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Counseling psychologist
Paul Anson Bloland, former vice president for Student Affairs and
distinguished professor emeritus at USC's Rossier School of Education, died
of cancer Nov. 19 in his Rancho Palos Verdes home. He was 75.As chairperson of the
counseling psychology department, Bloland created a nationally recognized
doctoral program in counseling psychology and a highly respected master's
degree program in marriage, family and child counseling.When USC named Bloland
distinguished professor emeritus, a citation noted his assistance in
defusing the student outrage that ensued following the 1970 bombing of
Cambodia. He was credited for redirecting student anger into constructive
dialogue and action. His work in building a strong faculty and program in
the counseling psychology department was cited as well.In addition to being a
respected educator and administrator, Bloland was an ardent mountaineer,
conservationist and civic advocate. Together with his equally focused wife
and trail companion, Ruth, he established an astonishing record of
expeditionary travel. A Sierra Club member for 34 years, he climbed
extensively with the 100 Peaks, Desert Peaks and Sierra Peaks sections. He
was also a member of the Iowa Mountaineers, the Austrian Alpine Club and
the Alpine Club of Canada."He was a man who
challenged us to reach our highest goals and led the way to reach them,
from the classroom to the clinic and from the Sierras to Antarctica," said
Michael D. Newcomb, professor and chair of the Rossier School's Division of
Counseling Psychology, through a recent statement released through USC News
Service. "He was a formidable
mentor, a paradigmatic teacher of life and I will miss him deeply."Bloland was born Nov. 15,
1923 at Mt. Horeb, Wis., the son of Arthur George and Sarah Bloland. He is survived by his wife,
Ruth, and sons, Eric Craig Bloland, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Peter
Brian Bloland, of Atlanta, Ga., as well as a brother, Harland Bloland, of
Winter Park, Fla.A memorial service will be
held from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in USC's Town and Gown. A reception
will follow for family, friends and colleagues. The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the School of Education's General
Scholarship Fund in memory of Paul A. Bloland.- Staff reportsKoldofsky founded the
school's keyboard collaborative arts department and designed and
established the world's first degree-granting program in accompanying,
first offered in 1947."She devoted more than 40
years of academic and musical excellence to this university," said Nancy
Bricard, professor emerita of keyboard collaborative arts at the School of
Music, through a recent statement released through USC News Service. "I know of no professor who
has ever served in a more dedicated fashion," Bricard said. "She has been,
and will always be, an inspiration to students and faculty throughout the
field of music."Koldofsky taught
accompanying, song literature and chamber music at USC from 1947 to 1988.
She received five of the highest honors given at the School of Music for
excellence in performance and teaching, and also received a certificate of
honor from the International Congress of Women in Music. She was a long-time member
of the faculty of the Music Academy of the West, in Santa Barbara, where
she served as director of vocal accompanying from 1951 to 1989. She judged
competitions, lectured and taught master classes for accompanists, singers
and ensembles throughout the United States and Canada. Koldofsky was born Nov. 1,
1906, in Bowmanville, a small Ontario community near Toronto, Canada. She
was largely influenced by her musical family and grew up with a tremendous
amount of live music in her home.Koldofsky is survived by
her nephew, Dane Williams. There will be no funeral services. Contributions
can be made to the Gwendolyn and Adolph Koldofsky Memorial Scholarship Fund
at USC or to the Music Academy of the West.- Staff reports