- 1940s
Frank Miritello ’42 A.B.
Esther Nelson Pfenning ’43 L.C. ’70 B.A.
Virginia Woodman Kelso ’45 B.A.
Bernie Marks Schram ’45 L.C. ’48 B.A.
Bonnie Muhme Peppler ’47 B.A.
Doris Scherer Whitlow ’47 B.A.
Marjorie Tedford Zimmerman ’47 B.A.
Dorothy Frantz Costopoulos ’48 B.A. ’48 B.A.
Dawn Babcock Nicholson ’49 B.A. - 1950s
Nancy Williams ’50 B.A.
Karen Kolberg Markus ’51 B.A.
Dorothy Price Thornsby ’51 A.B.
Mary Donley Cavender ’52 B.A.
Cecil DeBey ’52 B.A. ’59 M.A.
Lloyd Knapp ’52 B.A.
Shirley Colby Knight ’52 B.A.
Walt Powers ’52 M.A. ’56 Ed.D.
Jeanette Knodel Amman ’53 B.A.
Ilene Deane ’53 B.A. ’60 M.A.
David Frasco ’53 B.A.
LaJean Cayton Gulley ’53 B.A. ’56 M.A.
Dick Morton ’53 B.A. ’56 M.A. ’72 Ed.D.
Thomas Scott ’53 M.A.
Frank Staggs ’53 M.A.
Lester Burgwardt ’54 M.A. ’68 Ed.D.
Joan Davis Engelhardt ’54 B.A. ’57 M.A.
Sally Wilson ’54 B.A.
CoraLee Listach Kendall ’55 M.A.
Oliver Phillips ’55 B.A.
Laura Falk Sailsbery ’55 B.A.
Graciela Servin Ramirez ’56 B.A.
Pearl Ann Budin Adams ’57 B.A.
Wayne McSheehy ’57 B.A. ’58 M.A.
Ralph Murakami ’57 B.A. ’58 M.A.
Jo Horn Robinson ’57 B.A.
Ernie Aarrestad ’58 M.A.
Mahlon Amstutz ’58 M.A.
Norma Fleener Anderson ’58 B.A.
Barbara Buecher ’58 B.A.
James Chatelain ’58 B.A.
Jane Velut Parton ’58 B.A.
Richard Romero ’58 B.A. ’73 M.A.
Merv Self ’58 B.A. ’58 B.A.
Doris Mussey Young ’58 B.A.
Jan Ziessow ’58 B.A.
Patsy Roth Brown ’59 B.A.
Warren Carere ’59 B.A. ’60 M.A.
Richard Ferris ’59 B.A. ’66 M.A.
Jerry Grunska ’59 M.A.
Ellen Bundy Josephson ’59 B.A.
Boni Eikermann Perkins ’59 B.A.
Courtney Peterson ’59 B.A. ’60 M.A.
Carolyn Vermeer Rohlf ’59 B.A. ’74 M.A.
Darlene White Sokolosky ’59 M.A.
Richard Stegner ’59 M.A.
Bobbi Wilkinson Wisdom ’59 B.A. - 1960s
Betty Spears Grasmick ’60 B.A.
Ivo Lindauer ’60 M.A.
Gil Valdez ’60 B.A.
Lee Williamson ’60 Ed.D.
Bill Anderson ’61 B.A.
Rich Bonato ’61 B.A.
Duane Daire ’61 B.A.
William Duran ’61 B.A.
Margie Nickell Gordnier-Lehmann ’61 B.A.
Howard Hof ’61 B.A.
Daniel Montero ’61 B.A. ’64 M.A.
Pat Robovsky Morgan ’61 B.A.
Warri Neifert Scott ’61 B.A.
Sonja Erickson Staley ’61 B.A.
Ken Vendena ’61 B.A. ’63 M.A.
Nancy Jeremiassen Wagner ’61 B.A.
Kenneth Ackerman ’62 B.A. ’67 M.A.
Pamela Peale Gerber ’62 B.A. ’73 B.A.
Gretchen Bauer Hughes ’62 B.A.
Rita Appuglise Johnston ’62 B.A.
