Twenty-nine UGA employees retired Jan. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and length of employment are:
Gail H. Allen, associate accountant, accounts payable, 29 years/9 months; Rex I. Allen, research professional I, plant pathology research, 31 years/6 months; James W. Balkwell, professor, sociology, 35 years/4 months; Elwood M. Beck Jr., professor, sociology, 32 years/6 months; Joanna B. Blalock, administrative assistant I, parking services, 18 years/7 months; Gene H. Brody, director, child and family development, 32 years/4 months; Clay A. Calvert, professor, small animal medicine, 32 years/9 months; Ernest Richard Cravey, lab/research technician I, field research services, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, 19 years/6 months; Charlie E. Ellis III, senior public service associate, Cooperative Extension–Southwest district, 29 year/9 months; Jan W. Henkel, professor, insurance, legal studies and real estate, 31 years/4 moths; Margarethe E. Hoenig, professor, physiology and pharmacology, 22 years/5 months: Johnny F. Hutchens, building services worker II, custodial services—South Campus, 13 years/5 months; Robert W. Lang, administrative assistant II, campus transit system, 9 months; John Langone Jr., professor, communication sciences and special education, 29 years; Thelma Latimer, building services worker II, University Housing, 43 years/4 months; Gail F. Lebengood, administrative specialist II, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 10 years/11 months; Brenda Sue Luke, accountant, history, 20 years/4 moths; Nathaniel Mattox, computer operations technician III, Enterprise Information Technology Services–systems provision and maintenance, 28 years/ 1 month; Betty S. McDonald, building services worker II, custodial services–South Campus, 16 years/ 3 months; Steven G. Moraitakis, public service associate, Cooperative Extension–Northwest district, 29 years/4 months; Pamela J. Murray, laboratory technician II, infectious diseases, 24 years/3 months; Margaret M. Olsen, program coordinator II, Marine Extension Service, 5 years/7 months; Shirley Roach, building services worker II, University Housing, 28 years/4 months; Hildebrando Ruiz, associate professor, Romance languages, 27 years/6 months; Janet A. Sandor, assistant vice president, Gwinnett graduate programs, 22 years/1 month; Peter J. Shedd, director, Terry College, Dean’s Office, 30 years/4 months; Linda Landrum Thompson, administrative specialist I, College of Education, Dean’s Office, 6 years/5 months; J. Benjamin Tucker, public service associate, Cooperative Extension–Southwest district, 31 years/7 months; and Patricia D. Wood, student affairs professional II, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 27 years/10 months.