In memoriam: Alexander Astin, 89, who created ‘The American Freshman’ survey
The education professor founded two research institutes after joining the UCLA faculty in 1973.
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In memoriam: Samuel Aroni, 94, architecture professor, and scholar and survivor of the Holocaust
The longtime faculty member twice served as acting dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
In memoriam: Brian Roe, 41, director at UCLA Technology Development Group
Roe led partnerships between UCLA and Amazon, and between Apple and the UCLA Depression Challenge.
In memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, 80, teacher of documentary filmmaking
The professor and award-winning filmmaker captured the decline of the Soviet Union in her movies.
In memoriam: Barbara Morrison, 72, jazz singer and UCLA voice teacher
The vocalist, who taught at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, enjoyed teaching and giving back to the community.
In memoriam: Younes Nazarian, 91, vital supporter of Israel studies at UCLA
Along with his wife, the businessman and philanthropist established the Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
In memoriam: John Edmond, 85, professor emeritus of biological chemistry
Edmond, who joined UCLA in 1968, researched lipid metabolism in the brain and its relationship to developmental disorders.
In memoriam: Robert Hayes, 95, pioneer in the field of information science
Hayes was a former mathematician whose work had a major impact on information policy and the economics of research library operations.
In memoriam: Dr. Mark De Antonio, 67, psychiatrist who cared for vulnerable youth
De Antonio, a clinical psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, died Dec. 31, after an extended illness.
In memoriam: Bob Wilson, alumnus, philanthropist and lifelong supporter of UCLA
Wilson, whose impact at UCLA can be seen across campus and in the community, died Jan. 24. He was 93.
In memoriam: William Tom Wheatley, 89, actor and professor of acting, directing
Wheatley, who taught from 1973 to 1992, was a member of the original Broadway cast of “All the Way Home,” which won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize.
In memoriam: Dr. Lissy Jarvik, 97, pioneer in the field of psychogeriatics
The UCLA geriatric psychiatrist escaped the Nazis as a child and became a leading Alzheimer’s researcher. She died in her sleep on Oct. 1.
In memoriam: Nan Wooden, 87, daughter of legendary coach John Wooden
A fixture at UCLA basketball games long after her father retired from coaching, she often sat among friends and family in section 103 of Pauley Pavilion.
In memoriam: Michael Moerman, 85, expert in sociolinguistics and Thai culture
Moerman united the fields of ethnography and conversation analysis, and published the seminal work “Talking Culture: Ethnography and Conversation Analysis.”
In memoriam: Mike Rose, 77, professor who chronicled the power of learning
Rose, whom a former student said “normalized academic and intellectual struggle as being simply part of the way we learn,” died Aug. 15.
In memoriam: Gary Nash, 88, influential scholar of early American history
UCLA’s Robin D. G. Kelley called him “among the most prolific and brilliant historians of any generation.”
In memoriam: U.S. Rep. Jerry Lewis, 86, alumnus and champion for UCLA in Washington, D.C.
Lewis’ support helped fuel the rebuilding of campus following the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
In memoriam: Allegra Fuller Snyder, 93, former chair of UCLA’s dance department
Snyder’s research areas included performance dance, dance ethnology, dance therapy and film as a method of preserving and documenting dance.
In memoriam: Terry Donahue, 77, former UCLA football coach
Donahue was the winningest coach in Pacific-12 conference and UCLA football history.
In memoriam: Dr. Gerald S. Levey, 84, oversaw building of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
The visionary leader served the campus as vice chancellor of medical sciences and dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 1994 to 2010.
In memoriam: Ivan Catton, 86, influential heat transfer expert
The professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering joined the UCLA faculty in 1967.
In memoriam: Leland Burns, 87, professor emeritus of urban planning
Scholar of housing economics and policy, both domestic and international, often focused on low-income housing.
In memoriam: William Hinds, 82, scholar of airborne contaminants
Professor emeritus was founding chair of UCLA’s environmental health sciences department.
In memoriam: Cruz Reynoso, 90, law professor who was legal trailblazer
The son of migrant workers became California’s first Latino Supreme Court justice.
In memoriam: Jan Reiff, 71, historian who served UCLA in many roles and helped usher teaching into the digital age
During her decades on campus, Reiff, who died on May 4, served as a voice for good university governance and pedagogical innovation.