From: Carnegie Mellon President's Office [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:06 AM To: Carnegie Mellon Alumni Subject: Message From the President - Remembering Randy Pausch Dear Alumni: Randy Pausch <http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/images/2007/randyPausch_236x236.jpg> It is with great sadness that I inform you that our dear friend and colleague Randy Pausch passed away today, July 25, after a brave struggle against pancreatic cancer. Randy captured the minds and hearts of millions worldwide with his Carnegie Mellon lecture, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," and his book, "The Last Lecture." Randy, who earned his doctorate from Carnegie Mellon in 1988, returned to the university in 1997 as an associate professor of human-computer interaction and computer science. Along with Carnegie Mellon Professor Don Marinelli, Randy was the co-founder of the Entertainment Technology Center, a leading interactive multimedia education and entertainment center. At Carnegie Mellon, Randy was also the director of the Alice software project, a revolutionary way to teach computer programming. The interactive Alice program teaches computer programming by having kids make animated movies and games. A fitting legacy to Randy's life and work, Alice may in the future help to reverse the dramatic drop in the number of students majoring in computer science at colleges and universities. Randy was also known as a pioneer in the development of virtual reality, and he created the popular Building Virtual Worlds class. An award-winning teacher and researcher, Randy was also a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator and a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. He used sabbatical leaves to work at Walt Disney Imagineering and Electronic Arts (EA), and he consulted with Google Inc. on user interface design. He is the author or co-author of five books and more than 70 articles. Perhaps the greatest lesson, however, Randy taught us all was how to live, even in the face of great challenges, and how to follow our passion. While Randy's greatest passion was clearly his family, he did not shy from sharing his passion for his work as a professor, for his students, and for Carnegie Mellon. We will miss Randy, but we will carry the memory of him and all that he did to make Carnegie Mellon a better university and each of us who knew him a better person. A memorial service for Randy will be scheduled at a later date. For more information, visit www.cmu.edu <http://www.alumniconnections.com/links/link.cgi?l=357582&h=298523&e=CMU-200 80725123051> . Sincerely, Jared L. Cohon President, Carnegie Mellon University _____ You have received this message because of your affiliation with the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association. E-mail lists are generated based on your home address. If you need to update your information, visit the Alumni Online Community at <http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CMU> http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CMU or go to <http://www.alumniconnections.com/links/link.cgi?l=357583&h=298523&e=CMU-200 80725123051> http://www.cmu.edu/changemyinfo. If you would like to unsubscribe from all e-mails please <http://www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CMU/blastmailopt/blastmailopt.cgi? FNC=WELCOME__Awelcome_html___BR___298523___CMU-20080725123051___SIoIFJjHnU9S uLjsx8yW6UYDKaA> click here. _____ Office of Alumni Relations Carnegie Mellon University 5017 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 <http://www.alumniconnections.com/images/OpenCount.cgi/CMU-20080725123051/29 8523> Alumni Wordmark <http://alumni.cmu.edu/email/images/hc06/alumnirt.gif>
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