Nineteen UGA employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Peggy M. Ayers, library assistant II, libraries—general operations, 30 years/10 months; Vicki F. Bauer, administrative associate II, chemistry, 22 years/7 months; George Brown Jr., building services worker II, custodial services—South Campus, 11 years/11 months; Lynnette K. Lang, administrative specialist I, linguistics, 13 years/9 months; Willie M. Moon, skilled trades worker, grounds department—sign shop, 9 years/9 months; Constance M. Oare, senior grants officer, Office of the Vice President for Research, 26 years/2 months; Russell J. Ottens, research professional III, entomology research—Coastal Plains Experiment Station, 28 years/10 months; Charles Douglas Peterson, horticulturist, School of Environmental Design, 16 years/2 months; Karla C. Pinson, administrative specialist I, genetics, 17 years/6 months; Elizabeth S. Platt, accountant II, mathematics and science education, 33 years/3 months; Janet Louise Pursley, senior accounting technician, property control, 17 years/9 months; Amon Randolph Roberts Jr., public service assistant, Cooperative Extension—Southeast district, 30 years/11 months; David D. Roberts, professor, history, 19 years/1 month; Donald L. Rubin, professor, speech communication, 28 years/11 months; Pennelesie Schell, library assistant III, libraries—general operations, 29 years/8 months; Donald L. Snell, IT professional specialist, institutional research, 38 years/11 months; Samuel M. Whitmore, manager, support services, 14 years/3 months; Frank Williams, county extension program assistant, Cooperative Extension—Southeast district, 20 years/6 months and Arthur L. Wyatt, human resources specialist III, Office of Human Resources, 10 years/7 months.