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PRESIDENT AREA DIRECTORS COMMITTEE CHAIRS PERRIN R. ROLLER, ’80, Spring, Texas AREA 1: PAUL G. BALDETTI, ’81, Skaneateles, N.Y. GARY W. HINES, ’95, Owensboro, Ky. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREA 2: CHRISTOPHER MAYBERRY, ’98, Alexandria, Va. RONALD W. JAGELS, ’86,St. Louis PRESIDENT-ELECT ([email protected]) ([email protected]) SUSAN (HADLEY) ROTHSCHILD, ’74, St. Louis AREA 3: BRIAN TENHOLDER, ’97, Charlotte, N.C. ED MIDDEN III, ’69, Springfield, Ill. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) member AREA 4: LEROY E. THOMPSON, ’56, Pensacola, Fla. CHRIS RAMSAY, ’83, Rolla, Mo. VICE PRESIDENTS AREA 5: HENRY E. BROWN, ’68, Cincinnati ([email protected]) benefits ERNEST K. BANKS, ’81,St. Louis ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREA 6: ART GIESLER, ’77, Colleyville, Texas PAST PRESIDENTS JOHN F. EASH, ’79, Weldon Spring, Mo. ([email protected]) ARTHUR G. BAEBLER, ’55,St. Louis ([email protected]) AREA 7: GREGORY K. ARDREY, ’89, Janesville, Wis. RICHARD H. BAUER, ’51, St. Louis As a graduate of MSM, UMR or RICHARD W. EIMER JR., ’71, Spring, Texas ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREA 8: TOM FEGER, ’69, Springfield, Ill. ROBERT D. BAY, ’49, Chesterfield, Mo. Missouri S&T, you are automatically JOHN R. FRERKING, ’87, Kansas City, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) a member of the Miner Alumni ([email protected]) AREA 9: NATHAN RUES, ’02, Fischers, Ind. ROBERT T. BERRY, ’72, St. Louis ROBERT J. SCANLON, ’73, Brookeville, Md. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Association and are entitled to: ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: SHAWNNA L. ERTER, ’00, St. Charles, Mo. JAMES E. BERTELSMEYER, ’66, Tulsa, Okla. JON VANINGER, ’63,Manchester, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: DANIEL FRISBEE, ’71, Ballwin, Mo. ROBERT M. BRACKBILL, ’42, Dallas Career Assistance: ([email protected]) ([email protected]) TREASURER AREAS 10-18: RHONDA GALASKE, ’79, Collinsville, Ill. MATTEO A. COCO, ’66, Affton, Mo. Missouri S&T’s Career Opportunities JERRY R. BAYLESS, ’59, Rolla, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: JARROD R. GRANT, ’98, O’Fallon, Mo. PAUL T. DOWLING, ’40, St. Louis Center will help you in your job search. ([email protected]) LARRY L. HENDREN, ’73, Columbia, Mo. ASSISTANT TREASURER AREAS 10-18: POLLY HENDREN, ’73, Columbia, Mo. ([email protected]) For information, call 573-341-4343. RICHARD L. ELGIN, ’74, St. James, Mo. ([email protected]) ZEBULUN NASH, ’72, Baytown, Texas ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: MICHAEL D. HURST, ’74, St. Louis (zeb.nash@exxonmobil.com) ([email protected]) JAMES R. PATTERSON, ’54, Sikeston, Mo. Services: SECRETARY AREAS 10-18: MARYLOU LEGSDIN, ’90, Springfield, Mo. ([email protected]) W. KEITH WEDGE, ’70, Rolla, Mo. ([email protected]) DARLENE (MELOY) RAMSAY, ’84, Rolla, Mo. Online Community, including ([email protected]) AREAS 10-18: ANDREW M. SINGLETON, ’00, Ballwin, Mo. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) GERALD L. STEVENSON, ’59, Highland City, Fla. searchable directory ASSISTANT SECRETARY AREAS 10-18: BRECK WASHAM, ’90, Ballwin, Mo. ([email protected]) RANDALL G. DREILING, ’81,St. Louis ([email protected]) JOHN B. TOOMEY, ’49, Vero Beach, Fla. Access to alumni office via email ([email protected]) AREA 19: JASON BRIDGES, ’00, Lenexa, Kan. ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE AREA 20: DELORES J. HINKLE, ’75, Sugar Land, Texas STAFF Address update service so you don’t miss HELENE HARDY PIERCE, ’83, Sparta, N.J. ([email protected]) KIM JOHNSON, Administrative Assistant your Missouri S&T mail ([email protected]) CANTAREA 21: VA ([email protected]) STEPHEN W. RECTOR, ’72, Greenwood Village, Colo. AREA 22: DAVID BUFALO, ’73, Denver STACY L. JONES, Manager of Internal Alumni Relations Insurance discounts and offers ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) JOHN M. REMMERS, ’84, Hudson, Ohio AREA 23: DENNIS LEITTERMAN, ’76, Sunnyvale, Calif. JONI MATLOCK, Secretary Travel opportunities ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) GREGORY SKANNAL, ’85, Yorba Linda, Calif. AREA 24: PETER MALSCH, ’62, Enumclaw, Wash. ELAINE L. RUSSELL, Manager of External Alumni Relations ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Miner Merchandise: DALE A. SPENCE, ’97, State College, Pa. RENEE D. STONE, Accountant ([email protected]) STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ([email protected]) Chairs, lamps, watches, pendants, DAVID M. TEPEN, ’90,Bettendorf, Iowa ANDREW RONCHETTO, Student Council President BETTY VOLOSIN, Temporary Secretary ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Joe Miner credit card, license plates RAKASH GUDAVARTHY, Graduate Student President MARIANNE A. 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To take advantage of these offers, or for more information, contact the alumni office: Miner Alumni Association Mission and Goals MISSION Miner Alumni Association The association proactively strives to create an environment – embodying communication with and participation by Miner alumni and Missouri S&T friends – to foster strong loyalty to the university and growth of the association. The association increases its financial strength and 107 Castleman Hall provides aid and support to deserving students, faculty and alumni friends. 400 W. 10th St. Rolla, MO 65409-0650 GOALS • Increase alumni pride in their association with Missouri S&T and the Miner Alumni Association. Phone: 573-341-4145 • Increase alumni involvement, especially that of young alumni. Fax: 573-341-4706 • Increase alumni contributions, both in the number of alumni making a financial commitment and in the dollars raised to benefit Missouri S&T and the Miner Alumni Association. Email: [email protected] • Strengthen relationships with faculty, staff and students on behalf of the alumni association. Web: alumni.mst.edu The officers and other members of the association’s board of directors provide leadership and personal participation to achieve these goals and fulfill this mission. For their efforts to be a success, they need YOUR active participation as well, in whatever alumni activities you choose. TOC_PG1_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/17/08 2:18 PM Page 1
contentsWINTER 2008 Profiles alumni profile...... 4 Keith Wedge
donor profile ...... 105 Phil & Diane Wade
summary of gifts...... 52 Recognizing this year’s donors and volunteers RS MTA Stay connected ...... 6 Visit Missouri S&T Magazine online at magazine.mst.edu CORPS FAMILY VALUES 10 for more interactive features. And stay connected to your alma mater through these THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 11 online resources:
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Missouri S&T in the news: CITIZEN SOLDIER: A CALL TO DISARM BOMBS 14 delicious.com/MissouriSandT
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MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITORS Missouri S&T Magazine (USPS 323-500) (ISSN 1084-6948) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Lance Feyh is issued four times per year (March, June, September, December) CHANCELLOR JOHN F. CARNEY III Linda Fulps in the interest of the graduates and former students of the John Kean Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, the University of MAGAZINE MINER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Mindy Limback Missouri-Rolla and Missouri University of Science and PRESIDENT PERRIN R. ROLLER, ’80 Technology. Missouri S&T Magazine is published by the ASSOCIATE ALUMNI EDITORS Miner Alumni Association, Castleman Hall, 400 W. 10th St., SEND LETTERS TO: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Linda Fulps Rolla, MO 65409-0650. Periodicals postage paid at Rolla, Mo., Marianne Ward, Alumni Editor, MARIANNE WARD Stacy Jones and additional mailing offices. Miner Alumni Association, Castleman Hall, Elaine Russell Missouri S&T Magazine is printed by R.R. Donnelley, 400 W. 10th St., Rolla MO 65409-0650 Missouri S&T Magazine is written, DESIGN & PRODUCTION Kansas City, Mo. Covers are printed on Phone: 573-341-4145 edited and designed by the staff of the Melpo Kardon 7 pt. cover #2 Matte Sterling; interior pages Fax: 573-341-4706 Missouri S&T Communications Department Megan Kean-O’Brien are printed on 70 lb. text #2 Matte Sterling. Email: [email protected] and the Miner Alumni Association. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NEWS & FEATURES CONTACT: EDITORS Andrew Careaga Missouri S&T Magazine, Castleman Hall, Phone: 573-341-4328 Joann Stiritz (Design & Production) Elizabeth Hogancamp, ‘07 PO Box 249, Rolla, MO 65402-0249. Fax: 573-341-6157 Mary Helen Stoltz, ’95 (News & Features) PHOTOGRAPHY Email: [email protected] Marianne Ward (Alumni) Bob Phelan magazine.mst.edu B.A. Rupert
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From the editor Corrections Joann Stiritz Art and Production Editor The photo that accompanied the obituary for Edwin A. Zwald, MinE’44, on page 44 of the Fall 2008 issue was actually Red, white and blue. to reflect on all that our service that of Robert O. Dietz, ME’44. Missouri S&T Duty. Honor. Country. men and women have done, and Magazine regrets the error. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, continue to do, on behalf of Coast Guard, National Guard. all Americans. Robert O. Dietz MSM, UMR, Missouri S&T. The importance of personal Left. Left. Left, right, left. sacrifice becomes crystal clear in 1944 reading the stories of our alumni: Robert Bay Robert O. Dietz, ME, was a member Through the years, Rolla from retired Maj. Gen. , of Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, graduates have stomped out their whose military career began Tau Beta Pi and Blue Key. He had a own unique cadence in the branches at age 17 and spanned 39 years, distinguished career as a ground of the military. Stories from past to Courtney Buck,who left test expert for Arnold Engineering decades all resonate with the same a professional position at Development Center in various capacities, including director of underlying message: our alumni Missouri S&T and enlisted to technology and deputy of planning. Mr. Dietz was who choose to serve do so out of a protect and serve his country. a U.S. representative to NATO and chaired the deep, abiding love for this country. Just one month ago we organization’s wind tunnel working group. He was I don’t have an immediate witnessed a historic presidential among the first to be inducted as an AEDC Fellow family member serving in the election that many countries can in June 1989. (Jan. 19, 2008) military, but I do have a childhood only dream about. This exercise Robert A. Pohl classmate serving in Iraq today. in democracy is a testimony to the Many of us have some sort of tie to valuable contributions made every The memorial for Robert A. Pohl, someone in the armed forces – day by our armed forces. ChE’42, that was published in the Fall 2008 someone we are thankful for and I ask that you join me in issue read that he was president of his class. whose courage protects all of the honoring our military alumni, their Mr. Pohl was actually president of his class in freedoms we enjoy. shared sense of common good, and 1939. The president of the class of 1942 was This issue of Missouri S&T their intertwined stories of service. Roland “Sid” Burberry, CE’42. Magazine has given me great pause God bless America.
Letter to the editor
I have to take Missouri S&T Magazine to task regarding the Editor’s note: comment on page 3 that Jackling Gymnasium was demolished during In researching the editor’s letter the 1964-1965 academic year. My recollection is that the gym came in the Fall issue, we referred down in the spring of 1966. to UM-Rolla: A History of The fall of 1965 was my first semester at Rolla. I registered for my MSM/UMR, by two former first classes on the basketball court of Jackling Gymnasium the week Missouri S&T Curators’ Teaching school started in the fall of 1965. Then later that first semester I played Professors of history, which lists on intramural basketball games in Jackling Gym. page 228 the date of 1965 for the I got my 1966 Rollamo yearbook out and it shows a picture of the demolition of Jackling Gymnasium. class registration in Jackling Gym and there is a picture of an intramural After reading Mr. Legsdin’s letter, however, we turned to Missouri S&T basketball ball game between the Pikers and Beta Sig in Jackling Gym. Assistant Archivist Melody Lloyd, Hist‘97 for additional insight. She found I am not positive when the demolition started but I do not believe it an article from the June 1966 issue of the MSM Alumnus about the started prior to December 1965. “removal” of Jackling Gym and a photo of students watching the building come down. They aren’t wearing coats, the grass is green and there are Pete Legsdin, Econ’70 leaves on the trees, all of which would indicate the photo was taken in Springfield, Mo. spring 1966. Thanks, Pete, for setting us straight. And thanks, Melody, for uncovering the truth.
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MISSOURI S&T alumni profile and challengingassignmentsthat Ireceivedaroundtheworldthatkept when Iwascommissionedin1970,” saysWedge. “Itwastheinteresting efforts afterHurricaneMitchin1999. brigade commander, hesentataskforcetoGuatemalaforrecovery operations inSaudiArabia,Kuwait,Somalia,HaitiandBosnia.Asa engineering servicestoArmycommandsaroundtheworld,including students hejoinedtheArmyROTCprogram.Commissionedasan States’ involvementintheVietnam War. Likemanyof hisfellow geology andgeophysicsprogram. In between,hisfascinationwithrocksledhimtoMissouriS&T’s MS GGph‘71,PhDGGph‘73,fromtheBoyScoutstoU.S.Army. the westernUnitedStatestookretiredGen. Gen. KeithWedge “I neverexpectedtoremainwiththeArmyformorethan30years Wedge attendedMissouriS&TduringthepeakofUnited What beganasacasualhobbypickinguprockswhilevisiting MAGAZINE | ITR2008 WINTER engineering organization,Wedge provided in EgyptandbuiltroadsJordan. Korea’s DemilitarizedZone,drilledforwater career, hesearchedforinfiltration tunnelsin Europe andCentralAmerica.Duringhis projects inAsia,theMiddleEast,Africa, use ingeotechnicalandmilitaryengineering put hiseducationandpassionforgeologyto in 1974afterfinishinghisPh.D. Reserve officerin1970,hebeganactiveduty As directorofanationwidemilitary Wedge’s militaryobligation helpedhim Keith WedgeKeith From BoyScouttobrigadiergeneral Keith Wedge, GGph‘70, with thestudentsaswellalumni.” “I enjoyservingasavolunteer. MywifeandIalsoenjoyactivities university, especiallytheMinerAlumniAssociation,”saysWedge. program. wife, Bobbie,arealsoactiveintheuniversity’s International Friends and isvicechairoftheAcademyMinesMetallurgy. Heandhis serves aspresidentofPiKappaAlphafraternity’s EducationalFoundation He isamemberoftheOrderGoldenShillelaghdonorsociety, served ontheMinerAlumniAssociationboardofdirectorssince2003. on thenationalboardofdirectorsArmyEngineerAssociation. Wood chapteroftheAssociationUnited StatesArmyandis University, servesastheexecutivevicepresidentofFortLeonard also teachesenvironmentalgeologyinthegraduateprogramatWebster Advancia Corp.asaprojectmanagerandseniormilitaryanalyst.He with leadershipopportunitiesasastudent.” units atalllevelsthroughbrigade,againattributingthistomyexperience I wasalsofortunateenoughtohavesuccessfullycommandedengineering countries andutilizetheeducationthatIreceivedfromMissouriS&T. me active.Ihavehadtheopportunitytotravelmorethantwodozen to Capt.KeithWedge, GGph’70,MSGGph’71,PhDGGph’73(center). 471st EngineerCompanyfromCapt. WilliamA.Stoltz,EMgt’68(right), of the 416thEngineerCommand,transferringcommandof Above: Brig.Gen.RobertBay, CE’49(left),commandinggeneral “It isapleasuretoliveinRollaandremainactivewiththe Wedge feelsacloseconnectiontoMissouriS&T, wherehehas Wedge retiredfromthemilitaryin2004andisemployedby PGS 3-5_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/17/08 11:40 AM Page 5
Say by the numbers What 91 Number of Missouri S&T “The economic alumnae who report they consequences are are serving in the military. ? horrid. “In addition to some of the The shock 943 factor of having Number of officers who have more Buck Rogers things completed their master’s degrees that might happen in the unavailable fuel in engineering management through a program between future, we need to study would be Missouri S&T and the U.S. Army Engineer School. some of the things we can unprecedented.” do in the short term.” – J. David Rogers, the Hasselmann 442 Chair of Geological Engineering at Missouri S&T Air Force Missouri S&T, outlining a scenario – Scott Grasman, associate professor of engineering ROTC Detachment number. management (see story on page 23). involving a major Midwest earthquake to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 180 Number of steps per minute for Air Force soldiers to be “If you heat a tempered glass too high in temperature, considered marching in it can lose its temper.” “double time.”
– Delbert Day, CerE’58, MS CerE’60, Curators’ Professor emeritus of ceramic engineering, discussing Pyrex bakeware products with ConsumerAffairs.com. 24 Standard number of inches for each step during quick time pace, as measured from heel “Going green is a “We’re not struggling to to heel. must for companies find students anymore.” to stay in business.” 30 – Arvind Kumar, director of Missouri S&T’s nuclear Number of inches for each engineering progra m, in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article step during “double time,” as – Elizabeth Cudney, PhD EMgt’06, about the high demand for nuclear engineering measured from heel to heel. assistant professor of engineering graduates. management at Missouri S&T, telling Machinery and Equipment magazine about the benefits of meshing lean manufacturing with green initiatives.
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RS M T by Andrew Careaga ([email protected]) and Mary Helen Stoltz ([email protected])
photos by B.A. Rupert
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Chuck Remington, ME’49, Remington in 2002 MS ME’50 in 1946
The flagpole might be in a different according to two Dartmouth University scholars, Gene M. Lyons and John W. Masland, who wrote about the origins place, and the flag has a few more stars, of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) in a 1959 but Old Glory is raised and lowered by Journal of Military Affairs article. By early 1873, the campus had mustered its first ROTC cadets on the Missouri S&T company of cadets. In April of that year, two of those campus today just as it was back in 1873, cadets had a disagreement they settled the old-fashioned way: with a duel that sent one to the hospital and the other when MSM’s first company of cadets into custody. was formed. Lawrence O. Christensen and Jack B. Ridley, As they march in formation, the echoing footsteps from Curators’ Teaching Professors emeritus of history, recount the cadets’ polished boots remind all who hear them of the the incident in their official history of the university. connections that tie Missouri S&T to the military. “Company rules required cadets to wear gloves when With two active ROTC units, degree programs for entering the armory or handling weapons,” they wrote. troops stationed at nearby Fort Leonard Wood, dozens of “When John McCown of West Plains walked into the military research projects and a handful of graduates who armory and took possession of his weapon without have risen to the highest military ranks, Missouri S&T’s gloves on, Sgt. Peter Blow ... ordered him to leave. ties to the armed forces are rock-solid and well-documented. The disagreement led to a duel and McCown shot But the campus’s military connections, which extend back Blow in the cheek and throat.” to its founding in 1870, weren’t always so distinguished. No word from the professors on what became of Founded just six years after the end of the Civil War, McCown after his arrest, but they do report that Blow MSM – like other land grant institutions of its day – was returned to campus a few weeks after the incident. Later required to teach “military tactics” alongside engineering, that spring, the young cadet was playing baseball one day science and other coursework. This was due to “the lack of trained military leadership in the north, particularly,” (Continued on page 8)
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Military training at MSM ended abruptly in 1877, as the nation On Oct. 1, 1918, the campus entered into an economic established the Student depression. The school, Army Training Corps – the facing declining enrollment forerunner to the modern and revenue, disbanded its ROTC – and briefly became cadet company. a war training center. 1877 1918 1873 1917 1919
Two of the campus’s With the United States’ The modern ROTC began first instructors, Civil War involvement in World War I, at MSM in January 1919, veterans George D. all “physically able male two years after Congress Emerson (far right) freshmen and sophomores” established the program. and R.W. Douthat (right), were required to enroll in the joined the faculty. re-established military tactics program.
