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Volume 77 • Number 4 • Winter 2008 centralightCentral Michigan University Alumni Magazine October 2008 January 2008 Help finish this buildingPage 24 September 2008 Plus Go green with environmentalist Patrick Moore Check in on ‘Marley & Me’ author On the cover Volume 77 • Number 4 • Winter 2008 centralightCentral Michigan University Alumni Magazine centralight October 2008 24 Help finish this building Volume 77 • Number 4 • Winter 2008 Join The Kresge Foundation’s challenge January 2008 and give future teachers a first-class Executive Editor and Executive Help finish this Director of Alumni Relations Education Building. Page 24 Mary Lu Yardley, ’90 MSA ’92 buildingSeptember 2008 Plus Go green with environmentalist Editor Cover photos by Patrick Moore Check in on ‘Marley & Me’ Barbara Sutherland Chovanec Peggy Brisbane author Photographers Robert Barclay CMU Alumni Peggy Brisbane Writers Lindsay Allen, ’00 Tracy Burton, ‘02 Wanted Dan Digmann The CMU Alumni Association is looking Graphic designer for new and returning Gold Members. Amanda St. Juliana, ’06 6 8 13 Qualified applicants will possess the Communications committee following characteristics: Jeffrey L. Benjamin, ‘86 Kevin Campbell, ’74 MA ’76 Features • Pride in their alma mater Raymond Jones, ’73 MA ’80 7 CMU to establish school of medicine Darcy Orlik, ’92 MSA ’95 Find out how CMU’s initiative addresses the anticipated Shirley Posk, ’60 • Connection with their CMU friends Kevin H. Richman, ‘93 physician shortage. and experiences Vice President of Development 25 Honor Roll of Donors and Alumni Relations CMU thanks supporters through the annual • Commitment to supporting Homecoming Honor Roll of Donors. Michael Leto weekends and other alumni activities Associate Vice President Departments • Desire to receive discounts on hotels, for Public Relations and Marketing car rentals, airline and concert tickets, Renée Walker, ‘00 2 Letters and more For advertising information 4 Take Five Call Cindy Jacobs, ’93 Welcome Aiden Rao to CMU’s first family; check in with (800) 358-6903 “Marley & Me” author John Grogan; find out how students are saving water in campus cafeterias. Stay connected 6 Up Close With… Meet environmentalist Patrick Moore. Send change of address information to: 8 Journeys Step into alumna Katherine Sheridan’s life in Uganda. Alumni Relations Carlin Alumni House PRM 7957 10 Sports ). Central Michigan University o Catch up on athletics highlights. Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: (800) 358-6903 13 Maroon and Gold Fax: (989) 774-7159 Your alumni association source. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.cmualum.com 22 In Support Centralight is published four times each Journalism goes high-tech with the new year by the Central Michigan University www.cmich.edu/aae Caponigro Multimedia Lab; the Campaign for Office of Alumni Relations. It is printed by Village Press Inc., Traverse City, and entered the CMU Events Center kicks off; and more. at the Traverse City Post Office under nonprofit mailing. CMU (an AA/EO institution) strongly 37 Alumni in Action and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo). CMU provides individuals with disabilities 39 In Memoriam reasonable accommodations to participate in the activities, programs and services 40 I Am Central announced in this publication. Individuals 1 with disabilities requiring an accommodation to participate in a program should call the event sponsor. PRM 8044 – 25,500 (11/08) CMU is an AA/EO institution (see institution an AA/EO CMU is centralight Winter 2008 Kudos for fall issue Letters Editor: As a parent of two CMU students, I want to share with you how much I enjoy reading your magazine. Your TGIF Club suffers losses Fall 2008 issue was outstanding. Kudos to your staff! Editor: In 1949 the TGIF Club was born on the second floor of Penny Boldrey • Alpena, Mich. the old Blackstone Café in downtown Mount Pleasant. We met every Friday afternoon to sing popular songs of the era, play shuffleboard, play the juke box, etc. Tri Sigs remember Niki Bye The host, chief organizer and secretary was Wally Town, Editor: In her article about Nikoline Bye and Camille Forster Class of 1951. His records showed 97 regular members, English in the fall issue of Centralight, the writer missed mainly from the classes of 1950 through 1952. an important part of Niki’s Central connection. She was a In 1992 Wally retired from the Bay City Times and moved to highly regarded mathematics professor at Central for years Traverse City. He dug out the old list of TGIF-ers and and was the adviser of our sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma. embarked on organizing a reunion after 41 years. In 1993 the Many of us Tri Sigs have kept in contact with her for years; first reunion took place at the Beach Haus Motel. she is a special person and meant much