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Marshall Louis Windmiller

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Marshall Louis WindmillerMarch 21, 2024Marshall L. Windmiller, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at San Francisco State University, died on March 21, 2024, in Menlo Park. He was 99 years old. He joined the faculty in 1959 and retired in 1994. For more than 30 years, he was well-known...

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I took Professor Windmiller's course in Overt Intelligence in 1981. It was the most interesting and informative class I have ever taken and opened up a new world of awareness of international relations and politics for me. Thank you Professor Windmiller for a job well done.

Dr. Windmiller was a great academic. I took his course in Covert Political Warfare in the spring of 1983. I'm sad to see he's passed.

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Dr. Windmiller was my favorite professor and thesis advisor when I was a grad student at SF State in 1971-'72. I had been a Peace Corps volunteer in India so I particularly valued his insights about the American relationship with India and the Vietnam war. His confidence inspired my continuing studies in International Relations which became a main interest in my life.

Professor Windmiller was instrumental in guiding me through my undergraduate years at SF State. After returning to college after my time in the Marines during the Viet-Nam war his guidance not only got me through college but was instrumental in choosing not to pursue a career in the Marines. Marshall agreed to become my advisor providing he chose all my classes with exception of one elective which I could select with his concurrence. Marshall was the rock that many of us veterans relied on...

Prof. Windmiller was an exceptionally outstanding teacher who educated a number of VN veteran students. He brought clarity to our understanding of the complexities of the modern world from WW2 to the posteffe Cold-War eras. He particularly taught us how to research, analyze and meaningfully interpret and present facts . He positively influenced many of his veteran students and in the four decades since we were in his class, his lectures were always recalled whenever we talked about...