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Terry Richard
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering Terry Richard died Sept. 8 after a long career at the College of Engineering. Richard was a member of the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics for many years, and more recently, the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Richard earned three degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in mechanical engineering (BS '68, MS '69 and PhD '73), and joined the college as a faculty member in 1982 after serving as an assistant and associate professor of engineering mechanics at Ohio State University.
Richard was affiliated with a number of college programs, including Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics, the Ergonomics Analysis and Design Consortium, the Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory, the Teaching Improvement Program and the Center on Rehabilitative Engineering and Assistive Technology.
Vincent Rideout
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus Vincent C. Rideout, age 89, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, July 28, 2003, after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer.
Born on the prairies of Alberta, Canada, in 1914, he was the eldest child of Clarence and Amber Rideout. In 1939 he married his life partner, Gertrude; they had four sons, Leo, Chester, Raymond and Darryl.
Rideout moved to Madison in 1946 and taught in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering until his retirement in 1983. He was chairman of the department from 1972-76.
His 1954 textbook, Active Networks, was widely used in electrical engineering classrooms in colleges and universities throughout the United States and the world. From 1954-55 he and his family lived in Bangalore, India, where he helped to build India's first analog computer at the Indian Institute of Science. In the years that followed he frequently traveled in connection with his work: he was a visiting professor at the Universities of Colorado and Hawaii, and a visiting scientist at the Institute of Medical Physics in Holland.
At age 50 he began studying medicine, physiology and anesthesiology. He subsequently began research in biomedical engineering, including cardiovascular simulation and modeling. He developed an international reputation in this new field, and his 1991 book, "Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Physiological Systems," was a pioneering publication. There is now a Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
During his tenure at UW-Madison he received numerous honors, awards and grants, including the Benjamin Smith Reynolds Award for excellence in teaching future engineers. Thirty electrical and computer engineering doctoral students graduated under his tutelage. He was a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Memorial gifts, to be used for College of Engineering scholarships, may be made to The Professor Vincent C. Rideout Scholarship Fund, University of Wisconsin Foundation, PO Box 8860, Madison, WI 53708.
George W. Derby (BSEE '33), died in March 2002. After graduation, he worked for various engineering firms while serving in the Army and Air Force reserves. Called to active duty during World War II, he earned the rank of lieutenant colonel. He managed radar operations in New Jersey and California, providing military support and homeland security in a time of national crisis. He retired from the military in 1965, and taught engineering and computer science classes at UW System campuses in Racine and Kenosha until 1972. An avid supporter of UW-Madison, Derby gratefully attributed his success to the education he received at the College of Engineering and the Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Peter Moll (BSME '46), Richland, Wash., passed away in February 2001.
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