We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Ed Jorgensen, emeritus associate professor in residence of computer science and the longest-serving faculty member in the Department of Computer Science in the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering.

Dr. Jorgensen passed away on Thursday, Sept. 4. He is survived by his wife, Dolly Jorgensen, an emeritus lecturer of computer science at UNLV. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Advanced Engineering Building's Flexatorium. Prior to the service, we invite you to stop by our temporary memorial outside TBE A 211 to leave a note or memory. This memorial will remain there until the morning of the event on Sept. 18. 

During his 40 year career at UNLV, Ed was a dedicated teacher who cared deeply for student learning and success. He was instrumental in revising and enhancing our computer science curriculum to improve quality and increase student retention, progression, and completion. His classes were known to be challenging, yet students flocked to them.

He authored a popular book on assembly language programming and served as the undergraduate coordinator for the Department of Computer Science. In addition to his decades of service, Ed was also a three-time computer science graduate of UNLV, having most recently earned his Ph.D. in 2019.

Above all, Ed valued community and was always looking for opportunities to bring people together to solve problems. After retiring in June, Ed transitioned to emeritus status in order to continue serving the college in a grant-writing capacity.

We will all — especially the thousands of computer science students he taught over the decades — miss him dearly. Please keep Ed, Dolly and their family in your thoughts during this difficult time. Members of the Department of Computer Science have arranged a temporary memorial near the entrance of the office on the second floor of TBE-A, where students and faculty are invited to leave messages of condolence and share memories.