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The Road to 120 Years Take a Trip Through NAU History—From 1899 to Today The Alumni Magazine of Northern Arizona University Fall 2019 The road to 120 years Take a trip through NAU history—from 1899 to today RESEARCH Studying the tiny organisms behind diseases 1966: Workers change a road sign as the school officially becomes Northern Arizona University. THE VIEW FROM 7,000 FEET 120 YEARS—AND STRONGER THAN EVER to the success of every student. We will hold many celebrations throughout this academic year to remind us of our simple beginnings and recognize the achievements of our alumni over the last 120 years. The incredible success of our alumni is a living, enduring testament to the benefit of an investment in the NAU experience. I am proud to build on the success of all the students, faculty, Fall 2019 and leaders who preceded me in guiding this great university. This edition of Pine pays tribute to our special anniversary. You will read We have much to celebrate at about important milestones in NAU’s 3 7 Northern Arizona University, including history such as its first residence hall “Yes” to NAU New medical frontiers As alumni, you have set 120 years of academic excellence. in 1903, the first issue of the student A major gift gives first-gen students Students, researchers rethinking “the standard of success In the fall of 1899, Northern Arizona newspaper in 1914, and the first a smoother path to college. medicine at Biomedical Campus. for future generations at Normal School welcomed its first woman president in 1994. You will NAU—just as those first class, consisting of 23 students, two read about astronomy and forestry 4 8 23 students helped to set faculty members, and two copies of research. You will learn about NAU’s Webster’s International Dictionary Native American Cultural Center, Shutting down diseases 120 years of impact the standard for you. bound in sheepskin. which opened in 2011, reinforcing NAU researchers study the tiny Take a trip through NAU’s storied ” This fall, 120 years later, NAU our commitment to serving organisms behind major diseases. history—from 1899 to today. welcomed more than 30,000 students Indigenous students. on campuses across the state of As alumni, you have set the standard Arizona and online. We also recognize of success for future generations at 6 20 more than 172,000 NAU alumni NAU—just as those first 23 students Elite honors Taking the field throughout the world. helped to set the standard for Eight students recognized for New NAU women’s soccer coach Other things have changed from you. Thank you for your ongoing their groundbreaking work. has her eyes on the prize. our early years. Robots deliver food to commitment to NAU. students, faculty, and staff around our I trust you will enjoy this issue Flagstaff campus. Our student body and that you will be inspired to join On the cover: From the Northern Arizona University archives. has never been more diverse. And in the celebration. Here’s to 120 On this page: NAU professor Abraham Springer, PhD, leads a research excursion this summer, we celebrated NAU’s more years! through Grand Canyon National Park (Photo: Josh Biggs). Talk to us role in helping scientists map the Photography: Joshua Biggs, Geoff Lambeth, Steven Toya. All other photography surface of the moon, leading up to the Sincerely, from the Northern Arizona University Archives and the NAU Alumni Association. We want to hear what you think Contributors: Alyssa Barrett, Kerry Bennett, Sean Evans, Uri Farkas, Kyrie Fry, about Pine. Tell us what you like and moon landing 50 years ago. Despite these advances, some things Abigail Gripman, Beth Hickey, Jess Lawless, Debbie Martin, Mary McGee, Amy what you would like to see in future Phillips, Randy Press, Peter Runge, Myles Schrag, Nancy Serenbetz, RenSu Yang. issues. It's your magazine. haven’t changed at NAU: our strong Contact us: Pine is published twice a year by NAU Advancement. NAU Advancement foundation and national reputation for 928-523-3757 • [email protected] • Stephanie Smith • Director of Alumni Engagement [email protected] excellence, our key role preparing Rita Hartung Cheng, PhD To get on our mailing list, update your contact information online at nau.edu/alumni. 