Roy F. Grow (Political Science)

Prof. Grow is a frequent traveler to China. He began to study Chinese Mandarin in 1960 and then worked as an interpreter and area analyst for the U.S. government. He works with American and Japanese firms involved in the China market, and writes about Chinese enterprises, economic decision-making, and Sino-foreign trade. At Carleton, he is director of the International Relations program. He teaches frequently in business programs across the United States and in Asia. He is married to Mary-Lewis Grow, and has a son, Lewis.

Penelope Prime (Economics)

Prof. Prime first traveled to China in 1976 and then lived in Nanjing in 1982-84. She began to study Chinese Mandarin in 1974. Penny is an expert on Chinese provincial economic development and writes about Chinese industrialization and finance policy. She taught in Carleton's Economics Department in the 1980's, and now teaches in the Georgia State system at Kennesaw State University. Professor Prime is also the director of the China Research Center. She is married to John Garver (who is an expert in Chinese foreign policy) and has two children--Alex and Vanessa.