Did I mention that he actually smoked cigarettes while teaching the class also? This was back in 1988 and there were "No Smoking" signs in the classroom but he lit up anyway. He would probably get fired/sued if he tried that today.
Your favorite teacher/instructor/professor?
I'll throw out Blaine Ritts for worst I had. Not sure of the actual course number but is was for the second round of Financial Accounting, 332? It was like he thought it was his personal responsiblity to force you to a different major. The average score on every one of his tests was between 30 and 40. Getting a score above eighty was unheard of. And he didn't curve much at all. I know I had the second or third best scores in the class (of about 20) and I still got a B.
Did I mention that he actually smoked cigarettes while teaching the class also? This was back in 1988 and there were "No Smoking" signs in the classroom but he lit up anyway. He would probably get fired/sued if he tried that today.
Did I mention that he actually smoked cigarettes while teaching the class also? This was back in 1988 and there were "No Smoking" signs in the classroom but he lit up anyway. He would probably get fired/sued if he tried that today.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools."
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I missed this thread way back when, so since it is back here are mine.
Harold Rosenberg- Abnormal psych
Joe Bruceo- Bio 204. Don't know where he is now
Ryan Tweney- psych 270
Teachers i hated
Don Deters - Bio 205
Betsy Algier- sexual psych & social psych. Lot of people like her but I thought she was a horrible teacher. Don't know why I took 2 classes with her. At least I got A's in both.
That chem lab teacher for 125 127 and 128. Kate m....... foreign name. Brush your teeth and take a shower too.
My calc II prof- can't remember his name at the moment.
Teachers that could do stand up
David Nueman- chem
Harold Rosenberg- psych
John Tisak- psych
Harold Rosenberg- Abnormal psych
Joe Bruceo- Bio 204. Don't know where he is now
Ryan Tweney- psych 270
Teachers i hated
Don Deters - Bio 205
Betsy Algier- sexual psych & social psych. Lot of people like her but I thought she was a horrible teacher. Don't know why I took 2 classes with her. At least I got A's in both.
That chem lab teacher for 125 127 and 128. Kate m....... foreign name. Brush your teeth and take a shower too.
My calc II prof- can't remember his name at the moment.
Teachers that could do stand up
David Nueman- chem
Harold Rosenberg- psych
John Tisak- psych
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Oh the memories your post brought back to me.kdog27 wrote:I missed this thread way back when, so since it is back here are mine.
Joe Bruceo- Bio 204. Don't know where he is now
Teachers i hated
Don Deters - Bio 205
Betsy Algier- sexual psych & social psych. Lot of people like her but I thought she was a horrible teacher. Don't know why I took 2 classes with her. At least I got A's in both.
That chem lab teacher for 125 127 and 128. Kate m....... foreign name. Brush your teeth and take a shower too.
Joe Bruseo was a good teacher, I was a TA for him back in the day. I always had a good time teaching the labs for him and drinking a few brews with him after work. The thing I liked about Joe was that he seemed to really care about the students but was unwilling to dumb down coarse material. He was a real stand-up guy and he forced students to learn the material. The last I heard was that Joe was an Assistant Professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Don Deters would likely get many a vote from Biology majors. I also had the unfortunate pleasure of taking a class with Don, genetics I think. I beleive his is still at the Assistant Professor level after all of these years, which really says something if you know anything about how professor status rankings work.
The Chemistry Lab teacher was Kate Mejeritskaia, I can see how you would forget her name. Hell, I had to look it up.
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Oh the memories your post brought back to me.
Joe Bruseo was a good teacher, I was a TA for him back in the day. I always had a good time teaching the labs for him and drinking a few brews with him after work. The thing I liked about Joe was that he seemed to really care about the students but was unwilling to dumb down coarse material. He was a real stand-up guy and he forced students to learn the material. The last I heard was that Joe was an Assistant Professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Don Deters would likely get many a vote from Biology majors. I also had the unfortunate pleasure of taking a class with Don, genetics I think. I beleive his is still at the Assistant Professor level after all of these years, which really says something if you know anything about how professor status rankings work.
