Andy Bazar, former dean of the School of Engineering and Pc Science (ECS), died on January 12, 2023, of problems from colon and bladder cancers at age 83. Along with his passing, the world misplaced an excellent thoughts, an educator to hundreds of scholars who moonlighted as an avocado farmer, a devotee to Persian tradition and historical past – and most particularly a steadfast and loving husband and father. Andy is survived by his spouse Nora, and youngsters Thomas (Tommy) and Emily.
Born in Iran from humble beginnings, Bazar’s eager intelligence received him a coveted alternative to attend the Abadan Institute of Expertise, (later renamed the Petroleum College of Expertise), one of many prime universities in Iran, which additionally ranks seventh on the planet amongst oil and fuel sector and petroleum engineering universities. He later acquired a grasp’s diploma from USC and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State College in industrial engineering.
Bazar’s educational expertise earlier than coming to CSUF included school positions at Wichita State College, Fresno State, and Cal Poly Pomona. At Cal Poly Pomona, he additionally served as chairman of the Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Division. His administrative and educational expertise led to travels in Germany, Vietnam, and elsewhere, the place he exchanged info and gave shows on engineering training within the U.S.
After stepping down as dean at Fullerton in 1996, Andy devoted his efforts to full-time instructing within the mechanical engineering division till his retirement. Throughout this era, he taught greater than 18 completely different topics, two of which he developed and taught for the primary time. Regardless of well being challenges, Andy continued his instructing and analysis actions. In the course of the Covid pandemic, he dove into the main points and nuances of Zoom so he might attempt to assist his college students get probably the most out of on-line studying. Bazar celebrated his retirement along with his colleagues on the mechanical engineering division and the School of Engineering and Pc Science in Could 2022.
“He invested his time and power to make sure college students discovered greater than what they learn. His purpose was to show college students business requirements and real-life situations,” mentioned Charlotte Sanchez, a former administrative assist coordinator within the mechanical engineering division. “I’ll miss his smile, his infectious laughter, his compassionate eyes and honest kindness. He was a delicate soul who touched the lives of so many past the classroom.”
Bazar was the creator of dozens of publications and technical stories, and supplied his experience to business and authorities leaders at Rockwell Worldwide, the Indiana Fee for Greater Training, the U.S. Flight Take a look at Heart at Edwards Air Power Base, Xerox, and plenty of different organizations.
However in line with Bazar’s daughter, Emily, he was actually an artist at coronary heart who cherished literature and movie. He purchased and browse hundreds of books, which lined the partitions and halls of his residence.
“Two days earlier than he died, he despatched me to the native library bookstore, the place I beamed him in through Facetime so he might scan the cabinets and decide titles. I returned with greater than a dozen books and three magazines,” she mentioned. “He was studying – first masking his books with brown paper baggage – and underlining fascinating passages along with his pencil, as much as the day earlier than he died.”
Bazar additionally had an incorrigible candy tooth. He poured honey on the whole lot, whether or not it wanted or not. He cherished rising and drying fruits and mixing them with nuts right into a pure path combine, which he proudly handed out over the vacations. Later in life, he turned a burgeoning chef, finding out Persian delicacies, ordering saffron from Amazon, and watching YouTube tutorials earlier than he tried his hand at difficult Persian dishes.
At work, he stunned his colleagues by bringing wholesome bowls of salad for retirement events or anonymously leaving baggage of avocados, oranges, and tangerines, freshly picked from his farm, of their mailboxes.
Bazar’s colleagues keep in mind him with love and respect. “He was an especially devoted and efficient dean who tirelessly labored for a number of years to enhance the School of ECS at CSUF. He preferred and revered all ECS’s school, employees, and college students, and he had all the time nice interactions with them,” mentioned Karim Hamidian, professor {of electrical} engineering. “He was really a gentleman and type, and an excellent good friend of ECS’s household. That is certainly an enormous loss to the faculty.”
Nathin Mabale, a former administrative assist coordinator within the mechanical engineering division recalled that Bazar “was all the time so form when coming to the workplace and would simply come by to see how I used to be doing. Working with him and seeing him smile each time he visited was a pleasure.”
Hossein Moini, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, remembered Bazar as “a humble and type particular person who had a exceptional profession with a full vary of accomplishments.”
Pradeep Nair, professor of laptop engineering, recognized Bazar’s passing as “certainly an enormous loss for our faculty.” He added that “I had the pleasure of working with him on a number of events. He was all the time form and really nice throughout my interactions with him.”
In lieu of flowers, the Bazar household asks Andy’s mates to please contemplate donating in his reminiscence to the Affected person Entry Community Basis, which helps individuals who have most cancers and different diseases pay for his or her medical prices, or to the Farhang Basis, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that promotes Persian artwork and tradition.
