SUNY Fredonia is saying goodbye to 25 employees who have announced their retirement between now and the end of the calendar year. A dinner in their honor will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the Horizon Room of the Williams Center. The cost is $20 per person and reservations should be made in advance through the online ticketing system.
The deadline to make a reservation is Sept. 9, and the event is open to family, friends and other non-employees. The annual SUNY Fredonia Retirement Recognition Dinner is a collaborative initiative between the Office of the President and the various employee unions, including UUP, CSEA, Council 82, and PEF. The year’s event — the eighth annual retirement dinner — starts at 5:15 p.m., with dinner and the formal program beginning at 6 p.m.
The retirees to be honored at this year’s dinner include (in alphabetical order):
- John Antosh, Instructor, Modern Languages and Literature
- Tracy Bennett, Vice President for Administration
- John L. Berkley, Professor, Geosciences
- Friedrich “Fritz” Boettcher, Bakery Manager, FSA
- Gerald J. Budniewski, Stores Clerk 2, University Services – Central/Mechanical Stores/Receiving
- Diana Lynn Carpus, Project Manager, ITS – Administration
- Vincenzo Chillemi, Cleaner, Facilities Services – Custodial Services
- Lorrie Corsi, Director of Human Resources, FSA
- Kurt F. Fabritius, Supervising Janitor, Facilities Services – Custodial Services
- Jaime D. Galarza, Plant Utilities Assistant, Facilities Services – HVAC
- Kathy Gloss, Project Support Specialist, Migrant Tutorial
- Cheryl A. Howlett, Cleaner, Facilities Services – Custodial Services
- Pat Logan, Assistant Service Worker, Centre Pointe, FSA
- Marcia Mackowiak, Service Clerk, FSA
- Joanne L. Martonis, Interim Director Academic Advising
- Walter “Steve” Mayo, Professor, School of Music
- Deborah McCown, Office Manager, FSA
- Charles Notaro, Associate Vice President & FSA Executive Director
- Colin M. Plaister, Director, ITS - Academic Information Technology
- Martha E. Smith, Director of Revenue Accounting
- Michael J. VandeVelde, Assistant Director, ITS – Computing Services
- Judy VanVlack, Central Prep Lead, Cranston Marché, FSA
- Arthur Walker, Instructional Support Specialist, ITS - Academic Information Technology
- Richard M. Weist, Distinguished Professor, Psychology
- Curtis William, Janitor, Facilities Services - Custodial
