Professor Emeritus Cornelius Steelink

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Professor Emeritus Cornelius Steelink

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
November 15, 2016

It is with great sadness that the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry announces that Professor Emeritus Cornelius Steelink passed away on Nov. 12 following heart surgery. He was 94 years of age. He started at the University of Arizona in 1957 as an assistant professor of chemistry. Among his many accomplishments during his long career, Steelink was one of the founders of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the ACLU in 1959. He is survived by his wife, Joanne.

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