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Obituary: Virginia Lee Verdier, retired clerk in advising office

Virginia Lee Verdier, 58, of South Deerfield, a retired clerk II in the Undergraduate Advising Center and an alumna, died Nov. 11 at home after a period of failing health.

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Gierasch nominated as Mount Holyoke trustee

Lila M. Gierasch, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been nominated as an alumnae trustee at Mount Holyoke College.

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Mental Health staff address international trauma conference

Two clinicians from Mental Health Services presented their work at the 24th fall conference of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) held Nov. 11–13 in Philadelphia.

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Research by Education graduate students gains notice

Graduate students in the Language, Literacy, and Culture concentration have recently received national and international recognition for their research, according to Theresa Austin, associate professor in Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies.

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Obituary: Steven F. Ball, retired tractor driver

Steven F. Ball, 85, of Leverett, a retired tractor driver in the Veterinary and Animals Sciences Department, Nov. 3 at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield.

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Rockland-Miller leads session on ‘situational leadership’ at national meeting

Harry Rockland-Miller, director of Mental Health Services, presented a workshop on “Situational Leadership” at the annual meeting of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors held Nov. 3-7 in Indianapolis.

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Bezanilla awarded Packard Fellowship

Magdalena Bezanilla, assistant professor of Biology, has been awarded a $625,000 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering.

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Obituary: Stephen I. Allen, retired associate professor of Mathematics

Stephen I. Allen, 92, of Amherst, a retired associate professor of Mathematics and Statistics, died Oct. 29 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

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Obituary: Albert ‘Sunny’ Cooke, retired cook

Albert “Sunny” Cooke, 74, of Amherst, a retired cook I, died Nov. 4 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

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Zúñiga speaks at international seminar in Chile

Ximena Zúñiga, associate professor in the Department of Student Development and Pupil Personnel Services, was an invited presenter at the international seminar on “Intercultural Dialogue: Challenges for the Democracy and the Human Rights,” held Oct. 24-25 in Santiago, Chile.

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