District Honors 2016-17 Retirees During Recent Banquet at Newberry Hall

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AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOSTS 2016-17 RETIREMENT EVENT

With a combined total of 3,184 years of service in the field of education, 117 Aiken County Public School employees were honored for their many contributions and celebrated for their service during a retirement dinner held Monday, May 22, at 6:00 p.m. at Newberry Hall in downtown Aiken.

Among the retirees are Russell Gunter, Principal of Byrd Elementary School, and Cathy Ellis, Principal at JD Lever, with 31 and 33 years of service, respectively.

The District bade farewell to beloved teachers at every level, including North Augusta Middle School Mathematics Teacher Ms. Margaret Fisher, who retires with 44 years of service in education. This is the greatest number of years dedicated to education of all ACPSD retirees for the 2016-2017 year.

Custodians who have had an impact upon the lives of generations of students and helped to instill in our youth a pride in their work will soon clean their school cafeterias for the last time. Secretaries will cheerfully answer their last on the job phone call, bus drivers will safely transport students on their last career route, and school food service workers will serve a healthy meal to their last students.

The Aiken County Public School District wishes the following employees all the best in their upcoming retirements – we are grateful for their many years of service to the community and “time well spent” improving the lives of our students.

 

NAME                          SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT                                  YEARS

Iola Abney                   Transportation                                                16

Judith Abrams             Career & Technology Center                             25

Judy Allen                    Schofield Middle                                             10

Julia Baldwin               Paul Knox Middle                                             34

Amanda Barnes           Aiken Elementary                                            26

Renee Beaty                CIL at Pinecrest                                              28

Delphia Benhardt        J.D. Lever                                                        38

Glenda Bennett           Jefferson Elementary                                        29

Marianne Berst           Busbee-Corbett                                                28

Charlotte Bickley         North Augusta Middle                                       19

Donna Blackwell         Busbee-Corbett Elem./ Middle                           35

Paula Brewer              Aiken Middle                                                   12

Catherine Brown         Cil at Pinecrest                                                34

Martha Brunson          North Augusta Elementary                                35

Cherell Bulter              Freedman Parenting Center                            30

Virginia Busbee           Byrd Elementary                                            38

Iris Carter                    South Aiken High                                          24

Martha Castles            Byrd Elementary                                            39

Janis Catotti                 East Aiken School of the Arts                         26

Joellyn Coker               J.D. Lever Elementary                                   38

Linda Cook                   Purchasing                                                   38

Nancy Cooke               Jefferson Elementary                                     37

Nancy Courtney          J.D. Lever Elementary                                    30

Carol Creamer            North Augusta High                                        25

Karen Cue                    Schofield Middle                                           23

David Culp                   Schofield Middle                                           40

Monroe Danley Jr.      Wagener-Salley High                                        21

Cheryl Dean                Special Programs                                          37

Joel Deer                     Federal Programs                                         28

Henry Deer                  South Aiken High                                          29

Debra DeGennaro       Paul Knox Middle                                            28

Barbara DeNome        Kennedy Middle                                              29

Jane DiTullio                Chukker Creek Elementary                            21

Mary Dixon                 Aiken Middle                                                  15

Wanda Edwards          Paul Knox Middle                                             5

Cathy Ellis                    J. D. Lever Elementary                                  31

Inell Ervin                    East Aiken School of the Arts                          7

Lisa Evans                    Silver Bluff High                                            28

Margaret Fisher          North Augusta Middle                                       44

Kathy Freeman            Jackson Middle                                              41

Pamela Frye                Midland Valley High                                        34

Patricia Gibbs              North Augusta Elementary                              25

Charlotte Giffin           LBC Middle                                                    31

Russell Gunter             Byrd Elementary                                           33

Lynn Hall                     Special Programs                                          15

Cynthia Hall                 Aiken Middle                                                 32

Jenny Hallman            Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary                    33

