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In Remembrance
In addition to Lee Sigelman
and Robert H. Smith, we note
the passing of the following
members of our Columbian
College community over the
past 12 months:
Department of Physics Chair
and Professor Barry Berman,
74, whose expertise was in
experimental nuclear physics.
berman joined the GW faculty
in 1985 and was named a
Columbian College of Arts
and Sciences Distinguished
Professor in 1998. He worked
at the livermore national
laboratory for more than
20 years, was a fellow of the
American Physical Society,
and published more than
400 scholarly articles. berman
was also an accomplished
musician, merging his love for
music with his love for science
in a popular Physics of music
course he taught.
robert m. dunn Jr., 71,
professor emeritus of
economics, retired from GW
in 2009 after more than 40
years on the economics faculty.
He taught microeconomics,
macroeconomics, and
international trade and
finance at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Dunn
authored and co-authored
numerous publications,
including the textbook
International Economics, which
is now in its sixth edition from
Routledge Publishing. His
articles appeared in the Journal
of Political Economy, and he
wrote numerous columns for
The Washington Post and The
New York Times.
Alumnus and Heritage Society
member John W. Kendrick, 92,
PhD ’55, an expert in the field
of productivity and chief
economist for the u.S.
Department of Commerce
in the 1970s, taught in the
Department of economics
for more than 30 years.
A respected scholar, he
wrote more than a dozen
books, including the popular
textbook Productivity Trends in
the United States. At Columbian
College, he is remembered
as a dedicated colleague
who profoundly influenced
generations of scholars
and practitioners.
Alumnus and research pioneer
hans lineweaver, bA ’30, mA
’33, developed the lineweaverburk
equation for enzyme
kinetics. He was 101
at the time of his death. During
a 40-year tenure at the u.S.
Department of Agriculture,
he led efforts to improve food
processing and safety practices
for eggs and poultry. He became
president of the institute of
Food Technologists in 1971
and authored or co-authored
more than 100 technical
publications. He was the
holder of six patents.
ruth helm osborn, 90,
professor emeritus and
founder of the Department of
Women’s Studies, established
“Developing new Horizons for
Women,” one of the country’s
first continuing education
programs for females. A true
pioneer in the field, she
advised more than 400
colleges and universities on
women’s programs. osborn
earned both her master’s
degree and her doctorate in
counseling, education, and
psychology from GW. She
retired from the university
in 1979. A past president of
The Columbian Women
of GWu, she was a recipient
of the Distinguished Alumni
Achievement and Service awards.
James W. robb, 92, professor
emeritus of Romance languages
and an authority on the mexican
essayist Alfonso Reyes, joined
the Columbian College faculty
in 1958. He taught language
courses in Spanish, French, and
Portuguese before retiring in
1996. Robb also lectured
extensively and directed
symposia on ibero-American
literature, traveling to countries
throughout the Spanish- and
Portuguese-speaking world.
Professor of Geography and
Geosciences george stephens,
66, earned both his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in geology
from GW. He joined the faculty
in 1978 and served in numerous
administrative and committee
capacities, including as deputy
director of the university Honors
Program. Stephens was highly
regarded as a caring and
dedicated teacher and mentor.
Students particularly admired
his passion as they trekked
with him over the terrain
that formed the laboratory
for his classes.
Retired Professor of english
literature robert h. Walker Jr.,
85, joined the Columbian
College community in 1959
and served as director of the
American Studies Program.
He published several books
including The Poet and the
Gilded Age: Social Themes in
Late Nineteenth-Century
American Verse. before retiring
in 1996, Walker won u.S. State
Department and Fulbright
grants to study in europe,
South America, Asia, and
the middle east.
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