Sam Greene Retiring

The most versatile member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is retiring but not all at once. Dr. Sam Greene, who has been at SSU since 1966, has taught almost every lecture course in both physics and astronomy, as well as several labs. He directed the laser laboratory and taught the upper division lecture and laboratory courses in lasers and holography from the time Dr. Isaac Bass departed in 1981 until the mid-1990s.

Known for his humor, wideranging knowledge, and openness to any type of question, Dr. Greene has also been very popular with general education students taking courses in descriptive astronomy, extraterrestrial intelligence and interstellar travel, and cosmology.

Dr. Greene is retiring under a plan which allows him to continue teaching half-time for five years. In Fall 1997 he began teaching fall semesters only.