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t President's Letter

s we near the midpoint of the spring semester, the cherry tree~ arc in full bloom, students arc making spring break plans, and faculty arc gearing up for annual year-end teaching, research, service and advising awards. Many of our best students are focused on our annual undergraduate re­ search competition and hundreds will submit papers, poster~ and make presentation~ regarding undergradua te research projects. One cannot help but be inspired by what our faculty and students are accomplishing. Even in difficult economic times, we are find ing new ways to continue the re­ In this issue, you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the fi lming of WKU building of the WKU campus. In January we opened a new music building The Music Associate Professor Steve Huskey's episodes for National Geographic. WKU Rehearsal Hall is tucked in to the hillside between Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center and SPIRIT shares exclusive images captured by freelance photographer Dave C rise Hall. From an historic standpoint, it is located on the precise spot where WKU's Adams, as Huskey travels from the cerul ean Florida oceans to the tropical original music building sat for more than 50 years. The building provides suitable Amazonian rivers and everything in between. space for large musical groups and ensembles to rehearse and for faculty to engage WKU's orc hestra, marching band, choir, wind ensemble and other groups. This is yet another step toward strengthening the performing arts at WKU. Finally, much energy is currently focused on the 2012 Kentucky General Assem­ bly. Kentucky once again faces a substantial budget deficit going into the 2012-2014 state biennial budget. The presidents of Kentucky's public universities have spent considerable time over t he last several months working on a funding proposal, but that work may produce few results, as it appears we will suffer our fifth major budget cut since 2008. WKU will likely have to cut an additional $5 mil lion out of our state appropriation. This is on top of a cumulative$ IO mi ll ion we have lost in stale appro­ priations since 2008. We have not had a capital project funded by the stale since Features then. T he campus community has worked hard to find efficiencies and savings in our operations to meet recent budget reductions. This one, however, wil l be the most NEW CENTURY OF SPIRIT painful yet as it is likely to result in the loss of key services and operations. Read about new gifts in support of t/Je $200111illio11 campaign But, as you know, I am the eternal optimist. It is springtime, and WKU's cup is more than half fu ll. We will continue to focus on the positives and the growth that occur o n our campus each day. WKU is still the hottest campus in Kentucky. Students continue to apply in record numbers, c5pccially to the WKU Honors College, which IN MEMORY OF ERIC YATES has become the destination point for many of Kentucky's best students. Our best WKU pays tribute to 1Sl Lt. Eric Yates, the University' days lie ahead of us. first ROTC graduate to be killed in tl1e line of du ty. I invite you to return to campus often. I love sharing the excitement that alumni exhibit when they come back to campus and sec w hat their beloved university has become. I am g rateful for your support and continued interest in your alma mater. LIGHTS, CAMERA, RESEARCH Dive in and learn more about WKU Professor Steve Co Toppers! 26 I\ I luskey's w1derwatcr part11ersl1ip with National Geographic and /.,is exciting rvork with MtgaPiranha and Sea Striktr. ~Q~ *~ Cary A. Ransdell

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2 PRESIDENTS LETTER 46 INTERNATIONAL REACH

6 CAMPUS NEWS 52 RED TOWEL TRAVELS

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24 ACADEMIC SPOTLIGHT 60 WKU MOMENT JN HISTORY

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AROUND CAMPUS ~ 63 IN MEMORIAM

20 I I - 201 2 WKU Alumni A ssociation National Board of Directors Officer s President Dale Augenst ein ('8 1) Toni, Rizzo ('69. '73) MngazmcSP for Ahmrni ffiI[.., ffi1~nds of Wt•skrn Kl'11luTcky L/11/1.>crsity Immediate Past President 906 College Heights Blvd. #3 10 6 President Elect Kristen Miller ('97) Bowling Green, KY 42 IO - IOI 6 Board M embe r s d "''""'~?wku.edu • www.alumn,wku edu Publisher V1ncel Anthony ('90) Che,·yl Lacefie1d ('68, 7 1) Keisey Richey ('06) (Young Aun-1"1Counr I Rep.:, Sean W ard ('90, 'I 0) David Buchanon ('95) Greg Lyons ('82, '86) Tncia Roca (77) Drew Byers ('02) Cathy Marks (77) Editors Odle Ross ('69) Tracy Morr ison ('85). Cami Cummings ('92) Paul Ca ico (76) I lamp Moore ('75) Melinda Rue (79) Roger Casa cngo ('91) J Mose ey (7 8) Designer W hitey Sanders ('55) Chuck Clari< ('83) Luis Ore ('04) Emily T1-abue ('07) Kendi a Stewart ('93) Jeff Fe1x ('82, '85) Terry Parker ('82) Ronda Tal ley (73) University Photographe r Margo Grdcc ('84) Dennis Reeves ('67) Michael W ang ('02) Gnton lewis ('04) Jade Gummer ('98, '06) Charlotte Rice Keith Williams Executive Director Julie Hinson ('90) (Soc1~1, of A.hear Arne,.1can Al.,mn :\e:>} Donald Smith ('94) Sherry Howell ('82)

Office of Alumni Rela tions © Copyright 70 I 2 WKU Alumni Association and Annual Giving WKU SPIRIT ,s published four times a year by the WKU Alumn, Association Unless othe,wisc Lau,·en Bolton John Perkins ('8 1) noted. art des may not be reprinted without perm ssIon with appropriate credit lo WKU SPIRIT.Western Tori Henn nge,· ('06. '08) Adam R1de1· ('97 '07) Kentucky Un vei-sity. Rowl,ng Green. KY To learn more about planned gifts or other ways to support your favorite Ginny Hensley ('97) Brett Riley ('08) Ed,torldl policy: Letter, to WKU SPIRIT a,·e we corned dlld encouraged. Submission does not gua,· antee publicat1on. and those letters that are publ1s'1ed may be ea1ted for style and length Please include the WKU program, contact Alex Downing or John Paul Blair Jessica Martin ('08) William Skaggs ('95) w1·Jter's s1gnatu1e. the year ofgradua tion ,ran alumnJs, a daytime phone number and a return address. Leners Amy Mille1· ('01) Tonya Stewart may be sent by fox to 270-745 -5017, e-ma,I to alumn,@,vku.t"du or mail toWKU Alumni Associat1on,Tracy in our Planned Giving Office at 888-958-2586 (WKU-ALUM). Kara Neidell ('04. · I I) Doris Vance Mornson, WKU SPIRIT Ed1to1, 1906 College Heights Blvd.#310 16, Bowling G, een. KY 4210 I IO1 6. CAMPUS W KU, ECTC expand partnership with joint admissions agreement

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College More WKU News http://wkunews.wordpress.com and WKU have signed a joint admis'>ions agreement experience with 350 other Confucius Institutes," said Dr. that will offer students a seamless pathway to a four­ Wei-Ping Pan, Director of WKU's C l. year degree. Elizabethtown ( ommunil) & ll'chnic.:;11 Colll'~l' The l wo-day conference focu~cd on development The Joint Admissions/Joint Enrollment Initiative and planning strategies for the next five to IO years. allows student'> lo be admitted to ECTC and WKU at WKU President Gary A. Ransdell and ECTC "We went from introducing ourselves and really get­ the same time, giving them access to a full r;inge of President/CEO Thelma J.Wh ite. ting a feel for what a Confucius Institute docs last year to services from both institutions. WKU President Gary A Ransdell and Hebei Universrty President The goals of the partnership include eliminating "Education is vital to the econom ic prosperity of the Hongrui Wang formalize a student exchange program agreement in this year charting the future course for the next five to I 0 Boad1ng, China. years for our Confucius Institute," Dr. Ransdell said. barriers !or students in attaining their educational goals, region," Dr. Ransdell continued. "By working together, we Attending the Cl conference was one of several ob­ improving student success and degree attainment, reduc­ can continue lo help meet the higher education needs in Ransdell attends Confucius Institute jectives during Dr. Ransdell's visit to China. ing the time to degree and the cost to student~, expanding this region." Conference, visits Chinese universities Dr. Ransdell and Dr. Pan met with delegations from both student options for college scrvice5 and planning, devel­ During the past five years, more than I , I 00 ECTC North China Electric Power University and Hebci University oping and aligning instructional programs at the under­ students have transferred to WKU, b ri nging with them WKU President Cary Ransdell was among a select NCEPU is the official partner university for WKU's Con­ graduate level. an average of 70 credit hours. Current projections esti­ group of panelists invited lo participate in the President's fucius Institute. WKU also is collahoraling with NCEPU "This new agreement underscores our long-standing mate that over 300 ECTC students wi ll transter to WKU Forum during the 6th Confucius Institute Conference on clean coal research. commitment to work together lo meet students' needs this academic year. WKU institutional research data held in December at the China National Convention Dr. Pan, who also serves as D irector of WKU's Institute and help ensure their success," said [CTC President/CEO show that ECTC students who transfer to WKU have a Center in Beijing. The g lohal conference brings together for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology, Thelma J. White. greater graduation rate and higher grade point average delegates from more than 350 Cl's. has secured funding and helped build a thermal analysis lab "Expansion of our partner~hip will enhance educa­ tor the last two years of coursework, compared to other WKU became the first Kentucky university to host a at NCEPU that's identical to the lab in Howling Green. tional opportunities for sllldenls, provide for a seamless WKU students in general. Confucius Institute 18 months ago. Now in its second year, Dr. Ransdell was able to tour the China facility for transition from associate degree programs to baccalaure­ A lmost 700 students have participated in similar WKU's Cl has brought 23 volunteer teachers from China the first time following an executive hoard meeting with ate study, and allow students to complete most of their agreements between WKU and Howling Green Technical into southcentral Kentucky, impacting 4,800 students. administrators including NCEPU President Yongqian Liu. study closer to home. College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville That number is expected to grow to 45 volunteer teachers Dr. Ransdell also got an extensive tour of Hebei, a "Transfer education is a key mission of ECTC and the Community College, Madisonville Community College next year, impacting I 0,000 students in grades K-16. comprehensive university in Haoding, about two hours Kentucky Community and Technical College System," and Owensboro Community and Tech nical College, all The WKU Confucius Institute also helps bridge the southwest of Beijing. she continued, "and it is critical to increasi ng the state's members o! the Kentucky Community and Technical two nations by conducting programming in the arts, busi­ A formal agreement was signed w ith Hebei President educational attainment level, strengthening our commu­ College System. ness and science. Hongrui Wang to begin exploring a proposed 2 plus 2 nities and enhancing the lives of Kentucky's citizens.'' "Although WKU only has an 18 -month history with exchange program where student~ could spend their first WKU President Cary A. Ransdell said the agreement Enrollment at WKU passes 21 ,000, the Confucius Institute, Chinese officials believe we arc two years at Hebei and finish their last two years of study is the next step in the continued cooperation between the sets record for 14th consecuive year. doing a great job and asked for Dr. Ransdell to share our atWKU. two institutions in Hardin and surrounding counties. "This program will provide the best of both instil11tions Enrol lment al WKU has passed 21,000, selling a Talisman, WKU1s yearbook, receives 13th National Pacemaker Award lo students while allowing them to complete their associ­ record for the 14th consecutive year. Fall 20 I I enrollment ate's degree at ECTC, and then continue their education reported to the Kentucky CoLrncil on Postsecondary Ed­ WKU's yearbook the Tnlisman received its 13th National at WKU in Elizabethtown or in Bowling Green," Dr. Rans­ ucation was 21,048, up 145 from fall 20 I 0. Pacemaker Award, and the Tnl1smn11, Hernld and six students dell said. ''ECTC students who are jointly admitted will be "The fact that we colllinue lo maintain steady growth were honored at rhe Associated Collegiate Press-College on track to complete a four-year degree lrom the first day is a testament to the value our students and their families Media Advisers fall National College Media convention in and can hcgin lo lake advantage of student services and ac­ put on a WKU education," President Cary Ransdell said. tivities that are available to all WKU students. ~b~~;;~oiiiiiiii..__.---====- Orlando, Fla.

