In Memoriam
Thomas B. Finan, Jr. M’75 passed away on April 3, 2024, at the age of 81. Finan was a 1960 graduate of LaSalle High School and 1964 graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University. He later earned master’s degrees from FSU and Johns Hopkins University (1979). Finan served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia (1967-1969), attended the Democratic National Convention as an elected delegate for Hubert Humphrey (1972) and for Jimmy Carter (1976). He participated in the business and civic life of Allegany County for many years. In addition to being a member of numerous organizations, notably Finan served as a member of the Board of Regents for the University System of Maryland from 1995 to 2007. He was also chairman of the board at Allegany College of Maryland (1988-1994), a member of the board of Mount St. Mary’s University (1987-1994), member and chairman of the board of the Memorial Hospital, the co-chair of the effort to create what is now UPMC Western Maryland Health System, a member of the board of the Liberty Trust Company and a member of the Allegany County Library Board. He spent 18 years at the Cumberland Times-News where he held the positions of vice president and business manager and was an owner. Finan is survived by his wife of 44 years, Mary Kay (Kelly) Finan M’81, son Patrick and daughter Kelly.
Zita McShane LeFevre passed away in January 2024 surrounded by her family. Born in Budapest, Hungary, LeFevre didn’t have the easiest life, living her earliest years through World War II. Her family escaped communist Hungary, coming to America in the early 1950s. LeFevre worked hard to lose her accent and studied even harder. She became a chemist at Ursuline University, earned her master’s degree from Cleveland State University and her doctorate in English from Case Western Reserve University. LeFevre went on to teach hundreds of students English and technical writing, finally retiring as a full professor at Frostburg State University. In lieu of flowers at her memorial, LeFevre requested donations to be made in her name to Doctors Without Borders, the FSU English Department or the American Library Association. She is survived by her daughters Laura, Kathleen, Maureen and Tess and two grandsons, Jonah and Owen.
Nancy Crawley M'70, faculty emeritus and FSU Athletic Hall of Fame member, passed away in July 2024. Nancy was a coach and assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education. She started at FSU in 1968 and retired in 1998. In 1999, she was the 112th inductee into the Hall of Fame as a Women’s Tennis and Volleyball Coach. Nancy started the Women’s Tennis program and served as the coach for 25 years. She was the Head Volleyball Coach for two years, including the 1997 season which ranks as one of the greatest athletic seasons in FSU history. She also served as an assistant Women’s Basketball coach for seven years. Nancy is survived by her husband, Jim, who is also faculty emeritus and a member of the FSU Athletic Hall of Fame, along with their children.Alumni
- 1940+
1943 Margaret Weimer Robison April 14, 2024
1947 Irene Middleton Albright Feb. 9, 2024
- 1950+
1952 Harry E. Diehl April 9, 2024
1952 Virginia Borgman Tiede April 10, 2024
1953 Mary Esther Engle Connor Feb. 17, 2024
1954 Charlotte R. Northcraft Porter April 5, 2024
1955 Patsy L. Bohn Hannah Feb. 9, 2024
1959 Kenneth B. McKinney M’65 April 17, 2024
- 1960+
1961 Jane Guard Fox M’71 March 28, 2024
1961 James T. King, Jr. March 31, 2024
