George Bate(1924-2013) Physicist.

George Bate, 93, went to his heavenly home on May 22, 2017. His firm belief in the Lord Jesus Christ supported him and gave him peace.

George earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Princeton University, a Master of Science from Cal Tech and a doctorate in nuclear physics from Columbia University in New York. He was associate professor of physics at Wheaton College after teaching at Columbia, and served as research consultant at Argonne National Laboratory and senior scientist at Isotopes Inc. before teaching natural science and physics courses at Westmont in 1967.

He joined the ASA in 1953 and was later named an ASA Fellow. He served on the board for the Metro NY chapter of the ASA. He published one article in PSCF in June, 2004: “A Conceptual Key for Deeper Insights into Continuous Causation of the Reality Flow of the Universe.”

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Richard Sidney Beal, Jr. (1916 - 2015) Zoology.

Born in Victor, Colorado, to Richard Sr. and Mona Lelia (Ballfinch) Beal on May 7, 1916, he died Jan. 29, 2015, in Wenatchee, Washington. Dick's career as cleric-naturalist was more characteristic of the British tradition of the 18th and 19th centuries than than in the USA. Before his second birthday, his parents moved to Tucson, Arizona, where his father had been called to pastor the First Baptist Church. In 1941, he married Wilma Juhree (Billie) Gibbons of Tucson. After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1941 Richard entered the ministry, first becoming pastor of the Grace Baptist Church of Phoenix, then of the First Baptist Church of Flagstaff, Arizona.

In 1947, convinced God had given him gifts for teaching rather than the pastorate, he began a teaching career at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. While there, his first son, Richard III, was born. In 1948, he took a teaching position at the San Francisco Baptist College, and began work on a Ph.D. degree at the University of California in entomology. On completing his doctorate, he became a professor of systematic theology at Denver Seminary while searching for a position in biology. In 1953, while he was on summer vacation in Tucson, his son Andrew Allen Beal was born. In 1956, he was invited to work as a research entomologist for the Department of Agriculture with assignment to the Smithsonian Institution, where he worked until 1958, when he became a professor of zoology at Arizona State University. In 1962, he was transferred to Northern Arizona University. In 1965, he became Dean of the Graduate College and Research, a position he held until his retirement at NAU in 1983. He contributed many specimens to the UC Berkeley Essig Museum of Entomology.

His wife, Billie, passed away in 1986 after a lengthy illness. That year he became an interim pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Cornona, California. In 1987, he married his longtime friend Evorine Brewer. They moved to Lakewood, Colorado, where both were on the faculty of Colorado Christian University until their retirements in 1994. That fall they moved to Prescott, Arizona. Dick and Evorine moved to East Wenatchee, Washington, to be close to family in 2011. In his retirement, he enjoyed studying beetles, including publishing several articles in scientific journals. He also authored four books.

Dr. Beal earned his B.S. degree with a major in Zoology at the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. degree in Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. His career included teaching Systematic Theology at Denver Seminary. Beal linked his premillennialist eschatology with his environmental concerns in a 1994 PSCF article disputing Al Truesdale's assertion that "evangelicals with premillennial convictions have abdicated their responsibility towards the environment by subscribing to a belief in an earth under a sentence of destruction at the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ." Richard and Evorine attended the 2000 ASA Annual Meeting. Newsletter, Prescott AZ Daily Courier* top

Ronald W. Beery (1935-2015) Physicist.

Ron Beery passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years, Alice, four children, and five grandchildren. He was a professor of physics at Hope College and the president and founder of Audio Scripture Ministries, a recording and translation ministry. He was a member at Parkwood Presbyterian Church in Jenison, a historian and a fix it man. Ron joined the ASA in 1960. In 1966 he served as treasurer of the Grand Rapids section of the ASA.
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Henry R. Beilstein (1923-2004) Bacteriology.

Henry, 83, died of prostate cancer July 10, 2004. He joined the Philadelphia Public Health Department in 1945 and remained there 33 years, becoming head bacteriologist in clinical microbiology during the mid-1950 's and finally director of public health laboratories, overseeing evaluations for the water department. He was active in research throughout much of his career. After retiring from that post in 1979, he taught and conducted research for eight years at Manor College in Jenkintown, PA. He took a degree program from Philadelphia School of the Bible graduating in 1949 and taught SS classes at Berachah Church in Cheltenham PA for most of his life. Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsletter.*

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Chris Beling (1956-2010) Physicist.

Died in accident (June 18, 2010). Son's tribute to professor who died saving brother- Devon County News (UK)"The son of the man who died trying to save his brother in difficulties off Preston Beach last week has paid a fond tribute to his father. Chris Beling, a professor of physics at the University of Hong Kong, suffered heart failure as he swam out to rescue his younger brother Jeremy from the sea on June 18. His brother survived but Chris, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene, despite efforts to revive him by his teenage daughter Cathy and paramedics. An inquest will not be held as the death was by natural causes, according to the coroner's office.

Professor Beling leaves a widow Evelyn, daughter Cathy and son John. He was the son of retired Paignton vicar David Beling and his wife Anne. The funeral service was held at St Paul's Church. Friends and family from across the world are expected to attend the service of thanksgiving followed by interment at Torquay Cemetery. Professor Beling was educated at Torquay Grammar School and won a scholarship to study physics at Keble College, Oxford, from where he graduated with a first-class honours degree. He later moved to Hong Kong and took a post as assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong where he spent 23 years.

Son John, a second year physics student at Liverpool University, said, "My dad not only taught his students with passion, but also wanted them to think critically and challenge their beliefs concerning matters of science and faith and their relationship with Christianity." "My dad became very interested in the theory of intelligent design, which is the assertion or belief that physical and biological systems observed in the universe result from purposeful design by an intelligent being rather than from chance or undirected natural processes. He always tried to voice his opinion on the subject and try to bridge the gap between Christianity and science, believing that science and Christianity were not in conflict with one another". He added: "We have received many messages and phone calls after the news of dad's death reached his students. They all said what a passionate professor and lecturer he was, and how much they appreciated his openness for discussion inside and outside lectures." "My dad always made time for his students and sometimes there would be very little family time together. But when we did have it, we appreciated the time we had with him. "He loved us so much because he really always had our best interests in mind, and always told me the importance of making time for others. He told me to continue to fight for freedom of thought in the scientific community." "My dad saw no conflict between science and Christianity. He loved Jesus with all his life, and even risked his life to save his agnostic brother." Chris joined the ASA in 2003.

Memorial: A Great Loss to the Department of Physics by Professor F C Zhang, Head of Physics Chris came to Hong Kong from The University College London where he was a lecturer. It was a time when the department had not yet assumed the role it would play in research, and Chris' s active and pioneer studies in positron physics contributed significantly to that transition. His more lasting contribution was the spirit of research in experimental physics that he cultivated in the department, through his mentoring of research students and encouragement to technical staff. Undergraduate students were by no means ignored. Chris' kind and unselfish readiness to interact with them made him a popular teacher. Despite his profound interest and deep understanding of his subject, Chris was one of those of unusual spiritual conviction. It was of no surprise to see him on the opposite side of an argument with colleagues, but his willingness to listen to different voices always ensured respect for his position. In the midst of his hectic schedule, Chris could always spare time to be a model husband and father. All these incidents truly reflect Chris's outstanding personal qualities devoted, conscientious, kind, hard-working, unassuming, patient and modest. He lacked the slightest hint of arrogance which sometimes characterizes professors, and it was this humility that especially endeared him to all his students and colleagues. Newsletter, Memorial.*

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Paul Bender (1899-1990) Physics

From Goshen, Indiana, born on Jun 26 1899, died on September 13 at age 91. Paul graduated from Hesston College, earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the State U. of Iowa, taught physics at Hesston and then at Goshen College, where he also served as registrar. He was at Goshen when Harold Hartzler joined him there in the Physics Dept in 1937. Paul's paper, "A Physicist's Glimpse of God," appeared in Vol. 1, No. 2, of JASA (May 1949) and for many years he attended every ASA Annual Meeting. He was a member of the College Mennonite Church of Goshen. On Dec. 25, 1929, he was married to Bertha Burkholder, who died July 1, 1978. Surviving are one grandson and one sister (Ruth Bender). One daughter (Alice) preceded him in death. Since 1987 he had lived at Greencroft Nursing Center, where Harold Hartzler was able to visit him and read articles to him from Perspectives. Newsletter, Find a Grave Memorial, Archives of the Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana.*

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Benson Russell Verner Benson(1928-2009) Mathematics

Carlsberg CA. B.E.E., Cornell University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California in Math. Joined the ASA in 1971, emeritus professor of mathematics, Cal. State, Fullerton, died Feb. 22 of a rare form of leukemia. He was 80. Benson joined the campus in 1965 as an associate professor and served for 18 years. A specialist in geometry, he authored Euclidean Geometry and Convexity, published in 1966 by McGraw Hill Book Co., and was a member of the Mathematics Association of America, American Mathematical Society and Orange County Math Association. In 1970, Benson served as a visiting lecturer to Orange County high schools under the sponsorship of the MAA-Southern California Section, and instituted a National Science Foundation-sponsored, 12-week summer institute in mathematics for educators from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Kern and Butte counties, as well as Oregon and New Mexico. Benson earned his doctorate at USC and had taught at Long Beach State, as well as Long Beach and Los Angeles City colleges. Benson also earned a master of divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and became an ordained Presbyterian minister. He is survived by Betty, his wife of 54 years. Cal. State Bio.*

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Wesley G. Bentrude(1935-2022) Chemistry

Wesley George Bentrude, age 87, of Sandy, Utah, passed away in October 2022. He was born on March 13, 1935 in Waterloo, Iowa. He received his Bachelor of Science at Iowa State University in 1957 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1961.

He served as research chemist at Celanese Chemical, Clarkwood, Texas from 1961-1963 and a postdoc at U. Pittsburgh from 1963-1964. He then accepted a faculty position in chemistry at the University of Utah where he spent the rest of his career. He had 233 technical publications in chemistry. He was Humboldt fellow, Braunschweig, Germany, 1977, 1981 and Visiting professor at U. Aix-Marseille, France, 1983. He was a Fellow of the AAAS and a Member of the ACS and Inter-American Photochem. .

In the early 1980’s, Wes served on a committee charged with designing a high school curriculum for Intermountain Christian School. He wrote to ASA requesting resources of non-recent creation material and the request was published in the May 1984 ASA Newsletter. Wesley joined the ASA in May 2017 when he became aware of the ASA annual meeting in Colorado that year. He attended the meeting and continued his ASA membership until his death.

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Marie H. Berg(1909-2007) Chemist

Marie Hirsh Berg, age 98, passed away on 29 May 2007. Marie was born in Mannheim, Germany on 20 March 1909. She married at Mannheim on 15 January 1935 to Kurt N. Berg (deceased November 1960) and together they had one child, Michael C. Berg. Marie was an educator and researcher; she received her Ph. D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1934. Appointments held: Research Associate, Northwestern University Dental School, USA, 1941-47; Research Associate, Dermatology, University of Michigan, 1948-51; Chief Chemist, St. Luke's Hospital, 1946-48; Research Associate, Wayne County General Hospital, 1951-52; Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, 1952-59; University of Minnesota, 1952-57, 1959-60; Professor of Science and Chairman, Department of Natural Science and Mathematics, Northwestern College, Minneapolis, MN, 1960-67; Lecturer in Science, Metropolitan State Junior College, Minneapolis, 1967-. Contributor to: International Journal of Dental Research; Journal of Biophysics and Biochemistry; Scandinavian Biological Journal of Chemistry, etc. Professional affiliations: American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow; Committee for Encouraging Women to Enter Science, 1957-66); American Science Affiliation; American Chemical Society; Minnesota Academy of Science (Editorial Board, 1965-68; Scholarship Committee, 1965-). Other memberships: American Association of University Women; Sigma Xi; Iota Sigma Pi (Coordinator, National Council, 1963-); Sigma Delta Epsilon (First Vice-President, National Council, 1968; President, National Council, 1969). Honours, prizes, awards: Research Award, Mercury Chapter, Iota Sigma Pi, 1968. Marie was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. On to her next adventure.
*This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.

Marie joined the ASA in 1961 while she was at Northwestern College. She was active in many ways in ASA. The Feb/Mar 1980 ASA Newsletter reports that

“Once again we had to choose between two outstanding candidates nominated for membership on our five-person Executive Council. The candidate with the smaller number of votes this time was Marie H. Berg, an ASA member since 1961 and a former president of the North Central local section… Marie is the first woman ever nominated for the ASA Executive Council. Of course, we aren't the first organization to overlook the gifts God has given "the other half" of the human race… In our churches and in science the situation is equally bad. Among the 200,000 scientists in the 1960 National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel, only 7 percent were women. That proportion was 9 percent in 1970 and is estimated to be about 14 percent in 1980. We're glad to see more women joining our Affiliations and hope we'll see more women in leadership roles in the future. Meanwhile, we're grateful to Marie Berg for standing for this year's council election, for her faithfulness to Jesus Christ, and for the energy she has channeled into ASA causes.”

The October 1970 ASA Newsletter reported on the ASA 1970 annual meeting with the accolade “Of course hard-working Marie-Berg (chemistry) was there giving everybody a hand with everything, and then she even wrote up the Convention press release to send to Christian periodicals immediately afterward.”

In the March 1971 issue of PSCF, page 28, Marie Berg is quoted as saying “I refuse to look upon the Scriptures as a scientific textbook…” in the section on Reacton and Rebuttal to the “Symposium: The Relationship Between the Bible and Science” which was summarized in the December 1969 issue of JASA, page 27.

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Peter G. Berkhout MD (1895-1966)

Physician was killed instantly on 19 July 1966 in the Colorado Rockies when his car plunged off the road and was dashed against a boulder 30 feet below. Mrs. Berkhout, who was driving, was unhurt, their 16-year old daughter was treated for shock. Dr. Berkhout, the only occupant of the car not wearing a seatbelt was thrown out and crushed between the car and boulder. Dr. Berkhout had practiced medicine in Paterson, New Jersey, for 33 years and was an outstanding leader in community affairs and in the Christian Reformed church. He was a trustee of Calvin College and active in the affairs of the New York section of the ASA.

Howard Mattson puts it this way: "We will miss him here. He had been active in ASA affairs since the local chapter was formed, and he was elected to our executive committee this year. He had also been active in the Christian Reformed churches in the area with discussions on 'The Bible of Nature'. He used the term to include "all that God has revealed to us outside the Scriptures." He further maintained that we are wrong in our tendency to throw out anything which science discovers that appears to be out of harmony with what we find in Scripture; that we should no more be dogmatic here than with the "apparent contradictions" we find in Scripture itself. In sum, he said: "Let us not be satisfied until we have put all (the truths and facts the Bible of Nature offers us) into the framework of the Holy Bible. *

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George J. Bertsche (1926-1997) Electrical Engineer

From Woodburn, IN died on June 18, 1997. He was an electronics design engineer at ITT in Ft. Wayne, IN. George got his BSEE from Purdue U. in 1951 and a Th.M. from Dallas Seminary in 1957. George was first introduced to ASA by Hendrick Oorthuys at Purdue. George considered that ASA's main effort should be to deal with issues and work with students. His wife of 44 years died in 2000. E. Paul Arveson.

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Allen H. Bilderback (1915-2002) Pastor, Missionary, Social Worker

Born Nov. 3, 1915 in Seattle, WA and passed away February 23, 2002 in Tacoma, WA. Graduate of Lincoln High School, Seattle Pacific University and the University of Washington. Twenty-five-year ASA veteran Allen Bilderback died of pneumonia at age 87. He was a Free Methodist missionary to Burundi, then pastor and finally social worker.

His favorite article in JASA (predecessor of Perspectives) was Edward Kessel's "A Proposed Biological Interpretation of the Virgin Birth" (Sept. 1983). He found the possible explanation of parthenogenesis liberating and handed out many copies of this article in his Sunday school class. His son Don Bilderback comments: As an amateur scientist and a student of the Scriptures, dad found many connections between science and faith issues that I've never heard others talk about. His astronomical dating of the book of Revelation from the vision of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Rev. 6:1-8 is unique. He interpreted the vision in terms of planets and constellations, making the ordinary assumptions for the story of the stars known for thousands of years. He concluded that the vision was seen around Nov. 4, 96 AD plus or minus 10 days (Allen Bilderback, Revelation and Apocalyptic Symbols [Puyallup, WA: Valley Press, 1991], partially online at www.lightlink.com/donald). He interpreted Ezekiel's vision of wheels as halos around the Sun due to refraction of light from ice crystals... Dad gave a paper on these findings at one of the ASA annual meetings (Eastern U. in PA, I believe) and the material was received as being on the cutting edge.Bio.*

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John C. W. Bliese (1913-2000) Biology

Of Kearney, NE, Born March 10, 1913, passed away Nov. 27, 2000 at 87. He was a retired biologist interested in science education. Awarded a life membership by the Assoc. of Midwestern Biology Teachers in 1978. Served as President Nebraska Academy of Science 1965-66. He was born March 10, 1913 in Waterloo, Iowa to August and Caroline (Kolm) Bliese. He graduated from East Waterloo High School in 1931 and received his bachelor degree in biology from Iowa State Teachers College in 1935. He received a masters degree from Columbia University in 1936, and his doctorate in economic zoology from Iowa State College in 1953. He also receive additional schooling at the University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, State University of Iowa, Colorado State College and the University of Colorado.

He taught biology and physical sciences at Cedar Falls High School and at Teachers College High School, both in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He was an instructor of biological sciences at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Iowa State College in Ames. He moved to Kearney, NE, in 1953 where he was a full-time biology professor at Kearney State College until retiring in 1983. He served as head of the biology department from 1962 to 1966. The John C. W. Bliese Biology Laboratory at UNK was dedicated on May 13, 1987. Both Wife Margaret (1913-1995) and one Son, John Ross Edward Bliese (1943-2009) preceded him in death. Buried in Kearney Cemetery, Buffalo Co., NE*

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Rex Vernon Blumhagen (1920-2012) MD

Of West Chicago IL. Rex Vernon Blumhagen, who later in life helped start the emergency room at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, brought health care to rural areas of Afghanistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. With a fearless sense of adventure and an approachable personality, Dr. Blumhagen made inroads in remote regions where people rarely had access to health care. "My father was unbelievably friendly with people," said his daughter Susan Fullerton. "He could never speak the language in Afghanistan, but he could always communicate by his manner and his friendliness and his sheer ability to connect with people." Dr. Blumhagen, 92, died of malignant melanoma on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 at his home in West Chicago, his daughter said. He was born in Montana and grew up in Washington state, receiving a bachelor's degree from Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. There he met his wife, Jeanne, to whom he was married in 1943. Dr. Blumhagen was in the Army during World War II and received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1946. He was enamored with Afghanistan from a young age. After medical school, he worked with the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky, caring for the poor in rural Appalachia. "He felt that Kentucky would be good training for the rural medical world," his daughter said. After working first at a county hospital in California and then in private practice in Madera, Calif.,

Dr. Blumhagen went to Afghanistan in 1960. He worked as a doctor in the U.S. Embassy, treating the American community in Kabul. He remained in Kabul for four years, returning to California briefly before signing up to work with a nongovernmental organization in Afghanistan that providing medical care in rural areas. He worked to establish clinics and a hospital in the countryside. "He was just so adventurous," his daughter said. "When they first went there, they bought an old school bus and they would drive all over the country on these tiny little roads and would set up a clinic in a town. The people there had absolutely no medical care, so when he would come they would just flock to him." What Dr. Blumhagen lacked in language skills, he could not speak Persian or Pashto he made up for with a winsome personality. As a term of respect and endearment, Afghans would call the bearded Dr. Blumhagen "Whitebeard," his daughter said. In 1973, with the overthrow of Afghanistan's monarch and growing Islamic power, Dr. Blumhagen and his wife were ejected from the country. They returned to the U.S. and settled near their children in Wheaton, and he became one of Central DuPage Hospital's founding emergency room doctors. "Emergency was the best place for him, since he had been away and in a place like Afghanistan where he had exposure to doing all different kinds of medicine that people in the States hadn't been doing," his daughter said. Wheaton real estate agent Mary Kane, who was the office manager for the hospital's emergency room in the 1970s, recalled Dr. Blumhagen's caring manner with patients and his enthusiastic interest in others. "The thing that always bothered him the most was if a parent wasn't taking care of their children," Kane said. "He was emphatic about that." Dr. Blumhagen retired from Central DuPage Hospital in 1986. He and his wife subsequently started an care clinic, Stratford Urgent Care, in Bloomingdale, IL. He had been an ASA member for the past 15 years. Chicago Tribune.*

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John L. (Jack) Blizzard ( -1994)

Died on Nov. 5, 1994 after having been diagnosed a year earlier as having ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Taught at Evangel University, Springfield MO (1965-1994). He continued his college teaching until May. His last days were spent writing on the topic of science and the Bible. Jack's wife, Ruth, mentioned that he had great respect for many ASA members and their work. Newsletter and other sources.

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Stanley M. Block (1923-2005) Mechanical Engineering

82, died Oct 22, 2005 in Carol Stream, IL. He served in the Army during WWII. After obtaining his B.S, MS, and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from U. of Minnesota, he served as prof. of industrial engineering at U. of Minnesota, then at U. of Chicago, then chairman of the Dept. of Industrial Engineering at IL Inst. of Tech. Later he was professional lecturer and consultant to several companies, and labor arbitrator. He was heavily involved in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in various parts of the world. He also sang in the church choir. Ray Brand*

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Donald C. Boardman (1913-1988) Geology.

Died at home in San Diego, California, on 7 December 1988, a few weeks past his 75th birthday. He had served on the ASA Executive Council from 1968-72, was a consulting editor for the ASA's Journal for many years, and was president when ASA employed its first full-time executive secretary. At the 1987 Colorado Springs Meeting, he gave a paper and first felt a symptom of the cancer that took his life a year and a half later. Born in Adria, Washington, Don grew up in Fillmore, California. When he was fifteen, his mother and a sister were among the 600 flood victims when the St. Francis dam burst. Perhaps that influenced him to study geology. After a year at Biola, he transferred to Wheaton College. In 1938, he graduated and married Betty Baillie, went on for an M.S. at the U. of Iowa and a Ph.D. at Wisconsin. Don was a member of many professional societies and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America reconstructed by Don and students over an 11 year period Don Boardman was a born teacher. He taught geology at Wheaton College from 1940 to 1979, with 1942-46 out for service in the Pacific in WWII. On Saipan he was " president" of "Saipan U.," teaching illiterate enlisted personnel to read and write despite opposition from bigoted Navy brass.

Back at Wheaton, he chaired the Geology Dept. for many years and directed the Wheaton Science Station in South Dakota's Black Hills (where ASA held its Annual Meeting in 1952). On leave from Wheaton in 1959-60, he went to Peshawar, Pakistan, as a SEATO Professor to establish a department geology. In 1974-75 he went back to the same department as a Fulbright Professor, driving from Germany to Pakistan and back, 6,800 miles way, camping more than half the nights. (Betty: "An interesting and entertaining man to be married to.") Don was active in the College Church and at times in Wheaton politics. In the late '60s and throughout the '70s the Boardmans threw their support behind inner-city LaSalle Community Church in Chicago. When Don retired in 1979, they moved to San Diego and became active in Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church. They celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary in England at the ASA Oxford Meeting, with the whole family on hand. The family was together again at Lake Tahoe in August 1988 to celebrate their Golden Anniversary. Don leaves three children: science teacher Ann Hein (Mrs. Robert H.), a second-generation ASA member; Barbara, married to Richard Herd, geologist and CSCA member, Donald, Jr.; and six grandchildren. The family asked that memorial gifts be sent to the LaSalle Community Church (office, 300 W. Hill St., Chicago, IL 60610). Newsletter*

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Robert L. Bohon (1925 - 2003) Physical Chemistry

78, of White Bear Twp., MN died unexpectedly on Nov. 21 while on vacation in Jackson, MS, due to a massive viral infection. Bob graduated from the U. of Illinois in 1946 majoring in chemical engineering and earned his PhD in physical chemistry in 1950. He was employed for ten years at the Anderson Physical Laboratory. In 1956 he joined 3M. For 33 years, he worked in central research and environmental labs. Bob retired as the director of analytical & properties research. He worked on developing solid rocket propellants and researched ways to reduce pollution.

Bob's life was defined by more than his work. His zest for life and unrelenting desire to learn and challenge himself was demonstrated through his mentoring and volunteer work with S.C.O.R.E. & East Metro Women's Council; SMM, world travels, church choir director, and devotion to youth. He loved his violin and his fellow musicians with the 3M Club Symphony, the Lakewood Community Orchestra and his string quartet "Con Brio". He loved genealogy, writing, tennis, skiing, sailing, dancing, a good laugh, and most importantly, his God, family and the church. V. Elving Anderson called him "a wonderful scientist, believer and friend." Walt Hearn published a tribute in 1988 now at: www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1988/PSCF12-88Hearn.html. Newsletter *

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Hessel "Bud" Bouma III (1951 - 2015) Genetics, Medical Ethics

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Bud Bouma served as Professor of Biology at Calvin College for 37 years and was a member of Church of the Servant. An alumnus of Calvin College he received his PhD in human genetics from the University of Texas Medical Branch and did postdoctoral work ay the University of California, San Diego. He served on the ethics committees of several local hospitals and for a decade was on the Board of Hospice of Michigan.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Ruth Bouma and their four children.

From Calvin Remembers:
At 6 a.m. on most weekdays the lights have been on in DeVries Hall 221. That office belonged to Hessel “Bud” Bouma III, 64, who died on Saturday, May 2, after a brief battle with an aggressive metastatic melanoma. That illumination in DH 221 represented Bouma’s dedication to the institution he served for 36 years. “He was somebody who was disciplined, detail-oriented and hard working,” said Arlene Hoogewerf, chair of the biology department at Calvin College. “If he was in charge of putting something together, he would have done it really, really well.”

A leader in his field

Bouma joined the biology department at Calvin College in 1978 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He regularly taught cellular biology courses, but as his interests evolved, he took a leadership role with the department, college, community and denomination in the field of medical ethics. Bouma published a book and numerous book chapters and articles considering the ethics of many current societal issues, including capital punishment, genetic testing, human sexuality, reproductive technologies, end-of-life issues, genetically modified organisms and embryonic stem cell research. He regularly taught “Perspectives in Medicine” as a capstone course and the non-majors “Human Biology” course where he developed a Moral Issues Readers that has been used both at Calvin and other universities as a way to help students study, discuss and make Christ-centered informed moral choices on various biomedical ethical dilemmas relevant to today’s society. While Bouma’s expertise on medical ethics was sought after by media, church groups, synodical committees and hospital boards, he never lost sight of his primary audience: his students.

An encouragement to students

“He was a kind, understanding and warm man,” said Rebecca Ajuonuma, a senior organizational communication major, who took a class with Bouma last summer. “The last day of the summer session was a hectic one for me. I had to take the third test for the class, my final exam, and head to the airport right afterwards. Professor Bouma did everything he could to make sure my stress level was reduced. He even drove me to the airport because I didn’t have a ride and I was going to take a taxi.” Erika Steensma, a junior biology major remembers the advice Bouma gave her when she agreed to work as a lab Bouma2

assistant in his Biology 115 lab: “‘Make sure you take the time to learn all of the students names. It really helps to build a connection when you can call someone by his or her name. And if you see them outside of class, make sure to greet them or give them a wave, so that you can start to build relationships with the students.’ This was the approach that Professor Bouma took with his students; he really strove to make each person feel special and cared for.”

“He was an absolutely remarkably sensitive professor and I often thought he would have made an awesome grandfather,” said Calvin senior biochemistry major Marcia Beare. “He just had that gentle way about him.” “I think one thing that continually amazed me was how he kept track and in contact with a number of students after they graduated,” said Rich Nyhof, a longtime colleague of Bouma’s in the biology department. “When something came up in a department meeting he would say, ‘oh this is what this person is doing now.’ He knew them. He knew the details of their lives. He kept up with a lot of students.”

A servant of his colleagues

And while his colleagues remember him as a man who cared for his students, they also appreciate him for the work he did on their behalf, serving on numerous department-wide (scholarships and hospitality) and college-wide (professional status, faculty senate, planning and priorities) committees. “He was really quite a servant,” said Hoogewerf. “He would always prepare, always come to those committee meetings having read, done the homework, thought about questions that had to be asked.” “Bud will be deeply missed at Calvin College, and I think it will be nearly impossible to replace the unique gifts, talents and perspectives that he brought to our department and the rest of the college,” wrote biology professor and longtime friend John Ubels. “He was one professor that left a mark on my life and I will never forget him. I will miss him greatly,” said Ajuonuma.

Bud joined the ASA in 1974. He was very active in national meetings and with the local section and published inPSCF. He was head of the bioethics commission, an ASA Fellow and served on the ASA Council for a five year term. He was program chair of the 2006 ASA annual meeting held at Calvin College.

Newsletter, http://www.calvin.edu/news/archive/calvin-remembers-hessel-bud-bouma

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Joseph H. Boutwell Jr. MD ( - 2000) Biochemistry, medicine

Of Atlanta, GA, died September 14, 2000. He was a medical doctor interested in the history and philosophy of science. "Pie" received the 12th AACC Award for Outstanding Contributions through Service to Clinical Chemistry as a Profession, in 1977. Dr. Boutwell was born in Detroit, Michigan. He received his B.S. degree (chemistry) from Wheaton College, Ill., and then went to Northwestern University, where he obtained the M.S., the Ph.D. (biochemistry), and the M.D. degrees. He then moved to Philadelphia, where at Temple University he progressed from assistant, associate, to professor of biochemistry at the School of Medicine, and was director of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory. In 1966, he became deputy chief of the Medical Laboratory Section at the National Communicable Disease Center (now Center for Disease Control at Atlanta, Ga. In 1969, he was appointed chief of the Licensure and Development Branch; in 1972, the director of the Clinical Chemistry Division; in 1975, acting assistant director, Bureau of Laboratories, and in 1976, its deputy director.

Dr. Boutwells fields of special interest have been in clinical chemistry, quality control, and clinical and public health laboratory practice. He is the author of a number of papers, four manuals, a book on clinical chemistry, and a monograph on quality control. Dr. Boutwell became a member of the AACC Philadelphia Section in 1954, and served as chairman in 1960. He has served on many national AACC Committees: the Committee on Standards in 1965 and in 1966, when he became chairman; the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws in 1969-70; and as a member of the Board of Editors of Clinical Chemistry, 1968-72. In 1972, he served as president of the AACC. After 1973, he was on the Long-Range Planning Committee and met with the Committee on Professional Relations as a member of the American Chemical Society Committee on Clinical Chemistry. He is a founding member of the National Registry, and is on the board of directors of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Besides the AACC, he is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, and has been a CDC Liaison Member of the National Council for Health Laboratory Services, and on the FDA Advisory Committee on In Vitro Diagnostic Products. He has been adjunct professor of biochemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. from 1971 until the present. AACC. Joseph is an ASA old-timer. He has just retired from the U.S. Public Health Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe is a Wheaton alumnus who went on to get M.S., Ph.D., and M.D. degrees at Northwestern. He taught physiological chemistry at Temple University before joining USPHS and moving to Atlanta. " Newsletter.*

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John W. Brabner-Smith (1901-2000) Lawyer

Of Vero Beach, FL died Feb. 22, 2000 at age 99. Born to Methodist missionary parents in 1900 in Little Falls, MN, he graduated from Yale U. (1925), Yale Law School (JD, 1927), and Northwestern Law school (JSD, 1931), practiced corporate law, then taught at Northwestern. He then moved to Washington, DC to become special assistant to the Attorney General of the US. He worked on the historic Lindberg kidnapping case and the prosecution of Al Capone. He was also elder and trustee of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington. While in the US Army, he was promoted to colonel. He practiced international law during WW II as chief of the Provost Marshal General's legal office.

He was involved in the Allied Control Council in Germany and the War Crimes Trials in Japan. In 1972 Dean John W. Brabner-Smith and four other prominent attorneys founded the International School of Law in a church basement in the District of Columbia. In 1979 this law school merged with George Mason University, which is the state university in Northern Virginia. Brabner-Smith possessed a highly distinctive vision of legal education that to this day influences us and other law schools, notably some that are religiously affiliated. After Brabner-Smith laid the cornerstone, two other deans succeeded him: Ralph Norvell and Henry Manne. Each of these deans also possessed a highly distinctive vision of legal education, especially Henry Manne who is one of the four acknowledged founders of law and economics. He also authored many articles on constitutional law. George Mason University, Newsletter*

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Neil Orin Brace (1924-2013) Organic Chemistry Neal Brace

Former Wheaton College professor Neal Orin Brace, 91, died July 27, 2013 in his home in Carol Stream, IL. Dr. Brace was born in Osceola, WI to Cleo W. and Alice L. (Krienke) Brace. In high school he was active in music, sports, and church life. Dr. Brace graduated from the University of Minnesota and served in the U. S. Army Air Corps as an instructor at the Radio and Radar School at Yale University. After the war, Dr. Brace enrolled in the University of Illinois and completed his doctoral degree in organic chemistry. It was in Champaign, IL that Dr. Brace met his first wife, Evelyn Larson. Together they raised seven children; Judy, David, Nancy, Linda, Sharon, John and Roger; all survive. Brace worked for Eastman Kodak and the DuPont Company as a research chemist, before moving in 1963 to Chicago, where he taught at North Park College. Dr. Brace spent the greatest part of his career at Wheaton College teaching Chemistry where he especially enjoyed the challenge of preparing pre-medical students.

Neil's first association with the ASA was with the Wilmington DE section in the middle 1950s. He with 14 other ASA Delaware section Chemists had met a number of their peers at the 1958 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia. His 1959 JASA article described the activities of a active local section of the time.

For many years, Dr. Brace served as a research consultant for Ciba-Geigy Corporation. His laboratory and classroom successes allowed him to travel to China, Germany, and Russia at a time when foreign travel was less common.

Dr. Brace received numerous awards including the Humboldt Prize and he participated as a Fulbright Scholar. He wrote widely in the area of organo-fluorine chemistry and held multiple patents. Dr. Brace was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Marilynn (Wikholm Bach) Brace. Dr. Brace was predeceased by his sisters Lily Setter, Fern Bruner and brother Robert Brace. He is survived by his brothers, Ray Brace and Leo Brace. Obituary, Newsletter*

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Maurice T. Brackbill (1891-1962)

Mathematics Professor emeritus of mathematics at Eastern Mennonite College, died Sep. 18, 1962. Professor Brackbill was born May 11, 1891, near Lancaster, Pa., the son of Aldus and Lizzie Brackbill. He received a BA at Hesston College and a BS and MA in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He also took graduate work in astronomy at the Universities of Kansas and Michigan. He was married to Ruth Mininger in 1932 and she preceded him in death on April 30, 1962. They had no children. Professor Brackbill joined the faculty of Eastern Mennonite College in 1919. He taught a wide variety of courses ranging from agriculture to zoology in the fledgling institution. He was appointed head of the department which he designated Physastromath and was chairman of the Division of Natural Sciences until he suffered a stroke in Jan. 1956 which ended his teaching career.

He joined the ASA in 1949 and later was elected to the grade of fellow. He served as host to the 9th convention which met on the EMC campus in 1954. Although most of his education was in mathematics and astronomy, his special interest in literature and ability in speech was demonstrated in many ways. His reading of Dickens A Christmas Carol became an annual treat to the student body. He cherished the idea that the Bible, being the word of God, possesses supreme literary quality; however his ultimate concern in the scriptures was spiritual and not merely literary. He saw beauty in mathematics, particularly geometry, and was deeply interested in the integration of scientific knowledge and the scriptures. A classroom discussion of a neat mathematical concept was often the cue for the interpretative reading of a corresponding scriptural gem.

His laboratory was a maze of intriguing wires and hand-made gadgets which aroused students curiosity. He delighted in collecting simple toys with a lot of physics in them, such as dunking ducks, topsy-turvy, etc. He had little faith in ordinary toggle switches, and being endowed with dry skin, he was unable to understand or appreciate the apprehension of many of his students at the use of open knife switches on 110 volts A. C. Because of a perennially small budget, he made much of the demonstration apparatus. The only recompense for these hundreds of hours in the shop was a sort of fierce satisfaction in having made something better and for less cost then from Cenco. M. T. Brackbill's greatest interest in life began in 1910 when he saw Halleys comet. Of this experience he wrote in characteristic fashion, Saw Halleys comet in the early morning beyond the barn in the southeast. Not having read the newspaper I missed the privilege of being badly frightened by the alarming new. � His fascination by astronomy increased with the purchase of a 2-inch telescope in 1929. In 1930 he founded the Astral Society, a student extracurricular club with six charter members. In 1934 he published the Astra-Guide, a 13-inch adjustable planisphere. M. T. Brackbill was an imaginative writer, particularly in the area of popular astronomy. Among his publications are the following: Heaven and the Glory of the Sunset (Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, Pa., 1924), 45 pp. Christian Companion (YCC), a series of articles in 1937-38. (Mennonite Publ. House). Evenings with the Stars, 1943-44; reprinted as a booklet, 1945 (Mennonite Publ. House). Stars from Starrywood, YCC Series in 1948-50. JASA, Vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 22-27, March 1951. If the Stars Appeared Only One Night in a Thousand Years, The Sky, Vol. 1, no. 10, p. 15, Oct. 1937. Sky and Telescope, Vol. 2, no. 11, p. 15, Sep. 1943. The Heavens Declare (Moody Press, Chicago, 1959), 128 pp. Through his persistence and charm he was able to develop astronomical facilities at the college second in the state only to those at the University of Virginia. The existence of Vesper Heights Observatory, the Astral Hall, and associated instruments valued at over $25,000 in the frugal economy of the eastern Mennonite constituency is an amazing tribute to his ability to communicate his love of the stars to laymen. Professor Brackbill was a poetic and imaginative soul. Scientific facts could not remain cold fish to him but were manifestations of the glory of God and fit subjects to be rhapsodized upon in verse. A sample of his whimsical verse is given below. He was truly a celestial citizen and his ability to transcend ones thoughts from the mundane materialistic to the glories of the heavenly will be missed by those who knew him. Robert C. Lehman, Associate Professor of Physics, Eastern Mennonite College.

Taken from JASA, March 1963, pp. 3:

"There was a little atom once, his name was Hydrogen. Elusive little chap it was For none knew if nor when Nor what it was till Cavndish came And proved that it existed, And in the theory Dalton wrote Its pedigree was listed. The atom was a tiny mite In metal, milk or lumber; But billions, billions of them When Avogadro got their number. Some said it is a sort of brick Or tiny little ball; But Bohr said it was onion-like And not a brick at all. The onion shells were little tracks Whereon electrons sped, Sometimes close to the nucleus, And sometimes not, he said. But Hydrogen was very poor: Electrons it had one; But it could jump from shell to shell And have a lot of fun, Unless a quantum big came So Bohr theorized And bunted little electron off And atom unionized. Then Uhlenbeck and Goudsmit | The atom looked within, And claimed they saw electrons Indulging in a spin. The nucleus all the while reposed And long in safety trusted, Till Lawrence came with protons swift And right into it busted. And little lectron soon was doomed Why now Professor Barker takes And puts it in a well, Ding dong bell, Lectron in a well; Who'll pull it out? Och my! Its not about! But where it is seems no one knows Unless Mr. Shrody Since his equation says its here Probably or maybe. But now at latest count we see come on quite a jog; For Eectron circles round no more But simply makes a fog! " Maurice T. Brackbill.

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C. Henry "Hank" Bradley (1930 - 2014)

C. Henry Bradley, age 83, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, IL, died Monday, August 18, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. He was born December 26, 1930 in Baltimore, MD.

Hank grew up in Baltimore, and graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic High School.

He attended Wheaton College and graduated in 1953. In August of 1952, Hank married Barbara "Bobbi” Brown, a 1952 Wheaton graduate. In preparation for a missionary career in Bible translation, Hank also completed an M.A. in Biblical Literature at Wheaton. After completing two semesters of linguistic training offered by the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) at the University of Oklahoma, Hank and Bobbi joined Wycliffe Bible Translators and went to Mexico in 1955 to translate the Bible for the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico.

Over the next 25 years, along with the help of about 15 local Mixtec men, Hank and Bobbi completed the translation of the New Testament into the Jicaltepec dialect of Mixteco. With the New Testament in their language, the Mixtec church grew from less than a handful of believers to several thousand believers in about 20 or so different congregations, reaching to all the villages where the language is spoken. The Mixtec church is now well into its third generation of believers.

During this time Hank and Bobbi also did a number of other things related to their work among the Mixtecs. These included earning advanced degrees in linguistics and anthropology, serving their colleagues in Mexico in a variety of elected and appointed positions, and teaching linguistics and translation skills to aspiring Bible translators each summer at one or another of the Summer Institutes of Linguistics sponsored by Wycliffe. Hank also taught anthropology at Judson College in Elgin, IL for a period of six years when he and Bobbi needed to be in the US. After that time Hank was asked to serve as the international anthropology coordinator for Wycliffe and SIL in Dallas, which he did for nine years. He was also asked to help in a special situation in Southeast Asia, which he did for another three years.

In August 1999, several years after Bobbi’s diagnosis with leukemia, Hank and Bobbi moved to Wheaton to be near their sons and grandchildren. They retired from active status with Wycliffe in 2001. Bobbie died July 28, 2001.

On August 16, 2003, Hank married Grace E. Woodberry, a Wheaton College classmate whose parents served on the mission field in China.

Through the intervening years Hank never forgot the Mixtec people in Jicaltepec, Mexico, and when the younger believers there decided in the mid 2000’s that they would like to translate the Old Testament into their language, Hank was pleased to assist them. He served as a consultant for a team of Mixtec national translators. That work is not yet complete, but the Mixtec translators are carrying on. In Hank’s own words, “This latest development shows how far they have come in their educational and spiritual growth in the last 20+ years since we lived there.”

He is survived by his wife, Grace; his five sons, Charles "Brad" (Pamela) Bradley, Jr. of Wheaton, IL, Dave (Karen) Bradley of Kenya, Africa, Mark (Sarah) Bradley of Wheaton, IL, Eric (Mitzi) Bradley of Elgin, IL and Scott (Debbie) Bradley of Wheaton, IL; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He joined ASA in 1962 and was a lifetime member. . Hultgrenfh Obituary,

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Paul Brand (1914-2003) Medical Doctor

When Dr. Paul Brand met his first leprosy patients, he was told, "Nothing can be done with hands - or feet - or faces like this. It's just leprosy." Translation: You can't fight the inevitable. But "just leprosy" was not in Brand's vocabulary. He found leprosy deformities were correctable; he performed surgeries on thousands, and taught his skills to others who outlive him. He died July 8. Brand saw the body as God's ally in healing. He declared: I have come to realize that every patient ..., every newborn baby, in every cell of its body, has a basic knowledge of how to survive and how to heal, that exceeds anything that I shall ever know ... God ... has made our bodies more than we could ever have devised. His med. school professors called the thymus a "vestigial organ" whose usefulness humans had outgrown. Brand commented: Today we can see from the victims of AIDS, that people cannot survive without those immune cells from the thymus and bone marrow. A lot of biologists still cling to the idea of evolution by chance, and now it is scientists from mathematics, information theory and computers that are forcing us to recognize that chance alone cannot possibly account for the code of DNA and the wonders of life. All of science points toward a creator.

Brand spoke at ASA's 1993 Annual Meeting at Seattle Pacific U., presenting Sunday morning worship and Monday devotions. Carol Aiken recalls, "He so impressed me that I went to the book-store and bought his book for my daughter who was in Gordon College. at that time."

Brand was knighted Commander of the Order of the British Empire. But CRISTA president Jim Gwinn pays an even higher tribute: "To know Paul Brand is to know Christ better. He evidenced his compassion, grace and mercy to all." In a final expression of frugality and modesty, he chose to be buried in a plain plywood box with the lid nailed shut. His last message was, "Only one life, 'twill soon be past. Only what's done for Christ will last." For further reading: "Noted Surgeon and Author Paul Brand Dies at Age 89", Christianity Today, Breakpoint*

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Raymond H Brand (1928-2020) Biology

Raymond Howard Brand, age 91, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, Illinois, died May 23, 2020, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. Ray was the beloved husband for 62 years to Shirley.

Ray was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up attending Ward Presbyterian Church. Even as a child he researched animals and made collections of insects. He pursued his love of biology at Wheaton College while working at various jobs, playing varsity tennis and soccer, and courting Shirley, a literature major. They married in 1951, as Ray began graduate work. He first earned an MA in zoology, then received an MS in biological science from the University of Michigan, going on to complete work on the ecology of small mammal populations for his PhD in animal ecology. Starting in 1955, he spent four years as the chairman of the biology department of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, teaching in an old two-car garage that served as the biology building until the campus was further developed. In 1959 he returned to Wheaton College and subsequently spent over thirty years teaching there, during that period chairing the Department of Biology and Division of Science and always sharing his love of nature and field research with his students as a professor of biology until his retirement in 1993.

Ray joined the ASA in 1952 while he was a graduate student. He would remain an active life-long member for 68 years, contributing leadership and warm friendship to all. After he came to Wheaton, he was co-chair of the Chicago-area section of the ASA and was elected an ASA Fellow. In 1985 he presented a paper at the ASA annual meeting in Oxford, England. The paper was published as an article titled “At the Point of Need” in PSCF. In 1987 he was program chair for the annual 1987 ASA meeting at Colorado College on the theme “Global Resources and the Environment.” Ray was on the editorial board of PSCF, a member of the 1964 joint ASA/ETS committee, and was chair of the Global Resources & Environment Commission. He served on the ASA Executive Council from 1992 to 1997. At the 1991 annual meeting at Wheaton College, celebrating ASA’s 50th anniversary, Ray and Shirley put together an impressive historical display of ASA memorabilia. In 2019, Ray attended the public lecture at the recent ASA annual meeting at Wheaton College where he was recognized as the distinguished longest standing member in attendance. His friendly smile and words of encouragement inspired many of us.

Throughout his career, he continued to conduct environmental research, and while collecting samples of springtails in the restored prairies of the Chicago suburbs, he discovered a new species of the arthropod. Ray wrote and published many articles about environmental issues in Illinois. He was a research associate at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, until 2018, and coauthored two books: Whatever Happened to Eden? (1980) and Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental Stewardship (1996).

He enjoyed playing tennis and participating in book clubs well into his eighties, but his greatest passions were his humanitarian interests, following and contributing extensively to over a dozen organizations, including Immanuel Presbyterian Church, the ASA, the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Doctors without Borders, the National Wildlife Foundation, the American Red Cross, AARP Foundation, National Parks Foundation, National Resource Defense Council, Defenders of Wildlife, Environment Illinois, University of Michigan Sigma X, and the Alzheimer’s Association.

In recent years, he was proud of establishing the fountains at his home at Covenant Living Windsor Park in memory of his wife, Shirley, and contributing to the purchase of the Immanuel Presbyterian transportation van so Covenant residents could attend worship on Sundays.

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David S. Bruce (1939 - 2000) Biology.

Professor of Biology at Wheaton C. at 61 years of age, went to be with the Lord in October, after suffering from an Epstein Barr viral infection introduced by a kidney implant in July. David attended Taylor U. and completed the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology/Physiology at Purdue U. He taught at Seattle Pacific U. immediately after completing the Ph.D. and began work at Wheaton C. in 1974. David's research interests focused on physiological adaptations of animals to the environment and the improvement of teaching in physiology through the appropriate use of computers. He maintained an active agenda of research and publications, with students and other collaborators, on hibernation of ground squirrels, bats, and bears, and the search for a "hibernation trigger molecule" that induces hibernation. Over 65 published articles. Special interests in health professions made David an enthusiastic mentor and advisor to students pursuing careers in medicine or physiology. David also taught regularly at the Wheaton C. Science Station in South Dakota and led students in the study of the creation and Creator he so dearly loved. David is survived by his wife, Janet, and two adult sons, Rob and Scot. Newsletter, Chicago Tribune*

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Jerry Bruemmer (1936-2022) Geologist; Systems Engineer

Jerry Lee Bruemmer, of Rockville, Maryland, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at his home on March 15, 2022. Jerry was born on January 10, 1936, in Stephenson, Michigan. He graduated from Menominee High School in 1954 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geology with a minor in history from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He did post baccalaureate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

In his sophomore year at Michigan, he entered the NROTC regular program. In August 1959, he was commissioned Ensign, USN in Ann Arbor. He served three years active duty in the Pacific Fleet on the USS Estes (AGC 12) and the afloat staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron Five.

In August 1962, he married Carolyn Elizabeth Anderson in Portland, Oregon. He entered graduate school at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, and was awarded the Master of Arts in Geology and Geophysics in 1964. He worked for Humble Oil in Midland, Texas. In 1965, he joined IBM in Kinston, New York, in airline reservation systems programming. He joined Technical Resources Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1968, and rejoined IBM in 1970 in Denver, Colorado. His moves with IBM were to Kansas City, Missouri; Portland, Oregon; and Walnut Creek, California. His area of specialization included software systems architecture of complex real-time systems, including credit card systems and telephony.

Jerry enjoyed time with his family, reading, Bible study, travel, and music. He was active in the Navy for 28 years; he retired as Captain, USN, in 1984. He retired from IBM as Senior Systems Engineer in May 1997 with thirty years of service. He traveled to twenty-one countries in his careers with IBM and the US Navy.

Jerry joined the ASA in 2000 and was a faithful supporter throughout the rest of his life. He recalls attending various ASA local chapters and particularly enjoyed hearing Richard Bube speak.

In March 2009, Jerry and Carolyn moved to Rockville, Maryland. His beloved Carolyn died in April 2013 from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Jerry married Breegan (Bree) Baldwin in December 2014, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Olney, Maryland.

