Spring 2020 Join a Professor and Student As They Search for New Tools in the Battle

THE MAGAZINE OF CARROLL UNIVERSITY SPRING 2020

Farewell to Pioneer P.E. MacAllister ’40

Where Art Meets Science Biology major Benyapa Khowpinitchai discovers artful balance

Not Just Another Phage Waging war on killer bacteria in a Carroll biology lab FORWARD

Timeless Photographer Brian Redmond captured Main Hall looking brilliant in morning sunlight in early January, a scene familiar to generations of Pioneers. PSIDN'S MSS

The New Year moved us ever closer to an exciting anniversary for Carroll University. The 2020-21 1S Magaine ells he sories o th pioneers, o isconsin’s rs uniersi academic year will mark our 175 anniversary. and o he resolue, creaie and earless men and omen ho push i orard— he alumni, sudens, acul and sa We’ve already begun the countdown, planning numerous ways to celebrate our history o Carroll Uniersi—hrough rul and build upon our legacy as a true Wisconsin pioneer. Milestone anniversaries pioneering conen and design. are signiﬁcant and useful in that they require us to focus anew on our progress toward Carroll Uniersi is isconsin’s rs realizing our mission. They serve as an occasion to reexamine the yearning that inspired our-ear insiuion o higher learning. this institution’s creation and oer an opportunity to measure our work. his independen, co-educaional comprehensie uniersi is grounded Most of the work at this institution, of course, is ongoing and incremental. In classrooms, in he Presberian heriage and liberal laboratories and oces across our campus and the nearby Center for Graduate Studies, ars radiion. he Oce o Mareing people work tirelessly to push the bounds of knowledge and to better the human condition. and Communicaions publishes Sometimes those eorts are monumental, such as in the creation of new undergraduate 1S or alumni, acul, sa, or graduate programs, tailored to meet the needs of today’s students and employers. sudens and riends o he uniersi. he opinions epressed do no Other times they are smaller, human-scale interactions, such as a professor and student necessaril represen he opinions o 12 collaborating on an ambitious research project. he ediors or he ocial policies o Carroll Uniersi. e elcome our Our ongoing commitment to Carroll’s vision is underscored by the Carroll Ethos commens o edi[email protected] and its declaration of respect, integrity and stewardship. By the simplest acts of how we treat one another to the larger ways by which we endeavor to create a place that is welcoming and inclusive, we continuously honor the ideals and dreams of our founders. Jeannine Sherman General You’ll ﬁnd numerous stories of Pioneers in this issue of , individuals who inspire Vice President .. us, who move us and who challenge us to do better. We’ll meet an undergraduate biology of Marketing and carrollu.edu Communications 26 student investigating the issue of multidrug-resistant bacteria, an alumnus pushing Alumni Engagement Highlights his own body to compete in a grueling cross-country skiing marathon for the 33rd time, Malcolm . . McDowell Woods 12 | Where Art Meets Science and a remarkable 15-year-old embarking on his own Pioneer journey. Meeting their Institutional Foremost Editor Biology major Benyapa Khowpinitchai discovers an artful balance. challenge is the best way we can honor our legacy; modeling our own work after Advancement Esports Arrives their example is the best way we can build upon it. . . Yersin Leacy Next year’s anniversary will oer us numerous opportunities to acknowledge Bryce M. Ulmer Undergraduate Rare Deree Oered Admission 14 | Not Just Another Phage Inclusive Campus Eort our rich heritage and to communicate our vision for the future, but we should bear . . in mind that the Pioneer story is ongoing—and that new chapters are being written Professor and student battle killer bacteria in a Carroll University Technoloy Ocer Hired Brian Redmond Graduate Admission by remarkable people every day. Chris Smith . . science lab. Destination

Athletics Oce Hours [email protected] . . 1846 Forward, Box Oce 26 | Remembering P.E. Pioneers . . Ethos Award Recipients [email protected] The late Pershing Edwin MacAllister ’40 leaves behind a legacy Center for A Pioneer Birkie Graduate Studies Ae of Resilience of service to Carroll. . . Cindy Gnadinger Oce of Fosterin a Leacy Marketing and Todd Wehr President Communications Memorial Library N. East Avenue . . Waukesha, WI

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'THE PHARM' IS DR. AKBARI FIRST YEAR FOR YERSIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM BACK IN THE FOLD TO LEAD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LEGACY IN THE MAKING GAME ON Hamid Akbari, Ph.D., began his tenure as dean of the School of Join us for our Business on Jan. 27. Annual National “Dr. Akbari brings Service Project, April 1-30, 2020! to this role years of experience, not Our 2019 efforts only as a dean, resulted in: but as an engaged partner with 58,200 ¯¬ ª¡¬¬ª¥ BI business. Both the What is esports? Carroll University will oer both recreational Photos courtesy of the search committee and I are excited Esports is a form of Waukesha County Historical Society. 525 by his deep expertise, energy and and competitive esports opportunities in its sport competition using ±¥ª±¢¥ creative thinking and know he °¡¯ ¡¤¢ new dedicated gaming facility, the Carroll video games. Esports The building at 304 N. East ¥Â ª¡¤¢¥§ often takes the form of Avenue, most recently home to will lead our School of Business to organized, multiplayer Esports Center, opening this fall. a store and coee shop selling exceptional heights,” said President video game competitions, $1,818 Cindy Gnadinger. Ã§ particularly between antiques and books, has been The late William “Billy” Yersin graduated from Carroll in 1963 with a degree in The center will be the hub for all things esports on campus, ¥¤¢¥ ¯¬ professional players, purchased by Carroll. Plans for its Provost Mark Blegen said: Ä± ¡¢¥¡¢ business administration and promptly joined the U.S. Air Force, where he spent his filled with state-of-the-art gaming PCs and gaming consoles individually or as teams. future are still to be determined. “Dr. Akbari is passionate about career. Now, two years following his death, the gift he bequeathed to the university —all available for recreational use by students. The space, to The building was added to the business education. His knowledge $2,335 is helping dozens of Carroll business students soar. ¥Â¡¤®Â be located in the Campus Center, will oer a library of both Carroll esports on accreditation and his gift McCall Street Historic District in °¢® Yersin’s $5.5 million gift to Carroll University—the largest PC and console games for students to check out and play. will play: 1993. From 1934-1938, it was home to of collaboration with external ¯ª’ ¯¡Ã¬ª¤ individual gift in Carroll’s history—will fund the Yersin Scholars “The Carroll Esports Center will be a place for students • Overwatch the school’s pharmacy, and contained constituents will create wonderful opportunities for our students to program, providing aid and other support to undergraduates of all dierent majors and backgrounds who are interested • Madden the requisite drugstore soda fountain. immerse themselves in cutting-edge 139 enrolled in the School of Business. It will also create an endowed in playing a certain game competitively or those who are • Rocket League Aectionately known as “The Pharm,” Å¡¬¤¢¥ environments.” Â¡¤ Å ¢ SIN faculty position. interested in building a community around video game • Super Smash Brothers it was a much-loved gathering space Æ¤ÇÂ ¢ Julio C. Rivera has been named the William B. Yersin Professor of Applied competition,” said Joe Loomis, Carroll’s first esports for Carroll students and faculty. Akbari said he was looking ¯¬Ä¤Ç forward to joining Wisconsin’s Business Analytics. He said the impact of the Yersin Scholars program extends far head coach. The National Associate The building had suered some beyond the financial aid. “What we hope to create through the scholars program, of Collegiate Esports structural damage during the first four-year institution of higher “Intramural leagues and tournaments will allow students (NACE) boasts: more than anything else, is a community of undergraduate scholars.” strong storm that swept through learning. “Carroll University is to test and hone their skills in an exciting, supportive • 170+ partner schools the neighborhood this past summer, a pioneer university with a rich Rivera and Katie McCarthy, an assistant professor of applied business analytics environment, and they can potentially make their way • More than 5,000 hastening the sale, according to the tradition, excellent academic and Yersin Fellow, say the program oers networking events, social opportunities to our competitive club team,” Loomis said. student-athletes building’s previous owners. standing, and an empowering and and faculty support for participating students. In this, the program’s first year, The competitive team will receive dedicated coaching, inclusive set of values.” there are 45 Yersin Scholars. analysis and support, will belong to the National Association Akbari served as the dean of the Thank You for GOOD BEHAVIOR “The Yersin Scholars program will create a professional network for these of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and will play regularly in the College of Business and professor Your Support of Current students and develop a support system for them here at Carroll,” said McCarthy. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR of management at Winona State Collegiate StarLeague and Tespa leagues. Scholarships That network will grow as each incoming class adds new Yersin Scholars —Rivera PROGRAM RANKED University since 2014. Under Loomis, who also is an area director for the Oce of on Giving anticipates 120–140 students once the program is fully enrolled. Carroll’s animal behavior program his leadership, the college was Tuesday 2019! Residence Life, will oversee day-to-day administration “Yersin’s gift creates an amazing legacy here at Carroll,” said McCarthy. “And the has been placed in the top 10 in re-accredited by the Association of the program’s recruiting and the hiring of analysts for legacy will just keep growing because of this gift.” the United States. The website to Advance Collegiate Schools of $70k competitive games. He will also oversee the Carroll Esports ¡¢ Universities.com ranked Carroll’s Business (AACSB). £¤¥ ¦¢ §— Center and recreational esport leagues. program eighth for the 2019 He received his Ph.D. from The ¥¤§, ª. « CREATE YOUR OWN LEGACY According to NACE, established in July 2016, the number of academic year. The degree prepares Ohio State University’s Fisher Learn how you can create a meaningful legacy at Carroll University and benefit both the university collegiate esports programs is growing at a rapid pace, with students for careers that include College of Business in 1988, and 141 and your loved ones. With thoughtful planning, you can create win-win solutions for both you ¥¡¥¬ ¡¢¡ and Carroll. For more information, contact the Oce of Planned Giving. Call 262.524.7241 more than 170 schools oering esports. In June, over 94% zookeeper, animal trainer, wildlife received an MBA and M.A. in ¢ª¬¤¢® ¬¤¯¢, ¥°°, or email Jill Holthaus at [email protected] of all varsity esports programs in the U.S. were members of biologist, researcher, wildlife political science from the University ±¢¥ ¢ NACE and many more schools are exploring such programs. rehabilitator or laboratory manager. of Toledo. °¢

