MEMORIALS
Reuben P. Prichard Jr. *56
Prichard was a 1947 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a 1955 aeronautical engineering graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1956, he received…
E. Keith Mcpheeters *56
A veteran of World War II, McPheeters received a degree in architecture from Oklahoma State University and an MFA in architecture from Princeton in 1956…
Karol Krotki *60
Born in Poland, Krotki escaped into exile after the 1939 Nazi invasion that started World War II. Enlisting in the British Army, he fought in…
Arthur T. Dietz *53
Mike was born in Limestone, Maine, where his father served at Loring Air Force Base. The family moved to overseas postings in France, Germany, and…
Sarah Bancroft *79
Bancroft earned a bachelor’s in classical Greek from Swarthmore in 1970. At Princeton, she received a doctorate in classical archaeology in 1979. Because there were…
Benjamin F. Leonard III *51
Benjamin F. Leonard, a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey from 1943 to 1993, died peacefully Sept. 5, 2008, at home. He was 87. Leonard…
Charlton Desaussure *42
Charlton was born in Fort Clark, Texas, and grew up in various Army posts, following his father, who was a lieutenant colonel in the cavalry…
Leonardo Bartolini *91
Bartolini came to the United States from Italy to study economics, and earned a Ph.D. from Princeton in 1991. He worked at the International Monetary…
George Palmer Garrett Jr. ’52 *85
Returning to Princeton after four years in the Army, he completed his master’s degree in 1956 and launched his remarkable career in literature and as…
C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr. *64
C. Sylvester Whitaker Jr., professor of political science emeritus and former dean of social sciences at the University of Southern California, died Nov. 29, 2008…
George C. Sponsler III ’49 *52
George prepared for Princeton at Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. At Princeton he majored in engineering physics. He was elected to Phi Beta…
Oded Schramm *90
Born in Israel, Schramm received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hebrew University. In 1990, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton. Schramm worked at…