One of UCSC's first staff members, Ruth Crook-Blackwell, died recently at her home in Reno.
Initially hired as a clerk typist in 1966, Ruth Crook concluded her career on campus in 1992; later in her career, she served as executive assistant to then-vice chancellor Wendell Brase.
Crook returned to visit the campus in November 2010, when she was among the guests at a University House luncheon hosted by Chancellor Blumenthal. The luncheon honored about a dozen "pioneer" staff and faculty members, many of whom were working on the campus in the inaugural year of 1965-66 (see story).
For more information about Crook's life, please see the family obituary on Legacy.com.
