AStater Spring 2024 Annual Donor Report

A STATER MAGAZINE

VOL. 64, NO. 1 • SPRING 2024

Published by Adams State University Foundation

Adams State University • Alamosa, CO 81101 719-587-7011 • 800-824-6494

email: alumni@adams.edu

Digital magazine: adams.edu/alumni/astater/ EDITORS

Amy Kucera ’05, Linda Relyea ’96, ’10 DESIGNER

Amy Kucera ’05

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS

Linda Relyea ’96, ’10

• Amy Kucera ’05 • Michael Clifford • Eric Flores ’11

Julie Waechter • Abigail Justus • Kris Owens • Ricardo Santiago

Jenna Sinclair • Mitchell Dervin • Isaiah Harrell • Peggy Dunn

PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

David Tandberg, Ph.D. ’02

BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY

Duane Bussey ’82 Chair

LeRoy Salazar Vice Chair

Pam Bricker ’03

• Thomas Kim • Jonathan N. Marquez ’13

Mark Martinez ’13 • Karen Middleton

Arthur M. Ortegon • Anne Trujillo

Heidi Schneider, Ph.D. Faculty Trustee

Amanda Sparks ’24 Student Trustee

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD

Sandy Ortega ’74 President Delzia Worley ’97 Vice President Jerry Schloffman ’65 President, Denver Chapter Darrick Garcia ’17

• Katerie Lauck ’19 • Reyna Martinez-Ramirez ’10

Robert Oringdulph ’71 • Carol Osborn ’84 • Chris Page ’02, ’03

Jerry Petersen ’77 • Richard Scanga ’75 • Loren Wright ’08

Edith Arias ’18, ’22 Alumni Ambassador Liason

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION BOARD

Ed Crowther, Ph.D. President Joe Martinez ’99, ’12 Vice President

Cheryl Schroeder ’07, ’09 Secretary/Treasurer

Fred Bunch ’77 • Keith Cerny • Joshua Cody ’05

Chuck Houser ’62 • Ron Howard ’98 • Dorothy Lucero ’61

Kim Marvel • Liane “Buffie” McFadyen ’91, ’93

Ed Ortega ’86 • William "Bill" Rakow, Ph.D. ’69

Richard Scanga ’75 • Jesse Torres ’97 • Tyree Walton ’08

FOUNDATION HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Stephen Bokat ’68 • Michael Ware ’69

FOUNDATION EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS

Duane Bussey ’82 • Jenny Cooper • Harold Kelloff John Marvel Jr. ’70 • Izora Southway ’66 • J. Byron Uhrich • R. Paul Wagner

FOUNDATION EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS

Tammy Lopez ’91, ’00 Executive Director of the Foundation Mark Martinez Trustee Liason

GRIZZLY CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chas Moeller ’98 President Marcus Shawcroft ’15 Vice President

Joel Polkowske ’12 Treasurer

Keith Cerny, Amanda Maez Secretaries

Joseph Garcia ’73 • Clinton Kerrick • Ted Morrison ’69

Tim Walters ’73 • Torben Walters ’11 • Donna Wehe ’12

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PURPOSE STATEMENT

Adams State University’s driving purpose is to provide equitable access to education for all. We promote successful and engaged lives by caring for, connecting with, and challenging our students, campus, and community. As Colorado’s premier Hispanic Serving Institution, Adams State University draws on its rural location in the San Luis Valley, to serve and empower all students, especially those from historically underserved populations.

VISION STATEMENT

To become the university community of choice for diverse, historically underserved groups, and all who value quality education and inclusivity.

Adams State does not tolerate discrimination in any form. Go to adams.edu/ads for the full anti-discrimination statement.

President's Letter

Darin and I have been so rewarded as we’ve jumped in with both feet to help move the university forward, and it is with a happy, Spring heart I share the success we have seen at the state level in funding, the Adams Promise Scholarship, and the fun we have enjoyed creating short videos with student groups.

First, you can watch me and the presidents of Western and Fort Lewis do a backflip when our request for additional funding for our rural institutions was approved. And, for the second year in a row, an Adams State capital funding request was approved at the state level – look out 21st century, we are completely leveling the old Facilities Services building and replacing it with a modern structure, which our facilities service crews deserve.

The hours of work spent collecting data and creating the best, professional presentation and narrative to properly and compellingly tell the story of Adams State, the San Luis Valley, and rural universities was met with great success. The state budget committee recognizes the unique nature of Adams State and its Valley home, the need for rural higher education institutions and their importance in serving students whose needs are far different than those who will thrive at large, urban universities. Often our students need additional help to achieve success at the college level, and whether it is financially, academically, socially, or through team sports or clubs – Adams State meets them where they are and provides the means necessary to obtain their goals.

I give credit to the Adams State Financial Aid Office that worked diligently for months to design and implement the Adams Promise Scholarship – which allows Colorado residents residing in the lower half of the state to attend our university for free, if they meet eligibility requirements. I also want to credit our Public Relations and Marketing for rolling out a comprehensive marketing plan so that students and parents are aware, and take advantage, of this great opportunity.

On a completely different note, Darin and I have been having a blast creating videos with student groups, including the wrestlers who were headed to nationals, a light-hearted good luck to the women’s basketball team on their way to nationals, and a congratulations to our very impressive women’s indoor track and field team for securing a second consecutive national championship. That hard-earned honor brings the total of cross country and track and field national championships to 60; with 42 of those won by the amazing Coach Damon Martin. I also traveled back in time a bit to when I was a member of the Model United Nations, to record a video with the current Model United Nations Team before they left for France and the international competition. They are under the guidance of Dr. Mari Centeno, professor of political science, who has bestowed upon me the title of OG Model UN member, or Original Gangster.

What a privilege it is to be part of the Adams State community. We are doing great things.

Thank you,

David Tandberg, Ph.D., Adams State University President

The legendary John McDaniel, Ph.D., emeritus professor of history, inspired hundreds of students in and out of the classroom. His energy and enthusiasm for his interests, including Adams State, remained high until his death last May, 2023.

Front cover photos: as a young man in Texas; his self-proclaimed favorite photo teaching in the late 90s; at the McDaniel Hall dedication in 2012 (one of the few times Dr. McDaniel wasn’t wearing his favorite Dr. Pepper cap; and in his (then known as the ES Building) office, surrounded by books and dressed impeccably.

His dedication to learning and students will continue through his legacy. See the story on page 26.

Dear Adams State Alumni, Donors and Friends,

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Report

This annual donor edition of the AStater provides all of us a chance to reflect on the Foundation's many accomplishments. Aided by a healthy stock market at the close of 2023, the Foundation ended the year with invested assets totaling just over $36.5 million.

These assets support a multitude of on-going initiatives to benefit current students, including scholarships. For the current academic year (23-24), the Foundation awarded 187 scholarships, totaling over $1.336 million. Other dollars support the Porter Scholars and the McDaniel Fellows programs and related activities. Generous contributors established nine new scholarships and funded endowments supporting three program areas at Adams State: music, theater, and Model United Nations. The John E. McDaniel Foundation bequest, detailed elsewhere in this magazine, added over $4 million to support Adams State students.

Of special note, the Tandbergs established two scholarships (stories in the Winter 2023 AStater), one for students who are parents and one for students in our prison program, offered through Extended Studies. Adams State donors continue to strive to support the evolving needs of current students.

To engage an era of rising costs and diminishing taxpayer support, the Foundation is working with the Board of Trustees and the Adams State administration to enlarge its asset base through a number of initiatives to cultivate a culture of philanthropy. Please continue to do your part by giving through a special event such as the phonathon, through annual and monthly contributions, and by making Adams State part of your estate planning. Our splendid major gifts officer, Karen Wibrew, shall gladly assist you with estate planning. You can reach her at 719-587-7165 or kwibrew@adams.edu.

Thank you for your ongoing relationship with Adams State. Your continued support of our current students is a vital way of insuring a bright future for all of us.

Sincerely yours,

Edward R. Crowther, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor and President of the Foundation Board

CHARITABLE GIFTS RECEIVED

$4,000,000+

John McDaniel, Ph.D.*

$200,000+

Anonymous

State of Colorado Department of Higher Education

$50,000–99,999

Alamosa State Bank

Anonymous

Outcalt Foundation

San Luis Valley Federal Bank

Ann ’96, ’91 & Pat Stanford

$25,000–49,999

Alamosa County

Anonymous

Janet ’63 & Jasper Mangum

Rio Grande Water Conservation District

David Snitman & Susan Lewis

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

$10,000–24,999

Adams State University Counselor Education

Kay Albrecht ’62

Carole Counihan & James Taggart

William Crain ’60, ’62

Ed Crowther & Lori Tanner

Daniels Fund

Edson Family

El Pomar Foundation

Ellen Evans

First Southwest Bank

Keith ’58, ’63* & Claudette ’63, ’78 Fisher

Floyd Higel ’55

J & J Rental Centers

Estate of Hope Jensen*

Michael Lantzy ’64, ’65

RG Bank

Richard ’69 & Kathleen Rutledge

San Luis Valley Health

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Co-op, Inc.

Southway Construction Co, Inc.

Rondaleen Specht ’67

The LOR Foundation, Inc.

Town & Country Auto Mall

Trinchera Blanca Foundation

Wall, Smith, Bateman, Inc.

Estate of Bill Woodward ’61*

$5,000–9,999

Adams State University MBA

Airgas USA, LLC

Alamosa Chiropractic

Alamosa Masonic Philanthropic Foundation

Alcon Construction, Inc.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Rueben Bangan ’74

Brian & Deborah Brownell

Duane ’82 & Lorey ’80 Bussey

Wayne and Nancy ’78 Chasen Family Fund of The Community Foundation

Colorado Potato Administrative Committee

Rich ’59 & De Gehlbach

Gobin’s

Harding Dental Group

Health Care Foundation, Inc.

Las Animas County

Ron ’65 & Marilyn ’86, ’87 Loser

Damon ’87 & Konnie Martin

Connie ’75 & Kim Marvel

Nemesis Promotions LLC

O & V Printing

Adrian Riley ’19

Saguache County Board of County Commissioners

Aaron Sahr ’68*

LeRoy & Michelle ’92 Salazar

San Luis Valley Water Conservancy District

Phyllis Sinclair ’71

Sodexo Campus Services

Izora Southway ’66

Super 8

Valley Courier

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.

Stephen & Suzan Zoukis

$2,500–4,999

A & L Coors, Inc.

Camila Alire ’70

Anonymous

Anonymous

Arby’s

Billings Electric, Inc./Valley Lock & Security, Inc.

Costilla County

Del Mar Carpet One

Huerfano County

Leavitt Group of Colorado

Fern Lucero and the Lucero Family Foundation

Jonathan Marquez ’13

Stephen ’67 & Courtney Marsters

Mary Motz ’62

Nino’s

P.E.O. Foundation-Chapter V (Monte Vista, CO)

Pepsi

Judith Quiller ’61, ’64

Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation

Rocky Mountain Memorabilia

Runners of the Rockies

Safeway

Sign Guys & Gal

Southwest Ready Mix, Inc.

Spare Keg Brewerks

Tailwinds of Hope

Torben Walters Insurance Agency, Inc.

Woody’s Q Shack

Valley Electric, Inc.

Zepol Media

Holly Zumbro ’00

$1,000–2,499

Ace Hardware of Alamosa

Alamosa Home Furnishings

Alamosa Rotary Club

Alta Convenience

Altitude Appliances

American Electric Co.

Anonymous

Asphalt Constructors, Inc.

Thomas Bilotta ’68, ’70

Blackbaud Giving Fund Your Cause

Stephen Bokat ’68

Diane Brittingham

Philip Britton ’61

Robert C. Bruchman ’70

Kent & Lauri Buchanan

Steven ’69 & Aneta Buhl

Fred Bunch ’77

Caring for Colorado Foundation

Cattails Golf Course

Centric Aviation

Century 21 Property Management

Glen ’62 & Frances ’62 Clark

Cleaning Solutions

Comfort Inn/Super 8/Ihop

Conejos County

Kevin ’04, ’11 & Kris ’06, ’11 Daniel

Jason Defee

Margaret Doell

Mark & Helen Dorion

Ronald ’67, ’72 & Paula ’73 Duncan

Luzanne Engh

David Evans ’70

Extreme Graphics

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

Farm Fresh Direct

Peggy ’91, ’93 & Rex Filer

Flood & Peterson Insurance, Inc.

Roy ’70 & Marva ’71 Fritch

Jeff & Nancy Geiser

Steven Getz ’81

Karla Jean Gilbert

Greg ’96 & Jeni ’85 Goodwin

Grimmway Enterprises

Daniel ’85 & Michelle ’85 Haney

Wes Hargrove ’78

James ’83 & Deborah ’84 Harvey

Steven Hawkins & Nessa Noone

James Heath

Barry Heckard ’73

Vern ’97 & Heather ’00 Heersink

Dale ’64 & Beverly Hettinger

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Chuck ’62 & Sandy ’79, ’80 Houser

Husmann Plumbing

Jando Family Trust

Marty & Diana Jones

Raylene Kahler ’77

Rena & Nathan Kirkland

Knee Knockers

Bessie Konishi ’59, ’61

Trudi & John Kretsinger

L & M Auto Sales

LJ Leatherman ’88

Roger Levin ’84

Alfonso Lopez ’70

Duane Ludwig ’77

Michele & William Lueck

Ryan Mahoney

Mark’s Outdoor Sports

Bob Martinez ’64, ’70

David ’84, ’87 & Kimberly ’84, ’99 Martinez

Blaine McCleskey

Buffie McFadyen ’91, ’93

Eric Mead ’71

Bonnie Mercek ’87

Merck Partnership for Giving Mineral County

Chas ’98 & Melissa Moeller

Paul ’66 & Christine Morley

Deanna Morris ’64, ’65

Larry ’88, ’93 & Carolyn ’89 Mortensen

Mountain West Insurance & Financial

Services LLC

Kurt Nielsen

Suzette Olguin

Chuck Owsley ’68

Alfred Petross ’15, ’21

Andrew Price ’13

Price Farms Certified Seed Co.

Purple Pig Pub

Quest Car Rental

Rio Grande Seed & Grain

Rock Creek Family Medicine, P.C.

