Some subscribers to Phys-L and Physoc might be interested in a
recent post "Re: Looking for Robert Boice" [Hake (2010)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: looking for Robert Boice,"
POD's Gina Hiatt wrote: "I heard that Robert Boice had a serious
rock-climbing accident and has become somewhat reclusive and not
interested in interacting about scholarship."
An excerpt from a 2002 email to me from Boice (quoted by permission)
shows that what Gina heard is *wrong* on all counts.
Despite having tenure at SUNY Stony Brook, Boice was kicked out by a
new Provost who thought that Boice's concern with faculty development
detracted from the research mission of the university and obtained
letters to bolster his case from core members of POD who erroneously
claimed that Boice's work was "not well-regarded by other
professionals."
Boice *did* have an accident while squat-lifting in the gym - *not*
rock climbing - that badly injured his spine, put him in bed for
four years, and placed him on Social Security disability.
Boice moved to Tennessee, but far from being reclusive, he futilely
attempted to reach out to old friends and was, for a time, back on
the academic speaking circuit at UNC-Chapel Hill, U. Virginia, and
Gallaudet U.
My correspondence with Boice ended in 2002 when my emails to him bounced.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON BOICE'S WHEREABOUTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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To access the complete 14 kB post please click on
<http://bit.ly/atrqYN>. That post contains 10 references to Boice's
publications.
REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/>]
Hake, R.R. 2010. "Re: Looking for Robert Boice," online on the OPEN!
AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/atrqYN>. Post of 6 Oct 2010
20:27:36-0700 to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and POD. The abstract and link to
the complete post are also being transmitted to various discussion
lists and are online on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at
<http://bit.ly/ald854> with a provision for comments.