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CMU is an AA/EO institution (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo). Centralight Volume 75 • Number 3 • Summer 2006
Executive Editor and Director of Alumni Relations Mary Lu Yardley, ’90 MSA ’92
Editor Barbara Sutherland Chovanec
Photographers 4 6 22 Robert Barclay Peggy Brisbane
Writers Dan Digmann Cynthia J. Drake On the cover Megan Lavell, ’06 Scott Rex 15 This summer, look skyward Make the most of your summer nights with our Graphic designer handy stargazing guide. Find out how to get your kids Sydnee MacKay, ’98 involved, too.
Alumni Board Communications Committee Features Kevin Campbell, ’74 MA ’76 Darcy Orlik, ’92 MSA ’95 6 Mars or something like it Shirley Posk, ’60 Join alumnus Kurt Klaus on his out-of-this-world journey. Judy Smith, ’65 9 Trainer to the stars Get up close and personal with alumna Britta Ottoboni, Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations who watches over the ankles and hamstrings of Michael Leto Olympic athletes. 10 Lessons from the poor Associate Vice President Find out how volunteerism enhanced one alumna’s for Public Relations and Marketing medical education. Rich Morrison 14 Summertime, page by page For Advertising Information Kick back with one of the summer reading picks call Cindy Jacobs, ’93 recommended by a dozen CMU professors. (800) 358-6903 Departments 2 Letters 3 Take Five Stay Connected 4 Journeys Send change of address information to: CMU student journalists experience China from a newsroom. Alumni relations 22 Discovery Carlin Alumni House Broadcast and cinematic arts professor Kevin Corbett Central Michigan University explores the lighter side of obsession. Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: (800) 358-6903 24 Sports Fax: (989) 774-7159 Coach Smith resigns, football preps for night games, E-mail: [email protected] and more. Web: www.cmualum.com 26 Maroon and Gold Your alumni association source. Centralight is published four times each year by Central Michigan University Office of Alumni 31 In Support Relations. It is printed by Village Press Inc., Traverse City, and entered at the Traverse City post A new speaker series aims to bring integrity back office under nonprofit mailing. CMU (an AA/EO to politics. institution) strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see: www.cmich. 36 Alumni in Action edu/aaeo/). CMU provides individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the 39 In Memoriam activities, programs and services announced in this publication. Individuals with disabilities requiring an 40 Last Shot accommodation to participate in a program should call the event sponsor.
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Show pride on your ride Appleblossom Club trip served as Editor: Remember when you were in college at CMU, and teacher education our biggest rivals were the Broncos of Western Michigan University? Well some things don’t Editor: change all that much! I first attended Central from 1934 to 1936 and was enrolled in the As a former CMU student-athlete, I am naturally five-year state limited program. competitive and still don’t like to be bested by WMU – at anything. As alumni, we have an Those of us in the rural program opportunity to once again demonstrate CMU’s were in many of Dr. Smith’s supremacy by beating Western in a different sort classes, as well as being of race – the race to have the most university in contact with him in the license plates on Michigan’s roadways. It’s Appleblossom Club. He was a easy. You just sign up the next time you renew sort of campus father to us, and your plates. we were welcome in his office at any time. For several years, the state of Michigan has offered specialty license plates for universities. At the end of my first year of In terms of volume, Michigan State is in the No. teaching in a rural school, I 1 position, the University of Michigan is second, was attending summer school, Western Michigan is third, and CMU fourth. working on my degree. He called me into his office and told me that I should go with the Appleblossom I challenge all of you to help us surpass Western Club to Washington, D.C. I said that I did not have in 2006 – get in their grilles, so to speak, and take the money. He told me to borrow it, so I did. He the No. 3 spot. It’s only $35 to buy a CMU plate Some of the places we visited were Niagara Falls, wanted us to have interesting experiences to share and $10 each year after that to renew it, and part Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Finger Lakes, New with our pupils. of the money goes to the CMU Alumni Association. York, Gettysburg, Mount Vernon, and Washington, That was a wonderful trip. The club had a bus D.C. We learned so much on that trip. We did I have a CMU license plate proudly displayed on which was driven by two of the men on the trip. need to know more about our country, and that my truck, how about you? We slept in tents and cooked our own suppers. We was Dr. Smith’s intention. We all owe a great deal Let’s bump Western this year, and then maybe did everything for ourselves, therefore the cost was to Dr. Smith. next year we can challenge U of M and take the very low. Myrtle Kalencki, ’45 No. 2 position! Midland The next time you renew, think of CMU. If you don’t live in Michigan, consider joining or contributing to the CMU Alumni Association. There are plenty of local chapters and events to keep your Chippewa pride alive and well. Ah … love Write to Centralight: Watch for progress throughout the year on the Did you meet your sweetheart at CMU? Are Centralight wants to hear from you! We alumni Web site (www.cmualum.com) and in you still blissfully in love? If so, we want to hear welcome all letters from readers. Tell us your Centralight. from you. We’re planning to write about CMU thoughts about Centralight articles or about love stories in a future issue of Centralight. CMU in general. Fire up Chips! If you married your CMU sweetheart, contact Be sure to sign your letter with your full name us by e-mail at [email protected] or by mail Brian Jones, ’90 MBA ’94 and also include graduation year and degree, at Centralight, West Hall, Central Michigan Midland address, and daytime phone number. Letters University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859. Tell us may be edited for space and clarity. a little about yourselves and what makes your love story special. Mail letters to: Centralight Letters Public relations and marketing West Hall Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Letters also may be sent by fax to (989) 774-1098 or by e-mail to [email protected].
Centralight Summer 2006 t a k e f i v e
Higher math ‘MADE’ to order Math whizzes from around the country have Kip Hartman is ready for his close-up. descended on CMU this summer to take a crack The CMU physical therapist doctoral student was at some unsolved mathematics problems. plucked by MTV to assist Mount Pleasant High CMU receives a National Science Foundation grant School student Katie Keske in reaching her goal of to conduct the two-month program, for which losing 20 pounds and vying for homecoming queen the name is a killer: “Research Experience for for the show, “MADE.” The show features people Undergraduates Site in Algebra, Combinatorics, who want to transform their lives in some way. Matrix Theory, and Number Theory.” Says Hartman: “It’s been a battle to make sure “We are fortunate to be one of 30 NSF/REU she’s (Keske’s) ready to go everyday. I’ve had to program sites in mathematics in the country,” coax her to get results, but she has exceeded PEGGY BRISBANE says faculty member Sivaram Narayan, who leads her goal.” • the program with colleague Kenneth Smith and a A horse, of course professor from St. Petersburg University in Russia. Better than 20/20 vision Put a child on a horse, and you just might “It brings students from different parts of the improve the child’s balance. CMU’s five-year plan, called Vision 2010, already country to CMU.” • That’s what Deborah Silkwood-Sherer discovered is racking up some successes. The plan focuses as the physical therapy faculty member on strengthening five key priorities: teaching worked with clients with cerebral palsy and and learning; diversity and global perspectives; multiple sclerosis. research and creative activity; service for the public good; and strengthening CMU’s culture of integrity. “We use hippotherapy for early intervention, and it’s fun for the children,” she says. “A child’s Each year until 2010 at least $1 million will be first words often come while they are on a horse allocated toward projects related to these priorities. because they are sitting up, not scrunched over. The funding already has led to successes in Usually they’ll say ‘walk on’ or ‘whoa.’” areas like financial aid, curriculum updates, and expanded student research opportunities. • The American Hippotherapy Association recently presented Silkwood-Sherer with the organization’s prestigious Barbara Glasow Therapist of the
Year Award. •
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changes for two CMU departments.
of courtesy photo The broadcast and cinematic arts department changed from a department to a school – the Winning ways School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts. And Chris Kaman had a breakout year for the Los speech communication and dramatic arts Angeles Clippers this season while helping lead the dropped “speech” in its change to communication franchise to its first playoff series win in 20 years. and dramatic arts. •
Kaman averaged 11.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, and PEGGY BRISBANE 1.4 blocks during the regular season. He ranked Howdy, neighbor! ninth in the league in rebounding and was the About 150 student volunteers blanketed Mount second-best rebounding center behind Detroit’s Pleasant again this year to chip in and help local Ben Wallace. He also ranked 12th in field goal service providers during Be My Neighbor Day. percentage (.523), 24th in blocks, and 16th in Sites included soup kitchens, homes for the double-doubles (29). In his third year in the NBA, elderly, the American Red Cross, and local park Kaman received votes for the league’s Most facilities, like Mount Pleasant’s Island Park play Improved Player award. • structure, pictured here. • Summer 2006 Centralight Katherine Land, ’05, found resourceful ways to adjust
to life in Beijing. land of katherine photo courtesy Getting the scoop in Beijing CMU student journalists experience China from a newsroom
By Megan Lavell, ’06 Every day, Katherine Land stands out in a crowd They live away from the city’s center, forcing of 15 million people. them to become familiar with other foreigners in their neighborhood. As the sixth CMU journalism intern at the China Daily in Beijing, Land works as a reporter for the “It is unusual to see a Caucasian face I don’t newspaper’s business supplement section and know,” says Land. as a “foreign expert,” an editing position held by Language also is a daily battle for Land and the native English speakers. other foreign interns and employees. Land graduated from CMU in December 2005, “I order food based on picture menus. I can’t tell then packed her bags and headed to Beijing. you how often any of us foreigners have ordered “I came to a country I knew virtually nothing something and been completely surprised by about, and I have come to have a real perception what showed up. Ordering and receiving what of this culture in a way I can really hold on to,” you ordered is a daily battle,” she says. “Signs says Land. “This is the sort of exchange program are not in English, or if they are, it is usually a you can’t help but benefit from, whether it is poor translation. I usually travel by cab by cutting professionally, educationally, or personally. It addresses out of magazines.” would be difficult to make it through several Another adjustment for the American students months working in a foreign country without is the media’s approach to news under a receiving these benefits.” communist government. One challenge for Land: at 5 feet 7 inches with “The paper is government-sponsored, and long blond hair, she gets noticed. therefore takes a soft news approach with “One adjustment, of course, is getting used to everything besides Taiwan and Japan,” says Land. being in a place where no one looks like you, but CMU journalism faculty member Jiafei Yin says everyone looks at you,” she says. “When I first the China Daily prints “development news,” news arrived, I was self-conscious about how much that is mostly positive so people see the progress attention I got just walking down the street. I of the country. Chinese newspapers print few would wear my hood up or put on a hat to blend negative stories. in a little better. Now I rarely notice the stares, peggy brisbane Erik Nilsson, ’06, worked at the China Daily as an although it can be a little much when people Yet the China Daily also prints more serious news intern and is returning this summer for a full-time job. follow me around with camera phones.” than many papers in the United States, says Yin. The news focuses more on economics, reforms, CMU’s interns live in China Daily housing with the and politics than celebrities and entertainment. paper’s employees, most of whom are Chinese.
