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News Release

UPMC NORTHWEST PAYS TRIBUTE TO EMPLOYEES, RETIREES

May 10, 2007 — UPMC Northwest paid tribute to 16 retirees, 162 employees, and 176 Quarter Century Club members during its Employee and Retiree Recognition Dinner at the Quality Inn in Franklin. The honorees:

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Retirees – John Beliak, maintenance tech, 12 years of service; June Bell, accountant, 12 years; Odessa Conway, nursing assistant, 7 years; Carol Dunkle, lead food service worker, 13 years; Shirley Heller, registered nurse assessment coordinator, 31 years; Wildamae Rodgers, medical records clerk, 42 years

25 years – Carol Kilgore, Carol Sires

15 years – Jill Alden, Deborah Covington, Valli Karns, Sue Love, Sonja Mawhinney, Chan McQuaide, Mary Morrison, Jutta Strickland

10 years – Stacey Beightol, Linda Houser Hartman, Sherry Rhoades, Tammi Shaw, Cindy Shook

5 years – Celina Covington, Patty Geib, Susan Long, Erin Wenmoth

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RETIREES - Among retirees who were honored during the UPMC Northwest service awards dinner were (from left) Carol Shaffer, Bob Jennings, Jim Curran and Mary Ann Wheeling.

Retirees – James Curran, environmental services manager, 45 years of service; Betty Graham, environmental services aide, 23 years; Lorraine Harrah, phlebotomist, 33 years; Robert Jennings, skilled maintenance technician, 18 years; Barbara Say, credit clerk, 29 years; Carol Shaffer, home care liaison, 30 years; Mary Ann Wheeling, nursing supervisor, 26 years; Susan Williams, emergency staff nurse, 40 years; Diana Wurster, ambulatory surgery staff nurse, 29 years

45 years – Karen Steele

40 years – Linda Hagerty

35 years – Sandra Bender, Marie Cassano, Rita Harris, Marilyn Orsino, Kathy Sunderlin, Betty Zinz

30 years – Rose Banks, Holly Bitner, Ruth Cangemi, Mike Condon, Virginia Curran, Deborah Dowling, Barbara Finch, Mary Fish, Jacquelyn Gaddess, Sandra Gander, Karen Greene, Diane Janos, Patricia McCauley, William McMillen, Edward Nason, Sheryl Neely, Gloria Prindle, Claude Setzkorn, Virginia Simons

25 years – Terry Ballew, Judith Baranyai, Christopher Berkery, Ruth Burda, Kimberly Courtney, Doris Drozdo, Patricia Giacci, Kimberly Hummel, Carol Jones, Patricia Jones, Diana Langford, Carol Rondinelli, Stuart Shapiro, Kelly Turner, Shelly Weller, George Wilbur, Sandrea Youkers

20 years – Laurina Anderson, Wendy Bechtel, Courtney Cox, Betsy Irwin, Kathleen Kistler, Brain Marshall, Janet Martz, Kimberly McCutcheon, Pamela Niederriter, Paula Perrotti, Anna Petulla, Judy Smith, Bonita Swanberg, Mary Tucker, Betsy Updegrave, Kimberly Webb

15 years – Susan Bialo, Patti Boocks, Judith Forney, Sandra Haines, Debra Harry, John Haugh, Randy Kreider, Kelly LaBruzzo, Barbara Morris, Evelyn Perry, Carol Sheatz, Carol Shipwash, Vivian Todd, Carole Wilson, Barbara Yard

10 years – Kelly Alcorn, Michael Anderson, Dawn Ausel, Carol Bingle, Alan Bly, Cynthia Comiske, Melinda Gannoe, Roxanne Harbison, Nancy Horne, Stephanie Lambert, Christine Lawrence, Roger McCauley, Tonya Meals, Darla Pasikoski, Shirley Persing, Andrea Plummer, Tonya Rodgers, David Zlotnicki

5 years – Therese Alcorn, Amanda Baker, Diane Buczek, Melinda Cresswell, Thomas Crockett, Kay Dale, Renee Dasher, Mary Kay Fry, Brad Hoss, Margo Johnson, William Jones, Diane Lawson, Jayma Marbich, Kathryn Marki, Robin Martin, Kelley McClellan, Lori Moore, Mary Lou Moore, Roberta Mullen, Wendy O’Neil, Jennifer Ongley, Brenda O’Polka, Heather Piercy, Joyce Reese, Terri Reynolds, Kathleen Rogers, Loretta Schrecengost, Linda Stack, Ruth Stephens, Deadra Tarr, Chad Troup, Katie Wenner, Kendra Wolf

Visiting Nurses Association

Retiree – Linda Wilson, home health aide, 23 years of service.

25 years – Karen Cook, Deborah Spence, Pamela Greenlee

20 years – Donna Kelly

15 years – Julie Stralko

10 years – Antoinette Beach, Janice Bryan, Julie Dean, Corinne Ruby, Cheri Sibley

5 years – Lynne Delaney, Mary Doutt, Catherine Lambert, Leola Neely, Angel Prichard, Jamie Roos, Stacey Vargason

The three organizations also honored 158 staff members who have completed 25 or more years of service. These employees are members of the organization’s Quarter Century Club.