{"id":84915,"date":"2013-10-18T12:47:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T16:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=84915"},"modified":"2015-12-14T10:25:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T15:25:45","slug":"health-center-employees-honored-for-reaching-milestone-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/10\/health-center-employees-honored-for-reaching-milestone-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center Employees Honored for Reaching Milestone Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Monty MacNeil honors Dr. Alan Lurie for reaching his 40 year milestone with the Health Center. (Kristin Wallace\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A group of 120 UConn Health Center employees, representing all areas of the academic medical center, were recently honored for contributing 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service during an annual employee recognition event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are few things more precious than your time and talent and you have given generously of both to make the UConn Health Center the place of promise and growth that it is today,\u201d said Dr. Monty MacNeil, dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine, on behalf of Dr. Frank Torti, the Health Center\u2019s executive vice president for health affairs and dean of the UConn School of Medicine, who was unable to attend the celebration.<\/p>\n

View a photo gallery celebrating all honorees >
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Of the employees honored, two reached milestones of 40 years of service: Patricia Dobmeier, of the UConn School of Dental Medicine finance division and Dr. Alan Lurie, also of the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Lurie, who attended the celebration and received resounding applause, is professor and chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences and chair of the Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences. He is a widely published, nationally recognized expert in oral radiology.<\/p>\n

All of the employees received recognition pins and a personal note from Dr. Torti, which reflected on the many ways the Health Center has evolved along with the honorees\u2019 careers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you look back on your years of service and the changes that have occurred along the way, please take a moment to reflect on how your work has contributed to the health and well being of so many people in our state. We have achieved much through the years. Each of you can be very proud,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Ann Marie Capo and Iris Mauriello celebrate 35 years of service. (Kristin Wallace\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening was full of reminiscing and reflection.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really grew up here,\u201d said Ann Marie Capo, who is now an associate vice president and the hospital\u2019s chief quality and safety officer, and started at the Health Center 35 years ago as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit. \u201cIt was a very special time, in the Health Center\u2019s early years,\u201d she said. \u201cWe all worked hard and were very close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Capo sat with others who were celebrating the 35-year milestone including Iris Mauriello, the Health Center\u2019s privacy officer and Dr. William White, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty-five years ago, the Health Center was a small, endearing community. Everyone knew each other. It was an exciting beginning,\u201d White added.<\/p>\n

Before the service pins were distributed, Elizabeth Bolt, vice president for Human Resources, who has been with the Health Center for less than one year, noted that she is continually struck by the \u201cdedication and commitment of the people at the UConn Health Center. You inspire me every day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Monty MacNeil congratulates Dr. Ellen Eisenberg on her 35 years with Health Center. (Kristin Wallace\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Ellen Eisenberg, director of the Oral Pathology Program and a respected professor in the School of Dental Medicine, who was celebrating her 35-year milestone, described her commitment to the Health Center very succinctly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love what I do. It doesn\u2019t feel like going to work at all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Honorees<\/h2>\n

Twenty-Five:\u00a0<\/b>Jocelynn Albert \u2022 Lance Bauer \u2022 Patsy Beaulieu \u2022 Pamela Bergeron \u2022 Leslie Bernstein \u2022 Kathryn Black \u2022 Andrew Blasco \u2022 David Bourret\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Jennifer Brown \u2022 Lynda Burns \u2022 Deborah Carter \u2022 Kelly Clarke \u2022 Elaine Conger \u2022 Francesca Emerzian \u2022 Sue Eselby \u2022 Gail Fellows \u2022 Laurie Forbes \u2022 Karen Fulton \u2022 Jo-Ann Gates \u2022 Margaret Genest \u2022 Margaret Gilbert \u2022 Laura Gillam \u2022 Kimberly Giove\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Lynn Grumm \u2022 Carol Henn \u2022 Alice Iacobucci \u2022 Jean Jennings \u2022 Manjit Kaur \u2022 Debra Kendall\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Anne Kenny \u2022 Maria Kornacki \u2022 Sandra Krawczynski \u2022 Denis Lafreniere \u2022 Noreen Logan \u2022 Kristine Mack\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Ana Maiorino \u2022 Gail Melingonis \u2022 Lori Morrell \u2022 Gary Neilan \u2022 Eileen Palladino \u2022 Kimberly Perrotta \u2022 Gary Peterson\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Karen Pietruszkiewicz \u2022 Sandra Powell \u2022 Thiruchandurai Rajan \u2022 Melissa Rapacciuolo \u2022 Rosemary Richter \u2022 Marti Rothe \u2022 Myriam Sanchez \u2022 Patricia Schultz \u2022 Carolyn Sherman \u2022 Patricia Shields \u2022 Jeffrey Spiro \u2022 Lynn Stockwell \u2022 Mukhtar Suleiman \u2022 Robert Tryon \u2022 Lisa Turner\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Gloria Veronesi \u2022 Bonnie Voight \u2022 Robert Wilkie<\/p>\n

Thirty:\u00a0<\/b>Kim Adamski \u2022 Jennifer Bennett \u2022 Gwyn Charles \u2022 Marcy Chasse \u2022 Kevin Gaski \u2022 Patricia Geissler \u2022 Michael Gengler \u2022 Amala Guha \u2022 Karen Harrington \u2022 Anne Horbatuck \u2022 Judith Kalinowski \u2022 Andre Kaplan \u2022 Debbie Kleinman \u2022 Sally Kostant \u2022 Patricia Lane \u2022 Francis Lasala \u2022 Cynthia Leander \u2022 Marisa Leone \u2022 Gary Littlefield \u2022 Hector Marrero \u2022 Margaret Meadows \u2022 Beverly Montagno \u2022 Linda Morin \u2022 Gwyn Muscillo \u2022 Pam-Eve Nicholson \u2022 Paulette O'Malley \u2022 Miguel Ramirez \u2022 Barbara Rodgers \u2022 Claudette Shalagan \u2022 Marilyn Sundra \u2022 Mary-Margaret Taylor \u2022 Renee Thompson \u2022 Pamela Vachon \u2022 Barbara Waddell \u2022 Catherine Wu \u2022 George Wu<\/p>\n

Thirty-Five:\u00a0<\/b>Elisa Barbarese \u2022 Ann Marie Capo \u2022 Feliciano Dias \u2022 Ellen Eisenberg \u2022 Faripour Forouhar \u2022 Joanne Gulino \u2022 Linda Graver \u2022 Victor Hesselbrock\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Mary Hoffnagle \u2022 Sidney Hopfer \u2022 Dorothy Kalahan \u2022 Toni Leers \u2022 Iris Mauriello \u2022 Kristine Mello \u2022 Patricia Mioduszewski \u2022 Tara Morrison \u2022 Carol Pfeiffer \u2022 Steven Potashner \u2022 Kamran Safavi \u2022 Catherine Sonnenberg \u2022 Howard Tennen \u2022 William White \u2022 Susan Wojnarowski<\/p>\n

Forty:\u00a0<\/b>Patricia Dobmeier \u2022 Alan Lurie<\/p>\n

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