Congratulations to the 30 A-State staff members who have attained service milestones of 30 or 40 years. They were recognized Friday during the Distinguished Performance Awards and Service Recognition ceremony. Four staff members – Carol Barnhill in Procurement, Phareta Calkin in Printing Services, Lola Langley in Procurement, and Jenifer Rice Mason in Disability Services – have each achieved 40 years of service. Nine individuals have 30 years of service: N. Paulette Bradley, Financial Aid and Scholarships; Jane Ann Craft, Mathematics and Statistics; Patricia Glascock, Counseling Center; Bettye J. McKinney, First National Bank Arena; Teresa L. Ryan, First National Bank Arena; Sandra Bramblett Sherman, Business Services; Rusty Stroud, Construction Services; Kathy A. Ward, Controller; and Marilyn Wilhide, Sciences and Mathematics. Photos and a release are online.

Seventeen individuals who have attained 20 years of service were recognized Friday. Those individuals and their employment areas are Charles D. Atherton, Facilities Management; Richard L. Bergener, Facilities Management; Dena Bolar Graves, Financial Aid and Scholarships; Dr. Audrey Bowser, School of Teacher Education; Sandra A. Clements, Treasurer; Shane D. Copeland, Student Development and Leadership; Jimmy R. Crocker, Facilities Management; Craig S. Johnson, Student Affairs; Andrea C. Massie, Ellis Library; Terry Phipps, University Police; Kimberly J. Price, Testing Center; Karen Rinehart, football; Jacquelyn Rorex, Institutional Effectiveness; Dr. Jill Simons, Undergraduate Studies; Tawnya A. Waymack, Financial Aid and Scholarships; Lori Ann Winn, Human Resources; and Samantha Young, Safety and Emergency Management.

At the Distinguished Performance Awards and Service Recognition Ceremony Friday, 39 staff members received certificates for attaining the 10-year service milestone. Congratulations to those recognized: Beth Ballard, Josephine Battle, Shawn Alan Blanchard, Seth W. Broadaway, Karen E. Carter, Emily Devereux, Pat Edwards, Sherry C. Ellis, Natalie Eskew, Phillip P. Gatling, Sharon Groves, Janice Hargett, Sandra K. Hermann, Cathie Hiegel, Linda Hinton, Cristle Gail Kilgore, Matthew L. Kraft, Ruby D. Landers, Kimberly Lee, Tony Marshall, Emily Michelle Mason, Jennifer Novalick, Rebecca Oliver, Angela M. Opperman, Brian Gale Pettie, Bradley A. Pietz, Clarisa L. Ratliff, Jamila C. Reeves, Jarrod S. Riley, Connie Louise Scott, Brian K. Shelton, Joseph G. Thornton, Nikki Turner, Theressa Walker, Bebe E. Walton, Anna Warren, Bobby Paul Warren, Tara D. Watson and Marcy Kathleen White.

Congratulations to the newly elected slate of Staff Senate officers, ready to take on the work of another year at A-State. The officers and their employment areas are: Rob Gordon (left), Recruitment, president; Rebecca Oliver, Honors College, vice president; Todd Clark, Digital Creative Media, vice president for communications; Elizabeth Wakefield, Office of Assessment, secretary; and Sheryl Puckett, Campus Card Center, treasurer.

Dr. Susan Hanrahan, dean, Nursing and Health Professions, is overseeing A-State student and faculty involvement in a project with New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and funded through a U. S. Department of Agriculture Delta Healthcare Service Grant. The partners will implement a mobile medical clinic, Delta Care-a-van, to bring medical care to selected rural communities. More details are available online.