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title: Clocking in for Six Decades of Dedication
date: 2022-01-24T05:30:00-05:00
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# Clocking in for Six Decades of Dedication

*January 24, 2022* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/author/karen-shih)


> Longest-Serving Facilities Management Employee, Known as ‘Mom’ to Colleagues, Retires After 60 Years

*Annette Retirement IMG 3792 1920x1080 — On a retirement card, Annette Sardelli (at left) poses in a decades-old photo with her daughter, Susan Sardelli-Quage, who retired from Facilities Management years before her mother. Sardelli (below) displays the plaque she received for 60 years of service, retiring last year.*

From Elvis and Jackson Five concerts at Cole Field House to the blockage of Route 1 by Vietnam War protesters and even the retirement of her own daughter, Annette Sardelli has experienced more unique University of Maryland moments than most of us ever will.

“I have no idea where the time went,” said Sardelli, who retired on Dec. 31 after 60½ years with Facilities Management (FM)—the department’s longest-serving employee. “I’ve just really enjoyed working there, and I’m going to miss all the people.”


*Annette Sardelli with her retirement plaque*




**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)



**Units:** [Facilities Management](https://today.umd.edu/topic/facilities-management)