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when he “hit a triple, ran to third, began coughing, and spit The swell of students the GI Bill brought to campus out the bullet that had lodged in his throat.” overflowed classrooms, laboratories and student housing. In the years that followed there were fewer duels, but The campus responded by transforming the physical plant the military continued to have an important connection to and class schedule. Fourteen Army barracks were campus. transported from Fort Leonard Wood and used for student The GI Bill of Rights, signed into law by President housing, temporary classrooms and warehouses. The last Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, caused a huge influx of of these “temporary” buildings was razed in 1994. former soldiers into the ranks of MSM’s enrollment. Of the These days, Missouri S&T’s connections with the record 2,565 students enrolled in 1946, 1,800 were veterans. military are stronger than ever, thanks in part to the Army’s The GI Bill put money directly into veterans’ hands for consolidation of military bases in the 1980s and 1990s. their own use and made it possible for many of them to After the Army located its engineering and chemical schools afford a college education. “The GI Bill was a godsend for at nearby Fort Leonard Wood, some 30 miles southwest of me, as I received 100 percent of my education through it,” campus, the university began offering master’s degrees in says Charles R. “Chuck” Remington, ME’49, MS ME’50, engineering management, civil engineering and geological professor emeritus of mechanical engineering who retired engineering to officers stationed there. from Missouri S&T in 1989. Remington was among the first The campus also collaborates on a number of research enrollees from the GI Bill. projects with the Army Engineering School and other outfits
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As World War II ended in 1945, a new era in higher education was about to begin. Thanks to the GI Bill of Rights, signed into law by President Franklin UMR began offering graduate D. Roosevelt in 1944, about 1.5 million engineering degrees to veterans returning from the war swelled UMR added an Air officers at Fort Leonard the populations of college campuses Force ROTC program Wood’s Army Engineer across the nation. in 1971. School. 1945 1971 1997 1943 1965 2004
The advent of World War II led to yet In 1965, the program Air Force, Boeing more changes in the program. All broadened to a general and UMR formed the advanced ROTC cadets entered military science curriculum. Center for Aerospace active duty in June 1943. After war’s Manufacturing end, the campus re-established Technologies. Army ROTC as an engineering- focused program.
at the fort. Research on explosives engineering and Also, one of the university’s largest research centers, the homeland security are among the projects being conducted Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies, is a directly at Fort Leonard Wood. In addition, Missouri S&T partnership among Missouri S&T, Boeing and the Air Force. researchers in recent years have worked with the Army’s The work under way in the CAMT could result in future Chemical School at Fort Leonard Wood to develop new commercial and military applications. tools for future warfare, including sensors for detecting With its proximity to Fort Leonard Wood, emphasis biological and chemical agents. on technology and historic military roots as a land-grant Several Missouri S&T researchers work closely with university, it would be “shocking” if we didn’t have strong the Army, Air Force and Navy. The work ranges from ties to the military, says military historian John C. humanitarian efforts, such as the development of methods McManus, associate professor of history at Missouri S&T. to defuse improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Many graduates have enjoyed success in the military. to decommission land mines and nuclear warheads, On the pages that follow, you’ll meet a few alumni who are to modern warfare, such as research to develop strengthening that bond between Missouri S&T and the unmanned aerial vehicles and terrestrial robots. Work by armed forces. Missouri S&T researchers and the Air Force to develop chrome-free coatings earned the university and the Air Force a share of the 2007 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine.
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O PS FA I Y AL ES by Mindy Limback ([email protected]) photos submitted by Bob Berry
The Battle of Cassino Pass, the first large-scale battle of World War II between the U.S. Army and the German Army, began on a miserably cold, rain-soaked Friday in February 1943. As Germans advanced, Lt. Jerry Berry, a platoon leader in the 19th Engineer Regiment Combat, and his men – armed with dump trucks and engineering equipment – faced the daunting task of holding back the German forces, led by Above: Gen. Erwin Rommel. 2nd Lt. Jerry The horrendous three-day battle in Tunisia left the 19th Engineers Berry, 1942 Right: with 128 casualties, including Berry’s driver, Pvt. Clarence O. Fulton, 2nd Lt. Bob who lost his life as he manned a 50-caliber machine gun in a foxhole Berry, 1972 on the line with Berry. Berry went on to serve in major battles in Sicily and Italy, and was wounded at the Battle of Monte Casino. Like many veterans of World War II, Berry, CE’49, didn’t share war stories or his photograph collection with his family when he returned home. He stayed in the Army Reserves for more than 20 years before retiring with the rank of major. But it took an additional 35 years for his son, Bob Berry, CE’72, to convince him to share some of those memories. Bob Berry completed the final draft of Crossings, a book detailing his father’s life, shortly before Jerry Berry died in 2005. “As he would tell me the stories, several really got to him and he would tear up,” Bob Berry recalls. “The 19th Engineer Regiment Combat enabled the U.S. Army to cross minefields, rivers, mountains and deserts all while fighting as infantry when the need arose. Fifty-nine soldiers of the 19th died along the way, including four of his close friends.” Growing up, Bob Berry remembers seeing his father go one weekend a month to Reserve meetings or spending a family vacation with his father’s unit for “summer camp.” Jerry Berry and Bob Berry at Homecoming 1999. Bob served “One of my most vivid memories as a kid was going to the as president of the alumni Officer’s Club at Fort Leonard Wood on special occasions,” he says. association from 1998-2000. “I not only got a kick out of seeing Army trainees in action, but the
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best part was eating the biggest HFIA hamburgers I’d ever seen. But still, there were no war stories.” Jerry Berry didn’t need to talk O NTDOWN about his military experiences to instill a sense of duty in his son. When Bob graduated high school in 1967, the Vietnam War was on everyone’s mind, by Mindy Limback ([email protected]) including his own. “I had a deep belief in our country, It’s T-minus zero, and as the main engine ignites, Lt. Col. Scott Peel’s freedoms we had, and I felt an mind begins to race. As commander of the range operations team at obligation to do my part,” explains Vandenberg Air Force Base, he knows that now there’s no turning back. Bob Berry. “I went to ROTC for the The 5,000-pound military satellite, first two years of school at Rolla and attached to a Delta II-7920 rocket sitting decided to go all the way with it.” on top of thousands of pounds of highly After four years of military service combustible fuels, leaves the Earth for its stationed with an engineer battalion in journey into space. And now all he can West Germany, Bob Berry joined do is watch and wait for the satellite to Burns & McDonnell as a project separate from its booster vehicle. engineer and manager, eventually The Dec. 14, 2006, launch of retiring as vice president and general USA 193 was Peel’s fourth. His three manager for the company’s St. Louis previous launches – an intercontinental operations. But his military way of life ballistic missile test, a missile defense never fully left him. interceptor test and another satellite – “There are a lot of lessons you’re had all been successful. But that didn’t taught in the military that you still lessen the anticipation of this mission. abide by in business. You have to “Launching extremely expensive, unique or one-of-a-kind satellites is far from react pretty fast and follow your chain routine,” says Peel, EMgt’89. “It is the most stressful thing I’ve ever helped of command. And when the general do, but it is also exhilarating and rewarding.” tells you to tell others to dig latrines, Only after all stages have fired is the immense pressure, built by each you take yourself and go dig latrines.” successive “go” call, replaced by euphoria for the range team, says Peel. “The ability to declare ‘mission success’ can take weeks or months depending upon the type of mission,” Peel explains. “There are Fourteen months later, in a strange twist of fate, another Missouri S&T grad, Andrew Jackson, ECE’03, would start a launch sequence that would a lot of bring down the malfunctioning satellite (see page 13). “I’m not surprised that two Rolla alumni were working high-risk, lessons you’re technically demanding operations,” Peel says. “The U.S. military is looking for all different types of people with different educational backgrounds, but taught in the because the services employ many cutting-edge technologies, the appeal for graduates from schools such as Rolla is high.” military.” Peel is stationed at Naval War College in Newport, R.I., where he is pursuing his third master’s degree, this one in national security. - Bob Berry
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by Linda Fulps ([email protected])
Linda (Desilet) Smith, AE’88, was lieutenant colonel, she interested in planes back in high school. provides disclosures and technical reviews of Her uncle, an Air Force pilot, impressed her, aircraft and electronics and she was thrilled by the aerobatics of the for export licenses and Thunderbirds air demonstration squadron. foreign military sales. But her real interest wasn’t in flying aircraft. She “Almost daily my wanted to design them. technical background helps in the decision of what we She came to Rolla on an Air Force ROTC scholarship, export, and what our capabilities are,” says Smith. “I’m also taking full advantage of her time at Missouri S&T. She comfortable with contractors’ aircraft engines and on their participated in as many intramural sports as she could. manufacturing floors. My education helps me ask the right She joined Kappa Delta sorority and the Gold Miner questions.” Dance Team. Her position includes management of international “It was an interesting mix,” says Smith. “After class fighter competitions, currently those held in India and Japan. I’d return to the sorority in my ROTC uniform, get my “My department’s job is to maintain a level playing field pompoms, and rush to Gold Miner practice.” between both the Air Force and Navy when both Smith found aerospace services have an aircraft in the engineering to be both challenging “Rolla prepared competition.” This involves and fun. The knowledge she reviewing proposals, attending gained at Missouri S&T led to me to compete briefings, answering questions a successful 20-year career with and planning for field trials. the Air Force. with the best In 1995, Smith earned a master’s She fondly remembers her degree from the Air Force Institute first assignment. “Everything was Air Force of Technology. “Rolla prepared me new and exciting,” says Smith of to compete with the best Air Force her position as a joint special officers there.” officers there,” she says. projects officer for the advanced Smith is ready to retire next year, medium-range air-to-air missile though. She says the travel was fun (AMRAAM) out of Eglin Air - Lt. Col. Linda Smith when she was younger, but it has Force Base in Florida. She was a been hard on her family, especially lead engineer for lethality and flight tests. “I led a team of her two children, ages 8 and 11. After 22 people that developed vulnerability models used to assess retirement she’s contemplating a civilian job as a contractor. the probability of kill and miss distance for future Smith says she would encourage young women AMRAAM threats.” She also conducted wind tunnel testing contemplating their futures to consider aerospace of compressed carriage design and flight simulations. engineering because it’s fun and rewarding. And she For the last eight years, Smith has worked out of the would advise them to join the Air Force. “I didn’t realize all office of the secretary of defense in Washington, D.C., that was out there,” Smith says. “They tell you that you can facilitating the international export of aircraft. Now a see the world and do all these things … and it’s really true.”
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R TEC I G AR DISE
by Lance Feyh ([email protected]) photo submitted by Andrew Jackson
Jackson, left, aboard U.S.S. Lake Erie.
Shooting a spy satellite out of the sky Kansas City Star. “But there was a lot When he’s not working and living on is the stuff of science fiction movies. For more tension this time.” his ship, Jackson lives on the island of Andrew Jackson, petty officer second class Typically, Jackson is involved in Oahu. He jokes that he spends his time in the U.S. Navy, it’s just another day at training exercises in the Pacific Ocean “protecting paradise.” the office. that are associated with ballistic missile Back in Rolla, as a student, Jackson Well, maybe not just an ordinary day. defense. He points out that satellites move enjoyed playing video games like World of The damaged U.S. satellite was carrying a lot faster than a normal ballistic missile, Warcraft. But he says he doesn’t have toxic fuel. Last February, Defense and at a much higher altitude with a long much time for video games these days – Secretary Robert Gates made the decision trajectory. now that he’s an actual missile commander to blow it up into little pieces before the Modifications were made before in the real world. whole thing slipped out of orbit and fell to they actually attempted to shoot down Earth. Jackson, ECE’03, pushed the the doomed satellite. Jackson says he “Very few button that made it all happen. got the final order to push the button that Most of the other military members launched the shot at the very last second. people on aboard the U.S.S. Lake Erie didn’t even “If we would have waited any longer, it know about Operation Burnt Frost. “Very would have crashed to Earth,” he says. the ship knew few people on the ship knew what was Instead, the pulverized debris fell going on until they saw it on CNN,” says harmlessly into the ocean. And, to what was going Jackson, who is originally from the Kansas alleviate concerns around the world City area. that the United States might get into on until they Jackson was among those who were the business of shooting down other critical to the operation’s success. A fire countries’ satellites, Jackson says the saw it on CNN.” controlman in the Navy, he’s responsible modifications used for this shot were for conducting missile launches. “I’ve done immediately removed. a whole bunch of these,” he later told the - Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Jackson
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I IZE S L IE : C LL T DI A B
by Mary Helen Stoltz ([email protected]) photos submitted by Courtney Buck
Courtney Buck, Econ’03, was just finishing his senior year at Missouri S&T when the United States invaded Iraq. After graduation, he started work at Missouri S&T public radio station KMST as marketing Buck near manager, but the thought of American soldiers the border fighting overseas weighed heavily on his mind. of Pakistan. “I’m intelligent and physically fit,” Buck says. “So many others like me were serving their country and I figured I should, too.” After a heart-to-heart talk with his family, Buck enlisted on June 2, 2004. The longest of his two overseas deployments took him to Afghanistan for seven months. His job as explosive ordnance disposal technician was to dismantle roadside bombs, IEDs and other explosive devices. Sounds frightening, but it’s the job Buck requested. “I’m an adrenaline junkie,” Buck says. “I love the excitement.” Most of his missions took place at night. “If the soldiers patrolling a village or mountainside found an unexploded device, my unit was called in to dismantle it – sometimes by hand. “Every time I successfully dismantled a bomb, that’s at least one person, one U.S. soldier or one civilian, that didn’t get hurt. I would feel like Superman the whole day. It’s a phenomenal feeling.” Buck also helped patrol the Pakistan border. Part of his job was trying to catch suicide bombers in the act. Occasionally they got past his patrol. Buck surrounded by packages of school “Our base was attacked by a suicide bomber at the supplies from home. gate,” Buck says. Fortunately, no U.S. soldiers were killed in the incident. “My team had to wade through the carnage
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Buck with the children of Sar Hawza, Afghanistan, an area near the Pakistan border.
to find as many pieces of the bomb as we could. By matching fingerprints, we could determine who made the bomb.” Buck, now a financial advisor with his own Edward Jones “Every time I office in Austin, Texas, says he gets just as big a rush from helping people as he does from the excitement of a mission. successfully Among the medals Buck received for his service is the dismantled a bomb... Outstanding Military Volunteer Medal. While on patrol in a remote Afghan village, Buck noticed kids running up to him I would feel like patting their left forearm. The sleeve of his own left forearm is where he, like most soldiers, kept his pens. The kids, he learned, Superman the whole had schools in their village, but nothing to write with. Buck sent out an immediate call for help, emailing friends, day. It’s a family and church members. By the time he was finished, 300 pounds of school supplies had been delivered to the students. phenomenal feeling.” Buck’s active duty ended June 3, 2008. He will spend the next four years as a reservist, and he can be called back into active duty at any time. Some people might dread that phone - Courtney Buck call, but not Buck. “I wouldn’t cry a bit if they called me back,” he says. “I love it.”
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H THE F G T: IST RI N’ V
An issue focused on Missouri S&T’s connection to the military wouldn’t be complete without a word from military historian John C. McManus, associate professor of history and political science. Missouri S&T Magazine staff sat down with McManus to ask a few questions.
Missouri S&T Magazine: Are there similarities in soldiers’ experiences today versus decades ago?
McManus: Some things never change and I don’t think they ever will. Fear, for instance, is pervasive. Each generation may deal with it differently, but it’s there in the tight clenching of the stomach, the bile in the throat. It never ever changes. American soldiers may sign up for patriotic or economic reasons, but when the bullets start flying, soldiers generally just fight for one another and it’s pretty uncomplicated. There is a great deal of dedication from people across varying backgrounds. There are differences, too. The soldier of the mid-20th century on is much more accustomed to being well fed, well clothed and equipped with the best weapons and complementary equipment than his 19th century counterpart. The expectation of the guy on the frontier might have been to make do, but that is no longer the case.
photo by B.A. Rupert Missouri S&T Magazine: How has fighting and strategy changed through the years?
“People interpret McManus: Fighting is always impacted by fire power. But at the end of the day, the average soldier on the battlefield is still the person who patriotism determines the outcome of the war. In spite of all of this incredible range of fire power, including nuclear weapons, it still comes down to differently.” a guy with a rifle in his hands. That hasn’t changed throughout history and I don’t think it’s ever going to change. - John C. McManus Missouri S&T Magazine: What role, if any, does public perception play in strategy on the battlefield? Was the Vietnam War the first to show the average American graphic images of the loss of life?
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U.S. soldiers through the years
Civil War World War I World War II Vietnam Desert Storm
McManus: Interestingly it wasn’t. In the 1860s, 100 years before, country. War has always been unpopular to some extent. It’s a couple of photographers, Alexander Gardner and Matthew Brady, inevitable in a big, fractious country like this. went out and photographed the dead on the Antietam battlefield very soon after the battle. It was a horrible battle…still the Missouri S&T Magazine: What made WWII unique? bloodiest day in American history. Their photographs had an electric impact in the North McManus: We were attacked at Pearl Harbor and that is when they were displayed. People in New York City were truly indisputable. There was no doubt. We knew who did it, why shocked. They had been raised on tales of guns and trumpets and they did it and what needed to be done to them. People were in they never considered what war really was. Vietnam just takes that agreement. They realized that the Nazis and the Japanese fascists older concept to another level because of the medium of television, were a big threat to the United States and we needed to fight, like especially color television. Seeing something in black and white it or not. Prior to Pearl Harbor, Americans were a bit complacent. has a different impact than full color. Think of how you react seeing They didn’t like the Nazis and they didn’t like what the Japanese the grainy black-and-white images of World War II versus the vivid were doing in China, but that was “over there.” We didn’t have to living-color images of Vietnam and subsequent wars. It’s more real worry. Of course, that all changed. to you. In the Vietnam War, there was a graphic nature and people were shocked. Missouri S&T Magazine: In today’s global society, why do young If there was any uncertainty over whether the war was worth men and women continue to choose military service? it or whether we needed to be there or what we were actually doing, these images had a pretty serious negative effect on public McManus: Economics is always a reason, but it goes deeper than opinion. It’s horrible, but it’s needed in a free and open society so that. There is a desire to prove oneself as free and mature; that people really understand what war is. to demonstrate independence. Some are seeking a challenge; others want to do something that is bigger than they are. Missouri S&T Magazine: It seems like patriotism among the Patriotism, of course, is a strong reason. Young people tend to average American was stronger during World War II than today. be idealistic. And young folks fight wars. It has nearly always been that way. McManus: Most of our wars have been unpopular with a significant segment of society. For instance, the Revolutionary War. McManus has published seven books on military history. A third of the population was dead-set against it. Another third was His latest work, The 7th Infantry Regiment: Combat in an Age of kind of favorable toward the Patriot cause, but didn’t want to get Terror: The Korean War Through the Present, was published in involved. They wished there wasn’t a war. May. This spring, McManus received the 2008 Missouri Seen in that context, World War II was just a unique moment Conference on History Book Award and, in 2007, History News in American history. There was a kind of unity among society. Network named McManus one of America’s Top Young Historians. People interpret patriotism differently. Some would argue opposing Visit magazine.mst.edu to read the full transcript of our war is being patriotic because they don’t think war is good for our interview with McManus.
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R TE G N RATIO ORI S FROM MAJ. GEN. ROBERT BAY
story by Lance Feyh ([email protected])
The patrons at McDonald’s have noticed us. Bay spent the end A few of them eventually come over to thank of World War II in the Philippines. He helped the two uniformed soldiers at our table for build a training camp their service. What these civilians don’t realize at the site where the is that a third soldier at our table, an older Bataan Death March had gentleman in plain clothes, is an honest-to- ended earlier in the war. The first task was to Bay at the beginning God general who started his service to the move the bodies of of his military career. country during World War II. Americans who had “A lot of people have known me and never knew I died during that march and were buried at the site. Japanese was a general,” says retired Maj. Gen. Robert Bay, CE’49. prisoners of war were used to move the bodies to a U.S. “But at church, there is one Marine colonel, and when military cemetery in Manila. he sees me he still says, ‘Good morning, general.’” After the war, Bay took advantage of the GI Bill and We traveled up here to Sullivan, the half-way point came back to Rolla to finish his degree in civil engineering. between Rolla and St. Louis, to meet Bay at the Then he resumed his career with the U.S. Army Corps of McDonald’s. Cadet Michael Tollison, a senior in Engineers. All told, he served more than 39 years on active mechanical engineering, and Capt. Chad Pense, assistant duty and in the reserves. His final assignment was as professor of military science at Missouri S&T, listen commander of the 416th Engineer Command. respectfully as Bay answers my questions and tells stories. Cadet Tollison is listening to Bay intently now. Tollison Currently, Bay is telling us a story about being a will graduate this December and then embark on a full-time 17-year-old soldier who didn’t know much about the military career. He admits to us, at one point, that he pecking order in the U.S. Army. During his first week, he wouldn’t mind being a general one day himself. “I’d like was assigned to a mess hall. He was aggravated to find out to make it to general,” he says. “I like to be in charge. But, that, for the time being, he was supposed to be serving as first, I know I have to be a good follower for quite a while.” a waiter. “I didn’t know much about ranks yet,” he says. Tollison was an Army brat. Not long after 9-11, he “This officer was motioning me to come over, and I ignored looked up Afghanistan on a map of the world. He knew him. Turns out, he was the company commander, a colonel.” that he wanted to be a military man, just like his father, The company commander was not happy when Bay a colonel, and his grandfather, a Vietnam veteran. At finally went over to the table. “I told him I joined the Army Missouri S&T, Tollison tells us, “any time I have to spare to be a soldier, not a waiter,” Bay says. “Luckily, everybody has been spent on ROTC. ... I really wanted to do well in laughed. That’s how my career started.” ROTC, so I put extra time in it.”