The Chemistry Lab teacher was Kate Mejeritskaia, I can see how you would forget her name. Hell, I had to look it up.[/quote]
That is awesome that you were a TA for Joe. My friend Lisa and I loved him and she was literally in love with him (obsessive almost) and his monkey arms.
Oh yes Kate Mejerirskaia. My grade in chem 127 the four credit lecture was an A, my grade in chem 128 the one credit lab was a D. Enough said on how I looked forward to that lab. I never did anything right, I thought I was "boys" with my TA and would end up ok but evidently not.
Deters was awful. Having him for genetics would really suck, i think i had eileen underwood for genetics. Mostly I am just bitter because in his class I had the highest grade on all three exams and thinking I had a lock for an A i didn't study at all for the 200 point final and I thought I could not study and still get a 61% on it, which was what I needed to get an A. What does ole Don do? Makes it by far the hardest exam he has had, maybe i have ever taken. I got a 60% and ended up with like an 89.3. He did not bump me up either. It was my fault I blew it off but his exams wever had anything to do with what he talked about.
Oh yeah Sheila Roberts in the geology department is a horrible teacher too. John Farver, I had for geol 302. He was pretty good.
Oh the memories your post brought back to me.
Joe Bruseo was a good teacher, I was a TA for him back in the day. I always had a good time teaching the labs for him and drinking a few brews with him after work. The thing I liked about Joe was that he seemed to really care about the students but was unwilling to dumb down coarse material. He was a real stand-up guy and he forced students to learn the material. The last I heard was that Joe was an Assistant Professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Don Deters would likely get many a vote from Biology majors. I also had the unfortunate pleasure of taking a class with Don, genetics I think. I beleive his is still at the Assistant Professor level after all of these years, which really says something if you know anything about how professor status rankings work.
The Chemistry Lab teacher was Kate Mejeritskaia, I can see how you would forget her name. Hell, I had to look it up.[/quote]
That is awesome that you were a TA for Joe. My friend Lisa and I loved him and she was literally in love with him (obsessive almost) and his monkey arms.
Oh yes Kate Mejerirskaia. My grade in chem 127 the four credit lecture was an A, my grade in chem 128 the one credit lab was a D. Enough said on how I looked forward to that lab. I never did anything right, I thought I was "boys" with my TA and would end up ok but evidently not.
Deters was awful. Having him for genetics would really suck, i think i had eileen underwood for genetics. Mostly I am just bitter because in his class I had the highest grade on all three exams and thinking I had a lock for an A i didn't study at all for the 200 point final and I thought I could not study and still get a 61% on it, which was what I needed to get an A. What does ole Don do? Makes it by far the hardest exam he has had, maybe i have ever taken. I got a 60% and ended up with like an 89.3. He did not bump me up either. It was my fault I blew it off but his exams wever had anything to do with what he talked about.
Oh yeah Sheila Roberts in the geology department is a horrible teacher too. John Farver, I had for geol 302. He was pretty good.
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Some of my favorite profs have been Paul Moore (biology), Alan Emery (English), and Craig Vickio (Psych)...
Neil Browne is in a league all his own, though. I wouldn't say he was one of my favorites, but I doubt I'll be forgetting him anytime soon. Right, Jackie?
My all-time least favorite had to be John Hayden (calc) but luckily he isn't at BG anymore.
Neil Browne is in a league all his own, though. I wouldn't say he was one of my favorites, but I doubt I'll be forgetting him anytime soon. Right, Jackie?
My all-time least favorite had to be John Hayden (calc) but luckily he isn't at BG anymore.
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i had deters for bio 205 spring of my freshman year...what a wretched individual!! not only did that class suck, but he sucks too! lol.
Also...Dr. Anderson, my Psych 101 professor. Leah can attest to this...I swear the ONLY thing we learned in that class was about squirrels and incest...what a waste of time.
i'd have to say my favorite teachers have prolly been:
Clint Fox *Aural Skills 1* - there wasn't a day in that class that I didn't laugh my ass off. I really didn't learn too much, which I soon realized when I got to ASkills 2, but the class was fun and he made it easier to sit through...he's a great guy, not to mention a PHOENOMENAL piano player!!
