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Dorothy Sayers Kramer ’26, January 16, 1994, in Newport, Oregon. She was married to Herbert Kramer, who died before her. She lived for many years in Salem, Oregon, moving to Newport in 1992 to be closer to her niece who cared for her.

Bernard R. Sharff ’34

Bernard R. Sharff ’34, April 15, 1994, in Enterprise, Oregon, where he had lived and worked since 1938. He attended the University of Oregon Medical School after graduating from Reed and served his internship and residency at St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center in Portland. He established a general medical practice in Enterprise in 1938, and in 1939 married his wife, Jean. He retired from practice in 1975. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Margaret Grover Swift ’32

Margaret Grover Swift ’32, May 15, 1994, in Newberg, Oregon. She attended Willamette University for one year, transferring to Reed in 1929. She married Herbert B. Swift that same year. Survivors include her husband, a son, two brothers, a sister, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Robert Scholz ’40

Robert Scholz ’40, May 15, 1994, in Springfield, Oregon. The son of Reed president Richard Scholz [1921–24] and then dean of women Cheryl MacNaughton Scholz [1925–45], he attended Reed from 1936 to 1939 and later attended Columbia University. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy in World War II. He was branch manager of U.S. Plywood in Sacramento, California and assistant manager of the same company in San Jose. He returned to Oregon in 1967, settling in Eugene. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Owen S. Stratton ’38

Owen S. (Pete) Stratton ’38, June 7, 1995, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He received his MA in 1940 in political science and a PhD in 1950 from Stanford University. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of the Budget and the Office of Price Administration, Washington, D.C., and joined the U.S. Navy during World War II, resigning with the rank of lieutenant commander in 1946. He joined the faculty of Wellesley College in 1946, and became professor of political science there in 1958. From 1970 until his retirement in 1976, he held the Ralph Emerson Chair At Wellesley. He wrote widely on American politics, environmental policy, and public administration, and was a consultant to the Department of the Interior, the federal Water Resource Council, and the Public Land Review Commission. His articles have been published in the Progressive, the Western Political Quarterly, the New York Times Magazine, and the New Republic, as well as in numerous government publications. After retirement, he returned to the study of American history and completed projects in the history of the American West. He edited Medicine Man, published in 1989, the memoirs of his father, a medicine show pitchman at the turn of the century who became a respectable country doctor. He is survived by his wife, a niece, and a nephew.

William M. Sutherland ’41

William M. Sutherland ’41, in January 19, 1995, in Roseburg, Oregon. Suds lived in Charleston, Oregon, beginning in 1961, and was a commercial salmon fisherman. In 1977, he was appointed by former governor Bob Straub to represent the commercial fishing industry on a nine-member commission to manage the South Slough Sanctuary at Coos Bay, Oregon. Survivors include a son, a daughter, and a brother, Donald Sutherland ’37.

Janice Cordova Schukart ’43, MAT ’51

Janice Cordova Schukart ’43, MAT ’51, June 4, 1995, in Portland, where she had lived all her life. She taught English in Portland high schools for many years. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, and a sister.

Claudio G. Segre ’57

Claudio G. Segre ’57, of a heart attack while jogging, May 25, 1995, in Berkeley, California. He was professor of modern European history at the University of Texas, Austin, and a distinguished writer, historian, and authority on Italian fascism. He earned a master's degree in English from Stanford University in 1961, a second master's in history from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1963, and a PhD in history from Berkeley in 1970. Before completing his doctorate, he worked as a reporter for United Press International in Los Angeles and the Wall Street Journal in San Francisco. He began teaching at the University of Texas, Austin, in 1970, where he was professor of modern European history. In 1991–92, he was the Charles A. Lindbergh Professor of Air and Space History at the National Air and Space Museum in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He was spending the 1994–95 academic year at the University of California at Berkeley and Stanford at the time of his death. Claudio authored a wide range of books and essays during his career. His 1987 biography, Italo Balbo: A Fascist Life (University of California Press), won the Italian Air Force Historical Association Prize and the Marraro Prize of the Society of Italian Historical Studies. He also wrote a number of essays, books reviews, and humorous pieces for national publications that included the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Runners World. His short stories were published in Midstream, Il Caffe, Easy Life, and A Loving Voice. His last book, Atoms, Bombs, and Eskimo Kisses: A Memoir of Father and Son, about his relationship with his father, Emilio Segre, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, is due for publication in September by Viking. He is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, and two sisters.

Andrew Seal ’66

Andrew Seal ’66, March 15, 1995, of complications due to AIDS, in San Francisco. He did graduate work in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and was active in the movement to end the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Bay Area Gay Liberation and was an early participant in KPFA's Fruit Punch radio collective. In the 1980s, became a computer expert and worked at City College and San Francisco State for many years. Survivors include his life partner, his mother, two brothers, and a sister.

Shelley Steinmann List ’51

Shelley Steinman List ’51, of ovarian cancer, May 22, 1996, in New York, New York. She lived in Venice, California and was a television script writer and producer. After graduating from Reed, she earned a master’s degree in English literature from Teachers’ College of Columbia University. She began her career as a theatre reviewer and feature writer for newspapers in Connecticut. In 1972, she published her first novel, Did You Love Daddy When I Was Born? A second novel, Nobody Makes Me Cry, was published in 1975. She moved to California to try her hand at television writing and sold a script which was made into the 1979 movie And Baby Makes Six, an NBC-TV production starring Colleen Dewhurst. Beginning in the ’80s, she and her husband, Jonathan Estrin, worked together to write and produce many television mini-series and situation comedies. From 1986 to 1988, they were supervising producers for Cagney and Lacey, a popular television series about two women police detectives. The couple received the Scott Newman Award at the 1987 Emmy Awards ceremony for a script they wrote for the series that dealt with alcoholism. In 1991, they received the prestigious Writers’ Guild Award for their pilot script for the television series Sisters. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, two brothers, a stepson, and a grandson.

