First and Focused - College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University

BEHiND THE PiNES
Good Memories, Big Changes
Longtime Faculty Members Retire
EUgEnE gArvEr
Professor emeritus of
philosophy
Came to SJU: 1985 (25 years)
Favorite memory? Having
one of the plaintiffs from
the Brown vs. Board of Education
case visit my class on
American civil rights cases.
He had never spoken about
the experience. The students
found it moving to have a
figure from history visit the
classroom.
Four professors retired this year and were honored with emeritus status. Given
their longevity, chances are a large number of alumni had a class with one or more
of these dedicated scholars. We asked these distinguished retirees to reflect on their
fondest memory or the biggest change in their careers here.
CLAyTon gEArHArT
Professor emeritus of physics
Came to SJU: 1979 (31 years)
Favorite memory? During
my interview here, I asked
Fr. Gunther Rolfson, OSB,
if my not being Catholic
would be a problem here.
He gave me a big grin and
said as long as I wasn’t
anti-Benedictine, everything
would be fine. This attitude
exemplifies the spirit of this
place—it’s been a great place
to build a career.
csbsju.edu/news
4
JAnE KATHMAn
Professor emerita of
management
Came to SJU: 1974 (36 years)
Biggest change? When I
started, I was one of only a
handful of women on the
faculty. The increase in the
number of female faculty
has been the biggest change!
FrAnK rIoUx
Professor emeritus of chemistry
Came to SJU: 1968 (42 years)
Biggest change? The academic
cooperation and coordination
between SJU and
CSB has made great strides.
I’m a physical chemist by
training, so I should be careful
in using technical terms
from other disciplines, but I
think this is a great example
of symbiosis.