Shared Services Center, 36 years - Maria has served UC Davis for 36 years and is retiring as a Finance and Accounts Payable Coordinator. She has worked for many departments, including Veterinary genetics, ANR, Office of Research, and Shared Services Center. Maria loves sharing time, knowledge, and experiences with her coworkers. She is also a TGFS Button collector; her coworker even created a sash to showcase the impressive collection!

Grounds Services, 34 years - Enrique retires as an auto technician after serving UC Davis for 34 years. He is thankful for his coworkers and supervisors, and that he could "be his own boss" at work.

Repro Graphics, 30 years - Gary retires as a Senior Repro Graphics Technician after serving UC Davis for 30 years. “He had great skill and knowledge in his field,” his supervisor boasts, “he was dedicated and reliable, and the department will miss him.” Gary is looking forward to a retirement filled with golf and time with his grandchildren.

Accounting & Financial Services, 28 years - After 28 years of service at Contracting and Procurement services, Alex is “still amazed at UC Davis’ breadth and magnitude in research and teaching, and its impact throughout our communities.” He says that he will always remember the faces and names of people he has met at UC Davis.

Human Resources, 30 years - Marion started out as the first female grounds supervisor, and is retiring as the Director of Operations at Human Resources. She has served UC Davis for 30 years, and is celebrating her retirement with a three month long RV road trip. She is always finding ways to make a difference while working with great colleagues. One of her favorite memories is doing the Macarena dance on the steps of Mrak Hall with the Vice Chancellor Administration. Marion will fondly miss her time at UC Davis -- there are too many great relationships and memorable experiences to count.”

Grounds Services, 11 years - Jose has been passionate about landscaping since early high school, and was already semi-retired at his own business when UC Davis took interest in his talent. He loved it here so much that he went from semi-retired to a full time landscaper for 11 years. He says his coworkers are there for him even outside of work. "They’re all great people with great hearts, and hard workers as well," he explains. Every day, Jose sports his iconic Vietnam veteran hat - "The UC Davis community is amazing – sometimes students see my hat on campus and stop me just to thank me for my service."