FWCS says farewell to 73 retirees
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 |