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Harold Haugh
Harold Haugh, professor emeritus of music, died of cancer May 5, 2000 in Georgia. He retired in 1986 after being with the University 18 years.
Baic held a B.S. from Realna Ginmzaija, Slav, Pozega and an M.D. from the University of Zagreb, where he served as assistant professor in 1953–61. After immigrating to the United States, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago in 1961–63, a visiting scientist at the U-M in 1964–67 and senior lecturer at the University of Montreal in 1964–67. He returned to the U-M in 1967.
“During his years at the University of Michigan, Dr. Baic’s primary responsibilities have involved teaching electron microscopy, an area in which he has performed with great distinction,” the Regents said when he retired. “His students have consistently praised the quality of his instruction, his skill at bestowing both praise and criticism has motivated them to attain the highest levels of competency. Whether dealing with students and colleagues, he always has made people feel comfortable and at ease. The feelings of warmth and gratitude which his students have shown for him are a noteworthy tribute; he is a teacher in the true sense of the word.
“In spite of the heavy teaching demands placed on him,” the Regents added, “Dr. Baic has continued to conduct original research. This research and the multitude of publications it produced reflect his standards of judgment, scientific rigor and complete objectivity. His ability to continue a research program in spite of his nearly total commitment to teaching is unusual and outstanding.”
Baic is survived by his wife, Branka, of Demorest, Ga.
Arnold Martin Kuethe
Arnold Martin Kuethe, professor emeritus of aerospace engineering, died May 1, 2000 at age 80.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Army with ETO Headquarters and Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Ireland, Wales, England, France and Belgium.
Following the war he was a state of Michigan bank examiner and retired from both Manufacturers National Bank (Comerica) and the U-M.
Survivors in addition to his wife, Mary Lou, include a daughter, Mary (Lawrence) Deary; a son, John R. (Sharon) Paul; five grandsons; a brother, John D. (Dory) Paul; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, 2350 S. Huron Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104; Hospice of Washtenaw; or a charity of choice.
Leslie Kish
Statistician Leslie Kish, who developed many sampling techniques used in political polls, surveys and censuses, born in 1910 in Poprad, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now in Slovakia. He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1925, settling in the Bronx, and within a year, his father died unexpectedly. His mother opened a pastry shop in Manhattan that was patronized by Eleanor Roosevelt, Gypsy Rose Lee, Eugene Ormandy and the violinst Fritz Kreisler. Kish worked during the day to help support his family, attending Bay Ridge Evening High School. In 1937, concerned about the threat of a fascist sweep through Europe, Kish volunteered with the International Brigade to fight for the Spanish Loyalists. Originally assigned to a medical unit, Kish quickly found his way to the front with a Hungarian battalion. “I met some Hungarians in a bar who told me, ‘You don’t have to go through basic training,’” he recalled. “ ‘You go right to the front, we train you with the rifles, and you start shooting. And also, we have the best cooks.’” He was wounded in the battle for Huesca.
He returned home in 1939 and, after attending night classes, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the City College of New York with a degree in mathematics. He then moved to Washington, D.C., where he was employed first at the U.S. Census Bureau, then at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he joined a group of social scientists, including psychologist Rensis Likert, who were creating a survey research unit within that department. Again, his career was interrupted by war. In 1942–45, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a meteorologist.
In 1947, Kish moved to the U-M with Likert and others, to found the Institute for Social Research. During his early years at Michigan, Kish combined full-time statistical work with the completion of an M.A. in mathematical statistics in 1948 and a Ph.D. in sociology in 1952.
“Leslie had a tremendous appetite for life,” said Robert Kahn, professor emeritus of psychology and co-author with John Rowe of Successful Aging. “It was a marvelous youthful quality, and it did not diminish as he aged. Appetite suggests food-and it is true that Leslie’s motto as he traveled the world was, ‘Anything a human being can eat, I can eat.’ But his appetite for ideas and his capacity for friendship were even more remarkable. I treasure our 52 years of work and play together. I celebrate his long and productive life and only wish that it could have been longer.”
Kish received many honors and awards during his career. He was named a Russel Lecturer and elected president of the American Statistical Association. He also was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Statistical Society of England.
Kish’s scholarly writing and innovative research continued after his formal retirement in 1981. He traveled extensively, consulting on sampling and multinational survey design with colleagues in the U.S. and around the world. He was elected an honorary member of the International Statistical Institute and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bologna, Italy, on the occasion of its 900th anniversary.
Kish is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rhea; daughters Carla Kish of St. Paul, Minn., and Andrea Kish; son-in-law Jon Stephens; granddaughter Nora Leslie Kish Stephens of Silver Springs, Md.; and sister Magda Bondy of White Plains, N.Y.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held in the next few months on the U-M campus. Contributions in his honor may be made to the U-M with designation for the Leslie Kish International Fellows Fund, 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1248, or to the Council for a Livable World, 110 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington, DC, 20002.