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More WKU News In his nine years at Kenrucky Wesleyan in Owensboro, http://wkunews.wordpress.com Q Ky., Harper laid claim to seven N CAA coaching records, surpassing Division I record-holders in all instances, includ­ Stevens named Dean of Ogden ing becoming the fastest to 200 wins (224 games), having College of Science and Engineering the most consecutive 30-win seasons (6) and compiling the Dr. Cheryl Stevens, former Associate Dean for Scl1olarship at Xavier Uni­ mo~t wins in each of the first four-through-eight seasons versity of Louisiana in New Orleans, is the new D ean of WKU's Ogden Col­ of his career. Harper's nine-year record of 247-46 at Ken­ lege of Science and Engineering. tucky Wesleyan gives him the best winning percentage in Dr. Stevens joined Xavi er as a member of the C hemistry faculty in 1982. Division II history. In 2005 she was named Chair of the C hemistry Departmen t and was ap­ With NCAA D ivision II title game appearances each pointed Associate Dean in 2009. She is also an Adjunct Profc~~or al the Uni­ season from 1998-2003, the Bremen, Ky., native became WKU Head Men's Basketball Coach versity of New Orleans and the Tulane University H ealth Sciences Center in Ray Harper the first N CAA head coach since John Wooden to appear New Orleans. in six-straight N C AA National C hampionship games. /4 /. Dr. Stevens holds a bachelor's degree in C hemistry h-om the Universily Ray Harper tapped as full-time H arper was in the middle of his fourth season as an As­ Dr. Cheryl Stevens, Dean ofWKU's Ogden of Tampa and a doctorate in Physical Chemistry and post-doctoral sLUdy from sistant Coach at WKU when he was asked to take over the College of Science and Engineering WKU Head Men's Basketball Coach the University of N ew Orleans. program 16 games into the 201 1- 12 campaign. The Hill­ Ray Harper, who has 12 years of ,collegiate head toppers were 5- I I at that point, and in Harper's 11 games coaching experience including four national champi­ WKYU-PBS receives grant for digital 5 Gatton Academy students national as Interim H ead Coach the team rebounded and won four onships, was named WKU's 14th full-time head coach o n games while losing four others by six points o r fewer. W ith studio, control room equipment semifinalists in Siemens Competition Feb. 19. Harper had led the Hilltoppers on an interim basis a 75-66 win over South Alabama on Feb. 4, 2012, Harper Five second-year students al WKU\ Carol Mar­ WKYU-PBS will soon be able to produce the highest ~inee Jan. 6. earned his 250th career victory as an NCAA H ead Coach tin Catton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Ken­ quality local programs possible, thanks to a grant from Harper's stellar head coaching resume includes four na­ in just his 300th career game. tucky have been recognized by the Siemens Foundation the U .S. Department of Agriculture. tional championships in 12 seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan Hilltopper Nation responded extremely well after as naLi onal semifinalists in the 2011 Siemens Competition The public television service, licensed to WKU, re­ College and O klahoma City University, five national run­ Harper took over on an interim basis. In the nine home in Math, Science & Technology ceived $577, 1 \4 from the USDA's Rural Utility Service ner-up finishes, eight conference titles, five national coach­ games prior to H arper being named head coach WKU was Keaton Smith, a senior from Alexandria, Ky., was rec­ ( RUS) under the Public Television D ig ital Transition of-the-year honors and a remarkable .844 winning averaging just over 3,000 fans per game at E.A. Diddle ognized in the individual competition. Andrea Eastes, a Grant Program. percentage after winning 342 o f 405 games at his two stops Arena, but in the six home games under H arper crowds senior from Mayfi eld, Ky., and Lydia Brother\, a senior The grant will allow the local non-commercial, edu­ before WKU. swelled to an average of 5,341 fans per contest cational, PBS affiliate to replace its fa ili ng analog studio from Madisonville, Ky., along w ilh Lori Lovell, a senio r produc tion and cont rol room equipment w ith high-defi­ from Florence, Ky., and Samantha Hawtrey, a senior from nition (HD) digital production gear, as part of its overall Union, Ky. , were hono red in the team category. More on the WKU Office of International Programs transition to digital television. WKYU -PBS wi ll also pur­ As the nation's leading original re~earc h compc Lition www.wku.edu/oip chase HD digital equipment to enhance the reliabili ty of in math, science and technology fo r high school students, the station's digital broadcast. the Siemens Competition is administered anm,ally by the Cobane heads WKU's College Board, and awards scholarships to students in • Office o f International Programs WKU Public Relations program earns both individual and Learn categories. Dr. Craig T. Cobane, Executive Director of the H o nors College, assumed renewal of international certification the role of Chief Internatio nal Officer at WKU in January. WKU's Public Relations academic program in the Dr. C obane will continue in his role as Executive Director of the H onors School of Journalism & Broadcasting has earned renewal of College and will provide leadership for both initiatives at WKU. its international Certification in Education for Public Rela­ Dr. Cohane will retain overall supervision of the Office of Study Ahroad tions (CEPR) by the Public Relations Society of America and Global Learning, led by Tom Millington. H owever, the Study Abroad of­ (PRSA). fice al~o will maintain a dual re port to Jerry Barnaby of the Division of Extended I I Conferred at the 20 PRSA International Conference Learning & Outreach. in Orlando, Fla., the WKU PR major was one of six programs In addition, the International Student and Scholar Services Office, led by Dr. CraigT. Cobane, honored this year for earning or maintaining the distinction. Tarek Elshayeb, will report to Vice Provost Richard Miller. Chief International Officer •

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Green Building Council 2 W KU graduates receive 201 2 Honors College W KU team repeats as awards gold LEED certification Ro tary Ambassadorial Scholarships senior receives national champion m to Ransdell Halt Two WKU graduates received o rs College at WKU and the C hem­ G lobal Scholars award golf tournament 2012 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar­ istry and Biology departments, she ~ for project in Kenya The WKU team of Adam Whitt ships from the Rotaiy Foundation to will immerse herself in the culture of Justin Pile, a senior in the H on­ and Matt Morrison repeated as na­ travel to Africa to complete graduate Chana as she explo res her educa­ ors College at WKU from Coxs tional champions in the faculty/staff coursework and engage in service. ti o nal and research interests in the Creek, Ky. , recently received a Foun­ division of the Collegiate Coif Al­ Lindsey Filiatreau of Bardstown, field of global public health. dation for G lobal Scholars award liance's 20 I I National Collegiate Ky., and Lindsey H ouchin of Bowl­ Houchin earned her degree in that will panially fund an interna­ Coif C hampionship in November in ing Green, Ky., are the third and Eng lish and Allied Language Arts tional experience in Kasigau, Kenya. l as Vegas, Nev. fourth Rotary Ambassadorial recipi­ knowing that she wanted to spread In Kenya, Pile and other mem­ Whitt and Morrison, who both ents from W KU in three years. the values of literacy, leadership and bers ol WKU's "Partners in Caring" work in the WKU Ticket Office, shot Filiatreau spent a significant self-motivated learning. For her place­ program will assist physicians in op­ a 4-under par 68 to capture the title amou nt of time researching the ef­ ment with the Rotary Ambassadorial erating medical clinics for the re ­ by three strokes at Paiute Coif Resort. fectiveness of and building water Scholarship, she will be in South gion's inhabitants In addition to winning the 20 I 0 catchment systems in Kasigau, Africa, continuing her education at Pile, a Biology and C hemistry c hampionship in the two-person Kenya, during her undergraduate ca­ the University of Johannesburg. major, chose to participate in the scramble format, they were runners­ reer. Now, as an alumnus of the Hon- program because of the practical ad­ up in 2009. vantages it oHcrs to him for the fu­ Other teams representing WKU 3 WKU students receive ture and because it presented a at the weekend events were: Steve The first building at WKU to be built to Leadership in Energy and Gilman International unique experience to gain work ex­ White and Bill y Hurt in the Enviro nmental Design (LEED) standards has received the second-highest level of certification. Scholarships perience in a foreign country. alumni/community d ivision; and "A~s isting doctors in providing Joseph Stumph of Cave City and Tay­ The U .S. Green Building Council announced that Cary A Ransdell Hall Three WKU stude nts medical care will equip me with basic lor Ri chard of Owensboro in the stu­ has earned gold LEED certification. have been awarded funding medical skills and experience that I dent division. Project Manager Ben Johnson said the University original ly sought cer­ from the Benjamin A Gilman INTERNATIONAL can use in my journey to become a tification at the silver level, but scored enough points to reach gold. International Scholarship Pro- SCHOLARSHIP physician," he said. PRSSA chapter wins ''This LEED designation is further recognition of the sustainable initia­ tives that we are undertaking at WKU," Johnson said . gram to study abroad. nati0nal award Rebecca Akers-Kuczek, WKU graduate student Johnson said points are awarded in six categories that indicate achieve­ Sara Newport and Sarah Nikolai are Nikolai, a sophomore from Mt. receives outdoor recreation The WKU Kelly T hompson ment in energy efficiency and environmentally sustainable practices. Ransdell Juliet, Tenn., majoring in Graphic Hall earned points for access to public transportation, low-flow plumbing using the funding to offset expenses group's top honor Chapter o t the Public Relations Stu­ while studying abroad during the Design and Advertising, was dent Society of America was awarded fixtures, recycled materials, highly insulated walls, highly efficient heating spring 2012 semester. awarded $4,000 to study at the For the second year in a row, a the 20 I I Dr. F. H. Teahan Award for and cooling, water efficient landscaping, reflective roof, re flective coating on Akers-Kuczek, a G lasgow, Ky., renowned Lorenzo de' Medici school graduate ~tudent in WKU's Recreation Chapter Development at the PRSSA parking lot, material reuse and use of regional materials, collection of recy­ senior majoring in Graphic Design, in Florence, Italy. She is studying and Sport Administration program has National Conference in Orlando, Fla clable materials, green cleaning practices, open green space near the facility, and Newport, an Oakland, Ky., sen­ Italian Renaissance art histo1y and received the top student award pre­ The award, presented after a energy efficient lighting and abundance of natural light. ior majoring in Political Science and painting, and will also have the op­ sented by the Association of Outdoor competitive application process, rec­ Johnson said USCBC officials were also impressed by the University's Graphic Design, were each awarded portunity to participate in the "Art in Recreation and Education (AORE). ognizes a small chapter that has fewer focus on efficiency and sustainabili ty, from recycling efforts to performance $4,500 to attend WKU's exchange the Streets" competition, which Ben Ramaeker, WKU Challenge than 20 members. To be e ligible, a contracting to become more energy efficient. unites Lorenzo de' Medici stude nts partner, Kansai Caidai University in Course Graduate Assistant, received chapter must demonstrate that it is ac­ And while state law now requires all new constniction of more than $25 Hirakata, Japan. Both are studying with local artisans to present art to the Bill March Student Achievement tively striving to increase its sphere of million to achieve LEED certification, WKU was ahead of the game and Japanese brush painting, art history the community. Award, sponsored by Osprey, during influence through membership drives, going beyond. Ransdell Hall was designed before House Bill 2 became law, and language. the conference awards ceremony tundraisers, exceptional professional Johnson said. ln addition, the new Music H all, which opened this spring, is Nov. 6. development opportunities and rela­ designed to be LEED silver even though it is only a $9 million projtct. tio nships with pro fessional members. IO I WKU SPIRIT I Spring 201 2 www.alumni.wku.edu I WKLI SPIRIT I I I ~ ¥t, Century of Spirit

Terry and Kathy Scariot create student needs fund to support Military Student Services at WKU.

Thanks to Terry the rest of my life," he continued. "Bryan is a spokesperson and Kathy Scariot of for USA Cares, a mil itary charity we support that assists Bowling G reen, Ky, ac­ injured soldiers in receiving treatment, supports soldie rs 4 tive duty military and in finding a job and provides housing assistance and basic WKU receives grant to begin i Initiative veteran students who needs to military families." WKU recently received a the course to achievement. An inter­ attend Western Ken­ The Scariots have also established a complementary $500,000 c hallenge grant from the active website with STEM content, tucky University will fund at USA Cares, T he Sgt Bryan Anderson Jobs for James Graham Brown Foundation in social media, a billboard campaign have access to much- Kentucky Veterans Fund, whic h will e nable USA Cares to th support of the i4 Initiative, a new and other vehicles of community Terry and Ka y Scariot needed student services. help WKU veterans with additional financial assistance campus project emphasizing science, outreach will be utili zed throughout According to Kathryn Costello, WKU's Vice Presi­ they need to get a job. technology, engineering and mathe­ the Commonwealth. dent for Development and Alumni Relations, the Scariots "We believe linking WKU with USA Cares will pro­ matics (STEM) in Kentucky Sue and Pathways to lnnovation, the sec­ JAMES GRAHAM have made a gift of $ 100,000 to create th.e USA Cares Sgt vide outstanding support to our veterans," Scariot said. "It l:lrown Badgett Jr. of Madisonville, ond element of the project, offers a Bryan Anderson Western Kentucky University Student is our sincere hope that what we are humbly able to offer Ky., have also made a lead gift of three-part strategy to engage high­ Needs fond, which wil l support Military Student Services to our veterans through WKU and USA Cares will make 1 $ 150,000 to support the program. ability middle grades, high school, BROWN at WKU. a true difference in their lives.' "The Center for Gifted Studies, and college students through exist­ FOUNDAT ION "We arc so grateful the Scariots have made this gift the Gatton Academy of Mathematics ing and new WKU programs. The that will support WKU soldiers and veterans," she said. and Science in Kentucky and the Summer Program for Verbally and the Incubator will be by competition, 'Thanks to their generosity, many students will have ac­ Honors College at WKU arc collab­ Mathematically Precocious Youth w ith students receiving a grant to­ cess to scholarships and other support funds." orating on this project," said Amanda (VAMPY) will add three new Semi­ ward~ materials needed to produce a Tonya Archey, WKU's Director of Military Student Lich, Director of Development for nars in Innovation that focus on mo­ proof-of-concept. The Incubator Services, said, 'This generous donation will allow Military the three related areas. "The i4 Ini ­ bile applications development, also will serve as a conversion point Student Services to make a greater impact on our active tiative seeks to promote a culture of invention and sustainability. A Win­ and outreach tool for younger stu­ duty and veteran students by providing alternative schol­ innovation through a series of o ut­ ter Colloquium in Innovation will be dents, with visits by elementary, mid­ arships and supporting our dynamic programs tha t w ill reach and programming opportuni­ added to the WKU class schedule to dle and high school students for meaningfully contribute to their success at WKU." ties that instill a sense of the Lake advantage of the three-week demonstrations and engagement. Terry Scariot said he and his wife created the USA importance of STEM exploration, in­ open period on cam pus where stu­ Dr Julia Roberts, Executive D i­ Cares Sgt. Bryan Anderson Western Kentucky University spire Kentuckians to foster excel­ dents from the Gatton Academy, the rector of The Center for Gifted Mili tary Student Needs Fund to recognize and thank WKU lence and growth in STEM and Honors College and other disci­ Studies and the Carol Martin Gatton veteran students for their service and assist them with the increase the capacity of high-ability plines can focus on the start-up Academy of Mathematics and Sci­ financial assistance they need to complete their degree pro­ USA Cares 9/ I I Fundraiser students from middle, secondary and phase of innovative projects. A e nce in Kentucky, is thrilled with the grams and find a job. New York City - Sept. 20 I I postsecondary populations to engage lecture series featuring state and na­ opportunities this grant offers. "A "We established this fund to recognize the bravery of in these fields." tional STEM leaders and entrepreneur­ culture that fosters and values inno­ my friend, Sgt. Bryan Anderson, for the injuries he sustained Above: Terry Scariot Den­ nis Miller, Gary Sinise and The i4 Initiative comprises three ial thinkers will be held on campus. vation drives the economy forward while serving in Iraq. "We are also honoring Kathy's mother, Sgt. Bryan Anderson pose and improves so many aspects of our Judy Pawley, for her battle with tenninal breast cancer and main components. First, the i4 Ini­ The third facet of the i4 Initia­ at the USA Cares event tiative will launch a statewide public tive is the WKU Innovation Incuba­ lives," Dr. Roberts said. "We are my father, Geno Scariot, for his combat service in the relations campaign showing the tor that will serve the same role as a cager to embark on the i4 Initiative United States Air Force in World War 11 . Below: Bryan Anderson and Terry Scariot at the 9/1 I business startup accelerator, but will and to explore ways to make innova­ "Bryan Anderson's story of courage, as depicted in his power of STEM, the possible career fundraiser: options within STEM disciplines and instead focus on student~. Access to tion important in Kentucky schools new book, No Turning Rack, will be an inspiration to me for Continued on Page H.

