In Memoriam

With respect and gratitude, we honor the memory of our departed colleagues from the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences. 

These individuals helped to shape our department through their dedication to scholarship, research, education, and service. From making last impacts on their areas of work and sharing invaluable wisdom to forging personal connections that will not be forgotten, their contributions extended far beyond academic achievement. Each mentored generations of students, advanced crucial research that improved human health, and fostered a community of excellence within our walls and throughout the University of Nebraska. 

Their legacies live on in our ongoing mission and in the countless lives they touched as educators and colleagues.


 

Beverly Ann Benes
Beverly Ann Benes

February 4, 1949 - March 11, 2025
Lecturer
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Jean Ann Fischer
Jean Ann Fischer

September 11, 1968 - February 12, 2025
Human Sciences Program Leader, Extension Educator, and Nutrition Education Program Director
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Obituary | Jean Ann Fischer | Nebraska Today 

Judy Driskell
Judy Driskell

September 29, 1943 - February 21, 2012
Professor
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Marie Knickrehm
Marie Knickrehm

October 30, 1918 - November 3, 2009
Professor
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Marie Penner
Marie Penner

Jan. 23, 1918 - Feb. 2, 2007
Associate Professor of Dietetics
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Jamie Ruud
Jaime Ruud

September 23, 1953 - June 30, 2006
Research Technologist
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Anna Mae Brenner
Anna Mae Brenner

July 9, 1922 - August 16, 1998
Extension Food Service Management Specialist

Connie Kies
Constance Kies

December 13, 1934 - November 30, 1993
Professor
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Hazel Fox
Hazel M. Fox

July 2, 1922 - September 8, 1989
Professor, Director of the School of Home Economics, and Chair of the Department of Food and Nutrition
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Ruth Leverton
Ruth M. Leverton

March 23, 1908 - September 14, 1982
Professor
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