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The Montana Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (MOLLI) is pleased to announce programs that
promote the lifelong learning and personal growth of older adults. We are looking for those + 55 indi-
viduals who are curious and love to learn. Our goal is to create an accessible and innovative learning environment so that
older adults from all backgrounds and levels of education may pursue learning. Neither exams nor grades are given, so it is truly learning for learning’s sake.
MOLLI courses expose learners to Montana’s best teachers, including emeritus and current faculty, as well as professionals from the com-munity. Program offerings include lectures, ongoing discussions, short courses, and interest groups that cover topics from the humanities to sciences and the arts, as well as community and regional issues.
MOLLI Spr ing 2008 coursesmeet for s ix consecut iveThursdays or Fr idays, Apr. 3-May 9, 2008 at The University o f Montana-Missoula & f i ve consecut ive Mondays or Tuesdays,Mar. 31-Apr. 28 a t the Daly Mansion-Hami l ton
MOLLI annual membership fee : $20 per ind iv idua l for Ju l . 1- Jun. 30
Course fee :$50 per course
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32 Campus Dr, Todd Bui ld ingMissoula , MT 59812
Fred McGlynnTragedy and the Absurd: An Examination of Ancient, Clas-sical, and Contemporary Theories and Examples of Drama Thursday, 9:00-10:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaExamine classical notions of tragedy in Aristotle and Ni-etzsche by considering works of Sophocles [Antigone and Oedipus Tyranmus] and Euripedes [Hecuba and The Tro-jan Women]. We will then look at some works of Shake-speare [Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear] and consider whether these works fit Aristotle’s theory or not. Finally, we will examine the issue posed by some theorists that tragedy is no longer possible by looking at the work of George Steiner [The Death of Tragedy], Antonin Artaud [Theater of Cruelty], and Jan Kott [Shakespeare Our Contempo-rary]. Some attention will be given to the work of Samual Beckett [Waiting for Godot, and Endgame]. The plays are available at libraries and in paperback editions in bookstores. Fred McGlynn, Emeritus professor of Philosophy UM. Areas of specialization: Phenomenology, existentialism, aesthetics.
Gary HawkThree Great Rivers Flowing to the Sea: Hebrew Prophecy, Buddhism, and Taoism in the Axial Age (900-200 B.C.)Thursday, 9:00-10:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaWe live in an age of terror and assassination, genocidal con-flict and self-justifying fundamentalisms that fuse religion and violence. What, if anything can counter these features of life in the 21st Century? Looking to the past for help, Karl Jaspers in The Origin and Goal of History, and Karen Armstrong in The Great Transformation identified a pe-riod in history they called “The Axial Age” (900-200 BCE). Their studies revealed pure streams of insight that might prove refreshing for our times. In this course we have an opportunity to study three primary texts of the Axial Age
(The Book of Amos, The Dhammapada, and The Tao Te Ching) supplemented by careful se-
lections from The Great Transformation that place these books in a social and
historical context. Through reading and discussion we will begin to see that the deepest spiritual currents in Israel, India, and China call not for
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doctrine but transcendence; not for ritual but ethics; not fornarrow tribal affiliations but compassion for all. Together, let’s explore how our deepest intuitions about “the way forward” have roots in the rich soil of the past. Gary W. Hawk is an ad-junct assistant professor in the Davidson Honors College where he teaches Ways of Knowing, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation, and other courses. He has taught MOLLI courses two previ-ous years. He is an amateur poet and fine woodworker. When not teaching he can sometimes be found in his sea kayak.
