(gone to the dogs ... continued)
"Many people don’t appreciate or understand the role that journalism plays in a democracy, and I think many media owners ignore the public-service aspect in their lust for profit."
But Brown, 61, isn’t cashing in all his chips just yet. He plans to return to the school to teach as he did for many years in his career as a professor.
"I’d like to go cheerfully to seed and bedevil more students in my time," he said, adding that he may need some transition time to get ready before returning to classes such as reporting, editing and media law.
Brown came to the University of Montana in 1999 from Auburn University where he taught for 20 years. He received his B.A. in journalism from Auburn and a Ph. D. in English from Vanderbilt University. In the late 1970s, he edited a weekly newspaper near Roanoke, Va.
"It will be nice to still have him around for a while," Van Valkenburg says. "The faculty can’t wait to see him down in the trenches teaching three courses in a semester again."
A search committee has been formed to look for a new dean, said Van Valkenburg. The nine-member panel includes four UM journalism professors and a journalism student.
So what will Brown be up to during his hiatus?
Literary side projects, golfing, gardening, traveling and hunting and fishing with his dogs Rollie and Lefty, according to Brown’s wife Libby. The Browns made a trip to Scotland over the summer where Jerry fulfilled one of his life’s dreams, to hit the links on the Isle of Mull.
Libby, a retired high-school librarian, describes the man she’s been married to for 37 years as someone with high energy always looking for a new challenge.
"I think we will probably do some more traveling soon, and I know for a fact he’s got two English setters waiting for him in the yard at home that can’t wait to go pheasant hunting," Libby said.
But Brown, 61, isn’t cashing in all his chips just yet. He plans to return to the school to teach as he did for many years in his career as a professor.
"I’d like to go cheerfully to seed and bedevil more students in my time," he said, adding that he may need some transition time to get ready before returning to classes such as reporting, editing and media law.
Brown came to the University of Montana in 1999 from Auburn University where he taught for 20 years. He received his B.A. in journalism from Auburn and a Ph. D. in English from Vanderbilt University. In the late 1970s, he edited a weekly newspaper near Roanoke, Va.
"It will be nice to still have him around for a while," Van Valkenburg says. "The faculty can’t wait to see him down in the trenches teaching three courses in a semester again."
A search committee has been formed to look for a new dean, said Van Valkenburg. The nine-member panel includes four UM journalism professors and a journalism student.
So what will Brown be up to during his hiatus?
Literary side projects, golfing, gardening, traveling and hunting and fishing with his dogs Rollie and Lefty, according to Brown’s wife Libby. The Browns made a trip to Scotland over the summer where Jerry fulfilled one of his life’s dreams, to hit the links on the Isle of Mull.
Libby, a retired high-school librarian, describes the man she’s been married to for 37 years as someone with high energy always looking for a new challenge.
"I think we will probably do some more traveling soon, and I know for a fact he’s got two English setters waiting for him in the yard at home that can’t wait to go pheasant hunting," Libby said.
posted by Brooks Brown at 3:14 PM
1 Comments:
Brooks, I have been meaning to comment on this article since you put it up. First of all, I think your parents are soooo cute! And cool--I mean, they are so...literate, with the librarianism and the journalism. What fun to grow up with them. Secondly, I hope to meet them and you sometime. I gather from the article they are staying in Montana, or will they be traveling? At any rate, Congrats to your dad. My dad just turned 62 and, although he could and should be retiring, he's going to continue working as a chemist until he blows up his lab or something!
It's Thanksgiving night---I hope you had a good one, amiga!
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