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Church of the Presentation

1515 w. benjamin holt dr, stockton, ca 95207.

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Mass Times during COVID-19

• Saturday 8:00am , 5:00pm , 7:00pm (Spanish)
• Sunday 7:00am , 8:45am , 10:30am (Spanish) , 12:15pm , 2:15pm (Spanish) , 5:00pm
• Tuesday 5:30pm (Spanish)
• Friday 7:00pm (Spanish) - 1st Friday only
• Weekdays 7:00am , 12:15pm

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• Adoration Thr: 5:30pm-7:30pm , Mon: 8:00am-10:00am , Wed: 8:00am-10:00am , Fri: 8:00am-10:00am , Tue: 8:00am-9:00am , Thr: 8:00am-9:00am
• Confessions Mon: 5:00pm-5:45pm , Wed: 5:00pm-5:45pm , Fri: 5:00pm-5:45pm , Sat: 9:00am-9:30am

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Church of the Presentation in Stockton, California

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Saturday 5 pm, 7 pm Spanish Sunday 7 am, 8:45 am, 10:30 am, 12:15 pm, 2:15 pm Spanish, 5 pm

Daily Mass Times Monday-Friday 7 am, 12:10 pm Saturday 8 am

Confession Times Monday, Wednesday, Friday 5-5:45 pm Saturday 9 am

6715 Leesburg Place, Stockton, CA 95207

209-472-2150

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Saturday Vigil at 5:00pm Livestream Sunday morning at 7:30*, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am & Sunday evening at 6:30pm*

Palm Sunday, 7:00am.

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Monday – Saturday 9:00am During Lent: Mon.-Fri. 9:00am & 12:15pm / Sat. 9:00am

Holy Days of Obligation 9:00am, 12:15pm & 7:30pm. Mass schedule will be posted on the home page.

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Church Of The Presentation (Stockton)

1515 W Benjamin Holt Dr, 95207 – Stockton (California)

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• Monday – Friday 6:30 AM (Adoration Chapel)
• Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 AM (Adoration Chapel)
• Saturday 8:00 AM (Adoration Chapel)
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• Each Saturday before the 8:00 AM Mass
• Each Tuesday in the Adoration Chapel, from 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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• The Holyday –       10:00 AM

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The Holy Family: The Perfect Family?

The Sunday after Christmas is the Feast of the Holy Family. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are the perfect model for families. In their home in Nazareth, it was literally “heaven on Earth” because their love and unity were a mirror of the love and unity of the Holy Trinity. In a mystical way, St. Joseph represents God the Father, Mary represents God the Holy Spirit, and of course, Jesus is God the Son! During the thirty years of Jesus’ “hidden life,” their living together must have been something wonderful. The love just kept growing and growing. St. Joseph became more and more holy because his work and everything he did was literally for God and for Our Lady! Mary’s Immaculate Heart burned with a flame of love greater than all the angels and saints combined as she “treasured all of these things in her heart” (Luke 2:51). Jesus remained with them for thirty years because it was not necessary to leave the home or the village in order to begin his mission. His mission was love, and it began within the confines of that poor house and that modest town. Within this small space, the mind and the heart of God’s Incarnate Son were growing. His human heart and mind were developing and expanding until they began to embrace all of humanity: “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52). Our High School Youth Group chose the name “Youth 252” because of this passage in the Gospel of Luke: chapter two, verse 52, which describes what was happening to Jesus when he was twelve years old. 

The Holy Family was perfectly holy, but that doesn’t mean that everything was perfectly easy and went perfectly smoothly. The Bible clearly shows that the family life of the Holy Family was filled with many dark, difficult, and disturbing days. Simeon foretold that the child would face opposition and that Mary’s heart would be pierced. They fled in fear when the innocents were slain in Bethlehem. They suffered deprivation during their exhausting exile in Egypt. They experienced deprivation and uncertainty when they settled in the poor, obscure village of Nazareth. They had no fame or distinction and lived the same life of hard labor as every family in that village. Scripture says that when Jesus was twelve, they lost him for three days. Tradition says that when Jesus was still young, Joseph died and that Joseph had been tormented by the foreknowledge that he would not be there with his wife on the day of their Son’s saving sacrifice. Joseph’s death left a sad, silent space in their home and in their workshop.

The Bible is clear that family life is a great blessing, but that it always has its struggles and its shadows. Love is a risk, but it is worth it. We should not let it bother us if our families are not perfect. It is the Divine Will that we live together with our families despite all the vagaries, uncertainties, and tragedies. Family life is not perfect, but it leads us to the only perfection that matters: that of the heart. That is why God came and spent thirty years in a family, and only three years on a public mission. 

For this Feast of the Holy Family today, we have a very long Gospel reading (Luke 2:22-40) which describes both the joys and the sorrows of family life. It is the joyful mystery of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. When Mary and Joseph proudly present the baby Jesus to the temple priest, “Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted —and you yourself a sword will pierce.’” 

Then the Gospel story describes the life of a woman who had tried to find happiness in married life but only found the deep pain of being a widow and a life of prayer and sacrifice like that of a nun. The prophetess Anna “lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.” Here, we see again that marriage and family life are not always perfect. Many people marry but do not experience perfect happiness because of sickness, death, childlessness, sorrow, and separation. But we should not run away from family life. Today’s feast reminds us to strive to go back to our hometown and spend quality time with our family. We must return to the family as the place where the children can grow into strong adults, and where the adults can practice the virtues that make them grow in maturity and holiness. We must do what the Holy Family did after presenting Jesus in the temple: “They returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”

Gospel Meditation

Do we sometimes think that Jesus is given only to the highly qualified, special religious people? In the Gospel of Luke today we hear about the presentation of the Lord in the temple. The newborn son of God is passed around like a baton in a relay race, not guarded like a precious jewel or a breakable china dish. We can see him going from the arms of Mary to Joseph, then to the priest performing the ceremony, then to Simeon the old man, and then to Anna the old widow. Each one receives him and then hands him to the next. A tidal wave of joy and thanksgiving follows wherever he is placed. Believe me, you are qualified to hold Jesus in your arms. How can I say that with such confidence? Because the mother decides who is qualified. The Blessed Virgin, embodied in the Church, holds him out to you and me. She rejoices to place him in our arms to hold and to hand him on, too.

— Father John Muir

Mensajes de Nuestros Ministros

Reflexión semanal del p. mark.

La Sagrada Familia: ¿Una Vida Familiar Perfecta?

Este domingo después de la Navidad es la Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia. Jesús, María y José son el modelo perfecto para las familias. Su vida familiar en el hogar de Nazaret era lo que se dice “heaven on earth” (“un cielo en la Tierra”), porque su amor y su unidad eran como un espejo del amor y la unidad de la Santísima Trinidad. De manera mística, San José representa a Dios Padre, María representa a Dios Espíritu Santo y, por supuesto, ¡Jesús es Dios Hijo! Durante treinta años vivian completamente desconocidos por el mundo. Eran los anos escondidos (en ingles se dice “the hidden years”). Sin embargo, estos años en Nazaret eran maravillosos y sumamente importantes. Allí el amor creció y creció continuamente. San José se volvió cada vez más santo porque su trabajo y todo lo que hacía fue hecha para Dios y para Nuestra Señora. El Inmaculado Corazón de María “guardaba todas estas cosas en su corazón” (Lucas 2:51), y su corazón ardía con una llama de amor mayor que todos los ángeles y santos combinados. Jesús permaneció con ellos durante treinta años porque no era necesario salir ni del hogar ni del pueblo para comenzar su misión. Su misión fue amor, y esta misión comenzó dentro de los confines de esa pobre casita pobre y de esa modesta aldea. Dentro de este pequeño espacio, iba creciendo la mente y el corazón del Hijo Encarnado de Dios. Su corazón humano era también divino, y su mente humano era también divino. Ese corazón y esa mente crecieron y se fueron desarrollando y expandiendo hasta que comenzaron a abrazar a toda la humanidad: “Jesús crecía en sabiduría y estatura, y en favor para con Dios y los hombres” (Lucas 2:52). En esta parroquia tenemos un Grupo Juvenil que se llama “Youth 252.” Los jóvenes escogieron este número porque es un pasaje de la Biblia. El numero “252” indica el capítulo dos, versículo 52, del evangelio de San Lucas. Este versículo describe lo que le sucedió a Jesús cuando tenía doce años de edad.

La Sagrada Familia era perfectamente sagrada, pero esto no significa que para ellos todo fuera perfectamente fácil y transcurriera perfectamente. La Biblia muestra claramente que la vida familiar de la Sagrada Familia estuvo llena de muchos días oscuros, difíciles e preocupantes. Simeón predijo que el niño tendría que enfrentar oposición y que el corazón de María sería traspasado por una espada de dolor. Tuvieron que huir atemorizados cuando asasinaron los santos inocentes en Belén. Padecieron privaciones y fueron agotados de cansancio durante su exilio en Egipto. Experimentaron incertidumbre cuando se establecieron en la pobre y oscura aldea de Nazaret. No gozaron ninguna fama o privilegio. Tenían que trabajar duro como cualquier familia de Nazaret. La escritura dice que cuando Jesús tenía doce años, lo perdieron por tres días. La tradición dice que cuando Jesús aún era joven, José murió, y que José había sido atormentado al saber que no iba a poder estar allí con su esposa cuando llegara el día de la Pasión de Jesús. La muerte de Joseph dejó un espacio triste y silencioso en su casa y en su taller. La Biblia dice claramente que la vida familiar es una gran bendición, pero que en la vida familiar hay también sombras de tristeza y dolor. El amor es un gran riesgo, pero vale la pena. Al amar, tomamos un gran riesgo, pero eso no debe desconcertar. No debemos preocuparnos al saber que nuestra vida familiar no es perfecta. Es la Voluntad Divina que vivamos juntos en familia, a pesar de todos los incertidumbres, caprichos, y tragedias. La vida familiar no es algo perfecta, pero nos lleva a la única perfección que vale: la del corazón. Por eso el Señor quiso pasar treinta años en su vida familiar, y solamente tres años en su misión pública.

Para esta Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia, tenemos una lectura muy larga del Evangelio (Lucas 2:22-40) que describe tanto las alegrías como las tristezas de la vida familiar. Se trata del misterio gozoso de la Presentación de Jesús en el Templo. Cuando María y José son gozosos cuando presentan al niño Jesús al sacerdote del templo, pero al instante se menciona los dolores del futuro: “Simeón lo tomó en brazos y bendijo a Dios… Simeón los bendijo, y a María, la madre de Jesús, le anunció: “Este niño ha sido puesto para ruina y resurgimiento de muchos en Israel, como signo que provocará contradicción, para que queden al descubierto los pensamientos de todos los corazones. Y a ti, una espada te atravesará el alma.”

Luego, el relato evangélico describe la vida de la profetisa Ana, una mujer que había intentado de encontrar la felicidad en la vida matrimonial, pero resultó viuda y pasó una vida de oración y sacrificio como una monja: “Era una mujer muy anciana. De joven, había vivido siete años casada y tenía ya ochenta y cuatro años de edad. No se apartaba del templo ni de día ni de noche, sirviendo a Dios con ayunos y oraciones. Ana se acercó en aquel momento, dando gracias a Dios y hablando del niño a todos los que aguardaban la liberación de Israel.” Nuevamente vemos claramente que el matrimonio y la vida familiar no siempre es ideal. Muchas personas se casan sin experimentar una perfecta felicidad debido a la enfermedad, la muerte, separación de hijos, etc. Sin embargo, no debemos huir de la vida familiar. Hoy celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia para recordarnos que tenemos que esforzarnos en la vida familiar. Si es posible, debemos volver a la patria y a la ciudad natal y a la familia de origen. Debemos pasar tiempo de calidad con nuestra familia. No debemos ser flojos para hacer el trabajo mas difícil que es trabajar la intimidad, exigir la comunicación y construir las relaciones interpersonales. Debemos defender y promover la vida familiar que es el único lugar apropiado para criar niños, y para vivir como adultos maduros. Es en familia que los niños pueden crecer y convertirse en adultos, y es en familia que los adultos pueden practicar virtudes y crecer en madurez y santidad. Todos tienen que hacer lo que hizo la Sagrada Familia después de presentar a Jesús en el templo: “Volvieron a Galilea, a su propia ciudad de Nazaret. El niño creció y se hizo fuerte, lleno de sabiduría; y el favor de Dios fue sobre él”.

Meditación Evangélico

“En cada familia hay problemas, y a veces también se discute. Padre me he peleado…; somos humanos, somos débiles, y todos tenemos a veces este hecho de que peleamos en la familia. Os diré una cosa: si nos peleamos en familia, que no termine el día sin hacer las paces. Si, he discutido, pero antes que termine el día, haz las paces. Y sabes ¿por qué? Porque la guerra fría del día siguiente es muy peligrosa. No ayuda. Y luego, en la familia hay tres palabras, tres palabras que hay que custodiar siempre: Permiso, gracias, perdón (Papa Francisco 12/27/2020). ¿Qué debo trabajar en mi familia para vivir en armonía? ©LPi

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Mass Intentions

Every Mass is a wonderful gift of God to us. We consciously recall the love of God poured out for us in the life, death and resurrection of His only Son, Jesus Christ.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2023

7:00 AM: †Eucharistic Buhagiar

8:45 AM: Maria Teresa Macias—birthday

10:30 AM: Jeanette Toloy

12:15 PM: Carlos Felipe Ruiz—healing

2:15 PM: William E. Dewhirst—birthday

5:00 PM: †Alejandro Ruiz

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024

7:00 AM: Parish Families

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2024

7:00 AM: Tinaza Family—thanksgiving

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024

7:00 AM: Patrick Gomez Lugo

12:15 PM: †Souls in Purgatory

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2024

7:00 AM: †Peter Chu

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024

7:00 AM: Jeannavive Velasco

12:15 PM: Lisa Vaz quez

7:00 PM: †Maria de Jesus Contreras

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2024

8:00 AM: †Lisette Buhagiar

5:00 PM: †Marie Yaghi

In Remembrance Of

In remembrance of those who have gone before us.

Shirley Spadafore

MaryLou Knisley

Alejandro Ramirez

Carmel Breakfield

Beverly Limbaugh

Marlene Neri

Marietta Quizana

Andrea Weesner

Olga Mendoza

Thelma Adams

Pushpamma Manda

Thelma Perdue

Ruth Segarini

Jose Salud Garcia Jasso

Norma Jean Luder

James R Fenelon

Vernon Franzi 

Henrietta Melinda Gietzen

Donna Mae Monaco

Estela Cortes

Salvador De Leon Samson

Marina Cueva

Nasser Y. Saleh

Myrna Garces

Fr. Joe Maghinay

Lolita Hilario

Benjamin Morelos

Nancy Bertilacchi

JoAnn Campigli

Romulo Gonzales

Antonio D. Alamo, Sr.

Pierce Lawrence (Chris) Brothers

Shirley Benecke

Arnold Arnulfo Rangel

Mario Gines

Prayer of the Faithful

We pray that, God will provide us the strength to forgive those that have hurt us. 

Oramos para que Dios nos provea de fortaleza para perdonar a aquellos que nos han hecho daño. 

Spiritual Communion

Even if one cannot sacramentally receive the Eucharist, everyone should be aware of the practice of making a spiritual communion. The following is a daily prayer for Spiritual Communion:

O my Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament.

I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there and

unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you.

-St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Grow Your Faith

Readings for the week.

From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

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Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/

Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40                                                                                              

Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21                                                                                                                                                                 

1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28                                                                 

1 Jn 2:29—3:6/Jn 1:29-34                                                                                                                                                        

1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42          

1 Jn 3:11-21/Jn 1:43-51                                                                                                                                                                 

1 Jn 5:5-13/Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38                                                                                                                                                                

NEXT SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024

Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 

Stewardship Reflections

Feast of the Holy Family

“…as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.” - Colossians 3:13

Forgiving is one of the hardest things for people to do. We can’t give what we don’t have. We need to receive God’s mercy and forgiveness first before we can give it to others. Go to the sacrament of Reconciliation and receive God’s mercy and forgiveness. Then, share the gift of forgiveness with someone – a family member, a friend, or a co-worker. Pick up the phone or text someone right now. 

Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia

“...Como el Señor los ha perdonado, así deben ustedes perdonar.” - Colosenses 3-13

Perdonar es una de las cosas difíciles para las personas. No podemos dar lo que no tenemos. Necesitamos recibir la misericordia y el perdón de Dios antes de darlos a otras personas. Acérquese al sacramento de la Reconciliación y reciba la misericordia y el perdón de Dios. Entonces, comparta el don del perdón con alguien - un miembro de la familia, un amigo o un compañero de trabajo. Tome su teléfono y llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a alguien, justo en este momento. 

Children's Prayer

Sharing the Gospel

Mary and Joseph went to the temple and presented the baby Jesus to God. Two older people recognized that Jesus was the Messiah. They gave him special blessings. They thanked God for this child. Just like Mary and Joseph, your parents gave thanks to God when you were born. They were very happy God gave you to them. They had you baptized in church, and presented you as a gift to God, too.

Lord, thank you for bringing the baby Jesus into my life.

Something to Draw

Draw Mary and Joseph carrying the baby Jesus to the altar in the temple.

Mission for the Week

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V. MOTHER MARY ELIZABETH LANGE | 1783-1882   

Michelle Elizabeth Clarisse Lange’s early life is not well documented. She was born between 1783 and 1794, some sources claim her birthplace as San Domingo, Hispaniola, and others suggest Santiago de Cuba. Eventually, Lange immigrated to the United States as a free person and ended up in Baltimore, Maryland in 1813. In Baltimore at the time, free people of color outnumbered those who were enslaved and there was an established community of other French-speaking, Catholic, Afro-Caribbean refugees from the Haitian Revolution. 

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VENERABLE MADRE MARÍA ISABEL LANGE | 1783-1882

Los primeros años de vida de Isabel Clarisa Lange no están bien documentados. Nació entre 1783 y 1794, algunas fuentes afirman que su lugar de nacimiento es San Domingo, Hispaniola, otras sugieren Santiago de Cuba. Eventualmente, Lange emigró a los Estados Unidos como una persona libre y terminó en Baltimore, Maryland en 1813. En Baltimore en ese momento, las personas de color libres superaban en número a las que estaban esclavizadas y había una comunidad establecida de otros católicos de habla francesa, refugiados afrocaribeños de la revolución haitiana.

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2023-24 Stewardship Renewal

FEED THE FIRE is the theme for this year’s annual Renewal at Presentation Parish. We want to 'feed the fire’ of love for Jesus in all of us and prayerfully acknowledge our many blessings and gifts and how we can return them to God.

Stewardship Renewal is among us! We ask that you pray about your role in our parish. Reflect on how you are involved: Do you serve in parish ministries? Do you come to parish-wide events? Are you taking steps to improve your spiritual life and further study your Catholic Faith? Renewal Brochures have been sent to our registered families, please complete and return your Commitment Card (one per family). Our goal is to be a Stewardship Parish - a community who is noticeably committed to prayer, parish ministry, and generous financial support. All three are equally important. May God bless you as you make your commitments.

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". . . merciful God, grant that we might do, by your grace, what we know you want us to do, and to want always what is pleasing to you . . . inflamed by the fire of the Holy Spirit, we might follow the footsteps of your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. . . Amen." - St. Francis of Assisi

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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Peter Russell

(Ontario & Oriel 1955) (16 November 1932 - 10 January 2024)

Peter H. Russell, was a distinguished Canadian political scientist, passionate educator, and esteemed member of the University of Toronto community as well as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Peter left this world on January 10, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of unparalleled contributions in the fields of political science, judicial politics, and Canadian Constitutional Law. He has left an enduring impact on the institutions he served. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family.

Born on November 16, 1932, in Toronto, Peter embarked on a lifelong journey of intellectual exploration that would become the hallmark of his distinguished career. He was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he immersed himself in the study of philosophy, politics, and economics, laying the foundation for a lifetime of scholarly achievement. Peter also distinguished himself through athletic accomplishments: he captained the Oxford hockey team and served as coxswain on the Oriel College rowing crew.

In addition to many other prestigious career awards, Peter was recognized by the American Political Science Association with the Mildred A. Schwartz Award, a testament to his significant impact in the field.

Peter dedicated nearly four decades of his life to the University of Toronto, where he served as a professor of political science and was honoured with the special designation of University Professor in 1994. His tenure, spanning from 1958 to 1996, saw the nurturing of countless minds and the shaping of political discourse in Canada. Peter's passion for his field was matched only by his dedication to his students, leaving an indelible mark on generations of aspiring political scientists.

Peter's illustrious career extended beyond the classroom. He served as the Principal of Innis College at the University of Toronto from 1972 to 1977, and he was the founding principal of Senior College at University of Toronto. He served as president of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1990-91 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His extensive involvement in various commissions and task forces included his role as Research Director on the McDonald Commission on Certain Activities of the RCMP, and the Federal Task Force on Comprehensive Land Claims. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Peter was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada, highlighting his profound influence on the nation's political landscape.

Peter was no less active and accomplished in his personal life. He spent his childhood summers in Georgian Bay, where he became an avid fisherman and developed a lifelong love of the Bay. Georgian Bay is also where he met his future bride, Sue Jarvis. Peter and Sue spent the following 65 summers on Minnicog Island raising four children, and teaching them the essentials of life on the Bay: swimming, fishing, boating, cutting trails through the woods, and playing cards. He will be remembered as a daunting opponent and the founder of the Minnicog Cribbage Tournament. 

Glenn Black

(St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1966) (21 September 1943 - 12 January 2024)

Dr Black was a CUF lecturer (now Associate Professor) at the [University of Oxford] English Faculty, and a Fellow of Oriel College from April 1978 until his retirement in 2010. He is remembered as a beloved colleague who worked tirelessly and with enthusiasm for our students. He was an early modernist, with wide interests, and will have been known to many as an editor of Notes and Queries for many decades. He was also a Proctor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the University. He will be missed by many at the English Faculty.

Eliot Hawkins

(New York & Balliol 1954) (6 May 1932 - 22 February 2024)

Eliot attended The Buckley School and then Groton Schools, and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University College, where he was president of the Fly Club and captain of the squash team. From 1954 to 1956, he was a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, University of Oxford. He then served in the United States Army at Fort Sill in Oklahoma from 1956 to 1958, achieving the rank of First Lieutenant. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1960 and worked as a trust and estates lawyer, first at Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts; at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy as a partner; and at Teahan & Constantino in Millbrook, NY. He served as president, a member, and a trustee on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Friends of Clermont at the Clermont State Historic Site, The Edgewood Club of Tivoli, NY, The Southlands Foundation in Rhinebeck, NY, and The Community Service Society of New York. Eliot was known for his love for his family and friends and his meticulous and devoted service to his clients. Besides family and the law, his other lifelong interests were Greek classical language, the New York Yankees, tennis, and horseback riding. Eliot's dry wit, intelligence, modesty, and keen sense of justice will be greatly missed by all who knew him. 

Alan Bishop

(Rhodesia & Corpus Christi 1961) (14 August 1937 - 1 March 2024)

Alan was born in August 1937 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to Rand (Fred) and Iza Bishop. He studied at Rhodes University, South Africa, and completed a Masters and DPhil in English Literature at the University of Oxford (Corpus Christi), where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He taught at Mpopoma High school, Zimbabwe, the University of Cape Town, and Mount Allison University, before spending 34 years in the English department of McMaster University. Alan had a strong interest in gerontology and peace literature. His own writing included a memoir of novelist Joyce Cary, and the edited papers of pacifist Vera Britain: chiefly "Chronicle of Youth" and "Letters from a Lost Generation". Under the name of Peter Abbot, he also wrote several novelettes. Alan was a gentle, kindly man, whose sense of justice was profoundly influenced by his own expulsion from apartheid South Africa in 1966. In later life, he spent many years as a volunteer visitor at McMaster Hospital, Saint Joseph's Hospital, and Shalom Village (senior centre). He was also a board member of several Hamilton boards. He was a compassionate listener, had a gentle sense of humour, and was passionate about music, art, and eating ice cream.

Henry Glyde

(Alberta & Wadham 1960) (31 October 1937 - 15 March 2024)

A cosmopolite, his many and varied interests and accomplishments took him around the world, where he made lifelong friendships and contributions to his field of condensed matter physics.

Henry was born and grew up with his older sister Helen-and younger brother Gerald, in Alberta, Canada. His parents, Henry George (H.G.) and Hilda emigrated from England. After H.G. completed a one-year art teaching fellowship in 1936 they decided to stay in western Canada where H.G. became a prominent landscape painter, teacher, and leader in shaping art in Canada.

A Rhodes Scholar, Henry earned a doctorate in physics at Wadham College, Oxford, and went on to be a professor at the University of Ottawa, University of Alberta, and University of Delaware where he was Chair of Physics from 1982 to 1989. He was a visiting professor, guest scientist and collaborator at institutions as varied as Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok Thailand, Brookhaven National Lab, National Research Council of Canada, and the lnstitut Laue­Langevin (ILL) in France.

His many professional honors and awards included the 2001 Wheatley Award from the American Physical Society. Among his most cherished roles was mentoring post-doctoral physics students from Thailand. Henry pursued his passion for physics his entire life, continuing to the end to review and edit articles for Physical Review Letters.

Henry's love of France, which he shared with his late wife Eva Daicar shaped his later decades. There, he enjoyed "doing physics" when not skiing or hiking in the Alps and enjoying fine food and wine with friends and colleagues at his apartment at Chateau d' Allieres near Grenoble.

A champion distance runner, Henry set the Masters (age 40-44) Canadian Indoor Record for the 1500 meters in 1982, won the Masters {age 45-49) mile and two-mile races at the U.S National Road Race in 1984, and competed for Canada at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago.

Henry was a modest man. He rarely spoke of his many accomplishments and recognitions. His sons learned of them mostly from others. He was a devoted and generous father who wanted them to pursue careers and interests that brought them joy. His one caveat: whatever that is, "do it well."

Even casual acquaintances remember Henry as a true gentleman for his kindness, grace, and good humor. An engaged listener as well as skilled conversationalist, Henry could talk in an informed way about topics ranging from international relations and finance to climate change and the arts.

Bill Neville

(Manitoba & Exeter 1963) (15 September 1940 - 29 March 2024)

Bill Neville grew up in Winnipeg, studied at the University of Manitoba, and went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He became a university professor and went on to head U of M’s department of political studies, retiring in 2005. Before he chose that academic path, Neville entered the political sphere.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was an adviser to Sidney Spivak, then-provincial minister of industry and commerce in Duff Roblin’s Conservative government. While they were both working for Spivak, Neville met Lee Southern in 1969.

Southern described Neville as a true “public intellectual.” He became a prolific columnist for the  Free Press  in the late 1980s and through the 1990s. He continued to write and serve as a political contributor to local news outlets into the early 2000s, becoming a thought leader and influencer of public opinion through his well-researched prose.

He served as a Winnipeg city councillor for the Tuxedo ward through the late 1970s and ’80s.

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Ross Macdonald

(Massachusetts & New College 1948) (27 February 1923 - 30 March 2024)

James Ross Macdonald was awarded a four-year Tyng Scholarship during his freshman year at Williams College and won the freshman Pentathlon, which led to his immediate membership on the varsity swimming team. At the beginning of 1943, he transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts where, in a special wartime program, he was awarded an SB in Electrical Engineering from MIT in February 1944 and a BA in Physics in June of that year from Williams.

He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944, trained as a radio-radar officer and was preparing to go with a night-fighter air squadron to the Pacific war theater when the war there ended in 1945. After marrying Margaret Milward Taylor in 1946, he returned to MIT, where he worked on Project Whirlwind, an early vacuum-tube, room-size computer. He received the SM degree in Electrical Engineering in 1947 from MIT.

That year, after starting a PhD program in physics at MIT, he applied for and won a Rhodes Scholarship from Massachusetts to attend New College, Oxford University. He and his wife were in Oxford from 1948-1950, and he received a D.Phil. degree from Oxford in condensed-matter physics in 1950.

After carrying out physics research at Armour Research Foundation and Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago from 1950 to 1953, he joined Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, near the beginning of its very successful silicon transistor development program. He subsequently became the Director of the Physics Research Laboratory, the Central Research Laboratories, and finally Vice President for Research and Engineering in 1968.

In 1967 he was awarded a D.Sc. degree from Oxford for his published research done since graduation. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1970 and in 1973 to the National Academy of Sciences, one of only fifty members of both academies at that time. Upon taking early retirement from Texas Instruments in 1974, he joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Physics. He took emeritus status there in 1989.

Both as a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the National Academy of Engineering he served on many government advisory committees and university visiting committees and was a member of the NAS Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources. In 1986 he received the George E. Pake Prize of the American Physical Society, an award for combining original research accomplishments with leadership in the management of research in industry.

Dr. Macdonald was a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, served on many of its committees, and was the recipient of several awards from the IEEE and its predecessor, the Institute of Radio Engineers. He was awarded the 1988 IEEE Edison Gold Medal “for seminal contributions to solid state science and technology, and outstanding leadership as a research director.”

During his years at UNC, in addition to his productive teaching and research activities, he and his associates developed LEVM, an important computer-oriented immittance- spectroscopy data analysis program which he continued to improve and keep up to date after his retirement. It has been freely available since 1990, and its current version, LEVMW, involving the possibility of errors in both real and imaginary data, is used around the world by thousands of scientists, engineers, and students in many fields.

After retirement from UNC, he continued writing papers and reviewing many more for various journals and took the position of reviewer very seriously. His love of research, as well as a facility with words, led him to a prolific research career with 10 patents and over 255 papers published in refereed scientific journals. This work, as well as a pioneering 1987 book he edited and contributed to on Impedance Spectroscopy, and his continuing help to students and colleagues around the world in using LEVM/LEVMW for data analysis, resulted in international recognition for his experimental and theoretical contributions to condensed matter physics, electrochemistry, and to data analysis. He is also a published poet.

He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, the Electrochemical Society, and the Audio Engineering Society. He participated in many civic organizations, particularly in Dallas, TX, and was a Wilson Fellow of the University of North Carolina Library.

Dennis Morrison

(Jamaica & Balliol 1975) (4 December 1950 - 3 February 2024)

Morrison was appointed to serve in the Court of Appeal of Jamaica in 2008 and in January 2016, he was appointed president.

Reacting to the news, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck hailed Morrison, a former Rhodes Scholar, as an "outstanding jurist" who taught "probably most of the lawyers presently in practise". "He has been a friend for the better part of 50 years.... he and I were in Oxford [University] together and he will be remembered for his outstanding scholarship, humanity, and great contribution to the development of law in Jamaica."

Called to the Bar in Jamaica in 1975, Morrison practised for 25 years before transitioning to the Bench.

He also served as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Belize (2004 to 2015) and acted as a judge of the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal (January 2015).

He has been serving as a judge of the Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands since 2015.

Morrison retired in 2020.

Edward Selig

(Massachusetts & Merton 1956) (25 January 1935 - 8 April 2024)

Ed excelled in academics and athletics at the Fessenden School, Phillips Academy Andover, Yale University, where he studied English literature, and Merton College Oxford, where he studied philosophy as a Rhodes Scholar. He later served those schools with great loyalty. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and earned a law degree at Harvard Law School.

In Washington, D.C., Ed worked at Covington and Burling and then joined the U.S. Justice Department in the Office of Legal Counsel. He then moved back to the Boston area to help run the Council on Law Related Studies at Harvard Law School. That work led to his interest in the emerging field of environmental law, in which he became an early expert. In his practice, he focused on water and air pollution control. One of his proudest achievements was drafting the original Massachusetts Clean Water Act, which went further than federal laws of the time by defining “waters of the state” to include groundwater, thus requiring stricter regulation. Ed also taught environmental law courses at BU and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Ed served on a number of boards, including the Merton College Charitable Corporation and the All Newton Music School. On his retirement from law practice, he became a mediator, volunteered with the Executive Service Corps, and returned to English literature, his first love, leading classes on poetry, short stories, and philosophy for adult learners.

Ed pursued other passions after retirement as well. He took up piano lessons, learned to prepare gourmet meals, and participated in book clubs. Whatever he undertook, he set high standards for himself. Ed also reveled in becoming a grandfather.

Central to Ed’s life were his friendships, many dating to his youth. He and Renata, his beloved wife of nearly 64 years, maintained deep and lifelong connections with classmates and friends, traveling with them over many decades. They hosted numerous guests at their home with hospitality and warmth.

Ed loved poetry, from lyric odes to off-color limericks. He was especially moved by Shakespeare, Yeats, Thomas, Eliot, and Frost, with dozens of poems committed to memory. He was an elegant writer who took great delight in the English language, relishing puns, jokes, word play, and rules of grammar. With great wit, he crafted clever verses to celebrate friends and relatives. He loved classical music, especially works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Bach, and Mozart. He cherished laughter and lively conversation over good food and fine wine.

(Newfoundland & St Edmund Hall 1968) (2 March 1947 - 9 May 2024)

Murphy graduated from Newfoundland's Memorial University before attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1986.

He got his start lending a hand at the private radio station VOCM in St. John's, backfilling a talk show while its host went on vacation.

Murphy would go on to spend many years working with CBC, including work on both radio and television. He was a National Post columnist at the time of his death and had previously written columns for The Globe and Mail.

Murphy hosted  Cross Country Checkup  on CBC Radio for more than two decades and was a familiar face to longtime viewers of CBC's  The National . His appearances on CBC-TV date as far back as the 1970s.

Dick Burgess

(Oregon & Magdalen 1956) (2 May 1934 - 11 February 2024)

Dick was born on May 2, 1934 in Logan, UT, and grew up in Hyrum. His father, Paul, served as a leading community doctor and his mother, Alice (Richards) was a former nurse. An excellent student, Dick graduated from South Cache High School and went on to Reed College in Portland, OR. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and attended Oxford University in England, followed by the Rockefeller Institute in New York City. After completing his Ph.D. in neurophysiology at Rockefeller Institute, he returned to Utah and became a professor at the University of Utah, where he conducted research and taught in the medical school for decades. Dick will be remembered for his intelligence, creativity, charm and great conversation. Never a follower, he always charted his own path.

John Bailey

(New South Wales & Queen's 1957) (30 September 1935 - February 2024)

We are saddened by the news of John's passing. John came up to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1957 to study Theoretical Physics.

Richard Sorensen

(Utah & Merton 1965) (30 August 1943 - 19 April 2024)

Richard was the epitome of the scholar-athlete. At Highland High, he played football and captained the basketball team. He played basketball at Harvard and rugby and tennis at Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Richard was a brilliant wordsmith in a variety of genres, writing for the Harvard Crimson, the Department of Agriculture, Lotus Software, Burson Marsteller, Apple, Citibank, and Morgan Stanley. He was a witty raconteur and a master of toasts, never sentimental and always capturing a friend, parent, child, sibling or relative with an affectionate phrase, humorous story or telling detail. He was happiest and most fully himself in lively conversation. A man of many (strongly held) opinions, he was a formidable and provocative disputant. One bantered with Richard at one's peril. In addition to his career as a professional writer, Richard along the way took a number of side excursions: He was assistant dean of Harvard admissions, aide to Senator Frank Moss, manager of the Citgo service station on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and director of the Utah Bicentennial Commission, where at the drop of a hat he would entertain the staff with an impromptu and badly danced Irish jig. No matter how much time you spent with Richard, you came away with an indelible sense of his personality. A sampling of how people have described him: A vivid presence, one of a kind, in a league of his own, what a character, a true original. The most common tribute: "He was the funniest person I ever met."

Thomas Sherman

(Ohio & Balliol 1956) (25 May 1934 - 9 April 2024)

Tom Sherman, a 1956 Oberlin graduate who returned to his alma mater to teach biology for 30 years, died April 9. He was 89.

A Rhodes Scholar, Sherman earned a DPhil from Oxford University in 1960 and began teaching at Oberlin six years later. He authored two books:  A Place on the Glacial Till: Time, Land, and Nature Within an American Town , an affectionate chronicle of the natural history and life around his longtime home of Oberlin; and  Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature , an exploration of the principles of thermodynamics delivered in easy-to-follow language. Both books were published by Oxford University Press.

“Tom brought careful preparation and considerable thought to his lectures,” says Dennis Luck, an emeritus professor of biology and 24-year colleague of Sherman’s who bonded with the elder professor over their shared studies in Oxford’s doctoral program in biochemistry.

“He encouraged his students to forge cross-connections and to think independently. He stressed attention to accuracy and detail in written work. He will be remembered with affection by many Oberlin students and faculty as an accomplished, considerate, and gentle scholar.”

William Bannister

(Malta & Pembroke 1959) (11 August 1935 - 1 April 2024)

Professor William Bannister was first and foremost a most courteous and humble gentleman who provided the inspiration to a whole generation of doctors and academics to achieve the highest realms possible.

Known to all of who knew him as Willie, he had the time for all even though he was an intellectual giant that had a passion for getting to grips with the molecular mechanisms that provide for healthy cell function.

Willie, after completing his postgraduate studies in Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, in which he was offered further opportunities to stay, decided to return to Malta in the early 60s following which he took on the reigns of the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry and headed it till the turn of the century when he retired.

In 2000, the Council of the University of Malta honoured him with the appointment of professor emeritus and senior research fellow and thus he continued to be active in the field of computational biology and was sought after as ever for his expertise as a reviewer for a number of renowned international science journals.

Read the full obituary here.

Thomas Hughes

(Minnesota & Balliol 1947) (11 December 1925 - 2 January 2023)

Beloved husband of Jane Casey Hughes died January 2, 2023, age 97. Supremely knowledgeable about world history and U.S. foreign affairs, Hughes was a voice of reason inside the Johnson administration on the Vietnam War. He came to Washington in 1955 as legislative counsel to Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota. Hughes then served Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, 1961-1969, as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. From 1971-1991 he was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 1965 Hughes helped compose a memo from Vice President Humphrey to President Johnson warning about the negative effects of the proposed intensification of the war in Vietnam. Johnson did not take the advice. Hughes's off-the-record speeches during that period have been published in Speaking Up and Speaking Out. Several of his speeches to Anglo-American audiences have been published in Oxford After Dinner. The lighter moments of his career in diplomacy and the foundation world have also appeared in book form as Anecdotage. In person as well as in print, Hughes was known for his intelligence and charm. (A full biography of Hughes, by intellectual historian Bruce L.R. Smith is entitled The Last Gentleman.) Hughes's friend Sanford Ungar, former director of the Voice of America, once wrote, "If there is anyone in Washington who can credibly lay claim to the moniker of "smartest person in the room"-any room, anytime-it is Tom Hughes. There is also a good chance, in most rooms he steps into, that he is the funniest, the best piano player, and has the clearest memory for historical detail." A native of Mankato MN, Hughes was immensely proud of his small-town roots and of his Welsh and German forebears. A national debate champion in high school and college, Hughes in 1944, age 18, was elected national president of Student Federalists, working for a postwar union of democracies. In 1944 he spoke at both the Republican and Democratic conventions, and in 1945 attended the founding conference of the United Nation in San Francisco. After graduating from Carleton College in 1947, Hughes was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford (Balliol). (Under President Nixon in 1969-1970, he was Deputy Chief of Mission in the American Embassy in London, a short but happy return to England.) Following a Yale Law School degree and Air Force service, Hughes made the move to Capitol Hill first as legislative counsel to Rep. Chester Bowles (D-CT) before joining Senator Humphrey's staff. Hughes's first wife, journalist and designer Jean Hurlburt Reiman, died in 1993. In 1995 Hughes married Jane Casey Kuczynski, a former reporter for the Voice of America, who survives him. Also surviving are a sister Mrs. Marianne Hughes Nordholm of Oak Park Heights, MN; and two sons from his first marriage - Thomas Evan Hughes (and wife Lynn McCary) of Brooklyn, NY and Allan Cameron Hughes of Athens, GA. Also surviving are a nephew and nieces Bradford Nordholm, Sarah Davis, Karen Anderson, and their children. Three Kuczynski stepchildren and five step-grand- children also survive.

Arthur Hodgson

(Bermuda & St Peter's 1964) (25 February 1940 - 6 February 2023)

A former environment minister for the Progressive Labour Party was a stalwart – and occasionally outspoken when he disagreed with colleagues.

Arthur Hodgson was also the island’s first Black Rhodes Scholar, as well as a lawyer and former magistrate.

David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, this afternoon called Mr Hodgson “one of the leaders of a generation of social justice champions”.

He added: “Mr Hodgson was an outstanding scholar and served at the vanguard of the earliest days of party politics in Bermuda.

“He brought an unparalleled commitment to public service as an educator, parliamentarian, Minister of the Environment, lawyer and Magistrate.

“With his granddaughter [Arianna Hodgson] serving in the Senate, Arthur Hodgson’s legacy is a source of pride and inspiration.

“On behalf of the Government and people of Bermuda, I express my sincerest condolences to his family on his passing.”

Mr Hodgson worked within the PLP through the 1960s, becoming a branch chairman for the party in Hamilton Parish.

He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1980, representing Hamilton West until 1983, during which time he served as shadow transport minister.

Mr Hodgson entered the House in the same year as Lionel Simmons of the PLP, who assisted him with the shadow portfolio and recalled him keenly investigating transport issues.

He went to law school after losing his seat, earning his degree in law from the University of Buckingham. He then attended the Middle Temple in London, where he was Called to the Bar of England and Wales.

He returned as an MP in the landmark General Election of 1998 that launched the PLP to power.

Returning to politics required him to step down from the courts to campaign, after three years as a magistrate.

Running in Hamilton West under the dual candidate system, Mr Hodgson and Randolph Horton of the PLP ousted United Bermuda Party incumbents Wayne Furbert and Maxwell Burgess, who were then Health and Family Services Minister and Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister respectively.

Mr Hodgson was appointed environment minister by Dame Jennifer Smith, the former premier – a position he relinquished just days after unsuccessfully challenging Dame Jennifer for leadership in 2000.

Mr Hodgson later backed Ewart Brown in his leadership bid.

Dr Brown, who served as Premier from 2006 to 2010, said: “Arthur was my friend and political colleague for more than 30 years. His contributions to the PLP and Bermuda were historic and memorable.

“Arthur was a man of devout faith and a unique combination of brilliance and stubbornness. I miss him already – and Bermuda will miss him more as time goes by.”

Thomas Böcking

(Germany & University 1970) (11 February 1943 - 20 February 2023)

The Rhodes Trust is deeply sad to hear of the passing of Thomas Böcking (Germany and University 1970). Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

Oxford, Rhodes House, and University College were formative places for Thomas. He felt lucky to be able to give his service and experience back to a place that had given him so much, and where he had spent the first year of his long, happy married life. Thomas returned to Oxford frequently and gladly throughout his remarkable 31 years of service as the German National Secretary. In this, as in everything else he did, he was one half of a truly exceptional double act, together with his wife Silvia. They were especially close to Rhodes House Warden Robin Fletcher and his wife Jinny, but also spoke with great affection (and a little awe) of Warden Bill and Gillian Williams. His work as the German National Secretary was a source of pride, joy, and fulfilment for Thomas, and so were the many visits, cards, and emails over the years from German alumni and alumnae, up until his last days. Si momentum requiris, circumspice.

American Secretary Elliot Gerson (Connecticut and Magdalen 1974) says of Thomas: “He was a remarkable man and a dear friend to many, and I'm privileged to be one of those".

David Francis (University 1970) writes: "He had both a gentleness of spirit and great strength of character. He had a keen intellect, but more than that he was wise. And all of that was balanced by a wonderful sense of humour, personal warmth, and a total lack of pretence. We were privileged to have had him as a friend."

In 2011, Thomas was recognised as a “Distinguished Friend of Oxford” for his services to the University, and in 2013 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande

(the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) which is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellectual or honorary fields.

May he rest in peace.

Elizabeth Kiss                                                              Nils Oermann

Warden and CEO of the Rhodes Trust                    National Secretary, Rhodes Scholarships for Germany

Kenneth Robinson

(Bermuda & Brasenose 1972) (21 March 1950 - February 2023)

A prominent lawyer who served on various public boards and tribunals and advised the Government on business became the first Black partner at one of the island’s main law firms.

Kenneth Robinson began his career working for Sir Edward Richards, a lawyer who went on to become the first Black Bermudian to lead the Government.

Mr Robinson attended Yale University in the United States, followed by Oxford University as a 1972 Rhodes Scholar.

A specialist in corporate and commercial law, he joined Appleby, Spurling & Kempe — now Appleby — in the 1970s, retiring as senior corporate partner in 2005.

Mr Robinson remained senior counsel and later a consultant to the firm.

Mr Robinson advised what was then known as the Business Development Unit of the Government from 2011 to 2012, which involved him in a string of legislative reforms to the commercial sector.

Other roles included on the Land Valuation Appeals Tribunal, the Bermuda Housing Corporation and the Tax Appeals Tribunal.

In 2015, he was appointed a commissioner on the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda.

James Parham Jr.

(South Carolina & Magdalen 1954) (1 October 1930 - 6 March 2023)

Mr. James Covington Parham, Jr., gracefully departed his earthly body on March 6, 2023 at age 92. Known to most everyone as “Poss,” he was born in Sumter, South Carolina on October 1, 1930 to the late Alice Witherspoon Wilson Parham and James C. Parham, Sr.  Poss graduated from Edmonds High School (now Sumter High School) in 1948, where he was valedictorian, student body president, and lettered in baseball and football.  In 1952 he graduated from Princeton University, where he was elected class president for three consecutive years, played football and baseball, won the Detwiler Prize, the thesis prize, and led a social revolution called the “100-percent-or-none” movement that demanded inclusivity in the university’s eating clubs and permanently changed the fabric of students’ cultural experience. Selected as a Rhodes Scholar, he received a BCL from Oxford University, Magdalen College in 1956 and graduated with an LLB from Yale Law School in 1957.  

Poss became a fighter pilot, flying the F-104, F-102 and F-86 with the South Carolina Air National Guard, 157th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, and retained a close kinship with his fellow “Swamp Fox” pilots throughout his life. But his affinity for flying led him to meet the true love of his life, Margaret “Peggy” Kinley, as a young cadet in San Antonio, Texas.  They married in 1958 and shared 64 years and five children together. 

