Obituaries

  1. February 3, 2020

    Obituary: Pamela J. MacKintosh

    Pamela J. MacKintosh, longtime librarian at the U-M Library, died Dec. 22 at the age of 60. 

  2. February 3, 2020

    Obituary: Samuel David Epstein

    Samuel David Epstein, the Marilyn J. Shatz Collegiate Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, died at home Nov. 29.

  3. October 14, 2019

    Obituary — Gary Bron

    Gary Bron, who was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology from 1969-75, died Sept. 13.

  4. October 7, 2019

    Obituary: William (Buzz) Alexander

    William (Buzz) Alexander, who founded the Prison Creative Arts Project and trained thousands of students, teachers, activists and prisoners to illuminate and work to end mass incarceration, died at his home in Ann Arbor on Sept. 19 at the age of 80 from frontal temporal degeneration. Alexander was a professor emeritus of English language and…
  5. September 3, 2019

    Obituary — Rane Curl

    Rane Curl, professor emeritus of chemical engineering whose colleagues and students will remember his clear enunciation of the high standards of performance expected in his classes and in graduate research, died May 12.

  6. August 15, 2019

    Obituary — Jonathan Bulkley

    Jonathan Bulkley, Peter M. Wege Professor Emeritus of Sustainable Systems, died July 14 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at age 81 from lung cancer.

  7. August 12, 2019

    Obituary: Joy Alexander Blouin

    Joy Alexander Blouin, former head of the Visual Resources Collection in the Department of History of Art, died peacefully on July 17 at age 74, surrounded by her family. The cause was complications from pneumonia.

  8. August 9, 2019

    Obituary: Elmer Grant Gilbert

    Elmer Grant Gilbert, professor emeritus of aerospace engineering, died June 16 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at age 89 from congestive heart failure.

  9. June 19, 2019

    Obituary: Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie

    Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie, professor emeritus of psychology, LSA, and research scientist emeritus in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones on June 12. He was 97.

  10. June 14, 2019

    Obituary: Niara Sudarkasa

    Niara Sudarkasa, née Gloria Albertha Marshall, affectionately known as “Madam President,” and former director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies at U-M, died May 31 after a long struggle with several chronic diseases.