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This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the UNI Alumni Association at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in UNI Today by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. , Northern Iowa Today The University of Northern Iowa magazine • Summer 1998

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-Marian Wright Edelman Northern Iowa Today Contents

The University of Northern Iowa magazine 2 Service learning Volume 82, Number 2 Education branches out to link community needs with Summer 1998 students' learning.

Executive Editor: Susan M. Chilcott

Managing Editor: usan M. Chilcott provides valuable Copy Editor: Janeen Stewart 7 Teacher Helpline

Art Director: Elizabeth Conrad LaVelle link for first-year teachers Technology brings college resources closer to graduates. Photography: Jeff Martin, Gerald Anglum

Other Contributors: Gerald Anglum, usan Cornell, Gwenne Culpepper, Vicki Grimes, Bradley Halverson, Jennifer Peterson, Dewayne 8 Helping communities decide Purdy, Carole Shelley Yates IDM serves the state from border to border. Class Notes Editor: Jennifer Peterson, '97, '98 ~9

Cover Photographs: Jeff Martin 14 Sharing what means the most ew scholarships will benefit education and Director of Alumni Relations: library science students. Noreen H ermansen

Northern Iowa Today, distributed to all alumni, parents, faculty and staff, and other friends of 10 Portfolio: 1998 Student Art Exhibit U I, is published four times a year in the Showcasing some of the award winners from Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter by the Office of Public Relations, 127 Gilchrist Hall, this year's show. University of orthern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0017 and the Division of Development. The Office of Public Relations (319) 273-2761 invites letters to the editor, as well as 12 Emeritus faculty profile: Saul and Joan Diamond suggestions and contributions for articles and class notes. Giving back is what counts.

Send address changes to Northern Iowa Today, Office of Alumni Relations, 204 Commons, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 13 Alumni profile: Thomas Phillips 50614-0284. Third class postage paid at Cedar Knowing when to change your plans makes a difference. Falls, Iowa 50613.

The University of Northern Iowa is a member of CASE, the Council for the Advancement and College & University Support of Education. orthern Iowa is an 17 equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action. 22 UNI Alumni World Including Alumni Association news and Class otes. On the cover: As part of their service learning experience, UNI students participate in the (clockwise from top) Volunteer Day cleanup, 36 Perspective: The role of community service at UNI Habitat for Humanity and America Reads UNl's Don Doerr comments on service learning. programs.

Inside front cover: U I students Roger Brannon (top photo) and Teresa Kaune Visit the university via the World Wide Web: www.uni.edu participate in tutoring programs. INDA AND OTIIERS roles in it. Plus, it gives them an m her class spent a chunk opportunity to a pply the concepts they of an April Saturday are studying which can help them painting deposit boxes for a understand those more thoroughly." non-profit agency. Besides The U I Office of Experiential a s light sunburn, she and Learning works to encompass both her University of Northern Iowa service learning a nd volunteer classmates gained firsthand opportunities on campus and in the applications o f some class theories on community. Don Doerr, U I's how non-profit organizations work. experiential learning coordinator, That's just one of many examples works to e ncompass both service called service learning- an organized learning a nd volunteering service activity that meets community opportunities o n campus and in the and students can ask them questions outgrowth of the 1997 Presidential needs and helps students reflect on the community. Doerr acknowledges the about volunteer possibilities. Forty-five Summit held in Philadelphia to by Carole Shelley Yates activity to gain further understanding valuable c ontribution students make to agency representatives attended the implement the promise that all local in their academic coursework. The the community through service most recent fa ir, and over 100 students youth have access to resources that number of students involved in service learning a nd volunteering. "More U I registered with an agency. The fair will allow them to grow physically and learning has significantly increased in students a re getting exposure to the originated as a student Psychology mentally. President Koob serves on the the last few years s ince the u niversity benefits of service because at UNI and Club project to connect members with Cedar Valley Summit as well as the em raced the idea of experiential in the community more o ptions a nd agency opportunities related to a Iowa Summit as a volunteer because learning, connecting in-class pathways are now open for this to psychology major. Now it attracts of his desire to open to more young experiences with experiences o ut of happen," Doerr states. "From what I've students from a variety of majors and people the advantages that come from c\ass. Many avenues are now open for seen, once students get involved in interest areas. education. "The more a community is students to actively engage in their service learning or volunteering, they Project VIP also coordinates other healthy, safe and stimulating, the more own education, making lifelong can't get enough." campus volunteer activities. Last spring likely its young people are to benefit connections with other students, their One way for students to find out MDrttlNI 75 students were recruited for the from the opportunities education communities, and the world outside about service opportunities is to attend Connect Cedar Valley, Community offers," Koob expresses. the classroom. the fall and spring Volunteer Fair, Wide Volunteer Day. This is an ~are U I President Robert Koob, a organized by Doerr's office through community volunteer himself, explains Project VIP (Volunteers are I mportant and later at the Juvenile Home for youth ages 13-18 in Toledo. his view of service learning: "One People). The office works in Baloun, a general studies major, says she's an avid volunteer who has worked ~ objective of a college education is conjunction w ith the Volunteer Center with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and other programs all through college. 'Through the developing good citizen skills. Service of Cedar Valley that has contacts with Academic Skills Achievement Program I was able to volunteer, help the community, 6X/}fJdarefl!!k learning raises students' awareness of over 70 agencies. Agency their community and their · ous representatives participate in the fair and earn the credits I needed to graduate at the same time. Both of my assignments were very different, but rewarding and well worth my time." bt.flf WV/& Baloun's sites are only two of many. Others include middle schools, high schools, ea star in a child's life! urges a brochure explaining how Northern Iowa students from any major can receive academic credit for tutoring students in the Waterloo Schools' Education Discipline Center, the Meskwaki Indian Settlement bt'f4114t av t/NI the metro area. Kathy Peters, Office of Academic Achievement, in Tama, and the Iowa State Training School in Eldora. coordinates the 16-year-old program while Charles Means, associate vice Service learning through this tutoring class and tn 1k president of academic affairs, instructs the course that offers an comes in several ways, Petersnotes. "Some students opportunity to provide a valuable community service. do make career choices from their tutoring Every semester some 75 students (5 at each of 1S sites) register for the experiences. But they all have a real impact on the otJmlnlHttfff mt/rt course offered under the Department of Educational Psychology and students they tutor. The elementary students Foundations. They come from many majors with a common desire to remember their UNI tutors for years-they have o/)/UJlt4fand help youth in any academic area. University students learn tutoring skills made an impression and made a difference." from reading faculty while speakers on multicultural sensitivity and tutoring expectations help prepare them for their assignments. The /J~areJttJW schools or agencies involved match the tutors with the youth. Bea For 10-12 weeks each semester tna University star of Northern Iowa students o/)6H for //tl4t flt spread out across northeast Iowa, tutoring students once a week, working with teachers to learn a student's needs, and working with fltttd ~ lift graduate assistant supervisors on site to prepare tutoring lessons. Liz fta/l/J6H, Baloun tutored for two semesters-once at Lowell Elementary School in Waterloo

2 3 , OR VOUJNI'EER DAY, NORTHERN Iowa students participated in clean-up projects like painting the inside of a Waterloo school, picking up trash along pproximately a year ago President Clinton announced a 35 percent increase University Avenue in Cedar Falls, A in financial aid work-study funds and encouraged universities to allocate half painting the basement of the Senior of their increase to fund tutors for America Reads programs to help improve Citizen Center, and cleaning up a literacy in the country. The University of Northern Iowa moved quickly to apply for section of Hickory Hills County Park. additional work-study monies, according to Brian Will, Financial Aid Office assistant For some students, these projects were director. tied to academic coursework. For The College of Education pursued the program and rapidly developed a system instance, one class participated in and for students interested and qualified for work-study funds. Rick Traw, associate then evaluated the community-wide professor of curriculum and instruction, explains that the UNI program emphasizes project. providing qualified tutors for the schools' needs. "We wanted all elementary The university also provides education majors who had taken at least one reading/language arts class. They also opportunities for student volunteers. needed to have a faculty member's recommendation. A lot of other participating Sororities, fraternities and campus universities are recruiting from across the whole campus, but we're a teacher residence halls encourage student preparation institution and want qualified tutors." The university tutors take a 6-hour workshop at the beginning of their tutoring semester and also participate in a one-hour weekly session with UNI reading faculty.

The America Reads program at Northern Iowa hires qualified supervisors for each of the two schools served. Both supervisors are professional reading teachers who can supervise after-school tutoring sessions and help tutors develop lessons. Tutors work with the same child twice a week during the whole school year. Although most of the 50 university tutors work one-on-one with an elementary student, Aaron Witt tutored three national attention at the children last school year in second, third and fifth grades. His International Reading Association commitment came "because I wanted to share a love for annual conference in May, reading and writing that a very special teacher shared with attended by some 20,000 teachers. me. This experience is both an application of my studies as Reading faculty, site supervisors well as something which has served to make the more and seven university abstract ideas of my study more applicable." undergraduate tutors discussed The strong format UNI adopted for America Reads gained how the program works and their involvement. "Our American Reads approach is a little unusual," Traw comments, "but it's been quite Amcrm Rf!lllif positive and successful based on comments from teachers, tutors, University of Northern Iowa Style students and parents. We plan to continue this aspect of service learning as long as it's funded."

4 NtJ1t1ttrn If/Hla ~ and f{l(}al!ft are~~ ttdvan¥ fff 1k mtUtft/Jf!44tb~ ttf groups to serve the university The class meets periodically so community and beyond. Two gung-ho students can share their experiences community service coordinators in and try to solve any problems. They kt/)d/ll&nf4;makt Campbell Hall came up with monthly also write several papers and keep a service projects. The most successful journal. About 15-20 students each venture for Amy Farber and Jenny semester have been involved with ftrdlltand otm~ Lambertson involved a Free Throw agencies including: Juvenile Detention Challenge. At least one representative Center, YWCA, Youth Shelter, from each campus residence hall took Department of Human Services, Big b~Jt, 1k fAm/)14 pledges on the number of basketball Brothers/ Big Sisters, nursing homes, free throws they would make out of Success Street program/Waterloo 100. With prize incentives, this service Community School District and 1k OfJmflllmUff and project raised $1,700 for the Make a Covenant Medical Center. Wish Foundation. Diemer notes that since the class When students' service learning started in spring 1997, student ~ OfJtV4ewtJri, occurs through an academic class for participants have had their career course credit, they participate in the goals reinforced, while others have service and then relate their benefited from deciding to go a experience to class theories for a different direction. better understanding of the subject Another example of academic matter. Or, in a different mix of credit for service is the Ethics elements, service learning can include Practicum in the Department of payment for the service, like the Philosophy and Religion. Students in federal government's America Reads this course taught by David Morgan funded the next stage of Project program to improve literacy. These apply their knowledge of ethical SERVE William Clohesey, associate varied applications are depicted in issues gained in prerequisite classes professor of philosophy and religion short article on pages 2 and 4. and focus on non-profit organizations. and project co-director, explains, "The The practicum is actually just one part new grant will enable faculty to ORE AND MORE UNI of a larger department service learning further integrate voluntary activities faculty are developing program called Project SERVE and nonprofit organizations into our ways to introduce (Service, Ethical Reflection, and teaching and research. The SERVE service learning into Vocational Exploration) that reflects a Project aims at furthering scholarly their classes. In fact, concern for theoretical issues reflection upon and academic several classes are surrounding philanthropy, involvement with volunteerism and completely devoted to the idea. volunteerism, and the non-profit the nonprofit world in an organized "Community Service/ Experiential sector of society. With a grant from and extended way." Learning" in the Psychology the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the The student response to the SERVE Department involves students directly project seeks to encourage students practicum has been quite positive, in volunteer opportunities combined and faculty to critically reflect on states Morgan, professor of philosophy with academic projects. nonprofit organizations' role in society and religion. One student who Students choose and organize their through service learning and courses volunteered at a day care center own volunteer experiences under in philosophical ethics. wrote, "The Ethics Practicum has instructor Laurie Diemer's supervision. The Kellogg Foundation recently encouraged me to view my field of

5 work through an entirely new and these hours in a variety of different rewarding lens." Several students have settings broadly related to leisure volunteered for Cedar Valley Hospice service or human service. Although and one noted, "I believe I have the 500 hours may sound daunting, learned more about DeGraaf says students usually have no ethics and life than I problem getting the hours and many could in a class." graduate with far more than the Students must · requirement. While these volunteer volunteer 4-6 hours a hours are not directly tied to specific week and attend a academic classes, they do provide weekly meeting, do students with hands-on experience assignments from a related to their major. course workbook and reading list, ERVICB LEARNING CAN AISO keep a journal, and be about challenging write a narrative yourself to examine your paper describing own values and what was learned assumptions. Professor of and the ethical Sociology Mark Grey hopes problems students did just that in the May encountered. For interim course he offered, "Experience example, those in Sociology: Habitat for Humanity." participating with Hospice might Grey emphasizes, "This is not a class discuss how society cares for elderly about learning to build a house. people and how this affects making Rather, it's a structured experience in public policy. examining housing as a social and Eric Schumacher, a religion major, economic issue. In doing this, we get spent last spring working at Covenant involved in a Habitat project where Medical Center with a 3-year-old boy homes are built or renovated for seriously burned and going through a lower income families with the long, painful treatment and therapy. family's help." This year the class Schumacher, who plans on attending helped a family with dry walling, seminary to do pastoral work, writes siding, and cleaning up their Florence that his practicum gave him insight Street house in Waterloo. into caring for people who are The 10 students came from several suffering, those in the hospital, victims different majors including physical of accidents, or people with education, sociology, anthropology, disabilities. and other social sciences. They spent "I learned that serving a person an intense three weeks addressing goes beyond simply meeting their their own stereotypes and learning physical needs. Humans have inherent about housing from several angles. value with physical, spiritual, mental The class journal entries helped and social needs. When we find joy in students think critically about the a person's well-being, our quest for housing issue as they respond to their benefit and our own joy become questions that range from the easy the same pursuit." "Does the Habitat neighborhood look Web sites of related interest Students in the Leisure Services like you thought it would?"-to the Philosophy & Religion : major under the School of Health, more difficult-"What have you www.uni.edu/ philrel/ Physical Education and Leisure learned about class structure in our Placement & Career Services: Services join their major with one big society?" www.uni.edu/ placement/ volunteer expectation. They are Thus students benefit by not Department of Psychology: required to complete 500 hours of volunteering in isolation but www.un i.edu/ psych work/ volunteer experience before participating in group reflection on College of Education: doing a semester-long internship. Don their service experience. fi www.uni.edu/coe/ DeGraaf, program coordinator, explains the students can complete

