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THE PEACE CORP: FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY • SUMMER 2017 GET CONNECTED! A FORCE FOR GOOD Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Spartanpodcast.com, Alumni reﬂ ect on their and Alumni.msu.edu volunteer service Contact the editor at [email protected] About the cover Alumna Emily Weiss wears a matching head wrap and dress from her host nation, Guinea. Weiss Change of address: chose to model the clothing as a sign of respect and Alumni Magazine appreciation for the West African nation where she 535 Chestnut Rd, Room 300 served as a Peace Corps volunteer. East Lansing, MI 48824 Photo: Thomas Gennara © 2017 alumni.msu.edu MAGAZINE STAFF Executive Editor Stephanie Motschenbacher, ’85, ’92 Editor Paula M. Davenport [email protected] Contributing Editor Nancy Nilles Publication Design Coordinator Dave Giordan Copy Editor Linda Dunn, ’13 Advertising Manager Peter DeLong, ’85 Advertising (517) 355-8314 [email protected] Assistant Catherine Ferland, ’17

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COPYRIGHT 2017 MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION University Advancement MSU Alumni Association Spartan Way 535 Chestnut Rd., Room 300 A photo by artist Gideon Mendel is installed in the Red Cedar East Lansing, MI 48824 River asElizabeth part of the Brabbs, university’s a 1977 Water graduate Moves fr Usom initiative.the College of (517) 355-8314 / alumni.msu.edu Th e photoAgriculture series, hosted and Natural by the BroadResources, Art taughtMuseum, agriculture is meant MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. to makeduring passers-by her Peace consider Corps the Service impacts in of Sierra climate Leone change. in 1978.

2 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu Photo Photoby G.L. courtesy Kohuth of the Peace Corps WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW—SPARTANS

Whenever I have the opportunity to travel internationally for MSU, I return with an even deeper appreciation for the value of Michigan State’s global infl uence and impact. MSU’s global engagement roots are deep. As an early leader in scientifi c agriculture, we enrolled our fi rst international student in the 1870s. Over the years, we promoted international understanding and grew our global presence in research, scholarship, and service, adding international scholars to the faculty, opening the International Center, and forming the offi ce of International Programs (now International Studies and Programs)—the fi rst such offi ce at a major U.S. university. Today, Michigan State is recognized as a top-100 global research university, a top-10 provider of Peace Corps volunteers, and a top institution for study abroad and international student enrollment. Last year MSU enrolled more than 7,000 international students from more than 130 countries. And each year nearly 3,000 of our students study in locations spanning 70 countries and every continent—including Antarctica. In addition to providing life-changing opportunities for students, the importance of our international awareness and our ethos of civic engagement extends further. It’s clear today that many of society’s greatest challenges are worldwide in scope, transcending both geographic barriers and national boundaries. Th ese problems are environmental, technological, fi nancial, social, and political. Th ey oft en knot together complex human and natural systems and require collaborative, interdisciplinary solu- tions to address them. Michigan State’s land-grant method of engaging our partners in knowledge discov- ery and application is as valuable to those living half a world away as it is for those in our own backyard. It’s part of what I call the “World-Grant” approach to the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, and no place is better suited for it than Michigan State.

Our long-term experience and lasting commitments tell us that the stronger our inter- PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE national engagement, the more refi ned are our abilities to generate new scholarship and research, and the better equipped we are to meet both local and global challenges. We give society greater collective capacity by thinking and working together. Th e needs of the world demand more people with broad cultural understanding and competencies and the capacity to solve problems collaboratively. It’s a world that needs Spartans.

LouLou AnnaAnna K.K. Simon,Simon, PhDPhD President, Michigan State University

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 3 WONDER WOMEN

I vividly remember sitting across from Spartan Geoff Let’s not forget others whose names you may not be Johns—whoJohns—who helmshelms DCDC Entertainment—atEntertainment—at anan L.A.L.A. familiar with. Th ey include dedicated teachers like restaurant as he talked about his wildly successful Ellen Closs-Sully and Terry Deniston. And Planned fi l mWonder Woman. “Women were born to be Parenthood’s dynamic Kelley Wall, Microsoft ’s Betsy superheroes,” he said. “Th eir stories inspire us all.” Weber, Airbnb sparkplug Megan Gebhart, and Jordyn He’s right. Th ere are hundreds of Spartan women Castor, who is enhancing accessibility at Apple. I think writing inspiring chapters in MSU’s encyclopedia of of my good friend, Traci Ruiz, who grew up in Lansing accomplishments. and protects its people today as a police oﬃ cer. Katie Some are well-known on campus. Von Till has taken on the storied mantle as the voice of Two great women leaders helm the university. Disney’s Snow White in Hollywood. President Lou Anna K. Simon, the fi rst female Merri Jo Bales spent a career guiding the strategic to lead MSU, is a role model for generations of direction of Consumer’s Energy. Susi Elkins recently those who aspire to advance knowledge and help became head of broadcasting at WKAR radio and TV, unlock the secrets that lie at the end of the research as well as its interactive media channels. rainbow. MSU has made it possible for countless gift ed women We also celebrate Provost June Pierce Youatt, whose to create and leave legacies. passion is ensuring students receive high-quality, Paulette Granberry-Russell has spent nearly engaging, and inclusive learning experiences. two decades expanding MSU’s commitment to Take faculty member Terrie Taylor, who’s working inclusiveness as senior advisor to the president for to eradicate malaria in Africa. And alumna Susan diversity and director of the Oﬃ ce for Inclusion and Packard, the force behind HGTV, now dedicated to Intercultural Initiatives. helping other women succeed. Add Susan Goldberg, In an issue dedicated to Spartan Peace Corps the fi rst woman to editNational Geographic. volunteers, we celebrate some of the wonder women I think about Spartan athletes like Pam Steckroat and super men who drank in classroom enlightenment, Treadway and Cheryl Gilliam. Th ey are among the put what they learned to work, and helped create a philanthropists ensuring future generations will be able better world for those who crossed their paths. to earn MSU degrees. Th ere is Debbie Stabenow, the fi rst woman in Michigan to be elected to the U.S. Senate. And MSUAA’s Sue Petrisin, the fi rst woman ever to lead W. Scott Westerman III Kiwanis International. Associate Vice President, Alumni Relations

MSU Alumni Association National Board Members EXECUTIVE BOARD BOARD MEMBERS

President Immediate Marissa Baty Geoffrey Ryskamp Bill Featherstone Past President Tom Duncan John Sierota Thomas Benner Vice President Brittanie Johnson Christy Thaxton Sarah Cantwell Executive Director Lynn Keller W. Scott Westerman III Secretary Kurt Rothhaar Merri Jo Bales As of July 1, 2017 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE DIRECTOR’S

4 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu DANNY LITWHILER, THE THOMAS EDISON OF BASEBALL

FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY • SPRING 2017 It was a pleasure reading Richard Johnson’s article I just read through the spring on my former coach Danny Litwhiler. magazine and so enjoyed it. I was honored to be a Spartan under “Skip” in I really enjoyed the article on Danny 1968, 1969, and 1970. The article brought back many Litwhiler by Richard Johnson. Coach fond and fun memories of my time as a player for the Litwhiler was indeed the “Thomas Edison Spartans. of Baseball” with his inventions. It is true—the man never stopped thinking, In the photo of Coach Litwhiler in front tinkering, and trying out new things involving the of the Herculite mirror (page 47) was one Through over 160 years of growth and change, game of baseball. All of us who played for Skip were the of his ace pitchers, southpaw Doug “Skip” our core values stand strong beneficiaries of his knowledge and love of the game. Dobrei, who was probably the best athlete He gave us all an opportunity to take our baseball that graduated from Fraser High. Doug is playing days at Michigan State to new levels: the a ’65 graduate of the School of Packaging. big leagues, business, teaching, professionals. We all benefited from his coaching, knowledge, and friendship. Rich Whipple, ’73 George J. Petroff Canton Haslett CORRECTIONS: In the last issue, the PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER caption below the 1947 commencement After reading the spring magazine on the ways country working for the government of Lesotho. photo on page 38 MSU works to protect water I wanted to relay a story He drilled 47 wells for villages that had never had incorrectly identified about my late husband, Alfred. access to water except for rivers or streams that were the building in which He graduated from MSU in 1958 with a degree in quite far away. He used techniques he learned at State the ceremony was geology and minors in physics and math. He took one and drilled judging by the rock formations. held. The picture semester towards his master’s degree. Then his GI We lived quite a normal life, had a nice house and our was taken inside the Bill® ran out. In January, 1959, we moved to four children enjoyed it immensely and have more than Jenison Fieldhouse. California where he worked in the oil fields in once said it was the best thing we ever did. Our oldest different areas of the state and also on the North two children, a son and a daughter, had to leave early The story on the Slope in Alaska. because of lack of schooling at their level. Rock, page 41, also In 1970 the oil industry kind of dried up so he did Our two youngest attended a British prep school contained an error. various jobs until our family physician, who had just where they were marked down for their American It said the boulder come back from doing a six-month stint as a Peace spelling. LOL. weighed 18,000 Corps volunteer physician, told us they were looking They were able to enjoy all aspects of the country and pounds. In fact, there for families to join. we all did a lot of traveling throughout the country. It is no record of the We inquired, went through all the tests, were was definitely a great experience and if we could, we boulder’s weight. accepted, and in July, 1971, were on our way to would go back in a minute to visit. Rather, the rock Southern Africa. was estimated to be Where, after being quarantined at the Johannesburg Mary A. Medendorp about 18,000 years airport we flew to the tiny country of Lesotho. We lived Holland old when it was in the capital city of Maseru and our first six weeks were discovered in the early spent learning the culture and language (Sotho). My 1870s. husband then started drilling water wells all over the

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 5 MSU, SHEDD AQUARIUM PARTNERING TO CREATE HEALTHIER AQUATIC HOMES By Jessi Adler Viruses are the most abundant living organisms on the planet, yet we know very little about them, especially in aquatic environments. Professor Joan Rose is partnering with Shedd Aquarium in Chicago to better understand how viruses affect plants, fish, and aquatic mammals in human-built and controlled aquariums. “With greater understanding we can better protect aquatic life,” said Rose, 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate and Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Rose said researching in a controlled aquarium environment provides perfect conditions to study not only naturally occurring viruses, but also how humans transmit disease as they interact with wildlife and water. The research is part of Shedd Aquarium’s Microbiome Project, which explores the unique relationships between the fish, animals, and plants that share their home with Joan Rose microbes, countless unseen living organisms.

JOIN THE PARTY: RCAH TO WE’LL DRAW CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY BACK THE CURTAIN ON YOUR NEW The Residential College in Arts and Humanities will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Oct. 20 at the East Lansing campus. The MAGAZINE occasion will offer a chance to look back and to look ahead at plans for the future of the college and its students. In November, you’ll receive a Highlights will include musical acts by alumni and current redesigned MSU Alumni Magazine. students, and an art exhibit featuring alumni work. It will have a brand new name. The event is expected to draw faculty, staff, students, alumni, and A new cover. A new look and feel. friends of the college. Keep an eye on your mailbox.

