W. Phillip Saunders, former instructor in economics, 1961-1962, died on May 28, 2017, in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Obituaries : Class of Faculty
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
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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Walter Schweppe
Walter Schweppe died on January 31, 2026, in Georgsmarienhütte. Germany.
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.
John E. Sheats
John E. Sheats, Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1965-1970, died on July 13, 2022, in Pennington, New Jersey. 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
Melinda Y. Small
Melinda Y. Small died on October 15, 2025, in Brunswick, Maine.
Kidder Smith Faculty
Kidder Smith Faculty died on September 29, 2025 in Hot Springs, North Carolina.
Ronald R. Smith
Ronald R. Smith died on June 18, 1997, in Bloomington, Indiana.
Assistant Professor of Music, 1976-1978
Frederick N. Springsteel
Frederick N. Springsteel died on July 1, 2021, in Poulsbo, Washington. Continue reading
Daniel M. Steffenson
Daniel M. Steffenson, a Visiting Professor of Chemistry (2010-13), died on May 16, 2018, in Saline, Michigan. Continue reading
William L. Steinhart
William L. Steinhart died on July 4, 2020, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Continue reading
Richard J. Storr
Richard J. Storr died on March 15, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Clifford R. Thompson, Jr.
Clifford R. Thompson, Jr., professor of romance languages emeritus who taught Spanish at Bowdoin for 34 years, died on March 4, 2010, in Portland, Maine. Continue reading
Robert J. Toft
Robert J. Toft, a former biology department faculty member, died on January 28, 2015, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
John H. Turner
John H. Turner died on July 10, 2026, in Washington, Connecticut.
Howard S. Vandersea
Howard S. Vandersea died on December 29, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts. Continue reading
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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Andrew Von Hendy
Andrew J. Von Hendy, Instructor of English from 1960 to 1963, died on June 6, 2018, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Robert A. Walkling
Robert A. Walkling died on March 24, 2022, in Brunswick, Maine. Continue reading
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
Lawrence M. Washington
Lawrence M. Washington, Instructor in German, 1954-56, died on April 23, 2019, in Weybridge, Vermont.
William C. Watterson
William C. Watterson died on May 01, 2024, in Auburn, Maine. Continue reading
David A. Wheatland
David A. Wheatland, Assistant professor of Chemistry from 1967 to 1973, died on February 13, 2020, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Continue reading
David A. Wheatland
David A. Wheatland, Assistant Professor of Chemistry from 1967 to 1973, died on February 13, 2020, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Continue reading
William Bolling Whiteside
William Bolling Whiteside, Bowdoin’s Frank Munsey Professor of History Emeritus and an honorary member of the Bowdoin College Alumni Association, died on November 25, 2007, in Yarmouth, Maine.