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ABOUT THIS ISSUE: Boise state CHANGES teams observes its 7oth anniversary this year, and to Bronco basketball mark the occasion, the staff of FOCUS has 10 hire new coaches. the selected 70 alumni of note to illustrate COPING WITH depth and breadth of the achievements of those who have attended what began as Boise BUDGET CUTS Junior College in 1932. From Nat Adams to Boise State takes 22 Christian Zimmermann (both of whom were measures to deal with SURGICAL decorated for heroism), our list contains physi­ $9.34 million shortfall. ASSISTANCE educators and execu­ cians and filmmakers, Technology and tives, athletes and authors, soldiers and scien­ professors' expertise help tists along with many others - all of them Boise doctor. outstanding in their own way. Collage by Cris Shin.

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Two Steps Forward and One Step Backward

ike other aspects of our lives, the development complex will be constructed that will include 175 units. of organizations is neither smooth nor unidi­ Concurrently, we plan to build a new 34o-bed residence hall rectional. We all experience highs and lows, near Morrison and Driscoll halls. In total, this $29 million periods of growth and decline, opportunities project will add significantly to our for expansion and needs for consolidation. housing inventory and improve one of Universities are not immune from these our very popular apartment villages. cycles. So I characterize this year at Boise State The potential for additional housing as one of two steps forward and one step back­ should impact the entire campus com­ ward. munity and is important to our future. A significant step forward came during the Construction could begin as early as January State Board of Education meeting when formal next fall. action was taken on the report on institutional allocation of There is no doubt that the sudden state-appropriated funds. At issue was the equitable distribu­ economic turnaround currently being tion of state-appropriated dollars among Idaho's universities experienced in Idaho and across the and college. The application of a funding formula that was nation will have a sobering effect on developed in the early 1990s has resulted in significant dif­ our development, at least in the near ferences in allocation among the institutions. The data future. As of this writing, our fiscal showed that Boise State students were not receiving an equi­ year 2003 budget will be reduced 10.1 percent from the cur­ table share of state resources compared to those at other rent year. This will result in a $9.2 million reduction to our institutions. operating budget for next year. Our plan, well along in devel­ The current formula does not account for major growth in opment, includes recovering $4.3 million through increased enrollment such as we have experienced over the past and reallocated student fees. If approved, this action would decade. Following an intensive consultant's study and State result in a 12 percent or $160 per semester increase in stu­ Board review and discussion, the board adopted a position dent fees. We are well aware that such increases may have a that recognized the inequity in funding among institutions negative effect on student enrollment, and we will do every­ and developed a plan to lessen these inequities. thing we can to assi.st students in obtaining financial aid. The plan would place highest priority on seeking almost Even with these increases, we are in the process of reduc­ 8 million new dollars from the Legislature in future years. ing our budget by $4.9 million. All parts of the institution These dollars would be allocated to both Boise State and will experience a decrease in support. Our goal is to maintain Idaho State universities in a formula designed to "make up" quality, while regretfully reducing quantity. Our plan leaves for lost dollars in their ongoing base budgets. Boise State has many positions vacant, limits services, and in a few cases, the potential to receive an additional 4·5 million new dollars actually lays off current employees. We will offer fewer sec­ in the years to come. Additionally, the Board adopted a new tions of courses and will experience increased stress on our formula that should address some of the funding issues in a services. Not a pretty picture. Clearly, next fall we will be more equitable manner. smaller and less able to fulfill all aspects of our assigned mis­ A second significant step forward is our plan to dramati­ sion. cally expand our on-campus student housing. Over a year Dark economic clouds notwithstanding, Boise State ago the university engaged a well-known housing-consulting University continues to be an institution of quality, growth firm, Brailsford & Dunlavey, to review our current housing in and excitement. Consider the following: Within the past few light of our strategic plans, financial capabilities, the local weeks, our construction management team won two national market and student demand. competitions, our debate team was ranked among the Following extensive study and analysis, our consultants nation's top 10 and our wrestling team won the Pac-10 cham­ documented an "unmet demand for on-campus housing pionship. among Boise State students" and laid out a multiphase plan Life in the world of higher education is always a journey to remodel and add to our housing system. Our goal is to of uneven steps. But we continue to march forward faster expand housing opportunities from about 7 to 12 percent of than we do backward. our student enrollment with the addition of about 1,400 I appreciate your support and welcome your comments; I beds. can be reached at (2o8) 426-1491 or by e-mail at Phase One of this plan includes razing University Courts, [email protected]. an 83-apartment complex built in the 1940s and in dire need of renovation. With some adjacent land acquisition, a new FOCUS SPRING 1001 CAMPUS NEWS

University budget cut; Spring enrollment largest ever Student fees increased Growth continues Boise State will implement several cost­ oise State's rapid growth pace quickened this spring semester saving measures, increase student fees and when enrollment jumped 6 percent over the previous year, the reduce budgets to accommodate an estimat­ Blargest increase in more than 10 years. ed $9.34 million shortfall in the fiscal year With 16,847 students, Boise State set a new spring record, exceeding that begins july 1. last spring's enrollment by almost 1,000 students. The plan drafted by the university's Enrollment typically drops from fall to spring semesters, but this spring the difference is only 314 students. Executive Budget Committee was approved "We can accommodate our growth this semester and are now focusing by President Charles Ruch in early March. our attention on several management strategies for the summer and fall The plan won't be put in place until the terms so we can maintain quality State Board of Education allocates the high­ during a period of budget reduc­ er education budget and votes on student tions," says President Charles Ruch. fee proposals in April. Boise State's Canyon County The plan was drafted in response to the Center enrollment grew by 33 per­ state-mandated 10.1 percent reduction in cent, with 1,452 students taking class­ the university's general account budget. One es this spring. More than 1,100 stu­ of the key components is a proposed 12 per­ dents registered for Internet and cent fee increase, which will result in computer-based courses, a 65 percent approximately $4.34 million in additional increase over last spring. Applied revenue. If approved, Boise State's current technology enrollment increased 11 percent. $1.334 per semester fee would increase by The statistics also indicate students are taking larger class l~ads, with $160. the number of full-time students up 12 percent while part-time student The remaining Ss million shortfall will be enrollment decreased by 1 percent. made up through budget reductions and The strong enrollment figures may be the result of a record number of savings measures. Boise State will reduce its new freshmen who attended last fall and an increased number of new work force by 41 positions- 22 faculty and freshmen who entered this spring, says Mark Wheeler, dean of enroll­ 19 staff. Of those, 10 will be laid off. The ment services. In addition, university enrollments often increase during other 31 are positions that are currently slow economic cycles when people are looking for new skills or addition­ vacant or will be vacant due to retirements. al training. An analysis of the budget reduction and "We are pleased we can assist those who may be affected by the reces­ its impact on the university is on Page 10. sion. This is an area where higher education can help individuals get back into the work force and help rebuild our state's economy," says Ruch. BSU Foundation's refinancing of bonds saves state $9oo,ooo Environmental degree begins A second refinancing of the bonds used in In response to growing interest in careers that deal with the environ­ 1988 to build Boise State's Engineering/ ment, Boise State University is offering a new bachelor of arts degree Technology Building will result in a savings of program in environmental studies. almost $653,000 to the state of Idaho. The interdisciplinary program, which begins fall semester, includes a The bonds, which are secured by a lease basic background in mathematics, science, social sciences and environ­ agreement with the university and the State mental policy. The degree differs from science and engineering degrees Board of Education, were initially refinanced in because of its focus on communication, critical thinking and problem 1991 resulting in savings of $240,000. solving. "In addition to providing a first-class aca­ Acco rding to Martin Schimpf, associate dean of the College of Arts demic facility the BSU Foundation is pleased and Sciences and the program's coordinator, the new degree should pro­ that its fiscal management has resulted in a vide an excellent preparation for law school or for graduate school in savings of almost $900,000," says Foundation public policy, the social sciences and the humanities, as well as for jobs president Allen Dykman. with environmental organizations, governmental agencies and industry.

FOCUS SPRINt 2002 CAMPUS NEWS Equity measure approved oise State's hope that it will someday receive a more equitable slice of the state's budget pie moved a step closer to reality follow­ Bing State Board of Education action in January. Acknowledging that the budgets of Boise State and Idaho State haven't kept pace with enrollment growth, the board voted to ask the Legislature to appropriate $7.9 million to correct the inequities that have developed over several years. Of that, Boise State would receive a $4.5 million boost to its base budget. The board did not recommend a shift of money from the current budget of one university to another, but rather said the funds for the equity adjustment had to come from new money appropriated by the Legislature. While the board's action was welcome news, the state most likely will have to recover from its poor economic condition before the Legislature will consider adding the equity funds to the higher education budget, Area medical centers says President Charles Ruch. "We appreciate the board's commitment to support nursing ed the concept. Now we need to work with the Legislature to secure the Five of the Treasure Valley's major medical funds to implement the board's action," he says. centers are helping Boise State and Idaho The board's decision was based on a study conducted last year by State universities enhance nursing education MGT of America, a consulting firm based in Austin, Texas. That study and expand the area's nursing work force. determined that students at Boise State and Idaho State weren't being signed in january, funded at the same levels as those at the University of Idaho. Under an agreement each receive In addition, the study said the university budgets have grown apart Boise State and Idaho State will because not enough weight in the funding formula was placed on a an annual donation of $6o,ooo from the hos­ school's enrollment growth. pitals to support "the development and deliv­ The day following the equity vote, the board also approved at least ery of nursing programs in the region." $3 million to be added to university budgets based on their research The medical centers are providing the functions. That measure addressed the University of Idaho concern that funds in response to the shortage of qualified research was not considered in the MGT study. nurses in the region. According to recent Bureau of Labor statistics, Idaho is ranked nurses per Vi tn me due tor vi it Bm Stat 49th in the nation for registered 1oo,ooo people. Administrators from National Economics University (NEU) in Hanoi, The participating hospitals include St. Vietnam, discussed trade potential with Gov. Dirk Kempthome, below, Luke's Regional Medical Center, St. Alphonsus during a January visit. Since 1994, Boise State has maintained a part­ Regional Medical Center, Mercy Medical nership with NEU that receives funding from the U.S. Agency for Center, West Valley Medical Center and the in a recent International Development. Boise State is a key university Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital. an international network of five uni­ agreement with NEU to establish "This is another example of how the pri­ to conduct joint research, faculty exchanges and other pro­ versities vate sector and higher education can work grams. together to address a problem. Anyone con­ cerned about health care should be pleased Gov. Dirk with this cooperative effort to enhance nurs­ Kempthorne ing education," says President Charles Ruch. visits with the agreement, Boise State NEU officials As a result of Nguyen Dinh will graduate approximately 120 students Phan, vice each year who are eligible to be licensed as rector, center, registered nurses. In addition, the university and Nguyen will begin offering a unique nursing program Van Dinh, that allows students to more easily progress head of through three educational options - practi­ finance and cal nursing, associate degree or baccalaureate accounting, degree programs. right. FOCUS SPRING 2002 CAMPUS NEWS

DEBATERS RANKED NINTH The Boise State debate team was ranked Boise State partners ninth in the nation in the National Parliamentary Debate Association standings as with Korean of late February. university This is the second consecutive season that Boise State has been ranked in the top 10 oise State nationally. Previously ranked 15th, Boise State University and moved up seven spots on the strength of an Chonbuk outstanding performance at the Whitman B National University in College Forensics Tournament. The three top­ South ranked schools nationally are the University of Korea have California-Berkeley, Lewis and Clark College signed a formal part­ (Ore.) and Notre Dame. nership agreement that The NPDA is the largest collegiate debate provides a framework organization in North America with 322 mem­ for the colleges of edu­ ber institutions. Boise State was ranked as cation at each institu­ high as sixth last year, and finished the season tion to develop cross­ Dong-Ro Shin of Chonbuk University, left, and visiting at No. 17. cultural ties. professor Ho Soo Joo talk with Joyce Harvey-Morgan, THEY ARE THE CHAMPIONS The partnership is Boise State dean of extended studies. A team of six students from Boise State's part of efforts at Boise construction management program captured State to ensure that Garrett during a sign­ to strengthen its educa­ the national title in the Mechanical Division at future teachers develop ing ceremony at Boise tion programs. the Associated Schools of Construction Region a multicultural aware­ State attended by digni­ Chonbuk University is VI competition held in February in Reno, Nev. ness they can bring taries from both insti­ located in the city of Boise State's team finished ahead of Texas into their classrooms, tutions and about 40 Chonju about 150 miles A&M and Arizona State in the first-ever says Joyce Garrett, members of the Korean Mechanical Division national competition. southwest of Seoul. Boise State teams also took second in the dean of Boise State's community who live in Founded in 194 7, the regional competition in Design Build and College of Education. the Boise area. university has 13 col­ Heavy Civil divisions and third in the In its initial phase, the Dong-Ro Shin, direc­ leges and about 20,000 Commercial Building and Residential divisions. agreement calls for tor of admissions at students. Boise State was the only school to place in all promoting the Chonbuk University, competition categories. exchange of education and Bong-Geun Kang, New minor in A few weeks later, the program's faculty from the two dean of that universi­ engineering begins Construction Management Association won the universities and devel­ ty's College of Campus Activities Award for the fourth This fall the College of straight year in a competition sponsored by oping collaborative Education, attended the Engineering will offer a the Associated General Contractors of America. research projects. ceremony. Speaking "We look forward to through an interpreter, minor in materials sci­ DANCERS FINISH THIRD building a long-term Kang said the new ence and engineering, an Boise State's Harvey Neef Maneline Dancers relationship with our partnership would pro­ interdisciplinary program finished third at the annual United Spirit colleagues at Chonbuk vide many opportuni­ that teaches the funda­ Association championships held in late University," said ties for each university mentals of advanced February. The 21-member dance squad that materials and an under- performs at athletic contests, parades and other events finished behind standing of how Arizona and Cal State-Fullerton. For the properties, structure, past three years the team has been processing and per­ judged the best in the country in the formance of materi­ dance/porn category. als are interrelated. The departments BEST IN NATION Freshman Carina Madrigal, a comput­ of mechanical engi- er science major from Hammett, was neering, electrical named one of four outstanding migrant and computer engi­ students in the nation by the National neering, physics Association of State Directors of and chemistry will Migrant Education. She is a 2000 grad­ participate in the uate of Glenns Ferry High School. new program. FOCUS SPRING 2002 CAMPUS NEWS

Trade simulation extends to Russia n international trade simulation devel­ oped in Idaho is attracting global atten­ Ation. the Idaho Council on Economic Created by CONVENTIONAL Education, the International Economic Summit has grown from a statewide project to include • VA/FHA schools in Tennessee as well as Moscow and St. +JUMBO Petersburg, Russia. Teachers are currently • NON CONFORMING being trained in Latvia, and ICEE director Jack Rucker hopes to present the program to educa­ • FULL SERVICE CREDIT UNION tors at an international forum in Paris. Boise State has hosted the nonprofit council since Tim Jelke 1972. Aimed at teaching high school students the basic concepts of international trade, the sum­ mit is the culmination of eight weeks of class­ room study and outside research. 10 83642 In the Treasure Valley, 450 Southwest Idaho 3103 E. St. Luke's Rd. • Meridian. students - many dressed in the costumes of Phone (208) 388-2138 • Cell (208) 713-5668 88 different countries - will converge on the Toll Free (888) 678-2138 Boise State Student Union in late April to www.idahounited.org implement strategic plans through negotiation and trade. Students will have spent weeks studying their assigned country's social, politi­ cal and economic structure from every angle and preparing an issue statement they feel will help advance the economic well-being of that Secure your future with an country. Twelve such summits are held in Idaho each Educational year, providing fertile training ground for new states or countries interested in the program. Technology Because of the rapid changes in former Soviet countries, Rucker says, the summit has proven Master's to be a good way to introduce economic con­ cepts in an easy and entertaining format. Degree "Young people in Russia preparing to leave secondary school understand their country is rapidly in transition into a market economy," Or an Integration he says. "The International Economic Summit Specialist Certificate is providing them with an experience-based learning opportunity demonstrating the many entirely benefits of trade among free and open markets around the world." Online Following a visit to Boise State in 2000, sev­ eral Russian and Latvian educators returned to Boise State's Department of Educational ready to begin training. After their countries Technology is an operating unit of the being implemented for only a year, the pro­ College of Education gram has been officially adopted by the Moscow Education Committee, which oversees educational programs, and is currently in use Master's & Certificate programs in about 6o schools in the Moscow region. Also available on campus

FOCUS SPRING 2002 Budget Squeeze

University copes with cutbacks in services, personnel

T .,,;gnment the Id<>ho Legi,Iatme gave with consequences, especially at Boise State higher education was clear and concise: Next where enrollments are at an all-time high, in fiscal year operate with 10 percent less than part because when the economy slows people you received this year. return to college for additional training. To put Boise State has been sharpening its pencil it into private sector terms, the university's over the market share is growing at the same time as it last three must reduce its capacity to serve customers. {{ This is a temporary setback in months to "The reality is, we can't do more with less. A what has been a long history of growth at Boise State. meet the reduction of this magnitude means a reduction resulting in our class offerings and our services," says This essential trend line will reassert itself when the $9.34 mil­ President Charles Ruch. economy recovers." lion short­ Because 8o percent of the budget is devoted fall, most to personnel, the university had no choice but -Charles Ruch of which to reduce positions. Forty-one slots - 22 facul­ legislators ty and 19 staff- were eliminated. Thirty-one attributed to an anticipated decline in tax rev­ of those were positions that were vacant due to enues as the state's economy continues to resignations or retirements. Ten people were struggle. Current fiscal year revenues are run­ laid off, including four faculty. ning $100 million With 22 teaching below projections. positions eliminated, The solution boiled FOCUS magazine wasn't the university won't be down to simple arith­ spared from the university's budget able to offer as many metic - add $4.34 mil­ reduction. The quarterly magazine will class sections as it has lion from increased stu­ in the past, says Ruch. now be published three times per year. dent fees, subtract $5 "If high demand core Readers will receive the fall issue in million from the uni­ classes fill earlier than November, one month later than usual. versity's general usual, students may account budget and the The magazine will then be published have to wait to take $9.34 million is cov­ every four months throughout the year required courses. That ered. rather than every three months. The sum­ could mean a delay in The seemingly sim­ mer 2002 issue will still be published on their progress toward a ple solution is fraught schedule in early July. degree," he says. The