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Hans Rudolf Brugger (1928-2001) Physics

A long-time ASA member, went home to be with his Lord on August 4, 2001. He died at the age of 73 after a long illness of the blood platelets, which he bore in much weakness, but patiently and in peace. After earning a Ph.D. in physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, he did research in elementary particle physics at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

An excellent teacher, he taught physics and mathematics at the Evangelical College of Schiers, Switzerland for 25 years. Twice during this time, he spent some months doing astronomical research at the European Southern Observatory in Chile. He was fascinated by astrophysics and cosmology, which displayed to him the glory of God. He lovingly but resolutely opposed young-earth creationism, having thoroughly studied relevant dating methods. Last year, he translated ASA's Teaching Science in a Climate of Controversy into German. Hans Ruedi, as his Swiss friends called him, is survived by his wife , two daughters and three sons. Peter Rust*

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Sam Brunsvold (1960 -1996) IVCF.

Involved with the Pittsburgh local section was Sam Brunsvold, an IVCF worker at the U. of Pitts. and Carnegie-Mellon U., who at age 36, was tragically killed (1996) by an unknown assailant as he was returning home about midnight following a meeting. Police reported that he died of a gunshot wound to the head. His wallet, watch and car were not taken. Robert Voss, Pittsburgh ASA local-section initiator, notes that Sam helped organize an ASA meeting at the New Hope Christian Community Church near the two campuses, in April of 1995, to promote in local section development. Newsletter*

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Richard H. Bube (1927-2018) Physicist

Richard H. Bube, one of the most prominent contributors to the ASA and the study of the relationship between science and Christian faith, passed away on June 9, 2018 at the age of 90. He was Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. A memorial service has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the evening of Tuesday, July 10, at Foothill Covenant Church (1555 Oak Ave., Los Altos, CA).

Born on August 10, 1927 in Providence, RI, "Dick" received his Sc.B. degree in Physics from Brown University in 1946 and his Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University in 1950. Between 1948 and 1962 he was a member of the research staff at the RCA David Sarnoff Research Laboratories in Princeton, NJ. He joined the faculty of Stanford University in 1962, serving 30 years as Professor in the departments of Materials Science and Electrical Engineering until his retirement in 1992. From 1975 to 1986 he was Chairman of the Department of Materials Science. His research was concerned with the photoelectronic properties of materials, including photoconductivity, luminescence, photovoltaic effects, semiconductors, and solar energy conversion. Dr. Bube is the author of six scientific books and over 300 research publications, and 56 Ph.D. students earned their degrees under his direction. In 1948, he married the first love of his life, Betty Jane, and they had four children, Mark, Ken, Sherri, and Merry. Their loving marriage lasted over 48 years until Betty Jane was called home to her Lord in 1997. In 2000, he met and married the second love of his life, Mary Anne. Mary Anne and Dick have shared over 18 loving years together.

At the age of 11, he heard a clear presentation of the Christian Gospel through the ministry of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Providence. He wrote, "My heart said 'Yes' to God almost immediately, and I began my walk with Christ as one for whom he had died and risen again." His whole life reflected this commitment. He was known for his gentle and patient spirit as he sought to encourage people to grow in their faith and understanding. He worshiped most recently at Foothill Covenant Church in Los Altos and the Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church. He has taught adult education classes at numerous churches, and has lectured on science and Christianity at over 60 colleges and universities.

As he contemplated his passing, he wrote, "Trusting that death is but one stage in God's plan for me through Jesus Christ, I enter into this new adventure holding firmly to my Lord and Savior." He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Anne, his four children and five grandchildren.

As both a dedicated Christian and a dedicated scientist, he wrote seven books and over 100 articles on issues in science and Christianity. Seeing no conflict between genuine science and authentic Christianity, he strove to help scientists understand Christianity and help Christians understand science. He was a faculty sponsor for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Stanford University and taught an Undergraduate Seminar at Stanford on the interaction between science and Christianity for 25 years.

He was a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation, a society of scientists who are Christians, serving as editor of the Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation (JASA) from 1969 to 1983. The first article he published in JASA was titled “The Relevance of the Quantum Principle of Complementarity to Apparent Basic Paradoxes in Christian Theology” appearing in the December 1956 issue. From then through March 1998 he authored or co-authored 125 articles, communications, and responses in that journal, addressing a very broad range of topics in science and faith. As editor and author, he enhanced the quality and reputation of the ASA. His books, most notably The Human Quest, The Encounter Between Science and Christianity, and Putting It All Together, were seminal guides to understanding the relationship between science and Christianity and continue to be relevant today.

*from Mercury News Obituaries

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Wilbur Lewis Bullock (1922-2007) Zoology (photo 1950)
Age 85, of Dover, NH, went to be with the Lord on April 22. He taught zoology at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for 39 years, retiring in 1987. He was born in New York City and was the husband of Cecilia Broenewold Bullock for 63 years. He is survived by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. He graduated from Queens College and attended New York University before entering the Army where he served in Europe during WW II with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment of the Combat Engineers. When the war in Europe ended, he taught at the U.S. Army University in France.

Upon returning home, he earned his MS and PhD at the University of Illinois. He then joined the faculty at the UNH, where he remained his entire career. He was an internationally respected fish parasitologist and published one book, People, Parasites, and Pestilence: An Introduction to the Natural History of Infectious Disease. While at UNH he was a faculty advisor to Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Throughout his career he maintained an avid interest in the relationship between science and Christian faith and Christian attitudes toward stewardship of the environment. Wilbur was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the ASA. He served as Vice President of ASA and was Editor of Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith in the 1980s. He was active in the Dover NH Baptist Church and was a major contributor to the establishment of the Durham Evangelical Church, serving both churches in various capacities. He was an ASA member for 57 years. Newsletter.*

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John W Burgeson (1931-2016) Physicist John Burgeson

John W. Burgeson died in Texas on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. John, also known as ‘Jack’ and as ‘Burgy’ on the ASA listserv, was born on Aug. 19, 1931, in Youngstown, OH. He graduated from South High School in 1949, Carnegie Tech in 1953, and Florida State University in 1955, with a Master’s in Nuclear Physics.
After doing contract work for two years with the U.S. Navy, he signed on with IBM and worked for 40 years as a computer engineer. His hobbies included scientific studies and baseball. He also wrote an automobile book and many scientific articles. In 1961, John invented the world’s first computer baseball game. He donated it to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
John was a Stephen’s minister and knew Jesus as his Lord and Savior. He joined the ASA in 1971 where he actively participated in the listserv discussion and was a member until his death. He wrote nearly 20 book reviews in PSCF. With his experience in designing surveys at IBM, he helped advise aspects of various ASA surveys.

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Roger C. Burgus ( -1995) Biochemistry.

Of Tulsa, Oklahoma died June 3, 1995. Roger was one of ASA's Newletter Editor Walt Hearn's biochemistry students at Baylor University He recommended Roger to colleague R. Guillernin who subsequently shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (for unraveling the structure of the first "brain hormone") with rival scientist Shalley, and also with Rosemary Yalow. Burgus was instrumental in key achievements needed to win the prize. The story is told in more detail in Nicholas Wade's book, The Nobel Dual: Two scientists' 21 year race to win the world's most coveted research prize, Anchor Doubleday, 1981. After the Prize, the book states, in the chapter called "Parting of the Ways": With all the praise he was getting for the work on GIF and the other releasing factors, he [Guillemin] seemed to forget, or perhaps he remembered too well, the extent to which his colleagues had helped achieve these successes. "Before his operation, he would understand the debt he owed to someone like Burgus, but after he had received so much of the credit Burgus should have gotten, time after time, award after award, he just seemed to forget, and started to relax in his attitude toward Burgus," says a member of the group. [p. 247]. The book includes a photograph, of Roger and even acknowledges his religious faith (while going out of its way to avoid using the word "Christian") In its opening chapters, The Nobel Duel also describes Walter Hearn's role as the first biochemist to work with physiologist Roger Guillemin on the problem (at Baylor medical school). That work began in 1954.

Later, at Iowa State University, Roger did his Ph.D. research under Hearn on an entirely different problem. At the end of the book, after chronicling the break-up of Guillemin's group soon after the Prize was awarded, the author says that Burgus "became more interested in the long-held religious beliefs which his biochemistry professor, Walt Hearn, had helped reawaken. He studied religious healing, and was himself the beneficiary of a process in which it happened that his sight, which had been partially lost in his left eye, was restored. The Nobel Duel is a model of accurate, fascinating science writing. Scientific investigations seldom have as much drama as that particular one, and Christians seldom have an opportunity to play such a crucial role. Schally is quoted as saying that Burgus "did tremendous, beautiful work. A lot of credit for what was done at the Salk Institute must go to Burgus. Guillemin used Burgus and gave him very little credit." Guillemin is quoted as saying, " Burgus is one of those people who is the salt of the earth, Burgus and honesty are the same word." At one point "Dr. Burgus tells of the time when he was sequencing an unknown protein and his vacuum system started leaking- -If air got at my unknown, it would have oxidized it. and weeks of work would be lost. I prayed pretty hard there. and immediately the vacuum was restored. How many times does a high vac system heal itself? I consider that a miraculous intervention of the Holy Spirit."

In mid-1977 Burgus left the Salk Institute and moved to the medical school of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma," where he was head of the school's peptide structure laboratory. Burgus was a professor of biochemistry at the medical school of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa for over ten years. A Sept 1989 announcement that the entire medical complex would close down, caught him by surprise. Most of the med students found places in other schools, but many faculty members were simply out of work. A toxicology lab Roger ran continued to do drug testing for a few outside clients after the Nov 1989 closure, but it, too, soon shut down. When we (Hearn) talked to him, Roger was pondering what God wanted him to do, with research or consulting among the possibilities. His wife Jackie's opportunities for writing and speaking on spiritual renewal have grown beyond the U.S. and both were open to serving Christ overseas. Roger says that the peace he has about the situation really "passes understanding-just like the Bible promises." Burgus, R., Ling, N., Butcher, M., and Guillemin, R. 1973. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 70:684. Newsletter accounts.*

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Gary L. Burkholder (1943-2000) Biology

Prof. of biology at Mount Vernon Nazarene C. (MVNC), died of a heart attack Friday, Jan. 7, 2000. He was 56 years old. He was assisting with a travel course, "Group Processes and Behavior," led by Randy Cronk of MVNC. The group, which included nineteen students, had left San Francisco on December 30 and was traveling along the California coast by bicycle. Burkholder suffered a heart attack on the afternoon of January 7, while the group stopped for lunch in Los Padres National Forest on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Burkholder was born July 21, 1943 in Tacoma, WA. He earned an A.B. degree in biology from Northwest Nazarene C. (1966), an M.S. from the U. of Arkansas (1969), and a Ph.D. from Brigham Young U. (1973). He was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Mount Vernon. He served as elder, board member, head trustee, board secretary, and Sunday school teacher. In Dec. 1998, he helped to plant a new CMA congregation in Fredericktown. Gary attended the 1993 annual meeting in Seattle. Joe Lechner*

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Maurice Burns (1924-1994) Microbiology

Maurice was a teacher and administrator at Indiana Wesleyan U. for 32 years. He suffered a heart attack at home and died in early Oct 1994, at age 70, six days before the university science hall was dedicated in his honor. IWU president James Barnes, once a student of Burns recounted the huge, fatherly impact Burns had made on him.

Burns earned his Ph.D. in microbiology from Kansas State U. and was instrumental in establishing a campus television station, WIWU. He had retired in August 1994. In May 1972 Dr. Burns convinced the IWU Board of Trustees to unanimously approve a nursing major. Twenty-seven freshmen and 27 sophomores were admitted to the program in September 1972, and the first class of 33 students graduated in May 1975. Before IWU, he was academic dean at Central Wesleyan U. in South Carolina and then also at IWU from 1962 to 1982. He was a member of the ASA for over 3 decades. Newsletter, IWU Archives*

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L. Russ Bush (1944-2008) Philosophy

After a two-year battle with cancer, L. Russ Bush III, noted philosopher, apologist, author, professor, pastor and friend of Southern Baptists, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening January 22, 2008. Bush, who was born in 1944, spent his life serving the church, the Southern Baptist Convention and the greater evangelical community in a number of capacities. He served most recently at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., as the Director of the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture and as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy of Religion. His time at Southeastern marked a turning point in the leadership of the institution, and his contributions to the academic environment of Southeastern will continue on. When he first began at Southeastern, during the presidency of Lewis A. Drummond, Bush was one of the few conservative voices at the institution. Due in large part to his direction of the faculty, Southeastern was able to band together for the cause of reclaiming a sound theological heritage. Bush wrote The Advancement: Keeping the Faith in an Evolutionary Age (Broadman & Holman, 2003) . In 1980, at the beginning of the "conservative resurgence" in the Southern Baptist Convention, Bush and (fellow professor at the time) Tom Nettles wrote Baptists and the Bible, a book which called for the return to Biblical inerrancy as a core belief of the denomination. "Russ Bush was a champion and faithful warrior for the cause of Christ and the Gospel," said Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern. "His work Baptists and the Bible was a landmark in the battle for the Bible that engulfed our denomination. Its impact is still being felt today." "Their book was timely, urgent, controversial and filled with ample documentation," said Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. "It changed history - quite literally".

At the time of Bush's appointment as academic vice president and Dean of the Faculty at Southeastern, Paige Patterson, current president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, said Southeastern "was undergoing a metamorphosis as it returned to the faith of its fathers." "Bush accepted the responsibility ...even though the entire faculty voted against the appointment," Patterson said. "It was one of the most incredibly difficult times anyone could have ever gone through. He was cursed ... and accosted ... By the time I arrived at Southeastern some years later, I discovered that he had won over the hearts even of those who were his bitterest enemies." David Dockery, president of Union University in Jackson, Tenn., said, "No one will ever fully know all that Russ Bush did to keep the doors of Southeastern Seminary open during the turbulent years of transition in the late 1980s and the early 1990s." In more recent times, Bush's guidance was instrumental in developing the Center for Faith and Culture, an initiative to connect culture and the church by being an example of a redeemed community. The Center was named for Bush during its creation in 2006, because he "embodies the vision of, and models the ministry of, this Center." In October of 2007, Bush and the Center brought together the culture and the church as Southeastern hosted a conference on "C.S. Lewis: The Man and His Works." "Russ Bush was my teacher, colleague and friend. He was a man of absolute integrity and a consistent witness to the Christ he loved so dearly" Akin said. "My love and respect for him goes beyond words. I will miss him, but I rejoice knowing I will see him again in glory." Bush is survived by his wife of 39 years, Cynthia Ellen. He was a member for three decades. Newsletter, Southeastern Archives*

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Fred Busker ( (1915-1992) of Lansing, Illinois, died on 9 Jan 1992. The ASA office was notified by his widow, Mrs. Dena Busker, but has no other information about Fred, other than that he was an emeritus member of ASA for years.

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James Oliver Buswell, Jr (1885-1977) Theology
Died February 3, 1977, in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, at the age of 82. He had served as the third president of Wheaton College from 1926 to 1940, then taught at Faith Theological Seminary and served as president of Shelton College for 16 years and as dean of Covenant Theological Seminary for 14 years. In addition to an A.B. from Minnesota, B.D. from McCormick, M.A. from the U. of Chicago, and Ph.D. from NYU, he held three honorary doctorates. His best known book, Systematic Theology of the Christian Religion (Zondervan,..1964), is something of a monument to his personal integration of scholarship and devotion to Jesus Christ.

He was a Fellow of the ASA, having become a member early in our Affiliation's history. He was a staunch defender of the faith but also a warm and delightful person. (I probably recall every exchange of views I ever had with Dr. Buswell, because in both intellect and spirit he was such a powerful person. After one public exchange he asked me to meet him for breakfast, no doubt to straighten me out on some doctrinal points. 'When I arrived I found him reading--in Greek--one of the classical philosophers, so our conversation began with the most animated critique of that author's ideas. My arguments then received the same intense scrutiny. Later, his son Jame 0. Buswell III quoted his father's reaction to our breakfast conversation: "He's wrong, of course, but that young fellow really loves the Lord." Besides son Jim III, he is survived by his wife Helen, two daughters, and another son. Newsletter* Wheaton Archives.

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Stephen W. Calhoon (1930-2009)

Stephen Calhoon was born on October 21, 1930 and passed away on December 12, 2009. He was executive director of the Institute for Chronology, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, established in 1970. The senior Calhoon worked on revision of radiocarbon dating in connection with correlations of Old Testament chronology. Martin and Faye Labar.

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Stephen W. Calhoon Jr. ( - 2009) Chemistry. B.S., Houghton College; M.S., The Ohio State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University; Sc.D. (honorary), Houghton College. (He was a chemistry professor at Houghton College, and while there, he served as Book Review Editor for the previous incarnation of the PSCF. He left Houghton to take up the position of Academic Dean at Southern Wesleyan University, Central, SC serving from 1978-1993. He had taught there for a year while on sabbatical from Houghton. He was active in the Western New York section of the ASA. Calhoon died in 2009, in Tennessee, where he was living near his son, Kevin, and, his wife, Lou Ann. Martin and Faye Labar.*

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O. Norman Carlson (1922 - 1993) Metallurgy.

Professor of metallurgy at Iowa State University, Ames, died at 72 years on Friday 10 Sep 1993. Former Newsletter editor Walter Hearn, who was also a professor at ISU, thinks he might have recruited Norm into the ASA. Carlson was internationally known for his work on high-purity metals (especially vanadium), phase equilibria and mass transport in solids, having published more than 120 papers, two books and chapters of others - another full and productive scientific career. A native of rural Mitchell, South Dakota (home of the Corn Palace), he got his bachelor's degree at nearby Yankton College in 1943 and his doctorate in chemistry at ISU in 1950.

What brought Norm to ISU was the Manhattan Project (1943-1945), which Norm reflected on in an Ames Laboratory Newsletter interview in 1984: "The lab was an exciting place to be in the early years, particularly for a young scientist. The morale was high; it was an important and exciting mission. We were on the forefront of a new and rapidly developing field. Nuclear engineering was a `fair-haired boy' and it was prestigious to work in the field." During a forum on Hiroshima a year later, Norm said he "believed the time will come when we will see that nuclear energy can be a blessing to mankind." No sooner had he graduated at ISU than Norm joined the chemistry faculty, only to be appointed chairman of the newly formed Department of Metallurgy. Later in 1961, he was made chief of the metallurgy division of Ames Laboratory, where he continued his work after retirement in 1987. A colleague, Jack Smith, said some kind words about Norm: "He was just a very fine individual, very conscientious about his work. He stayed at it. ... He was the kind of guy that was easy to get along with. He was well-liked." Besides membership in societies in his field, Norm was yet another Sigma Xi member and was involved in community service. A long-time member of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, he served on the Foundation Board of University Lutheran and was also on the Board of Regents of Waldorf College.
*Virginia Carlson, Walt Hearn

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Richard Eugene Carlson (1934-2020) Veterinarian/Otolaryngologist

Dick Carlson passed away early morning on Friday, July 17th at Family Life Memory Care in Nampa, Idaho after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Dick was born on November 11, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the eldest son of Iner and Elizabeth Carlson. He grew up on a farm in Sandstone, Minnesota, and he was active in Future Farmers of America and played trumpet in the high school band. After graduating from Sandstone High School, he went to the University of Minnesota, where he earned a bachelor's degree followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1958 – the same year he married Lois Westafer. After practicing as a veterinarian for several years, he went back to medical school, earning his MD degree from the University of Minnesota in 1966. He completed a one-year medical internship in San Francisco, California, followed by a surgical residency in Baltimore, Maryland. Dick (and Lois) moved to the Seattle, Washington area in 1971. He worked for the Public Health Service for two years, and then he started an otolaryngology practice in Kirkland, Washington, where he was on medical staff at Evergreen Hospital. He also envisioned and co-founded the Evergreen Surgical Center.

In 1982, he left the Seattle area and subsequently practiced medicine in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Willmar, Minnesota and Nashville, Tennessee until his first retirement from medicine in 1989. He earned an MBA degree from Eastern University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1991 (serving as campus physician while in school), after which he volunteered with several Christian organizations near Washington, D.C. and resumed part-time medical work. He was always committed to medical missions, working with several organizations in a number of countries over many decades. He (and Lois) moved to the Denver, Colorado area in 1996 and later to Boise, Idaho in 2003. Always a lifelong learner with a passion to try new things, he later obtained a real estate license and developed a new hobby of woodworking and making pens. He was also an avid gardener who, working with Lois, created beautiful outdoor spaces in many locations.

Dick joined the ASA in early 1966 during his last year of medical school. While at Tulsa in the 80’s, he was at the City of Faith at Oral Roberts where he had the privilege of knowing Bob Herrmann who would go on to become the executive director of the ASA. Dick enjoyed being part of the ASA and interacting with other Christians interested in the sciences. He and his wife, Lois, attended the ASA annual meeting at George Fox U in Oregon in 2008. He encouraged his daughter, Marcy, at the University of Wisconsin, to become an ASA member in 1998.

Dick was known for his gentle manner, his compassion toward others, his deep Christian faith, his wise perspective, his personal integrity, his wry sense of humor, his tenacity and commitment to hard work, and his 'gift of gab' – he could talk to anyone about anything. Dick truly embraced the fullness of life and positively impacted countless numbers of people over his lifetime. He was an 'idea guy,' and his entrepreneurial spirit was with him to the end. Dick is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lois Carlson.
*www.bowmanfuneral.com

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Robert A Carlstrom (1926-2019) Aerospace Engineer.

Robert Carlstrom was born on August 21, 1926, and passed away on January 22, 2019 in Huntington Station, New York. He joined the ASA in 1959 and was a faithful, supporting member until his death. He was active in his church and worked for Sperry and Grumman.

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Dewey K. Carpenter (1928-2017) Chemist

A resident of Baton Rouge and retired LSU Professor of Chemistry, Dewey K. Carpenter passed away at home on October 9, 2017, at the age of 89. Dewey is survived by his wife of 62 years Marie B. Carpenter. Dewey was born June 30, 1928, in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he studied the trumpet, became an Eagle Scout, and developed an interest in chemistry. He obtained his PhD from Duke University, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa honorary society, and came to Christ through Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Dewey was a lifelong teacher and full Professor of Chemistry at LSU, where he specialized in physical chemistry and administration of the freshman chemistry curriculum. He enjoyed and shared a deep interest in general aviation, sailing, birding, and motorcycles. He interviewed and became friends with trumpet great Doc Cheatham and was a long-time lover of jazz music. He had great knowledge of theology and taught Sunday school at First Presbyterian Church for many years. Dewey and Marie celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on Oct. 8, 2017, including taking communion, and Dewey passed away in peaceful sleep that night. Dewey joined the ASA in 1952. He and Marie attended the 1957 ASA conference at Gordon College and they are in the photo of attendees shown on page 3 of the September 1957 issue of JASA. He joined the JASA editorial board in 1967. He led the physical sciences commission in 1970 and was program chair for the 1970 ASA annual meeting at Bethel College. He served on the ASA Executive Council from 1974 to 1979 and published several book reviews for ASA.

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Ben Michael Carter (1949-2005) Church History

Died Irving, TX, June 5, 2005 at age 55 of a heart attack. He was born December 31, 1949 in Dallas, TX and was baptized in the Christian faith March 13, 1960. He was the beloved husband of Salma Carunia Carter of lrving. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and received masters degrees in theology from Wheaton College and the University of Aberdeen. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. He was widely traveled and spent two one year tours as a missionary in China. He has written five books as well as numerous articles, poem reviews and newspaper columns. He was employed through the Dallas/Ft. Worth Hospital Council. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Irving, TX.

He served in the US Army in Korea and Panama. He was a member of The American Scientific Affiliation, the Evangelical Theological Society and the Irving Chapter of the Texas Poetry Society. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years; brother James Patrick Carter and wife Terry Ann Carter, Cuyahoga Falls, OH and parents Hilda and Ben Carter, Irving, TX. His doctorate from the U. of Edinburgh was in Christianity in the non-Western World, and he served in short-term missions in Puerto Rico and China. He wrote four theology books, a novel and numerous magazine, journal and newspaper articles. Shortly before his death, he wrote to his wife: Vows may bend and hearts may break And dreams may fade away, Tears may drop like autumn leaves, But GOD will always stay. Newsletter.*

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J. Frank Cassel (1916 - 2004) Zoology.

Frank was born on July 9, 1916 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He received his BA in 1938 from Wheaton College IL, his Masters in 1941 from Cornell University, NY and his PhD. from theUniversity of Colorado (Boulder). He spent 4 years in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, including 2 years in the Southwest Pacific. Prior to joining North Dakota Agricultural College in 1950 as an Assistant Professor of Zoology, he was an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Zoology at Colorado State University from 1946-1950. In 1953 he was promoted to Associate Professor and became the Chairman of the Zoology Department. In 1961 he was promoted to Professor and remained as Chair, but took an one year leave in 1963-1964 to become a National Science Foundation senior faculty fellow at Harvard University. He continued as Chair of the Department from 1968-1977, when he stepped down. Shortly after his retirement in 1982, he was named Professor Emeritus after 32 year tenure at NDSU.

His research interests were varied, but focused birds and mammals. He studies waterfowl nesting along North Dakota highways and railroads, duck production in the Turtle Mountains, and feeding habits of blackbirds. He also led students on many an early morning expedition in search of feathered fowl. He had numerous professional memberships, including the Society for the Study of Evolution, American Scientific Affiliation, American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Ornithologists Union, North Dakota Academy of Science, Sigma Xi, and the Wildlife Society. After retirement he moved back to Colorado and was a visiting professor of biology at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He died on July 4, 2004 at the age of 87 in Colorado Springs, CO. He was married to Elizabeth and they had four children. (NDSU archives)

Frank joined the ASA about 1949 and became a guiding force in the development of the organization joining in the planning of numerous Annual Meetings. He was elected to the ASA Council in 1960 and served as President in 1963. He participated in a conference with our British counterpart at Oxford in 1965, providing a report on the status of Evolution in the UK for JASA. He had joined Larry Culp, Russ Mixter, Walt Hearn and other PhDs of the Early 50s to openly discuss evolution which led to the publication Darwin Centennial volume, Evolution and Christian Thought Today (1959). Ahead of his times, he became increasingly frustrated with the lack of willingness of his ASA colleagues to come to grips with evolution. Newsletter, Papers.*

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Charles E Chaffey (1941 - 2021) Chemical Engineer

Charles Elswood Chaffey passed away October 15, 2021 at Michael Garron Hospital at the age of 80. He is survived by his loving wife Eunice, his children Anna (David) and Charlotte (Chris), and his grandchildren Emily, Timothy, Benjamin, Philip, Beatrix, and Kees.

Charles was appointed Professor Emeritus in 2006 after a career at the University of Toronto in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. Charles was a faithful member of Forward Baptist Church of Toronto. He was an enthusiastic and involved member of the Toronto Field Naturalists, the Bruce Trail Conservancy , Senior Hikers of Toronto, Canadian Scientific & Christian Affiliation, Senior College at the University of Toronto, and Cosburn Park Lawn Bowling Club. He was a valued volunteer with the Herbarium at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Charles Chaffey has been an active and faithful member of the ASA and CSCA, becoming recently recognized for his 50 year membership. He was one of the most loyal attendees at CSCA annual meetings, and, along with his support for local events for the Hamilton Chapter, was well- known for his combining of public transport and his bicycle to attend all these Hamilton events, from his Toronto location. Throughout the years, he submitted a number of book reviews to PSCF, ranging from such topics as mathematics and environmental issues, to old earth geology. In more recent years through a series of talks he filled in a critical gap in the Canadian science and faith theme through his explorations of the historic scene in French Canada and the issue within that Province’s Roman Catholicism. Charles was always known and respected for his engaging comments and questions at CSCA meetings and talks. He will be dearly missed.

Charles was one of the original members of the CSCA and maintained a keen sense of the founding principles and historical development of the CSCA over the span of his career and into retirement. With a modesty that was so characteristic, Charles was always quick to draw attention to the contributions of others, while overlooking his own very considerable role in establishing the CSCA as highly respected academic ministry in Canada. This characteristic modesty is illustrated in his reflections on the founding years of CSCA. There will be no surprise when Charles hears the words of his Lord: “Well done you good and faithful servant”.

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John T. Chappell (1890 - 1982) Chemistry.

Less than two months short of his 92nd birthday, John T. Chappell died on 26 October 1982 in a hospital in Taiwan. He had been ill for some months with what was eventually diagnosed as stomach cancer. During the two weeks he spent in the hospital, students, staff, and faculty of Sheng-te Christian College in Chungli were at his side constantly. John was the founder and president of Sheng-te College and a very beloved professor there. He is writing a chemistry text with a strong dose of history and a flavor of spiritual insights. He was impressed by the lines of T. S. Eliot about "the wisdom we have lost in knowledge", quoted in the October 1970 issue of ASA News. John had received a B.S. from Guilford College in 1913 and an M.A. and Ph.D. in chemistry from Johns Hopkins in 1923 and 1927, and was a long-time member of ASA.

On 18 October John went into a coma after talking of heaven and of being reunited with his wife, who had preceded him in death. He never came out of the coma. The funeral service was held on 7 November in the college auditorium. John was buried next to his wife's grave on the school campus. Professors Lee Hur and Grace Lee are trying to carry on the work of the college. Lee spent every night in the hospital outside John's room in the Intensive Care Unit, after attending him in his room several nights before he went into the coma. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalm 116:15). Newsletter.*

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Howard H. Claassen (1918 - 2010) Physics

Died Dec. 27, 2010, at age 92. He grew up in Hillsboro, KS, and earned his BA at Bethel College in Newton, KS. He earned a PhD in physics at the U. of Oklahoma and had a post-doctoral appointment at Ohio State U. In 1952 he and his family moved to Wheaton, IL, where he was a professor at Wheaton College until retiring in 1980. Dr. Claassen conducted research on inert gases at Argonne National Laboratory. On a two-year leave there in the early 1960s, he was the leader of a group that was the first to obtain a simple (two-element) compound of xenon, leading to a change in the name of inert gases in many textbooks to noble gases. By mixing xenon and fluorine at high temperature, outer electrons in the filled shells of xenon atoms were raised to a higher energy level where they could react with fluorine to produce xenon tetrafluoride (XeF4). The result was in the form of clear crystals, which were featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Chemical Society when the discovery was published in September of 1962. For this work Dr. Claassen was named Chicago Scientist of the Year and nominated for a Nobel Prize. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1966 to do research at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He published many scientific papers and a 1966 book entitled The Noble Gases.

While at Wheaton he established the Human Needs and Global Resources (HNGR) program, which sends students for six-month internships to developing countries. He introduced a number of students to ASA and nominated ASA Executive Director Randy Isaac for Fellow. Howard served the ASA on the Council and as Presidenti in the 1970s. In 1989 he and his wife moved to Tacoma, WA, and he helped Habitat for Humanity for ten years with his carpentry and plumbing skills. He single-handedly built a solar home in the mountains near Ashland, OR. He was very active in church choirs, contributing his rich baritone voice, often as a soloist. He is survived by his wife, Esther, 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. Wheaton College, Newsletter*

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Bruce J Clark (1926-2017) Aeronautical Engineer

Bruce J. Clark was born in 1926. He earned a BSE, MSE, and MA in chemical engineering and math. He joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1969. He was a cellist and member of a chamber orchestra. He attended several ASA annual meetings. In the 2000 meeting at Gordon College he organized a chamber music concert, playing his cello.

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William Grainge Clarke (1929-2012) Science Education.

B.Sc. (Hons.), M.A., Dip. R.E., M.A.C.E. Throughout his teaching career Bill believed it a priority to encourage Christian groups and to mentor young Christians as they studied in Colleges and Universities. Most of his working life was spent in Teachers Colleges and Colleges of Advanced Education. He began as a Lecturer at Mercer House in Melbourne.

After his marriage in 1964, he moved to Alexander Mackie College and then Sydney Teachers College, where he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Science. He was involved in the opening of Westmead Teachers College, which later became Nepean College of Advanced Education (now the University of Western Sydney) where he taught student teachers for many years. In each of these colleges, he was involved in mentoring and encouraging the Christian student groups, giving advice and assistance. He always advised student teachers to contact the Teachers Christian Fellowship (T.C.F.) and to get involved wherever possible. While Bill lived in Victoria he served for several years as Chairman of T.C.F. Victoria and when he moved to Sydney he soon joined the T.C.F committee. During the 1970s and 1980s, Bill played a significant role in the local Blue Mountains T.C.F group. Bill was deeply interested in relating his scientific knowledge with his knowledge of Scripture and was concerned that so many Christian students believed that Science and Scripture were incompatible. He loved to talk to students about all aspects of the Christian faith and despite failing health, he continued to do this until his final illness. His major work, The continuing conflict is a detailed account of his thinking on the relationship between science and Scripture He also wrote articles on this and related topics, some of which were published in the Journal of Christian Education and other journals. Lynette Clarke, TCF Newsletter.*

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Jerry G. Coble ( - 1972) Mechanical Engineering

Of Tullahoma, Tennessee, he died suddenly on November 26, 1972. Jerry had been a member of ASA only since February 1972. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the U. of Missouri, Rolla, in 1966, and an M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the U.of Tennessee Space Institute in 1971. At the time of his death he was employed as a research assistant at the Space Institute. He had several publications on the aerodynamics of glide vehicles and was a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics as well as the AAAS and ASA. He was a member of the Bel Aire Church of Christ of Tullahoma, where he was active in teaching and personal work. Newsletter*

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R. David Cole (1924-2016) Chemist
Dave Cole arrived in heaven on Sunday, March 13, 2016. He is survived by three children, eight grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Among Dave's enthusiasms were gardening, landscape painting, walking, punning, and history reading, but his heart belonged to his family. Born Roger David Cole on November 17, 1924 in Berkeley, he studied chemistry at UC Berkeley after three years in The U.S. Army Air Corps. He spent two years as a chemist at an oil refinery in nearby Avon before returning to UC Berkeley to earn a Ph.D. A year of research at the National Institute for Medical Research in London, and two at the Rockefeller Institute in New York City preceded his joining the Biochemistry Department at UC Berkeley in 1958. He retired as Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology in 1990, and as Assistant Dean in the College of Letters and Science in 1992. The University presented Dave the Berkeley Citation in 1992. The research Dave did with his students throughout his career concerned the structure and function of proteins - hormones, enzymes, cytoskeletal proteins, and especially chromosomal proteins. He published more than 200 articles and book chapters on his research. He was in that first generation of biochemists who revolutionized the field in the 60’s and 70’s. As a Westmont College trustee for 12 years, he especially encouraged the college to continue strengthening an excellent science program and assisted faculty in writing grant proposals. “Serving on the board at Westmont has been one of the high points of my life,” David said in 2009. As an ASA member and very much interested in faith and science connections, he authored several chapters and articles on theological and ethical implications of genome research, for example, “In Whose Image? Faith, Science, and the New Genetics” (1989). He taught many Sunday School classes over the years on faith and science. He did not hesitate to educate and correct the public on issues of science in gracious and beautifully written letters to the editor of the Santa Barbara News Press, “ While Dave had numerous professional accomplishments, he never talked about them and those are not the things he will be most remembered for. He will be remembered for his humility, his sense of wonder and gratitude, his love for God, his whole-hearted and unconditional love - that extended not only to his immediate family, but also to his students, colleagues, church, and extended family and friends. He will be remembered for his joyful and sometimes "pun-ishing" sense of humor, his ability to see beauty all around him, his wisdom, grace, and goodness.

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Irving A. Cowperthwaite (1904-1999) Chemistry

(picture 1947) by F. Alton Everest. One of the five founders of the ASA, Irving Cowperthwaite died of cancer on May 27, 1999 at age 94. Irving was formerly the chief engineer at Thompson Steel Co. in Mattapan, MA. Born in Worcester, Irving earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry at MIT and doctorate ant Columbia U. He taught chemistry at Columbia from 1930-37, then joined Thompson Steel. He retired in 1969. It is with sorrow and with great respect that we note that Irving Cowperthwaite is dead but it is with joy that he is now with the Lord he loved and served. Irving was one of the five who met in 1941 and organized the American Scientific Affiliation.

While the attention of the nation was on war and preparation for war, this tiny band, each in some branch of science, had aspirations of helping the local church to understand the new language of science and especially to help young people meet the spiritual challenges to their faith that science seemed to be making. Some of the first five fell by the wayside very soon. Irving was one who faithfully took up his responsibility and became an important early member of the ASA. He served as Secretary/Treasurer for the years 1942 and 1943, and was on the Executive Council, which directed all ASA affairs for those very formative years. He was faithful in contributing to and attending all the early conventions. Irving received the BS degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in chemistry in 1926. About that time Prof. D.A. MacInnes left MIT for Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research and he took Cowperthwaite with him. For the next four years Irving was a research chemist at Rockefeller Institute in New York City while pursuing a full graduate Ph.D. program at Columbia University. In 1937 Irving left Columbia University to become Chief Engineer and Metallurgist at Thompson Wire Company in Boston. He retired from Thompson in 1969 with an impressive list of scientific papers to his credit. Irving married Fae Irene Poore, a graduate student at Teachers College, in 1931 whom he had met at Calvary Baptist Church of New York City. An interesting twist: Will H. Houghton was pastor of Calvary at that time. It was in Dr. Houghton's Board Room at Moody Bible Institute that ASA "first saw the light of day." F. Alton Everest*

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James H. Crawford (1922-1984) Chemistry/ Physics

James Homer Crawford Jr, professor in the physics and astronomy department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, died on 20 October 1984, at the age of 62. Crawford was born on 19 May 1922, in Union, South Carolina. After earning his BS from Wofford College and serving as a US Army meteorologist in World War II, he came to Chapel Hill as a graduate student and earned his PhD in chemistry. Crawford's professional career was based in two institutions. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, from 1949 until 1967, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, from 1967 until his death.

At Oak Ridge he served as assistant director and then associate director of the Solid State Division. He conducted extensive research on the effects of high-energy radiation on the electrical and structural properties of crystalline and glassy solids, including pioneering investigations of the effects of fast neutrons and gamma rays on semiconductors. Along with related efforts by the Lark-Horovitz group at Purdue, these experiments provided the first detailed information on the electron donor-acceptor states due to point defects in germanium and silicon. In 1961, Crawford and Douglas Billington wrote Radiation Damage in Solids, which described these effects. In 1967, Crawford became the chairman of the physics and astronomy department at the University of North Carolina. He returned to full-time teaching and research in 1977, and recently became the first chairman of a new cross-disciplinary curriculum in applied science. During his tenure at North Carolina, Crawford maintained a vigorous and internationally recognized program of research on lattice defect phenomena in ionic crystals. His work on lattice imperfections and ion transport in doped fluorite-type crystals provided valuable insights into the behavior of conventional nuclear fuel materials, which are less amenable to experimental study but have analogous crystal structures and defect properties. During recent years his interests were focused on the effects of high energy radiation on crystalline oxides and on the complex color-center interactions in these materials. Crawford was the editor of the Journal of Applied Physics (1960-64). He enjoyed teaching courses at the fringes of physics: photographic science, which allowed him to capitalize on one of his hobbies; and "Physics and archeology," which gave him an opportunity to acquaint students with the growing use of physical techniques in archaeological explorations.

Crawford's scientific work was closely intertwined with his activities outside the laboratory and the university. He loved the outdoors and was especially fond of the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Quite a few of his scientific papers were written in campgrounds in the mountains. He had a deep religious faith that was combined with humility, dedication and compassion. More than his many good works and accomplishments, those who knew him will miss his loving and gentle spirit. "He had been a member of the ASA only a short time before his death." ed. E. Merzbaxker., L. M. Slifkin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 102, May 1985 Physics Today*

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James H. Crichton (1937-1999) Physics and Engineering

A professor at Seattle Pacific U., Crichton discovered a mass in his abdomen while at ASA99 last year, diagnosed as a metastatic melanoma. He died on Dec. 18, 1999 at age 62. He grew up in Seattle, where SPU physics prof. Roger Anderson was his childhood friend. A beloved SPU professor since 1965, Jim Crichton was born and raised in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood and attended Seattle Pacific College. Yet long before he graduated summa cum laude in 1959, and long before he earned a 1965 doctorate in physics from the University of California-Berkeley, people noticed his quick mind. "I met Jim when I was 11 and he was 4," says Roger Anderson, SPU professor emeritus of physics. Shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, 11-year-old Anderson and other kids were on a local street corner, talking about growing world tensions. A 4-year-old made an "unusually bright remark," recalls Anderson. "So I went over and quizzed him." He asked the boy about world leaders, and a 4-year-old Jim Crichton reeled off the names of Roosevelt, Churchill, Hitler and Mussolini.

Years later, in addition to teaching physics and engineering to countless Seattle Pacific students, Crichton gained international recognition by disproving a long-held opinion pertaining to quantum physics and "phase shifts." His view became known as the "Crichton Ambiguity." Yet his interests went beyond science. Crichton was passionate about classical music, baseball, and sports statistics - including Falcons stats. He also hiked, climbed 180 mountains, ran marathons, and reached 22 official U.S. state elevation "high points." He frequently climbed with his students and with longtime friends such as Anderson, Professor of Music Eric Hanson, Professor of Chemistry Grayson Capp and Professor of Chemistry Paul Lepse. After scientific conferences, he and Lepse often climbed nearby state high points, including Humphries Peak in Arizona and Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Crichton never shied away from grappling with faith and science. "I learned a lot from him about things like the Big Bang theory and how that relates to God as the creator," says Lepse. Anderson had similar experiences. "He was truly a spiritual inspiration to me," he says. "He faced hard questions continuously." James Crichton is survived by his wife, Evelyn Vander Pol Crichton, also of the class of '59; two children; three grandchildren; and one sister. He earned his physics doctorate at U.C. Berkeley. Known from childhood as unusually bright, Crichton disproved a long- held opinion regarding quantum physics and "phase shifts"- a view known as Crichton ambiguity. Jim was also into classical music, baseball, and mountain climbing, having climbed 180 of them. And he did not shy away from sci/Xny issues. "He was truly a spiritual inspiration to me," said Anderson. "He faced hard questions continuously."; Jay Hollman, Seattle Pacfic College.*

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John Cruzan (1942 - 2004) Zoology

Born in Bridgton NY January 6, 1942 ; joined ASA in 1965, the year he graduated from King's C., Briarcliff Manor, NY. After earning his Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Colorado in 1968, he joined the faculty at Geneva C., where he taught biology, ecology and environmental science. His most recent research involved developing techniques for surveying nocturnal mammalian predator/scavengers in the Mojave Desert. He was exploring a procedure to collect hairs from nocturnal animals, extract DNA from hair follicle cells and identify individual animals by DNA fingerprinting. Dr. John Cruzan, biology professor and biology department chair, died of cancer on July 28, 2004, shortly after the disease was diagnosed.

When I reflect on my years at Geneva, I realize how much of a positive impact Dr. John Cruzan had on my life. During my sophomore year, he took a special interest in me and gave me many opportunities to learn under his leadership, mentoring, and guidance. I had the privilege of being his student, working with him on his research and assisting him in the lab. Before I took his ecology class, I had little direction as far as career goals, but after that first class I recognized that this was what I wanted to do with my life. Since then, I have realized more than a few times in the course of my own work and research how many of the things I have experienced and accomplished can be traced back to his influence and guidance. I am so grateful that he believed in me and took it upon himself to mentor and encourage me to believe in my own abilities. During my senior year at Geneva, Dr. Cruzan invited me to go with him and his wife to California for a 10-day research trip in the Mojave Desert. The one occasion that defined for me what Dr. Cruzan was all about happened on this trip. We usually worked in the mornings and then hiked and explored the desert in the afternoons. Dr. Cruzan had a passion for the unique setting of the desert and he enjoyed hiking and climbing the mountains and rock formations. One day we hiked about three miles up to Ryan Mountain, one of the highest points in Joshua Tree National Park. After a pretty strenuous climb we reached the summit and beheld an amazing panoramic view. As we stood there catching our breath and taking it all in, I remember looking over at Dr. Cruzan. He was standing on top of that mountain with a look on his face that seemed to say that he knew that this was where he was supposed to be. It said he was doing what he was meant to do, and he was content despite the obstacles he had to overcome to make it there. That picture has stayed in my mind throughout the years, and I see it in my mind's eye whenever I think about him. Dr. Cruzan served the Lord through his work, protecting and caring for the creation. I have been blessed to have that kind of example in my life." Luanne Seffy, Geneva College '99. Local Newspaper*

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Thomas Fulton Cummings (1926-2016) Chemist
Tom Cummings, aged 90, died on April 20, 2016, at his home in Merritt Island, FL. He was born October 25, 1925, in Taxila, India (now Pakistan). Tom is survived by his four children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, and was preceded in death by his wife for 67 years, Mary. He completed a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Case Institute of Technology. In 1952 he took a position in the Chemistry Department at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. In 1955 he moved to Peoria, IL, where he taught in the Bradley University Chemistry department for 42 years, retiring in 1997 at the age of 72. He earned Bradley's Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1990. He spent the 1987-88 sabbatical year at the Analytical Institute in Vienna, Austria. In 1973, he returned to the US from his sabbatical year at Birmingham, England, via a 26-foot sloop. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean by a small boat was no small feat, as recounted by his wife in the December 1974 ASA Newsletter. Tom was an ASA Fellow Emeritus, having joined ASA in 1953. He served on the ASA physical sciences commission in the mid-60’s and joined the JASA Editorial board in 1963. He was a nominee for the ASA Executive Council and participated in many annual meetings.

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Robert W. Cunningham ( - 1996) Physics
From Bolivar, OH, he died June 15, 1996. Robert was a full member and had a Ph.D. in physics. (Incomplete)

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Arthur C. Custance (1910-1985) Anthropology, Education.

From Brockville, Ontario, died on 22 October 1985. Arthur had not been a member for many years, but he attended Annual Meetings when he was just beginning to self-publish his long series of Doorway Papers. Those papers were eventually collected in a massive multivolume hardcover series by Zondervan. His last four books were Sovereignty of Grace, Seed of the Woman, Journey Out of Time, and Two Men Called Adam. Although his writings demonstrated great breadth of scholarship, he regarded himself primarily as an orientalist and anthropologist. Some years ago he visited the Kirklands in Bethesda; his secretary, Evelyn White, sent Glenn a copy of the program from the October 27 memorial service. It included a passage from Journey Out of Time in which Arthur anticipated his meeting with the Lord as "a day of rejoicing."

Arthur C. Custance was born and educated in England and moved to Canada in 1928. In his second year at the University of Toronto he was converted to faith in Christ. The experience so changed his thinking that he switched courses, obtaining an honours M.A. in Hebrew and Greek. In his 13 years of formal education, he explored many facets of knowledge and was particularly interested in anthropology and origins. He completed his Ph.D. (education) at the University of Ottawa in 1959 while serving as head of the Human Engineering Laboratories of the Defence Research Board in Ottawa (Canada) and was engaged in research work for 15 years. During that time he also wrote and published The Doorway Papers, and in retirment in 1970, he wrote 6 major books. During the 15 years with the Defence Research Board, he worked briefly on the respirator mask programme, developed a mask-sizing meter and an anthropometric facial countour measuring device. He then pursued, until his retirement, an active research programme into physiological stress under combat operations, using voluntary military personnel as subjects.

He held several patents in the area of applied physiological instrumentation, including the Custance Sudorimeter which permits exceedingly accurate measurement of levels of sweating (caused not only by heat stress but by emotional and mental as well). He presented numerous classified papers before scientific and military audiences, and his significant research in physiological heat stress resulted in a score of government reports as well as publishing in scientific journals. His was recognized as the authority on human thermoregulation. His writings are characterized by an eclectic combination of scholarly thoroughness and biblical orthodoxy. He had an on and off relationship with the ASA and would be found in that group of anti-evolotionists that preceeded the creation science movement. He held a gap-theory position for Genesis 1. Biography, Newsletter.*

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Paul C. Davis ( -1990)

From Stanwood, Washington, died 1990. ASA Fellow (in progress)

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Timothy A. Deibler (1951-2011) Theology

From Cypress, TX, died Feb. 24, 2011, at age 59. He was born June 28, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA. He received his ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and his PhD from Rice University. After serving in the pastorate, Tim focused his teaching skills on the academic community as a university instructor and a teacher and administrator in classical and Christian schools. Deibler professional life, his participation in the local church, and his commitment to his wife and family all reflected his devotion to his Lord. Deiblers wife Carolyn recalls, Sadly in January 2011 my husband had to go to the emergency room. He was admitted, had three surgeries, and after 6 weeks in ICU, he died. He was buried on the couple's 34th wedding anniversary. Newsletter.*

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Paul DeKoning ( -1958) Medical Doctor.
1949 Annual Meeting report. (in process)

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Tomas Dent ( -1994) Botany

From Brunswick, OH died of cancer July 12 1994. He will be missed, not only by his wife, Beverly, but by the Pittsburgh ASA local section. He was professor of biology at Gordon College Wenham MA for many years, specializing in botany. Thomas Dent Ph.D. received a BA in Life/Physical Science from Akron State University, and a MS and Ph.D. in Botany from Oklahoma University. Tom was known for nurturing students and his exhaustive knowledge of Maple leaves. .

With his wife Beverly he has a son Rick currently on the staff at Messiah College and a daughter Fedra; He was a faithful member of Beverly Farm Baptist Church. He is remembered by the ASA staff for helping to move the office equipment from then Executive Director Bob Herrmann's home up a very long flight up stairs to the then new ASA office on Market St., Ipswich. Newsletter, JWH.*

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Johannes Joost (Joe) DeVries (1936 - 2013) Civil Engineering

Joe was born in 1936 in Chicago to George and Georgia DeVries and died at home in Davis on Dec. 8, 2013, after a 17-year battle with prostate cancer. He attended schools in Alameda and college in Michigan, earning a bachelor's degree in engineering from both Calvin College and the University of Michigan and a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Michigan. He returned to California in 1961 to work for the state Department of Water Resources Aqueduct Design Branch. He received a Ph.D. from UC Davis in 1978. He had been an ASA member since 1983. Joe married Donna Hefner from Woodland in November 1968 and was the father of Jeffrey S. DeVries of New York City and Doney L. DeVries Biggs (Mark) of Woodland, and grandfather of Ellora and Carson Biggs.

His engineering career spanned 50 years in the fields of hydraulic engineering, irrigation system analysis and hydrology. He was a registered civil engineer in California, a registered professional hydrologist with the American Institute of Hydrology and a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He began working at UC Davis in 1972 and served as a research engineer, engineer-in-charge of the J. Amorocho Hydraulics Laboratory, northern regional coordinator and associate director of the Water Resources Center and lecturer in the departments of civil and environmental engineering and land, air and water resources. From 1978 to 1981, he also had an engineering appointment with the federal Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis.

