Kumarasamy "Sam" Shanmugan

Sam will always shine for us with a memory of brilliance, humor, compassion, dedication and exuberance for life. All who knew Sam were blessed with his enthusiasm for making the world a better place and connecting with everyone he knew. He seemed to bring the best out of all of us, and having known him has been a true gift.

My deepest condolences. Sam was so wonderful, wise and kind. I shall miss him.

Please accept out heart felt sympathies and sincere condolences to your Family from Linda and I. I will always remember Sam stopping in the Hallways,at KU, to talk with me and ask how I and my Family were doing. I Will Miss you Sam. We all will.

I am so sorry to hear about Prof Shanmugan passing away. Radhika and I are deeply sorrowed by this loss as he was the one who introduced me to Dr. Frost when we moved from OSU. Prof Shanmugan was a great professor with unique teaching ability. May his soul rest in peace!

Raj Ananthanpillai (and Dr.Radhika Rajagopalan)

I am very sorry to learn about the loss of Sam. As a student, I arrived at KU the same year as Sam and was fortunate to be one of his students. I remember him as being brilliant yet humble and very personable and approachable. Additionally I was familiar with his work from my subsequent roles on several advisory boards at KU. Sam's extensive contributions to the University, the EECS Department, academics, and to students were extensive and will be missed. My condolences to the Shanmugan...

Sincere condolences and sympathies to the Shanmugan family. Dr. Shanmugan was a major influence in my life, an inspirational teacher, advisor, and mentor who in many ways was responsible for my decision to pursue a fulfilling career in satellite communications more than 30 years ago. I also knew his sons Ravi and Kannon (I was a custodian at Deerfield Elementary school when Ravi was in Kindergarten) and my mom (Margaret Akins) taught Kannon at South Jr. High. Sam was a unique and...

All my love to Sam's family in this difficult time.