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Victor Jorgensen ’36, June 14, 1994, in West Linn, Oregon. He was a photographer and magazine editor who served as one of six photographers in Captain Edward Steichen's U.S. Navy photography team during World War II. After leaving Reed, he became a copy boy for the Oregonian, and he was later a photographer and news editor for the newspaper. He joined the Navy in 1942 as an ensign and served on the photography team until leaving as lieutenant in 1946. The team's photographs of the human side of the war became famous in books and films; a show of 100 of their photographs that was exhibited in 1946 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, is currently being repeated at the National Archives in Philadelphia. After leaving the Navy, he and his wife settled in Maryland, where he took over the Chesapeake Skipper magazine. He renamed the magazine The Skipper and built its subscriptions from 1,500 to 50,000 before leaving the magazine in 1968. The couple moved to Portland at that time and started a boaters' consumer report newsletter, which they sold in 1981. He is survived by his wife; two daughters; and two sisters.

Donald F. Johnson ’62

Donald F. Johnson ’62, April 15, 1996, in Portland, where he had lived most of his life. After graduating from Reed, he pursued graduate studies at the University of Minnesota. For most of his career he was a warehouse foreman in Portland. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, two sons, his mother, two sisters, and two grandchildren.

William A. Jack ’43

William Jack ’43, January 24, 1999, in Cannon Beach, Oregon where he had lived since 1983. He attended Reed for two years and then worked in a shipyard for a year. On the advice of army and navy recruiters, he returned to school to obtain an engineering degree, which he earned at MIT in 1944. He returned to the Northwest and married his wife in 1944. They lived in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, and Denver for the next 10 years, while he worked in a variety of positions as an engineer. They settled in Whittier, California, and he took a position as project engineer for the Ralph M. Parsons Company, designing propellant plants and oil refining units. In 1963, he left that company to join C.F. Braun & Co., in Alhambra as a systems engineer. He was promoted to a vice president with the company and eventually became manager of the power division, which he had helped start. Health problems encouraged him to take early retirement in 1983, and the couple moved to Cannon Beach, Oregon. He was active in that community and served for four years on the city council, was a member of the Governor’s Rural Health Coordinating Council, and was director of the Union Health District. He also served on the Clatsop County Community Corrections Advisory Committee. He is survived by his wife; three sons; a daughter; a brother; and three grandchildren.

Ruth McDonald Janke ’30

Ruth McDonald Janke ’30, March 7, 2000, in Portland, where she had lived since 1978. After graduating from Reed, she did graduate work in psychology and literature at the University of Washington and in education Washington State College, Ellensburg (now Washington State University). She taught English and Latin in Antelope, Oregon and Klickitat, Washington, where she met and married her husband, Walter Janke. They settled in Lebanon, Oregon, and she taught at Lebanon Union High School and later at Sweet Home High School, retiring in 1972. In 1978, they returned to live in Portland to be near their children. Her husband died in 1990. In retirement, she enjoyed traveling, reading, cooking, and visiting with family. She is survived by her sons, Peter Janke ’62 and Tim Janke ’68.

Ernestine Copeland Johnson Smith ’41

Ernestine Johnson Smith ’41, January 25, 2000, in Maryland, of complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease.

Esther Lange Undseth Johnstone ’43

Esther Lange Undseth Johnstone ’43, November 22, 2000, in Portland. Esther emigrated from Norway as a child, and graduated from Reed with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She married Charles Johnstone in 1954, and they had three children. She was active in the Roman Catholic church, in the altar society and the Perpetual Adoration Society. Survivors include her daughters and one grandchild. Her husband died in 1993, and a son in 1996.

Deborah Johnson Deering ’46

Deborah Johnson Deering ’46, August 5, 2002, in California. Deborah graduated from Reed with a BA in political science.

James Edgar Jones ’47

James Edgar Jones ’47, March 27, 2005, in St. Pete Beach, Florida. James received a bachelor's degree from Reed in political science, and was president of Diesel Publications and Business Journals, retiring from the business in 1994. During World War II, James studied at Princeton and Columbia in the U.S. Navy V-12 Program and had active duty in the South Pacific. In 1950, he married Waldo R. Brighton ’50, and they had three children. They lived in New York, and in retirement, spent time in Florida and Vermont. James enjoyed tennis, skiing, and golf, and was a member of the Pass-a-Grille yacht club. Survivors include Walso, two daughters and son, and seven grandchildren. His brother, Richard H. Jones, taught history at Reed in 1941–86.

Elizabeth Miriam Jones West ’28

Elizabeth Miriam Jones West ’28, February 23, 2005, in Portland. Elizabeth attended Reed for two years before transferring to the University of Oregon, where she earned her AB in 1928. In 1946, she earned an MA from the university. She taught school in Coos County, Oregon, and then at Gresham Union High School for 35 years. In 1950, she married Frederick Foster West ’17; he died in 1970.

Harold Ales Jambor ’35

Harold Ales Jambor ’35, December 28, 2008, in Olympia, Washington. Jim grew up in southeast Portland, the only son of Czechoslovakian immigrants, and was intent on going to the University of Oregon to be a journalist, he told Cam Foster-Keddie ’76 in an oral history interview in 2002. Instead, he went to Reed as a day-dodger, a choice he never regretted. Living at home, he lent support to his mother and sisters, while his father worked as a tailor in Klamath Falls—the only way he could financially assist his family during the Great Depression. “If Reed did anything for me, it was to talk about the importance of examining whatever was out there, to determine if it had validity. The search for truth, I think, has characterized Reed.” Jim received a BA from Reed in political science and developed a passion for advocacy. His first job, which inspired advanced study in social work, was as a research assistant for the Community Chest and Council of Social Agencies in Portland. He earned an MA from the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. In the years that followed, he worked for the Pierce County Welfare Department in Tacoma and with the American National Red Cross in San Francisco, and during war years, he was welfare officer and field supervisor for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, Displaced Persons Program, in Washington, D.C., and in Germany. He received a PhD in social work from the University of Southern California in 1965 and was professor in the school of social work at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, retiring in 1970. In the 1970s, he taught at Portland State University, and was a member of the Reed alumni board. Jim suggested the idea of a Foster-Scholz alumni club at an alumni board meeting—the club remains a vital part of the alumni association today. He also taught in the sociology department at California State College in San Bernardino, retiring from that position in 1980. He and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Olympia in 1992. His love of biology and horticulture was lifelong—Jim worked on the grounds crew and in the raspberry field as a student at Reed. In 2005, he received an urban forest stewardship award, presented by the Washington Community Forest Council in recognition of his volunteer work, planting sustaining trees in several Pacific Northwest communities. Jim had three daughters, including Nancy-Ann K. Jambor ’74; one son; nine grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He and Dorothy were married for 54 years. In his public obituary was this statement: “He lived a remarkable life during remarkable times, relishing every moment.”

