Professor Sandra Hiortdahl named Conference Director for 2007 Gardner Conference

Professor Sandra Hiortdahl of Washington College is the Conference Director for the 2007 John Gardner Conference and 25th Memorial John Gardner Festival, held in Susquehanna, PA, on April 21st at the Genesee Community College. The event is sponsored by the Genesee Community College and the John Gardner Society, of which Professor Hiortdahl is an active member.

In March 2007, Professor Hiortdahl also gave a talk entitled "What English Professors Expect" to the Chesapeake Home School Network. Her dissertation at Catholic University centers on John Gardner and the Beowulf monster. Professor Hiortdahl has recently been filmed in an interview for an upcoming movie about Gardner, made by Gardner's son, Joel.