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Emeritus Professor Dave Jackson Departmental Memorial - 28 June, Faculty Center

Dear all,

On June 28 at 6:00 PM the EPSS department will hold a memorial for Dave Jackson at the Faculty Center, with speeches from 6-7 PM, and a buffet after. Please join us in honoring our dear emeritus professor and his wonderful memory. Find more information below:


David Jackson Memorial Program

Wednesday – June 28, 2023 – 6PM

UCLA Faculty Center

480 Charles E Young Dr East

Los Angeles, CA 90095


There will be a gathering at the UCLA flag at half-mast at around 5:15-5:45 PM.

(East side of Pauley Pavilion between the student store and the Luskin Center, behind the ticket office)

The memorial at the Faculty Club, Morrison room patio, begins at 6:00 with drinks and canapes. 

Park at UCLA Parking Lot 2


At 7:00 people will be invited into the Morrison room to take a seat, and speeches will start, proceeding according to the following schedule: 

1. Introduction EPSS Chair Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

2. Sean Solomon

3. Keith Stolzenbach 

4. Goran Lacan

5. Invitation to anyone from the floor who wishes to speak

6.  Paul Davis

7. Kathy Jackson

8. Chair concludes.


Read Dave's In Memoriam by Emeritus Professor Paul Davis here: https://epss.ucla.edu/news/emeritus-professor-dave-jackson-in-loving-memory/

Read Dave's obit in IASPEI here: http://www.iaspei.org/about/bios-obituaries/david-jackson-1943-2023

Read a lovely memorial essay by Ross Stein remembering Dave and his widespread positive impact here: https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/essay-memorium-remembering-david-jackson-13088/

Posted on June 14, 2023