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Sigurd P. Ramfjord
Sigurd P. Ramfjord, professor emeritus of dentistry, Born in Norway, Ramfjord received his dental education at the Oslo University School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in Norway for 12 years before coming to the U-M in 1946 for graduate work, where he earned a master's degree in periodontics in 1948 and a Ph.D. in oral pathology in 1951.
A prolific writer, Ramfjord was author of two textbooks and more than 90 publications. Reflecting his worldwide influence, he received a number of honors and awards over the course of his career, including the Gold Medal Award in 1973 from the American Academy of Periodontology. In recognition of his more than 20 years of consulting work with the World Health Organization, he was awarded an honorary doctor of dental medicine degree by the University of Geneva, Switzerland, in 1978, and an honorary doctor of odontology degree by the University of Gotenborg, Sweden, in 1979. The U-M honored him with its Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award in 1979.
Ramfjord was active in many dental organizations. He served as president of the American Academy of Periodontology and also served as director and chair of the American Board of Periodontology. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Oral Pathology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists.
Ramfjord is survived by his wife, Winifred; son, Per Ramfjord of Portland, Ore.; daughters, Kirsti Haaland of Oslo, Norway, and Birgit Ramfjord of Stockholm, Sweden; and five grandchildren.
Glenn P. Smith
Glenn P. Smith, professor emeritus of trombone, died May 10, 1997. He was 74.
Sinsheimer held three degrees from the U-M and was on the faculty at the University of Rhode Island before joining the U-M as associate professor of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. He was promoted to professor in 1969 and also was appointed professor of environmental and industrial health in 1980. He retired in 1993, but continued active involvement with the University.
He mentored more than 27 Ph.D. students and 11 postdoctoral scholars, and is credited with nearly 100 scientific publications.
His honors include an honorary doctorate from the University of Ghent, Belgium.
Sinsheimer was died of heart failure May 31, 1997 at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 92.
Griffin was internationally recognized for his research on the prehistoric American Indian cultures of the Mississippi Valley and the Eastern United States. A member of the National Academy of Science, he played a pioneering role in encouraging the use of data from many academic disciplines to understand how these cultures emerged, flourished and faded.
Griffin received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago, then earned a Ph.D. in anthropology from the U-M in 1936. He joined the faculty, becoming a director of the Museum of Anthropology in 1946, and was appointed full professor in 1949. He retired from the U-M in 1975. In 1984 he moved to Bethesda, Md, and became a Regents Fellow at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, retiring in 1990.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Marsh DeWitt, of Bethesda, Md; three sons, John of Portland, Me, David of Chevy Chase, Md, and James of Crested Butte, Colo.; and four grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held in Ann Arbor in late June. Memorial contributions may be made to the James B. Griffin Endowment Fund, University of Michigan, Office of Trusts and Bequests, 3003 S. State St., Suite 9000, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1288.
Edmund H. Creeth
Edmund H. (Ned) Creeth, professor emeritus of English, born April 11, 1928, in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Timothy, and his wife Lainie; daughter, Sara Jane, and her husband Jay Harder; grandchildren, Sarah and Tracy; brother, Norman; and nine cats.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, c/o Margaret Warrick, 228 Eighth St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
