In 1968, following a divorce in 1965, Maxine traveled around the world studying country houses, interiors, and environment. Although he was born in Davenport, Iowa, Bill was a product of local educational institutions; he attended elementary and high schools in Los Angeles. He was interred in Charleston.The Emeritimes, Fall 2007, ROSE BALL died in February 2007 in Bellingham, Washington, of undisclosed causes. She was also active in politics, often supporting local candidates for office. Helen retired from the faculty in 1980. degree from Occidental College. She and Gary Best were the holy terror of King Hall; no one knew what they might be up to next and whatever it was, it would be a surprise. Barbara authored the widely used text, Growing Up Gifted: Developing the Potential of Children at School and at Home, now in its eighth edition, and Optimizing Learning. ("Timing is everything," he declared in a letter to Library personnel, peppered with French, announcing his impending retirement.) (1946) and Ed.D. in 1978 from the University of North Carolina and a second M.A. He then moved to the University of Southern Louisiana, appointed as an associate professor of curriculum and instruction. Prior to Cal State L.A., he was the first president of Jacksonville University and, following his tenure at Cal State L.A., president of Southwest Florida College in Naples. He remained in that position until he retired in 1988. Following his appointment to the Cal State L.A. faculty, he continued his graduate study and received a Ph.D. degree in 1967 from USC.The Emeritimes, Spring 2005, EDWARD OWINGS GUERRANT, Professor of History, 1954-1980, died of natural causes at his Altadena home on March 24, 2005. It was extremely successful. She was 74. During his chairmanship, he presided over a department that was at (what turned out to be) its historic peak in terms of tenured faculty (21), staff (13), and students. He briefly served as associate director of institutional research before retiring in 1986. Mary Alice was born in Australia, but emigrated to Switzerland, where she was educated through the early grades. He spoke about his work and illustrated his lecture with impressive color slides. . May enjoyed spending time with her family in northern California, but enjoyed foreign travel as well, sharing with them and others her visits to her parents small village in southern China. In 1958, she received a Fulbright grant to study, choreograph, and perform in West Germany. Prior to his appointment, he served as assistant superintendent of the Palo Verde Unified School District in Blythe. George returned to the United States and joined the Dominican Order. He earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California in 1978, joining the Cal State L.A. counselor education faculty shortly thereafter. Mazzei was honored with a U. S. commemorative stamp in 1980. After studying music, working as foreign sales supervisor for Max Factor in Central America and the Caribbean, and spending more than five years on the personal staff of the late Howard Hughes, he resumed his education and earned bachelor's (1955) and master's (1958) degrees at USC. The Emeriti Association was recently notified of the death of Marjorie M. Smith, emerita professor of theatre arts, on July 25, 2000.The Emeritimes, Winter 2019, VIRGINIA (PAT) BEYER, Emerita Professor of Education and Associate Dean, School of Education, 1973-1990, died on January 5, 2019 at the age of 91. Born in New York City on September 10, 1928, Bernie started his career from extremely challenging academic beginnings and went on to make major contributions at Cal State L.A. Kinstler is survived by his wife Elizabeth, brother John C. Kinstler, daughters Christine Kinstler Hodkin, Lisa Lynn, and Gretchen Kinstler Reiskind, and son William C. Kinstler, as well as two granddaughters and one grand-son.The Emeritimes, Fall 1997, ARTHUR J. KIRSCH, Professor of Economics, 1961-1979, passed away on June 18, 1997 after a long illness. He volunteered his time to design the Langley Historical Museum, and served many years on the Whidbey Island Arts Council. She continued to volunteer for groups concerned with womens sports after her retirement as well. Jean joined the Cal State L. A. faculty in 1962. from Lafayette College in 1938, he obtained an M.A. He taught rehabilitation counseling in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, in addition to related courses in our curriculum. After high school, she moved to Omaha, Nebraska and Minnesota for further education, receiving her B.S. He then went to the University of New Mexico, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1968. The family suggests memorial contributions to Brooks Hill Community Church, 11539 NW Skyline Blvd., Portland, OR.The Emeritimes, Winter 1994, ROBERT M. OLDHAM (Physical Education, 1961-1992), Professor Emeritus of Physical Education, suffered a fatal heart attack Nov 6, 1993, at his home in Avila Beach, CA. Another grandson preceded him in death. As a faculty colleague, she established especially close relationships with Department staff, urging them to call her Vilma rather than Professor Potter. Concurrently, his community interests were reflected in his membership on the Hermosa Beach School Board, and he did additional volunteer work with mentally handicapped children. He had only recently retired, in 2012, but was participating in the Faculty Early Retirement Program. He contributed. