Obituaries

  1. April 9, 1996

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    The University Record, April 9, 1996 OBITUARY Robert H. Super Robert H. Super, professor emeritus of English language and literature, died March 29 after a massive stroke. He was 81. Super, who taught at the U-M from 1947–1984, was well known for his 1954 complete bibliography of the works of Walter Savage Landor, the only…
  2. October 2, 1995

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    The University Record, October 2 , 1995 Hazel M. Avery Hazel M. Avery, professor emerita of nursing, died Sept. 9 in Bremerton, Wash. She was 89. Avery, who served as assistant director of the nursing service at Women’s Hospital and as chair of maternity nursing in the School of Nursing, was a pioneer in family-centered…
  3. September 25, 1995

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    Joseph L. Ullman Joseph L. Ullman, professor emeritus of mathematics, died Sept. 11 in Chelsea. He was 72. Ullman joined the U-M as an instructor in 1949. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1954, associate professor in 1962 and professor in 1966. In 1970–71, he was associate chair for graduate students, and for many…
  4. August 14, 1995

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    The University Record, August 14, 1995 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES Robert C. Juvinall Robert C. Juvinall, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died April 13 in Sarasota, Fla. He was 78. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Case Institute of Technology in 1939 and a master of automotive engineering degree from Chrysler Institute in 1941.…
  5. July 10, 1995

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    The University Record, July 10, 1995 OBITUARIES Webster Earl Britton Webster Earl Britton, professor emeritus of humanities, College of Engineering, died July 3 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. He was 89. Britton held an A.B. from Randolph-Macon College and served for two years as head of the English Department at Norfolk Academy in Virginia. He…
  6. June 19, 1995

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    The University Record, June 19, 1995 OBITUARY Robert C. Hendrix Robert C. Hendrix, professor emeritus of pathology, died at his home on June 12 following a long illness. He was 76. Hendrix received a master’s degree in zoology and an M.D. from the U-M in 1941 and 1948, respectively. He became a full professor of…
  7. June 5, 1995

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    The University Record, June 5, 1995 OBITUARY David F. Striffler David F. Striffler, professor emeritus of dental public health and of dentistry, died here May 29. Striffler, 72, was a national leader in the field of dental public health. “Students always came first with Dr. Striffler,” said Brian A. Burt, chair of the Department of…
  8. April 10, 1995

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    The University Record, April 10, 1995 OBITUARIES Obituaries Stanley A. Cain Stanley A. Cain, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior and a leading figure in the development of science ecology from the 1940s through the 1970s, died of pneumonia April 1 in Santa Cruz, Calif. He was 92 and had suffered…
  9. February 20, 1995

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    The University Record, February 20, 1995 OBITUARY Claude A. Eggertsen Claude A. Eggertsen, professor emeritus of education, died Feb. 9 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 85. A pioneer in the field of international and comparative education, Eggertsen joined the U-M in 1939. He established exchange programs with the universities of Bombay, Keele, Sheffield…
  10. December 12, 1994

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    Stephen B. Preston Stephen B. Preston, associate dean emeritus and professor emeritus of natural resources, died Nov. 30 of lung cancer. Preston joined the U-M in 1951 after earning a master’s and a doctoral degree in wood science and technology from Yale University following military service in World War II. He held various teaching and…