In memoriam
Irvin W. Ailes ’73, Oct. 29, 2016, Chincoteague Island, Virginia
Pamela D. Anthony, former student services employee, Jan. 17, 2017, Douglasville, Georgia
Marissa Atoruk ’14, March 12, 2017, Wasilla, Alaska
William F. Attwood ’56, Dec. 26, 2016, Houston, Alaska
Kenneth F. Austin ’99, Dec. 20, 2016, Maricopa, Arizona
Rosanne “Ro” Bailey, former administrator and retired Geophysical Institute employee, Nov. 2, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Julianne E. Baltar ’15, Aug. 14, 2016, Dillingham, Alaska
John F. Bartlett ’89, Nov. 28, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Roy P. Basler ’61, ’65, Nov. 17, 2016, Menlo Park, California
Donna Marie Baum ’80, ’92, Oct. 2, 2016, vlog, Alaska
John W. “Jack” Bernet, professor emeritus, April 23, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Anne E. Birkholz ’71, Dec. 31, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Allen D. Brandt ’04, Oct. 28, 2016, North Pole, Alaska
Marylou C. Brewer ’65 (Hon.), May 21, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Derick Wade Burleson, associate professor of English, Dec. 28, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Margaret Cantwell ’70, June 16, 2017, Marlboro, Massachusetts
Dawn Elissa Carpenter ’13, July 11, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Adela M. Cayous ’68, Sept. 23, 2016, Vista, California
Jerah Chadwick ’88 and professor emeritus, June 7, 2016, San Antonio, Texas
Jean Chechowski ’69, April 1, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Cora Cook, matriculate, Jan. 24, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Edward M. Cox ’47, Dec. 1, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Roy Darwin Crank ’71, Jan. 27, 2017, Tehachapi, California
Jeri K. Croucher ’97, Oct. 17, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Flora Marie Davis ’99, March 4, 2017, Huntsville, Alabama
T. Neil Davis ’55, ’61 and professor emeritus, Dec. 10, 2016, vlog, Alaska (see profile)
Norma V. Dornack ’59, March 30, 2017, Onalaska, Wisconsin
Kenneth E. Dunshie ’73, Aug. 25, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Gary L. Eddy ’72, Sept. 20, 2016, Juneau, Alaska
Lowell J. Ellis ’71, Aug. 26, 2016, Haines, Alaska
Marilyn Sue Enoka ’84, March 12, 2017, North Pole, Alaska
Ethel E. Ephamka ’98, Nov. 24, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Lottie C. Fleeks, matriculate, Aug. 27, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Yvonne M. Franklin, former HR employee, July 23, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Peter E. Galli ’51, Nov. 17, 2016, Gilbert, Arizona
Frances L. Gleason ’69, Oct. 30, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Joe Glover ’79, April 15, 2017, North Pole, Alaska
Sally V. Harris, matriculate, Oct. 20, 2016, Portland, Oregon
Peter J. Heppe ’87, Oct. 3, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Jane E. Hixon ’82, Nov. 25, 2016, Cypress, Texas
Edward L. Hoch ’88, ’91 and former GI employee, Aug. 16, 2016, Juneau, Alaska
Bjarne Holm ’73, Oct. 9, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Joseph L. Hosch ’69, Jan. 6, 2017, Salem, Oregon
Raymond “Lee” Hurley ’69, June 20, 2017, Juneau, Alaska
Erica Keiko Iseri ’97, ’00 and international programs employee, Sept. 4, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Mary Ann Johnson ’74, March 21, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Ruth M. Jones ’63, Jan. 23, 2016, St. Petersburg, Florida
Michael P. Kelly ’66 and former UA regent, Dec. 7, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Stephen S. Kerner ’76, June 11, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Michael P. Kirton ’74, Aug. 5, 2016, Dawsonville, Georgia
Jerry Lee Kisabeth ’70, May 4, 2017, Edmond, Oklahoma
Robert “Bill” W. Kranich ’63, May 22, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Matthew T. Kurzawa ’60, June 24, 2017, Panama City, Florida
Rita T. Lane ’56, Nov. 24, 2016, Chugiak, Alaska
