ALUMNI NEWS
In Memoriam
Elizabeth Engvall Newcomb ’58, March 9, 2016. Kathleen D. Schaefer ’58, January 1, 2016.
Schools of Business and Education
The College
Jane Barber Gibson ’59, February 28, 2016.
Harriett Justus ’76, December, 2015.
1940s
Diane Womack Wilson ’59, May 25, 2016. Family
Donald E. Hunt ’80, ’87 July 19, 2016. Family
Ruth Lusby ’40, Sept. 1, 2015. Violet McLeod Johnson ’41, Jan. 8, 2015, family
members include her son, Walter N. Johnson ’66, and her daughter, Nancy Johnson Brown ’69.
members include her husband, Wesley R. Wilson ’58, ’60.
1960s Eleanor “Ellie” Hopper Jackson ’60, April 26, 2016.
members include his son, Christopher Hunt ’98, and his daughter-in-law, Michelle Hunt ’06. Mary Sylvester ’80, June 1, 2016. Robert A. Campbell ’81, May 11, 2016. Shirley Bryant ’82 , May 22, 2016.
Lois Johnson Krall ’42 , July 2, 2016.
Jimmie G. Martinez ’63, April 17, 2016.
Jack D. Christensen ’45, April 7, 2016.
Dr. Mar Mae Mayer Symonds ’66, April 24, 2016.
Bryant H. Jackson ’45, May 11, 2016.
Rev. William R. Clarke ’67, June 18, 2016.
Robert M. Miller ’47, February 14, 2016.
Blake Latham ’93, ’00, April 27, 2016.
Peter Rothrock Farr ’67, March 9, 2016.
Peter S. Lefkarites ’99, February 20, 2016.
Dr. Ted J. Case ’69, Dec. 31, 2015.
Igor Zabadayev ’05 MBA and mentor for School of
George E. Riggins Jr. ’48, June 2, 2016. Family
members include his wife, Helen Riggins ’47. Carolyn M. Hampel ’49, April 19, 2016.
Pamela J. Miller ’69, July 2, 2016. Family includes
Maureen O. Varnes ’85, January 31, 2016. Keith D. Oliver ’89, June 16, 2016.
Business students, April 27, 2016. Sheila Rudolph ’10, May 7, 2016.
Ruth Ogren Waterman ’50, June 24, 2016.
her father, Dr. R. Warburton Miller ’51, her mother Dr. Joyce M. Miller ’59, her sister Paige Miller ’80 and her brother, Dr. Brent W. Miller ’72.
Robert “Bob” S. Rich ’52, ’59, April 28, 2016.
1970s
William “Bill” R. O’Boyle died on May 6, 2016.
Mildred Buesing ’54 , November 17, 2015. Family
Patricia “Tricia” J. Culverhouse ’70, May 31, 2016.
1950s
members include her niece, Margaret Gifford ’57. James G. Batchelor ’55, April 18, 2016. Earl J. Colwell ’55, April 22, 2016. Gretchen Smith Uppiano ’55, March 25, 2016. David Danner ’56, July 10, 2016. Family members
include his wife, Nancy Ruth Miller Danner ’56, and his granddaughter, Rachel Cherniack ’16.
Breeda M. Cusack ’74, ’77, March 1, 2016.
Friends O’Boyle was assistant coach, defensive and then offensive coordinator for Bulldog football at the University.
1990s
Special Friends
Samuel J. Ramos Jr .’94 , May 26, 2016. Family mem-
Donald E. Blatchley
bers include his wife, Erika Scheidel Ramos ’93.
Donald “Don” E. Blatchley died June 14, 2016. Blatchley was a member of the faculty of Johnston College as a professor of physics. His career spanned many years, from his work in aerospace to his professorship. He helped design the engine for the USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He was a physicist for Fermi Lab
Johnston Cloe Mower ’86, March 15, 2016. Family members
C. Alvin “Al” Endemen ’56, May 20, 2016.
include her sister Susan Mower ’89.
Dr. James A. Vasquez ’57, March 16, 2016.
Patrick D. Godbey ’92 , May 9, 2016.
Mary E. Anderson Covington ’42 Mary E. Anderson Covington ’42 passed away June 24, 2016. She and her late husband Robert, “Bob” A. Covington ’41, met at the University. Their daughter, Ruth Ann Covington Williams Nydam, shares this fitting tribute: “While at U of R, my mother, Mary Anderson Covington, was a member of the Freshman Club and freshman dorm representative responsible for Homecoming. In her sophomore year she was in SPURS and formed an organization for off campus students. In her junior year she joined Alpha Sigma Pi sorority. Her other responsibilities included: Chapel checker, YWCA college representative, representative for the Girl Reserves Groups, dining room worker, organizer of dry cleaning for all the dormitories and she sat on the Peer Review Board for disciplining students. She was instrumental in forming a chaplain service for students (she coordinated this project with Pastor Foerster of the Lutheran Church in Redlands), she established a scholarship for students majoring in government, was co- chairman with Wendy Rigney to organize the first group alumni meeting of U of R grads and was instrumental in forming a Panhellenic organization for the sororities on the U of R campus. She was a patroness of Alpha Sigma Pi sorority, past president of the Sigma Alumnae and chairman of many class reunion gatherings. She and my dad also established scholarships for students. My mom always enjoyed being a part of the University of Redlands community and promoted it to others whenever she could. It was very dear to her heart.” In May of 2003, Covington received the Distinguished Service Award from the University for the many gifts she gave of her time and talent to our institution. She was honored most recently for over 66 years of membership and dedication to the Contemporary Club of Redlands. She was a charter member of PEO chapter PK and a charter member of the Inland Empire chapter of Childhelp. Her family members include Ruth Ellen Anderson Weaver ’50, Ruth Ann Covington Williams Nydam, Janey Covington Walser ’67, Jim Covington, Cathleen Covington Crombie ’08, Holly Williams Nickel and Russell Williams ’99.
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