Dear VSE colleagues:

I am very sad to notify you that Andy Sage, founding Dean of the School, passed away in his sleep this morning.  I was notified of that by his son Phil.

I am awaiting to hear about the funeral arrangements. Condolences can be addressed to

LaVerne Sage
8011 Woodland Hills Lane
Fairfax Station, VA 22039

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Andrew P. Sage Scholarship in the Volgenau School.

Few people have had such extraordinary impact as Andy has had, as a pioneer and leader in systems engineering, as the founder of our School, as a prolific author and as an educator. He successfully crammed several lifetimes of achievements in the course of his  career.  And he did that with collegiality, generosity, and grace.  His broad contributions continue to live within us, and will guide generations of systems engineers in years to come.

I have attached a brief bio of Andy.  (I have hastily put it together so I apologize if it is incomplete)

Ariela

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Ariela Sofer                                 [log in to unmask]
Professor and Chair                          Tel: (703) 993-1692
Systems Engineering & Operations Research    Fax: (703) 993-1521
George Mason University, MS4A6               mason.gmu.edu/~asofer
Fairfax, VA 22030