[All Faculty & Staff] Professor Emeritus Jorge Nobo
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Jorge Nobo on August 7, 2019 at his home. For many of us, myself included, Jorge was a paragon of a university professor. Throughout his 39 years at Washburn, he was an inspired teacher, a scholar deeply involved in his discipline, and a leader who contributed in countless ways to the university. His thoughtful insights and strong advocacy for faculty impacted our faculty governance. He was also a kind and caring person with a friendly demeanor and a sharp wit. Jorge and his wife, Pat, continued to be involved with Washburn after his retirement. I have included an updated biography below that appeared in the 2014 Commencement Program when Jorge was selected as College of Arts and Sciences Ceremonial Grand Marshall.
Jorge is survived by his wife, Patricia O’Neal Ferguson Nobo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to be sent to the Jorge L. Nobo Scholarship in Philosophy, c/o Washburn University Foundation, 1729 SW MacVicar , Topeka, Kansas, 66604.
A memorial celebration of Jorge’s life will be held at a later date.
Laura
Dr. Jorge Luis Nobo, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, joined Washburn’s Philosophy Department in 1972 and retired in 2011. He was born in Havana, Cuba and lived in Orlando, Florida for three years as a child. He completed his secondary studies in Cuba and returned to the U.S., this time to stay, 1960. In 1966, he became a naturalized citizen and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami, Coral Gables. In that same year he began his graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where he would eventually meet his wife-to-be, Patricia, and from which he would receive his PhD in philosophy in 1973.
At Washburn University, Dr. Nobo rose through the academic ranks from instructor to professor. He skillfully introduced thousands of students to philosophy in his World Views and Moral Values course. His two-course series in the History of Western Philosophy was the backbone of philosophy majors’ education. He helped round out that education with courses in Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Classical American Philosophy, and Process Philosophy, among others.
Dr. Nobo authored Whitehead’s Metaphysics of Extension and Solidarity, and co-edited The Individual and Society. His work on metaphysics and process philosophy was also published in articles and books as well as presented to various professional societies. He was a visiting scholar at the Universities of Salamanca and Harvard, and a participant in two NEH institutes.
Dr. Nobo was chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate and a member of the University Curriculum Committee, University Council, College Faculty Council, and Committee on College Governance. He served as chair of the Commencement Committee and was Grand Marshal for eight years. In 2014, he was selected by the College Faculty Council as Ceremonial Grand Marshal for commencement. He was also a long-time member and president of the Washburn chapter of the American Association of University Professors. He had other numerous University contributions, including service on many promotion and tenure committees.
Dr. Nobo was a member of the Metaphysical Society of America and the Society for the Study of Process Philosophies. He also participated in many meetings of the Southwestern Philosophical Society, the Kansas Philosophical Society, and the Kansas City Area Teachers of Philosophy.
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