UC Davis to Host Remembrance Ceremony

To honor the members of the UC Davis and UC Davis Health community who have passed away, we are hosting a Remembrance Ceremony. 

2024 Inaugural Remembrance Ceremony

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Time: Noon – 12:30 p.m.

Location: Vanderhoef Studio in the Mondavi Center.

Event Details: The ceremony will feature a brief introduction from the chancellor, music and choral performances, and the reading of names. We recommend using the Gateway Garage adjacent to the Mondavi Center. A parking permit is required.

This event is a heartfelt tribute to the students, staff and academics who have passed away during the previous year. It's an opportunity to come together as a community to honor their lives, acknowledge their contributions and celebrate the memories.

We warmly invite our extended community to join us in this reflective occasion. Your presence and participation will add to the collective memory and celebration of the lives we are honoring.

Event Partners

• UC Davis Staff Assembly

• UC Davis Health Staff Assembly

• Associated Students of UC Davis

• Student Affairs

• Academic Affairs

• Academic Senate

• Academic Federation

• Graduate Student Association

• Human Resources

List of Honored Individuals

The following members of our community will be honored at this event. Submissions are closed for the 2024 ceremony but we are accepting submissions for the May 2025 ceremony. 

Academic & Faculty 

William Bennett, Center for Watershed Sciences, Institute of the Environment, Office of Research (Academic Federation), Deborah Golino, Plant Pathology and Foundation Plant Services, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Federation), Muhammad Marrush, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Federation), Elizabeth Prado, Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), Melissa Stem, Classics, College of Letters and Science (Academic Federation)

Emeriti 

Domenico Bernoco, Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine (Academic Senate), Arthur Bickford, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine (Academic Senate), Kay Blacker, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine (Academic Senate), Robert Bloch, Music, College of Letters and Science (Academic Senate), George Bruening, Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), Robert Crummey, History, College of Letters and Science (Academic Senate), Walter Jack Hicks, English, College of Letters and Science (Academic Senate), Charles Hjerpe, Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine (Academic Senate), Theodore Hsiao, Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), Richard Lander, Physics, College of Letters and Science (Academic Senate), Peter J. Lynch, Dermatology, School of Medicine (Academic Senate), George Martin, Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), William Alvin Mason, Psychology, College of Letters and Sciences (Academic Senate), Subhash Mahajan, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering (Academic Senate), Robert Pearcy, Evolution and Ecology, College of Biological Sciences (Academic Senate), Vito Polito, Pomology/Plant Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), James Seiber, Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Academic Senate), Barbara Shawcroft-Guarino, Design, College of Letters and Science (Academic Senate), Nazhiyath Vijayan, Neurology, School of Medicine (Academic Federation)  

Staff

Mark Aaron, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Todd Berg, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Brian Blaschke, Student Housing and Dining Services (UC Davis), Rodney Boon, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts (UC Davis), Virendra Chandra, Student Housing and Dining Services (UC Davis), Stephanie Cohen, Public Health Sciences (UC Davis), Blaine Conrad, Emergency Department Coding and Billing (UC Davis Health), John Hancock, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Ralph Marin, California National Primate Research Center (UC Davis), Farshad Maserrat, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Michael Nguyen, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Tram Nguyen, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Mary Jane (MJ) Pascual, Campus Commons Clinic (UC Davis Health), Quadir Reed, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health), Dr. Hong Shen, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (UC Davis Health), Kevin Stead, IT Technology Services (UC Davis Health)

Retired Staff

Ron Detlefsen, California National Primate Research Center (UC Davis), Daniel Patric Guillaume, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (UC Davis Health), Ron Holm, Student Housing and Dining Services (UC Davis), Betty Jean Letsinger, Transportation Services (UC Davis), Jesus Moreno, Facilities Management (UC Davis), Pamela Rogers, Pediatric Speciality Care (UC Davis Health), Clarence "Sid" Styers, Police Department (UC Davis), Leah Wilke, Student Housing and Dining Services (UC Davis)

Undergraduate Students

John Moses De Kanter, History, College of Letters and Science, Dylan Ian Stopinski, English / History, College of Letters and Science, Yitian Xu, Undeclared Physical Sciences, College of Letters and Science

Graduate Students

Patricia Bolan, Physics and Astronomy, College of Letters and Science

Community Members

Shawn Moss, Supporter of the Substance Use Navigation Program (UC Davis Health)