Marie Cecile Javerliat Maddox ’41

Marie Cecile Javerliat Maddox ’41, February 25, 2009, in San Mateo, California. Marie grew up in the Portland French community. She received a BA in political science and economics from Reed, fully intending to seek a position with the State Department and to have a career in Foreign Service. Instead, she chose to marry “a handsome Naval Academy graduate” and a fellow high school and Reed classmate, Richard I. Maddox ’41, who completed his appointment at the U.S. Naval Academy in December 1941. Eight days after they were married, Dick was assigned to a naval destroyer in the Pacific. His further assignments with the navy took Marie—and also their children—to west and east coast duty stations. (He later was a research physicist with Chevron in California and Texas.) Marie completed graduate studies in library science, worked at the Fullerton Junior College library, and was a staff member in various assignments at the College of San Mateo. She continued to enlarge on her interests in political science, economics, international relations, and art history. Her interest in art developed during noon-hour slide lectures in the Eliot Hall chapel, which she described as immensely enriching. She also felt “especially blessed” to have had interactions with a number of Reed faculty members, including Dorothy Johansen ’33 [history 1934–84]. “Little does she realize how may lives she touched and inspired with her dynamic intellect,” Marie remarked. Sharing the news of Marie's death with the college, Dick wrote: “The kindly erudition typical of Reed encouraged Marie to satisfy her curiosity and to seek truth with determination. She was a natural poet, but she seldom revealed that gift. Her four years at Reed gave her a lifetime of satisfaction in being able to appreciate good writing, art, the complexity of human relations, and other components of human society.”

Lois Adele Calderwood Johannsen ’50

Lois Adele Calderwood Johannsen ’50, December 25, 2008, in Urbana, Illinois. Lois attended Reed for a year, later earning a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Washington. In 1949, she married Robert W. Johannsen ’48; they had a daughter and son. Lois devoted her life to her family, including serving as adviser and proofreader for Robert's many academic publications. She volunteered at the University of Illinois library; was an election judge for the Democratic Party; and enjoyed reading, gardening, discussing politics, and a good round of golf. Survivors include her husband, children, four grandchildren; and her brother, Robert B. Calderwood ’46.

Gene C. Jonasson ’61

Gene C. Jonasson ’61, July 20, 2000, in New Jersey. Gene attended Reed for two years, later earning a BS from the University of Washington in electrical engineering in 1962. He also earned an MEd form Rutgers. In 1960, he married Laura Silven; they had one son. Jonasson was an engineer for AT&T in research and development.

Carl A. Johnson ’50

Carl A. Johnson ’50, June 20, 2004, in Port Ludlow, Washington. Carl earned a BA from Reed in chemistry. He was married to Bette Jo Raudebaugh ’50 and was a manager at the Owens Illinois Glass Company.

Darryl Irene Johnson Stark ’50

Darryl Irene Johnson Stark ’50, May 22, 2011, in Seattle, Washington. Darryl grew up in Nebraska and served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II as a medical technician. With the GI Bill, she came to Reed, where she developed a love of literature and earned a BA in biology. She also met Benjamin G. Stark ’53 at the college. The couple celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2010. Darryl relished trips to Pacific Coast, especially to LaPush, Washington, and was a member of the Saltwater Unitarian Church. Survivors include Ben, two daughters and two sons, and three grandchildren.

Roland Radford Johnsrud ’34

Roland Radford Johnsrud ’34, August 2, 2012, in Santa Rosa, California, at age 99, from complications resulting from a fall. Roland spent his early years in Portland and in Grants Pass, Oregon, and earned a BA from Reed in political science, writing his thesis on “Administrative Justice and the Courts of Law” with Professor Charles McKinley [political science 1918–60]. After Reed, he enrolled at the University of Oregon, where he studied law and public administration before working in personnel administration with the city of Portland, the U.S. Treasury, and the Bonneville Power Administration. In 1940, he married Martha E. Maize, a native of Willits, California. They reunited in Willits following his service in the naval reserve during World War II. For nine years Roland worked in the family business, E.H. Maize and Sons, providing services in real estate, insurance, and building material sales. In 1956 he realized his dream of publishing a newspaper when he purchased two weeklies, the Lakeport Press and Record and the Lakeport County Bee. He merged the papers into one daily, the Lake County Record Bee, which he managed for 25 years. Roland was president of the board of directors for Lakeside Community Hospital and president of Rotary clubs in Willits and Lakeport. He served on the planning commission for Willits and the board of directors for the Carnegie Library in Lakeport. He also enjoyed fishing and boating, “weekend farming,” and golfing. Roland kept a connection to Oregon, where he had a summer cabin, and chose Oregon as the setting for a short story he wrote in retirement. In 2001 Roland and Martha moved to Santa Rosa to be nearer to family; Martha died in 2011. “He remained independent, sharp-minded, dry-witted, and tuned into the events of the day, especially sports, until shortly before his death.” Survivors include two daughters and one son.

Edgar Earle Jacobs ’55

Edgar Earle Jacobs ’55, July 16, 2011, in Palo Alto, California, from pneumonia related to lung cancer. Edgar served in the army before coming to Reed, where he met his future wife, Allene Jenny Lamson ’53. He earned a BS in a combined physics and business program at Reed and MIT. His career as an industrial economist led to work at the Stanford Research Institute and to assignments in Europe and Brazil. Edgar had a broad knowledge of science and a great interest in world history and art. He loved nature and bird-watching. After Jenny’s death in 2000, he moved back to his home state, Idaho, and renewed connections with former friends from American Falls High School. Edgar and other surviving teammates, who set an unbroken record in the 1946 state championship basketball game, received the Legends of the Game award in 2010. During cancer treatment, he returned to California to be near his family. Survivors include a son, two daughters, and a granddaughter.

Jacqueline Cecile Jump Kolb ’45

Jacqueline Cecile Jump Kolb ’45, July 16, 2012, in Seattle, Washington, from heart disease. Jacques grew up in Montana, speaking French ahead of English. Her father had been a medical corpsman during World War I in France and met her mother there. Language fascinated Jacques, who refined her French and gained proficiency in German in high school. On a trip to France, with a layover in London, she met two Portlanders who raved about Reed, she said in an interview in 2004. “When we returned to Montana, I was at the point of trying to decide what to do next. I remembered what the Portland ladies in London had told me about Reed.” Highlights of her time at Reed included a humanities conference with Dorothy Johansen ’33 [history 1934–84]; attending teas in Anna Mann; listening to music in Capehart; and meeting Béla Bartók, who gave a lecture on his method of composing. At Reed, “everything was intellectually exciting.” Her friends included Arthur Church ’45, Don Leonard ’45, and Lois Dobbie Sigeti ’46. Jacques’ interest in Russian, which Reed did not offer at the time, led her to the University of Michigan and to Barnard College, where she completed a degree in international studies. She worked for the Army Map Services in Washington, D.C., in 1946, transliterating Russian maps into English. After the war, she worked as a clerk-typist in Seattle. Jacques was married to architect and University of Washington professor Keith R. Kolb. Her husband and two sons survive her.

