[FUN_Mail] Passing of Bob Glassman

Mon Apr 29 09:47:30 EDT 2013

A truly heartbreaking loss for his family and our community. A very sad
day for all of us at FUN who worked with him and enjoyed his company and
great humor since the beginning of our organization...

Julio

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Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D.
R. Stuart Dickson Professor
Director, Neuroscience Program
Co-Director, Neuroscience Scholars Program,
	Society for Neuroscience
Department of Psychology
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On 4/29/13 9:38 AM, "Calin-Jageman, Robert" <rcalinjageman at dom.edu> wrote:

>From: Noah Sandstrom [mailto:Noah.J.Sandstrom at williams.edu]
>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 8:10 AM
>To: FUN_Mail at lists.funfaculty.org
>Subject: Passing of Bob Glassman
>
>Dear FUN Colleagues,
>
>It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news of the passing of
>Robert Glassman on Saturday. Bob was one of the earliest members of FUN
>and was a valued and member, mentor and friend to many in the FUN
>community. Below is the message from Lake Forest College President
>Stephen Schutt.
>
>Noah Sandstrom
>President, FUN
>
>****
>To the Lake Forest College Community:
>
>I write with great sadness to inform you that Professor of Psychology
>Robert B. Glassman died early this morning at Highland Park Hospital,
>where he underwent emergency surgery Wednesday night after suffering an
>aortic dissection.  Known to all as "Bob," he was a deeply dedicated
>teacher, a remarkably productive scholar and a beloved community member
>who graced our campus for more than forty years.  He will be sorely
>missed.
>
>A native of Brooklyn, New York, Professor Glassman was a proud graduate
>of Brooklyn Technical High School.  He received his AB in Psychology from
>New York's Columbia College, and his PhD in Physiological Psychology from
>the University of Pennsylvania.  In 1967 he accepted a two-year
>post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Rochester's Center for
>Brain Research, and in 1969 he joined the faculty of Lake Forest College
>as an Assistant Professor.  In 1974 he was granted tenure and promoted to
>Associate Professor, and in 1983 he was promoted to Full Professor.
>
>Bob Glassman was a man of wide-ranging interests and broad expertise,
>whose research areas included neuroscience, working memory capacity,
>theories of learning, theories of brain organization, religion and
>science, and still others.  He produced dozens of articles, reviews and
>experimental studies published in leading journals, and regularly
>participated in academic conferences over the past four decades, recently
>including his research presentation at a 2011 neuroscience conference in
>China.  Reflecting his professional stature, he received competitive
>research grants from the National Science Foundation, the National
>Institutes of Mental Health, the State of Illinois and other prestigious
>granting agencies, as well.
>
>Active in scholarly associations, he was a member of the Society for
>Neuroscience, the Midwestern Psychological Association, and the Center
>for Advanced Studies in Religion and Science, among others.
>
>In his classroom and laboratory Professor Glassman taught a broad range
>of courses including Introduction to Psychology, Developmental
>Psychology, Neuroscience, Learning and Memory, Persuasion and Truth in
>Sales Communications, Robots and Brains:  Fantasies and Facts, and
>Science and Religion:  Searching for Humanity.  In 2009-10 he played a
>leading role in developing our popular neuroscience major.
>
>With characteristic humility Professor Glassman commented in one of his
>earliest years on campus that "I take teaching seriously. . . [and] try
>to make clear exactly what I do not know as well as what I do know; we
>[my students and I] thus learn together."  Praised by many students over
>the years, he was a teacher whose thoughtfulness and care left a lasting,
>positive impression, as demonstrated in these recent student comments:
>"Professor Glassman was extremely funny, nice, helpful, and easy to be
>around.  It was a joy to be in his class."  "He provokes open discussion
>. . . and embraces new ideas and perspectives. . . . I was excited to
>come to class on a daily basis . . ."
>
>Always interested in his students' pursuits outside the classroom, as
>well, he was frequently and enthusiastically in attendance at campus
>sporting events, drama and music performances, and other student
>activities.
>
>Chair of the Psychology Department for multiple terms, Professor Glassman
>also served on or chaired the College's Animal Care Committee, Sigma Xi
>Club, Health Professions Advisory Committee, Academic Resources and
>Review Committee, and First Year Studies Committee, among others.
>
>In a recent appointment letter I took the opportunity to say this to Bob:
> "Your dedication to and enthusiasm for your teaching, your students'
>intellectual development, your many scholarly interests, and the
>well-being of the College shine through in everything you do."  His
>absence from our campus will be keenly felt in the months and years ahead.
>
>Bob is survived by his wife Harriet and their three grown children:  Mark
>in Washington, D.C.:  Jill in Santa Cruz, California; and Dan in Los
>Angeles, California.  Information on funeral or memorial arrangements
>will be shared as it becomes available.
>
>Stephen D. Schutt
>President
>Lake Forest College
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