Following his clerkship for the Honorable Ashton Williams, United States District Court in Charleston, he joined Wyche, Burgess, Freeman & Parham in 1960, where he practiced law up until the very last years of his life.  In 1964, he represented the Greenville County School District in desegregation litigation and was integral in ensuring the voluntary, expeditious and peaceful integration of over 55,000 students in only two weeks, an event so historic it was reported in the New York Times. He was known as a quintessential lawyer, mentor, and gentleman, leaving a lasting impression of kindness, humility, and generosity on all who knew him and inspiring countless young people to become lawyers, to become better lawyers, or to become better people.  

His innumerable professional and civic contributions include service as President of the South Carolina Bar, the Greenville County Bar, Greenville Rotary Club, Greenville United Way, Greenville Symphony, and board member of many other community organizations.  From 1977-1983, he served on the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, Fourth Circuit Member.  For over twenty-five years, Mr. Parham served on the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee.  In addition to serving on the Executive Committee of the Yale Law School Association, he served on the Princeton Board of Trustees from 1976-1980, the Executive Committee in 1980, and was Chairman of the Princeton Alumni Association from 1989-1991.  

In 2002, Poss received the Tommy Thomason Award from the Greenville County Bar Association, In 2022, he received the DuRant Public Service Award from the South Carolina Bar Foundation for the culmination of a lifetime in the law marked by integrity, character, and active pursuits to ensure justice.  An active member of Christ Episcopal Church, Mr. Parham served on the Vestry as well as various committees.  Second only to his devotion to his family, perhaps his most lasting legacy was his unflinching faith in the ultimate goodness of humankind.

In addition to his wife Peggy, Poss is survived by five children: the Reverend James C. Parham, III (Christine), Arthur Bradley Parham, Tally Parham Casey (Matthew), Maggie Parham Murdock (Scott), and John Gregory Kinley Parham.  Also surviving him are his 14 grandchildren: Chris Owens (James), Isabelle Davis, Harriotte Davis, Margaret Parham, Mary Tindall Parham, Arthur Bradley Parham, Jr., Jaxon Alexander Casey, Wyatt James Kosciusko, Mia Witherspoon Kosciusko, Breanna Shannon, Jacob Scott Murdock, Henry James Murdock, Abigail Toeko Murdock, and Kaya Logan Parham.  He was predeceased by his brother, John Snowden Wilson Parham. 

Thomas Blackburn

(Massachusetts & Jesus 1954) (28 May 1932 - 16 February 2023)

In Honor of Professor Emeritus of English Literature Tom Blackburn

Thomas H. Blackburn, the Centennial Professor Emeritus of English Literature, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at age 90. With his passing, Swarthmore has lost an inspiring teacher and scholar and a tireless and devoted champion. 

“Tom possessed some rare and precious gifts,” says Associate Professor and Chair of English Literature Eric Song. “He had the ability to make intellectual work seriously fun, to be incisive in thought, and unflaggingly generous. As a teacher and mentor, Tom worked with students not just to develop their skills as thinkers and writers, but also to nurture a shared confidence in their ability to enhance the community around them.”

“My appreciative memories from several decades of colleagueship with Tom evoke both his versatility and his consistency,” says Provost Emerita Jennie Keith. “He was versatile in the ways he served the College and consistent in his support for those in challenging roles at Swarthmore.”

“Tom will be remembered for what he was, the best that Swarthmore is all about,” says Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Steven Piker. “In the Swarthmore world, Tom was truly a Renaissance man, deeply and creatively into so much, unfailingly fostering engagement from those he was with, and withal, warmly appreciative of others. A true Friend for all of us.”

Blackburn was born and raised in Teaneck, N.J. After high school, he excelled at Amherst College, where he lettered in three sports, was elected co-president of the Class of 1954, awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with a B.A. in English. At Jesus College, Oxford University, he earned another B.A. and an M.A. before completing his Ph.D. in English at Stanford University. 

Blackburn taught briefly at Stanford and Bryn Mawr College before joining Swarthmore’s faculty in 1961 to teach Milton and early English literature. He received support for his work, including on the relationship between history and literature during the Renaissance, from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Folger Shakespeare Library, among others. 

“His Honors seminars on Shakespeare and Milton introduced generations of students to the pleasures of reading and critical research,” says Professor of English Literature Nora Johnson. “He never lost the sense that one of the greatest joys in this profession is the opportunity to think through a text with a group of great students.”

As an expert in Renaissance literature, Blackburn published widely about Shakespeare and Milton, as well as about less canonical writers, such as the English historian and poet Edmund Bolton.

Focusing on Bolton “gave Tom a venue for reflecting on some tensions between the uses of poetry and the uses of history,” Johnson says. Those tensions, she adds, would go on to become “central questions in the ‘historical turn’ in literary studies.”

Offering advice and support to younger colleagues came naturally to Blackburn. “Tom was a great friend and mentor to me,” says Craig Williamson, the Alfred H. and Peggi Bloom Professor of English Literature. “To borrow a line from an elegy in  Beowulf , ‘He gave me treasures, tokens of his trust.’"

In 1985, Blackburn successfully piloted the College’s Writing Associates Program, his commitment to supporting students’ writerly interests also serving as a force for writing on campus. He also chose the name, determining that “associate” best connoted a peer relationship between students. For 15 years he led and directed the program, now a national model.

“Tom was a pioneer for the College in support of faculty across the disciplines in integrating writing into the curriculum,” says Tom Stephenson, the James H. Hammons Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “He was a tireless advocate for the program and the curricular structures that supported it, and pushed those of us in the natural sciences to find creative ways to integrate writing into our curricula.”

​​”I remember Tom's own careful articulation of the ways in which the subordination of one clause to another in a sentence requires the same work as the subordination of one idea to another in an argument,” says Betsy Bolton, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor of English Literature. “Wrestling with grammar and syntax is always also a wrestling with logic, implication, and progression.”

As Blackburn once said, “For Milton, to write badly is a sin against the gift of reason itself.” Of the Writing Associates program: “Our aim was never better papers, but better writing.”

Blackburn further distinguished himself in service to the institution, as chair of his department and on committees that examined Black studies and student life, among other areas. But his most significant service was as dean of students — the first to report to the president.

Before Blackburn took on the role, women and men had separate deans. When he accepted the expanded position in 1975, which he held for six years rather than the traditional five at the time, his responsibilities included not just academic advising and student life, but also admissions, financial aid, and athletics.

“His was a voice of heightened common sense,” says Philip Weinstein, the Alexander Griswold Cummins Professor Emeritus of English Literature, “a shrewd capacity to grasp which issues mattered more and which mattered less as the College moved from the turbulent 1960s into the new century.”

As dean, Blackburn convened a committee to study and improve Black student enrollment. He reorganized the Dean’s Office and revamped the counseling services then offered by the Health Center. He also initiated a form of institutional self-evaluation by enlisting more than three dozen administrators to interview about 10 seniors each in individual hourlong sessions.

A lifelong athlete, Blackburn was long considered Athletics’ biggest booster among the faculty. His stalwart support of student-athletes included helping coach and advise lacrosse, football, wrestling, and track (the latter three his own college sports, along with rugby at Oxford), and regularly showing up to a variety of varsity, intramural, and recreational events.

Blackburn was also concerned with equity between the men’s and women’s physical education programs. As dean, he oversaw a reorganization of the College’s separate programs for men and women into a single, unified department. He also testified on behalf of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women in its federal antitrust suit against the NCAA over the latter’s attempt to administer women’s intercollegiate sports.

“He supported the College’s athletic mission — a lonelier and more courageous role than one might imagine,” Weinstein says.

“Working with students in other areas — whether it’s athletics or drama — helps you understand what’s going on with them academically,” Blackburn once said. “It’s one of the traditional ideals of the liberal arts college: to understand the whole persona of a student, not just the intellectual aspect.”

Blackburn’s service to the College continued after his term as dean ended. He was an early computer enthusiast, teaching introductory computer courses to faculty and staff. He served on committees that reviewed the curriculum and that selected faculty members to serve as associate deans. In the early 1990s, he helped reevaluate the Honors Program, now celebrating 100 years, to give students and faculty more flexibility for off-campus study, independent research in the sciences, and interdisciplinary concentrations. In 2000, he served on an ad hoc committee to again review the role of Athletics, and was deeply disappointed in the decision to eliminate football and wrestling.

Blackburn also frequently contributed to the College’s social life. He and his wife Ann regularly hosted students and colleagues in their home near campus. He taught a course on science fiction and once hosted a campus dinner for Ursula Le Guin. In 1996, he even joined the faculty’s College Bowl team that lost to students, 595-330. “I felt [our] team earned a moral victory,” he told  The Phoenix , “by not preventing the students from doubling our score.”

"In all my years at Swarthmore, I never met anyone who loved the College as much as Tom,” says Barry Schwartz, the Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor Emeritus of Social Theory and Social Action. “He served many roles in his long career, all of them with devotion to Swarthmore."

Blackburn’s service to his community extended beyond campus. For several years and while still on the faculty, he served on Swarthmore’s Borough Council, including as president.

“Swarthmore faculty, by and large, do not take part in local government,” says Professor of Economics Mark Kuperberg, who Blackburn recruited to run for Council when he stepped down in 1993. “Tom, therefore, was unusual in his commitment to giving back to the community in this way.”

“Tom never made big speeches on behalf of his values, yet he never ceased to labor on behalf of the College’s best interests,” Weinstein says. “A big man who took delight in the play of the body as well as the reaches of the mind, Tom was capable of great finesse and intricate distinctions. His stewardship, on several fronts, sustained and enriched Swarthmore College, making it a better place.”

Blackburn did give one speech, when he retired from full-time teaching. In his Baccalaureate address to the Class of 2000, he turned to Milton, to compare the author’s idea of education to the graduates’ experiences, and to Shakespeare.

“To my mind, the great soliloquies by Shakespeare, like Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ … remind us that we must inevitably make choices in a universe where the consequences of those choices are always hidden in the future,” Blackburn said. “I’m grateful that I was chosen to go to Oxford, and [grateful] to meet there my best choice ever, Ann, who became my wife. ... Only in that context does my choice to teach at Swarthmore come second.”

George Thomas Jr.

(Virginia & St John's 1957) (2 August 1935 - 10 March 2023)

George Bryson Thomas Jr. died at home on March 10, 2023. George was born on August 2, 1935, to Catherine McPherson Thomas and George Bryson Thomas in Norfolk, Virginia. He had happy memories of growing up on Willoughby Spit and elsewhere in Norfolk. He is predeceased by his sister, Anne T. Thomas who was one year younger and an important part in that happy childhood. He graduated from Granby High School and went to University of Virginia on a newly-created Congressional Regional scholarship. He delighted in academic and other activities at UVA. A favorite memory when president of the Jefferson debating Society was getting the authors William Faulkner and John Dos Passos together, even though the expected witty repartee didn't materialize. Fraternity Phi Gamma Delta, the Raven Society, sports editor for Cavalier Daily, managing the men's lacrosse team, living in room 27 on the Lawn, summers selling shoes and other eclectic activities filled those 4 years, graduating in 1957. A few collegiate honors included honorary Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Delta Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa. He credited a particular undergraduate seminar with making him realize that what he wanted was a life in academia. As a 1957- 59 Rhodes Scholar at St. John's College in Oxford, George cemented his love of the study of Philosophy as well as European political history. He joined the men's crew team at St. John's. He also gained skill at climbing the college walls when games of bridge got him out past the deadline. Although he didn't play bridge for over 50 years, he returned to it in his last year, thanks to friends at University Village. A PhD in Philosophy followed at Harvard University in 1963. He and Sally Hyde got married that summer in her parents' home in Oregon and he joined the University of Virginia Department of Philosophy and started his 40-plus years of teaching and writing there. He often said that he could hardly believe he was getting paid to do what he so thoroughly enjoyed doing. Countless students over those years were challenged to think through ancient puzzles like whether there is free will. His seminars on Emmanuel Kant were particularly well-known. He served as Chair of the Philosophy Department for many years. He retired from the Philosophy Department in 2002 but continued to teach for the Philosophy Department until 2010 as well as at OLLI. In his whole life, George was most proud of his daughters, Laura Gwen Thomas and Nancy Ellen Thomas, of San Francisco. Nancy died in 2021, and our daughter-in-law, Kanani Kauka died in 2018. Nancy's partner Todd Weaver remains a part of our family. A quick student of languages, and a devotee of history, George was a extraordinary traveller to foreign countries, especially if there were operas to attend. Operas were a life-long passion, from listening to the Metropolitan Opera every weekend to surviving the full Wagner Ring cycle in San Francisco. He was a long-time supporter of the Charlottesville Opera (including hosting visiting musicians every summer). The sister-city relationship with Poggio a Caiano, Italy, especially, provided delightful excursions and friendships. A life-long athlete until his mobility declined in later years, he enjoyed running, tennis, and squash. He went bungee jumping in Bergen, Norway for his 61st birthday and sky diving for the first (and last) time at 63. After retiring, he volunteered for many years with the Emergency Food Network. He was a dedicated political spouse supporting his wife Sally's campaigns and lengthy career on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. George loved the many cats the family lived with over the years, from Pariah, the cat that Sally and George adopted as newlyweds, through Sam, who just showed up at the house one day, and Teddy, the cat who was with him when he died. He insisted in speaking Italian to the cats, as they seemed to understand that just as well as they did English. He was notorious for attempting to reason with the cats, carefully explaining to them exactly WHY they should not be on the table. That worked as well as you would imagine it did. Although George loved the family's old home in West Leigh, and his pioneering of organic vegetable gardening, he discovered that condominium life was a delight for his final years: so many friends, so many conversations. Thank you to University Village residents for his final happy years. And thank you to UVA doctors for helping him deal for 62 years with Type 1 diabetes and all its effects and to the Hospice of the Piedmont for making the last year of his life more comfortable.

Malcom (Mick) Swinburn

(New South Wales & Brasenose 1960) (16 November 1937 - 23 January 2023)

Malcolm (Mick) passed away peacefully with his family in attendance at North Shore Private Hospital.

Loved husband of Meryl (deceased). He is dearly missed by his children, Elizabeth, John and James, and their partners Mark, Karen and Kath as well as his grandchildren Henry (and his wife Natalie), Mathilda, Alex, Emily, Stuart, Scott, Alice, Evan and Julian.

Also by many relatives and friends including his siblings: Doug and Eddi.

John Corbett

(Queensland & St Catherine's 1965) (18 December 1940 - 8 April 2023)

Passing of eminent Gold Coast neurologist, Professor John Corbett

One of the Gold Coast's most respected medical practitioners, Professor John Corbett, has died.

An eminent neurologist, Rhodes Scholar and founder of Corbett Neurophysiology Services, 82-year-old Professor Corbett served the Gold Coast for three decades in the fields of neurology, neurophysiology, and sleep medicine.  His passing closes a medical, scientific and business career that spanned more than 50 years in the UK, US and Australia.

Born in Brisbane in 1940, John Corbett excelled in his early studies becoming Dux of his primary school and a captain of Gregory Terrace. The recipient of an Open Scholarship to the University of Queensland, he graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery.

In 1965, Professor Corbett was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and spent the next nine years at the University of Oxford, where he completed his PhD in Neurophysiology. He also became the inaugural BMA Research Fellow, an Oxford Don and published more than 50 articles in learned academic journals.

New opportunities tempted him away from Oxford and in 1973 he took up senior neurology appointments at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital in the US.

Returning to Australia in 1974, he fulfilled a Senior Neurology role at the Royal Brisbane Hospital before launching his private neurology clinical practice in Sydney. His expertise proved invaluable in the medical arena and the law, culminating in more than 5,000 medico-legal reports and regular appearances as an expert witness. He was involved in placing the first ever CT machines in Australia into the North Shore Private Hospital and other locations.

In the 1980s, Professor Corbett decided to try his hand at business and industry.  To this end he worked in the field of mining of minerals – clay, tin and gold and he was an innovator in the development of ultrasonic engineering applications for piling, earthmoving, mining and mineral processing.  His next foray was Weapons Training Systems, involving high level contracts with the Australian Army and various international contracts, such as the USA Army.  He was regarded as the saviour of the Kemtron and Lomah groups.  Like everything he turned his mind to, he proved to be a successful businessman but he missed the challenges medicine had given him and ultimately, resumed his medical career. 

Professor Corbett launched Corbett Medical Services on the Gold Coast in 1994, operating out of the magnificent family home, Surrey House, in Southport. He was also a founding member of SNORE Australia, which became Australia’s largest provider of Level 1 sleep studies.

In 2000 John and Lorraine purchased a 156-acre botanical estate at Springbrook adjacent to the World Heritage Rain Forest and spent 22 years fulfilling his love of nature, he worked tirelessly on beautifying the land.  He could then be found on the weekends on a tractor plowing fields and planting tree farms.

He received the Australian Centenary Medal Award in 2001 for Distinguished Service in the Field of Medicin e. In 2011, Epilepsy Queensland presented him with its Flame Award for his years of services and support.

In 2021, Professor Corbett was diagnosed with the terminal condition Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He is survived by his devoted wife Lorraine, much loved daughter Vanessa, son in law Sean, and grandchildren Brooke and Harrison.

A true gentleman of wisdom and compassion, who will be greatly missed by all who knew him

Derek Allen

(Ontario & Magdalen 1969) (19 June 1947 - 27 April 2023)

We are terribly saddened to let you know of the death of Professor Derek Allen, Trinity’s long-serving Dean of Arts & Vice-Provost and Honorary Fellow, and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. We are all reeling from the sudden loss of someone so important to the Trinity community.

For 60 years, Derek was at the heart of the Trinity community  — first, as an outstanding undergraduate student and alumnus (Class of 1969), and then as a professor and as a key college administrator. He was a highly respected philosopher (and wickedly intelligent about most everything!), and a consummate academic administrator.

But Derek was so much more than this. He was a wonderful role model, kind human being and friend to so many in our community. In his quiet but resolute ways, he enriched the students’ academic experience and always put students first. He was unfailingly wise and generous as a colleague and mentor, both at Trinity and in the wider University of Toronto community. And as a long-time donor and a prominent member of the Salterrae Society, Derek was always a leader in encouraging support for the College so that the unique Trinity experience could extend to future generations. Even long after his “retirement,” Derek continued to play a crucial role at the college, teaching in the programs, supporting various committees and, in ways too numerous to list, making Trinity a better place.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions, in 2019, Derek received the highest honour that Trinity College bestows upon an individual — an Honorary Fellowship. As the citation said, the fellowship was in recognition of his long and distinguished career as an esteemed academic leader, a respected colleague, and a generous mentor to students at both Trinity College and the University of Toronto.

Professor John Duncan, who worked closely with Derek at Trinity for 15 years, shares this reflection:

“Derek was an incredibly kind-hearted person — fundamentally gracious and supportive of all those around him. Derek had a deep and abiding love for the academic mission. Trinity was his academic home for more than six decades. From his student days to a 16-year term as Dean of Arts and Vice-Provost, his love for the college, its people and its programs of study was always evident. He believed in higher education, and he worked tirelessly to make it the best it could be at Trinity. Derek was an incredibly sharp and clear thinker, writer and speaker, and a master of organization. In some ways, he was unassuming, and yet his presence was always felt because he was genuinely supportive of others. And because he was an academic, he made a huge difference in the lives of students, staff and faculty over the many decades of his career. He cared for each of us, and we are better because of him. He was and is widely loved and respected, and he will be sorely missed.”

Although many of you may already know about Derek’s contributions to Trinity, you may not be aware of his larger impact on academe — so I wanted to share these highlights from his biography:

Professor Emeritus Derek Allen, Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto, graduated from the University of Toronto in 1969 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and History, a Rhodes Scholarship (Ontario), and a Governor General’s Medal for the highest standing in the Humanities in Trinity College’s graduating class. He earned two graduate degrees at the University of Oxford, including a D.Phil. in Philosophy. From 1996-2012, he served as Trinity’s Vice-Provost and Dean of Arts, and was responsible for the growth of the College’s excellent academic programs. He has received five teaching awards, including an Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations award for an outstanding contribution to university teaching and a 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award in recognition of teaching excellence and educational leadership. In 2013, he received the Vivek Goel Faculty Citizenship Award for “a faculty member who has served the University of Toronto with distinction in multiple leadership capacities in diverse spheres over many years.”

Trinity College has been profoundly shaped by Derek Allen and we will not be the same without him. He will be deeply missed.

Ben Rabinowitz

(South African College School, Newlands & Brasenose 1953) (20 July 1933 - 9 May 2023)

Benjamin Rabinowitz obtained a B.A. (with distinction) from UCT, was awarded a SACS Rhodes Scholarship and went up to Oxford, receiving his MA Law there. He had been semi-retired from the property industry since 2005. He loved music and supported many cultural, educational and other charitable institutions. He initiated the successful campaign to save Oudekraal from property development, helped save Princess Vlei and led the campaign by SEAFA to save the Sea Point beachfront for the community. He received the Mayor’s Medal for Philanthropy, the Inyathelo Award for Lifetime Philanthropy, the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Rotary Club of Sea Point and the Spectemur Agendo Award from SACS and in 2013, the UCT President of Convocation Medal. He was also on the board of the Cape Town Concert Series, Croxton, LEAP Science & Maths School, Musiquelaine SA and the Cape Jewish Seniors Association and a trustee of the Ben and Shirley Rabinowitz Cricket Trust.

Tan Eng Liang

(Singapore & Balliol 1961) (24 June 1937 - 28 May 2023)

Former national water polo player and veteran sports official Tan Eng Liang was a “sporting giant” with a “heart of gold” who will be missed dearly by his family, friends and the Singapore sports fraternity.

He is survived by his wife Kathryn, three children and five grandchildren.

His family said in a statement on Sunday: “Our dearest father, Dr Tan Eng Liang, passed away peacefully. He had been battling advanced cancer. We grieve deeply as he was a devoted father and doting grandfather who loved us unconditionally. He taught us strong values to live by and exemplified these principles in his own life.

“We will miss him dearly. Dad devoted his life to serving the community particularly in the field of sports. Even in the midst of illness, he continued to contribute with grit and courage. He was an inspiration to us all. A bright star has dimmed but it shines in our hearts forever.”

Tan and his older brothers Eng Chai and Eng Bock, who both died in 2020, represented Singapore in water polo at major events such as the South-east Asian Peninsular (Seap) Games and Asian Games.

The siblings learnt to swim in the open sea and Tan’s love of sport was clear from a young age. To earn a spot on the national water polo team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, he had to put his studies aside, resulting in a failed attempt to enter medical school. He went on to win three medals – a bronze and two silvers – at the Asian Games and two Seap Games golds.

Outside the pool, he was Singapore’s first Rhodes scholar. He obtained a doctorate in chemistry from Oxford University in 1964.

He then went into politics as River Valley’s Member of Parliament before becoming Minister of State for National Development from 1975 to 1978. He was the Senior Minister of State for Finance from 1979 to 1980.

Read a full obituary for Tan Eng Liang.

William "Bill" Kent Megill

(Ontario & St Edmund Hall 1962) (26 November 1940 - 10 April 2023)

William Kent Megill, 82, of Ottawa, died April 10, 2023, surrounded by his family in the Ottawa General Hospital, of complications due to lung fibrosis. Bill was born in Ottawa on November 26, 1940 to Maj Gen William J and Doris M Megill (née Kent). He attended the Collège Militaire Royal de St-Jean, Quebec, and graduated with a BSc in Maths and Physics from the Royal Military College in Kingston, in 1962. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to study for an MA at Oxford University in the UK, where he read Russian and French. Later he would complete a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration at Laval University and a masters in Political Science at the University of Kansas. He joined the armoured corps while at RMC, then served with distinction in three armoured regiments, first with the Fort Garry Horse, later with the 12e Régiment Blindé du Canada, and finally with the Lord Strathconas Horse (Royal Canadians) which he commanded. The highlight of his military career was arguably his appointment as Military Advisor to the Canadian delegation to the arms control negotiations in Vienna that ultimately led to the end of the Cold War in the 1990s. After retiring from the army, he began a new career as a land claims negotiator for the federal government, initially in coastal British Columbia and finally in the western Arctic. His love for language and culture served him well throughout the complex negotiations to find a balanced rearrangement of the social order and legal situation in the MacKenzie Delta in particular. Alongside his long career in the public service, Bill also enjoyed serving the public in the communities where he lived. Whether it was coaching little league soccer, heading up the Quebec Council of Scouts Canada, chairing the board of the Aphasia Centre, rebuilding the Priory of Simon Peter for the Templars or collecting hockey equipment to send to youth in the arctic, Bill brought his passion and experience to the challenge of building community. He was dedicated contributor to the St Matthews and Glebe communities. Here the pandemic brought an old talent back to the fore as he turned his early career experience as the voice of the 1967 Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo to bear on the challenge of reaching the congregation and community during the hard months of lockdown. Bill is survived by his wife Deirdre Nicholds and sons William M Megill (Susanne) and John Megill, grandchildren Liam and Natalie, siblings Margaret (Peggy) Hudson (Peter) and Suse Megill. Bill was surrogate grandfather to Deirdres grandchildren, Harry and Bridget Phillips. He was preceded in death by his first wife Susie (née MacDonald), brother Jim (Heather), and sister Janie (David).

Eusebius McKaiser

(South Africa-at-Large & St Antony's 2003) (28 February 1979 - 30 May 2023)

Words from Elizabeth Kiss, CEO & Warden of Rhodes House

On behalf of all of us at the Rhodes Trust, I am heartbroken to share that Eusebius McKaiser (South Africa-at-Large & St Antony's 2003) passed away yesterday from an apparent epileptic seizure.  He was taken from us tragically young, at the age of 45.

We all feel this loss especially keenly, as Eusebius has been serving as co-chair, along with Karen Stevenson (North Carolina & Magdalen 1979) of our Engaging Our History advisory group which is in the final stages of completing its work. 

We’ve lost an important, fiercely independent political voice – who spoke truth to power from a deeply personal and humane space.  Eusebius embraced his own vulnerabilities and encouraged us all to do the same; whilst challenging us to interrogate our biases and then sit and grapple with the discomfort we might feel. He was larger than life, and the hole he leaves will be similarly immense.

He was a prolific writer and broadcaster, well known across South Africa and beyond for his astute political commentary, grounded in his academic training as a moral philosopher.  With his incisive intellect and fearless candour, he laid bare the painful racial inequities and complex dysfunctions of his beloved country with boldness, energy and wit. His work as an LGBTQIA+ activist and educator has also left a profound mark on the gay rights landscape of South Africa.    

Combining charisma and eloquence with an enormous heart, Eusebius exemplified the Rhodes Scholarship ideals of kindness, courage and a commitment to fighting the world’s fight.   We are so grateful for his willingness to co-chair the Engaging Our History group, for the energy and dedication he brought to this important work, and for his generous spirit of service in all of the other volunteer roles he took on, from selection to mentoring to name just a few.

I extend heartfelt condolences to his partner Nduduzo, their family and friends, and to all who knew and admired Eusebius and his work.  We will forever be grateful for his leadership and friendship, and will continue to be inspired by his example.  The best tribute is to pick up where he left off – to speak truth to power, be fearless, be vulnerable, be courageous, and never stop reading and learning.

Graham Jeffries

(New Zealand & Magdalen 1952) (31 May 1929 - 10 July 2023)

Graham, the middle child of three boys was born May 31, 1929, to Harry and Florence Jeffries in Barmera on the Murray River in South Australia. He moved with his family to New Zealand at a young age. He graduated from Auckland University College and the Otago Medical School of the University of New Zealand. He was New Zealand Junior Champion and record holder in the High Jump and competed as a New Zealand representative in the British Empire Games in 1950. As a Rhodes Scholar, he spent three years at Oxford University and completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Pathology in 1955. Graham was President of the Oxford University Athletic Club and competed as a high jumper in numerous track & field events against Welsh, Irish and US university teams. In 1954, his last year at Oxford, Graham participated in the meet where Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile world record.

In 1955, Graham married the love of his life, Elizabeth Jones of Pelham, New York, and returned to Oxford to continue his Residency Training in Internal Medicine. In 1958, he came to the United States as a Fellow in Gastroenterology at The New York Hospital – Cornell University Medical College. He joined the faculty and was appointed as Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology in 1967 and served as an attending physician at New York Hospital.

In 1969, Graham was recruited to be the founding Chairman of the Department of Medicine at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA and served in the capacity until 1988. The early years of his chairmanship were devoted to the recruitment of faculty in the Department of Medicine, the development of patient care programs, and the teaching of medical students and residents. Over the next two decades, he institutionalized a strong, balanced academic program of patient care, teaching, and research that remains today.

A member of numerous scientific societies, Graham distinguished himself as a clinician, teacher, and clinical scholar. Author of more than eighty scientific papers, he served as editor or reviewer for leading medical journals and textbooks. In 1983 he was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in India, and in 1984, he served as a visiting professor at the University of Zimbabwe. Each year for 15 years since 1989, Graham and Elizabeth spent two months at a mission hospital in the highlands of Kenya with a group of medical students and residents.

He and Elizabeth raised their four children in Hershey and lived and worked there for over 53 years. Graham’s keen intellect drove his leisure pursuits. He had an extensive garden and especially loved orchids and feeding the birds. He collected grandfather clocks, blue & white Chinese porcelain, and other fine furnishings. He was an avid reader and loved researching medical history and family ancestry. He played racquetball, tennis, and golf at various stages of his life and enjoyed cooking and canning fruits and vegetables. Graham cooked the best New Zealand leg of lamb dinner and often invited medical students, residents, and friends to join in on family gatherings. He and Elizabeth enjoyed traveling the world with visits back to New Zealand and Australia to see family, as well as spending summers in their 2nd home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. In his later years, he became a prolific painter, painting many of the places he visited throughout his life.

Chandu Bardhan

(India & Jesus 1964) (16 August 1940 - 5 April 2023)

Touching tributes have been paid following the death of a “pioneering” professor and doctor dubbed the “grandfather of gastroenterology in South Yorkshire”.

Prof Karna Dev Bardhan OBE, known as Chandu, died peacefully on April 5 aged 82.

The Wickersley doctor was the first ever recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Society of Gastroenterology, which said it was “saddened” to hear of his passing, noting how he “inspired a generation of doctors both within South Yorkshire and way beyond”.

A Freeman of the Borough, Prof Bardhan was honoured as Rotherham Citizen of the Year in 2000 and awarded the OBE a year later.

The father of two and grandfather of three went on to set up a research unit and a family charity.

Born in India, he graduated from The Christian Medical College in Vellore, where he met his wife Gouri and was named an outstanding student of his year.

He came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1964 before going on to become a registrar in Sheffield.

Gouri came to the UK to study in 1969 and the couple met again, before marrying in 1972.

They moved to Rotherham after Prof Bardhan became a consultant physician with an interest in gastroenterology, aged just 32, at the former Doncaster Gate Hospital in 1973, later going on to work at Rotherham Hospital.

He was the first gastroenterologist in Rotherham — as his field was not regarded as a speciality at the time — and went on to set up a research unit which became an internationally-recognised centre of excellence for gastrointestinal diseases.

Gouri, who worked as a consultant in Doncaster, said Prof Bardhan had worked with pharmaceutical companies and run clinical trials which showed test drug cimetidine was effective in relieving symptoms and healing stomach ulcers.

The drug went on to be extensively used to treat miners and steelworkers affected by the condition.

Prof Bardhan used the financial income this produced to fund PhD, MD and MSC students.

The research unit later became The Bardhan Research and Education Trust, which had 54 students by the time Prof Bardhan retired in 2011.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has also run The Bardhan Fellowship annual research prize for more than 20 years, and called Prof Bardhan the “grandfather of gastroenterology in South Yorkshire”, citing his “inspiration and guidance” for many of its own developments.

Post retirement, Prof Bardhan taught sessions on different clinical systems, enabling students to practise techniques and skills in a less pressured environment.

He also began his memoirs, working with his secretary Beverley Mason and writer Ray Hearne.

After he suffered a stroke last September, his wife teamed up with Beverley and Ray to produce the book, “An Improbable Journey in Medicine: A Story of Courage and Enterprise”, which was published by Amazon in March.

Gouri said: “Medicine meant a lot to him. He did what all the doctors tried to do, to treat the patient as a whole, not just a stomach or a colon as sometimes can happen.

“He was a pioneer in many, many ways but more importantly, he was kind, compassionate and he treated everybody equally.”

Rotherham Hospital chief executive Dr Richard Jenkins described Prof Bardhan as an “inspirational and dedicated consultant”, adding: “He will be greatly missed by many people.”

Christopher Seán Day

(South African College School, Newlands & Oriel 1974) (5 June 1949 - 27 July 2023)

Christopher Seán Day, beloved father, husband, friend, and adventurer, died peacefully at home with his family in Greenwich, CT, on July 27, 2023. He was 74.

Seán, as he was known to all, was born on June 5, 1949, in Cape Town, South Africa to Joan and Eric Day. From his parents, he inherited his moral compass, stoicism, and independent spirit. Seán grew up first in Cape Town and later in Knysna, South Africa, during the apartheid regime. His family strongly opposed the movement, and his parents had relocated to South Africa from Ireland in 1948 as part of General Jan Smuts’ efforts to defeat the Nationalist Party.

At just six years old, Seán began attending boarding school at the South African College School in Cape Town, from which he graduated. Seán loved ships and the sea from his earliest memories, and at 17, he followed this passion and enrolled in the South Africa Merchant Marine Academy. He then spent several years at sea as a cadet in the merchant marine. In 1968, he resumed his studies at the University of Cape Town, earning a degree in business. While a student at UCT, he competed in the first Cape to Rio Yacht Race—the longest continent-to-continent sailing yacht race in the southern hemisphere—as a crew member aboard the Merchant Marine Academy boat. Seán was awarded a Rhodes scholarship, and after completing his national military service as a navigating officer on a destroyer in the South African Navy, he studied law at Oxford University in England beginning in 1972.

After graduating from Oxford, Seán joined the Scottish trading house Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong, where he served as commercial manager of their ship-owning group, the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company. Following two years in Hong Kong and one year in Taipei with Jardines, he joined the Canadian ship-owning group Fed Nav as an operations manager based in Montreal, Canada. During this time, Seán met his future wife, Virginia (Ginny) Farrell, then a student at Harvard Business School. They were introduced by their close friends, Dick and Lisa Cashin.

Seán and Ginny married in 1981 and settled in New York. In 1982 he joined Navios Corporation. After restructuring and restoring Navios, Seán briefly left the shipping industry to work at Citicorp Venture Capital for several years.

In 1989, Seán rejoined Navios and eventually became CEO. In 1999, he joined the Teekay Corporation as its chairman until 2017. At the time of his death, he was Chairman Emeritus of Teekay Corporation and Compass Diversified. During his life, he served on many boards, including Navios Corporation, Teekay Tankers, Teekay Offshore Partners, Teekay LNG Partners, Compass Diversified Holdings, Teekay Corporation and Kirby Corporation.

Read the full obituary here

Julian Ogilvie Thompson

(Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Worcester 1953) (27 January 1934 - 11 August 2023)

We are saddened to hear that Julian Ogilvie Thompson, informally known as JOT, has passed away in Johannesburg at the age of 89.

JOT served for many years as a dedicated and valued Rhodes Trustee, and was also founding Trustee of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation from 2003 to 2020. 

“Julian is remembered as a true gentleman. He possessed a rigorous intellect which he brought to bear on the formative years of the MRF. We appreciated his seventeen years of service to the Foundation, and we send our heartfelt condolences to his family,” said Professor Njabulo S. Ndebele, Chairman of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

JOT was a South African mining executive known for the roles he played in De Beers, Minorco and Anglo American. He was a founding trustee of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, serving from 2003 until June 2020. JOT played a pivotal role in the early days. He connected founding CEO Shaun Johnson to Nicky Oppenheimer, ultimately leading to the donation of the Rhodes Building to Nelson Mandela; the building became the headquarters of the newly established MRF. The donation provided the Foundation with an operational headquarters and a significant asset. As a trustee he also contributed significantly to the governance of the Foundation in its early years through his involvement in the Investment Committee, the Finance/Audit/Risk Committee and the Executive Committee.

JOT was born in Cape Town and studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He proceeded to have an extraordinary career, starting out as Harry Oppenheimer’s assistant at De Beers in 1957 and ultimately becoming chairman of Anglo American. JOT was an important link between the MRF and the mining companies that grew out of Rhodes’ original company De Beers; he was also familiar with the world of the Rhodes Trust, the MRF’s founding partner organisation.

William Harley Henry

(Florida & Christ Church 1959) (22 July 1937 - 31 August 2023)

William Harley Henry, Harley to all, died peacefully in his sleep in Grinnell, IA on August 31, 2023. He was 86 years old. Born in southwestern Pennsylvania in the town of Brownsville, he moved to Atlantic Beach, Florida, in 1949 with his mother Ruth and sister Sue Ann. He attended Kenyon College (‘59), Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship (’62), and Johns Hopkins University where he received his MA and Ph.D. in English. Harley settled in St. Paul with his then wife, Meser, and 3-week-old daughter, Astrid in 1966 to take a teaching job in the English department at Macalester College, where he stayed until his retirement in 1999.

His European adventures in college, academic sabbaticals, and personal travel, earned him a well-stamped passport. A lifelong lover of baseball, music, and education, Harley continued to pursue these passions up until the end of his life. Whether playing in a jazz band, leading a book club, catching a ballgame, or watching a “crimi”, Harley was always happy to share his analysis and insights. As said by a friend after hearing the news of Harley’s passing, “We have lost a brave, brilliant, kind companion— and a pretty good alto sax man, too!”

Harley is survived by his three children, Astrid, Axel (Mikeya) and Else (Alex). 

Tom Clayton

(Minnesota & Wadham 1954) (15 December 1932 - 9 August 2023)

Thomas Swoverland Clayton, age 90 of St. Paul, died August 9 surrounded by family from complications of prostate cancer. Professor Clayton, Regents Professor Emeritus in English at the University of Minnesota, was a distinguished scholar of Shakespeare, Seventeenth Century British Literature and Classics. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Vida (Swoverland) Clayton and his beloved wife Ruth (Madson) Clayton. Tom is survived by Janice Derksen, his partner and companion of 29 years; children, Pamela Clayton Schultz, Katherine Clayton (James McKernon), John Clayton, and David Clayton; grandchildren Dayna Cossetta and Sam Clayton; great-grandchildren Miles, Thomas, and Ava. Tom was born in New Ulm, MN in 1932. The family lived in several towns in Wisconsin including New Richmond and Viroqua before settling in Winona in 1943, where Tom’s father managed the JC Penney store. He attended Phelps Primary School and Winona High School, where Tom was remembered by classmates as athletic, good-looking, bright and “a wizard of words.” Tom joined the Boy Scouts and in 1947 was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. Following his junior year of high school, Tom passed the entrance exam to the University of Chicago and was off to start his academic life. Read the full obituary here

Karen Bakker

(Ontario & St John's 1995) (6 December 1971 - 14 August 2023)

Karen first joined the Department of Geography at UBC as an assistant professor in 2002, having earned her PhD at Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar. Twenty-one years later, she leaves an astonishing record of achievement: as Fellow of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study 2022-3; as recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship 2022, a SSHRC Connection Award and Trudeau Fellowship in 2017; and as Stanford University’s Annenberg Fellow in Communication, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars. She is the author of more than 100 academic publications and seven books.

In recent years, Karen brought her geographical fascination with environmental perception and scientific world-making to the realm of sound. In The Sounds of Life (Princeton 2021), Karen builds a prismatic portrait of planetary ecology through the medium of chirps, buzzes, and low cetacean moans. The book garnered immediate critical acclaim, including from the very scientists it featured. It also reaches a broad public through her recent TED Talk. Karen’s next book Gaia’s Web (upcoming with MIT Press) explores how interconnected digital and natural networks will impact biodiversity conservation, environmental governance, and cultivate greater empathy for other species. Both books drew from her Smart Earth Project seeking to mobilize digital technologies to address some of the most pressing challenges of the Anthropocene.

Palathinkal George Isaac

(India & Balliol 1952) (16 April 1928 - 8 September 2023)

The managing partner of Malabar Coast Products and former chairman of Gandhi Peace Foundation, Kottayam, he was the first Rhodes scholar from Kerala. His brilliant academic track record, unique business skills and enviable contacts made him a spectacular personality. 

The areas of his studies spread out from political science to philosophy and economics and had degrees in all these subjects. He was an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, Madras Christian College, Chennai and the famous Balliol College, Oxford, UK. At Balliol, he studied with the Rhodes Scholarship, a rare academic honour and opportunity a talented student gets to carry on his studies at the University of Oxford.

He was a member of the rowing team there and the vibes of those dynamic days can be traced from the propeller of his Balliol days that has been kept there. 

Jim Murray Jr

(Virginia & Merton 1951) (13 March 1930 - 5 September 2023)

Jim was born on March 13, 1930, in Lexington, Virginia, and he was educated at Davidson College (1947-1951) and Merton College, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar, 1951-1954). He served in the US Army (1955-1956) and then taught for two years at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, before returning to Oxford to earn a D.Phil. in Zoology. In 1962, he joined the Biology faculty of the University of Virginia.

Jim's main research interests were ecological genetics and the evolution of animal populations. His research on land snails took him to the British Isles, Australia, and on many trips to Polynesia, where he studied the native snails of the genus Partula. At UVA, Jim chaired the Biology Department from 1984 to 1987; served as director of the Mountain Lake Biological Station for thirteen summers between 1964 and 1990; and mentored several generations of graduate students. He was a Fellow and former President of the Virginia Academy of Sciences and a board member of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. He also chaired the University's Arboretum Committee for over 20 years, often saying that this was his favorite University committee.

Jim was an active mountain climber and lifelong conservationist. He spent many happy days exploring peaks and valleys from the Himalayas to the Alps to the Appalachians of his native Virginia. 

(Alabama & Christ Church 1958) (18 January 1936 - 11 October 2023)

Samuel Clark Oliver Holt, a former radio and television executive who made significant contributions to public broadcasting. Sam Holt was born January 18, 1936, in Birmingham, AL. He graduated from Episcopal High School in 1953 and Princeton University in 1958, after taking a year off to work for CBS News in New York. From there he went to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; he later remembered his three years there, at Christ Church college, as among the best of his life. Sam was in ROTC while at Princeton and after returning from England in 1961, he served in the Army as an artillery officer, stationed at Fort Sill, OK. He was honorably discharged as a captain in 1963 but remained in the Army Reserve until 1970. After finishing his active military duty, he taught for a year at Southern Methodist University, then attended Harvard University for graduate work in history. In 1970, Sam married Jane Elliott Mansfield, whom he had met in Cambridge, and moved to Washington to work for the Public Broadcasting Service. As the first programming director at PBS, Sam helped create programs including "Masterpiece Theater" and "The MacNeil-Lehrer Report" (now "PBS Newshour"). In 1977 he joined NPR as Senior Vice President for Programming and helped launch programs such as "Morning Edition." He directed NPR's programming until 1982. The following year he won the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The Samuel C.O. Holt papers, related to his years in public broad-casting, are housed in the archival collections at the University of Maryland. After leaving NPR, Sam continued his career as a media and broadcasting consultant; over the years, he worked for HBO, Discovery, and WorldSpace (the former satellite radio company). A devout Episcopalian, Sam served as an acolyte for many years and was a member of the vestry of Christ Church, Georgetown. In recent years, he attended services at St. David's in Washington and St. Andrew's in Boca Grande, FL. He cherished his memberships in the Cosmos Club and the Literary Society of Washington, as well as in "Leo," a book club that has met regularly since he and a handful of other men founded it in 1975.

Franklyn Prendergast

(Jamaica & Lincoln 1969) (7 March 1945 - 12 October 2023)

Dr Prendergast was a force in science and medicine and a trailblazer in civil rights. In 1995, just 28 years ago, he became the first Black director of an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. 

Prendergast was a role model who encouraged young men and women to pursue careers in science and medicine at mainstream institutions. When asked by a young Black physician about it being unusual for a Jamaican to settle in Rochester, MN, he interjected humor, saying, “It’s easy once you get used to the fact that they put white cream sauces on everything.” 

Prendergast laughed, further reflecting on the Nordic cuisine, predominantly Nordic population, and snow-covered landscape. 

He then added: “I am talking about more than just food.”

Dr. Prendergast and a very small number of peers literally opened doors, creating opportunities for minorities in medicine. One should not underestimate the importance of men and women like Prendergast, who demonstrated what Black people and minorities could accomplish with utmost competence. His opening of minds and widespread acceptance created opportunities for others. 

(British Columbia & Queen's 1950) (1 September 1927 - 15 October 2023)

Frank was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, and brought up in Vancouver. At Kitsilano High School and UBC, he thrived at academics, tennis, rugby, football and student politics. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, where he met and married June Reilly. They settled in Toronto, where Frank completed his PhD and was appointed to the English Literature department, University College, U of T. His work included pioneering studies of Canadian working-class literature and a book on Steinbeck. His real passion was his graduate Creative Writing seminar, which nurtured many young writers. Frank's own poetry collection, It's Over It's Beginning, was published in 1986 to critical acclaim. Much later, in his 80s, he self-published 9 books in one go, including novels, stories and poetry. In his 40s, he fell in love with show jumping, first as a rider and then as an avid supporter. Frank lived three happy decades on a beautiful farm near Schomberg with his second wife, Emily Brown, helping with her business transporting horses for some of Canada's top riders. Into his 80s, he was a local squash champion. He spent his final two years at Sunrise of Unionville, where he was loved for his cheerful humour and friendly banter. 

Harold Rotman

(Ontario & University 1958) (16 March 1934 - 22 February 2023)

Dr. Rotman was born in Toronto, Canada, the son of the late Samuel Rotman and Hannah Miadovnic Rotman. 

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Maggie Rotman; children Sara, Rebecca, and David; and grandchildren.

Rawdon Dalrymple

(New South Wales & University 1952) (6 November 1930 - 29 September 2023)

Scholar, diplomat and sportsman, Rawdon Dalrymple was, above all, a thinker who contributed greatly to Australia’s search for identity in the Asia-Pacific.

Dalrymple’s ancestry was a mix of Scottish, English and Polynesian. His great-grandfather on his mother’s side sailed from South America to Pitcairn Island. He subsequently took many of the Bounty mutineers and families to settle on Norfolk Island.

Dalrymple’s parents, both of whom served in World War I – his mother as a nurse and his father as a sapper – were of modest means. Through a mix of scholarships and his mother’s determination, Dalrymple attended Shore after Warrawee Public School.

Indeed, Dalrymple’s academic brilliance constantly ensured the opening of opportunities which otherwise would have been out of financial reach.

