Longtime Regional Coordinator Loses Battle with Cancer

Connie Ranard-Chandler, longtime Nebraska/Wyoming Regional Coordinator, died September 1 after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services are to be held September 5 at Heafey-Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler's West Center Chapel in Omaha, Nebraska. A memorial reception is scheduled for September 5 at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, where she served as a Phi Theta Kappa chapter advisor for 17 years.

Ranard-Chandler, 66, was a mathematics instructor at Metropolitan Community College. She was a teacher for more than 40 years at schools in both Nebraska and Iowa. She became the Phi Theta Kappa advisor at Metropolitan in 1990, and was appointed Nebraska/Wyoming Regional Coordinator in 1995.

Ranard-Chandler was a certified Leadership Development Studies instructor. She also acted as advisor of the Phi Theta Kappa Nebraska/Wyoming Alumni Association.

"Connie was dedicated to Phi Theta Kappa and to her students," said Rod Risley, Phi Theta Kappa Executive Director. "She was an inspirational leader and a kind and gentle person, whose strength and passion made an indelible mark on the lives of countless students and colleagues. Even after she became ill, she continued to give so much of herself to her students, her chapter, the Nebraska/Wyoming Region, and to the entire Phi Theta Kappa organization."

"Connie was an inspiration to us all. We are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her, and we will miss her always," Risley concluded.

Persons may post messages of remembrance on an online guestbook.

She is survived by her husband, C. Lloyd Chandler; sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Pam Ranard, all Omaha; Jeff and Rebecca Ranard, Blanco, Texas; grandchildren, Lydia and Alyssa Ranard, Omaha; Nick Lassen and wife Teresa, Ashland, Nebraska; Melissa Childers and Bailey Childers, both of Austin, Texas; and Elizabeth Childers of Blanco.

The family has requested that memorials be sent to the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation or to Hospice House, 7415 Cedar St., Omaha, NE 68124.

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