All Entries in the "In Memoriam" Category
In Memoriam: Margaree Crosby, 1941-2024
Dr. Crosby was the first Black woman to earn tenure as a professor of education at Clemson University. She was an active participant in the civil rights movement and a member of the “Greenville Eight” – a group of students whose protest ultimately lead to the desegregation of a public library in South Carolina.
In Memoriam: Diane Edmund Griffin, 1940-2024
Diane Edmund Griffin taught at Johns Hopkins University for over four decades. She was an expert on infectious disease who frequently lent her expertise to national and global organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization.
In Memoriam: Yinghui Guo
For the past 16 years, Dr. Guo taught Chinese language and literature as a senior lecturer with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
In Memoriam: Caroline Radesky, 1986-2024
Dr. Radesky was a scholar of United States history and women’s and gender studies. She held teaching appointments at the University of Iowa, Harvard University, and Simmons University in Boston.
In Memoriam: Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway, 1929-2024
Dr. Ridgway was a scholar of Greek and Italian art and archaeology. She taught at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania for over three decades.
In Memoriam: Cynthia Paris, 1949-2024
Cynthia Paris’ career in higher education spanned over four decades. At the University of Delaware, she served as an associate professor of human development and family sciences and director of the Lab School.
In Memoriam: Linda Fay, 1946-2024
Linda Fay taught as a professor of nursing at SUNY Canton for over three decades. Throughout her long tenure, she was honored several times for her outstanding teacher contributions.
In Memoriam: Martha May Tevis
A scholar of the history and philosophy of education, Martha May Tevis taught at what is now the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for five decades.
In Memoriam: Ann Gill
Originally trained as an attorney, Ann Gill taught at Colorado State University for over 30 years. She served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts for more than a decade.
In Memoriam: Hualing Nieh Engle, 1925-2024
Professor Engle was a Chinese novelist and professor emerita at the University of Iowa, where she co-founded the university’s International Writing Program.
In Memoriam: Peggy Lynn Davis, 1961-2024
Peggy Davis was in her 27th year with Virginia State University’s department of athletics at the time of her passing. Throughout her career, she received several awards for her work in intercollegiate athletics, including the CIAA Athletic Director of the Year on seven separate occasions.
In Memoriam: Kathleen Hollowell, 1946-2024
Kathleen Hollowell’s 40-year career in education included service in Massachusetts public schools and the University of Delaware, where she founded the Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center.
In Memoriam: Maxine Mimms, 1928-2024
Dr. Mimms served as a faculty member at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, for two decades, including 10 years as the founding director of the college’s Tacoma campus.
In Memoriam: Mary Helen Goldsmith, 1933-2024
Mary Helen Goldsmith was a scholar of plant physiology. She taught molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, as well as forestry and environmental studies at Yale University for three decades
In Memoriam: Susan Jacobs Johnson, 1945-2024
Dr. Johnon was a longtime professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She also spent several years of her career as a practicing trial lawyer.
In Memoriam: Anne Clifford
Anne Clifford was the first woman appointed to the Msgr. James A. Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State University. Her academic interests including feminist theology, creation theology, and natural sciences.
In Memoriam: June Frazer, 1936-2024
Dr. Frazer was a tenured professor of English at Western Illinois University for more than two decades. After her retirement, she was an elected member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives for three terms.
In Memoriam: Frances Conley, 1940-2024
In 1982, Dr. Conley became the first woman in the United States to be awarded tenure in neurosurgery. As a professor at Stanford University, she was dedicated to advancing women’s equity in academic medicine.
In Memoriam: Kristin Bervig Valentine, 1933-2024
For nearly three decades, Dr. Valentine served as a professor of communication and women’s studies at Arizona State University. Her academic interests centered around performance studies.
In Memoriam: Mona Sheinfeld Hersh-Cochran, 1934-2024
Dr. Hersh-Cochran was the first woman to ever receive a doctorate from Southern Methodist University in Texas. After receiving her Ph.D. in economics, she went on to teach at Texas Woman’s University for more than three decades.
In Memoriam: E. Jane Doering, 1932-2024
Dr. Doering taught French literature at the University of Notre Dame for two decades. Throughout her lifetime, she authored three books on the works of French philosopher Simone Weil.
In Memoriam: Sybil Haydel Morial, 1932-2024
When pursuing her graduate education in the 1950s, Haydel Morial was denied enrollment at Tulane University and Loyola University because of her race. She went on to become an active member of the civil rights movement and advocate for voting rights in New Orleans as well as aerving as an administrator at Xavier University of Louisiana.
In Memoriam: Marilyn Lillith Minus, 1977-2024
Dr. Minus taught mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University for more than a decade. Earlier this year, she stepped away from Northeastern to become senior vice president and CTO for Hexcel.
In Memoriam: Rejane Genz, 1923-2024
For 25 years, Dr. Genz taught French literature at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. During her tenure, she helped to develop the college’s first women’s studies program.
In Memoriam: Charis Eng, 1962-2024
Dr. Eng made significant research contributions in the field of genetics and genomic medicine, including the discovery of a connection between the PTEN gene and Cowden Syndrome. She was also committed to advancing medical education and clinical research through her several leadership roles at the Cleveland Clinic.
In Memoriam: Christine Capetola, 1987-2024
For the past three years, Dr. Capetola served on the faculty of the department of African American studies at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Capetola’s work centered around the intersections of queer, Black, sound, affect, and performance studies.
In Memoriam: Cynthia Griffin Wolff, 1936-2024
Dr. Wolff served as a professor of humanities at MIT for more than two decades. She was a scholar of 19th- and 20th-century American women writers, authoring biographies on Emily Dickinson and Edith Wharton.
In Memoriam: Margaret Patrice Slattery, 1926-2024
Dr. Slattery had a long tenure at what is now the University of the Incarnate World in San Antonio, Texas. She was a professor of English who later served as the institution’s president and chancellor.
In Memoriam: Monica Vance, 1975-2024
Vance served as director of student disability services at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania for the past six years. In this role, she focused her efforts on DEI initiatives, student accessibility, and disability rights.
In Memoriam: Ann Abadie, 1939-2024
Dr. Abadie’s career was dedicated to advancing research and academic initiatives regarding southern U.S. history. For over three decades, she led the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.
In Memoriam: Joanne S. Frye, 1944-2024
Dr. Frye’s academic career was dedicated to literature, social justice, and women’s studies. At the College of Wooster in Ohio, she founded the women’s studies program, which she chaired for several years.
In Memoriam: Mary Zeiss Strange, 1950-2024
Dr. Strange served as a professor of women’s studies and religion at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, for nearly three decades. She also served as the college’s inaugural director of the women’s studies program.
In Memoriam: Maxine Frank Singer, 1931-2024
Dr. Singer was pioneer in the field of molecular biology. She held several leadership roles with prestigious research institutions, and was influential in advancing diversity in STEM.
In Memoriam: Hope L. Christiansen
Throughout her over three-decades-long career at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Christiansen taught both undergraduate and graduate courses on French language and literature and was active in the university’s study abroad program.
In Memoriam: Mildred Stahlman, 1922-2024
Dr. Stahlam began her career at the Vanderbilt University medical school in 1951 and remained on the faculty until her death. She was a pioneer in advancing the treatment for lung disease in premature infants and established one of the first newborn intensive care units dedicated to treating babies with respiratory complications.
