AROUND THE CLOCKTOWER

1. Ripon achieves record-breaking year

Following the most successful fundraising year in Ripon College’s history in FY’21, loyal supporters from around the world came through once again with a second record-breaking year in FY’22. More than $26 million was committed in FY’22, half of which was designated to the new science center and stadium projects.

The total from the fifth annual #OneDayRally giving day, held April 27, 2022, was $1,414,881, raised from a record total of 2,217 donors. The online campaign garnered a spirited show of support to sustain the Ripon Fund, Red Hawks Club in athletics and Friends of the Arts; and ultimately to support current and future Ripon College students.

photo: Ben Chambers ’23, left, and Bryson Patterson ’23 write thank-you notes to donors during #OneDayRally.

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Ripon places well in national rankings

Ripon College again has been placed on national rankings for undergraduate education.

• Ripon is ranked the top school in Wisconsin for promoting social mobility by U.S. News & World Report

• Ripon is included in The Princeton Review’s 2023 edition of The Best 388 Colleges. Ripon also was named to its Best Regional Colleges list for the Midwest.

• Ripon was named to Money Magazine’s 2022 Best Colleges in America and Best Liberal Arts Colleges lists. The list ranks schools that successfully combine quality and affordability.

3. $150,000 humanities grant to promote regional network

A project to strengthen the humanities at Ripon College through regional collaboration has received a $150,000 Humanities Initiatives for Colleges and Universities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will fund a three-year effort to reimagine humanistic study for the 21st century and support a plan to bolster humanities education by connecting faculty and students with cultural institutions across the southern Fox Valley region.

“Developing a Diverse and Sustainable PlaceBased Humanities Education through Regional Partnerships,” led by Ripon College Professor of History Brian Bockelman, is included in the NEH’s first round of funding for the year and is one of only two Humanities Initiatives grants awarded to Wisconsin colleges and universities in this cycle. The focus will be on humanities education and establishing a regional network of collaborations among local places, people and organizations. The project is aimed to improve the quality and content of humanities classes, grow humanities enrollments and develop a model for revitalizing the humanities at liberal arts colleges in predominantly rural environments.

4. Lillian

Brown earns fellowship, presents solo play performance

Assistant Professor of Theatre Lillian Brown has received a Mellon Faculty Fellowship from Associated Colleges of the Midwest. At the post-graduate level,

Mellon Faculty Fellowships offer tenure-track appointments at an ACM college to new Ph.D. or terminal master’s degree graduates whose backgrounds and life experiences will enhance diversity on the ACM campuses.

She also presented a solo performance of her original play “The OREO Complex,” in July in Ripon, then in festival performances in Washington, D.C., and St. Louis, Missouri.

5. It’s a small world for Ripon College alumni

Jon Muraskas ’78 of Palos Park, Illinois, and Bob Wagner ’78 of Burr Ridge, Illinois, see each other nearly weekly. They have worked in the same building, just five floors apart, since 1987 for the Loyola university health System. Muraskas is a neonatologist, has cared for more than 25,000 sick newborns and is in the Guinness Book of World Records three times for caring for the two smallest newborns in the world (8.5 and 9.5 ounces) and the smallest twins in the world. Wagner is a recognized expert in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine.

Combined, they have published more than 350 scientific abstracts and peer review manuscripts, given more than 300 invited presentations nationally and internationally, received 15 grants, served on more than 30 medical school/ university committees, received more than 70 teaching awards and other recognitions, and have mentored thousands of high school, undergraduate, medical students and physicians.

“Jon has been a friend, Ripon College roommate all four years, and professional colleague now for over 50 years,” Wagner says.

Payton Rahn ’22 of Omro, Wisconsin, received a $10,000 scholarship from the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. The scholarship is a significant honor to both its recipients and their institutions.

“The NCAA awards 21 scholarships to both men and women (42 total) each season (fall/winter/ spring) across all NCAA divisions, so it’s a pretty big accomplishment given it’s across all divisions,” says Ripon College track coach Bob Wood.

Rahn is using her scholarship toward tuition at Marquette University Law School. At Ripon, she studied politics and government and English.

The 2022 session of Summer Opportunities for Advanced Research (SOAR) had 22 students and 13 faculty members participating across nine disciplines. While summer research projects in the past focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, SOAR offers collaborative research and creative activity with faculty in all disciplines. Weekly meetings for all students include professional development workshops, social events and community service.

“It was a brilliant summer,” says John Sisko, vice president and dean of faculty. “The college continues to grow and flex its muscles as a research entity — with a special focus on faculty-student collaboration.”