10 F 0 CU S SP RI N G 2 0 0 2 I CAMPUS NEWS university is trying to mitigate that situation by potential remains that the $160 per semester encouraging students to enroll in summer ses­ increase could force some students to forgo a sions and giving registration priority to degree­ college education. seeking students. "We were left with few options. No one It will take years, says Ruch, for the universi­ wants to see fees increase, but without that ty to recover the lost faculty positions, which additional revenue were slowly added as the university's enroll­ our personnel cuts " The whole reduction process ment grew. Now the university must return to would have been While people were discour­ where it was four or five years ago and rebuild much deeper. With was amazingly civil. its faculty numbers a few at a time - if the help from our stu­ aged by the impact, they showed a cooperative state budget picture improves. dents, we can main­ spirit and a desire to do what was best for the The university closed two programs - entry tain quality, even level respiratory therapy, which was not meet­ though the quantity institution given the circumstances." ing enrollment projections, and paramedic edu­ of our programs -Daryl Jones, Provost and chair, will decrease," says cation, which was in its first year. The universi­ Executive Budget Committee ty still offers associate and bachelor's degrees Ruch. in respiratory therapy in the College of Health It will take some time for the university to Sciences. recover, both from a budget and morale stand­ "We don't have many undersubscribed pro­ point. grams to eliminate or colleges to reorganize. "Most of us in higher education are in this We are already operating at a very efficient profession to build a better university, not to level ... closing entire programs really wasn't an dismantle programs people need," Ruch says. option," Ruch says. "We can't underestimate the effect these The fee increase could close the door of reductions will have in the future. On the other opportunity for some students already on tight hand, given the enormous scope of the prob­ budgets. While Boise State anticipates an lem, we did well to preserve as much as we increase in federal financial aid packages, the did." Boise State University's Summer Program 2002 ofiers unique workshops, conferences, and over 400 regular academic courses.

Why Summer School? There are many great reasons: build your skills, expand your knowledge, try something new, get your degree sooner, or just have funf Registration begins April II The current Summer schedule is available now at http://www.boisestate.edu/reptrar/das.ws html For more infonnation, call Boise State's Summer Programs, Division of Extended Studies, (208) 426-1709.

FOCUS SPRING 2002 11 CAMPUS NEWS

HOUSING OPTION

Proposed site of new residence hall.

T. scenario has played o"t h"ndreds of complex. Together, they will increase Boise times. John or joan Q. Freshman lives in a resi­ State's housing capacity by 40 percent, the dence hall for a couple of semesters, makes largest single addition to the university's plenty of friends and gets involved in campus inventory since the John B. Barnes Towers activities. were built 30 years ago. Then, for a variety of reasons, john or joan The nature of the campus will change as moves to an apartment off campus. The bonds more and more students are accommodated in to the campus are loosened as he or she joins university housing, says Peg Blake, vice presi­ the legions who commute to Boise State each dent for student affairs. day. "Housing on campus is one of the things Student housing officials hope that this that helps students connect with the universi­ familiar pattern will change after the universi­ ty and each other," she says. "It produces a ty is finished with an ambitious construction community of students who participate more plan -the largest in Boise State's history- in campus activities and who enhance the co­ that will increase the curricular offerings of the university:' volume and variety of Blake adds: "Research clearly shows that stu­ 'We are basically a one­ housing options for dents who are involved in co-curricular pro­ year-and-out housing program ... students. grams and activities get better grades, are "We are basically a more likely to stay in school and become we hope to change that by providing stu· one-year-and-out hous­ involved alumni. We believe that living on dents with more choice and variety.' ing program ..• we campus promotes more student involvement." hope to change that by The residence hall will be built near Chaffee providing students and Driscoll halls, while the apartments will with more choice and variety," says Greg replace the existing World War 11-era Blaesing, the director of auxiliary services for University Courts south of University Drive. student affairs. The cost: approximately $15 million for the res­ Two major additions to the housing system idence hall and $14 million for the apartments. are now in the design pipeline- a new 340- Both projects will be funded through revenue bed residence hall and a 175-room apartment bonds backed by housing receipts. No student

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fees or state appropriations will be used to construct or maintain the new buildings. Boise State's current housing system, which includes 889 residence hall rooms and 283 apartments, is at capacity, says Blaesing, There are almost 100 students on a waiting list for apartments, and residence halls are full at the beginning of each fall semester. Boise State last added to the residence hall inventory in 1995 with a ns-bed addition to Chaffee Hall. The last apartment addition also Proposed site of new apartments came in 1995 when the 66-unit University University Drive, were identified for possible Village apartments opened. In the meantime, Boise State use in the university's master plan Boise State's enrollment has increased by more that was adopted in 1997. than 2,000 students. The bonds to pay for the design and con­ Blaesing says a recently completed Master struction of the residence halls and apart­ Plan for Housing points to a pent-up demand ments have been sold and architect for housing, especially among sophomores and selection is under way for both proj­ CAMPUS HOUSING juniors. ects. Current capacities: "We have a good supply of traditional resi­ While timetables are still tenta­ Driscoll Hall So beds dence hall rooms - double occupancy with a tive, the University Courts site will Morrison Hall 79 beds shared bathroom. These are a good fit for be cleared as soon as property can Chaffee Hall 429 beds freshmen. be acquired. Current Courts resi­ Barnes Towers 30.0 beds "But we don't have residence hall rooms or dents will be given first choice in University Courts 83 units starter apartments tailored to the needs of other university housing, says University Manor 54 units sophomores and juniors, who prefer more pri­ Blaesing. University Village 66 units vacy," he says. Construction on the new apart­ University Heights 36 units While the detailed design of the new resi­ ments could begin by this fall and University Park 47 units dence halls hasn't been decided, Blaesing says open by fall 2003 using a design­ they will feature "suite-style'' rooms that offer build schedule. Projected capacities: separate sleeping rooms with a common The residence hall will be New residence hall 340 beds lounge and study space. designed first and then bid for con­ New apartments;' 175 units As for the new apartments, they will replace struction. Design will take one year, *will replace University Courts units that have long passed their shelf life, with construction scheduled to start says Blaesing. Living conditions are below by the summer of 2003 and comple- standard in the old barracks-like buildings and tion before the opening of the fall 2004 maintenance is an ongoing headache, he adds. semester. The university already owns most of the "A better residence hall system means a bet­ land for the project and is negotiating with ter university. We have needed these facilities the owners of seven houses and one small for many years, so we want to complete con­ business that are located in the building zone. struction as quickly as possible," says Blaesing. Those properties, most of which are located on -larry Burke

fOCUS SPRING 2002 U CAMPUS NEWS Girvan named health sciences dean DE PEN DENT ON D.C. By Charlotte Twight James Girvan, associate dean In Dependent on D.C., economics professor of the College of Health Charlotte Twight contends that Social Sciences and director of the Center for Health Policy, has ~ p[~~[~l ~:~~;~j;r~~~;u:~~ :~:::~:: been selected as dean of the col­ and federally mandated databas- lege. His appointment begins ll np es have weakened the personal July 1. n U.b. privacy of ordinary citiz.ens. She Girvan joined Boise State in also shows how the costs and benefits of fl'lany. programs are 1999. From 1986 to 1999 he ....N.Un'_...... ,.,.. misrepresented, and how some taught at Idaho State University, CHAllOTH l. TWIGHT are embedded rn hug~ bills so as where he served an extended to be virtually undetected by the public. term as chair of the department Dependent on D.C., published by St. Martin's of health and nutrition sciences. ident of the Idaho Public Health Press, also out lines t he government'$ ability Girvan earned his Ph.D. in Association, chair of the Ethics to track minute details of people's lives, health services/community Committee of the American from where t hey earn and spend their health from the University of Association for Health money to how they play. Oregon in 1986 and a master's Education, and serves on the VIETNAM:AN ILLUS.: degree from the University of editorial board for the journal TRATED HI STORY Washington in 1996. Northwest Public Health. By Shelton Woods He is a nationally recognized Girvan will replace James authority on community health Taylor, who served as health sci­ His tory professor Shelton -- and health education. He is pres- ences dean since 1997. Woods brings the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam to life in Vietnam:An Illustrated Histoty, pub­ lished by H~ppocrene Books. The Business program reaccredited book details the events that Boise State's College of Business and Economics' undergrad uate and grad u­ shaped this c;ountry and iu people over ate business programs received an important seal of approval when they more than 2,~ years. Beginning with early folkloric myths, were reaccredited in Februa ry by the Association to Advance Collegiate Woods paints a panoramic view of the coun­ Schools of Business, the premier agency for business school accreditation. try's domination by various empire nations, Only 32 percent of the business programs - less than 400 - in the its religious and philosophical influences, iu United States are accredited by AACSB. To ach ieve the accreditation, pro­ culture and the resilience of iu people. The grams must meet a wide range of quality standards relating to curriculu m, compact sx7-inch volume is complemented by 47 black-and-white illustrations. faculty resources, ad missions, degree req uirements, li brary and com puter facilities , fina ncia l resources and intellect ual climate that all are mission­ PROOFREADING: A linked. Boise State's bus iness programs have been accred ited since 1979. PROGRAMMED "Attendi ng an accred it­ APPROACH ed program assures the By Dona Orr student of an excellent Sherman Alexie academic curricu la tied Applied technology instructor Author, poet, screenwriter, director to real-life business expe­ Dona Orr co-authored this step­ Speech at First Nations Conference, March 14, :zoo:z riences," says Boise State by-step approach to proofreading President Charles Ruch. with two colleagues. "For the next 24 hours, every time you Proofreading: A College of Business think something you believe, think: Programmed Approach and Eco nomics Dean 'What if I'm wrong? What would it uses Orr's own expe­ Bill Lathen credited rience as a legal sec­ mean in my life if I'm wrong?' ... You'll both the faculty and retary to create be amazed at how it opens you up." examples and les­ commu nity for the col­ sons. An optional CD- lege's success. ROM is also available for interac- The accred iting team identified several strengt hs at Boise State, incl udi ng tive exercises. Orr, (AAS, legal office tech­ high facu lty mo rale, student-oriented faculty, success in buildi ng supportive nology, 'o1), has taught editing and proof­ business com mu nity relationships, high quality technology and computer reading for the past 10 years. labs and high levels of student satisfaction. 14 FOCUS >PR I NG 200 2 CAMPUS NEWS

Blankenship selected to lead social sciences

As FOCUS went to Memphis State press, Boise State University before /Gl YSuRSA announced that joining East ··...... : . ·1 ·. for Secretary of State Michael Blankenship, Tennessee State. A ··.. ·:."·· of associate dean of the former president ( :ampaig11 Co-Ciwimum Pete T. Celllllnl5tl • C: t1mpaig11 Co-Ciwimltlll Phil Bt11L College of Arts and the Southern Sciences and director Criminal Justice Conservative Leadership "I want to continue the of the Teaching and Association and a tradition offaimeu, Idaho State Land Board Learning Center at former editor of the efficiency, and service in the critical areas • Maximize income for schools by prudent management of East Tennessee State American Journal of of elections and Idaho's endowed lands. commercial affain.. w University, has Criminal Justice, Commercial affairs accepted the position Blankenship is a • Support and enhance idaho's business and agricultural of dean of the highly regarded Ben Ysurso is a native communities with innovative e-commerce. Idahoan and a Republican College of Social authority on capital who has been serving Elections Idaho for more than 25 Sciences, effective punishment, white- • Any 'election reform' solution in Idaho should be based years as Chief Deputy for June 23. His appoint- collar crime, law and on Idaho fads and problems, not Florida hysteria. I hove the Secrelary of State. endeavored to address people, policies and procedures ment is contingent society, and policing. as well as technology i n evaluati ng our election system upon approval by the He is the author of in Idaho . Idahoans, unlike some other stoles, know that voters hove a responsibility to understand their voting State Board of several books and procedures . Education. numerous articles. P.O. Box 192 Boise, Idaho 83701 • Phone/Fax: (208) 345-5866 Blankenship Communication E-mail: [email protected] earned his Ph.D. in professor Suzanne J>aid for by Ysursa for Secretary of State, Royce Chigbrow, Political Treasurer criminal justice at McCorkle has served Sam Houston State as the college's inter- University in 1988. im dean during the He taught at past two years.

Nobel Laureate delivers free 'Distinguished Lecture' April 25 Horst L. Stormer, the 1998 Nobel Prize laure­ EMPLOYERS! ate in physics, will speak at Boise State at 7 p.m. April 25 in the Student Union Jordan Advertise your job Ballroom as part of the lis1it~gs for FREE university's Distinguished Lecture Series. The event is free. Free parking is available in the Bronco Stadium lot and on Bronco Lane. Joise State U.,iverstty Stormer, a professor Etttail: careerG>boisestate.edu at Columbia University and a research director Web sift: career:boisestate.edu at Bell Labs, will discuss "Physics in the relepho.,e: (tOSJ 4-t&-174-7 Communication lndustry."The lecture, intend­ ed for a lay audience, will focus on today's physical research, its impact on communica­ tions technology and what technological revo­ lutions might lie ahead. FOCUS SPRING 2002 lS CAMPUS NEWS

WOMEN'S CENTER JOINS WITH COALITION FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROGRAMS The Boise State University Boise State named Women's Center has traditional­ among best for ly arranged an array of programs to celebrate Women's History 'Real World' Month in March . But this year the center Boise State University has Idaho's center joined with the newly formed been listed in the new edition of government, Cultural Network to sponsor an of Great Colleges for the Real business and high World. technology pro­ even larger program that ar Designed as a guide for vides our students expanded the scope of the prospective students, the pub­ with a real world lab­ type of student witl month-long schedule of activi­ lication features more than oratory where they different goals than past ties. 200 colleges that "attempt to can put into practice generations, which has led to The Cultural Network, a coun­ deliver what students want" what they learn in the class­ a need to rethink the criteria tywide consortium of museums, and that "feature programs room," he adds. used for selecting a college," libraries, educational institu­ that offer a tangible return on Among the factors author Viollt wrote. tions and service organizations, investment in the form of a Michael Viollt used to evalu­ In the guide Viollt advises was recently formed to enable job or career path." ate colleges were the popula­ students to look for universi­ groups to collaborate on large­ "Our inclusion in the guide tion of surrounding cities, job ties in cities that can provide scale publicity projects that speaks to the array of intern­ placement, non-traditional opportunities. "A metropolitaJ raise awareness of the area's arts ships, service-learning, part­ student programs and diversi­ area will provide the most and cultural resources. time work and job opportuni­ ty of the student body. volunteer, cooperative, intern ties our students enjoy "Today's student is more Women's History Month was ship, externship and perma­ beca~se of our location in one likely to be a financially inde­ the group's first project. With so nent job placement opportu­ of the nation's most dynamic pendent working adult bal­ nities," he wrote. many organizations combining regions," says President ancing college with family, The book is available for $~ to sponsor programs, the calen­ Charles Ruch. social activities, work and from Octameron Associates a dar offered a full slate of 36 "Boise State's proximity to other responsibilities. They www.octameron.com. events and nine art exhibitions celebrating the triumphs and accomplishments of ordinary women doing extraordinary things. In addition to contributing Offering expert advice on topics ranging from earthquakes to lectures, art exhibits, cultural term limits, Boise State faculty are a treasure trove of expert­ performances and children's pro­ ise for local and national media. Here are some of the Boise State faculty who have grams, the Cultural Network been quoted or profiled in the national media in recent months. helped fund a community calen­ • Psychology chair Charles Honts, an expert on polygraph testing, was interviewed by The dar, which was part of a special Discovery Channel, 60 Minutes II and KGW TV in Portland, Ore. • Ross Burkhart, political science, was cited in a story in the New York Times in November tabloid sponsored by The Idaho on a study of the connection between robotics and economics. Statesman that profiled the • Kinesiology professor Werner Hoeger's participation in the luge event in the recent achievements of more than 40 Winter Olympics was featured in Sports Illustrated, the Seattle Times and many other newspa­ local women. The special insert, pers, and he was interviewed by numerous international television networks. with a run of 75,ooo copies, • A profile of music professor Marcellus Brown was printed in the los Angeles Times in was created by the Women's March. Center with the help of several • An honors class on "Environmental Science, Policy and the law" taught by john student writing interns and vol· Freemuth, political science, was featured in the March 8 issue of the Chronicle of Higher unteers. Education. Freemuth was also quoted in a Writers on the Range column that appeared in sev­ eral papers in the West.

