In breaking new ground, he felt that this was his contribution to the civil rights movement. A strong believer in the necessity for women to be economically independent, he was also committed to and active in progressive politics. In 1949, he received his Ph.D. in economics from USC. Pierre Monteux, the famous San Francisco conductor, heard her sing and, as a protg of his, she went to Europe to study voice and became a prima donna in Zurich, singing Wagnerian roles. At the other end of the baccalaureate curriculum, she designed and taught the first course in mental health consultation for graduate students. In 1967, they played on the Hawaii, Japan, and Australia circuit. curriculum, Demetra volunteered to teach two of them, alternating with Leon Schwartz in the theme course on modern languages in human emotions, and with Marie-Antoinette Zrimc in the theme course on modern maturity and aging. Chuck joined the mechanical engineering faculty at Cal State L.A. in Fall 1959, and spent 32 years as a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher of 25 different mechanical engineering courses. He also experienced the dark days of McCarthyism, blacklisting, and unfounded spying accusations by the FBI that eclipsed his contributions to nuclear physics. Jerry's community activities included the Veterans of Foreign Wars (post commander), the Green Bay Community Theatre Group, the Green Bay Congressional Church Nursery School, and the Green Bay Credit Union. After graduation in 1941, Jim enlisted as an officer in the U.S. Navy in October 1942 and served through the remainder of World War II, during which his ship supported the major battles in the South Pacific. Until his retirement in 2001, Keith held numerous leadership positions, including coordinator of the liberal arts program (1972 to 1980) and chair of the Department of Communication Studies (1986 through 1989). A three-time graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.), he earned the campus' Outstanding Professor Award (OPA) in its initial year, 1963-64. She started a Taos chapter of Artists Equity and initiated a local radio program about art. Although Thora fully recovered, Isabel needed an iron lung at the outset. He became a regular and important reviewer for the Times Literary Supplement. thesis students in the early '70s was Samuel Durrance, who went on to earn a doctorate and later became known on campus as the Cal State L.A. astronaut for his two shuttle flights as a payload specialist. He received the General Excellence Outstanding Student Award in High School, and then spent time in the U.S. Army. In addition to the above, he received a number of portrait commissions. He has left us with a scholarly legacy and with warm memories of him and his achievements. Terry retired two years ago and was awarded emeritus status. Lloyd came to Cal State L.A. in 1965 as a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and was chair of the Department from 1968 to 1971. The following year saw publication of Studies of Development and Change in the Modern World (1989), a multidisciplinary anthology of case studies of social change, with emphasis on Latin America and Africa, edited by Terry with former Cal State L.A. colleague Michael Martin. Even with his failing health in his last few years at CSLA, he never ceased to prepare multicolor study guides and exercises for all his classes; he continued to advise students in their programs, their theses, and their special projects. She is survived by her elder brother, John, who lives in a retirement residence in Raymore, Missouri. After receiving two degrees from USC, she spent 15 years in educational research with the Pasadena city schools. During her 23 years at Cal State L.A., she was known for her teaching, research, and mentorship, and was a recipient of both campus and system wide Outstanding Professor honors. He joined the Department of Economics and Statistics in 1961 following graduate work at UCLA and teaching at California State University, Long Beach. She was respected for her thorough knowledge of the complexities of subject and credential advisement, and for being a careful and caring listener who required students to take responsibility for their success. While at Ames, Don did pioneering work on particle physics and published a number of reports for the Ames Laboratory and the Atomic Energy Commission, as well as in Physical Review and the Journal of Chemical Physics. John and Leonard Mathy formed the nucleus of the Department of Economics and were instrumental in establishing its curriculum and its character. In this context, living into his 90s was a remarkable achievement. He was 66 years old. He retired in 1991 and was named to emeritus status shortly thereafter. Bruce is survived by his children Eric, Derry, and Aruna, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Also during this period, the Economet-rics Society and the periodical, Econometrica , came into being. There he met the love of his life, Ellen. His musical roots were in church music, but he began piano lessons as a child and later also took trumpet lessons. After receiving his B.S. He continued to teach part time through 1980. Irving spent a total of 39 years in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II and participating in the invasion of Okinawa. Bill was often the lone holdout on votes that would otherwise have been unanimous. Not only was he an outstanding classroom instructor and adviser, Tom was an editor on the Western Political Quarterly from 1966 to 1969, president of the Southern California Political