On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, several hundred people gathered in Furst Hall 501 on the Wilf Campus to pay tribute to longtime employees of the University, including a notable anniversary for Rebecca Malamud, University Libraries (40 years), and an exceptional number of people who achieved 30 years of service: Roberto Montas, Riley Webster, Rodney Hart and Eduardo Clark (Administrative Services); Emily Steinberg (Marketing & Communications); Michael Gill (Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology); and Marlene Austin-Francis (University Libraries). A full list of the honorees is below.

(l-r): Dr. Ari Berman, Marlene Austin-Francis, Michael Gill

In addressing the assembly, Dr. Berman declared that he was pleased to see how people in the room “celebrate each other and also celebrate with each other” and thanked everyone for their service and dedication to the University. Honorees: Administrative Services Roberto Montas, 30 years Riley Webster, 30 years Rodney Hart, 30 years Eduardo Clark, 30 years Ramon Diplan, 25 years Petra Jadan, 20 years Edward Hernandez, 20 years Leandro Santos, 20 years Lisandra Bonilla, 20 years Cedric Gopaul, 20 years Dindial Ramnarain, 15 years Harvey Hofman, 15 years Jose Acevedo, 15 years Jesus Abreu, 15 years Josue Vigo, 15 years Anselmo Pena, 10 years Juan Vasquez, 10 years Maria Ledesma, 10 years Carlton Cabey, 5 years Adam Torres, 5 years Julio Moreno, 5 years Carlos Espinales,5 years Raul Santos, 5 years Denise Vega, 5 years Admissions Geri Mansdorf, 15 years Margie Townsend, 10 years Advising and Counseling Services Rochelle Ausubel, 20 years Debbie Beaudreau, 10 years Meirah Shedlo, 5 years Business Affairs Joseph Dandic, 10 years Carllene Rodriguez, 10 years Alan Kluger, 10 years Veronica Nazginova, 10 years Thomas Cannon, 5 years Michelle Marcellino, 5 years Jacob Harman, 5 years Michael Schreiber, 5 years Cardozo School of Law Peter Walsh, 20 years Cynthia Benolken, 15 years Sherry-Ann Smith-Gomez, 15 years Shawn Plourde, 15 years Linda Falk, 5 years Center for Jewish Future Yaakov Glasser, 5 years Marketing and Communications Emily Steinberg, 30 years Philippe Cassamajor, 15 years Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Michael Gill, 30 years Carolyn Murphy, 25 years Human Resources Priscilla Greer, 20 years Karin Rosenthal, 10 years Anthony Cruz, 5 years Institutional Advancement Sylvia Santiago, 25 years Debra Schneiderman, 10 years Soraya Reyes, 10 years Office of the President Cesar Moreno, 15 years Joshua Joseph, 15 years Linda Dos Santos, 5 years Office of the Provost Selma Botman, 5 years Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Moshe Tessone, 20 years Elisha Bacon, 15 years Josh Blass, 15 years Registrar Lillian Castanon, 25 years Josephine Figueroa, 15 years Bernard Revel School of Graduate Studies Sheniagia Washington, 20 years Stern College for Women Donald Estes, 20 years Jeffrey Mollin, 20 years Nelson Ruiz, 5 years Student Finance Jesus Lopez, 20 years Jon Goldberg, 15 years University Libraries Rebecca Malamud, 40 years Marlene Austin-Francis, 30 years Yeshiva College Fredric Sugarman, 15 years Gargi Bandyopadhyaya, 5 years