Celebrating a Legacy of Excellence:
Faculty Retirements

As the 2025-26 academic year comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the staff and faculty members who are retiring this year.
In the Business System and Analytics (BSAN) department, four faculty members are retiring. Shahram Amiri, PhD, celebrating 30 years at Stetson, Fred Augustine, PhD, celebrating 40 years at Stetson, Madhu Rao, PhD, celebrating 12 years at Stetson and Betty Thorne, PhD, celebrating 46 years at Stetson.
In the Marketing department, Carolyn Nicholson, PhD, celebrating 25 years at Stetson and Michelle DeMoss, PhD, celebrating 35 years.
Finally, Jennifer Foo, PhD, from the Finance department is retiring after serving Stetson for 35 years and Brenda McWhorter, staff member, retired earlier in the semester after serving the Stetson School of Business Administration for 12 years.
With 235 years of combined academic experience, they have dedicated their careers, shared their knowledge, and made lasting contributions that have shaped countless generations of students and colleagues.
We are deeply grateful for their years of service and the impact they’ve made on our academic community. Their legacy will live on.
We wish them all the best in this exciting next chapter of life!