Author Archives: Jim Sheeler

Buff Tribute: William H. Baughn 1918 – 2009

A man who started life “dirt poor,” according to his family, Baughn played a crucial role in pouring a new foundation for the university’s business school, then placed the girders that would hold long past his two decades as dean. He later took the university’s reins as interim chancellor and twice as the university’s interim president.
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Buff Tribute: Stephen Romine 1913-2009

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As far as Stephen Romine (MEdu’40, PhD’47) was concerned, the legend at the bottom of the trail map was never to scale. “He would always say, ‘Save your breath — come on, let’s go!’ ” remembers his daughter, Pat Romine Peterson (Soc’60, MFren’69). “He would continue, ‘Oh, come on, it’s only a mile or two further,’ but his miles were always two or three.”
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Buff Tribute: Carol Eileen Ryan 1944-2009

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After nearly 30 years of treating students as a psychiatrist at the Wardenburg Student Health Center, Carol Eileen Ryan died at home in Longmont on May 28. She was 65.
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Buff Tribute: Ruth Helm 1934-2008

Ruth Helm 1934-2008

“Not paying attention wasn’t an option,” Stoneham says. “She brought history to life.”
Helm died at home in Boulder on Nov. 20. She was 74.
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