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