Joyce HockerLife Writing: Journal & Memoir Thursday, 11:00-12:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaCourse starts April 10“Open Mic’ make-up class in the evening on May 9 or TBA. Are you writing about your life? Writing helps to shape and create our lives. Whether you are new to the process or are a long-time life writer, the class will offer creative ways to keep a journal. We will read published journal entries and information on how to keep a journal. We will also ex-plore memoir writing by reading and discussing outstand-ing published memoir excerpts and learning the difference between journal and memoir writing. Montana authors will be included. Joyce will offer optional writing exercises for you to complete at home, and one short in-class (pri-vate) writing exercise. The class will not be a workshop for your writing, although you will be invited to contribute brief portions of your writing, always on an optional basis. Make up session will be an “open mic” session for participants to read segments of their writing. Or you may choose some-thing new to present from published writing. Above all, we will listen with appreciation. Joyce Hocker received a Ph. D. in Communication from the University of Texas, and a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Montana. She was a professor of communication for fifteen years. She serves as an adjunct professor in the Psychology department at UM. She is co-author of Interpersonal Conflict (Mc-Graw-Hill, in preparation for the 8th. Ed.) Since the 80’s she has worked as a clinical psychologist and communica-tion consultant in Missoula. For the past twenty years, she has led renewal retreats in Montana and Central America, in which personal writing is always a main feature. She has been keeping a journal for all her adult life, and is exploring memoir writing as an avocation, presenting papers for the Na-tional Communication Association Ethnography Division.To
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Hal StearnsMontana and the Big Sky: Some Favorite Memories & ReflectionsThursday, 11:00-12:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaWhy do we love the “magic” that is Montana? We live on a land that grabs us and just won’t let go. We admire the rug-ged, persistent, hardworking folks that made and make this place. We are fascinated with our relatively short but rich history. The vastness of the landscape, the gripping stories of adventure and the heroes and villains captivate us. The tales and trails from Alzada to Yaak and Monida to West-by will “hook” us even more in appreciating our special homeland: Montana. Hal Stearns, a native of Harlowton with generations of ranchers, homesteaders and newsmen
in his family will share the color-ful and romantic and sometimes tragic sides of the past and present of our beloved Big Sky. Geography and climate, economics and politics, commentary, history, humor, head-line makers and common folk all weave together in our special story. Hal Stearns holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and M.A. and doctorate from UM He taught for 34 years in Germany, at Sentinel High School and UM Honored as
Montana’s Teacher of the Year and Outstanding U.S. His-tory Teacher, he was a recipient of two National Endow-ment of the Humanities grants and was a Keizai Koho Fel-low to Japan. He also served in the Montana Army National Guard for 35 year attaining the rank of Brigadier General.
Yvonne SengTulips, Turbans and Betelgeuse: Islamic Cultural Heritage and the WestThursday, 1:00-2:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaAn introduction to the rich cultural heritage of the Islamic world and its influence on the West, the course begins with an overview of the cultural reach of early Islamic civiliza-tion -- from China to Spain, Africa to Russia -- and the paths of cultural exchange. It explores the westward trans-mission of goods and follows the spread of agriculture and agronomy, the scientific legacy of medicine, philosophy, as-tronomy and mathematics, and the influence of Islamic arts
Above: Etching “Montana Cabin” By Dannette Fadness 2001
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and architecture. The course ends with an excursion into Orientalism and how the “exotic East” captured the imagi-nation of Western artists, such as Mozart and Delacroix.Yvonne Seng was born in Australia, Yvonne has traveled and worked widely in the Middle East. The first non-Muslim woman allowed in the religious law archives of Istanbul, she researched the lives of 16th-century women in the time of Suleyman the Magnificent for her doctoral dissertation at the University of Chicago. She has worked as an archeolo-gist and a professor of Islamic Studies in Wash-ington D. C. and Princeton, and interviewed religious leaders and mystics for her book Men in Black Dresses: A Quest for the Future among Wisdom Makers of the Middle East. Yvonne has written widely on the histo-ry and culture of the Middle East, was a speaker at the State of the World Forum 2000, and Named “a force for positive turbulence,” by the Center for Creative Leadership. She lives in Missoula with her husband, Rich Bechtel, a UM alumus.