6 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu WE’RE RANKED AS AN DETROIT-BASED INTERNATIONAL POWERHOUSE SCIENCE GALLERY OPENING

Th e green and white proved it has the grit and the By Kim Ward will to stand on par with the Ivy League. MSU is opening the Science Gallery Lab—the fi rst of its kind “Another validation of Michigan State’s strength and in North America. It’s aimed at igniting a passion for science, art, success came in a new global ranking. Times Higher technology, and innovation in Detroit’s young adults. Education ranked MSU among its 53 ‘international Th e Science Gallery Lab Detroit, aims to reach youth who are about to powerhouse’ universities, those whose research be making important decisions about college and careers and show them output is exceptional but not fully refl ected in their that interesting ideas may emerge when diff erent disciplines collaborate. reputational rankings. Th e report noted this group Th e lab will work with scientists, researchers, artists, and designers to of institutions has the best chance of catching up develop creative ways to tackle some of the world’s largest problems. with—and even overtaking—some of the world’s top “Th is research can be used to engage and catch young people at an universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, and the Ivy important moment in their lives, and League,” said President Lou Anna K. Simon. to shape their journey into school and careers,”careers,” ssaidaid JJeffeff G rGrabill,abill, a sassociatesociate p rprovostovost ofof tteachingeaching aandnd llearningearning aandnd ddirectorirector ooff MSU’sMSU’s HHubub fforor IInnovationnnovation iinn LLearningearning andand TechnologTechnolog y.y. SUNNY SIDE UP, ddetroit.sciencegallery.cometroit.sciencegallery.com PLEASE BByy SSarinaarina GGleasonleason Construction on a new solar array project—a venture that could save the university $10 million over 25 years and help keep tuition in check— has started. “Th e obvious advantage of this project is cleaner air due to the emissions-free generation of electricity,” said Wolfgang Bauer, a professor assisting with the project. “However, there are signifi cant other benefi ts such as reducing utility costs over time. Th is, in the end, will have a direct eff ect on keeping tuition rates as low as possible.” Arrays are a collection of solar panels linked together that act as an additional energy source. Solar array carports are being constructed at fi ve diff erent parking lots across campus. Th e alternative energy structures will produce power during the daytime and generate more than 15,000 megawatt hours of power per year.

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MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 7 THE WHARTON CENTER

HOCKEY THE MUSICAL Aug. 24 -26 Th e wacky, fun, and hilarious musical tells the story of Stan—the super hockey fan—on a quest to save hockey aft er God deems there are too many unnecessary sports and wants to eradicate the one Stan loves the most. Th rough song and dance, Stan searches for fi ve pure hockey fans who can help him convince God to save his sport. Th e musical features video appearances from fans’ favorite hockey heroes such as Red Wings’ legends Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Darren McCarty, one-half of the “Bruise Brothers” Joey Kocur, and former Red Wings’ star Pavel Datsyuk.

HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO Oct. 10 One of the greatest dance companies of all time, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, celebrates its 40th Anniversary season with a night of favorites spanning all four decades of the company’s illustrious history. Founding Artistic Director Lou Conte’s homage to swing, Th e ’s4 0 , will be featured, as will his beloved duet, Georgia, set to Willie Nelson’s Georgia on My Mind. Th e evening also includes Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Th ousand Pieces, hailed as “magical” and “extraordinary,” plus works by Twyla Th arp and others.

THE BODYGUARD Oct. 17-22 Former Secret Service agent tu rned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, Th e Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics including Queen of the Night, Saving All My Love, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, and one of the biggest selling songs of all time—I Will Always Love You.

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8 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu THE BROAD ART MUSEUM

THE TRANSPORTED MAN Now through Oct. 22 Th e Transported Man spans the entire museum and marks the inaugural exhibit of Marc-Olivier Wahler, the museum’s new director. Featuring more than 40 renowned and emerging artists whose work relies on the notion of belief, the exhibit examines the power of interpretation and the tension that exists between an ordinary object and an art object. Clockwork for Oracles, 2008, Ugo Rondinone. Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, broadmuseum.msu.edu New York and Brussels.

COLLEGE OF MUSIC HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. F a i r c h i l d Th e a t r e Baroque chamber music by Bach, Telemann, and Rameau played by four extraordinary musicians from the U.S. and the Netherlands. A Taylor Johnston Early Music Series.

I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY: MUSIC OF THE HOLOCAUST Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. FAIRCHILD FANFARE F a i r c h i l d Th e a t e r Sept. 16, 3 p.m. Music of and inspired by the atrocities of the Holocaust F a i r c h i l d Th e a t r e illustrating a victory through art of humanity over Expect to hear a fast-paced montage featuring inhumanity. A Joanne and Bill Church West Circle ensembles and individual performers of choral, jazz, Series. faculty artists, chamber music, new music, and opera. An MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series. music.msu.edu

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 9 RONALD & DIANE SAMS FAMILY SPARTAN GREAT STEPPING UP IS A FAMILY TRADITION

Every fall, Lieutenant General Ronald Sams dusts off his trombone, dons his faithful Spartan Marching Band Jacket, and marches onto the field at Spartan Stadium. It’s the Alumni Band Reunion and Ron, his wife Diane, and their children Robert and Laura— all alumni—never miss it. “It’s great to come back one day a year and pretend I’m a college student again,” says Ron, the retired inspector general of the U.S. Air Force. When Ron and Diane saw a push for donations to provide jackets for incoming members of the band, they didn’t hesitate to join in. They couldn’t be prouder to be part of the effort’s resounding success. But, they didn’t stop there. Ron got his start in the ROTC, so they also make it a priority to give to MSU’s ROTC program. “Everything our family has been able to do can go back to MSU in one way or another,” says Diane. “We are grateful and we want other people to have the same opportunity we had.”

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OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION A FORCE FOR GOOD Three of the many MSU alumni who have served in the Peace Corps affirm the program’s powerful—and personal—impact both abroad and at home

he centennial of the birth of John F. Kennedy this year calls to mind one of his most enduring legacies as president—the Peace Corps, for which Michigan State University is a major source of volunteers. With 48 alumni now serving in more than 30 countries, MSU ranks 10th among the nation’s large colleges and universities in Peace Corps volunteers. The agency, which recently began giving applicants more control over where they are placed, has broken records in the past several years for the Tnumber of applications it receives. That’s a testament to the endurance of the Peace Corps, which was born during the divisive, idealistic 1960s. “People in the ’60s wanted to be different,” said Elizabeth Cobbs, author of All You Need is Love, the first historical book about the agency. “They didn’t want to just not be their parents. They wanted to find a way to be better Americans. And I think the Peace Corps was just absolutely about that.” Founded in 1961, the Peace Corps, “reassured a broad cross-section of Americans during a turbulent period that there was at least one aspect of their nation’s policy that was indisputably good,” Cobbs wrote. It’s not surprising that the Peace Corps has flourished partly because of MSU, where John Hannah—university president from 1941 to 1969—made global reach a top priority. Hannah helped establish the University of Nigeria, as well as universities in Brazil, Colombia, Japan, and Pakistan, and was a pioneer in sending students overseas to study. And yet now, more than five decades after its founding—with the agency’s funding in some question under President Donald Trump—it’s fair to ask: Is the Peace Corps still relevant? We asked three MSU alumni to share their Peace Corps memories, tell how their work helped change the world, and comment on the Peace Corps’ role today.

By Tom Kertscher

14 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu Emily Weiss, a 2013 Lyman Briggs graduate, served as a health education volunteer for the Peace Corps in Guinea, a West African country. She is currently pursuing her nursing degree from MSU and worked as a recruiter for the MSU Peace Corps office.

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 15 The Peace Corps’ Allure people of the town recognized me and the impact I was having when I would walk down the street and would amily connections of one sort or another be greeted as ‘omitiri’—teacher,” said Russon, who drew all the alumni we spoke with to the formerly worked as a substitute teacher in Michigan. Peace Corps. But a volunteer’s presence goes beyond the classroom. Beth Dunford was infl uenced by two older “I can tell you how many people can conjugate a verb brothers who worked internationally. “When I grew correctly, but that is only a part of the impact that a up, they were back and forth between Africa and this volunteer has,” he said. “What you’ve accomplished country and that country,” she recalled. “I think their and how you change people just by being a friendly, international life inspired me to want to go to places compassionate person is truly immeasurable. Your beyond.” actions cause chain reactions and infl uence opinions in It was similar for Nick Russon, whose parents met in ways that you will never be able to see.” a Peace Corps orientation class on their way to serve in Glew taught at a high school in Niger for students Chile in 1980. “Th ey raised me to value my blessings who wanted to become educators in the villages. She and to give back,” he said. “Going out and being a also helped develop an English-language textbook for positive force for change, I am helping my country in a use in local schools that was more culturally relevant to way that few other institutions off er.” West Africans. Margo Glew was drawn to the Peace Corps by the Glew, who is now the coordinator of global initiatives man who became her husband. While she was an and director of the Global Educators Cohort Program undergraduate, a young man who lived next door in the Department of Teacher Education at MSU, said told her that he wanted to join the Peace Corps. An her work in Niger helped hone her craft as an educator aspiring teacher, Glew saw the service as a way to meet and stoked her passion for global education. both her goals as an educator and her desire to make a Th at passion is evident in her work at MSU, which Consistent Producer diff erence in the world. is aimed at preparing teachers to educate students for Since the Peace She and the boy next door—Rob Glew, her husband success in a global society. “We’re educating students Corps’ founding of nearly 30 years—wed just before they left for Niger. to be world citizens, to develop diverse classrooms, so in 1961, a total “We got married on a Friday and on Monday we were students are comfortable with and able to work in a of 2,387 MSU off ,” she said. multicultural, globally diverse society, whether that be alumni have traveled their own local community or in global engagement abroad to serve as A Lasting Impact around the world,” she said. “So, my impact (from volunteers. the Peace Corps) has increased exponentially because he alumni all see their work overseas as (I’m training) educators who in turn are making a having not only a direct impact on the diff erence in their classrooms.” people they served, but as something During her Peace Corps service, Dunford taught that has enduring eff ects—in their host English at a trade school in Morocco, then health countries, on themselves and on anyone they interact education in primary schools. She helped get with. malnourished babies healthy and helped bring clean Russon is currently on a Peace Corps assignment water and a sanitation system into the school. Now teaching English to 11th-graders in Namibia, a she is assistant to the administrator in the Bureau for country that puts a priority on speaking English. Food Security at the U.S. Agency for International With a collection of tribes with diverse languages Development, the federal government’s main overseas and customs, having a common language can help health and development body. Namibia in areas such as tourism and trade. “If a Like Glew, she sees the lasting impact on herself. person doesn’t achieve in school and in English, then “As the classic story goes, I benefi tted so much more their opportunities are limited,” Russon said. (than the Moroccans did); it really changed my world He also leads movie, debate and chess clubs for students. view, and as I’ve gone on in my career and become a Separately, he runs soccer camps and is a member of a development professional at a fairly high level,” she said. group working to fi ght HIV/AIDS by teaching youth “Just knowing in your bones what it’s like to live in and local volunteers about preventing the disease. a village, what problems people face on a daily basis— “Normally, tourists are referred to as ‘shurumbu,’ that sort of innate experience and knowledge that meaning essentially white person. I knew that the comes from being a Peace Corps volunteer—has really

16 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu MSU alumnus Lance Haddon, ’67, taught sheep shearing and farming to villagers in Chirapaca, Bolivia, 1968.