Science Association during 1966-67, and president of the campus chapter of the American Association of University Professors in 1968-69. In 1971, he was appointed to the then-new position of associate dean of academic planning, with responsibilities for graduate programs and for research and governmental relations. He was 82 years old, and had lived in Kihei, on the island of Maui, since 1994, when he was first diagnosed with that ailment. He went on to attend Stanford University, where he earned a Ph.D. in geology in 1961. She was a few weeks short of her 90 th birthday. His work on the Portuguese Bend Landslide in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began in 1956 and probably stands as the longest continuous study of an active landslide by any geologist on Earth. Fernando was also a published author, having been sole author or co-author of three scholarly books. His undergraduate work was at the University of California where he completed an A.B. He also worked as a consultant for an engineering firm. He served as a role model to the host of new, young faculty joining the department at this time. She was a member of Rotary International, life member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and member of the Phi Beta Delta International Scholars. She had two daughters, of whom she was extremely proud. They shared a lifetime of great memories hiking, camping, surfing, and all the outdoors had to offer. He completed his M.A. He was the co-founder of the Los Angeles Cooperative Library Consortium, and coordinator for the California Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress. She was a long time speech pathologist for the Danbury School in Claremont. Faculty from a variety of disciplines and administrators often sat (or even stood) in his classes to learn from him. In this position he established a strong rapport with students and faculty by assisting them with their many reference needs. He gave generously of his time to serve on many committees, some of them intensively demanding of his time and effort. In the last years of her life, Helen lived at Villa Gardens in Pasadena, where she enjoyed the companionship of other Cal State L. A. emeriti residing there. earned his MBA and Ph.D. at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, Madison. Mustered out as a Lieutenant Commander in 1945, Adam returned to LACC as Personnel Director and then as Director of Audiovisual Services and Assistant Dean. An honor student and member of Phi Alpha Theta, he received an A.B. Lamar joined the Cal State L.A. faculty in1965, where he served in numerous capacities: through the ranks from assistant professor to professor, department chair of the Department of Special Education, director of the Office of Student Services of the School of Education, associate dean of the School of Education, Charter School of Education coordinator of state and national teacher credentialing accreditation, consultant, mentor, and friend. In the latter role, he assembled three albums of photographs of emeriti activities. Her many medical issues required assistance in order for her to stay in her home. She was residing in San Marino with her husband, William, at the time of her death. from UCLA and an M.S. SAN MARCOS -- Cal State LA's women's basketball team stood toe-to-toe with defending California Collegiate Athletic Association regular-season champion Cal State San Marcos on Sunday before falling in heartbreaking fashion in The Sports Center. The audience was amazed when Luciano Pavarotti walked onto the stage. She sought out professionals to teach her oil and acrylic painting, macram, knitting, needlepoint, weaving, stained glass, pottery, and journalism. Marie-Antoinette was born in the Alsatian city of Mulhouse, France on January 20, 1927, and lived as a schoolgirl under the Nazi occupation from 1940 to 1945, obligatorily studying German, after which, with the help of scholarships, she was able to go to England to study English. in 1946, in journalism. She applied for, and received, graduate fellowships that were funded by the federal government, and others that were funded by professional organizations. Indeed, by the last day of SunRayce 97, it was so obvious that Cal State LA would capture the national championship that the team actually stopped to assist a neighboring school that had broken down on the side of the road. In 1982, he retired from the Army. Throughout his career at Cal State L.A., Gerhard was also an outspoken and deeply committed champion of faculty rights. Released from active service in 1945, he returned to Reed College for an M.A. She also taught numerous church soloists, voice teachers, and choral directors who performed in the Los Angeles area. Gustafson organized the Department of Business Education and served as its first chair, laying the groundwork for one of California's outstanding business education programs. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1967. Everyone with whom you talk about John Greenlee describes him with such simple words as "calm," "cool, "relaxed," "never irritated," "easy to talk with," and "a patient listener." Caltech was his choice for higher education, and he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical engineering in 1937 and 1938. (1947), and Ph.D. in Latin American history and anthropology, all at UC Berkeley. in 1974 from Hong Kong Chinese University. In high school, he was the valedictorian and a varsity track star. At his retirement party he was presented with a volume published in his honor, Eighteenth Century Egypt: The Arabic Manuscript Sources , edited by Crecelius. He was already active in the Emeriti Association as its fellowship fund chair. (1967) degrees were both in sociology from the University of Maryland, where he had attended college on the G.I. While at JPL, using radio astronomical techniques, he discovered that the cloud-covered planet Venus rotates backward, and provided the first reliable estimate of its rotational period. Following a series of other prominent managerial positions at leading computer consulting companies, he eventually joined Coopers and Lybrand, where he distinguished himself by serving as the regional director of IT Operations for the entire southeast Asian region. In the early 1960s, when UCLA's English Department was divesting itself of areas such as speech communication, speech pathology, journalism, and linguistics, Elise worked with an interdisciplinary team that included faculty from psychology, linguistics, and the medical school to establish a program in communicative disorders. He continued to teach until his retirement in 1981. He retired from the military in 1961 at the rank of major. degree in chemistry with honors in 1940. He also worked for the Central Intelligence Agency for two years. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award at the University in 1970. Prior to coming to Cal State L.A., Ken taught at UCLA, Bradley University, and Northwestern. When the league initiated its year-end tournament in 1966, Cal State LA won, and the women were repeat champions the following year. Throughout her life, Jan was concerned with the effective, efficient, and sensitive use of dance movement, and experimented with methods of developing and maintaining dance technique "without pain." Even in retirement, he remained a member of the American Physical Society, Forum on Physics and Society. in June, and gave birth to her oldest son, Rodolfo, Jr., in November. He also was responsible for establishing the departments award-winning chapter of the national history honorary society, Phi Alpha Theta. Paul is best recalled for his sense of humor, love for reading, and passion for chess. The objective of this move was to keep the money out of the hands of those who might be apt to help enemies of the U.S. From 1966 to 1969, he did postgraduate work at the University of Southern California. In her second season, Miller led Langston to a 20-8 overall record that included a 14-4 mark in conference play. He saw my potential and brought me into a program that changed my life. in 1976 from Texas A&M University. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Marilyn; sons Ray, Jeff, and Paul; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Winter 2018, JOHN O. HERBOLD II, legendary head baseball coach from 1984 to 2004 and member of the Cal State LA Hall of Fame, died on July 27, 2017 in Garden Grove at the age of 88. Colleague Carl Selkin recalls, Marty made a difference not only as a teacher, colleague, and mensch, but also through his community service. His younger daughter, Cynthia, was an assistant professor of geography at Cal State L.A. until this fall.The Emeritimes, Fall 2001, DANIEL LEE TOWLER, Campus Minister, 1966-2001 and Lecturer in Education, 1989-1996, better known in Southern California educational and civic circles as Deacon Dan, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Wednesday, August 1, 2001. Naval Academy and served through World War II, suffering wounds at the Anzio Beachhead. Grover took early retirement from Cal State L.A. in 1994 for health reasons.The Emeritimes, Winter 1998, GEORGE M. FRANCIS, Professor of Accounting, 1949-1976, one of the early Los Angeles State College faculty members, having arrived just two years after its founding, died in November, 1997. Nearly 15 years before his own retirement in 1979, Sidney unsuccessfully lobbied campus administrators for office space and research space for retired faculty. Ed was born in 1925, one of six children of Lebanese emigrants who had settled in Ohio. The Emeriti Association has belatedly learned of the death of Donald C. Lowrie, emeritus professor of zoology, on January 10, 2000, following a brief illness. They moved to Santa Rosa Avenue (Christmas Tree Lane) when he was eight, and he lived there until going to North Carolina to attend Davidson College, where he graduated in 1933 with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He went on to earn a second M.S. From 1964 until 1973 he chaired the (then) Department of Business Education. With other volunteers from UC Berkeley, Mills College, and San Francisco State, he worked at solving problems of people who were experiencing difficulties in such areas as senior housing or were potentially suicidal. He is survived by their son, Donald Jr. Memorial services were held in both Hawaii and Indiana.The Emeritimes, Spring 2008, DONALD MORTENSEN, Emeritus Professor of Education and Dean, former School of Fine and Applied Arts, 1949-1978, died on May 2, 2007, just short of his 94 th birthday. Don is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sally; sister Betty; sons Donald, Jr., David, and Paul; and daughter Kim. Dotty spent three years in the employ of the L.A. Department of Recreation and worked in North Hollywood. degree in Medical-Surgical Nursing from UCLA in 1959. He taught all three subjects throughout his career. She was a strong advocate of aural/oral education teaching hearing-impaired individuals to use their residual hearing to learn to speak and speech-read. For decades, he was the heart of the French program and was instrumental in establishing