MCC Honors 29 Employees at Years of Service Award Luncheon

Janice Whitlow receives her award for 40 years of service to Muskegon Community College.

Janice Whitlow receives her award for 40 years of service to Muskegon Community College.

Muskegon Community College recognized 29 employees at its 32nd Years of Service Awards Luncheon on Jan. 17 in Stevenson Center Room 1200.

The employees, who collectively have devoted 375 years of service to MCC, celebrated a five-year anniversary employment date in 2017. The honorees’ supervisors were also invited to the event sponsored by the President’s Office.

The honorees, their years of service at MCC, and their respective offices or departments appear below:

40 Years
Janice Whitlow – Physical Plant

25 Years
Lynda Ferry – College Success Center

20 Years
Gretchen Cline – English/Communications
Dequecha Crews – Business
Arun Datta – Math and Physical Sciences
Ronnie Jewell – English/Communications
Jim Royce – Physical Plant

15 Years
Tonette Brown-Gardner – Physical Plant
Donella Cooper – Disability Support Services
Rebecca Evans – English/Communications
Sylvia Hayes – Counseling and Advising
Char Parker – Business
Dan Rypma – Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Kurt Troutman – Social Sciences
Susan Zemke – Nursing

10 Years
Magnolia Jones – Upward Bound
Marty McDermott – Athletics
Chris Patterson – Nursing
Robert Ross – Upward Bound

5 Years
Navidad Cortez – Human Resources
Ismael Enriquez – Foreign Languages
Jeff Hedges – Business Services
Peter Koryzno – Community Outreach
Kathleen Liefer – Applied Technology
Mike Myers – Research and Grants
Pat Raider – Academic Affairs
Becky Smith – Financial Services
Amy Swope – Foundation
Heather VanDerZanden – Nursing

Muskegon Community College 20-year, 25-year and 40-year Service Award recipients are: (left to right) Ronnie Jewell (20), Dequecha Crews (20), Janice Whitlow (40), Gretchen Cline (20), Lynda Ferry (25) and Jim Royce (20). Not pictured is Arun Datta (20)

Muskegon Community College 20-year, 25-year and 40-year Service Award recipients are: (left to right) Ronnie Jewell (20), Dequecha Crews (20), Janice Whitlow (40), Gretchen Cline (20), Lynda Ferry (25) and Jim Royce (20). Not pictured is Arun Datta (20).

 

Muskegon Community College 10-year and 15-year Service Award recipients are: (left to right) Magnolia Jones (10), Robert Ross (10), Chris Patterson (10), Rebecca Evans (15), Sylvia Hayes (15) and Marty McDermott (10). Not pictured are: Tonette Brown-Gardner (15), Donella Cooper (15), Char parker (15), Dan Rypma (15), Kurt Troutman (15), and Susan Zemke (15).

Muskegon Community College 10-year and 15-year Service Award recipients are: (left to right) Magnolia Jones (10), Robert Ross (10), Chris Patterson (10), Rebecca Evans (15), Sylvia Hayes (15) and Marty McDermott (10). Not pictured are: Tonette Brown-Gardner (15), Donella Cooper (15), Char Parker (15), Dan Rypma (15), Kurt Troutman (15), and Susan Zemke (15).

 

Muskegon Community College five-year Service Award recipients are (left to right) Becky Smith, Mike Myers, Amy Swope, Pat Raider, Kathy Liefer, Jeff Hedges, Navi Cortez and Peter Koryzno. Not pictured are: Ismael Enriquez and Heather VanDerZanden.

Muskegon Community College five-year Service Award recipients are (left to right) Becky Smith, Mike Myers, Amy Swope, Pat Raider, Kathy Liefer, Jeff Hedges, Navi Cortez and Peter Koryzno. Not pictured are: Ismael Enriquez and Heather VanDerZanden.