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FEATURES

So To Speak 26 Professor Paul Meier uses the beautiful science of accents and dialects to fashion actors who can breathe life into language.

BY CHRIS LAZZARINO

Forever Young 28 A career retrospective from photographer Rich Clarkson captures KU sports icons and other collegiate athletes in the glory of their times.

BY CHRIS LAZZARINO COVER Large as Life 20 Scientist Cameron Currie is discovering the true com- plexity of the secret gardens of leaf-cutter ants. His research suggests that nature is even more interconnected than we thought.

BY MICHAEL CAMPBELL

Cover photograph by Earl Richardson; illustration by Susan Younger and Valerie Spicher 28 Volume 102, No. 3, 2004 written edit on page seven says, “With optimism one can, when faced with the Lift the Chorus necessity of making decisions, choose to do what is right—not expedient, not always popular, but right.” Thanks again for a most enjoyable Music appreciation was such an artistic and financial suc- magazine. cess that another disc consisting of the Janice Sachen, c’68 The impressive cover story (“Stage last three has been produced—to the Evanston, Ill. Presence,” No. 2, 2004) unstinting acclaim of critics. He is Editor’s note: The following passage is introducing readers to widely regarded as one of the Chancellor Wescoe’s tuneful conclusion to the remarkable person- world’s premier pianists. his 1968 Commencement address. alities, musical talents Artur is a shining star in the and achievements of KU tradition of excellence. For the very last time let me say Amir Khosrowpour and Hammond McNish something accompanied by the Melanie Hadley, cur- Professor emeritus of business Commencement band. I do this one by rent KU students of Lawrence request. piano, helps solidify You made me stand in line until you the reputation of thought you had the time to spend this Kansas Alumni as one A song in his heart evening with me/ And when we leave of the very best. this place tonight I know that there’s no When speaking of great performers I enjoy reading each issue of the mag- chance you will be leaving with me/ And who are part of the tradition of the azine, and I really chuckled at “Vigilance afterwards you’ll drift away and think School of Fine Arts, the name of Artur abroad” (Lift the Chorus, No. 1, 2004). about me less and less than now you Subtil Pizarro should be mentioned. During the recent NCAA playoffs, I hap- do/ But here I go and top it all by saying Artur studied at KU as a special student pened to show the letter to a friend here something stupid like I’ll miss you/ I can for four years with Distinguished in Chicago, who commented, “You see it in your eyes that you despise the Professor Sequeira Costa. should see what it’s like to be in Kansas same old lies that others said before/ Artur made his first public appear- City in the middle of KU and K-State And though it’s just a line to you, for me ance when he was three years old at the fans!” And of course, I have sent a copy it’s true and never seemed so right Conservatory of Music in Lisbon, to both my brother and nephew, gradu- before/ I practiced every day to find Portugal, and commenced study with ates of the other institution. some clever line to say to make my Professor Costa at age five. At KU he was I also enjoyed reading the article on meaning come through/ But then I a member of the accomplished trio that Dr. Clarke Wescoe (“Fond farewell,” thought I’d wait until this evening got represented KU in many concerts, Hilltopics, No. 2). I knew him when I late and I’m alone with you/ The time is including appearances in Costa Rica. was a student and always thought he now, your presence fills old Clarke, the Artur has since gone on to a highly was the best. When I read his obituary night gets dark, and, oh, I feel so blue/ successful career which has included in the Kansas City Star, I felt that I had So here I go and spoil it all by saying winning the prestigious Vianna da Motta lost a good friend. something stupid like I love you. International Piano competition and the Your review of his Commencement That really isn’t stupid. I mean it. We Palm Beach competition (open only to addresses really brought back memories, all mean it. winners of other competitions). In 1990 so I dug into my treasure-trove of Hill he ascended to fame and fortune by win- memorabilia. I thought you might like to ning the Leeds International competi- see an example of his wit and style: The WRITE US! tion, conceded to be the top, by unani- enclosed speech is one he delivered at Kansas Alumni welcomes letters to the mous decision. He is now engaged in an my Commencement. Although it was editor. Our address is Kansas Alumni maga- active career in Europe, including pro- written in 1968, much of the speech zine, 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS ducing numerous compact discs, each applies to today’s world, its conflicts and 66045-3169. E-mail responses may be sent receiving highly commendatory reviews. its leaders. to the Alumni Association, kualumni@ His latest project was the performance of A good description of Dr. Wescoe can kualumni.org, or Associate Editor Chris all 32 Beethoven sonatas for broadcast be found on page two when he says, “I Lazzarino, [email protected]. Letters over the BBC. The response was so prefer to meet the serious as often as appearing in the magazine may be edited enthusiastic that a CD of the four most possible with a smile.” That is how I for space and clarity. popular sonatas was made. This gem remember him, always smiling. A hand-

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ISSUE 3, 2004 | 3 On the Boulevard

The first alumni football game in recent memory, April 18 in Memorial Stadium, was capped by Don Fambrough’s winning kick, for which the beloved former coach and KU foot- ball icon earned a jubilant ride off the field on his players’ shoulders.

10 Cypress String Quartet 19 Prague Philharmonia 22 Amazones: The Women Master Drummers of Guinea 27 The Aquila Theatre Company in “The Invisible Man” 30 “Fosse”

NOVEMBER 7 A Star-Spangled Spectacular 12 Trout Fishing in America 14 Camerata Sweden Exhibitions University Theatre 16 Alvin Ailey American Dance “The Art of Stories Told,” Spencer JUNE Theater Museum of Art, June 5-Sept. 5. 25-27, 29-30, July 1-3 20 Hal Holbrook in “Mark Twain “American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939,” “Romance/Romance,” by Keith Tonight!” Spencer Museum of Art, through June 6 Herrman and Barry Harman “Documenting Discrimination: Marion DECEMBER Palfi Photographs,” Spencer Museum of JULY 10 A Scottish Christmas with Art, through June 13 16-18, 20-24 “She Stoops to Bonnie Rideout Conquer,” by Oliver Goldsmith, Inge “A Painting for Over the Sofa (That’s Theatre Series FEBRUARY Not Necessarily a Painting),” Spencer 2 The Blind Boys of Alabama Museum of Art, through June 20 5 Pharaoh’s Daughter “Windmills to Workshops: Lawrence and the Visual Arts,” July 17-Sept. 19, Lied Center 2004-’05 12 Scholastic’s The Magic School Spencer Museum of Art Bus Live AUGUST 13 Brentano String Quartet “Vanished Voices: The Legacy of 20 Sesquicentennial Celebration Northeast Kansas Indians,” July 17- with the Lawrence City Band 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” Sept. 19, Spencer Museum of Art 23-24 Pick Up Performance Co. OCTOBER 26 Teatro Lirico D’Europa in 1 Virsky Ukrainian National Dance “Carmen” Company 7 Flamenco Vivo/Carlota Santana

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MARCH 4 Philadanco! Special events Lied Center ...... 864-ARTS MAY University Theatre tickets ...... 864-3982 APRIL Spencer Museum of Art ...... 864-4710 21 All-University Supper, Kansas 1 Drum Drum Hall Center for Humanities ...... 864-4798 Union ballroom 3 Zuill Bailey, cello Kansas Union ...... 864-4596 21 Former President Bill Clinton, Adams Alumni Center ...... 864-4760 5-6 “Miss Saigon” inaugural Robert J. Dole Lecture, Athletics ...... 1-800-34-HAWKS 15 Jubilant Sykes, baritone Lied Center 28 Ping Chong’s “Native Voices— Alumni events Secret History” JUNE 5 Valley of the Sun Chapter: Seventh MAY MAY Annual Big 12 Golf Tournament 11 “42nd Street” 17 Tradition Keepers Finals Dinner, Adams Alumni Center 6 Nashville Chapter: Class of 2008 18 Denver: School of Engineering Send-off Picnic Academic calendar professional society 17 Philadelphia Chapter: Thirsty 18 Dallas Chapter: KC Royals vs. Third Thursday MAY Texas Rangers baseball outing 17 Nashville Chapter: Nashville 23 Commencement 18 Washington, D.C., Chapter: Sounds vs. Omaha Royals baseball Kansas Society annual spring banquet outing JUNE 20 Valley of the Sun Chapter: Big 12 19 Philadelphia Chapter: KC Royals 8 Summer classes begin wine tasting party vs. Philadelphia Phillies baseball outing 20 Philadelphia Chapter: Thirsty JULY Third Thursday 19 Atlanta Chapter: Big 12 Day with 30 Summer classes end the Atlanta Braves 20 San Antonio Chapter: Thirsty Third Thursday 24 NYMAC Chapter: Alumni summer AUGUST party boat cruise 22 NYMAC Chapter: Silver Lake 19 Fall classes begin Alumni golf outing 23 Commencement lunch, For more information Chancellor’s residence about Association events, call 800-584-2957 or see the Association’s Web site, www.kualumni.org.

Jim Fender (80, far left) celebrates the game-tying score as announcer Hank Booth tells the crowd,“That’s Fender’s second touch- down catch of the game, and the city of Lawrence is going to hear about it all year long.” Wint Winter Sr. (53, left) played tirelessly while matched against much younger oppo- nents (including his son,Wint Jr.), and took a hard-earned bow.

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BY JENNIFER JACKSON SANNER First Word

y audience with Emily and go as they pleased. occurred in the summer of She advocated for 1986. Still green as an editor, Nunemaker Center for I heeded an elder’s sugges- honors students, co- M EARL RICHARDSON tion to interview Emily Taylor, former educational residence KU dean of women, who had recently halls, Hashinger Hall moved back to town. for fine arts students, Of course, I didn’t dare call her Emily. minority-affairs pro- But Ms. Taylor didn’t seem to fit a grams, the first course reputed firebrand. So, I followed the in women’s studies, example of others on the Hill and called and the Women’s her Dean Emily, a name suited to a stern Resource Center, which yet approachable authority figure. later was named in her Spending an afternoon with her, I honor. In 1972, she shared in a tradition revered among successfully negotiated many KU women. During her years as between her fellow administrators and This year’s KU Women of Distinction calen- dean, from 1956 to 1974, and following the February Sisters, students who occu- dar paid tribute to the creators of the new her return to Lawrence, Dean Emily pied a campus building and demanded women’s lecture series, l to r: Marilyn Stokstad; often invited students and young faculty campus child care, women’s health serv- Lawrence businesswoman Beverly Smith and staff to share meals and conversa- ices, more women in KU administration, Billings, Emily Taylor,Associate Vice Provost tion in her home, where guests invari- and other changes. Barbara Ballard and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. ably soaked up Dean Emily’s practical Following her tenure at KU, she wisdom and persistent optimism. directed the Office of Women in She began our talk by offering Higher Education for the the Alumni Association’s board, and a truism to temper my youthful American Council on best-selling mystery writer Sara Paretsky, impatience: “You can’t push Education in Washington, c’67. These women, and countless more, people—you can only pull D.C., until her retirement. In pass along Dean Emily’s lessons. In them along,”she said, credit- 1989, she received the 2002, Paretsky returned to KU to inau- ing President Dwight Distinguished Service gurate a women’s leadership lecture Eisenhower for the lesson. Citation, the highest honor series named for Dean Emily and “He would put a string given by KU and the another campus icon, Distinguished down on a table and say, Alumni Association. In Professor Emerita Marilyn Stokstad. ‘Now push it forward,’” she nominating Dean Emily for Paretsky recalled a pivotal night in her recalled. “Well, there’s no the DSC, Kala Mays Stroup, freshman year, when she and other way. But pull it, and of course c’59, g’64, PhD’74, then presi- Watkins-Berger scholars shared dinner it goes right along. ...” dent of Murray State University with Taylor and Stokstad. The two asked Dean Emily, who pulled—some- in Kentucky, wrote: “She mentored each student what she planned to do times yanked—the University toward pro- and fostered the growth and develop- with her education. The question found and lasting change, died May 1 at ment of countless women who today are stunned Paretsky: “In the Kansas of my age 89. senators, lawyers, judges, university pres- childhood, ... I knew I was destined for Innovation was her specialty. She idents, corporate leaders, doctors, uni- marriage and motherhood. So when formed a Commission on the Status of versity professors and authors. ... She these two formidable women asked what Women in 1958, five years before provided a strong role model and leader- we wanted to do with our lives, I went President John F. Kennedy created a ship for Kansas women before the femi- numb. I didn’t have an answer.” national commission. At her urging, KU nist movement.” But thanks to their guidance, Paretsky was the second U.S. university to give Since I first met Dean Emily, I have found her answer. Now she in turn women keys to their own campus resi- been lucky to know many of her pro- helps younger women do the same.

KANSAS ALUMNI ARCHIVES dences, allowing them the right to come tégées, including Stroup, who served on Her mentors expect no less.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 7 Jayhawk Walk BY HILL AND LAZZARINO

They’re playing our tunes

hose of you who are parents of teen-

EARL RICHARDSON Tagers already know the drill. For the rest of us, the first fracas faced by the new Student Recreation Fitness Center seemed a lot of noise about nothing. On Feb. 12, the University Daily Kansan’s editorial board decried “ a large misstep into the role as a gatekeeper for students … [which] grossly underestimates [their] maturity level.” The offending deci- sion was called “ misguided and naï ve,” as well as “ unjust,” and the student editors further declared, “ We are adults.” The crime? Somebody changed the radio station at the fitness center. No more 96.5 FM, “ The Buzz,” which has been gleefully trumpeting its outlaw sta- tus ever since. Built for speed tall would display winning Porsches, Mary Chappell, the center’s director, has Bentleys and Ferraris in a track-like setting. bigger worries: “ The 3L’s, as we like to call rchitectural models are typically small “ This is the smallest scale in which you them,” she reported in an e-mail. “ Lights, Aaffairs. Not so Dennis Sander’s mock- can get models of the cars that would locks and leaks.” up for a museum honoring the high-speed actually be displayed in the museum,” says Plumbing problems already? Hard to history of the Le Mans auto race. Sander, associate professor of architecture, believe, but it seems one of the Stretching 22 feet and weighing a shock- in explaining the heft of his model, which adults whose maturity level popping 1,000 pounds, the Le Mans model includes 108 miniature racers. “ It’s all was grossly underesti- Sanders and his students built is a 1:43 about the cars.” mated tried to flush scale study in big-time passion for cars and A bit of advice for members of the a cellphone. ambitious public spaces. Automobile Club de l’Ouest, recipients of This summer a colleague will present this supersized American model: Sander’s big idea to organizers of the Le Gentlemen, start your forklift. Mans auto race, the 24-hour speedfest that has enthralled fast-car aficionados for 80 From left are Jennifer Borton, Jeff Verkamp, years. The 500,000 square-foot building Erika Katherine Sander and Professor Dennis would house IMAX theatres, a library and Sander with their model of a proposed archives. A serpentine ramp rising 130 feet Le Mans Museum.

Heard Sage advice, for once, from the University Daily Kansan’s popular, and often risqué ,

by the Bird “ Free for All” call-in column, published Jan. 29: PEARSON LEROY LARRY “Alcohol and calculus don’t mix. Don’t drink and derive.”

8 | KANSAS ALUMNI Katie Kramer Davis, d’03. Mom is desk manager at Templin and Lewis halls. Dad is assistant complex director at Templin. EARL RICHARDSON And 6-month-old Paige? She’s the hall’s unofficial mascot and youngest front-desk monitor. Sealed with a kiss-off “ When she’s fussy, something about eality can be such a drag. the lights calms her,” Katie says of her baby’s preferred lobby perch. “ She likes REspecially when it’s the only to people watch. She smiles and flirts.” thing on TV. Students and housing staff have rallied around the family, handing down baby So all hail KU’s recent decision not clothes, returning stray booties from the to play along with the WB network’s laundry room and lowering the volume when necessary. “ Not a peep,” Katie “Big Man on Campus,” deciding it says of students’ response to Paige’s was too risky to allow on-campus need for rest during a sick spell. taping that would have featured stu- It takes a dorm “ The quietest I’ve ever heard it on a Saturday night.” dents set up for made-for-TV dates. he’s a regular at Mrs. E’s. Stays up to The trio will move to married-student Besides, it’s supposed to be a Smidnight. Sleeps past 10. housing at Stouffer Place Apartments Templin Hall resident Paige Davis has next year. While they’ll appreciate the reality show, and first dates just adapted so well to the college routine extra space, they’ll miss Templin’s com- don’t happen on Jayhawk Boulevard. you’d swear she’s been doing it all her life. munity support. They descend to Mass Street and In fact she has. “ We have a gazillion babysitters on Davis is the bouncing baby daughter of call,” Katie says. “ It’s like a village. Not a generally go downhill from there. graduate students Jon, d’02, and lot of people have this much help.”

Bug out hen he became a paleoentomologist, Michael Engel figured to spend untold hours in the field, combing rocks around W LORD MATTHEW the world for insect fossils. But he didn’t expect his greatest discov- ery to come from a drawer. Engel, c’93, c’93, found what is thought to be the oldest known insect fossil while conducting research with a colleague last year at London’s Natural History Museum. The dragonfly-like sample had languished in the museum’s collection for nearly a century. Scientists hailed the find by the assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. It proves insects were present 10 to 20 million years earlier than thought. The media bugged out, too. After Engel and David Grimaldi of the American Museum of Natural History announced their discov- ery in February, the New York Times, CNN and hundreds of other news outlets ran stories. “ I’m doing nothing but fielding questions,” Engel told the Lawrence Journal-World. “ It has created a bigger buzz than I thought it would.”

