The ABA program lasted until 2014, when it was discontinued by the University. After graduation in 1950, he relocated to Boulder, Colorado, where he received an M.S. After marrying his wife Jean, he immigrated to the United States in 1957. Judd will be missed by the many people whose lives he touched over his 75 years.The Emeritimes, Winter 2011 CAROL J. SMALLENBURG, Emerita Professor of Education, 1950-1985, died from natural causes on November 16, 2010, at the age of 95. At the University, Ron received the Outstanding Professor Award for 1977-78 and, in 1981, the Pacific Region of the National Art Education Association honored him for his outstanding contributions to the profession of art education. In 1989, the California Art Education Association recognized his contributions with its Higher Education Art Educator Award. He went to Columbia University for further study, changing his major to psychology. His published books were Personality and Temperament (1957), Information and Error (1959), Inhibition and Choice (1963), The World of Probability: Statistics in Science (1964), and The Roots of Psychology (1974). Richardson came to Los Angeles State College in September 1959 as an assistant professor. It was at UCLA that she met her husband, Hy Schatz. On her return to the U.S., she entered the French graduate program at the University of Michigan and earned an M.A. His death occurred two weeks before his 83 rd birthday. He was also a composer/arranger of works for band, brass band, orchestra, and small ensembles. He was also highly involved in the planning for the Integrated Sciences Complex and the Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, as well as the securing of major philanthropic gifts. He obtained a general secondary credential from both Michigan and California. Apparently, they had no choice in the matter. She joined the faculty of the School of Education at Cal State L.A in 1954 as a teacher of graduate courses in educational measurements and evaluation. The Potters' two sons, Paul and Joshua, are partners in the firm. A 1957 Cal State L.A. graduate (B.S., Engineering), he later earned an M.S.C.E. Very skillful in personnel matters, John was sensitive to the needs of faculty that are necessary for the success of a department; he always tried to "sweeten the pot" (a favorite expression) for all concerned. He was the long-time head of government publications at the University Library before retiring in 1992. His professional activities included membership in the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); he was variously member, secretary, and president of the IEEE L.A. Metro Section and he was a member of the College of Fellows of the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering. Her dedication was inspiring to so many and was fully realized as the director of two schools of nursing. Although a scholar and teacher with wide-ranging interests, his major area of concentration was American literature and culture. degree in 1925 at East Central Teachers College, an M.S. A 30-year faculty member, he served as department chair from 1970 to 1973 and continued to teach after his retirement until March 1994. He performed in several made-for-TV movies, including leads on two Hallmark Hall of Fame productions and a PBS special on Hamlet. Robert had one of the most professionally active post-retirement careers of any faculty member. In 1965-66, Bob was named Outstanding Professor and was the campus nominee for the statewide award. During his early years at the University, Pete pursued a Ph.D. in communication-drama from the University of Southern California, which he received in 1968. He received his Ph.D. in English and American literatures and cultures from the University of Southern California in 1999. In 1960, the family returned to Menlo Park, where Don wrote his dissertation and their daughter Laura was born. Her memorial service took place December 23 at her church in Whittier.The Emeritimes, Spring 2004, RODERICK G. LANGSTON, Emeritus Professor of Education, 1952-1982, died on August 9, 2003 at his home in Monterey Park. Her all-girl band, The Harmonettes, in which she played clarinet and saxophone as well as sang, played some amazing venues, and Pat later played with them in Las Vegas on weekends until she was pregnant with her fifth child. Seymour came to California State University, Los Angeles in 1962 and was granted Emeritus status in 1986. In addition to teaching at Cal State L.A. and publishing articles and books on engineering, Irving was an independent writer with a specialization in Middle East studies. After retiring from teaching, he and Judith moved to their organic apple farm in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where he was active in the community. She was also listed in American Men of Science and Who's Who of American Women . Dr. Heath grew up in Los Angeles and earned BFA (1950), MFA (1951), and Ed.D. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernando came to the United States in 1947, at age 11, when his parents moved from Argentina to Southern California. A graduate of UCLA with B.A. She began her career at Cal State L.A. teaching medical-surgical classes. Directing was part of the fabric of his life and very dear to him. David was indeed a model of the scholar-teacher whose professional activities informed and vitalized his work in the classroom. After graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1948, Chuck attended Los Angeles City College, where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in 1950. As a scholar and teacher, he pioneered the study of the fiction of Stephen Crane at a time when Crane was regarded as a literary lightweight whose work was undeserving of academic study, and on the graduate level offered seminars on Ralph Waldo Emerson and Mark Twain. Dayton V. Dullesso-called because John Foster Dulles was the Secretary of State at the timewas decided in 1958 and resulted in a victory for Bruce. Doris served in the WACs during World War II, mustering out as a captain in the Air Force. in 1964. Photo Source: Oklahoman. He published in both Mexico and the U.S. Bill is survived by his wife, Patricia, one daughter, two sons, and five grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Winter 2005, MARTHA M. BRAY, died on October 27, 2004 at the age of 87, of unspecified causes. His autobiography, No Silence! Marked by high comedy as well as high art, the programs raised money for the department's scholarship program. He continued to teach a course, History of Psychology, in retirement until 1986. Ted served as Chair of the Art Department for the final five years of active service at Cal State L.A. A man of many firsts, he was instrumental in the creation of both the campus and statewide academic senates, and served as the first chair of both institutions. Continuing to teach a full load, he wrote literally hundreds of letters and had individual interviews with dozens of retail executives. Recently he had served as Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Studies and continued to be involved in this area up to the time of his death. It was there that he met his wife Sharon at the university library, where they were both doing research. Over several years, he directed the Computer Center, served as director of Institutional Research, and assisted the Chancellor's Office in matters of computer security. (He had never been in a parachute, to say nothing of dropping from a plane in one.) Affectionately known in her professional life as Dr. Lu, she was born Elizabeth Louella Elrod in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 23, 1935, the daughter of John and Pauline Kohn Elrod, but grew up in Marietta, Georgia. She resided at 4455 W. 64th Street, Los Angeles.The Emeritimes, January 1981, JOHN A. PALMER, Vice President for Academic Affairs from 1970 to 1981, died July 1, 1982 after an extended illness. In the course of his career, he wrote nine books and monographs, primarily on applications of technology in education. He was named professor emeritus on his retirement in 1978. In a biographical sketch, she described, As a teacher, I work at helping students reconstruct cultural images relative to the language structures by which artifacts we study may be understood. He was survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.The Emeritimes, Fall 2014, FRANK WINSTON WYLIE, former director of public affairs at Cal State L.A., died in his sleep at home in Santa Cruz on December 16, 2013. Born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on July 17, 1929 to Gustav and Lorinda Bray, Don and his parents, siblings, aunt, uncle, and cousins lived with his paternal grandparents on their dairy farm in Ontario, Wisconsin as a consequence of the Great Depression. His devotion to the department also included the University as a whole. Complicating the selection of the site was a requirement of the State Legislature that the college be located within the city limits of Los Angeles. He was responsible for organizing the Department of Industrial Design at the University of Illinois (1937-38), Chouinard Art Institute (1945-50), and UCLA (1953-54). Evelyn was able to continue her favorite activities, swimming, quilting, and bridge. 