Hellos, good-byes, new roles

On her last day of work, Ginny Mesnard gets a hug from Donna Hefner during her retirement reception on Friday.

Since the beginning of the academic year, Heidelberg has welcomed more than a dozen new colleagues and said good-bye to eight others. Another group has transitioned into new and/or different positions.

New Hires:

Jessie Babcock - Administrative Assistant for Alumni Engagement & Major Gifts
Kayleigh Tschanen - part-time Evening Circulation Supervisor
Shari Bachelder - Admission Office Assistant
Stephen Svoboda - Visiting Assistant Professor Theatre
Elizabeth Tracy - Director of the Community Music School
William Bradley - Writing Center Coordinator
Kelli Williams - Head Softball Coach
Sofey Fugate - Admission Counselor
Robin Smith - Associate Director of Admission
Alexandra Chiarappa - Assistant Director of Admission
Cheryl Lewis - Executive Director of Advancement & Major Gifts
Amy Kearns - Administrative Assistant to the Provost
Phil Ness - Vice President of University Advancement & Marketing
Ashley Ryan - Krammes (starts 10/11)

On Campus Transfers / Changes:

Kim Patterson is full-time in the Registrar's Office
Sue Berryman is the new Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
Jennifer Brickner is the new Senior Coordinator for Donor Relations
Ashley Helmstetter is the new Executive Director of Alumni Engagement & Major Gifts
Deb Hoehn is the new Advancement Services Assistant
Cassandra Lagunzad is the new Circulation Supervisor
Joan McConnell is the new part-time Cataloging Assistant
Amanda Pfeil is now the full-time Assistant Volleyball Coach
Bryan Wickliffe is now the Head Men's & Women's Tennis Coach
Brady Gibson is on a full-time interim appointment in the Admission Office

Departures:

Destry Weaver - Beeghly Library
Dyllan Laber - Krammes
Tom Alexander - Admission
Adam Hine - Admission
Don Houdeshell - Krammes
Mike Kleinfelter - Krammes
Ginny Mesnard - Admission
Ann Winegardner - Krammes
Dustin Smith - Marketing & Communication

Latest News & Announcements

Announcements

Let us do the cooking for you! Every month, we will be offering different family meals that you can take home!

The annual Heidelberg University Campus memorial service will take place in Herbster Chapel on Th

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In conjunction with Heidelberg's Homecoming, the Office of Athletics is raffling off a metal yard sign.