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W&L Recognizes 29 Retiring Faculty and Staff

Washington and Lee University recognized 29 retiring members of the faculty and staff during Commencement exercises on May 24 and during the Employee Recognition Banquet on April 17. Together the group represents a total of more than 793 years of service.

Retirees-1140x760 W&L Recognizes 29 Retiring Faculty and StaffFront row: President Will Dudley, Susie Thompson, Jackie Sandidge, Marquita Dunn, Linda Newell, Jennifer Ashworth. Second row: Bonnie Gates, Macy Coffey, Ruth Floyd, Julie Campbell, Betty Sue Moore. Back row: Daniel Rexrode, Arthur Perry, Dan Coffey, Patrick Hinely, Bobby Moore, Edward Mays, Vernon Walker.

The 29 faculty and staff retirees are:

  • Jennifer Ashworth, administrative assistant, History Department
  • Julie Campbell, associate director of communications and public affairs and university editor, Communications and Public Affairs
  • Dan Coffey, textbook purchaser/graduation coordinator, University Store
  • Macy Coffey, administrative assistant, Law Library
  • Elizabeth Cumming, laboratory supervisor and physics instructor
  • Marquita Dunn, general services worker, Café 77
  • Ruth Floyd, senior support analyst, ITS
  • Bonnie Gates, library assistant, Law School
  • Mark Grunewald, Morefield Professor of Law
  • Barbara Higgins, administrative assistant, Chemistry Department
  • Patrick Hinely ’73, university photographer, Communications and Public Affairs
  • Joan Kasper, administrative assistant, Law Library
  • Edward Mays, dining systems coordinator, Dining Services
  • Betty Sue Moore, custodian, Facilities Management
  • Robert (Bobby) Moore, lead carpenter, Facilities Management
  • Denise Neuhs, dispatcher, Public Safety
  • Linda Newell, senior library assistant, Law Library
  • David Novack, professor of sociology
  • Arthur Perry, media specialist, law technology, ITS
  • Rolf Piranian, associate professor of physical education
  • Daniel Rexrode, public safety officer, Public Safety
  • Jackie Sandidge, lead custodian, Facilities Management
  • Leanne Shank, general counsel
  • Rod Smith, editor, Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee Review
  • William Stroud, custodian, Facilities Management
  • Susie Thompson, associate director of special programs, Office of Lifelong Learning
  • Vernon Walker, custodian, Facilities Management
  • James Warren, professor of English
  • Scott Wines, senior plumber, Facilities Management

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