The I Am COD awards are a great way to recognize the outstanding contributions of
colleagues at College of DuPage. These awards are given during the Fall and Spring
In-Service ceremonies.
Fall 2023 Winners
Congratulations to the Fall 2023 Team and Individual Winners!
Team Winners: Athletics (Kelsey Plefka, Bev Smith, Shawnee Ardies-Morales, Matt Cousins, Jack Crowley,
Rich Dawkins, Layne Engel, Mark Reinhiller, Gina Tanglis, Ian Welsh, Jim Bowers, Bob
Cervenka, Trevor Cipriano [not pictured: Gary Cope, Barry Froehle, Jason Hyatt, Tolis
Koskinaris, Joe Kuhn, Zac Ludwig, Matthew Rahn, Bill Sanford, Abigail Talley, Bobby
Wilson]).
I Am COD Team Winner - Athletics
Individual Winner: Irina Tenis (Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance [WRSA])
I Am COD Individual Award Winner - Irina Tenis
Winners will be announced at the Fall 2023 Convocation Days. Questions can be emailed
to humanresources@cod.edu.
Spring 2023 - I Am COD Award Winners and Nominees
Congratulations to the Campus Services Copy/Print Center Team I Am COD Team Award
Winners (Brett Kalboth, Nancy Jadzak, James Ferro, Abdulrahman Meah, Regina Wisemiller)
Congratulations to the I Am COD Individual Award Winner - Margaret Hernandez (Writing,
Reading and Speech Assistance)
Previous I Am COD Award Winners
The following are previous winners of the I am COD Awards.
Fall 2022 - I Am COD Award Winners and Nominees
- Fall 2022 I Am COD Team Award Winners: PEC Building Custodial Team (Barbara Mordel, Daniel Tapia, Edgardo Reyes, Jonathan
Armstrong, Maria Dziudzik, Eva Duda, and Juan Tapia)
- Fall 2022 I Am COD Individual Award Winner: Bert Swiderski (facilities)
Spring 2022 - I Am COD Award Winners
Congratulations to our Spring 2022 I Am COD Award Winners and Nominees.
- Spring 2022 I Am COD Individual Award Winner: Anne Marie Dando
- Spring 2022 I Am COD Team Award Winner: ESM Purchase, Contract Management and Chrome River Project Team
Fall 2021
- Fall 2021 I Am COD Individual Winner: Karyin Boulom (Campus Services)
- Fall 2021 I AM COD Team Winners: Conference and Event Services Team and Registration Staff
Spring 2021
- Spring 2021 I Am COD Team Award Winner: Multimedia Services Team
- Spring 2021 I Am COD Individual Award Winner: Susan Castellanos
Fall 2020
- Fall 2020 I Am COD Individual Winner: Ellen Farrow (Institutional Advancement)
- Fall 2020 I Am COD Team Winner: Learning Technologies Team
The Spring 2020 awards were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fall 2019
- Fall 2019 I Am COD Chap Winner: Laura Lerdal
- Fall 2019 I Am COD O.N.E. Winner: Jordyn Holliday
- Fall 2019 I Am COD Group/Team Winner: Coach Program
Spring 2019
The Spring 2019 I Am COD Group/Team Winner: Admissions and Outreach, Campus Central and International Student Services Team!