Inside: • Past presidents reminisce • Chancellor’s letter to alumni
• Theatre schedule FALL 2006 • VOLUME 10 • ISSUE 1 Director’s Letter
Oprah and your shoulders
Dear Fellow Alumni: Contents 1 Alumni Profile This past spring, and who provided monies for scholarships and Oprah Winfrey hosted books for those who needed it. 4 Class Notes the “Legends Ball” for Today’s IPFW students stand on our shoulders, 10 Hail to the chief her star friends. Before the shoulders of those of us who fought against Past student body presidents the ball, however, student-paid parking, who opened up campus share their vitae and plans she brought together issues to all through the student newspaper for the future. her lady friends for The Communicator, who played on the soccer 16 Faculty Flashback a luncheon. Seasoned club in the ’70s to help build the program into celebrities such as Maya Angelou and Della the formidable and respected one it is today, 17 Theatre Schedule Reese attended, as well as many younger- and who argued for student housing and then generation women, including Halle Berry waited decades to see that dream become reality. and Mariah Carey. Today’s IPFW students stand on the shoulders Inside back cover: The luncheon was televised, and I found it of those graduates who have donated technology Chancellor’s Letter fascinating to watch the interaction between to the campus, who have provided money to Our expanding, ever-changing the younger and older stars. Many in the the IPFW Alumni Annual Fund for use where university and its talented 30-something set were in awe of the veterans the need is greatest, and who promote the alumni are integral to the region’s continued growth who had come before them. great educational opportunities at IPFW and well-being. As entertainment for the event, Oprah through their words and leadership. commissioned a poem, parts of which were Do you have more room on your shoulders? Help read by young women in attendance. It was a current students with your time by mentoring, long poem, but the gist of it was this: we young with your talent through a job-shadowing day, women, new in our careers in theatre, journalism, and with your treasure by supporting the IPFW opera, etc., can achieve the heights we can Alumni Annual Fund. Many alumni are leading because we stand on the shoulders of the great the way (see “Pacesetters” on page 3). Won’t women who preceded us in these career fields. you join us? It dawned on me that those words ring true for IPFW grads and students, too. Sincerely, We grads stood on the shoulders of the great people who dreamed of a combined Indiana University and Purdue University campus, who sought funding to make the dream a reality, Jennifer R. Bosk, ’87, ’01 © 2006 IPFW Alumni Association Published by IPFW University Relations and Communications Executive Director of University Relations and Communications: Irene Walters Director of Alumni Relations: Jennifer Bosk Produced by Nichols & Company
On the cover: The administrations of past student body presidents Lamar Dixon, Kathy Zoucha, and John H. Knight span the university’s history.
Alumni Profile IPFW Alumni • Fall 2006
increase neuropeptide levels or synaptic functions is difficult to say. There are studies that Music hath charms ... suggest improved synaptic and perhaps immune function and lowered stress response. Dr. Angela LaSalle, an IPFW nursing We need to explore the impact of music on cellular functions, graduate, is leading a collaborative so that the medical community can utilize music as a valid effort to substantiate a scientific link therapy to promote healing. “Our goal is to bring between melody and medicine. scientists, physicians, and musicians together to ven Stone Age rockers and body as well. English brainstorm research ideas E “gettin’ jiggy” with the Restoration playwright that explore the healing sound of stick against hollow William Congreve perhaps effects of sound and music,” log probably recognized that said it most eloquently and Angela adds. certain sounds made them feel most famously: “Music hath Although the project is better. Millennia later, Socrates, charms to soothe the savage just beginning, a conference Plato, and Confucius were breast, to soften rocks, or connecting medical and among the ancients to voice bend a knotted oak.” musical professionals is slated the belief that music had the Today, music therapy is a for next spring in Tucson. power to not only lift the well-established healthcare Professor Nancy Jackson, spirit, but to heal the mind profession that employs sound director of IPFW’s music and music to treat myriad therapy program, says a similar conditions both physiological meeting is being planned LaSalle and psychological. Music for the IPFW campus in therapists use a variety of spring 2008. techniques in a wide range of “We hope to find the settings, addressing everything scientific basis for the effect from autism to Alzheimer’s. that music has on the disease But why is music good for process,” Nancy says. “There’s what ails us? What’s the been a lot of research done biology behind Bach, the by music therapists that chemistry behind Khachaturian, lacked medical insight, and the cytology behind Sibelius? lots of research done by Dr. Angela LaSalle, an medical professionals that IPFW alumna, wants to find lacked insight into music. that tangible scientific link They were all missing some and has initiated a collaborative pieces of the puzzle. Our research effort joining the research will be scientifically music departments at IPFW based and an ongoing project and the University of Arizona, that will build upon itself. where Angela completed We’re in the process of an associate fellowship in forming a strong research integrative medicine. team—and we’ve already heard “Music is a wonderful from many interested parties. tool for healing because it “This is a very exciting communicates across languages project, and it’s Angela’s and can provide a conduit for brainchild—it’s her baby,” the expression of emotions Nancy adds. when our traditional forms of Angela was still a student at speech and written words are Snider High School when not available,” Angela says. her dream of becoming a “Whether music acts to doctor was born. She opted continued on page 9 1 Alumni Update
Nick News creator, author, and breast cancer survivor Upcoming events Linda Ellerbee was the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Tapestry: A Day for Women. More than 500 women gathered Annual Career and for this day of education and Internship Fair camaraderie. To date, more Sept. 28 • Walb Ballroom • than $130,000 has been raised 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at this event for the Parkview Meet students seeking full- Tapestry Scholarship, which time degreed positions and supports women studying for internships. Career fairs are health-field careers. one of the most effective Photo by Elmer Denman ways to meet many qualified candidates in a short amount call 260-481-6807 or go to mingle between students of time. Come see what IPFW [email protected] to put your and alumni at 7 p.m., and a students have to offer! name on the list. mentoring/networking dinner Your company may reserve for students and alumni at booth space by contacting Continuing Studies 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 for IPFW Kacee Ferrell at 260-481-6598 eMentoring students and IPFW dues- or [email protected], or by Oct. 17 • Walb Ballroom • paying alumni or $20 for IPFW registering online at 6 to 9 p.m. alumni. This includes parking, www.ipfw.edu/accs/employers. This is a career-focused dinner, and etiquette seminar. mentoring model designed to Come and share your Eighth Annual meet the needs of general expertise with a student, and Mastodon Roast studies students and alumni on introduce him or her to your Oct. 10 • Tent near the the IPFW campus. Junior and particular career field. We bronze mastodon statue • senior students will have the especially need alumni working 5:30 to 8 p.m. opportunity to interview in the fields of human services, It gets bigger and better successful alumni in their areas accounting, management, every year. In fact, this year of career interest or explore and engineering. Please call The annual Mastodon Roast we’ll have two tents. More alternative careers in a “speed 260-481-6807 or e-mail always finds Chancellor room, more fun, more food! dating” format. If interested, [email protected] to sign up. Michael A. Wartell carving the Also, this year we’ll be honoring call 260-481-6828. hog and greeting the grads and our financial donors who Homecoming ‘06 faculty. Last year, more than support their alma mater. The Nov. 13–19 400 attended and watched the Seventh Annual roast is free to IPFW faculty Legislative Issues Richard T. Doermer School of Basketball at the Coliseum Business and Management and alumni with a guest. Luncheon Monday, Nov. 13 Science grads and faculty take Because alcohol will be served, October 24 • 11:30 a.m. to home the Trivia Challenge trophy. you must be 21 or older to 1 p.m. • $10 per person IPFW vs. Valparaiso, 7 p.m. Come on out this year and win it attend, and your name must Join our northeast Indiana Wednesday, Nov. 15 for your school. be on the RSVP list. Please legislators and help explain IPFW vs. Rochester, 7 p.m. IPFW’s needs and growth Sunday, Nov. 19 plans. Our legislators need to IPFW vs. Indiana State, 4 p.m. hear from you personally! Sign up by calling 260-481-6807 Celebrate with us the entire or go to [email protected]. week. Enjoy the theme days, wild activities, final pre-game Alumni Student party, halftime show and Dining Etiquette and awards. Visit IPFW’s athletics Mentoring Dinner Web site at www.gomastodons.com Oct. 25 • Summit Club for more details. Join us for a dining-etiquette seminar for students and alumni at 6 p.m., a mix-and-
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The 2006 Literacy Fair was sponsored by the School of Education Alumni Council, which offered exhibits and sessions by News education faculty, teachers, and authors for new and seasoned teachers working throughout the greater Fort Wayne area.
Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc. Dupont Hospital Edward Jones Enterprise Rent-A-Car Folletts/IPFW Bookstore Fort Wayne Metals FourthWave Grabill Bank Hoosiers for Higher Education HP Products From right: Dental Hygiene Program Thanks to Pacesetters Jeanne E. Longsworth IU Alumni Association Director Elaine S. Foley, dental for financial support Baker & Daniels Inc. IU Credit Union education professor Mary D. Cooper, A huge thank you goes out T. Michael McFarland John Okeson scholarship sponsor John Hayduk, to our IPFW Alumni Annual Palm Island Resort Junior Achievement Staci Kazmucha, and Assistant Fund Pacesetters who lead the Mark S. Michael Mark Fore Sales Director of Development Jay Thayer. way in supplying funding Fort Wayne Metals Merrill Lynch Staci, A.S.D.H. ’06, was the first where the need is the greatest Research Products Corp. Midwest America recipient of the Patricia Ann Cook at IPFW. The Annual Fund is Jill A. Nichols Federal Credit Union Hayduk Memorial Scholarship, made up of alumni donations Vera Bradley NE Indiana Chapter of the established for Patricia Cook Hayduk, A.S.D.H. ’76. Patricia that help with scholarships, H. John Okeson IU Alumni Association practiced clinically in northwest student travel, student Senior Legislative Counsel to Nichols & Company Indiana for 27 years. Through this technology, etc. Some of these Governor Mitch Daniels Office Concepts Inc. scholarship, she will continue to funds may have helped you Kel Ryan Preston Purdue Alumni Association be an inspiration to students and as a student. Please consider Preston International Raytheon clinicians. Jay is the university helping our current students Jeff A. Taner SCHENKELSHULTZ contact for establishing similar by donating to the IPFW Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc. Waterfield Mortgage Co. named scholarships. For more Alumni Annual Fund. Patricia P. Weddle Wells Fargo Bank information, call 260-481-6963. Dennis Becker NE Indiana Workforce Barnes and Thornburg Investment Board Joseph Doust Lena Yarian Cap ‘N Cork Junior Achievement Donald J. Kreitzer of Northern Indiana Professors Dan Corian and Have you seen the billboards Kreitzer & Associates Inc. Yvonne Zubovic attend the around town? Join your IPFW Michael S. Lamborne 2005 golf outing annual Math Alumni Dinner. Alumni Association today! Contact United States Postal Service We thank our 2005 hole Alumni donated to the “Pieces of Pi” us by phone at 260-481-6807 or sponsors for helping to make campaign to raise scholarship e-mail at [email protected]. the 30th annual IPFW Alumni monies for math students. & Friends Golf Outing a huge success. Sponsors Baden Technology Solutions Baker & Daniels Inc. CTS Don R. Fruchey Inc. Deer Track Golf Course Don Ayres Pontiac GMC Honda
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Children’s Services Inc. Board Donald Kreitzer, B.G.S., of Directors. general studies, Ed.D., has Class Notes been elected president of 1989 the Faculty Senate at Barbara Williams, P.B.C., Tri-State University. Interested in impacting 1977 accounting, has been named IPFW and its future? Keith B. Koehler, A.A.S., vice president of finance for 1995 Join your school council supervision, director of the YMCA’s Board of Directors. Ronald Buskirk, B.S., criminal today! Each of our eight biomedical engineering at justice, has been elected to the schools within the university Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Michelle Kidd, B.A., Family and Children’s Services, has its own alumni council. has been named Citizen of communication, has joined Inc. Board of Directors for 2006. We need you! Drop us a note the Year for 2006 in Upper Bonar Group as proposal at [email protected], and the head of the alumni Sandusky, Ohio. coordinator. Debra Meyer, D.A., dental council within your school assisting, has been named to the will contact you. 1981 Julie A. Litmer-Schwaller, B.S., 2006 Visiting Nurse & Hospice Kathy Carrier, computer science, has received Home Board of Directors. B.S., business, the 2006 IPFW Administrative president and Excellence Award. 1996 CEO of Sherry Simerman, B.S., Briljent LLC, 1990 business, has been promoted chaired the Jim Rife, B.S., mathematics, has to marketing manager for telecommunications committee been promoted to vice president DWD Technology Group. at the Women Impacting Public and head compliance officer Policy Leadership and Legacy at First Bank of Berne. Matthew Faley, B.G.S., general Summit in Washington, D.C. studies, has been appointed 1991/1997 director of the Family Business 1982 Rise Taylor, B.S., MBA, Center at the University of Barry C. LaBov, A.G.S., accounting/general Saint Francis’ Keith Busse general studies, CEO of administration, vice president School of Business. LaBov & Beyond Marketing of investment services, has Communications, was honored been elected to the Community 1997 when his company was listed Foundation of Greater Fort Tom Braun, A.S., B.S.L.S., among the Indiana Chamber Wayne Board of Directors. labor studies, a United Way of Commerce’s “Best Places to board member, has received Work in Indiana.” 1994 the Monsignor Thiele Award Martin Bryan, A.S., computer from the Raymond Rosenberger 1983 science, networking specialist, Award Foundation. Chlo Davie, B.S., business is vice president of information accounting, a United Way security at Star Financial Bank. Jessica Ogle, board member, received the B.S., business, Monsignor Thiele Award from Denice has been the Raymond Rosenberger Kallmyer- promoted to Award Foundation. Beights, B.M.E., supervisor at instrumental Dulin, Ward & DeWald Inc. 1986 teaching, has James Haley, B.S., computer been named to the Young 1998 science, has been elected Leaders of Northeast Indiana Diana Jackson, B.G.S., general to the 2006 Family and Steering Committee. studies, M.L.S., has been
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elected to the Family and First Bank of Berne, recently named director 2005 Children’s Services Inc. Board earned the designation Certified of member Chris Moore has joined of Directors for 2006. Community Leader (CCL). relations at the Baden, Gage & Schroeder LLC Fort Wayne as a staff accountant. Bill Scott, B.G.S., general Susan Berghoff, Summit Club. studies, University of Saint B.S., business, What’s new? Francis sports director, has has been 2002 Update your alumni been awarded three national promoted to Tammy Toscos, M.S., computer information at top-five CoSIDA certificates company science, won first place in the www.ipfw.edu/alumni. and six top-five NAIA-SIDA manager at Dulin, Ward & Association for Have job openings? certificates. DeWald Inc. Computing Post them here for Machinery— IPFW alumni to access! Casey J. 2000 Special Interest www.ipfw.edu/accs/ employer/post.shtml Scheurich, Aaron Hockemyer, B.F.A., Group on B.S., business, graphic design, has been Computer Human Interaction Looking for a job? has been named senior interactive student design competition. Enter your profile and promoted to developer by Brand Innovation Toscos’ team received the do your search here: www.ipfw.edu/accs/jobs/zone/ company manager at Dulin, Group (BIG). award at the Conference on Ward & DeWald Inc. Human Factors in Computing Michael A. Bluhm, B.S., Systems in Montreal. Getting two copies of 1999 building construction your alumni mailings? Michael F. Kanning, B.S., technology, has joined 2004 That may be happening if MBA, has been named to the Weigand Construction Susan E. Connett, P.B.C., you received both an IU and Young Leaders of Northeast Company Inc. as a accounting, has passed the a Purdue degree. We’re unable to merge the two Indiana Steering Committee. project manager. CPA exam databases that are under and joined the direction of the main Joe Caffee, B.S., agricultural 2001 the staff at campuses. So, please pass education, assistant vice Jenee Johnson, B.A., Dulin, Ward & along your second copy! president and loan officer at communications, has been DeWald Inc.
