From 1979 until 1996, he served as the faculty adviser to the campus chapter of Chi Epsilon. When he was chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, colleagues noted his leadership qualities, mentoring abilities, and commitment to fairness and objectivity in dealing with the Departments wants and needs, especially in an era of budgetary limitations. A graduate of Western Reserve University (later Case Western Reserve University) (A.B., 1934) and USC (M.F.A., 1938), he was a distinguished member of the Cal State L.A. faculty for 21 years, the last five of which he spent as department chair. Visit Health Watch for COVID-19 updates. After her retirement, she participated in the Faculty Early Retirement Program until 2005. While all of this was going on off-campus, Jackie was also active on campus. He contributed. She graduated with a B.S. Langston advanced to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament. As a practitioner, he was chair of the Creative Arts Ministry from 2003 until 2013. from then Los Angeles State College in 1957, and Ed.D. At the end of his academic career, his fascination with the theater led to three years of joyful participation in the University's opera productions. Both Bill and Ruth have an intense interest in education; they have established five endowment funds at Reed College. Alan is survived by his wife, Lia Kamhi-Stein, professor of education in the Charter College of Education; daughter Hannah Malena; parents, Charles and Betty; and his brother Steve.The Emeritimes, Fall 2008, MARTIN F. BEYER, husband of V. Patricia (Pat) Beyer, emerita professor of education, died on February 9, 2008 of a heart attack at the age of 81. His family hosted a very secular memorial gathering, with stories, laughter and his favorite foods, barbecued ribs and cinnamon rolls, at the Veterans Club in Eugene.The Emeritimes, Spring 2015, JANE SANFORD LEWIS, Emerita Professor of Family Studies and Consumer Sciences, 1968-1991, died from pneumonia on February 4, 2015, at the age of 96, surrounded by her daughters. Over many years, the department received numerous letters from former students, praising him for his teaching and how much he had touched their lives. In 1960, Helen Zimnavoda assumed direction of the Russian program and Wulf continued on German. He was the last living of the 10 children of Jacob and Amelia Tuohino and is survived by his wife Jean; their children Barbara Funk, Lawrence Tuohino, Nancy Chapman, Kent Tuohino, and their spouses; and five grandchildren,. In acknowledgment of his dedication, the church is dedicating its library to his memory. John served on the Cal State L.A. faculty from 1960 until his retirement in 1982, and participated in FERP for several years afterward. He also became active in the American Field Service Program (AFSP). After a part-time appointment in which he served as associate chair to write the department's self-study report, he ended his teaching association with the University "because I have a strong personal need to get back to neglected research and writing chores." Ralph's first position as a professional librarian was as cataloguer at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) at Ames. He graduated from UCLA in 1958, after he was able to convince them that his younger self was sorry. For more than half of his 25 years at Cal State L.A., Dick served in important administrative positions. In June 2004, almost 30 years to the day after Cheryl Miller's body was found, Gabriel Ferris was sentenced to life in prison without parole exactly what he deserves, Cheryl's aunt says . Following his retirement, Ken did not remove himself from campus life. Although he retired in 1980, he continued to teach occasional classes up to 1991.He was first head, then chair of the department from 1957 to 1961 and 1966 to 1969.As chair during a period of rapid growth, he successfully recruited many young faculty members, including five who eventually received Outstanding Professor awards: Dick Burns, Stan Burstein, Dan Crecelius, Don Dewey, and Sam McSeveney. . For example, whenever a Nobel Prize was awarded, Ralph gave a point to the colleges from which the prizewinner had graduated. He served as department chair from 1972 to 1974.Sam was active in the larger scientific community, with numerous professional memberships including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Botanical Society of America, American Society of Plant Physiologists, Biological Photographic Association, Phi Sigma, Sigma Xi, and Tissue Culture Association. Deacon Dan Towler, also a former football great and a Cal State L.A. campus minister, officiated at a memorial service held on March 23. He was 83 and had resided in Santa Barbara since his retirement in 1970. Since Gerald's retirement in 1967, they have resided at Leisure World in Laguna Hills. Los Angeles | CSU - California State University Heck, she could have dropped the H-Bomb' on me, but she didn't. Despite all these professional responsibilities and activities, Marie-Antoinette always managed to be there for her family when needed, as a devoted wife to Rudy, who died less than six months before her, as mother to her son John and daughter Claire, and as grandmother to her two grandchildren, Joshua and Monique.The Emeritimes, Fall 2010, GERALDINE DIMONDSTEIN, Emerita Professor of Art, 1972-1989, died on May 9, 2010 after a short illness, at the age of 84. A memorial service was held on May 31 at Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries in Mission Hills.The Emeritimes, Fall 