In Memoriam
We note with regret the deaths of these members of our Rutgers community and extend condolences to their families, colleagues, and friends.
| Name | Department | Position | Date of Passing | Date of Flag Lowering *Active Employee or Retiree |
Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts, William J. | SEBS/NJAES | Professor | May 21, 2020 | TBD | |
| Pender, Barbara | Public Safety | Security Officer | May 11, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Kupcho, John | Rutgers Cooperative Extension | Essex Cty Agricultural Agent Chair - Dept. of Agriculture & Natural Resources |
May 11, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Bilinski, Barbara | Pharmacology | Office Manager | May 10, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Sokolowski, Thomas | J. Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum | Director | May 6, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Johnson, Cindy | Procurement | Category Analyst | May 4, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Berlin, Zeke | Theater & Speech | Professor Emeritus | April 28, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Richardson, Bennie | IPO: Environmental Services-Newark | Senior Environmental Services Worker | April 25, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Gerwig, John Lester | Cooperative Extension | Professor Emeritus Dean/Director of Cooperative Extension |
April 24, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Blocker, Rodney | IPO: Material & Logistical Services | Sr. Material Handler | April 21, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Carr, Patrick | Sociology | Associate Professor | April 16, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Muckenhoupt, Dr. Benjamin | Mathematics | Professor Emeritus | April 13, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Ng, Francis (Kim Wah) | Rutgers Business School - Finance & Economics | Assistant Professor | April 12, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Loukedis, Helen | Physical Plant | Assistant to Superintendent | April 11, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Mandel, Ruth B. | Eagleton Institute of Politics | Board of Governors Professor Sr. Scholar & Former Director CAWP Former Director of Eagleton |
April 11, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Cancro, Peter | Osher Life Long Learning Institute at Rutgers | Unit Admin/Specialist | April 10, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Evanowski, Stella | Library of Science & Medicine | Library Assistant | April 10, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Wheeden, Richard | Mathematics | Distinguished Professor Emeritus | April 9, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Rosen, Dr. Joseph D. | Food Science | Professor Emeritus | April 9, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Zablocki, Benjamin | Sociology | Professor Emeritus | April 6, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Regala, Alfredo | RWJMS | User Support Specialist | April 6, 2020 | TBD | No Details Available |
| Wall, Dr. Cheryl A. | English | Distinguished Professor Board of Governors Professor Zora Neale Hurston Professor |
April 4, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Cicala, Susan | UCHC | UCHC Staff Nurse | April 4, 2020 | 04/15/2020 - 04/16/2020 | Obituary |
| Mercado-Rodriguez, Pedro | University Police | Security Officer | March 30, 2020 | TBD | Obituary |
| Leonard, Zimika | IPO: Envir. Services-Newark | Environmental Service Worker | March 30, 2020 | 04/13/2020 - 04/14/2020 | No Details Available |
| Wacker, Peter O. | Geography | Professor Emeritus | March 24, 2020 | 04/06/2020 - 04/07/2020 | Obituary |
| Singleton, Barbara | UCHC | UCHC Mental Health Clinician | March 17, 2020 | 03/30/2020 - 03/31/2020 | Obituary |
| Chavous, Quentin | Spanish History | Professor | March 12, 2020 | N/A | Obituary |
| Ferrara, Michael | University Budget Office | Assistant Director of Budget & Resource Studies | March 9, 2020 | 03/25/2020 - 03/26/2020 | Obituary |
| Wittman, Gail | Douglass College | Assistant Dean of Students | February 24, 2020 | 03/17/2020 - 03/18/2020 | No Details Available |
| Cartmell, Peter | Board of Trustees Board of Governors |
Emeritus Former Member |
February 22, 2020 | 03/13/2020 - 03/16/2020 | Obituary |
| Ochs, Robert F. | University Public Safety | Assistant Vice President of Public Safety | February 19, 2020 | 03/23/2020 - 03/24/2020 | Obituary |
