Make a wish

By Nathan Robinson   President Kirwan and his wife, Patty, are joined by Snoopy as they blow out candles on a cake during an Oct. 1 50th birthday party for the Peanuts comic strip. The Wexner Center Family Day event coincided with the Cartoon Research LIbrary's retrospective Peanuts exhibit, on display through Jan. 19, 2001. The event also featured excerpts from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, performed by Ohio State's Department of Theatre.

Physical Facilities names two new assistant vice presidents

Teresa M. Stankiewicz has been named assistant vice president for management and planning in the Department of Physical Facilities.

Assistant vice president for management and planning

Teresa M. Stankiewicz has been named assistant vice president for management and planning in the Department of Physical Facilities. In her new position, she will be responsible for supervising the prioritization and compilation of capital projects and repair and renovation project lists at the University. She will also oversee all business processes of the resource management division, the University Engineer's Office and the University Landscape Architect's Office in the Department of Physical Facilities.

Stankiewicz had served as assistant director in the resource management division since 1991. Prior to her service at Ohio State, she held engineering positions with Georgetown University, Stanford University and Boston Edison Co.

A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stankiewicz is a registered Professional Engineer as well as a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and the Society of Women Engineers.

Kenneth G. Moncayo has been named assistant vice president for operations in the Department of Physical Facilities.

Assistant vice president for operations

Kenneth G. Moncayo has been named assistant vice president for operations in the Department of Physical Facilities. In his new position, he will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the building services, maintenance, roads and grounds, and utilities divisions of the Department of Physical Facilities. These divisions employ more than 650 staff members, with a cumulative annual operating budget of more than $50 million. The operations division also staffs the Physical Facilities service center, which serves campus customers 24 hours daily.

Moncayo comes to Ohio State from the U.S. Navy. He recently retired as a commander at the Naval Air Station in Keflavik, Iceland, where he served as director of physical plant and construction. His service also included engineering assignments at Navy facilities in Norfolk, Va.; Rota, Spain; Fort Amador, Panama; Sigonella, Italy; and Washington, D.C.

He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology as well as a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Moncayo is a registered professional engineer and member of the Society of American Military Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Public Works Association.

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