EIU Honors 2008-2009 Retirees

May 6, 2009

Nearly 40 Eastern Illinois University employees recently were honored as faculty/staff members who have retired or plan to retire during the 2008-2009 school year. They are, from left to right, front row – Jone Zieren, Mary Jo Grasl, Julie McDivitt, Susan Kaufman and Carol Stevens; second row – Carol Morgan, Julia Abell, Deb Wolf, Sharon Curry, M. L. McCrary and Myrna Thomason; and third row – Ebrahim Karbassioon, Allen Horney, Douglas Hicks and Sammy Jones. President Bill Perry (far right, third row) was on hand to congratulate the retirees.

Those not shown are Joseph Allison, Teresa Bennett, Larry Cannon, Michael Clayton, Jeff Cooley, Charles Costa, Jeri Doty, Rick Edwards, Norris Fields, Sandra Gossett, Carol Hawkins, Barb Kuykendall, Russell Letner, Charles Miller, Terry Perkins, Sandra Ryan, John Smith, Karen South, Walter Spencer, Max Swango and Anne Zahlan.