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 9 Hilltopics BY STEVEN HILL

Thanks to a $25,000 Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International, Buck Bardeen, c’03, will fulfill that promise

EARL RICHARDSON during the coming academic year. She will study the history of urban African women at the University of Ghana. In addition to fostering academics, the Ambassadorial Scholarship also requires students to get involved in their communi- ties and promote goodwill between their homeland and their host country. As she did on her first trip to the western African nation, Buck Bardeen will volunteer with the Ark Foundation, an advocacy group “They hope I’ll go on to that promotes human rights for women educate people about and children. She will also speak to people Africa,” Regan Buck in Ghana’s cities and villages about Bardeen says of Rotary growing up in Lawrence, and she International, the goodwill looks forward to sharing her African foundation that awarded experiences with American com- her a $25,000 Rotary munity groups when she Ambassadorial Scholarship returns. to study history at the “People don’t understand University of Ghana.“It’s how big and varied Africa is,” she says. “They mostly an investment that will last think of war and famine. the rest of my life.” The more they know, the more they will understand the great things about it.” Stories from her mother, Her story who spent a year working in As ambassador and scholar, Zaire as a nurse, first fired Buck Bardeen’s urge to travel. alumna returns to Ghana to study “I’ve grown up wanting to go women’s place in African society anywhere I haven’t been before. I have lists of places in my notebooks uring her junior year, Regan Buck that I want to visit; I’ve got maps all over my Bardeen spent two months in Accra, walls. I want to see everything. Hearing my the capital city of Ghana, studying the mother talk about a place that seemed so far Drole of women in Ghanan society. The away, so hard to get to, made me want to go brief stay only increased her interest in two long- even more.” time passions: history and travel. Her first trip was part of an independent “I felt like I’d just started to know people well study project in the Women’s Studies program enough to have really good conversations,” she that led to an honors thesis on the portrayal of says. “On the plane ride home I cried because I women in Nigerian market literature. Market lit- wasn’t ready to leave. I said, ‘I’m going back to erature—cheap, stapled pamphlets sold in open- Africa. I don’t know how, but I’m going.’” air markets—is a kind of African pulp fiction,

10 | KANSAS ALUMNI Buck Bardeen says, a populist literary form that warns men of the treachery of women. The Spencer Research Library has an extensive collec- tion of market literature, which she tapped for Prescription: Growth her thesis. But unlike earlier scholarship, which analyzed the pamphlets as literature, Buck New dean says more space Bardeen examined how they recorded traditional key to School of Pharmacy’s future male attitudes toward women. as teaching, research leader “I wanted to answer the question of why male authors were promoting these images of women. s professional pedigrees go, it would be I figured there were historical reasons behind it.” hard to find one with more All-American The thesis earned an award of excellence from beginnings than that of the new School the history department. She also presented part A of Pharmacy dean, Ken Audus. of her findings at an international academic con- While a teen-ager in Clark, S.D., Audus ference hosted by Cornell University. worked part time in his hometown’s Main Street “One thing I’ll “She was able to draw out these constructions corner drugstore. When the small town lost its have to do as of femininity, what men say about how a woman doctor, the pharmacist became the go-to guy for should act,” says Elizabeth MacGonagle, assistant health-care concerns. He also answered his curi- dean is find the professor of history, who oversaw the thesis. “She ous helper’s questions about the “magical” medi- ways and means really drew from several different disciplines and cines he dispensed. brought it together in an interesting package.” “I was particularly interested in how the drugs to build a When she returns from her year in Ghana, actually helped people, what types of magical new school of Buck Bardeen will enter a doctoral program in things they did to actually treat symptoms,” says pharmacy that history. She plans to pursue an academic career Audus, PhD’84. The pharmacist advised him to and believes that African women’s history is a study chemistry in college, and then do graduate accommodates wide open field, one too long left to the market work in pharmacology, which is the study of both research pamphleteers. drugs and their composition, uses and effects. “The history of women in Africa has not been Nearing completion of his pharmacology PhD and classroom told much until recently,” she says. “There’s so at KU Medical Center and eyeing a career in the space.” much that we don’t know, so much that has not drug industry, Audus migrated into yet another been documented. I am excited to be part of discipline, completing a two-year postdoc in —Ken Audus helping people learn more about it.” pharmaceutical chemistry. Working with then- department chair Ron Borchardt, PhD’70, he researched ways to over- come the blood brain barrier in designing drugs to treat

EARL RICHARDSON brain tumors, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease. He continued that research focus after joining the fac- ulty in 1986. He became chairman of the pharmaceu- tical chemistry department in 1998. “He’s had the exposure to the profession of pharmacy, he did his PhD work in a medical school setting, and then he came over to the environment of a basic sci- ence university,” says Building a new home for the School of Pharmacy will top the to-do list of Borchardt, now professor of Ken Audus, who became dean of the school in April. pharmaceutical chemistry. “I

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think his response to drugs, he sees a day when pharma- breadth of cists will tailor medication therapy to each experience is patient. “We need to make sure that we’re train- going to be very ing our students for that day,” he says. valuable as he Increasing specialization in medicine means becomes dean.” that people frequently have several doctors but Audus expects only one pharmacist. “Because they handle all of to draw on every a patient’s medications, pharmacists are in an bit of that teaching, ideal spot to make sure there is consistent treat- research and adminis- ment,” Audus says. As more pharmacists offer trative experience as he tests for high blood pressure and diabetes, they steps in this spring to replace Jack Fincham. are becoming counselors and first points of con- Dean since 1994, Fincham left to become the tact in the health care system, continuing the Peace work Albert W. Jowdy professor of pharmacy care at trend he observed firsthand decades ago in his the University of Georgia. During his tenure the hometown drugstore. Forty-one Jayhawks School of Pharmacy achieved its highest ranking That lesson learned long ago in a South volunteered for Peace in National Institutes of Health research funding, Dakota pharmacy will clearly serve him well as Corps service in 2003, second only to the University of California, San he heads the school that has trained about 95 Francisco, and upgraded its professional training percent of the druggists in Kansas. “You may ranking KU 25th in the program for pharmacists to the six-year PharmD, think of a pharmacist as someone who sits nation among large the professional doctor of pharmacy degree. behind a counter counting pills, but they actually colleges and universities. Audus hopes to build on those successes, do a lot of things in the health care system,” KU has the most alumni both figuratively and literally. His goals include a Audus says of his first encounter with the science No. 1 NIH ranking, better preparation for phar- that would become his life’s work. “It really Peace Corps volunteers macists and a new home for the school. broadened my view.” of any Kansas school. “We need a new School of Pharmacy,” Audus Worldwide, 7,533 says. “We’re very much restricted by space. We volunteers work for cannot expand our pharmacy program because our classrooms are at capacity; we cannot expand the Peace Corps, the our research programs because we are at capacity most since 1974. there as well.”

Audus envisions a new West Campus building EARL RICHARDSON that would bring together under one roof faculty and students now scattered across the Lawrence campus. The ideal West Campus site would likely adjoin the relatively new Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories and the structural biology center now under construction next door. “Many researchers in the school will depend on those facilities,” he says, “so it’s important to have them near.” Audus believes a new building is also key to a top ranking in NIH funding. “We’re now about $6 million behind number one, even though we have half the faculty members they have. I want to see us No. 1 some day, but the space priority has to be met.” After six years it’s also time to “tweak” the pharmacy training program to reflect advances in scientific research and changes in the health care system, Audus says. Because of what scientists are learning from A Mellon Fellowship will help Cody Marrs pursue the human genome project about the effect of graduate studies in American literature at the University an individual’s unique genetic makeup on their of California at Berkeley.

12 | KANSAS ALUMNI Literary aspirations Visitor Mellon fellowship goes to senior with a wealth of choices Legal legacy

ody Marrs found out in April how he t “The Legacies and will pay for his first year of graduate AUnfinished Business school. All he had to do then was of Brown v. Board of decide where he wants to study. Education of Topeka,” a

C EARL RICHARDSON Marrs, an Arkansas City senior in English who Continuing Education graduates in May, is the 24th KU student since forum marking the 50th 1984 to receive a prestigious Mellon fellowship. anniversary of the The Mellon provides $17,500 to cover tuition and Supreme Court case, fees for a year of graduate study. The Woodrow author and Harvard law Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in professor Lani Guinier Princeton, N.J., administers the award, which this discussed the landmark year went to 85 students nationwide. ruling’s failure to end In preparation for a career teaching literary desegregation in the studies at the university level, Marrs will focus public schools. his graduate work on the relationship between literature and nationalism. Both Cornell WHEN: March 15 University and the University of California at Berkeley offered him five-year fellowships in WHERE: The Kansas Union English and American literature. “It has been a good problem to have,” says BACKGROUND: Guinier gained national “That the law Marrs, who chose Berkeley. “It’s exciting and sur- attention when President Clinton nominated prising.” her to head the Civil Rights Division of the permits students During his distinguished undergraduate Department of Justice in 1993. He withdrew of all races to career, Marrs studied cultural theory, continental the nomination without a confirmation hearing attend school philosophy and 19th-century literature. He after conservative lawmakers opposed her received an undergraduate research grant to views. In 1998 she became Harvard Law together does study connections between French philosopher School’s first black woman tenured professor. not mean that in Michel Foucault and new historicism, a brand of criticism that interprets literary works by placing ANECDOTE: Guinier criticized the unfair fact is what’s them in historical context. Marrs also presented a way in which opportunities are offered to happening.” paper on Rudyard Kipling and the importance of some and withheld from others in America, civility in the British empire at the 10th-annual arguing that success is often due to luck. Eyes on the Mosaic Conference at the University Asked about the role luck has played in her —Lani Guinier of Chicago. own success, she answered,“I don’t think what His faculty adviser, Philip Barnard, associate happened to me in 1993 could be called lucky.” professor of English, says the Mellon recognizes Marrs’ “extraordinarily high level of achievement QUOTE: “I propose that we begin to con- and scholarly potential.” The award is all the front the reality of racism in this country. I am more notable because as an undergraduate Marrs not talking about individual prejudice. I’m talk- worked “in some of the most demanding areas of ing about the acceptance of racial hierarchies the discipline,” Barnard says. as if they are normal. ...We have to understand Marrs expects the fellowship to greatly how opportunities have been organized to enhance his graduate education. “It will give me adversely affect not just blacks but poor and time to work really closely with professors, and working-class whites.” that’s really nice,” he says. “It frees me up to plunge into it.”

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 13 Hilltopics

FACULTY Popular Wheat State tour returns after one-year hiatus The Wheat State Whirlwind, the Update weeklong bus tour that puts faculty and UNIVERSITY RELATIONS staff members in touch with the people emorial Drive will gain and places of Kansas, returns May 21 Ma new landmark and and 24-28. the dozens of alumni and Now in its seventh year, the trip is faculty members who fought more popular than ever, according to in the Korean War will at Margey Frederick, j’69, g’78, director of last gain an on-campus mon- visitor services and special events. More ument to their service. than 80 people applied for 36 seats. Construction on a $120,000 Korean War memorial will begin in June.The memorial “The tour has acquired a wonderful will be built on the hill above Potter Lake, west of the Memorial Campanile. It will reputation,” Frederick says. “When we include a tablet describing the war, which lasted from 1950 to 1953.About 60 mem- didn’t do it last year, people were really bers of the University community served in the conflict. disappointed.” Donations from several groups made the long-discussed project a reality.The Budget cuts are to blame for the one- International Communication Foundation, a Seoul-based nonprofit group that pro- year hiatus. But the value of the tour, motes Korean culture worldwide, donated $50,000 in April. Previous donations in- which introduces new members of the cluded $30,000 from Leawood businessman Yong L. Kim, $15,000 from representatives University community to their adopted of five South Korean corporations, and $10,000 from the KU Korean Association, an home state, assured its return. alumni chapter in Seoul.The gifts are part of the KU First campaign. “People who’ve gone on the tour will tell you that it helps them better relate to students,” says Don Steeples, vice Frederick says. “This is definitely a two- LIBRARIES provost for scholarly support and McGee way street. We learn about Kansas and Territorial Kansas resources distinguished professor of applied geo- Kansas learns about KU.” available on history Web site physics. He co-directs the tour with Stops include favorites such as a Frederick. “It gives them a better appre- Logan County buffalo ranch and a Palco One hundred fifty years after it ciation for the diversity of the state, not wheat farm as well as a first-time trip to became a territory, Kansas is again a just the people and cultures, but the Liberal. In the packed itinerary, the disputed domain—this time in cyber- topography and plant life.” Whirlwind lives up to its name. space. As the travelers learn about Kansas “This is not a vacation,” Frederick KU Libraries and the Kansas State diversity, they also have lessons to teach. says. “We have so much for them to do Historical Society have joined to develop “We have a very diverse faculty at KU, that this is an incredible amount of work “Territorial Kansas Online 1854-1861,” a and we try to reflect that on the tour,” and study.” Web site devoted to the tumultuous pre- statehood era that attracted the label “Bleeding Kansas.” Project co-directors Sheryl Williams, Thirty-six faculty curator of KU’s Kansas Collection, and and staff members Patricia Michaelis, PhD’80, director of will roam with UNIVERSITY RELATIONS library archives for the historical society, the buffalo on designed the comprehensive online col- a Logan County lection of territorial resources with stu- ranch and see other dents in mind. The “virtual repository” iconic Kansas sights uses maps, letters, diaries and photo- when the popular graphs to bring the period to life. Some 2,000 primary source documents are Wheat State available on the site, which draws on the Whirlwind returns KU Libraries’ extensive Kansas this spring after a Collection. one-year hiatus. Visit “Territorial Kansas Online” at www.territorialkansasonline.org.

14 | KANSAS ALUMNI ROTC Rhodes Scholar,Army officer Milestones, money and other matters returns safe from Iraq duty A COMPROMISE BUDGET approved by 1st Lt. Robert Chamberlain, c’02, the the Legislature in April met most of Gov. Kathleen Rhodes Scholarship winner who was fea- Sebelius’ higher-ed recommendations, including a tured in the cover story of issue No. 1, $5 million operating grant for Regents schools. KU’s 2003, this spring returned safely from share of that block grant funding is approximately his tour of duty in Mosul, Iraq. While $1.2 million.The budget includes a 3-percent pay visiting campus in March, Chamberlain raise for University employees and approximately addressed KU Army ROTC cadets after a $950,000 for 1-percent salary increases for KU fac- training session in West Campus woods. ulty members. However, lawmakers left big issues of “The very tactics you are learning K-12 funding and transportation to the wrap-up session, and a group of Senate Republicans right here today will save your lives and put forth a proposal to boost school funding by delaying the July raise to Nov. 7.The the lives of your soldiers,” Chamberlain Legislature also passed the Bioscience Initiative Act, which will reinvest taxes paid by bio- told the cadets. “This will prepare you science companies into bioscience research at KU, the Med Center and Kansas State for a nonlinear battlefield.” University.“The components of this much-needed economic bill will stimulate communities Chamberlain, a field artillery officer across the state,” Sebelius said after signing the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Kenny with the 101st Airborne Division, spent Wilk, R-Lansing, and Sen. Nick Jordan, R-Shawnee.“Whether urban or rural, big or small, about 10 months in Iraq, and returned every Kansas community can benefit from opportunities home before the recent surge in violence. for growth and development.” Mosul was relatively calm much of the time he was stationed there, so KU RECEIVED HIGH MARKS in the latest Chamberlain was asked to help restore college ranking surveys. Princeton Review, Kiplinger’s Mosul’s infrastructure. He also served as Magazine,The Fiske Guide and Kaplan’s college guide battalion information officer. all bestowed best-buy ratings on the University, and U.S. Chamberlain plans to enroll at News rated 25 KU graduate programs in the top 25 Oxford University in of the nation’s public universities. October and begin two years of study for a mas- KU MEDICAL CENTER has renamed its cancer research center the ter’s degree. He will Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute.The change reflects a $20 million commit- examine reintegration of ment by the Kansas Masonic Foundation to support cancer research at KU Medical Center, child soldiers into post- including a $15 million gift reported in “Goal Tenders” (issue No. 1, 2004).The gift also war civilian societies. allowed the institute to attract nationally recognized researcher Roy Jensen, ’80, to lead the Though Chamberlain research arm of the Medical Center’s cancer program. Jensen comes to KU from Vanderbilt is every bit the warrior- University. scholar (in the mold of his division commander, FRED PAWLICKI, associate director of the Lied Center, was named interim director Maj. Gen. David H. Chamberlain of the Spencer Museum of Art. Pawlicki replaces longtime director Andrea Norris, whose Petraeus, who earned a appointment was not renewed.A search for a permanent museum director has begun. doctorate from Princeton University) and a serious young leader, he also TWO JUNIORS WON $7,500 BARRY M. GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIPS in flashed the sense of humor that had March. Stephen Floor, Lawrence physics major, and Dyan Vogel, Overland Park cell biology become well known during his days on major, became the 34th and 35th KU students in 16 years to win the prestigious awards, the Hill. which encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. As the student soldiers were assem- bling after their training march, a cadet VALENTINO STELLA, distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, received asked Chamberlain, “Sir, what were you the National Marconi Science Award this spring from UNICO, the nation’s largest Italian- a Rhodes Scholar for?” Seemingly unsure American group.The award recognizes a U.S. scientist of Italian descent who exemplifies whether he should explain the rigor and scientific and creative spirit of Guglielmo Marconi, whose discoveries laid the foundation for prestige of Rhodes competition, radio. Stella, PhD’71, has co-invented two drugs and helped found three companies during Chamberlain hesitated, then smiled and his 30-year KU career. replied, “Academic coolness, I guess.” —Chris Lazzarino

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 15 Sports BY CHRIS LAZZARINO

Tech. Sporting crimson-and-blue beads draped over a KU T-shirt, the military reservist bound for Iraq held a sign bearing JEFF JACOBSEN a simple but appealing message: Destiny. “We’re healthy, we’re confident, we’re coming off two straight Final Fours,” Millan explained. “No one thought we could do this well, but the stars are aligning.” Even though KU came up short in a valiant effort against Georgia Tech, losing in overtime, 79-71, the theme for the first postseason of the Bill Self era seemed set from the moment the tournament commit- tee announced KU’s surprisingly favorable draw on Selection Sunday: Better than expected. The Jayhawks roared into March with back-to-back wins over Missouri, spoiling the Tigers’ final game in the Hearnes Center with a thrilling 84-82 win, then dousing their NCAA hopes with a 94-69 whipping in the Big 12 tournament in Dallas. But after a 64-60 second-round loss to J. R. Giddens celebrated Texas, the Jayhawks’ own tourney hopes after his three-pointer took a slight dip. Most hoops pundits believed KU’s résumé—21-8 with zero wins evened the score against against top-25 RPI teams—looked a little too Georgia Tech with seconds thin for a first-round date in Kemper Arena. remaining. KU lost in over- Even Self had called the Texas game a time, falling just short of a must-win if the ’Hawks hoped for home third straight Final Four. cooking in the tourney’s first weekend. But when the brackets were unveiled, fans rejoiced: KU was Kansas City-bound Strong finish with a No. 4 seed. In a season in which Self’s team de- Jayhawks save best for last with pended on the energy of Allen Field House deep run in NCAA tournament crowds to bring out their best, the near home-court advantage of Kemper—and the s Jayhawk fans swarmed the red-brick almost-as-friendly Sweet Sixteen destination of St. streets of Laclede’s Landing, the historic Louis—loomed large. The team made the most of district and pub hub within spitting dis- the fan support, smothering the Illinois-Chicago A tance of the Mississippi River in St. Flames, 78-53. Jayhawk faithful even cheered Louis, Cesar Millan, c’98, felt good about his underdog Pacific to an upset of Big East power team’s showing in the NCAA tournament. Providence, then roared as KU broke a 50-50 tie “Everything is coming together for us this with a 15-4 run midway through the second half year,” said Millan at the Association’s pregame on the way to a 78-63 win over the better-than- rally before the Elite Eight matchup with Georgia billed Tigers.

