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Guests gathered at the reception host- ed by University Development.

Spartans Gather in St. Pete to Celebrate Trip to Final Four

undreds of loyal Men's basketball coach Tom Izzo Spartan support- spoke to a huge crowd of MSU alumni Hers gathered and friends. poolside at the Embassy Suites in The MSU cheerleaders and Clearwater, Florida, to Spartan Spirit band were on celebrate the success of hand to entertain the recep- the Men’s Basketball team tion guests. and their entry into the NCAA Final Four. The Friday evening event was a night to remember with dinner, music and special visits from Coach Congratulations Tom Izzo and the Spartan Spirit go to Coach Ron Mason and band. On Saturday, the Alumni Guests enjoyed the atmos- phere around the pool at Association hosted a beach pep rally the MSU Men’s Hockey Team for all Spartans in the St. Petersburg the reception. area. Thousands crowded under a tent for a successful season and large enough to cover a football field to hear Coach Izzo, members of the 1979 entry into the “Frozen Four.” championship team and even former U of M The beachfront location, with St. quarterback Jim Harbaugh cheer on the team. Petersburg skyline in the background, was enjoyed by everyone. Summer 1999

Mary Anne McPhail Equine Performance Center Under Construction

he Mary Anne McPhail Equine Perfor- mance Center, a veterinary research, Tdiagnostic, and treatment facility for performance horses, is now under construc- tion directly behind (south of) the Large Animal Clinic, thanks to the generous sup- port of Mary Anne and Walter McPhail. The center will provide a state-of-the-art facility for clinical and research studies of equine perfor- mance problems in all types of horses. It will feature: a 70’ x 130’ indoor arena for lunging, riding, and driving; firm surfaces for lunging and evaluating horses on a straight line; a video analysis system for studying locomo- tion and lameness; a large force platform for

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MSU Trustee Offers $100,000 Challenge Grant to

avid and Joan Porteous have pledged effort to inspire others to contribute to the to match monetary gifts made to enhancement of the college’s facilities in In This Issue James Madison College this summer, Case Hall. Donations of $500 or more com- D Matilda Wilson Fund 2 up to $100,000. They made the offer in an ing from first time donors and donations of $1000 or more coming from donors who Wiesel Speaks at Convocation 2 have given less than $1000 in the past will Broad Alumni Board Visits California 3 all be matched. They will also match dona- Ameritech Fulfills Chair Pledge 3 tions of $5,000 given by donors who have Community Supports Safe Place 3 previously given $1000. Science Building Groundbreaking 4 MSU Board of Trustees member David MSU News 4 Porteous is an attorney and president of Tribute Honors Connie Binsfield 5 Porteous & White PC in Reed City, Michigan. He and his wife, Joan, are MSU graduates New Athletic Fundraising Director 5 and the parents of a James Madison student. Student Telemarketers Recognized 5 “MSU has played a major role in our lives McPhersons Host Riverdance Reception 5 and it is our pleasure and our responsibility Campus Beautification Project 6 to give back to the university a gift that will New Suites & Seats in Munn Arena 6 enable many others to benefit from the out- Dee Cook Serves as MSU Ambassador 6 standing programs at MSU, particularly at Mildred Erickson Scholarship 6 James Madison College,” the couple said. Developments Survey 7 Joan and David Porteous continued on page 2 All University Campaign 7

