even if you weren’t feeling well,” said Suzy Sulsona ’97, who fondly called Charles “Dadly Hadley.” “When he was talking to you, you felt like his focus was completely on you.” Keith McKenna Pension ’67, ’97 had a similar connection and says one of the main reasons she returned to Queens after a 30-year hiatus was that she feared Charles would retire and that she would miss the chance to enjoy more of his courses. Said Pension, “I had left at the end of my junior year, so I was delighted to return as a middle-aged lady and discover that my favorite professor was still undeniably just that—my favorite professor.” Jane says that she and Charles looked at the classroom as
a stage where lectures weren’t only about the lesson of the day but rather the connections that could be made. “When you connect truth with truth, that’s when it becomes powerful,” she explained. “I think Charles enjoyed that sharing and initiating of ideas, the deepening of minds.” Perhaps one of the most gracious aspects of Charles’
career at Queens was how his teaching extended beyond the classroom. After graduating from Davidson, the English major spent a year in Europe as one of the first Fulbright Scholars. Tis worldly experience wasn’t lost on him, as it resulted in a voracious appetite for travel and exploration that he happily shared with anyone willing to pack a suitcase.
One of those willing travelers was Paige Ferguson Burgess ’85, who will never forget how much traction Charles got from a ski “incident” story that took place on a student trip to Europe her freshman year. On a lark, Burgess bought a pair of skis and proceeded to tote them through a handful of countries. During a quick train change in Salzburg, Austria, she had trouble getting to the exit, so Charles stood between the doors to keep them ajar. When Burgess jumped off the train, she swung around and hit the conductor in the head with her skis. “Charles would always tell that story to people on
alumni trips,” remembered the English major. “Over the years, this story got more and more exaggerated.” Te alumni trips will forever remain a Hadley legacy
at Queens. Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 recalled how they came about. She simply mentioned to Charles one day when she was working in the alumni office that he and Jane should take alumni on trips, not just students. He joked that maybe they’d stay in better hotels if they did, and so began a series of unforgettable travels to New York City and beyond. “We did those trips for almost 30 years,” said Davis, smiling at her memories, “and we did stay in better hotels.”
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