UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SPRING 2016 TO WIT The worlds of alumni comedians Andy Erikson (right), Maria Bamford, and others NEW BEAUTY REVEALED Create a kitchen or bath unlike anything you’ve ever seen with two unprecedented designs from our new Oceanic Collection™. © CAMBRIA 2016 U.S. Patent Pending Witness the full array of 126 distinctive selections, including new Roxwell™, at CambriaUSA.com. ™ NEW ROXWELL Oceanic Collection™ 5168_AD_UofM Alumni Spring 2016.indd 1 1/12/16 8:58 AM Made possible by members of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association since 1901 | Volume 115, Number 3 Spring 2016 15 4 Editor's Note 5 From the Desk of Eric Kaler 6 Letters 8 About Campus Tiny curators at the Bell, lessons from toilet paper, and remembering 9/11 DISCOVERIES 15 Bioprinting the Future By Meleah Maynard TO WIT 18 Funny. Dreams do come true. Andy Erikson, Maria Bamford, Derek Hughes, and other alumni comedians By Meleah Maynard, Erin Peterson, and Andy Steiner HISTORY: MAX SHULMAN 30 The alumnus behind The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis By Tim Brady 33 Off the Shelf The Wedding Heard 'Round the World By Laura Silver 18 36 Alumni Stories Michele Norris's Race Card Project and what other alumni are up to 43 Stay Connected Your guide to the Alumni Association 48 Heart of the Matter Seeing Gray By Lisa Westberg Peters 30 Cover by Rick Dublin and Kristi Anderson Bioprinter photo by Scott Streble Spring 2016 MINNESOTA ALUMNI 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
[email protected] Chair Alison Page, ’96 612-624-9831 Chair-Elect Dan McDonald, ’82,