CLASS NOTES 1958
Gerald VandeWalle, ’58, is chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. He won’t seek reappointment but will stay on the court. VandeWalle is the longestserving sitting chief justice in the country and the longest-serving in North Dakota history.
1965
Sylvia (Tjostem) Christopherson, ’65, was inducted into the Alexandria Education Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame in Alexandria, Minn.
1969
Sherrilynn (Sperling) Smith, ’69, retired after practicing law in Maine for 43 years. Casey Ryan, ’69, serves as vice chairman of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. Clifford Cranna, ’69, retired from the San Francisco Opera after 40 years on staff, but remains in a consulting role with the company as Dramaturg Emeritus. Thomas Winters, ’69, ’71, is an occupational health physician at New England Baptist Hospital. He became a pioneer in occupational medicine in New England, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions resulting from workplace exposures and injuries.
1972
Greg Cameron, ’72, was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame.
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THAT UND SPIRIT
Corey Colehour, ’68, was honored with the Spirit Award during UND Homecoming festivities.
1974
Ronald Goodman, ’74, ’81, was chosen to be part of the new Ethics Commission in North Dakota. He was designated as the Commission’s convening chair to call the first meeting. Photo by Mike Hess
1975
CAREER HONOR
1978
Encompassing that UND Spirit
Scott Swenson, ’75, is retiring after working in banking for nearly 47 years. Bradley Coulthart, ’78, retired after teaching middle school and high school science in Apple Valley, Minn. He is a field supervisor for UND student teachers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.
1979
Paul Richard, ’79, was selected to the newly created Ethics Commission in North Dakota.
1981
Donald Forney, ’81, is general manager at the Devils Lake Journal. Penny Miller, ’81, ’85, retired as clerk of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Cynthia Lindquist, ’81,’ 06, was selected to be part of the new Ethics Commission in North Dakota. Kermit Licklider, ’81, retired from The Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas, after 36 years as a global specialist.
Corey Colehour, ’68, was presented with the Spirit Award from the UND Alumni Association and Foundation during Homecoming 2019. The award is presented to a select group of deserving alumni and friends of UND who have shown an uncommon dedication to the success of the University and its students. One of the truly gifted football passers in UND history, Colehour, came to UND from Minneapolis. He rewrote the Sioux passing record books. Several of his passing records remain on the books today, including completions, yards, touchdowns, and just about every category you can name. Two other important records he set were 42 career touchdown passes and 23 season TD passes. After his junior and senior seasons, he was named to the All-NCC team. He also served as tri-captain and was named the conference most valuable offensive back in both 1965 and 1966. In both his junior and senior seasons he was named UND's most valuable back, and All-American honorable mention. Colehour was the 7th draft
choice of the Atlanta Falcons NFL team and played there in 1967 and 1968, then went on to play for the Edmonton Eskimos. After retiring, he was an assistant football coach in 1970-71. Since his days on campus, Colehour has continually volunteered for UND – always staying connected to his teammates. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 football players at UND and his teams have been recognized in 2002, 2006 and 2014 Hall of Fames, as was Corey individually in 1983. He has hosted events at UND and in Denver and Minneapolis. He has spent time with every Athletic Director and president at UND and has given them support. His biggest volunteer undertaking was when UND made the move to Division I sports. It was Corey who stepped up to lead this fundraising effort to move from 36 scholarships to 63 scholarships for football. ///
