Friday, June 29, 2007
Ignacio "Doc Oc" Ocasio, 1952-2005
In case those of you with connections to Case have not heard, the good people at Blog@Case have set up a dedicated blog in honor of Doc Oc where students, alumni, faculty, and staff can share their memories about Doc and brainstorm ways of preserving his memory on campus.For those of you who don't know Case, Ignacio Ocasio--better known as Doc Oc--was an extraordinary professor who taught pretty much all of the introductory chemistry classes to undergraduates. He was famous for knowing the names and faces of all of his students on the first day of class. In class and out of class, he was a wonderfully cheerful man who went out of his way for each and every student, showing more concern for them--both as students and as people--than one ever expects from a man with 150-200 people attending each of his lectures.Even though I never had the pleasure of being in one of his classes, Doc Oc defined part of the undergraduate experience at Case for me, and he represented the very best of Case with the welcoming and supportive atmosphere he helped to create. We will all miss him sorely.
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Isn't it kind of sad just how easy it is to cross Troy with LotR?
There are Doc Oc chalkings all over the quad today.
Heh.
I saw one photo in the Case news article. I wish I was there to see them, to be honest. I saw one person on the blog created for him who suggested that the new stadium be named in his honor (as he was a strong supporter of athletics). Someone else responded that such honors were only used for large donors. Personally, I think it would be entirely appropriate to name one of the new facilities for him. Many of the buildings on campus are named for people who had a large impact on campus, and not necessarily in a financial way.
:D I'm not saying I didn't like your parody. but your icon was funny.
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