Jon VanGerpen was my IC engines prof. He did a good job. He was also doing a lot of research in alternative fuels. I think ISU did really screw up if they cut him and that program.
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Jon VanGerpen was my IC engines prof. He did a good job. He was also doing a lot of research in alternative fuels. I think ISU did really screw up if they cut him and that program.
I'll be the first to admit to qualifying, idiot-wise, on several occasions in my life....
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And I'm enough of a dork to think I should correct you.:sad:
"What do I know?!?!?! I'm just some pointy-haired old professor?"
His enthusiasm was just incredible!!!!!
If you were his grad student, it was a little different intensity, because you got called out all the time, even when you were right. At the same time, you become a much better student, because you know that his expectations are very high for you. (But, at 20, I didn't really comprehend that, and pulled a Wesley of my own:no
Stupid, stupid decision.
I graduated in 94 and had Choobineh around 91-92. I'm happy to hear he is still teaching.
He gave our class $2000 to invest at the beginning of the semester, and then took our profit to Peoples and bought drinks the entire night.
The fist day of class he told us all to take our student loan check and invest $2000 in Dell stock. Any student that listened and then sold it before 98 would have turned that $2000 into a cool $125000. :wink:
I also remember him coming into class all excited because he just bought a 586DX2 ?? (I think). He payed $5600 for it and it was "so fast". That computer was obsolete within 8-9 months.
I wouldn't say he was the best, or my favorite, but I remember his class like it was last summer.
I will never forget WYSIWYG or PCMCIA because of him!
My fav was a lesbian, feminist, women's libber who always sat on her desk with her legs spread. It was a summer class. I didn't learn much, because I was always staring at her panties. I think she knew they showed with the short shorts she wore.
I think the class was some thing like women in modern culture. Oh, and she hated men.
I think the class was some thing like women in modern culture. Oh, and she hated men.
Re: Where are all the AG Profs?
He was before my time but I have seen him at the Agronomy banquet before. After they introduced him, he stood up and yell "GO CYCLONES!!!" while waving his cane in the air. I've heard he was an awesome professor but can't say from experience.
He was before my time but I have seen him at the Agronomy banquet before. After they introduced him, he stood up and yell "GO CYCLONES!!!" while waving his cane in the air. I've heard he was an awesome professor but can't say from experience.
Dirk Deam is a straight up bad ***. Loved his classes, and he wrote my law school letter of recomendation. Great guy. Also, Kathleen Waggoner. Very intimidating, but a great prof. She teaches a Poli Sci course that is designed to be exactly like a first year law school class (as does Deam) and basically tells you on the first day of class that if you aren't seriously considering law school, then drop the class then and there. I learned a ton in her class. Also, David Stuart was great for History of Rock (music 304). The man has great taste in music.
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Never had Les for class, but he and his wife Connie are great folks.
Mike had to be the most accomodating, helpful prof I've ever had. And if I ran into him on the street ten years later, he'd still recognize me.
I'd also add Dr. Peter Orazem, who I had for Labor Econ back in the Eighties--I think he just does grad classes now, but he was just out of grad school himself then. Once I had trouble on a test, because I wasn't great with graphs, and I sat down with him and explained the underlying theory--which was what he wanted anyway.
Then Reed Crawford for Labor Econ. The last I knew he had moved to N.C. State, but he was used and abused in the Presidents Office here for years before he left. Any bad news to comment on? Reed gets to do it. Any good news? I got that one...
I'd also add my Prof for a summer term in Medeival English Lit, but he was a last minute fill in when the original prof died, and last I heard, he was somewhere in Wisconsin. Darned if I can remember his name.
Jane Smiley for Creative Writing. It's hard to top that Pulitzer, let alone a rare PhD in the subject.
Yeah, there are more.
How about best advisers? New thread?
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I'll also add my Zoo 155 Prof, Kathleen Tatum. All right, she was smart and helpful and knew her stuff in a really boring class, but I understand she's teaching in Hawaii now. Had her when I went back to school, so even with her doctorate she was only a year older than me.
My first semester freshman year I decided to take a performing arts class on a whim...ending up having one of the best professors ever. The guy's name was Patrick Gouran, was an identical clone to George Carlin. Smoked two packs a day, blaze white beard, bald crown, and cussed like a sailor while talking about different Shakespearan acting styles. Actually made gettting up at 8 o'clock fun during my very first semester!
I decided to drag this thread up. I found a clip of my favorite professor EVER (happened to be from when I was at Iowa).
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Jay Holstein. Simply one of the best. He taught the class this way, and was hilarious. He would tell us the funniest stories, and would make jokes about how he had to put whiskey in his coffee in the morning before coming to class.
Also, you'll notice he mentions Iowa State.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT_1Kw24TQo"]YouTube - "Professor" documentary[/ame]
Jay Holstein. Simply one of the best. He taught the class this way, and was hilarious. He would tell us the funniest stories, and would make jokes about how he had to put whiskey in his coffee in the morning before coming to class.
Also, you'll notice he mentions Iowa State.
That dude's voice would drive me up the freaking wall. Funny as hell, but he'd drive me nuts.
and just to throw another name out there...Kayla Christensen...she's fresh outta college and I'll let you guess why showing up to class is worth it :biggrin:
and just to throw another name out there...Kayla Christensen...she's fresh outta college and I'll let you guess why showing up to class is worth it :biggrin:
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Nicely played...very nicely played....:notworthy:
I haven't learned a whole lot about accounting...but if you were to ask me about her apparel design and fashion merchandising...
it was a somewhat serious question, but i take it she teaches accounting. what levels?
Ahhhh my bad...she's my 285 professor...I don't know if she does any other classes but she has 2 sections of 285 (Managerial Accounting)
