In Memory, Fall 2025

1940s

Aris Platt Montgomery (48BSPE) of Greeley, Colorado, on March 14, 2025.

1950s

Nadine Bright Bell (51BA) of Onalaska, Wisconsin, on June 9, 2025.

Glenn J. Drahn (51BSPE, 58MA) of Belle Plaine, Iowa, on May 6, 2025.

Raymond J. “Buzz” Finn Jr. (56BA, 60DDS) of Edwards, Colorado, on April 28, 2025.

Thomas D. Haye (58BSPh, 69DDS) of Deerfield Beach, Florida, on March 18, 2025.

John Hazen (56BA, 59MD) of Dana Point, California, on May 15, 2025.

Betty Jeanne Humphry (51MA, 54PhD) of Jacksonville, Florida, on March 8, 2025.

Chuck Johnson (55MD, 60R) of Sioux City, Iowa, on March 6, 2025.

Margaret Bathke Johnson (55DH, 56BA) of Greene, Iowa, on May 3, 2025.

Allyn L. Mark (57BA, 61MD, 67R, 69F) of Iowa City on April 3, 2025.

Janet E. Mignerey Neitzke (59BA) of Yukon, Oklahoma, on Jan. 17, 2025.

Nancy Simmons Shumansky (58BA) of Burnsville, Minnesota, on April 17, 2025.

Donald E. Stamy (54BA) of Cedar Rapids on June 8, 2025.

Maurice Sutton (55BA, 60JD) of Audubon, Iowa, on June 8, 2025.

Peter D. Van Oosterhout (53BA, 55JD) of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, on Dec. 17, 2024.

1960s

Frank R. Brownell III (61BA) of Grinnell, Iowa, on June 18, 2025.

Rosemary Burken (66MA) of Davenport, Iowa, on May 5, 2025.

Byron Burlingham (61BA, 65MS, 66MD) of Manhattan, Kansas, on May 18, 2025.

Walter M. Burnett (64MA, 65PhD) of Cockeysville, Maryland, on June 8, 2025.

Raymond W. Davis (68BBA) of Urbandale, Iowa, on June 10, 2025.

Gary L. Graff (67BA, 68JD) of Alameda, California, on March 7, 2023.

John E. Hewett (62MS, 65PhD) of Storm Lake, Iowa, on April 15, 2025.

Mary Lou Haskett Johns (65BA, 68MA) of Winfield, Illinois, on June 16, 2025.

Dale W. Langbehn (61BA) of Schofield, Wisconsin, on March 6, 2025.

Diane S. Artus Miller (60DH, 61BA) of Dallas on May 14, 2025.

Jung Hong Bay Ra (60PhD) of Medina, Ohio, on March 28, 2025.

Margery J. Schwiebert Reid (68BA, 71MAT) of Overland Park, Kansas, on June 16, 2025.

David L. Turpin (62DDS) of Seattle on May 29, 2025.

Thomas B. Young (67MFA) of Columbus, Ohio, on April 23, 2025.

1970s

Randy E. Brown (74BA, 77MA) of Iowa City on March 8, 2025.

Wen-tao C. Cheng (72MFA) of North Haven, Connecticut, on June 13, 2025.

Gerald E. Denehy (70MS) of Iowa City on June 1, 2025.

Ken Grabinski (72BBA) of Iowa City on June 4, 2025.

Barbara A. Gulick Holden (73BM) of Cedar Rapids on July 7, 2025.

Gloria N. Larson Jacobson (74BBA) of Iowa City on June 16, 2025.

Allan S. Janus (74BGS) of Washington Grove, Maryland, on Jan. 6, 2025.

Ellen L. Reihle Kuennen (79BA, 88MSW) of Iowa City on March 21, 2024.

Joseph R. La Pointe (73BA, 79JD) of Mason City, Iowa, on April 20, 2025.

Alice E. Notley (70MFA) of Paris on May 19, 2025.

Mark W. Towers (72BA, 77MA) of Marion, Iowa, on June 17, 2025.

Thomas G. Yetter (74BBA) of Norman, Oklahoma, on April 26, 2025.

Wally Chappell

As the longtime director of Hancher Auditorium, Wally Chappell cultivated a love of the arts in Iowa City and across the nation.

Chappell served as the executive director of Hancher Auditorium from 1986–2001. During that time, he commissioned more than 50 new works, organized a diverse array of performances, and built lasting relationships with arts companies, including the Joffrey Ballet and the Kronos Quartet. He also taught theater and arts administration at the University of Iowa and mentored students such as current Hancher director André Perry (08MFA).

After his time at Hancher, Chappell directed the American Ballet Theatre and the Paul Taylor American Dance Company in New York. As an actor, director, and producer, he led productions at theaters across the country, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Throughout his life, he remained a strong supporter of local Iowa City arts, serving on the boards of the Englert Theatre and Riverside Theatre for many years.

Chappell died April 14 in Iowa City. He was 83.

1980s

Gregg Bentler (88BBA) of Iowa City on July 23, 2025.

Charles L. Henkle (89BA) of Iowa City on June 16, 2025.

Nancy L. Wadsworth Schreiber (89BBA, 90MA) of Muscatine, Iowa, on April 12, 2025.

Patricia C. Schupfer (86MD, 98F) of Coralville on March 25, 2025.

Glen Schwickerath (84BS) of Danbury, Wisconsin, on June 1, 2025.

1990s

Myra S. Emerson (92MA, 99JD) of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on June 7, 2025.

Bryce A. Miller (91BS) of San Diego on March 22, 2025.

Jason M. Smith (97BA) of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 29, 2025.

2000s

Christoph Trappe (01BA) of Marion, Iowa, on Feb. 28, 2025.

2010s

Brandon S. Farnum (17BBA) of Omaha, Nebraska, on May 19, 2025.

Alex J. Hasson (18BA) of Columbus, Indiana, on March 14, 2025.

Faculty & Friends

Bernard A. Sorofman of Iowa City on July 27, 2025.