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Rena issa nee Institute serves over-so learners Gone are the days when retirement was defined as a time to simply kick back. With people retiring younger and remaining more active, demand for programs for older commu­ nity members is at an all-time high. One new program, the Renaissance Institute offered by the Division of Extended Studies, is designed to fill that need. Working in conjunction with community organizations, the Institute offers short-term seminars and a current issues lecture series to meet the educational interests of learners aged so and beyond who don't want to commit to a traditional semester-long class. The program this spring with two lecture series, one began CINEMAS Showing the latest independent,loreign md art films in 4theatres. on jazz and the other on the origins of terror­ CAFE Gourmet, deli-style dinner on the polio, br the lirePa

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Boise State tower providing Boise State, charter school signal to Highway 93 corridor collaborate on programs A new wind-powered tower built by Boise State Radio's 24-hour news station KBSX-FM began providing a indergart­ radio signal for a remote area of Nevada K ners don in late November. The area previously colorful home­ made wings and had no reliable signal of any kind. avian headdress­ Funded by the U.S. Department of es and "fly" Commerce Public Telecommunications around the room. Facilities Program, the transmitter sits A gaggle of Boise high atop Ellen D. Mountain in north­ State art educa­ eastern Nevada. Because wind gusts are tion students, often between So and 100 mph, engi­ adult volunteers neers decided to harness the wind to and teachers power the transmitter. supervise the Wearing a hummingbird costume, Boise State student Sheila The tower will provide service to the action. Bird Boester works with Anser kindergartners. Jackpot, Nev., area as well as to the songs end in thousands of people who travel the laughter. Excitement, and a few unglued feathers, fill the air. Eggs-actly what's going on here? It's just another day at Anser Charter School Highway 93 corridor between Twin Falls in Boise- albeit one that's gone to the birds. Under the direction of Boise State and Wells, Nev., each day. The coverage doctoral student Kathleen Keys, art education students recently worked with area also includes northwest Elko County Anser kindergartners to design costumes as part of an intensive, hands-on explo­ as well as rural areas of Cassia, Twin Falls ration of the world of birds. and Owyhee counties in Idaho. The art project was just one of a number of recent endeavors that have brought town and gown together at Anser's River Street campus. Since it opened in 1999 as Idaho's first charter school, Anser has teamed with Boise State on a multitude Steiner heads of programs that have benefited both institutions. "It's so powerful for [Boise State] students and professors to be here ... there are wice each month, a dedicated many opportunities for growth," says Darrel Burbank, (MS education, '76), execu­ group of teachers, librarians tive director of Anser. Tand Boise State University Adds Jonathan Brendefur, a Boise State education professor who teaches math students has gathered at a local pub­ classes to Anser sixth-graders that are observed by both teachers and university lic school or library to talk about a students: "This is a chance to promote professional development, and it also gives shared passion: Children's literature me an opportunity to work in an elementary classroom and try out new ideas." and which new books should Recent collaborations range from teaming university students with Anser stu­ receive the prestigious "Teachers' dents as "writing buddies" to promote literacy, to bringing Anser students to cam­ Choices" seal that recommends pus to learn how to use video equipment and make commercials, to introducing them for classroom use. Anser students to rope climbing and other physical education alternatives. Boise The group, under the direction of State graduate students have conducted research projects in Anser classrooms, Boise State education professor and the university and charter school have also teamed to bring internationally Stanley Steiner, has reviewed about known education experts to Boise for public presentations. 400 new children's books since last Suzanne Gregg, (Ed.D. education, '99), is Anser's instructional guide, a position Septem~r as part of the national that involves teaching teachers and assessing the school's curriculum. She also project sponsored by the teaches Boise State education students in a comprehensive literacy class that International Reading Association. meets after hours in an Anser classroom. "It's great to meet at Anser because I Boise is one of seven sites across the have all the materials right here. It makes the class authentic ... they can see how United States participating in the things are set up in a real classroom," Gregg says. project; each site ranks its top choic­ Programs that bring university faculty and students to the charter school are es and about 30 books are eventual­ integral to Anser's mission, Burbank notes. "We set out in our vision to be a pro­ ly selected as •Teachers' Choices," fessional development school. Our collaborations with Boise State support that indicating they have been field-test­ vision." ed by teachers and have the poten- -Janelle Brown 18 FOCUS SPRING 2002 CAMPUS NEWS

Imaginative creations of original cards that can be shuffled to create a near infi­ part of ~Booker's Dozen' nite number of stories. "You need not be a member of the "Booker's Dozen," an exhibition of next December. artists union to make an artist's book, artists' books designed and produced The exhibit includes 14 handmade nor is a volume rife with Picasso's by Idahoans, will be displayed in 12 books that were selected by Idaho illustrations necessarily an artist's locations around the state during 2002 artists, bookmakers, gallery owners, book," Trusky says. ''The book - not as part of a program presented by the writers and publishers. the maker - decides the issue." Idaho Center for the Book at Boise The creations stretch the boundaries Established at Boise State in 1993, State. of what we imagine a book to be, the ICB works to encourage and pro­ The fifth juried exhibit travels to according to Tom Trusky, a Boise State mote an interest in reading, writing, libraries in Moscow, Lewiston, English professor and ICB director. For making, disseminating and collecting Caldwell, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls, example, one book uses cut-and-taped books. The center also seeks to pre­ Pocatello and other locations, before 45 rpm vinyl records. Others feature serve and publicize the bibliophilic returning to Boise State for display 128 thumbtacks in the cover or a deck heritage of the Gem State. regional site for national book project tial for enriching the curriculum. often." Choices projects that brought some "We're very fortunate to have this For Jim Eisentrager (BA, elementary Sso,ooo worth of new books into local project here," says Steiner, the regional education, '97), reviewing the new schools. coordinator for the project. Steiner books has spurred his interest in chil­ For more information about the cites these benefits: the project p~ dren's literature. "Some of the books project or to get involved contact motes reading in schools, identifies are awesome," says Eisentrager, a fifth­ Steiner at (208) 426-3962 or outstanding books for teachers to use, grade teacher at Marsing Elementary. [email protected]. and offers opportunities for local edu­ The Teachers' Choices project is the -Janelle Brown cators to help select top books. third In addition, the books Steiner and national his group are reviewing, worth about project $25,000, will be donated to local Steiner schools. The project will continue for has the next two years, bringing many brought to more new books into Treasure Valley the classrooms. Treasure •It's wonderful to have the opportu­ Valley. He nity to talk with other teachers about previously books: says Carolyn Loffer (BA, ele­ directed mentary education, '9s/M.A, educa­ Childrens' tion/reading, '99~ a fifth-grade teacher Choices at a Middleton elementary school, and about the Teachers' Choices program. Young "That's something we don't get to do Adults' SPORTS

Get out of town! Basketball Free shuttle to ski mountain. Walk to Shopping, coaches hired Fine Dining & Athletic director Gene Bleymaier didn't Entertainment. waste any time finding new coaches to guide Boise State's basketball fortunes as assistants from two pro­ Clarion Inn of Sun Valley grams that went deep into this year's NCAA • Great Mountain Views For Reservations Call: • Balconies & Fireplaces playoffs were selected • Air Conditioning 800-262-4833 by the university as • Refrigerator, Microwave & FOCUS went to press. Coffeemaker in all rooms • Cable TV with HBO On March 27, Oregon • Fitness Center assistant coach Greg • Restaurant on Site • Non-smoking & Smoking Graham Graham was named the rooms Available Bronco men's basketball • Pets Welcome coach, three days after the Ducks lost in the • Conference Room Midwest Regional final to Kansas. Graham, See our website at www.resortswest.net 46, has been Oregon's top assistant for the past five years. 600 N Main • Ketchum, ID The previous day, Jen Warden, an assistant at Colorado, was named coach of the Bronco women's team after the Buffaloes were defeated by Oklahoma in the NCAA West Regional final in The Pavilion.

Warden, 31, served as Warden Colorado's top assistant and recruiting coordinator since 1997. Graham replaces Rod Jensen, the Bronco men's head coach for seven years who was removed after the team completed a 13-17 season, its first in the Western Athletic A powerful team when Conference, and home-game attendance fell buying or selling Real to a record-low average of 4,323 fans per game. Jensen guided the Broncos to an overall record of 109-93 during his seven years at the helm. He was with the Boise State bas­ ketball program for 19 seasons. Warden replaces Trisha Stevens, who resigned after the Bronco women finished 10-20 in their first year in the WAC. Stevens' overall record in her six years as head coach was 77-93.

20 FOCUS SPRING 2002 WINTER SPORTS ROUNDUP Broncos win another wrestling title

ed by individual champions TRACK AND FIELD Collin Robertson and Jesse Championships LBrock, Boise State came from in Fayetteville, behind to capture its second Pac-10 Ark. The top WRESTLING championship in three eight American years. The Broncos finished 7·5 points throwers earned ahead of runner-up Oregon. All-America hon­ Robertson captured the 149-pound ors. Hoxmeier league crown. Brock was the surprise was the only wrestler at the league tournament, Boise State ath­ coming from an unseeded position in lete to qualify the 133-pound weight class. Top-seed­ for the 2002 ed Ben VomBaur took second in the NCAA indoor 125-pound division. Robertson, Brock, championships. Ben VomBau r, right, won the Pac-1o Confere nce title last VomBaur, Mitch Morgan (157 pounds), A perfect 10 by freshman year and placed second this year. He was ranked as high Tony D'Amico (184), Pat Owens (174) Marie Lucas and an upset of as third in the nation during the 2002 season. and Boe Rushton (heavyweight) quali­ 15th-ranked Brigham Young fied for the NCAA National highlighted the regular season for the record and a seventh-place finish in Championships in Albany, N.Y. GYMNASTICS team. Lucas' 10 on the their first year in the Western Athletic At the national meet, the Broncos beam came on Feb. 27 during a meet Conference. The Bronco women, also in finished 19th. The highest placing against Utah State. It was the first 10 their inaugural season in the WAC, fin­ Bronco was YomBaur, who earned All­ scored by a Boise State freshman and ished with a 10-20 overall record and an American honors for finishing fourth. just the third perfect score in school eighth-place finish in the conference. Senior shot-putter Mark Hoxmeier history. In its upset of BYU, the Two players set Boise State records, earned his third collegiate All-America Broncos edged the Cougars 195·35- both for 3-point field goals in a career. honor in early March with an uth­ 194.8. Senior Abe Jackson set the men's record place finish at the NCAA INDOOR Rod Jensen was removed as head with 253, while Abby Vaughan set the MEN'S BASKETBALL coach, while Trisha women's mark with 179· Camille 2002 Football Schedule Stevens resigned as head WOMEN'S Woodfield also broke a long-standing BASKETBALL coach following disap­ record for most assists in a game with The Broncos open their second year pointing seasons (see opposite page). 11. in the Western Athletic Conference The Bronco men finished with a 13-17 with a 6-game home schedule that features four of the WAC's top teams Bleymaier appointed to NCAA council as well as independent Utah State and Idaho of the Sun Belt At hletic Director Gene Bl eymaier has been appointed to one of the most impor­ Conference. For ticket information, tant governing bodies in collegiate sports, the NCAA Division I Man agement call (2o8) 426-4737. Council. Aug. 31 Idaho 6p.m. The 49-member council makes recommenda tions to the NCAA's board of directors, Sept. 7 Arkansas TBA which has final approval of all Division I legislat ion . The council receives legislation Wyoming TBA Sept. 14 on academic affairs, eligibil ity and com pliance, and championships and competition. Sept. 28 Utah State 6p.m. t NCAA appointments an Oct. s Hawaii 6p.m. A seat on the Ma nagement Council is one of the highes Oct. 12 Tulsa TBA athletic di rector can receive, says Boise State President Charles Ruch. Oct. 19 Fresno State 6p.m. "Gene will be an exce llent representative for the Western Athletic Conference. His Oct. 26 San Jose State TBA appointment gives Boise State a voice in athletic policies at the national level," says Nov. 2 UTEP TBA Nov. 9 Rice 1 p.m. Ruch. Nov. 16 La Tech 1 p.m. Bleymaier was appoi nted to a four-year term by the presidents of the WAC, and Nov. 23 Nevada TBA replaces conference commissioner Karl Benson on the council. Home games are printed in blue. FOCUS SPRING 2002 21 DISCOVERY

BOISE STATE PROFESSORS REPLICATE BONES Anatomy by committ

he unlikely collaboration of a Boise orthopaedic surgeon and two engineering professors at Boise State has provided a Interdisciplinary much clearer definition of the term "anatomically correct." collaboration has While it would seem that Dr. Kevin Shea's medical practice and the rapid prototype technol­ been a hallmark ogy employed by mechanical engineering pro­ fessors Steve Tennyson and Joe of research at Guarino would not have much in common, the trio, along with Boise State. In other colleagues from the university, has devel­ oped a cutting-edge process to provide surgeons recent months, such as Shea with anatomically precise solid models of knees, hips, spines and other body two projects parts on which they are to operate. with major Using specialized imaging software to create virtual graphic models from cr (computerized implications tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans electronically transmitted from have brought Intermountain Medical Imaging, Guarino and engineering pro­ Tennyson are able to take those images and pro­ gram them into the university's rapid prototyp­ fessors together ing machine, which was installed in the College of Engineering a year and a half ago, and build with colleagues exact physical and virtual models of bones and from various joints. Unlike conventional prototype processes that fields. would take considerably longer to make exact models, the technology used by Tennyson and Given the precision needed in the operating Guarino can produce the models in a matter of room- especially during surgeries to correct hours. Assisted by kinesiology professor Ron spinal deformities such as Shea performs - the Pfeiffer and radiologic sciences professor Lorrie availability of a three-dimensional model that so Kelley, who provide anatomical and imaging closely resembles the real thing is an invaluable expertise, Guarino and Tennyson can quickly tool. and efficiently furnish Shea with a "There are certain risks associated with spinal prototype that replicates the body surgery," says Shea, who specializes in pedi­ part right down to the most minute atric surgery. "Having a model of the spine detail. allows us to plan the surgery more com­ "That way," says Pfeiffer, "sur­ pletely and do it more safely." geons like Kevin can 'rehearse' the Shea, an adjunct professor in Boise State's surgery using the model before they actually go kinesiology department, says the union of high­ in. It helps the surgeons prepare, which can speed image transmission and rapid prototyping improve the outcome for the patient." to assist surgeons is a fairly new process that has 22 FOCUS SPRING 1001 FOR LOCAL SURGEONS

Student Holly Staffan, engineering professor Steve Tennyson, and physi­ cians Kevin Shea and Howard King examine an anatomically precise bone model created in Boise State's rapid prototype laboratory.

Boise State receives funding for nanotechnology research n interdisciplinary team of Boise State scientists will be part of a statewide project to study and develop nanoscale materials, the ultra-miniaturized systems that are formed by manipulating indi- vidual atoms and molecules to create tiny but complex electronic devices. Nanoscale materials are regarded as essential to the future of the com­ puting, optical, aerospace, electronics and biomedical industries. The Boise State phase of the project is financed by nearly $2 million in federal and matching state funds awarded to the university through the National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) that supports competitive research in Idaho. Boise State physics professors Charles Hanna and Frank Lamelas, along with Amy Moll in mechanical engineering and Bill Knowlton in electrical engineering, will join researchers at the University of Idaho and Idaho State University on the project. Hanna, a theoretical physicist, will model how electrons behave in two, one, and even zero dimensions, by working with students to carry out computer-based quantum-physics calculations. Lamelas and his students will conduct experiments involving the growth of crystals in solution under unusual conditions, while Moll and Knowlton will study the reliability of nanoscale oxides used in integrated circuits. yet to receive widespread notice in the med­ The three-year grant also funds a new faculty position in applied ical community. "I've used the process to physics at Boise State. prepare for about six patients since last The nanotechnology project is one of three statewide programs sup­ year," he says, "and the Shriners Hospital ported by the EPSCoR program in a recent round of funding. A total of $9 for Children in Salt Lake City has contacted million in federal funds, plus $4.5 million in institutional matching funds, us about making models." were allocated. A second project, which involves studying the interaction Shea and his Boise State colleagues have of microbial communities and their geologic settings in hydrothermal applied for funding to continue their efforts. springs, includes Boise State geosciences professors Mitch Lyle, Bill Given the advantages the models provide, Clement and john Bradford on the statewide research team. there's a good chance it will only be a mat­ the development of the state's science ter of time before the practice becomes The EPSCoR program promotes commonplace. and technology partnerships by involving state universities, industry and -Bob Evancho federal research and development enterprises in collaborative projects. -Janelle Brown

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Boise State scientist leads expedit ion

