NEWSLETTER “A Place and a Purpose” A publication of the Emeritus Press at State University

Volume XII Number 1 Winter 2017

Emeritus College Symposium: Honoring Barry Ritchie The eleventh annual Emeritus College Symposium took place on Saturday, November 5, in Old Main on the ASU Tempe Campus. The theme: In What Universe Are Your Grandchildren Living? …and what will it be like there when they are as old as you? inspired many individual presenta- tions as well as two excellent keynote addresses. Denise Bodman, faculty member in the T. Denny Stanford School of Social and Family Dynam- ics, gave the morning keynote, “Gen- eration Who? Connecting with Our Youth.” Bodman provided summary (continued on page 2) Barry and Romell Ritchie at the Symposium

New Assistant/Receptionist: The holiday season brought us In the meantime, she has continued to Erica Hervig Erica Hervig, the new part-time Of- nurture a warm affection for all things fice Assistant/Receptionist of the related to Asian language and culture. Emeritus College. Erica replaces Amy She enjoys traveling with friends, delv- Mercado who returned to to ing into the wonders of fantasy nov- be closer to family. Erica Hervig was els and classic literature, and attempt- born and raised in Tempe, AZ and ing to cook desserts from around the naturally chose to attend ASU where globe. She is currently pursuing her she received her BA in East Asia Stud- MA in Library & Information Science ies in 2013. After graduation, she spent from the University of Arizona and two years working in the shipping and having a marvelous time. She is very logistics industry, where she learned happy to join the Emeritus College fascinating things about shipyards, team and looks forward to meeting all cargo ships, and shipping containers. the college members.

Geneticist Finds New Voice in in addition to those on its front and back Creative Writing covers. A Kindle version is in preparation. This collection of memoirs, or flash- Winifred Doane, professor emerita of backs, is strung together chronological- zoology and former editor of the Emeri- ly, beginning at the author’s childhood tus College Newsletter, published her first home on City Island, NYC, and ending book of creative writings in time for the at ASU. It recounts adventures shared by 2016 holiday season. Her book, Backflashes: the author with her husband Charles C Short Memoirs from a Long Life, was released Doane in Wisconsin, at Yale and in Ari- as a paperback in January 2017 under the zona. Some are funny, some sad, and oth- pen name of W. Walsh Doane, to distin- ers frightening or heart-warming. Most guish it from her scientific publications. are revisions of stories that appeared in Backflashes, published by Ocotillo Arts in Emeritus Voices, and nearly all were creat- Tempe, is available through Amazon.com ed through writing workshops sponsored and can be ordered at bookstores or other by the ASU Emeritus College or from its retail shops. It contains 25 colored images, Writers Group. Emeritus College Newsletter Page 2 Volume XII Number 1

(continued from page 1) appointment of the current Dean Social Sciences and Interdisciplin- characterizations of the generations and renewed stability for the College. ary Studies would advance several from 1880 to the present and argued For his consistent commitment to of the Emeritus College Goals for that individuals have a lot to offer the ideals and activities of the EC, FY17 that I presented to the Pro- each other across generations, par- the College expresses its gratitude by vost and President. Specifically, ticularly grandparents and grand- honoring Barry Ritchie with the Gray these goals are to (1) increase our children. The afternoon speaker was Mortarboard Award. outreach to the community, (2) im- Cynthia Selin, faculty member in prove our communication within the Julie Ann Wrigley School of Sus- See pages 6 and 7 for individual Sympo- ASU – work more closely with Col- tainability. Selin addressed the topic sium presentations and Symposium photos. leges on events and fund-raising, of “Exploring Uncertain Futures” and (3) improve our operations in- by describing some of her and her frastructure – implement succession colleagues’ work in thinking about Message from the Dean planning for college leadership. the future, with particular emphasis The Assistant Dean for the So- on considering sustainability for fu- cial Sciences and Interdisciplinary ture generations. Studies should be someone who has Before Professor Selin’s banquet administrative and organizational address, Emeritus College members experience in one of ASU’s social Marie Provine and Aryeh Faltz en- science departments, schools or cen- tertained symposium attendees with ters; someone who would generate a a performance of Ernest Bloch’s number of initiatives to provide our “Suite Modale for Flute and Pia- membership with worthwhile ser- no.” Then Dean William Verdini vice and research opportunities that presented Barry Ritchie with the benefit the College, University and/ Emeritus College Gray Mortarboard or community. Award. The Gray Mortarboard is the I had conversations with several Emeritus College’s recognition of extremely qualified individuals about outstanding substantive service to this position. On January 26, 2017, the College by a person who is not Emeritus College Colleagues: The College Council, acting on be- (yet) a College member. Verdini not- For several months I have been half of the Emeritus Faculty for the ed that Barry Ritchie has provided thinking about a significant role that Social Sciences and Interdisciplin- exemplary service to the universi- the College has not addressed and ary Studies, approved this position. ty at all levels, serving, for example, needs to undertake. Cordelia Candelaria has accepted as Physics Department Chair, Chair We have coordinated Emeritus the appointment as Assistant Dean of the university accreditation task College functions with the University for the Social Sciences and Interdis- force, Dean of the New College of in the areas of the Humanities, Pro- ciplinary Studies. Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences fessions and Sciences through Assis- and Vice Provost for Academic Per- tant Deans in those areas. Don L. F. Wishing you an exciting 2017, sonnel. In all of these capacities, he Nilsen is Assistant Dean of Emeritus Bill has been a consistent supporter of Faculty for the Humanities [https:// the Emeritus College. But his service emerituscollege.asu.edu/emeri- to the College while Vice Provost tus-faculty-humanities] and William (2012 – 2015) has been crucial to the Glaunsinger is Assistant Dean of From the Editor EC’s stability and continued success. Emeritus Faculty for the Sciences Several years ago it became appar- and Professions [https://emeritus- You may notice that the news- ent that the College could no longer college.asu.edu/emeritus-faculty-sci- letter masthead has changed. depend on student workers with the ences-and-professions]. The new ASU lettering is part skills necessary to continue the tra- I feel strongly that we do the same of the latest refinement of the dition of professional quality pub- for the Social Sciences, especial- university brand, designed to lishing of the newsletter, pamphlets, ly since we have so many members present a strong and consistent and its journal, Emeritus Voices. Dr. from those disciplines. Such a posi- ASU presence, both internally Ritchie proposed that the College tion could facilitate the formation and externally. The original mot- contract with ASU visualization lab, of alliances with a variety of entities to of the College, “A Place and VISLAB, a solution that has worked across the University that could lead a Purpose,” honors the founding to the College’s and the University’s to collaborative efforts in teaching, members’ vision for the Emeri- advantage for the past three years. In research and community outreach. tus College. addition, in a period of leadership Creating the position and ap- instability, Ritchie’s efforts led to the pointing an Assistant Dean for the Emeritus College Newsletter Winter 2017 Page 3

