The Offices for Faculty and the Senior Vice President's offices are hosting a Retirement Brunch on Tuesday, May 6th 2025 to honor and celebrate University faculty who retired between June 2024 and June 2025!
"You have all played a significant role in shaping the lives of our students and contributing to the growth and success of the University of Utah. Your commitment to excellence and dedication in your respective fields has not gone unnoticed. Your legacy will not be forgotten, as your contributions will continue to impact our university for many years to come." - Rob Scott Smith, Emcee for Retirement Brunch
Quick Stats
These numbers represent University of Utah faculty who retired between July 1st 2024 and July 1st 2025
12
Retirees with 40+ years at the U
93
Retirees
63 years
Longest tenure at the U
Photo Highlights
Check back after May 6th to see photographs from this event!
Words from our Retirees
We asked all the retirees who RSVPd for the luncheon to consider sharing their proudest achievement from their time at the U.
See some of their responses below:
Kurt Albertine
Department of PediatricsKurt Albertine
Department of PediatricsKurt is proud to have trained 300 people in his lamb intensive care unit, nearly 200 of which were undergraduate students and the remainder of which were U medical students, clinical residents and fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. In recognition of these efforts, he received the Beacons of Excellence Individual Transformative Mentoring Award.
Margaret Battin
Department of PhilosophyMargaret Battin
Department of PhilosophyPeggy is proud of her extensive research and publications. She has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 20 books, won the Distinguished Research Award and the Rosenblatt Prize, and was named one of the "Mothers of Bioethics."
Stephen Downes
Department of PhilosophyStephen Downes
Department of PhilosophySteve is proud of his contributions to the Department of Philosophy. He served as department chair and associate department chair, hired 20+ excellent scholars, designed numerous courses, and helped to raise the department's national and international prominence.
Mark England
J Willard Marriott LibraryMark England
J Willard Marriott LibraryMark is proud that his work has helped others understand the information needs of scientists and engineers. As a leader in building library collections and a recognized authority on the management of online resources, he has improved information literacy in engineering education, reduced costs for libraries, and improved research efficiency.
Hanadi Farrukh
Department of Internal MedicineHanadi Farrukh
Department of Internal MedicineHanadi is proud to have delivered exceptional care to her patients in a compassionate manner, mentored junior faculty, and served as the Medical Director of Madsen Health Internal Medicine. Most of all, she is proud of teaching "future generations of compassionate physicians."
Barbara Graves
Department of Oncological SciencesBarbara Graves
Department of Oncological SciencesBarbara is proud of her 10 years as chair of Oncological Sciences, during which she launched the Basic Science Working Group. The working group continues to this day as an important forum for sharing information and strategic program discussions among School of Medicine leadership.
Pamela Hardin
College of NursingPamela Hardin
College of NursingPamela is proud to have been part of the CTLE team when the pandemic hit, which helped the university pivot to teaching remotely and online. CTE is a small center and together they helped hundreds of faculty and instructors, impacting thousands of students. The enormity of helping the university pivot was memorable and one she is proud to be associated with.
Janet Shaw
Department of Health & KinesiologyJanet Shaw
Department of Health & KinesiologyJanet is proud of observing the growth among her students and witnessing so many of them graduate!
Gerald Stringfellow
Department of Materials Science & EngineeringGerald Stringfellow
Department of Materials Science & EngineeringJerry is proud of 45 exciting and wonderful years, during which he served as the dean of the College of Engineering, received the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, was named a Distinguished Professor, published 400 papers, and mentored 40 Ph.D. graduates.
Linda Tyler
Department of PharmacotherapyLinda Tyler
Department of PharmacotherapyLinda is proud to have served as the Chief Pharmacy Officer at University Health and as Associate Dean at the College of Pharmacy. In these roles, she intertwined service and teaching missions by developing great preceptors to provide excellent training sites for pharmacy students and pharmacists doing post graduate training.
Julie Wambaugh
Department of Communication Sciences & DisordersJulie Wambaugh
Department of Communication Sciences & DisordersJulie is proud to have developed several behavioral therapies for persons with aphasia and apraxia of speech and to have mentored six doctoral students who are continuing to advance treatments for speech & language disorders following stroke.
Don Wardell
Department of Operations & Information SystemsDon Wardell
Department of Operations & Information SystemsDon is proud to have received multiple teaching awards, including two University awards and seven School of Business awards. Interacting with students has been "the greatest honor and joy" of his career, he reflects.
Janis Weis
Department of PathologyJanis Weis
Department of PathologyJanis is proud of the graduate students and postdoctoral trainees that she had the privilege of mentoring during her career. Watching each of them mature scientifically and academically has brought her "great pride and joy." She continues to be impressed by their hard work and outstanding achievements in their chosen career paths!