Searching for climate clues

orne so million years ago, the Earth was so Subsurface, recently served as co-chief scientist warm that alligators roamed as far north as the aboard the scientific drillship Joides Resolution Arctic and palm trees thrived in the Rocky on a voyage to an area of the Pacific Ocean Mountain region. Today, scientists are increas­ about halfway between Mexico and Hawaii. ingly interested in understanding these ancient The purpose of the expedition, part of the climate patterns because they offer insights international Ocean Drilling Program, was to into current climate conditions, including the learn more about tropical oceans in the effects of global warming. warmest period on Earth in the past 65 million A Boise State University researcher is play­ years - the Eocene period of 34 to 55 million ing a leadership role in unraveling these cli­ years ago. mate clues. Working with 27 researchers from eight dif­ Mitch Lyle, a paleoceanographer with the ferent C('1t]lltries, Lyle oversaw round-the-dock university's shifts to collect and analyze sediment cores Center for from deep beneath the ocean floor. The cores, Geophysical which contain fossilized remains of plankton Investigation and other organisms, are giving scientists the of the Shallow first-ever continuous record of the climatic con­ ditions in the tropical Pacific during the Eocene, a time period when the first recogniza­ Mitch Lyle, ble mammals appeared in North America. center, discuss­ es research "I was really struck with how different findings with oceanographic conditions were in the Eocene an intern ation­ than I had pictured," says Lyle. "There's still a al group of lot we have to learn." The research has practical scientists applications, Lyle adds, including helping scien­ aboard the tists develop climatic models that can be used dri llship Joides to understand and predict future climate Resolution. changes. The Eocene time period appears to have begun very quickly, with a warming on the DISCOVERY

scale and rate of modern global warming, and Kinesiology professor weighs it ended almost as abruptly, Lyle explains. Ocean circulation at the equator was sluggish. in on kids' sedentary lifestyles The ecology of the area was dominated by radi­ Diabetes, orthopedic olarians, a small zooplankton that builds its ack of exercise often leads to poor health. shell of silica. After the end of the Eocene, problems, arterial sclerosis and even some weight-related cancers these organisms never attained their earlier Lhave all been associated dominance, indicating that something in the with too little physical activity. ocean ecology had fundamentally changed. That's not surprising news, says Lyle and other scientists are looking for Boise State kinesiology professor clues to the changes that signaled the end of Ken Bell, considering what we the Eocene by analyzing the data collected know about the connection from sediment cores. For example, scientists between a sedentary lifestyle and don't know what the radiolarians were feeding health. What is surprising is the on, or why they attained such dominance. rate at which these conditions are "These are the fun parts," Lyle says. "They're showing up in young people, Bell the solvable problems." says. The cores will also be used to calibrate dif­ as ferent "yardsticks" for measuring geologic time. "What we're seeing is that By identifying the location of certain "marker" children become less physically fossils, scientists can establish how old the sedi­ active, diseases normally associat­ ment layer is to a much greater accuracy level ed with mature adults are start- h h ld d Ken Bell is betting on exercise to than has ever before been accomplished. ing to s ow up in c i ren an keep Idaho's schoolchildren healthy. Lyle says he enjoys both the challenges of adolescents," he says. But Bell has spending months at sea on scientific expedi­ plans to help change that, at least in Idaho schools. tions and analyzing the data back in the rela­ Idaho is one of four states to receive funding to develop a model tive comfort of his lab at Boise State. He's led nutrition and physical activity program in its schools. For his part, 12 oceanographic expeditions and participated Bell is charged with training teachers in physical fitness activities and in 29, and is planning an expedition in a few establishing after-school fitness programs to keep kids active and years to the South Pacific to survey drill sites away from alternative, and less healthy, activities. for a study of the Eocene Antarctic. "Often parents don't feel safe letting their kids out to play, so they Lyle's last expedition included scientists there's the lure of video games," Bell says. "They're from Japan, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, stay inside where France and Italy. "We had an outstanding exciting and fun to play, but it's a sedentary activity." group of people and we accomplished a great In addition to a surge in diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, Bell says, deal," he says. Among his duties as co-chief sci­ a portion of a child's self-esteem is based on how he perceives his entist were overseeing the drilling logistics and physical prowess. In his doctoral research, Bell found that as a child's organizing the scientific investigation onboard weight increases, he tends to become more sedentary and lacks the ship. stamina to be active, thus lowering his self-esteem. The Ocean Drilling Program, which operates Bell is working with officials to create a Governor's Council on obe­ Joides Resolution, is an international partner­ sity and physical activity among children. At the heart of that effort ship of scientists and research institutions is an attempt to collect accurate data of where Idaho's kids currently organized to explore the evolution and struc­ stand. ture of the Earth. Funded in part by the U.S. Bell and Boise State health studies professor Elaine Long are gather­ National Science Foundation, the ODP provides ing data on 16,ooo students from 16 school districts across Idaho researchers around the world access to a vast aimed at training teachers and schools in healthful repository of geological and environmental through a grant information recorded far below the ocean sur­ eating and physical activities for kids. face in seafloor sediments and rocks. For more By getting kids up and moving, Bell not only hopes to keep them information on the ODP and a virtual tour of physically and emotionally healthy, but also create lifelong habits. Joides Resolution, go to www.oceandrilling.org/ "I want to do something that's going to help kids," he says, "to help ODP/ODP.html. people have a better life." -Janelle Brown -Kathleen Mortensen

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In the 70 years since its founding asajunior college in 1932, Boise State University has produced a number of prominent, suc­ cessful and inspirational alumni. In celebration of those 70 years, FOCUS maga­ zine takes a look back to remember 70 exceptional alumni who made a difference - and made an impres-

sion. (Actually, the list is a A fighter pilot during World number of hospitals, bit longer than 70 because War II, NAT ADAMS ('42) banks and homes through­ out the region. Adams a few spots are shared by received the Distinguished Flying continues to work today. more than Cross for one alum.) heroism Boise physician MICHEAL and ADCOX ('81) has been the Our list is served in medical director of the Saint Penelope by no means the same Alphonsus Nephrology while he was a definitive squadron Center since 1995. He as George chaired the center's board of a pilot and public "top 70," but Herbert directors in 1999 - the affairs officer in the A.ir rather a Walker same year he finished his Force. Using his military Bush, term as president of the adventures as the basis for cross-section who later Boise State Alumni his writing, he became a full­ of success became Association and was award­ time author in 1964 and has written more than 20 books stories that United ed the Robert L. Miller, M.D. - Nat Adams States Memorial Award for both novels and nonfic­ intend to embody the true president. Consultant of the Year. He tion - and screenplays. His spirit of Boise State and An architect, Adams has was inducted into the North book BAT-21 sold a million Pacific Society of Internal copies and became a its former students. As worked in Boise for nearly half a century, designing Medicine in 1997 and was Hollywood movie. He contin­ you review our list, we such landmarks as All Saints awarded the Dana ues to write and edit maga­ zine columns and work urge you to share with us Church, Bronco Stadium, the Foundation Research on J.R. Simplot house, the First Scholarship Award in 1990. screenplays from his home the names and stories of Church of Christ, Scientist, in Fairfield, Calif., where he lives with his wife Dortha others who you think First National Bank at WILLIAM ANDERSON ('39) ('39). merit recognition. Orchard and Overland and a wrote the best-seller

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tunities for kids to go to col­ mer nuclear scientist with Terminator, Terminator 2, 9 lege. the U.S. Department of to 5 and Nutty Professor II. Energy. He managed the He will reappear as the evil Former justice ROBERT BAKES nuclear operations and safe­ Dr. Silverman in Terminator ('52) served 21 years with ty program for the power J, being filmed this summer. the Idaho Supreme Court, supplies of the Galileo and Boen has also made more including serving as chief Ulysses spacecrafts. He also than 400 television appear­ justice from 1989 until served on the U.S. dele- ances on such series such as 1993. Bakes authored gation to the United Seinfeld, St. Elsewhere, The nearly 1,000 written Nations Committee Golden Girls, and LA. Law. opinions including on the Peaceful Boen was an original mem- many precedent-setting Uses of Outer Space cases, such as Bliss Valley v. and served on several Steve Appleton West One Bank, outlining the national technical commit­ law of lender liability. Bakes tees. Bennett transferred to STEVE APPLETON ('82) was now is a private attorney in NASA in 1988; he retired in recruited to Boise State in Boise who concentrates his 1994. In 1997, Bennett was 1978 to play tennis. After practice in the area of alter­ elected a fellow of the graduating with a bachelor's native dispute resolution as American Institute of degree in business manage­ well as consultation in trial Aeronautics and ment, he began working at and appellate practice. Astronautics for his leader­ Micron on the night shift, ship in space power and earning $4.46 an hour. He DENNIS BASSFORD ('8o) is propulsion. He lives in received 11 promotions in CEO of Money Tree Inc., a Emmett. nine years and was Seattle­ named company based KEITH BISHOP ('82), a cellular president in 1991. check­ immunologist specializing in In 1994, he cashing organ transplants, is a pro­ became CEO and company fessor of surgery and direc­ chairman of the he found­ tor of the graduate program board, helping pro­ Earl Boen ed in in immunology at the pel Micron 1983 with University of Michigan her of the Minneapolis Technology to his broth­ School of Medicine. He is a Tyrone Guthrie Theatre act­ become the lead- · er David member of the National ing company. He then hit the ing DRAM produc­ and sis­ Institutes of Health Surgery, "big time" and has been er in the world. He ter-in-law Anesthesia, and Trauma working in Los Angeles for received the uni- Dennis Bassford Sara. Study Section and the recipi­ the past 2 5 years. versity's Silver With ent of more than $5 million Medallion award in 2001. more than 6oo employees in research support from the MARVIN BRYANT ('47), a lARRY ARGUINCHONA ('63) is and 72 branches in four National Institutes of Health. microbiologist with a Ph.D. president of Idaho Financial states, the company is a Prior to his job at Michigan, from the University of Associates software compa­ leader in the retail financial he was a professor at the Maryland, received one of ny, which he founded in service industry. Bassford University of Utah School of the highest honors for 1985 and recently sold. He is was named a Master Medicine. American scientists when he also founder and chair of Entrepreneur of the Year in was elected in 1987 to the Syringa Bank and on the 1998 and was named vice The face of EARL BOEN ('61) National Academy of board of the Boise State president of the National is familiar to millions of tele­ Scientists. His specialty was University Foundation, the Check Cashers Association in vision and film buffs. The the study of anaerobic (liv­ Bronco ,Athletic Association 1999· Hollywood actor has ing where no oxygen exists) and Nelnet, a nationwide appeared in more than so bacteria of cud-chewing ani­ group specializing in oppor- GARY BENNETT ('6o) is a for- feature films, including mals such as cows, goats,

FOCUS SPRING 2002 27 deer and antelope. Bryant his Seattle-based Dollar Rent and later joined retired from the microbiolo­ a Car in 1967 with six the New York gy department at the Volkswagens. The company Knicks before University of Illinois at now has a fleet of 3,000 being traded to Champaign-Urbana in 1994. rentals at 12 outlets. A mem­ Toronto. He died on Oct. 16, 2000. ber of BJC's 1958 national championship football team, BETHINE CHURCH Meridian's CHARLES BURTON Cassan's business interests ('43), the widow ('96) made Bronco history by now include real estate hold­ of the late U.S. being the first Boise State ings and land development. Sen. Frank Bethine Church athlete to compete for the He lives in Mercer Island, Church, is an U.S. Olympic team. The Wash. active member of followed by a doctorate of wrestler placed fifth in the many civic and political public health in 1988 from The most successful four­ 187-pound freestyle division organizations at the local University of year period in Boise State at the 2000 Summer Games and national levels. She has California at Berkeley. He has basketball history took place in Sydney, Australia. An All­ been instrumental in the traveled the world since 1984 between 1985 and 1989 with American for Boise State at growth of Boise State's Frank as an epidemiologist, fighting CHRIS CHILDS ('89) leading 167 pounds in 1996, Burton Church Chair of Public leprosy and other ocular dis­ the way. Now a point guard has wrestled internationally Affairs, an endowment that eases. Specializing in eye dis­ with the NBA's Toronto since he finished his colle­ was established in 1981 to eases, he has served as the co­ giate career. After leaving bring a variety of interna­ director for the Kilimanjaro Boise State, he won the 1997 tionally known academic Centre for Community University Freestyle national and political speakers to the Ophthalmology at Tumaini championship and a silver university. She also is presi­ University in Africa since medal at the 1999 World dent of the Sawtooth Society, 2001. Courtright is also an Team Trials. He is currently an organization dedicated to assistant professor of ophthal­ a wrestling coach at Indiana the preservation of open mology at the University of University. spaces in the Sawtooths. British Columbia and an asso­ ciate member of the UBC joHN CARLEY ('55) began jiM CouLSON ('56) was Center for Health Services working at Albertson's in recruited to play football for Policy Research. 1950 as a 16-year-old ice Boise Junior College after cream dipper and retired serving in the Navy. In 1960, CHRISTINE DONNELL ('73) is from the Boise-based grocery he went to work for Coeur leader one of Idaho's largest chain 46 years later as its d' Alenes Co. as an advertis­ and fastest-growing school president and chief operat­ ing manager. When the com­ ing officer. After working as pany faced hard times in a store director in 1968, he took over its Albertson's stores in Idaho, Spokane operation. Under Chris Childs Montana and Washington, his leadership, the company Carley rapidly ascended the Raptors, Childs started in bounced back to become one corporate ladder, serving in every game during his career of the Northwest's largest operating positions in with the Broncos, leading steel fabricators and distribu­ Seattle and Southern BSU to Big Sky regular-sea­ tors. Today he owns more · California. He was elected to son titles in 1988 and '89 than a third of the family­ the board of directors in and the tournament crown run business. 1979 and named Albertson's in '88. In 1989, his senior Christine Donnell president in 1984. He resides year, he was named the MVP PAUL CouRTRIGHT ('78) in Boise and Arizona. of the Big Sky. After five earned a master's degree in districts. As superintendent of years in the CBA, he joined public health from Johns the Meridian School District, jAMES USSAN ('6o) started the NBA's New Jersey Nets Hopkins University in 1983, Donnell is in charge of schools

21 FOCUS SPRING 2002 AN UTSTANDI"JG 5 EV EN T Y ._____.=.;;.; that serve 25,000 students. U.S. Bancorp in individual athletic champs. Migrant Education in the Donnell was a teacher and 1987 after 36 BJC's CuRT FLISHER ('6o) won U.S. Department of principal at schools in years in the cor- the 1960 national junior col­ Education, an office that Payette, Fruitland and porate world, lege 22o-yard low hurdles; annually oversees more than Meridian before she most of those as EuGENE GREEN ('91) claimed $300 million in migrant edu­ became superintend­ one of the the 1991 indoor triple jump; cation funds. Garcia has also ent at Meridian in jAKE jACOBY ('85) took the served as a consultant to the 1998. top bank- 1984 outdoor high jump; U.S. Commission on Civil BJC wrestlers BuD jOHNSON Rights and as director of the ALLEN DYKMAN C74) ('63) and BILL PEDERSON ('63) Northwest Regional was a member of won the JC national crown at Laboratory's Center for the Bronco football fohn Elorriaga 190 and 177 pounds, respec­ Bilingual Education. team known as the ating tively, in 1963; BILL SHAW "Cardiac Kids" that pulled from BJC, he went on to earn ('75) captured the 1974 out a win in the 1971 aBBA from Oregon in 1951 slalom title; and KIRK WHITE Camellia Bowl over Chico and MBA from Pitt in '52. ('oo) won the 165-pound State. Armed with a degree Elorriaga now resides in wrestling championship in in economics, he went to Vancouver, Wash. 1999· work in the family electrical wholesale business before BERNARD FISHER ('49) was an HARRY FRITCHMAN ('46) was a starting Dykman's Electric in Air Force pilot in Vietnam in beloved faculty member at 1981. Dykman is an avid 1966 when he risked his life Boise State who was consid­ supporter of Boise State, to save a fellow airman. For ered an icon of the institu­ serving as a board member his courage under fire, he tion and taught countless and past president for both was awarded the first Air students in biology courses the Alumni Association and Force Medal of Honor, during his 34 years here. the BAA, and as president of bestowed by President Among his many honors the BSU Foundation, Lyndon were several William Glynn through which he funds a Johnson Distinguished family endowed scholarship. in Professor Awards, WILLIAM GLYNN ('79) is presi­ January serving for a num­ dent and director of ELAINE ELLIOTT ('77) is one of 1967. He ber of years as Intermountain Industries. the top athletes in Boise retired chairman of the He began his career in State's history. Now in her from the biology depart­ Omaha, Neb., before moving 19th year as women's head Air Force ment, and being to Boise to join basketball coach at the in 1973 recognized as the Intermountain Gas in 1973. University of Utah, Elliott after 27 1973 Boise State After a brief hiatus to North has recorded the most wins years of alumnus of the Dakota, he returned to Boise of any coach in Utah com­ year. "K," as he in 1987 as Intermountain's women's basketball history bined was commonly president after it became a and is regarded as one of the service called, retired in private company. Today top women's coaches in the in the Bernard Fisher 1988. He died last Intermountain Industries nation. Last season, the Utes Air Force September. consists of Intermountain made it to the Sweet 16 of and Navy and spent several Gas Co., III Exploration Co., the NCAA Tournament for years as a farmer. He is cur­ The passion that FRANCISCO Petroglyph Energy Inc. and the first time ever. rently retired and lives with GARCIA ('75) has for equality InterWest Capital Inc. Glynn his wife in Kuna. in education fueled his rise was the recipient of the 2001 joHN ELORRIAGA ('49) retired from teaching in the Community Service Award as chairman of the board Three track athletes, three Caldwell School District to from the Boise Metro and CEO of the United wrestlers and a skier - they his current position as the Chamber of Commerce. States Bank of Oregon and are Boise State's national director of the Office of

