Jon Ginnaty receives the part time employee of the year award from the president’s office at Saddleback College

Professor Jon Ginnaty, of
Chapman’s Art Department
, is also a Senior Fine Arts Lab Tech at
Saddleback College
and was recently awarded part-time employee of the year by Saddleback College’s President’s Office.

Professor Ginnaty provides excellent support to his art faculty and facilities at Saddleback College, as well as Chapman University, and plays a very active role on campus and in the surrounding arts community.

Professor Ginnaty is a ceramic artist and shows his artwork regularly in and around Orange County and this past year, he worked closely with Keenan and Associates to develop standardized safety guidelines for each art area including, ceramics, woodworking, printmaking, jewelry and sculpture.

According to Professor Ginnaty’s Dean at Saddleback College, Bart McHenry,
“Jon has been instrumental in multiple extracurricular events held on campus this past year, such as the Printmaking Steam-Roller Party, Happening/Unhappening, the Veterans Chili-bowl Fundraiser, and the Student Holiday Art Sale. The Art department asked Jon to sit on the photo lab tech hiring committee and he has regularly taken minutes at the Art Department meetings. This past year Jon has volunteered to take on extra responsibilities, as his coworker Duane Matthews has been preparing for retirement. Jon exemplifies the characteristics we value in our classified employees. He is a team player, always willing to help and always greets you with a smile.”


Congratulations to Professor Ginnaty!