In Memory – Fall 2023

Jamie McClendon, B.A. ‘50, M.A. ‘51

Helen Poeppel Dalzell, B.A. ’51

Bob Gordon, B.A. ’51

Jack Hancock, B.A. ’51

Jack LaBonde, B.A. ’51, M.A. ’53

Harold Hinkley, B.A. ’52

Wil Stutheit, B.A. ’52

Maggie McGowan Divelbiss, B.A. ’53

Samuel Dreith, B.A. ’53

Beulah Kennicutt, B.A. ’53

Albert Rich, B.A. ’53, M.A. ’58

Tom Tsuha, B.A. ’53

Guy Abramo, B.A. ’54

Bob Brenner, M.A. ’54, Ed.D. ’68

Donna River Cook, B.A. ’54

Miriam Michel Graetzer, B.A. ’54

Thomas Hallstrom, M.A. ’54, Ed.D. ’65

Sallie Jacobson Johnson, B.A. ’54, M.M. ’80

Ardyce Stevens Lightner, M.A. ’54, Ed.D. ’66

Curt Lundberg, B.A. ’54

Clairelyn Lyngholm Pfeifer, B.A. ’54

Wil Wolf, B.A. ’54, M.A. ’61

Bill Dumler, B.S. ’55

Hoy Frakes, B.A. ’55

Phyllis Richard Schlosser, B.A. ’55

Lisso Simmons, Ed.D. ’55

Billie Collins, B.A. ’56, M.A. ’57

Sonny Darien, B.A. ’56

Donna Yearous Dimas, B.A. ’56

Jim Hansen, M.A. ’56

Ward Lee, B.A. ’56

Phillip Reigenborn, B.A. ’56

Philip Royer, B.A. ’56, M.A. ’57

Bob Walters, B.A. ’56, M.A. ’57

Lowell Cook, M.A. ’57

Norma Daane Frick, B.A. ’57

William Frick, B.A. ’57, M.A. ’59

Spud Holdren, B.A. ’57

Harold Vander Laan, M.A. ’57

Shirley Dickenson McCune, B.A. ’57

Ruth Zimmerman Stumpf, B.A. ’57, M.A. ’70

Jeanette Tisdale, M.A. ’57

Don Ater, B.A. ’58, M.A. ’61

Carl Holt, B.A. ’58

Jerome Kessenich, B.A. ’58

Bob Laney, B.A. ’58

John Reimer, B.A. ’58, M.A. ’60

Donald Shorman, M.A. ’58

George Walters, M.A. ’58, Ed.D. ’68

Margaret Weigel Arfsten, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’65

Alfred Brophy, B.A. ’59

Colleen Estes Cassell, B.A. ’59

Stella Talagan Contos, B.A. ‘59

Vernon Cozad, B.A. ’59

Don Cummins, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’62

John Gamet, B.A. ’59

Ronald Grandahl, M.A. ’59

Sandy Mason Harden, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’63

Robert Huntington, M.A. ’59

Vonetta Chandler Kennedy, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’63

