March 8, 2007

LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The University of West Alabama recently recognized 134 employees for their 2,575 years of combined service to the Livingston institution. UWA presented custom-designed gold or silver lapel pins, some adorned with rubies and diamonds, to those with tenure of 10 years or longer. Three recipients were honored for 40 years of service.

UWA President Richard D. Holland expressed his gratitude at a reception held in honor of the pin recipients. “Thanks go out to today’s honorees for their loyalty and dedicated service to our institution,” said Holland, who received recognition for his 35 years at UWA. “We congratulate you and appreciate everything you do to make the University great.”

Honorees include (by years of service):

40 years—Linda A. Carr, Bob Holycross and Coleman James
 

35 years—Clarence Egbert, Richard Holland, Dennis Kudlawiec, Earlene Lindsey, T. Raiford Noland, Julian Ptomey and Monroe Snider
 

30 years—Danny Buckalew, Sandra Dial, Lawson Edmonds, Sylvia Homan, Madelyn Mack, Fred Myers, Dee Outlaw, Mamie Reed, Clemit Spruiell and Gary A. Stone
 

25 years—Carrie Bell, David Bowen, Shirley Boyd, Richard Buckner, R. T. Floyd, Susan Goodwin, Mike Graham, Collier Hofmann, Ann Ketcham, Martha Long, James McGahey, Carey Moore, Richard Reedy, Jimmy Robinson, Jim Shelton, Micky Smith, Billy Speight, Mike Spencer, David Taylor, Nancy Taylor, James Todd, Billy Ward and Robert Ware
 

20 years—Becky Babb, Patricia Beatty, Daisy Bibbs, Walter Boyd, Alan Brown, Kaye Bryan,  Charlie Clark, Dianne Colquitt, Gloria J. Crawford, Loretta Danner, Thomas DeVaney, Luther Gremmels, Richard Hester, Jeff Hood, Dorothy James, David Jones, Lynn Lashley, Judy Massey, Lillie Pharris, Johnny Presswood, Jackie Rencher, Vicki Spruiell, Doyle Truelove, Fannie Tucker and Carol Webb

15 years—Rosie Campbell, Winston D. Cobb, Penny Dew, Barbara Dial, Barbara Dill, Craig Doby, Jessie Egbert, Modine Gee, Becky Graham, Mark Griffith, Gray Holycross, Ron Hutchins, Henry Jones, Susie Jones, Nancy Kudlawiec, Bill Lenning, Mary Mack, Marion Madison, Alvin Marson, Gloria Mayo, Ron McKeller, Brad Montgomery, Janet Montgomery, Shirley Porter, Patricia Pratt, Mattie Richardson, Rose Rolison, Millie Schroeder, Louis Smith, George Snow, Joe Taylor, Patricia Taylor, Bobby Truelove, Tammy White and Bessie Williams

10 years—Becky Amato, Janis Beaird, Janet Bell, Manley Blackwell, Charlie Cook, Beverly Duke, Barbara Etheridge, Sieglinde Fleming, Christi George, Barry Green-Burns, Pam Hall, Tommy Hutchins, Ethelrine Johnson, Gerald Jones, Tina Jones, Willie Mae Jones, Eddie Love, John McCall, Emily McInnis, Mary Pagliero, Robert Pearson, Terry Pendergrass, Merle Peper,

Arthur Presswood, Don Rainer, Willie Raymond, Richard Schellhammer, Stephen Slimp, Kyle Thrash, Carole Welborn and Janie Wooldridge