29-YEAR CLU VETERAN DIES; JONATHAN E. BOE, DEAN OF COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS, WAS 55.

Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer

A memorial service will be held on campus Friday for a California Lutheran University dean and longtime history professor who died earlier this week following complications of chemotherapy, college officials said.

Jonathan E. Boe, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, died Monday at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center. He was 55.

``(Boe) was a dear and loyal friend, a strong scholar and a distinguished teacher who has been a pillar of wisdom and strength in the development of this university,'' said CLU President Luther Luedtke in a statement.

A magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., Boe earned his masters degree in history at Stanford University in 1968. He joined the faculty of CLU in 1970, and, nine years later, he completed his doctorate in history at Stanford.

During his time at CLU, Boe authored and co-authored a number of grants to fund academic programs, such as the Science Outreach and Irvine Scholars program.

He also published several books about history and higher education, including two volumes of ``The American Journey: United States History through Diaries and Letters.''

In addition to his teaching duties, Boe served as associate dean for Academic Affairs before being appointed as associate vice president for Academic Affairs. In 1997, he was named dean of the college of arts and sciences.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanne, and his mother, Myrtle Evers Boe, of Waupaca, Wis.

Memorial donations can be made to the Jonathan E. Boe Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o CLU Development Office, 60 West Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360. The memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, at CLU's Samuelson Chapel.