Ellen Fagenson Eland *81

Ellen Fagenson Eland, nationally regarded scholar of managerial diversity, died in Reston, Va., Sept. 25, 2005, of brain cancer. She was 51.

Eland received an undergraduate degree from SUNY at Buffalo and a doctorate in psychology from Princeton. At George Mason University, where she taught since 1987, she focused on problems women faced in the workplace, particularly the lack of mentors. She wrote numerous papers and edited a book of essays on this and related issues. In addition, she was active in animal welfare.

Eland leaves behind her husband, David Kodner *81, and a daughter, Kelly.