Gordon Bultena, age 72 of Ames, died November 28, at the Israel Family Hospice House. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames. A Gathering of Friends will be held from 4:00 -- 7:00 pm Sundayat Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care in Ames.
Gordon Louis Bultena was born July 3, 1935, in Jerome, Idaho, the son of Louis and Beatrice (Sturges) Bultena. Gordon graduated from Iowa State Teachers College High School in 1953; He received a BA from The University of Northern Iowa in 1957. He married Carolyn Pennock on June 15, 1957 in Davenport, Iowa. He then received his Masters in 1959 and Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of Minnesota. In 1963 they moved to Madison, Wisconsin where Gordon was on staff before moving to Iowa State University in 1969. Gordon was a Professor of Sociology teaching Rural Sociology, Environmental Sociology, and Social Impact Assessment before retiring in 1997. Gordon was involved in many organizations including: Zambia Project Advisory Committee, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Rural Sociological Society, American Sociological Society, International Association for Impact Assessment, Natural Resource Council, and Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. He was Major Professor of 9 M.S. students and 13 Ph.D. students. Gordon received honors and citations from Kappa Delta Phi, National Honor Society of Education, National Academy of Leisure Sciences, and received a Faculty Citation from the ISU Alumni Association. Gordon belonged to Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames. He enjoyed camping, canoeing and Lake Vermillion in Northern Minnesota where he and his family spent many summers.
Gordon is survived by his wife Carolyn of Ames, daughter Laurie (Steve) Henry of Nevada, sons Steve (Monica) of Cannon Falls, MN and Kevin (Michele) of Webster City. His grandchildren are Scott, Kyle, and Eric Henry; and Alexander, Nicholas, Cassidy, and Tyler Bultena.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Joyce McGee.
Memorials may be directed to Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames or Mary Greeley Foundation for Israel Family Hospice House of Ames.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family with the arrangements.