Twenty-six UGA employees retired June 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are:
- Edward A. Azoff, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, mathematics department, 47 years, 9 months;
- Dezso Benedek, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, comparative literature department, 34 years, 8 months;
- Rhea M. Bentley, senior public service associate, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Northwest District County Extension Services, 23 years, 2 months;
- David Berle, associate professor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, horticulture department, 21 years, 5 months;
- Jean-Pierre Caillault, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, physics and astronomy department, 35 years, 9 months;
- Joyce L. Daniels, county secretary, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Southeast District County Extension Services, 24 years, 10 months;
- Kevin Ellis, senior lecturer, Terry College of Business, marketing department, 35 years, 8 months;
- Jennifer Gaver, professor, Terry College of Business, J.M. Tull School of Accounting, 32 years, 11 months;
- Luis Giraudo, instructor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Romance languages department, 8 years, 2 months;
- Linda K. Henneman, project architect, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, University Architects, 25 years, 9 months;
- Catherine M. Jones, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Romance languages department, 35 years, 9 months;
- Anna C. Karls, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, microbiology department, 20 years, 10 months;
- Catherine A. Keare Tetter, academic professional, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, marine sciences department, 32 years, 9 months;
- Sidney R. Kushner, Distinguished Research Professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, genetics department, 49 years, 9 months;
- Donald B. Law, managing chef, Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Auxiliary Services, Oglethorpe Dining Commons, 13 years, 3 months;
- Elizabeth Little, associate professor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, plant pathology department, 26 years, 4 months;
- Julie G. Nelson, laboratory manager II, Office of the Vice President for Research, Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, 22 years, 1 month;
- Naomi J. Norman, associate vice president, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, 42 years, 9 months;
- Alan Parker, grounds keeper II, Facilities Management Division, grounds, maintenance, 10 years;
- Edith J. Parsons, academic advisor II, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, 5 years, 7 months;
- Catherine Pringle, Distinguished Research Professor, Odum School of Ecology, 30 years, 4 months;
- Robert Scott, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, chemistry department, 35 years, 8 months;
- Ping Shen, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, cellular biology department, 25 years, 2 months;
- John P. Shields, academic professional, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, cellular biology department, 26 years, 8 months;
- Olga Shumate, county extension program assistant, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Northwest District County Extension Services, 13 years, 5 months; and
- Richard Watson, associate professor, Terry College of Business, management information systems department, 33 years, 11 months.
