Porcupine Soup is reporting J. Theodore Hilscher has awarded professor emeritus status by the Columbia-Greene Community College Board of Trustees. Hilscher is a resident of Hannacroix and has been a professor of history at Columbia-Greene for 28 years. He previously served as the school's legal counsel for 13 years. Hilscher retired from the school at the start of the Spring 2021 semester. During his tenure at Columbia-Greene, he served as co-division chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Department, helped create a commemorative video to mark the college's 40th anniversary, and assisted the college library in creating its first digital collection, significantly increasing its accessibility to a larger, virtual community. The college's Board of Trustees first authorized the granting of emeritus status in 1986. Emeritus status is granted to retired faculty with at least 15 years of service, who held the title of professor prior to retirement and whose service is determined to have been exemplary. Read the full story at porcupinesoup [dot] com.