Gail Kay Jacobson MAT ’68

Gail Kay Jacobson MAT ’68, June 21, 2011, in Portland, from cancer. A Portland resident and a graduate in history from Mills College, Gail taught history at Jefferson High School in Portland. After earning her master’s degree from Reed, disenchanted with life and politics in the U.S., she hitchhiked through Europe en route to Greece. She found a cottage in Melina on the Aegean Sea, with two acres of land cultivated in olive trees and managed by sheep herding, and settled into a life “much more realistic than any other lifestyle would be.” Gail led charter tours through the Greek islands and the Aegean aboard a 38-foot sailboat, Diogenis. Her primary occupation. however, was studying and collecting textiles. She used the rich cultural background of the pieces she found to inspire her own creations in crochet, stitching, and weaving. “The search for textiles is only the tip of a collector’s iceberg; one gathers at least as many wonderful, generous people in the process,” she said. During visits with her parents in Portland, she operated a shop in downtown Portland, where she sold Greek and Turkish goods and taught tapestry crochet classes. Sales from her shop benefited those in her village and helped sustain her life in Greece. She also gave presentations and loaned pieces from her growing collection of textiles for exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest. Gail and her husband, Peter Stephan, founded a grassroots ecology group, Aquapeace, in 1985. Eight years later, Gail returned permanently to the U.S. to support her mother, whose health had failed. Gail bequeathed her Turkish rug collection to Reed in part to establish the Flying Carpet Fund, providing financial aid for students from low- and lower- middle-income working-class families.

Peter Mortan Ralph Jacobsohn ’50

Peter Mortan Ralph Jacobsohn ’50, July 16, 2012, in Fremont, California. Peter was born in Berlin, Germany, and left the country in 1933, serving as an escort to his brother, Ulrich B. Jacobsohn ’50, and sister Lillian, and guiding them safely into Ethiopia. The family lived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for two years before war broke out. They moved to Thailand, where Peter developed a love of the Thai culture, language, and people. Not yet 20, Peter became a surveyor and a foreman for construction projects on the Bangkok docks. His fluency in several languages led to a position as an interpreter and guide for Allied Headquarters and a ticket to the U.S. after the war. He was “self-schooled and paperless” when he applied for admission to Reed, but his scores on entrance examinations earned him sophomore standing. “Reed was my first study experience bypassing high school. It was also my first getting to know a lot of friends, particularly President Odegard [1945–48], who helped me immeasurably, and Ernie Bonyhadi ’48.” At Reed, Peter pursued water polo, tennis, skiing, bridge, and chess. He launched a lecture program that invited speakers, such as Eleanor Roosevelt, to campus. He studied with A.A. Knowlton [physics 1915–48], intending to major in theoretical physics, but after two years transferred to UC Berkeley to study architecture and environmental design. He earned both a BA and an MA from Berkeley, and worked with the internationally recognized architect Eric Mendelsohn. He also met Nina Belogolovy, a Russian immigrant from Korea who was a graduate student. They were married in 1949 and raised two daughters and a son. Peter was project architect with Bechtel Corporation for a few years, managing large-scale projects for local industry and for the navy, and he taught evening courses at Heald College in San Francisco. He eventually started his own architecture firm in Fremont, California, in 1955. “Fremont is the most gracious city in the world,” he said in an interview in 1966. “I wouldn’t exchange it for any other.” Peter was instrumental in planning, preserving, and beautifying the city, and completed more than 1,000 projects during his career. In his public obituary, we read that his commitment to the community was a hallmark of his life. “Peter designed buildings that reflected his love of the community, its varied ethnicities and cultures of the region.” He served as director of the Fremont Chamber of Commerce for 11 years, and he was a city commissioner. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Historical Architectural Review Board, and an active member of Rotary for over 50 years. He also taught architecture at Ohlone College and sat on its advisory council for interior design. Peter fostered education and the development of young artists. His death at age 88 came as the result of an injury sustained during an elephant ride in Thailand. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, son, nine grandchildren, his brother, and his sister.

Julia Opp Johnson ’23

Julia Opp Johnson ’23, October 15,1993, in Milwaukie, Oregon. After graduating from Reed with a degree in general literature, she taught school in Bandon and Eugene, Oregon before obtaining a teaching position at Grant High School in Portland. In 1928, Julia married Clifford Johnson ’23, who was working at his father's music store in Portland. After her marriage, she continued to teach until 1944, when she decided to retire from teaching and become more involved in the community as a volunteer. She was an active volunteer with the Portland Area Girl Scout Council, both as a troop leader and as a volunteer trainer. She also was involved in political work as a precinct committeewoman. Survivors include a sister, Gertrude Opp Nutting ’22; and a niece, Rosy Foster ’52. Clifford died in 1986.

Linda Shaw Johnson ’36

Linda Shaw Johnson ’36, May 7, 1997, in Bakersfield, California, after a long illness. After graduating from Reed, Linda married William Johnson, from whom she was later divorced. She remained in Portland and raised two children. She worked for three years as a high school teacher and then took a position as an office auditor for the Internal Revenue Service in Portland. She retired in 1968 and continued to live in Portland, where she enjoyed lawn bowling, reading mystery stories, and spending time at her vacation home in Manzanita. In 1993, in poor health, she moved to Bakersfield to be with her daughter, Anne Johnson Scott MAT ’67. Survivors include Anne and her husband David Scott MA ’63; and four grandchildren.

Janet Fraser Watts Jennings ’31

Janet Watts Jennings ’31, September 11, 1999, in Portland. She attended Reed and Oregon State University. She lived in San Francisco and Chicago before moving to Barrington, Illinois, in 1947, where she worked as a librarian. In 1967, she returned to Portland and was an assistant in the Beaverton Public Library until her retirement in the ’80s. She married George Jennings in 1934; he died in 1961. Survivors include two daughters, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

George F. Jeffcott ’31

George Jeffcott ’31, June 22, 2000, in Portland. He attended Reed for one year and earned a DMD from North Pacific College of Dentistry in 1932. He served in the U.S. Army in the dental corps before and during World War II, including service in Puerto Rico, Germany, and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from the army in 1960, he was chief of dental service in Europe at the rank of colonel. He was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal and wrote a book analyzing dental service problems during the war. After retirement, he moved to Waldport, Oregon, and continued to practice dentistry until 1964. He later moved to King City, Oregon. He was a past president of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. Survivors include his second wife; a daughter; a son; a stepdaughter; a stepson; five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Allene Lamson Jacobs ’53

Allene Lamson Jacobs ’53, November 16, 2000, in Palo Alto, California. Jenny attended Reed for several years and met her husband, Edgar Jacobs ’53 there. She later attended San Jose State University, receiving a BA in psychology in 1966. Jenny and Edgar settled in Palo Alto and raised three children. She was a wonderful cook and avid gardener, and she later took up scuba diving, along with Edgar, and became an instructor. Survivors include Edgar, two sons, a daughter, and a granddaughter. To commemorate her love of books, the family asks that memorial contributions be given to the Reed College for the acquisition of library books.

