NEWS RELEASE

News Bureau . Schofield Hall 201 . Eau Claire, WI 54702
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EAU CLAIRE — Eight members of the classified staff at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have recently retired or will retire this spring or summer.

• Geraldine Dudansky, a payroll and benefits specialist advanced-confidential in the Human Resources office, retired in April. She came to UW-Eau Claire in 1981 as a payroll and benefits assistant in what was then the Personnel Office, and she subsequently devoted 23 years to processing payroll for the faculty and academic staff. Dudansky has served on the Housing Authority of the City of Thorp since 1969 and has been its chairperson since 1977.
• Linda Haag, a program assistant 3 in the Dean’s Office of the School of Education, will retire in June after 37 years of service at UW-Eau Claire. She started in 1967 as a stenographer in the history department and later became a program assistant.
• Bonnie Hays, a custodian with custodial services, will retire in July after 15 years at UW-Eau Claire. She began working in custodial services and University Centers and later transferred to McIntyre Library, the McPhee Physical Education Center, and, in 1996, to Human Sciences and Services.
• Ronald Robl, a custodian in Housing and Residence Life, retired in December 2003. He began working in McIntyre Library in 1982, transferred to the Department of Natural Resources in 1989 and then returned to UW-Eau Claire in 1998 as a custodian in the Haas Fine Arts Center.
• Robert Scott, a custodian with custodial services, will retire in May. He came to UW-Eau Claire in 1988 as a power plant operator and progressed through the classification series in subsequent years. In 1994 he received a Certificate of Commendation from the Wisconsin State Employee Suggestion Board. Most recently he has held a half-time weekend custodian position.
• Dianne Shane, a program assistant 2 in the music and theatre arts department, retired in early April. She started working as a typist at UW-Stout in 1972 but left in 1974 to pursue a degree. In 1980 she transferred from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to UW-Eau Claire and subsequently worked as a program assistant in the School of Arts and Sciences, the Admissions Office, the American Ethnic Coordinating Office, the Office of Financial Aid and finally in the music and theatre arts department. Shane finished out her state service as a custodian in custodial services.
• Judy Stitt, a program assistant 3 in the history department, will retire in May. She came to the university in 1981 with a diploma as a private secretary. She held positions as a fiscal clerk and a program assistant until 1983 when she became a permanent typist and later a program assistant in the School of Nursing. Stitt later transferred among several offices and departments, including chemistry, Admissions, the School of Education Field Experience Office and finally the history department. She served on the Classified Staff Committee for Professional Development from 1997-1999.
• Vicki Vogler, a program assistant 2 in the Office of Financial Aid, retired in February. She came to UW-Eau Claire in 1984 with an associate degree in computer programming and operations and served as a computer operator until 1990 when she became a program assistant at the Children’s Center. She transferred to the Office of Financial Aid in 1992.

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Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu

Updated: April 30, 2004