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W KU receives grant to begin i4 Initiative Corporate Spotlight Conlinued from Page 12. and communities as well as al The ever Higher Education Competitive si ty scholars wi II reap benefits for the Center for Gifted Studies, the Gat­ Grant Program WKU was one of entire Commonwealth. We look for­ ton Academy of Mathematics and four higher education entities in ward to wha,t the future holds." Science in Kentucky, the Honors Kentucky to receive fonding. College at WKU and Western Ken­ The James Graham Brown Foun­ Tlie Nntional Center for Educntional St11tistics tucky University." dation will match $ I for every $ I ( 2009) reports th11t only 12 percent of bache­ The James Graham Brown Foun­ raised up to $500,000 until Dec. I , lor's degrees conferred in Kentucky 11re in Growing employment opportunities for student en­ STEi\11 fields . The fofon11atio11 Technology dation was established in 1943. The 2013. ln addition to the Badgetts' gineers is the primary goal of the Industrial Partnership. 1111d In11ovatio11 Foundation a11d Tlie Kauff­ Foundation, based in Louisville, was lead gift, another $34,000 in support Roughly 60 percent of students in the Department of En­ man Fo1rnd11tio11 fo1111d in Tlie 2010 Slate Neu, The Logan Aluminum Industrial Partnership, created created by Mr. Brown to "promote the has been raised. Eco11omy /11dex, Be11c/Jmarki11g Eco110111ic in Fcbnrary 201 I , has enjoyed great success during its in­ gineering work part-time, 15 to 20 hours a week through­ well-being of the citizens of Louisville "We are so pleased to partner Tra11sfor111alio11 i11 tlie States that Krnt11cky augural year. A $300,000 endowment gift from Logan out the school year, allowing the students to gain and Kentucky." Since its incorpora­ with WKU and the Brown Founda­ ra11ks 46th i11 the 111u11ber of inventor patmts is­ Aluminum instituted a partnership between Logan and real-world engineering experience and offering the busi­ rnes, 43rd in tl,e 1111mber of scientists a,1J engi- tion in 1954, the Foundation has tion to invest in the next generation the WKU Department of Engineering and launched the nesses a chance to preview the students' work. 11eers, ord i11 1/Je number of hig/J tec/1 jobs, awarded over 2,700 grants totaling of innovators in Kentucky," lead Logan Aluminum Student Fellowships This program al­ "Since July, I have had part-time or full-time oppor­ 4 211d in alternative energy 1111d 4 2nd in venture approximately $462,816,066. In early donor Brown Badgett said. "Sue and capital. [11 order for the Com111011wcaltl, lo be lows WKU Engineering students and faculty to work o n tunities for the students from about 20 companies," Berry I feel strongly that nurturing and 2011, the Foundation announced it compclitive in this ce11t111y, 111ore engagement i11 meaningful projects with industrial partners. It includes said. "Most opportunities arc local and regional, but some had allocated $2,000,000 for its first supporting the creativity of univer- the STEM fields 11111st take place. co-ops, internships and fu ll-time employment, as well as are national." projects throughout the Engineering curriculum and in­ Industrial Partners enjoy special benefits, including an of only a few endowed professorships in Gifted Studies in dustrial stints for faculty. insiders' perspective on the WKU Department of Engi­ the United States. In July 2011, Debbie Berry was hired as Coordinator neering and the first opportunity lo see the best and the The Mahurins also pledged a significant gift in 2010 of the Industrial Partnership. Through her part-time, brightest students as they are learning. Industry Showcases, to relocate and operate the headquarters of the World grant- funded staff position, Berry cultivates partnerships scheduled at various times throughout the year, also give Council for Gifted and Talented Children to WKU. T he between WKU Engineering and its regional industrial professionals the opportunity to visit campus and speak di­ gift provides funding for staff, equipment, supplies and partners, the first of which was Logan Aluminum. rectly to student engineers they may potentiall y hire. The other needs of the World Council during the five-year "My main focus so far has been working to expand the Showcases also spotlight those businesses for students. contract period between WKU and the organization. Industrial Partnership Program to other local and regional Industrial Partners are also involved in project-based Pete Mahurin is Board Chairman for H illiard-Lyons, industries who are already supporters of the Department work with students and faculty. Students get to work on Inc., in Bowli ng Green, Ky. Dixie Mahurin serves as Di­ of Engineering," Berry explained. "We have formed a small real-world issues that are sponsored as projects for classes. rector of WKU's Academic-Athletic Support. Pete and Dixie Mahurin Named focus group of industry supporters to help us evaluate if it The Engineering faculty members, another great resource Previous recipients of the WKU Philanthropist of the is feasible to expand partnerships with others." for Industrial Partners, are also involved in new projects WKU's Philanthropists of the Year Year Award are Don Greulich, Suzanne Vitale, Jerry Baker, The presidents and general managers of General Mo­ and research and development with the corporations. Gordon Ford, Lowell Guthrie, Bud Layne, Leon Page, Don tors Company, Warren RECC, SpanTech LLC and Trace The Department of Engineering is currently studying Pete ('61) and Dixie ('62, '67) Mahurin were recently Vitale, Rick and Ann Guillaume, and Raymond and Hattie Die C ast, Inc. arc represented in the focus group and have the feasibi lity of a formal co-op program. "While our stu­ honored as WKU's 20 I ! Philanthropists of the Year at the Preston and the Preston Family Foundation. recently joined the Industrial Partnership. "Our Industrial dents thoroughly enjoy working part-time throughout the National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Lexington. National Philanthropy Day is organized by the Asso­ Partners are visionary advanced technology companies school-year, they really look forward to summer intern­ The Mahurins arc some of WKU's most dedicated ciation of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), which repre­ committed to the growth and development of the region's ships," Berry said. "Probably 70 percent of our Engineer­ alumn i, volunteers and faithful philanthropists, as they sents 30,000 fundraisers in more than 197 chapters engineering talent," Berry added. "We plan to expand our ing students are employed in the summer." have made gifts for 41 consecutive years and have sup­ throughout the world. AFP works to advance philan­ partnership through marketing the benefits of our Indus­ The Logan A luminum Industrial Partnership is al­ ported 35 different programs at WKU. thropy through advocacy, research, education and certifi­ trial Partnership program to our local and regional indus­ ready providing exciting opportunities for the Depart­ Their leadership gifts created the Mahurin Endowed cation programs. Established in 1985, the AFP Bluegrass tries." Members pay an annual fee of $5,000 for a ment of Engineering and its corporate partners. Through Professorship in Gifted Studies, which allows Dr. Julia Chapter includes more than 120 members representing a three-year appointment to support the program and fel­ additional partnerships with industry leaders, the program Roberts, The Center for Gifted Studies' Director, to pursue wide variety of non-profit organizations and fundraising lowships and to sustain the endowment. will offer untold possibili ties for WKU students. enhanced teaching and research opportunities. It is one expertise throughout Central and Eastern Kentucky.

14 I WKU SPIRIT I SPRI NG 201 2 www.alumni.wku.edu I WKU SPIRIT I 15 II AUGENSTEIN ALUMNI CENTER... AUGENSTEIN A LUMNI CEN TE~ Redford Dining Table Bill Sinks Bar Tom Redford ('51) now lives in Fort Myer$, Fla , but Bi ll Sinks ('76) and h is lor him , home ha~ alway~ been Bowling Green, Ky. Red­ wife, Amanda, of Hender­ ford, a rel ired General Agent for Northwestern Mutual sonvil le, Tenn , are honoring Lile Insurance, was born in Glasgow, Ky., and later moved hi\ family's connection to to Bowling Green. W hen he was in the eighth grade, he WKU through a $ 15,000 gift to name the Bar in the e nrolled in C o ll ege High on the cam pus of WKU Mutchle r Family Living Room "I was on the Hill for nine years," he said, "and I liked ''I'm proud of t he Univer~ity and proud to be a part Mutchler Family everything about my time on the Hill. I get very nostalgic of the heritage involved," he said. "Many of my family e very time I think ahout it. I a m very grateful for the good members have gone to WKU and we have a long lineage Living Room times and for the education I received." at WKU." Red fo rd decided to make his gift to the Augenstein l:lill Sinks' brother, Tim ('78) and his w ife Darlene One family has chosen to support its longtime history Alumni Ce nter because it sounded like a "great project that (Dickenson) Sinks ('79), are both alumni. Darlene's and love for WKU through a g ift to name the Mutc hle r will be a po~itive addition to WKU and to Bowling Green." brother, Mike Dickenson ('93), was a soccer player a t Family Living Room in the Augenstein Alumni Cenle r. Dr. ReJford's gift of$ I 0,000 will name the Dining Table in WKU. Bill Sinks' son, Ryan ('08) and h i~ wife, Lesley Bradley Mutc hle r Jr. ('58) and his wife, Kare n, have made a the Mutchler Family Living Room T he table is the Dining (Wiley) Sinb ('08), arc also graduales. $ I 00,000 gift lo honor several members of Dr. Mutchle r's Room Table that was used in the Pre~ident's H ome before it "I have a strong sense of loyalty to WKU for providing family, as a gift from their children and grandchildre n. became the Craig Alumni Center. T he histo1y of that piece my fami ly and me with a strong education," Sinks continued. appealed to Redford, as he has a keen interest in history. The "We are all successful at what we do because of the education • His pare nts, Bradford D. Mutc hler ('36) and table has been restored and will be a prom inent addition to we received (rom WKU and we all share a love for it " Dorothy Elrod Mutc hler ('36). The Mutchlers the Augcn~tein Alumni Center. Sinks said t he Center w ill create a stronger link to the married in June 1936, right after they graduated University for alumni. "The new Augenstein Alumni Cen­ from Western Ke ntucky State Teacher's College. Mutchler Family ter will enable alu mni to ~tay connected and have a place • His grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Mulc hler. Dr. LO call home over and above the cam pus as a whole," he Mutchler was W estern Kentucky State Normal Above: Bradford and Dorothy said. "It is so important to give back to the University for Elrod Mutchler School's first agriculture teacher in 1906. what WKU has done tor each of u< ' • His uncle, Fred Mutchler ('27, '34) Left: o~ Fred Mutchler

• His aunt, Florence Mutchler Griffin ('38). Below: Fred Mutchler and Florence Mutchler Griffin Brad and Karen Mutc hler li ve in Paducah, Ky., where Dr. Mutchler is a semi-retired physician. "WKU has always been good to our family," he said . "Several of us received IS our educatio n from WKU. I, and my family, think that when you receive the benefits of an education and you have ~ the means to, you should try to pay back so that others can receive such benefits too. At t he time I made the gift, cer­ tain lhings had falle n in to place and we all thought it was a good thing to do. Whe n I think of those who had a part in my success, WKU is at the top of my li st."

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The Chapter already hosts four or five h.mdrai~er-.. each year, including an annual golf to,urnament, so they added fundraising for the Fireplace lo their goals. "Each year, our chapter awards five to six scholarships," Richardson explained. Alumni Chapters are important components of the 'W e want to honor our commitment to the Alumni Center WKU Alumni Association. T he Greater Louisville Alumni and still be able ro award the same amount of scholarships " Chapter, one of WKU's most active chapters, recognized the Richardson thinks the Augenste in Alumni Center will importance of the Augenstein Alumni CenLer and quickly be a poim of pride and a symbol to alumni no matter where pledged their collective support. The group has made a gift they arc. "It is really important to have a place lo gather, of $ 15,000 to name the Fireplace in the Mutchler Family and not only at Homecoming,'' she said. "WKU is a well­ Living Room. rounded campus. The C hapel spoke to a need and I think Pat Richardson ('65, '78) is an acti ve member of the that the Alumni Center will do the same. I also thi nk that it Greater Louisville Alumni Chapter and has been involved wi ll tie in nicely to the campus. It wi ll fit the character of since the c hapter began in the 1970s. "We fe lt that since campus and the missio n of the school. Many people who we arc one of the largest alumni chapters, we needed Lo set graduated from, or even just attended WKU, have a very a to ne," she explained "Once we learned we could spread fond place in their hearts for the H ill. T he Spirit Makes our contributions out over several years, I immediately the Master' seems to be the one thing people internalize spoke up and said, 'I want the fireplace!"' and remember for the rest of their lives.'' ric Yates wa~ in his junior He transferred to WKU as he began ROTC Alumni Association, said year of high school on Sept. his sophomore year, with a double Yates' parents taught him responsibil ­ ii I I , 200 I. Already a lover of major in Social Studies and History. ity, hard work and fa ith in Cod and his country and its history, "Eric decided to get hi~ teaching country. "H e was a natural leader­ J!I W'K,U Augenstein Alumni Center Method of Payment the heartbreaking attacks on U .S. degree so when he retired from the smart, confident, quiet, deter­ ~ -.,...,...-.,...... ,.-~ 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31016 anytime online at www.wku.edu/makeagift soil served to solidify his decisio ns Army he could move back to Hardin mined-and made things happen," Alumni Association BowlingGreen, KY42101 ·1016 □ Check (Payable to WKU Foundation) about h is future. County and teach and have some Lowe explained "David and Ka thy 0 YES, Start my gift to the Augenstein Alumni Center D Electronic Funds Tra nsfer (EFT) "I had not seen anything that stories to tell , as he loved hearing the molded h im into the man he was." Donor Wall Gift Beginning date __ / 15 / __ grabbed his attention like that fateful adventures of his teachers while he Before his parents knew it, Eric's Please include a voided check­ withdrawals made on the 15th of each month day," his mother, Kathy Yates, re­ was in school," Kathy Yates said. graduation was upon them, and he D Pay in full □ $1,000 D Pay in full □ $2,500 membered. "Over the next few "H e had confidence and was sure was commiss io ned into the U .S.

