Announcing the Spring 2026 I Am COD nominations... a new look for a new year!
The I Am COD nomination process just got easier. Over the next few weeks you will start seeing communication come out about a new look and feel for the nomination forms for the I Am COD Awards. Keep an eye on COD announcements and be on the lookout for instructions soon!
The nomination window will be 10/27/25-11/14/25. Start thinking of who you will nominate.
What are the I Am COD Awards?
The I Am COD awards recognize the accomplishments of our outstanding employees at College of DuPage. Nominations are submitted by fellow COD colleagues. These nominations are based on how teams and individuals exemplify the College's core values (integrity, honesty, respect, responsibility, equity), model service excellence, and demonstrate exceptional performance.
- Team award winners each receive $50 and a luncheon with the President.
- The Individual award winner receives $500 and a luncheon with the President.
Fall 2025 Winners
Individual Winner
James Ferro, Print Services
Team Winners
Business and Applied Technology Team
Business and Applied Technology Team: Beth Holmwood, Bev Carlson, Bridget McFarland, Channing Payne, Dan Jacobson, Gabriel Gonzalez, Linda Jonynas, Monica Wong, Sue Cabay
ASL Interpreters
ASL Interpreters: Amy Rainville, Martha Harris
Questions can be emailed to humanresources@cod.edu.
Previous I Am COD Award Winners
The following are previous winners of the I am COD Awards.
Spring 2025 Winners
Individual Winner: Michelle Resnick (Accounts Receivable)
Team Winner: Center for Access and Accommodations (Mark Garstka, Tonia Metoyer, Sheryl Ebersold, Rochelle Favale, Kelli Kerns, Maureen Kies, Daniel Rische)
Fall 2024 Winners
Individual Winner: Vera Humphrey (Administrative Affairs)
Team Winner: IT, Records, Registration, Accounts Receivable, Print Services and Mail Services (collaboration team).
Spring 2024 Winners
Individual Winner: Susan Fenwick (STEM Division)
Team Winner: Veterans Day Celebration Project Team (Sarah Burfield, Sheri Gross)
Fall 2023 Winners
- Individual Winner: Irina Tenis (Writing, Reading, Speech Assistance [WRSA])
- 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, Gary Cope, Barry Froehle, Jason Hyatt, Tolis Koskinaris, Joe Kuhn, Zac Ludwig, Matthew Rahn, Bill Sanford, Abigail Talley, Bobby Wilson).
Spring 2023 Winners
- Spring 2023 I Am COD Team Award Winners: Campus Services Copy/Print Center Team I Am COD Team Award Winners (Nancy Jadzak, James Ferro, Abdulrahman Meah, Regina Wisemiller)
- Spring 2023 I Am COD Individual Award Winner: Margaret Hernandez (Writing, Reading and Speech Assistance)
Fall 2022 Winners
- 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 Winners
- 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 Winners
- 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.