Jenilu Levi Schoolman ’64

Jenilu Levi Schoolman ’64, of cancer, February 24, 1996, in Schenectady, New York. After attending Reed, she transferred to the University of Colorado, where she earned bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in psychology. She opened a private practice in Schenectady, where she counseled individuals, couples, and children, and developed a specialty in therapy for people with life-threatening illnesses. She served as a psychologist for a demonstration program that worked with neglected and abandoned children and developed intake evaluation procedures for the project. She served on the Governor’s Commission on Children and Youth and the Mental Health Advisory Panel to the governor. She was a consultant to the Ferrano Center for HIV Positive Infants and Children with AIDS, and for Hospice of Schenectady, Saratoga, and Montgomery Counties. In 1988, she received the Rozendaal Award from Hospice of Schenectady. Survivors include her mother and two brothers.

Philip G. Schermer ’65

Phillip Schermer ’65, March 16, 1997, in Kirkland, Washington, of lung cancer. He was the producing director of A Contemporary Theatre and a leader in the Seattle arts community for many years. He earned a master’s degree in drama from the University of Washington in 1968, and was hired to manage the school’s scene shop, a job he held for seven years. He married Shelley Henze, a set designer, in 1972. While at the University of Washington, he began creating lighting and scenic designs for the newly founded ACT, and in 1975 he became the company’s technical director. He also served as production manager before being named producing director in 1989. Under his leadership, ACT first remodeled and expanded the theatre’s existing space, and then made the decision to move to a new location in downtown Seattle. The reconstruction of the facility at Kreielsheimer Place was completed last fall, and the board of directors honored his contributions to the project by naming an eighth floor addition to the theatre the Phil Schermer Theatre Shops. He continued to oversee the work of the theatre and its opening shows until just weeks before his death. He was known for being a master of many trades within and beyond the world of theatre, and he worked in nearly every capacity at ACT, from helping to install the theatre’s plumbing to planting and tending the flower gardens. He is survived by his wife; his mother; two sisters; and a brother.

Patricia Sherry Schiewe ’43

Patricia Sherry Schiewe ’43, April 11, 1997, in Portland, Oregon. After graduating from Reed, and at the encouragement of a Reed counselor, Patricia attended the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health Sciences University). She received a degree in 1946 and interned and served her residency at Emanuel Hospital. While attending the school, she met and married Paul Schiewe. In 1950–53, she was a ward physician at the Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital in Helena, Montana. With the birth of her two daughters, she left her position, and the family moved to Astoria, Oregon, where her husband established a practice. After his death in 1958, she moved to Portland and began working at the outpatient clinic of the Veterans Administration regional office. The only woman physician on the staff, she was named Federal Woman of the Year in 1966 for her work with the Veterans Administration, and she was appointed clinic director in 1969. She was also active in Girl Scouts and the alumni associations of both Reed and the medical school. Survivors include her two daughters, a sister, and two grandchildren.

Grace Sawyer Bartlett ’32

Grace Sawyer Bartlett ’32, February 9, 1999, in La Grande, Oregon. She was a longtime resident of Joseph, Oregon, and a well known and respected historian of Wallowa County. She attended Reed for three years and then returned to her hometown of Bend, Oregon, where she married. They moved to Wallowa County and she developed an interest in the history of the region. She worked on many historical projects with the official historian of the area, Harley Horner, and coauthored several articles and pamphlets with him. Following a divorce from her first husband, she married Harry Bartlett, a member of the Nez Perce tribe, and the couple bred and raced thoroughbred horses throughout the West. She helped to organize the Wallowa County Museum and served as its volunteer curator until 1995. Her historical research focused on the early settlers of the region, the Nez Perce, and Chief Joseph. Her books included The Wallowa County, 1867–1877, and From the Wallowa, a collection of stories published in 1992. Survivors include a daughter and son by her first marriage; a stepson by her second marriage; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-grandchild.

George W. Schwartz ’32

George Schwartz ’32, April 29, 1999, in Portland. After attending Reed for two years, he graduated from Stanford University. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and then returned to Portland, where he became a certified public accountant. He was a partner in his accounting firm until his retirement in 1968. He is survived by his wife; a son; a sister; and two grandchildren.

Richard E. Skinner ’55

Richard Skinner ’55, of cancer, March 22, 1999, in Portland. He earned a master’s degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1957. He was employed with Parzen Research, Inc., in Westbury, New York, where he was chief engineer and vice president of the company. He returned to Portland in the early 1970s, where he was a consulting engineer and real estate broker. In 1973, he established his own real estate brokerage firm, Top Priority Realty, and also operated R.E. Skinner and Associates, Consulting Engineers, and WSW Construction. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Leavitt Skinner ’55, two sons, and two grandchildren.

Estelle Director Sholkoff ’31

Estelle Director Sholkoff ’31, March 4, 2000, in Portland. She attended Reed for one year and then transferred to the University of Washington, where she earned her undergraduate degree. In 1937, she earned a master’s in education from the University of Oregon. She and her husband owned and operated the Portland Outdoor Store from the early 1930s until the 1980s. She taught school in Portland from 1951-61, and was a religious school teacher for Temple Beth Israel in 1947–76. In 1961–66, she was director of religious education at the temple. She served on the board of the Jewish Community Center in 1953–57, and was on the boards of Hadassah and the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. She was the author of a 75th anniversary yearbook for Portland’s Council of Jewish Women and edited two cookbooks. Her other interests included flower arranging, swimming, dancing, and handicrafts. Survivors include a son, two sisters, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1986, and her daughter in 1998.

