Robert Clayton, Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Chemistry and Geophysical Sciences and recipient of the National Medal of Science, passed away December 30, 2017. He was 87.
Otto Thilenius, MD, PhD, a distinguished pediatric cardiologist and enthusiastic supporter of arts programs at the University, passed away December 27, 2017. He was 88.
Prof. Emeritus Jonathan Z. Smith, an influential historian of religion and a celebrated faculty member at the University of Chicago, passed away Dec. 30. He was 79.
Prof. Emeritus David L. Wallace, a statistician who co-authored a book that revealed the answer to one of American history’s most enduring questions, died on Oct. 9. He was 88.
