Retiring Faculty

Laura Lein (Anthropology)

Lein, professor in the Department of Anthropology and the School of Social Work, taught at the university for 24 years. Lein directed the Women’s Studies Program at the university for two terms, from 1987 to 1991, where she coordinated interdisciplinary curriculum, fund development and new programs. She served on boards of many organizations, including the United Way of Texas Child Care Working Group and the National Academy of Sciences Research Council Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy. She is the author or co-author of numerous books on welfare, health care, children and families including “Life After Welfare: Reform and the Persistence of Poverty,” “Families Without Villains: American Families in an Era of Change” and “Sentencing Research in Texas: A Survey of Issues relevant to local criminal justice officials.”

Frank Donahue (Germanic Studies)

Donahue, professor of Germanic studies, taught at the university for 33 years. His research focused on foreign language learning and pedagogy, German grammar, teacher training and supervision. He earned numerous awards, including the President’s Associates Teaching Award from The University of Texas Board of Regents in 1985, and the Dad’s Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship in 1991. He served as acting department chair during the summer sessions from 1982 to 2002. He also served on numerous committees including the Hamilton Book Award Committee from 2004 to 2005, the Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Students from 1996 to 2006, and the Fulbright Grant Selection Committee from 1983 to 1985. His publications include “Deutsche Wiederholungsgrammatik: A Morpho-Syntactic Review of German” and “Deutsch Zusammen: A Communicative Course in German.”

Gideon Sjoberg (Sociology)

Gideon Sjoberg taught at the university from 1949 to 2009. He carried out research on preindustrial cities and the methodology for social research. He also focused his writings on the theoretical foundations of bureaucratic organizations and the sociology of human rights. He received teaching awards from the university’s Students Association in 1957, and from the School of Graduate Studies in 1987. He also earned the Lee Founders Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1995. Sjoberg is the author of “The Preindustrial City: Past and Present,” and co-author of “A Methodology for Social Research: With a New Introductory Essay.”

Ignacio Angelelli (Philosophy)

Angelelli, professor of philosophy, taught at the university for 42 years. His research focused on the history and philosophy of logic, and the history of modern philosophy. Prior to joining the university in 1967, Angelelli taught philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires in 1956. He won two teaching awards from the Department of Philosophy, including the Outstanding Teacher of Freshman Students Award in 1970-71, and the Teaching Excellence Award in 1997-98. He has served on the board of editors for numerous journals such as Modern Logic Publishing, and the Handbook of Metaphysics and Ontology. In addition to numerous scholarly articles, he is the author of “Studies on Gottlob Frege and Traditional Philosophy”