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.
2022/2023 Retirees
(In order of retirement date)
- Leanna Bowman, Registrar’s Office – 33 years
- Michael Hilles, Institute of Watershed Studies – 25 years
- Debbie Curry, Enrollment & Student Services – 14 years
- Jeff Davis, Vicking Union Operations/Lakewood – 45 years
- Tracey Bertels, Outreach & Continuing Education – 25 years
- Tim Springstead, Plumbing Shop – 21 years
- Barbara Sandoval, President’s Office – 17 years
- John Furman, Facilities Development & Operations – 11 years
- Fred Marchand, Enterprise Infrastructure Services – 30 years
- Brent Carbajal, Provost – 25 years
- Brian Burton, Academic Affairs – 27 years
- Susan Cahill, Ed Leadership & Inclusive Teaching – 19 years
- Kay Davis, Athletics – 12 years
- Janet Finlay, Psychology Department – 23 years
- Stan Goto, Health & Community Studies – 18 years
- Rieko Darling, Communication Sciences & Disorders – 28 years
- M. J. Mosher, Anthropology Department – 13 years
- Jaime Forsyth, Small Business Development Center – 3 years
- Karen Dade, Secondary Education – 10 years
- Paula Conforti-Anderson, Student Health Center – 18 years
- Janet Xing, Modern & Classical Languages – 25 years
- Jeff Young, Biology Department – 23 years
- Teresa Chan, Child Development Center – 9 years
- Kevin Hoult, Small Business Development Center – 16 years
- Hub McCaulley, Maintenance & Operations – 15 years
- Karen Walker, University Residences – 29 years
- Maggie Barklind, Outreach & Continuing Education – 36 years
- Khuyen Do, Academic Custodial Services – 23 years
- Stephen James, Engineering & Design Department – 38 years
- Patty Mahboobzadeh, Music Department – 18 years
- Francis Dedourek, Outdoor Maintenance – 19 years
- Dominique Coulet du Gard, OCE Degrees Programs – 17 years
- Perry Fizzano, Computer Science Department – 18 years
- Gary Carlton, Environmental Health & Safety – 19 years
- Linnea Broker, Washington Campus Coalition – 13 years
- Jean Melious, Urban Environment Planning Policy – 26 years
- Joel Swisher, Institute for Energy Studies – 8 years
- Tracy Thorndike, Ed Leadership & Inclusive Teaching – 29 years
- Heidi Zeretzke, Outdoor Maintenance – 19 years
- Emily Weiner, WWU Foundation – 9 years
- Rich Dustin, Enterprise Infrastructure Services – 12 years
- Vincent Hill, Scientific Technical Services – 32 years
- Sonja Sather, WWU Foundation – 44 years
- Diane Knutson, Urban Environment Planning Policy – 16 years
- PeeWee Halsell, Athletics – 36 years
- Teresa Sherwood, Department of Mathematics – 27 years
- Pete Heilgeist, Business & Financial Affairs – 9 years
- Raquel Vigil, Viking Union Operations – 34 years
- Steven Card, Athletics – 33 years
- Bruce Beasley, English Department – 31 years
- Joan Connell, Journalism Department – 12 years
- George Erb, Journalism Department – 9 years
- James Hearne, Computer Science Department – 37 years
- Joseph Hunter, Education Leadership & Inclusive Teaching – 11 years
- Linda Luke, Registrar’s Office – 34 years
- Kristen Parris, Political Science Department – 33 years
- Dean Wright, Journalism Department – 9 years
- Ning Yu, English Department – 30 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.