Ernestine Copeland Johnson Smith ’41

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

Margaret Spliid Gearin ’42

Margaret Spliid Gearin ’42, December 5, 2001, in Hillsboro, Oregon. She attended Reed for one year. In 1941, she married John Gearin, and they had two children. She later worked as an interview specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau for about 15 years, retiring in 1983. Survivors include two sons, a brother, and six grandchildren.

Laurel V. Karg Schaubert ’44

Laurel Karg Schaubert ’44, of a stroke following kidney surgery, December 14, 1999, in Dixon, California. After attending Reed for two years, she left to marry a Navy pilot, and during World War II she worked as a medical secretary and for the Red Cross. In 1952, she began studying medical illustration at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She completed the two year course in 1955, and then joined the staff as an illustrator for the experimental surgery department at the University. She was senior medical illustrator with that department for 16 years, during which time she also taught medical illustration and did freelance work. In 1969, with the encouragement of her second husband, she left the university to start her own medical illustration business. In 1979, she cofounded Biomed Arts Associates, in Dixon, California, with a photographer and a cinematographer. The company provided medical audiovisual support to medicine and science in all media formats. During her career, she illustrated a number of scientific books and journal articles, and she provided illustrations for exhibits, oral presentations, and for courtroom use. She was active in the Association of Medical Illustrators, serving as president in 1976–77 and starting the organization’s Journal of Biocommunication in 1974. Survivors include a daughter from her first marriage. A second daughter was killed in a car accident in 1979.

James M. Setterberg ’37

James Setterberg ’37, February 18, 2002, in Portland. After graduating from Reed, he worked as a lab assistant at a Portland woodworking company for one year before being laid off due to a recession. He attended Northwestern School of Commerce for a year, and in 1940 obtained a job with the city of Portland as a cost clerk in the department of public works. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where he received training in meteorology and spent his active duty with the corps weather service. After serving for four years, he returned to Portland and resumed his employment with the city of Portland. He remained with the city for 35 years in increasingly responsible accounting positions, retiring as city budget officer in 1975. He married Esther Lenon ’42 in 1942, and they had three children. In retirement, they enjoyed traveling throughout the Western United States and abroad. He was also an avid photographer. Survivors include his wife; two sons; a daughter; brothers Harry Setterberg ’39 and Gordon Setterberg ’42; five grandchildren, and numerous extended family members.

Mary Ann Hinckley Seymour ’30

Mary Ann Hinckley Seymour ’30, March 23, 2002, in San Francisco. She taught school in Oregon for a year and then worked in the Reed College business office. In 1933, she married Keith Seymour, who was a chemistry professor at Reed at the time [1933–37]. Between 1937 and 1947 they lived in several parts of the United States, including Montana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. After World War II, Keith took a teaching position at Butler College in Indianapolis. Mary returned to teaching while her children were still quite young, earning the necessary credentials for licensing, and worked with gifted students in Indianapolis Schools for 14 years. In 1965, she earned a master’s degree in history from Butler College. After retiring, the couple stayed in Indianapolis until 1976, when they moved to San Francisco. In retirement, they enjoyed travel, church functions, and the study of genealogy, and Mary also pursued her hobby of sewing and needlework. Keith died in 1993.

Manuel Schnitzer ’28

Manuel Schnitzer ’28, March 27, 2003, in Portland. Manuel attended Reed for three years and completed his bachelor’s degree in 1929 at the University of Oregon. He studied law for a year, then went to work for his family’s metal-recycling business, Alaska Junk. Manuel was president of the company for 40 years, and helped to expand the business, which became Alaska Steel and later Schnitzer Steel Industries in the early ’70s, at the time of his retirement. Manuel was said to have been respectful and friendly, a man devoted to his family as well as to his business and to his golf game. His marriage in 1936 to Edith Rothstein, who predeceased him, lasted 61 years. He is survived by their two daughters, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, and his three brothers and two sisters.

Robert P. Saltman ’75

Robert P. Saltman ’75, March 1, 2003, in Florence, Oregon. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Reed, Robert attended the University of California, San Diego, and completed a PhD. He worked as a research director for E.I. Dupont & Company in California and for Guidant Corporation, and was a consultant for NASA. In 1983, he married Marina Adamich. Survivors include his wife, his parents, and three sisters.

Shana Christine Strode ’06

Shana Strode ’06, March 24, 2003, at home in Texas while on leave from the college.

Anna Skinkle Allen ’24

Anna Skinkle Allen ’24, October 1984, in El Paso, Texas. Anna earned a bachelor’s degree from Reed in chemistry. She received an MD from Johns Hopkins University in 1929, and lived primarily in Texas.

Nancy Snortum Culbertson ’39

Nancy Snortum Culberston ’39, July 28, 2003, in Red Bluff, California. Nancy attended Reed for a year, and earned a BA from Occidental College in 1939. She married C.F. Culberston Jr. in 1947, and they had two sons. She was a kindergarten teacher from 1966 to 1978. An edition of her poetry, Earthward, was published in 1976, and she was editor of the poetry column for the Red Bluff Daily News.

Lois Beatrice Sisson Hutchinson ’33

Lois Beatrice Sisson Hutchinson ’33, March 4, 2004, in Salem. Lois graduated from Reed with a BA in biology, focused on botany. She then trained in medical technology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, achieving certification as a medical technologist, American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She worked at Good Samaritan until 1936 when she became a technician and instructor at North Pacific College of Dentistry (University of Oregon School of Dentistry), and taught general histology and pathology, leaving as an assistant professor in 1949. In that same year she married Harold R.B. Hutchinson, and they had three children. The couple spent a year in Boston, where Harold was a resident in pediatric dentistry, and Lois worked as an aide and secretary in the department of nutrition at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary. After returning to Portland, she worked part time as a school secretary and as secretary for the Salem Unitarian Church until 1972 and was medical technologist for the Marion County Public Health Department, working weekly even after retirement in 1994. She is survived by her husband, two sons, and daughter. Her son, Thomas Hutchinson ’70, attended Reed, as did her brother, Merrell A. Sisson ’31.

