Hall of Honor
Guengerich ’70 was a staple at EMU sporting events between 2000 and 2013. His part-time position as athletic events coordinator turned into a fulltime role responsible for ticket sales, concessions, game events, and some fundraising.
Guengerich graduated with a degree in elementary education from EMC, where he played on the soccer team and met his wife, Susan Hess Guengerich ’69. He taught fifth grade at Linville-Edom Elementary School in Rockingham County, for 30 years before returning to EMU.
He used his experience in classroom management to train his staff of work-study students to run EMU events like a well-oiled machine—from setting up pre-game to slinging hot dogs and hamburgers in-game to doing laundry post-game.
Guengerich managed some high-profile events at EMU, including multiple ODAC Championships and games during the 2003 women’s basketball Sweet 16 run and 2010 Runnin’ Royals Elite Eight berth, but says his best memories are the friendships he built with EMU Athletics personnel, workstudy staff,