www.development.msu.edu Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel Matilda Wilson Speaks at Undergraduate Fund Creates Convocation $2 Million Meadowbrook “ turned my back on higher education,” ad- mitted Elie Wiesel softly to the graduates Farm Animal Iand their families gathered at the Breslin Center for Undergraduate Convocation. The Chair remark was woven into a rich text that led Wiesel’s audience from the horrors of WWII concentration camps, to the segregated he Matilda R. Wilson Fund has American south of the 1950s, to the present recently established the $2 million day devastation in Kosovo. It reflected how TMeadowbrook Farm Animal Chair in he reacted when he learned that many of his the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU. captors had been college-educated people — Matilda Wilson had a passion for large ani- doctors, lawyers, philosophers, and teachers. mals including cattle, sheep, swine and hors- Wiesel challenged the graduates to cele- es, and wanted to enhance their well-being. brate the acquisition of their degrees, but The research and programmatic activities asked them to turn immediately to the life- generated from the chair will be used to pro- long task of applying their knowledge in a mote health, successfully prevent and treat humane way. He beseeched them “never to diseases, support the longevity and comfort, cross the line of what an educated person and ensure the quality of life commensurate shall not do.” with farm animals reared by Matilda Wilson Prior to his early afternoon convocation on her beloved Meadowbrook Farm. The remarks, Wiesel was entertained by President Meadowbrook Chair will complement the and Mrs. McPherson over brunch at Cowles Matilda R. Wilson Equine Chair, held by House. Present were over 150 guests, among Dr. N. E. Robinson, which focuses on horses them leaders of state government including and their respiratory conditions. former Governor and Mrs. James Blanchard, prominent members of Michigan’s Jewish community, and MSU administrators and faculty. About 100 of the brunch guests and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel addresses students others who had joined them at Convocation at the Undergraduate Convocation. headed to the Clara Bell Smith Student- Athlete Academic Center for refreshments continued from page 1 and continued conversation after Wiesel’s Michigan. Greenspan presented a half-hour McPhail departure. Chairperson of MSU’s Jewish monologue that used humor and drama to measuring weight-carrying and propulsion; a Studies Advisory Board Michael Serling ex- trace his intellectual development after dri- conference room; a research suite; a treatment tended greetings, and President McPherson ving Elie Wiesel from Ann Arbor to a speak- room; a farrier shop; and stalls. and Provost Lou Anna K. Simon remarked on ing engagement in Adrian in the mid-1970s. The existing Equine Hospital is currently the importance of a vibrant Jewish Studies “This was a hallmark event,” noted Ser- equipped with a wide range of diagnostic curriculum on campus. ling as guests departed. “It was the kind of techniques including radiology, ultrasound, Steven Weiland, Director of MSU’s Jewish gathering that confirms MSU’s commitment scintigraphy, CT scanning, endoscopy, and Studies Program, then introduced his friend to Jewish Studies and the continued growth arthroscopy. “The specialized services provid- and colleague, Henry Greenspan, a clinical in programming we can expect to see.” ed by the new Mary Anne McPhail Equine psychologist who teaches at the University of Performance Center will further expand our clinical and research capabilities ensuring that the MSU Equine Hospital will be unri- valed as the leading veterinary center for the equine athlete in the Midwest,” said Dr. Fred Porteous continued from page 1 Derksen, chairperson of the Department of Developments is published by: Large Animal Clinical Sciences. University Development “The students and faculty of the College Corresponding to the building’s fundrais- Michigan State University 4700 South Hagadorn Road, Suite 220 have been discussing the prospect of improv- ing campaign, is an effort to raise $2 million East Lansing, MI 48823-5399 ing our modest and aging facilities for some for an operations and research endowment. 517/355-8257 time,” said Norman Graham, acting dean of The Equine Performance Program Endow- Charles H. Webb, Vice President James Madison College. “This generous gift ment will ensure the continued strength of for University Development will do wonders to help ‘jump start’ an acceler- the College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU Marti K.S. Heil, Associate Vice President ated fundraising effort by the entire Madison as a center of excellence for equine research and Director of Development community to make this dream a reality.” and education. Communications and Marketing: James Madison College, a prestigious un- Dale and Irene Gaide, Denny and Pam Linda Dunn, Assistant Director/Editor dergraduate liberal arts college of public affairs Gilstad, Hank and Cathy Vaupel, and Russ Bob Thomas, Director with a limited enrollment of approximately and Ruth Mawby have joined together to Bob Brent, University Artist 1,000 students, was established in 1967. Since support additional fundraising efforts for Christina Schaffer, Editorial Assistant then, the college has graduated five Rhodes the center. “Significant naming opportunities Randy Brown, Webmaster Scholars, eight Truman Scholars, six Marshall remain within the building, and gifts of any Michigan State University is an Scholars, seven Fulbright Scholars, and four amount are welcome to help us meet our affirmative-action, equal-opportunity National Science Foundation Fellows. James campaign ,” said Patricia Jacobs, develop- institution. 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Ice Cream Social Caps All University Campaign

