Board honors 17 with faculty emeriti status
A total of 17 Carthage professors from a variety of disciplines have been awarded emeriti status, the College announced at a faculty meeting on Aug. 27:
- Seemee Ali, Professor Emerita of English and Great Ideas
- Doug Arion, Professor Emeritus of Physics
- Maria Carrig, Professor Emerita of English, Great Ideas, and Theatre
- Anne Cassidy, Professor Emerita of Art
- Dan Choffnes, Professor Emeritus of Biology
- Ben DeSmidt, Associate Professor Emeritus of Classics and Great Ideas
- Scott Hegrenes, Professor Emeritus of Biology
- Chris Lynch, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Great Ideas
- Michael McShane, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Great Ideas
- Ed Montanaro, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Modern Languages
- Tom Noer, Professor Emeritus of History
- Kurt Piepenburg, Professor Emeritus of Geospatial Science
- Chris Renaud, Professor Emerita of Classics, Religion, and Women’s and Gender Studies
- Dan Schowalter, Professor Emeritus of Classics and Religion
- Pamela Smiley, Professor Emerita of English and Women’s and Gender Studies
- Wayne Thompson, Professor Emeritus of Sociology
- Mimi Yang, Professor Emerita of Modern Languages
The Board of Trustees grants emeriti status to long-serving, tenured faculty members based on merit. The title accords them some of the same privileges as actively teaching faculty, including participation in academic processions and attendance (in a non-voting capacity) at faculty meetings.