"She's awesome...a really good teacher and good at getting the students to like the material and have fun with it," added Ollie M. Lewis '00, who took two courses with Krug.

Krug's English department colleagues also praised her scholarship and teaching abilities.

"Krug was a great asset to our department, and all her colleagues, especially the medievalists, are sad to lose her--but happy that this excellent appointment is a well-deserved advancement of [Krug's] career," said Professor of English and Folklore Joseph C. Harris, who serves as director of undergraduate studies in the English department.

"Students know her as a tremendously dedicated teacher, attuned to their welfare, and I'm sure she'll bring those same qualities to her new position in Minnesota," said Professor of English and American Literature and Language Daniel G. Donoghue.

Donoghue said Krug is putting the finishing touches on her book, which he said "will deepen our understanding of the role of literacy in late medieval England."

Krug received her undergraduate degree from Grinnell College in Iowa, and said her time there helped shape her as an educator today.

She then completed her graduate studies at the University of Indiana, an institution that she said "has a strong commitment to medieval studies."

"It was really a wonderful place to study medieval literature and culture," she said.