6 Welcome to UNI E!l

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"'. ,..tsito : ' !http ://www.uni.tdu/ quality teachers, and this just proves that they're concerned with what goes on with these teachers after they've graduated, that the education is Teacher Helpline provides ongoing from this institution. They're not just throwing us in the deep end for valuable link for first year our first teaching position, but they're also throwing us a life raft. " It's a simple interface on the World teachers kept purposely that way so beneficial to me, just to have contact Wide Web, it's quick to load, says !shier. After by DeWayne Purdy with the UNI faculty to get advice on the site at www.uni.edu/ problems I'm having or things I'm accessing first-year teachers or looking for. And the Internet and e-ma· coe/ teach.helpline, who are changing grade levels he University of Northern Iowa is a great way to deliver the service, teachers an online form with their T has always had a historic especially since I'm looking for a can submit !shier and co-coordinator emphasis on education, teaching job out-of-state." question. , an associate professor beginning when the university was Guldager's sentiments are echoed by Linda Fernandez , receive the questions in a founded by the Iowa General Assembly Heather Kolthoff, a history education of teaching e-mail account. and refer them in 1876 as the Iowa State Normal graduate from Iowa Falls. "Any ideas special appropriate UNI faculty member School-"a school for special you can get are going to be so to an sends an e-mail response instruction and training of teachers for welcome, because as new teachers, we who then back to the new teacher. the common schools of the state." More have a lot of ideas, but other educators directly have had an excellent response than a century later, UNI continues to can give us input to improve on the "We ," says !shier. "We started be an innovator in education with the ideas that we have." from faculty list of 50 faculty members, Teacher Helpline, a new Internet-based The Teacher Helpline fits perfectly with a core called on other faculty service that provides new teachers, or with tl1e College of Education and I've adding them to the list, when teachers who have changed grade philosophy, according to William members, t have that particular specialty. levels, an easy way to contact UNI Waack, emeritus director of teacher I didn' I've been very pleased with the education faculty with their teaching education. "The Teacher Helpline will of the faculty. " related questions. help those beginning teachers who so response benefits of the Teacher Helpline It was an idea that came before its many times tend to feel isolated and The just for new graduates, time, according to Professor of have no one to turn to when classroom are not to Switzer, but also for Curriculum and Instruction Peggy crises occur. It also confirms our according education graduates at UNI . !shier, the co-coordinator of the philosophy that our graduates should current time we have questions raised Teacher Helpline. "It was originally never feel that they have graduated "Every we prepared, it helps us conceived in 1993 by Joan Duea, now from the university; rather they should by teachers our current program, making it an emeritus faculty member from the feel that they are graduating into it. We evaluate " College of Education. Most of the want them to know that they will even better. "We'll learn a lot from the kinds of schools didn't have Internet access in always be a part of the UNI College of ," says !shier. 1993, so we used a less-sophisticated Education." questions they send in to do research on what we approach that didn't really take off." Thomas Switzer, dean of the College "We intend from the Helpline, seeing But now, says !shier, technology has of Education, agrees. "If students come are learning areas where our beginning teachers made it much easier to keep in touch to UNI and invest their time and energy need more support." with UNI's teaching graduates. A to work with our professors, then the on the Teacher Helpline limited test was run this spring with university has an obligation to be with A statement "Beginning teachers need new teachers in eight school districts. them throughout their professional web page- support during that first !shier says it received a good response, career." and deserve "-sums up the attitude and the program is being expanded to Knowing that she will have the year of teaching of the faculty in the College of all 250 Northern Iowa teaching ability to contact the UNI faculty says !shier. "Being the graduates as they enter their own members that she's been learning from Education, education institution in the classroom for the first time this fall. for the past four years is a comforting premier preparing over 40 percent of Amy Guldager, a Sumner native who thought for Kolthoff. "The University of state, and , I think we all graduated this spring with a major in Northern Iowa is known for creating all the teachers in Iowa English education and a minor in feel that we have an obligation to those secondary reading, says she's looking teachers that we prepare that we are forward to having access to the Teacher there to support them even after they Helpline. "I think it wilt be very leave the university." DI 7 territory. For anyone who has ever been in this position, the idea of having an entire "Institute" devoted to the topic of making decisions begins to have a certain appeal. Enter the University of orthern Iowa's ,Institute for Decision Making ,-:;..----"I (IDM), which is celebrating i completion of its 10th year of j serving Iowa . ., Since its inception in 1987, the '11 institute has provided hands-on assistance to 350 communities and economic development organizations in 90 Iowa counties. "From the very first day, we've been driven by client needs," says IDM Director Randy Pilkington. "We're out there to meet each

by Gerald Anglum

Institute for Decision Making: 8 www.esd.uni.edu/idm/ proactive business attraction and entity," says Sally Falb, executive ob Mundt, president of the expansion efforts, but also director of the Fayette County l Council Bluffs Chamber of including attention for critical Economic Development Commission. Commerce, also knows the value internal audiences. "And the fact that communities get of having a long-term relationship • Target industry analysis, the these high quality services for with the institute. His group first process of identifying a basically no cost is very important." worked with IDM in 1993-94, community's assets and resources, IDM is not in the business of preparing a community assessment and matching those with locational making decisions for communities, and target industry analysis. needs of specific industries. notes Ilene Deckert, formerly with "What they did was to basically • Workforce needs analysis, including DeWitt's economic development effort take a small portion of our community a new approach ca ll ed laborshed and now associate director of industrial strategic plan and refine it so we employment studies, which are technology with Eastern Iowa could build our business plan based grabbing national attention. Community College in Davenpo11. around those findings. Then, just • Applied research, such as economic "They never did the work for us. It was yesterday, they were in town to help base assessment, industry profiles, the mentoring they did that was very with phase II. Council Bluffs has and integrati on of Geographical helpful. Their role is to help us changed pretty dramatically over the Information Systems (GIS) into develop a plan. We are the ones who last five years. They were helping us economic development efforts. need the local ownership in the plan. assess strengths and weaknesses and • Technology assistance. "What they did was just help us get our target market." "Everything we do here has a our act in place," says Deckert. "We ccolades for the IDM staff, which practical application," says Pilkington. had had some success-I think Ahas seen very little turnover in 10 "At the same time, we're always sometimes more by luck and being in years, indicate that this is very looking for innovations. That's the the right place at the right time. Then much a people business. "Our staff advantage of working within the it becomes a matter of 'now that really believe in what we do here," university." you've had a little success, what do says Pilkington. "They see a need to For example, a new community you do next?' They gave us a lot of help communities help themselves. economics emphasis for students support and guidance." Most importantly, it's the success the majoring in economics has been IDM has a maturing client base, clients are able to achieve that makes with 77 percent of the work very rewarding." clients maintaining "They've certainly proven long-term themselves," says Mundt, "not only for relationships with a communities our size, but also variety of ongoing specifically for smaller communities. projects. The number They have some research capabilities of new clients is that I've been impressed with, and leveling off to they relay the information back to you approximately 10 in a way that is timely, doable and percent each year. understandable. It helps very much "We've always that they're economic development pursued long-term professionals." partnerships with our "They're all people who have had clients," says experience in economic development us get The dedicated IDM staff (from left) Cindy Angel, Randy Pilkington. "There's or chamber work, helping to what are the Pilkington, Linda Elliott, William Wood, Ladene Bowen, no way you can ride things narrowed down and making a Drew Conrad, Gene Lawin. Not pictured: Don Chaplain. into town, give a really essential needs presentation at a plan for how you're going to carry developed in the College of Business board meeting in the back of the local that through," says Falb. Administration, combining curriculum restaurant and then ride out of town, "The staff is knowledgeable about from economics, finance, real estate, and expect to have any impact." chambers, economic development, political science and economic "I don't really think there's anybody planning and communities," says geography. The first five students in the state that does such hands-on, Deckert. "If they say they're going to were placed in field experiences this continual partnerships with do it, they do it. " summer, helping communities address communities," says Falb. "Others do a their need for entry level economic one-time session and may fall out of development staff. your lives, while the IDM staff "I think a lot of groups would continues to guide and make sure flounder without this kind of outside things are done. 9 Gillian Christy Portfolio Reflections, charcoal drawing Vice President for Advancement Merit Award

Daniel Huising United Self Portraits, toned photographs and steel rods Chris Wubbena Center for Apathy, steel sculpture · Educational College Hill Arts Festival Merit Technology Award Purchase Award

A.C. Mullan r El, book design College of Humanities and Fine Arts Merit Award Amy Vander Beek Untitled, bracelet, silver and nugold Jewelry/ Metals Award

John McGrane Three Emotions, colored pencil College of Humanities and Fine Arts Dean Purchase Award

10 The 1990 Hnnual Juried Student fHhihition University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art

ighty works by 50 students were source of encouragement for the ( included in the 1998 Annual Juried award recipients and exhibition Student Art Exhibition this spring, participants." according to Shawn Holz, director of the Gallery of Art in the Kamerick Juror Statement Art Building. Three hundred works by The quality and variety of work Laurel Sprengelmeyer 100 students were submitted for submitted for the annual student Genet, charcoal drawing review by the juror. exhibition is remarkable and a tribute Presidents Purchase Award In a unique turnabout, students to both students and faculty. You have were offered a preview of juror Ed ample reason to feel proud. Since Navone's talent when his work was what you saw of my work was photography, ceramics, as well as highlighted in a previous exhibition at drawing, it is particularly gratifying to "new" areas, have the same high the gallery. Navone has taught for 30 see student work in that area so aspirations and desire to be included years and studied contemporary and strong, whether in advanced classes or · in exhibitions such as this one as European art extensively, including beginning ones. those working in the "traditional" Vatican art works not usually open for When I was in college in the late areas. My best wishes for future public viewing. 1950s, drawing was discouraged by success to all of you. "This exhibition is the culmination some who couldn't do it themselves! Ed Navone of activities in the art department for The prevailing modes and approaches Professor of Art the year," Holz says. "Numerous merit familiar to you now will be gone by Washburn University and purchase awards are presented the time you graduate, but the Topeka, Kansas during the opening reception. This fundamentals, of which drawing is gives the university and community an one, will always be with you. opportunity to show support for While selecting the pieces for this student creative endeavors and is a exhibition, I was mindful of the need Nicholas Orlowski to represent all media and approaches Tbe Atmosphere Affects Us All, Kyung-Jun Ha fairly. I'm sure that all of you who acrylic/ collage Reflection #2, black and white work in computer graphics, design, Catherine Haynes Memorial Fund photograph Purchase Award Department of Art Merit Award

11 EMERITU Faculty Profile Saul and Joan Diamond

doing things for someone else - giving back to Cedar Falls," he adds. As a youngster, Saul participated in Giving back is what counts Boy Scouts and other youth organizations. He left Cedar Falls for olunteering is one of the best college at Syracuse University and then careers there is, according to Saul earned a master's degree in marketing Vand Joan Diamond, both retired from the Wharton School of Business from UNI but not from a life of at the University of Pennsylvania. He service and dedication to the returned to the family's business in community of Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls, and then began full-time The couple are emeritus faculty at teaching at UNI in 1967. the university, Saul in the College of Joan came to Price Lab after earning Business Administration as associate a master's degree in library science professor of marketing and Joan in the from the University of Illinois, College of Education as a librarian at Champaign. Her childhood in the Price Laboratory School. Galesburg, Illinois, also included These days, however, the Diamonds scouting and youth organizations. can be found at one of the more than a Saul and Joan married in 1965, dozen organizations that benefit from beginning a partnership based on the skills and knowledge they've similar goals and values, if not work gained over a lifetime. styles. "Saul tends to wear himself out "It's important to give 'back to the and then rest," Joan says. "I try to pace community," Saul says, describing their myself." motivation. Retirement, begun for Joan in 1990 The typical weekday at the and for Saul one year later, includes Diamond household in Cedar Falls participating in the Elderhostel sta1ts with breakfast together. Then, program-they've attended 25 seminars busy schedules take the couple Volunteering gives us so far-and enjoying time to travel. separate ways until dinner, when they However, the Diamonds don't leave share the highlights of the day's their volunteering spirit at home. activities. Recently in Hawaii, the couple learned Saul's efforts help the Sartori away to support the from hotel staff that an upcoming Hospital Foundation, the Cedar Falls triathlon still needed help. So, one Historical Society, SCORE (Service vacation afternoon found them Corps of Retired Executives), the things we want to see handing out cooling drinks to both United Way, Rotary and Friends of the runners and other volunteers. Hearst Center for the Arts, among For people just starting to volunteer, others. in the community. Joan suggests, "Don't say yes to Joan volunteers at the university anything you won't look forward to. museum and the Hearst Center, records c:::: Find what you like to do, and give textbooks for the Iowa Department for your hea11." the Blind, and has recently taken up a contributions to the quality of life in Groups that let volunteers learn and new interest in acting and crewing at Cedar Falls, was pre ented to the entire use their skills are the best, according the Oster Regent Theatre. Other Diamond family at the Sturgis Falls to Joan. Her advise to organizations? organizations, such as Sa11ori Hospital, Celebration. "Tap into people's talent. Volunteers also have a place in her schedule. "Volunteering gives us a way to can learn to do a lot, not just jobs like Both formerly served on the board support the things we want to see in putting labels on brochures." of the Waterloo/ Cedar Falls Symphony the community," Joan says. "I enjoyed Finding time to do what you love and are now members of the Chamber auditing classes when I first retired. isn't difficult, the Diamonds say. of Commerce Envoys. Yet, I became distressed about all the "There's still room in our schedules to Saul and Joan have been bad news on the radio and television. do something more," Joan insists, "if recognized, individually and together, Volunteering is a good counteraction to the right thing comes along." for their community spirit. In fact, the the negative aspects of modern life." - Susan Cornell 1997 Cornerstone Award, honoring Saul agrees. "I like meeting and

12 ALUMNI Profile Thomas Phillips Jfappi{r; Cuer 7/fter SCI alumnus realizes changing his major changed his life

ike most university graduates, with the company." He philanthropic requests W. Thomas Phillips, (BA '66), stayed for seven years, and oversees corporate Lhas fond memories of his a lma and then w ent on to giving efforts within mater: the beautiful campus, spend two decades the 6 5 countries where the helpful instructors, the c hance for with Quaker Oats, also the company is active. per onal growth. But Thomas Phillips' in Chicago. His The a nnual best memory of State College of Iowa positions there ranged contributions budget is "meeting my w ife again for the first from vice president to varies between $5 time." executive director of million and 7 m illion. He actually met Carline Bradford as the Quaker 'Tm blessed to be in a a child. In fact, their fa milies had b een Foundation. Phillips position which allows friendly years prior to that, in eventually came to me to effect change Mississippi. They lived on the same realize that he was a and improve others' street in Waterloo, during their early font of information quality of life," says days. But it wasn't until the two regarding certain Phillips. "I like what I bumped into o ne a nother again on the practices in the do very much." SCI campus that any emotional business arena, and he A firm believer in attraction was acknowledged. They started his own the concept of "giving were married a week after graduation. company, offering back," Phillips sits on Phillips came to SCI during the very consulting to s mall variou boards of turbulent '60 , and was one o f only a companies and nonprofit handful of African Americans at the nonprofits. organizations, among college. He'd planned t o major in Five years ago, he them the Board of accounting, and did excel in the first heard about an exciting Trustees for the couple of semesters of study. opportunity with Foundation. "It's a way However, the intermediate accounting Pioneer Hi-Bred for me to make a course was more than Phillips had International, Inc., a contribution as an bargained for, and he found hin1self Des Moines company alumnus, and to bring having to complete e xtra credit which d evelops, a different perspective projects just to earn a D. He saw the produces a nd markets as an African handwriting o n the wall and changed seed corn, soybeans, American," says his major to general business, where sorghum, alfa lfa and Phillips, who still he was much m ore comfortable. "I other agricultural considers the Waterloo learned a lot during my years at CI," products. "It was a Cedar Falls area home. says Phillips with a little laugh, chance to move back "I got a good start "including the fact that I didn't reall y to Iowa, a place both there, and I'd like to want to be an accountant." Carline a nd I liked ve ry work with the He parlayed the degree into a sales much." Phillips is now foundation to develop position with General Foods Corp., in the director of more programs, and Chicago, a job he began just about a community see more students in week after his wedding. "It was the investments, a position the a rea attend the start of my career. Having received a which allows him to, university." well-rounded and well-grounded quite literally, give Phillips and his wife education, coupled with the work I away money. He have three grown sons. did during my time at UNI, I fit well handles all -Gwenne Culpepper 13 Sharing what means the most

he college experience has a powerful effect on people's lives. T 95- The Internet recently reunited The personal challenges that are year-old Flossie McClelland, '44, with faced and the accomplishments that are her alma mater, UNI. made can be turning points for students McClelland was graduated of all ages. Actually, State Teachers College, The desire to share these from the Iowa as UNI w:as then named. empowering experien es has resulted in new endowed scholars ips to help ducation played an important part students in two specific areas: Ethroughout her life. ISTC classes led education and library science. By Ma sen worked as a secreta1y in a to a satis ing teaching career of more establishing scholarships that confinue law o ffice and also became a successful tl1an 50 years. McClelland taught first to suppo1t students year after year, businesswoman, both in her own ri ht through ninth grades. After "the war," these donors have fashioned gifts that and later as co-owner of ait's Food her husband was an instructor at the are most meaningful to them. They ca Center w ith her husband, Har Madsen. University of Idaho for one year before share the college experience with "She was astute and had good moving to Poit!and, Oregon, w here she people who will, in tum, ·use the business judgment," Kung says. "She taught and he was a radio station specific skills and special nowledge made some bold business decisio s for broadcast engineer. that played so large a role in the her time." "There were many good things donors' lives. about being a teacher," McClelland uccessful in business and married says. "I loved tl1e children. I had Swith four children, Madsen took something good to say about each one. another risk and began college It was always sad when summer came, Rigmor Madsen, known as "Rigs," preparation for a new career. and tl1ey moved on to another class." could have been one of the first non "She had drive," Gates adds. "I traditional students at UNI. Long before remember her walking to campus from A fter 28 years of retirement, "lifelong learning" became a well home at 16th and Franklin streets on a t\Mcclelland moved to Corvallis, known phrase, Mrs. Madsen went back day when the temperature reached 30 Oregon. During tl1e move, she lost to college at age 55 in 1961 and degrees below zero and the car touch with her old school, but graduated with a degree in libra1y wouldn't stalt - and she didn't wear a memories of college prompted her to science four years later. hat! She was purposeful and got things ask her son, Paul, to find the "new "Graduating from college meant a done." name" for ISTC. Using the Internet, he great deal to her," daughter Sonja Kung At first, Madsen was somewhat found tl1e UNI web site, and contact says. "She found learning satisfying, intimidated at sta1ting classes, according was established. empowering and liberating." to Kung. However, she enjoyed sharing This renewed connection led That's why, since Madsen's death in ideas with younger students. McClelland to propose an endowed 1994, her two daughters and two sons scholarship be created, in tl1e names of his determination and love of decided to honor her by creating the her sisters and herself, to benefit a Tlearning was a strong influence on Rigmor Madsen Scholarship student with an agricultural background Madsen's family. All four children Endowment Fund. who is majoring in education. All four earned college degrees. "We wanted to help other women sisters attended ISTC, and three of them spent five have the same opportunity and gain the After graduation, Madsen became teachers. Falls same satisfaction," another daughter, years as a librarian in the Cedar "I enjoyed taking classes at the public school system. Carol Gates, says. college, paiticularly the summer The endowed scholarship in program," McClelland recalls. fter high school, Madsen staited 's name will continue to A Madsen McClelland recommends the UNI classes at Grand View Junior encourage education. Tuition for one education program. "I hope the College and attended the University of semester will be awarded annually to a scholarship will help otl1er people Iowa, majoring in physical education. A in libra1y female non-traditional student become teachers," she adds. serious knee injury caused her to science at UNI. discontinue her college career. -Susan Cornell

