College of Arts and Sciences

Former English instructor passes away

Viktor Kemper, a writing instructor and senior associate faculty member in Western’s English and journalism department, died July 20 in Macomb.

Kemper joined Western’s faculty in August 1984 and taught in the University Writing Program for 25 years. His specialty was English 280, College Writing, and he taught the only night writing courses in the department.

During his career at Western, Kemper continually expanded his academic expertise by teaching a variety of department courses.

Outside of the classroom, Kemper served as a reader for poetry manuscripts submitted to the Mississippi Valley Review in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

 

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