Long Service Recognition
The Long Service Recognition Reception is hosted annually to honour UVic employees who have completed 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years of service.
Established in 1988 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the university, the event initially only recognized employees who completed 25 years of service. In 1999 it was expanded to honour long service beyond 25 years.
Let's celebrate our 2023 and 2024 Long Service Colleagues!
This year we recognize and thank 216 colleagues who have dedicated a cumulative of 4935 years of service to the university. Take a moment to see who is celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.
Our Long Service Colleagues
Note: Faculty and staff who opted out on online and print recognition are not listed below.
25 Years of Service
25 years in 2023
- Andrea Walsh - Anthropology
- Charmaine Stack - Business
- Roger John - Counselling Services
- Christa Kutzner - Division of Continuing Studies
- Timothy Hopper - EPHE
- Karena Shaw - Environmental Studies
- Kathy McCarhy - FGS
- Cori Cliff - FMCS
- Jacquie Green - First Peoples House
- Ian O'Connell - Geography
- Cedric Littlewood - Greek and Roman Studies
- Gabriela McBee - Hispanic & Italian Studies
- Christine Forster - Hispanic and Italian Studies
- Mahip Kaur Sanghera - Housing
- Hayley Hewson - LTSI
- Elizabeth Adjin-Tettey - Law
- Inbarani Kehoe - Library
- Jill Simmons - Mathematics and Statistics
- Julie Zhou - Mathematics and Statistics
- Peter Wild - Mech Eng
- Katrina Gardiner - OREM
- Colin Macleod - Philosophy & Law
- Jennifer Norris - Registrar Information Systems
- Rita Knodel - Student Wellness
- Connie te Kampe - Theatre
- Melanie Groves – Communications and Marketing
- April Nowell - Anthropolgy
- Caren Helbing - Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Janice Keliher - Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Shannon Perdigao – Gustavson School of Business
- Tim Mitchell - Continuing Studies
- Sherri Lynn Yazbeck - Child Care
- Selena Bryan - Continuing Studies
- Shiela Taylor - Continuing Studies
- Greg Melnechuk - Continuing Studies
- Philippe Duchene - Curriculum and Instruction
- Erik Laxdal - Data Centre Services
- Issa Traore - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Daniel Rondeau - Economics
- Jennifer Thom - Curriculum & Instruction
- Jillian Roberts - Educational Psychology and Leadership Studie
- Poman So - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Michael Nowlin - English
- Tony Ferreira - Facilities Management
- Terry Moen - Facilities Management
- Karen McKenzie - Graduate Studies
- John Threlfall - Fine Arts
- Tricia Best - International Centre for Students
- Maureen Ryan - Nursing
- David Scott - Philosophy
- Avigail Eisenberg - Political Science
- Rosemary Barlow - Political Science
- Annye Castonguay - School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
- Sandra Kirkham - SLLC
- Pablo Restrepo Gautier - School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
- Suzanne Urbanczyk - School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
- Robert Iuvale - Science Stores
- David Street - Systems
- Stephen Kagan - Systems
- Leslie Bland - Theatre
- Mami Schouten - VPRI / EQHR
- Daniel Laskarin - Visual Arts
- Daniel Hogg - Writing
- David Leach - Writing
30 Years of Service
30 years in 2023
- Melinda Powell - Biochemistry & Microbiology
- Mike Zastre - COSI
- Marguerite Casey - Coop Education
- LeAnne Golinsky - Engineering
- Luke Carson - English
- Kenneth Thornicroft - GSB
- Annalee Lepp - Gender Studies
- Heather Waterlander - History
- Lori Klear - Law
- Rachel Richmond - Political Science
- Stanley Dosso - SEOS
- David Broome - SYST
- Aileen Chong - Sociology
- Anthony Vickery - Theatre
- Melana Mar - Academic Advising Centre
- Sandra Curran - Art History & Visual Studies
- Hao Zhang - Business
- Rosemary Laing - Curriculum & Instruction (Education)
- Kelly Choo - Desktop Support Services
- Byron Crossley - Division of Continuing Studies
- Dante Canil - Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Betty Johnson - Economics
- Perry Plewes - Education
- Deborah Shepherd - English Language Centre, UNEX
- Belinda de Jong - Faculty of Engineering
- Sarah Riecken - Fine Arts
- Kim Beatty - Food Services
- Maria Carmen Galang - Gustavson School of Business
- Thomas Heyd - Philosophy
- A. Claire Cutler - Political Science
- Janet White - School of Child and Youth Care
- Gillian Cornwall - School of Public Health and Social Policy
- Maxine Reitsma - UNEX
- Pamela Richards - VPAC
- Janet White - School of Child and Youth Care
35 Years of Service
35 years in 2023
- C. Keith Cascon - CSEC
- Leslee Francis Pelton - Curriculum and Instruction
- Ted Riecken - Curriculum and Instruction
- Stefan Grbavec - Division of Continuing Studies
- Jens Bornemann - ECE
- Nikitas Dimopoulos - ECE
- Monika Smith - ENGL
- Nicole Underwood - Education Advising
- David Studders - Facilities Mngt.Waste Reduction
- David Zimmerman - History
- Page DeWolfe - Libraries - Digitization
- Jody Bain - Psycholgy
- David Polson - Psychology
- Norman Thom - RISS
- Patricia Kearley - University Systems
- Patrick von Aderkas - Biology
- Andrea Giles - Co-operative Education Program and Career Services
- Maureen Spizawka - Curriculum & Instruction
- Misao Dean - English
- Michael Crocker - FMEL
- Cheryl Crooks - Fmct
- Peter Roberts - Grounds Horticulture
- Yasmin Kathrada - Human Resources
- Donald Brennan - Libraries
- Zuomin Dong - Mechanical Engineering
- Alexander Schmid - Physics and Astronomy
- Aaron Devor - SOCI
- Margo McCanney - School of Child and Youth Care
- Gregory Fanning - Systems
- Kevin Chubak - Systems - Media Services
- Rick Sykes - Systems Services
40, 45 + 50 Years of Service
40 Years of Service
40 years in 2023- Panajotis Agathoklis - ECE
- Gary Duncan - Engineering & Computer Science Dean's Office
- Eugene Deen - Systems
- Fayez Gebali - EENG
- Kenneth Stewart - Economics
45 Years
45 years in 2023- Barbara Gordon - Acquisitions
- Robert Lee - Institutional Planning and Analysis
- Debra Anderson - Research Services
50 Years
50 years in 2024- John Barton Cunningham - Public Administration