34 faculty, staff say ‘good-bye’ to MSSU

Missouri Southern has recognized retiring employees with a combined total of 779 years of service to the school.

A retirement reception was held May 3 on the third floor of Billingsly Student Center.

There was an average of 23 years at MSSU per retiring employee.

Those being honored included:

Betty Baker

Web Course Technical Specialist-Lifelong Learning -21 years

Dennis Fitzgerald

Counselor, PTAC - 10 years

James Gilbert

Associate Professor, Social Science - 35 years

Christy Phillips

Secretary, Dean of Students- 36 years

Alan Adkins

Instructor, Math - 9 years

Barbara Box

Professor, Nursing - 24 years

Douglas Carnahan

Professor/Asst VP-Dean of Students - 32 years

Sue Dean

Custodian, Physical Plant - 15 years

Jan Dipley

Director- Willcoxon Health Center - 12 years  

Eillen Godsey

Professor/Director Learning Center - 26 years

James Gray

Professor, Management - 39 years

Terry Hardesty

Custodian, Physical Plant - 26 years

Linda Henderson

Library Clerk, Spiva Library - 35 years

Janice Holmes

Associate Professor, Learning Center - 26 years

Patricia Hurley

Director, Career Services - 9 years

Terry Hylton

Senior Security Officer, Campus Police - 20 years

De Kaughman

Accounting Clerk/Assistant Cashier, Business Office - 28 years

Robert Kemp

Grounds Supervisor, Physical Plant - 25 years

Brad Kleindl

Professor, Marketing - 24 years

Michael Krtek

Instructor, Emergency Medical Training - 15 years

James Krudwig

Director, Small Business & Technology Development Center - 24 years

Raymond Magee

Groundskeeper/Driver, Physical Plant - 12 years

Patricia Martin

Administrative Secretary, School of Arts & Sciences - 35 years

Lyle Mays

Professor, Computer Information Science - 29 years

Barbara Poppe

Secretary, Career Services - 17 years

Allan Schultz

Custodian, Physical Plant - 24 years

Nancy Short

Senior Accountant, Business Office- 16 years

Bud Sloan

Professor/Dept. Head, Physics - 43 years

William Stevens

Professor, Management- 22 years

Rodney Taylor

Lead Groundskeeper, Physical Plant - 23 years

Wayne Thomason

Associate Professor/Dept. Head, Criminal Justice - 10 years

Diane Vann

Secretary, Math & Science - 21 years

Phillip Vicory

Maintenance Technician, Physical Plant - 12 years

Jerry Williams

Asst. VP, Lifelong Learning - 24 years