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Hundreds of Employees
Recognized at April 12 Event

February 17, 2005 (Updated April 15, 2005)

Approximately 300 employees were recognized at the 40th Annual Plano ISD Service and Retirement Event held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, at Southfork Ranch. Faculty and staff with 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service, retiring employees and Superintendent’s Service Award nominees were honored guests at the event.

Employee Service Awards

Employees with 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to Plano schools were recognized at the April 12 district event. Employees with 10 years of service will be honored at their campuses or departments. A link is provided below to a list of employees who received service awards.

Employee Service Awards List ("District Digest" newsletter)

Retirement Recognition

Employees who are retiring from Plano ISD and employees who are leaving the district (voluntary separation) with 15 years of PISD experience or 20 years in public education, were recognized at the 40th Annual Plano ISD Salute to Service employee recognition on April 12. Staff members who were honored notified the human resources department by March 1, 2005, of their retirement plans. Plano ISD wishes the following staff members much happiness in their retirement from the district.

Retirees

C. Stephen Adair - Forman Elementary School
Vicki Ann Aldridge - Rose Haggar Elementary School
Ruth Ashby - Williams High School
Toni M. Austin - Stinson Elementary School
Clara Ferri Di Nicola - Carpenter Middle School
Caryl Gatzlaff - Plano Senior High School
Amy Gazda - Jasper High School
Becky Griffith - Plano East Senior High School
Nancy J. Harmony - Christie Elementary School
Donna Helmedag - Jasper High School
Eugenia Jameson - Plano Senior High School
Betty Kiefert - Transportation
Helen Lividas - Plano East Senior High School
Patricia L. Lutrick - Haggard Middle School
Martha Ball Marks - Thomas Elementary School
Robert Pantello - Jasper High School
Roger Parmer - Plano East Senior High School
Linda Rippy - Mathews Elementary School
B. Jane Sackett - Stinson Elementary School
Kay W. Sharp - Mathews Elementary School
E. Louise Smith - Haggard Middle School
Martha Smith - Bowman Middle School
Jan Watson - Rice Middle School
Cynthia Wisdom - Plano Senior High School

Superintendent's Service Award

Dr. Doug Otto presented his sixth annual Superintendent’s Service Award to four members of the Plano ISD support staff. This prestigious award was presented during a surprise announcement at the 40th Annual Plano ISD Service and Retirement Event held on April 12 at Southfork Ranch. The award recognizes members of the Plano ISD support staff whose dedication, commitment and effort rise above and beyond expectations. Support staff members nominated for the award include paraprofessionals, CTAs, library assistants, technology support and several employee classifications in the FANS, transportation, warehouse, purchasing and facility services departments.

Service Award Nominees

June Andringa – Gulledge Elementary School
Beth Ann Apt - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Gail Ball - Administrative Services
Rita Barsotta - Mendenhall Elementary School
Caryn Bartle - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Mandy Brock - Memorial Elementary School
Dale Brown - Distribution Services
Kristin Bult – Beaty Early Childhood School
Laura Carpenter - Instructional Technology
Natasha Castille - Plano East Senior High School
Elsie Chavez - Dooley Elementary School
Nasima Chowdhruy - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Janet Cobb - Davis Elementary School
Priscila DeLeon - Mendenhall Elementary School
Ricky Dickson – Deployment Services
Pam Eastin - Meadows Elementary School
Patti Edmondson - Student Services
Darelle Edwards - Hightower Elementary School
Wallace Elliott - Distribution Services
Virginia Estep - Christie Elementary School
Debbie Foldi - Jackson Elementary School
Leonor Gutierrez - Memorial Elementary School
Gary Hansen - Transportation
Marie Hayes - Wilson Middle School
Peg Howe - Shepton High School
Johnny Jeffus - Service Center
Brenda Jester - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Janet Johnson - Plano West Senior High School
Derek Kadlac - Jasper High School
Samir Kawar – Transportation Department
Kay King-Allen – Transportation Department
Shelli Kwait - Memorial Elementary School
Francis Largaespada - Transportation Department
Judy Livengood - Business Services
Anne Lombard - Weatherford Elementary School
Lewis May - Service Center
Penny Mazey - Hickey Elementary School
Carol McElligott - Plano West Senior High School
Autumn Meads Yarbrough - Stinson Elementary School
Teri Moore - Hedgcoxe Elementary School
Margaret Naumann – Brinker Elementary School
Cindy Painton - Distribution Services
Valerie Parkinson - Centennial Elementary School
Sandra Perez - Davis Elementary School
Barbara Phelps - Forman Elementary School
Beverly Shannon – Transportation Department
Linda Spenk - Wyatt Elementary School
Brenda Thompson - Shepard Elementary School
Carol Truscott - Memorial Elementary School
Pamela Turley - Distribution Services
Valerie Underwood - Schimelpfenig Middle School
Micah Valderrama - Skaggs Elementary School
Paulina Vial - Sigler Elementary School
Debbie Weaver - Plano East Senior High School
Sandy Wilson - Barksdale Elementary School
Lisa Wisdom – Transportation Department
Jeri Wolfe – Haggard Middle School

Related Links

 

doyle and gayle dean

Doyle Dean, Plano Senior High School Principal (40 Years of Service), and Gail Dean, Haggard Middle School teacher.

 

 

 


linda madon, john muns, dr. doug otto

Linda Madon, executive director of financial services, is congratulated for 25 years of service by John Muns, school trustee, and Dr. Doug Otto, superintendent of schools.









allan bird with a retiree

School Trustee Dr. Allan K. Bird congratulated retirees.