magazine Grand View University Fall 2010 SOLDIERS & STUDENTS 8 president’s PEN Giving…a lot of things have me thinking perish, but have eternal life.” about this very human and humane act When I think about this fall term, of giving of one’s self. This issue of the which is nearing its completion, I think magazine is going to press just prior to of numerous acts of giving on the part the Thanksgiving holiday. Right after of the Grand View community, several that, we begin our preparations for the of which are covered in this issue of the GChristmas season. I am looking forward magazine. to Julefest, Grand In early October, we hosted a group View’s annual of Danish students from the Vejla Business gift of music to School in Vejla, Denmark. They had been the community. scheduled to visit Dana College, but with Carole and I Dana’s closure, we substituted as hosts. recently selected With relatively little advance notice, about the student- a dozen Grand View families opened designed their homes to host these young visitors Christmas card we from Denmark. The students, who were will send to all our used to staying on campus at Dana, were friends. Indeed, skeptical at first about their homestays, during Advent but everyone (including the host families) we prepare our had a great time. The Danish students hearts and minds listed their homestays as the highlight of for the message of their trip. And the teachers from Vejla Christmas, when want to bring students back every year. “God so loved the Some simple acts of giving hospitality world that he gave resulted in ongoing friendships with folks his only Son, that in Denmark. whosoever believes Just two weeks later, Grand View in him will not hosted the Southeast Jutland Danish SOLDIERS & WOODROW THE DANES STUDENTS WILSON VISIT VISITING GRAND VIEW 8 FELLOW WEEK 12 Grand View named Visiting fellow Grand View welcomes Military Friendly encourages campus Danish business students School; soldier- community to live a and gymnasts to share student persectives. meaningful life. cultural perspectives. Gymnastics Performance Team. Once individuals who give of themselves, who again, several families opened their make significant sacrifices to benefit homes and gave of themselves to show others…members of the military. Some hospitality and friendship. One of the of our brave troops give their very lives guests said Grand View was the best in service to our country. In honor of stop of all her tours with the gymnastics their giving, Grand View proudly took the teams. necessary steps to become a “Military Also in October, our campus Friendly School.” This is but a small magazine community participated in Des Moines’ token of our thanks for what our military signature event, the World Food Prize personnel have given to all of us. FALL 2011 Week. Our students and employees Finally, I would be remiss if I did VOLUME 59, NUMBER 3 donated food and money for an area not mention those who have given Editor LACIE SIBLEY ’07 food pantry. We had a team of students generously of their financial resources to Designer KElly (DEVRIES ’00) DANIEL walk in the Hunger Hike. support Grand View over the past year. Contributing Writer CAROL BAMFORD Contributing Writer Molly BROWN You’ll read in this issue about This is the issue in which we list and Contributing Writer RACHELLE MITCHELL Woodrow Wilson Week. Again, our thank our donors for their gifts to us. Photographers DOUG APPLEBY, BRIDGET Donovan ’11, AMANDA GABBErt ’13, Grand View community gave their time This is a season of giving…and giving JODI JURIK ’11, Keely SHANNON ’12 and labor to package meals for Meals thanks. Acts of giving make the world Board of Trustees from the Heartland and spruced up the a better place. I am proud that Grand Chair PAUL E. SCHICKLER Karen (Sorensen ’70) Sandra K. (Jensen ’57) campus during a day of service. I also View students routinely demonstrate Brodie Rasmussen could mention the Nursing Student that they will carry on these traditions of Marcia H. Brown Dawn Taylor Michael L. Burk Association’s blood drive or our business volunteerism and philanthropy after they Eric W. Burmeister Honorary Members club’s efforts to raise funds for needy graduate. To all of you, I say Gregory J. Burrows Willard L. Bishop C. Dean Carlson Garland K. Carver children in Moldova. Without doubt, the THANK YOU! Mary C. Coffin H. Eugene Cedarholm Grand View community is a very giving Eric T. Crowell ’77 Phillip D. Ehm ’51 Robert S. DeWaay Thomas R. Gibson community. Bao Jake “B.J.” Do Solveig E. (Peterson ’61) Virgil B. Elings ’58 Gregory The cover article of this issue calls Vada Grantham ’88 Larry D. Hartsook ’63 attention to another special group of KENT HENNING Brett E. Harman Michael N. Hess PRESIDENT Scott M. Harrison J. Robert Hudson Nick J. Henderson Theodore M. Hutchison Kent L. Henning Richard O. Jacobson Laura