Retired Faculty Association

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, and we join in your enthusiasm for the TU Retired Faculty Association and all its potential.

Welcome!

Timothy J. L. Chandler
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs 

S. Maggie Reitz
Vice Provost 

TURFA Officers and Executive Committee (2017-2018)

Title	Name
President	Martha Siegel, Mathematics
President-Elect	Fran Bond, Education
Past President	Annette Chappell, English
Treasurer	Ray Castaldi, Accounting
Secretary	Ron Matlon, Mass Communication & Communication Studies
Representative At Large	David Larkin, Chemistry
Representative At Large	Peg Benner, English
Programs and Events Committee Chair	TBD (contact Martha Siegel in the interim)
Scholarship Committee Chair	Joe Topping, Chemistry
Newsletter Editor	Florence Newman, English
Library Liaison	Ellie Hofstetter, Library

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. Copies of all past meeting minutes can be found on the TURFA SharePoint site (accessible by logging in with your TU net ID/password).

• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (2/15/17) 
• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (3/17/17) 
• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (4/21/17) 
• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (5/16/17) 
• Executive Committee Meeting Minutes (9/19/17)

AROHE 

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 State University.

• AROHE Conference Report 2016 - Florence Newman, Professor Emerita & TURFA Programs & Events Committee Chair, attended the 2016 AROHE Conference in Seattle, WA.