Erick GreeneEvolution in ActionThursday, 1:00-2:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaIn this class we will explore some of the amazing wonders of the natural world. We will focus on my admittedly biased “top ten” list of exciting things from the fields of animal behavior, evolution and ecology. You will be introduced to classic studies, as well as recent cutting-edge advances in these fields. Finally, we will touch on the new field of Bio-mimicry. Since living creatures have had over three billion years of “research and development” to solve a huge vari-ety of problems, we will investigate what we can learn from studies of animal behavior and ecology. Erick Greene is a Professor in the Division of Biological Sciences and in the Wildlife Biology Program. His research focuses on the be-havior, ecology, development and conservation, especially with birds and insects. He has been awarded the Distin-guished Teacher Award and The Most Inspirational Teacher Award of the University of Montana, and the outstanding Teacher Award by the Mortar Board National Honor Society.
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Peter ShoberDiscerning Our Spiritual Landscapes Thursday, 3:00-4:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaIn a culture where increas-ing numbers of people
sense they are religious refu-gees not quite knowing where
they are headed, we will explore issues of faith, spirituality, com-
munity and emerging theological move-ments. What role does spirituality play in our lives and how might we find the practices and language to authentically live out this mysterious part of life? While exploring some of these individual questions, we also will look at what in the world is going on with the impact of religious move-ments, often in conflict, as seen in a wider perspective. Peter Shober, Senior Pastor of University Congregational, United Church of Christ since 1991. Graduate of St. Olaf College and the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley.
Jeff WiltseAmerica in Crisis, 1920-1952Thursday, 3:00-4:30, Todd Building-UM MissoulaExplore America’s contested transition to modernity dur-ing the 1920s, the Great Depression, and World War II and its aftermath. Jeff Wiltse is assistant professor of history at the University of Montana. He received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 2003. His book Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America, was pub-lished by the University of North Carolina Press in 2007.
Rustem MedoraNatural Mind-Altering Substances: A Historical Perspec-tive and Their Role in Contemporary Culture and SocietyThursday, 3:00-4:50, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaCourse starts April 10-runs 110 minutes Although used historically since ancient times in commu-nion, healing rites, divination and puberty rituals, natural mind-altering substances (often referred to as antheo-gens) continue to play an important role in contempo-rary culture and society. Lectures will describe the simi-larities between neurotransmitters found in the human brain and the chemicals found in plants & mushrooms.
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The course will cover substances found in Ayahuasca, Cohoba, Ololiuqui, Peyote, Teonanacatl, etc., The last class will be a field trip to a medicinal-mushroom farm.Rustem Medora joined UM in 1967. He was educated as a pharmacist in India. He did his doctoral work at the Uni-versity of Rhode Island in Pharmaceutical Sciences with emphasis in Pharmacognosy (drugs derived from nature).
Bruce BigleyBritish Romantic PoetryFriday, 9:00-10:30, Todd Building-UM-MissoulaAn in depth examination of some major poems by the Eng-lish Romantic poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley and Keats, focusing on the themes of Nature, the Individual, and how these are connected through the mind. Bruce Bigley is Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of English. Teach-ing and Research interests in British and German Roman-ticism, Modern Poetry, European Drama and the Bible. Garr KerrThe Dead do Tell Tales: Forensic AnthropologyFriday, 9:00-10:30, Social Sciences Building, Room 250Join in a hands-on class. Learn to distinguish human from non-human, sex, age, stature, trauma, and time since death us-ing real bones, casts, and other remains. On the final day you will be given a case to assess to see what forensic investigators do.
Garry Kerr is a UM Lecturer of Anthropology. He was voted best UM Professor in the Missoula
Independent 2007 Best of Missoula, “…When people think of professors, they often think
of academic types who wear tweed and write papers, and while professor of an-thropology Kerr has done at least the paper writing, he’s a lot closer to Indi-ana Jones than Richard Leakey. He’s also died of malaria. It’s true. The guy once got a 106-degree fever traveling in
Fiji and Tahiti and his heart stopped…yeah he’s got something to teach you.”