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Name
Department
Years of Service
Kurt Albertine Department of Pediatrics 32 years Peter Alfeld Department of Mathematics 48 years Jensie Anderson S.J. Quinney College of Law 25 years, 10 months Yoko Azuma Department of World Languages & Cultures 14 years, 11 months Wolfgang Baehr Department of Ophthamology 29 years, 11 months Abe Bakhsheshy Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy 25 years, 6 months Margaret Battin Department of History 49 years, 11 months James Bay School of Accounting 11 years, 11 months Steven Bell Department of Occupational & Recreational Therapies 32 years, 9 months Philip Bernard Department of Pathology 22 years, 11 months Anne Boulet Department of Human Genetics 11 years Terry Box Department of Internal Medicine 36 years, 5 months Mark Bromberg Department of Neurology 30 years, 7 months Erik Brunvand School of Computing 34 years, 10 months Paul Carbone Department of Pediatrics 18 years, 2 months David Carrier School of Biological Sciences 29 years, 11 months Michael Christensen Department of Political Science 25 years, 6 months Gregory Clark BioMedical Engineering 27 years, 11 months Maureen Condic Department of Neurobiology 27 years, 1 month J. Michael Dean Department of Pediatrics 37 years John DeFord Department of Physics & Astronomy 62 years, 9 months Catherine DeVries Department of Human Genetics 24 years, 1 month Paul Dorgan School of Music 32 years Stephen Downes Department of Philosophy 33 years, 11 months Linda Edelman College of Nursing 16 years, 11 months Mark Ely School of Music 35 years Mark England J Willard Marriott Library 13 years, 9 months Lea Erickson School of Dentistry 39 years, 9 months Hanadi Farrukh Department of Internal Medicine 30 years, 6 months Matthew Firpo Department of Surgery 23 years, 3 months Disa Gambera Department of English 20 years, 11 months David Goldenberg School of Biological Sciences 39 years, 10 months Barbara Graves Department of Oncological Sciences 38 years, 9 months Christina Gringeri College of Social Work 34 years, 9 months Jane Hacking Department of World Languages & Cultures 25 years, 4 months Pamela Hardin College of Nursing 23 years, 10 months Peter Haug Department of Biomedical Informatics 41 years, 7 months Henryk Hecht Department of Mathematics 47 years, 11 months John Hollerbach School of Computing 30 years, 11 months Rebecca Horn Department of History 36 years, 11 months Joseph Horton Department of Operations & Information Systems 13 years, 11 months Paul W. Jewell Department of Geology & Geophysics 35 years, 11 months Larry Kraiss Department of Surgery 29 years, 9 months Gerald Krueger Department of Dermatology 52 years, 6 months Maureen Laird School of Dance 31 years, 9 months Anita Leopardi Department of Health & Kinesiology 23 years, 10 months Jules Magda Chemical Engineering 36 years, 1 month Boaz Markewitz Department of Internal Medicine 25 years, 5 months Mark Munger College of Pharmacy 34 years Yoshio Nakamura Anesthesiology 24 years, 3 months Scott Narus Department of Biomedical Informatics 24 years, 5 months Nancy Nickman College of Pharmacy 37 years, 6 months Bill Oakley Department of Marketing 8 years, 8 months Robert Paine Department of Internal Medicine 18 years, 4 months Tony Pantziris Department of Physics & Astronomy 23 years, 10 months Mark Parker Department of Operations & Information Systems 9 years, 1 month Brian Patrick Department of Film & Media Arts 47 years Paula Peterson Department of Pediatrics 43 years Marlene Plumlee School of Accounting 27 years, 11 months Harry Rosado-Santos Department of Internal Medicine 27 years, 6 months Regina Rosenthal Department of Surgery 10 years, 10 months Trish Saccomano Department of Family & Consumer Studies 24 years, 9 months Ana Sanchez-Birkhead College of Nursing 12 years, 10 months Jeffrey Schunk Department of Pediatrics 35 years Pawan Sharma Department of Internal Medicine 8 years, 8 months Janet Shaw Department of Health & Kinesiology 29 years Brian Shiozawa Department of Surgery 33 years, 6 months Glenn Sjoden Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering 5 years, 10 months Amy Smith Department of Psychiatry 11 years, 5 months Andrew Soisson Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 20 years, 11 months Peter Stang Department of Chemistry 55 years, 6 months Robert Stephenson Department of Surgery 33 years, 5 months Arn Stolp Elect & Computer Engineering 8 years Bryan Stone Department of Pediatrics 30 years, 6 months Gerald Stringfellow Department of Materials Science & Engineering 44 years, 8 months Susan Stroud Department of Emergency Medicine 21 years, 9 months Kathie Supiano College of Nursing 17 years, 11 months Alun Thomas Department of Internal Medicine 31 years, 2 months Linda Tyler College of Pharmacy 38 years, 7 months Sheryll Vanderhooft Department of Dermatology 30 years, 9 months Anil Virkar Department of Materials Science & Engineering 49 years, 9 months Mary Beth Vogul-Ferguson College of Social Work 16 years, 6 months Julie Wambaugh Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders 28 years Diane Ward Department of Pathology 25 years, 7 months R. Scott Ward Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training 43 years Don Wardell Department of Operations & Information Systems 32 years, 11 months Janis Weis Department of Pathology 36 years, 1 month Craig Wirth Department of Communication 24 years, 11 months Andrea Witczak Multi-Disciplinary Design 5 years H. Joseph Yost Department of Neurobiology 27 years Jean Zancanella Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology 36 years
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