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. The lectures were on television along with five weeks of activity in each of the arts. She earned an M.A. He later married her best friend, Willa Jean, a widow, who died in 2005. He was known for his sense of humor, mischievous smile, warmth, kindness, and support of junior faculty. Gerry was born and educated in Michigan. They shared many trips overseas to China, England, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hawaii. She was formerly a sideline reporter for NBA games on TNT Sports and also works for NBA TV as a reporter and analyst, having worked previously as a sportscaster for ABC Sports, TBS Sports, and ESPN.She was also head coach and general manager of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.. from Northwestern University in 1955, he taught at Northwestern University, Occidental College, North Carolina Central University and Pomona College before coming to Cal State L.A. in 1959. Now that he was free to travel, Bruces career took him away from North America. Following the war, Bob returned to San Jose State College to earn a bachelors degree in 1949, followed by a masters degree in journalism at UC Berkeley in 1954. In 1936, at the age of 23, he left Sweden for the United States. Their first child, Joyce, was born while they were in Mexico. Although no plans for an attack on the General were discovered, the capacity for such an event existed. His death occurred two weeks before his 83 rd birthday. Active in statewide community college affairs, Ken was a member of the Board of Directors of the California Community College Trustees Association and chair of its legislative committee. During the 1970s, Millie was employed by the Los Angeles School District in its early childhood education program. 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 was extraordinarily supportive toward both students and faculty. He also loved to build computers, which influenced his son Michael to pursue an education in telecommunications. Her specializations within sociology included statistical analysis of research data, social psychology, gerontology, and medical sociology, in which she developed and taught the course in our program. programs. During his association with the museum, George studied the skeletal remains of a large ice-age bison species (Bison latifrons) , which had been found in the American Falls lakebeds near Pocatello. The 56 years old Cheryl guided the Women's Basketball at Cal State LA. After graduation, Abdallah went to Grenoble, France for advanced studies in French literature (Doctorat dUniversit from the University of Paris, 1966) and to fulfill a lifelong dream of seeing the world. He wrote many articles that appeared in professional publications, including the Journal of Humanistic Psychology . A Ph.D. thesis on the Pelona Schist in the San Gabriel Mountains provided the start for Perry's research career. Byong-kon founded the Pacific Contemporary Music Center to provide venues and means for composers here and in other Pacific Rim countries to have their music performed. On his professor's salary, he amassed a significant and very personal collection of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by a wide range of artists, including artists from Southern California such as Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston, Joe Goode, Tom Wudl, Ken Price, Joyce Treiman, Edward Kienholz, Peter Shelton, Martha Alf, and Sam Francis; artists from other parts of the United States, including Peter Voulkos, Leslie Wayne, Robert Motherwell, Christopher Wool, Jasper Johns, David Smith, Gary Simmons, Bruce Conner, Richard Diebenkorn, Brice Marden, Robert Rauschenberg, TerryAllen, and Burgoyne Diller; and internationally renowned artists, including Anthony Caro, Edna Renouf, David Hockney, Howard Hodgkin, Juan Munoz, Moishe Kupferman, Gustavo Perez, Avigdor Arikha, Seiji Kunishima, and Lucian Freud. He went on to write three text-books on this and related subjects: Police Recruit Training, Policy Community Relations, and Student Instructor's Guide on Community Relations. Kiki joined the Cal State L.A. faculty in 1964 as an assistant professor of sociology, following a career in the aerospace industry as a technical writer and human factors analyst. She went on to the Catholic University of America, where she earned a B.S. Already a well-respected and published academic when Bob arrived at Cal State LA, Chor was involved with a group of prominent Asian academics who sponsored international conferences on topics of interest regarding Asian and East-West business. He was the author or coauthor of five textbooks about educational methodology as well as a standardized test titled "Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs." From 1965 to 1971, he helped establish Metropolitan State University in Denver as its first president. He was a creative, freethinking person who knew how to make everyone feel appreciated and valued. in 1978 from the University of North Carolina and a second M.A. On campus, Sig always enjoyed discussions with faculty