At Recognition Luncheon, a Standing Ovation for Dining Services

In radiant sunshine in upper South Park, the College recognized 2,342 years of service at its annual Employee Retirement and Recognition Luncheon Tuesday afternoon, May 22.

That's how many years of service have been given to the College by the 133 faculty and staff whose contributions were celebrated. Six were recognized for 40 years of service. Nineteen retirees were also honored.

The Dining Services staff received a standing ovation when President Phil Glotzbach summoned them to receive the annual President's Team Award.

"You are an amazing group of people who work tirelessly to provide the College's dining and special events needs,” he said. "You work long hours, holiday, weekends and summers, all with cheerfulness and devotion, and you displayed incredible resilience during the past year, as we renovated the Murray-Aikins dining facility."

Women's Basketball Coach Darren Bennett and Supervisor of Grounds Brian Wimble were presente the two President's Staff Awards. Bennett was cited for his work in "integrating the women's basketball program into the larger community with cheerfulness and commitment." Wimble was praised for the “significant impact" he has made on the grounds of the College, implementing the "Fall Mum" program, creating the ideas and redesign of the plantings at Scribner House, working on the design of the Surrey Memory Garden, and enhancing the seasonal plantings of the main entrance to the campus.

President's Faculty Awards were presented to Karen Kellogg, Director of Environmental Studies, and Sue Van Hook, Senior Teaching Associate in the Department of Biology. Kellogg was praised for "crafting an Environmental Studies program that is substantive, rigorous and exciting to our students" and for being the driving force behind several initiatives to "green the college." Van Hook was cited for "devoting countless hours to campus-life and campus-policy work" in such projects as EAC's Earth Day, the Wellness Fair, and the Spirit in Nature meditation path behind Wilson Chapel.

English Professor Murray Levith, who retires this year,was one of four faculty members recognized for 40 years of service at the College.