Employee Recognition: I AM COD

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

I Am COD Team Winner - Athletics

Individual Winner: Irina Tenis (Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance [WRSA])

Irina Tenis

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!