Vol. V, Issue 2: Summer 2007
Saying Goodbye
by Susan Malouin, from her speech given by at the annual Core Banquet

I was privileged to be in Dean Johnson's Social Science Honors section for the past two semesters, and as I think of him now, one word comes to mind: sweater-vests. I and all my classmates consider him a barometer of class, correctness, and tact. He also plays a mean piano!
He is thoughtful and insightful, and even with hesitant discussers such as myself, manages to draw out meaningful conversations and ask the opinions and views of every student with his warm, accepting, and inviting manner. Even when we get less than perfect comments on papers it is impossible to feel even slightly indignant because he is just so nice.

He goes out of his way to schedule appointments and meetings, and his door is always open—whether the door to his house for a home-cooked meal, or the door to his office to talk about whatever is on your mind, from classes to summer jobs.

I speak on behalf of my classmates and, I am sure, all my fellow Core-mates when I say that we will deeply miss Professor Johnson; our Tuesday and Thursday afternoons will never be the same. DI