Charles H.V. "Vince" EBERT
Charles H.V. "Vince" EBERT
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Charles EBERT Obituary
This obituary was originally published in the Buffalo News.
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David Stern
January 16, 2025
I was a student of Dr. Ebert's as an undergraduate at UB from 1987-1991. As a young man, I struggled to find direction but found it through Dr. Ebert. He always called me "Brother Stern", I never knew why. What I do know is that his passion for the natural world and mentorship in environmental issues ignited a passion that still burns. I recently marked 30 years as an environmental consultant. I owe him so much and I regret that he never knew it. Rest in Peace Dr. Ebert. Your influence will always be cherished.
Mollie (Galvin) Baillargeon
June 23, 2022
Thinking of you on your 98th birthday. Miss and love you big much.
Monica Shuman
November 19, 2016
I want to thank everyone for their warm thoughts, memories, and love for my father. Words can not express my gratitude and amazement of how many lives he touched. The experiences and expertise that he shared with his students, co-workers and friends is incredibly humbling. I thank you all a hundred times over. May God keep you and bless you.
Monica (Ebert) Shuman
Sheldon Scheinert
March 21, 2015
I took Dr Ebert's Oceanography course about 1973 or 4. To this day I remember it as my best UB academic experience. Dr Ebert was engaging, humurous, highly knowledgable, and was so clearly in his element. You knew he just LOVED to teach. I stll relate an example of his quick wit, which occasiobally comes to mind...He had an aid named Vito, who would run the slides during his lectures, and in the course of a discussion on on icebergs, asked for the next slide. There was an error, and it ws the iceberg, but upside down. Without missing a beat, he said "and this is an iceberg in the Southern Hemisphere!". We all laughed. So rest in peace, Dr, Ebert, and know that you touched so many lives in a good way. You can't get a better legacy than taht.
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Kernan Davis
April 17, 2013
I met Vince when he first arrived at UB. He always treated me as a friend, even though I was just a geology student. I have vivid memories of his little curly-haired daughter, jumping from rock to rock in the Niagara Glen.
And now, as I discover his death, while searching for him on the Internet, I feel a deep hurt -- tief, in meiner Hertz.
Jeff Baily
January 12, 2013
Rest in peace when you join Ilse Dr. Ebert. Always remember the good times in Tonawanda.
Andrew Olczak
September 26, 2012
I took Dr Ebert's course "Disasters the Study of Hazzard" during my enrollment at UB. It was one of the most interesting courses and he brought the best out in it. To this day some 23 years later I still tell people about that course.
Andrew Kiss
February 4, 2012
It's been 20 years since I last saw Dr. Ebert. His classes were always the highlight of each semester of mine. I used to search the course catalog for his name and would try to fit in whatever he taught that semester into my schedule(I wasn't even a Geography major). Anyways, I woke up today thinking about him. I did a Google search of his name, and now I am sadly writing this. I feel honored and blessed to be one of his students. He was an amazing person and the best teacher that I ever had. He will be missed by the countless students that he influenced over the last 50+ years. I will miss his interesting lectures, all of the slides of his world travels, all of his side stories, and especially his sense of humor! God bless you and your family Dr. Ebert.....and I still promise not to drive like a "yahoo"(I know you will be watching now) :)
Leslie Romanowicz
December 21, 2011
Dr. Ebert by far was THE BEST teacher! He was my teacher for the Disasters class and I just loved it. He ALWAYS seemed to get those great pictures to share with us and he made the lectures come alive. I tried to take his intro to soil course and I didn't make it in...so I wrote a letter to him and somehow he squeezed me into his class. I wound up taking all of his soil courses..I became a field hydrogeologist. I now have two kids who also love playing with dirt...all thanks to Dr. Ebert! Always, always, always thinking of him and how he was so passionate about his work! Thanks for everything. You will be truly missed.
Kari Guido
October 28, 2011
I met Mr. Ebert while sailing on the windsurf cruise ship in Italy in summer 2009. My family and I adored him and adopted him as our "grandpa" during the trip. We called him Grandpa Ebert and spent many hours site seeing and having dinner with him. I was worried when the emails stopped coming and am so saddened to read of his death so many months later. He was a wonderful man.. So smart and so kind. I'll never forget our adventures in Italy together. My family and I will miss you, "Grandpa Ebert".
