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In Memory
ALUMNI NEWS
President Kandra (Kerridge) Robbins, ’90, Portland, Michigan Vice president Scott Nadeau, ’89, Dexter, Michigan Past president Nathan Tallman, ’07, M.A. ’09, Macomb, Michigan Directors Brooke Adams, ’11, Detroit, Michigan Rebeca Reyes Barrios, ’00, MBA ’02, Lansing, Michigan Carrie Baumgardner, ’99, M.A. ’02, Davison, Michigan Lester Booker Jr., ’08, MSA ’10, Canton, Michigan Lisa (Laitinen) Bottomley, ’97, Kentwood, Michigan Catherine (Bomber) Claes, ’90, Gladstone, Michigan Michael Decker, ’07, Birmingham, Michigan Nicole DeFour, ’12, M.A. ’15, Ferndale, Michigan Megan Doyle, ’03, Chicago, Illinois Jonathan Eadie, ’93, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Norma Eppinger, ’91, Lansing, Michigan Chris Gautz, ’04, Adrian, Michigan Jacalyn (Beckers) Goforth, ’82, Beverly Hills, Michigan Spencer Haworth, ’12, Kalamazoo, Michigan Sean Hickey, ’88, M.A. ’90, Traverse City, Michigan Bret Hyble, ’82, M.A. ’86, Mount Pleasant, Michigan Erica Lagos, ’13, Carmel, Indiana Anthony Lazzaro, ’15, Newport Beach, California Linda (Scharich) Leahy, ’82, Midland, Michigan J.J. Lewis, ’06, Simi Valley, California Benjamin Moxon, ’17, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan Thomas Olver, ’98, Lake Isabella, Michigan John Reineke, ’09, Oxford, Ohio Caroline (Powers) Rizzo, ’15, Traverse City, Michigan Michelle (Curtis) Rush, ’07, St. Joseph, Michigan Kimberly Sampson, ’17, Midland, Michigan Darryl Shelton, ’85, Fennville, Michigan Christine Simon, ’13, Lansing, Michigan
For a full listing including emeritus board members please see https://www. cmich.edu/alumni/ AboutUs/AlumniBoard/ Pages/default.aspx
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Todd J. Anson, ’77 Regine Beauboeuf Sharon Heath, ’96 Isaiah M. Oliver, ’07 Edward J. Plawecki Jr., ’75 Michael A. Sandler Richard K. Studley, ’93 Robert F. Wardrop II, ’72, ’76
For a full listing of Board of Trustees meeting schedules please see https://www.cmich. edu/bot/Pages/default.aspx
Ray H. Lawson, ’40, Rochester, Mich., died June 1, 2021, age 102 Kathrine E. (Williams) Harrison, ’42, ’67 MA, Bay City, Mich., died Jan. 24, 2021, age 99 Esther L. (Anderson) Medlen, ’42, Ortonville, Mich., died July 7, 2021, age 98 Fay C. Bovee , ’46, Grayling, Mich., died Aug. 02, 2021, age 96 Bernice A. (Nelson) Lirones, ’47, Bellaire, Mich., died Feb. 22, 2021, age 96 Natalie (Jack) Adams Kilfoil, ’48, Greenville, Mich., died April 29, 2021, age 94 Marilla I. Parfitt, ’48, Alma, Mich., died May 27, 2021, age 97 Edward G. Czarnecki, ’50, Flushing, Mich., died July 19, 2021, age 94 Judy R. Nizzola, ’52, Gaylord, Mich., died Dec. 30, 2021, age 93 Beverley A. (Hamblin) Evans, ’53, Clinton Township, Mich., died June 3, 2021, age 89 James E. Hughes, ’53, Traverse City, Mich., died June 7, 2021, age 90 Bill Webb, ’53, Petoskey, Mich., died May 