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 In Memory of 
Eileen Wingrove

 Eileen (Katsimpiris) Wingrove, wife of Professor Alan Wingrove, (married 1994) passed away on Monday, July 30, 2001. Mrs. Wingrove graduated from Towson in 1984 with a B.S. in Chemistry. She is survived by Dr. Wingrove and two daughters, Nicole  (also a Towson Chemistry graduate) and Frances. 

Services will be private. The family asks that no flowers be sent, but suggests that donations be made to the Towson University Foundation, designated for the SAACS Scholarship Fund. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Dr. Alan Wingrove and family at the following address:  Lutherville MD.

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Eileen was born and lived in England before coming to the US. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from Towson in 1986 with highest honors, and, as an undergraduate, she received several scholarships and awards for her excellent academic performance. After graduation and until her death, Eileen worked for the State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where she was involved with various aspects of water pollution analysis: inorganic nitrogen and phosphorous, and pesticides. In this position, she utilized many of the instrumental techniques she learned at TU, including HPLC. She had many other interests, including astronomy, theoretical physics and chemistry, and wildlife protection. 
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In Memoriam Alan S. Wingrove (1939-2007)

Friends, colleagues and students mourn the passing of Alan Wingrove, Professor of Chemistry, after a long illness, on January 5. Al came to Towson State College in 1973. He served as Chairperson of the Department of Chemistry (1974 to 1986), Chair of the College Council, Chair of the University Council of Chairpersons, and Treasurer of the Statewide Faculty Senate. He cowrote an Organic Chemistry text (with President Caret) and an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Manual. As an organic chemistry instructor Al was revered by generations of Towson students and recognized with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1998.

Interment will be private. 

Condolences may be sent to:
                            Ms. Fran Katsimpiris
                            1700 Redwood Avenue
                             Baltimore, MD 21234

In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Dr. Wingrove may be sent to the Towson University Foundation, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001. Please make contributions payable to the Towson University Foundation and enclose a note that the gift is made in Dr. Alan Wingrove's memory
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Source: 
Cancer claims life of chemistry professor
Alan Wingrove dies after more than 30 years teaching, leading Towson
Sharon Leff News | 1/24/07
Chemistry professor Alan Wingrove, known for his love of '60s music and an eclectic range of interests, died of cancer three weeks ago (05 Jan 2007). Wingrove, who came to Towson in 1973, was always willing to help students, and tried inventive ways of teaching. He even incorporated rock lyrics on his exams. "Everything I know about him [involved] his love for teaching and his willingness to devote hours to students to spend time with them, not just in the classroom but outside the classroom to help them learn chemistry," Gerald Intemann, dean of the Jess and Mildred College of Science and Mathematics, said. His chemistry classes were always popular among students. "He taught at Towson for over 30 years. As soon as registration began each semester students would fill up his sections or they would wait a year to get into his sections," acting chair and associate professor in the chemistry department Richard Preisler said. Preisler said Wingrove had a unique rapport and made chemistry enjoyable.  "His command of the chemistry was really firm and he gave very precise, well organized, lectures, very understandable," he said. Wingrove was also known for his trademark dress style, which included tie-dye T-shirts. Intemann recalled spotting Wingrove at a dimly lit restaurant in Timonium a few years back. "I saw this fellow having his dinner and he was wearing this tie dye T-shirt and it glowed in the dark and I thought it could only be one person and sure enough it was him. It was his signature dress item," he said.
While at Towson, he also served as chair of the College Council, was part of the Statewide Faculty Senate and was chair of the University Council of Chairpersons. He also served for a time as the chemistry department chair. "He came at a time when the [chemistry] department was just beginning to build itself up. He had a major role to play in his leadership of the department. [He made] major hires in the department and helped to develop the new chemistry curriculum," Intemann said. One of those hires included Towson President Robert Caret, who started out as a chemistry professor before he went to San Jose State University. "Al Wingrove was a very complex individual. Bright, interesting, and always marched to his own drummer," Caret said. "As an administrator (chair), he really brought the department into the new era. He was there as we moved from Towson State College to Towson State University. As a teacher he was loved by his students. He loved to teach and it showed." Wingrove and Caret also co-authored an organic chemistry book. "As a colleague and friend he was always there for you. He was my friend, colleague, and teacher. He hired me, mentored me and taught me a great deal," Caret said. "He impacted my life as he impacted the life of so many others." 
In his spare time Wingrove enjoyed listening to rock music, excursions to Atlantic City, NJ, and playing bridge. His biggest hobby was growing exotic orchids in the two-story greenhouse attached to his home. 
Preisler said Wingrove did not want any kind of memorial service but the department would like to do something in his memory. "One idea is to do it in conjunction with a new scholarship he set up in his will, the Alan and Eileen Wingrove endowment for chemistry scholars through the TU foundation," he said. "He was a unique individual. He had a very wide range of interests. He was a man of many talents."
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Originally published January 13, 2007

Alan S. Wingrove, who taught chemistry at Towson University for more than 30 years and whose interests ranged from growing exotic orchids to attending Grateful Dead concerts, died of cancer Friday at his Lutherville home. He was 67.

Dr. Wingrove was born and raised in Hanford, Calif., and earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1960. In 1964, he earned a doctorate degree in organic chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, Dr. Wingrove joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin in 1965.

"Even though he had been named outstanding teaching assistant three times as a graduate student, he told me that it wasn't until he was at Texas that he realized his true calling was not research, but teaching," said Ann Kolakowski, a longtime friend and editor of the Goucher Quarterly.

After leaving Texas in 1971, Dr. Wingrove wrote an organic chemistry textbook published by Harper and Row.

In 1973, he joined the chemistry department at what is now Towson University and the following year, was named department chairman. One of his earliest decisions was to hire Dr. Robert Caret, the university's current president, as assistant professor of organic chemistry.

"He was a very interesting guy who marched to a different drummer. He was the quintessential '60s child who remained one into his 60s," Dr. Caret said yesterday.

Dr. Wingrove eschewed the typical tweedy professorial style of dress in favor of colorful tie-dyed T-shirts inspired by his affection for the Grateful Dead.

"You never saw him without one of those shirts. He wore them everywhere, except to funerals. He once said if he ever wore a three-piece suit, no one would know who he was," George Kram, a former student and TU chemistry department laboratory manager, said with a laugh.

"He'd show up in class wearing his tie-dyes which helped take the edge off for his students. It was a very relaxed atmosphere and made the students feel comfortable," Mr. Kram said. "And he was such a good teacher that he could teach organic chemistry to a rock. He just didn't lecture, he took a personal interests in all of his students."

Dr. Caret added: "He loved what he was doing, and it showed. He was always there for his students, colleagues and friends. He was a person who could change lives; after all, he hired me."

In his more than 30 years at the university, Dr. Wingrove helped build the chemistry department and held many leadership roles at the university.

"He was not only loved but revered by generations of students," said Dr. Richard Preisler, current TU chemistry department chair. "As a teacher, he was able to make the difficult comprehensible. He was such a cool guy that he'd even include rock lyrics on his exams."

Dr. Wingrove, who had been on medical leave for the last year, was a man of varied interests. In addition to attending hundreds of rock concerts, he was a master bridge player and enjoyed visiting Atlantic City casinos.

Dr. Wingrove's home on West Seminary Avenue was something of a local landmark with its two-story illuminated greenhouse that he had built to to cultivate thousands of orchids, many of which were prize winners.

"Al didn't dabble in anything. When he developed an interest -- and he had many of them -- he pursued it full-throttle," Ms. Kolakowski said.

He was married for seven years to the former Eileen Katsimpiris, a TU chemistry graduate, who died in 2001.

Services were private.

Surviving are two stepdaughters, Fran Z. Katsimpiris of Ridge- leigh and Nichola Katsimpiris-Wallace of Sykesville; an aunt, Ellen Wingrove Strader of Corvallis, Ore.; and a step-grandson.

fred.rasmussen@baltsun.com

Source: Alan S. Wingrove - baltimoresun.com

Courtesy Michael Higgins

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