Personal
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.”
Alex Haley
My family includes children Cody and Cheyenne and husband, Thom Nustad. A favorite memory for us is visiting the Eskimo village in Alaska where I used to teach. Thom is the Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving at Lawrence University. Thom and I have co-led a trip to the Stratford Theatre Festival for the last several summers. Let us know if you are interested! Our extended family includes a group of friends that meet together every other week to support one another – and we are grateful!
As long as I remember, teaching and a love for talk have been a part of my being. I was raised in southern Indiana by a teacher, found joy in speech and theatre performances throughout school, had a pivotal learning experience in Haiti as a teenager, taught speech/theatre in my home town high school for a few years, moved to Alaska for a magnificent teaching adventure with the Yupiit Eskimos in Akiachak, moved on to Denver for graduate school and finally, landed my “dream job” (seriously!) here at UW-Oshkosh in 1991. Being able to study and teach this subject as my profession is a tremendous privilege. Since my first child Cody was born (1992) my personal goal has been to have all the laundry done at once. (I have yet to accomplish that goal!)