Katherine Matayoshi, M.A. ’59

Betty Schimpf McGranahan, B.A.’59

Jean Sheppard Overturf, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’68

Charlene Daily Petrie, B.A. ’59

Howard Pigg, M.A. ’59, Ed.D. ’66

Mons Roll, M.A. ’59

Steve Stavrakas, M.A. ’59

Jean Allan Wilson, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’83

Lorrine Skaff Winger, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’63

Frederick Wostenberg, B.A. ’59, M.A. ’62

Jim Genasci, Ed.D. ’60

Don Lester, B.A. ’60, M.A. ’62

Cletus Miller, B.A. ’60

Moe Mosley, B.A. ’60

Trish Dent Murphy, B.A. ’60

Marjorie Brunner Straube, B.A. ’60

Bob Asmus, B.A. ’61, M.A. ’64, M.A. ’72

Fernie Baca, B.A. ’61

Jack Kahler, B.A. ’61

Don Larson, B.A. ’61

Roland Marlatt, B.A. ’61

Don Martin, B.A. ’61

Norm Peercy, B.A. ’61, M.A. ’65

Gordon Peterson, M.A. ’61

Larry Price, M.A. ’61

Ronald Ritchhart, M.A. ’61

Mary Jimenez Roldan, B.A. ’61, M.A. ’64

William Sievers, M.A. ’61

Bonnie Spitzer, B.A. ’61

Freddie Zona, B.A. ’61

Ben Cimino, B.A. ’62

Larry Dodd, M.A. ’62

Thad Englert, B.A. ’62, B.A. ’62

Donna Harvey Garland, B.A. ’62

David Jackson, B.A. ’62

Dale Jacobs, M.A. ’62

Phil Larson, M.A. ’62

Genevieve Nachtman, M.A. ’62

Elsie Reid, B.A. ’62, M.A. ’65

Patricia TeMaat Ryden, B.A. ’62

Joan White Trukenbrod, B.A. ’62

Loretta Sloan Abbott, B.A. ’63

Ronald Bailey, B.A. ’63

James Harner, M.A. ’63

Charlene Desiato Hemphill, B.A. ’63, M.A. ’80

Patrick Holligan, B.A. ’63

LeVern Jensen, M.A. ’63

Max McMillan, B.A. ’63

Barbara Wallace Meanor, B.A. ’63

Barbara Pinkerton Nootz, M.A. ’63

Larry Oelschlager, B.A. ’63, M.A. ’67

Ann Smith Rafert, B.A. ’63, B.A. ’63

Janet Roth Walker, B.A. ’63

Raymond Bailey, B.A. ’64

Kenneth Carey, B.A. ’64

Dona Richeson Cason, B.A. ’64

Helen McDonald Cook, B.A. ’64, M.A. ’69

Glen Earthman, Ed.D. ’64

Rich Green, B.A. ’64

Raymond Helling, B.A. ’64

Rod Holst, B.A. ’64

Andrew Kerby, B.A. ’64

Joann Miner Lewis, B.A. ’64

Joyce Mrkvicka Lindholm, B.A. ’64

Doug Noffsinger, B.A. ’64, B.A. ’64

Marian Eberle Reeves, B.A. ’64, M.A. ’69

Ruth Austin Simmons, B.A. ’64

Jerry Truesdell, M.A. ’64, D.A. ’81

Wayne Buhlig, M.A. ’65

Dianne Travis Davis, B.A. ’65, B.A. ’68

Grace Boddy Kanani, B.A. ’65, M.A. ’67

William Keller, Ed.D. ’65

Jerry Krause, M.A. ’65, Ed.D. ’67

Andrew Lake, B.A. ’65

Jim McNeal, B.A. ’65

Joan Miles Pharr, M.A. ’65, Ed.D. ’74

Richard Reimer, M.A. ’65

Sandra Matthews Reiter, B.A. ’65

Gary Schreiber, M.A. ’65

Molly O’Brien Shown, B.A. ’65

Richard Sorenson, M.A. ’65