Grover Sales ’50

Grover Sales Jr. ’50, February 14, 2004, in Tiburon, California, following a short illness. During World War II, Grover served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theatre. While enlisted, he made preparations to enter college without the benefit of a high school diploma, and was later accepted at Reed, where he studied for two years with a focus on humanities. His marriage to Enid Thompson ’44, with whom he had one child, ended in divorce. He graduated from UC Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa, with a BA in history. Smitten by jazz music as a boy, Grover found his passion led him to a career focused on music, and enhanced by photography, teaching, and writing. He sold pianos and worked in motion picture advertising. His public relations agency specialized in the arts, and he handled a range of talents for 13 years, from the Monterey Jazz Festival to the Bolshoi Ballet, and from individual artists such as Duke Ellington to Woody Allen. From 1964 to 1967 he worked as theatre and film editor for the San Francisco Magazine. His work expanded to criticism of film, theatre, and jazz, as well as book reviews, for television, newspapers, and magazines, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Saturday Review, and the Tiburon Ark. In the ’60s, Sales hosted a weekly "World of Duke Ellington" radio program, and was a guest on national and regional television and radio programs. He produced and supported the Chevron School Broadcasts, for which he won a Peabody Award; Third Stream Concerts, introducing little-known musicians in the Bay Area; and ragtime and jazz festivals. Beginning in 1970, he taught University of California extension classes on the history of jazz and American comedy, and lectured widely on jazz, film, theatre, and comedy. His lectures were presented at schools and libraries, including San Francisco State University, the Jazz School of Berkeley, and the Belevedere Tiburon library. He married architect Georgia MacLeod in 1971, and they published The Claypot Cookbook. His other published books include John Maher of Delancey Street, and Jazz: America’s Classical Music. Grover's play Mencken Lives! was performed at Stanford, where he was an instructor in jazz studies. Other plays include The Trial of Lenny Bruce: A First Amendment Comedy and The King of Schnorrers. He also taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Grover was active in his community, and his successful offensive against gas-powered leaf blowers received national attention. His liner notes for recordings included those for the film, Amadeus, for which he received a Grammy Award nomination. Grover was a "lucid, literate, and opinionated man," full of energy, and with a gift for language. Survivors include his wife, his daughter, two stepsons, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Ednalois Maxon Saunders ’27

Ednalois Maxon Saunders ’27, April 8, 2003, in Portland. Eddie Lo earned a BA in biology from Reed. Following graduation she took a course at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, and worked as a clinical laboratory technician. In 1930 she attended the University of Oregon to complete her education credentials, and became a math and science teacher. In 1935 she married Caroll W. Saunders, and they moved to Fossil, Oregon, where they opened a pharmacy. After World War II, the couple sold the pharmacy, and built another in The Dalles, Oregon. While her son and daughter were young, Eddie Lo worked as a substitute teacher, and then taught full time, retiring in 1968 as head of the math department at The Dalles Junior High School. The couple sold their pharmacy at the same time, and embarked on a traveling retirement, with winters in Mexico. Caroll died in 1981.

Carl Alfred Schroeder ’24

Carl Alfred Schroeder ’24, February 1983, in California. Carl received his bachelor’s degree in general literature from Reed. His career was as a baker; he was married and lived in California.

Edith Schnitzer Goodman ’35

Edith Schnitzer Goodman ’35, February 12, 2005, in Portland. Edith attended Reed for three years, earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Washington; she also did graduate work at Columbia University. In 1939, she married Morton J. Goodman; they had three children. Edith was a fine classical pianist, an avid reader, and an excellent cook, who faced adversity without complaint and engaged others with her warm heart. She served on the board of the Jewish Family and Child Services, the Child Welfare Advisory Committee of Multnomah County, and was president of the P.T.A. for Lincoln High School in Portland. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, four grandchildren, two brothers, and her sister, Mollie Schnitzer Levin ’35. Brothers Manual Schnitzer ’28 and Leonard Schnitzer ’46 also attended Reed. Her husband died in 2002.

Helen Elaine Spradling Olschowka ’45

Helen Elaine Spradling Olschowka ’45, April 29, 2005, in East Gridley, California, following a short illness. Helen received a bachelor's degree from Reed in mathematics, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and earned an MA in mathematics, and a secondary teaching credential, from UC Berkeley in 1946. She taught school in Fort Bragg before moving to Gridley, where she met and married Alfred Olschowka. They had two sons. Helen taught mathematics in the local high school, and transitioned to school counseling. She was instrumental in the formation of Butte Community College in 1969, part of the original staff and faculty, and first to be granted professor emeritus status when she retired in 1989. She taught mathematics, and her counseling position grew to be that of coordinator of counseling and advising for the college. Olschowka was involved with the Gridley Friends of the Library, the A.A.U.W., and the Butte County Retired Teachers Association. She received the lifetime achievement award from the Gridley Chamber of Commerce in 1993. She was also active in parish work for Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include her sons, four grandchildren, and a sister. Her husband died in 1994.

Carolyn Frances Savinar Selling ’44

Carolyn Frances Savinar Selling ’44, May 4, 2005, in Portland. Carolyn attended Reed for three years, and earned a BA in social welfare from UC Berkeley in 1944. She married John L. Selling ’37 in 1945; they had three children, and later divorced. Carolyn completed a master’s in social work from Portland State University in 1965. She worked as executive director of Social Work Careers in Oregon, and as program consultant and field instructor at Albertina Kerr Homes for nearly 25 years, retiring in 1989. She was also on the board of directors for Albertina Kerr Centers and Planned Parenthood, was a member of the Citizens Review Board, Oregon chapter president of the National Association of Social Work, and a board member of the Reed alumni association. Survivors include her daughter and sons, and two grandchildren.

