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The creative spirit of UNI alums Greetings! UNI's summer academic schedule is in full swing and the campus community is energized by preparations for several major events shared by the university and the community. The largest of these is RAGBRAI's overnight stay at UNI July 25. Several thousand people, including seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, will be welcomed to campus for this magnificent celebration. Planning is also underway for the openings and dedications this fall of the Business and Community Services Building, Physics Building, Human Performance Center, Hall of Fame Connector and Biology Botanical Center. The academic enhancements, economic development opportunities and university/ community partnerships that these facilities represent for students, the Cedar Valley and the state of Iowa are very significant. Each of these facilities directly serves the three key priorities we established for the university in the past year, specifically, to move undergraduate education at UNI from good to great, to become the state leader in Pre-K through 12 issues and to provide even greater economic, cultural and social value for Iowans. As you are aware, UNI already has a terrific competitive advantage in terms of excellence in undergraduate education. As the premier undergraduate institution in the state, UNI will meet the challenge of moving from good to great by lifting our star programs to levels of national excellence and by providing all undergraduate students with enhanced opportunities in research, international experience, service learning and entrepreneurship. Last spring, the first of several early childhood education summits to be hosted by UNI initiated important dialogue on how to establish effective voluntary pre-K programs for all 4-year-olds in Iowa. Events such as these, a sharper focus on teacher education across colleges and a leadership role in the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, mathematics and science education collaborative initiative with Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, will help establish UNI as a Top 10 University for education issues and teacher training. UNI's commitment to research and development of sustainable and renewable energy sources remains strong, and we're pleased that Gov. Culver chose UNI's Center for Energy and Environmental Education for signing the Power Fund Appropriations Bill. This is but one area in which we can help build stronger business/ community partnerships while educating and graduating students who stay in Iowa for new opportunities that arise here. We are in t he process of forming strategies to further develop and promote our outreach programs that do much to improve the quality of life for all Iowans. We have a great deal of work to do and many ideas to build on. I am extremely pleased at the progress we've made in the past year and hope that, as alumni of this great university, you feel a part of it. I invite you to visit my Web pages at www.uni.edu/ pres for detailed updates as we proceed on all UNI initiatives. I thank the students, faculty and staff of UNI for their continued dedication and hard work. I especially thank you, our proud and dedicated alumni, for staying in touch and keeping your purple and gold pride alive and growing. Our university is positioned to accomplish great things for its students and the state of Iowa. We look forward to seeing everyone this fall. Please plan to join us for Homecoming, October 12-14, and Family Weekend, October 26-28.

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Editor: Denton Ketels Copy Editor: CJ Hines Art Director: Elizabeth Conrad LaVelle Condits, page 4 Otto, page 8 Running, page 12 Photography: Amy Andrews, Randy Darst, Bill Witt Cover photo: courtesy of Steve Gerberich Legacy of Purple: Other Contributors: Liz Conklin, Maureen Whether it's the act of creating a dramatic scene on the stage, assembling images and Daly, Bonnie Farland, Brandie Glasnapp, sound through high technology or strings and pulleys, finding it on the seashore or in the CJ Hines, Nancy Kolpek, James O'Connor, Sue movement of human beings, art is in the blood of these UNI alums. Schuermann, Christy Twait Class Notes Editor: Kathy Calhoun 2 Phyllis Somerville didn't take the Oscar buzz about her performance in "Little Children" too seriously-even though there was plenty of it. President, UNI Alumni Association: Mark Jastorff 4 Clayton and Barb Condit combined their talents to splice together one of the best post-production film studios in the country. Northern Iowa Today, distributed to all alumni, parents, faculty and staff, and other 6 He calls it 'art that moves.' Beyond that, words fail us ... You gotta' see Steve friends of UNI, is published two times a year Gerberich's work to believe it. in the summer and winter by the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations, 8 Art can be, quite literally, where you find it. And the world is finding Ramona 126 East Bartlett, University of Northern Otto's. Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0392 and the Division of Development. The Office of 10 Wrestler, sports psychologist, author and entrepreneur Lisa Whitsett translates University Marketing & Public Relations, her skills to whatever stage she's on at the time. 319-273-2761, invites suggestions and contributions for articles. Send address changes and Class Notes 11 Foundation News submissions to Northern Iowa Today, Office Bob and Shirley Berg, whose Berg College Drug was a fixture on College Hill for of Alumni Relations, 1012 W. 23rd St., seven decades, leave a lasting legacy to UNI and the Cedar Valley. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614-0284. Third class postage paid at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 12 Beyond Running Fast and Turning Left The University of Northern Iowa is a member Hey! Who are those guys from NE Iowa and how are they beating the best Div. I of CASE, the Council for the Advancement track teams in the country? Heh, heh .. . we know. and Support of Education. UNI is an equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for affirmative action. 14 College and University It's almost showtime for the new Business and Community Services Building.

The University of Northern Iowa offers a world-class university education, providing personalized 15 Alumni News and Class Notes experiences and creating a lifetime of opportunities. Inside back cover: Visit the university at www.uni.edu What's With That Crazy College Room?

The Cover: FrankonSax, mechanical creation by Steve Gerberich (see page 6). UNI~~ OnlineExtra: See these stories and much more at: www.unialum.org/unitoday.

5WY/Jn6/l, 2007 1 About e,n uman By CJ Hines

here are celebrities and then there "I didn't think much of (the talk) at with Stan Wood and John Dennis," she are actors. the time because I didn't think it was said. "Stan Wood was great. Stan did the T Celebrities love having their serious," said Somerville. "~ good thing kind of teaching that 10- 20- 30-years names and faces plastered across about 'Little Children' is I heard from a later I would come up with a problem the tabloids, TV and the Internet, once lot of old friends and UNI alums. When in a play, slap my forehead and think, in a while, making a movie or promoting I was doing press for the movie, I went 'Oh, that's what Stan meant: Now that's their personal agenda. to a Q & A in Tribeca and there sat Merle teaching." Actors, on the other hand, do the and Lynn Lentz. Merle taught design and She became and remains close friends work. lighting at UNI in the '60s. They show up with David and Judy Adamson (both BA Phyllis Somerville is an actor. whenever I'm doing something. But this '67), and Charles Railsback (BA '61; MA "Acting is about saying something was amazing." '64). about being human," sai<;l Somerville (BA She can also be seen in the recent "We've been friends since 1963 when '66). film, "Lucky You," playing a pawnbroker. Phyllis transferred to SCI. She immediately Her name may not be familiar, but "Little Children" and "Lucky You" are the became the best actor in the department," you may recognize her face. She played latest in a prolific acting career that has said David Adamson, lecturer/academic the mother of a pedophile (portrayed by spanned four decades. adviser at the University of North Jackie Earle Haley) in the 2007 Oscar­ The daughter of a Methodist minister, Carolina's Center for Dramatic Art. nominated film, "Little Children." Somerville was born in Iowa City, lived in Critics called her performance the Catskill Mountains for three years and .. . 10- 20- 30-years later 'sublime' and 'absolutely wonderful: Many then moved to Traer. She and her family Oscar prognosticators put her on the short moved to Cresco when she was in the list for Best Supporting Actress. "She eighth-grade. A dearth of plays in high I would come up with a should be Oscar bait. Breathtaking work," school led her to speech and band. "I was said David Poland of Movie City News. in the All-State band, I played the clarinet problem in a play, slap my She wasn't nominated, but her and I sang; it was about music and trying performance was remarkable, nonetheless. to get good grades," she said. forehead and think, 'Oh, After high school that's what Stan meant: she went to Morningside Now that's teaching. College, but "We all thought she was six feet transferred tall and probably could teach Uta Hagen to UNI something. When she played Sonia in because "Uncle Vanya," it turned out she actually it offered was shorter and could play a sensitive more young woman just as well as the giants we theatre took for granted." productions. Railsback and Somerville performed "UNI together in "Macbeth" and "Uncle Vanya." was very "When I first saw Phyllis perform important she struck me with her maturity, to me. I performance skill and strength. Then she had the was cast as one of the central characters opportunity in Durrenmatt's "The Visit." That role and blessing demanded maturity and strength and to work

2 University of Northern Iowa %clap- Phyllis delivered," said Railsback, who That whole thing about not knowing your Broadway performances include "Once in is on the theatre faculty at Indiana neighbors is a crock. I felt comfortable a Lifetime," "'night, Mother" and "The University. when I set foot in New York City," she Spitfire Grill." Somerville and her classmates studied said. " I like that I have to deal with so Her TV roles are too numerous to list, under the late Stan Wood and John many different people everyday just to but there have been several "Law & Order" Dennis, now theater professor and director go about my business - the subway, the shows, "NYPD Blue," "Third Watch," "The of the MFA/ Acting program at Louisiana walking, the opening up of my life." Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Swimfan" State University. Her first New York show was a and soap operas, "The Guiding Light," "She was the most talented actress Broadway musical, 'Over Here!' with the "One Life to Live" and "As the World I had the pleasure to work with at UNI," Andrews Sisters and a then-unknown Turns." Dennis said. "She is bright, understands John Travolta. Other Broadway and off- "As a character actor, I have more character building and is in fun. I was never an ingenue," said touch with her life so it can be Somerville, whose upcoming movies used in the world of the play. include "Broken English," with I remember her with a special Parker Posey, Drea DeMateo and pride in being her director, Gena Rowlands, and "Capers" with acting coach and friend." Danny Masterson. She is currently After graduating, filming "Our Lady of Victory" in Somerville went to Wayne State which she plays a nun. University on fellowship, where Although it's hard to pick she did eight performances a favorites, Somerville said " 'night, week. "All the classics, it was Mother," "Over Here!" and "Little the best training in the world." Children" rank near the top. "Of From there she went to course, working with Todd Field the Arena Stage in Washington, ("Little Children") was amazing. D.C., performing classics He's got the smarts, the talent, the such as "King Lear" and "The integrity and the guts, Sometimes Phyllis Threepenny Opera." Two years Somerville (third from left) plays a nun in the upcoming one gets lucky." movie, " Ou r Lady of Victory, " the sto,y of the Immaculata later, she moved to New York University's women's basketball team, which won the national Many who know her would say City, where she's lived ever championship in 1972. Pictured with Somerville are (from left) luck has nothing to do with it. since. Janet Ruch Boltz, 1972 team member; actresses Marianne Bonner "After more than 40 years in "I love New York. I live and Jodie Lynne McClintock; and Cathy Rush, championship team the business, I would say she is still coach . on the Lower East Side and the best I've ever worked with," "The team had no cheerleaders so some of the nuns took it upon it's like living in a small town. themselves to practice cheers. We do them in habits and black-and­ said David Adamson. white Converse All-Stars," Somerville said. Photo courtesy of Jenn Rush

Photo courtesy New Line Cinema 5wrvn&v 2007 3 A Splice of Life

diting a documentary such as acclaim, being named Best Natural Science "Tallgrass Prairie: America's Lost Film in October 2006 at the Ekotopfilm There was no plan to ELandscape" involves more than International Film Festival in Bratislava, taking shots from here and there, Slovak Republic. get to this size, but splicing them together and calling it done. "Clayton is one the most talented An excellent editing job is when you don't editors around, he's incredibly gifted I'm one to throw it up notice the editing; you just enjoy the and he lives by the Golden Rule, which splendor. is a testament to Iowa and to the kind of and see what works. That's when Clayton Condit knows he's education he got at UNI," said O'Shields, done his job and done it well. who met Clayton when Clayton attended It's gone way beyond Clayton (B.A. '92) worked with David UNI. O'Shields of New Light Media in Cedar Falls O'Shields also filmed Clayton's my expectations. on editing of the documentary, which was wedding when he married Barbara Schmitt developed and produced by UNI professor (B.A. '92), a St. Lucas native. "Barb is Darryl Smith and O'Shields. wonderful. I know she works extremely "That was the first long-form hard to make that business successful. documentary I'd done. I didn't know They have a really strong partnership," anything about the tall grass prairie until O'Shields said. I started working on the film; that's what Together, the Condits, who met at makes it fun to put something together UNI, own Splice Here, a post-production and get it out there for people to see," company based in Minneapolis, which they said Clayton, a Marshalltown native. established in 2001. Now employing 25 Shown nationwide on PBS in April, people, they've developed a diverse body By CJ Hines the film has received numerous honors, of work, including commercial, corporate, including winner of the CINE Golden documentary, independent feature films, Eagle Award in 2006, official selection music videos, such as Prince's "U Make at the United Nations Documentary Film My Sun Shine;" and TV series, such as Festival in New York in 2006; and most "Quintuplets!" for Discovery Channel. recently, honorable mention at the Wild Splice Here has also created in-store & Scenic Environment Film Festival for digital signage for Target, Best Buy and 2007. It's also received international Sprint.

4 University of Northern Iowa 'Todufj- "What they've done since graduating and moving to Minneapolis is phenomenal. You don't move to a city that large and start the No.1 production facility in Minneapolis. It's one of the best in the country," O'Shields said. Clayton, a self-professed 'gear-head' runs the creative side of Splice Here while Barb decided to open Splice Here. Clayton and Barb Condit Barb handles the business side. "That all ties to where I am today, "I enjoyed UNI. I took a lot of from a business standpoint as well as While many couples couldn't imagine working together, business classes. That's where my interests technically. All of that led to video and the Condits enjoy their busi­ were," said Barb. "I was into pursuing real my first job out of college. There's an ness relationship. "Some estate so business classes were important. overlap of skills from my love for music as couples have sports or hob­ I was an RA for two years, a student well as being in theatre, both performing bies or vacations together, ambassador for four years and on the and working backstage. All those but this is what we have. It works; there's a good deal of summer orientation staff. That taught me experiences allowed me to do what I do respect there and we have a time management and a good work ethic." now on a higher level. I believe experience lot of phenomenal success," Barb worked for Cedar Falls Trust hones instinct." Clayton said. & Savings (which later became Firstar), The Condits are currently developing and Berk's on Main while in school. After another business, Mrs. K, a broadcast The Condits moved their business into a former graduation, she transferred to Firstar in design production company, which has Sherman Williams warehouse the Twin Cities. She transitioned from offices in Minneapolis and Denver, Colo . in downtown historic banking to real estate, finally partnering "This has all evolved so quickly. I Minneapolis, just three years with Clayton to build Splice Here. always had this entrepreneurial thing, after founding Splice Here, While at UNI Clayton worked at KFMW there was no plan to get to this size, but a post-production company. The three-storied building Radio, which led to an editing job in the I'm one to throw it up and see what works. houses six suites, a DVD Office of Marketing and Public Relations. It's gone way beyond my expectations," department, audio wing, VO After graduating, he went to HDMG, a Clayton said. 'Tm just the technical guy. booth, recording and mixing post-production company in Eden Prairie, Barb has made all this happen, because of studios, edit tanks and a Minn., where he worked for seven years. her discipline and support on the business theater with a 100-inch HD projector with surround After freelancing for two years, he and side. We have a really good balance." sound and reclining seating.

