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Newsletter of The Emeritus College Volume II Number 1 You can’t retire from what you are. January 2007 First Emeritus College Emeritus College Exhibit Featured at Research and Creativity Grants Awarded Phoenix First Friday Art Walk Four members of the Emeritus College were notified late in January that the proposals they submitted in the first College Grants and Awards Program were successful. Receiving research grants were Anne Cowley (School of Earth and Space Explora- tion), for Short-period Pulsations from Hot Stars, $1050 and Christy G. Turner II (School of Human Evolution and Social Change), for Animal Teeth and Human Tools, $2,000. Creativity grants were awarded to Ann Ludwig (Department of Dance), Director of See Grants on p. 2

Emeritus artists John Aguilar and Lou Weschler converse as Eugene Grigsby (seated, center) and Donna Rae Larson (right) enjoy the exchange. A selection of Paul Jackson paintings is in the background. Almost one thousand art lovers perused the more than 150 paintings and other works of emeritus art displayed in the six floors of the College of Public Pro- grams offices as the Downtown Phoenix Campus participated in the November 2nd First Friday Art Walk. Most of the artists were present at a reception prior to the opening of the exhibit and were available to discuss their work with the public throughout the evening. Other members of the Emeritus College were present to assist in guiding patrons and selling calendars and prints featuring some of the works from the exhibit. AROHE Executive Director Janette Dean Debra Friedman of Public Programs introduced the artists at the exhibit’s Brown and President Shelley Glazer take opening ceremonies and contributing artist John Aguilar (Anthropology) wel- a break between sessions. comed the patrons on behalf of the artists. Higher Ed Retirement In attendance were ASU President Emeritus Lattie Coor, Downtown Phoenix Organizations Meet in Campus Provost, Mernoy Harrison, and DPC Vice Provost, Cordelia Candelaria. Professor Candelaria remarked that “It was a pleasure to see so many visitors en- Tempe. joying the art, live music, refreshments and five floors of buzzing activities.” She The third biennial conference of called it a “stunning premier” for the Downtown Phoenix Campus. the Association of Retirement Orga- The exhibit will remain for at least a year in the College of Public Programs nizations in Higher Education (ARO- reception and conference areas. Works from additional Emeritus College artists HE) was hosted by the ASU Emeritus may be added to the collection from time to time. Special guided evening tours College, October 13 - 15. More than can be arranged through the Emeritus College office. 100 participants, representing See AROHE on p. 3 The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College Page 2 Volume II Number 1 Grants (from p. 1) Tips for a Sound Estate Plan A Ludwig Dance Theater, for April by Ashley Sheets, ASU Foundation* Dance Project 2007, $1500, and The 80/20 Rule states that 20 percent Eugene Valentine (English), for Fine- of what we do now affects 80 percent Press Chapbook of Poetry by Bettie of what happens in the future. The Anne Doebler, $822. following will help you focus your Professor Cowley and her associ- estate planning efforts on the critical 20 ate, Dr. Paul Schmidtke of ASU-West percent: Campus, are studying brightness of Consider the possibilities. Although hot stars in a nearby galaxy, Small it is always good to think positively, it Magellanic Cloud, using photometric is usually better to make sure you and data from the MACHO and OGLE your estate plan are prepared for life’s projects. They have found that many uncertainties. of these stars exhibit small periodic Organize your estate. Identify your assets and liabilities. It may be as simple variations due to non-radial pulsa- as collecting a few monthly statements, tions. The presence of such pulsations but remember to also include life insur- provides important information about ance policies, retirement plan assets, the structure and evolution of these and stocks and bonds. stars. An undergraduate student also is Locate your potential beneficiaries. participating in this project. Whether you are planning to leave Professor Turner requested funds In ASU bureaucratic nomenclature, gifts to your family, friends or to the Emeritus College at Arizona State to cover the cost of illustrations for Kenneth Anthony is the Emeritus a book he is completing in the field University, it is best to inform your College’s new “Secretary Administra- beneficiaries now, so they know what of Bioarchaeology. The book reports tive”. But, like Figaro, Kenneth is the on his fieldwork that addresses the to expect and can thank you in person. College’s general factotum, assuming Make sure to consider individuals question of relative roles of humans many of the responsibilities necessary to requiring special care. and cave hyenas in the accumulation the well being of the College, including Use caution when preparing your will. and modification of bones at sites in web mastering, type setting and com- Some people create their own wills in Siberia. Results of the project should munications. Kenneth, who comes to us an effort to cut costs. Your heirs, not throw new light on factors that affect with considerable experience in office you, however, will be the ones who the timing of colonization of the New management, will also serve as “Secre- will experience the consequences of a World. tary Administrative” to the University misplaced comma or the oversight of a Professor Ludwig’s creative work state requirement. Overall, consulting Academic Council of ASU campus a qualified estate planning attorney is has two components that will result faculty assembly presidents. in a single production. The first will often the most efficient way to achieve allow three choreographers and two reviewed by two members of the your intended results. Emeritus College according to crite- For questions on establishing or composers to create a work for pro- updating your estate plan, you may duction through a process unlike any ria established by the EC Grants and also contact Ashley Sheets, ASU the artists involved have done before. Awards Committee, Winifred