Kari Guido
23 years old
Natchez, MS
Hans-Joachim Grimm
September 17, 2011
Meine Mutter und Ilse Ebert waren seit ihre Mädchenzeit eng befreundet, sie lernten sich während des 2. Weltkrieg kennen und diese Freund-schaft hielt bis zum Tod meiner Mutter. Für mich war Ilse Ebert immer Tante Ilse. Auch nach dem Tod meiner Mutter kam Tante Ilse in regelmäßigen Abständen aus persönlichen Gründen nachDeutschland, wobei sie mich und meine Familie immer besuchte. Bei einem ihrer letzten Besuche war sie in Begleitung ihres Mannes, den ich dabei kennenlernte. Er war liebenswerter, freundlicher und hochgebildeter Mann, von dem ich sehr beeindruckt war. Einige Jahre später verstarb auch meine Tante Ilse und ich nahm telefonisch Kontakt zu Vince auf , wir hatten ein Gespräch bei dem ich den Eindruck hatte, das er vom Verlust seiner Frau tief betroffen war und in seinem Schmerz gefangen war. Falls Monica zufällig diese Zeilen liest und sich mal melden will , hier meine e-mail [email protected]
I try to translate
My mother and Ilse Ebert had been Friends since they were teenagers.
They met during the 2. Worldwar in Germany and their friendship persisted
till my mother died. For me since I was a child Ilse Ebert was my aunt Ilse.
Even after the death of my mother aunt Ilse visited Germany from time to time
for personally reasons. And then she also visited me and my family. With one of her last
Visitations she was accompanied by her husband so I became acquainted with Vince.
He was an endearing, friendly and very intellectual man and I was very impressed.
Some years later died my aunt Ilse too, when I came to know that, I contacted Vince
by phone. He was deeply concerned by the loss of his wife and captured in his anguish.
Monica if you read this and want to contact me [email protected]
Carolyn C.
March 11, 2011
I have thought of Dr. Ebert now and again over the years. I was a student in his Disasters class in 1986. I was there because the course sounded interesting. I was a very average student - if that. When I made it to class, I usually sat down front, but I missed class often. By the end of the course, I hadn't done very well. By that time, Dr. Ebert had gotten to know me just a bit. At the end of the semester, he called me into his office and said that I had 2 options: retake the class and accept an "incomplete" for the current semester, or fail it. The choice was mine. I did retake the class - and was so appreciative of his kindness. At UB it was easy to feel lost with such a huge student population. Dr. Ebert made his students feel like they mattered. He was not only brilliant and engaging, but so caring and special. I will miss him. I am now a teacher of special needs children. I like to think that I carry with me a bit of extra compassion from this very special teacher who touched my life at a time when I really needed another chance. Rest in Peace, my friend. You have been a blessing to many more people than you know.
Eleni Petrou
February 4, 2011
Dr. Ebert was one of the best teachers that I have ever had. He was kind, enthusiastic, and imaginative and he set the example for what an educator and scientist should be. May his legacy live on through his students. He will be missed.
Bruce Sanders
January 21, 2011
Time: the late 1960's. Place: Diefendorf Hall on the UB campus. I sat in on Dr. Ebert's oceanography course so I could woo a pretty young woman whom I subsequently married. One class and I was hooked--I sat in for the rest of the semester. Years later when I was involved with the Buffalo's Russian sister city of Tver, Dr. Ebert was kind enough to give a presentation on the environmental disaster in the former Soviet Union--it was a spellbinder.
Terra Tibi Levis Sit.
William Gantzer
January 14, 2011
I was his graduate teaching assistant from Sept. 1958 to June 1960. Dr. Ebert and I always had private jokes in Russian. He was on of the finest professors I ever had .
January 9, 2011
Dr. Ebert was one of those rare professors that made you care about the subject matter. His enthusiasm and passion were contagious. And he was an even better person than he was a teacher, which says it all. RIP, Dr. Ebert.