5W'nln&v 2007 5 rre Learn by doing. Be a packrat.

.. If at first you don't succeed, try epoxy. Get a basic set of hand tools. You don't need that much power. By CJ Hines

hese are a few of the 'helpful sheets," said Gerberich. "Right now hints for creative art-making' I'm making him a little 30-inch man Tthat mechanical sculptor Steve hammering. " Gerberich lives by. His work has also been featured on Gerberich (BFA '83), who lives and NBC's "The Today Show," the NBC Nightly works in Brooklyn, New York, creates art News and CBS "Sunday Morning," as well that moves-from a lawnmower hood that as being reviewed in Art in America, The becomes a sea creature, complete with Village Voice and Sculpture Magazine. light bulbs as eyes, to a teapot which Gerberich finds materials at tag becomes the head of a saxophonist, with sales, surplus stores, thrift shops and eyes made from nuts and bolts and ears yes, even dumpsters. His favorite source from faucet handles-just push a button is near his hometown of Waukee. or crank a wheel and watch things move. "I call it the scrap iron convention. For more than 20 years, he has It takes place Memorial Day Weekend. taken everyday items and turned them Surveying overlooked common objects at into 'wonderfully bizarre mechanical such venues is part of the process and creations; according to his Web site www. the inspiration," said Gerberich, whose gerbomatic.com. parents still live in Waukee. An exhibition celebrating 25 Gerberich's intention when he first years of art, "Gerberich's Gadgetry: Art came to UNI was to become a geology that Moves," is currently on display at the Morris Museum in teacher, but found it wasn't his forte. His older brother, who was Morristown, N.J., through Aug. 12. The exhibit encompasses an artist, inspired him to take some art classes and he became 4,000 square feet, 30 installations, 90 motors and 175 lights. hooked on photography. His "Springs, Sprockets and Pulleys" exhibition has been "He was always with the art and the people and it seemed traveling across the country for the past seven years and has much more interesting," Gerberich said. "It was at UNI where I pieces at the Science Center of Iowa and Java Joes, both in Des discovered I wanted to be a photographer. UNI's art department, Moines. His commissioned commercial work appears at such places with people like Dan Powell, Fred Burton, Reed Estabrook, frje at Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdales, Macy's, Hugo Boss and ESPN echevarria, Steve Bigler and Shirley Haupt, was so strong at that Zone. A CEO commissioned him to create a motorized roll of toilet time." paper. After graduating, Gerberich headed for California in a 1964 "He's one of my best customers. This man had everything Comet to visit friends in Los Angeles and San Francisco. A month you could imagine; he just dreamed it up for his bathroom. I later, he was back home in Waukee, where he worked on a paving transformed a battery-operated screwdriver and it counts the crew for two years to save money. He moved to New York City (in

6 University of Northern Iowa%~ Opposite top: GerbDog. Opposite below: Steve Gerberich with one of his creations. Above: GerbOrchestra. Right: Benchwarmers.

that same '64 Comet) to run the photo studio for the Meredith Publishing Group. "I was pretty intimidated at the thought of such a big city so I told myself I'd stick it out for one year and consider it my graduate school. That was in 1985, 22 years ago," he said. "The biggest adjustment was dealing with the noise, traffic and lack of gravel roads. One of my favorite things to do is take back roads and look at the farmland." When Gerberich first moved to New York, he set up shop in an abandoned factory in Soho where he created small dioramas. He was doing a window installation and felt the piece needed more action so he taught himself how to make things move with motors. Now some of his installations can encompass thousands of square feet. "I kept improving on that through trial and error," he said. "I grew up pretty observant and I've always been influenced by watching industrial films and seeing how things go together." His studio is now in an 'old sweat factory' in Brooklyn, a couple of blocks from his home, which is packed with machine parts, appliances, toys, scrap metal, wood scraps and just about anything else he finds that could become mechanized. "I've got more objects than I have time."

Photos courtesy of Steve Gerberich

7 u~ple

By CJ Hines

Ramona Otto spent three years life-size sculptures of lementary collecting materi- two dogs, are made from school als for her "Watch old watch parts, dog Eteacher Dogs," which tags, 1940s figurines, are made from Ramona old watch parts, vintage jewelry and (Ratcliff) Otto dog tags, 1940s dog- and time-related enjoys 'show and figurines, vintage buttons, charms and tell' as much as her jewelry and dog- trinkets, which took and time-related ll t students. buttons, charms three years to co ec · The self-taught and trinkets. The "Watch Dogs" folk artist, who bases for the dogs appeared with her in teaches 9- and 10- were old lawn an ad for the American year-olds at Mirman ornaments. Cancer Society, which School in Bel Air, appeared in 10 national California, loves her magazines, including students' input. ~----. People, Newsweek, "My art is kid- Time and Ladies Home friendly. Every time Journal. I finish a piece, "It was the first I take it in to time I saw 'artist' next class. They've seen to my name in print," everything," said she said. "That was Otto (BA '71), who good exposure. The has been at Mirman campaign theme was since 1987. Prior to 1,.______... ~~~~1'...... ;..-.1.iiii ~ ...-----...,---- 'Things to do now that that, she taught for became friends. We were at their home I'm so; and it featured people who had 16 years at Shimek School in Iowa City. in Kauai," Otto said. "I found a table on turned 50 who weren't sitting around. Vera "UNI was a great calling card when Lumahi Beach on Christmas Day. It was Wang did one and they show her on the r applied for my first teaching job. Iowa upside down in the bushes and the top roof in New York City. Mine is a picture City was a very competitive market. was rotten. It had probably been painted of me with the dogs. They built a set in People told me I'd never get a job in the by a hippie in the 1960s. It had that Griffith Park." district without experience," said Otto, look. Either it floated in as beach trash or Otto uses traditional folk-art themes, who now lives in Santa Monica. "Because someone brought it down for a picnic or such as flags, hearts and hands, but makes the neighborhood included so many U camping. them her own by the unique materials. of r professors and hospital staff, there "A friend of ours makes really cool One of her Americana flags, made from were lots of gifted students in my class. furniture out of recycled pieces and old Scrabble tiles, displays the words to Shimek gave me the credibility to be hired I was going to give it back to him to the song, "My Country 'Tis of Thee." She at Mirman, one of the rare gifted private recycle. Steve said, 'Why don't you make made the piece for the Nashes, which will schools in the nation." something out of it?"' be featured in David Crosby's newest CD, Until about 10 years ago, Otto created She and Steve flew home with the "Voyage." small art pieces, such as pins made from table, and now it has a new life, complete "I made the flag for Graham and broken vintage jewelry. She 'got braver' with a glass top and beach-combing items. Susan because they play Scrabble all about 10 years ago, when she and her Otto's art can include anything from the time," Otto said. "They're very big husband, Steve, vacationed in Hawaii at watch parts, pennies, keys, tickets and supporters of my art. Graham produced the home of friends, musician Graham china to an antique cash register drawer David's CD and recommended my flag for Nash and his wife, Susan. and hotel keys. Many of her pieces involve the booklet." "I taught their kids at school and we play on words. For example, "Watch Dogs,"

8 University of Northern Iowa %daf;- Otto's first museum showing, "An school, told City Hall about my American Love Story: Works by Ramona flags and one thing leads to Otto," was recently exhibited at the Craft another thing. The more you do and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, and the more confident you are," was displayed as an abstract house with a she said. "It's nice living in living room, bedroom, kitchen and studio/ LA, there's a lot of stuff going office. on, I'm sure that helps. There "All the furniture and personal items are opportunities in a bigger I've made out of found objects for our place." home can be displayed in a cozy setting. In school and with her Also included is a selection from the 80 art, Otto uses the Four Keys American flags I made from recycled and to Success: social skills, vintage objects," she said. perseverance, creativity and She's also had pieces in area festivals, academics. She knows if a such as Tar Fest, which takes place on the student is having problems, she grounds of the La Brea Tar Pits. can relate it to the keys. "It's actually a city museum. The "I have to have those keys tar pits were where they found a lot of when I'm making a piece as bones from saber tooth cats and wooly well. I have to be organized mammoth, because they got stuck. and creative," she said. "I also There's a festival every year. There's a film have to use what I've learned festival, music festival and then there's and persevere. That becomes a the art portion. I entered that for the first very good model. I try to work time a couple of years ago," she said. on my art for 20 to 30 minutes Otto's success comes through word every night. If you do that and of mouth; a lot of it from Mirman parents do it consistently you get a lot who either know someone or are in a done. I'm like the tortoise, I Gardenian Angel, made of broken china, position to make things happen. keep going." vintage salt and pepper shakers, plates and "It's been that way, someone who has For more information on Otto and her figurines, will be on the cover of a recently seen my things, like one of the parents at art, go to www.ramonaotto.com llll:'I released CD, "Trinity," by movie composer, record producer and musician Clair Marlo.

Ramona presented a flag made of tickets to "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker.

Photo courtesy of Ramona Otto

Ramona Otto and friend Graham Nash visit her exhibit, 'i\n American Love Story: Works by Ramona Otto," at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles. 5wnJne//, 2007 9 translation By CJ Hines s a young girl, Lisa Whitsett used like 'you don't belong here; others were someone else." Ato hang out at UNI wrestling meets. more covert; even now it's covert-that She has translated the skills she She was there so often the wrestlers just made me stronger and better. I had learned on the wrestling mat to the thought of her as family. She was, in a lots of emotion and aggression." business arena. way. In 1991, she was accepted as the Whitsett and her husband, Steve Wills Her dad, retired psychology professor first female member to the California (BA '94), who wrestled at UNI, founded David Whitsett, served as the sports JETS, a Greco-Roman wrestling team. Efficient Facilities International five years psychologist for the UNI wrestling team. In 1992, she was named the country's ago, where she is responsible for corporate "I followed (Dad) around; I was very first female assistant wrestling coach to development, business process and Web young and the wrestlers all became like a male wrestling team in Colorado. She development. She has traveled Texas and family," she said. She soon discovered she also coached the first Texas girls' national Iowa, talking about her experiences and didn't want to sit on the sidelines and wrestling team in 2002 and 2003. taking on special projects, occasionally cheer. She wanted in on the action. "Texas and Hawaii are the only visiting her hometown. Whitsett didn't think it'd be a big states that mandate separate girls' and Her most recent visit was this winter deal. 'Tm small and short. People would guys' (high school) teams," she said. "At when she trained cast members for say, 'I didn't realize you wrestled guys' the college level there are scholarships Theatre UNI's February production of "The or they don't realize there aren't that now and full teams. The sport has really Wrestling Season." many girls who do it," said Whitsett, blossomed, there are lots of opportunities "Her involvement with the students who received her M.A. in mental health for women." was to both talk to them about the counseling at UNI in 1996. By 2003, Whitsett no longer wrestled psychology in the high-school freestyle The Cedar Falls native, who now lives but continued to coach. That year, her wrestling world and also help choreograph and works in Grapevine, Texas, wrestled at book, "Beneath the Armor of an Athlete: scenes that involve wrestling moves," said the University of California in San Diego, Real Strength on the Wrestling Mat," was Eric Lange, head of the Department of where she got her bachelor's degree in published. "The book is about making your Theatre. 1991. own reality, describing my journey from The play, written by Laurie Brooks, "When I got my B.A. I realized there self doubt to self acceptance and how I focuses on a high school wrestling team were no women wrestling teams, not had my identity all wrapped up in sports and deals with the challenges wrestlers organized teams anyway," Whitsett said. and if I give up that identity, who was I? face: weight and competition. "There were only 50 women in the country I realize I'm evolving into something and "There's also a subplot; there are who wrestled, so we had to wrestle the guys. Most wrestlers' reactions, though not I had my identity all wrapped up in sports ... all, were stereotypical. Some were vocal, I realize I'm evolving into something and someone else. rumors about a couple wrestlers being gay and the effect it has. There's also a rivalry established early on and you can see how the rumor affects the relationship. The play has a message directed toward high school students," said Whitsett, who has assisted with the production before, at the Dallas Children's Theatre and in Austin. How did she end up in the Lone Star state? "My husband attended a career fair and was recruited to teach at Grapevine High School." Her twin sister, Laurel, lives nearby, and their father spends half the year in Fredericksburg in southwestern Texas. But Cedar Falls will always have special meaning: "I have a connection here-to my dad, the university, the town and the people."