19, 2021, age 92 Eleanor C. (Licht) Schadd, ’54, Pigeon, Mich., died May 23, 2021, age 88 Waive J. (Wilson) Wardwell, ’55, Coldwater, Mich., died June 9, 2021, age 87 Ron E. Todd, ’56, Traverse City, Mich., died May 10, 2021, age 87 Joseph F. Zakrajsek, ’56, Cadillac, Mich., died June 30, 2021, age 87 Kay R. Melvin, ’57, ’65 MA, Wildwood, Fla., died April 30, 2021, age 88 Robert J. Graham, ’59, Lynchburg, Va., died July 18, 2021, age 89 Diane (Little) Mulchay, ’60, Ann Arbor, Mich., died April 19, 2021, age 82 Judy A. (Slattery) Sowle, ’61, Traverse City, Mich., died June 15, 2021, age 82 Peter J. Barton, ’62, ’71 MA, Fountain, Mich., died April 29, 2021, age 81 Phyllis R. (Wolfe) Carroll, ’62 MA, Shepherd, Mich., died May 12, 2021, age 90 Richard A. Fezatte, ’62, Zionsville, Ind., died May 20, 2021, age 80 Robert P. Merkel, ’62, ’67 MA, Harrisville, Mich., died May 9, 2021, age 81 Wayne D. Peterson, ’62, Lowell, Mich., died June 16, 2021, age 85 Robert A. Prause, ’63, ’70 MA, Grayling, Mich., died June 10, 2021, age 83 Merle V. Stone, ’63, Brubank, Calif., died April 14, 2021, age 85 Patricia K. (Terry) Urchike, ’63, Chandler, Ariz., died May 18, 2021, age 79 Dean E. Baker, ’65 MA, Novi, Mich., died Dec. 14, 2020, age 82 Robert J. Bordeaux, ’65, Saginaw, Mich., died May 28, 2021, age 78 Sherrill A. (Krueger) Kumler, ’66, Bradenton, Fla., died June 2, 2021, age 76 William J. Maher, ’67, ’71 MA, Comstock Park, Mich., died July 12, 2021, age 78 Johneane E. (Teeter) Powers, ’67, Sylvan Lake, Mich., died Oct. 10, 2020, age 77 Constance M. VanHouten, ’67, Cedar Springs, Mich., died May 21, 2021, age 76 William K. Gorman, ’68, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died May 19, 2021, age 75 Terry B. McBride, ’68, Midland, Mich., died April 30, 2021, age 76 Perry A. (Walther) Owen, ’68, Fenton, Mich., died June 3, 2021, age 74 Leslee A. (Humphrye) Turner, ’68, Apex, N.C., died April 20, 2021, age 74 Marilynn A. (LaFear) Warren, ’68, Hart, Mich., died Jan. 24, 2021, age 75 Nicholie A. Ashcraft, ’69, ’79 MA, Harrison, Mich., died May 21, 2021, age 74 Mary L. (King) Lorenc, ’69, Coleman, Mich., died May 3, 2021, age 74 Carol L. (Conger) Murray, ’69, Caledonia, Mich., died May 17, 2021, age 74 Kenneth C. St. John, ’69, Jackson, Mich., died May 30, 2021, age 75 Brenda L. (Bone) Bonnett, ’70, Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 31, 2021, age 74 Michael J. Britten, ’70, Guttenberg, Iowa, died May 10, 2021, age 75 >
