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Staff & Faculty Honored

Sept. 3, 2025
SHSU Media Contact: Emily Binetti

Sam Houston State University President Alisa White recognized several university faculty and staff members for their service during the annual Faculty and Staff meeting Aug. 27.


35 Years Faculty

  • Furjen Deng
  • Gan Liang

35 Years Staff

  • Lori Rose

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30 Years Faculty

  • Helena Halmari
  • Phillip Lyons             
  • Mitchel Roth                   

30 Years Staff

  • Wilbert Hightower                                                        
  • John Holder      
  • Kevin Morris                                                                                     

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25 Years Faculty

  • Jerry Cook                                         
  • Tamara Cook  
  • William Jasper            
  • Renee James                   
  • Li-Jen Lester
  • Carroll Nardone
  • Bernadette Pruitt

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25 Years Staff

  • Sharese Hurst                                                  
  • Harriet McHale   
  • Eleazar Mendoza                           
  • Rachelle Smith
  • Susan Strickland                                           
  • Pam Thaler
  • James Vanroekel

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20 Years Faculty

  • Robin Bittick
  • Julie Combs
  • Beth Cory          
  • Thomas Cox                                     
  • Karen Douglas
  • Rebecca Finley
  • Andrea Foster 
  • Fidel Gonzalez
  • Craig Henderson
  • Melinda Holt    
  • Kurt Jesswein
  • Masoud Kazemzadeh                                              
  • Jeffrey Littlejohn                                            
  • Lee Miller                          
  • Todd Primm                     
  • Tom Prior                                                           
  • Laura Sullivan                 
  • Mary Swarthout                             
  • Pam Zelbst
  • Yan Zhang

20 Years Staff

  • Rich Ballinger
  • Jason Barfield
  • Jack Black
  • Sheila Burt        
  • Jacob Chandler
  • Weslie Gray     
  • Kristie Kelarek
  • Seth McAdow  
  • Kim McLerran
  • Rhonda Owens        
  • Joel Payne     
  • Kathryne Pelton                                                          
  • Jana Richie                   
  • Billy Skains
  • Heather Thielemann
  • Norma Vazquez                            
  • Charity Walker
  • Kari Zella                           

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