51²è¹Ý

Boston College honored retiring administrators, faculty, and staff at the President’s Recognition Dinner on May 31. The Office of Governmental and Community Affairs also presented its annual Community Service Award at the event.

Employees who have retired during the 2015-16 academic year are: Jon Bai, Jonas Barciauskas, John Boylan, James Clements, Anne Marie Condon, Seamus Connolly, Diane Cronin, Patricia DeLeeuw, Susan Delay, Karen Dorn, Timothy Duket, Miguel Escobar, Margaret Flibotte, Donald Hafner, John Havens, William Juszkiewicz, Thomas Kane, Robert Lewis, Ruth Ann MacEachern, David Mangan, Paul Mariani, Peter McKenzie, Gil Miranda, and John Moir.

Also, Michael Mulhern, Kathleen Murphy, Joseph O’Brien, James O’Neill, Norma O’Reilly, Alec Peck, Harold Petersen, Brendan Rapple, Mario Raynor, Elvira Reynolds, Susie Shabanian, Robert Sherwood, Elizabeth Smith, Susan Spencer, Pamela Terreri, Susan Thomas, Carey Townsend, Cesar Valladaus, Donald Weber, Gail White, Theodore Williams, Arch Woodside, and Norah Wylie.

On May 3, the University recognized the following employees for 25 years of service: Milvia Sanchez, Burton Howell, David Flaherty, John Krieg, George Apodiakos, Fr. Anthony Penna, Michael Killeen, Daniel Donovan, Paul Flynn, Kathleen Duggan, Christine Laflamme, Christine Conroy, Anne Crowley, Kathleen McGuinness, Lynne Ann O’Connell, Beth Burns, William Coakley, Hipolito Cardona, Margaret Thomas, David Hollenbach, S.J., and Gerald Smith.

Also, Lisa Cuklanz, Penny Hauser-Cram, Francis Herrmann, S.J., Joseph O’Keefe, S.J., M. Brinton Lykes, James Cunningham, Jose Ulices Contreras, John McGovern, Joyce O’Connor, Anna Jacome Branco, Carol Bisceglia, Diane Neylon, RoseMarie DeLeo, Theresa Rezzuti, Nham Manh Vu, Gail White, and John Zona.

Parting Thoughts:

Diane Cronin
Foreign Tax Specialist/Timekeeper
Joined 51²è¹Ý: 1972

When I started at Boston College there were only three of us to process the University payroll.  Everything was done on paper [and manually].

There were many changes over the last 43 years, but all for the best!  The technology is ongoing and we are using less paper than we did back in the ’70s.  It was amazing to be a part of the payroll conversions from paper to computers.

I will really miss my colleagues and students at 51²è¹Ý.  Boston College is a really compassionate and caring community.  I always felt it was my ‘second’ home; my two daughters grew up at Boston College and felt the same way.  

I have made many life-long friends and treasure these friendships.  I will miss working with the girls in the HRSC office; we have many years together and they are part of my family.  

I have had the opportunity of working with many international scholars and students during the last 20 years dealing with their taxes and treaties.  I always tried to put myself in their situation to understand our complicated international tax laws.

I enjoyed going to work every day, interacting with my colleagues, working in a team setting, learning new techniques and troubleshooting issues with new software to make Boston College a better environment.

I am very fortunate to have been able to work at Boston College.  It has been a wonderful ride and now I will be going down the next road of enjoying life, family and friends!

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