Darlene Ellen Heath Sherrick-Durussel ’61

Darlene Ellen Heath Sherrick-Durussel ’61, March 23, 2005, in Seattle, Washington. Darlene attended Reed for one year, and received an MA in architectural history from the University of Washington in 1970. For 30 years, she taught at Shoreline High School in Shoreline, Washington, after which she became union president of the Shoreline Education Association and worked for teacher rights. She was part owner of European Vine Selections in Seattle, and used her skill with wine to enhance cooking and entertaining. Darlene enjoyed architecture, art, gardening, and had a love for animals. She was said to be a great friend and an inspiring and challenging teacher. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Durussel, with whom she traveled worldwide.

John F. Siegrist ’51

John F. Siegrist ’51, October 1, 1990. John received a BA from Reed in biology.

Richard S. Spirtes ’68

Richard S. Spirtes ’68, March 21, 2005, in his home in Seattle, Washington. Richard attended Reed, but did not graduate, later earning an MS in mathematics from the University of Washington. He worked in the computer industry, and volunteered for the Labor Party and Washington State Jobs with Justice. He enjoyed hiking and camping. Survivors include his sister and brother.

Donald W. Stewart ’44

Donald W. Stewart ’44, December 13, 2004, in Oakland, California, from cancer. Donald attended Reed for a year in the U.S. Army-Air Force premeteorology program, and was an air force B-29 navigator in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. In 1949, he earned a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, and then a JD in 1951 from the UC Boalt School of Law. He was recalled to serve in the Korean War as a B-26 navigator and bombardier. He also served 17 years in the Air National Guard, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. For 26 years, Stewart was assistant council for the Union Oil Company in San Francisco. In retirement he worked on legislative matters for major oil companies and provided pro bono counsel. He enjoyed hiking in the Sierras, was a librarian for the Society of Mayflower Descendents, and a 50-year member of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. He also enjoyed travel, and took “genealogical root trips” in the U.S., Western Europe, and Russia. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Nancy Haven Stewart; two daughters; one son; four grandchildren; two brothers; and two sisters.

Jean Frances Larrabee Sutherland ’40

Jean Frances Larrabee Sutherland ’40, June 6, 2004, in California. Jean transferred to Reed, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science. She married William M. Sutherland ’41; they had two children, and later divorced. In 1956, she received her teaching certificate from San Jose State, and taught at the Elizabeth Van Auken School, and the Lucille Nixon Elementary School in Palo Alto. Her parents, Mary Brownlie Larrabee ’16 and Charles F. Larrabee ’17, and cousin Edward M. Larrabee ’55, also graduated from Reed.

Donald Howard Simonsen ’43

Donald Howard Simonsen ’43, September 27, 2004. Donald received a BA from Reed, an MA from Oregon State University, and a PhD from Indiana University in chemistry. He married Norma Sims; they had two sons and two daughters, including Susan B. Simonsen ’71. Donald was a research scientist at Upjohn from 1952 to 1956, and joined the chemistry faculty at California State University–Long Beach in 1956. He served as chair of the physical sciences and mathematics department (1960–61), and was appointed associate dean of instruction (1966), academic vice president (1967), and acting university president (1969). Donald's tenure in administration was remembered for many things, including his successful response to an escalating student protest: requesting that the campus sprinklers be turned on, rather than disburse the crowd with force. He was appointed emeritus professor at the time of his retirement in 1980. In retirement, he divided his time between Long Beach, California, and Seaside, Oregon.

James Arthur Seagraves ’51

James Arthur Seagraves ’51, February 25, 2006, from cancer, in Oregon. Jim received a BA from Reed in economics. He did graduate work in economics at Iowa State University, earning an MA in 1952 and a PhD in 1956. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army. He was an agricultural economist at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, retiring as professor emeritus after 30 years. While at the university, he worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development in Central and South America. In 1989, he moved to Oregon City. Jim enjoyed English country dancing and the waltz; was on the board of the Clackamas County Library; and was a member of the Portland chapter of the Jane Austen Society. Survivors include two sons, including Hal L. Seagraves ’79; three daughters, including Caren L. Seagraves ’89; six grandchildren; and four brothers.

Kathrine (Kay) McCullough Story French, Friend

Kathrine McCullough Story French, June 13, 2006, of pneumonia, in Portland. Kay received a BA in philosophy and anthropology from Pomona College in 1942, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a PhD in anthropology from Columbia University in 1955, with the dissertation “Cultural Segments and Variation in Contemporary Social Ceremonialism on the Warm Springs Reservation.” In 1943, she married David French ’39 [anthropology 1947–88]. The two were, in her words, colleagues, partners, and friends for life. She began her affiliation with Reed in 1947, when David joined the faculty in sociology and anthropology. The couple undertook the first of their exploratory trips to the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in 1949, and initiated summer fieldwork in 1951. Reed alumni who assisted them include Yvonne Phillips Hajda '55, Ed Harper '51, Dell Hymes '50, Gail Kelly '55, and Michael Mahar '53. In the mid-1980s, Kay collaborated with Hajda in the study of continuity and change in ritual practices at Warm Springs. From 1959 to 1980, Kay worked at Oregon Health & Science University, where she planned and directed research on cultural and socioeconomic aspects of health care, lectured to and supervised students in the nursing and the medical schools, and served as associate professor of anthropology in the pediatrics department. She was an expert consultant on public policy issues of mental retardation, gerontology, reading disabilities, and the nature of the hospital as a social environment. Beginning in 1981, she was adjunct professor of anthropology at Reed, and, during the last 15 years, she was consulting ethnographer with Archaeological Investigations Northwest. Kay was also a connoisseur of post-war and Pacific Northwest art. David died in 1994. Her colleagues and friends, Robert Brightman '73, John Huss, Rob Moore, and Michael Silverstein, provided details for this memorial.