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Association, Retired Officers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, and California Audio-Visual Education Association. Her powers of persuasion were impressive, and in 1968 Cal State L.A. was able to woo her to join its Home Economics Department, where she began to translate her plan into the curriculum and structure that became the Coordinated Dietetics Program. 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 also belonged to the American Association of University Professors. He prided himself as the product of four of the five best universities in the West, having attended graduate courses at Stanford University, where he had an honors scholarship, and at the University of Washington, as well as the two from which he received degrees. He began his career at Cal State L.A. in 1950 as one of the earliest members of the Department of Educational Administration, and was instrumental in developing that department into one of the finest in the state. Dr. Spielman, holder of degrees from Stanford and USC, had been a member of the University's chemistry faculty since 1961. Those experiences strongly influenced his social activism in adulthood. During his tenure, Bill served in several administrative positions in what then was the School of Engineering, including that of associate dean. Born in Aurora, Illinois to Frederick and Jessie Numrich, Carol moved with her family to Southern California in 1948 and was a resident of the San Gabriel Valley for the remainder of her life. During World War II, his parents worked in defense plants and shipyards, and the family eventually moved to northern California for war effort work. Among her other distinguished accomplishments were her selection as the inter-national president of Pi Lambda Theta, an honorary educational organization, and her years of service as secretary general of the International Council of Psychologists. Department of Biology and Microbiology colleagues Vennie Fernandez, Helen Fabian, and Nancy McQueen fondly remember meeting Rosemarie for lunch a few times per year after she retired. He had been hospitalized on dialysis in Encino for his final three weeks following a year in a convalescent home. His door was always open, and his caring and concern for others was evident by the number of students who would return time and again to see him. He was an accomplished man who lived a full life. After 10 years, he completed these assignments and they returned to California in 1963, making Whittier their home for many years. His first book was a collaborative effort with Cal State LA vocal professor Esther Andreas, The Voice of Singing. Nishi was one of the early faculty members who began teaching at the Vermont campus, and she went on to an illustrious career until her retirement in 1985. Director of Cal State L.A.'s President's Scholars program since its inception, George also directed the Accelerated College Enrollment program (ACE) and the Pre-Accelerated College Enrollment program (PACE) for many years, as well as the Mentally Gifted Minors program. Chuck continued his own artwork and exhibited in various galleries such as the Burbank Creative Arts Center (2007) and Jos Vera Gallery in Los Angeles (2010). Later in 1977, Cal State L.A. hired Alan, where he worked until May 2008. She was 83. Psychology Department, died on December 19, 2002 of lymphoma in Eugene, Oregon. The Navy sent him to officer training school at Harvard College and the Montana School of Mines in Butte, Montana, where he met and proposed to his future wife, Marie Mernin. He served as department chair (1967-68, 1972 to 1980, and the summers of 1988 through 1990), associate dean of the then School of Engineering (1968 to 1972), and acting school dean (January to June 1970). Alan won a number of Innovative Instruction Awards over the years, all in the context of developing instructional programs in a wide variety of disciplines. She also enjoyed tennis, bridge, and (much later) Wii bowling. Colleague Levine considered Bob an adventurous guy, noting the time he went to Eastern Europe, rented a car, and drove all over without knowing a word of any of the languages spoken. Following the war, Emil used the G.I. in English in 1952. : death reported in the Winter 1993 issue of The Emeritimes). A beloved professor and admired administrator, Marty always did things in his own, unique way, including having his own humorous perspective on life rather than following the traditional paths. Teresa was elected to the state Assembly in a special election in 1975, winning easily over her Republican opponent in the heavily Democratic 47th District, which included a large part of South L.A. and the cities of Bell, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Downey and Compton. Cheryl Miller is the new head coach of the Golden Eagles womens basketball program at Cal State LA, the University announced Friday. 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. However, because she could not find suitable housing, she enrolled at USC, where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics. Bill Simpson's life has been very eventful and productive. Don is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sally; sister Betty; sons Donald, Jr., David, and Paul; and daughter Kim. He served on numerous committees at all levels of the University and contributed significantly to academic governance. 