In memoriam: Ellsworth Pennington ‘Gunner’ Ingraham, 1937-2018 Business Administration from Harvard Business School. After living in several cities, including Amsterdam, the Ingrahams settled in Portland in 1973, and Mr. Ingraham began a career as an energy executive for NERCO. Mr. Ingraham served as a Tri-Met commissioner, helping usher in light rail and bus malls; served on the Oregon Facilities Authority; and led the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross during the years when the HIV crisis was at its height. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Leonoor; a son, Ellsworth Pennington Ingraham IV (Christina Bohm); a daughter, Aukjen (Bernard Chamberlain); grandsons Hugo Gunner and Morgan Alistair; a brother, David Ingraham (Gwen); as well as sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandson, Axel Willem. A celebration of life was held on February 22. Remembrances may be sent to the Portland State University Center for Women’s Leadership or the Oregon Health Sciences Center Knight Cancer Institute. —Doug Swanson In memoriam: Robert E. Jones, Jr., 1931-2018 ROBERT EDWIN JONES, JR., professor emeritus of psychology, died February 27 at his home in Washougal, Washington. He was 86 years old. Professor Jones was born September 6, 1931, in Ogden, Utah, to R. Edwin Jones and Bernice Maero Jones. He grew up in the Ogden area, and after attending junior college for a year, he joined the Navy. He flew 31 combat missions during the Korean War, winning the Airman’s Medal and Good Conduct Medal. After leaving the Navy in 1954, he returned home and enrolled at the University of Utah, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1957, a master’s in 1961, and a Ph.D. in 1963. Professor Jones joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, before coming to Portland State in 1964. During his 30-year career at PSU, he served on the Faculty Senate and budget committees and worked on collective bargaining issues for the AAUP. His initial research was in human learning, and he was published in personality measuring theory. Professor Jones became a licensed psychologist and worked briefly at a small private practice. He retired from Portland State in 1994. Professor Jones enjoyed golf, cards, fishing, watching sports, and discussing politics. He liked to travel and was an avid reader. He was predeceased by his son, Nathan, and first wife, Carol McLatchie Jones. He is survived by his wife, Pat Hall Jones; sons Kevin and Kent; daughter Rebecca Shenle; siblings Carole Jean, Don, and Dennis; and five grandchildren. —Doug Swanson 5 ELLSWORTH PENNINGTON ‘GUNNER’ INGRAHAM, who, as an associate dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs from 1997 to 2000 played an important role in securing funding to build the Urban Center Building, died of acute myeloid leukemia on January 15. He was 80 years old. Mr. Ingraham was born October 30, 1937, in Daytona Beach, Florida, and was raised in Southern California. He graduated from Alhambra High School in 1956 and briefly attended Illinois Wesleyan University on a track scholarship. After a stint in the Air Force, he returned to college at Claremont Men’s College (now Claremont McKenna College), in Claremont, California. It was there that he met his wife, Leonoor Swets, and the couple was married in 1963 in the Netherlands. After graduation from Claremont in 1963, Mr. Ingraham obtained a Master of Library Science from Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, and Master of
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