Floyd Behrens, Ed.D. ’66

MaryAnn Burton, M.A. ’66

Tony Calabro, M.A. ’66, Ed.D. ’73

William Crosby, M.A. ’66

Harry Garrett, M.A. ’66

Jerry Heydon, B.A. ’66

Carl Johnson, M.A. ’66

James McDowell, B.A. ’66

Verl Nelson, M.A. ’66

Patricia Papenheim, M.A. ’66

Gary Rankin, Ph.D. ’66

Joan Whittington Stanley, B.A. ’66

William Weaver, B.A. ’66

Alfred Abramowitz, M.A. ’67

Andy Anderson, Ed.D. ’67

Brian Brown, B.A. ’67, M.A. ’71

Bill Byers, B.A. ’67

David Erickson, M.A. ’67

Colleen McCune Foster, B.A. ’67

Katherine Jackson Kitamura, B.A. ’67

Sandra Koppenhafer, B.A. ’67

Frank Meyers, Ed.D. ’67

Frances Nicols Parmelee, B.A. ’67

Pat Patterson, Ed.D. ’67

Thomas Radford, M.A. ’67

Richard Roberts, B.A. ’67

Tom Sheldahl, M.A. ’67

Arlee Waring, B.A. ’67

Alice White, M.A. ’67

Martin Woolford, B.A. ’67

Gwendolyn Chase Anderson, M.A. ’68

Bill Austin, B.A. ’68

Bert Budd, M.A. ’68

Harold Dunn, M.A. ’68

David Hirsch, BAE ’68

Stanley Lampe, M.A. ’68

James Lyke, Ed.D. ’68

Michael Peters, B.A. ’68

Steve Peterson, B.A. ’68, M.A. ’71

Terri Riffe, B.A. ’68

Curtis Winterfeldt, M.A. ’68

Polly Pulsipher Artz, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’80

Dick Brown, M.A. ’69

Bob Carmosino, B.A. ’69

Jeanne Winslett Jones, B.A. ’69

Dale McCoy, B.A. ’69

Jack O’Brien, B.A. ’69

Charles Schoonover, M.A. ’69

Ron Walker, B.A. ’69, M.A. ’73

Evelyn Olson Ward, M.A. ’69 

Arthur Bates, Ed.D. ’70

Myrene Larson Bunge, M.A. ’70

Lou Ann Marquardt Fankhauser, M.A. ’70

Merry Gotch, B.S. ’70

John Helmut, B.S. ’70

Bob Hicks, M.A. ’70

Marsha Baker Howery, B.A. ’70

Wilmer Kirschenmann, Ed.D. ’70

Verva Lacy, M.A. ’70

Jerry Peters, B.A. ’70

Brian Rich, M.A. ’70

Jim Snook, M.A. ’70

Janna Sittler Thiel, B.A. ’70

Ruth Stallings Aultman, M.A. ’71

Mary Beek, B.A. ’71

Joanne Gochenour Bracker, M.A. ’71

Suzanne Bright, B.A. ’71

Charla Beck Brown, B.S. ’71

Gary Bryan, B.A. ’71

Bob Carlson, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’75

Lon Cassino, B.S. ’71

John De Santo, Ed.D. ’71

John Drake, B.A. ’71

Nona Lindsey Hentschel, B.A. ’71

Bruce Jensen, B.A. ’71

Leona Karr, M.A. ’71

Arden Kirkpatrick, B.S. ‘71

Dick Lindeman, M.A. ’71, Ed.S. ’72, Ed.D. ’73

Bob Lundeen, B.S. ’71

Jean Odstrcil Mallett, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’72

Mike McMillan, B.A. ‘71

Gene Nuss, B.A. ’71

John O’Neill, Ed.D. ’71

Patricia Sconiers Spaulding, B.A. ’71, M.A. ’74

Rob Stoffregen, B.A. ’71

Charles Thelen, M.A. ’71, Ed.D. ’73

Benino Trujillo, B.A. ’71, M.A.