in their midst in numbers, not as ko created this music composition to Bob Barnhill’s one-at-a-time curiosities.’ serve as an aural memorial to children To continue the theme of law and who were imprisoned and murdered in Emeritus justices, I read John Grisham’s latest the Terezín Nazi Concentration Camp Bookshelf novel, The Whistler (Doubleday, 2016). between the years 1942 – 44. Dr. Anna Set in Florida, the story involves Na- Marie Wytko, Associate Professor of An antidote to our massively mi- tive American gaming, a crooked Music at Kansas State University, will sogynistic election is to read about judge, some bad villains and a hero- serve as acoustic solo artist. Narra- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. I rec- ine. The outrageous behavior of bad tions, which are included in a dozen ommend the biography, Notorious ‘developers’ and the judge reaches different languages, are based on po- RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bad- the level of Carl Hiaasen novels and ems and prose written by imprisoned er Ginsberg, by Irin Carmon & Shana reminds us all of current corruption children. These writings, as well as nu- Knizhnik (Dey Street Books, 2015). involving politics and money. merous drawings, are currently housed The authors show how Ginsberg Lastly, Grisham also writes about in the archives of the State Jewish built up case law for women’s rights, a 12 year old ‘kid lawyer’, Theodore Museum in Prague. Approximately one trial at a time. They quote key Boone. Theodore Boone: The Scandal 15,000 children were imprisoned in passages from her comments and (Dutton Children’s Books, 2016) what was really a ghetto prison; 100 insert word-references to how this takes on the topic of schools judged of them survived. Wytko created this built on prior cases. RBG has had an as underachieving by statewide tests. work with support from an Emeritus amazing life, always wanting to im- Several teachers at a school with College Research Grant; he has noted prove the world via the law. A few children from impoverished back- “that without this support this proj- landmarks: she graduates from Co- grounds, both financially and -cul ect would not have been possible.” It lumbia Law at the top of her class turally, change the answers of their is Professor Wytko’s desire to offer a in 1959, “but can barely get a job” students enough to keep the school performance of his composition in (page 17); she becomes the second from being closed. Theodore--and gratitude to the Emeritus College. The woman to teach full-time at Rutgers others--face the conundrum of how Kerr Cultural Center and the Emeritus School of Law, 1963; she writes her to deal with this situation. College have collaborated to make this first brief for the Supreme Court in performance possible. Tickets for the 1972; she is nominated by President concert will be available at a discount Carter to the DC Court of Appeals, Kerr Center and Emeritus to Emeritus College members. The 1980; she is nominated to the US College Present “The Kerr Cultural Center is located at 6110 Supreme Court by President Clin- Loveliness of Air” N. Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale (Box ton, 1994. As President Bush ap- Office 480-596-2660). Tickets are also points conservatives to the Court, available through Ticketmaster. she “launches her era of furious dissent” with an abortion case (page 21), where she says “The Court... Future Colloquia pretends that its decision protects women.” RBG had an excellent re- Mark your calendars and save these lationship with Sandra Day O’Con- dates: nor, the first woman Supreme Court Justice, even though they disagreed •Mar 15 - Alejandro Lugo, Professor on many cases. (This is my review and Director, School of Transborder #32; see #30 for more about the Studies, ASU Ginsberg/O’Connor relationship.) •Apr 19 - Sabina Low, Assistant Pro- RBG was joined during President fessor, Sanford School of Social and Obama’s terms by Sonia Sotomay- Family Dynamics or and Elena Kagan. She had a very supportive, and useful, (tax) lawyer Future Short Talks husband, Marty Ginsberg who lob- bied for some of her appointments. Mark your calendars and save these Especially in view of our recent On March 19, 2017, at 4 PM “The dates: dreadful election, this quote from Loveliness of Air,” Emeritus Col- the book is apropos (page 72): RBG lege member Joseph Wytko’s original March 14, April 11, May 9 (tentative) firmly believed that more women in electroacoustic work, will celebrate its public life would benefit everyone, world premiere performance at the Watch for E-Cards with further infor- including men. ‘Men need to learn, ASU Louise Lincoln Kerr Cultural mation about presenters, topics and and they do when women show up Center in Scottsdale. Professor Wyt- locations as details are confirmed. Emeritus College Newsletter Page 4 Volume XII Number 1

