Curtis Grassman: Former UC Riverside Ombuds

Curtis Edwin Grassman, who served as the Ombudsman for the University of California Riverside from 1975 to 1981, passed away on August 10, 2023. Grassman joined the faculty in the History Department at UCR in 1975 and went on to hold a number of administrative positions. Before he retired, he often worked as a mediator and arbitrator for other campuses in the UC system. (Dignity Memorial; Inside UCR.)