On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, Wayne State held its annual employee recognition ceremony. The ceremony recognizes faculty and staff retiring from Wayne State as well as those who have served for 10 or more years.
10 years
| Name | Department |
| Sarika Chandra | English |
| Vladimir Chernyak | Chemistry |
| Isamu Fukuchi | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Daniel Geller | Political Science |
| Kimberly Hunter | Biological Sciences |
| Ollie Johnson | Africana Studies |
| Gavin Lawes | Physics |
| Haiyong Liu | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Raul Martell Jr. | Mathematics |
| Caroline Maun | English |
| Victoria Meller | Biological Sciences |
| Lori Pile | Biological Sciences |
| Anne Rothe | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Steven Shaviro | English |
| Arthur Suits | Chemistry |
| Pei-Yong Wang | Mathematics |
15 years
| Name | Department |
| Mark Baskaran | Geology |
| Sherylyn Briller | Anthropology |
| Stephanie Brock | Chemistry |
| Bonnie Cetlinski | Science Stores |
| Paul Clemens | CLAS Dean's Office |
| Kevin Deegan-Krause | Political Science |
| Anne Duggan | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Thomas Fischer | Psychology |
| Markus Friedrich | Biological Sciences |
| Donna Gardner | Biological Sciences |
| Heidi Gottfried | Sociology |
| Thomas Heft | Science Stores |
| Charles Hogan | Biological Sciences |
| Hans Hummer | History |
| Laura Kline | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Barry Lyons | Anthropology |
| Kimberly Mason | CLAS Dean's Office |
| Aleksandar Popadic | Biological Sciences |
| Bradley Smith | Criminal Justice |
| Sergei Voloshin | Physics |
| Zhimin Zhang | Mathematics |
20 years
| Name | Department |
| Christine Chow | CLAS Dean's Office |
| Justina Encarnacion | Biological Sciences |
| Linda Johnson | Center Labor Studies |
| Alexander Korostelev | Mathematics |
| Osumaka Likaka | History |
| Marilynn Rashid | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Marsha Richmond | History |
| John Santalucia | Chemistry |
| Barrett Watten | English |
| Mary Wood | Chemistry |
25 years
| Name | Department |
| Timothy Bledsoe | Political Science |
| Lesley Brill | English |
| Kevin Cotter | Economics |
| Jose Cuello | Center Chicano/Boricua |
| Francisco Higuero | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Joe Kieleszewski | CLAS Dean's Office |
| Boris Mordukhovich | Mathematics |
| Ratna Naik | Physics |
| Elizabeth Ries | Science Stores |
| Andrea Sankar | Anthropology |
| Leopoldia Tysh | English |
30 years
| Name | Department |
| Kai-Lin Jen | Nutrition & Food Science |
| Caroline Morgan | Physics |
| Frank Okoh | Mathematics |
| John Strate | Political Science |
35 years
| Name | Department |
| Joseph Fitzgerald | Psychology |
| Kathleen McNamee | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| Joyce Wynn | Mathematics |
40 years
| Name | Department |
| Andre Furtado | Mathematics |
| Stephania Love | CLAS Dean's Office |
| Sharon Miller | Economics |
| Andrea Phillips | Communication Sciences & Disorders |
| Francis Shor | History |
45 years
| Name | Department |
| Lawrence Lombard | Philosophy |
| Leon Warshay | Sociology |
Retirees
| Name | Department |
| Nancy Barrett | Economics |
| Alfred Cobbs | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
| David Gluck | Mathematics |
| Joan Italia | Mathematics |
| Bernard Levine | English |
| Linda Vanthiel | Biological Sciences |
| Anca Vlasopolos | English |