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Boa GosSETT ('43) was a GARY GREEN ('68) was the opted for law visionary who understood first student to receive a school once he that personal computers bachelor's degree in music earned his bach­ would change the face of from Boise State College. elor's degree. As business. Gossett founded He is now director of bands a young attor­ Cougar Mountain Software in and chair of the instrumen­ ney, he worked Boise in 1982 at the age of 59· tal performance department for Legal Aid The company, which develops at the School of Music at Services, repre­ software for mid-range University of Miami. Green senting farm- Kitty Gurnsey accounting and point-of-sales has received numerous workers. He later transactions, has annual rev­ honors and awards, includ- KITTY GURNSEY ('76) served opened a practice in Boise enues of more than $5.1 mil­ ing national recognition as 22 years as a state represen­ and was appointed to the lion and is ranked by Soft director of bands at tative from Boise's District District Court in 1993 by Letter in the top 100 of inde­ University High School in 19 before retiring at the end then-Gov. Cecil Andrus. pendent software companies Spokane. He has conducted of the 1996 session. She PRESTON HALE ('33) is in the nation. Gossett turned honor bands internationally served as co-chair of part of the reason over day-to-day operations of and in most of the so states. the Joint Finance why Broncos wear the company in 1999 but Appropriations blue and orange. remains CEO. EDWARD GROFF ('54) accumu­ Committee from Hale, one of Reno's lated more than 40 years of 1980-1996 and as a most successful real experience in the planning, member of the estate developers, design and construction Environmental was among a management of hydroelec- Affairs Committee. small group of tric plants, railroads and Gurnsey is current­ athletes who other public facilities before ly chair of the picked the he retired as principal engi­ Idaho State Preston Hale school's colors neer at Duke Engineering & Pharmacy Board. and the Bronco Service in North Carolina in mascot. They made the selec­ 1998. Groff spent 33 years At 14, SERGIO GUTIERREZ tions back in 1932 when the with the U.S. Army Corps of ('8o) was a high school school was just a tiny So-stu­ Engineers dropout. dent junior college. As a before taking Recently, at developer, Hale, now semi­ a job as senior the age of Celia Gould retired, has helped transform manager at 47, he was Reno into a major metropoli­ State Rep. CELIA GouLD ('79) Idaho Power, sworn in to tan area. was only 29 when she was the position the Idaho first elected to the Idaho he held before Court of As a student at BJC jERRY Legislature in 1986, making joining Duke. Appeals, HANNIFIN ('38) remembers a her one of the youngest His projects becoming professor telling his class women lawmakers ever to include the the first they should visit Brazil serve in Idaho. Prior to her $soo million Hispanic on someday. In 1969-70, he was retirement this year, she was Dworshak the state's TIME magazine's bureau chair of the Judiciary, Rules Dam near appellate chief there. A world­ and Administration Orofino and bench. After renowned aviation expert Committee and sits on the the $30 mil­ he earned and journalist, Hannifin still Revenue and Taxation lion levee on his GED, the works on demand as a con­ Committee. Gould is a ranch­ the Snake and Sergio Gutierrez Mexican- sultant for TIME Inc. moni­ er and farmer in Buhl who Clearwater rivers at born Gutierrez was recruited toring and reporting on aero­ got involved in politics in Lewiston. Groff lives in to Boise State in 1976 to par­ space matters from Cocoa Ronald Reagan's ·1976 cam­ Boise with his wife Adriana ticipate in a program to train Beach, Fla. From seeing paign. ('s6). bilingual teachers, but he Charles Lindbergh at the

30 FOCUS SPRING 2002 Boise airport in 1927 to the Night's Dream. buildings. Hummel, whose Atlantis shuttle, to viewing In February he career in architecture spans 8o-plus rocket and shuttle directed "A more than six decades, is launches into space, Cherry Orchard" helping with the restoration Hannifin says his love of for Boise of a piece of Boise history - aerospace has spanned a life­ Contemporary the O'Farrell log cabin, time. Theatre. His lat­ which is the city's first build­ est film, The ing. Fiddler DANITA HARTZ ('96) Palace Thief combines technical virtuosi­ with Kevin BILL ILETT ('65) is president ty with her own distinctive Klein is due for of TransCorp Inc., a trucking style. In 1998, she became release this fall, industry management and the first woman ever to win and he is cur- consulting firm. In 1995 he the championship division Gib Hochstrasser rently working was awarded the State of of Weiser's National Oldtime Idaho's Blue Chip Enterprise Musical legend G1a on a television Fiddler's Contest. She repeat­ pilot in Los Angeles. His Award by the U.S. Chamber HoCHSTRASSER ('so) studied ed the feat, winning top hon­ of Commerce. In 1997 he music at BJC and later wife, Samantha Silva, is a ors at Weiser again in 2000 put together a group of founded and directed the 18- 1980 Boise State graduate. investors to bring the Idaho piece Kings of Swing big VICTORIA HoLLOWAY ('78) is a Stampede basketball team of band. During his long career, professional director, play­ the Continental Basketball Hochstrasser performed with wright and actor who was a Association to the Treasure Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Jim founding member and for­ Valley. He served on the CBA Nabors and Wayne Newton. mer artistic director of the Executive Committee until Despite offers to join big­ Idaho Shakespeare Festival. the team name bands, Hochstrasser A driving force in regional was sold in remained in Boise, playing theatre, Holloway co-found­ 1999· with the Kings of Swing at ed the American Stage in St. the Boise River Festival, at a Petersburg, Fla., producing On the concert in his honor at the more than 90 productions in mound, Morrison Center, and at her 15 years there. Since in the Danita Hartz many other venues. He died 1995 she has been a member business and 2001. She also is a three­ at home in Boise in 1999 at of the theatre faculty at world time Grand Masters Fiddle age 72. Arizona State University, or in Champion and holds a num­ directing department plays the ber of other fiddle titles. Hollywood filmmaker and regional theatre in politi­ Hartz runs a music shop in MICHAEL HOFFMAN ('79) was Florida and Arizona. cal arena, lARRY jACKSON Meridian and teaches les­ Boise State's first Rhodes Holloway also served as ('52) was a natural. After a sons. Her latest album, Scholar. He produced executive director of the Sun 1o-year major league career which also features his first film, featur­ Valley Repertory Company as a pitcher with the St. her husband, fid­ ing fellow student from 1996 to 2001. Louis Cardinals, Chicago dler Matt Hartz, Hugh Grant, while a Evidence of work by Cubs and Philadelphia was hailed as "one student at Oxford. CHARLES HuMMEL ('43) can be Phillies, the ex-BJC baseball of the best fiddle His movies found throughout Boise. As and football star returned to recordings to include Promised one of Idaho's top architects, Idaho and worked for Boise come along in Land, Soapdish, he designed the Boise Public Cascade before starting his years" by The Restoration Library, the National own insurance business. He Devil's Box (which won Interagency Fire Center and served four terms in the zine. two Oscars), One Fine Day many other landmarks. His state Legislature - sitting and A father and uncle designed all on the Appropriations Michael Hoffman Midsummer of the original BJC campus Committee for eight years,

FOCUS SPRING 2002 Jl four of those as chair - and is responsible for the train­ and securities ran for governor in 1978. He ing, readiness, management firm. died of cancer in 1990. and combat effectiveness of some 5,000 soldiers and air Finance graduate BEN jAYNE ('48) was a foot­ personnel. Kane, whose LOUANN KRUEGER ball All-American at BJC and headquarters are at Gowen ('78) is a an Athletic Hall of Farner, Field, also serves as director Northwest busi­ but his real love is academia. of the state's Bureau of ness leader. Jayne went on to earn a Disaster Services. Krueger is Idaho Ph.D. in forestry engineering Community from Yale in 1955 and KARL KNAPP ('81) spent two Banking President served as dean of Duke's years as a Rhodes Scholar at for Wells Fargo Danette School of Forestry from Bank. She oversees Lansing, 1976-85. He also served on operations, sales above right; faculties at Yale, Washington and customer serv­ John State, Washington and North ices for 92 branch­ Thomson, Carolina State. In 1988 he es in Idaho and right. was selected as the second Oregon and super­ professor to occupy the vises as many as Maurice K. Godard Chair in 1,000 employees. forestry and environmental resources at Penn State. He DANETTE lANSING ('92) and ness in Idaho Falls before lives in Gig Harbor, Wash. jOHN THOMSON ('71), have being drawn to sunny both received national recog­ California, where they oper­ Gus joHNSON ('62) is general­ nition for their teaching of ated several plumbing com­ Karl Knapp ly considered the greatest elementary school physical panies and eventually the player to wear a Bronco bas­ Oxford, where he earned a education. Lansing was hon­ Leaverton Co. They ran the ketball uniform. He was a master's degree in English ored by the Walt Disney Co. multi-million-dollar company five-time NBA All-Star with literature. From there he with a 2001 American in Anaheim together until the Baltimore Bullets and went to Wall Street where he Teacher Award, for which Bill died of cancer in 1992. played in the NBA and ABA worked as an associate in the 111,000 teachers were nomi­ Bob is now the owner of the for more than a decade. In public finance division of nated. She was named the nearly $so million business his single season at BJC E.F. Hutton, and in 1988 he best in the wellness and that manages industrial busi­ (1961-62) he earned an sports category for her fun ness parks. averaged 28 MBA from and innovative teaching points per Harvard style. Thomson was likewise Judge EDWARD game and Business named the best teacher in LODGE ('ss) scored 43 in School. Knapp the nation in 1991 by the was the a single con­ and his family American Alliance for test before recently Health, Physical Education, ever transferring moved from Recreation and Dance. appoint­ to Idaho. He Houston back ed to the died of can­ to New York Twins BILL and Boa District cer in 1987. City, where he LEAVERTON ('43) earned busi­ Court of has taken a ness administration and Idaho In 1995, new job as a music degrees before serving and has Idaho Gov. Jack Kane managing in the Army and then work­ spent Phil Batt director for ing as musicians in nearly Edward Lodge appointed joHN "jACK" KANE United Bank of Switzerland California and Las Vegas. 40 ('70) as commander of the (UBS) Warburg, a leading The two went on to work for years serving in various Idaho National Guard. Kane global investment banking their father's plumbing busi- courts in Idaho. Lodge, now

32 F 0 CU S S P RI N G 2 0 0 2 a U.S. District judge, has A standout on the insurance industry. Close to handled some of Idaho's Boise State debate 20 of those years were with most famous cases, team during his either Blue Cross or including the Claude undergraduate BlueShield agencies. Nelson Dallas murder trial and days in the also served on the BAA the Randy Weaver mid-' 70s, board from 1993-96. He, his trial. Lodge was an communica­ wife, Teresa, and all three of All-American football tion profes­ their children attended Boise player for BJC in sor MARTY State. 1955· Mosr ('86) Marty Most returned to Former Nevada governor When jAY Luo ('82) his alma MIKE O'CALLAGHAN ('so) received his bachelor of sci­ mater in the late 198os and earned two medals for ence in mathematics from guided the forensics pro­ extraordinary action during Jan Packwood Boise State at age 12, he was gram to national promi­ battle during the Korean the youngest college gradu­ nence. Since Most became War- the Silver Star and terms as the state's lieu­ ate on record. In 1984 he the director of forensics in the Bronze Star with a "v" tenant governor, longer than received his master's in 1988, the speech and debate for valor. After teaching high anyone in mathematics from Stanford, team has won 27 invitational school gov­ Idaho history. and in '87 he earned a sec­ tournament championships, ernment He also served ond master's in computer three regional titles, eight and history, two terms in science, also from Stanford. Northwest Forensic he became the Idaho He lives and works in the Conference championships, active in House of Atlanta area as a software and has never finished lower Democratic Representatives consultant. than third in regional or con­ politics, and is the for­ ference competition. Since eventually mer director jAMES McCLARY ('59) began 1990, 62 forensics team serving as and vice presi­ working for Boise-based members have received NFC Nevada dent of Simplot Morrison-Knudsen as a high All-Conference honors. In governor International. school laborer and retired the past decade, Boise State from 1971- from the construction giant has always placed among the 78. He is jAN PACKWOOD 45 years later as its chairman top 20 teams at the Pi Kappa currently ('84) joined of the board in 1978. Delta National Collegiate an execu- Mike O'Callaghan Idaho Power in McClary began his affiliation Forensics Tournament, tive and 1970. He was with Boise State as a BJC stu­ including finishes of sixth in columnist for the Las Vegas elected president and chief dent in 1934 and later 1993, third in 1995, fourth in Sun newspaper. executive officer of both earned an associate's degree 1999 and fifth in 2001. IDACORP and Idaho Power in 1959. He served on the U.S. Rep. C.L in 1999. He relinquished his school's board of directors RICHARD "BurcH" responsibilities as Idaho for several terms and was its NELSON Onn ('64) Power president in March. A chair when Boise College ('72), has a long former Army officer, he's became a state-assisted recently record of pub­ well known in the utility school. McClary was one of retired as lic service. industry for his leadership the five founding members CEO of Elected to skills. He serves on several of the BSU Foundation and Regence represent local boards and is past served as its president from BlueShield Idaho's First chairman of the Western 197o-81. McClary, who in Congressional Systems Coordinating earned an engineering Washington District in Council. degree from Stanford, lives state after 2001, Otter in Boise. almost 30 previously When she was a single years in the Richard Nelson served four mother of four, MARY

FOCUS SPRING 2002 3J PEARSON ('79) worked her Caldwell cowboy DEE PICKEn ANA MARIA way through school and then ('78) played quarterback for SCHACHTELL was accepted into five of the Boise State in ('91) is an advo­ seven law schools to which 1976 and cate for she applied. She became 1977 Hispanic educa­ one of three judges for the before tion and cultur­ Northwest Intertribal Court hang- al pride, System, based in Edmonds, ing up Schachtell Wash., and traveled the cir- his foot- played a lead­ cuit ruling on civil ,_...... ball helmet to ing role in lay­ and criminal matters. A devote full attention to his ing the ground­ descendant of the Georgia rodeo career. It turned out to work to create Creek tribe, Pearson is now be the right decision as he a Hispanic in private practice in won the Professional Rodeo Cultural Center Ana Maria Schachtell Okanagan, Wash. She still Cowboys Association's all- in Nampa, serv- Rights Commission for 20 serves as vice president of around championship in ing as president of the cen­ years before becoming presi­ the Northwest Tribal Court 1984. He also claimed the ter's board for five years and dent of the Education Center Judges and is working on a world title in team roping currently serving as in 1999. book titled From Genocide to and was the 1984 national a board member. Juriscide, which discusses finals calf roping average She was named BEnv REDDOCH STADLER ('41) the ways she believes geno- winner. 2002 Human Rights organized the first Idaho cide of Native Americans has Leader of the Year by chapter of Mothers Against been legalized over the years. DIANE HADDOCK RussELL United Vision of Drunk Driving in 1988 fol­ ('61) was a professor and Idaho, and lowing the death of her RALPH PETERSON ('65) was chair of the department received the 2002 daughter by a drunk driver named an outstanding of pharmacology and Idaho Women in 1987. Stadler was among young engineer at Boise therapeutics at the Making a the first group of students to College in 1965. Now the University of Southern Difference award meet in what was then the president and CEO of CH2M Florida before she died from the brand new Administration Hill, he has an environmen­ of cancer in 1989. Epilepsy Building in the early '40s. tal engineering degree from Before working at Foundation as She and her late husband, Stanford USF she was a professor of well as other honors. Ben, eventually opened University and is pharmacology at the Schachtell is a former presi­ Shadow Valley Golf Course. an advocate for University of Arizona dent of Mujeres Unidas of The business is still family the environment. Medical School for several Idaho and a former board owned and operated. He has represent­ years. member of the Ada County ed industry for Internationally Human Rights Task Force. Former All-Americans RANDY the Clinton known for her TRAUTMAN ('82) and DAVE administra­ pioneering Boise resident MARILYN WILCOX ('62) achieved foot­ tion's research in cell SHULER ('77) has worked for ball's ultimate honor after 'Technology growth, she was more than two decades to their playing days. In 1999 for a one of 2 7 female advance human rights for Trautman, a defensive tackle Sustainable scientists includ­ Idahoans. Shuler is president during the 1978-81 seasons, Future" ini­ ed in the of the Idaho Human Rights was the first player from tiative, at the Ralph Peterson Institute for Education Center, which is Idaho to be inducted into the Rio+ 5 Scientific building the Idaho Anne College Football Hall of Forum (a follow-up to the Information's list of the Frank Human Rights Fame. He played in the 1992 Earth Summit), and at 1,000 contemporary scien­ Memorial along the Canadian Football League China's Agenda 2 1 tists most cited between Greenbelt in Boise. She was from 1982-85. Wilcox, a two­ Conference. 1967-78. director of the Idaho Human way lineman for BJC in 1960

