In memoriam, fall 2023
Date range: April 1-June 30, 2023
1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s
Obituaries
1943
William B. Gwathmey, Walkerton, Va., 3/14/2023.
1944
Rutherford B. “Ford” Thompson Jr., Sanford, Fla., 11/15/2022.
1946
Bert J. Sherwood, Los Angeles, Calif., 3/12/2023.
1947
Ridgway M. Dunton, Onancock, Va., 4/26/2023.
Mercedes Fuenmayor Tuggle, North Chesterfield, Va., 12/2/2022.
1948
Charles L. Legg, Roanoke, Va., 10/23/2022.
1949
Wilbur “Lewis” Bradford, Roanoke, Va., 3/25/2023.
Charles W. Moore, Martinsville, Va., 4/6/2023.
1950
Wilber “Gene” Corson, Newport News, Va., 4/22/2023.
Marvin A. Stahl, Bedford, Ind., 5/10/2023.
William H. Sutherland, Saint Paul, Va., 4/1/2023.
1951
Robert A. Hemm, Pelham, N.Y., 4/29/2023.
Leon B. Ufkes, Pasco, Wash., 5/7/2023.
William P. Varson, Pound, Va., 6/3/2023.
1952
Delaney C. Black, Suffolk, Va., 1/27/2023.
Thurman Graham Copeland Jr., Franklin, Va., 3/4/2023.
Dorphus M. Hambrick, Waynesboro, Va., 2/20/2023.
June Maile Hardy, Durham, N.C., 7/14/2022.
Charles M. White, Fort Mill, S.C., 3/9/2023.
1953
Emily Booton Weitz, West Des Moines, Iowa, 1/7/2023.
Robert L. Detterman, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 12/28/2022.
Michael H. Kelly, Manassas, Va., 4/12/2023.
Paul C. Reynolds, Charlotte, N.C., 5/20/2023.
Helen Wulf, Lakewood, N.J., 5/22/2023.
1954
Leroy A. Beach Jr., Rockville, Md., 3/27/2022.
Fred Thomas Craig, Birmingham, Ala., 5/6/2023.
Lenoir H. Lewis Jr., Lady Lake, Fla., 3/10/2023.
William H. Martin, Simpsonville, S.C., 4/22/2023.
1955
Albert H. Barnes Jr., Knoxville, Tenn., 3/16/2023.
Robert R. Cromer, Nokesville, Va., 11/20/2022.
Royer K. Lewis Jr., Springfield, Va., 2/27/2023.
John E. Mocha, Walterboro, S.C., 4/14/2023.
1956
William Onico Barker, Dallas, Texas, 3/25/2023.
Alexander “Terrell” Baskerville, Orange, Va., 5/14/2023.
Charles D. Bowman, Cary, N.C., 4/2/2023.
John H. Cunningham, Youngsville, N.C., 5/19/2023.
John R. “Skip” Little Jr., Lugoff, S.C., 2/22/2023.
Arlen T. Powers, Dacula, Ga., 2/23/2023.
James D. Ramsey Jr., Glen Allen, Va., 3/15/2023.
John M. Richardson Jr., Martinsville, Va., 5/10/2023.
John B. “Whitt” Whitmore Jr., Roanoke, Va., 6/7/2023.
1957
Grady M. Brown, Colonial Heights, Va., 4/17/2023.
Robert L. Dowdy Sr., Henrico, Va., 5/29/2023.
John H. Hash, Nashville, Tenn., 6/20/2023.
Robert M. McEachern, Richmond, Va., 5/10/2023.
Carl T. Meyertons, Houston, Texas, 3/17/2023.
Carl W. Mullenax Jr., Westminster, Md., 5/1/2023.
James L. Swecker, Monterey, Va., 1/12/2023.
1958
Joseph V. Crowling, Rixeyville, Va., 1/5/2023.
Ralph L. “Abe” Lincoln Jr., Kingsport, Tenn., 3/30/2023.
Charles W. Seaver, Abingdon, Va., 5/3/2023.
1959
Godwin P. “Earl” Dunn Jr., Kingsport, Tenn., 5/4/2023.
Thomas E. Ellers, Clearwater, Fla., 4/23/2023.
Walter “Lew” Gallion, Forest, Va., 5/29/2023.
1960
George W. Moore III, Josephine, Texas, 11/14/2022.
Henry C. Page Jr., Valrico, Fla., 5/25/2023.
Brian B. Zittrain, Mechanicsville, Va., 6/22/2023.
1961
Maynard Sexton Burkett, Lebanon, Va., 2/26/2023.
Merrill W. Crews, Cutler Bay, Fla., 5/18/2023.
John S. Crute Jr., Roanoke, Va., 5/14/2023.
Larry A. Davis, Lynchburg, Va., 3/31/2023.
Robert M. Harrison, Clayton, Ga., 5/16/2023.
