Thurston E. (Ted) Manning died July 19, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St. Boulder, CO 80302 on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. The church will host a reception in the parish hall after the service. Ted was born in Denver, Colorado on March 30, 1926, the son of Gladys Mathews and Arthur Edmund Manning. The family moved to Colorado Springs and he graduated from Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer) in 1943. Ted attended Colorado College and graduated magna cum laude in 1946; he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He received his doctorate in physics from Yale in 1949. In July of 1950 he and Jeanne L. Harrisberger married; they had met in high school in 1942. The family settled in Oberlin, Ohio for the next fourteen years where ted was a member of the physics faculty at Oberlin College and was named the first Provost in 1960. Their three children, Julia, Peter, and Ellen, were born in those years. In 1964 the family moved to Boulder when Ted joined the staff and faculty of the University of Colorado. He was Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty of CU from 1964 to 1971. The family moved to Connecticut when Ted became President of the University of Bridgeport from 1971 to 1974. Returning to Boulder in 1975, Ted subsequently served as Executive Director of the Commission on Higher Education of the North Central Association from 1975 - 1987. In 1987, Ted and Jeanne moved to Washington DC when Ted accepted the position of President of the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation. In 1992 the Mannings returned again to Boulder and Ted became a self-employed consultant in higher education administration and accreditation. He has been a Director of DeVry, Inc. (1990 - 2004), Director of SunGard Higher Education Managed Services, Inc. (also known as Collegis Inc.), and most recently Director of Rasmussen, Inc. Ted has served the Boulder community as a member of Rotary, Board member for the Boulder Back Festival, the Frasier Meadows Retirement Community, and Special Transit, among others. Ted was a brilliant and compassionate person who sang nursery rhymes in Latin, played piano, and had an encyclopedic memory. Ted was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Jeanne. He is survived by his three children, eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. "C-oh! Hello! Horay! D-oh!: I'm a mile high - feeling' fine" he will forever be in our hearts. In memory of Ted, the family requests that donations be made to: Boulder Bach Festival, P. O. Box 1896 Boulder, CO 80306 or Boulder Rotary 5390 Manhattan Circle, Suite 101 Boulder, CO 80303-4282. Please share thoughts, memories and condolences at legacy.com/obituaries/dailycamera

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Published by The Daily Camera on Jul. 27, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Thurston Manning

8 Entries

September 25, 2015

One of my most unforgettable people.
Don Kaveny
Exec Asst to the Pres (Ted MANNING) COPA

August 11, 2014

Ted Manning was a great friend and colleague. Clinton L. Anderson, Washington, DC

Nancy Bradfield-Valentine

August 6, 2014

Ted was a loyal friend of my father's (Bob Bradfield) for many years. He provided so much support after my mother passed away, and helped Dad with the transitions in his life. He helped me clear out all Rotary Club paperwork when I was cleaning Dad's house (not an insignificant feat). Ted was a regular visitor of Dad's up until the final days of Dad's life. He was an outstanding person overall and will be sorely missed in this world.

Richard Eggers

August 3, 2014

A true giant of a person.

Carol Lynch

July 29, 2014

I knew Ted and his late wife Jeanne for over 20 years, and Ted was truly a Renaissance man! He was an adviser, role model and mentor to so many of us over the years. His wit and wisdom enlivened and informed every meeting and event he attended. he will be truly missed.

Kevin Shuck

July 29, 2014

Ted was wise, kind, warm-hearted and a wealth of knowledge and insight. I always learned something new every time we got together, and his reassuring presence was always a help to me, both personally and professionally. I will greatly miss seeing him in his usual seat at Macky Auditorium during Boulder Philharmonic concerts.

Tawnie Cortez

July 28, 2014

As a member of the Rasmussen College leadership team, I have been honored to have occasion to work with Ted and seek his guidance. I will miss his spirit, his sense of humor and his wisdom. The higher education community has lost a great soul.

Diana Royce Smith, Secretary-Treasurer,

July 27, 2014

Ted was Boulder Rotary Club's resident wise man, go-to guy for all kinds of information, historian, and wit. His unfailing kindness, willingness to help however he could, and example of a life well lived to the very end will long be remembered. Luckily for the Club, he knew how much he meant to all of us. One of BRC's youngest members said, "This is not okay. He is supposed to live forever." And so he will, in our hearts.

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