She won two in Los Angeles, one at the Olympic Games. This policy was sometimes called the Rowan Rule. By the time he returned to teaching in1976, he had been promoted to professor. At Cal State L.A., where she became a faculty member in 1977, she taught a variety of courses. Professor Ross devoted his entire life to the holistic study of nature. With the help of some engaged community activists, we applied for and received United Way support that breathed new life into an important community program suffering from reduced federal and state funding. 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. After a series of temporary appointments, he received his first tenure-track appointment at Cal State L.A. in 1956. The Emeriti Association received word that Lois Douglas, wife of emeritus professor of communication disorders Robert Douglas, died on March 29, 2012.The Emeritimes, Spring 2012, SUSAN GILMORE STEINER, former Director of Research and Sponsored Programs at Cal State L.A., died on April 9, 2012 succumbing to brain cancer. The Los Angeles Gregorian Schola continues to present concerts under the direction of a mentee. Jan received her B.F.A. He was then completing the requirements for the Ed.D. Betty lectured at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1959 to 1962, was visiting professor at Sacramento State University in 1962 and at UC Davis in 1962-63, and was adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii from 1965 to 1966. She enjoyed French language courses in her retirement. During World War II, his parents worked in defense plants and shipyards, and the family eventually moved to northern California for war effort work. After a 28-year career as a member of the Cal State L.A. Physics and Astronomy department faculty, Fernando embarked on a career in the private sector. He performed frequently on the piano, both as soloist and accompanist. She taught high school English for a brief period before her move to Seattle and employment at Boeing. From May 26, 2016, to May 2019, he was the Women's Basketball Coach at California State Los Angeles. She had recently observed her 91 st birthday. Ray was very active in faculty governance at Cal State L.A., serving in a wide range of leadership positions at the department, college, and university levels. He completed his service in 1960, an auspicious year for him because it was the year he married Helga, a native of Germany, his wife for the last 55 years. 2. In recognition of his seminal contributions to the discovery and development of carborane chemistry, Tom was recipient of the 1992 Boron USA Award for Distinguished Achievements in Boron Chemistry. She left an indelible mark on all who knew her. Beloved by many students, colleagues and friends, she was one of the most dedicated and talented voice teachers in the Music Department, both in her part-time and her full-time career there. A memorial was held at Firefly Bistro in South Pasadena on April 11.The Emeritimes, Spring 2012, WAYNE PAUL ALLEY, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1969-2000, died on June 22, 2012 from lung cancer, at 73 years of age. His interest led him to specialize in this field, and his work earned him a worldwide reputation for magnificent designs of church altar pieces: crosses, candelabra, chalices, tabernacles and even altars. in chemistry from the University of Toronto and an M.A. She is survived by a daughter, Julie, and a granddaughter, of Alhambra; two brothers and two sisters in Tennessee; and a sister in Illinois.The Emeritimes, Fall 1999, AARON KRIEGEL, Emeritus Associate Professor of Education, 1956-1986, passed away in his sleep on November 24, 1999. Alice came to our Psychology Department just three years after the opening of L.A. State College and, within several years, was teaching many of the Department's most advanced courses. In 1950 Sax left Beverly Hills High to become head basketball coach at Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences. Joanne was born in Chicago and began her college education there, receiving a B.S. Before and after retirement, Bill loved traveling, playing golf and bridge, and meeting new people. He served many years on the boards of trustees at Tusculum College and the University of West Los Angeles. She went on to become a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School from 1968 to 1970, doing research on a soil-dwelling amoeba. In retirement, Ralph traveled extensively until his health deteriorated. To this day, he is remembered by surviving colleagues and students as one of the most brilliant, witty, and innovative teachers in the Department. 