Employee News - September and October 2021

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Marriages

  • Robert Larkin, millwright, was married to Kari on July 10, 2021
  • Carolyn Strobel, director, entrepreneurship and innovation programs, was married to Robert Larsen on July 16, 2021

Promotions/Transfers

  • Daniel Ahrens, evening circulation coordinator
  • Laura Billings, administrative assistant, PBSC and MBBI
  • Jerry Bugbee, carpenter
  • Jillian Cole, director of alumni relations
  • Stan Dakosty, Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap head coach of football
  • Jordan Doroshenko, director, athletic communications
  • Kevin English, carpenter foreperson
  • Ainsley Gorman, retail sales associate
  • Susan Light, assistant to the president
  • Brian Stone, mail clerk

Retirements

  • Mike Bonsie, plumber, Oct. 29, 2021
  • Bonnie Button, director of equipment services, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Mark Button, groundskeeper foreperson, Sept. 10, 2021
  • Vicki Godfrey, custodian, Sept. 10, 2021
  • Bill Gunthorpe, custodian, Oct. 29, 2021
  • Starr Reed, recreation attendant, Aug. 11, 2021
  • Joy Wratten, custodian, Sept. 10, 2021
  • Lenny Zielasko, mason, Oct. 22, 2021. He just celebrated his 15-year anniversary at Colgate.

New Arrivals

  • Daniel Ahrens, evening circulation coordinator, and his partner, Caitlin Pfohl, welcomed Margaret Jane on Sept. 12, 2021. Margaret was 7 lbs 10 oz and 20.5 inches long.
  • Osvaldo Sandoval-Leon, assistant professor of Spanish, and wife Juana welcomed Gael Sandoval on Aug. 17, 2021.