Doane Foundation, at 480-727-7804 or ashley. The second is a series of solo portraits (Zoology), Chair. Also serving on the [email protected]. I would be happy to for performance that evolve individu- Committee were Ted Brown (Chemis- schedule a no-obligation conversation ally but emerge collectively as a fam- try), Larry Faas (Education), Nicholas with you and your advisors. ily album. The entire production will Salerno (English) and James If you wish to leave a legacy for loved be presented in late April to audiences Schoenwetter (Anthropology). ones and/or ASU Foundation, make in Tempe. The second year of the EC Grants your wishes known by developing an Professor Valentine is noted for his and Awards Program will commence estate plan. We invite you to consider avocational mastery of hand typeset- in September, 2007, with the pub- allocating a portion of your gift in support of ASU to benefit the Emeritus ting and printing of literary works. He lication of a Request for Proposals. will use his grant to purchase hand- Proposals will be solicited for either College Endowment Fund. made and mouldmade papers as well research (including scholarly studies) *© The Stelter Company or creative projects (including perfor- The information in this publication is not in- as printing and binding supplies to be tended as legal advice. For legal advice, please used for the printing of a limited-edi- mance, display and publication. consult an attorney. Figures cited in examples tion fine-press chapbook of poetry by The EC Grants and Awards Program are based on current rates at the time of printing Professor Emeritus of English, Bettie is supported entirely from contribu- and are subject to change. References to estate Anne Doebler. tions to the Emeritus College’s ASU and income tax include federal taxes only; indi- All grant proposals were peer Foundation account. DJ vidual state taxes may further impact results. The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College January 2007 Page 3 Arizona’s Two Best Leaders are on Government Payroll According to Talton In his November 22 Emeritus College Colloquium re- marks, Arizona Republic business columnist and Phoenix author Jon Talton decried what he saw as a lack of leadership in the private sector, naming Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and ASU President Michael Crow the two most influential leaders in the state and commenting that both were on the public payroll. Talton described the local economy as being overly weighted by real estate development without a sufficiently strong commerce sector to ensure a healthy and balanced future economy. He called for greater participation in the global economy and higher support for education and cultural opportunities. Talton also expressed disappointment in the de-emphasis of “real universities” in AROHE delegates pay rapt attention to the speaker favor of other entities, which he declined to name. AROHE (from p. 1) In the first Fall Semester Emeritus College Colloquium, retirement organizations from 50 colleges and universities, September 27, Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch, M.D, discussed the attended the conference to discuss issues of mutual inter- very real dangers of serious flu pandemics, focussing in est. particular on the avian (“bird”) flu. He described the cur- Since most such organizations, especially those with the rent status of Arizona’s abilities to cope with a pandemic intellectual and creative lives of emeritus faculty as their and offered suggestions on how individuals, especially principal focus, are relatively new, much attention was those of advanced years, should prepare for one. devoted to the problems of establishing and “growing” On October 25, Wendy Hodgson of the Desert Botanical them. Speakers on this topic included ASU Emeritus Col- Gardens spoke about the close relationship between agave lege Dean Dick Jacob. Considerable attention was given to plants and prehistoric cultures in Arizona. acquiring the cooperation and support of college adminis- At the first colloquium of the Spring, 2007, series, Pro- trations. fessor of Photography Mark Klett of the School of Art Organization types ranged from combined faculty and gave a review of three photographic projects with which staff retiree groups, such as ASU’s Retirees Association, he has been involved over several years. The essence of to those which resemble closely the Emeritus College. these projects is the matching of historical photographs Among the participants were many non-retired individuals of landscape or urban scenes with contemporary photo- who play administrative roles for the groups they repre- graphs taken from exactly the same vantage points. Using sented. computer and graphics technology, he was able to display Welcoming the delegates was ASU Graduate Studies significant phenomena in the evolution of sites and objects. Dean Maria Allison, who stimulated considerable interest The projects he described involved desert scenes, the San with her description of “The New American University” as Francisco earthquake and Yosemite National Park. DJ exemplified by ASU. During the conference, the AROHE leadership gavel was passed from outgoing president, Eugene Bianchi of Emory University, to Shelley Glazer of the University of Califor- nia at Berkeley. The ASU Provost’s Office hosted the attendees at a luncheon in the Memorial Union, at which the speaker was ASU Professor of Economics, Stephen Happell, who presented a lively description of the ramifications, in his view, of current national administration economic policies. The AROHE Board of Directors was also hosted by the Emeritus College at a Thursday evening reception in the Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch describes the hazards associated with a University Club. DJ hypothetical avian influenza pandemic. The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College Page 4 Volume II Number 1 Editorial Editorial Paying Our Way Professor Fred S. Fehr It is with a great deal of gratification that the Emeritus We lost Fred Fehr last month. It was not a surprise --- College Council has announced (in this issue) the awarding anymore. He had been gravely ill with lung cancer and its of more than $6,000 in research and creativity grants