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Right now, there are about 65 cadets who are active in He worked on the design of the World Trade Center, the Missouri S&T’s ROTC program, according to Pense. construction of the Chain of Rocks Canal and Locks project, The university also has an Air Force ROTC program. and the expansion of the Howard Bend Pumping Station. When Bay was in college, ROTC was mandatory for He is a former president of the university’s alumni young men. “The rest of us were veterans on the GI Bill,” association and past president of the Academy of Civil he says. “We all wore surplus Engineers at Missouri S&T. Army clothes to school.” A founding member of the Lots of things have “A lot of UM Alumni Alliance, Bay is a changed. Bay points out that people have known generous supporter of his alma today’s military is made up mater, contributing 58 years in entirely of volunteers, like me and never knew a row. Bay is now retired, of Tollison and Pense, who want course, but that doesn’t mean to serve. He also thinks women I was a general he doesn’t have anything to do. have brought new skills and .” He went on mission trips to experiences that need to be Kenya twice in the past two utilized. “We have the smartest - Maj. Gen. Robert Bay years to develop water supply military in the history of the sources and provide medical world,” he says. “They have assistance. to be smarter. They handle complex systems. ... In my day, Upon the conclusion of our interview in Sullivan, Bay battle lines were drawn. You worried about terrain. There announces that he needs to head back up Interstate 44 for were tanks, guns and ships. It was easy to know who was a meeting. shooting at you. We knew where the battlefield was.” It’s time for Pense, Tollison and me to go back to But much of what goes on in the military is still familiar Rolla. As we are leaving the McDonald’s, a stranger sees enough that these soldiers have a lot in common and a lot the uniforms and stops Capt. Pense and Cadet Tollison in to talk about, regardless of what generation they come the parking lot to thank them for their service – and much from. Besides, Tollison, Pense and I can’t get enough of of their service to America still lies ahead of them. Bay’s stories. Meanwhile, Bay slips into his vehicle without attracting, When he first became a general, the Army sent him to or commanding, any attention. The general drives off the Pentagon to learn how to act like a general. “I was at the in the other direction, accompanied by a lifetime of honor, Pentagon for orientation, a charm school for generals,” Bay accomplishment and memories. says, laughing. “While I was there I discovered that an office was reserved for Gen. Omar Bradley to use on his rare visits to Washington. Somehow, I found out that he was present that day and I got to meet him. It was a highlight in my military career.” Bradley was a five-star general, the highest rank attainable in the U.S. Army. He told Bay that the key to success was to lead by example and to let your actions demonstrate that you care about soldiers. “I never forgot those words,” Bay says. By the end of his career, Bay, like Bradley, had earned the Distinguished Service Medal. In addition to his military service, Bay worked for the City of St. Louis, Laclede Steel Co. and Black & Veach. Cadet Tollison and retired Maj. Gen. Bay
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Doctor No. 200 Supermodelers
Naresh Sharma’s Ph.D. research on predicting and reducing warranty costs will likely benefit many companies in the future. But for now, it has helped Sharma earn a historic degree. In July, Sharma became the 200th person to receive a Ph.D. from Missouri S&T’s engineering management and systems engineering department. Sharma, PhD EMgt’08, What do you get when you combine Naresh Sharma (left) and Madison Daily (right) successfully defended his dissertation, which defines a new method a team of seven students, one staff advisor, to predict product warranty costs early in a product’s development, on July 29. aerial photography and Google? A 3-D model Sharma has developed a new approach to Genichi Taguchi’s quality loss function, of the Missouri S&T campus and the a mathematical formula that estimates the financial value of customers’ increasing designation “supermodeler.” The students dissatisfaction as product performance decreases. Sharma simplifies the approach spent hours creating 3-D models of campus and makes it more consistent by combining Taguchi’s three methodologies into one using Google software tools as part of an new function. international competition sponsored by The 200th Ph.D. comes 24 years after the engineering management department Google. The payoff came in July when the awarded its first Ph.D. to Madison Daily, PhD EMgt’84, who is now a professor team learned it was one of nine winners emeritus in the department. of the 2008 International Model Your “This is a significant milestone in the long and proud history of this department,” Campus Competition. says William Daughton, chair of engineering management and systems engineering. Using Google SketchUp, a 3-D modeling “It illustrates the excellent scholarly work that we do.” program, and Photoshop, the team used high- resolution aerial photography and floor plans of the campus to construct 3-D models of each building. Rules required the models to be accurate in scale and location, to focus on important identifying details, and to London calling contain textures devoid of visual noise like trees, cars and people. When the British Broadcasting Corp. decided to explore what voters in the A panel of industry experts selected the heart of America were thinking about the presidential election, they selected winners. The Missouri S&T team consisted Missouri S&T as the site for a town hall-style forum that was broadcast worldwide of four architectural engineering students on the BBC World Service radio program Newshour. (Matt Knuth, Nick Salmons, The forum, held on Sept. 5, featured a panel made up of two U.S. Adam Benzabeh and Chris Krueger), representatives from Missouri (one from each major party) as well as a political two computer engineering majors science professor and a radio journalist from Springfield, Mo. The BBC’s Robin Lustig (Nick Thomson and Dan Welty) and one served as moderator as audience members questioned panelists on everything from aerospace engineering major (Zack Geiser). energy policy to the future of education. Their advisor was Glenn Cotita, a space “The voters of Missouri are an unusually canny lot,” the BBC reported. “In every planning technician in the campus’s physical single presidential election since 1904 (with just one exception), they have voted for facilities department. Cotita hopes to use the winning candidate.” the models developed for the competition As this magazine went to press, Missouri’s election results were finally made to construct an online campus map that official. By only 0.1 percent, McCain won Missouri, making this the second exception prospective students and their parents to Missouri’s bellwether status. can use to take a virtual tour of Missouri S&T. Check out the BBC report and audio of the forum online at View the winning entries online at news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7599724.stm. contest.sketchup.com/intl/en/08results.php.
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A free-wheeling solution to poverty
Pearl millet, a hardy grain that is abundant in even the harshest regions of Africa and India, is a staple for many of the world’s poorest people. But removing the edible seed from the chaff is hard work. Traditional threshing techniques usually involve women pounding the plant with mortar and pestle. Over the summer, Michelle Marincel, NucE’06, MS EnvE’08, helped design an ergonomic threshing machine to provide some relief to that back-breaking work. She was part of a group of students chosen to attend the International Development Design Summit at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The research students joined professors and professionals in groups of 10 to work on projects aimed at addressing issues related to poverty. “A researcher provided panicles of pearl millet for us to roll up our sleeves and destroy as we struggled to understand the best way to remove the grains from the stalk,” says Marincel. “Ultimately, we discovered the physics behind millet threshing. We tried numerous iterations of threshing devices. We tried using rubber, brushes, vacuums, centrifuges and many odd materials to remove the grain.” They hit upon creating a machine that works like a bicycle. “The key we discovered is hitting the grains at high speeds in the right direction,” she says. “Our idea is that a woman on a bicycle could carry, on her back, an extra wheel for the purpose of threshing. When she reaches the field, she could turn her bicycle upside down and change out the back wheel for threshing. This gives mobility to harvesting.” Harvesting grains is hard work Marincel says members of her group will stay in touch in order to prepare the in developing countries, and bicycle thresher for field tests. More information is available at www.iddsummit.org Michelle Marincel wants to help. and milllet.wetpaint.com.
photo by B.A. Rupert A lean, green manufacturing machine
When corporate America first started meshing lean manufacturing with green talking about lean manufacturing in the initiatives during the Institute of Industrial 1980s and 1990s, they were looking at ways Engineers’ 2008 Operational Excellence to cut costs while maintaining customer Conference and Expo held in Minneapolis satisfaction. These days, companies are also in September. “Going green is a must for interested in portraying themselves as companies to stay in business,” says Cudney, environmentally conscious, but are an assistant professor of engineering concerned about the costs associated management at Missouri S&T. “While the with green initiatives. stigma of green initiatives is that they are According to two Missouri S&T costly and uneconomical, that is simply no researchers, manufacturers can be both longer true.” lean and green by incorporating processes At the conference, Cudney and designed to conserve energy and minimize Grantham Lough, an assistant professor of environmental impact with a lean interdisciplinary engineering, discussed how manufacturing philosophy. industries can link green initiatives to Elizabeth Cudney, PhD EMgt’06 (left), and Elizabeth Cudney, PhD EMgt’06, and cost-saving manufacturing practices and Katie Grantham Lough, AE’02, MS AE’03, Katie Grantham Lough, AE’02, MS AE’03, calculate return on investment for alternative PhD AE’05 (right), discuss the benefits PhD AE’05, discussed the benefits of or renewable power systems. of green initiatives in manufacturing.
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Building an energy superhighway
Missouri S&T researchers are part of a new research effort that aims to transform the nation’s power grid into an Internet of sorts for energy – a grid that will speed renewable electric-energy technologies into every home and business. Missouri S&T is one of five U.S. universities in the National Science Foundation’s Energy Research Center for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems. The initiative was unveiled in September and is led by North Carolina State University. Universities in Germany and Switzerland are also involved. The center will develop technology that transforms the nation’s century-old, centralized power grid into an alternative-energy-friendly network that can easily store and distribute energy from solar panels, wind farms, fuel cells and other sources. The effort fits well with Missouri S&T’s expertise in power engineering, says Mariesa Crow, the Fred W. Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the university’s Energy Research and Development Center. Crow is Missouri S&T’s lead researcher on the project. Joining her are Badrul Chowdhury, Keith Corzine, Mehdi Ferdowsi and Jonathan Kimball, all on the electrical and computer engineering faculty, and Bruce McMillin, professor of computer science.
Hydrogen: the hype and the hope photo by B.A. Rupert You probably won’t be able to feasible for every day drivers right now, drive down the highway in your own according to Grasman. The main drawback non-polluting vehicle that runs on hydrogen is cost. Grasman says vehicles that run power any time soon. Nor will you be totally on hydrogen fuel cell technology powering your whole house with hydrogen- currently cost anywhere from $50,000 to based technology in the coming years. $1 million. Someday soon, though, you might own Grasman’s group is looking at ways a cell phone equipped with a hydrogen- to use hydrogen for more economically powered fuel cell instead of a battery. feasible uses, such as energizing back-up The cell phone would come with an power generators, forklifts, various types insert-ready hydrogen pack and a small of military equipment and consumer solar array for charging. electronic items, including cell phones. “We need to be realistic about what we Working with Grasman on the DOE project can and can’t do with hydrogen right now,” are Fathi Dogan, professor of materials says Scott Grasman, associate professor science and engineering; Umit Koylu, of engineering management. “In addition associate professor of mechanical and to some of the more Buck Rogers things aerospace engineering; K.B. Lee, professor that might happen in the future, we need of chemical engineering; and John Sheffield, to study some of the things we can do in professor of mechanical and aerospace the short term.” engineering. Grasman is one of the lead researchers Grasman has also played around working on a Missouri S&T study called with the idea of using hydrogen fuel cell “Hydrogen Fuel Cell Analysis: Lessons technology in toys. In fact, he’s got a small Learned from Stationary Power Generation” hydrogen car and a toy hydrogen rocket in Scott Grasman, associate professor of for the U.S. Department of Energy. The his office. He says these kinds of gadgets engineering management, researches technology necessary to produce hydrogen- will help the public understand how economical ways to use hydrogen. powered vehicles that only emit water does hydrogen technology works. exist, but those kinds of vehicles are not
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Bridget Williams: A shirt of a different color by John Kean ([email protected])
photo by B.A. Rupert
Sophomore Bridget Williams is the easiest volleyball player 4.4 digs per game. Through the end of September this year, to find on the floor. Just look for the player wearing a different- Williams, a recipient of the Brackhahn Athletic Scholarship, was colored jersey. third in the GLVC in that department. Williams wears that jersey because she is the Lady Miners’ But her contributions have not been limited to defense. During libero, a player who serves for the most part as a defensive her freshman year she led Missouri S&T in service aces and has 36 specialist. While a team is limited to 12 substitutions during in two seasons, the most by any player on the squad. each set, the libero has unlimited entries. Williams has also taken on a leadership role with the team, “Our job is to play defense in place of the front-line players,” serving as co-captain this year. she explains. “Since a lot of our outside hitters can play on the back “It was an honor to be selected,” Williams says. “It’s a situation row, it’s usually going to be for a middle blocker.” where I can be a leader for our team. We have a group of players Except for a short stint as setter during high school, Williams that are close, but if they have a question for our coach or need has served as libero throughout her volleyball career, which began someone to go to him with something, then I’m not afraid to go ask in the sixth grade in Topeka, Kan. on their behalf.” She was one of 13 incoming freshmen who started the current And without a doubt, the Lady Miners know exactly where to Lady Miner volleyball program in 2007 and ranked 11th in the find her. She’s the one wearing the different-colored jersey. Great Lakes Valley Conference her first year with an average of
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Lady Miner volleyball team ranks among Missouri S&T ranks top 20 in attendance tops in conference
The Missouri S&T volleyball team was ranked 16th in the nation in NCAA Missouri S&T is the top-ranked institution Division II in home attendance during its first season of competition in 2007. The in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and among Lady Miners averaged 443 fans per home contest, which was the best mark in the the top 20 schools in NCAA Division II for the Great Lakes Valley Conference. second straight year in the National Collegiate S&T had two crowds of at least 1,000 fans during the season, including the Scouting Association rankings. The Miners are 13th-best single-game mark of the season with 1,200 spectators at the home opening ranked 19th in the 2008 listing. victory over Drury. The NCSA rankings rate colleges and Missouri S&T had a total attendance of 5,311 fans in its 12 home matches, the universities at the NCAA Division I, II and III highest net figure in the GLVC for the year. levels by averaging the U.S. News & World The national leader in home attendance was the University of Nebraska-Kearney Report ranking, the U.S. Sports Academy with an average of 1,195 spectators per match, while Southwest Minnesota State and Directors’ Cup ranking and the NCAA Washburn were second and third, respectively. student-athlete graduation rate. A total of 291 institutions compete at the NCAA Division II level. The collegiate power rankings based off S&T softball players tour Austria of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup rating evaluate the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Three members of the Missouri S&T Report rating recognizes institutions of academic softball program spent the summer touring excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates Austria as part of a USA Athletes are based on those provided by the NCAA. International softball squad. This year’s top-ranked school is the Head coach Don Kennedy, infielder University of California-San Diego. Missouri S&T Becky Davis, a junior in applied mathematics, was the top-ranked team in the GLVC in the 19th and catcher Kassi Deibert, a sophomore in spot, with six other schools from the conference business and management systems, took part also finishing among the top 100. The others in the five-game tour of Austria as part of a were the University of Missouri-St. Louis (24th), national team that had several players with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (39th), ties to the Midwest. That team was coached Quincy University (48th), Saint Joseph’s by Saint Louis University head coach John University (51st), Kentucky Wesleyan University Conway and included two players from his (60th) and Drury University (92nd). own squad, Northwestern University pitcher Missouri S&T has been ranked among the Lauren Delaney and University of Missouri- top 100 schools in NCAA Division II in the NCSA St. Louis catcher Casey Dierkes. rankings for the last three years. “This was a great cultural experience for Kassi Deibert (far left) and Becky Davis In addition to the collegiate power (far right) participated in the USA everyone involved,” Kennedy says. “Not only rankings, NCSA also provides recruiting Athletes International softball squad did we get a chance to see how softball is in in Austria. education to high school athletic directors another part of the world, but we got to and coaches, as well as families of student- experience how the people live there as well.” athletes who are interested in competing at The U.S. team won all five of the games it played in Austria, including a win in a the next level. game against the country’s national team. In addition, the travel party got to see a number of sights in both Austria and the Czech Republic, including the home of Mozart, a World War II prison camp, and the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague that took more than 600 years to build. “I can remember Becky saying one time that we should have our own architectural engineers come over and see what this is like,” Kennedy says. “This is the sort of trip I would recommend to any student-athlete who has the chance to do it.”
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HOMECOMING 2008 • OCTOBER 17-20
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Alumni Awards During Homecoming, the Miner Alumni Association honored a select group of alumni for their accomplishments and their devotion to the association, the campus and students. Selected from an impressive list of nominees, these awardees represent some of our most talented and dedicated alumni, faculty and staff. Chancellor John F. Carney III and Perrin Roller, president of the alumni association, are pictured with the recipients.
Alumni Merit Award Other Awards
Outstanding Student Advisor Awards Ralph E. Flori, PetE’79, PetE’81, PhD PetE’87 Anne M. Maglia Cheryl D.S. Walker, EE’86 Robert W. Whites Ralph E. Wolfram, EE’50 Jeffrey D. Smith, MS CerE’91, PhD CerE’93 homecoming Distinguished Young Alumni Award Richard W. Stephenson
Class of 1942 Excellence in Teaching Award Michael Bruening
Joe Mooney Distinguished Student Award William H. Allen Jr., ChE’97 Francisco A. Perez-Sandi, Esther Kwabea Walker, EE’94, ME’00 MS EMgt’95 Taylor Hahn Frank H. Mackaman Alumni Admissions Volunteer Service Award Ambassador of the Year Alumni Achievement Award Section Awards
Outstanding Section Award
Stephen A. Wright, ME’68, Robert R. Morrison Jr., Paul R. Stricker, LSci’82 ME’70 EMgt ‘71*
Robert V. Wolf Alumni Service Award Kansas City Section*
*Jenny Bayless is pictured with Phoenix Award Robert R. Morrison Jr. Dottye Wolf, widow of Robert V. Wolf, ME’51, MS ME’52, is pictured with K. Daniel Hinkle and Wayne Huebner. Elaine Russell is pictured with Kenneth Bandelier, EE’97, of the Kansas City Section and K. Daniel Hinkle, EMgt’73* Wayne Huebner, CerE’82, David Bufalo, CE’66, of the PhD CerE’87* Rocky Mountain Section. Rocky Mountain Section*
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A centennial celebration 35 years later, building takes originally planned name
When alumni got together more than four decades ago to launch the university’s first major fundraising campaign, they set a goal of completing a new building in time for the campus’s centennial celebration in 1970. They didn’t quite make their goal. Though the alumni raised more than $500,000 in private gifts for the $2 million construction project, the building wasn’t completed until December 1972. By then all the 100th anniversary hoopla had faded into memory. The building eventually became known as University Center-East. Today, the building houses classrooms and administrative offices and no longer serves as a student and alumni center. So this fall, campus officials renamed the building Centennial Hall, in honor of the original intent and to honor the wishes of the campus’s first major donors. That original capital campaign “was the beginning of an era” in which alumni and student support would play a more prominent role in campus construction, says Robert Bay, CE’49, who served on the Centennial Campaign Committee. Bay and fellow campaign committee member Richard Bauer, ChE’51, returned to campus over Homecoming to attend a reception in their honor at the newly christened Centennial Hall. According to Bauer, the steering committee consisted of class-year representatives recruited by Joseph Mooney, who attended S&T in the 1930s but never graduated. Mooney became a successful insurance salesman in University City, Mo., and eventually became that town’s mayor. He would host planning meetings over lunch in his office, and his recruits would call their classmates for donations. “There was nobody who was a champion for giving like Joe Mooney,” says Bay. Bauer said he was happy to donate to the cause. “I felt a sense of giving back” to the campus, he says. Even though the total funds raised – $570,000 – is small by today’s standards, Bauer and Bay believe that initial campaign was a testimony to the generosity of that generation of alumni. “This building is a testimony of where the university stands in the eyes of alumni,” says Bay.
Toomey Hall dedication postponed The dedication ceremony of Toomey Hall, originally scheduled for Homecoming, was postponed and will be rescheduled for April 2009.
