Faculty Promotions Announced at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Four faculty members at Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of full professor.

John T. Anderson of the mathematics department earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. from Brown University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1986, Anderson has served on the Academic Standing Committee and the Black Student Advising Committee. He was also involved in the Youth Exploring Science Program and the Professional Development Program for Worcester Public School Teachers. Anderson is co-author of "A Peak Point Theorem for Uniform Algebras Generated by Smooth Functions on a Two-Manifold." His research interests include several complex variables and uniform algebras. He resides in North Kingstown, R.I.

Ronald M. Jarret of the chemistry department earned a bachelor's degree from Rhode Island College and a Ph.D. from Yale University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1986, Jarret has served on the Community Standards Board at the IT Task Force. The recipient of numerous grants from the American Chemical Society and the National Science Foundation, Jarret's research interests include discovery lab development for organic and general chemistry and the development of new methods of analysis with NMR spectroscopy. Jarret is a past recipient of the Holy Cross Distinguished Teacher award. He is author of many scientific publications and presentations including, "Introduction of Simple Acid-Base Chemistry in an Organic Chemistry Lab Through an Exercise that Simulates a Virus Spreading Through a Population." Jarret is a resident of Worcester.

Constance G. Schick of the department of modern languages and literatures earned a bachelor's degree from Annhurst College, a master's degree from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1990, Schick has served on the Committee on Study Abroad and as the Graduate Studies Advisor for the French Program. She is author of "Seductive Resistance: The Poetry of Théophile Gautier." Schick's research interests include 19th-century French literature and ethnic literature of the French-Americans. She resides in Lexington.

Janine Shertzer of the physics department earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola College and a master's degree and Ph.D. from Brown University. A member of the Holy Cross faculty since 1984, Shertzer has served on the Educational Policy Committee and the Committee on Financial Aid. She has twice served as visiting scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Shertzer is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Faculty Award for Women. She is author of numerous scientific publications and presentations including, "Direct calculation of the scattering amplitude without partial wave analysis." She is a resident of Auburndale.