FWCS Celebrates 2,524 Years of Service by 96 Retirees
As the 2021-22 school year comes to an end, Fort Wayne Community Schools says good-bye to 65 retirees with more than 2,524 combined years of service to the children of FWCS.
The district wishes the best to the teachers, bus drivers, classroom assistants, secretaries and administrators, all of whom dedicated many years to making the lives of children better. The years of service to FWCS for this year’s group of retirees ranged from 5 to 52 and includes many veteran educators, who made a significant different in the lives of students over the decades. Some finished out the school year while others are already several months into their retirements.
The following are the retirees FWCS honors for the 2021-22 school year:
|
Name |
Position |
FWCS Years of Service |
|
Gussie Green |
Math Teacher, Northrop High School |
52 |
|
Vickie Cox |
School Assistant, South Wayne Elementary |
47.5 |
|
Linda Benjamin |
Kindergarten Teacher, Harris Elementary |
44.5 |
|
Thomas Goes |
Mechanical Maintenance, Maintenance & Operations |
43.5 |
|
Jeffrey Lee |
PE Teacher, Shawnee Middle School |
42.5 |
|
David Richards |
Senior Network Technician, Technology |
42.5 |
|
H. Randolph Hines |
PE Teacher, Harrison Hill Elementary |
42 |
|
Gina White |
District Coach, English Language Learners |
41 |
|
Lawrence Kenner |
Music Teacher, Weisser Park Elementary School |
40 |
|
Laurie Brown |
First Grade Teacher, Waynedale Elementary |
38 |
|
R. Scott Brown |
Project Lead the Way Teacher, New Tech Academy |
38 |
|
Jennifer Huffer |
Second Grade Teacher, Harris Elementary |
38 |
|
Patrick Boles |
Manager, Continuing Education |
38 |
|
April Skinner |
Bus Driver, Transportation |
38 |
|
Lisa Gemmer |
Second Grade Teacher, Forest Park Elementary |
37 |
|
Annie Davis |
Language Arts Teacher, Kekionga Middle School |
36 |
|
Linda Krempel |
School Assistant, Adams Elementary |
36 |
|
Lisa McLay |
Special Education Teacher, Weisser Park Elementary |
35.5 |
|
Kimberly McMurray |
6-9 Teacher, Towles Intermediate School |
35.5 |
|
Catherine Overmyer |
Fifth Grade Teacher, Waynedale Elementary |
35 |
|
Steven Ankenbruck |
Media Teacher, North Side High School |
34 |
|
Jene Smith |
Fifth Grade Teacher, Arlington Elementary School |
34 |
|
Patrice Zoch |
Clerk, Special Education |
34 |
|
Renata Deerwester |
Fifth Grade Teacher, Holland Elementary |
33.5 |
|
Linda Muldoon |
Secretary, Croninger Elementary School |
33.5 |
|
Kelly Clark |
Language Arts Teacher, Portage Middle School |
33 |
|
Taya Riebersal |
Language Arts Teacher, Shawnee Middle School |
32 |
|
Richard Smith |
Assistant Principal, Memorial Park Middle School |
32 |
|
Steven Herber |
Senior Network Technician, Technology |
32 |
|
Timothy Miller |
Theater Teacher, Northrop High School |
31 |
|
Lisa Robinson |
Special Education Teacher, Holland Elementary |
31 |
|
Margaret Towns |
English Teacher, South Side High School |
31 |
|
Mary Vendrely |
Language Arts Teacher, Lane Middle School |
31 |
|
Linda Marshall |
Case Manager, Price Elementary |
31 |
|
Judith Diebel |
School Assistant, Washington Center Elementary |
31 |
|
Karen Fitch |
Second Grade Teacher, Weisser Park Elementary |
30.5 |
|
Frank Jackson |
Director, Transportation |
30.5 |
|
Donna Brown |
Secretary, Maintenance and Operations |
30 |
|
Lisa Beard |
Cafeteria Manager, Nutrition Services |
29.5 |
|
Tina Ryan |
Cafeteria Assistant, Shawnee Middle School |
29.5 |
|
Dean Smekens |
Art Teacher, Northwood Middle School |
29 |
|
Christine Lloyd |
Hearing Impaired Interpreter, Harris Elementary |
29 |
|