both its B.A. Terry has informed us that he is setting up a website in her honor.The Emeritimes, Spring 2002, MORRIS POLAN, Reference Librarian, 1955-1965, and Emeritus University Librarian, 1966-1988, and Pat Brown Institute coordinator of public affairs, died on March 23, 2002 of heart failure. Whether junior or senior, faculty were given comparable schedulesan 8 a.m. course for those whose evening class ended at 8 p.m., and a 9 a.m. course for those whose evening course ended at 10 p.m. CLIFFORD J. Most were studying under the GI Bill, which had been largely responsible for establishment of the college. "But," he said, "I was rich; no one in town had cash." He amassed a large collection of artifacts, many of which are displayed in the glass display cases that he acquired and placed outside the Center in King Hall. Thank you so very much for your teaching and mentorship. Cal State L.A. went 10-17 and returns seven players from last season. During World War II, he was a tool and die maker, an occupation considered essential to the war effort. For 10 years he was head psychologist at the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic. From an early age, he was used to much manual work and he exhibited ingenuity with tools and a love of experimentation. In 1959, he moved his family to Bern, Switzerland, where he worked in the University of Bern physics department. He came to Cal State L.A. in 1976 and quickly established himself as an outstanding professor in the area of office systems and business education. 53. Throughout her years at Cal State LA, Rosemarie was an outstanding teacher and a strong advocate for student success. He was also an active photographer, a restorer of automobiles, and, accompanied by Ruth, an inveterate world traveler. He is survived by three children and 10 grandchildren. Despite the challenges during the Japanese occupation, he earned the right to attend the prestigious Chiao Tung University in Pingye and Chongjing. George believed in the paramount importance of leisure in human experience, and that the worthwhile use of one's free time was the goal of all education. She was also a consultant to the U.S. Military's Overseas School System. Bernie then began perhaps his greatest Cal State L.A. accomplishment. Academic Senate, died on July 24, 2013 at the age of 88. She also resumed her graduate study, and in 1983, she received an Ed.D. Esther died at the Alhambra Lutheran Home. After moving from his longtime home in Pacific Palisades to Foster City, California in 1996, Ralph and his wife Margaret lived in a house on the water for the next eight years. In retirement, she co-authored a book on the science of cancer, and continued her intense and varied interests in Yiddish poetry, art, travel, literature, music, theater, and gardening. Throughout her professional career, she served as a faculty member, clinician, researcher, community leader, and mentor for hundreds of nurses across the country. He was an active member of the National Communication Association since the 1950s and served as president of the Western States Communication Association. He left his mark as a craftsman at CSLA and other campuses as well. He was granted emeritus status in Spring 1991. . He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Merilyn; sons Leigh, Lane, and Lauren; eight granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. and an elementary teaching credential in1938 at San Diego State College, and taught in elementary schools in San Diego and National City prior to World War II. in political science in 1948. He retired 20 years later with the rank of professor. He was 94 years old. degree in physiology and public health in 1954 from Hunter College and an M.A. For example, he demonstrated the accuracy of the famed hand-to-nose test. But her penchant for moving around became a yen for travel. Jim is survived by his wife Joan, his children Moira and Sean, and four grandchildren. For the University, he served two terms in the Academic Senate, 1966 to 1969 and1975 to 1978. Equally impressive as the range of his interests in literature was his capacity for remembering so much of it. In 1957, Louis joined the faculty of the newly formed Los Angeles State College. degree in 1949. He and his wife had moved to Surprise, Arizona during retirement. He was recognized as a pioneer in the field of forensic science and studied at UC Berkeley under Paul Kirk. The first, sponsored by the Campus Ministries and the Student Health Center, will be held on Thursday, September 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the Student Health Center, Room 213. His last race was the 1995 Los Angeles Marathon, after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He then saw active service in Korea for two years. He will always be remembered for his kindness, helpfulness, and scholastic and academic wisdom. The one he particularly loved was a seminar on Shakespeare, where he specialized in the politics of Shakespeare's plays and characters. In addition to being an educator, he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. In the 1960s, he became a charter member of what soon became known as the Baja 1000a race through Baja California. A registered professional engineer, he joined the faculty of the then Department of Engineering as an electrical engineer in the fall of 1957. She helped establish a Los Angeles chapter of Artists Equity. In the 1960s and 1970s, he had a special interest in studying changing directions in psychotherapy. Bob served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. Born