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24 LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP Former MSU president Clifton R. Wharton’s Fellowship Program set many on a path to become leaders themselves. Three former participants recall Wharton’s trailblazing example.

T99 HWEITALHI RNEGS FPOERCWT,A CRADRE 34 FINDING DEPARTMENTS FULFILLMENT 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gina DeLapa, ’87, is 9 BENEATH THE PINES becoming a brand all 18 SPARTAN STORIES her own, with books, 38 FINDING OUR WAY speaking engage- 51 GREEN & WHITE ments and more 54 GRAND AWARDS that blend years of 69 CLASS NOTES lessons learned along 74 IN MEMORIAM her winding career Read, share Spartan online: go.msu.edu/Spartan-mag. Spartan is distributed to alumni, donors, path with her witty and friends who make annual gifts of $100 or more to MSU. To make a gift, visit givingto.msu.edu insights into the human experience. ABOUT THE COVER: Carl S. Taylor, an MSU professor, is among a handful of alumni to have been selected as a Presidential Fellow in the 1970s. President Emeritus Clifton R. Wharton created the life-changing program, which continues to infl uence today’s generation. MSU bestowed its Community Engagement Scholarship Lifetime Achievement Award on Taylor in February. He’s an expert in America’s youth cultures, gangs and violence. Photo: Gennara Photography

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Dear Readers, What a diff erence a year can make. This time last year, we’d hoped to be sending you a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE 2018* special issue of Spartan. While DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING we didn’t publish that issue, Stephanie Motschenbacher, the press did. An early ver- ’85, ’92 sion of our work was released EDITOR Paula M. Davenport by the State News—where it [email protected] became known as the “teal CONTRIBUTING EDITOR issue.” Many of you have asked Nancy Nilles us to publish that magazine. EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS So we’re pleased to bring you Finding Our Way Alex Gillespie, ’17 Sexual assault and harassment allegations have rocked excerpts in this magazine and our community to its core and changed how we thought Allison Bertram, ’18 of ourselves as Spartans. In our quest for answers, we’ve posted it, as it existed in we will build a path to a better future. PUBLICATION DESIGN COORDINATORS May 2018, on the alumni web- Jennifer Weaver site. We believe it’s never too go.msu.edu/teal Dave Giordan late to do the right thing. We ART DIRECTION & DESIGN hope you agree. Additionally, B&G Design Studios you’ll also fi nd inside more Paula M. Davenport bgdesignstudios.com news and stories of remark- COPY EDITOR able Spartans working for the Linda Dunn, ’13 good of all. PHOTOGRAPHY Communications and LETTERS RECEIVED : NOV. 1, 2018 - FEB. 28, 2019 Brand Strategy ADVERTISING MANAGER Peter DeLong, ’85 FEELING APPRECIATED current issue of the same. That sort Advertising (517) 355-8314 I would like to say thank you for of honesty, accountability, and con- [email protected] featuring me in the 2013 Class Notes text renews my pride at being part of section of the fall 2018 issue of Spar- this Spartan family. COPYRIGHT 2019 tan Magazine. Honestly, I was having Omar Sofradzija, staff MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION a bad day and when I received the EAST LANSING University Advancement magazine, my day was brightened. It MSU Alumni Association was a very pleasant surprise! FOR THE SAKE OF HEALING Spartan Way 535 Chestnut Rd., Room 300 Kelechi Uchendu, ’13 I’m an adult survivor of sexual East Lansing, MI 48824 SOUTHFIELD abuse as a child. I am writing this (517) 355-8314 as a request that your editorial staff alumni.msu.edu WHERE CREDIT IS DUE consider printing the issue regarding MSU is an affi rmative-action, My compliments on the work you MSU and the sexual abuse scandal. equal-opportunity employer. and your staff put into the last issue I like many folks across the country, of Spartan Magazine, and my appre- was disappointed that your editorial ciation for the letters section of the work was preempted.

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Now more than ever, I believe it is expresses his glorious feeling about ARLINGTON, TX imperative that you, as representa- his performance in Chicago and tives of your school, should return all of the opportunities that have to the responsible journalism free of accrued to him. These Spartans are external infl uence. grateful for their MSU education and Publishing it would likely do a experience. These young Spartans great deal to contribute to the heal- inspiring courageous stories of very ing the school has said is important. diff erent fi elds are interesting reads. Thank you for reading. Betty J. Sanford With respect, EAST LANSING Andrea DeMaggio LAKE HOPATCONG, NEW JERSEY TRANSPARENCY IS NECESSARY Thank you for your work as Editor POETIC JUSTICE of Spartan Magazine. It has to have Thank you for sending the new issue been a challenging year for you, of Spartan. It’s beautiful, and more especially with what happened with than just substantive. The letters the “Teal Issue.” Perhaps by early column is a force on its own and the 2020, the new president will endorse response to the “suppressed” issue a teal edition, as more time will have makes a bigger statement, I think, passed. than that issue would have if it hadn’t Ed Aboufadel, ’86 been buried. ADA And I’m delighted to have “A Theory of Wind” included. As I read IMPRESSED it, following the “letters” column in Just a word to say how impressed I am seemed to strike some chords, like and how much I enjoyed reading the the pine tree trying to keep things new issue of Spartan. Full of timely, quiet, and only making them louder lively stories. The cover story is par- in doing so. ticularly compelling and informative. Dan Gerber, ’62 Also loved your note (“Your Voices”) SANTA YNEZ, CA and your courage in publishing a wide variety of letters including those crit- ical of the university. Full and robust INSPIRED BY SPARTANS discussion of ideas and issues. That’s I have been enjoying the coverage what our university needs to stand for! and the new Spartan Magazine. It James Spaniolo, ’68 was great to read about Spartans following their dreams engaged in fulfi lling work. Kendra Levine speaks about being thrilled to work for McDonald’s and to be a part of TO SUBMIT LETTERS: Email [email protected]. Or write to: its sustainability eff orts. The picture Spartan Magazine, 535 Chestnut Rd., #300, East Lan- of Michael Kolaczkowski clearly sing, MI 48824. May be edited for length and clarity.

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OUTSIDE THE ADMIN BUILDING IN THE SCRUM As students fl ocked to classes Trustee Brian Mosallam speaks in mid-January, the BOT met to in Feburary to reporters after the accept the resignation of John BOT meeting in which Satish Udpa Engler, former interim president. was chosen as acting president.

NEW CHAIR OF BOT Trustees in January elected Dianne Byrum to lead their group.

REPENTANT Kelly Tebay, a new trustee, tells survivors she’s sorry it took so long for MSU’s formal apology.

A CHANGE IN CEO Satish Udpa acknowledges the audience after being selected to lead MSU.

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#GOTEAL Students created their own campaign to raise awareness STUDENT SENTIMENT of survivors and to urge their A passerby channels solidarity with survivors, whose peers to report sexual assault names were emblazoned on the Rock last year. and harassment.

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With Respect and Care Satish Udpa, new acting president, sets kinder, compassionate tone at MSU

Satish Udpa, who in January suc- ceeded John Engler as MSU’s acting president, delivered a thoughtful apology to sexual assault survivors at the start of the February Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting. “On behalf of this university I love, as acting president and an executive offi cer, and as a former dean and faculty member, I realize NANCY M. SCHLICHTING BRIANNA T. SCOTT KELLY TEBAY the need to formally apologize and to eff ectively atone,” Udpa said. In December, former Brianna T. Scott was Kelly Tebay was “I am sorry you were subjected to Gov. Rick Snyder elected in November elected to an eight- the pain and humiliation of sexual appointed Nancy M. to an eight-year term year term that began assault by somebody you should Schlichting to the that began in Janu- in January. She is have been able to trust. We failed seat vacated in No- ary. She was the fi rst director of corporate to comprehend and acknowledge vember when Trustee African-American relations at United your injuries. We were too slow to George Perles retired. assistant prosecutor Way for Southeastern grasp the scope and enormity of the Schlichting served for in Muskegon County. Michigan, helping off ense you endured. And we failed 14 years as CEO of There, she worked on to engage residents to treat you with the respect and Detroit-based Henry felony criminal sexual with private-sector care you deserved even as we sought Ford Health System. conduct and neglect- partners and to raise to make amends. She led the health abuse cases, among money in support “My commitment to you today is system through a fi nan- others. In 2005, she of social justice and that we will listen more closely, ask cial turnaround while founded an all Afri- educational work in more caring questions and act more creating award-win- can-American female Wayne, Oakland and thoughtfully as all of us work to ning quality and pa- law fi rm in Muskegon Macomb counties. advance the culture of this campus tient safety, customer and now employs a Tebay began her to one focused fi rst on safety and service and diversity full-time staff of fi ve. career in professional respect,” he said. initiatives. Schlichting She is a past president fundraising with work Additionally, the BOT announced brings more than 35 and fi rst person of in state government the unanimous decision to re-es- years of executive ex- color to lead the Mus- and for a host of state tablish a healing assistance fund for perience in four major kegon Rotary Club and federal political survivors and their families. health systems and has and has acted as chair campaigns. She’s Three new trustees, one appoint- served on more than 80 of its Diversity and served on the James ed and two elected in November, corporate and commu- Inclusion Committee Madison Academic have now joined the other fi ve mem- nity boards. since 2013. Diversity Initiative. bers of the BOT. A short biography on the new Bachelor’s, Duke Bachelor’s, MSU Broad Bachelor’s, MSU James BOT members follows. University, ’76; MBA, College of Business, Madison College, ’08; Cornell University, ’79 ’97; JD, Wayne State The next BOT meeting is April 12. Master’s, MSU College University, ’20 of Social Science, ’11

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100 NUMBER OF VOLUMES ON NYT NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2018 WHICH INCLUDES WHAT THE EYES DON’T SEE, BYBY DR.DR. MONAMONA HANNA-ATTISHA.

YOUR SPECIAL GUIDE MSU’s campus is among the largest

CHEW ON THIS AWHILE in the U.S. It can Colleen Turner, ’01, be a diffi cult place and Ronan Eustace, both DVMs, relax after to navigate for performing dental new students and work on an African visitors—let alone lioness. Turner teaches vet med at MSU and those with visual volunteers at Potter impairments and Park Zoo. other disabilities. Enter Michael Hudson, director Jaws of Life of MSU’s Resource Center for Persons And you thought you had a toothache with Disabilities, and graduate student Aditya Mathew. With Ever had a root canal? Ulana feels your when Dr. Eustace noticed a more complicat- help from various pain. Root canals are never fun, but always ed issue with Ulana, a female African lion. campus partners, necessary. And humans aren’t the only mam- Turner is an MSU alumna and veteri- they’ve created the mals that need them. nary dentist with the College of Veterinary MSU Guide App Animals often hide painful symptoms of Medicine. She’s a regular zoo volunteer. She with accessibility functions in mind. Its diseases that can develop into serious illness- performed a safe and successful root canal on tools include a wand es. That’s why health and dental check-ups Ulana on a snowy January day. (point at a building are commonplace at Potter Park Zoo in Lan- The zoo hopes to raise enough funds to for its name to sing—home to more than 500 animals. Some purchase new x-ray equipment that will appear), maps and 40 Spartans help care for them. perform digital dental radiographs on such search. Wheelchair- accessible entrances Dr. Ronan Eustace, the zoo’s director of critters as the big cats. It would enable early are color-coded on animal health, routinely ensures that all prevention and detection of dental disor- the buildings. Visit animals from mandrills to snakes are healthy ders—because let’s face it, two-and four- your app store for and vibrant. legged animals just hate root canals. this freebie. The zoo’s Veterinary Department is equipped to handle most dental issues, but MORE ON Learn more potterparkzoo.org Dr. Colleen Turner’s expertise was needed WEB ZOO PARK POTTER

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Spartan Rower Lands National Prize Nicole Marek receives USRowing’s prestigious Ernestine Bayer Award

HAMMER TIME Spartan football staff MSU rowing’s Nicole Marek, a senior, Mia Inman, a teammate, nominated the and Munn Ice Arena embodies the Spartan ethic to do good. And former team captain for the 2018 Ernestine fans and players will she lives it on land and on water. Bayer Award. benefi t from slated The two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches The honor, formerly known as U.S. improvements to the Skandalaris Football Association National Scholar and four-time Rowing’s Woman of the Year Award, Center and the Academic All-Big Ten selection acted as a celebrates outstanding women in crew. hockey facility, the spokesperson, advocate and shoulder to cry Honorees are selected by female members second oldest in the on during trying times on campus in the wake of the USRowing Board of Directors. Big Ten. Plans call for of Larry Nassar’s crimes. “I must also give credit to my fellow seniors August completion of She gathered teammates in hotel lobbies to and teammates at MSU who all stepped up additional offi ces for football coaches as write press releases and organized a meeting and worked together to make our voices well as improvements with the MSU Board of Trustees. heard. to The Demmer Marek’s leadership and compassion for “My hope is that all women and girls feel Family Hall of History, others helped spearhead campaigns to imple- empowered to speak up for what is right,” all within the football ment positive changes for student-athletes at Marek said. building. Hockey fans are sure to delight in universities across the Big Ten. MSU Head Coach Matt Weise said: “The the addition of new A participant at the U23 women’s selection maturity, tenacity and confi dence she exuded hi-tech video screens camp, Marek is the ultimate role model for ... inspired her teammates and created in the Munn Ice Arena. women in rowing, making it safer for rowers multiple opportunities for the rowers to Other upgrades everywhere to succeed. aff ect change in the university.” include; improvements to locker rooms, a weight room, practice facilities, and creation of a new hockey Hall BOTH OARS IN THE WATER of Honor, all by fall Award-winning former crew captain Nicole Marek, front, 2020. organized teammates to speak out against sexual assault. MSU ATHLETICS

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GO WILD Want to walk the trails of a living research center? Just a hop, skip and jump away from campus is the 400- acre Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center. A hub for scientifi c research in natural resource restoration, it now welcomes visitors. Feel free to meander along fi ve walking trails and enjoy such low-impact, non-motorized recreational activities as wildlife-viewing, photography, cross- country skiing and snowshoeing. Plug 9422 Herbison Rd., ENTREPRENEURS The Feigenson brothers parlayed frosting Laingsburg, into recipes into a soft-drink empire still your GPS. beloved for its rainbow colors and fruity fl avors. Way to Faygo! 8 FAYGO: DETROIT’S ONE TRUE POP MSU’S RANK Lots of cities have favorite sons, but Detroit has IN STUDENT a favorite pop—the origins of which go back 111 STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION years. Now, Joe Grimm, MSU journalism professor, INSTITUTE OF brings its vibrant tale to life in The Faygo Book. INTERNATIONAL “I was drawn by the many colors of Faygo and EDUCATION the commercials with cartoons, celebrities and songs from my youth,” Grimm said. One such tune, Remember When You Were a Kid? jumped on music charts back in the day. Its popularity led the Spartan Marching Band to add the catchy melody

to its repertoire. JOE GRIMM

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YOU SUPPORT OFF THE HOOK ACHIEVER THEIR Ali Stark grew up fi shing, skiing and enjoying her DREAMS home state of Wyoming’s wide open spaces. A multitude of donors like you gave more than $482 million to fund scholarships, fellowships and out- of-the-class-room learning experiences during the university’s Empower Extraordinary campaign, which ended last year. Such generosity fuels students’ pursuits of dreams in every fi eld imaginable. Thank you.

ACADEMIC ROCK “STARR” Ali Stark forsakes Harvard to pursue ambitions at MSU

Ever heard of the Cowboy Code of Ethics? open to high-achieving students from Michi- It’s an ethos that embodies multiple char- gan’s Upper Peninsula and Wyoming. acteristics, including: grit, passion, integrity There was one little hitch: she’d already and optimism. been accepted to Harvard. But after a campus Michigan State junior Ali Stark embraces visit, she ultimately chose to make MSU her this code. Growing up in Laramie, Wyoming, academic home. When she’s not in class, she Stark spent most of her childhood fi shing and spends time in a lab, participates in multi- skiing. But when she fi nishes her education ple student groups and volunteers. She said at MSU she’ll depart with three bachelor’s she is extremely grateful to those who have degrees. assisted her. Yes, you read that right, three degrees—one Soon, Stark will be taking advantage of in genomics & molecular genetics, another in MSU’s Study Abroad off erings. Her life goal: cellular & developmental neuroscience, and Develop treatments for Alzheimer’s and a third in Spanish—AND she’s a member of other neurological diseases. the Honors College. Now that’s pure passion and grit. In 2016, Stark was off ered the STARR MORE ON Learn more ALI STARK scholarship, a prestigious full-ride package WEB starr.msu.edu

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What’s Up Doc? You may not have to fast before a blood draw after all

New research shows fasting blood tests may More recent studies have concluded be unnecessary and even detrimental for di- that eating prior to having a cholesterol abetics. Typically, patients are told not to eat test does not alter its pivotal components. or drink for at least 8 hours before cholester- Canada and Europe have already ol tests. However, fasting may not be neces- changed their guidelines and no longer sary, a new MSU study confi rmed. require fasting for such labs. In fact, diabetics who fast but take their “We encourage patients who receive medications as prescribed may experience orders for a lab test to ask their doctor if plummeting blood sugar that may cause fasting is really necessary, and if so, how faintness, confusion or loss of consciousness. they should handle their diabetes medica- When severe, this hypoglycemia may tions during the fasting period to account contribute to falls, auto accidents and other for the changes in their blood sugar levels,” dangerous consequences Aldasouqi said. Dr. Saleh Aldasouqi, the study’s author, is U.S. guidelines have not yet become an endocrinologist in the College of Human mainstream. But Aldasouqi hopes diabetes Medicine. He said the fasting protocol is organizations will take a lead in dissemi- based on 1970s guidelines. nating emerging changes in lipid testing.

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TOP 25 U.S. News & World Report ranked all four of MSU’s participating online graduate programs in the nation’s top 25 this year. The respective master’s degree programs and rankings: education (5), criminal justice (10), nursing (17), and non-MBA graduate business (23). Factors considered in the rankings include student engagement, services and technologies, faculty credentials and training, and expert opinions on the academic quality of programs. Student excellence is also considered in the FIRST UP:AN ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL online master’s degree McLaren Greater Lansing broke ground last fall on what will be a new health care campus close programs. to the university.

