Recognizing Western’s Retirees
Recognition
Each spring, Western Washington University President Sabah Randhawa and the WWU community recognizes those employees that retired in the preceding 12 months at the annual Celebration of Excellence Awards.
2023/2024 Retirees
(In order of retirement date)
- Effie Eisses, Career Services Center ~ 19 years
- Liz Schermer, Geology Department ~ 33 years
- Lisa McCarthy, Music Department ~ 24 years
- Craig Lewis, Secondary Education/OCE ~ 9 years
- Suzanne Wright, Elementary Education ~ 8 years
- Thuy Nguyen, Facilities Operations ~ 36 years
- David Nelson, Economics Department ~ 45 years
- Dean Hoang, Facilities Operations ~ 33 years
- Bianca Smith, University Police ~ 21 years
- Barbara Farrand, Psychology Department ~ 30 years
- James Brady, Facilities Development & Operations ~ 23 years
- Sandy Brown, Career Services Center ~ 17 years
- Jeff Newcomer, Engineering and Design Department ~ 24 years
- Ming Zhang, Office of the Provost ~ 13 years
- Mary Anne Rangel-Guerrero, Modern & Classical Languages ~ 30 years
- Keith Williams, University Police ~ 5 years
- Mike Mana, Psychology Department ~ 23 years
- Pamela Whalley, Economics Department ~ 35 years
- Anne Lobeck, Linguistics ~ 33 years
- Donna Janigo, WWU Foundation ~ 36 years
- Clara Capron, Enrollment & Student Services ~ 32 years
- Joan Ullin, Student Outreach Services ~ 21 years
- Gerard Campbell, Decision Sciences ~ 8 years
- Claire Lending, Finance and Marketing ~ 6 years
- Bill Lonneman, Nursing Program ~ 6 years
- Katey Roemmele, Health & Human Development ~ 32 years
- Ning Yu, English Department ~ 29 years
- Brend Hunt-Holma, Ed. Leadership & Inclusive Teaching ~ 3 years
- Chris Friday, History Department ~ 31 years
- Jeff King, Psychology Department ~ 16 years
- Bob Putich, Finance & Business Services ~ 13 years
- Wyatt Harrison, Facilities Development & Operations ~ 37 years
- Lawrence Palmer, College of Science & Engineering ~ 25 years
- Shawni Portillo, Facilities Development & Operations ~ 11 years
- Greg Hoffenbacker, Woodring College of Education ~ 26 years
- Michael Meehan, Computer Science Department ~ 27 years
- Sherrie Montgomery, Capital Planning & Development ~ 11 years
- Donna Qualley, English Department ~ 29 years
- Amanda Eurich, History Department ~ 37 years
- Lisa Burn, WCE Certification ~ 18 years
- Suzann Finch, Financial Aid ~ 24 years
- Cheryl Perks, Bookstore ~ 44 years
- Ron Carpenter, University Police ~ 16 years
- Dave Knutson, College of the Environment ~ 26 years
- Stefan Freelan, Department of Environmental Studies ~ 22 years
- Hai Nguyen, Facilities Development & Operations ~ 24 years
- Linda Luttrell, College of Environment ~ 31 years
- June Fraser Thistle, Student Health Center ~ 20 years
- Edoh Amiran, Mathematics Department ~ 34 years
- Bradley Howard, Journalism ~ 18 years
- Janet Mock, Mathematics Department ~ 26 years
- Peter MacCoy, Facilities Development & Operations ~ 32 years
- Bruce Boyer, Environmental Health & Safety ~ 21 years
- Eric Mastor, Western Libraries ~ 30 years
- David Holmwood, Facilities Operations ~ 31 years
- Valerie Klein, Enterprise Infrastructure Services ~ 29 years
- Marcia Farwell, Student Health Center ~ 39 years
- Thomas McNeely, Western Libraries ~ 28 years
- Paul Mueller, Risk Management & University Compliance ~ 24 years
- Brenda Miller, English Department ~ 24 years
- Arunas Oslapas, Engineering and Design Department ~ 32 years
- Lorraine Brilla, Health & Human Development ~ 38 years
- Gregory Schwartz, Mathematics Department ~ 26 years
- Mark Lester, English Department ~ 19 years
- Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett, Health and Community Studies ~ 23 years
- Sean Murphy, Global Humanities & Religions ~ 21 years
- Farrokh Kahnamoui, Economics Department ~ 16 years
- Rick Benner, Capital Planning & Development ~ 39 years
Thank you to our retirees for their service and valued contributions to Western Washington University!
Are You Planning to Retire?
Please visit the Human Resources Retirement Website for retirement instructions and resources if you are planning to retire in the next year.