Staying in Touch

•1950s

Patricia Richmond ’58, ’69 made a donation in honor of Rose Hohweiler Sterk who attended Adams State in 1955-56 and Paul Sterk. Rose served as the Alamosa County Court Clerk until she retired in 1994. Paul taught history at Alamosa High School for 30 years and later served on the Alamosa Public School Board of Education.

John Fuller ’57 visits campus and friends, left to right; Heidi Markey; Jeff Gallegos; Lori Laske ’91, ’01 and Tammy Lopez ’91, ’00.

taking stock... and giving it A gift of long-term appreciated securities is a quick and easy way to maximize your giving.

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• you can make a bigger gift at a lower cost. • it is quick and easy. Instruct your broker to transfer a number of shares from your account to Adams State

University’s account.

Please contact our office for information on how to make a stock transfer.

• your gift qualifies for a charitable income tax deduction and you avoid paying capital gains tax.

Even if you do not itemize, you benefit by avoiding the capital gains tax you would have paid had you sold the appreciated stock.

For more information on this and other taxwise gift giving options, please contact Karen Wibrew at kwibrew@adams.edu or 719-587-7165.

•1960s

Norman ’62 & Mary Sue ’64 Howey are thankful for their Adams State education that helped them have successful careers in education. “We have enjoyed and loved each other for the past 60 years.” All their grandchildren are in college pursuing mechanical engineering, medical, and other careers. William “Bill” Emsick ’66, ’70 thanks all his teachers, professors, and coaches, who helped him graduate from Adams State. “There are many instructors, but one very special person was Dr. Frank Power, my coach and teacher. He trusted me and gave me a chance to attend Adams State. I truly believe there is not a better University in the country. There is not a day in my life that I don’t think about my education, instructors and fellow students. I have too many to mention in this letter, but in my life, they were second to none.” He retired from teaching in 2011, after 45 years, but continued coaching and working with the program up until 2017. During his coaching years in wrestling, he traveled to about 26 different countries. He coached one Junior USA World Team in Bulgaria in 1975. He moved to Canada and coached an international team. He coached four Pan American Teams, three Junior World Teams, plus three International Teams. He received numerous awards. “The time my ex-wife, Patricia, who is still my friend and we still share our family, and I were in Alamosa we loved every minute.” Harold B. Smith ’68, ’69 lives in Colorado Springs with his wife. He is still active in real estate companies, gold and uranium mining, Colorado water rights, and his plastic injection molding plant. He is a car collector with 22 in his collection that keep him having fun. Chuck ’68 & Mary ’70, ’75 Dalpiaz, from Cedaredge, Colo., celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in August 2022. Chuck taught at Alamosa Junior High and Mary taught at North Conejos and Alamosa. She retired from Cherry Creek Schools. Alamosa and Adams State will always be special to them and their sons Darrin and Derek. Mary’s brothers and other reletives are also graduates of Adams State: Emmett ’63, twins Albert ’61 and Alfred ’66, John ’68, Rick O’Leary ’72 and Charlene Luke ’75.

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Roger Dawson ’77 has led a mushroom foray through the town of South Fork for over 20 years. This year the participants learned about easy to identify edible mushrooms in the morning. After lunch participants spread out and “hunted” for edible mushrooms above Tucker ponds in Rio Grande County.

•1970s

Rodger ’73 & Cathy ’74 Bell are retired and live in the Ft. Collins area near two of their four grandchildren. They visit Alamosa and campus once every few years, since that is where they met and consider it a very special place.

•1980s

Karen L. Morrison ’88, ’94 has great memories of summers spent in the classroom with Jodine Ryan, Susan Varlely, Barb Andrews, and Don Basse, wearing his signature basketball shorts and/or suspenders. Now, as a retired educator, she sings with her community choir and travels for concert tours to countries including Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Scotland. “The joy of music.”

•2000s

Lindsey R. Eagan ’03 the new board director for Asian Elephant Support, has a background in animal care and training and has been working with Asian elephants at the BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico for almost 16 years. Her experience in the care and conservation of Asian elephants, as well as her drive to help educate the public about the need to help this species, will make her a great member of the Asian Elephant Support team.

On October 10, a small group celebrated John McDaniel’s 90th birthday at the Marvel House. Pictured, left to right, front, Darin Tandberg ’02; Interim President David Tandberg ’02; John McDaniel, Ph.D., emeritus professor of history; Cheryl Ravens Schroeder ’07, ’09; back row, Wes DeVaul ’23; Ed Crowther, Ph.D., emeritus professor of history; Tammy Lopez ’91, ’00; Linda Relyea ’96, ’10.