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. Fortunate to have completed his degree just before his active military service began; Bill worked in the Weather Service of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. For years, she sold tickets for the Mutual Theatre Ticket Agency, which enabled her to attend plays and concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and other Los Angeles venues, fostering a love of all kinds of music. He was the long-time head of government publications at the University Library before retiring in 1992. Faculty Wives Club, where she served as one of its presidents and on the Bookreading Club, but she was a woman of many talents and several careers, starting with newspaper reporter on the police beat in Akron, Ohio. A memorial service was held on campus in the State Playhouse on April 19. From 1943 to 1946, he was engaged in research and testing for the Air Medicine Division of the United States Air Corps. How do you collectively account for all the little things that Ray did to make the department and the University function more effectively? Ray was from Oklahoma and returned there to continue with his education after serving in the Marine Corps in Korea. In addition to Intercultural Communication, Hap taught the entire range of courses in rhetoric, public address, and argumentation. Even after he closed the gallery in 2005, he gathered together artists who had shown there for group exhibits in different venues. Tom grew up in La Jolla and attended what was then San Diego State College, earning an A.B. His family had been informed that he was killed in action, but German doctors removed part of one lung without anesthesia at a POW camp and he survived. She earned both B.A. Her colleagues from throughout the west remember her as a strong advocate for girls and women in physical education and sport, committed to gender equity, and one of the strongest advocates for female athletes. In1984, Jackie was inducted into the Cal State L.A. At the school level, he served on the School of Education Assembly, Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee (RTP), Instructional Affairs Committee (IAC), and Committee on Committees. He advised in the University's academic advisement and information center. Bert had been at Kaiser Hospital for more than a week as a result of a severe heart attack. During the latter part of the war, he was an ambulance driver at a German POW camp in Chartres, France. A Library Life: Randy Butler proved to be one of the best librarians I ever recruited . ), Stanford (MBA), and USC (Ph.D.). His influence is evident in the number of former students who went on to become effective art educators and influential artists, as well as the high regard art educators and artists across the U.S. have for him. He rallied then and raised hopes of those around him, but he declined so rapidly on October 28 that there was little time to alert his friends and colleagues. From 1970 to 1972, he served as chair of the City Demonstration Agency Board, a federally funded Model Cities program in Los Angeles for Mexican- American and African-American poverty neighborhoods. He was a member of the Huntington Westerners Corral of Westerners International. Richards early career was spent at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Los Angeles and the Juliana-Maria Institute in Copenhagen, with Margaret Lennox. In the course of her faculty career, she developed a related interest in law, earned an LL.B. He was one of a handful of the Vermont Avenue faculty who were instrumental in the development of a highly regarded Department of Accounting that graduated large numbers of successful CPAs and business accountants. She received a fellowship to teach and study cell biology at New York University, where she earned her masters degree and doctorate in cell biology. He frequently ran with his daughter, Janis, who introduced him to the sport. During his time in the Army, Jack worked with other men who were engineers. Cheryl Miller - Net Worth, Salary, Age, Height, Weight, Bio, Family, Career This passion was shared by his wife of 65 years, Adeline, who was a graduate of UCLA and Cal State LA; a longtime teacher, psychologist, and educator for LAUSD; and, like Dave, an advocate for the developmentally disabled. He was raised during the Depression in a community of Mexican and black residents brought together by poverty and their readiness to feed neighborhood children as their own. She practiced law in Los Angeles and Glendale well past her retirement from the faculty. During his 24 years as an emeritus professor, he published six books, spending at least an hour daily at his desk or out on the deck writing essays, books, and, later, blogs. Toms honors and professional achievements in his research field are numerous and significant. There he taught legal aspects of health care administration at the Hawaii campus of Central Michigan University, and served as an arbitrator and mediator in Hawaii and other Pacific islands under the aegis of the American Arbitration Association. His publications continue to inform the world. in 1952. In 1986, Michael established a graduate teaching program that he continued until his retirement in 2003. San Antonio