Nicole Shultz *IPC 102* - I just finished IPC102 this last summer session...she was incredible. She's very laid-back and easy going but you still learn the material and become better at SOMETHING in her class. I'm terrified of speaking publically, but after being in the class for little over a week, I was doing fine. She always incorporated group-activities or games and things like that...it was fun!!
Ruthy Light *ARTH 146* - most people hate Art History, but with Ruthy, I felt like I visited Europe for an hour every other day! She's European herself, so she's seen many of the works we've talked about and she's just got SOOO much knowledge about everything related to art. Her tests were rough if you didn't study, but if it involves pictures...I'm there!! It was an amazing class, and I think Jackie would agree w/me!
That's about all I got.
Also...Dr. Anderson, my Psych 101 professor. Leah can attest to this...I swear the ONLY thing we learned in that class was about squirrels and incest...what a waste of time.
i'd have to say my favorite teachers have prolly been:
Clint Fox *Aural Skills 1* - there wasn't a day in that class that I didn't laugh my ass off. I really didn't learn too much, which I soon realized when I got to ASkills 2, but the class was fun and he made it easier to sit through...he's a great guy, not to mention a PHOENOMENAL piano player!!
Nicole Shultz *IPC 102* - I just finished IPC102 this last summer session...she was incredible. She's very laid-back and easy going but you still learn the material and become better at SOMETHING in her class. I'm terrified of speaking publically, but after being in the class for little over a week, I was doing fine. She always incorporated group-activities or games and things like that...it was fun!!
Ruthy Light *ARTH 146* - most people hate Art History, but with Ruthy, I felt like I visited Europe for an hour every other day! She's European herself, so she's seen many of the works we've talked about and she's just got SOOO much knowledge about everything related to art. Her tests were rough if you didn't study, but if it involves pictures...I'm there!! It was an amazing class, and I think Jackie would agree w/me!
That's about all I got.
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Reminds me of GEOG 122 - Asia and The Pacifics. I took the course my first semester - Fall 1984 with Dr. John Kunstmann. The only thing I remember in that class is that on opening day of baseball in 1984, they scheduled cold weather teams at other cold weather teams (Chicago Cubs at the Cincinnati Reds) and warm weather/dome teams at other warm weather/dome (Houston Astros at the LA Dodgers). Other than that (and sitting right behind Cheryl Wolfe every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 9:30 AM) the class was a bore.SaxyGirl85 wrote:Also...Dr. Anderson, my Psych 101 professor. Leah can attest to this...I swear the ONLY thing we learned in that class was about squirrels and incest...what a waste of time.
"The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back" -Herb Brooks
matt donahue for heisman
haha! it's so funny you brought him up. i took two of his classes which were history of rock n' roll and popular music in film. they were basically the same classes except in one we watched a full-length feature film after lecture. it was a 4 hour class.
everything with him was "righteous" and "pretty crazy." He said the same one-liners for every topic talked about, but nonetheless he was a great teacher. very fair and very easy to talk to (unless he is out west working on one of his "art cars").
dr. shields was also a great professor. i saw someone mention his name in an arlier post. he taught TCOM law which could put you to sleep, but he conducted very interesting conversations in class.
never ever take a class with Dr. Klevor Abo in POPC. he will not let you know your grade until grades are released by the school!
everything with him was "righteous" and "pretty crazy." He said the same one-liners for every topic talked about, but nonetheless he was a great teacher. very fair and very easy to talk to (unless he is out west working on one of his "art cars").
dr. shields was also a great professor. i saw someone mention his name in an arlier post. he taught TCOM law which could put you to sleep, but he conducted very interesting conversations in class.
never ever take a class with Dr. Klevor Abo in POPC. he will not let you know your grade until grades are released by the school!
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Everything was also "copasetic" for Matt Donahue. He was good a good teacher, no doubt, but I never thought he really challenged his students (largely because I think he knew his classes were blowoffs for most).
The two absolute best professors I had a BG were without a doubt Stuart Givens and Ed Danziger. I was fortunate enough to happen to enroll in Dr. Givens' Canadian History course my first semester at BG, which also happened to be the last class he ever taught at BGSU. I remember going to him one day because I was feeling really intimidated by being in a 400 level history class so early in my career, but he talked me through it and without him I don't think I would have the confidence to be where I am today academically. It was the greatest honor of my life when I won the Sturart Givens Senior History Scholarship last year. Sadly, as it turned out, I was the last student to recieve the scholarship while he was alive. I miss him very, very much.