Dennis Lihs, M.A. ’72

Joe McFadden, B.S. ’72

Fran Pfalzgraff, B.S. ’72

Lorraine DeVries Picker, B.A. ’72, M.A. ’76

Larry Powers, B.A. ’72, M.A. ’74

Randall Reed, B.A. ’72

Lee Tompkins Roe, B.A. ’72

Robert Seedroff, B.A. ’72

Gloria Gonzales Swetlic, B.A. ’72

Stephen Webster, B.A. ’72

Jennie Lamutt Williams, B.A. ’72

Merrideth Akers, M.A. ’73

Dick, Betting, Ed.D. ’73

Mary Camp-Johnson, B.A. ’73

Renee Pater Clemann, B.A. ’73

Leslie Francis, Ed.D. ’73

Paulette Fisch Haley, B.A. ’73

Mike Johannes, B.S. ’73

Joseph Langley, M.A. ’73, Ed.D. ‘81

Maureen Jaap McClanahan, B.A. ’73

Daryl Newman, B.A. ’73

George Partilla, M.A. ’73

Doyle Richardson, M.A. ’73

William Sanchez, M.A. ’73

Bob Wiley, M.A. ’73

Ted Bishop, M.A. ’74

Charles Bohn, B.A. ’74

Elva Stander Chilson, B.S. ’74

Tom Graves, Ed.D. ’74

Joann Hanson, Ed.S. ’74

Larry Harper, B.S. ’74

Mary Lawlor McCarthy, M.A. ’74

Susan Hiebert McFarland, B.A. ’74

Kathleen Corrigan Newman, M.A. ’74

Jim Richardson, B.A. ’74, M.A. ’79

Kirk Robertson, B.S. ’74

Mildred Hall Smith, M.A. ’74

John Waterbrook, Ed.D. ’74

Roger Ailman, B.S. ’75, M.S. ’77

Ken Albertsen, M.A. ’75

Thomas Allen, B.M.E. ’75

Jan McLellan Cochran, M.A. ’75

James Cox, M.A. ’75

Lorna Harris, B.A. ’75, M.A. ’76

Eddie Morin, M.A. ’75

Rock Sassano, M.A. ’75

Jerry Siote, B.S. ’75

Dick White, B.A. ’75

Jeanne Thompson Ambrosier, M.A. ’76

Lindy Lamont Churchill, B.A. ’76

Mark Goulette, B.A. ’76

Greg Lane, ’76

Becky Shirbroun Mangin, B.A. ’76, M.A. ’78, M.A. ’82

Bill Miller, Ed.D. ’76

Evelyn Anderson Morrison, B.A. ’76, MPH ’96

Julie Lowe Muller, M.A. ’76

Marty Murphy, M.A. ’76

Sandy Githens Olson, Ed.D. ’76

Arlyn Ristau, Ed.D. ’76

Joanne Rudoff, M.A. ’76

John Sonnelitter, M.A. ’76

Gus Spano, B.A. ’76

Timothy Tyler, M.A. ’76

Marguerite Brady-Ciampa, Ed.D. ’77

Steve Cassaday, B.A. ’77

Kathy Diver Jacobsen, B.A. ’77

Ron Kozma, M.A. ’77

Lee Lindbloom, B.A. ’77

Leila Pass, M.A. ’77

Marianne McCarthy Quinn, M.A. ’77

Becky Archuleta Sais, B.A. ’77, M.A. ’81

Les Stiles, M.A. ’77

Allen Tubbs, D.A. ’77

Pat Lock Hinrichs, M.A. ’78

Jay Justis, M.S. ’78

Marilyn LaMarsh, M.A. ’78

Katherine Klinzmann Larsen, B.S. ’78

Bruce McLean, M.A. ’78

Donna Pellican, M.A. ’78

LeAnna Johnson Skogen, M.A. ’78

Chryl Clapper Statler, B.A. ’78

Hugh E. Sweeney, M.A. ’78

Sheryl Williams Winds, M.A. ’78

Mike Bishop, B.A. ’79

Jim Brundige, B.S. ’79

Robert Bowles, B.A. ’79

Linda Burchfield, M.A. ’79

Michael Carsella, B.A. ’79

Palma Wolff Chambers, M.A. ’79

Diane Halla, B.A. ’79

Andy Anderson Nichols, B.A. ’79

Bruce Patrick, M.A. ’79

Jean Patrick, M.A. ’79

Norman Pfancook, M.S. ’79

Mike Ridgeway, B.S. ’79

Robert Sims, M.A. ’79

Judith Bennett, B.A. ’80, M.A. ’96

Beverly Howard Ford, M.A. ’80

Kenneth Hallgren, Ed.D. ’80

Monica Greig Kahn, B.A. ’80

Diane Kirk Kirkpatrick, B.A. ’80

Deanna Sprind Lewis, B.S. ’80

Barbara Sturm Nesland, M.A. ’80

Stephen Pribyl, M.A. ’80

Jay Raschke, M.A. ’80

