However, he pursued a more pressing interest concurrently with his football career, and received a master's degree in religion from USC in 1955. He also took pleasure in singing songs that exemplified the soul and spirit of Mexicohis native landand its people. He was known for his sense of humor, mischievous smile, warmth, kindness, and support of junior faculty. His brother Paul and his ex-wife Peggy preceded him in death. Before joining the Cal State L.A. faculty in 1959, Ross taught at USC and supervised doctoral students, some of whom went on to teach at CSU campuses. He was a person of tremendous energy, leaving his mark at the University in such diverse areas as scholarship, community relations and athletics. Following a major reorganization of the University's schools and departments, she became the founding dean of the newly created School of Health and Human Services. He was cited as one of the top 100 educational leaders of the 20th century by Black Issues in Higher Education. Cheryl Miller: A Basketball Legend. In 1978, Norman left Cal State L.A. to take a tenured appointment as professor of English at the University of Minnesota. Because faculty numbers were so small, each had to teach nearly every course in the curriculum, and he was competent and rigorous in all of them. He taught thousands of young men and women to gain an appreciation and understanding of the study of economics, and eventually established a fellowship in his name through the Emeriti Association. He is survived by four adult children and 14 grandchildren. Her doubles partner, later life partner, was Geralyn Shepard, whom she met in 1959. Ram commanded great respect from those with whom he worked. from the University of Minnesota in 1934. In his 13 years (1966-79) as President, Dr. Greenlee led the campus through a second major phase of maturation. He was a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, and the Pacific Broadcasters. He taught in the Department of Elementary Education until his retirement in 1992. The Emeriti Association was recently notified of the death of Lilly Shen, emerita professor of family studies and consumer sciences on May 21, 2017.The Emeritimes, Winter 2018, ELLEN PHILLIPS, widow of emeritus professor of industrial studies Kenneth Phillips, died on January 12, 2018. During her tenure at Cal State LA, Barbara provided leadership to the credential and degree programs in gifted education. He graduated with honors from Cal Tech in 1940. He presented his research on the year-round quarter system, adjustments to faculty loads, organizing, implementing, planning, budgeting, and other matters related to the economics of higher education. He was 68. Stephanies career also included consulting with the California Department of Education, directing special projects with the Inglewood Unified School District (1973 to 1976), and consulting with the UCLA Commission for Teacher Licensing and Preparation (2000 to 2011). By the time he returned to Mexico City the following June to conduct research for his masters degree thesis on Mexican nationalism, they had married and begun a life together that would focus on Latin America. Dr. Greenlee was appointed Acting President but fully expected to return to his post as vice president by Fall 1966. Dotty spent three years in the employ of the L.A. Department of Recreation and worked in North Hollywood. It was a fitting tribute that at Hudson Roysher's memorial service (at St. Peter's in San Pedro) on July 17, the Cal State L.A. mace that he lovingly crafted many years ago was carried by Academic Senate chair Edward M. Goldberg. A resident of Echo Park who frequented the Atwater Village and Cahuenga branches of the Los Angeles Public Library, he left them handsome bequests to continue their educational service to the community. In his personal life, Tom was passionate about opera and a true aficionado. A physical geographer, Clems teaching responsibilities included courses in geomorphology; California, the United States, and USSR; field methods; and map interpretation. She retired from the University in 2003. in chemistry and physics (magna cum laude) in 1932 and a M.Sc. In addition to supporting programs in the area of business, he concentrated his instructional and research efforts in the ESL/EFL areas. He served regularly as an adjudicator and clinician for band, orchestra, and choral festivals. In addition to Bruce, she is survived by a daughter Aruna, two stepchildren, a brother, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Winter 2004, RUTH HOFFMAN, widow of Richard (Dick) Hoffman, died of natural causes on June 24, 2003 in Lexington, Massachusetts, where she moved about five years ago in order to be close to her daughter. But especially memorable were the many trips they took to visit her family in Switzerland. He retired in 1982.The Emeritimes, Spring 1999, HUGH S. BONAR, JR., Professor of History, 1954-1996, the most senior faculty member who was still teaching at California State University, Los Angeles, died the night of April 27, 1999 after a decade-long bout with prostate cancer. From 1970 to 1972, he served as chair of the City Demonstration Agency Board, a federally funded Model Cities program in Los Angeles for Mexican- American and African-American poverty neighborhoods. Helen joined the faculty of what then was the School of Education in 1964. He was known, for example, when grading exam papers, to never look at the students names on their papers by having the stack of exams positioned upside-down and starting to grade from the last page forward; in this way, he didnt see the students name until he had finished grading the exam. A memorial service was held at the chapel of the Santa Barbara Presidio on March 30, attended by campus friends as well as friends in the Santa Barbara area.The Emeritimes, Spring 2003 ROBERT SHERWOOD, Manager of Television Production, 1964-1991, died on April 6, 2003 of undisclosed causes. He was a long-time advocate against excessive specialization. Prior to coming to CSLA, she served as a counselor with three federal agencies and taught at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa and Diablo Valley College in Concord. She is survived by 11 nieces and nephews and several cousins.The Emeritimes, Fall 2011, MARIE NYMAN OHLSEN, Emeritus Assistant Professor of English, 1959-1977, died on June 21, 2011. Along the way, she developed an interest in religion, and while teaching economics at CSU Northridge, she completed a second Ph.D. in comparative religions at the University of Southern California in 1979. Colleague Sharon Bishop recalls that he always complained that there was no time in the quarter system to get from Descartes to Kant, feeling that Kant got shortchanged. The article, "An Angeleno at Uxbridge: A Year as Cataloger at Brunel University", was published in California Librarian in January 1972. He succumbed on November 5 of this year. Within a few years, he quickly rose to become the director of the Western Region Data Center, managing more than 100 employees. She later came to Cal State L.A. for graduate study and received the