Obituaries
11.3.09Karla Lemon, accomplished Stanford conductor, dead at 55
Conductor and teacher Karla Lemon knew how to draw the best from her musicians.
10.20.09
Kai Lai Chung, emeritus math professor, to be remembered at Nov. 6 gathering
Kai Lai Chung, a renowned specialist in probability, was remembered as an inspirational teacher known for his strong opinions, as well as his love of travel and languages.
10.1.09
Memorial service on Oct. 7 for 'pragmatic Platonist' Julius Moravcsik
Hungarian-born Julius Moravcsik, former Philosophy Department chair, made important contributions to the study of the philosophy of language and of ancient Greek philosophy.
8.6.09
John Barton, professor emeritus of law, dead at 72
Barton worked at the intersection of science and law, from nuclear weapons to international patent rights.
7.31.09
Conyers Herring, scholar of solid-state physics, dies at 94
Conyers Herring, a retired Stanford professor of applied physics whose career greatly influenced the field of materials science, and hence modern electronics, has died.
7.21.09
Margaret Billingham, pioneer in heart transplant pathology, dies at 78
Margaret Billingham, a founder of the field of cardiac transplantation pathology who developed the “Billingham’s criteria” that doctors still use to grade heart transplant rejection, died July 14.
6.17.09
Memorial Resolution: Edward Lee Garwin (1933-2008)
Memorial Resolution: Edward Lee Garwin (1933-2008)
6.17.09
Memorial Resolution: Kosuke Ishii (1957-2009)
Memorial Resolution: Kosuke Ishii (1957-2009)
6.17.09
Memorial Resolution: Herbert Conrad "Hobey" De Staebler (1929-2008)
Memorial Resolution: Herbert Conrad "Hobey" De Staebler (1929-2008)
6.17.09
Irving Schulman, former chair of pediatrics, dies at 87
Irving Schulman, MD, chair emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, who played a leading role in the founding of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, died June 11 of complications of pneumonia at his home on the Stanford campus. He was 87.
