Memoriam
In Memoriam: Beverly Swain Powell Woodward ’39
A devoted wife and mother, she was the former first lady of New Hampshire. Read More
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11/28/17In Memoriam: Irving “Sheik” Karelis ’43
He was a talented athlete, a successful businessman and a man of deep faith. -
11/28/17In Memoriam: Pamela Raiford ’86, ’95G
A dedicated educator, she was a NH Social Studies Teacher of the Year. -
09/07/17Passing: Robert C. Gilmore
Professor Emeritus of History Robert Gilmore passed away on August 13, 2017. -
08/28/17In Memoriam: Peter Julian Horne ’58, ’67G
The great love of Peter Horne’s life was his wife Holly (Patterson) ’60, whom he met at UNH. On the day he died, Nov. 7, 2016, he wrote her a final...
Recent Stories
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06/19/14 - In Memoriam—David Richard Crockett '42On October 2, 1942, Lt. David Crockett was en route to Great Britain aboard the converted ocean liner HMS Queen Mary. Life with his new bride, Dorothy Jasper Crockett '42, would... Read More -
06/19/14 - In Memoriam—Gordon "Swifty" Swift '45At the Thompson School of Applied Science, Gordon "Swifty" Swift milked the campus cows and herded sheep down Main Street with Rex, a border collie. After graduation, he lived... Read More -
06/19/14 - In Memoriam—Judith Gove Browning '60Peace Corps volunteer. Teacher. Sports enthusiast, musician, and woodworker. Judith Gove Browning wore many different hats throughout the course of her full and busy life. One of... Read More -
06/19/14 - In Memoriam—Donald Bouchard '63Asked where he found the courage to battle a stage 4 cancer diagnosis for several years, Donald Bouchard quoted Nietzsche: "Love your fate." That he would choose a philosophy of... Read More -
06/19/14 - In Memoriam—Cora Alison Porteous Dolan '83At age three, Cora Alison Dolan—always known as Alison—put on a brown dress and set off alone on a one-mile walk to the local school. Found by her frantic mother a few hundred... Read More -
02/14/13 - UNH Skier Awarded Purple HeartRalph Townsend '49, '53G was a four-event skiing star at UNH before serving in World War II. Ralph J. Townsend was born in Lebanon, NH. After graduating high school in 1940, he... Read More -
01/20/12 - Remembering President Evelyn HandlerEvelyn Handler May 5, 1933 - Dec. 23, 2011 UNH President, 1980 to 1983 When Evelyn Handler took the post as president of the University of New Hampshire in 1980, she was the... Read More