INSTALLMENT OPTIONS INSTALLMENT OPTIONS □ Credit Card/ Debit Card mo nths he spent all his free time re ­ about the decisions he was making Army upon his graduation. "David D VISA D Discover searching and reading everything he and what he wanted to do wi th his and I were so proud of him that □ $200 year/5 years □ $500 year/5 years □ MasterCa rd D American Express could find. That's when he started life T he only thing ahout bei ng in weekend, as we pinned his gold bars □ $17 month/5 years· D $42 month/5 years· thinking of a career in the military." the mi li tary that worried h im wa~ at his commissioning ceremo ny." • Automatic Credit/Debit/EFT only Eric grew up on a farm in being so far from home, because he H e was statio ned at Ft. Camp­ Other$ ___ _ Total Enclosed $ _ ___ _ CARONUM BER WSACS Rineyville, Ky., where he learned the knew how much I would miss him." bell as a Fire Support Officer for lessons ot hard work, along with the With the blessing of both his fa­ Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd In­ V-COOE EXP. DATE NAME GRAD YEAR satisfaction of a job well done. H e ther, David, and his mother, Yates fantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Com­ graduated from John Hardin High joined WKU's Army Reserve Offi­ bat Team, l O I st Airborne Division. ADDRESS School in June of 2003 and started cers' Training Corps (ROTC) pro­ "He was glad he got to be in the

SIGNATURE college that fal l at Eli zabethtown gram in his junior year. Retired Col. 10 I st, whic h was the unit hi~ grancl­ ZIP CITY ST Community and Technical College Greg Lowe, President of WKU's fa ther was in," said Kathy Yates. Your gift to the WKU Foundation may be tax deductible. PHONE EMAIL www.alumni.wku.edu WKU SPIRIT I 19 In Memory In Memory

It wa~ a call Kathy Yates never expected to receive. "( On May I I 1 20 I 0, Eric was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 26-year­ never worried about it at all," she said. "H e knew what he old was killed in action on Sept. 18, 20 I 0, in Zhari district, was getting into. H e knew he was going to a hot spot. H e Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, when a n improvised ex­ knew the dangers he was going into, but he wa~n't scared." plosive device detonated near his patrol. Lt. Col. Jason T Caldwell, Head of WKU's Depart­ ment of M ilitary Science and Leadersh ip, said Eric ''gave his life defending hi s fe llow soldie rs." H e was "quite a guy" underneath t he uniform, said Capt Tyler Reid, Eric's friend and his roommate for two years. "He just always wanted to feel li ke he was doing something to help his fel low man," whether that wa~ teach­ ing history, serving in the mili tary or culling tobacco. Eric was devoted to duty and was always prepared to do his job, Reid said. "He's in a better place. H e did his duty and went out doing his duty . .. We ~t ill fight the good fight in l:ric'~ name." Eric's friend, William Roach, said the I st Lieutenant was "a man of few words, but whe n he spoke it was worth hearing."

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"He's in a better place. He did his duty and went out doing his duty ... We still fight the good fight in Eric's name." - Capt Tyler Reid Holly Lewis ('03) South Central Kentucky Field tary family, so he has lived all over the world. H e con­ Representative Jor siders his hometown to be Ft. Campbell, Ky. Though Johnson d idn't know Eric personally, he says US Sen . .1\1.itch .iv1cConnel1 they shared a special bond. "It is serving our country to the maximum of our potential to provide all the freedom that America shares today," Johnson explained. "I will risk anything I have and do all I can to defend this country. I would rather be remembe red how Eric is remembered In fact, Eric left behind a le tter Lo be read at his fu ­ than re membered as something o r someone else." Now she serves as South Central Kentucky Field neral, should he nol make it home from Afghanistan The Though David and Kathy Yates did not initiall y set Representative for U.S Sen. Mitch McConnell. In her up the scholarship, they have made it their "missio n to letter included words of advice: ro le she meets with elected officials, community leaders make it a scholarship that will be here forever to keep Eric "Don't reject new ideas immediately." and concerned citizens to help the Senator stay informed "Read a lot of books, both fictio n and nonfiction, alive in our hearts." about issues facing Kentuckians. "I am Sen. McConnell's A total of 17 donors have collectively given more than newspapers, magazine, biogs, online stories and movie re­ eyes and cars in 22 Kentucky coun ties. I make sure his $23,000 in suppo rt of the scho larship. Several events, in­ views. All these things will help you understand Lhe constituents know his po~ition on the various issues they cluding a SK walk/run at John Hardin High School, have world around you, your role in iL and why what happened are facing," she said. to me happened where and when it did." provided support for the fund, as has Kathy Yates' em­ Lewis' time at WKU truly prepared her for a career in ployer, Kraft Foods, which has a matc hing gifts program. "Save your mo ney. You don't own your things; your poli tics. She credi ts her class work, internships and ex­ ln addition, this past fall Eric was inducted into the things own you." tracurricular involvement in giving her the knowledge and WKU ROTC Hall of Fame. A new granite panel was also "Take a chance. Cet out there and do something you skil ls she relics o n daily. "T he professors in the Pol itical recently created for WKU's Guthrie Tower, a site dedicated wouldn't normally do. You will see and do some really cool Science Department go out of their way to ensure students stuff and meet some really fine and interesting people." to freedom and those who served to defend it. Designed have opportunities to complete internships and gain real by Jeff Jensen, Associate Professor of Art at WKU, the I st Lt. Eric Yates received the Bronze Star Medal, Holly Lewis world experience," she said. "l still call on my professors panel depicts etchings of Eric and of fellow soldiers and Purple H eart, National Defense Service Medal, Global for advice and guidance today." While at WKU, she was ROTC alumni with whom he had a special connection. War o n Terrorism Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, olly Lewis has always had a passion fo r the able to intern in Congressional offices in Bowling Green, Lowe said both the panel and the scho larship wi ll Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO American political process and American Ky. , and Washington, D.C., gaining valuable experience serve as a "li ving and loving memorial to Eric." Medal, Combat Action Badge and Overseas Service Bar. history. Even as a c hild, she would voice and insight into the day to day operations. \X/KLI and the ROTC Program meant everything to Upon his death, faculty in the WKU Department of her opinion on candidates running for var­ Aftee graduation she served as Executive Assistant her son, Kathy Yates said . "Eric told me several ti mes over H istory took the lead to establish the 1st Lt. Eric D. Yates ious offices. "I loved Electio n Day as a kid because my fo r outdoor li ving expert P Allen Smith before working his years at the University that he had met some of the Memorial Scholarship Fund within the College Heights parents would take me with them to vote, and I would for U.S Re p Ed Whitfield (Ky.- I ) as his scheduler. She best people in the world in RO T C and o n campus that Foundation. T he scholarship fund provides an award to always tell them who l thought was the best candidate," earned a Bachelo r of Arts in Political Science and a he would be lifelong friends with. We just d idn't know a full-time student at WKU who is an active member of she stated. Lewis' first true campaign experience came minor in Agriculture fro m WKU, graduating Summa how short that li fe would be. the WKU Army ROTC Program. during the ~pccial election for the Second Congressional Cum Laude in May 2003. She later received a Certifi­ "I'm proud l got to know the man he became," she The first scholarship was awarded in the Fall of 20 I I District seat in May 1994. She wanted to suppo rt her cate in Political Communication from the University of concluded. "A lo t of people don't get that. T hat's one of to Cadet Alan Q. Johnson, a juni or majoring in Sports favorite candidate so she made phones call s, stuffed en­ Kentucky's Martin School. Lewis is married to Lance the things I'm most grateful to Cod for." Medic ine. Born in Germany, Johnson grew up in a mi li- velopes and worked as hard as possible to help her can­ Lemmonds. didate win the e lection.

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kny Barnaby, Program l)irectorof Study Away, agree, 1ha1 <,llldcnt, who arc focu<,cd on graduation may not led they have 11111e to travel during a tra­ ditional ~emester, but W inter Term provides the opportunity. "Travel creates an opportunity for cultural immersion and having three week., provides time tor c,1uden1s and faculty to travel and then reflect upon thc ,nformatron learned upon thcrr return," cxplainc, Barnaby. Thi'> provide~ an opportL111ity for "deeper learning and bigger im pact~ on student pertormance and future career choices.'' I or example, the 2012 \'<11111cr Term offered a <.la-,., called Total lmmerc,ion 1--loodplain Management. Through this course- offered collaboratively , through the Geography, Ceology and Civil Engineering programs-students traveled to several areac, ot Arizona, cvada and Calitorn,a (including the Hoover Dam and l)cath Valley) Lo '>ludy flood control, beach erosion and the environmental impactc, of large dam~. This was not only a real-world look at thc.,e issues; participating students earned credit~ toward a minor that wi ll help prepare them tor a natronal ccrtrf1cat1on. Winter Term hac, al,o created new opportunities for study abroad. Ac­ cording to WKU Study Abroad and Global Learning Director Thomas r Beth Laves, WKU A,,ociate V1C.e-Pre<,idcnt for Extended I.earn­ :\ lillington, "Swdying abroad during wrmer allow., <,tudents to complete non­ ing and Outreach, ,ervcd a-, Co-Chair for the W inter Term Plan­ trad,tronal courc,c<, in a non-1rad1tional manner. Whether it\ looking at coac,tal ning Commillee. She -;aid the thn:c-weck Winter Term was and lowland~ agricul tural development ic,~ues in Ecuador, studying the geology D ueated "to provide intcrc<,tcd student<, an opportunity to explore of the Bahamas, or looking at form and function in Australian Fauna, WKU new areas or progress more quickly toward graduation." This is especially im­ students are going from the hilltop to the world1" l)uring Winter 20 I 2, 146 i,ort,rnt si nce the national graduation rate for a (our-year degree is ,ix year<,. student~ participated in c,tucly abroad cour-,cs led by nine WKU facu lty. Winter Term Coordinator Alicia Bingham notes that many '>tudents use Thec,e travel r,rogramc; arc only a <;mall percentage of the courses available the cxtra term lo retake a class, reduce their rcgular scme,ter cour~e load or during Winter Term. Sixty percent ot the courses oftcrcd th,., year were on­ to get ahead in their degree or certdrcate program. Students arc limned to line. This allowed student, and faculty 10 interact from anywhcre, using c,ome four credit hour'> and an entire seme,ter course i, condcn,ed into three weeks, very innovative tool'> to do ,o "Online course\ oiler more diverse opportu­ allowing '>tudcnts to immerse rhem<,elves in a ,uh1ect without the prc<,,ure ot niticc, for peer rntcraction," Laves said, "and faculty u<,e ot Blackboard, Adobe '>tudying for other classc, Connec.t and Skype enrich the learning experience " Online courses allow Most particii,ating ,tudcnt, arc upperclassmen, but Bingham point, out that students to tu Ifill work or other obligation~ while continuing to make rrogrc.,., "WKLI Winter Term ofter., something tor everyone." In Iact , more than IO per­ toward their academic goal... Traditional face-to-face clas~cs work well for cent of the Unrversity\ <,tudent population is takrng advantagc of the tern, wirh '>ludent, who l,vc in the area or international students who remain 111 13owlrng 2,047 enrolled this year. ''There werc 18-t lautlty involved in Winter Term Green during the break. 20 12, with ,everal teaching very innovative courses that arc not typically avai l­ While the ways o ne might participate in Winter Term u1-c numerou'>, able other term,," ,aid B111gham. Tl11S is especially true tor travel courses; two the re,ult is the <,amc. At the end ol the term, <;tudcnts arc one step cloc,er ~tudy Away and IO Study Abroad cour-,cs were offered during Winter 2012. to graduation.

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By: Natalie West E RCH us work with National Geographic.

Walking into Dr. Steve Huskey's office is like entering a miniature Bass Pro Shop,

the tiny Bx 1o room is chock-full of pictures of turkeys, models of animal skeletons, and a variety offishes on anything that can be displayed. Even on the stark wall above his desk hangs a picture of a largemouth bass with the caption "Obsession," accurately portraying Huskey's passion Jor his work.

