{"id":7952,"date":"2018-06-10T09:24:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T17:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=7952"},"modified":"2018-06-10T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T17:24:18","slug":"bidding-a-fond-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/bidding-a-fond-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Bidding a fond farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Dunaway | News Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

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Debbie Diehm<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs\/National Student Exchange Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 30 years and 10 months<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201c<\/span>The students. You are all so clever and smart. You are all gracious, too. \u00a0Not a day goes by without hearing about students volunteering locally or globally or students fund-raising for others in need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cDoing what I want to do! Of course, projects at home, spending time with family and traveling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo by: Paul F. Davis<\/p>\n

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Angela Barry<\/span><\/p>\n

Office Manager at Public Safety<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 14 years<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cWorking with the students here. I have made some good friends!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cSleeping in. I am going to be doing some work on my house. Other than that: enjoy life!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: Angela Barry<\/p>\n

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Sue DeNoyer<\/span><\/p>\n

General Advisor and Office Coordinator for the Criminal Justice Department<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 24 years and seven months<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cBy far, the highlight of my time at (Western) has been working directly with students and getting to see that I could make a positive impact on their success here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cThe first plan is to delete the \u2018work day\u2019 alarm from my phone! Then I plan to tackle a mountain of tasks around my home, do some traveling and spend as much time as I can with my granddaughter, family and friends.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: Sue DeNoyer<\/p>\n

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Kevin Hughes<\/span><\/p>\n

Landscape Maintenance Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 28 years<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cI really appreciate having the landscape look as best as possible for all people to enjoy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cWorking at home on our farm, projects at home, working with the homeless at Union Gospel Mission in Salem, having fun with my kids and grandkids and an extra cup of coffee in the morning!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: Kevin Hughes<\/p>\n

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Bob Hautala<\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor, Division of Health and Exercise Science<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 14 years<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cMy interactions with students \u2014 in classes, going to athletic events, theater presentations, concerts, etc. and serving on several university committees that had a significant student presence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cNothing specific yet, other than to continue to live in Oregon and find ways to stay engaged in life and all that it has to offer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: Bob Hautala<\/p>\n

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John Henslee<\/span><\/p>\n

Trades Maintenance Coordinator for Housing<\/span><\/p>\n

Ye<\/span>ars at Western: 41 years as a student, student employee and full-time employee<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cThe best part of working here is the people, I have had a great crew over the years \u2014 it\u2019s the best I\u2019ve ever had right now \u2014 and have always enjoyed working with the student population whether it be as residents or employees in our shop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cI am planning on getting a lot more involved in my church, tying lots of flies, painting and drawing lots of pictures, making furniture, making knives, picking my guitar \u2026 and a bunch of other things I have been too busy with work to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: John Henslee<\/p>\n

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Willy Lerum<\/span><\/p>\n

Business Manager for Student Engagement<\/span><\/p>\n

Years at Western: 30 years<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite part of working at Western: \u201cInteracting with the students and making long lasting friendships with folks on campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Plans after retirement: \u201cI\u2019m taking a couple of months off to just relax \u2026 after that, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of: Willy Lerum<\/p>\n

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Contact the author at journalnews@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n

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