The cause of death was not disclosed. The Emeritimes, Winter 1990, DAVID LINDSEY, Emeritus Professor of History, a member if the Department of History faculty for 27 years (1956 until 1983), died August 26, 1989, at his Long Beach home. For him, there was no higher imperative in university governance than the full and meaningful participation of faculty in all academic and professional decisions. Bob is survived by his life partner of 20 years, Linda Costigan Lederman, as well as seven nieces and nephews and their families.The Emeritimes, Spring 2018, SUMIYE SUMI NERIO ONODERA LEONARD, Emerita Associate Professor of Family Studies and Consumer Sciences, 1970-1986, died on March 26, 2017 in Austin, Texas at the age of 88. com), offers open source software for anyone who seeks tools for amateur rocket design. Because of this financial aid for students, she was able to recruit graduate students of outstanding quality. Although active in professional activities and department affairsshe chaired the department at one timeshe was, in her own words, "the teacher type" who enjoyed teaching and took it seriously, "constantly learning and trying to make the teaching more meaningful to the students." Ralph was born on July 8, 1913 in Effingham, Kansas, attended school there, and graduated from Kansas State Teachers College in 1938. Cheryl Miller is an American former basketball player. He was 72. James joined the University as a member of the Department of Sociology and Philosophy. A theme throughout Jons intellectual career was to pursue novel and creative topics. He taught European history, with greatest interest in the French Revolution and in World War II. Other accomplishments of which Stuart was proud include 15 years on the Judges Panel for the Writers Guild of America Awards. Marilynn is remembered for her significant contributions in several diverse areas. Carlos Gutierrez, the current director of the Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Programs, believes that Lloyd's greatest legacy is the generations of our students who benefited through participation in the Minority Biomedical Research Support program that he established in 1973, and resulted in hundreds of professor, research scientist, and health professional careers. As with many young men of his generation, his college education was interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a combat engineer and participated in the Battle of the Bulge and liberation of Belgium. He died in 1985 at the age of 85, after which the Morton J. and Mary Alice Renshaw Memorial Scholarship Fund was established at the University, and it continues to serve students currently. He obtained his CPA in 1948 from the State of California. He was an individual of great kindness and wisdom, a friend and mentor to us all." Don taught in 35 training programs for the Peace Corps, and for many years, did a weekly program on Latin America for Los Angeles public radio station KPFK. In the early 1960s, Pat married and moved to California. Alan's presence in Los Angeles led a number of Cal State L.A. political science faculty to become leaders in the Caucus for a New Political Science that year and in subsequent years. He is survived by his wife, Lola.The Emeritimes, Spring 1996, DARRELL R. CLEMMENSEN, Professor of Office Systems and Business Education, 1976-1995, who had retired from the School of Business and Economics in 1995, died last April 1996. She began her career as a nurse educator at Dearborn Community College in Michigan. After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he attended Princeton University (NJ) and earned both M.A. from CSU Fullerton in 1970, and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School in 1975. In 1953 he founded the Department of Special Education at Cal State L.A. and continued as its chair until 1965. They had two sons, Bill and John. He died peacefully in his sleep after enjoying Christmas week with his large family and friends. Actress: Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion. Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, she led USC to two national titles in 1983 and 1984 and was twice named NCAA Tournament MVP. More recent sources of pride include his establishment of the Stuart Fischoff Excellence in Musical Theater Award at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale, where he and Rachel lived following his retirement from the University, and his donation of his library and papers to SIUs Global Media Research Center. She was advanced to the coaching position when the opportunity became available. For example, whenever a Nobel Prize was awarded, Ralph gave a point to the colleges from which the prizewinner had graduated. In 1957, they moved to Southern California when Charlie was recruited to direct the growing Mathematics Department and its programs at L.A. State. The book, in its overall structure and scope, is thus more than a history of a movement in a specific city; it is also an eyewitness account of the important impact of the civil rights movement on the Chicano generation of the late sixties, and a memoir of Lous participation in one of the major political periods in modern American history. He continued to teach part time at both CSLA and UCLA until his tragic injuries. He taught school for many years in the Tempe/Phoenix area before moving to California in 1959 after he received his Ed.D. Those who were lucky and had a chance to follow him from campus to his home learned alternative routes that they never imagined existed. He was a graduate of BYU and USC.The Emeritimes, Spring 1991, HARRY D. KERRIGAN, Emeritus Professor of Accounting (1962-74) died in October 1990. