It is perhaps no coincidence that the Library's collection of art books is housed in the John A. Palmer Wing. Before the American entry into the war, Don earned a B.A. degree at Wichita State University in 1955 and her M.A. He earned his M.A degree in 1951. A man of diverse interestsfrom religion to politics to sports to bird watchingBruce was especially appreciated by those who knew him for his great sense of humor and philosophical outlook on life. Although his area of specialization was British history, he also taught courses in European and U.S. history and was known for introducing aspects of popular culture into his teaching.The Emeritimes, Fall 2019, LOUIS R. NEGRETE, Emeritus Professor of Chicano Studies, 1972-2001, died on August 18, 2019 at his home in El Sereno, surrounded by his grieving family. He served in the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific during World War II, at Roi Namur and Kwajelein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and then was transferred to the 6th Marine Division at Guadalcanal, the division that went on to the Caroline Islands and, later, the Easter Sunday landing on Okinawa on April 1, 1945. She has made a big impact in her first two seasons after leading the Golden Eagles to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament both years. In 1986, Michael established a graduate teaching program that he continued until his retirement in 2003. He went to the University of London from 1951 to 1952 on a Fulbright Scholarship. 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. He then worked for Bell Labs, where his work included innovative applied research. Then in 1935, he returned to Utah and attended Brigham Young University, where he earned a B. degree after service in the Army during World War II. degree in 1942 and was married to Frank J. Massey, Jr. the following year while working as a teaching assistant in math at the university. He was elected as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Art Education Association in 1991. At about the same time, he served as a consultant to Hughes Helicopters. On Jan. 26, 1982, Cheryl Miller posted a video-game-level performance, arguably her greatest single outing. In addition to the above, he received a number of portrait commissions. Abdallah enjoyed teaching. He was the faculty adviser for numerous student organizations and edited a student technical journal. She is fondly remembered by many students with whom she worked, and was a compassionate and caring counselor to many. He was the founding editor of The Emeritimes. Funeral services were held at the family plot at Lyles Church in Fluvanna County, Virginia.The Emeritimes, Fall 2020, THOMAS ANNESE, Emeritus Associate Professor of Philosophy, 1961-1992, died on July 7, 2020. He returned to teaching in 1972, and retired from the faculty in 1977. As an outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding, and competitive marksmanship. Outstanding Professor Award in 1969 and was nominated for the CSU Trustees' Outstanding Professor Award in 1979 and 1983. At the national level, in 1972, Lloyd was one of the founders of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE). He was the consummate professor and adviser, even volunteering his time during his later years. He studied Hindi one summer at the University of Washington with National Defense Education Act support. Judy was born on January 15, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Pauline Burnice and Robert Eugene Papenhausen. She also served as department chair for the Department of Communication Disorders. He and Helen were married in Los Angeles on November 21, 1942, and during World War II he was a purchasing agent for the United States Air Force at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. He was famous for his opening day tour de force, in which he provided the etymology of the name of every student in the course, which would often be more than 100 in a large lecture hall. at the University of Oregon in 1954 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Carbondale in 1956, and joined the Cal State LA faculty later that year. Although she retired from Cal State L.A. in 1986, she never really retired from the profession. For the University, he served two terms in the Academic Senate, 1966 to 1969 and1975 to 1978. in 1937, and Ph.D. in 1943. He gave many readings and published a chapbook of his poems, Some Kind of Happiness, in 1995. Tony's interest in British public address took him to England during the 1970s. After retirement, she turned to her love of horses and became an expert rider, trained in dressage. On campus, she was widely known as Virginia or Dr. Hunter. He taught the summer field geologic mapping course in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for two summers. By the time he reached high school, he had already developed products that could be used for various household purposes, including a moth repellent, spot remover, and lemonade powder. After returning to the U.S., he earned an M.A. A four-time All-American, Miller led her University of Southern California (USC) team to successive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in 1983 and 1984. A longtime resident of San Marino and, more recently, Alhambra, Chor began his well-traveled life in Vietnam. As a founding member of the Shaw Society, Sidney developed an extensive Shaw collection that he sold to Brown University in 1992. This will be Millers first coaching job in Southern California since she resigned from USC in 1995, the same year she was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. They shared many trips overseas to China, England, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hawaii. He was driven to do more, accomplish more, learn more, teach more, and be more of a leader. His