Obituaries

  1. January 21, 1997

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    The University Record, January 21, 1997 OBITUARIES Betty Jean Jones Betty Jean Jones, associate dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and professor of theatre, died Jan. 9 in the crash of Comair Flight 3272 in southeast Michigan. She was 47. Jones, returning from a conference in Las Vegas by way of…
  2. August 13, 1996

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    The University Record, August 13, 1996 OBITUARIES John F. Holt John F. (Jack) Holt, professor emeritus of radiology, died July 22 at his Ann Arbor home. He was 81. Holt spent his entire academic career at the University, where he began as assistant resident in 1939, became assistant professor of radiology in 1944, associate professor…
  3. July 23, 1996

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    The University Record, July 23, 1996 OBITUARIES—John J. Brownfain & Sylvester E. Berki John J. Brownfain John J. Brownfain, professor emeritus of psychology at the U-M-Dearborn, died June 24 of a bone marrow disorder at home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 76. Brownfain was instrumental in developing the psychology curriculum at U-M-Dearborn, where he joined…
  4. May 21, 1996

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    The University Record, May 21, 1996 OBITUARY — Mathew Alpern Mathew Alpern, professor emeritus of physiological optics in opthalmology in the Medical School and professor emeritus of psychology, died May 16 at U-M Hospitals. One of the world’s foremost experts on color vision, Alpern was 77 years old. A gifted scientist, educator and member of…
  5. 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…
  6. 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…
  7. 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…
  8. 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.…
  9. 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…
  10. 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…