Centralight Summer 2006 j o u r n e y s 在 北 Getting the scoop in Beijing 京 CMU student journalists experience China from a newsroom
The China Daily began in June 1981, the first “The internship really opened my eyes to the English language newspaper in China under type of career I was signing on to. I have a 得 communism. Since then, it has become the challenging, very gratifying job as a reporter now largest English language newspaper in China, halfway around the world from Beijing, but I’m with circulation that has spread to more than 100 still applying the same lessons I learned there. It countries worldwide. In China, its audience is was amazing.” mostly English-speaking foreigners. One reporter valued his experience at the China Yin worked at the China Daily for 10 years before Daily so much that he’s going back. making her way to CMU, where she began the 到 Erik Nilsson has dreamed of being an international exchange program with the paper in spring 1999 reporter since he was in junior high. Last year he when the deputy in chief of the China Daily at the got to live that dream when he became a reporter time, Zhu Ling, visited CMU. CMU became the for the China Daily through CMU’s program. Now first university in the nation to begin an exchange he’s returning to Beijing in hopes of living a new program with the largest English-language dream: covering the 2008 Olympics. newspaper in China. “I got the experience of living and working in a 鏟 “At the time, school officials were talking about culture that is more exotic than I had anticipated,” internationalizing curriculum on campus,” says says Nilsson. “There was something I would see Yin. “I’m international, so I thought there’s every day that would blow my mind. something I can do.” “Reporting gave me a very different perspective Along with sending student interns to China, CMU on the China Daily,” says Nilsson. “It provided a also hosts employees of the China Daily. Five better opportunity to cover the expatriate culture. China Daily staff members have visited CMU to Beijing is a very international city.” 子 attend classes and speak to students about what the “real China” is like. Nilsson graduated from CMU in May and planned to return to the China Daily this summer to be one Heather VanDyke, a 2000 graduate, was the of the first 10 Western reporters to be hired at first CMU student to make the trip to the China the paper. Daily in spring 2000. She often reflects on her experiences in Beijing, now as a reporter at the Adding to Nilsson’s excitement are the 2008 Muskegon Chronicle, where she covers local Olympics, set for Beijing. New buildings are going government and police reporting. up, the city is getting shined and polished. A clock in Tiananmen Square counts down the days until “What the China Daily experience did for me, the opening ceremonies. And Nilsson plans to be more than anything, was make me appreciate my there to report it all, fresh from CMU and one of job choice,” says VanDyke. very few Americans with a real inside scoop. • Summer 2006 Centralight Mars or something like it By Barbara Sutherland Chovanec
In the desolate desert of Utah, Kurt Klaus, ’76, got Klaus, a geologist for Boeing, served as the as close to going to Mars as he could, short of science officer on the trip. His research examined actually blasting off for the red planet. the environmental and physiological aspects of human space exploration, as well as ways to Klaus took a two-week simulated trip at the Mars reduce the risk of space travel. He explored how Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah. geological tools and equipment used on Earth At the station, operated by the Mars Society, might be used for field work on lunar or Martian volunteers participate in simulated Martian living surfaces. The data Klaus gathered about outdoor conditions while conducting research. They live work habits also will help scientists formulate and work in a prototype of a habitat that could opinions about the impact humans could have on serve as the main operations base for humans on Martian surroundings. the Martian surface. Klaus also gathered samples of organisms that live inside rocks of the arid region to determine what, if any, life could survive in such a hostile terrain. And his participation in psychological and physiological studies helped the 11-member team theorize about what personality types might be required to have a successful mission to the klaus of kurt photos courtesy red planet.
Centralight Summer 2006 As part of the simulated experience, crew The CEV team is vying for the contract to build After graduating from CMU, Klaus worked in members donned spacesuits whenever they the vehicle that will return humans to the moon, the oil and gas industry in Michigan for eight ventured outside the station’s habitat to ensure replacing the space shuttle when the fleet retires years as an exploration geophysicist. Then he their experience was as complete as possible for in 2010. This summer they’ll learn who won the moved to Houston to work for McDonnell Douglas research activities. Almost completely cut off from contract from NASA. (later bought by Boeing) and to be near NASA’s the outside world, the crew’s experience helped Johnson Space Center. “I’m immersed with this terrific leading aerospace them envision what it would be like living and company that works to put humans safely into For the boy who was always fascinated by the working on Mars. space and bring them home safely,” Klaus says. wonder of space travel, his proximity to the space “Earth’s gravity is different, and we could breathe “I feel like I’m making a significant contribution to center and his job for an aerospace company are the air, so from those aspects it wasn’t a high the world.” dreams come true. • fidelity physical Mars environment,” Klaus says. “But we were isolated in a dusty and barren place. The general hue of the surroundings was red, so it wasn’t hard to picture yourself in an alien environment or, for that matter, on Mars.” In 2003 Klaus attended the International Space University session in Strasbourg, France. The two-month program enrolled 107 students from 31 countries. His simulated Mars trip also was international, with crewmates from Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, France, and Australia. Back at Boeing Space Exploration in Houston, Klaus works as the information technology project manager for a joint project between Northrop Grumman and Boeing to build a vehicle for NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle competition.
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By Barbara Sutherland Chovanec Britta Ottoboni treats the sprains and strains of When she’s at the Olympics, Ottoboni and the rest compete year-round. In figure skating there are the best. of the medical team live in the Olympic Village no breaks, no off-season. And many skaters are among the athletes. She attends practices and home-schooled, so they can skate during the She helped keep figure skater Tara Lipinski in competitions and staffs the training room – often day on three different sized ice rinks at the club, tip-top shape to win gold at the 1998 Olympics in maintaining a pre-dawn to midnight schedule. preparing for whatever size rinks they might find Nagano, Japan. And she has worked with six-time at competitions. U.S. Nationals champion Todd Eldredge while he “The only reason we’re there is for the athletes,” trained at the renowned Detroit Skating Club. she says. “You really become part of Team USA.” Ottoboni doesn’t get caught up in the hype of working with stars or soon-to-be stars. Ottoboni, ’84, was one of the first graduates of She worked with the U.S. snowboarding team at CMU’s athletic training program. Early in her the 1998 games in Nagano. This year she worked “Whoever I’m working with at the time is the most career she got connected with the Olympics with the figure skaters in Torino, Italy, including important person to me,” she says. medical staff, and she volunteered for her first Marcy Hinzman and Aaron Parchem, 2006 U.S. “I love every one of the kids that I work with, and Olympic Games in 1992 in France to work with National Pairs silver medalists, who train at the I hate when they have to go to competition and the women’s downhill ski team. Detroit Skating Club, where Ottoboni works. their success is left up to the judges.” “I was just floored with that one,” Ottoboni says. “I Ottoboni is coordinator of off-ice programs at Ottoboni calls her CMU education “phenomenal.” was like a kid in a candy shop. It’s the pinnacle of the Detroit Skating Club. She helps skaters And she attributes her success to former CMU any trainer’s career. It’s a ton of work, but there’s with their training programs and tends to their professors and founding fathers of the university’s just nothing like it.” injuries – most commonly lower back problems athletic training program, Ron Sendre and Ken and stress fractures. Kopke. Because of them, she pursued a career The Detroit Skating Club caters to figure skating, she feels lucky to have. while many other ice rinks around the country “I feel very fortunate,” Ottoboni says. “I don’t feel focus on hockey. like the traditional athletic trainer. I feel like I have Many of the skaters who train at the club have been given the golden goblet.” • moved to the Detroit area from other states in order to train there. Most are young skaters who barclay photos by robert
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Lessons from the poor How volunteerism enhanced one alumna’s medical education By Cynthia J. Drake
Christian Anthony probably won’t It’s a little after 5 p.m. on a Thursday A coordinator is explaining to first-timers how the clinic is run. First- and second-years get paired ever know the woman who gave him in a free health clinic in West side Chicago, and with third- and fourth-year medical students. The his name. 26-year-old Melissa Stallings’ smile radiates pure happiness. less experienced students will see patients first, He was a boy born in Chicago to a mother then report to the senior students, then present whose boyfriend never showed up for the birth. Make that Dr. Melissa Stallings. Today is her last the patient to the clinic’s doctors. day of medical school, the end of eight years of She was a young medical student with a blond training that started at CMU and ends here, in The whole process will take about three times ponytail and cheerful personality named Melissa a poor neighborhood where many people avoid the amount of time a visit to the doctor takes Stallings who, when the mother requested that seeing a doctor until it’s too late and where anywhere else. The patients come here because the doctor name her newborn, looked around for graffiti still finds its way to the doors of the they have no other choice. They have no “the doctor,” and then realized the mother was CommunityHealth clinic. insurance, and in most cases, no way to pay talking about her. for prescriptions. The clinic receives donations It’s an appropriate ending for Stallings, ’02, who for from individuals and pharmaceutical companies. Stallings named him Christian Anthony because the last four years has found a way to volunteer her Everyone here is a volunteer, from the doctors to the mother wanted a religious sounding time at this clinic, despite 80-hour weeks packed the receptionists. name and when she suggested it, the mother with hospital rotations and studying. smiled contentedly. After determining which medical students speak “You’ll all get there eventually,” Stallings tells a another language besides English, the coordinator That was a moment Stallings will always hold in gaggle of first- and second-year students from introduces Spanish and Polish interpreters. About her heart when she thinks of why she became her medical school, Midwestern University’s 90 percent of the local population is Hispanic. A a doctor. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, as they growing Polish community also lives here. congratulate her on finishing her training. “Speak to the patient instead of the interpreter,” Many of the city’s medical schools coordinate the coordinator advises the students. with CommunityHealth to allow their students to practice their medical skills here on a volunteer Then it’s out to the floor. The waiting room basis. It’s good practice, but it’s hard work. is already packed with patients. Names are Sometimes it’s very sad. scrawled up on a white board turned gray with the grime of overuse. Almost instantly, the young “With any clinic for the poor, you’re dealing with medical students are falling behind schedule. high blood pressure, diabetes … you see a lot of kids with asthma from living in the city,” Stallings Stallings quickly slips into doctor mode, hovering says. “That’s what the poor deal with.” over groups of younger students and asking them questions about their patients. “When was Stallings loves this clinic, loves what it stands her last mammogram?” she asks one student, for. She says everyone works so hard to uphold flipping through a patient’s charts. “You’re here to CommunityHealth’s mission: “Because No One pry into their lives.” Should Go without Health Care.”
Summer 2006 Centralight 11 barclay robert barclay photos by robert Melissa Stallings, ’02, examines a patient at Stallings often volunteers to help undergraduates Stallings puts on her white coat as fellow Chicago’s CommunityHealth clinic. practice their skills at Midwestern University’s clinic volunteers congratulate her on finishing Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. medical school.
