Dennis Beeson

We would like to share with all of our members, the recipient of the prestigious “Volunteer of the Year” for 2011 - 2012 is: Dennis Beeson.

This year at the Volunteer Luncheon at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse, we surprised our long-time volunteer, Dennis Beeson, with the news that he was the recipient of the UCSD Retirement Association’s Volunteer of the Year Award.

We would like to introduce this super-volunteer to the rest of our members. Dennis has been at the center of the UCSD Retirement Association’s volunteer efforts for the past eight years. We have past-Association Treasurer, Zoe Rose to thank for enthusiastically suggesting Dennis Beeson to the Nominating Committee for a new Director position on the RA Board. Dennis accepted his first RA Board appointment in 2005, where he jumped right in as a very active and effective Chair of the Volunteer Committee. After his initial two-year Board term (‘05 to ‘07), Dennis stayed active on the RA Volunteer Committee, stepping forward to participate in and lead just about every major RA volunteer effort, including (just to name few!): the Annual Service Awards prep and registration desk, Core Cell Vendor Fair, Staff Association Picnic, RA Picnic setup, Middle Management Advance, Administrative Professional Development Conference, Campus Benefits Fair, International Café, Spring Luncheon decorations, and Annual Luncheon setup. On top of all of that volunteer service, Dennis stepped forward yet again in 2011, for Sharecase, organizing the RA volunteer effort, and helping RA volunteers to shine at this major campus event. Dennis is serving another two-year term on the RA Board, this time as Treasurer of the Association. And we are so pleased that Dennis has agreed to serve as the Event Cashier for the next major RA event, the upcoming Retirement Association Spring Art Show & Sale, set for May 31.

If you see Dennis at a future RA event, be sure to thank him for all he does for our members and our university.

Dennis serves as a role model helping the UCSD Retirement Association to advance one of its key missions, to contribute to the university and the community, and to help make both a better place within which all of us can thrive. Thank you, Dennis, for your exemplary service, and Congratulations!