Ward Sangren ’44

Ward died April 5, 2019, in Orinda, Fla. He was born April 20, 1923, in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Before he came to Princeton, Ward was active in football, baseball, basketball, and golf. He was a member of the Student Council, Hi-Y Club, and was on the staff of the school paper and yearbook. At Princeton Ward majored in mathematics with honors. He played football and won a varsity “P.” Ward was a member of Key and Seal, where he was on the bicker committee.

He served the University as class section chair of Southern California from 1997 to 2001 and Northern California from 1999 through 2001.

After the Navy he earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in math at the University of Michigan. He was a professor in math and research at San Francisco State University before he retired.

Ward is survived by his wife, Ruth Hendrickson Sangren, whom he married in 1944; son Paul ’68; and daughters Karen and Sigrid.