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1987–2007, Coordinator and Professor of International Business, Foster College of Business Emeritus

Emeritus of International Business
in the Foster College of Business

James Goodnow was integral to the development of Bradley’s International Business Program during his 20-year teaching career. His research and publication activities focused on international mode of entry strategies, international business curriculum content, export and import strategies for small and medium-sized firms, as well as the evolution of international strategies of firms based in China and the Czech Republic. He was published in the Journal of International Business Studies (including an article for which he is a co-recipient of a JIBS Decade Award), Journal of Consumer Marketing, International Marketing Review, Prague Economic Papers and elsewhere. In 2023, Goodnow received the Distinguished Service Award
from the Academy of International Business.

1991-2019, Associate Professor of Communication, Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts

Chris Kasch was a deep, and forward-thinking teacher-scholar. Known as a visionary who anticipated societal changes, he was the first faculty member in the communications department to venture into online instruction. He was a principal architect of the Organizational Communication major, and one of the main writers of the Sports Communication major. Kasch was a popular, engaging instructor who was dedicated to his students. His colleague, Paul Gullifor, recalled, “Whenever you asked Chris how he was doing, his response was always the same: ‘average bear.’ But there was nothing average about him. Chris will be remembered fondly for the countless lives he touched.”

1973-1995, Associate professor of Nursing

Joan Kulpa joined Bradley University’s Nursing Department in 1973, as an associate professor. Before earning her Masters in Medical-Surgical Nursing and a Doctor of Education degrees, she taught at St. Anthony Hospital School of Nursing in Rockford, Ill., and served in the Third Order of St. Francis where she was known as Sister Mary Mark. When she realized she no longer wanted to be a nun, she requested and received a Papal dispensation from her vows. After retirement from Bradley, she established the Joseph S. and Helen M. Kulpa Memorial Scholarship in Nursing in 1994, named after her parents, and the Dr. Joan M. Kulpa Endowed Scholarship in Nursing in 2000, to reward academic excellence and to promote her
belief in the importance of nursing education. Always in pursuit of knowledge, Joan
was a member of Bradley’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

1972–2010, Undergraduate Student Advisor/Coordinator Student Affairs, College of Engineering and Technology.

Sharon McBride retired in 2010 after more than 25 years serving the university as an undergraduate student advisor and student affairs coordinator for the College of Engineering and Technology. Active in her community, she represented the city of West Peoria as a CityLink Transit Board member for over 27 years, and was recognized as the APTA (American Public Transportation Association) Outstanding Public Transportation Board Member in 2020. In 1970, she founded the West Peoria Independence Day Parade and Flag Raising Ceremony—the longest running Independence Day Parade in Illinois. Sharon was also a columnist for the Community Word Newspaper, a West Peoria Township Trustee, a member of the West Peoria Zoning Board and a member of the Western Ave Greenway Committee.

1985-2024, Supervisor of administration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Patricia Campbell was an integral part of our campus community. In her nearly 40-year career with Bradley University, she served as a mentor, friend and trusted resource for many. She had a relentless work ethic and a deep love for Bradley and LAS. In recognition of her commitment to excellence, LAS established the Patricia Campbell Award for Outstanding Service in 2015, making her the first recipient. The award is now bestowed annually to a well-deserving staff member in the college.

1996-2024, Professor of Biology, College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences

Erich Stabenau joined Bradley in 1996, earned tenure in 2002 and became a full professor in 2008. His passion for teaching and the environment has left a profound impression on countless students and colleagues. He was a mentor, trusted friend, and source of inspiration to many. Students both admired and cursed his attention to detail. He mentored multiple graduate students and served as their graduate advisor on their committees to ensure they completed their master’s degree. Stabenau was the recipient of the First Year Faculty Award and the Caterpillar New Faculty Achievement Awards for Teaching and Scholarship which recognized his exemplary teaching methods. He served the university community in many roles, including time as the chair of the Biology Department, the OTEFD Director for Research Development and as the co-director of the Criterion 6 assessment committee during the 2009-2010 NCA accreditation visit.