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NEURODIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY DEGREE In fall 2019, BOARD OF TRUSTEES CU welcomed CARTER HONORED its second- OPENING DOORS largest Dorval R. Carter Jr. ’79, chair of EVENT CELEBRATES Rare Oerin incoming the Carroll board of trustees and class ever! president of the Chicago Transit FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS In the fall of 2020, Carroll University will be one Authority, was This past November, Carroll joined other universities of only three programs in the nation to oer 793 honored with the across the country to mark the 54th anniversary of the ¥¡¥¬ ¥¤¢¥ a Bachelor of Science Degree in Neurodiagnostic 2019 Motorola 1965 Higher Education Act (HEA), which has helped Technology (NDT). Solutions millions of first-generation, low-income/under-resourced The program will be oered in partnership Foundation students persist to degree completion. Recognizing with Advocate Aurora Health Care. Students Excellence in first-generation college students resonates with Carroll will complete foundational prerequisite courses CARTER Public Service University President Cindy Gnadinger, herself a and the Pioneer Core at Carroll, followed by two years Award by The Civic Federation. first-generation student. of hands-on courses at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Carter has more than 30 years of “I was motivated to be the first in my family to attend Center in Milwaukee. experience in public service at the college because I dreamed of becoming a teacher from the NDT professionals obtain medical histories, perform neurodiagnostic local and federal level. In his current time I started school as a child,” said Gnadinger. “My best procedures, record electrical potentials, perform intraoperative monitoring in role, he is responsible for the nation’s advice to other first-generation students is to understand surgical situations and perform related treatment interventions. They develop second-largest transit agency, which that college has its ups and downs but you can get through it, rapport with patients during procedures, which can last from 20 minutes for a provides approximately 1.5 million so never give up. Many of us had our own moments where single nerve conduction study, to eight hours for a sleep study, to multiple-day rides on an average weekday and we felt we couldn’t get through the challenges. If you feel admission for long-term monitoring. serves Chicago and 35 suburbs. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that way, take it day by day and don’t hesitate to ask for The Carroll/Advocate Aurora NDT program will prepare individuals to take three The Civic Federation is an assistance if you need it. There are many people ready and of five professional exams. Currently less than 1% of NDT professionals nationwide organization that conducts research Support Expands Presence willing to assist you. You are not alone on this journey!” hold three registrations and a bachelor’s degree in NDT. Because neurodiagnostic and reports on governmental To celebrate the day, Carroll highlighted several A new department at Carroll is coordinating the university’s eorts to create credentialing and accreditations are international, graduates are eligible for budgetary matters in Illinois. first-generation students, both among current students a welcoming and inclusive campus and foster meaningful interactions between positions across the country, as well as internationally. and faculty and sta. Carter earned a B.S. in business people of diverse cultures, social identities, perspective and experiences. According to ASET, the Neurodiagnostic Society, there is a significant nationwide administration and economics The new Oce of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion houses Carroll’s Pre-College Ángela Campos ’22 shortage of highly skilled neurodiagnostic technologists, and not enough formal at Carroll. Programs, the Oce of Global Education and the Oce of Multicultural Aairs, “My parents motivated me to attend college since I was young. education programs to address this shortage. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics according to associate dean Vanessa (Pérez) Topczewski. My parents were only able to attend school to the secondary predicts 33,100 job openings over a 10-year period that began in 2014, and the ATHLETICS level as they had to take care of their family from a young O-Net Database says it has projected growth of 22% or higher. MAKE IT OFFICIAL Global Education oers immigration and cultural support for F-1 international age. They have always worked hard for myself and siblings Carroll University, in partnership with Advocate Aurora Health Care, is currently Michael Schulist was named students through globally focused programming to ensure a holistic university to provide us the opportunities and schooling they were seeking Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Carroll’s athletic director in mid- experience, including student orientation, o-campus employment workshops never able to obtain. They have always told us college was (CAAHEP) accreditation for the BS in neurodiagnostic technology (NDT) program. December. In his role as Carroll’s and student advising. International Student Services and Cross-Cultural a privilege. My parents have always told us that no matter interim athletic Experience are both within the Oce of Global Education. what, education is the one thing that nobody can take away. director, Michael They are the reason I work so hard. I cannot wait for the Multicultural Aairs provides services that promote the success of our successfully day when I am able to walk across the graduation stage and diverse student body and programs designed to enrich students’ intellectual, managed Carroll’s make their dreams come true.” ethical and cultural development, including Pioneer Summer Bridge, mentoring, 22 DIII athletic campus and community resources, workshops and heritage celebrations. programs Jennaca Zaccaria ’23 WOMEN’S GOLF AWARDED SCHULIST “Growing up I saw how hard my parents worked to make sure and ensured Pre-College Programs provide middle and high school students an opportunity we always had food on the table and a place to keep us warm NEW HEAD COACH FIRST FOR F1RST compliance with all NCAA, CCIW to learn about careers, explore university life and gain academic, social and life and dry, which I am forever grateful for. But always wished I Emily Ho has been named the magazine has been awarded and Title IX regulations. skills that will help them succeed in a college setting. could make it easier. My mom often talks about how she has new head women’s golf coach. Ho a Platinum Award in the 2019 During Schulist’s 12-year lived a life she is proud of, but her one regret is not going to graduated from UW–Milwaukee MarCom Awards for print media. tenure with Carroll athletics, he “I’m proud of the space we have on campus,” Topczewski said of the expanded college. After I finish my undergrad, I plan on attending grad with a bachelor’s degree in The international competition is has managed Carroll’s athletic space DEI relocated to over the summer on the first floor of Kilgour Hall. “Our school to pursue a master’s degree in library and information marketing in 2018. Ho was a administered by the Association facilities, student employees, sports oce now oers an open and cozy student lounge area with couches, tables, a science.” member of Waukesha South High of Marketing and Communication information and game management. fridge to keep your food cold, a microwave to warm it back up and some pretty cool people to hang out with. School girls’ golf program and was Professionals and attracts upwards He has also worked with the Oce For more profiles, visit: a scholar athlete at the school of 6,000 entrants from across the 170 of Institutional Advancement to “The college experience is important,” she said. “We take pride in providing carrollu.edu/articles/social/2019/11/first-generation in 2014. globe. Platinum is the top honor. ÒÓÔÕÖÒ× ØÙÚ¦Õ raise funds for athletics. assistance, resources and support along the way.”

