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HAZEL HOGAN

REET LIND HENZE

MS ('64)

Reet Lind Henze, MS Class of 1964, age 80, passed
away on January 20, 2021. Henze was born in
Haapsalu, Estonia, on August 18, 1940, to Pastor S.
Eduard and Helgi Lind (nee Rae). In 1944 as WWII
and the Soviet Union swept through Europe, the
Linds emigrated to the United States and settled
in Minnesota. Reet earned a BSN from Gustavus
Adolphus College in 1962, and an MS degree in
Nursing from the University of Colorado Boulder in
1964, where she met her future husband William
Henze Jr. They were married in August 1966 and
welcomed triplets (Karlin, Jennifer, William III) in
August 1968. Henze earned a DSN degree at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1993. She
taught nursing at the University of Alabama Huntsville
until her retirement in 2000 and also served as Interim
Dean for two years.

EVELYN LUTZ

BS ('60)

Hazel Hogan, BS Class of 1960, age 98, passed
away August 3, 2017. She was the oldest child of
Fed Foster Hogan and Drue (Everett) Hogan. After
high school, she began her cadet nurse training at
Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. She believed strongly
that bedside care was important to the recovery of
the patient. After graduation, she joined the nursing
staff there. In 1951, she joined the Navy Nurses Corps
and served for 24 years. While on active duty, Hogan
attained her Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Colorado at Boulder and her Master's
degree from the University of Maryland. After her
retirement from the Navy, she earned her Doctorate
and then taught health science at University of
Central Florida as a professor for 14 years. Dr. Hogan
was instrumental in establishing the Florida Chapter
of the Navy Nurse Corps Association (FNNCA).

MS ('65)

Evelyn Lutz, MS Class of 1965, age 86, passed away on Saturday,
November 21, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Lutz was a
1952 graduate of Southside High School in Elmira. She attended the
University of Rochester, graduating in 1955 with a diploma in Nursing.
She continued her education at the U of R receiving her BS in 1963.
Lutz went on to receive her MS degree in 1965 from the University
of Colorado. In 1980, she graduated from Case Western Reserve
University receiving her PhD; and from 1984-85, she did her PostDoctoral Study in History. Dr. Lutz touched the hearts of many with her
generosity, donating to the University of Rochester, Case Western, and
the University of Colorado. Her donation of more than $1 million to CU
Nursing will support the Loretta Ford Fellowship Endowment Fund.

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GLADYS ELAINE SORENSEN

MS ('51)

Gladys Elaine Sorensen, MS Class of
1951, age 98, passed away on January
3, 2021 in Tucson, AZ. Her commitment
to caring for others led to a career in
nursing and nursing education. Sorensen
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Nursing from the University of Nebraska,
a Master's Degree in Nursing and a
Public Health Nursing Certificate from
the University of Colorado. In 1964, she
earned the Doctor of Education degree
from Teacher's College, Columbia
University. After five years of clinical
nursing positions, Dr. Sorensen accepted
a teaching position at the University
of Colorado School of Nursing. In
1958, she joined the newly established
baccalaureate nursing program at the
University of Arizona. During the following
years, she demonstrated excellence in
nursing education, nursing research and
nursing leadership. Sorensen became the
second Dean of the University of Arizona
College of Nursing in 1967, a position she
held until her retirement as Dean Emerita
and Professor Emerita in 1986. She was
acknowledged by colleagues, students
and alumni as an excellent teacher in
both classroom and clinical settings. She
served as a mentor to many faculty and
fellow alumni.



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