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2009 ST. PAT’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2009
Monday, March 2 – Saturday, March 14 St. Pat’s Wednesday, March 4 6 a.m. - Street Painters Breakfast, All day - Snake Invasion, undisclosed location Missouri S&T campus 7 a.m. - Pine Street turns green 8:30-11 a.m. - Pre-Parade Party, Monday, March 9 Alumni Lounge inside Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets. 101st Best Ever All alumni, their families and guests are Noon - Follies, at the Puck invited to attend this event sponsored St. Pat’s Celebration by the Miner Alumni Association. Tuesday, March 10 Complimentary coffee, juice and All alumni are invited to attend the cinnamon rolls will be served. St. Pat’s pre-parade party from 8:30-11 a.m. Noon - Follies, at the Puck Beer, Mimosas and Bloody Marys on Saturday, March 14, at the Alumni will be available at a cash bar. Lounge in Castleman Hall, 10th and Main Wednesday, March 11 11 a.m. - Parade, streets. Last year, more than 300 alumni downtown Rolla on Pine Street and friends stopped by for hot cinnamon 11:45 a.m. - Pine Street Procession Noon - 2 p.m. - Post-Parade Party, rolls and beverages, and we want this 101st Noon - Court Arrival, Welcome Follies, Alumni Patio outside Castleman Hall, event to be bigger and better than ever. Rolla Downtown Bandshell, 9th and 10th and Main streets. Make plans to travel to Rolla for St. Pat’s or Oak streets near the railroad tracks All alumni, their families and guests are attend one of the section events in your 7 p.m. - Fraternal Order of invited to stop by for free pizza, soda and area. Help keep the St. Pat’s tradition alive. Leaders (FOL) Casino Night, dollar beer. Pizza will be served on a Complimentary coffee, juice and Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building, first-come, first-served basis until it cinnamon rolls will be served. Beer, 10th Street and Bishop Avenue runs out. Mimosas and Bloody Marys will be 1 p.m. - Grateful Board Concert, available at a cash bar. Thursday, March 12 Rolla Downtown Bandshell, 9th and Oak streets near the railroad tracks (band to be announced) 11 a.m. - Gonzo Games, 5 p.m. - Doors open for St. Pat’s Concert, Post-Parade Party Fraternity Row Fields, Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building located on Fraternity Drive (band to be announced) Following the St. Pat’s parade on 10th Street and Bishop Avenue March 14, all alumni, their families and Friday, March 13 6 p.m. - St. Pat’s Grand Ball guests are invited to come to the Alumni sponsored by Coterie, Patio outside Castleman Hall, 10th 11 a.m. - Gonzo Games, St. Pat’s Ballroom, Havener Center and Main streets. Last year, more than Fraternity Row Fields, 6 p.m. - Cocktail Hour 1,000 alumni and friends attended the located on Fraternity Drive 7 p.m. - Dinner celebration. Sponsored by the Miner 6 p.m. - Honorary Knights Banquet, 8 p.m. - Dance, featuring a live band. Alumni Association, 101 pizzas and soda Havener Center Tickets are $45 per person. Tables of will be served and dollar beer will be 9 p.m. - Coronation up to eight may be reserved in advance available. and Knighting Ceremony, until Friday, March 6. For more information, Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, or to make reservations, please visit 10th and Main streets thestpatsball.com
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Alumni take leadership roles in association
During its annual Homecoming meeting The following directors-at-large have on Oct. 18, the Miner Alumni Association agreed to continue to serve: approved the following new members: Helene Hardy Pierce, EMgt’83 John Remmers, MetE’84 President: Perrin Roller, GeoE’80 The following area directors have President-elect: Susan Rothschild, CSci’74 agreed to continue to serve: Vice president: (Area 5, Ohio and Michigan) Ernest Banks, ChE’81 Henry Brown, CE’68 John Eash, AE’79 (Areas 10-18) Rich Eimer, EE’71 Marylou Legsdin, Engl’90 John Frerking, CE’87 Robert Scanlon, MetE’73 Student directors (appointed): Jon Vaninger, EE’63 Andrew Ronchetto, Treasurer: Jerry Bayless, CE’59 Student Council president Secretary: Keith Wedge, GGph’70 Leyla Gardner, Geographic area directors: Student Union Board president (Area 6) Rakesh Gudavarthy, association news association Art Giesler, ME’77 Council of Graduate Students Representing Louisiana, president north Texas (Area 8) Thank you to the following retiring Alumni gather for Tom Feger, CE’69 members of the Miner Alumni Association Representing central Illinois board of directors and committee chairs for Federal Legislative (Areas 10-18) their dedication and loyalty to the alumni Polly Hendren, EMgt’73 association and Missouri S&T: Day in D.C. Representing Missouri, Marvin Borgmeyer, ChE’74, Illinois and central St. Louis Area 6 director Alumni from all four campuses of metro area Mike Hurst, CE’74, Areas 10-18 director the University of Missouri came together Todd Rastorfer, CE’98, Area 21 director Sept. 16 in the Rayburn House Office Janet Wickey-Spence, GGph’85, Building in the U.S. Capitol to greet committee chair Missouri’s federal legislators. President Gary Forsee addressed the group, thanking alumni for their support and thanking legislators for bringing funding Minimum endowment level to increase Jan. 1 to the university. Missouri S&T had 13 alumni in Currently alumni and friends may establish an endowment attendance: through the Miner Alumni Association with a minimum gift of Dave Bryant ’70; Ken Cage ’63, ’66; $5,000, which will provide about $250 annually to a scholarship Sara Chiado ’01; David Dajc ’96; recipient. You can provide a gift that’s invested permanently and Lindsay Epstein ’06; Gary Forsee ’72; distributes up to 5 percent of its value every year. Brad Fulton ’88; Eric Hoehn ’86; Lance Killoran ’72; Roland Koenig ’06; Effective Jan. 1, 2009, the minimum will increase to $15,000. A $15,000 endowment will award approximately $750 to a Carolyn Krahn ’07; Chris Mayberry ’98; scholarship recipient each and every year. Bill Stein ’79; Marianne Ward, executive vice president of the Miner Alumni Please contact Marianne Ward in the alumni office at Association; and Chancellor John F. 573-341-4145, or [email protected] for more information Carney III. or to establish an endowment.
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Miner Pride We got spirit, yes we do!
The Miner Alumni Association hit the road last year – “I could make a difference as a with a new Miner Pride program, focused on talking with alumni to find out what gives them pride in their alma leader in my field.” mater. After speaking with sections across the United States, they learned Missouri S&T alumni believe that an S&T degree is as good or better than that of a private – “Others respected where I went institution. For alumni, that feeling of pride began when they to school.” were students and was fostered by their academic departments and social organizations. Once settled into their careers, alumni’s sense of pride was nurtured by The corporate world has many reasons to respect being recognized as a prepared, hands-on, go-to people. Missouri S&T. Campus success stories – focused on Here are a few of the many comments alumni shared: design teams, cutting-edge research and prominent alumni – make their way into the news. Most alumni reported that this added to the sense of pride they felt – “I’m making a difference for for their alma mater. Here are a few of their comments: the country by teaching those – “People all around the country who defend it.” and world know this small university because of its – “Missouri S&T prepared me engineering.” very well to be able to contribute in a meaningful – “The recognition Missouri S&T and productive way to the has in my field.” companies I’ve worked for.” – “How aggressively Missouri S&T – “I was better prepared than grads are recruited by Fortune most. I can stand up to 500 companies.” anyone and understand at What do you think? What gives you pride in your alma a much greater depth.” mater? To let your voice be heard, contact Elaine Russell at 573-341-4897 or email [email protected] to bring the Miner Pride program to your section.
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Alumni, family and friends gather Houston in 51 sections around the world. houston Here is a glimpse of their activities. June 14 – Cinco de Mayo celebration St. Arnold’s Brewery – Houston Falls of the Ohio Attendees included Nick ’00 and Mary Ellen falls of the ohio Sean Daly ’96 accepts the Ault; David ’84 and Jeannine ’83 Bardsley; Mick Little Mack 2008 award from Bayer ’78; Wilfred ’72 and Julie Bertrand; Chris the Air Capital Section. Pictured Buterbaugh ’07; Mark ’06 and Melissa ’06 Cox; June 28 – Golf outing with Laura McLaughlin ’99, Brenda Diaz ’82; George ’75 and Bonnie Midland Trail Golf Course – section vice president. Dolson; Adil Godiwalla ’66; Dan ’73 and Louisville, Ky. Delores ’75 Hinkle; Jim Honefenger ’77; Alison Attendees included Dirk Gowin ’91, ’98; Ibendahl ’05; Matthew ’02 and Kate Kelly; Hugh Gary Hamilton ’71; and John Lina ’63. ’60 and Patricia Logue; Ed May ’83, ’95; Jim ’67 and Carolyn Medlin; Riley Mieth ’08; Michael July 19 – Baseball game Morrison; Bob Pennington ’88; Russ Pfeifle ’74; Louisville Slugger Field – Robert ’06 and Elizabeth (Owen) ’04 Rutherford; Louisville, Ky.
section news section Justin ’99 and Melissa ’97 Ryan; Jeff ’80 and Pat Attendees included Bob O’Brien ’54 and son; (Klug) ’80 Sheets; Robert Shelley ’07; Nicole Dirk ’91, ’98 and Nickie Gowin; Gary Hamilton Talbot ’77; Herman ’60, Carol, and Jon Vacca; Jason Jeffries ’02, ’04 receives ’71; Tom Phillips ’80; and Bob Morfeld ’69. and Nick Valenti ’81. the Little Mack 2008 award from the Kansas City Section. Pictured with Marianne Ward, director of alumni and constituent relations. Frank H. Mackaman Outstanding Section Volunteer Award
Miner Alumni Association sections recognize their own members through the annual Frank H. Mackaman Outstanding Section Volunteer (Little Mack) Award for distinguished The Houston Section celebrates Cinco De Mayo. service to the section.
Recipients are: Air Capital: Sean Daly ’96 Chicago: Tommy Mills ’02, ’04 Section Award Recipients 2008 Cincinnati-Dayton: Jay Jones ’71 Houston: Larry Ragsdale ’98 Kansas City: Jason Jeffries ’02, ’04 Kansas City Section — Outstanding Section Award Lincolnland: Mark Martin ’68 Motor City: Ray Schaffart ’63, ’72 Serving more than 3,000 alumni in the Kansas City, Mo., area Rocky Mountain Section — Phoenix Award Serving more than 1,000 alumni in the state of Colorado
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St. Louis multiple photos (see below) st. louis Scholarship Golf Tournament
June 21 – Scholarship golf tournament Wolf Hollow Golf Club – Labadie, Mo. Attendees included Mark Abernathy ’81; John Alibert; Dave Amelotti; David Amelotti; Dan Amsden ’75; Dick Bauer ’51; Chris Beer; Bryan Bell ’88; Wayne Bennetsen ’41; Bob Berry ’72; Scott Bertelsmeyer ’98; Robert Bibb ’03; Bob Bieg Jr. ’78; Mike Borgard ’86; Rich Bradley ’88; Matt Bright; David Brinker; Steve Brunts ’78; Mike Brynac ’66; Ray Buehler ’07; Ken Busch ’72; Jim Calzone ’89; Lisa Cannon; Bryan Cassity ’86; Jack Cassity; Calvin Curdt ’74; Randy Dreiling 1st Place Team, A Flight: 2nd Place Team, B Flight: ’81; Ron Dutton ’74; Matt Dwyer ’94; John Eash Rick Gildehaus; Bobby Lyerla; Chris Beer; Ron Dutton ’74; Mike Shaffer; Speedy Warner; ’79, ’80; Tom Elgin ’84; Hank ’64, ’66 and Mary A.J. Girondo ’01 Paul Misch Fischer; Rick Gildehaus; A.J. Girondo ’01; Kent Goddard ’81; Scott Goddard; Ed Goetemann ’44; Rusty Goldammer ’78, ’79; Dave Gray; Chuck Grbcich ’88; Ray Green; Bennie Gregory; Ron Halbach ’65; Brian Hanson; Ed Hanstein ’71; Joe Hartman ’72, ’78; Michael Haynes ’78; John Haynes; Tom Herrmann ’50; Jeff Herzog ’92; Greg Hicks ’76, ’80; Dennis Hobbs; Robert Hoffmann ’81; Mark ’02 and Elizabeth ’04 Hopkins; Jeff Hughes; Mike Hutchinson; Ed Jantosik ’79; Jeff Jones; Keith Jozwiak; Phil Jozwiak ’66; Steve Kadyk ’99; Don Keller ’79; Bill Kennedy ’71; Len ’66, ’78 and Mary Kirberg; 1st Place Team, B Flight: Super seniors: Nick Klapp; Jeff Kokal ’98, ’00; Ray Kollmeyer Phil Jozwiak ’66; Chris Turner; Keith Jozwiak; Dick Bauer ’51; Wayne Bennetsen ’41; ’56; Keith Konradi ’72; Larry Krull ’88; Steve Dave Gray Harry Scott ’44; Ed Goetemann ’44 Lamitola ’99; Tobin Lichti; Lex Lindholm; John Lodderhose ’79, ’92; Bobby Lyerla; John McCarthy; Sean McDermott ’91, ’97; Paul Misch; Don Morris; Milt Murry ’64, ’80; John Closest to pin: Murry; Joe Neyer ’78, ’81; Glen Pariani ’82; Zach Bob Berry ’72; Bob Bieg Jr. ’78; Mike Hutchinson; Perry ’01, ’03; Troy Peterson ’96; Jon Press ’00; Ken Stecher ’92 Chris Reeves ’04; Andy Richter ’03; Rich Roser ’81; Scott Rush; Tim Schmidt; Wayne Schmidt Longest drive (men’s): ’83, ’91; Jon Schneider ’87; Harry Scott ’44; Mike A.J. Girondo ’01 Shaffer; Tom Shilling ’80; Jeff Shiner ’98, ’05; Ken Stecher ’92; Gerry Stevenson ’59, ’63; Howard Longest drive (women’s): Stine ’67, ’70; Rob Sutton ’98, ’00; Mike Svoboda Mary Fischer ’70, ’71; Dennis Tate ’92; Ray Tauser ’56; Steve 2nd Place Team, A Flight: Tauser; Andy Tayon ’80; Pete Telhorst ’88; Will Major sponsors included : Thompson; Chris Turner; Bill Vondera ’88; Bill Vondera ’88; Lex Lindholm; Brinkmann Constructors, Jeff Waller ’92; Speedy Warner; Katie Weinkein Bennie Gregory; Tim Schmidt Charles Jarrell Contracting, ’03; Bob Welsch ’98, ’06; Jim Whetsel ’81, ’83; Cochran Engineering and Surveying, Doug Workman ’71; Dennis Yeh ’90; and Bob Fred Weber Inc., and Zinselmeyer ’88. Missouri S&T representatives: Susan Rothschild ’74 Kirby Cannon, Dale Martin and Marianne Ward.
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MISSOURI S&T section news We want your want We Submit yoursection Summer 2009issue. to [email protected] to [email protected] for inclusion inthefor inclusion section news section news byApril 6 MAGAZINE | ITR2008 WINTER Thomas Scott ’94,’99. Scott Thomas Mosher andLaura III;Robert and Mosher; Robert andLillian McLaughlin; Annabelle Craig ’04;Tony Goodloe ’98,Laura ’99, Trish Bruce, Gealy; ’01;Amanda, Davis Rob ’96; Daly Sean Jacob Barkley; Rustin Atkeisson; and ’76,Liz Randal Attendees included Wichita, Kan. AtkeissonRandy ’76andLiz residence – Aug. 9 Air Capital Chicago ElkGrove Section, Village, Ill. Steve and Lory Magenta; Tommy Magenta; Steve andLory Mills ’02, ’04; Magenta; ’99,LauraStephan andSophia ’03;Jayne HusemanGlenn ’02;Beth Kleekamp; and Yolanda ’01;Jeremy Glenn Corie Cook; Dominique Briana, Amanda, Ian Christian; Allen; Aiken ’06;David Dan Attendees included GroveElk Ill. Village, – home family Magenta Aug. 9 Chicago representative: Marianne Ward. Theresa ’98,’02.Missouri Williams S&T Ken Thompson ’73;Craig Valentine ’62,’64;and Suellentrop ’81; Greg ’86;Gerry Sanders Jeffryes; Jenna Cawvey; Zachary and Jan Cawvey; MikeAttendees included Brunstein ’90;Von ’78 Anchorage, Alaska Von ’78andJan residence Cawvey – 24 July Alaska Student send-off parties Marianne Ward. Marianne S&T representatives: Courtney Wallace and and Andrew, Eldon andPat Wirtz. Missouri Ward;Steve andKaren Benjamin Weideman; Ryan Toika; Tullis; Ben Bill andBrenda Tullis; Purol; andZack Debbie Jeff, Porterfield; Krista Bob Cesario and Elaine Russell. andElaine Cesario Bob Jennifer Wolf. Missouri S&Trepresentatives: Kevin Sneed;Cherie Telker; William Ward; and Kyle Scharf; Adam and Medlin; and Carolyn Holt; ’05;Brian Koenig; Ibendahl Alison Jim ’67 and Delores ’75Hinkle; Tom ’66andLoretta ’73 Dan Mike ’81andRosie Flannigan; Ekholm; CrockerStapp ’88;Michelle andRhonda Lori Cesario; Brunkhorst; Sandy Nick Budler; ’77;Ryan Buck Jeff Attendees included Houston StappLori Crocker ’88residence – Aug. 2 Houston and Bridget Williams. Brittany Schuh; andDustin Kuhn; Shele Freise ’77;Mike David Sarah Cook; and Christian’95,Christina ’95and Anderson; andKyle Jeff Nella, Attendees Da included Kan. Maple Hill, andIce House – Steak Puffy’s Aug. 3 Flint Hills SECT #3_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:24 PM Page 37
Kansas City Peoria July 26 July 25 Jim ’74, ’75 and Ann Foil residence – Steve ’81, ’86 and Ann Trower residence – Lees Summit, Mo. Metamora, Ill. Attendees included Kenneth ’97, Cindy, Ashlyn, Attendees included Christopher Baker; Todd Austin, Leanna and Nicole Bandelier; David Braddy; Steve ’77 and Janet Burr; David ’03 and Baugher ’07; Kira Bluebaum ’06; Lu ’59 and Kathleen ’05 Denney; Margaret Gardiner; Sammy Bolon; Eric Borcherding; Scott ’91 and Katherine Glee ’05; Tim Hand ’01; Jacob Angie Fletcher; Dakota Fletcher; Jim ’74, ’75 Larimore; Christy ’96, ’98 and Chris Lee; Alex and Ann Foil; Blake Hicks; Ashley Hobbie; and Julie Mathis; Chandeli Oliveira; Hope and Joe Hoff; Jason ’02, ’04, Shannon ’02, ’03 and Randy Mooberry; Igor Ramos; Seth, Alyssa and Jack Jeffries; Ted Kelly ’77; Adam King; Bill Leya Russell; Fred Stackley ’03; Steve ’81, ’86 McAllister ’76, ’78; Sean McKinzie; Carol and and Ann Trower; Kristy ’98 and Steve Wolfe; Stacy McLoud; Mark McNeal; Janet and Rudi and Aaron Young. Missouri S&T representative: Plattner; Dorothea Plattner; D.J. and Dillon Elaine Russell. Kansas City Section, Lees Summit, Mo. Quint; Christina Ray; Joe ’59 and Mary Reichert; Andrew Sourk; Chad Stovall; Kevin and Cindy Stovall; James Van Acker ’98; Andrew Vance; Mike Welsh ’67; Patrick White; Robin Williams; and Justin Wylam ’03. Missouri S&T representative: Marianne Ward. Lincolnland Aug. 3 Rich ’69 and Carolyn Berning residence – Springfield, Ill. Attendees included Clayton and Tom Akers; Rich ’69 and Carolyn Berning; Rich ’59 and Nancy Canady; Bill, Kim and Tracy Chestnut; Jerry ’64 and Marilyn Hoppe; Brian Larson; Michael Larson; Don, Jeanne and Tim Mallette; Ed ’69 and Anne Midden; Jerry ’70 and Houston Section, Houston Mary Parsons; Laura Sakach ’89; Jeff, Nick and Sheila Stephens; and John ’69 and Paula Wiesenmeyer. Motor City Aug. 2 Gibraltar Community Center Park – Gibraltar, Mich. Attendees included Ron Baker ’79; Brett Bradshaw; Joe Dickerson ’97; Randy Gieselman; Abby LaPreze; Joshua Manthei; Joe Long; Gretchen McCready; Megan McLain; Dale Morse ’79; Jeff ’00, Rebecca and Tyler Seaman; and Rebecca Steinman ’96.
Lincolnland Section, Springfield, Ill.