16 | KANSAS ALUMNI “You can’t have great years unless you play great in March. I thought we played great in March.”

EARL RICHARDSON —Bill Self

missed 15 of their first 17 shots) put ing I-70 into a 250-mile-long stop-and-go Self’s squad in an early hole. The Yellow Jayhawk caravan, they could take com- Jackets shut down leading scorer Wayne fort in a season that ended on a very Simien, who did not make his first field high note. Advancing to the Elite Eight goal until 17:30 in the second half. Point for a third straight year and coming guard Jarrett Jack scored a career-high within an overtime of making the Final 29 for Tech, getting most of his points Four—while battling injuries to nearly all on slashing drives to the basket, to over- of the top seven players—KU exceeded come the loss of Elder. the expectations of most pundits and Still, trailing by seven with three min- many fans. Self said as much when utes remaining, KU fought back. Two asked for his perspective on his first year steals by Aaron Miles and five points at KU. from Keith Langford brought the “Twenty-four and nine, with the Jayhawks within two. After Jack made schedule we played, and going to the The Jayhawks doused the Flames of Illinois- one free throw, Tech’s only point over Elite Eight and going 12 and four in the Chicago in Kemper Arena (above) and beat a the final 3:50, J.R. Giddens hit a three to league—that was a really good year for tie the game at :16 and the majority this team, especially with the injuries we pressuring Alabama-Birmingham at its own Jayhawk crowd erupted. But that was had. This is the most beat up bunch I’ve game in St. Louis to advance to the Elite Eight. the last break KU would get. Looking as ever been around. ... At the end, when it if the injuries that had dogged them all counted most, we were maximizing our season were finally taking a toll, the abilities about as well as any team I’ve Moments after the game ended, as Jayhawks faded in overtime, managing had.” KU players calmly checked cell phone only five points to Tech’s 13. The off-season will hold more rehab messages and munched sandwiches in “It was a hard-fought game,” said a for the oft-injured Simien; Langford and their locker room, Jayhawk fans crowded visibly dejected Self afterward. “We may departing senior Jeff Graves will need around concourse TVs to watch UAB not have played our best, but we hung in surgery. Giddens, who played through a shock top-seeded Kentucky. The one there and fought.” foot injury, will need rest as well. roadblock fans had obsessed about all As fans made the journey home to And the wear and tear showed else- weekend had toppled, further evidence Kansas City and points west, transform- where: In April, freshman David Padgett, of celestial support. After KU feasted on UAB’s vaunted pressure defense, turning the Blazers’ running style against them for a 100-74 JEFF JACOBSEN blowout, the mid-season doldrums that led to four straight road losses were out of mind. Now that March had arrived, KU looked like a team that knew how to win when it mattered most. Said Self, “I spent the whole season saying, ‘It’s time to turn it on.’ They said, ‘Don’t worry coach, we’re OK.’ But we’ve not punched our ticket yet.” With Tech’s leading scorer, B.J. Elder, hobbled by a sprained ankle and the Edward Jones Dome awash in crimson and blue, the stars again seemed to favor KU. But poor shooting (the Jayhawks

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 17 Sports who started in 19 games and played in Final Four, fans will look forward to in a long-shot bid to become the perma- 31, shocked coaches and teammates by another roundtrip down I-70. Maybe this nent coach; and now Bonnie Henrickson. announcing his intention to transfer. time they can call it a victory lap. Bonnie who? Padgett cited “more opportunities to be a —Steven Hill She’s unknown to us, but not to the face-up player and play the four posi- wider world of women’s basketball. tion” for his decision. Moulaye Niang Athletics director Lew Perkins said he and Omar Wilkes also announced their called at least seven of the biggest names transfers, but Niang reconsidered and in the game, coaches he got to know will stay at Kansas. during his tenure as A.D. at women’s Even without Padgett, the Jayhawks Hi, my name is ... hoops powerhouse Connecticut. will likely be on just about everyone’s “There wasn’t one person who did short list of 2005 title contenders. Women’s basketball team not have Bonnie as number one or two Simien has said he will forgo the NBA greets its new coach on their list,” Perkins said after he and draft to join fellow seniors Langford, Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway intro- Miles and Michael Lee for one more run ince 1973, KU women’s basket- duced Henrickson as KU’s new women’s at a national championship. A top-five ball had just one head coach. basketball coach March 29. recruiting class featuring Russian big Since Jan. 29, the team had three: Henrickson, 40, spent seven years at man Alexander “Sasha” Kaun, Oklahoma SMarian Washington, g’78, who Virginia Tech, where she won at least 20 City power forward Darnell Jackson and retired for medical reasons still undis- games every season and never missed New York City combo guard Russell closed; Hall of Fame player Lynette the postseason. At KU, she inherits a 9- Robinson should add needed depth. Woodard, c’81, promoted from assistant 19 team that scored its last victory Jan. With St. Louis hosting next year’s to interim head coach but unsuccessful 31, Woodard’s emotional debut as inter- im coach. KU went 25-62 over the past three seasons, including just five confer- ence victories. Washington’s sudden departure Updates brought a sad end to a stellar, 30-year coaching career. When told that he men’s bowling team EARL RICHARDSON Henrickson was Perkins’ choice to won the Intercollegiate T replace her, players raced to the Internet Bowling Championships April to find Virginia Tech’s Web site. After a 17 in Tulsa, Okla.The fourth- 45-minute meeting with their new coach, seeded Jayhawks lost the first players were cleary excited to have match of the finals, but rallied “direction” restored. with two consecutive victories “I think she understands what an to top Saginaw Valley (Mich.) important role she has, coming into State, 2-1. Sophomore Ryan coach Washington’s footsteps,” said sen- “Rhino” Page was named ior guard Blair Waltz. “She knows she’s the tournament’s Most KU bowlers, l to r: Rhino Page, Marc D’Errico, going to be coaching in the best confer- Outstanding Performer.The Jason Reese,Trent Overbey, Chris Dilley and coach ence in the country. Just from talking to KU women, also coached by Mike Fine. Not pictured is Alan Emmons. her, you can totally tell she’s ready to Michael Fine, g’93, finished fifth as the No. 9 seed. It was the first time both teams advanced to the club sport’s national finals. ... Lynette Woodard, c’81, the greatest player in KU women’s basketball history and one of her sport’s first international stars, will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial EARL RICHARDSON Basketball Hall of Fame Sept. 10 in Springfield, Mass. She is the 15th Jayhawk so hon- ored, and KU has more inductees than any other Division I school. ... Norm Roberts, associate head men’s basketball coach, accepted the head coaching job at St. John’s University in his native New York City. Coach Bill Self had not chosen a replacement as of press time, but he has said that Danny Manning, c’92, who just completed his first season as director of student-athlete development, would be considered for the job if he wants to make the commitment. Manning is KU’s all- time leading scorer and was MVP of the 1988 Final Four. Bonnie Henrickson

18 | KANSAS ALUMNI take on the challenge.” Henrickson did not win over all the players. Sophomore Tamara Ransburg, who led the team in rebounds, steals Relays past and present and blocked shots, transferred to Old

Dominion. The change won’t be the last EARL RICHARDSON (3) under the new regime. “This group will work tirelessly to bring this program back to national prominence,” Henrickson pledged. She hopes to play fast-paced, transi- tion offense and half-court, man-to-man defense. Someday. For now, Henrickson acknowledges, her style will bend to the talent pool available. Yet as hard as it will be to re-create a championship-caliber program, Henrickson knows even that won’t be enough. None other than the chancellor issued the new coach a very public chal- lenge: “They don’t call me ‘Bottom line Kansas Relays highlights in- Bob’ for nothing,” Hemenway said, in cluded Leo Bookman’s victory in reference to his mandate that women’s the 100-meter dash (10.04 sec- basketball attract more fans to Allen onds, a Relays record); freshman Field House. Gavin Ball’s shot-put win (59 feet, “We are in the entertainment busi- 9 1/2 inches); and the first class of ness, and we recognize that,” inductees in the Kansas Relays Hall Henrickson said. “Our fan support is an of Fame, l to r:Wes Santee; Jim issue and is something that we will Ryun;Ada Easton, representing her address immediately: bringing people in late husband, former coach Bill and selling what we are trying to sell—a Easton; Billy Mills; former coach positive image, a tremendous work ethic Bob Timmons; and Al Oerter.Also and a passion for the game.” inducted was the first of KU’s leg- endary milers, Glenn Cunningham.

Bowl team—could keep the secret. dumps for too many years, the memo- The real secret, it turned out, was that rably happy day seemed to solidify the Glory days Fambrough would return to boot the spirit needed to complete coach Mark game winner. With the scored tied 13-13 Mangino’s rebuilding project. Touch football game and time expired, Fambrough had “No doubt about it, this is a good reunites alumni players another go; this time the kick was thing to do,” said All-America quarter- blocked by 73-year-old Wint Winter Sr., back Bobby Douglass, ’69, the once- he worst-kept secret in Lawrence b’52, l’56. more-mobile lefty who doesn’t appear to this April was that former coach Assistant football coach Clint have lost any zip on his passes since the Don Fambrough, d’84, would Bowen, d’96, the game’s organizer, had ’68 Orange Bowl. “We need everybody Tsneak out on the field and boot announced that kicks could not be to get involved. Days like today help us the extra point after his squad’s first rushed, so he awarded Fambrough’s know that we’re still part of this.” touchdown in the Apri1 18 alumni game squad the point and the victory. In the spring football scrimmage that in Memorial Stadium. Coach Fam prac- Fambrough stopped barking at followed, sophomore quarterback Adam ticed hard, and few who helped their Winter long enough to allow his jubilant Barmann appeared to solidify his stand- mentor rekindle the muscle memory in players to hoist him onto their shoulders ing as the favorite to replace Bill his right leg—Fambrough was a kicker, and carry him off the field. Whittemore, c’04, ahead of junior trans- and a good one, on the 1948 Orange For a program that was down in the fer Jason Swanson.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 19 AINSLEY LITTLE CAMERON CURRIE (2)

[ Atta cephalotes] EARL RICHARDSON

20 | KANSAS ALUMNI Large AsLife ANT-SIZED FARMS YIELD SURPRISING CLUES TO THE SCALE OF NATURE’S COMPLEXITY

farmer’s worst nightmare: species, a situation known as A deadly mold is in the crops. symbiosis. The entire harvest may be lost in This symbiosis turns out to be more a matter of days if the infection is complicated than originally suspected, how- not stopped. A whole field turned ever. Cameron Currie, an assistant professor of BY MICHAEL into a lifeless black ruin. ecology and evolutionary biology, has discovered CAMPBELL Worse, a ruined crop means extra players in the ants’ symbiotic game by Astarvation for everyone the farmer knows. This questioning what everyone assumed to be true. Scanning electron farmer lives in a subsistence economy where the Currie has also found that the ants have a pretty micrographs (top left and only food available is what the locals grow for good trick up their sleeves but still may not be bottom right) provide themselves. They live beyond the help of the super farmers we once thought. UNICEF, so a lost crop means the hardest of close-up views of the head times. and mandibles of fungus- Luckily, this farmer is not defenseless, nor growing ants. A queen leaf- does she work alone. With her fellow farmers, eaf-cutters are nothing if not industrious. cutter and workers tend she walks through the field protecting the har- Worker ants will leave the nest and their fungus garden (top vest as they have done for countless generations. march off across the jungle floor in lines right). Atta cephalotes As they move about, they stop occasionally and Lthat can stretch the length of three foot- (center and bottom left) is rub their necks, but not in weariness. Their ball fields. Once an ant reaches the front of the one of more than 200 ant necks harbor a special mold-killing bacterium. line, it gnaws off a piece of leaf several times its species that cultivate fun- They smear this bacterium on the crop to protect size and carries it home. gus crops in underground it from attack. These bits of leaves are fodder for a mush- chambers. Who are these farmers? Ants. Specifically, the room that the ants grow in complete darkness in leaf-cutter ants. Their fields are underground their self-dug chambers. Given their dependence chambers the size of cantaloupes where they on the mushrooms, you can imagine that they tend to their crop of a fungus that is their only tend these gardens carefully. In fact, biologists source of food. Scientists have known for some used to believe that leaf-cutters were miraculous time about the agricultural inclinations of leaf- farmers whose crops never got sick. Your agricul- cutters. It is one of their favorite examples of one tural experience need not extend beyond a few species living in very close association with other tomatoes out back to appreciate how hard that is.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 21 EARL RICHARDSON Cameron Currie in his laboratory, home to 150 colonies of fungus-growing ants.A worker leaf-cutter (right) covered in white bacterium spreads the mold-killing agent throughout a garden.

a white dot either just below the work- ers’ mouths, on what would be the neck if they had necks, or behind the front legs. When the workers find the deadly mold on a mushroom, they rub the bac- terium onto the infected spot. With espe- cially bad infections, workers completely cover their bodies in anti-fungal bacteria and lounge in the affected location. The bacterium attacks the mold and protects the garden. OK, we have ants using germs to pro- tect yummy slime from icky slime. Who would find that amazing? “This is a very cool observation,” says Douglas Futuyma, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan and author of the textbook Evolutionary Biology. “The ants face a real adaptive problem, and it seems like the easy answer would be to evolve a protective chemical or special weeding behavior. It’s fascinating that they have instead co-opted another species to fight the pathogen.” Amazing, too, are the facts Currie tosses out. He seems to know something about every aspect of the ants’ lives and

Currie, however, wondered if this was “This system should have a parasite adapted to attack it. not all just a little too good to be true. He had always been interested in evolu- Either there was a parasite and nobody had really tionary interactions between species. looked for it, or ants had an amazing set of adaptations for While working on his PhD at the dealing with disease. Either way, I was going to find University of Toronto in 1996, he read about the ants and their mushrooms something amazing.” —Cameron Currie and sensed a good research project. “I thought, ‘This system should have mushrooms were indeed susceptible to the details with which he casually a parasite adapted to attack it,’” Currie attack by a mold. In fact, the mold is so peppers his conversation paint quite a says. “I figured that either there was a deadly that it can destroy an entire gar- picture. For one thing, we are not just parasite and nobody had really looked den in a matter of days. talking about one ant, one mold, one for it, or that ants had an amazing set of Currie also found the ants’ weapon mushroom and one bacterium. There adaptations for dealing with disease. against the disease. Like a farmer with a are more than 200 species of fungus- Either way, I was going to find some- tank of pesticides, worker ants carry growing ants. All tend fungal gardens, thing amazing.” colonies of mold-killing bacterium. The and all carry a mold-killing bacterium. He was right. Currie found that the bacterial colony is visible on the ants as In addition, scientists believe that the

22 | KANSAS ALUMNI AINSLIE LITTLE AINSLIE LITTLE

The queen (top left) tends her underground crop while worker ants scout and cull leaf material (bottom left) to feed the garden. CAMERON CURRIE (2) CAMERON CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER

healthy fungus garden garden devastated by mold

ants have been farming their mush- Taken together, this means that Currie very common. I was at some meetings rooms for 50 million to 65 million years. has uncovered a four-player evolutionary last summer with lots of people giving Not too shabby when you consider that game that has survived for an extraordi- talks that hinted at systems with multi- humans have only farmed for about nary period of time. Each of these ple players. I think we’re going to find 10,000 years. species has been adapting itself to the that that is probably the norm,” Currie And it has not been an easy 65 mil- others since just after the last dinosaurs says. lion years. Currie and some colleagues disappeared. He believes his discovery has other published a paper in the journal Science Currie’s discovery of the third and implications. Biologists frequently worry last year suggesting that the mold has fourth dimensions in this symbiotic rela- about the current rate at which species been attacking the gardens since the tionship has attracted national media go extinct. The world of leaf-cutter gar- beginning. He also believes that the ants attention (the New York Times reported dens suggests that the extinction rate must have started using the bacterium on his findings in January 2003) and may actually be worse than feared. early on, because the mold is so deadly created a buzz among biologists, who Losing one species of leaf-cutter would that the gardens could not believe it will increase understanding probably mean losing the other three have survived without it. about how organisms evolve in response species in the garden. If these multi- to other organisms. Previously, species symbioses are as common as biologists could study only Currie believes, then what we see as the EARL RICHARDSON two-way symbioses. That is demise of a single species may actually like trying to understand a represent the disappearance of several game of basketball by watch- species. ing only the opposing centers. Perhaps more interesting to those of Currie’s discovery broadens you with itchy, burning feet, Currie the view, so people can at least believes that his discovery opens a new see the forwards, too. Nor is his front in the search for anti-fungal com- game likely to remain the only pounds. The ants’ bacterium belongs to one in town. the bacterial family from which we have “The indications are that when derived 80 percent of our antibiotics. you look at these systems from the Typically, however, scientists have parasite and microbe end of things, looked for these beneficial bacteria only these kinds of associations are really in the soil. Now it appears that they