to some pernicious offspring for almost a year. And, quite frankly, being of its members. We all hope this program will grow, both in who and what we are, the news of a colleague’s passing is not a numbers of proposals and awards. But it will require a larger rare occurrence around here. Considering the demographics and and more stable source of income than we now have. the size of the College, we have been fortunate that the number That the Grants and Awards Program was initiated so rapidly over the past year has been as small as it was, although each after the founding of the College is due to the generosity of the individual is sorely grieved and missed. members in the 2006 Contribution Drive and that of Ira and But we hadn’t planned on losing Fred; not when we gathered Mary Lou Fulton, who graciously included the College in the as a steering committee to propose the college - his analysis of Fulton Challenge. the survey data was crucial - nor when we assembled the first It is now 2007 (time really flies when you’re our age and time as the newly minted College Council. Fred had heaps of having this much fun) and it is time again for the annual ideas for initiatives and took his directorship of the Center for Membership Contribution Drive. As most of our member- Innovations in Instruction seriously, beginning immediately to ship know, we do not have dues per se. By making our annual convene meetings of interested members. We hadn’t planned on contributions voluntary, we ensure their deductibility in our losing Fred when we became such good friends with him. We tax returns. But they are as necessary as dues to our existence hadn’t planned on losing his gentle and infectious smile at our and we encourage all of our members to respond to the request meetings. I had not planned on his emotional visit a year ago that is sent out with this newsletter issue. Please respond when he explained his diagnosis and asked to be relieved of his promptly and generously. We suggest a $30 minimum contri- council position. bution, but are more than happy to receive larger sums. We do We lost Fred Fehr last month. But his memory is right here not have a matching program this year, so we will be paying where we can find it - and do find it every day. DJ our own way, at least for the time being. Which brings up the topic of financial stability. The Provost generously supports the paid staff and office expenses for the College. But our programs, including grants and awards, travel assistance and other initiatives are up to us to finance. Our ultimate aims are to have programs that will require much more than the annual membership contributions. Therefore, plans are being made for a development drive into the community which, it is hoped, will establish an endowment fund of sufficient size that the annual earnings, when combined with member contributions, will give the College sound financial footing and future stability for its programs. Stay tuned for the Fred Fehr (second from right) and friends in a creative writing details. DJ workshop.

Dick Jacob to End Term as Dean can respond to the need for leadership from among its mem- Richard Jacob’s term as Dean of the ASU Emeritus bers.” Dick believes it would be detrimental to the health College comes to an end this year on the last day of June. of the Emeritus College for it to become identified with any Dick, the College’s founding dean, will have been in office one particular individual. two and one-half years by then. Prior to that, he served one As for who will replace Dean Jacob, that will be announced and a half years as Chair of the Emeritus College Steering at the Membership Meeting in May. His successor will be Committee, which developed the framework upon which appointed by the Provost, upon recommendation of the the College was built. Emeritus College Council. At the request of the Council, When asked why he did not seek another term, Dick Dick will become Director of Development and will devote replied, “It certainly was not because I am tired of [being his efforts toward raising an endowment for the College. “I Dean]. I enjoyed it very much. It’s been a lot of fun. I made also hope to continue taking advantage of the many oppor- lots of new friends and renewed lots of old friendships.” He tunities the College offers.” For him, these include creative expressed two major reasons for why he would not accept writing, luncheons, colloquia and “…whatever new comes another term in office. First, “I have more fish to fry while I down the track.” still have my health”. Second and more important, “I think When queried about what other fish he proposes to fry, it essential for a new organization like ours to show that it (See Dean on p. 10) The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College January 2007 Page 5 2007 Symposium Plans Spring Semester Colloquium New Members Underway Series Set Members of the College joining since June, 2006, include: William J. The Second Annual Emeritus Col- Emeritus College Colloquiua for Acker (Geography), Troy Crowder lege Symposium has been set for the Spring 2007 Semester began in (Journalism and Telecommunication), November 3 at the Memorial Union January with a presentation by ASU Mary Ann Marcus, Gale L. Richards Building. As was the First Sympo- Professor of Photography Mark Klett (Communication), Ronald sium, it will provide a full day of in- (see story on p. 3). Yet to come are Jacobowitz (Mathematics), Dhira vited and contributed talks, presenta- talks by Nathan Morehouse (Life Mahoney (English), Ronald Carlson tions and performances plus a banquet Sciences), February 21, on the sci- (English), Jeanne Otis Fronske (Art), with a special speaker. Unlike the First ence of butterfly wing colors; Provost Ernest E. Hirata (Technology Manage- Symposium, held in May, 2006, there Betty Capaldi (Psychology), March ment), James Pile (Art), Sue Siferd will not be a business session during 21, on the psychology of eating; and (Supply Chain Management), Gertrude the conference. (See the following Professor Emeritus Chuck Merbs (An- Hechter (Associate Member), Joseph story.) Members of the College will thropology), April 18, on a forensic Ryan (Education), Anne Cowley be solicited for contributed papers and anthropology detective story involv- (Astronomy), Arthur