Each year, Student Life sponsors a student organization fair and the Student Alumni Association seeks new members. To date, 225 students are part of the Student Alumni Association.
Interested in helping a student? Want to mentor, offer a job- shadow day, or simply converse with a student hoping to enter your career field? We need you! Contact the alumni office at 260-481-6807 or [email protected] to find out how you can make a difference to a college student today.
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Alumni Association board president’s letter
Dear Alumni: Since graduating, I’ve had a president Mike Engels. As great career with Verizon Mike told you last year, we Hello, fellow IPFW alumni. Communications (once GTE). restructured the board to I’m the new president of your I also served on the alumni become more focused in our IPFW Alumni Association. association board several years efforts, and we had a very Let me tell you a little about ago, so my roots run deep productive year. This year myself. I started working at with IPFW. we’ll look at our successes Indiana University–Purdue When asked to join the and failures from last year and University Fort Wayne in 1970 Alumni Association Board of continue to refine the structure. as secretary to the Purdue dean Directors as president-elect, I’m looking forward to serving of academic affairs. Yes, back I was excited to again be as your president and meeting then there were two separate involved. The campus has you when you come back to administrative offices in the grown significantly since I was campus or attend one of the south wing of Kettler Hall, a student. IPFW now includes many IPFW Alumni one for IU and one for Purdue. more than 20 buildings, and Association events. My, have things changed! we have on-campus student I then decided to advance housing. We have so many my education and enrolled in reasons to be proud of our alma the Bachelor of Science in mater. With your participation Supervision program, now and support, we can make it known as OLS (Organizational even better. Leadership and Supervision), For the last two years, I’ve Sue McInturff, ’79 which I completed in 1979. been working with past President, IPFW Alumni Association
Homecoming ‘06
Check out IPFW’s men’s IPFW alumni and basketball team at their families are invited Memorial Coliseum! to Homecoming ’06 — Monday, Nov. 13 November 13–19. IPFW vs. Valparaiso, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15 For more details, visit IPFW vs. Rochester, 7 p.m. IPFW’s athletics Web site at www.ipfw.edu/athletics. Sunday, Nov. 19 IPFW vs. Indiana State, 4 p.m.
Terrece Jordan, B.G.S. ’04, revels at the Mardi Gras, “Best Party Ever Homecoming,” 2005.
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Omnibus
The Omnibus Lecture Series is dedicated to The Omnibus Lecture Series is made possible with the presenting diverse ideas to the university community support of the English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation. and to the residents of northeast Indiana. The series, These free public lectures are at 7:30 p.m. in the Walb entering its 12th year, has featured such notable Student Union Ballroom. Seating is limited; doors open at speakers as Betty Friedan, Nikki Giovanni, 6:30 p.m. Sign-language interpretation is available upon Molly Ivins, James Earl Jones, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., request. For more information, contact University Relations Ralph Nader, P.J. O’Rourke, John Updike, and and Communications at 260-481-6808 or visit Harry Wu. www.omnibuslectures.org.
Nafisi Azar Nafisi hit series Desperate Housewives, Wednesday, Sept. 13 Alfre Woodard was a founder Schlosser “Reading Lolita in of Artists for a New South Tehran: An Evening Africa, a nonprofit organization with Dr. Azar Nafisi” dedicated to democracy and Azar Nafisi is the equality in South Africa and author of the national civil rights in the United States. bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, alternative view of what has which electrified its readers happened in the United States Moresco with a compassionate and often during the past 30 years. His harrowing portrait of the intensive archival research Islamic revolution in Iran and and firsthand reporting have how it affected one university established him as one of professor and her students. America’s leading cultural critics.
Seymour Hersh Hersh Tuesday, Oct. 17 Bobby Moresco Sheehy “American Foreign Policy” Monday, Feb. 19 Seymour Hersh “One on One with continues to be one of Bobby Moresco” the most controversial Bobby Moresco has and insightful achieved great success with commentators on foreign his last two films: Academy policy in the United States. Award-winners Crash and His reporting goes far beyond Million Dollar Baby. The Gail Sheehy headlines to the core problems storyline of Crash, which Monday, April 16 of ideology and personal exposes social and racial “New Passages: Finding intrigue that drive so much prejudices, sparked discussion a Dream for the Second of American foreign policy. among filmgoers and received Half of Your Life” critical acclaim. Called “America’s emotional Alfre Woodard tour guide” by The New York Monday, Nov. 13 Eric Schlosser Times, Gail Sheehy offers “Who are These Tuesday, March 13 dynamic programs based Americans?” “Fast Food Nation” on her groundbreaking Recently seen as Eric Schlosser’s books, investigations and observations the mysterious Betty including Fast Food Nation of men and women within Woodard Applewhite on ABC’s and Reefer Madness, offer an different phases of their lives.