24 | KANSAS ALUMNI should also look for them living in sym- vary a lot because there are so many “The heads of soldiers are really impres- biotic relationships with other organ- species. He may unearth a colony with sive. I’ve lost a lot of blood to these isms. only a few dozen members. Or he may ants.” “We have unique strains that have find a big colony whose millions sprawl After exposing a colony, Currie never been screened for antibiotic prod- throughout 3,000 chambers extending scoops up some of the ants and some ucts,” he says. “There is a lot of promise 18 feet below the ground. of their garden to take back to the lab. from that angle.” The ants within a colony vary, too, He currently keeps 150 to 200 colonies depending on their jobs. Gardeners are in a Haworth Hall room the size of a about the size of an uncooked grain of two-car garage. In half of the room—the rice. They look petite, as if built to avoid decidedly mustier half—tall stacks of nother benefit to studying leaf- damaging the crop as they scramble petri dishes tower on lab benches. Each cutters, at least for Currie, is the about weeding and mulching. Workers, dish holds a colony of fungus, either the opportunity to travel widely. which actually cut and retrieve leaves, yummy kind or its arch-nemesis, waiting A Leaf-cutters live throughout the are two or three times longer than gar- to be tested. warm regions of North and South deners and more robust, like a cooked The ants live in the other half. Small America. Currie has journeyed to the rice grain. Bigger still are the soldiers colonies, which may have only 10 mem- southwest United States, Panama, that protect the colony. bers, live in clear plastic containers Ecuador, Argentina and Trinidad to dig “There are some soldier ants that can about as big as a cigar box. Large up their colonies. What he digs up can bite through leather shoes,” Currie says. colonies number in the tens of thou- sands and inhabit several shoebox-sized ILLUSTRATION GIBSON BY CARA containers joined by plastic pipes. Many of the colonial boxes have small plastic vials taped to their covers. These hold Symbiosis: dead males. Currie and his assistants A four-player remove males from the colonies because they are useless except for reproducing. game (Insert your own joke here.) Despite the bleak outlook for males, the colonies seem destined for a long future in Currie’s lab. His discoveries have not satisfied his curiosity about leaf-cutters, only created new questions to investigate. He has already made new discoveries about the ants, and more are sure to come. “I still think there are lots of exciting things to learn,” he says. Currie is also working with graduate students to search for other three- and four-player systems. But there is no rea- son to think that four is the limit to the number of creatures scientists may find living symbiotically. When we only knew about two-species systems, four seemed unbelievably complex. Now that we Worker leaf-cutter ants know four species can live in symbiosis, A) gnaw off a piece of leaf why not six, eight or 10? and transport it back to A parasitic mold That, suggests Michigan’s Futuyma, is the colony, where gardener called Escovopsis C) why Currie’s discoveries so far are excit- ants chew up and spit out attacks the mushroom and ing, but not surprising. the leaf on the mushroom can wipe out an entire gar- bacterium D), which they “Anything you can imagine,” he says, crop B), which thrives on den in days.Ants host an smear on the mushrooms “you can find in nature.” the decay of the leaves. antibiotic-producing to battle the mold. —Michael Campbell, g’93, is a Eudora free-lance writer.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 25 ates grapple with the infinite nuances of accents and dialects, are, in a word, fun. They also are as complex as calculus. In his morning class, the first session after spring break, Meier and his neo- So to Speak phyte voice students review the material to date. They study vowel charts and diphthongs and histories of world lan- PAUL MEIER ACCENTS guages, while Meier teaches with noth- ing more high-tech than chalk, his voice THEATRE’S LANGUAGE THRILLS and his knowledge. “In the battle of lan- guages,” he says, “English has won.” Yet the language these students are learning to speak and write is as foreign as Icelandic. Plosive, nasal and fricative consonants. The voiced postalveolar fricative. Phonemes. Intriguing cryp- tograms that represent sounds, not let- ters, yet still spell out words. A few hours later, older students, vet- erans of the introductory course who are now enrolled in the 300-level “Acting with an Accent,” study Russian—at least, the Russian manner of speaking English. While sharing their spring break sto- ries about trips to Key Largo and Padre, they sound like the crew of the Sean Connery-captained Red October. And though many are good, very good, and certainly more skilled at accents than Kevin Costner ever will be, their profes- sor is a marvel. Within an otherwise meaningless sentence, he slides from one accent to another. He demonstrates, for instance, how a native Russian speaker with raw English skills would sound, and then, without pausing, shifts into the overly precise pronunciation BY CHRIS LAZZARINO used by a well-educated Russian who speaks English fluently but not perfectly. o this is where actors come ents to appear effortless, the eclectic vibe The class discusses the difference from. These wood-floored stu- is, well, part of the scenery. between accent and dialect. Dialect, dios and airy classrooms, out- “It’s fine for you to be talking among Meier explains, is “always correct, fitted with old pianos and yourselves,” Meier says as his afternoon according to the people in power.” blocky couches and hand- course, “Acting with an Accent,” gets Southerners speaking the native tongue made, brilliantly painted underway. “As long as it’s in Russian.” in Alabama hold dear their own peculiar Sdesks and chairs, the flotsam of plays Meier, professor of theatre and film, English, just as London pub owners will long forgotten. runs classrooms in which students laugh employ the same language in an entirely Any of these elements dropped into a a lot. And chat a lot. And call their pro- different voice. more typical academic setting—a chem- fessor Paul, and where Paul shares anec- Accents, though, “are not quite right.” istry lab, say, or an art history seminar— dotes about his friend Jim Caviezel, who They are the voice of a foreigner trying might cause a stir. Here in Murphy Hall, lately happens to be starring in theatres to reproduce the sounds and rhythms of where acting students grind through the everywhere as none other than Jesus an alien language. basics that might one day allow their tal- Christ. These classes, where undergradu- It is quickly apparent why Meier

26 | KANSAS ALUMNI PHOTOGRAPHS BY EARL RICHARDSON encourages a happy atmosphere of pulled him to safety, then helped him years, and in Kansas for 16, he keeps his laughter and chitchat. Otherwise, this hobble painfully to a car, in which he digital watch set to 24-hour time, and he stuff would be overwhelming. And just was rushed to a local hospital. still speaks with a lovely, soft accent of to add to the pressure: Every vowel these “It’s pretty damn interesting,” he says proper British English. students will ever utter as professional of the near-death experience. “It shakes When he wants to. actors can be nothing less than perfect. you. You’re not so confident of the way It is frankly a bit unnerving to hear an “If anybody finds you after a perform- you move around, and you wonder if it’s Englishman recite a beautiful passage ance and says, ‘Those accents were won- a metaphor for something else.” from Shakespeare with a confident derful!’ then you have failed,” Meier says. Though the accident slowed Meier American voice. “It must be invisible.” physically, for a time, he never wavered Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am professionally. He is, in fact, a one-man I! Is it not monstrous that this player here, band. He keeps a busy course load, and but in a fiction, in a dream of passion ... frequently directs or coaches University The voice is verse, as poetic as the aul Meier is, in his very heart and Theatre productions. He launched the words. He then drills through Hamlet’s soul, a man of the theatre. But International Dialects of English Archive mournful soliloquy again, this time as please don’t encourage him by (www.ukans.edu/~idea/), a Web-based flatly as he recounted his hiking acci- Psaying, “Break a leg!” Because he treasure-trove of recordings of interna- dent. It is a summary of what once was did, and he almost did not survive. tional accents. written, nothing more, and even the “I fell off a cliff,” he says, smiling He works as a voice-over actor, and glory of Shakespeare’s words cannot thinly and speaking in the flattest, most last year starred as the voice of Wal- shine through. matter-of-fact voice he will utter. Mart’s Smiley character. He writes his Again, then, with passion, subtle and Meier, a Londoner who came to the own textbooks, records books on tape, sure, in a robust American voice, and his United States soon after he completed and consults with actors and filmmak- point becomes clear. his graduate studies in 1970, returns fre- ers. (Director Ang Lee hired Meier as the “So you see what I’m doing?” he asks, quently to his homeland for theatre dialect coach for “Ride with the Devil.”) his intelligent eyes smiling. “I’m earning research and workshops. During a free He consults with actors for particular the right to use those words. Rather than day in spring 2002, he and his wife, roles, and compiles that coaching into a quoting literature, I’m taking ownership Marilyn, were hiking along a 1,200-foot library of recordings that can be rented of language.” cliff in north Devon. The path gave way by an entire production. He coaches No, this is where actors come underneath him, and he tumbled. news readers, and is eager to help non- from. He was saved, miraculously, by a tree native English speakers of any growing out of the side of the cliff. “I fell profession who want to diminish 12 feet, instead of 1,200 feet, but it was their accents. enough to break my leg pretty badly,” he Though he has lived in the says. Meier’s wife and a passing hiker United States for more than 30

Paul Meier uses his office studio (left) to add to his Internet-based library of international accents. In every class period, he shows himself to be a wonderful talker and attentive listener.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 27 Forever RICH CLARKSON’S PORTRAITS PRESERVE o GENERATIONS OF Y ung COLLEGIATE STARS IN THE GLORY OF THEIR TIMES

ich Clarkson documented a half-century of American sport, and no forum better highlights his vision of athletes and coaches than collegiate competition. EARL RICHARDSON The baby face of a gentle freshman giant, Wilt RChamberlain, ’59. The elegant intensity of Gale Sayers, d’75, g’77. Jim Ryun, j’70, captured in a near-miraculous double exposure. Coach Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, ’09, who posed for Clarkson after directing the Jayhawks through one of their first practices in Allen Field House. Clarkson’s Denver photography and publishing firm, Rich Clarkson and Associates, does all offi- cial photography for the NCAA’s 93 national championships and regularly organizes displays in the NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis. The Hall’s managing director, George Smith, finally suggested that Clarkson assemble a show of his own.

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28 | KANSAS ALUMNI 1] Wilt Chamberlain In his first memorable por- trait, Clarkson saw that the best way to illustrate Chamberlain’s legendary height was by posing the 7-foot-1 freshman in a folding chair. The photo- graph won over Sports Illustrated’s managing edi- tor, Andre LaGuerre, who scuttled his plans to dis- patch a staff photogra- pher from New York to shoot Chamberlain. This was one of two Clarkson photographs included in SI’s 1999 most-memo- rable portraits issue; the other was of Pete Maravich (see p. 35).

2] John Wooden Clarkson has said his favorite photograph was a shot of UCLA’s legendary coach hugging graduating senior Sidney Wicks, who did not always get along with Wooden, at the con- clusion of Wicks’ final game as a Bruin. But Clarkson instead chose this volatile image, from Wooden’s final game as the Bruins’ coach. He says it demonstrates Wooden’s competitive fire, which was usually masked by a gentle, pro- fessorial demeanor away from the court.

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ISSUE 3, 2004 | 29 3] Magic Johnson Few game images better depict the beatific joy of a young athlete than this shot of Michigan State’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson after the Spartans’ 1979 NCAA Championship vic- tory over Indiana State. That championship, the highest-rated college bas- ketball game in television history, featured Johnson vs. Indiana State’s Larry Bird; the future Hall of Famers continued their spirited rivalry in the NBA through the 1980s. Though his fame and talents continued to rise after the 1979 title game that made him a star, Magic never lost his delight in the game or his passion for life—emotions evident in this memorable photograph.

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30 | KANSAS ALUMNI 4] Jim Ryun s he dug through his files, Clarkson, Clarkson created this j’55, naturally decided to limit his show portrait of the great KU to portraits of college athletes and miler when Ryun was A coaches. After a successful December named Sports Illustrated’s preview at a Denver gallery, the exhibition, titled Sportsman of the Year “The Champions: Portraits from the NCAA for 1966. He first shot a Arena,” opened in January at NCAA headquar- couple of rolls of film of ters, where it was on display through April. Ryun running across a It returns to public view July 1 at the U.S. ridge, in front of a glori- Olympic Visitor Center in Colorado Springs, ous Kansas sunset. He Colo., where it will remain through September. then rewound the film Clarkson, an enthusiastic supporter of his alma and, with great care for mater and this magazine, offered us the entire proper placement, pho- collection for publication without charge; we tographed Ryun’s face gratefully and quickly accepted. Though unable against a black back- to reprint all 36, we offer a selection of portraits ground. The trick could sure to stir the heart of any American sports fan. now be easily duplicated As a contributing photographer for Sports by computer, but at the Illustrated for many years (a relationship time, a successful double launched by Clarkson’s enduring portrait of exposure was a hallmark young Chamberlain lacing up one of his huge of the photographic arts. canvas sneakers), Clarkson repeatedly captured [4 5] Mike Krzyzewski Clarkson cites this shot of “Coach K,” taken after Duke won the 2001 NCAA men’s basketball championship, as one of his favorites. He notes that when the players were handed the champi- onship trophy, Krzyzewski stepped back and watched. “Think about how many coaches would want to be in the front row,” Clarkson says. “Mike is one of the unique people who savors the moment for the kids. It’s a privilege to see moments like that.”

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ISSUE 3, 2004 | 31 6] Lew Alcindor Alcindor, shown here in 1967, the first of his three-consecutive champi- onship seasons at UCLA, changed his name a year later to Kareem Abdul- Jabbar. In his 20 NBA seasons, the great center with a soft hook shot broke Wilt Chamberlain’s career scoring record and set NBA marks for most seasons, games and min- utes played, and most blocked shots.

7] Steve Prefontaine Clarkson spent 10 days photographing the spirited Oregon miler for Life mag- azine in summer 1974. After placing fourth in the [7 1972 Olympic 5,000 meters, “Pre” lauched a [6 grueling training regimen for the 1976 Games in Montreal. He would not the magic of our sports heroes, in portraits “very get there: Prefontaine died posed and organized” or “spontaneous, during in an automobile accident an event.” on May 30, 1975. But if there’s a spark that leaps from these He was 24. images, Clarkson insists it’s not because the ath- letes and coaches were the greats of their eras. “That can happen just as well with a Little 8] Hank Iba Iba coached Oklahoma League baseball player,” he says. “The thing I A&M (now Oklahoma found interesting in sports, as most photojour- State) to consecutive nalists do, is seeing people in a variety of emo- NCAA men’s basketball tional conditions: stress, dedication, joy … the championships in 1945 nature of the event is that the emotions are right and ’46, and compiled a out in front.” career coaching record The show includes portraits of KU alumni of 767-338. He also who went elsewhere to become coaching leg- coached the U.S. to ends—Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, c’23, and North Olympic gold in 1964 Carolina’s Dean Smith, d’53—and respected con- and ’68, but might be ference rivals Hank Iba, of Oklahoma State; best remembered for the Missouri’s Sparky Stalcup; Tom Osborne and controversial loss to the Bob Devaney, of Nebraska; and Oklahoma’s flam- Soviet Union in 1972. boyant Barry Switzer. There’s LSU’s “Pistol” Pete Maravich, when he was but a BB gun. A laughing Steve Prefontaine, [8

32 | KANSAS ALUMNI 9] Gale Sayers The face of Kansas foot- ball is, by any objective measure, this Clarkson photograph of the “Kansas Comet.” Sayers was a two-time All- American and rushed for 2,675 yards as a Jayhawk, but he truly blossomed as a member of the Chicago Bears. On Dec. 12, 1965, Sayers scored six touch- downs against the San Francisco 49ers, and went on to become the NFL’s Rookie of the Year. Two devastating knee injuries limited his pro career to seven sea- sons, yet Sayers still became the youngest player ever to gain induc- tion into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now a successful Chicago busi- nessman, Sayers, one of football’s greatest and most graceful runners and kick returners, will be long remembered as the author of the inspira- tional autobiography I Am Third and for his enduring friendship with Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, portrayed so movingly in the movie “Brian’s Song.”

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ISSUE 3, 2004 | 33 10] Mark Spitz Replicating the pose he first used with Wilt Chamberlain, Clarkson profiled the long-limbed swimmer by showing his bent knees curled to his chest. Note, too, that Clarkson chose to pose Spitz out of the water, perhaps to better empha- size the mop of dark hair and mustache that would eventually become trade- mark images for a heart- throb of the 1970s. A year after this 1971 pho- tograph was taken at Indiana University, Spitz won seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics with seven world-record times, perhaps the greatest sin- gle Olympiad in modern history. He also won two gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the 1968 Mexico City Games.

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34 | KANSAS ALUMNI 11] Archie Griffin Ohio State’s powerful No. 45, Griffin is the only two- time winner of the Heisman Trophy (1974 and ’75). His willingness to sign autographs for young Buckeyes—as shown here during what was probably the spring scrimmage of 1975—has since taken a new form of outreach: Griffin this year was named president of the Ohio State Alumni Association. “The way I see it,” he told Ohio State magazine, “I ought to be honored that people still remember me.”

12] Pete Maravich “Pistol” Pete Maravich, depicted here in 1968 as the cool dude he most certainly was, had the flashy nickname, the styl- ishly unkempt hair and memorable idiosyncrasies. [11 (He supposedly wore the the great Oregon miler captured in a portrait same pair of gray socks, taken the summer before his tragic death in May never washed, throughout 1975. Archie Griffin, John Elway, Magic Johnson, his college career at Woody Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he Louisiana State.) Plus, the was Lew Alcindor. Pistol could flat shoot. He Bear Bryant, Bill Bradley, Mark Spitz, Janet averaged 44.2 points a Evans, Jackie Joyner-Kersee before she was game in his three-year Kersee. Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Joe varsity career, and is still Paterno, and, still fiery in his final game, John the NCAA’s all-time lead- Wooden. ing career scorer, with The fastest of athletes and wisest of coaches 3,667 points. will neither outrun nor outsmart time. But while none remain in person as we see them in Clarkson’s timeless images, the beauty of their accomplishment still dazzles. We do not need to see them in motion, or hear their feats narrated by the crackly call of a play-by-play announcer. Thanks to these silent photographs, they play on, victorious, always, victorious.

