Dr. Wayne Welch, a professor of educational psychology in the College of Education from 1969 to 1995, passed away in Estero, Florida, on August 9. He was 87 years old. During his tenure at Minnesota, he worked at the National Science Foundation, was a Fulbright Scholar/Lecturer at both the University Of Waikato in New Zealand and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, a visiting professor at the Western Australian Institute of Technology, and visiting scholar at the University of Washington. He also served as an assistant dean at the College of Education from 1970 to 1974.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Jerry) Welch of Estero, his three children and their spouses, as well as his six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a younger brother, and two infant grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials may be made to the American Kidney Fund, Hope Hospice of Ft. Myers, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.