10 University of Northern Iowa %clap, ~;- UNI Foundation Leaving a Legacy to the Neighborhood "Let's meet at Bergs" was a common the Hill, Shirley volunteered. Shirley's greeting across campus for seven decades. generosity benefited organizations On College Hill since 1923, Berg such as Goodwill Industries, Sartori College Drug was a favorite spot for a Coke Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Black Hawk date. Even though the soda fountain was Pharmacists Auxiliary, Cedar Falls Chamber removed in the early 1960s, Berg's was still of Commerce, UNI Alumni Association, a gathering place for lively discussions. Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Guild Robert Berg owned the College Hill and Rosewood Estates. She was also the landmark until his retirement in American Cancer Society executive director 1993. for 35 years. Students and faculty stopped there was plenty for others Bob died in October 2006 and Shirley at Berg's for a soda and daily to enjoy. Hugh Pettersen, died in February 2007, but their impact, conversation, which ranged from owner of Henry W. Myrtle on both to UNI and the Cedar Valley, will not Bob's love of UNI's jazz program the Hill said, "Bob was a good be forgotten. Now students who never to campus politics. Whatever the fellow willing to contribute to knew them will be their beneficiaries conversation's focus, Bob always whatever would benefit the through a bequest of $373,000 to the ended with "We are so fortunate to Hill. He had a passion for jazz University Vision Fund. live in Cedar Falls and to be able to ..______and was especially supportive UNI Foundation President Bill Calhoun enjoy all the university has to offer of the College Hill Arts said, "Robert and Shirley Berg were purple the community." Festival." through and through. Our students are Bob and his wife, Shirley, BA '50, While Bob managed the store and fortunate to be the recipients of their also played a major role in ensuring found opportunities to improve life on generosity." UNI music students Carver Grants Support Math and benefit from $360,000 gift Science Programs A $360,000 gift from the estate The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust awarded two grants to the University of Susan A. Akerman, BA '64, will of Northern Iowa to support science and math teaching programs. provide scholarships to students in The UNI Physics and Science Education Professional Development and UNI's School of Music. The Susan Outreach Instructional Technology Integration program received $215,083 A. Akerman Endowment Fund to create an equipment loan program for physics education in secondary was established through the UNI science education classrooms. Foundation. The funds will provide resources for the 16 Iowa secondary science Akerman, who had lived in teachers participating in the 2006-08 UNI Physics Resources and Littleton, Colo., died in 2005. In Instruction for Secondary Science Teachers (PRISST) program. These making her estate plans, Akerman teachers will receive training to teach physics and will have access to said she had fond memories of her days at UNI. The mobile labs, computers, projectors, digital camcorders and other scientific scholarships she received as a student helped her equipment and software. These funds will also create and support model succeed in college and she wanted other students to physics and science classrooms at UNI and Price Laboratory School with have the same opportunities. the latest innovative and interactive instructional technology resources. "Star scholarships, which have been created in Sue's A second grant of $120,704 was awarded for mathematics teachers memory, will be offered to the most talented students training. Over the next two years, the project will prepare high pursuing their dreams to be music educators," said John school mathematics teachers to implement Iowa's new standards­ Vallentine, director of UNI's School of Music. based mathematics curriculum. The first year is devoted to preparing Through the Akerman gift, UNI will provide annual a professional development DVD and designing training workshops. scholarships, renewable for four years, to outstanding The second year will be spent conducting workshops at area education student musicians. "These scholarships will provide agencies to prepare teacher trainers who will work with high school important support to students, who will join the ranks mathematics teachers in their districts. of experienced teachers. Because UNI has the largest "As an historic leader in education, the University of Northern Iowa number of graduates teaching music in the state of sees the shortage of math and science teachers as a critical issue for the Iowa, the Akerman scholarships will continue to benefit state," said UNI President Ben Allen "With the cooperation of the Carver Iowa's schools. The award is a wonderful and lasting Trust, we hope to address that need and enhance student performance in tribute to Sue Akerman's legacy," Valentine said. math and science."

11 By Brandie Glasnapp

Winning eight consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Men's Indoor Championships and two of the last three outdoor titles has turned Chris Bucknam's focus toward an even higher goal: national recognition. "I would not have said this in my fifth year of coaching," said UNI's Director of Running Programs who enters his 25th year in command this fall. "But now we are focused on not only winning the conference meets but putting a team together that can win a national . championship." He admits the chances of UNI taking a national crown are slim, but lives by the basic principle that if you don't talk about it, it is not going to happen. The Panthers' odds are much better than one might expect from a mid-size Division I team located in northeast Iowa. The UNI men finished ninth at the 2007 Indoor National Championships, its highest finish ever, and a mere 6.5 points from fourth place. The Panthers were ahead of national powerhouses Baylor, LSU, and Tennessee, and five individuals and two relays earned all-America honors. True freshman Dorian Ulrey anchored the fourth place distance medley relay and was amused-and motivated-by some comments he heard from people in the crowd. "I kept hearing from time to time 'Who is UNI?' Ulrey said. "I think if we won a national title the next three years in a row, we would still be an underdog in some people's minds." UNI's recent performance at the 2007 Drake Relays is another example of the track and field team's ability to dominate. The Panthers brought home three individual event and two relay championships, as well as finishing only a stride behind Baylor in the sprint medley relay. So how is it that UNI can compete head-to-head with some of the top track and field programs in the country and come out on top? According to Bucknam, it all starts with recruiting. "There is no common formula-every kid, every situation is different," Bucknam said. "You are only as good as your next recruiting class. Recruiting is the name of the game at this level." Ulrey's decision to compete as a Panther was not an easy one, as he had scholarship offers from across the country; UNI's campus and the coaching staff made it much less confusing. Coming from a relatively small high school in PJ Port Byron, Ill., he was attracted by the compactness of the campus. He also felt a strong connection with the coaching ::::s staff. ~ Turning Left Dorian Ulrey anchored the fourth place relay team. University of Northern Iowa%~ "As soon as I met them, I knew there was no other staff that was going to be as fun as those guys and help me get to where I wanted to be," Ulrey said. "It was their humor and the way they carried themselves. "For example, on the bus ride back from outdoor conference Coach Geopfert started rapping to Vanilla Ice. No other coach in the country will do that." In regard to knowledge, the diversity in Bucknam's coaching staff helps land top recruits and develop them when they get to UNI. Associate head coach Doug Case, a former Panther athlete, deals mainly with the sprinters and pole vaulters; assistant Travis Geopfert, another UNI graduate who has experience in international competition, is the leader of the multi­ events; and assistant Renetta Seiler, former Kansas State all-American, heads up the throws department. "They are great teachers and outstanding recruiters. If I didn't have the coaches that I have we wouldn't be talking about all this," Bucknam said. "If I have done anything right, it is put together a good staff." Bucknam is pleased to have the majority of his roster composed of Iowa athletes and said he is grateful for their help in introducing their out-of-state and international teammates to Iowa culture and values. "It would be very difficult if I had all out-of-state kids like some programs have," he said. "It would take an unbelievable amount of emotional energy to sell them on the importance of even an MVC meet or being the top team in the state.

"By having Iowa kids there is a sense of pride to do well nationally and even internationally, because of the pride of the home state, home school. It is in our fabric." Most of all, Bucknam attributes the success of his program to the quality of education that UNI offers and delivers to student-athletes. "We are a product of all the professors and academic programs on campus. We are product of our president, administration and faculty," he said. "You don't get to that level unless the core purpose is that good. Our core purpose is obviously to educate our kids and our national rankings are a reflection of our academic institution."

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he new Business and Community "The UNI Student Business Incubator • Innovation Incubator TServices (BCS) Building creates has provided me with the resources, • Student Business Incubator (SBI) an entrepreneurial and interactive knowledge and support that allowed • Institute for Decision Making environment for public/private me to take ideas and develop them to • Iowa Waste Reduction Center partnerships, including state-of-the-art realities." • Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer business incubation space and services -Carlos Arguello, UNI student and Center (RRTTC) for technology transfer and student owner of LA PRENSA & CAAL Translation • Intellectual Property Officer businesses. Several UNI programs that Services • Office of Technology Transfer and serve businesses and communities will Business Incubation be located in the facility, creating a one­ In the past year, BCS programs Funded by appropriations from the stop technical assistance location for have assisted more than 2900 business U.S. Department of Energy and Small entrepreneurs, businesses and communities and community clients, reaching all Business Administration, the Grow Iowa throughout Iowa. BCS programs housed in 99 counties. In addition, BCS provided Values Fund and private sector gifts, the the new building will combine expertise opportunities for 1,450 students and 140 Business and Community Services Building and experience into an easily accessible faculty members in economic development houses UNI's economic development and location to meet the needs of Iowa's and technology transfer projects, many of technology transfer programs, such as: entrepreneurs and economic developers. which were conducted with other Regent universities, community colleges and state "As a developer that has worked with the Institute for Decision Making in the agencies. Experience has proven that communities I have represented in NE, SE, and now Central Iowa, I have been students in BCS programs contribute to the fortunate to benefit from their knowledge, expertise, and resources which has assisted state's economy and stay in Iowa. me in carrying out our community and economic development objectives." -Jody T. Gunderson, Director of Community Development

Human Performance Center construction in full swing It may look a little rough now, but this room is being prepared to house the MRI machine in the the new Human Performance Center, scheduled to open in November 2007. The HPC will create many new opportunities for students in both UNI Athletics and Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services (HPELS). Cedar Valley Medical Specialists will have clinic space in the new facility, which also will be home to Sport and Human Performance Center and the Center for Healthy Youth Development.

