Robert L. San Soucie, PhD, died March 13, 2017, just shy of his 90th birthday. He was born in Adams, Massachusetts to Leo and Ora (Sturm) San Soucie. He is survived by his wife, Pat, sons Rick and Marc, daughter Mary Frances, a brother, William, seven grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces.
Douglas John Strand died Saturday, April 28, 2018, at his home in Edgewood, Md., at the age of 70. Born in Madison, he was the son of the late Louis and Theodora (Thysse) Strand. Doug went to Central High School in Madison and attended college at Bethany in Mankato, MN and UW-Madison (1969). He was …
Ted Frost (Ph.D., 1969, Wainger) wrote in 2017, “In my earlier years of graduate work, I expended some of my energy by inventing walking along the outside of Van Vleck Hall on the 7th floor, window to window. I heard some fellow duplicated that trick some years later.” (Editor: The windows are now secured against …
Douglas McLeod (Ph.D., 1972, Harvey, M.A., 1965) provided this picture of a 1964 Summer Institute for faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to refresh their skills. This was TA’ed and staffed by various Math Department faculty and graduate students (including him). It was funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation. It was …