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Solar car race parties
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Neosho, Mo. Calgary, AB Canada
July 12 – Plano Centre – Plano, Texas John Spencer ’67; Steve ’98 and Amie ’98 July 14 – Crowder College – Neosho, Mo. Squibb; Richard and Phyllis Steckel; Dave Steele July 17 – Falls Park – Sioux Falls, S.D. ’50; Bill Stoll ’67; Roger Volk ’68; Rex Walker ’65; July 22 – Edworthy Park – Calgary, Scott Webb Jr.; Lawrence ’83, Anne ’83, Daniel, Alberta, Canada and Mark Welty; James Wilkerson ’04; Randall Attendees included Brent ’02, Regina, Bella and ’85, ’87, Madison and Ryan Wood; and Jeff Maya Baker; Gary Bartz; Peggy Behm; Laurie Wooldridge ’01. Missouri S&T representatives: Behm ’84; Jeff Bledsoe ’82 and guests; Daniel Diana Ahmad, Lisa Alderson, Andrew Careaga, Bohachick ’99; Don and Nancy Brackhahn; Harvest Collier, Lance Feyh, Patty Frisbee, Plano, Texas Glenn ’83 and Mindy ’84 Brand; Caleb Bredlow; Laura Hall, Paul Hirtz ’95, ’97, ’02, Stacy Jones, Brian Call ’97, ’99; Preston Carney ’02, ’03; Doug Laura Kahl, Mindy Limback, Bob Phelan, ’91 and Karla Carroll; Steve Chodrick ’82; John Susan Robinson, Elaine Russell, Debbie Schatz, Clay; Cody Dennis ’05; Neal Deshazo ’80; Fran Tom Shipley, Mary Helen Stoltz ’95, John Tyler ’79 and Kelvin ’78, ’79 Erickson; Steve Flowers ’75, Marianne Ward, Warren K. Wray, C.H. Wu, ’82; Justin Gathright ’06; Cody Grothe; Gary ’62 Letha Young and the Missouri S&T Solar and Judy Havener; Diane and Don Henke; Julie Car Team. ’99, ’00, Landon and Kathryn Hirtz; David Hoffman ’65, ’67; Mike Janaske; Evelyn Jones; Zach Kahl; Byron ’52 and Mary Ann Keil; Steve Keuss ’72; Seth Ledbetter ’04; Adam Lewis; Eric ’96 and Tara Link; Ray Luechtefeld ’83; Gail Lueck ’02, ’03; Linda ’88, Michael, Curtis and Neosho, Mo. Richard Madigan; Cody Massar; Larry ’73 and Donna Mayfield; Michelle Nichols; John and Peggy Oster; David Oswald ’05; Roger Phillips ’74; Chris Pieper ’08; Pat and Ann Pieper; Martin Prager ’55; Robert Rieffel; Tim Robillard ‘07; Rebecca Russell; Chris Rocker; John Sioux Falls, S.D. Schlensker ’55; Frank Schuh; B.J. Shrestha ’95; Ellis Smith ’55; Scott ’86, Kim and Josh Smith;
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A Gala Affair
There was a chill in the air as guests arrived at La Charrette, home of Bob (CE’71) and Kim Brinkmann, for the fifth annual Missouri S&T gala. The grounds were full of beautiful fall flowers and the late summer evening offered a perfect setting for alumni, friends, staff and students. This year, 120 people attended the dinner and auction, raising more than $90,000 to benefit the Student Design and Experiential Learning Center (SDELC). Over the last five years this event has generated more than $430,000 in support of the 10 teams. Many 1. generous donors give live and silent auction items each year to help raise the funds. Some of this year’s most popular items included trips to Mexico, Colorado and Alaska, and a weekend package to the Lake of the Ozarks. Other items included handcrafted furniture, Missouri S&T hand-blown glass, a NASA package, custom-made jewelry and several one-of-a-kind watercolor paintings. “This is a great event and I look forward to it every year,” says Chancellor John F. Carney III. “Missouri S&T is incredibly fortunate to have such a dedicated group of alumni and friends who know firsthand what this institution does for young people.” The Missouri S&T SDELC is the umbrella organization responsible for S&T’s 2. nationally recognized multidisciplinary design teams. Ten teams form the core of the center and operate with assistance from faculty, staff and administrators. These teams participate in industry and government-sponsored competitions and reflect S&T’s emphasis on experiential learning, which balances classroom learning with hands-on experience. Through this program S&T engages students more fully in their studies 3. and produces graduates who are knowledgeable in both the concrete and theoretical aspects of their disciplines. 1. Bob, CE’71, and Kim Brinkmann enjoy the antics of emcee Brad Hornburg, CE’69, 4. Approximately 450 students participate during the evening’s live auction. in a variety of student design and 2. Jane Ruby, Ron Morgan, EMgt’78, Solar Car Team member Nathan Steckel, Greg experiential learning experiences Kellerman, ME’82, and Becky Kellerman each semester. enjoy fine food and good company at the If you would like more information about Anheuser-Busch table. The company donated beer for the evening. the annual gala or the Student Design and 3. Steel Bridge Team member Levi Smith, Experiential Learning Center, visit Riley Pierce (husband of Helene Hardy Pierce, EMgt’83), and SAE Formula Car design.mst.edu/gala. Each year alumni and Team member Aaron Young catch up on friends donate unique and creative auction current design team events. 5. 4. Ted Weise, EE’67, Ed Schmidt, ME’67, and items. If you would like to contribute something Robotics Team member Robert Adams to next year’s gala, please contact Christy discuss available funding opportunities. Higgins at 573-341-6359 or [email protected]. 5. Marilyn Schmidt and Ted and Sharon Weise enjoy the sunset at La Charrette overlooking the Missouri River. MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE | WINTER 2008 39 SECT #3_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:25 PM Page 40
David D. Beardsley, CE: “Still 1939 1958 designing bridges for Jacobs William F. Oberbeck Sr. Paul O. Herrmann III Engineering in St. Louis and still , MetE: , EE: playing principal oboe with the “Doris and I plan to spend the “Enjoyed the Golden Alumni Florissant Valley Symphony summer in Bristol, R.I. Because meeting very much. Carole has a Orchestra. Eileen and I enjoy of medical treatment, we were new right hip and is healing well.” playing with our grandchildren, unable to attend Homecoming Ella and Cooper.” 2008.” Steven C. Carey, CE, joined SCI 1960 Engineering as a senior engineer. Walter H. Dickens, CE, reports Richard J. Fitzgerald, ChE, retired 1943 he and Betty are retired at 11988 in March 2006 from full-time law Thomas E. Gregory, MetE: Hwy. MM in Dixon, Mo., 65459. practice. He is now practicing law “Enjoying good health yet. Can still He would like to hear from friends part time and working as a tax drive after a recent eye cataract and classmates. and financial planner for Vantive removal (I now have 20/40 vision). Partners. Still travel some by auto. Hope to Francis G. “Greg” Slack, EMgt, get back to Rolla again.” 1963 was reappointed to the Missouri Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Edward G. David , CE: “Continuing Rules and is the current owner alumni notes 1949 to enjoy retirement and volunteer and president of two companies, work.” Trabue Industrial Systems and David F. Brasel , ChE: “Still living CBK & Associates Inc. alone and giving all the medical doctors a challenge. Enjoying 1967 computers, ham radio and digital Sanford H. Menke 1971 camera, as well as all the other , ME, retired challenges that come with 26 from Emerson in October 2005. Norm Dennis, CE, MS CE’73, was years of retirement.” named winner of the Charles and Grads coordinate Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching 1968 Award for 2008 at the University engineering event 1950 Don Fleming, of Arkansas. Jeu Foon Jr., EE, continues Donald C. Griffin CE, celebrated , CerE: recruiting and supervising for the at Texas elementary “Still enjoying retirement and 40 years of service at Los Angeles Department of Water celebrating 59 years married in and Power and leading his guitar school December.” Hanson Professional circle buddies in ’50s, ’60s and ’70s Services Inc. tunes. Tim Montgomery Last February, Sarah Jane (Hahn) He is a senior vice president , ME, is owner 1951 and principal architect of TMA Todd, MetE’83, and Katie (Burch) and serves as a senior railroad Donald J. Dowling Jr. Architects LLC. He had an article Hagen, EE’88, coordinated an , ChE: “Enjoy and bridge specialist in Hanson’s traveling (Columbia River cruise railway market. published in a June issue of Engineering Day at Spicewood was great) and keeping in touch James L. Miltenberger, CE, Environmental Design & Elementary School in Austin, Texas. with my Miner football buddies recently retired from the City Construction. The day featured events like all-school and 30 grandkids.” of Houston public works assemblies with themes like “Physics department after working Circus” and “Chemistry Circus”; 20 years as a programmer/analyst. 1974 a teepee-building activity; building 1957 W.B. “Bill” Smith, CE, received structures with marshmallows, gum Edward B. Campen, CE, received the National Hydropower 1970 Association’s Dr. Kenneth drops and tooth picks; making paper the Uuno Sahinen Award from Rocky Arnold Henwood Award for lifetime helicopters; experimenting with circuits; Montana Tech of the University of , ME, was retained Montana for his outstanding by MIPSolutions Inc. as consultant achievements and contributions exploring the insides of computers; and contribution to coal, methane, oil to the board of directors to deliver to the hydropower industry. liquid nitrogen demonstrations. and natural gas exploration and an update to the company’s He is founder and president of development in the Rocky business plan. Hydropower Internationals Mountains. Services, a consulting firm in Tulsa, Okla.
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Robert B. Knowles Jr., GeoE, Kevin Truman, PhD CE, is dean Businessman sees 1975 received the Army’s Combat of the School of Computing and John Kaufman Terrain Information Systems Engineering at the University of , MS GeoE, is project director charter in June. Missouri-Kansas City. potential in electric the general manager of the Jeffrey J. Sunderland, ME, has Leavenworth (Kan.) Water been with Chevron Corp. for 27 car conversions Department. years. He and his family moved to Kevin C. Skibiski, CE, MS CE’76, 1986 Houston (The Woodlands) in Francis Dohmen Nick Barrack was appointed to the Missouri January. “Mandy and the kids , EE, was , EE’75, already owns Board of Architects, Professional (Michael, 10, and Irene, 4) are appointed to the school board in a number of businesses in Rolla. But if Engineers, Professional Land doing fine.” the Pleasant Valley School District things work out, he’ll soon be offering a Surveyors and Landscape in Clinton, Iowa. He works for Architects. He is a civil associate Lyondell Bassell. new service to customers that could be at Heideman Associates Inc. in high demand. Robert G. Wonish, ME, joined 1982 Barrack takes old gas-guzzling cars Striker Oil & Gas Inc. (formerly Darrell Roy Case, ME: “I moved 1987 and turns them into fully electric cars. Unicorp Inc.) as president and to a new house in Eureka, Mo. Life Richard A “The ideal situation is if you have a car chief operating officer. He also is good.” Schuth that’s beginning to wear out, that’s the joined the company’s board of Eric Glynn Politte, ME: “Sue and I , ChE, directors. have three kids. One daughter has is a partner at perfect time to convert it,” Barrack a petroleum engineering degree Armstrong recently told the Rolla Daily News. from the University of Texas- Teasdale’s The converted vehicles will go Intellectual 1977 Austin. We also have a son about 60 mph and can travel about who is a senior in mechanical Property Bruce Edwards, Engl, was Services Group. 60 miles between charges. “I'd like to be engineering and a daughter who able to convert vehicles for people who appointed associate vice provost is a freshman in civil engineering, for academic technology at both at Texas A&M. We sold our work at Fort Leonard Wood ... people Bowling Green State University, engineering firm to a public 1989 who have to commute 50 or 60 miles where he has served as a faculty company, so I’m a corporate David M. Allen, to work,” Barrack says. member and administrator since manager (again). Stay in touch at 1981. EE, is manager of So far, Barrack has converted two [email protected].” AmerenUE’s vehicles, an old truck and a small car. Jefferson City About a dozen 12-volt batteries are used Division in in the conversions. If he decides to start 1978 1983 Jefferson County, a full-blown car conversion business, Michael A. Heitzman, CE, MS Mark Alan Cook Mo. , CE: “Working Steve Starrett Barrack says it would take about two EMgt’83, is the assistant director for Jacobs Engineering in Florida , CE, was named of the National Center for Asphalt on Florida Department of technical chair for the 2009 weeks for his team of mechanics and Technology and has moved to Transportation turnpike projects. Environmental and Water electricians to convert a vehicle from gas Auburn, Ala. My two kids, Austin and Taylor, Resources Congress to be held to electricity. The cost would be about are doing well in high school at in May in Kansas City, Mo. He is an associate professor of water $6,000, and it would take approximately Stanton College Prep in three years for the conversion to pay for 1980 Jacksonville.” resources engineering at Kansas State University. itself in fuel savings. Michael Barsoum, MS CerE, Christopher Taylor, EMgt, was Barrack currently owns four professor of materials engineering named commander of Marine at Drexel University, delivered 1984 businesses in Rolla: CSE Construction; Medium Helicopter Squadron USA Tours, a charter bus company; the 2008 Sigma Xi Lecture at Thomas Joseph Dalton, EE, is 265 in Okinawa, Japan. He is a Massachusetts Institute of president and CEO of Intersoft, a lieutenant colonel in the Marine USA Express, an airport shuttle service; Technology in May. He discussed financial compliance software Corps. and Central Dispatch, a company that the role materials research plays in company in New York City. monitors alarm systems. partially solving the mystery of the Benjamin K. Harrison, PhD ChE, Egyptian pyramids. is a graduate dean at the 1990 University of South Alabama. Steven Rist, Engl, completed 11 1981 years as a graphic designer in the Send your email advertising design department of Raymond H. Frankenberg, CE: address to — 1985 The Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer, email [email protected] “The reunion was wonderful! It Michael J. Danko, NDD, passed Edwardsville Publishing Co., a was much nicer than we ever the Illinois mechanical engineer division of Hearst Newspapers. imagined. Thank you.” Professional Engineer exam. (continued on the next page) Eric Politte, ME’82, [email protected]
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1992 1995 1999 James “Eric” Crumpecker, Hist, Kirk Andrew Peterson, ME: August “Augie” Altenbaumer, was named head track and field “I have been working at Hawker CerE, won “local best of show” at coach at Southeast Missouri State Beechcraft Corp. (formerly the St. Louis Brews’ 2007 Happy University. Raytheon Aircraft Co.) for the past Holiday Homebrew Competition James B. Davis, MS EMgt, was five years. As a senior mechanical for his Rye American Pale Ale. named commander of the U.S. engineer, I have been working on Brian Gettinger, CE, joined the Army Corps of Engineers Detroit the Hawker 750/900XP.” Heneghan and Associates P.C. office. The lieutenant colonel engineering team. served as brigade operations Danielle D. Kleinhans, MS CE, officer in Germany. 1996 PhD CE’02, was promoted to Jody (Luksich) Dendurent group manager of structural , CE: engineering and mechanics at 1993 “I'm working for Mirafi CTL Group. Geosynthetics as a region Jeff Murphy James E. Koch , MS EnvE, MS EMgt, , PhD EMgt, was and product engineer. I help is operations officer for the 94th promoted to senior vice president other engineers design with Engineer Battalion in Mosul, Iraq. of Hill International’s Project geosynthetics. I'm doing a lot of He has been heavily involved in Management Group in the work with the USACE in New the construction of combat alumni notes company’s Baghdad, Iraq, office. Orleans and ASTM right now. I outposts and security checkpoints have the best of both worlds as a and clearance and maintenance of working mom. I work out of my routes in northern Iraq. “My wife, 1994 house in Wichita, Kan., so I get Tricia Murphy (who used to work to be home with my children, Kara (Krueger) Ketcherside, in student affairs at Missouri S&T), AnneMarie, 8, and Dax, 5, and I is the family readiness group EMgt, moved to Virginia Beach, get to travel all over the country.” Va., with her husband John, a Natalie Dixon leader for battalion families that , AE, MS AE’99: remain stateside and give us great major in the Marine Corps, and “I was recently promoted to Johnson takes their son, Alexander. support. I look forward to Kurt W. Leucht manager of structural analysis at returning in time for St. Pat's 2009.” , EE: “I’m helping L-3 Communications in Waco, command develop the command and John Schroeder, ChE, is pursuing Texas. My group of engineers is a juris doctorate at Saint Louis control system for NASA’s next- responsible for ensuring the generation spaceflight program. University. His wife, Katrina, is an Rebecca Johnson structural integrity of several occupational therapist at Barnes , PhD CerE’83, MS The first test flight of the new different platforms of P-3 aircrafts EMgt’92, PhD EMgt’99, is the first civilian Ares I rocket system launches Jewish West County Hospital. for the U.S. Navy.” They live in St. Louis. to serve as deputy commanding general from Kennedy Space Center in James Eckrich, CE, was of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support April 2009.” named city administrator for Center, otherwise known as Fort Leonard Crestwood, Mo. (continued on page 44) Wood. Johnson assumed command of the post in March 2008. She has been Scholars’ Mine Research Repository working in a civilian capacity at the installation regularly since 1987. Her responsibilities have included director of training and chief of combat engineering Be a part of Scholars’ Mine for tactics, leadership and engineering. She also oversaw Army engineer officer the university’s new research repository training at the fort and headed up the The mission of Scholars’ Mine is to collect all of the academic output of Missouri S&T, Army’s Environmental Integration and make it accessible using the Internet. Scholars’ Mine will contain thousands of Directorate. scholarly articles, theses, dissertations and other materials that highlight and display the research work of Missouri S&T faculty and students.
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weddings Grad still fascinated by the essence of engineering Matthew Lenzner, ChE’05, and Leah Suzanne Rechner, ME’05, MS ME’07, Marty Blotter, ME’88, likes to keep his engineering options open. were married May 17, 2008. The couple Sure, he’s worked for a number of companies that offered a lot of security; lives in Maryland Heights, Mo. but he’d rather tinker with lawnmower engines and think up inventions in his own workshop. James Luis Marvin, AE’07, married Over the years, Blotter has worked for government agencies and private Jacqueline Denise Daugherty on June 14, companies. But he’s more content when he’s working for himself. He now 2008. The couple lives in Wichita, Kan. spends his days tinkering and inventing in his Joplin, Mo., workshop. Among his inventions is a furnace that heats the workshop using vegetable oil. Blotter recently told the Associated Press that one of his first memories Meade Michael P. is watching the pistons in a tractor engine go up and down. “Supposedly, Meade, ME’97, my first real word was tractor,” he told the AP. “It was real frustrating for married my parents — because every time they would get me a toy, I would take Yudith Opel it apart.” on Aug. 2, 2008. The couple lives Still, Blotter isn’t so focused on figuring out how things work that he in Cedar Falls, can’t escape his workshop. After Hurricane Katrina, he moved to Louisiana Iowa, with their for two months to cut down damaged trees and generally serve as a 15-month-old lumberjack. St. Bernard, Charlotte.
John Schroeder, ChE’99, married Katrina Larson on May 10, 2008. The couple lives in St. Louis.
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“It was a very distinguished“It avery was honor Two Missouri S&Tgrads received alumni notes Kenneth Patrick , EE’98,were recognized MAGAZINE , EE’98,and | ITR2008 WINTER husband, husband, Center Portsmouth inVirginia. Her stationed at the Naval Medical Sheis Corps. Nurse the Navy commissioned an as ensign in nursing recently and was in degree bachelor’s a received Burnes Kim (Hoffman) 2001 Victoria. have daughters, two Natalie and inthe anofficer Navy.also They Sciences inColleges. Consortium for Computing the of Region Plains Central the for representative regional elected University inSpringfield, Mo., was relive thewashers dominancethey enjoyed atS&T. end, however, they fell notquiteableto shortofwinningthewholething, Championship, butthey ralliedtowinthenext sixgamesinarow. Inthe down onhimself, missesthenext shot. You just can'tdothattoyourself.” JournalSouth County . “You’ll seeaguy bankoneoff thecanandhegets all even better, insidethecan. is acan.Points areearnedby tossingawasher thatsettles inthebox or, washerdoughnut-shaped metal into a wooden box. Inthecenterofbox Championship, which was heldintheSt.Louis area. champions atMissouriS&T. They recentlycompetedinthe World Washers when itcomestothegameofwashers. determined nottoforget they everything learnedincollege--especially hand grenades —andwashers Close countsinhorseshoes, Jason Burnes Jason Struckmeyer andHoward losttheirfirstgameduringthe World Washers “Playing underpressureiswhenIplay my best,” Struckmeyer toldthe Washers topitch isagamelike horseshoes.Competitorstry a Howard andStruckmeyer were three-timeintramuralwashers Brandon Struckmeyer Howard, ChE’08,andJason science at Drury computer and mathematics professor of associate PhD CSci, Scott Sigman , Phys’02, is , Chem, , , 2003 They City, live inKansas Mo. USDA Agency. Management Risk Math’03, Econ’03, for the works HisInc. Claire wife, Zach White Battalion. Engineer 31st to the Army major, An Mo. assigned is he Wood, Leonard at Fort School Engineer Army U.S. the at Course Leader Sapper the completed Stephen T. Peterson 2002 Geotechnology Inc. Inc. Geotechnology geotechnical division at inthein Missouri. Heworks engineer professional registered a , CE, works for Lutjen works , CE, become process to certification completed the GeoE’04, MS GeoE, Kaibel K. Craig (Elsea), , MSCE, , in Memphis. engineering manager at Cargill Inc. is chemical MSEMgt’08, ChE, Tanisha, Shalon(Neal)Starks 2006 analyst.” Corp. amechanical integrity as Chemical Afton at employment accepted I graduation, “Since Hoerr M. Theodore 2005 , ME’08,are , EMgt: , EMgt: SECT #3_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:28 PM Page 45
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Matthew Cory Reiter, Christopher GeoE’98, and Becker, IST’04, Cassie (Alsop) MS IST’06, and Reiter, CE’98, Suzanne had a girl, Brooke Elizabeth Lee Victoria, on (Judd) Becker, March 6, 2008. BAdm’05, MS She joins sisters IST’06, have two sons, Jonathan Lauren, 5, and Averie, 3. Michael, born March 3, 2006, and Luke Christopher, born May 1, 2008. Joshua Sneller, Michael Lemanski, PhD EE’02, and ECE’05, and Erin Jennifer Ward Whalen, ChE’01, and Janet (Beaty) Lemanski, MS EMgt’99, (Miller) Sneller, her husband, Craig, had a girl, Gianna had a boy, Robert Michael, on July 23, Math’05, had a Grace, on April 29, 2008. 2007. He joins sister Jessica, 4. girl, Rhea Lynn, on April 9, 2008.
