No one treats me like a kid anymore. Visiting faculty include a number of alumni. Since 1977, Solomon Nkiwane '64 has periodically taught in the political science department. Russell Martin '74, Richard Jones '67, Katie Kerwin '88 and several others have also returned to teach. Music Paraprof Dan Wiencek '91 agrees, saying some visiting faculty unfamiliar with the Block Plan are overwhelmed at how hard it can be to get prepared every day for one class.
Alumni tend to be the ones closest to the mark on the workload.
Worner, whose years as dean and president solidified Colorado College's place among the leading liberal arts colleges in the nation, died Dec. 5 in Colorado Springs after a long illness. As the ninth president of Colorado College, he presided over the development and implementation of the college's signature Block Plan. The first alumnus president of the college, Worner has been described as pluralistic, open-minded, understanding and compassionate. Johnson came to CC as a student in 1950. In the years since, this professor emeritus of business economics spent 20 years as registrar while coaching an untold number of debate teams.