James Ward with his wife, Mary Lee, in 2006
In a letter to the Bowdoin community, Dean for Academic Affairs Cristle Collins Judd conveys news of the death of James E. Ward, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and former Dean of the College.
To the Bowdoin Community,
I have the sad duty to report that James E. Ward, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and former Dean of the College, died November 11, 2013, at home in Brunswick following a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He was 74.
Jim embodied the spirit of the liberal arts. While his head was in mathematics, his heart was with the students of Africa — where he taught as a Fulbright scholar on two separate occasions — and with the people of midcoast Maine, whom he served as a board member for organizations supporting middle-income elderly housing, vocational education, community mental health services, Head Start, regional anti-poverty efforts, behavioral and mental health services for children and adults, healthcare and musical theater. Read more.