McLaren Building Campus Near MSU McLaren Greater Lansing is building a new $450 million health care complex adjacent to the MSU campus. A 240-bed hospital will be constructed fi rst. A cancer center and medical services buildings will follow. The development 32 will rise from land the MSU Foundation sold within MSU’S SPOT AMONG U.S. the University Corporate Research Park, at the UNIVERSITIES intersection of Forest and Collins roads. MSU will WITH HIGHEST continue partnering with the organization, as R&D SPENDING. Chronicle of Higher it does with Lansing’s Sparrow Health System. Education Offi cials expect full completion in 2022. MCLAREN GREATER LANSING GREATER MCLAREN

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Rising from the Wreckage Artist Joe Butts fi nds renewal and catharsis in crafting a giant scrap-metal phoenix symbolizing his new life. BY SYDNEY NASEEF, Õ20

Artist Joseph “Joe” Butts knows And every piece is captivating. She encouraged him to take his art to fi rsthand what it’s like to crash and Look closely and you’ll see the bird’s the next level and focus on it profes- burn, but he also knows it’s possible wheelbarrow chest, carved wooden sionally. to rise burnished and better from the beak, giant marble eyes, 300 cus- In 2012, he turned an outbuilding ashes. He channeled all of those feel- tom-cut steel feathers and dozens of on his rural property into a studio ings into a behemoth, show-stopping circular saw blades. Embellishments and began entering his mixed-media sculpture, The Phoenix. include license plates, small bells, 3-D works in art shows. “It’s a symbol of hope, and renewal horseshoes and more. Four years later, he decided it was and rebirth. I think that resonates From start to fi nish, creating the time to share the ebullience and with a lot of people. I know it res- sculpture was cathartic, Butts said. strength he’s enjoyed during his 17 onated with me. I’ve been through It embodies his victory as a years of sobriety. (diffi cult) things in my professional twentysomething over his great- life and my personal life … but the idea of hope and renewal was (my) inspiration,” said Butts,’98, a Detroit native and fi rst-generation MSU When you’re at that … visceral level of exis- graduate. Last fall, he entered the 10-foot- tence, you don’t really have any self-worth. tall, 1,800-pound scrap-metal bird— You’re just kind of down and out. Art wasn’t boasting a 17-foot wingspan—in Ò even on my radar. ArtPrize, the internationally revered Grand Rapids-based art competi- tion. est personal battle—alcoholism. “The Phoenix went together so easily Some 500,000 art lovers fl ocked “When you’re at that … visceral level for me,” he said. “It was like writing to the weeks-long contest. At its cul- of existence, you don’t really have my (life) story—rising up, wings mination, they honored the 3-D big any self-worth. You’re just kind of spread, just feeling free of all this bird with a people’s choice award. down and out. Art wasn’t even on my negative stuff .” He started the 18-month project radar,” he said. Soon, the avian sculpture will also by scouring junkyards, fl ea markets, Butts spent a couple of years under take fl ight. Ripley’s Believe It or Not antique shops and thrift stores for addiction’s spell before experiencing Museums and Entertainment snared suitable materials. Working in a a “moment of clarity.” It was then The Phoenix and the sculpture is studio outside his Oxford home, he that he decided to stop drinking. expected to be displayed in one of used welding skills he’d picked up as He went back to college, became their venues. an MSU art major. a high school art teacher, and felt Like the artist, the sculpture is It was like a big jigsaw puzzle, a resurgence in his creativity and ready to soar. Butts said. ambition. He also met his wife, Lisa.

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Genealogy Guru Professional genealogist Kenyatta Berry’s work bridges generations and sparks genuine connections. BY DANIEL SMITH

For Kenyatta Berry genealogy is to help others connect to their past that add depth to their stories.” more than names and places found through DNA, research and tech- With Genealogy Roadshow on on a U.S. Census record, more than nology. “Through this research, you hiatus since 2016, the Santa Monica, the ethnic percentages lining a DNA grow connected to history and see California-based Berry turned her report. how lives are intertwined, so much attention from the small screen to Rather, genealogy, among the na- so that it can become an obsession.” the page with the November 2018 tion’s most popular hobbies, is about Berry’s passion for genealogy, publication of The Family Tree discovering details and truths that deep work in the fi eld and role as Toolkitoolkit, a 2288-page88-page ttomeome ddesignedesigned ttoo create compelling stories. president of the Association of help novice genealogists navigate the “And those stories enlighten Professional Genealogists later led often-daunting process of ancestral people, bridge generations and spark to an on-air opportunity with PBS. research. The how-to book blends pride,” said Berry, ’94, Broad College In 2013, the Detroit native hosted investigative instruction, including of Business, a professional genealo- gist, author and host of the Genealo- gy Roadshow on PBS. Berry’s fascination with genealogy Through this research, you grow connected to began during her time at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she history and see how lives are intertwined, so earned a JD degree in 1998. While much so that it can become an obsession. digging into a friend’s ancestral Ò history, a prominent African-Amer- the debut episode of Genealogy an exhaustive chart on where one ican family from the southeast, Roadshow. She spent the subsequent can fi nd particular records in each Berry uncovered newspaper reports, three years visiting a dozen cities, state, alongside tips for interviewing biographical sketches and other doc- unpacking the ancestral backstories family members and strategies to uments that produced a vibrant fam- of everyday Americans, showcasing construct more lively, detail-fi lled ily portrait. The friend’s great-great local genealogical societies and shar- stories. grandfather, for instance, was born ing tangible tips to guide viewers’ “I wanted to make it easier for in Georgia in 1833 to a white father own research adventures. people given all the information ge- and an enslaved African-American “I love seeing the impact the nealogy can entail,” said Berry, who mother before becoming a distin- show’s had on people,” said Berry, left her 17-year career in the software guished pastor and outliving three who specializes in enslaved geneal- industry behind in December 2017 wives. ogy, a particularly complex area that to focus solely on her genealogical Berry, who later investigated her requires knowledge of both Afri- pursuits. “Genealogy isn’t just about own family’s roots—enslaved Virgin- can-American and European genea- fi nding Census records, but knowing ians-turned-upstate New York farm- logical research. “People often think what’s important in those records ers—launched Azani Media in 2004 one thing, but discover new truths and interpreting the information.”

20 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU PHOTO COURTESY OF KENYATTA BERRY family members, driving introspec- tions withgrandparents andolder eff ortinevitably prompts conversa- research, Berrycontinued,isthatthe The beauty of genealogical The beautyofgenealogical people together at atimewhenpeo- rebuilding family unityandtying both past andpresent. tion andconnectionstoindividuals “Genealogy isultimately about incredibly rewarding.” she said. “That’s thepieceIfind connections,”ple sodesire genuine WEB MORE ON SPARTAN MAGAZINE kenyattaberry.com Learn more 21 SPARTANSPARTAN SSTORYTORY TimekeepersTimekeepers

Hardwood Revivalists Aaron Loomer and Chad Amo bring tangible connection to some of college basketball’s most iconic teams, including two championship Spartan squads BY DANIEL SMITH

As MSU undergraduates in 2000, with a diff erentiated product ded- “MSU was the ultimate get for a childhood buddies Aaron Loomer icated solely to celebrating NCAA pair of Spartan loyalists like Aaron and Chad Amo lived for Spartan bas- hoops. And not surprisingly given and myself,” Amo said, teasing “a ketball. Fixtures in the Izzone during Loomer and Amo’s MSU ties, long list of other Spartan shorts Breslin Center games, the Detroit- Sparty emerged a top priority. [he’d] love to bring to market.” area natives earnestly tracked the On a Thursday morning in 2015, In subsequent years, 19nine has team’s historic march to the national Loomer ventured up to East Lan- continued to build its licensing title.“Right down to watching the sing from his Indianapolis home portfolio, inking deals with nearly championship game against Florida for a meeting with MSU’s licensing 30 schools boasting heralded in Chad’s Case Hall dorm room, I director. After securing an agree- hardwood histories—Indiana, remember every moment of that ment that allowed 19nine to rec- Marquette, Purdue and Wake For- championship season,” Loomer reate gear from cherished Spartan est to name a few. The company beamed. Today, as one half of the founding quartet of 19nine, Loomer and Amo have resurrected that vaunted Spar- There’s no shortage of inspiration in the tan squad and a number of college college basketball marketplace and we’ll basketball’s most revered teams, including the Magic Johnson-led Ò continue digging for the right stories and 1979 MSU group, with vintage ap- teams we can bring to life with great detail parel, most notably replica uniform shorts—thankfully, gratefully—cut in and authenticity. modern lengths. “From Magic and ‘The Flintstones’ squads, Loomer celebrated with a sells its retro basketball shorts and to so many others, our gear is a tangi- mid-afternoon visit to The Riv for vintage athletic apparel at 19nine. ble connection that brings fans back to Burgerama. com and at college bookstores. some of the most iconic moments in “That burger never tasted so “It’s been a lot of hard work to college basketball history and awakens good,” said Loomer, who oversees get to this point, but a complete deep emotional ties,” Amo said. the company’s licensing program labor of love,” said Amo, who Initially a T-shirt company found- and wholesale accounts. handles 19nine’s website, licensing ed in 2011, 19nine moved into the Soon after, 19nine released replica deals and relationships with print- college licensing space in 2013 be- versions of the white shorts Mag- ing vendors. fore squarely focusing on hardwood ic & Co. wore in 1979 before later Looking to add about eight new history with its 2015 acquisition of debuting green shorts from that schools to its portfolio each year, Retro College Cuts, a New York City- same championship squad and the 19nine’s current focus rests in based manufacturer of nostalgic distinctive white bottoms from the gaining a deeper foothold on the basketball shorts. That deal provided 2000 team. East Coast and with schools from 19nine the runway to grow nationally major conferences.

22 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU PHOTO COURTESY OF 19NINE caricatures to19nine T-shirts. brought theletterman’s whimsical standout Ballinger Adam —which partnership withformerMSU new collaborations like arecent The company isalsoexploring teams we canbringto lifewith digging fortherightstories and marketplace andwe’ll continue basketballration inthecollege “There’s ofinspi- noshortage WEB MORE ON Loomer said. great detail andauthenticity,” SPARTAN MAGAZINE 19nine.com Learn more 23 Lessons in LeadershipLeadership Former MSU President Clifton Wharton’s fellowship program gave young academics a chance to see his administration in action, and set many on a path to become leaders themselves. Three former participants recall Wharton’s trailblazing example.

BY TOM KERTSCHER B&W PHOTOS FROM UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES & HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

y the time Clifton R. Wharton to off er this opportunity to others, Wharton Jr. became president of created the Presidential Fellows Program at Michigan State University— Michigan State. The aim was to give students the fi rst African-American to and junior faculty members experience in head a major, predominantly university administration. Fellows worked Bwhite university in the United States—he alongside Wharton and other members of his had already reached other milestones. They administration, learning about management included being the fi rst African-American and organizational operations. admitted to Johns Hopkins University’s Of 13 Spartans who participated in Whar- School of Advanced International Studies and ton’s program, three went on to lead univer- the fi rst African-American to earn a Ph.D. in sities themselves. When Spartan approached economics from the University of Chicago. Wharton about doing a feature article about In 1970, MSU trustees, on a 5-3 vote, ap- him, he suggested the magazine instead pointed Wharton as MSU’s 14th president. It highlight the accomplishments of students he was a time of tremendous change and cultural counseled in the fellows program. We agreed. upheaval for the country. Protests about civil We interviewed three MSU alumni about rights and the Vietnam War were roiling cam- their recollections of Wharton’s infl uence on puses across the country—right up to the lawn them. Two were fellows and one was Whar- outside the MSU president’s home. ton’s assistant when the program launched.

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 25 Teresa A. Sullivan Wharton Was a Role Model for Handling Challenges

efore she took on top university as the fi rst female president of the school administration jobs, Sullivan founded by Thomas Jeff erson, that Sullivan established herself as an import- was tested like never before. She arrived on ant sociologist at the University campus amid waves of controversy after a of Texas (UT). She authored student was killed by an ex-boyfriend, a star Bor co-authored six books (including two on on the university’s lacrosse team. And in 2012, middle-class debt with Elizabeth Warren, the two years after Sullivan was appointed, UVA’s former Ivy League professor and current U.S. Board of Visitors removed her over concerns senator). Her fi rst book was published in 1978, that the university was not adapting to fi nan- but its title, Marginal Workers, Marginal Jobs: cial and technological pressures. The Underutilization of American Workers, Two weeks later, after students, faculty, resonates today. Indicating Sullivan’s early administrators and alumni rose to her defense, expertise in labor force demography, a Duke the board unanimously reinstated her. Then University reviewer said the book “raises issues in 2014, Rolling Stoneone published an article that have long been neglected in labor econom- portraying UVA as a campus where sexual ics and the sociology of work.” assaults were common. (The magazine later In leadership, however, is where Sullivan has retracted the article and reportedly paid a UVA spent most of her career. At UT, Sullivan, as fraternity $1.65 million to settle a defamation provost, eventually had presidents of the nine lawsuit.) When Sullivan announced she would state university systems reporting to her. She step down when her contract ended last July, went on to the University of Michigan, where The Washington Post said she had led Virginia CAREER HIGHLIGHTS as provost, she oversaw nearly a third of the “amid one of the most tumultuous leadership May 2018 school’s $5 billion annual budget. tenures in the state fl agship’s modern history.” Hired by MSU BOT to advise it on But it was at the University of Virginia, And yet, she can claim many accomplish- presidential search process ments. As president, Sullivan is credited with 2010–July 2018 President and sociology professor, developing a new strategic plan for UVA, cre- University of Virginia ating a new fi nancial model to ensure stability 2006–2010 and transparency, and improving faculty com- Provost and executive vice president for academic aff airs; pensation. Also during her tenure, the universi- sociology professor, University of ty completed a $3 billion fundraising campaign, Michigan launched the Data Science Institute and the 1975–2006 Rose from sociology instructor to Brain Institute, and invested more in student executive vice chancellor for aca- services, such as advising and career services. demic aff airs, University of Texas Mark G. Yudof, president emeritus of the 1970 Earned a bachelor’s degree from University of California system, has said that James Madison College and the Sullivan promoted innovation while preserving Honors College, MSU A TEACHER, TOO Wharton enjoyed popping the core of a prestigious public institution. She into classrooms to talk with students. is now helping MSU navigate its presidential search during a critical time in its history.

26 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU SULLIVAN RECALLED THAT WHARTON like that, you really don’t understand how KEEPING YOUR COOL Sullivan, above, cites Wharton’s took over leadership at Michigan State during many diff erent things there are that you are composure amidst diffi culties a time of student protests while having been dealing with. He made me aware of how many as a model for university presidents. In 1970, she earned appointed by a board that was split in its sup- constituencies there are at the university, and a bachelor’s degree from MSU’s James Madison College port of him. The insights she gained from him that was something that has held me in good and the Honors College. helped her later in her career. Sullivan was stead. Often, somebody will come to you with a presidential fellow at Michigan State from a complaint and the complaint sounds totally 1970 to 1971. justifi ed, and you think to yourself, ‘This per- “It was a tough time for higher education son must be right.’ institutions all over the country, and it was “Clif taught me there was always more not easy at Michigan State, but I think that he than one side to every story. You don’t make a helped to keep it more calm at MSU than it decision until you hear what the other people was at some places. I think that was because involved have to say about what happened. he was willing to listen to student activists and “He has an incredible administrative temper- to people who opposed the student activists ament. He would be taunted and provoked, but and others. I think that brought MSU out of I never saw him lose his temper. He was always that period in stronger shape than some other very even-tempered, congenial, he just didn’t schools were. let people get under his skin. I’ve always taken “He was really open about the diff erent that as a model for a way you interact with

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY parts of the job, and if you haven’t held a job those who disagree with you.”

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 27 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2019 Receives MSU Community Engagement Scholarship Lifetime Achievement Award 1994-present Professor, currently in the Department of Sociology, Michigan State University 1971–1980 Earned a bachelor’s and a master’s in the College of Social Science in 1971 and 1976, respectively. Earned a Ph.D. in Education in 1980

PROF WITH STREET CRED Taylor is a sociologist whose career blends academic research, writing and his personal experiences growing up in Detroit.

Carl S. Taylor ‘I Learned How to Be a Better Person, a Better Man’

aylor, an MSU sociology pro- Foundation, the FBI Academy and the Chil- fessor whose research focuses dren’s Defense Fund, in understanding gangs, on reducing violence among youth culture and violence. He also serves as American youth, has worked the principal investigator for the Michigan with communities, foundations Gang Research Project and is a senior fellow in Tand government agencies, including the Gug- University Outreach and Engagement at MSU.

genheim Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott He has established a national reputation as GENERRA THOMAS

28 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU an ethnographer and has worked in some of streets. This is the offi ce of the presidency.’ He the most isolated and distressed communities taught me something that day. MORE ON Hear his interview WEB go.msu.edu/carl-taylor in our nation. His books include Dangerous “My parents had high expectations of me, but Society, about urban gangs, and Girls, Gangs, Clif was the one who polished me. And a lot of it Women and Drugs, which is drawn from a socio- wasn’t verbal. I asked him one day why he didn’t logical study in Detroit. wear an afro. It was 1970—what kind of black man doesn’t have an Afro? Because I had a big, LIKE SULLIVAN, TAYLOR WAS ONE OF bushy Afro. He said, ‘That’s not my style.’ Wharton’s presidential fellows in 1970 and has “Clif allowed me to grow and allowed me to vivid recollections. breathe, and at the same time, he regulated me. “I had never met any male who could type that I learned how to be a better person, a better fast. I was fascinated by that. I came from the man because of Clif Wharton. I treasure those school that was probably relatively sexist. I was years with him, and it meant everything to me an athlete, and I was always taught that girls type. knowing that I could pick up the phone at any The other thing that stood out about (Wharton) time in need. So I talked to him about every- was he was very carefree and yet at the same time thing. We have a very, very close and special very disciplined. I never saw him angry. He was relationship, and I deeply appreciate it. He very kind, very articulate, very diplomatic—very helped me graduate from (the school of) street diplomatic. I’m a kid from Detroit, and I had been machismo. Before, if I‘d been angry with some- exposed to mature, good leadership in my com- one, I’d say, ‘Let’s take this outside.’ You know munity, despite what the media tries to say. But what that means. He’d say, ‘That’s unacceptable, Wharton was in a league of his own. I had never Carl.’ I had a hard time with that, because that’s STUDENT PROTEST Anti-war protest by students, 200 met anyone who spoke three languages fl uently. the way I was raised. I look at Clif and what he activists crashed a Board of Trust- ees meeting in a tense, four-hour And I had not seen anyone take command of did. He made me take the hard way. There’s only stand-off with Wharton. diff erent groups. He certainly wasn’t perfect, but one way to do it, and that’s the right way.” he was the closest thing to it that I had seen. And I didn’t always agree with him. “I remember in the heat of student demon- strations a young woman—she was very much a live-wire activist—and she was screaming like a banshee at Wharton and then she spit, and it landed on Clif’s shirt and lapel. I lunged toward her, and I did not mean to do her any good, I assure you of that. Clif put his hand out and stopped me. When we got back to the offi ce, he called for me. I just knew that he was going to tell me, ‘I appreciate you, but don’t do that,’ and congratulate me. But, boy, he chewed me a new one. Clif’s not profane, but boy, was he stern with me, and was I angry at him. I didn’t like getting chastised, and I explained to him that where I came from, when I’m in the streets, you spit on somebody, that was a death sentence.

