News Release
The College of Central Florida honored its 31st Annual Gabor Award winners during its annual employee recognition program in May. The Gabor Awards were established by the Gabor Agency in 1990 and are bestowed in conjunction with the CF Foundation. Faculty and staff nominate their peers based on contributions to students, the college and community.
Jane Hoesterey and Sam Ajlani were honored in the faculty category. Hoesterey has served the college for 21 years as Nursing faculty, and Ajlani has served as Business, Workforce and Technology faculty for six years.
Rebecca Gillette and Norman Walthers were recognized in the Career Services category. Gillette serves in the Financial Aid Department is one of CF’s longest serving employees at 45 years. Walthers has served in the Information Technology Department for 10 years.
Jean Imes and Chuck Booher were recognized in the Administrative/Professional category. Imes is the Director of Financial Aid and has been with the college for seven years. Booher served in Information Technology and recently retired.
Also at the awards program, Emily Heumann, Visual and Performing Arts, and Jason Lundock, Humanities and Social Sciences, were recognized as Adjunct Instructors of the Year for 2020 and 2021.
The Constellation Award for 2020 was presented to Dr. Chelsea Watts, Melissa Alling and Denise Pasquale for their Veteran Voices project, and the Constellation Award for 2021 was presented to Wendy Adams, Jana Bernhardt, Dr. Ron Cooper, Dr. Yvonne Ferrer, Richard Kirk, Dr. Christine Knierim, Jason Lundock, Dr. Sarah Satterfield, Amira Sims, Lee Rosen and Tom Walsh for their mental health awareness project, “Hi, How Are You CF!”
For information about the Gabor Awards, call the CF Foundation at 352-873-5808. To learn more about CF, visit www.CF.edu.
