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April 17, 2000
Eleanor S. Collins On the evening of April 5, Eleanor S. Collins, the first appointed curator of the Slide and Photograph Collection at the Department of the History of Art, died peacefully after a brief illness. She had recently celebrated her 92nd birthday with family and friends whom she cherished and whose lives she greatly…
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April 10, 2000
Robert H. Hawkes Robert H. Hawkes, a mechanic with the Health System for 33 years, died March 29 in Belleville. Hawkes served in the U.S. Army and received the National Defense Service medal, the Vietnam Service medal, Vietnam Campaign medal and the Army Commendation medal. He was born June 23, 1947, in Ann Arbor. He…
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April 3, 2000
Charles Jaslow Charles Jaslow, professor emeritus of dentistry, died March 19 in Sun City, Ariz., where he and his wife, Carol, moved following his retirement in 1982. Born April 12, 1919, in Detroit, Jaslow received his bachelor’s degree from the U-M in 1941, after which he spent four years as a fighter pilot with the…
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March 13, 2000
Arthur F. Coxford Jr. Arthur F. Coxford Jr., professor of mathematics education, School of Education, died March 5. He was 63. Coxford graduated summa cum laude from Albion College in 1959, received his master’s degree with honors from the U-M in 1960 and earned his Ph.D in mathematics education from the U-M in 1965. He…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 Clarence E. Chrisp Clarence E. Chrisp, professor of comparative pathology in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM), died Feb. 8 of pancreatic cancer. He was 65. He was born May 26, 1934, during the Dust Bowl in Broken Bow, Neb. After high school, he attended Colorado State University…
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February 7, 2000
The University Record, February 07, 2000 James V. Neel Neel James Van Gundia Neel, professor emeritus of human genetics and internal medicine, died of cancer Feb. 1 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 84. An internationally renowned scientist, Neel was a pioneer in the study of human genetics and one of the first…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 Wilbur K. Pierpont Maxine and Wilbur Pierpont at the 1996 naming ceremony for Pierpont Commons on North Campus. File Photo, U-M Photo Services Wilbur K. Pierpont, professor emeritus of accounting and vice president emeritus, died Jan. 26 while golfing in Sarasota, Fla. He was 85. During his tenure as…
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January 24, 2000
The University Record, January 24, 2000 David Henry Reider David Henry Reider, 83, professor emeritus of art, died Jan. 15 in Nokomis, Fla. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, April 6, 1916, the only child of Rosalia Veronica Murphy Reider and Karl Frederick Reider. He went to college at the Cleveland School of Art and…
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January 17, 2000
The University Record, January 17, 2000 Freeman Devold Miller Freeman Devold Miller, professor emeritus of astronomy, died Jan. 10 at age 91. Miller retired as a captain from the U.S. Navy after 25 years, including service during World War II. Miller joined the U-M in 1946 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor…
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December 13, 1999
The University Record, December 13, 1999 Jane Costabile Jane E. Costabile, professor emeritus of social work, died Nov. 23 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. She was 86. Costabile, well known for her expertise in group work and child welfare, taught at the School of Social Work from 1962 until her retirement in 1979. She also…
