Name: Marcia (Meriweather) Potts ’81
Degree: B.S. nursing
Occupation: Registered nurse
Address: Sturgis
Family: Husband—Tim Potts ’82
Children—Trevor ’12 and wife, Amber ’12, Tera ’13 and husband, Mike Bredeson ’12/M.S. ’15
Favorite SDSU memory: Hobo Day celebrations and graduation events were always filled with great memories.
How/why I stayed connected to SDSU: When I really reconnected to SDSU is when our children chose to attend SDSU. Our daughter ran on the cross country team, creating the opportunity to meet many fellow parents who are also alumni.
Name: Elizabeth K. Rezek ’83
Degree: B.S. economics
Occupation: Trust officer
Address: Sioux Falls
Favorite SDSU Memory: Would probably have to be my sophomore year at SDSU, surrounded by so many wonderful people in Mathews Hall.
How/Why I Stay Connected to SDSU: I am a third-generation Jackrabbit and a member of the 2001 SDSU Family of the Year. SDSU is in my DNA, and I couldn’t be happier about that!
Name: Erica (Dorr) DeBoer ’94
Degree: B.S. nursing
Occupation: Enterprise client executive
Address: Lennox
Favorite SDSU Memory: Being an RA in Young Hall and working at the front office.
Why do I stay connected: With the amazing amount of foundation that SDSU provided me, it is only right to give back to the College of Nursing and support the incredible future nurses.
Name: Mary (Knudson) Reed ’89
Degree: B.S. mechanical engineering
Occupation: Validation engineer
Address: Brookings
Family: Husband—Tim Reed ’88
Children—Maddy and Thomas
Favorite SDSU Memory: My favorite memories involve all the great people I had the opportunity to get to interact with in college: roommates, classmates, friends, professors, staff, department heads and deans. SDSU was truly home during that time in my life.
How/Why I Stay Connected to SDSU: I stay connected through attending events on campus—both athletics and cultural—and have been fortunate to be involved in the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Council. I choose to stay connected as SDSU continues to impress me with innovation and growth, and the character of the student population and alumni.
Name: Lisbeth “Lisa†(Whitehead) Solum ’83 
Degree: B.A. fine art
Occupation: Art instructor (retired)
Address: Watertown
Family: Husband—Roger
Stepchildren—Chris, Cassie, Cirsten
Favorite SDSU Memory: Life in the art department meant one big family of collaborators with the same vision. Great times; great people. Hobo Day is always a great memory as well—a celebration for Jacks students, alums and fans.
How/Why I Stay Connected to SDSU: SDSU has been a part of my life since I was a child. My father was a biochemistry professor for 43 years at State. There was no other consideration for college. I’m proud of the quality of university that SDSU presents.
