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As many of you know, this year brought some great changes to the Professional Writing and Technical Communication Program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After forty years of service to the program, the Department, the University and the profession as a whole, John Nelson Jr. has retired. More than any teacher I know, John has changed the lives of his students, and no words would sufficiently express my own gratitude for his selflessness and his guidance. On behalf all of us, John, I wish you calm seas and fair winds. |
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| The wheel turneth, and the program continues to grow and to change. I am pleased to announce the arrival this fall of Professor Janine Solberg, who comes to us from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she directed the Programs in Professional Writing and helped develop and run communication workshops for the Mid-America Earthquake Center. Welcome, Janine.
Academic Year 06–07 was yet another record of success on the employment front, with some program grads hired by firms we have known in previous years (this in part a tribute to our networking), and others finding harbors that are entirely new to us (this a tribute to the strength of our candidates and to the growing reputation of the program). The happy list of that success follows. Congratulations to all! - Dave Toomey 2007 PROGRAM GRADUATES IN FULL-TIME POSITIONS Caroline Fenton Eliya Fishman Jessica Kirby-Dixon Kevin LaHaise Patrick Lennon Jennifer McDaid Kelly McGuire Jessica Ricker Lisa Rua John Ware Callie Williams Sheryl Wolnik INTERNSHIPS Candace Letizia, Reed Business, Waltham MA |
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