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ISSUE 3, 2004 | 35 Association

Norton J. Greenberger Robert A. Long Jean F. Shepherd Fred N. Six They lead by example The DSC is the highest honor Annual tribute to public service honors 4 for stellar contributions to society bestowed by the University and hree alumni and a longtime faculty mem- 2002, he retired from KU as professor and senior ber are the 2004 winners of KU’s most associate dean of the medical school, but he con- the Alumni prestigious honor, the Distinguished tinues his career in New England, where he Association for TService Citation. They will be honored at teaches at Harvard Medical School and continues service to the All-University Supper May 21 and march in to consult as an international leader in gastroen- Commencement May 23. terology. Today's celebration of Dr. Greenberger’s humanity. The four are Norton J. Greenberger, Chestnut service to humanity is most fitting, because for Recipients will Hill, Massachusetts; Robert A. Long, b’57, many years, he led the annual walk down the Leawood; Jean F. Shepherd, d’68, l’77, Lawrence; Hill as a University Marshal. march at and Fred N. Six, c’51, l’56, Lawrence. When a task calls for insightful and impartial Commencement The DSC was created in 1941 to honor indi- leadership, Kansas Citians turn to Bob Long, May 23. viduals whose lives and careers have helped ben- chairman of Dunn Industries. Through four efit humanity. It is the highest honor bestowed decades, numerous civic organizations have bene- by the University and the Alumni Association; fited from his loyalty and keen judgment. For his nominations are sought every summer; represen- enduring service, the Kansas City Chamber of tatives from the Alumni and Endowment Commerce named him Kansas Citian of the Year, Associations and the Chancellor’s office select and he has received honors from the Boy Scouts, the recipients. the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Two generations of physicians have studied the Salvation Army and Rockhurst University. under the watchful eye and wise counsel of long- For his devotion to KU, he already has received time professor Norton Greenberger. Honored the Fred Ellsworth Medallion and an honorary seven times by the University for his teaching, alumnus award from the School of Nursing. In Greenberger is a prized mentor to physicians his community, he continues to guide Children's nationwide. In 2001, his 30-year career at the KU Mercy Hospital, the Kansas City Crime School of Medicine culminated in concurrent Commission, the Civic Council, Midwest honors: the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Research Institute and the McGee Foundation. Teaching and the Distinguished Teaching Award As an English teacher in an urban high school, from the American College of Physicians. In Jean Shepherd witnessed the struggles of teen-

36 | KANSAS ALUMNI agers from troubled families. She soon spirit of inquiry down numerous paths, realized these children needed advocates always with the goal to serve others. For outside the classroom and the home, so his alma mater and the Lawrence area,

she returned to KU for her law degree he has helped lead organizations dedi- EARL RICHARDSON and embarked on a career dedicated to cated to preserving and promoting local protecting the children of Kansas. As a history, the arts, social welfare, mental Douglas County District judge, she has health care and education. In every presided over the cases of juvenile endeavor, his genuine warmth and clas- offenders and children in foster care. sic wit endear him to fellow citizens. As a Outside the courtroom, she has created justice of the Kansas Supreme Court new programs to benefit children, from 1988 to 2003, he won the trust and including the Foster Care Review Board admiration of his colleagues and the and the Court-Appointed Special people of Kansas. Honored twice by the Bob and Lorraine Ball,Austin,Texas, Advocates (CASA) program in Douglas Kansas Bar Association for his achieve- couldn’t resist the Sandy Jayhawk outside the County, Project Phoenix for gang inter- ments, Justice Six also has been named a Kansas Union. vention and prevention, and the distinguished alumnus of the KU School Challenge Award for foster-care children of Law and the College of Liberal Arts graduating from high schools in and Sciences. Now retired, Justice Six Lawrence. She has earned national continues to hold court on his land Golden reunions respect not only from her colleagues in south of town, where he hosts tours of the justice system, but also from social- Blanton’s Crossing, a strategic outpost 1954 grads and their elders welfare professionals, educators and on the Oregon and California trails dur- return to Mount Oread countless Kansas families. ing the early years of the Kansas Although he chose the law as his Territory. ischief makes for lasting career, Fred Six followed his abiding memories. Just ask the Jayhawks of 1954, who Mshared laughs galore at the 50th reunion April 16-17. Tradition rings true Robert Roth, b’54, Larned, cited his favorite KU episode, which oddly enough involved his bout with the three- day measles in spring 1952. Even as he and his fellow patients convalesced in EARL RICHARDSON the student health center, they still man- aged to toast the basketball team’s national championship, thanks to some thoughtful visitors who arrived bearing a specially brewed remedy. The patients soon changed from peaked to perky, Roth recalled, and frustrated physicians pronounced them cured and sent them home. Basketball memories also prompted chuckles from Gene Johnstone, c’54, s’59, Rio Rancho, N.M., who remem- bered seeing more than his fair share of games in Hoch Auditorium, despite a ticket policy that limited students to Alumni Association Chair Linda Duston Warren, left, looks on as Fred B.Williams, attending alternate home games. “All we president and CEO, greets Stephanie Bartholomew, one of the students who received had to do was tape a copy of our picture KU class rings May 2 at the Adams Alumni Center. Jennifer Mueller Alderdice, center, over someone else’s student ID, and we directs the Association’s student programs and hosted the event, which honors a ring were set,” he admitted. “I didn’t miss tradition that began with the Class of 1947. many games.” continued on page 39

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Clockwise from top left: Leah Hemenway pinned a 50-year Jayhawk on Frank Newby at the Class of 1954 luncheon, where she and Chancellor Robert Hemenway congratulated the class members. Helen M. Brown and Myron E. Kelso returned to Lawrence for the reunions, as did Dick Cummings and Carol Swanson Ritchie, who not only are classmates but also former Alumni Association national chairs. Glen Davis and B.H. Born, above, and Barbara Bateman Wunsch and Nancy Morsbach Winter, opposite page, joined in the Friday night revelry To see more photos from the Gold Medal weekend, go to at the Adams Alumni Center. www.kualumni.org.

38 | KANSAS ALUMNI The Alumni Association was established in 1883 for the purpose of strengthening loyalty, friendship, commitment and communication among graduates, former and current students, parents, faculty, staff and all other friends of The University of Kansas. Its members hereby unite into an Association to achieve unity of purpose and action to serve the best interests of The University and its constituencies.The Association is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes.

Board of Directors Sydnie Bowling ALUMNI CENTER continued from page 37 Kampschroeder, c’65, Bryan Greve Naperville, Illinois Director of Alumni Center CHAIR At least one class member made a Craig B. Swenson, e’59, Services and Association Linda Duston Warren, c’66, career of making mischief. Phil Hahn, Lee’s Summit, Missouri Membership m’70, Hanover c’54, founder of the campus humor mag- Mike Wellman DIRECTORS TO JULY 2006 azine SQUAT and one of the pranksters EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR Director of Internet Services Jill Sadowsky Docking, Larry J. Borden, b’62, g’67, and Special Projects who stole the flags from atop Fraser c’78, g’84,Wichita Colorado Springs, Colo. Hall, went on to write for television, win- Marvin R. Motley, FINANCE ning an Emmy for his “Laugh-In” scripts c’77, l’80, g’81, Leawood Dwight Parman EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David B.Wescoe, c’76, Sr VP for Finance and Human and writing for numerous variety spe- Larry J. Borden, b’62, g’67, La Jolla, California Resources & Treasurer cials through the years. Still writing from Colorado Springs, Colo. Robert L. Driscoll, c’61, l’64, COMMUNICATIONS his home in Coos Bay, Ore., Hahn con- DIRECTORS TO JULY 2007 Mission Woods Chris Lazzarino tinues his collaboration with fellow KU Con M. Keating, c’63, Reid Holbrook, c’64, l’66, Associate Editor, grad and cartoonist Paul Coker, f’51. As Lincoln, Nebraska Overland Park Kansas Alumni Magazine Joe C. Morris, b’61, Leawood purveyors of what Hahn fondly calls Janet Martin McKinney, c’74, Jennifer Jackson Sanner Allyn W. Risley e’72, “horrifying clichés” and other silliness, Port Ludlow,Washington Sr VP for Communications Houston,Texas the two have become darlings of the Marvin R. Motley, c’77, l’80, and Editor, Kansas Alumni Magazine MAD magazine set and joined forces on g’81, Leawood DIRECTORS TO JULY 2008 Susan Younger Carol Swanson Ritchie, Carol Ann Adams Brown, children’s books. As he reminisced with Art Director d’54,Wichita c’72,Alexandria,Virginia friends and fans before the class dinner Linda Duston Warren, c’66, Tom H.Collinson, MEMBERSHIP Friday night, Hahn carried the first copy m’70, Hanover c’00, Pittsburg Jennifer Mueller Alderdice David B.Wescoe, c’76, of their latest children’s offering, Wee Petra “Tedde” Tasheff, c’78, Director of Student La Jolla, California Wisdom’s Henrietta the Homely Duckling. New York, New York Programs Bryan Greve Saturday’s festivities began with the VICE CHAIRS HONORARY MEMBERS Director of Alumni Center annual Gold Medal Club brunch for Tony C. Guy, c’82, Kansas City, Gene A. Budig, EdD, Services and Association graduates who have passed their 50th Missouri Princeton, New Jersey Membership anniversaries. Then nearly 90 youngsters John P.Hanna, g’64, d’66, E. Laurence Chalmers Jr., of ’54 celebrated their coming of age as g’67, PhD’73, St. Petersburg, PhD, San Antonio,Texas MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Florida they received their golden Jayhawk pins Archie R. Dykes, EdD, Carolyn Barnes Jay Howard, b’79, Austin,Texas Director of the Kansas from Chancellor Robert and Leah Goodlettsville,Tennessee Monty E. Strecker b’80, Delbert M. Shankel, PhD, Honors Program Hemenway and Alumni Association Ellinwood Lawrence Kirk Cerny President and CEO Fred B. Williams. Sr VP for Membership Alongside her new Jayhawk, Patricia DIRECTORS TO JULY 2004 Administrative Staff Services A. Drue Jennings, d’68, l’72, ADMINISTRATION Janice Cordry Roney Hughes, d’54, of Sabetha sported Leawood Kelly Norris Director of the Flying a saucer-sized pin. Though its sentiment Mary Kay Paige McPhee, Executive Assistant for Jayhawks Program d’49, Kansas City, Missouri shouted her preferred status 50 years External Programs ago, it also fit her latest milestone: John W. Mize, c’72, Salina RECORDS Lora Stoppel Bill Green Executive Assistant for “Damn Right! I’m a Senior.” DIRECTORS TO JULY 2005 Sr VP for Information Administration and Human “I thought twice about wearing it,” Nancy Borel Ellis, d’63, Services Resources Hughes said with a grin, “but I couldn’t Pinehurst, North Carolina Stefanie Shackelford Fred B.Williams Vice President for Records resist.” President and CEO For Jayhawks, the laughter always lingers.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 39 Class Notes BY KAREN GOODELL

1940 1957 where she’s retired. J.W. Greene, d’40, lives in Satellite Shirley Kubik Deterding, d’57, Stanley Williams, c’58, does engineer- Beach, Fla., where he’s retired from a recently became chairman of the board ing consulting for NASA and Lockheed career with American States Insurance. of Citizens Bank of Kansas. She lives in Martin. He lives in Nassau Bay, Texas, R.D. Milam, b’40, makes his home in Hutchinson. where he trains for triathlons. Bella Vista, Ark., with his wife, Helen. Thomas Lewinsohn, c’57, g’65, makes his home in Leawood. He spoke at KU’s 1959 1945 East Asian Film Fesitval earlier this year Robert Macy, j’59, lives in Las Vegas, Vivian Johnson MacRae, c’45, is about his experience living in the where he’s publisher at M&M Graphics. retired in Los Gatos, Calif. Shanghai ghetto in the 1940s. Richard Lockhart, e’57, is president of 1960 1947 Lockhart Geophysical in Denver. Edward Dolson, b’60, is a partner in Bernice Alexander West, c’47, and Diane Warner, c’57, is a self-employed Swanson Midgley in Kansas City. her husband, Ollie, celebrated their 53rd farm landlord in Leawood. Gary McEachen, b’60, lives in anniversary last September. They live in Shawnee Mission and is a partner in Oakland, Calif. 1958 Stinson Morrison Hecker. Roderic Deines, ’58, is general man- Francis Sellers, PhD’60, recently 1950 ager of Roderic Deines Inc. in Lawrence. joined Back Bay Financial Group in Albert Tyler, c’50, makes his home in Molly Smith, n’58, lives in Mission, Boston. He lives in South Yarmouth. Dallas with his wife, Bobbie.

1951 Wayne Kohman, e’51, is a retired sen- ior staff engineer with Perkin Elmer. He lives in Wilton, Conn.

1952 Lee Haworth, e’52, g’54, makes his home in Salina.

1953 William, c’53, l’55, and Maxine Bednar Allen, d’55, g’59, divide their time between homes in Overland Park and Largo, Fla.

1954 Frank Rodkey, b’54, a captain with TWA, lives in Lawrence with his wife, Cathie. Thomas Schlotterback, f’54, g’56, is exhibiting two of his drawings in shows in New Mexico and Texas. He’s a profes- sor emeritus of art at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Kyle Thompson, f’54, stays busy in retirement with ham radio and oil paint- ing. He lives in Oakdale, Calif.

40 | KANSAS ALUMNI Roger Stanton, c’60, l’63, practices law with Berkowitz Stanton Brandt Williams & Shaw, where he’s a partner. He lives in Prairie Village. Delbert Williamson, e’60, retired earlier this year from a career with GE Power Systems. He makes his home in Atlanta.

1961 Philip Anschutz, b’61, is chairman and CEO of the Anschutz Corp., which recently purchased the San Franscico Examiner and Independent newspapers. He makes his home in Denver. Robert Barnhill, c’61, dean-in-resi- dence for the National Science Foundation and Council of Graduate Schools, recently was chosen to lead the American Academy for the Advancement of Science’s committee on science, engi- neering and public policy. He lives in Lawrence.

1962 Marc Asher, m’62, recently was named a distinguished professor at the KU School of Medicine. He lives in Leawood. Judith Satterfield Henderson, d’62, g’73, is retired in Lawrence. Patricia Getto Plumlee, d’62, recently completed a marathon in Los Angeles. She makes her home in Cupertino, Calif. Mary Fassnacht Whitaker, d’62, EdD’96, retired last year as special edu- cation coordinator for the Olathe school district. She lives in Overland Park.

1963 Janet Burnett Huchingson, d’63, and her husband, John, live in Arlington, Texas, where she’s an associate professor of English at Tarrant County College. 1964 music at Southeast Missouri State The couple plans to move to Lawrence Helen Lindquist Bonny, d’64, g’68, University in Cape Girardeau. after retiring this summer. lives in Vero Beach, Fla. She wrote Music Rae Heath Hederstedt, d’64, does Eugene Lee, c’63, retired last year and Consciousness: The Evolution of substitute teaching at the Early from Siemens Medical Solutions and Guided Imagery and Music. Education Center in Hutchinson. moved to Bainbridge Island, Wash. Sandra Garvey Crowther, d’64, g’69, Kasem Narongdej, g’63, chairs the EdD’77, directs planning and program 1965 KPN Group in Bangkok, Thailand. improvement for the Lawrence public Peter Davidson, c’65, l’68, practices Edward Roberts, b’63, owns the schools. law part time in New York City. He lives Roberts Group in Bonner Springs. Robert Gifford, d’64, is a professor of in Chappaqua.

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John Edgar, b’65, lives in Overland Park and practices with Edgar Law Firm in Kansas City. Phil Harrison, c’65, recently became president of the Culver Legion. He lives in Lawrence. Arthur Spears, c’65, chairs the anthropology department at City University of New York. He lives in New York City. Donald Winklepleck, p’65, lives in Edmond, Okla., and works as a relief pharmacist.

1966 Kenneth Asher, p’66, is pharmacist-in- charge at Sugar Valley Pharmacy in Mound City. Ernest Ballweg, j’66, l’69, practices law in Overland Park. Rosalie Jenkins, j’66, directs corporate communications for the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. in New York City. Thomas Thompson, a’66, works as an investment representative for Edward Jones in Tulsa, Okla.

1967 Thomas Brandt, c’67, owns Brandt Technologies in Bensenville, Ill. He lives in Batavia. Richard Martin, e’67, lives in Fenton, Mich., where he’s retired from a career with General Motors. Larry Rouse, b’67, is a partner in the Kansas City firm of Rouse Hendricks German May. He lives in Prairie Village. Jane Barricklow Rousser, g’67, lives in Riverside, where she works at the University of California.

1968 Brian Barker, g’68, makes his home in London, where he’s a judge in the Central Criminal Court. Thomas King, d’68, is a professor of voice at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn. Roger Plowman, a’68, lives in Fishers, Ind., where he’s principal of Architecnique. Nancy Thompson Preston, c’68, co- owns Preston Insurance Agency in

42 | KANSAS ALUMNI Henderson, Texas. She lives in Lawrence. Leslie Burtner Gregory, c’70, lives in Crane, Texas, where she’s a semi-retired 1969 1970 priest. Daniel Flanigan, j’69, practices law Jay Cooper, j’70, is vice president of John Jackson, d’70, works as a sales with Polsinelli Shalton Welte in Kansas sales and marketing for Cinema representative for Crown Packaging. He City. Advertising. He lives in Riverview, Fla., lives in Memphis. Ruth Kava, c’69, directs nutrition for where he also owns Florida Snow James Kring Jr., e’70, is executive vice the American Council on Science and Removal, a marketing and special-proj- president of Bartlett & West Engineers Health in New York City. She lives in ects company. in Topeka. Poughkeepsie. Romesh Daftary, g’70, is president Mickey Mathews, d’70, dean of special Nancy Hurley Smith, c’69, g’75, is and CEO of Daftary & Associates. He programs at Contra Costa College in San managing editor of Mother Earth News. lives in Plano, Texas. Pablo, Calif., lives in Oakland.

Profile BY MELINDA SCHNYDER

Lawyer heads to the hills and discovered the animal res- cue group movement. Soon to tend abused animals TERESA TAMURA afterward she found Steve, also racie the paraplegic cat. CeCe an animal lover. the dog with muscular dystro- “We just came together and phy. Beauty the blind mare. this is the direction we took,” GKatie the pet cow who was on Marker says. “We didn’t even her way to a butcher. Myrtle the sheep have to talk about it. We both whose ears were chewed off during a pit had the passion and silently bull attack. Lola the hog whose herd moved toward it.” was abandoned one winter. Marker and Smith bought These are animals that might not be the ranch in 1998 with the taken in or given time to be adopted if idea of moving from Seattle they went to a traditional animal shelter. when they retired 10 years But these souls find peace and comfort down the road. But in at Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary, December 2000 they gave up run by Alayne Marker, l’84, and her hus- their lucrative jobs to open the Typical of the animals at Alayne Marker and Steve band, Steve Smith, in Ovando, Mont. sanctuary. Smith’s Rolling Dog Ranch is Chance, an old, deaf dog who Some of the 80-plus animals can be “The need was there and we was saved from euthanasia. Chance’s full story can be read placed in homes; it just takes a little had the ability to do it,” she at www.rollingdogranch.org. longer to find the right match. Many, says. “We have no staff and though, will live the rest of their lives on this is a very physically demanding job, The sanctuary is supported by contri- this ranch, which covers 160 acres of so we’re not sure we’d have been able to butions: The more money they raise, the grassland in the Blackfoot River valley of do it if we’d waited 10 or 15 years.” more animals they can take in. But they western Montana. They do not take a salary from the are careful to control their growth so “We give them the chance to live their sanctuary, so between feeding, medicat- that each animal gets the care it needs. lives here,” Marker says, “or the time to ing, taking animals to the vet’s office an “Words cannot describe how it feels find the families that can handle their hour away, pitching hay or digging out when you can help in this way,” Marker special needs.” snow, both work from home—Marker says. “People place so much faith and After graduating from law school, does legal work and Steve is a marketing trust in us, it’s overwhelming. It’s a won- Marker took a job in her native Wichita consultant. They’ve put their life savings derful feeling. I wouldn’t want to do any- with Boeing, which eventually moved into the sanctuary, which now has two thing else.” her to Seattle. She went to a local adop- barns, three animal cottages, three large- —Schnyder is a free-lance writer in Wichita. tion fair, where she found her dog Spats animal sheds and their home.

