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Newsletter Volume 11 Issue 21 - July 23, 2025

Message from the Director

Dear Emeritus College Members,

It has been a pleasure getting to know many of our members, and I look forward to meeting more of you. Thank you for sharing your priorities for the College, including facilitating engagement and strengthening connections within the College and across campus.

The Emeritus College is advancing engagement and connections aligned with our mission statement. The Lunch Colloquiums provide cross-disciplinary intellectual exchange through lectures and discussions. Research conducted by members is supported with research awards and project facilitation. Teaching and mentoring currently include pre-retirement mentoring and student mentoring includes pre-med student mock interviews, and there is interest in developing graduate student mentoring as well. Faculty roles at the university level include Emeritus College voting membership on the University Senate, Faculty Council, Faculty Life, Fringe Benefits, and Policy Review Committees. Community service is exemplified in the MedShare service that bridges the gap between surplus and need in redistributing medical supplies to under-served areas in the US and abroad. The achievements of our members are recognized with Faculty Awards and in newsletter highlights. The EUEC has a distinguished history of leadership in collaboration with other academic institutions in the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE) and the Georgia Association of Higher Education Retiree Organizations (GA-HERO).

The July 14 Lunch Colloquium was an engaging and enlightening "HobbyFest." Thanks to all who shared their interests, knowledge, and ideas for connections. Some of the highlights:

Ann Rogers shared her expertise in creating her beautiful wardrobe. (There were offers to manage her clothing business.)
Darryl Neill quizzed us about his amazing photographs and their locations around campus. (FYI: the go-to answer was the Psychology building.)
Lee Pasackow shared her experience playing the flute with a variety of groups. She currently plays with a trio and has invited others to join them.
Sallie Freeman’s genealogical expertise was shared via poignant family stories. She researches historical documents (e.g., letters) from societies and websites.
Al Padawa shared his creation of mobiles (some are displayed on campus), yard art, and masks. (Stop by Dianne Becht’s office to see one of his beautiful masks). He is inspired by Alexander Calder.
Marilynne McKay shared her love for theater and her expertise as a judge for the Suzi Bass Awards (Atlanta's Tony Awards). She recommended attending live theater and using artsatl.org to find out what is showing in Atlanta.
Chip Epstein’s guidance about tending orchids with little light and little water was enlightening. (He also shared that those who work in greenhouses live longer.)

Congratulations to the recipients of the Emeritus College Faculty Award of Distinction, Distinguished Service Award, Bianchi-Bugge Award, and the Heilbrun Fellowships (listed below in this newsletter). Please join us for our annual celebration in honor of them on July 28 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Luce Center in Room 130.

Sincerely,

Kristy

PLEASE NOTE

Our Summer semester programming will conclude with the Distinguished Emeritus Faculty and Services Awards on Monday, July 28, 2025.

The newsletter will take a brief respite and will resume early September before our Lunch Colloquiums begin for the Fall semester.

Distinguished Emeritus Faculty and Service Awards -- July 28

Please join us for our annual celebration of EUEC members who will be honored with a Faculty Award of Distinction and Distinguished Service Awards for contributions they have made through scholarly work and service in the years since their retirement.

Also presented at this event will be this year’s recipients of the Bianchi-Bugge Award administered by the Emeritus College, and Heilbrun Fellowships, offered to support emeriti who are continuing research and scholarship in retirement; the grants, administered by the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, are funded by a generous contribution from the family of Professor of Psychology Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr.

This is a hybrid event -- you can attend in-person at the Luce Center or join us via Zoom.

11:30am-1:00pm

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road -- Room 130

This year's recipients are:

2025 AWARD OF DISTINCTION:

· Marshall Duke

· David Eltis

2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD:

· Ron Gould

2025 BIANCHI-BUGGE AWARD:

· Ann Hartle

2025 HEILBRUN DISTINGUISHED EMERITUS FELLOWSHIP:

· Eugene Emory

· Robyn Fivush

Preview of our Fall Semester Lunch Colloquium Speakers

Preparations are in progress!

