Alan Booth, distinguished sociologist, dies at 80
1/18/16
Alan Booth, distinguished professor emeritus of sociology, human development, and demography at Penn State, died Dec. 23 at the age of 80.
Obituaries
Obituaries
Laurie Gunter, former nursing department head, dies
7/7/15
Dr. Laurie Martin Gunter, professor emeritus of nursing and human development and former head of the Department of Nursing, passed away June 15 in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. Alphonse Leure-duPree dies
12/3/14
Dr. Alphonse E. Leure-duPree, former associate dean for academic achievement and professor emeritus of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, died recently at Country Meadows Retirement Community.
University community mourns passing of Terrell Jones
8/19/14
W. Terrell Jones, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State, died today (Aug. 19) after an extended illness. He was 64.
Huck Institutes benefactor Dorothy Huck dies at 91
8/12/14
Huck Institutes benefactor Dorothy (Dottie) B. Huck passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, at her home in The Village at Penn State.
Emeritus professor's passing leaves 'hole in the heart' of Abington community
6/23/14
The community mourns Ayoub Ayoub, who was recalled as making it almost impossible for students to fail calculus. He would work with them until they passed the course.
Former Theatre Department head Doug Cook dies at 84
6/5/14
Douglas N. Cook, head of theatre at Penn State from 1970 to 1988, died on May 31 in San Diego, following a battle with stomach cancer. He was 84. During his tenure at Penn State, he oversaw the evolution of University Theatre into the University Resident Theatre Company, which sponsored all department productions. He also served as producer of the Penn State Festival Theatre, a summer theatre festival that was ultimately reorganized as Pennsylvania Centre Stage. He headed Penn State’s film program when it was part of the Theatre Department from 1974 to 1987.
Smeal College of Business mourns alumnus, philanthropist John Garber
4/11/14
John D. Garber, Class of 1940, passed away last month in Palm Desert, Calif. He and his wife, Bette, were significant contributors to the Penn State Smeal College of Business, establishing the John and Bette Garber Venture Capital Center for Penn State Smeal MBA students in 1999.
Former Penn State Associate Athletic Director Ellen Perry passes
3/4/14
Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics mourned the passing of former Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Ellen Perry, who died Tuesday in State College. She was 72.
University mourns loss of President Emeritus Joab Thomas
3/3/14
Joab Thomas, Penn State's 15th president, died March 3 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was 81.
Former associate dean Col. Gerald Russell dead at 97
2/25/14
Col. Gerald S. Russell, one of two surviving Battalion Commanders from Iwo Jima and a former associate dean at Penn State, died Feb. 24, 2014, at 97.
Memorial service set for professor emeritus William Pencak
1/9/14
A memorial service for William Pencak, Penn State professor emeritus of American history and Jewish studies, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in Eisenhower Chapel of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, on the University Park campus.
Co-founder of Page Center, which focuses on integrity, dies
1/7/14
Jack Koten, one of three co-founders of the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, died Jan. 3. He was 84.
Remembering College of Medicine’s founding chair of pathology, Dr. Richard Naeye
12/18/13
Dr. Richard Naeye, founding chair and professor emeritus of pathology at Penn State College of Medicine, died last week at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Over the 40 years Naeye gave to Penn State Hershey, he played a pivotal role in the growth and development of the campus and its programs. He was instrumental in the development of the medical student curriculum, mentored numerous faculty, residents and staff, and contributed to science through his work in the area of placental pathology. A strong desire to help others served as a defining characteristic of his professional life.
Agricultural museum namesake and associate dean emeritus dies at 97
4/5/13
Jerome K. Pasto, associate dean emeritus in the College of Agricultural Sciences and founder and namesake of the Pasto Agricultural Museum, died March 17 at the age of 97.