| Many people, institutions, and agencies helped make this book a reality. Support for my work over the years came from a number of sources, including the Multidisciplinary Gerontology Center of Iowa, a University House/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant, a Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities travel grant, a University of Iowa Old Gold Fellowship, and two semester developmental assignments from the University of Iowa. The first semester assignment was to conduct the interviews in the United Kingdom; the more recent semester assignment, in 1996, provided me with a block of time to write the book. Without that period free from other academic responsibilities, the project could not have come to fruition. I would also like to acknowledge the support services provided by the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies at the University of Iowa, where I was housed when I wrote the book. The Center offered me a quiet and congenial place to work without interruption. Particular thanks go to its director, Jay Semel, who knows how to deal well with a bunch of faculty scholars, and to its marvelous and always helpful secretary, Lorna Olson. I also thank the administrations of the Universities of Iowa, Liverpool, and Manchester, Drake University, and Augustana, Coe, and Cornell Colleges for their cooperation. |
| My collaborators from the liberal arts colleges and comprehensive university, Jean Tompkins of Cornell College, William Ward of Augustana College, and Karen Conner of Drake University, were a pleasure to work with and provided many helpful insights about those institutions. Additionally, a number of graduate research assistants helped in interviewing, computing, and transcribing over the years. Thanks go to Elizabeth Hill, Cynthia Kirk, Mildred Moffett, Mary Willie, Carol Mertens, Sang-In Nam, Jennifer Schmidt, and Lisa Braun for all their hard work. Holly Carver of the University of Iowa |
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