We were finally able to upload the memorial video. The file is in mp4 format and it should work on Windows and Mac alike. If you have problems viewing the video try to open it with Quicktime or VLC Player. You need to unzip the file first before you can view it. If you require a DVD instead, contact us and we will send you a copy. The file size is about 700MB so make sure you are on a fast connection.
Download the video here: lee-schipper-memorial.zip
The Schipper Family and EMBARQ/ The World Resources Institute for Sustainable Transport, in cooperation with leading scholars and policy makers, are spearheading the creation of a Scholarship in memory of Leon J. Schipper (“Lee” or “Mr. Meter”).
The “Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship” will target sustaining the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the enrichment of the international policy dialogue in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainable transportation. Lee Schipper, international physicist, researcher, musician and co-founder of EMBARQ inspired and shaped the thinking of a generation of students and professionals and was widely recognized for enriching policy dialogue with his passion for data and challenging conventional wisdom.
The Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship
The Scholarship is aimed at expanding the contributions to research and policy dialogue in the field of energy efficiency and transportation. In memory of Lee’s work, individuals will be supported to trigger and catalyze transformative research and policy papers. There will be a special emphasis on “iconoclastic” contributions (challenging conventional wisdom) that have clear, transformative outputs.
The Schipper Family and EMBARQ are currently advancing the creation of the Scholarship through consultations with interested international donors and Lee’s extensive community of friends and professionals . This arrangement is suitable for tax-deductible donations. It is expected that the Scholarship will be established by January 2012 and launched to the public during “Transforming Transportation”, the high level conference in January (http://www.embarq.org/en/events/12/01/transforming-transportation-2012).
Donations
The Schipper Family and EMBARQ would like to seek your support to the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship.
Further details on eligibility, the governance process and the account details will be provided shortly.
Let us keep you updated
If you are interested in knowing more about the Scholarship, if you have ideas that you would like to share with us, or if you want to donate, please visit the website www.lee-schipper.org or send us an email to schipper.memorial@gmail.com.
We look forward to your continued interest, support and contributions to research and policy dialogue in the field of energy efficiency and sustainable transportation through the Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship.
I was stunned to hear today of Lee’s passing. Lee was a force of nature, an elemental influence that we somehow expect to always illuminate distant galaxies or riff on a familiar Read the rest of this entry
Dear Agneta, Lisa & Julia, I am sorry I wasn’t able to find you at the reception to speak with you in person. I was with my 15-year old son, and felt like he’d demonstrated as much patience as I could hope for. It was wonderful to see your faces when I spoke about Lee. Isn’t it strange something like SAS can make us smile? Read the rest of this entry
I first met Lee in 1964 in the UCB dorms, and then reconnected with him and his family in the late 70s, when we had mutual friends who got us together fairly often. We had lost touch recently, but for many years would run into each other from time to time. On those occasions we always Read the rest of this entry
This afternoon I attended a celebration of the life of our neighbor Lee Schipper. In calendar years he was 64, but based upon all the things he accomplished one person thought Lee was really 112 .. and then another realized Lee lived to 192. Family, energy efficiency, humor, creativity, travel, languages, music, sartorial expertise (take a look at those shirts), playfulness, transportation policy and connecting people were just some of the things Lee excelled at … these photos show just a small part of his life … Photos and more comment at http://berkeleyhomes.com/blog/2011/10/02/things-to-do/whats-happening/memorial/a-celebration-of-the-life-of-our-neighbor-lee-schipper/
Dear Agneta, Lisa, Julia and Ramon, I give you my heartfelt condolences. I have learned about the tragic news only yesterday and have since been trying to overcome my disbelief and profound sadness. I do not promise that his message will be coherent, but after putting some jazz on, I will attempt to write my tribute to the very special person and mentor that Lee was to me. Lee was my colleague and supervisor at Read the rest of this entry
I was lucky enough on joining WRI to have my office next to Lee’s. Quite apart from the pleasure of the constant stream of jazz wafting along the corridor, I had the frequent but unpredictable joy of Lee wandering into my office with yet another insight or joke that he wanted to share. They were in more or less infinite supply. One day we had to move offices, and inevitably the scythe had to come Read the rest of this entry
Dear Agneta, Lisa and Julia! We are thinking of you all the time and it would have been great and warm to share the memorial with you! Det känns svårt att vara så långt borta från Er. Vi hoppas se Er här hos oss och då få dela alla minnen av Lee. Hans energi och livsglädje finns kvar i ljust minne! Vi omsluter Er ALLA med våra varmaste kramar, tankar och böner. Gudrun, Georg, Sarah, Noomi och Channa
Lee will always be my brother. From hiding under my bed and scaring the crap out of me to answering emails 24/7. I might have been the silent sister but the entertainment was too good! Lee, I think about you a lot and always have, even when we have been oceans apart or when I had to google the place you said you Read the rest of this entry