James Leigh (gen. Jim) Lubkin
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(obit) James Lubkin Obituary
Dr. James Leigh (Jim) Lubkin
North Bethesda, MD
Dr. James Lubkin passed away on February 21, 2016 at the age of 90. He was born in Bronx, New York, on March 5, 1925, the son of Joseph and Anna (Stern) Lubkin. Jim was a veteran of the United States Navy, having completed officer training at the United States Naval Academy in 1944 and served through the end of World War II. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering from Columbia University in 1950 and started his career at the Midwest Research Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim joined American Machine and Foundry in Stamford, Connecticut in 1956 and began teaching evening courses at the University of Connecticut in Stamford. In 1963, he accepted a position as Professor at Michigan State University in the departments of Civil Engineering and Metallurgy, Mechanics, and Materials Science.
Jim cared deeply about effective education methods that could be used around the world. He pioneered the educational innovation which became known as self-paced curriculum, introducing it at MSU to the applied sciences. In 1977, he received the John A. Curtis Award from the American Society of Engineering Education. In 1992, he received the William Bradley Award from MSU for education innovation, using computers in teaching the curriculum for college students majoring in engineering. Jim published multiple books and articles on topics in engineering and engineering education. He spent his sabbatical years at Imperial College, London, England; Technische Hochschul in Delft, Netherlands; Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur; and University of Indonesia in Jakarta.
Jim is survived by his wife Marianne (Buchholz) Lubkin, also of North Bethesda. He is also survived by sons, Gregory Lubkin, of Pacific Palisades, California, and Frederic Anthony (and wife Janice) Lubkin, of Owosso, Michigan; grandchildren Alexandra Ernst of Hayward, California, James William Lubkin and Torrey Lubkin of Pacific Palisades, California; and step-grandsons Mitchell Opanasenko and Matthew Opanasenko of Owosso, Michigan. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Dr. Virginia Lubkin; and his brother, Arnold Bernard Romney.
A private celebration of his life will be held at his residence in North Bethesda, Maryland on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorial contributions to the National Audubon Society or the Michigan State University College of Engineering.
Published by Lansing State Journal on Mar. 6, 2016.
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