Here's a preliminary look at what our Mind Matters committee has in store for the Fall 2025 Lunch Colloquium line-up:

September 8 - Stephen Crist

September 22 - Jacobus De Roode

October 6 - Vernon Robbins

October 20 - Carla Freeman

November 3 - Mel Konner

November 17 - Lois Overbeck

December 1 - BookFest

December 15 - Holiday Party

Blomeyer Health Fitness Center Closing

Blomeyer Health Fitness Center is closing at end of this month

After years of serving the Emory community, the Blomeyer Health Fitness Center will permanently close on Thursday, July 31. Faculty and staff can find more information regarding the closure, including details about alternative fitness membership options, on the HR website.

Upcoming MedShare Volunteer Opportunity

If you’d like to join this group, we are volunteering the second Thursday afternoon of each month. Upcoming sessions: August 14 and September 11. Registration on the MedShare web site is required.

To register:

Visit the MedShare event registration page at: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0319&console_type=event&ht=1&res_code=EmoryEmeritus

Click the "Sign Up" button for your event and enter your email and first name. If you don't have a MedShare volunteer account, you'll be prompted to create one.

Select the listed event and click “Register."

For registration issues, questions or information about carpooling, please contact Marianne Skeen, marskeen@comcast.net.

Member Activities

Ann E. Rogers

Professor Emerita of Nursing

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Ann was recently part of a recorded program on CNN Health talking about night shift nurses and how the unusual hours disrupt the body's health and sleep patterns.

To view the video please click here.

Upcoming Events at Emory

Sunday Public Tours at the Michael C. Carlos Museum

Sunday, July 27, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Sunday, August 3, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Sunday, August 10, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Sunday, August 17, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Sunday, August 24, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Sunday, August 31, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

Miscellaneous Monthly: Rose Library's Open House Series -- Print Culture

Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 1-3pm EDT

Rose Library

Have you ever wanted to see items from Rose Library's collections but not known how? Or maybe you don't even know what you'd like to see, just that you would like to see something cool and old!

If this describes you, you're in luck! This summer, Rose Library is continuing "Miscellaneous Monthly", our monthly open house series. Every third Tuesday of the month, you can stop by the 10th floor of Woodruff Library between 1pm and 3pm to view a selection of archival items. No appointment needed! Each month will have a different theme, so be sure to come by every month to see it all! Join us on August 19th to view archival print culture materials, including zines, broadsides, and more!

Emory Gate Crossing and Coke Toast

Monday, August 25, 2025, 10-11amEDT

Emory Gate on North Decatur Road and Emory Quad

On Monday, August 25, the Class of 2029 on the Atlanta campus will cross through the Emory Gate, marking the official start of their journey at Emory University. The Emory community is invited to help welcome our newest students by cheering them on as they process to the Quad, where they’ll take part in the beloved tradition of The Coke Toast.

Event Details:

• Please arrive by 10:00 a.m. to find a spot on the brick sidewalk between the Emory Gate and the Quad. Volunteers will be available to assist.

• The student procession will begin by 10:10 a.m.

• After the procession, the Emory community is invited to join the Coke Toast on the Quad.

• The event will conclude by 11 a.m.

• All Emory community members – faculty, staff, students, and alumni – are invited.

Please join us to celebrate this memorable moment for our new students. Questions can be directed to ec.orientation@emory.edu.

Details and other information, as well as additional campus events, can be found on the Emory Events Calendar.

If you'd like to share an event/program of interest before the next newsletter

please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu

Walking the Campus with Dianne

The odd, but cool-looking, structure discovered on our previous walk is actually a bench/chair and a great place to sit and rest.

The bench was part of the Emory Chairs Project in 2003. “Whisper Chair” was created by Jim Gallucci and is made of bright blue powder-coated steel.

Gallucci, who has worked for several decades as a sculptor based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, has created many benches of playful designs and colors to promote interaction between community members. “Whisper Chair” features two pipes on both ends of the bench that visitors can whisper into and be heard through the other end of the pipe.

This bench can be found in the Joseph McKeon Tull Plaza which is located in the courtyard area behind the Anthropology Building near the Quad.

Since we will be taking a newsletter break until Fall semester, I won't post a photo with a question about its location, but will leave you with a couple of photos of a very handsome friend I encountered last month while bike riding through Lullwater Preserve (see below).

Be ready to explore the campus with me again in September!

--Dianne

Emory University Emeritus College

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road NE Room 206

Atlanta, GA 30329

http://www.emory.edu/emeritus

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