LANSING STATE JOURNAL STATE LANSING And he looked at me, ‘Well, you’re not on the

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 29 James Spaniolo CAREER Working with Wharton ‘Changed My Whole Career’ HIGHLIGHTS 2016–present President and CEO, the North Texas Commission, a consortium of institutions t the University of Texas at Ar- from $22 million to $66 million. Private giving including businesses, local governments chambers lington (UTA), where he served rose from $5.8 million in 2005 to more than of commerce, and local as president from 2004 to 2013, $20 million in 2012. “He’s heightened a sense universities Spaniolo was credited with of pride in the institution,” Raymund Paredes, 2004–2013 President, University of numerous advancements. UTA the state’s higher education commissioner, said Texas at Arlington evolvedA from a campus known as a commuter when Spaniolo announced his retirement. 1998–2004 school to a four-year institution where students Previously, as dean at MSU’s College of Com- Dean, College of Commu- nication Arts and Sciences, want to live. munication Arts and Sciences, Spaniolo over- Michigan State University He oversaw construction of the College saw an enrollment increase of more than 1,000 1977-1989 Park District, a 20-acre mixed-use develop- students and helped establish the James H. and Counsel to such media organizations as the Miami ment anchored by a new arena for the school’s Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Herald, Detroit Free Press basketball and volleyball teams. College Park Management and Law in 1998 by raising more and Knight Foundation. also has residence halls and apartments for than $3.5 million. He was also a professor in the 1968 Earned a bachelor’s degree 600 students, plus retail and restaurant space. School of Journalism and taught courses on the in the College of Social Under Spaniolo’s leadership, enrollment rose First Amendment and communications law. Science and the Honors College, MSU from 25,000 students to more than 33,000,

and annual spending on research tripled, going ARLINGTON AT OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY

30 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU SPANIOLO HAD JUST GRADUATED Wharton brought was a whole new dimension, from MSU when he went to work with Wharton and he helped create a new reputation and per- as an assistant to the president, 1970-1972. ception of Michigan State University as not just “It was something that I didn’t anticipate a state university, but as an emerging national doing. It was a great opportunity, and it university. changed my whole career. “I was not contemplating ultimately having “I had a chance to not only work with a career in higher education. But I think having President Wharton, which was the most heady worked for him, having been so impressed with part of the whole experience, but I was also how he handled himself and his responsibilities the recording secretary for what he called the as president of the university, planted in my executive group, which was the vice presidents. mind that it was a really noble undertaking to So I had an opportunity to sit in a lot of meet- be president of a university. I think it motivated ings, informal and otherwise, and be involved in me and encouraged me to pursue that oppor- projects and various things that a 23-year-old tunity. would never have an opportunity to do. “I had never met someone as brilliant and as “There were a lot of challenges. There was a impressive as him. Forty-six years later, that’s lot of acrimony on the board of trustees at the still true. I’ve worked with a lot of leaders over time. Dr. Wharton was appointed on a 5-3 vote. the years and, consciously or unconsciously, I In addition to having three trustees who had think you try to adopt strategies and approach- voted against his appointment, other tensions es and a style that you felt worked for the fl ared. And they didn’t cease when he became people you respect; and on the other side of that

PLANS COME TOGETHER president. There were the Vietnam protests. I coin, you try to learn how not to do things. Left, Spaniolo welcomes fans to the 2012 opening was a part of all those conversations and discus- “I learned from him the importance of basketball game in UTA’s sions about what to do and how to proceed. The being able to listen and refl ect, to engage in new College Park Center. thing I remember most is that he had this calm conversation, to respect the people you are about him. I never saw him agitated in pub- working with—even when people disagree with lic, and there were a lot of challenges. And of you—and to try to reach rational decisions and course the elephant in the room was that here conclusions.” is the fi rst black president of a major public research institution, and that presented its own set of challenges. “I remember one time when Dr. Wharton was in a meeting and he was able to demon- strate a fl uency in Spanish that surprised peo- ple. There were some Hispanic students who were protesting about something , and when he answered them in Spanish, it was rather disarming and surprising to them. “In selecting Dr. Wharton, Michigan State

EYE OF THE STORM demonstrated that it was able to look beyond President and Mrs. Wharton its own heritage in bringing in someone who meet participants in a 1972 Peace Walk by The Rock. had a diff erent set of experiences. And I think that it helped Michigan State extend itself and mature into a major university. What President

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 31 Origins of the Presidential Fellows Program A LISTENING TOUR Wharton and his uring his tenure as wife made a point of frequently visiting with Michigan State’s students on their own president from 1970 to turf, both on and off campus. 1978, Clifton Wharton created a Presidential DFellows Program to give students and for Economic and Social Development, to work junior faculty members experience in university in Latin America. administration. The fellows worked alongside “During my fi rst year as a trainee, I was EXPLORE Wharton and others in his administration. exposed to many facets of the Rockefeller family VIDEOS: The program’s creation can be traced all the operations, such as fi nance, audit, press and Watch a 2015 PBS way back to the Marshall Plan, a U.S. economic public relations, international relations, philan- NewsHour segment aid program that Secretary of State George C. thropic methods and program administration,” about Wharton, titled “Why an American Marshall called for on June 5, 1947—two years Wharton recalled. trailblazer fears after World War II ended—in a speech at Whar- “This experience enabled me to learn, at the we’re losing the next ton’s commencement at Harvard University. top, how it all worked. It provided me, at 22, with generation of ‘black pioneers,’” at go.msu. As The Washington Post put it, the Marshall operational and leadership lessons of great value. edu/pioneer Plan “provided unequaled sums of money to “At MSU, I decided to develop a program an impoverished Western Europe, stopping a that enabled young academics—students and Watch Wharton speak humanitarian disaster and helping spur long- faculty—the opportunity to learn by exposure about “Living with Rac- term economic recovery.” just as I had,” Wharton said. ism/Racial Identity” at Wharton said the plan led him to change his A $60,000 Rockefeller Foundation grant go.msu.edu/visionary intended career path from U.S. diplomat like helped launch the two-semester fellows his father, the late Clifton Wharton Sr., the fi rst program. African-American foreign service offi cer to As Wharton recounts in his memoir, Privi- become an ambassador. Instead, the younger lege and Prejudice: The Lifee of a Black Pioneer, Wharton decided to focus on foreign economic fellows developed a project, attended Board development. In 1948, he was hired as an exec- of Trustees meetings and other meetings with utive trainee in Nelson Rockefeller’s organiza- Wharton, and every other week, as a group, tion, the American International Association attended biweekly workshops with Wharton.

CLIFTON R. WHARTON HIGHLIGHTS

1926 1943 1948 1958 1960s Born in Enters Harvard Earns master’s degree in interna- Becomes the fi rst African-American Teaches economics at the University Boston. University as a tional aff airs from Johns Hopkins to earn a Ph.D. in economics from of Malaya. Research interests ranged teenager. University. He had been the fi rst the University of Chicago. Joins the from supply response of perennial crops African-American admitted to the Agricultural Development Council, and international trade to economics of university’s School of Advanced an international organization head- subsistence agriculture and impact of the International Studies. ed by John D. Rockefeller III, serving Green Revolution. Becomes vice presi- as an associate in Malaysia, Thailand dent of Agricultural Development Council. and Vietnam until 1964.

32 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU THE POWER OF TWO Former President and Mrs. Clifton R. Wharton at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts in 2015. Equal Billing Former fi rst couple—for whom Wharton Center is named—shared one another’s missions

THE STORY OF CLIFTON R. WHARTON’S MSU presidency would not be complete without a bow to his wife, Dolores (Duncan) Wharton. Together, the couple casts a “single shadow,” the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, Notre Dame’s late president, wrote in a letter printed in Clifton Wharton’s autobiography. At MSU, Mrs. Wharton embraced and expanded the role of fi rst lady. She increased visibility and In education, she belonged to the boards of In 2015, MSU Press appreciation of the arts; opened Cowles House, then Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Albany Law released Clifton R. the presidential residence, for inclusive events that School and the SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology, Wharton Jr.’s autobiogra- drew students, faculty, staff and community members; among others. phy, Privilege and and made frequent visits, with her husband and alone, In 1982, MSU named its new $22 million cultural Prejudice: The Life of a to dine and dialogue with students in their on- and off - center the Clifton and Dolores Wharton Center for the Black Pioneer. It is available campus residences. Performing Arts, in recognition of their distinguished as an e-book and in print at To get a full picture of her involvement during and joint service to the university. msupress.org. after her MSU tenure requires a bird’s-eye view of her broader commitments at home and abroad. THREE YEARS AGO, THE WHARTONS JOINTLY Academics and scholars She was founding chair and CEO of the Fund for RECEIVED the Lifetime Legacy Award from the may study Wharton’s per- Corporate Initiatives Inc., a nonprofi t devoted to Executive Leadership Council for their forward-thinking sonal papers, held by the strengthening the role of minorities and women in the corporate functions. MSU’s University Archives corporate world. Mrs. Wharton earned a bachelor’s degree in fi ne arts & Historical Collections. A pioneer in her own right, she was the fi rst woman from Chicago State University. She has received nine and fi rst African-American elected to the boards of the honorary degrees. Phillips Petroleum Co., the Kellogg Co., and the Gannett “My greatest good fortune lay in having Dolores as Co. Inc. my incomparable spouse and strong life partner, who In the arts world, she was appointed to the National helped me meet every challenge and rise to every occa- Endowment for the Arts’ Council on the Arts and the sion,” Clifton Wharton wrote in his autobiography. Michigan Council on the Arts. In addition, she was a “She and our successful marriage have been at the trustee of such revered organizations as the Museum of heart of whatever I have achieved. My life would not Modern Art, the Aspen Institute and the Asian Society. have been possible without my marriage to a wonderful When she and her husband lived in Southeast Asia, woman.” she conducted a survey of Malaysian artists for her book, Contemporary Artists of Malaysia: A Biographic Survey. In the area of public service, she was a board member of the National Public Radio and New York Governor Ma- MORE ON Order the book msupress.org

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1970 1978 1982 1987 1993 Becomes president of Becomes chancellor of the Becomes the fi rst African- Becomes the fi rst black Chosen deputy secretary of state by Michigan State Univer- State University of New York American chairman of the CEO of a Fortune 500 President Bill Clinton, becoming the sity, serving until 1978. system, serving until 1987. He Rockefeller Foundation, company as chairman highest-ranking black offi cial in State He was the fi rst Afri- was the fi rst African-American serving until 1987. Also in and chief executive Department history. (He resigned 10 can-American to head to lead the nation’s largest 1982, the Wharton Center of the TIAA-CREF in months later after having been ex- a major, predominantly university system. for Performing Arts at MSU, New York, which was cluded from foreign policy activities, white university. Michigan’s largest performing then one of the world’s according to the New York Times.) arts center, opens. largest pension funds.

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 33 FINDING FILL Gina DeLapa, ’87, is becoming a brand all her own, with books, speaking engagements and more that blend years of lessons learned along her winding career path with her witty insights into the human experience.

BY NANCY NILLES

ina DeLapa’s latest book, Thriving at Work, is a perfect merging of her varied careers, uniting her experience as a writer, speaker and career counselor into a crisp volume of tips for success on the job and beyond. GDeLapa, ’87, travels the country giving motivational speeches for a range of clients. She’s established herself as her own brand and turned her observations into three books and counting. Her fi rst, Ultimate Reminders for Everyday Life, began in a red leather journal as a collection of advice for a friend’s son as he entered high school.

34 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU Thriving at Work focuses on four main topics: self-care; aspirations of writing, DeLapa worked as a copywriter leadership, etiquette, and professionalism; workplace and editor, developing a niche in fi nancial writing. drama; and how to fi nd meaning and fulfi llment. Although she was making a living using her gifts, it All three books feature succinct lessons that mix wasn’t rewarding. “I wanted a career that would let me wit and wisdom from a self-described “smart-alecky help people more directly with their lives. I also fi gured Catholic.” They touch on deep topics while remaining out I wasn’t put on earth to write about 401(k) plans,” deceptively breezy and direct, sprinkled with personal she said. stories that reveal that some of the lessons are hard-won. After months of soul searching, she discovered a The author has enjoyed multiple pursuits in master’s program in career counseling at the University her search for personal fulfi llment, beginning of San Diego. It brought together her family background in college when she decided to transfer to MSU in business, her communication skills and her desire to after realizing that Northwestern University help others. wasn’t the right fi t. But after working in the fi eld for a “I think what most of us crave few years, she noticed that her even more than happiness profession wasn’t helping is fulfi llment,” DeLapa people succeed once they said in an interview got jobs. She enrolled from her San Diego in an etiquette home. Fulfi llment, certifi cation program she explained, is in Washington, D.C., deeper than the and started her own fl eeting nature company to help of happiness. new graduates. It entails fully Several developing iterations and our abilities expansions and character later, DeLapa and making is now a “solo- meaningful preneur” with contributions books, speaking to our world. and teaching DeLapa engagements, a free comes from an weekly “Monday- entrepreneurial family. Morning Pep Talk” Her parents, Jim (’58) and e-newsletter, frequent Judy (’59 and ’85) DeLapa, television appearances in met at MSU and went on to San Diego and more. found a frozen foods company, where “Don’t be afraid of a career path that Gina gained her fi rst work experience—through seems to take a lot of twists and turns,” she said. both the employer’s and employee’s perspectives. “Because ultimately everything does connect and does After graduating with an advertising degree and contribute to where your career is and where it’s headed.”

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 35 Browse these helpful tips from Gina DeLapa’s book Thriving at Work and apply them to your professional goals

On self-care: On workplace drama: Say No with a Smile, The Weapons that Defeat Drama Say Yes to What Matters A winner’s mindset. Too often, we see drama as normal If you want your life to be or inevitable. In truth, it is neither. Once you accept this, less stressful and more solutions become much simpler. fulfi lling, you’re going to have to say no to a lot more Self-confi dence. Self-confi dence does not mean opportunities, even good ones. cockiness, false bravado or lone-ranger syndrome. It Your reward? More time for simply means trusting in your basic decency and worth, the contributions you were and trusting your ability to handle what life throws at you. meant to make, the ones that light you up. Dispassion. Dispassion says, “I care about you but I’m not responsible for you. I’ll do my part, but I’m not going to own your baggage or negativity.” No matter how much you want to help, don’t become someone else’s counselor. On professionalism: Just leave that to professionals. 4 Tests of Constructive Feedback A willingness to be wildly uncomfortable. Defeating 1. Is this the best time and place? drama rarely happens in one hit-and-run encounter. And 2. Am I the one who needs to bring this up? more often than not, it gets harder and rougher before it 3. Is the other person capable of hearing and benefi ting from what I’m wanting to say gets easier and smoother. Keep holding your ground—you 4. Does it need mentioning at all? don’t need your boundaries to be liked. You just need them to be respected. Sometimes the answer is “No, but I need to say this any- Courage. way.” In that case, don’t be afraid to speak up. But if the Courage allows us to admit our mistakes, honor answer to these questions is just plain no, try biting your our limitations and deal with them constructively. All of tongue. Better to put your energy where it will give you these things help put drama in its place. While you can’t the best return on your investment. become someone else’s counselor, there is no shame in seeking out counseling yourself. It doesn’t mean you’re weak—it probably means you’re strong. For what it’s worth, today’s technology allows you to receive therapy through your phone or laptop.

Kindness. Though it may sound counterintuitive, being kind to someone who is being unkind (or just dramatic) can make drama melt. But don’t be kind to change someone else. Be kind because it’s the right thing to do. Be kind because tonight when your head hits the pillow, the only behavior you really have to be at peace with is your own.

36 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU On making your mark: To Find Your Calling, Answer this Question

What is it you can’t not do? As an example, I can’t not write. Often I write to fi gure out what I’m thinking. I write because it’s cheaper than therapy. It is almost as much a part of me as breathing.

But I also live to encourage other people, to make them laugh and inspire their best—in short, to remind them of their infi nite worth. Writing and speaking are a means to this much higher end.

To live your calling, then, you need two things: (1) to use your gifts, the ones that often make you lose all track of time, and (2) to discern which outcomes make you feel most alive and contributing.

Your calling doesn’t have to be lofty. It just has to be genuine. It just has to be yours. As the saying goes, More from Gina DeLapa “What comes from the heart reaches the heart.”

• DeLapa’s inspirational books include Thriving at Work, Ultimate Reminders for Everyday Life and Ultimate Reminders for College Students

• Watch DeLapa’s webinar for the MSU Alumni Lens, “More to Life than This—Finding Your True Mission” at: go.msu.edu/true-mission

• DeLapa’s website has free downloadable tips and worksheets on a variety of topics, including setting goals, preparing for grad school, public speaking and decluttering, along with recipes and additional stories from her life. Log on to: go.msu.edu/reminders

• Sign up for DeLapa’s free Monday-Morning Pep Talk emails at: go.msu.edu/pep-talk

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE 2018*

Finding Our Way Sexual assault and harassment allegations have rocked our community to its core and changed how we thought of ourselves as Spartans. In our quest for answers, we will build a path to a better future.

* Excerpted and condensed from the unpublished Spartan magazine’s proposed spring 2018 special issue. IMBALANCE OF POWER

The Long Fight to Be Heard Decades of female activism have been building toward this historic moment of cultural reckoning. BY STEPHANIE J. NAWYN

The history of organizing against sexual violence in the United States goes back further than most people realize. Shortly after the Civil War ended, black women began protesting the gang rapes of other black women by white police offi cers and civilians during the Memphis Riot in 1866.

Black female leaders such as Anna Julia American women, female immigrants and the Cooper, Ida B. Wells and Fannie Barrier Williams LGBTQ population.* were at the forefront of early organizing to stop This history demonstrates that while people sexual violence. have been speaking out against sexual violence Since that time, women have continually for over 150 years, progress has come in fi ts and spoken out against sexual victimization, but it starts. Social movement experts point out that “I see a was not until the 1960s and 1970s that signifi cant people can toil away attempting to create change university improvements in laws and policies were realized. for years, but they will see the fruits of their labors faced with The fi rst rape crisis centers in the United States only during particular historical moments. the incredible opened in 1972, the same year as the passage of We are seeing something similar at MSU. Our opportunity to Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in campus has a long history of serving survivors of challenge the publicly funded educational institutions. sexual violence and of taking actions to prevent culture that Title IX has been an important piece of leg- sexual assault. Our fi rst anti-sex-discrimination exists on college islation. It requires educational institutions to policy was implemented in 1955, well ahead of campuses across respond to sexual violence against women. In ad- Title IX. America and dition, it defi nes sexual assault and harassment as In 1980, the MSU Sexual Assault Program students ready forms of sex discrimination that impede women’s was created, providing counseling specifi cally for to meet it equal access to education. sexual assault survivors. We are one of the few head on.” During the 1970s and 1980s, organized eff orts universities with a domestic violence shelter on Liz Schondelmayer, senior against sexual violence picked up steam, with campus, MSU Safe Place. And the MSU Research MSU Today such phrases as “no means no” becoming more Consortium on Gender-based Violence is a recognizable. Meanwhile, American attitudes collaboration of some of the top gender-violence slowly started to shift in the direction of seeing experts in the world. rapes committed by acquaintances, romantic However, these eff orts have not resulted in partners or spouses as legitimate crimes. continuous improvement. Despite the eff orts In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act of numerous faculty, staff and students, we still (VAWA) passed, which greatly increased the struggle with sexual violence on campus, both in resources available to combat sexual assault and our inability to prevent it and in our inadequate intimate partner violence, while also creating response when its occurrence comes to light. policies and funds to serve and protect victims The depth of knowledge on campus about gen- of such violence. VAWA was renewed several dered violence and how to best address it is not times, with some expanded protections for Native uniformly shared across the university. Many of continued on page 48

EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 39 PAIN AND SHAME

‘It’s Not Your Fault’ The psychological impact of sexual abuse can take years to overcome, as survivors internalize blame for their suff ering. The damage is worsened when others invalidate or dismiss their stories. BY JENNIFER JOHNSON AND JULIA FELTON

One of the most insidious things about sexual abuse is that it alters a victim’s sense of self. Wanting to believe that the world is fair and that bad things do not happen to good people, both those who have expe- rienced abuse and those around them sometimes look for things the victims must have done (or not done) to cause what happened.

Abusers often encourage this perception, to light. In many cases we have worked on suggesting that the victim deserves what as therapists, the reaction of others after the is happening or that the abuse is not really abuse (i.e., whether the abused are believed abuse. In turn, victims internalize this mes- and protected, or blamed and invalidated) sage and start to perceive their abuse through has had more eff ect on long-term psychologi- “If we this lens. cal well-being than the original event. recognized As licensed clinical psychologists, we have The reaction of others either underscores how diffi cult it is talked with hundreds of people who have sur- or contradicts the message of the abuse: that for survivors to vived sexual or physical abuse to try to help the person deserves to be hurt and neglect- tell their stories, them heal from their experiences. ed, or deserves to be protected and helped every piece of Many of our patients do not initially to heal. The responses of those with power information they recognize that what happened to them was or authority (parents, supervisors, teachers, provide would physical or sexual abuse. As a result, one of mentors, doctors and clergy) are especially be treated with the greatest risks of any kind of abuse is that infl uential. diligence and victims incorporate it into their sense of Unfortunately, the people hearing about care. And every who they are. And they start to believe they the abuse may be distressed by it and have voice would deserved these damaging experiences and reasons to hope that what they are hearing be given equal are unworthy of being believed, validated or is not true. They may feel guilty for failing to weight.” protected. protect the victim, or they may be close to or Elizabeth C. Tippett Psychological abuse is thought to underlie even related to the accused perpetrator. For Associate Professor of almost every other form of maltreatment. example, reports of sexual abuse of daughters Law, University of Oregon First appeared in The The dynamics become even more intense by fathers or stepfathers disclosed to moth- Conversation and the pressure to minimize or deny abuse ers are especially challenging, and especially becomes even stronger when there is an damaging if the daughter is not believed. ongoing, intimate relationship, or when there These challenges can impede those who is an imbalanced power dynamic between the are hearing reports of abuse from believing abuser and the abused (e.g., parent, partner, them and responding appropriately. relative, teacher, doctor, boss). Furthermore, abusers may be charismatic, This power dynamic can strongly aff ect popular and persuasive, behaving diff erently how others respond if the abuse is brought in public than in private settings.