- Eric Rosenberg, Geography Major, Class of '82
Nicole Gasparini
January 6, 2011
Dr. Ebert's stories of all of his amazing experiences across the globe inspired me to get a degree in Physical Geography. His commitment to educating not just students at UB, but people around the world, was rare. It was an honor to be one of his students, and I hope I can be even a fraction of the Professor that he was. 20 years after taking his classes he still inspires me every time I work with students or think of soil!
Aaron Zynczak
January 6, 2011
My condolences to the Ebert family. I had the pleasure of taking several of Dr. Ebert's courses while at UB. My favorite was his Disasters course, which I still quote information from to this day. Dr. Ebert made learning exciting and fun and to me that is what made him my favorite professor.
Aaron Zynczak
BA 1993
Conrad Toepfer
January 5, 2011
We all have our own way to grieve. At lunch on December 30th I mentioned to a friend that I had not received a Christmas card from Vince. That evening I received the shocking telephone call that he has passed away.
I last saw Vince at the Getzville Post Office a few months and my wifeand I had a nice chat with him. He was his vigorous, cheerful self and talked about etching again the next semester. We agreed to get together for lunch but unfortunately, that did not happen
I first Vince when I took my son to the UB Main Street campus one Sunday afternoon to launch gliders in front of the Parker Engineering Building. Vince was doing the same thing with Monica, He and I chatted together and thereafter, met that way on a number of occasions. As a
graduate student in Education I took an elective course from him. That “hooked me” I and took several more for the pure enjoyment of learning important information from a remarkably gifted teacher
When I became a member of the UB School of Education Faculty in 1965,Vince generously became a featured presenter in my annual summer graduate Community Resources Workshop programs. I so enjoyed working with him in a number of educational ventures over the years, He set the mark for excellence at the zenith. A marvelous friend, he personified Geoffrey Chaucer’s appellation of the scholar in ‘The Canterbury Tales;‘ – “gladly would he learn and gladly teach.”
January 5, 2011
UB has been very fortunate to have on its faculty people of such character as Dr. Ebert. I include him as one of the four professors who strongly influenced my development and education. The others were Dr. Plesur, Dr. Horton amd Dr. Pegrum. Ahh - to be blessed with such learned, able gentlemen, those of us who came in contact with such educators would be very much poorer as humans if we had not. My sincere condolences to the family and the University community .
John Dailey, Class of 70,brother of Gamma Phi Fraternity
Laura Williams
January 4, 2011
My deepest sympathies. I was a student in Dr. Ebert's Geography of Disaster and Oceanography classes in the late 80's/early 90's. He was an amazing professor, and my memories of his classes are some of the highlights of my time at UB.
Laura M. Williams
B.A. 1993
James and Regina Gallagher
January 4, 2011
My wife and I had the absolute pleasure of living across the street from Vince and his beloved Ilse for many years. We will miss his quick wit, intelligence, and wonderful stories. Rest in peace, Vince. It was an honor knowing you.
Rosann Poltrone
January 4, 2011
My deepest condolences to the Ebert family. As an undergraduate physical geography major, I took every class that he offered: soils, disasters, oceanography to name a few. My favorite Dr. Ebert memory, is from an advanced soils class in the early 80's. It was April's Fools Day, and he lectured passionately about a new soil recently discovered called "coprolite". Being gullible undergrads, we dutifully took notes for almost an hour, until he burst out laughing and proceeded to tell us the real definition of coprolites (fossilized dinosaur dung). Every April Fools' Day, I try to pull this stunt in my geography classes at a community college in Littleton, CO. It never quite works as well as when he did it. He was a scholar, great mentor, and genuinely kind man to all who met him. He is an inspritation to all of us who teach geography, we learned from the best: a true master teacher. Rosann Poltrone, BA'83, MA'87 (UW) Littleton, CO
Rich Quodomine
January 4, 2011
I took one class from Dr. Ebert, his "Art of Teaching" class, Geography 800. However, what he relly taught wasn't "teaching" but rather how communication can be critical to perception, how important it is to have your information and knowledge received in a positive light, and more importantly, how critical it is to keep learning from the world around you. Dr. Ebert leaves a legacy of people who know how to communicate geographic information, but most importantly, to humbly learn from the people and places around them and to realize that learning is a lifelong pursuit worth every minute.
