CAHS Alumni Spotlight - Nadine Henry is always 'at home' with CSU

Nadine (Hartshorn) Henry is a true example of what it means to be a CSU Alumna. A 1941 graduate of Home Economics (now the College of Applied Human Sciences), she has shown outstanding commitment to CSU and its community for over 65 years. The former Aggie, along with her late husband Jim Henry, was named “Alumni of the Century” in 2000.

Henry has left her mark in many different areas of the university. She helped pioneer the 1870 Club, CSU’s premier giving club, along with Jim and a few other CSU supporters in the mid 1980s. The Jim and Nadine Henry Award was created in honor of the couple to recognize individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary service and dedication to the university and the Alumni Association.

Henry continues to contribute to the university through multiple scholarship funds, including a scholarship in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. She is an avid sports fan who, of course, cheers for her beloved Rams. Henry’s passion to continually support her alma mater stems from her strong green and gold roots.

Henry’s connection to CSU began with her uncle, Dr. Duane Hartshorn, who was the football team physician for 30 years and for whom the Hartshorn Health Center was named. Jim was a 1940 graduate of the Animal Sciences program. His ties with CSU were initiated with his father, who had three of the four cows on one of the best producing pedigrees in the 1930s and 1940s at the stock judging pavilion.

The couple met each other on campus during a dance in the ballroom of Johnson Hall. Jim took her horseback riding the next day. They found that they had a lot of things in common, one being that they were both from farm families. They married two days after Henry’s graduation and went on to raise a family of Rams. CSU Rams, that is. All four of their children and three of their grandchildren graduated from CSU.

The College of Applied Human Sciences owes a great deal to its Home Economics roots, and we are proud of our many generous alumni such as Nadine Henry, who embody the spirit of Colorado State University.

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Contact:  Gretchen Gerding
Telephone:  970.491.5182
Email:  Gretchen.Gerding@colostate.edu