On September 22, the SEBS/NJAES Office of Alumni and Community Engagement hosted the Rutgers Rising Memorial Service to remember recently deceased alumni, faculty and staff from the school and the experiment station. Nearly 100 faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends attended the event held at the Cook Student Center to pay their respects and celebrate […]
In Memoriam: James D. Macmillan, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
James (Jim) David Macmillan, 91, professor emeritus of Rutgers University died peacefully on April 5, 2022 at his home in Manchester, NJ. Macmillan served on the Rutgers faculty for over 30 years, leaving a lasting impact on the field of microbiology and on the students and faculty with whom he worked alongside. He was born […]
In Memoriam: Distinguished Professor Emeritus Andrew P. Vayda, Department of Human Ecology Founder
Andrew “Pete” Vayda, passed away on January 15 at the age of 90. Vayda immigrated to New York with his mother from Hungary in 1939. He attended Columbia College and earned his B.A. in 1952, and subsequently earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1956. Vayda served as a professor in the Department of Anthropology […]
In Memoriam: Charles Meirs Holmes, Former Agricultural Agent for Cape May and Mercer Counties
Charles Meirs Holmes, retired professor emeritus with Rutgers University, passed away on January 14, at the age of 92, in Holland, PA. Born and raised in Cream Ridge, NJ, he also resided in Titusville and Seaside Park, NJ before moving to Holland, PA in 2016. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the United State Army, […]
In Memoriam: Jeannette Rea-Keywood, State 4-H Agent
State 4-H agent Jeannette Rea-Keywood passed away at her home December 13, at the age of 56. She grew up on a lima bean farm in West Cape May, NJ with her parents Les and Diane Rea. Jeannette’s daughter Kiersten is a sophomore at Rutgers University. As a young girl, Jeannette was involved in all […]
In Memoriam: Rutgers Professor Fred C. Swift (GSNB’58) Entomology
Fred C. Swift passed away September 7, 2021, at the age of 94. Fred joined the Department of Entomology in 1961 with responsibilities for teaching and conducting research focusing on the development of IPM programs for New Jersey’s tree fruit growers. He retired in 1992. He is survived by his wife Deborah, three children and […]
The Passing of a Cook Campus Icon: Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton
Message from Richard Alomar, associate professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. The SEBS community is mourning the loss of Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton who died on August 31. Bruce was a Rutgers alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, going on to Penn State for his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. He […]
In Memoriam: Rich Obal, Former Monmouth County Agricultural Agent
Richard G. Obal, 73, originally from Sayreville, NJ, passed away on June 30. He was the agricultural and natural resources agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County for 34 years, before retiring in 2011. Early in his career he worked at his family’s nursery operation. Obal received a bachelor’s degree in biology and physiology […]
In Memoriam: Thomas Matro, Professor and Chair Cook Department of Humanities and Communication
Thomas Matro, 81, of Warren, NJ, died peacefully at home on June 6, 2021. He was born and raised in Hammonton, NJ. and graduated from St. Joseph’s High School and Rutgers University (BS ’62, MA ’66, PhD ’75). He received his doctorate in English Literature from Rutgers University. Tom began teaching at Rutgers-New Brunswick in […]
In Memoriam: Beatrice Devine, Coordinator of Extension Information Services
Beatrice (Kerico) Devine passed away on February 26, 2021 at Shady Oaks Assisted Living in Bristol, Connecticut. She was 97 years old. She was born in Shenandoah, PA September 2, 1923. She resided in East Brunswick, NJ until moving to Connecticut in 2018. Devine retired from Rutgers University on April 1, 1989 after working for […]
