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On the Big Screen
Editor’s note: This story about Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and University of Illinois alumnus David Magee was one of several vignettes about U. of I. alumni who work in the film industry that appeared in the 2016-2017 “On Campus” magazine. Screenwriter David Magee started working in the entertainment industry as an actor. But while studying acting […]
Deaths
William Curtis Blaylock, 85, died Nov. 19 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. He taught in the department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese at the university for more than 35 years. Susan Blunier, 53, of Champaign, died Dec. 2. She worked as an engineer for the university. Memorials: Apostolic Christian Homeof Roanoke, Illinois. […]
Deaths
Alva “Tad” LeRoy Addy, 82, of Spearfish, South Dakota, died Nov. 16. He joined the faculty of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering at the university in 1963, serving as department head from 1987-98. He held an international reputation in the fluid dynamics research community, and his research was applied to many aircraft, missiles […]
Deaths
James B. Sinclair (Jim, JB), 90, of Savoy, Illinois, died Nov. 12 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was a professor of international agriculture and interim director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory at the university from 1968 to 2004. He was the all-campus coordinator for the Illinois-Tehran Research Unit from 1969-70. A memorial […]
Deaths
Stephen Mitchell, 61, died Nov. 4. He worked for the university as a specialist in the Hazardous Materials Training Program. A celebration of life service is scheduled for 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Mason-White Funeral Home in Washington, Illinois. Memorials: University of Illinois Foundation to the Stephen A. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship. Patsy R. […]
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Kenneth Nelson Dugan, 84, of Pesotum, Illinois, died Oct. 29. He was a firefighter for the University of Illinois Fire Department, serving as battalion chief. Memorials: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Henry William Lippold, 89, of Altoona, Wisconsin, died Saturday, Oct. 20, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A memorial service will take place at The Classic, […]
New center to accelerate quantum information science and engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is making a $15 million investment in the emerging area of quantum information science and engineering, a field poised to revolutionize computing, communication, security, measurement and sensing by utilizing the unique and powerful capabilities of quantum mechanics. The centerpiece of the campus effort will be the […]
Deaths
William Boyd Buck, 85, died Oct. 18 at his home in Saint Albans, Vermont. He became a faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Illinois in 1977. In 1978, he founded a 24-hour animal poison hotline; this program grew into the National Animal Poison Control Center, which transitioned to ownership by the American […]
Deaths
Charles “Chuck” Richard Kibler, 66, of Fisher, Illinois, died Oct. 10 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He spent the last 25 years working at the university, first as a network analyst for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and then as a systems engineer for the University Library. Visitation will be from […]
New book studies friction between religion, family law
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book edited by a University of Illinois scholar who studies the intersection of family law and religion examines the clashes between religious liberty and the personal realm of the family – from birth, marriage and child-rearing to end-of-life decisions. The space where people’s religious identities matter the most to them […]
Altman grand marshal of 2018 Homecoming Parade
Former NASA astronaut, U.S. Navy captain and Illinois alumnus Scott Altman will serve as the grand marshal of this year’s University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Homecoming Parade. The parade takes place Friday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. A native of Pekin, Illinois, Altman was an aerospace engineering major at Illinois and a member of the […]
Deaths
Rita Josephine Deters, 94, of Champaign, died Sept. 14 at Meadowbrook Renewal Therapy Center in Urbana. She retired from the university’s department of administration and records. Memorials: Holy Cross Catholic Church, Women’s Cursillo and Heifer International. John L. Larson, 69, of Champaign, died Sept. 19 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was a computer […]