PLEASE NOTE

This will be our last newsletter for the year. The first 2024 issue will be distributed on January 10. 

Happy Holidays to everyone!!

Holiday Lunch -- Monday, December 18, 2023

Join us in celebrating the holiday season!

11:30-1:00pm

This will be an IN-PERSON only program

Room 130

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road.

Refreshments and good conversation will be the order of the day.  

A time to relax and enjoy each other's company.

To register please click here.

Bianchi Bugge Award Report

Report on 2023 Bianchi-Bugge Award

Corinne A. Kratz

Emory Director, African Critical Inquiry Program

Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and African Studies Emerita

I received the Bianchi-Bugge Award from the Emory University Emeritus College in 2023 to support my research and writing through publication of Rhetorics of Value: Exhibition, Design, Communication, currently under contract with Duke University Press. This new book builds on my work on museums and exhibits over the last 25 years, and specifically 15 years of research and writing about exhibit design as communication. The role of museum exhibits as ways of shaping social values and as public scholarship make the project

highly pertinent for the Bianchi-Bugge Award’s concern for “promoting the public good.”

Since receiving the award, I have completed the concluding chapter and revised the

complete manuscript from start to finish. In early November 2023, I submitted the complete

revised manuscript to Duke University Press for final review by one reader who made a number

of suggestions. I have also been working on confirming images to be used and procuring

permissions to use them. I have completed that process for four out of seven chapters and will

finish finalizing images and permissions for the remaining three chapters while the manuscript

is under final review. Once any final comments are received, I expect to submit the final

manuscript, with all images and permissions, to the press within two months. The expected

publication is early 2025.

The support of the Bianchi-Bugge Award was sent directly to Duke University Press to cover a portion of the $7000 publication subvention needed in order for Rhetorics of Value to be printed on higher quality paper in order to enhance image reproduction and to include a signature of color plates – both essential for good quality image reproduction for the nearly 100 images to be included.

Thank you for your essential support and aid for emeritus faculty research and writing, which will of course be acknowledged in the book. Below, a draft of the table of contents for the manuscript just resubmitted.

Table of Contents:

Rhetorics of Value: Exhibition, Design, Communication

Acknowledgments not yet included

List of Illustrations not yet included

Chapter One -- Looking Into the Void: Exhibition Design and Communication

Chapter Two -- Rhetorics of Value: Fashioning Worth and Meaning through Cultural Display

Chapter Three -- From Tippoo’s Tiger to Kauai Lagoons: Constituting Authorities, Defining Diversities, and Poetics of Similarity and Difference (co-authored with Ivan Karp)

Chapter Four -- What Makes Exhibitions Ethnographic?

Chapter Five -- Portable Technologies: Adapting and Transforming Ethnographic Exhibits and African Museums

Chapter Six -- Redesigning Popular Histories and Facing Race through Exhibition

Chapter Seven -- Alchemies & Encounters in Exhibit Design and Communication

Appendix A -- The Riddle of Exhibit Design: Essential but Overlooked

Appendix B -- The Field of Visitor Studies and Exhibit Design

References

Seeking Nominations for the 2024 Bianchi-Bugge Award

This Award is meant to advance the mission of the Emory University Emeritus College by providing its membership with financial support for ongoing intellectual activities by means of small, strategic grants to cover expenses incurred in pursuit of a broad range of activities, including, among others: research and writing, lecturing, training, development of teaching materials, and participation in academic conferences. The Award is open to members from all academic units of the University and will foster their continuing professional development as part of a vibrant emeritus community at Emory University.

It is expected the Emeritus Excellence Fund will support two Bianchi Awards each year in amounts ranging up to $2000 for a twelve-month term.  

The application process is open to all Regular and Associate members of the EUEC. 

Applicants should submit the following:

1) a letter of application (limit to two pages) that describes in some detail the project to be undertaken: its purpose, the means of achieving its goal, and its relevance to the applicant’s own personal and professional development;

2) a simple one-page budget that estimates costs and explains how requested funding would be employed; and

3) an up-to-date curriculum vitae abstract (limited to two pages) that specifically highlights experience relevant to the project and activities undertaken since retirement.

The criteria for selection will include:

-      The relationship of the proposed project to the applicant’s demonstrated qualifications

-      The projected value of the project to the applicant’s field or discipline

-      The feasibility of completing the project within the term of the Award

-      The pertinence of the project to resources readily available to the applicant

-      The potential the project shows for promoting the public good

 Fellowship recipients will be asked to agree to the following conditions: 

-      Submission of a written report to the Awards and Honors Committee after completing the term of the Award the year following the award.

For the 2024 awards, completed nominations must be submitted by no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2024. Please submit nominations by email to Dianne Becht, EUEC Program Coordinator, whose email address is Dianne.becht@emory.edu. 



Seeking Nominations for the 2024 EUEC Faculty and Service Awards

Each year, the Emory University Emeritus College (EUEC) strives to recognize members who have distinguished themselves either professionally or in service. EUEC offers two categories of awards: the EUEC Faculty Awards of Distinction and the Distinguished Service Award. 

The Faculty Award of Distinction recognizes members whose continued professional contributions reflect the best of the goals of Emory University.

