Maureen T. Lapan ’57 AM

Maureen T. Lapan ’57 AM, of North Kingstown, R.I.; Oct. 22. She was professor emerita at Rhode Island College and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Upon joining the faculty at Rhode Island College, she became engaged in civil rights related action research. She was a cofounder of the Upward Bound program to aid underprivileged children in achieving a college education. She also cofounded the Urban Education Center of Rhode Island, which was recognized by the United States Office of Education as one of the most innovative educational ideas in the country. She served as professor of Foundations of Education and director of Rhode Island College’s Curriculum Resources Center from 1966 through 1990. She coauthored several books on education, including Education on the Brink: Reform Reconsidered; Learning and Intelligence: Conversations with B. F. Skinner and R. H. Wheeler; Questions from Beyond: Educational Queries for a New Millenium; and Images of Berkeley. She was a historian of the International Berkeley Society and a guest lecturer for many years at Trinity College. She enjoyed breeding pedigree Irish red and white setters, sailing Narragansett Bay, and philanthropy of all kinds.