Campus Memorial

Photo of bagpipe player at campus memorial next to wreath of yellow and purple flowers

UC Berkeley will hold its annual memorial recognizing those in the campus community who died, including, academic & faculty, emeriti, staff, students, post-doctorates, and visiting scholars, at noon on Monday, September 14th, 2026, at the flagpole west of California Hall.

All are invited to attend this event which will include remarks by Chancellor Lyons, and a reading of the names of those being remembered, followed by music and spoken word. 

In coming together to remember and honor the lives of the deceased, we reach out to our many colleagues and friends who have suffered loss, as we share in a universal human experience. This ceremony symbolizes the care and support that distinguishes the Berkeley community.

The 2025 Campus Memorial can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/live/g7uS1Fq6HAY

If you have any questions regarding this event or would like to add a person to be remembered, please contact memorial organizers at campusmemorial@berkeley.edu

For information on visitor parking, please check Parking and Transportation's Visitor webpage.

Campus Memorial | Monday, September 14, 2026 | California Hall

Academic & Faculty 

Bruce Grossan, Space Sciences Laboratory

Emeriti 

John W. Addison, Mathematics

Joan Bieder, Journalism

Edward Blakely, CED / City and Regional Planning

Roy Caldwell, Integrative Biology

William A. Carroll, Continuing Education of the Bar

Michael Chamberlain, Molecular and Cell Biology

Nancy Chodorow, Sociology

Peter Duesberg, Molecular and Cell Biology

Ture Gustafson, EECS

Gene Hammel, Demography and Anthropology

Lars Lerup, Architecture

Clare Cooper Marcus, Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Patrick Pagni, Mechanical Engineering

Beresford Parlett, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Juan Pestana, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Elisabeth “Betty” Sadoulet, Agricultural and Resource Economics

George Smoot, Physics

Florence Verducci, Classics and Comparative Literature

Fred Wilt, Molecular and Cell Biology

Staff

Jane H. Adams, Career Center

Tina Dempsey, University Development and Alumni Relations

Aaron Christopher George, University Development and Alumni Relations

Wendell Lane, Residential & Student Service Programs

Graduate Students

Saketh Sreenivasaiah, Chemical Engineering

Undergraduate Students

William Y.  Lu, Letters and Science

Amon Pandher, Letters and Science

George Salinas, Letters and Science

Sameer Shaik, Computing, Data Science and Society

Madeline O. Tran, Letters and Science