Schlosser photo by Mark Mann. Nafisi photo by Lilil Ravini. 7 Sports
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Fife gives a shout out to alumni Dane Fife took a moment thorough and organized in away from preparing for his recruiting, analysis, and second season at the helm of coaching as I was competitive the IPFW men’s basketball when I was a player,” Dane team to fire up alumni and adds. “It’s my goal to develop express his appreciation for a consistently winning team, the warm welcome he’s both in the classroom and received from the community. on the court, as IPFW “We see big things ahead continues to progress toward for IPFW, but we can’t do it membership in the Mid- without the support of alumni, Continent Conference.” who are the backbone of any The ’Dons went 10-18 successful program,” Dane in 2005–06, equaling the says. “Get on board now— combined win total of the it should be a fun ride. previous two years. And they “I’ve been thrilled about how accomplished that without welcome the university and the benefit of a single senior. the community have made IPFW will have plenty of me feel since I arrived, and experience and depth this I’m pleased to call Fort Wayne year with the return of all five my home, “ Dane continues. starters: junior DeWitt Scott “I’m very happy to be at IPFW (14.2 points per game last and to be part of building a year) and seniors Quintin competitive basketball program Carouther (11.4), Tyler Best of which the university and (9.7), Brad Pompey (8.7), community can be proud. and Justin Hawkins (7.3). “Some would say IPFW Demetrius Johnson, a 6-foot-4 took a big chance when sophomore guard, red-shirted hiring a then-25-year-old as last season, also returns. transfers Pat Lepper, a 6-5 Jaraun Burrows, a 6-8 its head basketball coach, but Talented newcomers swingman out of John Wood forward from Volunteer I pride myself on being as include junior college Community College, and State Community College.
continued from page 1 to pursue a career in nursing company, LaSalle Media Inc., which is consistent with my “The importance of using first, however, and then revisit Angela will produce nursing background, and applies music as a tool for healing thoughts of med school. At educational materials to all the concepts of traditional was brought to light during IPFW, she earned nursing better inform patients. and alternative medical options. a very stressful time in my degrees (associate in ’86, Music therapy fits well Since achieving a good own life five years ago,” she bachelor’s in ’88), and served within Angela’s medical bag. She hormonal balance is critical says. ”Music brought such in several nursing specialties specializes in endocrinology in the prevention of disease, peace and healing—it just before enrolling in medical and integrative medicine, which a thorough knowledge of the made sense to me to begin school in 1992. is the juncture of mainstream endocrine system helps me recommending such activities Angela completed two years medicine and a holistically toward my mission of to my patients. of med school at IPFW and oriented treatment and preventative health care.” “My own musical tastes went on to graduate from the prevention philosophy. Music as medicine also strikes vary according to my mood,” IU School of Medicine in “A person is composed of a special chord with Angela Angela adds. ”I enjoy classical Indianapolis in 1996. She mind, body, and spirit,” Angela because she’s a musician herself, music, but I also have a deep completed a family medicine says. “To successfully treat or and because music helped her love of good old-fashioned residency in 1999 and worked prevent disease, we need to through a rough personal ’70s rock ’n’ roll. There’s in emergency care until 2005, address all three areas, not just patch. She’s played violin nothing quite like a sizzling when she joined the staff at the body. Integrative medicine since the fifth grade, and electric-guitar solo!” Fort Wayne Endocrinology. combines the concept of taking more recently added guitar And, with her own new a look at the whole person, and vocals to her repertoire.
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10 IPFW Alumni • Fall 2006 Hail to the chief We asked three past student body presidents, whose administrations span the university’s history, to John Knight “try to remember the kind of September” when they took the reins of responsibility and helped drive student life and campus policy. We also asked them what they’ve been up to and what lies ahead.
ohn H. Knight, Kathy Zoucha, and Lamar Dixon were all Jpioneering IPFW student body presidents in their own right. John wasn’t the first student body president, but he was the second president in 1966, and the first president to graduate from Kathy Zoucha the university. In 1979, Kathy became the first woman to hold the office, while Lamar, the most recent student head honcho, was the innovator behind the new Student Alumni Association. A 1960 North Side High School graduate, John was a 21-year-old freshman and Navy veteran when he began taking classes at the IU Extension on Barr Street in January 1964. In the fall of ’64, John and about 3,100 other IU and Purdue students came together to learn in the brand-new Education Building, now Kettler Hall, on Coliseum Boulevard.
And, IPFW was born. John’s bent for leadership became obvious as he worked toward completing a bachelor’s in English in 1968. In addition to being student president, he was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper and served as chief justice of the student court. He and some buddies also started a fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Kappa, Lamar Dixon which operated for a few years after John graduated.
continued on next page 11 continued from page 11 “I found myself quite enjoying the chance protests, and Don Schmidt was very conservative, PARADE OF to work with the IU and Purdue administrations and I think that may have spilled over into PRESIDENTS and faculty on committees, and I could contribute the situation.” to the future development of the campus by Gregory is just one of the educators John 1965 Larry Sanxter being involved in leadership activities.” credits for his later success. “With demanding 1966 John H. Knight The position of student body president— professors such as Chuck Gregory, Charles 1967 Kerry R. Nidlinger then and now—requires a high level of energy Frank, and Sylvia Bowman in English and Jack and Ronald W. Thieme and sacrifice of personal time. One of the most Sunderman in geology, I was well-prepared for 1968 Steven A. Pettyjohn challenging tasks is overseeing money generated the level of work and competition in graduate 1969 Mark E. Souder by student activity fees and allocating funds school,” he says. 1970 Scott W. Gillie for student services, programs, special events, One of John’s favorite campus events was 1971 Mark A. Franke and organizations. That amount has grown to the annual spring Harbor Arbor Days, which 1972 Brock Able around $750,000 in 2006. included a concert, a tree-planting ceremony, 1973 Brock Able “We had a budget for student activities to a tug-of-war, a canoe race, faculty-student 1974 Russel R. Cane allocate to clubs and organizations, but there was relay races, a road rally, a river-float regatta, 1975 Charles F. Pratt still a lot of hand-holding, or in loco parentis, and a formal dance. Initiated in 1965, the 1976 Tom Michael Heimann by the university,” John says. “I thought students event was abandoned in the ’80s. “I was sorry 1977 Robert Ross should have more decision-making authority to hear they no longer do that—it was a lot 1978 Donald J. Guffey when it came to how their activity-fee money of fun for everyone,” John says. 1979 Kathryn A. Zoucha was used. I think IU and Purdue gave its regional campuses some guidelines, but they Madam President 1980 Ann Momper Lassen also wanted the regional campuses to decide Kathy graduated from Bishop Dwenger 1981 Kenneth A. Schenk some things for themselves. It was just part of High School in 1974 and dived headfirst into 1982 Kenneth A. Schenk the growing process for the university.” campus politics at IPFW. En route to completing 1983 Thomas Harris a double-major in communication (radio, 1984 Donald Gorney A sign of the times television, and film) and theatre, in 1980, she 1985 Joseph Motherwell John draws some political parallels between became the first woman to serve as student 1986 Joseph Motherwell his time at IPFW and today. “The Vietnam War body president after running unopposed. 