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owever, the func1 ional morpholog1<,1\ real of­ fic.e i., not bound by concrete walls, but ex­ tends from the cerulean Flom.la oceans to the tropical Amazonian lands, and everything in between. The A.,<,ociate Protessor ot 8101- ogy in the Ogden College of Scicnc.e and Engineering specializes in func t1onal morphology in vertebrate<, which is the <,tudy ot how an animal\ functional dec,ign helpc, it survive in the wild. "It\ JU<,t animals and how they re­ late to their environment that really in terests me," an enth u<, iac,lic Hu.,key <,a1d. "You get to watch these thing<, happen and then try to quant,fy when, how, and why they happen.'' WKU wac, one of the only places that <,ought a functional morpholo­ gi~t, which was precic,cly what he was trained to do, Hu.,key sa id. And, since 200~. he has been able to do re<,earch on the dynamic animal fL 1nctions he loves: feeding and lo<-0- motion, such a., a cheetah pouncing on a hclplcc,s gazelle or a thra,h111g bull shark chewing through a chunk of fish. "Everyone is fascinated when the orca beachc<, itself and grabs the baby seal oH the beach, and eve, y­ one's like 'Oh the poo1 seal', but no one can turn away,'' he <,aid, imitating a gasping audience. "It\ just amazing what is going on." With projects on mammals, rep­ tile'>, and fish, Huskey researches the whole gamut of animal~, but, ulti­ mately, his primary interests fa ll within the area of fishc'>. "I am a bac,c, guy at heart," he joked. His moc,t

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current re~earch, though, has foc.u<,cd on o ther srecies, ~uch as tuna, grouper and piranha and their unique feeding abilities. Anyone who vi<,it'> the profcw>r in h is office can even witness the thrilling, <,plit-second teeding that Huskey so krvently ~tudies. Two feet !rom hi~ de,k, a fi~h rc~cmbling a rock sit, in the corner of its aquarium - and i<; the most venomous h<,h 111 the world. This doesn't bother Huskey, though, a'> he demonstrates the fish'<; prowess by effortlessly low­ ering a minnow into the tank. \'

www.alumni.wku.edu I Wls..LI SPIRIT 3 1 then the nt:xt day they have to do it again, I 00 percent df1ciently," he ,aid. But, being able LO study these .,hark., meant having to be in the water

with them. As a grad student 111 llonda while olll snorkeling, he had hi, lirsl encounter with the fierce predators. "\Xlhen <,omeone fi.-.,t called out shark, I remember my heart !ailing out of my chest and I qood up, panicked," Hu.,kcy .. aid. 1\luc.h later, during the TV shoot, more encounters were <,oon to fol low, as Hu.,key and Im team Using waterproof, high-'>peed that launched "Sea Strikers" wac, were <,urroundcd hy a ,chool of bull camera<,, Huskey and h1<, team dovt: a,_,a,c.led $-W,000 and sent Huskey ro .. hark<, while filming "Sea Strikers." deep into the blue wate1 c, to feed these the rlorida Keys for one month to Swimming around with the~e an11nals, <,tubborn goliaths, and to watch the ti lm c,ome of the faqec, t fi~h o n the that have the highe-.t tc~toqeronc lev­ food disappear right in from of them planet: groupe1, tuna, barracuda and el<, in the animal wo1 Id, was '\c.ary as ''Something will happen and then the sharks. On chic, high-tech expedition, hell," I lu.,key said. food i~ gone," Huskey explained, "and Huskey and his team were able to ''At ti mes we ea~dy had forty-five without c,uper high speed [filming]. capture high-.,rccd footage of the 9-loot long, --Hl0-pound, hung,y, you can't c,low it down to make out ex­ mouth, teeth and jaw action each of feeding bull sharkc, circling us," he actly what happened." thec,c fish uses to annihilate their un­ said. "After surviving that, I don't T hese two day~ of filming were suspccti ng prey. think I'd have any riua lm, about then condensed into a six-minute I-cir any <,ca c.realllre, it\ all about swimming out.,idc ol a cage with a <,pot on a halt-hour '>how, wh1c.h survival of the fittest. One moment a great white." eventually led him to contribute an­ tuna flashes by to ram its dinner, and But even before his dive wit h the other six minutes of fil m inspired by the next minute a grouper uc,es it<, shark\ Huskey knew he had another his bone room. "I gues., word of mouth powerful suction abiliticc, lO inhale a predator to <,0on lace. the flec,h -cat­ went around that there was a guy ta<,ty treat, Huskey explained, "the ing piranha. While preparing for his doing ~ome fun stuff on fish feeding world around you ain't ca~y" rlorida trip, the biologist reu:ivccl a and was doing it with high-tech tcc.h­ One of the most identified feed- call from one of the Natio11c1I Ceo­ nology,' Hw,key said 111g actions is that of the shark be­ yrap/11t producers - who had heard Sure enough, Natio11c1I Geog,ap/Jic cause, as H ollywood constantly that I luskey was wil ling to get in the got the word and took the bait on demonstrate<,, ,harks rel y on their water with "crazy ("'h and c.ool tech­ Huskey's bigger re.,earc.h ideas, a<, the mighty jaw '>llcngth to mutilate their nology" - and a.,ked if he would c,ix-minutc '>egment c,0011 prog1e<,c,ed prey, rather than speed or inhalation. lead an expedition and record a show into hi~ developing of a one-hour tele­ In his show, Hu~key analyze<, how the in South America. vision show aptly named ''Sea Strikerc,," shark\ Jaws muc,t accompli<,h some• "That took me ahout two ,t:c­ an episode 111 the Nakt'd Snence <,ene<,, 1h111g that normal people would ond<, lo ckcidc,'' I luc,key said, and aimed at di<,c,cc.ting intcre~ting behav­ clearly have a hard time doing. within 18 days of returning from his ior, to learn the fundamental processes. "Through evolution the animal~ arc month long Florida trip, the adven­ With the 'sexy" ntlc of "Fi~h That f111e-tuned to do t:xactly what they turou<; '>C1ent1st wa<, on a plane to the l·eed at Break-neck Sreed,'' the grant need to do eve1yday to survive and Amazon rainforest.

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Soon, though, the fish did catch 61te-force like a grear whne shark, During the Amazon tnp, the crew en­ the researcher's attention, and even Crubich explained countered a 16-foot anaconda, but Hu.,kcy had him <,wimming with them. ''I was 'Just as I was asked to do this, that caught <,omething more threatening. Stand­ laying 111 the water, holding my c.am­ 3 I) movie Pm111/m came out and here ing on the bank of the river he grabbed a cra and people arc lobbing in chunks we are going to mvesngate real pira­ type of aquatic cobra and pulled it up on the of beef steak and there's a school of nha-, and Hollywood show<, it as eating sand. "I wanted to pin it down to gel a pic­ about I 00 piranha thra.. hing above people," which rarely ever happens, ture, but it lllrned and tried to start striking me," he demonstrated. I luskcy said, breaking the myth at me.'' When he started to <,pin the snake But Huskey and his team were However, the expert did describe around, Huskey lost hie, footing, almo<,t <,ent to do just that: <,tudy piranha and the piranha's strong jaws and razor­ fal ling down, <;O he ~a id he had to release the its relative the i\1egapi,m,ha, an cxt,nc.t sharp teeth as being so unbelievably ang1y <,nake. But , before the creature could species that lived 6 to 9 million years sharp a paper could be <,oftly dragged dive back in the water, Huc,key ran 111 front ago and was capable of reaching a aero~-; them and <;I iced in half. 'They of it, trying to ~low it down and cau'>ing the meter in length. Two and a half weeh could reduce you to bones in two snake to <,trike at hi., left leg. worth of researching and filming these minutes," Hu,;key said, rca<,suringly, "I jumped over that thing and then a carnivorous fish was then packed into "hut rhey're not out to cat people." light bulb went oH," he sa,d, "I was hvc days a one-hom show called "tv1eg11/>irm1/111" Huskey said he felt so confident from civi lization with no anti-venom with us, that wa<, a part of the original Nallo1111I in interacting with rhe piranhas he and '><> I probably ought to let this one go." Geogmpl1i< Explorer sene<,. gave hands-on science a whole new While in the rainforest, Huskey al<,o wres­ Abigail Rodriguez, Coordinating meaning and lowered hi-, hand in the tled with and caught a Caymen crocodile. Producer for N11t101111I CrograJ,l,ic , <,aid water, put his fingers under its belly, The snake and Caymen never hurt researchers had found a fossil of pan and slowly pulled one of the piranha,; Hu.,kcy, but a barracuda did. When the sci­ of the J\1eg11pim11/m's jaw and used that out, which happened ro he a red-bel­ cnli<,t was holding the fish trymg to get a lure to compare to modern-day piranhas. lied bu lldog piranha that I luskey de­ out ol its mouth, the barracuda turned and "It'<. great when sc.ienti'>t'> can ac.tually scribed as the "most voracious of all." imt1nuivcly re<,ponded by biting I luc,kcy go out in the field, catch the fish, and with it<; jagged teeth. 'That was preny hard­ observe them instead of being in a lab core," he said. 'That hurt like hell and hied or writing a paper," -,he <,aid. 'They - Not all animal<, arc as ea<,y to hold like crazy, too." bring to life a fossil and can learn so as a ravenous piranha. There's really no reason why Huskey much from it." has <,uch a fearless nawre. He <;aid that he So, Huskey, the expedition just educated hi 1melf about the place he wa<, leader, worked with wlleague Ju-,tin traveling ro. "J\ 10.,1 people don't take the Crubich (who helped write the time to learn about the<,c organisms," he grant) and scienti~t'i from George said, "but I know enough that I can grab a Washington Univcr-,ity and Brazil to piranha and know it's not going to cat me." <,tudy the fo<,sils of the 1\Jegapm111/1a. In order to compare the fishes, the team went fish ing in remote places in the Amazon to sample the bite<, of pi­ - If he can grab a piranha, then he can ranhas and their relatives, which they catch a snake, for no animals stand 111 then used as a gauge to measure the the way of the fearless Hu.,kcy. <,trcngth of various bites. From this, Amazon Video Online http://www.alumni.wku.edu/wkuspirit the researc.hcr<, pred,c.tcd that A lcgapi­ r@ha was as big as a table and had a

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Although both of the National Geographic expeditions evolved be­ cause of his expertise in fi sh feeding, H uskey was amazed by something other than the fish: ''I'm obviously a fish guy and in­ fa tuated with the diversity of fishes on the planet, but what really hit me the hardest, and had the biggest im ­ pact on me in anything I've done, were the people in the Amazon . I t hought I'd be baffled by the fish I saw, and I was, they were amazing, but what took my breath away and actuall y broug ht me to tear~ a cou­ ple of times o n the trip were the people. What we take for granted - the fact that we waste our time with 'm y-twit-face' and all these Kar­ dashian televisio n shows and all this garbage we put our time and energy Though Huskey loved the tri ps rapids, pulling boats up ri ver," Huskey said. "How do you commu­ in to and it meam no thing, meam he took with National Geogra/Jhic , the Huskey said, but added that the pro­ nicate with a fi sh?" absolutely nothing . daring scientist was not as thrilled ducers would then ask fo r another Just as he can break down the "In the grand scheme of life w hat about the filming aspect. Rodriguez, ~cene of the guys fig h ting rapids. parts of an animal, the educator can do those things have to do with any­ who worked on "Megapiranhn" (r om "So, we'd have to go back, but could now dissect television shows as well. thing? T hose people we were with for start to finish, said the w hole process just be driving by in a boat." "It has ru ined my TV-watching two weeks in the Amazon were like took about six to eight months to Huskey's colleague Crubich said abilities," he said. "N ow, when I watch the animals I was study ing - and I create the one-hour program. that there was some frict ion be­ TV, I am picking everything apart and don't mean that in a negative way - ''It was a lot longer than most tween the scientists and t he produc­ looking at it from a producer's per­ every day for them was about sur­ filming trips," she said. ''They were ti on ream. "They were all about specti ve, knowing that whatever they vival; they didn't take anything for doing real rc\carch." telli ng a \lory." just d id took three or four takes and granted and made the most of what­ Although the scientist~ were on It's hard to tell an action story, that a lot of it is staged." ever it wa~ they had available, site to conduct true research o n pi ra­ though, when havi ng to rely on a dra­ Despite the burden he now grasped every tiny little opportunity nhas, they were also called upon to matic performance from an animal. bears, Huskey said he was stoked the they had, and then went to sleep that reenact various events to garner TV­ "This is counting on something whole ti me and that it has ramped up night. The next day they woke up worthy action. else to be in the same place as you, h is appreciation for the huge and it was the same thing all over "They devoted a lot of time to be amenable to you grabbing it, and amounts of work, energy and money again. It was absolutely mesmerizing." the portaging we had to do, crossing then hoping it docs some behavior," that go into making a show.

36 I WKU SPIRIT Spring 20 I 2 www.alumni.wku.edu I WKU SPIRIT I 37 Light'>, Camera, Re<;earch I ight'>, Camera, Research THEPERFORME Despite the succe<,s of h,-. on­ Hu,key wa, great at lead111g them empty if his day did not involve in­ screen dehut, Hu,kcy prefer, a live "He is one of those teachers who teractipn with the students. audicnc..e. walks in and can joke around and "The time with ~tudenh i, where 'The role of the instructor 1s more knows everyone by nam<.:," she said the rubber meet, the road," he com­ than regurgitating info and then ex­ "You can talk to him." mented. "You can spend all day long pecting the ~tude1m to regurgiLate it I luskcy said he really cares about doing research and answering inter­ back," he ,aid. "It's to be a performer." interacting with the students and, as esting question,, but until you can T he animated teacher imtructs any actor would do, he prepares the make 1t something others will appre­ animal form and func.:tion cour<,e<, and utmo<;t for hie; lectures to make the ciate then all you're doing is satisfy­ a marine biology course, which he topics exciting for the students. ing yourself." said is still a fun class even though the "If you can make it a pe1fom1anc..e I\ lc..Cloughan recognized her ocean i<, eight hours away. that 1<, exciting for everybody and in professor's effort<, and said, "You can How li ng Green junior A~hlcy th <.: meantime, they don't know this, cell he really loves what he's doing." McCloughan took both of HL1skey's but they are learning c;omething in The scienti<.t truly doc<. love his classes 1n honors sections and c;aid the background," he c;a,d. 'Then job at WKU. <,he really enJoycd them. everybody win~." ''It'., not uncommon for me sti ll "It\ really cool," she said about When he's not teaching, Huskey today, ~even to eight years in this job, the animal form and function class. enjoys his re<,earch days when he ha, to ju<,l c;it back in my c..hair and "You prep the animals and sec how c1me to sit hac..k and think about que<,­ chud.le about where I'm at, what I the hone, arc a,-;e mhled and how tions, methodologies, or how to get ro do, the opportunitie<; pre­ they work." make it all make sense. However, sented, and who I get to interact 1\ lcCloughan acknowledged that even while engrossed 111 h1.., research, with," Hu-,key '>aid 'Tm lucky." all clasc;ec; have lectures, hut ,aid the devoted teacher said he would be

Huskey knew from the start that of just 63. The rural area provided the stuff I did with my dad and is he wanted to work with bones. many opportunities for fishing, probably the main player in my en­ ' I u<,ed to tell people I was going whic..h cslablished his appreciation thusiasm for fishing." to be a paleontologi.,t when I wa<; a for sci<.:nce as an angler, a fi~herman. Huskey described his annual tyke ' he laughed. ''I would tell peo­ "I absolutely loved fi,hing," he binhday trip of fishing with his dad ple that hclore I could even spell pa­ said eagerly. "We'd go on family fish­ from 9 o'clock at night to 3 oc..loc..k 111 leontologi<,l." ing trips in our tiny, little fi shing boat the morning, whic..h he said is the Crow111~ up, Hu<,kcy said he was and go to local lakes in Michigan." best time to catch ba<,s. Silently, they always '>ucnu:-mindcd and said rhat I'- luch of the fishing groundc, were would c,it there on the cool, glossy bones triggl.n.: are some of his greate<,t body Huskc.:y had a graduating cla<,s to try to ca tch fish ," he said. "That's memories.