Anthony Jordhamo ’62 B.A.
Karen Karrer Klute ’62 B.A.
Fred Oetzman ’62 M.A.
Shirley Page ’62 M.A.
Leonard Pietrowiak ’62 M.A.
Carolyn McKnight Pritchett ’62 B.A. ’65 M.A.
Pat Thompson Reed ’62 B.A.
Paul Seabert ’62 B.A. ’69 M.A.
Lorraine Tressler ’62 M.A.
Sheila Davis ’63 B.A.
Norm Engelbrecht ’63 B.A.
Armon Johannsen ’63 M.A.
Lorna Shirk Montzka ’63 M.A.
Lois Mussett ’63 M.A.
Donald Pederson ’63 M.A.
Wally Acker ’64 M.A. ’69 Ed.S.
Dexter Cramer ’64 B.A. ’66 M.A.
Carol Chirnside Hawkins ’64 B.A.
Larry Jones ’64 M.A.
Gary Loo ’64 B.A.
Billy Lucas ’64 M.A.
Constance Heaser Strand ’64 M.A.
Paul Tauer ’64 M.A.
Dave Best ’65 B.A.
Donna Boe ’65 B.A. ’69 M.A.
Harold Dorsey ’65 M.A.
Gwendolyn Elliott ’65 M.A.
Bette LeFeber Ervin ’65 B.A.
Mark Forkner ’65 M.A.
Robert Hughley ’65 Ed.D.
Donna Johnson ’65 B.A.
Alfred Lambrecht ’65 M.A.
Larry Powell ’65 M.A.
Rogene Bertrand Shipman ’65 B.A.
Wendell Waggoner ’65 M.A.
Nancy Whitson Wuerfmannsdobler ’65 B.A.
Carol Wegher Barrett ’66 B.A. ’88 M.A.
Judi Jones Buell ’66 B.A. ’66 B.A. ’70 M.A.
Darlene Mitchell Korf ’66 B.A. ’68 M.A.
Marlene Simmons Larson ’66 B.A.
Frank Tikalsky ’66 Ed.D.
Roger Walt ’66 B.A.
Rod Ahlmeyer ’67 B.A.
Ernie Broeniman ’67 M.A.
Marie Ice ’67 B.A. ’71 M.A.
Jack Lorenzini ’67 M.A. ’75 Ed.S.
Ron Lupton ’67 B.A. ’68 M.A.
Glenn Pope ’67 M.A.
Betty Boone Smith ’67 B.A.
Eileen Hickman Stanley ’67 A.B.
William Stanley ’67 B.A. ’68 M.A.
Gene Weisshaar ’67 M.A.
Barbara Adams ’68 Ed.D.
Marye Bowyer ’68 M.A.
Ronald Cutts ’68 M.A.
Richard Galloway ’68 Ed.D.
Martha Schmidt Haffner ’68 B.A. ’71 M.A.
Winifred Nellis Johnson ’68 M.A.
Billy Beam Miller ’68 M.A.
Dee Wedel Sawatzky ’68 B.S.
Pauline Connor Schara ’68 B.A. ’68 B.A.
Madelyne Benson ’69 M.A.
Dana Hodek Chandler ’69 B.A.
Anthony Francavilla ’69 M.A.
Bud Hill ’69 M.A.
Beverly Krosky ’69 M.A. ’74 Ed.D.
Nancy Lohmeier Mauldin ’69 B.A. ’69 B.A.
Jan Thorseth McClary ’69 M.A.
Bob Palmer ’69 B.A.
Jack Reed ’69 Ed.D. - 1970s
Ron Allbaugh ’70 M.A. ’72 Ed.D.
Al Brown ’70 B.A. ’70 B.A.
Larry Brown ’70 B.A. ’79 M.A.
Arch Crouse ’70 B.A.
Joanie Edwards ’70 M.A.
Gordon Ledford ’70 B.A.
BJ Mauch ’70 B.A.
Mike Owens ’70 B.A.
Larry Pfeiffer ’70 M.A.
Earl Phillips ’70 M.A. ’78 Ed.D.
Ed Shipman ’70 Ph.D.
