[Dr. Schoenly] [sbs@olemiss.edu] [sbs304@yahoo.com] [Univ of Mississippi] [Computer & Info Sci Dept]
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General news from Steven Schoenly

who retired from the University of Mississippi at the end of the fall semester of 2005.

posted Sunday, November 12, 2006, 02:17 PM
Greetings to UM friends, colleagues, and students. It has been almost a year since I retired from the University of Mississippi. I have spent most of this time staying in northern Virginia, where my two little granddaughters live. It has been quite rewarding to be part of their young lives.

My older son lives in Jersey City, NJ. In March 2006, he and his wife became the parents of a son, Daniel. I have spent a lot of time visiting them also. Daniel is now a cute and robust little guy, just learning to crawl and to sit up by himself.

In October 2006, my mother (who had been living in Florida for many years) passed away, apparently quite peacefully at the end of a long and happy life.

Some people who view this page may remember that I announced at a "farewell" event last fall that my major post-retirement goal was to run a marathon. That goal has not been achieved yet, and seems still rather distant. But I have done a great deal of jogging since last winter. Thanks to Google's "pedometer" app, it is pretty easy to measure the exact distance or length for any run, so I have kept quite detailed records of all of my running exercise. Since February 2006, I have run over 700 miles. But the longest individual run has been 12 miles, so the 26.2 mile distance of a marathon still seems an elusive goal. Wish me luck. (Regardless of the marathon idea, I feel great as a result of getting lots of vigorous outdoor exercise.)

Best wishes to everyone. Email sbs@olemiss.edu or sbs304@yahoo.com to let me know how you are doing.

posted Thursday, December 1, 2005, 01:47 PM
I would like to thank everyone who came to the retirement reception on Nov 30 and who participated in the card and gift that were given to me. It was exciting and unexpected also to receive my official University of Mississippi retirement watch.

I deeply appreciate the kind sentiments that all of you expressed. I'm going to miss the CS department a great deal, but I am sure that the department is in good hands, with a great bunch of students and excellent faculty and staff. Students, faculty, and everyone associated with the department have a great future ahead. Good luck with your part in that future!

Mr. Arvinder Kang was one of the grad students who attended this event. He took some photos, and has gone to the trouble of putting together an album of photos of the retirement reception and other UM campus scenes. Thanks very much!

posted Friday, November 4, 2005, 03:19 PM
I filled out the final paperwork to retire from the University of Mississippi on October 25, 2005.

To the best of my knowledge, I am the second CIS department faculty member who stayed around long enough to retire. (Dr. Charles Evans retired several years ago.)

Oct. 25 was far enough in advance that the CIS department could expand its existing search committee to begin recruitment of two new faculty members (for departing Dr. Fan and myself) for the fall semester of 2006.

In the meantime, a search is underway to find a temporary instructor for the spring semester of 2006. Students in the department can look forward to the excitement of seeing some new faces in the ranks of the department's teachers.

Students who are enrolling for spring semester classes should check the CIS department's course listing for changes and updates to the courses and teachers for the spring semester. Or, inquire at the CIS department office in Weir (915-7396).

Please feel free to get in touch with me at sbs@olemiss.edu or sbs304@yahoo.com to let me know how you are doing, or if you need a reference letter or anything of the sort. I will be happy to hear from you!




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