All NewsSnapshotsReception Honors Recent Retirees Olivia DrakeSeptember 23, 20084minWesleyan President Michael Roth; Jason Wolfe, professor of biology, emeritus; and Joe Bruno, vice president for academic affairs and provost, professor of chemistry attend a brief presentation during the reception. The event honored Wolfe, Richard Slotkin, Vera Grant, adjunct professor of German studies, emerita; and Gayle Pemberton, professor of English and African American studies, emerita. Grant and Pemberton were unable to attend the event. Jerry Wensinger, the Marcus L. Taft Professor of German Language and Literature and Professor of the Humanities, emeritus; Richard Slotkin, the Olin Professor of English, emeritus; and Joel Pfister, professor of American studies, professor of English, mingle at a reception for retired faculty held Sept. 17 in the Wasch Center for Retired Faculty. Wesleyan President Michael Roth; Jason Wolfe, professor of biology, emeritus; and Joe Bruno, vice president for academic affairs and provost, professor of chemistry attend a brief presentation during the reception. The event honored Wolfe, Richard Slotkin, Vera Grant, adjunct professor of German studies, emerita; and Gayle Pemberton, professor of English and African American studies, emerita. Grant and Pemberton were unable to attend the event. Karl Scheibe, director of the Wasch Center for Retired Faculty, professor of psychology, emeritus, speaks about the recent retirees at the reception. Pfister holds seven of Slotkin's publications during the event. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett) Wasch Center Related Articles All NewsArts & HumanitiesCampus News & Events November 20, 2024 Mike Mavredakis Celebrated Filmmakers, Producers Share Insight into Black Cinema at Shasha Seminar All NewsArts & HumanitiesFaculty November 20, 2024 Ziba Kashef Narratives of Fear: An Anthropologist’s Research with Asylum Seekers All NewsArts & Humanities November 19, 2024 Andrew Chatfield Glenn Ligon ’82, Hon. ’12 Talks Career, Work at Pruzan Art Center