Physics Department loses its first member

Graydon D. Bell, first member of the HMC Department of Physics, died at his home in Claremont on 20 July 2010. Gray came to Harvey Mudd College from Caltech in 1957, having previously taught at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey. He was the first member of the fledgling physics department, which he subsequently chaired from 1971 to 1981. He served as chair of the faculty from 1985 to 1988, after which he retired. Since retirement, Gray was never far from the department, dropping by frequently for an update, a joke or two, and to offer a word of encouragement. We will all miss his smiling presence and express our condolences to his wife, Louise, and the entire Bell family.