{"id":14042,"date":"2023-05-23T08:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T12:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=14042"},"modified":"2023-05-24T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:25:47","slug":"spotlight-on-excellence-celebrates-faculty-staff-administrators-and-retirees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2023\/05\/23\/spotlight-on-excellence-celebrates-faculty-staff-administrators-and-retirees\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Excellence celebrates faculty, staff, administrators and retirees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University held the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/leadership\/president\/employee-recognition\/index.php\"><strong>Spotlight on Excellence Celebration<\/strong><\/a> event on Monday, May 15 that brought together the Detroit Mercy community in the Student Union Ballroom of the McNichols Campus.<\/p>\n<p>The event acknowledged the contributions and achievements of faculty, staff, administrators and retirees at the University.<\/p>\n<p>Years of Service recognition was handed out to those with 10 or more years of service at the University, including Associate Professor of Religious Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/clae\/religious-studies\/faculty\/justin-kelly-sj.php\">Justin Kelly, S.J.<\/a>, earning an honor of 50 years and Professor of Finance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/cba\/finance\/suk-hi-kim\">Suk Hi Kim<\/a> receiving recognition for 45 years.<\/p>\n<p>Other honors that were bestowed during the ceremony:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faculty Recognition Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 Faculty Excellence Award \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/law\/cara-cunningham.php\">Cara Cunningham Warren<\/a>, Professor of Law, School of Law<\/li>\n<li>2023 Faculty Achievement Award \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/ces\/mechanical\/conrad-megan\">Megan Conrad<\/a>, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor, College of Engineering &amp; Science<\/li>\n<li>2023 Jesuit Community Faculty Stipend \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/cba\/management\/diego-arias\">Diego Arias<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Management, Business Ethics, College of Business Administration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mission Leadership Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 Agere ex Missione Staff Award \u2014 Katherine Miller, Interlibrary Loan Technician, McNichols Library<\/li>\n<li>2023 Agere ex Missione Administrator Award \u2014 Rodney Warren, Assistant Director, Facility Operations\/Construction Management<\/li>\n<li>2023 Agere ex Missione Faculty Award \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/clae\/polsci-legal\/faculty\/genevieve-meyers\">Genevieve Meyers<\/a>, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Pre-Law Program, Department Chair, Political Science<\/li>\n<li>2023 Mission Steward Award \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/arch\/faculty\/gilbert-sunghera-sj\">Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.<\/a>, Associate Professor of Architecture &amp; Community Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/leadership\/president\/employee-recognition\/index.php\">More on Spotlight on Excellence.<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/udmercy0-my.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/g\/personal\/boutonat_udmercy_edu\/EqryQ-Bx7HxHkvAVphfCkXMBppcuYqgRsiMRX9nQou6azA?e=k8FZFJ\">Photos from the event.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14045\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-1.jpg?resize=993%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Five people stand in front of a blue University of Detroit Mercy backdrop.\" width=\"993\" height=\"434\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C447&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?resize=768%2C335&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?resize=1204%2C525&amp;ssl=1 1204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-3.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" 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768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-4.jpg?resize=1536%2C670&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-4.jpg?resize=1204%2C525&amp;ssl=1 1204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2023\/05\/spotlight-full-4.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The University held the inaugural Spotlight on Excellence ceremony at the Student Union Ballroom on May 15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University held the inaugural Spotlight on Excellence Celebration event on Monday, May 15 that brought together the Detroit Mercy community in the Student Union Ballroom of the McNichols 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