| Fosbre, Susan Ann | RWJ-ObGyn-Chairman's Office | Program Administrator | February 14, 2020 | 03/04/2020 - 03/05/2020 | Obituary |
| Muha, George | Chemistry | Professor Emeritus | February 13, 2020 | 03/11/2020 - 03/12/2020 | Obituary |
| Taylor, Derrick | UBHC | Mental Health Clinician | February 5, 2020 | 03/02/2020 - 03/03/2020 | Obituary |
| Johnson, Dr. William | RWJ Neurology House Staff | Professor of Neurology | January 30, 2020 | 02/24/2020 - 02/25/2020 | No Details Available |
| Spiegel, Marilyn | 4-H Cumberland | County Agent | January 29, 2020 | 02/19/2020 - 02/20/2020 | No Details Available |
| Keene, Yvonne | SASN - Office of Academic Services | Assistant to the Dean | January 29, 2020 | 02/17/2020 - 02/18/2020 | Obituary |
| Valance, James | NJMS Radiology | Nuclear Medical Technician | January 22, 2020 | 02/10/2020 - 02/11/2020 | No Details Available |
| Barros-Neto, Jose | Mathematics | Professor Emeritus | January 14, 2020 | 02/03/2020 - 02/04/2020 | Obituary |
| Arnold, Igor | Rutgers Business School | Unit Computing Manager | January 11, 2020 | 02/12/2020 - 02/13/2020 | No Details Available |
| Buchanan, Elena S. | Board of Trustees Counseling Service |
Trustee Assistant Dean |
January 5, 2020 | 01/23/2020 - 01/24/2020 | Obituary |
| Myers, Yvonne | Housing | Custodian | January 1, 2020 | 02/05/2020 - 02/06/2020 | No Details Available |
| Eveleigh, Douglas | SEBS-Biochemistry & Microbiology | Professor Emeritus | December 30, 2019 | 01/29/2020 - 01/30/2020 | Obituary |
| Chen, Dr. Chwen-Mei | UCHC | Dentist | December 29, 2019 | 03/09/2020 - 03/10/2020 | Obituary |
| Hill, Nancy | CINJ-OHRS Regulatory | Program Development Analyst | December 22, 2019 | 01/08/2020 - 01/09/2020 | Obituary |
| Schrancz, Andrew | IPO | Sr. Carpenter/Maintenance Mechanic | December 14, 2019 | 02/26/2020 - 02/27/2020 | Obituary |
| Chao, Hua | IPO | Custodian | December 1, 2019 | 01/13/2020 - 01/14/2020 | No Details Available |
| Romatowski, Thomas | Golf Course | Golf Course Supervisor | November 27, 2019 | 01/06/2020 - 01/07/2020 | No Details Available |
| Walden, Theodore | School of Social Work | Professor | November 20, 2019 | 01/21/2020 - 01/22/2020 | Obituary |
| Pogers Pogroszewski, Patricia | Plant Pathology | Secretary | November 20, 2019 | 01/15/2020 - 01/16/2020 | Obituary |
| Foster, William | Biological Sciences | Professor/Chair | November 21, 2019 | 12/09/2019 - 12/10/2019 | No Details Available |
| Reynolds, Linda | Hurtado Health Center | Health Technician | November 19, 2019 | 12/16/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Obituary |
| Jastive, Danilo | Treasury Operations Compliance | Accounting Manager | November 9, 2019 | 12/11/2019 - 12/12/2019 | Obituary |
| Voorhees, Donald | Maintenance Service-CAC | Senior Maintenance Mechanic | October 17, 2019 | 10/28/2019- 10/29/2019 | No Details Available |
| Lakatos, David | Facilities Maintenance Services | Grounds Worker | October 11, 2019 | 11/04/2019 - 11/05/2019 | No Details Available |
| Bodden, Astor "Vince" | Camden IT | Web Developer | September 23, 2019 | 10/09/2019 - 10/10/2019 | Obituary |
| Hillard, Harry | BSPPP Dean's Office | Part-Time Lecturer | September 14, 2019 | 10/07/2019 - 10/08/2019 | Obituary |
| Messing, Dr. Joachim | Institue of Microbiology/Waksman Institute | Director | September 13, 2019 | 10/02/2019 - 10/03/2019 | No Details Available |
| Lawson, Glenda | Facilities Maintenance Services | Senior Custodian | August 22, 2019 | 09/23/2019 - 09/24/2019 | Obituary |
| Deutsch, Ira | Facilities Design | Sr. Project Design Engineer | August 13, 2019 | 09/18/2019 - 09/19/2019 | Obituary |
| White, Claude | Board of Trustees | Trustee | August 10, 2019 | 09/06/2019 - 09/09/2019 | Obituary |
| Wagner, Cheryl | Professional Accounting | Secretary | August 8, 2019 | 09/16/2019 - 09/17/2019 | Obituary |
| Murray, James | University Procurement | Supervising Buyer | August 7, 2019 | 09/25/2019 - 09/26/2019 | Obituary |
| Brown, Bertha | UBHC Behavioral Health | Secretary | August 3, 2019 | 09/04/2019 - 09/05/2019 | No Details Available |
| Panlilio, Maria | University Inn | Event Coordinator | August 2, 2019 | 08/26/2019 - 08/27/2019 | Arrangements |
| Walden, Robert | NJMS | Sr. Director Administration | August 2, 2019 | 08/19/2019 - 08/20/2019 | Obituary |
| Rivers, Jr. Dudley H. | Board of Trustees Board of Governors |
Emeritus | July 29, 2019 | 08/09/2019 - 08/12/2019 | Arrangements |
| Robinson, Shennell | Camden School of Business | Administrative Assistant | July 27, 2019 | 08/14/2019 - 08/15/2019 | No Details Available |
