Employees honored at annual recognition event
May 17, 2011
Employees from the Order of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Support Staff Guild Assembly (SSGA) were recognized for their years of employment and retirement at the SSGA Recognition Social May 17 at Sexton Commons, SJU.
The SSGA, which was formed in 2001, represents the interests and needs of support staff employees from SJU, Saint John's Preparatory School, Saint John's Abbey and the Liturgical Press.
Those honored include:
Five years - Mike Garvey, life safety services; Bob Lillard, Abbey woodworking; Liz Owens, Liturgical Press; Christian Sack, St. Raphael Hall; Laura Schmitz, philosophy department; John Walz, Abbey custodial services; Erica Wander, dining services.
10 years - Kenny Bechtold, Liturgical Press; Audrey Dingmann, bookstore; Wanda Gaebel, custodial services; Chick Hardy, Benedictine Institute of Saint John's; Mike Kreitzer, custodial services; Janine Lortz, library; Lynette Raymond, life safety services; Judy Shank, Clemens and Myers Chair secretary; Diane Sobania, Liturgical Press; Heather Stanley, information technology services.
15 years - Rita Auer, dining services; Julie Dietman, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library; Nancy Fiedler, Liturgical Press; Carol Hlebain, custodial services; Denise Laudenbach, Registrar's Office; Dan Vogel, Abbey land management.
20 years - Ann Jonas, bookstore; Ruth Miller, dining services; Rob Stoeckel, Abbey paint shop; Greg Van Beck, dining services; Mark Warzecha, Liturgical Press.
25 years - Jeff Eiynck, dining services; Bernice Hadley, dining services; Mary Ann Kammers, dining services; Mike Leyendecker, Abbey power house; Jim Lust, information technology services; Mary Ritter, Prep School.
30 years - Ann Arndt, natural science division; Sandy Ernst, Prep School; Pete Schwegel, custodial services; Jean Stottlemyer, Abbey physical plant; Lucy Thomes, Registrar's Office; Jeff Voss, dining services.
35 years - Chuck Burg, Abbey physical plant; Shirley Rausch, business office; Rebecca Terhaar, library.
40 years - Caroline Linz, Liturgical Press.
Retirement - Lloyd Opatz, Abbey physical plant; Ruth Pflipsen, St. Raphael Hall; Mary Pflueger, Abbey laundry; Benedict Trettel, Abbey garage.