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FOOTBALL CONGRATS THE REV. ELIZABETH McCORD GREENFIELD NATIVE PROF NAMED NEW HIRE TO COACH PIOS PA OF THE YEAR FOR CHRIST AND LEARNING CTO BROUGHT It’s a homecoming of sorts for Mike The Wisconsin Academy of For Christ and Learning is the English translation of “Christo et Litteris,” Carroll University’s motto ON BOARD Budziszewski, named in January as Physician Assistants (WAPA) Mohammad Samarah, Ph.D., has th the 30 head football coach. named A. Miranda Spindt, Carroll joined Carroll as the university’s “After an extensive national University clinical new chief technology officer. search, I’m thrilled to welcome assistant professor On the Wisdom Samarah, who coach Budziszewski as our and clinical has almost next head football coach,” said coordinator of three decades of Michael Schulist, director of physician assistant experience, began studies, its PA of of Memories athletics. “Coach Budziszewski’s his role in January. SPINDT the Year at the past success in the CCIW and Dana Stuart, vice 2019 Great Midwestern Medical “I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois extensive recruiting knowledge SAMARAH and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.” president for in the Midwest made him an ideal Conference in October. —2 Timothy 1:5 finance and administration, said that, candidate, and an excellent fit to not Spindt joined the Carroll as a candidate, Samarah “brought the only the football program, but our University faculty in August 2018 most depth of strategic and visionary after 23 years of clinical practice in entire university.” It’s funny how memories of our past can suddenly interrupt our present. I recently picked up an thinking to the position. The other family medicine. She now practices Budziszewski’s previous position Andes Chocolate Mint from a bowl on a colleague’s desk. The crisp chocolate took me back to my finalists were strong operational as a volunteer provider in Waukesha was at Millikin University as the childhood, visiting my grandparents in South Carolina. I loved when we went for oyster roasts. leaders, but Dr. Samarah brings the for St. Joseph’s Medical Clinic, assistant head coach and offensive We would sit at a table covered in newspaper, a roll of paper towels and oyster added value of strategy and big- the state’s oldest free clinic and coordinator. During his tenure at the knives ready, and dive into a roasting pan brimming with just-steamed oysters. picture thinking, key attributes we university partner. College Conference of Illinois and The adventurous meal always ended with one Andes Mint each, a little foil- were searching for.” Wisconsin (CCIW) school, the team’s Spindt said her passion is mission wrapped present that somehow perfectly encapsulated the gift of the evening. I Samarah also will lead Carroll’s SAVE THE DATE! offense became one of the strongest medicine, which she’s fulfilled by hadn’t thought of those oyster roasts in a long time, not until I spotted a bowl full Information Technology Services in the conference, and was a top five coordinating medical missions to of candy on a colleague’s desk. (ITS) department. He previously offense this past season. In his three Paita, Peru, for the last six years. THE REV. Homecoming Something as simple as a candy can transport us through time and space, was an advisor and cofounder of the years, Budziszewski’s teams set over There, the team treats acute and McCORD summoning memories once thought lost. Confronted with a setting, a smell or a Florida-based EnMedical Systems, 19 school and CCIW records in pass chronic illnesses, as well as provides & Reunion Weekend: situation, we may suddenly feel quite close to a time long ago. I see this at Carroll when longtime a medical software company that completions, pass attempts, passing podiatric and chiropractic care, alumni visit campus. The old rooms of Voorhees, the trees on Main Lawn or the sound of bagpipes also offers a range of IT consulting touchdowns, passing yards and an eye clinic, a deworming clinic all may bring to mind classmates and friends, personal adventures and milestone moments. These services. He also was an assistant Oct. 8-11, 2020 receiving touchdowns. and patient education in wellness, memories loop the past and present together. We see our lives from a different vantage point, as if professor of computer science hygiene and water safety. The team Classes celebrating milestone reunions Budziszewski’s experience extends standing at an overlook, regarding the view. and big data analytics at Florida into the NAIA at Presentation College serves an average of 700 patients Polytechnic University, where he in 2020 include: Memories make up who we are. Even memories nearly forgotten leave their imprint on our in South Dakota as the assistant head while on mission. was a founding member of the brains, their resonance in our hearts. Communities and organizations are shaped by memories coach and offensive coordinator. In graduate program for the College • 1945 • 1965 • 1985 • 2005 too. Our shared history leads to our present, and those who have lived through significant 2016, Budziszewski was a finalist RANKINGS of Engineering and College of portions of that history bear a very particular kind of wisdom. They are our memory, the • 2010 for the American Football Coaches NURSING PROGRAM Innovation and Technology. • 1950 • 1970 • 1990 caretakers of our collective story. Association (AFCA) Assistant BEST IN STATE Samarah has been widely Carroll University recently lost one such caretaker. P.E. McAllister’s journey with Carroll spanned • 1955 • 1975 • 1995 • 2015 Coach of the Year, in the same year Carroll’s bachelor of science in published in medical technology decades—see his full remembrance on page 26. He knew Carroll as a student, an alumnus, a trustee, Presentation had a 7-3 overall record. nursing program has been ranked and has presented his research • 1960 • 1980 • 2000 • 2020 a friend, and, at times, even a critic. He passed on his memories in board meetings and stories and The school ranked in the top 25 in first in the state by RNCareers.org. at international conferences in NAIA Division I in pass efficiency and in letters written on an old typewriter. I received one such letter about our Presbyterian heritage The website rigorously evaluated Malaysia, New York and China. Find more information scoring offense per game. when I arrived at Carroll a few years ago. From his vantage point, P.E. could see things from a view He holds a bachelor of science in 1,892 RN programs on a number that few could, and from the overlook, he understood the bones of our institutions with a particular A native of Greenfield, of factors important to nursing engineering from Northern Arizona at carrollu.edu/homecoming clarity. As our memory, P.E. could see how the last 80 years of our story wove together, and from that Budziszewski earned his Bachelor students, including first-time University, and a master’s and place of wisdom, he helped to steward our mission and identity. of Science in Education at NCLEX passing rates, faculty Ph.D. in engineering/computer UW-Oshkosh where he played strength, accreditation, program Let us give thanks for memories: for the memories that shape who we are as individuals science from Florida Institute of quarterback. He received his Master offerings and more. RNCareers.org and as a community. Let us give thanks for P.E. McAllister and the many who have shepherded Technology. of Science in Educational Leadership is led by a team of nurse educators, Carroll’s story through the years. Such precious memories—and those who have carried them— from Winona State University. nurse practitioners, RNs and LPNs. will never be forgotten.

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Oce Hours His oce looks like it belongs to a religious studies professor— the one long wall lined with bookshelves, stacked with books on theology, philosophy and comparative religion, competing for space with manila folders overstued with 15 years’ worth of students’ papers. Enterprise House 102 It doesn’t much look the oce of Dr. James Grimshaw, a mechanical engineer, which was associate professor Grimshaw’s ﬁrst career (he toiled of religious studies at a GM plant in Ohio), until another, higher calling came along and he enrolled in seminary school, eying a second career as a Presbyterian minister. He served a year as a minister in Indiana but still had a feeling he wasn’t yet in the right place. He went back to school, to Vanderbilt University, where he obtained a Ph.D. and then here to Stole Gumby Arabic Writing Carroll, to teach. This is his 16th year. This scarf, a long strip of fabric A seminary supervisor gave Grimshaw’s name written used as an ecclesiastical Grimshaw the nickname in Arabic, collected during a “It’s a good ﬁt for me,” he said. He vestment, is from Grimshaw’s Gumby due to a perceived cultural event on campus some has found his calling. time in the pulpit. similarity to the toy’s posture. years ago.

