Temple University's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Spring 2022 Course Guide

SUGRA BIBI
Sugra Bibi, PhD Candidate,
South Asian History, University
of London; MA, History,
University of Pennsylvania;
MA, African History, University
of Birmingham; BA, Economics
and Geography, University
of Middlesex. She taught
undergraduates at St Mary’s
University, London in History/
Religious Studies. While
here in Philadelphia she has
taught ESL, and facilitated
professional development
workshops for staff at Penn.
WENDY BUCKINGHAM
Wendy Buckingham taught
English for 26 years, including a
senior elective in Shakespeare.
She headed the English
Department at Friends Select
School for 20 years. She has
a BA in English from Barnard
College and an MA in Literature
from Bryn Mawr.
SANDY CATZ
ERIC CLAUSEN
Eric Clausen earned a BA in
geology at Columbia University
and a PhD in geology at the
University of Wyoming. He
taught geology at Minot State
University in North Dakota
and now holds the position of
professor emeritus. He moved
to the Philadelphia area in 2013
and is working on research
related to erosional landform
feature origins.
MICHAEL CLEARY
Michael Cleary has a Masters
degree and a JD. A former
Juvenile Probation Officer, he
has been a career prosecutor
for 27 years. He’s a guest
lecturer and adjunct professor
at Immaculata University. Mike
deployed with the Army during
the invasions of Panama,
Desert Storm, Haiti, Balkans,
and tours in Iraq. In 2011, he
was a U.S. attorney to Anbar
Province, site of the Islamic
State’s insurgency.
JOANNE DOADES
Joanne Doades taught at OLLI
for five years until 2016, when
she moved to Jerusalem,
where she now lives. She
was formerly the Director for
Curriculum in the Union for
Reform Judaism’s Department
of Lifelong Jewish Learning in
New York and is a committed
lifelong learner. She hopes
to share the journey toward
understanding and wisdom
by challenging Biblical texts
to provide us with relevant
insights for our lives today.
ED DODSON
Ed Dodson retired in 2005 after
a career in banking and finance.
He holds a BS degree from
Shippensburg University and a
Master of Liberal Arts degree
from Temple University. From
1981 until 2013, he served on
the faculty of the Henry George
School of Social Science. He
has served on the OLLI faculty
since 2007.
Sandy Catz, MEng, member
and instructor for the Lifelong
Learning Society who also
leads discussions for the
Greater Philadelphia Thinking
Society and Socrates Café.
KEN DAVIS
Ken Davis, BA, political
science, Moravian College;
MA, government, American
University. Ken has served on
Capitol Hill as chief of staff
to PA Senator Hugh Scott. He
became the principal lobbyist
for Rohm and Haas Company,
after which he founded his
lobbying firm, Duane Morris
Government Strategies. Ken
was president of Lower Merion
Township’s elected Board of
Commissioners and chairman
of the Montgomery County
Republican Party.
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