Department of English

Retired Faculty

We have had the great honor of working beside, teaching with and learning from the following esteemed colleagues:

Vance S. Aandahl,  Associate Professor Emeritus of English
?B.A., M.A., University of Colorado

Charles E. Allbee, Professor of English?
B.A., M.A., Adams State College; D.A., University of Northern Colorado

Theresa Crater, Professor of English
B.A., University of North Carolina Greensboro; M.A., Ph.D., University of Washington; M.A. in Counseling, University of Colorado

Bruce Degi, Professor of English?
B.A., M.L.A., Texas Christian University; Ph.D., University of Denver?

Jan Delasara, Professor Emeritus of English
?B.A., State University of Iowa; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

Elsie G. Haley, Professor of English
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver

Elizabeth Holtze, Professor of English?
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska

Larry B. Langton, Professor Emeritus of English?
B.A., M.A., Wichita State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Linda Lang-Peralta, Professor Emeritus of English
B.A., M.A., California State-Long Beach; Ph.D., University of California-Irvine

M. Edwin Low, Professor of English
?B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado

Megan B. McClard, Professor Emeritus of English?
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Denver  

Annette B. McElhiney, Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s Studies?
B.A., M.A., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Denver

Stephanie (Robin) Ormes Quizar, Professor Emeritus of English?
B.A. Stanford University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado

Jackie Swensson, Professor Emeritus of English?
B.S., University of Southern Mississippi; M.Ed., Colorado State University; Ph.D., University of Colorado

Gwendolyn A. Thomas, Professor Emeritus of English
?B.A., Bennett College; M.A., Temple University; Ph.D., University of Denver 

In Memoriam

Paul D. Farkas, Associate Professor of English
B.A., St. Edwards University; M.A., University of New Orleans; Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Joan R. Griffin, Professor of English 
B.A., College of St. Theresa; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., University of Nebraska 

William T. Hamilton, Professor of English
B.A., University of Washington; M.A., University of Maryland; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Eugene W. Saxe, Professor of English?
B.A., M.A., Indiana State University; Ph.D., University of Denver