14 University of Northern Iowa%~ UNI Alumni Cl.A.ff No~f Did you know that there are now 97,000 UNI living alumni?

'405 Mildred Henry, BA '42 is enjoying "the life of Community College and Kay was a kindergarten and first­ Polly (Darland) Suntken, BA, retired from teaching Riley" in a care center in Humboldt. grade teacher in Cedar Rapids. kindergarten at Ventura Community Schools. She has Elaine (Shannon) Train, BA '43, MA '63, is a retired Linda (Andrews) Thompson, BA, who co-owns Puzzled taught school for 30 years. home economics teacher and lives in Clearwater, FL. Parents Press, San Luis Obispo, CA, has co-authored a book, Math for Puzzled Parents. '68 Howard Aldrich, BA, is retired from John Deere, Doris Steffy, BA '46, wrote the book Mrs. Steffy: Our Waterloo. She is a retired professor of physical Mother, the Mortician. '62 Susan Welch, BA retired as Camp Hantesa and Sonja (Sorensen) Craig, BA, has retired as president and education from the University of Northern Colorado. Camp Fire USA Heart of Hawkeye Council executive publisher of the Statesman Journal, Salem, OR. She has Margaret (Mitchell) Nordmann, BA '47, had been an art director. spent 38 years in newspaper management. Her husband is and mathematics teacher at Prairie Valley School District. John, BA '68. art in adult education programs. She also taught '63 Ronald, BA, and Judith (Nielsen) Adams, BA, are George Hemmen, BA, retired as conservation officer for Evelyn (Krieger) Schauland, BA '48, had been mayor of both retired and live in Minneapolis. Audubon and Guthrie counties. Muscatine and a board member of Muscatine Power and Lynn Cutler, BA, MA '67, was the keynote speaker for the Tom Hudspeth, BA, MA '72, retired after 35 years with Light. UNI Women's Gender Studies Program's 30th anniversary the New Prague (MN) school district. '49, is a retired principal from La Serna Melvin Locke, BA celebration. Cutler is the former vice chairperson of the Rosemary Mayne, BA, is the training manager for USDA's lieutenant High School. Whittier, CA and a retired marine Democratic National Committee. GIPSA program, Washington, DC. colonel. A World War Il and Korean War veteran, he Janet (Fisher) Dobo, BA, has retired and lives in earned nine air medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross Beavercreek, OH. medal. Judith (Johnston) Funk, BA, MA '75, was inducted into What's going on at UNI? Y,,11 the Iowa High School Press Society Hall of Fame. She ldll fi11d lll)llillllllCj l".'l'llh Ill (111' .ll(, 'SO Patricia (DeKoster) Echelberger, BA, is in her retired from Cedar Falls Schools. 38th year as a Girl Scout leader. William Jacobson, BA, is retired and lives in Cedar cl(iill'\11, dllll lllilll' ,lt '52 J anet (Payne) Boice, BA, 2-yr. '48, has been Rapids. iittp•: cllll'SS.lllll.l'cill clCcli retired from teaching second-grade and special education. Michael Schaumburg, BA, is retired from the Des Moines I She still tutors first-graders in the Tucson Unified School Public School system after 40 years as teacher, coach and District. principal. '69 Hugh Carter, BA, who has been an elementary Russell Wiley, BA, MA '67, received the 2006 Regents principal for the last 24 years, retired after 34 years in '53 Lois Hensel, 2-yr., taught school in Iowa and Award for Faculty Excellence from the Iowa Board of education. Florida. She is now retired and sells real estate in Regents. Wiley retired in 2006 as assistant professor of Marcia (Axdahl) Kuehl, BA, retired as associate dean of Gainesville, FL. Chemistry at UNI. instruction from Western Iowa Tech Community College. Louise Woodall, BA, is a retired school librarian. She She works as a part-time adjunct coordinator for UNI's 2+2 worked in the Sutherland Schools for 32 years. '64 George Coffin, BA, was a science instructor at Cardinal Stritch Schools, Keokuk. program. , BA, was named executive director for '54 Frances (Hum) Ciesielski, 2-yr., is retired and Mary Jane (McCall) Jacobson, BA, is retired and lives in Bob Mann in enjoying her 19 grandchildren. Cedar Rapids. Mayflower Health and Human Services Corporation Barbara (Hawbaker) Pickard, BA, retired from Fort Grinnell. chief executive of Strategic America, '55 Marilyn (Estes) Poppen, 2-yr., is president of the Madison Schools. She sells real estate and is a community Mike Schreurs, BA, Iowa Master Farm Homemakers Guild. She lives in Sibley. volunteer. received a silver medal award for his contributions to Phyllis (Gregg) Smith, BA, retired from the Millard Craig Repp, BA, operates two restaurants, Avalon Supper advertising. Schools in Omaha, NE. She lives in Bellevue, NE. Club and Breezy Cafe, in the Dubuque area, as well as a Jim Vigars, BA, is president of Sonoran Bank, Phoenix. catering service and banquet hall. Jon Ward, BA, who had been an audit director at State '56 Patricia (West) Buck, BA, has been retired from Farm, retired after 38 years with the company. the Bellevue, NE, schools. Gene, BA, MA '66, and Sheila (Eastman) Schaul, BA, live Bill Weick, BA, was named Distinguished Member of in Dubuque. Gene teaches at Maquoketa High School and '70 Nancy Powell, BA, received a Service to America the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Stillwater, OK, for Sheila is retired. Medal from the Partnership for Public Service. She has his achievements in wrestling and coaching. He lives in Ken Wulf, BA, retired after 41 years at the Tri-County been an ambassador and national intelligence officer for Chicago Ridge, IL. Community School District, the last 15 years as the Southeast Asia in Washington, DC. school's counselor. He lives in Washington. Elaine (Rockrohr) Schroeder, BA, retired after 16 years '57 Jerry Thordsen, BA, a retired minister, does Christopher, BA, MA '67, MA '82, with Citigroup and resides in Hot Springs Village, AR. interim ministry and currently serves a church in Vinton. '65 Dianne (Bock) is an interim pastor for the United Methodist Church, Barry Spear, BA, is vice president of Iowa Health Systems and lives in Ankeny. '58 Robert Balsley, BA, MA '70, has taught math in Centerville. She designed and is co-creator for the Kathleen Wauters, BA, was promoted to senior project for 4 7 years, both in Webster City and at Iowa Central United Methodist interim curriculum, which she teaches manager at Wilkinson Studios. She had been dean of Community College. He's also been Webster City mayor nationwide. the Institute of Art and Design at Robert Morris College, and city council member, and served on the Hamilton Bonnie (Vis) Meier, BA, MA '86, EdD '91, retired as a Chicago. County Board of Supervisors. superintendent and is now a grant writer for Sherwood Carl Miller, BA, has retired, and had served as a Forest Grants, Orange City. '71 Margaret (Prince) Brinton, BA, published her counselor, teacher, high school principal and supervisor Susan (Powers) Missman, BA, is retired and lives in fourth teacher resource book, 101 Lessons: Vocabulary in schools in Arizona, Texas and California. He lives in Sheldon. Words in Context, Grades 6-8. She lives in San Diego. Calimesa, CA. David Suntken, BA, MA '72, helps special needs students Jacqueline (Hood) Bruner, BA, retired from teaching Donald Moon, BA, an associate professor emeritus at Clear Creek Elementary, Clear Lake. He also officiates and administration to become a supervisor in special of education at Drake University, received the Drake high school and college track meets. education and compliance at the Missouri Department of University Medal of Service in 2006. Jon Yagla, BA, retired as chief engineer for weapons Elementary and Secondary Education. Alice-Jane (Forrest) Walter, 2-yr., became house director firing, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dalaren, VA. Carole (Butcher) Cahill, BA, celebrated 35 years as at Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity at Iowa State University. '66 Chuck Cunningham, BA, MA '68, retired as assistant dean at the Kellogg School of Management, University, Chicago. '59 Roger Bridges, BA, MA '63, received the professor of accounting at Kirkwood Community College, Northwestern Kevin Dighton, BA, retired after 33 years as a teacher Distinguished Service Award from the Society for where he taught for 38 years. and reading specialist in the Davenport School District. Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. William Voss, BA, MA '67, is the director of business at Kem High School District, Bakersfield, CA. Bev (Henschel-Azbell) Firmani, BA, is office manager of '60 Jerry De Kruif, BA, retired from Wisconsin her husband's Bay Area Denture Clinic, Corpus Christi, TX. Physicians Service Insurance Corporation where he was '67 Allan Hjelle, BA, MA '73, retired after more Joseph Kirchoff, BA, retired as Boone superintendent of vice president of information services. than 30 years as a school administrator, the last 18 as schools. James Paglia, BA, is retired and recently celebrated his superintendent at Elk Hom-Kimballton. He had been Tim Lane, BA, MA '75, was named coach for Guttenberg's 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, Betty Lou. They president of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Great Places initiative. live in Atascadero, CA. Barry Mateer, BA, has been teaching in Japan for the Gary Lindsay, BA, received the Rod Vahl Teacher of the last 24 years, 19 of those years in the junior and senior Year Award from the Iowa High School Press Association. '61 H. Jerry Borger, BA, who retired from family high. He also taught ESL at an international school in He is a language arts teacher and journalism adviser at therapy, has been elected to the fire protection district Nepal and taught in the Peace Corps. He will return to his Kennedy High School. Cedar Rapids. board of directors and was appointed treasurer in family's farm near Osceola. Nadine (Ward) McLaughlin, BA, retired from teaching Frederick, CO. He also is a substitute teacher. Ronald Shafer, BA, MA '76, is a science consultant for elementary school at Green Mountain-Garwin after 34 Carol Kruse, BA, is retired and living in Shell Rock. Southern Prairie AEA 15, Ottumwa. He had been a biology years. She lives in the Atlanta (GA) area. Ronald, BA '61 MA '68, and Kathryn (Thompson) Rath, teacher and dean of student services at William Penn James Pfaff, BA, retired as principal in the North Scott BA, are retired. Ron was in administration at Kirkwood College. Schools and now owns Glynns Creek Recording Co. Dennis Schlicht, BA, co-authored The Butterflies of Iowa Pron1otion? Aildit1,111 \11 y,1111 l.i111ilv' (l1 111,t d1111HJ ',11111\'\llll1q tli,it v11u :«111t t() book. He is an advanced placement biology instructor at Washington High School, Cedar Rapids. 'iLllt'.' ',1•11,I /11'11 Ii 1 ' 1111!1' 111 1q1il lit' Vlilll , lllil ll t 11i1111111 J\ lllll I\ :. ',. 11111,illllll l•l(j Dale Wiedow, BA, MA '74, has been named director of the ,IJl(j I I 1, f 1111 II I 11! J! (' Y11111 l\l'l l 11 ii National Youth Sport Program. '72 Mike Allen, BA, MA '76, was presented with the

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2007 Lifetime Achievement for Officials from the FILA Arizona University, is now registrar at Northwestern '81 Drew Ballensky, BT, general manager of the International Wrestling Hall of Fame. University. Sigourney plant of Duro-Last Roofing , Inc., was elected Donna (Negus) Dighton, BA, retired after 33 years as a Steve Ober, BA, was promoted to district sales manager president of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association. teacher and reading specialist in the Davenport School for American Family Insurance in Madison, WI . Timothy Carlson, BA, MBA '99, is an investment District. Russell Potter, BA, was named vice president of grocery reporting manager at Aegon USA, Cedar Rapids. Vicki Edelnant, BA, MA '83, EdD '06 , was named a products productions, Hormel Foods, Austin, MN. Cindy (Borchardt) Christensen, BA, formed Christensen semifinalist for the 2007 Outstanding First-Year Student Dennis Presnall, BA, has been named executive Consulting to offer services in strategic planning, Advocates Campaign by the National Resource Center. She director and secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Farm Bureau facilitation and public involvement, Littleton, CO. is director of Wartburg College's Pathways Center. Federation. He has been with Farm Bureau for 24 years. Richard Dennert, BA, is director of taxation at MB Craig McCoy, BA, MA '75, received his PhD in applied Jean Trainor, BA, chief executive officer of Veridian Investments, an office of the Bucksbaum family that management and decision science from Walden University. Credit Union, Waterloo, was named the Cedar Falls started General Growth Properties. He had been vice He lives in Des Moines. Business and Professional Women's Woman of the Year. president of taxation for General Growth. Ron Millsap, BA, MA '85, retired from Cargill and lives in Kendall Fate, BA, is a licensed mental health counselor Ottumwa. '76 Kathy Cessna, BA, joined Interior Source, Cedar Falls, in its resource and design services area. for Covenant Clinic Psychiatry in Cedar Falls. He had been Jon Schneckloth, BA, retired from teaching art in the a guidance counselor at Waverly-Shell Rock schools. Tipton and Belmond Klemme School Districts. He lives David Drewelow, BA, is president of the Iowa/ Nebraska region for ActionCOACH, and has been elected to his Mike Lind, BA, was named president of Pella Corporation near Charles City. Sales Subsidiaries, West Chicago. He had been general Maurine (Shields} White, BA, MA '79, retired from second term on the Master Coaches Association's board of directors. He is immediate past president. manager for Pella's designer series brand. teaching special education at Lincoln Elementary, Cedar Greg and Julie (Jacobs) Shireman, BA, recently Falls. Diane Eckhardt, BA, retired, returned to nursing at the McFarland Clinic, Marshalltown. celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. He is the vice '73 Paul Bell, BA, was elected to his eighth term Ed Frentress, BA, is vice president of sales at DB Squared, president of Delta Dental of Iowa, Des Moines. as state representative. He is security director of Iowa a software company in Fayetteville, AR. He has 30 years of Michael Wagner, BA, is senior program coordinator for Speedway and lives in Newton. sales experience. Character Counts, Los Angeles. William Bever, BA, retired from Kraft Foods management Dale Greimann, BA, MA '85, EdD '92, became '82 Kristin Fallon, BM, a harpist, is a founding member and lives in McKinney, TX . superintendent of the Galena (IL) School District. He had of Odyssey Trio. She maintains a private studio and directs Paul Bezilla, BA, is an attorney for the Minneapolis firm been superintendent of East Buchanan Schools. the Des Moines Harp Ensemble. of Lommen, Abdo , Cole, King and Stageberg. Tom Haight, MA , teaches business technology and is a Dororthy (Haasis) Jamieson, BA, is an escrow officer in Frank Esser, BA, MA '87 , was promoted to vice president swim coach at Seminole {FL) High School. Phoenix. for development at the UNI Foundation. He had been Andrew Jackson Sr., MA , published James A. Banks and Carol Stauter, BA, is retired and lives in Pompano Beach, director of collegiate development. the Evolution of Multicultural Education: Implications FL. Jann Frederickson-Ramus, BA, is in private for Teacher Educators and Curn·culum Development. He psychotherapy practice in Newport, MN, and received the is a professor in the College of Education at Penn State '83 Sheralyn (Meddock) Bennett, BA, a physical Imagery lnternational's Person of the Year Award. University and a co-chapter liaison member for Phi Delta therapist at the Mayo Clinic for 23 years, recently received Don Gorecki, BA, retired after 31 years at Hy-Vee. He now Kappa International Office Region 1. her geriatric clinical specialist certification. works at Great Western. Randal Gritzner, BA, who teaches at the South Texas Gregory Heisterkamp, BA, is a vocational truck salesman '77 Paul Gibson, BA, was promoted to project manager ISD's Science Academy, has been named Outstanding for Holcomb Trucks, Sioux City. in John Deere Waterloo Works total quality department. Middle School Science Teacher of the Year and lives in John Meyer, BA, retired from Sprint after working there He has worked there since 1980. Sebastian, TX. 24 years, most recently as senior vice president and Scott Lovejoy, BA, is the sales manager for the gift and Brent Gustason, BA, is a sales representative for Midwest controller. He is director at the Center for Leadership and stationary division at Sellers Publishing Inc. Groundcovers, Campbellsport, WI. He belongs to the Ethics and the Sullivan chair in ethics at Helzburg School '78 Greg Beer, BA, is field-marketing director for Wisconsin Nursery Association and the Campbellsport of Management, Rockhurst University. Snapple, a division of Cadbury Schweppes, Plano, TX. Athletic Association board. Douglas and Laurie Krumm, BT & BA. Doug is the '74 Kathy Brock, BA, retired as vice president of Susan Bullis, BA, is the controller for Integer Midwest, Des Moines. quality manager in the government division at Rockwell education and learning services at Northwest Community Collins, Cedar Rapids. He is president of the American College. Gary Curtis, MA, has retired but continues to coach cross country, judges future problem solving and is a church Society for Quality at Iowa and training officer for the Paul Gorgas, BA, works at Cerne and Fermilab and lives Swisher Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. in Ottawa, IL. delegate and political volunteer. Norma (Harker) Cutsforth, BA, published a book of Gene Nelson, BA, is vice president of Iowa Appraisal and Jessie Hodge Nicholson, BA, MA '75, is executive Research in the Des Moines area. director of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. essays, Keeping Starwatch. Daniel Kelly, BA, published two books with Random Michael Tatoian, BA, was named Dover Motorsports She has been with the organization for 22 years and lnc:s executive vice president. He has held previous is senior leader of its refugee, immigrant and migrant House: Sea Wolves: First Choice and U.S. Navy Sea Wolves. Now retired, he had been in law enforcement. management positions in professional sports ownership services program. operations. Jann (Rudd) Weitzel, BA, MA '89, was promoted to vice Michael Kerr, BA, is a senior process specialist technician president of academic affairs at Lindenwood University, in multi-purpose processes at Monsanto, Muscatine, where '84 John Cacciatore, BA, is senior vice president at St. Charles, MO. he has worked for 28 years. Policy Works in Des Moines. He had been director of Iowa's Deanna Kibler, BA, is an assistant Linn County attorney, federal relations office in Washington, D.C. '75 Kathy (Wahlert) Blazek, BA, is a high school Cedar Rapids. Linda Gorkow, BA, was promoted to corporate marketing teacher, Math Club sponsor, Special Olympics coach in David Peters, BA, president of Peters Construction, officer from vice president of marketing at Marketing Atlantic and education director at Holy Cross Lutheran Waterloo, was re-elected to the Associated General Communications and Strategies, Cedar Rapids. Church. Contractors of America's board of directors. Donald and Kim (Griffith) Hartley, BA, live in Waukee. Charles Frisk, BA, is a biology and environmental science Deb (Imming) Peterson, BA, is managing a Planned Donald is an account manager for Lightedge Solutions and teacher at Luxemburg-Casio. He received Brown County's Parenthood Clinic in western Iowa. Kim is an ECSE para educator and substitute teacher for Environmental Educator Award, Helfenstein Soup Council's Brenda Steinbronn, BA, MA '83, is a resource teacher in Waukee Community Schools. Environmental Hero Award and the Fox Valley Sierra Club's Waverly. Lisa Pritchard, BA, was appointed director of Coe Environmental Award. He lives in Green Bay, WI. '79 Cheryl Ammeter, BA, is an actress in Dallas and College Coe Fund. She had been a pharmaceutical sales Jack Knight, BA, is a soil and water commissioner representative. for Allamakee County, president of Prairies Edge Wood one of the animated voices in the I Station internet learning program, the voice of Grammie in Boz the Green Barb (Scott) Sabin, BA, is a field support product Coop in Decorah, organic farm inspector for USDA and documentation specialist at TeamQuest Corp ., Clear Lake. substitute teacher. Bear and a writer for Barney and Friends and Angelina Laura (Dickinson) Kohnert, BA, a senior programmer/ Ballerina. '85 Jean (Grinstead) Hessburg, BA, will be campaign analyst, recently celebrated 30 years at Aegon USA/ Life Amy Lukehart-Spikes, BA, received the Caring Kind director for the state of Nevada's Democratic caucuses. Investors, Cedar Rapids. Award from the Nebraska Hospital Association. She is a Dennis Mehmen, BA, was named one of Computer World's medical social worker for Alegent Health. Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2007. He is vice president Thomas Riter, BA, associate farm news director at Looking for purple in your area? of business information systems and chief information WNAX radio, Yankton (SD) was recognized for his service officer at Grinnell Mutual. Check out the UNI Alumrn calendar of to agriculture and the National Association of Farm Jeff Quint, BA, and his wife own Cedar Ridge Vineyards, Broadcasters. Winery and Distillery He also is executive vice president events at \V\VIV.Ulllalum.019 and click 011 'BO Ward Budweg, BA, sold his business, Decorah at NSCA, a trade association in Cedar Rapids. evenb. Bicycle and is going on a two-year world bicycle tour Ellen (Dietrich) Stevenson, BM, who has been involved through 75 countries for Rotary International. in community theatre, recently directed a production of Harvey. She lives in Tiffin. Ruth Ann Lefebvre, BA, received her master's in Beth (Jackley) Miller, BA, is executive director of counseling and granted licensure from the Arizona Board Seeds of Hope, a domestic violence advocacy agency in '86 Kimberly (Jasper) Hauge, BA, is an audit of Behavioral Health. She manages a video production northeast Iowa. consultant for Jefferson Wells, International, Minneapolis. studio for the state of Arizona and conducts art therapy Charles Missman, MA, is retired and lives in Sheldon. Christine Huch, BA, is a second-grade teacher at Kyrene with state prison inmates. George Nicholas, BA, is corporate director of engineering Elementary and lives in Chandler, AZ. Patrick Martin, BA, formerly registrar at Northern at 86-Station NRG Media, Cedar Rapids. Christopher Jacoby, BA, is California locations manager

