2017
Donald Orth, 1923-2017
2016
Raymond Sheline, 1922-2016
2015
David Karraker, 1923-2015
Gregory Choppin, 1927-2015
2014
Heino Nitsche, 1949-2014
Lester R. Morss, 1940-2014
John R. Huizenga, 1922-2014
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In Memoriam – Donald Orth
Donald Orth passed away on Sunday April 9, 2017 at the age of 93. A student of Seaborg, and an early scientist at SRS, Westinghouse later created an award named for him. Don was an ACS and NUCL division member, …
In Memoriam – Ray Sheline
Raymond K. Sheline, 93, died on Feb. 10 in Fort Myers, Fla. C&EN has published an obituary, as has the Tallahassee Democrat.
In Memoriam – Gregory Choppin
Greg Choppin, 87, passed away October 21, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born November 7, 1927 in Eagle Lake, Texas. Greg’s undergraduate studies at Loyola University Chicago were interrupted by service in the Army during the post-WW2 occupation of Japan. Greg …
In Memoriam – David Karraker
David Karraker, 91, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. Born August 17, 1923, in Anna, Illinois, to the late Wallace and Margaret Browne Karraker. His undergraduate studies at Southern Illinois University were interrupted by service in the US Army during World …
In Memoriam – Heino Nitsche
Professor Heino Nitsche died unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep on July 15. He would have been 65 next Thursday. Heino was born July 24, 1949, in Munich, Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in 1980 at the Free University of …
In Memoriam – Lester R. Morss
The NUCL division has lost a good friend and patron. Lester R. Morss, Ph.D., passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Lester was Chair of the division in 1999, and served as Secretary from 1990-1992. Lester was also a strong …