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Gabbert Retirement Reception

March 10, 2010

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MACOMB, IL – A retirement reception for Janet Gabbert, senior accountant in Western Illinois University's Foundation and Development, will be held from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 in the Sherman Hall third floor auditorium. Gabbert is retiring March 31 after 33 years of service.

Gabbert began working as an accounting machine operator in WIU's business office in June 1977. During her time in the business office, she was promoted to accounting clerk II accounting clerk III and accountant I. In June 1988, accounting activities were moved to the Foundation and Development Office, and Gabbert was promoted to accountant II and later accountant III.

She has managed the assets of the WIU Foundation since 1978, when the net assets were $37,000 to the current net assets of nearly $30 million. Over the years, Gabbert has seen tremendous growth in the donor base, and has been involved in the modernization of the accounting procedures and donor database.

While employed at Western, Gabbert earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She currently serves as an ex-officio member of the WIU Foundation Board of Directors and is a member of the Administrative Information Management Systems (AIMS) Team, Athletics Fiscal Task Force and the University Fiscal Advisory Committee. She has served as a member and treasurer of the Civil Service Employees Council and on the Parking Appeals Committee, along with several search committees. She was named the Civil Service Employee of the Month in June 2005. Gabbert is a founding board member of Habitat for Humanity of Cass and Schuyler Counties, Inc., and has served as youth group leader at First United Methodist Church in Rushville.

Posted By: Darcie Shinberger (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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