16 University of Northern Iowa%~ UNI Alumni C!A.JJ Nof:ef for Sierra Systems, Los Angeles. industry and lives in Mount Juliet, TN. BA, MA '95, live in Melbourne. He is in maintenance at Susan Koch, MA, EdD '89, is the new provost and vice Ada Sanchez, BA, earned her MA from the University of Lincolnway Energy and she is a speech pathologist for president for academic affairs at Northern Michigan Phoenix and is an instructional design senior analyst at AEA 267. University, Marquette. She had been UNI associate provost Accenture. Lisa Rossmiller, BA, is senior counsel for international and dean of the graduate college. Tom Schremser, BT, is a senior engineer at IMTs business transactions at the international law firm of Martha Mullnix, BA, is the resource development and engineering department. Fulbright and Jaworski, Houston. marketing director at the YWCA of Black Hawk County, Aaron Spurr, BA, MA '07, was named Outstanding Earth Natalie (Rhinehart) Saunders, BA, attends graduate Waterloo. Science Teacher by the National Association of Geoscience school for theatre at Roosevelt University, Chicago. Herbert Ollenburg, BA, teaches eighth-grade math in Teachers. He teaches at Price Lab. Christine Twait, BA, director of grants and external Rochester, MN. Ronda (Kardell) Sternhagen, BA, BA '94, was named relations for UNI's Business and Community Services, Kevin Pitzer, MBA, is chief operating officer at the Outstanding Secondary Educator by the Art Educators of received the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's Dakota Clinic, part of Innovis Health in Fargo, ND. Iowa. Individual Achievement Award. Deb Vangellow, '86 BA, was named one of Golf For Women Brent Tifft, BA, is a senior industrial organization Magazine's "Top 50 Teachers" in the country. She is psychologist with the Bureau of Personnel, Sioux Falls, director of instruction at Sweetwater Country Club, Sugar SD. Tile UNI Alu11111i Associiltion Boc1rd Land, TX. Her soon-to-be-released book for golfers is David Westendorf, BA, was named principal at David Cox of Directors 1ecr11tly revised tlir Chicken Soup For The Woman Golfer's Soul. " Elementary in Las Vegas. orga11i;,1tio11', by-la:i,. You can reild '87 Sandra (Schwers) Bagan, BA, her husband and two '90 Norman Bogunia, BA, is an afternoon drive the nevi c hillter ill , ..,._.,.,.,,_u11ialu111.01q daughters will wrap up their yearlong worldwide travels personality for K99.1, Dayton, OH. in August. Timothy Casperson, BA, was appointed judicial il bo utu s/byla :,s. slit ml . Kristen (Nanke) Croell, BA, works at the Mayo Clinic, magistrate for Hancock County, part of the Second Rochester, MN, and continues to be an on-call nurse Judicial District. He has a law practice at Clear Lake. practitioner with the New Hampton Clinic. Joyce (Lyons) Dunlay, BA, is a commercial banker with '93 Greg Blythe, BA, has been named assistant vice financial division at the IMT Group, Des Terri (Lambertsen) Gordy, BA, is senior publications Liberty Bank, Waterloo. president of the associate at ACT Inc., Iowa City. She joined the company Nick Nurse, BA, was named head coach of the Iowa NBA Moines area. in October 2006. Development basketball league, Des Moines. He had been Marci Dunlap, BA, a language arts teacher at Fairfield Joyce (Looney) Helfer, MA, retired after 37 years of coach of the Brighton Bears, a British basketball team. Community Schools, is the new curriculum director. teaching. She taught American history at Hoover Middle Brenda (Barlow) Oliver, BA, is a learning and Patricia (Wallace) Harrington, BA, is a secretary at Milo School, Waterloo. development manager at Wells Fargo, West Des Moines. primary school. Todd Meyer, BA, MA '90, is the superintendent of Nicollet Jon Shepherd, BA, has been named one of the "Best Sarah (Hutchins) Hawker, BA, runs the Greene weekly (MN) Public Schools. Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas" by D Magazine. newspaper, Greene Recorder. Julie Starnes, BA, is director of business development at Michael Kramer, BA, is assistant principal at Bondurant Schools. Big discounts i11Clurli1ic1 Panther RSM McGladrey in the Cedar Rapids area. Jennifer (Barske) Wenger, BA, is assistant vice Katie Oberbroeckling, BA, joined St. Luke's Hospital as atl1lrt1c,. (,c1llc1qlH·1-Blut'd()111. ,1lu11111i president and lending officer at First Citizens National director of finance. She had been with McGladrey and Pullen, Cedar Rapids. ,rnd otlit·r t'Vt'rlh. t(111l Cll'.!0111 license Bank, Charles City. '94 Anna Mariah (Betz) Andrews, BA, is copy director plilh' f1,1111t",. \lllill ,l1i1h ,lrHI 11111111 '91 Terri McNurlen-Bogunia, BA, is assistant director for Centerville Child Development Center, Dayton, OH. at Hellman's, Waterloo. arr ytllll', ii v()1i11• c1 1111•11illl 1 1 rd till' Chris Byrnes, BA, is the national vice president, group Kim Bollinger-Schmitz, BA, is a veterinarian at Animal Care Clinic West and Metro Cat Hospital in West Des UNI Al1111111i /\'.'.(I( ic1t i1111. Sl'i. sso ()I services, for United Health Care and lives in Duluth, MN. Teresa (Chapman) Carter, BA, has been named associate Moines. S 100 c1111111c1l!v •,11pp111h ,1l1111rni ,rnd controller at the First National Bank of Muscatine. She has Michele Boyd, BA, is a stay-at-home mom with two children and lives in Fort Dodge. CilllliJLI'. piilljldlll\ 11ff1•1pci by \/Olli been with the bank since 1988. Mary (Shaw) Diers, BA, has joined Stamats, as a client Michelle Byers, BA, was promoted from employee and Alu lllll i A•,c.,11 i,ll it 111. Joi 11 t ocL1y ill consultant for search engine marketing. She is based in labor relations coordinator to associate director for human W\\'\',.l111i,1l11111.,11q 1111•111lw1ship ,rnd br the Cedar Rapid office and works with higher education resource services at UNI. institutions nationwide. Scott Dryer, BA, high school principal at St. Ansgar, Purple for Life! Brigitte Palmer Doleshal, BA, is an internal audit was named the School Administrators of Iowa's District 2 manager for CHAN Healthcare Auditors, Kansas City, MO. Principal of the Year. Devin Garrity, BA, has been promoted to divisional vice Sharon (Profitt) Finch, BA, is the chief technologist for at US Bank Michael Olson, BA, is market president president at Consolidated Bedding Industries. the microbiology laboratory at Marshalltown Medical and in Pella. An honor graduate of the Graduate School of Jason Kleinschmidt, BA, is now human resource Surgical Center. Banking at the University of Wisconsin, he serves on the consultant for Progressive Insurance, Cedar Falls. Wendy Gray-Klinge, BA, is the executive director of the American Banker's Association's Compliance Executive Lisa (Raine) Lewison, BA, MA '95, is a labor union Free Clinics of Iowa, based at Des Moines University. Committee. Michael was a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa consultant for the National Education Association, Jude Hopkins, BA, is a senior underwriter and manager from the UNI National Guard, receiving his commission Vancouver, WA. at Southwest Guaranty, Houston. ROTC program in 1987. Mark Yontz, BA, is the marketing manager at Triple F's Tanya (Friden) Nelson, BA, is a preschool teacher and Insta-Pro, Urbandale. has three children. She lives in La Crescent, MN. '88 Teresa Ballantyne, BA, is a financial adviser at Barbara (Sabelka) Schwamman, BA, teaches fifth- and Services, Cedar Falls. Jacobson Lee Financial '92 Kerry Anderson, BA, is a motor vehicle deputy sixth-grade science at Crestwood Elementary, Cresco, and , became the director of Black Hawk Barb Berquam, BA with the Humboldt County Treasurer's Office, Dakota City. coaches middle school. She received her master's and K-12 County's Emergency Management Agency, Waterloo. Rob, BA, and Janell (Petersen) Boes, BA, live in Council principal endorsement from Viterbo. controls at BMC John King, BA, is the director of internal Bluffs. Rob teaches fourth-grade and Janell teaches sixth­ Software, Houston. grade for Council Bluffs Community Schools. '95 Tony Adams, BA, is the K-12 administrator and Eric Lothe, BA, was named president and chief executive Wendy Cruise, MA, became principal at Washington high school principal for Newman Catholic Schools, Mason of Health Enterprises of Iowa. He held a similar position Elementary, Charles City. City, where he had been a science teacher and head with Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Carlos Frazier, BA, is acquisition manager for the baseball coach. of operations at Steve Metz, BA, was promoted to director Waterloo Courier circulation department, Waterloo. Emily (O'Toole) Austin, BA, in her ninth year as head Waste Management, Minneapolis. Lisa (Schwendinger) Hansen, BA, received her RN girls and boys swim coach for Broomfield (CO) High, State Training Dennis Stickney, BA, retired from the degree at Madison Area Technical College. She lives in coached state champions and was voted the 2006 School, Eldora. Waunakee, WI. Northern-West League Coach of the Year. Lisa (Doering) Clayberg, BA, teaches seventh-grade , BA, is a senior executive sales Michael Harrington, BA, became the fuel quality '89 James Costigan language arts at Ames Middle School. representative for GlaxoSmithKline's respiratory division, coordinator for the state of Iowa's Renewable Fuels Program. Vicki Gosnell, BA, joined VGM Financial, Waterloo, as a Dallas. He had been an army officer for 10 years. transaction coordinator. Kip Elliott, BA, has been promoted to senior vice Jeff Hassman, BA, is a special projects assistant for the VGM Group Inc., Waterloo. Donald Harris III, BA, is a unit manager at the Fort president of business administration for Minnesota Twins Dodge Correctional Facility. baseball. Ross Hawker, BA, runs the weekly Greene newspaper, Greene Recorder. Brett Johnson, BA, is an assistant professor of sociology Paula (Anderson) Ervin, BA, teaches fourth-grade at at Luther College, Decorah. South Hamilton Elementary and received her master's Rob Origer, BA, directs retail services at Echostar Communications Corp., Englewood, CO. Janel Shimak, BA, with Prudential Partners Realty in degree from Viterbo. Cedar Rapids, was named third place award winner for John Huber, BA, is treasurer for business operations Kristine (Zimmerman) Owens, BA, MA '96, EdD '05, manages testing and evaluation at Hawkeye Community residential unit sales in Iowa. for the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce. He is a client Joe Surma, BA, became public relations and marketing service partner with Anderson, Lower, Whitlow, PC of the College, Waterloo. Donna Ricks, MA, was inducted into the Iowa High coordinator at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo. He Quad Cities. had been with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and fund is director of sales for 20th Century School Speech Association's Hall of Fame. She is an Jeff Jackson, BA, development coordinator for Covenant Foundation. Fox/MGM. He spent 20 years in the entertainment English and speech teacher at Dike-New Hartford Schools. Robert, BA, and Becky (Butzlaff) Riemenschneider, Stacy Van Gorp, BA, MA '97, was named executive 5Wt1/'rl&l, 2007 17 UNI Alumni C&tJJ No~f

