Myron Glazer, retired professor of sociology at Smith College, died Feb. 3, 2019, of complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 84.

In 1956 he graduated from the City College of New York. His high school and college experiences made him a great advocate for public education. Prior to earning a Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton in 1965, Glazer earned a master’s in sociology from Rutgers in 1961.

After Princeton Glazer had a four-decade career at Smith, serving as chair of the sociology department for more than a decade, co-chair of the Project on Women and Social Change, and president of the Massachusetts Sociological Association. He was dedicated to teaching and research, writing 10 books. He gave voice to men and women who unselfishly “exposed unethical behavior in government and industry.”

His interviews with Chilean students advocating for democracy, truck drivers, nuclear activists, European environmentalists, and many others were the basis for such books as The Whistleblowers: Exposing Corruption in Government and Industry and The Environmental Crusaders.

During his last 14 years, he battled Parkinson’s with great determination and had an active life for much of that time.

Glazer is survived by his wife and colleague, Penina; two children; and five grandchildren.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.

Graduate Class of 1965