Inside: Pipers Pursue Their Career Passions Laura Summers ’67 Teaches Cambodian History Hamline in the 1960S
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Hamline Spring 2011 InsIde: Pipers pursue their career passions laura Summers ’67 teaches Cambodian history Hamline in the 1960s Plus: meet the Board of Trustees 22 dePartments 3 2 President’s Letter 3 Happenings on Hewitt 10 Piper Athletics 26 Alumni news 28 Class notes 6 Features 12 Meet the Board How much do we know about Hamline’s Board of Trustees? get the 8 inside scoop on the people at the helm of Hamline. 16 peace, Love, and Hamline in the 1960s interviews by Monica Wright Were you around when neil Armstrong landed on the moon? How about when the Beatles landed on The Ed Sullivan Show? if you were at Hamline, you likely played some bridge and bashed a piano or two. Experience (perhaps again) Hamline in the 1960s. On the cover: in February Blades of Glory 22 Truth Teller By phoebe Larson 1861, the Civil War erupted As Cambodia’s ruling party from 1975 to 1979, the communist in America. While Hamline How did Hamline stay warm all winter? Hockey fever. The men’s hockey team kept Democratic Kampuchea regime was responsible for the deaths men went off to fight for the everyone on the edge of their seats this season, making it all the way to the national of up to 2 million people. Laura Summers ’67 helps Cambodian Union, the remaining female Collegiate athletic Tournament. The team won both the minnesota intercollegiate athletic teachers explore this painful past and teach the truth to future students sewed this 9 by 17-foot Conference regular season and tournament championships and went on to triumph over generations. American flag, which flew over UW–Superior in their debut nCaa tournament game. Though they later fell to #1 St. the university from a 20-foot norbert (0–4), they made it clear they are a team to watch. 24 Career Ambitions By Michelle Bruch pole. read more on page 4. new Career Development programs, and alumni willing to lend a individual players also caught the public’s eye. Seven players were named all-conference, helping hand, prepare Hamline students to face an uncertain job and junior Brian arrigoni (Saint Paul, minn.) was named first team all-american. But it was market. senior Chris Berenguer (eden Prairie, minn.) who really made headlines. already Hamline’s only multiple first team all-american winner, Berenguer became a three-time all-american and was honored with the Sid Watson award, which is given to the Division iii men’s hockey player-of-the-year. He was also named miaC men’s hockey player-of-the-year. With those The Magazine of Hamline University Volume 107 / number 2, Spring 2011 Editor phoebe Larson Contributing editors Tony grundhauser, Breanne Hanson credentials Berenguer was scooped up fast—he recently signed a pro contract with the east Hegg MnM ’04 Contributing writers Michelle Bruch, Michaela Fischer ‘11, Mel Simington ‘11, Monica Wright Contributing photographers Jenn Cress, Claire Coast Hockey league’s Trenton (new Jersey) Devils, a minor league affiliate of the nHl’s Harrison, Eliesa Johnson, Andy King, Cory ryan, Sara rubenstein Designers Kelly Christ, Allison Long Postmaster Change service requested to: Hamline Magazine, MS-C1916, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint paul, Minnesota 55104-1284 Questions/letters Hamline Magazine, MS-C1916, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint paul, Minnesota 55104- new Jersey Devils. 1284, 651-523-2755, [email protected] Hamline University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its education or employment programs or activities. Above: Senior Chris Berrenguer keeps his eye on the puck. Spring 2011 1 From tHe PresIdent HAppeningS on HewItt into the Wild Located in southwestern Alaska and accessible only storms with temperatures ranging from by small aircraft, Lake Clark National Park is one -55 to +55 degrees Fahrenheit. If the of the least visited parks in the nation. Those who birds adapt for terribly cold weather, for make the trek experience a diverse ecosystem that example, it could be too hot for them includes rain forests, alpine tundra, active volca- when temperatures rise above freezing. noes, and saltwater inlets, as well as beluga whales, Changing currents from the storms can bald eagles, otters, and bears. Rebecca Heston also affect prey such as fish. spent a week in Lake Clark, performing research for Hamline’s master’s degree in education: natural Why is this research important? science and environmental education program. We Many of these birds provide a caught up with her upon her return from the wild significant source of food for waterfowl last January. hunters, including Native Americans such as the Athabascan of Alaska. Monitoring these bird As we emerge from the grip of a long, snowy