Event celebrates faculty and staff

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More than 30 employees of Chadron State College received special recognition Friday night during the institution’s annual faculty and staff recognition banquet in the Student Center. Dr. Chuck Butterfield, professor of range management, received he Teaching Excellence Award, which is presented annually to the institution’s outstanding educator. Other candidates for the honor were Dr. Phil Cary, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Wendy Waugh, professor of business and economics.

Nine retirees and 19 employees celebrating anniversaries for years of service also received special recognition.

The list of retirees includes two members of the English faculty, Dr. Michael Cartwright and Dr. Robert Doxtator. Dr. Ron Miller, sociology, and Dr. Randy Lawson, biology, also are on the list.

Other employees honored for their retirement are Loree MacNeill, director of cultural programs and college relations, Ken Korte, exhibit design and display specialist, Terry Burks, accounting clerk, Gene Peters, electrician, and LeAnn Canaday, custodian.

Doxtator also was recognized for 40 years of service to the institution, which represents a longer tenure than any other current employee. Following are the employees who celebrated anniversaries for years of service:

40 years: Robert Doxtator. 30 years: Deb Keim and Con Marshall. 25 years: Michael Cartwright, Loree MacNeill, Kim Madsen, Lois Veath, Dale Williamson and Jim Wright. 20 years: Mary Burke. 15 years: Don King, Ann Krejci, Donna Ritzen and Linda Wineteer. 10 years: John Caswell Jr., Amy Coates, Robyn Foral, Nancy Hartman and Scott Kadlecek.

Dr. Janie Park, CSC president, presented awards to the honorees and Dr. Lois Veath, vice president for academic affairs, served as the program’s master of ceremonies.

For more information about CSC's retirees and Friday's event, click here for a PDF of the official program.

-College Relations

Category: Campus News, Employee Awards & Achievements