Vera Florence Smith Jackets ’28

Vera Florence Smith Jackets ’28, September 3, 2003, in Anacortes, Washington. Vera received a BA from Reed in biology and followed her initial interest in "growing things" to become a pioneer in the field of bacteriology. At Reed she participated in the developing women’s athletic program, including as a member of the Blondines basketball team. Vera then worked as an assistant in the Reed biology department. Simultaneously she attended classes at the University of Oregon Medical School (OHSU), earning a master’s degree in 1930. In pursuit of a PhD, she attended Stanford for a year, and while there learned of a position for research in bacteriophage in Vellore, India. She took the position for two years, focusing her work on cholera and dysentery at Dr. Ida Scudder’s Hospital, a medical school for women, where she also taught physiology. She met and married her husband, an Englishman serving in India, and they had two sons, including Michael Jackets ’56. Vera taught chemistry, biology, and arithmetic at the American school for missionary children, and made several trips to the U.S. with her family before moving back to the Portland area. There she did substitute teaching prior to beginning a nine-year position as a lab assistant at the University of Oregon medical school; she retired in 1955. Vera once noted that the quest for knowledge, felt keenly during her college years, spurred her on throughout her life.

Marianne Axtell Jamieson ’38

Marianne Axtell Jamieson ’38, October 13, 2002, at her home in Condon, Oregon. Following her graduation with a bachelor’s degree in history from Reed, which she considered a "rare and treasured educational experience," Marianne taught school at Ophir and Baker City, Oregon. She married Ian B. Jamieson in 1943 and they raised a family of five, a daughter and four sons, in Condon. For the family business, Jamieson & Marshall Plumbing and Heating, Marianne was a bookkeeper and self-proclaimed "Girl Friday." Her volunteer work in the community included the American Red Cross, the Community Guild, the Condon Library board, Friends of the Gilliam County Library, long-range use planning for the city of Condon, and a grade school reading program. She and her family annually hosted a gathering of Scottish clans on the Fourth of July, and Marianne and Scotty were named grand marshalls in the 1996 Condon City Independence Day parade, to honor their more than 50 years of community service. She is survived by her children and 10 grandchildren. Her husband died in 1998.

Ronald Jarmon MAT ’64

Ronald R. Jarmon MAT ’64, January 22, 2002, in Fircrest, Washington. Ronald worked at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington.

Susanna Polsky Jacob ’53

Susanna Polsky Jacob ’53, October 13, 2005, in California. Sue attended Reed for a year, transferring to the University of Oregon, and leaving there in 1952 to join the Beat Movement in San Francisco. She married Bernard Jacob in 1956; his legal career took them to Washington, D.C., and then to Los Angeles. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Cal State Northridge and taught English composition at San Fernando Valley College. In 1967, she divorced, and moved with her son to Inverness Park. She earned a teaching credential and taught in a number of settings. She was also a member of the West Marin’s Environmental Action Committee for 15 years, and served as the committee’s executive director. Survivors include her son and grandson.

Don W. James ’50

Don W. James ’50, October 22, 2005, in Portland. Don entered Reed as a college junior, utilizing the G.I. Bill to earn a BA in education. He continued his stucies at the University of Oregon, from which he received an MEd in 1954, and later earned an EdD from the University of Portland in 1968. James had a "satisfying" 32-year career with the Portland Public Schools, for which he was a teacher, vice principal, principal, directory of secondary education, and area superintendent. His professional positions included serving as president of the Portland Division of Oregon Education Association (OEA); board member of the State OEA; president of the Oregon Association of Secondary School Principals; chair of the curriculum commission for the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and book reviewer for the association bulletin. From 1974 to 1982, James represented Oregon on the schools commission of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. He was member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; the National Education Association; and the Rotary Club of East Portland, for which he was president. He worked for "liberal-moderate" candidates and issues for the Republican Party; and also in nonpartisan efforts, including those in the Mount Hood corridor, to impede inappropriate land use, and with the Metropolitan Youth Commission. He identified his primary hobby as helping nature restore a “natural balance” on the land he owned in the Sandy and Zig Zag areas. James once remarked that Reed created an aspect challenge for his entire life-"there is much to learn and much to accomplish"—from a foundation rooted in a singular quality, humanism. He married Claire E. Reynolds in 1945; they had four children. Survivors include his wife, two sons and two daughters, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister.

Maida Hart Wernicke Johnston ’38

Maida Hart Wernicke Johnston ’38, August 24, 2005, in San Mateo, California. Maida attended Reed for two years, earning a BA from the University of California. Said to be a patron of the arts and a unique individual, Maida was a "part-time" Scientologist, who also wrote for the Pacifica Tribune. In 1940, She married Thomas E. Johnston, who predeceased her.

LaWanna Mae Cochran Judy ’40

LaWanna Mae Cochran Judy ’40, November 18, 2005, in Portland. LaWanna received a BA from Reed in French and education. In 1943, she earned a MA in speech pathology from the University of Oklahoma. She married Robert J. Judy ’48 in 1944. She taught speech therapy for developmentally disabled students in public and private schools in Multnomah County for 30 years. Judy was a member of the board of trustees for the Multnomah Association for Retarded Citizens, including 10 years as director, and a delegate to the national convention of the National Association for Retarded Citizens. She also was elected to the board of the Portland Habilitation Center, and was publicly recognized her 25-year service to developmentally delayed individuals. Judy coauthored Community Competencies for the Handicapped (Charles C. Thomas, 1978), and wrote a manual for parents and teachers, "What to do until the speech therapist comes," (Center Press, 1970). Additionally she appeared in three musicals at the Civic Auditorium. Survivors include her husband and son. Her cousins, Quinton Cochran ’40 and Kevin Cochran ’40, also attended Reed.

Gladys Augusta Smith Jensen ’42

Gladys Augusta Smith Jensen ’42, April 13, 2004, in Florida. Gladys attended Reed for a short time, receiving a BS in education, with a focus on sociology and English, from Oregon State University in 1953. The following year, she received an MA in English and French from the University of Michigan. In the ’60s, she taught English literature and composition at the University of Oregon and at Portland Community College, and world literature at Central Oregon College in Bend. She also served as an adviser to women students. In the ’70s she was a French club adviser, and also a substitute teacher for Volusia County in Florida. She spent time in England, Turkey, and New York. In her Florida community, she was coordinator of the Adult Literacy League, and president of Marigold Circle, the garden club of the city of DeLand. Her marriage to Leance E. Carter and later to Ralph Jensen ended in divorce. Gladys left a bequest in her will to establish a scholarship fund at Reed that would assist women students of need. Survivors include a sister and extended family.