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Terry Satterlee, c’70, a partner in the Debra Miles Temple, d’72, teaches Kansas City law firm of Lathrop and sixth grade in Lawrence. Gage, lives in Parkville, Mo. Margaret Bocquin Walkenshaw, Rae Sedgwick, g’70, PhD’72, l’86, EdD’72, is a school psychologist in practices law and is a clinical and con- Shawnee Mission. She lives in Stanley. sulting psychologist in Bonner Springs. Julie Fern Thatcher, d’70, won the St. 1973 Paul School of Theology’s President’s David Dillon, b’73, is CEO of the Award last year. She lives in Overland Kroger Co. in Cincinnati. Park. Thel Kocher, EdD’73, lives in Kansas Constance Traylor, c’70, recently was City and is executive director of research named deputy regional attorney for the for the Blue Valley Unified Schools. National Labor Relations Board in Daniel Neuenswander, EdD’73, is a Overland Park. school-improvement specialist for the Lawrence school district. 1971 Timothy Rake, c’73, teaches in Leland Bowen, e’71, g’85, is senior Eugene, Ore. project manager for Klotz Associates in Leslie Meacham Saunders, c’73, is Houston. He lives in Katy, Texas. president and CEO of LMS Management Cheryll Irwin Boydston, d’71, teaches Consulting in Roswell, Ga. in Kansas City, where she lives with her husband, Kevin. 1974 Robert Brooks, c’71, is vice president Ellen Boddington Baumler, c’74, g’83, and general manager of Fontainebleau PhD’86, coordinates historic signs for Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Fla. the Montana Historical Society. She lives Brian Farney, b’71, l’73, lives in in Helena and recently published an arti- Bellevue, Wash., where he’s CEO of cle in the winter 2003 issue of Montana: INSERVE Corp. The Magazine of Western History. William Hubbs, p’71, is divisional vice Barbara Rosel Clingan, d’74, farms president and general merchandise man- and ranches in Gilmer, Texas. ager of Walgreens in Deerfield, Ill. Deborah Davies, c’74, is CEO of the Paul Robich, a’71, c’71, commutes Arc of Atlantic County in Somers Point, from Tujunga, Calif., to Los Angeles, N.J. She lives in Abescon. where he’s president of RMCA John Grossnickle, c’74, is assistant Architecture Design Planning. vice president of UMB Bank in Kansas Joanne Bellm Stanford, d’71, teaches City. music at Mead Hall School in Aiken, S.C. Rick Kimbrough, c’74, makes his Dana Stombaugh, c’71, is a senior home in Leavenworth. He’s senior vice medical executive with the U.S. Navy in president of MidAmerican Bank. Rota, Spain. Eric Rickart, c’74, g’76, lives in Salt Lake City, where he’s curator of verte- 1972 brates at the University of Utah’s Jamie Giffen Kimbrough, d’72, Museum of Natural History. teaches in Leavenworth, where she and Joel Voran, b’74, recently became a fel- her husband, Rick, c’74, make their low of the American College of Trust and home. He’s senior vice president at Estate Counsel. He’s a partner in the Mid-American Bank. Kansas City law firm of Lathrop & Gage. Colin Martin, c’72, is administrator of Dorchester County. He lives in 1975 Summerville, S.C. Richard Brown, j’75, owns Bruce Passman, c’72, g’75, PhD’87, Photography-Art.com in Kansas City. His lives in Lawrence, where he’s executive work was featured in the January issue director of student services for the pub- of Photographic Magazine and in the lic schools. February issue of Shutterbug.

44 | KANSAS ALUMNI Ann Hartstein, s’75, is executive Shawnee. He lives in Olathe. Elizabeth Llewellyn, c’77, is vice presi- director of the Massachusetts Darrell Revell, b’76, works for Payless dent of mission integration at St. Association of Older Americans. She ShoeSource in Topeka. Joseph’s Healthcare in Lexington, Ky. lives in Canton. Jessica Townsend Teague, d’76, is Jeffrey Smith, f’77, was named Gary Holleran, e’75, leads the process president of FACILE in Alexandria, Va. Teacher of the Year last year by the engineering team for BASF in Beaumont, Oklahoma chapter of the American Texas. ADOPTED BY: String Teachers Association. He’s a vio- Todd Thompson, j’75, l’82, is senior Rachel Lipman Reiber, j’76, l’84, and list with Signature Quartette and music attorney with Thompson & Associates in Mitch, c’84, of Olathe, twin girls, Mary director at Edison Preparatory School in Lawrence, where Caprice Maxey Shuang and Joan Er, from China last Tulsa. Thompson, d’75, g’77, is a public-school November. The girls will be 3 in June. speech/language pathologist. Rachel is vice president of regulatory 1978 and government affairs for Everest Deborah Wagner Apple, d’78, g’81, 1976 Connections in Lenexa, and Mitch is g’98, is an elementary-school principal Jan Torrey Gentry, d’76, g’82, is assis- president of REMS Inc. in Lawrence. in Kansas City. She lives in Overland tant principal at Lawrence High School. Park. Gregory Hurd, c’76, lives in 1977 Patricia Bond, c’78, lives in Lawrence, where he’s a host, producer Mary Carson, c’77, l’80, practices law Wilmington, N.C., where she’s senior and assistant managing editor for the with Triplett, Woolf & Garretson in account manager at CSX Transportation. World Co. Genna Hull Hurd, b’79, g’83, Wichita. Laurie James Dack, b’78, manages works in KU’s Policy Research Institute. Gordon Docking, j’77, is CEO of St. national sales for SKC Communication. Brock Lowman, c’76, manages haz- Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, Mo. She lives in Overland Park. ardous materials for BNSF Railway. He Ted Friedman, p’77, lives in Bayside, James Hobbs, c’78, practices law with lives in Topeka. N.Y., and is associate director of phar- Wyrsch Hobbs Mirakian in Kansas City. Stephen Ludwig, d’76, is assistant macy at Mount Sinai Medical Center Glenda Hill Krug, d’78, owns ReMax principal at Mill Valley High School in in New York City. Advantage Realtors in Salina.

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George Mason, d’78, coordinates Schraier & Co. in St. Louis. Johnston Insurance Agency in Kansas resources for South Asia for Campus City. Crusade for Christ. He lives in Irvine, 1979 Victor Franco, c’81, is a social worker Calif. Carrie Kent, j’79, writes for the with the New York City Housing Michael Meacham, l’78, directs out- Kansas City Star. Authority. He lives in Forest Hills. reach and is an assistant professor in the Mary Remboldt Gage, c’81, g’01, and department of health policy and admin- 1981 David, b’86, own Gage Management in istration at Pennsylvania State University John Calys, b’81, g’82, lives in Lawrence. in University Park. He lives in State Leawood and is vice president of finance Allan Gardner, c’81, is first vice presi- College. and assistant controller of Nextel dent-investments at Wachovia Securities Vicki Librach Swider, b’78, is a Communications. in Chesterfield, Mo. He lives in CPA and tax manager with Bergman Robert Fiss, b’81, is a principal at Wildwood.

Profile BY STEVEN HILL

Educator finds inspiration, In Geisel’s books Gardenhire saw a love for life and language joy in Seuss collection that inspired his own work as a teacher. he dog-eared books that once “One of the reasons he wrote lay scattered around John them was to circumvent the Gardenhire’s house are child- bland, boring books that were PHOTO COURTESY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION COURTESY PHOTO Thood classics: The Cat in the Hat. out then,” he says. “His books Green Eggs and Ham. And To Think That I still sell like crazy because kids Saw It On Mulberry Street. love what he did with language. To Gardenhire, d’58, the 32 signed We in the academic world can first editions are something more, learn from that.” reminders of a beloved aunt and a dear Gardenhire taught English childhood friend known to the world as for 41 years, including 39 at Dr. Seuss. Laney College in Oakland, “They were things that I grew up loving and enjoying— Every summer from the age of 8 to where he helped inner-city kids before they went into print,” says retired English professor 19, Gardenhire boarded a train in his become better readers. He John Gardenhire of his unique collection of signed Dr. hometown of Topeka for a trip to La wrote a popular reading text- Seuss books.“I saw them when he was working on them.” Jolla, Calif. There he spent time with his book and won multiple teacher- aunt, Alberta Fouts, who was cook and of-the-year awards. And he housekeeper for children’s author strived to bring Seussian liveliness to his He has since made an effort to pre- Theodor Geisel. classroom. serve and share the books, exhibiting A celebrated guest in the childless “Every time my students left the them at KU’s School of Education in household, Gardenhire often served as a classroom they had to either give me a 2001 and at the Oakland Public Library test reader for the latest Seuss creation. handshake or a hug. I call that humaniz- during the 2004 “Seussentennial,” a year- “He would try things out on me,” ing the curriculum.” long celebration of the 100th anniver- Gardenhire says. “Horton Hears a Who! I Gardenhire has taken a similar sary of Geisel’s birth. Harvard distinctly remember being asked about. hands-on approach to the Seuss books, University, where Gardenhire’s daughter He’d want to know if I could say a which he inherited in 1984. He read got her PhD, will show them next. rhyme, if the drawing was scary or nice.” them as a child and later used them to Ever the teacher, the retired professor Each time he published a new title, teach his daughter to read. When Geisel gets his greatest reward thumbing the Geisel presented a signed copy to Fouts. died in 1991, a friend pointed out the worn pages with his 2-year-old grand- “To Alberta, who helps with these books potential value of the collection, then daughter. “They are still doing good, far more than she knows, love, Dr. scattered throughout Gardenhire’s El because I read them to her. And that Seuss,” reads one inscription. Cerrito home. will be ongoing for sure.”

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Class Notes

Mark Johnson, j’81, manages sales for Todd Rogan, a’84, is senior project Kansas Bankers Surety. He lives in manager for Mills Corp. in Hazelwood, Littleton, Colo. Mo. Keith Maib, b’81, is a principal at Crossroads in New York City. 1985 Troy Greisen, c’85, commutes from BORN TO: Germantown, Md., to Washington, D.C., Gregory, p’81, and Ann Litman where he’s vice president of Special Geier, p’86, son, Brett Allen, May 6 in Olympics International. Lenexa, where he joins a sister, Allison, Donald Wallace, b’85, is controller of 10, and a brother, Dylan, 9. Southwire in Kingman, Ariz.

1982 BORN TO: William Menezes, ’82, lives in Denver, Mary Ann Bumgarner, c’85, l’88, and where he’s senior counselor with Gregory Baker, daughter, Corinna Carmichael Lynch Spong. Dorsey, July 31 in Crofton, Md., where she joins a brother, Camden, 8, and a 1983 sister, Madeline, 5. Robert Burns, h’83, is a self-employed Kevin Ose, c’85, m’89, and Marijo, health-care consultant in Acworth, Ga., daughter, Katherine Claire, March 10 in where he and Melanie Zollars Burns, Eden Prairie, Minn., where she joins d’81, live with their sons, Derrick, 16, three brothers, John, Timothy and Brendan, 12, and Colby. Melanie is a Benjamin; and a sister, Grace. Kevin is a dental hygienist. general surgeon at Park Nicollet Clinic in Therese Mufic Neustaedter, j’83, St. Louis Park. manages rental property in Prairie Village. 1986 Thomas Schnacke, c’83, j’83, is an Donna LaLonde, g’86, is associate assistant professor of law at Washburn vice president of academic affairs at University in Topeka. Washburn University in Topeka. Craig Neal, b’86, manages financial BORN TO: reporting for Message Pro. He lives in Ann Frame-Hertzog, c’83, and Missouri City, Texas. Steven, son, Sam Frame, July 29 in Robert Neill, c’86, l’92, serves as a Studio City, Calif. Ann is vice president U.S. Army trial attorney. He lives in of New Wave Creative. Arlington, Va. Dennis Hendrix, b’83, and Jodi, son, Robert Nonemaker, b’86, is president Reese Robert, Jan. 4 in Merriam, where of Financial Benefits of Kansas City. He he joins two sisters, Sydney, 6, and lives in Overland Park. Elizabeth, 2; and a brother, Alec, 5. BORN TO: 1984 Brian, b’86, and Laurie Welch Brown, Daniel Godfrey, c’84, serves as a lieu- c’86, twin daughters, Meredith Ann and tenant colonel in the U.S. Army com- Emma Charlotte, Oct. 13 in Olathe, manding the 1st Military Intelligence where they join a brother, Harrison, 3. Battalion in Balad, Iraq. Jeanmarie Will Lively, p’84, works as 1987 a staff pharmacist at North Austin Robert Eggert, e’87, g’90, is a reser- Medical Center in Austin, Texas. voir engineer adviser for Devon Energy Mark Mears, j’84, recently joined in Houston. Blimpie Subs & Salads in Marietta, Ga., as chief marketing officer. He and his 1988 wife, Stacy, live in Atlanta with their Carol Kindred Rivas, c’88, is an exec- daughters, McKenna and Brianna. utive representative with Merck & Co.

48 | KANSAS ALUMNI She lives in Oakland, N.J. and a brother, Brock, 4. Bobie is vice in Lawrence, where he joins a sister, Gerald Swift, e’88, serves as a president of operations at Montezuma Aidin, 2. Lori is an administrative assis- squadron commander with the U.S. Air State Bank. tant with Gene Fritzel Construction, and Force at Edwards AFB, Calif. Tim is a producer/director with Time 1991 Warner Productions in Overland Park. MARRIED Vincent Garcia, c’91, manages a Julie Goss Parks, n’91, and Michele Holland, c’88, to Ron Tackett, branch of Douglas County Bank in Christopher, daughter, Abigail, Oct. 7. Jan. 3. Michele directs global human Lawrence. They live in Troy. resources for TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Jeff Gueldner, b’91, owns Collegiate They live in Encinitas, Calif. Flag Source. He and Mindy Morrison 1992 Gueldner, c’94, live in Olathe. John, b’92, g’99, and Caroline Elton 1989 Stephen Penrod, c’91, and Kill, d’95, g’98, make their home in John Buzbee, c’89, j’89, is deputy gov- Georgeann Haynes, c’93, make their Overland Park with their children, Jack, ernorate coordinator in Tikrit, where he home in Kansas City with their son, 3, and Gabrielle, 1. is a civilian leader of one of 18 teams Winston, 2, and their daughter, Joel Karman, c’92, s’96, directs the working to prepare Iraqis for democracy. Winifred, 1. department of health social work at the He is a foreign service officer for the U.S. Scott Schuetz, b’91, is vice president University of Illinois Medical Center in State Department on loan to the U.S. of Wells Fargo’s North Central region. Chicago. He lives in Deerfield with his Department of Defense. His home is in He lives in Des Moines. wife, Melissa Eide Karman, d’97, and Washington, D.C. their infant son, Jacob Matthew. Jerome Lonergan, g’89, recently BORN TO: Steven Loving, b’92, is an agent for became president of Kansas Inc. He lives Lori Hanson, c’91, and Timothy New York Life Insurance in Prairie in Topeka. Manning, c’92, son, Eliot Ivan, Dec. 16 Village. Kelly Milligan, j’89, practices law with Karger, Key, Barnes & Lynn in Dallas. He was recently a finalist on ESPN’s “Dream Job.” Alison Young, j’89, does investigative reporting for Knight Ridder Newspapers in Washington, D.C. She lives in Alexandria, Va.

MARRIED Kim Lock, b’89, and Ernest Bittner, b’90, Aug. 2. They live in Overland Park, where they both work for Sprint.

BORN TO: John McGrath, g’89, PhD’91, and Shannon Gallagher, c’90, m’94, son, Connor John McGrath, July 21 in San Antonio, where he joins a brother, Joseph, 5, and a sister, Ellena, 3.

1990 Jon Dunbar, g’90, is president of Advantage Computer Enterprises in Iola. Scott Hallier, j’90, owns Employee Benefit Insurance Brokerage in Mission.

BORN TO: Bobie Loewen Davis, d’90, and Michael, son, Ian Levi, Nov. 28 in Dodge City, where he joins a sister, Ashley, 5,

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Western regional sales manager at Fibre- Metal Products, and she’s a proposal manager at Honeywell. They live in Chandler.

1993 Christine Kaiser Chapo, c’93, and her husband, Paul, live in Kirkwood, Mo., with their children, Grace, 3, and Nicholas, 1. Wayne Deines, n’93, is a clinical sys- tems analyst at St. Luke’s Hospital. He lives in Kansas City. Jennifer Triplett Klumpp, c’93, recently was promoted to supervisor at RSM McGladrey in Kansas City. Nancy Racunas, c’93, l’96, has been elected a shareholder in Polsinelli Shalton Welte in Overland Park.

BORN TO: Bryan, b’93, and Laura Penny Hedges, c’94, l’97, son, William Bryan, Feb. 4 in Lawrence, where he joins a sis- ter, Faith, 2. Bryan is president of Hedges Realty Executives, where Laura is vice president. Jamie Howard, s’93, and Amy Boyington, son, Holland Jonas Boyington-Howard, Dec. 18 in Portland, Ore.

1994 Janelle Phillips, e’94, is a project engineer at Landplan Engineering in Lawrence. She lives in Topeka. Mathew Stava, b’94, lives in Denver, where he’s a principal in the Spinna ker Management Group.

MARRIED David Dorsey, j’94, to Bonnie Stone, July 13 in Ft. Myers, Fla., where David is high-school sports reporter for the Ft. Stephen Thornberry, c’92 owns Jan. 21 in Lawrence, where she joins a Myers News-Press. Thornberry Law Firm in Kansas City. brother, Ian, who’ll be 2 in May. Kelly Kessinger Henke, c’92, and BORN TO: BORN TO: Christopher, daughter, Sara, Dec. 8 Matthew, b’94, and Jennifer Eric, c’92, and Martha Delaplain in Columbia, Mo., where she joins a McFarlane Moyer, p’94, triplet sons, Alabanza, f’93, daughter, Emma, Oct. 7 brother, Benjamin, who’ll be 2 in June. Scott Lee, Luke Nolan and Jack William, in Kailua, Hawaii, where she joins a Nov. 19 in Frisco, Texas. brother, Bailey, 4. MARRIED Trevor, e’94, m’98, and Laura Teresa Lynch Hanna, j’92, and Warren Miller, c’92, to Noelle Yamhure Thompson, g’99, PhD’03, son, Christopher, b’93, daughter, Shea Elise, Porcarello, Dec. 31 in Phoenix. He’s Carter, Aug. 5 in Cambridge, Mass.

