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Twenty UGA employees retired July 1, 2023

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Twenty UGA employees retired July 1. Retirees, their job classification, department and years of service are: 

  • James Affolter, professor, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, State Botanical Garden, 30 years, 5 months;
  • Douglas Bagby, farm worker I, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 22 years, 6 months;
  • John Bagby, farm worker I, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 30 years;
  • Melanie Burroughs, associate director, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, student financial aid, 30 years, 3 months;
  • Carl Deom, professor, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, plant pathology department, 31 years, 9 months;
  • Deborah J. Free, administrative associate I, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, Small Business Development Center, 14 years;
  • John L. Gittleman, professor, Odum School of Ecology, 17 years;
  • Leann S. Golob, assistant director, Division of Development and Alumni Relations, Career Center, 30 years, 2 months;
  • Mattie W. Green, building services worker II, Facilities Management Division, building services, 17 years, 5 months;
  • Thomas Lawrence, clinical professor, College of Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, 19 years, 6 months;
  • Jennifer S. McClain, laboratory technician II, College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens Diagnostic Laboratory, 17 years, 2 months;
  • Nan McMurry, director, University Libraries, collection development, 34 years, 11 months;
  • Kanzo Nakayama, professor, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, physics and astronomy department, 35 years, 9 months;
  • Kristin Nielsen, librarian IV, University Libraries, research instruction, 32 years;
  • Judy Owens, administrative associate I, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA Cooperative Extension, nutritional sciences, 12 years, 1 month;
  • Benilda P. Pooser, project director, Office of the Vice President for Research, research compliance, 18 years;
  • Ronald B. Sawhill, associate professor, College of Environment and Design, 25 years, 3 months;
  • John Schramski, associate professor, College of Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, 25 years, 7 months;
  • Diane Trap, librarian IV, University Libraries, research instruction, 32 years, 2 months; and
  • Martha Veto, program coordinator IV, Mary Frances Early College of Education, communication sciences and special education department, 4 years, 9 months;