Grand Valley Magazine Winter 2014 - (Page 33)
OF F T H E PAT H
What's in your office ?
Let's face it: your office is your home
away from home. to alleviate the
effects of long hours spent at your desk,
you bring in photos of your kids or pets,
maybe a plant.
We wondered what unique items
faculty members stash in their offices.
We found comfy reminders of past
travels, pieces of collections and
meaningful items from former students.
tony thompson,
professor of photography
and director of the School
of Communications,
started his camera
collection a decade ago.
Some were given to him
by friends and colleagues.
Some still work, but most
are for show, or "fancy
paperweights," he said.
Joe Jacquot,
associate professor of
biology, has about 120
empty beer and wine
bottles in his Henry Hall
office. All are named
for mammals or have
pictures of animals on
the labels. Jacquot said
the uniqueness of the
label doesn't necessarily
translate to the quality
of drink.
ted sundstrom,
professor of mathematics,
doesn't hide his taste
in music. Albums from
classic rock greats like the
Grateful Dead, Cat Stevens,
The Beatles, and Crosby,
Stills and Nash grace his
office wall. Although he
doesn't have a turntable
at home anymore, he has
kept all his albums.
renee ZettLesterLing,
associate professor of
art and design, has a
150-year-old brooch made
of human hair from the
Victorian era, part of her
small collection. She uses
it, and others from her
collection, when teaching
a jewelry course. "I find
it fascinating because
jewelry's power is that it
walks around in society
and creates conversation,"
she said.
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richard cooLey,
associate professor of
history, proudly hangs a
stolen bath mat from the
Hiroshima Kokusai Hotel
in his office. It was given to
Cooley by one of his former
high school students who
was traveling in Japan on
vacation after working
security as a Marine at the
1988 Olympic Games in
Seoul, South Korea.
What's in your office?
send an email with a description
and photo about your unique item
to gvmagazine@gvsu.edu.
photos by Amanda Pitts and Elizabeth Lienau
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Valley Magazine Winter 2014
Campus News
International Education
Arts
Athletics
Donor Impact
Covenant House provides education, opportunity
Going the extra Medical Mile
Seeds of Promise
Student media: creating community, content and careers
Q&A Bill Holsinger-Robinson
Research
Off the Path
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