Stearns Walter Rogers, 87, passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at his home in Chino Valley, Arizona, where he had relocated to be with family.

He was born on July 28, 1934, and raised in Alva, Oklahoma. He graduated from AHS, ‘54, NWOSU ‘58, finished his Ph.D. at Oklahoma State in 1962, and then returned to teach biochemistry at Northwestern until 1976. He served as Chairman of the Faculty Senate, Pre-Med advisor, and Chair of the Department of Chemistry. Billie and he were active in the First Christian Church where he served as an elder for many years and were als...