Departmental Awards

The Audio Visual Award

The “Audio Visual Award” was created in 1999 to provide public recognition of the exceptional work being provided to the campus through the department’s work study students.

An annual ballot of nominees is reviewed by a panel of current employees, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni of the college and one individual’s work is selected as “most outstanding.”  

Each year's winner is announced prior to the start of spring finals. Their name is added to a special plaque in the AV office, plus she or he receives a special framed certificate award signed by the Westminster College President, Dean of Academic Affairs, the Director and the Assistant Director of Audio Visual Services, along with a gift certificate from the college bookstore. We take tremendous pride in these individuals and their accomplishments, and applaud their contributions to the overall heritage of this office and Westminster College. 

If you have had the pleasure of working or interacting with our students in AV and wish to recognize their hard work and dedication to Westminster College, please take a moment to nominate them for this year's award using our nomination form.

AV Award winners


2013 Katherine I. Farley

2012 Kelly D. Matune
2011 Rachael Hoffman
2010 Andrew Borts
2009 Heather MacKenzie
2008 Katie (Hilliard) Bittner
2007 Betsy Nolan Sieg
2006 Betsy Nolan Sieg
2005 Sarah Spardy
2004 Daniela DiRupo Covert
2003 Megan Clark Young
2002 Megan Clark Young
2001 Bobby Fisher
2000 Erik Robbins
1999 Ted Haynes

The Service and Support Award

This award, open to all qualifying Westminster College alumni, is presented annually during each year's AV Week celebration in October.

The award celebrates outstanding service and/or support, something the Audio Visual Services department continually strives to achieve. The winners of this award inspire our department to perform service above self and provide evidence of alumni commitment to the college's mission long after their graduation.

Award winners were selected from a large pool of nominees for:

  • Providing extraordinary service beyond their basic job description
  • Providing superior sustained service or a special one-time contribution to the mission of their place of employment
  • Continually contributing to a respectful, diverse, and collaborative work environment
  • Exhibiting exceptional resourcefulness, innovation, and creativity
  • Exemplifying excellence and integrity in workplace relationships, interactions, and decision making

To nominate a qualified individual for this honor, please use our nomination form.

AV Service and Support Award winners

2012 Jesse Ligo, Jr. (82) - Professor of Accounting, Westminster College

2011 Darwin Huey ('74) - Professor of Education, Westminster College
2010 Todd Hervey ('94) - Co-Owner/Producer, Fuel Creative Inc.
2009 Betsy Nolan Sieg ('07) - Purchasing Manager, Metro Bank
2008 Denny Wolfe ('97) - Feature Segment Producer, ESPN
2007 Mark Slezak ('87) - Educator, Hermitage School District


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