Managers
Michael Berger
On-Site
Manager of the Language Faculty Resource Center / Faculty Liaison /
Grants Manager
Michael Berger has managed the LFRC since 1986,
during
which time he has seen the Center merge with the LLA and grow from two
small rooms into the extensive facilites of today. For
questions about LFRC facilities, The
Native Speaker newsletter, grants, copyright issues or IRB
protocols, contact him via e-mail at lfrc@uchicago.edu.
Barbara Need
On-Site
Manager of the Language Laboratories and Archives / Computer
Specialist / Archivist
Barbara Need has been a manager of the LLA
since 1997. She is
currently
working on a Ph.D. in Linguistics at this
University. For questions about the LLA archives or the facilities at
the Language Labs, contact her via e-mail at language-labs@uchicago.edu.
Kay Yang
Manager /
Multimedia Specialist
Kay Yang has been the multimedia specialist at
the LLA since
1990. She
assists faculty and students with various video production
projects, web-related inquiries and digital graphics. She also
created and maintains this web site. She can be contacted via e-mail
at kyang@uchicago.edu.
Acting Managers
Maria Atzert
Marianne Cook
Stephanie Denton
Sapna Desai
Rod Edwards
James Gustafson
Patrick Midtlyng
Ichiro Yuhara
Student Assistants
Joel Avila
Jessica Brooks
Anna Guengrich
Gabe MacArthur
Theodora Tolkin
Emeritus Staff
Joseph Toth
Manager of
the Language Laboratories and Archives, 1971-1997
Joseph Toth has worked at the LLA for forty
years in various
part-time
and
full-time capacities. Since his retirement in January 1998, he has
continued to work part-time on various projects while giving valuable
advice to the staff when needed.
Karen Landahl
Academic Director of the
Language Laboatory, 1986-1996;
Academic Director of the Language Laboratories and Archives; 1996-2003
(December 20, 1951 - February 2, 2003)
Professor, Linguistics; Associate Dean for Computing and Language
Technologies, Humanities Division; Academic Director of the Language
Laboratories and Archives
Dr. Landahl passed away in February 2003
after a long illness.
Carolyn Killean
Academic
Advisor of the Language Faculty Resource Center, 1985-1996
Professor, Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations.
Dr. Killean served as the first academic advisor of the LFRC. She
retired in 1996.
Robert D.
Hummel
Academic
Director of the Language Laboratory, 1979-1985
Professor Emeritus, Department of Germanic
Studies.
Norman A. McQuown
Academic
Director of the Language Laboratory, 1963-1979
Professor Emeritus, Departments of Anthropology
and Linguistics. Co-founder of the Language Laboratory.
Eric P. Hamp
Academic
Director of the Language Laboratory, 1962-1963
Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service
Professor Emeritus, Departments of Linguistics, Slavic Languages and
Literatures, Psychology (Cognition & Communication), and the
Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World. Co-founder of the
Language Laboratory.
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