University Times

Two regional campuses have announced winners of annual staff awards.

At Pitt-Johnstown, Beverly Walerysiak and Joyce Radovanic are this year’s recipients of the President’s Staff Awards for Excellence in Service.

Walerysiak, who joined UPJ’s staff in 1974, received the President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to Pitt-Johnstown. She is the office manager for the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center.

In addition to serving as president of the UPJ Staff Activities and Concerns Association for several years, Walerysiak is involved in several campus projects including breakfast with Santa, trick or treat for students, the family holiday project and homecoming.

Radovanic, who joined the Pitt-Johnstown staff in 1982, received the President’s Staff Award for Excellence in Service to the Community.

A summa cum laude graduate of Pitt-Johnstown, Radovanic is the director of conference services. She is involved in several community organizations including Richland Community Days, the Salvation Army, Johnstown Area Regional Industries’ Business and Education Consortium, the East Hills Business Association and Junior Achievement, where she is a member of the Leadership Council. She also is a member of the Pitt-Johnstown Alumni Association board of directors.

Both award recipients were recognized Dec. 15 at the annual staff luncheon where they received specially engraved clocks.

At Pitt-Greensburg, Troy Ross, coordinator of Residence Life, received the 2009 President’s Distinguished Service Award Dec. 21 during the campus’s annual holiday luncheon.

The award recognizes staff who have demonstrated a consistent pattern of extraordinary dedication to the University above and beyond the candidate’s job responsibilities.

Ross has been on the UPG staff for nine years, during which time the number of residents has increased by 50 percent. He is credited with initiating the Residential Management System software and the paperless housing placement notification system used on campus.

Three other UPG staff members received “You Make the Difference” recognition from their colleagues:

— Patty LaMantia, director of the Health Center;

— Jesse Wallack, systems programmer, and

— Donna Luciew, Human Resources administrative assistant.

—Peter Hart