Delta College - Gnosis Yearbook (University Center, MI)

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DONALD HALL, assistant professor in the Natural Science division, received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Michigan State University. He has been an instructor at Michigan State and assistant professor at Ferris Institute and at Northwestern Michigan College. Mr. Hall is also director of Delta ' s planetarium. WILLIAM GILLIS of the Humanities Division received his B.A. at Northeastern University Boston; A.M. at Boston University; and his Ph.D. at Edinburgh University. In the past he has taught at Robert College in Turkey, and Moorehead State College, Minnesota. Dr. Gillis says he is interested in teaching only, but it is rumored that he sings some German drinking songs quite well. ERMA JOAN HELLMUTH, instructor of elementary and intermediate Spanish, has earned degrees at the University of Michigan (A.B., A.M.) and the Certificado de Supificiencia from the University of Madrid. Before coming to Delta, Miss Hellmuth taught Spanish at Bay City Central and Bay City Junior College. She enjoys spending the long summer vacation traveling. M. JEANNE KAHNKE teaches biology. She earned her B.S. degree in Medical Tech¬ nology M S in Physiological Chemistry and M.A. in Bacteriology at the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. in Immunochemistry at McGill University. She has been employed at the University of Minnesota, McGill University, The University of Connecticut USVA Hospital in Oakland, Cal. Doctor Kahnke is a member of Sigma Xi, the American Chemical Society, Society of American Bacteriologists, and is an abstractor for Chemical Abstracts. 16

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THOMAS CUTSHAW, a Social Studies instructor, has atten ded the Graduate School of Western Reserve University, Fordham University, Notre Dame University, (M.A.) and completed work on his Ph.D. at the Soviet Studies Institute at Notre Dame. He is a former language intelligence officer of the Air Force. Speaking Korean fluently, he served as interpreter at the Panmunjam truce negotiations. Mr. Cutshaw is the father of two children—Tammy, nine, and Julia, seven. His hobbies are bridge and piano playing. (He has played the piano since age four.) Mr. Cutshaw spends a good deal of time at the Pentagon as an Air Force Consultant on Intelligence matters. A. L. DAVIS, Director of the Humanities Division of the College of Letters, acquired his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. He says All the rest would take too long . . .” JOY DEDMAN, born in Old Hickory, Tennessee, received her B.A. in English from Berea College and her M.A. in general studies in the humanities from the Univer¬ sity of Chicago. Her main interests are, and always have been, literature and music. At present she devotes most of her spare time to modern prose especially E. M. Forster, and modern poetry (Eliot and Yeats). However, if she had to name the single greatest poet in the English language, she would say John Donne. She has taught at Valparaiso University and is now teaching humanities and freshman English at Delta. Of Delta she says, It’s exciting and it seems good, but I cannot yet say with absolute conviction that it is the best way.” ROBERT H. DEVINNEY is a member of the math department of the College of Letters. After earning his B.A. degree from Albion College and two M.A. degrees from the University of Colorado and the University of Kansas, Mr. DeVinney taught at South Haven High School and Howell High School. He also taught at B.C.J.C. for one year before coming to Delta. He is married and has three children. His personal interests include spending time with his family, sports of all kinds, music, and mathematical recreations. His favorite pastimes are reading, golf, tennis, and camping.

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JOHN R. KIRK earned his A.B. degree at the University of New Mexico and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is currently teaching the foundation courses in Western and non-Western civilizations, engineering speech, and freshman literature. He has taught at the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Texas, the University of Chicago, Roosevelt University and Michigan State University. His hobbies are music, astronomy, radio and television production (he was a station announcer at KFAC in Los Angeles), and the philosophy of science. He is married to Joyce and has a son, Gregory. JOHN S. KO STOFF received his B.S. degree in mathematics from MSU and his M.S. in math with a minor in Russian Language from MSU. He worked as a graduate assistant at Michigan State from September 1960 to August 1962. At present he is teaching math and Natural Science here. Mr. Kostoff hopes to get his Ph.D. in mathematics within the next few years. He played a clarient in the MSU marching and concert bands for four years, and also sang bass in the MSU singers and choir. He spent 9 years at the National Music Camp at Interlochen—five as a student and four on the staff, and he is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national professional music fraternity. Mr. Kostoff is single. OLIVE L. LAGDEN, teacher of elementary and secondary Frrench, received an Associate in Arts degree from Bay City J.C., the A.B. and M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan, and in addition has taken summer courses at Western Reserve University, Boston University, and the University of Colorado. Miss Lagden has taught at Handy and Bay City Central high schools, and also at B.C.J.C. She lives with her 88-year old father and has two married sisters. Her personal interests are reading, travel and gardening. SAMUEL LEVINE is at present teaching Natural Science in the College of Letters Science Division and Chemistry. Previously, he has taught at Western Illinois Uni¬ versity. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn University, his M.S. and Ph.D. from Columbia. He is the father of three children—two boys and one girl. Dr. Levine ' s specialty is Physical Chemistry.