Photo courtesy of the Peace Corps media library.

helped change who I am as a person, but also really globe do very little to portray America in a favorable helps guide me in my work the past 25 years and is light. Who we are as a people is often lost in these infused in what I do every day.” stories.” Dunford recalled that “so many people I would meet all knew some Americans who were Peace Corps Changing Perceptions volunteers and they had such a favorable view of these of Americans people. Village after village around the world that I’ve been to (since then), people will tell me of the less tangible but crucial benefit of Peace American they knew. I do think that helps people have Corps work, according to the volunteers, a better view of Americans.” is how it helps shape the way people Similarly, said Dunford, “It’s important for around the world view Americans. That Americans to get out there and understand how other impact keeps the Peace Corps relevant today. people live and the challenges they face. It helps our “I remember how when I first arrived, the students’ relationships abroad. It’s just as important if not more view of Americans was skewed,” Russon said. “They important than it ever was.” wanted to know what celebrities I knew personally. Glew said the power of Peace Corps service is in As we spent time together, their perceptions of me the one-to-one interaction, but the overall effect for and other Americans became more down-to-earth. America is much broader. The teachers saw me as a friend and colleague and the “The goal of the Peace Corps, it’s really not about students saw me as a mentor and a guide. grand gestures or saving a village or building a well, “The experiences we share with our host country even though many of these things do take place in and our friends and family back home are crucial in service,” she said. “I think the power of Peace Corps combating ignorance and prejudice,” he added. “We is in the every day and the little things of living in offer a genuine and positive model of an American. the community and going through the day to day The news coming from America is often negative. with your neighbors, living with, engaging with, and Our politics and many of our actions around the working to help individuals in your community. Over

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 17 Clockwise, from left: Peter Mumford, ’69, center, Burkina Faso, 1971.

Marcia Haddon, ’67, left, taught nutrition and healthcare in Bolivia, 1968.

Carol Smith, ’74, right, worked with farmers in the West Indies two- island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Photographs courtesy of the Peace Corps media library.

time, those interactions and those experiences result “If we ever kind of get hopeless or feel frustrated in a powerful and transformative experience for the that nations can’t get together and solve a pressing volunteers and, I believe, for the community members.” world problem, then why can’t individuals just go Glew said the impact Peace Corps volunteers make and do their part? And if enough individuals do what affects generations. makes sense to them to make a difference, then maybe “Americans were viewed as people who cared and the bottom up is a better a way to go. It’s another were interested in engaging with and working together approach.” to address complex, challenging problems,” Glew Then there’s the benefit that returned Peace Corps said, reflecting on her time in Niger. “It’s a view of volunteers bring home. Americans as partners in working together to make “The impact in country is powerful, but in many the world a better place. That was a really powerful ways the more powerful impact is on the way outcome of the vision that Kennedy had. individual volunteers translate that experience in their “Some of the institutions that we’re sort of counting work when they return,” Glew said. “And so how could on to solve our world’s problems aren’t always that ever be a bad thing?” doing the job we want them to do, and what the Peace Corps provides you is an opportunity to do Tom Kertscher is a PolitiFact Wisconsin reporter for the something,” she added. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

18 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu READ MORE ABOUT THE ALUMNI FEATURED IN THIS STORY Clockwise, from left:

Beth Dunford, MA ’99, PhD ’03 (Both in Social In the Peace Corps, she taught English as a foreign Science), holds one of the leading global health positions language to high school students in the West African in the U.S. government. She is the assistant to the nation of Niger from 1988 to 1990. Her husband, administrator in the Bureau for Food Security at the Rob, who oversees MSU’s Peace Corps office is U.S. Agency for International Development, the federal pictured on the left. government’s main overseas health and development body. She served for the Peace Corps in the North Nick Russon, ’11 (Social Science), is currently on African country of Morocco from 1992 to 1995. a Peace Corps assignment as an English teacher in Namibia, in southwest Africa. He formerly worked as Margo Glew, MA ’93, PhD ’98 (Both in Arts and a substitute teacher in Michigan public schools. He’s Letters), is the coordinator of global initiatives and served as an English teacher and run chess, debate, and director of the Global Educators Cohort Program film clubs. And he runs workshops to teach people in the Department of Teacher Education at MSU. about the HIV/AIDS virus and how to prevent it.

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MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 21 Michigan State University has become an important institution to educate young people on a significant scale. Each year approximately 10,000 Spartans graduate, many who are first generation students from modest backgrounds. Creating opportunity for all students is just one goal of MSU’s Empower Extraordinary campaign.

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MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 23 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, 2008-2011

24 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu We heard from three more Spartan Peace Corps Volunteers . Their stories unfold on the following six pages.

ALEX PLUM: SWARTZ CREEK JAMES MADISON COLLEGE, 2008

Motivations: James Madison College inspired Did it change you? I learned to value me to make an impact on the world. I took advantage relationships over any other factor. Part of me entered of MSU Study Abroad and went to Thailand and Laos the Peace Corps with the hope of spring-boarding into to study political and economic development, which a career in international development, but I came to did a couple things: it infected me with the travel believe that development doesn’t mean much outside of bug and instilled in me a deep value for the concepts cultivating and sustaining reciprocal relationships. of reciprocity, humility, shared learning, and global Today, I direct a program at Henry Ford Health citizenship. For me, the Peace Corps was the logical System that identifies and adapts promising health next step in my journey of growing and learning about care innovations from outside the U.S. to transform how to become a global citizen and impact the world. the health and wellness of vulnerable populations. My career in global health is a direct result of my Peace Contributions: I taught English as a second Corps service. language in a high school setting and I also initiated community health programs. My students were the Favorite Anecdote: People often ask about first class of 11th and then 12th graders at a community the scariest thing to happen to me during my service. I high school that hosted young people from several took four fishing trips on the open ocean during which neighboring islands. We had a 100 percent graduation our 40 HP motorboat engine would suddenly cut-out rate and over 90 percent of the students passed the and we couldn’t get it restarted. College of Micronesia Entrance test and enrolled in the Luckily, the winds were always in our favor (the sign fall. I still keep in touch with them—many have started of a smart boat operator is one who took us into the families, have continued with further graduate studies, wind on the outbound journey) and we would just drift and others have returned home to the island. back to some point on the atoll and then walk our boat About a year into my service, one of my students for several hours until we got to our island. committed suicide after he and another boy got into After the stomach-sinking dread of impending an argument about chores at their home-stay family’s death-on-the-high-seas wore off, the relaxation place. Suicides in Micronesia are more common among necessitated by quietly drifting back toward home is a young men, ages 15-24, than in other places and they sensation unparalleled by any I’ve had since. are the result of complex forces involving families, And drifting at night, lying on my back in the changing social dynamics, and the effects of rapid middle of the Pacific Ocean with an entire universe Western culturalization. worth of stars to enjoy—well, I’ll never forget. In response, I worked with island leaders to rekindle a traditional coming-of-age phenomenon in the form of a retreat for young men to learn important life skills It instilled in me a deep and develop mentorship bonds with positive male leaders. Over 100 young men from throughout the value for the concepts region have attended the camp since we started it in 2010—not a single one has committed suicide. of reciprocity, humility, shared learning, and global citizenship.

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 25 LIZ WISE: NAPERVILLE, IL JAMES MADISON, HONORS COLLEGE, 2008

Motivations: Most of my extracurricular I’m also really proud of the number of students I activities at MSU focused on education—tutoring taught at the village school who were able to go on to with the Student Literacy Corps, teaching adults some of the really excellent high schools in our nearest English as a second language, and working with high large town or in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. school Model UN teams through MSU’s Model Many students from rural areas don’t go on to United Nations. When I graduated, I had an idea that high school for a variety of reasons and access to top I wanted to combine my growing interest in education schools can be very competitive. These were all highly as a career path with my desire to live abroad. Peace motivated kids who had a lot of really good teachers Corps seemed like the perfect way to be able to do that throughout primary school, and it’s been really while ensuring that I would be deeply engaged with satisfying to follow their educational progress from the local language and culture of my host country and afar through Facebook and email. I like to think that community. I played at least some role in helping them to enjoy school and improve their English skills. Contributions: I find it difficult to really assess English is the medium of instruction in Namibian the long-term outcomes of my own work because of primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools, course nothing that I accomplished in Namibia was but isn’t a first language for the vast majority of the accomplished alone. population. One of my biggest projects at my site, besides actually teaching in the classroom, was reviving the Did it change you? Peace Corps service put school library, which had fallen into disuse. But I didn’t me firmly on my current career path. After three do it alone. I had a lot of support from my colleagues years of teaching in Namibia I came back to the U.S. and my students in getting books catalogued and and earned my master’s degree in teaching at Boston ready for borrowing, and there was collaboration with University. teachers at my school and throughout my region for Today, I teach ESL to newcomer students in the establishing best practices for school library use and Boston Public Schools, and the majority of my students management. are from Africa, although none from Namibia. Of I practically lived in the library during my first year. course, schooling varies from country to country, but So I do feel like I personally contributed a lot in that I think my experience in Namibia has helped me to area and that it did and does have a positive impact on better understand my students’ educational contexts the school and the community. and to meet the needs they bring to the classroom. SPARTAN PROFILES SPARTAN

26 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu NAMIBIA, 2009-2012

These were all highly motivated kids who had a lot of really good teachers throughout primary school, and it’s been really satisfying to follow their educational progress ...through Facebook and email.

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 27 BENIN, 2008-2010

The experience completely shaped and informed...my beliefs around how to make an impact in the world without falling into common ‘white savior’ behaviors.

28 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu KRISTIN (SULEWSKI) OBERDORF: CHICAGO, IL JAMES MADISON COLLEGE, 2008

Motivations: I wanted to work in international On a personal level, I found strength in me that development and I felt that learning about it in school I didn’t know I had. One of the Peace Corps slogans was only half of the story. The Peace Corps was a is “It’s the hardest job you’ll ever love” and any Peace way to dive in and immerse myself in a completely Corps volunteer will tell you that’s it’s so true. At times different perspective of the world and of people in the it can get lonely, frustrating, overwhelming, and even developing world. scary, but at times it is also eye opening, wondrous, and inspiring. You go from the highest highs to the Contributions: I was a 7th and 8th grade English lowest lows and back again, sometimes in the same day! teacher (beginner English for students) so I spent much That led me to find and build my reserves of patience, of my time getting involved in the secondary school understanding, and flexibility. where I worked. In addition to teaching, I spent time Now I work for the Rapid Results Institute. We helping my Beninese colleagues improve their own have a 100-day method to help communities and English and English-teaching skills, and provided organizations around the world come together to English tutoring to some older students. realize amazing change in 100 days. It’s about giving My favorite thing was the creation of a Geography people on the front lines more ownership and authority Club for 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. The club met weekly to use their ideas to create change. and focused on a number of different aspects of world My experiences in the Peace Corps directly led me to and local geography. this career. The students learned the continents and their location on the globe, they learned how to read maps of Favorite Anecdote: My second year as a Benin and their region, and then we moved on to learn teacher, my mom had found and sent me some coloring about various countries around the world and their book pages for teaching basic English. One was a different foods, languages/alphabets, traditions, etc. It simple color-by-number picture of a rainbow—which I was great fun. thought was perfect for my basic colors lesson. So I brought in a bunch of markers and crayons Did it change you? On a professional level, to class, which students don’t really have access to at the experience completely shaped and informed the home, so they were very excited. I was very proud of trajectory of my career—and my beliefs around how myself for giving them such a fun activity to practice to make an impact in the world without falling into their colors. common “white savior” behaviors. Once everyone had finished coloring I asked the To make a long story short, the real lesson is that class if they could recognize what the picture was and as a Peace Corps volunteer you will never understand they all shouted “yes, yes, yes!” more than half of what you see around you—and so One student raised his hand and said “Yes madame, the only way to even imagine making an impact is to it’s the evil serpent from the sky!” Turns out rainbows help others unleash their own capacity to make change. are considered evil spirits in Benin. Oops! SPARTAN PROFILES SPARTAN

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 29 30 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu SPARTANS WILL. POWER GLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE

Thank you to the countless Spartans who gave their time and talents to make this year’s SPARTANS WILL. POWER Global Day of Service a success. Your impact was felt across the world and is an example of how Spartans make a difference every day in their communities.

