In Memoriam

  • In Memoriam—Stephen Hull

    I am deeply saddened to share news of the unexpected death last week of Stephen W. Hull, a senior administrative analyst in the Office of Planning and Budget. During his 17-year career at UC Santa Cruz, Steve played an important role in advancing the campus’ management and reporting of institutional data. Colleagues across campus relied…

  • In Memoriam—Carlos Noreña

    Carlos Noreña, a popular UCSC faculty member for more than 25 years, died on July 4 at the age of 85. Noreña, a professor of philosophy when he retired in 1996, came to UCSC in its third year of existence, in 1967. He served as provost of Stevenson College from 1991 to 1994. His most popular course…

  • In Memoriam—Houghton family members

    In a message to the Arts Division, Dean David Yager expresses sympathy for former Dean Ed Houghton and members of his family, some of whom died in an airplane accident last week.

  • In Memoriam: George Malloch

    In Memoriam: George Malloch

    George Malloch Jr., who served as a trustee of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation from 1990 to 2002, died on May 21 in Germany. A resident of Brookdale in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Mr. Malloch was president of the foundation from 1997-1999.

  • In Memoriam – Reynaldo Ramirez

    It is with great sadness that I report that Reynaldo “Rey” Ramirez, Jr. passed away on May 21, 2011.

  • In Memoriam – Greta Slobin

    It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the death of our colleague, Professor Greta Slobin.

  • Celebration of Sophía G. García-Robles’ Life

    Celebration of Sophía G. García-Robles’ Life

    A community celebration of the life of a beloved Financial Aid and Scholarship Office staff member, Sophía Guadalupe García-Robles, will be held the afternoon of Saturday, May 14, 2011 at an off-campus location.

  • In Memoriam- Adrian Burgueno

    College Eight has learned of the recent death of Adrian Burgueno, who passed away on February 11, 2011 as a result of a bicycle accident on campus.

  • In Memoriam—Chris Lockwood

    Christopher Lockwood, an engineer with University of California Observatories for the past 10 years, died of a heart attack on February 4 in Santa Cruz. He was 49 years old.

  • In Memoriam—William Shipley

    William Shipley, one of the first faculty hired at UC Santa Cruz, died January 20. He came to UCSC in 1966 to found the linguistics program, which he led as chair until 1980.

  • In Memoriam—Rahsheka Keith

    UCSC’s Rainbow Theater is hosting a special event on Wednesday, February 2, for Rahsheka Keith, a former College Ten student who died in a snowboarding accident this past weekend.

  • In Memoriam: Wayne Brumbach

    Wayne B. Brumbach, longtime director of UCSC’s Office of Physical Education Recreation and Sports (OPERS) passed away this month at the age of 92. Please see his newspaper obituary. The following remembrance was submitted by Nick Royal, Merrill College fellow: “Wayne came to UCSC in 1969, the same year I did, and the second year…

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