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Spartans Mourn the Passing of:
McADOO HARRIETTE PIPES McADOO, Ph.D. Okemos, Michigan
Dr. Harriette Pipes McAdoo was born March 15, 1940. The
daughter of Dr. William and Anna Pipes,
she died unexpectedly December 21, 2009. A renowned scholar,
she was a Distinguished Professor at Michigan State
University. Dr. McAdoo attended high school at Central in
Detroit, Michigan, and Paul Laurence Dunbar in Little Rock,
Arkansas. She received her B.A. and M.A. from MSU, and the
Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Psychology from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; crossing the stage with
her late husband John Lewis McAdoo. She conducted
postdoctoral research at Harvard University. She spent
summers as a Visiting Lecturer at Smith College and was a
Visiting Professor at the University of Washington and the
University of Minnesota. She was a Professor and Acting Dean
at Howard University, School of Social Work, in Washington,
D.C. for 21 years before going to MSU. Dr. McAdoo sat on
many national committees, and acted as National Advisor to
President Carter for the White House Conference on Families.
She was the author of benchmark scholarly works, and
conducted groundbreaking research projects that pioneered
the positive study of Black Families in America. A prolific
scholar, she has an abundance of publications both national
and international. Dr. McAdoo was preceded in death by her
parents; husband of 32 years, Dr. John Lewis McAdoo; her
brother, Bill Pipes; and her Brother in law, Paul Ewing. She
is survived by her children, Michael Garnett McAdoo (Wanda)
of Antioch, CA, John Lewis McAdoo, III (Marsu) of Lansing,
Julia McAdoo of Los Angeles and Okemos, and David Harrison
Pipes McAdoo of Washington, D.C.; five grandchildren; her
sister Willetta Pipes Ewing of Lansing, and many nieces,
nephews, and cousins. Dr. McAdoo comes from generations of
educators dedicated to family, profession, and community;
including the Russells and Tuckers of Louisville, and the
Pipes of Lansing. These included past Presidents of Alcorn
State College, West Kentucky Vocational Training School, and
West Kentucky State College; as well as the Dean of Women at
Livingstone College. Dr. McAdoo was a lifetime member of
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc. She loved music, sang in
the MSU Choral Union for 18 years, the Earl Nelson Singers
for two, and All Souls Church Choir. Her love of travel and
multicultural study led her around the world. She conducted
research in Ghana, Zimbabwe and Kenya. She was a member of
Ann Arbor Friends Meeting, Red Cedar Friends Meeting in East
Lansing, and All Souls Church, Unitarian in Washington, D.C.
She was a member and officer of numerous National
Organizations including NCFR, ABPsi, Groves, APA, ASA, SRCD,
and Empirical Black Psychology among others. She was a
mentor, educator, pioneer, leader; and was much beloved by
the many whose lives she touched so deeply, they too, were
her family. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, December
29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in the MSU Alumni Chapel, AuditoriumRd.,
East Lansing, Michigan. The family will receive friends
Monday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Gorsline Runciman
Funeral Homes, 1730 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing,
Michigan. Contributions may be made to the Pipes McAdoo
Endowment Fund at MSU. Please use the code AE0051, memo
"gift in her memory," and mail to Michigan State University,
300 Spartan Way, East Lansing, MI 48824. This endowment
honors her father and her husband, in her own words, "This
is my way to encourage and enable the best, and to honor
people I love." Come celebrate her life with us. Online
condolences may be made at
www.gorslineruncimanfuneralhomes.com
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