Studying philosophy at Sydney University in 1948-51, Dalrymple spent his final year at Wesley College off the back of a scholarship from the Ku-ring-gai Branch of the RSL, in recognition of his parents’ war service.

Importantly, Wesley College introduced him to rowing, at which he excelled, and which was central to him being awarded the NSW Rhodes Scholarship for 1952. At University College, Oxford, Dalrymple became captain of the college boat club and rowed in the Isis Eight, Oxford’s second crew. He graduated with first class honours in philosophy, economics and politics.

Attending University College at the same time was a Rhodes scholar from Western Australia – future prime minister Bob Hawke. Dalrymple and Hawke became firm friends, their lives intersecting regularly thereafter both personally and professionally.

Dick Stewart

(Ohio & University 1961) (12 February 1940 - 3 November 2023)

Richard Stewart, University Professor and John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, died on November 3. “Dick was a beloved figure within the legal community, known for his generosity, loyalty, and confident leadership,” Dean Troy McKenzie said in announcing Stewart’s passing.

Noting that Stewart was recognized as a preeminent scholar in environmental law and administrative law, McKenzie said, “It is no exaggeration to say that his death marks the passing of a giant in the law whose transformational influence on his field, and on our Law School, will be felt for many years to come.”

Stewart received a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in History, the Arts, and Letters from Yale University and then, as a Rhodes Scholar, a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics with first class honors from Oxford University. He earned his law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. Stewart began his legal career as a law clerk to Justice Potter Stewart at the US Supreme Court and worked for several years in private practice in Washington, DC. Joining the Harvard faculty, he quickly built a reputation as an extraordinary scholar with the publication in the Harvard Law Review of his now classic article, “The Reformation of American Administrative Law,” which marked a turning point in administrative law scholarship.

Stewart was a longtime leader of the Environmental Defense Fund, serving as its chairman from 1980 to 1983 and as a member of its board of trustees and advisory board. From 1989 to 1991, he served as assistant attorney general in charge of what was then known as the Land and Natural Resources Division of the US Department of Justice. He successfully worked to rename it the Environment and Natural Resources Division to reflect its mission more accurately. While in office, he led the investigation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the development of the US position in preparation for the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change. He was also instrumental in crafting major environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.  

Clive Hildebrand

(Queensland & Wadham 1960) (27 October 1937 - 25 June 2023)

Hildebrand was the national president of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) between 2005 and 2010. He was also President of the Queensland branch of the AIIA. Hildebrand was made a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs in 2016.

AIIA National Vice President Zara Kimpton OAM, remembers Hildebrand as an innovator who improved the governance and practices of the institute. She notes that Hildebrand led the institute to conduct a major review of its business, and that Hildebrand was influential in the decision by the AIIA National Executive in appointing Melissa Conley Tyler, then the youngest and to date the longest-serving national executive director of the institute.

Hildebrand was an industry executive, active in mining. Born in Gladstone Queensland in 1937, then educated at Yeronga State and Brisbane Grammar Schools, University of Queensland (BE (Mining)) and as Queensland 1960 Rhodes Scholar at Oxford (MA (PPE)), he started his mineral industry career as a miner at Mount Isa. He later lived in Melbourne (twice), Sydney, Johannesburg and Brisbane.

He was the managing director of coal company QCT resources. After retiring from QCT in 1994, he took up the directorship or chair of a number of public companies and other organisations and, as Chair of the Sugar R&D Corporation from 1995 to 2002, he published his independent assessment of the sugar industry, commissioned by then Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Warren Truss MP.

He had an ongoing involvement in higher education, latterly with Griffith University as council member for eight years from 1989, honorary professor in business-related schools since 1995, member of the Griffith University Quality Committee during quality audits of Australian universities in the early 1990s and a member of the advisory board of the Key Centre of Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance. In 1999 he was awarded DUniv (Doctor of the University) by Griffith. He was a member of the State Ministerial advisory body on public health, Health Promotion Queensland.

Cullen Taniguchi

(Hawaii & Linacre 1998) (29 March 1976 - 15 November 2023)

Dr. Taniguchi was an Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, with a joint appointment in Radiation Oncology and Experimental Radiation Oncology. He was a physician scientist specialising in treating gastrointestinal malignancies, with a clinical and research focus on pancreatic cancer.

Edwin Yoder

(North Carolina & Jesus 1956) (18 July 1934 - 30 November 2023)

Edwin M. Yoder Jr., a journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his stylish and erudite editorials at the now-defunct Washington Star and went on to become a columnist syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group, died Nov. 30 at a retirement community in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 89.

By the time he retired from regular column-writing in 1996, Mr. Yoder was “a certifiable journalistic fossil,” as he put it, “a survivor from the linear age whose tenure has extended into the garish and glamorous electronic era of television, talking heads, talk radio and the Internet.”

Mr. Yoder, a political moderate, got his start at newspapers in his home state of North Carolina, where he wrote editorials in support of the civil rights movement and evoked the region’s history and culture while channeling the work of W.J. Cash and C. Vann Woodward, two leading chroniclers of the South.

His work attracted the attention of Texas financier Joe L. Allbritton, the new owner of the Star, who was seeking to rejuvenate the scrappy afternoon newspaper when he hired Mr. Yoder in 1975 to oversee its editorial page.

Mr. Yoder joined a staff that included Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mary McGrory, and in 1979 he was awarded a Pulitzer of his own, hailed by the prize committee for writing about “current national events with the confident understanding of the political specialist, the objectivity of the historian, and with masterful literary grace.”

We are grateful for his long service to the Rhodes community through his role as Class Leader.

Peter Puxley

(Nova Scotia & Brasenose 1964) (25 August 1942 - 7 December 2023)

Peter was one of those selfless and talented people who have kept the movement for social, democratic and economic justice alive.

A cursory description of some of the episodes of Peter’s life and career make him sound like a true Renaissance person. 

In his time, Peter was: a political aide to the only elected federal New Democrat from Alberta, a key advisor to the group that became the Dene Nation in the Northwest Territories, a producer and manager for CBC network radio, head of research for the federal New Democrats (when Jack Layton was leader), and a Rhodes scholar. 

And that is only a very partial list. 

In recent years, Peter described himself as “an economist, geographer and urban planner by academic training, and a political organizer/activist, development educator, journalist, policy wonk and political staffer by practice”. 

To that, he added that he has had some of his poetry, fiction and non-fiction published.

Kenneth Brecher

(Illinois & New College 1967) (4 October 1945 - 11 December 2023)

In a single lifetime, Ken Brecher lived many lives.

The longtime president of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, Brecher also spent more than a decade leading the Sundance Institute and served as associate artistic director of the Mark Taper Forum in downtown Los Angeles.

Each role provided him the opportunity to touch people’s lives and embrace their mutual humanity, an ambition that sprang from his studies as a cultural anthropologist, according to those who knew him.

Among those whose work and lives reflect his influence is journalist Susan Orlean, who credits Brecher with inspiring her 2018 bestseller, “The Library Book,” about the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library. Brecher had reached out to Orlean after she moved to L.A. and led her on a tour of the historic library in downtown Los Angeles, telling her the story of the famous fire that planted the seed for her book.

“He was perhaps the most luminous, vibrant person I’ve ever known,”...

Robert O'Neill

(Victoria & Brasenose 1961) (5 November 1936 - 19 April 2023)

Bob O'Neill came up to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1961 and was Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford from 1987 to 2001. He was the first Australian serving officer to be elected to a Rhodes Scholarship.

We are grateful for his long service to the Rhodes community through his role as a Trustee from 1995-2001.

Learn more about his life and work.

Ockert Malan

(Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch & Hertford 1954) (15 February 1931 - 14 May 2023)

Ockert came up to Oxford in 1954. Since he retired in September 1991, Ockert has devoted himself to genealogy and local history. He published several papers in local genealogical journals and a book Die Van Schalkwyks van die Nieuweveld , (1997, revised 2003). In 2008, he received the Margaret Cairns Award of the Western Cape branch of the Genealogical Society of South Africa. He was Vice Chairman of Die Stellenbosse Heemkring for a number of years and also published two CDs with historical documentation of the Stellenbosch Dutch Reformed Congregation (established in 1686). Ockert was elected as honorary member of the Heemkring in 2011.

Barry Forman

(Massachusetts & Worcester 1967) (22 February 1943 - October 2023)

We are saddened to hear about the passing of Barry Forman who came up to Oxford in 1967 to study a DPhil in classics.

Richard Young

(Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Lincoln 1958) (5 October 1938 - 21 June 2023)

Richard was an excellent all-rounder doing well in both sport and academics. He was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 1957 and studied geography. He was also Head of School House at Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town, South Africa. He stayed connected to his school and tutored maths there for many years. He followed a career in teaching until his retirement.

Susan Craighead

(Vermont & Merton 1986) (18 March 1964 - 29 December 2023)

Appointed to the King County Superior Court in 2007 by Governor Christine Gregoire, Judge Craighead served as Presiding Judge during the completion of the Clark Children and Family and Justice Center and was a leader in efforts to eliminate racial disparities in the juvenile system. She retired in 2021.

“Judge Craighead was a good friend to many and a leader on our Court,” Judge Jim Rogers said. “She tirelessly worked her cases, spent many hours on the creation of the CCFCJ, and presided over trials despite incredible health challenges. I often told her that she was the toughest person that I have ever met.”

Judge Craighead served as a commissioner for the Washington state Court of Appeals for five years before her appointment to Superior Court. Prior to that, she was a staff attorney for the Seattle-King County Public Defender Association.

Judge Craighead also served as the law clerk for Justice Shirley Abrahamson at the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, worked as a reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal and the Washington Post, and worked for the Federal Defenders of San Diego and the Alabama Capital Representation Resource Center.

(Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch & University 1968) (20 May 1944 - October 2023)

We are saddened by the news of Jan's passing. Jan came up to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1968 and studied for a DPhil in Biochemistry.

James McConica

(Saskatchewan & Exeter 1951) (24 April 1930 - 20 December 2023)

Father James showed academic excellence from an early age when he was selected for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1952. He received a BA degree and an MA in modern History from Oxford University and spent a year at Princeton as a university fellow, and then taught at the University of Saskatchewan. James was granted a leave of absence from 1958-60 for doctoral research at Oxford, where he obtained a PhD from the University in 1960 and a D.Phil in 1963. He then enrolled in the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto and received a MA in Mediaeval Philosophy in 1964. He joined the Basilian Fathers in 1964 and was ordained on December 14, 1968 in the chapel of St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon. He obtained a STB from the University of St. Michael's College in 1968 and a LLD from the University of Saskatchewan in 1986. Additional degrees and honours included: Fellow from the Royal Historical Society in 1964, Fellows, Academy II from the Royal Society of Canada in 1987, Foreign Member from the Royal Belgian Academy in 1988, a D.LIT from the University of Windsor in 1989 and the Order of Canada from the Governor General of Canada in 2001. Among his significant leadership positions, Fr. McConica served as Praeses of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto and President and Vice Chancellor of the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto. He was also an Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, the first Roman Catholic priest to be a fellow of this prestigious institution since the English Reformation. A man of extraordinary scholarship, erudition and culture, Fr. McConica served the Academy and the Church with dedication, devotion and a genuine love for people. He mentored countless students and colleagues, not only imparting to them his vast academic experience but offered them a sterling example of a faithful Catholic priest who embodied and modelled the Basilian motto of "Teach me Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge."

Jean De Margerie

(Québec & Pembroke 1952) (11 December 1927 - 22 November 2023)

Born in Saskatchewan, Dr. Jean de Margerie received his medical degree from Laval University. He subsequently obtained a DPhil as a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Oxford before continuing his specialty studies in ophthalmology. Co-founder of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sherbrooke, he is recognized for his skills in research, teaching and university management, among others as vice-dean of research and dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke. In addition, he held the positions of vice-president of the Medical Research Council of Canada, president of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and president of the Association of Ophthalmologists of Quebec.

Richard Rempel

(Saskatchewan & Worcester 1959) (26 November 1934 - 12 December 2023)

Dr Rempel was an accomplished historian, both as a scholar and as a teacher at all levels, of thousands of first year undergraduates, scores of Master's students and over thirty successful Doctoral candidates.

Dr. Rempel attended the University of Saskatchewan after two years working in northern Alberta. He graduated with great distinction and with a double major in Economics and History in 1959, and as a Rhodes Scholar in history. While doing a doctorate in Modern British History at Oxford he met Ann Whyte who was finishing her nursing after spending two years in a repertory company after coming from India where she had spent her childhood. Among other pursuits, they enjoyed a mutual interest in theatre and in East Indian history. They married in late 1961.

He taught at the University of South Carolina from 1964 to 1975. In 1975 Dick and his family returned to Canada where he taught Modern British history and Western Civilization courses at McMaster University for many years. While he enjoyed his teaching of thousands of undergraduates, he especially flourished in supervising many PhD candidates, some eighteen doctoral students all of whom, after graduation, successfully took up academic positions in various universities in Canada and elsewhere in the Commonwealth.

Dr. Rempel was also instrumental in helping to establish the huge Bertrand Russell Editorial Project at McMaster and co-edited five of the volumes of Russell’s papers on liberalism, guild socialism, women’s suffrage, and his antiwar activities from 1914 through 1918, as well as Russell’s firsthand critique of Bolshevism in 1920. Dick was proud of the Graduate Teaching Award created in his name at McMaster University and equally prized his teaching award he received earlier at the University of South Carolina.

After his retirement in 2000, Dick returned to his roots by writing articles about Saskatoon and, especially, the University of Saskatchewan. On many of these research trips, Dick was accompanied by his wife and recently by their son, Robert. In 2013 Dick published a biography through McGill-Queen’s University Press of a former President of that University, Dr. W. P. Thompson, who had been the first geneticist in Canada and a founder of Medicare in Saskatchewan in 1962.

Raymond Mjolsness

(Oregon & Balliol 1953) (22 April 1933 - 13 September 2023)

Raymond C. Mjolsness was a fine theoretical physicist and applied mathematician, a patient mentor and insightful collaborator to colleagues, a longtime member of the Theoretical Division of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and an excellent trombone player.

Raymond Mjolsness was born in Chicago on April 22, 1933. He grew up in several places including St. Louis, Missouri and Helena, Montana. He was an American original, a son of a school teacher who went on to excel in science and music. He was educated at Reed College, at Oxford under a Rhodes Scholarship, and at Princeton. While at Oxford he studied trombone in London with Sidney Langston of the Royal Academy of Music. 

While at Princeton Ray met his future wife Patricia, with whom he moved to Los Alamos and raised three children while working at the Laboratory and publishing dozens of scientific papers on plasma physics and related topics. His other interests included chess, finance, and running; also geopolitics and his Norwegian heritage. He owned and read an extensive and ever-growing collection of books, and was a regular customer at the Mesa Public Library.

Ray lived in Los Alamos from 1958 to 2014, with the exception of short forays into academia. From 1967-1969 he was on the faculty of Astronomy at Penn State, doing theoretical cosmology. He brought the family back to Los Alamos in 1969, just in time for the moon landing, moving into a house near the school on Barranca Mesa where he lived until 2014. He  then moved to Enumclaw Washington where he kept reading despite health challenges. 

Paul Carter

(New York & Wadham 1956) (10 March 1934 - 12 February 2023)

Paul was born and raised in Palmyra, NY; graduated from Hamilton College; and continued his studies as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. There he met his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Elizabeth (Betsy) Baker. After their marriage in 1960, Paul and Betsy moved to Minneapolis, MN, where he began his long and distinguished career in university administration. Paul joined Columbia University in 1962, and (save for two years at his alma mater, Hamilton) served the University for many years—most notably as Executive Vice President for Administration—until his retirement in 1994.

After Paul retired, he and Betsy had many adventures—travel, volunteer work, and bringing to publication Emerson Among the Eccentrics, the final work of Betsy’s late father, Carlos Baker. As a longtime Trustee, Paul remained involved in the work of International House in New York, as well as in the intellectual and social community at Columbia.

After Betsy’s death in 2009, Paul joined St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Ridgewood, NJ, where he served on the Vestry and on many committees in support of this vibrant and loving community. He particularly enjoyed volunteering with the young students at Philip’s Academy Charter School (PACS) Paterson, and even more recently, mentoring a student via Zoom, with whom he developed a warm friendship.

Paul loved music and was a gifted singer, pianist, and (in his early years) trumpeter. Track and basketball were his sports in high school and in college, and in retirement, he enjoyed perfecting his tennis game.

Michael Bennett

(Virginia & Balliol 1952) (7 January 1931 - 16 November 2023)

Michael Vander Laan Bennett was a world-renowned authority in the field of intercellular communication in the nervous system. His studies showed that electrical synapses play critical roles in connecting neurons, and are especially important in synchronizing inhibitory interneurons in the mammalian brain.

Bennett received his undergraduate degree in Zoology from Yale University, where he was a competitive gymnast and was mentored by the eminent embryologist John Trinkaus, who continued to impact Bennett’s research at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) many years later. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University, where he obtained his D.Phil. degree from Balliol College in 1957. His doctoral dissertation focused on the functional organization of the mammalian cortex, and he was proud of his Oxford education, noting that both Sherrington and Eccles had studied there.

Bennett then joined Harry Grundfest’s lab at Columbia, attracted by Grundfest’s personality and intellect, and by the opportunity to use sharp intracellular electrodes to record from neurons and effector cells in a vast assortment of exotic invertebrates and fish species that had nervous systems specialized for activities requiring synchronized or rapid transmission.

Bennett’s initial studies focused on electroplaques that generated the shocks for which electric fish are named. However, he quickly became intrigued by the question of how the animals generate synchronized discharge and later studied how weak electric fields are sensed though their specialized receptors, the ampullae of Lorenzini. His interest in electric fish led to his participation in an expedition with Ted Bullock on the research vessel the Alpha Helix on the Amazon River and even studies on mummified Egyptian sacred fish together with an Egyptologist and running buddy, Bob Brier.

Tony Ardington

(Eastern Province & Corpus Christi 1963) (26 March 1940 - 2023)

Anthony (Tony) Ardington lived a life of service, of leadership and extreme empathy for those less fortunate than himself, but at the same time, according to those who knew and loved him, he wasn’t one to easily suffer fools or time wasters!

Born in 1940 to a farming family near Mandeni in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Ardington was first schooled at Cordwalles in Pietermaritzburg before moving on to Michaelhouse in 1954. 

In the Michaelhouse archives, Ardington is described as a student of “modest” academic achievement and a “distinguished cricketer”. However, by the time he came to write his school-leaving exam he had allegedly “re-arranged his priorities” and attained a first class matric!

Ardington played for the First XI and was elected as vice-captain of the team before a knee injury interrupted his sporting career for a brief period. During his final year at the school, he was appointed a prefect and given a white badge – a coveted award – which recognised his exceptional leadership qualities. It was also during his early life that his characteristic concern for those less fortunate than himself came to the fore. 

Ronald Rinaldi

(New Mexico & Oriel 1985) (26 January 1961 - 2 September 2023)

Ron graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young University; served an LDS mission in Guatemala; was a Rhodes Scholar at Oriel College, University of Oxford, England; and graduated from Columbia University Law School, where he was an Editor of Articles for the Law Review. Ron served as a judicial clerk at the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Washington, D.C. For four years. Ron was Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Arizona Law School. He was an associate at law firms in Washington, D.C., New York City, NY, and Phoenix, AZ. He was an avid scratch golfer.

Mary Skinner

(Rhodes Visiting Fellow & St Anne's 1975) (1936-2023)

Mary Skinner was a remarkable woman who had an extraordinary life. Mary was born in New York in 1936. Mary’s mother (Maidee) had been born in Bremen in 1913, but the family emigrated to the United States during the first world war. After the war Mary’s mother returned to Germany to stay with relatives and friends; in 1933, however, her mother decided to bring her back to New York City. Mary’s father (Joe Moore) was a medical practitioner who started his long career working for the US Government eradicating malaria in the Georgia Sea Isles and then with the health provider Kaiser Permanente before going into private practice. Both of Mary’s parents had strong sympathies with the political left, despite coming from affluent backgrounds. After a brief period in upstate New York, they moved to California, settling ultimately in Inverness on the beautiful Port Reyes coast.

Mary was such a cosmopolitan figure – in the course of her life she was to live in America, Africa and Europe – that it would be foolish to associate her too closely with any particular place. Yet I am sure that California was a key element in her complex personality: apparently ‘laid back’ yet dauntingly energetic, pleasure-loving yet highly principled, unfazed and eternally optimistic.

Politically, Mary was always a Rawlsian liberal and quite to the Left of the Democratic Party. Anyone who thinks that Buckingham was the exclusive preserve of hide-bound reactionaries should remember Mary Skinner.

So, after study and teaching in the United States, research with her then husband David in Africa and research in Oxford, Mary came to Buckingham, and it is on her time with us that I want to concentrate. Perhaps the thing that most impressed lazy British colleagues – like me – was Mary’s amazing energy. She thought nothing of rushing up to London for a party, catching an early train back to Buckingham, teaching all day and then returning to London for another social event.

Read the full obituary here.  

Ravish Tiwari

(India & Linacre 2005) (2 September 1981 - 19 February 2022)

Ravish Tiwari, National Political Editor and Chief of National Bureau of The Indian Express died on 19 February 2022 at the age of 40. He had been fighting cancer since June 2020. 

Growing up in Deoria in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Ravish studied at the Indian Institute of Technology, where he got his dual B.Tech- M.Tech in metallurgy and material sciences. His passion for questions that go to the heart of politics and society made him switch to social sciences and he studied at Oxford University in 2005-2006 as a Rhodes Scholar.

In a media ecosystem where self-promotion is almost a credo, Tiwari let his stories do the talking. Some of his most recent work included flagging the shifting political wind on the farm laws to the RSS disquiet over the farm protests; revealing how the Government reached out to Congress chief whip the night before it split Jammu and Kashmir to explaining why this year’s Budget kept an arm’s length from politics. His analytical work identified crucial trends including the importance of the first-time voter in 2014 and the political economy of the national rural employment guarantee scheme.

PM Modi said in a tweet: “Destiny has taken away Ravish Tiwari too soon. A bright career in the media world comes to an end. I would enjoy reading his reports and would also periodically interact with him. He was insightful and humble. Condolences to his family and many friends. Om Shanti.”

Derek de Sa

(India & Jesus 1963) (24 October 1939 - 4 March 2022)

Professor Derek de Sa studied for a DPhil in Pathology at Jesus College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He went on to study at the Royal College of Pathologists, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Derek was a Professor of Pathology at the Children's & Women's Health Centre at the University of British Columbia.

(British Columbia & Worcester 1952) (11 May 1930 - 10 July 2022)

Born in Toronto, in his teen years Pat moved with his family to Vancouver, where he finished high school and went on to study biology and physics at the University of British Columbia. In 1952, he won a Rhodes Scholarship. He met his first wife, Elizabeth, while at Oxford and became deeply involved with different Christian student groups. It was here he committed himself to Christ. After marrying, the couple moved to Philadelphia, where Pat completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. Their two eldest children were born during this time. Next stop was Cambridge for a post-doc and then Vancouver, where Pat took up a position as assistant professor of physics at UBC. Some five years later, with three children in tow, the family moved to London, Ontario, where Pat would join the brand-new Biophysics Department at the University of Western Ontario. He spent the rest of his career at UWO, retiring at the age of 65. Science in general and biophysics in particular were far from Pat's only interests. He was a devout Christian, often giving talks about the relationship between Christianity and science, and he spent a lot of his time on campus meeting and encouraging Christian students, especially international students. His love of music centred on two passions: country dancing and bagpipes. He heard his first bagpipes in Scotland at the age of 8 and never looked back. His love of dance began with square dances held in the family home in Toronto and over the years branched out to Scottish and English country dance, Morris, Playford and even Swedish country dance. Travel-to Japan, China, Turkey, Ireland, Greece, Mexico, Australia, Alaska, and many other lands-was another of his pleasures.

At the age of 85, some 17 years after Elizabeth's death, Pat remarried. He spent his final years with his new wife Jeanine, dancing, playing duets, attending church together, and fully enjoying each other's company. His was a full life and a rich one, and he was grateful for every bit of it.

John Kane-Berman

(Transvaal & Pembroke 1969) (3 March 1946 - 27 July 2022)

John Kane-Berman, who was born on the eve of apartheid and devoted his life to vigorously opposing the race nationalism of apartheid’s ideologues and, at their defeat, the illiberal impulses of their successors, has died aged 76.

His conviction in the power of ideas was central to his long association with the South African Institute of Race Relations. It remains a profound and lasting influence on the liberal cause, and the continuing efforts to achieve a fairer, prospering South Africa.

Said John Endres, CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations: “John Kane-Berman leaves a profound legacy. As CEO of the Institute from 1983 until 2014, he was a fearless proponent of liberalism before, during and after South Africa’s democratic transition. He sharpened the SAIRR’s focus, put it on a sound financial footing and set it on the path that turned it into the potent force that it is today.

“His brave and unstinting commitment to the liberal cause inspired legions of South African liberals, myself included. John Kane-Berman was known for his eloquent presentation, exceptional memory, thorough command of his subject matter and exemplary discipline. He was demanding, setting the highest standards for himself and others, because he realised the importance of the project he was engaged in: to insist that nothing less than true non-racialism and personal freedom would allow the dignity and prosperity of all South Africans to flourish.”

Read a full obituary for John Kane-Berman.

Jackson Piotrow

(Pennsylvania & Christ Church 1953) (10 June 1931 - 4 July 2022)

Dr. F. Jackson Piotrow, Jack to everyone who knew him, was born June 10, 1931, in Martinsville, Virginia. He completed his high school education in Rochester, New York. He received a bachelor's degree from Haverford College with a major in German. Selected for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1953, he attended Oxford University in England, where he earned an M.A. degree in German and Russian languages and a doctorate in modern Russian history. While based in England on a Ford Foundation fellowship in 1958-59, he conducted research in the Soviet Union on his dissertation dealing with the Constitutional Democratic Party in the reign of Nicholas II. In 1971-72, he held the Henry L. Stimpson Chair of Political Science at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He led study tours in the Soviet Union for students and American University alumni in 1979-80 and again in the summer of 1981. In the 1989 fall semester, he was Visiting Professor of Russian at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

In 1956-58, Jack served in Washington, D.C. as a junior officer on active duty with the U.S. Navy. He entered the U.S. Foreign Service in 1960, serving as staff assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Subsequently he worked first as scriptwriter for Edward P. Morgan of ABC News and then as Assistant on Foreign Affairs for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota. He joined The American University faculty in September 1963.

Jack served as a Faculty Member of the School of International Service at The American University from 1963 to 1992. He was Acting Dean and Dean of SIS 1965-66, 1976-78, 1984-1986; and served as Education Director for the Washington Semester Program 1990-91.

Jack was an inquisitive life-long learner. He enjoyed reading and being active. He played tennis for 70 years and tried all kinds of sporting activities over the years, such as sailing, biking, hiking, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, pole trekking, miniature golf, pickle ball, ping pong, and kicking the soccer ball. Jack really enjoyed being out in nature and taking a good walk/hike. He liked to visit local attractions, national parks, historical battlefields, monuments, wildlife centers, zoos, aquariums, and museums. Jack had a knack for finding obscure attractions and hidden gems. It was best to never be in a hurry when on an outing with Jack. He liked to take his time and read every description, historical marker, and information plaque posted along the way.

John Chettle

(Natal & Magdalen 1960) (5 September 1938 - 25 September 2022)

John H. Chettle passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022. He was 84 and leaves behind his wife, Judith, his children Anne and William, grandsons, Will and Wyatt Reinke, and more than 10,000 books. Born in South Africa, he was a Rhodes Scholar and lawyer for many years with Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds, specializing in International Trade Law. He loved his family, books, art, antiques, and a good—but always polite—argument.

James McLeod

(New South Wales & New College 1953) (18 January 1932)

James Graham McLeod was born on 18 January 1932, the son, and grandson, of builders. After the war, his parents moved to Ashfield, where McLeod was born, the youngest of four children by several years. He was an exceptional student and dux of his leaving year at Sydney Grammar School. His early ambition was to become a veterinarian, because of his love of animals, but instead, but he followed his father’s advice to accept a scholarship to study medicine at the University of Sydney, and never looked back.

McLeod’s involvement with the University of Sydney, both professionally and spiritually, was lifelong. He is an alumnus of the University’s St Paul’s College, where he was a sub-warden (1958). While completing a BSc (Med) in 1953, McLeod met Professor Frank Cotton, who was assessing students for their physical capacity for rowing. Although McLeod had no experience in this sport, results of his tests suggested he may succeed as an oarsman. Indeed, he won a university Blue in rowing (also in rifle shooting) and represented NSW in the King’s Cup.

McLeod was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in 1953, and in 1956 graduated DPhil (Oxon) for his studies into the physiology of pain. During his candidature he represented Oxford in the Oxford and Cambridge boat race and in 1954, with three other Australia scholars in the crew, helped Oxford to win the centenary race.

Read a full obituary for John McLeod.

Robert Ogilvie

(British Caribbean & Jesus 1962) (1 April 1938 - 11 October 2022)

Robert had a long and illustrious career as a surgeon, specializing in Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Head and Neck surgery. He was on staff and Chief of Surgery at the York-Finch/Humber Hospital in West Toronto. He practised medicine in the Jane and Finch area for 45 years.

A conscientious student, Robert was educated at: Holy Innocence Elementary School in St. Andrew's Grenada, St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School, Grenada Boys Secondary School, University College of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica and Jesus College, Oxford University, England. In 1962, Robert was selected for the Rhodes Scholarship for the Caribbean and completed his medical training at Jesus College, Oxford University. 

In his youth and early adulthood Robert was a cricketer, a spin bowler specifically. Later on his energies became focused on golf and he joined Spring Lakes Golf Club in Stouffville. 

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Henry Kloppenburg

(Saskatchewan & Exeter 1968) (21 June 1945 - 12 October 2022)

Henry Ronald Kloppenburg died October 12, 2022 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was born June 21, 1945 at Humboldt, Saskatchewan. He attended elementary and secondary schools in Humboldt, then moved on to the University of Saskatchewan where he obtained an Arts and a Law degree. In 1968, Henry went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Laws in 1970. After returning to Canada, Henry served as a Law Clerk to Justice E.M. Hall at the Supreme Court of Canada and was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1971. Henry continued to practice law until the time of his death, the last several years in semiretirement. Since 1977, Henry practiced law with his wife, Cheryl.

Paul Giordano

(Missouri & Hertford 1985) (1 November 1962 – 1 October 2022)

Paul was born on November 1, 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Saverio Paul and Barbara (Merli) Giordano. He grew up in an extended Italian American Catholic family that also included his sister, grandparents, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides who frequently gathered on Sundays and other days to celebrate special events.

Paul attended Trailwood Elementary School and Indian Creek Junior High in Overland Park, Kansas. In 1981, his senior year at Shawnee Mission South High School, he was the catcher on the baseball team that won the state championship. That fall he enrolled at the University of Missouri-Columbia where he met his future wife and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, where he made many lifelong friends. 

That same year he was accepted into Harvard Law School and simultaneously awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, one of only 32 U.S. residents to receive the prestigious award that year. He deferred his Harvard acceptance for two years and put his Rhodes study at Oxford University on the fast-track, completing three years of courses in two years.

On August 16, 1986, he married Mary Margaret Sterner in Kansas City, Missouri, and she joined him in Oxford. In 1987, Paul graduated from Oxford University with a master’s degree. That autumn the young couple returned to the U.S. and Paul entered Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1990, Paul received his jurisprudence doctorate cum laude and then began a career in law, banking and insurance that spanned more than three decades.

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Ashton Carter

(Connecticut & St John's 1976) (24 September 1954 - 24 October 2022)

Former US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, who served in the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency, has sadly died aged 68.

Carter began his career as a physicist, receiving a bachelor’s degree in physics and medieval history from Yale University in 1976. He was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to attend the University of Oxford, where he earned his doctorate in physics in 1979.

Carter guided U.S. policy in the Middle East during the rise of Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq, and later engaged in academic studies on counterterrorism.

He is also credited with lifting the ban on transgender people serving in the US military. The policy change in 2016 allowed troops to transition gender while serving. It also set standards for medical care and prevented service members from being discharged or denied re-enlistment based on their gender identity.

Carter made other significant changes to the Department of Defense (DoD), such as opening all military occupations to women without exception for the first time. 

After leaving government, he led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School.

"He devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs," his family said in a statement. "His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him."

Click here to read a brief tribute written by Doug Beck (California & New 1992).

Pete MacVeagh

(Missouri & Balliol 1953) (14 February 1932 - 19 September 2022)

Pete MacVeagh passed away on September 19, 2022, at age 90.

Graduate of Webster Groves, Missouri, High School Class of 1949, received an academic scholarship to Harvard University, awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, and earned a Master's Degree in History and Literature from Balliol College at Oxford University.

Served in the United States Army, going through Officer Candidate School "OCS", and was a Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He then worked for the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Price Waterhouse, studied at night school to earn his CPA, and enjoyed many years of consulting work in the Midwest. Was transferred to the Washington, D.C., office of Price Waterhouse to do international consulting, including consulting projects for the World Bank. His work carried him to Japan, South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, and he enjoyed the interesting people he worked with and learning about their cultures. After retirement from Price Waterhouse, he and his son, Chip, worked on consulting with the goal of remediating coal mine land using agricultural waste to renovate the bare land. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, Patricia, whom he adored throughout their entire marriage, and whom he thought about every day after her passing. He was an avid organic vegetable gardener, and enjoyed travel, walking and hiking outdoors, horseback riding, and reading. He had wide-ranging interests in books, and read about science, history, military history, and biographies.

Professor Emeritus Del Kolve

(Wisconsin & Jesus 1955) (18 January 1934 - 5 November 2022)

Verdel Amos Kolve died peacefully at home and without pain on November 5, 2022 from complications of kidney cancer. Larry Luchtel, his husband and companion of fifty years, was at his side. Born in rural Wisconsin, he graduated Summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin in 1955, and subsequently attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning an Honors B.A. in English Literature with a Congratulatory First in 1957, and an M.A. and D. Phil. from Oxford while serving as a tutor and Research Fellow at St. Edmund Hall, Oxon., between 1958 and 1962. In that year he accepted an assistant professorship at Stanford University, rising there to the rank of associate professor in 1968, before moving to the University of Virginia as Commonwealth Professor of English in 1969. In 1986 he joined the faculty of the University of California at Los Angeles, becoming the first UCLA Foundation Professor, and teaching there for fifteen years before retiring in 2001.

An internationally renowned scholar of medieval literature, with a particular interest in Chaucer, Kolve was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America, serving as its President in 1992-1993, an Honorary Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was President of the New Chaucer Society for two years, in 1994-1996. In addition to many scholarly articles, he published four books: The Play Called Corpus Christi (1966), Chaucer and the Imagery of Narrative: The First Five Canterbury Tales (1984, winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Prize, for “the Best Book Published by a Faculty Member in the Academic Year 1984-1985,” the British Council Prize in the Humanities, for “the Best Book by a North American Scholar on Any Aspect of British Studies in the Humanities,” and the James Russell Lowell Prize of the Modern Language Association, for “the Outstanding Scholarly Book by a Member of the Association Published in 1984”), Telling Images: Chaucer and the Imagery of Narrative II (2009, winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award, for “An Outstanding Book of Literary Scholarship or Criticism”), and with Glending Olson, an edition for teaching, Nine Canterbury Tales and the General Prologue (1989), subsequently reprinted several times.

Recognized as well as a brilliant and inspiring teacher at both undergraduate and advanced levels, Kolve opened the aesthetic triumphs of the Middle Ages to generations of students. His eloquence, learning, and close attention to all in every class were many times acknowledged  (Outstanding Teacher Award of the Graduate English Faculty Club, University of Virginia, 1971; E. Harris Harbison National Teaching Award, Danforth Foundation, 1972; Luckman Distinguished Teaching Award with Special Distinction in Graduate Teaching, UCLA 1995), but in his view never better than by the lasting respect and affection of his students. In their successes he found great joy.

A. Kolve was much loved, and returned that love widely, but not without discrimination. His absence will be felt deeply by many for years to come..

Tony Keefer

(Ontario & Balliol 1967) (20 December 1945 – 19 October 2022)

Born in a log cabin in a northern Québec mining community on December 20, 1945, Tony Keefer gave early evidence of extraordinary abilities. Growing up in Toronto, where his family moved when he was six, he was a keen sailor at the RCYC Junior Club; a budding entrepreneur who supplemented his boyhood newspaper route with a solo business of designing, building and marketing wooden birdhouses across north Toronto; the most highly decorated Queen’s Scout in Ontario; and an outstanding student, routinely earning the highest grade average in the province.

Following in the wake of family members including great-grand-uncle Harold (College number 17), his father Thomas (2330), and his brother Bowie (6395), Tony entered RMC in 1963. He graduated four years later with the highest grades in the College’s history, with widespread gratitude for the generosity with which he had put his own abilities to work in assisting classmates and junior cadets in their studies, and with a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford.

Tony’s accomplishments at Oxford included (in ascending order of importance) piloting a fast and powerful sports car, writing a brilliantly complex doctoral thesis on control theory, and, in 1969, winning the heart of Deborah Syson, the love of his life, to whom Tony was very happily married for fifty-three years.

After several years of consultancy work for the UK government, Tony entered the Canadian civil service. His abilities were quickly recognized in Ottawa, and he enjoyed a meteoric rise to positions of senior responsibility in several ministries. He was subsequently ‘head-hunted’ for senior positions in the United Nations in Geneva: there he worked for several UN agencies, but concentrated his efforts in the World Intellectual Property Organization, whose work he guided for more than two decades.

Tony was impelled throughout his life by high ideals—to which he himself gave memorable expression at the time of his graduation from RMC in an address he was invited to give to the College’s faculty and students. Taking as his subject the pursuit of excellence, he demanded that we reject “the cult of mediocrity” and stand up to challenges and difficulties.

The “highest aim of life,” Tony said, “is not the negation of all that has gone before.” And yet “To excel, to become a person of integrity and quality, it is necessary […. to] make a positive offering to counter the error and ignorance that undoubtedly exist in the world; [… and to] accept the responsibility given us by the present and the future.” History, he said, “shows us the mistakes of the past. But it also indicates that it would be presumptuous to assume that we will not also make mistakes. Let us then use past experience, and more important, the lessons of the present, to minimize our inevitable errors.”

In working to make the world “a better place in which to live,” and at the same time to excel as individuals and as leaders, “we must try to replace apathy with enthusiasm, aimlessness with ambition, and complacency with determination. I believe that we must have the vision to set our sights high, the courage to adhere to a set of principles, and the self-discipline to keep ourselves headed toward our goals. Let us not be self-centered and petty; let us dedicate our lives not to small purposes but to lofty ideals.” In Tony’s professional and personal life, in which he was devoted throughout to the well-being and happiness of others, these ideals found a very full expression.

Following his retirement, Tony was invited to lecture at the University of Geneva. But he took more pleasure in following the brilliant careers in finance and business of his and Deborah’s two daughters, Lucy and Rosie, and of their husbands Piers Playfair and Simon Hansford—and greater pleasure still in the role of loving grandfather to Lucy’s and Piers’ children Scarlett, Georgina and James, and Rosie’s and Simon’s children Charlotte, Henry, and Nicky.

Tony died, after a long illness, on October 19, 2022. He is remembered, with imperishable love and deep admiration, by Deborah, by Lucy and Piers, by Rosie and Simon, and by their dear children; by Tony’s siblings Bowie (and his wife Anna), Michael (and Janice), and Anne Elise (and Marko); and by a wide circle of loyal friends and former colleagues.

Bryce Nelson

(Idaho & St John's 1959) (16 December 1937 - 20 August 2022)

Bryce Nelson, an award-winning journalist, dedicated professor and former director of USC Annenberg’s School of Journalism, has died at the age of 84. After two decades as a reporter at major news organizations, including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, Nelson devoted the final 30 years of his career to training and mentoring future journalists while tirelessly serving the broader USC community.

Nelson died on August 20 in Alhambra, Calif.

“Bryce was one of the most beloved members of our USC Annenberg community, uniformly praised for his intellect, but also for the depth of his kindness and compassion,” said USC Annenberg Dean  Willow Bay . “His service to both our students and our university was nothing short of extraordinary.”

Nelson joined the USC Annenberg faculty in 1984 as director of the School of Journalism, a position he held until 1988. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses from “Media and Society” to “Government and Washington Reporting” and “Newswriting” until his retirement in 2014. In addition, he led the school’s London semester program, focusing on research and international news media.

A three-time recipient of the Graduate Journalism Students Association’s Outstanding Faculty Award, Nelson was also recognized with a  USC-Mellon Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students  in 2008.

“Bryce was a dedicated educator and a passionate advocate for journalism’s ethical responsibilities,” said  Gordon Stables , director of the School of Journalism. “He was a wonderful colleague and someone whose legacy still informs us within the school today.”

A Rhodes Scholarship recipient, who earned his MPhil degree in politics from Oxford University, Nelson served as a Rhodes Scholar representative for USC from 1986 to 2014 and as chair of the university’s Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee. His wide-ranging committee roles across the university also included the President’s Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid, the USC Academic Senate and the President’s Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.

Professor of Communication  Thomas Hollihan  praised Nelson as a “transformational leader,” who helped lead the journalism school when it was merged with the communication school in 1994-95. 

“Bryce was a man of great intelligence, compassion and integrity, and an outstanding friend, colleague and mentor,” Hollihan added.

When University Professor  Geoffrey Cowan  joined USC Annenberg as dean in 1997, he recalled Nelson being “one of the true shining lights.”

“Bryce was a talented teacher, principled leader and award-winning journalist whose work had an impact on society,” Cowan said. “He was known for his crusading reporting on issues of national security and the environment, for his leadership as a former Rhodes Scholar, and for his work for the Christopher Commission that brought about police reform in Los Angeles in the wake of the beating of Rodney King.”

Another colleague,  Jonathan Kotler , associate professor of journalism, remembers Nelson as “the most moral man I ever met.” 

“Across the four decades that I knew him, Bryce never failed to stand up to authority in his never-ending quest to have people do the right thing on behalf of others,” Kotler said. “For him, ethics were never situational.”

Nelson’s wife, Mary Shipp Barlett, also recalled how he balanced a steadfast commitment to his craft with his “trademark humor” and the “simple, thoughtful outreach” he shared with those across the school. “Every morning on his way to his second-floor office, he would pick up a stack of The Daily Trojan and stop by multiple offices to distribute a copy and say ‘good morning’ to staff,” she said.

Born in Reno, Nev., and raised in Boise, Idaho, Nelson received his bachelor’s degree in social relations and American history from Harvard University, where he also served as president of the Harvard Crimson. Following his studies at Oxford, he taught political science at the University of Pittsburgh before assuming aide posts for Sen. Frank Church and Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s vice presidential campaign.

This led Nelson to the Washington Post, where he covered congressional and foreign affairs, before joining Science magazine, where his reporting exposing government blacklisting resulted in major reform in federal security procedures and earned him the Albert Deutsch Award for Distinguished Journalism in 1970. 

Nelson later made his way to Chicago, where he became the national correspondent and then Midwest bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times before returning to Washington, DC, to serve as the Times’ national correspondent there. In 1980, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his investigative reporting series “The Poisoning of America,” which also earned him an Associated Press Award.

In his final reporting post before joining USC Annenberg, Nelson was a human behavior writer for The New York Times, garnering a distinguished contributor award from the American Psychological Association’s National Media Awards.

To honor Nelson’s many contributions to his field and higher education, the School of Journalism established the Bryce Nelson Award for Distinguished Journalism in 1990. Awarded annually, the honor is reserved for a graduating student who shows outstanding reporting and writing abilities, superior academic performance, and a commitment to high ethical standards in journalism.

Nelson is survived by his wife, Mary Shipp Bartlett, his son, Matthew Nelson, granddaughter Anneka Winton, and two brothers. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Streiff Nelson, and his daughter, Kristin Nelson Winton.

“Bryce and I met late in life, when a mutual friend set us up because of our shared interest in journalism,” Shipp Bartlett said. “It was instantaneous attraction for me. He was charming, gentle, handsome, brilliant, and funny. Irresistible. We had 11 years together — and my first impression never changed.”  

Charles Wallis

(Arkansas & Trinity 1952) (19 July 1928 - February 17 2022)

Col. Charles Ross Wallis, (US Army, Ret.) age 93 of Folsom, California, died February 17, 2022 in California.  He was born on July 19, 1928 in Little Rock, to the late James Christopher Wallis and Edith (Teta) McCormick Wallis.  Reared and receiving his early education in Malvern, Hope, and Little Rock, he graduated from Little Rock High School in 1946.  He was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, from which he graduated in 1952. Charles was a Rhodes Scholar, and attended Oxford University in Oxford, England, graduating in 1955.  He served in the United States Army from 1946 until his retirement in 1982.  Charles was a college professor from 1985 until 1996 at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois.  He completed his formal education in 2010 after finishing at California Graduate School of Theology. 

He is survived by his wife, Irene C. Wallis of California; two daughters, Sue Wallis of Illinois, and Laura Groome of Texas; a son, Daniel Wallis of Oregon; and by six grandchildren, Stephanie, Kirby and Daniel Groome, and Daliah, Charles, II, and Paul Wallis; and by a great-grandchild, Kyla Pearl Groome.

Also preceding him in death were his first wife, Ruth Ann Shutz Wallis; a son, James C. Wallis, III; a granddaughter, Samantha Lynn Groome; and his sister and brother-in-law, Kaki and Tom Moore.

Robert Rosenfeld

(11 September 1949) - (November 15 2022)

Robert Allan Rosenfeld was born in Columbus, Ohio to George and Eleanor (Kahn) Rosenfeld on September 11,1949. He died on November 15, 2022 of pancreatic cancer which had been diagnosed in March, 2017. Until that time, Bob was one of the foremost antitrust lawyers in San Francisco, practicing for most of his career at Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, until its dissolution in 2008, at which time he moved to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Bob was the consummate professional: brilliant, ethical, supportive, practical and focused. Despite his many intellectual and professional accomplishments, he remained an unpretentious, friendly, positive Midwesterner.

Bob went to Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana where his family moved soon after his birth. He was a champion debater in high school. When it came time to go to college, he chose George Washington University in Washington D.C, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. Bob maintained a strong connection to George Washington, serving on its Board of Trustees from 1991 to 1993 and the Law School Dean's Advisory Council from 1999 to 2002.