David M. McCahon, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, 3/27/2023.
Roger K. Oakes, Bedford, Va., 5/26/2023.
Robert V. Peterson, Boone, N.C., 5/2/2023.
1962
William A. Haug, Baton Rouge, La., 5/10/2023.
John Richard Hebel, Shrewsbury, Pa., 6/1/2023.
Edward M. “Mack” Henderson, Dickinson, Texas, 3/18/2023.
John F. Sage, Bland, Va., 3/26/2023.
James Y. Shen, Irvine, Calif., 2/15/2023.
1963
Ronald W. Coiner, Greensburg, Pa., 5/13/2023.
Daniel Goldmintz, Charleston, S.C., 5/1/2023.
Stanley B. Gosney, Danville, Va., 2/23/2023.
James L. Hall, Daleville, Va., 5/9/2023.
1964
Roger D. Bengtson, Provo, Utah, 5/8/2023.
John D. Bolton, Midlothian, Va., 1/28/2023.
Russell H. Coats, Houston, Texas, 2/1/2023.
Robert G. Greene, Nickelsville, Va., 3/28/2023.
1965
Charles “Randy” Climpson, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., 2/9/2023.
Kenneth Crabtree, Jonesville, Va., 2/24/2023.
Barry E. Crotty, Winston Salem, N.C., 6/8/2023.
Lewis P. Fulcher Jr., Bowling Green, Ohio, 5/9/2023.
Roger A. Pruhs, Littleton, N.C., 2/23/2023.
John A. ”J” Tice, Raleigh, N.C., 5/31/2023.
1966
William L. Baker III, Edenton, N.C., 3/18/2023.
1967
George W. Galloway III, Dublin, Va., 5/21/2023.
John R. “Bob” Krezel, Moseley, Va., 4/26/2023.
Elonza T. Turner, Wirtz, Va., 5/30/2023.
1968
Reese V. Bean III, Finksburg, Md., 3/3/2023.
Charles E. Evans, Chesapeake, Va., 6/18/2023.
George A. McConnell, Pulaski, Va., 5/25/2023.
John A. Roberts Jr., North Chesterfield, Va., 6/6/2023.
1969
Garry W. Barnard, Niceville, Fla., 5/14/2023.
Warren H. Charlton, Greenville, N.C., 3/16/2023.
Merle T. Dishon, Hiwassee, Va., 6/15/2023.
Danny R. Franklin, Roanoke, Va., 4/7/2023.
Jerry L. Gay, Prince George, Va., 5/5/2023.
James R. Pagans Jr., Salem, Va., 6/17/2023.
Don K. Robinson, Venice, Fla., 7/16/2022.
Thomas H. Shore, Danville, Va., 6/8/2023.
1970
Donald B. Allen Jr., Hampton, Va., 6/10/2023.
Steven T. Anderson, Martinsville, Va., 5/30/2023.
John E. Creager, United Arab Emirates, 3/29/2023.
Benjamin F. Dyer Jr., Midlothian, Va., 4/3/2023.
John G. Shaw, Etlan, Va., 4/6/2023.
1971
Leonard L. Ashby, Washington, N.C., 4/27/2023.
Gary R. Fravel, Indianapolis, Ind., 6/5/2023.
Robert D. Rice Jr., Culpeper, Va., 3/19/2023.
George “Ken” Robey, Matthews, N.C., 3/18/2023.
Allen L. Wiles, Danville, Va., 5/6/2023.
1972
Stephen N. Bell, Savannah, Ga., 5/2/2023.
David W. Campbell, Falls Church, Va., 4/25/2023.
Charles W. Greene Jr., Newport News, Va., 3/6/2023.
Dean A. Haledjian, Bristow, Va., 5/15/2023.
Roger M. Hill, Concord, N.C., 5/11/2023.
1973
Gregory S. Frazier, Atlanta, Ga., 3/15/2023.
Pamela L. Greenway, Vinton, Va., 2/8/2023.
Charles V. Key, Williamsburg, Va., 5/2/2023.
Lawrence N. McNair II, Valparaiso, Ind., 5/16/2023.
Judy A. Painter, Martinsville, Va., 6/12/2023.
Michael R. Snyder, Sykesville, Md., 12/8/2022.
John E. Thomas, Rochester, N.Y., 6/18/2023.
1974
Susan Englehart Folckemmer, Cockeysville Hunt Valley, Md., 6/26/2023.
Lloyd W. Hofer Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2/25/2023.
1975
Bobby R. Bailey, Bristol, Va., 3/18/2023.
Pamela Buchanan Lawson, Hampton, Va., 5/1/2023.
1976
Patricia Neal Altvater, Waterville, Ohio, 5/5/2023.
Lee G. Boyajian, Flower Mound, Texas, 5/21/2023.
