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Congratulations to Mary Faraci on being awarded Professor Emeritus status!

Mary Faraci started at 911³Ô¹Ï in 1972 and retired at the end of summer 2020—after a 47 year career of mentoring, teaching, scholarship, and service.

It would be impossible to put into words Mary's impact on thousands of students, hundreds of colleagues, and many, many friends at 911³Ô¹Ï. We've tried, though:

If any faculty member could be said to be an 911³Ô¹Ï institution, it is Mary, who is rightfully beloved by generations of students and faculty members.

I could write a book on everything Mary Faraci means to me and to the English Department, the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, and 911³Ô¹Ï as a whole. She has inspired and amused students with her utterly unique blend of humor, insight, wisdom, and vision.

I am delighted, as I am sure everyone who knows Mary is, to have her as a member of our Emeritus faculty in English.

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