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Anita Beavers, a 30-year employee in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Department of Biology, was honored recently for her years of service to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. She is pictured with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Baker Pattillo. Other employees honored for 30 years of service included physical plant employees Rodney Bryant and Gary Don Williams.
20 Years
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ employees honored for 20 years of service included, from left, Kreg Mosier, Steen Library; Beverly Denise Douglas, Disability Services; Gloria Hoefler-Johnson, Language, Cultures and Communication; Shana Scott, Geology; Louann Williams; Early Childhood Laboratory; Dora Fuselier, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Controller; Mark Holl, Physical Plant; and Robert Michael Judy, Education.
Also honored, but not pictured, were Dawn Stover, Agriculture; William Harris, College of Liberal and Applied Arts; Rebecca Crain, English and Creative Writing; and Tina Layton, Parking and Permits.
10 Years
Honorees recognized for 10 years of service included, front row, from left, Iris Nell Jones, Residence Life; Dixie Groll, College of Liberal and Applied Arts; Rosie Waters, Physical Plant; Walter de la Cruz, Social Work; Michael Paul Doggett, Residence Life; Lonnie Luna, Steen Library; Zeferina Gonzalez, Residence Life; Laura Turner, Disability Services; Sam Smith, Student Center; H. Rachele Garrett, Financial Aid; Alison Reed, Early Childhood Lab; Janet McLeroy, Admissions; Veronica Brishay Weaver, Multicultural Affairs; Jessica Barrett, Budget Office; Ines Esperanza Maxit, International Programs; Travis Killen, Information Technology Services; and Bill Cox, Admissions.
Pictured, back row from left: Judy Eddings and John Wyatt, Human Resources; William Croft, Information Technology Services; Ronald Smith, Student Affairs; and Allen Singleton, Physical Plant.
Also honored, but not shown, were Brittany Beck, Admissions; Kelley Consford, Campus Recreation; Sara Cole, Cathrine Dodge and Heather Stewart, Education; Ann Hall, Financial Aid, Aleta Spivey, Human Resources; Charlotte Sullivan, Office of the President; Richard Luna, Forestry; Amy Smith, Student Rights and Responsibilities; Joan Taylor, Center for Teaching and Learning; Patrick Brazeal and Donna Hammond, Residence Life; Jamie Bouldin, Student Affairs; Amy Maurer, Controller's Office; Sandra Menscer and Stephen Rasmussen, Telecommunications and Networking; and Jesse Raymond Bell, Jo Ann Fields, Erik Green, Santiago Orozco, Jonathan Ramey and Jody Russell, Physical Plant.
President's Achievement Award
Four Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ employees received the President's Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding achievement and excellent service. Pictured with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ President Baker Pattillo, center, are Wayne Weatherford, Agriculture; Anne Uhyrek, Controller's Office; Ann Foster, Procurement; and Diane Stepp, Registrar's Office. Employees are nominated by their colleagues to receive the award.
Retirements
Staff members retiring from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ also were honored for their service to the university. Pictured, from left, are George Ellis, University Police Department; Valerie Griffith, Budget Office; Billie Baggett and Glenda Herrington, Human Resources; Kathryn Scott, Nursing; Belinda Vanglahn, College of Education Assessment and Accountability; Lori Jill Hines, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter School; Lagena Carver, Graduate Studies; Rusti Allen, Pineywoods AHEC; and Don Frazier, Student Center Administration.
Also retiring are Diana Boubel, Procurement; Lynn Clark, Biology; Nelda Frederick, Human Sciences; James Ellis Kendall and Evelyn Pierce, Library; Stephen McGee, Information Technology Services; Rosemary Juarez, Nursing; Carrie Brown, Research and Sponsored Programs; Gary Steve Cobb, Residence Life Operations; Mark Overton, UPD; and Loyce Baxter, David "Mo" Mohundro, Everett Allen Ross Jr., Anthony Wade and Bobby Westmoreland, Physical Plant.