Lectures and Courses: Ahren Sadoff, 4 sessions: February Save the Date – March 31 Spring 2017 7, 14, 21, 28, From Quarks to Cosmos –Roatch/Haskell Combined Lectures The Emeritus College provides At ASU Downtown Campus: lectures and courses through its Jay Braun, 2 sessions, February 10, The School of Social Work is Academy for Continued Learning 17, Your Brain on Art pleased to announce an exciting during the spring 2017 semester. combined Roatch/Haskell event for These include fee-based courses At New Adventures in Learning, March 31, 2017 starting at 9:30 a.m. co-sponsored by the Osher Life- Sun Lakes, the Spring 2017 Sched- at the University Club of Phoenix, 39 long Learning Institute and pro bono ule lists the following courses and E. Monte Vista, Phoenix, AZ 85004. lectures listed annually in the Col- lectures by our members: lege’s Guide to Lectures and Courses Alleen Nilsen and Don Nilsen, The Roatch Lecturer (https://emerituscollege.asu.edu/ 4 sessions, February 14, 16, 21, 23, John Ward academy-continued-learning). Novel Word Play in the Works of Lem- Presently scheduled course pre- ony Snicket, J. R. Rowling, Roald Dahl Senior Lecturer in Field Education, sentations by College members at and Lewis Carroll Foundation for social work and so- the Osher venues are: Per Aannestad, 1 session, April 3, cial research (ITSRS), Montrouge - Target Earth: Asteroids, Comets, and Neuilly-sur-Marne, Paris Region At ASU West: Near-Earth Objects Associate Researcher, University Par- Ahren Sadoff, 3 sessions, March 14, Lou-ellen Finter, 1 session, Febru- is 13 Sorbonne Paris Cité, Pléiade 21, 28, Understanding Relativity: Ein- ary 22, The Music of Ferde Grofe Laboratory stein’s Theories made Relatively Simple Richard Jacob, 1 session, February Dirk Raat, 4 sessions, February 6, 1, An Intimate Evening at Stonehenge Defining social work within the history of 13, 20, 27, Lost Worlds of 1863: Re- : Well-known and hidden origins of location and Removal of the American At New Frontiers for Lifelong a complex professional identity Indian in the Greater South West Learning, hosted by Mesa Com- Lou-ellen Finter, 1 session, April munity College, the Spring 2017 The Haskell Lecturer 19, History Through the Music of Aar- Schedule has the following lectures Anna Rurka on Copeland listed as given by our members: Jay Braun, 1 session, March 1, Brain Senior Lecturer, University of Paris At Tempe Connections: Development and Aging Nanterre Jay Braun, 1 session, February 27, Paul Burgess, 1 session, February President, Conference of INGOs Neuroscience and Artistic Expression: 6, Income: Wealth Gap Between the Rich (NGOs) of the Council of Paintings Through the Eyes and Brain and the Rest of the Artist Gary Kleemann, 1 session, Febru- Human rights, social work and the Euro- Richard Jacob, 4 sessions, Feb- ary 2, Our Trip to Cuba in 2016 pean and French contexts: Comments on the ruary 6, 13, 27, March 6, Practical Gary Kleemann, 1 session, April 6, role of the NGOs Introduction to General Relativity and Our trip to Tuscany and Umbria in 2015 Gravitational Waves Gary Kleemann, 1 session, March Please save the date. Registration in- Jeanne Ojala, 4 sessions, March 7, 7, The National Debt formation will be forthcoming in an 14, 21, 28, The French under German Emeritus College E-Card. Or contact Occupation In addition, Emilia E. Martinez-Brawley, John F. Per Aannestad is giving the lecture Roatch Distinguished Professor and At Friendship Village: Target Earth: Asteroids, Comets and Professor of Social Work, School of Charles Tichy, 4 sessions, March Near-Earth Objects to the Learning Social Work ([email protected]). 14, 21, 28, April 4, Crimea: Its Crisis Tree community at Royal Oaks in and Identity Sun City on January 24th, 2017; the Richard Haefer, 1 session, March lecture Northern Lights: Myths and Sci- New Members 6, Arizona’s Indian Music ence to the Sun City Lifelong Learn- Ahren Sadoff, 1 session, March 7, ing Club on March 13th, 2017; and The Emeritus College welcomes Should Creationism Be Taught in the the lecture Black Holes: The Most two new regular members. Classroom? Mysterious Objects at Encore Univer- sity on March 28, 2017. John Venables At Maravilla, Scottsdale: (Physics) Per Aannestad, 1 session, April Norman Levine is giving two lec- 4, The Accelerating Universe: Inflation, tures on Contemporary China, Freedom Ajay Vinze Dark Matter and Dark Energy of Speech at Encore University on (Information Systems) February 7 and 14, 2017. Emeritus College Newsletter Winter 2017 Page 5

