Seventeen UGA employees retired Sept. 1, 2026

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Seventeen UGA employees retired Sept. 1.

Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are:

  • Susan Anglin, bus operator, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Auxiliary Services, transit operations, 10 years;
  • Pansy V. Bond, senior budget analyst, Office of the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, finance and human resources department, 20 years;
  • Frances E. Carithers, building services supervisor, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Facilities Management Division, building services, 19 years, 11 months;
  • Mark Cooney, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, sociology department, 34 years, 10 months;
  • Markus M. Crepaz, professor, School of Public and International Affairs, international affairs department, 33 years;
  • Russell D. Dukes, director of fire and life safety, Environmental Safety Division, 26 years, 6 months;
  • Mark A. Edwards, facility manager, Office of Research, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, 31 years, 5 months;
  • Deborah L. Elder, clinical professor and assistant department head for undergraduate and professional education, College of Pharmacy, pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences department, 24 years;
  • Lawrence Forte, art handler I, Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Georgia Museum of Art, 22 years, 5 months;
  • Tina Hill, building services worker II, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Facilities Management Division, building services, 11 years, 4 months;
  • Christine M. Lobsinger, laboratory manager II, College of Veterinary Medicine, Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, 30 years, 3 months;
  • Deborah C. Miracle, administrative assistant II, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 26 years;
  • Sandra L. Osborn, executive assistant to the vice president for instruction, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, 30 years, 6 months;
  • Misty L. Pierce, administrative associate II, College of Pharmacy, clinical and administrative pharmacy, 29 years;
  • Bridget A. Pilcher, administrative associate I, School of Public and International Affairs, political science department, 37 years, 1 month;
  • Heinz-Bernd Schuttler, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, physics and astronomy department, 39 years; and
  • Kimberly Viel-Ruma, clinical professor, Mary Frances Early College of Education, communication sciences and special education department, 12 years.