Dr. Danziger was my mentor for the past two years, and I really credit him for my interest in Native American history, and consequently, my living in Tucson going to UofA currently. Dr. Danziger challenged me more than any other professor I have ever had, and for me, it meant the world. He is probably also the most compassionate professor I have ever had. As I've told him before, I have watched him for several years help and inspire numerous students. I can only hope to have the kind of positive influence on students in my career that he has, and continues to have.
Some other extremely influential professors I had at BG were Leigh Ann Wheeler (probably the greatest academic advisor ever), Walt Grunden, Liete Gidlow and Rachel Buff (before she moved to Wisconsin-Madison last year). The history department truly is full of some wonderful, wonderful professors and scholars. We really are lucky to have all of them.
The two absolute best professors I had a BG were without a doubt Stuart Givens and Ed Danziger. I was fortunate enough to happen to enroll in Dr. Givens' Canadian History course my first semester at BG, which also happened to be the last class he ever taught at BGSU. I remember going to him one day because I was feeling really intimidated by being in a 400 level history class so early in my career, but he talked me through it and without him I don't think I would have the confidence to be where I am today academically. It was the greatest honor of my life when I won the Sturart Givens Senior History Scholarship last year. Sadly, as it turned out, I was the last student to recieve the scholarship while he was alive. I miss him very, very much.
Dr. Danziger was my mentor for the past two years, and I really credit him for my interest in Native American history, and consequently, my living in Tucson going to UofA currently. Dr. Danziger challenged me more than any other professor I have ever had, and for me, it meant the world. He is probably also the most compassionate professor I have ever had. As I've told him before, I have watched him for several years help and inspire numerous students. I can only hope to have the kind of positive influence on students in my career that he has, and continues to have.
Some other extremely influential professors I had at BG were Leigh Ann Wheeler (probably the greatest academic advisor ever), Walt Grunden, Liete Gidlow and Rachel Buff (before she moved to Wisconsin-Madison last year). The history department truly is full of some wonderful, wonderful professors and scholars. We really are lucky to have all of them.
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It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work - work with us, not over us; stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. ~Ronald Reagan
It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work - work with us, not over us; stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. ~Ronald Reagan
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Well, speak of the devil -mk455 wrote:matthew donahue
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Dr. David J. Jackson. Hands down the best professor in my stay in BG.
He was my greatest influence in choosing to go to graduate school for a Ph.D in political science at Texas A&M university, where I currently reside.
This guy is a classy scholar, and freakin hilarious to hang around. Some of the best academic times at BG were spent working on research with Jackson.
He's the reason I am where I am today, and I can't thank him enough for it.
PS The bastard owes me some drinks
He was my greatest influence in choosing to go to graduate school for a Ph.D in political science at Texas A&M university, where I currently reside.
This guy is a classy scholar, and freakin hilarious to hang around. Some of the best academic times at BG were spent working on research with Jackson.
He's the reason I am where I am today, and I can't thank him enough for it.
PS The bastard owes me some drinks
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I just ran across this thread. You are correct - that guy is/was a jackass! I took that same class in the summer of 1992 as a junior. I think 75% of the class got a D or F. There were several people in my class for whom that was supposed to be their last class before graduating that summer, but flunked and had to stay in school just because of him. Due to his insane curve system (or lack thereof) in a condensed summer session, I had no idea what my grade was before the final exam. Somehow, I ended up with an A.I'll throw out Blaine Ritts for worst I had. Not sure of the actual course number but is was for the second round of Financial Accounting, 332? It was like he thought it was his personal responsiblity to force you to a different major. The average score on every one of his tests was between 30 and 40. Getting a score above eighty was unheard of. And he didn't curve much at all. I know I had the second or third best scores in the class (of about 20) and I still got a B.
Did I mention that he actually smoked cigarettes while teaching the class also? This was back in 1988 and there were "No Smoking" signs in the classroom but he lit up anyway. He would probably get fired/sued if he tried that today.
Profs I liked (and can actually remember their names):
Brent Nicholson (sp?) for business law
Park Leathers for auditing
