alumnotes ◗1940s Hazel Petty `46, `71 (Alamosa, CO) is the Colorado Welcome Center's May Volunteer of the month, in recognition of her "caring attitude, love of education, and extensive knowledge of SLV history." She recently retired from the presidency of the SLV Historical Society.
congratulations class of ‘63 & all 2013 reunion groups Adams State Class of 1963 By Elbert Detwiler `63 Written in 2006 in reflection of my graduation from Adams State College. It was a great year `63 The place was Adams State. Our course work finished, requirements met. We would soon graduate. We walked the aisle with heads held high To receive that earned degree. Then packed our bags and scattered From the mountain to the sea.
◗1960s Don Brown `62, `68 (Cortez, CO) retired to his wife’s family ranch in Cortez after 32 years counseling at Durango High School. He and his wife, Ann, have 5 children; all have advanced degrees. They have the typical cow/calf operation, and he loves irrigating and the laidback country life. Shari Steiner `62 (San Francisco, CA) writes, “I got to visit at Homecoming 2012, and the building plan was wonderful—particularly the football field. Go AState University!” Frank Lower `63, `64 (Marshall, TX) attended DU Law School after leaving Adams State. He taught for Metro State when they first opened. He moved to Georgia and taught at Georgia State for 5 years then went to Florida State, where he earned a Ph.D. in 1974. He put in a total of 38 years in college education before retirement.
We took professions, started families Earned advanced degrees. Our futures filled with options In our hands we held the keys.
Janet Mangum `63 (Albuquerque, NM) says that Adams State was the stepping stone she needed to expand her horizons. After graduating, she spent 5 years teaching physical education to junior high students, 5 years teaching 5th grade, and 40 years as co-owner of an auto body collision shop in Albuquerque. She is now retired and volunteers at Rio Grande Nature Center and Lovelace Senior Health advisory board. That, combined with travel, keep her and husband, Jasper, busy.
It was a big world that we entered But we were prepared to cope. Our learning process never stopped And n’re did we lose hope.
Jennifer Reglien `63 (Santa Fe, NM) is a retired teacher. She works part-time at Los Alamos National Lab. She is also a freelance writer and is working on 2 novels about her passion—horses.
With a hope chest full of knowledge We were anxious now to see If indeed we had the wisdom To engage productively.
For most life’s been rewarding For some a troubled sort. And some we hold in memory Whose lives have been cut short. But time moves on and we reflect And in retrospect we see A source to which we owe so much Adams State, a school that’s great, Class of `63.
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Yvonne Moulton `65 (Goodyear, AZ) is happy to say she is still attending the local ASU reunions—not Arizona State U but Adams State U! Since last year, she underwent 6 weeks of radiation for a third bout
with cancer. She enjoyed the New England/Canada alumni cruise in June with dear friends. Bernice Martinez `66 (Oakland, CA) is semiretired after 46 years of working with the federal government in the US Department of Commerce and as a banker with Wells Fargo, Union Bank. She plans to continue serving as a finance consultant assisting firms with capital placement for expansion. Zaidee Sadler `66 (Albuquerque, NM) taught high school physical education for 10 years, including 3 years on the Navajo reservation. She coached tennis, volleyball, and gymnastics. She’s lived in Arizona and Colorado. She also lived in Washington, where she was a resource physical education teacher in elementary. She did her graduate work in education at Springfield College. Kathleen Newcomb Scrimgeour `66 (Boulder, CO) married Don Scrimgeour in 1966, and they divorced in 1992. They have 3 kids: Kyle, Meghan, and Reid, who are all married and between them have 5 wonderful daughters. Kathleen retired as a guidance counselor from Boulder Valley school district in 2006. She and her sister, Eileen, spent a year in Ireland and then bought land there, where she returns often. She’s been working on a screenplay and book about counseling. She enjoys genealogy, traveling, reading, tarot cards, some consulting, and being with her granddaughters. Don Alley `67 (Colorado Springs, CO) is a retired golf professional. Stephen Magoon `67, `70 (Ventura, CA) retired in June, 2011, after teaching math for 44 years—the last 27 at Buena High School in Ventura. After 37 years of marriage, his wife, Anne, passed away in December, 2012. His youngest daughter, Laura, is getting married in September. His older daughter, Karen, has been married for 5 years. He continues to enjoy traveling (2 trips to Germany in the next 15 months), reading, gardening, music events, drama productions, and supporting