34 FOCUS SPR I NG 2002 AN :liNG SEVENT YL..--..-

and '61, finished his colle­ tributions to his alma mater detailing how he staged a giate career at Oregon and have included a major dona­ mechanical emergency that went on to become one of tion to the Bronco Stadium led the terrorists to believe the top linebackers in NFL expansion project. that they couldn't leave the history, earning Pro Bowl airport. Zimmermann, a honors seven times during CHARLES WILSON ('58) came member of the clergy for the his 11 years with the San to Boise Junior College on a Lutheran Church, retired Francisco 49ers. In 2000 he football scholarship and later from the Idaho House of was enshrined in the Pro became president of a string Representatives in 2000 after Football Hall of Fame. of Northwest radio stations. serving two terms and now Wilson is the former presi­ lives in Cascade. A graduate Historian MERLE WELLS ('39) dent of Pacific Northwest of National Defense founded the Idaho State Broadcasting, including radio University in Washington, Archives, began Idaho's state stations KBOI and KIZN. He D.C., he is also writing a historic preservation pro­ also is past president of the fiction book that deals gram and became known as BSU Foundation. with terrorism. Idaho's preeminent historian before his death in 2000. He The executive director of will be remembered as a the world's largest dental Dave Wilcox teacher, writer and the only association for eight Idaho historian emeritus. years, jOHN lAPP ('57) P-Ie ou a newsmaker? Author of more than a cut his academic dozen books and at least 100 teeth at Boise EASY WAYS articles, he was also the driv- Junior College TO SUBMIT YOUR ALUMNI NOTES before he graduated from Creighton University's dental Have you moved, retired, been promoted, school in 1961. For nearly received an award, gotten married? FOCUS readers two decades he was chief of the American Medical want to know. Please help us spread the word by Association's lobbying including your news in the alumni news section. efforts in Washington, D.C., i AIL: before he took over as head [email protected] .2 of the American Dental Association, a position he '2 T~~8 426-1005 held from 1993 until his ~IL: FOCUS, c/o Boise State Alumni Association retirement in 2001. Zapp, 69, 1910 University Drive Merle Wells had a private dental prac­ tice in Oregon before he Boise, 1D 83725 ing force behind Idaho's his­ got involved in the political torical marker program. arena. He lives in Bethesda, Name ------Md. Year of Graduation Major ------Boise businessman lARRY Address------WILLIAMS ('73) founded BENJAMIN CHRISTIAN City------Idaho Timber Co. in 1979. ZIMMERMANN ('68) was State Zip Code ------­ Since then, it has grown into awarded a Silver Medallion Phone/e-mail ------­ one of the top 10 private in 1986 by Boise State Here's my news: ------corporations in Idaho. University. As a TWA flight Williams is past president of engineer, he helped free 145 the Bronco Athletic hostages held in Beirut by Association and a current Arab terrorists the year member of the BSU before and went on to write Foundation board. His con- Hostage in a Hostage World,

FOCUS SPRING 2002 )5 PHILANTHROPY

grimage to Boise and To continue Clarinetist shared Nampa in February Hopper's legacy of and March to pay nurturing young musi- love of music musical tribute to cians, his family and Hopper in two per- friends have estab- In mu'k'l tem,, fo rmances with the lished an endowment mf stands for Treasure Valley with the Boise State mezzo forte, not Concert Band. University Foundation mighty feeble. That The concerts were in his name to provide guidance from Jim part of an extensive scholarships for dar- Hopper still makes celebration for a man inet students at Boise Melinda Carney ch who was not only a State. le when she affect beloved teacher but an Contributions can ately recalls Hop' accomplished musi- be made payable to the her clarinet teach, cian, playing principal Boise State University clarinet in the Boise Foundation for the Jim years. Philharmonic for 31 Hopper Clarinet With his infectious years and receiving the Scholarship, 1910 love of the clarinet and first Governor's Award University Dr., Boise, trademark bushy hair, for Excellence in the ID 83725-1 030. Hopper dispensed Perfo rming Arts. In Donations can also be homespun wisdom February and March, made online at along with music les- Nampa Mayor Tom www2.b oisestate.edu/ sons as he taught gen- Dale and Boise Mayor develop. All gifts are erations of children Brent Coles declared tax-deductible. and adults from 1950 Jim Hopper Day in -PatPyke their communities.

8TH & IDAHO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, $1,000; DAVE & KAY JOHN & RUTH CARVER JR., $1,000; GEORGE & ELVERA KLEIN, $1,ooo; MERRICK, $soo; KEY FOUNDATION, $1,000; TOM & MARGUERITE FORREST CHURCH & CAROLYN 8UCK·LUCE. $1,000 to the Frank FRYE, $1,000 for the Gene Harris Music Scholarship Church Chair of Public Affairs ANONYMOUS, $4,000 to the Merle W. Wells Memorial History MARY K. CARTER, $1,000 to the Jamie Paul Confer Memorial Scholarship Endowment LOIS CHAFFEE, $1o,ooo for the Eugene & Lois Chaffee Scholarship MICHEAL & MARY ADCOX, $1,000 to the Fritchman Memorial Bench DON & DONNA CHANEY, $1,500 for the Anna & Blanche Chaney Nursing Fund Scholarship MICHEAL & MARY ADCOX $a,ooo; AUSTIN & ELIZABETH WARNER, JOAN u THOMAS J, COONEY, $1,500 to the john J & Ethel C. Chapm.~n $1o,416; FRANK & MARY MUGUIRA, $1,000; j. DAVID & VIDA OBER, Scholarship $1,000; JIM T. G. & ARLENE COULSON, $1,ooo; MIKE & PAM COOPER NORMAN & CO., $2,500 for the Accounting CPAs Research BESSENT, $],350; ROBERT & SUE WHITE, $1,000 to the Alumni Endowment Center Building Fund KIRSTEN & MICHAEL COUGHLIN, $1,500 for the Margaret (Peg) lseli j.A. & KATHRYN ALBERTSON FOUNDATION, $6Z7,ooo to the Albertson Nursing Endowment Blended Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Teacher JOHN & DIANE CRIM, $a,ooo and RUTH MCCABE, $1,000 for the Sharon Scholarship Crim Nursing Endowed Scholarship DALE & WALT ANGERS, $1,730 to the Mary Van Vacter Nursing NORMAN & GLADYS DAHM, $2,000 for the engineering Kholarship in Scholarship their names DALE & jUDY BABBITI, $1,000 for the scholarship in their name DATA CABLING SERVICE INC., $1,540 and JOSE L. & MARIAN. VALDEZ, RON & MARY BELLISTON, $1,000; DAVID & PATRICIA COOPER, $1,500; $1,540 to the Hispanic Business Community Scholarship DENISE & RONALD ENGLISH, $1,000; DENNIS & SUSAN BASSFORD, IRENE & ROBERT DEELY, $1,ooo to the art department. $a,soo; JEFFREY & JANE CLIFF, $a,ooo; PAUL & ANN DEWITI, THOMAS & LINDA DIXON, $2,9'}6 for the Thomas Dixon Finance $1,ooo; SUSAN SHANNON, $1,ooo; BILL & CHRISTINA ILETI, $1,ooo; Scholarship WILLIAM E. & CAMILLE MORRIS, $2,000 to the Accounting Research WILLIAM u DOROTHY DUNKLEY, $a,ooo for the Kholarship in their ru~me Endowment GWEN ENTORF, $1,000 for the John Entorf College of Technology JOAN E. BERGQUIST, $1,000 for the Brian F. Bergquist Student Scholarship leadership Scholarship DAVE & VICKI EWY, $2,000 for the Ruth V. Ewy Memorial Scholarship BOISE CORPORATION, $3,000 for the Honors Program and $3,000 for J.D. & KATHLEEN FINLEY, $1,000; MIKE & LISA SIMPLOT, $1,500; the Idaho Bird Observatory RAYMOND & CANDACE SMELEK, $1,000; THOMAS & BARBARA BOISE IDAHO LDS INSTITUTE OF RELIGION, $1,aoo to the Bruce R. EIGUREN $1,000 to the business administration account. McConkie Scholarship FIRST SECURITY FOUNDATION, $8,ooo to the First Security Scholarship JAMES & JUDY BURTON, $1,000 to the 2001 Phonathon and $6oo for the First Security Library Fund JAMES & PAULA CANNING, $1,000; SHEPLER'S, $1,000 (OctoberWest RAY & MARYBETH FLACH BART, $1,000 for the education administration sponsorship) and VIRGINIA WADE, $1,500 to the Unrestricted Fund account J6 fOCUS SPRING 2002 PHILANTHROPY

New scholarship to honor influential teachers

ndividuals will have an opportunity to honor an influen­ that we look back and say thank you," says Garrett. "A won­ tial teacher who has had a positive impact on their lives derful way to do that is to provide a donation that will sup­ as part of a new scholarship program in the College of port outstanding students who plan to teach." Education at Boise State. For more information or to make a donation to the scholar­ The "Outstanding Teacher Memorial Scholarship" will be ship fund, contact the Boise State University Foundation at funded by donations from people who want to pay personal the phone numbers, address and E-mail listed below. tribute to a memorable teacher. The donations will be used to create a scholarship for a top Boise State student majoring in education. Visit the BSUF Web site: "Many of us can name a teacher who made a difference in our lives. This is a chance to honor that teacher, as well as to The Boise State Foundation Web site features infOI'Jlla-< provide a scholarship for an outstanding student who plans to tion about how to support academic excellence at the uni- enter the teaching profession," says Joyce Garrett, dean of the v foundation highlights, donor profiles and staff College of Education. listings, V'ISit the site at www2.boisestate.edu/develop Donations of any amount will be accepted, and the teacher You CIUl also contact the Boise State foundation honored will be sent a letter from the College of Education Boi$e; lD 83725-1030 that a gift has been received in his or her name. For deceased 150 teachers, a letter will be sent to the teacher's family, if the information is submitted by the donor. Any teacher- from preschool to graduate school - is eli­ gible to be honored as part of the program. "It's appropriate

EUGENE fr jACKIE FULLER, $1,000 to a biology scholarship in their names LANGROISE FOUNDATION, $1,689 to the Langroise Business Scholarship FRANCES WOODS EDUCATIONAL TRUST, $25,500 to the scholarship in her ANNE M. MARTIN, $1,000 for the William E. fr Anne M. Martin English & name Engineering Scholarship GOLDEN EAGLE AUDUBON SOCIETY, $1,500 for the Idaho Bird Observatory CAROLYN B. MATUSESKI TRUST, $10,400 to the Carolyn B Matuseski CHARLES & MARY HALLETT, $1o,ooo to the Hallett Family Alumni Nursing Sch~rship Scholarship DAVE & KAY MERRICK, $1,000 for the Gail Bishop Memorial Respiratory HELEN JOHN FOUNDATION, $2,000 to the Single Parent Scholarship Therapy Scholarship ERIC P. HOFFMAN, $2,500 for the Fritchman Biology Scholarship JAMIE & ROGER METZ, $1,000 for the history administration account ERNIE & CAROL HOIDAL, $500 to the Ernie & Carol Hoidal Alumni MICRON TECHNOLOGY ON BEHALF OF MR. TRUNG DOAN, vice president Business Scholarship and Ssoo to the Ernie fr Carol Hoidal Alumni of process development, $t,soo for the Boise State Vietnamese History Scholarship Student Association Oft. KENNETH fr SUE HOLLENBAUGH, $s.ooo for the Ken Hollenbaugh DEBRA RIEDEL, $t,ooo to the music department Geoscience Fellowship RICHARD & ELIZABETH REIMANN, $t,ooo for the Forensics Physics CHRIS & KAREN HONCIK, $1,000 and JOHN WILEY fr SONS INC., $1,000 Research Fund to the physics department SALLY fr CHARLES RUCH, $5oo to the Charles & Sally Ruch Inaugural IDAHO ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION, $1,500 to the Bilingual Health Science Scholarship and $soo for the nursing building Scholarship Fund KAREN & MARK SATHER, $2,866 to the Ethel Chatburn Memorial IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, $2,500 and KISSLER FAMILY Scholarship FOUNDATION INC., $2,500 for the Roger Martell Accounting STEVE P. SCHMIDT, $1,000 for the ASBSU-Emergency Relief Fund Scholar1hip FRANK fr JEAN STARK, $1,000 to the Frank Surk Family Endowment IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, $]4,Sn to the Dufresne Benefactor CHARLES & ELIZABETH STORY, $2,500 for the Charla & Elizabeth Story Scholarship Honors Endowment IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, $1,6oo; MERCY MEDICAL RONALD & KAREN STRATTON, $1,000 to the accounting department CENTER, $5,300 and ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, $26,700 SANDY fr APRIL THOMPSON, $1,000 and Thorms fr Bonnie Stitzel, for the medical center nursing support $1,000 for the Jim Hopper Clarinet Scholarship IDAHO POWER COMPANY, $s,ooo for the Customer Care Specialist PATTIE TODD, $s,ooo to the John D. Foss Memorial Biology Scholarship Training Program Fund U.S. BANCORP, Ss,ooo for the Gene Harris administration account IDAHO SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK, $1,000 for the ISCSW Rest JOSE L, fr MARIAN . VALDEZ, $s,ooo to the jose Valdu Scholarship Graduate scholarship KELLY & RON WINANS, $2,000 to the Ron and Ella Mae Winans JANTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION, $5,250 to the jant2 Family Endowment Scholarship jOHN F. NAGEL FOUNDATION, $ss.728 for the scholarship in the founda- VIRGIL & KATHERINE YOUNG, $21,000 for the Virgil Young Scholarship tion's name for Rural Idaho LAIRD NORTON FAMILY FUND, $1,000 to the D.j. Obee Biology Scholarihip ZION BANK OF UTAH, $2,664 for the scholarship in its name

FOCUS SPRING 2002 J7 ALUM NOTES

Alum looks at life through a different lens

nly a handful of artists across the "I think it takes the imagery away from reali­ world know how to create daguerreo­ ty a little bit more," Hardee says. "And it 0 types, the earliest form of photogra­ changes with the view. I like that part of it." phy. Deborah Hardee (BFA, photography and Hardee first studied the process under a painting, '79) is one. daguerreotypist about two years ago at a sum­ "It's such an eccentric thing to do," Hardee mer workshop in Montana. But she didn't pro­ says. "Just the equipment accumulation alone is duce a daguerreotype on her own until more a major thing." than one year later. That's about how long it Daguerreotypes date back more than 1so took to get the necessary equipment custom years. They're named for Louis Daguerre, the made and to rewire her Boise photography stu­ man who perfect­ dio. ed the process in A single daguerreotype can take four to five 1837· hours to produce. It's hard and painstaking They are cre­ work. ated through a "That's why there's only about 10 of us doing highly detailed it," Hardee says. process that Hardee, who this year trained under another includes producing daguerreotypist in Toronto, says she is into the an image on a art form for the long haul. One of her teachers sheet of silver-plat­ once told her that "once you make a thousand ed copper. plates, you'll kind of understand it." Daguerreotypes Hardee recently exhibited 17 of her remained popular daguerreotypes in a show at the Boise Art through the 18sos Museum. The work shown is a series of por­ until newer and traits reflecting human emotion. "The goal of more efficient my work is to reveal the inner, emotional truth forms of photogra­ of human experience that lies beneath the out­ phy replaced them. ward appearance of the composure we normal­ Today, few ly express," Hardee's artist statement reads. people practice the Her work - unlike that of traditional process. And daguerreotypists who try to stay true to old Hardee is the only portraits - brings a contemporary flair to this known woman in antique art form. the United States "What Deborah has done with the process who is a full-time has really kind of pushed it. One, it's a difficult daguerreotypist. process to learn. Very few people can do it. Hardee Two, she chose a difficult subject," says enjoys daguerreo­ Heather Ferrell, Boise Art Museum associate types for their luminous and reflective quali­ curator of art. ties. The plates used to make daguerreotypes "Idaho should be very proud to have one of are mirror-like, allowing people to see them­ the few daguerreotypists in the country with selves when they look at the image. such a solid body of work." They also reflect a range of colors and seem -Liz Wyatt to change from different angles.

38 F 0 CU S S P RI N G 2 0 0 2 Tragedy leads to life-saving idea

cott Swan by knows as well as anybody that you can't change Sthe past. But he has never for­ gotten it, either. On Thanksgiving morn ing 1983, a good friend of Swanby's drowned while the two sporting enthusiasts were on the water. Neither were wearing life jackets because they were bulky and uncomfortable.

"That was the saddest day of my Swan by markets his SOSPENDERS- life jackets worn like suspenders- around the world. life," he says. "After that I went down and bought the biggest, bulk iest life Today, his Fru itland-based company, Swa nby sells his products to cruise jacket you could buy and wore it reli­ SOS Inc., makes more than 30 types lines, the United States Coast Guard, giously. But when it got hot, I found of inflatabl e SOSPEN DERS. Worn like a U.S. Saili ng Association, the U.S. myself taking it off." pair of suspenders, the personal safety Naval Academy and to the general So Swanby (BBA, marketing, '8s) devices can be inflated manually or public, and continues to unveil and set out to find a jacket that was both automatically when needed. patent new innovations in life jack­ comfortable and safe, one that avid SOSPEN DERS have become the best­ ets. His most recent additions are the sportsmen could be convinced to known personal flotation devices in first-ever Coast Guard-a pproved inflat­ wear. When he could n't find one, he the country. able life jackets for children. found a Meridian teacher who knew About So people work in his Thoug h the successful marketing of how to make one. 25,ooo-square-foot operation design­ his idea has been rewardi ng, Swanby He t radema rked the phrase, ing and manufa cturing SOSPEN DERS. says the 200 or so calls he has had "Comfort you can live with," and went The site also incl udes a replica of the from users is what continues to drive on to market SOSPEN DERS around the Underwriters La boratory testing pool him. Es pecia lly those who tell him world to fi shermen, duck hun ters, in Raleigh, S.C., so his designers can that a SOSPEN DERS jacket helped canoe paddlers and boaters. constantly test and re-test new ideas. save their life. - Sherry Squires

Alumni Association creates student organization As a way to prepare students for a experience an erosion of the Bronco see what is working at other schools," life of involvement with Boise State spirit that has propelled Boise State he says. "The key will be to keep Boise after graduation, the Alumni into Idaho's higher education leader." State's long-term potential at the cen­ Association has invited 15 students to Students will work with association ter of our efforts." serve as founding members of the volunteers and staff during the spring The association expects that SAA Boise State Student Alumni 2002 semester to create an organiza.. members will become active partici­ Association (SAA.) tiona! structure and establish plans pants in events and programs that "Our university needs a coordinated for the future. More students will be enrich the Boise State experience for student effort that is dedicated to invited to participate once the initial alumni and students. While a calendar building a sense of community, of tra­ groundwork has been completed. of programs has yet to be defined, dition and lifelong pride on campus," According to Denker, Boise State events such as Homecoming and the says Executive Director lee Denker. will use successful student alumni pro­ Graduation Celebration look to benefit "With our growth in student numbers grams at other universities as models. from increased student and alumni we need to make sure that we don't "We will definitely do our research to coordination, says Denker.

