Honoring Deceased Members of the Faculty
William M. Alnor
William M. Alnor, assistant professor of communication at CSU East Bay, passed away March 20.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ivan Kovacs
Ivan D. Kovacs, Professor Emeritus of Human Development, passed away March 13, 2013.
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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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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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James. D. Perrizo
"James D. Perrizo passed from this world on December 4th, 2010 at age 71."
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Robert Whitney
Robert Whitney, Professor Emeritus of Physics, died in Alameda on August 12, 2010 at the age of 91.
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