Williams College Celebrates Staff Members on Annual Appreciation Day

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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., May 4, 2015—On Tuesday, May 5, Williams College will host its annual Appreciation Day, which honors staff members who have reached milestones in their service to the college. The celebration includes a luncheon for employees completing their 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th year of service, and a dinner for employees celebrating their 25th, 30th, 35th, and 40th year of service, as well as those who are newly retired. The day is an opportunity for community members to offer thanks to the staff whose contributions uphold the college’s functionality and excellence.

This year’s retires are Bob Bernier, Linda Blake, Bob Bleau, Don Clark, Dick Cummings, Tom Mahar, Janice McKay, Bea Miles, Rob Seney, Dinny Taylor, Alice Wilson, Judith Win, Bob Volz, and Rosalie Tworig.

Jim Butler and Mimi Roy are celebrating 40 years at the college, while Bob Bleau, C. J. Gillig, Susan Landry, Jessy Park, Barb Pietras, Dennis Richard, Terry Waryjasz, and Kris Williams are celebrating 35 years.

Celebrating their 30th year of service are Pat Acosta, Nancy Bellows, Abby Bienkowski, Linda Blake, Cheryl Brewer, Crystal Brooks, Nancy Bryant, Marilyn Cole Dostie, Jim Menard, Joe Moran, Dick Nesbitt, Gail Ouellette, Bette Phelps, Tha Poeuk, Brian Quinn, and Paul Richard.

Celebrating 25 years at the college are Pete Armstrong, Marissa Barschdorf, Keith Blanchard, Sue Clairmont, Robin Coody, Cyndi Haley, Karen Marchegiani, Laura McKeon, Bev Sylvester, Val Turner, Helena Warburg, and Tammy Wright.

Celebrating 20 years at the college are Mary Bailey, Tom Bearup, Marilynne Beaulieu, Tom Bona, Lisa Cahill, Jane Canova, Jean Caprari, Angie Copeland, Ashley Frost, Sharon Marceau, Hideyo Okamura, Chuck Paquette, Mellisa Roy, Bobbi Senecal, Brent Siciliano, Gregory Smith, Joe Sylvester, and Kim Tremblay.

Celebrating their 15th year of service are Janet Bartlett, Colleen Bethoney, Bob Briggs, Carleen Carmel, Mark Dingman, Judy Fraser, Todd Gould, Tamra Hjermstad, Dan Kolis, Gary Lohnes, Amy Lovett, Heather Main, John Manley, Susan Monroe, Besy Montoya Ochoa, Linda Moran, John Moresi, Todd Noyes, Norm Parker, Marsha Peters, Guy Randall, Phil Remillard, Kristan Renish, Lili Rice, Luis Rivera, Barbara Robertson, John Shea, Rick Spalding, Ted Stefanik, Judith Win, and Amy Wood.

Celebrating 10 years of service are Norm Bell, Emily Bourguignon, Pat Burton, Jerry Byers, Bruce Carnevale, Dan Cellana, Donna Cuzzone, Gayle Donohue, Gretchen Eliason, Joyce Foster, Darryl Frye, Joanna Gabler, Jonathan Gillig, Aaron Gordon, Amy Johns, Mark Kimball, Dan Levering, Paula Machado, Paul Moorman, Jason Moran, John Noble, Craig Piers, Marlene Rider, Carol Stein-Payne, Johnny Tetreault, and Marty Walden.

Celebrating 5 years at the college are Simone Anderson, Karima Barrow, Mark Bergeron, Krista Birch, Corissa Bryant, Ashley Cart, James Cart, Meg Conan, Stephanie Dunson, Adam Falk, Francis Fredette, Lucy Green, Lynna Jackson, Dawn Jamros, Megan Konieczny, James Lewis, John Malcolm, Jennifer Marlowe, Amy Merselis, Keith Noel, Sourena Parham, Samantha Patterson, Michele Rech, Carol Rydell, Emilce Salas, Emery Shriver, Michael Taylor, Deanna Traversa, and Christa Waryas.

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Founded in 1793, Williams College is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Massachusetts. The college’s 2,000 students are taught by a faculty noted for the quality of their teaching and research, and the achievement of academic goals includes active participation of students with faculty in their research. Students’ educational experience is enriched by the residential campus environment in Williamstown, Mass., which provides a host of opportunities for interaction with one another and with faculty beyond the classroom. Admission decisions on U.S. applicants are made regardless of a student’s financial ability, and the college provides grants and other assistance to meet the demonstrated needs of all who are admitted.

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Published May 4, 2015