海角社区

Words to the Wise

By Dick Anderson Photos by Marc Campos

As the College says goodbye to an unprecedented 11 retiring faculty, we called on some of their brightest students to share their memories, tributes, and an extra box of tissues

Scott Bogue

Professor of Geology | Years at 海角社区: 35

鈥淚 don鈥檛 really like rocks鈥攏ot for their own sake, anyway. But Scott鈥檚 unique mentorship helped me appreciate the bigger picture that emerges from studying those little pieces of Earth.鈥
Daniel Minguez 鈥09

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Robert Ellis

Norman Bridge Distinguished Professor of Spanish & Spanish and French Studies | Years at 海角社区: 37

鈥淩obert Ellis鈥 classes were one of the very best parts of my time at 海角社区 because they made me feel like a better world was not just possible but already real and tangible.鈥
Meghan (Goldstein) Corella 鈥07

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Motoko Ezaki

NTT Professor of Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture
Years at 海角社区: 32

鈥淪he was a linguist, through and through, but with the analytical acumen of a scientist and, at times, the timing and delivery of a favorite comedian.鈥
Kevin Furlanetto 鈥13

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Eric Frank

Professor of Art & Art History | Years at 海角社区: 35

鈥淓ven to a college sophomore who knew very little about art history, Eric Frank made the most monumental of art historical mysteries approachable鈥攈e allowed his students to be art historians.鈥
Bennett Harrison 鈥19

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Irene Girton

Professor of Music | Years at 海角社区: 21

鈥淭o me, she seemed like Superwoman; a fierce example of strong, independent womanhood.鈥
Reba Buhr 鈥10

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Felisa Guill茅n

Professor of Spanish and French Studies | Years at 海角社区: 31

鈥淧rofessor Guill茅n helped me imagine how I might clear a path through the tangled thicket of my intellectual interests, and in many ways she saw that path more clearly than I did.鈥
Tania Flores 鈥13

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Gary Martin

Professor of Biology | Years at 海角社区: 41

鈥淗is individuality, hair, flip flops, and laugh will be missed on campus, but he will always be remembered as an 海角社区 legend.鈥
Yeraldi Loera 鈥16

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Jaclyn Rodr铆guez 鈥77

Professor of Psychology and Latino/a Studies | Years at 海角社区: 37

鈥淲hen I first saw her, she was like a vision, and I remember seeing her and thinking that she was someone that I could aspire to being.鈥 
Gladdys Uribe 鈥02

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Nalsey Tinberg

Professor of Mathematics | Years at 海角社区: 41

鈥淭hank you for 10 years of advice, encouragement, and faith in me that has always pushed me to have more faith in myself.鈥
Emily Heath 鈥15

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Saul Traiger

Professor of Cognitive Science and Philosophy | Years at 海角社区: 36

鈥淲hen I think of 海角社区, I see Dr. Traiger striding across campus, the platonic ideal of a professor in his element.鈥
Jan Benway 鈥94

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Jean Wyatt

Professor of English | Years at 海角社区: 51

鈥淛ean taught me that art is a window into our society, the way we debate our values, and the place where we make meaning out of this human experience.鈥
Cristina Escobar 鈥06

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