Into the golden years
History Prof. Ben Procter leads the list of faculty retirements.
Into the golden years
History Prof. Ben Procter leads the list of faculty retirements.
With 43 years at TCU, History Prof. Ben Procter led the list of faculty retirements announced this spring. Others included Fred Erisman, English, 35 years; Margaret McWhorter, design, merchandising and textiles, 28 years; David Sloan, design, merchandising and textiles, 28 years; Evelyn Roberts, nutrition and dietetics, 21 years; Gerald L. Grotta, journalism, 20 years; Lawrence M. Charlesworth, radio-TV-film, 15 years; Danna Strength, nursing, 13 years; Ken Raessler, School of Music, 11 years; and Dora Castillo, communication sciences and disorders, 10 years. Admissions Dean Sandy Ware is also leaving TCU after 14 years and record-breaking enrollment numbers, to join her husband Wayne, a retired pilot, in building a log home in Colorado. “The TCU family is unparalleled in my professional experience,” she said. “I will continue to wear purple, and I will always be (an adopted) Frog.”

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