928-523-3757 Arizona’s teachers, and our dedication President, Northern Arizona University NAU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. TALK TO US UNIVERSITY NEWS New leadership The many looks of A FIRST-GEN at the Economic Pine Policy Institute NAU welcomes Pine has been connecting Lumberjack alumni to GAME CHANGER Joseph Guzman as one another and to the university since the 1950s. the new director of the Alliance Bank Here is a quick look at some covers from the past. Economic Policy The transition from high school to said NAU President Rita Cheng. Institute (EPI). Part college isn’t always easy—especially “This gift will help us ensure that of The W. A. Franke when students are the first in their students in the Yuma region can College of Business, the EPI promotes families to make the leap. But thanks complete a degree prepared for a development of northern, rural, and to a gift from the Helios Education job, enhancing their lives and the tribal businesses. Foundation, that transition just economy of our state.” Guzman, who has a PhD in economic analysis and policy, has got easier. With the Helios Foundation’s gift, held leadership and academic The $2.7 million gift will support YES will strengthen its Bridge to positions at Michigan State, Notre the Yuma Educational Success (YES) Success Experience, a two-week Dame, Georgetown, and the Center program, a collaboration between summer bridge program for high for Naval Analyses. He also is NAU, NAU-Yuma, Arizona Western school students. It will also expand co-founder and served as 2016 president of the American Society College, and the Yuma Union High scholarships, hands-on learning of Hispanic Economists. School District. This innovative and internships, academic advising, “I’m thrilled to be back,” said collaboration brings together and more. Guzman, a third-generation Arizonan, students and educators at all levels to YES aims to serve 200 Yuma “and I look forward to expanding the help first-generation, low-income, and students every academic semester. EPI’s contributions to a brighter future for our state.” underrepresented students succeed. Bolstered by community support and “Student success and access are the resources available at NAU, that at the center of everything we do,” goal is now within reach. Montaño named Diversity Fellow Gabriel Montaño, professor of applied physics and material sciences, has been named NAU’s new “I was delighted to “I was reading the NAU “I received my copy of Diversity Fellow. Pine Montaño has receive my copy of the alumni magazine…and I love today and, as always, was spent the past 20 years working in new Pine. Thanks so seeing how hardworking impressed!” diversity outreach. As Diversity Fellow, Montaño will much for bringing Pine people strive to make our Tom P. work to improve diversity recruitment back to alumni.” society better.” and retention university-wide. One major goal is to secure a Hispanic J. Stewart W. Kelly M. Serving Institution designation across the entire university. “I enjoy receiving the “I read Pine cover to cover. Science Annex magazine to see what It helps me feel like I never gets makeover fellow alumni are up to. The left my alma mater. I enjoy A $1.5 million donation from the Del E. Webb Foundation will launch stories are inspiring and learning about what is new the $17 million renovation of the motivate me to find ways at NAU, while also learning FACTS and FIGURES Science Annex. to stay connected to my how Lumberjacks are The renovation will create state-of-the-art interior spaces alma mater.” making global impacts.” and laboratories that reflect today’s TOP technological advances and meet Adam O. Michelle G. 21st-century research demands. # % # Supporting research such as Did you know? 9 5 3 graduate and undergraduate STEM Letters to the editor The alumni magazine shares the academic programs, the Annex will NAU looks forward to continuing the tradition of Pine—a publication revered same name as the original NAU College town: Academic rankings Best Online give NAU students the resources by so many generations of Lumberjacks. Tell us what you would like to see in student newspaper, which is now Flagstaff worldwide Colleges 2019 to excel. the next 120 years of Pine by sending your feedback to [email protected]. called The Lumberjack. Read USA Today Center for World OnlineColleges.com The fully renovated Science more about the first issue of the University Rankings Annex is projected to open its Follow the NAU Alumni Association @NAUAlumni newspaper on page 10. doors in 2022. 2 The Alumni Magazine of Northern Arizona University Fall 2019 3 UNIVERSITY NEWS attracts some of the country’s leading geneticists (see below). SHUTTING DOWN DISEASES It’s an approach that has paid off in big breakthroughs—PMI researchers have secured more than a dozen patents in disease identification and prevention—and an ever-expanding scope. For example, PMI scientists have developed a test to determine whether a vaccine against a dangerous tropical bacterial infection is effective. They’re also researching drugs the FDA has already approved—exploring whether cancer drugs can be used to fight infectious diseases. Hands-on, with gloves The opportunity to work alongside PMI’s leading geneticists is a big draw for undergraduate and The team at PMI has grown from graduate students alike. And with two people to 150 researchers, outside support from institutions like instructors, and students. the Flinn Foundation, more students can conduct research at a world- class laboratory.
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