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>Subject: Correction Re: #7018 Karen Landahl

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Just for the record, at the time of her death, Karen was a full 
professor. She had been promoted (finally!) last fall.

Barbara
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>>Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:27:38 -0600
>>From: "David Pankratz" <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Subject: Karen Landahl
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>Dear Board,
>
>I received the sad news today that Karen Landahl has passed.
>
>Karen was an esteemed IALLT colleague and friend, and she will be 
>dearly missed. She had been an IALLT member for many years. She 
>served as Associate Editor of the Journal from 1993-1998 (Volumes 
>26-31), working with Editors-in-Chief Marie Sheppard and Pete Smith. 
>Karen attended numerous IALL conferences, and presented sessions at 
>many of them, usually devoted to her specialty, phonetics.
>
>In her institutional capacity, Karen was Associate Professor of 
>Linguistics at the University of Chicago. She also served as 
>Associate Dean for Computing and Language Technologies, Humanities 
>Division, and was the  Academic Director of the Language 
>Laboratories and Archives, University of Chicago.
>
>Karen Landahl's primary areas of research were phonetics and first 
>and second language acquisition. Projects included exploration of 
>the usefulness of visual feedback based on acoustic parameters for 
>phonetic/phonological acquisition of a second language.
>
>On a personal note, I know that Karen was especially fond of IALLT, 
>not only because of its mission, but also because of the 
>down-to-earth focus of the organization, its emphasis on problem 
>solving, and the genuine interest and compassion its members 
>typically show for one another. I also know that Karen was an opera 
>buff, and I pray that the angels are singing for her now.
>
>If you would like to share anything about Karen, please write to 
>Barbara Need, University of Chicago, at
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>Barbara is in touch with her family, and would be happy to pass 
>along your words.
>
>Sincerely,
>David Pankratz
>IALLT President