Fort Wayne Community Schools will say good-bye to 75 retirees with nearly more than 1,800 combined years of service at the annual retirement dinner Thursday, May 19.
The district wishes the best to the teachers, bus drivers, classroom assistants, secretaries, 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 11 to 43, and each year made a difference to students.
The following are the retirees FWCS honors this year:
Name | Position | Years of Service |
Leslie Howard | Shawnee, Science Teacher | 43 |
Martha Powers | Bus Driver | 43 |
Tommy Hogan | New Tech Academy at Wayne, Health/Career Teacher | 42 |
Jane Lundy | St. Joseph Central, Third-grade Teacher | 42 |
Lawanda Windom | Lane, Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher | 41.5 |
Debra Kruse | Holland, Kindergarten Teacher | 39 |
Steven Zehr | Glenwood Park, P.E. Teacher | 38 |
Susan Miller | Glenwood Park, Secretary | 37 |
Jennifer Johnson | Irwin, First-grade Teacher | 37 |
Cheryl Strader | Northrop, Assistant Principal | 36.5 |
Cynthia Freehill | Bus driver | 33.5 |
James Rathge | Warehouse, Clerk | 33 |
Sharon Connor | Harris, Kindergarten Teacher | 33 |
Roberta Mustapha | Arlington, Student Interventionist | 33 |
Donna Roof | Snider, English Teacher | 32.5 |
Elaine Campbell | Northcrest, Special Education Assistant | 32 |
Sally Benjamin-Butler | Towles New Tech, Social Studies Teacher | 31 |
Karen Rhoades | Northwood, School Improvement Coordinator | 31 |
Joyce McGiffin | Harrison Hill, School Assistant | 31 |
Renee Page | Forest Park, School Improvement Coordinator | 30.5 |
Jeanne Taylor | ELL, District Instructional Coach | 30 |
Jane Sieber | Shawnee, Math Teacher | 29.5 |
Jacqueline Howard | Scott Academy, Student Interventionist | 29.5 |
Ronald Holmes | South Side, History Teacher | 29 |
Antonia Printzos | Special Education, Middle School Resource Teacher | 29 |
Pamela Rios | Harris, Special Education Teacher | 29 |
Daniel Nolan | Northrop, Assistant Principal | 29 |
Candace Cress | Nebraska, Media Clerk | 28 |
Ruth Nofzinger | Harris, Third-grade Teacher | 27.5 |
Jane Masters | Area Vocational Education, Secretary | 27 |
Evangelina Robles | Lindley, School Assistant | 27 |
Teresa Vanderpool | Portage, Secretary | 27 |
Deborah Dinse | Franke Park, School Assistant | 27 |
Bruce Flohr | Holland, Second-grade Teacher | 26.5 |
Peggy McFadden | Holland, Kindergarten Teacher | 26.5 |
Deborah Layson | Towles New Tech, School Assistant | 26.5 |
Patricia Hardiek | North Side, Cafeteria Manager | 26.5 |
Julia Beutel | Forest Park, First-grade Teacher | 25.5 |
Sharon Raypole | Scott Academy, Fifth-grade Teacher | 25 |
Linda Yoder | Croninger, First-grade Teacher | 25 |
Sherry Britt | Whitney Young, Principal | 25 |
Steven Douglas | Adams, Case Manager | 24 |
Judith Kinder | Snider, Cafeteria Manager | 24 |
Camby Ferdon | Snider, Foreign Language Teacher | 23 |
Jana Root | Memorial Park, Music Teacher | 22.5 |
Cynthia Fisher | Towles Montessori, 9-12 Teacher | 21.5 |
Kim Hunter | Special Education, Elementary Resource Teacher | 21.5 |
Patsy Snyder | St. Joseph Central, First-grade Teacher | 21.5 |
Michelle Webster | St. Joseph Central, Secretary | 20.5 |
Jill Imbody | Bus Driver | 19.5 |
Kathryn Fromm | Bus Driver | 19.5 |
Penny Darrah | Miami, Student Interventionist | 19 |
Jennifer Vaughan | North Side, Building Coach | 19 |
Kathy Frye | Abbett, P.E. Teacher | 18 |
Melissa Snider | FWCS Career Academy, Hospitality Careers Teacher | 18 |
Karen Somers | Haley, Second-grade Teacher | 18 |
Mark Frisch | Transportation, Supervisor | 17.5 |
Patricia Bailey | Kekionga, Counselor | 17 |
Roxanne Yoquelet | Assistant Superintendent-Secondary, Secretary | 17 |
Leigh Steinke | Miami, Cafeteria Manager | 16.5 |
Charlotte Ellis-Johnson | Bus Driver | 16 |
Judith Baker | Weisser Park, Student Interventionist | 16 |
Lawrence Lael | Jefferson, P.E./Science Teacher | 16 |
Sheryl Bohde | Washington Center, Special Education Assistant. | 16 |
Claudia Peters | Bus Driver | 16 |
Peggy Loveless | Bus Driver | 15.5 |
Sharyl Paul | Northcrest, School Assistant | 14 |
Michael Bishop | Maintenance & Operations, Mechanical Maintenance | 13.5 |
Frankie Kovacs | Wayne, Business Teacher | 13 |
Eunice (Jean) Bireley | FWCS Career Academy, Hospitality Careers Teacher | 12 |
Peter Roberts | Bus Driver | 12 |
Ann Holdredge | Northcrest, Art Teacher | 11 |