outside of chemistry. She retired from Cal State LA as an associate professor in 1986. His logic and ethics led to his election to chair the Senate. He chaired the Academic Senate in 1980-81, after serving as vice chair for two years and secretary of the Executive Committee. He was a juror for several art organizations, including Women Painters West, Verdugo Hills Art Association, and Valley Institute of Visual Art. William Gordon Leary, 75, a Shakespearean scholar and retired English professor, died Saturday at his La Selva Beach home of cancer. He retired in 1978. In 1969, Bob married Henry Etta Waters, a faculty member in the Department of Nursing, and though divorced in 1979, they remained good friends until her move to Santa Fe, where the friendship continued by way of letters. Plans are under way to establish a scholarship in his memory.The Emeritimes, Winter 2008, ESTHER PENCHEF, Emerita Professor of Sociology, 1948-1973, died on August 29, 2007 at the age of 101. His professorial career of 35 years at Cal State L.A. spanned the beginning years of engineering education at the campus, administered then by the Department of Engineering, and the subsequent years of growth of engineering when new programs and courses were added; enrollment increased; and new classrooms, offices, and laboratories were built, culminating in what is, today, the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology. Dutch returned to Los Angeles and married Marjorie Teague. in 1942 and a Ph.D. in 1944 from the University of Southern California. At the time, he was horribly disappointed to have been passed over without being consulted, but as time went on, his judgment evolved to gratitude that he had not participated in developing the bomb that had such a devastating impact on the world.Cold War and Blacklisting. She was a member of the American Association of University Professors, Screen Actors Guild, American Guild of Variety Artists, and American Federation of TV and Radio Artists. He is also survived by one daughter from his first marriage, Lynn Borders Kelson.The Emeritimes, Spring 2002, MARGERY CALLAHAN, Coach, Archery and Badminton, and Associate Director of Athletics, Department of Physical Education and Athletics, 1978-1984, died at the age of 78 on January 24, 2002 after a lengthy struggle with emphysema and its complications. degree program in Business Education and an undergraduate option in Office Administration for the B.S. He was also active in international education through the Peace Corps and served as a technical/ vocational program evaluator and training consultant in Iran, Malaysia, Micronesia, and Liberia. Burt joined the School of Education faculty in 1952 and retired in 1979. In successive years, he married Lillian, whom he had known since his high school days, in 1939; registered for the draft in 1940; completed studies for his M.A. They traveled throughout these areas and Mexico. In 1994, Cal State L.A. nominated him for, and he was awarded, the systemwide California State University Trustees Outstanding Professor Award. He received a football scholarship in 1948 from Utah State, but was not happy there and subsequently changed to Idaho State. After receiving a scholarship, she attended the College of Idaho in Caldwell, majoring in physical education, and obtained her B.A. and M.A. His first book, Statistics with a Sense of Humor, is still widely used nationwide after 20 years because it has been so successful in demystifying what had been an impenetrable topic for generations of students. After retiring from the auto industry in 1980, Frank came to California to work in higher education, first as Cal State L.A.s public affairs director, from 1980 to 1988, and then as a professor of public relations and journalism at CSU Long Beach. Ed taught American constitutional law, judicial process, and comparative judicial studies over the course of his career. In the 1960s, she began her California teaching career in the Fullerton Union High School District, where she was chair of the Social Science Department at Sunny Hills High School and assistant principal at Sonora High School in La Habra. The funeral was held on May 10 at Mount Sinai Memorial Park.The Emeritimes, Fall 2011, LLOYD NOEL FERGUSON, SR., Professor of Chemistry, 1965-1986 , a world-renowned chemistry professor, celebrated author, and pioneer in helping eliminate racial barriers for African Americans in the field of chemistry, died on November 30, 2011 at the age of 93. He found it at Cal State L.A., joining the faculty of the School of Education, where he specialized in teacher training until his retirement in 1976. Services were held on August 24 at Rose Hills Memorial Park.The Emeritimes, Winter 2020, DONALD W. BRAY, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1961-1997, died on October 17, 2019 at the age of 90 in Claremont, California, where he had resided for nearly six decades. He headed a research project on privacy and computers in the 1960s, which resulted in a book on the subject published in 1975. In 1966, Dale began teaching Spanish at Cal State LA, where