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THE CURRENT YEAR sees 27 faculty and librarian retirees from the University, the largest group to date. Most, it is expected, will join the Faculty and Librarian Retirees' Association, which remains the only formal link retirees have with the University and with each other.
THE 27 WERE HONOURED on May 13th at a luncheon sponsored by the University and the Faculty Association. Edwin Habib, our President, and Joseph Habowsky, represented the Retirees' Association, reminding the new retirees that the Association exists, and urging them to join.
President Habib presented each of the retirees with a personal letter explaining what the Association is all about, and including a copy of two recent issues of The Newsletter.
NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S RETIREES are included in this issue at page 8.
Five years ago this month, editor Bill Phillips began putting together the first issue of The Retirees' Newsletter. In an item headed "Newsletter Makes its First Appearance", Phillips made bold to predict that the venture "could even become a regular publication".
DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS The Newsletter was put out "on an occasional basis" two or three times a year. In 1994, this changed to the current bi-monthly schedule, publishing in February, April, June, October and December (skipping the summertime).
Inside this issue are a collection of snippets photocopied from some of the earlier issues of The Newsletter. They may serve to remind readers of the highlights of the Association's activities over the past five years. (Sorry, these are not available in the electronic edition)