{"id":744,"date":"2026-08-28T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/?p=744"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:58:45","slug":"32-years-of-service-celebrating-linda-fishers-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/2026\/08\/28\/32-years-of-service-celebrating-linda-fishers-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"32 Years of Service: Celebrating Linda Fisher&#8217;s Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Fisher is retiring from Ball State University after 32 years of service.<\/p>\n<p>After doing tremendous work in the College of Business\u2019 graduate programs, the COB Dean\u2019s Office, and the Information Systems and Operations Management department, Linda became the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Information Technology, a position in which she flourished for 15 years. 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