Trustees Grant Tenure, Sabbatical Leaves, Honorary Degrees
Faculty Authors Also Recognized
The Alma College Board of Trustees, meeting Feb. 7, approved faculty
tenure and sabbaticals effective with the 2009-10 academic year.
Dr. Mark Oemke, Assistant Professor of Biology, was awarded
tenure. Hired in 2002, Oemke has a Ph.D. from Michigan State
University. Aquatic organisms are his main area of expertise, including
macroinvertebrates, algae, fish, tracheophytes, and the phytoplankton
and zooplankton communities.
Mark Oemke
Dr. Laura von Wallmenich,
Assistant Professor of English, was awarded tenure. Hired in 2001,
von Wallmenich has a Ph.D. from the University of Washington at Seattle.
Her areas of expertise include early American literature,
African-American and Native American literature, composition, and
interdisciplinary research and writing, especially American cultural
studies.
Laura von Wallmenich, right
Trustees awarded emeriti status to the following retiring faculty:
Dr. Carol Slater, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology. Hired
in 1967, Slater has a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and
master’s degrees and Ph.D.s from both the University of Michigan and
Michigan State University. Her research interests have included social
cognition, language development and cognitive science.
Dr. Ute Stargardt, Charles A. Dana Professor of English. Hired
in 1982, Stargardt has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas
A&M University and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville. Her research interests have included medieval language and
literature, and Holocaust literature and film.
Trustees also approved sabbatical leaves for the following faculty members:
• Mr. Gregory Baleja, Business Administration, Winter 2010
• Dr. Joe Beckmann, Biochemistry, Fall 2009
• Dr. Carol Bender, English, Winter 2010
• Dr. Deborah Dougherty, Modern Languages, Winter 2010
• Dr. Scott Hill, Chemistry, Academic Year 2010
• Dr. Mark Oemke, Biology Winter 2010
• Dr. Laura von Wallemenich, English, Winter 2010
Trustees approved honorary degrees for the following individuals:
• Anna E. Rosmus, Doctor of Letters, the 2009 Honors Day keynote speaker
• Paula D. Cunningham, Doctor of Laws, the 2009 commencement speaker
Faculty Book Publications in 2008-09
A reception Feb. 17 at the President’s House honored the newly tenured
faculty members along with the following faculty authors who published
books in 2008-09:
Dana Aspinall, Assistant Professor of English, The Two
Gentlemen of Verona, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors, and
The Merry Wives of Windsor: An Annotate Bibliography. Pegasus, 2008.
Holly Liu, Assistant Professor of Modern Language – German and Chinese, co-editor with Elke Gilson and Barbara Hahn, Literatur im Jahrhundert des Totalitarismus: Eine Festschrift für Dieter Sevin. Hildesheim: Olms Verlag, 2008.
William Palmer, Charles A. Dana Professor of English, Discovering Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Writing, with Readings. Prentice Hall, 3rd ed.
Ute Stargardt, Charles A. Dana Professor of English, The Eichmann Men. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Posted: Thu, February 19th, 2009 at 10:28AM
