Twenty-four UGA employees retired April 1, 2026 

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Twenty-four UGA employees retired April 1.

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

  • Roger N. Brown, materials handler III, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Finance Division, mail and receiving services, 16 years, 7 months; 
  • Kimberly Burger, building services worker II, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Facilities Management Division, building services, 25 years, 11 months; 
  • Sandra Kate Chambers, parking compliance monitor, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Auxiliary Services, Transportation and Parking Services, North Deck, 24 years, 7 months; 
  • Becky Curry, administrative associate II, Terry College of Business, management information systems department, 14 years;  
  • Eric Dellinger, director of records and Clery, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, UGA Police Department, 29 years;  
  • Vassilka Deltcheva, associate director of technology and data analytics, Office of the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Career Center, 24 years, 7 months; 
  • Cora Celise Elder, director of commitment management, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Finance Division, accounting, 24 years, 1 month; 
  • Philip A. Fitzpatrick, virtual services senior analyst for systems, University Libraries, Galileo, 28 years, 10 months; 
  • Rebecca Kirkland, proposal development officer, Office of Research, Office of Strategic Research Development, 14 years, 7 months; 
  • Sheila W. Marchant, public service associate, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 25 years, 8 months; 
  • Sandra Morgan, bus operator, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Auxiliary Services, transit operations, 16 years, 7 months; 
  • Stephen Moss, utility locator II, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Facilities Management Division, energy services, 14 years, 5 months; 
  • Jennifer Nelson, public service assistant, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 11 years, 2 months; 
  • Andrea Parris, executive director of development, Office of the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, Office of Development, 20 years, 6 months; 
  • Kevin Peeples, facilities manager, UGA Griffin Campus, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 18 years, 2 months; 
  • Karen Shannon-McBrayer, senior marketing/public relations professional, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tifton Conference Center, 28 years, 8 months; 
  • Christopher J. Smith, administrative manager, Office of Research, research support services, 26 years, 11 months; 
  • R. Jeffrey Stockton, painter, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Facilities Management Division, operations and maintenance, 32 years, 10 months; 
  • Lori Tinnell, manager, laboratory services, Division of Student Affairs, University Health Center, 16 years, 10 months; 
  • Malik Watkins, public service associate, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 18 years, 8 months; 
  • Kenneth C. West, systems administrator associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Tifton Diagnostic Laboratory, 27 years, 7 months; 
  • Robert Westerfeld, consumer horticulturist, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, horticulture department, 35 years, 10 months; 
  • Chenxin Cindy Zeng, application analyst principal, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, 19 years; and 
  • Ruiqin Zhong, research professional IV, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, plant biology department, 29 years.