Brian Rossbert ’02

Marcella Roybal

Robert Roybal

Neil & Elise Rudolph

Sage Apartments

Jon & Pamela Schwartz

San Luis Valley Brewing Co.

Schrader’s Glass Shop

Sherwin Williams

Robert Shields

Skiball’s Running World

Edward Small ’73

Larry & Carol Sveum

David Torri

The Colorado Trust Staff-Directed Contributions Program

Tuesday Nite Men’s Golf League

David Van Pelt ’86

Lee Vickers ’60, ’65

Michael Ware ’69

Webb Family Fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation

Jackie Getz White ’82 & Brent White

Karen Wibrew ’23

James Wilharm ’64

Michael Williamson ’70

Donald Wolfe ’68

Zapata Seed Company

$500–999

Rebecca Aucoin

Donnie Baustista

Pamela ’03 & John Bricker

Paul Briggs ’70

Heather Brooks

Ruby Burks ’01

James Cahall

Noel Caryl ’87

Aaron Casetta

Daniel ’95, ’99 & Jackie ’03, ’05 Caulfield

Keith Cerny & Debra Sowards-Cerny

Margaret & Robert Chipman

Colorado P.E.O. Chapter HB

Alyson Coombs ’99

Tomas Crain

James Crain

Thuan Dang ’80

Shawn Daugherty

Jeffrey David ’87

Robert Davis ’70

Wilson Dingfelder

Daniel Donohoue ’74

Mandy Elder ’94

Rosalie Ellgen ’71

George Evans

Farming Technology Inc. Mountain King

Charles* & Barbara Fischer

David Fritz ’75

William & Grace Fulkerson

Isaac Garcia ’62

Delbert ’70, ’71 & Jan Gay

Daniel Glaxner Jr ’77

John Haines

Jack Harris ’65, ’66

Gregory ’03 & Mikayla Hartl

Lora Hawkins

Robert Hermosillo

John ’66, ’70 & Anita ’67 Hertner

Shawn ’90 & Sheila ’89 Hicks

High Altitude Convenience, LLC

Jenel Hopper ’02

John Hostetter ’85

John Hroma ’67

Michael Hudcovic

Michael Hudson ’98

James Hughes

Jerry Hughes ’70

Benjamin Hurr

Jonathan Johnston ’62

Karl & Bonnie Keller

Clinton Kerrick

Thomas Kim

Kiwanis Club of Alamosa

Laura Knothe

Travis Koppenhafer ’03

James G. Lathrop ’72

Susan Lintonsmith

Philip Lopez ’04

Tammy ’91, ’00 & Gerald Lopez

Robert Lorton ’83

Willis Lowther ’66, ’69

Anthony Lucero

Charlene Luke ’75, ’75

William Manzanares ’67

Adam Mares

Beatrice Martinez ’76

Darlene McCarroll

Craig McDowall ’85

Christopher McKay

Mary Medina

Norman Meis ’82

Carmen Morales

Stephen Morley ’63

Ted Morrison ’69

Peter Moscon ’70

Thomas Motz ’82

Charles Moulton

Brian Neufeld ’00

Floyd & Jody Oaks

David Ochoa ’63, ’63

Anthony Oliva ’99

Michael Onofrey ’76

Pete Ortega ’61, ’64

Jeff Owsley ’86

Jerry Petersen ’77

Jim ’95 & Melissa ’92 Plane

Phillip Ranke ’66

Robert & Regina Rice

Tauna Rignall ’98

Tracey Robinson

Lonnie Rogers ’60

Amy Rolf

Bruce & Lauren Rosengrant

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Frank Saponaro Jr. ’83

Michael Scarbrough ’91

Schrader’s Glass Shop, LLC

Shirley Scott ’79

Vincent Segura ’79

Russell Shawcroft ’17

Ivan Smith

Jay Smith

Maurice Smith ’79

Katelyn Smith ’16

Robert Smith ’81

Splashland Hot Springs

Sidney Stolz

William Stone ’86

The Anza Society, Inc.

Dona Thompson

Tommy Trujillo ’96

Aaron Tuioti-Mariner ’02, ’11, ’12

Dale Van Matre

Tim ’73 & Peggy ’72, ’72 Walters

Doris Watson ’88, ’90

Weekends Tavern

David & Donna ’12 Wehe

Weiss Dry Cleaning

Thomas White ’83

Alan & Janice Wuckert

Chay ’00 & Jennifer ’00 Yund

Anita Zaffuto ’71

Larry ’73, ’74 & Julie ’79 Zaragoza

Theresa Zelenka ’83

$199–499

Alamosa Elks #1297

Alamosa School District

Michael ’74, ’77, ’03 & Carolyn Allison

Anytime Fitness

Michael Archuleta

Archuleta School District 50 JT

Tadini Bacigalupi ’79

Melanie Bagwell ’89

Emily Bankhead

Kenneth Barber ’72 & Jane Fiebelkorn

Barber ’71

Victor Barela ’63

Elliott Barton

Raymond Beethe ’70

Rodger ’73 & Cathy ’74 Bell

Blast Athletics

Andrew Bowsher

Eddie Brewer

Anne Brown ’74, ’75

Elvin Brown ’62

Herbert Bruntel Jr. ’69

Thomas ’69 & Georgette ’69 Budd

Mario Caetano

Martha Cahall

Kit & Melissa Caldon

Melissa Caldon

Richard Caldon

Tom Caldon

Campus Café

John Candelaria

Cherie Carey

Gregory Carling ’01

Steve Carlson

Sutton Casey

Emilia Chavez ’62

Rachael & Lance Cheslock

Peter ’66 & Gayle Ciraolo

Glen ’62 & Frances ’62 Clark

Jack* & Genevieve Cooper

Benjamin Cramer

Ethan Cramer

Kellie Cruz

David Curtis ’72, ’92

Gloria Curtis ’70

Harold Czarnetzki ’69

Josh Dana

Brandon Davis

Jeffrey Davis

Sharon Deaguero

Jim & Erma Defee

Savala & Lane DeVoge

Kevin Dillow

Tammy Dodson ’94

Gabriel Dominguez

Maria Dominguez

Debbie Duran

Emmanuellynn Ebue

Sylvester Fadal

John ’63, ’69 & Margaret ’61 Faron

Tamara ’91 & Bill Fassett

Aaron Fernandez

Patricia ’70 & John Fitch

Fountain Fort Carson High School

Dana ’94 & John Frazee

Kenneth Fry ’60

Lorraine Fukuda ’68

Jim Gable ’69

Tony Gallegos ’96

Belen Garcia ’02

Patricia Germer ’76

Aftin Gillespie ’06, ’17

Michael Glass ’97

Richard Goggin ’76

Bill Golsan ’90, ’94

Michael Gomez ’72, ’73

Ruben Gonzales ’61, ’64

Adlar Hall

Dale Hall ’92

Elizabeth Hammond ’76, ’80

Shannon Hawkins

Devin Haynie

Joseph Head

Eddie Hearyman ’71, ’73

Robert & Tiffany Heflin

Charlotte Hefner ’88

Dominic Helbok

David Henkel ’69, ’75 & John Henkel

Dustin Hinton ’09

Robert ’87 & Kathleen ’88 Hipwood

Ryan Hollingshead ’00

Lyle & Liz ’80, ’85 Hood

William & Janeal Hopkinson

Norman ’62, ’65 & Mary Sue ’64 Howey

Kim Hudson

Carol & Louis Irwin

Charlie ’69 & Kathleen ’83, ’88 Jaquez

Aaron Jimenez ’11

Alan Johnson ’70

Doug ’75 & Kuqueen Jones

Olga Joyce ’61, ’63

Alan ’71 & Gerry ’72 Kawaguchi

KFC of Alamosa

Judith Kunugi ’74

La Jara Pharmacy

Dennis Lamb

Katherine & Michael Lancaster

Chandelle Lancaster

Charlotte Ledonne ’84

Louella Lenberg ’89, ’96

Samuel Loera Jr

Brian Long

Dorthy Long

John Lopez ’71

Los Alamos Public Schools

Jimmy Lovato ’71, ’73

Cathi Lucero ’14

Louie Luster

Martin Malouff

Deborah Manthe

Gerald Marfut ’90

Joe Martinez ’99, ’12 & Amanda Hopkins

Juan Martinez ’76, ’81

Mark Martinez ’13

Tita L Martinez ’82

Emelio Mattorano ’73

Larry ’64 & d’Anna ’66, ’74 Mayfield

William ’68 & Regina ’68 McCann

Timm McDaniel ’90

Kathy McGinty ’67

Skip McClure

Kristi Mease ’96

Barbara Medina

Chris Medina ’12 & Linda Relyea ’96, ’10

Krista Melani

Tony Mergist

Thomas ’69 & Beverly ’69 Michoski

Karen Middleton

Garrett Miller

William ’73 & Katherine ’73 Miller

Lisa Mizeur

Lorenzo Moreno ’05

Shaundra Moss

Violet Nageak

Tom ’68, ’81 & Barbara ’71 Nagoda

Dennis ’62 & Linda Nash

Jenny Nation

Stan Nelson ’61, ’65

Gail Nitta ’66

North Conejos School District RE 1-J

Joseph Novak III ’90

Albert ’61 & Kelly ’74 O’Leary

Ernest Ornelas ’76

Sandy Ortega ’74

Arthur Ortegon

Dennis ’79 & Dawn ’79 Ortiz

Janine Pearce-Vasquez ’86

Paul Perrone

Aaron & Shelly Polzin

Keith Poole ’73

Peter & Marita Prandoni

Pueblo County School District 70

Floyd ’54, ’64 & Leila ’84 Quintana

Gary & Toni Ramstetter

William Rakow Jr. ’69

Cornelia Rector ’68

Julane Reed ’61

James Reiff

Jo Ann Rezen ’62, ’68

Pat Reznak

Elizabeth Richardson

Kevin Riche

Erik Risser

Oakly Risser

Rocky Ford School District No. R2

Jason Rogers ’93

Donald Romero ’03, ’05

Harold & Margaret Rominger

David Root ’78

Shari Rusler

Andrew Russell

Stanley Sammons ’63

Maria Sampson

Krissy Sanchez

Shereen Sarick

Savvy Management, LLC

Rich ’75 & Barbara Scanga

Molly Schafer

James Seefeldt ’89

Peyton Sego

Kristi Serrano

Marcus Shawcroft ’15, ’19

Matthew & Kelley Shelton

Cleave & Cathy Simpson

Mark Skinner ’92 & Lou Ann

Cheslock Skinner

Harold Smith ’68, ’69

Karl ’70 & Susene ’72 Smith

Heath Soderstrom ’06

Steven O Stenersen ’76

Mark Stokes

Scottie Strong

Dustin Sullivan ’04

Donald Thompson & Jan Oen

Diane Smylie Trembly ’67

Laura Tripp

Cindy Trujillo ’73

Milton Trujillo ’58

Judy Turner ’74

Lois Unger ’94

Rhonda Valdez

Zachary Valdez

Wagner Family

Mugabe Walker

Robert Waltman ’76

John Weidemann ’90

Donald Wells ’86

Rachel Wells

Donald ’72, ’75 & Karan ’89 Wilkinson

Everette Williams ’70, ’73

Lisa Wilson ’94

William ’64 & Donna ’64 Witt

Una Woisin

David ’67, ’75 & Kay ’68 Wood

Diane Woodard

Kathy Woods

Aubrey Woodward ’72

Lucinda Yazzie ’90

Joe & Shirley Zanski

up to $199

Gaspar Abeyta ’66

Chris Acosta

Herbert Adams

Lucy Adams

Markee Adams

Alpha Adkins

Manuel Aguirre

Linnea Ahlberg

Marty Alderete

Adele Alfson ’03

Lee Allard

Anita Allinger ’77

Fahad Alsayyid

Dora Alvarenga

Nicolas Alvarez

Micki Anderson

Austin Andrade ’16

Brianne Andrews

Mary Andrews

Maria Angeles

Jacob Angelopulos ’21

Candice Anitielu

Krystal Anton

Monica Aragorn

Roman Aragon

Terral Archer ’87

Michelle Archer-Devoto

Susan Archibald

Olive Aretz ’53

Edith Arias ’18

Diane Arias ’18, ’20

Elizabeth Armenta ’80, ’88

Gavin Armijo

Melvin & Anita Armold

Heidi Arsenault

Wendy Ast ’12

Alfonso ’84 & Shirley ’85 Atencio

Ethel Akpik

Cynthia Ayala

Jessica Baeza

Judy Baker

Duncan Balatche

Kevin Balatche

Buckley Bangert ’73, ’81

Richard Bank ’59

Susan Banning ’12

Mary Baranczyk ’01

Katrina Barber

Angela Barela

Stacey Barker

Jeanne Barlow ’61, ’65

John Barrett

Beverly Barton ’69

Chris Battle

Donnie Bautista

David Bebell ’70

Tawney Becker & Mike Clifford

Priscilla Begay

John ’63 & Jeanette ’65, ’66 Bell

Adam Benavidez

LeKeisha Benavidez

Michael ’02, ’22 & Mary ’22 Benavidez

Ron Bennett ’80

Woodson Bennett

Rachel Benson

Andrea Benton-Maestas ’12

Jennifer Bernal

Roy Bethard

Samuel Bilderbeck ’17

Tami Bing

Jay Birmingham ’93

Tina Black

Clark & Lois Blackwood

Eric Blake ’03

April Blank

Daniel Bledsoe

Leon Bleggi

Jennifer Boal

Ricardo Bobian

Kourtney Boehm

Dave Boerner

Kathy Boerner

Richard Boich ’60

Dave Bokel ’12

Harry Boling

Margaret Bolte ’75

Ron Bond ’59

Deloris Bond

Jerry Booher ’59, ’61

Philip Born ’68

Pat ’72 & Donna ’95 Bottini

Vicki Bowsher

Stacey Brattain

Stacy Brickell

Shelley Brown

Gabriel ’00, ’02 & Jaime ’02 Brubacher

Thomas ’99 & Terri ’99 Bruscino

Mary Bryant

Vince Buccellato

Richard Buck ’64

Ron Buffo ’75

Jeff Bullington

Roberta Burk ’85

Seamus Burke

Thomas Burns ’83

Jeffrey Butler ’71

Thomas Byrns

Angelina Byron

Russell Cagle ’73

Keith Caldon

Tommy Caldon

Robin Caldwell

Jerry Calley

Julie E. Campbell ’86

Sandra Candelaria

Alejandra Cantu

Micahel Carey

Eric ’01 & Lia ’14 Carpio

David Carrasco

Tara Carrillo

Renee Carson

Janice Carter

Daniel Carver ’12

Tina Casados

Cattails Women’s Golf Assn.