He says the summer research experience allows students to envision themselves as bona fide researchers and to consider graduate school after Ripon. He says that research experience is becoming an important factor in graduate schools admissions. Further, Sisko says, “summer research gives our students a leg up on the competition when it comes to national scholarships and fellowships.”

Associate Professor of Physics Christina Othon and Associate Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby were program co-coordinators for SOAR 2022.

Strazzante photo : SOAR students present results of their summer research during poster presentations.

Announced for 2023

Alumni award recipients for 2023 have been announced by the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI CITATION

• Nancy Wadley Keough ’67 of Pebble Beach, California, Career Achievements, Service to Community

• Justin W. Niebank ’78 of Franklin, Tennessee, Career Achievements

• Jerry L. Waukau ’78 of Keshena, Wisconsin, Service to Community

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

• James-Mark Ooko-Ombaka ’16 of Nairobi, Kenya, Service to Community

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

• Jacob L. Gahart ’13 of Tucson, Arizona, football

• Taylor T. Koth ’13 of Jackson, Wisconsin, basketball, baseball

• Michelle M. Matter ’13 of Fort Collins, Colorado, cross country, track and field

• Adam D. Sellner ’13 of Irmo, South Carolina, track and field

• Kirk P. Wilderspin ’99 of Batavia, Illinois, football

• Stephanie Rieuwpassa Willms ’13 of Union Grove, Wisconsin, softball

These awards will be presented during Alumni Weekend at the 1851 Awards Dinner on Friday, June 23. The full schedule and registration details for Alumni Weekend will be shared in the spring.

KEITH F. WEILAND of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Sandy Springs, Georgia, who attended Ripon in the 1940s, died Oct. 14, 2022. When he was 18, he was drafted into World War II and served in the Army Signal Corps. His job was maintaining telephone systems between Germany and France. He attended the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Design, then had a career working for various architectural firms in Michigan, including his own firm started with partners and as a principal in the firm Lane, Riebe, Weiland Architects. His work included fire stations, schools, commercial and office buildings and homes. He also was active in the community. After moving to Georgia, he remained active in architecture work well into his 90s. He enjoyed traveling around the world. Survivors include four children.

JOHN N. “JACK” ZNEIMER ’48 of Sarasota, Florida, died June 28, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in English and participated in Phi Kappa Pi (Merriman). He earned a master’s degree from Columbia University and was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons and one daughter. His wife, EILEEN HESS ZNEIMER ’49 , died in 2020. A daughter, CARY ZNEIMER FAIRCHILD ’72 , died in 2014.

ALLEN K. HALL ’49 of Longmont, Colorado, died Dec. 24, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in mathematics and physics, participated in Sigma Chi/Omega Sigma Chi and was commissioned through ROTC. He received a Master of Arts from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Divinity from Nashotah House, an Episcopal seminary, in 1985. He served in the Army during World War II, then in the regular Army in Germany, Korea and the Panama Canal Zone, retiring as a major in 1967. He was a software engineer with IBM before being ordained. He served several churches in Colorado and for a year in New Zealand, and served as needed after retiring. Survivors include his wife, MARY LOU BECKER HALL ’49; two daughters, including SUSAN HALL BEAMON ’71 ; and a grandson, KONNER FELDHUS ’17

EILEEN HESS ZNEIMER ’49 of Portland, Oregon, died Oct. 3, 2020. At Ripon, she majored in English and participated in Ver Adest, theatre and Alpha Phi/ Kappa Sigma Chi (Duffie NGirls). She also wrote for the literary magazine. She completed a teaching certificate in English from Indiana University and later taught. She earned a master’s degree in English from Purdue University. She and her husband lived in New York City, Iowa, Madison, Wisconsin, and Hessville, Indiana. She was active in the community and enjoyed books and road trips around the United States and Europe. Survivors include two sons and one daughter. Her husband, JOHN N. “JACK” ZNEIMER ’48, died June 28, 2022. A daughter, CARY ZNEIMER FAIRCHILD ’72 , died in 2014.

NANCY THULIN KANDUTSCH ’50 of Surry, Maine, died Aug. 29, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in biology and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Xi Delta/ Kappa Theta. She especially enjoyed sailing and was a gourmet cook. She also was an artist and for many years led the Blue Hill Drawing Group. She also supported oppressed peoples’ struggles from Cuba to Palestine, and of the antiwar and civil rights causes domestically. Survivors include her husband, ANDREW KANDUTSCH ’50 ; and two sons.

