Marissa Grondin was print and graphic designer of Emeritus Voices from 2012–2014. She received her bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing in fall of 2013. Her work has also been published in the undergraduate journal Marooned.
Robert Green, born in Brooklyn, New York, was educated at the universities of Harvard and Illinois. He had a long career at the University of Michigan, from which he retired as Emeritus Professor of internal medicine. He still lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but until he suffered decreasing mobility, he had the pleasure of wintering in Arizona. He is the author of the popular book, “A Journey through Medicine.”
Beatrice (Babs) Gordon grew up in Chicago but began her long journey through higher education at Vassar College. Returning home, she became a certified medical technologist (ASCP) at Augustana Hospital. Gordon attended Northwestern University and then moved to California with her husband, who was stationed there with the U.S. Navy. The family came to the Phoenix area in 1962. She returned to her education after the last child started college. She received a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees at ASU, one in English literature and the other in applied ethics and the professions.
Leonard Gordon (1935–2015) served as the academic dean for 11 years in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and nine years as chair of the Sociology Department at ASU. Gordon originally came from Michigan, where he earned history degrees at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University; at the latter he also earned his doctorate in sociology.
Dorthy Herzberg Gordon was hired as a scientific editor by Baylor College of Medicine after receiving her bachelor's degree from the University of Houston. She later worked in the Molecular Biology Department of the Cleveland Clinic as an editor for research articles that appeared in such journals as Nature and Neurology. She met Len Gordon in 2009 and they married two years later. Gordon lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
William Glaunsinger joined the then Chemistry Department at ASU in 1972, after completing his doctoral research at Cornell University. He has worked actively in the fields of materials chemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical sensor technology, chemical education and distance learning. He continues to play a leadership role in science and engineering fairs at state and international levels. He currently serves as the assistant dean for professions and science in the Emeritus College at ASU.
Denis Gillingwater worked, with four other faculty members, to establish the inter-media Program within the School of Art at ASU in 1977. It was one of the first interdisciplinary-based media programs established in the world. Currently, most days are spent expanding the parameters of Gillingwater’s CCTV surveillance-based photography and seeking exhibition venues for its display.
Lou–Ellen Finter is a native of New York State, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as her doctorate in musicology. Before moving to Arizona, she taught musicology at the college level. In Arizona, her interest in American Indians has led her to study, to photograph and to present lectures on both historic and modern Native Americans in the Southwest, and the lands where they have made their homes. Her photography appears extensively Emeritus Voices.
Gus Edwards, Emeritus Professor of film and theater, joined the ASU faculty in 1988 after having served playwright-in-residence for two years. He taught film theory and cultural diversity in theater and film. His plays have been produced both in the U.S. and abroad. He retired in 2010 and continues to write in various styles and genres.
Tom Eckert began teaching in the School of Art at ASU in 1971, where he founded the wood sculpture program. It is well recognized and offers classes from beginning through graduate levels.