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. She edited numerous journals and scholarly publications in her discipline. The Charter College of Education will be holding a memorial service on Monday, October 8; for further information, please call the dean's office at 323-343-4300.The Emeritimes, Fall 2001, BRUCE LARSEN CAMPBELL, Associate Professor of Education, 1977-2001, who specialized in marriage and family sociology, died suddenly at the age of 60 in his home in Glendora on May 6, 2001. Tom relished his role in academic governance, serving in the Academic Senate and on a multitude of key committees. His dissertation is the first theoretical attempt to analyze in detail the initial four years of the Chicano movement in a specific urban location, and from the perspective of a direct participant in L.A. politics and Chicano community initiatives. An experienced teacher and practitioner of couples and family therapy, he developed the master's level program in clinical psychology at Cal State L.A., and taught graduate and undergraduate classes in general psychology and family therapy. Les was instrumental in the formation of the statewide Engineering Liaison Committeea joint venture among the CSU, UC, community colleges, and private institutions. He was a specialist in California history, served for a time as department chair, and was his department's longtime principal graduate adviser. He was an ensign in the campaign for liberation on the Philippine Islands while stationed on Ulithi Island. He enrolled at UCLA to work on his teaching credential, but ultimately transferred to the University of Southern California to pursue his coursework. As a senior member of the Education Special Interest Group of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, an organization that devotes itself to information systems education, he actively contributed to the development of the 2006 and 2010 model curricula for information systems programs across the nation. Not only did he obtain the assistance of Nobel laureates such as Niels Bohr, Enrico Fermi, and Ernest Lawrence, Oppenheimer also recruited many from his circle of bright students he had worked with at UC Berkeley, and he asked for Bruce Dayton by name. The two worked on a couple of papers together that were accepted for a conference in Taiwan and a follow-up at a post-conference presentation at The Peoples University in Beijing, as well as for publication. They traveled frequently, mostly in California, during later years. She wrote a number of professional articles and videotape programs for instructional television about music education and building a positive self-concept through music. When Bruces case finally arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court following denials by lower courts, his brief was heard at the same time with the similar but higher-profile cases of actor and singer Paul Robeson and artist Rockwell Kent. He received a football scholarship in 1948 from Utah State, but was not happy there and subsequently changed to Idaho State. She and her husband now reside in the Monterey Park home in which the Langstons formerly lived.The Emeritimes, Spring 2004, DONALD C. LOWRIE, Emeritus Professor of Zoology, 1956-1972. During that period, Gunjit was able to give employment and internship opportunities to many of his students, some of whom are still employed there. At the memorial service, Ken and Betty were praised by many for their hospitality and friendship, as well as their readiness to lend a helping hand and guidance, especially for young people. At one point during his long and varied life, he had been a musician on a cruise ship. He earned his M.A. His significant publications include The Psychology of Abnormal Behavior , co-authored with Louis Thorpe and Barney Katz; Human Behavior: an Introduction to Psychology , co-authored with Hugh M. Petersen; Money Madness , co-authored with his Cal State L.A. emeritus colleague Herb Goldberg; and Taking Chances: The Psychology of Losing and How to Profit from It . When Bruce asked where he should go to finish his doctorate, Oppenheimer recommended Cornell University, which was doing groundbreaking work in physics on a par with UC Berkeley. Because he was a good listener and reactive, says colleague Joe Casanova, many of us sought him out to test technical ideas. His area of expertise, electron spin resonance spectroscopy, was one relatively unfamiliar to most of his colleagues, and he was always ready to advise them of its applicability, help them plan and carry out experiments, and aid in interpretation. But Joe's special interest in the rehabilitation of persons with mental illness induced him to continue to practice, and he was active for several more years counseling inmates at a nearby prison in Sonoma County. Before he died, he completed two additional books which are due to be published in spring: Special Agent in the Pacific, WW 11Counterintelligence: Military, Political, and Economic and Philosophy of a Concerned Academic Within and Beyond the Ivory Tower. Friedman came to Cal State L.A. in 1968, and has held many positions in the Department of Sociology, including chair, associate chair, principal adviser, and, most recently, graduate adviser. With that degree and experience behind him, Reid was ready for college coaching and was hired at Los Angeles State College on the threshold of its great expansion. He was a mentor and teacher to many business educators in California, and was proud of their involvement in leadership positions at the state and national levels. Interests and Policies in