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In Memoriam - Archives

  • Barbara Smith, professor emerita and long-time reference librarian, died on July 11, 2016, in Potsdam, NY. She was 89.
  • Robert F. Smith, professor emeritus of government, died October 9, 2018. He was 93.
  • Frederick A. Spear, professor emeritus of French and the "ultimate bibliographer," according to a Skidmore colleague, died Dec. 31, 2008, in Portsmouth, N.H. He was 85.
  • William Spears, associate professor emeritus of psychology, died December 7, 1992.
  • Richard Speers, associate professor of mathematics, died Feb. 18 at his home in Saratoga. He was 67.
  • E. Thomas “Tom” Steigerwald of Milton, New York, a longtime member of the Skidmore Shop staff, died Monday, February 8, 2016. He was 72.
  • Richard Joseph Steigerwald, a member of the Williamson Sports Center staff, died on February 11, 2016. He was 75.
  • Theresa “Teri” Alice Stevens, who served the Office of Admissions for more than two decades, died June 10, 2020. She was 90.
  • Bill Stevens, a longtime facilities employee died November 6, 2017, at his home in Saratoga. Springs. He was 78.
  • Alfred Robert Stiassney, a four-decade staff member, died February 2, 2014, in Saratoga Springs. He was 95.
  • Rudolf Sturm, professor emeritus of Slavic languages, died November 27, 2000, in Saratoga Springs. He was 88.
  • Theresa Sullivan, who served Skidmore as kitchen/dining room assistant from 1974 until her retirement in 1989, died Aug. 29, 2021. She was 92.
  • Margaret 'Peg' A. North Tacardon, associate professor of social work emerita, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was 73.
  • Charlotte A. Taylor, a longtime member of the Dining Services staff, died January 30, 2014. She was 77.
  • Patricia Totten, who worked 45 years in the Office of Alumni Affairs, died May 25, 2014, at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany.
  • Thomas M. Travis, a member of the information technology staff for almost 25 years, died suddenly at home on January 18, 2015.
  • Dorothy W. Upton, Dorothy W. Upton, professor of English for 35 years, died January 10, 1963. She was 66.
  • Richard Upton, professor emeritus of art, died October 18, 2013, in Sarasota, Florida, of complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 82.
  • George B. Van Wagner, an endearing retired campus safety officer known for his enforcement of campus rules and his service to others, died on Friday, Nov. 11,2022. He was 85.
  • Alice F. Warren, longtime professor of history, died January 24, 1962, in Bedford Hills, N.Y.