Larry Skinner ’70 M.A.
Sheryl Wagner ’70 B.A.
Robert Walker ’70 B.A. ’74 M.A.
Maureen Yaksic ’70 B.A. ’76 M.A.
Richard Balay ’71 D.A.
Wilda Pope Burkhart ’71 B.A. ’75 M.A.
Rich Clark ’71 B.A.
Carolyn Mancera Duran ’71 B.A. ’79 M.A.
Jolene Cassa Cassa-Granier ’71 M.A.
Bill Jenkins ’71 B.S.
Linda Reynolds Kettl ’71 B.A.
Donna Kucera Penn ’71 B.A.
Diane Stucke Pies ’71 M.A.
Howard Schmidt ’71 Ed.D.
Harold Chapman ’72 B.A.
Jimmy Curran ’72 M.A.
Tom Holst ’72 Ed.D.
Jean Ketter ’72 B.A.
Bill Oldham ’72 Ed.D.
Robert Salen ’72 M.A.
Bob Schobert ’72 M.A.
Jim Campbell ’73 M.S.
Timothy Dow ’73 B.S.
Ronald Edgington ’73 B.A. ’73 B.A.
Jim Kraemer ’73 B.A.
Francis Shelton ’73 M.A.
Kathleen Steinmetz Thomas ’73 B.A.
Gregory Zack ’73 B.S.
Cary Anderson ’74 Ed.D.
Gregg Elsner ’74 M.A.
Douglas McFadden ’74 M.A.
Patsy Tormey Meredith ’74 B.A.
Dick Prinster ’74 M.A.
Katalin Radnoti ’74 M.A.
Rick Robinson ’74 B.A. ’76 M.A.
Richard Schneider ’74 M.A.
Doug Bernhardt ’75 B.S.
Robert Dudley ’75 M.A.
Gail Haug Echtenkamp ’75 B.A.
Monty Lensch ’75 B.S.
Gary Lewis ’75 M.A.
Jim Murphy ’75 M.A.
Jeff Smith ’75 B.S.
Karen Spickard ’75 M.A.
Allan Quist ’75 M.A.
Connie Johnson Auran ’76 M.A.
Ginny Taylor Channell ’76 M.A.
Carl Madsen ’76 M.A.
Bob Nelson ’76 M.A.
Dennis Bagenstos ’77 B.A.
Diane Reutter Bell ’77 B.A.
Sam Collier ’77 M.S.
Nicholas Hamlin ’77 B.A.
Leba Sarkis ’77 M.A. ’81 D.A.
Larry Shaw ’77 M.A.
Lucille Wyrick ’77 M.A.
Jim Basye ’78 B.A.
Lucy Batton ’78 B.A. ’78 B.A. ’96 M.A.
Annie Coates Crough ’78 B.A.
John Cunningham ’78 B.A. ’82 M.A.
John Davis ’78 M.A.
Marjorie Velasquez Herrera-Gillespie ’78 M.A.
Jane Leonard Hoyle ’78 M.A.
Walter Kehn ’78 M.M.E.
Randy Klein ’78 B.A.
Janis Larrabee Kugler ’78 B.A.
Kay Lowe-Wendling ’78 M.A.
Merlin Madsen ’78 Ed.D.
John Nicklas ’78 M.A.
Dee Dee Redmon ’78 M.A.
Matt Brinkman ’79 B.A. ’79 B.A.
Colleen Adams Carney ’79 B.S.
Michael Detore ’79 M.S.
J.D. Dorwart ’79 B.A.
Wendell Fugett ’79 B.A.
Gary Kuster ’79 M.A.
Tom Marick ’79 M.A.
Rosemary Pennington ’79 M.A.
Stephen Purdham ’79 B.A.
Louise Hilmer Sanderson ’79 M.A.
Kathy Houston Spangler ’79 B.A. - 1980s
Joe Bevans ’80 B.A. ’80 B.A.
Larry Bless ’80 B.A. ’80 B.A.
Liz Schroeder Gorny ’80 M.A.
Melba Williams Neel ’80 M.A.
Greta Childress Rees ’80 M.A.
Marlene Johnson Sedillos ’80 B.A.
