Coleman, SMART Space: What an incredible team! The SMART Space provides extraordinary support to students every day. Their work is so important and I am so grateful they are available to students. SMART Space: thank you for all your work – especially during this busy midterms-season! You are awesome!
  • J.J. Anderson, IS: Thank you to JJ for saving us from frustration on processing Tuition Waivers for employees. JJ showed extreme patience in following our ramble of the process. JJ went above expectations by creating a document with step by step instructions for anyone in the People Center to pick up and process the Tuition Waivers. Many thanks.
• January
  • Rebecca Cole, IS: Thank you for all your help with CCO projects! We appreciate you!
  • Kathi & team, GMHEC: Even if they don’t see Champlain’s shoutouts themselves, I want to express my profound gratitude to Kathi and the GMHEC staff for listening to an issue I had with our healthcare options and helping me get that issue resolved. I was nervous to even bring it up because I didn’t think anything could be done. It’s no exaggeration to say that this is life-changing for me—I feel valued and cared for as an employee and as a person. Thank you!!
  • Jimena Huaco, Institutional Research: Jimena recently lead a small group through some deep data dives so that the College would be prepared for some regulatory changes. She worked tirelessly to get the data prepped and then submitted. I grateful for her dedication, attention to detail, and can-do attitude while we navigated this complicated work. Jimena is awesome!
  • John Earp, IT: Thank you John for answering my text over break and coming in and dealing with the emergency phone issue, also for all you do for us at physical plant.
  • Jimena Huaco, Tara Arneson, Katrina Bennett, Cullen Bostock: Can we get a round of applause for the amazing crew who wrestled those new federal reporting requirements to the ground?! You navigated the red tape, deciphered the jargon, and emerged victorious. Seriously, thank you for your hard work and for keeping your sense of humor throughout!
  • Tony Calacci & CPS Team, Campus Public Safety: Tony and the CPS Team encountered a significant campus challenge related to radio coverage and support for our campus community. They were tenacious and diligent in their resolve to brainstorm and problem-solve till they discovered a resolution that met the needs of our campus community and was financially savvy. Thank you to Tony and the CPS Team for your continued dedicate work on this challenge and so many others. We’re thankful to have each of you here!
  • Tara Arneson, Pat Boera, Cory Davis, Zeke Davico, Bethany Dietrich, Renae Desautels, Joe Eastman, Liza Geduldig, Linda Goodrum, Danielle L’Esperance, Natasha Murray, LaKysha Patnode, Nicholas Pierce, James Quinlan, Megan Sheldon, Kerry Shackett, Warren Sides, Sarah Stack, Matthew Stattel, Kaylee Sullivan, Susan Waryck, Leandre Waldo, Kyra Yu: A heartfelt THANK YOU to all the incredible volunteers who made this year’s Lemonade Stands a huge success! Your time, energy, and warm smiles brightened finals and the first week of classes for our students. Your efforts reminded our community of the power of support and kindness. Thank you for helping us turn life’s lemons into lemonade!