Transcript 2013 Faculty Retiree Luncheon

Recognizing Faculty Excellence at IUPUI
Faculty Retiree Luncheon
May 7, 2013
“Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities,
because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be
translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength of the nation.”
John F. Kennedy
IUPUI aspires to be one of the nation’s great urban universities. We
value the commitment of students to learning; of faculty to the
highest standards of teaching, research, and engagement; and of
staff to the highest level of service.
As members of the faculty—whether for many years or for a shorter
time—you have dedicated your time and efforts to those high standards
and thus advanced IUPUI’s mission. As you enter retirement, we pay
tribute to your loyalty to your school and contributions to our shared
vision for excellence.
Some of you will stay in our community. Others will join other
communities. But you are forever part of IUPUI. You have helped to
build a great university. And you have given to generations of students
the best legacy of all—the ability and commitment to keep learning,
which is the instrument of a meaningful life.
Together with all your IUPUI colleagues, I thank you for your
service.
Charles R. Bantz
Chancellor of IUPUI
Today we honor and thank you for your many contributions of
expertise, dedication, time, and energy in helping to develop this
campus, advance knowledge and practice in your disciplines, and
educate successive cohorts of leaders, scholars, and
citizens. Because of your efforts, IUPUI can indeed aspire to
become a leading urban research institution recognized for the
success of our students, our advances in health and life sciences, and
our intellectual, economic, and cultural contributions to the wellbeing of the citizens of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana, and
beyond.
As you begin a new life chapter, be assured that those who
follow will do their best to realize all your hopes for what IUPUI
can become. We hope you will follow our progress and support us in
whatever ways you can. Thank you again for your hard work, and
please accept my best wishes for a happy retirement.
Nasser H. Paydar
Executive Vice Chancellor
Chief Academic Officer
Terry Baumer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Robert Bigsby, Ph.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of Cellular
and Integrative Physiology
School of Medicine
D. Craig Brater, M.D.
Dean, Walter J. Daly Professor, Professor of Medicine and
of Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine
Linda Brothers, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Tourism, Convention,
and Event Management
School of Physical Education and Tourism Management
Janice Buelow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Adult Health
School of Nursing
William Conrad, M.Eng.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Purdue University School of Engineering & Technology
Paul Cox, J.D., LL.M
Centennial Professor of Law Emeritus
Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Mary Edwards-Brown, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
and of Neurology
School of Medicine
Marsha Ellett, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Professor of Family Health
School of Nursing
Kathleen Hall, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Robert Harris, M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Economics
School of Liberal Arts
Meredith Hull, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
School of Medicine
Elizabeth Jones, P.E.D., M.S.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Tourism, Convention,
and Event Management
School of Physical Education & Tourism Management
Stephen Kempson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Cellular and Integrative Physiology
School of Medicine
Judi Kosegi, M.S., RT (R)(N),
CNMT
Associate Professor of Radiologic Sciences in the Department
of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
School of Medicine
David McSwane, H.S.D.
Professor
Fairbanks School of Public Health
Mahesh Merchant, Ph.D.
Lecturer
School of Informatics
Richard Pfile, M.S.E.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
School of Engineering and Technology
John Rau, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Sherry Ricchiardi, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
School of Journalism
Ingrid Ritchie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Fairbanks School of Public Health
Bernadette Rodak, MS,
CLSPH(NCA), MT(ASCP)SH
Professor of Clinical Laboratory Sciences in Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine
School of Medicine
Gary Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Earth Sciences
School of Science
Erdogan Sener, M.S.
Professor of Engineering Technology
School of Engineering and Technology
Richard Sidner, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor in Surgery
School of Medicine
Sharon Sims, Ph.D., FAANP,
ANEF
Professor of Family Health
School of Nursing
Margaret Sutton, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Adult Health
School of Nursing
Philip Tennant, B.F.A.
Professor
Herron School of Art & Design
William Touponce, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of English
School of Liberal Arts
Robert Worth, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine
John (Jack) Zecher, P.E.
Professor of Engineering Technology
School of Engineering and Technology
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken
joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
Albert Einstein