Bulletin Autumn 1977

Mr. John Gannon Mr. John Gannon read a double major (History and Latin) for the B.A. degree at the National University of Ireland, and followed this with the degrees of Licentiate in Philosophy, and Bachelor of Divinity and Sacrae Theologiae Lector in Theology. In 1964 he obtained an M.A. degree in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. In 1970 he spent. a year in research at Cambridge University. Mr. Gannon earlier spent two years in Canton learning Cantonese. Before the establishment of the Chinese University, he taught in post-secondary colleges, including part-time teaching in both United College and New Asia College. In 1964 he joined the Chinese University (United College) on his return from Columbia University. From 1967 he was Head of the English Department at United College. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1973, and became Chairman of the Board of Studies in English in 1974. In 1976 he was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Instructional Development. In August 1977 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He has published both in Ireland and in Hong Kong, chiefly in the field of Medieval and Renaissance drama.