J. Biel
January 4, 2011
I remember Dr. Ebert during my undergraduate studies back in the late 70s. He was the best professor I had in my four years at UB. He got the students involved and brought humor into his lectures. He remains one of my best memories from my college days, some 30 plus years ago. Deepest sympathy to his family.
Lori Mosher Miller
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert is the one professor I will never forget!! I loved the classes I took from him in the late 1980s at UB. He was always humorous in his lectures. Never a dull class. Always kept the students interested in what he spoke about. Very intelligent. My deepest sympathy on your loss.
Alan More
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert was Geography Chair when I was a grad student in 1969-71. He was inspirational and was a guiding light to us entering the 'real' world of the geographic profession. One of my fond memories of him was during a GEOG 500 Introduction to Graduate course on a field trip to study soils around western NY. He was driving his prized Studebaker sedan (kept on blocks in his garage during the winter!!), He made it quite clear to us following in our junker cars that he downshifted to slow down the car rather that using the brakes - so we had better keep some distance! Fun, but more importantly, he provided many seminal insights into physical geography that I fondly hearken back to this day. Thanks for for the wonderful education, Dr. Ebert. and hope you enjoy your time with Ilse.
Rick
January 3, 2011
Simply one of the best teachers ever! I took serveral of his course just because he was teaching them (even a 400 level course in "soil"). I will always remember his intensity to teach and share. He will be remembered by many.
William Gantzer
January 3, 2011
I was lucky to have had Dr. Ebert in both my undergraduate and graduate life at UB. I was his graduate teaching assistant in the period of 9/1958 to 6/1960. He was always in good humor and we had a running joke and all either of us needed to say was "Meesch" (mouse in Russian). We used this to make lighter a tense situation. William Gantzer, Class of 1958
C. Mysha Webber-Eakin M.A.
January 3, 2011
studied with Dr Ebert in the 70s and have never forgotten him. It was an inspiring undergraduate lecture with him that caused me to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in Geography. My memories are of a vastly knowledgeable, always smiling, thoughtful, kind and wise tutor who took a genuine interest in students. He was always approachable and always patient. He was an amazing person, a real blessing in my life and will be sorely missed. Heaven has welcomed a true Scholar and wonderful spirit. Thank you Dr Ebert, for being.
C. Mysha Webber-Eakin M.A.
January 3, 2011
I studied with Dr Ebert in the 70s and have never forgotten him. It was an inspiring undergraduate lecture with him that caused me to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in Geography. My memories are of a vastly knowledgeable, always smiling, thoughtful, kind and wise tutor who took a genuine interest in students. He was always approachable and always patient. He was an amazing person, a real blessing in my life and will be sorely missed. Heaven has welcomed a true Scholar and wonderful spirit. Thank you Dr Ebert, for being. C. Mysha Webber-Eakin M.A. Holland NY
January 3, 2011
Vince has joined the Saints in Light, reunited with Ilse. Vince's many contributions to UB are more than I can attempt to list. It was a privilege and honor to work with him for almost 50 years. May God's grace comfort all. W. H. Baumer
Robert Mason
January 3, 2011
My very first university geography course was Dr Ebert’s Intro Physical Geography, Fall 1973. It was an eye-opening experience that greatly inspired my interest in geography and world travel. He was a very knowledgeable, broad-minded, caring, open person, who would welcome you into his office--as if he had all the time in the world just for you--even during his busy tenure as Dean of Undergraduate Education.
I teach Geography at Temple University. I sometimes tell my students about Dr. Ebert’s immense slide collection and how I aspire to match its breadth and depth. It is dawning on me that I will not achieve that goal, despite having amassed a respectable collection of my own. What I never did quite learn from Professor Ebert is the key to keeping all that visual information (now in digital as well as film form) as organized as he did!
An amazing and wonderful man who led a very meaningful life!
Mike Quigley
January 3, 2011
It causes me great remorse to learn of Dr. Ebert's passing and thereby the demise of my pre-eminent Geography Department Advisor. My sincere condolences to Dr. Ebert's family and those close to him. He was a true inspiration and a noble presence, such that I took every class he offered while I attended UB from 1982-87. I would not be where I am today without his guidance and counseling concerning my career with the federal government for the past 20-some years. He will be very greatly missed bu all who knew him.
