Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dr. David Eaton as a new ILR faculty member. Professor Eaton has more than 40 years of teaching and doing research at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. His specialties are medical toxicology, chemicals and cancer risk, environmental toxicity, drug metabolism, natural…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is pleased to sponsor Dr. Sandy McNabb who will be presenting a two-hour program titled “From the Arab Spring to the Arab Winter—What Happened?” Dr. McNabb’s presentation will be held in the DesertView Theater on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, from 4 to 6 p.m. and is open…
Riley Jackson The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is sponsoring a lottery to introduce new and current residents of SaddleBrooke, who are not already lifetime subscribers (members), to the ILR Education Program. Five lucky winners will each be awarded a free registration to the course of their choice in the spring (January through March)…
Ken Marich, Ph.D. The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Harold Kirk, Ph.D., as a member of the ILR faculty. Dr. Kirk will be teaching his course in November and will take his students on a voyage exploring the world within the atom, from the discovery of radioactivity in 1896 through…
Kenneth Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Kathy Szpakowski as a new member of the ILR faculty. Kathy is an author, speaker, radio personality, consultant, and successful business owner. She has more than 25 years of experience in human behavior and resource development and is a certified professional behavioral analyst…
Ken Marich On March 1 the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) held its annual reception to thank the instructors who volunteer to teach courses in the ILR program. Since the formation of the ILR in 2005, over 60 instructors have taught more than 400 courses in a wide variety of subjects, including history, art,…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Dale Boschke as a member of our faculty. The first class he taught in SaddleBrooke was Introduction to Harmonica. The class was a blast, and we all learned that the harmonica (aka harp) is much harder to play than a kazoo. Dale…
Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Kent Treiber as the newest member of the ILR Board of Directors. Kent was born in Salt Lake City in 1945 and mostly grew up in the Sacramento area. His parents moved often, so, as a young child, he spent some of…
Ken Marich The program title is “This Is Your Brain on Music,” presented by Susan Kravitz. Her program will be held on Feb. 8 in the MountainView Ballroom East from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Seating is limited, so come early. Susan was born in Long Island and grew up in the New York area. She…
Meet the Board of Directors Ken Marich The Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) is proud to introduce Sharon Triester who has served on the board of directors for around 14 years. Sharon was born in Philadelphia and spent most of her life in the Philadelphia area. She married Dr. Arthur Triester, cardiologist, in 1967.…