Rachel Durst-Strecker, GeoE’99, PetE’99, and her husband, Jason, had a girl, Clare Lee, on April 24, 2007. She joins brother Will, 3.
Michael Teel, CE’90, and his wife, Michelle, had a girl, Katelyn Michelle, James Wolfe, EMgt’97, and his wife, Stephan Magenta, EE’99, and his wife, on Jan. 8, 2008. She joins brother John Kimberly, had a boy, Wesley James, on Laura, had a girl, Sophia, on July 13, Michael, 5. May 2, 2008. 2008.
Anthony Edwards, CSci’94, and Amy (Hansen) Edwards, MetE’94, had a boy, Alexander Grant, on July 27, 2007. He joins sister Audrey Grace. Their aunts are Cathy Edwards, CerE’97, and Lisa Edwards, ME’93.
Michael Knittel, Colin Miller, CE’99, and Megan EMgt’03, and (Jewett) Miller, GeoE’99, had a girl, John Tierney, ChE’03, and Melinda Nancy (Harms) Natalie Rose, on Oct. 9, 2007. She joins (Lawrence) Tierney, BSci’03, had a boy, Knittel, ChE’00, sister Katie, 3. William James, on March 4, 2008. He had a boy, Joseph joins sister Lauren Emily, 2. Proud Frederick, on grandfathers are Bill Tierney, CE’76, April 26, 2008. MinE’77, and Greg Lawrence, CerE’81. His aunt is Lisa (Knittel) Douglas, GeoE’88.
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MISSOURI S&T memorials MAGAZINE will announcedeaths, | ITR2008 WINTER N.H., in1989. Beach, Hampton to retired wife engineering Heand his societies. church and amember ofseveral Jersey. Mr. King active was inhis (May25,2008) sports. and arts the crafts, Center. enjoyed Cancer He and volunteered at M.D. Anderson Mr. Braun active was inhis church for Shell Co. Oil for 36years. (May 10,2008) golf associations. and intwo Mr. Blish active was inhis church Engineers Ill. inSpringfield, Murphy &Tilly Consulting 1938 (AprilAllen, 29,2008) GeoE’80. father of Deedra “Dee” (Pace) Corps ofEngineers and is the Army U.S. the from retired He member ofthe MSMband. George M. Pace 1931 1941 1940 (May 4,2008) Lewis D.Blish Lewis Industries in New Thomas Edison of employee time along- He was Club.the Radio amemberwas of F.Ernest King War II,heworked during World in the U.S. Navy Club. After serving Engineers the of amember was ME, Braun, Steven S. from Crawford, retired He team. and the track the MSMband Chi Alpha, Lambda amemberwas of , CE, was a was , CE, , EE, , CE, medical center.medical (May19,2008) wife and volunteering at the local States and NovaScotia with his throughbicycling the United (May16,2008) Cross. Red American the with volunteer church along-time and was activeand Hewas Ghana. inhis retirement, inBarbados serving theHe joined Peace Corps after his career working for Texaco. Mr. spent Gimson the majority of U.S. Army during World War II. Patricia. Patricia. 62 years ofmarriage to his wife, his church. Herecently celebrated painting and golf active and was in the company. Mr. Frick enjoyed hole-in-ones. hole-in-ones. three with golfer accomplished an was He Florida. to retired his career working inIllinois and World War II.Mr. Trisch spent invasion Pacific South during 1943 1948 (July 19,2008) (July (May 30,2008) Stoops enjoyed Stoops after Mr. 40years. from Eureka Co. retired He Nu. member ofSigma Stoops Marion W. inthehis service Bronze for Star He received the Phi Theta. Kappa amemberwas of Jr.Gimson “Bill” William H. 24 years with from Aerojet after War II.Heretired during World the U.S. Navy in served MetE, Vincent Frick , U.S. inthe Navy lieutenant inthe He served as a and the golf team. of Pi Alpha Kappa amember was CE, Donald L. Trisch , ME, was a was , ME, , ME, , (June 17,2008) (June Landmen. Petroleum of Southern Oklahoma Association Petroleum and Geologists the in the American of Association contractor andheld memberships 10,2008) (July of publicutilities in1977. 1968 andpromoted to director named water commissioner in LouisSt. Hewas for 43years. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Commission. Heretired from the and the IndianaState Highway and Water Resources Commission Control the IndianaFlood Rolla, for in the U.S. Survey Geological worked He Jima. Iwo of survivor during World War a IIandwas 26,2008) (July Institute. Joist Steel the and River City Habitat for Humanity ofProfessionalSociety Engineers, National Professional Engineers, of Society Missouri Club, Rotary the fraternity, PaulHarris with Fellow included Delta Tau Delta His memberships and affiliations and deacon at his church. Mr.20 years. Becker anelder was taught at Lincoln University for 35 years with the company. He vice president after Inc. ofDelongs Becker A. Alan 1949 independent He worked as an World War II. U.S. during Navy inthe served Eaton III W.Charles Van of City the for worked and II War pilot during World afighter as Navy inthe U.S.served Guilfoy, ME, Donald C. Marine Corps inthe He served Army ROTC. the of member a MS CE’50,was Tindall Jr. Robert F. , MS CE, retired, MSCE, as , GGph, , CE, , CE, SECT #3_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:29 PM Page 47
Mr. Tindall was a commandant Roy L. Simonds, EE, was a Belding H. McCurdy at the U.S. Army Reserve Forces member of the Radio Club. 1953 School in Topeka, Kan. He He retired from Martin-Marietta Samuel A. Culmo held memberships in many Materials Inc. in Orlando, Fla. , Belding H. McCurdy, EE’38, MinE, was a organizations and leadership (Oct. 21, 2007) died on June 29, 2008, in Tucson, Ariz. member of positions in his church. During World War II, Lt. Col. Lambda Chi Alpha (April 22, 2008) 1951 and the St. Pat’s McCurdy served in the Army Artillery Board. He was in the southern 1950 Melvin A. president and Phillipines. In Buettner, MetE, founder of S.A. Culmo & the 1950s, Irving G. Betz, was a member of Associates. (Jan. 7, 2008) Mr. McCurdy MetE, served in Beta Sigma Psi and worked for Wallace “Troy” the U.S. Navy Gamma Delta. He Hancock during World served in the U.S. Harper, CerE, was Industries and War II. He worked Navy and retired a member of the for the U.S. Army as vice president of American Independents, Tau Cargill Corp. at Frankford Air Filter and Equipment Corp. Beta Pi and Sigma Later, he Arsenal in Philadelphia and at Mr. Buettner was a precinct Gamma Epsilon. relocated to Picatinny Arsenal. Mr. Betz was captain for the Republican Party. He worked at St. Petersburg, Fla., a life member of the American (April 26, 2008) Lockheed Corp. and Bechtel where he owned and operated Welding Society and the Power Corp. and ran his own The Insurance Center. He was also a George E. American Society for Metal environmental consulting founding director of Anchor Bank in Stewart and was active in his church. , ME, business, Regulatory Interface, St. Petersburg before moving to (May 21, 2008) was a member of in San Leandro, Calif. Mr. Harper Tucson in 1996. the Independents. was active in the chamber of Joe D. Hankins, He retired as commerce and served as president Mr. McCurdy was awarded a ChE, was a manager of of his homeowner’s association. professional degree by Missouri S&T member of the mechanical He was a lifelong camper and he in 1976. He received the Chancellor’s Army ROTC and engineering at Fru-Con Corp. and his wife enjoyed traveling in Medal in 1983. He was a member of served in the U.S. and was later self employed. their trailer after retirement. many organizations, including the Army for two (June 10, 2008) (May 2, 2008) National Model Railroad Association. years. After earning his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1952 1957 he worked for Sandia Laboratories Raymond L. Venable Floyd M. Drummond, EE, was a Henry W. for 36 years. Dr. Hankins was an Buschman accomplished clarinet player and member of Tau Beta Pi and served , ME, Raymond L. Venable enjoyed hiking and playing in the U.S. Navy in World War II was a member of Dr. , professor and the Korean War. He worked the Glee Club, the duplicate bridge. (May 20, 2008) emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, for NASA, Scott Air Force Base ROTC band, the died at his home in Rolla on May 24, and McDonnell Douglas. Independents, Norman W. 2008. Dr. Venable taught at the Mr. Drummond was one of Tau Beta Pi and Jeffries, PetE, university for more than 30 years. served in the U.S. the first engineers NASA hired. Pi Tau Sigma. After 27 years with He worked directly with Wernher Argonne National Laboratory in His research was in the area of surface Army during the chemistry. Korean War and Von Braun. He was active in his Idaho, he retired as associate Dr. Venable earned his bachelor’s earned a master’s church and as a Faith in Action division director. Mr. Buschman degree in geology volunteer. (June 4, 2008) enjoyed hiking, hunting, fishing, degree from Southern Arkansas cross-country skiing and searching University. He received a master’s degree from the University of Missouri- Leslie F. Holdman Columbia. He worked at Shell Oil , for Indian artifacts. (May 16, 2008) in chemistry and a Ph.D. in chemistry Co. for 10 years and then spent EE, was a from Louisiana State University. member of the several years as a consulting In the 1950s, Dr. Venable was a geologist in the Rocky Mountain Independents (continued on the next page) and Tau Beta Pi. research chemist for Texaco in Bellaire, area. Mr. Jeffries was a long-time Texas. member of the American He retired from Dr. Venable was a member of the Association of Petroleum Schlumberger Geologists and Sigma Xi. Well Surveying Corp. in 1992 American Chemical Society. He taught after 40 years with the company. (May 3, 2008) Sunday School for many years at (June 3, 2008) Parkview Missionary Baptist Church in Rolla.
MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE | WINTER 2008 47 SECT #3_WIN08:S&TMAGTEMPLATE11/13/083:30PMPage48 momentum transfer. were in the area of heat, mass and Ohio. Dayton, Wright-Patterson Air Force Basein at Power Laboratory to the Plant assigned officer and development wasaresearch he Koreanthe conflict, Air during Corps World War II.During University. fromWashingtonengineering University inchemical andadoctorate from KansasState engineering abachelor’searned degree inchemical degree atMissouri S&T, Dr. Strunk in1964. department chemistry the from separated was which engineering, chair of chemical university for22years. He first wasthe Missouri S&Tin1957,worked atthe facultyDr. the joined at who Strunk, onMaydied 29,2008,inRolla. engineering, chairof chemical former 48 Strunk R. Mailand MISSOURI S&T
Dr. Strunk’s research interests Army inthe Dr. served Strunk In addition toearningamaster’s Dr. memorials Mailand R. Strunk R. Mailand MAGAZINE , MSChE’47, | ITR2008 WINTER (July 17,2008) (July Twain and technical writing. Mr. Mark Mozart, enjoyed Biggs patents. several held and engineer design aircraft an as worked Canal, Panama the for commissioner (April 16,2008) the Louis St. Cardinals for 20years. Science Center andushered for Organizations and the Louis St. volunteered for the United Service Fraternal Order He ofEagles. the Knights ofColumbia and the Mr. Bertorello amember was of 30 years with McDonnellDouglas. after retired and War Korean the inthe U.S.He served Army during book reviews. 4,2008) (July and articles research numerous published and associations held memberships inmany activewas inmission ministries, board, member school ofhis local than along-time 20years. Hewas taught at Averett College for more also in Kentucky He Alabama. and and waspastor ofseveral churches inthe U.S.served Naval Reserve taught Dr. for 13years. Dever Seminary,Theological where he 1958 pilot. He was a Hewas pilot. Force Air U.S. and served as a of the Tech Club amember was ME, “Larry” Biggs Jr. Biggs “Larry” Lawrence M. and the Tech Club. Newman Center Club,Glee the the Independents, a member ofthe Bertorello A. Thomas Baptist Southern a Ph.D. from received He Union. Student Baptist the and Pi Beta Tau amemberwas of John P., EE, Dever , EE, was , EE, , (July 2,2008) (July playing with his grandchildren. golf and fishing, fly enjoyed in the Kansas City area. He Foundation and small businesses Kauffman the with worked Mr. more 15years. than for Savage Missouri Central of University the Small Business Development at and Technology for Center the 9,2008) (June Fla. Haven, Winter in Corp. after 31years andthen worked Transportation of Department He retired from the Illinois (May 6,2008) Queue Systems in1991. Inc. from 1976-1978andretired from HetaughtAssociation. inRolla 1960 1959 1962 was thewas director of He Union. Student Baptist the and Army ROTCAlpha, Chi of Lambda amember was ME, Savage A. Wesley Agri-Chemicals U.S. from retired He Pat’sSt. Board. Phi Epsilonand the member ofSigma a was ChE, , Knecht Roy E. Newman Club. andRifles the Pershingbands, MSM andROTC the of member Boje “Bill” William A. Honors Scholastic Sigma and the Tau Pi, Beta Pi Tau member ofAcacia, Math’64, a was Alcorn R. Herbert , CE, was a was , CE, , ME, MS , ME, , (July 23,2008) (July North Carolina at Charlotte. ateacheras at the University of and development and inDallas AT&T’s research systems energy Heretired1980s. director as of inthe earlyResearch Society presidentwas ofthe Materials Dr. 40patents. than more Leamy Inc. for 20years and wasawarded he worked for Bell Laboratories Afteraffiliations. earning his Ph.D., 6,2008) the company. (June with years 28 after administrator senior as Corp. IBM from retired Corps Mr. ofEngineers. Boyer afirst lieutenantas inthe Army for Meritorious for his Service time U.S. Army Commendation Award (July 1,2008) (July long-time member ofhis church. an Ill.Hewas active andJoppa, (May 26,2008) and fishing golf.coin collecting, Associates. Mr. Boje enjoyed and Lochmueller Bernardin for consultant a as time part 1963 among other Independents, Council and the Tech Club, Student the of member a was MetE, Leamy, J. Harry He received the Newman Center. the and Tau Army ROTC, Theta of Kappa Alpha, amember was ME, Tracy Boyer R. Energy Inc. in Inc. Energy manager Electric of plant as retired He Union. Student Baptist the of amember was ME, Curtis Stairs Jr. , , SECT #3_WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:30 PM Page 49
1971 1973 1991 Leland Belew James T. Bruening Loretta Dauwe Albert Randall “Randy” , Math, MS , MS Phys, Leland Belew, ME’50, a long-time Cummings Jr. Math’72, PhD Math’77, was a earned a Ph.D. from Purdue , EE, was a member employee of the Marshall Space Flight member of Phi Kappa Phi, the University. Sister Dauwe entered of Alpha Phi Alpha, Student Center and NASA, bass choir, the university choir, the Congregation of Sisters of Council, the Minority Engineering Kappa Mu Epsilon and Gamma Precious Blood in 1964. She taught Program, the Association of Black passed away on Alpha Delta. He taught at at the University of Michigan since Students and the Chancellor’s June 6, 2008. Southeast Missouri State 1985, where she served as chair for Leadership Class. After working for Mr. Belew, University for 22 years and was the computer science, engineering the Oklahoma Tax Commission, a recipient of the an active member of his church, science and physics department. he received his juris doctorate Bronze Star and where he served as director of (June 15, 2008) from the University of Missouri- a Purple Heart, the brass choir. (Sept. 9, 2007) Columbia. Mr. Cummings served in the U.S. returned to Oklahoma to work for Army from 1943 to Robert R. Broyles, 1984 Dolese Brothers Co. He enjoyed 1946. He was in the ME, was a Ronald J. Sprengnether shooting pool and spending time member of the , MS CE, with friends and family. European Theater served in the U.S. Navy as an Independents, (May 5, 2008) with the 70th division, The Trailblazers. Pi Tau Sigma ensign and lieutenant. He retired After the war, he graduated from from Sverdrup and Parcel in and the Missouri S&T. Scholastic St. Louis after many years traveling 2002 for the company throughout the Mr. Belew was working for the Honors Association. He was a Darren M. Spurlock Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville former president of Lakewood U.S., the Azores Islands and Saudi , MS SysE, Arabia. Mr. Sprengnether enjoyed worked for The Boeing Co. for 11 when he learned of the fledgling missile Watercraft Inc. (March 30, 2008) mastering new technologies and years and recently started working program in Huntsville, Ala. He joined John M. Russell, ME, was a was interested in politics, nature for NASA at the Marshall Space the von Braun Rocket Development member of the Independents. He and the environment. Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. He Program as a design engineer, working was a sales manager for Cougar (May 23, 2008) leaves a wife and two young sons. in the field of rocketry and propulsion Industries in Peru, Ill. (Feb. 19, 2008) (May 30, 2008) systems, in 1951. At Marshall Space Flight Center, Mr. Belew continued his work in the design, testing and production of rocket engines. He contributed to the fast-start system for large rocket propulsion engines, which Mike Swoboda ultimately gave the U.S. the capability to place a man on the moon. In 1958, Mr. Belew was appointed Former Kirkwood, Mo., Mayor Mike Swoboda, to the position of manager of engine ME’60, died Sept. 6, seven months after being shot by a programs at Marshall Space Flight gunman at Kirkwood City Hall. He was 69. Center. He was responsible for Five city officials including Kenneth Yost, CE’68, directing the research, development MS EMgt ’76, were killed during the Feb. 7 rampage, and and production of engine products for Mr. Swoboda’s immediate survival looked unlikely. But various vehicles, including the Saturn V after an amazing recovery, he was able to return to City engines that took man to the moon, in Hall for his final council meeting as mayor on April 17. NASA’s Apollo Manned Space Flight The following month, however, he had a fall in his home Program. Mr. Belew was also manager that led to his decline. Mr. Swoboda’s death was also of the Skylab Program that produced the related to complications from his gunshot wounds, world’s first space station. Later, he was according to his son, Michael Swoboda. appointed deputy director of science and engineering. After retiring from NASA, Mr. Swoboda served four terms on the Kirkwood City Council before he was he joined United Technologies in elected mayor in 2000. After graduating from Missouri S&T in 1960, he worked Huntsville as a vice president. for Southwestern Bell. He went on to spend most of his career at Monsanto Co., Among many other honors before getting involved in local politics. earned during his career, Mr. Belew Mr. Swoboda enjoyed volunteering at Kirkwood’s Robinson Elementary was inducted into the Missouri S&T School, where he talked to students about history and citizenship. Academy of Mechanical Engineers.