1962 Eula Stuller Morgan March 28, 2024
1963 Roger C. Steele Feb. 15, 2024
1964 Barbara Lee Broadfoot Gray Oct. 17, 2023
1964 Edgar A. Woods M’76 March 14, 2024
1966 Susan K. Bolin Stevenson Sept. 7, 2023
1966 Carol L. Shelton Wilcom Oct. 21, 2023
1967 Daniel J. Kelly, Jr. April 8, 2024
1967 Mary Norma Shaw Nelson M’73 June 2, 2024
1969 Ronald E. Forbes Feb. 7, 2024
1969 Eleanor A. Taylor Paulman March 6, 2024
- 1970+
1971 P. Valerie Greey Vrieze M’71/M’85 March 20, 2024
1972 Mary L. Willis Balassone M’72 May 15, 2024
1972 Jacquelyn C. Cunningham Wolfe M’72 Oct. 13, 2023
1973 Gregory K.O. Davis April 16, 2024
1973 Mona Lee Bridges Taylor M’80 Feb. 18, 2024
1973 Arthur B. Villwock Feb. 19, 2024
1974 Norma Rae Haller April 6, 2024
1975 Thomas B. Finan, Jr. M’75 April 3, 2024
1976 Kenneth R. Krieger M’83 March 4, 2024
1976 Joseph F. Sank M’76 Oct. 12, 2023
1976 Jane O. Rogers Wolford B’88 April 25, 2024
1977 Rosalyn E. Reck Buchanan M’ 77 Nov. 24, 2023
1978 Mildred V. Wucik M’78 Feb. 15, 2024
1979 Jean C. Shuman May 28, 2024
- 1980+
1980 Zaida E. Pagán M’86 Sept. 18, 2023
1980 Julie A. Rogan March 20, 2024
1981 Douglas A. Stone M’81 April 13, 2024
1981 David L. Twigg M’81 May 27, 2024
1985 Dawn M. Northcutt April 12, 2024
1988 Lorian M. Rodi Deuel M’88 Feb. 19, 2024
1988 Karl Troestler Feb. 23, 2023
- 1990+
1990 Robert A. Brodie, Jr. May 25, 2024
1990 David D. Lantz May 26, 2024
1990 Tanya Vetter Sell Feb. 15, 2024
1991 Scott J. Baldwin Feb. 3, 2024
1991 Nancy E. Thoerig M’91 May 14, 2024
1992 Diana L. Shockey Goller Feb. 18, 2024
1992 Joseph W. Haggard March 6, 2024
1994 Eric P. Marcoux Feb. 29, 2024
1995 Fred S. Bull M’95 March 24, 2024
1996 Kelly M. Werback Pooler Jan. 2, 2024
1998 Scott A. Angello M’05 April 26, 2024
1998 Rebecca L. McCleaf Dick Feb. 5, 2024
1999 Jack D. Fletcher, Jr. M’99 March 7, 2024
- 2000+
2000 Devin A. Street Feb. 11, 2022
2002 Matthew R. Moore May 15, 2024
2005 Edward R. Hampton M’14 Feb. 18, 2024
2006 Susan M. Patterson Booth Feb. 18, 2024
2008 Matthew J. Norris March 18, 2024
- 2010+
2016 Rebecca Reed Zajdel May 18, 2024
- 2020+
2022 Taylor M. Wade April 12, 2024
- Friends of the University
William H. Ashby June 3, 2024
Ralph L. Baker* Feb. 28, 2024
Joanne M. Barnhart Feb. 7, 2024
Lisa S. Clark Bolt May 23, 2024
Marie Gerardi Bolton May 6, 2024
Michael E. Brant May 17, 2024
James W. Brown Feb. 15, 2024
Rev. Dr. Harry E. Brunett Jan. 27, 2024
Louis J. Burlas III March 8, 2024
Garrett W. Buser March 21, 2024
Frank D. Carden, Jr. Aug. 14, 2023
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Arden M. Bakhsh Devers May 3, 2024
Eleanor G. O’Neill Dudley Dec. 8, 2023
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Edisel D. King Sept. 11, 2023
Ron W. Krug March 11, 2024
Andrew H. Lohr, Jr. April 17, 2024
Thomas R. Marsh Nov. 22, 2023
Dr. Zita Bessenyey McShane LeFevre* Jan. 12, 2024
Donald L. McVearry Dec. 28, 2023
Phyllis Y. Britcher Meyers Sept. 8, 2023
Paul C. Nolan, Jr. Aug. 11, 2023
Pat J. O’Rourke* June 2, 2024
John R. Olsen Jan. 22, 2024
Kent T. Osborne Sept. 6, 2023
Col. Francis G. Pelkey, Jr. (Ret.) Oct. 12, 2023
Dr. Keramat Poorsoltan* April 6, 2024
James P. Priga Oct. 20, 2023
Dr. David P. Roselle April 15, 2024
Beverly M. Cramer Shoemaker Nov. 29, 2023
Whitney H. Shue Aug. 13, 2023
Madeline E. O’Grince Sluss May 23, 2024
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Howard F. Stitcher Dec. 25, 2023
David D. Tamburrino Oct. 23, 2023
Kathryn M. Fifer Tucker March 15, 2024
Clifford J. Yeager Nov. 23, 2023
* Former faculty or staff member