James McNeill Stancill

STANCILL-James McNeill Stancill, a longtime professor of finance at the University of Southern California, died of pulmonary fibrosis June 17 at his home in Pasadena. He was 76. Born in Orange, N.J. on July 30, 1932, Dr. Stancill attended high school in Charleston, S.C., and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. After marrying the former Catherine Jackson in 1954, he went on to earn his Ph.D. in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Stancill moved to Pasadena in 1964 and began teaching at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, which he did until his retirement in 2007. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Catherine Stancill; children Martha Stancill (husband Howard Leathers) of College Park, Md., Mar y Stancill Plock (husband Ernest) of Valencia, Calif., and Christine Stancill of Pasadena; grandchildren James Leathers, John Leathers, and Marina Plock; over 9,000 former students; and countless friends, colleagues, and neighbors. Viewing Monday, June 22 from 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. at Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale. Memorial Mass Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 P.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church, South Pasadena. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the endowed James McNei ll Stancill Scholarship Fund at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.