L. Colby (Eng- presentations representing the entire ing the skeleton of Revolutionary War lish), Douglas Dalgleish (Military range of scholarly and creative work hero General Casimir Pulaski. Science), Suzanne Hendrickson supported and fostered by the College. Colloquia are held in the ASU Foun- (Languages and Literatures), Avinash The Symposium Committee is dation Sixth Floor Board Room in the Singhal (Civil and Environmental chaired this year by Jack Fouquette Fulton Center, corner of University Engineering), John X. Evans (Eng- (Life Sciences) with members Per and College, at 2:00 pm. The public lish), Barbara Ann Vanderhoff (Uni- Aannestad (Astronomy), Jay Braun ( is invited. and light refreshments are versity Libraries), Donald Sharpes Psychology), Winifred Doane (Life served. (Associate Member; Education), Frank Sciences) and ...... The Committee’s Members of the College are reminded G. Williams (Health Administration initial call to the College Membership that their gold decal permits parking in and Policy). for contributed papers and presenta- Structure 5 near the Fulton Center. tions will be published in the April issue of The Emeritus Press. Short-Talk Luncheons “The purpose of the Emeritus Col- lege Symposia,” says EC Dean Dick Launch into Second In Memory Jacob, “is to give us a chance once Semester a year to hear about the interesting The Short-Talk Luncheons have William J. Acker things our colleagues are doing." in just one semester developed an enthusiastic following, who enjoy Professor Emeritus of Annual Membership Meet- the informality and atmosphere, not Geography ing Scheduled for May to mention food, at the Karsten Golf September 12, 2006 The Annual Business Meeting of Course clubhouse. The two speakers are announced shortly before the the Emeritus College membership has gh been scheduled for Friday, May 25 luncheon date, but their topics are from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Memorial kept secret until they speak. So if the Union Building. During the meeting, Karsten menu is not exactly potluck, Fred S. Fehr Bylaws amendments will be voted the program is. Professor Emeritus of upon and candidates for vacant Col- Each speaker talks for twenty min- lege Council seats will be announced. utes and additional time is taken for Psychology The new Dean of the College, as questions and comments. Founding Council Member appointed by the Provost, will be Short-Talk Luncheons for Spring Se- of the Emeritus College mester are scheduled for February 13, introduced. All Members, Associate December 23, 2006 Members and Affiliate Members may March 20 and April 10. Reservations vote in Bylaws and Council Member are not required but appreciated. A call elections. to Maureen does the trick. The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College Page 6 Volume II Number 1 KALEIDOSCOPE MELODIES INTIMACY A Poemoir I was awakened by an owl this morning, When I was six, the Mariachis swept me up in their Or maybe I had been awake enthusiastic celebration of Mexico: “Gudalajara”, “El In the gray slit-light of dawn. Rancho Grande”, “Perfidia”, “Las Mañanitas”, and all I heard the soft, staccato call the rest, most whose names I never knew, but whose F sharp above middle C melodies became so interwoven into my childhood that Then rising one-half step. they became part of the permanent fabric of my person. The heady blend of horn, violin and guitar, with strong, It was then I heard the tandom hoot, lusty male voices recounts in song everything from the No manufactured, earthly instrument could duplicate, tragedy of a lost love to the sweetness of a first kiss, to a But perhaps only the human voice could fervid patriotism and love of homeland. They sing a pas- Cry so plaintively, so softly; sionate homage to life in all its guises. It broke my heart.

Mexico is a song of vivid colors: crimson, bright I once stood next to a Great Horned Owl green, and many varieties and shades of pas- Held to a perch by chains. sionate purples, luscious pinks and brilliant I bent over and looked into his eyes; yellows – always accompanied by small streaks He stared back of jagged black. Mexican music laughs and Unblinking; screams and cries, and whispers love in your He fluttered against restraint; ear. His wings brushed lightly against my face, … Not once but twice Deliberately for me. When I was eleven, World War Two raged across the I held my ground. globe. Daddy left us to spend almost three years in the The draft it made, Pacific Islands. The Andrews Sisters sang about “A A flitting pfft, pfft sound, Sentimental Journey” and “Praise the Lord and Pass the Warm, dusty, Ammunition”. I became a teenager while Daddy was Unique. gone. I coped with: pimples, hormones, a new perspec- Brief seconds of intimacy tive on boys, clothes, lipstick, fingernail polish, trying Will never come again. to be a conformist while maintaining my individuality, and a mother who was ailing and so anxious that she WINTER BRANCHES was almost immobilized. At last Daddy came home and was slightly shocked, wondering where his little Sugar Winter branches, naked fingers had gone, but he was pleased with the new me. Daddy’s Beneath the over-hanging limestone bank, homecoming saved my life and restored a normal ado- The color of death--- lescence for me – if adolescence can legitimately reside Boney fingers splintering, in the same thought with the word normal. cracking,

The colors of war are dark – black, smoky grey, breaking off khaki, dull green, with bursts of blood red, jag- To lie uncollected on the ground. ged white and dirt brown. The Andrews Sisters Black water snaking slowly by among many others provided a bright interrup- Bottomless. tion to this dreary melange – a sparkle of joy yellow, welcoming blue and sometimes even Dry, barren bushes sweet pink. Missing the promise of green excerpted from KALEIDOSCOPE MELODIES, A Poemoir Babs Gordon by Evelyn Spiers Wiseman, October 2005 Professor Emerita of English, 1998 The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College January 2007 Page 7 Emeritus Profile: Professor Helen Nebeker

