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Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010
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Like graduating students, professors finish tenures
As students walk down the aisle of the commencement ceremonies Saturday, they can expect a future of new adventures and the continual search for knowledge. However, these are not the only members of the UNC community with these same goals — a few University of Northern Colorado professors have also decided their time at the university is at an end. Wayne Melanson, a journalism and mass communications professor, is leaving after nearly 35 years of being involved with the school. Melanson primarily teaches advertising classes. He first came to the university as a graduate student and earned his masters degree in 1973. He became a professor the next year. In the mid 1980s, Melanson left UNC to get his doctorate and later returned. In 1991, he left again to teach at the University of Nebraska and Texas Tech. In 1998, his position at UNC was re-opened, and Melanson accepted the job. With each of these positions combined, he has been at UNC longer than any other professor in the journalism and mass communications department. He said his daughter-in-law is expecting, and the child will be the first of Melanson’s grandchildren. He said he wants to spend time with the family and help raise the child. “I want to continue to write,” Melanson said about his future plans. “I have ideas for a couple books I’ve been kicking around. Of course I want to travel, but that will come as we can get away and afford it.” Melanson also said he is con-
sidering writing a non-fiction book about nature, and he enjoys learning about birds. Melanson said through his tenure at UNC, he has seen the journ a l i s m department grow exponent i a l l y . Wayne Melanson Today, all is a journalism the tenured professor retiring f a c u l t y after two separate m e m b e r s positions at UNC. h a v e Ph.D.s, and the $2 million Hansen Endowment awarded to the journalism department helped bring in newer and better equipment. “I believe very strongly that UNC is an outstanding university,” Melanson said. “We have professors here that are committed to teaching. I didn’t know that before, but now I’ve been other places … UNC should be proud of its faculty and their commitment to teaching. That’s a good place for me to be … this is a pro-student faculty.” He has also partnered with Cheryl Pawlowski, a communications professor, to do research and studies on gender effects and how men and women react to different stimuli, with an emphasis on masculine portrayal in advertising. “I like UNC students because they come, as a general rule, from working-class families to better themselves and get better jobs,” Melanson said. “They come here with a really fine attitude set, and I find that really refreshing.” Douglas Marshall, the associate dean of the College of
Natural and Health Sciences, is also retiring after a three-anda-half year stint at UNC. Marshall said he had a family history at the university: his grandfather received his doctorate from UNC years ago and other various family members have also received degrees. Marshall received an offer to join a global-life-sciences company as the chief scientific officer. He said the knowledge he has gained in years of studying the microbiology field will help him in his new position. “I’ve been very fortunate to be working in this area,” he said. “A food-borne illness is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. To be able to serve these governments and industries to the average Joe and Jane to ensure that what they consume is safe and w h o l e some…I sleep very Douglas Marshall well at night is the associate k n o w i n g dean of the College everything I of Natural and do has a Health Sciences. profound impact on a global citizenry.” Marshall said since he was young, he wanted to be a biologist. In high school, he took the only microbiology class offered in Nebraska, his home state, and was enthralled with it. “I really loved nature,” Marshall said. “For me, as a child, a good time was sitting in a dandelion patch playing with bees and ants and enjoying the best of what Mother Nature had to offer.” Throughout his career, Marshall has written and pub-
lished more than 230 articles. He is an infections disease microbiologist who detects ways to control pathogens in the environment. He said one of his most memorable projects was writing a collaborative book with about 20 other scientists commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization that talked about microbe hazards in food. Of the students and faculty at UNC, Marshall said they were firstrate and focused on education. “Strive to be independent; do impactful [sic] work,” he said.
Marshall Clough, a history professor, is also retiring after a 35year career at UNC. C l o u g h Marshall Clough received his is a professor of Ph.D at history retiring S t a n f o r d from UNC after a and was 35-year tenure. offered a job at UNC. He said he looked forward to the chance of living in Colorado. See Professors, Page 9
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