- Alina Selby ’14
- Hometown: Finleyville, PA
- Major: Mechanical engineering
I’ve always been interested in how things work and how I can make things more efficient.
The Wolf Lecture
2013 Wolf Lecture
Dr. Michael Olin-Hitt, author and professor of English at the University of Mount Union, presented the Wolf Lecture, “Story and Identity: A Writer’s Perspective,” on Thursday.
In honor of his topic, Olin-Hitt opened his lecture by telling a story. “Stories come from the cliffs of human perception,” he said. “They come from deep caverns of human conscience.” Read more.
About the Wolf Lecture
The John and Eleanor Mincks Wolf Lecture in Music Education and English was established with gifts in 1999 and 2009 to honor the memory of John '47 and Eleanor (Mincks) Wolf. Mr. Wolf was a teacher of Music for thirty years in the Strongsville schools. Mrs. Wolf was a teacher of English and Latin and Richfield and Highland school districts. Distributions from the endowed fund are used to bring professionals in the disciplines of Music Education or English to campus.
Past Wolf Lecturers
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1999-00 |
Ray McNiece |
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2000-01 |
Brian Bedford, actor |
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2001-02 |
Jim Daniels, Sandra Maria Estevez and Elizabeth Hawkins, poets |
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2002-03 |
Tony Buba, filmmaker and Jim Daniels, screen writer |
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2003-04 |
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2004-05 |
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| 2006-07 | Marilyn Nelson, poet laureate |
| 2007-08 | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, acclaimed novelist and poet |
| 2010-11 | Julie Otsuka, author |
| 2011-12 | Dr. Cynthia Taggart, professor of music education |
| 2012-13 | Dr. Michael Olin-Hitt, author and professor of English |