DISTINGUISHED FACULTY
Dr. Terence A. Dalrymple
A teacher can experience no greater joy, as Dr. Terence A. “Terry” Dalrymple phrases it, than “seeing the light dawn in students’ eyes.”
Since he began teaching English at Angelo State University in 1979, Dalrymple has turned many a set of eyes into beacons of joy for the pleasures of literature.
“I recognized early on how much literature had to offer in regard to understanding human experience,” said Dalrymple, holder of the John S. Cargile University Professorship and this year’s Distinguished Faculty Award recipient from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts.
Praised by colleagues for his “amazing enthusiasm and energy,” Dalrymple said, “the emphasis on teaching at this university suits me perfectly.”
He attributes his success to his colleagues, starting with Dr. Perry Gragg, who first hired him and chaired the Department of English for many years.
Dalrymple earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southwest Texas State University and his doctorate from Oklahoma State University. He has published two books and numerous short stories, articles and reviews.