Joe taught courses at UCD, at Sacramento State University, through University of California Extension, the Computational Hydrology Institute, and for professional groups such as ASCE and the Floodplain Management Association. He retired from UC Davis in 1993 and became a consulting engineer working with various firms, state, federal and international agencies. From 2001 through 2012 he held the position of principal engineer with David Ford Consulting Engineers Inc. in Sacramento.

He received great pleasure in encountering students who had taken courses from him, and who thanked him for receiving practical engineering knowledge from his teaching. He received an award for Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Service from University Extension at UCD and an award from the California Extreme Precipitation Symposium in recognition of his lifetime of service as a teacher, adviser and mentor to colleagues who work to minimize the adverse impacts of extreme precipitation in California.

His consulting work included projects for the United Nations, the World Bank, the state of Gujarat in India; computer model applications in Japan and Canada; improvement of flood forecasting with the World Meteorological Organization, a U.S. AID irrigation project in Morocco and co-teaching a class in Taiwan. He made five trips to Morocco, 11 trips to India, two to Japan and one to Taiwan and one to Argentina. He assisted federal, county and city governmental agencies with training, review of hydrologic models, studies and floodplain analysis.

Joe had a lifelong love of music, and in the 1960s was a member of a folk singing group. He enjoyed entertaining family and friends with his guitar and singing. He also sang in church choirs and with the Davis International House choir. He had a real passion for the outdoors, and in his 20s was an avid outdoorsman and mountain climber. He was a member of the Sierra Club for more than 50 years. In more recent years, he greatly enjoyed summer excursions to the Hefner family cabin at Bucks Lake in the Northern Sierra.

Joe and Donna enjoyed international travel and Donna accompanied him on working trips to India, Morocco, Japan and Taiwan and to international conferences. They also traveled together in the U.S. and to Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand for pleasure and loved taking ocean and river cruises.

Joe was an active member of Living Stones Christian Reformed Church at 1390 Florin Road in Sacramento and loved singing with the Praise Team. Obituary, Davis Enterprise; Newsletter*

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Paul D. Drechsel (1925 - 2009) Physical Chemist.

Died December 8, 2009, in Gainesville, GA, at age 84. He earned a BS in chemistry from Rutgers and a PhD in physical chemistry from Cornell. He was a research chemist for Hercules, Inc., for 35 years, researching physical properties of polymers as related to molecular structure and morphology. He held membership in Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, the American Chemical Society, and joined the ASA before 1959. In addition to responsibilities as deacon and elder, he was involved with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Rockdale (GA) County Historical Society, Asheville-Buncombe County Christian Ministries, and the Elachee Science Center. He sang tenor in the Raleigh Oratorio Society, numerous church choirs, and the Barber shoppers, as well as playing violin and viola in string quartets. Newsletter*

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William Clark Duke Jr. (1943–2020) Theologian

William C Duke Jr. passed away on October 27, 2020. Will was born on January 7, 1943 in Odessa Texas. His father, Bill Duke Sr. was away serving in WWII when Will was born and it would be 3 years before Bill would be reunited with his wife, Lora May Duke and his firstborn son, Will, or “Dub” for short. The first thing Will said to his Daddy was, “You gotta nickel?” They later moved to Midland where he attended high school. He played the coronet in the marching band and was an ROTC graduate. He was also a member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Will studied biology and continued ROTC at West Texas State College followed by a 30 year career in the U.S. Army. In 1975 Will graduated from Denver Seminary with a Masters in Theology. In 1976, he graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity and earned his PhD in Theology from Southwestern in 1982. He began his life-long career (and passion) of teaching others about God’s Word and love.

While at Southwestern Baptist he joined the ASA. His PhD dissertation was "The American Scientific Affiliation and the Creation Research Society: The Creation-Evolution Issue." He concluded that "Scripture does not require a recent creationist approach; science does not require a macroevolutionary approach; and a resolution of the issue is to be sought most likely in the direction of some progressive creationistic synthesis. Continued open dialogue by all parties will be required, but the two most influential organizations seem to be moving further apart." Will became an ASA Fellow and remained a faithful member and supporter for nearly 45 years until his death.

In the 1980’s he was privileged to lead several archeological digs to Israel with his students at Criswell Bible College in Dallas. He later moved to Phoenix, AZ where he became the Academic Dean for Southwestern Conservative Bible College, teaching both science and theology classes. In 1990 he moved to California where he continued his military career and would eventually retire from the Army Reserves as a Colonel and be awarded the Legion of Merit.

He was an avid reader, philosopher, scientist and theologian. He was a lover of gadgets and all things “tech”, herpetology, photography, geology, coin collecting and music. But most of all, he loved the LORD with all his heart, soul, mind and strength.

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David Dye (1926-2006) Physics of Mercer Island, WA,

David Dye went to be with the Lord on Feb. 1, 2006, at age 80. He earned his undergraduate degree as well as his Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He was a Boeing scientist all his life as Chief of the Radiation Effects Dept. He spent three years (1955-1958) in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, as head of the physics dept. at a Presbyterian school called Gordon College, and two years at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque (1967-1970) as a radiation physicist. David wrote a widely cited book Faith and the Physical World: A Comprehensive View (Eerdmans, 1966). See also. He was very active with International Students and InterVarsity and was a member of ASA for over fifty years. David introduced Kenell Touryan to ASA and Ken says he "helped me sharpen my budding ideas on issues of science and faith." See. Ken also says that Dave had "a sharp and searching mind which made conversations with him both a pleasure and a real learning experience." David was survived by his wife Bernice. Newsletter*

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Donald H. Ebeling (1915-2001) Chemistry, Bible Translation

Don joined the ASA in 1976. He was born on April 21, 1915 in Kalamazoo, MI. He graduated from Wheaton College in 1936 with a BS in chemistry. His parents had met while attending Wheaton, graduating in 1906 and going to China as missionaries. While at Wheaton, Don met the most influential people in his life. First and foremost was his sweetheart Lisette Herron whom he later married, with two children, both Wheaton graduates. Secondly, his good friend was Ken Taylor from whom he shared his lifelong career and passion for Bible translation. Thirdly, his chemistry mentor was ASA Fellow Dr. Paul Wright.

Don served in Tanzania, Africa, with the Africa Inland Mission for 28 years, focused on translation work. Upon retirement from the mission in 1967, Dr. Wright tapped him on the shoulder and asked him to be the chem lab instructor at Wheaton College. In that role he worked with many ASA members on the Wheaton faculty such as Larry Funck, Neil Brace, Derek Chignell, and many others. Don loved that job and he cared deeply for the students.

One of the students he helped was Randy Isaac, who later became his son-in-law and eventually the executive director of the ASA. Don was deeply influenced by Bernard Ramm's book The Christian View of Science and Scripture and was a devoted ASA member. He was elected to the status of emeritus later in life. His many thoughtful conversations with his future-son-in-law helped the latter see beyond his young-earth convictions. The Abernathey Retirement Center, Newton NC was his home from 1988 until he went to be with his Lord on June 28, 2001. Newsletter, Randy Isaac*

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Delbert N. Eggenberger (1914-1982) Physics

Of Downers Grove, Illinois, Eggenberger was born in Emington, Il. on May 28, 1914.died on January 29, 1982. A note from his wife Hazel says that Del "suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage on Sunday morning, January 24, had surgery, and went into a deep coma until the Lord took him home."

Del had worked as a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois, for the past twenty years, working right up to January 22. He graduated from Illinois State Normal U. in 1935 and obtained his M.S. in physics at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1947. At the time he joined ASA he was employed as a research chemist at Armour and Company in Chicago. He worked as a physicist at Urgonne National Laboratories.

"Delbert N. Eggenberger, editor of Journal ASA in its formative years, designed such things as particle accelerators, X-ray imaging equipment, and breeder reactor instrumentation at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois.

He was a member of the Evangelical Free Church and a member of the Instrument Society of America, the American Scientific Affiliation, Sigma XI, American Chemical Society, National Association of Evangelicals, American National Red Cross, Physics Club of America and American Association of Physics Teachers. His first scientific publications were a series of papers in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on electrical conductivities and other properties of aqueous solutions of quaternary ammonium salts of faty acids-hot new detergents in those days. Del also began publishing reviews of significant developments in physics in JASA. "Garnow's Theory of Element Building" appeared in the sixth issue of JASA (Vol. 2, No. 3, Sept 1950) and "Methods of Dating the Earth and the Universe" in the eighth issue (Vol. 3, No. 1, Mar 1951). With the tenth issue (Vol. 3, No. 3, Sept 1951), he became editor of JASA, replacing the first editor, Marion D. Barnes. Eggenberger continued in that post through Vol. 13 (1961), then served as associate editor under David 0. Moberg and then under Russell L. Mixter (through 1968) until Richard H. Bube became editor. During Delbert Eggenberger's ten-year tenure as editor, our Journal grew from a rather primitively-stapled mimeographed format into a distinguished printed publication. Del also served on the ASA Executive Council in the years 1952-56. Many of us old-timers knew Del Eggenberger as a soft spoken but effective servant of Jesus Christ and of our Affiliation. We will miss him. We pray that Hazel will have God's peace as she adjusts to life without Del, until she and we are reunited with him in the Lord's presence.-Newsletter, Obituaries of Taylor County, Kentucky, Volume I, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, January 20, 1989, p. 230*

Vernon Ehlers(1934-2017) Physicist and Congressman.

Vern Ehlers died on August 15, 2017, after a life of service as a nuclear physicist and a Congressman for 17 years. He was born on Feb. 6, 1934, in Pipestone, Minnesota. He attended Calvin College and received a doctorate in nuclear physics from the University of California at Berkeley. He did research and taught at Columbia University for several years before returning to Calvin College as a physics professor.

Vern became active in local and state politics from 1975 to 1993 when he was elected to fill the Michigan congressional seat vacated by the death of Paul Henry. He continued to serve in Congress for 8 full terms, retiring in 2011. During these terms he earned great bipartisan respect and, as a rare physicist in Congress, worked effectively to strengthen support for issues of importance to science.

He joined the ASA in 1966 and became an ASA Fellow. He published two items in PSCF, a response titled “The Evangelical College as ‘Friend’” to an article in the September 1972 issue and “Gems of Wisdom and Wrong Conclusions” in June 1980. He spoke at two ASA annual meetings in 2006 at Calvin College and in 2010 in Washington, DC. He was a strong supporter of the ASA and was articulate in speaking about issues of science and faith.

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Willaim C. Eichelberger (1907-2001) Chemistry of Honey Brook PA passed away July 16, 2001, at age 94. Graduated in chemistry from Johns Hopkins (1930) (PhD), worked as a research chemist for Solvay Process Division of Allied Chemical Company in Syracuse for 32 years. He was a member of many professional organizations and also led and financially supported many activities in the Presbyterian churches and the rescue missions with which he was associated over his lifetime. He was a National Research Fellow in chemistry at Columbia U. in the 1930s and research assistant for the late Nobel laureate Harold Urey. He retired in 1967 after 32 years with Allied Chemical Co. Eichelberger was an ordained Presbyterian elder and helped found Faith Heritage Christian School in Syracuse. We think he joined ASA in 1950 or earlier (materials were lost in a 1979 fire at the Elgin office). His other memberships included Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, ACS, AAAS and Christian Business Men 's Committee. He and Esther Dorr Eichelberger were married 66 years. Margaret E. Burns, his sister. Newsletter*

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H. Neil Elsheimer ( -2000) Chemistry

Neil was a chemist from Bend, Oregon. From Oct 71 Newsletter."...Neil Elsheimer spoke on "The Role of the Christian in Ecological Crises", critically reviewing Francis Schaeffer's book Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology. Neil commented also on Ian McHarg's eastern mystical views of man and nature, and spelled out the distinctive ecological role to be played by a Christian, whether knowledgeable scientist, informed citizen, or dedicated government official.

Neilwass an analytical chemist at the U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, who has served both as president and vice-president of the San Francisco Bay local section of ASA. After graduating from Wheaton College he took an M. A. in analytical chemistry at Indiana University under Robert Fischer, former ASA president. Then he worked in industry in Oklahoma and Colorado before moving to California". He published numerous analytical chemistry papers for U.S. Gelogical Survey. He was last heard from in a March 1996 Newsletter: "Neil Elsheimer also retired, leaving the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, CA shortly before his lab was abolished. In Bend, he has built a new home on a butte with a great view of eight Cascade mountain peaks. Neil likes central Oregon and has gotten involved in local politics, edits the local right-to-life newsletter, and is a volunteer for ACMC, a church-nurturing mission agency." Newsletter*

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Runyon G. Ernst ( -1976) Chemistry We were notified in October1976 by Mrs. Margaret B. Ernst that her husband, Runyon G. Ernst, had passed away. Runyon, who lived in Woodbridge, New Jersey, had a Ch.E.. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.S. in chemistry from Rutgers. He had joined the ASA in 1965. Published his masters thesis: A Study of Some Catalysts for the Oxidation of Linseed Oil, Runyon G. Ernst, 1933 Rutgers Press 52 pp. He had several patents. Various sources

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Peter D. Esser (1939-2023) Physicist

Peter Esser of Smithtown, NY, passed away on January 31, 2023 at age 83 in 2023. He was born on October 29, 1939. He graduated from Brown University with a BS in physics and an MS and PhD in physics (1971) from Adelphi University. His research work for his thesis was done at Brookhaven. After a year of teaching in a college, he switched from pure physics to medical physics.

After a year as Research Intern in Nuclear Medicine at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Peter began his life’s work as a Physicist in Nuclear Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital, then became Chief Physicist in the Division of Nuclear Medicine and then Chief Physicist at the Kreitchman PET Center. He was involved in research and developing improvements in Nuclear Medicine and PET technology obtaining several patents, coauthoring research papers and editing numerous books related to the fields. He collaborated in the development of a “phantom” for the testing of PET equipment with Data Spectrum which is in use today. He also taught at Columbia University as Professor Emeritus of Clinical Radiology (Physics) in Environmental Health Sciences and Special Lecturer in the Department of Radiology and the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. He enjoyed teaching and encouraging students of all levels. Seeking ways to improve the technology of PET and Nuclear Medicine was an important part of his focus.

He held one of the NSF Presidential Internships in Nuclear medicine at the Medical Research Center of Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. Peter is a past president of the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and a member of the Nuclear Accreditation Committee of the American College of Radiology. He was a board certified medical physicist with extensive experience in Nuclear Medicine and PET. He was editor of the book Emission computed tomography: Current trends thirteenth annual symposium on the sharing of computer programs & technology in nuclear medicine.

He was an active member, over time, of numerous professional societies and a Fellow of the American College of Radiology and a Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine.

Peter joined the ASA in 1966 as he began his PhD graduate studies. He continued as a faithful member and donor to the ASA throughout his entire life.

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George W. Evans (1926 - 1992) Philosophy, Lab Technician.

Of Monona, Wisconsin, adjacent to Madison, died on 18 Nov 1992 at the age of 66. Born in Chicago, he grew up in Madison, and during WWII served as a radar man on a Navy mine sweeper in the Pacific. After the war he earned a B.A. in philosophy at the U. of Wisconsin and started working for the Oscar Mayer meat-packing company, where he was a research technician until 1973. For the next seven years he worked on the Biotrin Project and for the Dept of Agricultural Engineering and Bacteriology at U.W. From 1980 to his retirement, George worked for the Internal Revenue Service. He was a long-time member of ASA and active in the Bethany Evangelical Free Church of Madison. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, three sons, two daughters, a number of grandchildren, and a brother. Newsletter*

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F. Alton Everest (1909-2005) Electrical Engineering

"We Looked Up to Alton Everest," Alton Everest Dies at Age 95. Everest was an appropriate name. For F. Alton Everest (1909-2005) was as towering and rock solid as the mount that shares his surname. The 6'2" Everest spent 95 very productive years on earth before passing away on September 3. He was the last survivor of the five founders of ASA. In what his son Dan calls "part of his own systematic, thorough preparation of his affairs," Alton summarized highlights of his professional life (slightly edited): He taught Electrical Engineering at Oregon State U. 1936 - 1945. He was Senior Lecturer in Communications at Hong Kong Baptist College 1970 - 1973. Still teaching, but in less formal situations, he helped produce documentary science films at Moody Institute of Science (MIS) from 1945 - 1970.

He authored seven books on acoustics written for the nonspecialist and published by Tab-McGraw Hill. He also wrote and privately produced the audio-visual training courses, Critical Listening and Auditory Perception. During World War II, he served at the U. of California Division of War Research in San Diego. As Chief of the Listening Section, he studied transmissions of sound in the sea, ambient noises in the sea, making sonar much more useful. (Ed. Note: He and colleagues traced a mysterious background noise to the activity of millions of "snapping shrimp".) As an acoustical consultant (1973 - 1988), he designed radio and recording studios in the U.S. and 16 foreign countries; provided acoustical correction of churches, auditoriums, and civic spaces; and worked with architects on new construction. He was an Emeritus Member of the Acoustical Society, a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Life Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a member of the Audio Engineering Society, and cofounder and past president of ASA. See also and The American Scientific Affiliation: Its Growth and Early Development, F. Alton Everest , 1986, 2010 ASA Press (available from the ASA office). Various sources, Newsletter*

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Edwin Fast (1914-2004), Nuclear Physics

Of Idaho Falls, ID;. 7-2-1914 to 10-7-2004. He was a nuclear physicist at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory until his 1993 retirement, taking time out to teach at Missouri Baptist C. during the 1973-74 school year. He was a charter member of the Idaho Academy of Science and joined ASA in 1954. Idaho Academy of Science executive director Philip A. Anderson recalls that when the academy first established a website, in 1994 or 1995, Ed told me his name was missing from the list of charter members. I told him that we would correct that omission ... But just to make sure, the following day Ed showed me the check with which he paid his IAS dues as a charter member - not just a copy of the check, but the original processed check that he still had in his possession from 1958. That speaks volumes about what an "organized" person he was.

Fast often led Bible studies at the lab during his lunch hour. He was a member and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church in Idaho Falls, where he led music, taught Sunday school, and held various leadership roles. Philip A. Anderson, Executive Director, Idaho Academy of Science; Kirk Casey of Calvary Baptist Church and Margaret Shinnyhorn, Fast's daughter.*

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George H. Fielding ( - 2007) Chemistry,

Of Fort Belvoir, VA. He received his BA (1931) and MA (1936) in chemistry from UCLA and was honored as a 50-year member of the American Chemical Society. George was voted a Fellow of ASA in 1959. He was active in arranging local ASA section meetings in the Washington, DC/Baltimore area. By 1978 George lived in Alexandria, Virginia, working as a chemist at the U.S. Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C. George and wife Grace were the "golden oldies" of McLean Presbyterian Chruch, now becoming active in jail ministries. Their son Ed and his wife Margy in Toronto, are co-directors of the Patmos Gallery, an art gallery established by Christians to encourage Christian artists. Newsletter*

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Robert Blanchard Fischer (1920-2013) Chemistry

Bob was born on October 24, 1920, to Charles Albert Fischer and Matilda Nylen Fischer in Hartford, Connecticut. Following the death of his father in 1922, he moved with his mother and two brothers to Wheaton, Illinois. He attended Wheaton College (BS in Chemistry in 1942) and the University of Illinois (PhD in Analytical Chemistry and Electrical Engineering in 1946). He was on the faculty at the University of Illinois (1946-1948) and Indiana University (1948-1963). He was the founding Dean of the School of Science and Mathematics at California State University, Dominguez Hills, (1963-1979) and the Provost and Senior Vice President of Biola University (1979-1989).

He lived in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, from 1963 to 2002 and then in Fullerton, California. Bob joined the ASA in 1945, was elected a Fellow and later served on the ASA Council 1962-1966, the last two years as President. He contributed as a scientist to the safe harnessing of nuclear energy through his studies of deuterium (heavy water) with the Manhattan Project during World War II. He studied the application of the electron microscope to scientific investigation and led the initial successful efforts to chemically add fluoride to toothpaste in order to prevent cavities. As an educator, Robert Fischer taught thousands of students as they prepared for careers in many fields, helped create a new university at Cal State Dominguez Hills, and led the transformation of Biola College to Biola University. He wrote scores of scholarly articles and authored textbooks about electron microscopy and quantitative chemical analysis. For lay readers seeking to properly integrate science and faith, he wrote Science, Man, and Society as well as God Did It, But How? (2 Eds. English, a 3rd. in Spanish, a 4th in German ) and Who Is God?

Robert Fischer met God personally during his childhood and sought to serve Him faithfully throughout his life. He demonstrated his faith daily. He taught Bible classes and preached in several churches and was active at different times at College Church (Wheaton, Illinois), Twin Cities Bible Church (Urbana, Illinois), United Presbyterian Church (Bloomington, Indiana), Peninsula Baptist Church (Palos Verdes, California), Rolling Hills Covenant Church (Palos Verdes, California), and Evangelical Free Church (Fullerton, California). Beyond Robert Fischer's many accomplishments, much of his enjoyment in life centered on his wife and family. Though orphaned of his own father and raised by a single mother, Robert Fischer was himself a role model of a loving father and faithful husband. He was survived by his wife of 66 years Mary Ellen (Mitchell) (Fullerton, California) and his five children.--Phil Fischer, Newsletter*

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David Fisher (1935-2021)

David Ernest Fisher, age 85, of Wheaton, finished his work on Earth and moved to his heavenly home on September 22, 2021. He was born on October 23, 1935 in Lakewood, OH to Ernest Albert and Dorothy Mary (Deeks) Fisher, and graduated from North Olmsted High School.

On June 23, 1956 he married Doris Jane Sholes, then earned a Bachelor’s degree from Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY in 1957, followed by a degree in Missionary Technical Radio from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL in 1960. He gained practical experience as a radio engineer and announcer at WDAC in Lancaster, PA, where he met many listeners who became faithful supporters over the ensuing decades. In 1963 Dave and Doris joined Trans World Radio (now TWR) and served in Monaco (Europe) 1963-1973, Swaziland (Africa) 1973-1976 and Guam 1976-1978. He served in a technical capacity preparing broadcasts to be aired in dozens of dialects, so that people of many tribes and nations could hear the Good News of Jesus in their heart language. It was from hearing responses from listeners behind the Iron Curtain, who had been taught that science invalidated faith, that he was inspired to spend a few hours per week writing radio scripts that addressed their concerns and questions. In 1978 the family moved to Wheaton, so he could focus full-time on showing secular listeners the coherence between science and Christian faith, via interviews with notable scientists with a strong Christian faith, as well as exposés of synergies between science and the Bible. Over the years, from its start for Hungarian, then Russian and Mandarin-speaking listeners, the Truth in the Test Tube (TTT) program has been produced and broadcast by TWR in 13 languages, drawing responses from around the globe. He also served in the World by 2000 project at the US Center for World Mission in the late 90s. He marked 58 years of service with TWR in June 2021.

After 52 years of marriage, Doris was promoted to heaven in 2008. Eleanor Weiberg became his wife and ministry partner in 2011, celebrating his 50 years with TWR with him in 2013. They would have celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this November.

In 1985, he earned an M.A. in Intercultural Studies and Missions from Wheaton College. His print publications include co-authorship of Scientists Who Believe (Moody Press, 1984), translated into five languages and selling over 50,000 copies, chapter contributions to Ambassadors for Christ (Moody, 1994), numerous articles in Young Ambassador magazine, and frequent contributions to Chuck Colson’s BreakPoint broadcast.

Dave joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1979. He actively recruited ASA members for science-faith material to use in his broadcasts. That plus his penchant for puns is illustrated in the June/July 1982 issue of the ASA Newsletter. It recounts the way Dave drew on information from astronaut Jack Lousma (commander of the third Columbia space shuttle mission) on his broadcast and urged ASA members to contribute similar stories. The newsletter concludes

“As a headline for this story Dave Fisher suggested "AN APOLLO-GETIC APPROACH," because of our "perverse and persistent penchant for puns." Where did he get that idea? Even so, it's good to see a young fellow show respect for a senior's old-age penchant.-Ed.”

He frequently submitted news items for the ASA Newsletter. Then he served as co-editor, with Margaret Townes, of the newsletter of the ASA from 2002 to 2011. Dave continued to volunteer with the ASA for the remainder of his life. He frequently recorded all the sessions he attended at the annual meetings and would regularly submit calendar items for posting on the ASA website. He was elected an ASA Fellow in 1995 in recognition of his contributions.

He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, attending lectures by visiting scientists, notably at Fermilab and Wheaton College, keeping fit, traveling to visit supporting churches in the Eastern US and to attend conferences, as well as playing board games and word games. And puns!! He prayed for his children and grandchildren every day.

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Charles Flynn ( -1994) Chemistry died quietly in his condo on Oct. 28, 1994, while resting after dinner. Chuck published his annual Flynn Frizzer at Christmas time, and word of his death came in the final issue (vol. 8), written by brother Geoff, whose cover letter offers some insight into Chuck's personality: "While the loss of Chuck is difficult to accept it is comforting to know that he is now with our Lord, dancing and running and I'm sure also exchanging puns." Chuck worked as a chemist at the U.S. Bureau of Mines' Research Center in Reno, Nevada, and his fellow employees put together a retirement party for him, including a ballad that two coworkers wrote.

The reader might be indulged for a verse or two that provides some insight into Chuck's delightful character (sung to the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies' song): Come and listen to a story `bout a man named Flyn a-notched chemist, and a warm-hearted friend He's a scholar and a Christian And he's always got a pun. Well, here's to you Chuck, it's been great fun! Rahr, that is...fight the fat...entropy If you ask about his hobbies, we'd say he's had a few When it comes to classic music, composer birthdays what he knew His computer's been abuzzin'| Cause Chuck's on his way to be a Mathcad hero! Chuck, that is...Dr. Flynn...we'll miss him. (from The Ballad of Chuck Flynn, written by Debbie Bluemer and Sandy McGill, USBM)

Geoff recounts one of his favorite stories about Chuck in the final Frizzer. In high school, Chuck entered and won first prize in a science contest, which was a four-year scholarship to Caltech. The awards ceremony was held in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, where Chuck was awarded the prize by Werner Von Braun. As part of the offering, he was allowed to ask Von Braun a question. Geoff recounts: "Our parents were quietly praying in the audience that Chuck would keep quiet. But you know Chuck. He did in fact ask a question which resulted in a period of silence from Dr. Von Braun. Our parents thought Chuck's question must have been extremely basic and Dr. Von Braun was trying to think of a nice way to respond without embarrassing Chuck. Dr. Von Braun's response indicated that the auditorium was filled with many noted scientists and that only a handful probably even understood the question and maybe only three knew the answer! He then proceeded to answer Chuck's question. Needless to say we never doubted Chuck's brilliance after that." During the funeral service, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was played, and afterwards "we gathered to share stories and of course pizza and soda. What else would you expect to be served at a party to honor Chuck?" Newsletter*

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Wayne Frair (1926-2015) Zoologist of Basking Ridge, NJ
Wayne Frair passed away on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 23, 1926. He received a BA in zoology from Houghton College, a BS in zoology from Wheaton College, an MS is embryology from U of Massachusetts, and a PhD in biochemical taxonomy from Rutgers University. Except for a sabbatical at Rutgers, his entire career was as a professor of biology and chairman of the biology department at King’s College in Briarcliff Manor, NY. He was an expert in sea turtles and on baraminology. Wayne became a Christian while in the US Navy in 1946 and then became interested in issues of science and faith. He joined the ASA in 1952 and became an ASA Fellow, remaining with the ASA until 2005. He was an advocate of young-earth creationism, having been influenced by George Mooreland at Houghton. He served on the board and was president of the Creation Research Society from 1986 to 1993. He wrote several books including “A Case for Creation.” While other creationists left the ASA a few years after the Creation Research Society was founded, Wayne remained active in the ASA and was an outstanding example of civil discourse with opposing views. Walt Hearn was one who remembered Wayne as “a good friend, one of the brightest, certainly the gentlest, YEC I knew in ASA. At ASA Annual Meetings we had many good discussions about creation/evolution, but never an argument.”

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John H Freer (1938-2017) Psychiatrist
Dr. John H. Freer, 79, of Hopkinsville died September 30, 2017, in Madisonville, KY, following complications from open heart surgery. A native of Somerset, KY he was born January 3, 1938, the son of the late Albert Herschel Freer and Edith Evelyn O’Dell Freer. He completed his undergraduate studies at Kentucky Wesleyan University in Owensboro, KY. He went on to the University of Kentucky where he obtained his MD He then completed his residency at Menninger Clinic.

Dr. Freer returned to Kentucky as Chief of the Alcoholic Treatment Center at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was active in Mental Health Clinics across the state prior to moving to Hopkinsville in 1991. Dr. Freer came to Hopkinsville to work at Western State Hospital where he would eventually retire. While in Hopkinsville he also worked at the Pennyroyal Center and also had a private practice. Following his retirement, he went to work at Fort Campbell where he specialized in Behavioral Health of Families. He was also a retired officer with the United States Public Health Service. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church where he was also a member of the Share Group and the Choir. He joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1978 for about ten years and rejoined in 2011 until his death.

He is survived by his wife, Anita, two children and five grandchildren.*HBG Funeral Homes

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Gerard Fridsma (1936-1995) mechanical engineer from Grand Rapids, Michigan, ended a nine-month battle with cancer Friday, March 31, 1995, at age 58 years. Jerry was born May 1, 1936 and educated in Passaic, New Jersey and employed as a research engineer in experimental hydrodynamics for 38 years, working on designs of landing craft, submarines and sailboats. A long-time ASA member. Joan Fridsma*

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Robert C. Frost (1926 -1992 ) Biology

Of Escondido, California, an internationally known lay minister and teacher, died on 15 Sept 1992 at age 66. While speaking at a charismatic conference in Brighton, England, last December, he developed a hoarseness which was soon traced to a thyroid malignancy. After chemotherapy the cancer subsided, then came back beyond medical control.

Born in Vancouver, Washington, Bob graduated from Reed College in Oregon, earned an M.A. and Ph.D. (1952) in biology at Rice, stayed on in Houston to teach anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine. He later taught biology at Evangel College in Missouri, Westmont and Southern California colleges in California, and Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma, where he chaired ORU's Dept of Natural Sciences. In 1970 he resigned to take up full-time writing and speaking. For several years he also taught at Melodyland School of Theology in Anaheim, California. Bob contributed articles to a number of periodicals and was a contributing editor to New Covenant, a Catholic charismatic magazine. Speaking at the 1960 Annual Meeting at Westmont College: "Dr. Frost then asked the question., "To what extent is the Christian biologist a mechanist?" His answer pointed out the Christian's commitment to a transcendent God Who established the laws and supervises their operation and Who is also the Author and Finisher of the moral and spiritual life, as well, The Christian biologist sees beyond the mechanistic operation to the author beyond, much as a person can look through a glass window or focus attention on the glass itself". He wrote about the "Spirit-filled life" in a series of books from Bridge Publishing, Inc. (formerly Logos), Plainfield, New Jersey. Aglow with the Spirit (1971) was followed by Overflowing Life and Set My Spirit Free (1973), The Mystery of Life (1975), and Our Heavenly Father (1978). Inspired by Jesus' words in John 4:34, Bob finished revising Our Heavenly Father the week before his death. As his breathing became more difficult, he and his wife Ruth, a nurse, were sustained by Psalm 116. Besides Ruth, Bob is survived by four grown children and six grandchildren. He was a Fellow of ASA and active in Cathedral of the Valley Church. (As young profs at Baylor Med in the '50s, the two of us spent many lunch hours in his lab or in mine praying or studying the Bible together, sometimes with students. I've never had a more "whole-hearted" Christian colleague. Walt Hearn. Newsletter*

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Frederick "Merrill" Galloway Jr. (1938-2015) Chemical Engineer of Tomball, TX

Merrill Galloway, age 77, of Tomball, Texas, went to be with Christ on December 27, 2015. Born in Philadelphia, Merrill held degrees from Wheaton College and Case Western Reserve, where he completed a PhD in chemical engineering. He served as a professor of chemical engineering at Cleveland State University from 1970 to 1980. Afterward, he pursued a successful 34-year career in the chemical industry working in research and process development at BF Goodrich, Westlake Chemical Co., and most recently SABIC Americas. He was a man of faith and integrity, both at work and at home. He joined the ASA in 1997 and had the greatest respect for ASA and its publications.

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James E. Gaughan (1924-1996) Physics of Escondido, CA

James E Gaughan was born on 06/16/1924 and died on 07/31/1996 at the age of 72. James Gaughan is buried in the cemetery: Riverside National Cemetery, which is located in Riverside, CA. He was a physics graduate of U, of MI and USC, and got an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in CA. James specialized in materials and worked as an aerospace non-metallic materials and processing engineer, with expertise in elastomers (synthetic rubber). He did some research into the history of "Creation Research." James joined ASA in 1990. Newsletter*

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George Giacumakis Jr. (1937-2019) History, Middle East Studies

George Giacumakis Jr was born on July 6, 1937, and died April 6 following heart surgery. Dr. Giacumakis’ love for Israel and the Jewish people went back to when he was a college student studying Hebrew and Greek. The newborn state of Israel was only ten years old at the time and was the subject of much attention amongst his fellow Bible students. When awarded a scholarship by Brandeis University, he studied at the largely Jewish school and earned both a Master’s and a Ph.D. degree in Mediterranean Studies (Near East and Islamic Studies).

After graduation, in 1963 he joined Cal State Fullerton’s Irvine campus in the department of history. He became a Danforth Foundation Fellow in 1968. He was department chair from 1972-1975 and in 1978 left campus to head the American Institute of Holy Land Studies (now called Jerusalem University College) in Jerusalem. He returned to the Irvine campus in 1984 and also became an adjunct professor of history at Biola University. He was director of the university’s first south county branch in 1989 until his retirement in 2007.

George joined the ASA in 1961 and beginning in 1966 he served several years on the executive council of the Southern California section of the ASA. He was also active on the social science commission of the ASA. In 1966 he published the book The Akkadian of Alalah on ancient tablets found in the Syrian city of Alalah. He was a founding director of Song of Israel and founded the Museum of Biblical and Sacred Writings at Biola. He led many tours to the Middle Eastern countries. He also was an editor of Young’s Bible Dictionary and the International Standard Version of the Bible. One of the chapters of Protest and Politics - Christianity and Contemporary Affairs, edited by Robert G. Clouse, et. al., was written by George and titled “Christian Attitudes Toward Israel.”

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Owen Gingerich (1930-2023) Astronomer

One of the greatest Christian scholars of his generation, Owen Jay Gingerich died on May 28, 2023, at age 93. Born in March 1930 to devout Mennonite parents, he grew up in Iowa, Kansas, and Indiana with an early fascination for the stars. His father Melvin, the only member of his family who finished high school, became a history teacher and later (after completing a doctorate at the University of Iowa) a college professor. As a graduate student, Melvin brought home astronomy books from the university library for his son, including one about how to build a telescope. Together they made one good enough to see Saturn’s rings from a mailing tube, eyeglass lenses, and a magnifying lens for the eyepiece. As a teenager, Owen joined his father on a trip to Poland in 1946, bringing livestock to war-torn countries on behalf of the United Nations. A Polish astronomer who learned about it invited Owen to visit Poland again, resulting in Owen’s involvement in preparations for the Copernican quinquecentennial in 1973—an experience that helped re-shape his academic career.

When Melvin accepted a faculty position at Goshen College, Owen left high school a year early to enter Goshen, from which he graduated in 1951 with a degree in chemistry. That is where he encountered physicist H. Harold Hartzler, a leading ASA member, whom Owen considered “one of my most influential undergraduate teachers.” At that time, he was pondering how a person who wanted to serve Christ could justify doing “something so useless as astronomy.” Hartzler offered this advice: “We can’t let the atheists take over any particular profession. If you feel that you have a calling to go into astronomy you should go for it.”

Following a summer job at Harvard Observatory, Owen was admitted to Harvard as a graduate student in astronomy, earning a master’s degree in 1953. He made his first appearance in the old ASA journal in September 1953, when Hartzler forwarded a six-paragraph summary of cutting-edge work on the size and age of the universe that Owen wrote. Although Hartzler credited it to Owen, the piece was published under Hartzler’s name. At the same time, he became a teaching fellow under I. Bernard Cohen, the first American to receive a Ph.D. in history of science and a student of George Sarton, founder of the History of Science Society. Decades later, Owen became a professor in that illustrious department. The following year, Owen married fellow Goshen graduate Miriam Sensenig, a nurse. They would have three sons.

Owen eventually earned the Ph.D. from Harvard in 1962, with a dissertation on stellar atmospheres supervised by Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. To support his growing family along the way, he taught for three years at the American University of Beirut (fulfilling his obligation as a conscientious objector) and for one year at Wellesley College. Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory hired him shortly after he completed the doctorate. There he spent the rest of his career, retiring in 2000 although he kept his office at the observatory. The hundreds of scientific papers he wrote included two widely cited articles on standard models for the solar atmosphere.

For much of his professional life, however, Owen functioned more as a historian than as an astronomer. A key moment came in 1970, when he ran across a heavily annotated copy of Copernicus’s De revolutionibus (1543) in the library of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. The notes contradicted a claim by the famous author Arthur Koestler, that De revolutionibus was “the book nobody read,” a phrase that became the title of one of Owen’s books. Over the next three decades, he tracked down 600 copies of the first and second editions, examining the marginalia to learn (if possible) who had actually read the book, when they did so, and what they thought. No other book in the history of science has been studied in a comparably exhaustive manner. In the process, he became a leading expert not only on Copernicus, but also on Ptolemy, Kepler, Tycho Brahe, and Galileo. Nor did he neglect modern developments, such that he served for many years as an associate editor of the Journal for the History of Astronomy. He also became a highly knowledgeable collector of rare and often valuable scientific books, which he stored in two safes in his office and eagerly showed to friends.

A major theme in Owen’s historical work was the role of Christian beliefs in the lives and careers of many great scientists, especially Kepler (see the March 2011 issue of PSCF). He wrote and spoke frequently, with equal eloquence, in too many places to count. It is fair to say that his general education course, “The Astronomical Perspective,” was legendary: those qualified to have an opinion regarded him as the finest teacher in his department and one of the best at Harvard. His essays, books, and public talks were always exquisitely illustrated with wonderful images, often from his own camera.

Perhaps his best-known lecture, published in multiple versions, was called, “Dare a Scientist Believe in Design?” Although he always answered that question affirmatively, his approach was more subtle than the often-strident claims of Intelligent Design advocates: in his view, the existence of a designer was a reasonable but modest conclusion from the evidence, hardly a slam dunk. This drew ire from both hard-core atheists, such as the staunchly positivistic philosopher of science Adolf Grünbaum who took him to task at a colloquium in Pittsburgh, and ID proponents, such as Phillip E. Johnson, with whom Owen had a spontaneous, very lively exchange at the 1992 ASA meeting in Kona, Hawaii. Owen’s plenary address on “The Future of Physical Science—Ethical and Theological Implications," was unrelated to ID, but a few weeks earlier his critical review of Johnson’s book, Darwin on Trial, had appeared in PSCF. Johnson’s plenary the next day, “Science and Scientism in 21st Century Education,” questioned the validity of “the Darwinian theory” and blamed “scientific naturalism” for undermining traditional values. Their public disagreement led Owen to clarify his position in the December 1992 issue: “To invoke God’s active agency as the explanation for slow, long-term changes in the biological record will be no more efficacious as a scientific theory than to say that the moon orbits the earth or apples fall from trees because of God’s sustaining activity in the universe. While I believe both to be true, they do not pass as scientific explanations. In reading Darwin on Trial, I am left with the impression that Johnson wishes they would.”

This attitude drove the two short books he wrote in the final part of his life, God’s Universe and God’s Planet, both published by Harvard University Press, the latter with a foreword by former ASA Executive Director Randy Isaac. Acutely aware of his mortality, Owen focused on finishing them as soon as he could, without sacrificing quality. He also continued to serve the ASA in various ways. He gave a plenary address at the 2002 meeting in Santa Barbara, published an eloquent sermon on natural theology in the June 2014 issue of PSCF, and was still on the editorial board at his death. Having first been identified as the consulting editor for astronomy in June 1969—a run of fifty-four years—Owen Gingerich gave more to the ASA than almost anyone else. I need not say that his expertise, counsel, and courage will be sorely missed.
*contributed by Ted Davis

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Duane T. Gish (1921-2013) Biochemistry

Joined the ASA in 1960, was elected a fellow soon after for his contributions to the ASA and science. Gish died on March 5, 2013, at the age of 92, Born on February 17, 1921, in White City, Kansas, he served in the U.S. Army from 1940 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater of Operations, attaining the rank of captain. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1949, and then a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1953. After a stint as a postdoctoral fellow and then assistant professor of biochemistry at Cornell University Medical College, he returned to the University of California, Berkeley, from 1956 to 1960, before joining the Upjohn Company as a researcher from 1960 to 1971.

Along the way he became an avid anti-evolutionist and left the scientific community in 1971, he became the vice president of the Institute for Creation Research, founded by Henry Morris. In 2005, Gish retired, becoming the ICR's Senior Vice President Emeritus. A prolific writer, his most famous book was Evolution: The Fossils Say No! (Master Books, 1973), entitled in later editions Evolution: The Challenge of the Fossil Record (Master Books, 1985) and Evolution: The Fossils Still Say No! (Master Books, 1995). His most recent book was Letter to a Theistic Evolutionist (ICON, 2012).

But Gish was famous, or notorious, principally on account of his debates with scientists, including such opponents as George Bakken, Kenneth R. Miller, Massimo Pigliucci, Kenneth Saladin, Michael Shermer, and William Thwaites. "If the mild-mannered professorial Morris was the Darwin of the creationist movement," wrote Ronald L. Numbers in The Creationists (2006), "then the bumptious Gish was its T. H. Huxley." Gish boasted of having engaged in over three hundred debates. He was certainly a lively debater, whose style involved a rapid delivery of arguments on widely varying topics; his debate style was dubbed the "Gish Gallop" by NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott in 1994. But scientists quickly concluded in the words of Karl Fezer, writing in 199, that "Gish will say, with rhetorical flourish and dramatic emphasis, whatever he thinks will serve to maintain, in the minds of his uncritical followers, his image as a knowledgeable 'creation scientist."' Gish spoke to the biases of a segment of Christendom that discounted science for a biblicist understanding of God and nature. --abstracted from bio, Newsletter.*

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Robert P. Glover (1913 -1961) Medicine'

One of the most distinguished members of the ASA, Dr. Robert P. Glover, died at his home in Cynwyd, Pa, after an illness of six months. Dr. Glover was one of a three-man team of surgeons who in 1947 and 1948 pioneered in mitral valve heart operations. Later he found a way to slice into the heart near a diseased valve thickened by scar tissue and inserting a tiny rod-like instrument which opened like an umbrella to stretch the valve back to normal. In 1952 they developed the famous "drawstring" technique to reseal leaking heart valves. By 1956 he was Chief of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Presbyterian and Episcopal Hospitals; Clinical Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital; Director, the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Research Laboratories at Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. He was the author of sections on cardiovascular surgery in a number of textbooks and was editor of the book, "Practical Diagnosis of Surgical Heart Disease". Newsletter, Kitchell Jr. Memoir of Robert P. Glover (1913-1961). Trans Stud Coll Physicians Phila. 1962 Apr;29:191-2.*

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Gilbert E. Goheen (1912 -1985) Chemistry

Of Kiln, Mississippi, died in the fall of 1985. He had been a member only since February, perhaps after seeing the write-up of the 1984 Annual Meeting in Chem. & Engineering News. Born in 1912, he received a B.S. from Illinois in 1934, and an M.S. (1935) and Ph.D. (1938) from the U. of Iowa, all in chemistry. His specialties were organic and agricultural chemistry, and he eventually retired as assistant director of the Southern Regional Research Center of USDA's Agricultural Research Service in New Orleans. He was the author of 23 publications and patents. Newsletter*

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G. Michael Gonda (1957 - 1993) Philosophy of Science

Michael's undergraduate degree in biology was obtained from Kenyon College in 1979. He is survived by his wife, Sally Nasser Gonda, and children, Lucy and Sarah of Pittsburgh. He was a middle school teacher at Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, from 1986 to 1990. He received a masters at Tufts University, Medford, Mass.,1992. He was currently studying at University of Pittsburgh. Newsletter, The Morning Call.*

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John Gray ( -1971) Physician.

Was a physician in private practice in Hong Kong. An Englishman, Gray received his M.D. degree from Cambridge University in 1936 and had published several papers on urology. He was a member of the Royal Society of Medicine, International Society of Urology, and International College of Surgeons. He was an Anglican but had served in the Gospel Clinic of Lutheran World Service in Hong Kong and was a consultant surgeon at the Fanlong, Hospital of LWS.

On his 1963 application for membership in ASA, John Gray described himself as "a firm believer in the inspiration of the scriptures as the chief guide to a Christian life, and a firm believer also in the necessity for an honest dedication to the scientific approach to medicine." Newsletter.*

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John W Haas Jr (1930-2020) Chemist

John (Jack) William Haas, Jr., age 89, of S. Hamilton, MA, passed quietly on February 12, 2020, at the Masconomet HealthCare Center after a brief illness. Son of John W. Haas, Sr. and Ada Bowles Haas, “Jack” was born in Philadelphia, PA, on February 19, 1930. He received his BS degree in chemistry from King’s College, DE, where he also met his future bride, Ann Sutliff Haas, beloved wife of 66 years. Jack went on to achieve MS and PhD degrees in physical chemistry from the University of Delaware in preparation for his career as a college chemistry professor and scientific researcher at Grove City and Gordon Colleges. Jack was an elder and deacon in the First Presbyterian Church Northshore, where he also played the organ for over 40 years. An active community member, he served on the Hamilton Conservation Commission, Historical Society, and Chebacco Woods and Lake Associations.

Jack heard about the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) while he was a King’s College student from his science professor, Omar Olney. He joined the ASA in January 1957, when he was a graduate student at the University of Delaware, and remained a member for 63 years. When Olney went to Gordon College in 1960 as the sole biology professor, he arranged for Jack to get an interview to start the chemistry department at Gordon. Jack joined Gordon in 1961 and within two years he was chairman of the New England section of the ASA.

Jack was an avid advocate of the ASA and its mission of expanding the discourse on science and Christian faith. He was a visionary and often identified leading-edge possibilities for the ASA. His first letter published in PSCF in 1971 urged the ASA to produce 5-minute radio broadcasts for widespread use on Christian radio stations, although there is little evidence that this was done. Later, in 1994, Jack brought the ASA to the digital world when he convened an impromptu gathering at the annual meeting to consider starting an ASA website. Terry Gray was a new member who attended and offered to take the lead in implementing it. In 1996 Jack helped found the ASA Press which published several books. He had a deep passion that ASA should provide resources to churches and the public that taught good science. He had the idea of creating an online Members in Glory page. He faithfully filled in all the information he could and he is now the latest entry.

ASA had the fortune of having Jack on the executive council from 1973 to 1978. In 1980, when Bill Sisterson suddenly resigned as executive director and Bob Herrmann expressed interest in taking that role if he could return to the Boston area, Jack stepped in. He and Dean of Faculty Judson Carlberg worked with President Dick Gross to arrange for Bob to have a joint appointment as an adjunct professor and pre-med advisor at Gordon College. As a result, the ASA offices relocated from Elgin, IL, to Ipswich, MA, in Bob’s home. Jack continued to work closely with Bob and the relationship between ASA and Gordon College grew productively.

In late 1989 when Wilbur Bullock resigned as editor of PSCF, Jack agreed to succeed him. Jack had been a frequent reviewer of articles for the journal. In addition to his specialty of chemistry, he was deeply interested in philosophy and history of science, making him a natural for the position. In 1995, Jack retired from Gordon College, allowing him to devote even more time to the work of the ASA. He continued as editor until 1999 when Roman Miller succeeded him. Jack authored more than 50 letters, articles, and commentaries in PSCF.

Jack continued to spend much time in the ASA office, particularly focusing on helping build the ASA website. When Terry Gray scanned and did an OCR on the articles in all the ASA journals, Jack worked to edit and format the articles. Jack felt that there should be a lot of discussion about science and faith on the internet. He personally put together a large number of topical discussions that are still available online (see links below), though somewhat outdated now. For many years until the last few months of his life, Jack would search the internet for new news in science and faith and post four articles each day M-F on the ASA Facebook page and Twitter. He felt there should be an archive of tributes in memory of ASA members who had passed into glory. He started the obituary page, now called Members in Glory, and patiently scanned the internet for information to create as complete a compilation as possible. He maintained the page until a year before his death. He is the latest entry, for now.

When I succeeded Don Munro as ASA Executive Director in 2005, Jack was very influential in working with me to help me understand the mission of ASA and the big picture of science and faith. We became close friends, meeting virtually every week for coffee and discussion. These discussions moved from the ASA office to Williams Bakery, then Sofia’s coffee shop, and finally to Jack’s home until our last meeting on January 14, 2020. I helped him attend many local lectures and travel to many ASA annual meetings, his last, other than Gordon College, being the 2012 meeting at Point Loma.

In addition to his many accomplishments and acts of service, Jack will be especially remembered as a devoted and faithful husband, a loving and present father who passed on the important things of life to his children, a loyal friend, one who took joy in intellectual banter, and a man who loved and served his God with his whole life.