A greater mystery than the mounds’ creators, though, is their purpose. Mser o he Mounds While some mounds may have been mortuary structures, it appears that they were used for more than burials. One suggestion is that they acted as In the words of Carroll’s second president, Dr. Walter L. Rankin, territory markers, playing a role in boundary renewal ceremonies. They “Wisconsin… is the state of the Egy Mounds, and Waukesha County also may have denoted dierent clans and lineages corresponding to their is one of the most highly favored regions in the state for the number, various sizes and shapes. Another thought surrounding their purpose variety and signiﬁcance of its mounds.” The area surrounding Carroll is that they indicated sacred lands visited exclusively for ritualistic once housed over a dozen independent mounds. Two egy mounds can practices, as the mounds were discovered a distance from Native still be found on campus, on opposite corners of Main Lawn. American living areas. Though their exact purpose remains unknown, Carroll’s remaining mounds have been dated as far back as 750 A.D., it’s certain that they weren’t used for mundane activities. though some of the mounds that have since been lost may have originated Carroll’s egy mounds are an important part of the university’s rich as long ago as 100 B.C. Formed through an arduous process of hauling history. They provide a lens into the lives and cultural values of the dirt to the mound sites basket by basket, the mounds are surrounded by Native Americans who made Waukesha their home. Today, signs mark mystery. They are not linked to the Potawatomi tribe who once occupied the two remaining mounds, reminding observers that the mounds Carroll’s current grounds, but little else is known about their provenance. are sacred spaces and should be treated accordingly. There’s been speculation that the Menominee, Ho-Chunk, or perhaps even both tribes played roles in the building process. Carroll’s mounds were surveyed by noted naturalist I. A. Lapham in 1850 > For more information about the 50th Anniversary Pioneer Golf Classic, please visit carrollu.edu/alumni/golf

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But before you learn where this fork “That’s what really drove me,” she “I think her example demonstrates took her, you should know a bit more explained. “I knew I lacked a lot of why a deep study in the liberal arts for about the journey Ben undertook just experiences, so I pushed myself.” non-majors enriches life, engages us on to get to that research lab. In her biology coursework, she other levels of experience and expands It began in Thailand, with a creative immediately dove into research, focusing our understanding of the world.” Finding Art and ambitious young woman trying to on animal behavior and working with Ben agrees. “Not only does painting figure out her future and where in the spiders and, later, rats. She said those serve as a way to explore my emotions— world she belonged. She loved art and experiences, along with the emotions this project integrates my inspiration had hopes of becoming a cartoonist. At she felt observing the research on goats, as an artist into my work as a medical 16, she moved on her own to Tokyo, to helped turn her research interests toward scientist,” she noted. “As I advance in my in Science attend high school and study art. the cellular level. Another fork. career, canvasses are also being filled “I would say, once I have a goal, I “So I shifted to biomedical research,” with paint, and this series progresses as I The events that shape our lives— tend to be very motivated to achieve she said, “because I was able to think continue to explore how art and science that send us off in one direction or it regardless of what it takes,” she that my research could actually be can be complementary of one another.” another—are often difficult to discern. explained. In Tokyo, the art classes helping someone. When so much of life seems random and exposed her to a broader world It could be curing a ruled by chance, the forks in the road of art and led her to reconsider disease or it could appear vague, if at all discernible. her aspirations. After a year, she bring about less For Ben Khowpinitchai, whose life has returned to Thailand. suffering.” She even seen more than the usual twists and “That’s when I shifted to a spent the summer turns, the most recent fork in the road completely different field,” she of 2019 at a paid was quite memorable, however. said. She had come to a fork in internship at the It featured a goat. the road. Harvard Stem Cell Institute, working This other lifelong interest, This fork, the latest of many for Ben— as a lab technician. short for Benyapa—arrived in a medical in biology, was sparked by her study of human anatomy—the In the meantime, laboratory, where researchers were This summer, after graduation from muscles, bones and organs of she hasn’t totally abandoned art. In fact, exploring the effects of carbon dioxide Carroll with her major in biology and her the human body. But pursuing she’s embarked on a new creative project inhalation using goats. Ben, an intense minors in art, biochemistry and math, a career in biology would exploring the use of animals in research, but amiable senior, was overjoyed to Ben is headed back to Harvard, and back require a tremendous leap. borne out of her experiences in the spend time in the lab, helping with the to the research lab that employed her She took tests to receive her research lab. research. But the goat got to her. To be last year. She’ll work, as a lab technician GED and began researching schools “My current project started there, with exact, the fate of the goat affected her. for the summer and likely through the outside of her home country and came me expressing my emotions” about the The research eventually demanded following year, laying the foundation for across Carroll. A university she had never issue, she said. “As a researcher, you an autopsy of brain tissue. The goat what she hopes will be the next step heard of, in a town she had never heard have to be objective, but what do you do would be euthanized and its brain in her journey, admission to graduate of, in a country she was only familiar with with your subjective emotions?” The art harvested. school at Harvard. through media. But she had financial aid, is her way of dealing with her feelings. “The researchers used goats, as their and her determination. Off she went. “Science classes can be very intense. Art The admitting process is rigorous and breathing mechanism is similar enough competition is fierce. But Ben figures That first year asw not easy, Ben provides that balance. When I’m done to a human’s, and this was all done the she’ll be armed with recommendation recalled. The culture shock many studying bio and can go paint for a while right way, as humanely as possible,” letters from the head of the research lab international students typically and that gives me balance.” Ben recalled. It was ethical and done at Harvard – not to mention her own, experience was compounded by the fact Art professor Pacia Sallomi has seen properly, the sort of research many unbending drive. she hadn’t really attended high school in Ben’s paintings develop. “Ben is quite scientists hold as critical in our gaining a the traditional sense. humble about it, but I am very proud of It’s what has gotten her here, to a better understanding of the human body university on the other side of the world “It was hard, adjusting to the new her…when she returned (from Harvard), and our ability to treat and even cure from her home country, about as far environment. And not going to high she told me that they had told her that illnesses or other maladies. Yet it left her removed from her beginnings as one can school meant I was unfamiliar with even one aspect of her application that helped with a mass of emotions. imagine. And while there have been many the basic things, like hanging out with her stand out was her art project—a “I felt bad for the animal,” she forks on the way here and surely more to friends. It was a completely different serious exploration of her feelings and said. There, in a research lab in come, they don’t faze Ben. She has always culture.” It would be a lot for anyone conflicts about scientific research on western Milwaukee County, Benyapa had her eyes on a distant horizon. By Malcolm to deal with. Ben doubled down. animals,” said Sallomi. Khowpinitchai had reached a fork. McDowell Woods

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We’re running out of options in the fight against problem bacteria. Antibiotic overuse and misuse has triggered an explosion in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The search for the next weapon is taking place in laboratories across the world— and here at Carroll University. Pioneer Scholar Kate Gentry and biology professor Christine Schneider are examining bacteriophages, parasitic viruses that infect and eventually kill host bacteria, to see if they hold any hope.

Picture yourself in a small boat afloat on an open, angry of problems in the plant and animal kingdoms. They can ocean. The waves are building and beginning to wash over cause blight and wilt in plants, affecting food crops, and the bow. And your boat is springing holes. Many holes. deadly diseases in livestock. And they are a frightening We live in a sea of bacteria. Really, a world of bacteria. adversary to human life, bringing with them disease, These microscopic, single-celled organisms are infection and even death. At times, a lot of death. everywhere on our planet, in its soil, its water, even its One of the most important advances in modern air. In total, the mass of bacteria on Earth outweighs that medicine was the development of effective antibiotics. of plants and animals. And they are even inside us. The These antimicrobial agents attack and stymie the growth cumulative bacteria in you or I may weigh as much as three of bacteria. While some types of antibacterial agents have pounds—about the weight of our brains. In fact, there are been successfully employed for centuries, it was only in far more bacterial cells in your body than human cells, the last century, with the development of penicillin, that engaged in an intricate, symbiotic dance. doctors had an effective and reproducible tool to fight For most living things, and for us in particular, bacteria infection. The discovery led to the creation of additional can be either good bacteria or bad bacteria. antibiotic medicines and other antibacterial agents, such as disinfectants and soaps. It was a miracle. A lifeboat. The good bacteria in a very real sense help keep us alive, recycling nutrients, playing a vital role in the The world finally had an effective way to fight off decomposition of organic matter and in removing toxins. bad bacteria. Doctors and farmers and manufacturers Our own guts are host to millions of them—maybe 500 or went all in, and who could blame them? There were so more different types. These gut bacteria are critical to how many infections and illnesses to fight. The new arsenal we digest food and the amount and type of nutrients we of antibiotics was a potent tool that could neutralize gain from eating. Other bacteria are used in the production many harmful bacteria. It must have seemed as though of fermented foods, such as yogurt, cheese and vinegars, humankind had at last turned the corner in its struggle among others. against pestilence, plague and general uncleanliness. As for bad bacteria, well, you probably know them as Alas, overuse brought about its own problem. germs, though the truth is that bacteria aren’t inherently A devastating problem. good or bad, just opportunists. Google “bacteria,” though, Because those boom times in antibiotics accelerated and you’ll be flooded with stories about flesh-eating natural selection among bacteria, triggering the evolution bacteria, Legionnaires’ disease and other deadly infections. of drug-resistant bacteria and unleashing a rising tide of Pathogenic bacteria are parasites responsible for a host superbugs. •

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featuring specific genes from the phages into E. coli cells and then essentially flips a switch to turn the phage gene on. The goal is to have the bacteria die when she turns on the switch because that would imply the gene weaseled its way into the bacteria’s vital factories and shut them down. So far, none of the trials have resulted in the death of either E. coli or P. aeruginosa, but there are plenty more to go. So far, the killer genes have yet to be identified. And a casual observer might conclude that the research has been a failure. Academic research serves more than one purpose, of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one such superbug. It’s Schneider and her students have their sights on several course. Through scientific inquiry, humanity’s knowledge ubiquitous in the natural world, seems to do quite well in phages that are known to target P. aeruginosa. “We base is raised and we learn more about the world we man-made environments and, thanks to our interference, is focused on Pseudomonas aeruginosa because of the inhabit, our place in it and the organisms and elements rapidly selecting for multidrug-resistant strains. In fact, it’s clinical problems it causes,” Schneider explained. “The with which we share it. And research like the work being an opportunistic little bug that’s been implicated in hospital- CDC has labeled it one of their bugs of concern.” done here at Carroll may deliver real breakthroughs in our struggle to keep abreast of that rising tide of superbugs. In acquired infections and other serious illnesses, according Previous Carroll student Eric Graham ’ßà, who is now fact, the research being performed right now in that first- to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). a medical student at Penn State, isolated several phages floor lab in Jaharis might just isolate that bacteria killer It can attack and infect the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients, from raw sewage (phages are widely prevalent in bacteria- that renders P. aeruginosa harmless. in particular, spreading a biofilm across the surface of the rich environments like sewage) and had their genomes lungs that impairs critical lung function. As its resistance to sequenced in order to identify them. They discovered four Or not. But either way, the research is a success. antibiotics grows, so does its danger. phages that fell into the same family as ones already in use “We want to understand the process,” said Gentry. In a research lab in Carroll’s Michael and Mary Jaharis in phage therapy applications. “Expanding our knowledge is the key. So far, nothing has Laboratories building, the war against P. aeruginosa is For biology major Gentry, that’s where the fun started. worked. Obviously, in research you aren’t always going being fought by biology professor Christine Schneider and Last summer, Gentry was named a Pioneer Scholar, and to find the results you are seeking, but finding out what Kate Gentry, one of her students. engaged in a research project alongside Schneider, slicing doesn’t work is important, too.” All findings add to the Specifically, they are hoping to bring new weapons up the phages’ genes and trying to determine which ones knowledge base. to the fight. Bacteriophages, often simply referred came loaded and which ones were blanks. And then there are the students at the center of the to as phages, are viruses that infect and replicate “We want to pick the phage apart and find genes that research. They gain advanced clinical research skills, within bacteria and archaea (a separate, single-celled look promising to us,” said Gentry. develop working relationships with faculty, gain exposure organism). Their entire existence depends upon a steady to potential careers and see their self-confidence grow “We know only such a small piece of the phage world,” supply of bacteria, so they’re found wherever bacteria immeasurably. added Schneider. “We know they kill the bacteria but not live. However, unlike traditional antibiotics, which clearly how that happens. Essentially, the phage hijacks In October, Gentry presented her findings at the North generally target a wide range of bacteria, destroying both the bacteria’s life processes and we are trying to tease out Central Branch meeting of the American Society for good and bad bacteria, phages play favorites. which genes help it do that.” Microbiology, earning a third place for her presentation. It In this way, phages are of great interest to researchers, was a great opportunity for an undergraduate student. She But how? noted Schneider. She and her students have been may have a chance to share the research findings again investigating phages for years, first attempting to learn Step one was sequencing the phage’s genetic code. during her spring semester in Spain. Then she’ll return to more about their genetic makeup and now trying to In her work, Gentry has moved on to the next stage, Carroll for her senior year. And to the lab. And to the search. systematically reproducing individual phage genes to see if establish just what makes them eective as bacteria “I think that’s a really unique thing about Carroll,” they can kill Escherichia coli. killers. Gentry noted. As she’s spoken with students from other Phage therapy itself isn’t new. It’s been employed as a E. coli is another strain of bacteria. It normally resides in colleges, she’s come to appreciate the level of dedication medical treatment in eastern Europe since the middle of the guts of warm-blooded organisms. It’s camped in your to undergraduate research shown by Carroll faculty. the twentieth century, championed by a research institute intestinal tract right now and is mostly harmless, though it “Getting to work one-on-one with a faculty member doing in Tbilisi, Georgia. Phage therapy has several benefits can contaminate food and cause food poisoning. “E. coli is important research is such a great opportunity. It was a over traditional antibiotics: phages can target specific the workhorse of any microbiology lab,” noted Schneider. huge time commitment for professor Schneider. She was infections, are usually harmless to the host organism and It’s easy to manipulate and cheap to grow in a lab. here in the lab all summer. And I’m not just a lab hand, we are self-dosing—when the host bacteria die o, the phages In her research, Gentry introduces constructs actually collaborate on this.” are unable to continue replicating. By all accounts, it’s been a successful experiment.

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åæ¦Òç ÒÓØèçÔ Ýé carrolluedu He may have slowed down slightly but his drive is as strong as ever When you complete your ìÉth Birkie you’re recognized as a Birchlegger and given a special purple racing bib HUSTLE. THINK. Cummisford who passed that milestone years ago is now eying his Éth But he’s not done there Worldloppet is an organization that promotes cross-country skiing around the globe and AND GLIDE. comprises ìÉ ski marathons on six continents Compete in É and you’re recognized as a Worldloppet Master “I now have six of them” Cummisford said He hopes to His father’s advice has worked out add two more—in Austria and Italy—before this Birkie And pretty well for Je Cummisford ’êë to keep going He keeps in shape by skiing when he can and by mountain biking in warmer weather He and wife Lynn also remain involved with Carroll and hosted an alumni snowshoe hike at Prairie Springs this February HUSTLE AND THINK. Work hard be prepared and then be present Pay attention and figure out what you need to be doing Do it “MY DAD HAS If you lined up alongside Je Cummisford ’êë on the football field for the Pioneers in the early ’êÉs you’d likely THIS PHILOSOPHY: recognize the approach if not the exact words It’s a philosophy he learned from his father and clearly it HUSTLE AND THINK. still serves him well On Feb ìì if all goes well and the snow sticks around Cummisford will compete in the Slumberland FOLLOWING THAT American Birkebeiner for the ëërd time HAS MADE ME This will be the Ûth running of the cross-country ski marathon a íÉ- or íí-kilometer race from Cable to Hayward A BETTER ATHLETE in northwestern Wisconsin that draws upwards of ÉÉÉÉ people to compete in several events over a long weekend AND A BETTER PERSON Since he first stepped up to the starting line Cummisford Following that has made me a better athlete and a better ®¯Feb. 1988 HUSTLE AND THINK. has missed racing twice—once when he was recovering from person throughout my life” °¯Feb. 2018 THROUGHOUT It’s the same philosophy that has driven his business life a snowblower accident and once when the race itself was In a roundabout way Carroll had a role in his discovery of ±¯Feb. 2001 Back in his days at Carroll he realized he needed to find a canceled due to lack of snow skiing He met his wife Lynn Tonjes ’êë at a square dance MY LIFE.” job to help pay the bills A business professor directed him “It’s the Boston Marathon of cross-country skiing” he said in the school’s ballroom in his freshman year “My biggest to what was then Waukesha Savings and Loan where he “a world-class athletic event” accomplishment at Carroll was having Lynn select me” he said worked as a teller while finishing his studies Why keep at it? “Each year is dierent The snow is In his sophomore year she took him skiing A few years “I took that road all the way to the top” Cummisford dierent The temperatures can be zero or í degrees” later his sister-in-law’s husband introduced him to cross- told the Pioneer magazine in a ìÉÉë article He remained he said “Each year you get a new story” country He was bitten by the bug And then came the Birkie at the savings and loan for é years becoming the head of Cummisford didn’t ski as a child Football was his sport “It truly became Birkie fever for me” he noted His son lending before accepting an oer to work for TCF Bank In Though just í’ î” and ÛÉ pounds Cummisford excelled Kevin competes as well as do several Carroll alumni and îîê he founded Amerihome Mortgage growing it from ì on the field At Carroll he recorded é career interceptions classmates of Cummisford including Don Becker ’êë Rick employees to í employees operating in nine states He and was co-captain of the team in îêì In ìÉÉì he was Wheeler ’êë and Jay Woodard ’êì “In fact Jay and I finished retired three years ago after ë years in the banking industry elected to the Carroll Athletics Hall of Fame “I’m not a big within a minute of each other a good - times and never saw Along the way he has remained active and involved guy but I was a good player and I played with really good each other the whole race” with Carroll where he met his wife and found his way to guys” he said “My dad had this philosophyï hustle and think It took Cummisford six hours and ëì minutes to finish his that banking career He served on the board of trustees for first race using the traditional method in which skiers zoom eight years and in ìÉÉî was awarded the PE MacAllister along in parallel grooves in the snow His fastest time came Distinguished Alumnus Award for Service to Carroll ì years ago when he completed the íÉk skating course in Business life school football skiing—his father’s advice two hours and é minutes paid o HUSTLE. AND THINK.

