Rose Orlich, longtime resident of Sherwood Forest and Professor of English at Morehead State University for twenty-two years, teaching courses in literature and writing in the graduate, undergraduate and honors programs, passed away on March 10, 2016, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 30, 1927, to the late Stephen and Iva Orlich, she attended Bishop Ward High School for three years and was elected to the National Honor Society there. In 1945 she graduated from Mt. St. Mary's High School in Wichita, Kansas, while also completing Normal Training requirements and study of the religious life. At eighteen her teaching career of over forty-two years began with over sixteen years on various levels in the private sector, including eight years as both teacher and acting principal. In 1959 she earned a B.S.Ed. (cum laude) from St. Mary of the Plains College and was nominated for a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. In 1962 she earned an M.A. in English and in 1966, a Ph.D. in Twentieth Century British Literature from the University of Notre Dame, where she was granted a University Scholarship and a Schmitt Fellowship. She authored the first critical study of the fiction of Rebecca West, analyzing its complex unity. From 1966-1970 she was a member of the English faculty at St. Mary of the Plains College. Following a summer appointment as Visiting Professor in Modern Poetry and English Fiction at North Dakota State University, she joined the faculty of Morehead State University, retiring as Professor Emerita in 1992 with the Distinguished Teacher Award. An award-winning poet, she published two books of poetry, was featured in an M.S.U. televised program of her design, published articles in her literary field and for two years served as field bibliographer for the Modern Language association in which she later held a lifetime membership, an honor also given to her by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society by petition of the local chapter, of which she had been past president, vice-president, and Executive Committee member. She is listed in the Directory of American Scholars, the Dictionary of International Biography, The World Who's Who of Women in Education, The International Who's Who of Intellectuals, and in selected editions of The Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers. During her tenure at M.S.U. as Professor of English, she was selected as one of four initial academic advisors for an innovative approach to personal advising of students in the English program and continued in that role until her retirement. At the same time, she served on numerous committees on the University and Departmental levels, as well as a term as University Senator, studying Communication Channels. Her service after retirement included a stint on the Editorial Committee as a final reader/editor of the total SACS Self-Study Report for the ten-year re-accreditation process for 2000, for which she received a commendation, helping the University to achieve the most successful report in its history up to that time. For eighteen years or more, she held the position of Church Lector at Jesus Our Savior Catholic Church, of which she was a member. She also actively supported numerous charitable and educational projects in the area and elsewhere and felt special ties to the region she loved and served. Her family line continues with one surviving brother and the many generations that have followed those who have passed before. Funeral arrangements will be private. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead is caring for arrangements. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens