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Record Number: 9896

Displayed from: May 13, 2013 , until: Jun 30, 2013

Fort Wayne Community Schools will say good-bye to 73 retirees with nearly 2,000 combined years of service at the annual retirement dinner Thursday, May 16.

The district wishes the best to the teachers, bus drivers, classroom assistants, administrators and others who dedicated many years to making the lives of children better. The years of service for this year’s group of retirees range from 12 to 49, and each year made a difference to students.

The following are the retirees FWCS honors this year:

Name	Position	Years of Service
Lynn Scotty Smuts	Business teacher, Snider	49
Carolyn Yates	Language arts teacher, Lakeside	43
Margaret Schimmel	Third-grade teacher, Waynedale	42
Shelley Wellington	English teacher, Snider	40.5
John H. Weicker	Director of Security	40
Judith Henderson	District instructional coach	39.5
Patrick Blose	Assistant principal, Towles Montessori	39
Janet Perez	English/reading teacher, Anthis Career Center	39
Robert Ping	Science teacher, Lane	39
William Schott	Fifth-grade teacher, Weisser Park	39
Theresa Stumpf	Interventionist, Weisser Park	39
Mary Yarnelle	First-grade teacher, St. Joseph Central	37.5
Stephany Bourne	Principal, Indian Village	37
Donn Nichols	Fifth-grade teacher, Weisser Park	36.5
Kevin Fahlsing	Bus technician	36.5
Bonnie Rogers	Manager, Continuing Education	34.5
Janet Davis	Student interventionist, Haley	34
Rhonda Lawrence	Second-grade teacher, Shambaugh	33.5
Debra Fry	Physical education teacher, Croninger	33
Pamela Baker	Spanish teacher, Northrop	32.5
Larry Shelton	Physical education teacher, Forest Park	32.5
Marsha Flora	English/journalism teacher, Northrop	31.5
Judith Bransteter	Math teacher, Anthis Career Center	29
Glenda Hayworth	Counselor, Jefferson	29
Elaine Kemerer	Senior programmer, Technology	27
Diane Cox	Secretary, Continuing Education	26
Susan Verse	Fourth-grade teacher, Maplewood	25.5
Julie Farrimond	Secretary, Chief Operations Office	25.5
Roberta Bernard	Secretary, Security	25
Judith Keys	Bus driver	25
Julie Bird	Sixth-grade social studies teacher, Lakeside	25
Lynn Hall	Manager, Compensation & Benefits	25
Lee Murphy	Special Education-Instructional Coach, North Side	25
Shirley Taylor	Extracurricular clerk, Transportation	25
Patricia Russell	Clerk, Media Services	25
Cynthia Ricker	Third-grade teacher, Glenwood Park	24.5
Lynn Yoder	Language Arts, Portage	24
Gloria Dance	Social studies/math teacher, Jefferson	23.5
Marsha White	School psychologist, Special Education	23.5
Cynthia Ellinwood	Kindergarten teacher, Whitney Young Early Childhood	23
Deborah Nunn-Persley	Third-grade teacher, Harrison Hill	23
Jean Strawser	Family & Consumer science/media, Miami	23
Donna Sturgeon	Special education, Forest Park	23
Jeanne Nes	Media center teacher, Lindley	23
Joyce Sowders	Instructional assistant, Holland	22.5
Christine Michael	Science teacher, Irwin	22
Wanda Sommer	Student interventionist, Maplewood	22
Mary Eliasson	Secretary/Treasurer, South Wayne	22
Kathleen Minton	Bus driver	22
Brenda Lee	Bus assistant	21
Rosa Sherman	Instructional assistant, Franke Park	21
Diane Perriguey	Language arts/science, Portage	21
Luke Richardson	Construction trades instructor, Anthis Career Center	21
Sue Ellen Cash	Safety coordinator, Transportation	19
Marcella Degitz	Accounting supervisor	18.5
Sandra Bruce	Guidance secretary, North Side	18.5
Julie Klugman	Media clerk, Harrison Hill	18.5
Donna Lobdell	Secretary, Miami	18.5
Monica Etter	Textbook rental coordinator	18
Linda Keifer	Instructional assistant, Haley	17.5
Karen Murphy	Bus assistant	17
Diane Williams Woods	Receptionist, South Side	17
Chris Greene	Special education assistant, Kekionga	17
Cynthia Asselin	Fifth-grade teacher, Bloomingdale	16.5
Nancy Herber	Secretary, Continuing Education	16.5
Dawn Rosendall	Student interventionist, Lindley	16
Robert Warnsley	In-school suspension supervisor, Jefferson	16
Elise Stier	Second-grade teacher, Washington	15.5
Ronald Bade	Bus driver	15
Nancy Krumm	Family & consumer science, South Side	15
Donna Sickafus	Secretary, Maintenance & Operations	15
Beverly Johnson	Baker, Snider	13
Bonnie Fairfield	Internal auditor	12

With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.