UA faculty members we lost in 2015
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These are some of the University of Arizona faculty members we lost in 2015.
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Read Peter Ffolliott's obituary here. He was Professor Emeritus of Watershed Management at the University of Arizona.
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Read Richard Lopez's obituary here. UA faculty member.
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Read Susan Rubin's obituary here. Susan Rubin was a UA faculty member.
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Read Stephen Wangensteen's obituary here. Stephen Wangensteen was Chief of Surgery at the University of Arizona.
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Read Walter Birkby's obituary here. Walter Birkby was a University of Arizona professor and worked for the Office of the Medical Examiner where the forensics lab has been named in his honor.
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Read Richard Ruiz's obituary here. Richard Ruiz was head of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona.
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Read Edward Dyl's obituary here. He headed the Finance Department in the University of Arizona Eller College for 12 years and then continued to teach until his retirement in 2012.
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Read James McBrearty's obituary here. UA faculty member.
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Read William Sibley's obituary here. Dr. Sibley was a founding father of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and first head of its department of neurology.
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Read Jimmye Hillman's obituary here. Long-time professor at the University of Arizona and an influential international economist.
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Read Maureen Hannley's obituary here. She was a Clinical Associate Professor in Otolaryngology at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine.
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Read Young Kim's obituary here. UA faculty member.
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Rafe Sagarin, who died in May, loved the Sea of Cortez. He was a University of Arizona associate research scientist who worked at Biosphere 2. Read the article here.
- UA Institute of the Environment
Read Hans Van Etten's obituary here. He was a professor at the University of Arizona,
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Read Peter Ffolliott's obituary here. He was Professor Emeritus of Watershed Management at the University of Arizona.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Richard Lopez's obituary here. UA faculty member.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Susan Rubin's obituary here. Susan Rubin was a UA faculty member.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Stephen Wangensteen's obituary here. Stephen Wangensteen was Chief of Surgery at the University of Arizona.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Walter Birkby's obituary here. Walter Birkby was a University of Arizona professor and worked for the Office of the Medical Examiner where the forensics lab has been named in his honor.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Richard Ruiz's obituary here. Richard Ruiz was head of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Edward Dyl's obituary here. He headed the Finance Department in the University of Arizona Eller College for 12 years and then continued to teach until his retirement in 2012.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read James McBrearty's obituary here. UA faculty member.
- Submitted photo
Read William Sibley's obituary here. Dr. Sibley was a founding father of the University of Arizona College of Medicine and first head of its department of neurology.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Jimmye Hillman's obituary here. Long-time professor at the University of Arizona and an influential international economist.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Maureen Hannley's obituary here. She was a Clinical Associate Professor in Otolaryngology at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Read Young Kim's obituary here. UA faculty member.
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Rafe Sagarin, who died in May, loved the Sea of Cortez. He was a University of Arizona associate research scientist who worked at Biosphere 2. Read the article here.
- UA Institute of the Environment
Read Hans Van Etten's obituary here. He was a professor at the University of Arizona,
- CLASSIFIEDS / ARIZONA DAILY STAR
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