• Sue Blodgett, head of the plant science department, retired August 5, after five years;
• Zeno Wicks III, a professor in plant science, retired August 9 after thirty-one years;
• Gary Lemme, a professor and former dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, retired September 9 after a total of fifteen years (1981-90, 2005-11);
• Delmar Johnson, director of Administration and Research Computing retired September 21 after forty-two years.
• Thomas Schiumacher, a professor in plant science, retired December 21 after twenty-eight years.
• James Wilson, Extension pesticide education coordinator, retired December 21 after thirty-one years.
