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20 honored at Emeriti luncheon

Nineteen faculty members and an administrator at California State University, Fresno were honored at the 30th Annual Faculty Emeriti Luncheon on May 7 hosted by President Welty and Interim Provost Jeri Echeverria.

The newly-conferred emeriti represent several hundred years of combined teaching and administrative service to the university.

Emeriti faculty honored
Front row, from left: R.C. Adams, Linda J. Shaffer, Peter J. Klassen.
Back row, from left: Richard W. Francis, Joseph W. Heuston, John W. Shaw, James A. Flanery, President John D. Welty.

Welty praised the faculty for their contributions to the growth of the university.

“' Without the incredibly hard work and hours of sacrifices you made, we would not have been able to establish a university known for its quality education,” Welty said. “ Because of you, we are dreaming new dreams and moving into the national stage in many areas,” he said.

The new emeriti are:

R. C. Adams, Mass Communication and Journalism
John W. Bohnstedt, History
Don R. Broyles, Political Science
Sidney H. Chang, History
W. Ritchie Clendenin, Music
Robert J. Dinkin, History
Mostafa K. Elhag-Ali, Information Systems and Decision Sciences
David L. Ellis, Social Work Education
Robert D. Fischer, Sociology
James A. Flanery, Mass Communication and Journalism
Richard W. Francis, Kinesiology
Frank H. Goishi, Civil and Geomatics Engineering and Construction
Joseph W. Heuston, Student Affairs
W. Hudson Kensel, History
Peter J. Klassen, History
Ignacio B. Santesteban, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Linda J. Shaffer, Economics
John A. Shaw, Economics
Andrew M. Simmons, English
and Atilano A. Valencia, Educational Research, Administration, and Foundations (posthumously).