Emeritus Profile : William a job at the Owens Corning facto- scientists, and in the afternoons and Glaunsinger ry, which paid the highest salaries in evenings we worked on individual town. The environmental conditions research projects. This was my first When asked to compose this pro- at the factory were awful, and most real research experience and con- file, I must admit some hesitation be- employees did not live long enough vinced me to go to graduate school. cause it seemed a little early to start to retire, including my father, who It is also where I met my future wife, my obituary! However, upon reflec- died at 57. Working 80-hour weeks Lorna, who represented Western tion I found several reasons why this for 4 summers provided the funding Michigan University. exercise can benefit both the author to pay for all my college expenses. After graduating from Miami Uni- and the reader. I have separated my College Season (1963-1972): I versity, I married Lorna and went to profile below into four “seasons”: went to undergraduate school at Mi- graduate school at Cornell University, pre-college, college, career and retire- ami University, a beautiful rural cam- where I received my Ph.D. in Chem- ment—the all-important final season. pus in Oxford, OH. It was the first istry in 1972. My Cornell experience Pre-college Season (1945-1963): time I had been away from home for was exceptional in many ways, rang- I was born in a small city in central an extended period of time, but soon ing from classes taught by Nobel Lau- (Newark) at the beginning of I was making friends and becoming reates, to frontier research, to making the baby-boomer generation and immersed in campus life. I was ex- lifelong friends. Although I could was fortunate because my father posed to a world of ideas, ambitious have graduated in 3 years, I stayed had a stable job as a foreman at the students, and excellent teachers in over 5 years because I was having Owens-Corning fiberglass factory. too much fun doing both individual I grew up in a rural neighborhood and collaborative research. My thesis about 4 miles from town. The street advisor was Mike Sienko, a famous where my family lived was the only physical inorganic chemist and co-au- residential development in a sea of thor of a freshman chemistry text farmland. To me this environment which changed the way chemistry was heaven because I could play and was taught worldwide. His solid state explore outside to my heart’s content. chemistry lab was abuzz with ideas I also loved to run, climb, bike, play for new research projects as well as a sports, camp, and build forts and tree melting pot of international students houses. My formative years laid the and visitors. It was there that I made foundation for many rewarding ac- the “French connection,” which later tivities, including baseball, track and led to two sabbatical leaves and over field events, marathons, team sports, a year living abroad. cycling trips, backpacking, and even I applied for several academic po- renovating and building houses. sitions, but the U.S. was still heavily However, academics was another involved in the Vietnam War and very story. I did not begin to do well in few positions were available. Fortu- school until the fourth grade, primar- nately, I was invited to give a seminar ily because of poor vision. At the end chemistry, mathematics, physics and at ASU, which was trying to build its of the third grade I learned I needed Russian. Taking over 20 credit hours solid state science program under the glasses, and by the 7th grade I was each semester, I had my nose to the leadership of Leroy Eyring, and I was doing pretty well in school. I had a grindstone until the summer between offered an assistant professorship general science teacher in the 8th my junior and senior years, when I that same day! I accepted, we shook grade who loved to mix chemicals to took a 3-month tour of Europe with hands on my commitment, and I was create colorful solutions. I thought my best friend. This trip changed my on my way to ASU. this was really cool, so I decided to perspective of the world and made Career Season (1972-2001): I be a chemist, a decision from which I travel to interesting destinations and came to the ASU Chemistry Depart- never wavered. Two influential teach- learning about other cultures a pri- ment during the summer of 1972 after ers in high school also cemented my ority in my life. After returning from negotiating with interest in chemistry and mathemat- Europe, I was selected to represent to buy a major research instrument to ics. I really wanted to be the first in Miami University for the fall semes- get me started. The only problem was my family to attend college, but this ter of my senior year in a new educa- I did not have a laboratory until one would not be possible unless I could tional outreach program at Argonne of my colleagues, Ted Brown, kind- pay for it. Although I worked on National Laboratory. Thirteen other ly offered me one of his labs. The farms for 4 summers, and in a service Midwestern universities also partic- next hurdle was to bring more power station for 2 summers, my earnings ipated in this program in 1966. In into the lab to run a big electromag- could not even pay for one semester the mornings we were taught grad- net, but I could not get the lab wired of college. Fortunately, at 18 I landed uate-level classes by top Argonne (continued on page 8) Emeritus College Newsletter Page 6 Volume XII Number 1