Selected links to key papers or work by or about Jack Haas:

Family obituary
ASA Eulogy for Jack Haas by Dick Wright
ASA Eulogy for Jack Haas by Randy Isaac
ASA Eulogy for Jack Haas by Vicki Best
Topical Discussions
List of all ASA journal publications by Jack Haas
The ASA at 50
The ASA in Transition
A Golden Moment (half-century of the ASA Journal)
The Journal of the ASA at 50
On Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, and Theistic Science--1997
Complementarity and Christianity--An Assessment:
      Part 1: Classical Complementarity
      Part 2: Logical Complementarity
      Correction to "Complentarity and Christianity"

Randy Isaac
ASA Executive Director Emeritus

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Frederick H Hafner (1912-2014) Food Chemist

Fred H. Hafner, formerly of Edina and Plymouth, MN, died peacefully after a brief illness on July 2, 2014, in Sun City West, AZ, at the age of 102. Frederick Henry Bergholz Hafner was born on April 22, 1912, in Buffalo, NY. He graduated from the University of Buffalo, where he majored in food chemistry and met his beloved wife Dolores. They married in 1937 in Minneapolis, shortly after Fred was transferred there by his employer, Archer Daniels Midland. Fred spent most of his professional career at General Mills, where he collaborated with doctors from the Mayo Clinic to develop a cookbook for people with metabolic deficiencies, renal disease, and gluten intolerance. He retired in 1976 and moved permanently to Sun City West in 1981. They celebrated their 71st anniversary before her death in 2008.*

Fred joined the ASA in January of 1963 and later became a lifetime member. He was active in the North Central local ASA section in the Twin Cities, MN, serving as Vice-President of that section in 1970. He also was the local arrangements chair for the ASA 1970 annual meeting at Bethel College.
*From The Arizona Republic on July 8, 2014

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John Emil Halver III (1922-2012) Biochemistry

John passed away suddenly and peacefully at home at the age of 90 on October 24, 2012. He was in full possession of his mental abilities, and had finished editing a manuscript just the previous day. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 10th at 1:30 PM at Bothell United Methodist Church, 18515 � 92nd Ave NE, Bothell, Washington 98011. John E. Halver the first member of ASA to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.John is a professor in the College of Fisheries at the University of Washington in Seattle, and senior scientist in nutrition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service there. He received his M.S. at Washington State and his Ph.D. at the U. of Washington. John has been a member of ASA since 1965.

Dr. Halver was born in Woodinville, WA on April 21, 1922 to John E Halver (from Finland) and Helen Hansen Halver (whose parents were from Norway and Denmark). He grew up during the Great Depression, and learned to make good use of resources and to repair things himself. In 1944 he married Jane Loren of Tacoma, his bride for over 68 years, and together they have five children, 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Throughout the years, John & Jane also opened their home to numerous international students. Dr. Halver was an eminent nutritional biochemist who was honored as One of the Leading Scientists of the World� in 2005, for a lifetime of Research in Nutritional Biochemistry, by the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England. At the time of his death at age 90, he was still actively lecturing and consulting around the world. A devout, lifelong Christian, Dr. Halver spent his life confirming his belief that There is no conflict between science and theology. Science is pursuing truth, and God is the author of Truth. John Halver received a BS in Chemistry from Washington State College in 1944. He then was called to active duty in Europe with the US Army as an Infantry officer, returning from World War II as a Captain and a decorated soldier, having earned a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, American Theatre Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation (Germany), Combat Infantry Badge, and the Croix d Honneur from France. Later he also received the Citoyen d Honneur from France. After WWII, Dr. Halver earned an MS in Organic Chemistry from Washington State College and a PhD in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Washington, after studies in Nutrition at Purdue University. Dr. Halver was the Director of Research for the National Fish and Wildlife Service, and as such, built and oversaw five laboratories throughout the northwest. Using fish as his experimental animal, Dr. Halver developed the standard test diet H440 (which stood for resulting in the nutritional standards used world-wide for salmonids and all fish. He also worked on nutritional studies for other animals, including humans. He was promoted to Senior Scientist in Nutrition for the Fish & Wildlife service, and in 1976, Dr. Halver joined the faculty at the University of Washington as Professor of Nutrition.

He served as US Science Ambassador to the World under four US Presidents, as well as a private consultant to over 90 countries throughout the world. Dr. Halver was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Washington State Academy of Science, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and received numerous accolades from around the world, including the Makila Honeur from Spain. He published over 200 scientific articles, wrote several scientific books, and was inducted into the Fisheries Hall of Fame as he Father of Fish Nutrition�. He was an avid hunter, a member of Rotary, the United Methodist Church, and Reserve Officers Association. In his spare time he loved producing and perfecting his hybrid Merlot wine. Obituary, Newsletter*

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William Eugene Hamilton, Jr. Ph.D. (1942 - 2012) electrical engineer.

He was born September 14, 1942 and entered into heaven on January 16, 2012, Austin, Texas. Bill was born in Washington, D. C. to the late W. Eugene Hamilton and E. Arlene Hamilton. He grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and graduated from Wheaton High School. Upon graduation, Bill attended Iowa State University where he received a bachelor's degree. He continued his education at Purdue University where he received a master's and doctorate degree in electrical engineering. Upon graduation, he was commissioned into the U. S. Army Signal Corps and served one tour in the Vietnam War. He achieved the rank of Captain and was honorably discharged. Upon leaving the army, Bill accepted an engineering position in Buffalo, New York. During this time he was named to Who's Who in the East. He met his loving wife Linda and they were married on April 28, 1973. Together they raised two sons Brett William and Derek Evan Hamilton.

After ten years of marriage, Bill accepted a position with General Motors Research Laboratories in Detroit, Michigan. He and his family relocated to Rochester Hills, Michigan. Bill retired from General Motors after 25 years of service. During this career he received many distinctions including the McCune Award. Bill and his wife helped to start Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Rochester, Michigan. This new church met in rented facilities. Bill faithfully arrived early every other Sunday to set up the church for ten years. He served also as an elder. In 2008, Bill and Linda relocated to Austin, Tex. to live near their adult children and grand-children. They immediately began attending Grace Covenant Church and became members of The Word and the Way Adult Community Class. Bill was an avid reader and his interests included politics, computers, travel and history. He was a member of the American Scientific Affiliation and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (I.E.E.E).

He was an early member of the talk.origins discussion group contributing in a civil manner to a long running debate over science and the validity of Christian faith. His last entry in ASA Voices on Jan 22, 2011 reported a new round of chemo to be followed by a stem cell treatment. Bill wrote numerous book reviews for PSCF. Surviving him are his wife Linda (Schoch), sons Dr. Brett W. Hamilton (Kristin), Dr. Derek E. Hamilton, his mother Arlene R. Hamilton and grandchildren Luke and Lily Hamilton. He was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma cancer and bore the illness with dignity without complaining. " For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." Phil. 1:21. Newsletter*

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Jennifer Ruth Hampton (1972 – 2021) Physics
On Sunday, March 14, 2021, Jennifer Ruth Hampton was killed in a car accident in Holland, MI. Born to Charles and Barbara (Settergren) Hampton on November 22, 1972 in Wooster, Ohio, she was educated in the Wooster Public Schools. She received her B.A. in Physics with honors from Oberlin College, her MPhil in Physics from University of Cambridge in England on a Churchill Fellowship. She earned her MS and PhD in Physics from Cornell University.
She was a professor and department chair of physics at Hope College, where she was first of all a teacher who loved and mentored her students in the joy of learning. Jenny was, in turn, greatly loved, admired, and appreciated by her students. In the words of one student, “Dr. Jennifer Hampton is perhaps the most exceptional professor that I have been blessed to know in my time at Hope College.” Jennifer received this year’s Hope Outstanding Professor Educator (H.O.P.E.) Award from the Hope College graduating Class of 2021. The H.O.P.E. award, first given in 1965, is presented by the graduating class to the professor who they feel epitomizes the best qualities of the Hope College educator. This year is the first time that the honoree has been chosen posthumously.
Jenny joined the Hope faculty as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 2007. She was promoted to Associate Professor of Physics in 2013 and to Professor of Physics in 2020. Jenny’s research focused on understanding and controlling the fabrication of inorganic thin films and nanostructures. Her most recent work investigated Prussian blue analogues and their potential application as a material basis of a new generation of batteries. Her research lab was affectionately called the Surface Laboratory, a highly interdisciplinary enterprise that brought students and colleagues to the interface of physics, chemistry, and materials science. For this work, Jenny received nearly continuous funding for several years from the National Science Foundation, published nearly 20 papers in peer-review journals, and frequently brought her undergraduate research students to present at national meetings. She was a creative and determined scientist and a superb research mentor.
Jenny was a member of Faith Christian Reformed Church in Holland where she had been deacon and a member of the missions committee as well as a regular singer and clarinetist for the worship team. In addition, she loved her book group, her biking group, and the opportunity to tutor young girls in Kids Hope. Jenny had an adventurous side as well. She started school in Liberia, West Africa. She explored Europe with her family in 1984, 1995 and 2003. She worked in Cote D'Ivoire with her missionary aunt in 1993 during an Oberlin winter term. In 2018 traveled to China with her best college friend, Chloe Papke, and in 2019 she participated in an Iron Man competition with her gym, Valeo.
She joined the ASA in 1996 while in grad school and faithfully kept her membership through the rest of her life.
*Langeland Sterenberg Funeral Home; David Van Wylen

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Allen J. Harder (1942 -1977) History and Philosophy of Science

He died February 28, 1977, at home in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 34. According to his widow, Julia L. Harder, Allen died at the end of a "long but patient struggle to live abundantly in a body increasingly limited by the growth of a brainstem tumor. We praise God for His mercy in allowing Allen to remain at home, relatively free from physical pain, and that Allen is at last with our Lord and Savior."

Allen received a B.S. in physics from Wheaton and a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science from Indiana University. He had taught at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania before becoming an assistant professor at Iowa State University in Ames. (Our paths crossed briefly before I left ISU in 1972, rejoicing that God had sent Allen as a witness in the philosophy department there. He was an articulate spokesman for Jesus Christ as well as for his own philosophical ideas--Ed.) He had been a member of ASA for about ten years and had contributed reviews and at least one article to the Journal. He was born in Peoria, IL. Besides his wife Julia, he is survived by his parents in Kansas City and a sister in Colorado. W. Hearn, Newsletter*

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A. Dorothy Harris MD (~1903 -1971 ) Physician

From Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was a missionary member of ASA since 1954 and a missionary to China since 1939. Born in Philadelphia PA, she received a B.A. in biology from Wheaton College in 1925 and an M.D. from Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1933. When she joined ASA, she was employed by Overseas Missionary Fellowship of the China Inland Mission at the Happy Mount Leprosy Colony, Tanshui, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan. "Wheaton College Alumni News 1958. :Dr. Dorothy Harris '25 and Joy Leister '30 rejoice that they have been able to return to Taiwan to take responsibility for the Happy Mount Leprosarium again. The work has grown, and they have 65 patients." She had been a member of Aldan Union Church, Aldan. PA. JWH*

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Franklin J. Harris, Jr. (1918 - 2014 ) electrical engineer.

A resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, he died October 2,2014, at Johnson Health Care Center in Carol Stream, Illinois. He was born July 19, 1918 in East Orange, New Jersey to Franklin and Emma Harris. He grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and graduated from Newark College of Engineering and entered the US Navy during WWII. He married Leslie Woodruff, also of Glen Ridge, in 1943 and moved to Washington D.C. where he was assigned to the Naval Research Lab (NRL). After his discharge, he continued as a civilian at the NRL until 1974. In June 1974 Frank retired from the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D. C., where he had been head of the Beam-Semiconductor Device Section in the Electronics Division. Frank accepted a position as electronic laboratory associate at Wheaton College, Illinois, in January 1975

In 1986, Leslie passed away and he went on to marry Karen Lizner. They moved to Windsor Park in 2003, where Karen passed away in 2011. Franklin Harris developed 11 patents over a span of 22 years during his career at NRL. His patents were all related to radar technology for defense. Radar technology developed at the Naval Research Laboratory contributed greatly to the winning of World War II. Franklin's early work may have helped contribute to that win. His later work was also used commercially in storage tube oscilloscopes which were widely used to advance technology on many fronts.

Once retired, he enjoyed an adventuresome lifestyle, traveling all over the world including, Australia, Israel, Africa and Alaska. He enjoyed scuba diving, roller skating, swimming, and classical music, especially the Artist Series at Wheaton College. He also served on short term mission trips to HCJB in Ecuador as a short wave worldwide radio broadcaster. He was an active member of College Church in Wheaton. He is survived by his five children, Kathleen Wall of Reedley, California, Robert (Alice)Harris of Ellicott City, Maryland, Jean (Malcolm) Swinbanks of Barrowden, England, John Harris of Lansing, Michigan and Debby (Glenn) Leach of Tracy's Landing, Maryland. He was buried in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

Franklin was a member of ASA for over 56 years (joined in 1958). During his time in Washington, he was an active member of the DC ASA section.

Obit published in the Chicago Daily Herald on Oct. 6, 2014. Newsletter.

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R. Laird Harris (1911 -2008) Biblical Studies, chemical engineering.

(picture 1947, ASA Annual Meeting, Taylor U)
Born March 10, 1911. Dr. R. Laird Harris passed away Friday, April 25, 2008, in Quarryville, Pa. Harris was born near Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Delaware (1931), a Th.B. (1935) and a Th.M. (1937) from Westminster Theological Seminary, an A.M. from University of Pennsylvania (1941), and a Ph.D. from Dropsie College (1947).

Harris was a former moderator of the PCA and the Bible Presbyterian Synod. He was also a founding faculty member of Covenant Theological Seminary, where he was a professor and chairman of the Old Testament Department from 1956 until he retired in 1981. Dr. Harris served as chairman of the Committee on Bible Translation that produced the New International Version of the Bible . Harris was one of the biblical scholars who had strong interests in science-faith question in the early period of the ASA. He served on numerous Convention Committees. See papers. Newsletter*

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Elmer Hartgerink (1917-2000) Chemist

Born 7-29-1917 in Ottawa MI. Graduated Hope College, 1939 and completed his masters in organic chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. The first of 3 generations to attend Hope College. He subsequently returned to Zeeland, Mich., the city of his birth, to work with Chemical Specialties Inc. He stayed with the firm when it was acquired by Miles Laboratories, and remained with Miles Labs, serving in Zeeland as well as Granite City, Ill., and Elkhart, Ind. until retiring as director of environmental control in 1979. Three days later, he became chairman and chief executive officer of Wyckoff Chemical Company Inc. in South Haven, Mich. He was Wyckoff president until 1989, when Ron succeeded him, and remained the company's chairman until the firm was purchased by Catalytica Inc. in 1999. Newsletter, AprMat91

"Elmer Hartgerink of South Haven, Michigan, is a chemist and entrepreneur whose Wyckoff Chemical Co. has grown from $113,000 in sales per year in 1978 to about $15 million in sales today. Wyckoff employs 70 people in the manufacture of important bulk pharmaceuticals. Elmer attributes the company's success to "the hard work of many people and the blessings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." The note on ASA's financial situation prompted him to send a much-appreciated contribution to Ipswich, along with a Wyckoff brochure. On the cover were pictures of Elmer and his son, who is taking his place as head of the company. The cover also featured the structural formula of a Wyckoff product; Elmer offered ASA director Bob Herrmann a prize if he could name the compound. Died 2-21-2000. at 82. See Hope College Article *

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H. Harold Hartzler (1908-1993) Physics

For many years a very active ASA member and professor of physics and astronomy at Mankato State University, Mankato, MN since 1958, died Thursday, 9 Dec 1993, at age 85. "H3," as he was sometimes known in ASA circles, graduated from Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA in 1930, and from Rutgers U., Newark, NJ, in 1934, where he received a doctorate in physics. With post-graduate work at Pennsylvania State U., U. of Michigan, and U. of Arizona, Harold was well-prepared in his long and full career in teaching - first as a professor of mathematics and astronomy and dean of men at Elizabethtown (PA) College from 1935-1937. Then, it was off to Goshen College, where Harold settled in from 1937 to 1958.

Besides the ASA, Harold belonged to numerous learned societies involved in mathematics, astronomy, physics, and education, and to various honorary societies, including Sigma Xi. He was the first Executive Secretary of the ASA. His funeral announcement in the Goshen News noted his membership in the ASA and that "He was the only person who attended every one of the 31 national meetings of the American Scientific Affiliation." He published numerous papers in JASA and PSCF. While unable to attend one of his later meetings in person, Harold "showed up" via the medium of videotape. Harold was the "heart of the ASA for many years, heading up the ASA office and acting as as peace-maker in contentious times. He mentored younger members to become involved in the affairs of the organization. The Editor (Walt Hearn), while in Oregon in the early '70s, remembers an OR Local Section Annual Meeting at which Harold, then traveling about the country, gave a lively luncheon talk about relations between the ASA and ICR. Harold was also a member of the Creation Research Society. He valiently sought to bridge the gap between creationists and those who found a place for evolution. One of Harold's long-term projects was a study of Amish and Mennonite genealogy and history. Duane Kauffmann, 1950 Photo, Newsletter*

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Charles Hatfield (1920-1993) Mathematics

Died at age 73 on Wednesday, 17 Nov 1993. Shortly after being able to come home from the hospital on 22 June for two days to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary with Muriel and family, his health rapidly declined. Born in Kentucky, Dr. Hatfield graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown College in 1940. and received an M.A. from the University of Kentucky. After obtaining his Ph.D. in mathematics from Cornell University in 1944 and completing two years of active duty in the USNR, he joined the mathematics faculty of the University of Minnesota, moving from there to North Dakota in 1960.

His long teaching career included graduate teaching assistant at U. of Kentucky and Cornell, assistant professor at the U. of Minnesota from 1946-1960; professor and math dept. chairman at the U. of North Dakota, 1960-1964; and chairman and senior professor of mathematics at the U. of Missouri-Rolla until his retirement. Besides developing new courses at the U. of MO in abstract algebra and number theory, he was a most valued advisor and group lecturer. Chuck was deeply involved with the ASA as Council Member and President, author, lecturer, promoter of Christian scholarship. In addition to serving on the board of governors of the Mathematical Association of America (1975-1977), he was a member of the American Mathematical Society and Sigma Xi. He taught Morning Bible Class at First Presbyterian Church and Rolla Bible Church. Chuck was also a member of the board of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Institute for Advancement of Christian Studies. Muriel Hatfield, Elving Anderson, Newsletter*

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John D. Haynes (1919-2000) Biometrician

American Cyanamid Company Pearl River, New York. This industrial biometrician, a servant of science. Died 2-21-2000 in Nanuet NY. Born 4-11-1919 in PA. US Army 1942-45 enlisting in Buffalo, NY Long term ASA member and leader in the NY Section (1965-2000). He noted in a Ramm memorial article: "[...this] servant of science, who just had had theological questionings satisfied by studying Mere Christianity, Miracles, and Problem of Pain, all by C.S. Lewis, welcomed the appearance of The Christian View of Science and Scripture as an eminently logical, scholarly treatise, which met a definite need and kept me in the fold." Newsletter .

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Walter R. Hearn (1926-2017) Biochemist

Walter Russell Hearn died on April 11, 2017, at the age of 91. He was born in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 1926. Walt grew up in Houston and majored in chemistry at Rice University. He received a PhD in biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1951. After doing research for a year at Yale Medical School and for three years at Baylor College of Medicine, he spent 17 years on the biochemistry faculty at Iowa State University until 1971. His research interests included peptide chemistry, hypothalamic hormones, and bacterial pigment biosynthesis.

For five years Walt was a Visiting Biologist to Colleges for the American Institute of Biological Sciences. He is a Fellow and Life Member of AAAS and an Emeritus member of the American Chemical Society. In 1972 he switched professions and moved to Berkeley to do free-lance editorial work with his wife Virginia. They have edited periodicals and some 200 books, largely for Christian publishers.
Walt joined ASA while he was in grad school and served on the Executive Council in the 1960s. From 1969 to 1993 he edited the ASA newsletter. He was a coauthor of the widely distributed publication, Teaching Science in a Climate of Controversy (ASA, 1986), author of Being a Christian in Science (IVP, 1997), and dedicated contributor and advisor to God & Nature.
He has also contributed chapters to a number of books, the latest being "Creation Matters" in Darwin and the Bible: The Cultural Confrontation (Penguin Academic, 2009), edited by anthropologists Richard Robbins and Mark Cohen. His articles, reviews, and poems have appeared in such publications as Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith and the Berkeley publication Radix, for which Ginny has been copy editor for over 40 years. Walt was once "poetry rejection editor" for Radix magazine. Walt and Ginny have strong IVCF backgrounds, helped to launch New College for Advanced Christian Studies in the 1980s, and are members of Berkeley's First Presbyterian Church.*
Ronald L. Numbers wrote in The Creationists (1992), "As one of the first biochemists to play an active role in the ASA, Hearn felt a God-given responsibility to inform members about the growing importance [in the 1950s] of biochemistry in theories of evolution ... Because of his outspokenness, he often found himself the center of controversy with the ASA, but because of his unfailingly sweet temper, he seldom made enemies."
"Everybody in the 'science-faith game' has a history," Hearn wrote in a 2014 essay. "As a minor-league player recalling many seasons, what 'strikes' me is the number of 'big-leaguers' I've actually known." He proceeded to relate his encounters with such figures as Harry Rimmer, Henry Morris, Ronald L. Numbers, John C. Greene, John Polkinghorne, Duane Gish, Francis Collins, Phillip Johnson, Michael Denton, Forrest Mims, Robert Russell, Ian Barbour, and NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott.**
Walt was one of the most active and prolific advocates for the ASA, urging everyone he knew to consider joining the organization that meant so much to him. ASA members came to know him through his 25 years of insightful and witty comments in the newsletter and his ubiquitous presence at the annual meetings. He was a major factor in helping Emily Ruppel found the God & Nature online magazine, serving as a regular contributor and advisor. He provided two years of postings to be published in forthcoming issues. Walt not only ministered to people through writings and personal interactions but also by example. He made the transition to a basic lifestyle that emphasized thrift and ecological sustainability and giving to others. His famous talks on “dumpster diving” opened many eyes to the waste that permeates our society.
The ASA was shaped in many ways by Walt and he will be sorely missed until we all warmly greet him again in glory.
*God and Nature
**NCSE

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Russell Heddendorf (1930-2008) Sociology

Professor of sociology at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA from 1982-2000, died of heart failure on Dec. 24, 2008, at age 78. He was born on June 11. 1930 on Long Island, N.Y., and graduated from Queens College in New York City. He received his Ph.D. in sociology after graduate study at Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh Following his Army service in Korea and Japan during the Korean War, Russ married Eleanor Pearce in 1954. He taught at Dickinson and Geneva Colleges prior to going to Covenant. His main concentrations in the field were social theory and sociology of religion and he founded the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology (ACTS) in 1976.

Russell was particularly concerned with the idea of Christian calling as opposed to career and the conflicts of living in and not of the world. Not long ago he published From Faith to Fun, which deals with the sociological aspects of humor contrasted with the Christian idea of joy. He also wrote Hidden Threads (1994). Russell was an adjunct professor after he retired and kept very busy in the department up until the end. His ASA publications included: Sociology (1958), The Church and Race: An Experiment On Futility (1965), Religion, Science and the Challenge of Modernity (1986), Another Perspective on Dooyeweerdian social theory (1991).

"He loved to travel and visited his daughter who was a missionary in France. He leaves his wife, Harriet, son David, and daughter Ruth Ann. Russ had a love of travel and exploring the world. He enjoyed camping with Ellie and their children and with Harriet made a number of visits to Europe. He was devoted to preserving a connection with his relatives in the Alsace region of France. Russ played tennis, and was a lifelong Dodgers baseball fan. He sang in several church choirs, worked diligently on his yard, and was proficient in the theory and practice of humor. He was a member of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, and with Harriet enjoyed the ministry of Rivermont Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga where he taught Sunday School and led a men's Bible study." Bio., Newsletter*

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Milford F. Henkel ( -1969)

Of Pierson, Michigan, died on July 12, 1969, in an automobile accident, of which his wife, Julie, was the only survivor. She and their sons Milford, Jr., and Jerry testified in a courageous Christmas letter that God has given them grace, strength, and help in time of need. He served in the Rainbow Division 168h Field Hospital Medical Corps in WWI. (in progress) Newsletter

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Robert L Herrmann (1928-2019) Biochemist
Robert L. Herrmann passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019, at the age of 91. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Elizabeth (Betty) Herrmann; his children, Stephen Herrmann and his wife Anne of Pembroke, MA; Karen Ritter and her husband John of Tulsa, OK; Holly Waite and her husband Geoff of Topsfield, MA; Anders Herrmann and his wife Celine of Beverly, MA.

Born on July 17, 1928, in New York City to Philip and Florence Herrmann, Bob grew up in Queens. His family attended a Plymouth Brethren group in Manhattan. He studied chemistry at Purdue University, interrupted by two years of service in the Navy on USS Shenandoah. In 1950 Bob married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Ann Cook, a year before completing his chemistry degree at Purdue. He earned a PhD at Michigan State University and came to MIT in 1956 for a post-doc as a Damon Runyon Fellow in Biology. There he met another post-doc in chemistry, Walter Thorson, who was also in the Plymouth Brethren group. He later joined the faculty of Boston University, teaching biochemistry there for 17 years while consulting for the V.A. in Bedford. In 1976 he joined the biochemistry faculty at Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in Tulsa, OK, before returning to New England.

Bob joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1957 shortly after arriving at MIT. He became active in ASA, for example, leading a discussion at the 1969 annual meeting at Gordon College on “Can a Christian Accept a Mechanistic Origin of Life?” In 1974 he lectured at Gordon College on “Christian Faith and the Scientific Mind.” Together with more than a dozen other ASA members, Bob was a member of the Federation Christian Fellowship subgroup of the American Societies for Experimental Biology. He was elected to the ASA Executive Council in 1978 while he was on the faculty at the Oral Roberts University School of Medicine. He was serving as president of the council when, in 1981, the council was informed that Bill Sisterson was unexpectedly resigning as executive director. Bob was eager to go back to the Northeast and was also very interested in leading the ASA which was then located in Elgin, Illinois. Sensing an opportunity, Jack Haas at Gordon College helped construct a package deal that would give Bob an adjunct professor and pre-med advisor position at Gordon as well as being Executive Director of the ASA, if ASA would move its headquarters to the Northeast. The deal was accepted and the Herrmanns moved to Ipswich, MA. His house became the ASA headquarters, which later moved to leased space in downtown Ipswich.

The ASA was privileged to have Bob serve as Executive Director from 1981 to 1994. He was a major factor in revitalizing the ASA. An unfortunate office fire in 1979 had destroyed many records and the sudden departure of Executive Director Bill Sisterson left the ASA in a difficult situation. Harry Lubansky served as an interim director until Bob was able to move to Ipswich and take the reins.

Perhaps Bob is best known for pursuing the John Templeton connection to ASA. While perusing the membership list for possible sources of funding, Bob noticed that John M. Templeton was a member. Knowing of his investment prowess, Bob visited him at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas while Bob was vacationing there. John immediately solicited Bob’s help in reviewing a book he was writing. Soon their relationship blossomed, leading to five jointly authored books. Meanwhile, John became a fan of the ASA, supplying both some funding as well as additional visibility and members from the Unity Church. In 1987 Bob helped John found the John Templeton Foundation (JTF) which currently is one of the largest sources of funding for research in science and faith. Bob published eight articles in PSCF, four of which were co-authored with John Templeton.

One of the most significant ventures that Bob initiated and led was the ASA/Templeton Lecture series. Funded by the JTF, the ASA managed a nation-wide series of lectures at colleges and universities on science and faith, raising awareness of both the ASA and issues of science and faith. When Bob retired in 1994, Don Munro succeeded him as executive director and continued working out the logistics of the lecture series which concluded around 2003.

He loved his family and enjoyed birdwatching, boating, the company of dogs, and discussions on science and Christian faith. He will be greatly missed and remembered with affection.

For those of us who knew him personally, Bob was a great inspiration. I recall attending both annual meetings and local chapter meetings of the ASA where Bob took specific interest in me, welcoming and encouraging me. The JTF and Gordon College continue to sponsor an annual lecture series in his honor, sustaining the work that he dearly loved.
Randy Isaac
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John Hiben (1925-1984) Psychology of Parsons, Kansas,

Died in July 1984 at age 59, according to a note from his wife, Marian. Born in Minneapolis, John graduated from Bethel College and did graduate work in psychology at Minnesota and Kansas, earning an M.A. in 1961. At the time of his death he was a clinical psychologist at the Parsons State Hospital and Training Center, and an active participant in the First Baptist Church of Parsons.

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Frederick Slocum Hickernell (1932-2016) Physicist

Fred S Hickernell went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2016. He was born on January 16, 1932. He is survived by his wife, Thresa, of 62 years and four children and seven grandchildren.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Arizona State College, the forerunner of Arizona State University (ASU), and studied meteorology at UCLA for a year. He served as a weather officer in the Air Force for several years, eventually rising to the rank of major in the Air Force reserve. He worked for Motorola for over 38 years. While working for Motorola he completed his advanced degrees, earning a Master’s degree in science and a PhD in physics, both from ASU. Fred was elected a Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to the development of acoustic and optical surface wave devices for electronic systems applications.

Fred became a member of the American Scientific Affiliation in 1968. He had a very special association with fellow ASA members because they were from all different educational backgrounds. Coming together with their knowledge of Christ as it associated with their scientific understanding was a great learning experience. Fred was elected Fellow and served twice on the Executive Council of the ASA. He was elected to the council in 1991 for a five year term. In 2001 he rejoined the council for two years to fill in for Bill Cobern who resigned from the council at that time.

Fred was the program chair for the highly successful 1999 ASA annual meeting at John Brown University. Bill Phillips was the featured speaker, talking about his recent Nobel prize in physics. Fred and Thresa attended many annual meetings. He frequently led the ASA Fellows lunch and was a great encouragement to all those in attendance.

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William H. Hildemann (1927- 1983) Immunogenetics

Amyotropic lateral sclerosis ("Lou Gehrig's disease") claimed his life of on 8 Sept. 1983 after two years of severe illness. An internationally known authority on the comparative genetics of the immune system, he was a professor of microbiology and immunology at UCLA Medical School in Los Angeles. His immunological work helped lead the way to heart and kidney transplants. Bill Hildemann was born in Los Angeles in 1927.

After obtaining his bachelor's degree and an M.S. at USC he served as a First Lieutenant in the First Marine Division during the Korean War. He returned to earn a Ph.D in immunogenetics at Cal Tech, then spent a postdoctoral year in London before joining the UCLA faculty in 1957. He eventually served as chair of the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology and as director of the UCLA Dental Research Institute. Bill helped to found two international journals and published almost 200 papers in his 26 years at UCLA. An interest in aquatic life began with his Ph.D. work on immune responses in fish. Bill continued to study the phylogeny of the immune response in such organisms as corals and sponges.

He had a great love for the South Pacific and at one time served as dean of Hilo College at the U. of Hawaii. Bill's widow, Mrs. Dorothy Hildemann, wrote to us about her husband's lifelong participation in the Lutheran church. A Sunday school teacher for many years, he was also active in the Lutheran Campus Council at UCLA. He and Dorothy met in church and were attending Village Lutheran Church in Westwood. Because Bill had been a jogger, swimmer, and scuba diver, his debilitating disease was a heavy burden to him, she said, "but his faith in God never wavered." Bill Hildemann joined ASA in Aug. 1982, perhaps after one of our readers called his attention to mention of his name in the Jun/Jul issue of the Newsletter. We had quoted a letter he wrote in Science (5 Mar. 1982) on the creation/evolution controversy, and a later letter responding to his. We thought Bill's final rejoinder was superb. In fact we planned to quote it in a story we still haven't found room for, on articulating Christian faith in secular journals.

Bill said he did not advocate "mixing religion with science instruction," as charged by his critic. Instead he advocated "teaching concepts of evolution in a manner that avoids unnecessary strife" - in a country where perhaps 40 million people perceive evolution as "ant-God." After quoting Judge Overton's decision in the Arkansas Balanced Treatment case, to the effect that such a perception is mistaken, Bill concluded: "I would add that concepts of creation and evolution are quite compatible if evolution is viewed as a creative process continuing over many millions of years. Individual writers or lecturers could, of course, say much more about divergent beliefs or theories concerning origins, depending on the audience. The integrity of science is not compromised by stating that 'ultimate origins of life and matter are unknown and open to conjecture.' Indeed, evolutionary scientists, among whom I count myself, could well take greater care in separating facts from conjecture."Dorothy Hildemann said that response to Bill's letters in Science was very large, running about 9 to 1 in favor of his stand. She also said that coming issues of Immunology Today, Transplantation; and Developmental & Comparative Immunology would all contain special memorial tributes to her husband. Newsletter*

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Lerner Brady Hinshaw (1921-1999) Physiology of Roseville, CA Born Jun 9 1921, San Diego County, California. Died Feb 14,1999 in Roseville, CA He enlisted in San Francisco as a private in the U.S. Army. He declared he had three years of college, was single, without dependents, and was employed as an "airplane and engine mechanic". He was recorded as 73" tall, 167 lbs. He married Alice Elaine Larson, Jun 28 1946, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. After the war he earned the BS in Biology 1949 and MS in Biology at USC and the PhD in Physiology in 1955. He did a post-doc at the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty and became prominent in his field of animal physiology with 283 publications under his name. Alice, daughter of William & Ethel Larson, was born Apr 6 1920, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Alice obtained a B.A. in English from Wheaton College in Illinois in 1941, and a Registered Nurse Diploma from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., in 1945. She met her husband, Lerner Hinshaw, the love of her life, a captain in the U.S. Army, by being his pen pal for several years during World War II when he was overseas, and sight unseen accepted his marriage proposal. They married in Grand Rapids on June 28, 1946. They had four children. She supported her husband faithfully, family said, as he obtained his Ph.D. in physiology while living in Pasadena, Calif. They lived in Minneapolis while her husband pursued his research and teaching career. He joined the ASA in 1974. Newsletter, Memorial in several journals*


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Peter Hofstra (1921-1994) Medical doctor of La Jolla, CA died 7 Mar. 1994. He graduated in pre-med from Calvin College in 1939, Graduated 1943, University of Michigan Medical School in orthopedic surgery and did his surgical residency in hospitals in New York city, Paterson, N.J. He was also interested in biblical archaeology and creation/evolution questions

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Joseph R. Hoover (   - )Medical Doctor

Of Fort Wayne, IN, passed away June 2, at age 70. His wife Elizabeth reports, "While he persevered almost 22 years with Parkinson's Disease, the cause of death was related to his heart." Joined the ASA in 1962. (incomplete)

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Kenneth B. Hoover (1911-2014) Ecologist.

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth B. Hoover passed away on November 3, 2014, at the age of 103 at Messiah Village in Upper Allen Township. He was born in Abilene, Kansas on September 6, 1911.

Considered to be too frail for a life of farming, Dr. Hoover turned to education. He attended Messiah College from 1930-33, earned his A.B. at John Fletcher College in Iowa in 1934, his M.S. at Kansas State University in 1941, and his Ph.D. in ecology at Pennsylvania State University in 1952. In 1936 he began his teaching career at Jabbok Bible School in Oklahoma as Instructor in Science and Mathematics. In 1942 Messiah College appointed him as Instructor in Biology. Five years later he became chairman of the college’s Division of Social Sciences. In 1977 he was named Professor Emeritus of Biology.

Dr. Hoover was a highly respected and greatly loved college professor. His well-prepared class presentations were laced with humor and interesting stories. He took a keen interest in students, who regarded him as a mentor. He followed many of his students after their graduation from Messiah College. Several of his students he encouraged to do post-graduate work and later arranged for them to join the college faculty. Younger faculty also saw him as a mentor as well as a father figure. Both former students of the college and faculty members have referred to him as a true servant leader.

His hobbies included hiking and bird watching. Especially young people enjoyed walking with him in rural areas, learning about birds and plants. He and the late Clifford Jones spent many hours together, binoculars in hand, enjoying their common interest in birds.*

Ken joined the ASA in 1962 and in 1978 he was elected emeritus by the council, reflecting his emeritus status at Messiah. This gave him lifetime membership in the ASA.

*From Conklin Funeral Home

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Reijer Hooykaas (1906-1994) Historian of Science

Dutch historian of science and author of Religion and the Rise of Modern Science, died on Jan. 4, 1994, as reported by Christians in Science in Britain. They say: "He was at his best when surrounded by a group of research students in animated discussion. He constantly stressed the need for intellectual humility before the data of both Scripture and the natural world that God has given us, urging us to `sit down before the facts like a little child.' He warned us of the danger of `a fresh idolatry of our minds. This,' he said, `is really the liberal disease, whether it takes the form of orthodoxy or not.'"

Hooykaas co-taught the Regent C. summer course (Vancouver, BC) on "Christian Faith and Natural Science" with his good friend from across the Channel, the late Donald M. MacKay. He was an ASA Honorary member. See article. Arie Leegwater.*

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Cleveland Hopkins (1910-2003)

Electrical Engineering entered the Lord's presence Sept. 7, 2003 at age 93 in Prescott, AZ. Cleveland was born in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sept. 8, 1910, to Charles Blodgett and Lucia (Cleveland) Hopkins. He was married to Lillian Christine Hopkins MacKenzie on Aug. 11, 1945, at Park Street Church in Boston, Mass. They enjoyed 58 years together. After obtaining a B.S. in Engineering, he was recruited for a classified project at MIT, where his team developed the pulse radar technology now used to guide planes into airports worldwide.

At the Pentagon, he headed planning for the airborne early warning system, later becoming Head of Operations Analysis Office of the Alaska Air Command, in charge of the Arctic Distant Early Warning radar lines. Cleve continued his career in operations research and analysis with a variety of government agencies, including the National Bureau of Standards (NIST), Office of Technology Assessment, Office of Telecommunications Policy, the FAA, and the Naval Research Laboratory as well as several stints with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (Division 2) as an analyst for ICBM development and deployment for the Army and Air Force. In addition, he was a life-member of TIMS/ORSA, a Senior Member of the IEEE and the Society of Professional Engineers, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a registered Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia, and a member of the National Capitol Astronomers Association and the American Scientific Affiliation.

He served Park Street Church and Derwood (MD) Alliance Church as trustee, and First Baptist Church in Prescott as deacon. His favorite hobby was astronomy, building his own 14" telescope and small observatory. Other hobbies included computers, woodworking, hiking, ham radio and geology. As author, editor, co-author and co-editor, he had a hand in 57 professional publications. Obit*

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George R. Horner (1913-<2007) Anthropology

George was Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston Park, Quincy, MA in the 50s and 60s. In that period he was active in the work of the ASA New England section and nationally as a JASA author and speaker at Annual Meetings. Archaeologist, Indian Site Survey, State Museum of New Jersey, '40-42; Active Duty, United States Army, '43-45.

A missionary anthropologist he graduated from Wheaton College in 1940, received his masters at Columbia University in 1943, and doctorate at the Sorbonne, La Litterature orale: son emploi comme technique Pour I 'etude de la structure sociale et psychologique des tribus indigenes. Doctoral thesis. Sorbonne, Universite de Paris, June, 1950. He served as anthropology instructor at Wheaton from 1946-48 prior to completing his doctoral studies, In the 1970's George moved to Bridgewater State College to found the Anthropology major and undertook ethnographic investigations in West Africa as well as archaeological investigations in the Boston area. He promoted a multi-sub-disciplinary approach to the field of Anthropology in the classroom as well as in the field.

The Dr. George B. Horner Award for Academic Excellence in Anthropology is presented annually to outstanding graduating Anthropology majors. He was a founding member of the African Studies Association in 1958 and the African Research and Studies Program at Boston University. He published in the American Anthropologist in the 70s. Early Braintree gravestone art 1728-1850 : Second Parish Church Elm Street Cemetery, a portfolio by George R Horner (1986) His wife Mary Elizabeth Horner died January 25 2007 at Cape End Manor in Provincetown, Mass. Mrs. Horner taught French at ENC during the 1960s and 1970s. She was an MK, born in Seoul, Korea, and lived in Pyongyang until she was 18. They met at Wheaton College. Wheaton College Achieves, Newsletter, Bridgewater State Achieves*

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Tomuo (Tom) Hoshiko (1927-2013) Biophysiology.

Tomuo Hoshiko Ph.D., 86, of Ashland, OH and formerly of University Heights, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday night, November 9, 2013 at the Bradford House in Brethren Care Village. Dr. Hoshiko was born October 5, 1927 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, to the late Tsunehachi and Toshie (nee Kuroda) Hoshiko.

Tom's parents, Japanese immigrants to Canada, had a farm in British Columbia. His father passed away when Tom was 4 years old, and his mother continued farming until the government appropriated their home and land during World War II. Tom and his mother were then assigned to work on a sugar beet farm in Alberta. Later he came to USA for college and he became a naturalized US citizen. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Kent State University in 1949 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1953, and was a Research Fellow at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

A Professor Emeritus, Dr. Hoshiko was Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western University in Cleveland. During Sabbatical years he also was Visiting Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, and at the Katholieke Universitiet Leuven, Belgium. He had many presentations and research publications in scientific journals in his area of expertise, transport across biological membranes. Subsequent to his 1962 commitment to Christ, Tom's life increasingly focused on God and on family activities. He was an avid photographer and a great camper, canoeing and fishing up into the Canadian hinterland with family. Long before it was generally popular, he was interested in solar power which he incorporated into a house he built and another that he remodeled.

He attended Ashland Grace Brethren Church. He was a member and Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation - a network of Christians in the Sciences, and was a founder of University Christian Forum at Case Western Reserve University. He was President of the Society of General Physiologists, a member of the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, a member of the American Physiological Society, and a member of the Biophysical Society.

In 1962 he married Barbara (Rambo) Hoshiko, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Katherine (James) Bentley of Ashland; two sons, Daniel (Ruthanne) Hoshiko of Univerity Heights, OH and James (Kimberly) Hoshiko of Westville, IN; grandchildren, John Bentley, Anna Bentley, Lydia Bentley, Peter Bentley, Kent Hoshiko, Adam Hoshiko, Tim Hoshiko, Jackson Hoshiko, Paul Hoshiko, Nathan Hoshiko, Ben Hoshiko and Lauren Hoshiko; two sisters, Eileen Hoshiko and Yuri (Hoshiko) Goto and one brother, Michael Hoshiko. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary (Hoshiko) Ono.

Tom joined the ASA in 1966. He helped start a fellowship of Christian Biophysicists who met in conjunction with the Biophysical Society Meetings, He served as chair of the Bioethics Commission in 1997 and gave presentations at several ASA annual meetings. His last ASA talk "Challenging the Secular Mindset of Scientists" was given at the 2000 annual meeting. He and ASA member wife Barbara were retired from CW in 2001.

Dwight T Davy, PhD, PE Professor Emeritus and Interim Chair Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH commented: "'I learned much from Tom's words, but his life taught me much more, He was a role model to me and other Christians in the way his faith animated his public life, Tom hosted a group of people at CWRU who met regularly to discuss issues of faith, We variously studied the Bible and a number of books usually written by Christian authors addressing matters of science, philosophy, and faith. We were a small motley group coming from a variety of perspectives. We had many great discussions around intersections of the Christian faith with various issues of life and our work .

Somewhere along the line we hatched the idea of inviting Christians, well-known for their academic or research work, to speak on campus. Tom, as usual, led the charge. We, as the University Christian Forum, sought to partner with the appropriate department or school within the university to bring them to campus and, by the way, to help cover expenses, The speaker would give a seminar on their work under sponsorship of the department or school, and then they would also give a public address in which they spoke of their faith as the context for their work. Tom was a mentor without seeking to be one, By his life, Tom challenged me and other Christians on campus to step out more boldly in public testimony of our faith, He could engage in a dialog about faith with a remarkable blend of openness and humility along with conviction and boldness. More than once I got to see him challenge faculty thinking with clarity and skill and do it with kindness and good humor. Newsletter, Obituary*

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Henry H. Howell (1914-1980) Biology.

Professor of biology at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, died on January 4, 1980, at age 66, evidently of a heart attack. He had served as professor of biology at Asbury for 22 years, and although retired in 1979 he was still teaching classes at the time of his death. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he had received an A.B. at Birmingham-Southern College, an M.S. in biology from Auburn, a B.D. from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from the U. of Alabama. He was a member of a number of scientific societies, especially the American Fisheries and Wildlife Society. He had been president of the Midwest Benthological Society and general secretary of the Kentucky Academy of Sciences. In a memorial service at the Wilmore United Methodist Church, of which he was a member, it was said of Henry Howell that "he was no isolated or insulated or alienated scientist. His love for God's world and nature was always combined with a love for people. He used his love of nature and the creation to get into the hearts of young people." He helped organize the Jessamine County-Wilmore Planning and Zoning Commission, which he chaired for 9 years. Tributes came from county residents who appreciated his efforts to stop pollution of local streams. He was the first Asbury faculty member to receive as a sabbatical grant to study the Jessamine Creek Gorge for recreational and environmental benefits.

Henry Howell is survived by his wife Irene, two daughters, two sons, a sister, brother, and one granddaughter. Irene Howell wrote to us, saying that Henry had wanted to attend the 1979 ASA Annual Meeting at Stanford, but had not yet adjusted to the pacemaker he had worn since May 1979. He taught fall quarter and the first four days of winter quarter this year. On January 4, Henry "came home for lunch and was sitting at the table with our son who had just returned from Minneapolis and our missionary daughter who had come home from Liberia for a surprise Christmas visit. I heard our son exclaim 'No! Daddy! "When I got there he was gone." Our sympathy goes to the Howell family, along with appreciation for the account Mrs. Howell sent ASA News. She said "We are so grateful to the Lord that there was no suffering and that he had lived abundantly until his last breath. Now God's grace is proving beautifully sufficient for us." Newsletter*

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John R. Howitt (1891-1985) Psychiatry of Toronto died on 31 August 1985, halfway through his 94th year. He was buried on September 4 in Guelph, Ontario, where his parents and siblings were already buried. John received his M.B. in 1915 and his M.D. in 1928, both at the U. of Toronto. He specialized in psychiatry and eventually retired as superintendent of Ontario Hospital in Port Arthur. In addition to membership in various medical societies he was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and of the American Psychiatric Association. A very-long-time member of ASA (later CSCA), he attended almost every Annual Meeting, generally assisted by his nephew, surgeon John Stewart. According to John Howitt's niece Barbara Stewart Ferguson, the few times when "Unc" was physically unable to attend, she listened avidly to her brother's reports of the meetings. John Howitt was a model Christian gentleman of "the old school" but he had a twinkle in his eye and a sparkle in his speech. Born on February 29 in a leap year (1892), John often joked about his missing birthdays, including the one he felt cheated of in 1900. Maybe that's what kept him so young. He was remarkably tolerant of young squirts who held views sometimes radically different from his own.

John was the author (anonymously, because of his government employment) of a pocket-sized 96-page booklet entitled Evolution: "Science Falsely So-called," a compact summary of anti-evolutionary arguments published by the International Christian Crusade (205 Yonge St., Room 31, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M513 11\12; 50 cents per copy, plus postage). Including all editions, over 200,000 copies have been distributed. The 20th edition appeared in 1981. Over the years, as each new edition appeared, John would send the Newsletter editor a copy. I don't know that we ever convinced each other of anything, but I know that I will miss John Howitt.-Walt Hearn. Newsletter*

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Charles Hoyle (1949-2009) Chemistry

Passed away September 7, 2009, in Hattiesburg, MS, at age 60. He earned his BS from Baylor and his MS and PhD from Northwestern University. After employment as a researcher at Armstrong World Industries (81 patents) in Lancaster, PA, in 1983 he joined the faculty of the University of Southern Mississippi as professor of polymer science and chemistry. He was internationally recognized as a pioneer in the fields of the photochemistry and photophysics of polymers. He published more than 160 refereed papers, cited nearly 2,500 times. In addition to his research skills, he also excelled as a mentor and encourager of his students. Biography MSU*

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Edward Remick Huff (1930-2021) Agricultural Engineer
Ed Huff, 90, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021. He was born in Pawtucket RI on August 21, 1930, the youngest of three children of Edward Alonzo and Louise Mary (Remick) Huff. He grew up through first grade in Pawtucket, RI, then moved with his parents to the Huff place in Lyman, ME. He walked a mile to school through 8th grade. He and his parents moved to Kennebunk when he attended Kennebunk High School, graduating in 1948. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1952 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
After serving in the Army in New Jersey and Germany, he married Ellen Lewis of Jamaica Plain, MA. He worked as an engineer for General Electric Company for 6 1/2 years, then taught at Wentworth Institute in Boston for 1 1/2 years. In 1962 he moved to Maine with his wife and young daughter, where he got an MS in Agricultural Engineering at the University of Maine in 1966. He taught in that department, later called Bio-Resource Engineering, until his retirement in 1997, with two years taken off to obtain his PhD from the University of Nebraska in 1979 and to work at Valmont Industries in Valley, Nebraska.
Ed joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1985 and attended the annual meetings frequently. He actively taught and supported the harmony of science and Christian faith in classes at his church, the United Baptist Church of Old Town, and contributed significantly to ASA projects on knowing creation. He was also a member of the Peniel Bible Conference of Lake Luzerne, NY, The American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and was a registered Professional Engineer. He was known for his energy, curiosity, humor, and dedication to God, science, and his family. *Dignity Memorial Obituary
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Charles Hummel (1923-2004) Chemical Engineer. IVCF.

81, died Aug. 16, 2004 after a long battle with vascular dementia. He had a Yale BS, MIT master's in chemical engineering, a Wheaton master's in theology and an honorary doctorate from Geneva College. After a year at Exxon, he joined InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in 1951, became IVCF's interim director, became president of Barrington College. 1965-1974, and returned to IVCF in 1975 as Director of Faculty Ministries and remained there until his retirement in 1991.

He served on the ASA Council from 1985-89 (president 1988). He was an avid sailor and belonged to the Barrington Yacht Club for 30 years. His 15 books included The Galileo Connection: Resolving Conflicts between Science and the Bible; The Tyranny of the Urgent and Fire in the Fireplace: Contemporary Charismatic Renewal. Newsletter*

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K. Wiley Jarrell (1916-1982) Missionary

Died August 22, 1916, May 1, 1983, 66 years, Allegany County The notice came from daughter-in-law Lorene Jarrell of Taylorsville, North Carolina, with whom Wiley's widow stayed briefly after his death. He had a degree in theology with work in psychology. He was listed in the ASA Directory as a Missionary Member. Newsletter*

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Robert E. Jarvis (1927 - 2014) physical chemistry,

Professor Robert Jervis died on his 87th birthday on May 21, 2014 after an amazing life. He was devoted to his Christian faith and his family. He was a distinguished scientist, a man of principle, but also great humility. Above all he was a man of integrity, greatly admired and respected by his students and scientific colleagues around the world and deeply loved by his family. Born in Toronto, he came from humble roots. A child of the depression, he achieved an undergraduate degree in Math, Physics and Chemistry in 1949 and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1952, all at the University of Toronto.

