Founded in 2015, the Towson University Retired Faculty Association (TURFA) fosters
an ongoing relationship between retired faculty/librarians, the university, and the
community. TURFA provides opportunities to share information, experiences, scholarship,
service, and social interaction.
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Welcome to TURFA
We are delighted that this long-awaited, passionately desired association has come
to fruition. As a retired faculty member, you are a vital part of Towson University’s
successes and a lifelong source of enrichment for the students you have taught here.
Though an educator’s goals always center on students, one of the most valuable relationships
at a university is the relationship between faculty members. In lending support, providing
insight, posing questions, and exchanging ideas, you’ve been able to deepen your understandings
and strengthen your pedagogy. With the formation of the TU Retired Faculty Association,
those profound gifts can continue long after you’ve left our classrooms.
We are so grateful for your service to Towson University, and we join in your enthusiasm
for the TU Retired Faculty Association and all its potential.
Towson University Retired Faculty Association 2020/2021 Executive Committee
Title
Name
President
Ron Matlon, Mass Communication & Communication Studies
President-Elect
Jane Wolfson, Environmental Science and Studies
Past President
Tracy Miller,Academic Advising
Treasurer
Ray Castaldi, Accounting
Secretary
Janet DeLany, Occupational Therapy
Representative At Large
Jim Paulsen, Art
Representative At Large
Jim Dilisio, Geography
Programs and Events Committee Chair
Jim Paulsen, Art
Research and Scholarship Committee Chair
David Larkin, Chemistry
Oral History Project Standing Committee Chair
Don Forester, Biology
Public Relations Standing Committee Chair
Tracy Miller, Academic Advising
Non-Voting Members
TITLE
NAME
Library Liasion
Ellie Hofstetter, Library
College of Education Liasion
Fran Bond, Education
FACET Advisory Board Representative
Precha Thavikulwat, Management
Academic Senate Representative
Martha Siegel, Mathematics
Academic Senate Alternate
Jim Anthony, Music
Online Information Coordinator
Peg Benner, English
Editor, The Advocate
Florence Newman, English
Legislative Affairs Representatve
Pat Alt, Health Science
Gerontology Task Force
Pat Alt, Health Science
Fran Bond, Education
Emeriti Status and Faculty Rights and Privileges Task Force
Martha Siegel, Mathematics
Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
The TURFA executive committee typically meets once per month to discuss current initiatives,
projects, partnerships, issues/concerns among a variety of other topics.
The TU Retired Faculty Association Is a Proud Member of AROHE
Towson University is the first University System of Maryland institution to join the
Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (AROHE). AROHE advocates for and serves campus-based organizations for retired faculty and
staff, helping to increase the contributions you made to Towson University.
AROHE Conference Report 2016 - Florence Newman, Professor Emerita & TURFA Programs & Events Committee Chair, attended
the 2016 AROHE Conference in Seattle, WA.