John Irvine

Friend / Colleague at CTG, Cadmus and beyond

Since I first began working with Malcolm in 1985 he taught me about loving what you do and doing what you love. Because he combined a towering intellect with a huge heart, he was the best possible ambassador for HMC. Whether college student or grizzled veteran–successive waves of engineers (and non-engineers!) have been inspired by his contagious energy, intellectual excitement and dedication to humanity. And that smile. We hurt a bit less just knowing he would want us to dive back into our work of “changing the world” with renewed vigor and optimism…with all the passion and joy he shared with each of us.

Linda Wooley

Friend

What wonderful insight into Malcolm’s life all of his friends and colleagues have given about him in this forum….malcolm was a wonderful, sincere, sweet, caring and loving person. We will all miss him greatly but will have the wonderful memories he has given us will never be forgotten. We love you Malcolm.

Jim Wooley

Friend

I was very fortunate to have known Malcolm for over 20 years. We met in Indian Guides then moved on to Boy Scouts where our sons achieved their Eagle Scouts Awards.
Malcolm’s company later engineered the build out of my medical building. In every aspect of my relationship with Malcolm, his level of professionalism, genus and friendship was unparalleled. He was one of the finest and genuine men that I have had the prevailege to know. In closing, Malcolm and I shall remain “Pals Forever”. May God rest his Soul.

Dan Macaluso

Worked together on Board and Advancement Activities

With all of Malcolm’s intelligence, wisdom and remarkable professional accomplishments, I was most impressed with his strength of character. You didn’t have to know Malcolm long before you clearly recognized that everything he set his brilliant mind to was driven by an even more impressive heart and soul. His warmth, wisdom, encouragement, and guidance will be sorely missed by the HMC community and by me, personally.

Deren Finks, VP, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Emeritus

Colleague and Friend

Malcolm’s warmth and support of me in my position at HMC, and of the advancement HMC in general, was ever present. He was one of my major influences to accept the position of Dean of Admission, upon which I was previously wavering. A great friend and mentor to SO many. HMC suffers a great loss.

Brian Dorman MD ’67

Malcolm was a kind and gentle soul. Always. From the time I met him as a freshman at Harvey Mudd to our last college class reunion.
Last year, as I was leaving a party at an alumnae’s house, I said good by to him and asked how things were. He very gently told me, and I was impressed by his strength and honesty. He said he did not think he would make another reunion. He had grace.
I remember lots of laughs and fun times with him. The freshman engineering project on LA traffic, not so much, but I was a chemist, not an engineer. He was just the kind of nice person we all want to be.Strong, solid, honest. He was liked by all. I will miss him. And I am better for having known him.

George McNulty ’67

Malcolm was my classmate

Malcolm and I arrived at HMC, eager 18 year olds in beanies, on the same day. One impressive mudder! I was always glad that he was able to give so much of his time, energy, and spirit to HMC.

Wah Lim

Former fellow members, Harvey Mudd Board of Trustees

Malcolm was one of my favorite fellow Trustees. His dedications to Harvey Mudd was exemplary and his kindness, thoughtfulness always impressed me. I loved to work with him at Mudd and was always overjoyed when we were assigned to the same committees. He was as genuine as they came. Though he often spoke his mind, forcefully at times, he never raise his voice and always did it with class and dignity, explaining his positions and ideas patiently so we all could understand. As a result he often prevailed and Mudd benefited.

I personally was a recipient of his kindness and thoughtfulness as right after I left the Board, he immediately emailed me, sent his best wishes and suggested we kept in touch. I knew it was genuine when we kept in touch as he promised. He even introduced me to Facebook and we corresponded. He was such a great leader that anyone of us would be happy to go to war for him, me included.

I miss you Malcolm and you will be greatly missed by your family, friends and Harvey Mudd.

God bless you and rest in peace.

Cheryl Prowell ’98

Employee

I first met Malcolm on a trip to the Huntington Library when I was a student. One of the things we discussed were my plans to join the Peace Corps after graduation. Several months later, when I was applying for a summer job at CTG, the first question in my interview was “So what about Peace Corps?” After a summer working for CTG, he sent me off to Nepal with “CTG International” business cards, committed to supporting me in whatever way he could.

I was blessed to have known Malcolm. Professionally, he built a company that is at the forefront of sustainable design, working to make the world a better place. Personally, he was one of the most intelligent, caring, and honest individuals I have known.

John Flynn

Colleague

I had the great pleasure to work alongside Malcolm for over six years in the Forensics area. He was one of the most respected and in demand experts for MEP in the country. He consistently amazed me at his ability to retain complex details on multi cases given his extremely busy schedule. He also possessed a terrific sense of humor and we had a delightful, ongoing “battle of wits” on a regular basis. He was a consumate gentleman who will be sorely missed!