He worked at the Chalk River nuclear research facility from 1952-58 pioneering novel methods of trace element analysis in the environment by applied nuclear chemistry. He joined the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering where he continued his research in applied analytical and environmental chemistry. He was professor at University of Toronto for five decades, including as Professor Emeritus in his final years. His work took him around the world lecturing and consulting with scientists and scientific bodies and as a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo, University of Cambridge and University of Kuala Lumpur. He published over 250 scientific papers.

Robert Jervis received numerous awards and honours: the W.B. Lewis Medal, Canada's highest nuclear scientific award; the international Hevesy Medal, for radioanalytical chemistry; the American Nuclear Society's Emmon Medal; and he was the first foreign recipient of the Russian Academy of Science's Ressovsky Medal. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Nuclear Society, the Canadian Society for Chemistry and an honourary fellow of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan and the Indian Academy of Sciences.

He lived his faith in all aspects of his life and always travelled with a Bible, seeking to bring God's love to all. His deepest professional satisfaction came from instilling first year students with a love of science. His greatest love was his family - his devoted wife Jean, from whom he was inseparable for 70 years, daughter Ann, son Peter, grandchildren Dylan, Bronwen and Max - who shared more than a lifetime's worth of happy memories together. He is also survived by his beloved sister Kathleen. Obituary

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Deryl F. Johnson ( - 1999) Physics, Bible of Knoxville, TN. Some of us will remember Deryl from his frequent attendance at ASA Annual Meetings, a familiar sight with his invariably pleasant disposition despite his leg braces and canes. Deryl was a physicist with an interest in the history of science. whose WWII wounds severely affected his mobility and he had to move from physics to philosophy and biblical literature. He began his careering teaching philosophy at London College of Bible and Missions, Ontario, beginning September 1964. He had completed his residence work for the PhD in Religion at the State University of Iowa.

His dissertation was on the Princeton Theologians and their attitudes toward Darwinism, 1859-1929. He gave a talk on the subject at the 1977 Annual Meeting He then moved philosophy and religion at Frederick College, Portsmouth, Virginia. He later taught at Methodist College, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Finally he taught Bible at Warner-Southern College in Lake Wales, Florida from 1975 to his death Deryl wrote from a V.A. hospital in Tampa in spring 1992, requesting our prayers. He was suffering from osteomyelitis of the skull due to a WWII head wound. He was beginning a heavy regimen of antibiotics, given six times daily for a month. Newsletter*

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Duane E. Johnson (1928-1976) Chemistry

We have been notified by Mrs. Shirley Johnson of Los Gatos, California, that her husband, Duane E. Johnson, died of leukemia on November 29, 1976. Duane, 47, was a research chemist for IBM Corporation. Shortly before his death, company officials came to his room at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto to present him with a substantial bonus in recognition of his discoveries in electron-beam litography, which make possible the production of finer lines in printed circuits. He had been hospitalized for nearly two months. Duane, a native Iowan and graduate of Iowa State, received his Ph.D. from UCLA. He was active in Calvary Baptist Church of Los Gatos, where his funeral service was held. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons and a daughter in Los Gatos, a brother in Iowa, and a sister in Nebraska. Newsletter.

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Lawrence H. Johnston (1918-2011) Nuclear physicist.

Lawrence H. "Larry" Johnston, one of the last survivors of the Manhattan Project, died peacefully Sunday at his home in Moscow, Idaho. Millie, his wife of 69 years, and family were with him. He was 93. Johnston designed the first atomic bomb detonator and is believed to be the only eyewitness to all three 1945 atomic explosions - at White Sands, N.M., and in Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, events that killed some 200,000 people and ended World War II. Johnston was assigned to measure the impact of the bombs. Johnston had just completed his bachelor's degree and begun graduate work at University of California, Berkeley in 1940, when he agreed to follow his mentor, Nobel-prize-winning Luis Alvarez, to Boston to help develop microwave radar at MIT's Radiation Laboratory. By 1943, Johnston had helped develop a ground-controlled-approach radar blind landing system for airplanes, an invention critical to the success of World War II Battle of Britain and the post-war Berlin Airlift.

Both Alvarez and Johnston then moved to Los Alamos, N.M., to help develop the atomic bomb. Back at Berkeley after the war, Johnston helped Alvarez build a new type of proton linear accelerator. Johnston then headed construction of a larger version of it at the University of Minnesota, and worked on another at Stanford University. In 1967, the Johnston's moved to Moscow where he served as physics professor at the University of Idaho until 1988. He focused on nuclear physics, lasers and molecular spectroscopy. After retiring, Johnston continued to give talks about his experiences to all ages, from elementary school children to scientists. A natural teacher, Johnston used many occasions as teachable moments. When fishing, gutting fish meant also examining contents of the fish's stomach and asking his kids to decipher its last meal. "Hmm, caddis fly larvae."

Friends and family teased Johnston that his interest in explosives went back to his birth on Chinese New Year - known for its fireworks - Feb. 11, 1918, in Shantung Province, China, to Christian missionaries. A picture at age 3 shows him grinning and holding a large Chinese firecracker. The family spent Larry's fifth summer traveling across the USA in a Model-T Ford, paying farmers 25 cents to camp on their property and visiting national parks. Ever after, Larry loved camping and the outdoors. Johnston was asked in post-war years whether he regretted working on the A bomb. "My answer," Johnston told an MIT interviewer in 1991, "is that I felt very privileged to be part of an effort that promised to end the war abruptly, and which had the prospect of saving many lives, both Japanese and American." Johnston, known for his wit and kindness to all, held this view even during heated debate over the ethics of the bomb in more recent decades.

Johnston devoted much of his retirement to improving the relationship between modern science and the Bible. He was a member and later a fellow of the ASA from 1950 until his death in 2011. A proponent of intelligent design, Johnston sought understanding of evolutionary biology from the University of Idaho's Holly Wichman and James Foster through weekly lunchtime sessions that continued until his death. He enjoyed jousting with younger ASAer's on the list serve.

Millie and Larry treasured two trips to Israel where they worked on Biblical archeology projects and Larry helped Israeli scientists use sonar to locate potential dig sites. Newsletter,    Obituary

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Walter Colin Johnson (1922-2005) Psychiatry

Walter went to be with the Lord on Feb. 19, 2005 at age 83. Born in England, he graduated from Malvern C. and U. of London Guys Hospital. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and practiced medicine in England for several years. He moved to the U.S. in the 1950s and served on the staffs of several New England hospitals. He was a pioneer in treating depression and was a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Massachusetts Medical and Dental Society and the Christian Medical and Dental Society.

He attended Park Street Church in Boston and later First Congregational Church in Boxford, MA. On a 1982 ASA questionnaire he wrote: We should stress inerrancy not only in matters of faith and practice, but also in science, history, and geography. At the same time, we should not bend science to fit into rigid or preconceived notions of biblical interpretation ... His papers in the Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation included "Only a Machine, or Also a Living Soul?", "Depression: Biological Abnormality or Spiritual Backsliding?", "A Neglected Modality in Psychiatric Treatment: the Mono-amine Oxidase Inhibitor", and "Demon Possession and Mental Illness". Johnson made several missionary trips to South America. Newsletter*

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C. Weldon Jones (1953-2003) Biology

Professor of Biology at Bethel College passed away Sept.21, 2003 at age 50 after a brief illness. After obtaining A.B., A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard, he was a teaching fellow at Harvard before joining the Bethel faculty in 1982.

He was also a visiting scientist at Mayo Clinic, enabling Bethel students to participate in research projects there. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education named him Minnesota Professor of the Year in 1995. He was listed three times in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Weldon kept a small poster in his office that read: "Make Them Think." He remarked: "That statement, more than any other, articulates my philosophy as a teacher. I cannot be satisfied with simply providing students with 'the facts' My hope is that I have helped to produce sensitive students who are able to leave college as working biologists with creative and critical minds and who take with them a bit of my love for the field." Weldon experienced seizures several years ago and this summer had brain lesions and partial paralysis. While undergoing treatment, he experienced complications that ultimately led to respiratory failure. Detailed tribute at www.bethel.edu/Special_Events/newsrel/2003articles/09-22-03jones.html. Newsletter*

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Charlotte L. Jone (1950-1983) Biology

Served the University of Arizona, Tucson. She died on August 29 at the age of 33. Charlotte was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and received her bachelor's degree in biology in 1972 from Purdue, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She received her Ph.D. in 1979 from U.S. San Diego, then did postdoctoral work in the Dept. of Cellular, Viral, and Molecular Biology at the U. of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City before moving to Arizona. While at Utah Charlotte contributed her comments, "No Line Between Safe and Dangerous Knowledge," to a symposium on recombinant DNA in the June 1978 JASA (included in the ASA reprint collection, Making Whole Persons: Ethical Issues in Biology & Medicine, edited by Robert L. Herrmann). Charlotte Jones was buried in Peel, Arkansas, where her parents now live. She is survived also by two brothers who live in Portland, Oregon. Newsletter*

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Carroll Karkalits (1916-2013) Chemical Engineer

Olin Carroll Karkalits, Jr., 96, of Lake Charles, LA passed away in his home on May 6, 2013 with his devoted wife of 51 years, Barbara, by his side. He is survived by his wife, two children, and five grandchildren.

Carroll was born on May 31, 1916, and received his Bachelor's of Science from Rice University and his Master's of Science and PhD from the University of Michigan, all in Chemical Engineering.

After a distinguished career in industry, he served as the first Dean of College of Engineering and Technology at McNeese State University for thirty-four years, retiring in 2006. In 2008 he was named Dean and Professor Emeritus at McNeese State University. Carroll was a Registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana and Texas and was elected Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation and American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

He loved the Lord, was a lifelong student of God's Word and a member of Trinity Baptist Church for over forty years. He taught Bible Study and Sunday School for over seventy years and helped lead numerous people to the Lord. He also served on the Board of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY from 1988 to 1998.

Carroll joined the ASA in 1951. He was active at the local section and regional levels, often organizing meetings and hosting speakers. He published nearly ten book reviews in the Journal of the ASA. He and Barbara attended many annual meetings and supported the ASA for 62 years.

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Martin Karsten (1909-1987), Biology

Born in Michigan 12 Nov 1909; Married Francis Mastenbrook in 1935. Degrees from Calvin and U. Michigan. died on 19 March 1987 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after years of failing health. He joined the ASA in "1941", attended Annual meetings in 1948, and 1961. The Aug/Sep 1978 Newsletter noted: "I finally hung up my teaching duds last December." Those were well-worn duds! Martin had taught biology for a total of 44 years, over 30 of them at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. He "retired" from Calvin in 1975 but stayed on to teach one course per semester for the next two and a half years. The Karstens bought a condominium in nearby Kentwood, which Martin redecorated himself before moving in on April 1. They've also been helping a Vietnamese family sponsored by their church until the father, an M.D., could find employment. Newsletter*

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John E. Katon (1929-1996) Chemistry

A native of Ohio, born 5 Jan 1929. The Toledo native came to Miami after working as senior research chemist for Monsanto Co. and as research group leader with Monsanto Research Corp. He joined the chemistry dept. at Miami U., in 1968, where he directed the molecular spectroscopy lab up to his death October 13, 1996 at age 67. John was a former scoutmaster and received its Distinguished Service Award in 1995 and the Outstanding Chemist award in 1979 from the Cincinnati chapter of the American Chemical Society. Ed Yamauchi, Newsletter*

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Harold H. Key (1914-1991 ) Anthropology

Of Signal Hill, California. He died 5 Nov 1990 in Los Angeles. Born. in 1914 in Jacksboro, Texas, Harold earned a Ph.D. in anthropology at the U. of Texas. According to ASA records, he spent 20 years with Wycliffe Bible Translators and at last report was a consultant for Evangel Bible Translators. He wrote Bolivian Indian Tribes, 2 editions, the first in 1967. He was professor emeritus of anthropology and linguistics at Cal. State University at Long Beach, and a Fellow of ASA. Newsletter*

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Donald E. King ( -1976) Hospital Chaplain passed away unexpectedly on October 14, 1976, from a coronary. Donald was chaplain at Lebanon Community Hospital, Lebanon, Oregon. He gave a talk "The Ethics of Medical Miracles." at a local section Meeting is 1973. Don was a member of the Mennonite Community in Lebanon and was ordained a Deacon in the 1970s. Newsletter, Mennonite Newsletter*

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Glenn Kirkland (1919-2008) Physics

A Fellow of the ASA, Glen died on Aug. 11, 2008 at age 89. He had joined the organization in 1957. A PA native, He graduated from Taylor-Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh , then earned both bachelors and masters degrees in physics from nearby Carnegie Institute of Technology. He also completed the coursework toward a doctorate in physics, before World War II service interrupted his studies.

He moved to Silver Spring ,Maryland in 1945, and began working for Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He became a member of their Principal Professional Staff, and retired in 1984 after 39 years of service. At APL he helped develop the VT fuse, a supersonic guide missile telemetry system, the AEGIS weapon system, and also performed missile flight test analysis.

Paul Arveson noted (1980s): "Glenn was a long-time leader in ASA in the Washington-Baltimore Section (note his activity in the early 60s). I attended Fourth Presbyterian Church with Glenn, and got to know him better when we worked together copying tapes for the C. S. Lewis Institute in the1980s. What impressed me about Glenn was his cheerfulness ... He had an optimistic outlook on the world, and he demonstrated that most clearly when his wife, Grace, became a victim of Alzheimer's ... [Glenn] founded the Alzheimer's Disease Association of Maryland, one of the first such organizations in the country, to provide support and raise awareness of this disease ... He went on to become one of the country's leaders in this area ... He was one of the finest men I have ever met." Glenn of Bethesda, Maryland, took early retirement in 1984 from his position at the Johns Hopkins APL so he could care for his wife Grace, stricken with Alzheimer's disease. He has also devoted much time to educating the public about Alzheimer's, a form of progressive senility that can be almost as devastating to family caregivers as it is to the person with the disease. Grace can still walk but can now speak only short sentences. She becomes confused and disoriented and does not always recognize Glenn. "I am so grateful for the help God provides through the Christian family," The fellowship of ASA meetings means a lot to Glenn, whose stress-tested faith could cheer anyone through dark days, weeks, months-or years. When we asked him at Houghton College how he managed to get away for the Annual Meeting, he said he had left Grace in a "foster home for adults" that provides temporary care for Alzheimer sufferers and temporary respite for their caregivers. In 1949 Glenn married Grace Mize, an office assistant at the Treasury Department. They had one child, Evelyn, in 1951, who married Dr. M. Blaine Smith in 1973. In 1977 at the age of 66, Grace was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and began the slow, inexorable deterioration of her mental capacities, until she died in 1990. A year later Glenn married Barbara Shytle Denny, and they enjoyed seventeen years together. -Ed.) Newsletter, Nehemiah Ministries Obituary *

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John A. Knapp ( -1997) Medical Doctor.

Died Jan. 12, 1997. John interned at Cook County Hospital in Chicago (dietetics) and taught student nurses as a missionary in Jordan in 1952-54. Note on his 1965 activity within the psychiatric profession while employed in Charlottesville, Virginia However, she didn't quite finish her degree since my father, then a country doctor who delivered babies for $25, then $50, each gave up his family practice in TN to undertake a residency in psychiatry at the Univ. of VA in Charlottesville. Attended 1987 Annual Meeting. Newsletter*

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J. Raymond Knighton, Jr. (1922-2003) Medical Doctor

Born June 1, 1922 81, died Aug. 30 2003 of congestive heart failure at 81. He was a graduate of Wheaton College IL and the Hahnemann Medical School of Philadelphia. Knighton was the first executive director of the Christian Medical Society. In 1954, when an acquaintance at a pharmaceutical company offered him a batch of extra medicine, he gave the supplies to medical missionaries and launched a branch of the society called Medical Assistance Programs (MAP). Nine years later, MAP became an independent agency and Knighton became its president. In addition to providing medicine and supplies to the poor worldwide, Founded in Chicago, MAP International moved to Brunswick in 1985. It has about 125 employees worldwide and provides about $150 million in supplies annually to hospitals, clinics and refugee centers. It also provides health education and training programs from offices in Africa and Latin America.

Knighton's honors have included knighthood in the Order of Christopher Columbus from the Dominican Republic and a Layman's Citation for Distinguished Service from the American Medical Association. Wheaton College, Newsletter*

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Maurice F. Knott (1914-2008) Chaplain

Born in Australia died on June 3 at age 94. He was a military chaplain during World War II. After discharge, he became active in real estate in the Irvine, CA, area. He joined ASA in 1997. One of his favorite hobbies was sailing, and he was out on the ocean just two months before his death. Newsletter*

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Robert D. Knudsen (1924 -2000) Apologetics

Was born in Oakland, CA, "enjoyed his association with the ASA very much," writes his wife, Ali. Bob died Feb. 21, 2000 of a stroke. Born in Oakland, CA, he studied philosophy at U.C. Berkeley, apologetics under Cornelius Van Til at Westminster Theol. Sem., and spent two years at Union Theol. Sem., where he studied under Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr. Then in the Netherlands, he met his wife and did doctoral work under Prof. S. U. Zuidema at the Free U.

In 1958, he returned to teach apologetics at Westminster. Bob retired in 1995, and has been active in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church for most of his life. In January 1999, fluent in Dutch, he taught "A Christian Worldview" in Suriname under an OPC mission there. Bob was a current member of the editorial board of Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. Newsletter*

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Dennis L. Krueger (   -1967) psychology, Joined the ASA in 1966, died on 30 June 1967 He was a clinical psychology trainee at the Veterans Hospital, Los Angeles. Newsletter*

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Richard W. Kruse (1929-1969) Science Teacher

Was employed both as a science instructor in the Syracuse public school system and as a research associate in pharmacology at the S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical Center. With A. Farah he had recently published "The Relation of Cellular Sulfhydryl Changes to the Renal Action of the Antidiuretic Hormone", J. Pharm. & Exptl. Therapeutics 161, 169-182 (1968). Richard held a B. S. (1951) from Hartwick College and M. S. (1955) from Albany State College for Teachers.

He was a member of Sigma Xi, National Science Teachers Association, A-I.B.S., International Oceanographic Foundation, and National Wildlife Federation in addition to ASA, of which he had been a member since 1966. He had worked with the Christian Service Brigade of the North Syracuse Baptist Church. He also served as a radiation chief in the local civil defense agency. Newsletter *

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Boris Kuharetz (1921-1994) Astrophysics,

A native Yugoslavian, he died in late Sept. 1994 at age 73. He emigrated as a child to the UA, graduating from Dickerson High School 1n 1938. He was an astrophysicist, with training at Columbia U. and Stevens Inst. of Technology, where he received his Ph.D. in physics. He was last at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, and heard of the ASA through the late Jim Neidhardt. He was active in the work of the NY Section of the ASA. Newsletter*

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J. Lawrence Kulp (1921-2006) Geochemistry

Larry passed away on Sept. 25, 2006 at age 85, as the result of a logging accident. From Plymouth Brethren roots, he graduated from Wheaton, earned a doctorate in chemistry from Princeton, and then joined the department of geology at Columbia. An early member, Fellow, and Council member he was a major influence in moving the ASA from a young earth position via carbon dating..

At various times, Larry was professor of geochemistry at Columbia University, vice president for research and development at Weyerhaeuser Company, director of research of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, affiliate professor at the University of Washington, a consultant in environmental and energy affairs, and owner of Teledyne Isotopes.

Kulp had a strong influence during the formative years of the ASA. Tim Deibler says, "My understanding is he was a giant in his influence, highly respected by both Christian and non-Christian scientists, irenic, and at least as influential as Bernard Ramm, since Kulp was a trained and working scientist, and highly respected at that." Walt Hearn recalls Kulp's reaction when someone presented a paper on a position with which he disagreed: "Instead of shredding him, Larry took him aside and gently tried to change his views." Tim Deibler, Walt Hearn Newsletter*

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Holfger Christian Landmack (1884-1962), physical fitness

Died in Plainfield, N.J. of an apparent heart attack. Born19 October 1884 28 30 Frederiksberg Denmark. Death: 16 March 1962 Plainfield, New Jersey. A native of Denmark who came to the U.S. in 1912. Married Ida Jepperine Hansen 20 December 1912.

Langmack taught physical education., physics., mathematics and character building in such institutions as Minnesota State Teachers, College, University of Minnesota, New Jersey State Teachers College, Battle Creek and the Naval Academy at Annapolis. After his retirement, Dr. Langmack devoted his time to philosophical research, particularly the unification of science and religion through a concept of mathematical relativity. His publications include: "God and the Universe", "Let There Be Light", "God's World and Science", and "Scientific Faith and Logical Science", and to be published "Science By The Way of The Cross".

He founded and directed the Kolding Ny Realskole before immigrating to the United States with his recently-married wife, who like himself was a skilled gymnast and whom he met at the 1912 Olympics where, as a representative of Denmark, she placed second in gymnastics. His American career began with the teaching of Danish gymnastics and physical education in Hutchinson, Minnesota (1913-1915). This was followed by physical education teaching positions and professorships at Seward Junior High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota State Teachers College, the University of Minnesota Summer School, New Jersey State Teachers College in Trenton, Savage College in New York City, and briefer appointments at such institutions as Cornell and Temple Universities. He also served as physical culture specialist at Battle Creek College (1926-1928). From 1928 to 1954 he was specialist in physical culture and character education at Paul Junior High School in Washington, DC, during which period he also lectured at the University of Maryland, George Washington University, and the U.S. Army Parachute School at Ft. Benning, Georgia. After his retirement in 1954, he devoted much time to his life-long interest in the unification of science, philosophy, and Christianity.

The most prominent publications of Mr. Langmack are his books entitled Football Conditioning (NY: A. S. Barnes Co., 1921), which presents a progressive exercise program based upon Danish gymnastics and carries an introduction by Knut Rockne, the famous football coach at Notre Dame University, and God and the Universe (NY: Philosophical Library, 1953) which outlines the story of creation using mathematical symbolism and concepts of relativity and absoluteness from the fields of physics and biology. The following statements from the tribute to his memory presented by his friend, Dr. Spencer Miller, Jr., former Undersecretary of Labor (under Eisenhower), at his funeral indicate the great respect in which he was held by his friends: When I first met Holger Christian Langmack I was immediately attracted to him by his dynamic energy, the catholicity of his interests, the spiritual depth of his thought, and his utter dedication to the service of Almighty God. As our acquaintance developed into a loving friendship I came to value his intellectual integrity and his moral courage in addition to the four other qualities of his sterling character No movement for human betterment was alien to his spirit. Our last such pilgrimage together was the Annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington and the Annual Conference of International Christian Leadership. What an inspiration it was to him and Ida and what a joy for him to meet so many Christian leaders the world around. They recognized in him one of their own. When I introduced him to Billy Graham and Abraham Vereide his eyes sparkled as he met these two great spiritual leaders and outstanding examples of God-guided lives.

To Washington he carried a draft letter to the President of the United States which outlined a plan to meet the threat of atheistic communism by the establishment of an Academy of International Freedom under God. It was a unique and profound conception. It would have heartened President Kennedy and Holger had he been able to present this inspired idea in person to the President On the lapel of his coat he wore a gold yoke-fellow button� the symbol of the universal ministry as developed by Dr. Elton Trueblood. He could subscribe whole-heartedly to the six-fold discipline of this ministry because it was the pattern of his life. When Our lord said, "take my yoke upon you," it was a symbol of our shared Burden. The yoke is not an extra weight to bear but is actually a means of support to ease the load. His life was Christ centered. He never seemed so truly himself as when he was praising and thanking God by song or the spoken word. In all he has written over a hundred songs of praise At the close of his book, God and the Universe, are two lines of his which are the testament of his faith and his belief in the Victory of Christ: Newsletter, JASA, June 1963, pp. 65-66 *

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T. H. Leith (1924-1986) History and Philosophy of Science

Of York University in Ontario, whose illness from incurable cancer was recently reported. Harry Leith held joint doctorates in science and philosophy from M.I.T. and Boston University and taught courses on the environment and natural science at York's Atkinson College. He was one of only eight faculty members at York ever designated a University Professor. He was an advisor to Ontario's famous Science Centre and a long-time Fellow of ASA. He is survived by his wife Janet, three children, and a brother.

He taught science couses at Gordon College prior to his move to Canada. Harry died on July 13, 1986 at age 62. Tribute at his memorial service in Toronto was paid by CSCA member Bob Jervis. Newsletter*

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Paul A. Lepse (1937-2019) Chemist

Paul Arnold Lepse passed away July 19, 2019 in Seattle of cancer at age 82. He was born in Seattle on March 18, 1937, to Henry H. and Olga (Anderson) Lepse. Academically gifted, Paul rapidly completed his education at Ballard High School, Seattle Pacific College and a doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Washington. The title of his dissertation was “Kinetics of the Oxidation of Benzaldehyde with Chromyl Acetate.” He married Jean Marie Mandt in 1961, a marriage which lasted 58 years.
After a year of post-doctoral research in Munich Germany he joined the faculty at Seattle Pacific College (later University) where he taught chemistry for 39 years. A couple generations of dentists, physicians, university professors, and research scientists are survivors of his rigorous organic chemistry courses. Paul was an avid reader and he enjoyed baseball, classical music, hiking and mountain climbing. Paul was active in his church, singing in the choir, serving at times as treasurer, recording secretary and church chairman.
He was active in the American Chemical Society, serving several terms as an officer, including going through the 3-year chair rotation, in the regional Puget Sound Section. He was very interested in the relationship between science and faith and enjoyed attending conventions of the American Scientific Affiliation to explore this topic. As a member of the Highpointers Club, he reached the geographical highpoints of 42 of the 50 US states. In 2001 he attended a family reunion in Norway including visits to the original homes of his grandparents and to the island of Lepsøy from which the family name originates. In 2015 Paul and Jean moved to Ida Culver House Broadview. Paul enjoyed meeting new friends at this retirement home and it was here that he received good care in the difficult last months.
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Gordon Rowland Lewthwaite(1925-2013) Geography.

Born August 12, 1925 in Oamaru, New Zealand. Died peacefully, September 18, 2013, at home in Northridge, California. The next to last child in a family of 10 children, he attended and fondly remembered Waitaki Boys High School in Oamaru.

Following his undergraduate degree at the University of Otago, and Masters degrees in Geography and History, he came to America as a Fulbright Scholar to pursue a PhD in Geography at the University of Wisconsin, where he met his wife, Lydia. After receiving his PhD in 1956, he taught at the Universities of Oklahoma and Auckland (NZ) before joining the then newly founded California State University, Northridge in 1959. He taught Geography at CSUN for 32 years before retiring in 1992.

Gordon joined the ASA 1965. He served as a member of the Editorial Board of PSCF, contributed articles and book reviews and spoke at annual meetings. He showed how a geographer could contribute to biblical scholarship with his work on the seven churches of the NT.

His colleagues at CSUN remember him as gentlemanly, upbeat, and friendly, and a serious scholar staunchly committed to his wide-ranging research in cultural and historical geography. He maintained his scholarly activity well into his last year of life. His fair-mindedness and intellectual manner extended also to his roles in his church where he taught Sunday school, chaired committees, and sought peaceful resolutions and scientifically tempered insights over many years. He was well known by colleagues, friends, and family for his irrepressible sense of humor, contributing many a pun to liven most any gathering.

He was survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Lydia, by daughters Rebecca (Gaby) and Karen (Jerry), and his brother David (Isabel), and many nieces and nephews in New Zealand and the US." Karen Lewthwaite, Newsletter.*

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Lydia Luft Lewthwaite (1925-2017)

Lydia Luft Lewthwaite, an associate member of the ASA, passed away June 12, 2017, of Alzheimer’s disease. Lydia was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. There, she met and later married ASA member, Dr. Gordon Lewthwaite. The Lewthwaites lived in Auckland, New Zealand and then in Northridge, California, where they were active members of the California State University, Northridge community. They traveled widely throughout their lives. Lydia was 92 when she died.

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L. Gaunce Lewis, Jr. (1950-2006) mathematics.

He died suddenly of a brain tumor, May 17, 2006, at age 56 in Oswego, NY. On the mathematics Faculty of Syracuse University, he published numerous articles in his field of topology. He gained the SM'76 and PhD'78.

After Navy service, Lewis taught for three years at the University of Michigan. In 1981 he joined Syracuse University, becoming a full professor in 1993. An expert on algebraic topology, Lewis spent a year as a fellow at Germany's University of Gottingen and two sabbatical years at MIT. He was active with the First United Methodist Church of Oswego. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Edwards Lewis, SM'75, PhD'80; his mother; and two sisters. Newsletter*

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Herbert T. Liefeld (1900-1970) Medical Doctor.

"He passed into the Lord's presence on February 8, 1970", according to his son, Walter L. Liefeld, Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois. Walt writes: "My dad was a 'beloved physician', a general practitioner who still made house calls and who helped many to find the Lord and grow in Him. He was a deep student of the Word whose theological library far surpassed my own. His membership in the ASA expressed his conviction that God's truth in nature and revelation forms a unity, and his life reflected that unity in its integrity-intellectually, personally, and spiritually." Newsletter*

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David Charles Lindberg (1935-2015) History of Science.
David, aged 79, died at Covenant Oaks Memory Care on January 6, 2015, after a long, arduous journey with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on November 15, 1935, to Milton and Elizabeth (MacKinney) Lindberg. Dave was survived by his wife Greta (Johnson), of 55 years; their daughter Christin Lindberg of Minneapolis, their son Erik (Liana) of Milwaukee, and their grandchildren Annie and Dave Buenneke, and Evjen and Isak Lindberg; his sister Grace (Glenn) Johnson; his brother Phillip (Anita); and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

His degrees include Wheaton College, BA-Physics; Northwestern University, MS-Physics; and a PhD from Indiana University in the History and Philosophy of Science. After teaching for two years at the University of Michigan, Dave joined the UW in 1967 as a professor in the History of Science department, where he spent the rest of his career until he retired in 2001.

During his career he received many writing, teaching, and service awards; lectured frequently in the U.S. and abroad; edited encyclopedic works; and authored many articles and books on medieval history, and science and religion, including “Beginnings of Western Science,” which has been translated into seven languages. He was devoted to his colleagues, department, and the UW, also teaching in the Integrated Liberal Studies program, and serving as director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities. He most loved teaching undergraduates and working individually with graduate students.

Dave was also a member of the History of Science Society, serving as its president. He spent a year with his family at the Institute for Advanced Studies, in Princeton, and another as a member of St. Edmund Hall and Trinity College in Oxford. He was also a Fellow at the Rockefeller Center in Bellagio, Italy.Dave was a caring, loving husband and father. With his wife, he created a loud and lively home, filled with humor, books, discussions, and ideas. He taught his children to work with their hands as well as their heads, starting Lindberg & Son Roofing. Dave was known as a defender of correct grammar, builder of fine cherry furniture, planter of trees, collector of books, and lover of volleyball, football, fine tools and family camping trips.

Lindberg was a member of the ASA in the late 1960s/early 70s. His 1987 PSCF paper, Beyond War and Peace: :A Reappraisal of the Encounter between Christianity and Science, written with colleague Ronald Numbers was an ASA introduction to their numerous collaborative and separate publications in the field of science and Christianity.

Lindberg gave the keynote lecture at the 1991 ASA's 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting held at Wheaton College.
Obit, Newsletter*

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Kenneth Arnold Lincoln (1922-2014) Chemistry

Ken was born at home in Oakland, CA October 1, 1922 October 1, 1922 where his father was in the insurance business, but spent the rest of his life on the San Francisco Peninsula where he died May 29, 2014. Health reasons for brother, Leonard had the family moving to a more rural environment in Los Altos Hills. They lived among the fruit trees. They attended a one-room schoolhouse, Ken through 8th grade. Ken had a delightful life in the country, playing with and growing up with younger brother, Leonard. Those were really good years amidst the depression. At age 15, he went back to the city, in Palo Alto, California. Ken was a boys scout, attaining the honor of becoming an Eagle Scout. This is also the time he started to play the trombone.

Ken spent two years at San Jose State College and twelve years at Stanford Uniersity where he received his Ph.D. in Physical chemistry. In between he spent some time in the US Navy. While studying for his graduate degree, he did research for Kaiser Aluminum Corp. He then went to work at the Navy Lab in San Francisco and finally to NASA at Moffett Field, retiring from there in 1995.

It was significant that the Jupiter Galileo spacecraft Ken worked on when he began at NASA in 1970 arrived at the planet after he retired. At the onset, most of his time was spent research heat-shield materials for the probe, that part of the dual spacecraft designed to plunge into the dense atmosphere of Jupiter. He was also part of the team that managed the design of the probe and accommodation for the six on-board instruments. The probe was scheduled to be launched from the Space Shuttle earlier, but the Challenger accident resulted in a delay of 3-4 years. It was launched from another shuttle in 1989.

Recently, he shared his main passions: aviation was one of his passions, includes piloting his Cessna as well as aircraft innovations and commercial aviation. He was fascinated by riding and studying the railroad.

Music had a special place for Ken, specifically being part of the band, playing his trombone. As mentioned, he has played since junior high. He was in his high school orchestra and band, the Stanford band and Primetime band. Dance music favorites included Stardust and Deep Purple, In the mood, Sleepy Lagoon. Science was a deep passion of Ken’s, Chemistry, physics and astronomy. The interface between science and Christian theology. A long-time member and fellow of the ASA

He was a sentimental man. He was not afraid to die because of his relationship with God. He believed in God’s atonement, his promises, his provisions. He was most sad about breaking fellowship here at Samarkand. -- Contributed by the fsmily.

Notes from the ASA Newsletter: Attended ASA Luncheon at AAAS meeting in 1967.  By 1975 Ken was employed at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. Ken had been earth-bound so far, doing mass spectrometric studies of laser vaporization of high-temperature materials, thern drawn into the proposed Pioneer mission to Jupiter. Target date of the "launch window" to Jupiter was late December 1981 (actually 1989). The light weight of Pioneer-class spinning spacecraft allows an atmospheric probe and an orbiter mission to Jupiter to be combined into a single launch. So if all went well, a comprehensive exploration of Jupiter, its atmosphere, the surrounding physical environment, and its extensive satellite system can be made. The trick is to put together an orbiting spacecraft "bus" and an atmospheric probe designed to survive a descent to a pressure of 10 bars or more. The scenario will then be something like this: "The probe is released about 57 days prior to encounter with the planet; the spacecraft is retargeted after probe separation to a closest approach and phased to communicate with the probe. The probe enters the atmosphere on the light side of the planet, decelerates, and relays in-situ data to the over-flying spacecraft during the 30-40 minute descent to 10 bars or more. Shortly thereafter the spacecraft retro, propulsion system (RPU) is ignited to inject the spacecraft with its science payload into orbit about Jupiter and proceeds on its three-year mission of planetary observation."

Data from this choreography would help reconstruct the radial, chemical, and thermal structures of the primordial solar nebula. Of particular interest was Jupiter's enormous, fast-rotating magnetic field with its associated trapped environment. Ken's responsibility was the mass spectrometer on the atmospheric Entry Probe. He is technical monitor for the preliminary experiments, conceptual designs, contracts, and anything else related to the mass spectrometer. Newsletter, family*

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Stanley Elmer Lindquist (1917 - 2013) Psychology.

A long time Fellow of the ASA, June issue of JACS (pp. 52-53) discussing therapeutic methods used in Geel, Belgium, for the rehabilitation of mental patients caught the eye of sociologist Russell Heddendorf in a JASA column a year latter. Born on the dining room table in the parsonage of the Swedish Evangelical Free Church outside of Georgetown, Texas, on November 9, 1917, Stanley Elmer Lindquist passed on to his heavenly home on Friday, December 6, 2013 in Fresno, California. The seventh child of The Reverend EH Lindquist and Esther Nyberg Lindquist, he spent his childhood all over the western United States in communities where his father pastored and his family hosted missionaries. These included Georgetown, Texas; Stromsburg, Nebraska; Seattle, Washington, where he graduated from Ballard High School; and Kingsburg, California. While attending Fresno State College, he courted Ingrid Adele Walden from Kingsburg. In 1940 they married for life, until she passed away in 2004.

After teaching school for one year at John Muir Elementary in Fresno, he spent a year as a USDA fruit inspector. He was drafted in 1942, but the army delayed his induction until after his first son Douglas was born, in 1943. During basic training, and based on his short career as a food inspector, his captain made him a Medical Aid Man, assisting the medic. After a few months in England, his unit crossed over Omaha Beach five days after D-Day. Attached to an Artillery Division, he worked his way across northern France, and into Belgium. During the battle around Aachen, Germany, he and his medic leader were seriously injured in a minefield. His lower legs were shattered, and he eventually lost his right eye, injuries which earned him the Purple Heart. It was six weeks before Ingrid received a telegram that he was alive. After almost a year of convalescence, he was discharged from the army. Although doctors said he would never walk again, with determination and faith he lived an active life, including building family cabins, traveling, horseback riding, fishing, and attending grandson's soccer games.

While originally wanting to pursue studies in education, Stan's interests turned toward psychology as a way of helping others. At the University of Chicago he majored in physiological and comparative psychology, minored in experimental psychology and took a second full major in clinical psychology. He completed a Ph.D. in 1950. He did all this while supporting his young family by teaching at Trinity Bible College and directing their choir.

Responding to a call to be a Christian professor in a state school, he and his young family returned to Fresno where he became the third faculty member of the new Psychology Department at Fresno State College in 1953. He served many years as the Psychology Department Chairperson, and was a professor at the University until retiring in 1990. He was a positive influence on his colleagues and the young adults he taught. He always enjoyed hearing from former students

He shared a great family adventure with his wife and three sons when they accompanied him on a sabbatical in Europe in 1961-62. There he felt led to reach out as a counselor to missionaries and pastors who were experiencing struggles in their cross-cultural ministry. After returning to Fresno, with encouragement from Ingrid and other close family members, he established Link Care Center in 1964. Link Care was developed to serve pastors and missionaries around the world who had need for Christian oriented counseling and psychotherapy. While it has also served as a counseling resource to the greater central California area, over its 49 years, Link Care has served over 5,000 pastors missionaries, and families.

Stan was a man of great energy and desire to get things done. In addition to teaching at CSU, Fresno, his work with Link Care, and private counseling practice, Stan was an active lifelong member of the Evangelical Free Church of Fresno, one of the churches his father founded. He greatly loved singing in the choir and as a soloist. He made time for hobbies and exhibited his love of wood turning through some beautiful bowls and vases. He also dabbled in other forms of fine art, with various degrees of success. He was never idle and never complained about the aches and pains from his wartime injuries. Stan was a true 'citizen of the world,' and he and Ingrid traveled extensively, always with an eye for the needs of pastors and missionaries in other regions. Even in his late eighties, he took an extensive trip to Africa, where he applied his newfound skills with digital photography to capture wildlife. Later, he took a river cruise in Russia. Stan remained active until a few months before his death, writing his memoirs and five books, finishing his last one with the help of two of his granddaughters, Sarah and Erika, just this last spring.

He is predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Ingrid, his oldest son, Douglas, and his youngest son, Brian. He is survived by two sons, Russell and Brent, their wives Becky & Colleen, Douglas� wife Joanne, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Obituary, Brent Lindquist; Newsletter*

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Albin H. F. Litty (1923-2006) Chemical Engineering

Born in Berlin GR he moved to the US with his parents in 1924 to Queens NY. A naturalized citizen he served in the US Navy in 1946. He graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from American International College, Springfield MA. Morristown NJ. 50 year member of the ACS in 2001. Buried in Rock Island National Cemetery.
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Norman Lowell Lofgren (1921-2011) Chemistry

Professor Emeritus, Chemistry, Chicko State University, Chico CA, died on December 10, 2011, in his home in Chico. He was a professor in the Department of Chemistry from 1949 until 1982. He received honors for his teaching and made many contributions to campus life.

Lofgren was born to Hattie and Paul Lofgren on Dec. 26, 1921 in Oroville. He attended school in Richvale and in Biggs, CA. He graduated as co-valedictorian at Biggs High School. He entered Chico State College in pre-engineering and later transferred to the University of California, Berkeley to study chemistry. After graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry, he was invited by Professor Wendell Latimer to work on the Manhattan Project. While in Berkeley doing research, he met his future wife, Rose Bergman. They married on March 21, 1947 and had recentlyhad celebrated their 64th anniversary.

Lofgren took graduate classes in chemistry and physics and was granted a PhD in physical chemistry in 1948. In 1949, he accepted a position at Chico State College and began teaching in what was to be a two-person Chemistry Department until 1956. His daughters, Donna Marie and Beverly Lynn were born in Chico. During the summers, Lofgren did research at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto, General Atomics Laboratories in La Jolla, and Lawrence Radiation Laboratories in Livermore. In 1964, he spent a year researching at Harwell Atomic Energy Establishment in England, taking his family for adventures in Europe and visiting relatives in Sweden. "What I remember most about Norm is his extraordinary patience with students as they endeavored to meet his relative high standards" said Don Alger, professor emeritus, Chemistry. "He would patiently wait for students to think and ponder about the questions he would ask and rarely succumb to the temptation to just provide the answer until after several helpful hints and encouragement. Norm had high standards not only in his teaching, but also with respect to curriculum issues and professional activities. He remained interested and involved in some departmental activities into his late eighties."

In 1966, Lofgren became advisor to the Asian Student Association. In 1969, Norman and Rose helped bring the first Young Life to Chico and held the first club meetings in their home. In 1969, Lofgren became faculty advisor to Asian Christian Fellowship and hosted the fellowship in his home every Friday night for the next 40 years. Norman was nominated for the University Distinguished Teacher Award. He was an active researcher with nearly 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Newsletter*

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Rudolph C. Logefeil (1893-1966) Medical Doctor BS MD

BS and MD from University of Minnesota. 1921 Siversten Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1922 Director of the Evangelical Alliance Mission, died 16 October 1966 in Minneapolis. Dr. Logefeil was formerly chief of staff at Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, and was one of the original (1947) members of Fuller Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees, serving throughout its history to the time of his death. He was an elder of Olive Presbyterian Church and a former board member of Northwestern Schools, the Lutheran Bible Institute and Youth For Christ.*

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Melvin E. Loptson American University Hospital: it has been learned that Melvin E. Loptson of Beirut, Lebanon, was killed (1959) in an air crash outside of Amman, Jordan.

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Harry J. Lubansky (1922-2004) Chemistry, Microbiology.

Harry Lubansky, 81, entered eternal rest on Saturday (Jan. 10, 2004) at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ. Harry was predeceased by his beloved wife of 54 years, Anne O. (Osepchuk) Lubansky, on April 24, 2003. Born in Somerville, the son of the late Michael and Mary (Bodnarchuk) Lubansky, he was raised in Manville and settled in Somerville in 1949.

After graduating from Bound Brook High School, Harry received a chemistry degree and a master's degree in microbiology from Rutgers University. Harry was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, having faithfully served his country through the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Harry retired as a director of quality control from Ortho Diagnostics in Raritan where he was employed for more than 30 years.

Harry joined the ASA in 1963 and served as an officer of the New York section in the 60s and 70s. As a lifetime member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Manville, Harry served as the Sunday School superintendent for more 30 years. He served on the executive board of Slovak Missionary Services, and for 50 years as an executive officer for the Russian Evangelical Baptist Union.

Surviving are his loving children: three sons and daughters-in-law, Harry J. and Marian Lubansky of Little Rock, Ark., Kenneth P. and Deena Lubansky of Kinnelon and Dwight D. and Marcia Lubansky of Flemington; and his eight cherished grandchildren, each of whom were very special to him. Newsletter, Courier News*

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Howard William Lyon (1923-2004) Chemistry

Howard went to be with the Lord, Dec. 7, 2004, at his home in Cedar Falls, IA. He was born August 12, 1923 in Denison, son of Allen Lawton and Jessie May Luney Lyon and served in the US Navy during World War II. He married Marcia A. McKee June 8, 1947, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was professor of chemistry at Northwestern College, Orange City, from 1949 to 1956. He was then employed at the University of Northern Iowa, retiring as professor emeritus in 1992. He received his B.S. (1947) and M.S. (1949) degrees as well as further graduate work from the U. of Iowa. He was a prof. of chemistry at the U. of Northern Iowa from 1956-1992.

He was a 50-year member of the American Chemical Society, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, and was an elder and deacon at the First Presbyterian Church where he taught Sunday school and was a member of the choir. He joined ASA in 1953 (50 year Member). He is survived by his wife, Marcia. Newsletter*

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Lawrence Ernest Lyons (1922 - 2010) Chemistry University of Queensland. Died October 14, 2010. "WHEN most people think of semiconductors, the devices which ushered in the computer age, they think of somewhere like Silicon Valley in California. But home-grown scientist Lawrence Lyons was considered one of the very greatest minds in what is hoped to be the next generation of the devices, organic semiconductors. His seminal work, Organic Semiconductors, co-authored with Felix Gutmann and published in 1966, was so influential that a pirated edition was even published in the USSR in 1970.

A supplementary volume Professor Lyons co-authored, which came out in 1983, underpinned the emerging field of molecular electronics - the science of manipulating polymers, or plastics, so they act as transistors and sources of light" "These days it is an important field which holds out hope of helping solve the global warming challenge, among other things. Cheap organic materials might one day form the heart of low-cost solar panels, to name just one use. Professor Lyons' pioneering work into making very thin, pure organic films which could capture the energy of the sun set benchmarks for the research taking place around the world today.

Born in Sydney in 1922, he developed an interest in academia from his paternal grandfather, who was a school teacher. His younger brother, Lloyd, was also academically minded and later read medicine at Sydney University. Professor Lyons was a bright student from his earliest days at Sydney Boys High School. After matriculation, he studied science at Sydney University, winning the Liversidge Scholarship in 1939 and then the Caird Scholarship. His scientific efforts were to be put to practical use from the outset because of the outbreak of war." "At the time, Australia had embarked on a project to build the nation's first military aircraft, the Wirraway. This required lightweight alloys, so Professor Lyons was tasked with leading a team focused on developing aluminium alloys. He served with the RAAF, then won the British Ramsay Fellowship for chemistry before deciding to pursue a doctorate at University College, London, one of the world's most prestigious tertiary institutions (at that time it boasted two Nobel Prize winners in chemistry).

He duly returned from Britain with the title Dr Lyons and was appointed lecturer at Sydney University, rising to senior lecturer and then reader in chemistry. While working there he met his wife-to-be, Alison, an arts graduate at the university. In 1963 he moved north of the Tweed after being appointed to the chair of physical chemistry at the University of Queensland, a position he held until his retirement in 1987. His research over the years garnered him two Fulbright scholarships, in 1957 and 1979, the HG Smith Medal for Chemistry (1968) and the Burfitt Prize for Chemistry (1968). He was also made a Leverhulme senior fellow at the University of Tokyo and Debye lecturer at Cornell University in the United States, as well as working at Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Princeton, among many other institutions. Capping a lifetime of achievement, in 1971 he was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the highest scientific honour Australia offers its scientists, while in 1987 the University of Queensland appointed him an emeritus professor. Apart from his science, a driving force in his life was his Christian faith. With his wife and other evangelical academics, he founded three Anglican residential halls at Sydney University and New College at the University of NSW. He was also instrumental in the construction of the building used by the then Kenmore Presbyterian Church, and now by Kenmore Uniting Church.

In retirement, he founded the Institute for the Study of Christianity in an Age of Science and Technology ICAST, for which he was awarded a Centennial Medal. He was also a key figure in the establishment of Kenmore State High School and the first president of its P&C committee. Professor Lyons is survived by his wife of 54 years, Alison, and son, Andrew."

He would occasionally respond to broad issues via a letter to the Editor in PSCF. The majority of this notice was published in the Courier Mail (Brisbane, Australia) on November 10, 2010.*

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Sidney S. Macaulay (1937-1991) Theology

Of Decatur, Georgia, he died 12 Nov 1991 of a heart attack at age 54. He was a graduate of Erskine College, with an M.Div. from Erskine Theological Seminary and a Th.M. from Columbia Theological Seminary. After serving several Presbyterian pastorates, in 1968 Sid began working for the Christian Medical & Dental Society as south eastern regional director. In 1981 he became editor of the CMDS Journal. He is survived by his wife Ann and a grown son and daughter. In memory of his contribution to joint ASA-CMDS projects, ASA sent a donation to the James S. Westra Memorial Endowment Fund, which grants scholarships to CMDS students so they can gain overseas experience as they prepare to serve Christ as Christian physicians. He was honored with a memorial issue of the CMDS Journal (Spring 1992). Sid had edited the Journal for the Christian Medical & Dental Society for a decade before his death in November, 1991. Newsletter*
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David B MacKay (1944-2023) Marketing and Mathematical Psychology
David Bruce MacKay was born on May 1,1944, in Yonkers, New York. As a teenager, he spent summers working on farms in upstate New York, and one winter he learned how, with horses, to collect sap from maple trees and boil it down in huge iron pots to make syrup. Intending to become a farmer, he was awarded a full scholarship to Cornell University, but allergies led him into Agricultural Economics instead. During his graduate studies in Marketing at Northwestern University, he was active in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. In January 1971, he started teaching at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. A teacher with high expectations, he also loved research, publishing often in journals of other disciplines, such as mathematical psychology, such that he was part of both the psychology and geography departments in addition to marketing. A regular recipient of grants from the National Science Foundation grants, David and his colleague, psychologist Jerry Zinnes, developed the Proscal software.
A daily reader of the Bible, David was a charter member of Christ Community Church in Bloomington, where he was an elder and an adult Sunday School teacher. David learned about the ASA from Ted Davis, who joined the same church when he was a doctoral student at Indiana and attended a Bible study led by David. Together, they started an academic discussion group for Christian graduate students and faculty that met weekly in the university library and continued after Ted graduated until David’s death. Although David did not attend ASA meetings and did not publish in the journal, he was a member for more than 43 years, consistent with his lifelong interest in apologetics.
In 1968, David married Carole Bartlett from Lafayette, California, a nursing student in Chicago whom he met on a blind date. Carole and their daughter Deborah MacKay, a clinical psychologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, survive him. They also had five foster girls, three from Nigeria and two from Uganda.
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Allan MacRae (1902-1997) Biblical Scholar

Passed away in his sleep at the age of 95 on Sep. 27, 1997. His son, John, said that "he was always thankful to be a part of the ASA and to contribute to it." Allan was a prof. of systematic theology and apologetics at Biblical Theological Seminary. He studied under R. A. Torrey, who advised him to go to Princeton Theological Seminary. There, he studied under Robert Dick Wilson and J. Gresham Machen, and became convinced of the necessity of a scholarly defense of the inspiration of the Scriptures. Later, during his time at the U. of Berlin, he made a trip to Palestine, where he met archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie and studied under William F. Albright. With Albright, he participated in the exciting discovery of the biblical city of Ham (Gen. 14).

