In Memoriam

  • In Memoriam: Martha E. Morello-Frosch

    Martha E. Morello-Frosch, Born September 13, 1928 in San Jose de la Esquina, Argentina died on December 29, 2010 at her home in Santa Cruz

  • In Memoriam, Bill Pickles

    William L. (Bill) Pickles died on the night of December 7, 2010.

  • In Memoriam: George Hitchcock

    In Memoriam: George Hitchcock

    George Hitchcock, poet, painter, publisher, and UCSC lecturer emeritus in Creative Writing (Literature), died on August 27 at the age of 96.

  • In Memoriam: Carter Andrew Sudeith

    Cowell College is saddened to learn of the recent death of Carter Andrew Sudeith, who died on July 28, 2010.

  • In Memoriam: George Kane

    George Kane–who taught fine printing and book arts classes for 27 years as a lecturer at the Cowell Press–died on November 28, 2009 of natural causes at the age of 96.

  • In memoriam: Foundation trustees Betsy Woolpert, Paul Irwin, and Bud Kretschmer

    In memoriam: Foundation trustees Betsy Woolpert, Paul Irwin, and Bud Kretschmer

    With sadness, the UC Santa Cruz Foundation announces the passing of three former Foundation trustees in April.

  • UCO staff member death

    Chris Wright, a University of California electronics engineer since 1995, passed away unexpectedly on July 31. Chris was an expert in designing the electronics circuits for the sophisticated detector systems used in instruments at Lick Observatory and the Keck Observatory telescopes. His designs are an integral component of the four state-of-the-art optical instruments in use…

  • Registrar’s Office Staff Member Dies

    I write with great sadness about the death of Samantha Szemeredi, associate registrar for enrollment and academic records. After a courageous battle with cancer, Samantha died June 30 at Dominican Hospital. She was 41. Long a member of the campus community, Samantha graduated from UCSC in 1991 as a Kresge College student with a Bachelor…

  • Gerhard Ringel, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at age 88

    Gerhard Ringel, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at age 88

    It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of Professor Gerhard Ringel. Gerhard came to UCSC as Professor in 1970. He was one of the world leaders in the fields of Combinatorics and Graph Theory and was much honored for his seminal work including the solution (with J.W.T. Youngs) of the famous…

  • Death of Kresge student Malcolm MacNaughton

    It is with sadness that we write to inform you that Malcolm MacNaughton, a Kresge College senior, died on Thursday, June 12, in Santa Cruz at Dominican Hospital. Malcolm came to Kresge in Fall quarter 2004 as a first year student. He lived in the Kresge Proper community before moving off-campus. Malcolm was a Film…

  • In Memoriam–Campus gardener Suzanne Palermo

    Physical Plant employee Suzanne Marie Palermo, a campus gardener, dies unexpectedly May 8 following a brief illness.

  • Cowell College Provosts announce memorial for Sergio Zamora

    We are saddened at the death of Cowell student Sergio Zamora, who passed away at his home on April 9. Sergio entered Cowell as a first-year student in the fall of 2007 and had taken a leave of absence for winter quarter due to serious illness. Friends and teachers of Sergio are invited to a…

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