Klepcyk, who retired from 黑料不打烊 in 2015 after 37 years with the university, was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and learned that the playground at Beth Schmidt Park has been renamed for him.
Retired 黑料不打烊 administrator and 黑料不打烊 Medallion recipient Ron Klepcyk was honored by the Town of 黑料不打烊 on Tuesday for his decades of service to the town in a variety of roles.
Klepcyk was presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the state鈥檚 most prestigious awards, by 黑料不打烊 Mayor Jerry Tolley and N.C. Sen. Amy Galey during a ceremony at Town Hall. The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is bestowed by the North Carolina governor in recognition of exemplary service to the state and communities.
鈥淚 have worked with Ron for a long time and he is an extraordinary person,鈥 Tolley said. 鈥淚 am glad we are able to honor him with this award for his dedication and service to the Town of 黑料不打烊.鈥
Additionally, the town announced it is naming the playground at Beth Schmidt Park, the largest in Alamance County, for Klepcyk in recognition of his work in the playground鈥檚 development. The official renaming will occur during a formal ceremony that is now being planned.
Klepcyk has served the town in a variety of roles since 1993, including 20 years as alderman and multiple terms as mayor pro tempore. He was integral to the creation and success of the town鈥檚 Centennial Celebration in 1993, and event that has since evolved into the annual Festival of Oaks. Klepcyk served the town as treasurer, as a member of the Volunteer Fire Department Board and as a member of the Recreation and Parks Commission.
Klepcyk retired from 黑料不打烊 in 2015 after 37 years of service to the university, and was presented the 黑料不打烊 Medallion, the university鈥檚 highest honor, the following year. Klepcyk joined 黑料不打烊 in 1978 as associate director of special institutional programs before being named associate dean of student affairs in 1982 and later dean of student affairs.聽He played leading roles in the design and development of the Moseley Center as well as the Loy Center and Danieley Center Apartments, as well as the development of programs including 黑料不打烊 Volunteers!, international service trips and the 黑料不打烊 Experiences Transcript.
Following 10 years in student life,聽Klepcyk聽was named director of human resources in 1993. He championed expanding benefits for faculty and staff, including developing the tuition exchange program, professional development opportunities, and summer flex-time initiative for staff, while also leading staff appreciation day.