As a colleague of Ken Cmiel in the History Department, my treks through the "remembrance of things past" has been a part of daily life and thought, teaching and writing, normally lived. Yet in the process of "remembering" Ken, he is such a compelling force and so ever present as to undo the usual categories in the conscious mind. Always one to stop by my office--just for the stopping--we yak about current incidents, try out schemes for reform, recount good steps and missteps, and generally make right in the college, city, state, and world whatever has gone wrong. Always one to share family matters--just for the sharing--his boundless admiration for Anne, at home, in her profession, as wife and friend, speaks of their deep affection, still growing. His pride in the accomplishments of his children, small or large, no matter on a rocky, or a smooth one, in whom he has great faith. His joy at his mother's retirement when she decided to leave Chicago and live in Iowa City, and even better, was followed by siblings. Always one to think big, never small, talks with him challenge the mind and the spirit as well. Always present, still present, Ken Cmiel.
--Sarah Hanley Professor of History and Law Department of History Faculty of Law (by courtesy) University of Iowa
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