14 Scholarship campaign builds on local support

tronger ties between local Leisinger and Esser, both of the UNI Northern Iowa has always been a Sbusinesses and the university are Foundation staff, are organizing the driving economic force in our the goal of the Black Hawk local drive. Volunteer business leaders community," she says. "I'm looking County Business Scholarship Campaign chairing the drive are Rose Lorenz, forward to strengthening this to be initiated in September. president of University Book and partnership that brings cultural and "The local area drive is one Supply Inc. in Cedar Falls, and Jim economic vitality to businesses and component of UNI's upcoming Slife, president and owner of The individuals in Black Hawk County. national Students First scholarship Pioneer Group in Waterloo. This campaign will encourage long campaign," Frank Esser, director of "The most pressing problem for term stability for both UNI and the special gifts at UNI , says. "Students business today is the availability of business community." First is a planned initiative to raise $10 well-qualified employees," Slife For more information about the million in educational assistance for explains. "This partnership between Black Hawk County Business students, focused in the areas of UNI and local business will not only Scholarship Campaign or the Students opportunity, diversity and talent." assist the educational process, but also First campaign, call Leisinger or Esser Students First is a two-year effo1t to create local resou'rces to support local at the UNI Office for University develop resources for endowed students at the same time." Advancement at (319) 273-6078. scholarships. Endowed funds provide Lorenz agrees. "The University of scholarship suppo1t from the interest earned by the principal dollars that donors invest. Podolefsky named interim provost "This way, contributions to the ------.....1 aron Podolefsky, dean of Bowling Green. He also endowment fund have a long-term AUNI's College of Social and had taught at West impact," Scott Leisinger, director of Behavioral Sciences, has been Virginia University and the athletic development at UNI , explains. named interim provost.The State University of New "The fund creates a flow of scholarship appointment will run until a new York at Stony Brook. resources annually for future provost is named to replace He served one year as generations of students." Nancy Marlin, who left UNI in a research associate at The goal of the Black Hawk County May to accept a similar post at Northwestern University's drive is to raise $500,000 from area San Diego State University. Center for Urban Affairs businesses to provide scholarships to Marlin had served as provost since and Policy Research on a "Reactions Black Hawk County students attending to Crime" project, from which he UNI. 1989. "With Aaron's appointment, we subsequently published two books "Approximately 20 percent of the signal our continuing commitment to and several government reports and UNI student body comes from Black academic quality," says President scholarly publications. He has gone Hawk County," Esser says. "So, Robert Koob. "By appointing a on to write a dozen books and contributions to the local drive are a proactive, successful dean to the anthologies on a variety of topics. direct investment in the Cedar Valley interim provost position, we assure He is a national director for business leaders of tomorrow." that UNI will not suffer 'down time' Seminars for Departments for the Two dozen volunteers will be during the period we search for a Council of Colleges of Arts and contacting local businesses seeking more permanent replacement for Sciences Deans and travels throughout gifts for academic or intercollegiate Provost Marlin." Koob says the search the country presenting seminars on athletic scholarships. Contributions of for a replacement is expected to take how to be a department chair. $10,000 and more qualify organizations He holds the Ph.D. with distinction, for membership in the Presidents Club. up to one year. Podolefsky came to UNI as dean in in anthropology from the State Contributions of $20,000 or more allow University of New York at Stony organizations to create a named 1990, from a position as professor and Brook, where he also earned two scholarship and establish the criteria head of the Department of Sociology, master's degrees-in anthropology used in student applicant selection. Anthropology and Social Work at Western Kentucky University in and in liberal studies. 15 • • ·iTr·~ Co 11ege & Un1vers1ty _.~~~ta

Group focuses on building relationships ince last summer, a new group on external." research focused on the general public, Sthe UNI campus has been The plan identifies three goals, with _legislators and decision makers; a working to improve the objectives, responsibilities and return to the State Fair with a UNI relationship between the university and expected outcomes for each goal. The exhibit in the summer of 1997 after an its many constituencies. Comprised of goals are: absence of almost 30 years; increased members from UNI's external relations • Create a coordinated, participation across campus in the units, the Constituency Relations comprehensive and consistent community visitation days; developing Management Group (CRMG) communications effott that a more proactive approach to advisory recognizes in its management plan that enhances the awareness and image boards; and development of a targeted "building relationships is the of the university; cities program, in which the two cities foundation upon which the work of • Build and strengthen mutually selected (Cedar Rapids and Des each external relations unit is based." beneficial relationships with UNI's Moines) will receive a greater emphasis Furthermore, the plan states, "The constituents; on a year-round basis. support received by the university • Focus on the value of a UNI One area that benefited, according depends in large measure upon how it education in building a compelling to Director of Placement and Career is perceived by its many case for public and private support. Services Muriel Stone, was the UNI constituencies." President Robe1t Koob says CRMG exhibit at the State Fair. "I am cettain CRMG Chair Susan Chilcott, director is a valuable development for UNI. "It that the State Fair project had more of Public Relations, says, "It's important has allowed a wide variety of offices energy behind it because more people that people both on and off campus dealing with our various publics to were committed to it being successful. understand and value the university's share ideas on the most effective I see this group acting as 'the glue' fo r mission. Patticipation in CRMG is an means of communicating with those many events which might have opportunity for everyone involved in publics. I'm convinced that their work occurred in isolation before." external relations programs to have a together has already paid off in higher CRMG member Randy Pilkington, hand in the big picture of planning quality effo1ts. " director of the Institute for Decision and coordinating communication with Some of the accomplishments o f Making, agrees that the CRMG has our constituents, both internal and CRMG have been undertaking opinion resulted in greater communication among the units working with UNI's constituency groups. "We've seen Kellogg Foundation aids Project SERVE better coordination and targeting of our marketing efforts among the UNI he University of Northern Iowa is "The new grant will enable faculty to units and developed a synergy of continuing work on Project SERVE further integrate voluntary activities and working together rather than each unit (Service, Ethical Reflection and the study of nonprofit organizations targeting its own audience. This has N"ocational Exploration), a project that into our teaching and research," says resulted in a more consistent message has advanced the study and the Clohesy. "The grant also will enable us delivery and better efficiency." teaching of applied ethics related to to further develop ways that students voluntary service, philanthropy and can engage in voluntary activity as a 1111 NORTHERN IIWA Flllllll nonprofit organizations. pa1t of their coursework. (tentative schedule) The project's second phase will be "The nonprofit sector is something Date Opponent Site Time Sept. 3 at Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti Ml 5:00 p.m. funded by a $150,000 grant from the of an invisible sector. Our society could Sept. 12 McNeese State Cedar Falls IA 6:30 p.m. iW.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle not work effectively without nonprofit Sept. 19 at Southern Ill inois* Carbondale IL I: 30 p.m. Creek, Michigan. It is designed to organizations or without citizens giving Sept. 26 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches TX 7:00 p.m. prepare students to enter human of their time and talent for the common Oct 3 Southwest Missouri State Cedar falls IA 6:30 p.m. service professions with the ability to good. The SERVE project aims at (family Night) Oct. IO Illinois State* Cedar Falls IA 6:30 p.m. deal with critical ethical issues through futthering scholarly reflection upon, Oct. 17 Cal Poly-SLO Cedar Falls IA I: 30 p.m. a university-based community service and academic involvement with, (Homecoming) learning model. Its co-directors are volunteerism and the nonprofit world Oct. 31 at Indiana State* Terre Haute IN 12:30 p.m. William W. Clohesy, associate professor in an organized and ex'1:ended way." Nov. 7 at Youngstown State* Youngstown OH 12:00 p.m. Cedar Falls IA 6:30 p.m. of philosophy, and David L. Morgan, Nov. 14 Western Illinois* Nov. 21 Winona State Cedar Falls IA 6 :30 p.m. assistant professor of philosophy. 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Summer construction focuses on three major projects typical summer on the University moved to temporary Aof Northern Iowa campus is quarters in March. The generally marked by various roof replacement is construction projects. The summer of scheduled to be '98 is no exception. The major completed in early construction projects involve the September, prior to Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts the first home football Center, Lang Hall and the UNI-Dome. game Sept. 12, Construction will be continuing according to through fall 1999 on the Gallagher Mikkelsen. Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Lang Hall according to Director of Facilities renovations should Planning Morris Mikkelsen. Much of begin in July or the traffic around the center this August. When summer will involve cement trucks, as completed, the facility they continue to pour concrete for the will house state-of structure and do masonry work on the the-art computer labs north walls. The Performing Arts and classrooms for the Center is expected to open in the Communication spring 2000 semester. Studies department. It Crews have been working since will also house offices last summer preparing the perimeter for the Graduate of the UNI-Dome for the new roof. All College and Public offices located in the Dome were Policy program.

he spring sports season on the was at the Drake Relays Invitational TUNI campus was highlighted by tournament where the Panthers the men's track and field team placed second of 12 teams. which captured the 1998 Missouri UNI women's tennis completed a Valley Conference Outdoor successful 1997-98 season with a 12-7 Championship. The team finished overall record including a 10-7 mark with 138 points and won their first for the spring season. This is the best outdoor title since 1995. Illinois State record since 1985-86 when the finished second with 127, followed by women's team finished at 13-14. Southern Illinois in third with 105. The softball team finished the 1998 The Panthers were first-time hosts season with its highest placement at of the MVC Outdoor Championship the Missouri Valley Conference meet. This was the first major event tournament since 1990, losing in the on the new outdoor track which was championship game and taking dedicated in the fall of 1997. second place. UNI completed the year In other sports news: with a 26-20 overall record and a 3-2 Men's golf team concluded its mark in the MVC tourney. 1997-98 season at the Missouri Valley Coach Chris Bucknam takes a Conference tournament where the celebration dunk in the steeplechase Panthers placed fourth in a roster of pit following the MVC Outdoor nine teams. The team's best showing Championship.

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Corporate gift offers students unique learning experience

tudents in UNI's Charter Financial management investments and strategies for The SAnalyst (CFA) program will fund for students l(rause Challenge. A portion of the receive practical, hands-on to invest, management fund must be invested in experience in investing this fall, as a according to Iowa companies. result of a gift from the Krause Gentle Krause Gentle The fund will be managed by Corporation. Krause Gentle, which President and students in the CF A program. Willis operates 158 Kum & Go convenience CEO William Greer, dean of the College of Business stores in five Midwestern states, , Krause. "The Administration, says the potential for presented a $100,000 gift to the UNI fund's primary experiential learning will greatly College of Business Administration. goal is to provide enhance the education of the students The gift is one of four identical undergraduate students with the in the CF A program. "When students endowments presented to each of the quantitative and interpersonal skills actually do, they learn much more than three state universities and Drake necessary to succeed as investment when we tell. By integrating this University. professionals." opportunity into our CF A program, the The endowment, known as The Students will work in teams with an opportunity to make real-world Krause Challenge, will be placed in a advisory committee to recommend investment decisions will cause the program to come to life, and we feel it will be lifted into the ranks of one of the very best. " A GREEMENT ADDRESSES In addition to the monetary donation, one student from each of the TEACHER SHORTAGE four universities will be competitively selected each semester to serve on niversity of Northern Iowa professor of industrial technology, Krause Gentle's board of directors. U and North Iowa Area who worked with others from both Greer says the board appointment is Community College campuses to develop the agreement. equally appealing. "It will represent a signed an agreement this spring "Technological literacy is crucial in the rare opportunity for students to designed to help provide more world in which we now live, in terms participate in the inside workings of a technology education instructors for of both understanding society and modern, successful Iowa corporation." Iowa's schools. According to an Iowa making career decisions," he says. The students will be full , Department of Education survey, As teachers, graduates of the pa1ticipating board members, and will more than 120 K-12 industrial arts program will play a critical role in be paid for attending the board positions were open last year in Iowa; helping to prepare their students for meetings, just as the other board yet, Iowa produced only three new careers, says Johnson. "Knowledge of members are paid. graduates qualified to occupy these technology translates into power in With each of the four major positions. terms of getting jobs. Jobs have universities in Iowa receiving the same "I am happy that cooperation changed over the years and have endowment, there is a competitive among the two _sectors of public become more complex. Technology aspect to the gift as well. Competition higher education has led to a way to education is one means of introducing categories include: Best Overall Fund help address the growing need for kids to what technology is and how it Performance; Ability to Obtain Similar teachers of technical programs in is used appropriately and safely." Funds from other Iowa-Based Iowa schools," says UNI President With the articulation agreement in Companies; Entrepreneurship/ Robert Koob. "This agreement place, students should be able to Innovation; and Best Representation to provides a seamless pathway from minimize the length of time required the Krause Gentle Corporation Board NIACC to the technology education to complete their B.A. degree because of Directors. "Even the Ivy League program at UNI. " their coursework has been designed schools don't have a program where "Technology education" is the to incorporate courses at the four major universities are competing contemporary name for what was community college level that will not someplace besides on the gridiron or previously known as industrial only transfer, but be applicable the basketball court," says Krause. technology or industrial arts, toward their bachelor's degree according to Charles Johnson, UNI requirements.

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Retirees complete more than a millennium of service he 40th Annual Recognition Intercollegiate Athletics: John "Jersey" operational maintenance (16); Herb Wheeler, Breakfast was held Saturday, May Jermier, associate athletic director/ sports area mechanic (18). T management (18). Office of the Registrar: Jack Wielenga, 2, honoring 45 employees who Maucker Union: Mary Burkes, secretary I student records and retention director (39). have retired within the 1997-98 fiscal (13). Department of Residence: Ma1vel Rittgers, year, after devoting 10 or more years Plant Services: Duane Anders, director (15); cook I, Commons Dining (25). of full-time service to the University of Neil Havens, sign painter (20); James !lax, Rod Library: Lorraine Moeller, clerk I (12). steamfitter (19); Lonnie Piper, manager of Northern Iowa. This year's honorees together have completed more than 1,125 years of service. The individuals honored this year Martha Reineke receives AAUW distinguished faculty award include (years of service follow in he Iowa chapter of the program to contribute to parentheses): An1erican Association of equity for women by College of Business Administration: T University Women preparing leaders in countries Donald Cummings, assistant professor of around the world is really economics (35); Gaylon Halverson, professor of (AAUW) presented its 1998 accounting (34); Robert Waller, professor of Distinguished Faculty award to important. Thus far students management (29). Martha J Reineke, an associate have been recruited from College of Education: Wanda Green, professor in the Department of China, Chile, Hungary, India, assistant professor of physical education (31); Japan and the United States. James Hantula, associate professor of teaching Philosophy and Religion. She social studies (33); Joyce McKinley, clerk typist was named for her exemplary The UNI program in II, Price Lab (20); Paul "P.J. " Porter, associate contributions toward creating a climate women's studies is one of less than 10 professor of education (30); Audrey Smith, of gender equity in education. To be in the United States." assistant professor of education (25); John Tarr, Her research specialty addresses the professor of teaching-mathematics (36); William considered, a candidate for the award Waack, professor/ director of teacher education must also demonstrate competence in intersections of women, violence and (21); Harriett Whitmer, secretary III , HPELS (12); research, teaching and service. religion in the history of the Christian Marcus Yoder, associate professor of education West. Her book, Sacrificed Lives: (27) Reineke also is director of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts: Graduate Program in Women's Studies, Kristeva on Women and Violence, was Joyce Applegate, secreta1y III , Communicative which she helped to found. The published by Indiana University Press Disorders (21); Elverda "Butch" Bender, secreta1y graduate program, in only its fourth in 1997. She has nearly 40 published III , Art (37); David Crownfield, professor of academic articles, and since she joined philosophy and religion (34); Barbara Davis, year of existence, already enjoys a secretary IV, CHFA (17); Freel Hallberg, associate highly international student body. the UNI faculty in 1984, she has given professor of philosophy (31); Donald "D.C." Reineke says, "The ability of the over 30 professional presentations. Hawley, professor of Spanish (32); Thomas Remington, professor of English (27); Alice Swensen, associate professor of English (20); Robert]. Ward, professor of English (34). Miller will join Foundation staff College of Natural Sciences: Elvin A. Dennis, professor of industrial technology (25); ldon Miller, who recently He adds, "We're Carl Meusel, storekeeper II, Chemistiy (14); Hyo stepped down after 12 years as very fortunate that Myung, professor of mathematics (27); Alan Orr, E professor of biology (33); head men's basketball coach at Eldon has an interest College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: the University of No1thern Iowa, will in helping us in this Lyle Alberts, assistant professor of political bring his knowledge of the institution area and excited science (33); Ma1y Franken, professor of family and its programs, both academic and about the potential services (29); Robe1t Kramer, assistant professor of sociology (33); Rosemarie Skaine, secretary III, athletic, into play for the University of that his work will provide. He will be Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology (23); Northern Iowa Foundation. Miller will talking with leaders throughout the Joanne Spaide, associate professor of dietetics join the UNI Foundation this summer state, and beyond, about the possibility (24); to assist them in determining the level of some private funding for facilities Administration and Finance: Darlyce Drum, administrative assistant (36). of private support that might be gained for the university. His excellent Controller's Office: Harriett McMahill, for future projects. "The basketball reputation, his contacts throughout the secretary IV (14). arena would certainly be one to be state and nation, and his values Facilities Planning: Grant Christensen, project manager/ inspector (10). investigated and there may be more," values that we, as a university, strive to Human Resource Services: Loren Allen, Joe Mitchell, vice president for advance-are all assets that combine to benefits and systems manager (16); Delma "Dee" university advancement and president make him a wonderful addition to our Weikert, secreta1y III (29). of the UNI Foundation, says. advancement team." 19 College & University ~:~f - ' ...... :.i...