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Our policy is to print as Division. Arndt, with 25 vice president and director much Min Touch" information years of banking experi­ of sales and marketing. as possible. Send your letters ence, joined the company a to the Boise State Alumni year ago from Home RENAE (ELLER) BRADFIELD, Association, 1910 University Federal Savings. Arndt pre­ MPA, '81, recently r~tired Drive, Boise, ID B3725, or viously was manager of from the Ida!Jo send e-mail to lburke@bois­ the bank's Fairview branch Department of Corrections, estate.edu. In addition, if in Boise. He also volun­ probation and parole. She you know someone who teers for Juvenile Diabetes is now the chief investiga­ would make a good feature and the Optimist Club. tor for Little Road Dog story in our "Aiumnotes" sec­ Investigations. She resides t ion, contact the office of DANIEL L. KNIGHTON , BA, in McCall. News Services at the same marketing, '76, was recent­ address. ly promoted to branch SAMUEL K. COTTERELL, manager for Window BBA, accounting, '81, Brush with 9/11 tragedy Products Inc., a window recently served as moun­ distributor in Nampa. tain regional director for doesn't ground pilot Knighton has been with the National Association of the company for a year State Boards of and a half. Accountancy. A certified When Tom Nicholson's dreams finally public accountant, Cotterell RONALD PHILLIP MOORE, took flight, he was determined to let nothing diploma, general arts and PATTY (DAVIS) BAUSCHER, is former chair of the sciences, '52, recently BA, political science, '78, Ida!Jo State Board of ground them. Not even his brush with the retired. Moore is active in was the 2001 president of Accountancy and a mem­ devastation of Sept. 11, 2001. his church and is a tax vol­ the Ida!Jo Association of ber of the Ida!Jo Society of unteer for the IRS. Assessors. She is the CPAs. He is director of The United pilot was the last to safely land Gooding County Assessor. financial reporting for the United Airlines 767 that soon after Boise Cascade Corp. DAVID L. ROGERS, BBA, became the second plane to plow into the marketing, '78, has joined JOAN A. (RAMOS) KENNEDY, World Trade Center. He's thought about it in Gold Medallion Insurance BA, communication, '81, LLC in Eagle. Rogers was received the outstanding the months that followed, but refused to let it previously a financial serv­ staff award for 2000 for JOHN D. SCHOLL, AA, gener­ cripple him. ices representative with the Cal Poly University al arts and sciences, '62, Metropolitan Life for near­ Library (Kennedy Library). "You deal with it while you're sitting at retired in 1993 after work­ ly 14 years. Kennedy is a serials cata­ ing as a peace officer. A cer­ home on your couch," he says. "[Being a pilot] loger for the library. She tified emergency medical TRENNA (JENKINS) PETER­ resides in Los Osos, Calif. is probably a lot less dangerous than being a technician, Scholl now vol­ SON, BBA, accounting, '79, roofer." unteers for fire/rescue and is the owner and designer DANIEL R. PAUL, BS, psy­ is also a licensed private Nicholson (AS, arts and sciences, '63) of Future Touch Home chology, '81, has joined the investigator. He also partici­ Automation LLC. The com­ staff of Liberty Northwest began to dream about flying as a profession pates in triathlons. pany recently became certi­ Insurance Corporation's when he was in college. fied in Lucas Films THX, Boise office as senior loss BILL R. McCRACKEN, BA, the first integration com­ prevention consultant. "Flying was it," he says. He went on to general business, '69, lives pany in southern Ida!Jo to Previously he worked as in Milwaukie, Ore. He spend 20 years in the Air National Guard as a receive that designation. personnel and safety direc­ recently completed three tor for Excel Transport and pilot before joining United Airlines. As cap­ marathons in Rhode Island, Hoff Forest Products, as Connecticut and tain of a 767, he is the decision-maker in the well as case coordinator for Massachusetts. St. Luke's Occupational cockpit. Health and loss prevention "I enjoy the freedom and the challenge," he coordinator for Fremont says. "It's a tremendous amount of responsi­ SERGIO A. GUTIERREZ, BA, Compensation Insurance. elementary education, '8o, bility, which I like and accept." was appointed Third JOAN ADELE (PITTAWAY) That responsibility grew heavier after PATRICIA (LOPEZ) DAMLER, District Judge by Gov. Dirk ELIZONDO, AAS, child care AS, nursing, '74, is a home Kempthorne to a vacancy and development, '82, Sept. 11. But since then, he has had only two health community and on the Idaho Court of works for the Houston passengers approach him to discuss security. parish nurse. She lives in Appeals, becoming the (Texas) Independent Glendale, Ore. first Hispanic on Idaho's School District. If anything, passenger behavior is better. He appellate bench. Gutierrez says first-class passengers are less insistent GLENN E. KRAUSS, BBA, also is on the board of ROBERT F. WATSON, BBA, general business, '75, is directors for the Boise management/aviation, '82, on pampering, and few passengers grumble employed at Timber Ridge State Alumni Association. was promoted to senior about the extra security measures, which he Nursing and Rehabilitation contract analyst with says are equally thorough for pilots. in Ocala, Fla. Krauss MATTHEW M. WOOD, BBA, Northrop Grumman Corp., received his doctorate in computer information sys­ a defense contractor locat­ Nicholson says his connection to Sept. 11 Christian education from tems, '8o, has been ed at Naval Air Station, Pt. has never made him rethink his career. "It Freedom University. He appointed vice president Mugu, Calif. Watson has retired from the U.S. Navy and director of customer been employed with NGC really didn't make me feel that I was two in 1994· service at SCP Global since 1983. steps away from being killed myself," he says. Technologies in Boise. RONALD E. ARNDT, BBA, Woods has worked in vari­ TRACIE (WADLEY) WELLS, "There's always been some risk, and I finance, '76, has been ous capacities for the com­ BBA, marketing, '82, has guess there's more now. But it's worth it." named assistant vice presi­ pany including vice presi­ been promoted to vice dent for Washington dent and director of infor­ president and credit man­ - Sherry Squires Federal Savings' Ida!Jo mation technology, and ager of the Wells Fargo

40 FOCUS SPRING 2002 owner-occupied real estate DONNA R. BEAN, MBA, '84, office in Boise. Wells, who recently received recogni­ joined the bank in '98, has tion as a certified materials almost 20 years of experi­ and resource professional, a ence in financial services. national credential given by She is a graduate of Pacific the American Hospital Coast Banking School. Association. Bean is director of materials and resource JULIE L. (WILSON) EDGAR, management at Holy BBA, business Rosary Medical Center in education/administrative Ontario, Ore. service option, '83, recent­ ly accepted a position as a LOUANN M. NOCKELS, BA, legal administrator for theatre arts, '85, is coordina­ Boise Cascade's corporate tor of the Active Older legal department. Adult Program at the Presidio YMCA in San TODD A. HOWLAND, BBA, Francisco. management/ BS econom­ ics, '83, is the deputy chief MATTHEW D. MEININGER, ofU. N. BBA, finance, '85, is the Human owner of Nampa Gusher Rights and Beverage in Nampa Division, Angola. KATHERINE KEYS CRAW­ Howland FORD, BS, psychology, '87, is also employed at Montrose received Memorial Hospital the Rehabilitation Center in Order of Montrose, Colo. Crawford St. Ives earned her master's in Howland from the occupational therapy from University the University of of Denver College of Law Indianapolis in 1992. 1986, Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow, Harvard GARY C. MATTSON, BS, con­ University School of Law struction management, '87, 1996-97. Howlands is an is the vice president of avid soccer player and northern Utah construction skier and speaks four dif­ for Jack B. Parson ferent languages, Spanish, Companies in Ogden, Utal!. Portugese, French and German. THERESE (MARZOCCHI) JAR­ DINE, BBA, management, CARLA M . MATTHEWS, '88, is a self-employed soft­ BBA, quantitative manage­ ware consultant in ment, '83, is manager of Redmond, Wash. She previ­ production ously lived in New Jersey. planning and schedul­ KENNY WROTEN, BBA, ing for J. R. finance, '88, was awarded Simplot Co. the Nampa Chamber of Matthews Commerce Annual Service received the Award last May in recogni­ President's tion of his volunteer efforts. Performance Wroten works for Pioneer Award in Title in Nampa. 1992,and Outstanding ROBERT WOODBURY, BS, pre­ Matthews Achievement medical studies, '88, is a Award in surgeon stationed at the 1994 from J. R. Simplot. Naval Medical Center in She also is a member and San Diego, Calif. He recent­ officer of Ada County ly returned from a tour of Sheriff's Mounted Posse­ duty in the Arabian Sea. ettes and a volunteer for the Sheriff's Employee Association.

V. WILLIAM BARRETT, BA, communication/English, '84, recently joined the MATTHEWT. BATTEN, BA, English faculty at the history, '90, has been pro­ University of Wisconsin­ moted to capital equipment Fox Valley in Menasha. He buyer with Micron in Boise. recently received his MFA in creative writing from MICHAEL W. HICKS, BBA, University of Arizona. finance, '90, has been IN TOUCH

named vice president and STEPHANIE L. OLSEN, BA, tion, '98, is employed as commercial loan officer elementary education, '96, the facility manager for for the new Zions Bank completed her master's Bronco Elite Gymnastics branch in Boise. Hicks has degree in education from in Boise. more than 30 years' experi­ Northwest Nazarene ence in the banking indus­ University last August. TAMMY LEE ALLGOOD, try and most recently was Olsen resides in Boise. BBA, general business a vice president and com­ management, '99, recently mercial relationship offi­ ELLEN "ELLIE" BOLDMAN, joined the staff of Alliance cer for Key Bank. BS, psychology, '97, recent­ Title & Escrow in Twin ly earned her J.D. from the Falls. Allgood has several ROBERTS. BRUCE, MBA, University of Idaho years of banking experi­ '92, is vice president of College of Law and passed ence and is training to marketing at CH2M Hill in the Idal!o State bar exam. become an escrow officer. Boise. In her final year of law She and her husband also school, Boldman was pres­ operate Allgood Exteriors. JUSTIN RAY TOOTHMAN, ident of the American Bar ASSOCIATION WINS AWARD BS, construction manage­ Association-Law Student SEAN P. MURPHY, BA, com­ ment, '93, has joined the Division and the Idal!o munication/English, '99, is Idahoans already know that for pregame staff of Conger Trial Lawyers Association. the marketing director for football revelry there is no beating the Boise Management Group in Boldman is now employed Windows America of Boise as a project manager. as a deputy prosecutor for Idaho. Murphy previously State Alumni Association. Toothman brings years of Ada County's criminal worked for U.S. Office Now the greater Northwest knows too. large-scale construction division. Products as a regional management experience to account executive. While Bronco Bash Tailgate Parties earned special CMG through his positions RON G. CARVER, BA, crimi­ at Boise State, he worked recognition from the Council for the with Sawtooth Logging nal justice administration, for the student newspaper. and most recently Sommer '97, has been commis­ Advancement and Support of Education Construction. sioned as a second lieu­ tenant in the U.S. Air (CASE) District VIII that includes Idaho, SARAH ANN BOSARGE, BA, Force after graduating Washington, Oregon, Montana, and western English/general literature, from Officer Training '95, has joined Healthwise School at Maxwell Air provinces in Canada. Inc. in Boise as the Force Base, NICHOLE CATHLEEN The association's tailgate parties were rated associate medical Montgomery, CRUSER, MA, librarian. Ala. Carver is a among the top three alumni events within education/special educa­ maintenance tion, 'oo, was named the district. Consideration was given to finan­ DANIEL BRADFORD officer with the teacher of the year at TODD, BBA, man­ 4 36th Aircraft Liberty Elementary in cial management, overall theme, marketing agement/human Generation Mountain Home. A and alumni participation. resource, '95, is Squadron at fourth-grade teacher at president and CEO Dover Air Force Liberty, Cruser earned her Casandra Sipes, assistant director of events of Smoky Base, Del. undergraduate education Mountain Pizza and student programs, accepted the award at Todd degree from Lewis & and Pasta, which JADE L. RILEY, Clark College. She has the CASE district meeting in Portland, has been nationally BA, political sci­ taught at Liberty for five ranked as a top 10 inde­ ence, '98, was named the years. Oregon. pendent pizza company by executive director of the The Alumni Association first held tailgate Pizza Today magazine. Idal!o Democratic Party. SARA ELIZABETH JONES, Riley served as a legisla­ BFA, graphic design, 'oo, is parties in 2000 after purchasing an eye clin­ STEVEN W. tive assistant in the a graphic designer for ic directly across the street from the Clinton White House Idal!o Business Forms Office of Legislative (IBF) Group in Boise. football stadium. Following a year of Affairs. He has also volun­ renovation, the new Alumni Center sales teered for numerous leg­ direc­ islative campaigns and opened in March 2001 and tailgate tor for was involved in cam­ the paigns for former U.S. parties were expanded to include Idaho Rep. Richard Stallings, indoor and outdoor activities. and Gov. Cecil Andrus. Business PATRICK JAMES COUR­ Outside, the Alumni Center's expan­ JEFFERSON HUNT WEST, TRIGHT, BBA, finance, '01, is a financial advisor for sive parking lot is packed with orange BS, political science, '98, Turner previ- recently graduated from Rathbone McReynolds and blue clad Bronco fans enjoying food and ously was the law school at the Investment Consulting in Boise. beverages, a variety of Bronco merchandise, reseller marketing manag­ University of idal!o and er for Hewlett Packard and passed the Idal!o bar. He local media promotions and door prizes. was on the startup team became a J.A.G. officer in STEVEN ERIC GARRINGER, MBA, '01, is a new agent Inside, guests watch the day's other college for Crucial Technology. He the U.S. Air Force last May earned his undergraduate and was promoted to cap­ for State Farm Insurance football games on a big screen TV while degrees from the tain in November. West is in Eagle. Previously University of Oregon. employed as chief of labor Garringer worked for socializing with friends. and employment law at State Farm's field execu­ tive office in Meridian and Bronco Bash tailgate parties are scheduled LAURA ANN (WHITE) Bolling AFB, D.C. in the technology sector in LAWLER, BA, English, '96, for each home football game in 2002, begin­ is a freelance writer in STEPHANIE S. (NEELEY) the Boise area. Garringer has also served in the U.S. ning with the Idaho game on Aug. 31. Wausau, Wis. WRIGHT, BS, physical edu­ cation/secondary educa-

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Army 82nd Airborne MATTHEW WAYNE STOKES, Division. BBA, marketing, 'o1, is a new State Farm agent in Founded MONICA ROSE JONES, BS, Twin Falls. Stokes has over 1936 management/human five years experience with resource, 'o1, is the new State Farm in a variety of human resource customer service and mar­ officer/city clerk for the keting positions. Stokes THIS CREDIT UNION IS FEDERALLY INSURED city of CaJdwell. Jones pre­ recently completed State BY THE NAnDNAL CREDIT viously worked in human Farm's agency training pro­ UNION AOMINISTRAnON resources for the city of gram.

