EUEC Newsletter

I am excited to join you as the new Director of the Emeritus College. Thank you to former directors Ann Rogers and Gray Crouse for guiding me as I begin this role. And to the Executive Committee, Dianne Becht, and many others, for welcoming me. I look forward to working with you all to facilitate the Emeritus College’s mission. I would like to invite you to connect with me so I can get to know you and your priorities for the College. Please email me at kmartyn@emory.edu if you would like to get together or to share your thoughts and ideas.

I am a tenured Professor and Independence Chair in Nursing Education with many years of academic leadership at Emory (since 2013) and the University of Michigan (2007-2013), and more than 40 years of experience in academia. I am a Fulbright Scholar. In 2021, I received a Fulbright Research award with King’s College London to conduct the “UK and US Leadership of Nursing Education During a Pandemic” project, and since then have assisted the US-UK Fulbright Commission with engagement initiatives.

At Emory, I have enjoyed collaborating in a variety of ways across campus, including on the Faculty Council, Emory SACSCOC Reaccreditation Quality Enhancement Project, and six years on the Tenure, Appointment, and Promotions Committee (TPAC). I participated in the Emory Academic Leadership Program and am a fellow of the Woodruff Academic Leadership Program. I will continue to teach in the Nursing PhD program, conduct research on the nursing workforce, and serve on the School of Nursing promotion and tenure committee.

Over the past few months, I have attended a number of intellectually stimulating, informative, and enjoyable Emeritus College events such as Lunch Colloquiums, pre-retirement sessions, and Athens Pizza lunches. Thank you to all of the Emeritus members engaged in making these activities and many others happen. The intellectual engagement across disciplines in the College fosters a valuable and unique opportunity for learning and expression. For example, this week Drew Williamson, MD (School of Medicine faculty, with Emory’s Empathetic AI for Health Initiative and AI.Humanity Initiative) presented at the Research Colloquia on AI and medicine. He described his research on PathChat, an assistive tool tailored to pathology to improve diagnosis and treatment options for patients. The potential for humans and AI to work in harmony to improve health was highlighted. This presentation and the questions asked by the Emeritus College members resulted in stimulating discussion of implications for health, medicine, and education.

The Emeritus College at Emory is advancing the missions of Emory and the Emeritus College through intellectual, social, and service collaborations, connections, and contributions, and I am honored to facilitate this as the Director of the Emeritus College.

Sincerely,

Kristy

PLEASE NOTE

Lunch Colloquium Food Cost Increase

We are sorry to announce a need to increase the price for our food at the Lunch Colloquiums. Rising food costs and recent budget cuts at the University have created a need to ask for $15 instead of the usual $10 if you plan to have our lunches at future meetings.

As in the past, we ask that you bring cash as we are not equipped to accept credit or electronic charges.

Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you at the HobbyFest (see below).

Lunch Colloquium -- HobbyFest -- July 14

HobbyFest

MONDAY, July 14, 2025

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road -- Room 130

11:30am-1:00pm

Do you garden? Are you a gourmet cook? Do you collect stamps? Are you an avid photographer?

No matter what your hobby might be, it is likely others among the Emeritus College may have the same interest, or maybe your hobby will spark something new for someone else!

We have a full line-up of hobby enthusiasts who will share with us what keeps them busy in retirement, so be sure to join us in-person or via Zoom!

Distinguished Emeritus Faculty and Service Awards -- July 28

Please join us for our annual celebration of EUEC members who will be honored with a Faculty Award of Distinction and Distinguished Service Awards for contributions they have made through scholarly work and service in the years since their retirement.

Also presented at this event will be this year’s recipients of the Bianchi-Bugge Award administered by the Emeritus College, and Heilbrun Fellowships, offered to support emeriti who are continuing research and scholarship in retirement; the grants, administered by the Emory College of Arts and Sciences, are funded by a generous contribution from the family of Professor of Psychology Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr.

