Delta College - Gnosis Yearbook (University Center, MI)

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FLOYD FEUSSE, instructor of shorthand and records management, holds a B.S. degree from Central Michigan University and an M.A. from Colorado State College. He has previously taught at Warren; Saginaw; Michigan State University; and the University of Hawaii. HAROLD FORTNEY, instructor in history and political science, has earned degrees at Fairmont State Teachers College (A.B. in education) and at West Virginia University (M.A.). He has also done graduate study at the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, where he is a Ph.D. candidate. Previously he taught in senior high schools in West Virginia, Ohio and Illinois, and at Otterbein College, Wittenburg College and Bay City Junior College. During World War n, he served for three and a half years in the Army Air Corps in Egypt, Palestine, Libya, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy. The father of one daughter, he is interested in photography and athletics. He is co-advisor to the College Council. SAMUEL J. FREED, physics instructor, earned his A.B. at Northern State Teachers College and his M.S. at the University of Michigan. He has done further graduate work at Michigan State University and Colorado College. He has had experience in public school administration and has taught at Central Michigan University and Bay City Junior College. Mr. Freed is married and the father of a son, Robert. His hobbies are photography and sports. HULDA FRITZEMEIER includes among her special inter ests: travel, reading, free¬ lance writing, music, and the outdoors. A native of Iowa, she earned a B.A. at North Central College in Illinois, and an M.A. at the University of Iowa. She has done graduate study at the University of Arkansas. Miss Fritzemeier has been an instructor of English at Wartburg College, Dakota Wesleyan, and recently at Bay City Junior College. She now teaches English.

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COVA ELKIN, before coming to Delta, taught in elementary and high schools in Kentucky, at Pikeville College, Southwest Baptist College, Bethany College, Marshall College, and Bay City Junior College. A mathematics instructor, her academic achievements include an A.B. in English from Western Kentucky State College, and an M.A. in mathematics from the University of Kentucky. Among her personal in¬ terests are reading, collecting poems, church work, and basketball, especially, the N.B.A. games on television. HARRIET C. EMERY, B.A., M.A. DR. EUGENE ETHERIDGE of the English Department has attended Marshall University, where he earned an A.B. degree and studied for an M.A. in English) Northern Baptist Seminary (B.D., Th.M.); and Edinburgh University (Ph.D.). He has taught courses in religion, speech, English Literature, Greek and Hebrew. As an officer in the U.S. Army, Chaplain in a mental hospital, and director of radio and TV for the West Virginia Ministerial Association, he has had an interesting and varied career. He serves as faculty advisor for the Publications Board and the Young Republicans. Dr. Etheridge and his wife have one child, a daughter. Of Delta, Dr. Etheridge says, “an exciting adventure in what may well prove to be the educational techniques of the future.” META M. EWING, Chairman of the Math Department of College of Community Service, earned a ' B.S. and M.S. from Michigan State University and has taken extention work from Western Michigan University. Her previous experience includes employment at M.S.U. as full and part-time teacher; Dean of the Junior College and Senior High School at Britt, Iowa; and math teacher and division chairman at Baty City Junior College. Miss Ewing enjoys traveling and contract bridge.

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FRANCES B. GAINEY of the business department is currently teaching Principles of Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Federal Taxation, and Auditing. She earned a B.S. degree at Central Michigan and has done graduate work at both Central Michigan and Michigan State University. Previous experience includes teaching at Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Michigan; at Walter French Junior High School, Lansing; and at Bay City Junior College, and work at Fisher Body Division, Lansing, and Grey Iron Foundry, Saginaw. Mrs. Gainey has a fourteen year old daughter. LAWRENCE R. GAITSKILL went to the University of Kentucky for his A.B. and M.A., and is now working on his Ph.D. in political science. He is married, and has three children. Mr. Gaitksill came to Delta after teaching for four years at Bay City J.C., where he taught political science. He served as investigator for the Civil Service Com¬ mission, has been Associate Coordinator of International Cooperation Contracts at the U. of K., and has published reports for the Kentucky Legislation Research Commission. DOUGLAS C. GORDON is now teaching courses in marketing, sales, advertising, and business. From Central Michigan University he received B.A. and B.S. degrees and an M. A. from the University of Michigan. He is completing work on his doctorate at Michigan State University. He taught at Bay City Junior College before coming to Delta. The father of four children, Mr. Gordon is also sponsor of the Business Ad¬ ministration Club. JOAN HACKETT, speech instructor, has received degrees from Northwestern (B.S.S.), and Michigan State University (M.A.). Her previous teaching experience includes work at Wayne State; M.S.U.; Pueblo J.C.; and Bessie Tift College, Forsythe, Georgia. 28