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And We're Just Getting Started ASU PO Box 875011, Tempe, AZ 85287-5011 Celebrating 15 years of a reimagined ASU — VOLUME 20 NUMBER 4 and we’re just getting started 2017 Barrett, The Honors College graduates Ngoni Mugwisi, Rhodes Scholar Erin Schulte, Marshall Scholar Christopher Balzer, Churchill Scholar #1 i n the U.S. A top-10 university Top producer of the for innovation for graduate #1 ASU, #2 Stanford employability and #3 MIT ASU ahead of MIT, – U . S . News & World Report, Columbia and UCLA world’s e lit e 2 0 1 6 , 2017 and 2018 – Global University scholars Employability Survey, 2016 Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill Scholars asu.edu @ASU @ Arizona State University #1innovation the diehard card. With the MidFirst Bank ASU® Debit and Credit Card, cardholders have helped generate more than $1.8 million in only five years! Plus, cardholders enjoy a variety of benefits, including: • Free nationwide ATM usage with your debit card • Acceptance at millions of merchant locations worldwide • Manage cards with online and mobile banking applications* • Earn rewards with the ASU® Credit Card • Apple PayTM, Android PayTM and Samsung Pay Join your fellow Sun Devils® today and support the university with a MidFirst Bank ASU® Debit and Credit Card! Proud to be the exclusive banking partner of ASU® 602-801-5000 • midfirst.com/asumag Member FDIC *Online and Mobile Services: Services offered are subject to their respective terms and conditions, and availability may vary by device. ASU0223 - ASU Magazine Ad 2017.indd 1 9/5/17 11:09 AM WELCOME The mantra of the 21st century — at least what we’ve seen of it so far — Change can be challenging, but it brings with it great should be opportunity. Members of the Sun Devil nation are discovering opportunities inherent in change every day — as we navigate alterations in The only careers, communities and the world at large. Arizona State University, as it has lived out its destiny as the New American constant University, has reimagined itself as an institution Double-check this that can provide answers and strategies to meet the is the latest cover. The official publication of opportunity and the promise of change. Arizona State University To better reflect the nature of the university’s Fall 2017, Vol. 20, No. 4 transformation, our magazine has been refocused to MANAGING DIRECTOR better serve you, our readers in the ASU community. Jill Andrews 96 BS, 03 MPA Thank you for your constructive input — we couldn’t have SENIOR DIRECTOR Lindsay Kinkade completed this process without the nearly 400 alumni who participated in a readership survey after the March 2017 issue. That input EDITORIAL Penny Walker, Elizabeth Massey, provided crucial insights that guided us as Stephen Des Georges 14 MA, we restructured the content and design of Lori K. Baker 85 BA, is change the publication. Jan Stanley 86 PhD A redesigned ASU magazine, named ASU Thrive, On the cover DESIGN will showcase stories centered on ASU’s work as an Heidi Easudes, David Imes ASU freshmen Medallion Scholars, agent of global change and will help you to access from top left: Sawyer Bland, Joshua PHOTOGRAPHY Freid, Collette Wang Andy DeLisle research from the university that can make your life From middle left: Sedona Saulnier, PRODUCTION easier, more enriched and more impactful. We will also Hannah Chismar, ASU President Cathy Skoglund 96 BS, include plenty of information on how to engage with the Michael Crow, Alisa Murphy, MacKenzie Joel Lobaugh 17 BAS university, an all-new calendar of events, news of the Robb, Kaley Yazzie ADVERTISING SALES university’s local impact and reports on alumni news and From front left: Narda Lizarraga, John Davis 480-965-5051 accomplishments. Trey Leveque, Cora Stevens, ASU Thrive magazine Our goal with the transformation of ASU Thrive Maxim Quint PO Box 875 011 magazine is to celebrate the transformative power of Tempe, AZ 8 5287-5 011 480-727-5440 ASU. Together, the Sun Devil community is creating [email protected] a brighter future … for ourselves, our families, our magazine.asu.edu communities and our world. We look forward to taking this journey with you and ASU Thrive is printed on paper learning from each other as we go along! that is certified to