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. They competed in three of the four Grand Slam eventsEngland, Australia, and the U.S.over the course of their careers. Moritz died in August 1998, leaving a sister in Florida and a younger brother in San Diego.The Emeritimes, Winter 1999, NORMAN L. FRIEDMAN, Professor of Sociology, 1968-1998, graduate adviser of the Department of Sociology, died November 4, 1998 at home, of cardiac arrest. in business administration in 1951 and M.B.A. in 1957 from the University of Tulsa; he passed the C.P.A. He subsequently earned his Ph.D. at Iowa State University in 1953 under the direction of Frank Spedding. Following his retirement from the University, Lloyd became active in the Emeriti Association. Boubion was born and raised in Boyle Heights and received his B.A. A productive scholar throughout his academic career, Friedman has more than 50 titles under his name. I can't thank you enough. Throughout her career at Cal State L.A., Beverly actively participated in academic governance. He then entered the USC School of Medicine, but after two years he decided that the practice of medicine was not his primary interest. He loved to travel, riding a motorcycle through Europe soon after World War II. At the end of a quarter, his students often told him that he had changed their lives. from Whitman College in 1949, his M.A. For a year, she served as a mentor at Langston University. In fact, he had the distinction of landing on a California freeway following an engine malfunction. John was an extremely popular instructor who prepared his students very well for careers in human factors in industry. What he liked most was learning, reading books, performing in school plays, and going to the movies. Dynamic as always and a challenge to all teachers, a good part of their discipline problems are teacher problems. A year later he attended Officer Candidate School, was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and was sent to Europe as the youngest combat platoon leader in the 42nd Infantry, the famed Rainbow Division. The Emeritimes, August 1983, JUDITH DIAMOND, who retired from the Counseling and Testing staff in 1979, died July 7, 1983 of a heart attack. They were married for 59 years.The Emeritimes, Spring 2009, DOROTHY MORTENSEN. He was visiting professor at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, for 1969-70 and two following summers, and he was Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Barcelona in 1973-74. In 1992, he was appointed director of the intramural athletics program. He received a certificat detudes philosophiques cum maxima laude in 1956. A Library Life: Randy Butler proved to be one of the best librarians I ever recruited . John lived in Pasadena but he also had a condo in San Diego. Biology Department in 1969 and taught there until 2000. With him an era in world science and Californias history closed. in nursing. 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. Its goal has been to afford care, education, and humanitarian services to the needy and it will continue its mission for future generations that will honor the lives of Gunjit and Margarete. A counseling specialist, he was appointed as an instructor in 1961, then promoted to assistant professor the following year and to professor in 1972. His decision to move was made in order to afford his children, Redi and Rami, a better education in the U.S., even though they had to leave their apartment and most of their possessions behind. She recently published a book, "Contemporary Art Trends." Known by his middle name, Dale was born on October 28, 1934 in Portales, New Mexico, and moved with his family to California as a child. He was a popular professor, specializing in electronics, drafting, industrial crafts, and woodworking. During World War II, he was a conscientious objector, stationed at camps for conscientious objectors in North Dakota and Glendora. She continued to teach at Middlebury College for a few years and she continued publishing. In 1995, Clem retired but continued to teach under the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 1999. She then worked in a succession of law firms, at one of which her niece was her colleague and she was the entire office's Aunt Louise. Despite being the youngest of 10 children born during the Great Depression, he persevered, starting to work at the age of five selling newspapers on the street. He was also editor of 15 books on the relationship between biological sciences and society. Being an active supporter of political causes that she believed in, in 1992 Virginia worked tirelessly for the election of a former governor who was once the keynote speaker at a Cal State LA Honors Convocation. Among the awards Bob received during his career are the Cal State LA Outstanding Professor Award (1975), Distinguished Scholar Award of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and Distinguished Service Award of the Western Speech Communication Association. Winnie retired after a long career in nursing education in 1992. A devoted father, he is survived by his stepdaughter Kaye, sons Raymond and Curtis, daughter Karen, eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he appeared in a number of TV commercials and movies, including Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Terminator. In 