Dr. Duane Berquist
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Dr. Paul Ziegler
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Dr. Michael O'Shea |
I remember so few things about my freshman year in 1969--but one thing I do remember is the class in Logic with Duane Berquist. What a pleasure it was to be a student in his class. I remember that a whole new world of thinking opened up for me. If I hadn't already decided on an English Major and Education Minor, I would have majored in Philosophy. Please share my greetings with Dr. Berquist, and congratulations on his retirement.
Elizabeth C. Schran ’73
Director of Foundation Relations
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Dr. Ziegler,
I have many fond memories of you. You fostered a safe learning environment where query and opinion were welcome. You encouraged me to think, research and rethink. You nurtured reflection. These skills have served me well both personally and professionally.
I wish you well as you begin the next chapter in your journey. Thank you for being part of my education. You didn't just teach me content, you taught me, the young adult finding her way.
Shaun Dooley Benoit, '75
Dr. O'Shea,
I was Nora in one of those Irish plays my senior year. I can't remember why I took the risk to perform. I do remember stumbling over a line, taking a breath and starting again. I learned two valuable and lasting lessons from that experience:
1. Take a breath often.
2. Mistakes can very often be overcome.
Thank you and best wishes,
Shaun Dooley Benoit, ’75
Dear Editor,
Please pass along my congratulations to Professors O'Shea and Zeigler, two outstanding teachers whom I will always remember.
Professor O'Shea fired my love of literature with impassioned lectures, warmth, and good humor, in courses I took on the American novel and contemporary Irish literature. He knew how to connect the power of language to everyday experience and connect to students at all levels.
Professor Ziegler was a classic teacher of history--capable of bringing the events, ideas, and people of the past to life and giving his students a deeper understanding of how that past shapes our world today. His course on Germany in the age of Hitler was one I will never forget.
I also want to remember the late Dr. Jack Crutcher, longtime head of the Politics Department and my advisor. He, too, was an amazingly talented and dedicated teacher. His politics may have been deeply conservative, to the chagrin of many of his students, but he truly embodied the spirit of the liberal arts.
I'm fortunate to have a career that allows me to support and work with writers, historians, and political leaders, and I owe each of these teachers a debt of gratitude for their inspiration and commitment.
Greg Liakos ’90
Communications Director
Massachusetts Cultural Council
This was a truly Assumption story.
Tom Plough
President of Assumption College
