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May 31, 2017
David Boxler, an IT engineer on University Technology's Enterprise Systems team, died this past weekend after a brief illness. He was 58.
Boxler became a full-time university employee in 2014, but previously collaborated with [U]Tech for many years as a vendor consultant.
“This is huge loss that l...

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May 24, 2017
Minnie Ferguson reported for her first day of work at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ on Oct. 28, 1968.
In the nearly five decades since, she became a campus fixture, known for her strong work ethic and feisty but compassionate personality.
“Minnie was kindhearted, loved her family and enjoyed wit...

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April 24, 2017
Former faculty member and alumnus George Aristotle Dines (CLC ’62) passed away April 16. He was 88.
For more than 20 years, he taught at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ.
A wake will be held Tuesday, April 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Yurch Funeral Home (5618 Broadview Road, Parma). His funeral will be ...

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April 18, 2017
If not for Ron Wilson recruiting her to his blossoming theater program at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ, Elizabeth Davis was bound to Boston to study urban outreach and planning—instead of becoming a Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress.
“I am effectively working professionally in the theater because of Ro...

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March 13, 2017
Nobel Laureate George Olah, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry here during the 1960s and ‘70s, died last week at his home in California. He was 89.
Originally from Budapest, Hungary, Olah fled the country with his family during a Soviet military crackdown in 1956. Olah and his fam...

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December 21, 2016
Editor's Note: The opening paragraphs of this article have been edited for clarity.
Two days after greater Cleveland learned of an officer-involved fatal shooting 26 miles southeast of campus, the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ community learned that the individual killed was Saif Nasser Mubarak A...

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December 21, 2016
Editor's Note: The opening paragraphs of this article have been edited for clarity.
Two days after greater Cleveland learned of an officer-involved fatal shooting 26 miles southeast of campus, the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ community learned that the individual killed was Saif Nasser Mubarak A...

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December 14, 2016
Below is an updated version of last week’s report.
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ law student killed by a Hudson police officer Dec. 4 was shot five times, the Summit County Medical Examiner’s office reported yesterday.
The information came a day after Ohio authorities announced that Saif Nasser Mubarak...

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November 07, 2016
Legendary Weatherhead School of Management Professor Richard L. Osborne—better known on campus as the "Gorilla"—died Friday after a brave battle with illness. He was 78.
A member of the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ community for 45 years, Osborne inspired deep admiration and affection among students, colle...

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September 28, 2016
Thomas J. Knab never looked for plaudits; instead, they found him: A Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, and the chief information officer in the College of Arts and Sciences, he earned an international reputation for his ear for music and his mind for technology.
Courtesy of Quire Cleveland
“Cl...