January 3, 2011
I am thankful for the privilege of having learned from Doctor Ebert. He was always a great joy to speak with and an inspirational person. I am sorry for your loss. Heather Collins (Amherst, NY)
Jenny Casperson
January 3, 2011
I am so glad to of have had Dr. Ebert as my professor while attending University at Buffalo. He was passionate on the topics he taught and really cared about his students. May he rest in peace.
Mark Ludwig
January 3, 2011
As an undergrad at UB in the 70s, I had many outstanding professors and Dr. Ebert was one of my favorites. I can still remember his famous Firestorm lecture, and a slide showing a glass of cold beer to drive home the importance of clean water resources to college students. Through his lively lectures, scholarship and approachable style, he raised much awareness of the serious environmental issues we face. My condolences to his family and all who remember him.
Thomas McCullough
January 3, 2011
To the Ebert family. I was a student of Dr. Ebert's at the University of Buffalo from 1957 -1961. This wonderful man advised me when I badly needed advice. With his help I graduated from UB in 1961 with a major in geography and minor in geology. I hold hold Dr. Ebert in my highest admiration as one of only five teachers who had a lasting effect on my life. I will never forget him. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. Dr. Ebert was one of a kind and will not be matched in my lifetime.
Sandra Christ
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert was simply wonderful. He as a person and as a professor remained with me my entire life and cetainly, he did not know it. I was a student in the 60's and honored to watch a master at his craft. He motivated me to love learning and helped me to maintain my motivation to graduate. Thank you Dr. Ebert. You made the world a better place than it will be without you. Peaceful rest be yours evermore sir... from a grateful student.
William Priester, Jr.
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert was a truly remarkable man who captivated his students with slideshows depicting his experiences around the globe and his commentary on our interaction with nature that was perceptive and moving. By the end of each semester, Dr. Ebert know the vast majority of students' names, even those taking it as an elective in a lecture hall of almost 300 students. At the end of two of his classes, the students gave him a standing ovation that brought tears to your eyes. I was one of the many that became successful in the geography field due to the genuine care and concern of this great man. We'll all miss you, Dr. Ebert!
Venice Cadwallader
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert was a wonderful teacher and person. It was an honor to know him. Whenever I teach a class, I think of him and try to treat my students with the same kindness and consideration. He was a mentor, friend, and inspiration.
Shuichi Sasagawa
January 3, 2011
It was Summer 1987 when I had Dr. Ebert's first lecture titled "Introducing Buffalo and Western New York". As an international student, I was impressed at how he well organized the way to let us understood not only the region, but America.
January 3, 2011
I was FORTUNATE to have Dr. Ebert in Spring of 1966 for Geog 101. I have spent years in school to the PhD level and only 1 other teacher came close to him. I still can see 500+ students in the large classroom, his GAs in ties on the sides to answer questions. His slide shows were amazing and turned me on to the earth. A true loss to students, UB and the world. Patti Peters, Kent, OH
Patricia Voelker UB '71
January 3, 2011
Dr. Ebert's Geography 101 lectures expanded a love of the subject that began with coloring those '60s-era grade school crops-and-climate maps. Had a degree in Geography not required courses in statistics, this great teacher would have convinced me to major in that discipline. My heartfelt condolences go to his family and many friends. Godspeed, Dr. Ebert!
Bill & Patty Wieczorek
January 2, 2011
Dear Monica and all of your family, please accept our truly heartfelt condolences on the passing of your father and our wonderful friend and life mentor, Vince. Dr. Ebert was my major advisor for my Master’s and doctoral degrees in geography, which allowed me to benefit tremendously from his extraordinary breadth of knowledge, but even more so from the depth of his wisdom. It was an especially important milestone in my professional and personal life when he asked me to stop calling him “Dr. Ebert” and call him “Vince” instead! Even more influential was the loving guidance and advice from him and his beloved Ilse to me and Patty throughout the years. Vince’s life work was an endless act of love: for his community, for his department, for science, for people close to him as well as those who were often forgotten by others, and especially for the world and its intricate systems that he taught us all about. He will forever be the exemplar of an honorable man.