40 EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 However, 95 percent of all campus rapes What happened to them was the fault of go unreported, according to the Center for the person who did it. Public Integrity. In the U.S., an estimated 63 As for those who did not believe or protect percent of sexual assaults are not reported. them, that is their failing—it’s not the survi- Therefore, if a child, student, patient, vor’s shortcoming. friend or anyone else tells of abuse or assault, Martin Luther King Jr. said that injustice the listener’s default response should be to anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. believe and protect that person. The fact that Those who use relational or positional power Larry Nassar was not held accountable, nor to hurt, demean, belittle or take advantage his many victims’ reports believed, makes of others must be told that this behavior is what happened particularly horrifi c. unacceptable. It is especially diffi cult for victims to come And they need to be stopped. forward with their stories if their abuser has A powerful way to do this is for those who cultivated a popular public persona. In addi- “Have we are being hurt to speak up, as diffi cult as that tion, the potential for internalizing blame is a lost sight of a may be. barrier to reporting. reality that by And those who are given the sacred trust It can take time, from months to even saying nothing, to hear these painful stories must listen and years, for people who have experienced abuse when seeing respond appropriately. to process their feelings about it and regain something Moving forward, it’s important that MSU normal functioning. very wrong, we be open to hearing the truth, no matter where Family and friends can unintentionally are condoning it comes from. make things worse by urging the person to victimization Be willing to question the popular and the “get over it,” because they don’t know how to of innocents powerful, as well as ourselves; be willing to sit respond to a person’s pain. because no one with the distress of those around us and not This is not helpful. cared enough try to avoid it; and be willing to do the right What is helpful: protecting the person from to courageously thing—even when it is diffi cult. the perpetrator and putting boundaries in speak truth to We must and we can do better. place to prevent continuing abuse, validating power?” that what happened is wrong and unde- Both authors are affi liated with the MSU College of Rich Sternberg, ’65 served, hearing and empathizing with the Member, College of Arts Human Medicine’s public health division in Flint. person’s pain, and encouraging the person to & Letters National Alumni Jennifer Johnson is one of the university’s C.S. Mott Board seek professional help if needed. Endowed Professors of Public Health, and Julia The sooner boundaries are put in place Felton is a clinical psychologist. to end the abuse, and the sooner the person experiencing abuse gets support, the sooner she or he will start to heal. Survivors of abuse need to know that what happened to them was wrong, and that it’s never justifi ed. They need to understand— and believe—that they did not deserve what happened, and that it has nothing to do with who they are or their value as a person. No one can take another person’s value and worth from them.

EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 41 OUR NEW REALITY

The Making of ‘Go Teal’ What started as one project among a small group of MSU students has blossomed into a movement to fi ght sexual abuse and honor its survivors. BY ALLISON BERTRAM, ’18

The news of Larry Nassar’s crimes and other subsequent allegations of sexual assault and harassment on campus have caused turmoil among various communities at Michigan State University and around the nation. Dissatisfaction with the response from people in power added to these feelings of distress and prompted many students to take action.

One creative response by a group of the vulnerability and exposure that results students from the College of Communication from a culture of victim shaming. Arts & Sciences has made a particularly These stark photos created a call to action powerful impact, sparking a movement to for general society to “Speak Up” against eradicate sexual assault and abuse that its sexual assault. The models who posed for the creators hope will last beyond their time on posters also shared their voices in the fi rst Go campus. Teal YouTube video, “Together, We Bloom.” “When It all started when Yi Rong, Tianyi Xie and Xie also developed an idea to provide the people are Larraine Fu attended a Friday Idea-A-Thon community with a tangible, visible response: brave enough to hosted by advertising and public relations a black poster displaying the name of every come forward, Professor Ross Chowles. known abuse survivor who publicly came we owe it to In the wake of Nassar’s trials in Ingham forward, with a teal ribbon safety-pinned in them to do and Eaton counties, morale and Spartan front of each name. everything pride were dwindling on campus and in the The poster reads, “Out of the darkness, take we can to East Lansing community. a ribbon to acknowledge their strength.” investigate Chowles prompted attendees to think of a “We wanted to make sure we were sending these cases creative way to make something positive out the right message and not off ending any of thoroughly, of this horrible situation. the survivors by using their names on these using all Rong, Xie and Fu developed the idea of posters,” McCaff erty said. available honoring the survivors through a video “We wanted to encourage their strength and resources for of a wilting fl ower in reverse, showing a acknowledge them, and what they’re doing for support.” metaphorical regaining of confi dence. They other survivors as well.” Debra Martinez, ’00 Senior Investigator, sought the help of Amanda McCaff erty to In addition to the original display space in MSU Offi ce of Institutional assist with PR and marketing for the project. the Communication Arts & Sciences building, Equity McCaff erty introduced Carlie Wirebaugh to the Go Teal group hung the interactive ribbon complete their team of fi ve. posters across campus, including at the The idea of honoring the survivors went Hannah Administration Building. a step further with posters. Fu shot photos The group even sent a ribbon poster to of people with serious expressions, bare be showcased at the March 2018 Women in shoulders and teal-painted lips—a symbol of Advertising Conference in Chicago, where it

42 EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 IT’S ON US MSU students hosted a variety of sexual assault prevention and awareness events in April 2018.

was presented by Professor Henry Brimmer. Although all of the original Go Teal group Go Teal’s goal is to create an environment members have graduated, they aren’t worried that empowers everyone to speak out about about the initiative changing. “We see it as a sexual assault. “We want the MSU community movement, not us as individuals,” Wirebaugh to come together as one to express our said. “It would be cool to have a group support for the survivors,” Wirebaugh said. dedicated to keeping the movement alive, but Rather than promoting a political it doesn’t have to be exactly how we’ve been motivation, group members said they strive doing things.” to foster a community that everybody is a part of, whether they agree with administrative Allison Bertram, ’18, graduated with a bachelor’s decisions or not. degree in professional writing from the College of The group’s eff orts have gained positive Arts and Letters, and is an editorial assistant for responses; professors have donated out of Spartan. pocket for supplies, while friends and fellow This storyory originally appearedappear in Ing Magazine’sMagazine’ students have volunteered to help with April/MayApril/May 22018018 iissue.ssue. SSinceince tthen,hen, ttwowo eeditsdits everything from cutting ribbons to being were made to the piece, acknowledging the graduation of the students associated with the models. article. RODNEY SANFORD

EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 43 OUR NEW REALITY

The Power of Speaking Up As women fi nd their voices—and their numbers can no longer be ignored— they also fi nd their way toward security, validation and, most importantly, healing. BY RUTH STERNAMAN AND CINDIE ALWOOD, ’97

The recent #MeToo movement started an avalanche of new and never-before-reported claims of sexual harassment and abuse. As survivors ourselves—and staff members who help other survivors through the Greater Lansing Women’s Center—we’re intimately familiar with the eff ects of such violence.

However, even now, sharing our personal in our community. Sometimes even family stories is alternately a cause for terror and a members won’t believe someone who says release from fear. Our own memories of as- they were abused. sault recently resurfaced as hundreds of young The result? Victims may feel ashamed, women, including many MSU athletes, collec- threatened by their perpetrators and leery of tively pierced the darkness of their abuse by legal remedies. “One survivor Larry Nassar. But the toll of silence can be devastating. spoke out, and After enduring years of silence—obscured Those who don’t come forward probably then we saw by layers of shame, fear and guilt—these young do not realize that harboring such repugnant hundreds follow. women formed a community. Their sheer secrets can manifest later through health and That’s what it’s numbers and eerily similar stories made them relationship problems, an inability to main- all about. We impossible to doubt. tain jobs, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety want that to Sexual assault encompasses every facet of and other disorders. continue. We our society, yet the problem has often gone One of the things the Women’s Center of want sexual unrecognized. Victims’ stories have only re- Greater Lansing provides is counseling and assault to be cently broken through the silence to grab the support groups for women. Support groups eliminated.” attention they deserve. are crucial to help survivors feel believed in a Amanda McCaff erty, ’18 College of Communication There are many factors at play in this safe place and among peers who share their Arts & Sciences silence. Often, women who work to support survivor stories. This is an important step in their families don’t report workplace abuse moving from victim to survivor. because they need to keep their jobs. Women Often, support group members are the only who are disabled or are in some way disad- people who really understand what it feels like vantaged often fail to report abuse by the very to experience sexual assault and its aftermath. people who have power over them. Group members learn they are not “less than” Students in schools and universities trust because of this experience. They know that their leaders to prevent abuse and investigate life can go on and things will eventually get it when it does occur. better. Yet the women who go public with their The era of covering up this abhorrent stories are all too often treated as if they were behavior has to be over. No perpetrator is somehow responsible for what happened to successful without the enabling of others. them. Victim blaming is still very prevalent Whether it’s family or an organization, in the

44 EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 case of sexual harassment, someone always “At a university, knows. we have Yes, it’s risky to stick your neck out and a special Campus advisory group tell what you saw or what you suspect is responsibility led by MSU professor happening. for creating Violence against women is about power and environments brings together experts control. Until we fully value women’s lives where people to recommend responses and are willing to protect them at all costs, the feel empowered to sexual violence violence will continue. Women have always to speak, and talked about sexual assault—it’s just that no ensuring the safety of our “Our Relationship Violence one was listening. It’s time to start listening to and Sexual Misconduct our girls and women. students and One voice is often drummed out, but the the MSU Expert Advisory Workgroup voices of many saying the same things are community.” consists of people who have heard. Now their voices are beginning to be Sanjay Gupta, ’90 been addressing issues with Dean, Eli and Edythe L. believed. Our goal is to nurture a community Broad College of Business relationship violence and sexual of women who are strong, support each other misconduct for their entire and feel empowered. careers. They have worked in the It is a new day. fi elds of prevention, drug service, No more silence. No more shame. No more! research, intervention and “We have to fi nd advocacy their entire careers. Both authors work at the Greater Lansing a fi ber of Women’s Center. Ruth Sternaman, M.A., LPC, is a resilience, spun We have a lot of substantive therapist and facilitator of support groups. Cindie in green and knowledge at the table, and Alwood, M.A., CRC, ’97, is executive director of the white. We have we’re working with a lot of other rehabilitation-counseling program. to look failure groups throughout campus straight in the and throughout the broader eye and region, our state and our nation acknowledge to get other ideas, to get other (it) with humility. We suggestions so that what have to search we’re thinking about in terms for meaning of how to move this university in the broken forward refl ects our knowledge, shards and our experience, but also the commit with knowledge and experience of a steely resolve to restore lost lot of diverse groups as well.” dignity.” Rebecca Campbell, ’93, ’96 Professor, Dept. of Psychology Prabu David Dean, College of Commu- nication Arts & Sciences

OUT OF THE DARKNESS Students posted boards of teal ribbons people could wear to honor the survivors who spoke out in court.

EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 45 NEVER AGAIN

A Commitment to Change While we are haunted by the crimes and allegations of abuse and harassment in our “house,” we will learn from the survivors’ experiences and take action. BY DR. ANDREA AMALFITANO, ’84, ’89, ’90

Like the rest of the world, I was devastated when I learned about the scope of Larry Nassar’s criminal activities. Yet I am inspired by the raw courage displayed by the survivors of his abuse as they came for- ward and faced him in two separate courtrooms. Words cannot begin to express my admiration for their bravery in bringing a predator to justice, which I hope will assist in their healing process.

As interim dean of the MSU College of This external review will provide us with an Osteopathic Medicine (COM), I am deeply, unfi ltered look at our most serious challeng- “There are paths personally invested in this healing. es and help us confi dently embark upon the forward that We must pursue the truth, no matter diffi cult task of repairing broken trust and can help bring what, in light of allegations of sexual harass- moving our college into a brighter future. truth, healing, ment against my predecessor, Dr. William We are working alongside our partners wholeness Strampel. in MSU’s colleges of nursing and human and restoration While our pain cannot begin to approach medicine, as well as the MSU HealthTeam, for the survivors, that which the survivors are enduring, we are to implement new patient-care policies for fi rst and profoundly hurt that Nassar and Strampel students, athletes and the public. foremost, as have also harmed the reputation of our We’re also examining our curriculum for well as the MSU college, our alumni, our students and our very opportunities to enhance education around community. May profession. diffi cult conversations—whether they’re we have the As for our path forward, I met with stu- related to sexual assault, harassment or other wisdom and dents, faculty and staff at all three of our sites, topics that might be hard to broach with a courage to listened to their questions, and took to heart patient, a peer or a supervisor. choose wisely.” the pain and concern they’d expressed. While challenging, we hope these eff orts Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, I promised that we’d listen and take action will continue to honor the courage of the Dean, Honors College on what we learned. I also encouraged survivors as we take the fi rst steps toward our them to hold me accountable and on task to future. introduce real, substantive changes. The COM is just beginning this journey. I recently convened a task force of faculty, We have a lot of work to do. But as long as we staff and students to address how we could remember that we’re striving to build a better begin moving forward. This group facili- future, we will emerge as a stronger insti- tated additional listening sessions, and our tution, known for training, and graduating , students conducted their own survey about world-class physicians who will help defi ne us sexual assault education. as a premier medical school. In this vein, we have recently contracted with a consulting fi rm to guide us through a Dr. Andrea Amalfi tano, ’84, ’89, ’90, is now dean climate review of our college. of the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. He penned this in 2018 when he was interim dean. It has been edited for length.

46 EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 Being a Spartan Now BY STEPHANIE MCCANN, ’09

Larry Nassar is not MSU. Lou Anna K. Simon is not MSU. The institutional trauma created by a culture of avoidance is not MSU. The students I teach, the faculty I work with, the staff who support every corner of this community—we are MSU. How do we reconcile being a Spartan with the harm caused to so many people at the hands of another fellow Spartan? How do we put on our green and not feel em- “It’s true that barrassment, anger, or shame? membership It is in the remembering that Nassar does not have the in the Spartan power to defi ne the MSU community. It is in the remem- Nation means bering that anyone who covered up Nassar’s abuse does being part of not have the power to defi ne the MSU community. something I am reclaiming what it means to be a Spartan. Being a special. But it is Spartan means having deep empathy, it means speaking undeniable that our truth, it means believing one another, and it means our something special is showing up when we feel most vulnerable. No one gets to tarnished. push me out of MSU, including Nassar. I am an MSU alumna, MSU faculty member, and MSU It has been parent. I am a social worker who strives to help others fi nd diminished. their healthiest selves. I am a therapist for the Firecracker Foundation, which provides healing therapeutic services And until we to children and families when child sexual abuse occurs. right this wrong, To say that Nassar’s sexual abuse at MSU is personal to restore the justice and humanity that me would be an understatement. It is betrayal. It is a re- Nassar stole from minder that as a survivor myself, I have deep empathy for the survivors, the courage it takes to speak your truth without attach- and take the ment to the judgment of others. necessary steps I am a Spartan, and I am a survivor. And I still bleed to ensure this can green. I believe people heal when they are heard. never happen #SpartansListen #SpartansWillShowEmpathy again, it will remain so.” Stephanie McCann,’09, LMSW, teaches classes in the College of Social Work. She originally posted this on LinkedIn. Louise Knott-Ahern, ’96 Freelance writer

EXCERPT FROM THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ISSUE OF SPARTAN MAGAZINE, SPRING 2018 47 The Long Fight continued from page 39 RELATIONSHIP CRISIS HELP LINES & us have been toiling for a long time without seeing VIOLENCE RESOURCES COUNSELING SERVICES the needle move in the way that we had hoped. MSU Safe Place MSU Sexual Assault 24-Hour But this is how social change happens; many • Business offi ce (517) 355-1100 ext. 2 Hotline (517) 372-6666 • Shelter or immediate support (517) 355-1100 MSU Safe Place (517) 355-1100 people work for it over a long period of time • Advocacy and follow-up (517) 432-9570 or without seeing much progress, and then the right (517) 353-9999 LGBT Hotline (517) 332-3200 historical moment comes along that provides • Community education, volunteer opportu- MSU Counseling Center nities, counseling, support groups, temporary (517) 355-8270 fertile ground for that work. With the larger emergency shelter, and advocacy. EVE, Inc. (517) 372-5572 culture engaging with #MeToo and Time’s Up, • All services are free and confi dential. LEGAL SERVICES with powerful men fi nally being held accountable End Violent Encounters, Inc. by the people whom they have abused for far [EVE, Inc.] (517) 372-5572 Legal Services of South • Shelter, support, and community Central Michigan too long, this is a historical moment that could education programs for the Greater Lansing (517) 394-3121 nurture change in many facets of society. area. Provides custody and divorce assistance. • All services are free and confi dential. And now, because of the bravery of numerous EVE, Inc. (517) 372-5572 or women who spoke out publicly about the abuse SEXUAL ASSAULT MSU Safe Place (517) 355-1100 they experienced from Larry Nassar, MSU is in RESOURCES Can accompany victims to court hearings or MSU Sexual Assault 24-Hour explain the legal process. a historical moment that makes change not just Hotline (517) 372-6666 possible but inevitable. • Support, advocacy, and information for all ASMSU Legal Services (517) 355-8266 The voices of survivors are being heard in members of the campus community. • All services are free and confi dential. Provides MSU students with completely free ways that they have not been in a long time. The legal consultation. Lawyers can give advice and represent students in court. voices of our scholars and service providers are MSU Sexual Assault Program now guiding the changes that we as a university (517) 355-3551 POLICE SERVICES • Individual and group counseling, consul- EMERGENCY: 911 community must make. tation regarding sexual assault trauma, and MSU Department of Police and And MSU supporters, especially alumni, also educational programs off ered. • All services are free and confi dential. Public Safety (517) 355-2221 have an important role to play in these changes. East Lansing Police Alumni showing their support for anti-sexual- Offi ce of Institutional Equity Department (517) 351-4220 (517) 353-3922 violence work is essential for those changes Where to report sexual assault on campus; MENTAL HEALTH to happen. When alumni call or write MSU to sexual assault investigations. RESOURCES encourage bold action to address sexual violence, Ingham County Emergency Olin Health Center Services (517) 372-8460 or when they make gifts in support of that action, (517) 353-1733 (800) 372-8460 they become part of the process of making MSU a • The Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Olin aims to provide accurate information Sparrow Hospital Mental safer place for all of our students and employees. about sexual wellness. Health Center (517) 482-6570 It is through collaborations of alumni, faculty, • Confi dential HIV and STI testing. SEXUAL HARASSMENT staff and students that we will make MSU into the Sparrow Hospital Sexual RESOURCES university we know it can be, and people will look Assault Clinic (517) 364-3641 or (517) 285-2203 Offi ce of Institutional Equity back at this moment in time and point to those Emergency (517) 364-3729 (517) 353-3922 collaborations as the catalyst that put MSU on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) on staff . Go to Sparrow ER. MSU Sexual Assault Program the path to becoming a world leader in addressing (517) 355-3551 campus sexual assault.

Stephanie J. Nawyn is an associate professor in the Col- lege of Social Science and is co-director of Academic Pro- grams for the Center for Gender in the Global Context.

*At press time the federal funding for VAWA had expired and was being discussed by Congress.

