Twenty-one UGA employees retired Aug. 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are:
- Elizabeth B. Batten, county extension program assistant, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 14 years, 10 months;
- William T. Boone, public service assistant, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Small Business Development Center, 16 years, 4 months;
- Barry Brown, building services worker I, Office of the Vice President for Research, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 years, 6 months;
- Luanna K. Champer, head coach, softball, 21 years, 2 months;
- Allan S. Cohen, director, Mary Frances Early College of Education, Georgia Center for Assessment, 17 years, 10 months;
- Lonnell Colbert, building services worker I, Facilities Management Division, building services, 10 years;
- Diane L. Cooper, professor, Mary Frances Early College of Education, counseling and human development services department, 24 years, 10 months;
- Lisa Craigue, county secretary, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 37 years, 7 months;
- Annette M. Evans, procurement officer, Finance Division, procurement, 24 years, 7 months;
- Linda K. Fox, dean, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 10 years;
- Shirley Gilliam, Troup County administrative assistant, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Northwest District County Extension Services, 25 years;
- Barbara Grossman, clinical associate professor, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, foods and nutrition department, 23 years, 1 month;
- Wayne Hill, project manager, Facilities Management Division, project management, 28 years;
- Christine C. Long, directory assistance supervisor, Finance Division, support services, 25 years, 7 months;
- Luther Moreland Jr., building services worker II, Facilities Management Division, building services, 10 years;
- Elizabeth R. Rector, director of undergraduate journalism programs, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 11 years;
- Kevin D. Tatum, county extension agent, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 32 years, 11 months;
- Gloria M. Taylor, building services worker II, athletics, building services, 28 years, 2 months;
- Martha Thomas, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, 34 years, 10 months;
- Sidney A. Thompson, professor, College of Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, 40 years, 9 months; and
- Brenda B. Welch, Schley County administrative assistant, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southwest District County Extension Services, 21 years, 1 month.
