In Memory
 Dr. Rosemary Caffarella

Rosemary S. Caffarella, PhD, Professor Emerita of Adult Education in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University,  passed away at her home in Ithaca, NY December 30, 2022 after a lengthy illness.  Rosemary was proceeded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward Caffarella, and is survived by daughter, Christy, and two grandsons. Rosemary Caffarella was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, received the prestigious Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education and has authored or coauthored 14 books including multiple editions of Learning in Adulthood and Planning Programs for Adult Learners.   Rosemary dedicated the later years of her life, from early 2000, to helping women with breast cancer, especially in Malaysia where she collaborated with faculty and staff at the Universiti Putra Malaysia.  She founded the CARE Program of Malaysia in 2003 (now called KanWork - a program to bring awareness about breast cancer).  Rosemary,  along with Drs. Maznah Muhamad, Sharan Merriam and Sandra Daffron, worked tirelessly to advance the fight against breast cancer among Malaysian women. The KanWork program now has hundreds of survivors who continue the work Rosemary started.  Rosemary Caffarella was a pioneer of adult education and unselfishly gave much of her life to our field. She was one of the most caring women in our field and will be sorely missed.