In Memoriam: William “Ritchie” Clendenin

May 1, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ritchie Clendenin with his mother, June.

Dr. William “Ritchie” Clendenin, United States Marine Band veteran and professor emeritus of trumpet at California State University, Fresno, died on April 3, 2025. He was 82.

$300K endowment provides lasting support for Clendenin Brass Quintet students

November 15, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

In 2018, the Clendenin Brass Endowed Scholarship was created with $300,000 in memory of June Clendenin by her son, Dr. W. Ritchie Clendenin, former professor of trumpet at Fresno State.