{"id":16732,"date":"2022-08-26T11:14:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T15:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=16732"},"modified":"2022-09-02T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:30:11","slug":"longtime-purdue-veterinary-medicine-business-office-staff-member-honored-at-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/longtime-purdue-veterinary-medicine-business-office-staff-member-honored-at-retirement.php","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Purdue Veterinary Medicine Business Office Staff Member Honored at Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Account Clerk Lisa Wright with Business Manager Kathy Allen (left) and College of Veterinary Medicine Director of Financial Affairs Samantha McFarland, after receiving a glass baking dish engraved with the Continuum sculpture on the occasion of her retirement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With a mixture of emotions, faculty and staff of the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine honored Lisa Wright, account clerk with the Veterinary Business Office, on the occasion of her retirement at a ceremony Wednesday, August 17.  Lisa was recognized for 43 years of dedicated service to Purdue University, the last 16 of which were with the Department of Veterinary Administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hired Lisa in 2007 and I will have to say she is one of the best hires I have ever made,\u201d said Business Manager Kathy Allen, as she began the ceremony in the Veterinary Medical Library, where well-wishers gathered to honor Lisa and express their appreciation for her years of service.  \u201cI myself have learned so much from Lisa, especially when it comes to sponsored programs,\u201d Kathy explained.  \u201cShe has become the college\u2019s go-to person pertaining to sponsored programs.\u201d  Kathy noted that while Lisa specifically worked with the Department of Basic Medical Sciences and the IU School of Medicine \u2013 West Lafayette, she never hesitated to help out however she was needed.  \u201cSo I think she has probably dealt with just about all of the faculty members in all of the departments.  It will be extremely hard to fill her shoes, and I\u2019m sure it will take someone time to build-up the knowledge that Lisa leaves with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lisa receives well-wishes from Dr. Paul Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Cytometry and director of the Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories, and members of his laboratory team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kathy then quoted from a message she had received from a faculty member after he heard that Lisa was retiring.  \u201cLisa does so much for us, a new person cannot possibly capture all the things that Lisa does.\u201d  Kathy continued, \u201cAnd that just goes to show you how much she was appreciated.  Over the years that Lisa has worked here, she has gained respect from many faculty and staff members, graduate students, post-docs, and she has made everlasting friends.  I wish her the best and hope she enjoys her retirement to the fullest.  Thank you Lisa for everything.  You will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dean Willie Reed also spoke and echoed Kathy\u2019s sentiments.  \u201cLisa, I discovered that you started at Purdue in 1979,\u201d Dean Reed remarked.  Noting that Lisa started in what is now called Sponsored Programs, Dean Reed explained that she then worked in a couple of other positions on campus before finding her way to the college of Veterinary Medicine.  \u201cSo you\u2019ve been with us 16 years,\u201d Dean Reed observed.  \u201cSo it took you 27 years to find us.  The most important thing, is that you did.\u201d  Dean Reed added, \u201cI have always admired the fact that you are one of these unsung heroes who quietly goes about doing your job very well each and every day.  Your commitment and dependability\u2026has been just wonderful and I want to thank you on behalf of all the faculty and staff for all that you do.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honor of her years of service to the College of Veterinary Medicine and the IU School of Medicine \u2013 West Lafayette, Lisa received recognition gifts, including a commemorative glass baking dish with an etching of the Continuum Sculpture.  Congratulations Lisa!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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