SU’s All University Campaign annual Industrial Relations and Human appeal to faculty, staff and retirees Resources in the School of Labor Mhas enjoyed great success this year. and Industrial Relations, and Elba Only a few weeks into the campaign, the re- Santiago LaBonte, assistant vice sults are unprecedented. Last year’s campaign president for Student Services and raised $460,000 in gifts and pledges during a director of Student Life, expressed three-month period. Overall, gifts, pledges and their gratitude. “The MSU Credit deferred gifts from faculty, staff and retirees to- taled nearly $5 million for the 97-98 fiscal year. This year, gifts and pledges totaled $445,000 just several weeks into the campaign! On April 29, several hundred MSU facul- ty, staff and retirees gathered on the grounds Above: (left to right) Osteopathic of Wharton Center to enjoy a campus-wide Medicine Senior Associate Dean celebration with music, ice cream, cookies, William Strampel, Ralph Young activities and prizes. It was a perfect spring Fund Director Terry Braverman, afternoon, filled with flowers and sunshine, and Acting Engineering Dean camaraderie and fun. Representatives from George VanDusen participated in various colleges and programs enthusiastically the ice cream "scoop-off." competed against each other in an ice cream “scoop-off” and an ice cream relay race. Col- Left: Hundreds of faculty, staff, lege of Natural Science Dean George Leroi retirees and their families enjoyed won the scoop-off, and the team from Campus the beautiful spring weather as Park and Planning won the relay competition. they ate their ice cream from the A grant from the MSU Federal Credit Union is known at MSU as a long-time and Dairy Store. Union provided the funding for this event generous supporter of our programs and as part of its ongoing effort to support MSU initiatives, and this is another example of programs. 1999 All University Campaign their commitment to our university,” said co-chairs Michael L. Moore, professor of Santiago LaBonte.

