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John R. Turner recently retired from college work to try to write books. Some years ago he was the vice president at Vermont College in Montpelier, and more recently he taught in the Adult Degree Program there, concentrating in history and literature. His most recent publication is Letters To Dalton: Higher Education and the Degree Salesmen, a series of essays which explain how the managers of American colleges and universities have turned away from education.
Aline (Ali) White holds a Master of Humanities degree with concentrations in Comparative Literature and the History of Ideas. Her focus areas include 19th and 20th century American and British literature, 19th and 20th century European literature, and American history. Ali is the project coordinator for First Wednesdays, a monthly humanities forum sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council. Ali lives with her husband and daughter in the Northeast Kingdom.
Richard Wizansky is development director of The Student Conservation Association, the nation’s oldest and largest provider of volunteers for the conservation of public lands. A former instructor of literature and language and at Greenfield Community College, he holds a master’s degree in American Literature from Tufts University and a doctorate in Educational Policy and Research from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has lectured extensively on literature throughout Vermont and New England.
Suzi Wizowaty has taught since 1985 (at Goddard, Trinity, and Saint Michael’s Colleges), written four novels (The Round Barn, University Press of New England, 2002; A Tour of Evil, Philomel, 2005; and two unpublished), and worked with the Vermont Humanities Council off and on since 1991, including four years as program director. Princeton and Goddard educated (bachelor’s and master’s degrees, respectively), she loves to read and talk about literature—all kinds with all ages and populations. Visit Suzi’s web page at www.suziwizowaty.com.
Nancy Means Wright holds degrees from Vassar and Middlebury Colleges. She has published 10 books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; the most recent is a mystery novel, Stolen Honey, out in 2002 from St. Martin’s Press. Her short stories and poems have appeared in numerous journals including American Literary Review, Carolina Quarterly, and the Green Mountains Review. A former Bread Loaf scholar and longtime teacher, she lives and writes in the environs of Middlebury.
Joan Wry is the Coordinator of Academic Programs at St. Michael’s College and has taught American Literature in the English Dept. at St. Michael’ since 1988. She holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Virginia and has completed the coursework for her doctorate. Her focus areas include 19th and 20th century American Literature.
Judith Yarnall teaches writing, literature, and interdisciplinary courses at Johnson State College. She holds a Ph.D. from McGill University and has published poetry, translations, essays, travel writing for the New York Times, and a book about myth titled Transformations of Circe. Her areas of focus include multicultural literature, comparative religion, poetry, and peace and conflict studies. Having taught at a university in Turkey, she has an enduring interest in the Middle East. |
