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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Hugh O. La Bounty’s imprint can be seen in nearly every corner of campus. It’s in the reddish-brown concrete of the library’s original building. It resides in every apartment in University Village. And it lives in the offices of Building…
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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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