KU to honor 2024 faculty and staff retirees

LAWRENCE – The University of Kansas will honor retiring faculty and academic, support and unclassified professional staff with a luncheon May 17. Chancellor Douglas A. Girod and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer will recognize the employees during the private event.

For more information, please contact Joanna Herrmann by email or by phone at 785-864-7028.

The annual event is hosted by the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost and KU Endowment.

2023-2024 retirees

• Julie Anne Adam, communications coordinator, School of Journalism & Mass Communications, 12 years
• David Atwood, landscape worker, KU Operations, 25 years
• Bonny Aureli, research project specialist, Achievement & Assessment Institute, 16 years
• Judy Bachman, custodian, KU Operations, 20 years
• Arthur “Mitch” Barton Jr., senior carpenter, KU Operations, 18 years
• Elizabeth Black, editor, Biodiversity Institute, 13 years
• Tom Bowlin, professor of the practice, School of Professional Studies, 27 years
• Mary Brohammer, administrative associate, Kansas Geological Survey, 47 years
• Lisa Marie Browning, student program manager, Academic Success, 18 years
• Kathy Bryant, research project manager, Achievement & Assessment Institute, 17 years
• Pamela Burkhead, functional systems director, Human Resources, 44 years
• Donna Burruss, grant coordinator, Bureau of Child Research, 19 years
• Scott Campbell, facility manager, Kansas Biological Survey, 26 years
• Paul Comolli, associate professor, Department of Economics, 46 years
• Sarah King Couch, library coordinator, KU Libraries, 53 years
• Elizabeth Cramer, administrative associate, School of Architecture & Design, one year
• Pamela Crawford, associate librarian, School of Law, 29 years
• Lea Hill Currie, librarian, KU Libraries, 24 years
• Celia Daniels, program assistant, Department of Anthropology, 36 years
• Karen Dawber, accounting specialist, Kansas Geological Survey, eight years
• Nancy Espinosa, clinical social worker, Counseling and Psychological Services, 22 years
• Douglas Fay, accounting specialist, Finance Shared Service Centers, 27 years
• Virginia Franks, accounting specialist, Finance Shared Service Centers, six years
• Evan Karl Franseen, professor and senior scientist, Department of Geology, 35 years
• Debra Garcia, onboarding coordinator, Human Resources, 20 years
• Rex Gaumer, postdoctoral researcher, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, 11 years
• James Wilfred Gergen, IT architect, KU Information Technology, 28 years
• Manuela Gonzalez-Bueno, associate professor, Department of Curriculum & Teaching, 26 years
• Maryemma Graham, university distinguished professor, English, 26 years
• Sarah Haines, associate librarian, KU Libraries, 57 years
• Karen Hall, accountant, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 30 years
• Dawn Hawkins, grant coordinator, Office of Research, 12 years
• Anne Dawson Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor Emerita, Art History, 11 years
• Vivian Heil, administrative associate, Center for Research on Learning, 22 years
• Steven Hillmer, professor, School of Business, 47 years
• Robin Hinman, grant coordinator, Office of Research, 26 years
• Jane Johns, business coordinator, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, 18 years
• Ronald Johnson, custodian, KU Operations, 36 years
• Paul Robert Laird, professor, School of Music, 30 years
• Dennis Lane, N.T Veatch Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, 47 years
• Larry Laubhan, code compliance coordinator, Facilities Planning & Development, nine years
• Cheryl L'Ecuyer, administrative associate, School of Social Welfare, 44 years
• William Lenoir,  lecturer, Department of Theatre & Dance, 33 years
• David Lindeman, senior scientist, Bureau of Child Research, 37 years
• Patricia Lowe, professor, Department of Educational Psychology, 23 years
• Kimmie Luna, administrative associate, Department of Curriculum & Teaching, seven years
• Terry Mayne, accountant, Financial Services, 19 years
• Nora McAfee, functional systems analyst, Office of Admissions, 16 years
• William McGuinness, assistant researcher, Biopharmaceutical Innovation & Optimization Center, 24 years
• Richard McKinney, associate vice provost, Finance Administration, 42 years
• Michael Metzler, police instructor, Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, 44 years
• Darlene Miller, accounting specialist, Finance Shared Service Center, 16 years
• Anil Misra, professor, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, 15 years
• Sonia Moon, custodian, KU Operations, 22 years
• Edward Morris, professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 49 years
• Kimberly O'Bryon, senior functional systems analyst, Office of the University Registrar, 43 years
• Janice Olker, administrative assistant, School of Law, 10 years
• Thomas Parkinson, announcer and producer, Kansas Public Radio, nine years
• Sheri Phillips, associate director, Student Information Systems, 34 years
• Marta Pirnat-Greenberg, multi-term lecturer, Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies, 22 years
• Jack Porter, professor, Department of Mathematics, 58 years
• Melissa Simpson Rhodes, senior administrative associate, Office of the Chancellor, nine years
• Mark Robbins, senior specialist, Biodiversity Institute, 30 years
• Michael Rounds, vice provost, KU Operations, 10 years
• Kathryn Saunders, senior scientist, Bureau of Child Research, 35 years
• Paul Schneider, research informatics analyst, Bureau of Child Leadership, 10 years
• Mark Schoneweis, graphic designer, Kansas Geological Survey, 36 years
• Albert Jeu Liang Sheu, professor, Department of Mathematics, 38 years
• Michael Sinclair, maintenance supervisor, Recreation Services, 41 years
• Daniel Eugene Skinner, director, Kansas Public Radio, eight years
• Thomas Smart, custodian, KU Operations, 12 years
• Aaron Spohrer, facility coordinator, KU Edwards Campus, 27 years
• Antha Spreckelmeyer, associate specialist, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 36 years
• Thomas Stacy, professor, School of Law, 38 years
• Paul William Stevens, professor, School of Music, 24 years
• Lee Charles Stuart, associate professor of the practice, School of Professional Studies, seven years
• Peter TenPas, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 36 years
• Barbara Terry, assistant research professor, Bureau of Child Research, 46 years
• Sarah Webb Goodwin Thiel, associate librarian, KU Libraries, 23 years
• James Thorp III, professor and senior scientist, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 22 years
• Susan Twombly, professor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, 39 years
• Janet Gail Underwood, senior accountant, Financial Services, 36 years
• Alicia Vanatta, grant coordinator, Office of Research, 25 years
• Madi Vannaman, benefits director, Human Resources, 41 years
• Robbie Vannaman, tax analyst, Office of the General Counsel, 42 years
• Eric Morrison Vernberg, professor, Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 30 years
• Enedina Villeareal, human resources specialist, Human Resources, 27 years
• Rick Virtue, equipment operator, KU Operations, 18 years
• Mary Theresa Walsh, chief information officer, KU Information Technology, five years
• Scott Watson, professor, School of Music, 43 years
• Gillian Weatherley, multi-term lecturer, Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies, 11 years
• Laurence Weatherley, Albert P. Learned Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, 19 years
• Michael Wehmeyer, Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor, Department of Special Education, 25 years
• Johnny Whisenant, associate professor, School of Business, 12 years
• Lori Whisenant, lecturer, School of Business, 12 years
• Roxie Wiesner, administrative associate, Financial Aid & Scholarships, 23 years
• Roger Wiggins, custodian, KU Operations, six years
• Candi Wilbur, grant officer, Office of Research, 21 years
• JoAnn Williams, senior principal analyst, Office of Analytics, Institutional Research & Effectiveness, 37 years
• Julie Woodrick, associate librarian, KU libraries, 23 years
• Roberta Woodrick, library preservation assistant, KU Libraries, 17 years.