master's degree in 1969. Cunningham, he taught at the University of New Hampshire until he joined the faculty at Cal State L.A. in 1969. It was finally resolved by the direct intercession of the chief of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration, and he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He worked toward his recovery and became active there, serving on the board of the Maui Community Theater and taking courses at Maui Community College. TIMES STAFF WRITER. When Dr. Luk joined CSLA's Civil Engineering faculty in 1960, the discipline had an area coordinator (no department status at that time) and was housed in the Technical Sciences Division which, in addition to Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering, included Home Economics, Industrial Arts, Nursing, and Police Administration. In the 1970s, he received a grant from the SUNY research foundation to do a history of the Social Science Research Council. John and his wife Ruth, who, with their son James John, became longtime residents of Monterey Park, were active members of the local and University communities. He retired in 1991 and was named to emeritus status shortly thereafter. She organized and led conferences, and held numerous other executive positions in the association. She grew up in Berkeley and graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in Music. She wrote two books, and at the time of her death she was working on a third with a co-author, who is expected to complete it. Born in France, Jeanne met Leon in Paris and they were married in 1949. In furtherance of his disciplinary interests, John moved to what then was the Department of Counseling and Guidance as the school grew and diversified. John was born in Spokane in 1913 and married Isabel S. Clemen in 1939. He served on various standing and ad hoc committees at the department, college, and university level, and was a member of the Academic Senate for more than nine years. The only grandson of Alec Thompson, founder of the Thompson Boiler Works on the site of what is now Mandarin Plaza in New Chinatown, Ross was born in Los Angeles and lived there all his life except for time spent at Berkeley, MIT, Cornell, and the Navy Language School at Boulder, CO. He served as head of the Department of Secondary Education in the early sixties and held the position of dean of the School of Education briefly during the late sixties. Throughout her professional career, she served as a faculty member, clinician, researcher, community leader, and mentor for hundreds of nurses across the country. She spent the remainder of her career until her retirement in 1990 as a professor, also serving for a period of time as associate dean of the school. Shortly thereafter, he and Ellen moved into the growing retirement facility, Villa Gardens, in Pasadena, which had been established for retired teachers, and became actively involved in its further development over their two-plus decades' residence. Saralyn loved words and books. A celebration of his life was held on July 17, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Whittier.The Emeritimes, Fall 2016, ROBERT MCCANN FOWELLS, Emeritus Professor of Music, 1962-1988, died on January 25, 2016 in Pasadena at the age of 94. He authored a book, Inhibition and Choice (with S. Diamond, 1963), which is still often cited today for its groundbreaking approach to neural plasticity. After retiring from Cal State L.A., he taught at the University of Arizona for 10 years. An expert in many aspects of music education, Millie first taught children in grades K-6 and later joined the Cal State L.A. faculty, where she concentrated on preparing prospective elementary school teachers. For decades, he was the heart of the French program and was instrumental in establishing both its B.A. He leaves his wife Mary, three daughters, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Spring 2000, JANICE ELAINE DAY, Professor of Dance, 1960-1986, died on April 29, 2000 after aggressively fighting cancer. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and two children, David and Natalie.The Emeritimes, Winter 2001, GEORGE GUSTAFSON, Emeritus Professor of Accounting, 1970-1983, died this past year (2000) in Michigan. Charley was educated at MIT and UCLA. His funeral was held on May 23 at Oakdale Cemetery, Glendora. The consensus among his colleagues is that, through his demeanor and actions, Joe represented the University and the Department in good light. For 12 years, Jim served as director of the Writing Proficiency Examination and was a key figure in the Universitys writing program. Dr. Graves is survived by his wife, Thelma, who taught and served as head of the Department of Home Economics at Cal State and retired as an Emeritus Professor when her husband retired.The Emeritimes, Fall 1992, ESTHER ANDREAS ANDERSON, Emerita Professor of Music, who retired from California State University, Los Angeles, in 1973 after seventeen years as a member of the Department of Music faculty, died on February 7, 1992. Dr. Whiting joined the University faculty in 1956 and served for a period of time as Chairman of the Department of Management. George was serving as the 2006-07 president of the Cal State L.A. Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the time of his death. He became noted among faculty and students alike for an abiding serenity, since no academic misadventure could match the physical perils he had survived. Services were held in San Diego on April 10. She resided in Glendale. He was exceptionally active in the statewide public education sector. As chair of the Council in 1962, Len played a major role in drafting a constitution for the Academic Senate that would replace the Council and define the rights and role of faculty in shared governance to this day. He had valuable interactions, especially with colleagues in the Hispanic world, spending a year's sabbatical leave working in the field in Peru. When he returned to the University in 1970, he joined the new department and taught courses in the historical and philosophical foundations of education and the sociological foundations of education. He was truly a person who tried to work out the inevitable difficulties between administration and faculty governance. She subsequently moved to Laguna Beach, where she opened a free clinic for psychological counseling and a private practice of her own. The Emeritimes, Spring 2001, J. MILDRED MCENROE. Herb is survived by his wife, anthropologist Muriel Myers, and a sister. He was 82. Colleague Harold Goldwhite summarizes, Above all, he was a kind and gentle soul. A funeral service was held at the Mountain View Mortuary in Altadena on April 28. Howard Stevenson McDonald died on October 25, 1986. Bill was born in West Mansfield, Ohio on February 9, 1933. In 1977, he edited a collection of readings titled Men Against Sexism, hailed by Gloria Steinem as a pioneering anthology. For many years, he led mens groups in Pasadena. Bill, for which he was always grateful. In the1970s, he became art director for the architectural firm of Albert C. Martin and Associates.