In memoriam: Ethel Lindemood Lawrence, 1925-2018 Professor Lawrence’s teaching career included three years in the Army, in Germany, and 32 years at Portland State, which she joined in 1964. After retiring, the Lawrences moved to Tigard, then to Salem, and finally to Silverdale, Washington, in 2008, to be near their children. Professor Lawrence is survived by two sons, Randall Lawrence, and wife, Jan, and Richard Lawrence, and wife, Jill Maloney; a daughter, Renee Lambert, and husband, Steve; grandchildren Karlyn Nance and husband, Tom; Noel Lawrence and partner, Randy Rassmussen; Laura Lambert and fiancé, William Van Otten; and Stephanie Tribble and husband, David; and great-grandchildren Connor and Emilia Nance. A memorial service was held in Silverdale on February 24. —Doug Swanson Photo credit: PSU Archives Digital Gallery In memoriam: Grover William Rodich, 1929-2018 GROVER RODICH, professor emeritus of business administration and a former assistant dean of the School of Business Administration, died February 3 in Arizona. He was 89 years old. Professor Rodich was born in Long Beach, California, on January 7, 1929. He received bachelor’s degrees from Oregon State University in 1951 and the University of Oregon in 1953. He began his career directing elementary school and high school bands, and in 1963 he obtained a master’s in musical performance (clarinet) from California State University, Sacramento. Professor Rodich joined Portland State University in 1966 after completing an MBA at Oregon State. In 1973 he received a Ph.D. in industrial management from the University of Oregon. He taught management courses at PSU until he retired in 1990, when he and his wife, Nancy, moved to Arizona. Professor Rodich was a charter member and past president of the California Band Directors Association, and performed as clarinetist and clarinet soloist with bands and orchestras in Oregon, California, Colorado, and Illinois. He was concertmaster and soloist with the Sun City Concert Band, and he was founder and conductor of the Mellow Winds, a clarinet choir. Professor Rodich is survived by his wife, Nancy; his brother, Lynn, and sister, Karen; children Susan, Lorraine, Donald, Bruce, Scott, Linda, and John; and 10 grandchildren. Services were held in Sun City, Arizona, on February 10. Remembrances may be sent to the Sun City Concert Band, attn: Mellow Winds, 9559 W. Willowbrook, Sun City, AZ 85373. —Doug Swanson Photo credit: PSU Archives Digital Gallery 4 ETHEL L. LAWRENCE, associate professor emerita of mathematical sciences, died January 19 at age 93. Professor Lawrence was born January 2, 1925, in Longview, Washington, to Harry and Grace Lindemood. She grew up in Klamath Falls and Eugene, where she attended the University of Oregon. She graduated in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. While at UO, she met Herb Lawrence, and the couple married in 1946 after he returned from service in World War II. The Lawrences were married for 65 years, until Mr. Lawrence’s death in 2011.
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