In Memoriam: William “Ritchie” Clendenin

May 1, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ritchie Clendenin with his mother, June.

Dr. William “Ritchie” Clendenin, United States Marine Band veteran and professor emeritus of trumpet at California State University, Fresno, died on April 3, 2025. He was 82.

In Memoriam: Rich Marshall

November 12, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Richard “Rich” Marshall, award-winning journalist, editor and former general manager of The Collegian, passed away on Sept. 20 after a long illness. He was 76 years old.

In memoriam: Dr. Judy Kuipers

October 30, 2024.Reading time 1 minute.

Former administrator Dr. Judith “Judy” Kuipers passed away on Oct. 15. Born on June 24, 1937, Kuipers was vice president of Academic Affairs for Fresno State from 1984 to 1991.

In Memoriam: Janet Loring

July 16, 2024.Reading time 22 minutes.

Yellow background with "In Memoriam" in script text. A photo of Janet Loring is on the left side of the image.

Dr. Janet Loring, professor emeriti and a revered figure in the theatre and academic community, passed away on July 3, 2024, in Fresno. She was 98.

Professor Emeritus Stanley Poss passes away at 96

January 30, 2024.Reading time 10 minutes.

Dr. Stanley Poss in 2014. Photo credit: John Alden/JA Photography

Dr. Stanley Poss, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away on Dec. 14, 2023, in Fresno. He was 96.

Professor Emerita Judith Rosenthal passes away at 78

January 22, 2024.Reading time 15 minutes.

Dr. Judith A. Rosenthal, a feminist literary scholar and Fresno State professor emerita of English, passed away from pancreatic cancer on Dec. 25, 2023. She was 78.

In memoriam: Dr. Ernesto Palomino

December 14, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

Ernesto "Ernie" Palomino stands in front of his self portrait. Photo courtesy of the La Brocha Art Foundation.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at St. John’s Cathedral in Downtown Fresno. The Mass will be followed by a reception from 1-3 p.m. at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State.

In Memoriam: Dr. Eugene Zumwalt

August 11, 2023.Reading time 19 minutes.

Professor Emeritus Eugene Zumwalt. Photo by George Johnson

Dr. Eugene Zumwalt, a Fresno State professor emeritus of English, passed away on July 27 in Tollhouse, California. He was 99.

In memoriam: Dr. Rolland “Woody” Hurst

May 4, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

Hurst, known for his rich bass-baritone voice, was a professor of music at Fresno State from 1968 until his retirement in 1984.

In Memoriam: Dr. Arthur Huff

February 7, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

Dr. Arthur E. Huff, professor emeritus of Music, passed on January 12, 2023, in Fresno, California. He was 94 years old.