University of Denver Autumn 2024

IN MEMORIAM

1940s Edith Watanabe (BS ’46) 3-5-23 Beth Polnicky Oaks (BS ’48) 3-5-24 1950s Earl Maxon (BA ’50) 6-29-24 Annabelle Deline (BA ’53) 4-11-24 Thomas Rhone (BA ’54, MA ’64) 9-7-23 Max Peterson (BM ’54) 1-19-24 Nancy Nordlund Smallhouse (BA ’54) 3-22-24 Barbara Steinberg (BA ’55) 3-29-24 James S. Fox (BS ’56) 5-31-24 Gene Crawford (BS ’57) 1-11-24 Charles Warren Crews (BSCHE ’57) 4-17-24 Nola (Iverson) Price (MA ’59) 6-9-24 1960s Myrna (Schmidt) Pettit (MA ’60) 4-5-24 Seth Lee Franzman (BS ’60) 5-3-24 Archie Twitchell (MPA ’61) 3-21-24 Hugh Van Inwegen (MBA ’61) 4-5-24 Loralee Van Houten Kerr (MA ’62) 5-8-24 Anthony Walker (BA ’63) 6-7-24 Melvin “LeRoy” Summers (BS ’64) 12-25-23 Patricia Nodell Olson Bozak (BS ’55) 6-25-24 Charles Vaughan Scott (BA ’56) 3-28-24 Leo Louis Beserra (MBA ’67) 5-30-24 Susan Durilla Briggs (BA ’68) 3-6-24 Kenneth Fosha (BS ’68) 3-27-24 Robert Haigh (BSBA ’68) 5-1-24 Charles Warren Vander Hill (PhD ’68) 7-1-24 Juliet Zaidi (MA ’68) 7-15-23 Joseph Krupar (MS ’69) 3-22-24 David Lisberg (BA ’65) 5-9-24 Robert Sides (BA ’66) 3-1-24

Paula Pattschull (PhD ’89) 3-22-24 Terence “Terry” McCaffrey (BSBA ’89) 6-11-24 1990s Georgann Marx (MA ’92) 4-25-24 Gene Munson (MA ’94) 7-5-23 Janice Lyon (MT ’97) 2000s Todd Webster (BA ’00) 5-5-24 William Joseph Burns (MLS ’01) 3-15-24 Tara Wiesner (MA ’07) 4-12-24 2010s Alison Kessler (MBA ’15) 5-10-24 FACULTY & STAFF William “Bill” Dorn (DU professor of mathematics and computer science for 30 years, and department and college administrator) 4-18-24 Edith King (DU professor of education for 44 years) 6-19-24 David Savidge (adjunct faculty in Daniels College of Business) 8-17-24 Remembering Donald Sturm “Donald Sturm’s life and career were marked by extraordinary vision and a deep commitment to philanthropy that impacted countless lives. His legacy lives on at DU’s Sturm College of Law and Sturm Hall. A 1958 law graduate, Don's influence spanned decades. In 2016, he and his wife, Sue, received DU’s Founders Medal for their transformational philanthropy. Their historic gift to DU’s law school and support of veterans through the Sturm Center exemplify Don's dedication to service. A longtime member of DU’s Board of Trustees, Don’s impact on higher education will continue to inspire future generations.” —Jeremy Haefner, Chancellor

Joan Meyer (MA ’69) 5-14-24 1970s William Patrick “Pat” McGinnis (BA ’70) 3-5-24 Darrell Russell James (PhD ’70) 4-19-24 Gregory John William Batten (BSME ’70) 4-27-24 Kathleen Beck (MA ’70) 6-5-24

Madie Dunn Gustafson (MA ’71, JD ’81) 3-16-24 Jerry Fowler (MSW ’71) 4-6-24 William Lyman Graham (BA ’71) 4-9-24 Peter Woodbury (BA ’73) 4-8-24 Alan Waitkus (JD ’73) 5-29-24 Lois (Sears) Ferguson (BFA ’74) 5-31-24 Anna Nelle Johnson (MA ’75) 2-16-24 Jack Peter Wolfe (JD ’76) 4-2-24 Ken Crosby (MSW ’76) 4-20-24 Bruce McGrath (BSBA ’76) 5-1-24 James Cooke (MSW ’78) 6-7-24 Mercedes Lowe Buckingham (MA ’79) 4-13-24 1980s Douglas Earnest Rininger (BS ’80) 12-29-23 Dorothy Ann Loe Tompkins (MA ’81) 2-2-24 Margaret Ritchie (MA ’81) 3-16-24 Kostas Messas (MA ’81, PhD ’91) 4-14-24 Kevin Washburn (BSBA ’81) 6-3-24 Christopher Ipson (MA ’82) 5-13-24 George Michael Kelakos (JD ’82) 3-10-24 Madeline Dicke (Wood) Anderson (MA ’83) 11-28-23 Vernon Hoven (MT ’84) 5-14-24 R. Ivan Pinnell (PhD ’84) 6-14-24

Nancy Kuehl (BA ’85) 3-6-24 Teri Lutz (MA ’86) 9-14-23

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