Classes & Obits

Donald W. Aitken Jr. ’58

Issue

July-August 2022

Donald W. Aitken Jr. ’58 passed away on February 27 at his Mexico home. Don was a member of Gamma Delta, ski patroller, and played in the Marching Band. John Kemeny selected him as one of his first honors math students. A physics major, Don was a senior fellow, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and went on to earn a Ph.D. in physics at Stanford. He was a professor at San Jose State University and founded its environmental studies program. He cofounded Friends of the Earth in 1969 and was a leader in national and international solar energy societies. 

Back to 1958 Class Year More Class of 1958 Obituaries

Send an Obituary

Help us honor and remember members of the Dartmouth community.

Send an Obituary