| Karel, Dr. Marcus | Food Science | Professor | July 25, 2019 | 08/21/2019 - 08/22/2019 | Obituary |
| Grafton, Louise | MGSA-Theater Arts | Part-Time Lecturer | July 20, 2019 | 10/30/2019 - 10/31/2019 | No Details Available |
| Hoddeson, David | English Department | Associate Professor | July 18, 2019 | 08/05/2019 - 08/06/2019 | Obituary |
| York, Thomas | Rutgers Business School | Assistant Professor | July 17, 2019 | 08/07/2019 - 08/08/2019 | Obituary |
| Martens, Peter | Co-op Extension Service - County 4-H | County Agent | July 5, 2019 | 07/17/2019 - 07/18/2019 | Obituary |
| Gordon, Broc | IPO Facilities | Operating Engineer III | July 2, 2019 | 07/22/2019 - 07/23/2019 | No Details Available |
| Chao, Caroline | MGSA Theater Arts | Teaching Instructor | June 23, 2019 | 07/24/2019 - 07/25/2019 | No Details Available |
| Bird, Richard | Registrar | Registrar | June 17, 2019 | 06/24/2019 - 06/25/2019 | Obituary |
| Grasso, John | Communications | Adjunct Professor | June 15, 2019 | 06/26/2019 - 06/27/2019 | Obituary |
| Westbrook, Paul | SEBS-Agricultural Econ & Marketing | Part-time Lecturer | June 16, 2019 | 08/26/2019 - 08/27/2019 | Obituary |
| Morales, Jorge | IPO-Material & Logistical Services | Supervisor | June 9, 2019 | 06/19/2019 - 06/20/2019 | Obituary |
| Bors, Elizabeth | Douglass Project | Sr. Student Programs Coordinator | May 26, 2019 | 06/052019 - 06/06/2019 | No Details Available |
| Torre, Jennie | Repair Department | Secretary | May 24, 2019 | 06/12/2019 - 06/13/2019 | Obituary |
| Glickman, Dr. Norman | Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy | Retired University Professor | May 8, 2019 | 06/10/2019 - 06/11/2019 | Obituary |
| Bergen Jr., Dr. Stanley S. | University of Medicine & Dentistry | Founding President Emeritus | April 24, 2019 | 05/09/2019 - 05/10/2019 | Obituary |
| Hess, Charles | Cook College | Founding Dean | April 13, 2019 | 05/02/2019 - 05/03/2019 | Obituary |
| Schwalb, Dr. Marvin | NJMS | Professor of Microbiology | April 10, 2019 | 05/06/2019 - 05/07/2019 | Obituary |
| Ayres, Vincent | University Police | Security Officer | April 6, 2019 | 04/24/2019 - 04/25/2019 | No Details Available |
| Kinsella, Cornelia M. | Department of Mathematics | Business Specialist | April 4, 2019 | 04/17/2019 - 04/18/2019 | Obituary |
| Lehne, Dr. Charles R. | Political Science | Professor Emeritus | March 30, 2019 | 04/22/2019 - 04/23/2019 | Obituary |
| Beck, Felix M. | Board of Trustees Board of Governors |
Emeritus | March 26, 2019 | 04/11/2019 - 04/12/2019 | Obituary |
| Mackenzie-Nadonley, Gail | Science and Computer Education Center | Accounting Specialist/Math | March 16, 2019 | 04/29/2019 - 04/30/2019 | No Details Available |
| Giske, Alma | Student Finance Services | Acting Supervisor | March 13, 2019 | 03/27/2019 - 03/28/2019 | Obituary |
| Tiger, Dr. Virginia | English Department | Professor | March 12, 2019 | 04/15/2019 - 04/16/2019 | Obituary |
| Hill Sr., Frederick J. | Athletics | Head Baseball Coach (Retired 2014) |
March 2, 2019 | 03/21/2019 - 03/22/2019> | Obituary |
| Leib, Walter | Board of Trustees | Emeritus | March 1, 2019 | 03/14/2019 - 03/15/2019 | Obituary |
| King, Dr. Donald | Library and Information Studies | Professor | February 21, 2019 | 03/18/2019 - 03/19/2019 | Obituary |
| Gomez, Dolores | Maintenance Service | Custodian | February 13, 2019 | 02/27/2019 - 02/28/2019 | No Details Available |
| Alvarez, Michael | Newark Athletic and Recreation | Assistant Director Athletics | February 5, 2019 | 02/13/2019 - 02/14/2019 | No Details Available |
| Bartone, Denise | NJAES Food Innovation Ctr | Marketing Specialist | February 4, 2019 | 02/25/2019 - 02/26/2019 | Obituary |
| Mappen, Marc | Faculty of Arts and Science-Newark | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | January 6, 2019 | Obituary | |
| Esper, William | Theater Arts | Professor Emeritus | January 26, 2019 | 02/11/2019 - 02/12/2019 | Obituary |
| Williams, Winston | Newark Comparative Med | Senior Animal Caretaker | December 22, 2018 | 02/07/2019 - 02/08/2019 | No Details Available |
| Martin, Eddie | University Police | Security Guard Sergeant | December 8, 2018 | 01/07/2019 - 01/08/2019 | Obituary |
| Bolikal, Durgadas | SAS Ctr Biomaterials | Assistant Research Professor | October 28, 2018 | 01/09/2019 - 01/10/2019 | Obituary |
| Still, Cecil Dr. | Plant Sciences Department | Professor Emeritus | November 26, 2012 | 12/11/2012 - 12/12/2012 | Obituary |