A. Raymond Rutan IV ’51, director of theater emeritus, died on June 16, 2019, in Portland, Maine.
Obituaries : Faculty
Lawrence M. Washington
Lawrence M. Washington, Instructor in German, 1954-56, died on April 23, 2019, in Weybridge, Vermont.
Ronald M. Pike
Ronald M. Pike, a visiting professor of chemistry from 1983-1984, died on February 26, 2019, in Mapleton, Utah. Continue reading
Stephen C. Foster
Stephen C. Foster, instructor in art, 1972-73 and assistant professor of art, 1973-74, died on November 26, 2018, in New London, Connecticut.
Olin S. Robison
Olin S. Robison, former Bowdoin provost, dean of the faculty, and senior lecturer in government from 1970-1975, died on October 22, 2018, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mary Brown Parlee
Mary Brown Parlee, former visiting professor of women’s studies on the Tallman Foundation, 1992-93, died on June 27, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Andrew Von Hendy
Andrew J. Von Hendy, Instructor of English from 1960 to 1963, died on June 6, 2018, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Daniel M. Steffenson
Daniel M. Steffenson, a Visiting Professor of Chemistry (2010-13), died on May 16, 2018, in Saline, Michigan. Continue reading
Peter Riesenberg
Peter Riesenberg, research associate in history from 2003 to 2006, died on May 14, 2018, in Harpswell, Maine.
Robert C. Sanford
Robert C. Sanford, who ran the Moulton Union dining hall for nine years, died on May 11, 2018, in Boynton Beach, Florida.
D. Scott Palmer
D. Scott Palmer, Assistant Professor of Government from 1972 to 1976, died on April 28, 2018, in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Celeste Goodridge
Celeste Goodridge, professor of English, died on March 3, 2018, in Scarborough, Maine.
Karen B. Halnon
Karen B. Halnon, visiting assistant professor of sociology, 1998-99, died on January 21, 2018, in Orange, Massachusetts.
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Edward S. Gilfillan Jr.
Edward S. Gilfillan Jr., former director of Bowdoin’s Marine Research Station and adjunct professor and lecturer in the environmental studies program from 1977-2001 (emeritus 2001), died on December 14, 2017, in Harpswell, Maine.
G. Edgar Folk
G. Edgar Folk, Assistant Professor of Biology, 1947-53, died on December 10, 2017, in Iowa City, Iowa.
W. Phillip Saunders
W. Phillip Saunders, former instructor in economics, 1961-1962, died on May 28, 2017, in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Richard J. Kattar
Richard J. Kattar, ROTC director from 1971-1972, died on April 22, 2017, in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.
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William F. Vassar
William F. Vassar, professor of military science from 1963-1966, died on April 8, 2017, in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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Robert Nunn
Robert Raymond Nunn, associate professor of romance languages emeritus, died on March 16, 2017.
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L. Dodge Fernald
L. Dodge Fernald, instructor 1960-61, Professor of Psychology, 1962-67; coach of varsity skiing, freshman soccer, and freshman lacrosse, died on March 1, 2017, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Charles E. Huntington
Charles E. Huntington, professor of biology emeritus and director of the Bowdoin Scientific Station emeritus, died on January 2, 2017.
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Elliott S. Schwartz
Elliott S. Schwartz, Robert K. Beckwith Professor of Music Emeritus and renowned composer, died on December 7, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine.
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Dana W. Mayo
Dana W. Mayo, Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at his home in Topsham, Maine after a long illness.
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Charles A. Grobe Jr.
Charles A. Grobe Jr., Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, died on September 29, 2016, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Arthur M. Hussey III
Arthur M. Hussey III, Professor of Geology Emeritus, died on July 26, 2016, in Bowdoinham, Maine. Continue reading
Steven Grover
Steven Grover, Instructor in Music, died on July 7, 2016, in Augusta, Maine. Continue reading
Peter I. Brown
Peter I. Brown, Instructor in Philosophy from 1962-63, died on July 6, 2016, in Syracuse, New York. Continue reading
William D. Shipman
William D. Shipman, Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics Emeritus and a member of the Bowdoin faculty from 1957-1991, died on April 10, 2016, in Seattle, Washington. Continue reading
John E. Rogers
John E. Rogers, an instructor of music from 1964-1967, died on April 6, 2016, in Dover, New Hampshire. Continue reading
Sherri Cooper
Sherri Cooper, Coastal Studies Center scholar-in-residence and adjunct assistant professor from 2006-07, died on November 23, 2015, in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
William S. Flash
William S. Flash, a former instructor (1952-1954) and assistant professor (1954-1956) in the government department, died on September 9, 2015, in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Continue reading
Elroy O. LaCasce Jr. ’44
Professor Emeritus Elroy O. LaCasce Jr. ’44 died on September 8, 2015, in Raymond, Maine. Continue reading
Thomas R. Arp
Thomas R. Arp, a former instructor of English at Bowdoin (1960-62), died on July 30, 2015, in Dallas, Texas. Continue reading
William D. Geoghegan
William D. Geoghegan died on April 25, 2015, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Radcliffe G. Mitchell Jr.
Radcliffe G. Mitchell Jr., a former assistant professor of military science from 1965-67, died on February 19, 2015, in Scarborough, Maine. Continue reading
Kevin B. Herbert
Kevin B. Herbert, a former assistant professor of classics at Bowdoin (1955-1962), died on February 10, 2015, in University City, Missouri.
Robert J. Toft
Robert J. Toft, a former biology department faculty member, died on January 28, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Richard E. Morgan ’59
Richard E. Morgan ’59, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitutional Law and an esteemed and active member of the faculty for 45 years, died on November 13, 2014, at the age of 77. Continue reading
John W. Ambrose Jr.
John W. Ambrose Jr., the John E. Merrill Professor of the Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus, died on November 7, 2014, in Topsham, Maine. Continue reading
Gerald Kamber
Gerald Kamber, an associate professor of romance languages from 1962-1969, died on October 30, 2014, in New Jersey.
John C. Burnham
John C. Burnham, former Tallman Professor of History and Psychology (1982), died on May 12, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio.
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James E. Ward III
James E. Ward III, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, dean of the college, and former director of the Senior Center program, died on November 11, 2013, in Brunswick, Maine following a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Continue reading
Janet Aitken
Janet Aitken died on June 29, 2013, in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Continue reading
Miriam W. Barndt-Webb
Miriam W. Barndt-Webb died on April 17, 2013, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
Eugene C. Royster
Eugene C. Royster, Ph.D., former professor of sociology at Bowdoin, died in March 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. Continue reading
Carl N. Schmalz Jr.
Carl N. Schmalz Jr., former Bowdoin art professor and art museum director, died on February 22, 2013, in Saco, Maine. Continue reading
Thomas B. Cornell
Thomas B. Cornell, Richard E. Steele Artist-in-Residence Emeritus, died on December 7, 2012, in Brunswick, Maine, of cancer. Continue reading
Leslie C. Shaw
Leslie C. Shaw, visiting assistant professor of anthropology, died on August 29, 2012, in Portland, Maine from complications following surgery at Maine Medical Center.
Herbert R. Coursen Jr.
Herbert R. Coursen, Jr., longtime Bowdoin English professor and literary scholar, died on December 3, 2011, at his home in Brunswick, Maine.
Marion Brown ’74
Marion Brown ’74 died on October 18, 2010, in Hollywood, Florida. Continue reading