In memoriam

Here we remember the scholars and teachers of Yale who have enriched us all through their pursuit of light and truth.

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Terry M. Holcombe, who helped secure a strong financial future for Yale

Terry M. Holcombe, a former vice president for development and alumni affairs who helped assure a strong financial future for Yale, died on June 5 at 81.

Lawrence Baruch Cohen, Ph.D., 1939–2023

Cohen, a faculty member in the Department of Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale School of Medicine for more than five decades, died on April 19.

Professor Gene Outka, 1937–2023

Outka ’62 B.D., Dwight Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Christian Ethics, died on May 1. He was 86.

Robert S. Sherwin, M.D., 1942–2023

Sherwin, a world-renowned endocrinologist and diabetes researcher who oversaw the growth of clinical and translational research at Yale, died on March 31.

Dragomir Radev, professor of computer science

Radev, the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science, and a beloved member of the SEAS community, has passed away.