Professor Al Mathieson, 1917-2012

Publication date: Tue, May 15, 2012 - 11:59am
Professor Al Mathieson passed away at his home in Amherst on May 2, at the age of 94. Matty graduated from Columbia University in 1939, and served in the Marine Corps in WWII. He came to Amherst to teach physics to the returning GI’s who were attending college under the GI bill. From the late 1960s to 1978, he acted as Department Business Manager, and later worked for the Department Head and for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM). Matty retired in 1990, and witnessed many changes during his long tenure on our campus. ...read more