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Ton van den Bogert, Biomch-L co-moderator
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The biomechanics community lost a pioneer and close colleague recently when Dewey Morehouse passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011. In July, 1962, Dewey joined the faculty at Penn State where he served for 25 years in the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation teaching both undergraduate and graduate students, and from 1969 until his retirement, was Director of the Penn State Sports Research Institute. He retired in August, 1987 as Professor Emeritus. Dewey, on his extensive list of professional service, was Chairman of the ASTM F-08 Technical Committee on Sports Equipment and Facilities and received the ASTM Award of Merit and the William F. Hulse Award for his contributions to the development of standards for protective equipment for sports. Peter Cavanagh, a long time colleague at Penn State states: “Dewey was an altruistic and generous person who greatly facilitated the development of sports biomechanics internationally. Starting in 1974, I remember him sitting at the registration desk, all day and every day, through many early ISB conferences diligently and patiently editing manuscripts side-by-side with authors for whom English was their 3rd or 4th language. The results of these efforts are a series of volumes which chronicle the growth of the field, the first one here:
Dewey was a charter member of the ISB and Co-Organizer of the Congress in 1973 when the ISB was formed. He became Treasurer in 1981, and served in that role until 1987. He was also the archivist to the Society until 2001 and an Honorary Member of the ISB, an award which is "restricted to a few individuals whose work has made outstanding contributions to the development of Biomechanics."
Former students remember Dewey as an excellent teacher, committee member, mentor, gentleman, one genuinely interested in students and a very patient individual. For those of us in the lab in the early 70s we also remember him as an infielder on the lab softball team and for other ISB members we remember him as part of the famous “Dick and Dewey Awards” at the biennial meetings of the ISB. The faculty in Biomechanics at Penn State created a way of life, not just a graduate program. Dewey “made a difference” in our lives. He will be fondly remembered and our thoughts are with Marilyn and his family.
For further information on his life and career please use the following address:
Ton van den Bogert, Biomch-L co-moderator
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The biomechanics community lost a pioneer and close colleague recently when Dewey Morehouse passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011. In July, 1962, Dewey joined the faculty at Penn State where he served for 25 years in the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation teaching both undergraduate and graduate students, and from 1969 until his retirement, was Director of the Penn State Sports Research Institute. He retired in August, 1987 as Professor Emeritus. Dewey, on his extensive list of professional service, was Chairman of the ASTM F-08 Technical Committee on Sports Equipment and Facilities and received the ASTM Award of Merit and the William F. Hulse Award for his contributions to the development of standards for protective equipment for sports. Peter Cavanagh, a long time colleague at Penn State states: “Dewey was an altruistic and generous person who greatly facilitated the development of sports biomechanics internationally. Starting in 1974, I remember him sitting at the registration desk, all day and every day, through many early ISB conferences diligently and patiently editing manuscripts side-by-side with authors for whom English was their 3rd or 4th language. The results of these efforts are a series of volumes which chronicle the growth of the field, the first one here:
Dewey was a charter member of the ISB and Co-Organizer of the Congress in 1973 when the ISB was formed. He became Treasurer in 1981, and served in that role until 1987. He was also the archivist to the Society until 2001 and an Honorary Member of the ISB, an award which is "restricted to a few individuals whose work has made outstanding contributions to the development of Biomechanics."
Former students remember Dewey as an excellent teacher, committee member, mentor, gentleman, one genuinely interested in students and a very patient individual. For those of us in the lab in the early 70s we also remember him as an infielder on the lab softball team and for other ISB members we remember him as part of the famous “Dick and Dewey Awards” at the biennial meetings of the ISB. The faculty in Biomechanics at Penn State created a way of life, not just a graduate program. Dewey “made a difference” in our lives. He will be fondly remembered and our thoughts are with Marilyn and his family.
For further information on his life and career please use the following address: