Changes to the program format for faculty and staff honored for years of service were well received at a two recent events.

Those who achieved thirty and forty years of service during 2007 were honored at a dinner at Meadow Brook Hall hosted by OU President Gary Russi. The honorees also received a framed certificate commemorating their years of service and a specially designed gift. The gift for thirty years was a Bulova anniversary clock for the mantel engraved with Oakland University 30 Years of Service. Recipients of the 40 year gift received a signature watch which was also engraved with the years of service, 1967-2007. Those who received the honor this year were:

40 Years of Service

• Ronald Cramer
• John Reddan

30 Years of Service

• David Downing
• Frank Giblin
• Art Griggs
• Kathleen Hamilton
• Linda Hildebrand
• Frank Moss
• Deborah Murray
• John Omans
• Catherine Pearce
• William Rogers
• Howard Schwartz
• Miron Stano
• Ronald Sudol
• Stephen Wright

Russi also hosted an afternoon reception for faculty and staff who achieved ten and twenty years of service during 2007. Honorees were invited to bring a guest to enjoy refreshments and socializing. After sharing a few words of thanks, Dr. Russi greeted recipients with a hand shake and photo as they walked across the stage. In addition to the framed certificate, honorees received a pair of marble bookends for twenty years or a pen and padfolio set for ten years. Those honored for ten and twenty years were:

20 Years of Service

• Mohammad Bazaz
• Gadis Dillon
• Charlotte Dunlop
• Edward Farragher
• Sandra Fick
• Michael Gillespie
• Kevin Grimm
• Andrew Gunsberg
• John Henke
• Sheryl Hugger
• Sandra Kern
• Anahid Kulwicki
• Darlene Mathiak
• William McGrath
• Albert Meehan
• Mary Mittelstaedt
• M. Evelyn Myers
• David Ollie Ray
• Sandra Pelfrey
• Richard Pipan
• Laurie Presti
• Ruel Ramos
• Karen Reeves
• Roderick Sampson
• Tammye Stoves
• Dyanne Tracy
• Eddie Turner
• Susan Wood

10 Years of Service

• Sherry Abernathy
• Winona Allen
• Robert Anderson
• Ann Bayley
• Donald Blalock
• Mary Anne Bowen
• Cynthia Cajka
• Sara Chapman
• Eddie Cheng
• Karen Clemmons-Lloyd
• Gregory Cunningham
• Joann Denby
• Frank Drewry
• Arik Dvir
• Theawiana English
• Schenette Fowler
• Judette Haddad
• Susan Hartman
• Anne Hitt
• Madelyn Kissock
• Kerro Knox
• Kathleen Kramer
• Tamara Machmut-Jhashi
• David Maines
• Anita Marshall
• Mary Mastromattei
• Debbie Misztura
• Michael Mitchelle
• Ted Montgomery
• Lynette Mosby
• Sarah Newton
• Linda Oliver
• Anne Olson
• Kay Palmer
• Shuranda Paul
• Linda Pavonetti
• Kathleen Pfeiffer
• John Riekels
• Stephen Roberts
• Stafford Rorke
• Sandra Sala
• John Seeley
• Arline Sheffer
• Gautam Singh
• Douglas Wendell