Stallings went into medicine because once lectured for not controlling her emotions she wants to help people. As a biology when she cried with a patient and his family as Stallings’ mother is a labor and major and chemistry minor at CMU, there were his doctor told him his cancer was terminal. delivery nurse, and her work influenced times when she doubted herself, but she focused Stallings to specialize in obstetrics and “Service work is hard,” she says, and if you look on service and the people she met at CMU’s gynecology. Stallings will spend her four-year closely at her eyes, you can see lines starting to Volunteer Center. residency in Grand Rapids working at Metro form underneath. During her sophomore year, she saw a flier in Health Hospital. She still remembers the first baby During her residency in Grand Rapids, Stallings Larzelere Hall calling for Alternative Spring Breaks she watched her mom deliver during Take Your will have to jump through hoops to volunteer due student leaders for a program in Washington, Daughter to Work Day. to licensing restrictions by the state for medical D.C., seeking to help stop the spread of AIDS in A few years later, she was delivering a baby on interns and residents. She says she’ll do whatever youth. She’d never been on a CMU service trip, but her own. Her hands were shaking as she carried is necessary to continue her service work. Stallings persuaded center director Shawna Ross a tiny boy out of his mother’s womb and into to let her serve as a site leader. “There are so many doctors who don’t volunteer, the delivery room, and she knew for sure in that and there’s such a need,” she says. Stallings had grown up in a lower-income area of moment what she wanted to do for a living. Livonia and volunteered in soup kitchens in high “There is no greater experience than being the school, so she had been exposed to poverty. Her first hands that touch human life,” she says. biggest surprise was watching how her fellow CMU students responded to the inner city, most of Not that Stallings’ chosen career is always At the clinic, Stallings takes her them coming from safe, suburban areas. going to be joyful. She says obstetricians and time caring for patients, even as the pace gynecologists are among the most frequently quickens around her. “That was the biggest shock for me, that people sued of medical professionals. were afraid,” Stallings says of her first service The white board is filling up with names, and trip. “It was a bad neighborhood with bars on the “The average ob-gyn gets sued three to five patients are crowding the waiting room. A patient windows. There were young children with AIDS times, and every time your insurance goes up,” pokes her head out of her room and asks what’s – girls 9, 10, 11 years old talking about sex like it she says. In Illinois, Stallings says malpractice taking so long. First- and second-years stop was nobody’s business. It was heart-wrenching.” insurance has risen to particularly high levels, and Stallings in the hallway to ask questions. One some doctors have left the state as a result. asks if Stallings will do a gynecological exam Stallings’ experiences with the Volunteer Center on a patient. Another has a question on a blood inspired her to spend most of her free time with And there are other low points. Stallings now pressure medication. a group of CMU students dedicated to service, a has the experience of delivering stillborn children group so close they felt like her family. One of the and dealing with the grief of families. Medical The CommunityHealth clinic closes at 10 p.m., members of that group, Adam Bayne, ’04, would students in Chicago rotate to every hospital in the and Stallings heads home for the last time. On later become her boyfriend and now fiancé. area, practicing the gamut of medical specialties. any other Thursday for the last four years of medical school, she would edge through the In medical school, Stallings would write Ross long “One month you’re dealing with gunshot wounds city traffic on her way home from the clinic with e-mails in the middle of the night questioning in Cook County, and the next you’re dealing with a grumbling stomach, drowsy from the long her ability to survive the years ahead. Ross wrote tennis elbow in the suburbs,” says Stallings. “In day, with a stack of books waiting to keep her back words of encouragement, reminding her of Cook County, you see things there you would company for the rest of the night. her hard work. never see anywhere else. They wait until they are dying to see a doctor.” She has done all this in order to learn how to help “It’s easy to lose your confidence,” Ross says. people. Along the way, especially in this West side “Sometimes it seems like everything is stacked A self-described “gabby” person, Stallings got in Chicago clinic, she already has. • against you. I told her, ‘Don’t stop now.’” trouble during her emergency room rotation for taking too long to talk to her patients and was 12 Centralight Summer 2006 Shaping CMU’s future together
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CMU is an AA/EO institution (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo). Summertime, page by page What better time than a warm summer evening to pick up a book? When the housework can wait, and you just can’t bear to fire up the lawnmower, it’s time to pour a glass of iced tea, head for the hammock, and immerse yourself in a good book. Here, a dozen CMU professors make suggestions for your reading pleasure.
Stephen Holder, English: Richard Jones, off-campus programs: Voyageurs by Margaret Elphinstone. I recommend Leadership by Rudolph Giuliani. I can recommend this book about the early days of Michigan this book because Rudy has advice that is useful and this general area. Margaret was a visiting for many people in a variety of organizations. The professor of English from the University of book is especially timely for summer reading as Strathclyde, Scotland, and returned to the the “highjacking trial” is ongoing, and the events of department to continue her historical research Sept. 11 are being reviewed each day in the media. at the Clarke Historical Library. The book is beautifully written. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, English: Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day is a wonderful, Roschelle Heuberger, “magical realist” novel. From the Random House human environmental studies: Web site: “In Mama Day, Gloria Naylor has This summer, Fat Girl by Judith Moore – an utterly disturbing created a work that is at once a contemporary autobiographical account of the hardships of love story, a timeless generational saga, a being obese. It’s a page-turner – no kidding. chillingly believable tale of the supernatural, and a homage to the redemptive power of African- John P. Wright, philosophy and religion: American tradition.” Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a must read for anyone who Philip Kintzele, accounting: cares about the future of the human race. Begin State of Fear by Michael Crichton. It puts a with the poem by Shelley and then read Chapter 2 different perspective on the whole issue of on Easter Island before taking on the whole book. global warming and environmentalism.
Ron Primeau, English: Sterling Johnson, political science: Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck is an Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human enjoyable story of the American quest motif and Societies by Jared Diamond and Misquoting a great record of what things were like in the Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible early 1960s. and Why by Bart D. Ehrman.
Paul Kelley, geography: Sharon Stevenson, English: The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr is a Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Love in the collection of short stories that are so varied you Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. might not think they were written by the same The first is a quick-read whodunit spoof but a person. Each story is an absolute gem. serious discussion of machismo. The second contains adult material but is an allegory for the Beth Lewis Samuelson, English: discussion of the conflict between the Romantic Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture and scientific points of view. in Confrontational Times by Geoffrey Nunberg. Nunberg has a rich talent for showing how Robert Stecker, philosophy and religion: language often takes center stage in our society’s Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, a novel political preoccupations. The chapters are actually about clones made so that their organs can be reprinted editorials. harvested. It’s by one of England’s best novelists, who happens to be Anglo-Japanese. •
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look skywardText by Barbara Sutherland Chovanec Illustrations by Sydnee MacKay, ’98
In the ever-changing world, the stars are with us night after night, steady and sure, waiting to be noticed and appreciated. Take some time this summer to step into the cool night air and look skyward. Watch the heavens come to life as you find patterns in the starry skies. We tapped the expertise of CMU astrophysicists for this guide to the summer stars – complete with a constellation map, some favorite mythological tales about constellations, and other goodies for inspiration.
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north In the starry skies PERSEUS Head to your backyard or an unlit park or See more color The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks August 12,
beach to settle in for an evening of stargazing. with meteors appearing to fall from Perseus. Antares in Scorpius is a red giant star. The CAMELOPARDALIS Remember that the brightness of the moon The bad news, however, is that the moon will Greeks called the star anti-ares – the rival of
obscures the stars, so physics professor Glen be almost full that night, so the meteors will be
Mars – because of its reddish color. It was LYNX Williams says it’s best to look heavenward more difficult to see. CASSIOPEIA one of the royal stars of Persia in 3000 B.C., during a first quarter or last quarter moon. and in China it was known as the “fire star.” Look for planets
Be like the Romans AMDROMEDA Stars stick together As the largest planet and the fourth brightest
Test your eyesight by looking for Mizar and object in the sky (after the sun, moon, and
The M13 star cluster in the constellation M52 Alcor, an optical double in the handle of the Venus), Jupiter is easily seen in the summer Polaris
Hercules is a globular star cluster, made up
big dipper. See both stars? You’ve just passed evening sky. In Roman mythology, Jupiter Dipper Little The
of hundreds of thousands of stars. See this CEPHEUS
MAJOR
MINOR the Roman soldier eye test. (in Greek, Zeus) was the king of gods, MINOR
Gr URSA of
with binoculars or a small telescope on a LEO ruler of Olympus. Pegasus URSA
Mizar and Alcor are an optical double eat Square Dipper Big dark night. The
because they’re two stars close together Mars and Saturn are in the west at Located off the tail of Aquila is M11, an open LACERTA that often look like one to the naked eye. And sunset. Saturn will move behind
star cluster, made up of about 1,000 stars.
then there’s a third. Look at Mizar through the sun in late July. In Roman Alcor and
Mizar Mizar
Look in the middle of M11 and see a bright DRACO Deneb M39 a telescope, and you’ll see that it actually is mythology, Mars is the god LEO orange star. a binary star – two stars close together and of war, and Saturn is the god
revolving around each other. of agriculture. PEGASUS VENATICI
Like the binary stars? Another good one to Meteor showers Venus is a morning planet, found CANES CYGNUS
view is Epsilon Lyra, a binary star near Vega. The Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks July in the morning sky before sunrise. Vega And Alberio, the star at the bottom of Cygnus, 28, with the meteors appearing to fall from Planets travel through the east is a binary made up of a blue and yellow star. the constellation Aquarius. The moon will be
constellations on the ecliptic, west an evening crescent that night, so it should LYRA M13 COMA BERENICES BOOTES
shown as a dotted line on DELPHINUS be good viewing conditions. most calendar charts. Watch VULPECULA CORONA
for uncharted bright stars EQUULEUS SAGITTA BOREALIS
near that line. They are AQUARIUS probably planets. • HERCULES Moon 7/29/06 SERPENS Arcturus Altair (CAPUT) Books for budding astronomers VIRGO Want to help your kids get interested in the Night Sky by Carole Stott is a 61-page small- Stars! Stars! Stars! by Bob Barner AQUILLA stars? Here are some recommendations from sized book packed full of quick facts (our red is a bright, colorful book with paper SERPENS ecliptic Casey Nees, ’01, the youth services specialist for giant sun will eventually use up all its fuel and collage illustrations and simple (CAUDAI) Veteran’s Memorial Library, Mount Pleasant. become a white dwarf), simple experiments (use rhyming text. An example: “Shooting M11 a balloon to simulate a rocket blasting off), and stars streaking tails of sparkling OPHIUCHUS Spica Moon The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H.A. Rey 7/03/06 tips for viewing the stars (cover your flashlight light; The Big Dipper holding a scoop offers an easy way of seeing the shapes of the CAPRICORNUS SCUTUM with red cellophane to see your notebook without of night.” constellations. Rey is best known as the author using a blinding white flashlight). of the “Curious George” books, but “The Stars” The Young Astronomer by Harry Ford Jupiter isn’t only for children. It includes enough hard helps budding astronomers learn about LIBRA science in a clear presentation with sweet, simple the moon, sun, stars, comets, and galaxies. Antares Moon illustrations that also will appeal to adults. It includes activities for older children to Moon 7/06/06 7/10/06 understand everything from lunar eclipses to the pull of gravity. • SAGITARIUS SCORPIUS
LUPUS
south
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north
In the starry skies PERSEUS
CAMELOPARDALIS
LYNX
CASSIOPEIA
AMDROMEDA
M52
Polaris
Dipper Little The
CEPHEUS
MAJOR
MINOR MINOR
Gr URSA of LEO LEO
Pegasus URSA eat Square
Dipper Big The
LACERTA
Alcor and
Mizar Mizar
Deneb DRACO M39 LEO
PEGASUS VENATICI CANES CANES CYGNUS Vega east west
LYRA M13 COMA BERENICES BOOTES DELPHINUS VULPECULA CORONA
EQUULEUS SAGITTA BOREALIS AQUARIUS HERCULES Moon 7/29/06 SERPENS Arcturus Altair (CAPUT) VIRGO AQUILLA SERPENS ecliptic (CAUDAI)
M11 OPHIUCHUS Spica Moon 7/03/06 CAPRICORNUS SCUTUM
Jupiter
LIBRA
Antares Moon Moon 7/06/06 7/10/06
SAGITARIUS SCORPIUS
LUPUS
Star chart: Here is the night sky in July for much of the northern hemisphere. To use: Hold the chart above you, south correctly aligning the directions on the map with the direction you’re facing.