he taught thousands of students until his retirement in 1997. degree from UCLA and M.S. She remained in the Air National Guard for more than 25 years. The collection is up to date through the Winter 2021 issue of The Emeritimes. Ben's two sisters and stepmother also survive.The Emeritimes, Fall 2005 BERNARD J. Bill received his bachelor's degree from Auburn University in Alabama and served as the first and organizing president of the Auburn Wesley Foundation. Herb's contributions to the field of psychology, and family therapy in particular, remain an enduring legacy to the profession. They are survived by their two children, Nancy and Mark.The Emeritimes, Fall 2016, WILLIAM KEITH HENNING, Emeritus Professor of Speech Communication, 1966-2001, died on November 30, 2015 at age 75. Rons recreational interests were softball, racing, and sailing. Kinstler was the author of several articles in journals dealing with speech disorders, especially those of children, and he presented papers to the American Speech and Hearing Association, California Speech and Hearing Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Los Angeles County Medical Association, International Congress of Audiology, Audicion Language, University of London, and other groups. At the end of a quarter, his students often told him that he had changed their lives. Her son Warren predeceased her in 2008. He was one of a large number of FERP participants in the 1980s who filed and won a grievance over an attempt to cut the duration of their eligibility after they had entered the program. Faculty who worked with him in the 1950s and '60s recall the congenial atmosphere that prevailed as a result of the many social events that were fostered by Johnston and his first wife Millie who was an accompanist for Cal State L.A.' s early dance classes and often entertained at parties hosted by the Johnstons at their home. Al worked in the design and development of optical and hydraulic equipment and systems, which included infrared devices, commercial laser applications, rotary and reciprocating pumps, and other components. He had numerous publications, continuing well into the 1980s and '90s. He wrote several books on higher education. Bill joined the faculty in 1955, after receiving his second master's degree in a broad spectrum of engineering education. Born in Damascus, Syria to Mohammed Jamal Beddawi and Sulimeh Sherbaji Omarain, Abdallah was a precocious child who displayed great promise for continued scholarly attainment that would never stop. He began his collection after he received an antique clock as a wedding gift from his wife's parents 32 years ago. Thanks to their personal effort and perseverance, they started a new life that was to be blessed with much success. Bushman is survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Dr. Luanna Cabrera and Mrs. Lynn Bommer; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.The Emeritimes, Winter 1996, ELISE S. HAHN, Professor of Speech Pathology, 1963-1977 in the Department of Speech Communication and Drama, died December 8, 1995 in Monterey, California at age 84. Because he perennially wrote none in any questionnaire involving religious affiliation, there was no formal memorial for him at his retirement home, where John was an enthusiastic member of the Nones group. The reception for Norman's book was even more positive in Great Britain than in the United States. A native of Charleston, Illinois, Harold received a B. Ed. in Public School Administration and Supervision at Minnesota and his D. Ed. in international law with a minor in social studies in 1954. He was the first physicist hired as both faculty and Physics Department head at Los Angeles State College when the present campus first opened in 1954. After graduation, Jane moved to Chicago and married Warren Burton Lewis, whom she had met at Pomona College. He was a specialist in California history, served for a time as department chair, and was his department's longtime principal graduate adviser. In 2005, the campus Senate bestowed on him the title of Pater Senatus. As computers became more available on campus, Roland was one of the leaders in the department in utilizing computers in the instructional program. There he was an honors student as well as a varsity athlete, named a Little All-American. His dean called him "the most beloved teacher whom I have ever known." Retiring in 1983, Dick continued to teach part-time for the following 10 years. In addition to the three Fulbright awards, she received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1979 and 1980-81. The first in her family to obtain advanced degrees, she received her Master of Nursing in 1973 and Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1982, both from UCLA. In addition to all the above, Pollyanne was also a church musician, functioning both as soloist and music director. She earned both B.A. Her colleagues and students remember Demetra fondly for her personal charm, dedication to her teaching, and commitment to humane causes, especially the causes of world peace, universal civil rights, protection of the environment, feminism, and the humane treatment of animals. He specialized in reading and social studies in the elementary curriculum. Leon predeceased her in 2013. 