2026 Employee Appreciation Wrap Up and Survey

As the spring semester comes to a close, employees in the Office of Human Resources and the planning committee for this year's Employee Appreciation Week have had some time to reflect on this year's events, and we would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who participated.

The enthusiasm, engagement, and sense of community shown by faculty and staff across all Idaho State University campuses made this year's celebration truly memorable.

It was a pleasure to connect, learn, and celebrate together throughout the week's events. We are incredibly grateful to all who attended and helped create such a positive and meaningful experience.

The Employee Appreciation Week webpage has been updated to include a look back at this year's events, along with a list of 2026 Years of Service honorees, 2025 Be A Bengal recipients, a Wall of Thank You's, and photos from this year's celebrations.

We would also like to offer a special thank you to the following individuals and departments whose support, cooperation, generosity, and hard work made these events possible: Allyson Johnson, Amber Tews, Annie Mendoza, BJ Fillingame, Blaney Hanvey, Brady Fay, Brooke Haga, Cali Bell, Cheryl Sebold, Christy Lantz, Crystal Clezie, Cyndy Johnson, Dani Gribas, Danny Sullivan, Denise Scott, Dianna Cowell, Doug Chambers, Gabe Bargen, Heather Kimmett, Heidi Oliver, Jason Sperry, Jena Lords, Jennifer Jolley, Jenny Semanza, Jill Adams, Justino Gomez, Karey Steed, Katie Baca, Lainie Azzola, Lee Ann Waldron, Lisa Scholes, Lisa Woodland, Lou Hong, Lowell Richards, Lyndi Duff, Marci Miller, Mara Seignemartin, Maria Beltran, Marty Vizcarra, Melissa Rooney, Micheal Timm, Michael Fornarotto, Mikayla Duncan, Mohammed Alqurashi, Niquelle Maxwell, Patience Ternus, Paula Seikel, President  Robert Wagner, Rick Pongratz, Robin Nelson, Sandra Shopshire, Shane Lindsay, Stacy Gibson, Stephanie Greeson, Steven Thomson, Toni O'Brien, Tony Seikel, Tracy Mull, Val Davids, Veronica Garcia, Wes Clezie, Wessam Nassar, AmeriCorps, Bengal Print and Mail Team, Bengal Theatre, Chartwells, Facilities Team, Game Center, Idaho Food Bank, Ambassadors, ISU Bookstore, Lookout Credit Union, Maintenance Team, MarCom Team, Natural History Museum, Oboler Library, Pond Student Union Management Team, Recreation and Wellness Center, and the Events and Scheduling Team.

Your contributions were instrumental to the success of Employee Appreciation Week, and we deeply appreciate your partnership.

As we begin planning for future celebrations, we invite you to complete our Employee Appreciation Week Survey to help us continue shaping an Employee Appreciation Week that reflects and celebrates the outstanding faculty and staff of Idaho State University. Your feedback is invaluable, and we look forward to building on this year's success together.