Gregory Trandel, professor of economics at the University of Georgia, died Oct. 21, 2014, at the age of 52.
Trandel graduated in 1984 from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. He earned a master’s and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Princeton in 1988 and 1992, respectively.
He had been a faculty member at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia since 1989. A highly regarded instructor, he recently celebrated his 25th year there and had been honored with awards for teaching.
Trandel was an enthusiastic parent to his children, actively involved in local public schools for 20 years. He served on parent-teacher organizations at three elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. Along with other activities, he was president of his local neighborhood association.
Trandel is survived by his wife, Margaret, whom he married in 1988; three children; and his mother.
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