Denis (Denny) John Kigin, 94, passed away August 24, 2017. Denny served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He graduated from Navy Flight School (Pensacola) prior to being commissioned into the Corps. He flew fixed wing aircraft (B-25s, known as PBJs in the Corp) in WWII and Sikorsky helicopters during the Korean Conflict. He was granted an honorable discharge in 1958 at the rank of Captain after having served in the Reserves. Denny and his wife lived in the barracks of Mankato State College, (now Minnesota State University) where Denis earned a BS through the GI Bill. He then attended University of Wisconsin-Stout and the University of Missouri, Columbia, earning a Masters and Ed.D. through the same program. He taught at Faribault High School in Faribault, Minnesota, University of Missouri at Columbia, and at ASU (College of Engineering, Division of Technology). Denis came to ASU in 1958 as Associate Professor of Industrial Education (College of Engineering). He left for two years for another position and was rehired in 1967 to head up the Summer Session and Extension programs. At ASU, he served as Dean of Continuing Education, Director of Summer Sessions and Coordinator of Commencement. He retired from ASU in 1988 and was designated Dean Emeritus in 1989. Denny held numerous national leadership positions, including program consultant to the President's Conference on Occupational Safety in 1962, and planning committee member for the 1963 and 1967 National Safety Conferences. He served a three year term on the National Commission on Safety Education and served on the Board of Directors for the National Safety Council 1967-69. He also held numerous leadership positions for the North Central Conference and Western Association of Summer Session Administrators, and the Council on Extension and Continuing Education of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. He was very active as a volunteer, chairing events such as the Arizona Heart Ball, delivering meals for St Vincent de Paul during holidays, and was past President of both the Tempe Kiwanis and ASURA (ASU Retirees Association) (1992-1993). He continued to serve ASURA in various capacities until 2006. Kigin was interviewed by the ASURA Video History Project in 2002. To view the interview online, go tohttps://asura.asu.edu/VideoHistory . Denis is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Harty Kigin, who died in 2006, and by two brothers. He is survived by four children, five grandchildren, nieces and nephews. The Memorial Mass will be held September 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of the Resurrection, 3201 S Evergreen Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcomed to Hospice of the Valley or St Vincent de Paul Society. (Source: ASU Foundation)