Campus News
Shirley Sikora, Night Manager of the ’Sco, Dies at 65
June 11, 2024
Communications Staff
Longtime employee was beloved by student workers and all who frequented the Wilder Hall club.
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Alison Ricker, Former Science Librarian, Dies at 70
May 16, 2024
Communications Staff
Forty-year employee led key library transitions, was active in numerous campus organizations.
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Emeritus Professor of Physics Joseph N. Palmieri Dies
July 2, 2018
Communications Staff
Joseph N. Palmieri, emeritus professor of physics, died Thursday, June 21, 2018. He was 85 years old.
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