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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 in 1957, a...
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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 representing alumni at Caltech, currently comprises graduates...
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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 Chemistry with...
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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 parents Willard and Elsie Hendrickson. He...
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Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers

On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech reflect on the experience

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