Anne Libbing |
Special Education Teacher, Holland Elementary |
28 |
|
Susan McGowen |
Executive Secretary, Elementary Office |
27.5 |
|
Nancy Dicker |
Art Teacher, Harris Elementary |
27 |
|
Sarah Hudson |
Liaison Assistant, Community Programs |
26.5 |
|
Donna Craig |
ELL Teacher, Levan Scott Academy |
26.5 |
|
Brian Ginder |
Second Grade Teacher, Kekionga Middle School |
26 |
|
Michelle Woolf |
ELL Teacher, Levan Scott Academy |
26 |
|
Lynne Martin |
School Assistant, Lane Middle School |
26 |
|
Deborah Keisler |
Secretary, Franke Park Elementary |
25 |
|
Diana Cole |
Art Teacher, St. Joseph Central Elementary |
25 |
|
Patricia Teeple |
School Assistant, Continuing Education |
25 |
|
Alaine Stetler |
Cafeteria Assistant, Nutrition Processing Center |
24 |
|
Debra Hartman |
Interventionist, Harrison Hill Elementary |
24 |
|
Julie McMahon |
Specialist, Human Resources |
24 |
|
Janet Corah |
Art Teacher, Arlington Elementary |
24 |
|
Danny Lively |
Social Studies Teacher, Northrop High School |
23.5 |
|
Susan Alexander |
Fifth Grade Teacher, Arlington Elementary |
23 |
|
Alanza Jackson |
School Assistant, Portage Middle School |
23 |
|
Lawrence Kennedy |
School Assistant, Shambaugh Elementary |
22.5 |
|
Julie Kinsey |
School Assistant, Arlington Elementary |
22 |
|
Cynthia Pollock |
Cafeteria Manager, Memorial Park Middle School |
21.5 |
|
Jeffrey Berning |
Fire Science Instructor, FWCS Career Academy |
21 |
|
Christine Dwire |
First Grade Teacher, Harris Elementary |
21 |
|
Juanita Hillyard |
District Coach, English Language Learners |
21 |
|
Gregg Rounds |
Bus Driver, Transportation |
20 |
|
Janell Petre |
PE Teacher, Washington Center Elementary |
20 |
|
Cindy Hale |
Cook, Miami Middle School |
20 |
|
Scott Millspaugh |
Health Teacher, Snider High School |
19.5 |
|
Leslie Didion |
Special Accounting Clerk, Fiscal Affairs |
19.5 |
|
Patricia Warren |
School Assistant, Lane Middle School |
19 |
|
Nancy Lindsay |
Fourth Grade Teacher, Croninger Elementary |
18 |
|
Wendy Mirwaldt |
Health Teacher, South Side High School |
18 |
|
Ruth Holland |
School Assistant, Forest Park Elementary |
18 |
|
Richard Marcotte |
Special Ed School Assistant, Blackhawk Middle School |
17.5 |
|
Donna Ashcroft |
Second Grade Teacher, Franke Park Elementary |
17 |
|
Jana Ankenbruck |
Principal, Harris Elementary |
17 |
|
Connie Meadows |
School Assistant, Levan Scott Academy |
17 |
|
Jodie Jones |
Bus Driver, Transportation |
17 |
|
Joyce Smith |
Kindergarten Teacher, Washington Elementary |
16 |
|
Leonel Pech |
Pathway Student Advisory, College & Career Readiness |
15.5 |
|
Marcia Patterson |
Special Education Routing Coordinator, Transportation |
15 |
|
Jacqueline Kizer |
Secretary, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment |
15 |
|
Karen Hicks |
Bus Assistant, Transportation |
14.5 |
|
Marie Breeding |
Music Teacher, Croninger Elementary |
13.5 |
|
Cheryl Terhune |
Teacher, Center for Academic Success at Nebraska |
13 |
|
Deborah Holbrook |
Special Ed. School Assistant, Northcrest Elementary |
13 |
|
Joyce Dickey |
Special Education School Assistant, Wayne High School |
13 |
|
Patricia Becker |
Mail Clerk, Technology |
12.5 |
|
Cindy Hall |
Nurse, Health and Wellness |
11.5 |
|
Samuel Hadley |
Special Education Teacher, North Side High School |
11 |
|
Lisa Holsinger |
ELL Teacher, Glenwood Park Elementary |
10.5 |
|
Kimberly Zimmerman |
Kindergarten Teacher, Whitney Young Early Childhood |
10.5 |
|
Cornelius Fullove |
Assistant Principal, South Side High School |
7.5 |
|
Karen Southerland |
Support Facilitator, Special Education |
5 |