the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Standards. ASU Thrive (USPS 024-438; ISSN 1940-2929) is published quarterly by the Arizona State University Enterprise Marketing Hub, PO Box 875011, Tempe, AZ 85287-5011, 480-727-5440. Subscriptions are sent to all ASU alumni. For detailed information about alumni memberships, visit alumni.asu.edu/upgrade. FPO Periodicals postage is paid at Tempe, Arizona, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Please send address changes to ASU Thrive, Attention: Circulation, PO Box 875011, Tempe, AZ 85287-5011. Permissions: Portions of this publication may be reprinted with the written permission and proper attribution by contacting the ASU Thrive editor. ASU Thrive can be accessed online at magazine.asu.edu. ASU THRIVE MAGAZINE 1 FIND Go Kelsey Wong of Delivering Check out our all-new Happiness is a Silicon Valley calendar of events success story. for ASU’s campuses. 4 Update Catch up on everything ASU, and find news to know. 6 Partnership offers Native students a boost. 8 Venture Sun Devils in Silicon Valley From a poet coder to a culture conductor, 5 alumni share what it takes to get to the startup mecca. 10 ASU’s Jim Bell discusses what life in deep space might look like. 15 Build Tillman Getting gritty statue Women’s golf coach honoring Missy Farr-Kaye shares ASU hero her secrets for cultivating emerges from PETER mental toughness. 18 the mold. 24 Tap into VANDER your inner Success scientist. STOEP; check-in: Learning to strengthen OPPERMAN/ASU JAROD your inner scientist, OPPERMAN/ASU JAROD inner filter and inner ’06; Missy Farr-Kaye's drive has hero. 26 resulted in the ASU women's golf team winning the 2017 BUNTING NCAA national championship. BLAIR youtube.com/asu facebook.com/arizonastateuniversity twitter.com/asu facebook.com/asualumni twitter.com/asu_alumni facebook.com/arizonastatesundevils twitter.com/thesundevils 2 F ALL 2017 twitter.com/asuyoungalumni Transform The velocity of change After 15 years at the helm, ASU President Michael M. Crow reflects on how he has led the transformation of the university into a radically reimagined institution. 28 ASU President New blueprint, new places Michael Crow takes a selfie for thinking, learning and more across with students ASU campuses. 38 Chancellor Engage Johnson and Power of sport Inspiration from the sea helps this Emma Lockhart at this year’s A new alliance between ASU tiny robot navigate the desert. 40 Sun Devil Welcome. and adidas explores the power of sport to change lives. 44 Sun Devil contributions to university initiatives ensure that together, our potential is limitless. 42 Get the latest on Sun Devil Athletics sports. 49 Get your gear together for Gameday. 50 Connect Explore alumni class notes, power up your LinkedIn profile, meet ASU authors. 52 PETER Peek VANDER The ASU community celebrated the solar eclipse with style, STOEP; science and JAROD OPPERMAN/ASU JAROD safety. 64 JAROD OPPERMAN/ASU JAROD ’06; A uniform BUNTING display in the reinvented Solar eclipse BLAIR stadium. at ASU. pinterest.com/arizonastate soundcloud.com/asualumni itunes.asu.edu alumni.asu.edu/linkedin ASU THRIVE MAGAZINE 3 GO Eat local and fresh at Taste of Paradise Participating in community- supported agriculture can be Learn about space easy and fun! Pre-order a sack rocks with impact full of locally grown fruits and At this year’s Eugene vegetables and meet like-minded Shoemaker Memorial Lecture, Sun Devils at the ASU pickup Sean Gulick of the University site! Confront the nature of Texas Institute for Order prices range from $17 of virtual reality in Geophysics will discuss the to $25 per bag. Oct. 12 (every ‘The Nether’ impact comets and meteorites Thursday), 5–6:30 p.m., ASU In this near-future, sci-fi thriller of a had in shaping — and on SkySong shade structure, play, a young detective faces off occasion temporarily 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, against the creator of a virtual world extinguishing — the Scottsdale. that offers a disturbing brand of development of life on Earth. Oct. facebook.com/ entertainment. Oct. 17, 7 p.m., at the Marston tasteofparadisecsa Ticket prices $8–16, student/ Exploration Theater, ISTB4, senior/alumni discount pricing ASU Tempe campus. Free available. 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