Emeriti Highlights

RETIRING DURING 2013-2014

Penny Bird

Gloria Cronin

English

English

Bruce Jorgensen

Suzanne Lundquist

Alan Melby

English

English

Linguistics and English Language

L. Howard Quackenbush Spanish and Portuguese

UPDATES

Bob and Candy Russell (ANEL) are now serving on a teaching mission at BYU-Hawaii.

Elouise Bell (English) received the Volunteer Achievement Award presented by the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Her job is to read books aloud so that they can be recorded and then distributed without charge to those around the state who cannot see or physically manage print materials. As of June 2014, she’s recorded about fifteen books.

This fall, Signature Books will publish Doug Thayer’s (English) new novel Will Wonders Never Cease (a hopeful novel for Mormon mothers and their fifteen-year-old sons). He’s finished another, The Redemption of Emerson Nelsen, and has a new collection of stories in progress. Gary Browning (German and Russian) will be a visiting professor for one year at Southern Virginia University.

Mike and Connie Call (HCCL) continue to serve a mission in Tahiti.

George and Karen Tate (HCCL) are serving at the Kiev Ukraine Temple.

Norbert Duckwitz (HCCL) is teaching at Southern Virginia University.

Alan Melby (LEL) is making a career shift after 37 years of service at BYU. Alan is an international leader in the translation field in areas such as translation technology; terminology management and exchange; translator certification; and globalization and localization. As teacher and mentor, he has helped many of his students become valuable members of the translation profession. Alan plans to continue his work in translation for a few more decades.

Neil Anderson (LEL) has accepted a position at BYU-Hawaii beginning September 1. Neil has made significant contributions to the department, college, and university over the past 17 years, including 10 years as director of the English Language Center. He is a passionate educator, and his students have consistently expressed admiration for his skills as a teacher and mentor. While we will miss working with Neil, we know that he will be instrumental in helping BYU-Hawaii accomplish its mission.

Jerry Larson (Former Director, ODH) embarked on a mission with his wife, Jan, to Nauvoo. These days, instead of spending his time crunching statistical-based reports of online language assessment tools, Dr. Larson is driving a team of horses and giving tours around the town, while Jan is working in the ticket office and giving tours of past church president’s homes. They also perform in the pageants at night.

OF NOTE

George Perkins (Asian and Near Eastern Languages), John S. Harris (English), Ray Williams (English), Josette Britte Ashford (French) Alan R. Meredith (Spanish), and Amy Young Valentine (Spanish) passed away since our last meeting.