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MOLLI annual membership ra te : $20 per ind iv idua l
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Marilyn BruyaYes, You Can Draw Some More!Friday, 9:00-12:00, Location TBANote: This is a 5 week course, ending on May 2The course is a continuation for prior Yes You Can Draw! students or for anyone with prior Drawing instruction.Please attend the first class and bring supplies and Xe-rox handouts from the last class with you. We will be-gin with some review, then develop images with more complexity in composition and tone quality, more con-sideration of integrating shape with space, experiments with layered imagery and drawing from the imagination and more exploration of materials and surfaces. Stu-dents will be encouraged to develop their own direction.Supplies: Do ONE of the following:1. Returning MOLLI students bring supplies from prior class2. New students, purchase pre-packaged supplies at a 15% discount ( apx $30.) from the Art section on the second floor of the UM Bookstore 3. OR bring a drawing board with clips, newsprint, good paper, charcoal and other supplies from any prior drawing class. You may wish to select a few additional materials ac-cording to your interests. Marilyn Bruya, emeritus Professor of Art, received a mas-ter’s degree in painting from Mills College in California and a master’s of fine arts in painting from Bard College in New York. She then continued her education at Cali-fornia State University summer arts workshops and at Schumacher College in Devon, United Kingdom. Dur-ing her tenure at UM, Bruya received numerous grants.
Margaret JohnsonLet’s ActFriday, 11:00-12:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaPut all your fears of getting in front of people away. Theatri-cal experience isn’t necessary, but we love those who have had experience too—just bring a desire to act and a willingness to try. We will be ‘doing’ a variety of easy, fun exercises, vocal
and physical, designed to put you at ease in front of an audi-ence. We’ll begin with group activities and move towards writing our own 1-minute monologues. Margaret F. John-son taught high school theatre for thirty-seven years. Upon her retirement the auditorium was named in her honor.
She served as the Montana State Thespian Director from 1972-1992, establishing the state convention held every year in partnership with the University of Mon-tana. She directed over 190 productions. After retirement she has kept busy act-ing with Missoula Community Theatre, having just finished as Mother Burnside in MAME. Her book The Drama Teach-er’s Survival Guide was published in April and she was honored for her years in theatre at The Odyssee of the Stars.
Gary BevingtonA Brief Introduction to Early EnglishFriday, 11:00-12:30, Todd Building- UM-Missoula Please obtain the text in advance and bring it to the first meeting.Also it may be useful to bring a small voice recorder with you.The language of English texts written before 1500 are called Early English and includes two subdivisions Old English and Middle English. Using supporting materials—gram-mar and vocabulary—students will learn to read aloud and interpret simple Old and Middle English texts emphasiz-ing their historical and cultural context. This is a ‘hands-on’ course relying on the active participation of students. Gary Bevington retired as professor of linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University in 1999. Since retirement he has continued teaching at NEIU, the Newberry Library, the University of Chicago, NAES College and at the Uni-versity of Montana, both in the Linguistics Program and MOLLI. He spends winters on a cattle ranch in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula where he speaks Maya with the ranch hands, Spanish with the children, Hungarian with his wife, German with visitors, and Old English with the cows.
Gift CertificatesGift CertificatesMOLLI membership or course enrollment gift certificates are wonder-ful presents for family and friends. To learn more about giving the gift of learning call 243.2905.
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Above: “Bold Masks” print by Dannette Fadness
Steven Hesla with Musical Guest Barbara BlegenFrom France: The ImpressionistsFriday, 12:30-2:00, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaThis course will examine the beautiful piano music of the French Impressionist Composers, notable Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, as well as the context in which these works were composed. There will be entertaining read-ings, live and recorded musical listening examples, perfor-mances of representative works in the Music Recital Hall, and musical scores available for those who are able to read music. Course materials will be held on reserve at the Man-sfield Library and supplemental materials will be available online. Steven Hesla has served on the piano faculty at The University of Montana since 1978. His students have been winners of competitions such as the Missoula Symphony Young Artist Competition, and state and regional winners of piano and chamber music competitions of the Music Teachers National Association. He has been a recipient of UM’s School of Fine Arts Distinguished Faculty Award, and has performed nationally and internationally at ven-ues such as the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Alaska at Anchorage, and the Hochschule fur Musikin Vienna, Austria. Special Guest Artist Barbara Blegen, a Missoula Native and veteran performer of Community Concerts across the United States under Colombia Artist Management, will assist the class with a variety of solo per-formances and shared life experience as an artist musician.
