March 25, 2014 - At a special luncheon today held in the Knoxville Civic-Coliseum, Mayor Madeline Rogero honored City Employees who have 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service or have retired from the City in the past year.

More than 1,650 total years of service have been given by current employees reaching their various milestones.

When you include retirees being recognized, it's a grand total of 2,620 years of service.

Not all long-term or retired employees were present for the luncheon but they will receive recognition certificates.Honored employees:20 YEARS OF SERVICE

Anderson Sr., Daniel - Fire Dept.
Armstrong, Wallace - Police Dept.
Ashford, Quentin - Public Assembly Facilities
Bell, Christopher - Police Dept.
Bible, Dennis - Police Dept.
Caulpetzer, Christopher - Police Dept.
Cecil, Janna Sue - Community Development
Cunningham, Jeffrey - Police Dept.
Davis, Donald - Public Service
Fortner, Mark - Police Dept.
Gilreath, Kenneth - Police Dept.
Green Jr., Ronald - Police Dept.
Huddleston, Timothy - Fire Dept.
Ishibashi, Michael - Engineering
Jenkins, David - Fire Dept.
Kingsbury Jr, Edward - Police Dept.
Langley, Patrick - Fire Dept.
Lee, Charles - Police Dept.
Long, Ronald - Public Service
Maycann, Kevin - Police Dept.
Peace, Tommy - Public Service
Rausch, David - Police Dept.
Robinson, James - Public Service
Rose, Robert - Police Dept.
Shelton, John - Police Dept.
Thomas, Eve - Police Dept.
Tillett, John - Fire Dept.
Whetsel, Bob - Policy & Redevelopment
Williams, Shawna - Police Dept.

25 YEARS OF SERVICE

Beeler, Danny - Fire Dept.
Briggs, Karen - Parks & Recreation
Brooks, Jaquetta - Fire Dept.
Compton, Gary - Police Dept.
Dyer, Christopher - Fire Dept.
Dyer, Stephen - Public Service
Elmore, William - Public Service
Embler III, Simms - Fire Dept.
Fontaine, Dean - Fire Dept.
Grande, Anthony - Fire Dept.
Harriss, Hobart - Parks & Recreation
Inman, Bobby - Public Service
Jenkins Jr., Jay - Fire Dept.
Kay, Susan - Finance
Kerley, Jeffrey - Fire Dept.
Kirby, Kenneth - Fire Dept.
Maney, Neal - Fire Dept.
Peters, Melissa - City Council
Richard, Russell - Engineering
Schade, Sandra - Engineering
Splawn, Calvin - Fire Dept.
Trentham, James - Public Service
Upton, Valerie - Parks & Recreation
Williams, Gary - Fire Dept.
York, James - Finance

30 YEARS OF SERVICE

Dunn, Dale - Public Assembly Facilities







35 YEARS OF SERVICE

Arnett, William - Engineering
Ault, Eddie - Fire Dept.
Broome, Ernest - Inspections
Cureton, Danny - Information Systems
Dailey, Donald - Engineering
Johnson, Jeffrey - Public Service
Mahler, Carol - Civil Service
Troutt, Paula - Police Dept.
Woodby, Richard - Engineering

40 YEARS OF SERVICE

Banks, Jack - Fire Dept.
Mobley, James - Parks & Recreation
Price, James - Police Dept.

RETIREES

Barbee, Gillis - Public Assembly Facilities
Bishop, James - Fleet
Blankenship, Mary Ann - Communications
Byrd, Roger - Fire Dept.
Caldwell, Jeffrey - Engineering
Campbell, Jerry - Finance Dept.
Cherry, Michael - Finance Dept.
Chesney Jr, James - Community Development
Claiborne, James - Police Dept.
Davis, Betty Lea - Public Service
Davis, Kenneth - Public Service
Dotson, Vicki - City Court
Dunn, Cynthia - Police Dept.
French, Fred - Public Service
Graham, James - Public Service
Helfenberger, Albert - Public Service
Holloway, Erma - Engineering
Kirby, Timmy - Fire Dept.
Martin, M. Virginia - Public Service
McCarter, Terry - Public Service
McManigal, Jill - Information Systems
Miracle, Lee - Finance Dept.
Mitchell, Edgar - Police Dept.
Oliveira, Charlene - Law Dept.
Pacetti, Michael - Fire Dept.
Paidousis, Gus - Police Dept.
Pappas, Kathy - Police Dept.
Pickens, Ronald - Public Service
Sams, Donald - Police Dept.
Smith, Joe - Fire Dept.
Sparkes, Thomas - Police Dept.
Summers, William - Public Service
VanDergriff, Linda - Police Dept.
Walker, Adrienne - Parks & Recreation
Walton, David - Public Service
Whaley, Jerry - Public Service
Wilson III, Charles - Inspections