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Six Steps to Support a Survivor It takes courage for a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence to share their story with anyone. Never underestimate your power to aff ect the course of a survivor’s healing journey. Here are some tools—words, actions and resources—that can help you support someone who shares personal experiences with you. You don’t have to be an expert—you just have to be yourself. If someone shares their experience with you, you’re probably a person they look to for support, compassion and guidance. Although you can’t take away what happened to someone, you can be a source of comfort.

1. LISTEN “It doesn’t matter if you did or didn’t ______. No Sometimes you don’t even need words (or at least one asks to be hurt in this way.” not a lot of words) to be there for someone. Many people share that being able to tell their story to someone else lessens the weight of isolation, 3. ASK WHAT MORE YOU CAN DO TO HELP secrecy and self-blame. Listening is in and of itself Violence and abuse is about power and control. It is an act of love. vital for survivors to regain their sense of personal power. Instead of pushing someone into taking “I never knew actions for which they are not ready, ask how you how afraid 2. VALIDATE can support them. [Nassar’s Think about a time when you felt vulnerable or accusers] were faced a crisis, and think of what helped you the that I wouldn’t most. Chances are it was not a specifi c conver- 4. KNOW WHERE TO POINT SOMEONE sation you had, but the knowledge and comfort FOR MORE HELP believe them, that the person or people you told were there for You can best help a survivor by off ering options because that’s you, believed in you, were on your side and were and leaving space for them to decide where to go not an option.” committed to supporting you through a hard from there. See page 40. Det. Lt. time. There are some helpful phrases you can use Andrea Munford, ’96 to show you care. 5. KEEP AN OPEN HEART MSU Special Victims Unit “I’m so sorry this happened to you.” Remind a survivor that you are available should “I believe you.” they want to talk about their experiences further. “This is not your fault.” The healing journey can be a long one. It can be full “You’re not alone. I’m here for you and I’m glad of many challenging—but sometimes joyful and lib- you told me.” erating—conversations. It can make a big diff erence Oftentimes, a survivor may feel like what hap- for a survivor to know that you are there to support pened to them is their fault. We are bombarded them along the way. with victim-blaming myths and attitudes in our society, and they can sink in…deeply. But no action excuses a person hurting someone else. Violence 6. FINALLY, CARE FOR YOURSELF and abuse is never the victim’s fault. That responsi- There is a limit to what we are able to take in and bility and shame lies with the perpetrator. It can be process. The stories of someone else’s hardships helpful to communicate that gently and repeatedly. related to a traumatic event can impact or become a “Nothing you did or could’ve done diff erently part of us. This experience of secondhand trauma— makes this your fault.” often called vicarious trauma—is a human response “The responsibility is on the person who hurt you.” to coming face to face with the reality of trauma and “No one ever has the right to hurt you.” the diffi culties of the human experience. “I promise, you didn’t ask for this.” “I know that it can feel like you did something Courtesy of Joyfulheartfoundation.com wrong, but you didn’t.”

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PARTY LINE? Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers strike a pose for the 1949 yearbook. The Greek organization was the fi rst of its kind at Michigan State College. UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL UNIVERSITY

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 51 Ò 52 THETRUSTEESFROM for leadingMSU great promise candidates with qualified of extremely so farisaset The outcome forward. PIG21 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU SPRING 2019 Search Update Presidential M become ournext president. ing high-level positionswhoseekto experienced group ofleaders hold- a diverse, highly accomplished and promising set ofapplications. Itis materials andselectioncriteria. of perspective to helpdevelop search nity. Those sessions gave usawealth with members ofthecampus commu- us prepare for the22forums we held Expert Advisory Workgroup helped ship Violence andSexual Misconduct the nationalsearch. MSU’s Relation- Pimentel andAssociates to facilitate to assist us, andwe picked Storbeck/ Emerita Teresa A.Sullivan last year and University ofVirginia President board memberearlierintheprocess. allowing fresh perspective from anew na Scott was interested injoining, when helearnedTrustee Brian- graciously stepped asideinJanuary and others. Trustee Joel Ferguson alumni, faculty, staff ,deans, students sentatives oftheBoard ofTrustees, and inclusive group includingrepre- dent. become theuniversity’s next presi- strong group ofapplicants seekingto dential search committee considers a Now we’re lookingover avery The board retained MSUalumna Our search committee isadiverse life asourpresi- exciting pointinits approaching an University is ichigan State to keep theMSUcommunity updated year inJuly. by thestart ofthe2019-20 academic and welcome himorherto campus announce thenew president byJune the fi tonal selection.Itisour goal WEB MORE ON CO-CHAIR, PRESIDENTIALSEARCHCOMMITTEE Melanie Foster CO-CHAIR, PRESIDENTIALSEARCH COMMITTEE Dianne Byrum as MichiganState’s 21st president. one oftheseextraordinary individuals forward. Ilookforward to introducing great promise for leadingMSU extremely qualified candidates with fidentiality statements for thisreason. members andtrustees allsignedcon- from applying. Search committee to discourage prospective candidates existing employment relationships do not want thefear ofjeopardizing discretion thatstate law allows us. We cants, buthere we must exercise the calls to disclosethenamesofappli- views andourwebsite. We have heard through direct email,media inter- The search committee hasworked The board ischargedwithmaking Sincerely, The outcome sofarisaset of msu.edu/presidentialsearch Learn more:

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MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Sarah Cantwell VICE PRESIDENT Kurt Rothhaar IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Bill Featherstone INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Nick McLaren

BOARD MEMBERS Marissa Baty Carla Clark Steve Culp Tom Duncan Brittanie Johnson Amy McGraw How May We Be of Service? Geoff rey Ryskamp Indiana-based Spartan gives his all to benefi t others. Will you?

As of July 1, 2018 Visiting Indy? We hope you get International, a non-profi t that to meet Rick Rosales. A leader in connects able-bodied runners and service both professionally and per- athletes with disabilities through sonally, he makes the community a athletic training and events. better place and exemplifi es the best “Serving my community intro- qualities of our Indy Spartan family. duces me to some of the kindest and As the director of Community most compassionate people and and Mentor Engagement at Indiana being surrounded by those types of Department of Correction, Rosales people breathes new life in what is integrates his passion for service sometimes a frustrating and stressful with a rewarding career by positively daily routine,” Rosales said. impacting the prison environment “I serve, simply, because it’s the with community-based resources right thing to do.” and classes. On April 13, you too will have op- Rosales serves as a mentor at Star- portunities to volunteer. That’s when fi sh Initiative, providing guidance Global Day of Service participants, to economically disadvantaged high mostly Spartans, will perform work school students while helping them to help non-profi ts, schools, commu- achieve their dreams of graduating nities and more. high school and going to college. Register today. Or create a project Rosales even uses his vacation of your choosing. time as an opportunity to serve. He After all. Spartans Will! recently volunteered at Bike Denver

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Awards Honor 11 Who Embody Spartan Values Alumni gala celebrates those who are making the world a better place through their achievements in science, business technology, the arts, law, and beyond.

The Grand Award winners are, from L to R in back row: Elizabeth Anne Shanahan, Roger Neil Beachy, Gloria Santona, and Manoj Kumar Saxena. Front row: Sandra Elaine Pierce, David Patrick Kelly, Patricia Geoghegan, Jennifer Ann Heemstra, Shannon L. Wilson, and Marc Sherwood Conlin. Missing: John Reed Koza.

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ichigan State Accomplishments of all kinds and establishing a classical music University were recognized at the 2018 Grand program for people in all walks of life provides a Awards gala at the Kellogg Center. in India, and other achievements. world-class Economists, biologists, scientists, Because of the Spartans who have education to entrepreneurs, engineers and other set these examples and continually Mthousands of students every year, outstanding Spartans received reach higher, MSU has advanced equipping them to excel in their plaudits and medallions. from serving primarily as an post-graduate endeavors. Many These Spartans continue to make agricultural college to a world leader Spartans make lasting impressions an impact on a global level. They in education, science, technology in their professional fields. Others have realized such momentous and the humanities. represent Spartan Nation to their achievements as having a lead role Please join in as we welcome this communities in outstanding ways. in the realization of IBM’s Watson year’s class of Alumni Grand Award Some earn notable accomplish- computer system, blazing new paths recipients. ments early in their lives. for women in the engineering fi eld,

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Recipients include alumni who have diff erentiated themselves by achieving the highest level of professional accomplishment

ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD Recipients include alumni who have demonstrated service to MSU and/or commendable public service on a local, state, national or international level

YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD Recipients include alumni under age 40 who have distinguished themselves through a high level of professional accomplishment

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD Recipients include those non-alumni candidates who have made an outstanding impact on behalf of MSU

PHILANTHROPIST AWARD Recipients include those individuals, families, associations, corporations or foundations that have generously demonstrated ongoing fi nancial support and leadership to MSU

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

What Michigan State University gave Òme was a sense of diversity in opinions, diversity in race and ethnicity, diversity in religion and diversity in politics, and in that milieu I learned science and I absorbed my own role in the future of science.

Roger N. Beachy Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University | Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cornell University | B.A. in Biology, Goshen College

He’s a professor of Biology at Wash- Food and Agriculture at the USDA. gets him up in the morning. This ington University in St. Louis, devel- He was founding president of the noble motivation led him to develop oper of the world’s fi rst genetically Donald Danforth Plant Science the world’s fi rst genetically modifi ed modifi ed food crop, an avid skier and Center, held leadership roles at food crop, a variety of virus-resistant a Spartan. The Scripps Research Institute, tomato. His work has been replicated Roger Beachy currently serves as and was director of the Center for by researchers around the world and senior science advisor for several Plant Science and Biotechnology at has led to the production of many start-up companies and multiple Washington University. types of virus-resistant plants. non-profi t institutes in China Beachy is a member of the U.S. “What binds Spartans is that as and Italy. He previously served as National Academy of Sciences and learned and trained individuals, we founding executive director of the received the 2001 Wolf Prize in contribute to society, improving life World Food Center at UC Davis. Agriculture. for those whom we serve and with President Obama appointed him Aside from an urge to hit the whom we interact daily.” to the National Science Board snowy slopes in winter, Beachy says (current), and director and chief that working to improve the human scientist of the National Institute of condition via food and agriculture

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A Spartan is someone who has the Òprivilege of getting a fabulous education, a fabulous preparation for life. A Spartan is someone who is going to go out into the world and make his or her mark and give back to MSU.

Patricia Geoghegan J.D., Yale Law School | L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University | B.A. in History, College of Arts & Letters and Honors College, Michigan State University

A former Cravath, Swaine & Moore attorney in the U.S. Treasury’s land-grant mission. Her college LLP Tax Department co-head and Offi ce of Financial Stability and experience—from serving others Executive Compensation Group special master for TARP Executive in the Akers Hall cafeteria to head, this committed Spartan began Compensation. coursework in history, art history, her career working in the Akers Hall Geoghegan has served on several philosophy and economics—added cafeteria. boards and is a member of the value to her career. She believes In her 33-year career at Cravath, MSU New York City Women and that it is important to keep broad Swaine & Moore LLP, Patricia Philanthropy group. She was the horizons and that a background Geoghegan became her law fi rm’s 1993 College of Arts and Letters in the liberal arts better prepares second female partner, focused on Commencement speaker and students for careers in a variety of equipment fi nance and executive received the College of Arts and fi elds. compensation, and supervised Letters Distinguished Alumni Award many pro bono tax projects. She was in 1997. an adjunct professor at Brooklyn As an alumna, philanthropist, and Law School during the fi nancial volunteer, Geoghegan embodies crisis and went on to become an the deepest values of the MSU

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I have come to think of Michigan ÒState University not as a land-grant university, but as a ‘life-grant’ university.

David Patrick Kelly Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics, College of Social Science, Michigan State University | B.A. in Economics, University College Dublin

He’s managing director and chief Investments, and as senior MSU degrees, he embodies what it global strategist of J.P. Morgan Asset strategist/economist at SPP means to be an active global citizen… Management, a marathon runner Investment Management, Primark even having run marathons in both and a Spartan. Decision Economics, Lehman New York and Dublin. David Kelly brings over 20 years Brothers and DRI/McGraw-Hill. He “As Spartans, we recognize what of economic insight, perspective is lauded for translating the world of we owe MSU for the education we and experience to his team of 28 economics in a colorful, entertaining received, for the life-long friends professionals at J.P. Morgan Asset and understandable way at many we made and, in many cases, for the Management, where he’s focused national investment conferences, partners with whom we have shared on the investment implications of and as a frequent guest on CNBC, our lives.” an evolving economy. He currently Bloomberg and other fi nancial sits on J.P. Morgan Fund’s operating media outlets. committee. A native of Ireland, Kelly says Prior to joining J.P. Morgan that being a Spartan allowed him Asset Management, Kelly served to understand what it is to be an as economic advisor to Putnam American. Thanks in part to his

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The great thing I got from Michigan ÒState University was learning how to learn and learning how to think about things.

Gloria Santona J.D. cum laude, University of Michigan Law School | B.S. in Biochemistry, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University

Serving as counsel in the Chicago achieved in 2001. As a member try law school instead. Santona offi ce of Baker & McKenzie LLP, of the senior leadership team, says she is committed to providing she’s former executive vice presi- Santona led McDonald’s worldwide MSU’s female students with new dent, general counsel, and secre- legal, compliance, regulatory and opportunities through her work with tary of McDonald’s Corporation, a corporate governance functions. MSU Women’s Leadership Institute. once-aspiring doctor and a Spartan. Santona is recognized for her “For me, it’s more about the After a nearly 40-year career commitment to pro bono legal ‘little victories’ than any particular with McDonald’s, Gloria Santona services and among her numerous defi ning moment. I’ll work very hard now makes a powerful impact on recognitions, was named one of the to accomplish a goal and once it’s Baker & McKenzie client services, “50 Most Powerful Latinas of 2017” done, I move on. I don’t spend much focusing on sustainability issues, by Fortune. time looking backward.” mentorship, and diversity and Santona vigorously pursues inclusion. She joined McDonald’s her goals and new opportunities. as an attorney upon graduating law For example, when her dream school with aspirations to become as a student to become a doctor general counsel, a position she didn’t work out, she decided to

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

I think it’s not an overstatement Òto say that a big part of who I am today is because of the trajectory at which Michigan State University was able to launch me into the work.

Manoj Kumar Saxena M.B.A., Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University | M.S. in Management Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science

He’s executive Chairman of Cogni- He serves on the board of AI and I am passionate about putting tiveScale, an auto-racing enthusiast Global, a nonprofi t promoting these technologies to work for the and a Spartan. practical and responsible betterment of society and our Manoj Saxena is currently a applications of AI and the Saxena planet. Our lives are defi ned by founding managing director of The Family Foundation. Recently, purpose. Without that, success is Entrepreneurs’ Fund IV, a seed fund Saxena retired as chairman of the an empty stage.” focused on business-to-business U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas artifi cial intelligence market and San Antonio. He holds nine with nine active investments. He software patents. previously served as the fi rst general Saxena says he likes building manager of IBM Watson, where his things, going fast—evident in his team built the original cognitive driving passion for racing—and systems. Prior to IBM, Saxena helping brilliant people build great successfully founded and sold two companies. venture-backed software companies “We are living in the midst of a within a fi ve-year span. Cambrian explosion in technology

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ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD

I think my self- discovery has been Òthat I really like helping people. It became obvious I should give back to MSU.

Marc Sherwood Conlin M.B.A. in Production and Quality Control, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University | B.S. in Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Michigan State University

Marc Conlin has been an import- MSU Jack Breslin Distinguished campus and beyond. He’s traveled ant member of the MSU campus Staff Award in 2009 and twice Europe, is a Florida regular, and community for 54 years. He began received the MSU Department even attended the Outward-Bound his career with MSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy School in Colorado for mountain of Physics and Astronomy in 1969 as Distinguished Staff Award in 1998 climbing, survival and leadership. a student stockroom manager and and 2014. In addition to his legacy He is beloved by his colleagues, who went on to become its administrative as an esteemed employee, he has have recognized him professionally assistant and business operations established endowments through and personally. manager before assuming his cur- planned gifts to support the Colleges “Recently, my department rent role. Once the student manager, of Natural Science and Engineering surprised me with a birthday party he served as staff advisor for MSU’s and has also supported the new that included past chairs and other campus radio network, and was Broad Business Pavilion and other people that I have worked with. They responsible for obtaining its FM new construction projects on decorated our conference room station license, WDBM. campus. and even my lawn at home. I was For his outstanding service and While he’s never technically left completely surprised!” performance, Conlin received the MSU, he’s had a varied journey on

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ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD

Being encouraged to try something new, Òbeing encouraged to take some risks, was the diff erence between me having this wonderful career in engineering and going down a wonderful new path.

Elizabeth Anne “Betty” Shanahan M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Master of Software Engineering, Wang Institute of Graduate Studies | B.S. in Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Michigan State University

She’s an associate vice president for management, and marketing Atmospheric Research, could divert Administration and Operations at management for the electronics and a plane before it fl ew into dangerous DePaul University, a one-time Blue software industries. wind shear thanks to our parallel- Angel-fl yer and a Spartan. Upon graduating from MSU, processing technology.” Before joining DePaul University, Shanahan became the fi rst female Shanahan went on to have another Betty Shanahan was a consultant engineer employed at Data General memorable experience involving to MSU’s executive vice president Corporation. She was awarded a plane: taking an accompanied for Administrative Services. For the 2010 Claud R. Erickson 45-minute fl ight in the F/18 Hornet, nearly 12 years, she served as Distinguished Alumni Award from Blue Angel 7. As the Navy pilot executive director and CEO of the MSU College of Engineering executed rolls, loops and dives, she the 20,000-member Society of and in 2013, received an Honorary faced the stomach-turning challenge Women Engineers, helping make a Doctor of Science degree from the much like she has the various stages critical impact on the recruitment University of Connecticut. of her career and enjoyed the ride. and advancement of women in the “My greatest moment was when profession. She spent the 24 years one of our fi rst Alliant Computer prior in development, engineering customers, The National Center for

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YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

My experience at MSU, it exposed me Òto a lot of diff erent cultures and I think it prepared me to be comfortable in putting myself out there in a completely diff erent environment.

Jennifer Ann Heemstra M.M. in Piano Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music | B.M. with honors, College of Music, Michigan State University

She’s a professional pianist and National Salute to Veteran Patients were so engaged by her western entrepreneur, performer to over at Veterans Aff airs medical facilities classical music performances, they 65,000 Indian children, adults, and nationwide. were unfazed by passing water water buff alo, and a Spartan. Heemstra has received the buff alo during open-air concerts in Jennifer Heemstra is founder of Secretary of State Award for India’s poorest slums. the Kolkata Classics Trust in India, Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad A proud Spartan, Heemstra says which provides free health services from John Kerry. She was recipient she often relies on the well-rounded for traffi cked women, educates of the MSU College of Music education and entrepreneurial skills children and exposes citizens Distinguished Alumni Award and she gained from MSU. to classical music. In 2017, she was its 2017 Commencement “I have realized the ability to founded the Pitch Pipe Foundation, speaker. communicate, refl ect the beauty a U.S.-based NGO through which Through her organizations, of the world through music and Heemstra organized and headlined Heemstra recruits world-class underscore our shared humanity is “On the Road,” a patriotic salute musicians to travel the world and what truly makes me feel successful.” to our veterans. She most recently join professionals for performances. organized 50 concerts to support the At her Kolkata Classics, children

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YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

MSU helped me to grow into the person I Òam. It gave me a sense of responsibility for my community. It gave me a realization of what possibilities were out there, what I could accomplish and it gave me a roadmap of how to get there.

