I wish i had known, I would have been at the funeral, for Steve & Eden. Unlike many of his notable contemporaries, Grexs career was not confined to one or two academic institutions. In 1955 he and Anna Yergensen, also from southern Utah, were married. I love this man more than my own father. Rest in peace our dear friend and colleague. Given his young age, it proved to be a difficult experience and he dropped out after a year. from Baldwin Wallace College. Mauri sent me to school, and he taught me so very many things all the years I worked for him. When Ruth died in 1999 Marshall returned to Santa Fe where he married and continued traveling, writing, and keeping engaged in the world. He also supported his alma mater, Silliman University in the Philippines, with student scholarships, faculty fellowships and grants to broaden and sustain quality education. Upon completion of his degree, he enrolled in the doctoral program in Sociology at the University of Chicago in 1973 (when and where we first met him), graduating with his Ph.D. in 1976. By citation count or virtually any other measure, this book quickly emerged and remains a landmark statement of a conflict theory of crime. His legacy will guide scholars for many years to come. He had a gift for connecting with people, including meeting his lifelong love Yuan Zhang while the two were 16 year old steel workers in Beijing. Sentencing Commission, and a number of other research organizations. In 2013, his research was recognized by Southeastern Louisiana University for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Excellence in Research. He was a founding member of ISSRC and served on its executive committee, and was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the International Journal of Rural Criminology, which is co-sponsored by ISSRC, the Working Group on Rural Crime for the European Society of Criminology, and ASCs Division of Rural Criminology. Of course, none of this would have been possible had his academic work been shoddy. Borrowing from a variety of ancient indigenous knowledge-based justice systems from around the world and incorporating these various models of conflict resolution, Hal Pepinsky founded the modern field of peacemaking criminology. Kauko worked closely with Baltic colleagues and contributed with significant input into the development of victimisation surveys in the region. Dear brother-in-law to Bruce. Since 1991, 3 of the 4 of us have had breast cancer and 2 of the 4 of us had painful no-confidence votes in our positions of chair by colleagues we thought were our friends and for whom wed advocated. Dr. Marguerite (Rita) Warren, a pioneering figure in personality development and a renowned scholar in the field of criminology, passed away in her home outside of Charlottesville, Virginia on March 19, 2008. Ed was also a serial entrepreneur. Steve Janowitz His 1971 dissertation, Drinking Behavior of Homeless Women, anticipated his lifelong interest in disaffiliated populations. Over the next three decades, Kay was instrumental in the departments development to a highly ranked Ph.D. program. He was born on May 28, 1957, and raised in Southern California. He strongly endorsed and provided much of the scientific evidence to back efforts to ban corporal punishment, a ban which has been adopted by more than four dozen countries. A memoriam page has been setup at the following location: https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/latessej. Harolds research was about illegal behavior and norm violations in general, particularly guilt, shame and embarrassment, and their parallels to legal or formal sanctions. Gilbert Geis, Professor Emeritus at UC, Irvine, passed away on November 10, 2012, after battling complications from heart surgery. In his doctoral program, the late Distinguished Professor Elmer H. Johnson was his mentor. With typical generosity, she left money to establish a fund for Nordic criminological research. He was also the most generous mentor I have ever known, pouring over multiple drafts of my 800-page dissertation and editing them, line by line. At the Administration of Justice program in Houston, Professor Opolot showed distinctive and commendable services over the years through his participation in numerous dissertation committees and advisor to the Administration of Justice Club. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. Talarico was the Albert Berry Saye Professor of American Government and Constitutional Law, Emerita and a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorat UGAs School of Public and International Affairs. In 1994 he received the Outstanding Scholar Award from the University of Delaware and was awarded a Merit Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and in 1995 he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology. He began as a youth counselor hoping to save money to enter Stanford Law School. Immediately upon arrival at his office he would suggest we leave for a beer or cup of coffee that would take us out of the physical, hierarchical setting of the office/school and put us more in a casual peer /mentoring environment. Non-ASC members must set up a temporary account then can log in and make a tax-deductible donation to Bens Award. The only thing he asked in return is that these graduates consider giving back to the University once they succeed in life. We came up with so many ideas talking about