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broadcast when Patrick and Matthew were playing - is happe ning on that field of play," Dr. Ransdell said. "IL throw Ill fam il y and it might get a little too emotional " is good to have a c hance to put other things aside for a The time ~pent with his sons and their coaches from couple of hours and still be engaged with our students. I Little League to WKU has allowed him Lo learn more rea ll y appreciate Randy ktting me join him. He is a great about the game and ih strategics - which he's able to use play-by-play guy who really knows Lh e game. He also al­

111 his radio commentary. low~ me to tal k about other WKU things during a broad­ "Cary\ knowledge of the game is impressive," Lee cast, which is good for programs across campus.'' s,ml. 'And what you woul d expect fro m a baseball family Serving as color commentator also helps the WKU that produced Lwo Hilltorper Baseball players." President reach additional constituents far and wide. "It 0 \X1hen he puts on the headset, llips open his note­ also gives me a chance to connect with alumni and WKU book and gees ready for the first pitch on a Friday night, fans in a way that is a bit unusual for a rresident. I look Dr. Ramddl is all in for WKU Baseball. forward to doing this for many years to come, or as long "When I am doing a game, I am only focused on what as our broadcast ncLwork will let me," he laughed.

hen his two sons played baseba ll for the Lime and effort he puts into it." Hi ll toppcrs from 1999 Lo 2006, WKU During baseball season, Dr. Ransde ll keeps a three­ President Cary Ransdell became a fi xture ring binder of statistics and other information handy. in the stands at Nick Denes Field. ''To me, doing IO or 12 games a year is an enjoyable W l)r "I I As a li fe long baseball fa n, Dr. Ransdell continues to diversion," Ran~dell said. like the preparation. like attend WKU Baseba ll games; however, for 10 Lo 12 learning about our students. I li ke learning about students games a season, he has one of the best seats in the house and teams from other universities. I like understanding when he joins "Voice of the H ill toppers" Randy Lee on the sta tistics and anticipating how they all ow you to pre­ Big Red Radio Network broadca~ts dic t what will happen in a game situation. To me, baseball "I really enjoy doing the radio color commentary for is a game perfect for radio." our baseball team," Dr. Ransdell said. "I wish I could do Dr. Ransdell is part of an all-star lineup of color commen­ all of the games, but my rea l job just does not allow me tators who work with I.cc during the season. "l)r. Ransdell is to give up the required time. Marc h, April and May arc our Friday night starter," Lee said. "And he is the only FBS busy months fo r a president on a university campus" universi ty president lo not only moonlight as a sports an­ Although his day job keeps him busy, Dr Ransdell is nouncer but make Lhe special effort to be very talented at it." always prepared when he arrives at the press box, Lee Dr. Ramdcll feel~ a very per~onal connecLion to the said. "Dr. Ransde ll has been a valuable part of the WKLI game of baseball and specificall y the program at WKU. Baseball radio network for the last four years and we're "For Julie and me it is also personal in that both of ecstatic to have him back this year His passion for the our sons played the game from when they both were 8 program is un matched and his preparaLion for each game years old until they graduated from WKU," he said. " I greatl y enhances the broadcasts. I'm impressed with the doubt that I could have been a regular part of a radio

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Y. 1/ e-,"n ,_..,.,.. l9t21£ J.'1!i0 'i Teclraf,u • t ~- ~ - .a.,..,_ """- t...,;.., • tii>""""' WKU Staff Photographer Clinton Lewis can usually be found hustling Jrom one pl1oto shoot to the next on WKU's campus.

ut last summer, he was halfway around the world SEE THROUGH THE E'::IES OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER with WKU Geography Professor John All, scal­ YUNO"Y,,..., ing mountains .in Peru. All headed up a group of ffl Cordill~6iii4il Bscient ists conducting research on climate and pol­ June '.29 , '.201 1 lution in the Andes. There arc 1 I of us on the bus to Huaraz. Route through July 3, 2011 "I documented a lot of John's research, whic h high­ Lima was dismal. Lots of poverty and substandard living July 1, 20 11 Walked down the ldt trail from the dam to the foot of lighted our faculty and our international reach as well," Once out of town, road north hugged the pacific coast fo r Pac..k and travel to Llaca in the national park. Stopped by Lewis explained. a while unri l we turn right in to the mountains. Passing lots' archeolog,cal site of pre-Inca ruins. ( 120b BC). Many fan­ the glacier, roughly a mile or so. Crcat shots of the vary­ The following pages include excerpts of Lewis's travel of farms: sugar cane, corn, cotton, beans. Once we tu rned ta~t,L overlooks ot the mountains on the way. Altitude ing blue ice. Cot right up to the right side and Kevin chipped in some footholds with Mark'~ ice took I even journal and some of his favorite photographs from the towards Huaraz, we gained 13,000 feet in about 5 hours. 14,650 8.6° C temp. Feeling pretty good Drinking lots of took a swing~ and got up 20 feet or so. First ice climb­ journey. Very narrow and switchbacked road. Really like the group. water, really feel exertion. Canyon val ley is unbelievably few beautiful. Shot some long exposurcs of the valley & hut. ing experience? Check. We made it out in good time. June '.20 11 Lots of cool people. 1 8ish total on team from all over: Training staned about one month before the trip. Lots of Georgia, British Columbia, New York, Arizona, New 1\tlex­ July '.2 , 201 1 July 4 , '.201 1 stairs at the parking structure and stadium with weighted ico, Oregon, Utah, Mexico, California. Most are really Croup took a hike up the valley to the foot of the glacier, Woke up at I ,30 and the ~ky was backpack Usually 20ish pounds. Also did the Spartacus strong climbers. I am definitcly the newbie. wlm:.h ha\ really retreated. Base of two peaks: Oshsapalca amazing. The stars were very vi­ workout from Mm's Health MagaZiHe 3x week. and Ranrapalca Altitude: 15,275. Continued up higher to June 30, '.20 11 brant. Crabbed the camera and Preflight weigh-in: H41bs 1.5.5 percent body fat 15 ,500 View of receded glacier is amazing. The extra trek Walked around town quite a bit, saw some markets, the made some great photos of the to the top was taxing, but I took it slow and made it in good June '.28, '.20 1 1 banking district, the town plaza in front of the cathedral va lley and Mil ky Way Flight from Nashville - Houston - Lima about 9:30 travel that is under construction. Took pictures of the mountains time Each step was a personal record. We saw an avalanche on one ol the peak~. Found a fantastic trail to Llaca Laguna, time. Arrived around 10:30. Viva la Peru! Thrilled to visible from the roof. Then Jim & I made a good 2-3 mil eJ have the opportunity to learn mountaineering and docu­ trek around the hills. Found the steepest road that led to the glauer lake. Took the high fork to get a great overall of ment our faculty's international research. a fantastic overlook. the valley and looking up the glacier on the other side. 5 8°89.592' ffl w77°53.39Y' 5 9°38.377' II •\ , ' I I I 7705n W 11 U . g31•I .L_. •--- -I'

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46 I WKU SPIRIT I Spring 2012 www.alumni.wku.edu I WKU SPIRIT I 47 :. International Reach International Reach S 8°88.7'--IO' lJ 77°53.2'--l'--I' July 4, 20 11 July 7, '.20 1 I July 9,201t The scientists have been reworking the climbing/research t-,.1y feet hurt and it looks like we have a 25km hike to Today was a bad day. We were up early to start up plans for the las1 few days and everything i~ dra~t icall y base camp. Yay. But at least we have burros to shoulder Quitaraju The trail was pretty muc h <,traight up. John's different from the original plan. Looks like I am cli mbing muc..h of the load. two pink boots of misery did me in. They are 2.5 sizes Quitaraju (6,000+m) yikes! too big and fee l like lead casts on my feet. And then the We got to the Santa Cruz val ley trail head and started off !eh tread ripped half off Imagine having casts on your July 5, 2 01 1 around noonish. More uph il l. Kept up with John for a few leet halfway up the shin that al low for li ttle to no articu­ Kevin & Dave wanted another climb to get better accl i­ while he did his ground reference point data gathering la tion, wi th a rloppy sole. That was me. And let's not for­ mated, so they hooked a taxi to the lshinca Valley and 1 with Brett. Every 250 meters, they stop and take a CPS get my blisters. The blisters that now have b li sters. And tagged along. The trek to base camp wore me out.lam re­ waypomt, photos of the ground and in each cardinal my right big toenail is infected. I finally stumbled to the all y not ready. But this is my only shot at a summit whi le I c..ompa\\ direction. He wil l use the info regarding per­ top only to find more trail diversions and no sign of the am here and felt like I had to take the chance. T he 10km centage o~tr ees, grass, shrubs, water and human artifacts group. My body gave up. I had done too much too soon. trek wa~ beautiful - rolli ng glacier lake, boulders and to determine the geographic makeup of the area and val­ 1 dropped my poles, pack and camera and fell straight fun ky Quc,iua trees - and we gained about 2,400ft eleva­ idate \atcllite imagery. back on a boulder. tion. But that was the hardest backpacking hike I have ever done. We bivvicd in a cave to ~ave money frorn buying a earlier, only 2 or 3x as long. I just couldn't do it. I ~Lopped With my bli~tcr\ and two previous days of super high ac­ July 10, 1011 at 5,470m, and the ~umm il was 5,530111. Just 60111 (200 ft) room at the refugio. It was tight, but we made it work. We tivity. l \tumbled into camp a long time after everyone It\ snowing a little here at base camp, so it must be terrible , horl. lt was a great learning experience, though. Kevin made two freeze-dried meals and watched the sun set on cl\c I am definitely way beyond my capabil ities. Our up there. Snow/rain/sleet most of the day. Feeling better. and Dave were very patient with me. I led the descent at Tocllaraju camp is midway to the official base camp, so we have an­ 10:30 and we made it back to camp around I. We tried July I 1, 20 I 1 other t 'ikm and 700m elevation gain to go tomorrow. We July 6, 2011 Feeling much better. Hopefull y it will la~t all day! 1 hiked to relax for a few, then started the I 0km hike to the taxi. can l111ally see a peak in the distance, and a cold wind ha~ We ~ct alarms for 2:30, but we were all awake at I, so we It was much easier going downhill. up the glacial lake nearby and found a perch overlooking packed camp and started uphill. We finally made it to the really picked up. the valley and surrounding area. I am still struggling with glac ier and snow JUSt after sunrise. We c hanged into our l'v1y feet were killi ng me. John's big plastic boots that I July 8, '.2 0 11 the uphill parts of hiking, which is ironic hecau~e that is climbing boots, crampom and roped up. C lacier travel borrowed were too big and I got some blisters on the way Wc packed up our midway camp and set OLl t on the trail what mountaineering is .. long uphill treks. I am really was much easier ~ince the pack was lighter. I got the hang down from the glacier. Pain. Not much was said on the around 8: 30. 1-:nergy is much higher and feet arc ~ti 11 tender, rortunate to have this experience, but my body is just not of walking on ice/snow fa irly quickly with one trekking ride back to the hotel, we were too tired Upon getti ng but I am moving along at a better pace. Photographed John, prepared for it (yet). It's not quite as romantic as the mag­ pole & one ice axe. hack, we found out that our group is leaving at 7 a.m. for Davl' and Kevin often as they completed John's ground ref­ azines and books lend it to be. T h i~ is the hardest work I Quitaraju. Not much time to decompress. I was so ex­ erence point research. Amazing vistas in this valley. Spec­ have ever done. And it's fil thy Loo. Days and weeks in the We continued on through a really steep section which hausted, but I had to unpack and then repack for a week tarnlar glacier lakes and wetland. Our ba<,e camp is same clothes, bare sanitary concerns and constant phys­ was maybe 45-50 degrees of ~now. We basica ll y had to in base camp. Alex worked on my bli ~ters. I think I dozed \UITounded by mountains Quitaraju, Alpamayo, and ical exertion. Trails and camps arc li ttered with cow/don­ ice c li mb it. We made it to the last step up to the summit key/horse and human feces. But the tradeoff is being able off while he worked 011 my feet. Artesonra1u i., across the valley. I can't take enough pictures. and I was too exhausted to continue. Dave unroped and tagged the su mmit through a steep secrion li ke the one 5 8°90.758' I I W 77052II • 729'I

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to see and experi ence some of the most beautiful areas of July 14, 20 I I the world, even as inhospitable as they arc. How many Rest day in H uaraz. Somehow my bag'> are more stuffed Kentuckians have ever been here? I'm guessing it's a short than when I came. Maybe it's the mass of di rty clothes. list. And my name is now on it. Alex worked on my toe. Cot a few shots to numb the toe & he went to work digging out some of the infected areas The mountain group descended midday and filtered in and creating a drainage canal. I couldn't do much after Wo ilre the foundation of the WKU Alumr1i Association. The new Augenstein Alumni Center w,11 create a place for us, as members, throughout the afternoon. Weather conditions were bad at that since he wrapped my right foot pretty well. Also to ca ll home. Constructed as one of the premiere alumni centers 5,500m so they bailed on the summ it attempt. At the base drained a big nasty blister on my left foot. ,, the country, the Augenstein Alumni Center w,11 provide a r markable venue for us to gather and continue to embrace the rich of the route there was the body of a Polish climber who was July 15, 2011 trad1t1on that rs WKU It is every WKU Alumni Association member's caught in an iccfall or avalanche and died. As they straggled re por>s,bihty to not only support their new center financially, but my Travel day! Alex checked toe, looking better. Lima traffic also through promoting its greatness and successes. in, they looked really wiped out. Dave & John quickly started is complete and total chaos. I'm tired of being in motion. sorting gear for their next mountain - Artesonraju - one .. T'ic Augenstein Center, which will open its doors at the end of of the most beautih.d mountains in the world, and the moun­ July 16, '201 I 20' 2 will be a cornerstone to WKU's success and a place for alumni and future WKU alumn, to gather for decades to come. tain that Paramount Pictures based their logo off of. Full travel day Feel mostly awful. Nashville at 5 Finally! re WKU and this is Your Center. July 12, 201 I July 17, 201 1 I think this is our last day in camp, hopefully we trek outta Weigh in , 04.4 pounds B percent body fat here tomorrow so I can take a bath. Man I stink!!!!

