Long-Term Service Awards
On Thursday, June 26, Teachers College held its annual Long-Term Service luncheon, honoring employees who have served more than 15 years at TC. Each year, employees whose terms are reaching a multiple of five are honored by speeches from top TC officials such as President Susan Fuhrman and Dean Bill Baldwin, as well as appreciative comments from the TC Community. • “Teachers College is fortunate to have many employees who stayed committed for so many years,” says Human Resources representative Angela Bai. “We often do not have an opportunity to thank our staff for all that they do, and this ceremony provides a chance for us to applaud them in public.” • Linda Wooten, Lead Secretary in Career Services, was honored for her 40-year tenure. “I thought the service was wonderful,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to be honored? It makes people feel special and appreciated.” • Wooten has been at TC through six presidential tenures, and she’s seen academic programs blossom and branch out, as well as the College itself. She said she stayed because of the job’s benefits as well as the TC Community. “I’m a people person,” she said. “No one plans to stay this long, but it happens. I don’t regret one moment of it.” • The honorees are:
Barbara Purnell, 40 years
Barbara Burke, 40 years
Linda Wooten, 40 years
John Astore, 35 years
John Vincent, 35 years
Roselouise Daly, 30 years
Joseph Gilchrist, 30 years
Ida Esannason, 30 years
Robert “Rocky” Schwarz, 30 years
Zoraida Grady, 25 years
William Manning, 25 years
Karen Harris, 20 years
Gary Lord, 20 years
Marion Speights-Magas, 20 years
Patricia Osbourne, 20 years
Diarah N’Daw-Spech, 15 years
Migdalia Rodriguez-DelValle, 15 years
Jacqueline Ancess, 15 years
Ruixue Zhao, 15 years
Cherlyn Johnson, 15 years
Grace Chough, 15 years
40 years and counting Linda Wooten, Barbara Burke and Barbara Purnell at awards ceremony.
Published Friday, Oct. 10, 2008