After returning from Europe, he assumed a professorship of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary for eight years, then completed his Ph.D. at the U. of Pennsylvania under Ephraim A. Speiser. In 1937, he joined with Carl McIntire and others, with no resources but faith, to form Faith Theological Seminary, and served as its first president. Among the members of the entering class were Vernon Grounds, John W. Sanderson Jr., Norman Jerome and Jack W. Murray.

During the 1943-44 school year, a student, Grace E. Sanderson, became his wife. During their honeymoon in the Grand Canyon, three army fliers parachuted out of a failing bomber, floated into the canyon and spent the next ten days on an isolated plateau. The search for these airmen drew nationwide attention. A veteran park ranger, aware that MacRae, a veteran of many long Canyon trips, was there at the time, sent word to join him in the rescue attempt. They went down from the north rim, located a narrow deer trail down the precipitous cliffs and brought the three fliers out in good health. The story made Time and other magazines, and all the newspapers. MacRae used the many invitations to speak of the adventure to drive home a gospel application to thousands in many different kinds of organizations and settings.

In 1971, he joined Jack W. Murray in establishing the Biblical School of Theology, and retired as its president in 1983. Some of his former students include: Francis A. Schaeffer, Joseph T. Bayley, Vernon Grounds, Kenneth S. Kantzer, Arthur F. Glasser, G. Douglas Young, Samuel J. Shultz, Jack W. Murray, R. Laird Harris, and Paul Gilchrist. Allan's boyhood friend, John's Uncle Phil, told him that one of the things he appreciated about his father was that he had never heard him demeaning other people or groups. John said: "My father was involved in several church conflicts, but I never heard him denouncing other believers. In the midst of differences, he tried to stay focused on the principles rather than the personalities. The cause of Christ was what mattered to him."

MacRae had also done work for the NIV Bible translation, was president of Evangelical Theological Seminary, and was an honorary fellow of the ASA. He participated in the early conventions of the ASA and encouraged other conservative theologians and biblical scholars to join the organization. Newsletter, other sources.*

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Vernon Magnuson (1926-2013) Computer Science
Vern was born in 1926, in Minneapolis, Minn. His early childhood centered on family involvement within the Evangelical Covenant Church. That deep commitment to his church and faith continuedafter they moved out to California and settled in Eagle Rock in 1938.

After serving in the U.S. Army Air Force for two years at the end of WWII, Vern attended UCLA. He graduated in 1950, with a degree in mathematics and went towork in the fledgling computer industry. One of the computers to which he made major contributions is now on display in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington D.C., and another at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif.

In 1950, he married Marilyn Hite. They had four children: Janice Magnuson of Tujunga, Susan Vincent of Fullerton, Donald Magnuson DDS of Penn Valley, and Sharon Geller of Thousand Oaks. They lived in Gardena and San Pedro before moving to Thousand Oaks in 1974 when he was hired by Burroughs Corporation, then in Westlake Village. He subsequently worked for several other area employers in the computer industry, retiring in 1997 from Seagate Corporation after a 47-year career in computer design and engineering. His Christian faith was the center of home and personal life.Vern was always a lover of classical and gospel music. For many years he led the music program at Inglewood Covenant Church. Friends and family have special memories of the fun fellowship sing-along's. His interest in choral music led him to join the Los Robles Master Chorale- originally the Moorpark College Masterworks Chorale - where he met his second wife, Barbara, whom he married in 1989. Continued participation in the Chorale was important to them for another fourteen years.

Vern and Barbara attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church of amarillo. For the last seven years they have been members of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks, where they sang in the choir for several years, and continue to participate in several small study groups. The warm friendships and support of this church family, the love of Christ and the comfort of the Holy Spirit have carried them through the sometimes-difficult years since Vern's stroke while on a trip to New Zealand in 2006.

Vern was a long-time member of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), a fellowship of Christians in scientific occupations. He and Barbara attended many of the annual ASA meetings held each summer on various college campuses across the USA and in England, which provided starting points for many enjoyable travel experiences. In addition, Vern and Barbara enjoyed five concert tours in Europe with the Chorale and three trips with Elderhostel, plus trips to England, Egypt, the Aegean, Sweden, Canada, and most of the 50 U.S. states. One of their favorite destinations has been presidential libraries, having visited all but the newest GW Bush library in Dallas. Vern is survived by his wife, Barbara Magnuson; his former wife, Marilyn Magnuson of Simi Valley and their four children; three stepchildren, sixteen grand and great-grandchildren, and assorted sons and daughters-in law also loved this gentle and honorable Christian man.

Vernon was called Home to be with the Lord on April 29, 2013, after a six-year struggle with late stroke effects. Vern was known to those who knew him as a very tender man, never demanding your attention. He was honorable and loved to give honor to others.

Barbara remembers him as so incredibly patient, a patience that was sorely tried in his final years when he was confined to the wheelchair and could barely speak. His was a gentle spirit that we will all sorely miss. Abstracted from Ventura County Star from May 1 to May 4, 2013.

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Howard V. Malmstadt (1922-2003 ) Chemistry

Prof. emeritus at the U. of Illinois, went to be with the Lord on July 7 at age 81. He earned two degrees in chemistry from the U. of Wisconsin and then served as a Navy lieutenant during WWII. Upon his return, he earned a PhD in chemistry from the U. of Wisconsin and joined the faculty at U. of Illinois in 1951.

Howard was a co-developer of the first course in electronics for scientists and published the first book about the topic in 1963. He was the recipient of the 1976 American Chemical Society's Award in Analytical Chemistry, as well as the Division of Analytical Chemistry's 1963 Award in Chemical Instrumentation and its 1984 J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education. In addition, he was a cofounder of the U. of the Nations in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He was provost and dean of the C. of Science and Technology and its International Chancellor, a position he held until his death.
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Thomas Jerome Manetsch (1932-2011) Electrical Engineering

Died on January 1, 2011 at age 78. He served as an officer in the US Navy during the Korean conflict. Following that, he pursued graduate studies leading to an academic career. He was Asst. Prof. of Engineering at UCLA and then moved to Michigan State University where he served 28 years in the Department of Systems Science and Electrical Engineering.

He was a leader in the application of modeling optimization and simulation techniques to problems of food shortages, wood production, and agricultural development, making contributions to research studies in Korea, Brazil and Nigeria. In 2001, Tom moved to Wisconsin to be nearer to family. He served as an elder in Reformed Church congregations in Michigan and Wisconsin and was involved in Foreign Student ministry and served on the board and in renewal capacities with Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International and with various prayer ministries. He had a passion for revival and congregational renewal. While Tom lived in Wisconsin, he was able to attend ASA chapter meetings in the Chicago area. Newsletter*

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George D. Maniaci (1923-1974) Social Work

Of Gladstone, Michigan, he was killed Oct. 24 in a motorcycle accident at 51. He served in the CPS from 1943-1946 in lieu of military service. He was active in mental retardation work and served on the research committee of the National Association for Retarded Citizens. George had been introduced to ASA at Goshen College, where he took courses under H. Harold Hartzler, or "Cubey" (for HHH or H-cubed), as he was affectionately called by his students.

Mrs. Maniaci wrote to ASA News that she has kept up with the ASA because George brought the Journal home from his office, knowing of her interest in archaeology and related articles. Newsletter*

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Joseph Marconi (1922-1997) Industrial Management

Of Vestal, NY passed away in January 1997. He was president and gen. mgr. of Endicott Machine & Tool Co. and a Presbyterian elder attending the Boulevard Methodist Church. Joseph was largely self-educated, but published several articles, including "Coincidence or God" in 1985. He was awarded numerous patents for industrial devices. He was a member of the ASA since 1949, and thought it should do more advertising to increase our membership. Newsletter*

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Larry Martin (1946-2002) Physics

Larry died Oct. 25 2002 of a brain tumor. Annual meeting attendees remember ASA Fellow Larry and his wife Susan as what Ken Touryan calls "the coveted team leaders for worship at our ASA meetings." Larry had a diverse educational background.

He earned BAs in Music and Math. Ed. from Virginia Tech., an MA from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Physics from UNC, his dissertation was "Self-trapping of Electrons in Fluid Neon." Martin became professor of physics at North Park U., Chicago, in 1991. In addition to physics courses, he coordinated "Science through the eyes of Faith." He was active in developing computer based learning software.

In summer2002 summer he moved to Durham, NC, to be near lifelong friends during his final months. "My faith has not changed through this occurrence," Larry wrote on 3/12/02. "I've always known I was mortal, like 100% of every preceding generation. ... But I'm also immortal and wish to live out my life in light of that fact as well." Subsequent journal entries included, "The prognosis is not very good," "Praise God from whom all medicines come", and "I can no longer list all the meds I'm on." Yet he resolved, "In any case, I'm still inclined to go out with faith in God through Christ." He died peacefully at 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2002.

He was awarded both the 2002 Zenos Hawkinson Award for Teaching and Campus Leadership and the Student Association Service Award from North Park. A memorial service was held Nov. 2 at Chapel Hill Bible Church. Newsletter^* >

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Frank S Mathews (1924-2021) Physicist
Frank Mathews passed away on January 23, 2021. He was born on April 22, 1924, Derbyshire, England. The family emigrated to Canada in 1930 during the depression to seek religious freedom and economic stability. Frank attended a one room school, graduating early, and immediately enrolled at the University of BC to study math and physics. During those years, he worked at a can factory, raced velodrome bicycles, and ran track and field.
After graduating with a Master’s Degree in physics, he enrolled in the Navy as an officer in the Canadian services and served on the Camperdown, a destroyer of the 19th Destroyer Flotilla, British Pacific Fleet. He was the chief radar officer on his ship, and one of the first radar experts in the Navy. Prince Philip was the chief radar officer of the fleet, and he and Frank shared daily phone calls to calibrate their clocks and their radar positions.
He subsequently attended Purdue University to study physics, where he was on a team of researchers that built the first synchrotron, precursor to the cyclotron. It was there he met his future wife Anne through Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, was married, and Lisa and David were born. Late in life, one of his favorite memories was a visit to the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where one of his guides was his grand-nephew, grandson of his brother Stephen. He never lost his love of nuclear physics!
Frank took a teaching position at the Colorado School of Mines before he finished his doctorate. Summers were spent working on research projects for the National Bureau of Standards, DECO Electronics, the U.S. Navy, US AID and the American Scientific Affiliation. His travels took him to far- flung destinations experiencing local living conditions, and challenging projects – some classified, some pertaining to alternative energy generation. Some of his research projects involved sea ice flows, low frequency radio wave transmission for submarine communications as well as deep space radio astronomy.
In 1964, joined a PhD program in Geophysics in the Oceanography Department at Oregon State University. His focus of research was the Sicilian volcano, Mt. Etna. His advisor was a renowned Icelandic vulcanologist, and he spent months on the slopes of Mt. Etna collecting data before writing his dissertation. Collecting data meant lying next to the hot lava flows wearing an Asbestos and foil body suit measuring electromagnetic currents using probes inserted into the flowing lava to determine pyroclastic potentiality. He loved that the Italian Nonna (grandmothers) would send baskets of food up the mountain for lunch and dinner via cable car.
Back in Colorado after graduating from OSU, Frank was involved in setting up the Colorado Solar Energy Research Institute, and taught the first course in Solar Energy at CSM. He served on numerous Mines faculty committees, was President of MVCC in 1971 and 1972, and of The English-Speaking Union Denver Chapter in 1997 and 1998. He was a member of the Plymouth Brethren Bible Chapels in Denver, Lakewood, and Littleton and continued his involvement with Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship.
During his time at CSM, Frank joined the American Scientific Affiliation. His good friend Ken Touryan provided this report. “Frank, John Vayhinger and Gordon Brown of CU led the local Rocky Mtn ASA, starting in mid-1980s. They organized ASA activities, including biannual meetings and inviting local and out of state speakers. Frank was the driving force behind all these activities, including the planning of the ASA Annual 2003 held at the Colorado Christian University. Frank worked behind the scenes and never took credit for his efforts. He leaned towards ID regarding Origins, but always said "God did it but how". He recruited me in 1996 to be active in local ASA affairs.”
After he retired from CSM in 1986, he and Anne relocated to Kingston, Jamaica for two years, where he was involved with US AID in setting up a solar crop drying facility presumably to dry coconut, coffee and bananas.
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Enoch E. Mattson ( -1996) Theology

Of Surrey, BC, he died in 1996. He was one of the (if not the) founding members of the Canadian ASA in British Columbia. First Dean and Registrar: Enoch Mattson appointed in 1961 by the Evangelical Free Church. He was a graduate of Wheaton College and a ThD from Dallas Theological Seminary. He was also the first full time teacher of religious studies at Trinity Western. One of the early theologians to stay the course in the ASA. Newsletter, Wheaton Archives*

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Joseph S. Maxwell (1890-1977) Medical Doctor.

An early ASA member, he was nominated to the ASA Council but lost to Larry Kulp. Participated in several annual meetings. wrote an article for JASA 12-51. A.B., Muskingum College, 1913; M.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1919; London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1924; Rockefeller Fellowship, 1929; diploma in Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania,1934. Instructor, Assiut College, Egypt, 1913-1915; Medical Missionary, Egypt, Student Ethiopia, 1920-1933; Physician in Kentucky and West Virginia, 1933-1944; College Physician and Associate Professor of Health Education, Wheaton College, 1944-. (Incomplete)

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Eugene L. Maxwell (1930-2014) Electrical Engineering.   Born December 24, 1930 - Fort Collins, Colorado passed away January 25, 2014 - Fort Collins, Colorado. The journey of his life began in a small house on the west side of Fort Collins on Dec. 24, 1930, and was completed at his current home. He was a farm boy, proud of his Scottish descent and western roots. An insatiable curiosity eventually led him to studies in electrical engineering at CU Boulder and a Ph.D. from the Natural Resources and Forestry College of Colorado State University. His career as a research scientist, which was culminated by seventeen years at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, took him on what he refers to the title of his self-published memoirs as An American Odyssey that stretched at least twice around the globe. For 47 years he was accompanied by his beloved wife Barbara J. Maxwell who encouraged him to look more deeply into the mysteries of heaven even as he introduced her to the hidden glories of the stars. He is survived by five children (Gayla Martinez, Becky Fulton, Tim Maxwell, Eric Maxwell, Tammy I Cline) and ten grandchildren. Gene was involved with the ASA Knowing Creation Project. Obituary *

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John M. McCleery ( - 1967) Medical Doctor. Lived in Cleveland, Ohio, after a long illness died on October 26, 1967. He was an M. D. with such widely varied interests and such a large correspondence that it has taken his daughter, Eileen McCleery Johnson, several years to notify everyone of his death.

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Judson P. McClure (1938-2018) Chemist
Judson Perry McClure died in Peekskill, New York, on September 18, 2018. He was born in Longmont, Colorado, on February 7, 1934. He had a Ph.D. in chemistry and enjoyed reading science, history and literature, but he was a simple man at heart, devoted to his family, to his wife, Nancy, to his students, to Mercy College where he taught and chaired, and to Community Bible Church where he worshipped. In every area where he had responsibility, he was practical, conscientious and faithful but unassuming.

Jud joined the ASA in 2006 after his good friend, Randy Isaac, became director. He thoroughly enjoyed the journal and often discussed the articles with Randy.
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John (Jack) McIntyre (1921-2013) Physics

Passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Austin at 92. Born in Seattle, Washington, June 2nd, 1920, Jack was the eldest son of Harry J and Ruth A McIntyre. He grew up in Seattle near the shores of Green Lake where he swam as a boy and played baseball in the park with his two younger brothers. Jack earned a B.S. in E.E. from the University of Washington with highest honors after which he was part of the pioneering team to develop airborne radar for Westinghouse in Philadelphia during WWII. He went on to graduate work, earning a PhD in Nuclear Physics at Princeton University where he met Madeleine who became the love of his life.

Maddy and Jack moved to Stanford University where, as a Research Assistant, he contributed to a project that later won a Nobel prize. While in Stanford, they adopted John, their only son, from Sweden. After Stanford, the family moved to New Haven, Connecticut where Jack taught at Yale, first as an Assistant Professor and then as an Associate Professor. In 1963, the next move brought Jack to Texas A&M where he served as a full professor and director of the high energy particle accelerator at the Cyclotron Institute. Even though folks in the Ivy League were skeptical of Jack's move to the "wild west," it turned out to be a great move and where they lived independently into their late 80's. The last few years were spent in Austin with family.

He was a wonderful example of a Christian Professor who was respected by his colleagues and students for his professional work as well as his Christian example. Jack was one of several key professors who established the Christian Faculty Network at Texas A&M University in 1980. He served as the Faculty sponsor for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He served on the Executive Council for the American Scientific Affiliation, including one term as President, and published thoughtful articles in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith. He was also a very generous financial supporter of ASA. Jack and Maddy were devout Christians and were founding members of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bryan. He is predeceased by his wife Madeleine who often accompanied him at ASA Annual Meetings. Walter Bradley, Newsletter; Obituary--Funeral Home*

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Gary Michal (1954 - 2012) Metallurgy.

Professor of Metallurgy, Case Western University. Gary earned a B.S at Case Western in 1975, M.S. at Stanford in 1977, and finished his Ph.D. in materials science and engineering at Stanford U. in November 1979. He served as a research metallurgist at the Republic Steel Research Center in Independence, OH before returning to his alma mater in 1983. His research interests included physical metallurgy, rapid solidification technology, xidation, and surface science. Michal kept working during four years' struggle with mesothelioma. He finished grading his students' exams on May 8 and died at home in Brecksville on May 11. He was 58. Mesothelioma is often associated with exposure to asbestos. Michal's widow, the former Maureen G. Whitlock, said he had some exposure at steel mills, but not steadily. He was a wonderful mentor," said Sunniva Collins,a former student of his, now senior research fellow at Swagelok. "He raised the level of technical discussion. He's got students that are professors in Korea and South America. He helped create an amazing network." In 1979, he joined Republic Steel in Independence as a project leader in cold rolled steels.

He joined Case Western as an assistant professor in 1983 and later became the LTV Steel Professor of Metallurgy. He chaired his department from 1996 through 2007. His courses included the popular Materials in Sports, which looked both at bodies and equipment. Michal wrote about 120 technical papers and gave about 30 lectures outside Case Western. He consulted with Swagelok, NASA and many other organizations. He was a fellow of ASM International, a group based in Russell Township that promotes materials science and engineering. He was also president of the local ASM chapter. Among his many awards, he was recently chosen as ASM's teacher of the year.

He won several grants ffrom the National Science Foundation, including a rare pair for overlapping years. Michal and his family lived in Seven Hills before Brecksville. He golfed, worked wood and ran many 5-kilometer races. Nosek-McCreery is arranging a funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Brecksville. Survivors include his widow and their three children. Cleveland Plain Dealer*

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Roger W. Miller ( -1996) Chemistry

Of Peoria, IL passed away around the beginning of 1996. His field was chemistry. He worked at the Dept. of Agriculture Station at Peoria and wrote many papers in association with his colleagues. (incomplete)

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Mary Jane Medlin Mills (1925-2004) History

Went to be with the Lord on January 21, 2004, in Atlantic Beach, FL. Born in 1925 in Muskegon, MI, she met her husband, Gordon Mills, through InterVarsity at the U. of Michigan in 1946. Mary Jane attended the U. of Michigan and completed BA and MA degrees in history from the U. of Houston, with special interests in Greek and Roman history as well as the ancient histories of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the biblical world.

On five occasions she presented talks on ancient archeology and history at ASA annual meetings. These included "Population Control in the Classical Age," "A Brief Survey of Religious Thought During the Three Centuries Prior to the Advent of Christianity" and "Medicine in the Ancient World." In 1980 and 1990 she traveled to Israel, Egypt, and Jordan. She attended the 1985 ASA meeting in England and was part of the European tour which followed. Mary Jane was much involved with the cultural life of Galveston, TX, where she lived from 1955-1998. She was a volunteer in the Galveston Old Homes Tours and an active supporter of the Galveston Symphony Orchestra. She taught Bible classes at the First Presbyterian Church of Galveston for 30 years. She was active in the Daughters of the Confederacy and in the Daughters of the American Revolution. She and Gordon had two sons, David and John, and a daughter, Melinda and four grandchildren. Newsletter*

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Gordon C. Mills (1920-2003) Biochemistry.

3-22-1920 to 1-6-2003) , A long time member and faithful supporter of the ASA. After receiving his Ph.D., biochemistry, from the University of Michigan) he spent thirty-five years on the medical school teaching and research faculty at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, retiring in 1889. At a departmental mini-symposium in his honor on February 22, Gordon gave the Mary Huling Edens Lecture in Medical Genetics. In his long research career Gordon discovered glutathione peroxidase and its role in hemoglobin breakdown in human erythrocytes, studied the enzymes of purine metabolism in children with immunodeficiency disorders, and explored novel techniques for separating nucleotides.

He published extensively in the ASA Journal in the process of developing a finely tuned version of theistic evolution. He was critical of those who used science loosely in promoting evolution. With his wife he represented the best in Christians seeking to understand what a Christian world view should mean in their lives. Late in life he applied his research training and experience to developing a theistic view of evolution and the origin of life that he refers to as a "Design Theory of Progressive Creation." Newsletter

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Francis J. Mills, Jr. (1916-1977) Optometry.

Of Bellaire, Michigan, died on August 18, 1977, from carcinoma of the stomach after a long illness. He was 61. Dr. Mills was born at Douglas, North Dakota, and graduated from Penn State College of Optometry. He practiced as a Doctor of Optometry in Lansing, Michigan, for 33 years, and had attended Michigan State University in East Lansing. He retired in 1976. He was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church of Lansing. Funeral services and burial were in Bellaire. Besides his wife, he in survived by two sons and a daughter, his mother, four brothers and a sister. (Details from a Lansing newspaper clipping sent by Irving Knobloch of MSU), Newsletter*

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Russell L. Mixter (1906-2007) Biology

(August 7, 1906 - January 16, 2007) was an American scientist, noted for leading the ASA away from anti-evolutionism, and for his advocacy of progressive creationism. Mixter graduated from Wheaton College, Illinois in 1928 with a major in literature and a minor in biology. He thereafter gained an M.S. in zoology from Michigan State College, and a Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago, shortly after returning to Wheaton to teach.

He was professor of zoology there from 1945, and was chairman of the Science Division from 1950 to 1961. Mixter joined the ASA in 1943, served as its president from 1951-54, and the editor of its journal from 1965-1968. After a brief flirtation with flood geology, Mixter advocated the viewpoint that he called progressive creationism for the rest of his life. Along with Wheaton compatriot J. Frank Cassel, he led the ASA away from antievolutionism, bringing evangelicals into harmony with modern biology, whilst
stoping short of an outright endorsement of theistic evolution. His parents were Floyd B. Mixter, a salesman, and Florence (Barlow) Mixter. He married Emilie Claus (died August 2, 1998) on June 27, 1931, and they had four children: Wilbur, Joan (Mrs. Jerry Sweers), Ruth, Priscilla (Mrs. Gordon Gault). Wheaton College awards the Mixter Award for junior or senior Biology majors in his honor, in recognition of his "significant role in the development of biology at Wheaton College". --Wikipedia Also article by D. Chappell http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1992/PSCF3-92Chappell.html, Newsletter*

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Edwin Monsma (1895-1972) Biology

(picture 1950) biology professor emeritus of Calvin College, died in his Grand Rapids, Michigan, home on January 17, 1972. Born in the Netherlands, Monsma received his B.A. from Calvin College, M.S. from the U. of Illinois, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He joined the Calvin College faculty permanently in 1932, was chairman of the Biology Department 1954-1961, and retired in 1965. He was a member of the Michigan Academy of Science and president of its botanical section, and also held membership in Sigma Xi and Phi Sigma, honorary scientific societies. He had served as president of the Christian Reformed Board of Missions in 1952 and was an elder in the Calvin Christian Reformed church.

ASA members of long standing will remember that Edwin Monsma once served on the Executive Council of the American Scientific Affiliation, including a term of office as vice-president. Newsletter*

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Irwin A. Moon (1918-1986) Science Educator, Evangelist

Died on 7 May 1986 at age 78 and was buried in Placenia, California. He is survived by his wife Margaret and four children. Irwin was known throughout the world as producer and host of the famous Moody science films. He founded the Moody Institute of Science, a branch of Moody Bible Institute, Dr. Irwin A. Moon presented his famous million-volt demonstration before hundreds of thousands in his unique Sermons from Science lectures and directed it until his retirement in 1972. Under his direction MIS produced 39 educational films, which won 27 national and international awards. After retirement he remained active in its work as an advisor and friend of the staff.

Working with youth as a young pastor in Los Angeles, Moon found the visual approach especially effective in reaching young people with the gospel. He devised a set of the old 31/4 by 41/4 inch glass slides entitled, "The Microscope, the Telescope, and the Bible." That presentation eventually formed the basis of the first Moody science film, "The God of Creation."

In the 1930's according to Alton Everest, "The American Scientific Affiliation owes its existence directly to Irwin Moon. He saw that many of the students he counseled had questions about the relationship of science to Christian faith. He convinced Will H. Houghton, president of Moody Bible Institute, of the need to do something. Houghton then arranged that first meeting in 1941 from which sprang the ASA."

Out of a flood of memories, Alton was surprised to find one in particular that kept coming back, from a time when they were working together 40 years ago on the film, "Voice of the Deep." Alton wrote, "We were both in Navy deep-sea diving outfits on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean at Emerald Cove, Santa Catalina Island. Suddenly the reassuring throb of the engine driving the air compressor sped, leaving only a couple of minutes of air in our suits. Also eliminated was the usual method of ascent by blowing up the suit and shooting up like a balloon. Now it was grunt work, hand over hand up a line. When we finally reached the line, I motioned for Irwin to climb up first. He motioned for me to do the same. That Alfonso-Gaston procedure went ' on for some time, wasting precious seconds, until I realized anew that Irwin would rather suffocate than give in. Not being endowed with such competitive drive and rather yearning for a breath of air, I gave in. "That was the Irwin we knew and loved, and whose talents and ability we respected. He is gone now, but the institutions he established continue to do the Lord's work." Newsletter, Also, Everest, History of the ASA.      *

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Stanley Wayne Moore (1937–2022), Political scientist
Stanley Wayne Moore, age 84, of Pasadena, California, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Stanley was born February 11, 1937, in New Jersey. He was a member of the Political Science faculty of Pepperdine University.
Stan joined the ASA in 1973. He and his wife, Nancy who was a Presbyterian minister, faithfully and enthusiastically supported the ASA for the rest of his life. They attended many annual meetings, most recently the 2012 and the 2016 meetings at Point Loma and Azusa Pacific, respectively.
Stan was the program chair for the ASA annual meeting at Pepperdine in 1988. That meeting included Richard Bube as a plenary speaker. Stan was the local arrangements chair when the ASA annual meeting was once more held at Pepperdine in 2002.
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Henry M. Morris (1918-2006) Civil Engineer

(Oct 6, 1918 - Feb 25, 2006) Ccreationist leader, dies at Age 87. Henry M. Morris died February 25 after a series of strokes. Eugenie C. Scott told the New York Times that Morris was the most important creationist of the 20th century, much more so than William Jennings Bryan. As director of the National Center for Science Education, Scott dismissed Morris books as having no scientific merit, but she recalled his cordial, gentlemanly manner and said: I feel he was absolutely sincere about his convictions that the Bible was literally true and that science would support it and creation science was good science.

"Morris grew up in Texas in the 1920s and 1930s. He graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1939. He married Mary Louise on January 24, 1940, and they later had six children. After his graduation in 1939, and through 1942, he was a hydraulic engineer working with the International Boundary and Water Commission. He returned to Rice, teaching civil engineering from 1942 until 1946. In 1946 he wrote a short book entitled That You Might Believe (1946). From 1946 through 1951, he studied at the University of Minnesota, where he was awarded a master's degree in hydraulics (1948) and a Ph.D. in hydraulic engineering (1950). In 1951 he became a professor and chair of civil engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette." Wikipedia After fifteen years in faculty positions at Rice U., U. of Minnesota, U. of Southern Louisiana, and Southern Illinois U., Morris became head of the civil engineering department at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. During his thirteen years there, the school program grew to become one of the nation's largest. His 1963 textbook on applied hydraulics is still in use.

When his book The Genesis Flood (co-authored with theologian John Whitcomb) became popular, a new administrator decided Morris was too controversial. In the words of the Los Angeles Times, When he was asked to drop his creationist writings from his resume, Morris knew it was time to move on He founded the Institute for Creation Research and co-founded what is now San Diego Christian C. His biographical listings appear in Who's Who in Science, Antiquity to Present; Who's Who in America; American Men of Science; Who in Engineering; Who's Who in Science and Engineering; Who's Who in the World and Contemporary Authors.

Morris was an ASA member and Fellow during its early years. His passing is an opportunity for those of us in ASA to demonstrate our appreciation for differing perspectives and interpretations. In the spirit of Robert Fischer's book, God Did It, But How, we may differ in the methods and the timeframe in which the Creator did it, but we show solidarity with anyone who acknowledges, It is he who has made us, and not we ourselves. Newsletter*

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William Douglas Morrison (1927-2000) Biology

He was born to homesteading parents in Provost, Alberta, Canada, on October 16, 1927, and died of cancer on April 6, 2000. He graduated from the U. of Toronto in 1949, and got his PhD from the U. of IL in 1955. He then directed research for Maple Leaf Mills, Ltd. until 1971, when he became professor and chairman of the dept. of animal and poultry science at the U. of Guelph until his retirement in 1992. His research area was the nutrition of animals. Doug had a foundational role in the CSCA and was also recent (1999) CSCA Executive Director. Doug's obituary noted that "His faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour was the central theme and primary philosophy of his life and determined his decisions and actions."

Doug addressed the Guelph graduating class two months before he died, wishing them success as he defined it: "Over 2,000 years ago, a Hebrew writer penned what I believe to be a true description of success. He wrote: 'And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.' This definition acknowledges God and presupposes absolutes." He then explained these three character qualities. Gary Partlow noted in passing the word of his death to ASA that Doug "epitomized Micah 6:8", the verse of his commencement address. Newsletter, Guelph Obit.*

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Glenn Morton (1950-2020) Petroleum Engineer
Glenn Robert Morton went to be with his Lord on August 5, 2020 with his wife and sons by his side. Glenn was born on April 16, 1950. After a childhood in Oklahoma and attending Oklahoma University, he had an illustrious career in the oil business and explored an incredible number of interests outside of his career.
He joined the ASA in 1996 and published more than a dozen articles and letters in PSCF. He was an active participant on the ASA listserv. Ted Davis noted “A former YEC who published many articles in creationist journals, Glenn became an OEC after very thorough research into some of the scientific problems with the YEC view of a global flood. He became an influential voice in the creationist conversations. By his own account, he nearly fell into atheism in the process, but came out of it with his Christian faith intact.”

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Donald W. Munro (1937-2019) Zoologist; ASA Executive Director
Donald William Munro, 81, of Secane, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 3, 2019. Don was born to Donald and Emily Munro, on December 27, 1937, in Narberth, Pennsylvania. He graduated from upper Darby High School and received a Bachelor's Degree cum laude in biology from Wheaton College, Illinois, and a MS and PhD in zoology from Penn State University. He served for a time in the US Army and was stationed in Fort Dix, NJ. He married Joyce Thomas in 1961, and they lived together in Houghton, NY; Ipswich, MA; Elizabeth City, NC; and Orlando, FL. Don was a biology professor at Houghton College, NY, and then the director of the American Scientific Affiliation in Ipswich, MA, until he retired.

Don learned about the ASA as a Wheaton student from his professor, Russell Mixter. He joined the ASA in 1962. During his 28 years at Houghton College, Don’s ASA activities included serving on the executive council from 1981–1986, as local arrangements chair for the 1986 Annual Meeting at Houghton, as chairman of the bioethics commission, and as program chair of the 1994 Annual Meeting at Bethel University in Minnesota on the topic Bioethics: Perils and Promise. When Bob Herrmann stepped down as executive director, Don applied for the position. He began to serve as executive director in July of 1994, serving through 2004.
During his tenure, he managed the Templeton-ASA lecture series through a major grant from the Templeton Foundation. The Templeton involvement included at least 360 lectures in almost 200 different colleges, universities, or seminaries with an average attendance of over 250 per lecture. In 1994 in his first annual meeting as director, the ASA website was created by Terry Gray and Jack Haas. Later the ASA listserv was established for dialogue among ASA members. While he was the ASA executive director, he also served as adjuct pre-med advisor at Gordon College, effectively increasing the number of students accepted into graduate programs.

Don’s final Executive Director’s Corner and more information about his time as ASA director can be found in the March/April 2005 ASA Newsletter.
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George F. Myers ( - 1986) Electrical Engineer

Of University Park, Maryland, died on 5 March 1986. He was buried on March 8 at Adelphi, Md., after funeral services at Riverdale Presbyterian Church in Riverdale, Md. Our records of George's career are incomplete, but we know he was a long-time member of ASA. He was trained as an electrical engineer. He is survived by his wife Elma, two children. Newsletter. (incomplete)

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George Neal (1922-2002) Mechanical Engineer

George survived Pearl Harbor and walked away from a B-24 shot down over Australia during World War II. He graduated from the U. of Denver and became a mechanical engineer working on jet propulsion. He worked on the Apollo manned space flight program with NASA and was personally acquainted with several of the early astronauts.

George was very involved in recent years with the science and faith dialogue. He organized a "Science and Theology" mission unit at the First Presbyterian Church of Golden, CO, and was the prime mover behind the formation of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Presbyterian Association for Science, Technology and the Christian Faith, on whose board he served. He was concerned for young people and began an educational program on science and the Christian faith for high school age youth. Newsletter*

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W. Jim Neidhardt (1934-1993) Physics

Jim, an active ASA member, died unexpectedly at age 59 of a sudden heart attack on July 15 1993, in bed. His recently published book, coauthored by James E. Loder, was The Knight's Move: The Relational Logic of the Spirit in Theology and Science, Helmers & Howard, 1992. He was an influential physics professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ for 31 years and an active member in the local NY ASA section.

Jim befriended numerous scientists and theologians from various countries at the Center for Theological Inquiry in Princeton and helped many seminarians and graduate students at several universities. Jim was author of numerous JASA papers and a promoter of Michael Polanyi's ideas. Many of us will remember his frequent use of graphic illustrations to explain various relationships.

Tribute was paid Jim by his co-author of The Knight's Move, Dr. James Loder, in a memorial service on 20 Jul 93. Loder emphasized in his eulogy that, as a whole person, Jim did not detach his intellect from his heart" and loved to place himself in the biblical tradition "so the labor of his mind was generated in and from his heart." His remarkable energy "was matched by genuine humility and a delightful sense of humor. His humor seemed usually to embody the comment from Niels Bohr that he loved to repeat Bohr's comment to a young physicist who complained that there was too much humor at the Bohr Institute. "People should be more serious," the young physicist exclaimed. To which Bohr replied, "Some things are so serious that they must be taken with a sense of humor." I think this was the source of Jim's humor. He took serious things seriously and that was the source of much of his humor about lesser things. Jim also "seemed to have more sorrow or compassion rather than anger at those physicists, theologians, scientists who apparently could not see or comprehend the grace of God" but also, "nothing gave him more joy than the triumph of a sound Biblically-based theological argument in the face of a reductionist and secularized concept of humanity, nature, cosmology."

Believing, as his mentors Tom Torrance and Harold Nebelsick, in the contingency in all things upon the grace of God, his "service was rendered most of the time in an atmosphere of scientific hostility, to the deepest conviction of his- heart, that science and theology belonged together." In closing, Loder alluded to the good that could continue from Jim's effort, though he is no longer among us. And indeed, even now in the ASA, such fruit is being manifested. Robert T. Voss was introduced to the ASA by Jim and has recently relocated from the New York-New Jersey ASA local section (of which Jim Neidhardt was a member) to Pittsburgh, where a new local section is in formation. (See "Pittsburgh Local Section Forming.") . Jim Neidhardt's estate has donated a 7,000 volume collection "of unusual quality" to Messiah College's Murray Learning Resources Center in Grantham, PA.

Jim chose Messiah C. "because his interest in relating his Christian faith to modern science led him to consider only Christian colleges" and his longtime friends there, including Ted Davis, associate professor of science and history, Messiah's alumni magazine reported (Feb. 94). Jim Neidhardt's estate has donated a 7,000 volume collection "of unusual quality" to Messiah College's Murray Learning Resources Center in Grantham, PA. Jim chose Messiah C. "because his interest in relating his Christian faith to modern science led him to consider only Christian colleges" and his longtime friends there, including Ted Davis, associate professor of science and history, Messiah's alumni magazine reported (Feb. 94). Ted Davis, Newsletter*

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Teresa Marie Nesman (1957-2016) Anthropology, Science teacher

Teresa Nesman died peacefully in her sleep August 6, 2016. She was born on July 5, 1957, in Oriente, Cuba where her parents were teaching in a rural vocational school. Her grade school years were spent in Alajuela, Costa Rica and Gainesville, Florida, high school in Tampa and college at Florida State University. She spent 15 years as a science teacher locally, before entering USF for a master’s degree and then a PhD in Applied Anthropology. Teresa’s remaining years were in research and evaluation projects and teaching courses on cultural competence at the Child and Family Department of the Mental Health Institute at USF. Teresa authored numerous writings from her research studies in the field of children’s mental health and cultural assimilation and directed many training workshops. She also volunteered one year in Haiti at a Presbyterian mission, helping with teacher training, while volunteering on their mission’s executive board for many years. Teresa joined the ASA in 2010 at the recommendation of Martin Price. She also joined the Christian Women in Science group.

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Eugene A. Nida (1914-2011) Linguistics

Revolutionized Bible Translations, Dead at 96 his name might not be prominent, but Eugene A. Nida's influence can be found in most Christian homes-more specifically, in their Bibles. Nida, one of the leading advocates for dynamic equivalence translation, died August 25, 2011 at a hospital in Brussels, Belgium. He was 96.

Dynamic equivalence translation (a phrase which Nida coined) is a "meaning-based" approach to biblical translation; it focuses on translating "thought-for-thought" rather than "word-for-word." In a 2002 interview with Christianity Today, Nida said that this shift in translation was his most important contribution: "To help people be willing to say what the text means, not what the words are, but what the text means." Nida's career in translation began in 1936, when he graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Greek and a minor in Latin.

The summer after he graduated, Nida attended the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), a faith-based nonprofit that serves language communities by using research, training, and development to "build capacity for sustainable language development." After his introduction to SIL, Nida returned every summer from 1937 to 1953 to teach there. Nida continued his studies at the University of Southern California, where he earned a master's degree in New Testament Greek. He completed a doctorate in linguistics at the University of Michigan in 1943. That same year, he was hired by the American Bible Society as associate secretary of versions. He became the executive secretary for translations in 1946, a position that he held until his retirement in 1980. He was present at the founding conference of the United Bible Societies in 1946, and in 1949 he founded The Bible Translator, a journal featuring articles about the theory and practice of Bible translation.

By the late 1960s, Nida had published two books, Toward a Science of Translating (Brill, 1964), and The Theory and Practice of Translation (Brill, 1969, with C.R. Taber), advancing his new dynamic equivalence theory. He had also published a first edition of the Greek New Testament, which became a basis for other translators in their work. Nida spent much of his career traveling around the globe. By 1952, he had traveled to more than 30 countries and encountered more than 80 languages. In his travels, he met and trained teams to help them in their translation work. In 1978, he was praised by the Christian Herald as a man who "has done more than any one person to provide people with Scripture they can read in their own language." The popularity and positive reception of The Good News Bible (also called the Today's English Version) lent credence to Nida's work, as it was translated using dynamic equivalence theory. Other versions, such as the New Living Translation and Contemporary English Version, are also heavily influenced by Nida's approach.

In his work, Nida emphasized the importance of cultural context - both the cultural context of Bible and the cultural context of the language into which the Bible is being translated. One example he liked to use was the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25, where the sheep represent those who have done the Lord's will, and the goats are those who haven't. "Look out, because in most of Africa, sheep are regarded as very bad animals!" he said in his 2002 interview. "The translator, of course, cannot change all the sheep into goats and the goats into sheep. But you've got to have footnotes to explain the cultural difference. Otherwise, you're going to give an entirely wrong impression." However, Nida also emphasized something over the need for multiple, relatable translations: a desire to understand and spread the meaning of the Bible. "What is really needed is for people to take the message seriously and share it with other people, focused primarily on what this message has meant to me," he said. "So many Christians love to argue about the Bible rather than take it seriously as a message that is important for their own lives. Franklin, 1979, Eugene Nida (from Morgan Feddes CT 8/26/2011 )*

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Donald Noren (1925-2010) Electrical Engineer of Santa Barbara CA; died January 6, 2010; he was 85.

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Harold J. Northrup ( ) Chemistry

ASA has been notified of the August 24 death of Harold J. Northrup of Pawcatuck, Rhode Island, at age 82. Harold graduated in chemistry from what is now the U. of Rhode Island and was employed in the dyeing and electrical industries before his retirement. He was active in "people-to-people" peace efforts between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., which he described in papers at our 1987 and 1988 Annual Meetings. It's hard to think of chemist Harold Northrup of Pawcatuck, Connecticut, as an "old-timer" even though he's an octogenarian. After all, immediately after the Colorado Springs meeting he went to China on the ASA tour.

His paper on "Pathways to Good Will between Hostile Countries" was based on his own experience traveling to the Soviet Union with a group exploring "citizen diplomacy." He showed slides of his trip and handed out a bibliography on peace and peacemaking efforts. Harold urged ASA members not to overlook "the influence for good of a single individual."How did Harold Northrup get interested in "waging peace"? For many years he did goal-oriented research in the storage-battery industry. Even after retirement he has been called back from time to time to help solve problems. It occurred to Harold that the Lord had given him a gift for solving problems, and he couldn't think of a more important problem than world peace. So he thought he'd take a crack at it. He knows its a tough problem but that's the kind he likes best. Besides, he says, all the easy problems have already been solved. He went on the ASA tour to China in 1987. Harold was active in the Central Baptist Church of Pawcatuck hosting a ASA Talk there in late 1990. Newsletter

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Scott Northrup (1951-2018) Chemistry

Scott Northrup of Silver Point, TN, died suddenly on Thursday, January 11th, 2018 at Center Hill Lake, a reservoir in Tennessee, from an apparent boating accident. Born November 10, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado to the late Robert and Ruth Williams Northrup, Dr. Northrup earned his bachelor’s degree from Northern Colorado University and his master’s degree and doctorate from University of Colorado. Moving to Cookeville in 1980, Dr. Northrup joined Tennessee Tech faculty as a professor. His distinguished, impactful and influential career spanned 35 years. He served as chemistry department chair from August 1997 to August 2005 and also as the department’s master’s program coordinator. Widely published, he was awarded TTU's Caplenor Faculty Research Award for outstanding faculty research accomplishments in 1988 and the university's Sigma Xi Research Award for outstanding contribution at TTU in 1982 and 1987. He was awarded the University’s Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching in 2015. Post retirement, he continued to serve as faculty advisor for the Tech Bass Fishing Team.

Scott’s bright mind and giving heart were also displayed at Trinity Algood, where he has been actively involved in Trinity’s Music Ministry since he joined the church in 1992. He was a director of the church’s NetMinders Ministry, a men’s discipleship and outreach ministry that provides Christian fellowship and fun for men who enjoy fishing, since its inception in 2008. He was also a founding member of God’s Jail Ministry. Scott and his wife and ministry partner of 38 years, Christine Conniff Northrup, have led Little Flock Bible study for 25 years. He was a member of the ASA for 40 years. *from www.hhhfunerals.com

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Wesley L. Nyborg(1917–2011) biophysics.

Born May 15, 1917, in rural Ruthven, Iowa, he was the last of six children born to Isaac Nyborg and Leva Larson. He died on September 24, 2011, at the age of 94. As a child, He lived on a farm before rural electrification was widely available and was taught in a one-room schoolhouse
He earned B. S. in Physics and Mathematics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, which was founded by Norwegian immigrants. He earned an M.S. in 1944 and a Ph.D. in 1947 in physics from the Pennsylvania State University. His research there had an application of ultrasonic signaling for the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

In 1945 he married Beth, his wife of 44 years, until her death in 1989. His physics dissertation was titled “High Frequency Whistles: Edge Tones and Resonance,” with adviser Harold K. Schilling. He helped Wes form his own style of teaching and research, including striking a balance between the aims of science and religion. "Wes was also a deeply religious man who loved God and tried to serve Him. He was active in his church (Community Lutheran) and in his community, and gave freely and generously to many charities. He loved to sing, and was in a barber shop quartet as a young man and in church choirs for many years thereafter."   He had been an ASA member since 1989.

He was an assistant and associate professor at Brown University from 1950 to 1960, and since 1960 was a professor and on retirement, an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Vermont.

Wes’ career was devoted to biophysical acoustics, first at low frequencies and since the early 1950s primarily at ultrasonic frequencies of biomedical interest. He made significant contributions in many areas of ultrasound biophysics. His early work established a basis for much of our current knowledge of nonthermal mechanisms by which ultrasound interacts with biological materials—particularly important is the basic information that he had provided on the effects associated with acoustically driven bubble activity. He developed the theoretical basis of acoustic streaming, and he extended his work to investigating all sorts of ultrasonically induced movements and other nonthermal effects of ultrasound

As an ultrasound beam traverses tissue, it causes the local temperature to rise. The underlying theory was worked on by Wes, and he derived a number of important relationships that we use today in determining the anticipated temperature elevation that can result from medical applications of ultrasound.

In addition to being elected into membership of the National Academy of Engineering, he has been honored with the
title fellow by the Acoustical Society of America, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Physics, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Ultrasonics, and Clinics in Diagnostic Ultrasound. He has written many chapters in scientific books and published many papers in scholarly journals.

For 22 years, Wes was the chair of National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Scientific Committee No. 66, devoted to establishing guidelines for the safe use of ultrasound in medicine. Three volumes were published: (1)Biological Effects of Ultrasound: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications, in 1983; (2) Exposure Criteria for Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound: I. Criteria Based on Thermal Mechanisms, in 1992; and (3) Exposure Criteria for Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound: II. Criteria Based on All Known Mechanisms, in 2002. These volumes are considered the most authoritative documents in this field. It should be emphasized that Wes was not only the leader of this effort but also the major contributor of concepts and scientific input. A tribute to Wes by one of his graduate students, Hal Frost, can found at this site.

Bios: Daughter, Dr. Elsa Mondou; American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine; National Academy of Medicine*
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Karl M. Oberholser(1942-2013) Chemistry.

Karl, 70, of Mechanicsburg PA went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the Select Specialty Hospital, Camp Hill PA. He was born September 21, 1942 in Mechanicsburg, the son of the late Christian L. and Miriam A. (Wenger) Oberholser. He was a retired Professor at Messiah College, where he taught in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Karl was a graduate of Chambersburg Area High School class of 1960, a graduate of Messiah College and Auburn University (Ph. D). Karl was an associate professor at Black Hawk College, Moline, IL, 1968-69; and Penn State Hershey School of Medicine from 1972-1976.

He was a member of the Grantham Brethren in Christ Church, where he taught Sunday School and enjoyed leading the Boys Brigade. Karl was a life time member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) >30 years. He presented a poster session at the 2000 Annual meeting: that allows for a personal examination of interactive computer exercises which were made with Toolbook and HyperChem or Chime, a web page plug-in. He was a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) for 45 years and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for 42 years. PA Patriot-Ledger, Newsletter

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Robert Charles Olsen (1925-2014) High School and University Science Education.
Robert "Bob" Olsen, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Willow Valley Retirement Community, Lancaster, PA. Born on June 2, 1925 in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Carl and Ruth (Thorsen) Olsen. Bob was the beloved husband of Doris "Pinky" (MacMillan) Olsen to whom he was married for 65 years.

Bob graduated from Wheaton College (IL) where he earned his B.S. in Science, and attended Columbia University, earning his Master's Degree, followed by his PhD at the University of Maryland. He was a long-time resident of Ridgewood, NJ where, as a devoted husband and father, he had a long and distinguished career of teaching science at the Ridgewod High School and at the university level.

He was an active member of Grace Church in Ridgewood and loved and served the Lord in all aspects of his life. Bob had a lifelong love for music and played the trumpet in musical groups at Wheaton and Grace Church. Bob also enjoyed spending his summers in the Adirondack Mountains in Speculator, NY with his family.