Margaret H. Kilbuck Johansen ’44

Margaret H. Kilbuck Johansen ’44, July 18, 2004, in McMinnville, Oregon, from acute liver disease. Marg graduated from Reed with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. Additional education included study at La Escuela de Antropologia de Mexico, and the University of New Hampshire. In 1943, she married Herman Andrew Johansen ’48, and they moved to Eugene and Albany, Oregon, and to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a research chemist at Westinghouse Research Laboratory. Marg began her art career in lithography, but developed her interest in textiles and weaving, when materials for printmaking were unavailable. She considered weaving "interruptible activity" that complimented her life as mother of five children. In Pittsburgh, she taught weaving and design at the Arts and Crafts Center, and was an assistant professor of art at Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie-Mellon University) for 15 years. She also taught at Oregon State College of Education (Western Oregon University) in Monmouth, and at Linfield College, in McMinnville. In 1966, she received a grant for creative weaving from the from Louis G. Tiffany Foundation, and was named 1970 Artist of the Year in Pittsburgh. She was one of the first Americans invited to exhibit her work in the Biennale Exhibit of Tapestry international tapestry show in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1965; the invitation was extended again in 1969. Marg participated regularly in juried exhibits, one-person shows, and major exhibitions, including the Paris Mobilier. A self-taught weaver, she attributed an influence on her art by her Native American heritage and her early years living in Hood River, Oregon. Following 20 years of life on the East Coast, the couple relocated to a farm in McMinnville in 1975. she continued to pursue her interest in gardening and art, and was a member of the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County. She was a quiet, supportive, and generous individual. Survivors include Andrew; three sons and two daughters, including Marta J. Johansen ’78; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four sisters.

Robert A. Jacobsen ’68, MALS ’69

Robert A. Jacobsen ’68, MALS ’69, August 7, 2006, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Robert Jacobsen received a BA in economics from the University of Rochester in 1962, and then earned a BA and an MA from Reed in mathematics. He taught mathematics, and was department chair, at Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook, New York, retiring after a 33-year career in 1995. He also served as president of the Nassau County Association of Math Supervisors. His interests included golf, bridge, skiing, boating, and cars. He married Seena Turetzky in 1969; they had two sons. Survivors include his wife, sons, two grandsons, and a brother.

Donald N. Johnson ’46

Donald Noble Johnson ’46, October 15, 2006, in Milwaukie, Oregon. Don transferred to Reed from Grinnell College, and received a BA from Reed in economics. At the college, he met Jean McKinley ’45 and they married in 1946. They lived in California, Washington, and Oregon. Don worked for the planning commission, city of Portland and with the Bonneville Power Administration, before taking a position with the University of Oregon Bureau of Governmental Research and Service as an urban economist (1960). He became executive director of the bureau. Survivors include Jean, a son and daughter, and two grandchildren.

Alma Elizabeth Jenner ’36

Alma Elizabeth Jenner ’36, May 16, 2007, in Portland. Alma Jenner attended Reed for three years and was an office manager for the Lawrence Warehouse Company.

Louise M. Jecklin Jones ’47

Louise M. Jecklin Jones ’47, July 3, 2006, in Washington. Louise attended Reed for two years, earning a BA from the University of Oregon in biology in 1950. In 1948, she married Leonard G. Jones; they had a daughter and two sons. She worked at home and in real estate, and reestablished family connections with relatives in Switzerland and Germany.

Laura Krantz Johnson ’40

Laura Krantz Johnson ’40, January 27, 2007, in Oregon. Laura attended Reed for two years. She married DeLoss Johnson in 1941; they had one son. Laura received her certification as a public accountant from the University of Oregon, and worked as a CPA for 30 years, retiring in 1979. She was active in civic work and politics in Eugene, and held many volunteer positions, including those for the Eugene School District and the PTA. In 1960, she was elected to the board of education for the Intermediate Education District of Lane County; her service to the district continued through several terms and included committee leadership statewide. Her husband died in 1983.

Margaret T. Johnson Larrance ’38

Margaret T. Johnson Larrance ’38, September 3, 2009, in Portland. “After satisfying the intellectual half of my brain and earning a bachelor's degree in French—thank you, Reed, and Benjamin Mather Woodbridge [1922–52]—I left our cultural hothouse to learn more about the world and the strange life forms outside.” Margaret taught in the Sacramento Valley and traveled to the Yucatan and Panama before returning to Portland. In 1951, she married Clifford Larrance, and raised three sons and a daughter. Margaret maintained an interest in writing throughout her life. For her 50th-class reunion, she noted: “Now that I'm writing again—or still—I have more to think and say. I'm much more oriented to human concerns, and I begin to see the outlines of what I want to express. Count me as a late bloomer.” Survivors include her children.

Glenn Hays Johnson ’42

Glenn Hays Johnson ’42, September 27, 2009, in Portland, from a brief illness and Parkinson's disease. Hays grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina, and came to Reed, following the path of his parents, Glenn R. Johnson ’15 and Grace Hays Johnson ’15, who were members of Reed's first graduating class. Fearing that he might be drafted before he could see his family, Hays moved home after his freshman year. He then enrolled at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and completed a bachelor's degree in sociology, before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a glider pilot trainee. After the war, he went to New York as an employee for the Royal Bank of Canada. There, he also rekindled a friendship with artist and teacher Evelyn Brown, whom he knew from UNC; they were married for 25 years. Hays served in the Korean War, after which he earned a PhD in sociology and social psychology from New York University. He taught at the university and at Smith College, and later was a consultant for industry and the armed forces at NEXUS in Santa Monica, California. He returned to Portland in the late ’70s. In 1987, he married Virginia Moore Coffman, who survives him. Survivors also include one son and six stepchildren. A second son predeceased him.

Edwin Max Jacobs ’50

Edwin Max Jacobs ’50, October 17, 2009, at home in San Francisco, California. Edwin served in the U.S. Army in Europe and the Philippines before coming to Reed and earning a BA in biology, an experience he would later recall as “incomparable” and “one of the best” in his life. He earned an MD from Cornell University Medical School in 1954 and specialized in oncology at Bellevue Medical Hospital and Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 1960, he became head of clinical cancer research at the UC San Francisco Cancer Research Institute. Later he became associate chief of the clinical investigation branch of the National Cancer Institute, clinical professor of medical oncology at UCSF, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. One of the nation's leading chemotherapists, he took an innovative approach to cancer therapy, utilizing a variety of drug programs and providing patients with hope. He recognized the prejudice and fear prevalent in cancer treatment at the time. “I felt an honest and open approach with patients, putting forth our best efforts, was justified.” In 1990, he married musician and singer Shari Levinger Jacobs. Together they attended opera, symphony, and ballet, collected historical recordings, and enjoyed time with grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, three stepsons, two grandchildren, and his brother. Edwin's mother, Flora Sommer Jacobs ’16, also graduated from Reed.