Many alumni clubs make community service a regular part of their Spartan experience based on feedback received from Global Day of Service participants. To find an alumni club near you visit alumni.msu.edu.

Save the Date: Next year’s Global Day of Service will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2018.

THIS YEAR BY THE NUMBERS

1,902 Spartans 1,225 Alumni and Friends 677 Students

119 Projects 78 Alumni Club 17 Individual 24 Student Closest Project: Campus Furthest Project: Shanghai, China

9,167 Hours of Service

Value of Service Given: $221,291.38

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 31 MICHIGANM I C H I G A N SSTATET A T E UUNIVERSITYN I V E R S I T Y

The MSU Alumni Association recognizes people annually who possess the utmost integrity and character to positively reﬂect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University. On behalf of President Lou Anna K. Simon, we are proud to announce the 2017 recipients:

For more information on the 2017 Alumni Grand Awards recipients, or to register to attend the Grand Awards Gala, visit alumni.msu.edu/grandawards. EENGAGE:NGAGE: HongHong KongKong MayMay 19-21,19-21, 20172017

Over 100 Spartan alumni and friends from more than eight different countries gathered together in Hong Kong for Michigan State University's annual ENGAGE: International Alumni Reunion hosted by the MSU Alumni Club of Hong Kong. Attended by President Lou Anna K. Simon and other MSU leadership, the reunion centered around the importance of sustainability and conservation, showcasing the extraordinary work Spartans are doing to combat the growing issues of climate change and pollution. The weekend-long event was packed with activities and events that engaged attendees in personal and professional enrichment, service and community engagement, and celebration of being a Spartan.

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 00 MEET OUR GRAND MARSHAL!

TYLER OAKLEY, a 2011 graduate of Michigan State University’s College of Communication Arts and Sciences, is an independent creator on YouTube – one of the largest digital platforms to date. With nearly 8 million subscribers on YouTube and over 23 million across his social media platforms, he has been established as one of the most inﬂuential LGBTQ+ vloggers and is an A-Lister in the digital age. Oakley has gone on an international "Slumber Party"-themed tour, was on the New York Times Bestseller List for 11 straight weeks for his book BINGE, released the documentary SNERVOUS and, along with his best friend Korey Kuhl, launched “Psychobabble,” a weekly podcast discussing "unﬁltered gossip" and untold stories that has climbed to number one in the iTunes podcast chart. Currently, Oakley hosts the show “The Tyler Oakley Show” on EllenTube.

Among his many accomplishments, Oakley has been a consultant for President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on using digital platforms to connect with youth; has raised over $1 million for The Trevor Project; and has been nominated – and won – numerous awards.

He also was named one of Time Magazine’s “30 Most Inﬂuential People on the Internet,” included in The Hollywood Reporter’s “Top 25 Digital Stars” list two years in a row and is on the 2017 Forbes “30Under30 list.”

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ALUMNI GRAND AWARDS GALA GREEN & WHITE Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, HOMECOMING BRUNCH East Lansing, MI Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, MI HOMECOMING PARADE COLLEGE TAILGATE EVENTS Downtown East Lansing Various Campus Locations

HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME MSU vs. Indiana

GLOW GREEN Show your Spartan Spirit all week by swapping your front porch, window or any other light that can “glow” with a green light bulb to celebrate MSU’s Homecoming Week. Whether you are on campus, in another state, or around the world you can “Glow Green!” Show us how you are celebrating by using the hashtag #GlowGreen on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. TRAVEL IS THE ONLY THING YOU BUY THAT MAKES YOU RICHER

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FLEETING MEMORIES

Students scramble to fi nish their entry in the Water Carnival. Th e annual June tradition—which ran from 1923 through 1969—entailed a friendly competition of themed fl oats gliding at night down the Red Cedar River. Narration, lights, and music coalesced to create one-of-a-kind parades that were a student favorite.

36 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu I came to MSU from Canada on a hockey scholarship with the goal of making it to the NHL. But a shoulder injury, and the care I received from dedicated medical professionals at MSU, put me on a different path. Those doctors became my mentors. They saw something in me and encouraged me to pursue a career in medicine—something I had never even dreamed of. The opportunities at MSU opened up a whole other world to me.

TROY FERGUSON, D.O. McLaren Greater Lansing

College of Education BS \ 2004 College of Osteopathic Medicine DO \ 2008

ALUMNI SPARTANS WILL LEAD Through the Alumni LENS, the MSU Alumni Association helps Spartans of all ages succeed in expanding their leadership competencies. Leading without LENS authority, perseverance, cultural awareness, emotional intelligence, effective communication and problem solving are all topics of discussion within the portfolio of the Alumni LENS. alumni.msu.eduMSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE / lens | 00 THOMAS R. MILLER, ’71, MA ’76 (Both in Communication Arts and Sciences), has joined the Braille Institute of America’s Board of Directors. CAROLYN L. FORCHE, ’72 (Justin Morrill, Honors College), has received Yale University’s 2017 Windham-Campbell Prize for poetry. JACK M. DEMPSEY, ’74 (James Madison), has been named executive director of the Michigan History Foundation. NICHOLAS A. HILL, ’74 (Arts and Letters, Honors College), was awarded a 2017 Guggenheim Fellowship for his work as an artist, printmaker, and curator. PEGGY A. BERG, ’78 (Business), has been promoting women’s leadership programs in the hospitality industry by launching a nonprofit, the 1950s Castell Project, Inc. JOSEPH M. COLUCCI, ’58 (Engineering), STEVEN R. DREXEL, ’79 (Business), has was honored with the SAE Arnold W. Siegel been named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ Staffing 100 Humanitarian Award. List for 2017.

1960s 1980s MICHAEL B. SERLING, ’66 (Social COLEEN M. KING, ’83 (Communication Science), JD ’70 (Law), and his wife Elaine, Arts and Sciences), president of King Media, was have been named Beaumont Health Trustees. awarded an Honorable Mention in the PR News Social H. ROY AUSTIN, MBA ’67 (Business), Media Awards for having the best Facebook marketing has published a user manual for small businesses, The campaign. Alligator Business Solution. DAVID D. HOFFMAN, ’85 (Social JOHN E. JACOBS, ’68 (Business), was Science), was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder as a honored by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan district judge in the Saginaw County Court system. Detroit with the William Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award. TERRI J. WOODIN, ’88 (Business), has been promoted to vice president of marketing and global ELIZABETH C. MOOSE, ’69 (Business), meeting services at Meeting Sites Resource. has joined the Board of Governors of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. AMY T. ASTLEY, ’89 (Arts and Letters, Honors College), has been named editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest. 1970s ROBERT J. PLISKA, MBA ’70 (Business), PERRY S. RICHARDS, ’89 (Business), was has been named Sperry Van Ness International’s named among the top 1,200 financial advisors in the Humanitarian of the Year. country by Barron’s. CLASS NOTES CLASS

38 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu DAVID W. ROUSH, PhD ’89 (Social MICHELLE MOORE-ROBINSON, MA Science), has retired as the protection-from-harm ’02 (Education), was named the 2017 DoDEA expert for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Elementary Principal of the Year for her work as Department of Justice. principal of Kinser Elementary School in Japan. JOSHUA D. MERCHANT, MS ’03 1990s (Agriculture and Natural Resources), has STEVEN E. OPREA, ’90 (Arts and been named president of Buena Vista University. Letters), was part of a team that created JENNIFER L. BUSTARD, MA ’04 Hydrocarbon Hunt, a basic chemistry education app, (Education), principal of Mona Shores High and shared it with Detroit public school students. School, has received an MSU Distinguished Alumni RABBI ROBERT A. NOSANCHUK, ’91 Award from the College of Education. (Arts and Letters), has been selected as co-chair KASSANDRA L. SEDEGAH, ’04 of the Greater Cleveland Congregations. (Business), will open a second location of her hair MICHAEL J. CAYEN, ’93 (Business), has removal salon, Bare Skin, in Tampa, Florida. been honored with the prestigious National Tax ADANMA C. AKUJIEZE, ’06 (Business, Deferred Savings Association Elite Advisor Award. Honors College), has joined Larson Design MICHELE L. PAYN, ’93 (Agriculture and Group as vice president of finance. Natural Resources), has published Food Truths JOHN D. MCGREGOR, ’06 (Business), from Farm to Table, which reached No. 1 on Amazon’s has new releases list. graduated as a diplomat for the State Department and will represent the U.S. embassy in the Philippines. TIMOTHY P. FINERTY, ’94 (Business), a shareholder for the Clayton & McKervey CPA firm, is ZACHARY J. HODYNA, ’07 (Social a founding member of the new Great Lakes Chapter of Science), has graduated as a diplomat for the State the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Department and will represent the U.S. embassy in Panama. ROBERT H. REMPE, PhD ’95 (Arts and Letters), has had his research on the 1934 operetta JEFFREY T. LUMPP, ’07 (Business), was Rose of the Danube featured in the Wall Street Journal. promoted to president of the Grand Rapids office of Hylant, a Midwestern brokerage firm. SUSAN F. MYERS, ’96, DVM ’98 (Both in Veterinary Medicine), has been elected president of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners. JUSTIN T. TRAPP, ’99 (Communication Arts and Sciences), has joined the JRT Agency, a digital marketing company, as a senior copywriter.

2000s PRIYA BALASUBRAMANIAM, MBA ’01 (Business), Apple’s vice president of iPhone operations, has been listed as No. 5 on Business Insider’s most powerful female engineers of 2017.

MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 39 ELIZABETH A. ROBBINS-SABOURIN, AMBER M. HUPP, PhD ’09 (Natural MA ’07 (Communication Arts and Science), has joined the faculty of Holy Cross Sciences), was promoted to account director at College as a tenured professor in the chemistry Franco Public Relations. department. DEREK J. L’HUILLIER, ’08 (Business), has joined Macatawa Bank as the branch manager of the 2010s Grand Haven offi ce. GEOFFREY G. GEIST, ’14 (Communication Arts and Sciences), has STEPHEN D. PACE, MS ’08, PhD ’11 (Both joined Franco Public Relations as an account executive. in Engineering), was awarded a National Urban League Young Professionals Honors Award. RACHEL N. BURNARD, ’16 (Communication Arts and Sciences), has joined Franco Public Relations ADAM M. BLAYLOCK, ’09 (James as an assistant account executive. Madison), has joined Southfi eld’s multi-specialty law fi rm, Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C.

40 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu Supporting the Past, Present, and Future of African Studies

The Africana Collection is a treasured resource to over 160 faculty members from 54 departments on the MSU campus who focus on Africa.

This collection is one of the largest of its kind in the nation, containing books, journals, maps, ﬁlms, archival collections, and online resources covering all areas and disciplines in African Studies. It includes political papers, such as Ahmed Kathrada’s prison letters, as well as posters, cookbooks, and even comics.

