Dinner to honor retirees

The 26th annual classified employee retirement dinner will honor 30 people with almost 620 years of collective experience at KU.

The retirement recognition will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the All-American Room at the Adams Alumni Center. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m.
The event is an opportunity for Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor David Shulenburger to show their appreciation for the employees’ service to the university.

Honored staff members, titles and years of service are:
William R. Barrow, cook senior, Department of Student Housing-Ekdahl Dining Center, 36; Jerry Belzer, custodial specialist, Facilities Operations-Custodial Services, 16; Richard G. Craig, installation/service technician II, Networking & Telecommunication Services, 14; Lorene Damewood, public service administrator I, Facilities Operations-Custodial Services, 11; Elaine Eklund, accountant I, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 26; Velma D. Estes, custodial specialist, Facilities Operations-Custodial Services, 14; Ellen L. Garber, administrative specialist, Department of History, 36; David Lee Greer, general maintenance & repair technician senior, Student Housing Maintenance, 24; Susan Hewitt, library assistant III, Libraries, 31; Fidel Jimenez Jr., printer specialist, Printing Services, 29; Rita A. Jordan, administrative officer, Parking Department, 21; Jeri Kaesler, administrative specialist, Continuing Education-Academic Outreach, 17; Jimmie Lee Kaufman, equipment operator, Facilities Operations-Carpenters, 9; Hubert Lee Kettler, engineering technician specialist, Facilities Operations-Engineering, 27; Jerry Leroy, house facilities specialist, Facilities Operations-Plumbers, 14; Rosie B. Little, custodial supervisor, Facilities Operations-Custodial Services, 17; James P. Mailen, electronics technician senior, Facilities Operations-Instrumentation, 24; Patricia Marvin, senior administrative assistant, Department of Physics & Astronomy, 7; Mike McCaffrey, safety & security officer I, Spencer Museum of Art, 13; Judy K. McPherson, accounting specialist, KU Center for Research, 32; Patricia Renyer, radiologic technologist I, Student Health Services Administration, 7; Stephen J. Shartran, library assistant I, Libraries, 25; Jean Shewbart, custodial specialist, Facilities Operations-Custodial Services, 18; Colleen R. Strnad, accountant IV, Comptroller’s Office, 34; Sue E, Stultz, accountant III, Continuing Education, 24; Shirley Jean Unfred, accountant III, Facilities Operations-Management Information, 25; Frances E. Wales, safety & security officer II, Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Science, 36; Carolyn R. Wiley, senior administrative assistant, School of Architecture-Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, 26; Nellie J. Wolf, senior administrative assistant, Student Housing Maintenance, 5; Jifang Yang, custodial specialist, Student Housing-Ekdahl Dining Center, 1.