{"id":27551,"date":"2016-03-29T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=27551"},"modified":"2016-07-08T12:06:13","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T16:06:13","slug":"celebrating-service-counseling-program-co-founder-david-glanzer-looks-to-sailing-and-the-west-for-restoration-and-rejuvenation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/celebrating-service-counseling-program-co-founder-david-glanzer-looks-to-sailing-and-the-west-for-restoration-and-rejuvenation\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Service: Counseling program co-founder David Glanzer looks to sailing and the West for restoration and rejuvenation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This spring, several Eastern Mennonite University faculty and staff, among them David Glanzer, are moving into retirement after many years of service. To acknowledge their\u00a0deep commitment to our community, we\u2019ve offered the opportunity for them to share favorite memories of their time here. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Please stay tuned as we feature retiring faculty and staff (at least those were agreeable to our idea) in the coming weeks. A complete list of 2016 retirees concludes each article. The comment box is open below for those of you who wish to share greetings and memories with David. He can also be reached at <\/em>david.glanzer@emu.edu<\/em><\/a> or (540) 432-4244.<\/em><\/p>\n

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One senses a yearning for contemplative time in nature from David Glanzer\u2019s emailed remarks about his future plans. \u201cGo sailing more and camping in the desert\u201d on the list. He hasn\u2019t had much time to do either in these favorite environments, having spent much of his professional life in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, far from both the high seas and the high desert.<\/p>\n

In November 2015, David received the prestigious William H. Van Hoose Career Service Award<\/a> from the Virginia Counselors Association (VCA). It was a fitting award to celebrate a noted career, most of which was spent at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU).<\/p>\n

A 1971 graduate, David joined the faculty in 1978 after earning his doctorate at the University of Utah and conducting research on Navajo reservations in Arizona.<\/p>\n

Returning to Virginia, David provided leadership as psychology department chair for the next 10 years. He and Professor Helen Benoit Anderson began talking in the 1980s about the possibility of a graduate program in counseling<\/a>, and in 1993 it became a reality. David was director for two stints, from 1993-1999 and from 2003-2010.<\/p>\n

He was graduate dean from 2008-2013.<\/p>\n

A highlight of his time at EMU has been \u201crelationships with students, opportunities to collaborate with colleagues and the privilege of participating in leadership roles for the university at large.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>Over the past several years,\u201d he adds, \u201cI have been delighted to see the MA in Counseling program develop into an even stronger program under the leadership of Dr. Annmarie Early and her founding of the Institute for Experiential Psychotherapies, and now the capable leadership of Dr. Teresa Haase who excels in connecting the program and our students to the larger mental health counseling community in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among his fond memories are some pivotal moments in EMC\/EMU history :<\/p>\n