Maricela Cervantes

Jeremy Chada

Donna Chamberine

Beverly Chavez

Gina Chavez

Jose Chavez

Laura Chavez

Robert Chavez

Rowena Chavez

Tammy Chavez

Michael Childers ’72, ’76

James & Sue Chisholm

Alan Cirello ’72

Gerald Clare ’78

Bailey Clark ’15

Katie Clark

Melissa Clark

Mason Claunch

Lisa Clements

Richard ’71 & Mary ’74 Cline

Rhonda Cobb

Joshua ’05 & Sarah Cody

Holly McCarroll ’04

Larry Coleman ’71

Colorado Gives Foundation

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Norman Come

Shep Comeaux

Linda Concepcion

Rovena Concepcion

Guadalupe Conchas

John Conlon ’67

Katie Contreras

Alberta ’94 & Carl Coolbaugh

Cynthia Cooley

Jason Coombs ’95

Robert Coon

Kent Cooper ’76

Alfred ’70 & Anna Marie ’72 Cordova

Paul Cordova

Pete Cordova ’75

Ryan Cordova

Mary Beth Corsentino ’71, ’74

Theresa Cortese ’76, ’82

Thomas Cortez ’76

Craig Cotten

Larry & Lorell Cotten

Natalie Coumbe

Kenith Cox

Alinea Coy

Dustin Coy

Pam Cozzetto

Arenaria Cramer

Owen Cramer

Thomas Cramer

Mark Crandall

Mikaela Crank

John Crawford ’69

Ronald Crawford ’64, ’70

Zenta Crow ’73

Mary Crowell ’92

Robert Crowther ’74, ’03

Leone Culpepper

Maya Cusick

Nick Cutforth

Colleen Dalsaso ’88

Catherine Daly

Patrick Daly

Ettajane Danner

Dorothy Davis

Jen And Ryan David

Suzannette David

Daniel Davis ’74

James Davis

Jeffrey Davis

Matthew Davis

Precious Davis

Shon Davis

Kenneth Day ’82

Phil De La O

Catherine de Rivera

Heather de Rivera

Joseph de Rivera

Frances Deaguero

James Deaguero

Joseph Deaguero Jr.

Thomas Deaguero

Ian Debono ’73, ’73

Tony Deherrera

Christine Delaney-Haynes ’75

Jerry DeLeon ’89

Gerald Dellinger ’73

Cary Dennis

Salvador Denogean

Ann DeStefano

Wes DeVaul ’23 & Amanda Langdon

Vanessa Devoto

Andrick Diatilo

Jacilyn DiCarlo

Austin Dillon

Carrie Dillow

Cory Diss ’13

Judy Dittman

Michelle Dittmer

Tommy Dodd ’95

Lynda Donohoe

Jenna Dornblaser

Samantha Drury

Sandra Duarte

James Dubois

Diane Dugger

Peggy Dunn

Terry Dupler

Mike Dwyer

Roberta M. Ebbers ’71

Marylynn Ebue

Chris Eddleman

Aric ’10, ’14 & Erin ’11 Egana

Lenise Eidson ’92

Frances Eigenberg

Claudia Eisenhart

Roscoe Elliott

John ’86 & Carrie ’86 Elwell

Lillian & Thomas English

Helen Enockson

Henry Enockson

Palmer Enockson

Peter Enockson

Jude Escajeda

Roger Escheman

Bryan Espinosa

Tammy Espinosa

Faith Espinoza

Leroy Espinoza

Larry Evens

Christine Faczak

John Faczak

Adrienne Fasse ’89

Melody Feniks

Kenneth Ferguson

Diego Fernandez

Manuel Fernandez

Cheryl Fields

Abel Figueroa

Jose Figueroa

Jennifer Flaherty

Neil Fleischauer ’70

Eric Flores ’11

Linda Flores ’75

Leon Flowers

Jerri Foster

Mike Foutz

Peggy Frank

Bill Franz ’77

Dale Frasier ’86 & Kathryn ’76 Radcliffe

Casey Fringer ’20, ’21

Melanie Fritzsche ’92

Jessica Frye

Jim Gable ’69

Jack Gaeb ’74, ’75

Melanie Gagliardo

Edward Gallegos ’92

James Gallegos ’89

Jerry Gallegos ’77

Maria Gallegos

Rudolph Gallegos ’59, ’61

Aaron Garcia

Cloe Garcia

Gerardo Garcia

Javier Garcia

Juanita Garcia

Leon Garcia

Maria Garcia ’05

Susan Garcia

Rita Garfield ’68

John Gendreau ’70

Cindy Gerdes

Jennifer Gettman

Ernest Gilbert

Gregory Gillaspie ’82

Kyle Gillian

Edwin ’63, 64 & Judith ’64 Ginoza

Tresban Giron

Kyle Glenn

Ruth Ann Glover ’64

Kara Godfrey

Pennye Goins

Anonymous

Wanda ’74 & Gordan Golsan

Charlotte Gomez ’94, ’11

Pete ’67, ’71 & Ina ’72 Gomez

Mark Gonzales

Thomas Gonzales ’91

Suzanne Gosar

Bob Graf ’81

Charlene Green

Janice Green ’87

Margaret Green

Patrick & Peggy Green

Wilma & Ken Green

Jon Greene ’66, ’67

Bernadette Greenwood

Linda Griego

Lila Griffin ’87

Bob Grooms ’76

Ozzy Guerrero

Simona Guillen ’12, ’13

Phuong Gunasayan

William Cole Gustavson ’22

John Guyer ’68

Shanna Guymon

Cesar Guzman ’68

Jo Ann Habing

Veronica Haemker

Louise Haener

Michael Haener

John Hagey

Edward Hale ’72

Emma Hall

Scott Hamilton ’18

Chelsea Hampton

Bill Hand ’00

George Hansen ’68

Kenneth ’84 & Janice ’70 Hardison

Becky Harge

Geraldine Harge

Tre Harge

Kenneth & Maryann Harmon

Tammy Harnsberger

Spencer Harris ’72

Douglas Hartman ’71

Frances Haugen ’68

Heather Hay

David Hayward

Rev Henry Hazard ’67

Terri Hellmann

Carolyn Henderson

Sean Henry

Shawna Henry

Lucas Herbert ’05

Don & Carole Hermanson

Kristin Hernandez ’09

Maria Hernandez

Lee ’00 & Cindy ’85, ’99 Herrera

Margery Herrington

Sallie Hibbs ’60

Charley Higham

James Higham

Jim Hilburn ’87

John Hill ’70, ’81

Cleta Hiner-Felzien ’90

Chad Hiser ’09

Billy Hlavachick ’61

Wyatt Hoeppner

Toshihide Hokari

Jenene Holcomb ’89, ’94

Mary Holland

Michaela Holland

Lloyd Holmes ’65

Vasti Holstun ’18

Samantha Holt

Victoria Hontas

Ryan Hopkins

Linda Howard ’72, ’79

Sarah Howard

Jo Ann Hubbard

Elizabeth Hudgens ’06

Jerry Hughes ’70

Ivory Hunt ’82

Melinda Hunzeker

Sally Hurr

Dawndee Ipalook

Frederick Ipalook

Deepa Kylasam Iyer

Julia Jackson ’80

Richard ’78 & Sandra ’78 Jackson

Richard Jacoby

Freddie Jaquez ’76, ’77

Jeremy Jaramillo

Haley Jarvies & DJ Wright

Kari & Judd Jenkins

Brianna Johnson

Charley ’84 & Cathy Johnson

Conrad Johnson ’99, ’00

Justin Johnson

Peggy Johnson

Russell Johnson

Susan Johnson ’10

Barbara Johnston ’75

Benjamin Jones

Lindsay Jones

Marlo Jones

John Jordan

Joe Jordan

Kimball Jordan

Dennis Jouett ’70

Ronald Jung ’84

Richard Kadinger ’75

Youyoung Kang

Jacquie Katshingu

Daniel Kaui

Elisabeth Kautsky ’17

Simon Kazadi

Erin Keck

Barbara Keller ’77

Paul Kelley

Kathleen Kelly ’98

Dale Kerby ’59, ’61

Eric & Kyla Kiblen

Sue King ’66, ’90

Melani Kirk

Ann Kitchin ’83

John Kivimaki

Amanda Knowlton

James F. Koenigsfeld ’90

Jake Konen

Judee Konen

Ricky Kottenstette

Julie Kove ’87

John J Kozlevchar ’79

Bob Kozlowski

Elaine Kozlowski

Kirk and Michelle Kritner

Amy Kucera ’05

Gerhard ’68 & Karen Kuhn

Tom Kusleika ’69, ’72

Roy Laird ’67

Greg Lakey

Ricardo Landa

Vonda & Keith Lane ’93

Connie Lang

Jeffery Lang

Gillian Lange-Kemper

Kathlyn Langs

Lesley Langs

Stephanie Langs

Mary Lapka

Melissa Lapka

Sue Lapka

Sarah Lara

Rhett Larsen

Lori ’91, ’01 & Aaron Laske

Darryl Laye ’67

John Leach

Grayson LeCompte ’23

Eldon Leff ’63

Janet Leinen ’78

Katharine Leonard

Jenny Lerner

Colin Lester

Ronald Lester ’77

Sarah Levine ’14

Dennis & Rebecca Levy

Irene Levy

Lynn Liddell

Michael Liebhaber

George Limestahl

Diana Linalyavuta

Mark ’84 & Susan Lindenmuth

Janet Linnear

Lea List

Mike Lobatos

Peter Loeb ’68

Servando Loera

Gary Loewe ’88

Jason Long

Richard & Ericha Loosbrock

Desiree Lopez

Robert Lopez ’96

Zachary Lopez

Kimberly Lorimer ’05

Dustin Lowe

Michelle Lowe

Norman Lowery

Abby Lucero

Carlos ’61 & Dorothy ’61 Lucero

Debby Lucero

Demitri Lucero

Elyrha Lucero

Gerald Lucero

Selby Lucero

Al Lujan ’72

Priscilla Lujan ’75

Kyle Lundy

Charles Lusman ’75

Kesha Luttrell

Sue Luttrell ’88

Jason Luukkonen ’01

Johnny ’70 & Wanda ’70 Lydia

Larry Macias

Theodora Madrid ’60, ’69

Brendon Madril

Donovan Maes

Ashley Maestas ’14, ’20

Bernadette Maestas

Mike ’77 & Dolly Maestas

Ronald ’68, ’70 & Monica Maestas

Stefanie Magalei

Stephen Magoon ’67, ’70

Missy Magooshboy

Joseph Malanga

Joseph Mallonee

Jimmie Malveaux

Robert Mancha

Nancy Maness ’87

Barbara Mann ’75

Tandy Manross

Steve Manthe

Robert ’71 & Marveen ’72, ’76 Manzanares

Naomi Mares

Susan Mares

Dennis ’72 & Nancy ’72 Marion

Heidi Markey

Barbara & Rodolfo Marquez

Ken ’87, ’94 & Dolores ’87 Marquez

Phillip Marquez

Willie Marshall

Shayla Marteney

Amanda Martin

Bernice Martinez ’66

Bonnie Martinez ’04

Carlos Martinez ’12

Christopher J Martinez ’61, 67

Damin Martinez

Derrick Martinez

Emily Martinez ’15

Esmeralda Martinez ’97, ’01

Floyd Martinez ’91

Frank ’76 & Aurora Martinez

James Martinez ’77

Laura & Michael Martinez

May Martinez

Melanie Martinez

Michael Martinez ’75, ’87

Patrick Martinez

Rebecca Martinez

Rodney Martinez

Rose Martinez ’12

Shannon Martinez ’95

John ’70 & Betti Marvel

Anna Mathews

Derek Mathiason ’14, ’16

Rose McAlister ’63

Anna McCabe

Les McCarroll ’69

Darren McCarty

Thomas McChristian ’20

Dolly McClellan ’98, ’00

Barbara ’71, ’72 and John McClure

Maria McConnell ’99, ’06

Kandi McCoy

Danny McDaniel & Tish Hollingsworth

Loretta McDonald

Wayne ’82, ’89 & Linda McGinn

David McGovern ’70

Brandon Mckinstry

Clinton McKnight ’15

Barney McLean ’83

Greg McManus

David ’02 & Jennifer ’00, ’11 McQuitty

Carlos Medina

Manuel Pinon Medina (estate of)

