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Date: Jun 2, 2005

Retirees

Date: Jun 2, 2005

Hootie Tootie wrote:

from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up?

This seems like an appropriate place to hold the reception, since so many people have retired thanks to a certain polymer scientist.

Date: Jun 2, 2005

USM Sympathizer wrote:

Hootie Tootie wrote: from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up? This seems like an appropriate place to hold the reception, since so many people have retired thanks to a certain polymer scientist.

Don't forget the notice that the Union has no power. Maybe they had to move it for that reason.

Date: Jun 4, 2005

Hootie Tootie wrote:

from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up?

Did anybody here attend this reception? How about a report on the event?

Date: Jun 4, 2005

Didn't Attend wrote:

Hootie Tootie wrote: from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up? Did anybody here attend this reception? How about a report on the event?

I don't know anything about the most recent reception, but I worked for the university for many years. About all that came from my efforts was a lousy silver-plated bowl.

Date: Jun 4, 2005

Flea Market wrote:

Didn't Attend wrote: Hootie Tootie wrote: from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up? Did anybody here attend this reception? How about a report on the event? I don't know anything about the most recent reception, but I worked for the university for many years. About all that came from my efforts was a lousy silver-plated bowl.

really? you mean you didn't receive any pay for all those years?

Date: Jun 4, 2005

really? wrote:

you mean you didn't receive any pay for all those years?

A pittance of pay for a great deal of abuse. It didn't even out. Didn't even come close.

Date: Jun 4, 2005

Flea Market wrote:

A pittance of pay for a great deal of abuse. It didn't even out. Didn't even come close.

Flea Market - I know what you mean. A person does not enter academics for the money. But when the do enter academics, they expect to be treated like professionals. They expect the organization to subscribe to the same established principles that exist at other universities. They expect due process and academic freedom. Anything less than that is abuse. I was also bitten by the fleas.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Kicked to ask for a report on the reception.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

I was there. There were rides, and games, and gifts galore! Abundant, overflowing!

Date: Jun 5, 2005

a list of the retirees honored would probably be helpful to Ms. Babbs if someone would put it up.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

In the past, my university (USM) would circulate a memo (or in recent years an email) listing the names of those retiring. That would allow faculty and staff to be aware of who was retiring in order to attend the ceremony to share the joy of those retiring. Under SFT, his university (Southern Miss) has done away with that courtesy.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

I didn't attend the retiree reception in the Polymer Science Auditorium, but a report from a reliable source says the auditorium was full, but many in attendance were there to honor friends who were retiring. About half of the bowls were sat aside because recipients were not there to accept them. Russ Willis was MC and Grimes handed out the bowls for retirees from academic affaris. Joe Paul did Student Affairs, Cecil Burge did Research and Economic Development, and Gregg Lassen did Administration. SFT was not seen.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

my department received a nicely printed card with the name of the retirees and the location/place of the reception. it was posted on our bulletin board.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Flea Market wrote:

Didn't Attend wrote: Hootie Tootie wrote: from USM Mail "The location for the reception honoring all retirees for this year on Friday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m., has been moved to the Polymer Science Auditorium." Will someone post about the reception? How many of the "honorees" actually show up? Did anybody here attend this reception? How about a report on the event? I don't know anything about the most recent reception, but I worked for the university for many years. About all that came from my efforts was a lousy silver-plated bowl.

I knew a retiree a couple of years ago, when presented the silver plated bowl, noticed the misspelling of her name...fortunately she had a good sense of humor and commented later of the university to continue to grow.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Ray's description is pretty accurate. I was there, as was Dave Beckett. I'd say the seats were 2/3 filled, with others standing in the back.

I did see Deans Gandy, Pierce , & Pood. I might have missed seeing Deans Fos and Doty.

The card listing retirees from the faculty went as follows:

David Creed (Chemistry)
Jim Crockett (Accoutancy)
Ray Folse (Physics)
Hugh Garraway (Computer Science)
Kim Herzinger (English)
Sherman Hong (Music)
Dennis Hunt (Criminal Justice)
Julie Lytle (Marine Sciences)
Thomas Lytle (Marine Sciences)
Gerald Mattson (Polymer Science)
Wilbur Moreland (Music)
David Patrick (Geology)
Lillian Range (Psychology)
Margaret Smith (Ed Leadership & Research)
Stanley Waldoff (Music)
David Wheeler (English)
Frank Whitesell (Economics, Finance & Int'l Business)

If I missed someone, my apologies.

Also retiring were some key folks in staff/support positions around the university.

Congrats to all.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

"Also retiring were some key folks in staff/support positions around the university."

Bill, would you mind listing some of those?

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Little old lady wrote:

"Also retiring were some key folks in staff/support positions around the university."

Bill, would you mind listing some of those?

Whoa, I could get into trouble for listing just some. Here are the names, minus those above:

Mary Ellen Baker
Lucy Betcher
Debbie Blackwell
Joe Brumfield
Richard Canty
Debbie Carter
Phil Chedotal
James Christmas
Genda Cody
Jerry Cole
Inez Dishmon
Newton Fawcett
Joan Ford
Ruby Garrard
Mary Gobert
Brenda Goza
Diane Green
Lucretia Hall
Elain Hendricks
Kay Hobson
David Kinsey
Regina Knight
James Lea
Grover Lowery
Mary Lowry
Cecil Marshall
Joseph Matthews
Lola McGee
Lola Norris
Sue Pace
David Patrick
Olivia Pigford
Claude Reamous
Jan Roberts
Ray Scott
Sandra Walters
Harry Ward
James Warren
Betty Watson

Again, congratulations. And, thanks.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Thanks! I see at least one almost indispensible person listed. I'm sure we all do . . . and probably not all the same ones.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

Who in the long list are faculty and who are staff?

We've got to be nearing the last leg of PERS (people) by now.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

I've gotten a couple of corrections off-list. Glad I apologized in advance.

Faculty retirees not originally listed:

James Lea (Political Science)
Newton Fawcett (Chemistry)
Harry Ward (Art)

Date: Jun 5, 2005

potus wrote:

Who in the long list are faculty and who are staff?
We've got to be nearing the last leg of PERS (people) by now.

I gathered that the first list were faculty and the second list were staff.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

What is interesting is the substantial n umber of these folks who are not at retirement age, who liked being at USM prior to SFT, and who decided they had to leave.

Date: Jun 5, 2005

potus wrote:

Who in the long list are faculty and who are staff? We've got to be nearing the last leg of PERS (people) by now.

No such luck. We've got 5 to 10 years more before they are all out of the system. With so many hires in he 80s, the exodus is not even close to over. USM, UM, MSU Airways still has a long time to fly.