2016
Remembering William D. Shipman, Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics Emeritus (1925-2016)
April 20, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, It is my sad duty to report to the Bowdoin community that William D. Shipman, Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics Emeritus at the College, died on April 10, 2016, in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 90. He leaves a remarkable legacy of teaching, scholarship, and public service. Born in Glen Ellyn, […]
Arthur M. Hussey (1931-2016)
July 28, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I write to share the sad news that Professor of Geology Emeritus Arthur M. Hussey, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, July 26. For much of his 39-year teaching career, Art was the sole faculty member in the geology department, carrying on Bowdoin’s rich history in a field in which the College’s […]
Frederick G. P. Thorne (1935-2016)
August 15,
To the Bowdoin community, I write with great sadness to inform you of the death of Frederick G. P. Thorne ’57, H’05. Fred died Saturday in hospice care near his Manchester-by-the-Sea (Mass.) home after a period of declining health, which he endured with characteristic courage and dignity. We have lost a great champion whose dedication, […]
Harry K. Warren (1931-2016)
August 22, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I am sorry to inform you that Harry K. Warren, 85, died Saturday night at his home in Brunswick. Harry, who was surrounded by family when he passed away, devoted more than three decades of service to Bowdoin. He began at the College as assistant director and then as director of the […]
Charles A. Grobe (1934-2016)
October 3, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I am sorry to report the death of Professor of Mathematics Emeritus Charles A. Grobe Jr., who passed away last Thursday in Brunswick following a long illness. Chuck would have turned eighty-two years old later this month. Chuck taught at Bowdoin for thirty-five years, and his former students and colleagues carry […]
John R. Hupper (1925-2016)
November 29, 2016 by Office of the President
Dear fellow trustees and emeriti trustees, The College has just learned of the death of Trustee Emeritus John R. Hupper of the Class of 1950. John passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016, in New York City at the age of 91. He was a loyal and engaged alumnus, and for twenty-five years was […]
Dana W. Mayo (1928-2016)
November 29, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I am sorry to inform you of the death of Dana W. Mayo, Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry Emeritus. Dana died on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at his home in Topsham after a long illness. He was 88 years old. Dana Mayo earned an international reputation for his pioneering research in […]
Elliott S. Schwartz (1936-2016)
December 9, 2016 by Office of the President
To the Bowdoin community, I am very sorry to inform you of the death of Robert K. Beckwith Professor of Music Emeritus and renowned composer Elliott S. Schwartz in Brunswick on the evening of Wednesday, December 7. Elliott passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer that never dimmed his generous, optimistic, and creative spirit. […]