Faculty Honored for Years of Service

Annabelle Nelson, 20 years of service

Eleven faculty members from the School of Leadership Studies were honored Wednesday for theirs years of service to Fielding.

From Tojo Thatchenkery with five years to Rich Appelbaum with 35 years, the instructors were celebrated during the morning community meeting at Winter Session in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Valerie Bentz, with 25 years, said she came to Fielding to find “a whole crew of creative and somewhat rebellious people to work with.”

Upon accepting his award, Appelbaum quoted from the music of his youth–the Grateful Dead and then Paul Simon:

Steve Schapiro and Katrina Rogers present Rich Appelbaum with 35-year service award

“What a long, strange trip it’s been,” he said. “And after changes upon changes, we are more or less the same.”

Here are the faculty members celebrating service anniversaries this year, including those from the School of Pscyhology, who will be honored during the second week of Winter Session.

Richard Appelbaum, 35 years

Joan Read, 30 years

Judith Schoenholtz-Read, 30 years

Jenny Edwards and Lenneal Henderson

Valerie Bentz, 25 years

Michele Harway, 25 years

Lenneal Henderson, 25 years

Jenny Edwards, 20 years

Miguel Guilarte, 20 years

Annabelle Nelson, 20 years

Georgia Persons, 20 years

Miguel Guilarte and Tojo Tatchenkery

Mark Scanlon-Green, 20 years

Garry Hare, 10 years

Rena Palloff, 10 years

Patrice Rosenthal, 5 years

Tojo Thatchenkery, 5 years