In Memoriam

Kenneth Job, professor emeritus of elementary education, died October 27, 2015. He was 89. Job, who began his career as a junior high math teacher, joined the University in 1964 and taught history and social studies education full time until 1988—and for many years later as an adjunct. An active and prolific faculty member during his years on campus, he authored more than 100 books, articles, curriculum guides, and maps, and also produced several films on topics such as the Lenape Indians and the New Jersey poet William Carlos Williams. He was well-known as the faculty advisor to the Social Science Society (see WP Magazine, Spring 2015). He served on numerous committees for the New Jersey Historical Commission, was a trustee for the American Labor Museum, and was the force behind the University’s decision to host New Jersey National History Day, which brings middle and high school students from throughout the state to campus to present their primary research. He was also instrumental in founding the Botto House American Labor Museum in Haledon. He held a doctorate in education from New York University.

Daniel Sugarman, professor emeritus of psychology, died July 3, 2015. He was 84. Sugarman, a clinical psychologist who joined the University faculty in 1962, also had a private practice and continued to see patients until his death. He wrote articles for Reader’s Digest, Seventeen, Family Health, Woman’s Day, and other magazines, and he lectured widely and was often interviewed on radio and television. He was the author of several books, including Priceless Gifts: How to Give the Best to Those You Love, and Life Ain’t for Sissies, a compilation of columns he wrote for a number of Bergen County weeklies that he described as “a first-aid kit for your emotions,” which was republished in 2013. A graduate of New York University, he held a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University.