Kalinowski Memorial Service Scheduled for Muller Chapel

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 10, to celebrate the life of associate professor of psychology Janet Kalinowski, who died on March 14 at the age of 46. The 11:00 a.m. service will be held in Muller Chapel.

In her memory, friends and colleagues have established the Janet Kalinowski Student Development Fund in Women’s Studies. The fund is intended to support students engaged in the study of issues surrounding gender and social position. It may provide financial assistance to conduct research and to participate in professional conferences, special training, and other educational opportunities that will enhance the intellectual growth of the student. Those wishing to contribute to the fund should contact Kristen Ford in the Office of Planned and Leadership Giving, Alumni Hall.

Kalinowski earned bachelor’s degrees from Sarah Lawrence College and the Columbia University School of Nursing, a master’s degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a doctoral degree from Cornell University. She joined the psychology department in 1986 and was promoted to associate professor in 1995.

A specialist in developmental psychology, Kalinowski taught from a life-span perspective, with a particular concern for issues faced by females. Her experiences working with the aging, with adolescents, and in early childhood education added an important dimension to her teaching. In 1982 she was honored with an invitation to join the National Conference of Education for Women’s Development, a group of researchers founded by the authors of Women’s Ways of Knowing. On campus she was active in helping to establish a women’s studies program at the College and in the development of the curriculum for that program. She served on a number of College committees, including the Gerontology Task Force, and as an affiliate of the Gerontology Institute. While on sabbatical in the spring of 1997 she taught psychology courses in the Semester at Sea Academic Program.

Kalinowski is survived by her son, Danny.