In Memoriam: Rejane Genz, 1923-2024

Rejane Genz, Dr. Réjane Poulin Professor emerita at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on August 8. She was 100 years old.

Dr. Genz began her career at Eckerd College in 1963 as a visiting professor in the French department. She was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 1969, and again to full professor in 1971. In the mid-1970s, she helped develop Eckerd’s first women’s studies program. Her scholarship centered around twentieth-century French literature, focusing on poetry, plays, and novels featuring existentialism, surrealism, and absurdism. She retired from the college in 1988 after 25 years of service.

A native of Quebec, Dr. Genz was a magna cum laude graduate of the College Jésus-Marie of Sillery in Quebec City. She earned her Ph.D. from Laval University in Quebec City.