Drury, MSU prepare for staff retirements

Sweeney and her work will be honored March 31, which has been designated “Karen Sweeney Day” at Drury University.

According to a Drury University news release, the day will include an 11 a.m. luncheon in the Findlay Student Center Commons featuring some of Sweeney’s favorite foods. Following the meal, guests will gather in the ballroom for a ceremony that will dedicate the offices housing the dean of students office and study abroad program as the Karen Sweeney Suites for Student Affairs.

Also on March 31, a reception in Sweeney’s honor will be held 3–5 p.m. in the Downunder, a recently renovated gathering place in the lower level of Findlay Student Center. Alumni and community members are invited to join staff and students at both events. Drury University also has established the Karen Sweeney Emerging Leaders Fund in honor and recognition of Sweeney’s impact on generations of Drury Students. The fund will provide scholarships and grants to support promising students.

In 2005, Sweeney was named one of SBJ’s Most Influential Women.

At Missouri State University, longtime employees Fred and Marty Marty have announced their plans to retire and head to Pennsylvania to be closer to their children and grandchildren. The Martys have served MSU for most of the past 13 years, according to an MSU news release.

Fred Marty, currently the associate vice president for administrative and information services, also has served MSU as vice president for administrative services and as chancellor of MSU’s campus in West Plains. He left MSU and served as executive director of the American National Fish and Wildlife Museum 2001–2003, but rejoined MSU in 2003. His last day at MSU will be March 31, with April 1 as his official retirement date. He will begin a new job April 3 as executive director of Opportunities Unlimited, a public, not-for-profit organization in Lycoming Township in central Pennsylvania.

Marty Marty serves as director of the Student Success Program in University College at MSU. She has served in several capacities in University College and in student activities. She will stay at MSU through the end of the spring semester in May. [[In-content Ad]]