Lona McMakin Stanley, M.A. ’80

June Sullivan, Ed.D. ’80

Paula Brooke, M.A. ’81

Johnnie Hall, M.A. ’81

David Hartenbach, Ed.D. ’81

Kathleen McGee, M.A. ’81

Jim Sears, B.S. ’81

Vickie Pohlman Tucker, B.S. ’81

Russell Ware, M.S. ’81

Ron Winter, M.A. ’81

Leesa Bonkiewicz Anthony, B.S. ’82

Merle Harris Ashley, M.A. ’82

Richard Barrett, M.S. ’82

Oscar Cantu, M.A. ’82

Norma Carter, B.S. ’82

Byron Gardiner, B.A. ’82

Marian Barr Griffen, M.A. ’82

Helen Hammond Ingalls, M.A. ’82

Virginia Struckman Stoddard, M.A. ’82

Tom Veneziano, B.S. ’82

Rick Hubbell, MBA ’83

Cheryl Richert, B.A. ’83

Gundar Savig, B.A. ’83

Randall Sirowy, M.A. ’83

Gregory Beytien, B.S. ’84

Alois Breuer, B.A. ’84

Bob Larzelere, M.A. ’84

Phyllis Vale Smith, B.A. ’84

William Wride, B.S. ’84

Katrina Baca, B.S. ’85

Rebecca Shafer-Chunko, B.A. ’85

Sandra Grchan Duran, B.S. ’86

Mary Folladori, B.S. ’86, M.S. ’97

Robert Fox, M.A. ’86

Andrew Kassel, B.A. ’86

Michael Verchota, B.A. ’86

Carolyn Moyer Daigneau, B.S. ’87

Mary Ann Hubbard, M.A. ’87

AJ Spade, B.S. ’87

Norma Ohlson Gress, M.A. ’88

Jeanette Rosenthal King, B.S. ’89

John Piccotti, B.S. ’89

Bruce Riser, M.A. ’89

Jeffrey Romero, B.S. ’89

Donna Jensen Geckler Solod, BAE ’89

Karen Crowder Love, M.A. ’90

Michael Fern, BAE ’91, M.A. ’97

Mark Olson, M.A. ’91

Christopher Walker, B.S. ’91

Elaine Berson Connolly, M.A. ’92

Amy Haselgren, BAE ’92

Beth Rhoades, B.S. ’92, M.A. ’94

Melinda Gable, B.S. ’93

Lon Gunderson, B.S. ’93

Carla Foley-Trumbo, M.A. ’93

Sherri Hamm Nord, B.M. ’93

Laura Cudmore, B.A. ’94

Jennie Knippelmeyer Kasid, B.A. ’94

Dale Meyer, B.A. ’94

Eleanor Fullerton Phillips, B.S. ’94

Jeff Verretta, B.S. ’94

Ron Williamson, M.A. ’94

Ken David, B.A. ’95

Amy Bachman Gentry, B.S. ’95, M.S. ’98

Maria Chavez Spoon, B.A. ’95

Rickey Hayes, M.A. ’96

Kerri Hancock Lenhard, B.A. ’96

Adina Garcia-Premier, B.A. ’96

Amy Eitemiller-Morrison, M.M. ’97

Lisa Meiklejohn Heinz, B.S. ’97

Lee Sanne Hanson Roy, B.S. ’97

Donavan Brown, B.A. ’98

Linda Kelly, Ed.D. ’98

Aaron Aure, M.A. ’99

Erin Parkison Bond, B.A. ’99

Betty Mahaffy, M.A. ’99

Eunice Sternat Krivonak, B.A. ’00

Scott Redfield, B.S. ’00

Jamie Greenfield Linville, B.A. ’00

Darcy Pullin Titus, B.A. ’01

John Tresner, M.A. ’02

Scott Nash, B.S. ’03

Laura Grimshaw Hale, B.A. ’04

Adrah Leitner, B.A. ’05

Brad Forbush, B.A. ’06

Jammie Massey, M.A. ’06

Phill Sjoberg, B.A. ’07

Ashley Dryer, B.A. ’08

Brian Yurko, B.S. ’08

Katee Pearce, B.S. ’09

Whitney Smith Vaughns, B.A. ’09

Sean Ilgen, B.S. ’11

Tyler Ohlson, B.S. ’11

Roslyn Wright, B.A. ‘12

Sean Ilgen, B.S. ’11

Tyler Ohlson, B.S. ’11

Roslyn Wright, B.A. ’12

Annalise Appel, Ed.S. ’20

Sam Degraw, B.S. ’20

Ren Nisley, B.A. ’20

Becky De Oliveira, Ph.D. ’22

Katherine Whisenant, B.A. ’22

Faculty and Emeritus Faculty

Tess Malumphy

John Vonk

Lesley Manring-Borchers

Doris Steffy

Wanda Eastwood Brewer, M.A. ’61, Ed.D. ’68

Larry Harrison

