ALL classes are led by Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer to lead a course, send your name, contact information and course description to:
assocforll@hotmail.com
We are mourning the loss of Mike Pretl who was scheduled to teach a course this semester entitled, "America's Endless War." Mike's generous contributions to our organization were numerous and impressive. His depth of knowledge and dedication to sharing that knowledge have enriched the lives of so many of us.
If you would like to volunteer to lead a course, send your name, contact information and course description to:
assocforll@hotmail.com
We are mourning the loss of Mike Pretl who was scheduled to teach a course this semester entitled, "America's Endless War." Mike's generous contributions to our organization were numerous and impressive. His depth of knowledge and dedication to sharing that knowledge have enriched the lives of so many of us.
Meet the Course Leaders
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Page Insley Austin practiced complex business litigation and antitrust law in Houston, Texas, and Washington, D.C., for over 20 years. In addition to her law degree, she has master’s degrees in philosophy and developmental psychology, and did graduate work in religious studies. She has taught each of those subjects and remains interested in all four, and particularly in their interrelation.
Ted Corbett, Ph.D. history. In my long teaching career, my first job was at Florida State University, Tallahassee and my last at Bennington College, Vermont. I have also had a museum career, having been Director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies. I have written eleven books on various history subjects, including Revolutionary Chestertown (2014). I have taught courses on American racial diversity and the history of the Eastern Shore. Dr. Ron Dotterer holds a B.A. with honors in English from Bucknell University, M.A., M.Phil, and Ph.D. with highest honors in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He was a professor for 21 years at Susquehanna University (where he founded the honors program, was assistant to the president, and chair of the Department of English) and for 24 years at Salisbury University, where he was professor of English and Dean of the Fulton School of Liberal Arts. He has published over 40 articles and six books on Shakespeare, Irish literature, poetry, women and the arts, film, and undergraduate research. Nancy Hesser, Ph.D., has taught literature in the US, DR Congo, and Mali. She lives with her husband and canine companions in the salt marshes of southern Dorchester County. Her ALL short story courses have focused on American regionalism, religious diversity, African voices, Central America, the Roaring 20s, and flash fiction, among other subjects. One-time drummer with the Jack Rich Orchestra, Phillip Hesser has taught in post-secondary institutions in the US and Africa and managed educational programs for international and non-profit organizations. Author of What a River Says – Exploring the Blackwater River & Refuge, he can be found grooving to the Blue Note sides of the ‘50s and ‘60s, teaching and lecturing about life and livelihood on Chesapeake Bay, running the marshes with his pups Marshall & Bayly; or working on Sitting in Limbo: Life and Livelihood on the Tumps of Chesapeake Bay. Dr. Karin Johnson has undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in public health from Johns Hopkins. She is a Professor Emeritus at Salisbury University and has had a long career in higher education and public health that included many years of teaching epidemiology to both undergraduate and graduate students. In the current complex world of health care, Dr. Johnson believes strongly in providing others with a greater understanding of the basic concepts of health and disease so they can be better informed decision makers. Phillip LeBel, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Montclair State University, and a veteran contributor to ALL course offerings. Over an academic and professional career spanning more than thirty years, he has taught a wide array of courses at various institutions, and has published research in the field of applied economics. A recipient of two Fulbright Senior Fellowship awards (Sénégal, Ethiopia), he has expertise in African affairs and undertakes periodic consulting work on issues of contemporary importance. A Salisbury native, he has combined his international work with an examination of local economic and social history through publication of A Brief Relation of the State of Delmarva (Maryland History Press, 2016). |
Eleanor Mulligan began giving talks on American and European history and travel after spending over a decade in Europe, and wrote articles for the Baltimore Sun evening edition during the 1980s and 90s. For a number of years she has given visual presentations on American historical subjects and a variety of related topics. She holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and from UMBC.
Terry Murray has a lifetime of experience making, studying and exploring art. She has traveled Europe and the United States seeking first hand exposure to internationally renowned art, galleries and sites of historic importance in the development of art. She has led studies in art, media, appreciation and history of art at all educational levels, nursery through university. Her articles and photographs have been published in national art education publications. Her watercolors, photographs and acrylics have been exhibited in numerous venues. She holds a BA in Studio Art, an MA in Art Education, plus 60 credits of additional graduate study. Currently, Terry creates art with the “Attic Artists Group,” painting in watercolor and acrylic paints, and is an active member of the Artist’s Way community in Salisbury. Mike Roberts holds a bachelor’s degree, with a major in History, from Duke University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the Washington College of Law, American University, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the American University Law Review. He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, with two tours of sea duty in the Mediterranean fleet, and shore duty with the Naval Security Group in Washington. For over 30 years he practiced law in Washington, specializing in aviation and international law. While still in the Navy he attended graduate school at the University of Maryland, and studied under Professor Gordon Prange, the foremost authority on the Pearl Harbor attack. This led to a lifelong interest in and study of the subject matter of this semester’s course. Mr. Roberts taught a course similar to this in 2011, and has taught several other courses, principally involving World War II, in this organization and in the lifelong learning program at Washington College in Chestertown. Sophia Sonen is a retired teacher/counselor of 37 years, from the state of Maryland. She earned a MLA and an MS from Johns Hopkins University. Definitely a life-long learner, with a strong interest in creativity, she completed 4 semesters of the Artist’s Way classes with Diane Thomas Mitchell where she became more creative, which was quite complementary to her spiritual practice and expanded consciousness. Dr. Carolyn Stegman taught Psychology of Aging at Salisbury University for many years. Simultaneously she began a long tenure at MAC, The Area Agency on Aging, serving on the Board of Directors, including two years as Chair, and finally serving as a consultant for MAC. Her novel, A Gold-Mended Life, tackles issues in aging. Dr. G. Ray Thompson is Emeritus Professor of History at Salisbury University and co-founder and former Director of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture. He holds a Ph.D. in ancient Greek and Roman history, and studied at the American Academy of Classical Studies in Rome and at the American School for Classical Studies in Athens. |