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Hanoverian Eternal
Hanoverian Eternal is now available on Hanover’s alumni website. Information about the passing of members of the College community, including alumni, faculty, staff and trustees, will be regularly updated online along with links to obituaries, when available. our.hanover.edu/eternal
1943 CLARA GERTRUDE BAYNES
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SHELBY, 99, of Hernando Beach, Fla., died April 2, 2021 1950 EDWIN CHARLES STEINER, PH.D., 92, of Boulder, Colo., died March 21, 2021 1950 JAMES ALBERT PETERSON, 95, of Bloomington, Ind., died Dec. 30, 2020 1951 BARBARA BLUME BIZER, 91, of Louisville, Ky., died Feb. 19, 2021 1952 E. ROGERS JACKSON, 90, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died April 16, 2021 1952 EVERETT RAY LANHAM, 96, of Cave Creek, Ariz., died April 22, 2020 1953 ARLAN K. "BUD" KING, 90, of Rushville, Ind., died April 10, 2021 1955 WALTER FREDERICK LAFEBER, PH.D., 87, of Ithaca, N.Y., died March 9, 2021 1956 NORMAN KEITH LEE, 87, of Ridgeville, Ind., died Feb. 22, 2021
1956 IMOGENE CAROLYN VESTILE
STORM, 87, of Fraser, Colo., died March 25, 2021 1956 JOHN FREDERICK ZIRZOW, 86, of Bradenton, Fla., died Feb. 7, 2021 1957 JAMES E. ROBERTSON JR., 85, of Hardy, Va., died January 18, 2021
1958 MARGARET ANNE FREEMAN
ULERICH, 84, of Picayune, Miss., died August 25, 2020 1961 JACQUELINE FINCH FRESH, 82, of Louisville, Ky., died April 28, 2021 1963 JOHN R. ACKLAND, 79, of Bakersfield, Calif., died Jan. 17, 2021 1963 DALE E. DOWDEN, 79, of Vincennes, Ind., died Dec. 29, 2020 1966 DR. JAMES A. HUNT, 76, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., died April 9, 2021 1967 ROBERT PRICE CURTIS, 75, of Mishawaka, Ind., died March 28, 2021 1968 STEPHEN J. BEARDSLEY, 75, of New Albany, Ind., died March 2, 2021 1970 DR. WILLIAM M. FALLS, 72, of Bath, Mich., died Feb. 23, 2021 1970 MICHAEL T. HARVES, 72, of Spokane, Wash., died Feb. 19, 2021 1970 JAMES GORDON MOSCHENROSS, 73, of Fishers, Ind., died May 13, 2021 1971 MICHAEL TODD JACKSON, of Whitefish, Mont., died April 6, 2021 1982 DONNA KAY MULLETT CLARK, 60, of Louisville, Ky., died Nov. 19, 2020 1986 MICHAEL KEITH BLASDEL, 68, of Hanover, Ind., died May 1, 2021 1986 JOHN EDWARD LUKOWSKI, 57, of St. Paul, Minn., died March 16, 2021
1987 SUSAN MICHELLE SPECK
PHILLIPS, 55, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died April 19, 2021 1998 SHELLEY DAWN ROBERTSON, 44, of Indianapolis, Ind., died March 24, 2021
2009 KRISTEN ALEXANDRA
CROXTON, 34, of Madison, Ind., died Feb. 14, 2021
FACULTY AND STAFF
RUTH THATCHER CALKINS, 90, of Indianola, Iowa, died Feb. 11, 2021 (former bookstore manager and wife of economics Professor Ralph Calkins) JOANN SHORT CHEATHAM, 90, of Madison, Ind., died March 15, 2021 (former campus operator/receptionist) GEOFFREY D. KLINGER, 54, of Avon, Ind., died May 9, 2021 (former communication professor)
JAMES L. FERGUSON
Professor Emeritus of English James L. Ferguson, professor emeritus of English, died May 12, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. Ferguson, 93, served Hanover’s English department for 29 years. He joined the College’s faculty in 1963 as an assistant professor and later served as department chair. He retired in 1992 as the James A. and Sophronia R. McKee Professor of English Literature. He was born on April 26, 1928, in Iberia, Mo. He graduated from Hoover (Calif.) High School in 1946 and studied two years at Glendale College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Occidental College in 1951 before serving in the U.S. Army from 1951-53. After military service in Hawaii, Japan and Korea, he returned to Occidental, earning a master’s degree (1955) and working as an instructor and teaching assistant while obtaining a doctoral degree in literature (1963). Ferguson bolstered Hanover’s English curriculum, teaching literature and modern drama, including popular courses about John Milton and William Faulkner. In 1991, he published “Faulkner’s Short Fiction,” a study of the author’s short stories. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorice Mittry Ferguson, and his parents, Oral Ferguson and Helen Rames Briggs. Ferguson is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Chapman and her husband, David; daughter, Lynne Ferguson; sister-in-law, Jeanne Shikany; four grandchildren, a niece and nephew.
