In Memoriam: Faculty & Friends

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Bernard Arthur Morin of Charlottesville died January 2, 2017. He was a marketing professor at the University’s McIntire School of Commerce from 1965 until his retirement in 1998. Active in public speaking, drama, baseball and scouting from a young age, Mr. Morin achieved both his Eagle Scout award and his pilot’s license at age 15. He graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 1954 with a full NROTC scholarship as a company commander and sharpshooter, and entered the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was a second lieutenant and served on the USS Missouri. He earned an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1957. After working for five years in the private sector, he decided to enter academia. Working toward his doctoral degree in economics from Duke University—which he was awarded in 1966—Mr. Morin joined the University faculty in 1965 as a marketing professor. When the state of Virginia established the community college system in the 1960s, Mr. Morin was at the forefront of efforts to recruit transfer students and mentor new faculty members. During the 1970s, student demand for admission to the University’s commerce school increased dramatically, and Mr. Morin was influential in establishing the framework for evaluating students that is still used today. He served as director of the M.S. in Accounting program from 1974 to 1976, and was appointed assistant dean of the school in 1971 and associate dean in 1974. In 1979, he was honored with the Raven Award from the Raven Society. He was named to the Robert Hill Carter endowed professorship in marketing in 1981. He also served as associate provost for public service from 1985 to 1987. In 1989 he became the second recipient of the Adelle F. Robertson public service award. He also was board chairman at Madison House. After 34 years of service, Mr. Morin retired from the University to pursue other lifelong interests such as model railroading, playing cribbage and becoming a member of the drama group Encore Players at the Charlottesville senior center. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Barbara Wagner Morin (Educ ’95); three children, including Jayne Morin Hammond (Com ’80) and Annette Morin Imbrogno (Com ’81 L/M); and eight grandchildren, including Kathleen Hammond Young (Col ’10 L/M), Kent Taylor Hammond (Col ’13, Com ’14), Courtney Claire Hammond (Col ’20), and Jayne Anne Imbrogno (Col ’18).

James Richard Rubin (Grad ’85, ’02) of Charlottesville died July 6, 2016. Mr. Rubin had been a professor of management communications at UVA’s Darden School of Business since 1991, and for many years was an active player in Charlottesville’s jazz scene. As a young man, Mr. Rubin was one of the top jazz bassists in Boston, with regular gigs at places like the Parker House Hotel. At the University, he met his future wife in the graduate student lounge at Wilson Hall; they were married in 1988. As a professor, he was the first faculty recipient of the Frederick S. Morton Award, which now annually recognizes a Darden student for excellence in leadership and the faculty member who contributed the most to that student’s Darden experience. He was also a founding member of Blues Jam, a band composed of Darden faculty and students who played regularly at Darden events. His book Rebuilding Trust in the Age of Social Media, scheduled for publication in 2017, represents more than 20 years of research. Survivors include his wife, Jane Louise Perry (Grad ’82), and a son.