Category - In Memoriam

Zee Allred

In Memoriam: Zee Allred

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Zelma “Zee” Allred, who served on Chapman University’s Board of Trustees for more than 30 years, passed away Jan. 30. She was 94. Allred grew her business, Pool Water Products, from a...

Bev Weatherill '50 and Essraa Nawar

In Memoriam: Beverly Weatherill ’50

Longtime teacher and Chapman University supporter Beverly Weatherill ’50 passed away Feb. 14. She was 95. “I would just like to be remembered with love,” she said in an April 2020 interview on StoryCorps. The Rev. Nancy...

Jane Sinclair art

In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Jane Sinclair

Professor Emerita Jane Donaghe Sinclair, who taught art at Chapman University for more than 35 years, passed away Sept. 2, 2021. She was 82. Sinclair, who was born in Tulsa, Okla., moved to California to teach at what...

david janes and wife

In Memoriam

David Janes David A Janes, an entrepreneur and champion of education who served Chapman University as Board of Trustees chairman and later as chairman emeritus, passed away April 7. Janes’ commitment to Chapman is...

In Memoriam: Dave Weatherill ’51 (M.A. ’66)

Dave Weatherill ’51 (M.A. ’66), a member of the Chapman University Athletics Hall of Fame,  passed away June 7. He was 90. Over the years, Weatherill made an impact at Chapman as an athlete, coach, faculty member and...