Hollingsworth Charles S. Johnson Richard Hurd ’72 Timothy J. Krumm Carey G. Jury ’70 Robert E. Larson José M. Laracuente James E. Luhrs Marilyn Olson Elton P. Richards Gary Palmer ’72 John P. Rigler Clayton L. Ringgenberg ON THE COVer… GV Magazine is published three times annually by the Marketing Department at Grand View University and is distributed at no charge to alumni and friends of the institution. Constituents are encouraged to send contributions, suggestions and information for Alumni News to: Grand View Lacie Sibley, Editor; Grand View University; 1200 Grandview Avenue; Des Moines, IA 50316-1599 was named 515-263-2832; [email protected] or fill out the a Military form online at www.grandview.edu. 14 Friendly School and works closely with Grand View University 1200 Grandview Avenue our military Des Moines, Iowa 50316-1599 students at 515-263-2800 Camp Dodge. 800-444-6083 www.grandview.edu on the ROCK RASMUSSEN CENTER NAMED RUNNER- ANOTHER RECORD UP IN SMARTEST BUILDING CHALLENGE ENROLLMENT BY RACHELLE MITCHELL, MANAGER OF EVENTS AND PUBLICITY BY RACHELLE MITCHELL, Grand View University’s MANAGER OF EVENTS Rasmussen Center for Community AND PUBLICITY Advancement Professions was Grand View is pleased to announce awarded runner-up in the a 5% increase in full-time enrollment Smartest Building in America this year, bringing the total number Challenge, which honors of students to 2,103, a 3% overall Gorganizations who have put their increase. This is yet another record year building automation systems to for both full-time and total enrollment, full use. After searching for the as well as the second largest freshmen Smartest Building, industry experts class in history. The university has narrowed the field down to two a 6.3% increase in traditional-age winners and two runners-up. As students for this academic year. runner-up, Grand View receives Grand View is also an increasingly $15,000 in products and services Adam Voigts (right), vice president for administration and residential campus with a record- from the Building Technologies finance, receives a plaque from Ron McCannon, territory sales breaking number of students living on division of Siemens or a $15,000 manager for Siemen’s Industry, Inc., recognizing Grand View as a campus. All campus housing facilities donation to a qualified charity. runner-up in the Smartest Building in America Challenge. are full, with 611 students living on Entries were judged on the photos: LACIE SIBley ’07 campus, an 8.5% increase from last following criteria: how innovatively the builder used APOGEE® or TALON® building year. To accommodate the growing automation systems to achieve business, efficiency or sustainability goals for the demand, construction is underway on organization; the contribution of APOGEE® or TALON® towards making the building the a four-story residence building slated to Smartest Building in America; innovations, features or capabilities orchestrated by the open in the fall of 2011. building owner, facility manager or consulting-specifying engineer to make the building a Smart Building; and creativity and artistic merit of the submission. NEW MEMBERS NAMED TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES Three new members have joined the Shelter and Board of Governors, and in Wisconsin, Washington, Illinois and Grand View University Board of Trustees: Future Planning Committee. Michigan prior to joining The Des Moines Karen (Sorensen ’70) Brodie, Laura Hollingsworth was named president Register in 2002 as vice president of Hollingsworth, and Gary Palmer ’72. and publisher of The Des Moines Register advertising. In 2005, she was named Brodie, a Ringsted, Iowa, native, in 2007. In 2008, she was named general manager and directed advertising, lives in Richardson, Texas. She has been group president of the West Group for circulation, production, marketing, Ta member of the GV National Alumni Gannett’s U.S. Community Publishing. information services, online and the Association Council since 2002, as well as She oversees 16 markets in the western Des Moines weeklies. of the GV Spotlight on Success Steering region of the United States, including Palmer is president and CEO of Committee, serving as chair of the alumni Des Moines and Iowa City. She joined Prairie Meadows. He served on the board segment of the campaign. Gannett Co., which owns The Register, in of the Racing Association of Central Iowa In Texas, she serves on numerous 1989. (RACI) from 1994-1998 before becoming boards, including Hope’s Door Women’s Hollingsworth worked at newspapers a full-time staff member at Prairie GV magazine Fall 2 2010 SUITES DEDICATED IN HONOR OF FORMER GV PRESIDENT BY Lacie sibley ’07, editor A dedication ceremony for the student suites took place August 26 in honor of Rev. Dr. Karl F. Langrock, GV president from 1972 to 1988, and his wife, Rose Marie.