"National Geographic: The Photographs" now showing at the University Museum

ore than 80 photographs are on World cultures and Mdisplay at the University other faraway places. Museum, now through August, The photos on l in an exhibit titled "National display also record Geographic: The Photographs." It is a remarkable animals of ] provocative look at the world from the the wild kingdom. The vantage point of some of National photographers Geographic's most talented anticipate the animals photographers. The National so that the shots are Geographic exhibit is sponsored by candid and in their the Museum and the Willis Wagner natural world. In "The Endowment Fund. Great Oceans of National Geographic has set the Discove1y" section, possible over the years because of the pace in visual journalism with the visitors will be amazed by the advancement of photographic advancement of photographic and photographers' pursuit of the technology. printing technology over the last 100 undetWater world, learning as they go, The Museum's permanent exhibits years. The images gathered in this improving technology, overcoming the include pieces from an international exhibit develop several different dangers of weather, darkness and collection of over 110,000 items; they themes. One section suppo1ts the cold. provide exposure to many countries mission of the National Geographic "The Sciences" section continues to and cultures, as well as animals from Society-"the increase and diffusion of focus on the impact of science and the region and abroad. The Museum is geographic knowledge." The images technology on society. Recording the open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to document personal life within Old advancements of science has been 4:30 p.m. and weekends 1-4 p.m. Luncheon honors UNI supporters embers of the Old Central university and its MAssociates took a peek into students," John today's classroom during a McCatty, UNI director luncheon program in their honor this of gift planning, says. spring. New facilities and Old Central Associates recognizes a technologies bring special group of friends who have continuing change to provided for the University of Notthern the 900-acre campus. Iowa in their estate plans. The group is Nationally recognized named for "Old Central," the original programs attract building on the UNI campus. students from around The luncheon program, focusing on the world. Sustaining UNI's leadership in elementary this momentum education, showed appreciation for the depends on a strong associates' gifts by showcasing partnership between university accomplishments and the university and its family of friends, To date, more than 350 individuals campus life. It was hosted by the according to McCarty. have included UNI in their estate University of Northern Iowa "We appreciate the support given planning and wills. Foundation. by the Old Central Associates and are For more information about joining "Old Central Associates have made looking fotward to hosting future the Old Central Associates, call a thoughtful and generous gesture in events for this special group," McCarty McCa1ty at (319) 273-6078 or 1-800- their fotward planning for the says. 782-9522. 20 UNI ALUMNI ~WORLD

Cffrom t~e fHecuti ve Director Your Associati on is "on the go!" During the past two years, the University A message from Beverly Riess, Alu mni Association president of Northern Alumni Association has participated in a university-wide effort to make Iowa our campus. Part of the plan in n behalf of the University Book and Supply in Cedar Falls accomplishing that has been the design of a OUniversity of and the Mole Hole in Des Moines. The program called "Community Visitation Northern Iowa newest edition to our merchandise is a Days." This program has taken university Alumni Association replica of the UNI-Dome. It was designed faculty, staff, administrators and students to Board of Directors I and manufactured by Liberty Classics, a Spencer, the Quad Cities, Council Bluffs and Decorah. President Koob has been in bring you greetings. company owned by association board attendance at all of the visits and has taught It has been such a member Eric Stoneman and his family. chemistiy classes, led forums on higher fun and eventful The Domes are a limited edition and will education, visited with prospective students year being be available for sale this summer. and their parents, and spoken to service president of this The University of Northern Iowa Alumni clubs. organization! The board is made Association will be on At the end of the day the Alumni up of a diverse group of the go this summer. Association hosts a dynamic people. They bring THE UNIVERSITY OF Look for us at the reception where alumni progressive ideas to the University Welcome can visit with the meetings and are always eager Tent during RAGBRAI president, discuss university issues with to work on a committee or help in Cedar Falls on July him and offer their out in any way that is needed. 23; we will also have a suggestions as to how When we are together one can tent set up with the University of feel the energy in the room! That merchandise during Northern Iowa can energy has been put to many the College Hill Arts better serve their good uses. I will tell you about Festival in late July. communities. some of them in this article and We will help to host a Following that reception, prospective others you will read about reception during the students and their parents gather for a light elsewhere in Northern Iowa www.unialum.org I School Administrators supper and to participate in a discussion Today. Conference in Des with the Student Alumni Ambassadors. This student group represents our university with The Alumni Placement program is a go Moines early in August and for the second such pride and enthusiasm. It is a joy to and we are delighted. The business plan is year alumni will! assist with the University listen to them describe student life at UNI to written, the equipment is being tested and of Northern Iowa booth at the Iowa State others who may be interested in attending. the placement office will soon have help Fair. It is always enjoyable to have the When this program is near your community available to assist alumni who are looking opportunity to get together with other I hope that you will attend. We would love for career changes as well as to help alumni on campus in Cedar Falls or as we to visit with you. employers who are looking for the best travel around the state of Iowa. Keep in Many of you know of the plans to employees ... UNI graduates. If you are touch with the Office of Alumni Relations renovate Lang Hall and design plans are interested, either as an employer or and let us know when you would like to currently underway for that project. We are employee, please call the Placement have us help out with a special event in in the process of identifying ways to involve alumni in this project and will be providing Office. They are eager to be of assistance. your community. you with information in the next several Membership in the Alumni Association This fall will be the kick off of the months. continues to grow. Our student callers Students First Campaign. (See stoiy on Alumni programming continues to have helped to increase membership by page 15.) The Alumni Association is develop. We welcome your suggestions as approximately 40 percent. Thanks to all of participating in this drive by establishing to what would serve your interests and you, alumni and friends, who continue to an endowed University of Northern Iowa needs. We are redesigning the alumni travel support our programming with your Alumni Association Scholarship. I program; as memberships continue to grow membership dollars. The benefit list for encourage you to participate in the Alumni so do our club programs. We are excited members includes discounts on Scholarship Campaign; you may receive about the alumni placement program which merchandise, a 13-month calendar which information as to how to do this by calling will be of great assistance to many of our graduates as they change careers or wish to features photographs of the campus and a 888-UNI-ALUM. I cannot think of anything relocate. listing of all Alumni Association sponsored that will be more meaningful or helpful to We veiy much enjoy hearing from you. events, along with athletic, music, theatre our students than helping to make more You may contact us by e-mail at and other university-sponsored activities. scholarship dollars available to them. I [email protected] or see us on the World If you have already purchased your hope you agree and will be as eager as the Wide Web at www.unialum.org. The copy of The Purple Pantry Cookbook, you board of directors are to help out with this Alumni Association Executive Board held its know how well our alumni eat! The recipes challenge. retreat in June and we are excited about our are outstanding and the cover, illustrated Thanks for all you do for our university new set of goals. We have great possibilities by alumnus, Gaiy Kelley, is something you through your generous contributions of and are enthusiastic that you will share them with us. should own. The book can be purchased time, talent and support. -Noreen Hermansen, MA '71 from the Office of Alumni Relations,

21 UNI ALUMNl~WORLD Alumni, faculty named 1998 Heritage Honours awardees collaborated on a second, Der Wohltatige teams assisting with educational practices. CLASS OF 1943 OUTSTANDING Derwisch ("The Beneficent Dervish"). He has worked with educators in Panama TEACHING AWARD Buch's research included meticulous Germany, Greece, Spain, China, Japan, ' Barbara Lounsberry '69, '71 examinations of Der Stein der Weisen's Korea and Okinawa. On two occasions he manuscripts and copies. He announced his worked with educators in Slovakia under Lounsbeny's specialty findings after years of research and UNI's Orava Project, which strives to reform is the teaching of writing. scholarship and months of a rigorous and democratize the schools in Eastern And writing is more than authentication process to prove the works Europe. finding more elegant ways were by Mozart's hand. Buch has opened Stefanich's work with the North Central of putting the words the possibility of the existence of new Mozart Association of Colleges and Schools has won together. Good writing works. accolades as well. He has served on over 45 reflects good thought; by With Mozart's collaboration now known learning and thinking university accreditation teams. there is interest in staging the once obscure ' well, writing improves. Those were the Stefanich's service to UNI students is works. Buch is preparing the libretto and guiding premises behind her founding (in extraordinary: he has coordinated outdoor score for the Boston Baroque's modern 1981) of the "Iowa Student as Critic experiences for over 10,000 students, has Conference," an essay competition and premiere-the first in 200 years-of Der served on over 200 master of arts in conference for all Iowa high school and Stein der Weisen in October 1998. The education thesis committees and 15 doctor Stuttgart Opera wants to be the first in collegiate undergraduate students. of education committees. At UNI he has Europe to perform it. In 1984 she also founded Draftings, a been awarded the 1996 College of Education Based on his research and findings, Buch published journal showcasing the best in Service Award and was named the UNI undergraduate and graduate research has been named the 1998 Distinguished university's Distinguished Scholar in 1994. and writing. Scholar, the 17th faculty member to earn the distinction. Just as cogent thought begets good Alumni ALhlevement ....;;c..;.;;;_;;;;;._Awards __ _ writing, Lounsberry believes scholarship 1998 OUTSTANDING SERVI CE ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD improves classroom teaching. Her own research resulted in authoring four books, AWARD Curtis Froyen '70 seven book chapters, 32 published articles Greg Stefanich Froyen, high school and over 800 published reviews. In 1994 she In an era of narrow science teacher at won UNI's Distinguished Scholar Award, specialization and Knoxville, Iowa, sees along with Distinguished Service Awards careerism, it is rare to find science as a big from the Iowa Humanities Board and Sigma a professor with wide adventure, a journey he Tau Delta. The best measure is in the quality ranging interests, invites his students to of her students: many now can be counted scholarship, experience, share with him. His own among the highest ranks of their chosen leadership and service. rural acreage became his professions. By contributing in a students' outdoor laboratory, where they number of different education-related issues could monitor streams, lakes and ponds, do MCKAY FACULTY RESEARCH Greg Stefanich, professor of curriculum and ' population studies, discover the effects of AWARD instruction, is truly education's renaissance agricultural pollution and become actively man. involved in solving environmental problems. David Buch The possibilities are limited only by students' The body of work Stefanich is a pioneering researcher and practitioner in the teaching of science to imagination. attributed to Wolfgang With his unique approach to teaching, Amadeus Mozart has students with disabilities. He is an officer and past president for the Association of science has become the most popular grown a little larger, Science Education for Persons with course at Knoxville High. Today, 60 percent thanks to David J. Buch, Disabilities, and he is the founding editor of of Knoxville students take science electives professor of music history the Journal of Science for Students with beyond those required for graduation, at the University of compared to a national average of 12 Northern Iowa. Disabilities. He has directed or served as a National Science Foundation staff member percent. One-third of the students have Buch discovered that portions of a joined the science club, making it the largest Viennese opera from the early 1790s were for grants totaling over $2 million to advance this interest area. organization in the school. The Knoxville actually the work of the famous composer. Science Club becomes actively involved in He made the discovery while studying At the state level, Stefanich was one of the first to create a state-wide association to tree plantings, the preservation of wildlife manuscripts of musical scores in Hamburg, habitat and other environmental issues. The Germany. In findings published in the serve middle-level students. This resulted in the Iowa Association of Middle Level club's alumni list includes 350 graduates November, 1997 Cambridge Opera Journal, who went on to earn college degrees in the he proposes that Mozart made significant Educators in 1979, which now numbers over 1,500 educators. sciences; one student became a Rhodes contributions to Der Stein der Weisen ("The Scholar. Philosopher's Stone") and possibly Internationally, he has served on 21

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Each year Froyen takes about 20 students Cedar Falls-Waterloo that on metal folding chairs. The first grade on a two- to three-week field trip, averaging hasn't been improved by performers file in place on the risers, tugging 5,000 miles. Students become actively the deeds of Parke Behn. on clip-on neckties, smoothing skirts. Their involved in research and environmental A native of Monticello, teacher, accompanying on the piano, plays studies at research centers, national and Iowa, Parke and his wife, the introduction, smiling broadly at her provincial parks, and museums and science Marlene, grew fond of the young charges, helping them along by centers across North America. community while exaggeratedly lip-syncing the words to the In 1997 Froyen was selected to receive students at the University song. the Presidential Award for Excellence in of Northern Iowa. They adopted Cedar Falls Michelle Hyde Swanson goes well Science Teaching in Iowa. He also has been as their new home, and have served as beyond exposing students to music and named the NABT Outstanding Biology beacons of the community ever since. song. She uses her planning time to Teacher in Iowa two times, and is a three As a member of the planning committee organize choral groups. She plans and time winner of the Governor's Volunteer for the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts produces the well-attended concerts for all Award for Youth Involvement. Center (now under construction on the UNI elementary grades. Her groups regularly campus), he helped ensure that his home perform across the area, and she organized ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD community will have a landmark facility for and directs the Sturgis Falls Children's Choir. cultural enrichment through the performing She also chairs a school-wide committee H. Edward Phillips '68 arts. Behn serves as chairman of the board which improves education across the Managing health care for Cedar Falls' Sartori Memorial Hospital, curriculum. A respected educator at services in an organization guiding that institution through a recent Southdale and North Cedar schools, UNI as large as the United merger with Covenant Medical Systems, for music education students often observe and States Navy requires whom he also serves as a director. He is a student teach in her classroom. extraordinary leadership founding member of the UNI Athletic Club As a UNI student she was the pianist for and integrity. That is how and guided the UNI Suzuki School's recent the award-winning UNI Varsity Men's Glee colleagues describe Rear endowment campaign. The Behns are Club. In fact, she returned to that role in Admiral H. Edward members of the UNI Presidents Club. 1996 when the Glee Club needed a pianist Medical Resources Plans Phillips, director, A long-time supporter of the Waterloo for a semester. and Policy Division and director, Medical Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra, Behn In a letter of nomination, a colleague of the U.S. Navy. Phillips Resources Corps joined the board of directors at a time they wrote, "She creates such a motivational an Ensign after was commissioned were voting to dissolve. He was elected classroom environment by giving students UNI and has since provided graduating from chair; the organization flourished under his the freedom to explore and create through 30 years of distinguished service to his leadership. With the symphony poised to music. She encourages thought-provoking country. move into the Gallagher-Bluedorn Center, its questions and alternative ways to problem In his role as director of the Medical future never has been brighter. In tribute, solve. This is done within a disciplined and is responsible for Service Corps, Phillips he has been named a lifetime honorary gently controlled setting. She is deeply and representing developing, coordinating member of the symphony's board of respected and loved by each student and all on plans and the Navy Medical Department directors. staff members." policies affecting 3,500 active and reserve Professionally, Behn has worked as an Her ability to turn fidgety first graders Corps officers in 32 diverse Naval Medical agent and district manager for Fidelity into spirited performers is but a small part of and administrative science, clinical Union Life Insurance. He then joined her repertoire. She is proud of the music specialties. Control-0-Fax Corporation, where he education she received at UNI, and has of Medical Resources, Plans As director became national sales manager. A co parlayed that pride into a McElroy Trust Division, he is the lead planner and Policies founder and senior vice president of Gold Star Award for Outstanding Teaching. ensuring that medical for Navy medicine, Professional Office Systems, Inc., Behn are correctly assets and requirements guided that company into a national ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD to assure the medical readiness utilized and presence in the health care business fleet and the fleet main force. David Deeds '90 throughout the management industry. He also worked as a annual budget of $4.6 billion in There is something He plans an sales consultant for Medical Technology, about the experiences support of over 50,000 officers, enlisted and Inc., and today is a semi-retired sales and working in Navy gained at the University of civilian personnel marketing consultant. medicine. Northern Iowa that create Rear Admiral Phillips' military awards YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD a lifetime of pride. Even include the Legion of Merit, Defense though David Deeds Meritorious Service Medal, four Meritorious Michelle Hyde Swanson '91, '97 graduated just eight years Service Medals, the Navy Commendation On a warm spring day ago, he can be counted Medal and two National Defense Medals. at Cedar Falls' Southdale among our most loyal alumni-in word and Elementary School, the in action. DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP small gymnasium is His professional career has taken him AWARD transformed into an from Des Moines, then Kansas, and now to auditorium of sorts, the Chicago area, but he regularly returns to Parke Behn packed with parents, Cedar Falls to attend UNI athletics and There is no part of community life in grandparents and siblings alumni events. He organizes alumni events

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during annual Homecoming events, and civic organizations and is a leader in local climb through the ranks of the UNI Athletic encourages his employers to continue to level political campaigns. Club's Board of Directors. He has served as hire UNI's outstanding accounting a fund drive captain six times and is a graduates. FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY member of the board's executive Deeds is a member of the UNI Athletic AWARD committee, which sets Athletic Club policy. Club and is a lifetime member of the UNI In 1994 Roberts took on the challenging Alumni Association. David A. Roberts task of chairing the Athletic Club fund drive, After earning his degree in accounting When the University of which involves coordinating more than 150 and passing the CPA exam, Deeds joined Northern Iowa Athletics volunteers and raises over $1 million the Big 6 accounting firm Ernst & Young's Department asks David annually for UNI athletics scholarships and Des Moines office. He then joined the Roberts for help, "no" is support. He served as Athletic Club Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation's not the answer they're president in 1995. Topeka, Kansas office, first as an internal ever likely to hear. He Roberts is president of Waterloo Mills auditor, eventually as director of internal has spent countless hours Company in Waterloo. Each year his financial reporting. While working full time serving the UNI Athletic company contributes thousands of dollars he completed his MBA at the University of Club as a volunteer and fundraiser. And toward the advancement of the UNI athletic Kansas. He relocated to Schaumberg, you can always count on Roberts, his wife, program. He contributes to the annual fund, Illinois, where he is director of external Pat, and friends at the UNI-Dome and at making gifts to support campaign projects, financial reporting for the $8.2 billion some out-of-state contests, cheering for their participates in corporate sponsorships and is transportation company. beloved Panthers. receptive to supporting any program or Deeds also is active in professional and Throughout the 1980s, Roberts began his project that benefits UNI athletics.

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LOS ANGELES and Daryl Vanwoert '79 and their committee KANSAS CITY Mark Messersmith '66 hosted 40 alumni for their fine work in organizing this function. Chad Harberts '90 and Julie Wood Stoll and friends for brunch on February 7. '85, co-presidents of the Kansas City group, MASON CITY ent Beverly Riess have great plans for those alumni and friends Alumni Association Presid The Mason City Club met on the NIACC by remarks from living in the Kansas City/Lawrence area. brought greetings, followed campus in April. Sue Grosboll, director of '62, who shared his May 29th they commissioned The Other President Robert Koob the UNI Museum, and Kay Thuesen, of Northern Iowa. Place in Overland Park as the official vision for the University development director for the Museum, time sharing their Kansas City UNI Alumni Everyone had a good presented the program. Brad Halverson, headquarters of the mail for upcoming events. campus stories, along with comments about assistant director of Alumni Relations, was in Club. Watch your mise you a lot of fun with their lives today. attendance and presented an update from Chad and Julie pro occasionally thrown in for PHOENIX campus. Karen Dole '73 is president of the a little seriousness Alumni and friends living in the Phoenix Mason City Alumni Club. good measure. area gathered on February 14 for Brunch at the Biltmore Hotel. Bruce Marquis, director of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts 1998-99 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Center, spoke to the group about the building progress at the center. He also July 23 Cedar Valley: RAGBRAI December6 Chicago: 5th Annual Holiday provided insight into the type of August 13-23 Des Moines: Iowa State Fair Brunch programming that will occur in the hall. August 15 Rocky Mountain: Shakespeare January 17 Phoenix: Brunch Festival February 2 Legislative Breakfast Bruce shared some visuals of how the September 2 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City: Breakfast February4 Stockton, CA: Reception building will ultimately look and Meeting February 5 Sacramento, CA: Reception encouraged those in attendance to return to September 14 New York City: Luncheon February 6 San Francisco: Brunch campus for a performance in the new September 17 Washington, DC: Reception February 7 Los Angeles: Brunch facility. Noreen Hermansen, director of October 5 Twin Cities Feb 26-Mar 1 St. Louis: Missouri Valley Men's Alumni Relations, gave a campus update October 7 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City: Breakfast Basketball Tournament Meeting April 17 Alumni Association Board of and introduced former director of Alumni October 16 UNI Alumni Association Board of Directors Meeting Relations, Lee Miller '52 and his wife Directors Meeting Heritage Honours Banquet Donnabelle '51, who were in attendance. All Alumni Reception April 27 Mason City DES MOINES Reunions: Classes of 1973, 1968 and May Northeast Wisconsin Alumni working at the Principal Financial 1958 May6-8 Class of 1949 SO-Year Golden October 17 Homecoming - UNI Alumni Reunion alumni Group in Des Moines held an Association Tailgate June Chicago: Ravinia in the Park (Date gathering over their lunch hour on April 8. October 23 Dallas: Reception to be set when concert season is President Robert Koob '62, and head October 25 Houston: Brunch established) wrestling coach Mark Manning, were the November 4 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City: Breakfast June 4 Class of 1939 60-Year Reunion featured speakers. This is the first alumni Meeting Some dates subject to adjustment. Watch your ll event held at the work place and it was very November Kansas City mailbox for detailed event information. Or ca November 17 Mason City the UNI Office of Alumni Relations at 319-273-2355 to Patti VanThomme '77 successful. Thanks December 2 Cedar Valley: UNI/ISU Tailgate or toll free at 1-888-UNI-ALUM (888-864-2586).

24 ' 26Marlys Schwarck ' 5 2Janet Templeman Bailey, 2-yr, retired Community College. He recently traveled to Eyre, BA, Cert. '28, after teaching for 28 years in Iowa, France, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. donated $100,000 toward Oregon and Texas. DeWayne E. Irwin, BA, Llnfred C. McGrane, BA, is a retired business the Heritage Center & celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary to education teacher. Agricultural Hall Beverly Irwin by taking a Caribbean cruise via the building project in Panama Canal in May 1997. They moved to '6OWilliam0. Grundy Center. Mountain Home, ID, in June after 40 years in Gardner, BA, Riverside, CA. Mary Stout Stierwalt, 2-yr, is the retired after 33 years of ' 3 2Rosamond Rathbone Demman, 2-yr, BS mayor of Chariton and co-owns Family Shoe in teaching and coaching. '34, retired and is active in community Chariton with her husband, Berns. Rudy Kubik, BA, received and fraternal organizations. the Healthfield Professional '53Ar1oa L Olsen Franson, 2-yr, BA '74, Volunteer Award for his ' 36Josephine Cover Kasiske, 2-yr, retired from Central City Community volunteer work at the volunteers at the elementary school and School after teaching there for 37 years. She lives Mental Health Institute and United Methodist Church in Covina, CA. She is in Coggon. the Independence Kubik also an active member of Pi Lambda Theta at Cal community. He is the State Los Angeles and the Cal State Retired '54Evelyn Peterson Ford, 2-yr, retired from director of dental services at MHI, a position he has Teachers' Association. teaching after 23 years at Tipton had for the past 22 years. Norman G. Wolle, BA, Elementary School. William E. Linstrom, BA, lives in Iowa but spends winters in Texas. He ' 4 2Marian Dickinson, BA, received the retired from his position as the associate vice enjoys golfing, fishing and attending sporting 1998 Iowa Association of Family and provost for extension at the Iowa State University events. Consumer Sciences Hall of Fame Award. She Extension. retired in 1987. '61 James H. Brannon, BA, MA '67, retired '55Jean McGrew, BA, MA '58, retired as from teaching at Ames Community ' 4gruchard W. Nystuen, BA, retired from superintendent of the Glenbrook High Schools. James Ferguson, BA, is the new the central administration of Cedar Falls School District in Glenview, IL, to accept a facu lty superintendent for the Colfax-Mingo School Community Schools in 1989. He continues to live appointment at Loyola University in Chicago. District. Roger D. Reas, MA, is on the Park Falls in Cedar Falls and he Richard C. Potts, BA, retired in June 1997 after School District school board and the Wisconsin spends winters in Florida. 40 years of teaching English and social studies - Conservation Congress following his retirement in the last 32 in Clinton. 1994. He is also a substitute teacher and he works ' 49Emmett Steele, part-time for Whitetails Unlimited. BA, conducted '56James L Heinselman, BA, MA '60, was opening concerts of the named chancellor of the Los Angeles '6 2Kellvyn N. Hood, BA, was selected as "The World of George Community College District. Phyllis Jacobson Oregon's Principal of the Year. He will Gershwin" festival in St. Holmes, BA, is a travel consultant at Lincoln join 49 other state principals in Washington D.C. in Petersburg and Moscow. Center Travel in Scottsdale, AZ. William Holmes, October. Edward Ware, BA, retired after 35 years He conducted his program BA, retired from the Scottsdale Arizona School of teaching, 30 in Muscatine. "Gershwin Gala - Porgy and System after 37 years. He was the head of the Bess" featuring American counseling and guidance department of Chaparral '63Les Lewis, BA, MA '68, is seeking the soloists Vivian Martin and John Swift. High School. Allan "Ted" Lyons, BA, MA '60, Democratic nomination for state retired as superintendent of Southeast Webster representative in House District 12. He is a teacher '5OBetty Genck Brooks, 2-yr, is completing Community School district. Janice Watson and farmer in Denison. Sharron Hanson her senior year at Iowa Wesleyan College, Strawn, 2-yr, teaches second grade in the McElmeel, BA, is seeking the Democratic Mt. Pleasant, after being Jefferson-Scranton school system, where she has nomination for the 55th District seat in the Iowa out of school for 26 years. taught for over 30 years. Paul K. Yap, BA, MA House of Representatives. She is a library media '64, is traveling with his wife, Sallie, and works specialist at Harrison Elementary School and was '5 1 Bernard J. part-time as a supervisor of student teachers at nominated for the 1997 Teacher of the Year Award. Brommel, BA, National University in San Diego. He retired as Joanne Ervin Miller, BA, MA '66, is the English made an endowment titled principal at San Diego Schools seven years ago. department chair at William Henry Harrison High "The Bernard J. Brommel School in LaFayette, IN. She has received grants Award for Outstanding ' 5 7Harold Baeth, BA, was inducted into the for independent study of comparative mythologies Scholarship or Officials' Hall of Fame. He is a former and she has published work on Hamlet and AP test Distinguished Service in coach and teacher at Moorhead, Soldier and preparation. Oliver D. Pierce, BA, is the Omaha Family Communication" to Bayard. Sandra Brauener Bell, 2-yr, BA '60, division controller of the Waldinger Corporation. the National Brommel announced her candidacy for the Linn County He founded the Nebraska Chapter of the Communications Association. He recently retired Board of Supervisors. Robert E. Elmore, BA, Construction Financial Managers Association. as a professor of speech and performing arts at retired after 31 years in the insurance industry. He Alice Burkhead Schumacher, BA, was Northeastern Illinois University. Gordon L lives in Pinehurst, NC. Marilana Ogle Sutter, 2- diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She teaches Cawelti, BA, is researching schools that enroll yr, retired from teaching after 36 years. She most piano lessons and does volunteer work for the children from low-income families and are recently taught third grade for the Valley of Elgin Dallas County Hospital Auxiliary, Perry First United accomplishing high levels of achievement. School District. Methodist Church and Perry Fine Arts. Richard C. William Howard , BA, is a member and organizer Schutt, BA, celebrated the fifth anniversary of his of the "Four Slackers," a group of ex-sailors and ' 5goonald Holmstrom, MA, was the heart transplant. He also completed his second pet the spouses of deceased sailors who served on speaker for North Fayette High School's care center with an animal hospital and boarding destroyers in the Asiatic Fleet during World War II. annual induction ceremony for the National kennel. Barb Vogt Witzel, BA, was named "Best Beverly Fairlie Irwin, BA, celebrated her 50th Honor Society. He retired in 1997 from his Teacher in the Cedar Valley" in a poll sponsored wedding anniversary to DeWayne Irwin by taking position as superintendent of schools in Iowa and by the Waterloo Courier. She teaches sixth grade at a Caribbean cruise via the Panama Canal in May lllinois. Cedar Heights School in Cedar Falls. 1997. They moved to Mountain Home, ID, in June after 40 years in Riverside, CA. '59william L Kibbie, BA, retired and is '64Bill J. Bonnstetter, BA, MA '69, won a now teaching part-time at Kirkwood patent for a software program that helps 25 UNI ALUMNl~CLASS NOTES

employers predict how successful an individual director of human resources at the Diamond Jo pathologist at Mobile County Schools in Mobile, might be in a specific job. He is the founder, CEO Casino in Dubuque. AL. She is also an LEA Special Education and president of Target Training International, Inc. Chairperson. Edward Nassif, BA, is a cystic Louise N. Gregory, BA, retired after 34 years of ' 70Robert Allbaugh, BA, MA '80, teaches fibrosis specialist at the McFarland Clinic in Ames. teaching, coaching and counseling. She was at anatomy/physiology and health at Valley He was nominated as Daily Tribune 's Unsung Hero Blevins Junior High School in Fort Collins, CO, for View High School in Moreno Valley, CA. Pamela for the personal care he gives his patients. Tom the past 28 years. Marilyn Burrows Spores, BA, Quegg Brown, BA, was named the 1997-98 Talbott, BA, owns Glen Oak Lumber and Milling, is the vice president of advancement services at Teacher of the Year at Plantation Key Schools in Inc., a company consisting of two mills, a the Florida State University Foundation. the Florida Keys, where she has taught since 1980. warehouse and an office building in Montello, WI, Michael James Hanna, BA, is the principal at a second mill in Somerset, KY, and a sales branch ' 6 5Robert C. Heusser, BA, works in Storm Lake High School. Tadd Nichols, BA, in Wexford, PA. Mary A. Morin Tordsen, BA, is electron microscopy for the Cedars Sinai retired as the industrial arts teacher at a high school art teacher in Marshalltown. She is and UCLA medical centers. He also works with Independence High School. Dennis E. working on a master's degree with Parson's School amateur radio. Jo Thompson Larsen, BA, Severson, BA, is a loan officer at the Waukon State of Design in New York City. Betty Boat Vogel, BA, teaches third grade at Colo-NESCO Community Bank. Susan Boyd Witt, BA, earned an MAEd retired after teaching first grade for 23 years. School. Glendon Peterson, BA, was the March from the University of Minnesota. Robert Wyatt, "Employee of the Month" at Le Mars Community BA, was elected to a three-year term on the Bartels ' 7 2Edward T. Berg, BA, has worked for 20 Schools, where he has taught physics and math for Lutheran Home Board of Directors·. He is an years at Pharmacists Mutual Insurance the past 33 years. Dennis Wehner, BA, SpEd '77, associate professor of finance and interim director Company. He is currently the executive vice retired as the superintendent of Maple Valley of information management at UNI. president. Nancy Perkins Chu, BA, is an Community School. Karen Perrigo Wilson, BA, associate professor in the Department of is an assistant principal at West Warwick High ' 71 Carol Blaisdell Allbaugh, BA, MA '82 , Elementary Education and Reading at Western School in Rhode Island. was appointed school-to-career Illinois University in Macomb. Darwin G. coordinator for the Moreno Valley Unified School Copeman, BA, is the vice president of ' 66Bruce Gordon, BA, MA '76, retired from District in Moreno Valley, CA. Frances Lynch underwriting operations at Great American teaching art in the Grundy Center Ayres, BA, was named the John W. Jr. and Insurance Company in Cincinnati, OH. Charles R. secondary schools to pursue a career as a full-time Barbara J. Branch Professor of Accounting at the Doss, BS, is a Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant. He artist. James M. Hall, BA, retired from teaching University of Oklahoma, where she is currently the received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement and administration after 31 years'. He is currently head of the accounting department. Scott Medal in March. Velda Fleshner Groote, BA, is a doing education technology consulting for a Belden, BA, is running for Bremer County sixth grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary in Cedar variety of clients. Leo Hensley, BA, MA '71, is the Treasurer. He was elected as the finance Falls. Paul Juhl, MA, was named Iowa High executive director of the Danish Immigrant chairperson for the Bremer County Republican School Counselor of the Year. He also Museum in Elk Hom. Gloria Grimm Jacobson, Central Committee. Richard Berrier, BA, is the collaborated on a recently published book of Iowa BA, is the vocational resource coordinator at director of the Grundy County Economic stereographs. Nevada High School. She helps high school Development Alliance. Mary Vaughn Ellinger, students prepare for careers through cooperative BA, MA '88, is going to Brazil in July on a Fulbright ' 73Sandy Moore Gowdy, BA, spoke at the employment opportunities and job shadowing. Scholarship. She is going with 17 other educators April 13th Twentieth Century Club Leilaui Bright Urbatsch, BA, is the director of a from the United States for a five-week seminar titled meeting in Marshalltown. She is the library grant program that funds statewide projects for the "Education, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship in services coordinator and systems administrator at Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Brazil." Elaine Meier Frevert, BA, is a the Marshalltown Public Library. David Pike, BA, Secondary Education. kindergarten teacher in Davenport. Nancy joined ALLTEL Information Services as a banking Ashton LaRue, MA, and her husband, Jim, have consultant. He was the vice president and retail ' 6 7 Mark R. Gibson, BA, is a civil engineer remodeled a century-old, one-room schoolhouse group manager for NationsBank Iowa in Des for the Dubuque County Highway into a summer cottage near Nashua. Debra Moines. Al Rabenold, BA, is the assistant men's Department. Bernard Moine, BA, works with Mueller Loetscher, BA, is a speech language basketball coach at Grinnell College. David A. Cortright Realtors. Virtuoso of voice, Walter Rodby honored by students ' 68Carol Crovisier Clayton, BA, was "Mr. Holland's Opus" is not the only tale of a music director who awarded one of four 1997 Iowa inspires his students to achieve greatness. More than 200 of Walter Rodby's Distinguished Teacher Awards. She teaches sixth students at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in south suburban Chicago grade mathematics at John Adams Middle School ,~, gathered for a reunion with their instructor, a man who is a mentor for in Mason City. Shirlee Lauen Dense, BA, is -: ~ .ii .. many, last May. "He's a real leader. He inspired us to be good people," seeking a third term as the Pocahontas County 1. ' ""'··.. ··.. . ,, one former student said in the Chicago Sun-Times. Treasurer. Dean Hansen, BA, is a psychology After graduating from Iowa State Teacher's College in 1940, Rod by teacher and middle school counselor at Sheldon ~ hal fought in World War II, earning a Bronze Star. He received a master's High School. L Sue Boileau Kramer, BA, is an degree in music from Columbia Universi ty in New York, and studied at elementary teacher in Albuquerque Public Schools Trinity College of Music in London. He began teaching in 1948 at Joliet Township High School in in New Mexico. Illinois.-- In 1949, he married Janice Jessee. Ten years later, he left Joliet to teach and direct at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. In 1970, his Viking Choir became the first American high , 6 9 Dennis R. Deurling, BA, is the principal school to perform in the Soviet Union. He left Homewood-Flossmoor in 1977 to assume a position of Lincoln Alternative High School and as director of choral activities at the College of St. Francis. He also served as adjunct professor of associate principal at Clinton High School. He was music education at DePaul University. the guidance counselor at Clinton High School for Rodby has participated in 150 choral festivals in 11 states, four European concert tours, and has the past 23 years. Theodore Frevert, BA, MA '72 , published over 300 Octavo Choral compositions. He retired in 1984, but still w rites choral is the director of the counseling department at arrangements. Rodby was inducted into his hometown's Hall of Fame in Virginia, Minnesota, last Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport. Larry year, another award to add to his many accomplishments. Mozack, BA, is the registrar at North Iowa Area Rodby's composition "Companions All" will be published in the new Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Community College. Virgil Murray, BA, is the songbook, its fi rst revision in 75 years. He wrote this composition for the Beta Nu Chapter as an principal at Bellevue Elementary School as well as undergraduate. the mayor of Bellevue. Carlton Wiese, MA, is the 26 UNI ALUMNl~CLASS NOTES

