Plus VERIZON’S ANGELA KLEIN / WRITING CONTEST WINNERS / TRAVEL SECTION EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN NEBRASKA Magazine Nebraska to NIGERIA Natalie Hahn (’67) Volume 112 / No. 2 / Summer 2016 huskeralum.org Members of the Tizer Quartet featuring saxophonist Eric Marienthal entertain the crowd in the lawn west of the Sheldon Museum of Art INSIDEsummer at the June 14 Jazz in June concert. 5 Alumni Voices Not Your ORD-inary Brew UNL grad Caleb Pollard, ’05, has two passions in life. They are rural Nebraska and craft beer, and he has happily merged the two by 6 University opening Scratchtown Brewing Company in Ord, Nebraska, according 22 to writing contest entrant Kelly Riibe, ’03. Update 46 Alumni Authors ‘What Can I Get You?’ In his writing contest nostalgia piece, Robert Kerr, ’84, recalls the Selleck snack bar job that helped him meet college expenses, form 48 Alumni News enduring friendships with co-workers and interact with supportive 24 staff and student pranksters. 53 Chapters & Affiliates Learning to Fall Jerilyn Adam Weaver, ’68, ’69, never knew quite what to expect from 56 William Morgan’s acting class at UNL, yet the lessons learned from Class Notes that class transcended the years. She recounts the most memorable 26 ones in her writing contest entry. 57 Alumni Profiles Nancy Eicher, ’79, ’82 From Nebraska to Nigeria Ralph, ’47, and with Natalie Hahn Barbara Fox, ’44 As a United Nations program officer with agencies and programs Jon, ’90, ’94, and 28 in Europe, the U.S. and Africa, Natalie Hahn, ’67, masterminded Marianella Jost, ’94 international projects that ranged from assisting with water systems in Malawi and introducing new food crops to rural women in Nigeria Sandy Massey, ’83, ’86 to reorienting bank loans to benefit rural women globally. This Woman Means Business When Angela (“Angie”) Klein, ’01, was less than three years into her career at Verizon Communications, she was presented with a high- stakes challenge that would launch the trajectory of her career, and Cover photo by Craig Eiting 41 change the face of the telecom industry in the United States. NEBRASKA MAGAZINE 3 alumnivoices Summer 2016 n Vol. 112, No. 2 NEBRASKA Swan Song Magazine For alumni and friends of the I found my dream career in just my second job after University of Nebraska-Lincoln college. That’s why, 45 years later, I’m still editing this magazine … albeit, for the last time. Shelley Zaborowski, ’96, ’00 It feels like this is what I was always meant to do. Executive Director, As a child, I spent hours pouring over my mother’s and Nebraska Alumni Association grandfather’s Cornhusker Yearbooks. NU was where I Andrea Wood Cranford, ’71 knew I would go to school and, hopefully, get to edit Editor that yearbook. Move Creative Design I wasn’t chosen to edit my high school yearbook, nor the Cornhusker when I came to UNL to major Kevin Wright, ’78 Layout and Photography; Class Notes Editor in journalism. But I spent four years working on the Cornhusker and two on the Daily Nebraskan. After Nebraska Magazine (USPS 10970) is graduation, I dutifully accepted a job in my field – and published quarterly by the Nebraska Alumni Association, the known office of publication is kept looking for that “perfect” career. 1520 R St., Lincoln NE 68508-1651. Alumni And then it happened. The alumni magazine editing association dues are $50.00 annually of which $10.00 is for a subscription to position was offered and accepted – and I could do Nebraska Magazine. Periodicals postage it for much longer than the one-year tenure the high is paid at Lincoln Nebraska 68501 and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster send school and collegiate positions offered! Best of all, it address corrections to: Nebraska Magazine meant reporting the interesting research, achievements and activities of faculty, students and in care of the Nebraska Alumni Associa- tion, 1520 R St., Lincoln, NE 68508-1651. alumni of my alma mater. Requests for permission to reprint materials Thinking back to that first year at the alumni association … The Nebraska Alumnus was and reader comments are welcome. a one-color, 32-page, bi-monthly magazine printed on an inexpensive off-white paper stock. Send mail to: The alumni staff consisted of seven people – an executive secretary (the equivalent of today’s Nebraska Magazine Wick Alumni Center / 1520 R Street executive director), an editor, an office manager and four women who devoted their days Lincoln, NE 68508-1651 to typing alumni updates on 3x5 cards and replacing them in the bank of file drawers that Phone: 402-472-2841 Toll-free: 888-353-1874 flanked the east wall of our office in the Student Union. The association offered a magazine, E-mail: [email protected] homecoming reception, alumni awards program and reunion weekend, a few alumni chapters Website: huskeralum.org and bowl tours. Views expressed in Nebraska Magazine do not necessarily reflect the official position of Fast forward 15 years. The association had moved to the new Wick Alumni Center (after the Nebraska Alumni Association. The alumni four moves in the