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;