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Lana Hartman Landon, '73
After her graduation from Grand Valley State University Lana Hartman
Landon, ’73 earned a Danforth fellowship which led to graduate and
doctoral studies at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School.
Following her education, Landon began her teaching career at the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. From there, she would also teach at
Vincennes University before accepting a position at Bethany College in
West Virginia. In addition to teaching, Landon also served as the
faculty representative to the Bethany College Board of Trustees and on
the faculty welfare and budget committees. She has held memberships in
the Modern Language Association, the Women’s Caucus for the Modern
Languages, and the Society for Values in Higher Education. She has
also received the Outstanding Faculty Award four times.
Throughout her career, she has presented lectures and was published in
such journals as Soundings: An Interdisciplinary
Journal and Perspectives: The Journal of the Association for General
Liberal Studies.
Landon is currently enjoying retirement in
St. Louis, Missouri with husband, Dennis where she tutors elementary
children with reading.
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