John E. Todd ’52

John came from the Wyoming Seminary and joined Court Club, majoring in English. He transferred in junior year to Oberlin College, where he graduated in 1953. He earned an M.A. from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from Wisconsin.

After time as an assistant professor at Michigan, he went, in 1972, to Baruch College for 40 years, and became chair of the English department. He published books on Emily Dickinson and on Frederick Law Olmsted. John retired to Austin, Texas, where he died Sept. 16, 2024.