Staff Advisory Council announces 2025 SPARTA Award winners

The Staff Advisory Council’s Staff PARTicipation Achievement (SPARTA) Award recognizes remarkable staff members who consistently go the extra mile at Case Western Reserve University. 

These standout individuals embody the true spirit of SPARTA—showing pride, passion, and purpose in everything they do. Backed by nominations from their peers, these individuals have made a significant impact on our campus community.

The most recent winners are:

• Arvind Singh Heer – College of Arts and Sciences
• Dawn Brown – School of Medicine
• Deborah Harris – College of Arts and Sciences
• Donna Marine – School of Medicine
• Emily Aronson – UGEN
• Emmanuelle Iskandar –  School of Applied Social Sciences
• Geoffrey Paul Kukla II – School of Medicine
• Harlie Custer – School of Medicine
• James Kaemmerer – UGEN
• Jamie Stovering – UGEN
• Janée Kelly – UGEN
• Jennifer Capretta – UGEN
• Joan Schenkel – UGEN
• Joe Jordan – UGEN
• John Falconi – Weatherhead School of Management
• Karen Dunn – UGEN
• Marc Hartmann – UGEN
• Marjorie Edguer –  School of Applied Social Sciences
• Mary Halm – UGEN
• Matilda Holston – UGEN
• Maureen Kendel – Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
• Melissa Borowski – UGEN
• Meredith Borling – School of Medicine
• Missy Bleick – Weatherhead School of Management
• Paul Kukla – School of Medicine
• Sangeetha Pallavi Raghupathy – School of Medicine
• Steve Furlow – UGEN
• Steve Scheidt – Weatherhead School of Management
• Tavieon Brown – UGEN
• Trisha Whittington – UGEN
• Wesley Schaub – UGEN
• Sangeetha Pallavi Raghupathy – School of Medicine
• Tavieon Brown – University General
• Trisha Whittington – UGEN

Learn about their contributions.