Nancy Risk Rollings ’74

Nan died July 20, 2025, after a series of medical events suffered as she was visiting her beloved Michigan cottage with her family.

She was born in New York City and grew up in Chevy Chase, Md. After graduating from Walt Whitman High School, she and her sister Barbara became the first pair of female twins admitted to Princeton. Nan majored in English and later received a master’s degree from the University of Arizona in that subject.

She married classmate Donald Rollings Dec. 21, 1974. Shortly thereafter, they returned to Tucson, where Nan filled many important roles in the community. She was editor of Kiva, a journal that focuses on the archaeology, anthropology, and history of the American Southwest. Nan was also active with nonprofits working for youth drug prevention and as a volunteer with Clinica Amistad and the University of Arizona Poetry Center. The First United Methodist Church in Tucson was another passion, and she devoted much time recently to the Inn Project that helped documented immigrants.

Nan is survived by daughter Elizabeth; son Jim; two grandchildren; her twin Barbara de Boinville; and brother, Clay. A celebration of her life was held Sept. 6, 2025, at her church.