PETER J. POWELL ’50 of Chicago, Illinois, died Dec. 15, 2022. At Ripon, he studied philosophy and participated in Ver Adest, music, student government and Sigma Chi/Omega Sigma Chi. He also was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received an honorary degree and Distinguished Alumni Citation from Ripon. He was ordained to the priesthood at Nashotah House Seminary in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. His career was devoted to serving the Native American community. In 1961, he founded St. Augustine’s Center. He was a scholar of the Plains Indian and wrote several major works including People of the Sacred Mountain, which won both the 1982 National Book Award in History and the Anisfield-Wolf Award in Race Relations. Survivors include four children.

MARY JANE WERNER ROBERTS ’50 of Oceanside, California, died April 7, 2022. At Ripon, she studied English and participated in College Days and Alpha Chi Omega/Alpha Gamma Theta. She enjoyed birding and had been a member of the Audubon Society since 1972. Survivors include her children.

RICHARD R. MARQUARDT ’51 of Bloomer, Wisconsin, died Sept. 17, 2022. He attended one year at Ripon. He worked on the family farm and he and his wife hosted four FFA Farm Exchange individuals from New Zealand, England, Australia and Germany. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, serving as past Church Council president, Sunday school teacher and choir member, and was instrumental in the establishment of St. Paul Lutheran School. He was also active on multiple boards throughout the area, including 17 years on the Bloomer School Board. He enjoyed leading 4-H, playing softball, traveling to Australia and New Zealand, fishing, woodworking, and cutting and polishing rocks. Survivors include his wife, Emogene; one son and three daughters.

CHARLOTTE STIBBE OLSEN ’51 of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died April 9, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in biology and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Delta Pi/Pi Tau Pi. She was a teacher and spent the last 27 years of her career at the prestigious University School of Milwaukee high school. Nick-named “Aunt Char,” she taught biology flavored with a heavy dose of wisdom about life skills. She enjoyed traveling. Survivors include a sister, JUDITH STIBBE DE LEEUW ’60

LOIS HOEFT PERRINE ’51 of Normal, Illinois, died Aug. 17, 2021. At Ripon, she studied English, psychology and Spanish. She participated in Ver Adest, drama, music and Alpha Xi Delta/Kappa Theta. Her first husband, NORMAN E. LADD ’51 , died in 1988.

DORMAN C. “D.C.” “ANDY” ANDERSON ’52 of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Jan. 1, 2023. At Ripon, he majored in economics and participated in Ver Adest, golf, Theta Chi/Alpha Omega Alpha and Partners in the Legacy. He received a degree in geological engineering from Oklahoma State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Tenneco Oil Co. and then for 25 years with Transok Pipeline in Tulsa. He enjoyed traveling and volunteering in the Broken Arrow community. He served on various local boards and committees, including 17 years as a member of the Broken Arrow School Board. Survivors include his wife, Janice; two daughters; and a brother, M.R. ANDERSON ’54

ROBERT D. HOVEY ’52 of Mission Hills, Kansas, died Dec. 11, 2022. At Ripon, he participated in ROTC, Sigma Chi/Omega Sigma Chi and Partners in the Legacy. He attended law school at the University of Kansas. He joined his father’s law firm in 1954 and worked there 50 years to the day. He was member and president of Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman Fraternity, The American Royal, The Saddle and Sirloin Club, Vanguard Club and The Kansas City Club. He enjoyed spending weekends at Yellowbarn Farm and outdoor activities, watching university basketball and summer trips to Colorado. Survivors include his wife, Eugenia; and four daughters.

MARJORIE MILLER SWARTZ ’52 of Modesto, California, died Oct. 23, 2022. At Ripon, she studied biology and psychology. She lived in California, Texas, New Mexico and Mississippi, settling in Modesto in 1985. She worked for the Modesto Credit Union for 17 years until her retirement. She loved animals and enjoyed cooking, especially desserts. She was Lutheran by faith. Survivors include one son and two daughters. Her husband, DONALD L. SWARTZ ’52 , died in 1997.

RICHARD L. EDWARDS ’53 of West Bend, Wisconsin, died Feb. 16, 2022. At Ripon, he participated in athletics and ROTC. He was a longtime resident of Kewaskum, where he participated on city baseball, basketball and golf teams. He helped develop the Wigwam Restaurant, was a member of Kewaskum Kiwanis from 1958-1998 and the Kewaskum School Board for 10 years. When he moved to Long Lake in 1978, he served as Osceola town clerk and organized and developed the Long Lake Fishing Club, an environmental, educational and philanthropic organization. He was a loyal Packers and Brewers fan and loved to fish and golf. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; two daughters, including ANNE EDWARDS HASKIN ’74 ; and a son-in-law, BRUCE G. HASKIN ’73

