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. 
Each made lasting impacts on their areas of work, shared invaluable wisdom, and forged personal connections that will not be forgotten.

Their contributions extend far beyond academic achievements; they 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.


Jean Ann Fischer
Jean Ann Fischer

9/11/1968 - 2/12/2025
Human Sciences Program Leader, Extension Educator, and Nutrition Education Program Director
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Judy Driskell
Judy Driskell

9/29/1943 - 2/21/2012
Professor
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Marie Penner
Marie Penner

1/23/1918 - 2/2/2007
Associate Professor of Dietetics
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Jaime Ruud
Jaime Ruud

9/23/1953 - 6/30/2006
Research Technologist
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Memorial candle
Anna Mae Brenner

7/9/1922 - 8/16/1998
Extension Food Service Management Specialist

Connie Kies
Constance Kies

12/13/34 - 11/30/1993
Professor
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Hazel Fox
Hazel M. Fox

7/2/1922 - 9/8/1989
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

3/23/1908 - 9/14/1982
Professor
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Marie Knickrehm
Marie Knickrehm

10/30/1918 - 11/3/2009
Professor
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