Shannon L. Wilson M.P.H. in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology, University of Michigan | B.S. in Medical Microbiology, Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University | Dr.P.H. in Public Health Leadership, University of Illinois-Chicago

She’s the former executive director Wilson was previously the but because it is the right thing to do. of the African American Health assistant vice president of Alliance “Whether it be through advocating Institute, spouse of a Spartan, and for Health for West Michigan. Prior for policy-level changes that aff ect mother of two future-Spartan to that, she served as scientifi c lead levels in our city or making sure daughters. program coordinator for the Centers that every child in my community Since 2010, Shannon Wilson for Disease Control & Prevention/ has access to healthy food and served as executive director of the Northrop Grumman and was a beverages—the work that we do African American Health Institute. health disparities epidemiologist for matters. My life is about helping She is currently an adjunct faculty the Michigan Department of Health others to be their best selves.” member of both Grand Valley State and Human Services. University and Michigan State Wilson is proud member of the University’s Colleges of Human Spartan community, made up of Medicine where she prepares everyday people who do amazing future physicians and health care things not for the fame and fortune, professionals.

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HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD

There is no question, I think ÒMichigan State gave [my spouse and my children] the foundation that they needed to have the confi dence and the content to go get that job.

Sandra Elaine Pierce M.B.A. in Finance, Wayne State University | B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing, Wayne State University

She’s senior executive vice president, Among her numerous A parent of two Spartan alumni, private client group and regional board memberships and civic a current Spartan sophomore, and banking director, chairwoman involvements, Pierce is a board spouse to a Spartan, Pierce is a of Huntington Bank Detroit, a member of the Penske Automotive passionate advocate for Michigan grandmother of fi ve and an honorary Group, ITC Holdings Corp. and State University. She has served as Spartan. Barton Malow Company. She is a moderator and host committee Sandra Pierce began her career as currently the chair of the board member for several MSU events a teller at National Bank of Detroit for Henry Ford Health System. and is known to give valuable advice (J.P. Morgan Chase) where she In 2016, Pierce was named one and nurture many relationships on spent 27 years. She has gone on to of Crain’s Detroit Business’s “100 behalf of MSU. The university is lead the Huntington Private Bank, Most Infl uential Women” and was proud to welcome her as an honorary Huntington Insurance Agency and named one of American Banker’s Spartan. As is evidenced by her Huntington Auto Finance and RV/ “Most Powerful Women in Banking” storied 40-year career, her legacy Marine. She manages Huntington’s consecutively from 2015 through embodies the spirit of our most- community development initiatives 2018. revered alumni. and Huntington’s regional presidents.

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I’m a supporter of the Michigan State ÒUniversity College of Engineering because of its (various achievements). It seems to me everyone who has been fortunate should give back for future (programs and students).

John Reed Koza Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.S. in Mathematics and Computer Science, and B.S. in Computer Science, University of Michigan

He’s a computer scientist/entrepre- He was co-founder, chairman and BEACON Center and the College of neur/professor, “father” of genetic CEO of Scientifi c Games Inc., where Engineering and believes they are programming and a Spartan bene- he co-invented the rub-off instant the best place to carry forward his factor. lottery ticket used by state lotteries. life’s work. John Koza has been a consulting Koza committed $12.7 million to “My personal connections to professor in the Departments of MSU’s College of Engineering and BEACON, MSU and the partner Medicine and Electrical Engineering BEACON Center for the Study of institutions have been very at Stanford University since 1988. Evolution in Action—the largest gratifying, and I look forward to what He is author of four books on genetic individual gift in the college’s history. we can do together.” programming, and the focus of his His generous contribution is helping research is on automatically solving position MSU as the leader in this problems using a minimum of important fi eld of scholarship. human-supplied information. Koza said he is delighted to make the investment in the

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68 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU Class Notes News from Spartans Around the World

MICHAEL PITT, ’71 (Social Science), 1960S has been inducted into the Wayne 1980S 1990S LARRY BIELATT, ’’6060 ((Education),Education), State University Law School COLEEN KING, ’83 (Communication ERIC W. JOHNSON, ’90 (Natural has published a novel titled Alumni Wall of Fame. He is the co- Arts and Sciences), is the president Science), was appointed to serve Lake Paradise, which depicts founding partner of Pitt McGehee and founder of Lansing and as chair of the Family Law a cancer patient trying to live Palmer & Rivers, one of Michigan’s St. Joseph-based King Media, Committee by the Ohio State Bar the remainder of his life to the largest civil and employment which received the 2018 PR Association. fullest. rights law fi rms. News Boutique Firm of the Year, Agency Elite Award, and two LINDA MEEUWENBERG, MA ’90 TILDA NORBERG, ’63 (Social GEORGE W. GREGORY, ’72 (Social honorable mentions by the PR (Communication Arts and Sciences), Science), founder of Gestalt Science), has been named as the News Platinum PR Awards. received the 2018 Distinguished Pastoral Care, has been awarded winner of the 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award from Ferris State a coveted research grant focused Achievement Award by the Solo NORA WINELAND, ’83, DVM ’84 University, where she earned on “Grace Examined: Evaluating and Small Firm section of the (Both in Veterinary Medicine), has her associate’s and bachelor’s Gestalt Pastoral Care Spiritually State Bar of Michigan. been named state veterinarian of degrees. She also received the Integrated Strategies for Clinical Michigan in succession of JAMES Golden Eagle medallion for the Eff ectiveness.” The grant, SUSAN WHITALL, ’74 (Arts and AVERILL, ’99, DVM ’01, PhD ’09 (All 50th anniversary celebration of administered by Brigham Young Letters), has published Joni on in Veterinary Medicine). the class of 1968. University, is funded through the Joni: Interviews and Encounters Templeton Foundation. with Joni Mitchell. This book SALLY JOHNSON, ’84, MS ’87 FREDERICK STURMAN, ’90 includes interviews from (Both in Agriculture and Natural (Business), released a young adult JOANN (FOURNIER) TRYLOFF, 1966 to 2014 and features Resources), professor of animal novel (published under the name ’63 (Education), has published Cameron Crowe’s never-before- poultry science at Virginia Tech, Griffi n Stark) for young girls who her book, My Heart Belongs to anthologized Rolling Stone piece. has been reappointed as the Paul experience bullying. Immortal Teaching. Mellon Distinguished Professor Girl5l5—which—which hhighlightsighlights tthehe llivesives KENDALL B. WILLIAMS, ’74 of Agriculture by President Tim of fi ve immortal, crime-fi ghting JUDY ZEHNDER KELLER, ’67 (Business), has been named a Sands and Interim Executive sisters—was inspired after Stark’s (Business), MA ’73 (Education), Fellow by the College of Labor Vice President Cyril Clarke. experience working with an anti- was honored on October 3 by and Employment Lawyers. bullying organization. He also the Underground Railroad and KIM SHOOK, ’84 (Engineering), founded the Sheepdog Movement received the 2018 Underground MELINDA JONES, ’76 (Agriculture has been promoted to chief to help the worldwide fi ght against Railroad Empowerment Award. and Natural Resources), operations offi cer of BASIC, teen bullying, and served as a received the Sharon J. Lilly a Portage, MI-based human combat medic with the US Air MILTON A. COHEN, ’68 (Arts and Award of Achievement from resources solutions fi rm. Force. Letters), recently published The the International Society Pull of Politics: Steinbeck, Wright, of Arboriculture (ISA) in BETH BURNS, ’86 (Engineering), BRIAN P. O’CONNOR, ’91 Hemingway, and the Left in the recognition of her dedication to has published her second book, (Communication Arts and Sciences), Late 1930s with the University of the tree care industry. Inner Strength, Outer Success: A has been promoted to vice Missouri Press. Savvy Girl’s Guide to Financial president, brand and corporate KAREN SCHAEFER, ’76 (Social Empowerment. communications at Princess RITCH EICH, MA ’68 (Education), a Science), has joined Rochester, Cruises, the world’s largest retired health care executive and NY-based law fi rm, Barclay SAM SMITH, ’89 (Engineering), international premium cruise leadership expert, has released Damon, as part of their Trust & published a book, Detour: Agent line. He currently serves on his fourth book, Leadership CPR. Estate Practice Area, along with Orange, depicting a Marine the executive committee of the six other attorneys. Vietnam veteran’s battle with ComArtSci Alumni Board of total paralysis from Guillain- Directors. 1970S JOHN WEBB, ’79 (Engineering), was Barre Syndrome, which is caused KEN DECKER, ’71 (Engineering), honored as 2018 Father of the by Agent Orange. JON VEIHL, ’91 (Engineering, was honored at the 2018 Society Year by the American Diabetes Honors College), was honored of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Association in Atlanta. with an innovation award at the Artifi cial Lift Conference in CommScope 2018 Innovators in Texas. Action summit.

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 69 CLASS NOTES

ANGELA ERTLSCHWEIGER, ’92 Roadshow,” has released her care and research industry’s employee benefi ts and executive (Business), received the Spirit of fi rst book, The Family Tree access to data. compensation matters. Life Award at the Georgetown Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide Lombardi Comprehensive to Uncovering Your Ancestry and ANGELA KELLY, ’94 (Social Science, VITO P. GIOIA, ’97 (Business), was Cancer Center’s Women and Researching Genealogy. Education), has been appointed elected to the Board of Directors Wine event last April. managing partner for the Detroit at the Detroit Athletic Club. KRISTIN (MERRITT) EILENBERG, offi ce of Ernst & Young LLP. JASON NERAT, MBA ’93 (Business), ’94 (Lyman Briggs, Natural MARIANNE CARDWELL, ’98 (Social has formed an investment Science), served as an advisor KURT KWIATKOWSKI, ’96 Science, Honors College), has been management fi rm, Nerat Capital for the General Data Protection (Agriculture and Natural Resources), named project coordinator by LLC, after gaining more than 25 Regulation (GDPR), which was MS ’05 (Business), MSU’s the Polis Center in Indianapolis. years of experience in fi nance created in the summer of 2018 corporate executive chef, earned She’ll support projects that use and capital markets. by the European Union. This the title of Chef of the Year for geospatial data and technologies initiative standardizes data 2018 from the Michigan Chefs de on behalf of Polis’ partner RYAN OKERSTROM, ’93 (Social protection laws across all 28 EU Cuisine Association (MCCA). communities while cultivating Science), was named vice president countries and imposes strict new project opportunities. of operations for Huff master new rules on controlling and SUZANNE ODOM, ’96 (Arts and Protective Services Group. processing personally identifi able Letters, Social Science), has LINDA (MCWRIGHT) LOGAN, information. Eilenberg’s primary joined national law fi rm Jackson PhD ’98 (Human Ecology), has KENYATTA BERRY, ’94 (Business), focus was to educate stakeholders Lewis P.C. as a principal in the been named vice president and host of PBS’s “Genealogy about the logistics and potential fi rm’s Greenville offi ce, where chief inclusion offi cer at Olivet impact of restricting the health she focuses on ERISA plans, College.

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70 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU CLASS NOTES

MATT MALONEY, ’98 (Natural DOMINIC VICARI is the operating AMY POCHODYLO, ’13 (Lyman CHRISTIE POITRA, PhD ’15 Science), is the founder and CEO partner of Joe Muer Seafood, Briggs, Natural Science, Honors (Education), now serves as the of GrubHub, the nation’s leading and owner of Andiamo Italia in College), and DANA SCHRAUBEN, assistant director of the MSU online and mobile food ordering Fenton. He attended in ‘‘03. ’16 (Natural Science), have been Native American Institute. company. GrubHub serves chosen by the Knowles Teacher over 14.5 million users through ANGELA HAAS, PhD ’08 (Arts Initiative to be members of its ALYSE WAY, ’16 (Engineering), 80,000 takeout restaurants in and Letters), has published a 2018 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. was presented with the 2018 more than 1,600 cities. new book, Key Theoretical Rising Star award at the Women Frameworks: Teaching Technical BRIANNA BUCKLEY, ’14 of Color STEM Conference in JEREMY CNUDDE, ’99 (Business), Communication in the Twenty- (Arts and Letters), was cast Detroit. JD ’03 (Law), has been named First Century, which off ers new as Badger in the Chicago partner at the Detroit offi ce of curricular and pedagogical premiere production of Fantastic CALEB ERBERT, JD and MJ ’18 FisherBroyles, LLP, the fi rst and approaches to teaching technical Mr. Fox, adapted from the book (Law), was recently named world’s largest cloud-based law communication. She draws on by Roald Dahl. The play ran from associate at Kerr Russell in fi rm partnership. social justice methodologies and December 14, 2018 to January 12, Detroit. cultural studies to give a voice to 2019 at Victory Gardens Theater. MATT JACKSON, ’99 a new generation of scholars. (Communication Arts and Sciences), Submit a class note online: was promoted to partner and myalumni.msu.edu/classnotes managing director of Lambert, 2010S Edwards & Associates, Michigan’s CHRIS TYLER, ’10 (Business), was largest public relations and recently named senior vice investor relations fi rm. president of Operations at Astera Credit Union.

2000S AUDREY DAHLGREN, ’11 SCOTT ANGOVE, ’00 (Arts and (Communication Arts and Sciences), Letters), recently received the will return to her Lansing roots Chicago Sports Legacy Award as a sports reporter on WLNS, for “exemplary leadership Channel 6, to succeed Jay Sarkar. in advancing youth sports in greater Chicago. The award PETER NELSON, ’12 (Music), was presented by the Butkus released his newest jazz album, Foundation in recognition of Ash, Dust, and the Chalkboard Scott’s role as co-founder of the Cinema in August 2018, which Chicago Hockey Initiative, a tells the story of his fi ve-year nonprofi t dedicated to increasing battle with a mysterious illness. access to the game of hockey throughout Chicagoland. MARIA NOVOTNY, ’13, PhD ’17 (Both in Arts and Letters), received the 2018 MICHAEL FRANTZ, ’03 (Social Hope Award for Innovation from Science), a Frantz Ward partner, the National Infertility Association. has been appointed to the Board This national award recognizes “an of Governors for the Ohio State individual and/or organization/ Bar Association. corporation that has demonstrated the creation and application of ASHLEY FARKAS, ’06 an innovative product, service (Communication Arts and Sciences), or medical procedure that has was featured in Las Vegas Weekly’s enhanced the lives of those Women of Intrigue issue, which diagnosed with infertility.” identifi es 12 women in the community who are “movers and shakers.” The story covered her love of yoga, passion for PR, and her experience after being shot in the shoulder at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in October 2017.

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1930S 1950S CARL J. JORGENSEN, ’35, of MAE L. BECK, ’48, of Naples, FL, MARJORIE R. (PETERSEN) ROBERT D. BUCHANAN, ’51, of Fort Collins, CO, May 3, age 104 Jul. 17, age 92 BARNES, ’50, of Ann Arbor, Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 24, age 88 Jun. 4, age 97 MILDRED N. (HOPPING) BUTLER, FRANK A. CEDERWALL, ’51, of 1940S ’48, of Chico, CA, Nov. 5 RAYMOND G. LAWSON, ’50, of Greenville, May 26, age 93 Troy, May 6, age 91 JANE L. COONS, ’40, of PHYLLIS J. (ELSBEY) LESSENS, ’48, JAMES E. CORBIT, ’51, of Dowagiac, East Lansing, May 23, age 98 of Grand Rapids, Jun. 19, age 91 G EDWARD LEUTZINGER, ’50, Jun. 4, age 93 of Lakewood, OH, May 25, MYRON M. MASNY, ’40, of RUTH W. (SELZER) MCLEOD, ’48, of UNO W. FILPUS, ’51, of age 90 Sun City, AZ Gaines, Apr. 11, age 91 Augusta, GA, May 2, age 92 ALICE H. LANDSTRA ’42 WILLIAM J. MASSEY, ’50, of , , of ANNE E. (LINSLEY) ROBINSON, ’48, JOHN J. FLEMING, ’51, of Norton Fullerton, CA, May 1, age 90 St. Petersburg, FL, May 19 of Traverse City, Apr. 27, age 91 Shores, Jul. 15, age 90 ALICE K. (KING) PARKER, ’42, of RICHARD C. MASSUCH, ’50, of VIRGINIA R. (BROWN) SCHAEDIG, BARBARA L. (DAVIS) HAMILTON, Milford, DE, Apr. 27, age 97 Watertown, WI, Jun. 12, age 92 ’48, of Millersburg, May 16, age 92 ’51, of State College, PA, Jun. 26, SYLVIA M. (PALOMAKI) AHO, ’43, RICHARD W. PRIOR, ’50, of Naples, age 95 JOYCE L. (ROCKWELL) SUCAET, ’48, of Storrs Mansfi eld, CT, May 8, FL, May 9, age 91 of Warren, Jun. 24, age 92 MASARU KAWAGUCHI, ’51, of age 97 DOUGLAS A. RENIGER, ’50, of San Mateo, CA, May 9, age 92 ROBERT F. WRIGHT, ’48, of Jersey DONALD W. GARNETT, ’43, of North Palm Beach, FL, May 30, City, NJ, May 18, age 92 BERT H. LIVERANCE, ’51, of Grand Ledge, Jun. 25, age 96 age 89 Chapel Hill, NC, Apr. 25, age 88 GEORGE L. BAER, ’49, of Flushing, ELEANOR G. HUZAR, ’43, of RAYMOND J. SAARI, ’50, of Mar. 19, age 94 GEORGE F. MCKENZIE, ’51, of Minneapolis, MN, May 7, age 95 Muskegon, May 30, age 91 Hightstown, NJ, Jul. 26, age 93 LORYMA J. (SHELTRAW) CHAPLIN, MAX H. KELLEY, ’43, of Hastings, RICHARD G. SAYERS, ’50, of ’49, of Bloomington, IN, May 11, DWIGHT L. PATTON, ’51, of May 26, age 98 Jackson, May 26, age 92 age 90 Lynchburg, VA, Jul. 15, age 89 JOHN A. WILSON, ’43, of JACK D. SEIBOLD, ’50, of Okemos, ELBERT B. DIXON, ’49, of ROBERT E. RESSEGUIE, ’51, of Burlington, WI, Apr. 27, age 97 May 8, age 89 Melbourne Beach, FL Titusville, FL, May 4, age 93 MILDRED L. (BUTLER) HOFFMAN, RICHARD M. SHUSTER, ’50, of ROSEMARY C. (CARROLL) HAIG H. SERGENIAN, ’51, of ’44, of New Port Richey, FL, Hastings, Jul. 10, age 89 St. Louis, MO, Apr. 21, age 88 May 29 HAUSENBAUER, ’49, of Mishawaka, IN, May 30, age 90 EDWARD SOERGEL, ’50, of JACK W. SIGAN, ’51, of Rapid River, JEAN M. (GUEST) HOGBERG, ’44, Lansing, May 18, age 92 Apr. 12, age 90 of Evergreen, CO, Dec. 8 HARRY G. HEDGES, ’49, of Washington, DC, Jun. 7, age 94 ROBERT S. STERLING, ’50, of WARREN A. STODDARD, ’51, of BARBARA A. (BATES) KAYE, ’45, of Lansing, Apr. 20, age 90 Northville, Apr. 6, age 101 Lansing, Mar. 28, age 94 VICTOR R. KEIGLEY, ’49, of Mishawaka, IN, Jun. 20, age 92 ALEXANDER J. TAIT, ’50, of ROBERT H. WASSERMAN, ’51, of SUSAN M. (MOORE) TULL, ’45, of East Lansing, May 27, age 92 Ithaca, NY, May 23, age 92 Palisades, NY, Apr. 28, age 94 FRANK A. KUNZE, ’49, of Melbourne, FL, May 28, age 93 GORDON G. THOMAS, ’50, of LLOYD R. WRIGHT, ’51, of Round MARY T. (TOBEY) WILSON, ’45, of Gaylord, Apr. 23, age 79 Hill, VA, Jun. 17, age 89 Lansing, Feb. 6, age 94 CATHERINE A. MALERICH, ’49, of Rochester, Jun. 1, age 90 WILLIAM L. VALLETT, ’50, of THOMAS M. BEHNFIELD, ’52, of MARY M. (MARSHALL) EVERETT, Old Hickory, TN, May 4, age 91 Phoenix, AZ, Jun. 22, age 87 ’46, of Clinton Township, Jan. 19, SUZANNE R. (RUMBOLD) OSMER, age 92 ’49, of Grand Rapids, Feb. 13 GRANT VANPATTEN, ’50, of Saratoga ROBERT M. CLAFLIN, ’52, of Springs, NY, May 9, age 93 Bangor, ME, Apr. 27, age 96 MARGUERITE S. (JACKSON) ROBERT G. PACK, ’49, of Oscoda, SCHAEFER, ’46, of Slingerlands, May 23, age 92 JOSEPH F. BABIARZ, ’51, of Boca WILLIAM J. DAVIS, ’52, of NY, Jun. 19, age 95 Raton, FL, Jun. 5, age 90 Vancouver, WA, May 7, age 88 RUSSEL G. SCOVILL, ’49, of SHIRLEY M. LUNDBLAD, ’47, of East Lansing, Jun. 19, ROBERT C. BOSTON, ’51, of Lacey, THEODORE L. DEYOUNG, ’52, of Plymouth, May 5, age 93 age 92 WA, May 15, age 88 Fair Oaks, CA, Apr. 15, age 87

