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Those We Have Lost

Pratt Mourns Honorary Degree Recipient, Alumnus, and Paleontologist Jerry Case

Honorary degree recipient and alumnus Gerard “Jerry” Ramon Case, whose six decades of work in paleontology included research, illustration, and education, died on December 21, 2020, at the age of 88. On December 14,…

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Pratt Mourns the Passing of Seoud M. Matta

Dean Emeritus Seoud M. Matta has passed away. He was 83. Matta was dean of Ģ����ý’s School of Information and Library Science (now the School of Information) from 1991 to 1999. He began…

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Pratt Remembers Cliff Joseph, Founding Art Therapy Faculty Member and Alumnus

Cliff Joseph, BFA Illustration ’53, a pioneer in the field of art therapy who helped found the Graduate Creative Arts Therapy Department at Ģ����ý, died on November 8, 2020, the age of 98. “We…

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Pratt Remembers Former Faculty Member and Chairperson Joseph Roberts

Joseph Roberts, Communications Design educator and designer, passed away on October 24, 2020. He was 71. Roberts began teaching at Ģ����ý in 1981 and served as chair of the Undergraduate Communications Design Department from…

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Pratt Mourns Visionary Architect William Katavolos & his Legacy as a Faculty Member & Alumnus

Longtime Ģ����ý faculty member William Katavolos, BID ‘49, has died at the age of 96. An architect, designer, and teacher, Katavolos served since the 1970s on the School of Architecture faculty and was the co-director…

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Pratt Remembers Former Faculty Member John N. Berry III

John N. Berry III, library science educator and editor, passed away on October 10, 2020. He was 87. Berry served as faculty of Ģ����ý’s School of Information from 2004 to 2014. Among the…

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Pratt Mourns Vice President Judy Aaron

With deep sadness, we share the heartbreaking news of the death of our great friend and colleague Vice President Judy Aaron, who passed away on August 13, 2020 from complications following a heart attack. Today, we mourn the loss…

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Pratt Mourns Legendary Journalist Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill, New York City journalistic icon, literary luminary, and Pratt Legend and alumnus, passed away on August 5, 2020. He was 85. Hamill grew up in Brooklyn, near Prospect Park. After leaving high school to work at the…

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Pratt Mourns the Passing of Richard Bove

Richard Bove, BFA Illustration ’42, emeritus faculty member of fine arts, passed away in May. Born in Brooklyn in 1920, Bove cultivated a lifelong career as an artist and educator, influencing generations of Ģ����ý students and forging lasting…

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Pratt Mourns the Loss of Nancy Ai-Tseng Miao Twitchell

Nancy Ai-Tseng Miao Twitchell, FAIA, pioneering architect and former professor in Ģ����ý’s School of Architecture, passed away on May 29, 2020. In the remembrance below, Alex Schweder, BArch ’93, adjunct associate professor of interior design and industrial design,…