Ruth Graessle VanderMinden ’80 M.A.
Terrie Biava ’81 B.A. ’81 B.A.
William Felton ’81 B.S. ’83 M.A.
Dominic Fraioli ’81 M.A.
Robert Hartley ’81 M.A.
Art Samson ’81 M.S.
John Staples ’81 M.S.
Ellen Corley Synovec ’81 M.S.
Jane Mackey Perkins ’82 M.A.
Patti Massarotti Andreatta ’82 M.A.
Dave Meyers ’82 B.S.
Bob Palmer ’82 B.A.
Richard Schaadt ’82 M.S.
Karen Thorpe ’82 Ph.D.
Vinny Serniak ’83 B.A.
Sharon Raichart Hughes ’84 M.A.
Nancy Schultz ’84 M.A.
Yvonne Betlach Wittreich ’84 Ed.D.
Amy Burkholder ’86 B.A.E ’10 M.A.
Kathleen Allen Lisi ’86 B.A.E
Art Mannon ’87 M.A.
David Kendrick ’89 M.M.
Tammy Kreps Pixley ’89 M.A. - 1990s
Alfredo Martinez ’90 M.A.
Ruth Branscum ’91 B.S.
Judy Bashline Quidort ’91 B.A.E
Lizabeth Rutherford ’91 M.A.
Jami Stafford ’91 B.A.
Karleen Skoog Wescott ’92 M.A.
Myrna Stalnaker De Milt ’93 M.A.
Janet Shaeffer Harris ’93 M.A.
Marjorie Watts ’93 B.A.
Carol Jenkins ’94 M.A.
Bill Spies ’94 B.A. ’94 B.A.
Brenda Vetter ’94 B.A.
Justin Anderson ’95 B.S.
Roe Holland ’95 Psy.D.
Brenda Slife Nelson ’95 B.S.
Trevor Smith ’95 B.A.
Lois Clark McGunegle ’96 M.A.
Daniel Farley ’97 M.A.
Janet Olinger Heger ’98 M.A.
Kevin Woodson ’99 B.S. - 2000s
Kevin Pollock ’05 B.S. ’12 M.A.
Jane Rhoades ’05 M.A.
Matthew Modjeski ’06 B.S.
Mike Slawson ’06 M.A.
Monica Gallegos Ramirez ’07 B.A.
Seth Tartler ’07 B.A. - 2010s
Amy Driver ’13 B.A.
Breanna Sullivan ’14 B.A.
Karen Wood Cotter ’15 Ph.D.
Michaela Goecke Richardson ’18 B.A. - Faculty and Emeritus Faculty
Roberto H. Córdova, Ph.D.
Henry Heikkinen, Ph.D.
Kevin Pollock ’05 BS ’12 M.A.
Sue Schulze
Jeremy Smith ’98 B.A.
Sharon Wilson, Ph.D., ’63 B.A. - Tributes
Irv Moskowitz, founding director for the Center for Urban Education (CUE), passed away on November 23, 2022. Moskowitz was an influential leader for education in Denver, serving first as assistant to Colorado commissioner of education in charge of public education reform, then as an administrator for Denver Public Schools. He was appointed superintendent of Denver Public Schools in March 1994, a position he held for five years before his departure to lead the CUE.
“The opportunity with the University of Northern Colorado represents a unique challenge for making change in public education. It’s one I can’t pass up,” he said when sharing his thoughts in the May 1999 issue of UNC’s alumni magazine, “Spectrum.”
As director for the CUE, Moskowitz was instrumental in creating a highly regarded program that prepares teachers to work in urban schools. He led the center for 13 years.
Roberto H. Córdova, Ph.D., was born in Montrose and graduated from Western State College (now Western State University), in Gunnison. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder and was the first Latino to ever earn a Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the Hispanic Studies Department. He was a UNC professor for more than 25 years and retired as professor emeritus of Hispanic Studies. In the Greeley and Weld County areas, he stood up for and promoted equal rights for the Latino community and helped establish more than 25 League of United Latin American Citizen (LULAC) Youth Councils in middle and high schools throughout Colorado.