Marie Medina

Jon Meidinger

Mike Meko

Rubi Melani

Wayne Melanson ’69

Karen Melgares

Sarah Menapace-Walker ’93

Michael ’01 & Lori Mendoza

Zaira Mendoza

Mary Jo Merkley

Nasca Merriles

Kelley Merritt ’10

Bruce & Sharon Meyer

Aldo Meza ’96

Joe Micou

Gloria Mielke ’65, ’69

Colton Mills

Brenda Milosevich

Dale ’85 & Teri Mingilton

Bikram Mishra ’14, ’16

Melissa Moeller ’21

Alison Mondragon

Janene Mondragon ’90, ’96, ’17

Tommy Mondragon

Elizabeth Montague ’86, ’87

Scott Monteith

Alece Montez

Jeremy Montez

Antoinette Montgomery

Melanie Montierth

Adrian Montoya

Curtis Montoya

Jennifer Montoya

Frances Montoya ’79

Jeffrey Moore

Lori Moore

Mike Moore

Sharon Moore

Timothy Moore

Jake Morrill

Greg Morrison

Maude Morse

Jimmy Moss

Julie Mullen

Luis Murillo

Christopher Murphy ’06

Martha Nelson ’71

Brian Newland

Ron Nitafan

Shaylee Norman

Jeannie Norwood ’71, ’71 & Albert Kahan

Jordan Notch ’22

Russ Novotny

Sirr Izaak Nuesca

Cynthia Nylund

Juana Ochoa

Robert Odell ’07

Grace Ojeda

Lois Olme

Patrick ORiley

Amy Ortega ’98, ’06

Eduardo Ortega ’86

Rocky Ortega ’65, ’71

Juan Ortiz

Patti Ortiz ’78

Wendy Ortiz

Carol Osborn ’84

Renee-Mae Ota ’72

Douglas ’85 & Stephanie Ouren

Deedee Overton

Larry & Evelyn Owens

John Owsley ’18

Gloria Pacheco ’83

Valerie Pacheco

Cody Padilla ’22

Derrick Padilla ’04

Robert Padilla

Harriet Padmore

Gunnison Pagnotta ’18

Althea Palmer

Nicholas Palmer ’11

Eva Palomarez

Sandra Palomarez

Lori Parker ’85, ’97

Allen Parmelee

Greg ’97 & Debbie Parra

Polly Parrish ’04

Carol Patterson

John ’68 & Helen ’67 Patton

Toni Patton ’98

DeAijah Paulk ’23

Jolene Pavlovsky ’63, ’67

Kristi Payne

Kage Pepper

Anita Perez ’91, ’97

Diane Perez

James Perez

Sherri Perez

Joseph & Miriam Perri

Chance Phonsavang

Bryan Pickering

Amie Pietro

Pearl Pike

Mark ’05 & Mandy ’05 Pittman

Shirley Pitts

Stacey Plane ’97, ’13

John Plock ’80

Andrew Poe

Kelly Poe

Brittany Pollard ’18

Sammie Porter ’68

Donald Prater ’75

Juana Preciado Flores

Beverly Price ’69

Anonymous

Ken Pritchard

Dwight Proctor ’72

James Quaid ’68, ’72

Arlene Quintanilla

Jacqueline Rahmig

Brittany Raines

Jimmy Ramirez

Robert Ramirez

Clint Ramstetter

Cherokee Lee Randolph ’22

Jeff Rasmussen

Curtis Redhouse

Ethel Redhouse

Thomas Reed

Will Reed

Candy Reiff

Cassandra Rhinehart ’04

Robin Rice ’20

Lori Richards

Sandi Zavala

Daryl Richardson

Heidi Richardson ’05

Marjorie Richardson

Travas Rider

Matthew Ridge ’97

Stephanie Milam ’00, ’01 & Lucas Riggenbach

Nicole Rimbert

Salina Rimbert

Steven Robb

Patricia Robbins ’93, ’96

Jessica Robertson

Joshua Robertson

Jay ’75 & Susan ’75 Robinson

Greg Rochon

Tracy Rogers ’95

Nate Rohnert

Dr. Mary Ann Roldan ’74

Doreen Roman ’68

Audrey Romero ’93

Flavio Romero ’77

Kaylee ’18, ’22 & Patrick Romero

Joseph Ross ’66

Marshal Ross

John Rothchild

Cedric Rowley ’13

Albert Roybal ’80

Becky Roybal

Christie Roybal ’05

Walter ’94, ’08 & Emma ’17 Roybal

Jack ’79, ’84 & Theresa Rudder

Eamonn Rumley

Ann Ryan ’70

Laurence Rzepka ’81

Nick Saenz

Yoko Sakai

Patricia Salazar ’86

Talia Sampson

Eileen Sanchez

Joe Sanchez

Ninfa Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez-Duran ’22

Ron and Cleo Sandoval

Ken Sandoval

Lindsey Sandoval ’18, ’22

Matthew Sandoval ’03

Pam Sandoval

Sarah Sandoval

Terence Sandoval

Tiffany Sandoval

Sangre De Christo National Heritage Area

Gustavo Santistevan

Elizabeth Sather

Erin Satriano

Matthew Schipfer

Brian Schipper ’05

Katherine Schleich

Jerry Schloffman ’65, ’70

Paulette Schmalz ’75

Regis Schmalz ’75

Cheryl ’07, ’09 & Phil Schroeder

Fran Schumann

Lewis Schwartz ’73

Merrill Schwerin

Mark Seaton & Suzanne DeVore

A.J. Sedillo

Bob Seegmiller

Jessica Sego

Nathan Sellers

Val ’60, ’65 & Evangeline ’57, ’61 Sena

Angeline Senados

Crystal Senados

Jacki Serna

Page Sewell ’03

Karen Shamsabadi

Russell Shawcroft ’17

Regina Shelton ’77, ’83

Corey Shropshire ’08

Gwen Sieckmann

Jack E Signs Jr. ’68, ’72

Danielle Silva

Heather Keeling-Silva

James Silva

Mark Silvius

Chris & Lisa Simmons

Maria Sisneros

Jay Skalecki

Jackson Sloan

Brian Small ’03

Christian Smelser

Jennifer Smiley

James Smith

Jaye Smith

Kyler Smith

Rosalyn Smith ’93

Rosaria Smith

Sara Smith

Randi Snead ’18

Fred ’67, ’70 & Barbara ’68 Snow

Larry Snyder ’65, ’66

Karina Solis

Lauren Sonderegger

Nicholas Soto

Joshua Spannagel ’07

Fred St. Cyr, Jr.

Colleen Stabolepszy ’93, ’97

Ivan Stahlecker ’73, ’81

Alisha Stanton ’95

Caroline Stedman

Tracy Steers ’87

Jesse Stemo

Kori Stephenson

Elizabeth Stevens

Marilyn Stevens

Tabitha Stewart

Wendy Stewart

Ayla Stoffel

Susan Stone ’85

Kilee Stortz

Gregory & Leigh Strain

Yovan Suarez

Jennifer Sudaria

Gerry Sunderland ’77

Dave Sutton

Casey Swafford

Nadine Swahnberg

Linda Swanson ’70

Arnald Swift ’69, ’71

Garrett Szagola ’71

Bill Talkington ’85

Lesley Tapia ’74

Evelyn Taylor

John Taylor

Dennis Teeters

James Tenbrook ’70

Christine Terpstra

Sharon Theobald

Sara Thinger

Kristin Thomas

Janeal Thompson ’75

Tyler Thompson

Vanessa Thong ’18, ’20

Chad Tobiasson

Toby Tobiasson

Hannah Tonnessen

Lucinda Tonnessen

Nathaniel Tonnessen

James Trainor ’05

Lavonne Tran

Daniel Tripp

Patricia Truax

Amy Trujillo ’00

Ashley Trujillo

Elizabeth Trujillo ’82

Henry Trujillo ’61, ’70

Jane Trujillo ’03

Melissa Trujillo

Emily M. Trujillo-Vigil ’70

Sharon ’85 & Ken Turpin

Royce Uhrig

Rick Vafeades ’67, ’68

Derica Valdez

Jesus Valdez

Kayla Valdez

Laurie Valdez

Maria Valdez

Mario Valdez

Brynn Van Buren

Heather Van Buren

Kathy & Greg Van Gieson

Jeffery Van Matre

Mary Van Pelt ’81

Randall Van Pelt ’75

Melena Vanderford

Gary VanGerpen ’64, ’66

Joseph Vargas

Rosalinda Vargas

Patricia Vargo ’62

Patrick ’66 & Mary Veerkamp

Eddie Vega

Eric Vialpando

Jennifer Vialpando

Jeremy Vigil

Ruben Vigil ’61, ’65

Maria Villa

Lucio Villalpando

Maria Villegas ’99

Joshua Voas

Raleigh Voas

Rebecca Voas

Marilyn Vohs ’86

Kenyonna Wallace

Wayne Wallace ’86

Taber Ward

Rebecca Warren

Elizabeth Watts ’70

Shirley & Howard Wayne

Michael Wear

Kevin ’99 & Kelly ’99 Weber

Mark Weeks ’75

Anonymous

James ’84 & Deborah Welte

Joy Werner ’88, ’96, ’99

Ray Wheeler ’58, ’67

Vicki Whipple-Mueller ’74

David White

Joel White

Karen ’92, ’94 & George Wilkinson

Leroy Williams

Toni Williamson

George Willie

May

Willie

Steve Willman ’73

Renee Wilson

Koery Windham ’19

Jack Wirth ’72

Jim Witt ’62, ’68

Diana Wood

Stacey Woodall

Jim ’69, ’71 & Gayl ’66, ’70 Woodke

Keiko Woodyward ’14

Tammie Yazzie

Jim Yockey ’64, ’70

Angela Yohn ’95

Grace E. Young

Robert Koch Yund ’74

Angelica Zamora

Deanna Zamora

America Zaragoza

Jose Zaragoza

Maria Zaragoza

Angel Zuaznabel

LIFETIME GIVING

$100,000+

Alamosa County

Alamosa State Bank

Anonymous

Duane ’82 & Lorey ’80 Bussey

William Crain ’60, ’62

Daniels Fund

El Pomar Foundation

Wayne ’62* & Ellen Evans

First Southwest Bank

Estate of Gary ’62, ’65 and Judith Gaston*

Rich ’59 & De Gehlbach

Floyd Higel ’55

John & Paige Keeler

Michael Lantzy ’64, ’65

Ron ’65 & Marilyn ’86, ’87 Loser

Carlos ’61 & Dorothy ’61 Lucero

Janet ’63 & Jasper Mangum

John Robert Maytag*

John McDaniel, Ph.D.*

Paul ’66 & Christine Morley

Pearl Ortner ’58*

Outcalt Foundation

P.E.O. Foundation-Chapter V (Monte Vista, CO)

William Porter Jr. ’51* & Joan Porter

RG Bank

Estate of Charles & Cleo Ritz*

Richard ’69 & Kathleen Rutledge

Salazar Family Foundation

Ken Salazar

San Luis Valley Federal Bank

San Luis Valley Health

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Co-op, Inc.

Southway Construction Co, Inc.

Rondaleen Specht ’67

Patsy Spier ’91

Estate of Linda Spraitzer*

State of Colorado Department of Higher Education

The Denver Foundation

Douglas Thomas ’55 *

Trinchera Blanca Foundation

Olibama Tushar Trust*

Family of Ruth & Stanley Wills

Estate of Lorraine Young*

$50,000–99,999

Alamosa Convention & Visitors Bureau

Kay Albrecht ’62

Alcon Construction, Inc.

Alta Fuels

Anonymous Arby’s

Adams State University Counselor Education

Alice Bean

Boettcher Foundation

Janice Bunch*

Glenn* & Kerry Burnham

David ’87 & Wendy Clemmer

Richard ’71 & Mary ’74 Cline

Colorado Potato Administrative Committee

Colorado Health Foundation

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Community Banks of Colorado

Jack* & Genevieve Cooper

Carole Counihan & James Taggart

Ed Crowther & Lori Tanner

Patricia Ewert Flannagan ’76

Tom ’67, ’68 & Pat ’68 Gilmore

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Haeckl*

Phil & Juanita Hall

Grant W Hurley ’47*

J & J Rental Centers

Harold & Kay ’68 Kelloff

Leavitt Group of Colorado

Cheryl Lovell, Ph.D.

Eddie & Eileen Lucero

Stephen ’67 & Courtney Marsters

John & Frances Marvel*

Beatrice Merritt ’36*

Mile High United Way

National Western Stock Show - Scholarship Trust

Pepsi

Porter Realty, Inc.

Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation

Craig Rhodes

Rio Grande Water Conservation District

David Snitman & Susan Lewis

Sodexo Campus Services

Izora Southway ’66

Grace I. Spier Revocable Trust

Ann ’96, ’91 & Pat Stanford

Sunflower Bank

David & Virginia ’83, ’84, ’95 Svaldi

Estate of William P. Thomas*

Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.

Wall, Smith, Bateman, Inc.

Xcel Energy Foundation

Stephen & Suzan Zoukis

IN MEMORY OF:

Clyde Carstens

Eduardo Ortega ’86

Artell & Verla Chapman

Emily Bankhead

Edward A Counihan IV

Carole Counihan & James Taggart

Devon J Doyle

Cheryl Fields

Bonnie Mercek ’87

Brody Geiser

Jeffrey David ’87

Jeff & Nancy Geiser

Bill Golsan ’90, ’94

Buffie McFadyen ’91, ’93

William Stone ’86

Dennis Teeters

Tim ’73 & Peggy ’72, ’72 Walters

Juanita Hall

George Limestahl

Al Kirkland

Rena & Nathan Kirkland

Anna Kunugi

Adele Alfson ’03

Alice Kuriakose

Deepa Kylasam Iyer

Mary Lavey

Alfonso ’84 & Shirley ’85 Atencio

Dale Lorimer

Lee Vickers ’60, ’65

Janet Lowther

Willis Lowther ’66, ’69

Dean Lyman

Lee Vickers ’60, ’65

James Mann

Barbara Mann ’75

David Martinez

Patti Ortiz ’78

Priscilla Salazar Martinez

Carlos Martinez ’12

John McDaniel

Terral Archer ’87

Elizabeth Armenta ’80, ’88

Beverly Barton ’69

Rodger ’73 & Cathy ’74 Bell

Ron Bond ’59

Thomas ’99 & Terri ’99 Bruscino

Michael Childers ’72, ’76

Alan Cirello ’72

Patrick ’17 & Elizabeth ’17 Cleary

John Conlon ’67

Jack* & Genevieve Cooper

Ed Crowther & Lori Tanner

Gloria Curtis ’70

Harold Czarnetzki ’69

Frances Eigenberg

John ’86 & Carrie ’86 Elwell

David Evans ’70

Tamara ’91 & Bill Fassett

Dana ’94 & John Frazee

Gregory Gillaspie ’82

Thomas Gonzales ’91

Janice Green ’87

Elizabeth Hammond ’76, ’80

Jack Harris ’65, ’66

Rev Henry Hazard ’67

Linda Howard ’72, ’79

Norman ’62, ’65 & Mary Sue ’64

Howey

Elizabeth Hudgens ’06

Richard ’78 & Sandra ’78 Jackson

Susan Johnson ’10

John Kivimaki

James F. Koenigsfeld ’90

Judith Kunugi ’74

Eldon Leff ’63

Mark ’84 & Susan Lindenmuth

William Manzanares ’67

David McGovern ’70

Eric Mead ’71

Kristi Mease ’96

Kelley Merritt ’10

Michael Onofrey ’76

Ernest Ornelas ’76

Eduardo Ortega ’86

Janine Pearce-Vasquez ’86

Jo Ann Rezen ’62, ’68

Brian Rossbert ’02

Lewis Schwartz ’73

Rosalyn Smith ’93

Joshua Spannagel ’07

Arnald Swift ’69, ’71

Cindy Trujillo ’73

Rick Vafeades ’67, ’68

Robert Waltman ’76

Mark Weeks ’75

Ray Wheeler ’58, ’67

Robert Koch Yund ’74

Anita Zaffuto ’71

Ray & Ruth McGee

Raylene Kahler ’77

Kerry Jay McGinty

Kathy McGinty ’67

Leonard “Mac” & Dee McLean

Chris & Lisa Simmons

Barney McLean ’83

Manuel & Dolores Medina

Emily M. Trujillo-Vigil ’70

Darrell Meis

Duane ’82 & Lorey ’80 Bussey

Cattails Women’s Golf Assn.

