tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post805429525475744842..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Letters from Mennonite Special SettlersJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-91786013812862157122007-11-17T12:59:00.000+03:002007-11-17T12:59:00.000+03:00I incorrectly read the present tense verb as being...I incorrectly read the present tense verb as being in reference to the Ph.D. dissertation itself. That is I assumed the thesis had been completed. I am sorry for any confusion this might have caused. I will post a correction later.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-58940189081936354432007-11-16T19:01:00.000+03:002007-11-16T19:01:00.000+03:00To Ellwood and other doubtersNote that the stateme...To Ellwood and other doubters<BR/><BR/>Note that the statement in the website states: “Her PhD in the Philosophy of Language at the University of Sheffield, UK investigates letters …”. A present tense verb is used to describe the current, but almost completed, research. Note too, that the nomenclature “PhD” is not used after her name. For those interested, Ruth Derksen Siemens’ “Viva” is scheduled for December 4th at the University of Sheffield, UK in the Bakhtin Centre located in the Russian Slavonic Studies Centre. You may contact Dr. David Shepherd or Dr. Craig Brandist at the university if you have further questions.katybrukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075481217143953926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-30868564354974576962007-11-15T10:57:00.000+03:002007-11-15T10:57:00.000+03:00Her website says she has a Ph.D. from Sheffield. I...Her website says she has a Ph.D. from Sheffield. If you wish to dispute this claim then you can take it up with her. I am only going by what I read on her web page.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-74339135065621761492007-11-15T07:56:00.000+03:002007-11-15T07:56:00.000+03:00Perhaps you had better check the authenticity of D...Perhaps you had better check the authenticity of Derksen-Siemens' doctorate with her universities (UBC and Sheffield). It is fraudulent to advertise having a Ph.D, when it is, in fact, still outstanding.Ellwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537519833719999385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-77708350969205178602007-11-14T12:59:00.000+03:002007-11-14T12:59:00.000+03:00Helps to have instructions in English in order to ...Helps to have instructions in English in order to post a comment. Glad to see there is another researcher in Ger-Rus studies who is doing something similar to Ron Vossler's work in North Dakota. GREAT post!!!Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580419350026798149noreply@blogger.com