Obituaries
Elliott Levinthal, Stanford professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dead at 89
In a career that ranged from radar to medicine to outer space, Elliott Levinthal played an instrumental role in the schools of Engineering and Medicine, and in the rise of Silicon Valley.
Robert Osserman, noted Stanford mathematician, dies at 84
In addition to his important research, Bob Osserman brought math to a broad audience through public conversations with comedian Steve Martin, among others.
Chester McGlockton, Stanford football defensive assistant, dies at 42
Chester McGlockton, who served on the Stanford Football coaching staff for the past two seasons, died Wednesday, Nov. 30. He was 42 years old. Before coming to Stanford, McGlockton played 12 seasons in the NFL.
10.25.11
Stanford's John McCarthy, seminal figure of artificial intelligence, dies at 84
McCarthy created the term "artificial intelligence" and was a towering figure in computer science at Stanford most of his professional life. In his career, he developed the programming language LISP, played computer chess via telegraph with opponents in Russia and invented computer time-sharing.
10.14.11
Laser pioneer Anthony Siegman dies at 79
Laser pioneer Anthony Siegman dies at 79: "Almost nothing that interested him was simple, but he could make complex issues pretty clear – and did so in his legendary book, Lasers," said Burton McMurtry, one of his earliest students.
Engineering Professor Donald Dunn is dead at 85
Donald Dunn was both an engineer and a lawyer. He was a noted expert in microwave technology and telecommunication who helped found the Department of Engineering–Economic Systems in the 1960s, a department that would later become the Department of Management Science and Engineering.
10.5.11
Memorial service set for Albert 'Al' Hastorf
A memorial service will be held on Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Church for Albert "Al" Hastorf, who died last week in Palo Alto at the age of 90.
Judge Pamela Ann Rymer, former trustee and devoted volunteer, dead at 70
Pamela Ann Rymer, a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and a Stanford alumna who served on the university's Board of Trustees for a decade, died on Sept. 21. Two new scholarships have been established in her name.
Albert Hastorf, professor emeritus of psychology, former vice president and provost, and former dean of the School of Humanities & Sciences, dead at 90
Albert "Al" Hastorf, a pioneer in the study of social interaction and social perception, has died. Hastorf spent three decades teaching, conducting research and serving as a top administrator at Stanford.
Stanford Engineering Professor Robert C. Carlson dies at 72
Robert C. Carlson, a professor in the School of Engineering for more than four decades, died Sept. 6 in Palo Alto. A memorial service is planned for 4 p.m. on Sept 28 at Stanford Memorial Church.