Rasmussen, MA, invented the Handy Spare, a at Central College in Pella. appointed to the Farm Bureau Financial Agent product that converts single roll toilet paper Advisory Council for 1998. He was also selected as dispensers into double roll dispensers without ' 79susan Dindinger, Agent of the Year for the Golden Circle Agency in changing existing hardware. It is being BA, was named the 1997. Judy Henick Haven, BA, works in the tax manufactured in Iowa and should be in stores vice president of Seabury & department for Aronson Schroeder & Co., SC, a soon. Jill Lackore Schott, BA, is the marketing Smith, an insurance CPA firm in Milwaukee, WI. Linda Hulse coordinator at Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. company that provides Johansen, BM, received the Philip Sehmann program management Excellence in Teaching award at the Northeast ' 7 4 ouane Kouba, BA, is an assistant men's services for individuals, Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band basketball coach for the University of businesses and Concert. She is the music teacher at North Fayette California, Davis, Aggies. His team won the 1998 organizations. Andrea Middle School. Randy Larson, BA, married Julie NCAA Division II National Championship. Bill Gunderson Frederickson, Knobbs in July 1997. He has been teaching Large, BA, is the secondary principal in Baxter. He BA, MA '97, recently . . mathematics in Fort Madison for the past 15 years. was the West Marshall middle school principal. received her master's Dmdmger Sandi Markow Larson, BA, is teaching business Kevin McCarville, BA, founded EduCare, a degree in library science from UNI. She teaches courses and English in Baxter schools. Miriam company that offers ACT and SAT prep classes, family and consumer sciences at Solon Pfeiff Patton, BA, is the Palo Alto County Soil & individualized instruction, study skills instruction, Community Schools. Kevin Swalley, BA, was Water Conservation District education committee computer literacy workshops and college prep elected to Allen Memorial Hospital's board of chair and assistant commissioner. The district programs. EduCare has locations in Iowa City and directors in Waterloo. He is the president and CEO received the District of the Year award for Cedar Rapids. Leslie Wendt Monis, BA, MA '88, of the Grundy National Bank. outstanding conservation education program at opened "The Counseling Center" in Charles City's the National Association of Conservation Districts Cedar Mall. She is a state-licensed mental health ' 80Barbara Schluter Moine, BA, MA '88, is Convention in February. counselor and therapist. Kathleen Steinbach the elementary principal at Dike Schools. Shelton, BA, was inducted into the LaSalle High Brian Smith, BA, is an attorney with the Ohio ' 84Jim Aberg, MA, is the service director at School Hall of Fame. She is currently a special Industry Commission. He lives in Gahanna, OH. Opportunity Village in Clear Lake. Jim education teacher at Van Buren School in Cedar Jeff Suchomel, BA, had an exhibition of his Fritz, BA, was nominated for president of the Iowa Rapids. Roma Taylor Stewart, BM, is the paintings at Studio G in Shenandoah. He is also Bandmasters Association. He is the director of children's ministry coordinator at First Baptist the manager of the Shenandoah Hy-Vee store. bands at Decorah High School. Matthew Haven, Church in Grinnell. BA, is the chief engineer-research and ' 8 } Mark Gronemeyer, BA, has accepted a development for Telsmith, Inc., a manufacturer of ' 7 5 John Beckey, BA, is an agent with the position as principal of Jefferson-Scranton rock crushers in Mequon, WI. Tim Heisterkamp, Miller, Harrison & Beckey insurance High School. He was the West Liberty High School BA, joined Home State Bank in Jefferson as its agency. Vicki Stark Beckey, BA, is a CPA with a principal. Sheldon Groote, BA, is the World Investment Centers of America Inc. representative. public accounting firm. Julie Brown Bright, BA, History and Civics instructor and head girls' was named the third vice president of the College volleyball and basketball coach at Montezuma ' 85Scott Gardner, BA, was named Track Athletic Business Management Association, a High School. Bill Molison, BA, resigned from his Operator of the Year for 1997 by the position that will lead to the presidency of the position as executive director of the Grinnell 2000 International Hot Rod Association. He operates organization. She is UNI's Athletics business Foundation. the Cordova Dragway Park. Debra Bruhr manager and licensing administrator. Ed Brown, Gordon, MA, received her doctorate degree in BA, was elected mayor of Washington. He won ' 8 2 Jon Beringer, BA, MA '84, is the news music education from UNI. She will join the the Powerball lottery jackpot in 1992. Joyce A. director of KCAU-TV News 9 in Sioux City. School of Music faculty this fall as assistant Hackett, BA, MA '77, is the superintendent of the Melinda Paulsen, BA, is the principal at Sunset professor of opera/musical theater. Colleen J. unified Catholic School System of Sioux City. Heights Elementary in Webster City. Shelly Smith Carlson Konop, BA, received the 1997 Rebecca Holub McCarville, BA, founded Rumler, BA, teaches first grade in Port Byron, IL. Outstanding Young Woman Award. She is an Edu Care, a company that offers ACT and SAT prep Karla S. Ruth, BA, is the production manager at English and speech teacher and track coach at classes, individualized instruction, study skills KWWL-TV Channel 7 in Waterloo. Yorkville High School in Yorkville, IL. Gary instruction, computer literacy workshops and Lubbert, BA, MBA '88, received the International college prep programs. EduCare has locations in ' 83Julie Bowes, BA, joined Ortho Computer Academy of Business Administration Excellence Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Systems in Ames as a staff member in in Teaching Award. He is an assistant professor of software support. Rick L Fleener, BA, has been business and economics at Rockford College in ' 7 6 Steven L. Bakker, BA, is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Bulter County Auditor. He is the assistant manager at Rosemary Wells-Tooth Fairy Consultant Farmers Feed & Grain in Allison. Tom Eddy, BA, Have you ever wondered how the tradition of the tooth fairy began? was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among Rosemary Siplon Wells, BA '51, MA '53, sure has. She runs the Tooth American Teachers. He is a biology teacher in Fairy Museum, the only extensive collection of artifacts related to this Green Lake, WI. Steve Noll, BA, is the mayor of topic. Her museum has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Lisbon. He is also a sales representative for in this summer's issue of Sky magazine, published by Delta Airlines. Contractors Steel Corp. in Wilton. Fred Wills, MA, Wells became interested in tales of the tooth fairy when asked about EdD '88, retired from his position as principal of the mythology related to dentistry while teaching English in a freshman Anson Middle School in Marshalltown. dental hygiene class. She searched in the American Dental Association Library and discovered there was very little information on the subject. ' 77Robin Nowachek Benjamin, BA, and Wells decided to look for the answers herself, and her collection of fairy her husband purchased another travel fables and items began. She has also written many publications about agency, International Tours, in Birmingham, AL. the tooth fairy and tooth mouse. This puts them in the top 10 in volume for the area. The Tooth Fairy Museum is located in Deerfield, Illinois, and it is open by appointment. Admission is a tooth fairy drawing, story, memory or imaginative project. ' 78Mary Stark, MA, was selected for Wells also runs a computer graphics company and she is active in community theaters and inclusion in Who's Who Among America's the Evanston Symphony. She retired from teaching at Northwestern Dental School. Teachers. She is an associate professor of English 27 UNI ALUMNl~CLASS NOTES

Illinois. Anthony S. Mitchell, BA, received the assistant vice president at Physicians Mutual Hospital and an Iowa representative in House professional designation of certified medical Insurance Company in Omaha, NE. She is the District 83. Darrell L. Harvey, BA, graduated representative. He is employed by Watson youngest officer in the company's history. Tim from Iowa State University in MIS this May, his Laboratories, where he received the 1997 National Donovan, BA, was promoted to human resources second bachelor's degree. Doug Helm, BA, is a Sales Award. Mindy Olmstead Mossman, BA, is manager at GTE in Tampa, FL. Jane Juenger, science, mathematics and computer teacher and the principal at Pleasant View Elementary in BA, is the director of financial aid at North Iowa boy's basketball coach at Montezuma Schools. Webster City. Area Community College. Eric Mayer, BA, is a Carson Holloway, BA, is completing graduate physician's assistant at Covenant Reinbeck Clinic. study in political science at Northern Illinois '86Mark Cosens, BA, was hired as the He received training in the National Guard's University. His dissertation is titled "Music in the principal of 7-12 grades in the Madrid Physician's Assistance program, and he graduated History of Political Philosophy." Holloway also Community School District. Jane E. Ferrie at the top of his class. Catherine Kahler Orth, attended the seminar 'The Third Millennium and Gordon, BA, is the director of client services for All BA, joined public radio stations KUNI, KHKE, the Free Society" in July 1997 in Krakow, Poland. Staff of Cedar Valley in Waterloo. Shawn M. KUNY and KRNI at UNI as a development Rohan Joseph, BS, was named pump Kliegl, BA, has been promoted to major in the U.S. associate. She was the executive director for the applications specialist at Carver Pump Company. Army. He is an assistant professor of military Christian Crusaders radio ministry. Jodi Lingren He resides in Muscatine. Duane Rieken, BA, is science at St. John's University in Collegeville, MN. Tymeson, BA, is studying at the John F. Kennedy the new conservation director for Hardin County. He is scheduled for assignment to South Korea. School of Government, an Army wqr college at Paula Ward, BA, is the communications manager Julie Kraft, BA, is a weekend anchor and Harvard University. She is the highest ranking for the Iowa Com Growers Association. Amy newscaster for WOI-lV, Channel 5 in Des Moines. female officer in the Iowa Army National Guard. Waskowiak, BA, graduated from the Marshall Kristi Kuhn, BA, received the 1997 Nebraska Wythe School of Law at the College of William Council for Exceptional Children Teacher of the '89Ed Derr, BA, is director of career and and Mary. She practices law in Newport News, Year award. She is a resource teacher for counseling services at Upper Iowa VA. She was married in June 1997 to Brett Loney. kindergarten through sixth grade at Avery University and a referee for varsity and junior high Gregory L. Weber, BA, has joined Business Elementary School in Bellevue, NE. Toby football. Sarah Appleman Derr, BA, is working Capital Corporation as a business valuation Lawrence, BA, has been promoted to partner at toward a history teaching endorsement at Upper analyst. He was an audit manager for KPMG Peat McGladrey & Pullen, LLP in Cedar Rapids. Iowa University. John Fury, BA, joined Marwick, LLP. Linda Withers, MA, instructed a McGladrey & Pullen is the seventh largest CPA and Southtown Chiropractic Clinic in Moline, IL. session at the Witter Gallery in Storm Lake on consulting firm in the United State;,. Rich Matzen, James O'Connor, BA, was "Gyotaku," a type of Japanese printmaking using a BA, is the vice president of consumer and promoted to senior real fish. mortgage lending at Gateway State Bank in associate at Morgan & Clinton. Karen Cooper McDermott, BA, joined Myers, Inc., a public ' 9 2 Joyce Picht Barbatti, BA, received the Riverside Health System in Wichita, KS, as director relations firm specializing in 1998 Salute Award, sponsored by the of marketing. Brenda Benning Noteboom, BA, is agriculture, food, health Northeast Iowa Chapter of the Association for seeking the position of Grundy County Treasurer. and wellness, and business Women in Communications. She owns Barbatti She is a trust processor at Grundy National Bank. to-business industry sectors. Communications in Waterloo. Mike Brannon, Deb Vangellow, BA, has been named the director He works in the Waterloo BA, opened Amling-Brannon LLP in Parkersburg of the LPGA Girls Golf Club of Houston. office. Kerry Clough , ...... ,. and Reinbeck. He purchased half of the George Petersen, BA, MA '90, has a - • Amling Accounting Practice in Cedar Falls. Steve '8 7Julie Senne Berry, BA, is a mortgage park in her honor in Storm O'Connor Brenizer, BS, is a market researcher at Pella specialist at Great Financial Resources of Lake. Kerry passed away in 1994. Joelle R. Corporation in Pella. Michelle D. Cook, BA, is a Iowa. Pamela J. Lee Brandt, BA, works in web Nulle Swan, BA, has joined Campbell, Higgins & business analyst at MCI in Cedar Rapids. David site design and digital photography. She is also Associates, Inc. as a certified public accountant. Dutkowski, BA, is the lead member of technical active as a parent in Tri-County Head Start and Barry Thompson, MA, has been a counselor at staff research and development for Schneider breast feeding advocacy. She maintains a web Clarion-Goldfield Elementary for the past nine National in Green Bay, WI. Nick Pace, BA, is the site about women's issues. Spencer Cowan, BA, years. Karla K. Weber, BA, joined the Rock new secondary principal at North Tama School. has served in the military for 11 years, and is Island Bank, N.A. as vice president and controller. Joyce Larson Ruehlow, BA, is an academic currently in Kuwait. He is scheduled to teach at adviser in the counseling office at North Iowa Area the University of Illinois, Chicago, beginning in fall ' 9OJulie A. Andersen, BA, is the vice Community College. Mitchell Wachs, BA, 1998. Tom Doermann, BA, resigned as the North president of governmental affairs for the teaches mathematics at Winfield-Mt. Union Liberty city administrator. Thom Frerichs, BA, is Iowa Credit Union League in West Des Moines. Schools. He also has a 133-21 record as the girl's battling his second bout of encephalitis, an Jill Kadera Hellmer, BA, is a tax manager for basketball coach. inflammation of the brain caused by a virus. General Binding Corp. She married Mark Hellmer Tammy Thompson Higgins, BA, is the new in August 1997 and resides in Morton Grove, IL. ' 93ruchard Douglas Dahl, BA, is employed institutional advancement director at Iowa Lakes Jodi L. Hirsch, BA, is a national bank examiner in production control at Power Community College. Dave Hoffman, MA, is the with the Comptroller of the Currency-US. Engineering and Manufacturing LTD in Waterloo. principal for Lincoln Upper Elementary School in Treasury Department. She works out of the San Adam J. Duffy, BA, joined NationsBank as a Washington. He was the elementary principal in Francisco district office. Dianne Hartman consumer banker. He was a pension service Preston for 11 years before accepting this position. Laures, BA, works at CUNA Mutual in Waverly. associate with The Principal in Waterloo. Bob Eric Petersen, BA, a doctor of osteopathic Gavin, BA, joined AmerUs Bank as the medicine, joined Medical Associates of '91 Chad Belville, BA, BA '94, joined Phillip manager/lender of a new branch in Davenport. Maquoketa. Wade Presley, BM, is the high Norland's law practice in Northwood after He was a manager at Norwest Financial's Clinton school band director for the Nevada Community he passed the Iowa Bar examination this spring. branch. Karla Hackenmiller, BFA, was featured School District in Nevada. Kim Wells Brenizer, BA, is an accounts as a guest artist at the Norstrand Visual Arts receivable coordinator at Pella Corporation in Gallery, Wayne State College, in Wayne, NE. Her '88Brian Caslavka, BA, is the internal Pella. Dan Callahan, BA, is the industrial arts exhibition will also be shown in Minnesota, Iowa control manager of Central State Bank in teacher at Independence High School. Mary K. and South Dakota. Heidi Heidt, BA, is an Muscatine. John Chalstrom, BA, is the new Diers, BA, is a publicist with Llewllyn Worldwide, information consultant with Dun & Bradstreet principal at Clear Lake High School. He was the located in St. Paul, one of America's leading Corp. in Overland Park, KS. Kathleen F. assistant principal at Muscatine High School. publishers of New Age books. Brad Hansen, BA, O'Connor Hartzler, BA, MA '97, teaches at Melissa Pratt Crawford, BA, was promoted to is the health administrator at Jennie Edmundson Manson Northwest Webster School District. Terry 28 UNI ALUMNl~CLASS NOTES

