As you may have already heard through other means, Dr. William Stapp
recently passed away. If you have not yet heard, sorry to be the
one to tell you this very sad news. The following was published in the
Ann Arbor News and I thought some of you might like to see it - Michaela
Obituary from Ann Arbor News...
Age 71, Professor Emeritus of School of Natural Resources & Environment,
passed away quietly on May 21, in the presence of his family. He is survived
by is wife of 46 years, Gloria; sons, David and Richard; daughter, Deborah;
daughters-in-law, Lauren Stapp and Linda Goldman; son-in-law, Terry Webster;
grandchildren, Ryan Amundsen, Emma and Hannah Stapp, Charlotte Webster. Bill
was born in Shaker Heights, OH, and raised in Ann Arbor, MI and Coronado,
CA. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He
taught at Cranbrook School for Boys, Audubon Camps of Maine and Dayton. He
created the Outdoor program and was Conservation Coordinator with the Ann
Arbor Public Schools before becoming a professor at University of Michigan
where he taught until retirement in 1993. Considered the founder of
environmental education, Bill helped plan the first Earth Day. His special
interest was international environmental education and he was the first
Chief of the Environmental Education Section, UNESCO. His environmental
education program was the first to be unanimously accepted by all of the 135
member nations at UNESCO. During and subsequent to his two-year tenure in
Paris, France he and Gloria visited and consulted with more than 120
countries on environmental education issues. Throughout his career he sought
the root causes of environ mental issues and helped educate students and
adults to find solutions to issues affecting their communities. Concerned
about world peace, he founded the Global Rivers Environ mental Education
Network (GREEN) in 1989. He was recently working on a UNEP sponsored GREEN
rivers project between North and South Korea. He was recognized with
numerous national and international awards and nominated for the Noble Peace
prize in 1993. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 25 at
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1500 Scio Church. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to an environ mental organization. Arrangements by
MUEHLIG FUNERAL CHAPEL.
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