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Physics professors Glen Williams (above) and Wayne Osborn (right) are CMU’s astronomy gurus. In addition to teaching hundreds of students in astronomy classes each semester, Osborn and Williams also conduct research as astrophysicists. Williams, who conducts the open houses at CMU’s observatory, is spending his summer immersed in gases, magnetic fields, and radiation as he studies
white dwarf stars and the gaseous disks around photos by peggy brisbane them called accretion disks. Osborn is working to preserve 130-year-old sky observations recorded on sensitive glass plates. As observatories move to electronic photo storage systems, the old fragile plates are in danger of being destroyed. • Stars with stories Flashy beetles Most of the constellations have ancient myths into a swan to woo the maiden Leda. The bright Those fireflies that light up your backyard while to explain them. Sometimes the stories are star in the tail of the swan is named Deneb, the you’re stargazing? They’re actually beetles conflicting, and there’s often a Roman and a Arabic word for tail. And the brightest stars of flashing patterns of light in search of mates. Greek version of the tales. Here are some of Cygnus form a cross, so the constellation also is At dusk the male fireflies emerge from the our favorites. known as the northern cross. grass and fly low, flashing, in search of females. The females signal in response from Aquila the eagle Lyra the harp tall grass or other low perches. A short flash Aquila, the bird of Zeus, carried Ganymede in Lyra represents the harp of Orpheus, whose dialogue may ensue, and the male descends its talons to Mount Olympus to become the magical music charmed all. After Orpheus’ death, to the female to mate. cup bearer to the gods. That’s the good news. Jupiter placed the magic harp in the sky. But how do they light things up? The darker side of Aquila, however, is that Zeus Bioluminescence. It’s a chemical reaction ordered Aquila to attack Prometheus every day Scorpius the scorpion for years for giving fire to man. Hercules saved between oxygen and chemicals in the firefly’s Prometheus by slaying Aquila, who Zeus then The tale says that Juno commanded Scorpius to abdomen. Other insects can produce light, placed in the stars to always fly through the sky. attack Orion, the great hunter, who boasted that but fireflies are the only ones that can flash he could kill any animal on earth. The scorpion on and off at will. • stung Orion in the foot, killing him. Scorpio Cygnus the swan (a summer constellation) and Orion (a winter Various legends relate to Cygnus, the swan. One constellation) both found a place among the says that Cygnus represents Orpheus, who was stars, but they were placed apart so the battle changed into a swan at his death and placed in can never resume. Three bright stars, including the sky near Lyra, his magic harp. Another legend Antares, form the head of the scorpion, while its says Cygnus is really Zeus, who changed himself tail curves below it in the southern summer sky. •
181 8 Centralight Centralight Summer Summer 2006 2006 Consider the gear Want to take a closer look at the stars? Consider the mounting. Some inexpensive Consider buying a small telescope or good set telescopes have a simple altitude-azimuth of binoculars. mounting that allows the telescope to swivel up and down and side to side. If you would Telescopes come in two main types: refracting like a telescope that follows stars across telescopes that have a lens at the front, and the sky, you will need to get an “equatorial” reflecting telescopes that have a mirror at mounting. Some of these telescopes even the back. have motor drives to turn the telescope Here are some tips from our resident to follow the stars. This would astronomer, physics professor Glen Williams: be necessary if you want to use the telescope for The larger the diameter of the main lens astrophotography. or mirror, the better the image quality will be. As the diameter of the lens or Some of the more expensive mirror increases, the cost of the telescope telescopes are computerized, increases as well. and they have what are called “go to” systems. After some initial set-up they will Many manufacturers try to sell telescopes automatically move to objects in the sky. based on claims about the amount of These telescopes have an altitude-azimuth magnification that they can achieve. Ignore mounting, but they do follow stars across these claims. The amount of magnification the sky. depends on the focal length of the eyepiece that you have in the telescope. Usually, very A good resource for telescopes and high magnification is accompanied by a accessories is Orion, found on the Web at blurry image. www.telescope.com. •
Go rooftop at CMU Consider visiting CMU’s observatory for a stellar experience. Mingle with astronomy students while looking at the craters of the moon, planets, nebulae, double stars, and star clusters. The observatory on the roof of Brooks Hall houses a 16-inch reflecting telescope built to order for CMU about 10 years ago. The observatory closes for the summer, but open houses begin again in the fall and continue through spring at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday nights closest to the first quarter moon. Dates during the next school year are: Sept. 28 Feb. 22 Oct. 26 March 22 Nov. 30 April 26 Jan. 25 On clear nights during the open houses, 30 to 40 people look through the telescope, which is peggy brisbane computer controlled and has a pointing accuracy Professor Wayne Osborn changes a filter in the telescope that of a 60th of a degree. • was built for the CMU observatory about 10 years ago.
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CMU is an AA/EO institution (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo). FAX (989) 774-2480 ‘Crazy or what?’ Kevin Corbett isn’t crazy. “It’s about people who have these passions that they love, but that other people just don’t So he owns more than 100 watches, almost as understand,” says Corbett. “The ultimate many pairs of shoes, and enough cufflinks and conclusion is that these people are not crazy.” cocktail shakers to outfit a very classy army of bartenders. Apparently, when you talk to anyone about obsessions (most people prefer the word The CMU broadcast and cinematic arts professor “passions”), personal examples abound. That is, never gave his growing collections a second usually someone knows someone else whom thought – until the bike ride. they’d happily submit for a documentary on When Corbett hopped on his bike for two to three craziness – a neighbor, a co-worker, or even a hours after work to train for a 100-mile bike priest. In fact, Corbett found three of his own ride, also known as a “century ride,” he raised a colleagues at whom to aim his cameras. few eyebrows. Though 100 miles actually isn’t Exhibit A: Diane Krider, interim assistant dean of a lot for those who ride in certain circles, people the College of Communication and Fine Arts. (namely his wife) started calling Corbett crazy. Entering Krider’s office, you’d swear you had So he sought out the testimony of others who stumbled upon some top secret Coca-Cola display even more unusual behavior than riding corporate historical archive locked away in Mount a bicycle for three hours to confirm his sanity. Pleasant. Your eye darts from the huge old-time He enlisted the help of a few students, and the Coke sign beaming brightly above a bookshelf, result became a documentary, working title: Crazy or What?
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‘Crazy or what?’By Cynthia J. Drake to the rows and rows of bottles, to a dizzying For his documentary, Corbett talked with Another of Corbett’s colleagues, broadcast number of tchotchkes – Coke stapler, Coke psychologists about the normality of the behaviors and cinematic arts professor Ken Jurkiewicz, telephone, Coke charm bracelet. exhibited by his subjects. He found that there is has hoarded more than 10,000 films over no real clinical definition of “obsession” outside the years – most of which are unopened and Then, almost on cue, you get thirsty for a certain of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which he unviewed – since beginning a love affair with the carbonated beverage. says is very different from the sort of obsession movies as a young child. “I don’t freak out when people drink Pepsi,” Krider that drives a person to collect an office full of Corbett says he hopes viewers will watch his says humbly, though she personally would never Coke memorabilia. documentary and reflect on the people they know be caught dead with anything other than Coke. “Obsessive-compulsive disorder is fear-based,” who have a misunderstood hobby or collection. When students walk into Krider’s office and take says Corbett. “It’s not fun or pleasant for people “One of the psychologists I interviewed says that a seat on her Coke bench, she says they get who have it. (My subjects) don’t hurt anybody for some people, being obsessive can result in distracted and forget why they came in. Others or get to the point where it interferes with their good things,” he says. “It can be therapeutic, a have contributed to her collection. She says it social relationships. good release. And think about it – what would they belongs to everyone. “If these people are crazy, then everyone else is.” do if they didn’t have this thing to obsess about?” “International students, they bring me back One man Corbett interviewed has a house stuffed For the record, Corbett wears a size 8 shoe and a can,” she says. “Everyone shares with me with Christmas ornaments, trees, and lights 365 prefers a nice lace-up style with a sturdy sole. He someone they know with a Coca-Cola connection, days a year. would not, however, recommend a 100-mile bike and they’re usually very heartfelt, warm stories. ride in such a shoe. • “Growing up, his family was basically poor, and “I hate to think that this is some sort of problem. I they barely got by. His father worked double and just can’t throw away sentimental things.” even triple shifts so that they could have a nice Christmas,” Corbett says. He found that adulthood is often the chance to live out a passion that Documenting obsessions. Above left: Broadcast and started as a child. cinematic arts professor Kevin Corbett discusses his inspiration for making a documentary on people’s passions. Center: Diane Krider, interim assistant dean of the College of Communication and Fine Arts, owns up to her own obsession with Coke. Right: Corbett works with a student on recording sound for his documentary.