Merfeld, BA, is a staff accountant for KPMG Peat sexual assault and domestic violence through the Bethphage is an organization that provides Marwick in Kansas City, MO. He moved from the YWCA Hotline. Polly Crosley Granzow, MA, is services to adults and children with assurance practice to the tax practice in April. seeking her second term as Hardin County developmental disabilities. Teresa Hass Martin, Rachel Robinson McGuire, BA, is the director of supervisor. She is currently vice-chairman of the BA, received a Promising Teacher Award from the admissions for North Iowa Area Community board of supervisors. Amy Hawley, BA, MA '96, Iowa Council of Teachers of English and Language College. Kerri E. Hanson Mohwinkle, BA, is teaching English in Japan at a conversation Arts. She teaches at Union High School in LaPorte teaches seventh grade science at Riverbend school for Aeon. She is also learning about the City. Beth Ann Graff Pattschull, BA, is teaching Middle School in Iowa Falls. Judith Olson, MA, is Japanese culture and how to speak their language. special education preschool at River Hills in Cedar a consultant with Area Education Agency 3. She Brian Joseph King, BA, is working for the Falls. Kimberly S. Rastetter, BA, teaches was the alternate 1997 Iowa Teacher of the Year Durham Police Department in Durham, NC. English and is the assistant girls' basketball coach and attended the U.S. Teacher Forum in Judie Bassett Krebsbach, BA, joined the Grundy at Alden Community School. Rosemary Washington D.C. in 1997. Ann Sandhoff, BA, MA County USDA as a natural resource manager. She Schwartz, BA, was invited to present her article '95, is volunteering for one year with the Christian recently finished requirements for a master of titled, "The Uneasy Marriage of Non Profits and Appalachian Project. She is living in Mt. Vernon, science degree in environmental science at UNI. Business" to members of the National Assembly of KY, and working at the Family Life Child She also teaches environmental-related classes at National Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Development Center. Brian Smith, BA, was UNI and Hawkeye Community College. Alauna Organizations. She is the northeast Iowa promoted to accounting manager at Terra D. Ramsey, BA, is a fully licensed broker and community specialist/ area director for the Industries Inc. Steve Spoden, BA, earned a insurance agent focusing on financial advising, American Diabetes Association and she is master's degree in education counseling with a 4.0 analyzing and planning. She is preparing for the pursuing a master's degree in youth and human GPA. He accepted a position as a counselor at the CFP designation and recently became engaged to service administration at UNI. Charles S. Regional Safe Schools program in McHenry Tracy Frerichs. Kandiwapa l. Shejavall, BA, Siverberg, BA, was promoted to Midwest regional County, IL. Teresa Stumo, BA, teaches middle graduated with an MPA in public policy and field merchandising coordinator for New Balance school mathematics at Titonka Consolidated finance from New York University in Manhattan, Athletic Shoe, Inc. Ann Hoogland Stein, BA, is School. Jennifer A. Holmes Wessels, BA, NY. She will begin the PhD program at NYU's the substitute counselor in the K-8 guidance teaches mathematics and computer science at Wagner School in the fall. She currently works at counseling program at Clay Central/Everly. West Marshall and Colo-NESCO high schools. She the United Nations' Children's Fund. married Jason L. Wessels in September 1997. '97Joel Bryan, BA, is reviving a ski slope, ' 96Llnda George Basu, BA, is the wellness Seven Oaks Recreation, between Ogden ' 94Jodi Heims, BA, is the day treatment site resource coordinator at UNI. Douglas and Boone. His family's corporation also owns coordinator for the Delinquency Boldt, BA, is the new director of public works in Fun Valley. Christine K. Cook, BA, passed the Alternative to Residential Treatment program for Tipton. Amy Cockrum-Kling, BA, is the CPA exam and has an audit staff position with Alternative Services, a Cedar Rapids-based social Aplington economic development coordinator. Deloitte & Touche LLP in Houston, TX. Sonya services agency. Mary Housman, BA, teaches Maureen Collins-Williams, BA, is the associate Fox, BA, is a sales representative in Des Moines for English at Marquette High. Debbie L Hrubes, director of UNl's Small Business Development Wallace Computer Services. Shawn Gehlsen, BA, BA, works at The Principal Financial Group in the Center. Jill WoH Herold, BA, is substitute joined O'Brien and Clay Counties as a naturalist. Group & Pension Sales Communication Unit. She teaching in Alabama. Elizabeth K. Jones, BA, Threase Harms, BA, is the full-time legislative is also a volunteer paramedic with the West Des teaches sixth grade reading at Sam Rayburn Middle director for the American Cancer Society in Des Moines Emergency Medical Services. James R. School in San Antonio, TX. Dan Karsjens, BA, Moines. She was serving as the administrative Leach, BA, a Marine 1st Lieutenant, returned to teaches fifth grade at Ackley-Geneva Schools. He assistant to the president pro-tern of the Iowa Camp Pendelton, CA, after six months in the also coaches girls' basketball and girls' tennis. Senate during the 77th General Assembly. Mark Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. While on this Kara Leglar, BA, joined Bethphage as the Herold, BA, is in flight school at Ft. Rucker, AL. deployment, Leach participated in training community relations manager in Osceola. He is at the top of his class and will graduate this fall. exercises with regional allies and visited several ports including Australia, Eritrea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Brooks There's no place like Dome! Since1976,theUNI-Dome Oldridge, BA, is a development manager for has hosted more than 7.5 million visitors, but only 1,000 will ever own their own. Camp Adventure at UNI. He is also an organist for Introducing the official UNI-Dome replica, the first in a limited edition series of worship services at the Church of Christ United in UNI cam pu slandmarks, produced and made available for sale exclusively by the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association. This specia l offer is limited to the Winthrop. Tascha F. Roggentien, BA, is a senior first 1,000 orders. Each replica is numbered and UNI alumni and friends who territory manager for Wisconsin Tissue in Overland purchase this first-in-the-seriescampus replica, will receive priority notification Park, KS. Kristin Capps Slattenow, BA, is when the second replica is released Summer 1999. The UNI-Dome replica stands teaching third and fourth grades at Baxter schools. 2" tall and features a 1-1/2" x 3" inset of the original teflon coated fiberglas roof Michelle Smith Ver Steeg, BA, teaches fourth which was in service from 1976-1998, on the bottom. Actual dimensions: (6" x6-5/8" x 2"). This limited edition won't last long, so place grade at Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary. She is also your order today. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. the assistant volleyball coach of the Lakeland Please se nd me: Raiders and head coach of the junior varsity Methods of Payment UNI-Dome replicas at $25 each $__ Check (Please squad. Jim Swails, BA, is a credit supervisor with D make checks payable to the University of Shipping & Handling at $4.95 per replica $__ Northern Iowa Alumni Association) Midland Loan Services in Kansas City, MO. Iowa residents add 5% sales tax D Credit Card Denise Hagen Yeager, BA, is a buyer for Von (Black Hawk County add 6%) $_ _ Please charge my: Maurin Davenport. Total Enclosed $__ _ The University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association MBNA America MasterCard ' 95Kris R. Campbell, BA, an airman first Other MasterCard Discover Visa class in the U.S. Air Force, works at the Name ______# ______Air Intelligence Agency at Kelly Air Force Base in Address ______Expiration Date_/_ San Antonio, TX. Campbell recently received the Signature ______Air Force Achievement Medal. Rebecca A. City, State Zip ______Return order form and payment to the University of Northern Iowa Fabricius, BA, is a Spanish instructor and head Alumni Association, Attn: UNI Campus Replicas Offer, 204 Telephone ______coach of the Sugar Bears dance team at Bryan Commons, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0284. Or call 319-273-ALUM or High School in Omaha, NE. On weekends, she E-mail ______toll-free 888-UNI -ALUM, or place your order on-line from our volunteers as a crisis counselor serving victims of website at www.unia lum. org. 29 UNI ALUMNl~CLASS NOTES

Jennifer Hillquist, BA, is the director of marketing & Barry Vollink. Cari Schneck, BA'97 & Pau l March 27, 1998. F.arl Wolfe, BA'24 , Downers services at Executive Marketers in Denver, CO. Ben O'Connell. Grove, IL, died April 13, 1998. Maude Mountain, Hoben, BA, joined Grain Processing Corporation as 2yr'24 , Coon Rapids, died Feb. 21, 1998. Cora a staff accountant. He recently passed the CPA Klaus Eighmey, 2yr'26, Evergreen, CO, died Jan. exam. Diane Hrubes, BA, is an SCI teacher at BIRTHS 28, 1998. LBerenice Gremmels, BA'26, Chicago, Titonka Consolidated School. Christopher IL, died March 26, 1998. Lora Axtell Woodcock Krueger, BA, received the Golden Apple Award Schuck, 2yr'27, Aplington, died April 21, 1998. Vivian Black Selman, 2yr'27, Burlington, died from KIMT Channel 3 in Mason City. He is a second '8O Brett Llncoln, BA'89 & Ann Becker, Anstey, grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in S BA'88, Fox Point, WI, twins; son, March 16, 1998. Vivian Landstrom Charles City as well as the varsity football and Samuel; daughter, Rachel, born Dec. 17, 1997. 2yr'28, Creston, died April 24 , 1998. Isabelle April 4, 1998. wrestling coaching assistant and head sophomore Michael & Angi Blake Louscher, BA'89, Mason Shaffer Latch, l yr'28, Waverly, died baseball coach. Lynette Sylvester Lender, BA, City, daughter, Mary Katherine, born Jan. 15, 1998. teaches high school special education at HLV in ' 3OC!Boyle Vesely, 2yr'30, Iowa City, died """1ay 1, 1998. Pearle Hoffman Davis, Victor. Brandon J. Lindsey, BA, is a ' 90 Stephen & Kim Zelhart Carlson, management trainee with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. S BA'88; MA'94 , Anamosa, son, Alex, 2yr' 31, Mount Morris, IL, died Jan. 18, 1997. BA'31, Omaha, NE, died Kristin Heideman Merfeld, BA, accepted a job born March 1, 1998. Daniel, BA'91 & Carmen Agnes Jensen Person, with Adventure Woods, a non-profit group affiliated Williams Schaefer, BA'92, Denver,.son, Joshua, Jan. 26, 1997. Eloise Savits Hager, 2yr'31, with St. Luke's Lutheran Hospital of Kansas City. born Feb. 12, 1998. Robert, BA'92 & Deb Ogden, died April 16, 1998. Gladys Moore She will be working in Lee's Summit, MO. Jamie Hierlmeier Goeman, BA'92, Omaha, NE, Shearman, 2yr'31, Jefferson, died March 25, 1998. lyr'31 , Holstein, Rewerts Osterbuhr, BA, teaches elementary daughter, Anna, born April 2, 1998. David, BA'92 Genevieve Isakson Ploeger, special education in the Nevada Community & died April, 1998. William Crawford, 2yr'29; School District in Nevada. Keith Poock, BA, Stephanie Watson Dutkowski, BS'94, Green Bay, BS'32, Gig Harbor, WA, died Feb. 19, 1998. 2yr'33, LeMars, passed the CPA exam. He is an internal auditor for WI, son, Tyler, born June 13, 1997. Pat, BS'93, & Esther wood Bayles-Truesdell, Hy-Vee Food Stores. Amy Pnychodzin, BA, is the Danielle Strasburger Bortscheller, BA'92, Pella, died April 25, 1998. Margaret Brand Erritt, 1998. new administrator at the Afton Care Center in Afton. son, Bryce, born Oct. 18, 1995 & son, Bradley, born l yr'33, Rockwell City, died April 2, 2yr'33, Kearney, NE, Staci Seedorf, BA, is the marketing/tourism Dec. 16, 1997. Scott, BA'95 & Pamela Tesar Margaret Parrett Bliese, Reutinger, director for Winneshiek County Development Inc. Banyas, BA'95, Ankeny, daughter, Madison, born died March 29, 1998. Leona Weltha , died March 5, Chad Simington, BA, works with youths at May 8, 1998. 2yr'26; BA'33, Colorado Springs, CO colleges across Iowa to expand youth ministry and 1998. Reuben Wood, BA'34 , Spencer, died April promote religious leadership on campus. Jennifer 11 , 1998. Helen Mitchell, 2yr'34, Knoxville, died Stull, BA, is the assistant program specialist for the DEATHS Feb. 9, 1997. Minnie DeVries Brink, 2yr'37, Nishnabotna Girl Scout Council. She is developing Sheldon, died April 21, 1998. Leona Wagner the Girl Scout program in southwest Iowa. Carol Burke, 2yr'37, Oelwein, died April 26, 1998. Winterboer, MA, teaches third grade at Fairview Esther DeKoster Kooiker, 2yr '37, Hull, died '2OsPearl Allen Shedd, 2yr' l 4, Denver, Elementary in the Carroll Community School March 9, 1998. Clara Speers Millard, BA'38, CO, died April 15, 1998. Catherine District. She was runner-up in the annual Iowa Iowa Falls, died May 12, 1998. Charles Ruggless, Carl, 2yr'23, died Dec. 24, 1997. Esther Peiper Teacher of the Year contest. BA'39, Grants Pass, OR, died March 26, 1997. , 2yr'23, San Rafael, CA, died Feb. 18, 1998. Pfautz Marjorie Bywater Pattschull, 2yr'32; BA'39, Gertrude Hoker Holmes, 2yr'23, Grinnell, died Denver, CO, died March 20, 1998. MARRIAGES LONG-TIME UNI ARTS SUPPORTER DIES