Helmets denote those who’ve made charitable gifts to MSU through their estate plans. SPARTAN MAGAZINE 75 IN MEMORIAM

FREDERICK F. JEWELL, ’52, of DANIEL W. GRENIEWICKI, ’54, of SALLY A. BROHOSKI, ’56, of JOHN C. BURCHFIELD, ’57, of Ruston, LA, May 1, age 89 Gainesville, GA, Jun. 3, age 85 Malvern, PA, May 11, age 84 Sylvania, OH, Jul. 13, age 83

LOIS F. (FISHER) LING, ’52, of MARTIN C. KOHLLIGIAN, ’54, of WILLIAM H. CHAPPELL, ’56, of ADRIENNE S. (DOUGLAS) Hinsdale, IL, May 21, age 87 Petoskey, Jul. 17, age 89 Pontiac, Apr. 27, age 80 CHAMBERS, ’57, of Scottsdale, AZ, May 27, age 83 BETTY L. (SWEE) MERRITT, ’52, FRANCES (LOSTUTTER) OVERHOLT, THOMAS B. CORNELL, ’56, of of Newport Beach, CA, Jun. 12, ’54, of Washington, DC, May 17, Dallas, TX, May 20, age 84 THOMAS D. CLINE, ’57, of age 88 age 94 Pittsburgh, PA, Jun. 17, age 82 BARBARA W. (WRIGHT) FOX, ’56, of EDWARD F. MILLER, ’52, of Niles, BLAINE F. PARKER, ’54, of Clemson, SC, Jun. 6, age 90 JUDITH M. (JORDAN) GRAY, ’57, of May 23, age 87 Lexington, KY, Jun. 17, age 94 Clermont, FL, Apr. 28, age 82 JOYCE A. (CROW) GRAY, ’56, of DONALD D. SCHELDE, ’52, of Katy, WILLIAM J. POSTULA, ’54, of Traverse City, May 8, age 83 BRADLEY S. GREENBERG, ’57, of TX, Jun. 22, age 91 Portage, Jun. 13, age 87 Okemos, Jul. 26, age 83 JAMES J. HALL, ’56, of SHIRLEY H. WEAVER, ’52, of DONALD B. RICHARDS, ’54, of Cass Bloomfi eld Hills, May 1, DEAN E. HALEY, ’57, of Flushing, Mt. Prospect, IL, Jun. 1, age 91 City, Jun. 20, age 84 age 83 May 19, age 87

CLARENCE C. WILLS, ’52, of WILLIAM J. SIMMONS, ’54, of JOHN P. HYNES, ’56, of Gladwin, MARY L. (STALKER) KING, ’57, of Lansing, May 4, age 90 Grand Rapids, May 19, age 94 Jun. 29, age 84 Manlius, NY, Apr. 17, age 83

EDWARD S. CLELAND, ’53, of ROBERT C. SMITH, ’54, of ABDO R. KALLIEL, ’56, of Grand ARTHUR M. LEE, ’57, of Bellaire, Grass Valley, CA, Mar. 2, age 87 Matthews, NC, May 13, age 85 Rapids, Jul. 3, age 88 Jul. 6, age 83

JOEL M. DALKIN, ’53, of HARRY E. SUTPHEN, ’54, of EDWIN T. KANEKO, ’56, of RICHARD D. MENDELL, ’57, of Glencoe, IL, Jun. 28, age 87 Grand Blanc, Jul. 8, age 90 Colorado Springs, CO, Apr. 26, Temple, TX, Jun. 13, age 83 MILTON A. FRANCIS, ’53, of Oxford, WILLIAM G. TURNEY, ’54, of age 87 ROBERT C. POHLMAN, ’57, of May 3, age 90 East Lansing, Jun. 28, age 86 TED U. KEPPLE, ’56, of El Paso, TX, Minden City, May 13, age 85 RICHARD H. GOLDSWORTHY, ’53, of JANET I. (STUMPFIG) WOLDT, ’54, May 18, age 84 DONALD W. RENN, ’57, of South Twin Lake, Jun. 17, age 86 of Venice, FL, May 19, age 85 BARBARA J. (CARLS) KIRSCH, ’56, Thomaston, ME, May 5, age 86 RUTH (WEAVER) HAGER, ’53, of JOHN G. CARTWRIGHT, ’55, of of Jupiter, FL, May 19, age 83 JACK B. SAMPLES, ’57, of Novi, Dayton, OH, Jul. 21, age 86 Traverse City, May 15, age 85 PETER C. MARCHANT, ’56, of Apr. 25, age 83 WARREN G. HUDSON, ’53, of JOHN R. DAVIDSON, ’55, of Vero Negaunee, May 5, age 84 ROBERT W. SEERLEY, ’57, of Charleston, WV, May 20, age 86 Beach, FL, Jul. 1, age 87 BARBARA A. (KNUTSON) MOORE, Athens, GA, May 19, age 87 STANLEY C. KITCH, ’53, of PATRICIA W. (WARD) D’ITRI, ’55, of ’56, of Midland, May 18, age 83 MARY L. (COMBS) SMALLEY, ’57, of Newaygo, Dec. 16, age 88 Detroit, Jun. 30, age 84 DONALD S. ORTHNER, ’56, of La Crosse, WI, Jun. 7, age 82 FERRIS I. LARSEN, ’53, of JACK M. FERRIS, ’55, of Easton, Mason, Jul. 3, age 89 HERBERT WEISSBLUM, ’57, of Madisonville, KY, Jul. 24, age 87 MD, Jun. 4, age 92 BOOKER T. OUTLAND, ’56, of Freeland, WA, Dec. 26, age 89 DONALD F. MCAULIFFE, ’53, of BARBARA H. (WINSTON) RICE, ’55, Bridgeville, DE, May 8, age 86 CARL J. ARNOLD, ’58, of Clinton, Norwalk, CT, Jul. 14, age 90 of Holt, Jun. 13, age 85 CHARLENE H. (HABERMEHL) SC, May 15, age 89 GORDON W. PETHERICK, ’53, of MAXINE E. (LAPEER) SPENCER, ’55, PICKETT, ’56, of Port Huron, HENRY BARBER, ’58, of Guilford, Bonita Springs, FL, Apr. 30, age 89 of Jackson, May 17, age 91 May 24, age 83 CT, May 22, age 95

WILLIAM R. ROOD, ’53, of MILTON A. STEADMAN, ’55, of HARRY E. PREIN, ’56, of THOMAS C. BLOODGOOD, ’58, of Muskegon, Jun. 13, age 88 Tampa, FL, Jul. 17, age 85 Grand Rapids, May 12, age 85 Bloomington, IN, Jun. 15, age 81

WILLIAM E. CLARK, ’54, of WILLIAM E. THOMAS, ’55, of LLOYD G. RITZEMA, ’56, of Lowell, DONNA J. (HEMSTREET) Syracuse, NY, Apr. 27, age 89 Chapel Hill, NC, May 4, age 97 Sept. 25, age 85 FERGUSON, ’58, of Traverse City, Jul. 3, age 84 MARCILLE L. (PRIDGEON) DALLAS W. WIXOM, ’55, of RICHARD W. ROWLEY, ’56, of DALGLEISH, ’54, of Grand Rapids, Lakewood, WI, Jul. 18, Springfi eld, VA, Jul. 8, age 84 OLAN D. FORKER, ’58, of Jun. 12, age 92 age 84 Ithaca, NY, May 9, age 89 NANCY L. (MCCALL) SCOTT, ’56, of ARTHUR D. FREEL, ’54, of ANN M. (GUSTAFSON) BEACH, ’56, Columbus, OH, Apr. 2, PASTOR R. GONZALEZ, ’58, of Kingsford, Jun. 12, age 93 of Mesick, Jun. 4, age 82 age 84 Youngstown, OH

DALE A. GREEN, ’54, of Sanford, MARY T. (HOTOP) BONGERS, ’56, of BERNARD A. BARTOS, ’57, of THOMAS GRIFFITH, ’58, of May 22, age 85 Bangor, May 1, age 84 Midland, Jun. 5, age 82 Marquette, May 21, age 87

76 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN MEMORIAM

STUART K. MATHESON, ’58, of WALTER H. JORGENSEN, ’59, of GRETCHEN L. SNOWDEN, ’60, of ROSE A. NOVEY, ’62, of Saginaw, Phoenix, AZ, May 18, age 84 Sun City West, AZ, Jun. 16, Fort Collins, CO, May 11, age 80 Jun. 30, age 81 age 83 THOMAS W. MCDONELL, ’58, of NORMAN R. SODERSTROM, ’60, of WALTER E. PAGE, ’62, of Washington, May 31, age 92 JOHN M. MACGREGOR, ’59, of Carol Stream, IL, Jun. 24, age 83 Lone Tree, CO Roscommon, May 5, age 84 DWAIN E. MORSE, ’58, of DONALD J. SOLTYSIAK, ’60, of DOUGLAS K. POTTER, ’62, of Santa Barbara, CA, Jun. 2, JAMES W. MONKS, ’59, of Hyde Hellertown, PA, Jul. 5, age 80 Denver, CO, Jul. 4, age 78 age 86 Park, NY, Apr. 25, age 86 DONALD C. STOLZ, ’60, of JUDITH A. (TAMBORNINI) ZIELKE, FLOYD C. OLMSTED, ’58, of Flint, WILLIAM A. MORGAN, ’59, of Grand Ledge, Jun. 11, age 80 ’62, of Clarkston, Jun. 12, age 78 Jul. 15, age 83 Markleeville, CA, Apr. 14, age 84 JAMES P. STOUFFER, ’60, of EDITH J. (JOHNSON) AVISE, ’63, of LEE F. SCHRADER, ’58, of Hudson, CAROL A. (MALAN) NEWMIN, ’59, Columbus, OH, May 11, age 81 Irvine, CA, May 31, age 101 WI, Apr. 21, age 85 of Lancaster, PA, Jun. 11, age 79 GERALD E. ABRAHMS, ’61, of KENNETH H. CARRICK, ’63, of ROBERT R. WALLIS, ’58, of HAROLD R. SMOCK, ’59, of San Rafael, CA, Mar. 9, age 85 Farmington, Apr. 28, age 87 Oconomowoc, WI, Jun. 10, Anacortes, WA, Jul. 16, age 91 LAURALEA (BROWN) BERNS, ’61, of STANLEY R. CRISSMAN, ’63, of age 82 JOSEPH R. STOLTZ, ’59, of Hanahan, SC, Jul. 5, age 79 Angola, IN, Apr. 19, age 79 CHARLES H. WING, ’58, of Okemos, Washington, DC, Jun. 28, age 82 JACK A. BOEHM, ’61, of ROBERT F. DENDY, ’63, of Jun. 17, age 81 JACK J. SURES, ’59, of Canada, Williamsburg, Jul. 22, age 79 Nashville, TN, Apr. 14, age 80 RICHARD D. BARDEN, ’59, of South May 12, age 83 ROGER O. BOHN, ’61, of Milford, ROBERT A. KAUER, ’63, of Haven, Jun. 24, age 87 ROBERT N. VERBURG, ’59, of Apr. 7, age 81 Durango, CO, May 25, age 76 DONALD C. BECKER, ’59, of Stanwood, Jun. 2, age 81 MARVIN S. KAPLAN, ’61, of FRANCES G. MANNING, ’63, of Hedgesville, WV, Jul. 20, age 86 ROBERT C. WURDOCK, ’59, of Columbus, OH, May 8, age 89 Laingsburg, Jun. 18, age 87 JAMES A. BRUCE, ’59, of Sanford, Dearborn, May 22, age 91 JOHN H. SIMMONS, ’61, of Belmont, PAUL W. MIDDENTS, ’63, of Fpo FL, May 24, age 92 Jun. 7, age 80 New York, NY, Apr. 19, age 79 MARSHALL N. BRUNDEN, ’59, of 1960S RICHARD B. SMITH, ’61, of JOHN G. RAJTIK, ’63, of Fairhope, AL, Apr. 23, age 83 Brunswick, ME, Apr. 30, age 87 CHARLES R. BARR, ’60, of Chambersburg, PA, Jun. 16, PAUL W. BUEHLER, ’59, of Sherman, TX, Jun. 28, age 86 FORREST G. WELLINGTON, ’61, of age 89 St. Johns, Jun. 14, age 83 Payson, AZ, May 22, age 85 RICHARD K. BELL, ’60, of Naples, GEORGE A. RICHARDSON, ’63, of BRIAN M. CARMODY, ’59, of Mt. FL, May 29, age 79 ARNOLD G. BERLAGE, ’62, of Clay, Apr. 26, age 76 Pleasant, SC, Jul. 4, age 82 Corvallis, OR, May 13, age 88 JAMES R. BRUMBACK, ’60, of EDWARD F. SARNO, ’63, of PATRICIA M. (LYNCH) COSTELLO, Fenton, Apr. 26, age 81 JAYNE A. (HOFFS) CUMMINGS, ’62, Lancaster, OH, Apr. 24, age 77 ’59, of Warren, Apr. 23, age 81 of Holland, Jul. 16, age 78 ALBERT EGRES, ’60, of St. Johns, LENORE P. SCHRAM, ’63, of GEORGE E. DAY, ’59, of Jul. 16, age 79 CHRISTOPHER J. CUMMINS, ’62, of Nashville, Jul. 4, age 91 Walkersville, MD, May 20, age 81 Midlothian, VA, May 9, age 77 RONALD B. HOLTSBERRY, ’60, of FREDERICK W. SHEPARD, ’63, of PATRICIA R. (ELLINGSON) FINCH, Exton, PA, Jun. 5, age 81 WILLIAM B. DAVIS, ’62, of Murray, KY, Jun. 19, age 81 ’59, of Okemos, Jun. 15, age 82 Tempe, AZ, May 23, age 97 JOYCE A. (WILSON) HOPKINS, ’60, JEAN M. STONER, ’63, of EDMUND E. HARDY, ’59, of South of Mason, May 13, age 79 EILEEN M. EARHART, ’62, of Eaton Rapids, May 2, age 87 Portland, ME, Jun. 22, age 84 Oxford, OH, Apr. 18, age 89 CRAIG W. LARSON, ’60, of Haslett, JANICE C. (VILLENEUVE) WRIGHT, JUDITH A. HARRIS, ’59, of Jan. 23, age 82 ROBERT C. ERICKSON, ’62, of Holt, ’63, of Detroit, Jun. 14, age 79 Dallas, TX, Jul. 12, age 81 Mar. 10, age 81 CHARLES G. LIDDLE, ’60, of FRANK W. BRUTT, ’64, of VIRGINIA (HANSON) HAWN, ’59, of Raleigh, NC, Apr. 19, age 82 RICHARD I. HARRIS, ’62, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, Jun. 11, Sheridan, May 3, age 94 Hingham, MA, Jun. 26, age 83 age 87 AALDERT MENNEGA, ’60, of Sioux JOHANN F. INGOLD, ’59, of Sault Center, IA, Jun. 12, age 87 KENNETH M. MATTESON, ’62, of RICHARD D. ERICKSON, ’64, of Sainte Marie, May 12, age 91 Interlochen, Apr. 28, age 82 Farwell, Apr. 12, age 85 DONALD C. RENTSCHLER, ’60, CHARLES J. JEZEK, ’59, of of Saint Clair Shores, May 15, DAVID J. MERKLE, ’62, of Sparta, JAMES M. HARGITT, ’64, of Gettysburg, PA, May 6, age 86 age 80 Jun. 6, age 78 Lansing, Jun. 13, age 80

L. WAYNE JOHNSON, ’59, of Maple BERNARD M. RIGGS, ’60, of RANDOLPH R. MICHAEL, ’62, of GAIL L. HOPKINS, ’64, of Grove, MN, Apr. 29, age 89 Jackson, Jun. 17, age 91 Gaylesville, AL, May 17, age 79 Rives Junction, May 4, age 75

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78 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU Growing up in Greater Lansing and having a grandfather who worked as an administrator at MSU, there was never much doubt where I would go to college. Armed with a Michigan Education Trust 529 prepaid tuition contract that my grandfather had the thoughtfulness and foresight to purchase on my behalf, I eagerly headed off to MSU. The education I received there has allowed me to work in a field that I find meaningful, makes me feel good and brings joy to my life.

