Honoring Deceased Members of the Faculty
Alex Cassuto
Alex Cassuto, Professor, Economics, passed away, October 13, 2024.
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Jean Simutus
Jean Simutis, Professor, Mathematics, passed away, July 30, 2024.
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Larry Bensky
Larry Bensky, Professor, Political Science, passed away, May 19, 2024.
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Calvin "Cal" Caplan
Cal Caplan, Professor, Kinesiology, passed away, March 14, 2024.
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Paul Bassen
Paul Bassen, Professor, Philosophy & Religious Studies, passed away, February 18, 2024.
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Ann McPartland
Ann McPartland, Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, passed away, September 23, 2023.
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Herb Graw
Herbert Graw, Professor, CEAS, passed away, June 6, 2023.
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Renee Granados
Renee Granados, Professor of Nursing, passed away, Summer, 2023.
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Harry Carter
Harry Carter, Professor of Music, passed away, March 24, 2023.
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Esther Pauline Railton Rice
Esther Pauline Railton Rice, Professor of Teacher Education, passed away, April 21, 2023.
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Daryl Wayne Preston
Daryl Wayne Preston, Professor of Physics, passed away, March 12, 2023.
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Bruce E. Trumbo
Bruce E. Trumbo, Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics, passed away, July 2022.
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Doris Yates
Doris Yates, Professor Emerita of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism, passed away during the 2022 holiday break.
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Gary Lippman
Gary Lippman, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, passed away, December 17, 2022.
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Gene Poschman
Gene Poschman, Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department, passed away, September 8, 2021.
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Clayton G. Bailey
Clayton G. Bailey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Art, passed away, June 6, 2020.
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Frank Martino
Frank Martino, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, and former Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs passed away, April 19, 2020.
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William G. Vandenburgh
William G. Vandenburgh, Professor Emeritus, Department of Kinesiology, passed away, December 5, 2019.
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Jay Tontz
Jay Tontz, Dean Emeritus, College of Business and Economics, passed away November 14, 2019.
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Luis Sierra Ponce de Leon
Luis Sierra Ponce de Leon, Professor Emeritus, Department of Modern Languages and Literature, passed away, November 12, 2019.
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Lynn M. Louden
Lynn M. Louden, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art, passed away, November 7, 2019.
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Robert Terrell
Robert Terrell, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Communication, passed away October 30, 2019.
Vincenzo Paolo Traversa
Vincenzo Paolo Traversa, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, passed away August 12, 2019.
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William M. Alnor
William M. Alnor, assistant professor of communication at CSU East Bay, passed away March 20.
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Robert J. Baalman
Robert J. Baalman, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away March 16, 2014. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1965 and retired in 2000.
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Georgia Babladelis
A memorial service will celebrate the life of longtime Cal State East Bay psychology professor Georgia Babladelis
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Robert "Bob" W. Blackburn
Robert “Bob” W. Blackburn, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Educational Leadership, passed away September 10, 2016.
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Dorlesa Barmettler-Ewing
Dorlesa Barmettler-Ewing, Professor Emerita of the Department of Educational Psychlogy, passed away February 13, 2009,
according to her son James Ewing.
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Evelyn Belgum
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 28, for Evelyn Belgum, a professor in the Teacher Education Department of Cal State East Bay between 1965 and 1986.The service for Belgum, who passed away on Monday morning (June 23) at the age of 84,
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Robert Milton Bonnin
Robert Milton Bonnin September 11, 1925 -- April 25, 2006 After living with prostate cancer since 1991 and undergoing the variety of treatments since,
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Pauline Brown
Pauline Brown, Professor Emerita of the Department of Teacher Education, passed away at Stanford Hospital on September 16, 2013.
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William A. Bullough
William A. Bullough, Professor Emeritus of the Department of History, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013.
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Lewie W. Burnett
Lewie W. Burnett, who as dean helped lay the foundation for Cal State East Bay's College of Education and Allied Studies to become one of the biggest producers of school teachers in the state, passed away on June 28, at the age of 93.
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John Cambus
John Cambus, professor emeritus of the Department of Mass Communication, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2017. He is survived by his wife Jane, and nieces and nephews in New York, New Jersey, Albany, and Pennsylvania.
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Daniel Cerutti
Daniel T. Cerutti, assistant professor of psychology since 2007 at California State University, East Bay, passed away Jan. 10.
