Faculty and Staff - Emeriti
Arthur Grachek
Home Address:416 43rd Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301
E-mail address:afgrachek@stcloudstate.edu
Years at SCSU: 1962 - 1963 and 1971 - 2003
Also undergrad student 1958 - 1962
Current Interests:
Member of St. Cloud Downtown Kiwanis Club
Volunteer Work for St. Cloud Newman Center
Central Minnesota Readers for the Visually Impaired
Kids Against Hunger
SCSU Alumni Association
Hosted tour of Poland for family and friends May 2004, and September 2006
Guest professor at Bin Hai College, Nankai University in China, October 2005
Department Memory:
From a professional standpoint it has been interesting to observe the changes that have occurred in the discipline that today is called Communication Studies. As an undergraduate student with a major in "speech and dramatic arts" (B.S. '62) the department curriculum included pubic address, oral interpretation, speech pathology, drama, and theater and radio. As a newly appointed assistant professor in 1971, the areas of communication disorders and theater had recently split off to form their own departments. The area of radio and televsion was soon to form it's own department. New curriculum was developed in communicaton theory and interpersonal communication and the department was renamed "speech communication". Within ten years, programs emerged in performance studies, intercultural communication, and organizational communication. Although teaching majors were dominant in the 1960's - '70's, the emphasis turned to interpersonal and organizational in the 1980's - '90's.
The age old question "What is a speech major anyway?" remains a challenge for the department.
Rin Porter
Home Address:39205 Oak Drive, Browerville, MN 56438
E-mail address: lwporter@stcloudstate.edu
Years at SCSU: 1984 - 2004
Current Interests:
I finally have time to work on my hobbies, including spinning and woodworking. I've been doing some genealogy and family history research also. For two years, I've worked part-time as a newspaper reporter for three small papers published in Todd County where I now live. It's been great to have the opportunity to travel also. In 2005 I spent 18 days in Croatia and Slovenia. In 2006 I traveled to Romania and Hungary.
Don Sikkink
Home Address: 1780 Pennystone Dr., Ore Valley, AZ 85755 (September to May)
33473 Cobalt Circle NW, Cambridge, MN 55008 (June through August)
E-mail Address: arlenedon@netzero.com
Years at SCSU: 1963 - 1990
Associate Professor/Professor/Chairperson of Speech and Theatre
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Director of Denmark International Studies Program
Acting Director of International Studies Office
Dean of Fine Arts and Humanities
Interim Vice-Presidence of Academic Affairs
Current Interests:
Finishing a first draft of our memories
Sorting and organizing 4,000 personal photos
Serving on the Board of Directors of our AZ Home Owners Association
Still teaching Parliamentary Procedure at the MN Municipal Clerks Institute and for Partners in Policy Making (An organization supporting developmentally disabled clients)
Publications:
Understandable Parliamentary Procedure (pdf): An understandable and simplified approach to Parliamentary Procedure, including "Sikkink"s Seven Motion System.
Department Memory:
I had dinner with Jill Rudnitski, Vice President for Advancement, who waited to take SPC 161 with me until the last quarter of her senior year. I also had a beautiful letter this year from one of our majors, Doreen Boettcher, who appreciates and uses daily, the skills and concepts learned in the department.
Other:
I am looking forward to the 30 year reunion of our Denmark group. Tom Bryne, a minor in Speech is organizing the event.
Glenn M. Stocker
Home Address: 345 County Road 11 NW, Longville, MN 56655
E-mail Address: gstocker@tds.net
Years at SCSU: 1978 - 1981 SCSU
1981 - 1983 Akita Univ., Akita, Japan
1983 - 1985 SCSU
1985 - 1986 Research, Japan
1986 - 1997 SCSU
1997 - 2000 Akita Univ., Akita, Japan
2000 - 2003 SCSU Phased retirement
Current Interests:
Reading, fishing, boating, snowmobiing, gardening, car restoration, etc.
Secretary, Blackwater Lake Association,
member, Board of Directors
Travel
Department Memory:
Interaction with staff and students is missed very much. Something new and interesting was happening every day. SCSU is a fine university, with a great student body and staff.
Other:
Come on up and take a ride on the lake, pontoon in summer, snowmobile in winter!
Robert H. Wick
Years at SCSU:
Robert Wick arrived In 1948 at St. Cloud State as a faculty member in the department of speech. He served as Department Chair, the Dean School of Literature and Arts, and the Academic Dean. Dr. Wick served as Acting President from August 1965 to April 1966 when he was appointed President of St. Cloud State. Just before he was appointed acting president, he was appointed as Vice President of Academic Affairs. Robert Wick served as President during 1965 – 1971, he was SCSU’s 14th President. During his time as President KVSC began broadcasting at St. Cloud State in 1967. The building boom under Wick included: Halenbeck Hall (1965), Holes Hall (1965), Atwood Center (1966), Stearns Hall (1966), Benton Hall (1966), Business Building (1968), Performing Arts Center (1968), and Sherburne Hall (1969). Dr. Wick went back to being a faculty member in the Speech Department after his presidency until he retired in 1978.
Interests and Activities:
As an educator, Wick has been recognized for outstanding teaching by the Speech Teachers Association of Minnesota, tapped for service on the Minnesota Manpower Commission and received the SCSU Distinguished Service Award. Additionally, Wick was nationally recognized for his educational achievements, even being listed as part of Who's Who in America.
The Math and Science Building was renamed the Robert H. Wick Science Building and dedicated in honor of former President Robert H. Wick on September 2, 2005.
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