Category: Faculty

Edward Reed Whittemore, Jr. passed away on Friday, April 6th after a long illness. He was 92. Reed taught at Carleton in the English department from 1947 to 1969. He founded “The ­Carleton Miscellany,” a nationally acclaimed literary magazine published quarterly at Carleton from 1960-1980.

David Maitland, former Carleton College Chaplain, passed away at age 89 on Feb 22nd in Northfield. David was the Carleton Chaplain for 30 years, beginning in 1956. He was also a member of the Religion Department and taught a wide range of courses on religion and faith.

George Soule died at age 81 on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at United Hospitals, St. Paul, after a short illness. A service to remember and celebrate George’s life will be held during Carleton’s Alumni Reunion weekend on Friday, June 15th, at 9:30 am at the Carleton Chapel. A 1951 graduate of Carleton, he earned a Ph.D. in English Literature at Yale University in 1960 and joined Carleton’s faculty as an assistant professor in 1962. He directed Carleton’s Centennial Celebration and founded the Carleton Summer Writing Program. He was chair of the English Department from 1980 to 1983 and retired as a professor emeritus in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Soule, of Northfield; daughter, Kate Soule, of Etna, N.H.; and two granddaughters.