{"id":145852,"date":"2025-03-28T13:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//?p=145852"},"modified":"2025-03-28T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:37:30","slug":"ucf-remembers-former-criminal-justice-department-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//ucf-remembers-former-criminal-justice-department-chair/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Remembers Former Criminal Justice Department Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Occasionally, you meet someone unforgettable /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u2014 whose strong character andgenerosity leave a lasting impression. According to those who knew him, Robert /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201cBob/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201d Harvey Langworthy was one such person./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n

Langworthy, a faculty member and former chair 色花堂/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u2019s Department of Criminal Justice, passed away recently at age 78. Colleagues, friends and former students remember his warmth, wit and matchless ingenuity./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n

Stephen Holmes, associate professor of criminal justice, was one of Langworthy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u2019s students and a longtime mentee. Having known Langworthy for over three decades, Holmes describes him as larger than life./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201cBob was a force of nature,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201d Holmes says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201cHe had one of those large, welcoming personalities that took over a room and made you feel [like] you were in the presence of someone great. He was your friend and your defender./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n

Gene Paoline, professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and a former mentee of Langworthy, remembers him as a relentless champion of faculty and staff success./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201cBob was a facilitator and a motivator,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201d Paoline says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201cHe was a down-to-earth guy who would roll up his sleeves and get in the trenches with you. He was a hard worker./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/145852/n