Funeral services were held May 16 for Martha Ellen Tye of Marshalltown, Julie Knobbs & Randy D. Larson, '8Os an honorary trustee of the UNI Foundation. She died May 12 at Iowa BA'83. Susan Jensen, BA'94 & Todd Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, following a lengthy battle with Faley, BA'89. cancer. "Martha Ellen Tye was one of the leading contributors to the arts at the , BA'90 & David ' 90 Beth Sullivan University of Northern Iowa," says Joe Mitchell, UNI vice president for Oerman. Lexa Quinn & Michael S advancement and president of the UNI Foundation. Starbeck, BA'92. Lisa Tauke & Craig McGrane, "She was generous and untiring in her efforts and support in behalf of BA'92. Amy Snelling, BA'92 & Brett Anderson. the arts in her home community and throughout the state and she will be Lisa Sires & Kevin Kiewiet, BA'93. Rebecca Boge missed by many on this campus." & Todd Steffen, BA'93. Carmen Crawford, She established the Martha Ellen Tye Visiting Professorships at UNI in 1982. This gift has been BA'94 & Mike Whitney, BA'94. Julie Ann Smith, shared by the Department of Art, Department of Theatre and the School of Music, making possible a BA'94 & Scott Holub. Susan Jensen, BA'94 & variety of visiting and guest artists, directors, costumers and designers. She later established the Todd Faley, BA'89. Lori Olien, BA'94 & Allan Martha Ellen Tye Endowed Scholarship fund that makes scholarships available to students in the Giese. Alisha King & Chad McDermott, BA'95. same three disciplines - art, music and theatre - with funds divided annually and equally. In Heather Sellers, BA'96 & Joey Woody, BA'97. recent years, her gifts have also made possible the Martha Ellen Tye Multicultural Fine Arts Festival. Lisa Hawbaker, BA'96 & Jason Holdorf. Shelby In November 1989, Tye was named "Outstanding Individual Philanthropist" by the Central Iowa Seegers, BA'96 & Joseph Schafer, BA'95. Tina Chapter of the National Society of Fund-Raising Executives. Reher, BA'96 & Timothy Clarken. Jennifer Hiatt, Edward Voldseth, emeritus vice president for university relations and development, says he first BA'96 & Kurt Boevers, BA'92. Heidi Ludden, met Tye through their mutual involvement with the Episcopal church, and through their BA'96 & Dirk Podhajsky. Julie Lubke, BA'96 & relationship, "she became better acquainted with UNI. " Benjamin Sigmund, BA'97. Anna Terpstra, "I have known few people who have been more generous in a variety of good causes, while BS'97 & Brent VerPloeg. Melissa Thierman, seeking not to remain entirely anonymous about her gifts, but certainly to keep her giving in the BA'97 & William Damman. Kimberly Albrecht, background." BA'97 & Jacob D. Kent, BA'97. Susan Tye was the widow of prominent Marshalltown attorney Joe B. Tye, who died in 1974. She was Greenfield, BA'97 & Christopher Salee. Jennifer the oldest and last surviving child of Jasper and Florence Fisher, and her grandfather, William Bailey, BA'97 & Kris Dunkin. Stephanie Stoehr, Fisher, invented the governor valve on which his company, Fisher Controls, was founded. MA'97 & Marcus Newsom. Sharon Medlin, BA'97

30 Governance & Constituent Boards

Iowa Board of Regents James Whisenand, Miami, Florida Iowa Dave andJ udy Dickey, Packwood, Iowa Owen J. Newlin, president, Des Moines Rick Young, Waterloo, Iowa Dean Ryerson '70, '72, Wisconsin Rapids, Karen and Robert Hartman, Sioux City, Iowa Lisa E. Ahrens, Ames !Jx-0.fficio Members: Wisconsin T. H. and Carolynne Hoefing, Mason, Iowa James H. Arenson, Center Point William D. Calhoun, Vice PresidenVSecretary, Shar Shaulis '80, Cedar Falls, Iowa Nancy and Ken Hunt, Center Point, Iowa David J. Fisher, Des Moines Assistant Vice President for University Ken Smith '65, Clive, Iowa Richard and Dee James, Bettendorf, Iowa Clarkson L. Kelly, Jr., Charles City Advancement, University of Northern Linda Staff Smith '67, Cedar Falls, Iowa Stan and Sue Koster, Gladbrook, Iowa Ellengray G. Kennedy, Bancroft Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa George Stigler '72, Waterloo, Iowa Timothy and Jean Lindgren, Waterloo, Iowa Roger Lande, Muscatine Dr.). Joe Mitchell, President of the Board, Vice Eric Stoneman '89, Libertyville, Illinois Robert '72 and Jo Lynne Meskimen, Clive, Iowa Nancy C. Pellett, Atlantic President for University Advancement, Lee Thomson '56, '59, LaPorte City, Iowa Connie and Walter Miller, Reinbeck, Iowa Beverly A. Smith, Waterloo University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Paul Whitmore '56, Des Moines, Iowa Mark and Joleen Nechanicky, Buckingham, Iowa Evelyn Black Yeaton '41, Oak Park, Illinois Iowa University of Northern Iowa Gary Shontz, Treasurer of the Board, !Jx-0.fficio Members: James andJanet Otto, Spirit Lake, Iowa Foundation Board of Trustees Controller, University of Northern Iowa, Andrea Nechanicky, Student Alumni Christine and Jerry Reicks, Sioux City, Iowa 1998-99 Cedar Falls, Iowa Ambassadors, Vice President for Alumni Dale and Diane Repass, Clinton, Iowa Stan Askren, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Relations, University of Northern Iowa, Ronald '70 and Rebecca '69 Rice, (Presidents) Robert Beach, Cedar Falls, Iowa University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Ames, Iowa Joy Corning, Cedar Falls, Iowa Alumni Association Board of Susan Chilcott, Director of Public Relations, Jan1es Damron, Glendale, California Directors 1998-99 University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Charter Club Presidents 1998-99 Adele Whitenack Davis, Singer Island, Florida Michael Arnlbrecht '90, Past President, Iowa Cedar Valley, Linda Staff Smith '67 and Cedar Falls, Iowa Schaumburg, Illinois Bradley Halverson '95, Asst. Director, Alumni Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Gary Sundberg James (Mike) Earley, Des Moines, Iowa Carl Boyd '87, Chicago, Illinois Relations, University of Northern Iowa, '78 Rex Eno, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Glenn Boysen '33, Des Moines, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Chicago, Carolyn Weseman Golman '68 and Edward J. Gallagher, Jr., Waterloo, Iowa Traci Vander Schei Buck '91, New Sharon, Noreen Hermansen '71, Director of Alumni Barbara Illian '70 Senator Charles Grassley, Washington, D.C. Iowa Relations, University of Northern Iowa, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Maryellen '88 &Wes William Hager, Boca Raton, Florida Mary Pat Gilles Cole '77, Mason City, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Durow '88, Jorgen Heidemann, Wilton, Connecticut Joy Cole Coming '54, Cedar Falls, Iowa Dr. J. Joe Mitchell, Vice President for University Des Moines, Mark Yontz '91 Camille Hogan, Waterloo, Iowa John Doak '59, Grundy Center, Iowa Advancement, University of Northern Dubuque, Michael Brannon '91 H. Lynn Horak, Des Moines, Iowa JoAnn Dinkla Douglas '71, Adair, Iowa Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Kansas City, Chad Harberts '93 and Julie R. Gordon Hoxie, New York, New York Sandra Ford Golz '67, Cedar Falls, Iowa Gary Shontz '74, '8I, Controller, University of Wood Stoll '85 Dr. Robert D. Koob, University of Northern Bruce Gulick '69, Cedar Falls, Iowa Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Lincoln/Omalia/Council Bluffs, Mark Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Alinda Urias Hakanson '70, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Morisky '75 Wendell Lockard, Waterloo, Iowa Donna Wheeler Harman '47, Waterloo, Iowa UNIPA Board of Directors Mason City, Karen Dole '73 David Oman, Des Moines, Iowa Caroline Lu Keiser '85, Cedar Falls, Iowa 1998-99 Northeast Wisconsin, Tom Schoffelman Francis Pardoe, Ottumwa, Iowa Gregory Lundgren '73, Davenport, Iowa, Terry '69, '74 and Kay Bahl ,Treynor, Iowa '88 William Thomas Phillips, Des Moines, Iowa Vice President Sheryl '67 and David '65 Bewyer, Cedar Falls, Phoenix, Deena Sigel '86 Joan Poe, Chair of tl1e Board, Waterloo, Iowa Lilliam Zietlow Nichols '67, President-Elect, Iowa Rochester, tba LeRoy Redfern, Cedar Falls, Iowa Bridgewater, Iowa Reed and Carol Brenden, Cedar Falls, Iowa Rocky Mountain, Rick Price '67 Paul Rhines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Charles Papousek '54, Lake Forest, Illinois James &Janice Brock, Dubuque, Iowa Seattle, Bill Donnelly '82 James Slife, Cedar Falls, Iowa Richard Price '67, Colorado Springs, Colorado Jeannine and Frank Cobb, Wichita, Kansas Twin Cities, Eric Gruenwald '88 Beverly A. Smith, Waterloo, Iowa Reid Richards '71, Bloomington, Illinois Rita '64 and Rich Congdon, Cedar Falls, Iowa William Spencer Smith, Denver, Colorado Beverly Wynn Riess '78, President, Des Moines, Robert and Pam DeWaay, Des Moines, Iowa

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' 4OsAlice Fay Scott, BA'40, Corydon, died '6O Don Wightman, BA'60, Feb. 22, 1998. Mary Squires Walton, S Dysart, died April 7, 1998. BA'44, Tipton, died April 13, 1998. Mary Hurlbut Emilie Schilling, l yr'36; 2yr'49; BA'62, Carmen, BA'45, Vinton, died May 11 , 1998. Lytton, died March 4, 1998. John Margaret Olson Ostheimer, BA'45, Minneapolis, Michael Lee, BA'65, Reinbeck, died MN, died April 12, 1998. Clyde Gabriel, BA'48, April 25, 1998. Susan Walrod Corey, Muscatine, died March 26, 1998. Frances Foster BA'67, Cedar Falls, died May 10, 1998. Willey, BA'49, Fresno, CA,died Aug. 31. 1997. Loren Seebach, BA'49; MA'68, Dysart, died April 12, 1998. '5OC!William Setzer, BA'50, Amana, died -:,March 25, 1998. Verda Krambeer ' 70 Richard Opheim, BA'58; Lamker, 2yr'50, Monona, died March 16, 1998. 8MA'70, Dows, died April 7, Paul Knipe, BA'50, Decorah, died March 9, 1998. 1998. JoAnne Powers McCoy, BA'62; Elizabeth Clark Wilson, 2yr'51 , Ottumwa, died MA'?!; Lake View, AR, died March 19, April 18, 1998. Marilyn Norris Long, 2yr'51 , State 1998. Michael Falk, BA'75, Champlin, College, PA, died Dec. 21 , 1997. John Dillard, MN, died March 28, 1998. Joseph BA'52, Wellman, died April 16, 1998. Mary Berge Summerhays, BA'75, Waterloo, died Hagerty, BA'52, Edina, MN, died October 30, May 11 , 1998. 1997. Barbara Grant Sibley, BA'54, Shady Side, MD, died May 10, 1998. Niel VerHoef, Des '8O Lois Greimann Mayne, Moines, died March 7, 1998. Joan Landwehr SsA'83; MA'86; Waterloo, died Drape, BA'58, Hanover, NH, died April 27, 1998. March 20, 1998. Arlene Sundquist Ellison, BA'58, Solon, died Dec. 10, 1994. '9O Paula Koeneke, BA'95, S BA'95, Evansdale, died Aprii 30, 1998.

31 Perspective ./ The role of community service at UNI by Don Doerr

... not only does social life demand • What does it mean community cleanup day at a teaching and learning for its own to help someone local park. I was joined by a permanence, but the vary process of else? student and a faculty living together educates. It enlarges • Where is my place member, forming a team. As and enlightens experience; it in society? we were walking around, stimulates and enriches • Can I make a picking up garbage, I was imagination; it creates responsibility difference, and, if struck by how my for accuracy and vividness of so, how and conversation with this statement and thought. A man really where? student was so very different living alone ( alone mentally as well • What does it mean from those I have with as physically) would have little or no to be a citizen? students in my office. I got to know occasion to reflect upon his past Such value-laden questions reach to more about this student as a person. experience to extract its net the core of our mission, our objectives Also, I enjoyed the fact that we were meaning. and strategies, and finally, our actions pulling together for a common good. I (from John Dewey's book, Democracy as educators. Students benefit because experienced a sense of satisfaction and Education, 1916, p. ·7) they are challenged in new and that grew from my taking action to For those of us who consider different ways to explore themselves, solve a problem and from my ourselves educators, these thoughts the world, and their place in it. Not interactions with this student and expressed by Dewey more than 80 only do they develop a certain level of others involved in the event. If this years ago can still ring true for us proficiency in a discipline with a could happen to me for only three today. And they ring true at UNI. The defined set of practical skills, but they hours of work, think about the development of the UNI Strategic Plan also can grow as human beings. benefits students receive when they and Performance Indicators, the focus As illustrated in the article written are participating in larger and longer on experiential education, and the by Carole Yates, service takes many service projects. ongoing work of the Qualities of an forms at UNI. Students can volunteer In the final analysis, around service, Educated Person project are just three because they think it is important or people are engaged in life and examples of how similar thoughts they can serve because it is required learning in much more meaningful have made their way into university for a major or as part of a course. To ways that can be personally policy and programs. And all of these discuss whether it is better for transforming. Generally, it brings out policies and programs are consistent students to choose to serve within the the best in us as human beings. And, with the UNI Vision Statement that communities they live or to be "told at the same time, to quote the last says, in part, "UNI will be known for to" as a part of an educational sentence from the UNI Mission educational quality, a student-centered requirement is really a debate that has Statement, "The University increases focus, scholarship, teacher-scholar no end, and therefore will not be knowledge and promotes student faculty, and service beyond the discussed here. For me, what is growth through scholarship and campus." important from both career and service, and shares its expertise with It is in this last area, "service personal development perspectives is individuals, communities and beyond the campus," that we see a that more UNI students are getting organizations." living picture of Dewey's words. exposed to the benefits of service. The If you would like to learn how you When students become involved in reason? Today, there is more value can get involved in assisting students activities that require their placed on it at UNI and there are who are considering service-related participation in the community, they more options and pathways to it. occupations and work in the nonprofit are able to take concepts learned in ALSO, ONCE STUDENTS ARE sector, please feel free to contact me. the classroom and make them real. INVOLVED, THEY ARE VERY When they do that in activities that are ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT!! Don Doer is coordinator of service-oriented (often thought of as Let me give you a small personal experiential learning at the University volunteering in the nonprofit sector), example that illustrates the power of ofNorthern Iowa. He can be reached the experience raises new questions service in today's education. Several at 319-273-7331 or for reflection and learning: weeks ago, I participated in a [email protected] 32 IRST

An Some children are destined to be teachers. They preferred to play school over any other game. tttdtrwmenf They stopped to help a classmate. They always did their homework and studied to get good grades. Carrie Peiffer was that kind of child. (:tllttjJa?jn ftrr Growing up in Marion, Iowa, about 70 miles from campus, she knew she was destined to go to the 4tttdtnf Iowa university most famous for "el ed": the University of Northern Iowa. In fact, she never 40htrlar4ltijJf even considered any other college. But there was acatch: Carrie was one of three Carrie Peiffer, current recipient of the Polly sisters, all in high school together. "I'd always aftftt Prichard Slife scholarship, with James Slife. figured I'd have to work a lot or take out loans to Untvtr4?ffj trf pay for my own education," she says. Polly Prichard Slife ('42) was a beloved teacher and volunteer in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Ntrrtfttrn community. Her son, James Slife ('73), is a successful businessman. His parents, the late Harry and Polly Prichard Slife, were legendary for their support of UNI and education in their community.

"She supported my father while he was in law school," Slife says of his mother. "She always had a soft spot for the elementary kids." Harry and Polly established the Polly Prichard Slife scholarship for elementary education students.

James says, "It's nice to give something back, to make sure someone like Carrie gets agood education."

To learn more about how to create an endowed scholarship, please contact

205 Commons Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0282 Telephone (3 19) 273-6078 · (800) 782-9522 Fax (3 19) 273-3465 www.uni.edu/advance/ 9:30p.m. Alumni Association Opening Ceremonies: a reception for artist, Pre-Pep Rally, Royalty p Communication Arts Round-up, Panther A Center lobby Pride Cry Midnight Campaniling, 5-6:30 p.m. Dinner served at ~ Campanile Lawther field, Torch H TimeTBD Fireworks (tentative), Strol:, Kick-off E location TBD Ceremonies, Panther R Pride Cry SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 8-9:30 a.m. Cross Country 5K Run, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 west of UNI-Dome on 7-10 p.m. Carnival, Maucker intramural fields Union Coffeehouse 10-11:30 a.m. 1998 Homecoming Parade, from Cedar WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Falls High, up College Time TBD Window Painting 4 p.m. Annual meeting of the Street, to Campbell Hall Ultimate Frisbee Alumni Association, 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. All-alumni Tailgate, Curris Business Building south Dome plaza 1:30-5 p.m. Homecoming Game: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 5:30-7p.m. All Alumni Reception, UNI Panthers vs. Cal 8 p.m.-midnight Dance, Maucker Union Commons Coffeehouse 6:30-9 p.m. Bonfire, parking lot Poly-SLO, UNI-Dome south of 23rd Street by 6:30-midnight UNight, southwest comer of 23rd & FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Nebraska Street College Streets 2 p.m. Alumni Association 7 p.m. Class of 1958 Reunion Board of Directors Dinner Meeting, Curris 7:30 p.m. Artists Series: Poncho Business Building Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Russell Hall