previous 13 years) and our records were computerized. We had two dozen association does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, employees and offered many more programs, including some for students. We did our work religion, marital status, veteran’s status, na- on computers, including design of a full-color magazine, although we didn’t yet have email or tional or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation. cell phones – just fax machines. We offered foreign tours to alumni and sponsored dozens of Alumni Association Staff alumni chapters. Shelley Zaborowski, ’96, ’00, Executive Dir. Another 15 years passed. Cell phones and email were now second nature to us. The Emily Anderson, ’10, ’15, Asst. Dir., Bus./Alum renamed Nebraska Magazine became a quarterly, with more pages and content. We added Relations Alex Cerveny, ’13, Alum/Student Relations and subtracted other publications – the Alumni Resource Guide, the Palladian, the GoodNUz, Coord. a calendar and the eNUz. The association opened the Nebraska Champions Club and Jenny Chapin, Dir., Venues Andrea Cranford, ’71, Sr. Dir., Publications launched or enhanced mentoring programs, career counseling, scholarships and programs Charles Dorse, Custodian for young alumni, students and children of alumni. And we embarked on the digital age with Derek Engelbart, Assoc. Exec. Dir., Alum Relations Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. Jane Epley, ’77, Projects Asst. Which brings me to 2016. It’s been a great ride these past 45 years. Along the way, I’ve Brooke Goedert, ’14, Venues Mgmt./Event Spec. Paul Goedert, ’14, Gameday/Facility Operations acquired a husband, two sons, several cats, several dogs, five grandchildren, many friends … Mgr. and a lot of additional duties at work. But the work assignment that has been my greatest joy Jordan Gonzales, Asst. Dir., Student Programs Sarah Haskell, ’09, Dir., Alum Engagement is editing this magazine and interacting with you, the readers, to fine-tune each issue. Ryan Janousek, Venues Mgmt./Oper. Spec. Wendy Kempcke, Admin. Asst. I’ll miss it, but it also feels like the right time to hand the reins to another generation. Jessica Marshall, ’11, Dir., Written Comm. I hope you’ll welcome 1989 UNL graduate Kirstin Swanson Wilder and support her, as Traci Moore, Exec. Asst. Charley Morris, Graphic Design Spec. you have me. She’s coming home after 24 years in LA and will be taking over with the fall Carrie Myers, ’03, ’11, Dir., Alumni magazine. (Learn more about her on page 48 of this issue.) Engagement Heather Rempe, ’03, Asst. Dir., Digital Comm. Larry Routh, Alum Career Spec. Always a Cornhusker, Viann Schroeder, Alum Campus Tours Deb Schwab, Assoc. Dir., Venues Andy Washburn, ’00, ’07, Assoc. Exec. Dir., Oper./Mbr. Katie Williams, ’03, Sr. Dir., Marketing Comm. Hilary Winter, ’11, Asst. Dir., Digital Strategy/PR Kevin Wright, ’78, Dir., Design Andrea Wood Cranford 4 SUMMER 2016 alumnivoices 2015-2016 NAA EXECUTIVE BOARD Facebook William J. Mueller, ’77, ’80, President, Lincoln Nebraska Alumni Association shared Erleen Hatfield, ’91, ’96, New York, N.Y. University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s photo. Bill Nunez, UNL May 31 – What do you remember from L.G. Searcy, ’82, ’91, Lincoln New Student Experience? Joe Selig, ’80, ’87, NU Foundation Judy Terwilliger, ’95, ’98, Lincoln Bradley Shafer May 31 – I clearly recall being struck by Steve Toomey, ’85, ’89, Lenexa, Kan. the sheer of number options and opportunities there for the discovering. 2015-2016 Alumni advisory council NSE is still vivid to me. Damon Barry, ’00, Denver, Colo. Stephanie Bolli, ’89, Omaha Jennifer Christo, ’97, ’99, Omaha John Clarke, ’74, Mitchell, S.D. @NebraskaAlumni tweets and retweets Daniel Dawes, ’06, Mableton, Ga. Lynn DiDonato Canavan, ’86, McKinney, Texas May 29 – #GBR from Italy! These May 25 – Way to rock it all season long, Megan Dreyer, ’03, Lincoln #Huskers on our Mediterranean Hannah [UNL class of 2013]! You have Kendra Eberhart, ’79, Peoria, Ariz. Spring Serenade trip are loving made all of Husker Nation proud! Rick Grady, ’98, ’98, ’04, New Albany, Ohio cruising together! Nebraska Alumni @NebraskaAlumni Betsy Hardin, Current Student, McCook Nebraska Alumni@NebraskaAlumni Pam Hemann, ’70, Pasadena, Calif. Troy Heuermann, ’92, Saint Paul, Minn. Jane Hirt, ’89, Chicago, Ill. Greg Johnson, ’89, ’93, Denver, Colo. Ka’Ron Johnson, ’00, Houston, Texas Lauren Kintner, ’92, Papillion season 10, you were so much fun! Jeffrey Kratz, ’03, Washington, D.C. Hannah Huston @thehannahhuston Duane Kristensen, ’76, ’78, Minden Desi Luckey-Rohling, ’81, Edgerton, Wis. Steven Miller, ’81, Lincoln William J. Mueller, ’77, ’80, Lincoln May 27 – Val’s is coming to the May 21 – Nebraska Alumni Retweeted Gregory Newport, ’76, Lincoln Union! Congrats on a great season, @KStokes10 Nebraska Alumni @NebraskaAlumni and the whole @HuskerSoftball squad! Jamie Reimer, ’03, ’08, Papillion Nebraska Alumni @NebraskaAlumni Russ Ripa, ’99, Lincoln Kevin Scheider, ’85, Raymond Robert Scott, ’94, Lincoln Christine Scudder Kemper, ’87, Kansas City, Mo.