ANNE BARBER HALLOCK ’53 of Longmont, Colorado, died Sept. 30, 2022. At Ripon, she studied biology and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Phi/ Kappa Sigma Chi. Her father was WILLIAM HARLEY

BARBER , a longtime professor of physics at Ripon. Anne was an Army wife for 30 years, moving 50 times and hosting countless diplomatic and professional engagements. She also worked in an academic lab, an art gallery and a school for deaf children. She lived in Pueblo West, Colorado, for 45 years while her husband was a professor at the University of Southern Colorado. She was a founding member and elder in Pueblo West Ecumenical Church. Survivors include her husband, RICHARD G. HALLOCK ’53; one son and one daughter; and a sister, JANE BARBER

EMERSON ’46

PATRICIA COZART KOSSORIS ’53 of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, died May 29, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in biology and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She was a lab technician and a secretary for her husband’s business until her retirement. She was an excellent bridge player and loved to ski, play tennis and travel. Survivors include her husband, GERALD “JERRY” KOSSORIS ’53 ; and three sons.

PAUL W. PRETZEL ’53 of Pasadena, California, died Sept. 18, 2022. At Ripon, he studied economics, philosophy and political science and participated in Ver Adest, debate, ROTC and Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps; was ordained a Methodist minister from Garrett Theological Seminary, serving in Wisconsin and Chicago; and earned his doctor of theology from the School of Theology in Claremont, California. He ran a private practice as a clinical psychologist for 50 years. He also had staff positions with Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center and Hospice of Pasadena, consulted for numerous organizations, was an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles, founded Valley West Counselling Service and wrote the books Understanding and Counselling the Suicidal Person and many professional articles. He was devoted to his pets and animal welfare. Survivors include three daughters and a stepdaughter.

RONALD M. STERR ’53 of Tomahawk, Wisconsin, died Nov. 21, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in history and physical education, participated in Ver Adest and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega, and was commissioned through ROTC. He lettered in football, basketball and track. He served in the U.S. Army as a company commander at Fort Gordon, Georgia, then served in the Reserve Corps. He retired from the military in 1981 as a lieutenant colonel. He spent years at Merrill Senior High School as a history teacher, assistant football coach, head baseball coach and chairman of the social studies department. In 2010, he was inducted into the Merrill Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a member of Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church and a lifelong sports enthusiast. Survivors include one son and one daughter.

BARBARA BUCKLEY WINKLER ’53 of Stephenson, Michigan, who attended Ripon in 1949-1950, died Dec. 20, 2022. She also attended Mount Mary College in Milwaukee and met her husband, ROBERT D. WINKLER , at Ripon. She was a longtime resident of Mukwonago where she and her family farmed. The family also lived in several Wisconsin locations,

Colorado and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She enjoyed writing, painting, card games and sports. Survivors include four sons and two daughters.

DAVID G. COCHRANE ’54 of Wild Rose, Wisconsin, died Aug. 25, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in economics, participated in Ver Adest and Sigma Nu/Theta Sigma Tau, and was commissioned through ROTC. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Marquette Dental School. He served as a 1st lieutenant in the 4th Infantry Division in Germany, then practiced dentistry in Sun Prairie for 27 years, in Wild Rose and then for 19 years at Dental Associates in Appleton. He helped initiate a program to establish dental care for migrant children in the Wild Rose area, the impetus for La Clinica Dental Clinic in Wautoma, and did volunteer dentistry in Native American reservations. He enjoyed music, hunting, fishing, traveling, hiking, biking, downhill skiing and sports. Survivors include his wife, Carole; and six children.

JANE ANN FURZLAND STELTER ’54 of Evans, Georgia, died Oct. 30, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in English and participated in Ver Adest and Alpha Chi Omega/Alpha Gamma Theta. She taught high school English and Spanish in Madison, Wisconsin, while her husband finished medical school. After her husband’s enlistment in the U.S. Army, she traveled the world as a military wife. At all of their locations, she volunteered for a variety of organizations. Her interests included music, quilting and art. Survivors include one son and two daughters. Her husband, GERALD P. STELTER ’54 , died in 2014.

DORIEN SCHMIDT HAMMANN ’55 of Plymouth, Wisconsin, died Oct. 13, 2022. She retired as a health unit clerk with Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. She volunteered with various organizations including Cub/ Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, PTA, F.I.S.H., her church, bowling league and Meals on Wheels. She was a member of Crystal Lake Golf League and enjoyed traveling by RV and bicycle, sporting events, children’s activities and live theatre. Survivors include two sons and one daughter.

