Jamie Hanson
N o rt h w e s t ern’s Eighth F ulb ri g h t Sc hola r in E i g h t Y e ars
J. Edwin Ha r till Pr ofes s or s hip Professor of New Testament
Charity Straszheim ’10 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Scholarship
Studies and Greek,
W. Edward Glenny, Th.D.,
in spring 2011. She is currently fulfilling a one-
Ph.D., was selected as
year teaching assistantship in the Czech Republic,
the first recipient of the J.
working with two different Czech schools teaching
Edwin Hartill Professorship,
English and developing curriculum with other
the college’s first endowed
English teachers. Straszheim, of Roland, Iowa,
professorship for full-time professors. Funded
graduated with a B.A. in Visual Arts Education.
by a donor, the J. Edwin Hartill Professorship stimulates scholarship and enriches the learning experiences of Northwestern students. It is a twoyear appointment with a credit load of 50 percent teaching and 50 percent research. “Dr. Glenny is a scholar well deserving of this honor,” said Janet Sommers, Ph.D., senior vice president for academic affairs. “He successfully fulfills all of the requirements, including excellence in teaching, extensive academic research and professional achievements, and strong affirmation from established scholars in his field.” Glenny plans to continue research and writing in the same field as his recently published book, Finding Meaning in the Text: Translation
Josh stokes
Technique and Theology in the Septuagint of Amos, including commentaries on the Septuagint text of the 12 minor prophets. The endowed professorship is named for Dr. J. Edwin Hartill ’37 (1909–1981), a Northwestern graduate and one of the college’s beloved Bible scholars and professors for many years. 11