The Service Award recognizes members who efforts in service to Emory, as well as to local, state, national, or international organizations benefits us all.

We seek nominations for both of these awards. Self nominations are encouraged, as we usually do not have access to all the great things our members are accomplishing.

For the 2024 awards, completed nominations must be submitted by no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2024. Please submit nominations by email to Dianne Becht, EUEC Program Coordinator, whose email address is Dianne.becht@emory.edu. 

Please consider nominating one or more of your colleagues. And please know that self-nominations are also permitted and encouraged. Too often, retired faculty are not fully aware of the achievements of their colleagues, and we must rely on self-disclosure. 

The eligibility requirements are as follows: 

 EUEC Faculty Award of Distinction (formerly Distinguished Emeritus/Emerita Award):  

• All retired Emory faculty who have been members of EUEC for at least two years. 
• Significant professional contributions since retirement to Emory University or its affiliated institutions, as well as contributions to local, state, regional, national, or international communities or professional organizations that reflect the “spirit of Emory.”   
• A maximum of four awards are given annually. 
• This award may be conferred only once. 

Distinguished Service Award:  

• All members of the EUEC, including those who have received the Distinguished Faculty Award of Distinction. 
• Membership in the EUEC for at least two years.
• Significant service to Emory University or its affiliated institutions, as well as to local, state, regional, national, or international communities or other organizations that reflect the “spirit of Emory.”  These contributions must have been made since retirement and are beyond those used to support a previous Distinguished Faculty Award. 
• No requirement that an award will be given each year. 

When you make your nomination, please include the following: 

• Name of nominee 
• Department or unit with which the nominee is associated. 
• Contact information (email, phone number, and mailing address of nominee). 
• Name of nominator 
• Department or unit with which the nominator is associated. 
• Contact information (email, phone number and mailing address of nominator). 
• Description of why the nominee should receive this honor, in no more than two pages. Please do not exceed this limit, but be certain to include enough information for the selection committee to make an informed decision. Please include a curriculum vitae if possible. 

Please let us know if you have questions about this process. Thank you in advance for your participation. 





New Members

New members are the lifeblood of any organization.

Please make a special effort to welcome them to the EUEC!

Jeff M. Sands

Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Juha P. Kokko Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Steven R. Tosone

Associate Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics

Eminent Physician

Joonna S. Trapp

Associate Teaching Professor Emerita of English

Joonna Smitherman Trapp has served Emory College of Arts and Sciences for a decade, finishing her career in the English Department as an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Emory Writing Program. She served on the Lecture Track Group Executive Committee and spearheaded (along with Bree Ettinger in Math) the proposal to change the name of the lecturers at Emory to teaching professors. Her book project--The Lyceum Impulse in the Old South: Who Spoke, Who Listened, and Why it Matters is under contract and editing is underway. In the summers, she will continue to teach at Emory. This summer she will teach a class on Flannery O'Connor and another on Dracula. In her pre-Emory life, she was tenured and served as Chair of English and Foreign Languages as well as Chair of Communication at other colleges. Her areas of continuing research are rhetoric and literature of the American 19^th Century, the Gothic tradition in literature, and writing/speaking.

We received information from one of our existing members who recently acquired emeritus status:

Joel M. Bowman

Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Emeritus

of Chemistry

After nearly 38 years as a Full Professor in the Chemistry dept I am transitioning to Emeritus Professor. Looking back I see so much growth professionally and personally and also at Emory at large. We have become a major university, making great contributions to teaching, research and service. I’m also proud of my own record in these areas, having twice served as department chair and also two terms on the College Tenure and Promotion Committee.  My wife and I now live in Alexandria VA, less than a quarter of a mile from the Potomac river and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. I’ve joined the Cosmos Club in D.C.. If you find yourself in the D.C. area, let us know.



In Memoriam

Gerald W. Staton, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Gerald (Jerry) Staton passed away November, 30, 2023 in Maggie Valley, NC where he and his wife Debra live.

Dr. Staton was a long-time participant in our Emeritus College Mock Interview Program.

Please click here to view his obituary.

Our previous walk (bike ride for me) took us to "The FIXIE" a spot on campus that every Emory bicycle enthusiast should have on their list. This place is open to the Emory community and is available to help you with just about any minor problem or question you may have about your bicycle....and it's free!

I've visited The Fixie a couple of times over the past few years and the student staff has always been extremely helpful and informative. They taught me how to install new brake-pads and also how to adjust the shift-cable that had started slipping a bit.

It's located in the entrance area of the Longstreet-Means Parking Deck under the freshman dorms, across from the Depot (Kaldi's Coffee Shop). 

During the school year, it is usually open on Thursdays 5-7:00pm. You can learn more about the shop by visiting their facebook page -- facebook.com/groups/EmorySpokesCouncil, or contacting them at emoryspokescouncil@gmail.com, or emorybikesocial@gmail.com .

That's it for 2023! We will resume walking the campus in January -- until then, stay safe, healthy, and enjoy the Holiday Season!!





Emory University Emeritus College

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road NE Room 206

Atlanta, GA 30329

http://www.emory.edu/emeritus