In Memoriam

Lloyd Richard Welch, of La Canada, passed away on December 28, 2023. Born September 28, 1927, in Detroit, MI to Richard C Welch and Helen Felt Welch, he served in the Navy from 1945 to 1948 and 1951 to 1952, earned a B.S. from University of Illinois (1951), and a PhD....

BS '84 Alice Kamakaokalani Herrmann (sometimes known as Anne, Alix and Alyx), died December 4, 2023, aged 61, in Capitola, California. Born March 15, 1962, in Los Angeles, Alyx achieved BA Physics/Astronomy, Pomona College (‘84); BS Engineering and Applied Science,...

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Charles T. Munger, the longtime vice chairman of investment firm Berkshire Hathaway widely referred to as the “Oracle of Pasadena,” died in California on November 28. He was 99. “Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its...

Prof. Moskowitz grew up in the Bronx and studied at the High School of Music and Art (having inherited his father’s love of opera and talent for creating fine art). Truly multi-gifted, he also loved science and math and chose to pursue instead his BS in Civil...

Caltech Alumnus and Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman, MS (MS '57) (1928–2023) Borman commanded Apollo 8, the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon Frank Borman, MS (MS '57) a NASA astronaut who commanded Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon and return safely...

Don received a Bachelor of Science (1957) and a Master of Science (1958) in Electrical Engineering from Caltech, where he was a member of Dabney House. In 1970, he received a PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Don started out his career by...

Dr. David F. Ollis (BS '63) Welcoming, gentle, generous, kind, humble, a true intellectual, and an outstanding scholar! These are a few of the words that colleagues and former students have used to describe Professor David Ollis, University Distinguished Professor of...

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Mark H. Finger, 69, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2023, in Colorado Springs after a long illness. He is survived by his siblings, Jef Finger of Chicago, Laura (Finger) Torgerson of Colorado Springs, and Amy (Finger) Ziegler of Colorado Springs, as well as his son,...

Dr. Walter John Jr., 99, of San Francisco, California, passed away April 14, 2023. A distinguished aerosol physicist, he conducted groundbreaking air pollution research, studying airborne particles and designing instruments to measure air pollution. A Research...

Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Abe M. Zarem, who made numerous contributions to the United States’ defense systems and space programs and had a decorated career in technology, business development, and management training, died in Los Angeles on March 8, 2023....

Samuel Robinson Phillips, age 87, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on March 8, 2023, in the company of his loved ones, who will continue to honor his memory. Sam was born on April 8, 1935, into a military family in Long Beach, CA. He was the only...

David was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Arthur and Norma Lolli Rennels. After graduating from Rose Hulman Institute, of Technology, summa cum laude(1964), he then moved to California, earning a master's degree at California Institute of...

Bud was a distinguished Techer.  Elected to NAE in 1989, he received the Hoover Medal 1994.  Regarding the Caltech Alumni Association, he was a director from 1972-1877, Vice President 1974-75 and President 1975-1976.  In 1996, he was awarded the Alumni distinguished...

In Memoriam: Engineering Professor Emeritus Eldon Knuth, Decorated World War II Veteran   Eldon Knuth, a UCLA professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering and World War II veteran honored with U.S. Army’s Bronze Star and France’s Medal of the Legion of...