Jeff & Nancy Geiser

Haley Jarvies & DJ Wright

Tammy ’91, ’00 & Gerald Lopez

Christopher J Martinez ’61, 67

David ’84, ’87 & Kimberly ’84, ’99 Martinez

Wayne ’82, ’89 & Linda McGinn

Norman Meis ’82

Karen Shamsabadi

Larry & Carol Sveum

Christine Terpstra

Sharon ’85 & Ken Turpin

Kathy & Greg Van Gieson

David & Donna ’12 Wehe

James ’84 & Deborah Welte

Jim ’69, ’71 & Gayl ’66, ’70 Woodke

Moe Morris

Edwin ’63, 64 & Judith ’64 Ginoza

Becky Jean Owsley

Duane ’82 & Lorey ’80 Bussey

Richard ’71 & Mary ’74 Cline

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Frances Eigenberg

Roger Escheman

William & Grace Fulkerson

Charlene Green

Chuck ’62 & Sandy ’79, ’80 Houser

Harold & Kay ’68 Kelloff

Tammy ’91, ’00 & Gerald Lopez

Mary Jo Merkley

Izora Southway ’66

Karen ’92, ’94 & George Wilkinson

Jim ’69, ’71 & Gayl ’66, ’70 Woodke

Sue Patterson

Craig McDowall ’85

Frank Boogie Romero

Alfred ’70 & Anna Marie ’72 Cordova

Clemmie & Mableine Scott

Shirley Scott ’79

Doug Shriver

Melody Feniks

Deanne Morris ’64, ’65

Holly Zumbro ’00

Alan Sinton

Webb Family Fund of the Pikes Peak

Community Foundation

Jimmy Stewart

Wendy Stewart

Mary Ann Wright

Julie E. Campbell ’86

Alberta ’94 & Carl Coolbaugh

Wilma & Ken Green

Leavitt Group of Colorado

Barbara ’71, ’72 and John McClure

Mary Ann & Bob Wright

James & Sue Chisholm

Don & Gloria Wuckert

Alan & Janice Wuckert

IN HONOR OF:

Jonah Bricker

Pamela ’03 & John Bricker

Daniel Thomas Green

Margaret Green

Damon Martin

Mark & Helen Dorion

Daniel ’85 & Michelle ’85 Haney

Esmeralda Martinez

Nick Cutforth

John & Kristine Taylor

Judee Konen

Scott Thompson

Jon & Pamela Schwartz

Joe Vigil

Mark & Helen Dorion

Grace Young

Jon & Pamela Schwartz

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Merck Partnership for Giving

FRIENDS OF MUSIC

Lucy Adams

Terral Archer ’87

Peter ’66 & Gayle Ciraolo

Lisa Clements

Wes Hargrove ’78

Jenene Holcomb ’89, ’94

Victoria Hontas

Marty & Diana Jones

Julie Kove ’87

Kirk and Michelle Kritner

Dennis Lamb

Charlotte Ledonne ’84

Tita L Martinez ’82

Danny McDaniel & Tish Hollingsworth

Bruce & Sharon Meyer

William ’73 & Katherine ’73 Miller

Jeannie Norwood ’71, ’71 & Albert Kahan

Jolene Pavlovsky ’63, ’67

Phillip Ranke ’66

Robert & Regina Rice

Patricia Robbins ’93, ’96

Neil & Elise Rudolph

Mark Skinner ’92 & Lou Ann Cheslock

Skinner

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

Donald Thompson & Jan Oen

Janeal Thompson ’75

Anita Zaffuto ’71

FRIENDS OF THEATRE

Marty & Diana Jones

Charlotte Ledonne ’84

Neil & Elise Rudolph

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

John Taylor

Donald Thompson & Jan Oen

Mary Van Pelt ’81

Adams State Theatre premiers Knocking on the Devil’s Door

Isaac Anthony Sisneros, pictured above, wrote and directed the play, Knocking on the Devil’s Door, based on his experiences as a young adult. The Monte Vista native was inspired by a song to turn his story into a play and hopes his production will inspire others to follow their creative ideas.

Sisneros developed the semi-autobiographic play for personal reasons. “It’s based on how I grew up. What I saw, heard, and experienced as a teenager.” The song, Real Gangsta, by SPM, sparked the idea to write the play. “The character, Tony, is 18, and looking back on what happened in his life in the late 2000s. Here in the San Luis Valley, there are not a lot of stories, especially theatre productions, that address a young person’s experiences."

“My playwrighting and directing debut acknowledges where I am from, and I hope it inspires others to pursue their own creative endeavors while acknowledging where they are from.”

Sisneros enjoyed working with the actors and helping them bring their characters to life. Although he didn’t enroll at Adams State as a theatre major, a first-year-seminar professor encouraged him to be a part of the theatre community. “Associate Professor Gerke made me realize I could express my creativity as a technician, and over time I ingrained myself in the program.”

MEMBERS OF THE BILLY ADAMS SOCIETY

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous

Mary & Cal Beaver

Philip Britton ’61

Duane ’82 & Lorelei ’80 Bussey

Russell ’73 & Carol Cagle

Vernon & Susan Casias

James ’72 & Susan ’94 Conklin

Jack* & Genevieve Cooper

Wayne ’62* & Ellen Evans

Claudette Fisher ’63, ’78

Patricia Ewert Flannagan ’76*

Gary ’62, ’65* & Judith* Gaston

Rich ’59 & De Gehlbach

Donna Hayward ’77

Dr. John ’66, ’70 & Anita ’67 Hertner

Dale ’64 & Beverly Hettinger

Drs. Ron ’65 & Marilyn ’86, ’87 Loser

David Mazel ’85, ’87

Dr. John McDaniel*

Bonnie Moinet ’84

Ted ’69 & Janet ’69* Morrison

Paul * & Pat Nielsen

Pearl ’58 & Edward Ortner*

Michael Patritch ’70, ’73 & Karol Ann

Krakauer Patritch

Dr. Clarissa Lee Pollard

GRIZZLY CLUB CORPORATE SPONSORS

Ace Hardware

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Safeway

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William “Bill” ’59* & Beth* Waters

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GRIZZLY CLUB INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

Alamosa Elks #1297

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Jeffrey Davis

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Wilson Dingfelder

Margaret Doell

Leroy Espinoza

John ’63, ’69 & Margaret ’61 Faron

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Tony Gallegos ’96

Belen Garcia ’02

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Rich ’59 & De Gehlbach

Jeff & Nancy Geiser

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Greg ’96 & Jeni ’85 Goodwin

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La Jara Pharmacy

Chandelle Lancaster

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Richard & Ericha Loosbrock

Robert Lopez ’96

Tammy ’91, ’00 & Gerald Lopez

Louie & Peggy Luster

Ken ’87, ’94 & Dolores ’87 Marquez

Damon ’87 & Konnie Martin

Beatrice Martinez ’76

David ’84, ’87 & Kimberly ’84, ’99

Martinez

Skip McClure

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Chas ’98 & Melissa Moeller

Ted Morrison ’69

Larry ’88, ’93 & Carolyn ’89 Mortensen

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Mary Motz ’62

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Sandy Ortega ’74

Arthur Ortegon

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Chuck Owsley ’68

Jeff Owsley ’86

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Andrew Price ’13

Gary & Toni Ramstetter

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Lonnie Rogers ’60

Kaylee Gomez & Patrick Romero

Bruce & Lauren Rosengrant

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Marcus Shawcroft ’15, ’19

Russell Shawcroft ’17

Robert Shields

Katelyn Smith ’16

Maurice Smith ’79

Splashland Hot Springs

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David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

David Torri

Aaron Tuioti-Mariner ’02, ’11, ’12

Tim ’73 & Peggy ’72, ’72 Walters

Weekends Tavern

Weiss Dry Cleaning

Donald Wells ’86

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Diane Woodard

Chay ’00 & Jennifer ’00 Yund

Joe & Shirley Zanski

Larry ’73, ’74 & Julie ’79 Zaragoza

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS Academic

Miles & Alice ’67, ’68 Acheson Memorial

Alice Acheson ’67, ’68

Adams State Alumni

Adams State University Alumni Association

Adventure Sports

Tamara Rice

Adams State Classified Employees

Employees of Adams State University

Alamosa Lodge #44 Philanthropic

Alamosa Masonic Philanthropic Foundation

Alamosa Masonic

Alamosa Masonic Philanthropic Foundation

Alamosa Rotary

Alamosa Rotary Club

Alamosa State Bank - Helms/

Nielsen Memorial

Alamosa State Bank

Kay Wagner Albrecht ’62

Kay Wagner Albrecht ’62

Camila A. Alire ’70

Camila Alire ’70

Jerry & Sheryl ’69, 80 Anderson

Hoyt Anderson ’97

Antonito

Carole Counihan & James Taggart

Manual Aragon ’71

Estate of Manual Aragon

Arby’s SLV Promising Athlete

Arby’s

ASU Alumni & Foundation Office

Rich ’59 & De Gehlbach

ASU Alumni-Denver Chapter

Denver Alumni Chapter

ASU Emeritus Chemistry Faculty

David Van Pelt ’86

ASU Theatre Endowment

ASU Alumni, Staff & Friends

Reta J. Kirkland & Rueben ’74 Bangan

Rueben Bangan ’74

Richard Barkley ’76/McDaniel

Richard Barkley ’76, Dr. John McDaniel

Marian Sims Baughn Memorial

P.E.O. Foundation/Chapter V (Monte Vista, CO)

Dr. Kenneth Bean ’49

Alice Bean

Bokat Family

Stephen ’68 & Karen Bokat

Borrego Family

Thomas Borrego ’46

Stan Brinkley ’75/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Tom Bruscino ’99/McDaniel

Thomas ’99 & Terrie ’99 Bruscino,

Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Robert & Sharon Buchanan/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Littleton J. Bunch Memorial

Bunch Family

Shirley Burnham ’80 Memorial

Glenn & Kerry Burnham

Gladys & Doyle Burns

Anonymous

Orahood Burt

Carolyn Burt

Bustos/Price Memorial

Bill Mansheim

Zachary Capra Memorial

John Capra ’86

Clyde Carstens ’86/McDaniel

Clyde Carstens ’86, Dr. John McDaniel

Clyde Calvin Carstens ’86/McDaniel

Memorial

Dr. John McDaniel

Joshua Thomas Cary Memorial

John & Paige Keeler

Dr. William M. Chase Memorial

Chase Trust

Sally T. Chavez ’56, ’73 Memorial

Anonymous Donor

CHFA Building the Future

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority

N. & G. Clarke & H. Emperius Memorial

Hada Clarke ’85

Edwin Clemmer Scholarships in the Very Fine Arts

David ’87 & Wendy Clemmer

Jim Colbert ’61, ’65 Athletic

Jim Colbert ’61, ’65 & Valerie Goodwin-Colbert

Alton Cole

Estate of Alton Cole

Collins/Sheriff/Zuckerman ’66, ’67 Memorial

Stephen ’67 & Courtney Marsters

Colorado Water Officials Association –

Chapter Three Memorial

Colorado Water Officials Association

Richard Conour Memorial

Elizabeth Conour

Nita Cooper/McDaniel Memorial

Jack Cooper & Dr. John McDaniel

Gerald Corning

James ’86 & Deborah Harvey

Crain

William ’60, ’62 & Ellie ’82 Crain

James & Irene Craft

James H. Craft

Jerry ’70 & Patti ’70 Crisci/McDaniel

Jerry ’70 & Patti ’70 Crisci, Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Ed Crowther/McDaniel

Dr. Ed Crowther, Dr. John McDaniel

John Dewi Davies M.D. Medical

Estate of Eileen Crowly Davies

Devon J Doyle Memorial

Brian & Leslie ’95, ’05 Doyle

Dream Endowment

Various Donors

Duncan Ronald ’66, ’72 & Paula ’73 Duncan Ellis Memorial

Harry Manesiotis ’99

Wayne ’62 & Ellen Evans Mathematics & Science

Wayne ’62 & Ellen Evans

Stanford Fellers ’36 Memorial

Marvin Fellers ’47

Peggy ’91, ’93 & Rex Filer

Peggy ’91, ’93 & Rex Filer

Firstbank

FirstBank Holding Company

Firstbank Service Area

FirstBank Holding Company

Claudette Morin Fisher ’63, ’78

Claudette Fisher ’63, ’78

David Ford ’71/McDaniel

David Ford ’71, Dr. John McDaniel

David Ford ’71 Memorial/McDaniel

Vickie I. Ford ’71, Dr. John McDaniel

David ’71 & Vickie ’71 Ford/McDaniel

Vickie I. Ford ’71, Dr. John McDaniel

Vickie Ford ’71/McDaniel

Vickie I. Ford ’71, Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Gary Gallagher ’72/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Gary ’62. ’65 & Judith Gaston

Estate of Gary Gaston ’62, ’65

Michael John Gay Memorial

Michael Gay

Brody Geiser Memorial

Jeff & Nancy Geiser

Florence Lorton/Alice Lorton Getz

Memorial

Melvin Getz, Jackie Getz White ’82

GFWC Woman’s Citizenship Club

GFWC Woman’s Citizenship Club

Ruth Curtis Gilbert

Karla Gilbert

Dr. Gordon Gillson/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Erin Gilmore Memorial