1970, she received her Ph.D. from Stanford University. John joined the faculty of the Secondary Education Department in 1968. Following his discharge, he earned an MSLS degree at Columbia University, and then pursued additional graduate study at Harvard while working there as a reference librarian. Ken predeceased her in 2013.The Emeritimes, Winter 2018, ROBERT D. KULLY, Emeritus Professor of Speech Communication, 1956-1992, died on February 18, 2018 at the age of 90 in Alhambra. For ERFA, she was a member of the State Council and later a Cal State L.A. delegate to the council. He also became active in the American Field Service Program (AFSP). He joined the Cal State L.A. library staff as acquisitions librarian in 1987. from the University of Illinois. In the course of her musical career, Paulee also sang in the Community Concerts series through Columbia Artists. He taught all three subjects throughout his career. His extended involvement in CSU system affairs, at all levels, equipped him with a broad range of collegial associations that made it possible for him to attract strong leadership to the organization. in 1946, in journalism. He came to our Department of Physics at its founding and had a major role in personnel selections that contributed to the unusual harmony and collegiality in the department. Richard earned his B.A. He then joined the Cal State LA faculty in 1960. Other passions were weekly poker games and watching all sports, but especially football and Lakers basketball.The Emeritimes, Winter 2014, KENNETH J. PRATT, Emeritus Professor of History, 1958-1992, died in Altadena on September 26, 2013 from complications of Parkinson's disease. Audrey joined the faculty in 1960, at a time of rapid expansion of the Library's holdings in the sciences, mathematics, and major areas of engineering and technology. In Southern California, he chaired the Altadena Town Council, the Foothill Area Community Services Board of Directors, and the Southern California Conference of the UCC Camping Committee. The budding talents of this future chemist were quickly recognized by his chemistry teacher at Oakland Technical High School, who strongly encouraged him to go to college. Rosemarie was raised in Aberdeen, Washington and graduated from Weatherwax High School in 1960. She established a scholarship for psychology students in memory of her husband, who retired in 1972 and died in 1974. By now, World War II was well under way. In addition to that nomination, Abd al-Malik was campus Outstanding Professor in 1973, and won the Silver Medal of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in 1986. Alfred was born in Germany in 1925 and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Rachel, and survived by son Bruce, daughter Sandra, and grandsons Nikolas and Nathan.The Emeritimes, Spring 2011HUGH W. KENNEDY, Emeritus Professor of Spanish, 1963-1988, died December 29, 2008. In 13 years Dr. McDonald, aided by his own hand-picked team of helpers, had created a college which was attracting nationwide attention as a model of an institution of higher education with a strong urban focus. May, which means rose flower in Chinese, was born on October 16, 1932, one of eight children. However, her legacy is LA Artcore Gallery, perhaps the most interesting and adventurous project she initiated, says Askin. His professional memberships included both the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, the two professional organizations that carefully divide the many subfields of their discipline. His major work, Language and Culture , was published by Oxford University Press in 1966 and became a classic in the field. At about the same time, and before the use of instructional television was common, he and Dan Rankin, late professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, pioneered the creation of television presentations for lecture courses on fluid mechanics to illustrate important concepts through recorded laboratory demonstrations. He was listed in the 1973 edition of Outstanding Educators of America. As one such family member wrote, Whenever I see that Dos Equis commercial featuring The Most Interesting Man in the World, I laugh to myself at that poser, as I believe all of us who have had the good fortune to know my Uncle Emil would say he holds that title. Funeral services were held on March 29 at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades.The Emeritimes, Fall 2014, SYLVIA TEICH HOROWITZ, Lecturer in Chemistry, 1970-1995,in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, died in Pasadena on May 2. He wrote another book on the same theme in 1981, Achieving Humane Organization . A specialist in transportation, logistics, and interstate commerce regulation, he received his B.A. Fortunately, his oldest sister took him in hand and pushed him to a high school graduation. He served as executive secretary of the Institute for American Studies; co-chair of the Department of Speech