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September 4, 2001
Harold K. Jacobson Harold K. Jacobson, professor emeritus of political science at the University and former director of the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research (ISR), died Aug. 13 at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital of complications following surgery. He was 72. A specialist in the field of international politics, Jacobson played…
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July 23, 2001
Irwin M. Rosenstock Irwin M. “Rusty” Rosenstock, professor emeritus of health behavior and health education, passed away June 19. Rosenstock was appointed associate professor in 1961 and professor in 1965. He was instrumental in developing the School of Public Health’s Health Behavior and Health Education research and teaching programs. In 1975, he helped establish the…
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July 9, 2001
Ralph M. Gibson Ralph M. Gibson, professor emeritus of psychology in pediatrics and communicable diseases, died May 23 at Albert Einstein Hospital in New York after a long illness. He was 76. Gibson retired in 1991 after nearly four decades of service to the University. A native of Cleveland, Gibson received his B.S. and M.S.…
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June 18, 2001
Hyman Kornbluh Hyman Kornbluh, a well-known labor educator and organizer, died peacefully May 25 at his home in Ann Arbor. His inspiring career as an educator and activist focused on workers’ education, leadership and empowerment. For him, education was a means for union members to realize their potential, including participation in decision making and leadership…
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June 4, 2001
William B. Stapp William B. Stapp, professor emeritus of resource planning and conservation in the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), died May 21 in Ann Arbor in the presence of his family. Considered the founder of environmental education, Stapp spent his career searching for the root causes of environmental issues and helping students…
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May 21, 2001
Robert E. Russell Robert E. Russell passed away April 21 after a short illness. Loving husband of Cinda Sue Davis and father of Brian and Lauren, he was born Feb. 10, 1948, in Seattle, Wash. Russell received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in 1970, and he received his MBA from the U-M…
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May 7, 2001
Russell T. Woodburne Russell T. Woodburne, professor emeritus of anatomy and former chair of the Department of Anatomy, died April 11 at Ann Arbor’s Glacier Hills Retirement Community. He was 96. Woodburne devoted his entire career to teaching, research and service in the Medical School. He began teaching U-M medical students in 1936 as an…
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April 9, 2001
William R. Mancini William R. Mancini, assistant professor of pharmacology and member of the Upjohn Center for Clinical Pharmacology, died Feb. 23 at University Hospital after an extended illness. He was born March 1, 1948, in Pawtucket, R.I., and grew up in southeastern Massachusetts. He served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy, including a…
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March 26, 2001
James Allen Roberts James Allen Roberts, formerly of Saline, a Stanford gynecologic oncologist and father of three, died March 16 at his home in Los Altos Hills, Calif. He was 53. A native of Los Altos, Roberts is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Roberts, Jr. An Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts…
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February 12, 2001
Gilbert Brooks Lee Gilbert B. Lee passed away Jan. 19 at his home in Phoenix, Ariz. He was the beloved patriarch of the Lee family and an Ann Arbor resident from the mid-’50s to the early ’90s. Gilbert’s passing was peaceful in his sleep, befitting his long involvement in the peace and antiwar movements so…
