Fall 2007 - Lake Erie College

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a c a d e m i c ssaying goodbye …George FarrellGeorge FarrellOriginally attractedby the size of theinstitution, GeorgeFarrell chose LakeErie College over theUniversity of Illinois-Champaign for his firstteaching post – notrealizing it would be theplace he calls home forthe next 38 years. “Noone would expect tospend a lifetime at oneinstitution,” said Farrell.“… I havealwaysenjoyed theinternationalfocus andstronglybelieve in it.”The campus was literally his home for five years whenhe served as a residence director. Though Farrell hadhis fill sharing a residence with the Lake Erie women,it didn’t stop him from remaining involved. He wouldtake on a variety of roles throughout the years. Farrellheld positions as the director of advising, associatedean of fine arts, director of public relations andalso ran the academic term abroad. For the past28 years, he was the faculty marshal for the annualcommencement ceremony.A product of a small institution, Farrell alsoappreciated the opportunity to work in anenvironment where he could interact with peoplein different fields. “My favorite memories are thecolleagues I’ve worked with throughout the years,”he said. “… I have always enjoyed the internationalfocus and strongly believe in it.”Farrell recently returned from his 17th trip to Londonand hopes to travel even more in his retirement. He alsoplans to read more, fish and build model trains.Though he didn’t intend on staying at Lake Erie College,those who have been touched by the legacy of GeorgeFarrell are glad he did.A f t e r 5 5L a k e E r i e c o l l e g e | w w w . l e c . e d u
Richard SzoradyUnlike Farrell, Richard Szorady, D.B.A., did not seek out Lake ErieCollege 17 years ago.Initially, Szorady didn’t apply for a position at Lake Erie, something herecalls as an interesting story. He was working on his graduate degreeat Cleveland State University with Mary Kay McManamon, D.B.A.current professor of business administration. She had arranged aninterview for herself at the College, but decided since the opening wasfor management and she preferred marketing, she would cancel theappointment with the search committee.“Instead, she called the committee chair and told her about me. I camefor her appointment and got the job,” said Szorady. A few years later,Lake Erie had an unexpected opening in marketing, so he returned thefavor, called McManamon and she was hired.“… I have somany memoriesof classes andstudents whobrought me joy.”Szorady would soon find out that the job he unexpectedly came intowould surround him with supportive colleagues and students. “I haveso many memories, but my favorite memories are mostly of classes orstudents who particularly brought me joy,” he said.His most memorable time at Lake Erie was one Saturday in Februarywhen he was working on his dissertation. “I needed to conduct anexperiment and chose to do it at Lake Erie College. It was a bitter day,near zero degrees, and I had to have at least 90 people come out ona cold Saturday,” he explained. To his surprise, about 120 of his paststudents as well as some trustees and faculty members came that day.“All on time and willing to help me on a winter Saturday.”Szorady recently moved to Palm Springs, Calif., which, again, surpriseshim. “I never expected to live on the west coast, but after my first visitto Palm Springs it became my goal to live in the desert surrounded bymountains in a very beautiful place,” he said.Unexpectedly, Szorady took a job at Lake Erie; now he has unexpectedlymoved to the west coast. Clearly, surprises aren’t always a bad thing.y e a r s o f c o m b i n e d s e r v i c e , P r o f e s s o r s G e o r g e F a r r e l la n d R i c h a r d S z o r a d y, D . B . A . r e t i r e f r o m L a k e E r i eL a k e E r i e m a g a z i n e | f a l l 2 0 0 7
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