50 | KANSAS ALUMNI Craig, b’94, and Shana Slough Casey Peterson, c’95, and Laura, son, Finley in Dallas, where he and his wife, Wurth, c’95, son, Leo Anthony, July 3 in Cole, July 29 in Parker, Colo. Emily, make their home. She’s a special- Overland Park, where he joins a brother, Trevor, j’95, and Kari Keating education teacher at Preston Hollow Max, who’ll be 4 in June. Wood, c’95, l’98, daughter, Reiss Elementary School. Caroline, Jan. 1 in Overland Park, Brian Pederson, p’96, is a staff phar- 1995 where she joins a brother, Remington, 1. macist at Atchison Hospital. His home is BORN TO: Trevor is an attorney with Selective in Olathe. Hunter Lochmann, d’95, and Kristin, Site Consultants. daughter, Elyse Renee, Nov. 5 in Astoria, BORN TO: N.Y. Hunter is senior manager of team 1996 Daniel, b’96, and Tricia Milsap Hare, marketing for the National Basketball Eric Madden, c’96, l’99, practices law h’98, g’01, twin daughters, Brynn Louise Association in New York City. with Diamond, McCarthy, Taylor & and Brecken Jo, July 3 in Cedar Park,

Profile BY CHRIS LAZZARINO

Broadnax trusts his future empowering people, to help solve some of the world’s major challenges.” to his students of today EARL RICHARDSON Broadnax grew up in Hoisington, alter Broadnax admits that where his father worked on the railroad even with his varied expe- and did a little farming. He was named rience in government and outstanding senior boy in his graduat- W academia, and his doctor- ing class, and was astonished when his ate from Syracuse and master’s from teachers urged him to attend college. Kansas, he was shocked when the “It was a community reaching out to trustees of Clark Atlanta University two me that made that happen,” he says. years ago offered him their presidency. “Thinking back on that … what a won- “I said, ‘Are you sure?’ I’m not sure derful thing that encouragement was.” you called the right number.’” He earned his undergraduate degree Broadnax, g’69, is unduly modest. At at Washburn University in Topeka. the time of his appointment, he was While working in an entry-level job in dean of the prestigious School of Public the governor’s statehouse office, Affairs at American University in Broadnax got to know James W. Bibb, Washington, D.C. He also has been a c’48, g’50, the state’s budget director, professor at the University of Maryland, who urged him to attend KU for a mas- Walter Broadnax, president of Clark and served President-elect Bill Clinton as ter’s in public administration. “He told Atlanta University, returned to KU for a the transition team leader. Clinton later me that that degree from KU turned his spring conference on the landmark Brown appointed Broadnax deputy secretary life around,” Broadnax recalls. “He also vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision. and chief operating officer at the U.S. said to me, ‘If you finish, I’ll hire you.’ “It does not take a million people to change Dept. of Health and Human Services. So that’s what I did, and he was right.” the world,” he told his audience.“It only His broad and distinguished career, Broadnax’s delight in the educational takes a few.Together, you and I can change which also includes service on numer- process continues. During a recent the world.” ous corporate and nonprofit boards, has awards ceremony at Clark Atlanta, he led Broadnax to the certain opinion that called a student to the stage to receive an he is in exactly the right place. award. The surprised woman threw a big said, ‘It’s your prize ... but it’s my future. “I still think the civilized world’s last, hug around her alma mater’s president, I feel so much more confident in what best hope for continuing to make and he beamed as proudly as if he were the world can become because you are progress is higher education,” he says. her father. you and you are here.’” “I am certain that it plays a major role, “I told her later that I was so ashamed President Broadnax, consider that in terms of preparing people, and for being so wrapped up in her prize. I encouragement debt repaid.

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Texas, where they join a brother, Keri Gibson Williams, c’97, and keting research analyst for Humana. William, 4. Kevin, daughter, Grace Lee, June 11 in Minneapolis, where she joins a brother, 1999 1997 Grant, 3. Keri is a speech-language Jennifer Adams, c’99, is a human- Rebekah Hall, j’97, is managing editor pathologist with the Salina school resources representative for Wendy’s of Primedia/Waste Age magazine in district. International. She lives in Denton, Texas. Atlanta. She and her husband, Brian Todd Anciaux, b’99, is a commercial Kessler, will celebrate their first anniver- 1998 banking officer at Commerce Bank. He sary on May 28. Megan Barbe, c’98, is a senior lives in Olathe. Howard Milton, c’97, g’98, is assistant research analyst at Entertainment in Los Andrew Hineman, e’99, works as an athletics director at the University of Angeles. She lives in Manhattan Beach. IT consultant for KC Metro Golf in Illinois, and Barclay Wilson Milton, Jeffrey Dingman, l’98, g’98, and his Prairie Village. n’95, is a nurse practitioner. They live in wife, Janel, celebrated their first anniver- Kristen Naylor Wurf, j’99, and her Champaign with their son, Connor, sary March 1. They live in Baldwin City, husband, Michael, live in New York City. who’s almost 2. where Jeffrey is city administrator. Kristen teaches kindergarten in Angela Smith Hiatt, j’98, does public Elizabeth, N.J. MARRIED relations for Professional Bull Riders Inc. Jung Yi, PhD’99, lives in Mansfield Brad Spickert, e’97, to Alyson in Colorado Springs, Colo. Center, Conn., and is a staff engineer Slimowitz, Oct. 26 in Atlanta, where Hamilton Hill, c’98, practices law with and scientist at UTC Fuel Cells. Brad is a consultant at McKinsey & Co. Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott in Chicago. BORN TO: BORN TO: Kaylene Hammerschmidt Heinen, David, c’97, and Stacy Grabiner BORN TO: p’99, and Scott, son, Jacob Scott, Dec. 25 Bellinson, b’97, daughter, Ilana Grace, Matthew, b’98, and Erica Neal Hayes, in Seneca. Dec. 30 in Chicago, where David is c’98, g’99, son, Braden, Dec. 24 in Danielle Kobe Weston, c’99, and an attorney. Louisville, Ky., where Matthew is a mar- Frederick, son, Jacob Michael, Dec. 17 in

52 | KANSAS ALUMNI San Antonio, where Danielle is a first Jennifer Williams, c’02, Oct. 18. They Mellard, Dec. 27 in Perry. They live in lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. live in Overland Park. Tucson, Ariz., where he’s a meteorologist Trent Guyer, b’01, and Catherine with the U.S. Air Force. 2000 Brinton, c’02, Oct. 4 in KU’s Danforth Mary Abbott, PhD’00, is a research Chapel. They live in Moundridge, and Associates professor at KU’s Juniper Gardens Trent works for Grasshopper Joyce Dryden Damron works in Children’s Project in Kansas City. Lawnmowers. Odyssey Healthcare’s in-patient hospice Karen Beckwith, s’00, recently Carrie Padden, d’01, to Jeffrey house in Mesa, Ariz. became a clinical aging specialist for Gibson, June 6 in Marysville. They live Nelle Barnhill Gollier visited Disney Valeo Behavioral Health Care. She has a in Overland Park, and Carrie is a fran- World recently to celebrate her 90th private practice as a mental health clini- chise development coordinator and birthday. Nelle makes her home in cian and lives in Berryton. event planner for Mr. Goodcents Ottawa. Endale Engida, e’00, g’02, works as a Franchise Systems. Stitt Robinson, professor emeritus of structural engineer with SRG in Mission. history at KU, recently completed five 2002 volumes in the 20-volume series of Early MARRIED Elizabeth Blake, c’02, studies law at American Indian Documents: Treaties and Jason Hohman, d’00, g’03, and Jenny KU. She lives in Lawrence. Laws 1607-1789, which is being pub- Schierbaum, c’03, Sept. 27 in Lawrence, Robert, b’02, and Amy Fairman lished by University Publications of where they live. Jason is an exercise spe- Hamm, j’02, celebrated their first America. He and Constance Mock cialist at Olathe Medical Center, and anniversary March 21. They live in Robinson, ’57, live in Lawrence. Jenny is an agent with American Family Kansas City, where he’s a financial ana- Insurance. lyst with Physician Associates and she’s Evan Jeter, c’00, to John Fauerbach, an assistant advertising manager with Sept. 13 in Denver, where they live. Evan the Theater League. School Codes Letters that follow is a marketing coordinator for KMPG, Elizabeth Monaghan, f’02, is an assis- names in Kansas Alumni indicate the school and John is a marketing associate with tant designer at Revman International from which alumni earned degrees. Numbers CoBank in Englewood. Thommy Hilfiger Home in New York show their class years. Jackson Martin, c’00, and Sarah City. She lives in Glen Gardner, N.J. a School of Architecture and Urban Jackson, c’02, Oct. 16 in St. Thomas, Avraham Mor, f’02, recently became a Design Virgin Islands. They live in Nashville, lighting designer at Lightswitch in b School of Business where he’s an account executive with Chicago. c College of Liberal Arts and McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations Justin Rajewski, e’02, works as a vehi- Sciences and she studies for a master’s in historic cle engineer at Daimler Chrysler in d School of Education preservation at Middle Tennessee State. Auburn Hills, Mich. He lives in e School of Engineering Waterford. f School of Fine Arts BORN TO: Brent Wasko, j’02, covers sports for Christopher Staus, a’00, and the St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. g Master’s Degree Michelle, daughter, Lauren Alexis Katherine West, j’02, coordinates traf- h School of Allied Health Mackenzie, July 17 in Overland Park, fic for Glynn Devins Advertising and j School of Journalism where he works for the architecture firm Marketing in Overland Park. l School of Law of Hollis & Miller. m School of Medicine 2003 n School of Nursing 2001 Margaret Egbarts, c’03, is an environ- p School of Pharmacy Lori Dillehay, p’01, is a pharmacist at mental technician at GeoCore. She lives s School of Social Welfare Eckerd Pharmacy in Mission. in Delphos. DE Doctor of Engineering Heather Fletcher, c’01, works as an Brian Jones, j’03, recently became a DMA Doctor of Musical Arts account executive for Universal marketing associate at SmithBucklin in EdD Doctor of Education Underwriters. She lives in Seattle. Chicago. PhD Doctor of Philosophy Yuxia Li, g’01, lives in Chandler, Ariz., Ann Ballard Spaulding, c’03, is an and is an information systems developer assistant broadcast buyer at Barkley (no letter) Former student for the Cartwright school district. Evergreen & Partners in Kansas City. assoc. Associate member of the Alumni Association MARRIED MARRIED Jack Chambers, e’01, g’03, and Charlie Dorssom, c’03, to Ashley

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The Early Years March 28 in Fairway. She is survived by Jack Terry, m’39, 91, Jan. 25 in Ponca Eileen McDonald Brewer, c’27, 98, her husband, John, c’38, m’41; two City, Okla., where he was a physician. Feb. 20 in Bartlesville, Okla. She is sur- daughters, one of whom is Mary, c’65; Survivors include his wife, Bernadine, vived by two daughters, one of whom is three sons, Thomas, c’70; a sister, Mary and a daughter, Carole Terry Gray, b’66. Betty Brewer Phillips, f’51. McVey Newcomer, ’44; eight grandchil- Josephine Braucher Fugate, c’24, dren; and four stepgrandchildren. 1940s g’29, Feb. 6 in Wichita, where she was Florence Searcy Morton, ’31, Dec. 29 Jane Woestemeyer Chase, c’47, 78, dean of women emerita and professor in Shawnee, where she was a retired March 12 in Bentonville, Ark. She is sur- emerita of mathematics and statistics at teacher. She is survived by two daugh- vived by her husband, Daniel, e’45, b’48; Wichita State University. Surviving are ters, Sylvia Morton Lautzenheiser, d’65, and a son, George, e’72. two sons, one of whom is Brauch, e’55; and Mary Morton Duwe, c’66; four Donnis La Gree Claassen, c’49, 76, five grandchildren; and five great-grand- grandsons; and five great-grandchildren. March 7 in Newton. Surviving are her children. Marshall Nye, e’39, March 15 in husband, Roland; two sons, Darrel, b’75, Ruth Challans Wiley, c’27, 96, Jan. 9 Oklahoma City, where he was retired and Daniel, c’78; a brother, Richard La in Marysville, Mo., where she was a from the oil and gas industry. He is sur- Gree, b’53; and four grandchildren. retired teacher. She is survived by two vived by his wife, Delos Woods Nye, Robert Coshow, e’49, Nov. 7 in San sons, David, e’50, g’56, and Lowell, c’67; c’39; two daughters; two sons; four Diego. He is survived by his wife, Anne four grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Shaeffer Coshow, c’49; two daughters, grandchildren. Martha Bishop Prater, c’32, 93, Jan. Viki, d’72, and Eleanor Coshow Smith, 28 in Longmont, Colo., where she was a c’72; a son, Richard, b’79; and six grand- 1930s retired teacher. She is survived by three children. Ernest Ayers, c’34, l’37, 92, Dec. 19 in daughters, one of whom is Ann Prater Frank Gaddie, c’40, 94, March 5 in Shelton, Wash., where he was a retired Schlager, c’73, g’86; nine grandchildren; Bazaar, where he was a farmer. He is sur- attorney. He is survived by his wife, 17 great-grandchildren; and four great- vived by his wife, Virginia; two daugh- Gladys; two daughters, one of whom is great-grandchildren. ters; a stepdaughter, Nancy Hodges, Anne, c’70; two sons; a brother, Edgar, Edward Safford, e’39, Nov. 7 in h’59; a stepson, Ernest Ballweg, j’66, e’30; a sister, Alice Ayers Otten, c’41; and Sarasota, Fla. He created Tracom in l’69; six grandchildren; four stepgrand- three grandsons. Denver and developed an artificial intel- children; 13 great-grandchildren; and Lucile Knuth Cooke, c’39, 85, Jan. 1 ligence program at the University of four stepgreat-grandchildren. in Chapel Hill, N.C. A memorial has Colorado. Surviving are two daughters, Glenn Kappelman, c’48, g’50, 81, April been established with the KU Stephanie, c’65, and Jeanne Safford 1 in Lawrence. He was the subject of a Endowment Association. She is survived Marshall, c’70; three grandchildren; and film and book, Through My Sights: A by two daughters, one of whom is a great-granddaughter. Gunner’s View of World War II, which Roberta Cooke Gluesenkamp, d’71; a Charles Smith, e’34, Dec. 10 in Santa chronicled the hundreds of combat pho- son; two sisters, one of whom is Lenore Ana, Calif., where he was an electrical tos he took while fighting in the Knuth Evans, f’42; four grandchildren; engineer. A daughter, Sally Smith Dooly, Normandy Invasion. Survivors include and two great-grandchildren. c’62, and five grandchildren survive. his wife, Betty, ’50; a sister, Laverne Elda Hartung, n’35, 92, Dec. 20 in Jane Givens Stone, c’37, 87, Dec. 23 Kappelman Harris, b’37; a son, Matthew, Farmington, N.M. Several nieces and in Fort Scott. Surviving are two daugh- ’89; and a daughter, Melanie, j’80. nephews survive. ters, one of whom is Jane Stone Dorothy Dean Miller, h’42, Feb. 10 in Rachel Shetlar Irwin, c’37, 89, March Woodburn, c’63; a sister, Edna Givens Manhattan, where she co-owned Miller 7 in Newton. She is survived by two Cheatham, d’41; four grandchildren; and Pharmacy for many years. She is sur- sons, Robert, c’68, and Richard, c’70, seven great-grandchildren. vived by her husband, Ralph, p’49; three m’75; three daughters, Retta Irwin Raymond Swanson, d’38, g’39, 86, daughters, one of whom is Kathleen Wyssenbach, d’73, Ruth, c’75, and Rae Jan. 18 in Leonardville. He is survived by Miller-Lemke, p’76; and a son. Irwin Biggerstaff, f’77; a sister; and 10 his wife, Phyllis Sikes Swanson, c’39; two William Mowery, c’44, m’47, 80, Jan. grandchildren. sons; a daughter, Sue Swanson 31 in Chapel Hill, N.C. He lived in Rose McVey McDonnell, c’38, 86, Hornbaker, c’70; and two grandchildren. Salina, where he was a retired surgeon.

