• Anne Mayer

    21 March 2024

    Anne B. Mayer passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at age 88. She retired from Carleton in 1999 — after 40 years of service to the College — as the Dye Family Professor of Music, Emerita.

  • Jill Hoelzel-Landsteiner

    15 March 2024

    Jill Hoelzel-Landsteiner passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024, after serving the college faithfully for 30 years as a member of Custodial Services. Jill was well-known on campus and loved Carleton dearly. She will be remembered for her years of faithful service, her fierce devotion to Carleton students and their well-being, and her generosity to those in need. In 2023 she received the Humanitarian Award from the Northfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.

  • Arthur West Kaemmer, MD ’65 of St. Paul, MN passed away on January 31, 2024 at the age of 80. He was a longtime supporter of Carleton and served as Trustee. After Carleton, Dr. Kaemmer attended Marquette Medical School (now Wisconsin College of Medicine) and became a pediatrician. He served as Chairman Emeritus of the National Medical Fellowships and as Board Chair of the HRK Foundation for 25 years.

  • Rev. Earl A. Neil ’57

    13 March 2024

    Rev. Earl A. Neil ’57 passed away March 11, 2024. He was a Carleton trustee for many years (starting in 1971) and the second-ever African American student to graduate from Carleton. Rev. Neil marched with Dr. King from Selma to Montgomery, was a prominent supporter of the Black Panther Party, and worked in South Africa with Desmond Tutu to end apartheid.

  • Joey Appleyard

    13 March 2024

    Joey Appleyard died March 3, 2024, at age 85. She was a Carleton employee for 13 years from 1970 to 1983. She began as the Secretary in the English Department & Managing Editor of the Carleton Miscellany. From 1973 to 1983 she was the Student Work Coordinator.

  • Cindy Grisim

    29 January 2024

    Cindy Grisim died December 20, 2023, at age 67. She was a Carleton employee for 35 years, from 1988 to 2023. She began as an Information Specialist in Central Records and was a Records System Coordinator in External Relations from 2002 to 2023.

  • Gene Ecklund

    29 January 2024

    Eugene “Gene” Ecklund died November 29, 2023, at age 90. He was a Carleton employee from 1980 to 1997, working as a purchasing agent in Facilities and the Business Office.

  • David Quanbeck

    29 January 2024

    David Quanbeck died November 18, 2023, at age 85. He was a Carleton Development Officer from 1992 to 2005.

  • Andy Nelson

    29 January 2024

    Andrew “Andy” Nelson died November 13, 2023, at age 53. He was a Bon Appétit employee since January 2020.

  • Janice Rappe

    29 January 2024

    Janice Rappe died on November 8, 2023, at age 97. She was a Carleton employee from 1971 to 1991, working as a secretary in Alumni Affairs, Mathematics, and the Dean of Students office.