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From left, professors Dave Boeyink, Dave Nord, Dave Weaver and Jack Dvorak contributed to the school as teachers and researchers for more than two decades. They all retired this fall.

Multimedia Slideshow of the retirement celebration Related Read about a school reception for the new retirees. Weaver headed to journalism hall of fame (Jan. 10) Dvorak ends 44-year teaching career, 25 at IU (Jan. 3) Weaver ends teaching, but plans to continue research work (Jan. 3)

After a collective 121 years of teaching at the IU School of Journalism, professors David Boeyink, Jack Dvorak, David Weaver and David Nord retired at the end of fall 2011.

Dean Brad Hamm said this group of retirees reflects the largest number of collective teaching years within the school, and follows retirements of other long-time faculty in the last few years.

“Two-thirds of the current journalism faculty will have retired within a 10-year period, meaning that an entire generation of professors will be leaving,” Hamm said.

But the school also has brought in new faces. Hamm said the school has anticipated these retirements and has targeted new faculty hires to come in gradually as retirees leave, taking with them years of institutional knowledge.

While all four of these latest retirees plan to maintain a relationship with the School of Journalism once in retirement, each is also looking forward to spending more time with family, life outside the office and returning to favorite hobbies.

Read interviews with the professors about their future plans:

• David Boeyink
• Jack Dvorak
• David Nord
• David Weaver