Dwight P. Macock, Oceanport, N.J., 5/10/2023.
John W. Skeen, Clintwood, Va., 5/3/2023.
1977
Steven M. Carroll, Covington, Va., 2/7/2023.
Ronald C. Davis, Woodbridge, Va., 5/12/2023.
Kenton F. Gambill, Strasburg, Va., 3/14/2023.
William J. McCorkindale IV, Norfolk, Va., 5/10/2023.
Nancy R. Phillippi Scott, Wytheville, Va., 4/29/2023.
Benjamin L. Sikes, Port Washington, N.Y., 2/19/2023.
1978
Rufus Knight Jr., Rustburg, Va., 4/16/2023.
Peter F. Senger, Farmville, Va., 4/13/2023.
Stuart K. Sutphin, Chatham, Va., 3/23/2023.
Paul N. Wilson, Boyce, Va., 4/4/2023.
Guy L. Yolton Jr., Richmond, Va., 5/10/2023.
1979
Kelly Conners Brunson, Camden, S.C., 4/4/2023.
Paul L. Campbell, Cleveland, Va., 5/5/2023.
Karen Duke Goff, Damascus, Md., 4/17/2023.
Michael A. Lipford, South Boston, Va., 6/11/2023.
Sheila S. Reyna, Blacksburg, Va., 5/27/2023.
Roger W. Shipley, Baltimore, Md., 6/5/2023.
1980
Mary Beth Davis Cipollina, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 4/24/2023.
Jennie Lee Dietz, San Antonio, Texas, 2/4/2023.
Karen J. Dunbar, Smyrna, Ga., 3/25/2023.
James C. “Jimbo” Fox Jr., Wilmington, N.C., 2/5/2023.
Michael K. Starling, Elkview, W.Va., 6/13/2023.
1981
Philip E. Culpepper, Chapel Hill, N.C., 4/29/2023.
Jolene “Jodie” Moyer Griffith, Saint Augustine, Fla., 5/12/2023.
Gregory D. Schnepp, Atlanta, Ga., 3/30/2023.
M. L. Sheehan, Tybee Island, Ga., 6/1/2023.
Debra S. Starr, Palmetto, Fla., 5/8/2023.
1982
Kenneth J. O'Grady, Littleton, Colo., 4/9/2023.
Barbara Markey Silver, Mohnton, Pa., 5/7/2023.
1983
John R. Brewer, Roanoke, Va., 3/23/2023.
Edith F. Kelsey, Augusta, Ga., 6/4/2023.
Joseph H. Morrison, Poquoson, Va., 5/19/2023.
1984
Gary S. Anderson, Newport News, Va., 2/24/2023.
1985
Armando Garza, King George, Va., 2/3/2023.
Mary Dullaghan Miller, Waynesboro, Va., 4/4/2023.
Terrence E. Rawn, Canal Winchester, Ohio, 2/7/2023.
1986
J.C. “Curtis” Boyd, Richmond, Va., 2/7/2023.
Robert “Scott” Gahn Sr., Houston, Texas, 5/19/2023.
Daniel C. Houston, Shelby, N.C., 3/29/2023.
Cynthia Hunt Morris, Cumberland, Va., 5/7/2023.
Carmelita M. Peters, Bluefield, W.Va., 6/9/2023.
Robert G. Powell Jr., Canton, Miss., 2/18/2023.
Branwen Wright, Christiansburg, Va., 3/31/2023.
Kimberly Wyatt Young, Mechanicsville, Va., 5/22/2023.
1987
Thomas Scott Fletcher, Great Falls, Va., 2/12/2023.
Wanda Dillard McKirahan, Blacksburg, Va., 5/13/2023.
Daniel J. Malyevac, Denver, N.C., 2/17/2023.
Eric R. Michaels, Hickory, N.C., 3/12/2023.
Kathleen June Tooke Mullins, Blacksburg, Va., 5/30/2023.
1988
Kenneth G. Hatch, Midlothian, Va., 1/22/2023.
Linda N. “Lynn” Kemerait, Bostic, N.C., 3/7/2023.
David Kirk, Martinsville, Va., 5/9/2023.
Richard R. Widell, Winchester, Va., 2/15/2023.
1989
Michael G. Broaddus, Bowling Green, Va., 4/6/2023.
Xuong M. Chung-Trans, Lorton, Va., 2/28/2023.
Wendy A. Landgraff Richmond, Centreville, Va., 2/5/2023.
Thomas A. Pollock, Ashburn, Va., 3/20/2023.
1990
Roger S. Askew, Houston, Texas, 2/2/2023.
Michael S. Gallier, King George, Va., 6/20/2023.
1992
Linda M. Hoover, Wilmington, N.C., 12/15/2022.
1993
Marc C. Jarvis, Easton, Conn., 5/20/2023.
1994
David Bryan Allman, Columbia, Pa., 2/21/2023.