This is a hybrid event -- you can attend in-person at the Luce Center or join us via Zoom.

11:30am-1:00pm

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road -- Room 130

This year's recipients are:

2025 AWARD OF DISTINCTION:

· Marshall Duke

· David Eltis

2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD:

· Ron Gould

2025 BIANCHI-BUGGE AWARD:

· Ann Hartle

2025 HEILBRUN DISTINGUISHED EMERITUS FELLOWSHIP:

· Eugene Emory

· Robyn Fivush

Upcoming MedShare Volunteer Opportunity

If you’d like to join this group, we are volunteering the second Thursday afternoon of each month. Upcoming sessions: July 10, August 14 and September 11. Registration on the MedShare web site is required.

To register:

Visit the MedShare event registration page at: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_id=0319&console_type=event&ht=1&res_code=EmoryEmeritus

Click the "Sign Up" button for your event and enter your email and first name. If you don't have a MedShare volunteer account, you'll be prompted to create one.

Select the listed event and click “Register."

For registration issues, questions or information about carpooling, please contact Marianne Skeen, marskeen@comcast.net.

Member Activities

Stephen Nowicki

Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Steve recently received a 2025 Nautilus Book Award in the Relationships and Communication category for his book, Raising a Socially Successful Child: Teaching Kids the Nonverbal Language They Need to Communicate, Connect, and Thrive.

Click on the link below for additional information and a list of winners:

👉 https://www.nautilusbookawards.com/2025-nautilus-winners

Perry Sprawls, Jr.

Professor Emeritus of Radiology

Perry was featured in a recently published article in the Medical Physics International Journal about his activities that began in an Emory classroom many years ago.

Please click here to view the article.

Upcoming Events at Emory

Sunday Public Tours at the Michael C. Carlos Museum

Sunday, July 13, 2025, 2-3pm EDT

Explore the Carlos Museum with a drop-in docent-led tour! Sunday Public Tours are free with museum admission and no prior registration is required. Public Tours do have a limited capacity, and are first come, first served.

To join, simply meet your docent in the Rotunda on Level One at 2 p.m.

Miscellaneous Monthly: Rose Library's Open House Series -- Travel and Vacations

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1-3pm EDT

Rose Library

Have you ever wanted to see items from Rose Library's collections but not known how? Or maybe you don't even know what you'd like to see, just that you would like to see something cool and old!

If this describes you, you're in luck! This summer, Rose Library is continuing "Miscellaneous Monthly", our monthly open house series. Every third Tuesday of the month, you can stop by the 10th floor of Woodruff Library between 1pm and 3pm to view a selection of archival items. No appointment needed! Each month will have a different theme, so be sure to come by every month to see it all! Join us on July 15th to view archival materials related to travel and vacationing.

Details and other information, as well as additional campus events, can be found on the Emory Events Calendar.

If you'd like to share an event/program of interest before the next newsletter

please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu

Walking the Campus with Dianne

The hallway of windows from our previous walk connects the original hospital building to the newer hospital towers on Clifton Road. Driving on Clifton allows you to go directly underneath this particular walkway that is emblazoned with the large Emory University identifier (see third photo below).

This walkway also connects to a couple of other hallways in the hospital towers; one goes to Building B Clinic, and the other takes you to the second floor area of the Towers, where you will find a cafe and pharmacy, among other things on that floor.

The second photo below is a panoramic view of where the bridge/walkway connects with the hallway into the hospital towers. A third hallway from that juncture (not seen in the photo) goes to the Building B Clinic.

Temperatures are still summery hot but let's go outdoors and revisit a spot we looked at a few years ago. Despite the heat, this place is in a cool area and also, in my opinion, one of the coolest looking items on campus.

Where will you find this on the Emory campus?

Emory University Emeritus College

The Luce Center

825 Houston Mill Road NE Room 206

Atlanta, GA 30329

http://www.emory.edu/emeritus

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