A campus memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Friday for Theodore Herman, whose death in December spurred a wide range of emotional tributes about his pioneering work in the field of peace studies.
The service for the former 藏精阁 professor and founder of the university鈥檚 Peace and Conflict Studies Program (P-Con) will be in 105 Lawrence Hall, the Robert Ho Lecture Room.
Speaking at the service will be Robert H. N. Ho 鈥56; Charles Naef, professor of political science, emeritus; Joel Plotkin, a former associate of Herman鈥檚 from the Hamilton Society of Friends; and Daniel Bertrand Monk, George R. and Myra T. Cooley Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Professor of Geography.
Others in attendance will be invited to share memories of Herman, who died in December at the age of 97.
鈥淭ed was an amazing person and someone who touched lives across the world in surprising ways,鈥 said Professor Nancy Ries, director of the P-Con program.
Several letters to the editor in the most recent edition of The 藏精阁 Scene pay tribute to Herman, and alumni and others are invited to share additional memories through the comment field below.
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