Peter Schakel Named The Peter C. and
Emajean Cook Professor of English
 Dr.
Peter Shakel holds the "Peter
C. and Emajean Cook Professor of English."
The endowed chair was established in 1975 by Peter C. and Emajean Cook to provide
financial support for a faculty member who has an established record of excellence
as
a Christian scholar, as evidenced by effectiveness in teaching, a record of
scholarship, a Christian life marked by a meaningful integration of faith and
practice, and who subscribes to the concept and principle of the free enterprise
system.
Schakel joined the Hope faculty in 1969 after a year at the University
of Nebraska. He is a graduate of Central College in Iowa and holds
graduate degrees from Southern Illinois University and the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
Schakel's teaching and research specialties are eighteenth-century
English literature, especially verse satire and Jonathan Swift,
and the life and works of C. S. Lewis He is the chair of the department
of English. He is author or editor of two books on Jonathan Swift
and five on C. S. Lewis. Schakel and colleague Jack Ridl are co-authors
of "Approaching Literature in the 21st Century: Fiction, Poetry,
Drama," a culturally diverse introduction to fiction, poetry,
and drama.
Endowed chairs are established by donors who wish to assist the
college on a permanent basis through the support of a faculty member.
The gift is placed in the college's endowment fund with investment
income used to support the work of the honored professor. In addition
to recognizing faculty members for excellence, endowed chairs provide
funding for summer research projects as well as some salary support.
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more about establishing an endowed professorship
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