Kerry Segel (Khonsar, Isfahan, 1969-71)
Kerry Segel served as a PCV in Khonsar Iran from 1969 to 1971, then taught at the University of Isfahan from 1971 to 1973 and Jundi Shapour University from 1975 through 1978, where he met his wife, Ezat. He completed an M.A. in Foreign Language Education (1975) and a Ph.D. in Education/Reading (1986). From 1986 until his retirement in 2021 he was a professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University, where he developed the ESL endorsement program. He also created and taught courses in Middle East literature in translation and was a founding member of the Golshan-e-Parsi literary society. His retirement plans include travel, volunteer work, and language study. He plans to translate Persian-language essays written by his mentor in Khonsar, Dr. M.H. Tasbihi .