1987 Kurt H. Gregory was escalating, and the antiwar sentiment was “Truth be told, when I declared my candidacy, 1988 Tim Smith beginning to pick up steam,” he says. “Flag- none of the guys would run against me—no one 1989 James Craig burning was an issue then, and it still is today.” wanted to get beaten by a female,” Kathy explains. 1990 Mark S. Snyder John was involved in a free-speech brouhaha “And they would have been beaten. I’d been on 1991 Kristina Frazier-Henry as one of the editors of the student literary the Student Senate for two years and was a double 1992 Rajat Suri publication Sixth Circle. Don Schmidt, then major, so I had two departments of students 1993 Jerry Richardson dean of students, had all copies of an issue behind me, and I had the support of the senate 1994 Mark King confiscated because he felt a student-written as well as the Student Union Board of Governors 1995 Kevin Eads article, “The Cult of Sappho,” was offensive. and other organizations. My constituency didn’t 1996 George Gounaris John and English professor Charles Gregory, make a big deal about my gender. I really had 1997 Kevin Orthman advisor to the magazine, cried First Amendment a vision and knew how the system worked. 1998 Joseph Schroeder foul. Dean Smith, chancellor of the Purdue And, I was the best person for the job.” 1999 Joseph Schroeder University side, overruled Schmidt, and the Still, she felt the pressure of high expectations. magazine was reissued. However, that wasn’t “Mike Behr [B.A. ’80] from The Communicator 2000 Nicholas Gray before Schmidt was hanged in effigy from the wrote a story about my being someone who 2001 Justin Busch big sign that was at the campus entrance. could really make a difference,” Kathy says. “It 2002 Justin Busch “The story was a research paper written for a kept me up nights worried that I could live up 2003 Matt Shilling sociology class and was really quite innocuous,” to his expectations.” 2004 Christopher Yahne John says. “But Chuck Gregory was a liberal Kathy met those expectations—and had a 2005 Lamar Dixon and the leader in the early anti-Vietnam War ball at the same time. “It was the best year of
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joined Chancellor Joseph Giusti and others Lamar Dixon during the groundbreaking ceremony for
John Knight and Building D, the Classroom-Medical Building. Steve Meyer after “We were always trying to get more the canoe race at buildings built,” Kathy says. “I remember the first Harbor Arbor going around getting students and faculty Day weekend in to sign a petition asking state legislators for May 1966. the funds to build an athletic center. I also remember thinking, ‘Why am I doing this? I’ll be gone by the time it’s built.’ ” Kathy and the petitioners prevailed, and in 1981, the Multipurpose Building, now the Hilliard Gates Sports Center, was completed. “In the end, the petitions paid off for me personally—I’ve enjoyed going to several volleyball games at the Gates Center when I’ve been in town.” Campus politics were relatively bland during Kathy’s tenure. “The Vietnam War was over, so there was no major political activity by students,” she says. “Dan Quayle debated an opponent on campus during his run for a second term in Congress. And since I was a theatre major, I remember some students complaining that too many non-students were filling roles in productions, and a rule mandating that at least 55 percent of roles be filled by students was imposed.” Of the many professors Kathy remembers fondly, Tim Singleton in the radio, television, and film department still stands
John is part owner of out. “Tim was incredible,” she says. “He was Unlimited Solutions Limited one of the fairest instructors I’ve ever had, in La Crosse, Wis. and he really knew how to teach. Taking his my life,” she says. “I’ve had some wonderful moments since then, classes changed my life and really helped me realize my passion but that year was special. I enjoyed traveling to the other Indiana for writing.” and Purdue campuses. I learned more than I wanted to learn about the politics of higher education. I met ‘Daddy King’ Martin Luther A growing responsibility King Sr. and Jane Pauley. I attended many, many meetings, including Lamar graduated from North Side High School in 1996, Faculty Senate meetings. And, I made a lifelong friend in Debra served as aircraft electrician in the Air Force, and enrolled at Cantwell Levy [B.A. ’81, M.A. ’90], the editor of The Communicator. IPFW in 2001. An inquiring mind led Lamar to run for student “We brought speakers and comedy acts to campus, sponsored body president his senior year. a weekly movie night—I even ran the projector to save “As an anthropology major, I was very interested in what money—and hosted concerts on campus and at the Embassy motivated people to act a certain way,” Lamar says. “I got Theatre,” Kathy adds. involved in student government because I wanted to understand By the time Kathy was president, there were around 9,000 how decisions were made in a higher-education atmosphere, students and four buildings on campus: Kettler and Neff halls, and more specifically, what motivated certain programming the library, and the student union. In December 1979, Kathy activities at IPFW.”
continued on next page 13 continued from page 13 Today, the university comprises around 12,000 Lamar says. “Creating a student alumni students, more than 20 buildings, and nearly association was an idea taken from those visits. 100 student organizations vying for funding. “The I encourage all students—including freshmen— greatest lesson I took from student government to become involved in the association.” was a sense of diplomacy,” Lamar says. “There For Lamar, of course, these are the good old were many people competing for my time and days. “The play Corpus Cristi was a big issue not funding. As a result, my communication ability only on campus, but also on the state and became my largest asset, as I enjoyed talking national levels when I first enrolled,” he says. “Two of the biggest advances for the university while I was a student were the move to NCAA Division I sports status in 2002 and the addition of on-campus housing in 2004. People had been talking about how much IPFW needed dorms for years. With these and other advances, I think IPFW has gained a more traditional- campus feel almost overnight.”