Helen Nebeker was twenty-five when mate account of her married life, with par- it occurred to her in 1952 to go to col- ticular focus on the first 15 months, during lege. It came as an epiphany, as she stood which her husband of only two months on the front porch of her small house on was on active duty overseas with an Oak Street in east Phoenix, where she artillery unit in the forests near Bastogne. lived with her small children and trouble- During this time the two exchanged nearly some husband, Aquila Nebeker, who was 800 letters, remarkable both for their still suffering the emotional wounds he depth of maturity and the conditions they sustained while serving on the front dur- describe on the home and battle fronts. ing the Battle of the Bulge. She knew in Nebeker’s book, Bittersweet: A Candid an instant, as she relates, that she should Love Story, published in 2006 by Acacia enroll in Phoenix College as a freshman. Publishing in Phoenix, is based upon She made the necessary financial and these letters. Also noteworthy is Helen child care arrangements with, at best, tacit Nebeker’s age, seventeen, at the time most approval from her husband, and began her of the letters were written. Although she career as a student and scholar. had been working to support herself when It took a few years and eventual enroll- she met her husband in her hometown of ment at Arizona State College in Tempe Indianapolis, where he was stationed with for her to sort out her specific goals, but his battalion, she was only able to do so [President G. Homer Durham] suggested she at last chose English as her major, by altering her birth certificate to show that I ... forego the final degree, accepting received her BA with a 4.0 GPA and went her age as twenty rather than the actual instead immediate promotion to assistant on to be the first recipient of a Master seventeen. Aquila believed her to be three professor [on tenure-track] with all rights of Arts degree from what would soon years younger than she was throughout the and privileges.” Nebeker took this option become ASU. During that time, Aquila early years of their marrige. and dropped out of the doctoral program. began to enjoy success in a building con- The final third of the book recounts the There were times, when later administra- tracting career. remainder of Helen and Aquila’s rocky tors arrived on the scene with the con- As a graduate student, Nebeker became marriage and the challenges that strained comitant loss of institutional memory, that an Instructor of English, working full her emotional and physical resources to her decision might have been regretted. time with her daily family responsibilities the breaking point as she worked to keep But she held her ground against attempts still to be met at a time in history when it from falling apart while pursuing her to denigrate her promised status and con- women were not universally admired for career. Throughout numerous crises, she centrated on performing in every sense trying to “have both.” Conditions may not relied heavily on inner strength and faith. expected of a tenured faculty member. have attained perfection yet in 2007, but Bittersweet was the topic of a colloquium She taught heavy loads, did research in Nebeker and other female pioneers in aca- given recently by Professor Nebeker to the her field of literature and published, even- demia during the 1950’s and 1960’s faced English Department and she will discuss tually overcoming the barriers that were unrelenting opposition at home, at church the process of its writing and publication erected against her advancement. She was and on campus. It was, in fact, the last that at the March meeting of the Emeritus Col- ultimately promoted to the rank of profes- was often the most insidious, where mock lege Writers Working Group. She has also sor and served for many years as Associ- collegiality was too often paired with participated in several signings at book- ate Department Chair. A detailed account hypocritical acts. stores throughout the Phoenix area. of her career challenges and progress is When, in 1960, ASU received authoriza- Helen Nebeker retired July 1, 1988. found in her article, from which the above tion to award the PhD in English, Helen Aquila, who had eventually recovered quotes are taken, Out of the Dark, appear- completed virtually every requirement, from the worst of his war “wounds”, died ing in The Road Retaken: Women Reenter but in 1962, “as I prepared for comps, in 2001 after a long illness. They had two the Academy, published by the Modern almost assured of being the first recipi- children: a son, Quill, who died unexpect- Language Association of America, 1985. ent of the new degree, I received a major edly in 1998 and a daughter, Debbie, who In addition to many articles, Nebeker is shock.” If she were to accept the degree, now lives in California. Helen resides in the author of a highly regarded analysis she would be ineligible for a tenure track Mesa, enjoying her grandchildren, her of the novels of Jean Rhys. [Jean Rhys: position because of the newly minted uni- extensive collection of fine china figurines Woman in Passage, Montreal: Eden Press versity’s fear of the taint of “inbreeding”. and her association with friends. Women’s Publication, 1981. She resigned her instructorship with the Helen Nebeker’s most recent publica- Editor’s note: We plan to include in intent of taking a position at a junior col- tion, however, is not in the academic each issue of The Emeritus Press a profile lege and completing her doctorate. “But canon. It is rather a very personal and inti- of a member of the Emeritus College. my resignation was not desired. Instead The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College Page 8 Volume II Number 1 Emeritus Faculty Notes