Woke up early, like 3 a.m . and took amazing star field photos behind Artesonraju and my favorite shot of the ulie Hinson trip: the deep stars behind Alpamayo. AUGENSTEIN e Services Inc. July 13 , 201 I ALUMN I CENTER.. U Class of '90 The most excruciating day of hiking, ever. 26 6km to the bus stop. Bl ister., on lop of blisters .. . I've decided to name them.

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If you wish to publish announcements in Class Notes, please submit t/Jem by mail to WKU Alumni Asso­ Book, in Amher,t, New York. ciation, 1906 College Heights Blvd. # 31016, Bowling Green, KY 4210 I-IO 16 or via email at [email protected]. rectors for Mary­ ('06) and hurst. County. Jonathon Lillard Amy Taylor Carte r ('92) of Fred­ Romeo Crenne l ('69) of Pa lm Kim Kolarik ('83, '88) of Louisville, of Bowling Creen, erick \ 1d., has been honored w ith the Save the Date Beach, Fla , has accepted the position o f Ky. , has been honored wi th the 201 1 De nnis Skaggs Ky., were married 201 I !ftrald Award for O utstanding Con­ GOLDEN H ead Coach fo r the Ka nsas City Chiefs. Talisman Award for O utsta nding Contri­ ('99) of Bowling o n Sept. 30, 2011 tnbutiom in Journalism in Las Vegas, Nev. ANNIVERSARY CLUB butio ns in Communicatio n,. Green, Ky. , a nd 1970s M arnelli N e ri of Matthew Scott Dr. Chris Groves ('84) of !fowling Cagaya n de Oro, Critt Hudson Nora Sweat Gray ('95) of Creen, Ky. , was recently named the Philippines, were ('07) of Owens­ ('70) of Elizaheth­ O wen~boro, Ky., Kentucky Academ y of Scie nc<: 20 I I ma rried o n Sept. boro, Ky. , wa~ rec­ town, Ky., is the au­ and owner of Cray D isti nguished College/ Univer,ity Sc.:ien­ 17, 20 I I, in N ashville, Tenn. ognized by thor of a recent Skv 1\lu,,c i~ cele­ tist Award Recipie nt and is featured in brating 15 years of Cardinal H ealth at hook entitled M<1ma 2000s Mav 11-12, 2012 the latest issue of Scieme magazine. hu~1nc:ss a, Owens­ the a nnual natio nal um/ Me, a mo ther boro\ only j ingle Ivan Quinn ('00) sales meeting in Las / da ughte r relation­ Dawn Miche lle Fost e r ('85) of Celebrating the Class of 1962 production faci Ii ty. of Arlington, Va., Vegas, Nev , for s hip in ho me mak­ Knoxville, Tenn., has been appointed For more information visit was recently in sale excell e nce in ing and hospitality. De puty D irecto r a nd Team Leader for www.alum ni. wku.cdu/gac. Valerie Jo hnston ('96) ot M t. Juliet, Afghanistan to as­ health care for fiscal year 20 I I . T he book is a col­ Redevelopment of the Soc1 th W a ter­ Tenn has been hired as Accounting sist with tra nsition­ lection of central front, ch e M agnolia and othe r projects. 1960s Manager and Receptio n ist/Informatio n ing a D e partment Kentucky recipes Spec1al i~t for the Nashville Arca Cham­ o f- Defense con­ Richard Schmidt ('64) o f a nd stories. Craig De ze rn ('86) of O rla ndo, Fla., ber of Comme rce. tract. Ivan is Vice Riverview, 1:1a., has been no ted as both has been ho nored with the 201 I Herald P resident at Ideal Innovations Inc., he the fourth Division II coach a nd the Award for O utstanding Contributions in oversees five co ntracts that operate in 12 th overall basketball coach to win 600 Journalism. the CENTCOM (M idd le East) area of games throc1gh his 29 seasons wi th the Dr. Frank T. Etscorn, Ill, of Bowling responsibility. University of Ta mpa. ('71 ,'73) of Corrales N .M., ha~ been David E. Olive r ('86) Creen, Ky., was appointed a, the Direc­ honored by having a n asteroid named tor of Environment, Health and Safety Molly Schroer ('00) of Crand De nnis F. Dycus ('69) of Franklin, after him, "Asteroid Etscorn ." Tenn., was honored by the A me ri<.:an at WKU o n Dec. I, 20 11. Canyon, Ariz., has accepted a position as the new Great Smoky M o untains Na­ Socie ty for Pub lic Adminis tration wi th Charlie T homson ('78, '80) of T im Broeke ma ('88) of Bowling ~ It's like taking S hours and ti o nal Park\ Public Affairs Specialist/Su­ the Hoy Stephenson Li fetime Achieve­ Brentwood, Tenn. , has joined Avenue Crecn, Ky., was r<:cog ni zed as "Best in , getting one FREE! perintendent's Executive A~\i~ta nt. Have you ever had the urge to return to WKUI ment Award for h is significant contribu­ Bank as a M ortgage Loan O riginat0r S how'' a t the Internati o nal W3 Awards, Not just the quick drive through campus. but have you tio ns to public adminis tration. Ovtr7 00 scholarships available ($337/student) wanted to retum to your old dormitory, walk WKU's which hono r creati ve excellence in web of A,to ria, .Y , For any WKU undergraduate student with a Adam Pe rry ('04) Hill, t.ike a class or two - live like a college student 1980s and video ma rketing. Cynthia Harris ('69) of Lo uisville, current GPA of 3.0 or higher• recently danced in the movie My Week again! Here's your chance. I Ky., was sworn in a~ the newest ap­ ' Students must enroll in at least 6 hours w1t/1 Marilyn. H e is part of the "H eat­ To find out more, visit www.alumni.w1

Elizabeth Dustin Allison Ade lbe rg ('92) De loach (' I I) Lundstrom Eric Raby ('90) ha~ bi.:rn appu1nti.:d a, Vili.: Prc,1 dent and her husbJnd, o l C.lohal Trade r in,rn cc and Kev A<..<..ounh at ACCO . and his w ife, • ('06) and her C hristian, of Brittany, of El iza­ Rahv i, al,o the rnrpora ti.: k JJ i11 ACCO', 1oint venture husband, Paul, of Louisvil le, Ky., beth wwn, Ky., with Amity Te<.. hnolugy il nd ,<:1-vc, o n the JV Board of Raclord, N C., announce the birth Director, Rahv hJ, held a numbn of ,ale, and mar­ announce the birth of their second child, announce the birth o f their daughter, of their son, Jockson keting po,iticrn, with ACC. O 111 North America, l::u­ ,on Mason Gunnar, on Oct. 24, 20 I I . Pu11.:lope Jane Lund,trom, on Nov. 2, AlexJnder, who wa, 6 I I rnpc Afric.i, tht· .~!iddli.: hist J nd 111 Ea,ti.:rn rurope J nd H e weighed pounds, ounces. 21 \ I I. horn in South Korea in FebruJry 20 I I. A,ia Rec.en tl y. hi.: a11<..I Im wdc 1\ \i ndi, and their lhil­ Chris Jace Thomas Lux dri.:11 rclu<..a ted Imm Switze1·la11cl tu thi.: Atl,11 1ta, Ca ... area ACCO is the Heather Geoghegan ('00) and Brandy wu1kl" , lorgc~t pu1·e play, lull- l111c agril ultura l equipment 111a nutJcture1· (Rogers) ('99) ,md his wife, (Trescott) Lux ('99), Bochner ('98) Jeni-Rebecca, ol ol Bowling Green, Ky., and Mark Bochner, Louisville, Ky, announce the birth ot of Mad ison, N.J., announce the b irth tl1t·11 ,on, Colton Jace, announce the birth o f their daughter, on Nov. 25, 2010. He of their son, AdJm Li lly-Claire, on June weighed 7 pound~. 8 Spencer, on July 24, 20 I I. He weighed 3, 201 1. She weighed 6 rounds, 12 m nces anJ was 19 inches long. 8 pounds, 8 ounces and wa, 2 I inches ounces and wa, 19 ¼ inches lo ng. She long. I le joins big ,i,tcr, Anna Louise, joins big brother, W ill. Brent who is 3 years o ld . Sanford ('95) Michael Jason • and Angela Brad Grace ('02) and (Hoffman) Chapman ('97) Karen (Beckner) Sanford ('03) and Chrystena Grace ('02), of L..._ _ _,.IL..._..___._.'--•-' of Bowl ing (Hagan) Chapman Lexington, Ky., an- Cri.:i.: n, Ky., announce the birth of their ('05) of Tompkinsville, 110L1nce the birth ol ~on, Cavin Parker, o n Oct. 25, 20 I I . He Ky., announce the hirth their daughter, Re­ \,·t·1ghed 8 pound~ . 15 ounces and was o f Lh eir son, Bryce, o n bekah Ly nn, on 2 I 111che, lo ng . Feb. I 0, 20 I I . He weighed 7 r ound,, 8 June 13,201 I. She weighed 8 pound,, 3 ounce, and was 21 inches long. ounces and was 19 inches long. She is Candace (Duncan) welcomed by her 4-year-old brother, Tomblinson ('06) and her husband, Amanda The WKlJ Alumni Association Andrew. JaLOb, of Hendersonville, Tenn., an­ (Reed) Colpo is excited to announce a new affiliati on with nounce the birth of their daughter, Ry lie ('06) and her Karla Hamil­ ' ' . Bowling Green Country Club. P,1gc, on Nov. I I, 20 I I. She weighed 7 BOWLING GREEN As a part of this new initiative. you arc invited husband, Aaron, ton ('09) and her pound, , 9 ounces. lo experience all the club's amenities. ol Loui,ville, husband, Mason, of COUNTRY CLUB - EH.1913 - Ky., announce the hirth of their daughter, Bowling Green, Kat ie (Christian) Evey In Marie, on Nov. 29, 20 11 . She Ky., announce the Vasil ('03) and her An 18-Holc Coif Course, .JejJMcGill, PGA Professiomtl Instructor weighed 9 lbs 14 oz and was 2 1 inches birth of their hu,hand, Craig, of Day­ long. Home of the WKU Men's & Women's Golf Teams d.iughter, Ki rbee ton Ohio, announce the Home Site of the Kl ISAA State Coif Championships Jo, on ov. 2 1, 20 I I. She weighed 8 lbs, lrnth of their second I ounce and was 2 1 inches long. daughter, I larper Olympic Size Pool A111, lee, on June 17, 20 I I, ,he wa~ wel­ Excellent Tennis Facilities comed home by big ,i~ter, Rowan. Full Dining, Banquet and Bar Special Club rate for WKU Alumni Association Members* New Addition W illiam ('93) and Cheryl in your Family? Wilkerson ('94) o l Gla~gow, Ky , an­ For more information, contact David Fenwick at 270.842.0325. nounce the birth ol their daughter, Baylcc · WKU Alumni memoership rale is only valid wtlh new BGCC memberships. Share your news at Offer is nor rerroactrve and cannot be used 1n con1uction with any other offer [email protected] Rhiannon, on Sept. 27, 20 I I . 56 I WKU SPIRIT I Spring 2012 Bowling Green Country Club• 251 Beech Bend Road• Bowling Green, Ky.42101 www.bgcc1913.com • [email protected] • 270.842.0325 Clas,; Note,; ~~ --~ U1ll1 I Rachel King (' I I) of Washington, Di-. Blaine Ferrell of Bowling Crecn, I~ Central City, Ky , ct11fi1i -. ,, ,, · ~ D.C , is serving as a Staff Assbtant For Ky., retired in 2011 after a 33-yearcareer native and W K LI 11 , i · U.S. Congressman Diane l3lack (6th at WKU, having served as l)ean of the ~~ graduate Tom District, Tenn.). Ogden College ot Science and Engi­ Wallace ('82) i, I , neering over the past decade. the author o l four Friends & Faculty . J,\ l novel, , 111L lud i11 g Tom Berkley of Newburgh, lnd., has Sean Kindel' of 13owling Creen, Ky. , hi, late'>l , (;110,1 ,, been promoted to Executive Vice Presi­ has received the 201 I Outstanding Ac­ J 'ti\11111l~lll)9U:•i r& 1 wh1c. h wa, n.: ~~~ \ .. dent fo r 13rake Supply Co. in Evansville, ademic Librarian Award from the Ken­ 1 lea,ed 111 Noven1bcr- 20 I I . It i, Im , "4 . ttfPrf. _~ fr C~flr Ind. tucky Library A~,ociation. third my,tery lcatunng Lexingto n de­ ti . . , ,- teu 1ve foc.k I )antz ler. The I ir'>l two - 1"""< ~-- Di-. Jenks Bi-itt ('66) of Bowling Di-. Julia Roberts ol Howling Creen, . ~ were Wh,1t Al11ll0< Hloo,/ and T/,e /)w1/'s - Green, Ky., bus received the Mentor of Ky., received the 20 I I Kentucky A,soci­ -- . l<,Hkrt He al,o ,vrote the thriller I leir, - :m!l· the Year Award from the Ame ri can As­ ation of School Ad rn in iqrator, William of C111,r , w hic h came o ut 111 2010 Tom -~ ~ jll? sociation of Bovine Practitioners and T. Nallia Award for her innovation and ~ ,,,-;::. '.'< i, the author ol fi ve , port, -1-clated Merck Animal Health for h is commit­ leadership in children's educatio n. hook, , incl uding the hig h ly , uc.ce, , lul ~ ~ ment lo veterinary medicine. I -..c.- ~ Ki'n1t1( ky lla,kt1/,all Eucydo~e,/1<1 . He I~~ Fi-ank Six of Huntwille, Ala , reLeived earned hi, H. A. 111 Journali,m in 1982, Tom Coash, whose plays Vds (com­ the \'v'erner Von 13raun Aero~paLe Educator the n became Sporh 1-:d itor l01 the ~ ta~ missioned by the WKU Department of Award for his contributi on to education. 1.-( H endeP,on C/rn11er, where he wa, twice T heatre and Dance as part of the trilogy honored hy T hl· Kentuc ky Pre,, As,o­ Millet' Slaughter o f Bowling Green, - ~f". ,, -·"""'t 'II:· ' Cairo Storie1 , a nd presented on campus in . 1 ~ ,• • ., uatio n for writing the heq ,port, sto ry ~ ...... , ~ • "::::::r•~.,.._ n the fall of 2007) was reLently chosen a, Ky., was named D irector of the Sn1al l 111 the ',(Jte Af te r leaving the Clra11n, the winner of a new play LOm petition Busi ness Development Center at WKLI »-:---- -~ ~"' , . ~ , ~ , It I • he became r d 1ror Im Cawood I .ed tord I I\ 1 ' ~pon~ored by the United Arab Emirate~. in October 20 11 . n . ' Prod uct1om in I .e:-: ingron. Ky H e is an active 111 e 111her of .~ 1ysterv \'v'ri ter, of -~- Di-. Tei-i-y Wilson of Bowling Green, _., America a nd The Author\ C.uild. Wal­ Ky. , was recognized as o ne of the fi rst lace, a Vie tnam vete ran, curre ntly live, • ~ I five recipients of the C hevrolet GREEN in I exington. Ky Educator Award, presented in September 2010s 20 11 , for hi, efforts to integrate environ­ mental education into schools and com ­ Matthew Adams (' I 0) o f U pton, Alumni Association munitie,. Ky, is the recipient of Kentucky Farm ,' ,, 1 Hureau's 26th annual Farm Public Rela­ tio ns Reward. LIFETIME MEMBERS Welcome new WKU Alumni Association Lifetime Members. This list includes our newest members Jonathan Bi-antley (' I 0) of Salem, from Aug. I 9, 20 I I, to Feb. 20, 20 I 2. The WKU Alumni Association sincerely thanks its Lifetime Ky. , recently published an article, Members for their loyalty ond dedication to WKU. "U nclicking the Link: Mechanically Fa­ Mrs. Sharo n Gayle Allison Ms. Le~ Furnish Humphrey cilitated I , 3- Dipolar Cycloreversions" Mrs. H eather R. Bochner Mr. Donald V. Jenkins in Science, a leading journal in ~c ie ntific Ms. Vicki L Cannady Mr. and Mrs. Mark Daniel Rogers research. Mrs. Teresa Carlson Mr. James Edward Schutter Mr. Cory Dryden Mr. Daniel Morgan Shipley Megan Edwai-ds Mr. Ramey Allen Douglas Ms. Pamela Napier (' I I) and Di-ew Mr. and Mrs. Leo Eggleton and Mr. Joseph Stites Hawkins ('09) of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery F. Fillman Mr. Jo hn C Upto n Atlanta, Ga., were Mr. Christopher Lind Gaddis Mr. and Mrs. Stuart J. Watts married on Aug . 8, Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Norman Habermel Mr. Raymond L Willis Mr. Derek L Hottell 2011. Show your "Spirit" by becoming a Lifetime Member TODAY! Call 888-WKU-ALUM (888-958-2586) or visit alumni.wku.edu/joinnow. 58 I WKU SPIRIT I Spr ing 201 2 WKU Moment in History