We will always be indebted and especially grateful for having him and Ilse in our lives.
Wilma Bertling
January 2, 2011
To the Ebert Family -
We enjoyed 20 years as next-door neighbors with Ilsa and Vince in Amherst. we miss them both.
Our condolences, Wilma & Walter Bertling, Sebastian, FL
Dr. Lawrence Cappiello
January 2, 2011
Vince was a great teacher and colleague. It was an honor to know him. In my 50+ years of academic life I knew no one who was more universally respected.
Ezra Zubrow
January 2, 2011
Vince and I had the most wonderful collegial relationship. We had common enthusiasms in disasters and soils. He was interested in what the ground could do to culture and I in the way culture changed the ground. Throughout 1970's, 1980's, 1990's and the first nine years of the new millennium, I would see him at least once or twice a week. Recently, it was less often as he became ill. His courses and mine frequently were temporally contingent in the same room. Year after year we did those things that faculty sharing a classroom would do. He would clear my chalkboards and I his. If my students needed an extra five minutes to finish an examination there never was a problem nor vice versa.
Vince always greeted me with a smile on his face and a comment about what was new in geography or the university. It always was in Russian which he spoke quite fluently. ?? ???????? my old friend. ????? ? ????.
John Ponczynski
January 2, 2011
I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to take both undergraduate and graduate courses with Dr. Ebert, have him on my Masters' committee, and to proctor many of his exams. As a graduate student who struggled with teaching, I was always in awe of how effortless he made it appear, of his command of, and love for the subjects he taught, and of the close rapport he shared with his students. My deepest condolences to his family and everyone else who shares in his loss. He will be deeply missed.
Bruce Golder
January 2, 2011
Dr Ebert certainly met the definitions of "a life well lived, and a "man for all seasons." His classes were informative, entertaining and memorable. He is also remembered for his dedication, energy, intellect, wit and ownership of a really cool Studebaker :). An exception man has passed! BA Geography 1966 & DDS 1976
Shane Grant
January 2, 2011
Dr. Ebert was an incredible gentleman....in addition to being a rare instructor. All doctoral programs should have a Dr. Ebert who teaches "how to teach"! I will miss his hugs when I would run into him in recent years. I am happy he is now with his beloved Ilse.
Dori Macchioni
January 2, 2011
Dr. Ebert was the main reason I ended up majoring in Geography in the early 90's. I took his Disasters course and was hooked instantly. His enthusiasm for the subjects he taught and for his students made him one of the most lovable professors at UB. After graduating, I came back to UB to work in the Geography department and had the honor of being Dr. Ebert's co-worker. He kept the days light and even many years after leaving, he would always remember me and ask about my family. He was a true inspiration in my life and I will never forget his kind and intelligent soul. My deepest sympathies go out to his family and all those who are sure to feel the loss of such a great man.
Karen Daigler
January 2, 2011
Dr. Ebert was the best professor and lecturer I have ever encountered. He was able to make soil a fascinating topic. I also took his Oceanography course, which was excellent as well. Teaching was his calling in life. The geography department will never be the same without him.
Anneliese Vance-Sherman
January 2, 2011
Vince was one of the kindest and wisest people I have ever known. He will be remembered fondly for years to come. My deepest condolences.
John Heimback
January 1, 2011
Dr. Ebert had a huge influence in my college career. I was a first year student and unsure of what I wanted to make my major. I took his Intro to Geography course and was hooked on the subject and he was mentor to me throughout my BA ('71) and MA ('73) degree programs. I actually was in his class the day he cited about the student protesters and it happened just as he wrote about it. Years later when I would visit the Department, he always remembered me and always took time to ask about my life and my career.
Thank you Dr. Ebert for always caring so much about your students and all those great times we had at the Gamma Theta Upsilon parties.
My sincerest condolences to his family.
Renee Will
January 1, 2011
Dr. Ebert was a highly respected professor and friend. I was his graduate TA for his Disasters course and also took his Art of Teaching class. He was always such an inspiration to me, and still is. We kept in touch throughout the years and I am sad that I did not have a chance to say good-bye. I know he loved his wife Ilse very much – he spoke of her often during lectures - and missed her terribly after her passing. The two of them – world travelers and active members of their community – lived their lives to the fullest. Dr. Ebert has made a very positive impression on my life in a multitude of ways, I think of him often and will miss him very much. My deepest condolences to his family.