1940s

Ann Steinau ’43, 2/26/24

Eileen Hughes ’44, 3/25/24

Imogene Speck ’44, 6/13/24

Donald Peterson ’49, 4/15/24

Wilmer White ’49, 6/28/24

1950s

Winifred Ebert ’50, 4/9/24

Harold Neuberger ’50, 2/22/24

Martha Norcross ’50, 2/14/24

Carlajean (Hollis) Rebbe ’50, 3/24/24

John Rush ’50, MS ’58, 3/14/24

Laverne Bergan ’51, 4/20/24

Margaret Duhs ’51, 2/19/24

Wayne Howarth ’51, 2/28/24

Hamilton Jones ’51, 5/19/24

George Scott, Jr. ’51, 3/8/22

Jesse Fahnders ’54, 4/21/24

Robert Gleckler ’54, 7/29/24

Edward Harkrader ’54, MS ’56, 4/11/24

Herbert Schiff ’54, 7/3/24

Lt. Col. Roy Wheeler ’54, 4/22/24

Harvey Babetch ’55, 2/29/24

Harry Brehm ’55, 5/17/24

James Key ’55, 3/1/24

Charles Lewis ’55, 2/3/24

Fred Dickman ’56, 4/24/24

Jean Marshall ’56, 6/24/24

Carl Weorner ’56, 6/7/24

Rodger Clemmer ’57, MS ’63, 2/17/24

Richard Dunn ’57, 4/10/24

Alice Flocken ’57, 7/18/24

Rosemarie Jacobus ’57, 9/5/24

Larry Lechtner ’57, 4/1/24

Eliott Leen ’57, 9/15/19

Terry Powell ’57, 3/3/24

James Thomson ’57, 8/14/24

Everett Fight ’58, 2/1/23

Merlin Foresman ’58, 3/30/24

Ronald Happach ’58, MS ’71, 3/30/24

James Pearce ’58, 8/31/24

Ralph Powell ’58, 7/10/24

Edmund Schindel ’58, 3/28/24

Roland Smith ’58, 7/7/24

Larry Strantz ’58, 1/20/24

Timothy Villager ’58, 5/30/24

Harold Brown ’59, 8/4/24

Garth Knobeloch ’59, ’72, 2/19/24

Daniel Nuter ’59, 4/4/24

George Rumpf ’59, 9/20/24

Allen Schumacher ’59, 9/16/24

1960s

Coughlon ’60, 3/1/24

Marian Lien ’60, 3/12/24

Michael McManus ’60, 9/2/24

Thomas Meyer ’60, MS ’68, 4/5/24

Herman Saettler ’60, 7/20/24

JaneSteinmetz ’60, 6/16/24

Edith Stubbs ’60, MS ’81, 3/22/24

Stanley VanDerSnick ’60, 2/18/24

Keith Bane ’61, 6/7/24

David Bergman ’61, 2/15/24

Allan Duus ’61, 7/26/23

Rodney Horner ’61, 2/15/24

William Ost ’61, 5/25/24

George Albrecht ’62, MS ’65, 9/20/24

Owen Arvin ’62, MS ’64, 2/1/24

Robert Batch ’62, 5/29/24

Ronald Dennis ’62, 8/12/24

Donald Doyle ’62, 5/29/24

Carl Gross, ’62, 2/12/24

Mary John ’62, 3/23/24

Judith Morse ’62, 9/24/24

Robert Stokoe ’62, 11/22/23

Chet “The Jet” Walker ’62, 6/8/24

William Wiseman ’62, 8/18/24

Jack Andrews ’63, 3/26/24

John Bonham ’63, 3/13/24

Phillip Dawson ’63, MS ’73, 2/19/24

Dixie Dixon ’63, 4/2/24

George Gregule ’63, 4/15/24

Melvin Long ’63, 5/10/24

Sanford Sarff ’63, 3/24/24

Kenneth VanNattan ’63, 3/28/24

Arno Wehr ’63, 3/14/24

Dale Wise ’63, MA ’69, 8/26/24

Dennis Jensen ’64, 2/3/24

Donald Johnson ’64, 4/24/24

Madoline Kozlevcar ’64, 4/8/24

Willard Rissmiller ’64, 4/16/24

Keith Alm ’65, 9/5/24

Paul Book, ’65, 2/24/24

Donald Hickey ’65, 9/3/24

Robert Majeske ’65, 4/27/24

Nora Robertson ’65, 7/27/24

James Petersen ’65, 5/29/24

Gerald Slane ’65, 5/26/24

Betty Volturno ’65, 9/7/24

John Allshouse ’66, 3/11/24

Kenneth Busch ’66, 6/12/24

Ralph Hermann ’66, 8/14/24

David Hoffman ’66, 9/25/24

M. M. McMullen ’66, 7/20/24

John Murray ’66, 7/14/24

Gregory Ptacin ’66, 3/13/24

Steve Romanowski ’66, 5/3/24

Alfred Suarez ’66, 4/22/24 .

