ALUMNI NEWS We remember PAUL DAVIS ’36, of Johnson City, Tenn., died Aug. 6, 2010, at age 97.
GERRY KAUFMAN ’59, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Oct. 27, 2010, at age 73.
JANE HUMMEL SNYDER ’37, of
ANNELIESE SCHNIER KUNACK ’60, of
Colorado Springs, Colo., died Dec. 9, 2010, at age 97. JIM BAXTER ’41, of Manchaca, Texas,
died Jan. 14, 2009, at age 89.
Indianapolis, died Dec. 3, 2010, at age 72. JUDITH DAY SORRELL ’60, of New Castle, Ind., died Jan. 1, 2011, at age 72.
DOROTHY WOODS TAGESON ’41,
LINDA RIES HAYS ’62, of Louisville, Ky., died Jan. 15, 2010, at age 69.
of Indianapolis, died April 2, 2009, at age 89.
BARBARA ANN NICODEMUS WIGGINTON ’62, of Lexington, Ky., died
June 18, 2010, at age 69.
LILLA TREASURE BROWNELL ’42, of Monmouth, Ill., died Dec. 16, 2010, at age 90.
JOHN PIERCE ’66, of Newport Beach, Calif., died Nov. 29, 2010, at age 66.
JACK HESKETT ’44, of West Chester, Pa., died Dec. 5, 2009, at age 89.
ROBERT BARRY ’69, of Lincoln, Ill., died July 23, 2008, at age 63.
ROGER SIMPSON ’47, of Deland, Fla., died May 5, 2010, at age 86.
EDWIN WILKINSON ’69, of Waynesville,
N.C., died Sept. 1, 2010, at age 69.
CARTER ELLIOTT ’49, of Christiansburg,
JOHN TRANBERG ’76 of Vista, Calif.,
Va., died Oct. 6, 2010, at age 83.
died Oct. 22, 2010, at age 56.
ROBERT METTLEN ’50, of Rancho Viejo, Texas, died Sept. 10, 2010, at age 82.
JANA ANN FISSE HOFFMAN ’77, of Madison, Ind., died Oct. 24, 2010, at age 55.
GORDON MILLER ’50, of Hollywood, Fla., died June 6, 2010, at age 87. RALPH ROBISON ’50, of Nabb, Ind., died
Jan. 14, 2011, at age 87. MARY JANE STEINMETZ MCCOY ’55,
of Ballwin, Mo., died Oct. 14, 2010, at age 76.
DANI LEI LYTTLE FAULK ’79, of
Brownsville, Texas, died Aug. 29, 2009, at age 52. CYNTHIA FUNK OLSON ’79, of Lebanon, Ohio, died Oct. 6, 2010, at age 53.
BUD CAVITT ’56, of Elkhart, Ind., died
JAY KEMPER ’83, of New Albany, Ind., died Nov. 25, 2010, at age 49.
Jan. 6, 2011, at age 80.
KELLEY JEWELL CONN ’85, of
DON COX ’56, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Dec. 27, 2010, at age 77.
Jeffersonville, Ind., died Oct. 2, 2008, at age 45.
CAROLYN OGDEN HENNEGAN ’56, of
Jeffersonville, Ind., died Nov. 23, 2009, at age 75.
Former Dean of Women BARBARA PIERSON QUILLING, of Muncie, Ind., died Nov. 8, 2010, at age 80.
CHARLES G. GELTZ JR. ’58, of Salt Lake
JUANITA WEBSTER, spouse of the late J.
City, died March 10, 2010, at age 74.
Dan Webster, professor emeritus of biology, died Jan. 23, 2010.
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Frank S. Luttmer, 1956-2011
Hanover College lost a valued member of the community when Professor of History Frank S. Luttmer died in Louisville, Ky., March 24, 2011, at age 54. He began his teaching career at the College in 1988, after earning his doctorate from Northwestern University (Ill.). Previously, he received his bachelor’s degree, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Cincinnati. With specialties in early modern European and Tudor/Stuart religious histories, Luttmer chaired the history department from 1996-2000, the Faculty Evaluation Committee (1997-99), the Academic Rules and Advising Committee (1996-97) and the Curriculum Committee. Several people on the social media network Facebook responded immediately to the news. “Dr. Luttmer is responsible, more than anyone else for the teacher I’ve become,” wrote Aaron Gulyas ’98. “It’s a huge loss.” Betsy Abel Huffman ’04 wrote, “So sad. He was an amazing professor.” “He was my history (professor) and I worked as his assistant for three years,” wrote Cory Walker ’02. “This world is a better place for his work and he will truly be missed.” Surviving are his two children. Gifts can be made in memory to the Frank Luttmer Study Abroad Grant that will support a history major annually by contacting Kevin Berry ’90 at 800-2132179, ext. 6813 or by e-mail at berry@ hanover.edu.