Capitalizing on his success at George Washington, Bob was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1971, the first GWU student to be so honored, and studied at Corpus Christi College of Oxford University from 1971-1973. He graduated with a Master of Arts and returned to the United States to attend Harvard Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Harvard Law Review and graduated cum laude in 1976.

That summer, he worked at Heller Ehrman, before beginning a clerkship for the Honorable Marvin Frankel of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. After a year with Judge Frankel, Bob moved back to Washington, D.C to clerk for the Honorable Warren G. Burger, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. When his clerkship finished, Bob moved to San Francisco permanently, beginning his career at Heller Ehrman in 1978. He became a shareholder of the firm in 1983.

While at Heller, Bob worked on a variety of matters for some of the firm's most important clients – Bank of America, Delta Dental, Seattle First National Bank, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Texas Instruments. He also worked on a number of pro bono cases. Beginning in 1999, and continuing through his cancer diagnosis in 2017, Bob represented Microsoft Corporation in a variety of consumer antitrust class actions throughout the country filed in the wake of the ruling in United States v. Microsoft, in private antitrust cases brought by Microsoft competitors and in investigations and lawsuits against Microsoft in the European Union, Canada and Korea. In these engagements, he headed a large team of lawyers and experts, developed and implemented complicated litigation strategies, argued motions in federal and state courts throughout the country and negotiated complex settlements. During those years, Bob developed deep and abiding relationships with Microsoft's in-house counsel and his co-counsel, many of whom remained close friends long after the cases had been resolved. In fact, Bob was one of the few high-powered lawyers who made friends with opposing counsel as well, always finding some way to connect even with equally fierce opponents.

In addition to his active practice at Heller, Bob was chair of the firm from 1993-1999, a period of significant growth, during which the firm opened offices in Singapore, Washington, D.C and New York City. Throughout his tenure, the firm's footprint and profits increased but it continued to operate largely by consensus. Much of the collegial feeling at Heller was reflected by Bob's personality and his management style. Bob always cared about the individual success of the people around him – his partners, associates, co-counsel and clients. As a firm leader and as an advocate, Bob always kept his eye on the long game and never lost sight of where he wanted to go and how he was going to get others there with him.

By September 2008, the economic forces affecting the country signaled the downfall of Heller and, after 116 years, the firm closed its doors. During that very difficult time, Bob negotiated a new home for the antitrust practice at Heller, moving lawyers from the New York, Washington, D.C, Seattle, London and San Francisco offices to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. He chaired the Antitrust and Competition practice at Orrick from 2008 until 2016. Between 2008 and 2017, Bob continued to represent Microsoft, Delta Dental and other clients who moved with him from Heller to Orrick.

Bob was especially interested in the health care system and was on the Board of the California Pacific Medical Center from 2005 to 2009 and on the West Bay Regional Hospitals and Medical Foundation Board from 2009 to 2015, where he was Vice Chair from 2012 to 2015.

At the end of 2018, Bob's doctors organized his treatment so that he could go to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to spend a year as a Fellow in the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University. Bob quickly became the intellectual linchpin of the ALI fellowship, noted among his peers for his disputatiousness, his intelligence, and his humility. He audited classes on religion, democracy, education policy, and the American presidency, among others, and was a charismatic presence in those classes, a Pied Piper to the undergraduates and a support to the professors, who often turned to him during lectures for explanations of legal and constitutional issues. He loved the intellectual life of Cambridge and extended his stay, enrolling as a Senior Fellow for a second year at ALI, though that year was quickly interrupted by COVID. Even away from Cambridge, Bob joined ALI friends in many sustained interactions, including a group that worked to develop a program for strengthening American democracy, a group of Senior Fellows, and a small book group that met twice a week for discussions of a wide range of topics, including racism, American poetry, antitrust law, the Chinese economy, and the Supreme Court.

Bob was a voracious reader (and a voracious book buyer) of both fiction and non-fiction and a stickler for grammar. Some of the most contentious discussions he had with colleagues concerned the proper use of commas and introductory phrases that he could not abide, something he called "left-leaning sentences." Bob loved international travel, and could find a bookstore and a hamburger anywhere in the world. During the 1980's, with his partner Wey Lundquist, Bob was part of a small committee established by the American Bar Association to foster dialogue with lawyers in the Soviet Union. Between 1983 and 1986, Bob hosted Soviet lawyers in San Francisco and went to Moscow for meetings there. He helped organize a human rights seminar in the Soviet Union in 1987 and in 1989, organized an internship program that placed 17 Soviet lawyers in law firms throughout the United States. On Bob's return to the office, his stories always included late night sessions with his Soviet counterparts, fueled by good conversation and even better vodka.

Bob is survived by his wife, Anne Wertheim Rosenfeld and his son, Matthew. He also leaves his sister, Nancy Friedberg.

Sterling Soderlind

(Montana & Keble 1950) (9 June 1926 - 11 May 2022)

Sterling E. Soderlind (known as Jim), a retired executive of Dow Jones & Co. and a former Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal, died on May 11, 2022. He was a longtime resident of Short Hills NJ, moving to West Caldwell NJ in 2008. He was born Sept. 6, 1926, in Rapelje MT, the son of William J. and Florence Soderlind. His father founded a bank in Rapelje.

Selected as a Rhodes Scholar in 1949, he attended Oxford University, 1950-52, studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Keble College. At the University of Montana he earned a B.A. degree in journalism and history in 1950.

Mr. Soderlind began his newspaper career as a reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune in 1952. He joined The Wall Street Journal as a reporter in Chicago in 1955 and a year later became head of the Journal’s Southeast News Bureau in Jacksonville FL. He was transferred in 1957 to New York where he served successively as Journal Page One Editor, Managing Editor, a Page One Journal columnist and Economics Editor for all Dow Jones publications.

He was named Vice President for Planning at Dow Jones in 1977 and played a role in starting Wall Street Journal editions in Asia and Europe. He also was active in the company’s acquisition of community newspapers throughout the United States. He retired in 1992.

Mr. Soderlind served in World War II as an electrician aboard the USS Wasp, an aircraft carrier, in the Pacific. He was a member of the American Association of Rhodes Scholars and Community Congregational Church in Short Hills. He also had a summer residence in Minocqua WI.

He is survived by his wife, the former Helen Boyce, and two daughters, Lori and Sarah, who reside in New York City. A son, Steven, died in 1987.

In his career Jim served as a director of the Richard D. Irwin textbook publisher in Chicago and as a director of Creative Loafing, an alternative newspaper in Tampa.

Jim enjoyed reading nonfiction, keeping a private journal, researching investments and keeping up with the changing media industry. He and Helen met in Minneapolis, where she was a buyer at Dayton’s department store. For many years they vacationed at their lakeside cottage in northern Wisconsin. From 1991 to 2007 they often lived on nearby Little Ripley Island, which Jim bought in 1990. (He said two of his whims in life had worked out: owning an island and a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle.)

Among his newspaper reporter anecdotes, Jim recalled short interviews with President Harry Truman and Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower. When Jim was a college newspaper reporter in Missoula, MT, in 1948, Truman gave him three minutes on his train’s observation car after a campaign speech in his race against Thomas Dewey. In 1952 in Minneapolis, candidate Ike took Jim’s questions during a hotel elevator ride.

Elliott Levitas

(Georgia & University 1952) (26 December 1950 - 16 December 2022)

When Elliott Levitas became Georgia's first Jewish congressman in 1975, he was already known for being a public servant who had stood up against racism in the formerly segregated state. And he continued his call to aiding others years afterward, helping to lead a landmark class-action lawsuit on behalf of American Indians against the U.S. government. The legal and political crusader against injustice died Friday, Dec. 16, just 10 days before his 92nd birthday. Levitas would serve five terms in the Legislature and became a leading proponent for the development of Atlanta's rapid transit system, MARTA. In 1974, he was elected to represent Georgia's Fourth Congressional District. Levitas headed the subcommittee investigating the Reagan administration's efforts to undermine the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency, which led to the firing of dozens of senior officials. His environmental efforts as a legislator and U.S. representative also were reflected in his work to create and fund the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area as a national park. Many years later in 2011, the U.S. National Park Service honored Levitas at a ceremony at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.

Carey Parker

(Pennsylvania & Trinity 1956) (3 October 1934 - 4 December 2022)

Carey Parker, who helped shape and shepherd to passage some of the most significant federal laws of the past 50 years as the chief legislative aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), becoming an eminence of Capitol Hill in his own right, died Dec. 4 at a rehabilitation center in McLean, Va. He was 88.

Mr. Parker was 34 years old, a Rhodes scholar with a Harvard law degree, when he joined Kennedy’s office in 1969. Scarcely six months earlier, the senator’s brother Robert, a U.S. senator from New York then seeking the 1968 Democratic nomination for president, had been fatally shot in California.

Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, Robert’s death left Ted the only surviving Kennedy son and, as a senator still in his first full term, the heir to his family’s political legacy.

Over the next four decades, through tragedy and controversy, Ted Kennedy emerged as one of the most consequential senators of his era. He oversaw a large office of staffers who shared his commitment to civil rights, social justice and other central tenets of liberalism. But by all accounts, no aide did more behind the scenes than Mr. Parker to translate Kennedy’s ideals into legislation, or to support him as he assumed his mantle as the “lion of the Senate.”

“He was my father’s alter ego,” Patrick J. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy’s youngest child and a former Democratic congressman from Rhode Island, said of Mr. Parker in an interview, recalling how the senator relied on Mr. Parker’s “brilliance” to “advance their common cause.”

Mr. Parker was hired as a legislative assistant but soon took on responsibilities far outstripping the title. In his recently published biography “Ted Kennedy: A Life,” author John A. Farrell described Mr. Parker as “something of a Senate legend” and one of Kennedy’s “matchless assets.”

On matters of legislation, he “had the first word with the senator and the last word with the senator,” Jeff Blattner, who served as chief counsel to Kennedy on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in an interview.

Like Kennedy, Mr. Parker was a skilled negotiator, ever attuned to the needs and ambitions of colleagues on both sides of the political aisle. Also like Kennedy, he had a capacious mind for the intricacies of policy on matters ranging from voting rights to health care to tax policy to apartheid in South Africa and peace in Northern Ireland.

The senator devoted years to health care and social services. Working closely with Mr. Parker, he helped pass laws, including the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act, the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (often called HIPAA), the 1997 law that created what is now the Children’s Health Insurance Program (widely known as CHIP), and the Affordable Care Act, which President Barack Obama signed in 2010, a year after Kennedy died.

“America,” he declared, “is a better and freer nation than Robert Bork thinks.”

Bork’s nomination was ultimately rejected by the Senate in one of the most divisive battles over a judicial nomination to that point. “It certainly served its purpose,” Mr. Parker said of the speech in a 2008 oral history with the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

In 1994, during the Clinton administration, Mr. Parker helped shepherd through the Senate confirmation of Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who had served as chief counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee when Kennedy was chairman.

Mr. Parker was a key adviser to Kennedy during the 1980 presidential election, in which Kennedy challenged incumbent President Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination. Kennedy’s bid was unsuccessful, but it gave him the platform for one of the most memorable speeches of his career, his address at the Democratic National Convention in New York. Kennedy speechwriter Bob Shrum drafted the remarks but credited Mr. Parker with refining them.

In the speech, Kennedy congratulated Carter on his victory and said that “for me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end.”

But “for all those whose cares have been our concern,” he declared, “the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”

William Carey Parker II was born in Philadelphia on Oct. 3, 1934. His father was a physician, and his mother was a church volunteer.

He grew up in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and was a 1952 graduate of the private Haverford School in Haverford, Pa. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 1956, studied as a Rhodes scholar at Trinity College at the University of Oxford, and received a PhD in the sciences from what is now Rockefeller University in New York in 1963.

Inspired by Kennedy’s 1960 inaugural address, in which he called on Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,” Mr. Parker pursued a career in public service.

He received a bachelor of laws degree from Harvard University in 1965, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and served as a special assistant in the Justice Department’s criminal division before joining Ted Kennedy’s staff. During their early years together, they played a key role in lowering the voting age to 18 from 21, a goal achieved with the ratification in 1971 of the 26th Amendment.

Kennedy so valued Mr. Parker’s service that, in an unusual arrangement, he used his personal wealth and money from his political action fund to supplement Mr. Parker’s Senate salary. Mr. Parker served the senator until Kennedy’s death from brain cancer, and remained on the office staff under Paul G. Kirk Jr., who held the Senate seat until Republican Scott Brown’s victory in a 2010 special election.

Mr. Parker was a longtime resident of the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. His wife of 57 years, the former Betsy Libby, died in January. Survivors include two daughters, Annie Parker Dalgleish of Vienna, Va., and Catherine Parker of Seattle; a brother; and five grandchildren.

Mr. Parker cared little for the dinners and cocktail parties where congressional hobnobbers often gather. He worked through lunch every day, dining at his desk on an egg salad sandwich purchased from the Senate cafeteria.

He did, however, confess to enjoying the Kennedy office holiday parties, in which the snowy-haired senator would sometimes dress up as Santa Claus. One year, Kennedy went as Barney, the purple Tyrannosaurus rex of the children’s television show, in a self-deprecating nod to jabs at him as an aging “dinosaur” of Capitol Hill. Another year, Kennedy, the “lion of the Senate,” donned a costume from “The Lion King.”

Mr. Parker, ever content to let the senator shine, wore his normal attire. “I was just standing in the background,” he said.

Charles Simkins

(Transvaal & Balliol 1970) (23 October 1949 - 8 December 2022)

A tribute from Rhodes Scholar RW Johnson (Natal & Magdalen 1964). 

"I first heard of Charles Simkins at Oxford. I was friendly with the two Politics tutors at Balliol College, Steven Lukes and Bill Weinstein and often used to lunch with them there. Thanks to its stellar reputation in PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics), Balliol always attracted a record number of often wonderful PPE applicants. (The phrase most associated with Balliol has always been “effortless superiority”.)

Sometimes at lunch Bill and Steven would mention a particularly outstanding student. I remember them mentioning Charles Simkins in that regard. Like my own college, Magdalen, Balliol attracted many Rhodes Scholars and Charles had arrived on that ticket, having graduated from Wits where he’d also served on the SRC.

Like another Balliol South African, Martin Legassick, Charles had initially started as a physicist but had then been captivated by the social sciences. I use that phrase deliberately because Charles was a true PPE man, fascinated by all three subjects. He could as easily have been a sociologist, a philosopher or a political scientist as the economist he became. He was, too, no slouch as a demographer.

I only got to know Charles later and was immediately struck by the subtlety and complexity of his intelligence. In analysing any subject he would juggle a large number of factors which were very different in kind, showing the same sort of subtle appreciation as would have been employed by specialists in any one of half a dozen disciplines. In my experience people with such minds are rare birds indeed.

I had known academics at Oxbridge, Harvard and Stanford who were clearly Charles’s intellectual inferior and I was struck by the fact that Charles had not ventured into those pastures, as he undoubtedly could have. Instead, he never seems to have hesitated about returning to South Africa where he spent his life struggling for the liberal cause against the tide.

Under apartheid Charles’s work for black trade unions earned him a banning order and restriction to a small geographic area but he never spoke of this or laid claim to any role in the struggle. He was a quiet, modest and very gentle man, entirely without personal political ambition. It was something of a surprise to learn that he was a High Church Anglican and I suspect that, like many South African liberals, he was influenced by the missionary tradition and saw opposition to apartheid as a moral imperative rather than a political act.

Charles passed through Oxford in early 1995 and dined with me in Magdalen. I told him I was thinking of coming back out to South Africa to re-found the Helen Suzman Foundation. He encouraged me but warned me that I would face an ideologically hostile climate – “The ANC and the Nats both hate liberals. You may not last long.” This was indeed the truth and I often thought of that conversation in the six years that followed.

Having taught in a number of South African universities, Charles ended up as the Helen Suzman professor of economics at Wits. But in the New South Africa the English-speaking universities had become tricky ground.

Charles’s department included a non-South African black lecturer who neglected his teaching so that Charles frequently had to step in to fill the gaps with extra lectures. This man then put in for promotion. Charles understandably turned this down but was then accused of racism by the angry lecturer.

The vice-chancellor then summoned Charles, prejudged the case by threatening Charles with dire reprisals – and then set up an enquiry. The enquiry found that Charles, though not a racist, had “missed opportunities for transformation”. As so often in such cases, the incident was a huge cause of nervous strain for Charles and permanently cast a shadow over him in the eyes of many students. It was an absurd inversion of justice.

I talked to Charles not long after this. He told me he had responded by ensuring that he taught only technical economics at Wits, avoiding all exploration of any wider issues. In this way he could avoid all mention of anything that might be deemed political or, worse still, “controversial”.

Instead, he worked on the real debates, controversies and interesting questions purely for off-campus organizations like the SAIRR, the Helen Suzman Foundation and other NGOs. This meant, of course, that Wits had become a complete negation of what a university ought to be. “On every corridor there is someone acting as an ideological commissar”, Charles said.

For this reason Charles soon resigned from Wits in order to teach at St Augustine’s (Roman Catholic) college. That a leading scholar should give up a prestigious chair at Wits for a post at a much smaller and less prestigious college speaks volumes. The point was that at St Augustine’s there was still academic freedom. Happily, Charles was then able to devote himself to his research post at the Helen Suzman Foundation, which he found highly congenial.

For the last decade of his life Charles devoted himself to the care of his seriously ill wife, Rae. He was a completely unselfish man and never complained. Then, in the last year, he became seriously ill himself, emerging from the ICU only in time to see Rae die. In his last few weeks he was prone to hallucinations. Once he told a friend that he had just been enjoying “a wonderful conversation with Bill Johnson”.

I wish that had indeed been the case but even so, I treasure the thought and the story. Charles not only had a magnificent intellect. He was a lovely man with almost all the virtues and, as far as I could see, none of the vices at all. While I live, I shall miss him."

George Drake

(Iowa & Merton 1957) (25 February 1934 - 15 October 2022)

On the afternoon of Saturday, October 15, 2022, in the culmination of a rich and impactful life, George Albert Drake, 88, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. His memory lives on through his wife of 62 years, Sue; son Chris and spouse Kay, and their children, Nick and spouse Jenny, Elizabeth, and Hannah; daughter Cindy and partner Louie Vencato, and Cindy’s children, Danielle, Lila, and Samantha Drake-Flam; daughter Melanie and spouse Tom Wickersham; and the countless other lives he touched.

Spanning from February 25, 1934 to a beautiful autumn afternoon in October 2022, George’s life was many things. Indeed, you would be hard pressed to find a piece of writing about George, before or after his passing, that does not highlight his numerous facets: husband, father, grandfather, athlete, historian, musician, president, two-time pastor, volunteer, mentor, and so much more.

When not speaking confidently and knowledgeably on a seemingly endless number of subjects, informed by his voracious reading and boundless curiosity, he was quietly observing and asking questions; always learning. Though to hear him tell it, this was not always the case. “I was a pretty obstreperous young man,” he claimed when describing family dinners of his youth, particularly those involving Roy Smalley, friend of the family and shortstop for George’s beloved Chicago Cubs.

George excelled at the college of his choice, Grinnell, winning the Archibald Prize for the highest grades in his 1956 graduating class. He also led the cross country team to its first conference championship and personally qualified for the national championships, where he placed 49th. George was inducted into the Grinnell College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. He remained active throughout his life: just weeks before his passing, still riding a recumbent bicycle.

Upon graduation from Grinnell, George embarked on a Fulbright Scholarship in Paris, followed immediately by a Rhodes Scholarship that took him to Merton College at Oxford from 1957-1959. After Oxford, George returned stateside, where he initially pursued his seminary degree through the Chicago Theological Seminary and eventually completed his Ph.D. in Church History at the University of Chicago. It was during this time that he reconnected with a fellow Grinnell alum, Sue Ratcliff, and, after a whirlwind courtship, the two were engaged and soon married.

Less than a year later, the couple found themselves in the mountain town of Marble, Colorado when George took a summer job as the pastor of the small church there. George and Sue fell in love with the beautiful Crystal River Valley and together built a cabin they would return to frequently for the rest of his life. George taught at Colorado College from 1964 to 1979, teaching history and eventually becoming Dean. During this time, he and Sue grew their family by three: Chris, Cindy, and Melanie.

Eventually, George found his way back to Grinnell, first as a trustee in 1970 and then in 1979 as the first alumnus to serve as president. In his memoir he writes of his surprise when his fellow trustees found him qualified to serve as Grinnell’s president, and yet, George served that role with distinction for twelve years. The changes he made during his presidency helped put Grinnell on the path to becoming the top tier liberal arts institution that it is today.

In 1991, after stepping down from the presidency, George and Sue joined the Peace Corps in Lesotho where George taught English to high schoolers, while Sue trained local elementary school teachers. Upon their return to Grinnell in 1993, George taught history full-time for the next ten years, which he recalled as “among the most satisfactory of my life. I loved being back in the classroom, and I loved the students.” Although he retired at age 70, George continued teaching a tutorial at Grinnell and in Grinnell’s Liberal Arts in Prison Program at Newton Correctional Facility, a cause to which he remained deeply devoted.

In 2020, in the face of the remote instruction necessitated by the global COVID-19 pandemic, George reluctantly elected to stop teaching. Despite the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer that came soon afterward, he remained deeply involved and connected to the College. To the very end, he was, in his words, “a Grinnell College junkie.”

George also gave his time and talents widely to the Grinnell, Iowa community including through the library, their UCC Church, the hospital, and the Mayflower Home, to name just a few. He had a lifelong love of singing, and many fondly remember him on stage as a member of Shults & Co., performing songs as well as dance routines, much to the audience’s delight.

When concluding his 2019 biography of Joe Rosenfield, Mentor, George wrote that he wished to remind his readers of “the richness of the man.” It seems fitting, then, to do the same for him, although it will no doubt be unnecessary for those who knew, loved, and were forever changed by George Albert Drake, a good man who lived richly and well.

John Beckett

(New Zealand & Merton 1967) (2 June 1945 - 4 December 2022)

On December 4, 2022 John Beckett passed away suddenly at his home. Dearly beloved husband of Ann. Loved father and father-in-law of Peter and Caroline (United Kingdom), Michael, Georgina and David Sisam. Adored Grandpa of Harry, Charlotte, Jessica, and Olivia, and devoted canine companion of Tilly.

Peter McCormick

(Iowa & Queen's 1965) (26 May 1943 - 29 August 2022)

One of Cornell College’s only Rhodes Scholars and a longtime Coe College professor of philosophy and computer science, Peter McCormick ’65 died Aug. 29, 2022, in Durango, Colorado. He was 79.

He held a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Michigan, an M.S. in computer science from the University of Iowa, and B.A.s from Cornell College (in philosophy and German) and Oxford University. At Cornell he played violin, sang in Oratorio, and joined the swim team.

McCormick taught at Coe from 1974–2018, helping to establish Coe’s honors program in 1982. He played a critical role in integrating the internet to campus operations as Coe’s first director of academic computing in 1994. He firmly believed in a liberal arts education and vibrant campus experience, and in addition to constantly advocating for the importance of developing a breadth of knowledge, was a familiar presence at athletics and campus events. “Beyond his incredible intellect, Peter was a gifted athlete, and for many of us, he good-naturedly delivered the worst thrashing we ever received on the squash court,” the Coe President’s Office wrote in a message after his death.

He established the Peter McCormick ’65 Cultural Diversity Endowment at Cornell to promote student awareness and understanding of cultural diversity in the U.S., especially the cultures of historically important groups such as Native Americans, that have become marginalized in contemporary America.

John Sewall

(New Hampshire & Brasenose 1958) (3 January 1936 - 21 February 2022 )

John was a 1958 graduate of West Point Academy and earned his BA and MA at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar and rowed crew in the 107th (1961) famous boat race between Oxford and Cambridge.  John continued with a distinguished military career, serving in the United States Army for 33 years where he worked with NATO.  During his military career he earned several medals and awards including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, two Legion of Merit Awards, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Purple Heart Award. He retired as a Major General in 1991.  After his retirement, he continued a life of service in the Balkans helping Bosnia and Croatia to construct ministries of defense.  He had a strong desire for world peace and was intent on doing his part to improve international relations.

John had a fierce love for his family and friends.  He enjoyed meeting people and attending social functions.  After his retirement, he enjoyed watching sports, mostly football.  He will be missed by those he encountered and influenced throughout his life. 

Lawrence Wilkinson

(Utah & Jesus 1961) (6 December 1936 - 10 December 2022)

For most of his childhood, David grew up in Washington, D.C., until his family moved to Provo in 1951. He served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1957-1959 in the East German Mission. David received degrees from Brigham Young, Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and the University of California at Berkeley. He practiced law in California, Utah, and Washington, D.C., and served two terms as the Attorney General of Utah (1981-1989). David met Tricia Thomas in the summer of 1976, and they married in the Salt Lake Temple in December. They were foster parents to two teenagers and subsequently had four children, whom they raised in Utah and Northern Virginia. His family will remember him most for his curiosity and love of learning, his gift of conversation, and his witty sense of humor. He loved researching family history, reading the newspaper, ice cream, tennis, and BYU football. His children describe him as a wonderful father who supported them in their varied interests.

Bruce Harris

(New Zealand & Balliol 1946) (07 March 1921 - 30 July 2022)

Bruce was  was educated at Devonport School (1926);  Auckland Grammar School (Prefect and Dux, 1938; prizes for English and Latin). He had learned to read at home, with his parents teaching him phonetic ally, and absorbed a love for books and history. The family moved regularly, as was the wont with teaching appointments in those days. From 1929-1932 the growing family struggled through repeated salary cuts (applied across the board by the state authority), developing a sense of forced self-reliance. Holidays were spent at the Beach at Manley, where the family had a holiday house. The family attended the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle,  and Christian conventions where, in 1930, Bruce responded to an invitation to accept Christ as saviour. He early shone as a Sunday School scholar and boy soprano. This academic capacity showed through in his classes at Auckland Grammar, where he considered the school 'blessed with really good masters'. Ironically, he did no history at Auckland Grammar, as he was a good student,and history was considered something for students who were no good at Science. [Professing History 1990]

In 1939, the year World War II broke out, Bruce matriculated to Auckland University College (Junior Rugby Team 1941) on scholarships (examination first in English, third in Latin and second overall). Despite his father's wish that he take mathematics (at the time Les was posted to the District High School, Ruawai), Bruce majored in Greek (with units in English and Philosophy)  instead, at the insistence of the Classics Professor, E. M. Blaiklock.  'It was a very seminal time, really, thinking o f   the world events then. I can remember sitting in classrooms, when we were   supposed to be listening to the lecturer, and looking at the newspapers under the   desks.'    (Professing History, 1990).  The parallels between the rampaging of Phillip of Macedon through Greece, and the figure of Hitler rampaging through Europe, were not lost on our lecturer, who was Professor Blaiklock, to whom I owe a lot as a student and as a colleague for a long time.'   [Professing History 1990] The Classics gave him a sense of history through Demosthenes  and Thucydides. Furthermore, he entered university just as the question about the historicity of the New Testament documents was being taken up by evangelical scholars in the UK and Germany.  Harris' future colleagues Edward Musgrave Blaiklock (1903-1978) and Herbert Ralph Minn (1908-1996) were significant influences on students in the Evangelical Union, bringing to bear contemporary scholarship based on papyri to the study of New Testament Greek in ways which increased their historical interest. (Blaiklock had been influenced by the Scot W.M. Ramsay and the German scholar G. A. Deissmann, in particular the latter's  Light from the Ancient East.) 

(Natal & Christ Church 1955) (21 January 1934 - 17 June 2022)

Roger won the Natal Rhodes Scholarship, and embarked on his doctoral studies in Oxford, where he had the good fortune to come under the supervision of AD (David) Buckingham (FRS, 1975; CBE, 1997). Roger was David’s first graduate student, and he obtained his D. Phil. from Oxford in 1959, with three joint papers on the dielectric properties of liquids. David and Roger’s deep friendship and highly creative academic collaboration would prove to last a lifetime. Roger continued research in molecular physics in Oxford as a post-doctoral fellow, and was then appointed Lecturer in the Pietermaritzburg Physics Department of the University of Natal in 1960. He was rapidly promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1961, Professor in 1968, and Head of Department in 1974. He subsequently served two threeyear terms as Dean of the Faculty of Science on the Pietermaritzburg Campus, and as Pro-Vice Principal of the Medical School in Durban from 1992 to 1996.

Ben Lochtenberg

(Western Australia & Brasenose 1954) (10 March 1931 - March 2022)

Graduating with Honours in Engineering from the University of Western Australia, Ben then pursued doctoral studies at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Subsequent to graduation, he joined ICI Australia in 1956, became General Manager in 1970 and later contributed to the development of the company in both Canada and the United States.

Upon retirement, Ben devoted his considerable business and management skills to a variety of community and charitable organisations, especially in health and welfare. He was a member of the Council of the University of Melbourne for over ten years and its Deputy Chancellor in 2005-06.

From 1996 to 2016 Ben was a member of the council of Newman College, renewing and consolidating his association with the Jesuit tradition. A "man for other", and a gentleman to his fingertips, Ben will be fondly remembered for his wise and practical advice, especially during the challenges of the University’s transition to the Melbourne Model.

(New South Wales & University 1958) (9 June 1936 - 28 December 2022)

The purinergic signalling and the broader scientific and medical communities lost a pioneer of purinergic research within Australia and abroad. Jim was both an outstanding scientist and clinician, still active in these roles until his passing, symbolising his great commitment to and energy and enthusiasm for high-quality science from the bench to bedside. In his final days, he was reading research articles, and discussing with his former student, mentee and long-term collaborator, Dr. Ben J. Gu, their project relating to P2X receptors and early-stage apoptotic platelets. Jim was deeply admired, respected, and liked by his students, staff, peers, and patients, being commonly described as a “gentleman”. Jim is remembered by his wife Karin, children Malcolm and Kirsten, and six grandchildren.

James Saville Wiley was born in Sydney on the 9 th  of June 1936. His father was a doctor and had served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps during World War 1. From 1956 to 1964, Jim served in the Australian Army Reserve rising to the rank of Lieutenant. In 1958, Jim was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for both his academic and athletic prowess (as a schoolboy he had won state championships in the 880 yard and mile events and in 1956 he trialled for the Melbourne Olympics). Jim undertook a BSc at the University of Oxford (1959–1962). Following his return to Australia, he obtained an MBBS (1965) and an MD (1973) from the University of Sydney. He continued his medical training as a junior resident medical officer (1966–1967) and fellow in haematology (1967–1968) at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Jim held several medical and research positions throughout his long and prosperous career including positions at the Hammersmith Hospital, London (1971), and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1971–1975), the place at which he would later develop a life-long passion for purinergic signalling. Jim was devoted to the care of patients with haematological disorders and was a fellow of both the Royal Australian College of Physicians and Royal College of Pathologists Australia.

David Crozier

(Rhodesia & Corpus Christi 1962) (11 October 1940 - 12 October 2022)

We are saddened to hear of the passing of David. He came up to Oxford in 1962 and studied a BA in Forestry.

James Redmond

(Alberta & Wadham 1954) (5 December 1931 - 9 January 2021)

Jim Redmond obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Law degrees from the University of Alberta, where he was gold medalist in his law class and was the recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.

Jim practiced law for 60 years. He was one of Canada'a leading trial lawyers and an international arbitrator. He mentored countless young lawyers, served as a Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta, and as a lecturer at the University of Alberta. Jim was a lifelong student of the law, attending legal conferences, seminars and courses around the world into his eighties. 

Jim loved and supported the Edmonton Arts including the Symphony, Opera, Citadel and the local jazz scene.

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Graham Boustred

(St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1946) (16 May 1925 - 2021)

Graham Boustred was the deputy chair of the Anglo American Corporation in the 1980s and '90s. Boustred joined the South African Navy in 1943 and after the war he went and studied Chemistry at Trinity. 

Robert W. Hellwarth

(Michigan & St John's 1952) (10 December 1930 - 20 January 2021)

A professor of physics, astronomy and electrical engineering at USC for nearly 50 years, Robert W. Hellwarth was a laser innovator and a beloved mentor. 

Hellwarth was offered a scholarship to Princeton University, where he was valedictorian of his class, earning a dual undergraduate degree in physics and electrical engineering in 1952. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and spent the next three years at the University of Oxford, earning his doctorate in physics in 1955 and becoming a lifelong Anglophile.

A fellow of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Optical Society of America (OSA), Hellwarth was also the recipient of the OSA’s Charles Hard Townes Award.

Hellwarth wrote or co-authored more than 200 papers and articles, the last published in 2018, shortly before his 88th birthday.

Bob frequently returned to Oxford over the years, during which he'd meet with colleagues dating back to his Rhodes years, make recurring appearances at the Clarendon Laboratory, and popping in for tea at St. John's. 

Read more from USC Dornsife and the LA Times . Read Ben Hellwarth's Obituary for his father, Robert. 

Christopher Heywood

(Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch & New College 1949) (2 July 1928 - 18 February 2021)

Christopher Heywood studied English, Afrikaans, French and Philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch. As a Rhodes Scholar, he obtained a BA in English Language and Literature at New College, Oxford. His research interests included Anglo-French literary relations and African/South African literature. 

Christopher was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Literature at the University of Sheffield, Professor of English at the University of Ife, (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and at Okayama University in Japan. 

Christopher loved music and played violin in several orchestras. He also enjoyed painting and travelling in his free time. 

David Schindler

(North Dakota & St Catherine's 1962) (3 August 1940 - 4 March 2021)

Schindler originally studied engineering physics, but inspired by Charles Elton's seminal work on invasive biology, he transferred into the zoology program at North Dakota State University. He then went on to study under Elton at Oxford University, where he graduated with his doctorate in 1968 as a Rhodes Scholar.

Schindler's 1970s and early '80s landmark experiments sounded the alarm on acid rain and led the Canadian federal government to ban high-phosphorus laundry detergents. His 2010 research into Alberta's oilsands pushed the government to establish independent oversight of the industry, after he showed it was contributing contaminants to the region's watershed.

A skilled public communicator, Schindler is a recipient of the Order of Canada and numerous scientific awards, including the inaugural Stockholm Water Prize.

Professor Chris Mann

(Diocesan College, Rondebosch & St Edmund Hall 1971) (6 April 1948 - 10 March 2021)

Chris studied English and Philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand, and went on to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he was awarded an MA in English Language and Literature. He went on to Rhodes University where he was a professor of poetry with the Institute for the Study of English in Africa. Chris founded Wordfest, a national multilingual festival of South African languages and literature with a developmental emphasis.

Chris wrote poetry for publication, performance, and multi-media presentation using the graphics of modern technology (created by artist Julia Skeen, Chris's wife). His work appeared in a wide range of journals, textbooks and anthologies in South Africa and abroad. His many publications include First Poems  (Bateleur Press, 1979),  New Shades  (David Philip,1982),  Kites  (David Philip, 1992),  Mann Alive!  (David Philip, 1992),  South Africans  (University of Natal Press, 1996) and  Heartlands (University of Natal Press, 2002). 

Chris was an active member of the  Hall Writers’ Forum . He posted his Valediction to Seamus Heaney there, as a contribution to our National Poetry Day commemorative event in 2013 – it was read movingly by his sister beside the candle-lit well in the front quad, and subsequently published in the  Oxford Magazine .

Kenneth John Love

(Oregon & Christ Church 1955) (11 June 1933)

Kenneth Love studied History at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1955. He went on to work at IBM, in Portland. 

Dr David Gass

(New Brunswick & Brasenose 1969) (29 April 1945 - 19 March 2021)

David graduated from Mount Allison University in 1967, attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1969, and graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1973. Family Medicine was the bedrock of David's long, impactful, professional career. He was dedicated to the worth and value of compassionate, patient and relationship centred care. An avid reader and original thinker, he embraced narrative medicine, the deep understanding of the person with their unique story, beliefs and values, as the path to healing in the day to day work of family doctors.

'The universe is made not of atoms, but of stories.'

He began practice in Fredericton, NB, in 1973, and joined the Department of Family Medicine at Dalhousie University in 1978 as a leader in continuing medical education, and care of the elderly. Although he held many other posts, he kept his Dalhousie faculty appointment the rest of his life. As Professor and Head of Dalhousie Family Medicine from 1987 - 1995, he led and taught through understanding and gentle challenge - his motto 'When we tell a person something, we remove their chance to discover it themselves'. He asked astute questions, encouraged and supported people to discover their own answers. Kind, humble and patient, he delighted in the achievements of those he mentored. A timeless sense of duty, instilled by his parents, shaped his approach to life and work. David was always ready to lend a hand and most happy when he felt he was contributing.

Michael Cook

(New York & New College 1964) (1942 - 27 May 2021)

Michael Blanchard Cook, 79, died peacefully at home in Falls Church Virginia on May 27, with his wife, children, and grandchildren by his side.  He leaves an extraordinary legacy of public service, athletic accomplishments, and family.   

Mike was born in 1942 to Gerhard Cook (an industrial chemist) and Lura Cook (teacher and community leader).  They moved to a farm in Clarence, NY when he was in primary school.  He worked long hours for a local farmer and actually started driving a tractor by the time he was 9.  After graduating from high school in 1959 he matriculated at Swarthmore College, where he played football and was captain of the wrestling team, as well as serving in student government.   After a graduate year at Princeton he won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University’s New College.  (The selection committee was particularly impressed that he knew how to milk a cow.)  At Oxford he played rugby, learned how to conduct himself at a sherry party, and graduated with a B. Phil. Degree in 1966.

From early on, Mike felt a strong pull toward public service, inspired by his mother’s family and by President Kennedy.  He joined the Foreign Service and arranged a detail to the counter-insurgency effort in Vietnam (1966-68).  He subsequently served as a foreign service officer in Udorn, Thailand.  Looking for a chance to have greater impact, he took a position with the Environmental Protection Agency in 1973, then a new organization with enormous responsibilities created by Congressional legislation.  He was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in 1979 and went on to serve as the first director of the Superfund Program and then to implement and direct our nation’s vital federal programs in drinking water, wastewater treatment, and hazardous waste. 

He received numerous awards during his 40+ years in the federal service, including Distinguished Federal Executive Award from President Reagan in 1987, and the Distinguished Career Service Award at the time of his retirement in 2006.  But the most meaningful acknowledgment has come from scores of co-workers who have written to him in the last few months, telling of their admiration for his dedication and ability, and how much they had learned from him.  He once said that much of his job as a manager was teaching.  There was a range of lessons -- his political bosses needed to know the substance of environmental regulation, his subordinates needed to know how to write an effective memo.

While in Vietnam, Mike met and eventually married Le Thi Kim Oanh, an advisor hired by the U.S. government to improve the Vietnamese government’s social and refugee services. Kim Oanh was from a prominent Vietnamese family with a BA from the University of Tennessee.  Mike likes to tell the story of the night he proposed to her. He was carrying a 357 magnum while driving on a deserted road made hazardous by landmines and Vietcong, but he is confident that she would have said yes if he had been unarmed.  Her father was not pleased that she married a foreigner, but ultimately Mike was instrumental in helping him, his wife, and many of their nine children resettle and become successful professionals in Northern Virginia, California, North Carolina, Montreal and Ottawa.  The marriage that began under such dicey circumstances became a great love story, lasting over 55 years.

Athletics were always an important part of Mike’s life.  After joining EPA and settling in Falls Church in 1973, he got caught up in the new endurance-sports craze.  He ran 38 marathons in all, some under 3 hours, and qualified for and ran in the Boston Marathon in 1986.  Cross-training became necessary after a knee injury, and soon he was riding the 15 miles to the office and back every day.  (He carried his dress shirt with him and had several suits at the office.)   He taught himself long-distance swimming and ultimately became a serious contender in over 200 triathlons, qualifying and participating in the 2000 Ironman Triathlon World Champions in Kona, Hawaii.  That year’s Ironman was hot with winds high enough to knock some racers off or their bikes, making the 140.6 miles of swimming, biking, and running especially challenging.  He said his greatest accomplishment was that he did not need the services of the medical tent after finishing.

Following retirement, Mike continued to train and compete, and continued to serve.  He and other community leaders were instrumental in helping Kim’s organization, the Vietnamese Resettlement Association, with grantwriting, fundraising, and teaching citizenship classes to help her clients prepare for naturalization exams.  Another important volunteer opportunity was helping found and then chair a non-profit, the Green Infrastructure Center, that advises cities on mitigating the damages of climate change through appropriate plantings.  And in recent years he worked with the EPA Alumni Association to mitigate the rollback of environmental regulation by the previous Presidential administration.  But much of his free time was devoted to helping with his four grandchildren.  He took great delight in their successes in the classroom and soccer field, and they in turn adored him.

Mike is survived by his wife of 53 years, Kim Cook; his son Arthur Van Cook and wife Rocio Cook, and their children Lura and Mikey; his son Benjamin Lê Cook and wife Madeline Fraser Cook, and their children Alex and Lily; brother Alan and his wife Bonny, their son Andrew and his wife Melissa, and their grandsons Matthew and Mason; brother Stephen and wife Linda, and their son Gordon and wife Golnaz,  and son James and his partner Colin; brother Philip and wife Judith, their daughter Elizabeth Camden, and their son Brian and his wife Kim DeFeo, grandchildren Clara and Warren.  Mike is also survived by six sisters-in-law and their families.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Mike’s name to the Vietnamese Resettlement Association using the following link: https://gofund.me/50729ed7 .

Edward de Bono

(Malta & Christ Church 1953) (19 May 1933 - 9 June 2021)

Born in Malta, De Bono received his initial education at St Edward’s College and the Royal University of Malta, where he achieved a degree in medicine. He then attended Christchurch, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar where he gained a degree in psychology and physiology and a DPhil in medicine.

Edward obtained a PhD from Cambridge, a DDes from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and a LLD from Dundee. He had faculty appointments at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London and Harvard.

De Bono fathered the phrase lateral thinking, which has an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, and developed multiple thinking strategies, including the Six Thinking Hats method.

His ideas have been sought by governments, not for profit organisations and many of the leading corporations in the world. The global consultancy, Accenture, chose him as one of the fifty most influential business thinkers.

Read more about Edward de Bono's life and work . 

Muhammad Zahir

(Pakistan & Exeter 1959) (7 November 1936 - 20 March 2021)

Muhammad “Max” Zahir. Physician. Author. Rhodes Scholar. Mentor. Born Nov. 7, 1936, in Ludhiana, India; died March 20, 2021, in Kamloops, of bone marrow cancer; aged 84.

Max never celebrated a birthday as a child. In India during the 1930s, it was not customary to issue a birth certificate and no one in the family took it upon themselves to make note of it otherwise. It was never an issue for Max, until his medical school application had a birth date requirement. Many visits to government offices eventually secured a declaration that would suffice. As the top high-school graduate in his year, this would be the only barrier he faced to attend the prestigious King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1953.

After graduating with a specialty in pathology, Max became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. His dissertation on wound healing earned him a Doctor of Philosophy, the respect of his supervising professors and a research post.

Max’s leadership and self-effacing demeanour was warmly welcomed by his hospital colleagues. The Moncton winters, however, did not offer a similar welcome. Before a move to milder climes occurred, his third child, Suzanna Kate was born. In 1974, Max moved his family to Kamloops, where he began 28 years of service to Royal Inland Hospital.

Max made it a priority during retirement to chronicle the years when the Partition of India destroyed the early years of his life. Max was 11 in 1947 but he remembers it as a time of unrelenting bloodshed and violence. On a train escaping to Pakistan, Max witnessed the abduction of his sister. The family never saw her again. While it was heart-wrenching to write of this tumultuous episode in South-Asian history, Max persevered and in 2011 published his book 1947: A Memoir of Indian Independence.

Until the very end, Max showed an unequivocal appreciation for the opportunities life so generously afforded him. His family said their final goodbyes as dawn greeted the first day of spring. When we held him for the last time, there was a modicum of comfort knowing that as he left us new life surrounded us.

Michael Smith

(Connecticut & Worcester 1965) (30 June 1942 - 31 May 2021)

Michael E. Smith, age 78, of Minneapolis, Minn., passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021, from lung cancer, at his home surrounded by love. He was born on June 30, 1942, the son of Francis E. Smith and Alexandra McNally Smith. He was a loving father to his children, Graham and Charlotte, enjoying their company and valuing the uniqueness of each of their personalities. He cherished the happiness and loving companionship that he found with his wife, Kate.

Michael graduated from Princeton University in 1965, attended Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar from 1965-1967, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1970. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers and was the starting center in their undefeated 1964 season. He was the recipient of the 1965 Pyne Prize, the highest distinction conferred on a graduating senior. In 1990, Princeton awarded him a Maclean Fellowship for distinguished alumni, citing his contributions in the field of criminal justice.

From 1978 to 1994, Michael directed the non-profit Vera Institute for Justice in New York City, serving as its president from 1988 to 1995. Under his leadership, Vera developed a multidisciplinary team of criminologists, sociologists, economists, anthropologists, social workers, and lawyers to devise innovative reforms in crime control and justice administration. This action research launched numerous successful collaborations with criminal justice agencies and demonstration projects that spun off into independent organizations in the areas of holistic public defense, community policing, and alternatives to incarceration. From 1995 until 2009, Michael served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, where he taught courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, and a seminar on sentencing and corrections. Under his direction, Wisconsin hosted NIJ executive sessions on sentencing and corrections; he served on two governors' task forces on sentencing and corrections matters; and he was invited to advise other states as they reviewed their criminal justice practices. Michael also served as a visiting professor at Yale Law School and Hofstra Law School and from 2011-2014 as the executive director for the Robina Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Minnesota.

Michael's deepest commitments throughout his career were to those who were less fortunate than himself. As an undergraduate student, he coordinated a delegation to the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Schools in the Jim Crow South. His projects at the Vera Institute focused on creating employment for ex-offenders, opportunities for persons experiencing housing insecurity, and systems for self-sufficiency among the elderly and persons with a variety of disabilities. Michael possessed a rare combination of an agile mind and a deep heart. He was regularly described by those who knew him as one of the smartest people they had ever met. He coupled his intelligence with profound empathy and insight into the inner lives of others, making him a strong and effective advocate. He maintained deep, long-lasting friendships and charmed more casual acquaintances with his kindness and humor. As a teacher, he left an indelible mark on the lives of his students, shaping them not only as thinkers, but as explorers of what he liked to call "life, its meaning and purpose." He had a great love for sailing and was an avid golfer and skier. He also enjoyed adventures of the mind as a voracious reader.

