While several hundred Concordians are newly entering the mission field following the university's May 18 and 19 commencement ceremonies, more than a dozen individuals with centuries of professional experience among them are leaving their vocations as faculty and staff at CUW.
Seven professors and six staff members who each have served at Concordia for a decade or more have retired or will retire by July 2018. It’s one of the largest batches of long-standing employee retirements Concordia has seen in recent years.
The faculty retirees, listed in descending order of longest tenure, include:
Professor of Theology
35 years
Dr. David Krenz
Professor of English
29 years
Dr. Mary Korte
Professor of Science
24 years
Dr. Christine Moser
Professor of Occupational Therapy
24 years
Dr. Ann McDonald
Professor of Science
18 years
Dr. Carrie Buri
Director of MBA, Assistant Professor of Business
17 years
Rev. Dr. Thomas Feiertag
Professor of Theology
17 years
Staff retirees, listed in descending order of longest tenure, include:
Ann Rice
Director of the Green Bay Center
29 1/2 years
Dottie Larson
Administrative Assistant of Athletics
26 years
Cindy Jacoby
Administrative Assistant of Music and Campus Ministry
25 1/2 years
Jim Eichelberger
Director of Administrative Computing
19 years
Genetta Bell-Johnson*
Housekeeper
14 years
*An image of Genetta was not available because she retired before this article was compiled.
Pam Schmitz
Executive Assistant to the President
10 years
— This story is written by Kali Thiel, director of university communications for Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor. She may be reached at kali.thiel@cuw.edu or 262-243-2149.
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