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Robert J. Good, professor emeritus of chemical and biological engineering, died April 29 in Northgate Manor Healthcare Facility, Wheatfield. He was 89.
Born in Lincoln, Neb., Good earned a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, a master’s degree from the University of California-Berkley and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
He joined the UB Department of Chemical Engineering in 1964 and served as a faculty member until retiring as a professor emeritus and university scholar in the 1980s.
In addition to his many years as a professor and scientist at UB, Good was a visiting professor at several universities, including the University of Bristol, City University and Imperial College, all in London. He also worked as a chemist for Dow Chemical Co., American Cyanamid and Chemical Co. and Monsanto Chemical Co.
He also was a consultant for several other companies and organizations, including Allied Chemical Corp, Ashland Chemical Co., British Petroleum and DuPont. He received several awards, including the Jacob R. Schoellkopf Award in 1979 and a 1976 Kendall Award from the American Chemical Society for his work in surface and colloid chemistry.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, National Association of Corrosion Engineers and the Adhesion Society.
Funeral services were held May 11 for Myles Slatin, professor emeritus in the Department of English and former director of university libraries, who died May 9. He was 86.
Slatin earned a BA from Queens College and an MA from Yale University. He received his PhD from Yale in 1957 after joining the UB English department in 1952 as an instructor. A specialist in the poetry of Ezra Pound, Slatin rose through the faculty ranks, becoming a full professor in 1965.
A former associate chair in the English department, he chaired summer sessions for the department and served on its library committee. He also was a member of the Faculty Senate.
In addition to his faculty appointment, Slatin held several administrative positions in the College of Arts and Sciences, including as assistant, associate and acting dean. He was named director of university libraries in 1968 upon the retirement of Oscar Silverman, becoming the third English professor to head the libraries. He served in that position until 1972, when he returned to the English faculty.
During his tenure in the libraries, Slatin was instrumental in developing criteria and procedures for promotion and tenure after SUNY librarians were granted academic status in 1968. In addition, he initiated planning for library facilities on the new North Campus.
Slatin also was active in United University Professions, the union serving SUNY faculty and professional staff, serving as vice president for academics for the Buffalo Center Chapter from 1990-92 and as a UUP state academic delegate from 1990-93.
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