Pollak, whose name graces Cal State Fullerton’s Pollak Library, was a professor emeritus of English and comparative literature who taught on campus for 33 years. Pollak is remembered for her generosity, passion for learning and forward-thinking vision.
Zena Pearlstone, professor emeritus of art, is remembered for her expertise in the study of Native American art and advocacy for Indigenous artistic communities.
William “Bill” W. Haddad, professor emeritus of history, died May 27. He was 82. Haddad became a member of the Cal State Fullerton faculty in 1987. He taught Middle Eastern and Japanese history and served as chair of the Department of History until he retired in 2011. He also authored such books as “The Arab-Israeli […]
Cal State Fullerton biologist Lon McClanahan died May 21 at his home in Chino Hills after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 84.
Mike Trueblood, former director of Cal State Fullerton’s Center for Family Business, died at the age of 91.
Fraser Powlison, associate professor emeritus of teacher education, died of natural causes Feb. 27. He was 89. Powlison joined Cal State Fullerton’s faculty in 1967 and received emeritus status in 1986. Born in Los Angeles, he also was a licensed psychologist and marriage and family counselor with a private psychotherapy practice in Fullerton. He is […]
Cal State Fullerton emerita Anita I. Tyra and Kathleen Walker died this past winter.
Ernest (Ernie) H. Dondis, professor emeritus of psychology who helped launch Cal State Fullerton’s graduate program in clinical psychology, died April 17. He was 96. Dondis joined the faculty of a young Department of Psychology at Cal State Fullerton in 1966. He served two terms as department chair, and is remembered as an effective administrator […]
“We have a long history of valuing teachers and professors in the classroom and a growing tradition of emphasizing the relationship between teaching and research.” Jack Bedell John (Jack) Bedell arrived in California in 1969 with his dissertation in hand, six Siamese cats, his wife and 5-week-old daughter after a cross-country ride from Cleveland, Ohio, […]
Remembering Edward L. Robinson Jr., lecturer in African American studies who had taught in Cal State Fullerton’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences since 2011.