director of the R.J. McElroy Trust, Waterloo. She had been 'OO John Boedeker, BA, began family medical practice Action Network, which is dedicated to quality-of-life director of the American Humanics program at UNI. at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital and the Garner issues. Ed Zaccaro, MA, is the creator of the Challenge Math '96 Emily (Saunders) Dean, BA, was appointed district Family Practice Clinic. Nicole (Rosemeyer) program. court judge in Fort Madison. She had been in private law Breitsprecker, BA, is the GIS coordinator/analyst for the city of Dubuque. practice. '03 Holly Davis, BA, earned her chiropractic degree Karris Golden, MA, was named assistant director of Jason Meeker, BA, is interactive media producer for from Palmer College and practices at Healing Arts Center, communication and marketing Successful Farming magazine's Agriculture Online web site. and director of news Lenexa, KS. services at Wartburg College. She is also a Waterloo Jeanette Pickel, BA, is a CAO analyst at Lehman Jeffrey Desens, BS, is president of Labor Force Inc. Courier columnist. Brothers, New York, corporate real estate division. Employment Service, Madison, WI. Leanne (Kleinmeyer) Klinkenberg, BA, copy editor and Richard Stanley, MBA, joined and was elected shareholder Kim Fraher, BA, owns Kimmy's Photography, Fort Dodge. columnist for the Waterloo Courier, received an innovation of the Brinks Hofer Gilson and Liane law firm, Chicago. He Chris Kremer, BA, is event management director at the award from Lee Enterprises for co-authoring a Mommy practices in the mechanical computer arts area. Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at UNI. He had Talk column and blog. been with the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. Aimee (Rasmusson) Klostermann, BA, is an assistant Interested in hosting an event in Cass Meyer, BA, is the marketing coordinator at VGM coordinator for the UNI Child Development Center. Financial Services, Waterloo. your hometown? ld u, k1111:. IJ, Scott Mikkelsen, BA, who received his law degree from Mark Oliver, BA, became the niche sales executive for Duke University Law School, was admitted to the Iowa l,ill111q 1 888 lJN[ ALUM ()I l' 111,lrl the Waterloo Courier, where he had been an account State Bar Association and joined Davis, Brown, Koehn, executive. ( (lll'>Llill t' iidlhl'II ,. 11111 t'clll Shers and Roberts, Des Moines. Halley (Ranes) Nehring, BA, is a commercial lending '04 Heidi Benhart. BA, teaches preschool and analyst with GMAC and lives in Waxahachie, TX. Headstart in Center Point-Urbana Elementary. '97 Douglas Barry, BA, is elementary principal and Kelly (Van Veldhuizen) Post, BA, is an in-house Alyssa Briden, BM, completed her master's degree in curriculum director, Red Oak. attorney for Deere & Company, Moline, IL. choral conducting at the University of Florida. She Apryl (McMartin) Delange, BA, is a shareholder in the Ronald Shava, MA, DIT '05, is an assistant professor teaches choir and drama at Bisbee (AZ) High School. accounting firm of Hopkins and Huebner. in graphic engineering at the University of Nebraska­ Marc Cahalan, BA, is a sales associate at VGM Financial Dana Jergenson is a relationship manager at U.S. Bank in Kearney, and involved in rapid prototyping research. Services, Waterloo. He had been with TriStar Distributing Cedar Falls commercial department. Mindy (Dunkel) Thornton, BA, is the Linn County in Indiana. Scott Semett, BA, financial adviser with Northwestern Career Academy and Benton County director at Kirkwood Kirstin Dyer, MM, a concert pianist, performed at the Mutual Financial Network, is a national committee Community College, Cedar Rapids. 2007 Classics concert series at Montauk in Clermont. She member of the National Association of Insurance and Sara White, BA, is a PTA at Veterans Memorial Hospital, is a group piano instructor and events accompanist at Financial Advisors Young Advisors Team. He also earned Waukon. UNI. membership in the Million Dollar Round Table. Brent Venghaus, BA, is a mechanical engineer at Angie (Cline) Enegren, BA, is a program manager at Angela Sofia, BA, works in molecular diagnostics for DNA Winegard Company, Burlington. He also owns American Aon-Talent Solutions Consulting, Kansas City, KS. extraction, amplification and sequencing bacteria for the Waterjet Cutting, Winfield. Matt Lindgren, BA, is a territory manager at Mudd identification of the human genome at the University of Advertising, Cedar Falls. He had been with VGM Club '01 Michael Griffin, BS, was named Illinois Police Washington. . Services. Officer of the Year for 2006 by the Police Benevolent and Malinda (Mechem) Weaver, BA, was promoted to general Scott Mueller, BA, is a personal banker at Farmers State Protective Association manager from director of client services of Culture22 of Illinois and received the Moline Bank, Waterloo. Lifesaving Award for his actions during a Mississippi River Communications Group, Schaumburg, IL. Andrew Nelson, BA, is the intramural and facility rescue in 2005. specialist for Des Moines Area Community College. '98 Alyson (Schmidt) Baltes, BA, is a sales Alicia Hurmence, BA, is a community services program Staci (Lawler) Nelson, BA, is a revenue examiner with representative for PriCara, a division of Johnson and manager at Exceptional Persons Inc., Waterloo. She had the Iowa Department of Revenue. Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Dysart. been with Comprehensive Systems, Charles City. Nate O'Neill, was promoted to operations manager at Erin (Bergan) Bloomquist, BA, is co-director of the Jeff Kerkove, BA, will race bicycles for a professional Next Generation Wireless. University of Iowa Chicago Center on Michigan Avenue, European team: Team Topeka-Ergon. He had been a Derick Stou\il, BA, is a graduate assistant in the Western Chicago. mechanic for Europa Cycle, Cedar Falls. Illinois University athletic marketing department. Jeff Grant, BA, was chosen as a Southern California Megan (Jones) Koopman, BA, is the human resources Emily Szeszycki, BA, was promoted to director of public Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2007. He is a civil attorney manager at Milbank Mfg. Co., Kansas City, MO, and earned support at the American Red Cross, Dubuque. She had practicing in Los Angeles. her master's degree from Kansas State. been resource development specialist. Trevor Jackson, BA, joined Buckle Down Publishing in Kate McMullen, BA, is the public relations specialist Kate Westercamp, BA, was promoted to public relations Iowa City as project editor for English language arts. at Veridian Credit Union, Waterloo. She had been the supervisor at Pella Regional Health Center. Alicia Jessen, BA, completed a master's of education at event management director at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Morningside College. Performing Arts Center. '05 Brian Bahl, BA, was named men's and women's Anastasia Lee, BA, is the publicist for the Disney Channel Holly Olson, BA, is assistant director of marketing head soccer coach at Upper Iowa University, Fayette. movie "High School Musical" and the "Hannah Montana· support, annual giving programs at the University of Iowa Nicholas Eilertson, BA, is attending dental school at TV show. She will also staff the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Foundation. She had been the owner of TW Capital and Iowa. parade. assistant director of the Pioneer Fund at Grinnell College. John Engelhart, BA, is an associate in client services at Shawn Maiers, BA, is a senior reporting accountant at Michael Roe, BA, is senior marketing manager at Next Mudd Advertising, Cedar Falls. He had been with People to ECMC. Generation Wireless. People Ambassadors. Brent Schweer, BA, is the co-owner of American Credit Lynette Stream, BA, works at Midwesstone Bank, Ashley (Huinker) natebo, BA, teaches in Mason City. Repair, Janesville. Oskaloosa. Jeff Harrison, BA, stars as a wrestler in an independent Anne Varney, BA, is a site coordinator at Exceptional Joshua Walsh, BA, is an assistant Buena Vista County film, 7 Minutes. He is an adviser for Stryker Endoscopy Persons Inc., Waterloo. attorney and continues to practice law at Gailey and equipment, working with doctors and nurses in surgery. Walsh, Newell. Michelle Heuton, BA, is an '99 Chad Breitsprecker, BA, is an assistant vice associate in client services at Mudd Advertising, Cedar Falls. She had been with Farm president of Liberty Bank, Dubuque. '02 Chris Banse, BA. was promoted to assurance Bureau Financial Services. Neil Davis, BA, is the corporate counsel for U.S. Bank, manager at McG\adrey & Pullen in Cedar Rapids. Amanda Hoke, BA, is an accountant with AEGON USA Minneapolis. Jeremy, BA, and Melissa Beyer, BA, live in Ankeny. Investment Management, Cedar Rapids. Elizabeth (Koch) Hansen, BA, received a PhD in Jeremy graduated with an MBA and is employed by Krista (Ellyson) Koster, BA, is a risk management statistics from Iowa and is on the mathematics faculty at MidAmerican Energy, Des Moines. Melissa is an associate analyst at Wells Fargo Financial. Des Moines. She received Western Illinois University. veterinarian at South Des Moines Veterinary Center. a SNAP Award from Wells Fargo for excellence in statistical Matthew Hamden, BA, earned his MBA from Drake Adrien Harraway, BA, is assistant director of football model building. University and is a risk management consultant for Wells academics at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Lillie Rose Moore, MA, teaches ninth- through 12th­ Fargo Card Services, West Des Moines. Nate Klostermann, BA, is a systems administrator for graders in special education with mental disabilities at Sarah (Kampfe) Johnson, BA, received the Teacher of UNI's administration and finance division. Washington High School, Cedar Rapids. the Year Award at the Vista de\ Monte Elementary School, Robert Palermo, BA, is district manager for Kraft Foods, Kimberly Perry, BA, is an administrative assistant and Palm Springs, CA. Carol Stream, IL. resource development coordinator with Miracles in Motion. Suzanne Shontz, BS, BA, is an assistant professor of Kaitlin Stimpson, BA, is a graduate student at Duke computer science and engineering at Pennsylvania State University's Program in Genetics and Genomics. University. Bradley Thatcher, BA, MACC '03, is a senior associate at Have something to include in William Soesbe lll, BA, MA '01, is the school partnership McG\adrey & Pullen, Cedar Rapids . the Northern Iowa Today? ',l1c11t• coordinator for Wartburg College's Center for the Jacob Tisue, BA, is the director of parks and recreation in Community Engagement. Cottage Grove, WI. He had been a program director at the Vlllll Ii('.",', .".'ii 11 \II

