In the absence of this year’s Employee Appreciation Day “Years of Service” banner, we are starting a new tradition. We wanted to recognize those faculty members who crossed milestone anniversaries (5n), which we are defining as ten years or more since joining the department, in the just completed academic year. Below their names, we list their current rank and their start date with Internal Medicine. Congratulations!

James Christensen, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 1965 (55 years)	Donald Heistad, MD Professor August 1, 1970 (50 years)	Charles Helms, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus June 1, 1976 (45 years)
Robert Ashman, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 1980 (40 years)	Zuhair Ballas, MD Professor July 1, 1980 (40 years)	Michael Flanigan, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 1980 (40 years)
Roger Gingrich, MD, PhD Professor Emeritus June 15, 1981 (40 years)	Janet Schlechte, MD Professor Emeritus June 30, 1981 (40 years)	Michael Welsh, MD Professor January 1, 1981 (40 years)
Ellen Gordon, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 1985 (35 years)	Joel Gordon, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 1985 (35 years)	Vaughn Kirchhoff, MD, MPH Professor July 1, 1985 (35 years)
James Flanagan, MD Associate Professor Emeritus July 1, 1990 (30 years)	Lois Geist, MD, MS Professor July 1, 1990 (30 years)	Daniel Berg, MD Associate Professor July 3, 1995 (25 years)
Warren Schnmidt, MD, PhD Professor July 1, 1995 (25 years)	Scott Vogelgesang, MD Clinical Professor December 1, 1995 (25 yrs)	Joseph Zabner, MD Professor January 1, 1996 (25 years)
Lisa Antes, MD Clinical Professor October 1, 2000 (20 years)	Henri Cuddihy, MD Associate Professor Emeritus July 1, 2000 (20 years)	Gregory Doelle, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 2000 (20 years)
Kristi Ferguson, MSW, PhD Professor Emeritus January 1, 2001 (20 years)	Melinda Johnson, MD Clinical Professor September 1, 2000 (20 yrs)	Peter Kaboli, MD, MS Professor July 1, 2000 (20 years)
Lauris Kaldjian, MD, PhD Professor September 1, 2000 (20 yrs)	Brian Olshansky, MD Professor Emeritus July 1, 2000 (20 years)	Terry Wahls, MD Clinical Professor July 1, 2000 (20 years)
Jason Barker, MD Associate Professor July 1, 2005 (15 years)	Gregory Schmidt, MD Professor January 1, 2006 (15 years)	Jeanenne Suneja, MD Clinical Assistant Professor July 18, 2005 (15 years)
Naurang Agrawal, MD Professor Emeritus November 1, 2010 (10 yrs)	Katherine Harris, MD Clinical Professor August 22, 2010 (10 years)	Robert Hegeman, MD Associate Professor Emeritus September 1, 2010 (10 yrs)
Adrian Holm, DO Clinical Associate Professor July 1, 2010 (10 years)	Dilek Ince, MD Clincal Professor July 1, 2010 (10 years)	Usha Perepu, MBBS Clinical Associate Professor Sept. 15, 2010 (10 yearrs)
	Timothy Thomsen, MD Clinical Professor July 1, 2010 (10 years)