Twenty-four UGA employees retired Sept. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: Hamid Arabnia, professor, computer science, 31 years, 11 months; Elgene Box, professor, geography, 40 years; Joy J. Carrell, senior operations specialist, Accounts Payable, 10 years; Amy B. Carter, research professional II, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Tifton campus, 20 years, 5 months; Janna Dresden, clinical professor, educational theory and practice, 11 years, 10 months; Richard Dunham, professor, theatre and film studies, 19 years; Valerie Gentry, business manager II, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 30 years, 3 months; Charles R. Hill, research station superintendent, Cooperative Extension-Southeast District, 20 years; Leigh S. Jagor, disability/access coordinator, Disability Resource Center, 16 years, 11 months; Jolain H. Luke, administrative associate II, Cooperative Extension-Southwest District, 13 years, 2 months; Eddie Lumpkin, building services worker II, Facilities Management-Building Services, 13 years, 2 months; Robert Marchant, carpenter, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Tifton campus, 26 years, 1 month; Deborah Miller, senior academic professional, English, 22 years; Teri M. Moody, administrative specialist I, Georgia Center-business administration, 29 years, 11 months; P. LaVonda Morgan, assistant manager, Mail and Receiving Services, 28 years, 8 months; Joy Peterson, professor, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, 17 years, 8 months; Laurence Potter, data management specialist II, Facilities Management-Automotive Center, 31 years, 1 month; Claudia W. Shamp, director of student affairs, Greek Life Office, 30 years, 4 months; Kathleen B. Smith, program operations coordinator, Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, 20 years, 10 months; V. Gayle Spears, clinical associate professor, counseling and development, 18 years, 2 months; Paul A. Thomas, professor, horticulture, 29 years, 1 month; Marion Ricky Willis, maintenance worker, Georgia Center-operating services, 12 years, 9 months; Joe Wyms, building services worker II, Facilities Management-Building Services, 47 years, 5 months; and Ted Wynne, county Extension director, Cooperative Extension-Northwest District, 30 years.