0 est i to er: ' By Ly"" Ni,J,m,,in ,,.

The 1929 Rocky Mountain Field Trip

Ke ntucky State Normal School and mobile. In order to provide quick down." At Colorado Spring~, they Teachers College hailed their Rocky side trips to post office~ and stores, hiked the trail s of the Carden of the Mountain field trip as a pioneering a few members of the party fo llowed Cod<; and rose at 3 o'clock o ne experiment in travel and study. in two private cars. Even more vital morning to begin a successful ascent Preparatio ns had begun in D e­ to the caravan was a two-ton truc k of Pike's Peak. At Rocky Mountai n cembe r 1928, when t he Department carrying luggage, tents, s leeping atio nal Park, they com pleted a n o f Geography a nd Geology called bags, food, mess kits, cam p stoves 18-hour climb ro the top of Long's for 30 juniors and seniors "possessed and other equipment intended to Peak. At Yellowstone, both students of good physique" to participate in make the expeditio n self-sufficie nt. a nd their bus negotiated the steep the field cour<;e, t he fi rst of its kind, Over the next six weeks, this grade~ and high altitudes without se­ the foll owing sum mer. Candidates "roving division o f a Kentucky col­ ri ous mishap At G lacier National were to comple te a series of prelim­ lege on w heels" took its <;tude nts to Park in northwestern Montana, a inary readings and pay $300 to cover some unforgettable outdoor class­ learn ol nine achieved the "apex of all expenses, a considerable sum rooms. New Mexico's Capulin Vol­ mountaineering" when they stood at equivalent to about $3,800 today cano introduced them to the art of t he sum mit of the Continental Di­ Nevertheless, a ful l roster of stu­ mountain climbing w ith "labored vide. As they LOok in the scenic hey traveled 6 ,500 miles grounds Alo ng the way, they ex­ dents, most of them young women, breath up and break-neck pace beauty, Professor Wood instruc ted by bus and car through plored the geology, physical geogra­ e mbarked o n July 14, 1929, under 15 states and o ne Cana­ phy, flora and fa una of the W est in the tutelage of Geography Professor T dian province. They hopes of earning a semester's worth George I:. Wood and h is staff. hiked 250 m iles th rough canyons, of c redit in laboratory science. T he students' princ ipal con­ over mountains a nd around glaciers. When they returned lo Bowling. veyance wa<; a c hartered "Parlor Canadian Coach," a popular type of interurban They ate a nd slept outdoors in parks, Green after their 46-day odyssey, a miles states college athletic fie lds and camp- group of sn1dents from the Western bus resembli ng an elongated a uto - province

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When I heard of the pas~ing of C harlie Ruter, I was sad­ For others, their WKU history includes admini,trators, fra­ dened. I wa~ saddened for his fami ly. I wa~ saddened for his com­ ternity b rothers, sorority sic;tcrs classmates and teammates (for munity. I was ~addened for our University. And selfishly I was me, Casey Berger, Ryan Loss1e Tawnda Chitapa and Steven ~addened for myself, as I fel t as if I had lost another piece of my Brown to name a few ). But what it all L·ventuall y hoils down to WKU history. Ir's sort of interesting rhat I woul d feel that way are people and relationships. It rnmc, down to pcoplt;: willmg seeing as how I didn't really know Mr. Ruter all that well. You to make a d ifference in the lives of tho,<;: around them and will ­ ~cc, I knew of him because my grandfather had known him for ing to make a difference for their 1n,t1tution, both while they 90 year~. I knew of him because I had gone to WKU with two arc here and after they leave Its not about a huge univn,lly of hi~ great-nieces. I knew of him from watch ing hi m keep the wi th 100,000 so called "fans," more than half of whom have no book at the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen for many years. I knew of actual affil iation w ith the school It\ ahout people who arc 111 - him because of his affiliation with LISA Track and Field and be­ vc~ted and care about a plot of land what it stands for and the cause the WKLI track complex bears hi e; name. I didn't really people and spirit that occupy it know Mr. Ruter, hut I knew of h is greatnec;~ as a man and the While I am saddened every time I !me a p iece of my WKLI them in physiography and his col­ impact he had on people at WKLI. history, I need to keep in mind that WKLI history is also around league from the Unive rsity of Wis­ When selfishly considering how I had lost another piece of me in the n1aking. While the v1\ion start~ at the top with those consin, Rollin H. Denniston, taught my WKLI history I could n't help but he reminded of the feeling in the Wetherby Administration Build ing, it\ not just about I had last spring when WKU lo~ t former president Dr. Dero botany. high-profile positions and those on center stage. It's also about Downing. T hut case was different in that•! have known the From the start, no one doubted those who provide vital services to our campus. The next gen­ Downing fam ily since the day I wac; horn. However, it wa~ the erati on of my WKU history will include rcoplc li ke Alex Down­ t h at the trip would challenge t he same in that I was saddened by the loss of a leader, a man of vi­ ing (College H eights Foundation), Travis Hudson (volleyball group's academic, physical and col­ c;ion, a man who had sacrificed for his country, and a man who coach), Chester McN ulty (facilities,, D uane Hall (strength legial capacities. Fortunately, set­ always worked for what was best for WKU and all those asso­ coach), Courtney Rymer (soccer player, Al Wi) and rred G ibson backs were confined mostly to insect ciated with it. (professor). All of these people arc busy making the campus If you stop and thi nk ahout it, we all have our own WKLI hites, b listers and tooth ach es; even community a better place. history. Mine tends Lo focus a lot on athletics because I was th e young lady who crash-landed a t Ir's also exciting to think about the future of WKLI. Count­ raised at WKLI games in the W-Club room. I grew up acros, rhc less srudents are currently roaming the halls of area elementary, the bottom of a slippery g lacial slope srreet from the late Bob Proctor, who called some of WKLl's middle and high schools who one day leave their legacy on the one afternoon recovered to fin ish the most legendary basketball games under Coach D iddle. I've been famous hilltop. Maybe the next Ty Rogers or Betsy Shoen felt is last n ine miles of a scheduled hike. fortunate enough to meet Lee Robertson, Jimmy feix, John Old­ righ t across the street from me at this vc1y moment. More often, veteran s of the Rocky ham, J im Richards, Lee Murray, Bi ll Powell, Curtis Long and Hil l I wouldn't be truth ful if I said there were no disappoint­ Mountain fie ld t rip would recall the ir Edwards, juq to name a few. J've gotten to know ~omc better ments along rhe way. Disappointment is inevi table when you than others, but all arc WKLI to the core. lighte r ext racurricular mom e n ts­ are dealing with people and relationships, bur the fact is that For some, their WKU history is about their protes~or~. I the good vastly outweighs the had. I could go on and on with Professor Wood's sudde n frigh t think back now to how many o f my fo rmer parents' profc~q)r~ I countless names and moments, hoth past and present, that have when he needed rescuing from a met as a c hild, the infl uence they had on my parents, and more tipped the scale in the positive direction. My apologie; to those steep rock face, the marriage pro­ importantly the positive relationships rhey still had out,ide of left out, hut I think I could fill at least three more pages with posal one of them received from an t~e cla~sroom. T his brings to mind people like Boh and Linda pieces of my WKU history. I will surely be saddened sometime aged cu~todian at the Little Big horn, Pulsinelli. It also include, people who had an impact on my class­ soon when another piece is lost, such is life. However, those room experience and the experience of my ~tudent-athletes, such and th eir latent talents for song and pieces arc only lost in the phy~ical sense, as their memory and as Bart White, All an Hall, Jim Lindsey, Ken Crawford, Wayne poetry discovered around the camp­ contributions will live forever in the WKU Spirit that Make, Ma,on, Jim Kanan, James Brown, Mel Borland and many more. the Master. I can only hope that everyone that has spent time fire- all of which proved that they on thi; can1pus can carry with them meaningful relationships had heeded President Henry Hardin and memories to comprise their own WKU history to remember Cherry's advice to overlook their in ­ for a lifetime. dividual d iscomforts, cooperate for the common good and "go west" in a LEFT Charlie Ruter ('46, '4 7), a prominent figure on both the Kentucky high school shared spirit of adventure. sports scene and in national track and field circles, passed away on Feb. 4, at the age of 91.

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We pay tnb11te to all 111c111/Jcrs oft/Jc WKU family w/10 /Jave {>assed away. Dr. Cary Ak in, '74 I\ I, l'h,11, p C,·n,lcr '84 i\lrs Artrc /Teague) !\loo1t· '60 \Ir Low< Alkn 71 Mr W,11,am C.cntrv 68 ,\h Cra<.c ~nrder Moore '84 Dr \rthur \ndc"""· ·so M, Sandra C.,rvrn 71 79 \\rs -.;Jill\' \lullrns) \1oorc, 85 /\.Ir. I )av,d J\ngk. 2 BU Joan I la"'""'· '76 ,\ tr. I ( l'arrigin. I 11rnd Mr lames Brite hrcnd 1\1, luanrta I lavne, '9.1 /\1, Judv Pawley I ncnd Mrs \la,1011 rll,ot Brn.1dn,1-, 67 7, \ Ir Kenneth I lcnry. 68 /\I" llt·tty Peden, I 11end

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l)r. Deborah Carney , '72 M, D 11 1111,hc,i,:, '41 BU Mr. 1..1 Reagan l·Kulty ,\ h ludv Carrwnl(ht Fn<:nd Mr Danny I lrre '72 l\lr \lum·I R1<.kman I ncnd Mrs :-.tari:Mct \'(',11,am,on Cavitt HO \I, Lom,c I loldcrf,cld. h,cnd \ Ir Crt·~ul) R,ttu 7 1 Mr. Alben Chn,uan, '·18 ,\1r Harry I lo lland, 57 BU Mr. I dward Roddy. /19

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We are the foundation of the WKU Alumni Association. The new Augenstein Alumni Center will create a place for us, as members, to call home. Constructed as one of the premiere alumni centers in the country, the Augenstein Alumni Center will provide a remarkable venue for us to gather and continue to embrace the rich tradition that is WKU. It is every WKU Alumni Association member's responsibility to not only support their new center financially, but also through promoting its g reatness and successes.

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