SACRAMENTO - Dr. Jacklyn E. Hungerland of Sacramento, California passed away Wednesday night January 23, 2008 at her home. Her loving son and daughter, Tom Boyd of Castro Valley, CA, and Margie Andrews of Yreka, CA. were with at her bedside, when she passed. A world renowned dog show judge, Dr. Hungerland was the first woman ever elected to the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club. She also was a clinical psychologist, an author of dog books, a frequent columnist for Dogs in Review, and other dog periodicals, including the AKC Gazette. It marked the end to a five year battle with cancer.

Born in San Francisco, in 1930, she lived in Redwood City, CA,when at age eleven, her family moved to Indiana, then Illinois, before returning to Oakland, CA, where she attended high school. Graduating from Oakland High School early, at age 16, and, instead of attending Radcliff on a full ride music scholarship, opted to attend the University of California, Berkeley where she became a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She was a member of the rally committee and President of the Sophomore Honor Society. Graduating with an AA degree, she married Thomas Berry Boyd of Berkeley in 1950 and in 1952, started deRussy Kennels, Standard Poodles. After divorcing in 1959, she moved to the Monterey Peninsula and began work as a secretary for HumRRO, eventually working her way up to technical editor, then doing applied research while she finished up her BA Degree. She was also involved in little theatre at the Tantamount Theater in Carmel Valley, as well as being a scouting den mother and Brownie Troop leader. Off she went to San Diego to finish her PhD., then joined the U.S. Army to do her internship in psychology, all the while being a dedicated dog breeder and exhibitor. Not only has she been a founder, officer and active member of several all breed and specialty dog clubs, she is also founder of the Dog Fanciers Fund, a charitable organization maintained to meet the needs of all fanciers. After leaving the Army and getting her psychology license in 1984, Dr. Hungerland was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club in 1985, while serving as President of the Del Monte Kennel Club of Monterey (her home club). She served on the board for eight years.

A breast cancer survivor, she moved to Sacramento in 2000, where she continued to practice psychology, and continued dog show judging world-wide, until her retirement in late 2007, thus bringing to a close her forty seven year judging career. Including her aforementioned son and daughter, Dr. Hungerland is survived by her brother, Richard L. Erlin, Jr. of Santa Cruz; grandchildren, Jacob Andrews of Stockton, Dru Boyd of San Leandro, and Meg Coldiron of Corvallis, Oregon; her niece, Kathi Davison of Corsicana, Texas. A nephew, Richard L. Erlin II of Scott's Valley; four great-grandchildren, and a wealth of friends worldwide.

Donations in her memory are preferred to Dog Fanciers Fund, P.O. Box 2572, Castro Valley, CA. 94546 or to Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center, Inc., P.O. Box 1319, Morongo Valley, CA. 92256