LINGUIST List 22.3168 Mon Aug 08 2011 All: Obituary: Dr. Terry Lynn Irons Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Katy Carlson , Obituary: Dr. Terry Lynn Irons Message 1: Obituary: Dr. Terry Lynn Irons Date: 08-Aug-2011 From: Katy Carlson <k.carlsonmoreheadstate.edu> Subject: Obituary: Dr. Terry Lynn Irons E-mail this message to a friend Dr. Terry Lynn “Doc” Irons, 54, of Morehead, KY, formerly of Waynesville, OH, Morehead State University Professor of English, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Irons and niece Rebecca Anne Irons. He is survived by his mother Barbara Irons of Waynesville, OH, and brother Charles Irons and sister-in-law Melissa Irons of Dayton, OH. Terry was valedictorian and National Merit Scholar at Waynesville High School, earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in English and English Literature from the University of Dayton, and a Ph.D. in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was a sociolinguist who was particularly interested in sound change. Much of his recent research focused on the vowel sounds of Kentucky. Terry was a long-time professor at Morehead State University and was deeply engaged with both the school and the local community. During his tenure at MSU, he served as both chair of the Faculty Senate and as Faculty Regent and was the recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Service Award. For sixteen years, Terry acted as the advisor for the Zeta Zeta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, mentoring hundreds of undergraduate students. This summer, he received the Distinguished Service Chapter Award, which is the highest individual honor that can be bestowed upon an alumnus of the fraternity. Terry was a board member of both the Morehead Theatre Guild and Habitat for Humanity and heavily involved with the Kentucky Teacher Intern Program, the Coalition of Senate and Faculty Leadership, Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, Rowan County Relay for Life, and MSU Student Relay for Life. He was also a Kentucky Colonel, a member of the MSU Concert Choir, and an active Mason. Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 08-Aug-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.