Zeke Prust, 92, passed away January 6, 2017. Zeke enlisted in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) while in college. After the program was disbanded, he was sent to Fort Knox, KY for tanker training and then overseas to England. Originally sent to France via Omaha Beach as a replacement for D-Day, he was assigned to the 10th Armored Division and served with them for the remainder of the war including the battle for Metz and the Battle of the Bulge (Bastogne). His unit crossed the Rhine at Worms and ended the war at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Zeke earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin at Stout, his Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota and his Ph.D. from the University of Northern Colorado. After graduation, Zeke co-owned Rock Ledge Printing Service and taught in Sheboygan, Wisconsin before moving to Arizona in 1955. In 1958, he started the Graphic Communications program at ASU where he spent the next 27 years as a professor and Department Chair. He also served as the Associate Director of the Division of Technology, and the Director of Graduate Programs for the Division of Technology. He retired in 1985 as Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology. Zeke was active in ASURA and served as: treasurer, board member, vice president, 9th president (1999-2000), past president, legislative liaison and University Club liaison. He was interviewed by ASURA's Video History Project team on December 5, 2011. A video clip of his interview is available at https://asura.asu.edu/VideoHistoryInterviews  He also served as president of the Emeritus College. Zeke is survived by a brother, two sons, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His wife, Mary Ann, predeceased him in 2012. Zeke’s celebration of life will be held at St. Matthew United Methodist Church, 2540 West Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ on February 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Friendship Village of Tempe Foundation Inc. http://greatnonprofits.org/org/friendship-village-of-tempe-foundation-inc (Sources: Arizona Republic, Emeritus College)