Dudley Bailey, professor emeritus of English, died Oct. 21 in Lincoln at the age of 79. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
Bailey served on the Nebraska faculty from 1954 until his retirement in 1984. During that time he earned a national reputation for his work in modern grammar.
He was director of freshman English from 1956-62, then served as department chair from 1962-72. During his term as chair, 16 members of the university's current English faculty were hired.
"All of us hired by Dudley have a special fondness for him because he was both a role model and guide for us at the start of our careers," said Professor Stephen Hilliard, who was hired by Dudley as an assistant professor in 1964. "Dudley was an elegant and generous man whose values were straightforward and practical. He asked us to be like him in being ourselves, not in sharing his specific commitments.
"His legacy to the department is a depth of concern about the important goals of education and the actual lives of our colleagues and students. The loyalty that the English department enjoys from its students is part of a tradition he promoted."
Bailey earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Kansas City (now the University of Missouri-Kansas City) and his doctorate from the University of Illinois.
He was a member of numerous professional organizations. He was a former president of the Nebraska Council of Teachers of English and a founding member of the Association of Departments of English. He was an editorial adviser to the Oxford University Press and the Worldbook Encyclopedia Dictionary. In the 1980s, he was on the advisory committee of the Lancaster County Office of Mental Retardation.
A native of Lamoni, Iowa, he was a member of the Unitarian Church.
Bailey is survived by his wife, Sue, a former Lincoln City Council member; sons, Geoffrey of Omaha and Paul of Lincoln; daughter, Jane of Lincoln; brother, Maurice of Denver; sister, Barbara of Kansas City, Mo.; and four grandchildren.
- Tom Simons
Paul Carlson, associate vice chancellor for business and
finance,
has been appointed vice president for finance and administration at
Augsburg
College in Minneapolis.
Carlson has worked in several capacities in the business and finance unit since 1983. As associate vice chancellor, he negotiates most university contracts and manages nine operational areas, including the university bookstore, parking services, landscape services, transportation services, mail and delivery services, publications, telecommunications, printing services and support services for business computing.
Augsburg College is a Lutheran liberal arts college of 2,700 students. As vice president for finance and administration, Carlson will manage an annual operating budget of $35 million. He assumes his new position Jan. 5.
Melvin W. Jones, vice chancellor for business and finance, said Carlson has made significant contributions to the university and will be missed.
"Paul has a thorough, comprehensive knowledge of higher education finance and administration that will serve him well in his new position," he said.
Jones said that he and Glen Nelson, acting assistant to the vice chancellor, would assume Carlson's duties until a successor is named.
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