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Professor Emeritus Ben Schneider, Computer Pioneer, Dies At Age 93, Lawrence University
Professor Emeritus Ben Schneider, Computer Pioneer, Dies At Age 93, Lawrence University
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Professor Emeritus of English Ben Ross Schneider Jr., who spent 28 years on the Lawrence University faculty, died peacefully July 24 in Brookline, Mass. He was 93 years old.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Schneider joined the faculty in 1955 and taught until his retirement in 1983. He was recognized with an honorary Master of Arts degree by Lawrence at the college’s 1983 commencement.
A dedicated teacher, researcher and writer, Schneider was a pioneer in the use of computers for research in the humanities. He placed great value on the Socratic Method in teaching, the philosophy of the ancient Greek and …
Professor David Mcglynn’S Memoir Honored By The Wisconsin Library Association, Lawrence University
Professor David Mcglynn’S Memoir Honored By The Wisconsin Library Association, Lawrence University
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For the second time this year, Lawrence University Associate Professor of English David McGlynn has been honored for his writing.
His memoir, “A Door in the Ocean,” has been recognized by the Wisconsin Library Association’s Literary Awards Committee with its 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award. Earlier this year, the book was cited by the Council for Wisconsin Writers with its 2012 Kenneth Kingery/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award.
The WLA’s Literary Awards Committee annually reviews some 200 books by Wisconsin authors published during the previous calendar year and chooses 10 or less to be recognized as outstanding. The selections are based on …
Professor David Mcglynn Delivers Fox Cities Book Festival Address, Lawrence University
Professor David Mcglynn Delivers Fox Cities Book Festival Address, Lawrence University
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Lawrence University Associate Professor of English David McGlynn delivers the talk “From Essay to Memoir: The Conversion of a Door in the Ocean” Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at Thomas A. Lyons Fine Books, 124 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 140, Neenah, as part of the 2013 Fox Cities Book Festival. Lawrence is one of the co-sponsors of the book festival, now in its sixth year.
Last month McGlynn was named recipient of the Council for Wisconsin Writers’ Kenneth Kingery/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award for “A Door in the Ocean,” which traces McGlynn’s journey from competitive swimming and family tragedy …