FRANCES JOANNES WINANS ’55 of Delray Beach, Florida, died Jan. 1, 2023. At Ripon, she majored in English and history and participated in Ver Adest, music, College Days, athletics and Alpha Chi Omega/ Alpha Gamma Theta. She studied education at National Louis University. She had lived in Florida and New Jersey. She was a featured soprano and toured for two years with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. In New Jersey, she performed at the community theater and acted in national television commercials. She was a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan and enjoyed bridge, travel, entertaining and singing. She also enjoyed golf and accomplished the rare feat of making six holes-in-one during her lifetime. Survivors include two daughters.

JOHN T. “JACK” FEHLANDT ’57 of Sun City, Arizona, died Oct. 23, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in economics and participated in student theatre and Phi Kappa Pi/Merriman. He served in the U.S. Army for a number of years and spent time in Japan. In Illinois, he was involved in local politics in Villa

Park and then in the Village of Streamwood where he volunteered on the plan commission, zoning board and Veterans Memorial commission. He was elected to the Board of Trustees and as village president for four years while working full time in the banking industry in Chicago. He started his own home inspection business in 1992. He moved to Arizona in 2016. He enjoyed traveling and hot air ballooning.

RICHARD L. ROEMING ’57 of Brandon, Wisconsin, died Nov. 14, 2022. He attended Ripon College for one year. He worked in a variety of jobs, ultimately retiring from J.J. Keller in Appleton in 1997. He was a devoted Christian and held leadership roles at Bethel Reformed Church. He also served on a number of community boards and was a long-time hospice volunteer with Agnesian Health Care. Survivors include one son and one daughter.

ROBERT P. “BUZZ” HUMKE ’58 of Middleton, Wisconsin, died Jan. 11, 2023. At Ripon, he participated in Phi Kappa Pi (Merriman). After serving in the U.S. Navy, he received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Indiana University Bloomington, both in park and recreation administration. He worked in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Peoria, Illinois, parks departments and for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, ending his career as director of Madison School and Community Recreation. He was active in his church choir, Madison Urban Ministries, disaster relief work projects and Habitat for Humanity; and was a lifelong athlete in softball and numerous outdoor activities. He enjoyed camping, traveling and writing songs, and he was the author of two books. Survivors include his wife, ELLEN LUEBKE HUMKE ’59 ; two sons and one daughter.

THOMAS F. “TOMMY” LANGE ’58 of Whitewater, Wisconsin, died July 16, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in history and was a member of ROTC and Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1970, was stationed in Korea for more than a year and achieved the rank of captain. He also served in the National Guard. He then had a 30-year career with the United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service as a tax auditor. He also devoted 45 years of service to UW-Whitewater Warhawk athletics as a volunteer, supporter, contributor and fan. He was inducted into the Warhawk Athletics Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Service Award.

PETER J. MORTENSON ’58 of Madison, Wisconsin, died Sept. 30, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in economics and participated in WRPN, student theatre and Sigma Nu/Theta Sigma Tau. His professional positions included operations manager at WKOWTV; program service director at D’Arcy Advertising Co., Chicago; vice president of Stoffels/Mortenson, Madison, Wisconsin; marketing services manager at Wick Building Systems, Mazomanie, Wisconsin; and vice president-account supervisor at Lindsay, Stone, & Briggs. He retired in 2001. He was a member of Gov. Lucey’s Blue Ribbon Commission to study the implications of cable TV, and the Madison Advertising

Federation, from which he received the Silver Medal Award in 2006. He was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed reading, music and the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Jean; one son and one daughter.

ARNOLD WESTCOTT “WES” LELINE JR. ’59 of Fernandina Beach, Florida, died July 12, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in speech communication and participated in Sigma Chi/Omega Sigma Chi. He began his real estate finance career with Northwestern Mutual Life, where he rose to the position of regional manager. After a number of years with First Fidelity Companies, he became executive vice president of NCNB Mortgage, a subsidiary of one of the predecessors to Bank of America. He rejoined First Fidelity as a director and was involved with the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and various peer groups. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie; and one daughter.

DIANE ROCHELLE UHL ’59 of Tucson, Arizona, died April 6, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in speech communication and participated in Alpha Delta Pi/ Pi Tau Pi. She received her master’s degree in speech correction/special education from Northwestern University. She taught in public schools for 33 years. After retiring in 1993, she and her husband traveled full time in an RV to all the continental states. She was a longtime member and benefactor of the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

RAYMOND A. VANDE MOORE ’59 of Naples, Florida, died Nov. 17, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in economics, played varsity tennis for three years, was a member of Sigma Chi/ Omega Sigma Chi and was commissioned through ROTC. He served as a captain in the Army and then became self-employed, working as a manufacturers’ sales representative until retiring at 67. He lived half the year in Florida and half in Wisconsin. He enjoyed playing tennis, golf and bocce ball. He also was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Survivors include two sons.