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Lights, camera …
footballBy Scott Rex CMU’s football season will unfold in the national dates and kickoff times. With an increasing Bazuin buzz spotlight and under the stars this fall. number of television networks seeking to fill Keep your eye on senior defensive end Daniel evening time slots with college football games, The Chippewas will face opponents from the Big Bazuin this fall. permanent lights at Kelly/Shorts provide CMU Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference, and Southeastern the opportunity to expose its football program, The reigning MAC Defensive Player of the Year Conference, as well as host the defending Mid- facilities, and campus to a nationwide audience. has received quite a bit of preseason buzz as he American Conference champs. Among CMU’s five was tabbed a second team All-America selection home opponents, two participated in bowl games CMU raises the curtain on the 2006 campaign in by NationalChamps.net, and he is included on the following the 2005 season. grand style Thursday, August 31, hosting Boston watch lists for two big national awards. College at Kelly/Shorts. ESPN2 will televise the Along with a high-profile schedule that features contest, arguably the most-anticipated game in The Rotary Lombardi Award is presented to the nationally prominent opponents and intriguing CMU history. Boston College, the first opponent nation’s top lineman (offensive or defensive), matchups comes one fundamental difference from the ACC to visit Mount Pleasant, finished 9- and the Lott Trophy embodies integrity, maturity, from seasons past – CMU will play only seven of 3 and won the MPC Computers Bowl last season. performance, academics, community, and tenacity. its 12 regular season games on Saturdays. The Winners will be announced in December. • other five will be on Thursday or Friday nights, all Television plans also have been finalized for of which will be televised. three of the Chippewas’ final five games. ESPNU will carry the Thursday, October 19, matchup “This is a demanding schedule and a great against Bowling Green, while contests on Friday, challenge for our team, but it also presents the November 10, against Western Michigan (ESPN opportunity for us to gain exposure on a national Classic or ESPNU) and Friday, November 17, at level,” said head coach Brian Kelly when the Northern Illinois (ESPNU) also will hit the ESPN schedule was finalized. “Going into our third year, family airwaves. gaining national exposure is what we were aiming for. Now we have to back that up and show that we Season ticket orders are now being accepted, deserve that attention by playing good football.” with individual game tickets going on sale July 1. Call the athletics ticket office at The addition of permanent lights, which will be 1-888-FIRE-UP-2. • installed this summer at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, has allowed CMU greater flexibility in scheduling barclay photos by robert
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Smith resigns Men’s basketball coach who were positive representatives of CMU. As The Chippewas also won at No. 23-ranked Jay Smith resigned in May a credit to his leadership, his teams earned two Notre Dame, Purdue, and Michigan during his after nine years with the conference championships and had success in coaching tenure. Chippewas. the NCAA Tournament,” Heeke said. CMU was 95-160 under Smith and posted “We fully respect Jay’s Twice Smith was named Mid-American a 52-110 MAC record. The 95 victories rank decision to leave the Conference Coach of the Year after leading CMU fourth in CMU men’s basketball history, while coaching profession to to regular season titles in 2001 and 2003. The his nine seasons also rank as the fourth-longest spend more time with 2003 squad won a school-record 25 games en coaching tenure. his family,” Athletics Director Dave Heeke said route to the regular season and MAC Tournament Smith had one year left in his contract. A national following Smith’s announcement. titles. CMU went on to win its 2003 first-round search has begun for his replacement. • NCAA Tournament game over No. 15-ranked “During the last nine years, Jay has operated a Creighton, 79-73, before falling to Duke in the basketball program that has given this university second round. and community much to be proud of. He strived to maintain a program with student-athletes
Great grades For the record All-Americans – again Senior co-captain Michelle Noble consistently A pair of Chippewa wrestlers repeated as All- Three baseball players etched their names in earned straight A’s to lead her soccer team to the America selections at the NCAA Championships CMU’s career record book this season. Only a top in the nation academically. in March. junior, Bryan Mitzel is the career leader in doubles The team earned a cumulative 3.63 GPA – the (48) while ranking second in home runs (40) Senior 149-pounder Mark DiSalvo and highest among the 308 colleges that play Division and extra base hits (91) and third in RBI (180). sophomore 197-pounder Wynn Michalak both I women’s soccer. Senior pitcher Ty Dunham is the career leader placed eighth overall in their respective weight classes. They became the ninth and 10th “I’m proud to have played for a program where in innings pitched (349.0) and strikeouts (274). wrestlers in CMU history to earn All-American the coaching staff and athletics department Senior outfielder J.T. Jones is first in at-bats honors more than once. CMU placed 26th in the continually emphasize the importance of (728) and second in runs (183). Junior infielder overall team standings. • excellence in the classroom as well as on the Ben Humphrey set a new single-season record soccer field,” Noble says. with 72 RBI as the Chippewas claimed the Mid- American Conference West Division title. • Hot-hitting Hudson This spring U.S. Congressman Dave Camp (R- Michigan) visited campus to honor the team. Camp Conference champs Sophomore softball player Amy Hudson hit a presented head coach Toni Ditucci, assistant coach school-record .414 (63 for 152) this year to Kate Dylag and captains Noble, Laura Roberts, and The men’s track team repeated as Mid-American become just the third CMU player to hit .400 for a Jacquie Lacek with a tribute. • Conference champions during the outdoor season season. The other two were both All-Americans – with a dramatic showing at the league meet in Pam Stanley (.404 in 1991) and Kris Tipmore mid-May. (.400 in 1988). Hudson’s .414 average led the Marathon man Mid-American Conference and ranked among the The Chippewas erased a 42-point deficit heading Former CMU cross country runner Luke top marks nationally. She was a first team All- into the final day to win their third title in the last Humphrey ran a personal best time of 2:15:23 in MAC selection for the second straight year. • four years. the Boston Marathon in April to place 11th overall and the sixth fastest U.S. finisher. Sprinter Johnie Drake capped his career by earning the meet’s Most Outstanding Track Humphrey runs for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Performance award with titles in the 100-meter Project based in Rochester. It was his first time and 200-meter races. Jim Knapp was tabbed the running the prestigious Boston event. conference’s Coach of the Year for the eighth time In a story in the Boston Globe, Humphrey in his career. summed up his success: “I’m beating guys who CMU won six of the 21 events, but it was CMU’s destroyed me in college.” 1-2-3 sweep in the 200 meters that put the Humphrey competed for CMU from 1999 through Chippewas in front for the first time after 19 2003, earning All-Mid-American Conference events. Drake won the 200 meters, followed by honors three times in his career. • Pierre Vinson and Steve Wezner. All three were major point scorers in individual events, and each ran a leg for the championship 4x100m relay team. •
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Get in the circle
Ever wonder what your freshman year roommate within the inCircle community. You know your only those people you know and trust, and is doing now? Have you been trying to catch up freshman roommate, and your roommate knows join groups based on your location, interests, with an old classmate that you’ve lost touch with? the VP of a company you’d like to do business hobbies, or school clubs. Anything from Maybe you just graduated and are trying to use with. CMU inCircle actually shows you these new mothers comparing notes, to mountain your CMU connections to land your first job? connections and lets you visualize your existing bikers recommending trails, to a local chapter extended network. By building your network and sharing event photos and organizing its next If this sounds familiar – and you’re still reading inviting your friends to do the same, your reach gathering – it’s up to you. You can even create this column – then I have some exciting news to throughout the community grows exponentially. your own groups! share with you. We have recently launched a new and secure online networking community to help CMU inCircle dedicates an entire portion of Plus, you can connect anywhere, anytime you you reconnect, stay connected, and meet new the inCircle community to job opportunities have an Internet connection – at home or on alumni through the people you already know. We exclusively for CMU alumni. Not only can you the road, at noon or 2 a.m. Enjoy this great call it CMU inCircle. view job postings listed on inCircle, but you can opportunity to network with other Chippewas actually see if you have an inCircle connection at in your area, across the country, or around CMU inCircle is a free service provided by the the company that is hiring. Posting jobs on the the globe. Visit incircle.cmualum.com or alumni association exclusively for CMU alumni. inCircle site is open to the public. If you are a www.cmualum.com and click on the CMU Sharing pictures, thoughts, job opportunities, and business owner or hiring manager, your company inCircle tab to start growing your network today! news with your fellow trusted alumni has never can post job openings on the CMU inCircle site by been easier. Through CMU inCircle, you can tap With CMU pride, visiting centmich.incirclejobs.com. into one of the greatest resources available to you – your network of CMU friends. Is this just for finding business contacts? Not at all. CMU inCircle is whatever each individual Most people are familiar with the concept of six alumnus wants to make of it. You fill out your degrees of separation. You know Sarah, Sarah profile with whatever information you want knows John, and John knows Kevin Bacon, right? to share, invite and accept invitations from Chris Austin, ’95 MBA ’04 Well, now you can employ the same concept Associate director of alumni relations
Alumni clubs Get the sports scoop Boston area Florida’s Knoxville, Tenn., area San Antonio/Austin, Meet new Athletics Director Dave Heeke and Jeff McMaster, ’89 West Palm Beach area Aaron J. Todd, ’97 Texas, area Head Football Coach Brian Kelly to get the jeffmaryanne@ Paul Gaba, ’88 [email protected] Kathleen Mackenzie, ’82 latest on CMU athletics for 2006-07. Meet comcast.net (561) 352-0635 (865) 974-4481 (512) 733-2771 them: Cincinnati area chippewa@ Milwaukee area [email protected] Call (800) 358-6903. wellingtondebate.com Mark Bender, ’95 San Diego area July 27 in Grand Rapids at McFadden’s. Florida’s East Indianapolis area mark.bender@ Greg Cox, ’00 August 1 at Bay Valley Hotel and Resort Central area Grace Ketchum, ’69 med.ge.com (858) 534-0437 in Bay City. (317) 842-0851 [email protected] Karen, ’94, and Gary New England area August 2 at Andiamo Novi Dirty Martini Lounge. Aalbregtse, ’72 graceandclark@ Kevin Richards, ’89 San Francisco area [email protected] comcast.net (203) 840-6221 Jan Houts, ’82 Check www.cmualum.com for further details. Florida’s Katie Reed, ’92 krichards@ (650) 543-0110 Gulf Coast area [email protected] reedexpo.com [email protected] Kim Maszera, ’90 Kansas City area New York City Western [email protected] Frank Moussa, ’85 Adam Ebnit, ’03 Pennsylvania area (913) 962-9620 [email protected] Jeff Rivard, ’66 fhmoussa@ North Carolina (412) 826-2180 agtop.state.ks.us Rodger Skirvin, ’78 [email protected] [email protected] Terry Guttrich, ’57 (910) 215-8916
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Catching up with the chapters Band Phoenix Alumni events The alumni band held its annual spring concert Phoenix area alumni and friends watched the in March on campus, proving once again that our Phoenix Coyotes take on the Detroit Redwings at July talented students turn into talented alumni. the Glendale Arena. 14 Negro League Celebration, Comerica Park; $10 tickets available. Wine tasters gathered for an event at the Kokopelli Dallas 17 Traverse City golf outing, Grand Traverse Winery and Bistro in downtown Chandler, Arizona. In April, alumni and friends gathered in Dallas to Resort. watch the Texas Rangers take on the Detroit Tigers. San Antonio 20 Straits of Mackinac Summer Music Cruise hosted by CMU Public Broadcasting. Houston Alumni gathered at the Blue Star Brewing Co. for a casual meal. Some university administrators 21 “Barefoot in the Park” presented by CMU Alumni and friends gathered in February at The Summer Theater at the Boyne City Public attended to give everyone news from campus. Tasting Room for a wine tasting and social event. Schools Performing Arts Center. Post- Robert Kohrman, dean of the College of Science Tampa, Florida performance reception at Wolverine-Dillworth. and Technology, joined the group. 24 Canadian Lakes Bridges Program. Strikes and pizza! Alumni gathered for a fun Integrative public relations evening of bowling and socializing at Splitsville in August The IPR Tampa. A good group of bowlers turned out and 3 South Bend Silver Hawks vs. West Michigan constituent met some new alumni in the process. Whitecaps baseball game in South Bend, chapter met Here: Tampa Indiana. in March in alumni club 15 Grand Rapids golf outing, The Highlands. Grand Rapids president Kim 29 Yankees vs. Tigers baseball game in for its annual Maszera holds New York City. board retreat. future Chippewa 30 Fire Up Fest, Kelly/Shorts Stadium, campus. Gabriella. September Metro Detroit 9 Tailgate party at CMU vs. University of Michigan football game, Ann Arbor. More than 100 alumni and friends watched the 21 Flint area alumni social gathering, Mario’s Detroit Pistons take on the LA Clippers in February. Restaurant and Pizzeria. Although they were Pistons fans, they also cheered at the mention of the Clippers’ Chris Kaman, 23 Flint area golf outing, Woodfield Country Club. former CMU center. Before the game, the group Washington, D.C. 30 Tailgate party at CMU vs. Kentucky football gathered at Hoops. game, Lexington, Kentucky. CMU’s Brass Band joined with the Henry Ford October Community College Jazz Band for a concert at 14 Homecoming. the Ford Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. 19 Flint area alumni social gathering, Mario’s Following the concert, the musicians put down Restaurant and Pizzeria. their instruments and joined alumni and friends for 20 Michigan Story Festival, Mount Pleasant. a post-performance reception. 21 Michigan Story Festival, Mount Pleasant. Las Vegas November Alumni and friends gathered as the Las Vegas 2 Boston event. Wranglers took on the Utah Grizzlies. 4 Tailgate party at CMU vs. Temple football Naples, Florida In March, a lively group of alumni and friends game, Philadelphia. enjoyed pre-game dinner at “drinx” in Washington, 16 Alumni Toys for Tots social, Mario’s Restaurant Alumni and friends gathered for dinner poolside D.C., before the Wizards vs. Pistons game. • and Pizzeria, Flint. at the Naples Hilton in February to hear from President Michael Rao and Athletics Director Dave Heeke about CMU’s 2010 plan and athletics. The event was enjoyable but a little cool as the Naples temperature dropped unseasonably low. Summer 2006 Centralight 27 M a r o o n a n d g o l d
Takeover raises funds; new award honors Al Painter
