In memoriam: Jack Feuer, 71, former editorial director who transformed, championed UCLA Magazine April 21, 2023 Feuer led the publication from 2005 to 2019 after working for such outlets as MediaPost and Adweek.
In memoriam: Charles Williams, 88, philanthropist and co-founder of UCLA’s Williams Institute April 20, 2023 For over 20 years, the institute that bears his name has been at the forefront of research on issues involving LGBTQ people.
In memoriam: Maryann Gray, 68, education scholar and former UCLA assistant provost April 19, 2023 Gray, whose personal experiences spurred her advocacy on behalf of people who unintentionally caused the death of others, died April 1.
In memoriam: Amy Fuller Kearney, 54, led UCLA women’s rowing for 2 decades March 13, 2023 The three-time Olympian established the Bruins’ program as a consistent national competitor.
In memoriam: Wayne Shorter, 89, acclaimed jazz innovator March 2, 2023 The 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer joined the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music faculty in 2012.
In memoriam: Henry Cherrick, 84, former dental school dean and oral pathologist January 31, 2023 Cherrick, who served as dean from 1988 to 1995, died on Jan. 24, in Davie, Florida.
In memoriam: Peggy Hickey, 61, choreographer for Broadway, film and television January 26, 2023 The adjunct professor’s recent work on Broadway was seen in “Anastasia” and “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.”
In memoriam: Robert Wayne, 66, pioneer of conservation genetics, protecting canids and other species January 24, 2023 His research helped explain the evolution of dogs and showed that freeways are a barrier to bobcat and coyote migration.
In memoriam: Lewis Hunter, 87, professor emeritus of screenwriting January 18, 2023 Hunter, who taught at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, showed students how to write a full-length screenplay in 10 weeks.
In memoriam: Herbert Morris, 94, landmark figure in law and philosophy December 16, 2022 Morris earned his bachelor’s degree at UCLA and went on to become a campus leader for seven decades.
In memoriam: Billie Moore, 79, legendary UCLA basketball coach December 15, 2022 The coach of the first U.S. women’s Olympic team, she was widely recognized as a champion for women in sports.
In memoriam: Patricia Harter, 78, teacher of Asian theater courses October 20, 2022 Harter, a professor emerita at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, died on Oct. 8 from congestive heart failure.
In memoriam: Silke Otto-Knapp, 52, painter and professor of art October 10, 2022 Otto-Knapp was a professor of painting and drawing at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. She died on Oct. 9.
In memoriam: Joel Handler, 89, helped define field of poverty law October 10, 2022 His scholarship drew attention to how law shaped the experiences of poor people.
In memoriam: John Froines, 83, environmental health researcher and advocate August 11, 2022 Froines, was a professor emeritus of environmental and occupational health sciences and a renowned member of the “Chicago 7.” He was 83.
In memoriam: Alumnus Mo Ostin, 95, music industry legend and philanthropist August 2, 2022 Ostin, who reshaped American popular music and later became a major supporter of his alma mater, died July 31 from natural causes.
In memoriam: Alexander Astin, 89, who created ‘The American Freshman’ survey May 23, 2022 The education professor founded two research institutes after joining the UCLA faculty in 1973.
In memoriam: Samuel Aroni, 94, architecture professor, and scholar and survivor of the Holocaust April 29, 2022 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 April 5, 2022 Roe led partnerships between UCLA and Amazon, and between Apple and the UCLA Depression Challenge.
In memoriam: Marina Goldovskaya, 80, teacher of documentary filmmaking March 30, 2022 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 March 28, 2022 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 March 23, 2022 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 March 16, 2022 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 February 18, 2022 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 February 7, 2022 De Antonio, a clinical psychiatry professor at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, died Dec. 31, after an extended illness.