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Memorial Information, from Doug Whalen:
Please save the date of July 15 from 1pm-4pm for an “In Memoriam” service for the CUNY Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences emeriti Winifred Strange, Martin Gitterman, and Katherine Safford Harris, whom we lost over the past few months. We will hold a celebration of their life and career at the Graduate Center in the Skylight Room (room 9100), 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
More information will be out soon, but for now please, reserve the spot on your calendars:
July 15th, 2024- 1pm-4pm, In Memoriam for SLHS Emeriti
CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Room (Room 9100), 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Inquiries can be sent to Andre Perez (aperez3@gc.cuny.edu).
Winifred (“Pinky”) Strange, a pioneer in cross-language speech perception research, died on Jan. 25, 2025, after two battles with cancer. She was a Professor Emerita at CUNY’s Graduate Center. She won the Silver Medal of The Acoustical Society of America in 2008.
From Cathi Best, Jan. 25, 2024: “Dear friends and colleagues: It is with sadness that I share the passing of dear colleague, collaborator and friend Winifred Strange, who has left us after two battles with cancer. Winifred was prolific in cross-language speech perception research, a great supporter and trainer of young researchers, particularly young women, and an exemplary citizen of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) and of our field. She won the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society in 2008 (in esteemed company, including Anne Cutler and numerous other well-known figures in speech research). She was big-hearted, fun-loving, and full of dancing, singing and problem-solving energy (and sometimes of political opinions). She will be so greatly missed.”
From Doug Whalen, Jan. 26, 2024: “Winifred “Pinky” Strange has passed away after a long battle with cancer. If you wish to support her family, below is a link. There will be a memorial session at CUNY at a later time. She was a true force of nature and will be greatly missed.”
https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/winifredstrange
From Doug Whalen, Feb. 5, 2024: “Here is a link to the Winifred Strange obit that Valerie Shafer published this morning:”
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/memoriam-professor-emerita-winifred-strange
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