www.development.msu.edu 7 New Science for a MSU NEWS New Century

MSU RECOGNIZES FOUR WITH tate legislators, community members, the boundaries of departments and colleges HONORARY DEGREES and MSU faculty, staff and students to solve many of society’s problems, and the Four distinguished individuals were rec- Sattended the official groundbreaking new building will serve to promote and en- ognized during spring commencement ceremony for the Biomedical and Physical hance that interdisciplinary work. ceremonies: Sciences Facility, held at the Wharton Center A reception was held in the Grand Foyer • Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of on February 10. The facility will provide after the ceremony. It featured a computer- Canada, received an Honorary 350,000 gross square feet of space for re- ized video, still photos of lecture halls and Doctor of Laws. search and education in targeted biological laboratories, and an architectural model of • Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate, human and physical science disciplines, and offer the new facility. Legislators, faculty, staff and rights advocate and world-renowned more opportunities for collaboration between students gathered there to discuss the new Jewish scholar, received an honorary faculty and students in different sciences. It building and the many opportunities it will Doctor of Humanities. will house the departments of physics and create for research and teaching. • Loretta L. VanCamp, co-discoverer of astronomy, microbiology, and physiolo- the cisplatin anti-cancer drug, received gy, and will be constructed adjacent to an Honorary Doctor of Science. and adjoining the biochemistry and • Frederick S. Addy, former executive chemistry buildings and in close prox- vice president, chief financial officer and imity to several other sciences. director of the Amoco Corp., received Located between Shaw Lane and an Honorary Doctor of Humanities. Wilson Road, this is MSU’s largest con- struction project for 1999, housing MSU’S FIRST LADY HONORED state-of-the-art research and teaching FOR WORK AGAINST DOMESTIC laboratories, as well as faculty offices VIOLENCE and lecture halls. Seventy-five percent of Joanne McPherson, First Lady of MSU, the funding for the $93 million facility was honored by the Capital Area Family will come from the state of Michigan, Violence Coordinating Council for her con- leaving Michigan State University to tributions to domestic violence education, raise the remaining $23 million. prevention and treatment. McPherson was The official groundbreaking cere- instrumental in establishing MSU Safe mony took place in the Pasant Theatre (left to right) Human Medicine Dean William Abbett, Place, the nation’s first domestic violence at Wharton Center, and was hosted Natural Science Dean George Leroi, President Peter shelter on a college campus. by Vice President for Research and McPherson, Vice President for Research and Graduate Graduate Studies Robert Huggett, who Studies Robert Huggett, Provost Lou Anna K. Simon, COLLEGE OF NURSING ADDS opened the program speaking about Veterinary Medicine Dean Lonnie King, and Osteopathic Ph.D. PROGRAM the need to link traditional disciplines Medicine Dean Allen Jacobs attended the groundbreaking MSU’s College of Nursing is joining an in innovative ways by working in a reception in the Grand Foyer of Wharton Center. elite group as one of only a handful of connected environment. Several MSU nursing colleges in the nation offering a students were on hand to make introduc- A website featuring the most up-to-date doctoral degree in nursing. The Ph.D. tions and speak of the impact the new information about the Science Building has program will admit its first class in the building will have on their education. been constructed and can be reached through fall of 2000. Governor Engler participated in the the University Development website at: program and discussed how this building www.development.msu.edu. You can watch MSU SCIENTIST ON NASA will play a key role in establishing a life sci- an overview video of the building, see up-to- LANDSAT 7 TEAM ences corridor across the state that includes the-minute photos of the construction site, MSU geography professor David Skole academic research institutions and private in- and learn more about how departments will is a member of the NASA team that de- dustry. President McPherson remarked on work together in the new facility. For more ployed the first major satellite in an un- the impact of the new science complex as a information regarding the Biomedical and precedented program to check the health catalytic force for hard sciences at MSU. Physical Sciences Building and gift opportuni- of planet Earth and understand the com- Provost noted that MSU ties, contact the Corporate and Foundation plex interactions that drive global change. faculty members have consistently crossed Relations office at (517) 355-8257.

MSU UNDERGRAD AWARDED TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP Adam Wright, a James Madison College junior, was recently awarded a Truman Scholarship. The prestigious scholarships are awarded annually on the basis of leader- ship abilities, academic performance and potential, community service record and demonstrated commitment to public service.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RACE HELD AT MSU “Race in 21st Century America: A National Conference” was held in April at MSU and examined existing systems of power and privilege in the United States. It featured some of the country’s In hard hats for the official groundbreaking ceremony were (left to right) Trustee David Porteous, leading public officials, community ac- Trustee Colleen McNamara, doctoral student Juanita Rivera, Provost Lou Anna K. Simon, President tivists, and scholars. Peter McPherson, Trustee Chairperson Dorothy Gonzales, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Robert Huggett, Trustee Dolores Cook, and Trustee Robert Weiss.