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and their families. A memorial service was held on January 31, led by Reverend Albert Cohen. They married in August 1946. Dave left the University in 1979 to continue his lifes work in other ways. Johns 1997 and 1998 Golden Eagle teams were among the programs best, winning back-to-back California Collegiate Athletic Association Conference championships with a combined record of 41wins and 23 losses in conference play. He was the author or coauthor of five textbooks about educational methodology as well as a standardized test titled "Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs." She predeceased him by a few years. He had played clarinet in the U.S. Navy Jazz Band and was an active member of the Pasadena Crown City Chorus for many years. "Lou" earned a bachelor's degree in 1940 from St. Edward's University in his home state of Louisiana. Bill served on the Council of the Econometrics Society and as its secretary. degrees in civil engineering at the University of Michigan, in 1957 and 1958, respectively, specializing in hydraulic engineering and water resources engineering. She had observed her 100 th birthday on May 30. Encouraged by a prominent New York editor to transform his thesis into a commercially viable book, Norman headed off to California for his first academic post as assistant professor of English at what was then California State College, Los Angeles. Bill became Assistant Director, later Acting Director, then Executive Director. Jack attended UCLA after high school for three semesters until he was asked not to return. He also consulted with many public and private agencies, both in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo counties, and with both Antioch College/West and UC Irvine on the establishment of new graduate programs. Bill, founding editor-in-chief of The Emeritimes, died in 1998. Although near retirement, he served as associate chair in 1977-78. In her first year at Langston, Miller guided the Lions to a 28-4 overall record and to the programs first Red River Conference Tournament title since 2011. In his teaching he ranged rather more widely. Al attended Occidental College, graduating with an A.B. In the mid-1960s, Bruce and his second wife, Betty, a theater director, returned from India and, following a brief appointment at Occidental College, he accepted a professorship at Cal State LA in 1965 and settled with his family in Pasadena. At Cal State L.A., Rod's research and scholarship led to publications in major education journals. Cheryl embodies the kind of athlete and human being who will lead our students to successful futures beyond what theyve imagined, Covino said. from Columbia University in 1953, and subsequently expanded his dissertation on music administration into an important book in that field, at that time unique. During World War II, he had an extremely interestingand sometimes harrowingtour of duty in the South Pacific and Japan as a special agent in counterintelligence. She was born to Virginia and Eugenio Gerini, Italian immigrants, in San Francisco on December 3, 1920, and grew up in the city by the bay. She attended Longwood College, now Longwood University, in Farmville, Virginia, and had a lifelong love of music and books, as well as gardening and travel. One of the few remaining faculty members from the 1940s, Sandy joined the original Division of Language Arts at the Vermont campus of Los Angeles State College in 1949, and taught in the American Studies program as well as English courses until his retirement in 1983. Students, both black and white, praised her influence on their educational and social development. In 1963, Jim joined the Cal State LA political science faculty, specializing in international relations, where he worked until his retirement in 1985. If Bob could observe the technical world today, colleagues Roden and Levine are certain he would experience an intense pride in knowing he made a difference in the lives of many people. Shortly after studying Spanish one summer in Vermont, she spent a sabbatical leave year (1970-71) as a member of the Project Hope Team in Cartagena, Colombia. This company is now in its 56th year. With dancing as her first love, she decided instead to pursue a teaching career that incorporated her philosophy that movement is essential to life, and taught physical education at Cal State L.A. for 22 years. He taught at the University of Washington, University of Alaska, and Washington State University before beginning doctoral studies. He also was a prolific writer. He looked up, saw a travel agency, and promptly bought a one-way fare to Santa Barbara because an army buddy had described its beauty. Professor Pearcy served as a member of the University faculty from 1969 until his retirement in 1973.The Emeritimes, September 1980, WARREN C. BRAY, Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Business and Economics and Professor of Accounting, died June 30, 1980 from complications following