Gratitude
Retirements: At the end of this academic year, the following persons are planning to retire:
- Judy Anderson, professor of nursing
- Carl Bargabos, associate professor of nursing
- Deane Hatteberg, assistant professor of nursing
- Jan Janiszewski, associate professor of business
- Teri Kunavich, assistant professor of nursing
- Deborah Peetz, assistant professor of nursing
- Gary Robbins, assistant professor of mental health counseling
- Jean Saladino, associate professor of music
- Debra Siebenaler, media specialist, copy, mail and media center
- Michael Smuksta, professor of history
Cumulatively, these employees have served the university for 215 years. On behalf of the board of trustees, cabinet, and deans, I extend our gratitude for your faithful service and ethical leadership. We pray for retirements filled with joy, health, and love.
Benefactors: The annual President’s Society Recognition dinner is scheduled for May 14. These are benefactors who contribute annually $1,000 or more. The theme for this year’s dinner will be “celebrating faculty teaching, scholarship, leadership, and service.” We have selected about 25 faculty to represent excellence in these areas. Our selection was aided by choosing teacher of the year and Alec Chiu awardees for the past 10 years, and other criteria regarding, scholarship, leadership, and service.
Rose Awards
Please join the university community for the annual Rose Awards celebration on Thursday, April 28 at 3:30 in the Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.
Rick Artman
President