Westminster College Employees Recognized for 783 Years of Service

Westminster College honored 38 employees with a combined 783 years of service during the annual employee recognition luncheon attended by more than 250 current and retired employees May 4 in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.

Retiring from Westminster College are: Dr. Paul R. Chenevey, associate professor of music;  Dr. J. Philip Fawley, professor of biology; Dr. Elizabeth A. Ford, professor of English; S. Kipley Haas, professor of physical education; and Carroll J. Shaw, purchasing, training, and office manager for Information Systems.

Other honorees were:

40 years of service , Dr. Paul R. Chenevey, associate professor of music

35 years of service , David K. Brautigam, assistant professor and assistant librarian; Donna J. Buchowski, cook, Sodexho Dining Service; Dr. A. Dwight Castro, professor of classics; S. Kipley Haas, professor of physical education; Dr. G. Samuel Lightner, professor of physics; Dr. Patrick C. McCarthy, professor of biology; Richard E. Shaffer, stockroom attendant, Sodexho Dining Service.

30 years of service , Dr. Daniel E. Fischmar, professor of economics, and Molley P. Spinney, head librarian and associate professor.

25 years of service , Bernard F. Bonnie, manager of computer and network operations; Elizabeth E. Hines, director of the Westminster Fund; and Sandra L. Shearer, bookstore manager;

20 years of service -- Peggy L. Cox, professor of art, and Robert G. Klamut, Jr. , associate professor of physical education.

15 years of service , Mary Ann Buckley, secretary for the Department of Physical Education and Athletics; Suzanne Carter Barner, payroll coordinator; Mary Jo Evanoff, student receivables clerk; Elaine M. Gurtner, custodian; Charlene M. Nicholson, snack bar attendant, Sodexho Dining Service; Diana M. Reed, head teacher of the Preschool Lab; Gary L. Swanson, director of Audio Visual Services; Dr. David G. Swerdlow, professor of English; Dr. Ann E. Throckmorton, associate professor of biology; Dr. David C. Twining, associate professor of history; and Dr. Ross A. Wastvedt, associate professor of English.

10 years of service , Beth Brooks, executive secretary of student affairs; Linda S. Burkhart, secretary for Physical Plant Office; Dwight E. Copper, technical assistant at McGill Library; Mary M. Dado, purchasing, training and office manager for Information Systems Department; Ginger Errera, duplicating/bulk mail clerk; Dr. R. Tad Greig, assistant professor of music and director of bands; Dr. Ann Murphy, associate professor of French and Spanish; Joseph M. Onderko, sports information director; and Deborah S. Roud, preschool lab teacher.

Contact Kim Christofferson, director of human resources, at (724) 946-7247 or e-mail chirstkk@westminster.edu for more information.

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