Five GLS staffers retire

Retirees Sandy Pfahler, Yvonne Lee, Milan Radovich, Ken Rouse and Mary Tipton celebrated their library careers Thursday, June 27 at an open house in the Petrovich Reading Room (Room 212 Memorial Library). Combined their work represents more than 140 years of cumulative experience. To learn more about each individual, see the program that accompanied the event.

Many well-wishers turned out for the event in Room 212 Memorial Library.

(L to R) The five retirees: Sandy Pfahler, Ken Rouse, Yvonne Lee, Mary Tipton, and Milan Radovich.

The spread.

Let them eat cake.

A jazz combo from the School of Music entertains.

Abdulla Badsha, CTS.

Elsa Althen, Biology Library.

James Bailey (L), emeritus professor of Slavic languages, and Chester Wang, retired East Asian Studies bibliographer.

(L to R) Robin Rider, Collection Development, Geri Laudati, Special Collections and Music, and Charles Dean, LTG.

Jane Linzmeyer, Social Work Library, and Sandy Pfahler (R).

(L to R) Nancy Schaefer, Donna Sievwright and Lois Milton, CTS.

Jonathan Cooper, Historical Society Library, and Gene Dewey, retired from CTS/Acquisitions.

Kerry Gleason, Library Instruction.

Melba Jesudason, retired from College Library, and Emilie Ngo-Nguidjol (R), Reference and Francophone Studies.

Yvonne Lee (L) and Margie Speier, Law Library.

Susan Barribeau, Collection Development, and Kerry Kresse, Physics Library.

Faith Miracle (L), retired from the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, and Yvonne Schofer, Collection Development.

Joan Venni, Debi Doyle and Carlene Rohde, CTS.

Ken Rouse (R) and his son, Martin.

(L to R) Lois Thies, retired from CTS, Yvonne Lee and Yvonne's daughter, Amy.

Irene Zimmerman (L), CTS, and Jean Rowley, retired from CTS.

Debbie Nelson and Kari Grover, User Services.

Ed Van Gemert, Public Services, and Kirsten Houtman, WiLS.

Emily Wixson, Chemistry Library, and Richard Reeb, CTS.

Tanner Wray, User Services, and Victoria Chu, Collection Development.