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  • Howard Abramowitz, associate professor of sociology, died April 9, 1990.
  • Alice P. Adam, who was the secretary in the Department of Psychology for 17 years, died March 9, 2015, at Saratoga Hospital following a short illness. She was 77.
  • Rita Agosta, a former longtime staff member at ΢Ȧ's Scribner Library, died on December 26, 2008, at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs. She was 96.
  • Claire King Amyot, ΢Ȧ's first director of health services, died November 17, 1983, at Saratoga Hospital. She was 75 years old.
  • Johanna “Joosje” Wethly Anderson '58, a beloved alumna and talented artist who designed the ΢Ȧ College wordmark, died on Dec. 25, 2022.
  • Helen (“Foo”) Donohoe Armstrong, a longtime switchboard operator at ΢Ȧ, died January 3, 2013, in Glens Falls, N.Y. She was 87.
  • Alma Arpey, a kindhearted and steady presence in the Office of Student Aid and Family Finance (now Financial Aid) for 15 years, died on July 3, 2025. She was 86.
  • Betty Vasiliki Svolos Balevic, associate professor of management and business emerita, who mentored ΢Ȧ students with great dedication and care for more than four decades, died Jan. 31, 2021, of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 90.
  • Betty Ballou, a dedicated member of ΢Ȧ's housekeeping team for more a quarter century, died at home on March 22, 2023. She was 74.
  • Daniel Balmuth, a scholar of the Soviet Union and Russia and a member of the history faculty for 40 years, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at Saratoga Hospital.
  • Alwin "Al" Barney, former chief of security, died November 18, 2003, in Saratoga Springs. He was 88.
  • Hazel Marie Barton, who served ΢Ȧ as a kitchen/dining room assistant for 25 years, died on July 7, 2023. She was 94. 
  • Peter B. Baruzzi, professor emeritus of art at ΢Ȧ, died July 25, 2014, in Saratoga Springs. He was 89.
  • Parker Baum, who retired as a professor of chemistry in 1987 after 22 years of service, died August 13, 2014, at the Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home in Clifton Park. He was 90.
  • Ruth Beach, a member of the Scribner Library staff died May 21, 2014, at home, surrounded by her family.
  • Beverly Becker, professor emerita of physical education and dance, died on April 20, 2020, in Wyckoff, New Jersey. She was 89.
  • Alma Becker, nationally recognized theater director and longtime member of ΢Ȧ's Theater Department, died June 2, 2013, following a long illness. She was 67.
  • Miriam J. Benkovitz, professor emerita of English for 30 years, died June 12, 1986, following a long illness. She was 74.
  • Robert “Bob” Benson, a dedicated member of ΢Ȧ’s Facilities Services staff for 42 years, died on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. He was 78.
  • Mabel "Peggy" Biggie, a longtime housekeeping and Dining Services employee, died peacefully on September 14, 2018. She was 92.
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