William K. Engeman ’61

William K. Engeman ’61, of Lancaster, Ohio; Dec. 21. He started his lifelong love of
rowing under the legendary coach Charlie Butt Sr. during high school and was the stroke of the Cinderella Crew at Brown, which led to the creation of Brown’s varsity crew and his later induction into Brown’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He graduated from University of Virginia’s School of Law and had a distinguished legal career with the Cincinnati law firm of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister in the labor and employment department. He retired in 2001. With an unending love of rowing, he was instrumental in the founding of high school and college rowing programs, including the University of Cincinnati rowing team he cofounded in 1981; the creation of the Cincinnati Regatta that was later called the Collegiate National Rowing Championships, held at Harsha Lake from 1982 to 1996; the construction of the world class racing center at East Fork State Park and the indoor training facility at Sawyer Point; and the development of many boat houses. In retirement, he and his wife traveled extensively and most often to international rowing regattas. He mentored and coached athletes and sponsored a young team of rowers from Iraq who came to train in the U.S. and became lifelong friends. In 2010 he was recognized as U.S. Rowing Man of the Year. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law.