A recent study, reported by the Research Consortium, the orga- ends in Split, Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. nization responsible for publishing The Research Quarterly for This was the 12th time he participated as a co-organizer. He has Exercise and Sport, identified the “top 10” ranked institutions been instrumental in making this conference into an international and individual presenters from 1992 to 2006. Arizona State event. University ranked third among universities, and Chuck Corbin, * * * (Exercise and Wellness) ranked among the top 10 presenters for Chuck Merbs (Anthropology) recently gave a visual presenta- the time period studied. tion in the ASU Anthropology Museum’s Day of the Dead series * * * entitled The Skeleton as a Symbol of Death and Continuity in Bettie Anne Doebler (Engish) presented a performance reading Mexico. He also presented two lectures at Mesa Community Col- of her poems entitled A Woman’s Life, December 6, 2006, in the lege dealing with forensic cases he has worked on, with special ASU Union Theater. She was joined by Peter Lafford, who had emphasis on his study of the skeleton of Revolutionary War hero adapted an original symphonic composition by Lindsay Lafford, General Casimir Polaski. Chuck will speak on this subject at the Lord of Ridley, and Pamela Bridge, dancer. This performance April Emeritus College Colloquium. was sponsored by The Emeritus College. * * * * * * Ann Nevin (Education) co-presented, with Ida Malian, Chair Patricia Etter (Library) was interviewed by Bill Buckmas- of the Department of Special Education at ASU’s College of ter, host of Arizona Illustrated, on KUAT at the University of Teacher and Education and Leadership, at the Phi Delta Kappa Arizona on December 18, 2006. Bruce Dinges, Editor-in-Chief, International Summit on Education in Washington DC on October Journal of Arizona History, and Bill Broyles, Tucson writer, 22, 2006, a paper entitled, Positive spin: Employing data-based naturalist and teacher, were co-panelists. The topic was South- information to un-spin negative media on education issues. west Books of the Year, 2006, a publication of the Pima County Public Library and Friends of the Tucson-Pima County Library, Don Sharpes’ forthcoming book, Outcasts and Heretics, Profiles representing the top eight books dealing with a southwestern in Independent Thought and Courage, is scheduled for release topic, and chosen by which the panelists from a total of 300 with Rowman & Littlefield/Lexington Books in early 2008. Pro- publications. fessor Emeritus of Education from Weber State University, Don * * * is an Associate Member of the Emeritus College and has been Don Fausel (College of Public Programs, School of Social affiliated with ASU for several years. Work) was re-elected as President of the Board of Dillon South- * * * west, an international adoption agency. Ernie Stech (Communication; Associate Member from Western * * * Michigan U.) presented the paper, Being a Leader at the Annual Beatrice (Babs) Gordon (English) and her husband, Alan, Conference, International Leadership Association, Chicago, IL, sponsor an annual scholarship to benefit re-entry women in the November, 2006, and chaired a panel on Developing the Whole College of Liberal Arts. Person Leader at the same conference. * * * * * * Len Gordon (Sociology) was invited by Susan Gaylord, profes- William Uttal (Industrial Engineering) retired from ASU on sor in the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and January 1, 1999. Since then he has enjoyed the hospitality of the editor of the research journal Complementary Health Practice Industrial Engineering department and continues an active writing Review (CHPR) to write a tribute to his late wife, Rena, as program. He has written 11 books during this retirement phase of founding editor of CHPR. The tribute will appear in the next his career. issue of the journal. $ $ $ * * * Dick Jacob (Physics) was appointed Chair of the Area Commit- ASU Faculty EmeritusAssociation tee on the Interests of Senior Physicists of the American Associa- Ron McCoy, University Architect, will present A look tion of Physics Teachers. At the recent joint AAPT/AAS Meeting in Seattle, he presided over a Sputnik commemorative session, to the future at the Faculty Emeriti Association luncheon, among whose speakers was Nobel laureate Leon Lederman. Wednesday, February 15, 11:30 - 1:30, in the Memorial * * * Union Alumni Lounge. Price of the luncheon is $16 per Alan Johnson (English) lectured on Bram Stoker, the author of person. Checks written to Arizona State University can be Dracula, in the Department of English Emeritus Lecture Series. sent to Maureen Graff at the Emeritus College. * * * The final luncheon of the year will be on March 29, also in Gottfried Luderer (Electrical.Engineering) last October gave the Alumni Lounge. Barry G. Ritchie, Interim Dean, New a half-day seminar on Radio Frequency Identifiation (RFID) at College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, ASU West the IEEE sponsored annual SoftCOM conference on software Campus, will speak on What’s new in a new college? and telecommunication, usually ship-borne, which starts and The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College January 2007 Page 9 News from the Centers

Emeritus Center for Writing Creative Writing Workshops Beatrice (Babs) Gordon, Director For the fourth consecutive semester, the Emeritus Col- lege and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing Emeritus College Journal to be Established are sponsoring Creative Writing Workshops for Emeritus The perceived need for an Emeritus College journal has College members, spouses and friends. Tuition is still a grown out of the several creative writing workshops, Writ- very low $120 for the entire 10-week workshop. Sessions ers Group meetings and Brown-Bag Readings that have will begin the week of February 5. This is an excellent op- become successful activities early in the lifetime of the portunity to learn how to improve that novel, short story, college. Charles Brownson, leader of the Writers Working memoir or poem. Workshops are: “Creative Writing”, Group, has agreed to serve as editor and convening chair Caitlin Horrocks, instructor, Tuesdays 2 - 4 PM, Emeri- of the journal’s editorial board. Already having agreed tus College Center; “Creative Writing”, Brook Michalik, to serve on the board are College members Bettie Anne instructor, Tuesdays, 2 - 4 PM, Piper Writers House.; “Fic- Doebler, Babs Gordon, Howard Voss, Jim Schoenwetter, tion Writing”, Barbara Yost, instructor, Wednesdays 3 - 5 Helen Nebeker, Francis New and Sivon Resnikoff. The PM, Emeritus College Center. journal will be “literary -plus”, implying that in addition to Those desiring to participate should register with Roxane the usual literary journal fare, it will contain other articles Barwick, Program Coordinator, Virginia G. Piper Center and essays of interest as well as graphical art. Contribu- for