George L. Yaney *61

George Yaney, professor emeritus of history at the University of Maryland, died peacefully Nov. 2, 2014, at the age of 84.

Yaney graduated with an industrial engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, served in the Marines, and then turned to the study of history.

He earned a master’s degree from the University of Colorado, and in 1961 a Ph.D. in history from Princeton. He then began teaching at Maryland.

While Yaney had many academic accomplishments and publications, he took greater pride in motivating and enlightening his students. He retired from Maryland in 1990.

Yaney is survived by Ann, his wife of 62 years; four children; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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