* Harold Spencer; Whittier College, Cal State Official

Harold Spencer, 89, former Whittier College dean and Cal State Northridge vice president. Spencer earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Whittier, his master’s degree in botany from USC and a doctorate in cytology from Cornell University. He taught biology at Whittier and co-wrote the book “The Trees of Whittier.” He served as a Whittier dean from 1940 to 1963 and from 1943 to 1944 was the college’s acting president. Spencer moved to Cal State Northridge, where he served as vice president of administrative affairs from 1963 until his retirement in 1973. During his retirement years in Northern California, Spencer was active in the Siskiyou County Amateur Radio Assn., helping with communications during fire season. On Jan. 24 in Etna, Calif.