Clark University - Clark News fall 2003
In Memoriam (fall 2003)
Harold Marcus '58, historian of Africa and Distinguished Professor of History at Michigan State University, died Jan. 15, 2003.
Dr. Marcus earned his Ph.D. from Boston University in 1964 and went on to an impressive career as a teacher and scholar. He taught African history at Michigan State University for more than 35 years and also held teaching positions at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, Khartoum University in Sudan and Osaka Gadai University in Japan. His scholarship focused on Ethiopia, but he also studied and wrote widely about African history and on the development and decline of colonialism in Africa and worldwide. Dr. Marcus' research earned many major awards, including grants from the Fulbright and Rockefeller foundations.
Dr. Marcus wrote and edited many books and articles and was the editor of Northeast Africa Studies. He wrote the definitive biography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I of Ethiopia, and his “History of Ethiopia” is widely considered the best short history of the country. Dr. Marcus was also the founding editor of H-Africa, a moderated electronic discussion group that is part of H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Marcus was a dedicated public intellectual. He made many television and radio appearances and shared his expertise with the U.S. government and the press. He was also an advocate for human rights for the people of northeastern Africa, the whole of Africa and beyond.
Several officials from Ethiopia attended a memorial service for Dr. Marcus held at Michigan State University in the spring. Clark alumni and friends remembered Dr. Marcus with a special ceremony on campus during Reunion Weekend in May 2003.
Duilio Giannitrapani '53, an expert on the analysis of brain activity, died Nov. 29, 2002.
Dr. Giannitrapani was known around the world for his pioneering research on the spectral analysis of the EEG and intelligence, and for his studies of dementia. He was the author of “The Electrophysiology of Intellectual Functions” and “The EEG of Mental Activities,” both of which are in Clark's Goddard Library.
Dr. Giannitrapani also had a passion for architectural restoration. Among his major projects, Dr. Giannitrapani restored a Frank Lloyd Wright house for his family home in Oak Parks, Ill, and a stone stagecoach headquarters, ca. 1790–1810, in Harford County, Md.
Paul R. Pintrich '75, world-renowned scholar and longtime professor at the University of Michigan, died suddenly on July 12, 2003 of a massive stroke while on a bike tour.
Dr. Pintrich was a professor of education and psychology and the chair of the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His pioneering research focused on the development of motivation and learning in adolescence. He taught courses in educational psychology, child and adolescent development, motivation and learning. He also has served as the associate dean for research for the School of Education at Michigan.
Dr. Pintrich has published more than 110 articles and book chapters and is co-author or co-editor of nine books, including the “Advances in Motivation and Achievement” series. He has served as president of Division 15-Education Psychology for the American Psychology Association and won the 1999 Best Research Review Article Award from the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Pintrich also won the Class of 1923 Award of Education for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and was an exceptional mentor of numerous graduate students. He has been a visiting fellow at Oxford University and a distinguished visiting scholar at Ben Gurion University in Israel.
Dr. Pintrich had a zest for life. He enjoyed traveling and presented papers at conferences worldwide. He was a world traveler, often with his wife Liz, loved trips home to visit his family and enjoyed the coast of Maine and Cape Cod. Dr. Pintrich was an avid bicyclist and participated in 50- to 75-mile bike tours. He was also a dedicated baseball and football fan, especially for the University of Michigan Wolverines football.
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Joseph Baldwin '36 Manchester, Conn., June 27, 2003.
Sumner Berlin '40 Newton, Mass., Jan. 2, 2003.
Carl Blomfield M.A. '34 Clinton Township, Mich., Nov. 25, 2002.
William Brown '50 Holden, Mass., Aug. 26, 2003.
Lillian Chapin '67 Worcester, Mass., April 10, 2003.
Walter Daby '60 Worcester, Mass., May 23, 2003.
Bernard Duesel '29, M.A. '30 Goshen, N.Y., May 2, 2003.
Marilyn Furlong M.A. '60 Bridgewater, Mass., Sept. 23, 2002.
Duilio Giannitrapani M.A. '53 Ph.D. '58, West Chester, Pa., Nov. 29, 2002.
Leah Green Troy, Mich., March 31, 2003.
Paul Houle '51 Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 11, 2003.
Eino Laakso '28, M.A. '31 West Webster, N.Y., March 3, 2003.
Rodney Nelson '38 Greenville, R.I., Feb. 22, 2003.
Paul Pintrich '75 Ann Arbor, Mich., July 12, 2003.
Robert Reynolds '43 Thompson, Conn., May 10, 2003.
Joseph Roycroft Malden, Mass., Aug. 19, 2002.
Robert Sawicki '42 Vienna, Va., May 19, 2003.
Arnold Shaw M.A. '56 Auburn, Mass., May 16, 2003.
Thomas Southwick '30 Leicester, Mass., Oct. 14, 2002.
Clark Sundin '59 Holden, Mass., July 29, 2003.
Richard Wiley '57 Brookline, N.H., March 25, 2003.
Malcolm Williams '48, M.A.Ed. '50Simsbury, Conn., June 28, 2003.
John Woods '51 Shrewsbury, Mass., June 17, 2003.
Seymour "Si" Wapner, professor emeritus of psychology, died Sept. 28 at the age of 85. A memorial tribute to Professor Wapner will be published in the winter 2004 issue of Clarknews. |
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