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Furman graduate, former faculty member, author remembered in Huffington Post

Photo by Courtney Perry

Last updated September 29, 2015

By Tina Underwood

Photo by Courtney Perry

Photo by Courtney Perry

After reeling off the many accomplishments of 1961 Furman University graduate (master’s) and former Furman faculty member (1960-62) Phyllis Tickle, author Jack Levison shares a remembrance on a more personal level. Tickle, founding editor of Publishers Weekly religion department and author of dozens of books, died Sept. 22 at her home near Memphis, Tenn. after a short battle with cancer. Read more in Levison’s tribute to Tickle, which appeared in the Huffington Post.

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