Obituaries
GVSU Mourns the Loss of David Rathbun
April 20, 2020
David Rathbun, founder of GVSU's photography program, passed away on April 9, 2020 at age 77.
Rathbun retired from Grand Valley in 2017 and was promoted at that time to professor emeritus. He founded the photography program in 1981 and over the ensuing decades grew the major while infusing it with a strong liberal education emphasis. During his tenure at Grand Valley, he was an active member of the Faculty Senate and chair of the university curriculum committee.
Read more about David Rathbun from GVNext or view his full obituary here.