VERNE CLARK LEWELLEN JR. ’60 of Harrisonburg, Virginia, died Nov. 5, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in history and participated in athletics. He worked in sales for the majority of his career in Montgomery County, Maryland, and moved to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in retirement. He was a member of Muhlenberg Lutheran Church in Harrisonburg. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and participated in many sports as an athlete, coach and spectator. He enjoyed vacationing in Chincoteague, Ocean City and Wisconsin, and on fishing trips to Canada. Survivors include one son; and a great-niece, JENNIFER DONOHUE ’12

DAVID H. REDEMANN SR. ’60 of Lakewood, Washington, died Sept. 14, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in physical education, participated in Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega and was commissioned through ROTC. He received a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in several parts of the world, his favorite being Kailua, Hawaii. After two tours in Vietnam and 30 years of military service, he retired as a lieutenant colonel. He enjoyed camping, traveling, grandchildren’s sporting events and activities, and holiday dinners. Survivors include his wife, Donna; one son and three daughters; and grandchildren, including DAVID H. REDEMANN III ’14

JAMES E. GUETHS ’61 of Shawano, Wisconsin, died Dec. 21, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in physics and mathematics and participated in drama, musicals, athletics and Lambda Delta Alpha/Delta Upsilon. He received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Connecticut. He was a professor of physics and later the assistant vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, helping to create the Koehn Institute and formed an academic advisory committee. He then became vice president of Wisconsin National Life Insurance Co. in Oshkosh. He was a co-author of the book “The Academic Intrapreneur.” He retired to Shawano, where he was a member of Peace United Church of Christ and enjoyed reading, playing cards, gardening and hunting. Survivors include one son; two daughters; and stepchildren.

AKIRA “AKI” TOMITA ’61 of Kawasaki Shi city, Japan, died Oct. 22, 2022. He received a degree in business administration from Greenville College. He worked for 10 years in the Tokyo office of Chemical Construction Corp, New York, as the general office manager. He then returned to his hometown near Kanazawa Shi city. He worked for one of the major local home builders until his retirement. He then worked part time building a resort facility on Guam, U.S.A. Survivors include his wife, Tomoko Tanaka Tomita; and two children.

LINDA FOSTER ADAMS ’62 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sept. 9, 2022. At Ripon, she studied history and drama and participated in music, theatre and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She was a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She participated in many local telethons and political events by flying VIPs in from Des Moines in her own Cessna 172 (N3807L). Her greatest joy was singing and playing guitar or piano. She also was a writer and wrote “Luke Letters,” a subscription series for children, which was inspired by her own favorite dog. Survivors include one son and two daughters.

PETER E. BERGLUND ’63 of Albert Lea, Minnesota, died Jan. 24, 2023. He attended Ripon before joining the Army National Guard. He ran multiple businesses over the years, including a sporting goods store, car dealership and medical supply company. He enjoyed spending time at his cabin in Isabella, Minnesota, during the fall and summer months, where fishing and hunting grouse were among some of his favorite outdoor activities. He also was an avid reader and enjoyed cooking. Survivors include two sons.

CHARLES C. “CHOOKIE” KILANDER III ’63 of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, died Jan. 15, 2023. He also attended the University of Wisconsin. He owned and ran a food brokerage business with his father and later was an investment broker with AG Edwards. He was a member of the Lake Area Club and snowmobile clubs. His passion was sailboat racing on Lac LaBelle from the 1950s-1980s. He transitioned to race management, serving on race committees for the Lac LaBelle Yacht Club, Inland Lakes Yachting Association throughout the Midwest, and international regattas in Key West, Florida, and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Savannah, Georgia. He enjoyed traveling and cruising the Caribbean. Survivors include his wife, Ann; three sons and one daughter.

ARTHUR L. SCHARFF ’63 of St. Louis, Missouri, died July 26, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in history. He ran Smith Scharff Paper Co., a wholesale distribution business that his father had started in the 1930s. He then founded Presidents Council, which enriches executives’ leadership skills and wisdom in monthly peer discussions. He was an active volunteer, including as an adviser of his temple youth group, a foster parent, advocate for the Forest Park playground, and executive board member for Logos School. He helped raise millions of dollars for these and other nonprofits. Survivors include his wife, Susie; one son and one daughter.