ROBERT JAMES ROSENTHAL
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Robert James Rosenthal, professor emeritus of philosophy, died Feb. 26, 2021, in Hanover, Ind. Rosenthal, 82, served as a member of Hanover’s faculty for 47 years before retiring in 2014. He has the second-longest faculty tenure in school history, surpassed by only Joshua Garritt (1856-1906). He was born March 31, 1938, in Hartford, Wis. He earned a bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf College in 1959 and a doctoral degree at the University of Maryland in 1968. After three years as an instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, he began his tenure at Hanover in 1967. His areas of specialization included the philosophies of art, environment and religion, and intentional communities. Rosenthal developed many courses and led generations of Hanoverians into field study of the “simple life” during his spring term course, "Utopias and Intentional Communities.” He also served as a founding member of The Friends of the Hubbards and the Communal Studies Association. Rosenthal was preceded in death by his parents, Armand and Virginia Rosenthal. He is survived by his wife, Vicki Jenkins; daughter, Sonya Rousseau and her husband, Nathan; brothers Donald, David and Thomas Rosenthal; sisters Beverly Larsson, Karen Meyer, Jean Johannes and her husband, Jim, and Janet Butterbrodt and her husband, John; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.
A strong endowment creates the solid foundation to make the Hanover experience possible for future generations. Endowed funds provide essential financial support for all aspects of the College, especially its students, faculty, academic programs and career-centered endeavors. In recent months, Hanover’s endowment has received generous support, including these new legacy commitments:
The Barnard Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by John ’65 and Susan Barnard, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in good academic standing with financial need.
The Copeland Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by James L. ’61 and Roberta D. Copeland ’61, the scholarship provides annual support to a deserving undergraduate student.
The Nancy Flamme Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by Nancy Flamme ’77, the fund provides a scholarship for a student in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need. Priority will be given to women and/or students who are Black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC).
The Hamann Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by Al ’60 and Sue Groppenbecher Hamann ’61, the scholarship will be awarded to students who have declared a desire to pursue a career in Christian ministry with first preference to the Presbyterian Church.
The Wendy Martin Endowed Scholarship Fund for BIPOC Students
Established by Wendy Martin ’95, the fund provides an annual scholarship for a student in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need. Priority will be given to students who are Black, indigenous and people of color.
The Dr. John and Barbara Plinke Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established by Mark ’89 and Marla Kohler Whittenburg ’90 and Eric ’89 and Lori Newlin Plinke’89, the scholarship will be awarded to students of color while supporting Hanover’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
The Shrewsberry Family Endowed Fund for Basketball
Established by Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shrewsberry, Jr., the fund will provide support to the men’s basketball program.
Dr. Robert E. Wolverton ’48 and Dr. Mars M. Westington Endowed Scholarship
Established by Dr. Robert E. Wolverton ’48, the scholarship recognizes former Hanover Professor of Classics Dr. Mars Westington and will be awarded to a student who wishes to pursue a degree and teach in the field of Classics.
Interested in making a never-ending gift? Endowments can be established with a single gift or series of gifts to meet the minimum fund requirement of $25,000. For more information on how you can create at legacy at Hanover, call 812.866.6813 or visit hanover.edu/giving.
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