54 | KANSAS ALUMNI Survivors include his wife, Sandy Puliver vived by his wife, Shirley Kubik a former assistant baseball coach at KU. Mowery, d’55; a son, William, c’81; two Deterding, d’57; two daughters, Jane, Survivors include his wife, Margo, two stepsons, one of whom is Jeff Rice, b’84; l’90, and Amy Deterding Keeny, b’86; a sons, a daughter and a sister, Susan and a sister. sister, Ann Deterding Rising, c’65; and Sears-Gabel, n’84. Robert Owens, m’48, g’53, 81, Jan. 15 two grandchildren. in Scottsdale, Ariz. He lived in Mission, James Lauver, g’59, 82, Jan. 28 in The University Community where he was a physician. He is survived Aberdeen, S.D., where he was an emeri- Paul Gilles, c’43, 83, Feb. 12 in by four sons, three of whom are Mark, tus professor of fine arts at Northern Kansas City. He lived in Lawrence, l’76, Robert, c’70, and John, c’79; three State University. Surviving are a son, where he was a retired distinguished daughters, two of whom are Mary Gregory, c’69; and two grandchildren. professor of chemistry. A memorial has Owens Thorpe, g’77, and Janet Owens Kathryn Mueller Seaman, c’54, 71, been established with the KU Wells, c’81; a stepson, Jay Roberts, g’82; Nov. 16 in Kirkland, Wash. Surviving are Endowment Association. He is survived three stepdaughters, one of whom is a son; two daughters; a sister, June by his wife, Helen Martin Gilles, c’43, Amy Roberts, n’92; a sister, Patricia Mueller Lassman, ’57; a brother; eight m’45; a son; two daughters, one of Owens Smith, b’39; a brother; 17 grand- grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. whom is Rebecca Gilles Richardson, children; seven stepgrandchildren; and s’75; a brother; and nine grandchildren. three great-grandchildren. 1960s Edwina Spielman King, 82, Dec. 9 in J.W.Van Blaricum, ’41, 85, March 7 in Shirley Gitchell Johnson, d’69, 57, Lawrence, where she worked in KU’s Dodge City, where he was a retired den- July 23 in Hutchinson. She is survived civil engineering department. A memori- tist. He is survived by his wife, Frances, by her husband, Randle, c’68, m’72; a al has been established with the KU assoc.; two sons, Kenneth, l’70, and daughter; her mother; three brothers; a Endowment Association. She is survived Galen, c’76; two daughters, Betty Van sister; and three grandchildren. by her husband, Myron, assoc.; a daugh- Blaricum Grogan, d’70, and Francia Van Clifford Mullen Jr., c’60, m’64, 65, ter, Juanita King Sexton, c’65; a son; two Blaricum Bird, h’82; eight grandchildren; Dec. 22 in Kansas City, where he prac- sisters; two grandchildren; and two and a great-grandchild. ticed medicine. He is survived by his great-granddaughters. wife, Judy, three daughters, a son, a Jacob Kleinberg, 89, Jan. 12 in 1950s brother, a sister and 10 grandchildren. Lawrence, where he had been a distin- Robert Bartholomew, e’51, 76, Feb. guished professor of inorganic chem- 19, 2003, in Sioux City, where he had 1970s istry. A memorial has been established worked for Iowa Public Service. He is Barbara “Skip” Stevens Patton, f’73, with the KU Endowment Association. He survived by his wife, Jean; a son; a step- 73, Feb. 28 in Hutchinson. She is sur- is survived by two daughters, Judith daughter; a stepson; four grandchildren; vived by a daughter, Pamela Meador Kleinberg Harmony, c’65, g’67, PhD’71, and two stepgranddaughters. Mattson, d’72, l’75; a son; two stepsons; and Jill, c’67. Erma Handke Bolick, c’51, g’75, 73, two stepdaughters; and three grandchil- Charles Reynolds, 80, March 14 in Jan. 23 in Anchorage, Alaska, where she dren. Lawrence, where he had been associate was a controller at Rogers and Babbler. Dave Pistole, p’73, 53, April 3 in chairman of chemistry. A memorial has Survivors include a daughter; a brother; Kansas City following injuries sustained been established with the KU two sisters, one of whom is June Handke in an amateur auto race in Topeka. He Endowment Association. He is survived Kautz, c’83; and two grandchildren. lived in Pittsburg, where he owned and by his wife, Priscilla, assoc.; three sons, Virginia Daughterty Buck, c’50, 75, operated Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy. Thomas, c’81, John, c’86, and Joseph, Feb. 25 in Wichita. She is survived by He was on the School of Pharmacy advi- c’90; three daughters, Marcia Reynolds her husband, Robert, b’50; two sons, one sory board and had recently received the Farley, d’75, Victoria Reynolds Quillin, of whom is David, g’77; a daughter; a sis- Association’s Mildred Clodfelter Award c’77, and Amy Reynolds Daub, h’81; and ter; and six grandchildren. for service to the Kansas Honors 15 grandchildren. Clyde Burnside, c’50, 74, Dec. 27 in Program. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn, Montrose Wolf, 68, March 19 in Great Bend. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter, Ann, ’04. A Lawrence, where he was a professor of Nancy Davis Burnside, ’51; a son, memorial has been established with the human development and family life. A Bradley, b’79, g’80; a daughter, Carolyn KU Endowment Association. memorial has been established with the Burnside Lopez, d’82; and five grand- David Sears, PhD’75, 59, Jan. 22, in KU Endowment Association. Survivors children. Lewiston, Idaho, where he taught at include his wife, Sandra Spiller Wolf, Max Deterding, b’55, 70, Feb. 4 in Lewis-Clark State College and was a PhD’79; a daughter, Julie, c’94; a son, Hutchinson, where he was a banker. A nationally recognized sculptor and Peter, c’90; a brother; his stepmother; memorial has been established with the author. He is a member of the Baker and two grandchildren. KU Endowment Association. He is sur- University Sports Hall of Fame and was

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grown up in than the city I’d lived in for only a few years.” So Carttar embarked on a

EARL RICHARDSON personal research project. But after conversations with Clenece Roberts Hills, d’62, g’77, presi- dent of the Sesquicentennial Commission, and members of the commission’s Heritage Committee, Carttar’s solitary Carttar’s year-end quest became a civic emblem. deadline loomed even The map was finished in larger after the Dec. 14 January; the sesquicentennial arrival of his third daugh- celebration officially begins May ter, but “I wanted people 30 and runs through a festival to have the map early in weekend Sept. 17-19. 2004, so they could use The map’s layers are as rich it to navigate through as the history it describes. Atop the year, like a guide you the verdant topographical land- pick up as you enter an scape, Carttar has laid the grids amusement park.” of local neighborhoods, which fan out from A.D. Searle’s origi- nal 1854 plan for the city Sense of direction (including the north-south “state” streets that remain the Map celebrates 150 years, city’s heart). Residents and far- tells stories of Lawrence flung alumni who embrace names such as Oread, Alvamar, y profession, David Carttar predicts the Pinckney, Old West Lawrence and Breezedale future. But for three years, he devoted will zero in on familiar haunts, Carttar says: “The untold hours to exploring the past. first thing people do is look for their house.” B His findings appear in glorious detail But they can’t tear themselves away. Other on The Lawrence Sesquicentennial Map, a proj- layers to linger over include 242 points of inter- ect that combines Carttar’s expertise as a car- tographer with evocative images and facts from Lawrence history. Carttar, a’92, c’92, returned to his home- town four years ago after living for six years CARTTAR DAVID in San Francisco, where he worked as lead engineer for Risk Management Solutions Inc., a firm that uses geographic databases and financial models to calculate the risks of catastophe for urban areas. He continues his work for RMS from Lawrence, where he lives with his wife, Claudia Olea, a’92, s’92, and their three daughters. Upon returning to Lawrence, he says, “I realized I knew much less about the city I’d

56 | KANSAS ALUMNI est, each with a brief note, plus photos When later asked how violin and less. That is what we are striving for.” and vignettes. piano can share the same stage, Snytkin To an amateur’s untrained and appre- As he pored over resources in KU’s replied as concisely as he dances his ciative ear, they are already there. Spencer Research Library and the English bow across his old French violin: —Chris Lazzarino Watkins Community Museum, Carttar “Balance. Like breathing together.” chose excerpts that reflect the city’s Snytkin was cast adrift from the unusual origins. “Lawrence was one of Lithuanian Music Academy, where he the few communities created for political earned his bachelor’s and master’s reasons, so I tried to portray the role of degrees, when his teacher died suddenly More than a game conflict throughout its history,” he says. after a performance. After hearing about So, along with expected features such as Assistant Professor Ben Sayevich, also a Fifty years after famous upset, Old Fraser Hall and the 1951 flood, native of Lithuania, he mailed a tape to viewers will find remnants of civil-rights Lawrence, and was accepted into KU’s player’s memoir shows struggles in the city founded by Free program. winning isn’t everything Staters. The final point of interest is yet Here he quickly found friends in the to be built: a park at Clinton Lake to local Russian community, many of n 1954, tiny Milan High beat big-city commemorate 150 years. whom attended the recital, and a musi- powerhouse Muncie to win the The map is a valuable guide, but God cal partner in Hadley, an award-winning Indiana state championship. The forbid anyone fold it and stuff it in the pianist who has played in Russia. Igame, which inspired the movie glove compartment. Its shimmering vis- As Sergei Prokofiev’s music tends to “Hoosiers,” is arguably the most storied age belongs on a wall, where lovers of do, the Sonata for Violin and Piano in F high school basketball game ever played. Lawrence can marvel at the past and, Minor, Opus 80, stole the hearts of its In 1957, North Carolina beat Wilt true to the city’s tradition, debate which listeners, especially the piano/violin Chamberlain-led KU in triple overtime to direction to travel next. exchanges of the tender third movement, win the NCAA championship—arguably —Jennifer Jackson Sanner the instruments flirting and impressing the most storied college basketball game and preening. ever played. To learn more about the map, which Snytkin plays a confident, intense vio- Both times, Philip Raisor was on the sells for $19.95, or the sesquicentennial, lin that produces a dramatic, full sound, losing side. visit www.lawrence150.org yet he does not emotionally shy away from the small, lovely pas- sages. His stage presence is stark: Dressed in black, he did not say

a word to the audience in a two- EARL RICHARDSON Beautiful music hour recital. (Nor did Hadley, though she addressed her audi- Duo’s violin, piano recital ence extensively during her solo a preview of world competition recital last fall.) Snytkin’s some- what severe countenance soft- ith a violin performance ened at the end, as he embraced both thunderous and sub- Hadley to shouts of “Bravo!” lime, doctoral student The two will compete this W Aleksandr Snytkin capti- August at the Swedish vated his audience April 22 in Swarthout International Duo Competition. Recital Hall. Yet Snytkin’s transcendent “This is the closest working violin had its match in the sure, subtle duo I’ve ever been part of,” piano of Melanie Hadley, f’04. Hadley says. “We have a mutual Few instruments can be tougher to understanding of how the music mesh in a duo, especially for young, fits together. A great duo is seam- eager musicians. Snytkin, of Vilnius, Lithuania, and Hadley, of Lawrence, have been playing together for two years, Violinist Aleksandr Snytkin and and they dovetailed beautifully, espe- pianist Melanie Hadley will represent cially in the recital’s memorable Proko- KU this summer at the Swedish fiev and Brahms sonatas. International Duo Competition.

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 57 Rock Chalk Review

In his memoir, Outside Shooter, Raisor, Mario Medina built two ’60, aptly recounts the soaring intensity West Campus structures to and plunging disappointment of those test an energy-saving con- EARL RICHARDSON epic battles. But his book is far more struction material. Soon he than an athlete’s tale of heartbreak and begins testing with a North faded glory. It’s the story of young man Carolina building supplier. awakening to the world beyond games, and to the realization that sports is about more than winning or losing. Though a starting guard for Muncie, with what we can.” Raisor spent most of the game on the Instead, Raisor gives bench. During KU’s loss to the Tarheels up his NBA dream and in Kansas City, he watched from the quits the game that has Municipal Auditorium stands with his made him feel like “a junior varsity teammates. This outsider growing plant in the vantage seems fitting for a young man window, admired and who felt alienated nearly everywhere he tended.” He throws himself into his tends, is that “game day is only part of went, including, at times, his hometown. books and discovers that literature offers the game. A ripped down rebound, a At Muncie High, Raisor bonds with thrills comparable to sports. He throws twisting dribble down the floor, a last- black teammate John Casterlow and himself into the brewing battle over second jump shot that rims in or out, or recoils instinctively from the racism his desegregation and discovers the courage an elbow stuck in a lazy forward’s ribs friend encounters. Casterlow’s inner rage of his convictions. doesn’t define us. Neither does the won- at the taunts directed at him haunts Raisor, associate professor of English and-lost record. What defines us is what Raisor well into college. at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, we bring to the game....” At KU, where he pledged Beta Theta Va., adds but modestly to our knowledge To steal one of Raisor’s own lines, Pi, Raisor’s alienation (from Greek life, of civil rights in America. His coming-of- that sounds like the wisdom of a man from Coach Dick Harp’s style of play) is age struggles—to discover his calling, to who learned more about winning from so acute that midway through his sopho- define his character, to cope with losing than the other way around. more year he transfers to Louisiana State estrangement from family and friends— —Steven Hill University. Raisor soon learns that are archetypal; they will resonate with racism is more overt in Baton Rouge anyone who went off to college and came home changed. Far more rare are his insights into a game that he sees as a crucible in which charac- Built for comfort ter is molded and tempered. “Basketball sometimes feels like Professor’s research adapts Outside Shooter: a creature,” he writes, “a living unique construction material A Memoir thing, maybe a she—seductive, to boost energy efficiency brazen, and entirely mysterious. By Philip Raisor Once she gets in your bones, she uring a typical Kansas heat meets your wishes or fears wherever wave, there are days you’d University of you turn. But most of the time bas- swear the walls are going Missouri Press, ketball reflects yourself. ... Always, Dto melt. $24.95 the rules, the form, the time of the In Mario Medina’s house of the game challenge you to define who- future, the walls will melt—and you’ll be ever you are. But neither player nor cooler because of it. fan, winner or loser, wants to give it Medina, assistant professor of civil, than in Muncie or Lawrence. When he up. We—those of us with basketball in environmental and architectural engi- tries to convince his old high school our bones—know that it is not life, but neering, is harnessing the unique heat- coach (by then head coach at LSU) to neither is it just a game. Like all rituals absorption properties of a special kind recruit Casterlow, he’s reminded that and myths, it is for believers.” of paraffin wax to improve the energy segregation is not only university policy, Some might read Raisor’s truncated efficiency of homes. but also state law. “Let’s get on with real- hoop dream as a tale of promise unmet. The wax, a byproduct of oil refining, ity, Phil,” his coach tells him. “Let’s go But what every athlete knows, he con- is what’s known as a “phase-change

58 | KANSAS ALUMNI material.” When it melts, it absorbs sig- far suggest that phase-change frame lower,” Medina says. “For the average nificant amounts of heat. The heat is walls, as Medina calls them, reduce heat 2,000-square-foot house, we estimate stored and later released when the wax flux (the amount of heat transferred savings of about $900 a year, depending resolidifies. through a home’s walls) as much as 38 on the weather.” In a pair of small structures he and percent during the hottest part of the The wax Medina is using isn’t the his graduate students built on West day. The walls reduce the demand for air kind used in canning or candle-making. Campus, Medina is testing a construc- conditioning 8 to 10 percent. It has been modified during production tion technique that adds the wax to tra- That can translate into big savings on to melt at 78 degrees. On a hot summer ditionally constructed wall panels in summer heating and winter cooling for day, when the air temperature inside a copper tubes mounted between the wall homeowners. wall reaches 78, the wax melts, trapping studs. The data his team has gathered so “Their utility bills are going to be heat that would otherwise seep into the house. Later in the day, as the air tem- perature cools and the wax solidifies, the heat is released. Some of it flows into the Bent strings ture.This summer the band will release its house, but the rest is vented outside. first recording in 15 years, mixing studio In short, less heat enters the home, ou’d expect a band named after a performances with live music recorded and the heat that does enter is shifted to Y19th-century mountain guide who ate last fall at a 25th anniversary concert at cooler times of day. Medina found the his customers to be a tad unusual. the Lawrence Arts Center. (Visit www.ask- biggest reduction in heat flux between 5 You’d be right. a-luthier.com for more information.) and 6 p.m., the hottest time of day. That For 25 years The Alferd Packer The only remaining original member, should appeal to utility companies, Memorial String Band has been known as Brothers has seen two dozen musicians which often have a tough time generat- much for its antics as its genre-busting come and go. But some things stay the ing enough electricity during this time of array of musical styles: Lawrence sculptor same: “We start with the idea that music peak demand. Jim Brothers, ’70, who contributes uncon- is fun,” he says,“and we reserve the right In winter, the heat-blocking benefit of ventional percussion (washboards, whistles to cannibalize all forms of music.” the wax traps hot air from inside the and blackpowder firearms) once set fire —Steven Hill house that would otherwise be lost to a chair during a per- through the walls and vents it back into formance. the house when the temperature falls. Though they’ve mel- The phase-change frame wall is ideal lowed since the days MIKE YODER for desert or coastal climates, where days when gunplay was part of are hot and nights are cool. But even in a their repertoire, these Kansas climate, where nights are still merry pranksters (fiddler hot, there are benefits to spreading heat Lauralyn Bodle, c’93; ban- flow more evenly over time. Air tempera- joist Steve Goeke; tures remain more constant, Medina Brothers; fiddler Steve says, which increases comfort and lets Mason, d’86; guitarist Mike cooling equipment operate more effi- Yoder; and accordionist ciently and with less wear and tear. Matt Kirby) still proudly More research is needed before phase- march onstage with their change material becomes a household trademark standard: a term. But preliminary results are promis- portrait of Colorado can- ing enough that Medina has applied for nibal Alferd Packer topped a patent. This spring he began testing his by a bobcat hide. Backed idea with Better Building Products of by the Kansas Arts Salisbury, N.C., makers of prefabricated Commission, the band has wall panels for the construction trade. played 119 Kansas towns “Our hope is that we will be able to since 1978. Its most convince home builders that this is a famous gig, the annual Tax good product that would be easy to use,” Day concert at the down- Medina says. “It’s environmentally town post office, has friendly, it’s safe and it can lower energy become a Lawrence fix- consumption.” —Steven Hill

ISSUE 3, 2004 | 59 Oread Encore BY CHRIS LAZZARINO

Oerter started painting in 1980, when an Olympic sponsor commissioned artwork by five non-artist athletes. Oerter grew up in New York City, the son of “bohemian” parents who encour- aged him to explore the museums, in part because his high blood pressure, which Oerter has battled since birth, made playgrounds off- limits. “Abstract artists became heroes of mine,” BY EARL RICHARDSON PHOTOGRAPH he says. “I didn’t know anything about the ath- letes in New York until I was maybe 12.” Many of his paintings include circle motifs, but they are not necessarily an homage to the Al and Cathy Oerter discus: “I have art up in our home, by other returned to the Hill folks, and they have circles. So who knows? I have no idea.” for Al’s induction in the Oerter is recovering from congestive heart fail- Kansas Relays Hall ure, which he says was caused by a physician’s of Fame. His paintings decision to take him off one of his medications. include “Impact #11” Now that the scare is behind him, he again looks (right) and “Primitive Self fit and happy and his handshake is rock solid. #1” (below right). His spirits also were buoyed by a recent call from Athens: Olympic officials commissioned four pieces of original art. Al Oerter is back in the Olympics. Oerter’s new Pure gold. glory days Olympic legend returns to his first passion

l Oerter, ’58, won the discus gold in four consecutive Olympiads, from 1956 to ’68, winning each time with A an Olympic-record throw. He won two NCAA championships, set four world records and was the first man to throw the discus 200 feet. Old news. So ask him what happened the other day down at his Florida condominium: “My wife was riding up the elevator, and the person in there with her says, ‘You’re the wife of that artist, aren’t you?’” For the first time in his public life, Al Oerter is To view or purchase Oerter’s paintings known as something other than an athlete. He and autographed or painted discuses, visit could not be happier. www.aloerter.com.

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