Ronald WakimotoFire Management Today: U.S. vs. The Kingdom of BhutanFriday, 1:00-2:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaFire management in the US and Bhutan will be com-pared and contrasted – policy and govt. structure, relation to people, operations, etc. Dr. Ron-ald H. Wakimoto is Professor of Forestry at The University of Montana, Missoula. He received his B.S. in Forestry and M.S. and Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He began his faculty career at the University of California, Berkeley in 1976 and has been at The University of Montana since 1982 teach-ing and conducting research in wildland fire
Right: Pen and Ink by Dannette Fadness
Above: Graphic art by Dannette Fadness
answer front cover **In Bhutan lightning
occurrence is always accompa-nied by a strong down pouring of rain, so fires are not started in this manner, but rather by people burn-ing field debris (agricultural waste
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Right: Pen and Ink by Dannette Fadness
Above: Graphic art by Dannette Fadness
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Harry FritzThe American Civil WarFriday, 3:00-4:30, Todd Building - UM-MissoulaThe Civil War is the most significant event in all Ameri-can history. It marked the transition of the United States from a localist agrarian union to a modern industrial na-tion, and it resolved two fundamental issues left open by the Founding Fathers—whether the country was indeed a “more perfect union” or merely a league of sovereign states, and whether a nation founded on liberty and equality would remain the world’s largest slave holding republic. At war’s end, “slavery was dead, secession was dead, and six hundred thousand men were dead.” Lecture, discussion, and readings from the Mexican War to the end of Reconstruction.book and several essays in political philoso-phy and ethics. Harry Fritz has been a professor in the Department of History at The University of Montana for 40 years. His areas of specialty in-clude Early American History, American Military His-tory and Montana History. Harry’s goal for his students is to bring them “right up to the morning newspaper.”
Above: Graphic art by Dannette Fadness
Giving OpportunitiesGiving OpportunitiesGifts to the MOLLI Scholarship fund are welcome. Give now so ev-eryone +55 has the opportunity to engage in lifelong learning. If you would like to contribute and/or to learn more call 406.243.2905.
MOLLI members in Glitering Misery:Life Experiences of the Frontier Military 1860-1900 (Kermit Edmonds) winter 08
Above: Graphic art by Dannette Fadness
The Daly Mansion is the historic estate of “Copper King” Marcus Daly and is located at 251 East side Highway. As the finest example of Geor-gian revival architecture in the state, the Daly Mansion consists of more than 50 rooms and 24,000 square feet. The home was referred to as “Riv-erside,” which is now on the National Registry of Historic Homes. The Daly Mansion Preservation Trust dedicates itself to preserving and inter-preting the Daly Mansion, its buildings, grounds and history. The Trust wants to restore the memories at Riverside by rejuvenating the Man-sion, as well as bringing the properties into the 21st century by creating a Heritage and Cultural Center for educational and community activities.The Mansion is a state-owned property managed by the Daly Mansion Preser-vation Trust in partnership with The University of Montana. For more informa-tion about the Daly Mansion, call 406.363.6004 or visit: www.dalymansion.org.
Bitterroot MOLLI Courses will meet in Hamilton at the Daly Mansion, Tro-phy Room. Bitterroot MOLLI courses meet for five Mondays or Tuesdays, March 31-April 28, 2008.
