Thank you for joining us in celebrating the outstanding legacy of Louise Cowan at
the Spring 2016 Braniff Salon.
In honor of the memory of Louise Cowan, Ph.D. (Dec. 22, 1916 - Nov. 16, 2015), the spring Braniff Salon featured a panel of her students who studied
in the Braniff Graduate School under her and are now professors themselves. They led
a discussion of some of the lyric poetry she so loved.
Join us in reading several of Louise Cowan's most beloved poems.
Reception, 6:00 p.m.
Light appetizers and drinks will be served prior to the panel discussion.
Panel discussion, 7:00 p.m.
Several students who studied in the Braniff Graduate School under Louise Cowan and
who are now professors themselves will lead a discussion of some of the lyric poetry
she so loved.
Continued conversation, 8:30 p.m.
Dessert will be served, and discussion is invited as long as wine and social energy
last.
Panelists
Mary K. Mumbach, Ph.D.
Mary K. Mumbach earned her M.A. in English, class of '72, and her Ph.D. in literature
with a minor in politics, class of '77, from the The Braniff Graduate School of Liberal
Arts. She is currently Academic Dean and Professor of Humanities and Literature at
Northeast Catholic College in Warner, New Hampshire. Mary K. also earned her B.A. in
English from the University of Dallas.
Kathleen Kelly Marks, Ph.D.
Kathleen Kelly Marks earned her M. A in English, class of '93, and her Ph.D. in literature, '00, from The Braniff Graduate School of Liberal
Arts. Currently, Kathleen is Associate Professor of English CPS at St. John's University
in Queens, NY.
Gregory Borse, Ph.D.
Gregory Borse earned his M.A. in English in 1992 from the Braniff Graduate School
of Liberal Arts and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. He is Associate Professor
of English at The University of Arkansas at Monticello. He also earned his B.A. in
English from the University of Dallas.
Kathryn Smith, Ph.D.
Dr. Smith earned her M.A. in English and her Ph.D. in literature, class of '13 from
the The Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. She is Adjunct Instructor of English
at the University of Dallas and Adjunct Instructor in the Discernment and Discourse
Program at Southern Methodist University.
Robert Dupree, Ph.D.
Robert Dupree was one of Louise’s earliest students, earning his B.A. in English from
the University of Dallas Constantin College of Liberal Arts, followed by his M.A.
and Ph.D. in English from Yale University. He is Professor of English at University
of Dallas. Robert Dupree, Ph.D. will moderate the salon.
Edisson Ramos, BA '20, is one of many students receiving assistance from UD's COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, which has currently raised nearly $90,000; the first of the funds were distributed last week to help students make their April rent, and Director of Financial Aid Taryn Anderson, BA '07, is in the process of distributing a second wave to students with housing or food insecurity or in need of Wi-Fi or other resources for online learning.
In our current condition, with most of the U.S. sheltering in place and/or learning and working from our homes, it's hard to imagine that just 20 days ago, teachers and those aspiring to be teachers gathered together for the fourth annual Excellence in Education conference at the University of Dallas, organized, run and sponsored by UD's Education Department, but so they did, and so we will all do -- gather together, that is -- some day again.
Many of you have reached out to ask what you can do to help, and I am grateful for your generosity. In response, I have created the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to immediately help UD students in this rapidly evolving situation.