Paul Likins

(North Carolina & Christ Church 1955) (27 May 1933 - 18 May 2021)

Paul attended Elkhart High School where he captained varsity basketball for the Blue Blazers. He went on to play center and captain for the North Carolina Tar Heels. His basketball prowess and academic achievements led him to Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar in 1955. During his time at Oxford, he met and married Shelagh Crosbie and together they moved to California where Paul took a job as an engineer. Paul had a varied career, working primarily in the computer and communications sectors, during which he patented several telecommunication applications.

Paul devoted his considerable talents to philanthropy and was officially recognized by several organizations for his generosity. His various charitable activities included writing and reading stories to underprivileged children in Connecticut and giving scholarships to the Elkhart school system. 

Read more about Paul Likins life and work . 

Jon Westling

(Oregon & St John's 1964) (7 June 1942 - 15 January 2021)

Jon Westling graduated from Reed College in Oregon. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1964 and studied history at St. John’s College, Oxford University.

Westling’s career at Boston University spanned 46 years and included several top leadership posts, although his most lasting avocation was teaching students about the history of Europe. He came to the University in 1974 to work on a project to produce films for the US Bicentennial. While that project never materialized, John Silber (Hon.’95), then BU president, took notice of the 32-year-old and drew him into his administration. He was named provost in 1984, and later became executive vice president. Westling (Hon.’03) served as president of the University from 1996 to 2002.

Westling was proud of his activities as a Freedom Rider, including participation in a sit-in in southern Virginia in 1963.

Find out more about Jon's life and work . 

Alasdair Maclean Sinclair

(Nova Scotia & New College 1956) (30 June 1935 - 14 March 2021)

Alasdair attended Queen Elizabeth High School, in Halifax, before taking a B.A. with First Class Honours at Dalhousie University. Alasdair won the Governor General's Gold Medal in 1956 and was also awarded the Rhodes Scholarship. He received a B.A. and a B. Phil. from Oxford University before moving on to Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D.

Alasdair taught Economics at Dalhousie from 1961 to 1994, focusing on Macroeconomics and International Trade. In 1982 he became Dalhousie's first elected Chair of the Senate, and from 1983 to 1988 he was Vice-President Academic and Provost. He was made Professor Emeritus in 1995, and in 'retirement,' he continued to lecture, served on the Dalhousie Board of Governors, sat on numerous boards and committees, and did consulting work all over the world.

Find out more about Alasdair's life and work .

Professor Douglas George Anglin

(Ontario & Corpus Christi 1948) (16 December 1923 - 19 June 2021)

David Brink

(Tasmania & Magdalen 1951) (20 July 1930 - 8 March 2021)

David Brink obtained a BSc from the University of Tasmania in 1951, and then moved to Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. His DPhil, ' Some Aspects of the Interactions of Fields with Matter ' was awarded in 1955. David was a Royal Society Rutherford Scholar from 1954-1958 and during this period he spent a year at MIT. He was appointed Fellow of Balliol College and Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at Oxford in 1958.

David was a nuclear theorist who contributed very significantly to our understanding of nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. His book  Angular Momentum  is a classic introduction to the topic.

David was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981. He was awarded the Rutherford medal of the Institute of Physics and the Lise Meitner prize for nuclear science of the European Physical Society, and was honoured as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Sciences of Uppsala. At Oxford he held the position of H.J.G. Mosley Reader between 1988 and 1993. After Oxford, David moved to Trento where he was Vice-Director of ECT, the European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics, and Professor of the History of Physics at the Universita degli Studi di Trento.

Read more about David's life and work .

Michael McCall

(Western Australia & Magdalen 1957) (1 April 1935 - 2 June 2021)

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Michael McCall.

Richard Watson Parker

(Texas & Merton 1978) (21 May 1956 - 3 October 2021)

Richard Watson Parker received a B.A. degree in Politics from Princeton University in 1978 and was then elected as a Rhodes Scholar. He received a D. Phil. in Politics from Oxford University in 1982 and a J.D. degree from Yale University in 1985.

Richard worked at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Environmental Protection Agency and the law firm of O'Melveny and Myers prior to his appointment in 1995 as Professor of Law at the University of Connecticut, where he taught and wrote in the fields of environmental law and administrative law.

He served as consultant to several national and international organizations, including the European Commission on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks, and participated in the work of the American Bar Association, most recently as Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee in the Section on Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.

Read more about Richard's life and work .

Robert Murray Mundle

(New Brunswick & St John's 1954) (27 April 1932 - October 15 2021)

Dr. Robert Murray Mundle, MD, FRCS, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander, Royal Canadian Navy (retired). Peacefully at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on October 15,2021 with family by his side. Husband, father, grandfather and friend to many.

Murray was born in Sackville, New Brunswick and received his early education at Sackville High School, before attending Mount Allison University for B.A. in 1953. He was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar from New Brunswick and studied at Oxford University, England, where he received an M.A. Degree in 1956. Murray joined the Fleet Arm Royal Canadian Navy as a squadron pilot and served in various squadrons including 75 Squadron Royal Navy. In spite of a busy career as a pilot in the navy, he felt the need to continue his education and entered McGill Medical School where he received an M.D.C.M. Degree in 1959. This permitted a promotion in the navy from lieutenant to a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander. He served in this capacity as Medical Officer for H.M.C.S. Shearwater, H.M.C.S. Bonaventure 1960-63,and Principal Medical Officer H.M.C.S. Cornwallis 1963-65. He retired from the navy in 1965.

Murray decided to embark on a second medical career and trained for his F.R.C.S. in Urology which he obtained in 1968. He came to Prince Edward Island and was the only Urologist in the province until 1983, working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until his retirement in 2001. He was active in the work of the Medical Society and served as President in 1973 following which he served on several committees. He was Chief of Staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and retired as head of that institution’s Department of Surgery. In spite of his many medical and military duties Murray had time for a full family and social life. He continued his love of the sea as a member of the Charlottetown yacht club where he sailed his sloop Thrumcap with his friends and family.

Guy MacLean

(Nova Scotia & New College 1953) (21 December 1929 - 29 October 2021)

Guy studied at Dalhousie University where he received a BA and MA in History. While at university, he played Varsity football, rugby and hockey. As a Rhodes Scholar, he attended New College, Oxford. While there, he played hockey with the Oxford University Ice Hockey team, the New College cricket and rugby teams. After Oxford, Guy proceeded to Duke University where he earned a PhD. He then returned to Dalhousie where he taught history for 23 years. He also served in several administrative positions, including Dean of Men, University of King's College; Dean of Residence, Dalhousie; Assistant Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies; Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies; Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Vice-President (Academic and Research). In 1980, he was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Mount Allison University. From 1989 to 1995 he served as Ombudsman of Nova Scotia.

Find out more about Guy's life and work .

Sir James Gobbo

Victoria & Magdalen 1952 (22 March 1931 - 7 November 2021)

Giacomo “James” Gobbo was born in Carlton, Victoria, in 1931.

Born in Melbourne to Italian parents, he was the first person from a non-English speaking background to ever be appointed a state governorship. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, he received a Rhodes Scholarship and left Oxford with a BA and an MA.

Sir James' continued contribution to the law, multicultural affairs and hospitals was recognised in 1993 when he was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia. 

Sir James served as the 25th governor of Victoria from 1997 until 2000, under premiers Jeff Kennett and Steve Bracks. He was appointed to Victoria’s Supreme Court in 1978 and was knighted in 1982 for his services to the community.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, said:

“Sir James was rightly proud of his rich Italian heritage and of the multicultural nation he served. In so many ways Sir James was the father of modern multiculturalism in Australia, which stands as one of his most significant legacies."

Sir James also served as the chairman of the Council of the National Library of Australia, the Australian Multicultural Foundation and the National Advisory Commission on Ageing, and served on the Council for the Order of Australia.

Professor Peter Bailey

(Victoria & Corpus Christi 1950) (3 September 1927 - November 2021)

Originally from Victoria, Peter Bailey attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and studied History at Corpus Christi IN 1950. Since 1999 he was Adjunct Professor in the ANU College of Law, after being a Visiting Fellow from 1987 to 1998. Before that, and between 1981 and 1986, he was Deputy Chairman and full-time chief executive of the Commonwealth's Human Rights Commission. His earlier career was in the Commonwealth Public Service, where he served in the Treasury and then in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, becoming a Deputy Secretary in the latter in 1972. He was a full time member of the Royal Commission on Australian Government Administration 1974-76. In his academic life, he made major contributions to Australian human rights law. Peter was an active member of the Rhodes community, and an Alumni Association Committee Member of the Association of Rhodes Scholars in Australia (ARSA). Former National Secretary Marnie Hughes-Warrington said : "Peter was a generous mentor. He worked hard to set Australia at Large applicants at ease, and was a warm and wise contributor to many events over the years. Vale Peter, and thank you for always standing up for a better world."

Norman Webster

(Québec & St John's 1962) (4 April 1941 - 19 November 2021)

Born in Summerside, Norman Webster grew up in the Eastern Townships and went to Bishop’s University in Lennoxville. In his last year at Bishop’s, Norman won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University to study philosophy, politics and economics. While studying at Oxford, Norman met his future wife Patterson en route to France.

Norman began working at the Globe as a reporter in 1965 and reported from Quebec City, China, Ontario and England. He became editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail from 1983 to 1989. He is perhaps most famous for his reporting on China during the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as one of the few Western reporters in China at the time.

After leaving the Globe and Mail, Norman became editor-in-chief of the Montreal Gazette from 1989 to 1993 and continued to write a regular column for the newspaper after stepping down from that role.

After leaving his job as editor of the Gazette, Norman ran the R. Howard Webster Foundation, which gives grants to non-profit corporations.

Norman died in November 2021 from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 80.

Norman leaves his wife, Patterson; children, David, Andrew, Derek, Gillian and Hilary; 11 grandchildren; sister, Maggie; and many nieces and nephews.

David Fowler

(Kentucky & St John's 1974) (27 April 1951 - 12 October 2021)

Dr. David McMullin Fowler, 70, of Pompano Beach, Florida passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. David was born in Auburn, New York, on April 27, 1951, a son of the late Deforest and Gertrude McMullin Fowler. David grew up on a family-owned and operated apple farm outside Wolcott, New York. Growing up on the farm, he learned common sense and acquired a broad range of knowledge and a strong work ethic. He had a quick wit and a great sense of humor. He was a humble man and kind to everyone.

David spent memorable summers at the family cottage while also working on the farm. His early interest in a career in medicine started when volunteering at the local community hospital, and later working in the summer as a nursing assistant in a hospital in Maine. He became a certified small airplane pilot.

He attended Colgate University for one semester, but left after his father’s death. He later went to Center College where he played varsity basketball for three years; David also worked some summers at Hilton Head Island Resort in South Carolina as a lifeguard and golf caddy. Center College nominated him for and he won a Rhodes Scholarship. He started medical school at Oxford University and was granted a third year of funding for these studies. He finished his final two years of medical school at Cambridge University, He completed his Internship at Tulane University and Residency at the University of Hawaii. He became board certified in internal medicine and emergency medicine. He later attended University of Florida Law School and was awarded a JD degree.

His phrase was “Years wrinkle the skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul”. Surviving David is his loving wife Roberta, his beloved daughters Madeleine age 21 and Hannah age 18 and his sister Margaret Veazey (Dr. James Veazey,).

Wilf Wedmann

(British Columbia & Merton 1972) (17 April 1948 - 12 November 2021)

Wilf was born in Wagenitz, Germany shortly after WW2. As a toddler his mother bravely risked carrying him over 'no-man's land' when his parents escaped East Germany for a safer life. The family settled in east Vancouver. Wilf excelled in athletics and academics. As a 20-yr old high jumper, he was Simon Fraser University's first Olympian. Later, he became SFU's first Rhodes Scholar, achieving a master's degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford. He returned to Canada and built a career as a respected change agent and leader. Career highlights include founding the Premier's Sport Awards Program with fellow Olympian Harry Jerome, leadership roles with many national sport organizations, producing a TV series, and coaching high jump. Wilf finished his career as SFU's Athletic Director where he left a legacy of new facilities. Wilf sought to contribute to his community through sport and he challenged most people in leadership roles to think in untraditional ways.

John Rayner

(Québec & Corpus Christi 1960) (18 August 1939 - 21 September 2021)

John Rayner studied History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar in 1960. John was Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy in Indian Affairs & Northern Development in the Government of Canada. John volunteered for the Trust for many years as a Committee Member in the Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars (CARS).

Carter Revard

(Oklahoma & Merton 1952) (25 March 1931 - 3 January 2022)

Carter Revard was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in 1931. Revard was raised, along with six siblings and cousins, aunts and uncles, in the Buck Creek Valley on the Osage reservation — a great, extended “mixed-blood family of Indian and Irish and Scotch-Irish folks,” as he described it in his 2001 autobiography, “Winning the Dustbowl.”

After eighth grade, Revard graduated from Bartlesville College High School. His twin, Maxine, encouraged him to enter a radio quiz contest, and his third place finish won him a scholarship to the University of Tulsa, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1952. That same year, Revard was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to study at Merton College at the University of Oxford, and he received his Osage name, Nom-peh-wah-theh (“fear inspiring”), from his grandmother, Josephine Jump.

Known for his groundbreaking scholarship on the Harley manuscript, a 14th-century collection of secular and religious lyrics now housed in the British Library, Revard also was an accomplished poet whose work frequently explored Native American themes, beginning with the chapbook “My Right Hand Don’t Leave Me No More” (1970). 

Sir Eardley Max Bingham QC

(Tasmania & Lincoln 1950) (18 March 1927 – 30 November 2021)

Sir Eardley Max Bingham QC was educated in New South Wales and Tasmania, and at the age of 18 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and served as an able seaman at shore stations until 1946.

He was selected as the 1950 Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar and received a Bachelor of Civil Law at Lincoln College, Oxford. He later returned to Hobart in 1953, where he practised alongside Reg Wright, to whom he was articled at the University of Tasmania.

Bingham entered the Tasmanian Parliament when he was elected as a member for Denison at the 1969 state election on 10 May. On 26 May, he was made a minister in Angus Bethune's cabinet, becoming Attorney-General and Minister Administering the Police Department and the Licensing Act. On 4 May 1972, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party in Tasmania.

He contested two elections as opposition leader (1976 and 1979), but stood down in 1979 and was later appointed as Deputy Premier and Attorney-General in Gray's cabinet (as well as Minister for Education, Industrial Relations, and Police and Emergency Services).

After his time in the Tasmanian Parliament, Bingham joined the National Crime Authority, a federal law enforcement body focussing on organised crime. A distinguished lawyer and politician, Bingham was a corruption fighter on the national stage and was knighted for Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his "service to the law, crime prevention, parliament and the community" in 1988. 

David Osborn

(Natal & Christ Church 1951) (23 September 1929 - September 2021)

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of David Osborn.

(New Jersey & Oriel 1953) (12 February 1932 - 27 March 2021)

Alan attended Rutgers University and went on to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a second Bachelors and a Masters Degree. He then served as a First Lieutenant in Air Force Intelligence, stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, returning to the States to attend Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Lincoln's Inn Society. Alan was employed for forty years at the Harter, Secrest and Emery Law Firm. In 2006 he received the County Bar Association's Rodenback Award, given in recognition of his skill as a lawyer and the content of his character. Alan joined a large number of pro bono boards, in many cases serving at one time or another as President: the Visiting Nurse Service, the Rochester Area Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Lewis Street Center, the Rochester Presbyterian Home, Trustee of Third Presbyterian Church, the Chamber of Commerce, the Highlands at Pittsford, the YMCA, the Boy Scouts of America, the Al Sigl Center, the Monroe County Bar Association, the United Way of Greater Rochester, Kirkhaven, Lifespan, and the Strong Museum of Play, of which he was a Founding Trustee. He was also a twenty-three year member of the University of Rochester Medical Center board. 

Read more about Alan's life and work . 

Richard Jacobs

(British Caribbean & St Peter's 1968) (10 January 1945 - 11 February 2021)

Ambassador W. Richard Jacobs, who contributed to significant social change in the Caribbean and Africa, died in Kingston, Jamaica on February 11, 2021. He was the first person of colour to attend the Collegiate School for Boys in Manhattan, the oldest educational institution in the United States. He excelled there as a student, actor and athlete. He served as captain of the basketball team and co-captain of the football team.

He attended Colby College in Maine for his freshman year, then transferred to warmer climes at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica in 1963. There, he excelled in both scholarship and student leadership and was elected in 1966 as President of the Guild of Undergraduates. In 1968 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and went on to attend Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK). While there, he married June Powell of Mandeville, Jamaica. They had two daughters, Olayinka and Nasolo.

As part of his Rhodes Scholarship studies, Ambassador Jacobs went to Zambia, where he conducted research on the trade union movement in Africa. He returned to Trinidad-Tobago in the mid-seventies, where he lectured for 10 years at UWI, St. Augustine. Ambassador Jacobs compiled an extensive body of scholarship throughout his life. He was the author of numerous books and articles addressing social and political issues in the Caribbean and Africa.

Michael Jaffey

(Rhodesia & St Edmund Hall 1949) (8 November 1928 – 3 September 2021)

Michael was born in South Africa and grew up in Zimbabwe and was educated at the University of Cape Town, and at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (Rhodesia and St. Edmund Hall, 1949).  Michael immigrated to Canada in 1952 where he enjoyed a varied career as an engineer and economist.  After retirement he remained active and engaged, for example, publishing a book to persuade the public of the need to act on issues such as climate change. 

Robert Baldwin

Wisconsin & Trinity 1950 (30 September 1927 - 6 March 2021)

Robert “Buzz” Baldwin, PhD, professor emeritus of biochemistry at the  Stanford University School of Medicine , died March 6 in Portola Valley, California at the age of 93.

On obtaining a bachelor’s of arts degree in chemistry in 1950 at the University of Wisconsin, Baldwin studied biochemistry at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, receiving his D.Phil. degree (the British equivalent of a PhD) in 1954.

Baldwin devoted his career to studying how proteins, which begin life as linear chains of chemical building blocks, quickly assume their characteristic highly complex, functional structures. His research sped a shift in many biologists’ attention from organismic biology, the study of creatures great and small, to molecular biology, which focuses on the individual biochemical reactions that underpin all living processes and on the molecules — usually proteins — responsible for catalyzing those reactions.

You can see a full obituary for Buzz here. 

Alfred Landry

(New Brunswick & Queen's 1960) (21 April 1936 - 6 October 2021)

Alfred Landry was born in Robichaud, N.B., in 1936 and graduated from Barachois High School.  He studied at Assumption College in Moncton and received his B.A. degree,  summa cum laude , from St. Joseph University in 1957.  He graduated from the University of Ottawa with a B. Comm. degree in 1958 and studied for two years at the U.N.B. Law School.  In 1960 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and then studied law at the University of Oxford, England for three years, completed a B.A. Jurispr in 1962 and was admitted to the degree of M.A. in 1966. Judge Landry was called to the Bar in 1964.  He was senior partner of the law firm Landry & McIntyre and had practiced law for 21 years when he was appointed to the Bench in 1985. He became a supernumerary judge in 2001 and retired from the bench in 2011. On the unanimous recommendation of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly Judge Landry was appointed Conflict of Interest Commissioner and served as such for two years between September 2013 and July 2015.

Mr. Landry was a director of Atlantic Region Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, a director of the New Brunswick Heart Foundation and Atlantic Co-Chairman of the Université de Moncton Fund Raising Campaign.  He has been a member of the Moncton Rotary Club, the N.B. Barristers’ Society, the Moncton Barristers’ Society, the Association of Insurance Attorneys, the Canadian Judges Conference, the N.B. Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, the Moncton Board of Trade and the Shediac Chamber of Commerce.

David Eccles

(Rhodesia & Merton 1955) (7 August 1932 - 7 December 2021)

Written by Norm Halliwell. 

"Today, I would like to advise all of the passing of David Henry Eccles MBE who left this world on 7/12/21 at 8.40am aged 89 from a hospital bed in South Australia.

I remember David very fondly having first met up with him and his wife in England in 1988, and he took my son and I to the most westerly coast of the U.K. near the North Sea; it was bitterly cold there. We came to know him through his involvement with Dr. Ethelwynne Trewavas (later to become Dame Ethelwynne Trewavas), and Lake Malawi Cichlids in general and through the book they co-authored call “ Malawi Cichlid Fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, 334pp in 1989 ”.

David was a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Cape Town in Africa, and received an MBE for all his research in 1932.

I corresponded with him on many occasions on differing subjects, mainly to do with African Cichlids, and we kept in contact with each other over many years, to a point that I needed to get someone with credentials to adjudicate on a matter of utmost importance to the Australian Aquarium Industry, when the South Australian Fisheries Department was attempting to totally ban some 360 species of ornamental finfish from being kept, bred, and sold in that State.

It took the Aquarium Industry some 8.5 years to get to a point that these 360 species needed to be analysed and adjudicated as to whether these fish would cause a problem if they accidentally or otherwise appeared in any waterway of South Australia.

To cut a long story short, David was supplied by me with the year round climatic conditions of every waterway in South Australia, together with a list of the 360 species in question, in order to come up with the facts of any incursion into the environment there and was employed by the Aquarium Industry to determine and adjudicate as to how these 360 species of fish would be received into the environment in S.A., if they suddenly appeared there, and after several weeks work David came back with a pile of 500mm high paperwork of these 360 species and eventually this was supplied to the S.A. Fisheries Department, that FLOORED them in its detail, that enabled some 341 species from the list of 360, be allowed to be kept, bred, and sold in that State.

If it were not for David Eccles, I really do not know what would have happened, as I felt this was going to be the “thin edge of the wedge” as I felt there were other Australian States looking at this case in S.A., (which incidentally there were), and I for one did not want this to occur in New South Wales.

I will be eternally grateful for all the detailed work that David Eccles supplied to resolve this issue on behalf of the Aquarium Industry. The respect I have for him is enormous, it really is."

Mark Bewsher

(Tasmania & Balliol 1959) (9 October 1938 - 30 October 2021)

Mark Roland Bewsher Oct. 9, 1938 - Oct. 30, 2021 Mark Bewsher, 83, of Tiburon, CA passed peacefully on October 30 from cancer. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Mary Anne, four children and six grandchildren. Humble, faithful, smart, and spiritual, he touched everyone he met and was loved by many. From mapping new places in Peru, starting the kayaking club at Oxford, co-founding Babcock & Brown, saving open spaces in Tiburon in perpetuity, or scaling the mountains on his road bike, he will be remembered and missed. 

Ronald Storrs McCall

(Québec & New College 1953) (5 November 1930 - 7 November 2021)

Ronald Storrs McCall died peacefully in Lachute, Quebec, surrounded by his family, at the age of 91. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Ann (née Griffin), his children, Mengo, Kai (Sepideh), Sophie (David) and his grandchildren Kalliopé, Anoushak, Timoléon, Maya, Skye and Scarlet. Storrs was a deeply curious person with a lifelong love of learning. He brought big ideas to all he did as a philosopher, teacher, farmer and fun-loving family man. He loved sports and was a true all-rounder in golf, hockey, rowing, tennis, squash and skiing. Together with Ann, he hosted many memorable dinner parties. He loved head-scratching riddles, valued conversation and challenged his guests intellectually in friendly and generous ways. He was committed to many causes, from promoting education in Uganda and Southern Sudan in the 1960s, resisting land expropriation at Mirabel in the 1970s, promoting a bilingual and multicultural Quebec in the 1980s, proposing a Great Books program at McGill University in the 1990s and supporting the Nature Conservancy of Canada in the 2000s. His warm, positive and hopeful vision of life was shaped by values of fairness and generosity. Always a top student, Storrs became a Rhodes scholar in 1953 and earned his D.Phil in 1964 at Oxford University. With interests in philosophy and math, physics and literature, art and politics, he was a true Renaissance man, bridging academic disciplines. His life's work as a philosopher culminated in his landmark book, A Model of the Universe (Oxford 1994). Beginning with a straightforward explanation of time flow using a branched tree model, the book applies advanced theories of quantum mechanics and math to shed light on enduring philosophical questions. Storrs had a legendary style of lecturing, captivating generations of students with his accessible delivery, his humour and his brightly patterned, wide ties. He believed everyone benefited from studying the great thinkers in the Western canon, and his Introduction to Philosophy class was taken by thousands of undergraduates who went on to pursue careers in many different fields. From 1965 to 1971, he and others worked to establish the study of philosophy at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. He also taught at the University of Pittsburgh before returning with his young family to McGill. He had a long-standing presence at McGill, with over fifty years of teaching, beginning in his early twenties. He was a daily attendee at the Faculty Club where he joined fellow academics in lively discussions over lunch. He gave generously to McGill, establishing the Professor Storrs McCall Fellowship for Graduate Students in Philosophy in 2019. North River Farm was Storrs's true home, and a gathering place for his immediate and extended family. His interests at the farm included agriculture as well as a deep commitment to nature and conservation. Storrs's father first established the farm, and it grew further with the dedicated contributions of Bill Brass, his son Ian Brass, and Clifton Berry. Their expertise in agriculture produced top quality Jersey and Aberdeen Angus herds, maple syrup, and crops. A decade ago, wishing to preserve the natural beauty and biodiversity of the farm in perpetuity, Storrs signed a document of protection with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. All of his accomplishments would not have had meaning without Storrs's beloved wife and companion, Ann. They met in 1962 in the philosophy classroom at McGill. Waiting until after her graduation, they married and set off on a life of adventure; enjoying a happy and harmonious marriage of fifty-seven years. Their compatibility extended in everything they did. They enjoyed combining work and pleasure, whether it was singing together in a choir or taking sabbaticals in Australia. In later years, Storrs was lovingly cared for by Ann, who always encouraged him to stay active and connected to his family. For Storrs, his enduring love for his family always came first and was the source of his greatest happiness.

Francis Mifsud

(Malta & Oriel 1948) (19 December 1925 - 26 March 2021)

We are saddened by the news of Francis' passing. He studied Modern History at the University of Oxford. 

Suzanne Corley

(South Carolina & Lady Margaret Hall 1990) (28 October 1968 - April 2021)

Suzanne Corley had been part of the WWOZ (the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Radio Station) family since 2002, and over the last decade was the host of the World Journey and Tudo Bem shows on Saturdays, and for many years was the host, for half the year, of the Thursday afternoon Jazz from the French Market show. She was also a regular host of WWOZ's annual live broadcast from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

She was an athlete, a Rhodes Scholar, a writer and novelist, and a teacher who spoke and taught many languages.

Richard Fink

(Minnesota & Oriel 1952) (23 January 1930 - 10 July 2021)

Even with his outsized success in business, Dick remained a humble man of utmost integrity. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Dick continued his studies as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, England. After completing three years there, he returned to the U.S. and taught Political Science and Government at Harvard and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1964 Dick began his career at G&K Services, his family's business. Eschewing a more important starting role at the company, Dick joined G&K as a "route man" in a small Minnesota town to learn about the company from the bottom up. Dick's knack for leadership, along with an uncanny acumen for business strategy and tactics, led to his becoming president of the company in 1969, the same year that G&K Services went public. Eight years later, Dick became Chairman of the Board. Dick was active in both The United Way and The Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service. He and his wife Beverly were strong advocates of education and the arts, supporting The University of Minnesota, as well as The Minnesota State College system. Dick also served on the Board of the Minnesota Orchestra and generously supported the Walker Art Center and the MIA. Throughout his adult life Dick had been a collector of fine art-primarily art of the '50s and '60s. With a terrific eye and indomitable passion, Dick championed a select group of upcoming artists, several of whom later became highly successful. While Dick accomplished more in his lifetime than most people could imagine, to the people closest to him, he was loved for his humility, his thoughtfulness, and his gentle nature. He will be remembered as a quiet man who did so much for so many. 

Clayton M. Christensen

Clayton M. Christensen, a professor at Harvard Business School whose groundbreaking 1997 book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” outlined his theories about the impact of what he called “disruptive innovation”, died on Thursday at a hospital in Boston. He was 67.

Clayton studied Applied Econometrics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar from 1975, graduated from Harvard Business School, and joined the Harvard Business School’s faculty in 1992. For many years he taught a course called “Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise.” He focused his theories on a wide range of industries, from education to health care. A former basketball star (he stood 6-foot-8) as well as an affable academic, he focused as much on a life well lived as he did on his management theories.

Andrew Savitz

(Maryland & New College 1975) (25 September 1953 - 29 January 2020)

Andrew Savitz (Maryland & New College 1975) passed away on 29 January 2020. Andrew studied PPE as a Rhodes Scholar in 1975 and went on to Georgetown Law School. Andrew will be remembered for many things, not least of all his strength, wisdom, good humour, and ability to bring joy to those who knew him. 

George Steiner

George Steiner, a literary polymath and man of letters whose voluminous criticism often dealt with the paradox of literature’s moral power and its impotence in the face of an event like the Holocaust, died at his home in Cambridge, England. He was 90.

After receiving his master’s degree from Harvard in 1950, he won a Rhodes Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. He received his doctorate in English literature in 1955.

That same year he married Zara Alice Shakow, who became a historian of international relations. In addition to his son, his wife survives him along with a daughter, Deborah Tarn, who is a philologist, and two grandchildren.

In 1952, Mr. Steiner joined the editorial staff of The Economist, where he remained until 1956. After obtaining his doctorate, he became a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, then was appointed Christian Gauss Lecturer at Princeton from 1959 to 1960. From Princeton he went to Cambridge University, where he remained for the rest of his life, first as a fellow of Churchill College (1961-1969), then as an Extraordinary Fellow. He was an honorary fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

At various times he also taught or lectured at the University of Geneva, New York University and Harvard, where he was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton professor of poetry for 2001-2002.

Shaun Johnson

(South Africa-at-Large & St Catherine's 1982) (30 November 1959 - 24 February 2020)

Shaun Johnson was a true inspiration to many generations of Rhodes Scholars and had played such a pivotal role in establishing the Rhodes Trust's very first partnership organisation, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. He served as the Founding Executive Director from 2003 until 2019. Shaun was an influential author and journalist, his own story intertwined with that of South Africa's transition to democracy and his great friendship with Nelson Mandela. His first novel   The Native Commissioner  won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book in Africa. Shaun always had time for the Rhodes community - whether through formal roles such as serving as Chairman of the Rhodes Scholarships Southern Africa Advisory Committee or informally helping countless Scholars.

Shaun died of natural causes in the early hours of the morning at his home in Cape Town, at the age of 60. He leaves behind his wife Stefania Johnson and daughter Luna Johnson.  The Mandela Rhodes Foundation’s CEO Judy Sikuza, who worked closely with Shaun, said: “What Shaun has built in the name of Madiba and for the benefit of the African people will reverberate through the ages. But beyond that, it was his generosity of spirit, humanity and genuine faith in creating a better world through our Scholars that will remain in our hearts. Thank you for your love and belief in us as Mandela Rhodes Scholars, and specifically for your personal guidance and mentorship to me during the many years we worked together. Hamba kahle my brother. May your soul rest in peace.” Written tributes to Shaun can be sent directly to   [email protected] . 

Kenneth Keniston

(Michigan & Balliol 1951) (6 January 1930 - 14 February 2020)

Kenneth Keniston was born in Chicago. He enrolled in Harvard College, and later earned a Rhodes Scholarship to complete his D. Phil in social studies from Balliol College. Keniston taught at Harvard University and Yale University before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty in 1977, where he served as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Human Development. Keniston and his wife Suzanne Berger both received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1979. 

David Heilbron

(California & Exeter, 1958) (10 December 1905 - 8 March 2020)

David Michael Heilbron was a native of San Francisco and a graduate of Lowell High School, UC Berkeley (in English), Oxford University (in law, as a Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School. He received all his degrees with first class honors. David made his legal career in the San Francisco firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, of which he became the managing partner in 1985. He appeared often in the US Court of Appeals and once in the Supreme Court of the US, and shared his expertise in appellate procedures in courses he gave at UC's Boalt Hall School of Law.

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Jim D. Gunton

(Oregon & Merton 1958) (23 March 1937 - 16 February 2020))

Jim Gunton passed away in his home February 16, 2020. Jim retired in 2018 as Lehigh University’s “Joseph A. Waldschmitt Emeritus” Professor of Physics, having earlier served as the University’s Dean of Arts and Sciences. Jim began his career at Linfield College in 1954. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and attended Merton College at Oxford, where he developed a love for physics. He was a Fulbright Scholar, Danforth Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Fellow (honorary) and subsequently received in 1967 a PhD from Stanford University. Professor Gunton was a statistical physicist with research interests in the field of pattern formation in non-linear, non-equilibrium systems. He served on the faculty at Temple University and also visiting professor (including Kyoto University and the University of Geneva). Jim was also provost at Kenyon University.

Heyward Dotson

(New York & Worcester 1970) (12 July 1948 - 1 May 2020)

Heyward Dotson, who went on to experience Hall of Fame hoops careers at both Stuyvesant HS and Columbia University before becoming the Island’s first Rhodes Scholar, died on Friday 1 May 2020. 

Following graduation from Columbia, Dotson was drafted by both the NBA (Phoenix Suns) and ABA (Indiana Pacers) in 1970, but he declined to join either franchises after becoming the first Islander to earn a Rhodes Scholarship.

He graduated from the University of Oxford in 1972, leading it to the All-England basketball championship in the process. 

In addition to being voted into Columbia’s Athletics Hall of Fame two years ago, other accolades included being named the Advance’s History Award winner (1996); becoming the first African-American voted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame (1976) and being elected into the Harlem Sports Hall of Fame.

Dennis Bouwer

(Eastern Province & St Edmund Hall 1957) (27 April 1933 - 9 March 2020)

Dennis Ronald Bouwer was awarded a bursary to study towards a BSc degree at Rhodes University. Whilst at Rhodes he represented Eastern Province at rugby. He was then awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to further his studies at Oxford University. 

After he completed his studies at Oxford University, he was awarded the Rockefeller Bursary to Harvard University in the USA, where he graduated with an MBA and entered the business world. He later became President of the Los Angeles Financial Chartered Analysts.

Jaquelin Taylor Robertson

((Virginia & Magdalen 1955) (20 March 1933 - 11 May 2020)

Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, Architect and Passionate Urbanist has died at 87.

Jaquelin came to Oxford in 1955 to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 

Jaquelin was devoted to classical architecture and was equally committed to design that benefits city life and helped establish a New York agency to promote it.

Allan Gotlieb

(Manitoba & Christ Church 1951) (28 February 1928 - 18 April 2020)

Allan Gotlieb, a long-time public servant who was Canada’s ambassador to the United States, has died aged 92.  A long-time public servant and companion of the Order of Canada, Gotlieb became deputy minister of the department of communications in 1968 and was later named deputy minister of manpower and immigration. He became the ambassador to the United States in 1981. 

David Morgan

(Rhodesia & Worcester 1958) (21 April 1935 - May 2020)

From 1976 to 2006 David played a pivotal role serving as National Secretary. He was involved in selecting over sixty scholars. Many of us have fond memories of being welcomed by David into his home for the cocktail reception that started off the interview process. David was always warm, had a special way of putting you at ease at a time of significant nervousness, and was professional throughout the process. He was steeped in the history of the scholarship and contributed a chapter discussing in detail the trajectory of the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe scholarships to The History of The Rhodes Trust  edited by Sir Anthony Kenny. David’s commitment to the Rhodes Scholarship and the Zimbabwe scholarship community was longstanding, and touched so many of our lives. He steered the scholarship program through some of the most challenging periods in the country's history, from independence through socioeconomic collapse, ensuring that the integrity of the scholarship remained intact and sustaining the commitment to the selection of talented people from Zimbabwe.

Outside of the scholarship community David was a respected lawyer practicing in Zimbabwe for decades, and serving as a Senior partner at the prestigious firm Coghlan, Welsh and Guest. He had a longstanding commitment to sports in Zimbabwe, serving as the President of the Zimbabwe Rugby Union and former Chairman of Old Hararians Sports Club. David was also a beloved father and leader in the community.  He is survived by his wife Colleen, 4 children, their spouses and 8 grandchildren.

David will be greatly missed in the Zimbabwe Rhodes community and leaves behind a proud legacy of leadership and service to the Trust and the Scholarship in Zimbabwe. 

Larry Grisham

(Texas & University 1971) (2 February 1949 - 4 May 2020)

Larry Richard Grisham passed away peacefully at home May 4, 2020. 

Larry attended the University of Texas, Austin, where he studied physics and worked part-time at the geology building. He often spent his free time hiking, caving, and going on adventures in Texas and Mexico. During his first two weeks of classes at UT, Larry met Jacqueline Criswell, his life partner and wife of over 40 years.

In 1971, Larry was named a Rhodes Scholar and he and Jacqueline moved to Oxford, so he could pursue his PhD in physics. They loved their time in Oxford and used Larry’s academic breaks to travel to the English Lake District, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, and Greece. Larry and Jacqueline particularly loved the Lake District, and wed there in a small ceremony in 1972.

After graduating from Oxford with high honors, Larry was offered and accepted a position at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory at Princeton University. During his time, he worked on numerous international collaborations, including with India, Japan, France, and the UK. Upon his retirement from Princeton University, Larry was offered, and happily accepted, a position with the company Twinleaf, founded by, as he commonly said, “his two best graduate students.” 

Dr Karl A. Lamb

(Colorado & Brasenose 1954) (24 January 1933 - 17 May 2020))

Karl Allen Lamb grew up in Pueblo, Colorado and went on to graduate from Yale in 1954. In 1958 he achieved his Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Karl was in the ROTC at Yale and became a Captain in the Army Reserves. Dr. Lamb began his academic career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan from 1958-1963. From there he was invited to become one of the founding faculty members at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He enjoyed a successful and prolific career as a Professor of Political Science there. In 1985 he left UCSC to become the Academic Dean of the United States Naval Academy.

After serving as Dean from 1985-1989, he remained at the Academy, returning to his initial love of teaching until he retired in 1999.

Upon retirement, while a Professor Emeritus at USNA, Karl embraced full time writing. Having previously authored seven non-fiction political science texts and two dozen political science articles, Karl pursued his lifelong dream of writing a novel based on his father’s life in 1920’s Colorado. 

Prosser Gifford

(Connecticut & Merton 1951) (16 May 1929 - 5 Jul 2020)

Prosser Gifford of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, was an accomplished scholar, author, educator, academic administrator, director of think tanks and centers of scholarship and inquiry, and sportsman.

Prosser graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut in 1947, before going to Yale University to earn his undergraduate degree in 1951. He matriculated as a Rhodes Scholar at Merton in 1951, reading English. Returning to the United States in 1953, he completed a law degree at Harvard in 1956 and then went back to Yale to gain a PhD in History in 1964. While continuing at Yale as an assistant professor he taught undergraduates and graduates and wrote about African History. 

Prosser served as the first Dean of the African History Faculty at Amherst College. During this tough time of civil rights, Vietnam war and Watergate activism on American campuses, Pross was an effective champion for coeducation, equal rights, and free speech. Prosser wrote later that his proudest achievements during his twelve-year tenure as Amherst Dean were leading the commission that resulted in College Trustees admitting women in 1974 and increasing the number of women faculty members from one when he arrived to twenty-six when he left.

In 1979 he became Deputy Director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Over his eight years there he brought together hundreds of scholars from around the world to collaborate on research, writing, and discussion of national and world issues.

Prosser left the Wilson Center to become the Director of Scholarly Programs at the Library of Congress, a position created for him which he held for fifteen years until his retirement in 2005. He was the first director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress that brought together some of the world’s eminent thinkers and supervised the selection of the $1 million Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences. 

Luke Melas-Kyriazi, will follow his grandfather’s early voyage across the Atlantic and then to Oxford, although Luke’s may be at least initially make the trip virtually. He begins the Michaelmas term as a 2020 Rhodes Scholar at Oxford this fall.

Lloyd Albert Higgs

(New Brunswick & University 1958) (21 June 1937 - 20 July 2020)

Dr Lloyd Higgs was a Rhodes Scholar, a Queen's Scout, an esteemed Rotarian and one of Canada's most respected astronomers. After receiving his D.Phil. degree from Oxford in 1961, he began his career in research with the Radio and Electrical Engineering Division of NRC in Ottawa where he worked until moving to Penticton. He was director of the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory in Penticton, BC, where he worked on such specialized interests as planetary nebulae and supernova remnants, recombination lines in the radio spectrum, and the development of software for data reduction. Dr. Higgs joined the RASC shortly after moving to Ottawa and took an active part in a number of capacities, including a term as Centre president 1971-72. Always an enthusiastic supporter of the RASC, he contributed many scientific papers and reviews to the Society's publications and edited the  Journal  with care and skill from 1976 to 1980. 

Thomas Powrie

(Saskatchewan & Exeter 1955) (30 March 1933 - 1 August 2020))

Tom came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1955, and then worked at the University of Alberta through a distinguished career, serving as a Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics, interim Dean of Arts and as a member of the Board of Governors. 

James M. Steckelberg

(Nebraska & Merton 1976) (8 May 1954 - 21 February 2020))

Jim graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1975 with a double major in computer science and mathematics. After being selected for the Rhodes Scholarship, he was due to attend Oxford University, where he initially planned to study mathematics and receive his PhD. However, he developed symptoms of severe Guillain Barre syndrome, requiring hospitalization for an extended period of time before leaving for Oxford.

This experience ignited his interest in medicine, and ultimately altered his career path and life course. He went on to study physiology at Oxford, after which he attended Mayo Medical School. He met his wife Christie while in medical school in Rochester, and graduated in 1982. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in 1985, followed by a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Mayo. 

Jim served as the department chair for the division of Infectious Diseases. Among his many career accolades as a Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, he was most proud of being named Mayo Teacher of the Year and loved to teach future generations of physicians. He retired in December 2018 after a long and fulfilling career.

Douglas Darcy

(Newfoundland & Balliol 1940) (15 August 1918 - 6 May 2020)

Douglas was St. Bonaventure’s College 11th Rhodes Scholar (1940) and its oldest living ex- pupil. A highly respected scientist, Dr. Darcy’s entire professional career was spent at the Royal Cancer Research Institute in England where he made several important discoveries in cancer research. Though he spent all his adult life in England, he never lost his interest in, or his love for both Newfoundland and Labrador and St. Bonaventure’s College, which benefited from his generosity. 

Antony de Bono

(Malta & Christ Church 1956) (30 March 1932 - 25 March 2020)

Professor Antony de Bono FRCS, was a widely admired cardiac and thoracic surgeon and teacher. He studied Physiology at Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, in 1956. 

John Turner

(British Columbia & Magdalen 1949) (7 June 1929 - 19 September 2020)

A decorated athlete, Turner once held the Canadian record for the 100-metre dash and qualified for the 1948 Olympics while a student at the University of British Columbia. 

Turner graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1949, and came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After studying law, he went to Paris to work on a doctorate at the Sorbonne.

As justice minister in Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet from 1968 to 1972, Turner proposed a national legal aid system – an issue close to his heart – and created the federal court, among other reforms. 

Turner resumed his legal work and nine years later won the party leadership.

Turner took office on June 30, 1984. Turner’s term as prime minister lasted only 78 days, however he stayed on as the MP for Vancouver Quadra for a few more years, eventually retiring from politics before the 1993 election.

He went back to work as a lawyer, and was named a companion of the Order of Canada in 1994.

Robert Wells

(Newfoundland & Keble 1953) (28 August 1933 - 28 October 2020)

Robert Wells's career shifted from law to politics to leading the public inquiry in the wake of the Cougar Flight 491 helicopter crash that helped bring about a massive shift in safety for offshore helicopter operations. 

Wells became a Rhodes Scholar upon graduating Memorial University in 1953, earning his law degree from Oxford University. Returning to St. John's, Wells put that degree to work, first as a lawyer, in criminal and civil practice as well as a Crown attorney. He then was appointed as a Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice, a position he held for 22 years. During his career he also found time for politics, twice serving as an MHA for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1970s. In 1985, he also became the first Newfoundlander to serve as president of the Canadian Bar Association. 

On March 12, 2009, Cougar Flight 491, a helicopter bound for offshore oil platforms, crashed into the icy Atlantic ocean, killing 17 of the 18 people on board. Wells led an inquiry which was tasked with probing current helicopter safety practices and make recommendations for improvement. Wells's final report, along with the Transportation Safety Board's own investigation, helped push through a series of changes in helicopter safety, from a swifter search and rescue response, to better training to underwater breathing devices for all those on board. It took nearly an hour for a search helicopter to take to the air after the crash of Flight 491, and in 2014 Wells said that time had been lowered to 20 minutes.

Robert remained dedicated to that safety mission long after it ended, appearing before Parliament as a private citizen or speaking with media on the subject.

Arthur Scace

(Ontario & Corpus Christi 1961) (22 July 1938 - 3 May 2020)

Arthur Scace (Ontario & Corpus Christi 1961), CM, QC was a Lawyer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Scace received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto, and came to Oxford in 1961 as a Rhodes Scholar and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from Oxford University. He went on to obtain a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

Scace  began his career at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in 1967 and went on to be a partner, managing partner, and national chairman at the firm. Mr. Scace was also a Queen’s Counsel, and had been appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.

Scace was also the Canadian National Secretary for many years and a winner of the George Parkin Service Award.

Geoffrey Phillips

(Rhodesia & Lincoln 1956) (27 June 1934 - 16 November 2020)

Professor Geoffrey Phillips (Rhodesia & Lincoln 1956) was an active Reader and member of synods since retirement as an English Professor more than a decade earlier from the English Department at Åbo Akademi, the Swedish medium University in Finland. Geoffrey was born in Kasama, Zambia and died in his present country of residence, Finland.

Paul Sarbanes

(Maryland & Balliol 1954) (3 February 1933 - 6 December 2020)

Paul Sarbanes (Maryland & Balliol 1954) was a graduate of Princeton University and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1954. He graduated with a First Class degree in 1957 and then returned to the United States to attend Harvard Law School.

After graduating in 1960, he clerked for Federal Judge Morris A. Soper before entering private practice. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1966 and went on to serve two terms in the Maryland House from 1967 to 1971. In 1970, he won a seat in the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 4th and later Maryland's 3rd congressional district from 1971 to 1977.

In 1976, Sarbanes ran for the United States Senate and was re-elected four times, each time receiving no less than 59% of the vote. Sarbanes co-wrote the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which reshaped corporate oversight after accounting scandals. 