the 21st Century Middle East, appeared in the military magazine, The Officer, in June 2004. He was a founder of Vets with a Mission and Media4Kids, and taught at LeTourneau University and Houston Baptist University. Bert had been at Kaiser Hospital for more than a week as a result of a severe heart attack. Gerry was one of the early members of the growing contingent of University faculty members who have established retirement homes in Laguna Hills, having moved there soon after his retirement in 1967. Throughout his retirement, he volunteered for the Oregon Flora Project. Gerry was born and educated in Michigan. A year later, our Speech Department was able to lure him from Stanford, as he himself recounted in The Emeritimes edition of Fall 1997 celebrating the University's 50 th anniversary, with the opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary program in American studies that it was believed would eventually lead to a doctoral program. He went on to graduate study at Syracuse University, where he received a master's degree in music education and composition in 1937, adding a new interest in music psychology. From 1979 to1981, Jack was a Senior Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Cluj in Romania, and that experience led to his co-translations of two Romanian books, Seventeen Romanian Tales and Stories and The Enlightenment and Romanian Society . After his retirement, Keith developed, organized and coordinated a statewide professional and leadership development in-service project for the California State Department of Education from 1981 to 1986. After the family moved to California, Judy attended high school in Garden Grove and then Fullerton Community College, graduating with her associate degree in nursing in 1963. Until she became too ill to continue, she remained active by taking computer classes and volunteering at the Topanga Historical Society and California Advocates for Re-Entry Education (C.A.R.E.). During his tenure, he served as chair of the Department of Elementary Education, associate dean of the School of Education, and acting dean of the School of Education. He was also an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War and his Vietnam Chronology and articles advocating our withdrawal from Indochina were a noteworthy contribution to the literature surrounding that tormented period in our history. He completed a Master of Music degree in 1956 and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at USC in 1967. It was in 1947 that he met a lovely teenage German girl named Jutta, whom he married and who was to be his beloved wife for the rest of his life. Her brother David predeceased her. He wrote six novels, one of which, "The Trojans," sold more than a million copies, and two of which, "The Far Side" and "Ma Dallas," won Pulitzer nominations. He is remembered for his campus wide celebration of each winter holiday season, leading a choral group around the campus and through buildings singing Christmas carols. in zoology and a Phi Beta Kappa award. She was a talented violinist and violist. from the University of Utah, in 1939 and 1941, respectively, where she taught and also danced in the University orchesis group. Four years later, she moved to Eugene to be close to her son Cary, his wife Joan, and her grandson Miles, who have survived her, daughter Shelly having died in the mid-1990s.A memorial service was held for her on January 11, 2003 at the Eugene Unitarian Church. Carl Jung, a visitor to this same area decades previously, was a lifelong inspiration to him. This provided service to them and provided the university students with excellent opportunities for field experiences. Strongly drawn to political issues and long supportive of the Democratic Party, he began an association with the Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Institute of Public Affairs, a nonpartisan center for applied public policy that he helped bring to the Cal State L.A. campus in 1987. A public memorial service took place on May 30 at Farnsworth Park in Altadena.The Emeritimes, Fall 2013, LOUIS WILLIAM EGGERS, JR., Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1962-1991, the one engineering professor who was elected chair in the half-century of the Cal State L.A. Described by one colleague as a powerful force on campus, a brilliant mind, a deeply committed scholar-activist, and a kind, caring, warm soul, Halisi loved music, poetry, good food, lively debate, and dear friends. According to colleagues with whom she maintained strong friendships, Connie enjoyed her retirement as much as she did her career. Funeral services were held on February 23. degree from Ohio State University in 1960 and taught at University High School in Columbus from 1959 to 1960. He was a self-taught behavior analyst who pioneered an experimental technique called joint control based on basic behavioral principles and B. F. Skinners analysis of language in the book Verbal Behavior.