2019, JOSEPH A. CHRZANOWSKI, emeritus professor of Spanish, 1969-2001, died on June 8, 2019 at the age of 77, surrounded by loving family at his home in Los Angeles. She is survived by her daughter Karen, two grandchildren, and many more loving relatives and friends.The Emeritimes, Fall 2018, JOAN SABRINA MIMS-COX, Professor of Education in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction, 1987-2018, died on May 25, 2018 in Cerritos at the age of 63. She and Emmett are survived by their son Franklin. He was a member or the Senior Golf Group at the Pacific Grove Golf Course, and enjoyed local geology. His career in journalism as well as academe spanned two continents and included many venues. Despite the challenges during the Japanese occupation, he earned the right to attend the prestigious Chiao Tung University in Pingye and Chongjing. While at CSLA, he also started the MILE program at Lincoln High School in the 1970s, served as a methods instructor, and supervised directed teaching. His areas of specialization included cartography and cultural geography, with a focus of Mexico and the Third World. Many of his demonstrations are now housed in Physical Sciences 453, which was dedicated as the Lester Hirsch Exploratorium when he retired in 1986. Anita is survived by son Robert, daughter Karla, eight grandchildren, 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and four great-greatgrandchildren.The Emeritimes, Spring 2016, WILLIAM R. HANSON, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1960-1988, died on October 31, 2015 at age 96. Bill is survived by his children Kenny, Michael, Vicki, Julie, and Jeannine, and six grandchildren. She also expanded her interests with the study of folklore and music therapy. in 1959 from what was then Los Angeles State College. Best known as the campus' popular Dean of Student Personnel for 14 years during its greatest growth periodthe 1950s and '60she left that position in 1964 to teach in the School of Education and retired nine years later. He served during World War II as a naval air navigator. With early degrees from City College of New York (B.S., 1949) and UCLA (M.A., 1952; Ph.D., 1953), he came to Los Angeles State College as an assistant professor of psychology in 1955. Published in the area of developmental disability, Daves books include Readings in Learning Disability, with colleagues Arthur Atwell and Colleen Jamison, and Community Colleges and the Developmentally Disabled: Training Models for Direct Care Personnel, with colleague Jane Matson. After basic training, he was assigned to the Navy V-12 program at the University of Michigan. Both her daughter and one sister are Cal State L.A. graduates, a tribute to her support and encouragement.The Emeritimes, Spring 1993, STEWART A. JOHNSTON (Chemistry, 1953 1977) died Jan. 10, 1993 at age 82 after a long illness. Cobb was interred in Columbia, South Carolina, his birthplace.The Emeritimes, Winter 1996, RICHARD ARVIDSON, Professor of Geography, 1968-1989, passed away at age 57 on September 22, 1995 in Cathedral City after a long battle with illness. Ken is survived by his wife Norma, a Cal State L.A. graduate; three sons; and four grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Winter 2014, ROBERT H. SIMMONS, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, 1962-1985, died in Los Osos, California on December 9, 2013 from complications of a rare autoimmune disorder. Even with his failing health in his last few years at CSLA, he never ceased to prepare multicolor study guides and exercises for all his classes; he continued to advise students in their programs, their theses, and their special projects. Fortunately for Cal State L.A., Daniel Crecelius had been his student at Princeton and was able to invite his former professor here in 1969 as a visiting professor. Keith was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 16, 1910, the son of a Methodist minister. A native of Texas, Betty earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Texas-Austin in English and drama. A veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, Jay went up through the Army ranks, including Officer Candidate School, and ended his military service as a captain in the Reserves. After losing Jean in June 2007, Harry sent out a message that December that provided updates on the education and employment of both his children, also indicating that Brian was living with him and that Carolyn was visiting regularly. Ed is survived by his wife, Sally, three sisters, and three stepchildren.The Emeritimes, Spring 2000, HOMER T. BEATTY, Football Coach, 1963-65; Professor of Physical Education, 1963-68; and Athletics Director, 1968-71, born August 31, 1915, in Maricopa, California, died of natural causes on March 16, 1999, in Long Beach. George was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church; California Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Phi Delta Kappa; and Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Other plays that he directed here include The Caine Mutiny Courtmartial, Macbeth, King Lear, Oedipus, East Lynn, Damn Yankees, Ah Wilderness, The Bells are Ringing, The Skin of Our Teeth, Side by Side by Sondheim, Dylan , and Plaza Suite . degree from the University of Colorado in 1953. K. T. came to Cal State L.A. in 1963, and over the next 35 years, taught thousands of graduate and undergraduate students in economics and statistics. In 1968, he moved to Washington, D.C. to head the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences, promoting new approaches to