Many Rhodes Scholars will especially remember how Sarbanes and Senator Richard Lugar (Indiana & Pembroke 1954), from opposing parties, jointly made them so warmly welcome in Washington, DC. 

Jean Gérin-Lajoie

(Québec & Pembroke 1948) (16 March 1928 - July 2020)

Gérin-Lajoie served as Steelworkers Quebec Director from 1965 to 1981 and Quebec Federation of Labour Vice-President from 1959 to 1981. His union activism began as a 19-year-old worker at Montreal Cottons in Valleyfield, Que. Gérin-Lajoie attended the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1948 and earned a PhD in economics from McGill University.

“He greatly helped to build and bring structure to our union, the labour movement and the world of work as a whole. He has left us an immense legacy,” said USW Quebec Director Dominic Lemieux.

“The Steelworkers union is extremely privileged to have been able to count on a man of such great skill and humanity over so many years,” Lemieux said.

For more than two decades, Gérin-Lajoie was the labour movement’s lead representative on a high-profile council that advised the Quebec government on labour relations policy. He contributed to legislation introduced by five different governments, including Quebec’s first meaningful labour laws, the creation of its labour board, implementation of a minimum wage law, anti-discrimination legislation, occupational health and safety legislation.

James George

(Ontario & Christ Church 1940) (14 September 1918 -7 February 2020)

James George was educated at Upper Canada College, and Trinity College of the University of Toronto (philosophy), and was a Rhodes Scholar. A strong pacifist, and President of the Student Christian Movement, he was led by the disasters of 1940 to enlist in the Navy, surviving a torpedoing and rising to Lt-Commander and naval historian. In 1945 he entered Canada’s Foreign Service to work for peace, with postings to Greece, United Nations, NATO and France, and ambassadorial postings to Sri Lanka; India & Nepal; and Iran & Kuwait.

After retiring in 1977, he co-founded and headed the Sadat Peace Foundation and the Threshold Foundation. His environmental work included key roles in the whaling moratorium (1980), stopping the Kuwait oil fires (1991), and the No Weapons in Space initiative.

Dr. John Robert Geoffrey Keyston

(Nova Scotia & Magdalen 1958) (30 December 1938 -1 December 2020)

John enrolled at Dalhousie University at the young age of 14, and graduated with an MSc in 1958. He   was awarded with First Class Honours, the Governor-General's Gold Medal and a Rhodes Scholarship to continue his doctorate in Experimental Physics at Magdalen College, Oxford University.

John spent five years as a researcher and lecturer at the Université de Grenoble, where he developed a love for the French Alps and met his future wife, Jacqueline. A compelling offer with the National Research Council brought him back to Canada (Ottawa), and later he joined the Association of the Atlantic Universities (Halifax). He retired as Director of Research and Academic Planning for the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (Fredericton) to pursue his many other interests and moved back to Halifax in 1997. 

(New Zealand & Balliol 1959) (28 October 1935 - 3 November 2020)

Graeme Rea worked for the Asian Development Bank from 1969-1979 and then for the International Monetary Fund, from 1979-1995. Graeme studied Law at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. 

Harry S. Havens

(Alabama & University 1957) (18 December 1935 - 31 August 2020)

Harry   Havens died on 31 August 2020 in Alexandria, Virginia. Harry studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1957. 

Mort Chambers

(Michigan & Wadham 1949) (9 January 1927 - 14 December 2020)

Mort arrived at Harvard College in the Spring semester of 1947 and graduated in 1949. In 1949 Mort became a Rhodes Scholar and spent the next three years at Oxford University studying ancient history and philosophy until he returned to Harvard to pursue a doctorate.

He served a year as an Instructor at Harvard (1954-1955) and after three years as an assistant professor of History and Classics at the University of Chicago, he arrived at UCLA, where he would remain for his entire career.

One can conservatively estimate that 20,000 UCLA undergraduates attended his Mort's lectures on the ancient world at UCLA. 

Clark Cunningham

(Missouri & Exeter 1957) (13 March 1934 - 18 April 2020)

Clark earned a BA (on full scholarship) from Yale University and went on to study philosophy at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1957. Clark started his career at the University of Illinois as a lecturer, joining the Anthropology department in 1963. He advanced to full professorship in 1972 until his retirement in 1995. Clark's main focus was anthropology in Southeast Asian culture. After retirement, he continued his studies and wrote extensively. He was proud to be a part of the Spurlock Museum in Urbana, where he served as a trustee, president and curator. 

David Calder

(Natal & Merton 1947) (21 December 1925 - 1 February 2021)

David Calder studied Law at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He went on to work at Birkbeck Montagu's & Co as a Solicitor. 

James Waugh

(Alberta & St John's 1968) (21 May 1945 - 24 August 2020)

Architect, outdoorsman, educator, and life-long learner, James Waugh was born in Winnipeg on May 21, 1945 and died of cancer in Calgary on August 24, 2020.

In September 1968, on the chilly decks of the  Empress of England  that carried him to Oxford, Jim had a camera around his neck, his eyes surveying the horizon like a bird of prey. This was a prelude to decades of keen observation and enjoyment of life. As a student at McGill University, he was already looking beyond the conventional boundaries of architecture, more interested in the impact of building design on people than in winning the aesthetic acclaim of clients or peers. As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, he studied philosophy, psychology, and physiology to prepare for that broader approach. As Bob Rae (Ontario and Balliol, 1969), former premier of Ontario and leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, recalls, “He was an exceptionally thoughtful man who took full advantage of what Oxford had to offer, doing brilliantly in a challenging graduate course before putting that knowledge into action.”  

By the time he returned to Canada in the mid 1970s to teach at the newly-formed architecture school of the University of Calgary, Jim was one of a dozen people in the world putting human behaviour at the centre of the profession. Other than one stunning corporate building, Shell Court in Calgary, he designed modest structures for community organizations with limited budgets like the Girl Guides, which needed to last, be easy to run, and stand up to unusual challenges. In planning a shelter for battered women, for example, he had to foresee outraged husbands ramming the facility with a pick-up truck.

A champion swimmer at McGill, Jim was tall and broad-shouldered, but soft-spoken and self-deprecating rather than overbearing. Some thought him shy, while others saw him radiating among those he was comfortable with, who shared his curiosity, his attention to detail, and his boyish sense of fun. When he laughed, it could be uproarious, his eyes glinting with mirth but also signs of a certain Prairie restraint thrown to the wind. He had little time for nonsense but was always eager to learn. After a pompous lecture by a renowned architect at McGill describing the highlights of his glorious career, which had the student audience rolling their eyes, Jim was awarded a prize for posing the most intelligent question.

He had interests as wide as the Rocky Mountains and remembered other people’s pursuits with photographic faithfulness. He commiserated with one friend whom he hadn’t seen in twenty years on the death of the last surviving member of the Bloomsbury Group. And his sense of history and humour reinforced each other. He chuckled when told of Che Guevara’s parting words before going off to fight in the eastern Congo – “I feel the ribs of Rocinante [Don Quixote’s horse] pressing against my legs” – as if they summed up his own idealism and ambition, tempered with reality. He relished the outdoors and long-distance walks, including a memorable fifteen-mile trek across a peat bog at Cape Wrath. But he also loved books and libraries and the Oxford English Dictionary, where he would trace the origins of obsolete words as keenly as his own family history.

His daughter Xanna remembers him as a remarkable father, not only to her but also to friends who had lost their own or were less fortunate in that respect .  Jim was loyal to his friends but could discomfit them with his piercing honesty. “I’d be surprised if you spent much time in ‘immense Gothic spaces’,” he wrote to one, who had described a visit to Mont St. Michel, “since most of the Mont pre-dates the Gothic era by a century or two.” Yet his learning and precision never got in the way of being practical. In retirement, he could be found digging the Prospect Trail which he designed to connect the Elbow River pathways to downtown Calgary and re-shaping the landscape of his property in Hawaii.

A devoted educator, he served for thirty years on the Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for the Prairie Provinces, where his wit and lack of stuffiness set applicants at their ease. His wife Charlene Prickett, whose Arkansas upbringing prepared her badly for the rigours of a Canadian winter, wanted them to slip away each year to Hawaii by the beginning of November, but Jim would insist on seeing the selection process through. He saw promise in everyone, inviting a successful candidate home for dinner one evening alongside another who had fallen short, to buck up his spirits. “He shared stories of his life and career,” the first recalled, “in an utterly warm and unpretentious way. I marvelled at his infectious energy and passion for life.”

At the University of Calgary, he endowed a Rural Medicine Residency Award to honour his two grandfathers, who were country doctors, and an architecture scholarship for those who had demonstrated a palpable concern for the well-being of others. 

Francis M.J. Pichanick

(Rhodesia & Trinity 1958) (15 May 1936 - 15 January 2020)

Francis graduated from Prince Edward H.S. in Salisbury and then the University of Cape Town where he received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. He then received his Ph.D. in physics from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. While at Oxford he was a research associate on Atomic Beams and a Laboratory Instructor - his specialty was in Experimental Atomic Physics and Helium III.

After graduating from Oxford Francis was employed at Yale University in New Haven, Ct., as a researcher in Physics, Associate Professor of physics and was a Junior Faculty Fellowship. Upon leaving Yale, Francis join the Physics faculty at the University of Massuchettes in Amherst and whilst there he was made full professor. Francis was a contributor and co-author of many scientific papers and a member of the American Physical Society.

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Elmus Wicker

(Louisiana & Queen's 1948) (13 September 1926 - 18 April 2020)

After graduating from Louisiana State University with a BA degree, Elmus served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

When discharged, he enrolled as a graduate student in economics at LSU obtaining his MA degree in 1948. From LSU he went to Queens College, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar where he studied with Sir John Hicks, Nobel Laureate in economics and received the BPhil degree in economics in 1951. When he returned to the U.S., he completed work for the PhD of economics at Duke University. 

Wicker joined the Economics department at Indiana University in 1955. His entire academic life was spent at Indiana University. In the mid 70’s he served a stent as Chairman of the Economics Department.

In 2012 the Department of Economics and the College of Arts and Sciences announced the Elmus R. Wicker Professorship in Economics established through the endowed gift from a former student, E. Scott Thatcher of Kokomo.

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James (Jim) Harvie Crocket

(New Brunswick & University 1955) (27 June 1932 - 22 December 2020)

Upon graduation Jim was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship for the Province of New Brunswick. After two years at the University College Oxford, where he played on the Oxford hockey team, Jim completed a BSc in research. He continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received his PhD in Geochemistry in 1961. Jim came to McMaster University in September 1961. He had a passion for research and early on in his career built a mass spectrometer and made use of the McMaster nuclear reactor to aid in his research.

Jim enjoyed working with his students both in the lab and the field and believed strongly in the contributions they made together towards the scientific knowledge base of geology. Over the course of his career, Jim worked with graduate students from all over the world to expand the understanding of gold and the platinum group metals. 

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Professor Richard Sylvester

(Minnesota & Worcester 1956) (3 April 1933 - 24 November 2020)

After leading his final Russian study groups, Dick retired in 1995 to work on his two volumes of poetic analysis,  Tchaikovsky’s Complete Songs  (2002) and  Rachmaninoff’s Complete Songs  (2014), both of which were also translated into Russian.

These two books were published in the Indiana University Press “Russian Music Studies” series. Dick was thrilled when concert organizers asked to use his translations in vocal programs at Carnegie Hall and the Oxford Lieder Festival.

Lawrence McQuade

(12 August 1927 - 21 December 2020) (Arizona & New College 1950)

MCQUADE--Lawrence C. The Hon. Lawrence C. McQuade died of pneumonia in Nantucket, Massachusetts on 21 December 2020. He was 93 and a resident of New York City and Nantucket. Born in New York on 12 August 1927 the second son of Edward Anthony and Thelma Keefe McQuade, Larry moved to Tucson, Arizona when he was two years old. He was an outstanding student and athlete during his school years, a combination that continued at Yale University where he was a football hero and graduated with distinction, having been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, captaining his rugby team, and receiving an MA in Law. He then earned an LLB cum laude from Harvard Law School and became a member of the New York and Washington, D.C. Bar Associations. Larry worked as an associate at Sullivan and Cromwell until he joined the Kennedy Administration as assistant to Paul Nitze, then Deputy Secretary of Defense, who became a friend and mentor. Among their challenges in the early 1960s were the war in Viet Nam, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Cold War. During the Johnson Administration Larry served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Domestic and International Trade. After leaving government, Larry returned to the private sector, becoming president of ProCon, a builder of oil refineries worldwide. He then moved to W. R. Grace as vice-chairman and a member of that board. In the 1990s, Larry became vicechairman of Prudential Securities and then cofounded River Capital International, a venture capital firm focused on investment in Russia. Larry served as a director of Oxford Analytica, the Quixote Corporation, Prudential Securities, and the Bunzl Corporation, among others. As part of his volunteer work, Larry sat on the boards of the National Trade Council, the Atlantic Council, the Asian Programs Foundation, the Foreign Bond Holders Protective Council, the Czech-Slovak American Enterprise Fund and the Overseas Development Council. He was a lifelong member of the Council on Foreign Relations, The Century Association, and others. Larry's first wife, De Rossey Morrissey, died in 1978. Larry is survived by his wife, Margaret Osmer McQuade, their son, Andrew Parker McQuade, and their grandson Jack Roberts McQuade. He is lovingly remembered by numerous nieces, nephews and godchildren who happily share "Uncle Larry" stories. There was no finer gentleman than Larry McQuade. He was a person of brilliant intellect, unshakeable integrity, gentleness of heart, and infectious good humor. 

Mick McGarry

(18 February 1940 - 12 July 2020) (Rhodesia & St Peter's 1964)

Mick was born in Bulawayo on 18th February 1940 and attended St George’s College from 1949-57. He went on to the University College of Rhodesia & Nyasaland, and graduated with a BA History (Hons). He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for his fine mind and many well-rounded talents. He read Politics, Philosophy and Economics achieving his MA (Oxon) at St.Peter’s College, Oxford University from 1964-66. While there he met his future wife Jacqueline and they headed for Canada together in 1966. After teaching and coaching as Junior Housemaster at Shawnigan Lake Boys’ School he returned home to Rhodesia with his wife and new son, Gavin, to teach at Umtali Boys High School. Later as Head of the English Department at Oriel Boys School in Salisbury, he guided new teachers with firm and gentle advice and instilled in them the love of teaching. In 1979 he pursued his long-held interest in the law. He completed his LLB at the University of Western Ontario and practised as a Specialist in Family Law. Here he created an educational and social group of lawyers - ‘The Cabal’. He was the linchpin of this collegial group which wrestled regularly with the intricacies of family law. After volunteering and travelling overseas with his wife for 2 years he returned to practising family law in BC. Again, his talent for drawing people together and creating dialogue led to the formation of many groups some of which continue to this day such as the Kelowna Really Terrible Choir, the Awards committee of the Kelowna Film Society, the Canada Day luncheon, and his Annual Christmas ‘Music & Munchies’ Celebration. However, ‘The Filos’ is the group of which he was most proud. It is a gathering of retired intelligentsia who discuss shared interests and debate issues of the day. It became the mainstay of his intellectual and social life bringing as it did not only mental stimulation, but deep friendship, which he valued and in which he participated until his death. Mick will be remembered and missed by many for his gentlemanly demeanour, his ingenuity, energy and sporting prowess, his generosity, inventiveness and kindness.

Nigel Creasy

(Rhodesia & Christ Church 1950) (15 March 1928 - 15 October 2020).

Nigel passed away peacefully at Bayfield Manor, Kemptville, on Thursday October 15, 2020, in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of Joan for 53 years. Proud father of Timothy (Sondra) and Simon (Donata). Loving Grandpa of Emma, Heather and Rupert. Cherished uncle of Caroline, Victoria and Rupert in England, he will also be fondly remembered by many family members overseas.

Dan Lockwood McGurk

(Texas & Christ Church 1949) (3 September 2020)

Dan Lockwood McGurk passed away at his home in Newport Beach on September 3, 2020 at the age of 94. Dan died of natural causes. Son of Herbert Lockwood McGurk and Mary Bray McGurk, Dan was born in Eufaula, Alabama on June 30, 1926. He lived his early life in Eufaula, London, Argentina, and Connecticut as his father was given various positions with Frigidaire. He went on to receive a degree in Engineering from Texas A&M and then graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1949. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where he received degrees in Economics, Philosophy and Political Science. In 1956, Dan left military service and began a decades-long career in the nascent computer industry, first with TRW and eventually with Scientific Data Systems. Shortly after Xerox acquired SDS in 1971, Dan retired to become a full-time investor and entrepreneur. In 1975, he was asked to join then President Ford's administration as an assistant director in the Office of Management Budget, a position he kept until President Carter took office. In 1985, Dan co-founded Southland Title (now Lawyers Title) with family friend, David Cronenbold, and went on to serve as Chairman of the Board for the next 20 years. Dan believed in being a strong contributing member of his community. He held positions in a number of southern California non-profit organizations, with a focus on helping disadvantaged youth become leaders. He also set up a family non-profit 501C-3, The McGurk Foundation, dedicated to supporting self-sufficiency among young people in need. One of Dan's other passions was sailing. Besides participating in local races from southern California to Baja, Dan raced in the TransPac from Los Angeles to Hawaii, and sailed across the Atlantic from Miami to Portugal in a 45' sloop. He kept a sailboat in front of his home in Newport Beach for decades. Above all, Dan was a family man. He married Francis Brady Murphy in 1949 and had four children: Christine, Herbert Lockwood II, William Arthur Patrick, and Michael Francis Forest. After the couple divorced, Dan married Shirley Ann Reece Cain and eventually adopted her three children: Scott Randall Cain, Kelly Corinne and Stacey Erin. After Shirley passed away, Dan married a third time at the age of 86 to Joan Sydney Anderson of Houston, Texas. At 94, Dan had lived a life filled with service, new technology, adventure and family. He is survived by his loving wife Joan, all 7 of his children, 13 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren

Lionel Opie

(Cape Province & Lincoln 1956) (6 May 1933 – 20 February 2020)

Lionel Opie was born in South Africa in 1933, and after attending school in Cape Town, he went on to the undertake his medical degree at the University of Cape Town where he obtained a 1st Class honours as well as the gold medal in his final year; his academic credentials evolving from an earlier stage of his career.

After his internship at Groote Schuur Hospital, he went to Oxford University where he continued his medical training undertaking house jobs at the Radcliffe Infirmary, in addition to obtaining a Wellcome Trust Fellowship to undertake research under the Nobel Laureate, Sir Hans Krebs. It was here that he obtained his PhD degree investigating myocardial metabolism.

Further clinical positions followed at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, the Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, and then to London to become a consultant in Medicine at the Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College where he continued as a Research Fellow under another Nobel Laureate, Sir Ernst Chain.

This very productive period covered the 1960’s and in the early 70’s he returned to his country of birth, South Africa, to take up the position as Director of the then named Medical Research Council Research Unit for Ischaemic Heart Disease at the University of Cape Town. His work revealed the metabolic derangements of carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism of the ischaemic heart and demonstrated how acute myocardial infarction induces acute adrenergic stimulation. This increases circulating free fatty acids, further damaging the function of the heart which in turn inhibits glucose uptake causing more injury. This concept has had significant clinical implications. The treatment of acute coronary syndromes with beta-blockers is now routine therapy worldwide and has saved numerous lives.

During the following two decades the name of Lionel Opie was synonymous with three items.

a creative investigator with an excellent research output,

international travel and awards—too many to mention—and,

what many of us agree on as arguably his greatest asset, and that is his ability to disseminate knowledge

by this we mean both in his own scientific writings (he has published in excess of 500 manuscripts) and in addition he has published 31 books on heart disease, including his now legendary books ‘Drugs for the Heart’ (now in its 9th edition) and ‘Heart Physiology’ (now in its 4th edition) to name but just two. For me personally (BJG), the opportunity to work with him on this book as a co-editor provided me with a great learning experience and Lionel Opie was masterful as an author and editor.

It is difficult to pick out the highlights of his career, as there are so many, but one particular and notable highlight was his formation, in 1970, of what was then called the ‘Study Group for Research in Heart Metabolism’, which as we all know has become the famous ‘International Society for Heart Research’. In addition, he was the founding editor of the  Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology , affectionally known as the ‘Yellow journal’ so you can see his contribution to cardiovascular medicine, as a whole, was huge.

Now to conclude on a more personal note. As we are aware political change occurred within South Africa in the early 1990s and in 1995, Lionel Opie and Derek Yellon set about cementing links between the University of Cape Town and University College London with the establishment of a second Hatter Institute for Cardiology at the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, initially with Lionel as its Director.

The 22 nd  ‘Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits’ meeting is being held at the Royal College of Physcians on the 31 st  Oct -1 st  Nov 2020 and will be dedicated to the memory of Professor Lionel Opie.

Professor Opie has been an inspiration to all. His knowledge and his is contribution to cardiovascular research has been truly immense and we honour his decades of dedication to the understanding of cardiovascular disease in all its facets.

From a personal point of view, as a South African, Lionel was deeply humbled and honoured when he received the Order of Mapungubwe from President Thabo Mbeki; this being the highest award that the country can bestow on its citizens—a truly wonderful culmination to the great career of a great man. We will miss him deeply as a friend, colleague, and mentor.

Frederick Frey

(Ohio & Balliol 1951) (16 June 1929 - 26 March 2020)

Dr. Frey was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a US Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He graduated from Oxford University and was a Rhodes Scholar. He continued his education at Princeton University, where he received his doctorate. He spent 15 years as a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Frey was hired by Penn in 1974 as a professor in political science. He was also the director of Penn’s Anspach Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs. Dr. Frey was chairman of the Graduate Group in International Relations, and he served as one of the principals in evaluating the proposal for a contract between Penn and the Arab Development Institute in Tripoli (Almanac September 19, 1978). He also served on the University Council Committee on Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics. Dr. Frey retired in 1998, earning emeritus status at that time. 

Avery Goldstein, the David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations and a colleague of Dr. Frey, noted tha “In all settings, Fred was a voice of reason—asking tough questions, identifying consensus when it could be found, but not abandoning his own views when he believed they were well founded.”

Thomas Stoel

(Oregon & Balliol 1965) (18 June 1941 - 17 July 2020)

Tom grew up in Portland, Ore., and graduated from Lincoln High School. He majored in mathematics at Princeton and went on to Harvard Law School, from which he graduated  magna cum laude  and served as an officer on the  Harvard Law Review.  It was at Harvard that he met Carol Frank, his future wife. Tom spent two years after law school on a Rhodes scholarship at Oxford, receiving a D.Phil. in law. On his return, he served as law clerk to Justice John M. Harlan on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1973 Tom joined the Natural Resources Defense Council as one of its founders. For the rest of his life, he worked to make the world a more habitable place. He initiated NRDC’s first international programs and directed its international work for almost two decades, forming partnerships with environmental organizations in other countries and leading NRDC’s efforts to restore the ozone layer and combat climate change. In later years, he served as a consultant on environmental policy issues for the United Nations and other organizations. His final law review article, published in 2020, advocated for a federal statute to authorize compensation for legally imposed segregation.

(Bermuda & Corpus Christi 1951) (21 December 1928 - 30 July 2020)

Former parliamentarian William Milner Cox, a member of the vaunted “Class of ’68”, has died. He was 91. Mr Cox was among a group of MPs who won seats in the 1968 election and were to make their mark on the Bermudian political landscape in the following decades. The 1968 election is widely considered the beginning of the modern political system in Bermuda. Mr Cox, widely known as Bill, served as a United Bermuda Party MP in Devonshire South from 1968 to 1976, and again from 1980 until his retirement in 1993. He also served as Minister of Education. Writing in the book Seeking Truth, Mr Cox said of his time as an MP: “I put the National Trust Act 1971 through the House of Assembly and sponsored a few Private Bills including daylight saving time, decriminalisation of homosexuality and the abolition of capital punishment. The latter two were defeated, but subsequently have been passed.” He also tabled a motion in 1974 for leaner penalties for minor drug offences. Mr Cox was educated at Saltus Grammar School and from 1943 onwards at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. In Seeking Truth, he wrote: “By 1943, the threat of Nazi U-boats had abated … I was one of 16 boys and girls who in September boarded a small freighter, Fort Amherst, that plied Bermuda-New York. We were given life jackets and there were other precautions in case we were torpedoed. Those of us destined for TCS went by train to Port Hope. We stayed in Canada during Christmas and Easter school vacations until the war was over.” Mr Cox earned a bachelor of arts degree, with a major in history, at Trinity College, University of Toronto, in 1951. A keen sportsman, he played on the Trinity College soccer team, serving as its captain during his last year at the school. While in Canada, he volunteered for the Canadian Army. Mr Cox wrote: “One had to be fit, join for at least two years, attend parades during term time and spend at least 16 weeks each summer in army camp. I have a Commission as Lieutenant in the Canadian Army signed by Alexander of Tunis who was Governor General at the time. ”Mr Cox was Bermuda’s Rhodes Scholar in 1951. He attended Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, graduating in 1953 with a degree in jurisprudence. He was later called to the English Bar. Mr Cox wrote that he occasionally played on the Corpus Christi soccer team, but his primary athletic interest was rowing, and he was on the Corpus “first eight” during his two years there. Returning to the island, Mr Cox was called to the Bermuda Bar in 1956. He worked at the Bank of Bermuda and later at the law firm Appleby Spurling & Kempe before going into partnership with his second cousin, David Wilkinson, to establish the firm Cox & Wilkinson, now Cox Hallett Wilkinson. In 1970, Mr Cox became honorary consul for the Netherlands in Bermuda, serving in the position for more than 20 years. Upon his retirement, he was made a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Peggy D. Cetti

(3 May 2019)

Peggy was an Accountant at Rhodes House during Warden Robin Fletcher’s time, 1981-9. In recent years, Peggy shared the following with us: “We were always very busy. Approximately 170 Scholars were on stipend each year and since I had an office to myself they soon found I was a confidante to all comers. As to the extent of my experience at Rhodes House, I can only say I have never worked so hard, laughed so much and enjoyed any job more.”

Herman Hardy Hamilton Jr

(Alabama & Exeter 1950) (4 February 1928 -30 April 2019)

Herman was a lawyer who practiced more than 40 years as partner at Capell Howard Knabe and Cobbs, PA. He was active in the early civil rights cases involving the City of Montgomery, including the Rosa Parks and Tuskegee Syphilis Cases. In addition to his corporate law work, he helped establish the Alabama Medicaid Agency which extended healthcare to the elderly and disabled; there he served as General Counsel and played a pivotal role in landmark cases involving Medicaid entitlement and reimbursement.

(Western Australia & University 1953) (9 December 1929 - 16 May 2019)

Bob Hawke was Australia’s longest-serving Labour Prime Minister, and a charismatic and dearly-loved political leader.  He was highly respected on all sides of government, as the recent tide of tributes demonstrates.  Bob was an economic and social reformer whose consensus-focused leadership paved the way for economic modernisation, environmental protection, alliances with Asia and improved relations with Indigenous Australians.

In addition to his successful time as Prime Minister, he was a great supporter of the Rhodes community in Australia.  He was an active participant in RSA National, especially in the organisation’s early years.  He was the keynote speaker at the 2015 RSA dinner in Melbourne, he attended the 2014 dinner at which Prime Minister Tony Abbott (New South Wales & Queen’s 1981) spoke, and the 2016 dinner Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (New South Wales & Brasenose 1978) addressed. Bob was always interested in meeting the Scholars-Elect at these annual gatherings, and visiting with Scholar friends from all generations.

Bob’s tireless efforts, drive and ambition to change Australia for the better were life-long pursuits.  He certainly saw himself as ‘fighting the world’s fight’ - and few would disagree he did just that. The Rhodes community will miss Bob greatly.

Richard Lugar

(Indiana & Pembroke 1954) (4 April 1932 – 29 April 2019)

Richard was the longest-serving senator in Indiana, USA (1977 – 2013) and an authoritative voice on American foreign policy. During his Rhodes Scholarship he read for an MA Philosophy, Politics and Economics, graduating in 1956. Afterwards he joined the U.S Navy and was eventually assigned to the Pentagon as intelligence briefer for Admiral Arleigh Burke, chief of naval operations. His political career in Indiana began when he was elected mayor of Indianapolis aged 35 in 1967, serving two terms before his became a Senator in 1977. Whilst in office, he championed efforts to end apartheid in South Africa, remove Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos and secure the former Soviet Union’s weapons of mass destruction. He twice chaired the Foreign Relations Committee (1986 – 1987; 2003-2007) and ran for president in 1996. After leaving the Senate, he established  The Lugar Centre  to create the Bipartisan Index – a ranking of members of Congress by how often the co-sponsor legislation with members of the other party. Moreover, the Centre is a leading platform for an informed debate on global issues. Richard was a widely respected politician and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013. He passed away at a Medical Centre IN Falls Church, VA. He was 87.

Finn Lowery

(New Zealand & University 2015) (1 October 1990 – 24 March 2019)

Finn, together with his wife Rebecca, were much loved members of the Rhodes Scholar community, 2015-2018. We remember Finn for living and loving generously, enriching the lives of all of us who knew him. He died at home in New Zealand on Sunday 24 March and our thoughts are with Rebecca, his family and all his friends. Finn was a lawyer who had captained the New Zealand waterpolo team. At Oxford he rowed, played football, gained an MSc in Latin American Studies and fully engaged in the experience. He will be remembered for his warm smile, his skill at sport, his championing of mental illness awareness, his passionate caring for others and most loving partnership with his wife, all of which he generously shared with his fellow Scholars and Staff around Rhodes House.  His life will be celebrated at 11am Saturday 30 March, St Joseph's Church, Takapuna (enter from 10 Dominion St). All welcome. Donations to the New Zealand Mental Health Foundation are welcome in lieu of flowers. His life will be celebrated simultaneously here at Rhodes House, from 9pm UK time, and also in the early days of Trinity Term (details to be confirmed).

George Cawkwell

(New Zealand & Christ Church 1946) (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019)

George was Fellow and Praelector in Ancient History from 1949 to 1987 and thereafter an Emeritus Fellow at University College, Oxford. He held most of the offices of the College at some point in his lifelong association with Univ. To describe his life in such terms, however, does not do full justice to the respect and affection in which he was held throughout the College and by the students whom he taught, mentored and looked after over the course of more than forty years and with whom he stayed in close touch in his retirement.

Obit taken from University College’s  website .

Girish Karnad

(India & Magdalen 1960) (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019)

Girish Karnad graduated with a BA in Maths and Statistics from Karnatak University, then went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar to study for an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He was elected president of the Oxford Union in 1962. He worked at Oxford University Press in Madras (now Chennai) until 1970. In 1989 he and his family settled in Bengaluru (the capital of Karnataka, formerly Bangalore). India’s foremost playwright, as well as a successful film director and popular actor, Girish Karnad also wrote plays in the Indian language of Kannada. Many of his plays were translated into English by Oxford University Press as well as into several other Indian languages. Karnad served as director of the Film and Television Institute of India (1974-75), and chair of Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of Performing Arts (1988-93). From 2000 to 2003, he was director of the Nehru Centre, the cultural wing of the high commission of India, in London. He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.

For four decades Karnad composed plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues, and his writings marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada.

Michael Bloom

(Orange Free State & Keble 1968) (28 May 1945 – January 2019)

Michael Bloom graduated from the University of Natal in 1967, obtained a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968 and read law at the University of Oxford from 1968 to 1970. Michael joined Fluxman’s Attorneys in 1974 and was appointed Fluxmans Director in 1977. His areas of expertise were commercial law, property law and estate planning.

Chuck Lister

(Florida & Merton 1960) (18 June 1938 – May 2019)

A Rhodes Scholar who received his first of two law degrees while at Oxford, Chuck Lister joined the law firm Covington & Burling in 1970 after clerking for Justice Harlan and teaching at Yale Law School.  In 1988, he moved from Washington to the London office and served as Managing Partner there for several years. Widely regarded as one of the firm's most brilliant lawyers and gifted writers, he handled a broad range of litigation and arbitration matters, ranging from antitrust trial work in the States to appellate matters before the U.S. Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice.

Thomas Baxter

(Queensland & Balliol 1958) (28 April 1935 - 2019)

Tom Baxter (Queensland & Balliol 1958) was born and raised in Brisbane and educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He played club rugby for the University of Queensland from where he was selected to make his senior representative debut for Queensland against the Springboks in 1956. Baxter received two Blues for Oxford in 1958 and again in 1959. During his time in England, Baxter also played club rugby for Blackheath. Tom was a Rhodes Scholar, a Wallaby and a successful engineer.

Professor Emeritus Elmer Sprague

(Nebraska & St Edmund Hall 1948) (14 August 1924 - 19 April 2019)

Elmer Sprague die on April 19, 2019 at the age of 94. He was a member of the Brooklyn College Philosophy Department for more than four decades, until his retirement in 1997.

In 1941 Elmer entered the University of Nebraska, where he studied under O.K. Bousma and received a B.A. degree. After three years of military service during World War II he received a Rhodes scholarship in 1947, entered Oxford University the following year and received his D. Phil. degree in 1952. Although Elmer acknowledged that he came, if only temporarily, under the influence of logical positivism at Oxford, his interest in the philosophy of his teacher Gilbert Ryle and the ideas of the “later” Wittgenstein began during his Oxford years and continued for the rest of his life.

From 'In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Elmer Sprague (1924 - 2019)' by Professor Emeriti Eric Steinberg and Abigail L. Rosenthal. 

James Atlas

(Illinois & New College 1971) (22 March 1949 - 4 September 2019)

James Atlas was a leading figure in New York literary circles as an Editor, Publisher, and as a writer. His books included well-regarded biographies of Saul Bellow and the poet Delmore Schwartz. He died on Wednesday 4 September in Manhattan. He was 70.

Graham Leighton Hutchinson

(Victoria & Magdalen 1971) (25 March 1948 - 5 September 2019)

Professor Graham Leighton Hutchinson (Victoria & Magdalen 1971) served as Australia’s National Secretary for almost 20 years, between 1997 and 2015. Prior to that, Graham was the ARSA State Secretary for Victoria between 1990 and 2006. As these long periods of service demonstrate, Graham was dedicated to advancing the Rhodes Scholarships both internationally and locally. According to his successor, National Secretary Marnie Hughes-Warrington (Tasmania & Merton 1992), “Graham’s passion for Rhodes, as well as for engineering, reflected a deep gratitude for the opportunities he was given as a student. His work reflected a belief in the never-ending potential of the Scholarship to transform lives”.  

Despite Graham’s ill health, he and his wife Penny were able to attend the last RSA National Dinner back in March. The evening was a special opportunity for Scholars to reconnect and reminisce with Graham, and to thank him for his decades of service, most memorably during a short ceremony in which he was awarded life membership of ARSA.  

The Rhodes community will miss Graham greatly. His predecessor, former National Secretary John Poynter (Victoria & Magdalen 1951), remarked recently, Graham’s ‘too-early passing leaves us all with so much to remember, and admire.’

(Virginia & Merton) (October 1939 - October 2019)

Merton College Charitable Corporation has lost its leader. A loyal supporter of Merton College, Fordham University and an important part of the Rhodes Scholar community, John was an outstanding role model. In the legal profession he was a masterful exemplar of the profession’s dual private and public roles - fighting the world’s good fights in pursuit of justice, liberty and opportunity. His family and friends, especially his soul mate Susan, lost one of a kind who is irreplaceable in our lives and will not be forgotten.

Jason McManus

(North Carolina & New College 1958) (3 March 1934 - 19 September 2019)

McManus, a 1956 graduate of Davidson College, became a Rhodes Scholar in 1958 after receiving a master's degree in public affairs from Princeton University. From 1987 until 1995, Jason D. McManus was the Editor-in-chief of Time, Inc., a multi-platform branded media company with more than 90 publications in the United States and United Kingdom, including TIME, People, Cooking Light, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Real Simple, and Sports Illustrated. As Editor-in-chief, Mr. McManus was the overseer of all of the company’s magazines.

From 1985 until 1987, Mr. McManus was the managing Editor of TIME magazine. He served as the magazine’s corporate Editor from 1983 until 1985, Executive Editor from 1979 until 1983, and Assistant Managing Editor of the magazine from 1975 until 1978. Mr. McManus served as Senior Editor of TIME from 1968 until 1975 and directed the magazine’s coverage of the Watergate scandal and resignation of President Nixon.

From 1964 until 1968, Mr. McManus was the Associate Editor of TIME and common market bureau chief in Paris from 1962 until 1964. Prior to this, he worked at the magazine as a full-time writer in TIME’s World section from 1959 until 1962. Mr. McManus joined Time, Inc. in 1957 as a summer intern at Sports Illustrated.

Desmond Dillon Paul Morton

(Ontario & Keble 1959) (10 September 1937 - 4 September 2019)

Desmond Dillon Paul Morton was born on September 10, 1937 in Calgary, Alberta. He died peacefully at home on September 4, 2019 in Montreal Quebec at 81 years of age. Beloved husband of Gael Eakin; father of David and Marion; granddad to Ava. Remembered fondly by Gael's children, Fay Plant (Tom), Lorna St. Louis (Paul), Brenda Plant, Margo Plant (Sevak); and grandchildren, Christian and Charles St. Louis, and Aiden and Gregory Burgess. Desmond was a graduate of the Collège Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean/Royal Military College of Canada, as well as University of Oxford (a Rhodes Scholar) and the London School of Economics (LSE) at University of London. He was a respected professor of Canadian and military history for over 2 decades at both University of Toronto and McGill University. Desmond was also Principal of Erindale College (now UTM) in Mississauga and Founding Director of McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) in Montreal. Desmond was known for his intelligence, wry sense of humour and his talent as an orator and as a writer authoring over forty books. In his free time, he enjoyed spending hours in his workshop making handcrafted wooden models of military vehicles, vessels and personnel. A diligent correspondent, he faithfully wrote weekly letters to family members and close friends about current topics. Desmond will be dearly missed by all who knew him. A Celebration of Life will be held for him at the Faculty Club of McGill University on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 11 a.m. Donations in lieu of flowers to Canadian War Museum or McGill University (for MISC or Friends of the Library).

Charles Robin Ashwin

(South Australia & New College 1952) (27 September 1930 - 14 September 2019)

Charles Robin Ashwin (1952) was born in Adelaide, South Australia on September 27, 1930 and grew up in a house that his parents had built by the River Torrens. He preferred the name ‘Robin’ to the name ‘Charles’, and was known as ‘Zug’ to his friends. Robin died peacefully in his own bed, surrounded by his family on September 14, 2019. After attending Pulteney Grammar, St Peters College and the University of Adelaide where he excelled in both academics and sport, he came to New College as a Rhodes scholar in 1952. Robin’s interest in international affairs was kindled at a young age and his Rhodes Scholarship application essay was on the topic of forms of international governance. After graduating at Oxford he was offered a cadetship at the Australian Department of External Affairs. His first posting was to the Australian Delegation to the UN Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) in Seoul. Robin’s job involved observing and reporting on development of democracy in a South Korea that was still very much suffering from the effects of the Korean War. While he was there he met and fell in love with a young Korean woman, Okche Chon, who would become his wife and life partner. They were married in Sydney in May 1959, and later had a son, Kim and a daughter, Mulan.

Various postings followed, including London, Bonn, Bangkok and New York. Robin was posted as Ambassador to Egypt in 1975. He took a keen interest in the Middle East peace process, and was an early supporter of the Palestinian cause. He was posted as Australian Ambassador to Bonn and then to Moscow in 1982, and 1987 respectively. From those two vantage points he witnessed and advised the Australian Government on the events leading up to and including the end of the Cold War. Robin had great faith in people, and those who worked with him considered him a wonderful  boss and appreciated his management style. He believed in offering opportunities to young officers and mentored a new generation of Australian diplomats who have served, or are currently serving, at the highest levels of the Australian foreign service. He was, in particular, supportive of the careers of women officers in the Department, who in the early days had many obstacles to overcome to achieve equality with their male colleagues. After retiring from the diplomatic service in 1990 Robin accepted the position of Master of St Marks College in Adelaide, where he helped South Australian students to make the most of their university years during the 1990s. Robin was very involved in the academic and social life of the college and was much loved by his students. He retired as Master in 1999.

Robin was irreverent, occasionally iconoclastic. He saw through the nonsense and was happy to puncture pomposity. He was always laughing when he was telling a story or seeing the humour in a situation. He had a great love of mountains and mountain climbing. He ascended the Dom in Switzerland as a young man and much later scrambled up Mont Blanc with his daughter.

From his early days in Adelaide, Robin Ashwin innately understood that people had to find better ways to communicate and cooperate internationally, and he worked hard to better the world through diplomatic means. He understood that the challenges we face are increasingly global in nature, and that national interest, narrowly defined, often stands in the way of solutions. Many of his views seem prescient now, as we come to understand the vulnerability of democracy and civil society, and the importance of working across borders to solve the world’s pressing problems.

Richard E. Stewart

(West Virginia & Queen's 1955) (4 November 1933 - 13 October 2019)

Richard E. Stewart died at age 85 on October 13. Mr. Stewart graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University where his father was president of the University, after which he earned Congratulatory First-Class Honors in Roman Law at Queen's College Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. Following Oxford, he served in the U.S. Army providing legal assistance to soldiers of the U.S. Army 43rd brigade of Hawaii which had been distinguished for its bravery during  WWII . He then earned his jurisprudence degree with honors from Harvard Law School in 1959.

He was the Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department from 1967 to 1971, and became a leader in insurance in the United States and recognised internationally.

He initiated legislation that transformed insurance regulation in New York State and nationwide. Among his innovations were an exploration of the potential of no fault auto insurance, establishing an insurance pool to make essential fire insurance available to residents of urban ghettos, a program to make auto insurance more widely available, to protect consumers against insurance cancellation and against loss due to insurer insolvency and changed property liability insurance rate regulation to an open competitive and antitrust basis. Governor Nelson Rockefeller described Stewart as "the best Superintendent of Insurance in the history of the State."

He went on to be Senior Vice President and General Counsel of First National City Bank, now Citibank and Citigroup. In 1973, he became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chubb & Son. In 1981 left to start his own firm, Stewart Economics, Inc., a consulting firm that specialised in insurance and insurance regulation. His major work became consulting for legal teams involved in major controversies such as water pollution and the national breast implant cases.

He was a member of the Special Panel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Presidential Campaign Practices (1974) and the United Nations Panel of Experts on Transnational Bank Failure.

He was a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Associates, The Century Association in New York City and the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C.

In 2006, when he reduced his work load, Mr. Stewart began a new life in San Francisco where he became involved with the effort to protect the city's waterfront from over-development. He played a major role in a pair of ballot measure campaigns in 2013 and 2014 known as the "No Wall on the Waterfront" where voters overwhelmingly rejected excessive waterfront height increases and approved permanent waterfront preservation rules. He now leaves a beautiful and protected waterfront for all to use and enjoy.

Besides his varied and consequential achievements, positions and accomplishments were his extraordinary memory of past events and people, keen, sharp intellect, wide-ranging, broad comprehension of current issues and ability to place them into historical and even philosophical context, and despite his increasing health problems, remain upbeat, acknowledging his frailties but never complaining about them or letting them interfere with his life, remaining and continuing to have a very positive outlook on life and a confidence in the people around him including his doctors and their medical interventions. He was always willing and interested in trying new things and embracing the newest technological innovations with an almost child-like fascination and pleasure in so doing.

Mr. Stewart is survived by his two cats, Kitzmiller named after his childhood cat, and Lionel, and his wife and scuba diving companion Barbara Dickson Stewart.

Published in San Francisco Chronicle.

Kitsiri Malalgoda

(Ceylon & Wadham 1965) (28 October 1942 - 10 October 2019)

Kit was born in Matara, Sri Lanka on 28 of October 1942 and passed away peacefully on 10 of October at Mercy Hospice, Auckland after a long battle with cancer. Kit studied sociology at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. Sorely missed by his family and friends. At his request, Kit was farewelled in a private ceremony. 

John Churchill

(Arkansas & New College 1971) (1 April 1949 - November 2019)

At a picnic one spring day in 1977, John Churchill told a Yale faculty member that he had gotten a job at Hendrix College and was moving back to Arkansas, where his infant son would grow up without an accent. “The joke blew right past him, clear and clean,” Churchill later told a crowd at Hendrix.

By 1977, Churchill had been a Rhodes Scholar, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Oxford and was finishing up his dissertation for a Ph.D. from Yale University. He spent the next 24 years at Hendrix, where he twice served as interim president, and his pickled okra won a blue ribbon at the Faulkner County Fair. Then for 15 years he was the chief executive officer of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, in Washington, D.C.

Churchill, 70, died peacefully in his sleep at a hospital in Nashville, 42 miles east of his home in Dickson, where he moved after retiring in 2016. He had been battling a septic infection, according to the family.

Born April 1, 1949, John Hugh Churchill spent the first few years of his life in Hector, where his father, Olen R. Churchill, was superintendent of schools.

The family moved to Little Rock, where John Churchill took an interest in the girl next door, Jean Hill. They began dating at the age of 16, later married, had three kids and remained together the rest of his life.

Some of their fondest memories were living in a cottage in Kirtlington, about 12 miles north of Oxford, while John was studying in England.

Years later, John Churchill would occasionally torment his children with exotic dishes like pickled herring.

Churchill graduated from Little Rock’s Hall High School before attending Southwestern (now Rhodes College) at Memphis, where he was captain of the football team, conference champion at throwing the discus, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

For 17 of those 24 years at Hendrix, Churchill served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. He had also been dean of students at Hendrix and taught philosophy throughout his time there.

Ann Die Hasselmo, who was president of Hendrix for nine years, said Churchill was “a prince of a man,” brilliant, ethical and humane.

“There aren’t many people about whom I can say this, there is nothing laudatory or flattering that you can say about John Churchill that would not be true,” Hasselmo said. “He was a remarkable, an amazing human being. Those of us who knew John and Jean mourn with the family and count ourselves fortunate to have walked a bit down the path with him.”

Professor James Griffin

(Connecticut & Corpus Christi 1955) (8 July 1933 - 21 November 2019)

James Patrick Griffin passed away in Oxford on 21 November 2019.

Having obtained a BA from Yale University in 1955, Jim came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar at Corpus Christi College (1955–58). He was then a Senior Scholar at St Antony’s College (1958–60), obtaining his doctorate in 1960. He lectured at Christ Church from 1960 to 1966, and was then appointed a Fellow in Philosophy at Keble in 1966, a position he held for 30 years. He was then appointed White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy, becoming a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Keble in 1996, and was also an Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi.

