IN MEMORIAM

The Darden School offers its condolences to the families of the following individuals whose deaths have been reported to us in the past six months.

Remembering Professor Susan Chaplinsky

Professor Susan Chaplinsky, a widely cited scholar and much-admired teacher in the classroom, passed away on 28 November.

A professor in the Finance area, Chaplinsky came to Darden in 1994 following successful stints at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. At the School, she embraced the studentcentered approach to learning and fortified a connection to the world of practice — both Darden hallmarks.

The MBA Class of 1996 elected Chaplinsky as a faculty marshal, and in 2007 and 2016 she received the Outstanding Teacher Award at the School, an honor voted on by students. In 2013, she received the All-University Teaching Award from UVA for excellence in the classroom.

Chaplinsky was a widely recognized scholar in financing and financial structure, with papers appearing in top journals on topics such as IPOs from emerging market issuers, what drives delistings from U.S. exchanges and the borrowing costs for international issuers.

Professor Bob Conroy said Chaplinsky was deeply devoted to the classroom, with an overriding commitment to the development of her students. Although she lived with lifelong physical limitations stemming from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and teaching could be physically taxing, the classroom was where she was determined to be and where she found great joy. Even during a recent period of poor health, she was committed to returning to the Darden classroom this spring, he said.

“She cared about people and she cared about her students and she never wanted to be defined by any limitations,” said Conroy. “She was a wonderful person.”

Kelly I. Beeman (MBA ’72)

William Daniel Cannon Jr. (MBA ’68)

Kevin M. Cox (MBA ’79)

Ronald Dean Depew (MBA ’66)

Thomas Michael Eckis (MBA ’73)

David H. Fenton (TEP ’80)

James Holbrook Fields (MBA ’57)

George L. Fullerton (TEP ’69)

Dale D. Gilliam (TEP ’78)

William L. G. Lester Jr. (MBA ’71)

Thomas T. Moore Jr. (MBA ’65)

Betty Sue Peabody (MBA ’65)

Stuart M. Pearman (TEP ’60)

William L. Pfost (TEP ’77)

Arthur L. Pleasants (MBA ’57)

Thomas A. Saunders III (MBA ’67)

Professor Robert Smelick

Robert Alan Sommers (MBA ’61)

Carl D. Soresi (MBA ’71)

Stephen Nicholas Switchenko (MBA ’78)

Richard H. Tatlow IV (MBA ’64)

Ronald C. Whigham (TEP ’76)

Samuel Landis White (MBA ’66)