Sarah Jenkins ’66

Sarah Jenkins ’66, September 19, 2009, in Madison, Wisconsin, from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. Sally earned a BA from Reed in physics and an MS in biophysics and physical chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She also did graduate work in journalism at the University of Wisconsin. For 25 years, she worked for the Wisconsin Public Service Commission on a broad range of energy-related issues. Sally was a life member of the Sierra Club, and supported the American Red Cross and the Nature Conservancy. She enjoyed long walks with her dogs, gardening, bird watching, and nature photography. Survivors include her brother and extended family.

James Michael Joyce ’67

James Michael Joyce ’67, November 3, 2009, in New York City, from acute myelogenous leukemia. The son of a Broadway stage actor, Mike entered Reed intending to major in theatre but was drawn instead to literature. At Reed, he met Hetty Y. Eisen ’67; they married and continued their studies at the University of California, Berkeley, where Mike studied comparative literature. Mike served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, studying Cantonese at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and later earned an MBA at the Harvard Business School that led to a career in real estate finance, including positions with Citibank, Trammell Crowe, and UGL-Equis. Sister-in-law Isabel Eisen ’72, who wrote to the college about Mike, stated: “He always talked about his Reed days fondly; was a real Reedie in heart and mind, as seen by his love of books, inquiry, history, literature, and rational debate, as well as business.” The family asks that donations in Mike's memory be made to the Hauser Memorial Library at Reed. Besides Hetty, Mike is survived by their children, Mary and Michael, and his brother John.

Dorothy Johnson Campbell ’40

Dorothy Johnson Campbell ’40, January 20, 2012, in Vancouver, Washington. Dorothy transferred to Reed from the University of Washington and earned a BA in psychology. On the day that she graduated, she married Laurence C. Rodgers ’29 [comptroller 1937–41]. She accompanied Laurence as he traveled around Oregon for his work in labor relations and was a full-time mother, with a daughter and son. When the couple later divorced, Dorothy went to work for the Oregon Employment Security Department as an interviewer and employer relations representative. In 1958, she married Robert W. Campbell; they had one daughter. Dorothy was a member of the Reed College Women’s Committee and volunteered for the Oregon Symphony and the Oregon Zoo. In the ’70s, she moved to a houseboat on Sauvie Island. She was a proficient powerboat operator and canoeist, and taught water safety to her grandchildren, including grandson Timothy W. Atwill ’89. She enjoyed hiking the trails of the Pacific Northwest and swam and walked daily. She also traveled in the U.S. and abroad, including to Somalia, Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Morocco, Cambodia, and China. As one of the first female dispatchers for Portland’s waterfront, Dorothy worked for Shaver Transportation and Foss Maritime until retirement in 2003. Survivors include her children, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Daughter Sally Rogers, who provided the details for this memorial, said that her mother loved Reed.

Arthur Edwin White Johnson ’53

Arthur Edwin White Johnson ’53, October 23, 2012, in Oakland, California, after a brief reoccurrence of cancer. A California Scholarship Foundation honors student, Art intended to study at Stanford but enrolled at Reed because of his interest in science and mathematics and the reputation of F.L. Griffin [mathematics, 1911–54] known to his high school counselor. Art arrived at the college at the age of 16. “I wanted to go to a small school,” he said in an interview in 2007. “I had been active in sports in high school and it was an important diversion for me. And Reed didn’t have a very large program, but you were able to participate. I also liked the academic environment. It was the first time I’d really been pressed in schooling.” Art and Edgar Jacobs ’53 became best friends on campus and were involved in football, swimming, and basketball; Art refereed junior varsity basketball and played on the varsity team. “In football, I was the quarterback. I tell my grandkids I was a starting quarterback at college at age 16. It doesn’t mean anything, but it sounds good.” He also worked as a lifeguard and lined the sports fields. During winter breaks and summers, he worked at the Shell Oil Refinery in Martinez, California. It was there that he met his future wife, Janice L. McDow. And it was in an economics class with Art Leigh [economics 1945–88] that Art found his academic focus. After transferring to the University of California, Berkeley, he earned an AB with honors in economics and premedicine (the latter because his mother wanted him to be a doctor). He served in the army during the Korean War, stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco, and afterward returned to UC Berkeley, where he earned an MBA in industrial relations. Art worked for Procter & Gamble in Ohio, and then as industrial relations manager for the Kroger Company in Ohio, Michigan, and Texas. In 1980, he became director of labor relations for the California Metal Trades Association; he was also president of the Bay Area chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association. After retiring in 2000, he worked for his daughter and volunteered as a highway patrol officer for Castro Valley. He coordinated the volunteer staff at all UC Berkeley home basketball games for 20 years and also volunteered at polling sites during elections. Survivors include a son and daughter, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. His wife, a son, and a grandchild predeceased him.

Robert Walter Johannsen ’48

Robert Walter Johannsen ’48, August 16, 2011, in Urbana, Illinois. Bob grew up in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland and graduated from Washington High School. His father, Walter Johannsen, was in the Student Army Training Corps at Reed in 1918–19. Shortly after Bob entered Reed, he was drafted into military service. During World War II, he served in Europe, using his skill in mathematics to determine the location of enemy artillery. He returned to the college, where he earned a BA in history. At Reed, he met Lois Calderwood ’50; they married in 1949 and were together until her death in 2008. Bob earned a PhD from the University of Washington, and taught there and at the University of Kansas before joining the faculty at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1959.

During his long career with the university, he taught 19th-century American history: the trans-Mississippi West, the age of Jackson, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the Mexican War. His course on the Civil War was one of the most popular at the university. Bob received a Guggenheim Fellowship and an appointment to the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study, and he was named the J.G. Randall Distinguished Professor of History. Among his many publications, his book Stephen A. Douglas is considered the definitive biography of the Little Giant and earned Bob the Francis Parkman Prize for Literary Distinction in the Writing of History. He also received an LHD in history from Lincoln College. “One of the most valuable aspects of my Reed education was the instruction I received in writing, instruction that began in my freshman year and extended throughout my Reed years,” he wrote in 1981. “The emphasis Reed placed on the quality of self-expression proved to be highly significant to my later education. In addition, I received a solid grounding in the canons of historical scholarship from my mentor, Dorothy O. Johansen ’33 [history 1934–84], and from others on the Reed faculty. I cannot stress enough the importance of Reed’s liberal education on my career. Nor can I exaggerate the debt I feel I owe to my Reed education for the foundation it gave to my career. I still draw on that experience in an amazing number of ways.” Bob brought graduate students together in informal meetings at his home. The Little Giants, as they were known, later became professional historians, and 11 members of the group published Politics and Culture of the Civil War Era: Essays in Honor of Robert W. Johannsen in 2006. In addition, the Robert W. Johannsen Undergraduate Scholarship Fund was established at the university. Bob was active in many historical organizations, including the Abraham Lincoln Association and the Great American People Show, a theatre company based in New Salem. He contributed to several documentaries, including The Civil War by Ken Burns. Bob enjoyed travel, photography, concerts, plays, stamp collecting, gardening, and baking bread. “He was a devoted husband and father who lived his life with integrity, honesty and humility. He will be deeply missed.” Survivors include his two children, Nancy Johannsen Morrice ’76 and Robert D. Johannsen; four grandchildren; and his sister. Bob’s family suggests that contributions in his memory may be made to Reed.

