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College Bids Farewell to Retiring Faculty

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Yellow flowers alongside the Lyman Conservatory with Chapin Hall in the background

Published May 17, 2022

At a celebration on campus May 12, nine retiring faculty members were honored for a combined 341 years of service to Smith.

Faculty members who are retiring this year are:

  • Donald Baumer, professor of government
  • Giovanna Bellesia, professor of Italian studies
  • Patrick Coby, Esther Booth Wiley 1934 Professor of Government
  • Rosetta Cohen, Myra M. Sampson Professor of Education and Child Study
  • Jill de Villiers, professor of philosophy and Sophia and Austin Smith Professor of Psychology
  • Marc Lendler, professor of government
  • Joseph O’Rourke, Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor of Computer Science and professor of mathematics and statistics
  • Dennis Yasutomo, Esther Cloudman Dunn Professor of Government
  • Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics

At a luncheon in their honor, President Kathleen McCartney praised the retiring faculty members for their many contributions to the college community.