Virginia Shook Cordner ’31

Virginia Shook Cordner ’31, February 6, 2007, in California. Virginia attended Reed one year before taking a position with the Oregon Journal newspaper. Her copywriting career began at the Meier & Frank Company in Portland. She worked for the May Company in Los Angeles; wrote a fashion column in the San Francisco News; and for the Women’s Wear Daily in New York, she covered opera, Broadway opening nights, and Madison Square Garden shows. Virginia worked for Lord & Taylor, and then moved on to ad agencies, such as Foote, Cone, Belding and Compton. She was one of nine women in a Printers Ink listing of 100 top copywriters. Virginia, who gave her vital statistics as “twice divorced and thrice widowed,” spent 16 years in Europe, including in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Malta, and France, and retired in Laguna Niguel by the Pacific Ocean.

Anthony L. Smith ’56

Anthony L. Smith ’56, April 15, 2007, in Lakeview, Oregon. Anthony earned a BA from Reed in philosophy and literature. For 30 years, he was a timber planner with the Deschutes National Forest. He credited his Hum 110 experience as being a source for skills in communication that made his career in the forestry service a success. “Clear thinking, creative insight, and analysis are transferable to many kinds of problems,“ he wrote in 1989. Survivors include his wife, Ariel; a son and daughter; two grandchildren; and his cousin, Volney Gay ’70.

Gerald Bruno Selzer ’65

Gerald Bruno Selzer ’65, February 19, 2007, in Potomac, Maryland. Bruno received a BA from Reed in chemistry and a PhD from the University of Oregon in biology in 1972. He studied and worked in the molecular biology department at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. In Geneva, he met Catherine Lewis; they married, and later settled in Bethesda, Maryland. Bruno was a research scientist for NIH; and a program director, molecular biologist, and senior project officer for the National Science Foundation. Survivors include his wife, daughter, son, and mother; his sister, Fern Selzer ’69; and his brother.

Esta Dorothy Miller Smith ’25

Esta Dorothy Miller Smith ’25, who died April 1, 1986, in Portland, received a BA from Reed in history, and lived, at one time, in Norwich (Norfolk), England. The 1925 Griffin notes that Esta came to Reed in her junior year, called The Dalles home, and wrote a thesis on Roman imperialism. “Because she likes ancient history is no sign that she is at all antiquated, though. You ought to see her guard in basketball.”

Henry Harlow Skinner Jr. ’42

Henry Harlow Skinner Jr. ’42, January 17, 2009, in Yakima, Washington. Hal attended Reed for two years before transferring to Amherst, where he earned a BA in biology. He remembered Reed as a community that placed value on an honor principle, on independent thought and expression, and also allowed for some fun. After earning an MD from Case Western Reserve University and completing an internship in general surgery, he served in the U.S. Army for two years. For 23 years, he practiced as a general surgeon in Yakima. When medical malpractice insurance rates soared, he left private practice to be a medical consultant for the Washington State Department of Labor and Industry in Olympia and a surgeon and medical adviser at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla (1976-87). He chaired the clinical program for the Washington State Medical Association, was a member of the Yakima Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, “puttering,” and proofreading. Hal married Mary Kathleen Rivera in 1968; she died in March. Survivors include his two daughters, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and sister.

Charlotte Blake Sykes ’43

Charlotte Blake Sykes ’43, February 1, 2009, in Paradise, California. Charlotte arrived at Reed for her sophomore year, and received a BA in psychology before enlisting in the Women's Army Corps. She completed two years of service, and then enrolled at Santa Barbara State, studying for graduate school entrance examinations. Rather than continue her education, she chose to marry Donald Sykes in 1947; they were together until his death in 2005. Charlotte cared for their three children and also provided extended care for three elderly family members. She tutored elementary school children, and enjoyed sewing and baking. In 1989, Charlotte and Donald moved to Paradise, where Charlotte reveled in the scenic beauty of the area. Survivors include two daughters and a son; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and her sister, Frances Blake Howard '46.

Nancy Fitzgerald Stack ’49

Nancy Fitzgerald Stack ’49, March 2, 2009, in Portland, following a longterm illness. Nancy came to Reed from LaGrande, Oregon, and studied at the college for a year before attending Eastern Oregon College. She earned a BA from Washington State College in hotel management, worked in restaurant management for the Stouffer organization, and then returned to LaGrande to operate her grandparents' establishment, the historic Sacajawea Hotel. In 1957, she married Thomas J. Stack; the couple moved to Portland for his medical practice. Nancy's primary focus was her family, which included five children and six grandchildren, who survive her. Her husband died in 2006.

Russell Jackson Schulz ’50

Russell Jackson Schulz ’50, October 14, 2008, in Portland. Jack attended Reed for five years, with a focus on sociology and psychology, and transferred to another institution when funds from the G.I. Bill expired. He was a caseworker for welfare, veteran, and detox programs in Multnomah Country. In 1956, he married Lilli Reschke; they had two daughters and a son.

Julie Saunders ’67

Julie Saunders ’67, March 8, 2009, in Seattle, Washington, from complications of dementia. Julie attended Reed for two years and then transferred to San Francisco State University. She received a Master of Library Science degree and spent most of her career as head of the periodicals department at the SFSU library, a position she retired from after being diagnosed with dementia in 2005. Her Reed friends may recall Julie's quick wit, sweet nature, and readiness to laugh at the absurdities of life. Reed roommate Amelia Rosamond Hard ’67, who provided the details for this memorial, visited Julie several times in Seattle after she returned to live with her family, and writes that “Julie's sprightly personality continued to shine through her dementia; in fact, as the disease forced her to live more and more in the moment, she took ever more pleasure in observing and commenting on the world around her. Almost everything she saw was fascinating and delightful to her.” Julie eventually moved into a group home as her disease progressed. In late February, she refused nourishment of any kind and died peacefully a couple of weeks later. Survivors include her sister.