last race was the 1995 Los Angeles Marathon, after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He was an excellent jazz guitarist and played actively following his retirement, until his stroke. He turned down a scholarship to Yale Law School, and did graduate work at UCLA in philosophy, where he was an assistant to Bertrand Russell. Among his writings was the college textbook, Patterns of Thinking and Writing.The Emeritimes, Winter 1995, PERSIS H. COWAN - Word of the death of Persis H. Cowan (EducationCurriculum and Instruction, 1956-1974) last fall (1994) in Oakland has been received from her family. Frequently seen on campus in tennis garb with racquet in hand, Don was an active tennis enthusiast whose regular tennis comrades included colleagues Rich Romano, Rosemarie Marshall, Anne Hess, and Martin Sandoval. George was born on July 3, 1931 in Twin Falls. They visited California in 1947 and never returned to the north. In addition to her curricular innovations and clinical teaching, she served on many department and school committees. In the Department, he was most notably department chair for two terms during the period 1995 to 2001. Cheryl Miller is the new head coach of the Golden Eagles women's basketball program at Cal State LA, the University announced Friday. Taken to a prisoner of war camp in Bavaria, Norman was finally liberated in April 1945, but not until after a harrowing failed escape attempt in which many of the survivors of his unit and their would-be rescuers died. He then went on to receive his graduate training in history at the University of Southern California, completing his M.A. Services were held at Grandview Memorial Park and Cemetery in Glendale, California.The Emeritimes, Winter 2017, CHARLES HOULT, husband of emerita professor of education Janet Fisher-Hoult, died at home from acute myeloid leukemia on November 23, 2016. Ellie served in academic governance for 25 of her 28 years as a Cal State L.A. faculty member, playing a very active role. Arvidson was an outstanding instructor in the department. The series was a huge success, with a weekend program that would run over several months. 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. Robert had one of the most professionally active post-retirement careers of any faculty member. Bob joined the Cal State L.A. faculty in 1971, in the department of counselor education. Curt was a talented storyteller, an avid bridge player, and in his retirement years at Leisure World was known for his prowess as a shuffleboard player. In 1945, Ivan graduated from high school and joined the Navy. He was an outstanding runner and frequently won in his age group. --- by Anthony Hillbruner.The Emeritimes, Spring 1990, RICHARD G. LILLARD, Emeritus Professor of English who served on the faculty from 1965 to 1976, died March 19, 1990 of the complications of a cerebral hemorrhage in a Santa Monica hospital. degree at the University of Pittsburgh prior to her UC studies. He served on the fiscal, faculty, and educational policy committees, among others. in 1964. With colleagues, he encouraged reflection on the higher meaning of their academic lives together. The lectures were on television along with five weeks of activity in each of the arts. I can't thank you enough. Throughout her career at Cal State L.A., Beverly actively participated in academic governance. After retiring from Cal State L.A., he was a consultant in higher education and also assisted in the establishment of Lutheran-sponsored Christ College in Irvine, CA, which conferred upon him an honorary LI.D. J.R.R. Starting in 2006, Charley returned to his first love, sounding rockets, as a mentor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at CSU Long Beach. Following a distinguished career in various aspects of industrial engineering and technical business development, Don came to Cal State L. A. in 1972. He continued to teach a course, History of Psychology, in retirement until 1986. While preparing for her career as a professional librarian, she served as secretary in the Extended Day Office. He completed his doctorate in 1974 and remained in the English Department until his retirement in 2000.From the outset, Jim was recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated teachers at the University. He was also a speaker at several high school commencements and awards programs. and M.A. Bob had a heroic record as a paratrooper in World War II, making many jumps, both in training and in combat. He wrote and taught courses on Cuba, highlighting the accomplishments of the revolution and how damaging United States foreign policy had been to its goals. Al Marino, colleague and longtime friend, who served as associate chair during her tenure, recalls that it was a volatile time in collegiate athletics following the passage of Title IX, with mens and womens athletics in often adversarial roles. Bill, he attended Tusculum College, now Tusculum University, graduating with a B.A. He was educated in New York City public schools, graduating from Tilden High School in Brooklyn in 1946 and Brooklyn College, where he majored in history, in 1951. His dissertation traced the history of music education in the Los Angeles public schools. He was very successful throughout the many challenges facing the rapidly growing college, moving from the Vermont Avenue campus to the present site, and then from temporary bungalows into the permanent building. ke joined the Los Angeles State College faculty in 1949, as he completed the doctoral requirements in political science at UCLA. After retirement, Vilma continued being published (Percy MacCayes Caliban for a Democracy, Journal of American Culture, Winter 1996). He retired in 1986. Seymour came to California State University, Los Angeles in 1962 and was granted Emeritus status in 1986. For 64 years, Vernon was a member of Oneonta Congregational Church in South Pasadena, where he was involved in many activities, including music committees. (1952) at Columbia University Teacher's College. in 1947. In 1954, Chuck began his teaching career at Stevenson Junior High School in Los Angeles, but he was drafted and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps Special Services as an instructor from 1955 to 1957 before returning to teaching.
