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September 10, 2007
Marilynn Rosenthal When Marilynn Rosenthal’s son died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, the U-M-Dearborn professor emerita of sociology turned her research toward terrorism. (Photo courtesy U-M-Dearborn) “She was interested in learning, intellectually, what happened,” says her daughter, Helen, according to the Detroit News. Rosenthal, who was almost finished with…
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September 4, 2007
Marilynn Rosenthal When Marilynn Rosenthal’s son died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, the U-M-Dearborn professor emerita of sociology turned her research toward terrorism. (Photo courtesy U-M-Dearborn) “She was interested in learning, intellectually, what happened,” says her daughter, Helen, according to the Detroit News. Rosenthal, who was almost finished with…
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August 13, 2007
Rhetaugh Dumas Rhetaugh Dumas, who served as dean of the School of Nursing 1981-94 and was an esteemed international leader in nursing and health care, died July 22 at age 78. Her exemplary career had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, health care and academic programs at the University, colleagues say. (Photo courtesy…
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July 23, 2007
Theophilus Lynch Theophilus “Professor Ted” Lynch, who founded the Spanish Program at U-M-Flint, died July 3. After a distinguished career in the Pacific Theater during World War II, Lynch went on to receive his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Williams College and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He joined…
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April 16, 2007
Noah Sherman Physics Emeritus Professor Noah Sherman, who left U-M for a time to work with Dr. Edward Teller at the Livermore Laboratory at the University of California and eventually became an award-winning lawyer, died June 11, 2006. (File Photo/News Service/Bentley Historical Library) Sherman, born in New York City on June 24, 1921, received his…
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April 9, 2007
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
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April 2, 2007
Dr. Major McKinley Ash Dr. Major McKinley Ash, considered a world leader and icon in dentistry, died March 21 at 85 in Scottsdale, Ariz. after a battle with metastatic bone cancer. (Photo courtesy School Of Dentistry) Born in Bellaire, Mich. April 7, 1921, to Major McKinley and Marguerite (Early) Ash, he grew up in Miami,…
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March 12, 2007
Dr. Saroja Adusumilli The University lost one of its promising young faculty members March 3, colleagues say, when Dr. Saroja Adusumilli, a clinical assistant professor of radiology in the Medical School, died from injuries sustained during an automobile accident. A member of the faculty since September 2002, she was a well-respected authority on magnetic resonance…
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February 19, 2007
Jon Cosovich After a four-year struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Jon Charles Cosovich died on Jan. 24 at his home in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy Cosovich Family) A former vice president for development, from 1983 to 1993, “He established a focus on higher-end fundraising; he really put us ahead of our time,” said Jerry…
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February 5, 2007
Alfred Edwards Alfred Edwards, professor emeritus of business administration at the Ross School of Business, died Jan. 26 in his sleep. He was 86. The venerable ‘Dr. E’ was Ross School ambassador for diversity. (Photo by Gregory Fox) Edwards was a driving force in recruiting and mentoring minority students at the business school for more…