Creative Writing at 480-965-6856. tions to the journal will be limited to works by members * * * * of the Emeritus College. Publication will be primarily in Emeritus Center for Art electronic form, but a limited number of quality hard cop- Eugene (Gene) Valentine, Acting Director ies will be produced on a subscription basis. * * * Art Exhibit Showing for Members Emeritus College Brown-Bag Reading A special evening showing of the Emeritus Art Exhibit in Brown Bag Readings are scheduled for February 8 and the College of Public Programs offices at the Downtown March 29, both Thursdays, in the Emeritus College Cen- Phoenix Campus will be made available to members of the ter, Wilson Hall 101. All College members, spouses and College on the evening of Thursday, February 22. The ex- friends are invited to attend and to participate if they wish. hibit will be open to those with reservations from 5:00 PM Short stories, poetry, essays, memoirs and other examples until 9:00 PM. Reservations may be made with Maureen of creative writing are welcome. Readers are asked to limit Graff at the Emeritus College Center. their presentations to 10 - 15 minutes. Bring a lunch; cook- * * * ies and beverages will be served. Works of Art Donated to College * * * Several works of art have recently been donated by Writing Group Meets Regularly members to the Emeritus College. Paintings were donated The Emeritus College Writers’ Working Group meets the by John Aguilar, Mark Reader, Lou Weschler, Mary Laner final Friday of each month in Wilson Hall 101 to discuss and Babs Gordon. These and hand-type-set illustrated the work of two of its members. Dates for the Spring, document prints donated by Gene Valentine are on display 2007 Semester are January 26, February 23, March 30 and in the Emeritus College Center. April 27. The March meeting will feature Helen Nebeker, * * * Professor Emerita of English, who will discuss the process Prints and Calendars Available of writing and publishing her recent book, Bittersweet. High quality 8 1/2 by 11 glossy prints of sixteen of the The Writers’ Working Group invites all to participate works of art currently on display in the Emeritus Art who are serious professional or avocational writers in any Exhibit are available for sale at $1.25 each or $16.00 for genre. The group’s schedule and agendas can be seen on the set. Emeritus Art calendars, containing reproduction of its web site at http://www.asu.edu/provost/emerituscollege/ twelve of these pieces, are still available at $14.00 each. wgroup.html. There is also a group blog at TheCenacle. These calendars promise to be collectors items and retain blob.asu.edu. value even after their date tracking function has been anachronized. Both items may be purchased at the * * * Emeritus College Center. The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College Page 10 Volume II Number 1 Recent Emeritus Faculty Publications Cannibalism in Colorado? Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Christy G. Turner II, Don Fausel (College of Public Programs, School of Social School of Human Evolution and Social Change, was asked Work), “Globalization: Opportunities for Positive Social in November to examine a prehistoric human skeletal as- Change”, The Journal of Social Change, 1, 3-30, July, 2006. semblage found the previous month,15 miles from Cortez, Colorado. His report, due at the Colorado State Archaeolo- Joan D. Koss-Chioino, “Spiritual Transformation, Relation and gist before the end of January, will describe and discuss the Radical Empathy: Core Components of Ritual Healing Process”, Transcultural Psychiatry, 43(4):652-670 (2006); “Spiritual human remains. Transformation, Healing and Altruism”, Introduction to the Sym- The condition of the skeletons include massively trauma- posium, Zygon. 41(4): 869-876 (2006); “Spiritual Transforma- tized and brutalized fragments of four subadults and three tion, Ritual Healing and Altruism”, Zygon 41(4):877-892 (2006). adults. The highly fragmentary assemblage also has cut marks, anvil abrasions, burning of the external surfaces of Angelo Kinicki and Robert Kreitner, Organizational Behavior: the heads, polishing of the ends of some bone fragments, Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, 3rd edition; Burr Ridge, and many missing vertebrae. These are perimortem tapho- Ill.: McGraw-Hill/Irwin (2008). nomic features that Turner and his late wife, Jacqueline, determined after many years of study were the indicators Lawrence Mankin (School of Public Affairs), Phil Jones( Execu- of human butchering, cooking, roasting, and ultimately tive Director Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture) and N. Joseph Cayer (School of Public Affairs), “Executive Directors of Local cannibalism. Arts Agencies: Who are they?” Journal of Arts Management, This new assemblage is much like the several others that Law and Society (Summer, 2006), pp. 86-103 the Turners reported on in their 1999 University of Utah Press book, “Man Corn: Cannibalism and Violence in the L. Dean Webb, Arlene Metha and K. Forbis Jordan, Foundations Prehistoric American Southwest. The new assemblage of American Education, 5th Edition, Pearson Merrill/Prentice adds to the radically different new view of human life in Hall, New Jersey, 2007. the Four Corners region of A.D. 900-1300, after which the vast region was abandoned for several centuries. Their Ann Nevin (Education), Jacqueline Thousand and Richard Villa, working hypothesis is that cannibalism was used as a ter- “Collaborative teaching: Critique of the scientific evidence,”The rorist weapon. Handbook of Special Education Research, Lani Florian (ed.), Sage Publishing, London, England (2006). $ $ $

