Professor Emeritus Constantine “Connie” Tempelis
Professor Constantine “Connie” Tempelis Age 85, of Berkeley, Calif. passed away on November 8, 2012. He is survived by sons Bill and Dan, Daughters-in-Law Corinna and Lizabeth and grandchildren Colin,...
View ArticleJames Edwin Jackson MD, MPH ’80
Dr. James Edwin Jackson, who delivered more than 8,000 babies during the course of his career and worked tirelessly to improve health care services for underserved communities, passed away at home on...
View ArticleWilliam Drum MPH ’68
William “Bill” Drum died Jan. 11, 2013, at age 73. Born March 14, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to William and Carolyn Drum, Bill attended Menlo Atherton High School and graduated from Stanford...
View ArticleDr. Helen Wallace, maternal and child health teacher and mentor, dies at 99
Dr. Helen Wallace died Feb. 2, 2013, a little more than two weeks before she would have turned 100. Wallace passed away quietly at her residence in San Diego. She was preceded in death by her life...
View ArticleRonald Lewis Thiele MD, MPH ’66
Ronald Lewis Thiele MD, MPH ’66, died February 9, 2013 in Santa Rosa, Calif., at age 87. He was preceded in passing by his father and mother, Louis and Dorris Thiele of St. Helena, Calif., his wife,...
View ArticleGordon E. Robbins BS ’53, MPH ’60
Gordon E. Robbins died March 1, 2013 at age 81. Born in Oakland and raised in Berkeley, he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. After being...
View ArticleCraig Wolff
Craig Wolff was a first-year doctoral student in the Environmental Health Sciences Program. Prior to entering the doctoral program, Craig earned dual bachelor degrees in mathematics and geography from...
View ArticleGordon Belcourt MPH ’80
Gordon Belcourt, a leader who worked to prevent suicide and curb alcohol abuse among American Indians, died July 15, 2013, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Mont. He was 68. Belcourt had been...
View ArticlePatricia A. Buffler PhD ’73, MPH ’65
Patricia Buffler, an internationally esteemed researcher known for her work on some of the world’s largest studies on childhood leukemia and environmental health, and a former dean at the University of...
View ArticleNimrod O. Bwibo DSc, MPH ’65
Dr. Nimrod O. Bwibo, a tireless advocate for child health and well-being and considered the father of pediatrics in Kenya, passed away on September 28, 2013. Born in rural Kenya in 1932, Dr. Bwibo...
View ArticleRobert C. Cooper PhD, BS ’52
Robert C. Cooper, a professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, died at his home in Martinez, Calif., on February 17, 2015. Cooper was born in San Francisco in 1928 and grew up in...
View ArticleDiane Lewis MPH ’87
After fighting cancer since December, Diane Lewis, UC Berkeley School of Public Health alumna and UC Santa Cruz professor of anthropology emerita, died August 13 in her home surrounded by her daughter...
View ArticlePatricia Poliskey Evans MPH ’66
Patricia Poliskey Evans, 74, of Parkersburg, W.Va., passed away Nov. 7, 2015, at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, after a long battle with cancer. A stem cell transplant at Ohio State...
View ArticleHoward Barkan MPH ’79, DrPH ’80
Howard Barkan MPH ’79, DrPH ’80 died unexpectedly on July 20, 2016. He was 70. His medical research skills emphasizing biostatistics accuracy were his trademark. A legacy of collaboration makes all who...
View ArticleSchool of Public Health Scientist William Edmands dies at 34
Dr. William Edmands, a scientist in the School of Public Health who had been considered an important contributor to the field of metabolomics, died Friday, June 30. He was 34. Dr. Edmands began work at...
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