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who planned and built it. It’s a nice Awards, Anyone? space to be in.” NOTES Do you know a Carroll graduate who has excelled in their Sikorski was also drawn in by the profession, in their community, as a young alumna/nus, Please send news of weddings, fact that three influential adults in his or in their service to Carroll? If so, please consider nominating births, deaths; new jobs and life are Carroll alumni. Nurse Kristi Carroll graduates for the following awards in 2021: promotions; academic and Kirk ’95 and biology teacher Douglas professional degrees; church and ® Suzanne Grzana ’91 won Artist Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement Drenzek ’93 from Arrowhead High of the Year in the Jazz/Blues community service activities; Distinguished Alumni Award for Community Service School, where Sikorski attended, along category at the Josie Music Awards P.E. MacAllister Distinguished Alumni Award for Service to Carroll awards and achievements; with piano teacher Joseph Lecher ’07, in Dollywood, Tennessee, in Graduate Of the Last Decade Award and changes of address to the September 2019. are all Carroll graduates he is close to. Oce of Alumni Engagement at Visit carrollu.edu/alumni/awards to nominate someone today! Sikorski said he has found Carroll [email protected] or via mail 1996 The deadline for 2021 nominations is May 31, 2020. very welcoming. “Even before the to Carroll University, 100 N. East Ryan S. Russell ’96 welcomed a baby ocial academic semester started, Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. girl, Pearl Marylee, on Oct. 3, 2019. people from the biology department She joins her half-sister, India Marie, Heather Dugan Hartley ’12 studied and pets Freyja, the cat, and Pablito said I could do some informal research,” 1969 desert and marine landscapes Lopez, the bearded dragon. through ecological and social field he stated. The research he and Dr. Jim Didier ’69 was inducted into the methods in Baja. A community Louisville Rugby Club Hall of Fame Todd Levine are conducting will be 2001 access instructor at Bridges at the club’s 50th anniversary reunion used in assignments for future biology Rehabilitation Center, Hartley over the Labor Day Weekend. Didier By Matt Sherman ’21 students. In addition, biology lecturer lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and had been a past president, captain is a graduate student in Miami Dr. Christine Schneider has discussed and select player for the International University’s Global Field Program. a lab position with him. He’s excited, Rugby Federation of Ireland. ® Sara (Thorne) Meyer ’09, as Schneider’s research deals with promotion and event manager at 2013 bacteria that can cause lung infections 1977 Carroll, and her husband, Zac ’08, welcomed a baby girl, Jovie Sue, on among cystic fibrosis patients. The Rev. Dr. James Klein ’77 retired Sept. 25, 2019. in May 2019, after serving in After Carroll, Sikorski hopes to ® Tara Schmidt ’01, senior lecturer pastoral ministry for 38 years in the for psychology at Carroll, and her attend medical school, “inspired almost 2010 United Church of Christ. wife, Caeli, welcomed a baby girl, exclusively by my medical conditions.” Sylvie Carol, on June 30, 2019. She Samantha Betancur ’10 studied Should his age bar him from attending 1984 joins siblings Will and Nellie. the ecology of steppe ecosystems, Given Sikorski’s intelligence and with a focus on the Pallas’ medical school immediately, Sikorski drive it’s not dicult to see him Dr. Kelli (Kellbach) Heindel ’84 cat, Przewalski’s horse and th ® Seth Dabson ’13 and Jenna fought over by numerous universities, might opt to pursue a doctorate and celebrated her 25 year with 2006 participatory conservation media While 15-year-old Anthony ThedaCare Physicians in Appleton, (Scudder) Dabson ’14, wed Sept. 14, but he repeatedly uses two words perhaps become a geneticist to help Nick Seiske ’06 married Kasey in Mongolia. Betancur, an outreach Wisconsin, where she practices 2019, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The Sikorski faces the same people dealing with illnesses such as (Kallien) Seiske on July 13, 2019. coordinator at North Carolina in explaining why he chose Carroll: two met while working at WCCX family medicine. She was recently Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, challenges any adolescent does, welcoming and accommodating. his. As for his own health, Sikorski in 2012. Maid of honor was Katelan named senior medical director 2008 lives in Hubert, North Carolina, said “if people can hear me talk about Hall ’13 and best man was Kevin he is not your typical teenager. Carroll faculty and admissions sta of primary care for ThedaCare. and is a graduate student in Miami Ken Cammilleri ’08 has been named Rasmussen ’13. worked hard to make sure his schedule my medical problems, talk about it She and her husband, Marty, an University’s Global Field Program. Most 15-year-olds don’t attend Appleton veterinarian, have a city administrator for the city of would facilitate needed medical once, and not bring it up in the future, 23-year-old son, Gabe, who is a Scandia, Minnesota. college, receive presidential I prefer it.” He doesn’t want pity. After 2015 treatments, that classrooms would be senior at 2012 recognition or create course accessible to his wheelchair and that all, his ailments aren’t things he can UW-Stevens Point. 2009 materials for future collegiate he’d be able to spend plenty of time change or control. Elizabeth Jorgensen M.Ed. ’09 has with his family. “I’m just very fortunate things have 1985 authored a book, “Go, Gwen, Go: A scholars. Sikorski, who Family’s Journey to And then there are the facilities. worked out the way they have,” he Kristen (Grunow) Ricigliano ’85, a also has cystic fibrosis, birth and postpartum doula, owns Olympic Gold.” The Sikorski was particularly impressed said. “Could things have worked book, co-written with adrenal insuciencies and Chickadee Doula Services in with the Michael and Mary Jaharis out better? Certainly. Is it a pressing Baltimore, Maryland. her mother, Nancy Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Science Laboratories building. This fall, thought on my mind? No. The present Jorgensen, follows her ® Tyler Robers ’15 and Mallory sister Gwen Jorgensen’s ® Melissa (Haehle) Clark ’12 and he experienced biology and chemistry is well enough. I have no regrets about (Birch) Robers ’18 were married Oct. was just 14 when accepted 1989 journey to a gold medal her husband, Tyler, welcomed a 15, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin, with anything. If you put yourself to work by Carroll and began last fall labs in Jaharis, and is looking forward Diane (DeBruin) Handrich ’89 in the 2016 Olympic baby boy, Emmett Darrin, on Aug. many Carroll alumni in attendance. to more classes there, saying he and show dedication and resilience in retired from the Winnebago County triathlon in Rio de 13, 2019. She is currently a sonographer with as Carroll’s youngest incoming admired the thought that went into the the field you choose, life generally has a Sheri’s Department in May, 2019, Janeiro, Brazil. Aurora Health Care and he is a first-year student. structure. “It’s very impressive. I’d like way of rewarding that.” after 29 years in law enforcement. dentist with Aspen Dental. PIONS

