September 22, 2009
Darrell Lewis, professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and former associate dean of the College of Education and Human Development, passed away on September 20, 2009 after an aggressive battle with lung cancer.
Full obituary available in the Star Tribune.
September 4, 2009
Xiaojia Ge, professor of the Institute of Child Development, best known for his seminal findings of puberty onset on adolescent developmental outcomes, passed away on August 26, 2009. Ge joined ICD in the fall of 2006. He was an exceptional scholar and a dedicated educator. He was a wonderful addition to Child Development and he will be missed by all who knew him. We extend our sympathy to the family of Jenny Li, his wife, who works in Financial Services in the CEHD Dean's Office.
The Star Tribune obituary is available at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/startribune/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=132072199
A memorial service dedicated to the celebration of his life and our love for him will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Coffman Theatre, Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Avenue, SE, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455.
July 28, 2009
Family Social Science Professor Emeritus James Maddock died of cancer on July 18 at age 67. Dr. Maddock worked at the University of Minnesota for 36 years. He was a founder of the University of Minnesota Medical School Program in Human Sexuality, former president of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists, and co-founder, with his wife, Noel Larson, of Meta Resources Psychotherapy and Training Institute in St. Paul. A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, August 16, 2 p.m., in the atrium of McNeal Hall on the St. Paul campus. Memorials are preferred; contributions may be made to the University of Minnesota Foundation with a notation designating the contribution to the Department of Family Social Science Neubeck Scholarship Fund (Fund # 2191). More information is available at his Caring Bridge Web site.
June 26, 2009
Mark Schelske, Ph.D., educational psychology, [Stan Deno adviser] professor and chair of the Education Department and TRiO faculty adviser at St .Olaf, died June 24th, 2009.
Mark passed away peacefully at dawn at Mayo Methodist hospital with his wife Janis Johnson [M.A., CSPP, and M.A., adult education,1984] and family present.
The St. Olaf web page features an article about Mark.
There is also a caring bridge web site.
In lieu of flowers, gifts to the family or to a charity of the donors choice preferred.
Monday June 29
2 to 3 PM visitation
3 to 4 + memorial service
reception following memorial light refreshments and beverages
Eagan Community Center
1501 Central Parkway
Eagan MN 55121
Central Parkway is just a few blocks north of 35E on Yankee Doodle Road
651 675 5550
www.eagancommunitycenter.com
Interment: Private for family
December 10, 2008
Alum Ida Davies (M.S.W., ’55), a pioneer in the care of the mentally ill, died November 27 at the age of 96. As a social worker, Ida worked tirelessly to make large mental institutions a thing of the past in Minnesota.
September 10, 2008
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As many of you know, senior teaching specialist LeRoy Gardner, Jr. (Postsecondary Teaching and Learning) passed away on Saturday, September 6, after a long battle with lung cancer. LeRoy's funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, September 11, at the Estes Funeral Chapel (2210 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis).
July 8, 2008
Harvey Carlson, an adviser in the College's Student Services area, passed away recently after a long illness. Several of his colleagues are planning an on-campus memorial for July 18, as detailed in the following note from Assistant Professor Rashné Jehangir.
June 4, 2008
The Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) recognized Wayne Caron's work as a professor, supervisor, colleague, therapist, and friend with a 2008 Annual Award. Wayne, a faculty member in the Department of Family Social Science, passed away suddenly on August 24, 2007 (see the Minnesota Daily article on Wayne and his many accomplishments or visit his memorial Web site).
January 30, 2008
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dear friend, colleague, and mentor Professor Emeritus Gerhard (Gerry) Neubeck (Family Social Science). Gerry began his professional career at the University in 1948 after already experiencing a lifetime of fortune and tumult.
October 23, 2007
Please join us as we remember and celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Sam Popper (educational policy and administration), who passed away in Los Angeles on August 28, 2007 at age 90.
Date: Saturday, November 3, 2007
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Campus Club, Conference Rooms ABC, Coffman Memorial Union - Fourth Floor
Memorials in Sam's name may be sent to Temple Sholom of Northwest Arkansas, P.O. Box 3723, Fayetteville, AR 72702.
RSVP to Mitch Pearlstein at 612-338-3605 or mitch.pearlstein@americanexperiment.org.
October 9, 2007
Professor Emeritus Eloise Jaeger, a pioneer in women’s physical education at the University of Minnesota and the first woman to have administrative authority over a men’s and women’s physical education department, passed away Monday, October 8. Jaeger was a steadfast force behind women’s physical education and the establishment of women’s intercollegiate athletics, and was instrumental in increasing girls’ and women’s participation in all aspects of sport and physical activity. A funeral is tentatively scheduled for October 20.
UPDATE: There will be a memorial service for Dr. Eloise M. Jaeger on Friday, October 26, at Diamond Lake Lutheran Church [http://tinyurl.com/2oq9zz]. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a lunch following.
September 14, 2007
Minna Gerber Shapiro (M.S.W., ’57) has died at the age of 92. Shapiro first worked at the Family Service of St. Paul and then as the director of treatment at the Minneapolis Family and Children’s Service. She was a co-founder of the PRIDE project in 1978, a groundbreaking innovative recovery program for prostitutes that has become a national model. She provided leadership in staff development to various social work agencies, particularly in the GLBT community. She also taught in the School of Social Work and the Family Social Science Department. Review her complete obituary and sign the guest book at www.hodroffepstein.com.
August 29, 2007
As many of you already know, Assistant Professor Wayne Caron in the Department of Family Social Science passed away suddenly on Friday, August 24. The department has established the online Wayne Caron Memorial Page to give Wayne's many friends, colleagues, and family members a space in which to share their memories, tributes, thoughts, poems, pictures, or links to external Web sites. As Wayne's colleague Professor Hal Grotevant notes, "Wayne was such a lover of technology--we think he would approve." Send your posts to caron@umn.edu. (This is not Wayne's personal e-mail account. It was set up specifically for entries for the memorial page.)
An August 28 Star Tribune article remembers Wayne's many contributions to the Alzheimer's community, and gives details about funeral arrangements.
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