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 "Tom Campbell came to Wabash in the fall of 1976 and quickly made his mark within the department, developing our offerings in linguistics, introducing courses in science-fiction, and redesigning classes in medieval literature," Professor Rosenberg said. "Since his arrival on campus, the free-spirited, California surfing, Corvette driving, Rocky Mountain high aspects of his personality have barely diminished. But the other Tom, the one we see every day, is a very hard worker, a committed teacher and scholar, and a company man. Tom has served the College as English Department chair, Chair of the Humanities and Fine Arts Division, and chair of numerous committees, including minority concerns.
"While Tom will certainly be missed by all in the college community, we, his colleagues in the English department, will perhaps miss him the most. Tom has always had great pride in and affection for the department, giving praise freely and making his colleagues in the department feel appreciated. Yet all of us at the College will miss Tom’s enthusiasm, his thoughtfulness, and his efforts to make us better at what we do."

Tom Bambrey ’68 is retiring this year after serving first as Dean of Students, then Director of Athletics, at his alma mater. Here he enjoys listening to his successor, Dean of Students Mike Raters ’85:
"As Dean of Students you became most known for your engagement with and love for your students, your impeccable dress and GQ style, and, of course, some guidelines for—and steadfast rules of—the Dean’s Office," Raters said. "Under your leadership, The Dean’s Office was 'officially in favor of fun', and you also led and virtually demanded that now grateful colleagues and subordinates find fun in our work." .

Bambrey receives a grateful handshake from President White. 
Dean Raters said: "Your enthusiasm for your work and, especially, the success of the Little Giants on and off the field has served the College so very well the last three years," Dean Raters said. "The list of athletic accomplishments in our time working together as Dean and Athletic Director is too long to list now—so I’ll highlight just two: The joy on your face, highlighted by the tears streaming down it, as our football team put it to the Dannies last November is a vision those of us who love you, like Sherry, Debbie, and your beloved Roselie, will not soon forget. And to cap off your career—to bring it full circle, a lap, really—with last weekend’s NCAC Track and Field championship was so fitting for this Owen Huntsman track recruit from Scottdale, Pennsylvania."

Professor of Teacher Education Deborah Butler arrived at Wabash in 1985.
"She brought with her a commitment to excellence, a dogged work ethic, and a vision for the future that enabled her to lift the [College's Teacher] Education Program up from the brink of closure to the highly respected, academically rigorous program it is today," said Associate Professor of Teacher Education Michele Pittard. "For 15 years, as Director, Chair, and the sole faculty member, Deborah was the Education Program."

 
 
 

Professor Joe Day is in Greece leading students on an immersion trip and could not attend the luncheon, a fact which, Professor David Kubiak said, "accurately sums up the tenor of Joe' s 28-year career.
"Joe’s devotion to teaching, to raising up our students to the highest intellectual level possible, has consistently marked his time at Wabash, together with an impressive body of scholarly work," Kubiak said. 
"Joe believes in Greek and Latin literature as an important formative, and potentially transformative, influence on our students and on society at large, and this credo can be sensed in the lives of many Wabash men over the years, who had never encountered classical studies until they took a course with him, and who would eventually become denizens of the Detchon Classics Library, usually invisible because of the immense pile of books surrounding them."
 

Coach Petty receives a grateful hug from Dean Raters.
"It is your approach to the overall education of all our students, not just your players, that has endeared you to generations of Wabash Men and catapulted you to legendary status," Raters told Petty. "Described by President White as 'the consummate Wabash gentleman', Coach Petty has modeled what it means to be a Wabash man of service, honor, and integrity for each and every one of these 35 years."

Director of Campus Services David Morgan pays tribute to Campus Services' Ron Copeland, who could not attend the luncheon.
"From the time he started work in March of 1970 he cleaned the buildings of Wabash College until he retired in February of this year." Morgan said. "I can’t prove this, but I believe he has cleaned 100% of the buildings on campus. In fact he has cleaned around 130% of the buildings because of his service in buildings such as Waugh, Thomas, the old language houses, and other buildings that only remain in our memories.
"It is commonly said of custodial and maintenance work that we are most successful when we are invisible. If that is true, it is tragic, because it means that most of you here today did not get to know our friend Ron Copeland. He did his work well. Those who noticed him most were those of us who got to work alongside of him, and appreciate his quick smile, willing hand, and warm heart." 

 President White listens to Morgan's tribute to Ron Copeland.