Gardens, a retirement facility in Claremont.The Emeritimes, Fall 1991, JANICE MAE DUNKELBURG, wife of Emeritus Professor James Dunkelburg, Vice President for Administration and Secretary of the Emeriti Association, died July 31, 1991 after a long illness. (1940), M.A. Following appointments to numerous department and school commit-tees, Kiki chaired the university-level Faculty Policy Committee and worked diligently to achieve reconciliation of pre-existing campus policies and procedures with the system wide collective bargaining agreement. Lou's first wife, Laurel, died in 1980. He was preceded in death by his son, David, in 1969, and a brother, Kenneth, in 1980. Al was born in Alhambra, California in 1941 to Faith and Edwin Crawford. Appointed to the former Department of Health and Safety Studies, he taught courses at all levels and was active in the former School of Fine and Applied Arts as well as his department. 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. In an article he wrote about Dick for The Emeritimes in 1985, Emeritus Professor Richard Lillard characterized him as follows: "Both modest and immodest, factual except for final, authoritative judgments, self-reliant, quick with wry humor, ready to laugh at absurdity, happy to confess to admiration for the skill of others, Dick brims with the careful energy of a busy person skilled at concentrating on one thing at a time, yet keeping numerous other projects moving along or firmly in mind." In the course of her musical career, Paulee also sang in the Community Concerts series through Columbia Artists. In "The Enemy" he wrote of his experiences as commander of a landing ship in the Pacific. During his graduate studies at USC, he met Fleur, and they were married in 1959. While training as an ambulance driver in England, he participated in one of the first successful army shows, We're Telling You . In 1992,she moved to Waldport, Oregon and attended a school to become, belatedly, a Unitarian-Universalist minister, but age was taking its toll and the project was abandoned. He then went on to a career with the New York Police Department. He was very passionate about helping students learn and excel, and they greatly benefited from his expertise and pedagogy. Colleagues who visited him later at a North Hollywood care facility believed that he recognized them and heard their words. degree at Indiana and his M.A. He had numerous plans for the future even just before his death, two months shy of his 100th birthday. At the university level, she was a member of the Academic Senate for several years, was chair of the Academic Information Resources and Undergraduate Studies committees, and served on the Program Review and Early Entry Program Faculty Admission committees. He is survived by Dorothy and their multi-generational family.The Emeritimes, Spring 2008, HELEN ISABEL NICKLIN, Emerita Professor of education, 1964-1980 died on February 27, 2008 at the age of 84. One of the first African-American women to lead a major university west of the Mississippi, she was known nationwide for her research accomplishments and her advocacy for equal access to education and professional opportunities for women and minorities. She is survived by a sister-in-law and three generations of nieces and nephews.The Emeritimes, Winter 2007, ADELINE BILOVSKY, wife of David Bilovsky, died on September 24, 2006 in Prague, during a vacation trip. Born in Oakland to Hal and Bess Hall, Betty and her sister Allice traveled extensively during their fathers tenure as Santa Fe Railroad Superintendent before settling in Berkeley. She was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Nursing in 1991. (1935) degrees at Whittier College and later earned a Master of Music (1947) at the University of Southern California. Memorials may be sent to Parkinson's Net-work do Cliff Terry, 1715 Indian Wells Way, Clayton, CA 94517. Ringle saw her as a strong personality and an advocate of the importance of teaching in a research-dominated institution. At Cal State LA, Herm provided leadership in the reorganization of the Division of Academic Affairs; strategic planning; reaccreditations; technology support for academic programs; recruitment for strong faculty, deans, and other administrators; and successfully managing fiscal and enrollment reductions. After the war, he returned to Los Angeles and attended the Art Center School of Design and Otis Art Institute. At Cal State L.A., where she became a faculty member in 1977, she taught a variety of courses. She helped create a health ministries program at Alhambra True Light Presbyterian Church. During her tenure, Cal State L.A. archery teams never finished lower than third in the nation. Wachtang's field of study was Georgian and medieval Christian art, and he rarely ventured outside of his area. The same ethical indignation that had stoked his work on Coleridge's plagiarism was now funneled into resistance to the increasing role of ideology and politics in the university's curricular and hiring policies. Jack was always very proud of his parents effort during the war. John Greenlee came to Cal State L.A. in Fall 1965 as Vice President of Academic Affairs. Adam moved with the Los Angeles State College faculty and staff from LACC to the present Cal State campus, where he directed the development of the Audiovisual Services, precursor to today's Instructional Media