W. Scribner Jelliffe ’46


W. Scribner Jelliffe ’46 died on September 20, 2010, peacefully in his Hanover home, surrounded by his family. He was a graduate of Dartmouth. After a long career in education, he retired in 1995 to Hanover, where he taught a variety of courses on great books and public affairs in the Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth program. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Romi, their children Thomas, Jenny and Christopher, and five grandchildren. A memorial service was held on September 25, 2010, at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth. Donations in Scrib’s honor may be made to Cranbrook Schools’ Horizons-Upward Bound program, which provides year-round academic enrichment to low-income, first-generation college students from metropolitan Detroit, Michigan: P.O. Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801 or online at www.schools.cranbrook.edu/hub.