Sad News from Educational Linguistics at Penn

[Barbara Warnock]

I am so saddened by this news.  Tere Pica was a professor of mine many
years ago at GSE and I had been in touch with her on and off again
throughout the years regarding current students, fieldwork and
internships.

>>From the start, Dr. Pica impressed me deeply not just for her
scholarship, her contributions to the field, and her inspired teaching,
but also for her sincerity and groundedness.  She maintained her warm
and welcoming manner and her interest in her students even as her renown
and her travels increased.

All my sympathies to the Ed Lx community and especially to those who
worked most closely with her as well as her current students!

Barbara Warnock
International House of Philadelphia


-----Original Message-----
From: edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu
[mailto:edling-bounces at lists.sis.utsa.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy Hornberger
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:08 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

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