WMU News - Trustees approve 28 retirements

Trustees approve 28 retirements

Feb. 23, 2010

KALAMAZOO--The retirements of three faculty and 25 staff members were approved by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its February meeting.

Trustees also signed off on the return of four administrators to the faculty as well as a military-related faculty leave. The resignations of five faculty members were also accepted.

Retiring faculty members

All of the faculty members who are retiring are doing so with emeritus status.

Dr. Bruce M. Haight, professor of history, 45-1/2 years of service, effective April 30, 2015
Dr. Barbara Speas Havira, associate professor of history, 46 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2015
Dr. Richard L. Hodges, associate professor of accountancy, 25 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2010

In addition, the previously announced posthumous retirement of Dr. Elen M.C. Cutrim, a professor of geography who died April 15, 2009, was changed to Feb. 18, 2010.

Retiring staff members

Following is a list of the staff members retiring, in order of length of service.

Carl W. Doubleday, associate director of the School of Music, 42 years of service, effective June 6, 2010
Theodore J. Petropoulos, director of the Bernhard Center, 41 years of service, effective March 9, 2010
Kathryn A. Dalman, accountant in plant accounting, 33 years of service, effective April, 23, 2010
Margie P. Johnson, manager in Dining Services-Valley II, 33 years of service, effective Feb. 28, 2010
Cindy Lou Thorpe, custodian in Facilities Management-auxiliary custodial, 32 years of service, effective Feb. 28, 2010
Robert E. Norlin, carpet cleaner in Facilities Management-custodial and support services, 32 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2009
Linda Jones, skilled trades helper in Facilities Management-maintenance services, 31-1/2 years of service, effective March 31, 2010
Jewell M. Street, assistant director of the Office of Institutional Equity, 31 years of service, effective March 17, 2010
Dawn Southworth, finance assistant in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships, 30 years of service, effective April 30, 2010
Annie Marton, custodian in Facilities Management-building custodial and support services, 25-1/2 years of service, effective April, 30, 2010
Ruth A. Bosch, registered nurse in the Sindecuse Health Center, 24-1/2 years of service, effective Feb. 28, 2010
Raymond H. Wolfram, manager of campus construction in Facilities Management-campus facilities, 24 years of service, effective April 26, 2010
Sabine J. Hayes, head cook in the Bernhard Center Dining Services, 24 years of service, effective Nov. 30, 2009
Joanne K. VandenBerg, office associate in Extended University Programs-Muskegon Regional Site, 23 years of service, effective April 30, 2010
Linda Doremus, manager of facilities and events for the Bernhard Center, 23-1/2 years of service, effective Feb. 28, 2010
David L. Bunch, carpet/tile layer in Facilities Management-maintenance services, 23 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2009
Randy D. VanAvery, carpenter in Facilities Management-maintenance services, 22-1/2 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2009
Jeanne L. Bloemsma, office assistant in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 22-1/2 years of service, effective March 31, 2010
Janice S. Weaver, utility person/cash operations in Dining Services-Draper, 21-1/2 years of service, effective April 30, 2010
Rosanna F. Metoyer, coordinator of business operations in Auxiliary Enterprises, 21 years of service, effective Nov. 30, 2009
Patricia Nelson, office associate in the Department of Philosophy, 19-1/2 years of service, effective Jan. 31, 2010
Patricia S. Pulphus, senior clerk in the WMU Bookstore, 19 years of service, effective Feb. 28, 2010
Andrew C. Huang, systems specialist in Extended University Programs-Online Education, 16-1/2 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2009
Michael J. Woodhams, licensed electrician in Facilities Management-maintenance services, 12 years of service, effective Oct. 22, 2009
Elinor R. Zantjer, utility food worker in Dining Services-Davis 10-1/2 years of service, effective Dec. 31, 2009

Administrators returning to the faculty

Joel Boyd Jr., formerly interim director of the Career English Language Center for International Students, master faculty specialist, effective Jan. 11, 2010
Dr. Leonard C. Ginsberg, formerly interim vice president for research, professor of biological sciences, effective Dec. 14, 2009
Dr. Thomas Kent, formerly dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of English, effective July 1, 2010
Dr. Onaiwu Ogbomo, director of the Africana Studies Program, professor of Africana Studies, effective Dec. 14, 2009

A faculty leave of absence for military reasons was granted to Dr. Johathan Bush, associate professor of English, effective Feb. 1 through Oct. 5, 2010.

Resignations

The faculty members resigning are: J.D. Dolan, associate professor of English, effective Dec. 31, 2009; Dr. Ahmad Jrade, assistant professor of civil and construction engineering, effective Dec. 31, 2009; Dr. Joyce E. Thompson, professor of nursing, effective Aug. 8, 2010; Catherine Wall Emerson, faculty specialist I-clinical specialist in blindness and low vision studies, effective Dec. 22, 2009; and Dr. Sherif Yehia, associate professor of civil and construction engineering, effective Dec. 31, 2009.

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