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Ned Chapin
Ned Chapin, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Accounting and Finance, passed away December 27, 2014. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1987 and retired in September 1992.
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Leroy Chauffe
A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 7 for Leroy Chauffe, a faculty member of the Cal State East Bay Chemistry Department from 1968 through 2001.
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Peter J. Claus
Dr. Peter J. Claus, Professor Emeritus of anthropology, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. Prof. Claus began his career at Cal State Hayward (East Bay) in the fall of 1970.
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Edward M. Clay
Edward M. Clay, associate professor emeritus of English at California State University, Hayward, died of cancer on July 31 in San Mateo. He was 71. Private funeral services have been held.
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Howard Cogswell
Emeritus biology professor Howard Cogswell, who was instrumental in preserving the Hayward Shoreline, died on June 8 at the age of 91.
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James L. Comer
James L. Comer, former Professor of Physical Education and Director of Intramural and Intercollegiate Athletics, passed away January 14, 2015.
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Yole Correa-Zoli
Yole Correa-Zoli, Professor Emerita of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, passed away September 11, 2012.
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Leon Lejeune Cummins
Leon Lejeune Cummins, professor emeritus of history, passed away on March 30, 2012, in San Diego, California.
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Maurice Dance
Dr. Maurice Dance, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Economics and former Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016. He served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs from 1969 to 1990.
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Delmo Della-Dora
Dr. Delmo Della-Dora, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Teacher Education, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in the summer of 1973 and in the fall of 1973 was appointed Chair of the Department of Teacher Education. He served in that capacity until the fall of 1978. He retired in September 1992.
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Marguerite Jean Dugger
Marguerite Dugger, one of four Waffen children, born into the Waffen family on October 14, 1916 in Iron River Michigan, passed away on January 5, 2011, at her home in Palo Alto, California.
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Edgardo de la Cruz
A memorial service for acclaimed California State University, Hayward theatre arts professor Edgardo de la Cruz will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 14 in the campus' University Theatre, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd. De la Cruz, 71, died Sunday of a heart attack.
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Lyle D. Edmison
Dr. Lyle D. Edmison, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Vice President of Student Services, passed away May 4, 2016 in Cameron Park, California. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1959 and retired in 1991.
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Lynn Osman Elkin
Dr. Lynne Osman Elkin, Professor Emerita of the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Prof. Elkin began her career at Cal State Hayward (East Bay) in the fall of 1971. She retired in 2004.
Peter A. Fowler
Peter A. Fowler, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, passed away May 17, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1968 and retired in 1999.
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Martin B. Friedman
Martin B. Friedman, Professor Emeritus of the Department of English, passed away April 1, 2019. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1969 and retired in 1997.
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Richard M. Fronko
Richard M. Fronko, lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, passed away May 2, 2018. Richard passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in his home in Santa Clara. Richard is father to Annelies (St. Joseph’s School, Class of 2012), Jared and Jordan (Class of 2016).
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Edward E. Genser
Dr. Edward E. Genser, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry, passed away June 23, 2015. He began his career at Cal State Hayward (East Bay) in September of 1970 as a lecturer and then continued on the tenure-track in the fall of 1972. He retired in July of 1998 and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP).
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Glen Glasow
Glen Glasow, professor emeritus of music and Asian studies at Cal State Hayward, died Sunday, July 28 after suffering a heart attack.
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James William Gotcher
James William Gotcher Jr. (Bill), 79, retired Navy Commander, Businessman, Pilot and Professor Emeritus at Cal State East Bay, died quietly at his home in Hayward on July 04, 2012 after a 3 year battle with Cancer.
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C. Allen Gove
C. Allen Gove, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music, passed away June 23, 2016. Professor Gove began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1966. He served as Department Chair from 1974 through 1981. He retired in 1992.
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Joel Grose
Joel Grose, longtime professor of kinesiology, as well as a track and football coach at California State University East Bay, passed away of a massive stroke Aug. 3.
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John Hammerback
John Hammerback, surrounded by those closest to him, died on May 9th at Evergreen Hospice Center in Kirkland, Washington. He was 73.
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John D. Hancock
John D. Hancock, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, passed away May 22, 2014. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1960 and retired in 1987. He participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 1994.
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Fred F. Harcleroad
Fred F. Harcleroad, founding president of Cal State East Bay, died June 10 in Tucson. He was 93.