Minnesota winter to the welcome signs of spring, we are Tell us about your study. warmed by the many achievements of members of the Hamline University community since the fall issue populations helps preserve the many cultures that of Hamline magazine. We studied more than 40 seabird species, including hunt them, which could be destroyed by unregu- Of particular note are the Hamline athletes who have shown their competitive athletic strength with mallards, king eiders, yellow-billed loons, and glau- lated hunting and the birds’ eradication. Waterfowl an extremely successful winter sports season. in this issue you’ll read about the “hat trick” of Minnesota cous gulls. We wanted to study the variety of area also are eco-indicators. When they start to decline intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MiAC) player-of-the-year honors for Hamline, including Carl Hipp birds and perform counts during winter conditions. in a certain area, it can be a sign of other problems and Mary Wilkowski from our basketball programs. Carl and Mary will graduate at or near the top of sev- One of our goals is to help the park determine how such as polluted waters, which can reduce the eral of Hamline’s all-time record lists and have earned all-American honors. The winners of the MiAC’s top to improve the birds’ survival rates during the number fish available for the birds to eat. honors include Chris Berenguer from men’s hockey, who was also chosen by the nation’s hockey coaches harsh winters. These birds migrate long distances throughout as the 2011 winner of the Sid Watson Award, symbolic of the nation’s best Division iii men’s hockey player. the year so they are a shared resource. If we pro- Brian Arrigoni also joined Chris as an all-American this year. For the first time ever, the men’s hockey Don’t they adapt to the conditions? vide even a small amount of information to their team, coached by Scott Bell, advanced to a national Collegiate Athletic Association (nCAA) Division iii It’s difficult to perfectly adapt to an environment story, it can be used by many other scientists, playoff game. Men’s basketball, coached by nelson Whitmore, hosted a MiAC playoff game for the first time since 1985. gymnasts, Lissette LaFex, Courtney Benson, and Erika Degnan, coached by Doug Byrnes, that changes so quickly. The Cook Inlet within park officials, and hunting organizations. admirably represented Hamline at the national Collegiate gymnastics Association national meet. Brennan the park experiences sudden and prolonged winter McKeag took an all-American fourth place in shot put at the nCAA Division iii indoor Track and Field Championships this year, and Coach paul Schmaedeke was named MiAC indoor Men’s Track and Field coach-of-the-year. These mentions are representative, but not all-inclusive, of the achievements of all student-athletes this season—what is exceptional is the heart, talent, and pride with which they and their coaches have competed and the school spirit their success has created. You may be wondering why i have singled out student-athletes who have achieved excellence while enrolled at Hamline. i call your attention to the picture you see above, where i am congratulating Vern Mikkelsen, beloved member of the 1949 national Association of intercollegiate Basketball championship Bullfight (Madrid, team who went on to play for the Minnesota Lakers and who was named to the national Basketball Spain), 2008 by Association Hall of Fame. Vern, along with Hamline greats Jim Fritsche, rollie Seltz, Coach Joe Hutton Brian Solarski, Sr., Howie Schultz, Don Eliason, John norlander, Joe Hutton, Jr., Hal Haskins, and Coach Don Meyer, from Volume 13 were named to the Hamline row of Honor (see page 9). Athletic Director Bob Beeman orchestrated this of Water~Stone recognition of Hamline’s most outstanding athletes from an era when Hamline athletics was renowned. As Review, the we installed the row of Honor members, i thought about how students who are making headlines in their literary annual respective sports today, will one day—perhaps 20, 30, or even 50 years from now—serve as the alumni published by the who inspire students to live out the lessons they learned through participating in sports. in honoring these graduate School athletes of the past, we pass along the values that have served them so well in life, for they have surely of Liberal Studies. have made the world a better place. go pipers! Linda n. Hanson president 2 HamlinE MAgAzinE Spring 2011 3 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H HAppeningS on HewItt Call of Duty it’s a Digital age It’s inevitable: good talent [will] ensure the future pros- on issues of public prove that our work We the People must travel. In January, perity and economic success concern, visited has value over other, Governor Mark Dayton for our entire state,” she says.