Author: Leslie Egbo

TIMOTHY W. RUEFLI, professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a specialist in management information systems, died June 19, 2010. He was 67. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received his degree cum laude. After receiving his master’s and doctoral degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, he worked with the Rand Corporation for the U.S. Air Force and then joined the Texas faculty in 1968. His research and teaching included high technology strategic management, information systems, management science, and microeconomics. An award-winning professor, in the 1980s he advanced the use of an integrated computer and telecommunication system at the university, and was a leader in establishing the MBA concentration in management information systems. Among those who survive are his wife, Mary Jane Connelly Ruefli, five children, and five grandchildren.

JEFFREY D. ROTHBERG, 52, a screenwriter and film and television producer, died Oct. 9, 2009. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Survivors include his wife, Meg Rothberg, two children, his mother, and his sister.

PAUL S. RUDERMAN, an attorney, died Aug. 2, 2012. He was 54. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, he was an attorney and partner with the Mariscal, Weeks, McIntyre & Friedlander law firm in Phoenix, Ariz. He practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, corporation and business law, and health care law. He was the son of Sidney Ruderman ’42, who died in 1998. Among those who survive are his wife, Dianne Ruderman, two children, including Michael Ruderman ’11, and his mother.

CHARLES E. RUSSELL, associate professor of chemistry at Muhlenberg College and a specialist in organometallic chemistry, died Jan. 26, 2012, at age 55. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Colorado State University. After post-doctoral work in Paris, France, he joined the faculty of Muhlenberg in 1988. He was also an active community volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Winifred Neifert Russell, and several cousins.

JEFFREY D. ROTHBERG, 52, a screenwriter and film and television producer, died Oct. 9, 2009. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Survivors include his wife, Meg Rothberg, two children, his mother, and his sister.

CAROL JEWETT ROSTAD, 52, a vice president of GenRe Securities, died June 30, 2007. She received her degree magna cum laude, earned a master’s degree at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, and a PhM at Columbia University. During her career she taught economics at Drew University and had worked at several banks in New York City. She is survived by her daughter, Laura K. Rostad, her parents, a sister, a brother, and an extended family. (For more information, see the Times Tribune, July 8, 2007.)

EDWARD G. (Ned) ROGERSON, 52, a senior vice president at BankAtlantic, died Dec. 15, 2006. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received an MBA from Northeastern University. He is survived by his wife, Shelby Coleman Rogerson ’78; a daughter; a son; his life partner, Juan Carlos Guerrero; his parents; and a sister.

CATHERINE P. ROYCE, 60, a former deputy arts commissioner for the City of Boston, died Mar. 30, 2009, of complications from ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. After receiving her degree in humanities and theater, she was associated with several arts organizations and in 1994 received an MBA from Simmons College. In addition to consulting for various groups, she continued to perform with dance companies until her diagnosis. The author of Wherever I Am, I’m Fine, which was published in the final months of her life, and which is a collection of extraordinary letters about how to live deeply while dying gradually, she also shared her insights on National Public Radio. Her husband, A. Scott Nagel, two children, two sisters, and a brother survive.

Becket Royce McGough, sister of Catherine Royce, wrote to inform Wesleyan of Catherine’s passing. Ms. McGough added: “She had an obit published in the Boston Globe:

www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/04/02/catherine_royce_60_documented_travails_triumphs_in_als_battle/
. I do know that in lieu of flowers, she would like contributions made to The Boston Home, 2049 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA 02124.”

LEONARD ULLIAN, the founder of The Law Office of Ullian & Associates, Inc., died Jan. 11, 2010, at age 77. A member of Chi Psi, he served in the U.S. Navy. He received his MBA degree from Columbia University and his law degree from Suffolk Law School. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Jacobson Ullian; three children, including Thomas Ullian ’85; seven grandchildren; and a large extended family.

SCOTT SHEPHERD, a businessman and principal of Scott Shepherd Associates, died Nov. 16, 2011. He was 79. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Army. His career with AT&T took him from a salesman to a lobbyist. A community volunteer, he was particularly active with the Salvation Army in support of post-9/11 and military efforts. He was also a runner and a historical researcher. Among those who survive are his wife, Ruth Gesin Shepherd, two children, and a granddaughter.