Verona L. (Gribbell) Logan, ’70, Tustin, Mich., died June 9, 2021, age 91 Duane R. Brooks, ’71, Midland, Mich., died May 27, 2021, age 89 Judith A. (Easlick) Freeman, ’71, Mayville, Mich., died April 29, 2021, age 72 Susan S. (Sienko) Parrish, ’71, Sunrise, Fla., died April 19, 2021, age 72 Camilla L. (Bertl) DeWitt, ’72, Roscommon, Mich., died May 9, 2021, age 86 Theresa M. (Wolschlager) Hund, ’72, Clarkston, Mich., died July 7, 2021, age 70 Imants R. Gailis, ’73 MA, Edwardsville, Pa., died June 17, 2021, age 77 Joseph L. Zolton , ’73 MA, New Port Richey, Fla., died April 24, 2021, age 81 Otha D. Johnson, ’74 MA, Arlington, Tex., died April 26, 2021, age 77 LaRae M. (Gillings) Munk, ’74, ’82 MA, Garden City, Kans., died May 15, 2021, age 70 Michael B. Swartz, ’74, South Milwaukee, Wis., died June 6, 2021, age 74 Ray H. Janes, ’75 MA, Denton, Tex., died April 29, 2021, age 88 Anne M. (Schwacke) Koontz, ’75 MA, Tucson, Ariz., died July 26, 2021, age 84 Andrew F. Martin, ’75, Phoenix, Ariz., died May 5, 2021, age 71 Sue E. (Martin) MartinCrowell, ’75, ’98 MA, Montague, Mich., died May 15, 2021, age 69 Charles E. Spoering, ’75, Cadillac, Mich., died July 18, 2021, age 70 Donald G. Walker, ’75 MA, Syracuse, Ind., died July 27, 2021, age 81 James D. Adams, ’76, Clearwater, Fla., died May 15, 2021, age 85 Ilene M. (Johnson) Green, ’76, ’81 MA, Lakeview, Mich., died May 19, 2021, age 85 Thomas G. Jacques, ’76, Harleyville, S.C., died May 25, 2021, age 73 Andrew W. VanBeelen, ’76, Manistee, Mich., died April 23, 2021, age 68 Robert L. Burton, ’77 MA, Springfield, Ohio, died May 24, 2021, age 86 John W. Cook, ’77, Blanchard, Mich., died May 10, 2021, age 65 Wayne K. Johns, ’77 MA, Ishpeming, Mich., died May 8, 2021, age 88 James L. Brunton, ’78 MA, Collins, Miss., died May 2, 2021, age 82 Nancy A. (Orr) Elliott, ’78 MA, Ubly, Mich., died May 29, 2021, age 72 Helen M. (Murray) Free, ’78 MA, Elkhart, Ind., died May 1, 2021, age 98 Thomas F. Kalil, ’78 MA, Fairfax Station, Va., died May 18, 2021, age 68 Donald G. Reese, ’78 MA, Leawood, Kans., died May 20, 2021, age 83 John A. Ward, ’78, Belmont, Mich., died July 25, 2021, age 65 Ted L. Collins, ’80, Battle Creek, Mich., died May 8, 2021, age 78 Bernard D. Cooper, ’80, Saginaw, Mich., died June 2, 2021, age 88 George S. Efstratis, ’80, Scottsdale, Ariz., died May 6, 2021, age 63 Edward D. Klawitter, ’80 MA, Chesapeake, Va., died May 3, 2021, age 71 Andrew J. Pelak, ’80 MA, O’Fallon, Ill., died May 6, 2021, age 74 Ethel J. (Geboski) Gallagher, ’81, ’87 MA, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died May 2, 2021, age 89 Edward E. Perrault, ’81 MA, North Platte, Neb., died June 1, 2021, age 90 Mark A. Schumann, ’81, ’89 MA, Belmont, Mich., died June 28, 2021, age 61 Edward I. Wexler, ’81 MA, Savannah, Ga., died June 30, 2021, age 75 Edward A. Johengen II, ’82, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died May 29, 2021, age 68 Lorenzo A. Moner, ’82 MA, ’82 MA, Inkster, Mich., died May 13, 2021, age 65 Roger L. Peterson, ’82 MA, Kirkland, Wash., died April 26, 2021, age 74