The Africana Collection was started in 1960 to support MSU faculty research on Africa, which grew outwards from a partnership to help build the University of Nigeria-Nsukka from 1960 to 1969. Thanks to generous donors and our commitment to supporting African Studies over the years, it is now one of the top collections in the United States.

We invite you to support the growth of this collection as we serve the MSU community’s work on and in Africa. Learn more: lib.msu.edu/Africana MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE | 41

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* Buick received the highest numerical score among 17 mass market brands in the J.D. Power 2016 Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study, based on 28,979 total responses, measuring the opinions of buyers and lessees of new vehicles in the United States, surveyed July-August 2016. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ©2017 General Motors. All rights reserved. The marks appearing in this ad are the trademarks or service marks of GM, its subsidiaries, affiliates or licensors. 1930s LEONE E. (SEASTROM) GEORGE E. OLSON, ’49, of VIVIAN (CICHY) SOWLE, ’50, DALRYMPLE, ’46, of Fair Haven, Claremore, OK, Dec. 4, age 92 of Grand Blanc, Nov. 14, age 88 KENNETH L. CLARK, ’33, of NJ, Dec. 22, age 92 SELWYN H. PADWEE, ’49, of ROBERT C. STAATS, ’50, of Redmond, WA, Sep. 30, age 104 Highlighted VIRGINIA M. (KLAP) Vero Beach, FL, Aug. 2, age 91 Seminole, FL, Nov. 17, age 91 MARY I. (REID) ROSSMAN, FERWERDA, ’46, of Grand Rapids, ROGER M. RASMUSSEN, ’49, WILLIAM P. SWEET, Spartans ’36, of Lakeview, Nov. 13, age 101 Nov. 11, age 92 ’50, of of Otsego, Dec. 4, age 97 Benton Harbor, Apr. 5, age 91 have made a GUS G. HARRISON, GORDON G. GOODBAND, ’38, of ’46, HAROLD W. SNOW, ’49, of Big Rapids, Jan. 1, age 99 of Walpole, MA, Dec. 15, age 94 JAMES E. WHALEY, ’50, of charitable Jacksonville, OR, Oct. 23, age 93 Saginaw, Jan. 12, age 91 J. DOUGLAS MCCLUSKIE, gift to MSU JOHN H. RYCKMAN, ’38, of ’46, ARNOLD W. SPAAN, ’49, of Des Moines, IA, Dec. 28, age 100 of Denver, CO, Nov. 1, age 93 BERNARD A. YEMC, ’50, of Jackson, Dec. 17, age 96 Wilmington, DE, Oct. 24, age 87 through their BARBARA J. (WEISS) DOROTHY (DALEE) ROGER H. STUART, ’49, of QUACKENBUSH, MELBOURNE J. AMO, ’51, of estate plans. WILLISON, ’39, of Bloomfield Hills, ’46, of East Lansing, Oct. 25, age 91 Jan. 4, age 100 Costa Mesa, CA, Nov. 30 Saline, Jan. 9, age 87 ROBERT T. TRACY, ’49, of MARGARET E. (AMISS) JANE E. (HAMER) DAY, Titusville, FL, Jun. 26 ’51, of 1940s SCHARFENBERG, ’46, of Austin, TX, Jan. 14, age 89 ROBERT R. WATTS, ’49, of BERNARD L. KASTEN, ’40, of Tampa, FL, Dec. 30, age 92 Mason, Jan. 29, age 89 NATA L. HANSEN, ’51, of Wesley Chapel, FL, Oct. 21, age 98 REX W. BARNES, ’47, of Trufant, Nov. 30, age 88 GEORGE D. WILSON, ’49, of LAURA J. (WILLSON) Hudson, FL, Mar. 12, age 95 Grand Rapids, Nov. 14, age 91 ROBERT J. KRITZER, ’51, of MASTERS, ’40, of Fremont, Dec. S. VINCENT CORRIERE, ’47, of Dayton, OH, Nov. 8, age 88 23, age 97 Lewiston, NY, Jan. 10 1950s PETER T. MILLER, ’51, of BYRON W. NEWELL, ’41, of MARGARET J. GLAZKO, ’47, of DAVID M. BONE, ’50, of Livonia, Mooresville, NC, Oct. 9, age 93 Kalamazoo, Dec. 14, age 96 Ann Arbor, Nov. 15, age 91 Nov. 16, age 90 J. WILLENE PAXTON, ’51, of HELEN F. (FINNIS) TAYLOR, ELIZABETH A. (CLIFFORD) MARY L. (YOUNG) BONE, ’50, Chattanooga, TN, Jul. 23, age 85 ’41, of Mansfield, OH, Nov. 3, age 97 BOWEN, ’48, of Quaker Hill, CT, of Livonia, Feb. 20, age 87 Nov. 29, age 89 ADELEEN N. (KYES) SUDAC, RICHARD C. BATES, ’42, of HENRY J. BRODERICK, ’50, of ’51, of Dewitt, Jan. 2, age 86 EDWARD T. COON, ’48, of Ann Arbor, Nov. 21, age 95 Tehachapi, CA, Dec. 16, age 91 Miami, FL, Nov. 29, age 92 BETTY J. (VITKUSKE) WILLIAM R. JENKS, ’42, of J. PAUL CAREY, ’50, of Rochester, VANDERKELEN, GUSTAV D. HOBOHM, ’48, of ’51, of Midland, Cordova, TN, Mar. 23, age 95 Apr. 12, age 88 West Branch, May 7, age 91 Mar. 14, age 86 JAMES F. STEINKE, ’42, of JO (MARSTON) COLLINS, ’50, ARLENE R. KNITTEL, ’48, of MARY J. (FRIEDERICKS) Saint Joseph, Dec. 23, age 96 of Williamsburg, Dec. 29, age 88 Olean, NY, Oct. 21, age 90 WINSTON, ’51, of Pompano Beach, FREDERICK W. BESANCON, ROBERT E. COOK, ’50, of FL, Oct. 23, age 87 EDMUND F. LEROUX, ’48, of ’43, of East Tawas, Jan. 11, age 97 North Hollywood, CA, Dec. 27, age 91 Huron, SD, Nov. 16, age 91 JAMES J. BROZOVICH, ’52, of CORNELL D. BEUKEMA, ’43, WILLIAM H. CRUSE, ’50, of Brighton, Jan. 20, age 87 RALPH A. MELVIN, ’48, of of Spring Lake, Dec. 11, age 96 East Lansing, Dec. 15, age 90 Paoli, PA, Oct. 5, age 92 FREDERICK G. BURCH, ’52, of JOSEPH W. CLANCY, ’43, of DAVID HAMILTON, ’50, of GALE E. MIKLES, ’48, of Lowell, Jan. 3, age 89 Carmichael, CA, Oct. 22, age 95 La Quinta, CA Sun Lakes, AZ, Jan. 17, age 89 FREDERICK W. FABIAN, ’52, ELIZABETH G. (FOLEY) CHARLES J. HAMM, GLEN T. NORTON, ’48, of ’50, of of East Lansing, Nov. 10, age 88 COLBURN, ’43, of Ontario, NY, Winter Springs, FL, Feb. 27, age 92 Dec. 25, age 94 Gainesville, FL, Dec. 26, age 94 JACK C. FERVER, ’52, of CARROLL A. (BESEMER) DONALD C. HODNEY, ’50, of Sauk City, WI, Jan. 2, age 96 DOUGLAS H. EISENLOHR, SOUTHWORTH, ’48, of Erie, PA, Spring Hill, FL, Nov. 17, age 90 ’43, of Guilford, CT, Oct. 22, age 96 EDWARD E. (JONES JR.) Dec. 1, age 89 THOMAS R. JOY, ’50, of JONES, ’52, of Okemos, Jan. 17, ROBERT J. GEYER, ’43, of WILLIAM V. VANDERVOORT, Littleton, CO, Jan. 11, age 90 age 86 Albion, Dec. 20, age 95 GERTRUDE M. (STUWE) ’48, of Richfield, OH, Dec. 12 JOHN W. KENSLER, ’52, of BETTY A. (NORTH) GONYO, KARAS, ’50, of Traverse City, ANDREW A. ANTONOVICH, Saint Clair, Dec. 23, age 89 ’43, of Traverse City, Nov. 14, age 95 ’49, of Middleton, WI, Jan. 7, age 91 Nov. 15, age 88 BRUCE E. LAVENGOOD, ’52, GERALDINE H. (HARSEN) BLONDELLE (BOLDING) ALBERT G. LANDA, ’50, of LAETZ, of Bargersville, IN, Oct. 26, age 86 ’43, of Muncie, IN, Jan. 24, CAMPBELL, ’49, of Monroe, Whitmore Lake, Oct. 24, age 93 JOHN W. LENZ, age 95 Dec. 29 REID N. MCCLELLAND, ’50, of ’52, of Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 26, age 86 TED R. LEUTZINGER, ’43, of MERVIN S. CHAMBERLAIN, Grand Rapids, Dec. 4, age 90 Los Angeles, CA, Dec. 20, age 95 ’49, of Ovid, Oct. 26, age 87 GORDON E. MILNE, ’50, of THOMAS F. MARMON, ’52, of Las Animas, CO, Mar. 21, age 87 HARLAN E. PITCHER, ’43, of MARY L. (RAHILLY) East Lansing, Dec. 17, age 91 Huntsville, AL, Dec. 25, age 95 FOSSITT, ’49, of Newberry, EDGAR G. NESMAN, ’50, of STANLEY W. MARJORY H. (LOW) Dec. 15, age 89 Tampa, FL, Nov. 10, age 89 MUTERSBAUGH, ’52, of Lansing, Nov. 24, age 86 SPALDING, ’43, of Okemos, EUGENE H. KING, ’49, of VIRGINIA A. (ANNAS) Nov. 26 Bancroft, Jan. 7, age 92 QUARLES, ’50, of Cedar, Jun. 14 GENE R. RUNDELL, ’52, of HAROLD S. BRYAN, ’44, of ERNEST W. MALKEWITZ, ’49, JAMES M. ROBERTS, ’50, of Traverse City, Nov. 8, age 88 Silverdale, WA, Nov. 8, age 96 of Grand Rapids, Dec. 19, age 91 Saint Simons Island, GA, Jan. 8, age 88 JOHN G. THEISEN, ’52, of MARJORIE R. VANARSDALE, EDWARD E. MARQUARDT, CARL G. 