Professor Emeritus James Snyder died Monday, June 24, 2013. Jim, an alumnus (M.Arch., MCP, and PhD.) taught at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before joining our faculty in 1980 as a professor in both architecture and urban planning. He helped initiate the Studies in Urban Securities Group (SUSG) in 1985, chaired the Urban and Regional Planning Program (1982-1984), and served as associate dean (1996-99) and interim dean (1997-98). His teaching exhibited a strong commitment to the integration of sound fiscal and physical planning within a well-designed and safely-built environment, and his applied research, working with faculty and students, focused on urban security and safety.

A funeral mass will be held Friday, June 28, at 2:00 PM at St. Thomas Church, 530 Elizabeth Street in Ann Arbor. A link to the online obituary can be found on MLive.