Obituaries

  1. October 17, 2014

    Obituary: Kweku Arku Garbrah

    Kweku Arku Garbrah, Emeritus Professor of Classical Studies, died Oct. 2.

  2. October 17, 2014

    Obituary: Jay Luke Robinson

    Jay Luke Robinson, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of English, died Oct. 5 at his home in Ann Arbor, surrounded by his family.

  3. September 26, 2014

    Obituary: Dr. Hugh Cooper

    Dr. Hugh Cooper, a former member of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry’s Crown and Bridge Department, died Sept. 12.  He was 90.

  4. September 26, 2014

    Obituary: Dr. Robert Doerr

    Dr. Robert Doerr, who led the University of Michigan School of Dentistry as interim dean from 1981 to 1982 and served in other leadership roles during his 37-year career, died Sept. 19 in Traverse City, Michigan. He was 93.

  5. September 15, 2014

    Obituary: Kenneth W. Cochran

    Kenneth William Cochran, professor emeritus of epidemiology in the School of Public Health and associate professor emeritus of pharmacology in the School of Medicine, died in Ann Arbor on May 17. He was 90.

  6. August 29, 2014

    Obituary: Patricia Smith Yaeger

    Patricia Smith Yaeger died of ovarian cancer July 25, 2014. A member of the University of Michigan Departments of English and Women’s Studies since 1990, Smith
    Yaeger was named Henry Simmons Frieze Collegiate Professor in 2005.

  7. July 31, 2014

    Obituary: Burton V. Barnes

    Burton V. Barnes, 83, died July 3. He was Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Forestry, and forest botanist for the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

  8. July 28, 2014

    Obituary: Maureen Belden

    Maureen Elizabeth Kelley Belden, a former clinical instructor at the School of Nursing, died July 4 after a long illness. She was 51.

  9. July 28, 2014

    Obituary: Jim Schneider

    Michigan Athletics lost one of its longtime former employees when retired public and media relations director Jim Schneider died July 21. Schneider worked with the football, baseball and ice hockey programs during his 30 years with the athletic department.

  10. July 14, 2014

    Obituary: Dr. Stefan S. Fajans

    Dr. Stefan S. Fajans, 96, died June 22. He was active professor emeritus of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes.