Edward J. Driscoll, former power plant supervisor in the Office of the Physical Plant, 66, of Hudson, Fla., died Feb. 16, at home after a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Driscoll served with the Navy for 20 years; retiring as a warrant officer in 1970. He then joined the staff of Penn State, working in the Office of Physical Plant for 25 years, retiring in 1995 as power plant supervisor.
Peter R. Gould, 67, Evan Pugh professor emeritus of geography in Penn State's Earth and Mineral Sciences, died Jan. 22 in State College, Pa., after a yearlong battle with cancer.
He is world-renowned for his achievements in the application of mathematical and statistical techniques in geographical research. He investigated the impact of world events such as the Chernobyl incident and the AIDS epidemic by charting the spread of activities.
He joined Penn State in 1963 and was named an Evan Pugh professor in 1986. He worked at Penn State for 35 years, retiring in 1998.
Gould received numerous honors during his career and authored many books, including his last, Becoming a Geographer in 1999.
Virginia K. Henning, secretary in the College of Education, from Oct. 1, 1966, until her retirement June 30, 1980; died Jan. 26, at the age of 80.
Johnny L. Howard Sr., laborer at Penn State Abington, from May 11, 1986, until his retirement Jan. 1, 1997; died Dec. 17, 1999. He was 61.
Henry W. Johnstone Jr., professor emeritus of philosophy, 79, died Feb. 18, at Foxdale Village, State College.
Johnstone received a bachelor of science degree from Haverford College, a master of arts degree in classics from Penn State and a doctorate in philosophy from Harvard.
A World War II veteran, he served in the Pacific as a captain in the Air Force.
After the war, he taught for four years at Williams College. He then taught in the philosophy department at Penn State from 1952 until his retirement in 1984. He founded and for 22 years edited the journal Philosophy and Rhetoric. In addition, he wrote numerous books and articles.
While at Penn State, he also served as acting department chair, director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies, and assistant to the vice president for research. He held a Belgian American Foundation Fellowship at the Free University of Brussels and, as a Fulbright Scholar was a visiting professor at Trinity College, Dublin; the University of Bonn, Germany; and the American University of Beirut.
John F. Kavanaugh, professor emeritus of veterinary science, died Feb. 10, at Brookline Village. He was 71.
Kavanaugh was a 1946 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, N.Y., attended Siena College in Loundonville, N.Y., from 1948 to 1950, where he studied preveterinary science, and received a D.V.M. from New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1954.
From 1946 to 1948, Kavanaugh served in the U.S. Marine Corps with the Second Engineer Battalion.
Kavanaugh was in private practice of veterinary medicine in Albany and Saratoga, N.Y., was a member of the faculty at the New York State Veterinary College at Cornell University in the Department of Surgery, and was a professor of veterinary science at Penn State from 1964 until his retirement in 1992 with emeritus status. He served three terms on the University Faculty Senate at Penn State.
Betty M. Kissinger, senior instrument processing aide in the College of Medicine, The Hershey Medical Center, from March 6, 1972, until her retirement April 11, 1987; died Jan. 17, at the age of 72.
Rachel L. Meyer, residence hall worker in Housing and Food Services, from Jan. 3, 1977, until her retirement April 27, 1996; died Jan. 18. She was 72.
Reed T. Phalan, professor emeritus of business law in The Smeal College of Business Administration, from Sept. 1, 1950, until his retirement July 1, 1989; died Jan. 24, at the age of 81.
Dianne L. Safford, staff assistant VII in the College of Medicine, The Hershey Medical Center, from Aug. 2, 1983, until her retirement Oct. 1, 1998; died Dec. 25, 1999, at the age of 56.
Herbert C. Terndrup, senior extension agent in the College of Agricultural Sciences, from Feb. 1, 1957, until his retirement March 1, 1985; died Dec. 24, 1999, at the age of 79.
Aubrey D. Vose, extension agent in the College of Agricultural Sciences, from May 16, 1955, until his retirement June 30, 1987; died Jan. 8. He was 73.