Moving on After graduating from IPFW, John earned a master’s in English at Brown and a doctorate in Medieval English literature and linguistics at Notre Dame and Kathy resides in went on to a long, distinguished Culver City, Calif. career as a college professor and administrator. In 1999, with a broad spectrum of people John and a friend started what is now called about concerns from campus Unlimited Solutions Ltd., which has its own problems to international affairs. facilities, and designs and builds outdoor “My experience with student challenge courses for other organizations. government was an overwhelm- In 2002, John joined and eventually led Student body president Kathy ingly positive experience—from my colleagues a United States Agency for International Zoucha takes part in the who held office with me to the administration Development (USAID) project, The ground-breaking ceremony for that I was able to interact with on a more Educational Network, in Kazakhstan, the Classroom–Medical Building, back in December 1979. Joining personal level,” Lamar adds. “I was exposed to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kathy, from left to right, are Fort the demands similar to what many executives Uzbekistan to retrain university professors in Wayne Mayor Robert Armstrong, deal with on a daily basis.” free-market economics and Western business- an unidentified dignitary, During his presidency, Lamar was instrumental management methods. USAID operates under Chancellor Joseph Giusti, and Professor Raymond Pippert. in creating the Student Alumni Association, which the auspices of the U.S. State Department. sponsors events that help instill the networking In 2005, John took over USAID’s Afghanistan skills that will set students and graduates apart Primary Education Project, a three-year, in job interviews and other professional settings. $87 million campaign reaching 170,000 students “I attended several conferences hosted by and 6,800 teachers in 17 provinces. Moreover, the IU Alumni Association Executive Council,” a radio-based program aimed at teachers
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attracted an additional 90,000 listeners, and 32 million textbooks department at Warner Bros. International Television, one of the were printed and distributed. world’s largest distributors of feature films, television programs, Most recently, John was in Cairo, facilitating a program to link and animation. international publishers in order to distribute reading books in “I moved to L.A. to pursue a career in writing,” Kathy says. Egyptian Arabic and other languages for students in grades one “I wanted to write for television—or for the entertainment through six. In addition to the aforementioned accomplishments, industry in general—and felt that L.A. was the place to be. John is a highly sought-after consultant; he’s led or served on I love television, and I don’t apologize for that.” numerous civic boards, councils, and task forces; he’s been a public Kathy eventually landed a sweet gig in advertising with speaker and radio host; and, of course, he’s written countless Pacific Theatres, a mega-chain of movie houses, many of academic papers and policy manuals. He even took a few laps them in historic structures. She was later named editor of as a swimming coach. the corporation’s in-house organ, Pacific People. John and his wife, Linda, live in La Crosse, Wis., and are When Warner Bros. called, Kathy jumped at the chance anticipating their 40th anniversary. She’s a graduate of the to work in television and wrote promotional copy for a variety University of Saint Francis and IU South Bend (master’s) and of popular TV shows, including Without a Trace, Close to Home, a former college instructor. John and Linda have three sons: The West Wing, Friends, and ER. Just before she left Warner Bros., Andy is an administrator at an art preparatory school in her department won an international award for its Smallville Massachusetts; Jake manages a bar and lounge for Best Western Web site. in La Crosse; and Joshua, a Hollywood photographer, is Lamar graduated in June with a double major in philosophy currently a cameraman for the HBO series Entourage. and anthropology and has already been snatched up by the Speaking of Hollywood, Kathy has spent the last 25 years United Way of Allen County, where he works in donor in Tinseltown. She lives in Culver City, ground zero for relations and resource development. He’s a very active member moviemaking since the silents and accurately billed as “The of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Lamar and wife Heart of Screenland.” Kathy is now freelancing again after a Trish have three children: Saloni, 4, Aziz, 2, and Tushiyah, 1. decade as a senior copywriter in the marketing and research Trish recently earned certification as a licensed practical nurse at Ivy Tech, and she’s currently enrolled in courses at IPFW.
Back to the future So what’s on the horizon for our trio of past presidents? John has accepted the position of chief learning officer for Omniversity, a newly licensed American online university that will target Russia, former Soviet satellite countries, and Central Asia. “The Lamar and his kids venture is very entrepreneurial, take over the tank near untested, chancy, creative, and Johnny Appleseed Park. fascinating—just the sort of thing I like,” John says. In addition to writing magazine articles as a freelancer, Kathy is currently working on spec scripts
Lamar lives in for television and taking classes at Fort Wayne. UCLA. Among Kathy’s many
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Current hobbies: Photography working in the community and travel. in such responsible positions. Community involvement: Rochester It was the highlight of my Faculty Flashback Montessori School Board. semester—renewing old times. Book I’m reading and recommend: Songs of the Kings by Huxoll Name: Gloria Huxoll Barry Unsworth. Gates Current work: Three hours Favorite IPFW memory: Teaching per week encouraging and mentoring students. first- and second-year Years taught at IPFW: 1968–2004. students and helping Courses taught: general chemistry, with instrumentation physical chemistry, under- in the IPFW dental graduate chemical research. hygiene program. If you could tell your former students Current hobbies: Golf and travel. one thing: Time passes quickly— Name: Harry Gates Community involvement: Lutheran make the most of it. Current work: Retired. Health Society. Current hobbies: Volunteering Book I’m reading and recommend: at the Colonial National Favorite periodicals—Modern Erdman Historical Park at Yorktown Hygienist, Registered Dental Hygienist and Jamestown, Virginia. Journal, and Golf Digest. Community Involvement: Favorite IPFW memory: The Volunteer work at national students have been great and parks in Texas, North have gone on to dentistry and Carolina, and Virginia. dental hygiene throughout the Favorite IPFW memory: country and around the world. Organizing and teaching Years taught at IPFW: 1964–1986. Name: Patricia Erdman the first 4-H computer class Courses taught: Started the IPFW Current work: Retired. and assisting students with dental hygiene program and Current hobbies: Travel, playing designing computer projects was chair; taught fundamentals bridge, movies, and for people with disabilities. of dental hygiene, including enjoying friends. Years taught at IPFW: 1953–1990. instrumentation and practice Community involvement: Parkview Courses taught: Electrical management; was a clinical Whitley County Hospital. engineering technology supervisor and provided Favorite IPFW memory: All of and computer technology. counseling and patient my O.B. students. If you could tell your former students treatment assistance. Years taught at IPFW: 1971–2000. one thing: Volunteer in your If you could tell your former Courses taught: Nursing. spare time to help other Stevenson students one thing: Respect your If you could tell your former students people. It is very rewarding. profession, the dentist, the one thing: I returned to the Note: In 2004, I was named university, and the country. IPFW faculty for a semester Outstanding Alumnus in in 2005, teaching a clinical Engineering by the University Name: Kenneth Stevenson in community health. It of New Mexico, where I Current work: Raising was so nice to see former earned my bachelor’s and daughter Sarah, 3. students—now RNs— master’s in the late ‘40s.
continued from page 15 writing projects is a story about her personal and advocate for worthy causes. He’s also friend Edith Shain, the nurse getting a big wet concerned about keeping the best and brightest one planted on her by a sailor in the famous right here at home. “Generations X and Y have Life magazine photo taken in Times Square on been identified as groups that haven’t been V-J Day in 1945. “Edith is a charming woman engaged properly at the state level, leading in her 80s who has a zest for life that I truly to the dreaded ‘brain-drain’ phenomenon,” he admire,” Kathy says. says. “I’d like to be a part of shaping the path Lamar sees law school in his future and plans our generation takes to address those concerns to use his legal skills as a fundraising consultant in the not-so-distant future.”
