http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/remembering-abe-holtzman-one-of-our-own/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:30:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/remembering-abe-holtzman-one-of-our-own/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Joe Hice Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:30:59 +0000 http://www.hiceschool.com/?p=1228#comment-213 Abe sounds like Harry Griggs, my thesis chair. Always challenging, always expecting more. "Come on Mr. Hice. You want to be proud of your work. You want your mom and dad, your friends at school, you want everyone to be proud of your work. You can do better than this." Abe sounds like Harry Griggs, my thesis chair. Always challenging, always expecting more. “Come on Mr. Hice. You want to be proud of your work. You want your mom and dad, your friends at school, you want everyone to be proud of your work. You can do better than this.”

]]> http://www.hiceschool.com/100-days-at-nc-state/remembering-abe-holtzman-one-of-our-own/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Jenny Weston Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:23:12 +0000 http://www.hiceschool.com/?p=1228#comment-212 Dr. Holtzman was one of my favorite professors. He was an amazing force in the classroom. He challenged his students to think about what they read and analyze why they thought what they thought rather than read and regurgitate. He would get in your face (literally) and force you to voice an opinion and then back up that opinion. He could be formidable in the classroom but he cared deeply about his students and what sort of people they would become. My favorite quote from Dr. Holtzman is "If I were the tyrant of the world, I would make it so that you had to take a pill to get pregnant." Something that no professor would even think of saying in a classroom today. And his fashion sense was the topic of discussion among the students. His classic summer attire was a Banlon shirt, plaid bermuda shorts, knee-high navy nylon socks and sandals. He was his own person and an awesome role model. The academic world needs more Abe Holtzmans. Dr. Holtzman was one of my favorite professors. He was an amazing force in the classroom. He challenged his students to think about what they read and analyze why they thought what they thought rather than read and regurgitate. He would get in your face (literally) and force you to voice an opinion and then back up that opinion. He could be formidable in the classroom but he cared deeply about his students and what sort of people they would become. My favorite quote from Dr. Holtzman is “If I were the tyrant of the world, I would make it so that you had to take a pill to get pregnant.” Something that no professor would even think of saying in a classroom today. And his fashion sense was the topic of discussion among the students. His classic summer attire was a Banlon shirt, plaid bermuda shorts, knee-high navy nylon socks and sandals. He was his own person and an awesome role model. The academic world needs more Abe Holtzmans.

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