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Ryal Poppa '57

October 24, 2008

by The Forum

Ryal Poppa, CMC '57, former Chairman, President and CEO of Storage Technology has died in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mr. Poppa was responsible for the new lab construction in Phillips Hall (slated to open this semester) and Poppa Lab in Adams Hall.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.


Read an obituary of Mr. Poppa here.

The Forum is the Claremont Colleges’ open-submission paper featuring cultural and political commentary, personal essays, and creative nonfiction, sponsored by the Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom.

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