Brock University President Jack Lightstone capped off his annual holiday celebration by recognizing several outstanding faculty and staff members Monday afternoon at Pond Inlet.

A total of 30 people were honoured in 2014, joining 165 other faculty and staff who have dedicated at least a quarter century of service to Brock.

Lightstone also presented five individuals with Distinguished Staff Awards.

Five individuals were recognized by 35 years of service to Brock:

Ed Blasinski – Director: Project and Administrative Support Office

Richard Brown – Associate Professor: Philosophy

Barry Grant – Professor: Communications

Donna Grant – Manager: Librarian’s Office

David Siegel – Professor: Political Science

Joining the 25-year club this year were:

Anne Adams – Library Assistant

Barbara Alexander – Administrative Assistant: Tourism Management

Tom Arkell – AVP – University Services

Pamela Barkwell – Co-ordinator Reading

Marisa Battista – Administrative Assistant: Accounting

Charles Burton – Associate Professor: Political Science

Susan Drake – Professor: Faculty of Education

Nancy Francis – Professor: Kinesiology

Frank Fueten – Professor: Earth Sciences

Gloria Gallagher – Associate Registrar

Eugene Kaciak – Professor: Finance

Jozef Kamendy – Custodial and Ground Services

Peter Landey – Associate Professor: Music

Anna Lathrop – Vice-Provost, Teaching and Learning

Dave MacIntyre – Custodial and Ground Services

Lesa Mansfield – Administrative Co-ordinator: Teacher Education

Sharon Mason – Associate Professor: Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship and Ethics

Ken McClelland – Trades Helper: Maintenance and Utility Services

Joffre Mercier – AVP- Research

Rico Natale – Director: Student Awards and Financial Aid

Linda Pidduck – Administrative Assistant: Psychology

Sandra Regier – Administrative Assistant: Faculty of Education

John Sainsbury – Professor: History Department

Chris Tatarnic – Microcomputer Analyst: Client Services

Norm Witteveen – Custodial and Ground Services

Also at the event, five members of the Brock community received the President’s 2014 Distinguished Staff Awards:

Caroline Barrow – Biological Sciences

Grant Myers – Custodial and Ground Services

Carol Penner – Child and Youth Studies

Margaret Thompson – Office of the University Secretary

Philip Thomas – Office of Research Services