Adelani   Ogunrinade: He passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 in Bloemfontain, South Africa. Adelani graduated in 1974 in U.I. Veterinary Medicine with distinctions in Medicine, Surgery and Parasitology; he obtained a Master's degree in Medical Parasitology with distinction in 1977 and in 1978 obtained another Masters degree in Applied Immunology at the Brunel University.  He then received a PhD in Medical Heminthology at the London School of Tropical Medicine (University of London) in 1982. Having been awarded the Forgaty Fellowship for post doctoral studies he attended Harvard School of Public Health, Boston in 1984.  He served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa (1997 - 2001) and catalyzed the establishment of three graduate schools (Commerce, Law and Education). In 2002 and 2006, he served as Associate Vice President of the University of Technology Jamaica and finally was the Vice Chancellor of the National University of Lesotho (2006 to 2010).  He avidly published: 75 articles, 30 conference proceedings, 2 book chapters, an edited book and wrote about 12 articles on higher education, in addition he supervised eight Ph.D and four Masters students, along with the distinction of receiving several honors and awards. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Bola Ogunrinade and four children.

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John D. Montgomery: John Montgomery, who joined the Harvard University faculty in 1963, was the Ford Foundation Professor of International Studies, Emeritus. He died peacefully on April 3, 2008, in the morning, after an illness. Montgomery forged new ground in the areas of: economic as well as political development, the emergence of Asia, and in utilizing science and technology towards public policy. During a long and great career he served in over 80 countries and consulted with a number of agencies and foundations (including but not limited to: the Department of Agriculture; the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations; the Agency for International Development; the World Bank; the Asian Center for Development Administration; the UNDP; UNESCO; the Southern Africa Coordinating Conference; and several foreign governments). In addition to his many affiliations he was also a prolific writer of many books and articles.

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Caroline Thomas: Born April 5, 1959, she was known worldwide for her work in the field of Politics and International Relations, she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Education at the University of Southampton.  During her career spanning over 25 years, she worked to collaboratively develop greater understanding of and between the “Southern” and “Northern” concepts, building bridges between the fields of development and international relations.  She was also an avid publisher in her areas of work.  She passed on October 20, 2008, at 49 years of age, and was survived by her daughter.

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Claude-Jean Bertrand: He passed away on September 21, 2007, of cancer, at 73 years old.  He was Professor emeritus at the University of Paris II, as well as a media ethicist and student of American civilization.  For over three decades he continuously turned a critical eye on media and fought for accountability in the media and was an extensive editor of both his own work, editing or authoring some 20 books and numerous articles.  He was survived by his wife (Michele), four children, and five grandchildren.

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Hayward Alker: Professor Hayward Alker, who was a leading academic in the field of international relations and conflict resolution, died in August 24, 2007, he was 69. Long associated with USC and the Watson Institute--as an adjunct faculty member contributed to the concepts and methods of international relations. He was also author of several books, monographs, book chapters, and journal articles. He was survived by his wife, noted international relations scholar J. Ann Tickner, who is also an adjunct faculty member at the Watson Institute, his brother, sister, three daughters, and six grandchildren.

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George Gerbner: Born 1919 in Budapest, an avid researcher and Dean Emeritus of the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania, was well known for his studies of violence on television for over three decades.  He passed away at 86, of cancer, on December 24, 2005.  He was survived by two sons (John and Thomas) and five grandchildren.


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Mahbub ul Haq held positions which enabled him to make numberous contributions in the field of Human Development. Dr. Haq passed way on July 16, 1998 in New York. He was survived by his wife Khadija Haq, son Farhan, and daughter Toneema. In acknowledgement of his contributions, on December 13, 1998, the Human Development Centre, Islamabad was officially renamed the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre.

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George Arthur Codding Jr. was a Professor Emeritus of political science at CU-Boulder. He passed away due to complications from Alzheimer's disease on Dec. 28, 2001, at 78. After receiving his doctorate in political science from the University of Geneva in Switzerland he became a lecturer and associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania (a position he held for 8 years). In addition, he was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1958. In 1961 he joined the University of Colorado as an associate professor and in 1965 he was named a full professor, a position he held until his retirement in 1993. At UC-Boulder he was also chairman of the political science department for two years and director of the university's international affairs program for 28 years. In addition he published eight books on international telecommunications, satellite communications, international organizations and French and Swiss government and politics. He also published more than 50 articles and book chapters. He was survived by a sister, two daughters, his two sons, and a grandson.

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Frank Blackaby was a staunch leader in the arenas of global peace and specifically in the anti-nuclear campaigns, he was 78 at the time of his passing on May 18, 2000. In addition to his many contributions to the Pugwash Journal Frank was Deputy Director at the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. In 1968, he began his entry into the world of Global issues with a 2 year position at SIPRI (the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) where he edited the first two volumes of the Yearbook of World Armaments and Disarmament, and in 1981 he was hired as the director of SIPRI, where he remained for 5 years. After which he returned to London and continued his anti-nuclear work. He was survived by his second wife Mary Acland-Hood, his two sons, and a daughter.

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