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Obituaries
Ivan D. Steiner, retired professor noted
for social psychology work
Ivan D. Steiner, 84, of Arden, N.C., a retired professor
of Psychology, died Dec. 1. He served the University for 15 and
a half years before retiring in 1985. He also taught social psychology
at the University of Illinois for 18 years.
He published more than 50 works, including two books,
and was editor of "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology"
for four years. In 1982, he was named Distinguished Senior Scientist
by the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.
"Ivan was one of the most distinguished social psychologists
in the world during the 1960s and '70s," said Seymour Berger,
professor emeritus of Psychology and former dean of Social and
Behavioral Sciences. "His colleagues admired him for his
creative and thorough scholarship and for his adherence to the
highest professional and ethical standards."
An Army veteran of World War II, he graduated from Central Michigan
University before receiving a master's degree and a doctorate
from the University of Michigan, where he was inducted into Phi
Beta Kappa.
He leaves his wife, Jean Hubley Steiner; two daughters, Dianne
M. Myers of Whitelake, Mich., and Karen E. Steiner of Urbana,
Ill.; a son, William E. Steiner of Carmel, Ind.; a stepdaughter,
Janet Asikainen, and her husband, Alan, of Glastonbury, Conn.;
two sisters, two brothers and their wives, six grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association,
3 Louisiana Ave., Asheville, NC 28806.
Lewis A. White
Lewis A. White, 85, of Medway, a retired
painter in Physical Plant, died Dec. 25. He served the University
for more than 12 and a half years before retiring in 1983. Educated
at the former Cummington Village School, he was an avid gardener
and landscaper.
His wife, Dorothy White, died in 1999. He leaves three daughters,
Pamela Bartolini of Medway, Karen White Rogers of Penobscot, Maine.,
and Regina Keeler of Shelby Township, Mich.; a brother, Clifford
White of Pittsfield; a sister, Norma Gray or Westfield; and a grandson.
Robert K. Patterson
Robert K. Patterson, '55G, of Amherst, a retired
associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, died Dec. 21 at
home. He was 75.
He served the University for 38 years before retiring in 1988.
A specialist in thermodynamics and machine design, he held several
of the early patents on pipeline milking machines and provided
professional expertise throughout
New England and in New York. He also farmed during the summers.
He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the V-5/V-12
program.
He also taught at the University of Hartford and worked for the
Ferguson Company in Detroit.
He received a B.S. from the University of Maine at Orono and an
M.S. from this campus.
He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering,
the Pacific Lodge of Masons in Amherst and the Melha Shrine of
Springfield.
He leaves his wife, Arlette Patterson; two sons,
Robert A. of Augusta, Ga., and Bruce H. of Amherst; a daughter,
Anne S. Norris of Midlothian, Va.; a sister, Rowena Graham of
Mars Hill, Maine; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Madalyn Warren
Madalyn Warren, 86, of Hadley, a retired assistant
manager in the Dining Commons, died Dec. 23.
She served the University for more than 16 and a half years before
retiring in 1981. During part of her tenure she worked at the
Faculty Club. She also worked for the Lord Jeffrey Inn and the
Rectory at Saint Brigid's Church, where she was a communicant
and eucharist minister.
She was educated in Amherst schools. President of the Amherst
Democratic Committee for many years, she attended the inauguration
of President John F. Kennedy. After retiring, she played golf
and was a member of the Amherst Golf Club. She also played bridge
weekly and traveled.
Her husband, Arthur J. Warren, died in 1973. She leaves five sons,
Arthur, a communications dispatcher in Physical Plant, and James,
a maintenance working foreman in Physical Plant, both of Amherst,
Stephen of Deerfield, Michael of Virginia, and Roy of Northampton;
six daughters, Jean Kirejczyk of Westhamp-ton and Florida, Joanne
Cole of Indiana, Marilyn Niquette of Ware and Florida, Kathleen
Ursia of Leeds and Florida, Patricia Begos of Florida, and Rita
Laughnane of South Carolina; 26 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;
and one great-great grandchild. She was predeceased by two granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Brigid's Church, 122
N. Pleasant St., Amherst 01002.
Mack Drake
Mack Drake, 86, of Amherst, a retired professor
of Plant and Soil Science, died Dec. 26 at home. A memorial service
is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at First Baptist Church
in Amherst. He served the University for 37 years before retiring
in 1985. He also was an agronomist at Clemson University for two
years. A soil chemist, he studied forage crops and apple quality
and storage while working with fruit growers and dairy farmers around
the state.
He was given an honorary doctorate by Hokkaido University in 1977
and received the New York Farmer Society Award in 1956. He held
a Ph.D. from Purdue University in soil fertility. He also was a
member of a number of professional organizations, including the
American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America,
the American Society of Horticultural Science and the International
Society of Soil Science.
He leaves his wife of 59 years, Jane Fairbanks Drake; three sons,
George, director of Morrill Computing Facility, of Leverett, Thomas
of Addy, Wash., and Barton of Decatur, Ga.; two daughters, Helen,
an X-ray technician at University Health Services, of Amherst and
Cynthia McCahon of Amherst; a sister, Betty Ruth Dragoo of Carmel,
Ind.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Horticultural Trust Fund, c/o
Duane Greene, Department of Plant and Soil Science or to the Capital
Campaign at First Baptist Church, 434 N. Pleasant St., Amherst 01002.
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