JANICE NELSON GEIBEL ’64 of Lockport, Illinois, died March 31, 2020. At Ripon, she majored in history and participated in Alpha Delta Pi/Pi Tau Pi. She retired after 36 years of teaching, 35 of which were at Taft Grade School in Lockport. After her retirement, she served for eight years on the Taft School Board. She enjoyed shopping, traveling with her husband and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a lifelong Lockport High School basketball fan and attended many games with her friends. Survivors include her husband, Henry; and one son.

KENNETH L. GLINSKI ’64 of Sellersburg, Indiana, died Jan. 10, 2023. At Ripon, he played football for two years before joining the military and serving in the U.S. Army for four years. He was the first in his family to earn a college degree, graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay while working full time and raising a family. He became a human resources executive in the paper industry. He enjoyed polka dancing, playing the accordion, sailing, cards and pool. Survivors include one son and two daughters.

FREDERICK R. ROGUSKE ’64 of New London, Minnesota, died Nov. 26, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in mathematics and economics and participated in athletics and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega .He received a master’s degree in business administration from Emory University. In the early part of his career, he worked for several companies including Green Giant, American Continental (golf carts) and PALS. He then founded his own Tree N Turf Services business in 1976 and founded or acquired multiple other businesses in Kandiyohi County. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and serving international missions throughout the world. He visited more than 80 countries, 70 of them with his wife. Survivors include one son and one daughter; and a sister, CAROLYN ‘SAM’ ROGUSSKE MACKLEM ’71 . His wife, BARBARA

HODSDON ROGUSKE ’65 , died in 2022.

BRIAN L. PATTERSON ’65 of Santa Cruz, New Mexico, died Nov. 14, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in biology and participated in Theta Chi/Alpha Omega Alpha. He earned a master of business administration from Northwestern University. He served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, worked in the financial industry in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, and in computer programming for Analysts International and Medtronic. He found great joy in the outdoors, including watersports, camping, hiking, fishing, skiing and biking. He enjoyed traveling to participate in birding. He was a devoted woodworker and enjoyed building and fixing things. He volunteered with the Rio Arriba Adult Literacy Program, Española Community Market and Camino de Paz School and Farm. Survivors include his wife, Denise Wilder; and three sons.

SCOTT C. MATHOT ’68 of Loudon, Tennessee, died Sept. 9, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in mathematics and physics and participated in athletics and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega. He completed his MBA in 1970 from Indiana University and completed Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program in 1988. He worked in various management roles for Timken Co. until his retirement in 2000, including locations in Colmar, France, Columbus and Canton, Ohio and Keene, New Hampshire.HampsAfter his retirement, he was an active leader in the Tellico Village community. He also served with the Kiwanis Club. He enjoyed volunteering, boating, watching the Green Bay Packers, traveling the world and golfing. Survivors include his wife, Karen; and three sons.

DANIEL J. DYKSTRA ’69 of El Macero, California, died Jan. 4, 2023. At Ripon, he majored in history and participated in music, student government and Lambda Delta Alpha/Delta Upsilon, and he was commissioned through ROTC. He studied law at the University of Arizona and labor law at George Washington University. He was an attorney, including work at the Corps of Engineers.

GARY E. SCHEUERMANN ’69 of Noblesville, Indiana, died Aug. 20, 2021. At Ripon, he majored in history and participated in football and Phi Delta Theta/Alpha Phi Omega. He served in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed Packers football, tennis and tinkering on any project. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren play sports and traveling with his wife. Survivors include two sons. His wife, NANCY QUICK SCHEUERMANN ’69 , died Aug. 10, 2022.

NANCY QUICK SCHEUERMANN ’69 of Noblesville, Indiana, died Aug. 10, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in philosophy and participated in student government and Alpha Phi/Kappa Sigma Chi. She was deeply committed to her faith and enjoyed volunteering, traveling, having lunch and playing cards with her friends. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, watching them play sports or showcasing their musical talents. Survivors include two sons. Her husband, GARY SCHEUERMANN ’69 , died in 2021.

JEREL G. REYNOLDS ’72 died Dec. 23, 2019. At

Ripon, he majored in history. He was a co-owner of Britches Excavating. Survivors include a sister, LORI REYNOLDS ’83

WILLIAM “MICKEY” MC NEILL ’73 of Carbondale, Illinois, died June 15, 2022. At Ripon, he studied political science and French. At Ripon, he and RON COOPER ’72 formed a singing group, The Soulsations, which won honors at Ripon’s Winterfest for three years. He received two master’s degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and he was a dedicated social worker for the Department of Social Services for the State of Illinois for more than 30 years. Survivors include one daughter.

LINDA LANDIN KAROW ’74 of Silver Spring, Maryland, died Dec. 1, 2022. At Ripon, she majored in psychology and participated in Alpha Delta Pi/Pi Tau Pi. Survivors include her husband, Jay Karow; one son and one daughter.