4 www.development.msu.edu Tribute Honors Connie Binsfeld Student SU President Peter McPherson Telemarketers and Governor John Engler hosted a Mreception and dinner on February Recognized 15 to honor Lt. Governor Connie Binsfeld’s contributions to the state of Michigan, espe- n April 7, University Development cially for her work on behalf of children. hosted a banquet to recognize the Proceeds from the tribute benefited the Ostudents who work in the telemar- Chance at Childhood Endowment Fund at keting area. Their efforts raised $2 million Michigan State University. The endowment, this year. Students were treated to dinner, recently founded by Lt. Governor Binsfeld, is (left to right) MSU President Peter McPherson, awards, a video presentation, and an evening a joint collaboration between the graduate MSU Trustee Chairperson Dorothy Gonzales, of music and dancing to celebrate their ac- School of Social Work and the Detroit MSU Trustee David Porteous, Lt. Governor complishments. President McPherson also College of Law at MSU. At the end of May, Connie Binsfield, Governor John Engler, spoke to the students, commenting on the gifts and pledges made to the endowment Michigan First Lady Michelle Engler, and importance of their roles in representing totaled more than $1.2 million. MSU Trustee Donald Nugent. MSU to alumni and friends. Vice President for University Development Chuck Webb and Associate Vice President for University Development Marti Heil presented the awards with humor and genuine apprecia- Athletic Fundraising Director Announced tion. Cheryl Armstrong, Director of Special and Annual Giving Programs, recognized the ichigan State activities for Intercollegiate Athletics, includ- students for their persistence in learning a University an- ing the Ralph Young Fund. Ritrievi comes new telephone system and thanked them for Mnounced the ap- to MSU from the University of Northern their contributions to the program. Four year pointment of Christopher Iowa, where he was Director of Athletics, MSU telemarketing veteran Adam Daniels was Ritrievi as Director of overseeing the athletic program and all relat- also recognized for his recent selection as the Development of Intercolle- ed fundraising activities. He has also held campus-wide 1999 Student Employee of the giate Athletics, effective Chris Ritrievi leadership fundraising positions within the year. July 1, 1999. Reporting to athletic departments of Stanford University both University Development and Intercolle- and the University of Pennsylvania. giate Athletics, he will oversee all fundraising McPhersons Host Telemarketing students joined University Development staff for a photo outside the Riverdance Reception Kellogg Center.

hree hundred lucky Spartans enjoyed a Perhaps one of these hardworking delightful evening beginning with a re- students has called you at home during an Tception at Cowles House and ending evening or weekend. If so, we hope the con- with a performance of Riverdance: the Show! versation brought back pleasant memories at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. of time spent at MSU. The event took place on April 24, a beautiful spring Saturday evening. President and Mrs. McPherson hosted the gala reception at Cowles House, where guests mingled in the TOP 5 STUDENT MONEY MAKERS house and gardens. Children from the Irish (7-month period) Dance Company of Lansing also were on hand Stacy Hughes $ 48,315.00 to perform several dances for the appreciative crowd. After the reception, guests were bused Anna Hayden $ 43,199.00 to the Wharton Center for the sold out perfor- Tony Mandarino $ 21,953.00 mance. They were treated to an exhilarating Kim Abbott $ 21,045.00 combination of Irish music, song and dance, Eric Coleman $ 19,160.00 ending the evening on a truly exciting note.

MSU Student Employee of the Year – Above: Children from the Irish Adam Daniels Dance Company of Lansing performed at Cowles House. Best Attitude – Matt Milkovich Rookie of the year – Sarah Grutza Left: Jim Epolito talks with Joanne McPherson at Cowles Telemarketer of the semester – House before attending a Tony Mandarino performance of Riverdance: Staff person of the semester (Co-) – the Show! Brad Hall and Ana Kelly Telemarketer of the year – Anna Hayden Staff person of the year – Dave Huntley

www.development.msu.edu 5 Campus Beautification— New Suites & A Gift for the Future Seats to Enhance

