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It seems New Hope will soon be without its First Lady. Janet Connolly, wife of Mayor Ed Connolly, will be leaving next week to take up an assignment at the newly opened American University in Sophia, Bulgaria.
The appointment is for one year, during which Mrs.Connolly will be serving as an associate professor in the Social Sciences Department, teaching classes in cultural anthropology and sociology as well as political science.
The way was cleared for the trip by the granting of a leave of absence from Connolly's present position as coordinator of the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University's Ambler campus where'she has served since 1982. She formerly served on the faculty and Board of Directors of Bucks
County Community College and as an instructor at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Connolly received her BA degree from Chestnut HilI College, then went on to acquire an M.A. and Ph.D.from Temple. She has received scores of honors and awards over the years for her research, teaching and writing in the field of corrections and criminal justice.
Despite all the thrills and achievements of a distinguished career, Connolly admits to being in a high state
of excitement and anticipation as she prepares for the journey.
"Imagine," she said recently, "a brand new job in a brand new university in a country I've never even seen
or known much about. I'm looking forward to a really exciting year." The Mayor echoed much of his wife's feelings. "I'm just delighted for Janet," he said. "I know very little about Bulgaria, but I hope to
know a lot more a year from now."
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