Spring Break
Hentschell retires after 33 years
Bridgette Blight
Issue date: 1/30/08 Section: News
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"[Hentschell is] a highly-organized person who made many things work around this office because of that characteristic," said Cheryl Resmini, who worked in Admissions with Hentschell for eight years. "She was respected for that. It will be hard to find a replacement."
Many factors went into Hentschell's decision to retire this year. The Admissions office is arguably the busiest office on campus. Also, during her time in Admissions, Hentschell worked with three different deans.
"It was fairly trying," she said. "[During the transition], a lot of work fell on my shoulders."
Hentschell's colleagues in the Admissions office remember her as being knowledgeable and helpful.
"She had a way about her," said Shawn Dufault, main receptionist for Admissions. "She was firm but fair."
Hentschell began her career as a clerk typist at the Coastal Resources Center at the Narragansett Bay campus. About three years later, she moved to working at the marine programs office. During her stint at the marine programs office, Hentschell applied to be an assistant to John Knauss, dean of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. While she enjoyed that position, she moved to a new position at the Kingston campus a year after Knauss's retirement.
"I worked with [Vice President of Student Affairs] Tom Dougan for a few years," Hentschell said. "It was an ad-hoc position, and as a single mom, I wanted something permanent."
As her time working with Dougan was coming to a close, Hentschell applied to work in the URI research department.
Hentschell explains the various changes in departments as a result of her consistent dedication to her work.
