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May 23, 2024

MSU Engineering honors 16 for dedicated service

Retirees and service anniversaries in 2023

Five staff members retired from the Michigan State University College of Engineering in 2023. Additionally, 11 others have been honored for many years of service to Michigan State.

Engineering Dean Leo Kempel thanked each Spartan Engineer for their contributions and dedication.

"Their collective service represents hundreds of years of commitment and scholarship on behalf of the college and MSU," Kempel added. “Our college community is very grateful.”

The 2023 retirees are:

  • Maggie Blair-Ramsey – College of Engineering
  • Nancy Creed – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
  • Vanessa Mitchner – Division of Engineering Computing Services
  • Laurene Rashid – Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Deborah Vasicek – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

SERVICE ANNIVERSARIES

15-Year Award Recipients

  • Santhosh Abraham – College of Engineering
  • Kathy Chomas – Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Michael James – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
  • Kylie Kenyon – College of Engineering
  • Suzanne Kroll – Mechanical Engineering
  • Jamie Lynn Marks – Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
  • Arthur Schober – Division of Engineering Computing Services

25-Year Award Recipients

  • Vanessa Mitchner – Division of Engineering Computing Services
  • Christopher Perry – Computer Science and Engineering

35-Year Award Recipients

  • Thomas Harpstead – College of Engineering
  • Brian Wright – Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact Kelley Monterusso at Engineering Media and Public Relations. Maggie Dillon, a student writer and public relations assistant in the MSU College of Engineering, contributed to this story.

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