Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away.
ALUMNI
Virginia Marcellino, ’44 cFSM
October 25, 2024
Camden, IN
Elaine Brockmann Miller, ’52 BSDH
October 20, 2024
Quincy, OH
Gloria Wenzel Melges, ’53 BSDH
July 20, 2024
Walworth, WI
Janet L. Buhler, ’55 BSDH
June 15, 2024
Rancho Cordova, CA
John G. Telford, ’56 MD
November 14, 2023
Bayfield, WI
Clair R. Cutler, ’58 MD
November 22, 2024
Burley, ID
Roger D. Pearson, ’58 DDS
May 30, 2024
Rockford, IL
Homer J. Stensrud, ’58 MD
June 11, 2024
Fargo, ND
Ralph E. Berggren, ’59 MD
July 7, 2024
Yakima, WA
Martin S. Goldberg, ’59 MS
July 12, 2024
Wynnewood, PA
Arthur C. Hawkins, ’59 DDS
October 14, 2024
Albuquerque, NM
William B. Scholten, ’60 MD
September 22, 2024
Denver, CO
Gerald S. Budge, ’61 DDS
June 23, 2024
St. George, UT
Wayne L. Premo, ’61 DDS
June 27, 2024
Fremont, MI
N. Kermit Olson, ’62 MD
May 17, 2024
Kennedale, TX
Mary Whitman Ives, ’63 BSPT
August 15, 2024
Lake Forest, IL
Conway K.W. Woo, ’64 DDS
July 28, 2024
Fresno, CA
Russell A. Dixon Jr., ’65 MSD
November 19, 2024
Westchester, IL
Gary M. Silver, ’66 MD
October 22, 2024
Los Altos Hills, CA
John W. McFarland, ’67 DDS
June 18, 2024
Englewood, CO
Mary Ann V. Osuch, ’67 PhD
October 15, 2024
Elkhart, IN
Harold D. Thomason, ’62 MD, ’67 GME
September 2, 2024
Scottsbluff, NE
John A. Gezon, ’68 MD
June 12, 2024
Holladay, UT
John A. Nylund, ’69 MD, ’69 GME
September 4, 2024
Oroville, CA
Sinda B. Dianzumba, ’71 MD
December 22, 2023
Sewickley, PA
James D. Miller, ’71 MD
July 18, 2024
Fort Myers, FL
Mark Pfeil, ’72 cFSM
October 10, 2024
Greer, SC
Nathan Jay Crandall, ’75 DDS
July 5, 2024
Idaho Falls, ID
Frank L. Bunch Jr., ’77 MD
June 29, 2024
Kaysville, UT
Richard P. Lewallen, ’75 BSM, ’77 MD
November 28 2024
Billings, MT
Robert Volpicelli, ’77 CERT
June 8, 2024
Charlottesville, VA
Earl P. Duffy Jr., ’80 DDS
August 14, 2024
Mesa, AZ
Richard D. Schroeder, ’81 MD
September 18, 2024
Johnstown, PA
Stephanie Bekker, ’79 MD, ’82 GME
August 6, 2024
Chicago, IL
Charlotte A. Harris, MD, ’82 GME
September 10, 2024
Evanston, IL
Theresa Z. Kirk, ’84 PhD
September 30, 2024
Media, PA
Annette H. Stillerman, ’84 PhD
September 17, 2024
Washington, DC
John E. Shaird, ’87 MD
August 31, 2024
Hillside, IL
Mark S. Thomma, ’91 GME
March 24
Chicago, IL
Clement B. Newbold III, ’04 cFSM
September 2
Clermont, FL
Jared Steven Nielsen, ’07 GME
June 14
Waukee, IA
Mariasol A. Roberts, ’08 cFSM
August 19
Albuquerque, NM
FACULTY
Lee Rogers, ’59 MD, professor emeritus and former chair of Radiology
November 28, 2024
Oro Valley, AZ
Lee Rogers, ’59 MD, professor emeritus and former chair of Radiology, has died at 90.
A distinguished musculoskeletal radiologist who led the Department of Radiology for 22 years, Rogers helped establish the first endowed professorship in Medical Education at Northwestern: The Lee F. Rogers, MD Professorship in Medical Education.
Rogers received both his bachelor’s in medical arts in 1956 and medical degree in 1959 from Northwestern. After completing his residency in radiology at Fitzsimons General Hospital Army Medical Center, Rogers was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1959 and advanced to major by 1967. He served as chief of radiology at the 2nd General Army Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, and then as vice chief of Radiology at the U.S. Army Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Rogers published more than 150 scientific articles, 122 editorials, and four textbooks, and his scientific discoveries earned him many accolades.
V. Craig Jordan, PhD, professor of Molecular Pharmacology
June 9, 2024
Houston, TX
V. Craig Jordan, PhD, the groundbreaking pharmacologist known as the “father” of breast cancer drug tamoxifen, died at 76. Jordan, who was a professor of Molecular Pharmacology at Feinberg from 1993 to 2004, was the first to discover selective estrogen receptor modulators and deploy the treatment in breast cancer. His research showed that tamoxifen could also arrest cancer cell growth. The drug has since become one of the most widely used treatments against breast cancer and is on the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines.
During his time at Feinberg, Jordan was also the inaugural Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research (2000-2004), and director of the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Program at the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Jordan received many awards and honors for his work, including being appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth in 2002.
Faculty obituaries by Olivia Dimmer.
