Among the highlights from the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon on Tuesday was Maria Iuliano's account of how some football players and coaches took to calling her “Mama Maria.”
Retiring this year after more than 16 years with Dining Services, Maria has been a visible and popular server and cook in Dutch Hollow who always approached her job as if she was “cooking for my family.”
President Roger Hull, himself a 15-year employee of the College, thanked the assemblage as he prepares to step down in June. “Everything we've done has been done by you,” he said, referring to improvements ranging from the campus grounds to admissions.
Printing Manager Joyce Chabot, who was honored for 40 years of service, recalled to some colleagues the many students who have worked with her over the years. One – Steve Ciesinski '70 – went on to become chairman of the College's Board of Trustees.
Eric Noll, director of Human Resources, who emceed the lunch, reported that current employees average more than 11 years of service. The College on Thursday honored employees who have given a total of 1,684 years of service.
Honored this year were:
Retirees: Peter Blankman, Communications; Rosemary Filkins, President's Office; R. Michaela French, UCALL; Jagdish Gajjar, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Maria Iuliano, Dining Services; George McMillian, Purchasing; Bonnie Patrick, Becker Career Center; Judith Peck, Registrar's Office; Elvera Shutter, Information Technology Services; George Smith, Biology; and Patricia Tuccillo, Mechanical Engineering.
For years of service:
40: Joyce Chabot
35: William Scanlon and Peter Tobiessen
30: Leroy Bluitt, Norman Dion, Diane McNamara, Judith Peck, Alan Taylor and William Zwicker
25: Julius Barbanel, Dianne Crozier, George Cuttita III, Ekram Hassib, James Meyer, Susan Rinaldi, Kimmo Rosenthal and Hilary Tann
20: Donald Birch, Donna Burton, Mary Cahill, Nancy DeAngelo, Vuk Fatic, Dennis Flavin, Rosina Guzzo, Kurt Hollocher, Judith Ludwig, Mohamman Mafi, Kevin McCarthy, Roland Pierson, Sylvia Schinnerer, John Sheehan, David Snyder, Lance Spallholz, Debra Stalker, Ron Thackeray, Robert Tomeck and Kathleen Zayicek
15: Shirley Agosta, Kenneth Albright, Bruno Cianfarani, James Clark Sr., Raymond Cook, Frank DeLeo, Wendy Duff, John Garver, Roger Hull, Annette LeClair, Joanne Little, Randy Mallett, Richard McCrary, Albert Moshier, Linnea Potter and Elaine Shull
10: Mary Ellen Burt, Dennis Chotkowski, Janice Coppola, David Cotter, Marlaine DesChamps, Carole Doherty, Kristin Fox, Glen Gailliard, Nicola Gemmiti, Theodore Gilman, Tina Giorgio, Carmela Hartman, Mary Beth Kabalian, Maureen Kopach, Alan Kratzke Jr., Joyce Madancy, Jonathan Marr, Diana Mirabile, Sue Murtlow, Kathy Ragule, Gail Sack, Brian Speck, Linda Wescott, Thomas White and R. Paul Willing
Noll cited employees who have been with the College more than 39 years: Thora Girke, Erik Hansen, Kelly Chlopecki and Jim Moore (49 years this year).