to all of us. This year about a month before the reunion, Wally passed Harriet (Horn) Clendenen, ’53 • San Luis Obispo, Calif. away. His last wish was for the reunion to go forward as planned. We conducted a special tribute and spread his Editor’s note: The letter below is in response to Mary Lu ashes over the grounds of the Beach Haus Motel. Yardley’s request in the Summer 2008 issue for stories about CMU couples who work together. Have a story of The TGIF Club lost another member this year, Victor Sinclair, your own to tell? Call Yardley at (800) 358-6903 or e-mail an Air Force veteran who also worked for the FBI and the CIA. On the road her at [email protected]. Wally and Vic will be sorely missed and long remembered as true Chippewas. From fast food through retirement to where you’re going, On behalf of the TGIF Club, Editor: We began our working together time even before Jerry Oehmke, ’51 • Clinton Township, Mich. leaving CMU in 1971. We worked at the Burger Chef at the corner of Preston and Mission where Arby’s now stands. Family legacy began in 1966 After a year or so of togetherness over hamburgers, we were off to Bad Axe Public Schools in 1971. Marcia began remember Editor: I am writing today with a story that began 41 her teaching career in second grade and finished it there years ago. My husband, Brian, and I met at CMU in 32 years later. Jack taught fourth grade for two years 1966 and graduated in 1970. before becoming an elementary principal in 1973. Over the where you’ve been. next 30 years Jack was principal of the K-2 building, the We lived in Colorado, Illinois, South Dakota and finally 3-5 building or both. The years he was assigned to the K-2 Wisconsin before retiring to Traverse City, Mich. It wasn’t building we worked in very close proximity. The years until our oldest son, Brett, decided he was going to CMU spent at the 3-5 building were also close as the buildings that the pages of time began to turn. The entire family was were only 100 yards apart. Support your alma mater part of the trip to take Brett to Central – a six-hour drive Upon retiring in 2003 we relocated to Lake City and and stay connected with from Milwaukee. continued to work together building a log home on the a CMU license plate. Brett graduated in 1998 and led the way for his sister and Clam River. We plan to “team up” on future projects, as well brother to follow in his footsteps, as he had followed in ours. as enjoy all the fun activities of retirement. When you purchase the CMU license plate: Brooke graduated in 2004, and Heath graduated in 2007. Jack, ’70 MA ’75, and Marcia Moore, ’71 • $25 of the $35 fee will directly support CMU Lake City, Mich. If someone were to ask me what I did in my life, my reply • You’ll help build pride among CMU’s would be: “Put three children through Central Michigan more than 100,000 alumni in Michigan University.” The 14 years of driving from Wisconsin in snow • Fellow motorists will know which university storms during Christmas break, football games, shopping Centralight wants to hear from you! We welcome all letters at the CMU Bookstore, hauling their stuff into the dorms, from readers. Tell us your thoughts about Centralight is always behind you the worries, tears, joys – all of it is priceless and a walk articles or about CMU in general. back in time for my husband and me. Be sure to sign your letter with your full name and also include graduation year and degree, address and daytime Brooke told me on the day Heath graduated, “I am so proud phone number. Letters may be edited for space and clarity. Order your CMU license plate today. of what we did.” We all are! Mail letters to: 2 Bonita A. Leiteritz, ’70 Centralight Letters 3 Traverse City, Mich. Public relations and marketing West Hall www.cmualum.com Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Letters also may be sent by fax. to (989) 774-1098 or by centralight Winter 2008 e-mail to [email protected] CMU is an AA/EO institution (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo).centralight Winter PRM2008 7958 Take Five Take Five No trays = water savings ‘Marley’ goes To save water and use less soap, CMU has removed food trays from its residential restaurants. bigger than life “We are always looking for sustainable and eco-friendly designs to implement in our daily Not many people operations,” says David Burdette, vice president ever see of finance and administrative services. themselves “Removing trays from the dining commons, a portrayed on the simple step, will big screen, but that will be the “We are always have a significantly positive impact on case for John looking for the campus and Grogan, ’79, when surrounding “Marley & Me” hits Rap pioneer sustainable and BY ROBERT BARCLAY PHOTO theaters community.” John Grogan Daryl “DMC” McDaniels of eco-friendly nationwide legendary rap group Run- ARRY WETCHER/SMPSP In addition to the Christmas Day.