In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Stuart A. Schlegel

Stuart A. Schlegel, a retired professor, died Nov. 8 at his Santa Cruz home. He was 85 years old.

Entrepreneur and UC Santa Cruz benefactor Will Webster dies at 90

Webster, a major donor who invented revolutionary cardiac devices, established a foundation that spearheaded significant campus changes.

In Memoriam: Frank Talamantes (1943–2018)

Frank Talamantes, professor emeritus of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, died October 8 in El Paso, Texas. He was 75.

In Memoriam: Helene Moglen (1936 – 2018)

In Memoriam: Nik Madsen

UC Santa Cruz staff member Nikolas Madsen died July 20 in an auto accident while traveling in the country of Columbia.

In Memoriam: Ben Doniach

Ben Doniach, a former UC Santa Cruz employee, died on July 10, 2018 from injuries suffered in a collision with a car while riding his bike. He was 61.

In Memoriam: Armando Luis Calderon

Armando Luis Calderon served at UC Santa Cruz as an assistant cook for Dining Services since September 2003.

In Memoriam: Alex Beletsis

Cowell College student Alex Beletsis passed away after an accident near the end of spring quarter.

In Memoriam: Joel Kubby (1957–2018)

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Joel Kubby, professor of electrical engineering and former chair of the department.

In Memoriam: Helen Mayer Harrison 
(1927-2018)

Helen Mayer Harrison, artist, educator, activist, and mentor to generations of artists and activists passed away peacefully in her home in Santa Cruz, CA on March 24, 2018.

Astrophysicist Douglas Lin remembers Stephen Hawking

Astrophysicist Doug Lin wrote some personal reflections on his friendship with the late physicist Stephen Hawking.

In Memoriam: Randy Turner

It is with deep sadness that we share news of the death of our colleague and friend, Randy Turner.

Influential historian Hayden White dies at 89

Hayden V. White, professor emeritus in the History of Consciousness Department at UC Santa Cruz, died at his Santa Cruz home on March 5, 2018, at age 89. He was a 40-year resident of Santa Cruz who traveled the world.

Community Studies founder William H. Friedland dies at 94

William H. “Bill” Friedland, professor emeritus of community studies and sociology at UC Santa Cruz, whose life and career encompassed the major social movements of the 20th century, from labor struggles during and after World War II, to farm worker and youth movements of the 1960s, to the agriculture-food awareness of today, died at his Santa Cruz home Feb. 20 at age 94.

In Memoriam: Stuart 'Page' Stegner (1937-2017)

Stuart "Page" Stegner, a member of the pioneer faculty at UC Santa Cruz who taught for over three decades and ran the Creative Writing program, passed away on December 14, 2017 in Reno, Nevada

In Memoriam: Sam Taylor

Sam Taylor, a Stevenson College student, died on Dec. 22, 2017.