Employees to be honored during service award ceremony on May 9

Those being recognized have combined for 382 years at Marietta College

by Tom Perry

Marietta, Ohio (04/27/2018) — Early May at Marietta College is always a time of celebration.

On Sunday, May 6, the College will bid farewell to the Class of 2018, and on Wednesday, May 9, the festivities will continue with the Employee Service Award and Retirement Recognition Ceremony at 11 a.m. in the Hermann Fine Arts Foyer.

President Bill Ruud is pleased to honor employees who are being recognized for milestone years of service - starting at five years and continuing in five-year increments. Those being recognized for their service to the College have combined for 360 years. If you add in the one retiree - Janie Rees-Miller - it rises to 382 years.

Two employees - Barb Binegar (Library) and Steve Spilatro (Biology & Environmental Science) - are celebrating 30 years of employment at Marietta. Only one employee - Ryan Zundell (Communication & Brand Management) is celebrating 20 years.

Also, being honored on May 9 are:

15-year awards: Raymond Baker (Physical Plant), Dawn Carusi (Communication), David Jeffery (Petroleum Engineering & Geology), Cathy Mowrer (Education), Tom Perry (Communication & Brand Management) and Natalie Wood (Student Life).

10-year awards: Wendy Bartlett (Petroleum Engineering & Geology), Ann Bragg (Physics), Amanda Cech (Academic Resource Center), Lori Hart (Academic Resource Center), Larry Hiser (Athletics), Hilles Hughes (Career Center), Nicole Livengood (English), Katy Lustofin (Biology & Environmental Science), Alane Sanders (Communication), Bob VanCamp (Information Systems) and Jim Weaver (College Police).

5-year awards: Tracy Blasius (Athletics), Joe Bergin (Athletics), Lynn Bostrom (Biology & Environmental Science), Jeanne Catalano (Library), Debra Curfman (Physical Plant), Alan Estep (Athletics), Keira Hambrick (Academic Resource Center), Brad Hemmerly (Athletics), Dave Hesson (Physical Plant), Dash McNeal (Athletics), Gail Milone (Records), Nick Sales (Athletics), Maribeth Saleem-Tanner (Civic Engagement), Melissa Tornes (Physical Plant), Andy Waddle (Athletics) and Debbie Wayland (Human Resources).

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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