John Vanderoef, professor of political science emeritus at Florida State University (FSU), died March 23, 2013, at the age of 83.
Vanderoef graduated from FSU with a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a master’s degree in 1951, both in political science. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War, after which he earned a master’s degree in politics from Princeton in 1958.
In 1959, he began teaching at FSU and remained there until retiring in 1997. He completed his Princeton Ph.D. in 1968.
His major areas of expertise were British government and American political thought. He was a well-regarded professor and adviser to the thousands of students in his classes during his almost 40 years of teaching.
Vanderoef is survived by a first cousin, Jean Kohl, and his lifelong friend and colleague, Dr. Richard B. Gray.