Rigoberto Canales, Richmond, Va., 3/28/2023.
James A. Whiticar, Greensboro, N.C., 4/1/2023.
1995
Robert A. King, Collinsville, Va., 4/28/2023.
1996
Julie Galloway Walter, Centreville, Va., 2/15/2023.
1999
Mary L. Predny, Floyd, Va., 5/1/2023.
2001
Bryan C. Beasley, Roanoke, Va., 4/13/2023.
Gregory G. Evans, Orlando, Fla., 2/21/2023.
Steven J. Hughes, Beaverton, Ore., 3/16/2023.
2002
Matthew L. Lang, Shallotte, N.C., 6/21/2023.
2005
Joanne M. Nagurny, Oak Hill, Va., 2/25/2023.
Shanna M. Preston, Dumfries, Va., 5/13/2023.
2006
Carolyn M. Potter, Alexandria, Va., 4/5/2023.
2007
Lauren E. Benishek, Baltimore, Md., 3/11/2023.
2010
Kwang W. “Nick” Kim, Minnetonka, Minn., 2/14/2023.
2015
Alexandra Rife, Fort Wayne, Ind., 4/24/2023.
2016
Travis C. Cruz, Poquoson, Va., 3/7/2023.
2017
Lisa A. Harding, Eighty Four, Pa., 4/10/2023.
2018
Joseph A. Anderson II, Virginia Beach, Va., 3/26/2023.
Obituaries
Faculty/Staff
Jack Allen Cranford, associate professor emeritus of biological sciences in the College of Science, died Aug. 29. Cranford, who joined the university in 1977, achieved international recognition for his research in the field of ecology of small mammals and published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles. He was awarded the biology department’s Most Influential Professor Award by the Class of 2004, the University Alumni Undergraduate Advising Award in 2004, and the National Academic Advising Association Faculty Academic Advising Award in 2005. Cranford retired in 2008.
Mark Virgil Crisman, a professor at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine from 1987-2010, died May 20. Crisman was known for his application of acupuncture in some clinical cases. He was certified by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society.
Norman Eiss, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died June 12. Eiss, who taught at Virginia Tech for more than three decades, was known among his colleagues as a mentor to both peers and students. During his time at the university, he authored numerous papers related to polymer wear mechanisms and surface topography characterization. He was named the George R. Goodson, Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 1989 and retired in 1998.
John Wallace “Wally” Grant II, who taught in the College of Engineering for more than 30 years, died July 12. He was the Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow Emeritus of Engineering Science and Mechanics. Grant joined Virginia Tech in 1981 and helped establish the School of Biomedical Engineering, where he later served as the director and department head. An accomplished researcher and engineer, Grant secured several million dollars in research awards and biomechanics funding from the National Institutes of Health. He was twice awarded a Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the college and received the Frank J. Maher Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. He retired in 2012.
James Robert Lang, who served as Strickler Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies in the Pamplin College of Business, died Aug. 1. Lang, who joined Virginia Tech in 1980, co-founded and was the inaugural director of the Business Leadership Center. During his tenure, he also served as acting department head for the Department of Management, as department head of hospitality and tourism management, and as director of graduate studies for management.Lang retired in 2011.
Michael Anthony Ogliaruso, professor emeritus of chemistry, died Feb. 11. He began his career at Virginia Tech as an organic chemist in 1967. Ogliaruso’s research was in the area of carbocation chemistry. He rose through the academic ranks and served as an associate dean of what was then the College of Arts and Sciences. He was inducted into Virginia Tech’s Academy of Teaching Excellence in 1979 and received the university’s William E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence in 1984. Ogliaruso retired in 1996.
Richard “Dick” Saacke, professor emeritus of dairy science, died on Aug. 20. Saacke joined the faculty of what is today the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) in 1965, devoting his career to excellence in research, teaching, and mentoring graduate students in the field of bovine reproductive physiology and artificial insemination. Saacke was inducted into the CALS Hall of Fame in 2016.
Michael Sporakowski, professor emeritus of human development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, died June 9. Sporakowski joined Virginia Tech in 1970, serving as a professor and eventually department head in the Department of Family and Child Development. He also worked with Cooperative Extension, served as a marriage counselor, and was elected president of the National Council on Family Relations. Sporakowski retired in 2003.
William G. “Bill” Sullivan, professor emeritus in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering, died June 27. Sullivan joined Virginia Tech in 1989. During his career, he made significant research contributions in engineering economic analysis, activity-based and parametric-cost estimating, multi-attribute decision modeling, environmentally conscious engineering, and the microeconomic aspects of lean and agile manufacturing. Sullivan was a two-time recipient of the Eugene L. Grant Award for the best paper in the Engineering Economist. In 2018, Pearson Publishing awarded him the National Engineering Economy Teaching Excellence Award. He retired in 2001.
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