Rose Marie & Don Bartel

Rose Marie Dunnegan received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in 1963. She was active in the music department during her four years on campus as a member of the Golden Eagles Marching Band, orchestra and chorus.

A native Missourian, Rose Marie had many teachers who influenced her decision to enter the education field. She taught for over 30 years combined in the Ritenour District, Center District in Kansas City, Missouri, and in the military base school in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Rose Marie married the boy next door, Don Bartel, in 1964. Don, an alumnus of the Missouri University of Science and Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, was employed in the engineering field his entire professional career. It was an opportunity to finish his career at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab that brought them to California.

Rose Marie is a member of the Missouri National Education Association and Missouri Retired Teacher Association. She and Don reside in Pleasonton, California. Their son, Robert Sean Bartel, is an ExxonMobil chemical engineer currently working in Singapore.