Retirees

best in retirement!” Britni Rush said.

Roberts plans to embrace this next chapter by spending time with folks she loves including a new granddaughter. She will also squeeze in long walks, travel, camping and fishing.

Julia Robison

Julia Robison said she met wonderful people in her 27 years at UCA. Her positions in financial aid allowed her to travel to great places for professional development. She served on Staff Senate and numerous committees during her tenure.

“Julia is the epitome of a dedicated professional and UCA supporter,” said Cheryl Lyons. “From her service as Staff Senate president to her cheers at UCA football games, Julia’s energy enhances any activity in which she participates. Julia is the heart of the financial aid office and demonstrates all that it means to support students seeking their educational goals. She will be sorely missed.”

In retirement, she plans to spend time with her children and grandchildren, visit the HPER and rest.

Kevin Rowell

Kevin Rowell came to UCA’s psychology and counseling department as a professor in 1992. In his time here, he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses, chaired several dissertation committees and served on several committees at departmental, college, and university levels. He also served as training director for the mental health counseling program for well over a decade.

He remembers his time at UCA fondly.

“During my 31 years at UCA, I have greatly appreciated the opportunity to work with very bright, talented and dedicated colleagues in psychology and counseling. They made me a better faculty member in so many ways. I am also thankful that UCA allowed me the opportunity to develop expertise as a disaster trauma psychologist which has enabled me to serve those in the U.S. and in the Middle East who have suffered from disaster and war trauma. Because of this expertise, I was invited to provide disasterrelated trauma-intervention training to professional psychological associations in India, Iran and China. These have been wonderful experiences, but I am most grateful that I have been able to interact with, teach, and have an impact on so many outstanding students who now serve as psychologists and counselors,” he said.

For his next chapter, Kevin plans on he and his wife, Ruth, spending more time with their children and grandchildren. He also hopes to find faith-based organizations to work with serving international students in the area. There are plans to travel and help refugees in the Middle East. He will continue to design custom homes. He wants to continue teaching as an adjunct faculty member. Lastly, he hopes for time to travel more throughout the U.S.

Michael Rubach

Professor of Management Michael Rubach joined UCA in 1997. In addition to leading short-term study abroad programs in the Netherlands and in Italy, Rubach also had the unique opportunity to serve as a visiting lecturer in Egypt, Albania and Belgium.

“As an educator, he was committed to quality student experiences and learning opportunities at all levels. As a researcher, he was focused and dedicated to his craft and an especially willing collaborator. As an administrator, he was a conscientious leader in many roles who encouraged innovative courses and research. The College of Business will miss Dr. Rubach’s collegiality, kindness, determination, and fresh summer produce direct from his beloved garden,” Tracy Suter said.

Rubach plans to relax in retirement and travel the country.

Ken Schulte

Ken Schulte joined the university in 1998 as a skilled tradesman after a career in the electrical contractor world.

He is now a warehouse specialist in the Physical Plant and will always remember the times he got to play golf with his colleagues and the professional development trips to Orlando, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

“Ken has worked for the university for 24 years and has worked out of the shuttle bus and electric departments, carpenter