Richard S. Sanders MALS ’70

Richard S. Sanders MALS ’70, February 9, 2009, in Portland. Dick received his BA in English from PSU, and was an editor, writer, and consultant. In Oregon in the ’50s and early '60s, he taught high school English, journalism, and speech. He refused to sign the loyalty oath required of Oregon teachers during the McCarthy era, and moved to California in 1965 to become acting chief of public affairs for the California social welfare department, and executive secretary of the state social welfare board. He wrote speeches for California governor Pat Brown and coauthored and edited a popular Harper & Row language arts series, New Directions in English. He revised his MALS thesis to serve as the teacher's introduction to the series. In 1977, he returned to Oregon to be speechwriter for Governor Robert Straub. During the last three years of his life, Dick researched and wrote the book Portland State: A History in Pictures, which was published by the Retirement Association of Portland State in April. In his public obituary is this thought: “His professional life reflected his respect for the power and beauty of words.” Survivors include four children, and five grandchildren.

Rosalind Sprague Hickenbottom ’61

Rosalind Sprague Hickenbottom ’61, September 6, 2007, in Ohio. R.S. received a BA from Reed in biology. In 1963, she earned an MA from Mt. Holyoke in cellular and developmental biology, and in 1970, received a PhD from Emory University in pharmacology and pathology. R.S. had a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatrics at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, and worked with the Child Development Center, also in Memphis. 1n 1979, she accepted a position as assistant professor in physical therapy at SUNY–Buffalo, and was later a tenured assistant professor in physical therapy at Ohio University. She married John P. Hickenbottom ’59 in 1968; he died in 1995.

Charlotte Fox Opler Sagoff MA ’40

Charlotte Fox Opler Sagoff MA ’40, April 23, 2007, in Massachusetts. Charlotte received a BA from Hunter College of the City University of New York in 1934.

Nomi Hendricksen Smith ’43

Nomi Hendricksen Smith ’43, August 7, 2007, in Tucson, Arizona. Nomi attended Reed, but did not graduate. She married David Smith ’46; they had a son and daughter.

Janet Kathleen Spurlock Wright ’64

Janet Kathleen Spurlock Wright ’64, March 7, 2007, in Portland. Janet attended Reed for three years, and earned a BA from Portland State University in history. In 1968, she received an MLS from the University of Oregon, and in 1979, an MFA from Idaho State. For 16 years, she was an art and humanities librarian at Portland State University. In 1972, she married Arthur E. Wright. Survivors include her husband and daughter; a stepdaughter and stepson; a grandchild; and her mother, sister, and brother. One daughter predeceased her.

Sally C. Smithson Yeo MAT ’66

Sally C. Smithson Yeo MAT ’66, March 2, 2008, in Anacortes, Washington. Sally earned a BA from Lewis & Clark College in 1964. She taught public school K-12 courses and also taught at a community college. In 1999, she moved to Anacortes, where she worked as a technical writer in computing, and enjoyed painting, gardening, bird watching, and attending art festivals with her life partner, Virginia Foley. Survivors include her partner, two daughters and a son, and one granddaughter.

Eugene Edmund Snyder ’41

Eugene Edmund Snyder ’41, July 15, 2010, in Portland. Only child of Edmund I. Snyder and renowned artist Amanda Tester Snyder, Eugene grew up in Portland, surrounded by books and art. Over the years, his fascination with language and picturesque phraseology led to a distinctive writing style that was precise, eloquent, and humorous. He edited the newspaper at Washington High School and was the school correspondent for the Oregon Journal—which paid him $3 a week. Following a stint as copyboy at the Oregonian, Eugene enrolled at Reed, where he thrived in his role as editor of the Griffin and wrote a political science thesis on the press and the presidential election of 1940. He left Reed intent on a career in writing, but the attack on Pearl Harbor altered his plans. He served three years in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer. After the war, he studied French at Laval University in Quebec, then moved to New York City to write for Business Week. He returned to academia to earn advanced degrees in economics from UC Berkeley and Oxford University, and taught economics at the University of British Columbia, Linfield College, and Portland State University. While lunching in Portland's north park blocks one day, he discovered a plaque dedicated to the “great plank road.” Curiosity drove him to investigate. Subsequent research during evenings and weekends over the course of three years led him to write Early Portland: Stump-Town Triumphant, the first of more than a dozen books on Oregon history. Eugene also wrote about his travels in Mexico and Europe and about art—that of his mother, whose work he curated, and that of his uncle, artist Jefferson Tester. He also ventured into detective and mystery writing—a nod to his “childhood friend” Sherlock Holmes. For two years he successfully ran The News Critic: Oregon's Fortnightly Review of Art, Science, and Political Economy—a “David,” he said, to Portland's newspaper “Goliaths.” His creativity knew no bounds—he once designed and constructed a mountaineering board game, “Peak.” Eugene was an accomplished illustrator, photographer, and artist whose creativity and scholarly work served as companions to the end of his life.

Franklin Robert Scott ’47

Franklin Robert Scott ’47, May 10, 2010, in Walnut Creek, California. Robert earned a BA from Reed and an MA and a PhD from Indiana University in physics. He worked as a program manager for the Electric Power Research Institute and as a private consultant, retiring in 1994. He and his wife, Christine, had two daughters and a son.