Terry Hallman             Instructional Services                                    34

Marty Harper              Midland Valley High                                        36

Charles Hay                 Freedman Parenting Center                          37

Donna Heider              Mossy Creek Elementary                               11

James Hicks                 Transportation                                             8

Louie Hinson                Special Programs                                         14

Marcia Holcombe       Federal Programs                                            28

Kathy Holley                Jefferson Elementary                                    38

Sharon Howell             Paul Knox Middle                                          28

Lynn Hyler                   North Augusta Elementary                            35

Cynthia Inlow              Warrenville Elementary                                32

Shirley Isles                 Warrenville Elementary                               16

Rebecca Jarrard          LBC Middle                                                  29

Wayne Johnson           Maintenance                                                34

Lynda Johnston            Warrenville Elementary                                15

Carla Kerrigan             Aiken Elementary                                        36

Kathy Kneece              Aiken Elementary                                        29

Richard Knight             Midland Valley High                                      36

Rhonda Kropp             Paul Knox Middle                                          23

Patricia Logue             Hammond Hill Elementary                             34

Kathy Mathis               North Aiken Elementary                                36

Carolyn McKie             Leavelle McCampbell Middle                          32

Jacqueline McMillian  Special Programs                                            28

Bonnie McNeill           New Ellenton Middle                                        35

Cheryl Melton             North Augusta High                                       32

Annie Milhouse           Busbee-Corbett Elementary                           13

Cathie Miller               Material Center                                            33

Linda Mims                 Redcliffe Elementary                                     30

Willie Lee Mingle        North Augusta Middle                                      28

Connie Mitchum         Byrd Elementary                                            34

Robert Molkenthin      Career & Technology Center                            40

Gayle Neal                   Mossy Creek Elementary                              16

Cynthia Padgett           Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary                   33

Zachary Paige              Aiken High                                                   25

Betty Sue Parsons       Wagener-Salley High                                      27

Pamela Pearson          Busbee-Corbett Elementary/Middle                  35

Daniel Porter               Maintenance                                                 18

Marie Proffitt              East Aiken School of the Arts                           13

Patricia Randall           North Augusta Middle                                      14

Gary Reynolds             Aiken High                                                    25

Frances Richardson     Busbee-Corbett Elementary/Middle                  30

Mary Richardson         Hammond Hill Elementary                               34

Laura Mae Roberts     Redcliffe Elementary                                       26

Charlie Robinson         Belvedere Elementary                                   14

Debra Rood                 New Ellenton Middle                                      31

Rachel Rosbach           Technology                                                   11

Delores Sampson        Busbee-Corbett Elementary/Middle                 16

Lee Ann Shealy            Mossy Creek Elementary                              31

Sandra Simmons         Ridge Spring Monetta Middle/High                  28

Nancy Sims                  South Aiken High                                        41

Joanne Smith               North Augusta Elementary                            12

Susan Spears               Byrd Elementary                                         34

Nancy Stancel             Human Resources                                         16

Janine Stocker             Special Programs                                         28

Donna Thompson        Wagener-Salley High                                     25

Nancy Thorne              South Aiken High                                         31

Evelyn Timidaiski        Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High                   7

Carman Turner           Silver Bluff High                                            14

Donna Turner              Federal Programs                                         16

Susan Vosefski             North Augusta Middle                                   21

Celesta Walton            Kennedy Middle                                            28

Margaret Waters        Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High                    33

Darriel Whetstone      Wagener-Salley High                                      33

Mary Anne Whewell-Kasraii   Aiken Elementary                                20

Sue Whisenant            Kennedy Middle                                            33

Arthurene Williams    Operations & Student Services                         39

Dorothy Williams        Schofield Middle                                            22

Leroy Williams Jr.        North Aiken Elementary                                22

Sharon Wisham           Jefferson Elementary                                   30

Terry Wright               Jefferson Elementary                                    34

 

 


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