Decades of Service Award

Rosen College Internal
Awards and Honors

The Decades of Services Award honors UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management faculty and staff who have worked hard to make Rosen College a prestigious institute of higher education. The Decades of Service award honors individuals that have devoted 10, 20, 30, or even 50 (or more) years of service to the college. The award demonstrates gratitude and appreciation to faculty and staff members, and commends them for exemplifying the three pillars of Rosen College: Leadership, Professionalism, and Service.

Recognition Year	Honoree	Decades of Service Years
2018	Dr. Frank Juge, Professor	50
2018	Dr. Abraham Pizam, Professor	30
2018	Dr. Ady Milman, Professor	30
2018	Ms. Lori Safford, Director, Student Services	20
2018	Dr. Robertico Croes, Associate Dean, Professor	10
2018	Ms. Renee Bence, Senior Lab Technician	10
2018	Mr. Timothy Bottorff, Head Librarian	10
2018	Dr. Tammie Kaufman, Associate Professor	10
2018	Mr. Ronald Logan, Associate Professor	10
2018	Dr. Kevin Murphy, Professor	10
2018	Ms. Mary Perdomo, Accountant	10
2018	Dr. Denver Severt, Associate Professor	10
2018	Dr. Youcheng Wang, Dean	10
2018	Mr. Rickie Ludick, Evening Facilities Supervisor	10
2018	Dr. Hans “Peder” Hagglund, Lecturer	10
2018	Ms. Wendy McKnight, Administrative Assistant	10
2018	Dr. Tadayuki Hara, Associate Professor	10
2018	Dr. Hyung-il Jung, Associate Lecturer	10
2018	Mr. Freddy Koveath, Fiscal Assistant	10
2018	Dr. Fevzi Okumus, Professor	10
2018	Mr. Robert Opdahl, Human Resources Manager	10
2018	Dr. Jill Fjelstul, Associate Professor	10
2018	Ms. Kathy Henry, Academic Coordinator	10
2018	Dr. Joe Hutchinson, Associate Professor	10
2018	Dr. David Kwun, Associate Professor, Master’s Degree Program Coordinator	10
2018	Mr. Michael “Doc” Terry, Senior Instructor	10
2018	Dr. Nan Hua, Department Chair, Professor	10
2018	Mr. Cesar Rivera Cruzado, Senior Lab Technician	10
2018	Dr. Heejung Ro, Associate Professor	10
2018	Mr. Frank Coupland, Senior Lab Technician	10
2019	Ms. Genyth Travis, Senior Assistant Director, UCF Undergraduate Admissions	10
2018	Ms. Dao Nguyen, Manager, Student Services	10
2021	Mr. Jonathan “Jay” Judy, Associate Instructor	10
2021	Ms. Vicki Lavendol, Associate Instructor	10
2021	Ms. Vanessa Blackmon, Associate Director, Student Services	10
2021	Mr. Fazal Jameer, Academic Advisor	10
2021	Mr. Nicolas Marsili, Culinary Assistant	10
2021	Dr. Ahmet Ozturk, Associate Professor	10
2021	Dr. Manuel Rivera, Assistant Dean; Associate Professor	10
2021	Dr. Dipendra Sigh-Mann, Associate Professor	10
2022	Dr. Robertico Croes, Editor – Rosen Research Review; Professor	20
2022	Ms. Ida Arrendondo, Senior Fiscal Assistant	10
2022	Dr. Amy Gregory, Associate Professor	10
2022	Dr. Alan Fyall, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Visit Orlando Endowed Chair of Tourism Marketing; Professor	10
2022	Dr. Jeenyeon “Jeannie” Hahm, Associate Professor	10
2022	Dr. Juhee Kang, Associate Professor	10
2022	Ms. Katherine Wilson, Associate Instructor	10
2022	Mr. Fred Okumu, Director, Information Technology	10

For more recognitions, please visit the In this Section drop down menu or click on the following titles for Awards and Honors, the Dean’s Star Award and Employees of the Year awards.

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