FOR UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO ALUMNI AND FRIENDS NorthernNorthernVISION WINTER 2009 The e B ALUMNUS TIMr JORSTAD ISdg PROUD OF HIS UNC ANDi MONFORT CONNECTIONS ATHLETIC HALL OF FaME INDUCTEES >> LOVING LIFE >> COMING FULL CIRCLE We Are Proud To Announce The 2008-2009 Hall of Fame Inductees Fritz Brennecke, Football/Baseball, 1934 Dr. Robert Heiny, Faculty/Staff, Andrea Wallace, Tennis, 1991-94 Brennecke was a two-sport athlete who played on the 1967-present A three-time All-American for Northern Colorado, 1934 team that defeated the University of Colorado. Heiny has been a member of the faculty at Northern Wallace earned the honors in doubles in 1992 and He was also a standout catcher for the baseball team Colorado since 1967. He was the NCAA Faculty singles in 1993 and 1994. She played number-one and won the regional Amateur Athletic Association Athletic Representative from 1983 to 2006 and was singles all four seasons, winning North Central Middleweight Boxing Championship in 1934-35. He also the interim Athletic Director in 2004. During his Conference titles in both singles and doubles all went on to coach football at the Colorado School time as FAR he served on the NCAA Financial Aid and four years. In 1992, she was the recipient of the ITA of Mines from 1947-69 and was the Orediggers Amateurism Committee, was President of the North Arthur Ashe Collegiate Award for Leadership and Director of Athletics from 1947-76. He was inducted Central Conference in 1986 and 1996 and was chair of Sportsmanship in NCAA Division II. In 1992 and 1993 into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, the the UNC Board of Athletic Control. He is still a member she ranked among the top 10 in the nation in singles Colorado School of Mines Hall of Fame in 1996 and of the faculty as a professor of mathematical sciences. and she and Kim Ponis were ranked third in the the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame country as doubles players in 1992. in 2004. In 2001, Brennecke was also honored with a Jim Hruska, Basketball, 1956-60 Congressional Tribute after his service to the country Trish Williamson, Basketball, 1987-91 during World War II. (Inducted posthumously) Hruska was a three-time all-conference pick, twice earning honorable mention honors and getting chosen Williamson is the only first-team All-American in to the All-Rocky Mountain second-team after his junior women’s basketball history, earning the honor in 1991. Jules Doubenmier, Faculty/Staff, 1925-61 season. As a senior, he averaged 16.7 points and 9.7 She was the all-time leading scorer at and rebounder Doubenmeier was the men’s basketball coach from rebounds per game, shooting almost 44 percent from at the conclusion of her career and still holds the 1937 to 1940 and served on the University faculty the field, finishing his career as the school’s career rebounds record. She also ranks second in scoring, from 1925 to 1961, holding several different positions leader in scoring with 1,330 points. He still ranks third in steals and third in free throws made. She was including professor of health education, intramural among the all-time leaders in scoring (1,330), rebounds a three-time NCC Player of the Week Selection as sports director and swimming coach. As a basketball (754), field goals made (479) and free throws made well as all-conference in 1989 and 1991. In 1991 she coach, he compiled a record of 33-24 and won one (420) in Northern Colorado history. In his last two ranked 12th in the nation in scoring, averaging 21.9 conference title. He was also elected to the National seasons, he ranked among the top five in scoring in points per game. Basketball Officials Hall of Fame in 1957. (Inducted the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. posthumously) 1992 Women’s Tennis Team Rick Petri, Golf, 1976-79 Head Coach: Rosemary Fri Pat Haggerty, Baseball/Basketball, 1951 Petri was a two-time winner of individual stroke The 1992 team finished fourth in the nation at the Haggerty was a two-sport athlete for the Bears, average in the Rocky Mountain Intercollege Golf NCAA Division II Championships, won the North playing both baseball and basketball. Upon his Association (RMIGA), earning three all-conference Central Conference title and had four All-American graduation, he played professional baseball in the awards. As a senior he was a member of the team selections. The NCC crown started a run of 11 Detroit Tigers organization, then became a teacher that defeated Colorado and led the team to its first straight league titles for the Bears. Andrea Wallace, and coach in the Denver Public Schools. He was appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships, Kim Ponis, Tia Frazier, IB Hur, Krisinda Ibarra and also an official in the National Football League from where he finished 17th overall after being tied for the Amber Colglazier swept play at the conference 1965-92 and is currently listed as a nominee for the lead at the conclusion of day one. He became the championship, winning all singles and doubles Pro Football Hall of Fame as a contributor. He refereed first-ever golfer to win First-Team All-American honors positions. Wallace, Ponis, Frazier and Hur were also three Super Bowl games and after retiring, continued and set the school record for stroke average as a named All-Americans in doubles play after both teams to work in the league as a monitor for officials. He was senior at 72.7. finished fourth at the NCAA Championship. inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. (Inducted posthumously) Jeff Potts, Golf, 1977-81 Team Members: Amber Colglazie, IB Hur, Krisinda As a freshman, Potts earned second-team all- Ibarra (Inducted posthumously), Tia Frazier, Kim Ponis, Gary Harper, Baseball, 1961-63 conference honors and was a three-time first-team Andrea Wallace. Harper was a three-year starter for the Bears at selection. He was an honorable mention All-American third-base, helping lead the team to Rocky Mountain as a junior and a First-Team pick as a senior. In his 1965-66 Men’s Basketball Team Athletic Conference and Regional titles all three final year he finished third at the NCAA Division II Head Coach: George Sage seasons, as well as College World Series berths in Championships and placed second at the North The team posted a 21-5 overall record, including an both 1961 and 1962. Under legendary coach and Hall Central Conference Championship in both his junior 11-1 mark in Rocky Mountain Conference play en of Fame member Pete Butler, Harper had a career and senior season. As a sophomore in 1978-79, he route to the title. The Bears received a berth to the .360 batting average, earning all-RMAC honors in helped lead the team to a 12th place finish at the NCAA Small College Regional Tournament, marking 1961 after hitting .390. (Inducted posthumously) national championships. the third straight trip to the tournament. The team topped the 100-point scoring mark in six games and Joe Lindahl, Faculty/Staff, 1954-82 Aaron Smith, Football, 1994-98 entered the NCAA Tournament on an 11-game winning Lindahl came to Northern Colorado in 1954 as the A member of the Pittsburgh Steelers for 10 seasons, streak. Both Dennis Colson and Don Meyer were head football coach of the Bears, posting a career- Smith was a four-year letterwinner for the Bears in named All-American after the conclusion of the season record of 35-44-4 in nine seasons before moving into 1994-98, leading the team in sacks in each year. and six different players averaged in double figures in administration. He was an assistant athletic director Against South Dakota State on Nov. 8, 1997, Smith scoring. The 21 wins also set the program record for under Hall of Famer John Hancock and served as the established the school single-game record with 4.5 most wins, a number that still ranks second today. director of athletics from 1975-1982. Prior to joining sacks and he is still the career leader with 44 sacks. UNC, Lindahl played professional football for the New He helped lead Northern Colorado to back-to-back Team Members: Daryl Brumley, Dennis Colson, York Giants in 1945. He is a member of the Nebraska National Championship titles in 1996 and 1997 and Willie Cross, Mike Deutcher, Carleton Floyd, Del Japp, Football Hall of Fame after playing for Wayne State was drafted in the fourth round by the Steelers in 1998. Jim Massick, Dennis Meinke, Don Meyer, Chuck (1937-40) where he earned All-America honors three Smith was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl in 2004 and Simms, Bob Smith, Don Zile times. (Inducted posthumously). was a member of the 2006 Super Bowl Champions. WINTER 2009 DEPARTMENTS contentsON THE COVER 14 Banding Together UNC Alumnus Tim Jorstad ’75 is proof that you get out of life exactly what you put into it. 14 4 27 5 2 Editor’s Letter 3 Northern News 10 Foundation Q&A FEATURES 12 Bears Sports 26 Giving Back 18 Around the World 18 27 Alumni News With “Dobby” 28 Alumni Profile In 1941, former professor and coach J.S. “Dobby” Doubenmier started “Dobby’s 29 Class Notes Letters” to keep our own Armed Service kids up to date—this is his legacy. 32 Calendar of Events 11 22 Loving Life 22 UNC Alumna Sharon Lee Parker battled multiple forms of cancer and 29 more than lived to tell about it.