From: Eliza T. Dresang <edresang>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:47:42 -0400

Important Addendum to James Elliott's message!

As the invitation to my 'goodbye party' at FSU says, I am, in fact,
'retiring to a Second Life.'

Dec 31, 2008 will be my last day of employment as the Eliza Atkins Gleason Professor in the College of Information at the Florida State University, where I have spent fourteen delightful and fulfilling years.

Jan 1, 2009 will be my first day of employment as the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services at the Information School at the University of Washington, where I anticipate spending many more delightful and fulfilling years.

Although I am very sad to leave FSU, Seattle has something to offer in addition to the job that Tallahassee does not -- 2 year old Lizzie and 1 year old Finn who happen to be the children of my son and daughter-in-law.

Because of the way things work with doctoral students, I found that if I officially retired from FSU, I could remain the major professor for those students with whom I'm working at the dissertation stage. If I simply resigned I could not.

So, I thought I'd best quickly clarify this before I became the recipient of traditional retirement good wishes and inquiries about what I will do with my new life of leisure. :-)

I will in fact be teaching, conducting research, participating in service and working with faculty colleagues and students just at a different place in a different climate in a different time zone.

Thanks for the kind words, James.

Eliza

At 2:17 PM -0400 11/1/08, James Elliott wrote:
>This is from the FSU College of Information Studies newsletter (not online):
>
>"Dr. Eliza T. Dresang will be retiring form Florida State University
>at the end of 2008. It is hard to say enough about her
>contributions to the College and to the profession. We wish her the
>best with her family on the West Coast."
>
>I had Dr. Dresang for three (I think) classes at FSU while working
>on my MLIS, and found her to be one of the most interesting of all
>my professors. As most of us know, she has served on many Newbery
>Commissions, and hosted "Mock Newbery" sessions in Tallahassee.
>
>I join in the College in wishing her the best!
>
>
>Jim Elliott
>North Florida, USA
>
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-- 
Eliza T. Dresang
Eliza Atkins Gleason Professor
Founding Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Leadership, 
Technology Integration, and Critical Literacies (I-CELTIC)
College of Information - Florida State University
142 Collegiate Loop  -  P.O. Box 3062100
Tallahassee FL 32306-2100
Phone:  850 644 5877

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