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 79 IN MEMORIAM

JOHN H. KAPKE, ’64, of WILLIAM M. BREMER, ’66, of WILLIAM E. SCHAEFER, ’67, of HOWARD C. HENRY, ’69, of Thurmont, MD, Nov. 5, age 76 Grand Rapids, May 24, age 75 Freeland, May 25, age 75 Rives Junction, Jun. 19, age 89

JAMES A. LESTER, ’64, of GRACE (JOHNSON) DROSTE, ’66, of ROBERT J. STEPHAN, ’67, of LUKE M. LITTLE, ’69, of San Diego, CA, May 7, age 78 Arlington, VA, Mar. 26, age 93 Belmont, Jun. 3, age 82 South Lyon, Apr. 17, age 71

CAROLYN P. (WELLS) NOLAN, ’64, CHARLES E. GARRISON, ’66, of FRANCIS L. BROKAW, ’68, of MICHAEL P. MARVIN, ’69, of of Richmond, VA, Mar. 18, age 78 Holt, May 30, age 75 Sun City West, AZ, Apr. 22, age 85 Estero, FL, Jul. 2, age 71

WILFRED G. SAWYIER, ’64, of RICHARD B. HARPER, ’66, of CHARLES A. COLE, ’68, of DAVID J. MINDERHOUT, ’69, of Albuquerque, NM, Jul. 5, age 93 Mooresville, NC, Apr. 27, age 73 St. Joseph, Apr. 28, age 72 Bloomsburg, PA, Jul. 4, age 71

MARLLIN L. SIMON, ’64, of JANET K. (MILANO) IHLE, ’66, of EARL W. FINLEY, ’68, of SHIRLEE A. MURPHY, ’69, of Auburn, AL, May 29, age 78 Wyoming, Jun. 24, age 76 Tucson, AZ, Apr. 25, age 88 Greensboro, NC, Jul. 2, age 84

PHILIP W. SLAYTON, ’64, of STEPHEN C. JOHNSON, ’66, of JOHN F. GRASHOF, ’68, of LAWRENCE J. ONESTI, ’69, of Battle Creek, Jun. 7, age 77 Mokena, IL, Jul. 23, age 79 Blairsville, GA, May 13, age 76 Bloomington, IN, Jul. 9, age 79

BENJAMIN J. TAYLOR, ’64, of PATRICIA J. LAFLAME, ’66, of MAXWELL T. HAMILTON, ’68, of BEVERLY J. OSTIEN, ’69, of Rensselaer, NY, May 31, age 76 Hartsville, TN, Feb. 19, age 94 Palm Harbor, FL, May 30, age 96 Mt. Juliet, TN, Apr. 30, age 72

CAROL (BARTLET) WARSOP, ’64, of LARS O. LANDE, ’66, of Ann Arbor, WAYNE E. HUMBERT, ’68, of KENNETH D. SWANSON, ’69, of Fletcher, NC, May 31, age 76 May 12, age 75 St. Michael, MN, May 6, age 90 Chicago, IL, Jun. 11, age 71 RONALD P. KEMERLY, ’68, of SHARON L. BORDEN, ’65, of KAYE S. LEISHER, ’66, of Oscoda, MARY S. (WARFIELD) VENNERS, Lake Charles, LA, Jun. 26, age 72 Hanover, IN, May 27, age 74 Apr. 24, age 82 ’69, of Jackson, Jul. 11, age 71 JANE T. (ZONTEK) KULPINSKI, ’68, LAWRENCE M. COOPES, ’65, of ROBERT L. MARK, ’66, of Bethany, KENNETH R. WOTRING, ’69, of of Ann Arbor, Jun. 5, age 95 Frankenmuth, Jun. 19, age 74 MO, Apr. 7, age 75 Lansing, May 19, age 71 RICHARD E. CZARNECKI, ’65, of HEATHER A. MCPHERSON, ’66, of TIMOTHY I. MACLEAN, ’68, of Dearborn, Jul. 15, age 87 Oshkosh, WI, Jul. 13, age 74 Tacoma, WA, Jun. 9, age 72 1970S HAROLD L. DOWELL, ’65, of EMERSON W. ARNTZ, ’67, of CARL D. MACPHERSON, ’68, of Peoria, IL, Jun. 24, age 91 Macomb, Jun. 4, age 75 Tucson, AZ, Nov. 20 NEIL R. COTE, ’70, of Foxfi re Village, NC, May 29, age 85 ELMER D. EPLER, ’65, of JON A. BELLGOWAN, ’67, of RICHARD F. MEYER, ’68, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jun. 17, Lindstrom, MN, May 20, age 78 Carlisle, MA, Jul. 15, age 71 HOWARD W. DREW, ’70, of age 85 Berrien Springs, Jun. 20, age 87 LEONARD M. CAPUTO, ’67, of RICHARD L. NORRIS, ’68, of JUDITH S. GAZEGIAN, ’65, of Chattanooga, TN, May 18, age 72 Venice, FL, Jun. 15, age 87 MARY J. (BURNS) HOWARD, ’70, of Niagara Falls, NY, Apr. 25, age 75 Sheridan, Jul. 10, age 85 KENNETH H. CARLSON, ’67, of MATTHEW L. PIERNICK, ’68, of KENNETH R. JOHNSON, ’65, of Melbourne, FL, Jul. 2, age 73 Dearborn Heights, Feb. 9 MOREY A. KAYS, ’70, of Punta Holland, Jun. 7, age 77 Gorda, FL, Aug. 13, age 75 LOYD W. CONARD, ’67, of GRETA A. PLAISIER, ’68, of Grant, ROBERT L. LASTACY, ’65, of Middleville, May 20, age 83 Jun. 9, age 92 MARYLOU KOVACH, ’70, of Hudsonville, May 23, age 74 HENRY A. ROGERS, ’68 Port Huron, Jul. 13, age 84 DANIEL H. GENDEL, ’67, of , of Midland, Feb. 13, age 86 THOMAS J. MCCALLUM, ’65, of Shrewsbury, NJ, May 7, age 72 MARTHA A. (YAHNKA) LUNEKE, ’70, Clinton Township, Jun. 20, HAROLD V. SAUSER, ’68, of Clio, of Raleigh, NC, Apr. 21, age 83 JOHN W. KESNER, ’67, of age 79 Severna Park, MD, May 18, Jun. 18, age 90 LINDA J. (JOHNSON) MUELLER, ’70, LYNNE A. PERRIN, ’65, of age 73 GARY D. SPARBEL, ’68, of Portage, of Coeur D’Alene, ID, May 30, Grand Rapids, Jul. 8, age 75 Jul. 16, age 72 age 69 ROBERT A. MASSEY, ’67, of Oscoda, BEVERLY E. (VAUCK) PFEIFLE, ’65, Jun. 30, age 76 ARNO H. WALLSCHLAEGER, ’68, of KAREN K. (ELDRIDGE) PETERS, ’70, of Littleton, CO, Feb. 15, age 75 Columbus, OH of Canton, Jun. 16, age 70 C MICHAEL NOLAND, ’67, of SUSAN K. VANDYKE, ’65, of Winter Haven, FL, May 10, PAUL WITKOWSKI, ’68, of RONALD K. RICHMOND, ’70, of Milwaukee, WI, Jun. 7, age 75 age 79 Port Clinton, OH, Jun. 22, age 78 Grand Ledge, May 3, age 91

JON P. WEERSING, ’65, of MILES J. PURCELL, ’67, of Saginaw, JAMES C. CLEEREMAN, ’69, of CHARLOTTE L. (ADLER) ROHRING, Midlothian, VA, Jun. 12, age 75 Dec. 23, age 76 Escanaba, Jul. 7, age 81 ’70, of Manistique, Apr. 12, age 89

RALEIGH J. WILKINSON, ’65, of KIM A. (GARTSIDE) RUBIN, ’67, of CURTIS R. DUVALL, ’69, of DIANNE H. SEIBOLD, ’70, of Homer Glen, IL, May 13, age 84 Santa Fe, NM, May 16, age 72 Blanchard, May 15, age 71 Okemos

80 SPRING 2019 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN MEMORIAM

WILLIAM W. SHELLEY, ’70, of JANE A. (WIGSTEN) MCGONIGAL, CONSTANCE M. (HOWSON) DAVID L. SOLI, ’73, of Lake Orion, Williamston, Jun. 26, age 69 ’71, of Ithaca, NY, Jul. 10, age 89 BEAUPRE, ’73, of Phoenix, AZ, Jun. 26, age 72 Jun. 11, age 67 MING-WU WU, ’70, of JO ANN (SMITH) MEDLER, ’71, of ROBERT M. SPRAGUE, ’73, of Sacramento, CA, May 20, Northport, Jul. 2, age 73 RUTH E. DENNIS, ’73, of Grand Blanc, May 2, age 67 age 84 Nashville, TN, May 26, age 89 HARRY E. PIKE, ’71, of GERALD A. STUEBER, ’73, of WILLIAM E. BARKYOUMB, ’71, of Sault Sainte Marie, Jun. 21, ALBERT H. ELIE, ’73, of Chagrin Falls, OH, Jan. 3, age 66 Grand Blanc, Jul. 26, age 75 Lansing, May 19, age 69 age 83 DENNIS P. TERRY, ’73, of ROGER W. EVANS, ’73, of Fort Thomas, KY, May 29, age 72 ERNEST R. BURNELL, ’71, of STEVEN C. SEEBURGER, ’71, of Rochester, MN, Jul. 4, age 66 Saginaw, Jun. 9, age 74 Saginaw, Jul. 16, age 70 SANDRA M. THOMPSON, ’73, of MICHAEL L. IDEMA, ’73, of East Lansing, Jun. 12, age 74 EDGAR G. CONLEY, ’71, of ROBERT L. BAYN, ’72, of Grandville, May 6, age 67 Las Cruces, NM, Jun. 28, age 72 Logan, UT, Apr. 17, age 67 DENNIS R. WARREN, ’73, of BETTY M. (WENTZELL) MITCHELL, ’73, Cedar Rapids, IA, Mar. 22, age 76 DAVID M. DEAN, ’71, of Stuart, FL, GARY R. KELLY, ’72, of Slidell, LA, of Pembroke, GA, May 23, age 66 Mar. 29, age 71 Jun. 23, age 67 DIANN (GARNER) WOODARD, ’73, THOMAS C. PASTOR, ’73, of of Brownstown Township, TIMOTHY A. LEE, ’71, of Chicago, RICHARD E. RYAN, ’72, of Battle Creek, Jul. 18, age 71 May 6, age 66 IL, Jun. 3, age 68 Grand Rapids, Mar. 5, age 88 RODNEY L. PETERSON, ’73, of LANNIE J. (RUTTMANN) CHARLES A. LEIBEL, ’71, of GERALD E. SNYDER, ’72, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 6, age 67 ZIMMERMAN, ’73, of Grand Haven, Alpharetta, GA, Apr. 18, age 76 Jackson, Jul. 26, age 81 Jul. 14, age 66 JAMES K. RICHARDSON, ’73, of ANTHONY M. LONGHINI, ’71, of JAMES B. THOMAS, ’72, of Colorado Springs, CO, May 12, HENRY C. BUTLER, ’74, of Chesaning, Jun. 2, age 79 Penobscot, ME, Jun. 16, age 87 age 70 Brooklyn, NY, Jul. 2, age 69

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 81 IN MEMORIAM

CYNTHIA A. HOSIMER, ’74, of TIMOTHY J. HEATH, ’77, of KENNETH G. NEFF, ’81, of SHARON K. (HAMMOND) KING, ’88, Laingsburg, May 19, age 65 Roseville, CA, Jul. 3, age 64 St. Louis, MO, Jul. 9, age 61 of East Lansing, Jul. 18, age 75

MARY P. LABADIE, ’74, of MICHAEL J. ROSSO, ’77, of NANCY L. STAGER, ’81, of CAROL S. LARSON, ’88, of Easton, Kalamazoo, Apr. 24, age 66 Milton, FL, May 7, age 62 New Baltimore, Jul. 10, age 79 PA, Jul. 10, age 54

MARY A. LIPSCOMB, ’74, of GARY R. SAWICKE, ’77, of BRENT D. ALBERTSON, ’82, of SCOTT D. PIERPONT, ’88, of Holt, Xenia, OH, May 8, age 83 Sun City, AZ, Jul. 18, age 74 Dublin, OH, Jun. 15, age 57 Jul. 19, age 52

DANIEL A. SANDAHL, ’74, of GEORGE F. THEODORE, ’77, of JAMES E. BARKMAN, ’82, of GREGORY A. BROWN, ’89, of St. Johns, Jun. 22, age 67 Pontiac, Jul. 16, age 87 Lansing, Jul. 11, age 69 Flushing, Jun. 17, age 61

FRANCIS J. SIECINSKI, ’74, of EDWARD A. BARCLAY, ’78, of THOMAS A. COVER, ’82, of Brighton, Jul. 9, age 83 Birmingham, May 14, age 62 Bloomfi eld Hills, May 11, age 67 1990S CHRIS E. SMITH, ’74, of Eagle, MICHELE A. HENDERSON, ’78, of MICHAEL E. MISPAGEL, ’82, of EDWARD L. DAVIES, ’90, of May 2, age 66 Norman, OK, Mar. 19, age 63 Athens, GA, Jul. 13, age 69 Fresno, CA, May 23, age 77

LOUIS P. ALVEY, ’75, of GAIL ANN MARTIN, ’78, of DONNA B. CLARK, ’83, of ELIZABETH A. EVERETT, ’90 , of Bourbonnais, IL, May 16, age 68 Grand Rapids, Apr. 29, age 78 Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 6, age 93 Carmel, IN, July 24, age 50

ROSEMARY E. (GLEASON) BRAT, STEVEN J. MCLEAN, ’78, of DAVID T. NOWLEN, ’83, of GREGORY K. MARTIN, ’90, of ’75, of Fredericksburg, VA, Clarksville, Jun. 4, age 63 Phoenix, AZ, Sep. 26, age 56 Mishawaka, IN, May 3, age 61 May 17, age 64 ADDIE M. WINSTON, ’78, of JAMES L. PECKHAM, ’83, of JUDITH R. REASE, ’90, of KATHLEEN P. DISLER, ’75, of Lansing, May 19, age 76 Tampa, FL, May 21, age 64 Glendale, AZ, Jun. 28, age 50 Battle Creek, May 20, age 67 MARY R. (DUNN) BRICKER, ’79, of DIANE L. (MIELKE) SHERMAN, ’83, SHEHREZAD MUZHER, ’91, of CRAIG M. NOSAL, ’75, of DeWitt, May 24, age 61 of Honor, Apr. 30, age 62 Flat Rock, Jun. 26, age 48 Austin, TX, May 4, age 70 HELENE M. DEHOEK, ’79, of GERALD L. WALKER, ’83, of MARK J. KELLEY, ’93, of Whitehall, SANDRA L. STEEVES, ’75, of Caledonia, May 13, age 86 Rockwood, TN, May 18, age 74 Jul. 2, age 50 Rochester, NY, Jul. 18, age 65 BARBARA W. DESGUIN, ’79, of LINDA M. (BOHLAND) ADAMS, ’84, ERNEST L. RUSSELL, ’93, of BARBARA J. BRANDT, ’76, of South Yarmouth, MA, May 27, of Cadillac, Jun. 24, age 57 Goodyear, AZ, Jun. 1, age 73 San Mateo, CA, Jun. 20, age 71 age 71 TIMOTHY J. HAYNES, ’84, of KATHLEEN A. FENSKE, ’94, of Holt, GEORGE BUIS, ’76, of Ann Arbor, GARY P. GALAZIN, ’79, of Lansing, Jun. 30, age 56 May 25, age 66 Jul. 18, age 86 Southfi eld, May 31, age 72 JAMES A. POSHEK, ’84, of BEVERLY E. FERGUSON, ’94, of STEVEN J. DEKRUYTER, ’76, of BONNIE D. MIKKELSON, ’79, of Estero, FL, May 16, age 55 Mason, May 10, age 94 Grand Rapids, Jun. 10, age 64 Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 23, ELIZABETH A. WIZOREK, ’84, of STACIE J. LEWIS, ’94, of age 75 KRISTINE L. (SCARBRO) Ionia, Apr. 24, age 58 West Bloomfi eld GOLDBLATT, ’76, of East Lansing, DENNIS W. STANFORD, ’79, of LINDA M. BUTER, ’85, of PAUL J. WITUCKI, ’94, of Apr. 27, age 67 Lake Leelanau, Feb. 17, age 64 Henderson, NV, Apr. 29, age 55 Chattanooga, TN, Feb. 1, age 65

LAVERNE S. HAGENBUCH, ’76, of BRENDA G. (WILLIAMS) BAXTER, PEGGY S. MCNEW, ’96, of Empire, Pacifi c Palisades, CA 1980S ’86, of Holt, May 28, age 66 May 29, age 68 BARBARA A. HAWKE, ’76, of WILLIAM S. ANSERT, ’80, of DAVID A. DONOVAN, ’87, of ANDREW M. DAILEY, ’97, of Bay City, Jun. 20, age 63 Mesa, AZ Lititz, PA, Jul. 19, age 56 Holland, Jul. 9, age 43

DOROTHY F. QUIST, ’76, of PHYLLIS I. (BOSS) BEUKEMA, ’80, ELAINE R. LAPINE, ’87, of BEVERLY J. (ELLER) TERRY, ’97, of Cedar Springs, Jul. 26, age 84 of Spring Lake, Apr. 29, age 94 East Lansing, Jul. 7, age 65 Fowlerville, Jul. 3, age 71

JOAN I. SCHWARTZ, ’76, of Lapeer, CHRISTINE C. FORRISTER, ’80, of MICHAEL J. MASTERSON, ’87, of MARTHA J. BURNS, ’98, of Gaylord, Apr. 21, age 88 Coldwater, Jun. 11, age 70 Okemos, May 31, age 56 May 23, age 67

JOSEPH E. TORTORIELLO, ’76, of MARY E. HELFER, ’80, of JAMES A. RAPP, ’87, of Lansing, KATHLEEN T. (TUTTLE) PAFF, ’99, of Kenosha, WI, Jul. 3, age 89 Denver, CO, Apr. 29, age 81 Jul. 27, age 72 Charlotte, May 25, age 65

JOY E. (DEARMAN) ADCOCK, ’77, of SUZAN R. SELEWSKI, ’80, of Taylor, SUSAN J. WOLCOTT, ’87, of Belmont, May 15, age 92 May 1, age 60 Potterville, Jun. 8, age 68 2000S WENDY L. (SMITH) BUONODONO, DEREK L. CHISHOLM, ’81, of JAMES R. CLARK, ’88, of ASHLEY S. BROOKS, ’00, of ’77, of Howell, Jun. 29, age 62 Chesterfi eld, VA, Jul. 1, age 58 Waterford, Dec. 4, age 51 Sarasota, FL, May 13, age 40

82 SPRING 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN MEMORIAM

BRIAN C. FINDLAY, ’01, of Bath, SANDRA L. LAUKKANEN, of Apr. 15, age 39 Rock, Jun. 14, age 73

MUHAMMAD A. SIDDIQUI, ’04, of DAVID G. MCCONNELL, of East Skokie, IL, May 20, age 39 Lansing, May 7, age 91 RICHARD B. POWELL, ’05, of BEVERLY J. MEEDER, of Potterville, MONTEREY Ann Arbor, May 16, age 48 Jul. 11, age 89 JAZZ FESTIVAL JULIA R. (RABE) HOY, ’06, of SUDHISH MISHRA, of Troy, Jan. 17, Strongsville, OH, Jul. 6, age 51 ON TOUR age 33 ANTHONY OLCOTT, of Charlevoix, FEATURING ALISON D. ZARET, ’08, of Jun. 27, age 68 CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, Rochester, Jun. 7, age 31 BRIA SKONBERG AND MORE RONALD C. O’NEILL, of MATTHEW S. NORMAND, ’09, of East Lansing, Apr. 29, age 88 East Lansing, Jan. 3, age 36 ALI A. SHUSHTARI, of Lansing, MAR. 24, 6:30pm STEVEN SCRANTON, ’09, of Apr. 15, age 92 Rockford, Apr. 28, age 65 TAMARA B. SPANGLER, of Onondaga, May 28, age 57

SHARON E. VANATTA, of YEFIM 2010S Williamston, Jun. 14, age 72 BRONFMAN CORRINA K. VANHAMLIN, ’10, of GERALD L. WILTON, of Lansing, Lansing, Jul. 19, age 36 May 14, age 72 “…one of the most gifted and KEVIN C. KUYKENDOLL, ’16, of brilliant and versatile [pianists Lansing, Jun. 20, age 35 around].” –The Washington Post

Submit an Obituary APR. 2, 7:30pm Faculty/ SEND MAIL TO: MSU Alumni Magazine 535 Chestnut Rd., Rm. 300 Staff E. Lansing, MI 48824 MARIELLA AIKMAN, of THE SUMMIT: East Lansing, Oct. 12, age 93 GO TO THE WEB: THE MANHATTAN go.msu.edu/alumni-mag TRANSFER MEETS TAKE 6 RICHARD L. ANDERSON, of Haslett, Jul. 21, age 85 Information typically isn’t published until several issues ® BYRON L. AUTREY, of With twenty Grammy Awards after it is submitted. between the two groups, this East Lansing, Jul. 20, age 93 Received through July 2018. is an event! GEORGE A. DAVIES, of Pompano Beach, FL, Apr. 28, age 96 APR. 10, 7:30pm JOHN P. HEFFRON, of Charlotte, Jul. 17, age 71

GEORGE W. HOTHEM, of whartoncenter.com Winchester, VA, Jul. 19, age 84 1-800-WHARTON PATRICIA HOTT, of Haines City, FL, Jul. 6, age 72

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Helmets denote those who’ve made charitable gifts to MSU through their estate plans. SPARTAN MAGAZINE 83 FROM THESE SCENES WE WANDER COMMUNICATIONS BRAND STRATEGY BRAND COMMUNICATIONS OUR FAMILY TREE A quiet symbol of our land-grant roots, a painted letter stands guard on our farms Decades ago, a herdsman, (we think) emblazoned a sugar maple with the block “S”—long since revered by Spartans near and far. The letter was introduced in 1934 on our football team’s winged helmets. In the past, advertisements, posters, signs, printed pieces and even Michigan license plates bore the symbol. It’s a beloved reminder for us all.

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