During Black History Month, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic did not stop the African Diaspora Council from celebrating its retiring members. While the platform changed from a face-to-face to a virtual event, held Wednesday, February 10, 2021, we were still able to honor the professional milestones of our retiring African Diaspora faculty, staff and administrators. The “Goodbye TENSION – Hello PENSION” virtual celebration featured a photo presentation and our members personally expressed their well wishes on the next chapter of the retirees’ lives. Although the University may be losing a wealth of knowledge and expertise, our members are ADC forever!
The retirees include Kathy Berry, School of Education, 32 years; Ray Fikes, MKE Fellows Coordinator, Global Inclusion & Engagement, 13 years; April Holland, Executive Director of TRIO and Pre-College Programs, 27 years; Dr. Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor, Global Inclusion, 20 years; and Lula Rockette, Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs, 24 years.