and Drama; coordinator of American studies, a post he held for 11 years; and member of the Letters and Science Assembly, the Academic Senate, and many department, school, and university committees. Ed moved his young family to Ohio, where he taught at Oberlin College from 1957 to 1968. The second son of six children, K.T. He received a B.S. In 1964, he also began the first of his remarkable 44 consecutive years of service in the Academic Senate, the last portion of which he served as representative of the emeriti. One memorable visit was with the Crown Prince of Thailand who demonstrated considerable interest in a number of philosophical matters. . They raised three children. Cunningham, he taught at the University of New Hampshire until he joined the faculty at Cal State L.A. in 1969. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Selma, son Ivan, and granddaughter Alma.The Emeritimes, Spring 2013, RICHARD MYRON STRAW, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1956-1981, a member first of the Botany Department and later the Biology Department at Cal State L.A., died in Salem, Oregon on October 14, 2012 at the age of 86. In addition to his other pursuits, he founded and operated Sikand Properties and its successor, MG Enterprises, LLC, to develop and manage residential and commercial properties. Click a location below to find Cheryl . One of his more difficult tasks, which he enjoyed telling about after the decision was reached, was his search for a campus site. cum laude from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1948. Her publications include Business and Society: An Introduction to its Social Responsibilities and Emotions and Spirituality in Religions and Spiritual Movements. After the war, Jacks family settled in Los Angeles, where he attended Los Angeles High School, graduating in 1948. She shared those interests with many friends, through many organizational memberships, including the American Legion, where she was a post commander. His team uncovered more than 150 fossils, including remains from mastodons, camels, various horned mammals, a tapir, and a sloth, all believed to be approximately three million years old. Fred had stopped drinking wine at the lunches more than a decade ago, saying that he always waits until the sun goes down before the first glass. From 1964 until 1973 he chaired the (then) Department of Business Education. Ferron left Cal State in the mid-60's to take the post of President of Dixie College in Utah, from which he had retired sixteen years ago. Arnies academic career began after he returned from his Fulbright Fellowship, first with a position at the University of Calgary and then, in 1961, with his appointment at Cal State LA, where he spent the rest of his career until his retirement in 1992. She was our membership secretary from 1987 to 1989, vice president for administration from 1989 to 1990, then president for two years, immediate past president for one year, and a member of the editorial board of The Emeritimes for five years, the last two of which she served as chair. Predeceased by his sister Maude and Janets son David, he also lost his daughter Elizabeth and two granddaughters who died in 2009. He was fluent in French, German, Spanish, Russian, Greek and Mandarin Chinese. degree from the University of Southern California in 1969, and taught until her retirement in 1983. (1940), M.A. James was a specialist in elementary mathematics and computer education. Together they raised a family, a responsibility that did not prevent her from returning to college and earning a master's degree from Claremont Graduate School in 1962 and joining the Los Angeles State College faculty as an associate professor. His long career included research and teaching positions at UC Berkeley, Caltech, Cornell University, MIT, Niels Bohr Institute, CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research), Tata Institute, Occidental College, and Cal State LA. in French was from UCLA in 1948, and his M.A. During 1969-70, he coached Compton College to a 33-0 record season and was named California basketball coach of the year.The Emeritimes, Fall 2017, ROBERT H. MORNEAU, JR. Word has come to the attention of the Emeriti Association of the death of Robert H. Morneau, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Criminal Justice. Athletic Hall of Fame. Los Angeles State recruited heavily from the graduate schools at USC and UCLA, but the numbers available did not fill their needs. She also enjoyed the theater, concerts of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, playing the piano, and her regular shopping trips that took her to New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Paris. in 1933 from Oklahoma A&M, and an Ed.D. With the earned trust of his colleagues, he served as department chair on several occasions. The love of her field took her to all parts of the world for research, exploration, and education. Saralyn loved words and books. Born in