By Kathy Banfield Shaw, ’74 Broadcast and cinematic arts chapter president One of the most visible accomplishments of the The BCA constituent chapter also is visible on positions at WMHW-FM, serving as a working role BCA constituent alumni chapter over the past six campus both in the classroom and during the model to future broadcasters to be dedicated and years is the annual Alumni Takeover of student annual BCA Awards Banquet. Alums consistently have pride in their work. He became an example station WMHW-FM (Modern Rock 91.5) during return to campus speaking to students about the for overcoming obstacles to achieve higher goals. Homecoming weekend. industry they are training to enter. We hope that through this award, Al’s work ethic and determination will live on through the chosen In what began as an idea of a few BCA alums In addition the BCA chapter established an freshman BCA students. in 1999, the takeover now features alums from Outstanding Freshman Award in 2005. This across the nation returning to campus, reliving year the award was named to honor 1976 The Spring 2006 issue of Centralight highlighted their radio shows, and reconnecting with former BCA graduate Al Painter, who passed away in BCA alums Kevin and Liz Campbell, who classmates and faculty. It also features on-location February 2006. The Outstanding Freshman established the Campbell Equipment Endowment. remotes from the alumni brunch and Alumni Award is named in recognition of Painter who, Kevin is an active BCA alumnus and also Village, helping promote both the success of the even blind, was able to overcome what he called holds a part-time teaching position in the BCA BCA department and CMU as a whole. Participants “an inconvenience” to motivate and mentor a department. It’s alums like the Campbells who have also been very generous, as the takeover is generation of now-successful broadcasters. make the BCA constituent chapter a relevant now the primary fundraiser for the chapter. Despite his blindness, Al worked hard at CMU, and integral part of the School of Broadcast and both academically and through student leadership Cinematic Arts. •
Alumni board Meet Annie Galgoczi President Directors Annie Galgoczi, Thomas Lapka, ’78 Michael Ardelean, ’03 Lynn Garrett, ’97 Erin Matusiewicz, ’00 ’04, is the newest Ada Shelby Township Detroit Detroit addition to the work: (517) 482-0222 Doug Brown, ’81 Jan (Keegan) Hagland, ’77 Anne Monroe, ’96 alumni relations [email protected] Harbor Springs Berkley Mount Pleasant staff at CMU. First vice president Jean (Bennett) Brown, ’88 Daniel Herzog, ’91 Darcy Orlik, ’92 MSA ’95 Sheldon Lennox, ’81 Annie serves as Novi Saginaw Mount Pleasant Rockford the adviser to the work: (616) 292-5865 Janet Burns, MA ’83 Timothy Hicks, ’74 Edward F. Schroll, ’77 MA student alumni [email protected] Ed.S. ’89 MA ’77 ’78 Ed.S. ’91 association and Mount Pleasant Muskegon Yucaipa, California Second vice president coordinates events for alumni chapters, Darlene Nowak-Baker, ’87 Kevin Campbell, ’74 Christopher Jablonski, ’83 Charles Selinger, ’94 clubs, and constituent groups. Annie also Lansing MA ’76 Bloomfield Hills MS ’98 plans and implements Alumni Reunion Midland work: (248) 358-6403 Robert Kennedy, ’87 Ceresco Weekend, summer golf outings, and [email protected] Ryan A. Fewins, ’02 Northville Robert VanDeventer, ’74 campus programming. MA ’04 Adrian LaMar, ’89 Saginaw Bay City Reach her at (989) 774-1485 or Wyoming Jeffery Vredevoogd, ’82 [email protected]. • Grandville
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Mmmm … good Wrestling fans CMU alumni gathered at the 2006 NCAA national wrestling championships in Oklahoma in March. Gregory Plumb, ’78, of Sulpher, Oklahoma, was one such fan and snapped this photo for us. “It was great meeting many of the families and friends of the CMU wrestlers,” Plumb says. “While this year’s results at nationals didn’t meet everyone’s high expectations, the Chippewas can nevertheless still be proud of their stellar regular season.” peggy brisbane Jen Lancto, president-elect of CMU’s Student Alumni Association, hands out cotton candy during Gentle Friday festivities on campus this spring. Heather Cram, right, past president of the student alumni group, stops by for a sweet treat.
Alumni chapters Michigan chapters National chapters Constituent chapters Ann Arbor Lansing Atlanta Los Angeles African-American Integrative Bob Balicki, ’79, Jim Nowak, ’94 Lisa Sommer, ’04 Patti, ’83, and Ed Schroll, Lynn Garrett public relations and Gail Elliott, ’94 [email protected] [email protected] ’77 MA ’78 Ed.S. ’91 [email protected] Abigail Dean, ’01 home: (909) 446-1946 home: (630) 513-8278 Bob: (313) 608-7922 Mount Pleasant Mark Guy, ’00 Band Gail: (313) 608-7923 [email protected] Tom Broka, ’72 abby_dean03@ Dan Gaken, ’04 home: (770) 475-3447 hotmail.com [email protected] Phoenix home: (989) 684-0462 [email protected] Chicago gaelliott@ Dale Wernette, ’67 [email protected] Latino compuserve.com Northern Michigan Ira Kreft, ’77 [email protected] Broadcast and Laura Gonzales, ’79 Kristen Beach, ’97 [email protected] MA ’89 Battle Creek (480) 515-5132 cinematic arts counselor_klb@ Cleveland [email protected] T.R. Shaw, ’82 hotmail.com Reno Kathy Banfield Shaw, ’74 Call the alumni office at home: (616) 965-2979 home: (269) 965-2979 (231) 487-1073 Carol Perrigo, ’72 Leader advancement (800) 358-6903 for [email protected] [email protected] (775) 747-5066 scholars Traverse City information. College of Business Dan Gaken, ’04 Rene Johnson, ’78 Anne Monroe [email protected] Dallas Administration [email protected] work: (269) 388-8403 monroe2am@yahoo. Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson, ’82 Julie Nowicki, ’96 (989) 774-2698 Rjohnson@ com Tony Brown, ’02 home: (817) 416-0667 [email protected] Physician assistant kalamazoogazette.com home: (202) 882-2993 Tri-cities [email protected] Andrew Booth abrown@ English Detroit Ricardo Resio, ’95 andrewbooth@ Houston morganfinnegan.com Monica Brady, ’03 Christopher Jablonski, ’83 [email protected] hotmail.com christopher.jablonski@ Bill Cox, ’83 [email protected] home: (713) 722-0911 gmail.com Football ROTC [email protected] Don P. Case, ’60 Flint Chuck Selinger, ’94 Ted Bunker, ’69 Las Vegas [email protected] Recreation, parks home: (810) 694-7359 Ann Marie Fredrickson, ’94 Honors and leisure [email protected] home: (702) 655-2118 Bryan Wieferich services administration [email protected] (800) 956-0051 Chris Bundy, ’88 Grand Rapids bryan_wieferich@ (989) 779-5328 Pam Murray, ’77 MA ’83 [email protected] home: (616) 249-0898 yahoo.com Or Honors Program Susan Wells, ’77 [email protected] (989) 774-3902 wellss@ co.oakland.mi.us (248) 858-4634 Student Alumni Association Jen Lancto [email protected]
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From the archives archives cmu
When Frances Martin returned to CMU in 1956 after a year of working with teachers in Afghanistan, children in the College Elementary School at CMU welcomed her home. Martin spent 26 years at CMU, from 1936 to 1962, as chairwoman of the elementary education program. In her role, she oversaw the College Elementary School, also called the lab school, where prospective teachers gained experience. As shown here, the College Elementary School was housed in what would later be named Smith Hall. In the 1950s and 1960s, the College Elementary School was housed in Rowe Hall. The school was phased out in the late 1960s. Did you or someone you know attend the lab school at Central? If so, CMU’s College of Education and Human Services would like to hear from you. Contact Roxanne Jordan by e-mail at [email protected] or phone at (989) 774-6448 with your name, address, and the years attended. •
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Donor issues challenge to support Parkinson’s research Matching gifts are sought for a challenge grant from a generous donor to help a CMU professor find the key to reduce or eliminate the side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease. An anonymous donor has offered a $50,000 matching gift over two years if CMU can raise an equal amount toward a study by psychology professor Justin Oh-Lee. Oh-Lee is trying to improve treatments for Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Some of his research has been targeted at ways to prevent or alleviate the side effects of levodopa, or L-Dopa, the most commonly prescribed drug to treat Parkinson’s disease. CMU’s College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences will host several fundraising events in various areas of the state to raise the peggy brisbane matching funds, but also will accept individual Justin Oh-Lee works with students in the neuropharmacology lab in donations, says Alison Miller, development officer the Brain Research and Integrative Neurosciences Center at CMU. for the college. disorder of unknown origin with no known cure for Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative “We’re seeking support from organizations and that affects nearly 1.5 million Americans. The diseases. His studies have been published in individuals who have an interest in improving the cost of treatment nationally is more than $5.6 Science and Nature, as well as the Journal of quality of life for people with this disease,” Miller billion a year. Findings from my research can Neuroscience, Experimental Neurology, and says. “This work is very important, and we’ve provide a more accurate understanding of the Neuropharmacology. • had many alumni who have shown interest in pharmacological activity of L-Dopa and similar supporting these efforts.” drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease and accelerate our ability to develop safer and more To learn how to help CMU meet this In Parkinson’s disease, an area of the brain that effective pharmacological intervention strategies $50,000 challenge, contact Alison releases a neurotransmitter chemical called to help with the treatment and improve the quality Miller, College of Humanities and dopamine is severely damaged, causing impaired of life for patients.” Social and Behavioral Sciences movement and abnormal motor function. development director. Oh-Lee is a leading researcher in this field. In “The study is critical, since this is a major 2005 he received a three-year grant from the U.S. public health problem,” Oh-Lee says. (989) 774-3354 National Institutes of Health to develop treatments “Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative [email protected] A gala event College of Communication and Fine Arts Dean Sue Ann Martin addresses the crowd of more than 250 at the college’s Opus IX gala event April 1. The fundraising event for the School of Music featured performances by music students and faculty and a dinner catered by The Embers. The evening’s theme, “New Year’s in April: A Fool’s Fete,” was evident in the festive décor, which included brightly colored linens and traditional New Year’s Eve noisemakers. • barclay robert Summer 2006 Centralight 31 i n s u p p o r t Common ground along party lines Proposed Hart/Milliken speaker series encourages civil approaches to politics
By Dan Digmann Partisanship and divisiveness are increasingly “If both sides understand that of each other, they common obstacles that work to tarnish, rather can work together to find common ground to than enhance, the legislative process in America. benefit the people they serve.” In response to this trend, CMU is raising funds The Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken to establish an endowment that will honor the Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics legacies of two respected Michigan politicians will provide a forum where students can listen, and will challenge students to approach politics in learn, and engage in meaningful dialogue a way that embraces America’s diversity of ideas focusing on a range of current political and and perspectives. policy-making issues. The Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Milliken says he is honored to have his name Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics paired with Hart’s for a lectureship that will will bring to campus individuals from the public facilitate and encourage a spirit of political and private sectors who have demonstrated a compromise, cooperation, and inclusiveness. commitment to stimulating positive change in “Senator Hart was a very fine statesman who was American politics and policy making. respected and admired by members from both U.S. Sen. Philip Hart (above) and Michigan Gov. William Milliken (at right) spoke on the same stage, different days, at a teach-in at CMU in 1970. “Politics in America has become such an ugly political parties,” he says. game weighed down by partisan bickering and Milliken said such a speaker series, which will an unwillingness to listen and compromise,” help to shape the ideologies of tomorrow’s Different parties, same event says E. Gary Shapiro, dean of the College of political leaders, is needed to change the Hart and Milliken spoke at CMU in 1970 Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. “excessive partisanship and meanness” he sees “There is no better time than now to teach our Working together with members of opposing in today’s political climate. students to be fair leaders and to learn how to do political parties is a respected trait of the politics in a better way, similar to Philip Hart and “I feel strongly that we have moved away from legendary careers of Democrat Philip A. Hart and William Milliken.” civil approaches to civil problems,” Milliken says. Republican William G. Milliken. “What CMU is attempting to do with this speaker The College of Humanities and Social and The Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken series is commendable and important.” Behavioral Sciences has set a goal of raising $1 Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics million to establish the speaker series endowment Shapiro said the speaker series, to be isn’t the first time the two respected leaders have honoring the two esteemed leaders. hosted annually on CMU’s main campus, will been connected at CMU. complement the Robert and Marjorie Griffin The distinguished careers of Hart and Milliken The late U.S. Sen. Hart and former Michigan Endowed Chair in American Government and remain as shining examples of cooperation and Gov. Milliken shared the spotlight more than its twice-yearly forums addressing public policy tolerance, Shapiro says. three decades ago as featured speakers during issues. He pointed out that the speaker series a four-day teach-in event. According to the April The late Philip A. Hart, a Democrat, served will connect with students from a variety of other 20, 1970, issue of Central Michigan Life, the on- Michigan as a U.S. Senator from 1958 to 1976 academic disciplines. campus program was “part of a nationwide effort and was regarded by his colleagues in both “This endowment will offer students opportunities to focus attention on today’s ecological crisis.” parties as “the conscience of the Senate.” to interact with professionals they normally Gov. Milliken opened the teach-in with the Milliken, a Republican, served as Michigan’s wouldn’t be able to interact with,” Shapiro says. session, “Environmental Crisis,” and Sen. Hart governor from 1969 to 1982 and is remembered “It also will provide stability within the college that addressed students two days later with his as a moderate governor whose pursuit of will enable us to better prepare our students to be speech, “Environmental Issues and Legislation.” cooperation and consensus among Michigan future leaders.” legislators earned the love and respect of citizens To learn how to support the Philip A. Hart and throughout the state. William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for “Republicans and Democrats don’t have to agree Integrity in Politics, contact Alison Miller, college on everything,” Milliken says. “What is important director of development, at (989) 774-3354 or is to not demonize the opposition and to [email protected]. • recognize that they might have good arguments and reasons why they feel the way they do.