Jane M. Plamondon, ’82, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died June 15, 2021, age 64 David C. Reinhart, ’82, Flint, Mich., died Nov. 5, 2020, age 62 Luann M. (Scofield) Suckley, ’82 MA, Corpus Christi, Tex., died June 15, 2021, age 79 Wanda L. Ewing, ’83 MA, Cypress, Tex., died May 4, 2021, age 63 John R. Knirk, ’83 MA, Tryon, N.C., died May 23, 2021, age 85 Shirley J. (Geesman) Plumer, ’83, Midland, Mich., died July 15, 2021, age 78 Dennis M. Gilmore, ’84 MA, Kent, Wash., died April 10, 2021, age 78 Carolyn A. Wilson, ’84, Harbor Springs, Mich., died July 22, 2021, age 59 Tamara D. (Howe) Arndt, ’85, Newaygo, Mich., died June 25, 2021, age 57 Richard L. Barz, ’85, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died June 14, 2021, age 68 Constance L. (Banks) Johnson, ’85 MA, Millville, N.J., died July 25, 2021, age 76 Norbert M. Zielinski, ’85, The Villages, Fla., died April 5, 2021, age 77 Elizabeth M. (McClellan) Crockett, ’88, Charlevoix, Mich., died May 22, 2021, age 80 Joseph P. Wojda, ’88, Lansing, Mich., died April 24, 2021, age 56 Penny M. (Drummond) Bearden, ’90, ’94 MA, Ashley, Mich., died May 18, 2021, age 52 Benita Brickhouse, ’90 MA, Youngstown, Ohio, died July 10, 2021, age 70 Jerry L. Saville, ’90 MA, Tehachapi, Calif., died July 27, 2021, age 80 Rick L. Steinhaus, ’90, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., died May 9, 2021, age 67 Joan M. Rowley, ’92 MA, Staten Island, N.Y., died May 28, 2021, age 70 Ursula A. Steckert, ’92 , Saginaw Twp., Mich., died June 10, 2021, age 55 David L. Baumgras, ’93, Midland, Mich., died May 10, 2021, age 68 Ifield P. Joseph, ’94 MA, Greenville, Ohio, died June 25, 2021, age 65 Robert L. MacKenzie, ’94 MA, LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, died April 30, 2021, age 83 John E. Twietmeyer, ’94, Crossville, Tenn., died June 11, 2021, age 58 Brenda C. (Conway) McDaniel, ’95 MA, Springfield, Va., died May 26, 2021, age 63 Michael E. Marx, ’97, ’03 MA, Macomb, Mich., died May 27, 2021, age 69 James L. Moseley, ’99, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., died Nov. 13, 2020, age 78 Terrie D. Tolliver, ’99, Auburn Hills, Mich., died May 17, 2021, age 45 Eric G. Beckman, ’00, ’02 MA, Higgins Lake, Mich., died July 15, 2021, age 45 Michelle S. Cooper, ’01, Flushing, Mich., died June 21, 2021, age 42 Christopher W. Forman, ’03, New Hudson, Mich., died Feb. 15, 2021, age 40 Kim V. Thompson, ’04, Alexandria, Va., died June 6, 2021, age 58 Craig A. Stott, ’05, Grand Ledge, Mich., died May 16, 2021, age 64 Judith L. (Counts) Sink, ’06 MA, Newnan, Ga., died June 4, 2021, age 74 Scott S. Campbell, ’12, Charlotte, N.C., died May 2, 2021, age 35 Seth P. DeLeeuw, ’13, Jonesville, Mich., died May 20, 2021, age 32 Matthew M. Mott, ’13 MA, Carroll County, Ohio, died May 3, 2021, age 32 Brian J. Barnes, ’15, Brunswick, Ohio, died May 1, 2021, age 27 Alec M. Esparza, ’18, Saginaw, Mich., died June 25, 2021, age 25
FACULTY John “Jack” L. McCarthy, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Aug. 11, 2020, age 83
STAFF Sarah J. Kunik, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died March 29, 2021, age 42
