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Dr. Harryette Brown English Office: C-223 Telephone: (972) 860-7054 E-mail: HBrown@dcccd.edu Courses: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, ENGL 1311, ENGL 2322

A native Dallasite, I graduated from Adamson High School, received a B. A. and M. A. from SMU and a Ph.D. from TWU. I went to SMU on an academic scholarship and worked in my parents' printing shop at the same time, I was the only student I knew who worked while attending college. On Christmas Day of my first year, my father suffered a slipped disc and had to have surgery. He was unable to work for the next eight months. My mother did the clerical work, but I did all the printing during the spring semester and the following summer. I understand students who have to work while attending college. After graduation, I married and taught English and French in high school while working on my master's degree. When Eastfield opened in 1970, I became one of the proud members of the original faculty. I started to work on a doctorate then, but my son Trey changed my mind. I needed to keep working, and I was afraid I could not keep all three balls in the air--a new baby, a demanding job, and a rigorous graduate program. So I dropped out. When my son went to college, so did I. I became a "returning student," and worked on my doctorate while teaching at Eastfield. It took many years because I could take only one or two courses a semester, but I finally finished it in 1999. I put all this on my Web page to let students and potential students know the reason I teach at Eastfield. I love the students because I am one of you.

It is my honor to work as an advisor for the Psi Eta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). Five of our 2004 PTK graduates are pictured at the left. Graduate Pamela Rambo, first student on the left in the first row, is a PTK 2004 All-USA Academic Team Member winner.