MISSOURI S&T MAGAZINE | WINTER 2008 49 SECT #3_WIN08:S&TMAGTEMPLATE11/13/083:31PMPage50 School in Rolla. Patrick Catholic St. the or Society American Cancer suggested tothe Memorial are contributions in Rolla. of St.Patrick’smember Catholic Church 1966-1969. He wasanavid golfer anda in Vietnam as an Army medic from university from 1970-2002. He served Mr. worked forthe Rolla. Rahner away in home April 30,2008,athis atMissouri S&T, services fiscal passed assistant directorand of accounting 50 Robert M. Rahner George O. Matlock facilities. facilities. Matlock, is a supervisor in physical Mr.baseball. Matlock’s brother, Glen He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed employed by university the since 2005. on July 29,2008.Mr. Matlock hadbeen Missouri S&T, passed away home athis at department physical facilities the MISSOURI S&T
Robert M.“Bob”Robert Rahner Matlock O. George memorials MAGAZINE , acustodian in , former | ITR2008 WINTER of districts 80school insouth-central Missouri. Missouri S&T. professional programs facilitated foremployees development She Northwest inJefferson County. Schools R-1 forthe In superintendent the 1996,Dr. Education. became Ridder Secondary Doris M.Ridder Doris friends (May 15,2008) the late Donald George Glynn , wife Glynn of June Louise PetE’52Evans, E. John wifeof and Sweetheart former Sigma Kappa EvansJacquelyn “Jackie” , 18,2008) (July Dunham “Hersch” E. Herschel 20,2008) (July M.Craft Cecelia (March 27,2008) KentR. Comann, MinE’43 Comann, wifeMarilyn of 10,2008) (July Jeanne M.Christensen 16,2008) (July Michael Allman For the past nine years, Dr. Ridder has been the director of the RPDC at (May 17,2008) (July 3,2008) (July “Bill”Nelson William J. CE’36 the late George O. Nations, Miriam V. Nations Molloy Neil R. (May 24,2008) Vernon EE’48 Lawson, R. Marguerite Lawson (May 4,2008) forcook Chi Omegasorority Krone Virginia (May 13,2008) Richard Koepke A. (May 6,2008) Kenneth D. Jones for the Missouri Department of Elementary and of Missouri Elementary for the Department wenttowork ineducation in1989,she doctorate years. taught After fornine earningher she where Mo., inOwensville, teacher a juniorhighschool career her as started of Missouri-Columbia. She master’s degree from University the andaPh.D. Missouri S&T. at (RPDC) Center Professional Development Regional Central was director South of the May Dr. 19,2008.At death, of Ridder her time the (May 26,2008) Dr. abachelor’s earned Ridder degree, a Dr. Doris M. Ridder , former house (Dec. 31,2007) (Dec. , wife of , wife of , of Mo., Hermann, died Sandy Perdue (May 8,2008) S&T at Missouri engineering freshman inelectrical Ian Thomas Willand, 28,2008) (June “Bill” Wiggins William E. 2,2007) (Jan. Steiner,Richard G. EE’47 Steiner C. Mina 27,2008) (July Richards Lee Laura 9,2008) (June Association Parents’ university’s the of president , former , wife of CAMPAIGN UPDATE_LISTING INTRO _WIN08:S&T MAG TEMPLATE 11/13/08 3:14 PM Page 51
Campaign surpasses more than three-quarters of its goal
The Advancing Excellence Campaign will outstanding educators and researchers, and enhancing strengthen Missouri S&T’s position as one of the our technological facilities. nation’s top technological research universities. The campus community has rallied behind the goal The momentum to reach the 200 million mark of educating the most driven and disciplined students continues as the campaign surpassed 160 million in the nation. More than 40 percent of Missouri S&T more than three quarters of its goal as of Oct. 31. faculty, staff and retirees have invested in the programs The seven year campaign will end June 30, 2010. and projects they value most. Missouri S&T thanks all donors who have To learn more about the Advancing Excellence supported this transformational initiative. Campaign and how you can help prepare a new Together we have accomplished great things and generation of leaders in engineering, science and campaign update as we gear up for the final portion of the campaign, technology, visit our website at campaign.mst.edu. we must redouble our commitment to creating new scholarships for deserving students, attracting
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$160.6M RAISED CAMPAIGN GOAL - $200 MILLION
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DOLLARS AS OF Oct. 31, 2008 OF Oct. DOLLARS AS $58.6M Private Research Grants $70M
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Summary of gifts M ISSOURI U NIVERSITY OF S CIENCE AND T ECHNOLOGY
Thank you for investing in our future New scholarship “Our economy will suffer as we move from endowments independent innovators to dependent consumers. … • Jerrold M. and Judith C. Alyea We must teach our children to be technologically Pi Kappa Alpha Endowed Achievement Scholarship literate, to understand how things work. Our • Ash Grove Cement children’s future is at stake.” Endowed Scholarship • Benson Electric Scholarship Fund* – Ioannis Miaoulis, • Raymond and Susan Betz director and president of the Endowed Scholarship Museum of Science, Boston • Brian J. Blaha Memorial Scholarship • Gavin Bradford Donohue Missouri S&T is one of only 16 technological research universities who Memorial Scholarship Fund* educate engineers and scientists to be innovative and creative thinkers. • Virgil J. Flanigan Scholarship Fund* • David E. Green Endowment Your gifts ensure that Missouri S&T will continue its legacy of preparing • Mark A. Harms Fellowship in passionate, hard-working students to meet the challenges of our technological Civil, Architectural and world. Thank you for your dedication and investment in Missouri S&T. Environmental Engineering On the following pages, we recognize those who gave to Missouri S&T and • E. Everett Killinger Memorial the Miner Alumni Association during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and Scholarship Fund* ending June 30, 2008. Whether you give to support scholarships or academic • The Professor Adolph Legsdin programs, or to provide funding for teaching or research excellence, your Scholarship Endowment* • William S. Rankin Scholarship Fund donation to Missouri S&T makes a profound difference in the lives of our • Ellis J. Smith Scholarship students. Endowment for Summer Programs We’ve also highlighted five unique Missouri S&T corporate relationships. • Robert J. Sonntag Miner While 65 percent of our philanthropic support comes from alumni and friends, Football Scholarship these corporate partnerships also continue to fuel our ability to educate • Lawrence A. Spanier tomorrow’s leaders. Scholarship Fund* If you haven’t made your donation for this year, or you wish to give more, • Roger and Jean Truitt Endowed Scholarship visit campaign.mst.edu or call 800-392-4112. * held by the Miner Alumni Association
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OGS donors listed by | giving level
The Order of the Golden Shillelagh (OGS) is the university’s formal donor recognition society. Its members have demonstrated commitment and a deep emotional connection to this institution for more than 30 years. This connection has led to their profound $103 million in support. All gifts made to Missouri S&T and the Miner Alumni Association count toward OGS claghn level membership. The list below recognizes the cumulative lifetime giving and pledges of our OGS members.
Gary & Sherry Forsee M Michael & Barbara Frannie Hall Bill Collins (A) M Bob & Jean Bowling Dale & Edna Hayes * Hurst Δ (A) David & Phylis Hsia Gene & Jewell Daily * Quenon (A) Larry & Polly Hendren (A) M Bill & Arlene James (A) Bob & Mary Keiser Pete & Dorothy Lloyd & Maurcine Reuss (A) * Tom & Joan Holmes F M George & Barbara Harry & Alma Kessler * F Des Jardins (A) M Bill & Camille Ricketts Fred Kisslinger (A) M Jamieson Δ M Pete & Betty Jane Kinyon Ron & Sara Fannin (A) M Ken & Erika Riley Δ (A) Claghn of the Fred & June Kummer F Vern & Maralee Jones (A) M Beverley Moeller Rip & Marian Fick (A) Ray & Gloria Routh (A) M John & Susan Mathes Ronald & Jean Kelley N M Roger Moeller * Wayne & Helen Frame * Bob & Margaret Schafer (A) Hibernian Donald & Alwilda Edward & Helen Zeb & Harriet Nash (A) Charlie & Elizabeth Mark & Janet Schmidt $10,000,000 - Mathews * M Lasko * (A) M Clara Newnam * Freeman * Roy & Pat Shourd * M Roy & Marcia McBride * F Thomas & Frances Leach * Sy & Hattie Orlofsky * James & Cynthia Fricke N Morris & Eloise Sievert (A) M $19,999,999 Vachel & Amy McNutt * F M John & Diane Lovitt Scott & Joyce Porter Herman Fritschen (A) Ellis Smith Δ Karl & Marjory John & Dorcas Park H Brian & Carol Matthews Walter & Miriam Bill Gammon * Betty Jo Snowden Hasselmann * F Δ M Shirley Pearl H Norman & Natalie Pond M Remmers * F Dorothy Gammon Russ Snowden * Stephen & Susan Rector (A) Joe & Harriet Sevick (A) M Sandy & Susan Harvey & Ruth Grice * M Fred & Dale Marie Ken Robertson H Edward & Gertrude Rothschild (A) M David Grimm Springer (A) Kittie Robertson * H Smith * F Louis & Mayme Sicka * Lucille Grimm * Van & Ruth Stoecker John & Deborah Stoney Stone * F M John Skain N M Russell Gund * M George & Lois Tomazi M Schork (A) M Roger & Jean Truitt Δ (A) Gerry & Jeannie Stevenson Hank & Lyla Mark & Melissa Turken Jim Stewart * M Roger & Jean Volk Δ (A) M Ben & Susan Stewart (A) M Hankinson (A) M Jim & Marsha Vangilder Claghn of Joan Randall Stewart M Georgia Waring * M Maurita Stueck M Jack & Janice Haydon (A) John & Carol Wolf Rich & Ruth Swanson (A) M Roy & Sandy Wilkens Neil Stueck * Isle Heilbrunn * James & Joan Woodard (A) the Dolman Cindy Tang M Armin Tucker * M Don & Carolyn Henderson Ron & Shirley Woodard $5,000,000 - Dick & Marilyn Vitek M Philip & Diane Wade Δ (A) Bert & Rose Hoover * Marvin & Barbara Zeid M $9,999,999 Maxwell Weiner * Kent & Joan Weisenstein (A) William & Sue Howard * M Ted & Sharon Weise M Clarellen Howerton M Gary & Judy Havener Joe Howerton * John & Mary Toomey (A) M Dick & Shirley Hunt Claghn of the Charles & Pauline Jennings M Blarney Castle Albert Johns * Claghn of $250,000 - $499,999 Claghn of the Ronald & Gwen Johnson (A) Richard & Janis Jones (A) the Claddagh Claghn of Harlan Anderson Celtic Cross Charlie Kitchen * M Norma Anderson * $50,000 - $99,999 Claghn of the St. Patrick B.W. Koeppel M Dick & Nancy Arnoldy $100,000 - $249,999 Betty Andreas (A) William Krueger * $500,000 - $999,999 Hugh & Amalie Barger Jerry & Judith Alyea Δ (A) M Wayne Andreas * Emerald Isle Guy & Dorothy Mace N Jim Bertelsmeyer (A) Bob Boyd * George Anderson M Marvin Appel (A) $1,000,000 - Vernon McGhee (A) Ray & Susan Betz Almeda Breeze M Frank & Violet Bill & Margie Basler Frank & Alma Mentz * $4,999,999 Bob & Cay Brackbill Δ (A) Frank Breeze * M Appleyard * M Carl & Doris Basler * Ron & Janice Miller Richard & June Chao Alan & Doris Burgess M Dick & Shirley Bauer (A) David & Sally Bayless Δ Bob & Ruth Virginia Bill & Jo Ellen Montgomery Abbett * F M Les & Georgiana Clark M Dean & Linda Clubb George Baumgartner * Louise Beard Jim Neustaedter (A) Keith & Patricia Bailey William & Viola Coghill * M Morton Deutch (A) M Jennie Baumgartner * M Reade Beard * Bob & Hanna Nevins F(A) Powell & Pat Dennie * M Bipin & Linda Doshi M Marsha Baumgartner (A) Michael & Jean Blaha N Lester Birbeck * M Bill & Pauline Nolte * Roger & Sandy Dorf (A) Fred Dreste * M Maurice Bellis * Frances Happy Belder * Harold Block * M Harry Nowlan * Merlyn Block * Wilbur & Bette Feagan M Marilyn Dreste M Jim & Sue Berkel Δ Robert & Wilma Boaz Bill & Doris Oberbeck (A) Kraig & Debra Gordon (A) M Gene & Ann Edwards M Wouter & Anne Bosch * Jack & Mary Jane Bodine (A) David & Melanie Brewer Dennis & Sue Parker Don & Rosemary Don & Joella John Brown * Bob & Kim Brinkmann Don Castleman * M Bill & Elizabeth Retha Castleman M Gunther (A) M Falkingham (A) M Harold & Catherine “Kit” Diane Butrus Δ (A) Patterson (A) M Bob & Christina Couch (A) M William & Gertrude Mary Margaret Butzer (A) Mike & Joyce Bytnar Jack Paul * F M Hatfield * M Falkingham * Joe & Tiana Cesare Richard & Sue Campbell Donald H. Radcliffe & Bob Perry * Bill & Margaret Ann Jim Grimm * F Walston Chubb Arlan DeKock & Linda Carr Dorothy A. Dee * M Francis Carl & Estelita Horst (A) Clyde Hall * Dick Cole (A) Beth Carsman * Fred & Jimmie Finley * F M Prewett
* denotes deceased | N denotes new member | Δ denotes advancing member | (A) denotes Miner Alumni Association donors F denotes founding member | KMST Charter Society member | M denotes Hasselmann Society member | H denotes honorary member
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Joe & Susie Chang Elizabeth Pipher * Helen Broaddus Alan & Karen Kornacki N Claudine Spalding M Calvin & Carol Cobb Δ Ted Planje Pat Broaddus * Dennis & Mary Kostic Vic Spalding * M Kent & Marilyn David & Barbara Porchey Constance Brown Mark & Terri Krahenbuhl Ernest & June Spokes * Comann (A) M Agnes Remington * Ken & Shirley Cage Harold Krueger M Dick & Marge Stegemeier (A) Charles & Danille Chuck Remington John & Sharon Campbell (A) Bob & Mary Kruse Δ Bob Stevens M Copeland (A) Thomas & Jacqueline Cheng-Chiao Chen Gene & Rose Lang Howard & Geraldine Stine (A) Jim Drewniak & Remmers Chris & Maxine John & Bonnie Latzer (A) Bryan & Jeanne Stirrat Mariesa Crow Gary & Donna Roebke (A) Christensen M Pete & Marylou Legsdin (A) Wally Stopkey (A) Jeff Crum * F Dick & Joan Ross Joseph & Eleanor Clair * Frank & Joan Lyons Steve & Elizabeth Suellentrop Katherine “Kitty” Crum F Paul & Mary Rothband Bill & Joan Clarke (A) Gary & Lisa Maxwell Betty Sutfin Del & Shirley Day Δ (A) M Warren & Elaine Rutz (A) Matt & Kathy Coco (A) Emily McCaffrey Carl Sutfin * Royce Vessell & Flo Ed & Marilyn Schmidt (A) Bill Collins * John Remmers & Ralph & Shelby Szygenda (A) Denton N Hans & Jimmie Schmoldt F M Aaron & Brenda Cook (A) Catherine McCain (A) Le Thompson Al DeValve Bob Schoenthaler * J. Robert Cook * Belding & Ruby Stephen Mathers & Don Dowling Δ (A) Ronald & Betty Schuster Δ Grace Cook McCurdy * F(A)M Dianna Tickner (A) Paul & Eleanor Dowling F Jeanne Senne * Dave & Sue Dearth (A) Dale & Tracy McHenry (A) Selden & Joyce Trimble Jim & Myrna Eckhoff Joe Senne Jim DeLong Helen McIntyre Ed & Janet Tuck Richard & Cathy Eimer (A) Jeffrey & Patricia Sheets N Steve & Bette Douglass (A) Kim Colter & Elaine Menke Norman Tucker (A) Bill & Celia Engelhardt Harry & Dorothy Smith Eric & Darlene Dunning Δ (A) Tom & Kathryn Miesner George Uding Δ (A) Karen Ferber Lou & Sharon Smith John & Wanda Earls Jonathan & Catherine Brownie Unsell * Ed Fris Jim & Julia Stoffer Will & Michaelle Eatherton Motherwell Jeanette Unsell Vern & Mildred Mark & Jamie Stratman William & Daryl Ann Eaton (A) Freda Munger * Jim & Karen Van Buren (A) Gevecker * Δ David & Barbara Summers James & Marjorie Espy (A) Paul Munger (A) John Warner * Perrin Roller & Brenda Ken & Patricia Thompson (A) Walter & Boo Eversman James Murphy M Vicky Warner Gillis Δ (A) Jim & Theresa Unnerstall (A) John & Dianne Farmer Jennifer Myers * Ann Webb (A) M Marianne Gjelsteen Tom & Lana Van Doren M Larry & Judith Farmer (A) Steve Nelson Bill Webb * M Thor Gjelsteen * Ruby Webb (A) Frank & Louise Fennerty Fred Newton John & Patricia Wickey (A) Joseph & Ruth Gladbach Keith & Bobbie Wedge (A) M Gary & Connie Fennewald (A) June Oberbeck * John & Melody Wiggins Glenn Graham * Al & Joan Wentz (A) Phil & Kay Fetterman (A) Ron & Suzanne Olson M Rex Williams * Ruth Graham David & Sharianne Wisherd Agnes Finley Tom & Linda Owens Δ Bob Wilson * Δ (A) profile of members profile Norman & Theora Hart (A) Kenneth & Ramona Wood (A) Tom Finley * Jack & Jolene Painter * M Julia Wilson Δ (A) Art & Evelyn Morgan Dan & Linda Wright Jim & Ann Rene Foil (A) Mike & Catherine Party Bob Wolf * M Helwig Δ (A) Mike & Katherine Paul Pender N Dottye Wolf (A) M Jim Highfill (A) Foresman (A) Roy Perry * Dee Wyatt * Lois Highfill * (A) Rodney Foster (A) Dottie Perry Louise Wyatt John & LuAnne Hodges Ray Fournelle (A) Norris & Laura Perry Δ (A) Wei-Wen & Yueh-Hsin Yu Gerald & Audrey Richard & Sandra Frueh Δ Herman & Helen Pfeifer (A) Thomas & Judith Zenge (A) Huddleson John Gardner Peter & Marion Pietsch * Mr. & Mrs. Henry Zoller * F Jon & Barbara Jansky Δ Claghn of the Skip Garner Bob Pohl * (A) Bob & Betty Jenkins Δ (A) Lawrence & Catherine Doris Pohl (A) General Rick & LaVona Jordan Shamrock George (A) Jack Potter Greg & Gloria Junge (A) $25,000 - $49,999 David Glenn N Doyle & Suzanne Powell Membership Gilbert & Cleora Keeley (A) M Ira Goff * Lee & Miriam Powell Δ (A) Rex Alford (A) Tom & Marjorie Abernathy (A) Al & Margaret Kerr Michael & Vivan Goodwin N Grace Prange Bill & Shirley Andrews Δ Gary & Carolyn Achenbach Curt & Mary Elizabeth James & Lida Marie Gorrell Herbert Prange * Kent & Lindsay Bagnall (A) Tom & Kaye Lynn Akers Killinger (A) Willis & Rose Grinstead (A) Kurt Priester * Craig & Cindy Bailey Wayne & Barbara Alexander N Warren & Martha Henry & Margrete Gross * Sue Priester Bob & Mildred Banks * Timothy Alfermann Loveridge (A) Max & Jacki Guinn Jim Redding * John & Nancy Bartel (A) Diana Alt (A) Kent Lynn Jack & Denise Guth Mary Louise Redding Don Bartling Dick & Anita Altheide (A) Rick & Barbara Matthews Ed & Barbara Hale Edward & Hilda Remmers Valentino Bates Andy Anderson Don & Mary McGovern (A) Les & Loretta Werner Dusty Rhoades * Bob & Peggy Bay (A) Bill & Jamie Anderson Jack & Ruth McKee (A) Hamilton (A) Trudy Robbins Jerry & Shirley Bayless Δ (A) Colleen & Kim Anderson Jim Menefee * Mark & Mary Hargis Kent & Winona Roberts William Bennett * Jim & Dixie Anderson Bob Montgomery & Johnny & Elizabeth Harmon * M Bernie & Lena Sarchet * F M Alan & Nina Benson Marguerite Anderson * Dee Haemmerlie Margaret Geraldine Harr * M John & Katie Sauer Bob & June Berry (A) M Mary Alice Anderson Montgomery Michael & Deborah Ray & Ruth Schaffart Δ (A) Jerome Berry * Max & Tina Anderson (A) M Joe and Mary Ellen Mooney * Haynes (A) M Harold & Linda Schelin (A) Gerry & Donna Bersett (A) William Anderson (A) Buddie Morris * Richard & Janace Heagler (A) George & Catherine Jim & Nancy Berthold (A) Lewis Andrews * Bob & Linda Mueller Brad & Connie Hornburg Δ Schindler (A) Ron Bieniek Jamie Archer Oscar & Ruth Muskopf (A) Paul & Linda Hustad Δ (A) Inge Scott Dave & Mary Blume (A) Bassem & Gery Armaly Barbara Olsen William & Catherine Jenks * M James & Edna Scott * Lu & Sammy Louise Bolon (A) Will & Wilma Arnold John Olsen * Ken & Beverly Jinkerson (A) Edith Skitek Philip & Elizabeth Boyer * M Bob & Joan Aronstam Bob & Ginny Pahl (A) Byron & Mary Ann Keil Δ Gabe Skitek * Don & Nancy Brackhahn (A) M Lee & Mary Aston Jack & Jolene Painter * Al & Marian Kidwell Corinne Smith Pat Brassfield (A) George Axmacher * Ed & Naomi Parsons * Len & Mary Kirberg M Duncan Smith * Mike & Elizabeth Bratcher Norma Axmacher George Penzel * Barry & Deborah Koenemann Bill Soper (A)
