Rollie Juhnke, a tax-sheltered annuity and retirement specialist who has been director of personnel services for the past 29 years, left his post at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at the end of December.

Director of personnel, labor relations, payroll and staff benefits programs, Juhnke has spent a total of 39 years working in human resources. He says his career at UWSP has been fulfilling because of his co-workers, especially two good bosses, Zeke Torzewski and Greg Diemer, and a wonderful staff. He refers to the personnel staff as a "team" that has worked well together for nearly 30 years with very little turnover.

Juhnke has spent many years serving on the UW System Tax Sheltered Annuity Review Committee which advises UW System President Katharine Lyall on administration of the tax shelter program for all UW staff. From 1997 through 2001, Juhnke served as chair of the group that he judges to be the best committee in the UW System.

He is proud of the positive relationship he�s had with union officers over the years and that no major disagreements between them occurred during his tenure. Juhnke believes that relations among administrators, faculty and staff have always been straightforward and that employees have been treated fairly at the university. He applauds changes at the state level that have made the employment system less bureaucratic and authoritative.

Juhnke, who has taught classes on personnel management, labor relations and other personnel related topics, also has led financial planning and retirement sessions for university employees. In addition, he has published papers for the U.S. Department of Labor and the Journal of the College and University Personnel Association. An Oshkosh native, he holds bachelor�s and master�s degrees from UW-Oshkosh and has studied pre-retirement financial planning through the College for Financial Planning in Denver, Colo.

Upon their retirement, Rollie and his wife, De, who is leaving the College of Letters and Science Dean�s Office, plan to stay in Stevens Point where their two daughters live. Travel itineraries include trips to Europe, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. He also plans to pursue hobbies of photography and fishing.

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