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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