John Kielkopf Jr., Physics and Astronomy professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, was the lone 50^th-year honoree this year. 

Other honorees from A&S include:

40 years: David Howarth, Geography and Geosciences, and Susan Matarese, Political Science

35 years: Rhonda Buchanan, Classical and Modern Languages, Ying Kit Chan, Fine Arts, Christopher Davis, Physics and Astronomy, Allan Futrell, Communication, Mark Noble, Chemistry, and Michael Perlin, Biology

30 years: James Beggan, Sociology, Chakram Jayanthi, Physics and Astronomy, and Steven Seif, Mathematics

25 years: James Alexander, Biology, Blake Beattie, History, Julie Bunck, Political Science, Dewey Clayton, Political Science, Karen Hadley, English, Zijiang He, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Manuel Medina, Classical and Modern Languages

Honorees from the College of Business include:

40 years: Richard Coppage, School of Accountancy

30 years: Dianna Preece, Finance

25 years: Benjamin Foster, School of Accountancy, and Alexei Izyumov, Economics

Honorees from the School of Dentistry include:

40 years: Zafrulla Khan, Rehabilitative and Reconstructive Dentistry

25 years: Margaret Hill, Diagnosis and Oral Health

Honorees from the Kent School of Social Work include:

30 years: Thomas Lawson

25 years: Bibhuti Sar

Honorees from the Brandeis School of Law include:

35 years: Robin Harris

30 years: David Ensign

Honorees from University Libraries include:

40 years: S. Tyler Goldberg

35 years: Melissa Laning

Honorees from the School of Medicine include:

45 years: Laman Gray Jr., Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

40 years: Daniel Danzl, Emergency Medicine, Joseph Hersh, Pediatrics, and Hugh Peterson, Medicine

30 years: Erle Austin III, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, George Bosse, Emergency Medicine, Gary Marshall, Pediatrics, Julio Ramirez, Medicine, and Roland Valdes Jr., Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

25 years: Roberto Bolli, Medicine, Jeffrey Bumpous, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Communicative Disorders, Steven Burton, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Zhenmin Lei, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Resad Pasic, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Gregory Postel, Radiology, Vaclav Vetvicka, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Jerry (Jun) Yu, Medicine

Honorees from the School of Music include:

25 years: Kimcherie Lloyd, Performance Studies, and Marc Satterwhite, Academic and Professional Studies

Honorees from the School of Nursing include:

40 years: Marianne Hutti

Honorees from the J.B. School of Engineering include:

35 years: Nageshwar Bhaskar, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Kevin Walsh, Electrical and Computer Engineering

30 years: Robert Cohn, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Anup Kumar, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and Arthur Parola Jr., Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tyler is one of few professors to achieve 50-plus years of teaching service.

“I set a record every day,” he said. “And I’m probably far ahead of even the faculty that have been here for 50 years in terms of semesters, because Speed School is a yearly school.”

Tyler has taught a variety of courses throughout the years, beyond the introductory coursework that he currently teaches. Tyler has touched a lot of lives during his tenure, including some of his contemporaries in the Speed School such as former interim dean John Usher and Department of Engineering Fundamentals Chair Patricia Ralston.

“I entered Speed in the fall of 1975, and I clearly remember the classroom environment he created. All were encouraged to be dedicated, to be disciplined and to achieve. He showed us more respect than many of us had for ourselves. His obvious concern for students’ learning and success drew me to seek his counsel, and he continued to mentor me after I completed the mathematics sequence,” Ralston said. “He gave me advice that has served me life-long: ‘Stay focused on clearly defined goals, work steadily to achieve them, and continually re-evaluate to improve.’ He validated my own interest in teaching and convinced me to go to graduate school. He has been a motivating and inspiring force behind all I have been able to achieve at Speed School.”

Usher adds, “Larry Tyler is an engineering hero and living legend here at Speed School. He has positively impacted many thousands of students, including me way back in 1977, by being an amazing teacher and mentor. He still gets here early and works hard every day with energy and passion for engineering education that is truly inspiring. I am so glad to have had the chance to work with him and look forward to many more years.”

Tyler has achieved a number of accomplishments, including hosting a variety hour television series on local television, where he employed his engineering acumen to the then-nascent field of audio production. He was there at the inception and development of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals, a relatively unique program that focuses on engineering pedagogy, while reinforcing basics.

During his tenure, the world has undergone radical, if seemingly glacial changes, from the use of chalk and whiteboards, to in-class projectors and into the digital age. While the technology and methodology evolve with the times, the constituent student body remains relatively static. Via his role in Engineering Fundamentals, Tyler not only sees a majority of the students coming in, but is happy to help them transition into the grind.

“When they ask me if they ask me if the students are any better or worse now, I say no. Some of the differences I’ve noticed is that they’re in to computer games more and maybe less athletic. We didn’t have people going around with a computer in their face. The students haven’t gotten worse. ACT scores have improved, but I’m not sure they are a lot better than they were. We’re getting better students, but we’re also getting more students,” he said. 

Since 1963, Tyler has worked continuously for three semesters per year, without even one sabbatical during that time frame. That singular dedication to his craft underscores a rigorous, and almost zen-like methodology that drives his passion to continue to grow and evolve his teaching. 

“I learn something new every day. I’ve learned there are a lot of people smarter than I am coming through as students.” Tyler said. “I’ve probably learned how to convey concepts to students efficiently and certainly better. I’m better equipped now than when I started teaching of being able to convey concepts and trying to get students to learn those, relate to, and learn.”

For Tyler, there is no endgame in sight, other than to continue his work as an educator as long as he physically can.

