Diane Turnham, left, and Teresa King, Middle Tennessee State University employees with 40 years of service to the university and its students, pose for a photo after the recent Employee Service Award luncheon and reception in the James Union Building. Turnham is senior associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator for MTSU Athletics, and King is a recently retired Department of Human Sciences professor. Their fellow 40-year honorees, Ghassem Homaifar, a professor in the Department of Economics and Finance, and Judy Money, student records coordinator for the Registrar's Office, are not pictured. MTSU saluted 229 longtime faculty and staff employees for their 4,160 combined years of service devoted to students and the campus community at the event. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)

35+ Years: Lalo Davila, left, of the School of Music; Patricia "Pat" Grimes, College of Education, Dean's Office; Gladys Vaughter, Custodial Services, Facilities Services Department; and Diane Snodgrass, Office of Audit and Consulting Services. Not pictured are 35-year honorees Rebecca Calahan, Department of Mathematical Sciences; Jong-Sung Lee, Department of Information Systems and Analytics; Franklin Michello, Department of Economics and Finance; Michael Principe, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies; Dale Witty, Grounds and Greenhouse Services, Facilities Services Department; and John Zamora, Department of Biology. MTSU saluted 229 longtime faculty and staff employees for their 4,160 combined years of service devoted to students and the campus community at the event. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli) 

30-years: left, are Mary Hoffschwelle of Academic Support Service, Provost's Office; Kathy Pelham, Custodial Services, Facilities Services Department; Becky Bussell, Business Office; Eve Jones, Administrative Information System Services, Information Technology Division; Will Brantley and Elyce Helford, Department of English. Standing, from left, are Tracey Huddleston, Department of Elementary and Special Education; Stephen Wright, Department of Biology; Timothy Graeff, Department of Marketing; Tamala Pincheon, Business Office; Henrietta Bailey, Political Economy Research Institute; Marlene Lane, Department of University Studies; and Franklin Michello, Department of Economics and Finance, 35 years of service. Not pictured are 30-year honorees Wynnifred Counts, Student Athlete Enhancement Center; Janet Dutton, AudioVisual Services; Stanley Gambill, Department of Information Systems and Analytics; Stephen Gossett, Department of Aerospace; Robert Holtzclaw, Department of English; John Rhodes, Custodial Services, Facilities Services Department; Emily Zietz, Department of Economics and Finance; and Jan Zijlstra, Department of Mathematical Sciences. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)