Obituaries
Lindi Press, alumna, 2003 Amy J. Blue Award winner, dead at 66
Press retired from Stanford last summer after working at Stanford for three decades, including 11 years as academic committee coordinator in the Registrar's Office. She earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Master of Liberal Arts degree at Stanford.
12.21.12
Stanford operations research expert Arthur Veinott dies at 78
Arthur "Pete" Veinott was a professor of management science and engineering who made major contributions to the theory of operations research.
Bill Moggridge, Stanford d.school professor and developer of laptop computer, dies at 69
Bill Moggridge, d.school professor, co-founder of IDEO and designer of the first laptop computer, dies at 69.
9.5.12
Memorial service for Stanford President Emeritus Richard W. Lyman to be held Oct. 2
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Stanford Memorial Church for Stanford University President Emeritus Richard W. Lyman, who died in May.
Richard W. Lyman, Stanford's seventh president, dead at 88
Stanford President Emeritus Richard W. Lyman, known for his unequivocal stance against the violent student protests that erupted on campus during the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, died Sunday at 88.
Michel Boudart, Stanford chemical engineer and expert in catalysis, dies at 87
Professor Boudart taught at Princeton and Berkeley but was best known for his five decades at the heart of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford. His influence shaped catalysis during the post-war period when energy, defense and space industries demanded a deeper understanding of chemical reactions.
Walter F. W. Lohnes, Stanford professor emeritus of German Studies, dies at 87
Walter Lohnes, author of the book that became the standard for beginning German language textbooks, changed the way German is taught in the United States and abroad.
4.26.12
Helmut Krawinkler, expert on structural design and earthquake engineering, dies at 72
Helmut Krawinkler, professor emeritus in civil and environmental engineering, and a leading expert in structural design and earthquake engineering, died April 16. Krawinkler fundamentally changed the process of evaluating seismic safety and damage potential.
4.26.12
Stanford vascular surgeon Weesam Alkhatib dies at 34
Weesam Kassim Alkhatib, a clinical instructor in surgery at the School of Medicine, died April 14 of a rare form of cancer. He was 34. Alkhatib was appointed a clinical instructor in 2010 after doing a surgery fellowship at Stanford.
Thomas Cover, acclaimed information theorist and electrical engineer, dies at 73
Cover, who loved sports and betting, made landmark contributions in information theory, statistics, data compression, pattern recognition and investment strategy.