“You’re always one dean or chair away from retirement.” Tyler said. ” As long as my health is good, I’ll be here.”

During the event, Larry Tyler, engineering fundamentals, was recognized for 55 years of service.

Three professors were recognized for 45 years of service: Leslie Abramson, Brandeis School of Law; Brian Alpert, surgical and hospital dentistry; and Thomas Maloney, philosophy.

Additional honorees and their years of service are listed below:

40 years of service

• David Adamkin, pediatrics/obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health;
• Michael Tseng, anatomical sciences and neurobiology;
• Babu Nahata, economics
• Dale Billingsley, English
• Julia Dietrich, English
• Justin McCarthy, history

35 years of service

• Deborah Keeling, criminal justice
• Lee Larson, mathematics
• Steven Skaggs, fine arts
• Joseph Steffen, biology
• Gennaro Vito, criminal justice
• Charles Barr, ophthalmology and visual sciences
• Robert Frierson, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
• Toni Ganzel, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery and communicative disorders
• John Roberts, pediatrics
• David Seligson, surgery
• Naomi Oliphant, performance studies
• Dar-Jen Chang, computer engineering and computer science

30 years of service

• Steve Rouse, academic and professional studies
• Michael Tracy, performance studies
• Douglas Borchman, ophthalmology and visual sciences
• Nemr Eid, pediatrics
• Michael Heine, anesthesiology and perioperative medicine
• Alfred Jacobs, medicine
• Dan Stewart, pediatrics/obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health
• Marcus Stoddard, medicine
• Stephan Gohmann, economics
• Mark Austin, sociology
• John Gilderbloom, urban and public affairs
• Frederick Luzzio, chemistry
• Cynthia Negrey, sociology
• Robert Powers, mathematics

25 years of service

• David Anderson, English
• Karen Chandler, English
• Udayan Darji, mathematics
• Margaret D’Silva, communication
• David Imbroscio, political science/urban and public affairs
• Mark Priest, fine arts
• Reginald Bruce, management
• Brian Dos Santos, computer information systems
• Audrey Kline, economics
• George Kushner, surgical and hospital dentistry
• William Scarfe, surgical and hospital dentistry
• Cheryl Kolander, health and sport sciences
• Karen Jordan, Brandeis School of Law
• Cedric Powell, Brandeis School of Law
• Enid Trucios-Haynes, Brandeis School of Law
• Phillip Bressoud, medicine
• Deborah Davis, pediatrics
• Rawhi Omar, pathology and laboratory medicine
• Craig Roberts, orthopaedic surgery
• Lonnie Sears, pediatrics
• Thomas Stephen, pediatrics
• Jerry Tolson, academic and professional studies

John Paul Nelson, from the College of Business, was recognized for 50 years at UofL. Nelson is professor of Economics. 

All recognized faculty members and their years of service include:

College of Arts & Sciences

• Augustus A. Mastri, Classical and Modern Languages (40)
• Robert M. Buchanan, Chemistry (35)
• Susan M. Griffin, English (35)
• Barbara L. Hanger, Fine Arts (35)
• Beth A. Boehm, English (30)
• Alan Golding, English (30)
• Suzanne Meeks, Psychological and Brain Sciences (30)
• Prasanna Sahoo, Mathematics (30)
• Patricia Gagne, Sociology (25)
• Elizabeth Grossi, Criminal Justice (25)

College of Business

• John Paul Nelson, Economics (50)
• Archie W. Faircloth, Accountancy (45)
• Alan N. Attaway, Accountancy (40)
• Jay T. Brandi, Finance (35)
• P.S. Raju, Marketing (30)
• Robert M. Barker, Computer Information Systems (25)

School of Dentistry

• Carmine J. Esposito, Oral Health and Rehabilitation (40)
• Susan W. Grammer, Oral Health and Rehabilitation (40)
• Douglas S. Darling, Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases (25)

Brandeis School of Law

• Russell L. Weaver (35)
• John T. Cross (30)

School of Medicine

• Jeffrey P. Callen, Medicine (40)
• Richard D. Miller, Microbiology and Immunology (40)
• Richard W. Stremel, Physiology (40)
• Gordon R. Tobin, Surgery (40)
• Michael E. Brier, Medicine (30)
• William Gerald Cheadle, Surgery (30)
• Royce D. Coleman, Emergency Medicine (30)
• Steven R. Ellis, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (30)
• Mary E. Fallat, Surgery (30)
• Mark P. Pfeifer, Medicine (30)
• Gerard Paul Rabalais, Pediatrics (30)
• Michael J. Voor, Orthopedic Surgery (25)
• Gordon Strauss, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (25)
• Vicki L. Montgomery, Pediatrics (25)
• Karen W. Krigger, Family and Geriatric Medicine (25)
• G. Rafael Fernandez-Botran, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (25)
• Rif S. El-Mallakh, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (25)
• Tracy D. Eells, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (25)
• Vernon Cook, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health (25)

School of Nursing

• Carla P. Hermann (30)

J.B. Speed School of Engineering

• James Charles Watters, Chemical Engineering (40)
• Patricia Ann Stark Ralston, Engineering Fundamentals (35)
• J.P. Mohsen, Civil and Environmental Engineering (35)
• Adel S. Elmaghraby, Computer Engineering & Computer Science (35)
• Geoffrey Cobourn, Mechanical Engineering (35)
• John S. Usher, Industrial Engineering (30)
• Glen Prater, Jr., Mechanical Engineering (30)
• Mark N. French, Civil and Environmental Engineering (30)