Return to Table of ContentsMay 1998
Dedicated Service by Classified Staff
Recognized at Annual BreakfastAt this year's annual Classified Staff Breakfast, employees were thanked by Chancellor Penney for going well beyond their job descriptions in their commitment to the University.
"In a University like ours, where there are no dormitories, the sense of life, and of community, comes just as much from you as it does from faculty or students. Thanks to you, UMass Boston is such a wonderful community in which to work," remarked Chancellor Penney.
She recognized 13 classified staff who have retired from the University this year, and employees who have taken the opportunity to begin or complete a degree program.
Special mention was made of Dale Freeman, who while a staff member in the Graduate College of Education and a master's candidate in history, has published two articles in the Historical Journal of Massachusetts, "The Crispus Attucks Monument Dedication," and "Melancholy Catastrophe."
Detective Kathleen Potter of the Public Safety department was recognized for bringing to the University a grant of $29,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Agency for domestic violence prevention.
Other staff members were recognized for their contributions to both the university and outside communities. Employee support of the Dana Farber Woman to Woman Breast and Cervical Cancer Project, the Daffodil Days Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, and the AIDS Memorial Quilt event, was lauded. Approximately 160 classified staff members attended the April 22 breakfast.