Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn

Boxer,Diana dboxer at ufl.edu
Tue Nov 15 21:52:27 UTC 2011


As one who has been mentored by Tere, I am deeply saddened by this news.  It is, indeed, a great loss to Educational Linguistics.  We will mourn her for some time.


Diana Boxer, Ph.D.
Professor of Linguistics
Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars
University of Florida
4131 Turlington Hall, Box 115454
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone (352) 392-0639 ex. 223
Fax (352) 392-8480
dboxer at ufl.edu
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/dboxer/

________________________________________
From: edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu [edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu] on behalf of Nancy Hornberger [nancyh at gse.upenn.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:07 PM
To: edling
Subject: [Edling] Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn

Our wonderful and much loved Professor Teresa Pica passed away in her
sleep last night. The tears are flowing.... even though we knew in some
sense that it was coming, Tere's passing is a terrible, terrible shock
and leaves an enormous, gaping hole in our beloved Educational
Linguistics program that she worked so hard to nurture and build over
her 40+ years here at Penn GSE.  A world-class scholar and
internationally recognized figure in the TESOL field, Tere was devoted
to her students and was at her happiest when teaching and mentoring,
whether here at Penn or at one of her many 'stops' around the globe.

Our deep appreciation goes to all of our colleagues and friends around
the world who have supported Tere and shown your care for her especially
in these past months.          I am absolutely sure that she knew how
much she was loved and honored by us, her colleagues and students, past
and present.

May she rest in peace,
Nancy

_______________________________________________
Edling mailing list
Edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu
https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/listinfo/edling
List Manager: Francis M. Hult


_______________________________________________
Edling mailing list
Edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu
https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/listinfo/edling
List Manager: Francis M. Hult



More information about the Edling mailing list