comps, and actually drafted a survey on the balcony of LeFrak Hall that turned up to be one of our first but best publications on rational choice and individual differences in Justice Quarterly. He published fifty peer-reviewed articles, four books and edited four volumes. Books in this group include: Can Gun Control Work? This work challenged the assumptions of prevailing consensus arguments without romanticizing crime or criminality. He taught at Purdue University for seven years and in 1986 was hired at Illinois State University where he taught and conducted research until his passing. Secondly, Tony Peters also liked to build bridges between institutions. Submitted by Barry Krisberg & Frank Zimring, University of California, Berkeley. He was highly effective in mediating conflicts between civil rights lawyers and corrections officials. Sally S. Simpson, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland. Although her voluminous body of work covered a range of topics, from probation, prosecutorial decisions, criminal careers, and the processing of vulnerable populations such as people with disabilities, she is best known for her innovative work on sentencing, community corrections, and prisoner reentry. He had an amazing gift for forming and sustaining friendships. When named and distinguished professorships became an additional rung on the ladder for faculty to achieve in academia and another status symbol on email signatures, he added the moniker, Emperor of Wyoming, to his signature in playful protest. Her talent for articulating transparent models to link programs to outcomes made her a valued and trusted colleague in many research ventures, especially those in the area of corrections and community supervision of offenders. (His parents chose not to name him Hugo Jr.) Young Hugo grew up in the San Francisco area. At the same time, he also fashioned life-long colleagueship with fellow students such as Rodney Stark and John Lofland. He was a founder of the Department of Sociologys Criminal Justice major, director of the Universitys Alcohol and Substance Abuse Studies program, and acting chair for one year of the Department of Sociology. As one former student (now a professor) wrote in a commemoration, Perhaps more than anything I will never forget the freedom Don gave me to explore radical criminology and to write my dissertation about the policing of labor radicalisman area outside his expertise. He decorated his office with cartoons and social commentaries that poked fun at everything. In his 2004 presidential address to the ASC, Francis Cullen recognized Ted as one of the 12 people who saved correctional rehabilitation. Ted was later recognized by the ASC Academy of Experimental Criminology which awarded him the 2011 Joan McCord Award. He was a productive scholar in both English and French and a well-known public figure through his participation in various public commissions and regular radio appearances and newspaper editorials. He oversaw the hiring of first-rate senior scholars including criminologist, Gilbert Geis among others, and freshly-minted Ph.D.s, including psychologists, urban and environmental scholars, and criminology, law and society, and criminal justice researchers C. Ron Huff, Joseph Weiss, Robert Meier, Peter Scharf, Henry Pontell, and Kitty Calavita. You can contact him at [emailprotected]. He received many awards and 1977 1978 served as President of ACJS. Committed to exporting the research of those who challenged traditional notions of organized crime, Margaret was in the fore-front of ensuring that organized crime research was given a diverse platform from which new and innovative approaches could be researched, critiqued and successfully implemented. Upon completing his degree, Marc taught at Southern Illinois University, earning the title of Full Professor, and Southeastern Louisiana University, before retiring from the latter in 2015 as Professor Emeritus. Submitted by Finn Esbensen, Tom Winfree, and Hans-Juergen Kerner, [Photo Courtesy of Institute of Criminology, University of Tbingen, Germany; Photo Copyright IOC, Tbingen, Germany]. She had a wonderful laugh, cheered for her friends successes and comforted them at times of sadness and loss. Steve Janowitz is an American retired high school teacher. John was also among the first to recognize the significance of drug courts. This fund will provide support for students traveling to WSC meetings. He was born in the United States, belongs to white communities, and holds American citizenship. Unfortunately, in a case of extremely bad judgement, Dave helped facilitate the drug delivery. Harold was a supportive colleague and dear friend. A lifelong baseball fanatic, he played in Little League, and few persons knew more about the sport, its players, and its statistics than Steve. Libby was a true champion of student research and worked tirelessly to mentor her students. He retired as a Patrol Sergeant. Donations in his memory can be made to: Mission of Mercy through the Maryland State Dental Association Charitable and Educational Foundation (msdaf.org/remembersomeone); or University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (https://www.ummsfoundation.org/site/Donation2?idb=1607739902&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=3083&mfc_pref=T&3083.donation=form1&idb=[[S76:idb]]). In his early thirties he matriculated at Harvard and graduated in three years number two in his class (he never forgave the professor who gave him an A-) with a major in psychology. Gilbert Geis was not only a giant in the field whose keen sense of justice and humanity was evident in everything he wrote, but an ideal mentor, colleague and dear friend to many. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Family Research Lab Projects Fund, with checks made out to UNH Foundation and referencing Murray Straus, and mailed to: Family Research Lab Projects Fund She authored/co-authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, and in 2002, she published the book Self-Defense and Battered Women Who Kill: A New Framework, with her co-author Susan Jacobs. Despite his reticence to divulge much about himself and his life, those of us in his world knew the most important thing about him. Marshall was educated at Governor Dummer Academy, Stanford University (BA 32, MA 34), and the University of Chicago (PhD 41, Sociology). Terrence Dunworth, The Urban Institute Born in Santa Monica, California on July 22, 1962, Chester (Chet) L. Britt III, earned his B.S. The field of criminology recently lost Dr. Jeffrey A. Roth, who was a valued colleague, mentor, and friend to many in the ASC. Charles also loved to entertain. He routinely provided support and mentored junior faculty. His was an active life, well lived. The resulting book, Control Balance: Toward a General Theory of Deviance (1995), won the American Society of Criminologys (ASC) Michael J. Hindelang Award and the American Sociological Associations (ASA) Albert J. Reiss Distinguished Scholarship Award. Under Eds leadership, the School of Criminal Justice received over 300 funded grants totaling more than $60 million in external funds. Dr. Becker a police officer with Los Angeles Police Department for four years and a member of the U. S. Coast Guard for eight years. She retired from this post in 2018. Roz is survived by husband, Matthew Muraskin, an attorney; sons Seth and Craig; a daughter, Tracy Birkhahn; and six grandchildren, Lindsay, Nickia, Benjamin, Zachary, Sloane and Sydney. In 1981 Sy was honored as the first faculty member to deliver the OSU Commencement Address. The Award will support outstanding students in the field of Criminology and Criminal Justice. It was not unusual to receive original watercolors as Christmas cards from Don and Carmen. I will miss him dearly. His studies began with the criminal involvement of drug abusers and the ethnography of street addiction in various subpopulations, and later moved to studies of drug abuse treatment for criminal offenders. Jeff, as he was affectionately known, was retired from the faculty of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University, and was a past president of the American Society of Criminology. He was preceded in death in 2013 by his wife Jennifer Gurley Bursik, who served as managing editor of Criminology during Bobs term as Editor. Our colleague and friend, Mitch Chamlin, passed away too soon on June 3, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio. He continued to be one of the leading experts in criminal justice law in the country even after his retirement in 2012, and is revered by students, alumni, and fellow faculty members. Indeed, toward the end of her life, she often remarked on how she found inspiration in her students and took great pride in their many accomplishments, knowing they represent the future. I will remember and miss Michael most for his knowledge of comic books and superhero movies. Following a short stint as a Deputy Probation Officer with the Contra Costa County Probation Department in El Cerrito, CA, Dale worked through a sequence of applied research positions. His exploration of the significance of the interactions between parents and children for the life-chances of children helped fill a void in the field. On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students I extend our most heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the del Carmen family.. Eric leaves behind his wife Debra, three children, Jennifer, Andria, and Cody, two grandchildren, Aidan and Bella, his mother, Antonetta, and siblings, Patricia and Richard. The 3 of us went to stay with her last March. The committee was tasked with recommending policies to improve the campus climate for minority students. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-joseph-bernard&pid=130579429. A devoted mother, Margaret provided Nhai with a wholesome home filled with many academics that came to visit her on a regular basis in Toronto, Canada, exposing Nhai to the diversity that Margaret came to believe was the essence of life. His contributions recently culminated in the construction of the Rolando Villanueva del Carmen Honor Hall at Silliman University, providing free housing for the universitys top 28 students with financial need, and working to develop programming to help expand their views of life. Al was always in great physical shape. He was elected President of the American Society of Criminology in 1998, President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1993, and received lifetime achievement awards from the American Sociological Association Sections on Criminology in 1985 and the Sociology of Law in 2009. WebSteve was born on December 1st, 1942, in New York, United States of America. But most of it was pure Elmar. He reached me in ways that I did not think were possible in college.