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on death row, and served time hysteria that explores the Salem for someone else’s crime. witch trials, righteousness, Socially relevant, it’s about greed, and what it means to 2006–07 Season ordinary people caught in a be human in a sinful world. nightmare where justice and Events are triggered when a jurisprudence didn’t see eye to minister engages in an affair On the Twentieth Century eye. A play that could easily with his teenage niece, leading Music by Cy Coleman be about anger and revenge— to accusations of witchcraft. Book and lyrics by Betty Comden and those feelings do come In what was originally written and Adolph Green into play—proves to be an as an allegory for McCarthyism Directed by Craig A. Humphrey evening about strength, hope, and the Red Scare, some Musical Direction by redemption, and forgiveness. villagers are too cowardly to Stephen W. R. Sheftz rebuke the Salem high court, Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14 at 8 p.m. Purely Dance 2006 and others die martyrs for Oct. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. Coordinated by keeping their silence. Williams Theatre Brittney Tyler Coughlin A madcap romp on board Dec. 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 8 p.m. More Fun Than Bowling the legendary train between Dec. 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. By Steven Dietz Chicago and New York in Williams Theatre Directed by Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft 1932, On the Twentieth Century Purely Dance 2006 follows April 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at depicts the crazed antics of a last season’s sold-out hit, 8 p.m. and April 29 at 2 p.m. once powerful, now bankrupt providing another night of Williams Theatre theatrical producer-director as dance and nothing but dance. Serious yet comedic, More he plots to reconcile with his Choreographed by the dance Fun Than Bowling is the story ex-lover, a highly successful minor program faculty, Purely of small-town love and and temperamental Hollywood Dance 2006 features invigorating destiny, told through bowling star. On the Twentieth Century and touching pieces in ballet, balls, lanes, and trophies. features a witty, raucous look jazz, tap, and modern dance. Bowling alley owner Jake and a delightful score wrapped Tomlinson lost two wives to in the art-deco elegance of The Crucible freak bowling accidents, while Hollywood in the ’30s. By Arthur Miller another wife ran out on him Directed by Larry L. Life and his daughter. Jake ponders The Exonerated Feb. 23, 24, and March 1, 2, his life over his wives’ graves By Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen and 3 at 8 p.m. and muses over the prophecy Directed by Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft March 4 at 2 p.m. of his own death. Eccentrically Nov. 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 at 8 p.m. High school matinees on Feb. 28 philosophical, More Fun Than Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. and March 1 at 10:30 a.m. Bowling provides a whimsical Studio Theatre Williams Theatre examination of one man’s life Heartbreaking yet uplifting, Based on events that took and proves that life is more The Exonerated delves into the place in Salem, Massachusetts, fun than bowling. repercussions of six innocents in 1692, The Crucible is a who were convicted, placed powerful story of fear and
In conjunction with The Exonerated, everyone is invited to the grand re-opening celebration of the newly updated Studio Theatre in Kettler Hall. Studio Showcase will once again feature new and exciting works by student, community, and faculty theatre artists. The recent $250,000 renovation includes features such as 150 new, upholstered seats; two separate entrance stairs with newly fabricated handrails; a wheelchair-accessible, vertical hydraulic lift; and new hardware and theatrical communication software—making it one of the most up-to-date theatres in the region. We welcome patrons with disabilities. Sign-language interpreter services are offered during Thursday evening performances at Williams Theatre. A text-telephone device is available for the hearing impaired, as well as assistive listening devices in the auditorium. Braille programs and large-print programs are also available at the box office. Student participation (cast, crew, or audience) is welcomed. Admission to regular season shows for students is free with an IPFW student ID (Mastodon Card). All other tickets are $16 or less. Call the Department of Theatre office for membership information. Theatre Box Office: 260-481-6555 TTD: 260-481-4105 (when the box office is open)
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Alumni escape Third annual Palm Island Trip and Alumni Luau on the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico February 10 –14, 2007
Two bedroom/two bath Airfare gulf-view villa: Alumni Relations hopes to make the • Quad occupancy per person: $271 arrangements for the group to fly together. • Triple occupancy per person: $362 If you wish to join us, call 260-491-6807 • Double occupancy per person: $542 for more information. • Single occupancy per person: $1,084 (price includes tax) Ground transportation Those flying with the travel group will have One bedroom/one bath ground transportation arranged for them at a minimal cost. The ground travel will include gulf-view villa: a stop for groceries prior to taking the ferry • Double occupancy per person: $445 to the island resort. • Single occupancy per person: $889 (price includes tax)
Your trip includes: • Gulf-view villa for five days/four nights • Two miles of private, white-sand beach • Sunday luau with alumni gifts and prizes • Pool, hot tub, and gas grill for each • Palm Island gift villa compound
CALLING ALL IPFW ALUMNI LIVING IN FLORIDA! Bring the family to Palm Island Resort FREE of charge Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. FREE luncheon • FREE water taxi to and from Island FREE fun for the kids with Red Beard the Pirate • FREE IPFW gift Go swimming in the ocean, wander to pick up seashells, and take a tour of the resort. For food count purposes, please let us know the number in your party who will attend by calling us at 260-481-6807 or e-mailing us at [email protected].
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Each groundbreaking ceremony represents more than another construction project: it reflects the university’s growing role in forming alliances with community members to develop new territory in the region’s social, intellectual, and cultural life.
Dear IPFW Graduate: Now showing and In my role as chancellor, I attend coming attractions countless university functions: Change is everywhere on our campus. student and faculty events, award Additional student housing is under construction. presentations, sporting events, The space between Helmke Library and Walb graduation ceremonies, plays, lectures, Student Union has become an inviting outdoor and more. All of these enhance my lounge with the addition of seating and gardens. pride in our institution, but the A new brick walkway donated by IPFW alumni, meaning associated with one type of faculty, staff, and friends has been installed. These event in particular stays with me: the groundbreaking changes strengthen the heart of the campus and ceremony. Ever since we broke ground for the manifest our growing sense of “alma mater.” Willis Family Bridge and IPFW Student Housing In addition: on the Waterfield Campus, I’ve been struck by the • By fall 2007, with Phase II of student housing symbolism of each occasion on which we turn a construction completed, our residence halls will new shovelful of dirt on campus. With each new provide on-campus housing for 776 students. structure—whether a classroom building or the • Thanks to community contributions in excess bronze mastodon statue—we transform the face of $6 million and $19 million in state funding, of IPFW, further develop the community, and set our music department will draw community the stage for still more improvements in the future. members to its new home next fall. The In other words, the ongoing physical changes in Music Building will house a 1,600-seat auditorium, our campus reflect the continuing growth of IPFW a recital hall, offices, classrooms, and space in as an educational institution, community partner, which community arts organizations can showcase and resource. Not a day goes by that someone the many talents of their members. doesn’t stop me and comment on how much the • The new Medical Education Center, funded campus has changed in the years since they by the State of Indiana, will be completed by attended IPFW. And when I list for them just some spring 2008. The expanded teaching and lab of the community projects in which we’re involved, space will enable us to increase medical research they get the full picture—that this residential, activity considerably. urban university is now integral to the growth and • The planning process for the Student Services health of northeast Indiana. As we’ve broken and Library Complex is well underway. ground for new learning and living spaces, we’ve • We’ve reached an agreement with a developer also broken ground in expanding our relationships who will build a 151-room conference hotel across with businesses, other educational institutions, and from Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, near the residents of this area. the American Red Cross. In a joint effort, IPFW’s hotel, restaurant, and tourism management students will train from vehicle sensors, transmit them wirelessly to a computer network, alongside Ivy Tech’s culinary arts students as Fort Wayne hosts events and use the information to improve conditions for surface traffic. in the new