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TRACY LYNN BARTLETT and River National Laboratory States Tumor Institute in ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS Shawn Lee Gunter (Las reprocessing facility. Bray Boise. Harris participated Vegas) Oct. 23. also was a nuclear arms in many fund-raising Make plans now to support the Bronco nonproliferation negotia- walks for charities and football team on the road this season. The LAURA ANN WHITE and Mil tor for President Jimmy was active in organizations Lawler (Freeport, Maine) Carter. such as the Multiple Alumni Association and the Bronco Athletic Oct. 27. Sclerosis Society. Association have created weekend getaway CAROLEE MAE FOSTER died MATTHEW D. MEININGER Feb. 24 in Boise. She was JAMES R. HOLLIFIELD, travel packages to many game destinations. and Mary E. Lewis (Las 68. Foster graduated from attended 1970s, died Dec Current plans are to provide travel pack- Vegas) Nov. 2. the Saint Alphonsus 18 of injuries sustained in Scl!ool of Nursing in Boise an automobile accident. ages for four games: Sept. 7, Arkansas; Sept. MICHAEL ADAMS and in 1955. She worked as a He was so. A native of Gooding, Hollifield was San Jose State/San YvonneVong(Sydney. nurse for 30 years, 25 of 14, Wyoming; Oct. 26, Australia) Nov. 17. which were at the Boise active in FFA and other Francisco weekend; and Nov. 23, Nevada. State Health Center. organizations and played football for Gooding High. In addition to transportation and lodging, FREDERICK RAY "FRED" After attending Idaho each trip includes a game ticket, admission to GRAVES, AAS, culinary State for one year, he arts, '90, died Dec. 12 in transferred to Boise State, the Alumni Association tailgate party and AFTON (GRUNDER) ANDER- Mountain Home at age 56. where he played football other extras. For details, call the Alumni SON, AA, general arts and Graves retired from the for three years. Hollifield sciences, '37, died Dec 11 U.S. Air Force in 1986 worked on the family farm Association. in Kuna at age 84. after 22 years of service, in Gooding until the early Anderson taught school including two tours in 1980s and since had for two years before serv- Vietnam. During his mili- worked for D & D ALUMNI RECEPTION HELD IN D.C. ing a cl!urch mission in tary career he received Transportation, A.F.S. of Boise State alumni living in the New England in the late seven flying medals, the Idaho and most recently 1930s. She and her hus- Distinguished Flying had owned and operated J Washington, D.C.. metro area gathered in band operated a dairy Cross, and the Air Force & L Enterprises in early February for a reception with Boise farm in Emmett until 1961 Commendation Medal. Gooding. when they moved to After his Boise State grad- State President Charles Ruch and Idaho's con- Argentina to supervise the uation, Graves worked for Longtime Boise State gressional delegation. The reception, coordi- building of cl!urches. They a short time in the culi- music professor JAMES W. also lived in Chile, Bolivia, nary field. In 1991 he HOPPER died Dec. 28 in nated by the Alumni Association, was held at Honduras, Nicaragua and received a heart transplant Boise at age 78. Hopper joined the music faculty in the offices of McClure, Gerard & Guatemala. After retire- in Salt Lake and afterward ment they made their enjoyed spealdng at 1970 after 20 years as an Neuenschwander Inc. Ruch was in Washington home in Kuna. scl!ools to promote donor adjunct professor. He earned his bachelor's from with lawmakers and share informa- awareness. He volunteered to meet THOMAS ALEXANDER BAR· his time to the Rocky the Juilliard Scl!ool and his tion about Boise State's cutting-edge research LING, BA, criminal justice Mountain Elk Foundation, master's from University administration, '93, died and the Skills of Iowa. He was awarded efforts and immediate federal funding needs. Feb 23 in Boise at the age Development Center at the Governor's Award for of 59· Barling served in the Mountain Home AFB. the Performing Arts, the U.S. Army, and worked as Silver Medallion for serv- ALUMNI DIRECTORY an iron worker in Boston GERALD "JERRY" HARDING ice to the university and Layout and design are under way on the and Boise prior to attend- RANSOM, AA, general arts was an Idaho Statesman ing Boise State. and sciences, '48, died Jan. Distinguished Citizen. His new Boise State Alumni Directory. The directo- 4 in Meridian at age 81. career took him from ry lists names, addresses and biographical JOSEPH C. BARROETABENA, Ransom served in the mil- Boise City Band, where he diploma, arts and sciences, itary during World War II played solo clarinet, to information about alumni. It is being pro- '52, died Jan. 23 in Boise at and flew 67 combat mis- Casablanca and Morocco the age of 78. He served in sions throughout Europe. where he played in the Air duced by the Alumni Association in conjunc- the U.S. Army during After his BJC graduation, Corps Band during World tion with Bernard C. Harris Publishing, a firm WWII and was a prisoner Ransom attended the War II. He was principal of war in Germany. He College of Idaho and the clarinetist in the Boise that collects alumni data and publishes direc- was awarded the Purple University of Illinois. He Philharmonic for 31 years. tories for many of the nation's largest colleges Heart. He worked as a worked as an elementary See story on Page 36. horse breeder and farmer teamer in Boise before and universities. in the Treasure Valley and joining the idaho JEFFREY L. HUFFMAN, AAS, Directories can be ordered until production was active in the Idaho Department of Health and electronics tecl!nology, '8 3, Thoroughbred Association. Welfare in 1957, where he died Nov. 28 in Boise at begins in May. They can be purchased later for worked until retiring in age 51. A native of West an additional $10 while supplies last. Call GARY RONALD BRAY, AA, 1980. Virginia, Huffman attend- genera I arts and sciences, ed college there before Harris Publishing at 1-Boo-Sn-6554 for order '59. died Dec 24 in BARBARA JEAN HARRIS, transferring to Boise State. Leesburg, Fla., at age 62. BA, crinrinal justice Huffman traveled exten- information. The directory is available in both After graduating from BJC, administration, '96, died sively through his work as softbound ($69.99) or hardbound ($79.99). Bray attended Oregon Nov. 28 in Boise from a a service engineer in the State University. In the sudden illness. She was computer field. He also Shipping, handling and sales tax will be 1960s he worked as pro- 52. Harris worked for served in the U.S. Navy added. Directories are scheduled for delivery duction manager at the Mountain Home Air Force Reserves. U.S. Atomic Energy Base, Magic Valley RMC, in late july. Commission facil ity at Intermountain Gas, LINDA MARIE (WHITLEY) The Alumni Association will not sell any Hanford, Wash., and later Multiple Sclerosis Society OPPENHEIMER, BBA, mar- was manager of waste pro- and most recently was a keting, '96, died March 4 directories out of the Alumni Center. cessing for the Savannah unit secretary at Mountain in Boise. Oppenheimer IN TOUCH

worked in business and DIANA LEE SWIFT, AS, nurs­ marketing positions with ing, '78, died Dec. 26 in MBA grads launch major national food com­ Boise at age 63. She lived panies in Boise. She earned in Canada, Alaska and a master's in technology California before moving management through the to Idaho in 1962. She finance company University of Phoenix. worked for 25 years in nursing homes throughout Bronco Athletic the valley and recently ith an unemployment rate in Vietnam estimated Association (BAA) support­ retired from the Veterans' Wbetween 7 and 25 percent, quitting your job to er JACK L. ROBINSON died Administration Hospital. Feb. 3 in Boise. He was 79· At the time of her death launch a startup firm is risky at best. Especially in a country Robinson served as a cryp­ she was employed by where entrepreneurial ven­ tographer in the U.S. Army Life's Doors Hospice in during WWII. After the Boise. tures are rare. war, he returned to Idaho, But Vuong Hoang (MBA, worked for Idaho M . RACHEL TERRY, attended Department Stores and '4os, died Feb. 14 in Boise '97) and his business part­ operated the family farm after a brief illness. While ner Le Nghi (MBA, '95), in Homedale. In 1957 he at BJC, Terry was active in moved to Boise where he the B-Cubes and the believe their firm, Mezon owned and operated Boise Valkyries. She later attend­ Finance Corp. (Mezfin), Blue Art Supply. He served ed Oregon State. After col­ on a number of boards, lege she attended airline will surely boost Vietnam's including the BAA. A life­ school in Denver and lagging economy as that long sports enthusiast, worked for Braniff country moves toward a Robinson received the Airlines. She worked for Bronze Bronco Award from Boise State's Library for 19 more market-oriented econ- the BAA in 1996. A memo­ years and was granted omy. rial scholarship in his emeritus status when she name has been established retired. For starters, they say, at Boise State. Vietnam is on the verge of Le Nghi, left, and Vuong Hoang have RUBY (FREDRICKS) WALK­ launched Mezon Finance Corp. in R. SALLY (SALISBURY) RUN­ ER, BA, general business, tremendous growth follow­ district. NER, died Feb. 15 in Boise. '71, died Jan. 13 in Boise at ing the long awaited bilat­ Hanoi's booming financial She was 87. Runner gradu­ age 90. Walker grew up in ated from Oberlin College Twin Falls. She earned a eral trade agreement with in Ohio and taught music teaching certificate from the United States. And with Hoang's experience with the at Boise Junior College the University of Idaho, International Finance Corp./World Bank and Nghi's similar from 1937-1940. She later Southern Branch, but earned her master's in found that teaching was experience with the World Bank and Vietnam's emerging stock music from the University not her calling. After a market, the pair feel well-prepared to offer analyses and adviso­ of Redlands in California, long career as a legal secre­ where she met her hus­ tary, she returned to ry services to investors and the local business community. band Herb Runner, a long­ school, earning her BA The two men are products of Boise State's partnership with time Boise State research from Boise State at age 6o. director. After returning to She was active in various National Economics University in Hanoi, Vietnam. Since the Boise in 1966, she taught civic organizations, includ­ program was first funded by the Swedish International private lessons and played ing Rebekahs. with the Philharmonic. Development Co-operation Agency in 1994, Boise State profes­ Retired Boise State painter sors under the direction of Nancy Napier have been involved in GERALD JAMES "JERRY" ALFRED W. WOEHLBRANDT delivering an accredited MBA program to NEU; to date, 84 RYAN, AA, elementary edu­ died Feb. 23 in Meridian cation, '59, died Jan 9 at after a brief illness. He Vietnamese students have graduated from the program. age 62 in Weiser. Ryan was 77· Born in Germany, Hoang and Nghi credit much of their success to the education taught and counseled in Woehlbrandt immigrated the Boise School District to the United States in they received through Boise State. for 35 years and after retir­ 1953 and lived in New Despite the firm's small size- it employs six people - ing worked as a substitute York until the late 1970s in local schools. An avid when he moved to Idaho. under Nghi's and Hoang's direction Mezfin has initially been sports fan, he also worked He worked as a painter, successful. Located near the proposed future stock market site as a referee throughout the paperhanger and decora­ Treasure Valley. tor. He retired in 1990. in Hanoi, the firm has built up a respectable clientele and devel­ oped a name for itself among financial investors. GLADYS DAISY STUART, BA, LUELLA (SPRINGER) ZINK, Mezfin also hosts an interactive Web site, www.mezfin.com, elementary education, '67, AA, general arts and sci­ died Jan. 12 in Meridian. ences, '41, died Feb. 6 in which it hopes will become an important professional resource. She was 93· Born in Woodburn, Ore. She was "At times, its [Mezfin's] public comment and analysis send a Nebraska, Stuart moved to 8o. After graduating from the Weiser area at a young BJC, Zink taught for a year chill and fever through the marketplace; Hoang says. "It's not age. She attended Lewis at Stack Rock. A Boise overoptimistic to say that one day Mezfin will become an influ­ and Clark Normal School native, Zink was involved and later completed her with 4-H programs and ential factor in Vietnam's financial market in general and its education degree at Boise scouting and later became growing capital market in particular." College. She taught at rural involved in genealogy Idaho schools in the Hogg work with the Boise - Kathleen Mortensen Creek, Sunnyside, Upper Genealogy Society. She Dale and Highline areas. moved to Oregon in 1988.

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a VISION is becoming a REALITY Nearly 100 alums are members for life

T wo years ago the Alumni Association began a new dues category that offered alumni the opportunity to join the association for life. Today, almost 100 alumni have become Life Members by paying one-time dues of $350 for individuals or $soo for couples. Lifetime memberships can be paid either in f~ll or in four annual installments. The program benefits both members and the association, says Executive Director Lee Denker. "The Alumni Association benefits because the greater level of financial support allows us to offer expanded programming for alumni, students and friends of Boise State. For mem­ bers, it means that they have made a commit­ ment to support, stay informed about, and be involved with Boise State for life. It also means that they have access to a growing list of mem­ ber rewards such as discounted athletic and campus event ticket prices, and others," he says. Those listed to the right have purchased life­ time memberships in the Boise State Alumni Association as of March 1, 2002.

ARTHUR BERRY & COMPANY Alumni Association Professional Business Brokerage and Commercial Real Estate Company Calendar of Events Call the Regional Authority for Twenty Years at (208) 336-8000 · for a no-cost, no obligation valuation of your business April Please visit our website for listings 4 Alumni reception at the Gene Harris jazz Festival; www.arthurberry.com s-u p.m.; downtown Boise, jazz club TBA 23 Distinguished Alumni and Top Ten Scholars 960 Broadway Avenue, Suite 450 Banquet; 6:30 p.m.; Student Union jordan Boise, Idaho 83 706 Ballroom May 9 Alumni Association annual meeting; noon; Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room ' 17 Graduation Celebration; noon-2 p.m.; Student Union visitor parking lot 28·29 Seattle Alumni Events* 30 Portland Alumni Events* june TBA Board of Directors Orientation

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Lifetime Members President's Message jeanne Lundell, '40, Boise BettyThierhause, '45, Boise By Mark Dunham, President Peggy Tregoning, '45, Boise Boise State Alumni Association Kenneth Moore, '54, '98, San Robert Nesbit, '91, Boise Antonio, Texas john Funderburg, '92, Boise Recently, a firm interviewed several members of the Boise jim Coulson, '56, Spokane, Wash. Chris Ball, '93, Moscow State Alumni Association leadership about why we are Edwin Uoyd, '51, Meridian Kirsten Calley, '95, Nampa involved in the organization and H. David Croft, '67, Eagle Dawn Kramer Hall, '95, 'oo, Boise the university. It was an interesting William Hooton, '68, Boise Wayne Robert Hengst, '95, Boise exercise that really forced us to Michel j. Swartz, '69, '73. Nampa Rick Mathews, '95, Fort Wayne, evaluate why we are so involved Thomas Blaine, '71, Boise Ind. and what we want to contribute. Donald l. Hahn, '71, Boise Brian Yeargain, '95, Meridian Juliana lliteras, '71, Boise Carey D. Crill, '¢, Caldwell One of the reasons I became james D. Crawford, '72, San Christopher lee Hiatt, '¢, Hood involved in the Alumni Association Francisco River, Ore. was to help Boise State students. It Carol Hoidal, '72, Boise Jeff Klaus, '96, Garden Grove, Calif. wasn't until a few years after I Mark Uiteras, '72, Boise Kevin Maurice Knight, '¢, Irvine, graduated from Boise State that I Larry Williams, '73. Boise Calif. fully understood the benefits of my Allen D. Dykman, '74, Boise Robert P. Martin Ill,'¢, Boise education, and I grew to appreciate Randy Bauscher, '75, Rupert Beverly McKay, '¢, Boise the efforts of the university and its alumni who worked to Thomas Eiguren, ']6, Issaquah, David Parvin, '96, Boise help me in my future. Wash. Charles B. Simpson, '¢, Boise During my year as president, I've been pleased to see our Marilyn Grace, ']6, Boise Darryll. Wright, '¢, Boise assistance to students increase. Not only is the Alumni james Hookano, '77, Costa Mesa, james D. Perez, '97, Boise Association helping with scholarships, but we are now estab­ Calif. Stephen Eric Sharples, '97, Boise Stanley leis, '77, Eagle Casandra Sipes, '97, Boise lishing a student alumni association so we can begin helping Chelly A. Mort Kenney, '78, APO AE jason W. Crowell, '98, los Angeles students earlier. In addition, this organization will help guide Michaella Tour, '78 '81, Auburn, Amaya A.Ormaza, '98, Elko, Nev. the activities of the Alumni Association so we can offer more Ala. Jamie R. Page, '98, Boise diverse and meaningful membership opportunities. Dennis Jay Bassford, 'So, Renton, Christine Starr, '98, 'oo, Moscow The Alumni Association's commitment to helping students Wash. Devin Bobbit, '99, Boise is exemplified by the Top Ten Scholars and Distinguished Stephen Grace, 'So, Boise Sheila E. Crowell, '99, los Angeles Alumni Banquet. Having attended several of these events Mary Magdaline Gutierrez, 'So, Irene Quignon-Kimball, '99, Nampa through the years, I continue to be overwhelmed by the Nampa Raine G. Simplot, '99, Caldwell accomplishments of our students. Their personal stories are Sergio Gutierrez, 'So, Nampa Daniel R. Urquhart, '99, Emmett inspiring and their futures are limitless. Joy Belle Mclean, 'So, Seattle Wade Kimball, 'oo, Nampa "Limitless" is a good description of both Boise State and Shannon Blaine, '81, Boise Sheila Newman, 'oo, Boise Veronica Loucks, '81, '88, Boise Shauna Wilson, 'oo, '01, Boise the Alumni Association. When I began my term as president, Deborah K. Brown, '82, Middleton jan Nesbit, '01, Boise my goals were to hire a great executive director. We've done jean Croft, '82, Eagle Douglas j. Brown, Middleton that, and Lee Denker is a great asset to the university. I want­ Rose Mavencamp, '82, Boise Arlene Coulson, Spokane, Wash. ed to continue to help students and to expand our programs Susan Bakes, '84, Boise Diane Crawford, San Francisco for students. We're continuing to do that. I wanted to work Tom Beitia, '84, '8], Boise lee Denker, Boise toward funding equity at the Legislature to assure that Boise Mark Dunham, '84, Boise Dixie Dykman, Boise State's students were treated fairly. We've made great strides john Kalange, '84, Boise Ken Hall, Boise in that direction. I wanted to increase Boise State's visibility Randolph lee, '84, Boise Ernie Hoidal, Boise and effectiveness at the Legislature in general, and working jan Packwood, '84, Eagle Charles F. Hummel, Boise with the administration and others, we've done that. Charlene Ripke, '86, Boise Tom Mayencamp, Boise "We" is the key to such success because everything the Elizabeth Schneider, '8], Hillsboro, Stephen O'Neal, Boise Alumni Association and the university have done has been Ore. Tom Sipes, Boise Carey H. McNeal, '88, Boise Emily Arbell Thompson, based on teamwork. We have a great team at the Alumni lisa Olmstead '89, Boise landsowne, Va. Association and I want to thank the staff and the board of Thomas Dougherty, '90, '98, Marianne Williams, Boise directors for their hard work and dedication. Edmonds, Wash. jon Wilson, Anchorage I've had a wonderful year as president, and I've truly Pedro Ormaza, '90, Elko, Nev. Kristy Yeargain, Meridian appreciated the opportunity to serve. It's been an honor. Go Broncos I Our thanks to these alumni and friends for showing a last­ ing interest in the university and the alumni association. For more information on becoming a lifetime member, con­ tact the Boise State Alumni Association. FOCUS SPRING 2002 47 Boise State University NON PROFIT ORG. Alumni Office - U.S. POSTAGE Acct. 921-L 1-01001 PAl D 1910 University Drive PERMIT NO. 170 Boise, ID 83725-1035 BOISE, ID Change Service Requested

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