Bryson L. Jaynes ’29

Bryson L. Jaynes ’29, December 23, 1994, in Lacey, Washington. After graduating from Reed, Bryson taught high school for 20 years in Oregon and Washington. In 1939, he obtained a master's in education from Washington State College (now Washington State University). He continued his studies at Washington State, and earned an EdD in education in 1951. In 1949, he joined the faculty of the English Department at Washington State and continued to teach there for 22 years, retiring in 1971 with the rank of professor. After retiring, he and his wife spent 15 months in Alabama before relocating to the Lacey, Washington, area in 1972. His wife, whom he married while attending Reed, died in 1991. In 1992, he made his first trip outside the U.S., visiting Oxford and Stratford, England. Survivors include his daughter, five grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

Meda Becker Johnson ’31

Meda Becker Johnson ’31, February 9, 1996, in Portland. Meda graduated from Reed with a degree in general literature, and was a writer who published many articles and stories in national magazines and local newspapers. In addition to writing, she pursued a number of careers during her lifetime, including work as a commercial artist, teacher, dental assistant, and in sales promotions. She married Nathaniel Johnson in 1936; he died in 1991. Meda also pursued many volunteer activities and was a past PTA president and president of United Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Churches of Portland and Roseburg, Oregon. She was also a member of the American Association of University Women and Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers. She is survived by her son, Robert Johnson ’63, a brother, Herman Becker ’34, and a granddaughter.

Folger Johnson ’36

Folger Johnson Jr. ’36, January 29, 1998, in Beaverton, Oregon. He was a retired federal bankruptcy judge. After attending Reed, he transferred to Pomona College and earned a BA in 1937. He attended Northwestern College of Law and received a JD in 1941. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy, and continued in the naval reserves for about 20 years. He was an attorney in the Portland City Attorney’s Office for several years until his appointment in 1955 as judge for the 9th District, Federal Bankruptcy Court. He served in that capacity until his retirement as senior judge in 1984. After retiring, he and his wife moved to Seaside, Oregon. Survivors include two sons, a stepson, and eight grandchildren. His wife died in 1994.

Harriet Johnson Lewis ’40

Harriet Johnson Lewis ’40, on February 12, 1982. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy Johnson Bloomquist ’35.

Marian Jenkins ’24

Marian Jenkins ’24, July 10, 1999, in San Mateo, California. She attended Reed for one year, but left to pursue a teaching career. She earned a BA from the University of Oregon in 1925 and later did graduate studies at Whittier College and UCLA. She was an instructor in the education department at Whittier in 1933–40 and taught in summer sessions at a number of colleges in Oregon and California. She also served as a curriculum coordinator for Los Angeles City Schools, was director of Project Headstart for Los Angeles County, and was a consultant in early childhood and elementary education for Los Angeles County schools. She retired in 1970. In 1965, she was elected to the vestry of the Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, the first woman to be elected to such a position. The college has no information about her survivors. Her sister, Ruth Jenkins ’24, predeceased her.

Gene McPherson Jenkins MAT ’64

Gene McPherson Jenkins MAT ’64, December 27, 2004, in Salem, Oregon. Gene graduated from the University of Oregon with honors in 1946. She married Peter D. Jenkins in 1948; they had six children, and later divorced. During the years she cared for a home and family, Gene earned her master’s in teaching at Reed. She taught high school English in Portland at Catlin Gabel School from 1964 to 1974, then at Grant High School; in 1989 she returned to Catlin Gabel and taught for three additional years. In both schools, she served as department chair. In retirement, she moved to Salem, spending a number of memorable years with her childhood friend, Bob Aiken. Gene was described as one who was devoted to intellectual honesty, who generously shared her personal gifts, and who was undaunted by the twists and turns of her life experience. Survivors include her daughter, Ann Haviland Jenkins ’81, three sons, and four grandchildren. A son and daughter predeceased her.

David Simonds Johnson ’44

David Simonds Johnson ’44, December 17, 2004, in Annapolis, Maryland. David attended Reed for a year in the U.S. Army Premeteorology Program. He also studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard, before receiving an AB (1948) and MA (1949) in meteorology from UCLA. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. In 1946 he joined the U.S. Weather Bureau in Boise, Idaho, as a meteorological aide. He transferred to UCLA as an associate meteorologist, working there from 1947 to 1952, after which he was an associate meteorologist with the Pineapple Research Institute in Hawaii. In 1956 he moved to the U.S. Weather Bureau in Suitland, Maryland, and was a founding member of the National Weather Satellite Center. For 26 years he directed the center and its successors, becoming the first assistant administrator for satellites and data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He also forwarded the idea, currently in practice, of geostationary weather satellites to be utilized by all nations. David was a fellow and president of the American Meteorological Society, and member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. In the international arena, he worked with the Committee on Space Research, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization, and various bilateral and multilateral planning and negotiation groups for environmental satellites. He received numerous awards during his career, including the Department of Commerce’s Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Achievement (1965), NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal (1966), the Presidential rank award of Meritorious Executive (1980), and the achievement award of the American Astronautical Society (1981). He retired in 1994 from the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, where he was director of the National Weather Service Modernization Council. Survivors include three stepdaughters from his second marriage, five step-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren.

Orville Noble Jones ’31

Orville Noble Jones ’31, November 17, 2004, in Portland. Mo received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Reed, and received his MDCM from McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1937. He interned in traumatic surgery in Seattle, and then took a fellowship in a relatively new area of medicine, orthopedic surgery, offered at the Willis C. Campbell Clinic in Memphis, Tennessee (1939–42). With the onset of World War II, Mo enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and served in Europe (1942–46). From 1946 until 1975, he had an active orthopedic surgery practice in Portland and Hillsboro. In 1972, he became a founding partner of Orthopedic Consultants, a litigation intermediary, and worked as an examining physician until his retirement in 1984. Mo affiliated with numerous professional societies, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. He was a committee member for the Oregon State Medical Association committee on professional consultation for 14 years, chairing it for five years. He also offered his medical skills in a volunteer capacity throughout his career, including with Care-Medico in Afghanistan in 1972. Mo married Elizabeth Beattie in 1939; they had two sons. His hobbies included travel with his wife, sailing and power boating, fishing, skiing, and hiking. Survivors include his sons, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his sister. His wife died in 2000.

Jean Russell Hauger Jones ’40

Jean Russell Hauger Jones ’40, January 27, 2006, in Chula Vista, California. Jean spent two years at Reed before transferring to the University of Oregon, from which she graduated. She undertook additional study at University of California, Berkeley. Jean enjoyed reading and writing, and was employed in retail in San Francisco, Denver, and San Diego. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Survivors include her three daughters, four granddaughters, and two sisters. Her husband, Stanley Jones, predeceased her.