Katie Fundalinski, J. Thomas ’67, ’68 & Patrice ’68 Gilmore

Dr. J. Thomas Gilmore/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

William & Lenora Gilmore Memorial

J. Thomas ’67, ’68 & Patrice ’68 Gilmore

Lawrence & Frances Gomez

Lawrence ’67, ’68 & Frances ’64, ’70

Gomez

James Gontis/McDaniel

James Gontis ’90, Dr. John McDaniel

Green/Park Woolbert Creative Arts

Kathy Park Woolbert ’07 & Henry Woolbert

Paul D. Hall

Phil & Juanita Hall

James P. & Kate A. ’77 Hatfield Art

Education

Estate of Kathryn Hatfield ’77

History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science & Spanish

ASU HAPPSS Department

Charley & Sadako Hayashida Memorial

Sadako Hayashida

Brooks Haynie Memorial Endowment

Thomas & Marjorie Haynie

Harriett Dalzell Hester ’26

Dr. Cheryl Lovell & Nancy Clark

Hensley Wrestling

Mark ’89 & Stephanie ’93, ’01 Hensley

Robby Henriksen ’08 Memorial

Judith & Thomas Henriksen

John ’66, ’70 & Anita ’67 Hertner Biology

John ’66, ’70 & Anita ’67 Hertner

Gwendolyn Hill Memorial

Estate of Gwendolyn Hill

Stuart Hilwig HGP Honors

ASU History/Government Department

Donald Hilton Hopper Memorial

H. Dean Hopper & Doris Hilton Hopper

Ron Howard ’98/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Grant Hurley ’47 Pre-Med/Nursing

Grant ’47 & Beverly Hurley

Roy & Yoshiko Inouye Memorial

Estate of Roy & Yoshiko Inouye

Dale E. Jeffryes Memorial

Michael Patritch ’70, ’73 & Karol Ann

Krakauer Patritch

James D. Johnson ’07/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Marvin & Karl Keck

Anonymous

Kay Prendergast Kelloff ’69

Kay ’69 & Harold Kelloff

Kincannon ’69/Wall McDaniel

Deanna Kincannon-Wall ’69,

Dr. John McDaniel

Gary J. ’64 & June R. ’63 Kliesen

Brian Kliesen

Sandra V. ’81 & O. John Kuenhold

Sandra ’81 & John Kuenhold

L & M Auto

LeRoy & Rosalie ’86 Martinez

Margaret A. Lamb

Margaret Lamb

Mark Lammers ’80, ’82/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Minnie Langowski ’64 Memorial

Gene Langowski ’82, ’87, Charlene Bertolino ’89

Vernon Lantis

David Lantis ’39

Mike & Diana Lantzy

Mike Lantzy ’64, ’65

Jeannie Sanderson Leach ’75, ’80 Memorial

Kendra Durre ’15, Joni Hemmerling ’10

Charlotte Lehmann ’79

Estate of Charlotte Lehmann ’79

Don ’64 & Myrna Lentz

Kevin ’79 & Terri Lentz

Michael Lane Lester Memorial

James Lester

Olibama Lopez-Tushar

Estate of Olibama Lopez-Tushar

Anna & Rodney ’66 Lopez

Rodney ’66 & Anna Lopez

Loser Family

Ron ’65 & Marilyn ’86, ’87 Loser

Hon. Carlos ’61 & Dorothy ’61 Lucero/ McDaniel

Carlos ’61 & Dorothy ’61 Lucero, Dr. John McDaniel

Eddie Floyd Lucero

Estate of Eddie Floyd Lucero

Lawrence David Lucero ’59, ’63 Memorial

Fern Lucero

Orlando & Josephine Lujan

Jando Family Trust

Mangum Nursing

Janet ’63 & Jasper Mangum

Michael Marchildon ’92/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Connie’75 & Kim Marvel

Connie ’75 & Kim Marvel

Dr. John & Fran Marvel/McDaniel

John & Fran Marvel, Dr. John McDaniel

Dr. Robert E. McAllister ’67

Dr. Robert E. McAllister ’67

McAninch/Mangum Track & Field

Jan ’63 & Jasper Mangum

Marilyn ’67, ’68 & Robert ’68 McBride

Marilyn McBride

Ethel Dobson McDaniel/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

J.E. McDaniel/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Julie Randolph McDaniel/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

McGee Family

Ruth McGee ’50

McLean Family

Dolores McLean ’65, Chris Simmons

Manuel & Dolores Medina Memorial

Family of Manuel & Dolores Medina

Darrell Meis Memorial ’81

Kim Meis ’82

Merritt ’36

Sarah Beatrice Merritt ’36

Matthew Miller Memorial

Mary Miller

Mingilton Family Endowment

Dale ’85 & Teri Mingilton

Normandy “Pinky” Montano Endowment

Camila Alire ’70, Joe Montano

Marvin Motz ’58, ’59

Anonymous Donor

Motz/Porter Basketball

Alonzo Porter ’65, ’66, Mary Motz ’62

Music Endowment

ASU Alumni, Staff & Friends

MVHS-Adams

Wayne ’62 & Ellen Evans

Dr. Paul S. & Patti K. Newman Theatre

Education Endowment

Paul & Patti Newman

William & Taka Oba Memorial

David Oba ’77, Dean ’75 & Trish Oba, Ronald Oba

Doctors Ogden Leadership Award

Doc & Denise ’90 Ogden

Spud & Merle ’65, ’69 Orr Memorial

Merle Orr ’65, ’69

Ed Ortega ’86/McDaniel

Eduardo Ortega ’86, Dr. John McDaniel

Pearl A. ’58 & Edward W. Ortner

Edward W. & Pearl A. ’58 Ortner Trust

Ralph Outcalt Scholars

Outcalt Foundation

Sue “Soupe” Patterson Art Memorial

Bill Mansheim

Sue Patterson & Bill Mansheim/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Porter Realty

Mike & Mary Ann ’86 Porter, Porter Realty

Porter Scholars in Science & Mathematics

William ’51 & Joan Porter

Bill Rakow ’69/McDaniel

Bill Rakow ’69, Dr. John McDaniel

Lon Randolph/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation

Pueblo Chieftain

Larry G. Reed & Vivian Janice ’64 Reed

Memorial

Reed Family Trust

RG Bank - Boyce & Leonard

RG Bank

Judith Richardson Visual Art

Antoinette Lucas

Don Richmond ’13 Music

Anonymous Donor

Ed Richmond Endowment

Don Richmond ’13 & Teri McCartney ’87, ’92

RJ Friend, Inc. (Business)

RJ Friend, Inc. (Nursing)

RJ Friend, Inc.

Rustic Log

Randy ’98 & Micah ’98 Jackson

Rutledge Family

Richard ’69 & Kathleen Rutledge

Ed Ryan

Ed Ryan

Jodine Ryan/McDaniel

Jodine Ryan, Dr. John McDaniel

Emma & Henry Salazar Memorial

Ken Salazar and family

San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group

San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group

San Luis Valley Federal Bank Endowment

San Luis Valley Federal Bank

San Luis Valley Health Care Foundation

San Luis Valley Health Care Foundation

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Wayne Sheldrake ’85/McDaniel

Wayne ’85, ’91 & Lauren ’97, ’04 Sheldrake, Dr. John McDaniel

Shriver/Wright Agricultural

ASU Alumni & Friends

William “Bill” Sinclair ’70, ’76 Memorial

Phyllis Sinclair ’71

Sloan Family

Michael Sloan ’65

Southway Alumni

Southway Construction

Southway Wrestling

Southway Construction

Butch Southway Memorial

Izora Southway ’66

Elaine Southway Memorial

Butch & Izora ’66 Southway, Joanne Southway Clayton ’61

Kenny & Rondaleen ’67 Specht

Rondaleen Specht ’67

Rick Spier ’88, ’91 Memorial

Patsy Spier ’91

Linda L. Spraitzer

Estate of Linda Spraitzer

Ann & Patrick Stanford

Ann ’86, ’91 & Patrick Stanford

Don ’61, ’64 & Joyce ’77 Stegman

Memorial

Estate of Don Stegman ’61, ’64

Richard Talley Musical Theatre

Margaret Talley

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

David & Darin Tandberg – Prison

Education

David ’02 & Darin ’02 Tandberg

Douglas B. Thomas ’55

Estate of Douglas B. Thomas ’55

William M. & Jennie L. ’49 Thomas

Estate of William & Jennie ’49 Thomas

Mary Louise & Lester Tooker

John Tooker ’66 & Deborah Brownell

William Trujillo/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Dale Umberger Lunch Box Memorial

Football Players of 1966-71

Ralph Vail & Kathlyn Thatcher Vail

Ann Vail

Wall, Smith, Bateman

Wall, Smith, Bateman, Inc.

Kyle Walpole ’96/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Bill ’59 & Beth Waters

Bill ’59 & Beth Waters

Kay Watkins ’55

ASU Chemistry Department

Elwyn ’73 & Virginia Wehe

Al ’73 & Virginia Wehe

Arthur Wellbaum

Estate of Arthur Wellbaum

Dr. Lynn & Arvilla ’70, ’92 Weldon

World Peace

Arvilla Weldon ’70, ’92

Lillian McDaniel Williamson/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Robert & Karen ’99 Willis

Robert & Karen ’99 Willis

Stanley ’54 & Ruth ’46 Wills

Ruth Wills ’46, Karen Kelton

Woodard Memorial

Charles & Beryl Woodard

George, John, Janet, Marjorie & Mitzi

Woodard Memorial

Ketha Woodard

Woodward Family

William “Bill” Woodward ’61

Shirley Wright ’90/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Robert Ellard Wright Memorial

Mary Ann Wright

Shane Yamnitz ’00/McDaniel

Dr. John McDaniel

Cindy Young Memorial

Norman Tucker ’79

Lorraine Young Memorial

Estate of Lorraine Young ’37

Christopher Zoukis ’16, ’19

Stephen & Suzan Zoukis

Grant Central

Adams State to build minor in GIS with new CDHE grant

Adams State received a Colorado Credential Pathways Technical Assistance Grant from the Colorado Department of Higher Education, according to Chayan Lahiri, Ph.D., assistant professor of geosciences and director of the Edward K. Ryan Geology Museum. He said the $10,779 grant will support development of an advanced course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and an 18-credit minor and certificate program in GIS.

Dr. Ruthanne Orihuela, director of credential pathways and prior learning initiatives at CDHE, said, “The grant program will help ensure greater access to quality, short-term credentials that prepare Colorado’s learners and earners for careers in highvalue industries. Institutions are building pathways in behavioral health, information technology, education, and healthcare.”

Dr. Lahiri explained, “GIS is a database of information which can be used to make maps and perform spatial analysis on data. This technology is useful not only in the fields of geology and geography, but also in wildlife biology, ecology, archaeology, business, sociology, medicine, and pharmacy.”

For example, the appropriate GIS data could help produce maps to determine the percentage of San Luis Valley trees growing near bodies of water and query whether the trees prefer particular soil types, or to explore whether people who live closer to gyms have fewer health issues. “These are simple examples that we generally know the answers to. However, GIS programs can query and analyze much more complex problems,” he added.

Dr. Lahiri said the new course, Advanced GIS, will link Introduction to GIS and Cartography with Remote Sensing, completing an 18-credit minor in GIS, or a stand-alone, nondegree certificate in GIS. Drawing on current trends in GIS, the new course will culminate in an independent project or internship with the Bureau of Land Management. Dr. Lahiri is consulting with the National Park Service and BLM staff to assure the course is professionally relevant for students.

Introduction to GIS is offered each fall semester; Dr. Lahiri plans to launch Advanced GIS in the spring semester, 2025. Key to the Credential Pathways grant is the ability for those with demonstrable skills and experience to waive the prerequisite intro course.

$500,000 grant to enhance campus safety

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Adams State $500,000 to develop a Coordinated Community Response (CCR) team to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. To be funded over four years, the campus-wide project is entitled "JUNTOS: Initiative for Campus Safety and Cultural Responsiveness," according to Dr. Heidi Schneider, chair of the Sociology Department and Adams State’s Inclusive Excellence Liaison (IEL), principal investigator/grant administrator.

The OVW’s Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program support community-based organizations that address victims’ critical needs in a manner that affirms their culture. Adams State’s diverse student body includes those who are Hispanic/Latinx, Native American, Black, Asian and Pacific Islanders, immigrants, first-generation college students, and LGBTQ+, as well as athletes and students with disabilities.

“Because we are a diverse nation with numerous affinity groups and many cultures, sexual violence prevention programs that are monocultural ignore the different ways in which people might learn, communicate, and respond, specifically regarding issues like sexual assault,” Schneider explained. “The best way to address sexual violence is to create a program that reflects and is responsive to all cultures.” As Inclusive Excellence Liaison, Schneider will oversee the project director.

“This grant will build Adams State’s capacity to develop programming that fits our student demographic. We are collaborating with community organizations to address concerns of Native Americans and immigrants – two of Adams State’s most vulnerable groups,” Schneider added. “Technical advisors will come to campus to conduct training and outreach to help us find additional resources for other marginalized groups.”

Alamosa’s Tu Casa, Inc., which serves victims of domestic and sexual violence, is the overarching victim service and education provider. The grant award includes $10,000 each year for Tu Casa, Inc., consulting services, including a Peer-Educator/ Student Outreach Coordinator. Tu Casa’s Chenoa Candy, an Adams State nursing major, will be the on-campus peer educator for 10 hours a week. Adams State will also coordinate with the SLV Immigrant Resource Center (IRC) and the SLV Area Health Education Center (SLV AHEC)/SLV Indian Center.

The project director will work with the technical advisors, external agencies, and various campus offices to develop the Coordinated Community Response Team, which will create a mandatory prevention/education program for all students, tailored to culturally specific student needs.

Giving Back

Darrell Meis Memorial Scholarship supports Alamosa High School athletes

The Darrell Meis Memorial Scholarship was established for Alamosa High School athletes attending Adams State University. Meis, a 1981 Adams State alumnus, passed away October 24, 2023, following a two-year battle with cancer. Many ASU alumni would be familiar with Darrell, who served as director of the campus Bookstore for 30 years.

“Darrell attacked his challenge with positivity, humor, and courageousness,” said his wife, Kim ‘82. They met as students at Adams State College and were married in 1981. The couple has four children, 14 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.

Darrell loved and excelled at all sports, but his true passion was football. After four years as a starting linebacker for Adams State College, he coached football at Alamosa High School and Ortega Middle School for 41 years. Therefore, the memorial scholarship provides $500 yearly and is renewable. First preference is for AHS football players; second preference is for AHS athletes in general. To qualify, applicants much have a GPA of 2.8 or better.

