Robert Edward Willard, professor emeritus in the College of Business Administration, died Oct. 17 in San Diego. The longtime Cottonwood, Ariz., resident was 80 years old. Willard taught at Cal Poly Pomona for 16 years from 1976 to 1992 where…
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Greg Carr, staff member in landscape services, died Oct. 15 after battling cancer. He was 47. Carr started at Cal Poly Pomona in January 2007. He maintained Kellogg House Pomona and the surrounding hiking trails, as well as the student…
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Russ Anchondo, an electrician in facilities planning & management, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Aug. 5. He was 55. Anchondo, who lived in Rialto, joined the Cal Poly Pomona community in April 1996. He enjoyed restoring motorcycles, and went…
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Eugene “Gene” K. Keating, professor emeritus and former chair of the animal & veterinary science department, died May 8 in Spokane Valley, Wash. He was 83. Keating taught at Cal Poly Pomona for 34 years and chaired the department from…
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Katherine Wells, a 30-year member of the university community, lost her 10-year battle with cancer Monday. She was 57. Wells was a fixture in Graphic Communications Services during her tenure at Cal Poly Pomona, and she worked in various capacities.…
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Charles Richard Stapleton, professor emeritus of urban and regional planning, has died. He was 87. Stapleton taught in the College of Environmental Design from 1973 to 1989. He also chaired the department from 1976 to 1977. He died of cancer…
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John W. Francis, who helped establish the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, died April 7 at age 85 in his San Dimas home. Francis, an attorney, came to Cal Poly Pomona to in 1960 to teach business law and was tapped…
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Economics Professor James Sutton, one of the longest-serving professors at Cal Poly Pomona, died at age 77. Sutton, one of the founding members of the economics department, joined Cal Poly Pomona in 1964 and continued teaching until his death on…
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Lynne Emery, a former professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion, and a pioneer among women faculty on campus, has died after a long battle with cancer. “She always reminded us of the importance of equity,” says Perky…
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Frank Wein, a lecturer in the urban & regional planning department at Cal Poly Pomona and a leader in his profession, died Jan. 24. He was 59. Wein was as one of the nation’s most respected urban and environmental planners,…
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