Peg Patterson-Leous
January 1, 2011
I first met Vince in 1971 when I was 20 years old and he was Dean of Undergraduate Studies and we both worked in Hayes Hall. I later worked with him when I served as the Asst. to the Chair of Geography. He was not only a fine colleague, but a loyal friend, honored mentor and outstanding educator. He was truly one of the best professors ever to grace the halls of the University. His Geo 101 class was always standing room only and his teaching method and visuals were outstanding and inspiring. He was so dedicated to the art of teaching and the field of geography. As a friend, he taught me the Vince Ebert, "they've got brakes", method of driving. He will be sorely missed. My sympathy to you and to all the future generations of studentws who will never have had the opportunity to attend his lectures.
Bob Bielecki
January 1, 2011
Dr Ebert was a true UB institution that will be sorely missed. I was fortunate to have had him for classes during my undergraduate studies. I was even more fortunate to have had several one on one conversations and was able to get to know him better. He was a very wise man with a great sense of adventure and a wonderful sense of humor. He was green before being green was cool.
Richard Strick
January 1, 2011
I remember a kind, gentle man. A caring and thoughful man. A man who inspired others by his presence. A man who molded minds of others to contribute all they could for the betterment of man. A giant of a man who is now among the giants of history.
David Wong
January 1, 2011
I did not have a course with Vince Ebert and he was not my professor in class, but he was my professor in life. He knew me as only one of the foreign graduate students in the Department in 1994, my first year in the U.S. On Thanksgiving evening, he and his wife, Ilse, invited and drove me and several foreign students in the Department to their house for dinner. We did not know them well at all, but that did not matter. What we know is that they were a caring, lovable and generosity couple that we surely miss.
As a professor, I have been hosting Thanksgiving dinner at my house for foreign students in the past 5 years. Thanks to the Eberts starting this tradition.
John Swiatkiewicz
January 1, 2011
My deepest sympathies -- Dr. Ebert was a wonderful professor and a wonderful person as well. He was my professor in the mid-late 1960's and made a life long impression. I will always remember his friendliness and our many conversations beyond the classroom. He will be greatly missed but always fondly remembered.
Larry Naukam
January 1, 2011
40 years ago, Dr. Ebert was an inspiration to an undergrad who liked geography. He truly affected my life. He will be missed.
TOM VACCA
January 1, 2011
HE WAS A GREAT PROFESSOR WHO CARED FOR ALL OF HIS STUDENTS.HIS KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA WAS OUTSTANDING . HE WILL BE MISSED BY THE ENTIRE GEOGRAPHY COMMUNITY. TOM VACCA UB CLASS OF 1968
Dara Lynn
January 1, 2011
Dr. Ebert was THE most significant person I was lucky enough to be in contact with during my undergraduate college career. I looked forward to his classes never knowing what stories I'd hear about. The day I graduated from college I felt very proud when he told my parents and myself that he felt as though his own daughter was graduating. I'm so saddened to hear of his passing and my deepest sympathies to his family.
Patricia Maloney
January 1, 2011
Dr. Ebert was dean of undergraduate studies when I was an undergraduate and served on the curriculum committee. He was genuinly open-minded, fair, and respectful to all. Years later, he was a valuable resource for my dissertation research. He was a delightful man who loved learning and teaching.
Bernard B. Freedman
January 1, 2011
You have my deepest sympathy- I remember your father as avery good, delightful, knowledgable professor with a very good humor. I had him at UB in the late 50's maybe 59 or the spring of 60 for Russian geography.To this day when my wife and I are on a long drive and playing geography I come up with these Russion places that your father taught me about and still remember him.He was wonderful and the lessons I learned from him I carried through into my lifes work- he will be remembered by all his pupils.
Carlos Rojas
January 1, 2011
A man of thoughtful calm and vast knowledge of self and the world. I will miss our inspiring conversations. Students throughout the world will lose a necessary professor. Charity has lost an important partner. May GOD bless!
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