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Jann Flowers. Dennie Friederichs BA '95 married Mike Kramer. Jennifer Rubner Nus BA '04 married Steven The UNI Alumni Associc1tio11 welcomes Allison Christian Friderichs. Amy Harklau Campero Nus. Jeffrey Ries BA '04 married Danielle Doughan Ries. no111inatio11s for the Heritage BA '96 married Patrick Campero . Cheryl Larson Ehrler Jeffrey Robert BA '04 married Amanda Hoke Robert BA BA '96 married Eric Ehrler. Matt Keegan BA '96 married '05 . Melissa Brummer Schueller BA '04 married Kevin Honours Awards. If you know of Melanie Krumvieda Keegan. Leanne Burkle Ludwig BA Schueller. Caroline Mcsorley Simons BA '04 married someone deserving of recognition, '96 married Craig Ludwig. Sandra Schwers Bagan BA '97 Anthony Simons. Stephanie Cline Tintor BA '04 married married John Bagan. Sarah Vit Harms BA '97 MA '04 Aron Tintor. Adam Varney BA '04 married Lindsay submit your no111i11atio11 at www. married Matthew Harms. Chad Helgerson BA '97 married Larson Varney BA '05 . u nia lu 111. org/heri tageho 11ou rs. silt 111 l Karen Van Patteen Helgerson. Tamara Rassman Junker BA '97 married Aaron Junker. James Butterworth BA '98 'OS-'065 Matthew Adams BA '05 married Lindsey married Jennifer Ancell BA '98 MA '98. Sarah Lemberg Johns MacKenzie. Lyndsey Mitchell Anderson BA '05 married Ryan Anderson. Nathan Becker BA '05 She also is barn manager and instructor. Friesth BA '98 married Jay Friesth. Becky Kuch Ham BA married Janna Bisinger Becker. Scott Connolly BA '05 Ryan Pranschke, BA, coordinates sports for the city of '98 married Mark Ham. Stephen Koepke BA '98 married married Jenny Rakes Connolly. Amy Muller Crozier Clinton, MI , Parks and Recreation Department. Lynne Lefebure Koepke. Brent Meyer MBA '98 married BA '05 married Alex Crozier. Sarah Finke Davis BA '05 Allison Quandt, BA, was promoted to district manager Kate Meyer. Stephanie See Orr BA '98 married Kyle Orr. married Craig Davis. Elizabeth McKenna DeJoode BA with FritoLay, Cedar Falls. Tammy Kruse Schieltz BA '98 MA '05 married Jason '05 married Adam DeJoode. Scott Edson BA '05 married Kinsey Schaul, BA, is a personal banker at West Bank, Schieltz. Brandy Bowers Stangl BA '98 married Andrew Kelly Fitzgibbon Edson BA '05. Lisa Nie Etringer BA West Des Moines. Stangl. Ryan Brooker BA '99 married Angela Irmiter '05 married Zachary Etringer. Alicia Burke Frey BA Andrea White, BA, is a transportation planner at the Brooker. Christian Charbonneaux BA '99 married Peg '05 married Jacob Frey. Ryan Fulton BA '05 married Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments. Kuhns Charbonneaux. Ann Totten Coenen BA '99 MA '01 married Timothy Coenen. Katharine Paterson Evans Chelsea Chamberlain Fulton. Ashley Kach Grobstich '06 Drew Andersen, BA, is a Waterloo Courier business BA '99 married Matthew Evans. Jason Lau BA '99 MA BA '05 married Matthew Grobstich. Eric Hauan BA '05 reporter. He had been a part-time sports reporter. '02 married Yin-Yan Njoo BA '03. Randy Marcussen BA married Jill Dubberke Hauan BA '04. Kara Robinson Shane Austerman, BA, is a lender in the commercial '99 married Tatum Crowell Marcussen BA '06 . Marco Johnson BA '05 married Jamie Johnson. Ambria Root lending department at Regions Bank. Rossi BA '99 married Susan Byrne Rossi. Chad Tousey Luettjohann BA '05 married Justin Luettjohann. Dustin Kiersten Crowell, BA, is a public relations coordinator at BA '99 married Angela Van Polen Tousey BA '97 . Valerie Lumpa BA '05 married Samantha Morlan Lumpa BA '05 . Flynn Wright. Hitchcock Widmeyer BA '99 married Patrick Widmeyer. Brian Maro BA '05 married Jaime Noyce Maro BA '05. Michael Downing, MSW, was named a 2007 Presidential John Nees BS '05 married Angie Willenborg Nees BA '05. Management Fellows finalist and will interview with '00-'025 Angela Cook Kunz BA '00 married Jason Katie Larson Nygaard BA '05 married Andrew Nygaard. various federal agencies. Kunz. Kelly Van Veldhuizen Post BA '00 married Arlin Amy Helle Ostwinkle BA '05 married Chad Ostwinkle. Mindy Fischer, BA, is an associate in client services at Post. Matthew Rial BA '00 married Jenny Guillaume Jana Kerkvliet Paulson BA '05 married Bryan Paulson. Mudd Advertising, Cedar Falls. She had been at Cedar Rial. Nichole Oberfoell Sellner BA '00 married Joseph Adam Ramthun BA '05 married Sarah Kruse Ramthun Valley Medical Specialists. Sellner. Stephen Thorpe BA '00 married Rebecca BA '04. Hannah Kollasch Saland BA '05 married Curt Brendon Hagarty, BA, is an audio engineer at Mudd Stall Thorpe. Brent Venghaus BA '00 married Stacie Saland. William Saunders BA '05 married Lisa Kirby Advertising, Cedar Falls. Newcomb Venghaus BA '99. Lucas Bartlett BA '01 MA Saunders. Laura Jensen Schulte BA '05 married Stephen Brandee Hargens, BA, is a sales management recruiter '06 married Cassady Peterson Bartlett BA '02. Jaime Schulte. Griffin Shoemaker BA '05 married Jillian for Maxim Healthcare Services, Omaha, NE. Peckenschneider Brecher BA '01 married Grant Brecher. Sonksen Griffin. Gregory Zars BA '05 married Beth Zars. Tom Kehe, BA, is a developmental account executive at Lia Aikey Clausen BA '01 married Chad Clausen. Sarah Clayton Daniels BA '06 married Felicia Daniels. Melissa the Waterloo Courier. Reiman Halverson BA '01 married Joel Halverson. Moorehead Deckard BA '06 married Jameson Deckard. Ryan Kriener, BA, is a financial representative for Rebecca Gaul Hurst BA '01 married Jed Hurst. Benjamin Nicholas Goede BA '06 married Christen Appletoft Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Waverly. Pirillo BA '01 married Amber Mahrer Pirillo. Mark Rial BA Goede. Ryan Hoagland BA '06 married Elizabeth Strait Nichole Link, BA, graduated from basic air force training '01 married Lindsey Moore Rial BA '00. Jessica Mathes Hoagland BA '04. Troy Kress BA '06 married Emily at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, as airman first­ Sramek BA '01 married Jacob Sramek. Mark Wagner Nauman Kress BA '06 . Amanda Furland Marine BA '06 class. BA '01 married Kathleen Bauer Wagner BA '02. Amber married Mitchell Marine. Brian Meenan BA '06 married Ben Loss, BA, is a system engineer at Cerner Corporation, Lowe Wolf BA '01 married Andy Wolf. Julie Ludwig Julie Haastedt Meenan. Elizabeth Hammel Olson BA Kansas City, MO. Arnold BA '02 married BobAmold. Andrew Cathcart BA '06 married Daniel Olson. Ryan Perkins BA '06 married Marcy McCord, BA, is the Bilingual SUCCESS case manager '02 married Mindy Cathcart. Ted Demmer BA '02 married Leann Schroeder Perkins BA '05. Kurt Steiner BA '06 at Jackson Elementary in Des Moines. Tricia Demmer. Curt Driscoll BA '02 married Jenna married Misti Andresen Steiner BA '06. Heather Michels Erica Mea\how, BA, is a media assistant at Mudd Petersen Driscoll BA '05 . Shana Greazel Johnson BA Weber BA '06 married Jason Weber. Advertising, Cedar Falls. '02 married Dustin Johnson. Jennifer Wolfe Lee BA '02 Jim Miller, BA, is a credit analyst at Farmers State Bank, married Kevin Lee. Jeffrey Lestina BA '02 married Kelly Waterloo. Spurrier Lestina BA '04 . Nathan Meier BA '02 married Births Amie Steffen, BA, is a special sections writer for the Meghan Megli Meier. Joshua Nichols BA '02 married Waterloo Courier. She had been a reporter for the Daily Jennifer McCarville Nichols BA '02 BA '05. Jennifer '&Os Ronald Shafer BA '67 MA '76 & Shellee Glass Journal, Fergus Falls, MN. Schneiderman Pischke BA '02 married Jason Pischke. Shafer of Eddyville IA, twin girls Kate & Molly born Mamie Strauf, BA, was promoted from supporting living JustinTagtow BA '02 married Melanie Piepel Tagtow 9/ 28/ 2006. staff to site coordinator in the community living program MSW '04. for Exceptional Persons, Inc., Waterloo. '03-'045 Matthew Barker BA '03 married Belicia 'BOS Kimberly Jasper Hauge BA '86 & Garry Hauge of April Stumpf, BA, is an agent at the Johnson County Brink Barker. Karen Loutsch Behrens BA '03 married Plymouth MN, daughter Amelia born 7/ 24/ 2006. Jeffrey Farm Bureau. Jon Behrens. Allysa Koch Bil\horn BA '03 married Orr BT '87 & Melissa Orr of Manhattan Beach CA, son Rebecca Vanlengen, BA, was promoted to site Sheridan Billhorn. Seth Bockes BA '03 married Cara Dyton born 7/ 16/ 2005. Michelle Gardner Ramthun BA coordinator in the community living program for '89 '89 & Randy Conlon Bockes BA '05. Kimberly Groen Dickinson BA MA Ramthun of Fort Dodge IA, daughter Exceptional Persons Inc., Waterloo. '03 married Anthony Dickinson. Shawn Koster BA '03 Sarah born 12/ 17/ 2006. married Krista Ellyson Koster BA '05. Cedric Mullen '90-'945 Lisa Raine Lewison BA '91 MA '95 & Marriages BA '03 married Bridget Yaddof Mullen BA '03. Tracey Christain Lewison of Vancouver WA son Elijah born Schatz Plueger BA '03 married Joshua Plueger. Emily 2/ 28/2007. Susan Sandahl BA '91 & Paul Taylor BA Potter Reppe BA '03 MA '05 married Chris Reppe. '705 Steve McCrea BA '7 4 married Kathleen Staebell '93 of Minneapolis MN, son Edward born 8/ 16/2006. Timothy Richardson BA '03 married Sarah Koerperich McCrea BA '71 MA '74. Karrie Feldman Dunkel BA '92 MA'OO & Neal Dunkel of Richardson BA '05. Kama Leerar Shultz BA '03 married Manchester IA, son Evan born 10/ 15/ 2006. Todd Mears 'BOS Lynn Geiken BA '85 married Kathleen Popejoy Andy Shultz. Carrie Brown Skarbek BA '03 married BA '92 & Kim Mears of Littleton CO, daughter Emma born Geiken . Wayne Risvold BA '87 married Sandy Schwartz Theodore Skarbek. Jason Verbraken BA '03 married 5/ 25/ 2006. Angela Poggenpohl Meyer BA '92 & Jason Risvold. Dennis Stickney BA '88 married Diana Stickney. Beth Graham Verbraken. Megan Richard Wilbur BA '03 Meyer of Aurora CO, son James born 11/ 24/ 2006. Melanie David Ryan BA '89 married Heidi Langel Ryan BA '92 . married Michael Wilbur. Allyson Barnes Wooldridge BA Folkers Moretz BA '92 MA '94 & Brian Moretz BA '96 MA '03 married Jesse Wooldridge. Anandiuza Bikoko BA '04 '05 of Maquoketa IA, son Eli born 11/ 08/ 2006. Patricia Normand Bogunia BA '90 married Terri '905 married Laura Hahn Bikoko BA '04. Matthew Bishop Wallace Harrington BA '93 & Michael Harrington BA McNurlen Bogunia BA '91. Shelly Metcalf Fisher BA BA '04 married Melanie Weis Bishop BA '04. Andrew '92 of Milo IA, daughter Olivia born 1/ 04/ 2007. Brian '90 married John Fisher. David Mcinroy BA '90 married Bruns BA '04 married Megan Peterson Bruns. Cheyenne Sankey BA '93 & Alana Rawding Sankey of Cedar Falls Julie Garloch Mclnroy. Barbara Frost Weiner BA '90 Forbes Burroughs BA '04 married John Burroughs. IA, daughter Bryana born 11/ 05/ 2006. Angela Walrod MA '93 married Phillip Frost. Robb Boes BA '92 married Bradley Dockendorf BA '04 married Jennifer Scheer Steffen BA '93 & Brett Steffen BA '93 of Cedar Rapids IA, Janell Petersen Boes BA '92. Kimberly Holm Gibbs BA Dockendorf BA '04 MA '06. Tim Dolan BA '04 married son Brady born 12/ 25/ 2005. '92 married Shane Gibbs. Brian Mitchell BA '92 married Tara Nelson Dolan BA '04. Hollie K\ockner Hegdahl Craig Dreibelbis BA '94 & Robbin Hanlin Dreibelbis of Tatiana Pontes Mitchell. Robert Riemenschneider BA BA '04 married Nathan Hegdahl. Janet Peterson Hoech Graetna NE, daughter Reagan born 8/ 20/ 2005. Kelli '92 married Becky Butzlaff Riemenschneider BA '92 BA '04 married Karl Hoech. Sherry Schultz Hornung BA Lovick Harms BA '94 MA '98 & Mason Harms of Forest MA '95 . Beth Ehresman Rogers BA '92 married Randall '04 married Grant Hornung. Jacki Shea Kaalberg BA '04 City IA, son Jack born 10/ 03/ 2006. Ashley Roudebush Rogers. Natalie Rhinehart Saunders BA '92 married R married Shane Kaalberg. Brook Miller Kaufman BA '04 Staley BA '94 & Joelsen Staley BA '93 of Albany NY, son Michael Saunders. Sonda Deke Maneman BA '93 married married Andrew Kaufman. Ehrin Larsen Kelly BA '04 Ryan born 11/ 06/2006. Jeffrey Maneman. Shari Cuvelier Flowers BA '95 married married Tony Kelly. Kerri Kirsch Kramer BA '04 married

