In Memory

Stephen Juan

Stephen Juan

From the Sydney newspaper. (Thanks Beth Beach, for finding this!)
http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=&pid=189796282&referrer=0&preview=True

 

He also has an entry in Wikipedia! 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Juan

http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/smh-au/obituary.aspx?n=&pid=189796282&referrer=0&preview=True



 
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08/18/18 05:16 PM #2    

Betty McCormick (Malmgren)

So smart! So accomplished. Fond memories of walking to NHS with Steve and Beth Bollinger from our neighborhood. Just posted 2 pics from our Junior yearbook. Steve on the NHS Court (our Junior Justice, seated) and him in The Club (middle row, center). He was also in "Phruntt" Junior year. Found his voice as a writer.  Loved his humor. Sorry he did not attend the reunion. 


08/18/18 05:17 PM #3    

Steve Logan

Thanks  Bob for the new understanding of Steve. I always liked him knew he was extremely intelligent. 


08/19/18 09:11 AM #4    

Scott Leonard

A gentle soul with a huge intelect.  I remember after our graduation in1967 we both moved to San Francisco to do our first year of university at USF.  Steve's flat was on the panhandle just down the hill from school and I was impressed because it was so much bigger than mine a couple blocks away in the Haight.  Summer of love was a time we truely enjoyed.  We both moved on from USF and really didn't see eachother after that first year, but I'm sure we both carried fond memories of that wonderful time to be in the City.  Peace be with you Steve.


08/19/18 12:26 PM #5    

Jacky Spaulding

So sorry to hear of Steve's passing.  We had a couple of classes together and I remember him being wildly intelligent, but never intimidating.  He was a nice guy with a huge intellect and I enjoyed some interesting talks with him.  He had a beautiful mind.

 


08/19/18 02:32 PM #6    

Geza Kadar

Found this information about Steve on Wikipedia.  What an interesting path he chose for himself, and what an amazing legacy of thoughtful exploration he left us.  Wishing now I knew him better. Promised myself to research his work and his ideas in the weeks ahead. What he calls the “prime directive of education” really intrigues me.  That Napa High School nourished Steve and helped him become one of the “brights’ is way cool.  Geza

 

Stephen Juan

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Stephen Juan (July 18, 1949 – July 23, 2018) was an Australian-U.S. scientist, educator, journalist, author, and media personality.[1] He has written thirteen books, including The Odd Body and The Odd Brain.

Stephen Juan
Born Stephen Juan
July 18, 1949
Napa County, California
Died July 23, 2018(aged 69)
Sydney
Alma mater University of California at Berkeley
Scientific career
Fields AnthropologyEducation
Institutions Sydney University

 

 
 
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BackgroundEdit

Juan was born in Napa County, California, later attending the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a B.A. in Anthropology, an M.A. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Education.[2] He moved to Australia in 1978 and began teaching at the University of Sydney in what is now the Faculty of Education and Social Work.[3] He taught for more than 30 years before retiring in 2009 while remaining the Ashley Montagu Fellow for the Public Understanding of Human Sciences. Besides books, Juan has been a regular columnist for The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sun-HeraldThe Daily NewsThe Register, and The National Post. Juan has appeared on numerous television and radio programs explaining and answering questions about the human body, brain, and personality. To date, he has appeared more than 2000 times on various Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) television and radio programs.

Juan received a number of awards for his writing, including an international medical print journalism award from the American Medical Association. In October 2012, Juan was designated as a "Public Bright" by the Brights, a U.S. based organization advocating the elevation and illumination of the naturalistic worldview. Juan was a human dignity and human rights activist and an advocate for "the prime directive of education" as the litmus test of society: That society is best which best develops every person to the fullest extent of their developmental potential.

Juan died on July 23, 2018.[4]

 

 
BibliographyEdit
  • Only human: Why we react, how we behave, what we feel (1990)
  • All too human (1990)
  • A Study Shows... (1991)
  • A Study Shows II... (1992)
  • The Odd Body Volumes 1-3 (1995, 2000, 2007)[5]
  • The Odd Brain (1998)[6]
  • Parenting, Child Development, and Child Health Volumes 1-2 (2000, 2001)
  • The Odd Sex (2001)
  • Can Kissing Make You Live Longer? (2010)
  • Who's Afraid of Butterflies? (2011)

 

 
ReferencesEdit
  1. ^ "Happy days: Anthropologist Dr Stephen Juan". Sixty Minutes. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Marvels of our corporeal machines"Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Scientist and Educator Dr Stephen Juan and the RPA's Professor Steve Chadban". ABC Brisbane. Retrieved 11 January2013.
  4. ^ "Stephen JUAN's Obituary on The Sydney Morning Herald"The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Why mini-buttocks on the chest?". Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. ^ "EXPLAINING BRAIN IS NOT MUNDANE"New York Post. Oct 31, 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

08/20/18 11:48 AM #7    

Nevin Valentine

 

In high school Steve had an intellect and wisdom far beyond his years.

He would challenge me to look beyond my limited world view.

I remember when how brave he was when he moved to Fell Street in San Francisco the summer after

graduation.  His contributions to the world through his books and teachings are not a

surprise.  Thank you, Geza, for posting  his bio.  Much love to all as we 

say goodbye to our beloved Steve.

 

 

 

 

 


08/20/18 01:47 PM #8    

Dolores Rodriguez

Thanks, Geza, for linking us to all of this info on Stephen. He was such a great thinker, I'm impressed, but not surprised by his achievements and contributions.I really wish I had known him as an adult. 


08/21/18 01:02 AM #9    

Brenda Holcomb (McNeely)

I want to add my thank you to Geza for sharing the info about Steve's life and achievements. Steve had an exuberance for learning and life that he loved to share with everyone. I remember some interesting conversations with him, and like Nevin, I always learned something. I, too, was excited to see his flat on Fell Street in the city - the first person I knew my age who made the leap to indpendence after graduation. Ran into Steve years later in Berkeley and he hadn't changed at all, still excited about life and learning, and most of all, still incredibly nice. Steve's sense of humor added a special spark to anything he said and as intelligent as he was, he was always patient and kind when he shared his views on any subject. If you get a chance, google him and watch an interview or two of Steve on Australian TV, especially the one on UFO's. Time didn't erase his spark.

Another special person who has left this world much too early...


08/21/18 07:01 PM #10    

Donald Chin Lee

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2239849966032015&id=10000021099888
Karl Johannsen found this (relatively recent)TV interview of _Dr._Steve in Australia. I wouldn't have recognized him, except maybe his cordial smile & collegial intelligence.

08/22/18 03:16 PM #11    

Karl Johannsen

Steve, Jill Dunlap and I used to sit together in Mr. Well's Earth Science class.  I always looked forward to our time together, a very fun meeting of minds.  Steve always had a knack for putting main idea and  main points in clear, simple words than anyone would understand.  It is great to see he led a rich, meaningful, influential life.  And it is sad that he is gone.  I wish he had come back to Napa for the reunions. Thanks, Steve, for being in our lives.


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