Longtime Haas Supporter
Egon von Kaschnitz, MBA 59, passed away on November 13, 2015, in his home in Orinda, Calif., following a two-year battle with throat cancer. He was 85. Von Kaschnitz, who also earned a bachelor’s and master’s in economics at Berkeley in 1952 and 1954, respectively, was a longtime supporter of Haas and the university. At Berkeley- Haas, he served as an Advisory B3oard member, Capital Campaign Committee member, and chair of the Center for Financial Reporting and Management, and he established the Joan and Egon von Kaschnitz Distinguished Professor of Accounting and International Business Chair. A classical music lover, von Kaschnitz also sponsored an annual classical music concert for the Berkeley Haas and university communities.
During his career, Von Kaschnitz was a partner at the CPA firm Kimbell, McKenna and von Kaschnitz, LLP. He was also a co-founder and director of the Concord Commercial Bank (now U.S. Bank), and he was CEO of Zierer Visa and Passport Services. Egon is survived by his wife, Joan, daughters Ingrid von Kaschnitz and Karin Porticos, his son-in-law Richard Porticos, and granddaughters, Erica von Kaschnitz and Kaitlyn and Nicole Porticos.
In Memoriam
Florence Rogers, BS 35
Dorothy Norton, BS 36
Christy Armstrong, BS 37
Evans Klingner, BS 37
Edwin Kidder, BS 41
Walter Miller, BS 41
Matilda Peterson, BS 41
Warren Taylor, BS 41
Joyce Bennett, BS 43
Charles Colvin, BS 44
Thomas Gilsenan, BS 46
Janie Opich, BS 47
William Sabiston, BS 47, MBA 59
Morris Singer, BS 47
Joyce Hittenberger, BS 48
Henry McGowan, BS 48, MBA 49
Georgia Wood, BS 48
Lyman Dyson, BS 49
Hugh Ewing, BS 49
Iris Farr, BS 49
Patricia Howland, BS 49
Harry Lackmann, BS 49
Kenneth Schussel, BS 49
Arnold Hoffman, BS 50
Marvin Juelson, BS 50
George Leung, BS 50
Shirley Nankin, BS 50
Harold Nelson, BS 50
Shirley Vincent, BS 50
Roy Dunkel, BS 51
William Dye, BS 51
Robert Minahen, BS 51
Bennett Wolf, BS 51
Edward Lyon, BS 52
Clayton Mills, BS 52
George Morris, BS 52
Neil Morosa, BS 53, MBA 62
Donald Strong, BS 53
William Timmerman, BS 54
John Leathers, BS 55
Dorothy Lee, BS 56
Lorimer Olson, BS 56
Richard Falge, BS 57
Douglas Leach, BS 58
Donald Cvietusa, MBA 58
Paul Hupman, BS 59
Kenneth Taylor, MBA 59
Egon von Kaschnitz, MBA 59
Ronald Bresolin, BS 62
Dana Ruben, BS 62
John Miller, BS 66
John Sims, PHD 71
Randall Hee, BS 76
Frank Stickel, MBA 79
Michael Adair, MBA 81
Stacy Bishop, MBA 81
Kenneth Bozzini, MBA 87
Gregory Reiter, MBA 90
Patricia Cuddy, MBA 94
Stacey Grace, MBA 02
Rakesh Pilania, MFE 10
Nancy Fraser, Friend
Betty Shurtleff, Friend
Chuck Leo, BS 64, MBA 66, PhD 73