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'95-'99s Lori Kool Eekhoff BA '95 & Eric Eekhoff Center IA, died 1/8/2007. Mary Hannum 2 yr '31 of Des Stanley Jacobsma BA '56 of Cerritos CA, died 9/22/2006. of Des Moines IA, daughter Emma born 9/22/2006. Moines IA, died 12/20/2006. Gertrude Frey Dietrich Judith Hunter Von Sprecken 2 yr '56 of Weslaco TX, died Amy Ripple Schermerhorn BA '95 MA '97 & Matt 2 yr '32 of Reinbeck IA, died 11/1/2006. Rachelle 12/28/2006. Norma Schmitt Wehde 2 yr '56 of Iowa City Schermerhorn of Bettendorf IA, daughter Emma Gethmann Pennington 1 yr '32 of Knoxville TN, died IA, died 10/29/2006. Doris Hofer VanSickle BA '58 of born 11/23/2005. Joanna Ramsden Meier BA '96 & 1/18/2007. Edna Robinson 2 yr '32 BA '34 of Colo IA, Boone IA, died 4/6/2007. Kevin Ramsden Meier of Waterloo IA, son Brady born died 5/19/2006. Vivian Bravinder Timmerman BA '60S Charles Frelund BA '60 MA '69 of Owatonna MN, 1/29/2006. Dawn Michels Rivas BA '96 & Carlos Rivas '32 of Blacksburg VA, died 3/9/2007. Walter Bloom BS died 1/24/2007. Richard Grove BA '60 MA '66 of New of New Albany IN, daughter Addison born 10/19/2006. '33 of Colorado Springs CO, died 11/20/2006. Margaret London IA, died 11/16/2006. Betty Heisler Neil BA Karrie Kolbet Jarchow BA '97 & Brian Jarchow of West West Dean 2 yr '33 of Rogers AR, died 2/2/2007. Lavon '60 MA '93 of Rock Island IA, died 6/4/2006. Herbert Des Moines IA, daughter Elizabeth born 7/25/2006. Ruth Dunlea Laube BA '33 of Dubuque IA, died 12/22/2006. Beaver BA '62 of Friendship WI, died 1/1/1999. Thomas Chodur Pottratz BA '97 & Daniel Pottratz of Gretna LA, Alice Steffen Shuert BA '33 of Panora IA, died Fitzgerald BA '62 of Des Moines IA, died 11/21/2006. son Axel born 9/12/2006. Kimberly Cooper Coffman 10/22/2006. Maxine Young Stewart 2 yr '34 of Prescott Margaret Schrodt Murray BA '62 of Port St. Lucie FL, BA '98 & Matthew Coffman of Lincoln NE, son Cooper IA, died 1/18/2007. Ida Miller Johnson 2 yr '35 of Exira died 8/1/2006. Grant Carver BA '63 of Dunkerton IA, born 10/01/2006. Molly Skahill Lawry BA '98 & Jason IA, died 1/17/2007. Agnes Brannon Pardee 2 yr '35 of died 3/15/2007. Andria Meeks Erzberger BA '63 of Lawry of Mundelein IL, twin boys Joseph & Noah born Bellevue IA, died 1/25/2007. Delia Pvander Ploeg Delger Palo Alto CA, died 8/30/2006. Merrill Lechelt BA '63 of 6/03/2006. Margaret Gutknecht Mueller BA '99 & 1 yr '36 of Kanawha IA, died 2/28/2007. Ruth Roberts Cedar Falls IA, died 2/15/2007. Judith Ward Vunger BA Christopher Mueller BA '00 of Golden Valley MN, son Klemp 1 yr '36 of Cedar Falls IA, died 12/16/2006. Doris '63 of Burlington IA, died 11/23/2006. Suzanne Bieber Miles born 4/07/2006. Shayla Dopler Schilling BA '99 Veit Larson 2 yr '36 BA '44 MA '65 of Cedar Rapids IA, Wirkkula BA '64 of Cedar Falls IA, died 12/2/2006. & Joshua Schilling of New Sharon IA, daughter Addison died 11/29/2006. Margaret Gump Meyer BA '36 of Cedar Irving Eittreim MA '66 of Decorah IA, died 9/17/2006. born 11/28/2003. Emily Mulgrew Snyder BA '99 & Brian Falls IA, died 12/6/2006. Norma Werner Nehring 1 Cynthia Cummings Tharp BA '68 of Battle Ground WA, Snyder of Dyersville IA, daughter Kelly born 6/17/2006. yr '36 2 yr '38 BA '62 of Iowa Falls IA, died 11/1/2006. died 10/25/2006. John Sorenson BA '69 MA '74 EdD '93 Jennifer Hankel Stotlar BA '99 & Jason Stotlar of Herman Nelson BA '36 of Rochester MN, died 3/27/2007. of Waterloo IA, died 3/4/2006. Carpentersville IL, son Logan born 6/15/2006. Betsy Rachelle Barns Sanders 2 yr '36 of ~rinnell IA, died 7/21/2006. Murtis Weihe Reomjardt Wolf BA '99 MA '02 & Joseph White of Wapello Thoreson BS '36 of Postville '70S Stephen Judas BA '70 of Dike IA, died IA, died 1/6/2007. Mavis Pladsen yr IA, daughter Caroline born 10/12/2006. Cook 2 '38 BA '53 10/13/2007. Vicki Gritton Buchan BA '71 MA '80 of of Waukon IA, died 11/1/2006. Gayle Viet Goodman 2 Cedar Falls IA, died 9/13/2006. Charles Hill BA '71 of '00s Jill Youngwirth Chalfie BA '00 & Michael Cha\fie yr '38 of Millersburg IA, died 1/29/2007. Margery Pixley Dysart IA, died 1/26/2007. Dennis Mason BA '71 of Des of Shawnee KS, daughter Lily born 6/06/2006. Katie Seamans 2 yr '38 BA '43 of Oklahoma City OK, died Moines IA, died 1/28/2007. Ronald Willems BA '71 of Eckhart Fitzgerald BA '00 & Joseph Fitzgerald of Pleasant 7/9/2006. Edward Stewart BS '38 of Webster City IA, Lombard IL, died 2/2/2007. Joyce Gerdes Beukelman BA Hill IA, son Zeb born 9/24/2005. Bryan Gill BS '00 & died 12/22/2006. Novella Bredbenner 2 yr '39 BA '48 MA '72 of Powell WY, died 4/11/2006. Merlin Friedrichsen Jennifer Jobes Gill BA '00 of Johnston IA, daughter '54 of Klemme IA, died 1/30/2007. K. Lorraine Taylor BA '72 of Loveland CO, died 11/3/2006. Isabelle Stevens Alexa born 8/14/2006. Katie Collison Heither BA '00 & Hess 2 yr '39 of Grundy Center IA, died 11/5/2006. Youngblood MA '72 of Conrad IA, died 1/11/2007. Kathy TJ Heither of Ankeny IA, son Samuel born 9/07/2006. Scholten Noble BA '73 of Sheldon IA, died 1/7/2007. Judy Erlandson Jones BA '00 & Nate Jones BA '99 of '40S Arlys Cummins Beaver BA '40 of Friendship James Welch BA '73 of Bettendorf IA, died 10/14/2006. Verona WI, daughter Matthea born 2/15/2006. Catheryne WI, died 2/17/2006. Gladys Chapman 2 yr '40 BA '51 Shannon Wood BA '73 of Waterloo IA, died 11/9/2006. Born Kuhl BA '00 & Jeffrey Kuhl of Council Bluffs IA, of Webster City IA, died 1/30/2007. James Gordon Julie Tone Lowe BA '76 of Oviedo FL, died 11/27/2006. son Mason born 2/22/2007. Jody'Biwer Osier BA '00 & BA '40 MA '56 of Waterloo IA, died 2/5/2007. Adeline Bradley Stary BA '76 of Cedar Rapids IA, died 6/30/2006. Darin Osier BA '98 of Charles City IA, daughter Koryn Kaderabek Helmick 2 yr '40 of Columbus Junction Loren Leisinger BA '77 of Waterloo IA, died 3/13/2007. born 9/02/2006. Tracy Burress Paulsen BA '00 & Matt IA, died 5/8/2006. John Megson BA '40 of Orland Christopher Eilbert BA '78 of Wellsburg IA, died Paulsen of Pella IA, daughter Tess born 5/26/2006. Sarah Park IL, died 1/8/2007. Margy Cameron Pound 1/19/2007. Neil Langenwalter BA '78 of Cedar Falls IA Bingaman Schwartz BA '00 & Lane Schwartz of Brooklyn 2 yr '40 of Appleton WI, died 1/12/2007. Regina died 2/18/2007. Roxianne Thoen Reyerson BA '78 of ' Center MN, son Kai born 11/27/2006. Houston Aschenbrenner 2 yr '41 of Louisville CO, died Nevada IA, died 11/5/2006. Gale McRoberts BA '79 of '01-'06s Beth Neuzil Mullins BA '01 & Robert Mullins 10/20/2006. Marie Theim Bowen BA '41 of Columbus IN, Cedar Rapids IA, died 12/15/2006. BA '90 of Florissant MO, daughter Kate born 3/21/2006. died 2/13/2007. Louise Orcutt Frey 2 yr '41 of Madison WI, died 11/9/2006. Norman Nicole Pitcher Redington BA '01 & Brian Redington of Hanson BA '41 MA '62 of 'BOS Theresa Schatzle Anderson BA '80 of Cedar Cedar Falls IA, died 1/26/2007. Charles Cedar Rapids IA, son William born 9/18/2006. Megan McGaffin BA '41 Rapids IA, died 7/20/2006. Patricia Kelley Kautz BA '80 of Winterset IA, died 1/10/2007. Beatrice Kerr Fosse 2 Swanson Thiel BA '02 & Andrew Theil BA '01 of Phoenix of La Porte City IA, died 10/24/2007. Bernadette Sievers yr '42 of Nashua IA AZ, son Andrew born 1/15/2007. Lynn Zahrobsky , died 11/27/2006. Wilma Monroe Gannon BA '81 of Manson IA, died 3/6/2007. Ray Jones 1 yr '42 2 yr '46 of Iowa City IA, died 1/16/2007. Augspurger BA '02 & Jon Augspurger of Urbandale IA, Erma BS '81 of Washington IA, died 1/15/2007. Mary Longaker Stainbrook Wallace 2 yr '42 of Kent WA, died 2/16/2007. daughter Emily born 10/31/2006. Lisa Griffin Hattel Brocka BA '82 of New Hartford IA, died 9/15/2007. Agnes Cunningham BA '43 of Sioux City IA, died BA '03 & Carson Hattel BA '03 of Johnston IA, daughter Jennifer Sibert Hereid BA '82 of Ballwin MO, died 11/12/2006. Jane Tinkham Potter BA '43 of Phoenix Emma born 5/16/2006. Megan Wunderlich Kmetz BA 12/15/2006. Jacqueline Mihm Cayton BA '84 of Kalona AZ, died 1/22/2007. Irma Boehlje Schaefer 2 yr '43 of '03 & Shawn Kmetz BA '03 of Cedar Rapids IA, son Adam IA, died 1/27/2006. Susan Werner Bruce MA '86 of Mason City IA, died 12/4/2006. Margaret born 1/25/2007. Gregory Piklapp BA '03 & Staci Piklapp Smith Dunkin Sumner IA, died 3/9/2007. Bruce Bunch BA '86 of Rock 2 yr '46 of Bussey IA, died 1/14/2007. Victor of Boone IA, daughter Madilynn born 12/05/2005. Hoemann Valley IA, died 11/20/2006. Lori Steger Meyer BA '87 of BA '47 of St. Louis MO, died 11/5/2006. Virginia Andrea Kaiser Townsley BA '03 & Eric Townsley of Van Sullivan Dyersville IA, died 4/25/2006. William Mullins BA '87 of Rho\\ BA '47 of Brookfield WI, died 8/19/2006. Home IA, daughter Emma born 3/04/2006. Graydon Defiance MO, died 12/25/2005. David Partridge BA '87 of Lappe BA '48 of Indianola IA, died 2/18/2007. Erma Fry Andrew Bruns BA '04 & Megan Peterson Bruns of Maxwell Lake View IA, died 2/16/2007. Gary Ingame\\s BA '89 MA BA '49 of Des Moines IA, died 7/25/2006. Emmett Steele IA, son Tyler born 9/08/2006. Michelle Burvee Meaney '92 of Brunswick GA, died 10/23/2006. Cynthia Reicks BA '49 of Flossmoor IL, died 12/28/2006. BA '04 & BJ Meaney MA '06 of Waterloo IA, son Gabriel Jerdee BA '89 of Lawler IA, died 1/27/2007. born 8/12/2006. Cliff Carlson BA '05 & Laura Carlson of '50s Shirley Sherman Berg 2 yr '50 of Cedar Falls IA, Waterloo IA, daughter Jayda born 10/31/2006. Amanda '90S Susan Carroll BA '91 MA '04 of Bettendorf IA, died 2/21/2007. Elizabeth Phelan Clark 2 yr '50 BA '51 Campbell Roling BA '06 & Terry Roling of Hiawatha IA, died 12/15/2006. David Schmidt BA '93 of Cedar Falls of Colfax IA, died 3/3/2007. Lucille Kelly Lee 2 yr '50 BA daughter Lydia born 5/22/2006. IA, died 1/10/2006. Amy Van Besien Howard BA '94 of '66 MA '74 of Waterloo IA , died 12/28/2006. Ruth Horton Baraboo WI, died 11/13/2007. Lorenz BA '50 of Leavenworth WA, died 2/1/2007. Deaths William flockhart BA '51 of Ames IA, died 3/29/2007. '00s Marshall Tucker BA '02 of Fairfield IA, died Ronald Haight BA '51 of Mediapolis IA, died 11/3/2006. 1/18/2007. Marilyn Sels Hall 2 yr '51 of Saginaw Ml, died '20s Laurette Reddin Albrecht 2 yr '25 of Cedar 1/25/2007. Velma Johanson 2 yr '51 BA '61 of Humboldt Falls IA, died 6/29/2006. Ethil Fairchild Hodges 2 IA, died 1/28/2007. Catherine Riniker Riecks 2 yr '51 yr '25 of Missouri Valley IA, died 2/17/2007. Madalin of Cresco IA, died 11/13/2006. Ethan Brayton BA '52 of Pecenka Lucas 2 yr '25 of Keokuk IA, died 1/7/2007. Independence IA, died 1/27/2007. Geraldine Hanson Regina Sarchett Hankins 2 yr '28 of Norwalk IA, died Turner BA '52 of Portage WI, died 10/2/2006. Armond Family 1/21/2007. Mildred Stammer Leimberer BA '28 BA '32 Borchardt BA '53 MA '58 of Joplin MO, died 7/29/2006. of Waterloo IA, died 2/10/2007. Dorothy Morse Kupfer 2 Connie Severaid Humphreys BA '53 of Gibertsville PA, yr '29 of Perry IA, died 11/20/2006. Lucille McE\roy 3 yr died 2/23/2007. Richard Benz BA '54 MA '60 of Gulf '29 BA '30 of Clare IA, died 12/24/2006. Breeze FL, died 9/1/2006. Donald Fett BA '54 MA 56 Weekend '30s Cecil Reafs BS '30 of Hillsborough NC, died of Iowa City IA, died 1/14/2007. Dorothy Schaeffer 11/26/2006. Laura Rittgers Emmert 2 yr '31 of Dallas McClenathan 2 yr '54 of Hermitage TN, died 2/5/2007. Oct 26-28, 2007 Panther Union, UNI's on-line co111111u111ty, already has more than 150 clubs by city M,1de1111c 111c1Jo1, ca111pus act1v1t1es and 01g,1n1zc1trnns cis :;ell as other spec1ill full schedule at: rnterl",l groups ,",tc1bl1•,lwd by alumni fur alum111. www.uni.edu/familyweekend Tu 1eg1ste1. ·.11•,1t pantherunion.unialum.org. 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20 University of Northern Iowa%~ Senior Nathan Spiva's Shull Hall room will be featured in the one-hour special for HGTV, "What's With That Crazy College Room?" Spiva and fellow Bettendorf native Bryant What's With That Wayland created the Jungle Adventure Room in his Shull Hall residence, complete with tents, foliage, survival gear, special effects lighting and an ape. LMNO Productions contacted Spiva after someone from the company saw a video of the room on YouTube. The show is a spin-off of HGTV's "What's With That House?" An airdate has not yet been set. "We created the Jungle Adventure Room because it's my senior year and we wanted to do something outrageous that would catch people's attention," Spiva College Room. said.

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