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Jean Harrell
Jean passed away peacefully on September 24, 2011, in Hayward, from end stage Alzheimer's disease. A native of Berkeley California, she was born Sept. 28 1921, attended Berkeley High and graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in 1943.
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Abe Howe
A scholarship fund in the name of Alvin “Abe” Howe, the late teacher education professor emeritus, has been established at California State University, East Bay, where he taught for 32 years.
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Darril Hudson
Darril Hudson, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Science, passed away May 3, 2019. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1968 and retired in 1992.
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Carol Inberg
Dr. Carol Inberg, longtime professor in the College of Business andEconomics passed away on May 3, 2009, at the Salem Lutheran Home,where she had been a resident since 2000. She died peacefully at theage of 87.
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Barbara Lee Iten
Barbara Lee Iten, former Head Coach for women’s basketball, passed away April 19, 2015. Her career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) spanned from 1977 until 1988.
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Richard E. Jay
Richard E. Jay, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Economics, passed away February 2, 2014 at the age of 95. He lived in Boise, Idaho. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1964 and retired in 1980.
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Vernon Kam
Vernon Kam, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Accounting and Finance, passed away April 9, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1969 and retired in 2000.
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Joyce Keyes-Williams
Dr. Joyce Keyes Williams, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Affairs and Administration, passed away September 25, 2018. She received her PhD in Public Administration and Policy from the University at Albany, State University of New York in August 2015 and earned her MPA with dual concentrations in Public Policy Development and Organizational Change from CSU Hayward (East Bay) in 1997.
Ivan Kovacs
Ivan D. Kovacs, Professor Emeritus of Human Development, passed away March 13, 2013.
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Reuben H. Krolick
Reuben H. Krolick, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Management, passed away May 16, 2016. He began his career at Cal State Hayward (East Bay) in 1977 and retired in 1988.
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Corban LePell
Corban LePell, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art, Passed Away May 10, 2018. He began his career at Cal State Hayward (now East Bay) in the fall of 1962. His degrees included the BFA in 1957 and the MFA in 1959 from the University of Wichita. He retired in 2001 and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 2005.
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Franklin Lowenthal
Franklin Lowenthal, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Accounting and Finance (formerly Accounting and CIS), passed away March 3, 2018.
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Kenneth Z. Mansfield
Kenneth Z. Mansfield, Jr., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music, passed away May 15, 2019. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1966 and retired in 1994.
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Ellis McCune
Ellis McCune, who served as Cal State East Bay president for 23 years leading the university through times of turmoil and expansion, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia. He was 84.
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Bob McGuire
Bob McGuire, a successful longtime track and field and cross country coach at Pleasant Hill High, and later at Cal State Hayward, died on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 87.
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John A. Montgomery
John A. Montgomery, Professor Emeritus of Recreation and Community Education, was one of the early professors in the Department of Recreation and was hired by the founder of the department, Dr. William Neipoth.
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John Morby
Dr. John Edwin Morby, 71, Professor Emeritus of History, died of natural causes at his home in Hayward on September 3, 2010. He began his service at the University in 1969, retired in 1998 and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 2003.
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Wade Allen Morehouse
Wade Allen Morehouse, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Accounting and Finance, Passed Away December 18, 2013
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Jerome P. Neff
Jerome P. Neff, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music, passed away October 24, 2013. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1970. He retired in 1986 and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program through 1992.
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Marc G. Neithercutt
Marc G. Neithercutt, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Criminal Justice Administration, passed away December 16, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1977 and retired in 2003.
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James Lloyd Nicholsf
James L. Nichols, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Political Science, passed away January 22, 2014.
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Edward T. Ossman
Edward T. Ossman, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Accounting and Finance, passed away December 15, 2016.
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Thomas Harsha Pagenhart
Thomas H. Pagenhart, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, passed away November 10, 2013 at his residence in Castro Valley, California. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1964. He retired in 1991.
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George J. Perazzo
George J. Perazzo, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Educational Leadership, passed away March 6, 2017. He began his career at Cal State Hayward (now East Bay) in Fall 1973 and retired in 1991. He participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 1995.
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Isabel Perez-Yanez
Isabel Perez-Yanez, Lecturer in the Departments of Social Work and Sociology & Social Services, Passed Away January 16, 2018
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James. D. Perrizo
"James D. Perrizo passed from this world on December 4th, 2010 at age 71."
