Trinity College recently hosted its annual Faculty and Staff Retirement Celebration in honor of employees whose Trinity careers are concluding this year.
The College community gathered for a lunch reception on May 13 in the Washington Room of Mather Hall, where department chairs, supervisors, and colleagues offered kind words about each of the retirees being recognized.
2024-25 Faculty Retirees:
Carol J. Any
Professor of Language and Culture Studies
Jean Cadogan
Professor of Fine Arts, Emerita
Alden R. Gordon ’69
Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus
Samuel D. Kassow ’66
Charles H. Northam Professor of History
David Mauro
Professor of Mathematics
Irene Papoulis
Principal Lecturer in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric
Diane C. Zannoni
G. Fox and Company Professor of Economics
2024-25 Staff Retirees:
Nancy Fleming
Mathematics Department and Quantitative Center
Dina Jorge
Accounting Services
Robin Kelly
Chemistry Department
David Knight
Campus Safety
Mary Parducci
Accounting Services
Ilda Ramos
Calendar Office
Severn Sandt
Career & Life Design Center
Donna Thomas
Accounting Services
Faculty and Staff Retirement Celebration 2025
Faculty and Staff Retirement Celebration 2025
The 2025 Faculty and Staff Retirement Celebration at Trinity College. Photos by Nick Caito.
Professor of Language and Culture Studies Carol J. Any (left) with Professor of Language and Culture Studies Dario Del Puppo.
Professor of Fine Arts, Emerita, Jean Cadogan (left) with Professor of Language and Culture Studies Dario Del Puppo.
Nancy Fleming (left) with Associate Professor of Computer Science Madalene Spezialetti.
Charles H. Northam Professor of History Samuel D. Kassow ’66 (left) with Professor of History Jennifer M. Regan-Lefebvre.
Robin Kelly (left) with Timothy P. Curran, Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry.
Robin Kelly (left) with Timothy P. Curran, Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry.
Director of Campus Safety Donna Tadiello speaks about David Knight.
Principal Lecturer in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric Irene Papoulis (left) with Tennyson L. O'Donnell, director of the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric and Allan K. Smith Principal Lecturer in English Composition.
Mary Parducci (left) is honored at the retirement celebration by Carol Kessel, controller.
Donna Thomas (left) is honored at the retirement celebration by Carol Kessel, controller.
Ilda Ramos (left) with Megan Fitzsimmons, director of events and campus operations.
Alden R. Gordon ’69, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus (left), with Christina Bleyer, college librarian, associate vice president of libraries and digital learning; and director of special collections and archives, Watkinson Library.
Professor of Mathematics David Mauro (left) with Associate Professor of Computer Science Madalene Spezialetti.
Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney speaks at the retirement celebration.

The 2025 Faculty and Staff Retirement Celebration at Trinity College. Photos by Nick Caito.

Professor of Language and Culture Studies Carol J. Any (left) with Professor of Language and Culture Studies Dario Del Puppo.

Professor of Fine Arts, Emerita, Jean Cadogan (left) with Professor of Language and Culture Studies Dario Del Puppo.

Nancy Fleming (left) with Associate Professor of Computer Science Madalene Spezialetti.

Charles H. Northam Professor of History Samuel D. Kassow ’66 (left) with Professor of History Jennifer M. Regan-Lefebvre.


Robin Kelly (left) with Timothy P. Curran, Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry.

Robin Kelly (left) with Timothy P. Curran, Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry.

Director of Campus Safety Donna Tadiello speaks about David Knight.

Principal Lecturer in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric Irene Papoulis (left) with Tennyson L. O'Donnell, director of the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric and Allan K. Smith Principal Lecturer in English Composition.


Mary Parducci (left) is honored at the retirement celebration by Carol Kessel, controller.

Donna Thomas (left) is honored at the retirement celebration by Carol Kessel, controller.

Ilda Ramos (left) with Megan Fitzsimmons, director of events and campus operations.

Alden R. Gordon ’69, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts, Emeritus (left), with Christina Bleyer, college librarian, associate vice president of libraries and digital learning; and director of special collections and archives, Watkinson Library.

Professor of Mathematics David Mauro (left) with Associate Professor of Computer Science Madalene Spezialetti.

Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney speaks at the retirement celebration.


