So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu

Dalhousie expresses appreciation to retiring employees

- June 15, 2007

Marilyn and Peter Brandal attend afternoon tea at the President's House.  (Abriel photo)
Barrie Clarke, Susan Clarke and Gabriele Wamboldt reminisce at afternoon tea at the President's House. (Abriel photo)

ÔTis the season for retirement parties. Along with the smaller affairs being held at various locations on campus, President Tom Traves hosted an elegant afternoon tea earlier this week in honour of those retiring from the university. Retiring employees received either a key chain or a pendant embossed with the Dalhousie logo in recognition of their years of service.

Gabriele Wamboldt has worked as the administrative secretary in the German department for the past 19 years and is retiring at the end of the month.

She's finding it tough to say goodbye.

"After all these years, Dalhousie has become my second home," says the native of Munich, Germany. She plans to travel, improve her golf game and take up piano again. "I'm going to miss the opportunity to speak my native language on a daily basis and all the contact with so many interesting people, the professors and the young people."

Michael Roughneen, Assistant Vice President of Personnel Services, spent 26 years at Dalhousie and said his time here was wonderful.

ÒOf course, the prospect of retirement is wonderful too,” he laughed, at his retirement bash held in the Great Hall last week.

HereÕs the list of people retiring from Dalhousie this year:

Philip Amys, Dental Clinical Science
Elayne Andrews, University Health
E. Jane Archibald, Killam Library
David Barker, Business Administration
Randy Barkhouse, Academic Computing
John Barresi, Psychology
Michael Bradfield, Economics
Marilyn Brandal, Networks & Systems
William Caley, Engineering
Donald Cherry, Business Administration
David Clarke, Earth Sciences
Benedict Cookey, Medicine
Christopher Corkett, Biology
E. Dianne Crouse, Oceanography
Gudrun Curri, Business Administration
Brian Dakin, Print Centre
Irene Dunphy, Financial Services
Margaret Gibb, Continuing Technical Education, Sexton
Susan Gibson Garvey, Dal Art Gallery
Rajendra Gupta, Mathematics & Statistics
Brian Hall, Biology
Gladys Hutt, Financial Services
Carol Jollymore, Advancement
Patrick Keast, Mathematics & Statistics
Yvonne Landry, French
Robert Lee, Biology
Yvonne Ling, Occupational Therapy
Gail MacDougall, Social Work
Mary MacGillivray, RegistrarÕs Office
Marlene Mader, Faculty of Engineering
Robert Martin, Philosophy
David Maxell, Family Medicine

Donald Mitchell, Psychology
Patricia Mitchell, French
Mary Murphy, Physiology & Biophysics
Lawrence Nestman, Health Services Administration
John OÕBrien, History
Kenneth OÕHearn, Facilities Management
Sheila OÕLeary, Nursing
David Olmstead, Family Medicine
Philip Pacey, Chemistry
Valarie Palmeter, Financial Services
Norman Pereira, History
Edward Redman, Academic Computing Services
Michael Roughneen, Personnel Services
Helen Ryding, Applied Oral Sciences
Carl-Louis Sandblom, Industrial Engineering
Shirley Sangster, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robert Schwarz, Urology
Samuel Scully, PresidentÕs Office
Marvin Silver, Biology
Dennis Skilton, Facilities Management
Donald Stoltz, Microbiology & Immunology
Gerhard Stroink, Physics & Atmospheric Science
Carolyn Trueman, Social Work
Jack Vissers, Process Engineering & Applied Science
Joan Walsh, Facilities Management
Gabriele Wamboldt, German
Gerald Whynot, Aquatron
Maxine Young, Nursing