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Vera L. Pitts
Vera L. Pitts, Professor Emerita of the Department of Educational Leadership, passed away September 2018. She began her career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1969, served several years as department chair, and retired in 1990.
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Daniel Stewart Prentice
Daniel S. Prentice, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Communication, passed away November 28, 2012.
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Melvin J. Ramos
Melvin J. Ramos, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Art, passed away October 14, 2018. He was a member of the faculty from 1966 to 1997, when he retired.
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Norma S. Rees
With great sorrow I share with you the news that former University President Norma Rees passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013.
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Richard B. Rice
Richard B. Rice, professor emeritus of history, passed away January 12 in Redding, California.
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Theodore Roszak
Acclaimed for writing popular books analyzing complex social trends — from youthful anti-establishment dissent to perils posed by the computer age — Cal State East Bay historian Professor Emeritus Theodore Roszak has died at 77.
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Ranjit Sabharwal
Funeral services will be held in Hayward Friday, July 28 for emeritus math professor Ranjit Sabharwal, who passed away Sunday. He was 81.
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Rudolph B. Saltzer
Rudolph B. Saltzer, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music, passed away April 13, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1965 and retired in 1979.
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Diane Satin
Dr. Diane Satin joined the Department of Accounting and Finance in September 1990. She was a valued faculty member in our department for over 25 years.
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William L. Sawrey
William L. Sawrey, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology, passed away October 20, 2013. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in September of 1960, retired in 1990, and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 1994.
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Walter K. Schoenholz
Walter K. Schoenholz, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away March 18, 2016. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in the fall of 1965 and retired in July 1988.
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Vincent K. Shaudys
Vincent K. Shaudys, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, passed away August 7, 2013. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1963 and retired in 1992.
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John H. Sims
John Sims, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Management, passed away November 29, 2015. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1965 and retired in 1983. He participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 1987.
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Ricardo Singson
Ricardo L. Singson, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, passed away April 30, 2014. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1971, retired in 2003, and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 2007.
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Eric Soares
Eric Soares, who was a faculty member in the College of Business and Economics from 1983 until his retirement in September 2008, passed away at Stanford Medical Center February 1, 2012.
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Douglas Sprague
Dr. Douglas Sprague, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Educational Psychology, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in the fall of 1965. He retired in June 2001 and participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program.
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Gwendolyn Staniforth
Staniforth, who passed away this past year, held a Ph.D. from UCLA and was a professor of English at CSUEB from 1966-1998, specializing in Shakespeare, 16th and 17th century literature, and bibliography.
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Donald James Strong
Donald James Strong, a faculty member at Cal State University, Hayward, died February 17, 2013 in Fremont, CA. He was 84.
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Tim Tierney
Tim Tierney, former head football coach and golf coach for Cal State East Bay, passed away as a result of complications from brain surgery on Sept. 15.
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Henry "Ric" Tombari
Henry "Ric" Tombari, professor emeritus of management and finance, died suddenly of an apparent stroke at his home in Hayward on Sept. 14. His wife, Joan Sieber, emerita professor of psychology, was with him at the time of his death.
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Richard (Dick) Tullis
Richard (Dick) Tullis, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biological Sciences, passed away February 25, 2018. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1972 and finished participation in FERP in 2004.
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Mark J. Van Aken
Mark J. Van Aken, Professor Emeritus of the Department of History, passed away December 9, 2016. He was a member of the faculty from 1960 to 1963, then again from 1966 until his retirement in 1986.
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Robert A. Veder
Robert A. Veder, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (formerly Communicative Sciences and Disorders), passed away September 21, 2018.
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Detlef "Dietz" Warnke
Detlef "Dietz" Warnke, a professor of geology at Cal State East Bay for the past 35 years, died of cancer Friday, Oct. 24. He had continued doing research through the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) since 2006. He was 80.
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Harry "Doc" Waters
Harry Waters, Jr., Professor Emeritus of the Department of Management, passed away May 26, 2013. He began his career at CSU, Hayward (East Bay) in 1986 and retired December 31, 2012.
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Marian N. Whitehead
Marian N. Whitehead, Professor Emerita of the Department of Physics, passed away September 19, 2018. She was a member of the faculty from 1964 to 1985. She served as Department Chair from 1969 to 1971.
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Robert Whitney
Robert Whitney, Professor Emeritus of Physics, died in Alameda on August 12, 2010 at the age of 91.
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