Marsha Kramer – Ed. S., 1975

Marsha Kramer

1975 – Educational Specialist Degree

1977 – M.S. in Computer Science

                I spent about two years working with Dr. Ed Dugas in the Graduate Education office.  I really enjoyed working with the graduate students and Dr. Dugas. Being part of the the Graduate COE, not just as a student, enhanced my educational experience.  As I was finishing my degree, I was recruited into the graduate program in computer science.  What a great opportunity!  When I finished, I took a teaching position at Loyola University in New Orleans teaching math and computer programming.  I taught at the community college for a brief period, and then decided to leave New Orleans.  So I moved to Wappingers Falls, that is in Dutchess County, the Hudson Valley, south of Poughkeepsie, about 1.5 hours north of New York City.  I haven’t taught since I moved here, just seems to be too much to do.  It was by chance that I attended USL. I was living in Lafayette, having moved from the Northeast two years earlier, when I decided to attend graduate school.  USL had  programs in which I was interested; plus, they offered me a graduate assistantship–that was a great help.

                My position at Loyola was obtained by chance . . . when I heard about the opening, I called the chairman.  In talking on the phone, we realized we knew each other from USL!  I’m sure that helped me secure the position.  Anyway, I am proud to call myself an alumna of USL.

Marsha Kramer