As the academic year comes to a close, we are preparing to congratulate a number of faculty and staff on their well-earned retirements from SU. Please join us in celebrating and acknowledging our dedicated employees who made the 2023-24 academic year their last at SU:


  • Olatokunbo Adeniran, Program Administrative Specialist (University Dining)
  • John Aikman, Architect (Facility Planning)
  • Laverne Bailey, Housekeeper (Physical Plant)
  • Debra Bailey, Program Management Specialist (Physical Plant)
  • Larence Becker, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Thomas Boudreau, Professor, Department of Conflict Analysis & Dispute Resolution (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Thomas Calo, Professor, Department of Management (Perdue School of Business)
  • Mable Collins, Housekeeper (Physical Plant)
  • Joel Davies, Associate Chief of Police (University Police)
  • Douglas DeWitt, Associate Professor, Department of Education Leadership (Seidel School of Education)
  • Karen Gibbs, Financial Services Supervisor (Financial Services)
  • Elizabeth Gertsch, Administrative Assistant I (University Dining)
  • Gary Harrington, Professor, Department of English (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Bea Hardy, Dean (Libraries & Instructional Resources)
  • Erma Johnson, Housekeeper (Physical Plant)
  • Terry Jones, Housekeeper (Physical Plant)
  • Neil Kennovin, Manager, Technical Trades (Physical Plant)
  • Joan Kjeldsen, Program Management Specialist (Honors College)
  • Lawrence Knier, Lecturer, Department of Music, Theatre & Dance (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Karen Olmstead, Provost Emerita (Academic Affairs)
  • Allan Pappas, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Judith Pike, Professor, Department of English (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Manav Ratti, Professor, Department of English (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Vicki Root, Director of School of Social Work (College of Health & Human Services)
  • Melany Trenary, Lecturer, Department of Communication (Fulton School of Liberal Arts)
  • Charles Wight, Professor, Department of Chemistry (Henson School of Science & Technology)
  • Rich Wilkens, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences (Henson School of Science & Technology)
  • Eugene Williams, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences (Henson School of Science & Technology)
  • Jennifer Wu, Account Clerk III (University Dining)

Please note: this list may exclude someone who is intending to retire between now and July 1 but has not given formal notice to both Human Resources and their direct supervisor.