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October 10, 2011
Roy Proffitt For several generations of Michigan Law students and alumni, Emeritus Professor Roy Proffitt was the face of the Law School itself. Last week Proffitt died at age 93. Proffitt, who earned his J.D. and Master of Law degrees at Michigan in 1946 and 1948, joined Michigan’s law faculty in 1956 and served in…
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August 15, 2011
Eric Stein Eminent legal scholar Eric Stein, who first came to the Law School as a refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and later helped his adopted country draft rules that still govern the United Nations, has died in Ann Arbor at 98. Read a complete obituary for Eric Stein > The passing of a man universally…
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June 20, 2011
Giles Bole Giles Bole, a former dean of the Medical School who specialized in arthritis research and rheumatology, died June 8 at University Hospital. He was 83. Bole served as dean for six years, stepping down in 1996 to return to the faculty. He retired from U-M in 2003. He spent nearly his entire academic…
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May 23, 2011
John Allen John Allen, professor emeritus of biology, died suddenly on April 20 as a result of a fall at home. Allen was born Sept. 1, 1924, in Springfield, Mo. During World War II he served as an infantry rifleman in the 75th infantry division. He fought in the Ardennes during the difficult campaign of…
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May 2, 2011
Gerald Keeler Gerald Keeler, professor of environmental health sciences and of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, died April 12 after a long battle with cancer. He was 51. An environmental researcher and teacher who had global impact, Keeler’s work focused on the sources and fate of trace elements and other pollutants and their impacts on…
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April 11, 2011
Guy Mermier Guy Mermier, professor emeritus of French, died March 23 at the U-M Hospital. Mermier was a teacher and scholar of medieval French literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. He was born in 1931 in Grenoble, France, and lived through the occupation during World War II. He first came to the…
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April 4, 2011
Robert L. Frost Robert L. Frost, associate professor in the School of Information, died March 26 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 58. Though diagnosed with cancer more than two years ago, he continued to teach a full course load, mentor his students and even develop new courses during his illness. “Many generations…
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March 14, 2011
Douglas Hayes Douglas Hayes, professor emeritus of finance, U-M Business School, died Feb. 28 in Naples, Fla. He was 93. Hayes earned his Master of Business Administration degree at the Business School in 1940, and volunteered for the U.S. Navy while working toward his doctorate. He was the first doctoral student to study under Professor…
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February 14, 2011
Kendrick Kelley Kendrick Matthew Kelley, a lecturer in the Sweetland Center for Writing and Lloyd Hall Scholars Program who was beloved by his students and faculty colleagues, died Feb. 7 after collapsing in the Rackham Building. Kelley Kelley, 41, of Ann Arbor collapsed about 2:35 p.m. after dismissing a graduate class, said Diane Brown, public…
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January 24, 2011
A.W. Brian Simpson A.W. Brian Simpson, a Michigan Law professor who was recognized around the world as one of the leading academic lawyers of his generation, died at his home in England Jan. 10 at the age of 79. Simpson’s scholarly interests included the historical development of law and legal institutions, legal philosophy, the European…
