A celebration to thank more than 90 retiring employees for their years of service to St. Thomas will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in Woulfe Alumni Hall in the Anderson Student Center. A program will begin at 3:30 p.m.
“These individuals helped to build an outstanding university,” President Julie Sullivan said. “We are grateful for their dedication and their years of hard work, and we wish them the very best as they begin a new phase in their lives. We will miss them!”
Employees who are retiring this academic year include the following faculty and staff, as well as several individuals who asked not to be identified:
Deborah Amon, Card Office
JoAnn Andregg, Athletics
Dr. Sarah Armstrong, Personal Counseling
Dr. Carlos Badessich, Modern and Classical Languages
Linda Lee Borovansky, University Relations
Dr. Joseph Brom, Chemistry
Fred Capuzzi, Institutional Effectiveness
Roger Casey, Athletics
Pamela Christensen, Alumni and Constituent Relations
Barbara Clausen, Payroll
Dr. Thomas Connery, Communication and Journalism
Roger Cooney, Opus College of Business
Eloise Coppersmith, Undergraduate Enrollment Services
Thomas Couillard, University Relations
Dr. Palahela Dayananda, Mathematics
Josie Driscoll, University Relations
David Durenberger, National Institute for Health Policy
Mary Dvorsky, Undergraduate Enrollment Services
Phyllis Dykhuizen, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling
Robert Emerson, Development
Anthony Erickson, Bookstore
Jane Fennell, Murray Institute
Allen Fischer, Public Safety
Sue Focke, Art History
Marla Friederichs, Undergraduate Enrollment Services
David Geurts, Physical Plant
Dr. Kenneth Goodpaster, Opus College of Business
Donna Grubish, Gainey Conference Center
Thomas Guion, Service Center
Dr. Linda Halverson, President’s Office
Dr. Steven Hansen, Computer and Information Sciences
Dr. Nancy Hartung, Biology
Dede Hering, Tommie Central
John Hershey, University Relations
Dr. Thomas Hodgson, Athletics
Sandra Hoglund, Opus College of Business
Steve Homan, Dining Services
Dr. Susan Huber, Executive Vice President and Provost
Linda Hulbert, O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center
Carole Jacobs, Communication and Journalism
Ann Johnson, Opus College of Business
Elizabeth Johnson, Information Resources and Technology\
Barbara Joynson, Alumni and Constituent Relations
Lisa Keiser, Health and Human Performance
Bill Kirchgessner, University Relations
Alfred Kisling, Payroll
Dr. Amelia Kritzer, English
Dr. Sam Levy, Information Resources and Technology
Lowan Linse, Gainey Conference Center
Virginia Lyons, University Relations
Father John Malone, Mission
Lynda McDonnell, ThreeSixty Journalism
Dr. Jeff McLean, Mathematics
Phyllis Meath, Purchasing
Dr. Thomas Mega, History
Randy Mueller, Physical Plant
Theresa Namusisi, Dining Services
David Naugle, Information Resources and Technology
Dr. Lon Otto, English
Dr. Peter Parilla, Sociology
Pamela Phairas, Opus College of Business
Dr. Joan Piorkowski, English
Dorothy Piper, Dining Services
Dr. Shirley Polejewski, Opus College of Business
Dr. Brenda Powell, English
John Purdy, Communication and Journalism
Patricia Reinhardt, Modern and Classical Languages
Peter Rhode, School of Engineering
Dr. Karen Rogers, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling
Michael Rowan, Development
Robert Rudie, Physical Plant
Mary Jo Rylander, Dining Services
Sister Paul Therese Saiko, School of Divinity
Dr. Jane Saly, Opus College of Business
Dr. Timothy Scully, Communication and Journalism
Julie Seykora, Institutional Effectiveness
Jane Shriver, O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library
Dr. Susan Smith-Cunnien, Sociology
Susan Sonnen, Alumni and Constituent Relations
Joanne Springer, Dining Services
Bryan Strain, Human Resources
Dr. Michael Sullivan, Opus College of Business
Alice Svoboda, Gainey Conference Center
Scott Taylor, School of Law
Stephen Uhls, Physical Plant
Dr. Robert Werner, Geography
Maureen Weslander, Development
George Williams, Opus College of Business
Peter Willner, Public Safety
