ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University honored 40 of its most senior classified employees at the 33rd Annual Service Awards Program on Monday, Nov. 18, at the Baker University Center Ballroom. The bargaining and non-bargaining classified employees recognized had achieved 25, 30 or 35-year service milestones this year.

Speakers at the ceremony included Ohio University President Robert Glidden, Vice President for Administration Gary North and Assistant Vice President for University Human Resources Jim Kemper, while Alexis Cline, chair of Classified Senate, and Charlie Adkins, representative of AFSCME, Local 1699, presented the honorees with their gifts.

The Classified Employee Service Awards program started in 1971 and has become an annual event held at the Baker University Center. Classified employees receive a gift for every five years of service, and the gifts include everything from a certificate for five-year employees to an Ohio University black wooden chair, gold pin or charm for employees with 40 years of service.

Here is a list of the honorees:

35 Years

Connie Ator, Distance Learning Undergrad

Ernest Brown, Zone Maintenance

Donna Bruce, Mechanical Engineering

Mary Fowler, Registrar's Office

Louis Murvay, Custodial Services

Josefine Shields (Retired), Interior Services

Patricia Thompson, VP Finance/Controller

30 Years

Janice Castle, Dining Services Central Food

Regina Cunningham, Dean's Office-Chillicothe Campus

Sheryl Evener, OU-COM Academic Affairs

Floyd Flowers (Deceased), Custodial Services Area A

Sharon Lamb, Library

Clara Ledford, Business & Residence Services

William McCammon, Custodial Services-Area B

Kathy Myers (Retired), VP Administration Office

Norma Patton, OU-COM

Richard Rosser (Retired), Paint Shop

Sue Wilkes, Facilities Planning Office

25 Years

Daniel Adams, Residence Hall Maintenance

Robert Bean, Dining Services Central Food

Carol Bircher, Mail Services

Carol Blue, OU-COM Dean's Office

Cathy Brooks, OU-COM Dean's Office

Harold Carpenter, Carpenter Shop

Karen Carsey, Housing & Food Services

Gwyneth Church, Admissions

Debra Depeel, Journalism

Kenny Dicken, Airport Operations

Candace Dishong, Physics & Astronomy

Rhea Douglas, Political Science

Theresa Hicks, Dining Services

Susan Keys, University Communications & Marketing

Judith Marshall, OU-COM

Rebecca Metcalf, Student Health Services

Sandra Miller, Student Financial Aid

Mary Phillips, Dining Services - Central Food

Marlene Russell, Human Resources

Amy Underwood, Library at Zanesville Campus

Kathy Watson, Ohio University Programs in Hong Kong

Dixie West, Registrar's Office