Perry created the BSC to bring together a variety of counseling services with a common mission under one roof. Under Perry, the BSC sought to use clinical psychology to address problems specific to college students. This approach remains in use at Harvard and has been adopted by dozens of other colleges.

Perry was born in Paris, graduated from St. Mark's School and later received both bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard. In addition to his work in education, Perry published a translation of Homer's Iliad with Alston Hurd Chase in 1950.

Harvard C. Nabrit Stephens '99

Shortly after completing his sophomore year, Harvard C. Nabrit Stephens '99 died in a tragic car accident along with fellow student Deshaun R. Hill '99 on July 3.

At Harvard, Stephens, a computer science concentrator, volunteered with the Fresh Pond Enrichment program and was a member of the Black Students Association (BSA), the Black Men's Forum and the Spee Club.

During the summer, he had been working for Microsoft in Redmond, Wash.

Friends called him warm and accommodating. "His door was always open--for partying and for studying," said Dionne A. Fraser '99, then-vice president of the BSA.

Ivan A. Tcherepnin '64

Ivan A. Tcherepnin '64, a composer and the director of the University's Electronic Music Studio for over 25 years, died April 11 at the age of 55.

Tcherepnin's students included a number of prominent musicians including cellist Yo-Yo Ma '76 and violinist Lynn Chang '75.

In 1996, his piece "Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra" won the $150,000 Grawmeyer Award from the University of Louisville.

Tcherepnin had a rich musical background. Born in Paris, he was the son and grandson of composers. He studied in Europe and worked with composers John Cage and David Tudor while living in San Francisco.

Isadore Twersky

Isadore Twersky, Littauer professor of Hebrew literature and philosophy, died Oct. 11 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a long illness. He was 67.

Twersky, an associate of Dudley House, was an authority on rabbinical literature and Jewish thought as well as a leader in Brookline's Jewish community.