35 Staff Members Honored for Attaining Service Milestones
Those recognized for 40 years of service included Clint Halcom and Dr. Ruth A. Hawkins.
Those recognized for 30 years of service at A-State included (from left) Billy Hogue, Katrina Watson, Hope R. Phillips, Bobby R. Burton and Tracy Finch.
JONESBORO – A total of 35 staff members who have attained service milestones of 10, 20, 30 or 40 years at Arkansas State University were recognized Tuesday during the annual Distinguished Performance and Service Recognition ceremony in the Reng Student Union.
The 35 individuals who have achieved employment milestones this year were as follows:
40 Years
Two individuals – Clint Halcom in Facilities Management and Dr. Ruth A. Hawkins in Heritage Sites – have each achieved 40 years of service.
30 Years
Six staff members have 30 years of service: Mark Berky, Ellis Library; Bobby R. Burton, Grounds and Landscape; Tracy Finch, Admissions, Records and Registration; Billy Hogue, Controller; Hope R. Phillips, Arkansas Biosciences Institute; and Katrina Watson, Human Resources.
20 Years
Nine individuals who have attained 20 years of service were recognized during the Service Recognition Ceremony. Those individuals and their employment areas are Cynthia D. Beason, Ecotoxicology Research Lab; Esther Boyd, Facilities Management; Vicki Fletcher, Human Resources; Karen Fullen, Department of Social Work; Teresa Mosley, Information Technology Services; Greg Olson, Facilities Management; Christine D. Perry, College of Business; Dee Warren, Information Technology Services; and Sharon Webb, Institutional Effectiveness.
10 Years
An additional 18 employees received certificates for attaining the 10-year service milestone. They are: Lt. Billy Branch, Chris Charette, Robert Coggins, Rick Duncan, Terry Finney, Traci Fortner, Angela K. Gilbert, Jacquline Nicole Goad, Susan Harper, Vaneta Williams Harvey, Robert L. Hobbs, Lisa Kihlstadius, Tommy Raffo, Sandra Tate, Justin Terry, Scottie J. Wheat, Shirley Renee' Wilson and Julie Wyatt.
The annual Distinguished Performance Awards and Service Recognition program was initiated in 1994 to note outstanding job performance and long-time service by the university’s non-faculty employees, both classified and non-classified.
These A-State employees were among those recognized for their 20 years of service: Karen Fullen, Vicki Fletcher and Dee Warren.
Those recognized for 10 years of service at A-State included (from left) Susan Harper, Tracie Fortner, Shirley Renee' Wilson, Sandra Tate, Terry Finney, Rick Duncan, Lt. Billy Branch and Julie Wyatt.
