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Employee Appreciation Dinner Honors VWC Employees

By Jason Nemcosky '07

Takacs

Honor and celebrate.

Those two words were repeated Wednesday, April 18 at an employee appreciation dinner for Virginia Wesleyan employees marking milestone anniversaries and those retiring in 2007.

Director of Human Resources Barbara Fried has been organizing the event for more than ten years. Held in the Shafer Room of the Boyd Dining Center, the evening was filled with memories and laughter.

The dinner, said Fried, "is a great way to recognize and say thank you to the employees for their dedication."

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She described the atmosphere as “”elegant, special and fun.”

Eleven Wesleyan employees were recognized for 10 years of employment at the College. Eight were recognized for 20 years of dedication, one for 25 and two for 35 years.  In addition, six professors, who will retire in either the summer or winter of 2007, were honored. Each recipient received a pin and a certificate which displays how  many years they have served the College.

 

 

 

 

For 10 years of employment, the following individuals were recognized:

Julie and Chappy Chapman

John Aird — Senior Technology Specialist
Alan Brown — Support Leader for the physical plant
Lisa Carstens— Associate Professor of English
Rev. Robert “Chappy” Chapman — Chaplain
Judy Coyne— Admissions Record Manager
Sara Gastler— Director of Admissions
Chris Haley—Batten Associate Professor of Geology
Rick Hinshaw— Dean of Admissions
Donald Stauffer—Senior Computer Programmer
Robin Takacs—Institutional Technology Coordinator
Marcia Williams— Network Manager

For 20 years of employment, the following individuals were recognized:
Linda Ferguson
—Professor of Management/Business/Economics
Bill Gibson—Professor of Political Science

Table, Food

Nancy Napper —Housekeeper
Fayne Pearson—Assistant to the Dean of the College
Sheila Rouson—Housekeeper
Vivian Teter—Professor of English
Mavel Velasco—Professor of Spanish
Denise Wilkinson— Associate Professor of Mathematics

For 25 years of employment, the following individuals were recognized:
David Buckingham
—Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Students

For 35 years of employment, the following individuals were recognized:
David Clayton
—Professor of Music
Donald Wolfgang —Professor of Psychology

Also recognized were the following individuals, who will retire by the end of the summer:

Wolfgang

Evelyn Blachman —Assistant Professor of English
Bill Jones —Political Science Professor
Patrick Lang —Professor of Mathematics
Barry Lipscomb —Professor of Psychology
Stan Pearson —Instructor of Mathematics
Donald Wolfgang (December) —Professor of Psychology