Dale H. Berg ’59 passed away May James Ward ’71 passed away May 28, 21, 2019, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 2019, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, IN the age of 80. at the age of 70. His mother, Helen (Lorier) Ward ’41 (deceased), and MEMORIAM 1960s sisters Jean (Ward) Bannen ’68 and Judith (Ward) Sca ’76 also attended Phil M. Quast ’61 passed away Sept. Carroll. 25, 2019, in Annapolis, Maryland, at Stephen 1930s the age of 80. His brother, Michael J. Fritz ’72 passed away Oct. ® Billy Niklasch ’15, human Quast ’69 Ralph H. Walters ’39 passed away , also attended Carroll. Phil 23, 2019, in Old Fort, North Carolina, resources business partner at Sept. 11, 2019, in Princeton, Indiana, received the Distinguished Alumni at the age of 69. His wife, Betsy Carroll, and his wife, Molly, at the age of 102. Award for Service to Country and (Williams) Fritz ’74, and brother welcomed a baby boy, Leo William, Community for his decorated career Joseph Fritz ’73 (deceased) both on July 29, 2019. He joins big sister in the U.S. Navy and his charitable attended Carroll. Nora. 1940s activities to support naval veterans. Mirium (Reinhart) Fox ’40 passed Steven F. Fitzer ’73 passed away Aug. away Oct. 15, 2019, at the age of 100. Sally J. (Shellestad) Miller ’61 passed 2016 28, 2019, in Tacoma, Washington, She was preceded in death by her away Aug. 8, 2019, in Burlington, Samuel Simpson ’16 at the age of 68. He was the graduated from 2019 was a year of growth for the Carroll brother, John Reinhart ’39. Wisconsin, at the age of 80. She was Marquette Law School in May 2019 leading fundraiser for the Courage University Pride of the Pioneers marching preceded in death by her twin sister, and has accepted a position with Pershing Edwin (P.E.) MacAllister ’40 Sue (Shellestad) Pepper ’61. Classic, a bicycle ride that supports band, and with that growth comes change the Milwaukee County District passed away Oct. 23, 2019. See a full the Child Abuse Intervention Attorney’s Oce. and a little bit of risk. They did, after all, don remembrance on the following page. Jane C. (Meister) Hutton ’63 passed Department, raising over $100,000 their brand-new white uniform pants smack in away Sept. 30, 2019, in Oshkosh, for the program. Wisconsin, at the age of 77. the middle of hot chocolate season. But it’s all 1950s Daniel P. Huegel ’74 passed away Sept. worth it, said Brett Keating, director of athletic “While Martha “Marty” S. (Schneider) Nancy L. (Pfeier) Fjellstedt ’64 26, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin, at bands, who joined Carroll over the summer to we are intently Liessmann ’50 passed away April passed away June 12, 2019, in the age of 67. His sister, Betsy Huegel kick o the year of change. working for 8, 2019, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, at Crystal Lake, Illinois, at the age of ’72, attended Carroll as well. the age of 90. Martha was preceded 77. Her husband, Thor Fjellstedt ’63, Aside from the updated uniforms, which continued growth in death by husband Ohland W. and sister, Tommy Sue (Pfeier) 1990s Keating says has given the band a pop of in numbers, it is also 2019 Liessmann ’49 and is survived by Stone ’68, both attended Carroll. Theodore Schuenemann ’90 passed crucial that we thoughtfully develop By the Numbers: son Mark R. Liessmann ’96. ® David Sockness ’16 was voted brightness and a modern edge, both the away May 9, 2019, in Milwaukee, the culture within our athletic band program Roger F. Teuscher ’64 Sarasota Teacher of the Year. marching band and the pep band have grown passed away Wisconsin, at the age of 60. Sockness teaches at the McIntosh and its identity as perceived by the university Charles W. Hart ’50 passed away on Aug. 3, 2019, in Cape Coral, signiﬁcantly during his pioneer year at Carroll. July 7, 2019, in San Jose, California, Middle School in Sarasota, Florida. and public,” he said. Florida, at the age of 77. He is Georgianna “Georgie” (Kainz) Krenz In the 2019-20 academic year, the Pride of at the age of 93. survived by sister Susan (Teuscher) ’91 passed away Sept. 9, 2019, at the the Pioneers grew by 70 percent, while the A few developments to be implemented next 130 LeRoux ’73 and daughter Heidi age of 51. Faculty and Sta Pioneer Pep Band have experienced a growth year focus on service—to the university, to the hours of rehearsal Catherine “Kay” (Gray) Accola ’50 (Teuscher) Sigafus ’92. passed away Aug. 1, 2019, in Baraboo, of 25 percent. community and to the students. Keating hopes Erin J. (Kussmann) Sarauer ’97 passed Wisconsin, at the age of 90. Karen L. (Matthiesen) Towson ’65 away Oct. 15, 2019, at the age of 43. “This growth is due to the hard work and to enhance the fan’s gameday experience with passed away July 7, 2019, in Sanford, Jolene (Hopfensperger) more performances during the game and more Robert G. Preston ’50 passed away Her mother, support of a network of people across campus— North Carolina, at the age of 75. Her Kussmann ’69 Patricia Oct. 2, 2019, at the age of 94. , and aunt from leadership to student aairs to the fan interaction. He’s hoping to engage area 30 husband, Bill Towson ’64, attended (Hopfensperger) Ries ’67 both school marching band programs for teaching Carroll as well. marching band members themselves,” Keating hours of performance Norma R. (Scherndahl) Gentile ’51 attended Carroll. and performance opportunities, not to mention said. “They are the strongest and most active passed away Sept. 27, 2019, in Trinity, David R. Isabell ’65 passed away July assets for recruitment. Under Drum Major inviting more future Pioneers to campus. Florida, at the age of 91. 23, 2019, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, at Faculty and friends ® Katie Lesperance, director of Anthony Tirrell’s leadership, these Pioneers It’s also important to Keating that his the age of 76. He is survived by his Robert G. Black passed away Aug. Shirley J. (Sheldon) Babcock ’54 student activities and fraternity/ daughter, Kristin (Isabell) Hayes ’93, 30, 2019, at the age of 74. He was have done a marvelous job increasing numbers students are provided eective leadership passed away Oct. 8, 2019, in sorority life, student activities, and 5 his wife, son and grandchildren. professor emeritus of Spanish and for both the Pride of the Pioneers and the Pio her husband, Tom, welcomed a baby training and support applicable to life after varsity football games Rhinelander, Wisconsin, at the age also served as vice president of girl, Eleanor Grace, on Sept. 18, 2019. Pep Band.” Carroll. In the meantime, it’s life at Carroll that of 87. Don L. Winkler ’65 passed away Aug. academic aairs at Carroll. continues to shine for the band members. 2, 2019, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, While Keating and his students ﬂourish in James W. Ehrenstrom ’58 passed at the age of 77. Thomas J. Drought passed away Aug. the midst of growth this year, he’s already “The Pride of the Pioneers have enjoyed a away Sept. 3, 2019, in Mequon, 9, 2019, at the age of 86. Drought is a looking ahead. He said he’s proud of the hard tremendous season,” Keating said. “These Wisconsin, at the age of 82. He former Carroll trustee. 2 served on the Carroll Board of 1970s work exhibited this year as the band members are 44 of the most incredible humans. They’re parades Trustees for many years. Henriette Schmidt ’70 passed away worked toward the group’s primary objectives: passionate, kind, enthusiastic, resilient and Anna M. Inveiss passed away Sept. June 13, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas, 6, 2019, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to represent the university, support the team, keen on excellence, and they have welcomed John P. Pope ’59 passed away Feb. at the age of 71. at the age of 90. She was married to entertain the crowd and have fun. But there are me into the Pioneer family with open arms and 3, 2019, in Red Lodge, Montana, at Uldis Inveiss, professor emeritus several big-picture goals dangling before the warm smiles. I do not possess the words to the age of 84. He is survived by his of economics and business. Anna athletics bands program as Keating looks to the describe the gratitude and admiration I have 1 brother, Marvin Pope ’54. worked at Carroll in the chemistry future. for them.” Christmas video project department.

