Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club
Contact:
Jeanne Baron
November 13, 2013
KALAMAZOO鈥擜 total of 52 people who began their service to WMU in 1988 will be inducted into the 25 Year Club during a gala honoring longtime employees set for Tuesday, Dec. 3.
The annual gala, held in the University鈥檚 Bernhard Center, honors employees who have built their careers at WMU. It includes a dinner and induction ceremony.
Invitations have been mailed to members of the club, with reservations due Friday, Nov. 15. For the full roster of club members, visit wmich.edu/hr/employeeresources/recognition.
With the 2013 class of inductees in place, the 25 Year Club includes 468 active employees and 708 retired employees for a total of 1,176 members.
The 2013 inductees
- Connie S. Bashaw, finance assistant (retired), student financial aid and scholarships
- Lori A. Bell, office coordinator, construction
- Shirley D. Bishop, custodian, building custodial and support services
- Craig L. Boucher, programmer analyst, information technology
- Christine Browning, professor, mathematics
- Jim Butterfield, professor, political science
- Imtiaz A. Chaudhary, database administrator, information technology
- Gretta Clay, human resources representative, Human Resources
- Susan D. Coker, executive assistant, vice president for student affairs' office
- Thomas Cook, painter/glazier, maintenance services
- Gloria P. Culp, academic auditor, Registrar's Office
- Michael J. Dekau, manager network switch, information technology
- Delores R. Gauthier, professor, music
- Louann Green, attendant, West Hills Athletic Club
- Tarun Gupta, professor, industrial and manufacturing engineering
- Kristin B. Gustafson, appliance repairperson, maintenance services
- David A. Guth, professor, blindness and low vision studies
- Tricia Hennessy, director, art
- James M. Hillenbrand, professor, speech pathology and audiology
- Azim Houshyar, professor, industrial and manufacturing engineering
- Gloria Johnson, custodian, building custodial and support services
- Sheldon Langsam, professor, accountancy
- Patrick L. Lem, carpenter, maintenance services
- Neil Lewinski, programmer analyst, information technology
- Ann M. McNees, coordinator payroll, payroll and disbursements
- Delores J. Minshall, coordinator, information technology
- James E. Nelson, food service stockperson, Davis Dining Services
- Dasha C. Nisula, professor, world languages and literatures
- William C. Olsen, professor, English
- Charles T. Overberger, lead classroom technology consultant, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
- Judi Priest, project lead outside plant, information technology
- Lorrie A. Racine, data coordinator, admissions
- Tommye E. Ragan, police radio dispatcher (retired), public safety
- Yvonne R. Rumery, business manager, information technology
- Maria J. Saldivar, office associate, multicultural affairs
- Richard A. Santman, electrician licensed, maintenance services
- Donald R. Schreiber, associate professor, chemistry
- Perry L. Scrivener, senior library assistant, University Libraries
- Amy J. Seth, director, University Recreation
- Brian E. Shade, LAN specialist III, information technology
- Juanita Snell, custodian, building custodial and support services
- William E. St. Clair, programmer analyst, information technology
- Roger Y. Tang, professor, accountancy
- Steven F. Thomas, manager production operations, information technology
- David D. VanHeulen, network switch analyst, information technology
- James A. Visser, associate professor, public affairs and administration
- Minnie White, custodian, building custodial and support services
- Arnita Williams, custodian campuswide, building custodial and support services
- Denise S. Williams, carpet cleaner, building custodial and support services
- George Wilson, senior engineer, maintenance services
- Thomas R. Wolf Jr., chief technology officer, information technology; and
- Ralph N. Yingling, director information technology, Haworth College of Business