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Hipólito Rafael ChacónArt and WarMonday, 9:00-11:00, Daly Mansion-Trophy roomAn exploration of theme of war and its impact on the history of art in the western world from the Renaissance to Iraq. Hipólito Rafael Chacón is Professor of Art History and Criticism in the Department of Art at The University of Montana—Missoula. He holds the following degrees: A.B. in art, Wabash College, 1985; M.A. in art history, The University of Chicago, 1987; and Ph.D. in art history, The University of Chicago, 1995.
A specialist on renaissance and baroque art. He has taken stu-dents on study trips to Bolivia, Chicago, Florence, Rome, and Peru. His current research inter-ests lie in American architectural history, historic preservation, and Montana history, includ-ing the history of its visual arts. The recipient of the Dorothy Ogg Award for Individual Con-tributions to Historic Preserva-tion, he has recently completed
a book on the life and work of Montana architect A.J. Gibson and has also written a Federal Report on the paintings in the historic lodg-es at Glacier National Park. His latest publication is “Palimpsest,” a critical essay for the Newberry Library in Chicago on the exhibition Open and Closed that focused on the tense dialogue between con-temporary art and the library and archives in the post-modern era.
Lynda SkinnerArt Challenge: More DrawingMonday, 11:30-1:30, Daly Mansion-Billiards roomNo matter what your skill level is, enhance it with these user-friend-ly techniques! This class offers instruction in creating the illusion of distance through the use of perspective (one and two-point as well as atmospheric), the use of positive and negative space, and con- To
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Daly Mansion AccessibilityDaly Mansion AccessibilityDaly Mansion welcomes guests with disabilities. Handicap parking next to the house is available for state-issued parking permit holders.
Above: Pen and Ink inspired by Picasso’s “Guernica” by Dannette Fadness
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tour figure drawing. Bring your sketchbook, a #2 pencil, eraser and ruler for the first class. Lynda Skinner has taught art classes at all levels for the past twenty years at Hamilton High School, The University of Mon-tana Outreach Program, Flathead Community College and Adult Edu-cation. She loves to share her passion for all art media, art history, and multicultural art gained through her education, experience and travel.
David EmmonsMarcus Daly and the Anaconda: A Man and his Company 1841-2008Monday, 2:00-4:00, Daly Mansion-Trophy roomThis course will begin with a discussion of Ireland at the time of Daly’s birth in 1841 until his emigration in 1856. We will then deal with his early career in the Comstock, his work with the Walker Brothers in Salt Lake City, his visit to Butte in 1876 and his purchase of the Anaconda Mine, and the founding in 1891 of what became the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, the fourth largest corporation in America. I will also deal with Daly’s feud with W.A. Clark and with the changes in ACM’s fortunes from the Amalgamated takeover in 1899, Daly’s death in 1900, the collapse of ACM in 1973, the Arco buyout in 1977, and the legally tangled and on-going Superfund litigation which began in 1983. David Emmons is professor of History Emeritus at UM. He started teaching at UM in 1967. He is the author of The Butte Irish and was the senior histori-cal expert and consultant for Arco and the recently completed superfund case.
Harry FritzThe American Civil WarTuesday, 10:00-12:00, Daly Mansion-Trophy roomThe Civil War is the most significant event in all American history. See page 16 for more informaiton on this course and professor. Course is available in both Missoula at UM and Hamilton at the Daly Mansion.
Esther EnglandHollywood Musicals of the 50’sTuesday, 1:00-4:00, Daly Mansion-Trophy roomExamine five of the best musical’s from the 1950’s. 50’s musicals were the grand finale reaching musicals luscious peak. Esther England Emeri-tus professor of music, retired from full-time work in 2005 after thirty-six years. During her career at The University of Montana, she taught voice, directed the Opera Workshop, served as Associate Dean of Fine Arts for nine years, and received several prestigious teaching awards. For fifteen years, Esther and Professor Emeritus Bill Raoul, from the drama depart-ment, taught a course entitled, “The History of Popular Musical Theatre.”
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