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44 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu MELVIN J. BUDGE, ’53, of DONALD J. TOMS, ’54, of DARLENE I. (DECHOW) JAMES E. FORTENBERRY, EUGENE C. MELCHIORI, ’61, Bay City, Nov. 30, age 92 Wayne, Jul. 14, age 85 SIMS, ’56, of Tampa, FL, Nov. 27, ’59, of New Orleans, LA, Nov. 25, of Vero Beach, FL, Nov. 13, age 88 CONSTANCE D. BRUCE W. TRUDGEN, ’54, of age 82 age 79 OWEN H. POPE, ’61, of (ROBINSON) CARLSON, Williamsburg, Dec. 17, age 84 BURTON L. BLANCHARD, RICHARD A. GRENELL, ’59, The Villages, FL, Dec. 11, age 78 of Muskegon, Feb. 19, age 86 ’53, of Plymouth, Nov. 16, age 85 KAYE B. WILSON, ’54, of ’57, of Aurora, IL, Nov. 5, age 81 GERALD M. SCHROEDER, RICHARD E. ERDMANN, ’53, Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 28, age 84 NANCY J. (FOSTER) MARIANNA E. ’61, of Virginia Beach, VA, Dec. 17, (MACDOUGALL) KERELY, of Scotts, Dec. 11, age 85 KENNETH C. WOODWARD, BROCKMILLER, ’57, of age 77 Saint Charles, Nov. 29, age 81 ’59, of Ferndale, Dec. 14, age 79 EDWIN B. FITZPATRICK, ’54, of Lansing, Oct. 20, age 87 CARL I. SHAFER, ’61, of EARL E. NELSON, ’59, of Midland, Jan. 5, age 85 ’53, of East Lansing, Dec. 6 ROBERT G. ZIMMERMAN, KENNETH R. BUTCHER, ’57, of Hart, Jan. 19, age 84 Punta Gorda, FL, Nov. 1, age 79 MERLE R. JENKINS, ’53, of ’54, of Zephyrhills, FL, Dec. 28, JOHN M. STAHLIN, ’61, of CYNTHIA A. (BOWEN) Mesa, AZ, Jul. 19, age 84 age 90 CHARLES W. COBB, ’57, of Greenville, Jan. 6, age 77 ROBERTSON, ’59, of Sturgis, Howell, Oct. 30, age 87 GLORIA G. (GAMMON) FREDERICK W. KOBERNA, UDELL L. BLANCHARD, ’55, Dec. 14, age 80 of Grandville, Oct. 29, age 83 DOMENIC L. DEMARTE, ’57, TIBBS, ’61, of Joliet, IL, Dec. 11, ’53, of Carmel, IN, Nov. 13, age 85 JOHN A. SCHWARTZ, ’59, of ROBERT A. BURNS, of Centennial, CO, Dec. 6, age 85 age 77 PEGGY (SOERGEL) KREPS, ’55, of Poplar Grove, IL, Nov. 14, age 80 Cadillac, Oct. 15, age 84 PAUL A. VANDREAL, ’61, of ’53, of Orlando, FL, Jan. 2 RICHARD W. FOSTER, ’57, of NANCY C. SWANEBECK, Chuckey, TN, Aug. 24, age 84 MARY E. COWLES, ’55, of East China, Dec. 11, age 81 JOAN M. (DONKIN) LEGG, ’59, of Fenton, Nov. 9, age 79 Big Rapids, Dec. 23, age 94 JOANNE M. (SMITH) ROBERT L. ADAMS, ’62, of ’53, of Oxford, Oct. 24, age 85 GEORGE A. TINTI, ’59, of WILLIAM M. DIETRICH, ’55, GAGER, ’57, of Charlotte, Nov. Lakeview, Dec. 23, age 81 ANDREW T. MCMILLAN, Norway, Dec. 6, age 81 of Lansing, Dec. 7, age 83 29, age 81 DONALD G. ATKINSON, ’62, ’53, of Ithaca, NY, Nov. 11, age 86 WAYNE A. TORGESON, ’59, KENNETH R. GARDNER, of CA, Nov. 19, age 86 JEROME S. DONNELLY, ’55, ’57, of Hancock, Nov. 20 DONALD C. SAMS, ’53, of of Grandville, Dec. 30, age 83 of Littleton, CO, Jan. 9, age 85 HERBERT L. CAMP, ’62, of Utica, Nov. 2, age 85 DAVID A. YOUNG, ’59, of Midland, Jan. 1, age 76 LEON H. DYKHOUSE, ’55, of ROBERT E. GOODRICH, ’57, Lakewood, WA, Jan. 10, age 79 LEONARD SINKE, ’53, of Vassar, Jun. 27, age 89 of Mason, OH, Nov. 21, age 88 JOHN W. DANCER, ’62, of Lowell, Dec. 13, age 92 ALWYN R. HANSEN, ’55, of BEATRICE M. MARCEAU 1960s Cary, NC, Nov. 5, age 76 JOANNE W. (WELTY) Kokomo, IN, Nov. 6, age 83 RABIN, ’57, of Okemos, Jan. 26, GLORIA AZZARELLO, ’60, of BYRON K. GUY, ’62, of SWEENEY, ’53, of Savannah, GA, BARBARA A. age 94 Hudsonville, Dec. 4, age 87 Orange Park, FL, Apr. 27, age 82 Feb. 26, age 85 (WESSINGER) JUDD, ’55, of ELIZABETH E. MATTERN, RAYMOND R. BURROWES, SANDRA A. (PRINCE) JOHN J. TAECKENS, ’53, of Kansas City, MO, Nov. 4, age 84 ’57, of Fairborn, OH, Nov. 10, age 81 ’60, of West Unity, OH, Jan. 12, LEKIN, ’62, of Manchester, CT, Saint Louis, MO, Nov. 1, age 85 JOANNE E. (MAPES) BERNADINE (BELL) age 85 Sep. 19, age 76 JOHN O. THOMAS, ’53, of LARSON, ’55, of Indianapolis, IN, MCRIPLEY, ’57, of Levittown, PA, JANICE E. (COUSINA) WALTER S. LOWELL, ’62, of Troy, OH, Nov. 26, age 88 Oct. 24, age 83 Nov. 3, age 83 DASCHKE, ’60, of Shelby Charleston, IL, Mar. 4, age 91 PATRICIA A. (PETTERSON) LEE E. MARTIN, ’55, of MAURICE B. OSBURN, ’57, of Township, Jan. 7, age 77 ROBERT C. RANKIN, ’62, of TUTTLE, ’53, of Lexington, KY, Frederick, MD, May 16, age 82 Madison, AL, Nov. 2, age 85 WILLIAM F. EARDLEY, ’60, of Waynesboro, PA, Nov. 6, age 94 Dec. 11, age 86 HELEN L. (COSTON) ROBERT F. RUDD, ’57, of Rockford, Dec. 19, age 79 RICHARD A. WESTMAAS, BARBARA A. (NEVIN) MORRIS, ’55, of De Pere, WI, Traverse City, Dec. 17, age 83 JOHN B. GENYS, ’60, of ’62, of Cadillac, Apr. 2, age 82 Nov. 18, age 83 WAITE, ’53, of Willoughby, OH, CHARLES T. STOCKER, ’57, Lanham, MD, Dec. 12, age 93 GERALD J. WIGGER, ’62, of Oct. 27, age 85 NEALE C. MUSOLFF, ’55, of of Augusta, Nov. 28 WALTER A. GOETZ, ’60, of Rapid River, Nov. 25, age 87 Grand Ledge, Jan. 20, age 84 Bethesda, MD, Dec. 19, age 79 JACK G. ANDERSON, ’54, of GEORGE A. THIAS, ’57, of SUSANNA (SCOFIELD) Bloomfield Hills, Jan. 16, age 86 DAVID D. OAKLAND, ’55, of Lansing, Jan. 12, age 86 DANIEL T. HALVERSON, ’60, BROWN, ’63, of North Scituate, Kalamazoo, Jan. 2, age 83 of Keego Harbor, Nov. 6, age 79 RI, Oct. 23, age 76 KENNETH C. COOK, ’54, of ROGER C. WARNER, ’57, of Holland, Oct. 24, age 88 DWIGHT F. PECENY, ’55, of Charles Town, WV, Jun. 4, age 80 MARVIN A. HARTLEB, CARA M. (MUNSHAW) FRAPPIER, ’63, of Lansing, EUGENE W. EVERY, ’54, of Grand Rapids, Jan. 1, age 83 ’60, of Kalamazoo, Nov. 25, age 82 ANDREW ALJIAN, ’58, of Oct. 29, age 74 Mason, Jan. 12, age 85 WILLIAM C. ZICK, ’55, of Del Mar, CA, Oct. 13, age 81 JOHN D. KOHLSCHMIDT, DOUGLAS C. HUGGETT, ’63, JANICE I. (BOTHAMLEY) Saint Joseph, Jul. 22, age 83 ’60, of Saginaw, Oct. 26, age 83 CHARLES W. BECKER, ’58, of Waukesha, WI, Oct. 25, age 80 GIRTON, ’54, of Sturgis, Jan. 11, ROBERT H. ANGLE, ’56, of of Goodells, Mar. 18, age 82 SUSAN N. (NELSON) age 84 Allegan, Oct. 23, age 84 MCCABE, ’60, of Reston, VA, ROBERT M. JONES, ’63, of BILL D. HARRIS, ’58, of Nov. 16, age 78 Berry, KY, Dec. 11, age 87 NORBERT A. KANZLER, ’54, BARBARA B. (BRAY) Reading, Dec. 2, age 87 of Chateaugay, NY, Dec. 2, age 84 BROWN, ’56, of Denver, CO, NELSON H. SHORES, ’60, of ROBERT A. MCGARVA, ’63, Oct. 2, age 82 RICHARD A. LITTLE, ’58, of Easton, PA, Jul. 15, age 79 of Boyne City, Dec. 7, age 79 NANCY K. (PLEUNE) North Palm Beach, FL, Nov. 24, RICHARD D. SOUDERS, ’60, ROBERT J. REYNOLDS, KIEFHABER, ’54, of RICHARD R. DALACH, ’56, of age 84 ’63, Clinton Township, Nov. 14, age 83 of Dickinson, TX, Nov. 16, age 83 of Lyons, Sep. 2, age 80 Wilmington, NC, Nov. 17, age 84 MAX L. NOBLE, ’58, of Bay BERNICE C. GRAHAM, NANCY D. (EDMONDSON) WILLIAM R. SEYBOLD, MARY W S. (WHITWORTH) ’56, City, Dec. 17, age 83 ’63, WALTON, ’60, of Saginaw, KROPF, of Scarborough, ME, Jan. 3, age 103 of South Bend, IN, Oct. 24, age 84 ’54, of Savannah, GA, JOHN F. PORRITT, ’58, of Dec. 29, age 78 CARL T. HERALD, ELLEN S. (SAGE) SISCO, Oct. 25, age 83 ’56, of Traverse City, Nov. 16, age 83 West Chester, PA, Dec. 18, age 90 A. RICHARD ASH, ’61, of Bath, ’63, of Saint Simons Island, GA, ADDISON F. MILLER, ’54, of CARL E. ROSSMAN, ’58, of Jan. 10, age 76 SMITH B. HORTON, ’56, of Oct. 24, age 75 Sebring, FL, Sep. 25, age 110 Owosso, Dec. 8, age 82 Dewey, AZ, Mar. 21, age 84 JAMES L. BALDWIN, ’61, of ANTOINETTE M. HAROLD R. MORIARTY, ’54, PHILIP G. STILES, ’58, of Detroit, Dec. 10, age 80 W. THOMAS (KING SR.) (STOLASKI) WOLFF, ’63, of of Dover, NH, Nov. 14, age 83 Gilbert, AZ, Dec. 31, age 85 KING, ’56, of Lansing, Oct. 16, WILLIAM R. BYRNE, ’61, of Elk Grove, CA, Apr. 1, age 74 JOAN B. (SCHLECHT) age 88 ROBERT D. WERNER, ’58, of Angola, IN, Jun. 2, age 81 MICHAEL J. BRANCHEAU, NELSON, ’54, of Big Rapids, Fort Gratiot, Oct. 20, age 84 JOHN N. DEMARAIS, ’61, of ’64, of Bay City, Dec. 26, age 75 Nov. 23, age 84 ELMER F. KNOBLOCK, ’56, of North Fort Myers, FL, Dec. 12, JOHN L. WHITTINGTON, Fowlerville, Mar. 19, age 80 MARGARET J. COURTNEY, JACK E. NEWSTED, ’54, of age 82 ’58, of Detroit, Jul. 7, age 82 JAMES D. GIBSON, ’61, of ’64, of Chicago, IL, Jul. 19, age 98 Whitehall, Jan. 24, age 85 GAYLE A. (CATTLEY) RICHARD W. ARNOLD, ’59, St Michaels, MD, May 17, age 81 ROBERT C. HECHT, ’64, of THOMAS D. SIEGRIST, ’54, of LONE, ’56, of Newberry, Jun. 21, of Rochester WILLIAM E. INNISS, ’61, Gillette, NJ, Jun. 11, age 74 Grand Rapids, Dec. 21, age 86 age 81 RAYMOND J. COOK, ’59, of of CA DONNA J. (CLUCHEY) RODNEY R. SMITH, ’54, of GEORGIA L. LOVSE, ’56, of Kewadin, Nov. 20, age 80 DAVID S. JONES, ’61, of JELINEK, ’64, of Davison, Jan. Marquette, Aug. 27, age 85 Waterford, Dec. 5, age 83 SUSAN C. (SCHUMACHER) Carmel, IN, Nov. 4, age 78 16, age 74 WILLIAM R. STEVENSON, ROBERT H. RAY, ’56, of EILERTSEN, ’59, of Franklin, JOHN H. MACGREADY, ’61, JAMES R. JOSEPH, ’64, of ’54, of Wyckoff, NJ, Nov. 13, age 87 Suttons Bay, Mar. 31, age 81 Oct. 28, age 80 of Swartz Creek, Dec. 11, age 84 Bryan, OH, Oct. 31, age 74