To cherish his memory, Bob is survived by his dear wife and three children: Sandra (Olsen) and Mike Sweigart of Coopersburg, PA, Lynn (Olsen) Craven of Paoli, PA, and Jim Olsen of Albany, NY. He was the much-loved "PopPop" of Rebecca Craven of Philadelphia, PA, Julie Craven and Karen Craven of Paoli, PA, and Holly (Craven) and Justin Power of Newtown Square, PA. Lancaster Online Obit. (incomplete)

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Donald W. Olson (~1916-1970) Secondary Education

associate member of ASA since 1964, died on February 17, 1970. He had become a Christian in 1946, after receiving his B.A. from Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1938. He went on to obtain an M.Ed. from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1954, and at the time of his death was living in Olympia, Washington, and serving as consultant in administration and finance for the Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

He had been superintendent of schools in Morton, Washington, and served as lay leader and Sunday school teaching in the Morton Methodist Church. He was a member of the American Association of School Administrators.
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Kenneth Victor Olson (1920-2005) Biology, Education

Died at age 85, a Fellow of the ASA, from Greeley, CO, died March 26. 2005. He received his bachelor 's degree from Augsberg C. in Minneapolis and his master 's and Ph.D. degrees from the U. of Minnesota. He taught high school in Monte Video, MN, and at the State Teachers C. in Aberdeen, SD. He taught at the U. of Northern CO for many years, retiring in the late 1980s. Kenneth served as a lieutenant in the Navy during WW II. He also sang in the choir of his church, the First United Presbyterian Church of Greeley, and loved to fish and play the piano and organ. Ken led ASA's Commission on Science Education for many years. Newsletter* (incomplete)

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Edwin Andrew Olson (1925-1999) Chemical Engineering, Geochemistry

As told by his wife, Marlene, Ed "peacefully left us and went Home on October 18 [1999]." Ed was diagnosed with a tumor the third week of September, which an open biopsy revealed to be cancer of the liver and lungs. "Ed was too stoic," Marlene wrote, "and the pain didn't drive him to seek hospitalization until the final days of September. When all the tests were in, the doctor characterized the cancer as 'angry'." Too far gone for hospital care, Ed's last four days were spent in a hospital bed in the living room of the Olson home in Spokane, WA.

Ed was born 74 years ago in Gary, Indiana, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, majored in chemical engineering at the U. of Pitt., and then worked for DuPont. In 1950, through the influence of two DuPont colleagues, he became a Christian. He left engineering in 1953 to attend seminary and teach chemistry and physics at Northwestern C. in Minneapolis, MN. He married Marlene, a student there, in 1954. They moved to New York in 1954, where Ed entered the doctoral program at Columbia U., in geochemistry, with a specialization in radiocarbon dating. He received his doctorate in 1963. Ed joined the Whitworth C. faculty in 1960, and established the Dept. of Geology.

Ed was a member of Trinity Baptist Church for nearly forty years.

Stephen C. Meyer of Whitworth C. included in his tribute to Ed: "Somehow he saw potential in me that others didn't and that interest transformed me. He told me he liked reading my tests because my essays were clearly written. Now I write about science as a central part of my profession. During a term that Ed was faculty president, he asked me to teach his structural geology lab. Now I teach as a professor at Whitworth C. The summer after my sophomore year, Ed wrote me a letter encouraging me as a Christian and as a budding scientist. I remember reading the letter sitting on a tractor in the middle of a Montana alfalfa field, stunned that a professor would take the time in the middle of his summer to write me. Ed was never too full of himself to see potential in others. That's why I say he was humble. He was other directed. And his interest in others inspired them. And it changed lives."

An ASA Fellow, Ed was a ASA Council member (1984- 1988) and was interested in the science and politics of the environment. His recent 99-page work on the subject has yet to be published. S.C. Meyer, Newsletter*

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Hendrik J. Oorthuys (1910-1996) Electrical Engineer

Died on July 22, 1996 at age 86 of an acute heart attack. He had been a member of the ASA since the mid-1940s and served as Secretary for four years. He was also active in the Oregon Local Section. Hendrik received his degrees in electrical engineering at Oregon State U. where he and F. Alton Everest were fellow students.

Alton taught at OSU but when he was called to work in the Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego at the outset of WWII, Hendrik took over his teaching. Alton subsequently recruited Hendrik to work with him at the Lab from 1944-46. Hendrik was an EE prof. at Purdue U. from 1946-57, then returned to OSU until his retirement in 1975.

He married Ruth Denney in 1950 and had three sons and a daughter. Hendrik and Ruth were involved in a ministry to inmates at the Oregon State Prison. Hendrik attended First Baptist Church of Corvallis, where former ASA president and biologist David L. Willis taught Bible class. One of David's students at First Baptist was also an EE student at OSU, the Editor, who would record his articulate and inspiring lectures. I took no courses from Hendrik, however, but recall him to often be in the motor lab, the EE dept's "fishbowl." I readily concur with Dave when he wrote: "Hendrik was a most enthusiastic person. ... He was always cheerful and hopeful. He is remembered locally as "the Flying Dutchman," because to the end of his life he could be seen daily on the city streets furiously pedaling his bicycle here and there." David also added, "He was a dear Christian friend and a strong supporter of ASA. He will be missed by many." E. Dave Willis, Newsletter *

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Evelina M. Orteza (1929 - 2014) Philosophy of Education.

Born March 19,1929, Dr. Evelina M. Orteza of Calgary, Alberta Canada, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 26, 2014. She was survived by her brother, Ephraim and his wife, Edna, of Morgantown, WV and another sister-in-law, Lavinia R. A. Orteza of Quezon City, Philippines, nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces. She was born in Butuan, Philippines, the daughter of the late Jose and Rosario Orteza. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Corazon and Josefina; brothers Cornelio, Leoncio, Benjamin, Jose Jr., Ruben, and Arsenio.
Evelina was a professor emerita of Philosophy of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in English Literature and a minor in Sociology from the University of the Philippines, a M.A. in Education from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, and an Ed.D. in Philosophy of Education from the University of California Los Angeles. With this educational background, she became equipped to teach at various institutions starting as an instructor at UCLA, then as an assistant professor at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and finally moving to the University of Calgary where she was granted the associate and later full professor status. She served this institution for 26 years until her retirement. During some summer sessions, she had the opportunity to teach at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, and West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Apart from this wide teaching experience, she was also a visiting professor at the University of the Philippines, a visiting colleague at the University of Hawaii, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham in England.

She joined the ASA as early as 1968 and was appointed a consulting editor for JASA in 1977. She attended several Annual meetings in the 70s and 80s.

Because of her honest desire in improving the teaching of Philosophy of Education and the development of a better understanding of what the Department of Foundations of Education under the Faculty of Education is through her dedicated teaching and extensive writing, she received various kinds of honors, certificates of recognition, and awards. She was not only an author and co-author of books, but also a contributor to a number of books. Her involvement in both national and international journals on philosophy of education, values, and religion ranged from being editor, co-editor, book review editor, advisor, and contributor resulted in her being known and admired by local, national and international colleagues. Her other areas of interest in addition to philosophy of education in general were analytic philosophy of education, in particular, philosophical basis of moral education, existential philosophy, Pragmatism, Ethics, and later on she included the areas of religion, Christian mind, religious pluralism, interreligious dialogue, morality and values. Her main concern in teaching was to teach her students to think clearly and understand what university education is about. In addition to her distinguished academic career, Evelina was devoted to her family and friends, known for her generosity and love of art, the performing arts, classical music and collections of old books.

Her clear thinking also applied rigorously to her Christian beliefs as shown in leading Bible Studies both in a number of churches she attended and in individual homes where sharing or caring groups met weekly. The members of every group showed their appreciation and thanks for the marvelous lessons learned from her, in terms of a verse by verse study and clarification, in each book being studied, and an increasing love for reading the Word of God. And because she believed in God distributing gifts to His people, we can say that she used her gifts from God to the fullest extent that she could.

The family received friends at the Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 450 Arch Street, Morgantown, WV on Saturday, August 16th from 9:30 AM until the time of the funeral service at 11 AM with Rev. Luis Orteza and Rev. Jonathan Hutchison officiating. Obit, Newsletter, Rev. Luis Orteza.*

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Daniel Harcourt Osmond (1934 - 2015) Physiology, Medicine

August 22 1934 - April 25 2015.

It is with great sadness that I share with you new of the sudden passing of Dan Osmond last Saturday. Dan was a founding member of the CSCA in 1973, and his influence on the founding and subsequent development of the CSCA was deep and extensive. He was a tireless witness to his Christian faith in all areas of his professional work. We were fortunate to have had Dan share his memories on the founding of the CSCA in our 40th Anniversary Newsletter.
See http://issuu.com/nsitu/docs/csca-newsletter-rev1?e=1528961/3881799

It was also a pleasure having Dan at the joint ASA/CSCA/CiS meetings last summer at McMaster, where he participated very actively in the sessions. It had been under Dan's urging that we brought John Welton in for the special workshop on Genesis.

A number of us will share more detailed reflections on Dan's life and work in a separate notice. In the meantime, I have included here the obituary notice that was placed in the Globe and Mail yesterday. Please note that a memorial service for Dan will be held Saturday May 23rd in Cobourg.

Toronto Globe and Mail, Thursday, April 30, 2015

Daniel Harcourt Osmond, Ph.D., University of Toronto

August 22 1934 - April 25 2015

Beloved husband of Faith Margaret (nee Kilburn) his lover, soul mate and best friend for 58 years. Loving father of Mark, Grace (Brian), Paul (Tania) and Deborah (Remi). Loving granddad of Hannah, Thomas, Gabriel, Michael, Elijah and Zoé. Professor Emeritus of Physiology and Medicine, University of Toronto. Farmer, maple syrup producer and beekeeper. Lifelong promoter of the need to integrate the historic Christian worldview with a sound scientific outlook.

Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial service at Calvary Baptist Church, 237 Ball St., Cobourg on Saturday May 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Private family burial at The Heritage Cemetery of St. Peter in Cobourg. Inquires may be made through Newcastle Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Northumberland Youth for Christ, P.O. Box 462, Cobourg K9A 4L1 or Calvary Baptist Church, Cobourg would be appreciated.

"If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence". Psalm 94: 17; "If we died with Him, we will also live with Him". 2 Timothy 2:11.

Online condolences may be left at www.newcastlefuneralhome.com

Grace and peace,
Don McNally, Executive Director CSCA

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Robert M. Page (1903-1992) Physics

Of Minneapolis, he died of heart failure on 15 May 1992 at the age of 88. A physicist and former research director of the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), he had been decorated by four U.S. presidents. In 1946 President Harry Truman awarded him the Certificate of Merit and in 1960 President Dwight Eisenhower presented him with the Presidential Award for Distinguished Civilian Service. Born in St. Paul, the son of a Methodist minister, Bob Page entered Hamline University to study religion but in his senior year switched to physics.

After graduating in 1927 he joined the staff of NRL, which had been established only four years earlier. With colleagues there he invented the technology to make pulsed radar effective; also the planned position indicator (die now common PPI scope, with radial beam sweeping the circular face of a cathode ray tube to locate radar echoes from planes, ships, or hurricanes) and Project Madre, the first radar capable of "seeing" over a horizon. His contributions, pooled with those of British scientists in 1940, were crucial to winning WWII. Later, Project Madre improved surveillance of long-range missile launches during the cold war with the Soviet Union. Bob Page earned an M.S. degree from George Washington U. while working at NRL, where he was research director from 1957 to his retirement in 1966. He also received an honorary doctorate from Hamline.

He was a long-time member and Fellow of ASA. During his tenure at NRL he was active in ASA's Washington-Baltimore local section, and in the sixties participated in a number of ASA Annual Meetings. Robert M. Page, Director of Research at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington (and the first man to send a message by reflecting it off the moon, he casually informed us during a talk), presented a fascinating picture of what science has learned about extra-terrestrial phenomena through different types of research. He taught Bible classes and frequently lectured on the relationship of science and Scripture. According to his son, Rev. John Robert Page of Medford, Oregon, he had recently been working on a full-length study on that subject. ASA old-timers will remember Bob's striking appearance: a tall, thin, white-haired man with a distinctive goatee. Others (especially anyone who worked on early radar gear) might know his 1962 Doubleday Anchor paperback, The Origin of Radar.

In addition to his son, Bob is survived by a niece in Minnesota, a brother in Texas, and one grandson. Page closed nearly forty years of service as he retired as Director of Research of the Naval Research Laboratory at the end of 1966. At NRL, Dr. Page was instrumental in maintaining the laboratory as one of the nation's outstanding physical science research institutions. As director of research he planned long-range programs and provided leadership to a staff of 1500 scientists, engineers and technicians. Prior to his latest post, Dr. Page served five years as Associate Director of Research in electronics and seven years as Superintendent of a Radio Division. He first joined NRL in 1927. From his initial work in radar during the early 1930's, Dr. Page has been a giant in its development. Today he holds more than 50 patents in the field including substantially all basic radar patents. He has authored hundreds of technical and popular papers and lectures, including a book, "The Origin of Radar." Honors include 1, President Dwight D. Eisenhower's award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service in 1960, the Navy's Conrad Award and the Harry Diamond Award of the Institute of Radio Engineers and the Stuart Ballentine Award of the Franklin Institute. Wikipedia, Newsletter*

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Richard B. Parker ( -1999) Microbiology

Of Portland, OR recently died of cancer (1999). Rick was an active ASAer and Director of the Institute of Science and Christian Faith, located at Western Evangelical Seminary in Portland. Rick received Ph.D.s from Oregon State U. in 1954 and U. of WI-Madison in 1954-55. As a microbiologist, Rick was associated with the U. of Oregon dental school, and was founder of a Portland biotech firm that was later acquired by Pioneer (the Iowa seed company) as its microbial products division. The Editor's brother, Lewis Feucht, and Nate Olsonon worked closely with Rick during the earlier days of the company. Rick later started a yogurt company, again using his superb skills in microbiology. Newsletter   (incomplete)

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Stanley M Parmerter (1920–2020) Chemist-Attorney

Stanley Marshall Parmerter, age 99, passed away on July 22, 2020, in Ft. Myers, FL. He was born on October 24, 1920 in Rochester, NY, to Rev. Wesley Parmerter and Mable (Winegard) Parmerter. He earned a BS degree in chemistry from Greenville (IL) College, and MS and PhD degrees in chemistry from the University of Illinois in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. Later he obtained a JD from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago and had a successful career as a patent attorney.
Stanley married Ellen Barton, his college sweetheart, in 1943. They were married for 76 years until her death, preceding him by only 9 months. After graduation, he performed research at the William S. Merrell Company and then worked for the Eastman Kodak Company. In 1952 the Parmerter family moved to Wheaton, IL, where they lived for over forty years. Stanley taught chemistry at Wheaton College for eleven years before he returned to industrial employment with CPC International in Argo, IL. There he was employed in research, administration, and finally as a patent attorney. For many years the Parmerters were active members of the Wheaton Bible Church where they both taught Sunday School classes and where he served as an Elder for several terms.
In January of 1952, Stanley joined the American Scientific Affiliation. It is not clear how he learned about the ASA, presumably while he was working at Kodak. Perhaps it was through the ASA that he met key ASA leaders such as Russell Mixter, and perhaps those connections led him to join the chemistry department at Wheaton College in the fall of 1952. He would later serve as chair of the science division at Wheaton. During his tenure there, he held discussions on science and faith in his home which directly influenced a Wheaton grad student in biblical theology by the name of Robert Fay. Bob went on to follow in Stanley’s footsteps by earning a PhD in chemistry and completing a great teaching career at Cornell.
Stanley was also awarded a research grant by the Alumni Association of Wheaton College. In 1961 Stanley moderated a panel called “Origins and Christian Thought” as part of the larger Wheaton symposium by that name organized by Russell Mixter who had just edited the seminal book Evolution and Christian Thought Today. This influential symposium resulted in considerable controversy in the larger Christian community beyond the campus. The reaction led to concerns that rose to the level of the college’s trustees and ultimately resulted in a modification of the Wheaton Statement of Faith. A footnote was added stating that Adam and Eve were created directly and not from previously existing forms of life. This new condition of employment prompted several faculty to leave, including Stanley Parmerter, in 1963. It should be noted that the specification “not from previously existing forms of life” was removed in 1992. (ASA Newsletter July 1960 and History of the Chemistry Department—private communication)
Stanley published extensively in his field of organic chemistry. He was the author and agent for many patents. Though he did not publish in PSCF, he was an effective servant of Christ in his frequent interactions with students and colleagues. He was a 68-year member and supporter of the ASA, faithfully submitting his dues and adding a donation every year, even at the age of 99. One of his friends at Shell Point, where he spent his final years, remarked “Stan Parmerter was a wonderful man, a scientist with a warm heart for God.”

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Mark S. Peterson (1929-1995) Electrical Engineering Mark joined the ASA in 1970 as a Texas A&M Campus Staff Member for, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. BS in Elec. Engr. of Elgin, Illinois passed away Aug. 24, 1995, after a long illness. (incomplete}

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Timothy R. Phillips (1950-2000) Theology

Associate Professor of Theology at Wheaton C. at 50 years of age, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 27, 2000 after suffering a long bout with cancer. Timothy graduated from Wheaton C., completed the M.T.S. from Gordon Conwell Seminary, and the Ph.D. in Theology from Vanderbilt U.

In 1986, he returned to Wheaton C. to teach classes in historical and systematic theology where he wrestled with questions about life and death with students. The struggle was always centered in God's self-disclosure in Jesus Christ and Scripture and Tim never let anyone get away with glib answers. One of Tim's legacies to his students is his insistence that they understand and respond to how others outside the evangelical community deal with theological issues. He was a valuable participant in the "Evangelical and Catholics Together" meetings and mentored his love for Christ's people to the larger Church.

A co-author/editor of four books with friend, Dennis Okholm, Tim pressed on to engage thinking about theology and culture. In this endeavor and passion, he helped initiate the annual Theology Conference at Wheaton. He entitled the most recent and very successful conference, "The Relationship of Theology and Science." Tim valued teaching, scholarship, and service to others in Christ's name. His influence is felt in churches and educational institutions around the world. His international grad. students in Wheaton and his trips to Nigeria and Kenya brought many closer to their Lord. According to Dennis Okholm, one of Tim's best friends, Tim considered himself as a modest scholar with a lifelong agenda, who was in love with the God he studied. Timothy is survived by his wife, Sandy, and two sons, Aaron and Caleb. Newsletter*

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Charles Patton Poole Jr. (1927-2015) Physicist of Columbia, SC

Charles Patton Poole Jr. passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015. Born June 7, 1927, in Panama City, Panama, he received a B.S. in preMed from Fordham University in 1950 and an M.S. in Physics in 1952. He obtained a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the University of Maryland. After Charles obtained his master's degree, he took a job at Westinghouse designing microwave components for radar. He participated in the design of an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer and spent six years using ESR in the related field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). He was professor of physics at the University of South Carolina until his retirement. He served as an ordained deacon at St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Newman Center in Columbia. Charles joined the ASA in January of 2012 and contributed letters and book reviews to PSCF.

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Donald H. Porter (1907-1985) Mathematics

Of Marion, Indiana, died of a massive heart attack on 7 February 1985. Donald was 78, a mathematics professor retired from Marion College (he started teaching there in 1930)l, a member of ASA for over 35 years and Fellow for perhaps the last fifteen. He took an active role in the Indiana ASA local section and was a member of a Wesleyan church in Marion. After graduating from Marion College in 1929, Donald earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at Indiana University. He taught math and physics at Taylor as well as at Marion. Mrs. Olive Porter wrote ASA that the suddenness of her husband's death was responsible for the long delay in notifying us of his passing. She added that "the American Scientific Affiliation was very dear to Donald's heart." He was professor emeritus at Marion College, which had named Porter Auditorium in its science building for him. Don was an active member of the Eighth Street Wesleyan Church in Marion, and for many years was an officer in the Indiana ASA local section. (Our thanks to Wally Roth of Taylor for sending a clipping from the local newspaper.) Newsletter*

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Howard W. Post (1896-1992) Chemistry

Of Getzville, New York, died on 19 Feb 1992 at the age of 95. He was an emeritus professor of organic chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his B.S. and M.S. from Syracuse and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins (1927). His research on organometallics and especially on organosilicons was published in some 85 technical papers and two books. Howard W. Post; Silicones and Other Organic Silicon Compounds; (Reinhold Publishing Corp., N. Y.; 1949).
From a Buffalo News article: " Always interested in international good will, Howard has become an "ambassador extraordinaire", partly by maintaining contact with fellow scientists in other countries. One of his "extra mile" gestures of friendship was recently reported in a Buffalo newspaper. Back in 1958-59, Dr. Isao Shiihara, a chemist at the Industrial (National) Research Center at Ikeda City (near Osaka), Japan, spent a postdoctoral year with Howard Post on a Fulbright grant. Over the years, as Shiihara rose to become director of his institute, Post continued to correspond with him and the two even collaborated at a distance on research projects. Besides publishing four joint papers from that work, Post wrote a chapter for a book edited by Shiihara and helped edit the English of a number of institute manuscripts written in English. Within the past year Post's friend resigned to take a VIP position with a Japanese chemical manufacturing company in Tokyo.

Howard Post is a history buff. Digging through old archives saved by his father, from whom Howard got his interest in history, he found a Syracuse newspaper dated May 29, 1905. It carried an account, with drawings, of the battle of Tsu-Shime on that date, in which Admiral Togo destroyed almost all of what was left of the navy of Imperial Russia. The Czar had sent his Baltic squadron around western Europe, the Cape of Good Hope, and through the Indian Ocean in hopes of turning the tide in the Russo-Japanese War. Thinking that his Japanese friend might be interested in the newspaper, Post sent it to him and received "a veritable outburst of thanks", also learing that Shiihara was a captain in the Japanese Naval Reserve, having served with the scientific sector in WWII. Shiihara took the old newspaper to the official Museum of the Imperial Japanese Navy at the naval base of Maizuru, where it was mounted permanently along with a Japanese translation of the account. Howard Post's own album now contains several photographs of the museum exhibit he contributed, the naval base and its commandant, Admiral Kato, and of course, his friend Isao Shiihara.

Howard has worked with the U.S. government in various ways to build better relations with other countries. Of his 20-year friendship with a now-prominent Japanese scientist he says, "I think it's an excellent example of the ties we could set up if we were willing to try hard enough, both personally and nationally, to develop international good will." For years Howard was active in the Williamsville United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday school to high schoolers. At his university he served as faculty advisor for the IVCF chapter for 20 years. Newsletter*

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J. David Price (1926-2005) Philosophy of Science Science, Education

Springville CA. ASA Fellow, Chaired ASA's Committee on Integrity in Science in the 80s and 90s. Active in the Annual Meetings and local ASA Sections. PhD in Philosophy of Science, Claremont Graduate School. Taught in High School.

Abstract of Local Obituary: "John David Price, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, met his Lord face to face on August 18, 2005. Dave was born to John C. Price and Eva Brownsberger Price in La Verne, CA, August 23, 1926. Dave attended Bonita High School where he lettered in three sports and played under his father on championship football teams. He graduated from Occidental College in 1947, completing college studies in three years while he lettered in football, water polo and track, achieving world-class status as a hurdler for the Oxy track team.

Following a brief stint with the Navy and the US Bureau of Mines, he became a high school science teacher and track coach for Bonita High School where he taught for over thirty years. Other teaching experiences included Chaparral Continuation High School, California Polytechnic University in Pomona, Claremont Grad School, Cal State Fullerton and University of La Verne. In 1969 he received his Ph.D. degree from Claremont Graduate School.

He served in both the US Navy and Army during WWII and the Korean Conflict. Dave met Mary Beth Gillette, the love of his life and they married in 1950. Together they raised five children; four sons and a daughter. Throughout his life he continued a generational tradition of farming citrus. Dave cultivated a love for all living things (almost - excepting citricola), and delighted in raising and sharing a plenitude of fruits, vegetables and citrus with all friends and family members. He and Mary Beth served overseas with US AID in Yemen for two years where Dave served as a horticultural specialist and Mary Beth taught English. They returned to California where they built their ranch home in the Sierra foothills overlooking their citrus ranch in Springville, CA."

"Dave was a philosopher, writer, educator, farmer, surfer, fisherman and naturalist. He was a man who loved life. Filled with faith, joy and love, he became a spiritual mentor to many whose lives bear the mark of his concern and care. Most of all he was a devoted husband, father and family man filled with unshakeable faith in God's boundless grace. He is survived by his wife Mary Beth, son Daniel and his wife Karen and their children Michael and Heather; son Stephen, his wife Joan and their children Alyssa, David, and Jonathan; son Jonathan and wife Maureen and their children Nathan and Ryan; son Dana and his wife Janet and their sons Elliott, Andrew and William; daughter Laurel and her husband Andrew and their children, Luke, Tim, John and Caroline. Dave is also survived by his sister, Doris Martini, his brother, Stan Price and wife Anne, and a multitude of nieces, nephews and cousins and other family members." Obituary, Newsletter*

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Barbara A. Pursey (1929 - 2014) Chemistry, Christian Ministry

Barb (nee Parker), 84 died peacefully at Bethany Home in Dubuque on May 21, with her husband and son at her bedside. She was born in Los Angeles on August 3, 1929. Barb earned a BS in chemistry and a PhD in organic chemistry from UCLA, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After she received her PhD, she taught chemistry at California State University Northridge until her marriage to Dr. Derek Pursey in 1962.

The Puseys lived in Glasgow, Scotland, for two years where Barb was a postdoctoral research fellow in chemistry at Glasgow University. In 1964, they immigrated to Ames, Iowa, where Barb continued to do postdoctoral research at Iowa State University until her son was born in 1970. A lifelong Christian, in the late 1980s Barb was called to structured ministry, and studied for a Master of Divinity degree at University of Dubuque Theological Seminary (her husband says that UDTS gave her the "third degree"). After her graduation in 1988, she was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and served on the faculty of UDTS until her retirement in 1996, teaching mostly Christian formation. The Purseys established their home in Dubuque in 1993 when Derek retired from Iowa State University. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Barb was active in the charismatic movement. As well as speaking at various venues, she served on the board of Presbyterian and Reformed Ministries International, and wrote three teaching booklets (The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, The Charismatic Renewal and You, and Prayer Beyond the Beginnings) for that organization.

These booklets reflect Barb’s strong sense of balance in matters of faith. In the last half of her life, her ministry passions were for healing ministry, helping people mature spiritually through spiritual direction, and the relation between science and Christian faith. Hearing the late Fr. John Park speak at a conference triggered her interest in healing ministry. Fr. Park was Director of the Order of St. Luke the Physician (OSL). Barb joined OSL, and served as Director of Region XI of OSL for a number of years. As well as leading healing events in churches and retreats, she made major contributions to several OSL publications, especially the Going Deeper series. Her final contribution was an article Promise or Contract? published in the January/February 2014 issue of the OSL journal Sharing. Barb received her training as a spiritual director at Pecos Benedictine Monastery, in New Mexico. Most of her ministry as a spiritual director was with students at UDTS and with UDTS graduates, providing a needed spiritual balance to the intellectual emphasis that is inevitable in any academic setting.

Barb’s interest in how science and Christian faith relate date from her youth, thanks to her beloved Uncle Ad—a chemist working in the oil industry and a mature Christian. This interest was revived by a Presbyterian sponsored conference in 1987, which led to a PC(USA) Working Group on Christian Faith, Science, and Technology, on which Barb served. This in turn led to the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith (PASTCF). Barb was a founding Board member of PASTCF, and later served as Secretary/Treasurer. Her work for PASTCF included a series of courses at Ghost Ranch with PASTCF colleague Rev. Dr. James Miller, courses at the Synod of Lakes and Prairies Summer School, seminars at several conferences, and essays in the PASTCF journal SciTech†. In 2012 she was inducted into the Society of Ordained Scientists.

For recreation Barb loved hiking (and tent camping), especially in the mountains, but also locally on the Heritage Trail and at Pike’s Peak State Park. She was also a keen gardener. She loved symphonic music and live theater, and reading all kinds of literature. She worked New York Times crossword puzzles, and was fond of Sudoku puzzles. She loved to cook, especially dishes from many different cuisines. Barb is survived by her husband Derek, her son John (Eva), grandsons Derek and Maxwell, her brother Tom Parker (Kathy), her brother-in-law Lindsay Pursey (Connie), and many nieces and nephews.

She joined the ASA in 1989 and participated in Annual and Local Section Meetings.   Obituary, Newsletter*

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Orville Edward Pyle (1914-1994) Physics

Of DuQuoin, IL died in Carbondale, IL on Jan. 2, 1994 at 80 years of age. He joined the ASA in 1967.(incomplete)

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Bernard Ramm (1916 - 1992)

Born August 1916, Butte, Montana - 11 August 1992, Irvine, California. Although active in several theological areas, The Christian View of Science and Scripture (Eerdmans, 1954) was the work for which he was best known within ASA, and which led to his election as an Honorary Fellow of ASA in 1963.

"Bernie" Ramm grew up in the northwest, thought about majoring in chemistry but switched to speech at the U. of Washington. To his A.B. from Washington he added a B.D. at Eastern Baptist Seminary, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in philosophy at the U. of Southern California. While studying at USC he taught a course in science and religion at Biola College. He later served on the faculties of Bethel College and Seminary, Baylor University, American Baptist Seminary of the West (Covina), Eastern Baptist Seminary, and American Baptist Seminary of the West (Berkeley), and taught at a number of other schools, including Haigazian College in Beirut, Lebanon.

For other details of Bernie's life, and the impact of his writing on others, see the Dec 1979 issue of Journal of the ASA, a Festschrift marking the 25th anniversary of publication of The Christian View of Science and Scripture. (For that issue, I had the privilege of interviewing Bernie and his wife Alta, who survives him. I knew I was in the presence of a true scholar and a dear brother and sister.

After Parkinson's disease forced his retirement and move to southern California, he complained that nobody else in the retirement home where they lived ever read a book. "They just want to play bridge or golf," he said.--Ed.)

Bernard Ramm was a Baptist theologian and apologist within the broad Evangelical tradition. He wrote prolifically on topics concerned with biblical hermeneutics, religion and science, Christology, and apologetics. The hermeneutical principles presented in his 1956 book Protestant Biblical Interpretation influenced a wide spectrum of Baptist theologians. During the 1970s he was widely regarded as a leading evangelical theologian as well known as Carl F.H. Henry. His equally celebrated and criticized 1954 book The Christian View of Science and Scripture was the theme of a 1979 issue of the Journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, while a 1990 issue of Baylor University's Perspectives in Religious Studies was devoted to Ramm's views on theology. Ramm's tertiary education included a B.A. (University of Washington), initially studying chemistry then switching to philosophy of science in preparation of ministry, B.D. (Eastern Baptist Seminary), M.A. in 1947 & Ph.D in 1950 (University of Southern California). He also undertook additional studies at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Basel, Switzerland (1957-1958 academic year with Karl Barth), and the Near Eastern School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon.

His academic teaching career began in 1943 when he joined the faculty at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (now Biola University, La Mirada, California). He became Professor of Philosophy at Bethel College and Seminary, and then Professor of Religion at Baylor University, Texas. Most of his academic teaching was conducted at the American Baptist Seminary of the Wet at Covina, California, where he taught between 1958-74 and again from 1978-86. At that seminary he held the post of Professor of Systematic Theology. Ramm wrote eighteen books, contributed to chapters to other books, and composed over one hundred articles and book reviews in various theological periodicals. In his contributions to Christian apologetics, Ramm began his career in the evidentialist camp. However his later work reflected a shift in viewpoint over to a modified form of presuppositional apologetics that had some affinity with the work of Edward John Carnell.

In spite of harsh criticisms of Karl Barth from other theologians such as Cornelius Van Til, Gordon Clark, and Carl F. H. Henry, Ramm would explore much of Barth's theological viewpoint, eventually embracing Barth's theology almost wholeheartedly as outlined in Ramm's own book After Fundamentalism (Harper & Row, 1983) Ramm did not utilize the classical or Thomist approach in arguments for God's existence. He maintained that apart from faith God was unknowable. He likewise emphasized that the noetic effects of sin rendered the theistic proofs useless. For Ramm the proof of God's existence is in Holy Scripture. In some respects Ramm's emphasis on the inner witness of the Spirit reflected the view of John Calvin, but it also reflected the influence of Karl Barth under whom he studied in Switzerland. Near the end of his life Ramm was honored with a book of essays by his colleagues and younger contemporaries.---Wikipedia, [Five]Personal Reminiscences [on the influence of The Christian View of Science and Scripture] Everest, Carpenter, Willis, Haynes, Yamauchi From: JASA 31 (September 1979).
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Walter C. Randall (1916-1993) Physiology

Of the Taylor U. science department passed away 29 Aug. 1993. Walter had previously taught and done research in cardiovascular physiology at Loyola U. in Chicago, and also at Western Reserve U. in 1942-43. He got his Ph.D. in physiology at Purdue U. in 1942 and started where he finished, at Taylor U., where in 1938 he received his A.B. degree in biology. Walter wrote Nervous Control of Cardiovascular Function, Oxford U. Press, 1984, and was president of the American Physiological Society (1982-83) and chair of its Long-Range Planning Committee.

"From his birthplace and boyhood home in the farming community of Akeley, Pennsylvania, Randall studied at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, able to go to school during the Depression only because of financial sacrifices on the part of his parents and sisters and by virtue of the honor scholarships he received. Graduating in 1938, he enrolled for further study at Purdue University, where he received his Ph.D. degree in physiology in 1942. The following year he was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Carl J. Wiggers at Western Reserve University; Wiggers then recommended him for appointment as instructor in Alrick Hertzman's Department of Physiology at St. Louis University, and by 1949 he was an associate professor. Five years later (1954) he moved to Chicago as professor and chairman of the Department of Physiology in the Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University. He held these positions until 1975, when he relinquished the chairmanship to continue essentially full-time research.

In 1962 Randall was a visiting scientist at the National Spinal Nerve Injuries Center in Aylesbury, England, and in 1965 he held a similar position at the National Spinal Injuries Center at the VA Hospital in Long Beach, California. During the summer of 1970 he was visiting professor of physiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Taylor University designated him Alumnus of the Year in 1963, and since 1968 he has served that university in various capacities, most recently as a member of its Board of Trustees (1971-)." (From APS Bio) He was also a member of the American Heart Association, the AAAS and Sigma Xi. Walter recommended that the ASA develop a "reader's corner" where "individual members may share their science/daily-living testimonials." APS Bio , Newsletter*

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James W. Reid ( -1974) of Norristown, Pennsylvania, died on September 18, 1974. He joined the ASA in 1966. Jim directed Associates for Biblical Research and had written God. the Atom. and the Universe (Zondervan 1968).
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Donald L. Riggin (1924-2008) Mathematics, Philosophy, Greek.

A teacher and a preacher, died Saturday (Feb. 2, 2008). He was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Uniontown, Pa., and graduated from Uniontown High School in 1942. He attended Bethany (W.Va.) College and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1945 as a commissioned officer in the Navy. He served 30 months as navigator aboard the destroyer, USS Glennon. He did graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh, Ohio State University, Minnesota Bible College, the University of Minnesota, the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin, and Mankato State University, from which he received a master's degree in 1974.

On June 16, 1957, he married Gwendolyn Ganz in Marion; she survives. Mr. Riggin taught high school mathematics in Johnstown, Pa., for one year before entering graduate school at Ohio State University. In 1950 he moved to Minneapolis and enrolled at Minnesota Bible College, where he prepared for a 29-year career as a professor of Greek and philosophy at Minnesota Bible College, now Crossroads College.

He retired in 1980 and began a career in accounting and computer programming at the Grant County auditor's office in Milbank, S.D. In 1953 Mr. Riggin was ordained at Central Christian Church, Disciples of Christ in Uniontown. He served many interim ministries throughout his career, both as a professor and in South Dakota, including 18 years with the Strandburg (S.D) Baptist Church. He was always active in his church as an elder, Sunday school teacher, choir member and fill-in preacher. Mr. Riggin also loved to read and work crossword puzzles. He was a member of the Rochester Masonic Lodge, Community Presbyterian Church in Rochester and MENSA Rochester Chapter. In South Dakota, he was a past member of the Milbank Masonic Lodge, Milbank Barbershop Chorus, and the Yelduz Shrine in Aberdeen, where he sang with the Shrine's Chanters. He was also a lifetime member of American Legion Post 9 in Milbank. He is survived by his wife; a son, Ethan Allen (Erika Ann) of Rochester; and a sister, Rena Dressler of Pittsburgh. Newsletter*

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Kermit Ratzlaff (1921–2022) Biologist
Kermit Omer Ratzlaff, Hillsboro, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022, at Parkside Home in Hillsboro at the age of 100. He was predeceased by his wife of nearly 72 years, Ruth.
Kermit was born December 26, 1921, in the Hillsboro Hospital to Jonathan J. and Marie Plenert Ratzlaff. In 1928, they moved to the Balko area in the panhandle of Oklahoma, in time for the hardships of the dust bowl. The family was part of the Balko Mennonite Brethren Church, and he was baptized at the age of 12. Kermit was valedictorian at Corn Bible Academy and at Bethany School in Balko.
He enrolled in Tabor College, and here he met Ruth Warkentin. In the fall of 1942, they were engaged just days before he was inducted into Civilian Public Service as a Conscientious Objector. He served in Oregon, Wisconsin, and California. Kermit and Ruth were married in Los Angeles on August 11, 1944. They lived in Pasadena and west Los Angeles, California, for 18 years where their five children were born. During this period, City Terrace Mennonite Brethren Church in east Los Angeles was central to their lives. Kermit received his PhD in Biology from UCLA in 1962.
In 1962, the family moved to Edwardsville, Illinois, where Kermit joined the Physiology faculty of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. He remained at SIUE until retirement in 1992. Kermit was a member of the American Scientific Affiliation for over 70 years.
After retiring, Kermit and Ruth moved to Hillsboro, Kansas. There he kept busy with gardening and volunteering. He immediately joined the Lions’ Club and became an active proponent of recycling in Hillsboro. Kermit led the Senior Center board and was involved in multiple capacities with Grand Oaks low-income housing. He was the long-time sexton of the Hillsboro MB Cemetery. Always needing to be busy, he was a paperboy for the Hillsboro Free Press until age 97, possibly the world’s oldest paper carrier.
Kermit joined the ASA in 1951. He was in graduate school at UCLA when a fellow biologist and ASA member John Sinclair, who was then an instructor in science at California Baptist Theological Seminary, told him about it. Kermit has been a member ever since, becoming the longest-term member in ASA history.
Kermit was very active in the Southern California chapter of the ASA, serving as chair for several years until he moved to Illinois. He was elected an ASA Fellow in 1964. A few years ago, Vicki Best interviewed Kermit and his Transformation Profile was posted on the ASA website.
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Frank Roberts (1930-2010) Geology Secondary Science Education, theology
Frank who died February 9, 2010, in Newtown Square, PA, at age 80 was a budding scientist and once emptied the house during a dinner party when a chemistry experiment he was conducting caused a sulfurous odor that sent guests running out onto the lawn. He Haverford School and then Haverford College, where he majored in physics.

At a Christian Endeavor meeting he met Shirley Pyle, a young woman from Devon. They were married in 1951. Shirley Roberts died in 2006.
The young couple moved to Dallas in the early 1950s while Frank Roberts was attending Dallas Theological Seminary. He earned a master's in theology at Dallas and was ordained in the Presbyterian church. Frank and Shirley Roberts moved to Newtown Square in 1955, where Frank Roberts joined the faculty of Delaware County Christian School. The Christian school movement was young then, and Frank Roberts helped to create a place for rigorous science. He believed and taught that science and faith were not mutually exclusive. He served as chairman of the science department for 36 years, while teaching geology, physics and math. He was known for his field trips across eastern Pennsylvania that took students to some of the outcrops he discovered doing his field work for his studies at Bryn Mawr. He also taught an elective class in Greek and a senior seminar on the history of science.

In 1971 was honored by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers as teacher of the year for the mid-Atlantic states. He continued his education, earning a Masters in Education from Temple University, and an MA and, in 1969, a Ph.D. in geology at Bryn Mawr College. His students began calling him Doc Rock. With his graduate studies completed, he, Shirley and son Timothy began a series of summer trips to sites of geologic importance that included a visit to Iceland to see glaciers and a still-smoking volcano. After finding that there were volcanoes in Hawaii, Shirley insisted on a geological field trip there too.

ASA Fellow, Frank Roberts was deeply involved in the conferences and publications of the American Scientific Affiliation. He also was a life member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At the time of his death he had just completed work on a manuscript for a book about science and the miracles of the Bible. After retiring from Delaware County Christian School in 1991, Frank became an adjunct professor of earth and space science at Montgomery County Community College, where in 1997 he was awarded the adjunct faculty award for teaching excellence. His health declined in his late 70s as his kidneys began to fail. He was hospitalized frequently in the last weeks of his life. His visitors included many former students. He is survived by his son, Timothy Roberts, of El Paso, Texas. Newsletter*

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Donald S. Robertson (1921-2016) Geneticist

Donald Sage Robertson was born on June 27, 1921, in Oakland, CA, and passed away at 95 years of age on December 24, 2016, in Story City, IA. Donald and Roxana Ruth Sidensol were married September 13, 1942, and Roxana survives her husband after nearly 75 years of marriage.

Donald received his A.B. in 1947 from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1951. In the 1950’s, he taught at Biola where he became chairman of the Sciences Department. He was Emeritus Professor of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology at Iowa State University, retiring in 1991. Donald was a member of the Genetics Society of America; Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; the American Scientific Affiliation and received the Governor’s Science Award in 1984. He loved his work in genetics.

He had a strong relationship with Jesus Christ and loved his family unconditionally. He was a long-time member of Christ Community Church in Ames. He loved to paint, doing landscapes and whatever his wife requested. He and Roxana worked closely with international students, and were sponsors for students through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Donald joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 1951 at the same time as Walt Hearn who was later his colleague at Iowa State. He is shown in the photo of attendees of the 1955 ASA annual meeting at Star Ranch in Colorado Springs, CO. (see page 3 of the Complete December 1955 Journal of the ASA) In 1957 he published a short article called “Out of the Lab” in the BIOLA publication “The King’s Business.” This article was reprinted as Appendix 17 in the book by F. Alton Everest, History and Development of the American Scientific Affiliation. He spoke on a panel of the meaning of “kinds” in Genesis at the 1958 ASA annual meeting. In 1959 he served on the ASA nominating committee. In the 1960’s, he served on the Natural Sciences Commission and on the Biological Sciences Commission of the ASA. In 1964 and in 1967 he helped organize the ASA Annual Meeting at Siloam Springs and Stanford University, respectively. When Walt Hearn left Iowa State in 1968, Donald was elected to lead and receive all the documents related to the Iowa Section of the ASA. The February/March 1987 issue of the ASA Newsletter devotes several paragraphs to describing his work on corn genetics. In June, 1987, he spoke on corn genetics at the ASA conference on "Gene-Splicing: Current Progress and Ethical Concerns."

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Richard J. Rommer (1920-2004) Geology

Of Pearl River, NY, passed away April 7, 2004, at age 84. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII and attained the rank of Lt. Col. Ret. Air Force Reserve after 36 years. He taught geology and meteorology at City C. of NY, Columbia U., Long Island U., Marshall Law C., Nyack C. and Kings C. He participated in many research studies through the years in these subjects. (incomplete)

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Roger G Rowe (1942-2019) Geologist

Roger G. Rowe, age 77, of The Villages, Florida passed away at his home on Saturday, September 21, 2019. He was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota by the late Mildred and Grant Rowe. Roger graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1960 and continued his studies at The University of Minnesota, Duluth. In 1971 he graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Master’s of Science in Geology. He worked as a Geologist for ExxonMobil for 38 years and then as a Geological Modeler for Subsurface Computer Modeling for 12 years. He retired to The Villages, Florida with his wife, Jane, in 2008 where he enjoyed flying his plane and bicycling. Roger was a strong man of faith and believed in the soon return of Jesus Christ to earth.

As some of you may know Roger has an extremely mentally challenged and physically wheelchair bound son who periodically attends SCARC which is a handicapped center in Bushnell for this type of individual. In lieu of flowers, a small donation to this facility in the name of Roger and Glen Rowe will help SCARC achieve its goals: scarcinc.org/objandhist.asp. Mailing address: SCARC, 213 W. McCollum Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513. (352)793-5156.

Roger joined the ASA in 2001 and participated in the Houston section of the ASA.

From Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services in The Villages, FL.

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Sattley Clark Rowland (~1938-2021) Physicist

S. Clark Rowland, who taught in the Andrews Physics Department for 48 years, passed away in early 2021. He fell in January and fought off one pneumonia in the ICU, but his lungs were not strong enough to withstand a second round.
Clark graduated from Pacific Union College in Angwin, CA, along with his wife, Bonnie, in 1960 with a degree in physics. He earned his PhD in physics (materials science) from the University of Utah in 1967. He also studied at the Seventh Day Adventist Theological Seminary. He then joined the physics department at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI, where he taught for 48 years until his retirement in 2015 when he moved to Davis, CA. Many Physics alums remember Dr. Rowland for his research goals, academic excellence and reconciling science with Christian faith.
Clark and Bonnie participated on many trips with Maranatha Volunteers International. They enjoyed doing volunteer projects and traveling to see new people and cultures while making a difference. Gifts given in Clark’s name to the Memorial Fund at Maranatha will be used to equip the science classroom at the Kajiado girls’ school in Kenya.
Clark learned about the ASA from a conversation with Richard Bube. He joined the ASA in 2006 and remained a member until his death. He and Bonnie attended the ASA annual meetings in Point Loma (2012) and Belmont (2013).
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G. Edward Rozar (1949-1993) Medical Doctor

Of Morgantown, WV he was with the WVU School of Medicine, Dept. of Surgery. A native of Athens, GA, he received a chemistry degree from U. of GA and MD from the Medical C. of GA in 1973. His specialties were thoracic and cardiac surgery. An active surgeon Rozar would be devastated in 1989 to find that he had AIDS.

A Chicago Tribune death notice described the situation: "G. Edward Rozar Jr., 44, a former surgeon whose disclosure that he had the AIDS virus led to the testing of hundreds of his patients; had performed more than 800 open-heart surgeries between 1984 and 1988 before learning in April 1989 he was infected; no case of a patient contracting the disease was reported; he felt he may have contracted the virus in 1985 while performing surgery as a resident at Allegheny General; appeared on numerous television and radio programs and testified before Congress on the effects of the disease on physicians and patients; wrote a 1992 book titled "Laughing in the Face of AIDS: A Surgeon's Personal Battle"; died July 17, 1993 in Marshfield, Wis., of AIDS complications." JWH*

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James P Runyon (~1938-2021) Chemist; Engineer

James Philip Runyon, age 73, of Noblesville, Indiana (formerly of Wheaton, Illinois), passed away on November 26th, 2022 surrounded by his family at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
James (Jim) was born October 25, 1949 in Alma, Michigan to Lawrence and Leilah (Hartgerink) Runyon. He graduated from Bronson High School in Bronson, Michigan. He also graduated from Taylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry Education, and later a Masters in Education and Masters of Science degree in Computer Science from the U of Wisconsin-Madison.
Jim taught high school chemistry for 7 years and later retired from Nokia Bell Labs where had a 32 year career. He married Merrilee Church on June 20th, 1981 at Pleasant Hill Church in Bronson, Michigan and loved her deeply. Together, they had 4 kids and 4 grandchildren. Jim was a devoted husband and a faithful father who studied his kids, and learned and encouraged each of their unique interests alongside them. After seeing his sons show an interest in endurance racing, Jim became a dedicated athlete - running several triathlons with his sons and even running the Chicago Marathon.
Jim & Merrilee were faithful members of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL and Jim was actively involved in Reasons to Believe, a science/faith-based organization exploring the connections between science and faith. Jim also joined the American Scientific Affiliation in 2011 when he attended the Wheaton ASA Chapter meeting which preceded the ASA annual Meeting in North Central that year. At that time he befriended Randy Isaac and introduced his friend Perry Marshall to Randy. Later, Jim maintained his membership in the ASA and participated in the ASA Wheaton Chapter meetings.
Donations or remembrances can be made to Reasons to Believe (https://support.reasons.org/donate-now) or a local church of your choice.
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Lewis S. Salter (1926-1989) Physics

Of Crawfordsville, Indiana, died 19 Nov 1989. "Salter was born in Norman, Oklahoma. He spent three years in the United States Army during World War II, then received his undergraduate education at the University of Oklahoma, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[1] He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar, and spent 1949 to 1953 at the University of Oxford, where he received his master's degree and doctorate in theoretical physics.[2] After leaving Oxford, Salter joined the faculty of Wabash College in 1953. He took leave from Wabash from 1958 to 1960 to help establish a research program in theoretical physics at the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. He left Wabash in 1967 to become dean of Knox College He continued his international activities, working for the World Bank Survey team in Indonesia and consulting on science education there in 1972, and consulting on science education for the United States Agency for International Development. Salter was also a physics consultant to the Argonne National Laboratory and the Canadian National Research Council.

Salter returned to Wabash College as its president in 1978. The issue of Wabash remaining an all-male college was addressed multiple times while Salter was president.[3] After he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he resigned the presidency of the college and returned to teaching physics in August 1989, but he died before the fall term ended.[2] He continued to work on research problems until his death, and had a paper published posthumously in the American Journal of Physics". Lewis was president emeritus of Wabash College. The 1989 Annual Meeting at Indiana Wesleyan was the first national ASA meeting he had been able to attend. Wikipedia, newsletter*

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T. Gordon Scott (1941-2018) Organic chemist

Thomas was born on November 27, 1941 and passed away on Friday, August 10, 2018. He was a resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the time of passing. Dr. T. Gordon Scott won many honors over his lifetime including, Valedictorian of his Senior Class at Lincoln High in Ellwood City, PA; he was awarded the Thouron Scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania, which allowed him to attend graduate school at any University in the U.K., he attended Cambridge University, England in 1961; and Marquis Who's Who as a Lifetime Achievement Inductee in 2018.

To prepare for a career in chemistry, Dr. Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts (Chemistry) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963, a second Bachelor of Arts (Natural Science) from Cambridge University in 1965, a Master of Arts from Cambridge University in 1970, and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has remained at the top of his field through his professional memberships with the American Chemical Society, the Cambridge University Chemical Society, and the American Scientific Affiliation which he joined in 1967.

Retired since 2009, Dr. Scott dedicated more than 45 years to the field of education. With a focus on the field of science, he concluded his career as an associate professor of chemistry at Winston-Salem State University (NC), a role that he held for five years. Previously, he excelled as an adjunct instructor of pharmacology at National College, adjunct professor of natural sciences for Danville Community College (VA), associate professor of chemistry at Jarvis Christian College (TX), associate professor of chemistry at Union College (KY), associate professor of chemistry at Knoxville College (TN), associate professor at Bryan College (TN), assistant professor of chemistry at Alderson Broaddus University (WV), and lecturer of biochemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also served as visiting professor at Louisiana College and (interim) assistant professor at Oberlin College (OH). In addition, Dr. Scott served in roles at the secondary level as an instructor of mathematics at Winona Independent School District in Texas, and supervisor of secondary studies at Westminster Academy (PA).

