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- Miriam J. Benkovitz, professor emerita of English for 30 years, died June 12, 1986, following a long illness. She was 74.
- Ralph A. Ciancio, professor emeritus of English, whose excellence in teaching has been memorialized in the Skidmore teaching award that bears his name, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was 89.
- Alberta Lee Feynman, professor emerita of English with teaching specialties in Shakespeare and the dramatic arts, died March 14, 2012, in Saddle Brook, N.J. She was 91.
- Professor of English Emeritus Robert “Bud” Foulke died Feb. 15, 2023. He was 92.
- Barry Goldensohn, a gifted poet and beloved professor of English emeritus whose teaching and writing inspired countless colleagues and students, died on Sunday, March 26, 2023. He was 85.
- Robert Alan McGill, associate professor emeritus of English and a scholar of Native American literature, died June 14, 2009, in Gainesville, Florida. He was 84.
- Jon Ramsey, Skidmore’s former dean of studies, who left a lasting mark on the Honors Forum and many programs at Skidmore, died of cancer at his home in Goleta, California, on March 9, 2019. He was 77.
- Phyllis A. Roth, longtime professor of English and former dean of the faculty who served as both acting and interim president of Skidmore College, died March 25, 2012, in Saratoga Hospital, of complications from pancreatic cancer.
- Dorothy W. Upton, Dorothy W. Upton, professor of English for 35 years, died January 10, 1963. She was 66.
- Phillip West, professor emeritus of English, died March 20, 1997, in Saratoga Springs. He was 60.
- Associate Professor Emeritus of English Alan Wheelock, a specialist in American literature who taught at Skidmore for more than two decades, died Oct. 26, 2020, of complications from cancer. He was 84.
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