During Darrell’s senior year at ASC, the team won the RMAC League Championship and played in a post-season bowl game. They finished their season ranked #10 in the nation. His 1980 team was inducted into the ASU Hall of Fame in 2016.

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After earning his bachelor’s degree in marketing/ management, Darrell worked in the banking industry and then returned to ASC as the bookstore director in 1986. He worked closely with professors and students, employing many students in work study positions. He implemented and oversaw a convenience store, "The Grizzly Den," currently called the "Bear Necessities," and the "Claw Set" at the football stadium. He provided ASU gear and souvenirs available for purchase in the bookstore and at home game sites.

“He worked countless hours being the best he could be. He was a mentor, and a caring, listening person to all he associated with,” Kim said.

Her goal is to endow the scholarship with $10,000.

Donations are still being accepted in Darrell’s memory either online at https://www.adams.edu/foundation/online-donation/ or by calling 719-587-7609.

Please indicate that the gift is made in memory of Darrell Meis.

Edson Endowment to support Music Department

Inspired by the impressive achievements of Adams State University’s Music Department, alumna Edith Edson recently created the McDowell Edson Friends of Music Endowment to provide unrestricted support for the department. The $10,000 endowment may be used for equipment, instruments, transportation, and other department needs. The endowment is named for Edson and her mother, Josephine McDowell.

In addition to earning her master’s in education from Adams State in 1986, Edson took a course in archaeo astronomy that featured a field trip to Chaco Canyon.

“This experience inspired me to write a children’s book about the lunar standstill and how indigenous people could predict its reoccurrence every 18.6 years,” Eldon explained. Her book, Brother Eagle – a Chimney Rock Experience, follows an Indigenous Pueblo boy who makes a pilgrimage from present day Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to Chimney Rock in Colorado to view the moonrise between Chimney Rock and Companion Rock.

New John E. McDaniel Foundation supports student scholarships and internships

In December 2023, the Adams State University Foundation established the John E. McDaniel Foundation, a special fund endowed by the remaining assets of the John E. McDaniel Living Trust. The initial fund balance was $4,160,442.44 – the second largest single gift to the Foundation ever. This additional sum brings the total dollars contributed by McDaniel to $5,252,994.51. The revenue generated by the Foundation supports the McDaniel Scholarship Program and the McDaniel Fellows Program, both managed by the Adams State University Foundation.

A legendary professor, McDaniel joined the Adams State faculty in 1967 and remained excited about history, politics, and teaching his students for the next 40 years. Retiring as Professor Emeritus of History in 2007, he died May 2, 2023. The John E. McDaniel Foundation represents his stated wishes for the disposition of his assets: “for the benefit of students at Adams State University,” according to Dr. Ed Crowther, who was trustee for the McDaniel Living Trust and is current President of the Adams State University Foundation.

“Three things stand out to me,” Crowther reflected. “First, John wanted to provide money for students to gain an

education. The McDaniel Foundation ensures that money will be available for students far into the future. Second, John was determined to give five million dollars to Adams State, an aspiration he had articulated in the 1990s and reiterated often in his last months and days. He did that. Finally, John lived a full life, with travel to the Metropolitan opera and foreign lands, but he was a disciplined saver and investor. He gave over one million dollars to Adams State while he was alive and then left a legacy of over four million dollars, derived largely from investment earnings from his salary and then from his pension as a college professor.”

Initially created in 1996, the McDaniel Scholarship program consists of 39 half-tuition scholarships named after McDaniel’s family, friends, and former students. The scholarships support students across campus. During the 2023-24 academic year, awards supported students in Business, Counselor Education, English, History, Political Science, Mechanical Engineering, Music Education, Nursing, Psychology, and Teacher Education. Adams State President David Tandberg, Ph.D., credits the McDaniel Scholarship as the primary reason he remained in college and graduated.

McDaniel Scholarship recipients, Spring 2018

The McDaniel Fellows Program was established in 2013 to fund community and campus employment opportunities for 12 students each year. McDaniel’s goal was to help students gain work-place skills and experience that would lead to their full-time employment upon graduation. The Adams State University Foundation provides a 100 percent match to McDaniel-generated dollars.

McDaniel earned a Ph.D. from the University of Texas and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Christian University. He was a Fulbright Scholar and an officer in the US Air Force. From 1995 to 2007, he served as the Adams State Faculty Marshall. In 2012, the newly renovated Education and Social Sciences Building was dedicated as the John E. McDaniel Hall in his honor. In 2019, McDaniel was inducted into the Coleman Independent School District Hall of Fame. After his retirement, McDaniel joined the Adams State University Foundation, and was serving as vicepresident and chairing the nominating committee at the time of his death.

by Julie Waechter

The McDaniel Collection includes some 260 volumes of the nearly 50,000 that comprised McDaniel’s personal library.

“This collection is a tribute to the mind and heart of a splendid professor and generous benefactor of Adams State University,” said Ed Crowther, Ph.D., president of the Foundation Board and emeritus professor of history. McDaniel joined the Adams State faculty in 1967 and remained excited about history, politics, and teaching his students for 40 years. He passed away May 2, 2023.

Crowther explained the collection is more a memorial than a research compendium. “These books were selected as representative of McDaniel’s various interests, including the history of the Gilded Age, the United States Presidency, the Kennedy Era, literature, and opera.”

The collection is housed on the first floor of McDaniel Hall, southeast side.

McDaniel internship recipients, Spring 2016

McDaniel Hall dedication, Summer 2012

Ed Crowther, Ph.D.; President David Tandberg, Ph.D.; and Duane Bussey

Grizzlies Athletics

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Women Secure Back-to-Back Titles, Men Finish Third

For the second consecutive year, the Grizzlies clinched the women’s NCAA Division II Championships.

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Romaine Legendre made NCAA Division II history at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.

The junior broke the NCAA DII record in the 5000-meter with a time of 13:16:53; placing him atop the DCAA DII list and third on the All-Collegiate list. He was named (April 15) USTFCCA Athlete of the Week & RMAC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.

Gracie Hyde (April 15) USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week & RMAC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Hyde set a new NCAA DII steeplechase record in 9:28.17 and a new NCAA DII 1500M record. This mark not only leads all NCAA DII competitors, but also all NCAA DI competitors this year, qualifying her for the 2024 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials. The same day, Hyde broke the NCAA DII record in the 1500M with a time 4:08.95, which ranks her fifth on this season’s All-Collegiate list.

photo by Josh Kutcher,

Grizzlies Athletics

WRESTLING

Grizzlies Secure Three All-American Honors

Isaiah Gamez, Angel Flores, and Aaden Valdez achieved All-American recognition following their performances at the NCAA Division II Wrestling tournament, held at Hartman Arena. Gamez secured fourth place, while Flores and Valdez finished fourth and seventh, respectively.

WOMEN'S WRESTLING

BASEBALL

The baseball team, as of press time, is ranked second in RMAC with a 18-20 on the season and 13-7 in RMAC play.

Austria Holland Makes Historic Debut

Austria Holland, a freshman at Adams State, etched her name in the annals of Grizzlies history as she became the inaugural Grizzly to qualify for the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena. She claimed victory in two matches, one by fall and one by decision.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Grizzlies Secure Second NCAA Tournament Berth

The Adams State Women’s basketball team concluded a historic season with a record-breaking 25-9 win-loss tally.

Earning the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament for only the second time in program history, the Grizzlies commenced their campaign with a resounding 96-83 win over No. 4 seeded UT Permian Basin. Despite their valiant efforts, they bowed out of the tournament following a 74-63 loss to No. 1 seeded Texas Woman’s University.

Harmanie Dominguez received accolades from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, securing a spot in the 2023-2024 Second Team of the All South-Central Region.

photo by Bill Sabo, CSU-Pueblo Athletics

photo by Edward Jacobs Jr.

When Ted Morrison enrolled at Adams State in 1965, he had no idea that it was the beginning of a lifelong relationship. It was here that he met his beautiful wife Janet (Skip). Upon graduating in 1969, Janet and Ted were married, started a family, and launched successful careers—as a teacher and Physician’s Assistant, respectively. They went on to join the local business community, owning and operating the local Arby’s for 27 years. Even with their demanding schedules, their ties to Adams State remained close. Their dedication to Adams State athletics is legendary, earning them a number of recognitions, including the Billy Adams Award and several Grizzly Club honors.

Ever looking for ways to support their beloved Grizzlies, they launched the Annual SLV Arby’s Senior All-Star Basketball Games—a scholarship fundraiser to recruit student athletes to Adams State. Still, they wanted to do more. So they joined the Billy Adams Society by including Adams State University in their estate plans to support the Dream Endowment.

While we lost Janet in 2021, Ted tirelessly continues to lead the charge in fundraising for athletic scholarships. “We shared a dream—a dream to see at least one full-ride scholarship for student athletes in each sport. It’s a big goal, but an important one.

That’s why we started the Dream Endowment. We wanted to give back to the University that gave us so much. I hope others will join us in the Dream Campaign, either by making gifts to the Dream Endowment or by establishing an athletics scholarship of their own,“ said Ted.

To learn more about the Dream Campaign and how you can make a gift to the Dream Endowment or establish your own endowed athletics scholarship, please contact Karen A. Wibrew at 719-587-7165 or kwibrew@adams.edu.

Trujillo brings wealth of experience to BOT

Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed Anne Trujillo, Littleton, Colo., to the Adams State University Board of Trustees. Trujillo’s term began January 1, 2024, and will end December 31, 2027. The position was vacated when Michele Lueck’s term ended in 2023.

An alumna of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Trujillo sees Adams State as a perfect place for providing opportunities, which compliments her belief in opening doors for all Coloradans, especially those for whom higher education has not been a consideration or an option. “This is personal to me. I am a first-generation college student and remember well what it was like to navigate the higher ed system on my own.”

As the newest BOT member, Trujillo will rely on her experience as a journalist to observe and listen at the beginning of her term. “I'm excited to work with President Tandberg and the rest of the team who are deeply committed to helping students succeed. I look forward to meeting faculty, staff and students, and getting to know the campus and those who make it such an inviting place.”

As a Latina and longtime Coloradan, Trujillo appreciates Adams State’s distinction as a Hispanic Serving Institution. “I don't think enough people know how meaningful that designation is to families who are looking for a welcoming environment and a place to kickstart a new phase in life, for themselves and their families.”

Trujillo has experience working with urban and rural students through her volunteer work with the Denver Scholarship Foundation, providing scholarships to first generation families, and the Nathan Yip Foundation, focused on providing assistance to teachers in rural districts.

I have learned the importance of making personal connections to help people chart their course in life. That's where I see my goals aligning with those of Adams State University, and I am honored to be a part of the Board of Trustees.”

The Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center invited community members to campus, Saturday, March 30, for the Rio Grande State of the Basin Symposium. The theme was "perspectives on historical challenges" with keynote speaker, David Robbins, pictured right.

Juan Dominguez ‘10 received a national Milken Educator Award for 2023-24. The award comes with a $25,000 cash prize that Juan can use for any purpose. A master teacher at SSGT Michael P. Barrera Veterans Elementary, located in Von Ormy, TX, Juan is laser-focused on equipping his colleagues and students with the resources to succeed. A former fourth and fifth grade teacher, bilingual lead teacher and mentor teacher, Juan harnesses his classroom experience, content knowledge, and firm belief that everyone can reach their potential. A strong relationship-builder with a data-driven mindset, he serves as an asset to the school leadership team. A son of migrant farm workers, Juan helps leverage talent to reinforce strengths and address areas of growth, inspires leadership qualities in those around him, and creates a positive, nurturing environment for everyone to grow.

Along with the financial prize, Juan will join the national Milken Educator Network.

The Lost and Found Improv Troupe, Adams State's comedy improv troupe, studied for a week at Second City, Chicago, a leading school in the training of improvisation and comedy.

Pictured Standing: Carson Leaf, Nate Pixley, Ben Key, Anthony Sisneros; Seated: Awnee Montano, Jenna Neilsen, Livv Huffmaster, Jocelyn McMullen.

Adams State University/CSU Engineering Manufacturing Education Center (EMEC) is complete. An open house was held April 1. Pictured below, Scott Clayton, CSU Undergraduate Teaching Labs Engineer, demonstrates the new jet engine to President Tandberg.

photo by Ken Marquez

Staying in Touch

•1960s

Theodora Ruybal Madrid ’60, ’69 is very proud of Adams State and its accomplishments and the many wonderful teachers who have graduated from her alma mater. Her granddaughter, Yelena Yund, recently completed her M.A. in music education. “What a wonderful program.”

Jack D. Harris ’65, ’66 is still coaching track & field at Arkansas Valley High School/Jr High. “After coaching for 60 years, nearly half as a volunteer, I still assist with the Adams State camp in the summer.”

Bernice L. Martinez ’66 moved to Boca Raton, Fla., after living in San Francisco for 41 years. She and her sisters, twins Ruth and Polly, all have wonderful memories of Adams State. The twins were school teachers for their entire careers, and Bernice was in finance.

Sue K. King ’66, ’90 is almost 80 and still enjoys being in classrooms and volunteering in local elementary schools. “Loving it, and I tutor three of my great grandchildren.”

Chuck Asay’s ’67 exhibit “The Names Change But Issues Stay the Same,” was on display at the Pikes Peak Library District from March 6 through March 31, 2024. He also hosted a free workshop on March 6. He is an award-winning, former Colorado Springs Gazette political cartoonist.

Stephen W. Magoon ’67, ’70 moved from Venture, Calif., where he lived for 50 years, to Garden Grove, Calif., five years ago and is now closer to his two daughters, sons-in-law, and six grandchildren. His wife passed in 2012. Since then, he keeps busy bowling in two leagues, attending sporting events, playing board games, and spending as much time as possible with grandkids. “In 2017, I attended Homecoming and celebrated our 50-year class reunion.”

Donald E. Wolfe ’68 said they are still enjoying the good life.

Philip L. Born ’68 finally retired, for real, in July.

Beverly ’69 & Tom ’69 Michoski are proud to be Adams State graduates. “The education we received and the relationships with professors and friends developed from 1965-1969 have shaped successful futures and lives that have been abundant and blessed. In our retirement we are fortunate to continue to be healthy and involved.”