Don Sharpes (Education), “Sacred Bull, Holy Cow, A Cultural Emeriti/ae Lecture at New Frontiers Study of Civilization’s Most Important Animal”, Peter Lang, Members of the Emeritus College will lecture to the 2006. East Valley New Frontiers during the Spring, 2007 Se- mester. The lectures will be held on the Mesa Community William R. Uttal, Human Factors in the Courtroom: Mythology College campus. versus Science, Lawyers and Judges Publishing Co. (2006); The Leonard Gordon (Sociology), February 2, “Sports, Poli- Immeasurable Mind: The Real Science of Psychology (In Press: tics and Race”. Prometheus Books). Marjorie Lightfoot (English), February 6, “More Poetry by Yeats”. (Dean, from p. 4) Willis Buckingham (English), March 13, “T.S. Eliot’s Dick said, “I hope to do a lot of traveling with Jackie, visit- ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred’”. ing our grandchildren, who are spread pretty much around Mary Laner (Sociology), March 15, “Family Violence”. the world, improve relationships with my clarinet and Beatrice Gordon (English), April 16, “The Original Old saxophone, do some personal writing and teach some more Blue Eyes: Walt Whitman and his Victorian Connection, physics classes.” Dean Jacob’s last official business will Anne Gilchrist”. be conducted at the annual Membership Meeting on the Richard Jacob (Physics), May 4, “Special Relativity at 25th of May, before leaving on a month-long trip to Eu- the Beginning of the 21st Century: Case Closed.” rope. Asked if there is anything else he would like to com- Further information can be obtained from Patricia M. De ment upon, he expressed deep appreciation for the support Blake, New Frontiers Speakers Coordinator, at everyone has given during the time it has taken to establish [email protected]. Members of the Emeritus College what has become a flourishing new college for emeritus who may wish to lecture for New Frontiers are also urged professors at ASU. WD to contact Ms. De Blake. The Emeritus Press Newsletter of The Emeritus College January 2007 Page 11 Charitable Treasure Buried in Pension Pro- cial advisor). tection Act of 2006 • Donors who do not itemize and who make a charitable It took nearly a decade, but last year the US Congress gift in an amount less than the standard deduction. enacted legislation within the Pension Protection Act of 2006 • Donors whose major assets reside in their IRAs. (PPA 2006) that provides charitably minded individuals an PPA 2006 is especially beneficial to donors whose opportunity to make gifts from their IRAs and exclude the portfolios contain a disproportionate number of tax-de- full amount of such gifts from the gross income reported ferred investments. If this applies to you, you may want to to the Internal Revenue Service. This was made available consult your CPA or tax consultant. Retirement funds in for only two years, 2006 and 2007, and is not reported as a an employee-sponsored plan such as a 401(k) also can be charitable income-tax deduction. Rather, the total amount of utilized by rolling them over to an IRA before transferring the roll-over gift is subtracted directly from the taxpayer’s the funds to your favorite charity. If you wish to make a gross income, potentially lowering the donor’s tax bracket qualified charitable distribution in 2007, the Emeritus Col- and requiring no additional tax. To qualify: lege can provide a sample letter for requesting the neces- • The donor must be 70 ½ years of age or older; sary IRA roll-over, regardless of whether the College is the • The transfers must go directly from an IRA or Roth IRA to recipient of the gift. WD qualified charities; $ $ $ • Gifts cannot exceed $100,000 per taxpayer per year; and • Gifts must be outright, but transfers to donor advised Winifred Doane Takes on Editorship funds, supporting organizations, and charitable remainder Professor Emerita of Zoology Winifred Doane has been trusts and for charitable gift annuities do not qualify. appointed Editor of The Emeritus Press, the Emeritus College This window of opportunity will not benefit all who newsletter. Professor Doane is an internationally known qualify, but emeriti/ae might want to check it out if they geneticist with expertise in Drosophila and has had ex- did not take advantage of it in 2006. It is available until the tensive experience in scientific publishing. She will fulfill end of 2007 for individuals who wish to utilize their IRAs most of her editorial duties electronically, frequently from creatively in attaining special philanthropic objectives. Who the computer in her colonial Vermont homestead, which benefits from PPA 2006? she has been engaged in restoring since 1998. Profes- • Taypayers who receive required minimum distributions sor Doeane wil also serve as a member ex officio of the from IRAs but do not need the additional income. Emeritus College journal board of editors. • Donors who usually give up to 50 percent of their adjusted Newsletter contributions may be sent to wdoane@asu. gross income (AGI) – the ceiling on the allowable charitable edu or to The Emeritus Press, 101 Wilson Hall, Arizona Satate deduction for any year. University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5203. Copy may be submit- • Those who live in states where a charitable deduction is ted in Word or WordPerfect. not available for state tax purposes (check with your finan-

Use by permission King Features Synd. Mission of The Emeritus College Officers of The Emeritus College at Arizona State University The purpose of The Emeritus College is to give a home and a focus to continued in- Founding Dean - Richard J. Jacob (Physics) tellectual, creative and social engagement Associate Dean - Charles S. Elliott (Industrial Engineering) of retired faculty with the University. The Emeritus College fosters and promotes the College Council scholarly and creative lives of its mem- John E. Bell (Secondary Education) bers, prolonging fruitful engagement with Winifred Doane (Zoology) and service to the University and commu- Charles S. Elliott (Industrial Engineering) nity. The Emeritus College provides the University a continued association with Beatrice Gordon (English) productive scientists, scholars and artists Leonard Gordon (Sociology) who have retired from their faculty posi- Ann Ludwig (Dance) tions but not from their disciplines. Elizabeth Prather (Speech and Hearing Science)) Howard Voss (Physics) The Emeritus Press, newsletter of The Emeritus College at Arizona State Univer- Staff sity, is published quarterly (January, April, July and October). Submissions and com- Administrative Assistant - Maureen Graff ments should be sent to the Emeritus Col- Secretary - Kenneth Anthony lege c/o Maureen Graff, PO Box 875203, Tempe, AZ 85203 or Web Site Address: http://www.asu.edu/provost/emerituscollege/ [email protected] Editor: Winifred W. Doane

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