Services. He joined the Cal State LA marketing faculty in 1977, but specialized in interdisciplinary business studies. Holding life credentials in general administration, general elementary, general secondary, and standard supervision, Joan's breadth and depth of knowledge and experience made her an exceptional professor and administrator. After his Army service, he took advantage of the G.I. During a dip in the engineering enrollments, Al taught mathematics courses for the Mathematics Department. She was awarded her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1968. In the interim between these periods, she also served as director of music there. He spent his entire faculty career at Cal State L.A. Born and raised in Canada, he received a B.A. For five years during this period, Al taught evening classes in drafting, descriptive geometry, trigonometry, and algebra at El Camino and L.A. Harbor colleges. Lloyd is survived by his wife Bobbie, four children, 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was promoted to Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1973 and served in this post until his retirement in 1983. Born in Denison, Texas on August 7, 1920, his family and close friends called him Jim. He wrote and staged several other musicals, most memorably the uproarious Help Stamp Out Puritans . He retired in 1976, but his dedication to service did not end. After a year at the University of Kentucky, she began her career at AT&T, working as an engineer. He was part of a small team of administrators led by then-President Howard McDonald who guided our institution, in its early years, from a small, upper division/graduate college to a major university whose enrollment, at its peak, topped 25,000 students. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery.The Emeritimes, Fall 2006, HUBERT C. WINKLER, Emeritus Professor of Physics, 1968-1979, died on July 28, 2006 from complications following unsuccessful surgery for prostate cancer. He also served as the department advisor for foreign students and teaching credential candidates. Barry, as he was known, started college at Los Angeles City College, majoring in engineering, but changed his major to psychology after the first semester. He was elected Chairman of the English Department in 1967, and was chosen two years later as Dean of the School of Letters and Science. His hardworking immigrant father, who was always an inspiration to Jerry, was tragically killed in a farm accident. Vellanoweth states, While Lloyd was in the Chemistry Department here, he made many contributions to alicyclic chemistry, especially in regard to the structural basis of sweetness. A lover of art and nature, Ted's special interest area was design, the field in which he did most of his teaching at the University. Prior to his coming to Cal State LA in 1960, he taught at UCLA (1955-56) and for the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force training programs at Syracuse University and Utica College (1954 to 1958). From 1954 to 1956, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, stationed in Turkey and assigned to decoding duties. in educational administration from USC in 1959. Don was the epitome of the teacher-scholar. He was principal investigator of several large grants from both the National Science Foundation and the Southern California Coalition for Education and Manufacturing. in 1945 and an M.A. Born on April 19, 1927, Art was in every respect a Californian. 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. Graveside services were held at Resurrection Cemetery in Rosemead on July 3.The Emeritimes, Winter 2018, RONALD H. SILVERMAN, Emeritus Professor of Art, 1955-1988, died peacefully in Pasadena on October 14, 2017. Marie-Antoinette came to what was then Los Angeles State College in 1964 as an assistant professor of French and, for a brief time, of German. Ken and Betty are survived by their sons Donald and Dale, daughter Diane, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Spring 2016, FRANCIS H. BAXTER, Emeritus Professor of Music, 1950-1978, died peacefully at home on June 2, 2016 in West Covina in the presence of all of his children. She joined the Cal State LA faculty in 1968 and completed her Ed.D. Don retired from the faculty in 1978, returning to teach in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP), which then allowed more years than is the case currently. He authored, presented at professional meetings, and published a number of papers. degrees. His book, Diderot and the Jews, was published in 1981. He enjoyed telling how some influential supporters of USC opposed his selection of a piece of land in Baldwin Hills, and how the then Los Angeles Mayor Poulson ran him out of Chavez Ravine so that he could lure the Dodger baseball team to Los Angeles. She received her initial nursing education at the Yale University School of Nursing, and earned an M.S. He died there after the relatively recent onset of Alzheimer's disease. He led the Saddleback College Foundation, served the city of Mission Viejo, was active in the retirement community of Casta del Sol and the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center, and performed as an actor, singer, and director in over 50 shows. In 1956, Pat married her first husband, with whom she had a son and two daughters.
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