Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater State University
An Interview with Dr. Howard London,
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs Emeritus . . . Who Remembers
Three Faculty in Particular from his
34 Year Career at BSU
In the spring edition of Generations of Service, we published Part One of an interview with Dr. Howard London, who served as a BSU faculty member, Dean of Arts and Sciences and ultimately Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
over the course of his 34 years at the university.
Last week, thanks to the courtesy of the staff at the Jones Alumni House, we met with him there for an interview to be published - Part Two - later this summer.
One of the questions we asked was "During your long career at Bridgewater, are there three faculty members in particular who come to mind when asked, and would you name them?"
Dr. London's first response was there were "far too many that I could easily name" but he then agreed to talk about Dr. Clifford Wood, '60, professor emeritus of English; Dr. Meredith Krevosky, professor of biological sciences; and the late Professor Jean Storehouse, '66, member of the History Department - including its chair - and also long-time president of the faculty Union.
Pictured above, from left, Dr. London, Dr. Wood, Dr. Krevosky and Professor Stonehouse.
BSU Alumna and Former BSU Board of Trustees Member
Elissa Flynn-Poppey Featured in Boston Globe
Ms. Elissa Flynn-Poppey, a class of 1994 graduate of Bridgewater State who earned her degree in economics, and is married to Thomas Poppey, a class of 1993 graduate, was featured this week in a Boston Globe article about her career as a lawyer with one of the city's top law firms, Mintz.
According to the Globe, she is Mintz's "chair of governmental practice."
Besides being a graduate of BSU, she also served a term as a member of the university's Board of Trustees from 2005 to 2010.
Below is her photograph which appeared in the yearbook for the Class of '94:
Dr. Benjamin Spence, who passed away last month at the age of 89, was not only an alumnus of Bridgewater State (yearbook posting class of 1958 above) , but he returned to his alma mater as a professor of history and taught for 34 years.
Dr. Spence was, in the words of his obituary, "a master teacher who touched the lives of thousands of students . . . he taught with brilliance and enthusiasm."
Among the honors bestowed upon him by the university was the "Horace Mann Award," which recognized him as among BSU's most outstanding teachers.
And after he retired from BSU, he went on to author ten books about the town of Bridgewater, covering the period from the 1890s to the 1920s.
Each book had a different subject - education, the arts, commerce, churches, to name a few - and he self-published them all at his own expense.
A remarkable scholar endowed with a warm and gentle personality, Ben Spence earned his place among those whom we regard as "BSU Legends."
Next edition: Monday, August 3, 2026