Lakeland University is honoring a longtime professor who recently passed away.
The University has announced the passing of Ron Haas, who had been with Lakeland for more than three decades.
While Haas retired in 2015, he was a constant in the Chase Science Center on campus,s serving as a professor of mathematics and computer science for 35 years.
His care for education went past the college level to those in grade school as he was the lead coordinator of the Michael J. Devaney High School and Middle School math meets held at Lakeland.
Haas was a U.S. Army veteran, a first-generation college student, and a Lakeland graduate after earning his master’s and doctoral degrees in mathematics before starting his career as a professor.
A Celebration of Life will be held on May 24th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Lakeland University chapel, followed by a luncheon reception at the Campus Center Event Space at 12:30 p.m.
Haas was 78 at the time of his passing.