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A TRUE PIONEER Settle Passes Away P.E. MacAllister ’40 1918–2019

Pershing Edwin (P.E.) MacAllister ’40, whose insight, Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which recognizes an individual for service to one’s Dr. Pete Settle centered his life came from the experiences of his generosity and hard work created a remarkable legacy alma mater. The Stewart Award is the highest around his family, and when he family and friends.” honor CASE presents to an alumni volunteer. at Carroll University, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, taught, his students became a part of Dr. Barb King ’87, an associate in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 101. Also in 2014, he received the Sachem Award that family. professor of communication at from then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, which “He was there for every kid. They Carroll, remembers Settle as a celebrates Hoosiers who exhibit wisdom, weren’t nameless, faceless kids in a “masterful teacher” who was skilled A 1940 graduate, P.E. has been one of Carroll’s As a student at Carroll in the late 1930s, he judgment and grace. In 2009, P.E. was named a lecture. They were real people and he in attracting and retaining students. most stalwart and visible supporters. Not only kept himself busy, exploring much of what “Living Legend” by the Indiana Historical Society, treated them as such,” said Jan, his “Once you took a class with Pete, had he served 56 consecutive years on the Carroll had to oer. He studied history—his an honor shared with Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., John wife of 49 years. chances were you were going to sign Board of Trustees, he was the single largest major—and minored in English and speech. He Mellencamp and David Letterman. And, in 2005, For years, Settle’s students knew up for another class,” she said. donor in Carroll’s 174-year history. He also had played the clarinet in the music department and he was appointed by President George W. Bush of his wife, Jan, only as “the old The Rev. Rebecca Iverson ’99, now been an ardent fundraiser for Carroll, helping joined a fraternity. He ran, both for the college to serve as a member of the Advisory Committee woman,” and his two daughters, a hospice chaplain, visited with Settle to raise millions of dollars. track and field team and for Student Senate. on the Arts for the JFK Center for the Arts. Kristin and Katie as Critter and as he lay ill during his final days, Butkus, respectfully. The latter reading to him stories and messages Throughout his time here, he knew 11 of He once said his success in business was showed the love for his daughter but from fellow Carroll alumni. She said, Carroll’s 15 presidents and made immeasurable directly linked to his Carroll education. “A “Carroll will forever be family, a comforting second also the Chicago Bears, pulling the “He found great joy in his family and contributions to the campus. P.E. has had an fundamental principle of a liberal arts education home for all who have inhabited its halls. I remain nickname from Dick Butkus, a former teaching and students. He was always is that you learn how to learn; you gain the basis indebted to this place, for the ways it shaped me immense impact, from MacAllister Hall to linebacker of his favorite team. ready with a smile and a hug if you upon which you can build the rest of your life.” then and still does now. We are always Pioneers. establishing the MacAllister Fellowship, the A professor emeritus of needed it or a joke.” most prestigious scholarship awarded at And successful he was. We embrace that legacy proudly, this tradition of communication at Carroll, Settle At Carroll, Settle also served as service and giving. I am grateful my life has enabled Carroll. He provided funds that resulted in new P.E. deferred his plan to become a teacher passed away Oct. 3 following a brief faculty president, as advisor to the me to support Carroll’s mission over the years.” construction, academic chairs and building after graduation, instead joining the U.S. Army illness. Communication Club, as “King of renovations. And, while his generosity touched Air Corps—spending months overseas during —P.E. MACALLISTER ’40 He first came to Carroll in 1974, the Madrigal” with his wife, Jan, as many aspects of Carroll, his singular desire was World War II. After leaving the corps in 1945, joining Dr. Joe Dailey and the late queen for holiday Madrigal Dinners, to help the university’s students. he began work with his father at MacAllister P.E. truly led a remarkable life. His legacy will Dr. Joe Hemmer as a team of three sorority “mom” for Delta Zeta, and as It is dicult to put into words what P.E. meant Machinery in Indiana. He took over the live on at Carroll, not just in bricks and mortar, in the communication department. academic advisor to the U.S. Olympic to Carroll. In 2010, the campus community joined company at age 32 after his father suered a but in the passion and commitment to lifelong There, Pete sharpened his expertise Speedskating Team while they in rhetoric, persuasion and studied at Carroll and trained at the together for the “Thank P.E. Campaign,” in which stroke, and MacAllister Machinery ultimately learning shared by the students, faculty, sta interpersonal communication. Pettit National Ice Center. faculty, sta, alumni and students made tribute became the state leader in agriculture and and alumni of the university. Dailey, now a professor emeritus of In his obituary, his family thanked gifts to the MacAllister Fellowship and celebrated heavy machinery equipment. He was preceded in death by his first wife, communication, said of Settle, “His students who visited, messaged or his tireless work as a Carroll board member. He also was successful in many other arenas. Becky, and his second wife, Fran. He is survived way (of teaching) was particularly called in his final days to say, “You by his son, Chris, daughters Sandy MacAllister He is a shining example of Carroll’s mission After being nominated by Carroll, in 2014 he personal. He liked to emphasize the really made a dierence in my life,” of preparing students for lifelong learning received the national Ernest T. Stewart Award and Laurie MacAllister Davis, and multiple ways that ideas impacted real lives. noting, “In the end, that was the and service. for Alumni Involvement from the Council for grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The illustrations in his classes often legacy he wanted to leave.”

ÈÛ carrolluedu ÈÜ PIONS ¡OS¢£¤IN¥ UPCOMING ¦ §£¥¦C¨ EVENTS This past fall, Brooke Foster would make the regular 5 a.m. walk We’d love to see you in the future from her residence hall to Ganﬁeld Gymnasium for basketball at one or more of the following practice, strolling in the dark, past a warmly glowing Main Hall Opportunity Scholarship Fund Carroll events. If you have questions or an event idea, reach and under a canopy of whispering old trees. out at [email protected] “It looks so pretty,” she said. “My dad (Dave Foster ’83) always said it was Monday, March 9 cool to go to a school with so much history. I totally get that now.” Arizona Event - Brewers Spring For Foster, a communication and Spanish major, the history is personal. When Training Game M Event sponsors: Julie Goldammer ’90, she entered Carroll in the fall of 2019, she followed in the footsteps of eight family John ’61 and Carol (Vogel) ’60 Owens members, running all the way back to her grandfather, Charles Foster ’53. A football and basketball athlete, he is enshrined in Carroll’s Athletic Hall of Fame. FOSTER Monday, March 30 Charles Foster passed away in 2018, but Brooke still feels his presence on Downtown Milwaukee Alumni DINC & Friends Gathering campus. “We practice in Ganﬁeld, which is the court he played on,” she said. In the Van Male Dr. Sue Lewis, some furry friends Field House, she frequently walks past a video monitor displaying hall of fame members. “I If you ever wonder whether the money donated to support scholarships and students from Carroll’s animal always search for his listing,” she laughed. “It never gets old.” at Carroll makes a real dierence, you could ask Brittany Miller ’22. behavior program Every dollar helps. 5:30-8 p.m. With such a legacy here, it might have felt preordained that she come to Carroll, but a teen- aged Foster had other ideas. “Everyone thought it was obvious (she would attend Carroll), The Venue Brittany is intent on doing something with her life that makes healthcare more which just made me want to go elsewhere,” she said. So she checked out a few other universities, aordable and accessible for all. At Carroll, she has found the perfect double April 1-30 some much larger than Carroll, before visiting Carroll. National Service Project: major—public health and healthcare administration—to prepare her for her “I realized that it was perfect for me here, with the history, the family feeling and the ability Pioneers Feed America future. But she is only at Carroll because it was her most aordable option, to play basketball.” So, in late August 2019, she moved into her room, in South Bergstrom, the due in large part to the scholarships she was oered. Tuesday, April 7 building that had been home to other Fosters before her, and opened a new chapter in the Foster Cheers to Our Years Alumni/ legacy at Carroll. Graduating Seniors Wine Tasting Still, Carroll might have lost this bright star last year when bills started 6-8 p.m. to mount. That’s when she found out about the Opportunity Scholarship. Home of President Gnadinger President Cindy Gnadinger created the Opportunity Scholarship Fund to

Saturday, April 18 provide a lifeline for those students from diverse backgrounds who are Chicagoland Alumni & Friends traditionally underrepresented in higher education and who may need Gathering additional help bridging the ﬁnancial aid gap. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Emmett’s Brewing Company It has made all the dierence for Brittany, allowing her to remain at Carroll Palatine, Illinois and to continue following her dream. And for that, she’d like to thank you. Tuesday, April 21 “It may sound cheesy,” she said, “but thank you. I know you don’t have to do Celebrate Success Event Honoring the 2020 Distinguished Alumni this, but it does make a dierence.” Awards and Graduate of the Last Decade recipients For more information on the Opportunity Scholarship Fund and how you 5 p.m. can help make a dierence, contact James Rychner, assistant vice president Stackner Ballroom for development, 262.524.7240.

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OM H CO«« CHI¹S Sing On The Carroll University Archive Collection at the Todd Wehr Memorial Library is as large as one might expect from a 174-year-old university. Its contents range from the profound to the profane and many things in between such as a 1919 printing plate carrying the Carroll alma mater.