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July 30, 1997
The University Record, July 30, 1997 D.E. (Dick) Morley Dourossoff E. (Dick) Morley, professor emeritus of speech pathology, died July 13 in Ann Arbor after a long series of health problems. He was 85. Morley retired from the U-M in 1978 after 30 years on the faculty. At the time of his retirement, he held…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 Gregory L. Lucente Gregory L. Lucente, professor of Italian and comparative literature died in an auto accident June 26. He was 49. An Illinois native and a resident of Pinkney, Lucente graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s from Yale in 1970, a master’s from Middlebury College in 1973 and…
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June 11, 1997
The University Record, June 11, 1997 Obituaries Joseph E. Sinsheimer Joseph E. Sinsheimer, professor emeritus of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, died May 10. He was 74. Sinsheimer held three degrees from the U-M and was on the faculty at the University of Rhode Island before joining the U-M as associate professor of medicinal and pharmaceutical…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 A memorial service for Susan S. Lipschutz, who had served as associate provost since 1993, will be held 3:30–4:30 p.m. May 5 in Rackham Auditorium. A reception in the lobby of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies will fo llow the service. Lipschutz died April 13 at…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Obituary Tom D. Rowe Tom D. Rowe, professor emeritus of pharmacy and dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy, died April 1. He was 86. Rowe attended the U-M for two years and then obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montana. He earned a Ph.D.…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Obituary Charles Overberger Charles G. Overberger, professor emeritus of chemistry and vice president emeritus for research, died March 17 at Riverview of Ann Arbor after an extended illness resulting from Parkinson’s Syndrome and related disorders. He was 76. An educator and internationally known expert on organic polymer chemistry, Overberger…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Obituaries Chai Yeh Chai Yeh, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Feb. 15 in Davis, Calif. He was 85. A pioneering researcher in the fields of photonics, fiberoptics and solid-state electronics, Yeh was a member of the faculty for 20 years. Yeh came to Ann Arbor in…
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February 25, 1997
The University Record, February 25, 1997 OBITUARIES: Joseph R. Akerman & Morris Greenhut Joseph R. Akerman Joseph R. Akerman, associate professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Feb. 12 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 86. An expert in the heating and air conditioning field, Akerman had a diverse career bridging industry and academia and…
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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 OBITUARY: Ross Lee Finney Ross Lee Finney, professor emeritus of music and composer-in-residence emeritus, died at his home in Carmel, Calif., Feb. 4. He was 90. Finney joined the U-M in 1949, and until his retirement in 1974, headed both the Composition Department and a graduate program in composition…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 OBITUARIES: Edwin N. Goddard Edwin Newell Goddard, professor emeritus of geology and mineralogy, died Feb. 1 in Kalamazoo. He was 92. An expert on geological mapping and a consultant to NASA’s first manned lunar mission, Goddard taught at the U-M for 24 years. “Eddie was the quintessential field geologist,”…
