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November 21, 2022

Ceremony will recognize 122 retiring SIU Carbondale employees

by Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize 122 retired employees for their service to the university in a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the Student Center Ballrooms.

The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. The holiday reception for faculty and staff, hosted by Chancellor Austin Lane, precedes the ceremony and will be from 8:30-10 a.m. in the Student Center’s International Lounge.

The recognition is for university employees who retired between Aug. 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022.

The retirees had 2,737 years of combined experience with the university. Of these retirees, 60 had 20 to 29 years of service; 15 employees had 30 to 34 years of service, and four employees had between 35 and 39 years of service. Three employees had between 40 and 44 years of service and one employee had 54 years of service.

The list of employees, by hometown, name, department and years of service, who are being honored is available here.