Donn Edward Hancher, passed away at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Westminster Village in West Lafayette. He was born in Elwood on June 17, 1943, to the late Ervin and Helen Cloud Hancher. He graduated with his Doctoral degree from Purdue. His marriage was to Barbara Cline, she survives. He taught at Purdue, then Texas A & M, and retired from the University of Kentucky; where he last served as associate dean of Engineering. Donn and Barbara retired in Lafayette in 2006. He enjoyed jogging and reading and most of all he loved music and teaching in the college classroom. Surviving with his beloved Barbara are four children — Julie Elson of Kokomo, Jeff Hancher of West Lafayette, Jon (Julie) Hancher of Leesburg, VA, and Jennifer Hancher of Chicago, IL, grand-children Amber Blakley, Cassidie Hancher, Brooke Hancher, Chris Hancher, Kyle Hancher, and Holly Hancher, also eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. CEM sends our deepest condolences to the family of Donn Hancher for his recent passing. Donn was a founding faculty member of the Construction Engineering and Management program at Purdue in 1976. He was instrumental in CEM and supported our program through the years after his retirement. Donn was a boilermaker through and through. We are ever grateful to have known him.

1943-2024