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. His life was celebrated at a memorial service at All Saints Church on November 22.The Emeritimes, Winter 2009, CHARLES M. HABERMAN, Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1959-1991, died on September 13, 2008 at the age of 80. As Secretary, he served as the unofficial historian of the University. He retired from the San Bernardino Sheriff s Department in 1989, and began a teaching career at Cal State L.A. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944, and saw extensive service in the South Pacific. Over the years, he advanced through several ranks in financial management, including business manager in 1959 and director of financial affairs in 1963, reporting to Vice President John Salmond. A memorial service was held on January 14, 2017 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Culver City.The Emeritimes, Spring 2017, ROBERT C. HOWARD, Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1986-1996, died peacefully on November 9, 2016 at age 93. She held a California lifetime secondary credential and served as a master teacher at her secondary alma mater, Los Angeles High School. His style of teaching was to challenge his students to think, and to gain confidence in forming and defending their interpretations of literature both in class discussions and in their written essays. Of note is an ethnographic study of 12 women in senior educational administrative positions throughout the world, highlighting their characteristics and behavior patterns in the work environment, which Joan was working on with her sister, Paula A. Nowick. In the early '70s, they had built a second home on Whidbey Island, Washington, at which they anticipated enjoying their summers. ), Stanford (MBA), and USC (Ph.D.). Later in his career, his book, Robert Nathan , was published in1969, and his papers included articles on Muriel Spark and Henry Adams. and M.S. Kathleen also has Cal State L.A. ties, having served as the principal administrative assistant for the Department of English for many years. She attended UCLA and received an A.B. After service in the Navy during World War II, Vince obtained degrees from UCLA and USC and worked as an engineer for the Edison Company and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for a total of eight years. Many people told Ray that winning was not possible, but he persevered through the fundraising, design, and racing phases. She wrote lengthy letters. She was a specialist in food preparation and food services, and helped develop the Cal State L.A. program for training home economists in business. As a Western Association of Schools and Colleges high school accreditation team member since the early eighties, George contributed to the external academic community, serving as team leader for the last decade. With characteristic modesty, Herb once wrote of this endeavor that he was devoted to the twin virtues of patience and drudgery, but his persistence and labor was rewarded by several works of lasting importance. Henri served for a number of years as faculty advisor to the campus literary magazine, Statement. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 31, 1929, the youngest of four children of parents who emigrated to the United States from Byelorussia at the beginning of the century. He taught in Montana, Wyoming and California before returning to his native Los Angeles to join the faculty of Los Angeles City College in 1933. His contributions to the School of Business and Economics, the University, the business community, and professional associations were extensive. My focus is on exploring a variety of cognitive processes, a study in which I participate to the end of learning more effective modes of communication. Her work in developing multicultural modes of teaching writing to Cal State LAs diverse student body was funded as an innovative project by the CSU Chancellors Office. A David Lindsey Memorial has been established in his honor at Boys Town, Nebraska. At that time, he became a speech therapist in the Kern County school district. Among her professional accomplishments were two classic textbooks on classroom group behavior . The Emeritimes, Spring 2010, HAROLD C. BROWN, Emeritus Professor of Education, 1969-1992, died on May 5, 2010 at the age of 84. At the end of the war, he returned to college and, in1950, received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. She received her masters degree from Cal State L.A. in 1965 and obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1974. He received his Ph.D. in English and American literatures and cultures from the University of Southern California in 1999. In 1965, Bill resigned to become university librarian and professor of bibliography at Bucknell University, where he served until 1968. Ed was surely one of the most dynamic instructors in the English Department and one of the most respected.