In Memoriam
	Glen Brown Glen Francis Brown (G40, 49), 89, Reston, Va., Feb. 22. A geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey for 44 years until retiring in 1982, Mr. Brown was the first to accurately map the Arabian Peninsula. His research on ground-water reserves helped boost the water supply for Saudi Arabia's population. Mr. Brown was sent all over the world—to the Philippines, south China and Thailand as well as the Middle East. He returned repeatedly to the Saudi desert, eventually publishing more than 100 papers about the peninsula. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his first wife, Laura. He is survived by his second wife, Helen; a daughter, Elizabeth; a brother, Norman; and two grandsons.
	John Coughlin John Coughlin (WCAS52), 75, Feb. 17, Evanston. Always an engaging and seemingly effortless presence on camera, Mr. Coughlin was one of the leading weather forecasters on Chicago television from 1970 to 1989. The Northwestern English major was called upon at the last minute one day to go on the air with the weather segment at WBBM-TV. He went on to immerse himself in the science of meteorology, taking several courses and reading volumes on the subject. Mr. Coughlin was so popular that when the station fired him in 1976, the huge number of complaints forced WBBM to bring him back. He is survived by sisters Marge Schufreider, Jeanne McGill and Louise Mannebach.
	Pius Okigbo Pius N. Okigbo (G54, 56), 76, Sept. 11, London. An influential scholar who shaped Nigerian economics, Mr. Okibo was the first African to earn a doctorate from Northwestern. Mr. Okigbo also served as a lecturer at Northwestern before returning to Nigeria to prepare its first national development plan. Mr. Okigbo was one of the first Nigerian ambassadors to the European Economic Community. During the Biafran civil war in the late 1960s he was the breakaway province's economic adviser. Esteemed worldwide, he served on several global economic commissions and was the president of the Nigeria Economic Society. Survivors include his daughter, Anne (WCAS82).
	J. Raymond Ripton J. Raymond Ripton (WCAS58), 69, Moraga, Calif., Aug. 31. A staff member for nearly three decades on the Los Angeles Times, Mr. Ripton was a respected reporter and writer of features and sports. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years during the Korean War, he worked in North-western's public relations office before becoming director of public relations at Yankton College in South Dakota. In 1963 Mr. Ripton started at the Times as a copy editor. The Ray Ripton Seminar Room for Political Science in Scott Hall will be named in October in his memory. Mr. Ripton is survived by his wife, Pat; sons Scott and Paul; sisters Helen and Maryann; and a brother, David.
	Rachel Stark Rachel Elizabeth Stark (GS61), 76, Sept. 6, West Lafayette, Ind. An expert on communication disorders, Ms. Stark was also a leading member of the first all-female team to explore parts of the Himalayas. Ms. Stark created the first coding system to describe the sounds of infants and the transition into babbling and first words. From 1987 to 1991, she chaired Purdue University's Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences. A 1955 expedition to Nepal led to a book, Tents in the Clouds (Seal Press, 2000). Ms. Stark was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert Seitz. She is survived by her second husband, Wilford Morris, seven stepchildren and a brother, Robert. RETURN TO DEATHS