Weather station director dies Professor’s legacy remembered

Raymond Garcia Online Editor

William “Bill” Russell, instructor of anthropological and geographical science and director of the Pierce College Weather Station, died from a heart attack during a surgical procedure on Monday, May 12.

Pierce announced the professor’s death in an email sent out by President of the college Kathleen Burke on Thursday afternoon, May 15.

Russell received the National Weather Service’s distinguished Special Service Award in 2004, and received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition by Congressman Brad Sherman in 2012, according to the email. He was a member of the California Geographical Society and the Los Angeles Geographical Society.