2014-15 Retiring professors
Eight of the nine professors retiring from Murray State spoke with The News about their plans after retirement and their favorite memory from teaching at the University.
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Regensburg director set to retire
After more than nine years of service with the Murray State study abroad program in Regensburg, Germany, John Griffin, director of the program, is retiring. Working as an adjunct German professor for the University in the 1980s, Griffin taught abroad in Bregenz, Austria before the Regensburg program was created. When the first director backed out Read More
Jim Carter to retire due to health
Jim Carter, vice president of Institutional Advancement, announced Feb. 2 he will take an early leave from the University and retiring at the beginning of November 2015. Carter’s decision was motivated by his deteriorating health. Catherine Sivills, assistant vice president of Branding, Marketing and Communication, said this was a hard decision for Carter to make Read More
University celebrates retiring faculty with annual banquet
With more than ten faculty members recognized for their years at Murray State now coming to an end, the annual Faculty Banquet last Thursday hosted, awarded and honored many faculty and staff within the University community. Bonnie Higginson, vice president of Academic Affairs, introduced the faculty retirees for the 2012 year over a meal in Read More