Walter A. Fogel, 70; Former UCLA Professor, Labor Economics Expert

Walter A. Fogel, former UCLA professor of organizational behavior and an expert on labor economics issues, including illegal immigrant workers, has died. He was 70.

Fogel died of cancer June 25 in Boulder, Colo., where he had lived since 1984.

Active on the faculty of UCLA’s Anderson School for 25 years, Fogel wrote eight books and was a prolific contributor to scholarly journals.

Among his writings were “Mexican Illegal Alien Workers in the United States,” published in 1978, and “The Equal Pay Act” in 1984.

The educator spent his retirement years as an arbitrator in labor disputes.

An avid athlete throughout his life, Fogel placed fifth in the 1998 Senior National Hardcourt Tennis Tournament in Santa Barbara. During that competition, he defeated former professional champion and Wimbledon player Whitney Reed.

A native of Fargo, N.D., Fogel earned a bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University, an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He served in the Army in Puerto Rico, and he played on championship basketball teams in college and in the Army.

He is survived by his second wife, Nan Thorne; two daughters, Susan M. Fogel of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Cathleen Fogel of Berkeley; a son, Peter Fogel of San Francisco; a stepdaughter, Sara Mentock of Sheridan, Wyo.; a stepson, Jonathan Thorne of Boulder; a brother, Mike Fogel of Arizona; and four grandchildren.

The family has asked that memorial contributions be made to Hospice Care of Boulder and Broomfield Counties, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Suite A, Lafayette, CO 80026, or Heifer International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203.