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In Memoriam (summer 2005)
Vitold Arnett '35, a retired psychiatrist and dedicated supporter of the University, died March 3.
Dr. Arnett grew up in Worcester, Mass., and was educated in the Worcester public schools. In the 1930s, he was hired by Clark Professor and Biology Department Chair Hudson Hoagland, who founded the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology in 1944. Hoagland hired Dr. Arnett to drive a car full of physiological recording equipment back and forth from Clark to Worcester State Hospital, where Hoagland was making some of the first measurements of brain electrical activity in mentally ill patients.
Seeing the young man's potential, Hoagland arranged for Dr. Arnett to receive a scholarship to Clark. After graduating with his bachelor's degree, Dr. Arnett earned a doctorate in biology at the University of Rochester. He received a medical degree at Cornell University and served in the U.S. Army as a physician. Dr. Arnett moved to New York City, where he practiced psychiatry for more than 35 years. Upon retirement, he moved to Tenafly, N.J.
An avid reader throughout his life, Dr. Arnett saw an article in Scientific American in 1993 about genetic research at the Worcester Foundation and recalled how Hoagland had given him a start on his career path. He made a major donation to the Worcester Foundation to establish the Vitold Arnett Professorship in cell biology and made a leadership gift to Clark to fund the Vitold Arnett '35 Research Laboratory in the new Cathy '83 and Marc '81 Lasry Center for Bioscience. The Arnett Research Laboratory is used by fungal biologist David Hibbett.
Dr. Arnett is remembered as an intense man of many intellectual pursuits, who possessed an abiding faith in the power of science to improve the human condition.
Elizabeth Cohen '53, a former member of Clark's Board of trustees, died March 12. A longtime faculty member at Stanford University, Professor Cohen founded "Complex Instruction," a groundbreaking pedagogy that applied sociological theory to promote equity in the classroom.
After graduating from Clark, Professor Cohen received her master's degree in 1955 and her Ph.D. in 1958 from Harvard University. She began her career at Stanford University in 1962 as a lecturer in sociology and education and became a full professor in education and sociology in 1975. In 1979, Professor Cohen founded the Program for Complex Instruction that she directed until her retirement in 1999. The program, which has been adapted for use in elementary and middle schools nationally and internationally, uses special strategies of teaching and support for teachers whose classes are culturally and academically diverse. Professor Cohen successfully developed ways to promote equality among small groups of heterogeneous students, while maintaining high-quality instruction, by valuing the different kinds of positive contributions different children make to classroom life and learning.
In addition to her pioneering work in education and sociology, Professor Cohen chaired more than 86 doctorates in education and influenced the lives of countless students. She also wrote many books and articles including the widely used "Designing Groupwork: Strategies for Heterogeneous Classrooms" and "Working for Equity in Heterogeneous Classrooms: Sociological Theory in Practice," which she coedited. Professor Cohen received a 1998 Presidential Citation of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the 2003 Award for a Distinguished Career in Applied Sociology of Education presented by the Sociology of Education Special Interest Group of AERA. She served in several professional positions and organizations, including chair of Social Sciences in Education at Stanford's School of Education and vice president of the Sociology of Education Association.
An avid supporter of Clark, Professor Cohen was a member of the Jonas Clark Fellows and established with her husband the Elizabeth G. '53 and Bernard P. Cohen Endowed Fund to support research in education at Clark's Jacob Hiatt Center for Urban Education.
John Robert Dunkle Sr. Ph.D. 55 died May 22, 2005.
Dr. Dunkle was born on June 30, 1924, in Jacksonville, Fla. He served as a weather observer in the Army Air Corps in World War II. In addition to his Clark degree, Dr. Dunkle also earned degrees at the University of Florida and the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Dunkle was professor of geography at the University of Florida for 46 years and was named professor emeritus after he retired. Dr. Dunkle and Erwin Raisz authored the first statistical atlas of Florida. He painted and sculpted throughout his life.
Jacqueline (Choiniere) Imai 50 died March 2, 2005.
Mrs. Imai was born in Webster, Mass., and spent part of her life in Salt Lake City and St. Louis, before returning east to Albany, N.Y. in 1960 with her husband, Hideshige Imai. She was an avid reader and genealogist and enjoyed gardening, home improvement, crossword puzzles and travel. Mrs. Imai was an active member of the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany. She was also a founding member of the Japanese Cultural Association of the Capital District and was active with the Federation Franco-Americain de New York. Mrs. Imai had a long and varied career with stints as a research lab technologist, a social worker for Albany County and New York State, executive director of the Guilderland Community Center and a translator. She was a Master Gardener for the Cooperative Extension of the State of New York. Those who wish may send donations in Mrs. Imais name to University Advancement Office, Clark University, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610.
Patricia Love 81, vice president of State Street Bank in Boston and a longtime supporter of Clark, died April 16.
After graduating from Clark, Ms. Love remained connected to the Clark community and was a familiar face on campus and at Clark events. She was actively involved with the Clark Alumni Association and a member of the former Alumni Council. Ever grateful for the scholarship support she received as a Clark student, Ms. Love contributed to the University's recent $106 million capital campaign for scholarship support for current and future generations of Clark students. She was also a member of the Jonas Clark Fellows and supported the Dolan Field House project.
"Patti Love's passing hit all of her friends here at Clark with shock and disbelief," says Bill Bennett M.P.A. '97, director of Alumni Affairs. "She was one of our most energetic and valued alumni, and we miss her."
Gifts in memory of Ms. Love will endow a scholarship for well-deserving students. Send donations to University Advancement Office, Clark University, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610-1477.
Deaths:
- Vitold Arnett '35, Alpine, N.J., March 3, 2005.
- Philip Atkinson '56,Fitchburg, Mass., Feb. 5, 2005.
- Elizabeth Cohen '53, Stanford, Calif., March 12, 2005.
- Peter Comalli '49, M.A. '51, Ph.D. '56, Skippack, Pa., Feb. 24, 2005.'
- John Davis '37, East Woodstock, Conn., May 3, 2005.
- John Dunkle Ph.D. '55, Tuscon, Ariz., May 22, 2005.
- S. Norman Feingold M.A. '40, Rockville, Md., Feb. 13, 2005.
- Muriel (Bergstrom) Hall '47, Worcester, Mass., Feb. 11, 2005.
- Jacqueline (Choiniere) Imai '50, Orange County, Calif., March 2, 2005.
- Patricia Love '81, Cambridge, Mass., April 16, 2005.
- William McGranaghan '54, Northboro, Mass., March 1, 2005
- Robert Melville '37, Garrett Park, Md., March 15, 2005.
- Larissa (Hanuszczak) Sacovitch M.A. '81, Worcester, Mass., Dec. 9, 2004.
- John Scrimgeour '69, Worcester, Mass., Sept. 7, 2004.
- Darryl Wiejaczka M.A.Ed. '55, Windsor, Mass., Jan. 28, 2005.
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