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January 10, 2011
Ralph Baldwin Ralph Belknap Baldwin, who taught astronomy at U-M, died Oct. 23 at age 98. Born on June 6, 1912, he graduated from U-M with a Bachelor of Science in 1934, a Master of Science in 1935 and a doctorate in astronomy (physics) in 1937. He taught astronomy at U-M, Pennsylvania and Northwestern. Baldwin…
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November 15, 2010
Shirley Verrett Shirley Verrett, the James Earl Jones Distinguished University Professor of Voice at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, died Nov. 5 in Ann Arbor at the age of 79. “She was one of America’s greatest opera singers,” George Shirley, professor emeritus of voice and longtime friend and colleague, told the Detroit Free…
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October 18, 2010
Wayne Hazen Wayne Hazen, professor emeritus of physics, died Aug. 30 at the age of 96. Photo by Jens Zorn. A native of Michigan, he received his Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1936 and his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1941 in cosmic ray physics…
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September 20, 2010
Christine Klausner Christine Klausner, a clinical associate professor of dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, died Sept. 5. She was 60. A member of the POM faculty since 1997, Klausner earned a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene from the School of Dentistry in 1972 and a master’s degree from U-M the following…
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July 19, 2010
Dr. L. George Upton Dr. L. George Upton, a faculty member with the School of Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry for 40 years, died of lymphoma June 24. He was 69. Upton was regarded by his family, friends and colleagues as not only a skilled surgeon and academician, but…
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July 5, 2010
Peter Steiner Peter Steiner, an internationally recognized scholar of economics and law, who guided LSA through turbulent economic times as dean in the 1980s, died June 26 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 88. Steiner came to U-M in 1968, with a dual appointment as professor of economics and professor of law. He…
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June 7, 2010
Eric Essene Eric Essene, a highly regarded and widely cited professor emeritus of geological sciences, died of kidney cancer May 20 in Ann Arbor. He was 71. “Professor Essene made insightful and seminal contributions to understanding the pressure-temperature conditions at which ancient mountain belts formed and constraints on the speed with which rocks are transported…
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May 10, 2010
Traianos Gagos Traianos Gagos, professor of papyrology and Greek in the Department of Classical Studies and archivist at Hatcher Library, died suddenly April 26. He was 49. Gagos came to U-M in 1987 with his doctorate from the University of Durham, England, as visiting assistant research scientist to proofread the papyrus texts that a team…
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April 26, 2010
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January 25, 2010
J. David Singer Professor J. David Singer, professor emeritus of political science and an international expert in the study of war, died Dec. 28 in Ann Arbor. He had been involved in an automobile accident on Sept. 22 and had been hospitalized since. He was 84 years old. Singer studied the causes of war scientifically…
