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Fifteen individuals from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were honored as members of the ISU 25 Year Club, a long-standing tradition of recognizing long-term employees. Congratulations to the following faculty and staff and thank you for your years of service! Please join the college in congratulating your colleagues.

Those celebrating 45 years of service at Iowa State University include:

• William Meeker, Department of Statistics
• James Vary, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• James McCormick, Department of Political Science
• Debra Schmidt, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Celebrating 35 years:

• Thomas Jurik, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
• Thomas Jurik, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
• Carol Chapelle, Department of English
• Gloria Oberender, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Teresa Smiley, Department of English
• Yiu Poon, Department of Mathematics
• Joseph Shinar, Department of Physics and Astronomy

New members of the club include the following, celebrating 25 years of service:

• William Gallus, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
• James Bovinette, Department of Music and Theatre
• Susan Radke, Department of Naval Science
• Debra Marquart, Department of English
• Todd Krueger, Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology

In lieu of the usual ceremony, honorees will receive a note of appreciation from President Wendy Wintersteen as well as an award for their years of service — a pen, paperweight, tumbler or plaque — and a discount coupon from the ISU Book Store. They will also receive a $50 dining voucher that can be used in the Ames area. Honorees will be asked to contribute favorite memories or milestones from their years of service at Iowa State, with a selection to be highlighted on the club’s website.

The club’s efforts uphold a tradition that’s more than a century old. The 25 Year Club traces its roots to an informal convocation in 1915 and was formally founded in 1934 by Col. Harold Pride, the first director of the Memorial Union. Over its long history, more than 3,400 university employees have become members of the club, which requires at least 25 years of continuous service to join.