teaching biology, and served as its director until 1971. At the time of his death, he was at work on assembling a collection of his old and recent poetic work. The entire faculty and many staff employees were involved in this major undertaking. He was 87 years old, born in 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest of 10 children. Exceptionally mild-mannered, he demonstrated, without any boast, that an extremely high-quality research career was possible at a predominantly undergraduate institution; that undergraduates are capable of being creative collaborators and contributors to meaningful scientific research; and that one could be a brilliant scientist, good colleague, and a good friend. In 1990, Ivan retired but remained active at the University for many more years and was forever a mentor and teacher to those who sought his knowledge. In his later years before retirement, he was also associate vice president for student affairs. He completed a Master of Music degree in 1956 and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at USC in 1967. Following graduation from Marshfield High School, he attended Carleton College, the University of Chicago, from which he received a Ph.B. The Department of Physics and Astronomy has created a memorial scholarship in his memory, for which donations may be made to Friends of Physics-Hirsch Memorial Scholarship and sent to the department.The Emeritimes, Spring 1996, JANE MATSON, Professor of Counselor Education, 1958-1980, a member of the Department of Counselor Education faculty at Cal State L.A. for 22 years, passed away in Pasadena on February 2, 1996 after having suffered from leukemia for two years. She had a long and distinguished career at Cal State LA, during which she taught successfully in two departments, Economics and Statistics and History. With World War II came marriage to Carl Yerrington and the birth of their daughter, Barbara. By the 1980s, Lou was working closely with the United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), founded in Chicago as a grassroots undertaking between community groups and churches. She was active in this work virtually until the time of her death. Even in her later years, she was very active, especially when it came to working with her computer. in 1949. Feeling the need for a change of venue after 12 years at Arroyo Grande, Harry accepted appointment as Superintendent of U.S. Navy Schools in Japan. Ellie believed that supporting student activities contributed to her effectiveness in student-teacher relationships, thus she attended student functions with regularity. He also consulted with many public and private agencies, both in Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo counties, and with both Antioch College/West and UC Irvine on the establishment of new graduate programs. A memorial service was held at Living Oaks Community church in Newbury Park on January 25, 2020.The Emeritimes, Spring/Summer 2020, ELIZABETH LOUELLA (LU) ELROD, Emerita Professor of Music, 1978-2004, died peacefully on April 12, 2020 at the age of 84. Throughout his career at Cal State L.A., he consistently received superlative teaching evaluations in all his classes. The Emeriti Association recently received word that Gaby Stuart, emerita professor of English, died in October 2012.The Emeritimes, Spring 2013, C.R.D. His door was always open, and his caring and concern for others was evident by the number of students who would return time and again to see him. degrees, Jake first taught in the Alhambra elementary schools. in political science at UCLA in 1949. She also proposed a course in 17th-century French literature and, with the English Department, helped initiate an interdepartmental major in comparative literature. In 1977, he edited a collection of readings titled Men Against Sexism, hailed by Gloria Steinem as a pioneering anthology. For many years, he led mens groups in Pasadena. He earned his B.A. His path to the University was long and varied. His accomplishments that followed are numerous. He was the youngest of four children. After all, the college was adding 1,000 or more students each year, and there had to be additional faculty and classrooms. In 2008, Cal State LA joined the City of Los Angeles in its Big Read selection of Rudolfo Anayas Bless Me, Ultima as the novel to be read by the University community. Before joining the Cal State L.A. faculty, Jean taught at eight schools and was the director of the Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation Clinic at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Rankin served two terms as chair of his department, from 1965 to 1970. Yet all could agree that it had a significant impact on the department and the college for many years. Dan was born in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1928. Her children's classes included both dance and acrobatics. "But," he said, "I was rich; no one in town had cash." In 1957, while working as an instructor at a summer gymnastics camp in Texas, he was ordered by the camp owner to perform an exhibition for parents of some midair moves he had mastered. Paul's love to laugh made inevitable a dominant category of American humor. Lu liked animals and over her lifetime gave a few very special cats and pugs a wonderful home. While at Iowa, Arnie studied under Herbert Rowan, who kindled Arnies lifelong fascination with the early modern history of the Netherlands. Jerry joined the Elementary Education Department faculty at Cal State L.A. in 1960, specializing in the teacher training program.