Les McCarroll ’69 retired many years ago, but continues three days each week to help middle school teachers. “Retirement is only a pathway to new chapters.”

•1970s

Gloria A. Gieseke Curtis ’70 is happily retired and enjoying family adventures with grandkids and friends.

Michael R. Williamson ’70 retired after a career as teacher, superintendent and deputy superintendent for the State of Michigan, and a number of business and consulting opportunities.

Joel ’72 & Annette Roybal ’87, ’99 spent their professional careers in public education. Joel taught elementary school for 34 years at Antonito Elementary and was a substitute at Conejos Elementary Schools for 8 years. Annette taught in Fort Collins for a year, Monte Vista for a year, La Jara Elementary for 7 years, and Manassa Elementary for 20 years. “We love it.”

Margaret Lobato Bolte ’75 retired from a career in US Public Health Services, commissioned Corps Captain USPHS. Currently Margaret is involved in the writing of creative non-fiction and fiction essays. She resides in South Dakota with her spouse, Dave, and enjoys volunteer work. “I have fond memories of Adams State.”

Duane G. Ludwig ’77, during the last 2 years, has provided refuge to a man who is autistic and also took care of his dog when he couldn’t.

Ronald V. Lester ’77 has deep ties with Adams State. His father, Vincil Lester, helped begin the Adams State Foundation and worked in the local community until he retired in 1978. Ronald is now retired, as of 2021, in Georgia. “I have fond memories of Adams and Alamosa. Both served me well in my career in insurance. My wife, Debbie, and I are both doing well.”

Thomas Roman ’77 did not go to Adams State for a spiritual journey. “I did not go there to find myself or to follow a dream. I went there to get a job and to make enough money for a comfortable life. My professors were not my friends. They demanded my performance, did not accept excuses, and did not tolerate mediocrity. Thusly, they prepared me for a fulfilling career that improved my economic status and encouraged a sense of accomplishment. I thank God for Dr. Richard Burroughs and Adams State. Thanks.”

Boulder City Review by Ron Eland on March 14, 2024, featured Kathleen Wood ’79 for her 36 years of piloting raft tours along the Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Willow Beach, with Black Canyon River Adventures. She also is involved in sales, marketing and operations, and logistics. Kathleen was Adams State’s first certified female athletic trainer. She received a degree in secondary education and physical education.

•1980s

Ivory J. Hunt ’82 is currently teaching physical education in Colorado Springs at Penrose Elementary. This is his 41st year, and he received the district’s highest award, Crystal Apple, twice. “I never saw that coming. Adams State faculty prepared me for the tenure of education. I would like to thank all my friends that I met along the way, and the city of Alamosa, and citizens of the San Luis Valley. I will never forget.” He still coaches high school track & field at district #11 Colorado Springs. Sue Ann Luttrell ’88 retired, again, and enjoys traveling the country with her husband, Patrick.

Family Bookshelf

Frank A. Saponaro ’83 began his 35+ year education career teaching in Southern Colorado in the towns of Waverly and Monte Vista. During the summer months, Frank worked as a ranger for the Rio Grande National Forest and a laborer at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. He married Mary Fuhrman, an Adams State graduate, and moved to the Denver Metro area, where they had twin boys, John Paul and Anthony Michael Saponaro. Frank is a retired field supervisor for the University of Northern Colorado, and elementary school principal, classroom teacher, wildland firefighter, forest ranger, naturalist, and accomplished author of two books. These diverse careers and life experiences converge and are masterfully blended into a symphony of adventures that come to life in his writings of Living Between the Lines and Living Between the Lines: Seasons in the Sun. The latter book, Seasons in the Sun, is initially set in the San Luis Valley and references many of the natural historic highlights unique to this area. He lives in Thornton, Colo. and continues to visit elementary classrooms for book studies using his written work and experiences as a teacher and wildland firefighter.

•1990s

At the National Masters Indoor Championships held at the TUS International Arena in Athlone, Ireland, in January, 2024, Shane Healy ’93, a 55-year-old Irish distance runner set two records. He completed the 3,000m in eight minutes and 47 seconds; and the 800m in 2.02.46, three seconds faster than the previous record.

Sarah Menapace Walker ’93 took a 45-day RV trip over the Appalachian Trail this fall. Trip highlights include the Biltmore Estate, Luray/Bristol & Shenandoah Caverns, Robert E. Lee crypt, Thomas Jefferson’s “Monticello” home, Chimney Rock, rafting the Nantahala & New Rivers, scenic drives over the Blue Ridge Parkway (Newfound Gap- state line between TN & NC), and Smokey Mountains to Clingmans Dome. Their next adventure takes them to the “Land Down Under,” Australia & New Zealand.

•2010s

Taylor Crowther ’16 recently joined Foster Garvey as an associate. He joins the firm’s Investment Management group, based in the Spokane office. Taylor was previously an associate in the Spokane office of Inland Northwest-based law firm Hawley Troxell. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law. While in law school, he served as an adjunct professor for courses pertaining to corporate taxation. Taylor earned his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in accounting and finance from Adams State, followed by a master’s degree in taxation from the University of Denver.

Deidra Wilda ’11 graduated with a B.F.A. with an emphasis in sculpture. She was featured in the January 18, 2024, Salida Mountain Mail for her ownership and organization of the Salida Arts Collective. The article by Lijah Sampson reported the space opened January 6, with 30 artists. Each month the space will feature three artists. For more information: 719-677-8010.

Grizzlies Compete at Olympic Marathon Trials

Current Adams State Athlete Awet Beraki, outdoor 5K National Champion, finished 53 with a time of 2:19:32; Kris Mugrage, sports psychology professor; Alumni Kaylee Bogina ’20, ’22 finished 79 out of 117 with a time of 2:42:02; and Sydney Gidabuday ’19 six-time DII national champion, finished 23 out of 150 with a time of 2:15:51; competed in the Olympic Trials in Orlando, Fla., February 3, 2024.

•2020s

Diane Arias ’20, ’22 currently works as the associate director for Respect for Life Advocacy at the Maryland Catholic Conference. She was also promoted to sergeant with the Army National Guard.

Brandon Billings ’20 was accepted into the M.F.A. program at Florida State University Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. The program is rated top ten in the nation, and Brandon was one of 12 selected.

Noah Hermosillo ‘23, RMAC Wrestler of the Year & 2022 National DII National Champion, is currently competing as an MMA fighter.

A clinician and social justice advocate, Sierah Campbell recently received the prestigious National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship. An Adams State University School of Counselor Education second-year doctoral student, Campbell is currently a private practice owner/clinician for Perry Behavioral Wellness, LLC, in Clarksville, Tenn.

Email your update and photo to alumni@adams.edu.

In Memoriam

Katherine Park Woolbert ’07 passed away April 8, 2024, at the age of 73, after surviving a glioblastoma diagnosis for nearly five years. She earned a degree in creative writing with a theatre minor, followed by an M.F.A. in creative non-fiction from Lesley University. She was named Adams State’s Exceptional New Alumna in 2013.

That same year, she began teaching in Adams State’s Prison Education Program, about which she was passionate; she also taught English courses on campus. Kathy was an exceptional sculptor, painter, and writer, as well as a master of the martial art Aikido, who inspired many students and colleagues.

During her cancer treatment, Kathy wrote and published three books and exhibited a 50-year retrospective of paintings, sculptures, and quilts at Adams State’s Cloyd Snook Gallery.

On her blog, Kathy recently wrote:

My current experience of tidal undertows marks the transition between living and dying

When we die, we’ll be the last to know that we’ve entered the cosmic undertow

We won’t know that we’ve died, just entered the next part of life’s flow

Whether rip tide or ebb, we’ll be in a new part of life’s interconnecting cosmic web

Kathy’s books include Bowing into Sensei Mortality; Follow the horses... the long way around; Bowing Into Sensei Glioblastoma; Aikido off the Mat: One woman’s journey using Aikido principles to stay sane in body, mind and spirit; Coyote Points the Way: Borderland stories and plays; Seeing Into Stone: A Sculptor’s Journey; and Soaring Over the Wall: A Volunteer’s Collection of Prison Freedom Stories

Kathy’s portfolio of artwork and literature can be viewed at dreampowerartworks.com.

Kathy Park Woolbert and Esperanza, 2017

Final Chapters

Robert E. King ’52, ’55 (Fort Collins, CO) passed away Feb 20 at the age of 95.

Keith L. Fisher ’58, ’63 (Grand Junction, CO) passed away Mar 2 at the age of 91.

Dr. Peter A. Garcia ’59 (El Paso, TX) passed away Sep 28 at the age of 92.

Ruben E. Gonzales ’61, ’64 (Farmington, NM) passed away Dec 18 at the age of 64.

Hollis W. Morrison ’63 (Longview, TX) passed away Dec 2 at the age of 85.

Charles D. Ward ’63 (Buena Vista, CO) passed away Feb 26 at the age of 90.

Victoria C. Townsend ’63 (Aztec, NM) passed away Feb 12 at the age of 85.

Frank A. Newton ’64, ’71 (Thornton, CO) passed away Jan 17 at the age of 81.

Roderick A. Wood ’64, ’71 (Cañon City, CO) passed away Mar 26 at the age of 89.

Charles A. Gustafson ’66 (Anchorage, AK) passed away Feb 13 at the age of 80.

James F. Paronto ’66 (Grand Junction, CO) passed away Dec 11 at the age of 80.

Donald K. Canfield ’68 (Lake Orion, MI) passed away Dec 19 at the age of 85.

John K. Schofield ’68 (North Richland Hills, TX) passed away Jan 30 at the age of 79.

Margaret D. McDaniel ’68 (Alamosa, CO) passed away Mar 5 at the age of 89.

Paul E. Widhalm ’69 (Alamosa, CO) passed away Mar 7 at the age of 79.

Otoniel D. Espinoza ’70, ’89 (Romeo, CO) passed away Mar 2 at the age of 74.

Douglas J. Montgomery ’71 (Evergreen, CO) passed away Feb 9 at the age of 73.

Darrell C. Lewis ’73 (Sioux City, IA) passed away Dec 24 at the age of 70.

Connie M. LaMotte ’76 (Denver, CO) passed away Oct 4 at the age of 87.

Craig C. Van Schyndel ’79 (Mexico, MO) passed away Jan 5 at the age of 68.

Hal J. Hupfer ’83 (Antonito, CO) passed away Nov 7 at the age of 72.

Anita C. Scanga ’88 (Salida, CO) passed away Dec 25 at the age of 78.

Beverly A. Todd ’92 (Farmington, NM) passed away Mar 7 at the age of 61.

Carol Fury ’98 (Dove Creek, CO) passed away Feb 25 at the age of 75.

Patrick G. Allaart ’02 (Fort Garland, CO) passed away Dec 27 at the age of 66.

William M. Amrhein ’14 (Colorado Springs, CO) passed away Dec 6 at the age of 37.

friends

Shirley Brewer (Fairfax, OK) passed away Feb 3 at the age of 81.

Great Alumni Stories

Adams State is tradition for valley family

With roots in the San Luis Valley that go back four generations, Tami (Huffaker) Valentine’s family has three strong traditions: education, ranching, and Adams State University. She and her husband, Aaron ’00, ’03, have four children currently enrolled, and they, their parents, and siblings are all Adams State alumni. Until the latest generation, all have become educators.

The Adams State tradition began with Tami and Aaron’s parents: Kirt and Cynthia Valentine, both Class of 1967, and Ann ’70, ’88 and Kelvin Huffaker.

“My dad didn’t get to finish college, so he was determined we all would,” Tami explained. The extended family claims a total of 25 degrees from Adams State.

Tami earned a degree in English education with a minor in music in 2000, later went into nursing, and earned her master’s in counselor education in 2011. She recently opened a private counseling practice, after several years working for Valley-Wide Health Services. Aaron teaches second grade in the North Conejos School District. Tami noted it was a family affair when she and Aaron graduated from Adams State in 2000, with one of her brothers and two of Aaron’s sisters also completing their degrees. All became public educators. Both sides of the family continue to ranch in Conejos County, and the teaching schedule facilitates that. Tami and her brothers began their own ranching operation while in college, and now her sons and daughters are building a herd of their own, as well.

“If we had gone away for college, we would have had to postpone that. Having Adams State in the valley is a big deal. Being close to home is important to us. Our kids want to stay in the valley,” Tami added. They raise cattle and quarter horses. “We still do everything on horseback. My kids and their cousins are who the neighbors call if there’s a wild cow loose.”

All of Tami and Aaron’s children followed the family path to Adams State. They include Peyton, an English major; Josh, an agribusiness major; Elizabeth, an accounting major, and Addison, an elementary education major. Their cousin Torissa Huffaker is also enrolled, majoring in nursing.

by Julie Waechter

The family’s list of Adams State alumni also includes:

Tracy (Valentine) Larsen ’00

Marcie (Valentine) Crystal ’00

Robyn (Valentine) Jackson ’09, ’11

Ashlee Huffaker ’00

Tyler Huffaker ’00, ’03, ’11

Brad Huffaker ’96, ’99

Clint Huffaker ’98, ’02

Kristi Huffaker ’99

Cade Huffaker ’06, ’17

Colton Sutherland ’16

Mason Larsen ’19

Aaron, Tami, Elizabeth, Joshua, Addison, and Peyton, with their blue heeler, Jill

Photo courtesy of the Valentine Family

BACK COVER:

Bill Tite, M.F.A., assistant professor of art and design; and Inclusive Excellence Liaison Heidi Schneider, Ph.D., associate professor and Department of Sociology chair; and Black Student Union Student President Rudy-Criss Bukassa, collaborated to create a mural emulating the Black Arts Movement, of the mid-1960s to the mid1970s.

Tite photographed students and integrated them into the mural design influenced by a Barbara Jones-Hogu painting, Relate to Your Heritage, 1971. Art students, guided by Mary Wilhelm, M.F.A., assistant professor of art, expect to complete the mural by April. Dr. Schneider received financial assistance from an Adams State alumnus to create the mural. School of Humanities and Social Sciences Director and Chair of the Psychology Department, Colleen Schaffner, Ph.D., approved the location of the mural on the third floor of McDaniel Hall.

photo by Heidi Schneider, Ph.D.

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