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Alumnus Andrew Zajac dies fighting Washington wildfires
As a ӰƵ biology major, Andrew Zajac relished any opportunity to go into the field. “Clouds of bugs, pouring rain and hot sun never seemed to dampen his spirits,” said Mike Benard, George B. Mayer Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. “He loved wading around in ponds, h...
Remembering civil rights champion, longtime congressman and CWRU professor Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes, Ohio’s first African-American congressman and an alumnus and faculty member of ӰƵ, died Tuesday with his wife, Jay, by his side. He was 90, and had been diagnosed with lung and brain cancer this summer. “ӰƵ, Cleveland and our entire country have los...
Double alumnus, adjunct faculty member Ethan Schafer passes away
Services will be held this week for Ethan Schafer, PhD, (GRS '01, '04, psychology), an adjunct assistant professor of psychology who died unexpectedly Aug. 8 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was 39. Schafer, a licensed child psychologist, specialized in treating children and adolescents with anx...
Memorial service to be held Wednesday for doctoral student Xiaoyang Zhao
ӰƵ will remember Xiaoyang Zhao, a mechanical and aerospace engineering doctoral student who died April 29, during a 2 p.m. service Wednesday, May 13, in Amasa Stone Chapel. He was 26. Zhao, an international student from China, excelled in his research involving fire safety and was...
Engineering doctoral student Xiaoyang Zhao dies
Xiaoyang Zhao, a mechanical and aerospace engineering doctoral student specializing in fire safety, died unexpectedly Wednesday evening. He was 26. An international student from China, Zhao enrolled at ӰƵ in 2011. He had earned his undergraduate degree that same year from the Univ...
Staff member Cara McManus dies after 18-month battle with lung cancer
Cara McManus was the kind of person whose energy filled a room. When she first came to ӰƵ three years ago, people immediately recognized a special soul. “Cara came to her interview sporting a bright red parasol,” said Rachel Inman, manager of the university’s graduate testing cent...
College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Kenneth Klika passes away
Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, for ӰƵ Assistant Dean Kenneth L. Klika, a stalwart supporter of the College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate and graduate students, and the university’s rowing club. Klika, who led space planning and facilities management for the college, ...
Weatherhead School to remember student Rongrong Yang
Faculty, staff and students in the Weatherhead School of Management’s MBA program will gather this morning to remember Rongrong “Daniel” Yang, a first-year MBA student who passed away Wednesday night. Yang, who would have celebrated his 33rd birthday next month, was found unresponsive in his apartm...
University remembers facilities employee Chris Malloy
Friends and loved ones remembered ӰƵ employee Christopher “Chris” A. Malloy Sr. Wednesday during services at Blessed Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Cleveland. A skilled trades worker specializing in HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) service and repairs, he was 56....
Emerita associate professor Grace Brody passes away
Grace Brody, an emerita associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences who established an endowed professorship in 2007, passed away March 13 at the age of 98. Brody joined the faculty of the Mandel School in the late 1960s and retired in 1986. She was p...