Individual Symposium uations before, during and after con- lenges that new technologies and new Presentations struction (BPE –Building Performance treatments and treatment medications Evaluation) to a consideration of Uni- provide for the hospital staff. Joseph Wytko, “The Loveliness versal Design and regional design, fo- Eric vanSonnenberg, “Prima- of Air” detailed his preparation of an cusing on buildings for all people in all ry and metastatic liver cancer: will the original electroacoustic composition places, but considering adaptability to outlook be better for our children?” To that will serve as background music for various populations. begin, vanSonnenberg distinguished a recitation of some of the poems in “Employment and Earnings Pat- between benign and malignant liver tu- the well-known book, I Never Saw An- terns: Past, Present and Future” was mors. He discussed primary malignant other Butterfly.Details about this compo- presented by Paul Burgess. Burgess tumors and their multiple causes. He sition and its world premiere perfor- shared multiple tables that dealt with explained that metastatic liver cancers mance appear in an article on page 3 of changing realities such as wage and sala- could be found as colon, rectal, pancre- this newsletter. ry distribution in the US, lessening gen- atic, breast and lung cancers. He shared Charles Tichy’s presentation on der inequality in salaries, and stagnant the multiple ways that these tumors “The Crimean Crisis of 2006” provid- earnings growth in the last fifty years could be diagnosed and treated, focus- ed detailed information about the So- for those in production and non-super- ing on his own work using a relatively viet Union and its relationships (past, visory positions. He detailed changes new technique called radiologic tumor present, and future) to the country of in earnings and unemployment rates ablation. He noted that the wave of the Crimea. Professor Tichy’s power point as related to educational attainment, in future is combined therapies, but he maps and clear explanations gave the the educational needs of the workforce, warned that there is no silver bullet in audience a new appreciation of the and in lifelong earning estimates related the immediate future. country of Crimea and how it hangs to educational attainment and to pro- In her presentation “Taboos, Stig- out almost like a pendant into the Black fession. He also related the figures to mas, and Other Historical No-no’s and Sea from and . current political positions. Anathemas Revisited.,” Linda Stryker Andrea Hardy, supported by an Santos Vega, “In what health con- discussed taboos related to factors such EC grant as an undergraduate under the ditions have we been and what will it as disabilities, gender issues, left-handed mentorship of the late Wolfgang Pre- be like in the future for our grandchil- people and ethnicities (especially blacks iser, presented “Stepping Stones to an dren?” Recently Vega received an Emer- and immigrants). Using multiple histor- Adaptive Architecture: The Habitabili- itus College Research grant, which he ical examples, she argued that taboos ty Paradigm” as a tribute to Preiser and used to study the history of St. Luke’s are social phenomena that change with his analyses of how buildings support Hospital. Vega shared the findings of time and circumstance. She closed with individual and communal activities. She his study, giving special consideration some success stories, one of the most detailed Presier’s progression from Post to improvements in diagnoses due to notable of which is disability, once the Occupancy Evaluation(POE) to eval- changes in technology, and the chal- butt of jokes. Now disability is a pro- Emeritus College Newsletter Winter 2017 Page 7

