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Ira Michael Heyman, chancellor of UC Berkeley from 1980 to 1990 and professor emeritus at the School of Law and in the Department of City & Regional Planning, has died. He was 81.
Obituaries archive
Feb. 27 campus memorial to honor former chancellor I. Michael Heyman
February 16, 2012:
A public memorial honoring the life of I. Michael Heyman, the sixth chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, at the International House, located in the southeast corner of the UC Berkeley campus.
East Asia scholar Robert A. Scalapino dies at 92
November 4, 2011: Robert A. Scalapino, the Robson Research Professor of Government emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a renowned expert in the field of East Asian studies, died Monday, Nov. 1, in Oakland, of complications from a respiratory infection. He was 92.
Political scientist Harold Wilensky dies at age 88
November 1, 2011: Harold L. Wilensky, professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, Berkeley, died at his Berkeley, Calif., home on Sunday, Oct. 30, after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 88.
Campus to remember those who died during 2010-11
September 7, 2011: Berkeley’s 10th annual campus memorial service, Wednesday, Sept. 28, will honor those of its own who passed away during 2010-11.
Jojo Mends, shuttle driver and Berkeley grad, dies at 62
August 24, 2011: Yokojo Sam “Jojo” Mends, a much-loved campus shuttle driver and UC Berkeley graduate, died August 14 at Eden Medical Center. The Ghanian native, who had worked in various roles on campus since 1983, was 62.
Lee Schipper, renowned energy analyst, dies at 64
August 19, 2011: Leon (Lee) Schipper, a world-renowned energy analyst who often critiqued U.S. energy policy, died Tuesday (Aug. 19), three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 64.
Research associate Rebecca Wenk dies at 31
August 18, 2011: Rebecca Wenk, a research associate in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, died after a brief battle with thyroid cancer on Thursday, July 14. She was 31.
Wine industry pioneer Kirby Moulton, 83, dies
July 6, 2011: Kirby Moulton, internationally recognized extension economist at the University of California, Berkeley, passed away on May 20. He was 83.
Range management expert Harold Heady, forestry professor emeritus, dies at 95
June 9, 2011: Professor Emeritus of Forestry Harold F. Heady, recipient of the Berkeley Citation in 1991 for his contributions to range management and the university, has passed away at the age of 95.
Paleontologist and sustainability advocate Bill Berry dies at 79
June 1, 2011: William B. N. Berry, a paleontologist and long-time advocate of environmental sustainability, died of cancer on May 20 at the age of 79. Berry was former director of the Museum of Paleontology, chair of the Department of Paleontology and director of the Environmental Studies Program.
Russian history authority Nicholas V. Riasanovsky dies at 87
May 24, 2011: Nicholas Valentine Riasanovsky, an emeritus professor of European history at UC Berkeley, and a leading authority on the history of Russia, died May 14 in an Oakland, Calif., nursing home following a long illness. He was 87.
Eugene Lee, former IGS director, dies at 86
April 29, 2011: Eugene Lee, professor emeritus of political science, longtime director of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, and a distinguished scholar of California government, died Wednesday, April 27, at his Sonoma home. He was 86.
Sandy Elberg, former Grad Division dean, dies at 97
April 26, 2011: Sanford Samuel (Sandy) Elberg, professor emeritus at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health and former dean of the Graduate Division, died Apr. 8. He was 97.
William Brinner, scholar of Near Eastern studies, dies at 86
February 9, 2011: William “Ze’ev” Brinner, a professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who was known for his commitment to fostering understanding between Muslims and Jews, died at his Berkeley home on Feb. 3 after a lengthy illness. He was 86.
Memorial service for Charles Muscatine is Sunday
February 8, 2011: A memorial service for Charles Muscatine, late Professor Emeritus of English, will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, February 13, 2011, in the Pauley Ballroom of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union.
J-School benefactor David Logan dies
January 25, 2011:
David Logan, whose endowment created the Investigating Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley, died Jan. 22 in Chicago. He was 93.
Geoffrey Keppel, scholar of human memory, dies at 75
January 10, 2011: Geoffrey Keppel, a professor emeritus of psychology at UC Berkeley whose research expanded our understanding of what causes humans to forget, died Dec. 31, 2010, after a long struggle with chronic lymphatic leukemia. He was 75.
Muscatine memorial on Feb. 13
January 3, 2011: A memorial service for the late Charles Muscatine, a University of California, Berkeley, emeritus professor of English, is set for 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Pauley Ballroom of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union.
Catherine ‘Kay’ Kerr, environmentalist and widow of UC president, dies at 99
January 3, 2011:
Catherine “Kay” Kerr, a dedicated environmentalist and widow of Clark Kerr, the 12th president of the University of California system, died Saturday (Dec. 18). She was 99.
Richard N. Goldman, philanthropist, adviser and friend of the university, passes away
November 30, 2010: UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued a statement today on the passing of Richard N. Goldman, who died Sunday, Nov. 28, at the age of 90. Birgeneau called Goldman “a visionary philanthropist, remarkable business leader and public citizen, and devoted friend and alumnus.”
Charles Desoer, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences, dies
November 4, 2010:
Charles A. Desoer, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the UC Berkeley, died Monday at age 84.
Susanna Barrows, scholar of modern French history, dies at 65
November 2, 2010:
Susanna I. Barrows, a professor emerita of history at the University of California, Berkeley, and an authority on modern French history, died at her home in Berkeley on Wednesday, Oct. 27, after a suspected heart attack. She was 65.
Anthropologist Burton Benedict dies at age 87
September 23, 2010: Burton Benedict, a professor emeritus of social anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and former director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, died of heart failure on Sunday (Sept. 19) at his Berkeley home. He was 87.
Campus to remember those who died over the past year
September 7, 2010:
On Monday, Sept. 27, the Berkeley campus will gather for its ninth annual memorial service to honor those of its own who passed away during the past year.
Memorial service planned for UC Berkeley sophomore and plane crash victim Misha Dawood
August 3, 2010:
A memorial service is being planned for Sunday, Aug. 29, for Misha Dawood, a UC Berkeley sophomore and rising soccer talent who was among 152 passengers killed last Wednesday in what is being deemed Pakistan’s deadliest air crash.
Architecture professor and activist Kenneth Simmons dies at 77
August 2, 2010: Kenneth Harlan Simmons, a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, died of cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 6 at the age of 77. He was known for his work in equal rights, urban planning and community development from San Francisco to Detroit, Harlem and South Africa.
World-renowned astronomer Donald C. Backer dies at age 66
July 29, 2010: Don Backer, a professor at UC Berkeley’s Department of Astronomy, and a world leader in the field of radio astronomy, died on Sunday, July 25. He was 66.
Jean Gray Hargrove, music library benefactor
July 27, 2010:
Jean Gray Hargrove, an alumna whose generosity helped build the campus music library that bears her name, died July 12 at her Berkeley home.
Philip Frickey, leading scholar in federal Indian law, dies at 57
July 16, 2010:
Philip Frickey, one of the nation’s foremost experts on federal Indian law, died Sunday, July 11, at the age of 57.