Husband of the late Catherine and father of Nicholas and Jessica. Beloved Grandpa of Isabel, George and Kate. 

From  Keble News .

William Sterling

(California & Brasenose 1961) (3 July 1939 - December 2019)

Bill Sterling attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 1961 and studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 

Robert K. Massie

(Tennessee & Oriel 1950) (5 January 1929 - 2 December 2019)

Robert K. Massie, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who wrote respected biographies of Russian royals, including “Nicholas and Alexandra,” which became a movie. He died on   Monday  at his home in Irvington, N.Y, at 90 years old.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in American studies at Yale and another degree in Modern History at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar before serving in the Navy.

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Howard J. Burnett

(Massachusetts & Queen's 1952) (14 October 1929 - 16 June 2019)

Howard J. Burnett, 89, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2019, at his home in Mt. Lebanon. As a Rhodes Scholar, he studied at Queen's College, Oxford University (1954), completing B.A. and M.A. degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Dr. Burnett received his doctorate in Government and International Relations from New York University (1965). Dr. Burnett served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1958, for which he was honoured as a Distinguished Alumni of the Navy Supply Corps School in 2010. After serving in the Navy, he worked for Booz Allen & Hamilton, A. L. Ransohoff & Company and Texaco.

On July 1, 1970, Dr. Burnett became the 10th president of Washington & Jefferson College, leading the college until his retirement in 1998.

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Walter S. Frank

(Maryland & Wadham 1949) (31 January 1924 - 24 April 2019)

Walter Frank was a veteran of   WWII, a Harvard graduate (Class of '49), and a Rhodes Scholar. Walter is survived by his nieces, Isabelle and Claudine, and their children, Sophie Lilla and Henrik Elster, as well as many loving friends and colleagues. 

Richard N. Gardner

(New York & Balliol 1951) (9 July 1927 - 16 February 2019)

Richard Newton Gardner served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and the United States Ambassador to Italy. He was a professor emeritus of law at Columbia Law School. Gardner graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. degree in Economics, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and as a Rhodes Scholar, he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Economics from Oxford University

Richard Nehring

(Colorado & Brasenose 1965) (24 August 1943 - 27 August 2019)

Richard D. Nehring passed away on August 27, 2019, at age 76 in Colorado Springs. Richard earned a B.A in History at Valparaiso University (1965) and attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar  in 1965. He went on to become a Danforth Fellow at Stanford University, where he pursued his doctorate in Political Science (1967-72). During that time he also worked at the office of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Interior before joining the Rand Corp., where he spent a decade as a project director of fossil fuel supply issues in their Energy Policy Program.

Raymond L. Nichols

(Kansas & Trinity 1960) (5 July 1938 - 27 September 2019)

Ray Nichols – a Rhodes scholar, professor and head of the department of politics at Monash University, and a lively contributor to public affairs – has died aged 81.

Ray took his BA (honours) at KU, with a double major in politics and history. He spent three years as a Rhodes scholar at Trinity College, Oxford, being deeply influenced by Wittgenstein, and earning his master’s under the supervision of Isaiah Berlin. From Oxford, he went to Princeton on Woodrow Wilson and Danforth fellowships, and earned his PhD in record time; he won a Danforth post-doctoral fellowship, and, in 1965, he became of the founding fathers of the new University of California campus at Santa Cruz, as a fellow of Cowell College.

George A. Rebh

(Michigan & Magdalen 1947) (14 September 1921 - 28 March 2019)

Major General George Anthony Rebh was born on September 14, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan. George attended West Point from 1939 to 1943. He secured a Rhodes scholarship and earned a BA and MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Oxford from 1947 to 1950. He organised the university's first basketball team serving as player, captain and coach to play goodwill games on the Continent (splitting an eight game series with the Czech Olympic team). General Rebh's military career spanned 33 years. He received national recognition for managing major public construction yet he felt he did his best work on military projects few knew about.

David S. Staiger

(Wisconsin & New College 1951) (2 February 1928 - 10 December 2019)

David Stanley Staiger, aged 91, died peacefully on December 10, 2019, at Glacier Hills Senior Living Facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he lived with his beloved wife, Ann. Dave left Port Huron for a year of college at Michigan State before transferring to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he was a three-year varsity letter winner on the football and track teams. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, in his senior year Dave was awarded both the 1951 Big 10 Medal of Honor and a Rhodes Scholarship. That was the year he also met Ann Seibold, whom he married on August 20, 1954. After two years at New College, Oxford, England and two years in the Army in Georgia, Dave spent three years working toward his Ph.D. in economics at MIT under the guidance of Paul Samuelson. He and his family moved to Washington DC in the summer of 1959 to take a job at the Federal Reserve Board, where Dave helped to install and operationalize the first-ever computer at the Board of Governors.

Christopher D. Suits

(Washington & University 1981) (30 October 1959 - 2 August 2019)

Christopher Suits studied Modern Languages (Russian) at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1984. 

Robin Plumbridge

(St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1954) (6 April 1935 - 2019)

Robin Plumbridge was born in 1935 in Cape Town. Educated at St. Andrews College, he then went onto study at the University of Cape Town. He came to Oxford as a Rhodes School in 1954 to study Maths. 

Edwin Conquest

(Virginia & New College 1953) (13 June 1931 - 28 May 2019)

After earning a B.A. from Princeton University, Edwin was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for two years' study at Oxford University. There at New College, Oxford, he received the degrees of B. A. and M.A. in English Language and Literature. On leaving Oxford, he served in the army as an artillery lieutenant (R.O.T.C.) with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany. He treasured a rare opportunity to study under Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa. He later received the LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School and practiced law in New York City for three years. He then returned to Princeton, where he earned a Ph.D. in English Literature, after which he taught English at Georgetown University, specialising in Victorian fiction, before retiring in 1974 to pursue further his own writing. Doubleday published his first novel, The Gun and Glory of Granite Hendley, in 1969, after which he went on to write and publish numerous books of stories, poetry, and plays.

Erik Ronhovde

(Montana & Queen's 1959) (13 May 1937 - 10 July 2019)

Hoyt Duggan

(Louisiana & Pembroke 1960) (5 April 1938 - 8 April 2019)

Hoyt Duggan (Louisiana & Pembroke 1960), retired professor of medieval literature at the University of Virginia, died April 8, 2019 after a long illness. He attended Baylor University and graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana. As a Rhodes Scholar, he studied at Pembroke College. After serving in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps, he attended Princeton University to pursue a PhD. His published scholarship includes the Piers Plowman Electronic Archive, a print edition of The Wars of Alexander, and numerous articles on medieval metrics and editorial practice. 

Bill Yeowart

(Eastern Province & St Edmund Hall 1959) (1 February 1936 - 2019)

Bill studied   Modern History at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and graduated in 1961. 

George Mohr

(Iowa & Hertford 1951) (March 27, 1929 - February 6, 2019)

Dr. Mohr, a retired Air Force Chief Flight Surgeon, served 32 years on active duty and 7 years as an Air Force civil service scientist. During his active duty career, he logged 1697.4 flying hours in 26 different aircraft types.

Dr. Mohr graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree (Summa cum Laude) in biology and chemistry in June 1951. The doctor was awarded a two-year Rhodes Scholarship, subsequently extended for a third year. He graduated in July 1954 from Hertford College, University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (Oxon.) degree from the Honour School of Animal Physiology as well as completing the preclinical requirements for a medical degree.

In September, 1951, Dr. Mohr, traveling to Oxford on the Liberté ocean liner, met his future bride-to –be, Annabel Lee McArthur, on vacation with her mother. A whirlwind romance ensued resulting in Annabel returning to England in June 1953. While on holiday on the continent, the sweethearts toured Venice, Italy where, Dr. Mohr proposed marriage to the love of his life. She accepted and received her engagement ring while the couple floated down a Venice canal in a gondola.

After retirement, Dr. Mohr contributed his time to various community projects in San Antonio. He was a Past Chairman of the Brooks Heritage Foundation Board of Directors and a member of the Brooks Aerospace Foundation Board of Directors.

Carl Shiffman

(Massachusetts & Corpus Christi 1952) () ()

Carl graduated from MIT in 1952 and was then awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, which he used to earn his PhD in Physics from Oxford University in 1956. After four years of research at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., he took a research position in Solid State Physics at MIT. In 1967, he joined the physics faculty at Northeastern University, where he taught and continued doing research until his retirement.

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Dr Satish Keshav

(South Africa-at-Large & Balliol 1987) (16 August 1962 - 23 January 2019)

Satish Keshav was an internationally renowned specialist in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. 

He won a scholarship to read Medicine at Witwatersrand (achieving distinction) and came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol in 1987. His DPhil was on Paneth cell biology, which remained an abiding passion and he became a gastroenterologist as a consequence.

He was Staines Medical Research Fellow at Exeter College 1989-92, Nuffield Medical Research Fellow at Corpus Christi 1992-96 and then Senior Lecturer at the Royal Free Hospital, London. Satish was an outstanding intellect, and a thoughtful clinician who was much loved by his patients. He was appointed as a Consultant in Oxford in 2007 and was Clinical Director from 2013 until his death.

His family, friends and colleagues wish to honour his memory and passion for clinical science by establishing a memorial fund to create the  Satish Keshav Scholarship in Clinical Science .

Professor David Beim

(Minnesota & Queen's 1963) (2 June 1940 - 6 June 2019)

Professor David Beim attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Stanford University and Oxford University, where he was Rhodes Scholar. He spent the first twenty-five years of his career in investment banking, including ten years on Wall Street at The First Boston Corporation and executive roles at the Export Import Bank, Dillon Read & Co. and Bankers Trust, where he built the company's Corporate Finance function. He spent the next twenty-five years as a Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia Business School, where he taught courses on finance, banking, emerging markets and business ethics. He was very active philanthropically in both civic and educational causes. For seventeen years, he served as the Chairman of Wave Hill, which he helped become financially sustainable by establishing its first endowment. Driven by his passion for the outdoors, he served on the board of Outward Bound, including five years as Chairman. He served as a Trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy, where he wrote an influential paper that encouraged Exeter to increase the financial aid it provides to lower-income students. He was also an active member at the Council on Foreign Relations. 

(Queensland & Balliol 1958) (28 April 1935 - 4 August 2019)

Born and raised in Brisbane, Tom Baxter was educated at Brisbane Grammar School. He played his club rugby for the University of Queensland from where he was selected to make his senior representative debut for Queensland against the Springboks in 1956.

In 1968, Baxter was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Baxter received two Blues for Oxford in 1958 and again in 1959. During his time in England, Baxter also played club rugby for Blackheath. 

Elmer Pfefferkorn

(Wisconsin & Trinity 1954) (13 December 1931 - 25 March 2019)

Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, PhD, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, and chair of the department from 1980-1992, died on March 25, 2019. He was 87 years old. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Pfefferkorn, PhD (Guarini ’85), his research partner for 12 years.

“Elmer was the quintessential scholar-teacher. He was an esteemed researcher who made important discoveries that led to vaccines to prevent parasite infections. In the classroom, he had a remarkable ability to engage students in both the scientific and humanistic elements of infectious disease and medicine,” says Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane Compton, PhD. “I will greatly miss his favorite salutation of ‘good day!’"

Known for his dry wit and deep love of microbiology, the legendary teacher enthralled medical students with his lectures and spellbinding stories for more than 45 years—winning 15 teaching awards. A story in the 2008 spring issue of  Dartmouth Medicine  magazine,  “An Amazing Human Being,”  begins, “When Dr. Elmer Pfefferkorn talks, Dartmouth medical students listen.”

A five-time winner of Geisel’s top teaching prize presented by each graduating class, former students still recall Pfefferkorn’s ability to make complicated concepts easily understandable and interesting. His enthusiasm, generosity, and mentorship inspired many students to enter the field.

But as much as he loved teaching, medical research was his first love. On a Rhodes Scholarship to study medicine at Oxford, he fell hard for research while working in the lab of an eminent bacteriologist who discovered the mechanism of how sulfonamides work against bacteria. His thesis on the genetics of bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—earned him a PhD from Harvard Medical School.

Uninterested in competing with fellow scientists for ideas and recognitions, he was quick to share ideas and offer advice with fellow scientists both at Dartmouth and elsewhere.

Pfefferkorn is internationally recognized for his contributions to parasitology and virology, particularly for his pioneering research on Toxoplasma gondii, which he had long studied. T. gondii, a protozoan parasite, grows inside cells of mammals, including humans, and birds and is spread through feces. His early research led to the development of a vaccine to prevent the parasite’s growth in cats—blocking one pathway to human infection. Toxoplasmosis can cause neurological damage in unborn children because of its ability to pass through the placenta.

An avid reader, Pfefferkorn was also a passionate book collector who amassed an extensive general library in addition to Elizabethan translations in first editions and 19th century books on British Arctic explorations. He once playfully noted one of the reasons he came to Dartmouth was because of his interest in the private collection of Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Pfefferkorn visited the noted Arctic explorer and one-time director of polar studies at Dartmouth in Hanover to talk with him and to see his vast collection of books, photos, and manuscripts on scientific exploration. Stefansson’s collection is now housed in the college’s Baker Library.

David J. Bzik, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Geisel, recalling his early days in the department, says, “I remember a time when I was starting out in the microbiology department and tackling the many challenges of looking at the malaria parasite. Elmer would look me directly in the eye and ask, ‘How is my young parasitology colleague?’ Elmer was a wonderful colleague and he cheerfully mentored many scientists at Dartmouth and elsewhere. His work on Toxoplasma gondii shone a bright torch on this amazing parasite that lured many excellent investigators into a field that will sorely miss him.”

William R. Green, PhD, is the Elmer R. Pfefferkorn Professor of Microbiology and Immunology—established in 2009 to honor Pfefferkorn. “From my first day at Dartmouth after being recruited by Elmer and Mike Fanger, I felt fully supported as I progressed through my early career here, including the critical transition from assistant to associate professor,” Green recalls. “Elmer had this great instinct about all phases of science and career development, including what was crucial to success. Although I didn’t realize at the time that this was going to be a good thing for me, I won’t forget the day Elmer, with typical wry humor, announced to me that I would be teaching the lectures covering the Mycobacteria causing TB and leprosy. AND I would ENJOY it! As an immunologist, I wasn’t so sure, but Elmer proved he had the insight to what I needed to do to expand my breadth of understanding on the subject in order to be promoted. I am honored to hold the endowed professorship in his name.”

Paul Guyre, PhD, active emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology, describes Pfefferkorn as “the most incredible scientist, teacher, and inspiring role model one could ever hope to know. He consistently received perfect scores on his NIH grant applications, and to this day I use his seminal 1984 PNAS paper to impress upon new students how important it is to be fastidious and meticulous.

“I recall his stringent attention to experimental detail, which was vital for his seminal discovery of the mechanism by which interferon protects cells against Toxoplasma infection. He observed that interferon protects cells grown in one type of culture medium (called MEM) but not another (called DMEM). When he compared the formulae he noted (with an ‘Aha!’) that supplemental iron found in DMEM, but not MEM, must account for the difference. Alas, the concentration of iron proved unimportant, and the key was 16 mg/liter tryptophan in DMEM vs. 10 mg/liter in MEM. He showed how a tiny change in a single molecule can make an all-or-none difference in the life or death of a parasite and the human cells it likes to invade.”

David Leib, PhD, a professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, says when he arrived at Dartmouth in 2009 and was asked to teach virology, he sought advice on how best to approach his lectures. “I was given a CD of Elmer’s lecture on polioviruses, vaccination, and viral transmission. I popped the CD into my laptop and began listening. I was immediately mesmerized by his raconteur yet economical style of lecturing, the precision timing of his delivery, and the silence of the students in the room! My next reaction was complete intimidation at having to assume the lectures of such an outstanding teacher. He was a role model to all students and faculty at Dartmouth. I always enjoyed my cheerful interactions with him. He was one of a kind.”

“This is so sad—Elmer was a legendary teacher for generations of medical students. His teaching was so clear, engaging, and memorable,” says former Pfefferkorn student Joe O’Donnell, MED ’71, active emeritus professor of medicine and of psychiatry at Geisel. “I don’t think any student ever has forgotten his narratives about the hero of the day—people who helped solve the greatest infectious disease problems of the past by applying the scientific method. He was also an incredible mentor for students and colleagues, some of whom became world renowned scientists, but all benefitted by being around this humble and very gifted man. He left an incredible legacy especially among the legions of aspiring doctors and scientists whom he inspired through his teaching and compassion. Dartmouth and the world lost a giant.”

Joseph Schwartzman, MED ’72, an emeritus professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Geisel and also one of Pfefferkorn’s former students, recalls the man who brought the study of intracellular protozoan parasites into the era of modern biology by recognizing the advantages of the cosmopolitan parasite Toxoplasma gondii as a model system. “He is revered by the multitude of researchers who have capitalized on his groundbreaking, beautifully written publications,” he says. “Elmer was a superb communicator, he could explain almost anything to almost anybody—this made him the best lecturer of my experience. My medical school class always would show up to hear whatever he might be discussing. This remained true until his final class. He set an almost unattainable standard both in research and teaching.”

And from the dedication in the 2007 edition of “Toxoplasma Gondii, The Model Apicomplexan: Perspectives and Methods”—"We would like to dedicate this book to Elmer Pfefferkorn PhD, Dartmouth College. Elmer’s work paved the way for the explosion in molecular biology, cell biology, and genomic research associated with this organism. Elmer’s intellectual rigour and deep thinking have had a significant influence on current researchers on Toxoplasma gondii, and we are all indebted to his generosity of spirit and profound insights into this pathogen.”

Pfefferkorn’s legacy is recognized by the endowed Munck-Pfefferkorn Prize Lecture—named in honor of Geisel School of Medicine luminaries Elmer Pfefferkorn, PhD, and Allan Munck, PhD. Both were outstanding scientists, teachers, and mentors, who inspired new generations of researchers and physicians.

And the Elmer R. Pfefferkorn & Allan U. Munck Education and Research Fund Novel and Interactive Grant Initiative was created to support research and education initiatives within the Geisel School of Medicine, particularly to provide significant support for the research initiatives deemed most likely to foster faculty interactions that will lead to novel biomedical advances and have the potential for generating ongoing support of Geisel research.

Stephen Terry

(Maryland & Jesus 1948) (1 December 1922 - 21 January 2019)

Born in Chicago in 1922, he moved with his parents to Indianapolis in 1928. In his teens, Steve was active in the boy scouts and was chosen in 1937 as the outstanding Eagle Scout in Indianapolis. He attended high school at Park School, graduating in 1941. He had been Park School's tennis champion and captain of its basketball team. He started college in the fall of 1941, but WWII interrupted his college education while he served four years in the United States Marine Corps; from which he was discharged in 1946 with the rank of 1st Lt. In 1948 he graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, MD (the great books program). He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1948 and graduated two years later from Jesus College, Oxford University, England with honors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. After Oxford he went to the Yale Law School, graduating in 1953. He then became a lawyer with the Justice Department in Washington D. C., where he worked on many important cases, including the first case in the Supreme Court outlawing segregation in public schools. In 1955 he returned to Indianapolis and joined the law firm of Baker & Daniels. During his career at Baker & Daniels he served at various times as head of its litigation group and chairman of its management committee. He was chief counsel in many nationally important cases, trying lawsuits and arguing appeals in both state and federal courts.

Steve retired in 1991 and never looked back. After his retirement he remained active in his community, serving on public boards and on private boards of directors. He received the ROSA award from the Carmel Rotary Club in 2018 and was able to finally celebrate a Cubs World Series Title in 2016!

Arthur Wasserman

(New York & Lincoln 1952) (2 December 1927 - 22 November 2019)

Art's formal education and multiple careers spanned seven decades. After being honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1947, he was admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and served as class president. Subsequently, as a Rhodes Scholar, he attended Oxford University in England, earning an M.A. in Physics. Art then returned to MIT to earn a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. In the 1950s and 1960s he worked at Phillips Petroleum's Atomic Energy Division in Idaho, and at Westinghouse's Astronuclear Laboratory in Pittsburgh, where he developed nuclear space propulsion technologies for NASA. In 1968 Art joined Allis-Chalmers (A-C) Corp., where he enjoyed an 18-year career in commercial engineering management, with assignments in Milwaukee, WI; London, England; and Birmingham, AL. While at A-C, he earned an M.B.A. at the University of Chicago. After retiring in 1986, he taught evening courses at Cardinal Stritch University and Marquette University. That led to his next career as Dean of Cardinal Stritch University College of Business and Management. He retired again 13 years later to follow in his wife's footsteps by enrolling at Marquette University Law School, earning a J.D. in 2005 at the age of 77 (Sheila was only 62 when she earned her J.D. in 1993). Together, they worked as defense counsel, taking assigned cases from the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office. Art continued his law practice into his late-80s. More impressive than Art's academic and career achievements was his passion to help others and give back to the community. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee (RCM) and was dedicated to their mission of connecting people and resources for common good. In addition, he served on the RCM Scholarship Committee and mentored Rotary Scholars. Art, who suffered from macular degeneration, also served on the Board of Directors for Beyond Vision, a not-for-profit company with the mission of creating jobs for people with no sight or limited vision. Outside of his professional commitments, Art was an accomplished musician who enjoyed a lifetime of making music. He loved playing the violin, clarinet, piano, and cello. In 2000, he attended the Third Annual Cello Congress in Baltimore, playing with 200 cellists from around the world. He had a beautiful tenor voice and performed eleven concerts with fellow musicians for residents of Saint John's on the Lake retirement community during the eight years he lived there.

George Kinter

(Vermont & Queen's 1952) (7 December 1929 - 6 January 2019)

George was an exceptional student at Williams College where he received a BA in American History and Literature in 1952. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Queens College, Oxford University in England where he received a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics in 1954. In 1954 George enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and served as a map compiler in West Germany during the Korean War. He subsequently developed a keen appreciation for cartography. In 1957 he began his lifelong career as a civil servant, firstly as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State in Washington, DC. Before leaving for his first posting in Eritrea, he was introduced to the love of his life, Alice Wells. He proposed marriage on their second date and pushed along by his flooded basement, moved into her Georgetown townhouse. They were married for 56 years. Shortly after their daughter Sarah was born, they moved to Asmara, Eritrea, where their daughter Audrey was born. They were also posted to Milan, Italy and Nairobi, Kenya before they settled in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Their travels, often with their two daughters and subsequently with their families, and many friends, touched five continents, motivated by a love of adventure, cultural exploration, and ornithological pursuits.

Returning to Washington, DC. George continued to work for the State Department in African Affairs and on the Sinai Support Mission directing and writing about the U.S. peacekeeping mission in the Sinai desert from 1979-83. But he never forgot his calling to the environment. He worked for the UN, the OES, and UNEP, was involved in establishing International Tanker safety standards and response protocol to Ocean Dumping, and authored the Panama Canal Treaty's environmental commission. For a decade he worked for NOAA, coordinating and managing marine natural resource conservation and assessment, including Superfund emergency response to oil and chemical spills. He wrote the environmental-effects chapter on the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill report submitted to the President, and developed, coordinated, and strengthened environmental protective measures for offshore oil and gas lease sales.

Following his retirement, George found a new calling in his community of Chevy Chase, Maryland, serving on the Village Board from 1996-2006 and as Board President from 2005-06. He was also a member of the Tree Committee, and was a daily litter picker upper. He supported his wife's many interests; the Chevy Chase Historical Society, book groups, many parties, and travel adventures. While at home he loved perusing his large rare bird book collection. George and Alice spent their summers in Vermont, a welcome respite from Washington's heat. Their days were filled with dog walks and forays in search of wildflowers, ferns, and of course, birds. Their afternoons and evenings often found friends gathered on the porch, with George sitting in his favorite corner wicker perch. 

Nicholas Gubser

(Oklahoma & Magdalen 1962) (14 September 1938 - 9 February 2018)

Nicholas studied anthropology at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, then volunteered for the army and served a tour in Vietnam before moving to Aspen in the early 1970s. Nicholas was a noted mountaineer. He climbed Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, and a number of other Himalayan peaks, as well as Mount McKinley and Aconcagua. His climbing in the United States included the north face of the Grand Teton, the Ames Ice Hose, and many routes on peaks in the Elk Range.

Thomas Brown

(Iowa & Balliol 1953) (24 July 1932 – 7 May 2018)

A Rhodes Scholar who gained a first class in Mathematics at the University of Oxford.

Amos Jordan

(Idaho & Brasenose 1947) (11 February 1922 - 7 June 2018)

Brigadier General Amos provided leadership and expertise in the early years of the Wheatley Institution at Brigham Young University. He worked in government, military and academia. He read PPE at the University of Oxford.

Peter Pierce

(Tasmania & Balliol 1973) (15 January 1950 – 4 September 2018)

An academic, editor and literary critic, Peter held a BA with Honours from the University of Tasmania and an MLitt from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He was Professor of Australian Literature at James Cook University from 1996 to 2006. He also worked at Monash University. His research interests included nineteenth-century and contemporary Australian literature and literary history, and war literature.

Peter Wetherall

(Queensland & Balliol 1978) (13 July 1956 – 11 September 2018)

Peter was an Investment Executive at the Helen MacPherson Smith Trust 2013-2018 having had a32 year career in stockbroking and funds management previously. Peter spent the bulk of his stockbroking career with Australian firm McIntosh Securities in both London and Melbourne. Peter was managing director of Wallara Asset Management, the boutique funds management firm he founded in 1995. He was a director of the listed investment company, Australian United Investment Co., and the charity Royal District Nursing Service (now known as Bolton Clarke).  He was also a councillor of Graduate House at the University of Melbourne and a member of the investment committees of the Geelong Grammar Foundation and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Thaddeus G. Holt

(Alabama & Christ Church 1952) (26 November 1929 -29 December 2018)

James Billington

(New Jersey & Balliol 1950) (1 June 1929 - 20 November 2018)

James H. Billington, an eminent American scholar of Russian culture, reigned for three decades as librarian of Congress, propelling the expansion of the world’s largest library.

Donald Sniegowski

(Indiana & Exeter 1956) (11 February 1935 – 18 September 2018)

Donald was professor emeritus of English at the University of Notre Dame where he spent the entirety of his career. He also for many years served as assistant dean for the College of Arts and Letters. A specialist in 19th-century Victorian poetry and African literature, he received numerous University accolades, including the Thomas Madden and Charles Sheedy Awards for Teaching.

Herschel Post MBE

California & New College 1961) (9 October 1939 – 25 August 2018)

Herschel and his wife Peggy were instrumental in developing the charity Earthwatch Institute based in Oxford which brought together those with a passion for science, conservation and education. He was also the former CEO of Coutts & Co.

Graham Bond

(Queensland & Balliol 1961) (6 May 1937 - 17 August 2018)

Graham was a professional gymnast and competed at three Olympic games.

Ronald Gates

(Tasmania & Keble 1946) (8 January 1923 - 26 April 2018)

Emeritus Professor in economics and vice-chancellor of the University of New England. Ronald was also a senior economics adviser at the United Nations.

Annette Gibson

(31 January 1948 – 2 July 2018) Administrative secretary to the South African National Secretary

Annette was the administrative secretary to the South African National Secretary for 36 years. Many of us have very fond memories of her, be it her pep talks before or her reassuring words after the interviews, and not to mention the precision and efficiency with which she organised the selections. She truly was the Mother Hen and we are grateful to have passed through her hands during the time that she served the Southern African Rhodes Scholar community and the Rhodes Trust. We sorely miss her. May she rest in peace.

Ndumiso Luthuli (National Secretary for Southern Africa)

Julius Levine

Maine & Magdalen 1960 (8 February 1939 - 10 April 2018)

An esteemed professor at the Boston University School of Law for more than 30 years. He wrote numerous books and articles and was a distinguished trial attorney and trial advocacy expert.

Peter Myers

Pennsylvania & Lincoln 1947 (24 April 1926 - 17 February 2018)

Peter graduated from Oxford with a doctorate in nuclear physics and, he was the son of Clarence Gates Myers and Isabel Briggs Myers. Isabel and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, created the MBTI instrument as a practical application of the personality type theory of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, beginning their work in the 1940s. After Isabel died, Peter was instrumental in turning the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment into the worldwide success that it is today.   Read more .

Paul Theron

Cape Province & St John’s 1971 (13 August 1946 - Wednesday 7th February 2018)

Paul Theron was born in Cape Town in 1946. His second name is after a Second World War general whom his father admired. He grew up in Rondebosch and attended Rondebosch Boys Preparatory and High Schools, where he developed a number of close friends, read widely, and excelled academically. He matriculated with an ’Á’ aggregate, after which he was ‘called up’ to do military service.

Towards the end of his military service Paul contracted hepatitis, and during his convalescence resolved to become a medical doctor. In 1966 he was admitted to medical school at the University of Cape Town, where he won the Zwarenstein prize as the best first year student. Two years later he joined protests against the apartheid government’s decision prevent an African lecturer joining the university staff, and became involved in student politics. He was elected to the SRC, and the following year became its President. He also won an Abe Bailey Scholarship.

The award of a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University was to be a turning point in his life, although not in a way he had hoped it would be. To take up the scholarship, he had to interrupt his medical studies. Isolated from family and friends, he had a ‘breakdown’ and returned to South Africa. This was doubtless a bitter disappointment. No less bitter was the realization that the breakdown signified a disability which his profession has labelled as ‘mentally illness’.

Paul was to display considerable courage in coming to come to terms with this disability, and building a professional career despite it, as well leading a full and productive life. On his return to Cape Town he did a B.Sc degree before completing his medical studies, and moving to Port Elizabeth, where he taught at the university before taking up a position at Livingstone Hospital. He then spent some six years in England, most of which as a general practitioner in Ipswich, and married Rhona, the mother of Danielle and Jessica. He returned with them in 1985 to start a general practice in Wynberg.

It is for his work in the public sector, however, that Paul will be remembered most.  While in general practice at Wynberg he accepted a position as a district surgeon. His duties included sessions at Pollsmoor prison, and he worked there altogether 22 years, later becoming senior medical practioner at the prison’s Medium A section. Appalled by the unacceptable standard of health care, Paul made repeated efforts to get the Department of Correctional Services to address the situation. For his troubles, he was suspended in 2007.

“Dr Paul Theron should be publicly commended for the many years of devoted health care service he has given to prisoners at Pollsmoor Prison” wrote Solly Benatar, who was at the time professor of medical ethics. “he has distinguished himself as a doctor with integrity and admirable human values. In any decent nation his work and his courage in reporting deteriorating conditions….would be rewarded with a medal of distinguished national service.” ( Cape Times, 4 October 2007 )

Paul challenged the lawfulness of his suspension, in one of the first cases brought under a recently introduced law to protect whistle-blowers. Although he did not return to Pollsmoor, he was reinstated by the Department of Health, and reinvented himself as a ‘clinical forensic practioner’. He was also vindicated, in case brought by a former Pollsmoor prisoner in which Paul gave evidence, which went all the way to the Constitutional Court ( Lee v Minister of Correctional Services ). He is survived by Margaretha, who he married in 1993, Danielle and Jessica, and grandchildren Mikaela and Beth.

Fanie Cilliers

Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch & Brasenose 1958 (12 November 1933 – 4 February 2018)

Fanie was one of South Africa’s top commercial lawyers for decades and he was the most senior silk at the Johannesburg Bar‚ having earned silk status in June 1976. His areas of expertise were commercial law, competition law, intellectual property and patent law. Read more   here .

Ewell E. ‘Pat’ Murphy

Texas & St Edmund Hall 1948 (21 February 1928 – 21 January 2018)

Pat was born in 1928 and came up as a Rhodes Scholar in 1948 to read a DPhil in International Law and Legal Studies. After Oxford, he volunteered in the U.S Air Force and spent two years on active duty, chiefly in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as a legal officer in the United States Mission to Saudi Arabia. After his service, he joined the law firm now known as Baker Botts LLP. When he retired he taught transnational business law as a Visiting Professor at UT Law (1993–1997) and as a Distinguished Lecturer (1996–2006) and an Adjunct Professor (2007–2015) at the University of Houston Law Center.

Clive Van Ryneveld

Diocesan College, Rondebosch & University 1947 (19 March 1928 – 2018)

One of South Africa’s greatest all-round sportsmen who represented and captained South Africa at cricket and remembered equally for the role he played in trying to create a just society for all in South Africa. He was also a top-order batsman, leg-spin bowler and brilliant fielder, he was one of several young players to be capped on the tour to England in 1951 and in all he played in 19 Test matches against England, New Zealand and Australia being captain in four matches each against England and Australia in the 1956/57 and 1957/58 seasons. In the late 1950s, he built up his own legal practice and in addition became one of the founding members of the Progressive Party under the inspired leadership of the legendary Helen Suzman and also served a term in Parliament, representing one of the East London constituencies. As a lawyer he assisted Basil d’Oliveira and other similarly disadvantaged sportsmen with their contracts that enabled them to fulfil the professional careers as sportsmen they had been denied in South Africa. Please also read his obituary in   The Telegraph .

Stansfield Turner

Illinois & Exeter 1947 (1 Dec 1923 - 18 January 2018)

Stansfield was a Navy admiral and Rhodes Scholar who was Director of Central Intelligence under President Jimmy Carter. He graduated from Oxford in 1949 with a PPE degree.

Read more at  here .

(Newfoundland & Merton 1952) (26 July 1931 - 10 July 2018)

Cyril was a devoted collector of works by Wyndham Lewis and a news reporter by profession.

Professor James Brown

(British Columbia & Queen's 1941) (8 May 1919 – April 2018)

Professor Jim Brown, Emeritus Professor of Experimental Physics, died in April 2018. Professor Brown was appointed to the Readership in Experimental Physics from 1 September 1965 and appointed Professor of Experimental Physics from 1 April 1971. He was appointed Director of the Physics Laboratory in 1976 and he remained Director until 1982. He was appointed Emeritus Professor in 1985 following his retirement. After 1985, he continued to be closely associated with the University, acting as internal examiner in 1991, and still teaching for many years.

As he often reminded students in his lectures on magnetism, during World War II Professor Brown worked with the Royal Canadian Navy on degaussing ships and on underwater sound, including the trials of the new hydrophone array on the captured U885. The Rhodes Scholar was demobilized in Scotland as Electrical Lieutenant RCNVR in October, 1945 just in time to begin his doctorate in Low Temperature Physics at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford. Then, wanting adventure and to explore, he went to Lingnan University in Canton, China. He used to happily regale colleagues with stories of his time in China, of which he clearly had many fond memories. As with all his stories, there was often a deep respect for others.

He then spent two years on liquid helium research at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. From Ontario he returned to British Columbia, publishing work on liquid helium and superconducting thin films. He was proud of this time in British Columbia, and enjoyed receiving updates from there.

Arriving in Kent with the first undergraduates in 1965, he established the Low Temperature Laboratory here. With colleagues, the first application of the quartz microbalance to measure thickness of the helium film was effected and measurement made of the Bernoulli effect in the flowing electronic fluid of a superconductor, as well as other work to elucidate the contact potential of metals under stress. An NERC investigation of acoustic imaging to explore its feasibility for use in coal mines was carried out on large scale in the air. More recently, Professor Brown has been a member of the Applied Optics Group and still attended meetings on campus in his 90s.

Professor Brown used to visit the campus regularly until earlier this year. He was popular with students, with some of the "First 500" holding him in high regard and still in touch with him all these years later.

Obituary taken from Kent University’s website, by Professor Mark Burchell.

Murray Hofmeyr

(Cape Province & Worcester 1948) (9 December 1925 – 17 May 2018)

Murray Hofmeyr was a South African sportsman who played international rugby union for England. Hofmeyr moved to England in 1948 as a Rhodes Scholar at Worcester College. He represented Oxford University in both cricket and rugby union. From 1949 to 1951, Hofmeyr made thirty five first-class appearances for Oxford University and scored 2495 runs. He had his most prolific year in 1950 when he scored 1063 runs at 55.94. Hofmeyr appeared in three of England's four Tests in the 1950 Five Nations Championship, against Wales, France and Scotland. He played his club rugby for Harlequins and also represented the Barbarians. He captained the Oxford University Cricket Club in the 1951 season and then returned to South Africa.

Kennedy Maxwell

(St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Hertford 1962) (31 January 1939 - 29 May 2018)

The Rhodes Scholar studied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics at the University of Oxford and was the Managing Director of Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Robert Morrison

(Québec & Balliol 1953) (21 July 1931 – 23 December 2018)

Roy passed away on December 23, 2018 in his 88th year. A graduate of McGill University and a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford (M.A.), Roy worked first as a Consulting Engineer and then as Assistant to the President of Dupont before joining five other professors to set up McGill University’s first Graduate School of Business in 1962. Roy served on the Board of Governors of McGill University, the boards of Inotech Aviation and Peacock Inc. in Montreal, of Kingston General Hospital in Kingston and of the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque. Roy was known for his business acumen, his cheerful disposition and sense of humour.

Mark Edwin Turcot

(Québec & Wadham 1975) (1 December 1950 - 12 March 2018)

Mark Edwin Turcot passed away in Montreal, on March 12, 2018, at the age of 67. As a Rhodes Scholar, Mark studied Law at the University of Oxford. 

Devapriya Lahiri

(India & St Catherine's 1975) (14 April 1951 - 23 August 2018 )

After 1978, Dev left Oxford and returned to India and worked with the Oxford University Press for a few years. Subsequently, he went into school education and that's where he found his passion! He started as a teacher in Doon School, and went onto become the head of quite a few prestigious schools, such as Lawrence School, Ootacamund in the South of India and Welham Boys School, in Dehra Dun, near New Delhi. After retirement, in 2012, he was invited to work at a private school in Utah, USA, Wasatch Academy, as Head of International Programming.

Dev authored two books: one, his Memoir 'With a Little Help From My Friends' and the other about the state of school education in India namely, 'The Great Indian School Bazaar'.

Dev has inspired several thousands of students in a career spanning over 40 years. As a mark of affection and respect for their beloved Headmaster, Dev's students of the batch of 1978 from the Lawrence School, have dedicated a Fitness Centre in his memory.

Fred Drummie

(New Brunswick & Wadham 1956) (9 March 1934 - 14 December 2018)

Fred attended the University of New Brunswick, and Oxford University, as a Rhodes Scholar.

Throughout his 38 year career of public service Fred advised Premiers and Ministers in the Governments of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and the Government of Canada. He retired in 1993 as Associate Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Subsequently he returned to public service as Executive Assistant to the Minister of Transport whom he accompanied to the Departments of Human Resources and National Defense.

He was a Commissioner and Chairman of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, a Commissioner of the Judicial Remuneration Commission of New Brunswick, a Director of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre and a Chairman of the R.C.M.P. Pay Council.

Donald Hanson

(Utah & Corpus Christi 1957) (6 March 1933 - 11 June 2018)

Weldon attended the University of Utah and studied history and languages. Especially fond of Italian, he travelled to Italy frequently throughout his life. His college career was interrupted by two years' service in the US Army and at 24, he finished his BA in Utah and was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship. 

Weldon completed an MA in PPE at Oxford University and a second MA in Political Science at the University of Utah and went on to went on to earn a PhD from Harvard University. His dissertation, F rom Kingdom to Commonwealth: The Development of Civic Consciousness in English Political Thought , was published and is still available as an e-edition from Harvard Press. 

In 1967, Weldon joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1970, he accepted an appointment at the University of Utah and became a full professor in 1975. He served as editor of the Western Political Quarterly (now the Political Research Quarterly) and finished his career in Utah as chair of the Department of Political Science.

Read more about Professor Hanson's life and work .

Edward Pelz

(Colorado & Brasenose 1939) (26 May 1918 - 26 June 2018)

Ed was a 1939 Rhodes Scholar from Colorado. World War II prevented his attendance at Brasenose College of Oxford University (class of '39) and cut short his attendance at Columbia Business School (class of '43).

He was a human resources executive for the New York City Newspaper Publishers Association (1938-1942) and for The New York Times (1946-1983). He was officer-in- charge (1942-1945) of U.S. Navy gun crews on supply ships such as SS William Johnson in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, leaving at the end of 1945 as a lieutenant USNR. He was a member of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars, Society for Human Resource Management, American Economic Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi, and Alpha Kappa Psi. Ed married Caroline Lockwood Duncombe of Briarcliff Manor, NY in 1942. Fulltime residents of New York City (1946-1987), they were also residents of the Taconic Valley for 55 years - part-time in Stephentown, NY (1957-1987 as owners of half of the former George Holcomb farm), and in Berlin, NY from 1987 until moving fulltime to Bennington, VT in 2016.

Rupert Bromley

(Rhodesia & Christ Church 1956) (2 April 1936 - 23 May 2018)

We are saddened by the news of Rupert's passing. He came up to Oxford in 1956 and studied Law.

John Arenhold

Rondebosch & University 1952 (9 May 1931 – 30 September 2017)

John was a keen sportsmen and took up a career in marketing where he served on the Senior Management and Boars level as Fellow and President of the Institute of Marketing Management 1970-72. A highlight for John and his wife Marian was attending the Rhodes Scholars Reunions in Oxford in 1983 and 2003 as well as the South African celebrations in Cape Town in 2003. Rhodes Cottage was a popular landmark to visit amongst Rhodes Scholars.

Michael B. Walker

Québec & Merton 1961 (1 June 1939 19 November 2017)

Michael had a distinguished career in teaching university Physics and his research area was in theoretical solid-state physics. In 1977, he won the Herzberg Medal for outstanding research by a Canadian physicist under 40.

Jim Midwinter

British Columbia & Exeter 1951 (27 September 1929 – 1 March 2017)

Jim studied PPE as a Rhodes Scholar and afterwards started his career as the Trade Commissioner Service of the Canadian Government. Following this he spent 10 years working abroad in places such as Guatemala, India and Chile. His career developed through many roles including being Senior Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet during the dynamic and often raucous Pierre Trudeau years. Later on he became the Canadian Ambassador to Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

Tom McFadden

Idaho & Worcester 1968 (23 February 1946 - 12 December 2017)

Tom worked at the College of Idaho and inspired many young students to apply for the Rhodes Scholarships. He graduate from Oxford in 1970 with an MLitt in Philosophy. Read more   here .

Professor Derek Hart

New Zealand & Brasenose 1976 (25 May 1952 - 13 December 2017)

Derek was a passionate and brilliant biomedical scientist and clinician. He made many important discoveries upon which he built a compelling vision for immune therapies based on dendritic cells as novel therapeutics for solid and liquid cancers, immunosuppression, and for controlling graft vs host disease. He worked in Christchurch, Brisbane and Sydney and established the Dendritic Cell Research group which became a support for many scientists at Concord, Westmead and RPA hospitals.

Christopher (Kip) Hall

New Jersey & Exeter 1976 (23 January 1954 - 23 October 2017)

Christopher was a lawyer and partner at DLA Piper LLP. In 1978 Kip gained a BA in Law from Oxford and went on to attend the University of Chicago Law School.

Russell Carpenter

Rhode Island & New College 1963 (17 May 1941 – 14 September 2017)

Russell was a lawyer and Senior Counsel at Covington and Burling LLP. He practised in international human rights with a special interest in Russian issues. He received many recognitions including the International Human Rights Law Group Pro Bono Service Award 1989.

Arthur Wesley Cragg

Alberta & Oriel 1964 (18 January 1941 – 26 August 2017)

After gaining a DPhil in Philosophy at Oxford in 1967, Arthur had a long career in academia. He first worked as Professor of Philosophy at Larentian University and then Professor of Business Ethics at the Schulich School of Business at York University. During these roles he shaped the Canadian philosophical discussion on ethics and brought ethics into business. In 2006, he founded the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network which promoted business ethics initiative across all work sectors.

Alan Verplanck

Michigan & Pembroke 1972 (1 May 1951 – 26 July 2017)

Alan was an attorney and partner at Eilbacher Fletcher and volunteered to counsel those who have been taken advantage of by their employers. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan. He read a MLitt in English whilst a Rhodes Scholar.

Frederick Beaty

Texas & Worcester 1948 (22 October 1926 – 16 March 2017)

Frederick was a professor of English at Indiana University in Bloomington until his retirement in 1991. He was a specialist in 19 th  century British romantic literature and published many books on the subject including the literature or Lord Byron and Evelyn Waugh. He read for a BA in English and went onto complete and MA and Phd at Harvard University.

Sandy Tatum

California & Balliol 1947 (10 July 1920 - 22 June 2017)

He was an American golfer who won the 1942 NCAA individual championship while at Stanford university. He served as president of the United States Golf Association and on the Executive Committee.

St Andrew's College, Grahamstown & Trinity 1951 (30 May 1930 – 27 January 2017)

In 1955, Paul undertook a DPhil in Engineering Science whilst at the University of Oxford. Paul went on to have a career as a civil engineer and a professor of engineering design.

Professor Emeritus Frederick L. Beaty

Born in 1926 in Texas, Frederick came up to Oxford in 1948. Afterwards, he gained an MA and Phd in English Literature at Harvard University. Before starting his teaching career in 1953 at Cornell University, he served in the US Army working in counterintelligence. In 1955 to 1991, he was professor of English at Indiana University of Bloomington, He specialised in 19 th  century British romantic literature and authored several books.

Thomas S. Williamson, Jr

Massachusetts & Balliol 1968 (14 July 1946 – 24 February 2017)

A Rhodes Scholar who was labour and employment lawyer  and who served as solicitor for the Labour Department. His work included whistleblower and job discrimination cases and negotiating agreements with the Labour Department. Thomas’ career also varied as he undertook pro bono work. He also brought in the ‘Rooney Rule’ which encouraged greater diversity in in hiring football coaches.

Laurence Popofsky

(Iowa & Oriel 1958) (16 February 1936 – 9 May 2017)

Laurence was a successful antitrust and apellate lawyer and former chairman of the Heller Ehrman law firm in San Francisco. He studied Jurisprudence whilst a Rhodes Scholar and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1962. He served on several boards including the Board of the Jewish Home for the Aged and as an adjunct professor of antitrust at Golden Gate University School Law School.