ichigan State University has long n its first major expansion since opening in been known for the natural beauty 1974, Munn Arena will be adding 14 Suites Mof its campus; it is no small part Iand 150 Club Seats to what is already one of what endears MSU to its alumni and of the finest college hockey facilities in the na- friends. Yet much of that beauty is not acci- tion. The $3.8 million expansion will allow dental—it is the result of the vision, plan- over 300 additional loyal MSU Hockey fans ning, and environmental concerns of those the opportunity to watch the games in luxury who came before us. The year-round beauty of Michigan State’s campus extends back more than 100 years, to the time of professors William J. Beal and later, Ernest E. Bogue who planted trees in the campus arboretum and along the Red Cedar River. That effort had a signif- icant impact, creating a stand of trees that many people assume is native. Early pho- tographs of some of the most historic build- ings on campus show no trees or plants around them. This purposeful investment Illustration of one of the 14 new suites to be by our predecessors in the future of the added to the Munn Ice Arena. campus resulted in the beauty we recognize Lenny Govoni enjoys the beauty of one of the and enjoy today. and comfort. “The year 2000 will find Munn campus gardens. The goal of the ongoing Campus Beauti- Arena in the forefront as one of the premier fication project is to plant up to 1,800 new college-owned hockey facilities with this ex- trees on south campus. The new trees will project. Govoni, with 22 years on campus, is pansion,” said Ralph Young Fund Director be planted in a “prescription soil” which leading by doing, not only on the job, but fi- Terry Braverman. Construction at Munn was developed by the Department of Crop nancially as well. Influenced by his parents’ Arena is scheduled to begin this summer and and Soil Sciences and the Office of Campus example of giving back to the community, be completed in January 2000. For more in- Park and Planning. Drainage tiles for all he said, “I hope we can leave a legacy for the formation, contact the Ralph Young Fund at trees and an irrigation system for regular future for people in the state of Michigan to 517-355-8257. watering will also be installed. This combi- enjoy.” By continuing to design and plant nation of porous soil, proper drainage, and our park-like campus, future generations of adequate watering will ensure that the new Spartans will enjoy the unique beauty of our trees will flourish. university as much as we do today. The challenge now is to continue this For more information about the Campus Taste of Town stewardship of MSU’s natural resources for Beautification project, contact Karen Wenk, generations to come. To this end, Lenny Director of Development for Campus Park Benefits Mildred Govoni, site construction coordinator in the and Planning and , at Grounds Maintenance Unit, recently made a 517-355-9582. B. Erickson $10,000 pledge to the Campus Beautification Fellowship everal hundred MSU donors spent a fun- Trustee Dee Cook Serves as MSU filled evening at the annual Taste of the STown event on May 1 at the Wharton Ambassador in Florida Center Grand Tier Lounge. This yearly festive celebration raises funds for the Mildred B. Er- n 60 hours, MSU Trustee Dee Cook trav- Trustee Cook’s agenda began with an ickson Fellowship and offers a unique and en- eled between five Florida communities, Orlando Alumni Club gathering at Disney’s joyable culinary experience for guests. Repre- Iaddressing over 550 alumni at six gather- Boardwalk Resort and Convention Center. A sentatives from 23 area restaurants were on ings. “We did some great work for MSU, and I private dinner party for MSU’s Disney alumni hand with samplings of their most popular enjoyed meeting so many loyal Spartans,” she followed. Monday found Trustee Cook with fare, from appetizers to desserts. The MSU stated at the close of the whirlwind schedule Lisa Rudgers, Assistant Vice President for Public Faculty Folk Club, a group that supports many that ran from February 28 through March 2. Relations, addressing a luncheon group of MSU MSU programs through its volunteer efforts, is retirees in the Bradenton area. Hours later, the guiding force behind this event. Committee Trustee Cook addressed a Tampa Bay Area Chair Stella Cash was very pleased with this Alumni Club reception. A small major donor year’s event. dinner in Osprey followed, hosted by Vice Taste of the Town is an important fund- President for Development Chuck Webb and raiser for a unique scholarship at MSU. The Cook. On Tuesday, Trustee Cook again found funds raised from ticket sales go to support herself keynoting, this time at the Third Annual the Mildred B. Erickson Fellowship for scholar- Naples Alumni Dinner. Trustee Bob Traxler also ships supporting adult students. The Mildred participated at these events, as he did the previ- B. Erickson Fellowship grants scholarships for ous year. Dr. Will Carlson, a well-known MSU these deserving students so that they can com- professor of horticulture, also spoke. plete long-awaited degrees. For more informa- Undaunted by the grueling schedule, tion about the Mildred B. Erickson Fellowship, Trustee Cook remarked, “I look forward to contact Annie James, Assistant Director of playing just as active a role again next year in Special and Annual Giving Programs, at Trustee Dee Cook spoke to Florida alumni in this now-annual Florida ‘swing.’” 517-355-8257. March.

