Nine UGA employees retired Oct. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are: Tommie N. Arbeau, county secretary, Cooperative Extension—Northwest district, 18 years/3 months; Judith K. DeJoy, department head, Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel—Business Administration, 21 years/11 months; Doris L. Hackett, administrative assistant II, Cooperative Extension—Southeast district, 22 years/11 months; Patricia Ann Hancock, business manager I, geology, 23 years/1 month; Ronald H. Pulliam, Regents Professor, School of Ecology,23 years/3 months; Bobby R. Sims, electrician, electrical shop, 30 years/2 months; Edward N. Smith, administrative assistant II, Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel—Learning Services, 9 years/9 months; Merdelle T. Stepp, library assistant II, libraries—general operations, 42 years/6 months; and Frances S. Willis, food service worker II, East Village Commons, 28 years/3 months.