tected category in law, and many Ameri- In “E.T. – Where art thou?” Per projected future usages. By blending cans have become more inclusive about Aannestad shared methods that insti- images of America’s national parks, in- this and other differentiators in society. tutions that hunt for extraterrestrial life cluding Mount Denali, Finter reminded Alleen Nilsen’s presentation was (SETI) use in their searches. The Drake everyone that technology alone cannot “A Counter-Argument to a Statement equation gives us a handle on how save our health or environment. Made in Time Magazine’s ‘Dispatches many civilizations might exist in our Ann Hardt,“Envisioning the Fu- from the Frontiers of Longevity.’” She galaxy depending on the parameters we ture.” Hardt engaged participants in an opened by expressing irritation at a re- include for the numbers of stars with interactive session generated from her cent article claiming that education is planets, planets within the life-zone, Education class “School and Society.” simply “entertainment” for older peo- the number of intelligent beings, the Session participants offered ideas about ple. As our life spans get longer, she length of life of the civilizations, etc. their visions of the future in various argued that we need to remain intellec- The equation could point to only one future time periods. Professor Hardt tually active longer, engaging in enrich- such planet--Earth--on up to millions shared aspects of society’s future that ing activities that make a contribution of life-bearing planets, depending on can be readily summarized, such as the to society. But we also need to enjoy what number we plug into it. occurrence of changing borders, wars ourselves as we teach and learn from In “Millennials and the speed of and peace. Participants also offered each other. science” Dick Jacob pointed out that their hopes for the future, with better Don Nilsen, “Star Wars as a com- millennials have witnessed more scien- social justice and equal access to educa- edy of humours.” Don and Alleen tific and technological breakthroughs tion as high priorities. Nilsen detailed the origins of charac- than any other generation. He showed Terence Ball “More pages from an ters’ names and how these names are timelines illustrating significant advanc- alphabetical autobiography.” Professor often related to bodily liquids (humours) es in areas of gravitation, other physics Ball read some narratives from his work once identified as causes of eccentricity areas, and biology. But he warned that in progress, an “alphabetical autobiog- or weirdness in people. Many of these the basic research that brought us these raphy” in which each letter represents a exaggerations turned into Grotesques, discoveries and advancements is being person, place, or event of importance as in Jabba the Hutt. They also exam- shunted aside in favor of the quick, in his life. His narrative includes three ined the confusing relationships of the money-making results of today’s mar- generations, covering his family’s or- characters, such as Anakin Skywalker ket-driven labs. igins in Tennessee to their moving to becoming Darth Vader (Dark father), Lou-ellen Finter discussed “The North Texas. Writing techniques in- who becomes the father of Luke and Future,” noting the positives and nega- cluded dialogue, snippets from radio Leia. The robots, C-3PO, R2-D2, and tives of all technological advancements. broadcasts, and descriptions of family BB-8, add humor and assistance. They She included precise histories of com- events. The participants encouraged characterized Star Wars as an over-the- puters, cell phones, media and social and supported his first letter ‘a’ to rep- top melodrama. networks, along with their current and resent “African American.” Emeritus College Newsletter Page 8 Volume XII Number 1 because all available personnel were also began our involvement in the on a regular basis as a mentor with rewiring the football stadium for the Intel International Science and En- students at the Herberger Young next several months. So I wired the gineering Fair (ISEF) as well as Ari- Scholars Academy, situated at the lab myself and got started doing re- zona’s three ISEF- affiliated Fairs, an ASU West campus. He reports that search before the summer was over. involvement which continues to this it is the most challenging activity in Although I loved doing research, I day (see Emeritus Voices, Vol. 16, pp. which he has engaged for many years. was not sure I would have the same 52-59). From our current residence Don and Alleen Nilsen. The Don passion for teaching, but I did. in Payson, we also participate in a va- and Alleen Nilsen Humor Scholar- I have enjoyed working actively riety of community volunteer activi- ship Award, which honors Emeritus in the fields of materials chemistry, ties, including serving as fire district College members Don and Alleen environmental chemistry, chemi- first responders and support, man- Nilsen, was named in a U.S. News & cal education and distance learning. aging firewise programs, serving on World Report story on December 16, This has resulted in the publication homeowners association boards, and 2016. The story noted that, “The Don of over 140 articles in peer-reviewed organizing community social events. and Alleen Nilsen Humor Scholarship journals as well as 8 patents in chem- To help support my home depart- Award is open to current Arizona ical micro-sensor technology based ment, which is now the School of State University, Tempe students who on 43 inventions. During my career Molecular Sciences, we have been have declared a major in English or I developed 7 undergraduate courses leading the charge to endow the Ey- Film and Media Studies at the Tempe and 4 graduate courses and mentored ring Lectures, which has become one campus or ASU Online in the English 55 undergraduate, 2 masters, 17 doc- of the premier seminar series in the department, College of Liberal Arts toral and 16 postdoctoral students. nation since its inception in 1988, and Sciences, or in secondary educa- I also chaired the Department, su- when I was department chair. tion (English) at the Mary Lou Fulton pervised research facilities, directed I wanted to participate more ac- Teachers College.” industry-university cooperative pro- tively in the Emeritus College and Shannon Perry. 50 years ago, on grams and founded a high-technolo- currently serve as Assistant Dean January 10, 1967, Sister M. André, gy corporation. Along this journey I for Sciences and Professions. The supervisor of the Premature Nurs- received several awards, but the two College now participates actively in ery at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, IL, I value most are from my home in- important ISEF-related activities, transported a premature infant in a stitution: the ASU Distinguished Re- including member participation in helicopter from the hospital of birth search and Creativity Award and the judging (see Emeritus College Newsletter, to the specialty nursery at St. Francis. ASU Chemistry Department Award Vol. VII, No. 3, pp. 1,3) and spon- This is believed to be the first time for Excellence in Teaching. sorship of the ISEF-Arizona Prepa- a premature infant was transported By far the most life-changing event ratory Program (see Emeritus College in a helicopter. On Tuesday, January during this phase of my life was the Newsletter, Vol. XI, No. 3, pp. 2-3). 10, 2017, Shannon Perry (formerly birth of our two beautiful daughters, Through these efforts the College is Sister M. André) returned to Peoria Britt and Gitta, who are currently pro- making an important contribution to and was treated to a helicopter ride fessors at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. encouraging the next generation of to celebrate the anniversary of the I am so proud of what they have ac- scientists and engineers to continue complished in their respective fields to pursue their dreams. of virology and plant pathology. Retirement Season (2001-?): I decided to retire early at the age of Faculty Notes 56 because I believed I had achieved my primary goals as a faculty mem- John M. Johnson presented a ber and also felt good about freeing plenary address to the 12th Interna- up my position to give an outstanding tional Congress of Qualitative Inqui- young scholar or two the same op- ry at the University of Illinois, Urba- portunity I had. I was ready to move na, Illinois, May, 2016, “Assessing the on to other opportunities and chal- Impact of Peter Berger and Thomas lenges in life. To decompress, Lorna Luckmann The Social Construction of and I took a 3-month camp-hike-bike Reality (1966).” John also presented voyage to the Yukon and Alaska. We an invited address at the National decided to work as a team and remain University Odessa Law Academy, in physically, intellectually and socially Odessa, Ukraine, November, 2016, active. We started by teaching high “Law as a Construction of Reality.” school teachers from across the na- Leonard Maximon notes with tion summers at ASU on the topic enthusiasm and pleasure that as of Shannon Perry’s 50th Anniversary of Energy and the Environment. We October of last year he has worked Helicopter Ride Emeritus College Newsletter Winter 2017 Page 9