There he entered on a range of civic activities that eventually benefited all of Hawaii. At that point he was appointed dean of the School of Fine and Applied Arts, a conglomerate of diverse departments that drew on, and benefited from, Don's perceptive leadership. Wherever she served, Joan was known for her generosity and determination, including in recruiting others to become involved. During his 37 years at the University, Tony was instrumental in building the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry into an outstanding one, all the while combining the highest level of teaching with administration and an enormous amount of research. In addition to her daughter and the niece in law practice, Louise is survived by a stepdaughter, a sister, a brother, two grandsons, and a second niece. He purchased the five-acre farm in the early 1980s while still teaching at Cal State L.A., spending many enjoyable days tending to his 300 avocado trees, exotic fruit trees, vegetable garden, and assorted flowers. Don's wife Norma died in 2004. Due to his valuable administrative skills, he was called out of retirement to serve as chair of the Cal State LA Theatre Arts and Dance department. Charley was educated at MIT and UCLA. In 1983, as chair of the Assembly Education Committee, she co-wrote an education bill that set state graduation standards, lengthened the school day and year, raised teacher salaries and standards, and required prospective teachers to pass a basic skills test. Also in 1942, he and the former Dorothy Hyde were married, and they began what was to become 65 years of life together. From 2001 to 2006, he participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program. From there she moved on to Cal State LA (2016- 2019) where she led the Golden Eagles their first winning season since 2014 . She was also a deaconness of the La Canada Presbyterian Church where a worship celebrating her life was held on February 15.The Emeritimes, Spring 1996, DAN R. RANKIN, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1960-1977, passed away on December 21, 1995. He was an avid bridge player, both at Cal State L.A. and in his retirement in Burbank. His work appeared in such journals as the Journal of Public Law , Southern California Law Review , American Bar Association Journal , Canadian Journal of Women and the Law , Urban Affairs Quarterly , and National Civic Review . She subsequently moved to Laguna Beach, where she opened a free clinic for psychological counseling and a private practice of her own. He served in the U.S. Army for three years during World War II, a major position of the time in the Adjutant General Section of the 3rd Army Headquarters. He was highly intelligent, serious, and capable . With the help of friends, his wish came true. His papers were published in the American Journal of Psychology, Journal of Comparative Physiological Psychology, Proceedings of the Western Psychological Association, and Integrative and Comparative Biology . In her department, she served as associate coordinator of the Inter-disciplinary Child Development Program Committee, which was responsible for the oversight of that program, and as an adviser to its student constituency. From the early 1980s, he devoted a great deal of time and study to the topic of gay alcoholics and worked with various AIDS support groups and Alcoholics Anonymous. She was active in this work virtually until the time of her death. In this capacity, she was granted the civilian rank of GS-15, the equivalent of a brigadier general. A physical geographer, Clems teaching responsibilities included courses in geomorphology; California, the United States, and USSR; field methods; and map interpretation. At one time or another, he was a member of all department committees for recreation and leisure studies. Howard Stevenson McDonald died on October 25, 1986. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he was a member of the campus ministry during his 22 years at Cal State L.A. In accordance with his wishes, Townley' s ashes were cast at sea by the Neptune Society.The Emeritimes, Fall 1997, JAY H. ZISKIN, Professor, Counseling Center, 1961-1979, who in 1961 was appointed professor in the Counseling Center at Cal State L.A., died on June 14, 1997 in West Los Angeles of prostate cancer. Subsequently, she earned both an M.A. He then taught part-time each year in the early retirement program until the late 1980s. George Engler, associate dean during Ron's tenure as dean, recalls Ron's energy and enthusiasm in reinvigorating the college's somewhat dormant outreach programs. During the latter part of the war, he was an ambulance driver at a German POW camp in Chartres, France. But she was fiercely independent, in spite of being legally blind due to macular degeneration, profoundly deaf, and needing her cane to walk. in 1939 from Utah State University, and completed an M.S. He made people feel at ease in his presence with his great sense of humor, big smile, and a twinkle in his eye. Miriam developed her expertise in an advanced program at UC San Francisco. Born on January 18, 1942, Ray was raised in the small town of Blythe, California. A long-time resident of South Pasadena, Bobbie, as she was known, moved to Villa Gardens retirement community where several Cal State LA emeriti have resided. in history at Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1961, the only alumnus to become a member of the Cal State L.A. history faculty. from Queens College in1949 and had intended to go on to study Indo-European linguistics, but by chance, while at Yale University, he heard Navajo and fell in love with the language. A well-known consultant and a prolific writer, he authored or co-authored a number of texts in his field of specialization. Jerry returned to UCLA, this time for graduate work in economics. His wife of 66 years, Betty, died on January 15, 2016, the day that the memorial service was scheduled for Ken, so both were celebrated that day at First Baptist Church of La Crescenta. