Dear Arts & Sciences Faculty & Staff,
I am writing with a heavy heart to announce that beloved physics professor Marcus McEllistrem II passed away on Friday, June 14. Dr. McEllistrem was an esteemed faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy from 1957 until his retirement in 1994, and was a mentor and teacher to generations of students during his distinguished 38-year history at UK. He was awarded the title of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 2008 in recognition of his exceptional scholarly contributions and extraordinary service to the University, and we inducted him into the