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KELLY, ’68, of Holt, JUDITH (JINKINSON) through their Summerfield, FL, Sep. 22, age 75 EDWARD V. MORSE, ’66, of Nov. 28, age 76 BAYER, ’71, of Farmington, estate plans. PAULINE WIESE, ’64, of Walled Cashiers, NC, Oct. 27, age 73 FRANK S. KIPP, ’68, of Aug. 3, age 71 Lake, Dec. 11, age 82 WALLACE H. MURPHY, ’66, of Middletown, OH, Aug. 24, age 71 RICHARD D. CAMPBELL, ’71, ROBERT A. WILLIAMS, ’64, of Grand Rapids, Nov. 15, age 79 VADAKENCHERRY N. of Jackson, Dec. 1, age 90 Cheyenne, WY, Nov. 5, age 91 DENNIS P. NYQUIST, ’66, of KRISHNAN, ’68, of Bowling Green, WAYNE H. FRANCISCO, ’71, of OH, Oct. 16, age 86 LOREN R. ALEXANDER, ’65, of East Lansing, Dec. 9, age 77 Atlanta, Apr. 23, age 89 ROBERT J. LASZLO, Manhattan, KS, Jan. 7, age 86 LEONARDO A. PAULINO, ’66, ’68, of JOYCE I. (WOLVERTON) Pineville, NC, Dec. 9, age 71 ROGER L. ANDERSON, ’65, of of Leesburg, VA, Dec. 6, age 91 HIRMAN, ’71, of Norwalk, CT, Jan. 9, age 67 Lake Villa, IL, Nov. 14, age 79 MARSHA P. (TORANTO) KENNETH D. 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(HORN) age 77 Saline, Jan. 13, age 91 HENDERSON, ’65, of Cookeville, WILLIAM A. AYVAZIAN, ’67, of DALE M. EHLI, ’69, of BRUCE A. SUMMERER, ’71, of TN, Jan. 16, age 72 Mohegan Lake, NY, Nov. 20, age 71 Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 16, age 68 Otsego, Nov. 21, age 69 CAROL KENNEDY, WILLIAM D. HERZ, ’65, of PAUL F. BERGDOLT, ’67, of ’69, of GEORGE W. TRUCKEY, ’71, of Los Angeles, CA Frankenmuth, Sep. 4, age 74 Saginaw, Dec. 20 Duluth, MN, Nov. 26, age 83 DONALD S. PRATT, ’69, of ALICE C. KORNEFFEL, ’65, ’88, RHODA G. BRENTON, ’67, of MARK A. TURNQUIST, ’71, of Traverse City, Dec. 11, age 92 and ’93, of Napenville IL, Jul. 27, age 72 Portage, Nov. 18, age 99 Falmouth, ME, Dec. 5, age 67 MARY D. WILEY, ’69, of Portland, JAMES E. LODGE, ’65, of LINDA L. CHARLES, ’67, of EMIL J. WINNICKER, ’71, of OR, Nov. 8, age 70 New Baltimore, Jan. 2, age 73 North Street, Dec. 1, age 82 Bokeelia, FL, Jan. 15, age 67 PHYLLIS E. (YEAGLEY) SUSAN E. (KORPI) SARAH (SHAW) CONRAD, HAROLD L. BESSERT, ’72, of WILLIS, ’69, of Lansing, Nov. 9, MARSHALL, ’65, of Philadelphia, ’67, of Bloomfield Hills, Nov. 27, age 73 Allegan, Oct. 30, age 77 PA, Nov. 8, age 71 age 93 VICTOR C. DOHERTY, TIMOTHY P. DURKIN, ’72, of ’67, of PAUL E. WISE, ’69, of JANE A. (FITCH) SORRWAR, Troy, Dec. 14, age 84 East Lansing, Dec. 12, age 66 ’65, of Greenville, PA, Nov. 5, age 76 Middletown, DE, Dec. 27, age 81 SHARON (SAXTON) MARILYN J. FISCHHABER, STUART E. THORELL, ’65, of DUGDALE, ’67, of Davis, CA, 1970s ’72, of Layton, UT White Lake, Nov. 11, age 83 Apr. 28, age 70 LEROY A. FLADSETH, ’72, of JOHN D. AFESI, ’70, of ROBERT L. WAHMHOFF, ’65, Holt, Nov. 30, age 80 EUGENE GREMBOWSKI, ’67, Easthampton, MA, Dec. 2, age 71 of Baraga, Dec. 5, age 78 of Vancouver, WA, Nov. 4, age 78 CARL P. JOHNSON, ’72, of DALE G. BYNUM, ’70, of DOROTHY J. ALZUBAYDI, Buckley, Apr. 13, age 75 FREDERICK J. GROEN, ’67, of Port Huron, Nov. 1, age 74 ’66, of Okemos, Dec. 13, age 72 Zeeland, Dec. 17, age 74 DAVID K. KESLER, ’72, of DANIEL E. CLANCY, ’70, of ROGER S. ASHLEY, ’66, of Gaffney, SC, Nov. 1, age 69 ALBERTA B. HARDY, ’67, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Apr. 27, age 69 Bloomfield Hills, Oct. 20, age 76 Grand Ledge, Nov. 2 ROGER D. MANNING, ’72, of G. MICHAEL CROOCH, ’70, of GLENN D. BERKHEIMER, Kalamazoo, Dec. 30, age 77 JOY E. MCCONNOCHIE ’66, of East Lansing, Jan. 25, age 89 Geneva, IL, Nov. 24, age 73 WILLIAMS, ’67, of MX, Mar. 17, MICHAEL D. MARSHALL, ’72, WILLIAM J. GREULICH, ’70, of DOUGLAS E. BROWNING, age 70 of Grand Ledge, Jun. 17, age 68 ’66, of Brea, CA, Oct. 25, age 73 Apple Valley, CA, Dec. 21, age 68 WILLIAM G. SAALMAN, ’67, of WILLIAM D. MARTIN, ’72, of ROBERT G. HANSEN, ’70, of RICHARD L. BUNKER, ’66, of Dunnellon, FL, Nov. 15, age 73 Bloomington, IN, Nov. 2, age 87 Clemmons, NC, Nov. 16, age 72 Silver City, NM, Dec. 25, age 86 JEANNETTE E. (BEARD) WILLIAM R. STEEB, ’72, of HENRY L. KAMINSKI, ’70, of PATRICIA A. GAWARECKI, SOBOTA, ’67, of Jackson, Nov. 22, Kansas City, MO, Dec. 4, age 70 Warren, Mar. 30, age 94 ’66, of Lansdale, PA, Dec. 20, age 74 age 78 FRED H. STENKAMP, ’72, of RON D. LAUGHTER, ’70, of JOHN T. GREENING, ’66, of JONATHAN P. STEIN, ’67, of Skandia, Dec. 23, age 88 Salem, SC Bloomfield Hills, Dec. 6, age 72 O Fallon, MO, Dec. 21, age 81 DONALD L. WRIGHT, ’72, of STEVEN R. LINK, ’70, of JUANITA K. GREW, ’66, of LESLIE D. TREECE- Washington, DC, Nov. 19, age 67 Dayton, OH, Dec. 4, age 68 Webberville, Dec. 22, age 71 SINCLAIR, ’67, of Elk Grove, CA, MOHAMMAD M. BARI, ’73, of WILLIAM H. HOLLEMAN, ’66, Dec. 27, age 72 JEAN (LOREE) MASON, ’70, of High Point, NC, Dec. 29, age 70 Grand Ledge, Dec. 28, age 94 of Lake Villa, IL, Dec. 18, age 76 WILLIAM WALKER, ’67, of ROGER S. DANNISON, ’73, of DELAYNE R. HUDSPETH, ’66, Oil City, PA, Jan. 10, age 72 DUANE F. MILLER, ’70, of Los Angeles, CA, Jun. 18, age 65 Hiawassee, GA, Dec. 13, age 85 of Syracuse, NY, Oct. 17, age 84 VERA R. (SCHWEIFLER) SAMUEL L. EPLEY, ’73, of WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, ’66, WEAVER, ’67, of Grand Rapids, THEODORE G. MINNICK, ’70, Northville, Oct. 18, age 65 of Melbourne, FL, Nov. 29, age 77 Dec. 8, age 91 of Mason, Jan. 1, age 72 MARJORIE B. (BURTON) RUSSELL W. KELLER, ’66, of JOHN W. WILDRICK, ’67, of LYNN I. MUNSON, ’70, of Lowell, HASELSWERDT, ’73, of Westerville, OH, Oct. 31, age 74 South Bend, IN, Apr. 14, age 89 Apr. 3, age 75 Cowlesville, NY, Oct. 18, age 69

