Obituaries

  1. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. October 31, 1994

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    William K. Frankena William K. Frankena, the Roy Wood Sellars Distinguished College Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, died Oct. 22 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 86. Frankena, an historian of ethics, came to the U-M in 1937 as an instructor and retired in 1978. His textbook Ethics, first published in 1963, has been translated…
  6. October 17, 1994

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    Harold James Lockett Harold James Lockett, formerly a clinical assistant professor at the Medical School, died here Oct. 6 at age 70. Lockett held a B.A. from Indiana University and received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College. He served his residency in adult psychiatry at the U-M and a residency in child psychiatry at the…
  7. September 26, 1994

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    Frank E. Richart Jr. Frank E. “Bill” Richart Jr., the Walter Johnson Emmons Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, died Sept. 16 at his home. He was 75 years old. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Richart joined the U-M as professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering in 1962. He served…
  8. June 6, 1994

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    Charles L. Dolph Charles L. Dolph, professor emeritus of mathematics, died June 1 at his home here after a long illness. He was 75 years old. While serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II, Dolph was part of a team of scientists who developed an IFF (“Identification: Friend or Foe”) radar system, which…
  9. May 9, 1994

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    Melville B. Stout Melville B. Stout, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died May 1 at his Ann Arbor home. He was 98. Stout joined the U-M in 1922 as an instructor of electrical engineering and was promoted to professor in 1943. He taught electrical engineering until his retirement in 1964 after 42 years of service.…
  10. April 25, 1994

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    Robert Fulton Haugh Robert Fulton Haugh, professor emeritus of English, died at his home here March 24. He was 84. Haugh joined the U-M in 1940 as a teaching fellow and was a member of the Department of English from 1947 until he retired in 1979. Following retirement he returned to active duty a number…