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New building for Common ground along party lines budding teachers CMU’s teacher education program will get a completely new home in the next few years, instead of renovations to Ronan Hall as initially planned. The building will be constructed where the middle quad of Washington Street Apartments currently stands. Four apartment buildings will be demolished to make room, and the two other quads will continue to serve as university housing. “The new plan will allow our programming needs to dictate the building’s design, classroom configuration, and lab spaces,” says Karen Adams, dean of the College of Education and Human Services. “Staying in our present location would have limited our options.” Construction is set to begin in early 2007 and be completed by summer 2009. • archives cmu U.S. Sen. Philip Hart (above) and Michigan Gov. William Milliken (at right) spoke on the same stage, different days, at a teach-in at CMU in 1970. Different parties, same event Hart and Milliken spoke at CMU in 1970 Philip A. Hart William G. Milliken Donor luncheon 1912-1976 Born: March 26, 1922, in Traverse City Jon Voigtman, ’84, and Terri Voigtman, ’85, Born: December 10, 1912, in Bryn Mawr, delivered the keynote address at the annual Education: Bachelor’s degree, Yale University, 1946 Pennsylvania Scholarship and Endowment Luncheon to Military service: U.S. Army Air Corps, recognize CMU scholarship donors and recipients. Education: Bachelor’s degree, Georgetown 1943 to 1945 Jon is managing director of HSBC Securities in University, 1934; juris doctor degree, University of New York City, and the Voigtmans split their time Michigan Senate, Michigan Law School, 1937 Political experience: between homes in New Jersey and Vermont. They 1961 to 1964; lieutenant governor, 1965 to Military service: U.S. Army, 1941 to 1946 support the College of Business Administration 1969; became governor in 1969 after Gov. with an endowed scholarship. • Political experience: Lieutenant governor, 1955 George Romney resigned to assume a cabinet to 1958; elected as U.S. Senator, 1958; re-elected appointment in the Nixon administration; elected in 1964 and 1970. Hart held this office until he governor in 1970, 1974, and 1978. died Dec. 26, 1976, following a battle with cancer. Worth repeating: “I’ve always felt that good Worth repeating: Sen. Hart had earned universal government is good politics … it’s a key to respect and admiration on both sides of the maintaining the public’s trust and respect for aisle and was recognized and honored shortly public officials,” Milliken says. “When that is lost, before his death through the naming of the Phil the strength of our democracy is weakened.” A. Hart Senate Office Building. “Naming it for Phil Milliken’s CMU connections: William Grawn Hart was a nice gesture,” wrote Mary McGrory, Milliken is the grandson of Charles T. Grawn, the Washington Post columnist. “And if they could first president of Central Michigan Normal School.
build his qualities … into the walls, we would barclay robert In 1968, the CMU Board of Trustees awarded have a Senate that would astound the world with Milliken, then Michigan’s lieutenant governor, its civility and enlightenment.” an honorary doctor of laws degree. CMU photo Hart’s CMU connections: CMU photo archives archives document Gov. Milliken attending CMU document Hart as Michigan’s lieutenant governor, President William Boyd’s inauguration in 1969. speaking at a Young Democrats meeting in 1955.
Summer 2006 Centralight 33 i n s u p p o r t New hall named for Fabianos A family whose business roots started in Italy is extending its legacy to CMU. The CMU Board of Trustees recently named the Fabiano Family Residence Hall to honor the significant contributions and history of the family that built Fabiano Brothers Inc. – owned by James C. and (Evangeline) Lee Fabiano and their sons, James C. II and Joseph R. II. James and Lee also have two daughters, Claudia and Maureen, and 14 grandchildren. “Central Michigan University has been fortunate to count the Fabiano family among its most loyal and generous supporters for generations,” says CMU President Michael Rao. “A residence hall bearing the Fabiano name is a great tribute to the incredible impact this family has made
on CMU students, graduates, and the Mount barclay robert Pleasant community.” From left, James C. Fabiano II, James C. Fabiano, and Joseph R. Fabiano stand outside the Fabiano Family Residence Hall, which will be open for students this fall. In a country where more than 80 percent of family businesses fail after the first generation, the fourth wife and seven children to America. In the early president of the CMU Century Club. From 1999 to generation is at the helm of Fabiano Brothers Inc. years, the Fabiano family struggled to make a 2004, he served on CMU’s Board of Trustees and living at their stores in Lansing and Eaton Rapids. presided as chairman the last year of his tenure. The company is one of Michigan’s largest beverage distribution companies. It is in the George also financed a store in Mount Pleasant “We have always had a strong allegiance to top 10 percent of volume in Anheuser-Busch’s for his daughter and son-in-law to operate. education,” Fabiano says. “We’ve had and national distribution system. The couple died when the flu epidemic of 1919 continue to have many CMU students and alumni struck, and George moved his family to Mount employed in the marketing, warehousing, and “The naming of this CMU building is a great honor Pleasant and raised the couple’s four children technology areas.” for our entire family,” says James C. Fabiano. along with his own. “We think it’s important that the whole family is The Fabiano family helped make the university’s recognized; it is because of our ancestors who That year, George and his two sons, Frank and New Vision of Excellence Campaign an over- came here long ago that we are here today.” Joseph (James C. Fabiano’s father), opened the whelming success, says Michael Leto, vice president George Fabiano Fruit Market in downtown Mount of development and alumni relations at CMU. The business began circa 1885 in southern Italy Pleasant. During Prohibition, the business sold where grandfather George Fabiano opened a small “The generosity of the Fabiano family helped “near beer.” After Prohibition was repealed, the cantina that sold fruits, vegetables, and wine. make CMU’s first capital campaign exceed its company began distributing beer and wine. fundraising goal, and their gifts help ensure that He immigrated to the United States in 1899 and James C. Fabiano has shown his support for CMU the academic quality of programs being offered to worked on the railroad, returning annually to Italy. and the community in many ways. He served as students will continue for generations to come,” By 1911 he had saved enough money to bring his chairman of the CMU Development Board and Leto says. •
Help light it up at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Athletics needs your help to light up the night at terms of scheduling. Our television appearances The CMU Board of Trustees approved the Kelly/Shorts Stadium this season. will expose CMU to new people throughout the permanent lighting fixtures in February, and the country, and they will get a chance to see the great structures will be in place before the opener In addition to your attendance at the three weeknight college atmosphere here in Mount Pleasant.” against Boston College, a preseason Top 25 pick football games, financial assistance is needed for a by a number of publications. campaign that will be launched later this summer to All three of the Chippewas’ home night games raise funds for the permanent light structures. this season are being televised on the ESPN The cost of the lighting project is $650,000. CMU family of networks - August 31 versus Boston rented lights for the previous six night games in “Night games have a buzz about them,” says head College (ESPN2), October 19 versus Bowling stadium history. coach Brian Kelly. “Our university’s commitment Green (ESPNU), and November 10 versus Western to permanent lights will give our football program For more information on the project, contact Michigan (ESPN Classic or ESPNU). national television opportunities and flexibility in Chippewa Club Director Craig Willey at (989) 774-6680 or [email protected]. • 34 Centralight Summer 2006 pus IX OCentral Michigan University and the School of Music salute these Opus IX Sponsors – Event Sponsor – $10,000
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When Kay Pappin graduated from Central Of course as a budding teacher she took all the Michigan Normal School, Calvin Coolidge was the usual courses like psychology, teaching, literature, United States president, Prohibition was in effect, geography, and history. But her transcript also and silent films played in theaters. Penicillin shows signs of the times, listing courses such as hadn’t been invented yet, and neither had the blackboard sketching, manual arts, penmanship, ballpoint pen, television, or bubble gum. and hygiene. Pappin, ’26, is one of Central’s oldest grads at And Pappin shudders when she remembers her age 100. With a twinkle in her eye, she points out swimming class. “I jumped in, and they had to that her August birthday is fast approaching. “I’m fish me out,” she says. “It wasn’t for me.” almost 101,” she says. Because her family lived just a few blocks from Pappin, like all the other Central Michigan campus, she lived at home while taking classes Normal grads, entered a teaching career. She at Central Michigan Normal. She says college taught elementary school in Cadillac, Lowell, was a calm atmosphere, and it seemed like an and Dearborn. extension of high school. She retired in 1971 and pursued another passion: “College is a lot different now than when I went travel. She traveled to Asia and South America. there,” she says. Post-retirement she lived for years in Florida, and a But even though Pappin says Central Michigan few years ago moved back to Michigan to be closer Normal was a serious and calm place, she still to family. She now lives in a senior apartment found opportunities to get into mischief – usually complex in Taylor, near one of her two daughters. with her twin brother, John, and his friends in town. Pappin grew up in Mount Pleasant as Katherine With a playful grin, Pappin remembers those Keenan, one of seven children in her family. days fondly. • Her father owned Keenan’s grocery store and meat market on Main Street. Her older sister, Marguerite, also attended Central Normal and lived to be 102. barclay photos by robert
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1950s 1980s Fred M. Mester, ’59, Oakland Circuit Court Robert J. Kirchner, ’80, was promoted to vice earlier books, The 30 Secrets of Happily Married judge, received the Oakland County Republican president of real estate investments and loan Couples, also was recently published. He is in Party’s 23rd annual Salute to Justice Lifetime servicing for American National Insurance Co. in private practice as a clinical psychologist in Achievement Award this spring. Last year he Galveston, Texas. Wappingers Falls, New York. He and his wife, was voted by readers of The Detroit News as Jody Wangberg Coleman, ’81, have three Amy (VanOrden) Tratt, ’80 MA ’86, joined the one of the top three civil or criminal judges. children. College of Education at Michigan State University 1960s as an academic adviser. She lives in DeWitt with Dr. Pat Friedli, ’86, is the medical director for Mark S. Gaylord, ’68, will be a Fulbright her husband, David, and three sons. the Munson Medical Center Weight Management Programs and also is in private practice as a scholar at Chinese University of Hong Kong ’82, was named vice president Paul Neuroth, family physician. He lives in Traverse City with his during the 2006-07 academic year. He will of Summit Leasing by Bayer Properties LLC in wife and three sons. teach in the School of Law and assist the Birmingham, Alabama. He oversees leasing of The director of the Hong Kong-America Center Summitt Lifestyle Centers. Michael Wild, ’86, was promoted to senior with fundraising and programming. The center software architect at Nike Inc., entering his 10th Paul Coleman, Psy.D. ’83, recently published promotes understanding between Hong Kong year at Nike this fall. Susan (Guild) Wild, ’88, his 10th book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide and southern China and the U.S. through was appointed a bronze judge by the United to Intimacy. An updated edition of one of his educational and cultural exchanges. States Figure Skating Association. She is working 1970s on the silver level now. Larry Crandall, ’70, is retiring after 36 years with Dowagiac Union Schools. He has been superintendent for the past seven years. Best in class Linda E. Homeyer, ’70, was promoted from associate professor to professor at Texas State University-San Marcos.
