Professor Emeritus Ibrahim Jammal (Himi)
Dear colleagues,
With great sadness I write that Professor Emeritus Ibrahim Jammal (Himi) died on November 13. As many senior academics will remember, Himi was a pioneer in thinking about global education in planning and did much to advance its cause. Himi came to UB in 1969 and served in the department until his retirement in 1999. He was a much loved teacher and had a passion for international planning, the use of futures studies and forecasting methods, and negotiation and conflict resolution in planning and policy. Himi served as our Department chair and started our graduate program in 1976. His interest in international issues and his engagement with our Department continued after his retirement. In 2001, Himi and Viviane Jammal established the Jammal Fellowship Program in the UB School of Architecture and Planning. The Fellowship supports some of our international students and last year allowed us to host the noted theorist of globalization, Professor Saskia Sassen, as the inaugural Jammal lecturer on globalization.
A short obituary published in today’s Buffalo News can be accessed through this link (click here). No doubt, in the coming days those of you who knew Himi Jammal will have more to say about this important scholar and much loved member of our faculty.
Niraj Verma, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
University at Buffalo
The State University of New York
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