Congratulations to Yale staff members celebrating milestone service anniversaries from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
View photo gallery from the 2025 Long-Service Dinner on May 13. If you took a photo at the event, you can also download your photos!
Years of service to the university.
Number of staff celebrating a milestone anniversary.
Earliest service year celebrated by our 55th-anniversary honoree.
Recognizing the longest-serving staff members at Yale (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025). This year, we celebrate our 55-year honoree; Rosemary Balsam and eight 45-year honorees, ranging from many different departments.
This video features and celebrates the longest-serving staff members at Yale (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025). This year, we celebrate our 15 (fifteen) 45-and-55-year honorees.
To learn more about Long-Service Recognition, visit the Staff Service Recognition Program page.
The 2025 Long-Service Recognition Yearbook (PDF) contains photos of honorees celebrating 25 to 50 years, in five-year increments. Honorees with anniversary milestones of 45 years and greater have stories or quotes that accompany their photos.
Honorees and special guests pose for their photo before the start of the ceremony.
Angela Ashford and her guest are all smiles to celebrate her 25-year milestone.
35-year honoree Gayle Barbuto and her guest pause to capture the moment.
Everyone takes their seats as the Long-Service Recognition ceremony begins.
Honorees and guests enjoy time together before the Long-Service Recognition ceremony begins.
25-year honoree, Jialing Mao, and her guest pose for a photo at their table.
Guests page through the Long-Service Recognition Yearbook before dinner.
Maryellen White, 40-year honoree, strikes a pose before getting seated.
President McInnis welcomes all guests before her toast to the 2025 Yale honorees.
Honorees from the Yale Alumni Association and Development pose for a photo during the dinner.
Maria Moisescu, a 25-year honoree, and her guest pose for a photo at their table.
President McInnis mingles with honorees and guests at the dinner.
Provost Strobel gives his remarks at the Long-Service Recognition ceremony.
Honorees celebrating their milestone anniversaries with applause from the crowd.
More applause for the honorees as they celebrate their milestone anniversaries.
Tracy Tolson, 35-year honoree, and her guest pose for a photo at their table.
Honorees watching the video at the ceremony.
Honorees cheer each other on with applause.