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Picturing Our Past Calvert named Eagleton University professor Randall L. Calvert, Ph.D., professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, will be named the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs & Political Science, announced Edward S. Macias, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and dean of Arts & Sciences. Full story More Stories
				48 retirees honored at annual luncheon for years of service By Andy Clendennen Photo by David Kilper Recent retirees (from left) Jane Eckert, Jean Gaines and John Epstein (far right) are honored for their years of service by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton at a Sept. 26 luncheon at Whittemore House. Quick, name the past six chancellors of the University. Jean Gaines can. And not only can she name them, she knew them all personally. Gaines recently retired from the University after 55 years of service under, in order, Nobel laureate Arthur Holly Compton, Ethan A.H. Shepley, Carl Tolman, Thomas Eliot, William H. Danforth and current Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Gaines was one of 48 recent retirees recognized in a luncheon hosted by Wrighton Sept. 26 at Whittemore House. From 1946-1998, Gaines worked in the Office of the Registrar, now called Student Records, where she was promoted from secretary to administrative assistant to associate registrar. In 1998, she joined public affairs as director of commencement. "Jean Gaines was the ultimate Washington University employee," said James Burmeister, executive director of University relations and Commencement, and commencement chair from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s. "She always put the students first in a caring and concerned way." Retirees recognized Forty-eight recent retirees were recognized in a Sept. 26 luncheon at Whittemore House. Retirees from the Hilltop Campus and their years of service are: Arlene Boulding, 29; Carol Brown, 13; Robert Browning, 23; David Cronin, 25; Sarah Delaney, 32; Susan Felps, 35; Linda Glassner, 18; Ethel Hochberg, 21; Margaret Hopkins, 11; Joe Kastner, 34; Diana Lee, 16; Mazie Moore, 25; Libby Reuter, 19; Maureen Ronken, 18; John Russell, 33; Donald Schneider, 11; Phyllis Schomaker, 13; John Silvernail, 10; Gary Sparks, 32; and Leslie Will, 18. Retirees from the Medical Campus are and their years of service are: Rose Bodman, 20; Tommie Lee deArmas 10; Phyllis Feagans, 31; Judy Gamblin, 30; Josephine Garcia, 21; Karl Helms, 18; Bettie Jones, 35; Mary Keller, 15; Lois Kopff, 13; Laverne Mason, 23; Katherine McClure, 26; Carole Moser, 22; Patricia Nacci, 27; Martha Nelson, 10; Jo Ann Nowotny, 17; Mary Peters, 25; Charles Radcliff, 15; Mary Schuetz, 24; Rose Steinert, 10; Roosevelt Stringfellow, 11; Norma Urani, 13; Charles Williams, 28; Thelma Williams, 32; G. William Winter, 29; and Yeqing Zhou, 12. Of the retirees recognized at the luncheon, 12 had at least 30 years at the University. And while no one approached -- or might ever approach -- Gaines' mark, Jane Eckert and John Epstein were also singled out for 41 and 40 years of service, respectively. Gaines, Eckert and Epstein all received bouquets of flowers symbolic of the retirees with the longest service. "An extraordinary range of talent and contributions is needed to have an institution come to this degree of success," Wrighton said in his congratulatory remarks. "You have my and everyone's gratitude for the important work you have done and for the success you have brought to the University. I'm very grateful to those who have dedicated their careers to advancing the University." All retirees were given walnut plaques, presented by Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D., dean of the School of Engineering & Applied Science; William A. Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine; Virginia Toliver, associate dean of University Libraries, M. Fredric Volkmann, vice chancellor for public affairs; and Wrighton.

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