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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 Chester G. Starr Chester G. Starr, professor emeritus of history, died Sept. 22, at University Hospital. He was 84. A native of Centralia, Mo., Starr earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D from Cornell University. He served as professor of history at the…
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September 20, 1999
The University Record, September 20 , 1999 C. James Pilcher C. James Pilcher, professor emeritus of finance, passed away July 25 at Huron Woods at age 78. Jim was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of Clayton and Marjorie Pilcher. He attended the University of Michigan, where he received his B.B.A., M.B.A. and Ph.D.…
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September 13, 1999
The University Record, September 13 , 1999 Ernie N. Ushiro Ernie N. Ushiro passed away March 22 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Lemoore, Calif., Feb. 10, 1937, and later moved to Ann Arbor. He was employed by the U-M for 42 years and retired from the Institute for Social…
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September 7, 1999
The University Record, September 7, 1999 David L. Angus Professor of Education David L. Angus will be remembered by the University community as an exceptional scholar of education whose research in the area of equity and quality issues in education shed light on some of the most pervasive issues facing schools today. Angus, 65, died…
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July 19, 1999
The University Record, July 19, 1999 Larry Karl Flanigan Larry Karl Flanigan, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, died May 8. Flanigan was born in 1934 in Indianapolis, Ind. He received B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and business administration, both in 1958, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received M.S. degrees in…
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July 6, 1999
The University Record, July 6 , 1999 G. Hoyt Whipple G. Hoyt Whipple, professor emeritus of environmental and industrial health and research scientist, Institute of Environmental and Industrial Health, died May 12 at his home in Gainesville, Fla., after a brief illness. He was born in San Francisco May 4, 1917, and grew up in…
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June 7, 1999
The University Record, June 7, 1999 Monte V. Hobbs Monte V. Hobbs, associate research scientist in the School of Public Health, died unexpectedly May 26. A native of Iowa, Hobbs, 44, received his doctorate from the University of Iowa and conducted research in immunology at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., in 1982-95 before…
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May 10, 1999
The University Record, May 10 , 1999 William E. Porter William E. Porter, professor emeritus of journalism, died April 21 at Hurley Hospital in Flint. He was 80. Porter, whose retirement in 1989 signaled the end of an era of sorts for Michigan journalism, considered himself “a writer and writing teacher first, a researcher and…
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April 12, 1999
The University Record, April 12, 1999 Martin Mayman Martin Mayman, age 74, professor emeritus of psychology and clinical psychologist, Psychological Clinic, Institute of Human Adjustment, died unexpectedly March 18. He had retired from active faculty status Dec. 31, 1997, and was granted emeritus status by the Regents March 20, 1998. He was born April 2,…
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April 5, 1999
Obituary The University Record, April 5, 1999 Louis A. Ferman Louis A. Ferman, professor emeritus of social work and a well-known labor expert, died of stomach cancer March 25 in Ann Arbor. He was 72. Ferman, also research scientist emeritus at the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations (ILIR), was widely regarded as the “father…
