Saying goodbye to a member of the College of Charleston family is never easy โ€“ but sometimes it’s cause for celebration.

Such is the case for the 19 employees whoโ€™ve retired from the College between July and December 2021.

โ€œWe are grateful to all of our employees who have retired over the past six months, and we salute them for everything they have done to make the College a better place,โ€ says Ed Pope, vice president of human resources at the College of Charleston. โ€œThey certainly deserve a happy and relaxing retirement, and weย wish them all the best in the next chapter of their lives.โ€

RELATED: Find out how retired faculty and staff stay connected to the College through the College of Charleston Retired Faculty and Staff Council.

Best wishes and a huge โ€œthank youโ€ goes out to the following recently retired College of Charleston staff and faculty!

  • Remus Aiken, Building and Equipment Maintenance, Facilities Management
  • Cherise Browder, Office of Development
  • Darryl Chancy, Grounds Maintenance
  • Richard Hudson, Building and Equipment Maintenance, Facilities Management
  • Samuel Jenkins, Office of Procurement and Supply Services
  • Hermenia Johnson, Custodial Services, Facilities Management
  • Linda Jones, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Gary Kirkendall, Department of Public Safety
  • Nancy Muller, Department of Health and Human Performance
  • Michael Phillips, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Corrine Porcher, Custodial Services, Facilities Management
  • Benjamin Powers, IT Support Services
  • Marc Regnier, Department of Music
  • Cynthia Rivers, Housing-Custodial Services, Facilities Management
  • Barbara Simmons, Housing-Custodial Services, Facilities Management
  • Felix Vasquez, Department of Hispanic Studies
  • Cynthia Venning, Custodial Services, Facilities Management
  • Marianne Verlinden, Department of Hispanic Studies
  • Miranda Wright, Housing-Custodial Services, Facilities Management