George Mason Retirees: February to June 2024

Congratulations to the George Mason University faculty and staff retirees from February to June 2024. The list below includes retirees, the department from which they retired, and years of service.

We hope you’ll come back to visit sometimes. Once a Patriot, always a Patriot!

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February 2024 

Dieter Bilitza, Physics and Astronomy, 16 years, 7 months

Joyce Bland-French, Operational Risk Management, 23 years, 11 months

Suzanne Carbonneau, School of Art, 28 years, 4 months

Betsy DeMulder, College of Education and Human Development, 29 years, 4 months

Stephen Gurdak, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, 5 years, 11 months

Gail Haller, College of Education and Human Development, 22 years, 5 months

Mahesh Joshi, Costello College of Business, 21 years, 4 months

Richard Klimoski, Costello College of Business and Psychology, 28 years, 4 months

Anne Lauer, Costello College of Business, 6 years, 4 months

George Malenich, Facilities Management, 27 years, 2 months

Timothy Porter, Costello College of Business, 13 years, 4 months

John Schreifels, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 35 years, 4 months

Richard Vollmer, Facilities Management, 10 years, 4 months

Michael Wolf-Brannigan, Social Work, 20 years, 5 months

March 2024

Cynthia Bentley, University Libraries, 28 years

Ron Carmichael, Science and Technology Campus Executive Office, 24 years, 6 months

Miriam Costas De Zorilla, Housekeeping, 8 years, 10 months

April 2024  

Encarnita Arguelles, Mason Student Services Center, 17 years, 8 months

Paul Stebick, Facilities Management, 13 years, 6 months

David Thompson, Facilities Management, 25 years, 1 month

May 2024

Kathleen Butler, University Libraries, 11 years, 6 months

June 2024 

Paul Ammann, Computer Science, 34 years, 8 months

Brenda Bannan, College of Education and Human Development, 27 years, 8 months

F. Brett Berlin, Volgenau School of Engineering, 7 years, 9 months

Steve Dang, University Libraries, 38 years, 5 months

Yariv Ephraim, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 32 years, 8 months

Gregory Foster, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 34 years, 9 months

Martin Ford, College of Education and Human Development, 30 years, 10 months

Manako Fujiwara, Modern and Classical Languages, 16 years, 9 months

Robert Handler, Mechanical Engineering, 7 years, 9 months

Nancy Hanrahan, Sociology and Anthropology, 29 years, 3 months

Joy Hughes, College of Engineering and Computing, 26 years, 10 months

Mark Katz, Schar School of Policy and Government, 35 years, 8 months

Qiliang Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 16 years, 9 months

Anthony Maiello, Dewberry Family School of Music, 37 years, 8 months

Andrzej (Andre) Manitius, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 35 years, 8 months

Riki Morikawa, Information Sciences and Technology, 8 years, 9 months

Robert Oerter, Physics and Astronomy, 26 years, 9 months

Eric Pankey, English, 27 years, 8 months

Samuel Puffenbarger, Facilities Management, 10 years

Jeremy Rabkin, Antonin Scalia Law School, 16 years, 9 months

Elaine Rendler, Dewberry Family School of Music, 20 years, 9 months

Carmen Rioux-Bailey, College of Education and Human Development, 25 years, 6 months

Beth Rooney, College of Education and Human Development, 19 years, 3 months

Stephen Ruth, Schar School of Policy and Government, 45 years, 8 months

Zafer Sabbgh, Facilities Management, 14 years, 10 months

Andrew Sanavaitis, University Police, 7 years, 4 months

Valeriu Soltan, Mathematical Sciences, 22 years, 9 months

Peter Stearns, History and Art History, 24 years, 4 months

Clifton Sutton, Statistics, 36 years, 8 months

Kenneth Thompson, English, 30 years, 8 months

Susan Trencher, Sociology and Anthropology, 35 years, 4 months

Masoud Yasai, Costello College of Business, 20 years, 9 months