1955

Robert Peterson

He is survived by his son, Keith Peterson, his daughter, Denise Powell, and three granddaughters, Sarah Powell, Sylvia Peterson, and Emily Powell, all of whom remember him fondly. Graduation Year:[ba_dual_button btn_alignment="center" btn_a_text="Go Back"...
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Robert Rinker

Dr Rinker not only completed two graduate degrees in Chemical Engineering but also became an assistant professor until 1965 and went on to start the chemical engineering program at UCSB which went from dead last in the rankings to a consistent top 10 for the past...
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Jack Rocchio

Jack Rocchio, BS ‘55 Ph-–Decorated Aviator, Sailor, Linguist, and Adventurer–-Dies in Mallorca at 89 Jack Wilbur Rocchio, a retired captain at Pan American World Airways and then at Delta Air Lines, died of cancer on December 16 at his winter home on the Spanish...
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Robert Jennings

He had a B.S. and a Doctorate degree in Chemistry and Biology from CalTech graduating in the class of 1955. He worked as a T.A. for Linus Pauling for a time and spent time studying the genetics of fruit flies (they multiply fast so easy to study) long before DNA...
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