Professor Emeritus Ernie Simpson, who taught at Cal Poly Pomona for 32 years and made immense contributions to the success and evolution of the chemistry department, has died after a brief battle with cancer. He was 78. The longtime Claremont…
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Ramiro Dutra, the founder of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Cal Poly Pomona, died at his Claremont home on April 20. He was 88. Dutra created a department that combines science with hands-on learning to prepare students…
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Rajan Chandra, an electrical and computer engineering professor, died on March 23. Chandra called Cal Poly Pomona home for 35 years. He taught a wide variety of classes for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and supervised…
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John “Jack” O’Neil, a longtime engineering professor who opened his home for nearly three decades to engineering students for a Thanksgiving meal and funded scholarships after retiring, died Feb. 12 after a long illness. O’Neil, a former aerospace engineer for…
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Peter P. Dawson, who was a professor of organizational behavior in the College of Business for 23 years, died Oct. 29 from a stroke. He was 101. Dawson, a retired Air Force colonel, author of multiple books in the field…
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Carolyn Forrester, a longtime instructional support technician in the chemistry department, died Oct. 29 from complications related to cystic fibrosis. Forrester worked at Cal Poly Pomona from 1985 to 2013. In 2010, she was awarded the Governor’s Employee Safety Award…
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Barbara Dev, who served as a lecturer and taught biochemistry in the College of Science, died on Oct. 8 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Holy Names College in Oakland, California then attended…
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Walter Maya, a professor emeritus of chemistry, died Dec. 16 at his Claremont home after battling lung cancer. He was 89. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. at Todd Memorial Chapel, 325 N. Indian…
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Jerry L. Voorhis, a former Cal Poly Pomona professor whose family is tied to the founding of the university, died Nov. 19. He was 80. Voorhis, who taught European history, was the son the late Congressman H. Jerry Voorhis and…
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Wayne Bidlack, who served as dean of the College of Agriculture during a period of great change from 1995 to 2007, died Nov. 2. He was 74. When Bidlack arrived at Cal Poly Pomona in 1995 from Iowa State University,…
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