Shad Shadwick

John Dietz, M.A. ’63

Tess Malumphy 

John Vonk 

Lesley Manring-Borchers 

Doris Steffy 

Wanda Eastwood Brewer, M.A. ’61, Ed.D. ’68 

Larry Harrison 

Shad Shadwick 

John Dietz, M.A. ’63 

John Dietz, M.A. ’63, was born May 4, 1938, in Broken Bow, Nebraska. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in three years. Later, John taught at the Broken Bow Junior-Senior High School while managing the family farm. During the summers, he attended the then-Colorado State College (now UNC) in Greeley, Colorado, where he earned a master’s degree. In 1967, he accepted a faculty position in the Geography Department at Colorado State College in Greeley, where he remained until 2001 when he became Professor Emeritus. Dietz was an active member of his community, participating in the UNC Emeritus Faculty Association and Friends of the UNC Libraries among many others.  

Memorial gifts may be made in John’s memory to the Dietz-Cummins Scholarship Fund at UNC. 

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Frank Lucero, B.A. ’74,  M.A. ’77, was born in Monte Vista, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Science and Secondary Education as a first-generation student in 1974 after serving in the Army. Later, Lucero returned to UNC earning his master’s degree in Educational Administration in 1977. After earning a doctorate in Organizational Development from Colorado State University in 1985, he returned to UNC serving as the assistant dean of students for cultural diversity and director of the Hispanic cultural center. His career was dedicated to serving others and creating opportunities for students to succeed.  

Memorial gifts may be made in Frank’s memory to the Dr. Frank J. Lucero Memorial Scholarship.

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Bob Blasi, M.A. ’57, was born in rural Cunningham, Kansas, in 1930. He graduated with his undergraduate degree from Colorado A&M University in 1953 and later earned his master’s degree in K-12 Physical Education from UNC in 1957. Blasi took the helm as UNC head football coach in 1966 and had a remarkable 30-year run, retiring after the 1984 season as the winningest coach in UNC football. Credited with putting UNC football on the map, Coach Blasi led the Bears to six conference championships and amassed an overall record of 107-71-3.

Blasi built the UNC football program into a powerful, dominant force. His 1969 team finished 10–0, won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title and was ranked No. 3 by United Press International. In 1980, during the team’s first full season in the North Central Conference, considered one of the top NCAA Division II leagues in the nation, the Bears won the conference title and earned their first Division II playoff berth. In 1995, Blasi was inducted into the UNC Hall of Fame Class and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. 

Memorial gifts may be made in Bob’s honor to the UNC Quarterback Club.