To: Council of Univ. California Emeriti
Assns (CUCEA) @ Santa Barbara
FR: UCSC Emeriti Association, Submitted by
Prof. Mary Silver, UCSC Representative
RE: Report of Activities, November 5, 2013- April
30, 2014
Officers of the UCSC Emeriti Association for 2013-2014
President:
Michael Cowan, Professor Emeritus of
American Studies
Secretary/Treasurer Robert Franson, Associate Professor
Emeritus of Law, University of B.C.
UCSC
Rep to CUCEA Mary Silver, Professor of Ocean
Sciences, Emerita
Web
Master
Roger Anderson*, Professor of Chemistry
Emeritus
Members
The
paid-up membership, as of March 2014, was 91 regular and 15 associate members.
Deceased Members and Friends
Bruce Rosenbloom, Professor of Physics died
on February 9, 2014 at age 87. Bruce served in the Army in the mid 1940s, and
in 1957 obtained a PhD in physics from Columbia University and subsequently
worked in industrial research, and then at UCSC subsequently served multiple
posts, including Physics Department Chair and Acting Science Dean. His research was varied:
superconductivity, theoretical studies of magneto-reception in animals, and
foundations of quantum mechanics. His 2006 book ÒQuantum Enigma,Ó targeted a general
readership but also was used as a textbook. Bruce helped organize UCSCÕs Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development and also taught in the Economics
department.
Terrill Hill, a distinguished
theoretical physicist and physical chemist died on January 23, 2014 at age
96. He received his PhD in
chemistry in 1942 at UCB and subsequently worked on the Manhattan Project,
followed by academic posts in Oregon and then, in 1967, came to UCSC, where he
eventually retired in 1988. Terrill
was a theoretical physicist and physical chemist who made significant
contributions in statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, condensed matter
physics, theoretical molecular biology, and in biochemistry.
Awards to Members
Tom
Pettigrew, research professor of social psychology at UC Santa Cruz was awarded
the Cooley-Mead Award for Lifetime Contributions to Sociological Social
Psychology from the American Sociological Association. Professor Pettigrew is an
internationally renowned expert on racism and intergroup relations and
continues to lead a distinguished research career since retiring in 1994. He will formally receive the award in
August 2014
Meetings
The
UCSC Emeriti Association meets every other month from September through May,
with typical attendance of 30-45 beginning with lunch, typically followed by a
presentation.
Speakers
& Topics for UCSC Emeriti Association Luncheons through March included:
November 22, 2013 - Faye Crosby, Professor of
Psychology and Provost of Cowell College (UCSC). Her presentation was titled ÒMentor,
Sponsor, Coach.Ó
January 15, 2014 Ð Alan Christy,
Assoc. Professor of History and Director of East Asian StudiesÕs
presentation was titled ÒThe ROUTES Project: Student-Centered Learning in the
Digital Age.Ó
March 27, 2014 Ð George Blumenthal,
UCSC Chancellor and Faculty Association members met at the University House, on
campus, for a luncheon, followed by a presentation given by the Chancellor, who
then entertained questions and comments from the attending faculty
New Emeriti/Retiree Center at UCSC
As
of January, 2014, our campus proposal for a
Emeriti/Retiree Center is being funded on a 2-year trial basis, and we are now
seeking a part-time (10 hr/wk) Administrative Asst III for the Center, who will
work in an approved space on campus for our two groups.
*Roger Anderson begins the position of systemwide President of CUCEA starting in late 2014