It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of these members of the campus community:

Berch Haroian, professor, economics, finance, and global business, died on January 20. He was the first dean of the University’s School of Management. He was appointed to the faculty in August 1978 and taught many business courses including microeconomic principles and macroeconomic principles.

Rachel Wetzsteon, associate professor, English, died in December 2009. The English department will hold a memorial for Wetzsteon on Wednesday, February 10. at 3:30 p.m. in the Atrium. She was appointed to the faculty in September 2001. On campus, she taught many writing and literature classes including contemporary literature, and British and American poetry. Wetzsteon received the William Paterson University Faculty Award for excellence in scholarship in 2007.

James L. Brown, a dispatcher for the University’s office of public safety, died on December 27, 2009. He was a member of the department since 2003 when he was appointed as a police communications officer.

Karl R. Lunde, a retired professor of art history, died on December 27, 2009. He was appointed to the faculty in September 1970 and retired in 1996. On campus, he taught classes in art history and Asian art.