Robert Ian Scott ’53

Robert Scott ’53 (right) in the old Reed coffee shop in 1953 with fellow Janus editors D. Marcus Beach ’54 and Marly Scholte ’54

Robert Ian Scott ’53, July 23, 2010, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, of complications from Parkinson's disease. A native of Berkeley, California, Rob earned a BA from Reed in literature and served as editor of the literary magazine Janus. In his senior year, he applied for a Fulbright grant to study in Australia. Notice of acceptance came after he completed an MA in English at Claremont McKenna College. By then, Rob and Karen V. Lund ’55 were married, and their first child—Dana G. Scott ’79—had been born. The three spent two years in Australia, first in Canberra, where Rob studied with Australia's leading advocate for the inclusion of Australian literature as an academic study and with Australia's leading male poet, A.D. Hope, and then in Perth, where Rob was a lecturer at the free University of Western Australia. Rob hoped to enter the PhD program at UC Berkeley upon his return to the U.S., but arrived one day too late to be accepted. Instead, he completed a doctorate at the University of Buffalo [SUNY] in New York, where he taught full time for nine years. His personal opposition to the Vietnam War prevented his advancement in academia, however, so Rob and Karen and their two young sons moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to pursue what he hoped would be a less politically compromised career. The provincial government of Saskatchewan pioneered universal health care in 1962—a social benefit that proved to be of special value in his family's life, and especially so for Rob, whose health began to fail by the time he retired from the University of Saskatchewan in 1997. Skilled in English, linguistics, and semantics, Rob helped write The Writer's Self Starter: A Transformational Rhetoric, the basis for Saskatchewan's curriculum program for grades 7-9. He used his own innovative text for three of his courses, The Specific Writer, for tersely organized English; Words and the World, for semantics; and The Experimental Linguist, for English structural linguistics as an experimental science with practical applications. “Rob's interests were varied and many of them were nurtured while a student at Reed, not only by the proximity of mountainous country and fellow astronomy enthusiasts, but also by the encouragement Reed offered to independent young minds,” Karen wrote. Rob also demonstrated his breadth of interest in his published work, such as “Entropy vs. Ecology in The Great Gatsby” and a series of poems patterned on Christian Morgenstern's Galgenlieder (Gallows Songs), which Rob dubbed The Mangliad. Said Karen: “He was always grateful for the Reed experience and stayed in touch with classmates Sydney Shoemaker ’53, his first roommate; Robert Lockhart ’53 and his wife, Ruthie Beadle Lockhart ’54; Dan Fletcher ’52; Charles Fosterling ’53 and Jesalee Keffeler Fosterling ’53; Gary Snyder ’51; and William Dickey ’51. Many others were fondly remembered.” He is survived by Karen and two sons. His second son, Ian, predeceased him. “Rob was a kind and decent man who will be lovingly remembered by those whose lives he touched.” We are greatly indebted to Karen for all that she shared for this memorial.

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.

Jean Besley Scott ’51

Jean Besley Scott ’51, July 18, 2011, in Portland. Jean, or Scottie, as she was known at Reed, began her education at the University of Oregon, but felt the school was too impersonal. She moved to Portland, where she lived with a maternal aunt and worked for State Farm Insurance and Albertina Kerr to earn money for tuition. During that time, she met Fred White ’50, who suggested she investigate Reed, where she found both academic challenge and the comfort of a smaller community. “The wonderful thing about Reed was that everybody there cared about the world . . . that had never been my experience before at all.” At Reed, she met Kenneth Tollenaar ’50, who shared her love of music; he was a musician, she sang jazz. They married in 1949; she worked in the coffee shop for a year while Ken finished his degree, after which she earned her BA in education. She loved Reed because of Dorothy Johansen ’33 [history 1934–69] and Ann Shepard ’23 [dean of students 1926–68], who believed in her ability to succeed. “It was very, very hard, because I was so poorly prepared. I hadn’t a clue how to write a paper. I didn’t have a clue how to do research and I didn’t have a very broad area of knowledge. It was a wonderful experience, though, because I grew a great deal.” She also gave credit to Frank Loxley Griffin [mathematics 1911–56]. “That man taught me to count to 10.” After leaving Reed, she taught for two years near Eugene, and then the couple moved to Minnesota and Washington, D.C., for Ken’s graduate studies. Jean worked and raised a family, and then earned a master’s in alcohol and drug counseling from the University of Oregon. She worked for Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation in Clackamas and retired in 1989. She was a member of the First Unitarian Fellowship, a passionate supporter of the arts, and a volunteer for students in grade schools and seniors in retirement centers. She kept a close connection to the college throughout her life. “Jean was delightfully cantankerous. She loved to engage in thoughtful debate and enjoyed being around others who shared the love of ideas. I will miss her in our planning meetings as well as at the events themselves,” said Mike Teskey, director of alumni & parent relations. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, and a grandson.

Mahlon Brewster Smith ’39

Courtesy of Special Collections, Eric V. Hauser Memorial Library, Reed College.

Mahlon Brewster Smith ’39, August 4, 2012, in Santa Cruz, California. Prominent social scientist Brewster Smith reported that he arrived at Reed “an all too proper kid from Corvallis” and two years too young for his class. He was the only child of an English professor from Syracuse, New York, who had been appointed dean at Oregon State. Brewster joined the Young Communist League at Reed, using the pseudonym Stephen Daedalus on his membership card. Poor class attendance in his junior year led to his leaving Reed. “I was well launched in psychology by Monte Griffith [1926–54], but I was otherwise an academic basket case, having also majored in adolescent identity turmoil, radical politics, and the lure of the Skidmore Fountain.” He found the study of psychology to be beneficial in his search for self-knowledge. He transferred to Stanford, where he earned both undergraduate and master’s degrees. “Though I didn’t graduate from Reed, I’ve always been grateful to Reed as the place that let me become who I am.” He and roommate Pete Stratton ’38 reminisced often about Reed, providing fodder for a friend’s limerick:

Two students, their minds not too stable,
Have a fondness for myth and for fable.
They go on without heed
Babbling fondly of Reed
While their friends go to sleep at the table.