Eugene R. Leavens ’58, June 25, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Donald C. Leistikow, matriculate, Dec. 13, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Victor H. Lemay ’91, Oct. 20, 2016, Boise, Idaho
Claudia Jane Lively ’00 and former adjunct faculty member, Oct. 7, 2016, vlog, Alaska
John J. Lounsbury, matriculate, Oct. 24, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Kenneth C. Lowney ’61, ’73, July 7, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Garold Dean Malcolm, matriculate, Dec. 27, 2016, Auburn, Washington
Richard H. Marlin ’79 and former Geophysical Institute employee, Sept. 5, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Phillip M. McCollum ’75, ’79, Aug. 11, 2016, Lillian, Alabama
Deborah A. McCorkle, matriculate, Nov. 5, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Robyn B. McFetridge ’58, Jan. 14, 2017, North Pole, Alaska
Charles B. McNeil ’59, April 20, 2017, Polson, Montana
Nelder Medrud ’54, April 18, 2017, Boulder, Colorado
Randall Wade Miller ’96, Nov. 29, 2016, North Bend, Washington
Jimmy Nelson Moore ’70, July 14, 2016, Temecula, California
William Mrak ’84, July 19, 2016, Palmer, Alaska
Rose Anne Murphy ’94, Aug. 21, 2016, Raheny, Ireland
Peter Nelson ’73, Sept. 26, 2016, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Anthony W. Nelson ’79, ’81, Feb. 11, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Delores K. Nerland ’57, Oct. 16, 2016, Chandler, Arizona
Frank E. Nyman ’66, Jan. 30, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Barbara C. O’Dell ’87, April 29, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Douglas J. O’Neill ’77, Feb. 1, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Takeshi Ohtake, professor emeritus, Jan. 15, 2017, Denver, Colorado
Ethel Payton, matriculate, Jan 1. 2017, Kansas City, Missouri
Margaret Mary Peek ’55, ’57, March 20, 2017, Boise, Idaho
Deanna A. Pete, Kuskokwim Campus staff member, Oct. 24, 2016, Bethel, Alaska
Cynthia M. Pilot ’13, Sept. 23, 2016, Koyukuk, Alaska
Jim Rearden ’05 (Hon.) and former professor and department head of wildlife, Feb. 18, 2017, Homer, Alaska
William R. Rodenberg ’65, June 20, 2017, Murrieta, California
Wilda J. Rodman Laughlin ’87, Nov. 1, 2016, Juneau, Alaska
Doris J. Saario ’55, ’63, Feb. 23, 2017, Port Townshend, Washington
John Ward Schaeffer ’04, Aug. 25, 2016, Kotzebue, Alaska
Grace Berg Schaible ’49, ’91 (Hon.) and former UA regent, June 10, 2017, vlog, Alaska
Kristen Jean Schulz ’98, July 11, 2016, Seattle, Washington
Robert Eugene Short ’65, March 29, 2017, Eustis, Florida
Ronald O. Skoog ’56, Sept. 20, 2016, Vacaville, California
James R. Slusser ’94, Nov. 4, 2016, Fort Collins, Colorado
Earline Smith ’70, Feb. 1, 2017, Juneau, Alaska
Pamela K. Sowell, retired staff member, April 6, 2017, LaGrange, Kentucky
Robert A. Stark ’59, July 30, 2016, Miltona, Minnesota
Heidi M. Stark ’90, ’92, and former Human Resources staff member, Oct. 21, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Sherry M. Stephens ’71, Oct. 27, 2016, last residence unknown
Carolyn Stevens ’71, Dec. 10, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Alicia Ann Stump ’61, June 19, 2017, Westlake Village, California
John E. Swanson ’70, July 15, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Guy L. Tarnstrom ’71, Feb. 28, 2017, Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Bernice Betsy Tetpon ’83, ’87, ’98, Nov. 11, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Yancey Thompson ’81, ’07, Nov. 27, 2016, Anchorage, Alaska
Joel William Titus ’05, Sept. 2, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Norman C. Toso ’69, Dec. 5, 2016, Janesville, Wisconsin
Charles W. Tryck ’41, ’66, April 13, 2017, Anchorage, Alaska
Carol Ruth Watson-Byayuk ’01 and former Bristol Bay Campus employee, Feb. 3, 2017, Togiak, Alaska
Wilford F. Weeks, professor emeritus, Feb. 10, 2017, Portland, Oregon
Barbara J. Weiss ’83, Aug. 19, 2016, Lacey, Washington
George C. West, professor emeritus, Aug. 31, 2016, Green Valley, Arizona
D. Michael Wheat ’73, Oct. 30, 2016, vlog, Alaska
Justin “Scooter” Yurong, Community and Technical College faculty member, July 22, 2017, vlog, Alaska