OVIDE G. HOGABOOM, former chief metallurgist and head of the laboratory at the New Britain Machine Division of Litton Industries, died Dec. 19, 2007, at age 97. His wife, Helen Armstrong Hogaboom, died in 2002; among those who survive are four nieces and one nephew.
WEBB CHAMBERLIN, M.D., a retired Cleveland ophthalmologist who was a former governor of the American College of Surgeons and past vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, died Feb. 16, 2003. He was 92. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with honors. He received a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and a doctorate in medical science from Columbia University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. A specialist in pediatric eye muscle disorders and surgery, he was internationally recognized for his research, his teaching, and his work, and was named professor emeritus of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve. He was also a former trustee of Hiram College and of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. His wife, Elizabeth Newell Chamberlin, five children, and one grandchild survive.
EVERETT I.L. BAKER, who retired as president of Norwalk (Conn.) Community College, died Dec. 7, 2005. He was 95. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Columbia University. Among those who survive are his wife, Shirley Treat Baker.
DONALD A. ELDRIDGE, 94, former director of Admission and dean of students at Wesleyan, died May 24, 2004. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. At Wesleyan, he had also served as the assistant to the president and as a trustee. He had been the president of Bennett College in Millbrook, N.Y., and the director of the American Council on Education. Predeceased by his wife, Emley, he is survived by a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
ARTHUR H. BOWMAN JR., a retired vice president of the First Bank and Trust Company of Boca Raton, Fla., died Nov. 1, 2003 at age 95. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Harriet Bowman
SAMUEL SUSSELMAN, M.D., a well-known San Francisco child psychiatrist, died Nov. 16, 2003. He was 97. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in chemistry. He received a master’s degree from Wesleyan, where he was an assistant in the chemistry department, and then a medical degree from Albany Medical College. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. In addition to a private practice, he was affiliated with several teaching institutions in the San Francisco area, and he published numerous papers on his research and experiences. His wife of 70 years, Cora Susselman, predeceased him by six months.
RALPH K. WHITE, 100, a psychologist, professor, and government official who studied the psychological causes of war, died Dec. 25, 2007. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his degree with high distinction in psychology, he received his PhD from Stanford University. An award-winning psychologist, he taught at several universities before becoming a federal official. He served in many capacities in government, wrote numerous books and papers, and had been president of various professional organizations, including Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Among the first people to analyze how underlying psychological causes and misunderstandings can lead nations to engage in warfare, he was perhaps best known for his theory distinguishing between empathy and sympathy for one’s adversaries. He was the brother of the late Lyman N. White ’28. His daughter, Dorothy White, from his first marriage to Eleanor Lack White, died, as did his second and third wives. Survivors include a son from his first marriage; nephews Kirby White ’59, Duffield White ’62, and Benjamin White ’66; and niece Bliss White McIntosh ’75.
HUBERT H. SCHWERDTLE ’28, 98, the former president of the Schwerdtle Stamp Company in Bridgeport, Conn., died Oct. 10, 2003. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he had been active on community boards and commissions in Monroe. Predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth, and a daughter, survivors include two sons, including John B. Schwerdtle ’52, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
RALPH A. MEAD ’28, a personnel supervisor with the New York Telephone Company for nearly 40 years, died Oct. 8, 2003. He was 97 was and predeceased by his wife, Altina Gervin Mead. An piano player, he was also the librarian for his local community orchestra. His brother, Stuart Mead ’27, died in 1991. He is survived by his son and his daughter, Barbara Anthony, who is the wife of J. Danforth Anthony Jr. ’57 and the daughter-in-law of Julian Anthony ’28. Their mutual granddaughter is Susan H. Anthony ’87. In addition, he leaves three other grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
JULIAN D. ANTHONY, 102, a trustee and emeritus trustee of Wesleyan for more than 50 years, and the first president of the Hartford Life Insurance Company, died June 26, 2009. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his Wesleyan degree with honors and also received a law degree from Northeastern University in 1943. He joined the Columbian National Life Insurance Company in 1931 and held a number of positions in its financial and investment areas before he was elected its president in 1947. When the company was acquired by The Hartford Insurance Group in 1960, he became the first president and a director of Hartford Life Insurance Company. He remained as president of that company until his retirement in 1966, and as a director until 1977. A director of several other companies, including Hartford Fire Insurance Company and New England Merchants National Bank, as well as of various business and industry organizations, he held leadership positions in a wide variety of educational, religious, and other charitable organizations. In 1968 he received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Wesleyan. He also served as secretary for his class, writing notes for the Wesleyan magazine. At the time of her death in 1993, he had been married for 61 years to Eleanor Hopkins Anthony. A daughter also predeceased him. Among those who survive are three sons, including J. Danford Anthony Jr. ’57; a son–in–law; three daughters–in–law; many grandchildren, including Susan H. Anthony ’87, and many great–grandchildren.
