On Friday, December 16, Castleton faculty, staff and administrators gathered in the Casella Theater for the university’s annual Years of Service Celebration. The event celebrated those Castleton employees who had recently surpassed milestone years of service in increments of five. Honored for an impressive 40 years of service to the university was Executive Assistant to the President’s Office Rita Geno, who was met with an overwhelming applause and standing ovation.
Also recognized was Admissions Athletic Liaison and Men's and Women's Alpine Skiing Head Coach Chris Eder who earned the distinction of Employee of the Year for his professionalism, work ethic, and dedication to his students, athletes and colleagues alike.
"We win and lose as a team," said Eder, "This award is about all of us. Everyone here works hard and we do it for our university and our students."
5 YEARS
Michael Anderson, Amy Bremel, Chris Chapdelaine, Rich Clark, Hannah Corkery, Matt Corriere, Tom Geisler, Samantha Green, Janet Hazelton, Brittany Higgins, Joseph Kozlik, Bo McDougall, Bobbi Poczobut, Christine Sadler, Brian Smith, Livia Vastag, Andy Vermilyea, Lee Wiktorski, Steve Wolf
10 YEARS
Tammy Brown, Andre Fleche, Detlef Hagge, Tom Holland, Naomi Julius, Brendan Lalor, Joann Larson, Vicki Matteson, Brigette Olson, Kathy Perzanowski, Heather Porter, Dawn Saunders, Bill Wiles
15 YEARS
Elizabeth Ashworth, Harry Chaucer, Meredith Fletcher, Pam Groesbeck, Barbara Kimmel, Chris Kwolek, Michele Stanley, Dave Wolk, Delma Wood
20 YEARS
Tita Annis, Burnham Holmes, Harry McEnerny, Peggy Shramek, George Supernovich
25 YEARS
Kelley Beckwith, Victoria DeRosia, Court Gettel, Sanjukta Ghosh, Heather Hewes, Peter Kimmel, Helen Mango
30 YEARS
John Burke, Brad Hunt, Laurie Knauer
40 YEARS
Rita Geno