Blythe, California in 1937, Joe spent his childhood in Corona. After earning his A.B. She earned her B.A. She is survived by her husband and three daughters.The Emeritimes, March 1984, MARGARET SHEPHERD, wife of Emeritus Professor of Education Gerald Shepherd, died March 24, 1984. The Jack-Roller was a 16-year-old mugger in Chicago. She was a member of the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, holding the position of vice president from 1980 to1983. Mac returned to North America in 1947 to study painting, first at the New School in New York, and then at the Escuela de Pintura y Escultra de La Callejon Esmeralda in Mexico City. Walking the empty streets, he witnessed an Army truck barreling down the street that struck and killed a little girl without even stopping. He was interred in the family plot in Clovis, New Mexico.The Emeritimes, Fall 2003 WILLIAM G. (BILL) PLUMTREE, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, 1955-1982, died on August 11, 2003 at the age of 86, about a year after his cancer was diagnosed. Colleague Carlos Gutierrez attests, Ray did a lot for our STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] students, and for thousands across the state through the MESA program he originated, developed, and championed. Another major accomplishment is the Cal State LA Solar Eagle project. A life-long educator and writer with a strong devotion to the environment, he served as chairman of the Department of English for a major part of his years on the Cal State L.A. faculty. Pat attended Claremont Graduate University, receiving her Ph.D. in psychology in 1971. Akilah Miller | Cal State LA Newsroom His father was a plumbing contractor who died when Sig was 10. She served on various committees, homeowner groups, and panels, and was always an avid golfer. He left Iowa State in 1959 to become Director of Personnel and Training for Engineers at Collins Radio Co. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A memorial service was held on campus on April 19. He taught drama classes as well as directed design for countless successful productions. They were drawn to these interests by Roland Ross, late professor of biology at Cal State L.A., a dedicated preservationist. in nursing in 1971 from Cal State LA. and M.A. He is survived by his wife Ruth, sons Robert and Gordon, and two sisters.The Emeritimes, Winter 1991, JOHN SALMOND, Emeritus Vice President for Administration, who died August 31, 1990, in his retirement home city of Palm Springs, came to what was then known as Los Angeles State College in 1951 as Registrar. Aside from his teaching and other instructional contributions, he will be remembered for his collaboration with Ann Bingham-Newman in developing and implementing the Charter School of Education's urban learning program, whose purpose was to reduce the training period for qualified teachers from five years to four. In 1985, both Ron and his wife, Sue, were members of the University Academic Senate, Sue as the graduate student representative. After 1983, new department chairs in Chicano Studies would often consult with him on department matters. She taught with much enthusiasm such illustrious writers of the Renaissance as Rabelais, Montaigne, and the poets of the Pleiade, as well as the great novelists of the 19th century, among whom her favorites were Flaubert and Zola. Blind in his left eye, Gordon served as an economist for the War Labor Board during World War II. Before that, she had been assistant principal and principal of Willowbrook Junior High School in Compton, where she achieved great success in the integration of African-American and Caucasian students as well as teachers. His Wordsworth writings, including an extensive digital archive, papers, and conference presentations, contributed to the discourse about the poet and his work. During World War II, he was a naval intelligence officer. Richard is survived by his wife of 28 years, Julie, daughter Dhari from a previous marriage and son-in-law Dan, and three grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Fall 2017, RICHARD T. KEYS, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, 1959-1996, died of natural causes on April 19, 2017 in Pasadena. Also that year, he and his fiance Jean were married. Although he had attained earliest recognition as a Wordsworth and Coleridge scholar, Paul's most notable achievement was The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text (1981) , the first entirely accurate publication of the Franklin masterpiece. During his tenure, he continued to perform professionally on clarinet and woodwinds in and around the Los Angeles area, including a long tenure with the original Los Angeles Rams Band. and M.S. At the age of 67, Dutch took up the sport of long-distance running. She was subsequently tenured as an assistant professor of sociology, and advanced through the faculty ranks. He served five years in the Army and then, under the G.I. He was able to achieve this