Missouri Southern has recognized retiring employees with a combined total of 779 years of service to the school.

A retirement reception was held May 3 on the third floor of Billingsly Student Center.

There was an average of 23 years at MSSU per retiring employee.

Those being honored included:

Betty Baker

Web Course Technical Specialist-Lifelong Learning -21 years

Dennis Fitzgerald

Counselor, PTAC – 10 years

James Gilbert

Associate Professor, Social Science – 35 years

Christy Phillips

Secretary, Dean of Students- 36 years

Alan Adkins

Instructor, Math – 9 years

Barbara Box

Professor, Nursing – 24 years

Douglas Carnahan

Professor/Asst VP-Dean of Students – 32 years

Sue Dean

Custodian, Physical Plant – 15 years

Jan Dipley

Director- Willcoxon Health Center – 12 years  

Eillen Godsey

Professor/Director Learning Center – 26 years

James Gray

Professor, Management – 39 years

Terry Hardesty

Custodian, Physical Plant – 26 years

Linda Henderson

Library Clerk, Spiva Library – 35 years

Janice Holmes

Associate Professor, Learning Center – 26 years

Patricia Hurley

Director, Career Services – 9 years

Terry Hylton

Senior Security Officer, Campus Police – 20 years

De Kaughman

Accounting Clerk/Assistant Cashier, Business Office – 28 years

Robert Kemp

Grounds Supervisor, Physical Plant – 25 years

Brad Kleindl

Professor, Marketing – 24 years

Michael Krtek

Instructor, Emergency Medical Training – 15 years

James Krudwig

Director, Small Business & Technology Development Center – 24 years

Raymond Magee

Groundskeeper/Driver, Physical Plant – 12 years

Patricia Martin

Administrative Secretary, School of Arts & Sciences – 35 years

Lyle Mays

Professor, Computer Information Science – 29 years

Barbara Poppe

Secretary, Career Services – 17 years

Allan Schultz

Custodian, Physical Plant – 24 years

Nancy Short

Senior Accountant, Business Office- 16 years

Bud Sloan

Professor/Dept. Head, Physics – 43 years

William Stevens

Professor, Management- 22 years

Rodney Taylor

Lead Groundskeeper, Physical Plant – 23 years

Wayne Thomason

Associate Professor/Dept. Head, Criminal Justice – 10 years

Diane Vann

Secretary, Math & Science – 21 years

Phillip Vicory

Maintenance Technician, Physical Plant – 12 years

Jerry Williams

Asst. VP, Lifelong Learning – 24 years