Anne C. Johnstone ’75

Anne C. Johnstone ’75, July 1988, in California. Anne attended Reed but did not graduate from the college.

Anna Zona Cobb Johnson ’34

Anna Zona Cobb Johnson ’34, March 1987, in San Diego, California. Anna received a BA from Reed in history. She married David C. Johnson; they had a daughter and two sons. Her sister, Charlotte Cobb ’29, also graduated from Reed.

Judith Booth Jacobs ’49

Judith Booth Jacobs ’49, November 1, 2007, at home in Niskayuna, New York, from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Judy attended Reed but did not graduate, and later earned an MSW from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. At the university, she met Israel Jacobs. They married, and in 1954 moved to Niskayuna, where Judy became a community activist. She chaired the judiciary committee and served as president, of the Schenectady League of Women Voters. She also was a member, and served as president of the Community Welfare Council. In what she termed her greatest achievement, she oversaw the dissolution of the council and the creation of the Human Services Planning Council, designed to coordinate services to both public and private welfare agencies. The YWCA presented her with the Woman of Vision Award in 1979. She enjoyed painting and drawing, and travel with her family. Survivors include her husband, a daughter and son, and five grandchildren.

Alan Atkinson Jansen ’55

Alan Atkinson Jansen ’55, September 22, 2007, in Hawaii, while snorkeling. Alan attended Reed for three years, earning a BA in biology from Portland State College (University) in 1960. In 1957, he married Katherine J. Love; they had two sons and a daughter. Alan had a career in electronics at the University of Oregon Medical School (OHSU), then worked as a research biologist at Portland Veteran's Hospital (Portland VA Medical Center), and later became a nuclear medical technologist. He was a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. In 1992, he retired as administrative officer of medical services from the VA medical center. Alan and his wife were world travelers, and his photography and adventure tales were legendary. Survivors include his wife, children, and five grandchildren.

Marian Louise Johnson ’37

Marian Louise Johnson ’37, July 27, 1994, in Portland. She attended Reed College in 1933–34. She was a drama coach at St. Helen's Hall School for Girls and the Portland Civic Theatre, and she wrote a number of children's plays. She won the Chorpenning Award of the Children's Theatre Conference of the American Educational Theatre Association. She is survived by numerous cousins.

Ruth Jenkins ’24

Ruth Jenkins ’24, April 6, 1998, in La Jolla, California. After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1925, she did graduate work at Mills College and the University of Puget Sound, which awarded her an LHD in 1952. She taught history and math in Eugene, Oregon; Boise, Idaho; and Honolulu, Hawaii. She worked as her father’s secretary and summer camp director when he was bishop of Nevada, and on his retirement, she became headmistress of the Annie Wright Seminary in Tacoma, Washington. From 1963 to 1971, she was headmistress of the Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California. She acted as consultant for several independent schools and served on the Scripps Hospital Board.

Gaulda Jermulowske Hahn ’38

Gaulda Jermulowske Hahn ’38, July 7, 1999, in Portland. After graduating from Reed, she earned a Certificate of Social Work from the University of Southern California. In 1939, she returned to Portland and worked in the Department of Public Welfare until 1941, when she became the fifth woman to serve in the Portland Police Department. Two years later she moved to New York, where she earned a master’s in social work from the Columbia University School of Social Work. She worked as a psychiatric social worker for the American Red Cross in the Oakland Naval Hospital. She married Arthur Hahn in 1946 and they lived for two years in Munich, Germany, where she worked as a social worker for the military to reunite families and address other problems in the aftermath of World War II. In 1948 the family returned to Portland. Later they moved to Walla Walla, Washington; Seattle, Washington; and Springfield, Massachusetts. They returned to Portland in 1964. Following the death of her husband in 1973, she established a private practice as a social worker and retired in 1981. In 1994, she became president of the Sisterhood of Robison Jewish Home for the Aged in Portland. Survivors include a son. A second son died in 1971.

Bruce A. Jann ’34

Bruce A. Jann ’34, June 28, 1999, in Portland. He received a master’s degree from Stanford University in 1936.

Anna Margaret Jones ’99

Anna Margaret Jones ’99, on September, 19, 1998, Red Hook, New York. Jones was murdered close to the Bard College campus, on September, 19, 1998. She had been attending Bard at the time of her death. She was from Oberlin, Ohio, and a memorial fund in her name was established by the Oberlin School District, which noted in their minutes that “she was an amazing young person.”

Douglas W. James ’80

Douglas W. James ’80, October 9, 1998. He graduated from Reed in English, later attending the University of Southern California to study law. In 1980 he was employed as a research technician for ITT Rayonier’s secondary sewage treatment laboratory in Port Angeles, Washington, after which he took a seven-month tour of South America. He worked as an attorney in Los Angeles in 1983 and in 1986 was on the staff of a residential facility for developmentally disabled teenagers in Seattle. Survivors include his wife.

Velma Atkinson Jansen Ruff MAT ’54

Velma Atkinson Jansen Ruff MAT ’54, May 19, 2002, in Portland. Velma studied French, Spanish, and history at the University of Illinois, receiving a BA in 1945. She married and raised two sons, teaching school in Illinois before moving to Portland when her husband sought work in the World War II shipyards. Due to a teacher shortage in Portland schools connected with the shipyard population, she taught double shifts of seventh grade students. Velma studied education and history at Reed. After her husband’s death, she received a Fulbright scholarship and taught in Costa Rica for a year. Her experiences there led to a lifelong admiration for the Latino people and their heritage. She also taught in Mexico. In 1957 she married Benjamin Ruff, and for 15 years they traveled throughout Wyoming, Montana, and the Dakotas, modeling and selling fine garments for the Utah Tailoring Company. Their work as Cow Country Clothes Peddlers was featured in the Christian Science Monitor and Life magazine. She maintained and successfully operated the business when her husband’s health began to fail, eventually moving to Oregon, where he died in 1989. Velma described her life as full of adventure in books, in the classroom, and in the exploration of multiple cultures. "The world is fascinating, life is fascinating," she said.

George M. Joseph ’51

George Manley Joseph ’51, former chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, died on June 23, 2003, at age 72 of respiratory failure due to complications from polio. George served as a member of the Reed board of trustees from 1972 to 1980.

George Van Hoomisen, George's colleague who later became an Oregon Supreme Court justice, said that George was a leader, and that “he was going to try and bring you around to his point to view. He’s a very strong personality, and he’d speak his mind.”

George was born in Caldwell, Idaho, and was raised in Boise. He was a history major at Reed when in November 1950 he contracted polio; he missed a year at Reed after undergoing intensive rehabilitation, but succeeded in graduating in 1952. George went on to earn a JD at the University of Chicago Law School in 1955 and an LLM at the New York University Law School in 1959.