Dorothea Wayand, a longtime member of this Department and former Chair, passed away on September 21st in her 92nd year.
She was first a contract instructor in the Department of Political Science in St. Patrick’s College in 1968, and was jointly appointed a professor in the Departments of Law and Political Science at Carleton in 1971, becoming a professor solely in the then Department of Law in 1973. Dorothea was the first woman appointed in the department and remained the only woman on faculty for several years. She taught and worked in the areas of political theory, the civilist tradition, legal philosophy, and tort law. She retired in 1994, and remained an Adjunct Professor until 2005, teaching until she was 80 years old.
Dorothea was a wonderful colleague and avid supporter of the Department. She had a wide-ranging intellectual inquisitiveness that stayed with her all her life. She was also was an especially kind, engaged and supportive teacher, mentor and friend. Her curiosity, intellect, common sense, energy, and generous nature combined to create an exceptional colleague and member of the Department.
The members of the Department offer their sincere condolences to her children, Julia and Martin, to her grandchildren, and to other members of her family.
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R.P. Saunders
Chair