6 www.development.msu.edu Broad Alumni Ameritech Fulfills Board Visits $1.5 Million Pledge resident McPherson, the College of California Communication Arts and Sciences, and PUniversity Development Corporate and Foundation Relations hosted a luncheon at he Eli Broad College of Business Alumni Cowles House on January 12 to celebrate the Association Board of Directors met in Ameritech Foundation’s final installment on a TLos Angeles in February. The two-day gift of $1.5 million. The gift funds the session was the first meeting in the history of Ameritech Telecommunications Technologies the board to take place outside of Michigan. and Information Services Chair of Dr. Frank Dean Henry hosted a Broad Alumni reception A. Biocca. Guests at the luncheon included for board members and Los Angeles alumni at Ameritech Michigan President Robert Cooper the Renaissance Beverly Hills. Los Angeles was (MSU ‘82) and Ameritech Media Relations the final stop of a ten-day West Coast Tour to manager Karen Sanborn (MSU ‘81). meet with alumni and friends of the Broad After the luncheon, guests took a tour of College and Michigan State University. the MIND (Media Interface and Networking Eli Broad, (BA ‘54) hosted the Friday Design) Lab, directed by Ameritech Chair board meeting in the SunAmerica Inc. board- Biocca, at the Communication Arts and room, and shared his vision for the future of business education at Michigan State. When Top Row: O. Richard Bundy, Darryl Allen, asked what role he envisioned for the board, William Crowley, James Proebstle he responded that the board could be instru- Second Row: Glenn Schafer, Dean James B. mental in creating an outside vision for the Henry, Daniel Coulsen, Peter Trivers College. He also encouraged board members Third Row: Lester Robinson, Richard Fineberg, to be actively involved in fund-raising, and to James Ledinsky, Akira Kitajimi make recommendations to the Dean on a Bottom Row: Robert Fairman, Eli Broad, Mary variety of issues related to the College. Vallendar, Gregory Liposky, Mary Morgan During the remainder of the session direct- ed by Board President Dan Coulson, board development of a new organizational framework members closely examined their roles in sup- that will enhance its ability to proactively assist President McPherson accepts the final install- porting the College. The board worked on the the College in meeting its strategic objectives. ment on the $1.5 million pledge from Ameritech Michigan President Robert N. Cooper.

Sciences College. The lab is a leading research facility for the study of how humans commu- nicate with and interact with computers. The focus of the lab is on designing better ways Community Supports to use virtual reality to assist information pro- cessing and worker productivity. Safe Place Fundraiser For more information about creating a corporate endowed Chair, contact Lucille Fallon, Director of Corporate and Foundation beautiful day welcomed supporters of the MSU community,” said MSU First Lady Relations, at 800-232-4678. the ASAP2 5K Run for MSU Safe Place Joanne McPherson. “MSU Safe Place wouldn’t Aon April 25. Some 420 runners and be here without their support and walkers participated in the 3.1-mile run involvement either,” she added. through the Michigan State University cam- Organizing sponsors included pus, the largest number of participants to Olin Health Center, the Office of date. Together they raised over $1,900 in Residence Life, MSU Federal Credit pledges for MSU Safe Place, the university’s Union and Playmakers. Corporate domestic abuse shelter. In addition, over one sponsors included The Chickering dozen corporate and university sponsors pro- Group, TCI Cablevision, Computer vided more than $15,000 in cash and in-kind Warehouse, Larry Cushion Trophies contributions toward the successful event. and Engraving, and Anderson Inter- “This event wouldn’t be possible without national Travel. Valuable in-kind the support of our corporate sponsors and contributions were provided by MSU Housing and Food Services, University Services, Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Instructional Media Center. Adding to the fun and festivi- ties at the event were appearances Runners took off at the starting line for the ASAP2 5K Run for by Sparty, Shenanigans the Clown, MSU Safe Place. and a number of MSU student ath- letes including basketball player Charlie Bell. McPherson, the shelter provides temporary In addition to the 5K run, a one-mile fun run shelter, safety, support, and advocacy for those and 60-yard dash were held for kids. This year dealing with domestic abuse. More than 200 a record 50 children participated in the fun people have taken refuge there since its open- run. ing. In addition, MSU Safe Place offers educa- MSU Safe Place is the nation’s first domes- tion programs to the community regarding tic violence shelter on a college campus. issues surrounding domestic violence. Sparty helped runners line up for the one-mile Founded in 1994 under the guidance of Mrs. fun run for kids.

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