Louis Weschler (1933–2016) earned his bachelor’s degree at Cal State, Long Beach and his master’s degree and doctorate at University of California, Los Angeles. During the 1980s and 90s, he served as dean of the then College of Public Programs at ASU and helped organize the then School of Architecture. He was later a loaned executive to the City of Phoenix.
Santos C. Vega was born in Miami, Arizona, earned an MEd from the University of Arizona, a PhD from Arizona State University, and a Master’s in Theology from the University of San Francisco. He published a novel, The Worm in My Tomato, in 2007. Arcadia published two of his books: Mexicans in Tempe and Around Miami (Arizona)
Kristin Bervig Valentine received her doctorate from the University of Utah. She has been adjunct professor of gender and women's studies at Victoria University at Wellington in New Zealand. Her research focuses on performance studies, specifically on fieldwork-based ethnographies of cultural performances in Arizona, Spain and New Zealand, and communication for and with incarcerated women.
Gene Valentine received his graduate training in linguistics and literature at Utah State University, the University of Utah and ASU. In 1966, he completed the certification requirements of the ASU Scholarly Publishing Program. Besides teaching linguistics and English as a foreign language at ASU, he has taught at Anatolia College in Greece and at the University of Santiago in Spain. At ASU, he has also taught history of the book and collected mechanical books (known generally as pop-ups), 800 of which he donated to a special collection at Hayden Library.
JoAnn Y. Tongret, Emeritus Professor of music, is a recipient of the George C. Wolfe Fellowship from the Society of Directors and Choreographers. She is proud to be a contributor to Emeritus Voices as well as to the Actors Equity Magazine. Tongret is a member of the Dramatists Guild and resides in Tucson with her husband, author and playwright Alan Tongret.
Charles Tichy is an ASU alumnus, earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in German in 1963 and 1967, resp. His doctorate was obtained from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988. He was a professor of Russian and German at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania for more than 45 years.
Ed Stump was hired at ASU in 1976 on a one-year contract to supervise a class called Geology of Arizona, and retired in 2014 teaching a class called Exploration–The Human Imperative. He served as chair of the then Geology Department at ASU from 1991 to 1995. Throughout his National Science Foundation-funded research career, he logged 13 field seasons in Antarctica, studying the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains, as well as projects in the Alaska Range and the Himalaya.
Linda Stryker's creative writing has been published in Highlights for Children, New Millennium Writings, The Speculative Edge, Self–Realization Magazine, Emeritus Voices and other venues. In addition, she has published professional articles and chapters in astrophysical journals. She holds degrees in music, physics and astronomy.
Ernest L. Stech received his doctorate from the University of Denver and taught for 15 years at Western Michigan University. He is the author or co–author of five books and chapters in several other books. Stech formerly taught in the OSHER Lifelong Learning programs in Sun City Grand and Sun City Festival as well as at ASU’s West campus.
Robert (Bob) Stahl retired in 2010 after 32 years on the faculty of the then College of Education. He earned three degrees from the University of Florida–Gainesville. He has been a Fulbright Scholar, a consultant in education for the U.S. Department of State and president of the National Council for the Social Studies. He and his wife, Nancy, now live in Chandler, Arizona.