Hugh O. La Bounty, who served as Cal Poly Pomona’s third president and shepherded the university through a significant period of expansion, died Nov. 7 of natural causes. He was 91. La Bounty arrived at the university’s Voorhis campus in…
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Lori Lebeau-Walsh, a former lecturer in the art department and a Cal Poly Pomona alumna (’92, art), died Aug. 19. She was 65. Lebeau-Walsh taught part-time at the university on and off from 2000 to 2009. When art Professor Emeritus…
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Tricia Alicante, graduate advisor for the College of Business Administration, died on Oct. 10, her 36th birthday, after a short but courageous battle with a rare form of liver cancer. Alicante, who worked at Cal Poly Pomona for more than…
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Larry McMillan, a former engineering professor who mentored faculty and students and was instrumental in helping to raise funds for the construction of Building 17, has died. McMillan, a Los Angeles native and a U.S. Navy veteran who served in…
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Sue Manning, who shepherded some of the biggest news stories in the region during a 38-year career at the Los Angeles bureau of The Associated Press, has died. She was 71. Manning (’72, communications) began honing her skills at the…
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By all accounts, Mark Manlapaz’s family extended well beyond biological boundaries. The Cal Poly Pomona public safety specialist quietly touched lives seemingly wherever he went. Manlapaz was killed June 29, the victim of a stabbing near the entrance to South…
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College professor, homestead farmer, ‘grampa,’ powder ski hound. Professor Emeritus Ralph Henry Miller, former chair of the College of Business Administration’s technology and operations management department, died on April 19 after a long battle with a rare genetic strain of…
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Harry Antoniades Anthony, professor emeritus in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, died Feb. 26. He was 95. In 1971, the College of Environmental Design recruited Anthony to lead its urban and regional planning program, confident that his leadership…
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The Cal Poly Pomona community will celebrate the life of William “Bill” Hauser, a former mechanical engineering professor who had a passion for working with students. An event honoring his memory is scheduled Saturday, Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. to…
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A champion for the equal treatment of all. A loving mother and grandmother. A dedicated employee of more than three decades. Christine Thomas, a one-time president of the Cal Poly Pomona chapter of the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU)…
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