Leslie Wicklund ’66, 4/9/24

Lynne Clements ’67, 2/17/24

William Durst ’67, 2/27/24

Frederick Walter ’67, ’69, 5/11/24

Gregory Berry ’68, 2/4/24

Connie Bottens ’68, 9/30/24

William Bried ’68, 4/9/24

Jacob Bunn ’68, MA 71, 8/24/24

Harold Montville ’68, MS ’72, 3/7/24

Douglas Springer ’68, MS ’71 & ’99, 9/2/24

Theodore Stahler ’68, 9/12/24

Roger Stortz ’68, 8/30/24

Leigh Anderson ’69, 7/21/24

Edmond Augspurger ’69, 7/15/24

David Howell ’69, 5/24/24

Sue Moore ’69, 5/11/24

Robert Paulsell ’69, 8/5/24

Thomas Rebb ’69, 3/19/24

Mary Riggs ’69, 4/29/24

Irving Woolf ’69, 5/11/24

1970s

Richard Buckner ’70, 9/26/24

Kent Elliott ’70, 3/21/24

Neil Greenberg ’70, 2/27/24

John Lindblom ’70, 6/22/24

Larry Mau ’70, 3/12/24

Roy Muni ’70, 2/20/24

Gary Singley ’70, 9/28/24

Michael Akin ’71, 5/3/24

Carroll Besing ’71, 4/10/24

John Clark ’71, 3/9/24

James Cromer ’71, 7/19/24

Achiel Dupont ’71, 4/12/24

Arthur Friedman ’71, 2/24/24

Cheryl Fuchs ’71, 4/14/24

James Hagemann ’71, 3/29/24

Glenn Kiersky ’71, 6/23/24

John Lehman ’71, 9/12/24

Bessie Parks ’71, 3/30/24

Ann Propheter ’71, 8/25/24

Steven Broquard ’72, 5/19/24

Michael Firmand ’72, 9/6/24

Gladys McCauley ’72, MS ’74, 5/6/24

Neal Midenberg ’72, 5/16/23

Michael Roeder ’72, 6/30/24

Hunt Wagstaff ’72, 12/17/23

Edward Meyer ’73, 4/11/24

Joseph Palumbo ’73, 7/5/24

Douglas Schweickert ’73, 5/2/24

Mary Weindel ’73, 2/25/24

Douglas Barr ’74, 7/23/24

Joseph Clement ’74, 6/30/24

James Combs ’74, 5/29/24

Robert Atwater ’75, 6/2/24

Mark Bucey, ’75, 5/3/24

Michael Carter ’75, 4/21/24

Glenn Brownfield ’76, 6/7/24

Claude White ’76, 9/27/24

Randy Worcester ’76, 9/14/24

Kevin Ferguson ’77, MS ’78, 3/16/24

Nathaniel Horn ’77, 8/18/23

Joseph Martin ’78, 8/18/24

Gerald Morrissey ’78, 8/25/24

1980s

Alan Dremann ’80, 6/27/24

David Lloyd ’80, 4/7/24

Susan Weiss ’80, 7/23/24

Virginia Tervola Shifflett ’81, 7/10/24

Steven Smith ’81, 5/22/24

Robert Chester ’82, 2/22/24

Toni Strode ’83, 5/22/24

Lloyd Crombie ’84, 2/8/24

Calvin Stewart ’85, 8/6/24

Maureen Duggan ’86, 8/20/24

Gregory Gilbert ’86, 7/16/24

Wendy Copeland ’87, 7/23/24

Irene Behrends ’89, 5/2/24

CORRECTION:
Thomas Dini ’83 passed on 12/21/22 (not 2023).

1990s

Kenneth Stahl ’90, 4/24/24

Brian Smidesang ’92, 9/28/24

Sean Zeller ’92, 6/12/24

John Bowen ’93, 4/24/24

Jeffrey Heckman ’93, MA ’96, 8/15/24

Michael Piper ’93, 1/20/24

Kenneth McAlpin ’94, 9/21/24

Neil Schraith ’94, MS ’04, 3/24/24

Michelle Armbruster ’95, 5/24/24

Alvin Wilcox ’95, 3/5/24

2000s

Thomas McNeil ’00, 4/12/24

Sandra Klatt ’03, 8/11/24

Hellen Stevens ’04, 5/6/24

Jonathan Kaplan ’08, ’17, 2/1/24

Alex Plane ’20, 4/15/24

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