UChicago News

Bertram Cohler, psychologist and esteemed teacher, 1938-2012

William Harms — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:54 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Bert Cohler will be held at 6 p.m. June 4 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.

Bertram Cohler, a UChicago psychologist and celebrated teacher who was an expert on family life and transitions, died May 9. Cohler, 73, was the William Rainey Harper Professor in the College.

Cohler’s primary appointment was in Comparative Human Development, with joint appointments held in Psychology, Psychiatry and...

Larry Sjaastad, scholar of international economics, 1934-2012

William Harms — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:12 -0500

Larry Sjaastad, professor emeritus of economics and a leading expert on trade in Latin America, died May 2. A resident of Hyde Park, he was 77.

Sjaastad made fundamental contributions to economics across a wide spectrum of topics including public finance, international economics and exchange rate theory.

“Larry’s teaching and the bonds he made with students have had a huge effect in Latin America,” said Jorge Garcia-Garcia, PhD’75, a senior evaluation...

Emmet Larkin, prominent scholar of Irish history, 1927-2012

William Harms — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:56 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Emmet Larkin will be held at 3 p.m. May 30 in Bond Chapel. A reception will follow in the Swift Hall Commons Room.

Emmet Larkin, a University of Chicago history professor and one of the nation’s leading scholars of Irish history, died March 19 at the age of 84.

Scholars in both the United States and Ireland credit Larkin with bringing important insights into the importance of the Catholic Church in Ireland...

Peter Novick, celebrated scholar of history, 1934-2012

William Harms — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:35 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Peter Novick will be held at 3 p.m. May 22 in Bond Chapel, with a reception to follow in the Swift Common Room.

Peter Novick, a University of Chicago historian whose specialty was the study of history itself, or historiography, died Feb. 17 at the age of 77. Novick, professor emeritus of history, used his formidable skills to explain how different views of the...

Paul Gitlin, beloved teacher of social work, 1926-2012

Julie Jung — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:26 -0500

Paul Gitlin, a beloved teacher and associate professor emeritus at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, died Jan. 23. He was 85.

Gitlin’s early experiences as a social worker helping school-age children informed his later work as an educator. He helped build SSA’s group work program along with Profs. Irving Spergel and Mary Lou Somers. The group work sequence, initiated in 1958-59 and directed by...

Alumna Lynn Margulis dies at 73, following distinguished scientific career

Steve Koppes — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:08 -0500

National Science medalist Lynn Margulis, AB’57, Lab,'54, one of the most influential biologists of her day, died Nov. 24 at her home in Amherst, Mass., at the age of 73.

Margulis, who was a distinguished university professor in geophysical sciences at the University of Massachusetts, received the 1999 National Medal of Science from President Clinton in a White House ceremony. She was cited “for...

Morris Philipson, former director of University of Chicago Press, 1926-2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:26 -0500

Morris Philipson, director emeritus of the University of Chicago Press and a leading figure in academic book publishing, died Thursday, Nov. 3. Philipson, 85, was a resident of Chicago.

He was a lion in the publishing world and served as director of the Press from 1967 to 2000. During his tenure — the longest of any director in the Press’s 119-year history — he raised the bar in academic publishing to...

J. Parker Hall III, Life and Emeritus Trustee, 1933 — 2011

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:45 -0500

J. Parker Hall III, longtime president of Lincoln Capital Management and an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Chicago, died Sept. 22. Hall, 78, was a resident of Winnetka.

He was the third generation of James Parker Halls to serve the University. His grandfather, James P. Hall, was the first permanent Dean of the Law School, serving from 1904 until his death in 1928. His father, J. Parker Hall, a graduate of the University, was University Treasurer from 1946 until his...

Herman L. Sinaiko, longtime College professor and Plato scholar, 1929-2011

Susie Allen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:06 -0500

Update: A memorial service for Herman L. Sinaiko will take place Friday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. in Bond Chapel. Seating will begin at 3:30. Those who cannot attend the service may view it on cTV or at the UChicago Live page on Facebook.

Herman L. Sinaiko, a beloved teacher in the College and a scholar of Plato, died Sunday, Oct. 2 in Hyde Park after battling lung cancer...

James Bowman, expert on pathology and blood diseases, 1923-2011

John Easton — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:48 -0500

Update: A memorial service for the late Dr. James E. Bowman will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. Seating in the chapel will begin at 9 a.m. No cameras or recording equipment will be allowed in the chapel. A reception will follow at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Bowman Society of the University of...