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Anne Wood and Terry Mace

Good teachers, good friends Anne Wood, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Terry Mace, Professor Emeritus of Biology By Mary Boone When Puget Sound Professors Anne Wood and Terry Mace began to plan their 2003 retirement, they knew one thing for sure: they needed to get in shape. “We knew we were going to have an active retirement, so being in good physical condition was important,” says Anne. Kicking up the workouts has paid off. During the past two years, the Fox Island couple has made tennis, kayaking, canoeing, skiing, and bicycling a regular part of their routine. Wood and Mace both attended Minnesota’s Carleton College in the 1960s, but Anne transferred to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the year Terry arrived at Carleton. After completing her undergraduate degree, Anne earned her doctorate in 1970 at the University of Illinois. Terry continued at Carleton, then got his master’s from the University of Minnesota. The two first met at Heathrow Airport in 1971 but went their separate ways. Anne taught at the University of Illinois and Gonzaga University before joining Puget Sound’s chemistry department in 1978. Terry earned his doctorate from the University of Montana, then joined UPS’ biology faculty in 1982. After reuniting at Puget Sound, the couple married in 1988 during their first sabbatical in Australia. “My experience at Carleton is what convinced me I wanted to teach in a small college that emphasized undergraduate education,” says Terry. “Puget Sound was exactly the kind of place I wanted to teach,” says Anne. “At a big school, I feel students need to come in knowing what they want to do. At a small school, you can come in not knowing exactly what you want to do and find yourself along the way. “That was one of the most rewarding things for us as faculty members,” she says. “We got to see students come in, change, grow, and leave with a real passion for what they were going to pursue.” Both scholars agree they found great joy in teaching, but note they were both in fields in which keeping up was a challenge. “At least two-thirds of what I was teaching in introductory biochemistry in 2002 was not even known when I was in graduate school,” says Anne. “Sure, we had a historic perspective, but we also had to work hard to keep current.” Now, in addition to all their physical pursuits, Anne and Terry enjoy reading, politicking, and traveling. Their Fox Island home is nestled along the shore of Puget Sound, and their spacious yard allows ample room for gardening. Terry, who has had a lifelong interest in astronomy and astrophotography, is building an observatory for his 11-inch telescope. Anne is taking jazz piano lessons and has gained a first-hand appreciation for having a fine teacher. The couple also are helping to raise funds for the university’s new Science Center. “The Science Center will be fabulous, but every new building on campus has made the sciences better,” says Anne. “The new music building and theater and Wyatt Hall—they all made for a better school, which, in turn, made for better science departments.” “We feel fortunate to have been at the university at a time when we were able to experience positive changes,” says Terry. “It was fun to play a part in those changes.” Write to Professor Anne Wood at awood@ups.edu or Professor Terry Mace at mace@ups.edu.

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