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The Pinecone
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October 2016
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TheKirby Pines Retirement Community
salutes its cadre of retired teachers.
Retired teachers who were diligent
in educating children, beginning
with kindergarten and continuing
through Doctoral Programs in Science,
Medicine, Religion, Law, and the
Humanities.
Two of our residents, Nancy Simco and
John Tienson, exemplify the dedicated
teacher. They were Educators –Authors
– Rescue Merchants. This is their story.
Educator
The University of Kansas awarded
Nancy Simco a B.A., M.A., and
Ph.D. in Mathematics and Philosophy.
Her professional career was at the
University of Memphis, as a Tenured
Professor, Dean, and Department Chair.
The University of California, Berkley,
awarded John Tienson a B.A. Degree.
He received a M.A. and Ph.D. from
the University of Illinois, Champaign.
For most of his career he a Professor
of Philosophy at the University of
Memphis.
At the University of Memphis,
the Philosophy Department offers
several pathways for study, including
Philosophy of Feminism, Philosophy
of Post-Colonialism, and Philosophy of
Africa Americans. John’s approach to
freshmen students is to assure them that
the study of Philosophy will broaden
one’s sense of self; what questions one
Nancy Simco
and John Tienson
should ask to understand concepts of
humankind and interaction (conceptual
understanding of one’s place in the
world).
Author
One’s opportunity (yea, one’s path
to greater public recognition) lies in
the market place as author of books
that expand the audience of readers
who will come to know the writer in
greater depth. And so it is with readers
of John Tienson’s publications. His
publications include “Connectionism
and The Philosophy of Psychology”.
Rescue Merchants
For many years, Nancy Simco has
expanded her interest in training and
showing golden retrievers to include
rescuing approximately 50 Golden
Retrievers and other breeds that
have been abused or abandoned. Her
work with the Memphis Area Golden
Retriever Rescue Association is
especially valuable to the breed. She is
also a member of the Golden Retriever
Club of America.
We salute John Tienson and Nancy
Simco, and all of the retired teachers
at Kirby Pines. We are thankful for
their years of nurturing and shaping
our children – from the first day a
child enters a classroom, to the day
they receive their own credentials that
support their efforts to contribute to
the greater good. To educate – a noble
calling.
- Jacqueline Besteman, Resident
L E S S O N S I N E D U C A T I O N & R E S C U E