Oberlin College awards emeritus status to faculty members who have provided distinguished service to their academic departments during their tenure. The following professors have retired from the Oberlin College Department of English; many remain engaged members of the English department community. Phyllis Gorfain John Hobbs Nicholas Jones (personal website) Katherine Linehan Robert Longsworth T. S. McMillin Anuradha Needham Robert Pierce Leonard Podis David Walker David Young (personal website) Sandra Zagarell