surgery.The Emeritimes, September 1980, MARYANN C. MOORE, administrative assistant in charge of the Academic Senate office, died on January 19, 1982 of bacterial meningitis at the San Gabriel Community Hospital. During his 31 years at CSLA, he served his students and colleagues in many capacities. He consulted in Sweden, England, Italy, and Iran, and lectured at the Wright Institute Los Angeles and Pacific Oaks Center. Her work goes on through the programs she established.The Emeritimes, Winter 1993, LEONARD F. HEATH, Emeritus Professor of Art, died in late October 1992. Still active composing, and teaching or advising former composition students, he was gradually more diminished in energy due to his health problems. A longtime friend and admirer of Ernest Hemingway and his writing, Wirt turned his efforts to writing novels and teaching college students to write. (1958) and A.M. (1959) degrees from what was then Long Beach State College, followed by a masters degree (1963) and Ph.D. (1966) from the University of Southern California in Spanish language and literature. She was a member of the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, Association for Asian Studies, and many other professional groups. 3. He served on the Faculty Council in 1962-63 and in the newly established Academic Senate from 1963 to 1965. A memorial service was held at Christ Lutheran Church in Downey, followed by interment at Rose Hills Cemetery.The Emeritimes, Fall 2005 JAMES WIEBE, Professor of Education, 1983-2004, who retired at the end of 2004 and was named emeritus immediately thereafter, died on May 9, 2005 at the age of 60. During the sixties, which were marked by rapid population growth in Southern California, he became the founding minister of two new UCC churches, in Torrance and in Simi Valley. A student and scholar of art as well as literature, David had developed a deep love of Native American culture and arts when teaching in a boys boarding school in Waring, New Mexico during his college years. A recognized scholar in the state, national, and international communities, Barbara presented major addresses and workshops throughout the United States and in Australia, Austria, Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and Thailand. He was educated in the Catholic school system of Oakland. He saw service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and afterwards attended the University of Chicago where he earned his B.A. In 1951, she was hired to teach at L.A. State College in the Department of Recreation, on the old Vermont campus. After obtaining a B.S. Unfortunately, the Golden Eagles dropped hard-fought road games on the final week of the regular season and fell in a first-round game on the road. They spent nearly every August in Ocean Park, Washington, where five generations of the family regularly vacationed for more than a century. Born in El Reno, Oklahoma in 1913, Francis graduated from Wichita North High School and later earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Wichita (now Wichita State) University (1935). He wrote three published textbooks: Engineering Systems Analysis (Setup and Solution) (1965), Use of digital computers for engineering applications (1966), and Vibration analysis (1968), plus three additional books. He was much liked and widely respected, one of the best and most valuable of colleagues, says colleague John Cleman. His legacy is immeasurable. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Charlotte; daughter Catherine; and son Scott. Cheryl Miller in California. Colleagues have described her as a graceful and dignified woman who was committed to social justice and was intolerant of any injustice among students, faculty, and staff. When her children were young, Pat got together with other parents to start alternative schools, the forerunner of the charter school movement. Marie was hired at Muir City College in Pasadena, and after the birth of her son David, taught and counseled at San Marino and South Pasadena high schools. And the scores of students and friends who were touched by his life continue to benefit from his wisdom and fond memories. He chaired a panel, presented a paper, or served as a discussant at more than 50 professional meetings, including the Research Committee on Comparative Judicial Studies of the International Political Science Association and the Western Political Science Association (WPSA). A. degree in 1937, with a major in political science and minors in English and journalism. His last visitor as he was dying, Sara Hart Tobin of the Physics Department staff, tells that he showed his pleasure regarding this selection by squeezing her finger to show that he understood. He was hired and performed so well that he quickly moved through the ranks to become a full professor. When Bob finally retired in 1996, the department had to completely restructure its design experience, knowing that future students would miss out on a unique and fulfilling experience. He maintained his California ties by teaching summers at USC and thus was known to the recruiters staffing the relatively new Los Angeles State College. in history in 1956, he completed his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1960 with a thesis titled The Sage of Montpelier: James Madisons Constitutional and Political Thought, 1817-1836.