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BARBARA B. BURN, international programs associate provost for International Programs and a world leader in international education, died Feb. 24 unexpectedly at her Leverett home at the age of 76. When Burn arrived on campus in 1968, fewer than 100 students took part in international exchanges. Today, more than 1,000 students study abroad each year, while double that number of foreign students, scholars, and faculty study at the University. Also under her direction, the University established exchange agreements in more than 100 countries. Burn was called "the leading personality in the higher-education exchange field," by Jack Egle, chairman of the board of the Council of International Educational Exchange. Under Burn's leadership, said interim Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams, "the influence of international programs at the University of Massachusetts extended far beyond the campus. Her contributions in the field of international education have been recognized nationally and internationally. She is known in many parts of the world as the veritable dean of international education." President William M. Bulger also praised Burn as "a loyal and valuable member of the University of Massachusetts community. We have been fortunate to have her commitment and her fruitful service. ... She helped to provide many, many students with life-transforming experiences. " Former Chancellor David K. Scott, who traveled to many parts of the world with Burn between 1993-2001, said her death was "the end of an era." He added, "As chancellor, I had the privilege of traveling to many countries with Barbara and viewed first hand her continuous efforts to expand the international role of the University and to advance international understanding. She was indefatigable in both mind and body on this mission. "Although I knew well of her legendary role, it was still amazing to see the love, reverence, and awe she received from leaders in academe and government in countries around the world who she never failed to challenge in every language with penetrating and even blunt questions. Her interests in all aspects of education were both deep and wide. The book she had just finished on the future of general education was a fitting legacy to her extraordinary career in international education for over half a century." Her awards included a University Medal from the Board of Trustees for outstanding service; the Hugh H. and Mabel M. Smythe International Service Citation, presented by InterFuture, a New York-based international education organization; an honorary doctor of civil law degree from the University of Kent in England; and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the highest award given to non-German citizens in the name of the president of Germany. She published broadly and had just finished a book of essays on the future of general education for the International Association of Universities. She was also a board member and consultant on policy questions for institutions such as Tufts University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; the Rockefeller Foundation; the Asia Foundation; and the Ford Foundation. She attended Bryn Mawr College and the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree, cum laude, and with election to Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She received her master's degree and Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1955. Before joining the University, she was a professor of international law and organization at the Foreign Service Institute; a program specialist at the Asia Foundation; and staff assistant in the UMass President's Office, studying international programs at the University. She was named director of International Programs in 1968 and promoted to associate provost in 1988. She leaves a son and a daughter. Her late husband, North Burn, was the first Five College coordinator. . . (Campus Chronicle Online3/1/02) HALUK DERIN, electrical engineering, 57, of Amherst, an associate professor of Electrical Engineering, died Feb. 24 at home. He had served the University for nearly 20 years. He taught earlier at Syracuse University and at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. His areas of academic interest included digital image and signal processing, statistical communication theory, and detection and estimation theory. The author or editor of four books, including "Video Data Compression for Multimedia Computing," he published 25 journal articles and gave nearly 50 conference papers. He was a faculty member in the Collaborative Biomedical Research Program and an active member of the Faculty Senate, where he served on the Rules Committee from 1989 to 1991 and the Program and Budget Council in 19 95. "He was a per-ceptive and dedicated colleague, always working for the best interests of UMass," said senate secretary Ernest May. "He will be missed." "He always thought about enriching the students' lives, how to deliver good quality education to them" said Seshu Desu, chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering. "That was his main concern. "He was not a flashy person. He did very high quality research, slowly and thoroughly. In both of these ways, his death is a great loss to the department." He received a B.S. from Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey, an M.S. from the University of Virginia Charlottesville, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Princeton University, all in electrical engineering. He leaves his wife, the former Z. Seren Yalkin; his mother, Nerinan Derin of Amherst; a daughter, S. Yesmin Derin of Amherst; a sister and two nephews (Campus Chronicle Online3/1/02) MACK DRAKE, plant and soil science, 86, of Amherst, a retired professor of Plant and Soil Science, died Dec. 26 at home. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at First Baptist Church in Amherst. He served the University for 37 years before retiring in 1985. He also was an agronomist at Clemson University for two years. A soil chemist, he studied forage crops and apple quality and storage while working with fruit growers and dairy farmers around the state. He was given an honorary doctorate by Hokkaido University in 1977 and received the New York Farmer Society Award in 1956. He held a Ph.D. from Purdue University in soil fertility. He also was a member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, the American Society of Horticultural Science and the International Society of Soil Science. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Jane Fairbanks Drake; three sons, George, director of Morrill Computing Facility, of Leverett, Thomas of Addy, Wash., and Barton of Decatur, Ga.; two daughters, Helen, an X-ray technician at University Health Services, of Amherst and Cynthia McCahon of Amherst; a sister, Betty Ruth Dragoo of Carmel, Ind.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. (Campus Chronicle Online1/11/02) SUSAN A. DUFFY, psychology, 52, of Amherst, an associate professor in Psychology, died of cancer Feb. 14 at home. A 1999 nominee for the Distinguished Teaching Award, she served the University for more than six years. She taught previously at Amherst and Mount Holyoke colleges. A graduate of Radcliffe College, she had a master's degree in education from Harvard and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. She leaves her husband, Donald L. Fisher, professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; her mother, Ruth Duffy of Hockessin, Del.; two daughters, Jennifer Duffy Fisher and Annie Duffy Fisher, both of Amherst; and a brother, James of Landenberg, Pa. (Campus Chronicle Online2/22/02) WILLIAM K. HARRIS, veterinary and animal sciences, 86, formerly of Amherst, a retired professor of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, died Feb. 9 at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. He served the University for more than 34 years before retiring in 1980. A veteran of World War II when he served as a colonel in the Army, he was active in the Army Reserves and worked with the ROTC program on campus. He held a bachelor's and a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine from the Ohio State University, and he specialized in the eradication of mastitis in the dairy industry. He leaves his wife, the former Mary C. McKenna; three sons, Howard Moriarity of Florence, Blake of Belchertown and Peter K. of Collingswood, N.J.; three daughters, Jane Knebel of Maryland, L.J. of Amherst and Deloise DeGoedel of Washington; a brother and four sisters, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. (Campus Chronicle Online2/15/02) ROBERT K. PATTERSON, mechanical engineering'55G, of Amherst, a retired associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, died Dec. 21 at home. He was 75. He served the University for 38 years before retiring in 1988. A specialist in thermodynamics and machine design, he held several of the early patents on pipeline milking machines and provided professional expertise throughout New England and in New York. He also farmed during the summers. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the V-5/V-12 program. He also taught at the University of Hartford and worked for the Ferguson Company in Detroit. He received a B.S. from the University of Maine at Orono and an M.S. from this campus. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, the Pacific Lodge of Masons in Amherst and the Melha Shrine of Springfield. He leaves his wife, Arlette Patterson; two sons, Robert A. of Augusta, Ga., and Bruce H. of Amherst; a daughter, Anne S. Norris of Midlothian, Va.; a sister, Rowena Graham of Mars Hill, Maine; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. (Campus Chronicle Online1/11/02) WILLIAM RUPP, art, 74, of Montague, professor emeritus of Art, died Feb. 7 when a fire leveled the home he had designed and built himself. He served the University for 18 years before retiring in 1995. A specialist in interior design and architecture, Rupp worked with former Amherst architectural firm Callister, Payne and Bischoff before joining the faculty. He also had worked with Paul Rudolf, a well-known Florida architect. He was co-author of the 1989 book "Construction Materials for Interior Design" with professor emeritus of Art Arnold Friedmann. In an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Friedmann called Rupp "a veritable encyclopedia about construction." (Campus Chronicle Online2/15/02) IVAN D. STEINER, psychology, 84, of Arden, N.C., a retired professor of Psychology, died Dec. 1. He served the University for 15 and a half years before retiring in 1985. He also taught social psychology at the University of Illinois for 18 years. He published more than 50 works, including two books, and was editor of "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" for four years. In 1982, he was named Distinguished Senior Scientist by the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. "Ivan was one of the most distinguished social psychologists in the world during the 1960s and '70s," said Seymour Berger, professor emeritus of Psychology and former dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences. "His colleagues admired him for his creative and thorough scholarship and for his adherence to the highest professional and ethical standards." An Army veteran of World War II, he graduated from Central Michigan University before receiving a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Michigan, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He leaves his wife, Jean Hubley Steiner; two daughters, Dianne M. Myers of Whitelake, Mich., and Karen E. Steiner of Urbana, Ill.; a son, William E. Steiner of Carmel, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Janet Asikainen, and her husband, Alan, of Glastonbury, Conn.; two sisters, two brothers and their wives, six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. (Campus Chronicle Online1/11/02)

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