* denotes deceased | N denotes new member | Δ denotes advancing member | (A) denotes Miner Alumni Association donors F denotes founding member | KMST Charter Society member | M denotes Hasselmann Society member | H denotes honorary member
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OGS donors listed by | giving level
Daniel Bailey Mark & La’Tonya Crawford Evelyn Glover Jon & Barbara Jansky Marie Loughridge (A) Jane O’Keefe Ernest & Angie Banks (A) Bill & Judie Crede Jim Glover * Willard & Kay Jenkins Len & Paula Lutz Tom O’Keefe * Bill & Shirley Barbier Ed & Joan Crow Ed & Nancy Goetemann (A) Jim Jensen * Floyd & Irene Macklin * F M Tom & Rebecca O’Keefe David & Kay Barr Bill Culbertson * Robbie & Margie Gordon Velma Jensen George & Mary MacZura (A) Bill & Ferda Omurtag Dick & Susan Baumann Clara Cunningham * Jack Govier * Martin & Patty Jischke Don & Lina Madison John Owens * John & Marcia Behr Mack & Mary Daily (A) Virginia Govier Brian Johnson Paul Majors (A) Susan Owens Leland & Jerena Belew Don & Millie Dampf N Steven & Maria Grant Jamey & Shannon Johnson Steve & Gwen Malcolm Ed Owsley * Don & Judith Royal & Ana Maria Larry & Maxine Grayson Patrick & Michelle Johnson Steve & Leslie Malott Ralph & Marie Bellchamber (A) Davide-Webster Bill & Belinda Green Rick & Teresa Johnson Joe Marchello * Ozorkiewicz M Bob & Gwendolyn Pat & Caroline Davidson Jay & Mickey Gregg Rob & Rhonda Johnson Louise Marchello Fred & Alison Parks Benezette Bob & Wanda Davis Neal Griesenauer Rollie & Lois Johnson Kent Martin * Hans & Kashmira Patel Bob & Irene Bening (A) Dwight Deardeuff * David & Betty Griffith LeCompte & Bernice Joslin * Morton May * Gary & Barb Patterson (A) Wayne & Jane Bennetsen Linda Deardeuff Nance Griggs Phil & Barbara Jozwiak (A) Kenneth & Helena Mayhan Dick & Joyce Paul Vern & Nancy Berkey (A) Mike & Kathleen Delany Will Griggs * Tom & Eleanor Kalin Greg & Janet McClain Dan & Loretta Paulson Jack & Carolyn Bertelsmeyer Jeff & Sharon Douthitt Bud & Eileen Hacker F(A) Ollie & Bernadeen Kamper * Mike & Sandy McComas Harry & Ruth Pearson Jack Best (A) Andrew Draker (A) Donald & Gail Hahn Dorothy Kasten Cary & Jane McConnell Jack Pennuto Earl Biermann * Mr. & Mrs. Charles Draper * Stuart Baur & Martina Ray Kasten * Jim & Judith McKelvey James B. Perkins* Olga Biermann Bev Drury Hahn-Baur Jim & Dorothy Keebler Mac & Margie McKelvey F Marti Perkins Jim Bogan & Mary Bird (A) Peter & Shawna DuBois Bill Hallett (A) Greg & Becky Kellerman Druery McMillan Russell Perry Bill & Jane Black M Don Dutton * John Hamblen * Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Kelly * Mike & Marilyn Crockey & Kathryn Peterson Daniel Bohachick Ruth Dutton Marianne Hamblen Charles & Muriel Kentnor * F McMillen (A) Bob & Gail Phelan James & Judith Bradley (A) Pat & Catherine Duvall (A) Bob & Mary Hanna (A) Danny Kerns Philip & Glenda McNeal Dale & Jan Pitt N Glenn & Janet Brand (A) John & Marie Eash (A) Mark & Julie Harms Pete Malsch & Jeanne Roscoe & Emma Jean Bud & Mary Pohlman Mike & Barbara Bray (A) Mark Ebel Steve & Kim Harrison Kightlinger (A) McWilliams (A) Joe & Jennifer Posda Darlene Brees Bob & Adele Eck (A) Mike & Jenny Hartung Joe & Karen Kinsella Jose & Juanita Mendoza Mike & Jacquelyn Potter J.D. & Amy Bridges Bill & Connie Eggert Buz & Sandy Harvey Bob & Connie Klug (A) Jim Sowers & Francine John & Sharyn Powell (A) Jason Bridges (A) Bob & Catherine Elgin * (A) Hugh & Lane Harvey (A) Perry Knight Merenghi Shamsher & Sally Prakash (A) Robert & Joyce Brockhaus N Dick and Becky Elgin Allen & Dina Hatheway Richard & Mary Koch Judy Metcalf Lance & Angie Privett (A) Henry & Elizabeth Brown (A) Dale & Kathy Elifrits Dennis & Patti Haubein Robert & Erin Koch N Mike & Mary Meyer Joe & Charlotte Quinn (A) Billy Rex Browngard * (A) Howard Eloe Barry & Judy Hayden Richard & Mary Beth Ashok & Chris Midha Joe Rakaskas * Bertie Browning * JoAnn Eloe * David Head Konrad John & Beverly Miles Pauli Rakaskas Maurice & Ann Brubaker Tom & Mildred English * John Heagler * Harold & Marie Koplar * Ann Miller N Chris & Darlene Ramsay (A) Ray & Susan Bucy Kelvin & Fran Erickson (A) Mary Heagler Leslie & Barbara Koval Jim Miller * Maureen Ramsey Tom & Marsha Buechler Don Evans * David Heideman Kraig & Sandy Norman & Sallie Miller Neil Randol Stephen & Barbara Bugg Donna Evans Carl Heim * Kreikemeier (A) Joe & Ann Minor Babu & Lalitha Rao Dick & Janice Bullock (A) Ed Farrell * Holly Bohlen Heiser * Joe & Susanne Krispin Ann Mitchell Harvey Reed * David & Carolyn Bunch Ruth Faucett Charlie & Peggy Hell Dave & Janice Kroeter Bob & Jane Mitchell Mabel Reed M Jim & Mary Bush Tom Faucett * William Heller * Christopher Krueger N John Mitchell * John & Diane Reiss Connie Byrne Gary & Pamela Ferguson Matthew Hendren Denny LaBantschnig Barton & Deanna Murray & Ruth Renick Ed & Patricia Jean Floyd & Caroleen Ferrell Tom & Mary Herrmann James & Margie Lambert Moenster (A) Chuck Rice Marlow Calcaterra Jamie Ferrero Jim & Michele Higbee Jennings & Josephine Derald & June Morgan (A) Alfred & Margaret Gene & Laurie Campbell Neil & Barbara Ann Fiala (A) David Hill Lambeth Louise Morgan Richardson Don & Virginia Capone (A) Susan Findley M Merle & Jayne Hill Bob & Sybil Lange Buddie & Ena Morris Jack & Marcia Ridley George & Elaine Carlstrom Charlie Finley * Gregory & Tina Hilmas Al & Debra LaPlante Jack & Fran Morris N Robert & Rebecca Riess N John & Patricia Carney Dixie Finley Adam & Julia (Rosemann) John & Nancy Larkin * Tom & Belinda Gayle Morris Phil Thompson & Preston Carney (A) John Finley * M Hilton Mildred Larkin Justin Moses Catherine Riordan John & Wendy Carter Susan Finley Gary & Sharra Hinz John Larson Steven and Julia Moss N Robbie & Gertrude Robbins * Brian & Debbie Castle Mark & Stephanie Fitch Paul & Julie Hirtz (A) John & Margaret Bill & Deborah Mount John & Linda Rockaway James & Laura Castle Bette Fitzpatrick Jim Hoelscher * (A) Lauletta (A) Gary & Mary Mueller Al & Christine Royal Margaret Castleman James Fitzpatrick * Margaret Hoelscher Palmer & Laura Lawson George & Darla Mueller M Mel & Leonora Rueppel Mary Lou Castleman Paul & Deborah Fleischut Vic & Rosemary Hoffmann Harvey Leaver * Steve & Ernestine Mueller Eugene & Mary Russell (A) Judy Cavender Bill & Jeanne Flood (A) Gary & Gretchen Holland Olive Leaver Walter & Susan Mueller Martin Rust (A) Jeff & Lisa Cawlfield (A) Russell & Patricia Flye N Don & Jean Holley Phil Leber (A) Nathan Mundis Bill Rutledge * Jim & Betty Chaney (A) Glen & Mary Ellen Forck (A) Hop Hoppock * Dale & Irene Leidy James J. Murphy * Katherine Rutledge Corey Chapman Jimmy & Selma Forgotson * Nancy & Gene Horne Dennis & Pam Jim & Linda Murphy Anthony Salinas Chen Cheng-Chiao McElyea Frame * Timothy & Kathleen Leitterman (A) Don Myers (A) George & Donna Salof Elmond & Claire Claridge (A) Bob & Susan Freeland Houghton Rodney & Nancy Lentz Chuck & Jean Naslund Nick & Amy Sansotta Clint & Judith Clark Randy & Cecilia Freeman Steve & Yvette Howard (A) Bob & Marcia Leonard Bob Nau * Lee & Priscilla Saperstein John Claypool Harold & Nellie Fuller * Marvin & Mary Rene Leonard Ken Neal * Bob Sauer Bud Clayton * John & Marie Fulton Hudwalker (A) Larry & Barbara Fred Nelson * Bob & Linda Saxer Martha Clayton Walt & Laura Gajda M Wayne & Jaci Huebner Leuschke (A) Joanne Nelson Robert & Janet Scanlon N Virginia Cleary Bob Garvey Marcus & Melanie Huggans Rodney Littleton Norbert Neumann Helen Schaefer * Andrew Cochran * Scott & Pamela Gegesky Orville & Judy Hunter John Livingston * Stephan & Kay Neumann Tom & Janet Scheffer Tom & Debby Coffman Craig & Laraine George Brian Hyde (A) Christopher Lloyd Mary Null M Dale & Betty Schillinger (A) Wayne & Donna Cogell Chuck Germer Carl & Eleanor Ijames Cori Lock Paul Null * M Joe Schmidberger Daniel & Rhonda Cole Elmer Gieseke * Jay & Dawna Immele Vern & Betty Loesing * Jorge & Heidi Ochoa Norbert & Donna Schmidt Hugh & Linda Cole N (A) Ron & Shirley Gillham (A) Tom & Barbara Ingram Bill & Joyce Logel Cal & Eva Ochs Hans & Kathy Schmoldt Bud & Kathy Cook Jerry Gilmore Bill & Helen Jabsen * D.C. & Pat Look Mike & Olive O’Connor Jon & Robin Schneider Don Coolidge * Ann Givens Dennis & Janet Jaggi Gregory & Amy Loomis Wendell & Sandra Paul & Nancy Helen Coolidge Paul Givens * Richard & Judy Janis (A) Ed & Beth Lorey Ogrosky Schnoebelen (A)
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Art & Wilma Scholz * Walter & Venita Snelson * Wes & Pam Stricker Gerald & Lori Uhe (A) Patricia Whaley (A) William & Jane Schonberg (A) Betty Soult Daniel & Diane Stutts Jonathan Van Houten (A) Sara Wharton * Carl & Joyce Schopfer John Soult * John & Lee Suarez Natalie Vanderspiegel Wayne & Linda Whitehead (A) Walter & Irene Schrenk * F J.C. & Trish Sowers Oliver & Helen Swisher Torie Vandeven David & Donna Whiteley James & Cheryl Schroer (A) Tom & Chris Sowers Russ Pfeifle & Nicole John & Peggy Vaughn Virgil Whitworth * F Gary & Janet Schumacher (A) Elaine Spanier M Talbot (A) Rich & Carol Vehige Luke Spence & Robert & Cynthia Schwartz N Larry Spanier * M Bruce & Anita Tarantola (A) Prashant Vemireddy (A) Janet Wickey-Spence (A) Toni Scott Don & Linda Sparlin Betty Taylor Mike Vickers * M Brandon Wieschhaus (A) Jeffrey & Rebecca Seaman (A) Jim & Carol Spehr Ote Taylor * Pat Vickers M John & Marilyn Wiesehan Jere Cadoret & Dale & Tricia Spence Barbara Tedesco Fred & Sue Vogt Gerald Wilemski Cheryl Seeger Curt & Virginia Sphar Al & Gladys Tetley * Lou Vogt Lance & Patricia Williams Gene & Joan Sehl Bob & Helen Springer * M Al Thiede Thomas & Carol Voss (A) Rob & Kathy Williams John Seipel * Jane St. Clair F Kent & Betty Sue Thoeni (A) Ray & Barbara Waggoner Ron & Janet Williams Mary Seipel Rodman St. Clair * F Gary Thomas * Bill & Lu Walker Willis & Nancy Wilson Jerry & Maura Sellers Dale & Betty St. Gemme Tommy & Lois Thomas * Don & Patricia Warner Bob Winkle * Larry & Connie Sexton Keith & Sandra Stanek Dudley Thompson * Dave Weinbaum Joanne Winkle Ann Shelton Al Steinbach * Leola Thompson Mel & Millie Weinbaum * Ben & Brenda Winter (A) James & Julia Shildmyer (A) Dick & Mina Steiner LeRoy & Betty Thompson (A) Jean Weingaertner Don & MaryAnn Wojtkowski Eric & Polly Showalter Jeff & Mary Steinhart Carlos & Joan Tiernon John Weingaertner * Len & Ida Mae Wolff (A) Si & Betty Sineath (A) Rick Stephenson Frank Townsend * Bud & Naomi Weiser * Warren K. Wray Kevin & Karol Smith Judy Stewart Bill & Judith Tranter Anne Weller Gordon & Betty Carole Wright Neil & Susan Smith Mac Stewart * Chuck & Ann Travelstead Charles Weniger Bob Ybarra Tim & Martine Smith E.A. & Pauline Stricker * Trip & Concha Trippensee Henry Whaley * Lance Haynes & Leslie Young
* denotes deceased | N denotes new member | Δ denotes advancing member | (A) denotes Miner Alumni Association donors F denotes founding member | KMST Charter Society member | M denotes Hasselmann Society member | H denotes honorary member profile of members profile
Leaving a legacy: The Hasselmann Society
Karl Hasselmann, MinE’25, left a legacy of geological exploration for people around the globe. An internationally known geologist, Hasselmann’s system for underwater oil exploration led to the world’s first underwater oil field and the first offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. At Missouri S&T, he left a legacy of giving. To date, the Hasselmann’s contributions to Missouri S&T total more than $13 million, and thanks to estate planning, that amount is still growing. The Hasselmann Society recognizes those individuals who have made provisions for Missouri S&T in their wills or other estate plans. Through the generosity and forethought of these alumni and friends, programs and The Karl and Marjory Hasselmann Estate provides funding facilities are preserved and improved, student and faculty every year for university support. opportunities are developed, and Missouri S&T’s future is secured.
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donors listed by | class year
Missouri S&T thanks each and every one of our friends and benefactors. Their gifts touch the lives of countless students. The following list includes cash gifts received from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008.
$250 to $499 $1,000 to $2,499 Henry Kurusz (A) M $100 to $249 ALUMNI Class of 1938 Maurita Stueck M Rex Alford (A) Daniel Kind (A) Satoshi Kuwamoto Roy Werner DONORS $1,000 to $2,499 Walter Paul Leber (A) Oscar Muskopf (A) M Robert Schmidt (A) LISTED BY Mrs. Herbert (Grace) Robert Pohl * (A) CLASS YEAR Prange $100 to $249 Up to $100 Up to $100 Walter James Carr Jr. $500 to $999 Joseph Berndt Jr. (A) Amy West Herbert Kalish (A) $500 to $999 Niles Brill (A) John Olson Allen Bliss (A) Up to $100 Harold Krueger M Class of 1910 B.W. Koeppel (A) M Class of 1946 Joseph Marvin Coon Mrs. Jacques $25,000 to $49,999 (Margaret) Zoller (A) $1,000 to $2,499 James Donahue (A) Class of 1944 V.H. McNutt $250 to $499 Paul Ross (A) Arthur Meenen (A) Memorial Foundation M $1,000,000-plus Edward Ballman (A) Mrs. Edward (Mabel) $100 to $249 Harold Block * M Rueff (A) John Allen $100 to $249 $100 to $249 Mrs. Mark (Shirley) Thomas Daniels (A) Class of 1913 $5,000 to $9,999 Belding Henry Beard (A) Howard Fowler $250 to $499 Class of 1941 Peter Des Jardins (A) M McCurdy * (A) M Harry Warren Buckner Russell Frame (A) Harry Nowlan Trust M $10,000 to $24,999 Julian Fuller (A) Vincent Shanks (A) Up to $100 Bob Nevins Jr. (A) Mrs. Glenn (Ruth) $1,000 to $2,499 Kenneth Wilhelms McCain (A) Class of 1915 Neal Buck John Brodhacker (A) Joseph Schmitt (A) Frank Pittenger $5,000 to $9,999 Up to $100 Joe VanPool (A) Class of 1947 John Gardner II $500 to $999 Mrs. John (Pauline) $100,000 to $249,999 Doyle Estate M Henry Adamick (A) Class of 1939 Up to $100 William Howard Trust M $1,000 to $2,499 Edwin Goetemann (A) Charles Heuer (A) Morris Sievert (A) M $10,000 to $24,999 John McKee (A) Class of 1925 William Oberbeck Sr. (A) Carl Johnk $2,500 to $4,999 $1,000,000-plus Edward Schneider Jr. (A) $250 to $499 John Schork (A) M $500 to $999 Benjamin Weidle (A) Mrs. Karl (Marjory) $2,500 to $4,999 Armin Fick Warren Helberg (A) Hasselmann * M Hubert Barger Frederick Nevin (A) $1,000 to $2,499 Harry Scott (A) Eugene Hammann (A) $250 to $499 Class of 1943 $250,000 to $499,999 $1,000 to $2,499 Alden Hacker (A) $5,000 to $9,999 Karl Hasselmann * M $100 to $249 $500 to $999 Robert Haviland (A) Clyde Hanyen (A) John Leming Estate M Mrs. William (Ruby) James Neustaedter (A) M Mrs. William (Helen) Harold Butzer (A) Barnett (A) Richard Cole (A) Class of 1933 Webb (A) $100 to $249 $1,000 to $2,499 Frederick Drewing (A) $250 to $499 Hermann Bottcher (A) Alan Ploesser (A) $100 to $249 William Flood (A) $250 to $499 Donald Falkingham (A) M Jean Ronat (A) Charles Hunze (A) Glenn Brand Paul Carlton * Mrs. Fred (Hayes) Paul Rothband Mrs. Kenneth (Margaret) George Thomas (A) William McKinnell Jr. Hoener (A) Schoeneberg (A) John Powell (A) Class of 1934 Up to $100 Herbert Stockton (A) Gene Smith Keith Sheppard (A) Lewis Graber (A) Carl Zvanut (A) $500 to $999 Alfred Thiele $100 to $249 James Smith (A) Margaret Kerr Miller (A) Jack Fleischli (A) Robert Sackewitz Ronald Tappmeyer (A) Up to $100 Up to $100 Wayne Bennetsen (A) Class of 1940 $250 to $499 Robert Dietz $100 to $249 Class of 1936 Frank Kenneth Kyle (A) Waldemar Dressel Richard Hansen (A) $100,000 to $249,999 Keith Raymond Bailie (A) Up to $100 Warren Loveridge (A) Carl Weis (A) Donald Kozeni Arline Dennie Estate M Roy Dunham (A) Carlton Barrow Thomas Mazzone (A) Glenn Fritz (A) Hoyt Thompson (A) $100 to $249 Edmund Waltenspiel $1,000 to $2,499 Class of 1942 Mrs. Paul (Sue) Henning John Burst (A) George Henry (A) Ruble Burns (A) $25,000 to $49,999 Douglas Christensen (A) Robert Kendall (A) Class of 1937 Norman Tucker Fred Kisslinger (A) M Class of 1945 Kent Comann (A) M Gilbert LaPiere (A) $1,000 to $2,499 $100 to $249 John Driscoll (A) Walter Liddell Frank Millard (A) $500 to $999 $10,000 to $24,999 William Gimson Jr. * (A) James McKelvey James Sullivan Mrs. Wilfred (Quita) John Klug (A) Robert Brackbill (A) Thomas Gregory (A) Wilbur Tappmeyer Rodman (A) Charles Sturgis (A) Vernon McGhee (A) M Edward Gygax (A) $500 to $999 Joel Teel (A) Ed A. Smith Trust M Matthew Kerper (A) Elmer Milz (A) Kenneth Vaughan (A)