Richard S. Thompson

Washington & University 1955 (1 October 1933 - 7 March 2017)

Richard was born in Spokane, WA, and he graduated from Washington State University in 1955 and went onto read PPE as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. From 1958 to 1960, he spent two years in the U.S army followed by being Foreign Service Officer in the State Department. The highlight of Richard’s career were his three tours in Saigon, Vietnam, in which his final tour ended when he was evacuated by helicopter from the U.S Embassy roof to escape the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. Furthermore, he participated in the Vietnam peace talks in Paris, 1972 to 1973, and he supported the negotiations for the release of American hostages in Iran when working at the Embassy in Algiers, 1980 to 1982. Afterwards, Richard worked for 12 years at the American Foreign Service Association. He also gained a Master’s degree in Government from Georgetown University in 1978.

Thomas Bello

North Carolina & Merton 1971 (17 September 1949 – 23 February 2017)

Thomas read Modern History whilst at Merton college and then studied Law at Yale; however, he did not complete his study. Instead he spent 34 years teaching adult refugees and immigrants English as a second language. He eventually became a Roman Catholic deacon and served in the Arlington Diocese. Thomas also served as National Minister for all North American Secular Franciscans for 6 years.

S. Bobo Dean

Florida & Christ Church 1954 (23 June 1932 – 16 February 2017)

Bobo studied Modern History as a Rhodes Scholar and then gained a Law degree from Harvard. Since 1965, he practised law in Washington DC and he mainly worked in the representation of Indian tribal governments. Bobo represented Native American tribes including the Miccosukee, Seminoles, Navajo, Mohicans, Oglala Sioux and Mississippi Band of Choctaw as well as various tribes and tribal organizations in Alaska including the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation and the Norton Sound Health Corporation.

Brenda Buttner

Nevada & Balliol 1983 (22 May 1961 – 20 February 2017)

Senior business correspondent and host of Fox News channel Bulls and Bears and frequent contributor to Your World with Neil Cavuto. Prior to this Brenda was a CNBC Washington correspondent and hosted the network’s The Money Club. She has won many awards, including the Cable Ace award for best business programming (1996), and a National Clarion award (1990). She also published finance articles in The New York Times.

Professor Anthony King

Ontario & Magdalen 1956 (17 November 1934 - 12 January 2017)

Political scientist, author and professor of government at Essex University who became a popular television commentator on UK election nights. He published many articles and books such as A Self-portrait (1974) and Who Governs Britain? (2015).

Thomas William Harpur

Ontario & Oriel 1951 (14 April 1929 – 2 January 2017)

Thomas was born in Toronto, Canada in 1929 to an evangelical family. He was an author, broadcaster, columnist and theologian, and graduated from Oxford in 1954. Afterwards he studied theology and was a tutor in Greek at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Thomas also became a priest at St Margaret in-the-Pines Anglican Church in Scarborough, 1957, for seven years and then left to teach Theology at Toronto University. In 1971, he became the religion editor at the Toronto Star and undertook extensive travelling to 20 countries. During this time he met prominent religious figures Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. He was also the first journalist to do a 161km trek from Nazareth to Bethlehem despite the risks of floods and guerrilla terrorists. He is known for advocating the Christ myth theory – the idea that Jesus did not historically exist but is an allegorical character to help people live better lives. Thomas authored a number of books including For Christ’s Sake (1993) and The Pagan Christ (2004). Furthermore, he had his own radio show, Harpur’s Heaven and Hell and wrote articles for the Postmedia network and a column for the Sun Media.

Dr Robert Voss OBE

(Natal & Queen's 1950) (23 April 1928 – 2017)

George Rogers

(Mississippi & Balliol 1949) (5 April 1927 – May 2017)

James Engle

(Iowa & Exeter 1947) (16 April 1919 – 7 November 2017)

James was an American diplomat, a career Foreign Service Officer who served as US ambassador to Benin. 

Richard Merrill

(Utah & Christ Church 1959) (20 May 1937 - 26 October 2017)

He graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1959 and attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

Neil Smelser

(Arizona & Magdalen 1952) (22 July 1930 - 2 October 2017)

A distinguished sociologist and higher education leader who navigated the swells of student uprisings during the exhilarating and tumultuous 1960s. Neil was a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology and wore numerous academic and administrative hats during his 36 years at UC Berkeley, as well as his 23 years as a professor emeritus.

Carmen Keith Conners

(Utah & Queen's 1953) (20 March 1933 – 5 July 2017)

Keith Conners, whose work with hyperactive children established the first standards for diagnosing and treating what is now known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or A.D.H.D.

Robert Spearman

(North Carolina & Merton 1965) (24 January 1943 – 3 December 2018)

Robert was a trial lawyer who led the legal fight to breathe life into the North Carolina Constitution's guarantee of a sound basic education for all public school students. Full obituary   here .

Vincent Jones

(California & Brasenose 1953) (31 March 1930 - 11 June 2017)

At Oxford, Vince studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and took up the game of rugby. He played in the Varsity Match vs. Cambridge, and later as a team captain he toured Australia competing with the American All-Star team. During his time in England, he piloted a small plane on many adventures with classmates. When he returned to the states, Vince attended Stanford Law School where he earned his law degree in 1957. After earning his law degree, Vince joined the law firm of Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison. Several years later, he was recruited to work as General Counsel for Hilp & Rhodes, a commercial builder in San Francisco. In 1964, Vince joined the western region of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and returned to southern California. He eventually moved to Chicago to work as General Counsel for the Sears subsidiary, Coldwell Banker. The original obit is   here .

(Alabama & St Edmund Hall, 1949) (28 June 1924 – 14 May 2017)

In 1941 Hugh entered Auburn University, where he studied physics and joined the Theta Chi social fraternity. In 1942 Hugh enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman in the V-12 Program. Initially ordered to active duty in the Naval College Training Program at Georgia Tech, Hugh studied Electrical Engineering and participated in intramural sports and campus politics. The U.S. Navy then ordered Hugh to Midshipman's school, Columbia University, commissioned him Ensign, USNR, and designated him Instructor of Electrical Engineering. The Navy then assigned Hugh to the Service Force, for duty in the Atlantic Fleet camera party. As Officer in Charge of the Detachment on the USS Wyoming, Hugh directed photographic observations of experiments designed to thwart enemy aircraft. After World War II, Hugh returned to Auburn, receiving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Physics. Hugh was elected to several scholastic honour societies as an undergraduate and masters' student; conducted scientific research on pulse x-ray tubes in his graduate studies; and presented his work to esteemed science societies at Yale University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Alabama. In 1948, The University of Oxford accepted Hugh as Auburn's first Rhodes Scholar, a distinguished honour, of which Hugh was always extremely proud. The original obit is   here .

Gerald Hillman

Hillman (Massachusetts & Balliol 1966) (1 September 1943 - 2 February 2017)

Gerald was a retired entrepreneur and consultant.

Professor William Russell Hardin

(Texas & Jesus 1962) (11 December 1940 – 2017)

Professor William Russell Hardin, studied mathematics and physics at the University of Texas. In 1964, he studied mathematics at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, and in 1971 he received his PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hardin was well known for his ground breaking work in political science, moral and social theory, and public policy, as his interdisciplinary perspective allowed him to integrate insights from diverse fields to shed light on the limitations of morality, politics, and knowledge. He spent two decades at New York University, where he came in 1993 to rebuild the department of politics, followed a nearly fifteen year career at the University of Chicago, where he played the key role in establishing and heading the School of Public Policy. At Chicago, he also served as Editor of  Ethics , guiding the Journal with a passionate commitment to rigorous interdisciplinary work and his cultivation of free debate among diverse views.

The prolific scholar and author, admired teacher, beloved husband and father, died peacefully in hospice at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, February 24, 2017. Contributions can be made to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Kenneth Been

(South Africa-at-Large & Balliol 1977) (7 October 1953 - 13 June 2017)

Ken was born on 7 October 1953 in Cape Town, South Africa. After graduating from the University of Cape Town with a BSc in Civil Engineering, Ken won a Rhodes Scholarship to study for a DPhil, at the University of Oxford, which he was awarded in 1980. After Oxford, he joined Golder Associates where he spent his entire 36 year career – initially working in Calgary before moving to Celle, Nottingham, Houston and then Halifax. His work included pipelines, sand and gravel islands, hybrid structures and spray ice islands. Ken's ability to work with others to integrate fundamental research and practical engineering made significant inroads into engineering ‘difficult ground’ around the world, with Ken becoming a globally recognised expert in geotechnical engineering involving reclaimed land and soft soils, in particular, for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other onshore facilities for the oil and gas industry in North America, Africa and South America. His colleagues and co-authors regarded him as a true friend – gifted, humble, wise and a great mentor. ‘Retiring’ in 2015, Ken moved to Vancouver Island and, despite poor health, continued as a senior consultant until his death.

From Géotechnique, Volume 68 Issue 5, May, 2018, pp. 463-466.

Augustus Kinsolving

(New York & Christ Church 1961) (19 January 1940 - 27 March 2017)

Augustus Blagden Kinsolving graduated from Episcopal High School, Philips Exeter Academy, Yale College, Oxford University-Christ Church (as a Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School. He worked as an attorney, starting at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, continuing with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and devoting the majority of his career to the American Smelting and Refining Company ("ASARCO") as attorney and general counsel. For many years, he was a member of, and led, the committee for the selection of American Rhodes Scholars.

Professor Alan Edward Davis

(New South Wales & New College 1956) (26 January 1933 - 27 January 2017)

Alan Edward Davis studied medicine at Sydney University, graduating in 1955 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1956. During his time at Oxford he attained a master of arts and a bachelor of science. He subsequently undertook postgraduate training at the Radcliffe Infirmary, the Postgraduate Medical School of London and at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He later gained an MD from Sydney University in 1967 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Alan was an associate professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of New South Wales for many years. He was a greatly admired teacher of medical students and junior doctors, and co-authored a leading textbook on physical diagnosis in medicine (Symptom analysis and physical diagnosis in medicine Rushcutters Bay, Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1977). He chaired grand rounds at the Prince of Wales Hospital for many years, stimulating discussion and learning and inspiring both his peers and junior colleagues alike.

David Ontjes

(Kansas & Merton 1959) (19 July 1937 - 7 May 2017)

A native of Kansas, Ontjes attended medical school at Harvard, following a Rhodes Scholarship. He completed residency training at Boston City Hospital and a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, before joining the UNC School of Medicine faculty in 1969.

Stuart Bondurant, MD, former UNC School of Medicine Dean, recruited Ontjes to Chapel Hill.

“David Ontjes was a thoughtful and considerate man and an outstanding clinician, investigator and teacher. He guided the department of medicine and helped to guide the medical center to its current outstanding state,” Bondurant said.

A Distinguished Professor and former Medicine Chair, Dr. Ontjes encouraged and vigorously supported collaborations within the School of Medicine, leaving behind a legacy of contributions.

“Dr. David Ontjes embodied the spirit of collegiality that is the hallmark of our institution,” said Department of Medicine Chairman Dr. Ron Falk.

To recognize these contributions to the Department of Medicine, an intern is annually selected to receive the Ontjes Resident Award. Criteria include excellence in research and academics as well as outstanding service to others. At the recent 2017 Residents Award Ceremony, four residents were acknowledged for their performance and qualities that best exemplify the legacy of Dr. Ontjes.

“Dr. Ontjes participated in the education of countless medical students, residents and fellows,” said Andrew Greganti, MD. “He also recruited and helped mentor many faculty members. I know that he would say his involvement in the professional and personal development of physicians was a highlight of his career.”

The legacy of Dr. Ontjes is also celebrated throughout the year with the Ontjes Resident as Teacher lectures on effective teaching methods, lifelong learning, and other topics related to medical education. These lectures are made possible by a fund that was endowed by Dr. Ontjes.

Robert Johnston

(Texas & Worcester 1963) (11 September 1940 - 20 September 2017)

Robert was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School, Rice University, and Columbia University. While at Rice he was an all-Southwest Conference football player, playing in the Sugar Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl, and was awarded academic all-American status by President John F. Kennedy. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys but declined in order to accept a Rhodes scholarship for study at Oxford University. He was a retired professor of political science and economics at UALR and the US Military Academy at West Point, former chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, appointed by then-Governor Bill Clinton, and former member of the Arkansas legislature, representing the Quapaw Quarter and East Little Rock. A lifelong Democrat, Robert was a passionate advocate for public education, a champion of refugees, an early and avid supporter of women's rights and environmental causes, and a committed demonstrator for peace and racial justice. He founded an all-volunteer charity, "Feed the Hungry," which fed breakfast five days a week for twelve years to the homeless of Little Rock. A frequent contributor to the "Letters to the Editor" page of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and the Arkansas Times, Robert was a constant gadfly spurring the "haves" to acknowledge their responsibilities to those less fortunate. He taught Sunday school at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and was a member of "The Old Guys' Book Club." Also an avid outdoorsman, he summited eleven 14,000 ft. mountains in Colorado and the 19,000 ft. Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. He ran dozens of 10Ks and 5 marathons, but claimed his most dramatic running was 3 miles at an 8 minute pace with President Bill Clinton, twice from the White House and once in Kiev, Ukraine. He became a lifelong skier after learning to ski while teaching at West Point and also made many canoe trips around the country. He lived abroad in both Indonesia and the former Soviet Union, while working as a consultant to the US Agency for International Development, and loved to travel the world, including annual trips to Scotland.

William Farley

Pennsylvania & St Catherine's 1972 (20 February 1950 - 22 April 2016)

William studied PPP at Oxford and then went to Harvard Law School. His law career spanned 31 years.

W. Farnsworth Fowle

Vermont & Exeter 1937 (8 December 1915 – 3 December 2016)

Wilson was a retired reporter for the   New York Times  and a correspondent for CBS radio. He came up to Oxford in 1937 and gained a master’s degree in PPE. Wilson’s career was conducted all over the globe and did some occasional writing assignments for Rockefeller Foundation in USA, Mexico, Turkey, Philippines 1968-80.

Professor Hugh Gaston Hall

Mississippi & St John's 1953 (7 November 1931 – 29 November 2016)

Modern Languages (French & Italian) Then was Lewis-Farmington Fellow in French at Yale University. Hugh had a career in languages and humanities at the University of Glasgow and Warwick, UK.

Professor Davis Taylor

Connecticut & Pembroke 1964 (13 October 1942 – 8 September 2016)

BA English and achieved a PhD in English Language and Literature from Yale University in 1970. Davis was a lifelong spiritual seeker and was a student of many spiritual communities. Davis was a professor of English Literature and received and MA in Counseling Psychology from the College of St. Thomas. He particularly loved writing poetry for his wife.

East Africa & Brasenose 1950 (29 April 1930 – 9 March 2016)

Mike read Jurisprudence as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and practised law throughout his life. He was also former master of the Oxford and Cambridge Society Kenya.

Professor J. William Barber

Kansas & Balliol 1949 (13 January 1925 – 26 October 2016)

William Barber came up to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar in 1949, pursuing PPE before reading for a DPhil in Economics. He went on to be an infantry soldier during the Second World War and later joined Wesleyan University where he spent 37 years teaching. William was actively engaged in the Wesleyan leadership from being a founding member of the College of Social studies, to Acting President for three months in 1988 until President Chase assumed office. Moreover, his numerous publications include A History of Economic Thought, 11 other books as author or editor, and hundreds of articles on economic trends and developments in the United States, Africa, Britain, Europe, India and other areas of Asia. He remained extremely committed to the Rhodes Trust throughout his life. Professor Barber was the American Secretary from 1970 to 1980 and he greatly assisted in the process of opening up the Rhodes Scholarship to women. He was appointed an honorary officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to the Rhodes Trust. He received many other honours and awards including the Ford Foundation Foreign Area Fellowship for study in Africa from 1955-57, Distinguished Fellow of the History of Economics Society in 2002 at Wesleyan University and he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wesleyan.

Gerald McNiece

Arizona & St Peter's 1948 (6 November 1923 - 1 March 2016)

For over 40 years Professor Gerald McNiece worked in the English department of the University of Arizona. His publications include books on the poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He gained a BLitt in English as a Rhodes Scholars and received his PhD from Harvard in 1966.

Reginald Stanton

New Jersey & Balliol 1956 (27 February 1933 – 14 July 2016)

Born in Jersey City, Reginald was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in 1956 and graduated in PPE. He then attended New York University as a Root-Tilden Scholar to study law. Afterwards he served as an Infantry Lieutenant in the US Army and Reserves. Reginald’s legal career started in Morristown and he was raised to the bench of the Superior Court of New Jersey in 1975. In 1985, Reginald became the Assignment Judge of Morris and Sussex Counties until he retired at 70. He was active in many spheres, including being a member of the US Rhodes Scholarship Committee and, president of the Morris County Bar Association and The Morristown Club to name a few. Reginald also received recognition, most notably honorary degrees from St. Peter's College and Seton Hall University.

Professor Lester C. Thurow

Montana & Balliol 1960 (7 May 1938 – March 2016)

Lester achieved a first class degree in PPE at Balliol College and went on to become an economist who was known for his prescient warnings about the growing income gap between rich and poor Americans. He gained a PhD at Harvard and was as a Professor of Economics at MIT. He was the dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management from 1987 to 1993 and a founder of the Economic Policy Institute, an influential progressive research group. His main work was on the income gap and globalisation.

Professor Robert Cranford Pratt

Québec & Balliol 1950 (8 October 1926 – 4 September 2016)

As a Rhodes Scholar, Robert gained a DPhil in Politics which led to a long term career in academia. He worked at McGill, Makerere University (Uganda) and he was a Professor of political science at the University of Toronto for over four decades. . In 1960, at the age of 34 Robert was appointed as the first Principal of the newly founded University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania (then Tanganyika) and for four years he oversaw both the construction of the campus as well as the appointment of the new faculty. Other achievements were his appointment as Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada and being named an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for his powerful advocacy for social justice.

Professor John Derek Kingsley North

New Zealand & Magdalen 1950 (4 June 1927)

In 1949 he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship to study a DPhil in nutritional deficiency and peripheral neuropathy at Magdalen College. After completing his clinical training at the Radcliffe Infirmary and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School and Hammersmith Hospital, he returned to his hometown Auckland in 1956 as a Medical Tutor. In 1959, he was appointed the first head of the Auckland Medical Unit at the University of Otago. During his prestigious medical career, he was known for standard setting, teaching, patient car which helped mould today’s leaders in research and clinical medicine.

Anthony Evans

Orange Free State & Trinity 1964 (6 December 1942 - 19 August 2016)

Anthony was one of South Africa’s leading agri-businessmen and respected board member. He read PPE at Trinity College as a Rhodes Scholar and went on to do an MBA at Harvard Business School. In 1968 he joined his father as an assistant chief executive of the Rhys Evans Group agri-business and took over the leadership in 1972. Anthony was a pioneer in the farming business, leading the company through the turbulent 1990s and introducing new farming techniques. In 1983 he won the ‘Farmer of the Year Award’. The Rhys Evans Group was awarded the Grain South Africa’s Grain Producer of the Year Award. Throughout his life he received many recognitions and sat on many boards such as the Rhodes Scholarships for South Africa Committee.

Rev Henry Earl Fitzgerald Thames

Jamaica & New College 1959 (27 August 1936)

Earl read PPE at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and became ordained in 1964. He was a straight-talking minister of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI). Earl served as many roles in the church and was key to the union of the Presbyterian and the Congregational Churches in 1965 to form the United Church in Jamaica and Grand Cayman, and in 1992 the merger with the Disciples of Christ to form what is now the UCJCI. Thames has several publications to his credit, the latest being The Book of Revelation: A commentary for Lay Persons, published in 2015.

Jon Borwein

Ontario & Jesus 1971 (20 May 1951 – 2 August 2016)

Professor Jonathan (Jon) Borwein read Msc and DPhil Maths as a Rhodes Scholar and was Laureate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Jon was a leading Scholar in experimental mathematics but he also had a breadth of knowledge across pure mathematics, optimisation theory, computer science and mathematical finance. He was also passionate about reaching out to a broader audience through mediums such as The Conversation and The Huffington post. Jon contributed two articles to the Rhodes Scholar Blog this year on the Indian mathematician Ramanujan (link to this rhodes blog post> and he shared his long-running interest in Pi . Jon also served on many committees and organisational boards, including Governor at large of the Mathematical Association of America (2004-07) and President of the Canadian Mathematical Society (2000-02).

Keith McCall

Natal & Queen's 1958 (30 September 1934 – 9 July 2016)

The Hon Mr Justice Keith McCall was a South African judge who made an immense contribution to the development of labour law in its early stages. He studied Law at Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1962. Keith was appointed as a judge in 1992 and continued to be a judge long after retirement.

John Brademas

Indiana & Brasenose 1950 (2 March 1927 – 11 July 2016)

Dr John Brademas, born in Mishawaka, graduated Oxford with a DPhil in Politics. He went on to be a Democrat Congressman for 22 years, championing education and increased government funding for the arts. 1981 to 1992 he became New York University’s 13th president and created its global reputation today. He was a skilled politician and fundraiser which led to great achievements: he raised $8000 million for NYU, almost doubled its endowment, recruited top Scholars, created new fields of study, grew the campus and established NYU study programs in Cyprus, Egypt, France, Israel and Japan. In 2005, NYU setup the John Brademas Centre for the Study of Congress, a research and teaching facility. Throughout his life he received a plethora of honorary degrees and awards, including the Distinguished Friend of Oxford. External link <https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/nyregion/john-brademas-indiana-congressman-and-nyu-president-dies-at-89.html?_r=1>

Kenneth Brown

Canadian Forces Overseas & Balliol 1946 (13 February 1925 – 24 June 2016)

After leaving Vitoria College, University of Toronto, Ken served in the Canadian Forces Intelligence Corps, 1944-46. He studied at Balliol College and graduated from Oxford with a PPE degree in 1948. His 40 year career in Foreign Service started in the Department of External Affairs. He worked in the Havana, Washington, attended UN conferences and he was also Canadian Ambassador to Cuba, Haiti and Sweden.

Richard Pfaff

Kansas & Magdalen 1957 (6 August 1936 – 10 July 2016)

The Rev Dr Richard Pfaff gained a DPhil in Theology from the University of Oxford and went on to become a Priest (1966), and a history professor in ecclesiastical, cultural, and political history of medieval England at the University of North Carolina. During his academic career he was Secretary of the Faulty, Chairman of the Library Boards and member of the Chancellor’s Executive Advisory Committee. Outside of his Scholarly work, he was a Priest Associate at the Chapel of the Cross from 1968 until his death.

James (Jim) Hurlock

Ohio & Magdalen 1955 (7 August 1933 - 27 April 2016)

Mr Hurlock led a distinguished forty-one-year career at the law firm of White & Case, where for twenty years he served as Managing Partner overseeing the firm's global expansion. He was a Director and Chairman of Orient Express Hotels, Deputy Chairman of Acergy, and Interim CEO of Stolt-Nielson Transportation Group. He was a founding board member of the International Development Law Organization and served as Chairman from 2001-2004. He was a Trustee of the Corporation of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law at Columbia University, where he served as Chairman. In 2010 the New York State Bar Association bestowed on him its Root/Stimson Award for exemplary commitment to community service. Mr Hurlock loved fishing, hunting and sailing with his family, and completed a transatlantic race and seven Bermuda races, the first in 1962. External Link <http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=179830206>

John Baldwin

New Mexico & Magdalen 1971 (23 December 1948 - 3 April 2016)

Following his time as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford, he began medical school at Stanford University, and after completing both medical and surgical residencies at Massachusetts General Hospital, he returned to Stanford to complete his training in cardiothoracic surgery under the tutelage of Dr Norman Shumway. His career ultimately led him to Yale University, where he served as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and performed the first successful heart-lung transplant on the East Coast, then to Baylor College of Medicine, where he served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery. In accordance with his life-long dedication to academics, he became Dean of Dartmouth Medical School, President of the Immune Disease Institute at Harvard, and finally returned to his native Texas when he was appointed President of the Health Sciences Center at Texas Tech University. Over the course of his career, Dr Baldwin published hundreds of scientific papers, delivered national and international presentations, and was honored with professional recognition and awards. He was a passionate advocate for universal access to healthcare and human rights within the United States and abroad, and unwaveringly championed his convictions through national publications, governmental hearings, and friendly personal debate. In recognition of these efforts, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the U.S. Defense Health Board – a federal advisory committee responsible for overseeing military healthcare. Dr Baldwin passed away following a tragic swimming accident along the Pacific coastline in San Diego, California.

Mark Williams

Kansas & New College 1973 (9 November 1951 - 6 March 2016)

With a PhD in Physics, Dr Williams was tempted to academia but ultimately pursued a career in business, rising to the top of Royal Dutch Shell, a company he remained with throughout his career. In retirement he became Chairman of Hess Oil Company.

Stephen Clarkson

Ontario & New College 1959 (21 October 1937 - 28 February 2016)

After Oxford Professor Clarkson moved to Paris to earn his doctorate at the Sorbonne. He returned to Toronto and was appointed to the political science department at the University of Toronto in 1964. Professor Clarkson was an extraordinary political researcher and a prolific and multiple-award-winning author of books about trade and politics. The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, commented: "Teacher, scholar and political scientist – Canada has lost a great mind". In recent years Professor Clarkson focused on the diffusion of foreign-investment-protection norms and investor-state dispute settlement institutions between Europe, North America and Latin America as well as the impact of globalisation on the Canadian state with particular interest in NAFTA and the WTO. His contributions were recognised and he received many awards and honours over the course of his distinguished career. In 2010, he was appointed to the Order of Canada. In 2004, he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was a recipient of a Killam Senior Research Fellowship, a Canada-US Fulbright Scholarship, the John Dafoe Prize for Distinguished Writing, and a Governor General Award for Non-Fiction, as well as many research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. External Link <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/stephen-clarkson-author-teacher-was-a-giant-of-canadian-political-science/article29037226/>

Katlego Bagwasi

Botswana & Oriel 2010 (23 February 1986 - 12 February 2016)

Ms Bagwasi tragically died far too young and is greatly missed by classmates and Rhodes House staff alike. She read for the BCL and for an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice whilst a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford. She taught Public International Law in the Law Department at the University of Botswana where she was also the Legal Clinic Coordinator at the university. From 2009 to 2010, she was a practicing attorney at Monthe Marumo & Company. Following this she was based at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon at The Hague, where she worked in the Appeals Chamber, working closely with judges and assisting them in the research of fair judgments and the writings of their decisions. She expressed a hope "to be part of the people who were in the solution for maintaining world peace". Warden Don Markwell recalled that she: "was the embodiment of warm and irrepressible enthusiasm, with so much to offer. Of all the delightful Rhodes Scholars of my time as Warden of Rhodes House, she was truly one of the most delightful - her radiant smile and an encouraging word always at the ready. It is so hard to believe, and even harder to accept, that she is gone." If anyone would like to send condolences to her husband and family, please email: [email protected].

Warden Robin Fletcher

(30 May 1922 - 15 January 2016)

Dr Robin Fletcher (Warden of Rhodes House, 1980-89) was a University of Oxford Lecturer in Modern Greek, Domestic Bursar of Trinity College, and Olympic medallist for hockey before taking up the Wardenship at Rhodes House. During his time as Warden, the very successful 80th anniversary celebrations of the Rhodes Scholarships were held in 1983, and new Rhodes Scholarships were offered in a number of countries. He is fondly remembered by many Scholars, particularly for the warm hospitality which he and Mrs Jinny Fletcher offered. His funeral will be held at Aberdeen crematorium on 4 February at 2pm. For a full obituary, please click here .

David Murray

(Nova Scotia & Magdalen 1957) (5 January 1937 - June 2016)

Contrary to common perception, some critics never lose their enthusiasm or desire for discovery. David Murray, who has died aged 79, was a music critic for the Financial Times for 27 years and the epitome of the ever-questing intellect. No boundaries seemed to exist in his embrace of music past and present. No work was too obscure or too small to rouse his interest. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Murray spent his Canadian childhood with an omnivorous appetite for the arts. By his teens he was already excelling in multiple fields. As a pianist, he performed with success in piano competitions, his technique enabling him to master Ravel’s Piano Concerto In G, among others. As a composer, he wrote incidental music for radio plays. As a director, he worked in the theatre. As an actor, he performed in a Canadian radio series that was seen as a forerunner of the popular British radio series The Archers. In a lighter vein he was also an expert conjuror in his youth.It cannot have come as a surprise when, at 19, he arrived as a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford. A postgraduate year in Paris followed, and he was never to forget hearing Messiaen practise as organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité. Although he returned briefly to Canada to work in Edmonton, Alberta, it was a move to London that was to decide the future path of his career. This would be divided between two areas of expertise: philosophy and music.

From 'David Murray, FT music critic and academic, 1937-2016', by Richard Fairman, The Financial Times, 20 June 2016. 

Professor Richard Pugh

(New Hampshire & Queen's 1951) (28 April 1929 - 4 December 2015)

Richard graduated with a degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and became a leading international tax law scholar. He served in the US Navy and had a distinguished career as a lawyer and law professor in New York and San Diego.

Joseph Webb McKnight

Texas & Magdalen 1947 (17 February 1925 – 30 November 2015)

After serving in the navy during WW2, Joseph was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1947 and graduated from Oxford with a BA in Jurisprudence, Civil Law and a Master of Arts. Joseph practised law for a short period and then joined the faculty of SMU Dedman School of Law in 1955, where he taught for the following 59 years through May 2014. He held important positions in legal and historical organisations, notably he directed the Texas Family Code project, and was a principal drafter of several important Texas laws addressing matrimonial property matters.

Linda L. Fletcher

Tennesee & St John's 1980 (8 December - 13 August 2015)

Dr Linda Fletcher graduated with a BA from Vanderbilt University, Nashville and was awarded an Msc Physiology at Oxford whilst a Rhodes Scholar. Subsequently, she received a medical degree specialising in radiology at Harvard Medical School. Linda worked as a radiologist at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

Chris Pieter Van Zyl

Orange Free State & Exeter 1953 (23 October 1928 - 11 December 2015)

Dr van Zyl graduated with a BSc from the Orange Free State University in 1951 and gained his MSc in 1953 before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Following his time at Oxford, he lectured at the University of London and then at the Physics Department of Birmingham University, 1960-88, becoming director of the second year undergraduate course. He also instructed Sport Science undergraduates in sailing, swimming, gymnastics and trampolining.

Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

India & Lincoln 1955 (4 November 1930 - 27 October 2015)

Dr Roy Chaudhury went to the Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna. In 1955, he was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship (the first doctor from India to be selected) and spent three years at Oxford, returning to India in 1960 to take up a faculty position at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Following brief stints at the Canadian FDA and at the CIBA research laboratories in Goregaon, he joined the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1964 and over the next 17 years would hold a variety of positions there including Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Dean. A second part of Dr Roy Chaudhury’s career was with the World Health Organization, where he spent 16 years; in Geneva, Bangkok, Colombo, Alexandria and Yangon, producing over this period of time some seminal research and process of care deliverables in the fields of essential drugs and reproductive biology. After retiring, he continued to provided leadership to a wide variety of national and international organisations that included the World Health Organization, the National Institute of Immunology, Apollo Hospitals, the Delhi Society for the Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs, the Delhi Medical Council, the Medical Council of India, the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Population Foundation of India, the Voluntary Health Association of India, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN), the Brahmo Smaj and Akshardham.

David Hodgson

St Andrews & Trinity 1952 (05 August 1932 - 3 October 2015)

David attended St Andrew’s College from 1946 to 1949 and graduated from Rhodes University with distinction in History and Economics. He was a Rhodes Scholar in 1952 and, whilst at Oxford University, he achieved a Boxing Blue. David was a member of the St Andrew’s College staff from 1957 to 1993, a total of 36 years. During his time at College, David held a number of leadership roles including as Head of Biology, Head of Agricultural Science, Head of Economics, Master-in-Charge of Boxing, Hockey, Tennis and Squash and Second Master (1992).

Ronald Watts

Ontario & Oriel 1952 (10 March 1929 - 2 October 2015)

Served as Principal of Queen’s University, Canada, from 1974 to 1984 and was also one of Canada’s leading experts on federalism. Professor Watts arrived at Queen’s University in 1955 as a lecturer in philosophy, but moved to the Department of Political and Economic Science in 1961. He was appointed Dean of Arts and Science in 1969 before becoming principal five years later. Professor Watts’ main academic interest was the comparative study of federal political systems. After retiring as principal, he served as director of Queen’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, senior adviser to the federal government on constitutional affairs, and consultant to governments all over the world, including Canada, Kenya, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom. He also published a number of books, including New Federations: Experiments in the Commonwealth, Multi-Cultural Societies and Federalism, Administration in Federal Systems, and Comparing Federal Systems. Professor Watts received five honorary degrees and became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1979 and a Companion in 2000.

Robert Bilger

New Zealand & Exeter 1957 (22 April 1935 - 1 October 2015)

Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering. Professor Bilger's career started with post-doctoral research in the US and UK, before joining the department of Mechanical Engineering at Sydney University in 1965 as a senior lecturer. He became a professor in 1976 and also served as the head of the Engineering Department on several occasions.

John Sandys-Wunsch

British Columbia & Christ Church 1956 (7 May 1936 - 29 September 2015)

Rev. Sandys-Wunsch studied theology at Christ Church College during his time as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford. As well as having an accomplished professional academic career as a professor of religious studies at Queen's College and Memorial University of Newfoundland and later as Provost of Thorneloe University in Ontario, he was an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. Prior to his academic career, he ministered to several congregations on the west coast including Tofino and Courtney with one year spent at St. John the Divine in Victoria. After his retirement he continued to be involved in the church as well as having an active interest in scholarly research in theology.

William (Bill) Becker

Missouri & Wadham 1948 (23 May 1927 - 12 September 2015)

Mr Becker was a theatre critic and financier who acquired Janus Films with a partner in 1965, expanding its catalogue of art-house and Hollywood classics and eventually broadening their distribution to university audiences and home viewers on DVD. Founded in the mid-1950s by two former Harvard students, Janus originally prospered by exposing American filmgoers to the avant-garde work of ground-breaking but largely unfamiliar post-World War II European and Japanese directors, including Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Michelangelo Antonioni, François Truffaut, Luis Buñuel, Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Robert Bresson and Kenji Mizoguchi. After acquiring the company, Mr. Becker and Saul J. Turell, a documentary producer and television pioneer, secured the rights to a vast trove of international films, including Jean Renoir’s “Grand Illusion” and Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin,” as well as vanguard American works like Orson Welles’s “Citizen Kane” and the original “King Kong.”

Keith Mercer

Newfoundland & Wadham 1967 (4 December 1945 - 15 August 2015)

Justice Mercer spent one year at Queen’s University Law school before winning the Rhodes Scholarship, and then completed his law degree at Oxford, where he took a B.A. in Jurisprudence in 1969 followed by the graduate BCL degree in 1970. Upon his call to the Newfoundland Bar in 1971, he practiced law with the firm Mercer, Spracklin and Mercer for three years. In 1974 he joined the Department of Justice and quickly rose to the rank of Assistant Deputy Minister and then Associate Deputy Minister. In 1992, he was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, Trial Division.

William Smith

Missouri & Wadham 1947 (22 April 1918 - 18 August 2015)

From 1968 to 1970 Mr Smith served as the consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, as the poet laureate’s post was then known. He was the author of many volumes of poems throughout his life, as well as criticism, memoirs, translations of poetry from a spate of European languages and children’s verse. At his death he was an Emeritus Professor of English at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. Mr Smith’s poems for adults were praised for their diction and thematic variety. They ranged over the natural world, love, the experience of war, his Choctaw ancestry and many other subjects.

Robert Staines

Malta & Worcester 1947 (19 December 1925 - 5 August 2015)

Practiced law before joining ESSO, where he worked in the marketing department before becoming Managing Director and working in Africa, Geneva and London.

Hugh Stretton

Victoria & Balliol 1946 (15 July 1924 - 18 July 2015)

One of Australia's leading public intellectuals, Professor Stretton was a social reformer. After his Rhodes Scholarship he was appointed as a tutor in modern history at Balliol College before joining the University of Adelaide to become professor of history. He was 30, the youngest professor in an Australian university. His 1974 Boyer Lectures, Housing and Government, argued the virtues of a mixed private and public housing system. Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment (1976) analysed the possibilities for democratic socialist reform in capitalist democracies. Urban Planning in Rich and Poor Countries (1978) considered urban planning worldwide. As deputy chairman of the South Australian Housing Trust, Professor Stretton saw many of his ideas put into practice.

Warren Miles

Arkansas & Jesus 1960 (3 September 1933 - 15 July 2015)

After graduating from Hendrix College, Mr Warren studied philosophy at Columbia University in New York and was then awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. On completion of his Masters degree at Oxford University, he did doctoral work at the University of Nuremburg and then began a long and career as a writer and adventurer, travelling extensively throughout the world. He had a strong scholarly interest in philosophy and history.

South African College School, Newlands & Queens 1962 (2 March 1940 - 1 June 2015)

Oxford Rugby and Boxing blue, and also played rugby for Wales. Later worked in commercial development and web marketing.

Gilbert Haight

Washington & University 1947 (8 June 1922 - 27 April 2015)

Spent his professional life as a Professor of chemistry, exploring and perfecting the delivery of scientific education to college students in a career that spanned the globe. Born in Seattle, he spent his early years on Bainbridge Island and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1939 before attending Stanford University as an undergraduate. Professor Haight worked on the Manhattan Project during the war as part of his PhD research. His avowed interest in chemistry originated in order to avoid becoming a teacher, which he ironically dedicated his life to after discovering a knack for tutoring his fellow college students. His teaching and research assignments took him to Hawaii, Kansas, Maryland, Swarthmore, College Station, Cophenhagen, San Diego, Canberra, Australia, and Kaula Lumpur.

Jack Richards

California & Magdalen 1951 (13 March 1930 - 23 April 2015)

Earned a BA from UC Berkeley and after his Rhodes Scholarship Professor Richards returned there for his graduate studies, earning a PhD in 1955. He was a professor of organic chemistry and biochemistry at Caltech whose research was focused on gaining a molecular understanding of the mechanisms of protein function. Professor Richards used altered proteins obtained from the deliberate mutation of DNA—a process called site-directed mutagenesis—in combination with recombinant and cloning techniques, to study the mechanisms by which proteins act as catalysts to perform the chemical reactions necessary to life.

Washington & Queen's 1962 (14 May 1940 - 17 April 2015)

Professor in the Slavic Languages Department at the University of Washington for over 35 years, with a focus on medieval Russian literature and folklore whilst also teaching 19th century Russian literature and Russian language. He served as the department Chair twice and as Director of the University's Honors Program. He was also active in the Rhodes Scholar selection process. In 2001, he was named a Supernumerary Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford in recognition of his contributions to scholarship. He was prolific in retirement, devoting his academic pursuits to translation and commentary on the Russian folktale. His acclaimed seven-volume The Complete Russian Folktale was finished in 2006, followed by his translation of several notable works including the Long, Long Tales From The Russian North.

Konstantin Sofianos

South Africa at Large & Wadham 2006 (25 June - 17 April 2015)

Read for an MSt in European Literature and his DPhil whilst at Oxford and subsequently worked as a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Cape Town, and as the convenor for postgraduate studies in the Department. His research interests centered on the novel form – his doctorate work was concerned with George Eliot, Joseph Conrad and Olive Schreiner – and the historical development of novelistic fiction in South Africa. He tragically lost his long battle with cancer. An obituary written by Jacobus Cilliers (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Balliol 2008) can be read here.

Lloyd Evans

New Zealand & Brasenose 1951 (6 August 1927 - 28 March 2015)

President of the Australian Academy of Science 1978-82, Dr Evans was a highly distinguished plant scientist whose research has focused on the physiology of flowering. After completing a DPhil at Oxford, he worked at the California Institute of Technology before becoming a research scientist at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry. During his time there he was the biologist in charge of the establishment of CERES, the controlled environment research facility known as the phytotron. He was Chief of the Division from 1971 to 1978. Elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1971, he served as its president from 1978 to 1982. He was the author of numerous published papers and reviews, mainly in the field of plant physiology, and wrote several books, several of which became standard textbooks.

Texas & Queen's 1959 (23 August 1937 - 14 March 2015)

Mr Dunn grew up El Paso, Texas and attended Princeton University. While at Oxford, he was elected Chairman of the Junior Members Council of the University. This Council included the Junior Council Presidents of each of the 30 colleges at Oxford. David was the first American student at Oxford student at Oxford to be elected to this position.Following graduation from Oxford, Mr Dunn entered the United States Army, he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. David was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of Captain on June 15, 1965.He then returned to Princeton University, where he studied at the Woodrow Wilson School for two years, and he was awarded a Masters Degree. In 1967, Mr Dunn began working at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. and during his distinguished World Bank career he contributed significantly to the Bank’s developmental efforts in a large number of countries in Asia and Africa, including India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Kenya, and Somalia. He served in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s as Chief of the Bangladesh Division within The World Bank.

Dave Frohnmayer

Oregon & Wadham 1962 (9 July 1940 - 9 March 2015)

Mr Frohnmayer was an Oregon Republican who served three terms as attorney general in the 1980s and spent 15 years as president of the University of Oregon. He served in the state legislature before he was elected attorney general in 1980 and ran for governor in 1990 but lost in a three-way race to Democrat Barbara Roberts. During his time as president of the University of Oregon he fought to restore dwindling state funding, enlisted the university in efforts to battle climate change, supported American Indian students building a longhouse on campus and adopted the “O” logo made famous by the football team for the entire university.

David Whitehead

Rhodesia & Trinity 1957 (18 January 1933 - 26 Feb 2015)

After his Rhodes Scholarship, Professor Whitehead pursued a long and successful career in academia. He focused on zoology, biochemistry and veterinary medicine and spent time in research foundations in Africa. Professor Whitehead served as Director of the Oxford Group Ltd (diagnostic equipment) and also published books and articles.

Ontario & University 1953 (1 October 1929 - 13 February 2015)

An innovator in medicine, education and business, Dr Evans pioneered a new model of medical education as the founding Dean of McMaster University Medical School in 1965 and served as President of the University of Toronto from 1972 - 1978. Dr Evans was the first Director of the World Bank's Population, Health and Nutrition Division and also the CEO of Allelix, Canada's first biotechnology company. Other prominent positions during his career included Chair of TorStar, the first Chair of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, the Chair of the Rockefeller Foundation and most recently, the founding Chair of MaRS. For a eulogy given by Ilse Treurnicht (South Africa-at-Large & Balliol 1979), please click here .

Kenneth North

New Zealand & Magdalen 1954 (19 August 1930 - 22 January 2015)

Worked as a medic in the UK for many years, including as a tutor, consultant physician and medical Director before returning to New Zealand.

Ramsay Gunton

Ontario & University 1946 (30 July 1922 - 22 January 2015)

A distinguished medical scientist, professor of medicine and academic administrator. He was one of the first Canadian cardiologists to develop cardiac catheterization technique in Canada. Highlights of his career include being Head of the Department of Therapeutics at the Toronto General Hospital and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UWO. Dr Gunton was president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, board member and fellow of numerous Canadian and international medical associations. At UWO he was a member of the Board of Governors and one of the central figures in establishing University Hospital and Robarts Heart and Brain Institute in London, Ontario. He was the recipient of numerous honours and awards for his commitment to medicine and research, some of which include the Order of Canada and Professor Emeritus and Honourary LLD, UWO. Dr Gunton has a research chair in Cardiology at Western named in his honour, as well as the Annual Gunton Symposium in Cardiology at Robarts Research Institute.

Lawrence Hogben

New Zealand & New College 1938 (14 April 1916 - 20 January 2015)

After reading for his degree in Mathematics whilst at Oxford, Dr Hogben joined the navy at the outbreak of the Second World War. His most crucial role during the war was as one of the meteorologists tasked with predicting the weather which would allow the Allies to launch D-Day. “It took courage for us to say ‘No’ on June 5; and it took courage to forecast ‘Yes’ for June 6. I was scared, I think we all were, of getting it wrong . . . we knew we were making history,” said Dr Hogben when looking back on events. After the war, he worked for the Rank Organisation as a meteorologist and two years later joined ICI, taking responsibility for public affairs across Europe. He was awarded the DSC and the American Bronze Star.

Harry MacDonald

British Columbia & Queen's 1948 (5 December 1922 - 2 January 2015)

Returned to Canada after his PPE degree in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and embarked on a career starting in Port Mellon as mill Supervisor and leading to President of Pulp and Paper sales for CANFOR in Vancouver BC. After retirement, Mr MacDonald stayed connected to the industry in a variety of capacities, including managing Prince Albert Pulp and Paper for the government of Saskatchewan. He had been awarded a Military Cross for bravery in the Second World War.

Professor Emeritus Herbert Gilles

Malta & Magdalen 1943 (10 September 1921 - 4 November 2015)

Dean and Professor in Tropical Medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK. He retired in 1986 but continued to teach in Ireland, Italy and Malta and helped postgraduates who were seeking further training overseas. He gained many recognitions, including being appointed Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant by the King of Thailand for his work at the University of Bangkok. Herbert published over 150 journals and an array of books.

David Bramwell Horsley

(New Zealand & Brasenose 1953) (15 July 1929 - 28 November 2015)

David was born in Wanganui, on the north island of New Zealand and immigrated to Canada in 1958. David had extraordinary accomplishments in his sporting pursuits (a New Zealand University Blue), his academic life (Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University), and his professional career as a lawyer (Queens Counsel). He remained with the firm of Fraser Beatty for thirty years, practising corporate and taxation law. After retirement, he served as Chairman of the Board of Allianz Insurance Company of Canada.

Donald McNeill

Newfoundland & St Peter's 1958 (10 November 1934 - 27 June 2015)

At Oxford, McNeill played basketball for an unofficial team he started.

While in the United Kingdom, he worked for the Daily Mail. After returning home to Canada, McNeill began working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was the CBC's correspondent in Washington, D.C. and worked for Newsmagazine. He reported on the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and the Iranian Revolution for the CBC. McNeill later moved to the United States, where he worked for CBS News until 1987. He was the CBS News correspondent in Moscow. He later worked for Christian Science Monitor Television.

He got a Rhodes Scholarship in 1958 and a Nieman Fellowship in 1981. In 1984, he won the George Polk Award for Network Television Reporting for his "unusual glimpses of Soviet life". He was nominated for the 1988 News & Documentary Emmy Award for "Outstanding Interview/Interviewers - For Programs" as a producer and correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Reports. He won the 1990 News and Documentary Emmy Award for "Outstanding Informational, Cultural or Historical Programming (segments)" as a correspondent of a World Monitor segment on the Soviet Union.

He was a journalism teacher at Boston University.

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