Dr. Jack R. Cole, Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona and an active member of Tucson's Jewish community, died Aug. 2. He was 95.

Dr. Cole worked for the UA for 60 years before retiring. He served as dean of the pharmacy college from 1997 to 1990, and was appointed UA provost in 1989.

Cole was the first alumnus to be appointed dean to the College of Pharmacy, according to the University of Arizona website. During that time, he campaigned for a new building for a pharmaceutical sciences center, securing a $1 million grant for construction in 1979.

He was active in the Jewish community, serving as President for both Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Federation.

In 1977, Cole was named Jewish Community Council man of the year, for, among other roles, h

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