Faculty Tenure Decisions Announced at Holy Cross

Five faculty members at Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure.

Miles B. Cahill of the economics department earned a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University, and both a master’s and Ph.D. from Purdue University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1995, Cahill has served on the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty and the College Advisory Board on Alcohol. He was also a Judicial Advisor to the Holy Cross Community Standards Board. Cahill is the recipient of a Batchelor-Ford Summer Faculty Fellowship. He is the author of "Exploring the Interaction between Efficiency Wages and Labor Market Frictions", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (2000). He resides in Hopkinton.

Katherine A. Kiel of the economics department earned a bachelor’s degree from Occidental College and a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1998, Kiel has served on the Committee on Graduate Studies and Fellowships and the Environmental Studies Committee. The recipient of a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Co-operative Agreement, Kiel is currently researching "National Estimates of the Prices of Environmental Goods." A recent member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Housing Research, Kiel performs consulting work for a number of private firms. She is co-author of "The Economic Benefits of Cleaning Superfund Sites," Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (2000). She is a resident of Newton.

Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J. of the religious studies department earned a bachelor's degree from Boston College and masters' degrees from Georgetown University, the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and Yale University. He also earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Yale University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1994, Linnane is active in several professional associations. He is author of the forthcoming "Karl Rahner’s Theocentric Ethic of Discipleship" (Peter Lang Publishing, 2001). Linnane is the recipient of a Batchelor-Ford Summer Faculty Fellowship. He resides in Worcester.

Robert H. ParkeHarrison the visual arts department earned a bachelor’s degree from the Kansas City Art Institute and a master’s degree from the University of New Mexico. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1996, ParkeHarrison is active on college panels and outreach programs in art. A recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, ParkeHarrison’s artwork is shown in galleries around the world. His work, photographic and mixed media that addresses contemporary ecological concerns, is currently on solo exhibit at Bonni Benrubi Gallery, N.Y. ParkeHarrison is author of "The Architect’s Brother" (Twin Palms/Twelve Trees Press, 2000). He is a resident of Worcester.

Jessica P. Waldoff of the music department received a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, and both a master’s and Ph.D. from Cornell University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1995, Waldoff has served on the Faculty Affairs Committee and the Academic Affairs Council. She is author of the forthcoming essay, "Die Zauberflote," in A Mozart Companion (Oxford University Press, 2001). Waldoff is active in many professional music societies, including the Mozart Society of America. She is a resident of Natick.