Five retiring Linfield College professors will give one “last lecture” on the topic of their choosing before retirement.
Religious studies professor Bill Millar will present “What Happened to the Wives of God?” on Wednesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in 219 T.J. Day Hall. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Linfield in 1960, Millar went on to received a B.D. from Andover Newton Theological School and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He returned to Linfield in 1984 as a faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies. Millar will retire at the end of the semester.
Violeta Ramsay, professor of Spanish, will present her lecture on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. in Delkin Hall in the Vivian A. Bull Music Center. A native of Mexico, Ramsay has been a part of the Linfield faculty since 1990 and specializes in theoretical linguistics. In addition to teaching Spanish language courses, she leads advanced courses in culture, with emphasis on pre-Columbian cultures, the culture of Indian groups in Latin America, and approaches to “otherness.” Her main research interests include second language acquisition and the development of cultural competency.
Nursing professor Barbara Limandri will present “Nursing: Intelligent Women Need Not Apply” on Monday, May 9, at 5:30 p.m. in the Peterson Hall Auditorium at the Linfield Portland Campus. Limandri joined the Linfield faculty in 2004. She brought with her a wealth of knowledge in the field of nursing and she holds a Ph.D. in psychiatric nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Limandri’s remarks during her lecture are expected to be slightly irreverent, political and feminist in tone.
Accounting professors Rich Emery and Malcolm Greenlees will present their lecture together on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. in 222 T.J. Day Hall. Greenlees joined the Department of Business in 1984 with Emery following shortly after in 1986. Together they have taught Linfield accounting students for a combined 62 years.
Each lecture is free and open to the public. Receptions will follow. For more information, contact Debbie Harmon Ferry, director of alumni and parent relations, 503-883-2607, dharmon@linfield.edu.
