OARDC Honors Employees for Outstanding, Longtime Service

WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio Agricultural Research Development Center presented the following staff and years of service awards at its annual Employee Appreciation Night on Oct. 1 in Wooster. The center is the research arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

OARDC Outstanding Staff Awards

Julie Morris, Animal Sciences, Wooster; Anthony Stull, Food Science and Technology, Columbus. The OARDC Outstanding Staff Awards are given each year to two non-faculty OARDC employees. They honor excellent service to customers and colleagues. Winners are chosen by a committee of peers.

50 years of service

Jack Bardall, Research Operations, Wooster.

35 years of service

Francis Beckler, Animal Sciences, Wooster; Warren Dick, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), Wooster; Kevin Jewell, Interdisciplinary Programs, Wooster; Laurence Madden, Plant Pathology, Wooster; David Scurlock, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Douglas Southgate, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE), Columbus; John Street, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Cameron Thraen, AEDE, Columbus; Valerie Stewart, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE), Columbus; John Street, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Gretchen Wyrick, Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL), Columbus; Carl Zulauf, AEDE, Columbus.

Julie Morris, Animal Sciences, 2015 OARDC Outstanding Staff Award. (Photo: Ken Chamberlain, CFAES Marketing and Communications.)

30 years of service

Betty Aylsworth, BioHio, Wooster; Kenneth Chamberlain, Marketing and Communications, Wooster; Michael Day, Animal Sciences, Columbus; Gregory Johns, Outlying Research Stations, Ashtabula; Kurt Knebusch, Marketing and Communications, Wooster; Kenneth Mays, Animal Sciences, Columbus; Janet McCormick, Animal Sciences, Wooster; Edward McCoy, SENR, Wooster; Ray Miller, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Richard Moore, SENR, Wooster; Joseph Ottobre, Animal Sciences, Columbus; Erdal Ozkan, FABE, Columbus; Jeff Reidenbach, Research Operations, Wooster; Brian Sugerman, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Vickie Winkler, Fiscal Office, Wooster; Beverly Winner, SENR, Wooster.

25 years of service

Beverly Barrick, FABE, Columbus; Peggy Christman, FABE, Wooster; Elaine Grassbaugh, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; James Hacker, Entomology, Wooster; Diane Hartzler, Entomology, Wooster; Ken Lee, Food Science and Technology, Columbus; Mark Schemmel, Facilities Services, Wooster; Ian Sheldon, AEDE, Columbus; David Shetlar, Entomology, Columbus; Stan Thompson, AEDE, Columbus; Celeste Welty, Entomology, Columbus.

Anthony Stull, Food Science and Technology, Columbus, 2015 OARDC Outstanding Staff Award. (Photo: Ken Chamberlain, CFAES Marketing and Communications.)

20 years of service

Brad Bapst, Ohio State University South Centers, Piketon; Kelly Black, Outlying Research Stations, Western; Sharon Chapman, Facilities Services, Wooster; Joe Davlin, Outlying Research Stations, Western; David Francis, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Thomas Harker, OSU South Centers, Piketon; Michael Kauffman, Food Animal Health Research Program (FAHRP), Wooster; Steven Moeller, Animal Sciences, Columbus; Paul Starkey, Facilities Services, Wooster; Regina Vann Hickok, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Sandra Velleman, Animal Sciences, Wooster; Gary Warren, Marketing and Communications, Wooster.

15 years of service

David Barker, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Pierluigi Bonello, Plant Pathology, Columbus; Chris Clark, Outlying Research Stations, Eastern; Marcia Feller, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; David Gardner, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Mark Gasser, Research Operations, Wooster; Timothy Haab, AEDE, Columbus; Brian Johnson, Facilities Services, Wooster; Susan Jones, Entomology, Columbus; Jay Martin, FABE, Columbus; Jhony Mera, Plant Pathology, Wooster; Eric Stockinger, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Yael Vodovotz, Food Science and Technology, Columbus; Thomas Worley, OSU South Centers, Piketon.

Jack Bardall (and friend), Research Operations, Wooster, 50 years of service, working at the annual Farm Science Review trade show in London, Ohio. (Photo: Ken Chamberlain, CFAES Marketing and Communications.)

10 years of service

Sam Abdoul, AEDE, Columbus; Molly Bean, SENR, Columbus; Ann Chanon, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Anthony Cline, Facilities Services, Wooster; Sarah Elvey,  Director’s Office, Wooster; Lawrence Grimm, Facilities Services, Wooster; Chang Won Lee, FAHRP, Wooster; Julie Spicer, Shisler Conference Center, Wooster; Anastasia Vlasova, FAHRP, Wooster; Hong Yao, OSU South Centers, Piketon; Qirui Zhang, Entomology, Columbus.

2015 retirees

The center also honored its 2015 retirees during the event:

John Anderson, Animal Sciences, Wooster; Mark Bennett, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Mark Belcher, Research Operations, Wooster; Kenneth Cochran, Secrest Arboretum, Wooster; Michael Day, Animal Sciences, Columbus; David Denlinger, Entomology, Columbus; Brenda Franks, Entomology, Wooster; Daniel Gladyszewski, Facilities Services, Wooster; Gregory Johns, Outlying Research Stations, Ashtabula; Richard Moore, SENR, Wooster; Robert Oyer, Fiscal Office, Wooster; Mark Schemmel, Facilities Services, Wooster; Douglas Southgate, AEDE, Columbus; Valerie Stewart, FABE, Columbus; John Street, Horticulture and Crop Science, Columbus; Brian Sugerman, Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster; Cameron Thraen, AEDE, Columbus; Gretchen Wyrick, ACEL, Columbus; Carl Zulauf, AEDE, Columbus.

OARDC Director Steve Slack, who has announced he will retire at the end of 2015, spoke and emceed the program with assistance from the center’s associate director, Dave Benfield. Bruce McPheron, Ohio State’s vice president for agricultural administration and dean of CFAES, also provided opening comments.

OARDC faculty and staff work in Wooster, at the OSU South Centers in Piketon, on Ohio State’s main campus in Columbus, and at eight outlying agricultural research stations around Ohio.