The
Northwestern Emeriti Organization --
NEO -- was founded in 2001 with support of the
Office of the Provost to further the social and
professional life of its emeritus community and to
continue benefiting from their abilities and knowledge in
the University. (NEO maintains contact with the
Big
Ten Retirement Association and the Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education.)
Activities
- Bimonthly
Luncheons
- NEO members gather
for lunch at 12:15 PM on the
first Wednesday in
even-numbered months. For 2007-08, we will
continue our practice of holding these luncheons at
Zhivago's Restaurant, 9925 Gross Point Road in
Skokie (847-982-1400).
- Thrice-Yearly
Dinners
- Each academic quarter
features a dinner or luncheon at Zhivago's Restaurant for NEO members and
invited spouses, partners, or friends followed by a
program of learning or entertainment, usually by a
member of Northwestern's rich community of scholars,
teachers, and performers. This is the program for
2007-08:
- November 8, 2007 (dinner, 6:00 pm)
- Neena Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology, "A Lab of My Own: Keeping Up With the Boys."
- February 6, 2008 (luncheon, 12:15 pm)
- John Disterhoft, Professor of Physiology, "Learning in the Aging Brain: Relevance of Basic Research to Personal Experience."
- April 15, 2008 (dinner, 6:00 pm)
- Patrick Ryan, Chair, Board of Northwestern Trustees, "Chicago 2016."
- View
photos of previous years'
dinners
Membership
The Provost's website
contains a Statement
on Appointment to Emeritus Status.
Briefly, faculty members who retire at age 55 or later
after at least ten years of continuous service on the
Northwestern faculty are eligible for appointment to
emeritus status. However, the appointments require the
recommendation of the school dean, endorsement by the
Provost, and approval of the Board of Trustees. See the
statement for more information.
In 2008, twenty-two faculty members
were
appointed to emeritus status. NEO now has more than 540
members. Over 60% are full professors, and over 41% are
from the medical school. About 70% of NEO members still
live in Illinois, and one-third of those in Evanston.
(See
graphs of NEO members as of 2004 .)
Membership in NEO,
moreover, extends as well to retired
professional staff who performed a core academic function
(e.g., librarians) and retired senior administrative
staff subject to a vote by NEO's Executive Council. (See
NEO's
Charter
for more information.)
Governance
As specified in its
Charter, NEO's administrative functions are discharged by
an elected President, a Vice-President, and a
Secretary-Treasurer. NEO is governed by an Executive
Council consisting of the three administrative officers,
the immediate past President, and six other council
members elected to staggered two-year terms. (See the
current
and past NEO officers.)
For 2007-08, NEO's
President is Al Farbman ; Vice-President is
Jack Snarr ; and Secretary-Treasurer is
Louis Allred. The Executive Council consists of
Ralph Westfall, David Wojtowicz, and Dan Zelinksy
(serving terms for 2006-08), and Rae Moses, Bob Ten Eick, and Al Telser (serving terms for
2007-09). Laura Ann Wilber serves on the Executive
Council as immediate Past President. The Provost is a member ex-officio.