historic flight. She was celebrated as and Westminster Abbey. The en- Stapczynski JS., Kang P., Wagner K., the first helicopter transport nurse. semble-- soprano, mezzosoprano, vanSonnenberg E, and McEchron Today OSF St. Francis has four heli- viola, bassoon, flute and -- per- M. Examining the relationship be- copters used for transport for Level formed another round of concerts tween primary care scholarly project I Trauma Care and three helicopter in West Virginia in October and in mentorship and medical students bases in Illinois. An outstanding leg- the Phoenix metro area in early Janu- matching into primary care residen- acy of a pioneering effort. ary 2017. Musicians in the 7 member cy, STFM Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Don Sharpes will speak at the group hail from Ohio, Maine, West AZ, 2016. (Scientific Abstract pre- East Bay Chapter of the World Af- Virginia, Arizona, and Paris. sentation) fairs Council of Northern JoAnn Yeoman Tongret con- Joseph Wytko presented concerts in Lafayette, California on February ducted a “Broadway Dance” resi- and master classes at the University 23, 2017. The topic is Isis: The Col- dency for the Madison, NJ School of Nebraska-Kearney, Emporia State lapse of a Caliphate. He will deliv- District in January, 2017. A bonus University, Colorado State University, er a lecture series on The Evolving for the District included a “Parent Metro State University in Denver, and Human Primate, the topic of one of University” with Tongret facilitating for the Hale Library Series at Kan- his latest books, at Sagewood retire- a discussion and demonstration of sas State University. He has contin- ment community in Phoenix during the Arts in the School. ued his association with the Arizona the month of March 2017. He will Eric vanSonnenberg is the Prin- Musicfest Orchestra, as well as the deliver a lecture series on The Glob- cipal Investigator of a Phil Cheung Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, with al Islamic Militancy Movement spon- MSIV Scholarly Project titled As- whom he performed music of Leon- sored by the Emeritus College of sessment of Medical Student Facil- ard Bernstein in January.During Feb- Diablo Valley Community College in ity with a New Needle Biopsy. He ruary 2017 he performs the Prokofiev Pleasanton, California in April 2017. presented The Scholarly Project Romeo and Juliet Ballet with Ballet Jan Thompson traveled to Paris Program at The University of Ari- Arizona. Regional concerts include a and London in September for con- zona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Scottsdale concert for Brandeis Col- certs with her professional chamber at two lectures, one on December lege, as well as concerts for the Wick- music group, The Kent Camerata. 16th, 2016 for the Department of enburg Music Series, The Victory The group enjoyed a combination Emergency Medicine at Phoenix Lutheran Church Music Series, and a of performing and tourism, with Children’s Hospital and the other concert-clinic at the Wilcox Historic highlight concerts at the noted Or- for Arizona Rheumatology on No- Theater. He has also recently com- atoire du Louvre and Chateau de la vember 11, 2016. He also presented pleted a solicited article for the maga- Chesnaie in Paris and visits to Buck- at the Society of Teachers in Fami- zine The Absolute Sound; publication is ingham Palace, Salisbury Cathedral, ly Medicine in Phoenix: Quilkin M., expected during the coming months.

Fall Literary/Musicale painter, Theodore Gericault, and Harvey Smith answered the ques- The Fall Emeritus College Literary tion, “Why is a Flush Toilet Like an Musicale, by now a well established Atomic Bomb?” Don Nilsen shared tradition, took place on Monday, No- parodies of Edgar Allan Poe’s poet- vember 21,2016. Those in attendance ry, and Alleen Nilsen offered some spent an enjoyable two hours expe- excerpts from an in progress man- riencing eighteen presentations, fol- uscript on symbolism and Native lowed by refreshments and a demon- American humor. Ed Stump, who stration of the ASU Carillon by EC has a new book titled The Roof at the member Carl Cross. Bottom of the World, presented a slide On the literary side, several mem- show explicating his thirteen seasons bers shared their poetry. Frances of research in Antarctica. New read My Transistor; Babs Gor- On the musical side, performers don shared Night Music in My Yard; shared classical and popular piec- Linda Stryker recited Charlie’s Com- es. Linda Stryker, on guitar, played plaint. Other writers entertained us Pavan, by 16th century composer L. with pieces of memoirs (Charles Milán. Stryker teamed with flautist Brownson reading Sourdough Blues, Marie Provine on Bach’s Bourree in Winifred Walsh Doane sharing A minor and Carulli’s Duetto #1-Lar- Room With a View). Tony Gully ghetto, Rondo. Clarinetist Dick Jacob created three fictional letters in the played Étude No.1 in C major by Rose John Aguilar gifts a painting to honor voice of 19th century Romantic and then teamed with Jackie Jacob Dick Jacob Emeritus College Newsletter Page 10 Volume XII Number 1

on piano in a rendition of “Unfor- A special highlight of the event plan to attend as an audience mem- gettable.” He also joined Aryeh Faltz was John Aguilar’s gift of one of his ber, as a musical performance pro- (piano) and Jo Cleland (cello) for paintings to the Emeritus College in vider, or as a reader of your own Mendelssohn’s Konzerstück #2 in D honor of founding dean Richard Ja- work. Your efforts will be much en- minor. Faltz and Provine performed cob. Dick and John are pictured here joyed and appreciated by all. Look a duet on piano and flute, and Fal- with the painting. for an E-Card with details. tz also played Bloch’s Organ Prelude Linda Stryker reminds everyone #1. Pianist Stephen Siek played Re- that the Spring Literary Musicale inagle’s Variations on “Lea Rigg” and tentative date is May 1, 2017 at 1pm. Rachmaninoff ’s Daisies. Save the date on your calendars and

Recent Faculty Publications Doane, W. Walsh. 2017. Backflashes: Norton, M.Scott, Kelly, L., & Battle, Norton, M.Scott. 2014. The Assistant Short Memoirs from a Long Life. Ocoti- A. 2012. The Principal as a Student Advo- Principal’s Guide. New York, NY: Tay- llo Arts, Tempe, AZ (2017), 150 pp. cate. New York, NY: Routledge. lor & Francis. (ISBN 978-0-9965797-1-1) Norton, M. Scott & Kelly, L. 2013. Norton, M. Scott. 2015. The Chang- Johnson, John M. 2016. “Ayotzina- The Principal as a Learning-Leader. Lan- ing Landscape of School Leadership. Lan- pa: A Massacre of One,” Qualitative ham-Boulder-New York-London: ham-Boulder-New York-London: Inquiry, 16:1, pp. 3-4. Rowman & Littlefield. Rowman & Littlefield. Maximon, Leonard C. 2016. Differ- Norton, M. Scott. 2013. Compe- Norton, M.Scott. 2015. Teachers ential and Difference Equations: A Com- tency-based leadership. Lanham-Boul- with the Magic. Lanham-Boulder-New parison of Methods of Solution. New der-New York-London: Rowman & York-London: Rowman & Littlefield. York: NY, Springer. Littlefield. Emeritus College Newsletter Winter 2017 Page 11

