Professor Emeritus Sanford Dornbusch passed away February 9, 2016
Considered a "founding father" of Stanford's Sociology Department, Professor Emeritus Sandy Dornbusch, was renowned for his research on adolescence.
Dornbusch was the Reed-Hodgson Professor in Human Biology, Emeritus, and a professor emeritus of sociology. He was hired as chair of the Stanford Sociology Department in 1959, launching a prolific career that shaped Stanford sociology for decades to follow. Dornbusch retired in 1995.