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Walter Clark Jr.
Walter Clark Jr., associate professor emeritus of English Language and Literature at LSA, born Oct. 6, 1931, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of Walter and Ruth O'Brien Clark. The family spent parts of the summer in the family cottage on Lake Wentworth, near Lake Winnepesaukee, N.H.
Clark graduated from Middlebury (Vt.) High School and then from Philips Exeter Academy. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English Honors from Swarthmore, and a master's degree in English and a doctorate in philosophy and education, both from Harvard.
Clark taught at U-M for 28 years, first as an assistant professor in 1965 and as an associate professor after 1970. He taught courses ranging from freshman composition and creative writing to graduate courses in critical theory and philosophy of education. He also taught in the Residential College, where he served as director of the freshman seminar program. He was twice elected to the departmental executive committee and was a member of the LSA curriculum committee. He received two teaching awards from U-M (1970, 1987), and was awarded a Silver Medal from the University of Graz during a Fulbright lectureship.
He was the author of two books of poetry, as well as other poems in such magazines as the Iowa Review, the Harvard Magazine, the Michigan Quarterly Review and the New York Times. He wrote more than 30 book reviews, and nearly two dozen articles and chapters in books. In retirement he particularly enjoyed participating in a poetry reading and performance group in Hancock.
Friends and colleagues say his proudest contribution to U-M was the New England Literature Program (NELP), which he founded in 1975 and co-directed with professor Alan Howes until 1991. Clark recently summed up what he thought the most important factors were in NELP's continuing success: "Size, environment and relative brevity are all actors that contribute to the unique character of NELP, but it is the attitudes toward students in relation to subject matter which really distinguish it. NELP is, above all, a place where students are taken seriously - in writing, in discussion of the texts they read and in all other aspects of student life," he wrote.
Clark found as much variety during his retirement as he had during his teaching career. He continued to climb Mount Washington and to hike in the Pemigewasset Wilderness and on parts of the Appalachian Trail. He became a skillful vegetable gardener; he enjoyed baking bread and making his own maple syrup.He read voraciously in a number of areas: philosophy, biography, World War II, current politics and Chinese poetry. He was elected trustee and chair of the Hancock Library. His tastes in music and art were broad enough to include the music of Bach and the wood block prints of Hiroshige.
He is survived by Francelia Mason Clark, his wife of 41 years; their daughter, Alison Clark of Boston; his brother, Jonathan, and his family of Brookline, Mass.
A memorial was held May 17, with Jonathan Clark conducting the service. Burial will be at a later date in Lakeview Cemetery in Wolfeboro, N.H. Memorial donations may be made to Oxfam International, 226 Causeway St., 5th Floor, Boston, Mass. 02114-2206. Please note on your check that the gift is to be used for needs in Southeast Asia.
Dorwin Cartwright
Dorwin "Doc" Cartwright, one of the founders of the field of group dynamics, born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1915, the son of a preacher. During his early years he often moved throughout the country. He received his bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College in 1937 and his master's degree from Harvard University in 1938.
In 1940 he received his doctoral degree in psychology from Harvard, and spent a postdoctoral period working with Kurt Lewin at the State University of Iowa.
Cartwright is survived by Barbara, his wife of nearly 70 years; daughters Patricia Alice Thomas of Leesburg, Ohio, and Susan Cartwright Clark of Charlottesville, Va.; son Peter of Durham, N.C.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be Aug. 6 in Santa Barbara. Another service will be held at a later date in Michigan. For more information contact Patrick Shields at (734) 764-8369.
Peggy Norgren
Peggy Norgren's relentless dedication and engaging personality will be remembered across campus and especially in Business & Finance for many years to come.
Norgren, associate vice president for finance, born in Evergreen Park, Ill.
"Peggy will be terribly missed in our organization," says Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Slottow. "The breadth and depth of her financial expertise along with her relentless dedication to partnering with people across the university to 'get it right' enabled her to make tremendous advances in the financial operations of the university and its overall financial health."
Before joining Business & Finance in 2004, Norgren was the assistant dean for operations at LSA. Prior to that she served as the assistant director at the Institute for Social Research from 1995-2000.
"Peggy was an extraordinary human being," says James Jackson, director of the ISR. "She made many improvements in the financial operations of our organization, and while she was making these changes, she also made many long-lasting and sustained friendships."
Norgren originally came to the University in 1995 after spending nearly 20 years doing finance, accounting and project management work for a variety of organizations, ranging from Price Waterhouse Management Consulting to Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. She received an undergraduate degree from St. Mary's College of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Colorado.
In her current position, she led an organization of nearly 450 employees and was responsible for the University's central financial functions (purchasing, accounts payable, procurement, accounting, payroll and sponsored programs), the external audited financial statements, internal controls, tax management, and treasury functions including cash, debt and risk management.
"Peggy's professional and personal impact at the University will be felt for many, many years to come," Slottow says. "And her wonderful personality enabled her to work effectively with employees at all levels of the institution."
Norgren's survivors include her husband David; three children Jack, Neil and Michelle; brothers John and Mark Kabbes; sister Martha Hesse; and her mother Elise Kabbes. She was died June 29, 2008 at home in Green Valley, Ariz. He was 68.
Dielman was married June 6, 1961, in Frankfurt an Main, Germany. Their son, Steven, was died in 1973, Dielman born in 1986 in Chile.
Dielman is survived by his wife; son Steven of Falls Church, Va.; son Christopher of Flagstaff, Ariz.; mother Hazel Critchlow of Canton, Kansas; brother Dr. Terry Dielman of Colleyville, Texas; stepbrother Joe Critchlow of Clearwater, Kansas; a grandson, and several nieces and nephews. He also is survived by his dog Mickey.
Celebrations of his life will be held at dates to be announced in Arizona and in Ann Arbor.
The family suggests memorials be made to the Ted Dielman Memorial Fund at Green Fields Country Day School, 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra, Tucson, Ariz., 85741 or in his memory to the Sharon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 543, Manchester, Mich., 48158.
Bertram Herzog
Professor Bertram Herzog, computer graphics pioneer and computer scientist, Born in Offenburg, Germany, he was 8 years old when his family was shattered by the onset of World War II. In 1938 he and his younger brother were sent out of Germany on the Kindertransport. They lived with a British family and were reunited with their mother when she managed to flee Germany years later. His father did not survive the war.
The turbulent start to Herzog's life stands in contrast to his remarkable joie de vivre, colleagues say. A caring and vivacious presence, he opened his home to a wide array of acquaintances. Friends describe Herzog as having been a real presence, outgoing, warm and friendly. He presided over a massive dinner table and did most of the cooking himself.
Toby Teorey, longtime friend and emeritus faculty member of Computer Science and Engineering, recalls Herzog as having been an enthusiast of "good wine and good stories. You always wanted to be at his dinner parties."
Herzog and his third wife, Etta, quickly became fixtures in the lifelong learning community Academy Village, in Tucson, Ariz., to which they moved in 2007.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Linda Ruth Herzog of Tucson, Janice Kaye Herzog of Oakland, Calif., and Alice Marla Gordenker of Tokyo, Japan; three grandchildren, three great grandchildren, five stepchildren and four step-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life was held Aug. 3. Donations can be made in his memory to Kindertransport Association c/o Kurt Golberger, 36 Dean Street, Hicksville, N.Y. 11801 or to another charitable organization of your choice.