Norton, M.Scott. 2015. The Principal Letter to the Editor as Human Resources Leader. New York, Membership NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. Fellow Emeritonians! Total Membership 495 Norton, M.Scott. 2015. The Le- Just a note to ask if any of you who gal World of the School Principal. Lan- are not on the speakers’ list would Regular 434 ham-Boulder-New York-London: consider joining up. Twice now, in Rowman & Littlefield. my speaking engagement adventures Associate 56 last Fall, I was asked if we were Norton, M.Scott. 2016. Guiding Cur- considering broadening our list of Affiliate 5 riculum Development. Lanham-Boul- speakers. (I didn’t take this person- der-New York-London:Rowman & ally). Incredibly talented experts on Littlefield. many topics are associated with the Emeritus College, and some of the Norton, M.Scott. 2017 (in press). groups that most frequently tap our In Memory Guiding the Human Resources Function speakers are eager to expand their in Education. Lanham-Boulder-New list of possibilities. Foster Burton York-London: Rowman & Littlefield. Construction For me, doing these presentations Reich, John. 2016. Rethinking Our has provided an excuse to pursue James Edward Maisel Politics: Learning From the 2016 issues for which I never had time Electrical & Computer Election https://www.psychology- when I was wrapped up in the fiery Engineering Technology today.com/blog/mastering-your-dai- folds of ambition and a desire for a ly-life/201612/rethinking-our-poli- great breakthrough in neuroscience. William Oakes tics-learning-the-2016-election But without some outside motiva- Psychology tion, I find, it’s easy to put off get- Graber T, Hamburg R, vanSonnen- ting started on a new line of inquiry, Zeke Prust berg E., Kang, P. 2016. “Imaging for or even keeping up with the old one. Graphic Communication chest pain assessment: An algorithmic approach using non-invasive modali- Committing to giving a talk is mo- Philip Glenn Stiles ties to define medical vs intervention- tivational, and it provides focus. Agribusiness al treatment.” Journal of Cardiovascular Having to put something togeth- Disease Research. 7/2:64-70. er for a group of one’s peers who William Uttel come from all walks of life, but who Industrial Engineering Cheung PY, Alanis L, Chiang J, Huang have in common having chosen to J. vanSonnenberg E. 2016. Interven- hear you speak, reinforces a sense In grateful recognition of the support given by tional Oncology. In Learning Interven- of self-actualization. It’s not like the these members to the Emeritus College. tional Radiology, Kee, S. and Shafa, J., days of yore when the main concern eds. Elsevier. was making it through the workday without fainting or looking stupid. White, Edward M. & DeGenaro, W, Since then we have developed skills, 2017 (in press). “Basic Writing and poise, confidence, and a sense of Editor’s Note Disciplinary Maturation: How Chance humor that should not go to waste Conversations Continue to Shape the in this period of our lives! I wish to acknowledge Don Nilsen Field.” Journal of Basic Writing, 35:1. for his photography of Emeritus So in the spirit of our original slo- College events. I express thanks Wigand, Rolf T. (plus two col- gan, “you can’t retire from what you to Don Nilsen, Alleen Nilsen, leagues from Syracuse University). are,” consider adding your name Marie Provine, Linda Stryker and 2016. “Social Networks and the and an idea for a talk or two to our Charles Tichy for their write-ups Success of Market Intermediaries”, speakers’ list. of sessions at the Symposium. I The Information Society. Received the am grateful to Dana Aguilar, Jo 2016 Social Informatics Best Paper Cheers, Jay Braun Ann Cleland, and Linda Stryker Award by the 2016 Annual Meeting for their assistance with this issue, of the Association for Information and I thank Gustavo Castañeda Science & Technology (ASIS&T) and VISLAB for his formatting in Copenhagen, , October work on the newsletter. 14-18, 2016. Emeritus College Newsletter Page 12 Volume XII Number 1

Mission of The Emeritus College The purpose of the Emeritus College is to give a home The Emeritus College at and a focus to continued intellectual, creative and social engagement of retired faculty with the University. Dean – William A. Verdini (Supply Chain Management) The Emeritus College fosters and promotes the scholarly and creative lives of its members, prolonging College Council fruitful engagement with and service to the University John Aguilar (Anthropology) and community. The Emeritus College provides the Jay Braun (Psychology) University a continued association with productive Beatrice Gordon (English) scientists, scholars and artists who have retired from Sarah Hudelson (Education) their faculty positions but not from their disciplines. Elizabeth Lessard (Dance) Barry McNeill (Engineering) The Emeritus College Newsletter © is published Don Nilsen (English) quarterly (winter, spring, summer and fall) by The Marie Provine (Justice Studies) Emeritus Press of Arizona State University. Its Linda Stryker (Integrative Studies) content may be freely reproduced, provided credit is given to the author and the newsletter. Commercial Staff re-use is forbidden. Submissions and comments Administrative Specialist – Dana Aguilar should be sent directly to the editor, Sarah Hudelson Office Assistant/Receptionist – Erica Hervig (sarahh@ asu.edu) and copied to the Emeritus College at Student Worker – Madelyn Vermeesch [email protected] or mailed to PO Box 873002, Tempe, AZ 85287-3002. Website Address: http://emerituscollege.asu.edu Telephone: 480-965-0002 Editor: Sarah Hudelson Fax: 480-727-3324

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