46 SUMMER 2017 | alumni.msu.edu BEVERLY J. (GOODMAN) MICHAEL J. BRECZINSKI, JAMES C. CLOUTIER, ’80, of CHRISTOPHER M. DOUGLAS J. LINN, ’73, of Salem, VA, Dec. 17, ’76, of Burton, Mar. 12, age 62 Mason, Jan. 11, age 63 WAGNER, ’90, of Niles, BIEDENBACH, ’15, of Schaumburg, IL, Oct. 23, age 50 age 67 RICHARD D. DOWNIE, ’76, SUSAN M. (LANGE) Oct. 20, age 49 GORDON G. NORMAN, ’73, of Newberry, FL, Dec. 20, age 84 DUMALA, ’80, of Portland, ME, KENT R. NICKOL, ’91, of Dec. 1, age 60 Faculty and of Rockford, Oct. 18, age 75 ROBERT W. HAUN, ’76, of West Bloomfield, Dec. 22, age 51 JO ANN (BELYOU) SCOTT, Lansing, Nov. 10, age 67 BONITA L. HUERTER, ’80, of KRISTIN M. PANGMAN, ’94, Staff ’73, of Edna, TX, Dec. 24, age 77 MARY B. MACMILLAN, ’76, Lisle, IL, Dec. 21, age 80 of Lansing, Jan. 20, age 46 GLADYS A. BACON, of LAWRENCE C. SU, ’73, of of Nokomis, FL, Dec. 18, age 62 BETH A. SCHMIDT, ’80, of WILLIAM S. BATHIE, ’95, of Roscommon, Jan. 13, age 87 Okemos, Nov. 17, age 80 JAMES A. TAYLOR, ’76, of Bay City, Jun. 16, age 57 Okemos, Nov. 13, age 60 BETTY M. CORD, of Topeka, CAROLYN D. (FARQUHAR) Chapel Hill, NC, Jun. 5, age 68 ROBERT L. SCITOWSKI, ’80, KIMBERLY L. HUGHES, ’96, KS, Nov. 21, age 86 YOUNG, ’73, of Milwaukee, WI, LEATRICE THOMAS, ’76, of of Warren, Jul. 21, age 58 of Arlington, TN, Dec. 4, age 43 DONNY DEAN CURTIS, of Dec. 16, age 88 Holt, Nov. 28, age 70 BARBARA A. SUPANICH, ROSALYN J. (GRIMES) Carson City, Nov. 30, age 59 BELINDA BELDING, ’74, of RONALD R. WEILER, ’76, of ’80, of Farmington Hills, Oct. 10, JONES, ’96, of Lansing, Dec. 25, SEJUTI DAS GUPTA, of Lansing, Dec. 26, age 66 Perry, GA, Dec. 9, age 71 age 64 age 57 Okemos, May 18, age 33 ANNE S. BORIN, ’74, of New ALFRED BAUER, ’77, of LE TRUNG THUONG, ’80, of ELEANOR L. (ELLINPON) CHRISTIAN FABER, of York, NY, Feb. 21, age 63 Fenton, Dec. 3, age 78 Ann Arbor, Feb. 9, age 67 FABIAN-LONG, ’97, of Williamston, Oct. 28, age 28 East Lansing, Nov. 25, age 94 NANCY A. (COUPER) CHARLES W. FORD, ’77, of PETER R. CLARKE, ’81, of DIANE R. FAWLEY, of CARLSON, ’74, of Valley Village, Springfield, MO, Dec. 2, age 90 Burlington, NC, Jan. 8, age 65 ROBIN M. FRANZ, ’97, of Portland, Nov. 26, age 60 CA, Oct. 10, age 77 Flushing, Jan. 5, age 43 KATHRYN J. GAUSS, THERESA M. O’CONNOR, DEBORAH L. (GREEN) of Prudenville, Nov. 21, age 84 DAVID S. DIXON, ’74, of ’77, of Ann Arbor, Dec. 8, age 62 PLOCKARCZYK, ’81, of LINCOLN R. MCLANE, ’98, of Traverse City, Nov. 8, age 64 Livonia, May 10, age 58 Lansing, Nov. 2, age 70 ALEXANDER C. GEIGER, of DANIEL V. O’GRADY, ’77, of Bath, Nov. 28, age 81 MARILIN W. (WISCHOW) Grosse Pointe, Dec. 19, age 68 CARRIE A. (WHITE) JULIE C. ACHTERBERG, ’99, GINNOW, ’74, of Jackson, RATHBUN, TERRIE L. HAYES, of Mason, KARL J. REICHARDT, ’77, of ’81, of Mooresville, of Haslett, Nov. 21, age 46 Nov. 8, age 91 Nov. 21, age 66 Tempe, AZ, Dec. 2, age 61 NC, Nov. 17, age 57 MICHAEL D. ARSENAULT, BENNET S. KOREN, ’74, of CHALMER JEHNER, of ELIZABETH A. (PEETS) JOHN D. SEALS, ’81, of ’99, of Grosse Ile, Dec. 20, age 56 New Orleans, LA, Nov. 24, age 64 Dewitt, Dec. 16, age 81 BROWN, ’78, of Punta Gorda, FL, Spring Hill, FL, Sep. 27, age 57 JENNIFER M. HILL, ’99, of DEBORAH S. (WANTTAJA) Nov. 25, age 77 THOMAS J. CARLSON, ’82, Rockford, Dec. 12, age 43 ANTHONY R. KINSORA, of MCLEAN, ’74, of Calumet, Warren, Nov. 1, age 27 SHIRLEY A. ELLIOTT, of San Diego, CA, Sep. 30, age 59 Dec. 3, age 64 ’78, of Haslett, Nov. 11, age 77 FREDERICK W. PLETZ, ’82, 2000s RICHARD H. KOHN, of JERRY D. MORITZ, ’74, of Lansing, Dec. 25, age 65 JOHN G. HAFNER, of Bowie, MD, Nov. 20, age 63 MIRIAM L. SOHN, ’00, of Colorado Springs, CO, Dec. 7, age 84 ’78, of Northville, Jan. 12, age 61 JILL E. (NICHOLAS) Grand Ledge, Dec. 22, age 65 GERALD F. MOSHER, of CHERIL L. (OWEN) Hesperia, Nov. 10, age 64 CAROLYN K. (MYERS) SHUGART, ’82, of Richmond, CHRISTOPHER G. TYLE, ’00, RUDDICK, ’74, of Rockford, HULLIBERGER, ’78, of Eagle, VA, Dec. 4, age 56 of Fowlerville, Mar. 8, age 39 ROBERT PEASE, of Dec. 25, age 64 Williamston, Oct. 27, age 90 Dec. 20, age 79 KIMBERLY M. (BRENDAHL) JILL B. SPRAGUE, ’01, of GARY L. SLOCUM, ’74, of TERRILL A. POWELL, ’78, of FARLEY, ’84, of Lansing, East Lansing, Dec. 23, age 38 BRETT C. ROBINSON, of Tucson, AZ, Oct. 20, age 82 Mason, Dec. 30, age 48 Niles, Apr. 26, age 59 Jan. 12, age 60 TONY D. BRIGHT, ’02, of MICHAEL F. TREBESH, ’74, URSULA I. (KEWADIN) JAMES J. WASVARY, ’78, of BEVERLY A. LIPTAK, ’84, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, Oct. 30, age 49 of Saint Johns, Oct. 27, age 66 CLARK, of Kewadin, Dec. 25, Oxford, Oct. 24, age 74 Grand Rapids, Oct. 24, age 78 ADAM C. JUNE, ’04, of WILLIAM T. WARDWELL, age 89 KARLA H. (HOESCH) DOROTHY ROOD, ’84, of Franklin, WI, Oct. 24, age 34 ’74, of Holt, Oct. 27, age 67 MARY A. MERRILL, of WOLTERS, ’78, of Zeeland, Charlotte, Jan. 3, age 85 KEVIN G. BASMADJIAN, ’05, HITOSHI ARIIZUMI, ’75, of JP Owosso, Dec. 30, age 65 Nov. 28, age 65 MARK A. BAUR, ’85, of of North Haven, CT, Oct. 23, age 51 CHRISTIAN STOCK, of Mason, THOMAS BROCKWAY, ’75, GEORGE ADAMS, ’79, of Lansing, May 11, age 59 TERESA S. TAYLOR, ’06, of Nov. 20, age 84 of Dewitt, Nov. 22, age 63 Harbor Springs, Jan. 20, age 85 JODIE L. MUNDEN, Saginaw, Nov. 5, age 43 ’85, of JAMES H. FISHER, GEORGE S. CABOT, ’75, of GLEN E. HUFFMAN, of Dewitt, ’79, of San Juan Capistrano, CA, Dec. 6, PATRICK J. FARRELL, ’09, of Danville, CA, Nov. 25, age 63 Tucson, AZ, Dec. 11, age 84 Dec. 20, age 97 age 68 Alpharetta, GA, Nov. 22, age 29 LOIS A. LUND, MARVIN D. DEWITT, ’75, of BRADLEY G. HULL, ’79, of of Suffern, NY, JACK E. THOMPSON, ’85, of Dec. 19, age 89 Flushing, Dec. 12, age 87 Cortland, NY, Dec. 9, age 59 Clarkston, Jan. 5, age 77 2010s MICHAEL G. JACOBSON, ROGER E. MANNING, of MILTON P. EISNER, ’75, of GARY P. ADAMS, ’86, of JULIA A. MARTIN, ’10, of ’79, of Carolina Shores, NC, Hubbard Lake, Dec. 30, age 79 Mc Lean, VA, Nov. 17, age 68 Waterford, Nov. 17, age 52 Detroit, Oct. 7, age 28 Oct. 21, age 72 DONALD MELCER, of Austin, DARLENE R. HOUSE, ’75, of RICHARD A. DENEWETH, COREY R. BLAKE, ’11, of MARGARET E. LINTON, ’79, TX Metamora, Jan. 10, age 68 ’86, of Traverse City, Nov. 11, age 59 Port Huron, Nov. 16, age 28 of Horsham, PA, Dec. 11, age 60 JAMES W. TROW, of Hancock, LEE E. JACOKES, ’75, of DANIEL P. O’NEILL, ASHLEY N. BARYAMES, ’13, MICHAEL J. MOORE, ’79, of ’86, of Nov. 17, age 94 Grand Rapids, Nov. 19, age 77 of Ann Arbor, Nov. 14, age 32 Muskegon, Jan. 6, age 62 Ann Arbor, Jan. 5, age 54 JOAN E. KAZMAREK, ’75, of TRACEY L. HEIN, ’87, of Encinitas, CA, Nov. 28, age 65 PHILIP A. PALARCHIO, ’79, of Brookville, OH, Dec. 14, age 60 Palm Beach Shores, FL, Dec. 13, ALAN W. LIEN, ’75, of age 53 Chamberlain, SD, Oct. 30, age 63 ANN H. SMYKAY, ’79, of To submit an obituary: Cocoa Beach, FL, Jan. 11, age 91 DAVID R. DONNA L. MONTGOMERY, MCCONNAUGHEY, ’88, of JOHN R. WEEMAN, ’79, of ’75, of Chalfont, PA, Oct. 25, age 68 MSU Alumni Magazine Saint Petersburg, FL, Dec. 30, age 66 Woodbridge, VA, Jan. 10, age 56 OPUARLEODIA (FISHER) 535 Chestnut Rd., Rm. 300 GARRET W. WHITE, ’79, of TRICIA K. (KNOOP) MUCKLE, ’75, of Detroit, E. Lansing, MI 48824 Bancroft, Nov. 4, age 59 MARKWOOD, ’89, of Mc Lean, Oct. 30, age 63 VA, Dec. 28, age 50 Or go online: alumni.msu.edu/magazine/obituary.cfm SHEILA A. WILLIAMS, ’79, of WILLIAM D. SHAW, ’75, of Lansing, Apr. 14, age 60 MARK R. WHERRETT, ’89, of Swartz Creek, Dec. 13, age 80 Canton, Nov. 22, Because of the volume of material we receive, information FRED C. WEAVER, ’75, of 1980s typically isn’t published until several issues after it is submitted. Klamath Falls, OR, Nov. 28, age 77 JANE (SCARPONE) 1990s RICHARD J. BOMBYK, ’76, of AYLSWORTH, ’80, of Holt, JENNIFER L. 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