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Randall Wright, 61, professor of Teacher Education in the College of Education, passed away on October 19, 2014. Born in London, Ontario, Canada in 1953, he graduated from McGill University and earned his PhD (Education) at the University of Calgary (Alberta). He joined CSUSB in 2003, according to a memorial written by colleagues Carolyn Eggleston and Thom Gehring and published in “Wisdom in Education” on May 1, 2015, “because of his expertise and experience in prison education.” He continued to teach, write and publish throughout his long struggle with cancer, and looked for innovatory ways to teach after his speech was affected. His colleagues also stated that his was “a kind and noble soul” and that his “concern for social justice was lived and not just preached.” He was survived by his family—Pat, Kevin and Christina—and a scholarship was created in his name, the Dr. Randall Lynn Wright Memorial Scholarship.