in Colby, Kansas in 1906, Maureen became a K-12 teacher of music as early as 1927. Several of the students referred to him as their American dad. Cal State L.A. emeriti who have served on the CSU Academic Senate will remember Harold (Hal) Charnofsky, professor of sociology at Cal State Dominguez Hills, who died on December 21, 2002 from the effects of pancreatic cancer. D. in 1960. He later returned to France to continue his research and complete his dissertation at the University of Paris and the University of Montpellier. He was the director of the University Writing Center and, for many years, served on its advisory committee. She also did volunteer work in nursing after her retirement (until 1987) and was listed in Who's Who of American Women. He was never happier than when he was hiking, surfing, or diving with family and friends. The war ended, and with it, his work as a special agent. The full story was included in the series of emeriti wartime recollections published in The Emeritimes to observe the 50 th anniversary of the war's end. Cathy moved to Taos following her husband's death and, true to her nature, immediately became involved in community affairs. Bill Simpson's life has been very eventful and productive. In 1969, after having taught part-time at the university level for several years, he accepted a position at Cal State L.A. as professor, from which he retired in 1989. In their more than 30 years together, they also enjoyed traveling, from more than 10 years of annual treks to New York City, New Mexico, and New England, to a journey to Japan. Then, after moving to Redlands, he began playing golf. Holder of a BA degree from Cal State L.A., he pursued graduate study at the University of Iowa, where he was awarded MFA and Ph.D. degrees. In 1984-85, the United Negro College Fund supported his visiting professorship at Bennett College, an HBCU for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also had a hobby, ballroom dancing, at which she was very good, and she taught dancing. degree in 1962, for which his major was school administration, with additional studies in sociology and in social and philosophical foundations of education. Toward the end of her Cal State L.A. career, she completed the human sexuality program at UCLA. from the University of Southern California in 1972. Deacon Dan Towler, also a former football great and a Cal State L.A. campus minister, officiated at a memorial service held on March 23. He was appointed university-wide dean of instructional administration in 1974, and served in that role until 1980. He earned his M.A. In the U.S., she received a B.E. Her honors include election to Beta Phi Mu (Library Science), Phi Alpha Theta (History), and Phi Kappa Phi; she is listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in California . .. Its satisfying to feel that I have had a chance to offer them as much time and energy as I physically and mentally could give. He was a fiscal economist at the U.S. Treasury Department from 1962 to 1965, serving as a member of the interagency group to advise the president of the United States regarding the economy and fiscal policy. They visited California in 1947 and never returned to the north. She became particularly noted for her Southwest landscapes and her depictions of little known architectural antiquities from Turkey and the Balkan countries. She continued to volunteer for groups concerned with womens sports after her retirement as well. She had a long and distinguished career at Cal State LA, during which she taught successfully in two departments, Economics and Statistics and History. In recent years, there was a desire among alumni and former engineering faculty to give recognition to the legacy left at Cal State L.A. by William Plumtree, late professor of civil engineering, and Frank spearheaded the placement of a plaque honoring Bill in the strength of materials laboratory. When Bill tapped his foot, the fanner jumped up and saluted. When she started teaching at Cal State L.A., she was one of several faculty members who taught the first course in nursing and initiated fledgling students into the profession of nursing. Her M.S. Charlotte Sandelin preceded her husband in death in 1999. He taught in Nairobi, Kenya from 1963 to 1966, which was a significant experience for him. After serving in the Army during World War II, he came to the (then) Los Angeles State College Vermont Ave. campus (which was also the first home of UCLA and now houses Los Angeles City College). . Don taught in 35 training programs for the Peace Corps, and for many years, did a weekly program on Latin America for Los Angeles public radio station KPFK. Don was born in Portland, Oregon in 1930 to Leslie H. Dewey, an electrician, and Helen O. Dewey, a teacher. In 1983, James brought that cumulative background to his new position at this campus, and earned tenure and promotion rapidly. In 1963, he joined the physical education faculty at Cal State L.A., where he remained until he retired in 1993. Gardening was another of Janes passions, and she grew many flowers, fruit trees, and a large vegetable garden at her home in Tarzana. Wayne's health deteriorated in recent years as a result of diabetes. His long and wide-ranging experience in academic governance, along with his exceptional training in deliberative processes, made it possible for him to provide for meetings where complex issues could be explored with full participation and genuine respect for the democratic values that inform and sustain our society.
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