by using funds liberated by his own teaching and by the classes taught by graduate students in the teaching program. Several of the students referred to him as their American dad. Jacks mothers name actually was Rose, so she was kidded for many years. Cal State LA was Jims academic home for more than 20 years. After his civilian retirement, he took great pleasure in the advisement he was able to pro-vide for the education of his six grandsons. He found himself caught in the racially segregated policies of the military service at the time. A baseball coach for 49 years at the high school and college level, he had a record-setting 21-year career at Cal State LA and led his Diablo and Golden Eagle teams to 455 victories, including 15 campaigns of at least 20 wins. from USC in 1960. However, because she could not find suitable housing, she enrolled at USC, where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics. She and her husband, former Cal State L.A. president Albert Graves, lived there together in the independent living facility until he died in 1992. Ken was born on October 8, 1925 in Los Angeles and spent most of his youth in the San Fernando Valley. Despite growing up in poverty and thus unable to attend high school, he craved to learn and eventually attended New York University on a student visa. She then returned to her home town, Newburgh, and married Peter Barclay. In Los Angeles, she taught home economics at Lutheran High School before starting her teaching career at Cal State L.A. Beginning as adjunct faculty at the University in 1963 in the then Department of Home Economics, she became full-time in 1972. He did a reading of his poetry at the opening of that exhibition. Hager came to Los Angeles State College in 1957 and served as chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare, and later of Sociology and Anthropology, from 1958 to 1968. Born in France, Jeanne met Leon in Paris and they were married in 1949. . Fortunately for Cal State L.A., Daniel Crecelius had been his student at Princeton and was able to invite his former professor here in 1969 as a visiting professor. He retired in 1983, but continued teaching on FERP for several years thereafter .John earned a B.A. His interest in theater converged with his desire to help people heal when he discovered psychodrama, studying with its founder, Jacob Moreno, beginning in 1967. During his service as department chair for several years, he recruited talented faculty to carry out the important work of teacher training. In 1964, he made a decision to devote himself to teaching. He struggled with the continuing ravages of a stroke several years ago. 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. She then obtained an M.A. At these meetings, held at various college campuses, Mike took the opportunity to buy campus coffee mugs to add to his large collection. In addition to teaching, she participated in the administration of the Music Department. The audience erupted in a standing ovation. Bob was a rare individual who knew everything about everything. Leonard's first one-man exhibition was at San Francisco's De Young Museum more than a half-century ago. He was 92 years of age. Anita was born in Archer City, Texas to Mont and Annie Hart, and was the last survivor of eight siblings. A Navy veteran of World War II, Laird retired from active duty in 1951 after more than 15 years of service, having enlisted in 1936. in 1952 from Stanford University. In the area of academic affairs, it was a time of ongoing, nationwide searches for new faculty members, added classes in almost every discipline, and new courses and degree programs. During his tenure, he oversaw the reorganization of Academic Affairs from five schools to six schools, now the six current colleges. Although that program did not become a formal degree option, a number of students who chose it went on to professional careers in that field. The Emeriti Association received word of the death of Robert S. Cathcart, Professor of Speech at Cal State L.A., 1955-1968. Homer Beatty is survived by his son Steve and three grandchildren. Most of her older siblings moved west in order to try to find jobs. Later, he began to draw upon styles of aboriginal Australian art. Several thousand mobile power devices with the trade name AuraGen, based on one of his patents, have been installed in commercial and military vehicles. He encouraged the revitalization of Psi Chi, the honorary society for undergraduates in psychology, and supported the establishment of an annual Psi Chi banquet that was well attended by students and faculty. degree in electrical engineering from Lafayette College in 1922 and became a registered professional electrical engineer in California in 1961. As chair for 12 years, Gustafson developed the Department of Business Education into one of the outstanding such departments in the country, a remarkable feat considering the great strengths of the two crosstown business education programs.