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, he attended elementary and high school in Idaho, but dropped out at age 17 to join the Navy. George then enrolled at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (1957 to 1961), where he studied fossils from the sand hills region of Nebraska and earned a doctoral degree in zoology. She knew how to have a good time and she cared a lot about people." She was president of the marching band at Marietta High School, where she was known as Betty Lou Elrod, and graduated in 1953. Phelan leaves his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth, and a son, Neil William. Fernando touched many lives, and members of the Cal State L.A. community who shared part of his life with him mourn the loss of their highly respected colleague. He has taught courses in Arabic, Coptic, Aramaic, and Hebrew languages, as well as English. John began his teaching career the following year with classes in drafting and woodshop at University High School in Los Angeles, but he also enrolled in L.A. State's M.A. He is survived by his wife, Lola.The Emeritimes, Spring 1996, DARRELL R. CLEMMENSEN, Professor of Office Systems and Business Education, 1976-1995, who had retired from the School of Business and Economics in 1995, died last April 1996. Both Bill and Ruth have an intense interest in education; they have established five endowment funds at Reed College. He also taught literature and writing courses. To this day, Miller is famous as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder and steals leader at USC. Arlene joined the library staff as Education Librarian. Byong-kon retired in 1994 for health reasons, needing a bypass operation. He faithfully attended executive committee meetings until he moved to Maryland. degree from Syracuse University in 1954 and M.A. Sidney received an A.B. She donated regularly to a wide assortment of charities and helped personal friends in times of need. Surviving Kirsch are his wife of 58 years, sister Pat Matthees, and many nieces and nephews. For the University community, Lester' s most extensive service was as a member of the University-Student Union Board. Don embodied Cal State LA to many: a University legend, states colleague Dimitri Margaziotis; a pillar of our academic community, according to colleague John Kirchner. His area of the world was South Asia, and Tom consulted and ran institutes on South Asia throughout his career. He was 88 years of age and had suffered a stroke previously, which was followed by complications that led to his death. Bob Howard was one of the very few true geniuses I have ever had the pleasure of working with, recalls emeritus professor Martin Roden. Once resettled, they became active in church and community groups, and enjoyed many activities, among them tracing their respective ancestries through resources available to them in Utah. Alan will be remembered for his kindness and his sincere interest in people; his strong desire to help and mentor students; his complete engagement as a dedicated educator, always striving to improve his and others' pedagogical practices, leading to greater student successes; his strong sense of ethics; and his genuine collegiality. He taught the department's summer field course many times, and established himself as an extremely charismatic and devoted professor. In addition, he was president of the campus chapter of the California Faculty Association. Following college, George traveled around Europe with close friends from Yale. From the time she was very young, she studied many dance forms, starting at Virginia Tanner's Creative Dance Studio in Salt Lake City. in applied mechanics from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1955.He held licensure as a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in both New York and California, followed by designation as a Registered Structural Engineer in California. He was soon assigned to the 6th Army Band, in which he played principal clarinet during the next two years. At his request, no services were held.The Emeritimes, Fall 1997, RALPH ERNEST KLOEPPER, Professor of Education, 1959-1980, began his career at Cal State L.A. in 1959, one of the founding faculty, and retired in 1980. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award at the University in 1970. A memorial service was held April 5 in Pasadena. While at Shell, she worked on her master's degree in education at USC. However, he remained a devout Catholic until his death and many of his closest friendships were made during his years in the order. Graduating and developing women of inspiration and substance is my goal, Miller said. She traveled extensively throughout the world, making many extended visits to her native Russia. She was proud of her three sons Harry, John, and Bob and her daughter, Carol Anne. A doctoral graduate of Claremont Graduate School, he chaired his department and was principal undergraduate adviser for many years. Before that appointment, he had served as the admissions director at the Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, from its founding in 1958 to his military retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1962.