Nancy Bujold, ’71, is the library development director for the Capital Area District Library in Lansing. She has just completed a term on the ALA/ALSC 2006 Caldecott Committee, which annually selects the most distinguished American picture book.
Maxine Klumpp Kent, ’72 MA ’98, was highlighted in the Michigan American Council on Education Network newsletter for her service to higher education in Michigan. She is associate vice president of human resources at CMU.
Jeffrey Caponigro, ’79, conducted public
relations/crisis management seminars in China peggy brisbane and Taiwan this summer. His book, The Crisis One of CMU’s newest graduates, Tarami Long, ’06, “Tarami has a natural talent for teaching,” says Counselor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing was named Michigan Student Teacher of the Year Larry Corbett, Long’s student teaching adviser. a Crisis, is published in five languages, this spring. “She is new at this, but when she teaches a including Chinese. class, it seems like she already has two or three The annual award is given by the Michigan years of experience.” Association of Teacher Educators. “She demonstrated her intelligence and creativity “This is just an awesome honor,” says Long, immediately,” says first-grade teacher Karen who did her student teaching at Shepherd Holton, who hosted Long in her classroom. Elementary School. “I love creating connections “She began teaching alongside me within the with the children in my classroom and having the first week and was solo soon after. She enjoys opportunity to use that connection to motivate having fun in the classroom while maintaining a them to learn. Nothing is more fulfilling than to structured and disciplined environment.” finish a day knowing that you invested your time and energy into the lives of 25 kids.” Long is the daughter of Ed and Kathryn Long of Mount Pleasant. Ed Long is a CMU human environmental studies faculty member. • a l u m ni in action
1990s 2000s Barry West, MSA ’90, was chosen as the chief Dave Clark, ’96, was named editor-in-chief of Traci L. Guinn, ’00, completed her doctorate information officer for the U.S. Department of the Big Rapids Pioneer, moving to that position in educational leadership at CMU with a Commerce. from editor posts at The News-Sentinel of Fort concentration in higher education. She also Wayne, Indiana. received the Zeta of the Year 2006 award for Zeta Cheryl (Walkowicz) Doggett, ’91, was promoted Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Zeta Omega Zeta chapter to director of global learning and development Sylvester Jones Jr., MSA ’97, was named in Saginaw. She works as director of minority at EDS. Doggett joined EDS after completing program officer for the Ruth Mott Foundation, Flint. student services at CMU. two internships with the corporation during her Rachael (Zimmerman) Nagy, ’97, and her academic career at CMU. She resides in Prosper, Christina Crews, MS ’03, married DeEarnest husband, Matthew, announce the birth of their Texas, with her husband, Chris, and two sons, McLemore, MS ’03, in October 2005. They met daughter, Natalie Elizabeth, born Feb. 24, 2006. Andrew and Blake. while attending CMU in Columbus, Ohio. She joins her sister, Madison. Dawn Lyman, ’92, passed her Certified Chris Gautz, ’04, earned three Michigan Kelly (MacDonald) Meredith, ’98, and Ryan Professional Services Marketing Exam, and she Associated Press Editorial Association awards Meredith, ’97, announce the birth of their first works for TMP Architecture of Bloomfield Hills. for 2005, including first and second place in son, Chase, in October 2005. the feature stories category. He won the awards Alan Gamble, MA ’94, was named executive Kevin Calcagno, ’99, and Wendy (Stehle) for his work at The Daily Telegram in Adrian. director of The National Campaign for a Peace Tax Calcagno, ’01, announce the birth of their son, He now is a reporter at the South Bend Tribune Fund and Foundation, organizations that educate Grant Emanuel, on June 10, 2005. in Indiana. • on issues of conscience and taxation. Brad Maki, ’99, was promoted to director of graduate admissions at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Break a plate!
A candy plate, that is. She spent 2005 in Washington, D.C., as a fellow through the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation. As Judy Cerano, ’93, of White Lake has developed A she worked on disability and healthcare issues Plate to Break, a hard candy plate. Take out your with Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s staff, in free aggressions by throwing the plate against a wall moments the staffers served as taste testers for or flinging it to the floor. Then pick up the pieces Cerano’s candy flavors. and eat them! (A plastic bag keeps the candy clean and safe.) Cerano launched her Sweet Madness Candies line this spring. Now she’s trying to line up two Cerano manufactures the product through national disability organizations to get a portion Fabiano’s Homemade Candies in Lansing, and the of each A Plate to Break sale. • plates are available in six flavors. She says she thought up A Plate to Break when she was angry and wanted to throw one of her good china plates. She saved her china but wished she had a suitable substitute, so she set about to develop one. Cerano works as a public policy coordinator for Wayne State University’s Developmental Disabilities Institute. She and her husband have five children, one of whom has cerebral palsy.
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Bertha M. Dodson, ’32, Edmore, died Raymond C. Jeffries, ’59 MA ’64, Reed George L. Orr, MA ’75, Charleston, North March 27, 2006, age 96. City, died March 14, 2006, age 70. Carolina, died April 3, 2006, age 84. Marion MacArthur Frederick, ’33, Rock Ruth Rogers Erickson, ’61, Bradenton, Raymond J. Poirier, ’77, Essexville, died Hill, South Carolina, died February 19, 2006, Florida, died April 15, 2006, age 71. April 15, 2006, age 52. age 94. Jack Monton, ’62 MA ’68, Oak Park, Malcolm C. Suber, MA ’80, Okemos, died Paula Larson, ’41, Grand Rapids, died Illinois, died April 5, 2006, age 66. April 3, 2006, age 57. December 27, 2005, age 87. Diane K. Simons, ’64, Saginaw Township, John O. Hughes, MA ’82, Antigo, Rev. Donald D. Abbey, ’45, Charlotte, North died February 14, 2006, age 65. Wisconsin, died March 21, 2006, age 60. Carolina, died March 23, 2006, age 83. Mary Wright Scott, ’65 MA ’69, Saginaw, Dennis Hague, MA ’83, Detroit, died March Margaret Hoekwater Koetje, ’45, died March 12, 2006, age 62. 18, 2006, age 52. Bellingham, Washington, died February 28, Garnet W. Stewart Sr., ’65, Utah, died Karen E. Namnama, ’83 MA ’85, Spring, 2006, age 93. April 10, 2006, age 83. Texas, died April 17, 2006, age 45. Alta J. Webster, ’46, Englewood, Florida, Thelma Temple, ’65, Ashley, died Kenneth E. Poling Sr., MA ’84, died March 9, 2006, age 81. February 21, 2006, age 96. Worthington, Ohio, died March 28, 2006, Ora E. Nims, ’48, Midland, died April 11, age 83. William E. Pearson, MBA ’66, Midland, 2006, age 83. died March 20, 2006, age 81. Eugene Guster Jr., ’86, Saginaw, died Willard A. Speaker, ’50, Sea Pines Circle, March 2, 2006, age 46. Bruce E. Pearson, MA ’67, Holland, died Florida, died March 1, 2006, age 81. March 29, 2006, age 69. Buel W. Jones, ’87, Hillman, died March 9, Basil B. Ash, ’52, Otsego, died March 20, 2006, age 74. Daniel W. Vargo, ’70, Warren, died March 2006, age 78. 24, 2006, age 59. Roger D. Fletcher, MSA ’90, Ypsilanti, died Dean A. Parker, ’52, Ludington, died April 2, March 24, 2006, age 59. Diane J. Dauer, ’71, Midland, died March 2006, age 76. 20, 2006, age 57. Marilee Kennedy Schwennsen, MSA ’90, Ellen J. Knepper, ’57, Traverse City, died Longmont, Colorado, died December 2, Robert F. Scherzer, MA ’73, March 26, 2006, age 85. 2005, age 73. Frankenmuth, died February 22, 2006, Clela Rhinehart Kortge, ’57, Midland, died age 77. Denise Lovay-Gravlin, MA ’96, Linwood, March 21, 2006, age 92. died February 25, 2006, age 54. Drew H. Moore, MBA ’74, Stoughton, Ronald D. Kreiner, ’57, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, died April 29, 2006, age 65. died March 1, 2006, age 71. William H. “Sandy” McCarley, MA ’75, Faculty and staff: Leona Delano Peoples, ’57, Traverse City, Goleta, California, died April 17, 2006, died March 22, 2006, age 87. age 68. Edgar C. Ross, Maryville, Tenn., died March 19, 2006, age 82. He was a music professor at CMU from the 1960s until his retirement in 1981. •
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Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” March 2006
Carl Bara (top) as “Rinuccio” Rafeal McDaniel as “Marco” Kathy Wheeler as “La Ciesca” P hoto by eggy B risbane
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