Smith Bids Farewell to Retiring Faculty

At the close of the academic year, the college honored 13 retiring faculty members with a combined 420 years of service to Smith.

This year’s retiring faculty members are:

• Silvia Berger, senior lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese
• Nalini Bhushan, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy
• Anna Botta, professor of Italian studies and of world literatures
• Lois Dubin, professor of religion
• Velma García, professor of government
• Andrea Hairston ’74, Louise Wolff Kahn Professor of Theatre 
• Maria Estela Harretche, professor of Spanish and Portuguese
• Ellen Kaplan, professor of theatre
• Judith Keyler-Mayer, senior lecturer in German studies
• Richard Millington, Helen and Laura Shedd Professor of English Language and Literature
• Grant Moss, senior lecturer in music
• Richard Olivo, professor of biological sciences
• Ruth Ozeki ’80, Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities and Professor of English Language and Literature

President Kathleen McCartney—who is herself retiring after a decade of leading the college—presided over a May 18 ceremony and thanked the retiring educators for their numerous contributions to the college community.

Sarah Willie-LeBreton will begin her tenure as Smith’s 12th president on July 1.