HERBERT A. CAHOON JR. ’39

HERBERT A. CAHOON JR., 91, a social worker and community activist who was director of the Yale University Volunteer Services for 22 years, died Aug. 18, 2008. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received an MSW from the Columbia University School of Social Work. Prior to his appointment at Yale, he worked in other social service agencies. At Yale, he nearly tripled the number of Yale students involved in community service activities, and he remained associated with Dwight Hall, The Center for Public Service and Social Justice at Yale, for another 25 years following his retirement. In addition to developing programs that reached out to the New Haven community, he organized Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement and acted as counselor and mediator in other student areas. He is survived by his wife, Jean Williamson Cahoon, two daughters, and a grandson.