Staff Report

RIO GRANDE — Five faculty members at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College who retired at the close of the academic year have been honored by the two institutions.

Four of the faculty members were recognized as Faculty Emeriti, while a fifth was honored with a reception after announcing his retirement at the very end of spring semester.

The retirees are Dr. Juanita Dailey, Dr. James Doubleday, Nancy Gooldin, MSN, RN, CS, CNAA, Dr. Ivan Tribe and Dr. Arlie Peck.

Dailey, Doubleday, Gooldin and Tribe were all honored at Rio Grande’s Founder’s Day and Commencement ceremonies and were named Faculty Emeriti.

Peck, who announced his retirement immediately prior to commencement, was recognized in a reception at the end of the semester.

Dailey is a 1974 Rio Grande graduate who began teaching at Rio Grande part-time in 1974, and full-time in 1975. She established the first journalism discipline, designed the public relations and mass communication majors, combined the speech communication and journalism disciplines to form the communication program, and designed a booklet to guide students in internship programs.

During the preparation for her master of arts in journalism degree, she also completed a thesis on the Bevo Francis era at Rio Grande, and that thesis was later published as the book, His Records Stand.

Dr. Barbara Hatfield, interim provost/vice president for academic affairs at Rio Grande, said that Dailey was an excellent teacher who helped her students and did everything she could to help the institution.

Doubleday taught around the country and the world, and started teaching at Rio Grande in 1978. At Rio Grande, he taught English as a second language, as well as most of the English courses. He was also involved in developing several of Rio Grande’s programs, including English as a second language, humanities, Hispanic studies/Spanish and the master’s in classroom teaching in English language arts.

“James Doubleday is an inspiration,” Hatfield said.

Hatfield added that Doubleday has been very loyal to Rio Grande and very helpful to his students.

Gooldin served as a nurse during her career, working in several areas of nursing, and began teaching in 1982. She was part of the planning, development and implementation of the LPN Advanced Placement Track program, as well as its subsequent on-line program for the Holzer School of Nursing at Rio Grande.

In 2006, she received the Edwin A. Jones Excellence in Teaching Award.

“Benny Gooldin has been an outstanding faculty member for the Holzer School of Nursing,” said Dr. Greg Sojka, interim president of the University of Rio Grande. He added that she has been essential to the growth of the Holzer School of Nursing and its on-line courses.

Tribe has been teaching at Rio Grande since 1976. The history professor has focused his research on the history of communities and coal mining in southeastern Ohio, as well as on the history of traditional country and bluegrass music, particularly in the Appalachian region.

He has published more than 200 articles and more than 40 book and record reviews. He has written four books, including Rio Grande: From Baptists and Bevo To the Bell Tower, co-written with Abby Gail Goodnite (a 2001 graduate of Rio Grande) and contributed to numerous other volumes. He has also helped his students get their work published.

Hatfield said that Tribe has worked very hard to help his students, while also helping his fellow faculty members and the institution. He is an acclaimed researcher and author, and has been an integral part of the Rio Grande family. In addition to working with his students throughout the year, Tribe is also known for the end of the year celebrations he holds in his office, complete with music and refreshments for Rio Grande students.

Peck began teaching at Rio Grande in 1989, where he served as an English professor and taught a wide variety of courses. Peck served as the reading and writing coordinator and was active on a wide range of committees for the institution.

Hatfield said that Peck was willing to integrate new technology and new ideas into his teaching, and has been a valuable member of the Rio Grande faculty. His students enjoy his teaching, and they have learned a lot from him over the years.