The Wicomico County Board of Education is celebrating the service of employees who have reached five-year milestones of service to Wicomico County Public Schools. Those honored and thanked include everyone from employees who have spent five years in the school system to one who has served Wicomico students and families for 50 years.
Employees who have served 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 years are listed below. At the Service Awards in May, Board President Ron Willey and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen thanked each of them for their dedication and their commitment to supporting student success.
50 years: Naomi “Lee” Powell
45 years: Samuel E. Everett
40 years: Bathsheba L. Burks, James S. Donohoe, Linda M. Lewis, Dale S. Propper, Barbara J. Stanford, Susan W. Webb
35 years: Lynne J. Carey, Sharon C. Cooper, Vicki L. Ewalt, Jacqueline D. Fooks, Eric W. Haldeman, Carla H. Hicks, Cheryl L. Mitschke, Estelle E. Pappas, Krista M. Perdue, Hogeanna C. Spence, Faye D. Stearns
30 years: Mary Ellen M. Benjamin, Lester N. Byrd, Mary Lou Coffin, Barbara L. Farrell, Patricia G. Gaskins, Anthony P. Goodyear, Wanda V. Hankerson, Georgia A. Hearne, Laverne F. Jackson, Melba A. Kepner, Grace Lamboni, Clifton R. Lawrence, Cynthia H. Malone, Kathy B. Nottingham, Joyce H. Phillips, Katherine J. Timmons, Margaret C. Troiano, Bonnie L. Walston, Wayne E. Warrington
25 years: Justine M. Borello, Juanita D. Briddell, Stephen A. Bullock, Wendy L. Catlin, Paul E. Collins, Jeffrey T. Cottingham, Maria M. Curtis, Kenneth G. Dasher, Deborah S. Dashiell, Bonnie L. Deeney, Julie K. Dill, Sarah A. Fielding, Steven E. Grudis, Leslie B. Hammell, Laura W. Haugh, Robert C. Hearne, Linda R. Huffman, Ike Humphrey, Debra F. Karten, Carla L. Lewis, James D. Lingo, Gail M. Mariner, Connie S. Milbourne, Anna M. Owens, Robin E. Price, Christine L. Rousseau, John F. Simpkins, Joan M. Smith, Joan B. Sprankle, Brenda G. Tatem, Michael E. Thompson, Christina W. Thompson, Linda R. Trott, Michelle A. Webb, Patricia A. Weeg, Linda G. Welch, Charlotte R. White
Photo note: The solo shot is Naomi “Lee” Powell. The group shot is Samuel Everett with Ron Willey, Board President (left) and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen.