GEORGE H. “CHIP” SENTENEY ’74 of Madison, Wisconsin, died Dec. 28, 2022. He graduated from Ripon and received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked for many years as a trial attorney in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Wisconsin Trial Attorneys Association. He was an avid Wisconsin sports fan and enjoyed traveling, visiting every state, Europe and Thailand. He enjoyed fishing, history, the ocean, the outdoors and visiting the arboretum to look at wildlife. Survivors include his wife, Sukanya; and one daughter.

DONALD MORRIS HIGBIE JR. ’77 of Basalt, Colorado, died April 27, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in biology. He then held a summer internship at Harvard Medical. His love for diving took him to Maui, Hawaii, then work as a divemaster in Cayos Cochinos, an island in Honduras, and Maya Ha, a resort in Mexico. He and his wife survived two small plane crashes into the ocean and, with their daughter, Hurricane Mitch while living in the Caribbean. After returning to Colorado, he volunteered with the Independence Pass Foundation bike race, was involved in local environmental conservation, and, with his daughter, located Boreal toads, thought to be extinct in the area, and guided Colorado Parks and Wildlife to their habitat. Survivors include his wife, Dana; and one daughter.

HENRY CLAY POTTER ’80 of Highlands, New Jersey, died July 27, 2022. He worked at the Chicago exchanges but soon focused his professional pursuits on financial investing. He was an avid sailor from an early age and enjoyed sailing and racing small boats on the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers and sailing a sloop in and around Raritan Bay.

REDOUAN EL YOUNSI ’90 of Tetouan, Morocco, died Oct. 8, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in French, computer science and a self-designed major in international commerce and management. He also participated in athletics. In Morocco, he worked for his family’s business, Haddou El Younsi and Fils, which produces and exports natural essential oils and spices. He also was elected secretary general for the Tetouan Chamber of Commerce and a member of the industrial branch and president of the electoral body commission. His duties included meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Morocco and visiting Washington, D.C., as a part of a delegation of the Association of the Mediterranean Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include his wife Awatef Tbatou; two sons, including MEHDI EL YOUNSI ’20 ; and a niece, DINA EL YOUNSI ’96

COREY J. WILCOX ’99 of Richfield, Wisconsin, died Aug. 16, 2022. He attended Ripon for a year as an athletic recruit before graduating from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a degree in pre-med/ pre-vet studies. He worked for the Marathon County Health Department, U.S. Department of Agriculture, CH2M Hill and Arcadis. He also ran a breeding program for Vizsla hunting dogs, Wyldfire Vizslas, and was vice president of the Central Wisconsin Vizsla Club. He served as head coach of the Germantown Hornets Youth Wrestling program. Survivors include his wife, Rachel Monaco.

DANIEL P. PACER ’00 of Chicago, Illinois, died Nov. 29, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in business management and played baseball for hall of fame coach Gordie Gillespie, the same coach his father had played for in college. He received a master’s degree in e-commerce technology from DePaul University. He was a senior web developer for Stats Inc. in Chicago and for Americaneagle.com. He enjoyed all sports, including Cubs games, Bears games, golfing and playing on summer softball teams. He ran numerous half-marathons and completed the Chicago Marathon in 2017 for charity. He loved science and technology, animals, cooking and trying new recipes. Survivors include his father, Tom Pacer.

ERIN B. VASCONCELLES ’00 of St. Louis, Missouri, died Jan. 22, 2023. At Ripon, she majored in psychology and participated in student government, volleyball and Alpha Chi Omega/Alpha Gamma Theta. She received her master’s degree and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University. She conducted extensive research at Bowling Green State University and Kansas State University with primary discipline in sports psychology. She completed post-doctoral study at Vanderbilt University and then joined the University of Missouri, St. Louis in 2010 where she served as a licensed psychologist and clinical lead and training coordinator. She was an avid sports fan and enjoyed Broadway shows, was an expert on orchids, loved nature and animals, and supported the Stray Rescue Shelter in St. Louis.

JUSTIN M. LINDBERG ’10 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, died Aug. 21, 2022. At Ripon, he majored in business administration and participated in Phi Beta Lambda. He provided IT services through his business, Release2 LLC, served as president and vice president of Lakeside Evening Kiwanis and was part of the Connections Community Church family in New Holstein. He enjoyed playing the board game Settlers of Catan, music, fine dining, gaming, building computers and traveling, especially to Eastern European countries. This past year, he traveled twice to volunteer at a Ukrainian refugee center on the border of Romania. Survivors include his mother, Lori Thalmann; and his companion, Natalia.