Campus News

Cherie Poole Townsend ’73 retired from public service leadership and is now serving as executive director for the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology and for IACFP Europe, a public interest foundation in Belgium. Cherie also has her own business as an executive coach for women who are seeking positions of greater influence or leadership in public service organizations.

Joyce Williams Warren ’71 retired after 31 and a half years as Circuit/Chancery Judge for the Sixth Judicial District in Pulaski and Perry counties in Arkansas.

Carolyn Sweasy Hedin ’71 remains busy and committed to her studies, teaching yoga and Vedic Chant, and by supporting the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Red Wing, Minn., a nonprofit center that offers residencies for writers and artists of all genres from the United States and from around the world.

Irene Richeson Helm Sedeora ’70 took up writing after her time at Rockford University and is a published writer. She is a member of the National League of American Pen Women.

James Tuthill ’69 and his partner, Helen, went to Australia and New Zealand on a cruise in March of 2020, and almost got stranded in New Zealand because of the virus. Jim’s initial trip to England in 1968 during the first RU January program led by Dr. Gordon Ross instilled in him the awe and splendor of travel, which is one of his and Helen’s main pursuits today.

Ted Sanford ’68 is a retired anesthesiologist and captain of the United States Navy living in Coronado, Calif. He taught anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. Ted has helped to get Californians vaccinated.

Jane Havlicek Roth ’68 retired in December 2020 as senior director of global real estate for Ellucian, Inc. and is currently focusing on being a caregiver for her mother with whom she shares a home. Her mother is a remarkable 103 years young.

Gerald Bargren ’61 celebrated 60 years of marriage with his partner, Jean. They have seven children, 22 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Arlene Murin Krizka ’60 welcomed her second great-granddaughter to the family.

Colleen Kitzmiller Holmbeck ’56 was named one of four finalists for the WIFR Eyewitness News Remarkable Woman Award. She has spent decades volunteering and activating positive change in the Rockford community.