Donald L. Cronin

Mar 1, 2022 | Obituary

Donald L. Cronin Donald L. Cronin died on March 1, 2022, at the age of 86.  He was born on August 18, 1935, in Mineola, New York to Jeremiah G. and Lois E. Cronin, née Parsons.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University...

Tara Gomez-Hampton (PhD ’11) Joins CAA Board

Mar 1, 2022 | News

Tara Gomez-Hampton (PhD ’11) Joins CAA Board In late 2020, the Caltech Alumni Association Board proudly welcomed Tara Gomez-Hampton (PhD ’11) as its newest member. The 15-member volunteer board, charged with setting strategy and direction for CAA and...

Guy Thompson, Jr.

Feb 23, 2022 | Obituary

Guy Thompson, Jr. Guy Allen Thompson, Jr. was born in 1931 in the midst of the Depression, in the small Mississippi Delta farming town of Rosedale. He attended Mississippi State College, participated in the Air Force ROTC program and graduated in 1953 with a BS in...

Terrill “Tim” Hendrickson

Feb 20, 2022 | Obituary

Terrill “Tim” Hendrickson Terrill Willard Hendrickson, fondly known to friends and family as “Tim,” 76, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, in Kirkland, with his beloved wife Jennifer at his side. Tim was born in Seattle on September 25, 1945, to...

Place of Honor

Feb 20, 2022 | 2022 Issue, Pioneering

Place of Honor Grant Delbert Venerable, Jr., BS (BS ’32), was the first Black undergraduate student to graduate from the California Institute of Technology Originally published in the Big T, the official Caltech yearbook. In 1929, Venerable, of African, Cherokee, and...