complex. Land on which Carrington Field now resides Overnight pothole repair, faster arrival times for emergency will become a park, complete with an “enabling garden” of raised responders, and better traffic routing announced via electronic flower beds accessible to people with disabilities. message boards could all result from the system. Fort Wayne will Our partnership with ITCCI is just one example of how the be the first Indiana city to test it, and Zoom is working with the process of breaking ground for new edifices is being accompanied by Indiana Department of Transportation to define the first statewide groundbreaking thinking. We’re taking new approaches to problem application of the technology. solving and meeting student and community needs. Constantly Another smart collaboration hosted at the Innovation Center is a focused on the bigger picture, we’re gaining recognition for our summer workshop for teachers in fundamentals of entrepreneurship, outstanding faculty and our community outreach. And much of what a partnership among IPFW’s Richard T. Doermer School of Business, we’re known for has come about because our alumni take to the Invent Tomorrow, and the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of greater community the kind of thinking that leads to a better society. Commerce. “The workshop helps teachers inspire entrepreneurship in their classrooms,” Karl says. “Most kids understand that they may Groundbreaking thinking about end up running their own businesses instead of working for someone our place in the broader community else. We need to give learning a destination and help The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, at the corner of St. Joe people connect the dots so they can see where it’s all going.” and Stellhorn roads, is evidence of IPFW’s commitment to bringing Our affiliation with the Innovation Center strengthens our the university and the community together in ways we only dreamed relationship with the community. Recently, IPFW proposed an M.S. of years ago. The Innovation Center nurtures high-tech research, in engineering to fill a gap identified by local businesses. This new innovation, and entrepreneurship that have so far created 162 high- degree will offer concentrations in electrical, computer, mechanical, paying jobs and boosted our regional economy. Through its affiliation and systems engineering, and it is expected to be approved in 2007. with the center, IPFW can offer enormous instructional, research, This newly established systems engineering option is unique and and other types of support to local entrepreneurs as they develop will offer training in formal techniques used to develop large and their businesses and patent complex systems. These new programs demonstrate IPFW’s continuing their inventions. commitment to regional economic development and educating the In January, we created the University 21st century workforce. Engagement Office, where Sean Ryan— the business community’s liaison to IPFW, Cutting-edge research by our faculty Indiana University, and Purdue University— Now, to groundbreaking ideas from our faculty: there are so many connects businesses with university expertise that it’s difficult to single out just a few. I think of Larry Kuznar in and intellectual property. “We’re especially anthropology, who’s developing predictive models for occurrences helpful to small firms or ones in the early of violence in different cultures. Then there’s Jim Lutz, professor stages of business who don’t have the resources and chair of the political science department, who has collaborated to procure, for example, their own laboratory with his wife, Brenda (B.A. ’99, political science), on three books equipment, or who seek expertise that faculty and numerous articles contributing to our understanding of terrorism members can provide,” says Sean, describing as a global phenomenon, not just a type of political violence. Jim is the kind of assistance that can be arranged now working with Kuznar’s predictive models for risk-taking behavior, through his office. identifying groups and individuals likely to choose terrorism as a “You don’t have to go to the East Coast means of attaining political objectives. or the West Coast; good ideas know no Elizabeth Thompson in the Department of Engineering writes geography,” says Innovation Center CEO computer programs to generate functional brain maps used by Karl LaPan (in an interview with the Fort doctors in investigating brain function. She recently received a Wayne News-Sentinel). “The best ideas are going grant of nearly $250,000 from the National Institute of Health to continue to germinate and materialize to develop an even more accurate mapping method. anywhere there are people thinking about Stephen Zeigler in the Division of Public and Environmental Affairs how to solve daily challenges.” is regarded nationally as an authority on the negative impact of drug Smart ideas are materializing at laws and policies on the treatment of pain. He’s conducting extensive the center. Mike Fritsch (B.A. ’79, research on end-of-life decision-making and investigating pain psychology; B.S. ’82, electronic management and the barriers that may lead physicians to under technology) is president of Zoom medicate seriously ill patients who need relief from severe pain. Information Systems. Zoom These are only some of the ideas that explore new territory in has developed a system thought and technology and distinguish IPFW as a force for change to collect readings and innovation. Todd Bauer, B.S. ’90, managing principal of ForeSight Consulting, along with two employees who are also IPFW grads—Andrew Bearman, B.S. ’05 (left), civil designer, and Chris Lewark, B.S. ’03, land surveying project manager.
IPFW graduates step up to contribute Dig in IPFW graduates have been influenced by our university’s drive The next time you see news footage or a photo of a groundbreaking, to break new ground—literally and figuratively—in service to the remember that it signals something truly significant: the formation larger community, and they thrive on bringing their ideas and energy or deepening of partnerships that will benefit the community. to make northeast Indiana a better place to live, as well as sparking Chances are, IPFW will be involved as we continue to serve as an new ideas in others. indispensable regional resource. • Todd Bauer (B.S. ’90, construction technology) founded and There’s always a need for more people to take up shovels and now serves as managing principal of ForeSight Consulting, a firm break ground. I urge you, as an IPFW alumnus, to add to the creative specializing in civil engineering, land surveying, and landscape synergy that our university and its graduates are achieving with architecture. ForeSight is working with the City of Fort Wayne on groups across the area. Pursue those “why-doesn’t-somebody” Renaissance Pointe, assembling a design team and serving as liaison thoughts that occur to you about ways to provide new options, for the 10-year urban revitalization project encompassing 36 blocks in make processes more efficient, or connect those who need to reach southeast Fort Wayne. The area will receive infrastructure improvements each other. Don’t be afraid of unconventional thinking, and be ready and streetscape upgrades to prepare it for redevelopment. to roll up your sleeves and dig in. Find out whether IPFW can • Entrepreneur Kathy Carrier (B.S. ’81, accounting), president provide you with needed resources. and CEO of Briljent LLC, established her technical writing, training, That kind of approach is what Karen Goldner (M.P.A. ’89) finds and administrative services company in Fort Wayne in 1998, and has exciting in her job as director of special projects for FourthWave since built a presence in Indianapolis as well. Kathy continues to build LLC, another enterprise encouraging innovation in our community. business/academic partnerships through IPFW and provides support Karen, a former Fort Wayne economic-development director who for community events, including last year’s Mastodons on Parade, received a master’s degree in public affairs from IPFW, meets with Fort Wayne’s first community art project. She’s now focused on a new community members who are pushing technology in new directions. project: in honor of a friend who is battling cancer, she’s leading an Finding groups willing to take the initiative to break new ground is effort to bring to Fort Wayne a full-time nutritionist whose specialty a crucial step in further strengthening the local economy, equipping is working with cancer patients. (Kathy would welcome volunteer people for an ever more competitive marketplace, and creating a help in writing grant proposals to fund this critical service.) climate of cultural and intellectual richness. • Michael Kanning (B.S. ’92, electrical engineering; MBA ’99) What ideas can you add? Come see us. Talk with us. Build with us. served as first president of Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI), a young professionals’ group created to combat “brain drain” Sincerely, and engage upcoming leaders through community, professional, and social opportunities. The group has already accomplished much, resurrecting the Barr Street Market, creating the YLNI Leadership Institute, and hosting a fundraising event in conjunction with Mastodons on Parade. In just more than a year, YLNI has grown to more than 800 members, and committees offer numerous ways Michael A. Wartell for people to get involved. Chancellor IPFW graduates rally ’round the mastodon at IPFW during the annual Mastodon Roast in October. Alumni are invited to return each fall to mix and mingle with their favorite profs and to network. (See page 2 for more information.)
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