Along with his work inside the classroom, Dr. Scott is known for two prominent contributions to chemistry, both with international effect. In applied science, (R&D) with Dupont he developed an efficient process for production of a resin that would successfully bind glistening acrylic pigments for use as automotive finishes. The first application world-wide of this formulation was on 1964 model Cadillacs and Buicks. In pure science with a co-investigator (Richard D. Spencer) at the University of Illinois, he determined the lifetime of the fluorescent excited state of coenzyme NADH, under half-a-billionth of a second. It is now an internationally-accepted constant in biochemistry. Using this constant, the time needed to conduct a rate experiment involving NADH in living systems was reduced from two or more weeks to two to four hours, a significant saving in research time and materials. As a direct consequence of using the constant within a decade of publication six hereditary metabolic diseases were either controlled or cured through research at established research stations in the United States and Europe. Dr. Scott, along with other professional experts in his field, authored "Synthetic Procedures in Nucleic Acid Chemistry," and "Spectroscopic Model Studies of NAD(H)," Nicotinamide-Adenine Dinucleotide (Reduced). Today, he continues to study the created order and consults periodically with active professionals.
*Taken from Marquis Who’s Who, https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/436241

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Raymond J. Seeger (1907-1992) Physics

Of Bethesda, Maryland, died of a heart ailment on 14 Feb 1992 at the age of 85. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Ray graduated from Rutgers and received a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Yale in 1929. He taught physics at George Washington University until 1942, then went to work for the Navy during WWII. He worked on high explosives at the Naval Ordnance Lab at White Oak, becoming chief of the aeroballistic research department.

From 1952 until his retirement in 1970 he was on the staff of the National Science Foundation. He served as assistant to the NSF director and retired as a senior staff research associate. He was an adjunct professor at American University (1954-72) and at various times also taught at Johns Hopkins, Catholic, and George Washington universities in the area. He published more than 200 technical papers, on quantum mechanics, fluid dynamics, solid state, and applied mathematics. Ray Seeger had received the U.S. Navy Distinguished Service Award, had chaired the fluid dynamics division of the American Physical Society, and had been vice president of the history & philosophy of science division of AAAS.

He was best known to ASA members for his writings about noted scientists, including 25 articles in our own journal. The last of that series, on "F. Bacon, Iconoclastic Herald," appeared in Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith in June 1989. As in his other biographical articles, Ray described Francis Bacon's interest in religious matters as well as his scientific work. Ray was a member of Bethesda's Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife Vivian, to whom he was married for 62 years, and by a son, daughter, and four grandchildren. See: http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1986/JASA6-86Seeger.html, Newsletter*

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Larry Seward (1945-2017), Biologist.

Larry Gene Seward passed away June 27, 2017 in Springdale, Arkansas. Born December 17, 1945 in Tuckerman, Arkansas, he married Mary Rebecca (Reba) McConnell on June 10, 1967 in Mount Ida, Arkansas. Dr. Seward graduated from Arkansas College (now Lyon College) with a degree in biology in 1967. He taught Biology at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs before going on to earn an MS in Biology and an Ed.D. in Higher Education with an emphasis in Natural Sciences from Oklahoma State University in 1979. He joined the faculty at John Brown University (JBU) in 1970 in the Division of Natural Science and joined the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) that same year. His commitment to teaching and to the field of natural sciences, and his strong advocacy for the ASA, were recognized as he was named a Fellow of the ASA in 2005. He led a local ecology field trip at the 1998 ASA meeting when it was held on the JBU campus in 1999. He also ensured that a JBU biology position was featured on the ASA listserv, thereby attracting ASA member Brian Greuel.

During his 37 year tenure at JBU, Dr. Seward served the university and his community in multiple ways outside his teaching commitment. He served in ways that married his love of nature and the courses he taught in the Natural Science Division including serving as JBU Grounds Manager, JBU Arbor Society founder, a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission of Siloam Springs and Chair of the Sager Creek Commission. His other passion was the support of student athletes. He served JBU as Faculty Athletic Representative for 25 years and Chair of the Faculty Athletic Committee for 27 years, retiring from both roles and from the ASA in 2007 due to his diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The cause of death was complications from myeloma.

Dr. Seward spent his career helping students in the classroom, in the laboratory and on the sports fields of John Brown University. He loved spending time with his family, playing golf with friends, and keeping his beautiful gardens. Well known for his special love for trees, Dr. Seward posted on Facebook in May, “Planting trees makes one look for a hopeful future.”

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David F Siemens, Jr (1925-2020) Philosophy
David F. Siemens, Jr., of Mesa, AZ, died July 29, 2020, at the age of 94 of complications of Parkinson’s. David was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Esther. He was born in California and raised mostly in Ecuador, where his parents were missionaries. He attended high school in Van Nuys, California, where he received the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award. Later education included a diploma from Ft. Wayne Bible Institute, BA from Defiance College in 1947, MA (philosophy) from Indiana State Teachers College in 1954, and PhD (philosophy) from Claremont Graduate School in 1976. He received the Defiance College 2010 Alumni Citation for Academic Excellence Award.
During his working life, he was a pastor (ordained by the Central Valley Baptist Church, Donna, TX), high school teacher, Bible institute teacher (in Spanish), writer-producer of films and filmstrips, junior college professor, and adjunct professor in a theological seminary. In the 1960s, he worked as a writer/producer at the Moody Institute of Science where he was in contact with F. Alton Everest. During his years at Los Angeles Pierce College from 1976 to 1985, he served as department chair, on the Faculty Senate both for the department and at large, and on accreditation committees.
His publications include four books: Exploring Christianity: A Guided Tour (Moody Press, 1963); Induction: A Philosophical Study (1984); Naturalism: Its Impact on Science, Religion and Literature (Canyon Institute for Advanced Studies, 2001); and La Ciencia y la Biblia, A ¿Son opuestas o compatibles?, with Oscar Gonzalez (2012). He also wrote more than two dozen articles in refereed journals, three filmstrips (one award), and two educational films (three awards).
Dave joined the ASA in 1960 and would remain an active member and supporter for the 60 remaining years of his life. He published more than two dozen articles and letters in PSCF. He was elected a Fellow of the ASA and served on the executive committee of the Southern California chapter of the ASA. The ASA Newsletter reports:
Alton Everest was second in command at Moody Institute of Science (MIS) when David Siemens was hired as writer/producer in 1961. David recalls, “As my boss, Alton insisted on accuracy and clarity. Since the product was audiovisuals, both language and pictures were checked and rechecked.” As a result, MIS films consistently won top awards. (https://www.asa3.org/ASA/newsletter/novdec05.pdf)
Dave was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Symbolic Logic, Evangelical Philosophical Society, Philosophy of Science Association, and Society of Christian Philosophers.
His daughter, Laurel, wrote,
As far as memories of what ASA meant to Dad, it seems to me that he was a member almost forever. He treasured that membership. He was the smartest man in most of the rooms he entered, and to be honest, he could become frustrated with individuals who were not blessed with his intellect. ASA provided an outlet and a challenge for him, a chance to connect with others who were usually also the brightest people in most of the rooms they entered. He valued learning so highly, and in ASA he found people who could stretch his thinking, add to his knowledge base, and offer new insights. He looked forward to ASA conventions with great excitement. He loved listening to other members contribute, and he was deeply honored when he was afforded the opportunity to read his own papers at a convention. Above all, ASA was a place where members shared his love of the elegant consistency between science and Christian faith. These were his people.

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Paul G. Simpson (1939-1978) Chemistry
Of Pensacola, Florida, he died suddenly of a heart attack on November 2, 1978, at the age of 39. After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard, Paul joined the chemistry faculty of Stanford University, then moved to Oregon State University. He left academic life for employment with Monsanto chemical company in Pensacola where he was employed at the time of his death. Paul is survived by his wife Sonja, three daughters, and one son. The family requested that memorial gifts be given to Fairfield Presbyterian Church of Pensacola, or to the work of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Paul had served as faculty advisor for the Stanford IVCF chapter, and more recently for the Pensacola group. (incomplete)

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James W. Sire (1933-2018) Editor and author
James W. Sire died February 6, 2018. He was born October 17, 1933 in Inman, Nebraska. He was a widely-respected apologist, author, and lecturer who served for more than thirty years as senior editor at InterVarsity Press. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the seminal apologetics title The Universe Next Door, which was first published in 1976 and has sold over 350,000 copies in five editions and has been translated into eighteen foreign languages.
Born on a ranch on the rim of the Nebraska Sandhills, Sire served as an officer in the Army, a professor of English literature, philosophy, and theology, and a lecturer at over two hundred universities in the U.S., Canada, Eastern and Western Europe, and Asia. He received a PhD in English from the University of Missouri, an MA in English from Washington State University, and a BA in chemistry and English from the University of Nebraska.
Sire's teaching and books often covered the concepts of worldview and Christian apologetics. He focused on the application of worldview thinking to the integration of Christian faith and the academic disciplines, as well as the nature of "signals of transcendence" and their relation to Christian life. His many books include The Universe Next Door, Apologetics Beyond Reason, Beginning with God, Scripture Twisting, Discipleship of the Mind, Chris Chrisman Goes to College, Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All?, Habits of the Mind, Naming the Elephant, Learning to Pray Through the Psalms, Why Good Arguments Often Fail, and A Little Primer on Humble Apologetics.
Sire joined the ASA in 1960. Many of his books have been reviewed in the ASA journal. Frequently, the ASA Newsletters in the 70’, 80’s, and 90’s reported his frequent travels and numerous lectures. For example, the Aug/Sep 1989 issue reports “James W. Sire, senior editor and campus lecturer for InterVarsity Press in Downers Grove, Illinois, recently tallied up his year of academic itineration. Jim made some 156 presentations (14 to faculty groups) at 34 secular institutions and 4 Christian colleges. Instead of resting up this summer, though, he is off to the Lausanne 11 Congress in Manila, where he will lead a workshop on the rise of New Age spirituality in a section on the forces of modernization organized by Os Guinness.” He was an ASA member for 58 years.

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William A. Smalley (1923-1997)

Linguistics, Anthropology William A. Smalley, who as a young American linguist, anthropologist and missionary sat with the ancient Hmong peoples in the mountains of Laos, listened to the patterns of their speech and helped them develop their first permanent written language, died on Dec. 16, 1997 in New Haven. He was 74 and lived in Hamden, Conn. Mr. Smalley, a retired professor of linguistics at Bethel College in St. Paul, died at the Hospital of St. Raphael after a heart attack, his wife, Jane, said. It was during the early 1950's, when Laos was a French colony and torn by war with the Communist Pathet Lao, that Mr. Smalley, who was working toward his doctorate at Columbia University, did his work with the reclusive Hmong. The Hmong had developed their own dialect and tradition of oral speech but had no lasting system of written language except for a few signs and symbols sewn into quilts or dresses. Hundreds of thousands of them were driven out of China in the 19th century and trekked south to the mountains of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

NYTimes "William A. Smalley was born April 4, 1923 in Jerusalem, Palestine. His parents were American missionaries for the Christian and Missionary Alliance, working among Arabs in Jerusalem and Transjordan. In 1934, Smalley and his family moved back to the United States. In reflecting upon his upbringing, Smalley writes, My parents were thoroughly, deeply devoted both to Christ and to the Alliance, but they drew their boundaries more widely than many. According to Smalley, My home was intellectually more open than some Alliance homes; my upbringing was somewhat less doctrinaire. (Smalley 1991) Smalley attended Houghton College, where he developed an interest in anthropology, which he saw as relevant to missionary work. After graduating from Houghton in 1945 with a degree in English literature, he attended the Missionary Training Institute (1945-46) and received linguistic training in Bible translation at the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) at the University of Oklahoma (1946, 1947). In 1946 he also enrolled in Columbia University graduate program in anthropology with a concentration in linguistics. According to Smalley, he discovered his intellectual niche studying at SIL, while the anthropological training at Columbia gave linguistics a broader cultural context. "I became absorbed in the challenge to understand my faith in Christ in light of all I was learning about human culture. (Smalley 1991)

In 1950, Smalley was sent to Vietnam by the Christian and Missionary Alliance. There, Smalley worked on language analysis problems in the southern region of the country. The following year, he was sent to Luang Prabang, Laos to analyze the Khmu language and prepare language lessons for other missionaries to learn the language. While in Laos, Smalley also worked with Reverend G. Linwood Barney and Father Yves Bertrais in developing a writing system for the Hmong people. Together, they developed the Hmong Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA), which is the most widely used Hmong writing system today.

With the outbreak of civil war in Laos, Smalley and his wife were forced to return to the United States in 1954. He completed his dissertation on the Khmu language and was awarded his doctorate in 1956. An abbreviated version of his dissertation was later published in 1961 as Outline of Khmu Structure. Over the next several years, Smalley worked primarily in Southeast Asia as a translation consultant for the American Bible Society (1954-1969) and as a regional translations coordinator (1969-72) and translation consultant (1972-77) with the United Bible Societies. Due to his work, he resided in Thailand from 1962 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1972. (He also lived in Thailand as a Fulbright research fellow in 1985 and 1986.) In 1977, he decided to leave the United Bible Societies after 23 years.

Unable to find employment, he worked briefly at a discount toy store. In 1978, Smalley relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota to accept a position as professor of linguistics at Bethel University (1978-87). In Minnesota, he unexpectedly found that thousands of Hmong refugees were also settling in the Twin Cities, which guided his research over the next decade. As an Honorary Fellow (1982-84) with the University of Minnesota Southeast Asia Refugee Studies Program, he took part in a project studying Hmong adaptation to life in the United States, publishing Adaptive Language Strategies of the Hmong: From Asian Mountains to American Ghettos: Stages of Hmong Cultural Adaptation (1986). He also studied the different Hmong scripts that had developed since RPA, in particular Pahawh Hmong script, which was created in 1959 in Laos by Shong Lue Yang. Smalley published two books on the script and its creator Mother of Writing: The Origin and Development of a Hmong Messianic Script (1990) and The Life of Shong Lue Yang: Hmong Mother of Writing (1990), both of which he co-authored with Chia Koua Vang and Gnia Yee Yang. (1949). In 1955, Smalley took over editorship of Practical Anthropology (now known as Missiology), which he edited from 1955 to1968. He also served as associate editor for Bible Translator (1957-59) and Language Sciences (1983-92).

When he retired from Bethel College in 1987, he was awarded the college first annual Distinguished Teaching Award. In his retirement, he continued to write extensively and also edited Jacob A. Loewen's book, The Bible in Cross-Cultural Perspective, for which he wrote an introduction. He was involved with the ASA in the 1950s. In 1997, Smalley died of a heart attack at the age of 74." Biographical Notes: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/fa/smalley.pdf, Register to the Papers of William A. Smalley - Smithsonian Institution.* (incompleat)

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Albert Smith (1932-2021) Biologist.
Albert J. Smith, age 88, a resident of Windsor Park in Carol Stream, formerly of Winfield, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was born February 14, 1932, in Gasport, New York, to Albert and Marion Smith.
After losing his father at a very early age, Albert, who preferred to be called Al, was a hard-working, diligent young man who worked for local farm families and excelled in his studies. In high school, while living with a local family, Al began attending church and accepted Jesus as his Savior. His pastor encouraged him to pursue a career in ministry and suggested he attend Wheaton College. At Wheaton, he took a biology class to meet a general requirement and it became his chief area of study as he and his wife, Audrey, planned to pursue full-time ministry combining education and missions.
After receiving his BS in biology with highest honors in 1953, he attended Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and went on to teach at Elgin Academy in Elgin, IL, as well as pastoring a church and working for the post office. During the early years of his career, he earned his MS in ecology from Northern Illinois University and set up the biology department at the newly formed Judson College, also in Elgin, IL, where he taught from 1964–1967.
In 1967, he returned to Wheaton College as a biology professor and was thrilled to be working with some of the same professors who had encouraged him as a student. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Science Faculty Fellowship which enabled him to complete his PhD from the University of Chicago. During his 32 years on the faculty at Wheaton, Al taught genetics, bioethics, environmental ethics, and creation/evolution and supervised teacher education. For many summers, he taught and directed Wheaton’s Science Station in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He also taught at Wheaton’s Honey Rock campus in Wisconsin. His many accomplishments were recognized when he was awarded the Senior Teacher of the Year in 1979 and the Faculty Emeritus award in 1999.
In 1965 Al joined the American Scientific Affiliation. At that time he was at Judson College in Elgin, IL, which was then the home of the ASA office. Al served as secretary of the Chicago-area ASA local chapter. He worked on various local ASA projects and gave a paper at the 1973 Annual Meeting. He became a Fellow and was a candidate for the ASA Executive Council in 1980. He was designated a Fellow Emeritus in 2015.
Looking back on his career, Al reflected, “There were numerous ways in which God had guided us. Often, we did not know it as such but in each of these experiences—Wheaton College, NBTS, Judson College, Valley View Baptist Church, Elgin Academy—God was preparing me to minister to many of the future leaders in evangelical Christianity by being able to show how learning methods such as science and theology could be integrated. This was a far greater ministry than the pastorate would have been. I am overwhelmed to find out one by one what some of our graduates are doing. For me, this is especially true of the teachers we have trained as we hear from near and far of their work in the Kingdom.”
After retirement, Al stayed active in ministry to seniors in his local Evangel Baptist Church congregation and enjoyed his lifelong hobbies of gardening and traveling with his beloved wife, Audrey. He and Audrey first met in the 4th grade as classmates but attended different high schools. In 1950, after a “chance encounter,” Al invited Audrey to a high school graduation party and they soon became sweethearts for life, marrying in 1953. Clearly committed to his wife and children, Al took great pleasure in watching their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren grow up and express themselves as individuals. He was able to participate and even officiate in many of their marriages and newcomers to the family were always greeted with the warmest of hugs from “Dad,” “Father Dear,” and “Grandpops.”
His entire family is forever grateful for the loyalty and deep faith that he exemplified throughout his life as he humbly followed God’s lead. In his own words, “Looking back over the years, I am seeing more and more of how God has directed even though I haven’t understood how he was doing it at the time. My earnest conviction is that he is in charge and that anything accomplished will be up to him.”
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Audrey, and 22 descendants in 3 generations.
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John L. Smith (1946-1994) physics, science education

Physics associate professor Lectures on "The Earth, Humanity and of physicsat Mt. Vernon Nazarene College, died of kidney cancer on Dec. 28, 1994, at an age of 48 years. John was born in Blackwell, OK in 1946 and earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from Emporia (Kansas) State College, and an Ed.D. degree in science education from Oklahoma State U. in 1978. John was chairman of the Natural Sciences Division of MVNC from 1986 to 1989. Besides the ASA, he was a member of the National Science Teachers Assoc., American Assoc. of Physics Teachers and the Ohio Academy of Science.

John was a good example of a Christian propagating the gospel. Besides his activity with the Gideons, he was appointed Chaplain of the Knox Co. Jail. In Nov 1992, John earned a M.A. in Biblical Studies from Ashland Theological Seminary and was appointed a pastor of the Sparta (Ohio) Advent Christian Church in Aug. 1993. He served there until failing health in May 1994 forced him to take a leave of absence. Joseph H. Lechner

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Theoren P Smith III (1954-2007) Physicist.

Trey Smith, age 53, went home to be with his Lord on September 27, 2007 after a valiant battle with lung cancer. He was born on September 1, 1954, in Denver, Colorado, and is survived by Kathy Smith, his wife of 30 years. He is also survived by four children, three of whom graduated from Wheaton College. Trey received a Bachelor’s degree in physics at the US Naval Academy and earned a PhD in physics at Brown University. Trey served in the US Navy and did research at AT&T Bell Labs before joining IBM Thomas J Watson Research Center in 1985 as a Research Staff Member. In 1990, Randy Isaac, now ASA Director Emeritus, promoted him to his first management position and he later became Director of Physical Sciences and then CTO of the IBM PC company. In 1999 he joined Compaq and then worked at Roadrunner, Cable and Wireless, and SAIC.

Trey joined the ASA in 2005. His energetic and enthusiastic style helped him garner many friends and devoted colleagues and employees. He was always passionate and open about his faith and he recorded his thoughts which were later published as a book D²: Daily Devotions. The appendix of the book contains the article in PSCF (September 2003), “Faith and the Human Genome” by Francis Collins.

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Jack Sparks (1928-2010) Statistics, Psychology, Theology

Ddied February 8 2010 at age 82. He was born Dec. 3, 1928, growing up on a tenant farm in Indiana. He earned a BS and played football at Purdue and received his MA (1951) and PhD (1960) from the University of Iowa. In 1952 he was drafted into the Army. He was hired by the University of Northern Colorado as Professor of Applied Statistics and the Director of Research Design.

In 1965 he became a Professor of Psychology at Penn State. He and his wife, Esther, had four children, Stephen, Robert, Ruth, and Jonathan. In 1967 he took an assignment with Campus Crusade for Christ in Arrowhead Springs, CA. His family began an eight-year ministry to students and street people at the University of California, Berkeley. A new body of believers was operating as the Christian World Liberation Front. In 1977 he and Esther moved to Santa Barbara and began the St. Anthanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology. He said, From that time it has been the center around which my life and work has revolved. He was ordained into the Orthodox Priesthood in 1987. Jack was the author of many books including Letters to Street Christians, God Forever Family, The Mind Benders, The Resurrection Letters, St. Irenaeus the Preaching of the Apostles, and Victory in the Unseen Warfare.

He was the editor of The Apostolic Fathers and wrote many booklets, poems, articles, and short stories. One of his major projects was the Orthodox Study Bible. Jack and his wife moved to Alaska in 2004 to be near their children and grandchildren. He would get up at 5 a.m. to go to the church office. He never officially retired and was active until his death. Newsletter

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Joseph P Spradley (1933-2016) Physicist, Historian of Science

Joseph Spradley passed away after a battle with cancer on March 29, 2016 at home. He leaves his wife, Marilyn Spradley, four children, and 14 grandchildren. Joe earned his PhD in Physics from UCLA. He taught Physics, Astronomy, Math, and History of Science at Wheaton College from 1959 to 2014. He had additional teaching assignments in Beirut, Lebanon; Zaria, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Cairo, Egypt; and Jinan, China. Three times a week you could find Joe performing stunts off the 3 meter diving board at Wheaton College until 2015. Joe joined the ASA in 1961. He published a dozen articles in PSCF and gave numerous plenary and contributed talks at ASA annual meetings local chapter meetings. He served on the ASA History and Philosophy of Science commission in the early ‘70’s. With his soft-spoken, mild-mannered style, he influenced countless students and ASA members. He excelled in a broad range of disciplines in the natural sciences as well as in the history and philosophy of science. “A Christian view of the physical world sees nature in the light of Scripture and with a concern for culture. This involves a creative view of nature that recognizes the world as real and good,” he wrote in a chapter of The Making of a Christian Mind: A Christian World View & The Academic Enterprise. Joe and Marilyn often had Wheaton College students over to their home and hosted dinners for Sigma Pi Sigma (SPS physics honors society) inductees in the Wheaton College Chapter. He was working on a project dealing with women scientists at the time of his death. It was far enough along that it was the basis of a Sunday School class at his church, Immanuel Presbyterian in Batavia, Illinois, from September to December 2015. He had planned to teach the class, but his declining health required that others use his well-researched material each Sunday.

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Paul B. Stam (1924-1990) Chemistry, Law

Of Durham, North Carolina, collapsed and died suddenly at age 66 on April 11, 1990. At the time of his death he was federal program coordinator for the State Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural Resources. A Wheaton graduate, Paul had a Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton and held high positions in such textile companies as J. P. Stevens and Burlington before studying law at U.N.C. He received a law degree along with his son, Paul, Jr., now a state representative.

An early member of the ASA Paul's wife Jane said he had been planning to attend the 1990 ASA Annual Meeting and was in the process of reviewing a book on environmental ethics for Perspectives when he died. "The American Bar Association Journal has a monthly feature called "Law Poll." The I January 1987 Law Poll reported on a survey of 578 lawyers made in October 1986. That survey revealed that 63 percent of U.S. lawyers "believe that the teaching of creationism in public schools does not run afoul of the First Amendment's establishment clause." The article (and perhaps the questionnaire) defined creationism as "a theory that the Earth and its creatures came into being abruptly and in final form." In February, Paul responded with a letter complaining about that definition, saying that: "Everybody knows that the form of the Earth changes daily and that its creatures have been subject to tremendous variation over the course of history." "Many creationists (probably a majority)," he added, "believe that the Earth is very old and that it did not come into being abruptly and in its final form."

The words of Genesis 1:2 ("and the earth was without form and void") don't require a knowledge of Hebrew to understand that "things have changed since God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1)." Paul concluded: "A creationist is one who believes that a Creator created. Time and mechanism considerations create subsets of the category." Newsletter*

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James W. Stark Jr. 1926-2006) Chemical Engineering, Mathematics

Of Lansing, MI, died Feb. 4, 2006, at age 79 in Lubbock, TX. James W. Stark Jr., of Lansing, MI, was born in Niagara Falls, NY on June 3, 1926 to James W. Sr. and Nellie Sabina Taylor Stark. He was an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics for Lansing Community College and devoted his life to philosophy and writing. He died in Lubbock on Feb. 4, 2006 while visiting his daughter and her family. His book Rebuild Your Worldview to be Healthy, Amazon (2006) was published posthumously.

His professional life included chemical engineering for Union Carbide and its Eveready division, followed by becoming math prof at Lansing Community College. He was an active volunteer for Central United Methodist Church and Impression V Science Museum and gave generously of his time to teach people to use computers. In the ultimate display of generosity, Jim donated his body to help cancer and burn victims.

His world-view late in life (2006): "I am a retired Professor of mathematics from a community college. While my training and experience has been technical, I have pursued the issues of morality essentially all my life. Perceiving what is truth and what is morally right is the essence of my worldview. Building that worldview requires the selection of beliefs and values that will need to periodically change. I have three degrees and two military certificates. The degrees are a BSE in Chemical Engineering, BSE in Mathematics, and MS in Teaching Technical Subjects. The military certificates are for the repairing of Radio Teletype Equipment and Radio Intercept Equipment. I worked in industrial development and quality control in electrochemistry for 7 years, taught science and math for two years at 8th grade and taught math for 23 years at a community college. The practice of morality in industry is in sad shape and it is indoctrinated into our students by the way we teach. The teaching of morality needs to be transformed by building it into a process of intentional change that integrates all religious faiths and education. I have been an active member of the United Methodist Church since 1955." Amazon, Newsletter

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Lawrence H. Starkey (1920-2001) philosophy of science, theology

Science Writer, Philosophy died on January 12, 2011, at age 91. He joined the ASA while employed as a research and script writer at the Moody Institute of Science. In 1958 he receive his Ph.D. in philosophy of science from the University of Southern California and joined the Bethel College Philosophy Department. He had his B.A. with honors from the University of Louisville and also graduated from Southern Baptist Theological seminary. Mr. Starkey has taught philosophy at Los Angeles Baptist seminary and in the evening school at the University of California.

Lawrence H. Starkey of Wauwatosa, WI was an active ASA fellow from 1953 through 1971, including two local section presidencies, papers at two national conventions and commissions work, ASA Journal. In the mid-`50s, Lawrence was a Moody Inst. of Science writer and has taught philosophy and religion at Bethel, Linfield, Alma (MI), and Jamestown (ND) colleges, Moorhead State U. (MN) and U. of MO, Rolla. He has also worked in industry, at Convair (Gen. Dynamics), Ency. Britannica, and has done TV studies for ND State U. In 1995, Lawrence was a citizen ambassador to Russia and Hungary. He co-authored TV documentaries ,Mystery of Three Clocks (1956), Red River of Life (1957) and Windows of the Soul (1958). He has also been on theJASA (now PSCF) editorial board. For all this (and more), Lawrence appeared in the Marquis Who's Who in the World. Bethel College Clarion, Newsletter.

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John F. H. Stewart (1918-2005) Medical Doctor, Anglican Priest

Died March 27, 2005 at age 87. From childhood he sensed a call to be an Anglican priest, and by age 8 he was performing the rituals of baptism, marriage and funerals, using dolls for practice. After service as a Chaplain in the Canadian Army, he studied medicine at U. of Toronto and became a medical missionary to Liberia for ten years before accepting a position as surgeon in Ontario. One of the founding fathers of the CSCF. He attended many ASA Annual Meetings and was an encouragement to younger members.

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Claude E. Stipe ( - 1996) Anthropology.

Elected ASA fellow, 1976 President of ASA Council, died April 13, 1996. Claude was an active ASA member since 1956. Newsletter Editor Walt Hearn) remembers one unusually insightful talk on culture that Claude gave at an ASA Annual Meeting in the 1970s. A graduate of Wheaton C., UCLA and the U. of Minnesota (Ph.D.), Claude retired to Escondido, CA.

His first teaching post was at Bethel College. He then moved to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Marquette University. His JASA paper "Does The ASA Take A "Position" On Controversial Issues?" was a significant response to criticism directed toward the organization at the time. See also, The Race and Intelligence Controversy. He published a paper "Scientific Creationism and Evangelical Christianity" in the March 1985 American Anthropologist. Claude was deeply interested in the relationship between anthropology and Christian missions in a period when missionaries were under attack for destroying native cultures. (incomplete)

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Rev. James A. Stoddard (1922 - 2012) Missionary died April 12, 2012 in Bradenton Florida. James joined the ASA in 1960. James A. Stoddard, passed away April 12, 2012. Born January 28, 1922. Faithful Christian. World War II Veteran. Missionary, Guatemala, Thirty eight years. Member, New Hope Baptist Church. Amateur Poet, Photographer. Wife, Margaret, almost sixty five years, A member of the ASA for 52 years .Obit, Newsletter.*

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Peter W. Stoner (1888-1980) Astronomy

Onone of the 5 founding members of the ASA, died March 21, 1980, in Long Beach, California. Born in 1888, he would have been 92 in June.

He was an emeritus professor of science retired from Westmont College in Santa Barbara. He had an M.S. from the U. of California (1910). Alton Everest, first ASA president, and wife Elva attended Peter's funeral at Leisure World Community Church, preceding burial in the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Here is Alton's tribute: ";Peter Stoner was the Complete Teacher, a man of quiet dignity and deep Christian faith. During the halcyon days of the Los Angeles ASA section in the 1960s a planning meeting was held in Peter's home in Altadena. The meeting dragged on and at 10 p.m. sharp Peter rose, told us we could stay as long as we wished but that he was going to bed. Something of a night-owl in those days, I was shocked that anyone would go to bed at 10 p.m. At long last I understand. I'm now the age Peter was at that time and by 10:15 1 droop like last week's crocus. Peter was high on principle but low on prestige, form, and ritual. Knowing the teaching positions he held, people are surprised to learn that he didn't have a Ph.D. Here's the story on that. At a world-renowned California university he had finished all requirements for his doctorate in mathematics when his committee discovered that his completed and approved dissertation on a subject from his minor field of astronomy should have been in his major. Realizing their oversight, they apologetically agreed that all he would have to do to get his degree Was to construct some geometrical models for instructional use. That sop to university regulations was a bit too much for Peter-so, no degree, but lots of peace of mind. While Peter was in graduate school the pastor of the Presbyterian church he was attending came to him asking if he would take a class of 12 science students from China. Realizing America's strength had something to do with her spiritual underpinnings, the students had told the pastor they wanted to learn about Christianity, although they had no interest in becoming Christians. Peter accepted the challenge, and all 12 accepted Christ before returning to China. Many years ago Peter was invited to teach a Science and Scripture course at the Moody Bible Institute summer school. He informed the class that his door was continually open for personal conferences. Day and night for the rest of his stay he was deluged by a steady stream of students with questions. That was surely one of the highlights of his life, remembered with grateful satisfaction in his later years as a solid contribution to the spiritual strength of young people. "At Pasadena City College Peter was Chairman of the Department of Mathematics, Astronomy, and Architecture. He taught there for 41 years. Roger Voskuyl, then president of Westmont College, pulled Peter back from the brink of a well-earned retirement to teach at Westmont. Teaching mathematics led to astronomy and then to head of the Science Department and building an observatory for Westmont's 16-inch reflecting telescope. In 1963 he left the haunting smell of chalk dust, having completed 50 years of teaching. "Peter Stoner's lifelong views on the relationship of science and the Bible are set forth in his chapter, "Astronomy and the First Chapter of Genesis," in the ASA's first book, Modern Science and Christian Faith. The same general thrust is in his book originally titled From Science To Souls and soon changed to Science Speaks published first by Moody Press and later by Van Kampen Press. Robert C. Newman, Ph.D. in astrophysics, is listed as co-author in recent editions. That book has sold over 350,000 copies in English and has been published in six languages. "I have before me a copy of Peter's unpublished manuscript, God's Dealing With One Man, for which I wrote, in the preface, I have known and loved Peter Stoner for almost four decades. In observing him through the years one principle of God's leading is illustrated over and over ... that God guides by deflecting the course of His children who are already under way rather than boosting the indolent into the orbit of His choosing."
Alton Everest Tribute*

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Charles Dinwiddie Stores (1906 - 1985) Patent Attorney

of Cocoa Beach, Florida, died of cancer on 4 July 1985 at the age of 79. "Din" was a chemical patent attorney who retired from Exxon Corporation after writing some 300 patents issued to Exxon inventors. He had a B.S. from Roanoke College and L.L.B. from LaSalle Extension University, was a member of the bar of Virginia and the District of Columbia, of the U.S. Patent Office, and of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Cocoa Beach, where he also taught a men's Sunday school class. He was an avid reader of JASA. (Our thanks to retired chemistry teacher Edgar Bloom of Cocoa Beach, who notified the Ipswich office. Edgar added that it was Stores who first told him about ASA.-Ed.)*

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Albert Charles Strong (1925 - 2001) Mechanical Engineering, theology, linguists

Pastor of Salem, Oregon, died Sept. 4, 2001 at age 76 of cancer. After graduating from U.C. Berkeley in mechanical engineering in 1947 and from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1950 with an M.Div, for twenty-one years he served as a missionary in Ethiopia, pastoring and translating Amharic literature. He was prepared for this work by further training in linguistics at the U. of OK and Haile Selassie I U. in Addis Ababa, and in theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and San Francisco Theological Seminary. He returned to the US in 1972 as pastor of two west coast Presbyterian churches. He retired in 1988 and moved to Silverton, OR. Albert participated in ASA Oregon Local Section meetings and his obituary in the Statesman Journal of Salem reports him as a member of the ASA.*

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Carl Stuebe ( -1970) Organic Chemist

Of Cleveland, OH passed away Mar. 4 1970 He was a research chemist (organic) doing thermal analysis. He had several papers, patents and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve U. (1954). Carl taught adult Sunday school at his church, Shore Haven Lutheran, and thought that ASA's top priorities should be dealing with issues (such as creation/evolution), Christian teaching, and explaining science to the church. Newsletter (incomplete)

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Russell D. Sturgis (1897-1969) Chemistry

Of Collegeville, Pennsylvania, one of the five charter members of ASA, died of a heart attack in November, 1969. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 9, 1897, he earned the B.S. from the University of Delaware in 1919 and the M.S. (1921) and Ph.D. (1924) from the University of Pennsylvania. He served as instructor in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1924 and taught chemistry at Franklin and Marshall College for one year. In 1925 he joined the staff at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, as assistant professor, becoming David Laucks Hain professor of chemistry in 1927 and head of the department of chemistry in 1928. He stepped down from the headship in 1964 but remained a professor of chemistry until his death on November 20, 1969.

Dr. Sturgis was a member of the American Chemical Society and Sigma Xi. In 1961 he received the Lindback Foundation award for distinguished teaching, and in 1964 he was awarded an honorary Sc.D. from the University of Delaware. He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Norristown, Pennsylvania for forty years, and secretary of the local school board for twenty-five years. He was advisor to the "Bible Fellowship" group at Ursinus College. The role of Dr. Sturgis as one of the founders of what became the ASA has been pointed out in a paper by F. Alton Everest, "The American Scientific Affiliation--The First Decade", Journal of ASA 3 (No. 3), 33-38 (September 1951). On one of his "Sermons From Science" evangelistic excursions into Oregon, Irwin A. Moon told Alton Everest of the interest of Dr. Will H. Houghton, then president of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, in catalyzing formation of an effective organization of Christian men of science. After preliminary correspondence, an invitation from Dr. Houghton brought five men to Chicago in September of 1941: Everest, Sturgis, Irving A. Cowperthwaite, Peter W. Stoner and John P. Van Haitsma.

Only a few months later the American Scientific Affiliation had a name and a constitution--and the U. S. entered World War II, making national meetings impossible for the ASA's first few years. Subsequent growth has demonstrated that the five "founding fathers" laid a good foundation, and we honor Russell Sturgis-as one of the five. ASA News is indebted to Mrs. Russell D. Sturgis, now of Princeton, N. J., and to F. Alton Everest for this information. Mrs. Sturgis wrote of her late husband's regret that he lacked the time and energy to participate in ASA activities in spite of his interest in the work of the Affiliation. Everest (2010)5, Newsletter*

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Herbert W. Sutherland (~1913 -1997) of Toronto, Ontario died Sept. 13, 1997. Class of 1935, UNB (incomplete)

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Allan E. Swartz (1924-1996) Engineer

Of Muskegon, Michigan, born December 21, 1924 and died of a pulmonary embolism at age 71 on March 29, 1996. Allan was an engineering consultant interested in gasoline and Diesel engines. Don DeGraaf knew Allan well and noted that he was president of the Christian Businessmen's Committee, religious social service organizations and held offices in Forest Park Covenant Church, where he was a lifelong member. Don remarked that "Al devoted his life to serving God and others on a daily basis." Allan was a regular attender of our annual meetings. Last year (1995) he gave a paper on his work as a volunteer engineering consultant overseas. Don DeGraaf (incompleat)

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David L. Swift ( -1997) Chemical Engineering, Public Health has died [on July 3, 1997], apparently from complications from an old infection of hepatitis C. Dave had been active in local ASA section and annual meetings, to which he was usually accompanied by his wife, Suzanne. David was an ASA Fellow and prof. of environmental health sciences at Johns Hopkins U. in Baltimore, MD.

David's research was in environmental health engineering, air pollution, and aerosol science. He graduated from Purdue U. in 1957, from MIT in 1959, and got his doctorate at Johns Hopkins in 1963, all in chemical engineering. He did post-doc work at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine until 1966. He was also a past elder at Central Presbyterian Church in Towson, MD. David expected ASA to primarily deal with issues, explain science to the church, and provide fellowship. He was also a good counselor of younger ASAers, and would stay up late at ASA Meetings discussing personal decisions faced by them. Newsletter*

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William F. Tanner (1917-2000) Geologist

Of Tallahassee, Florida died on April 9, 2000. Tanner was an ASA fellow and a member of ASA's Affil. of Christian Geologists. A prof. of geology at Florida State U. with emphasis on sedimentology, he was born in Milledgeville, Georgia in 1917. He holds a B.A. from Baylor University, an M.A. from Texas Technological College, and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma University, all in Geology.

He has served as an Instructor at Oklahoma University, a visiting Professor of Geology at Florida State University, and Associate Professor and Professor of Geology at Florida State University. Since 1974 he has been Regents Professor. He has had geological experience in much of the U.S., mostly in the Southeast, Southwest, and Rocky Mountain areas,- maritime eastern Canada and Canadian Rockies,- Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, various parts of Brazil, and Venezuela. His specialties within geology include sedimentology, sediment transport (including beach and river erosion), paleogeography and paleoclimatology, history of the atmosphere and petroleum geology. Dr. Tanner is Editor of "Coastal Research, " Science Editor for the New Atlas of Florida, and Editor of six volumes on coastal sedimentology. He is the author of 275 technical papers. He consulted for several large oil companies and various power companies, extensively traveled the Western Hemisphere, the British Isles, and Germany.

His most recent missionary activity was to Barranquilla, Colombia in 1982. He looked to the ASA to explain science to the Church, be involved in Christian teaching, and pursue creation-evolution issues. Newsletter*

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Douglas H. Taylor (1915-1997) MD
Of Tahlequah, OK. He was a Wheaton College grad and a surgeon who attended the U. of Oregon Medical School in Portland. Captain U. S. Army Res. Doug made many trips for TEAMission to Zululand, S. Africa, to work with a mission hospital there. He enjoyed ASA's journal "very much all those years." *
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Pat Taylor (1932-2022) Physicist
Charles Patrick Stirling (Pat) Taylor of London passed away peacefully at Mount Hope on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at age 92.
Born in Toronto, in his teen years Pat moved with his family to Vancouver, where he finished high school and went on to study biology and physics at the University of British Columbia. In 1952, he won a Rhodes Scholarship. He met his first wife, Elizabeth, while at Oxford and became deeply involved with different Christian student groups. It was here he committed himself to Christ. After marrying, the couple moved to Philadelphia, where Pat completed his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania. Their two eldest children were born during this time. Next stop was Cambridge for a post-doc and then Vancouver, where Pat took up a position as assistant professor of physics at UBC. Some five years later, with three children in tow, the family moved to London, Ontario, where Pat would join the brand-new Biophysics Department at the University of Western Ontario. He spent the rest of his career at UWO, retiring at the age of 65.
Science in general and biophysics in particular were far from Pat's only interests. He was a devout Christian, often giving talks about the relationship between Christianity and science, and he spent a lot of his time on campus meeting and encouraging Christian students, especially international students. His love of music centered on two passions: country dancing and bagpipes. He heard his first bagpipes in Scotland at the age of 8 and never looked back. His love of dance began with square dances held in the family home in Toronto and over the years branched out to Scottish and English country dance, Morris, Playford and even Swedish country dance. Travel-to Japan, China, Turkey, Ireland, Greece, Mexico, Australia, Alaska, and many other lands-was another of his pleasures.
Pat joined the ASA in 2001 and was active in discussions of science and faith. Though there was no ASA chapter in the London area, Pat participated in talks and other activities in nearby chapters. He was warm, humble, and happy to be of service. He was also a very loyal and solid financial supporter of the CSCA, to the time of his passing.
At the age of 85, some 17 years after Elizabeth's death, Pat remarried. He spent his final years with his new wife Jeanine, dancing, playing duets, attending church together, and fully enjoying each other's company. His was a full life and a rich one, and he was grateful for every bit of it.
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John Marks Templeton (1912 - 2008)

Philanthropist died July 8, 2008 in Nassau, Bahamas, at age 95. Born in the small town of Winchester TN, he received a degree in economics from Yale University in 1934 and was a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, graduating with a MA in law. Sir John pioneered the use of globally diversified mutual funds. He was deeply involved in a multitude of philanthropic missions.

He established the John Templeton Foundation to encourage the use of scientific methods to discover more about the spiritual realm. In 1972, he created the Templeton Prize for Progress toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities. In 1987 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his extensive charitable work. He collaborated with Robert Herrmann in writing numerous books and articles on faith-science themes. Sir John was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and served as a trustee on the board of Princeton Theological Seminary for 42 years. He also served on the American Bible Society board. His foundation continues to offer grants for science/religion topics. Newsletter, biographical, Forbes *

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John M. Templeton, Jr. (1940 - 2015) Medical doctor, foundation director

John M. Templeton, Jr., M.D., president and chairman of the John Templeton Foundation, passed away Saturday, May 16, at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Dr. Templeton was 75 years old at the time of his passing, finally succumbing to his battle with cancer.

Templeton was the oldest of three children of Sir John Templeton. He began considering a career in medicine during a summer internship in 1960 at a Presbyterian medical mission in Cameroon. He received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1968 and completed his internship and residency in surgery at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond in 1973.

During his time at Children’s Hospital, the hospital gained an international reputation for its patients with conjoined twinning. Templeton performed numerous surgeries on conjoined twins.   He trained in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia from 1973 to 1975 under the hospital’s surgeon-in-chief, C. Everett Koop, who later became U.S. surgeon general from 1982 to 1989. After serving for two years in the Navy he returned to Children’s Hospital where he was the trauma program director. During his tenure the hospital gained an international reputation for its patients with conjoined twinning. Templeton performed numerous surgeries on conjoined twins.

Dr. Templeton, known as “Jack,” retired from medicine in 1995 to assume leadership of his father's namesake foundation, the John Templeton Foundation.

The John Templeton Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries on what scientists and philosophers call the big questions of human purpose and ultimate reality, a vision derived from Sir John Templeton’s optimism about the possibility of acquiring “new spiritual information” and from his commitment to rigorous scientific research and related scholarship.

The Foundation’s primary funding areas include science and the big questions, character and virtue development, individual freedom and free enterprise, genetics, exceptional cognitive talent and genius, and the Templeton Prize. Recent grants have explored topics such as gratitude, beneficial purpose, exoplanets, and religious liberty.

During Dr. Templeton’s 20 years at the helm of the Foundation, the endowment grew from $28 million to $3.34 billion, with 188 grants awarded in 2014 primarily to major universities and scholars worldwide. A total of $966 million in grants and charitable activities have been funded since the Foundation’s creation in 1987. It awarded $103 million in 2013, the last year for which figures are available, which ranked it 55th in total giving of U.S. foundations, according to the Foundation Center.

Dr. Templeton is survived by his wife, Pina, who retired from Children’s Hospital in 1999, their daughters Heather Dill and Jennifer Simpson, sons-in-law Jeff Dill and Scott Simpson, six grandchildren, a brother, Christopher, and a brother-in-law, Gail Zimmerman. His sister, Anne Zimmerman, died in 2004.--Templeton Foundation, Catholic News,
Washington Post*

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William J. Tinkle (1892-1981) Genetics, Zoology

MS, PhD in zoology at Ohio State University. Dr. Tinkle taught at LaVerne College and for many years at Taylor University. Following this, he taught at Ball State Teachers College retiring about 1960. He published 11 papers in JASA in the period 1950-1963. He was an early participant in organizing the ASA but left it in 1961 to help recruit the pioneers of the Creation Research Society. Tinkle opposed evolution and Darwinian theory, but was an enthusiastic proponent of eugenics, and published several articles on the subject.

In his 1939 textbook "Fundamentals of Zoology" he devotes a section to "The Need of Human Betterment", where he laments the existence of"defective families" who "give birth to offspring like themselves" , producing "persons of low mentality, paupers and criminals in much greater ratio than the general population"[8, p. 130]. Negative eugenics via institutionalization seems to have been his preferred eugenic solution: His antievolution works include: Heredity: A Study in Science and the Bible, St. Thomas Press, 1969; Heredity (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1970); and God's Method in Creation (Nutley, NJ: Craig Press, 1973. see: William J. Tinkle, The A.S.A. In Retrospect (1959)*

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Thomas F. Torrance (1913-2007) Theologian .He was a leading Protestant theologian who served for 27 years as professor of Christian Dogmatics at New College, Edinburgh in the University of Edinburgh. He wrote many books and articles and translated several hundred theological writings into English from other languages. He edited the English translation of the 13-volume, six-million-word Church Dogmatics of Swiss theologian Karl Barth. He is considered to be one of the most important Reformed theologians of his era. He was the son of missionaries in China and served two parishes in the Church of Scotland. He was influential in work on theological method and the relationship between theology and science. Opposed to dualistic thought, he argued that modern science is similar to theology in that it is developed in terms of relation and integration: each has its distinctive method, and each is fully rational. See: Thomas F. Torrance's Integration of Judeo-Christian Theology & Natural Science: Some Key Themes *

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Charles Hard Townes (1915-2015) Physics

Born July 28, 1915, he died on the way to the Oakland CA Hospital January 27, 2015 at age 99. One of six children of Baptist parents, Ellen Hard and Henry Townes, a lawyer. Townes was born in Greenville, South Carolina and was raised on a small farm.

A student of wide interests, including entomology and ornithology, he graduated from the local high school in 1931 when he was 15. At Furman University he majored in physics and modern languages, was curator of the college museum, and a member of the band, glee club, swimming team and newspaper staff. He graduated valedictorian with two bachelor’s degrees in 1935 at the age of 19. Focusing on physics, he earned a master’s degree at Duke University in 1937 and a doctorate at the California Institute of Technology in 1939.

He joined Bell Laboratories in 1939 at its Murray Hill, N.J., headquarters and developed WWII radar bombing and navigational systems.

Townes did most of the work that would make him one of three scientists to share the 1964 Nobel Prize in physics for research leading to the creation of the laser while he was a faculty member at Columbia University. He joined the Columbia University faculty in 1948, and three years later had his inspiration for the laser's predecessor, the maser, while sitting on a park bench in Washington, waiting for a restaurant to open for breakfast. Scientists were stumped about ways to make waves shorter, but in the tranquil morning hours the solution suddenly appeared to Townes, a moment he famously compared to a religious revelation. Townes scribbled a theory on scrap paper about using microwave energy to stoke molecules to move fast enough to create a shorter wave. Since 1967, he served as professor of physics at the University of California (Berkeley).

He married Frances Hildreth Townes, in 1941. Townes lived in Berkeley, CA and was survived by his wife and four daughters, Linda Rosenwein, Ellen Townes-Anderson, Carla Kessler, and Holly Townes.

In 1966, he published an article entitled "The Convergence of Science and Religion" in the IBM journal THINK. The difference between science and religion "are largely superficial," he wrote, "the two become almost indistinguishable if we look at the real nature of each." In an era when many scientists steadfastly avoided ties to religion, the views expressed in the piece were seen as blasphemy by people in both communities. Over the years, he wrote and spoke often on the subject, and in 2005, he won the Templeton Prize for progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual realities.

"Many people don't realize that science basically involves assumptions and faith. But nothing is absolutely proved," Townes said at the time. "Wonderful things in both science and religion come from our efforts based on observations, thoughtful assumptions, faith and logic."

Townes held a "friend" status with the ASA His positions on Science and Christianity were published in PSCF based on a Plenary Lecture presented at the August, 2002 ASA Annual Meeting held at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA. His 1972 JASA paper How And Why Did It All Begin? provides an interesting contrast. Sources: Boston Globe, UCNews Center, ASA Newsletter.*