NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

All-Classes Brunch and Hall of Fame Ceremony

2014

SATURDAY , JUNE 7, 2014, 10:00 A .M.

NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL NEWTON , IOWA

Newton Alumni Association All-Classes Brunch

Program and Hall of Fame Biographies June 7, 2014

WELCOME

Alumni Association President Mark Hallam 1979 50-Year Reunion Class: Dennis Portello 1964 25-Year Reunion Class: Megan Trower-Ward 1989

GET TO KNOW NEWTON

Mayor Michael Hansen 1973

RECOGNITION OF RETIRED TEACHERS

Mark Hallam

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING

Mark Hallam

2013 ATTENDANCE AWARD

Newton Community Educational Foundation

2014 WINDOW WALK AWARDS

Mark Hallam

CLASS OF 2014

Introduction of the Class of 2014: Mark Hallam Class President: Sydney Bergman 2014

NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL UPDATE

Principal Bill Peters 1983

INAUGURAL NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME

Bill Peters

HALL OF FAME 2014

Emerson Hough Lucy E. Hall Col. Avery Jack Ladd Thomas R. Smith Laird Bush Lamb William Green N. Neal Deaton Robert Sparks M.D. Charles Murray Ph.D. Thomas R. Altemeier M.D. Minda Gralnek Karen King Brig. General David Cotton Frank Gilson Sara H. Haines Thomas J. Weeks Harold A. Lynn

ROLL CALL OF CLASSES

Dan Kelley 1989

LOYALTY SONG

All Loyal Alumni

Hall of Fame 2014 ARTS EMERSON HOUGH

Emerson Hough was one of three members of the first graduating class of Newton High School in 1875, and his was the first signature on the constitution of the Newton High School Alumni Association organized in 1881. Emerson’s father was the president of the first Board of Education of the Newton school district. Emerson was a member of the Literary Society at Newton High School. After one year as a teacher in Baxter, he enrolled at the State University of Iowa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy. He studied law under the guidance of Newton lawyer H.S. Winslow and was admitted to the bar in 1882. Following one year as a lawyer in White Oaks, New Mexico, Emerson returned to Iowa to become business manager of the Des Moines Times . The magazine Forest and Stream hired him as their Western representative in the late 1880’s. Emerson became an internationally-known author. His books included “Covered Wagon,” an image of which was engraved on each NHS class ring for many years, and 34 other western novels and stories. Four novels were made into films. His first published piece was “Far from the Maddening Crowd” in the August 1882 edition of Forest and Stream. His first novel, “The Girl at the Halfway House,” came out in 1890. Additional novels included “The Mississippi Bubble” (1902), “54-40 or Fight” (1909), “The Sagebrushes” (1919), “The Covered Wagon” (1922), and “North of 36” (1923). In addition, Hough published over 150 magazine articles. Those written during and after his exploration of Yellowstone Park attracted the greatest attention and led to successful activism prohibiting the poaching of wild game in national parks. On January 19, 1927, Emerson Hough Elementary School, located across the street from Emerson’s boyhood home, was dedicated. During a visit to Newton in his later years, Emerson wrote a message in the American Literature notebook of Newton student Richard McLaughlin: “This little book of yours gives a very fine and intimate look into the faces and the hearts of the best of our contemporary American authors…. I need not tell you how proud I am to sign my own name among these others, and to carry my cordial and good wishes to a student in my own school, in my own old town, and in my own old state. You and I must so live that, if we can not be a credit to our birthplace, at least we shall not be a discredit.” Emerson Hough was born June 28, 1857 in Newton. In 1897, he married Charlotte Amelia Cheesebro. Emerson died April 30, 1928, one week after attending the premiere of the movie version of “Covered Wagon.”

Hall of Fame 2014 EDUCATION LUCY HALL

Lucy E. Hall graduated from Newton High School in 1897 at the age of eighteen in a class of twelve girls and six boys. She attended Drake University, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, and did post- graduate work at the University of Chicago and the University of Wisconsin. Ms. Hall began her teaching career in rural Jasper County where she taught one year before joining the Newton High School staff in 1900. In 1911 she was elected the first principal of NHS – a position she held until 1918 when she was elected Jasper County Superintendent of Schools, serving in that role until 1939. Circa 1959 Lucy wrote a book entitled, “A History of the Schools of Jasper County, Iowa – covering the Period of Growth in Education To the Early Twenties.” It is considered by many local researchers as an important resource. The following are among changes occurring during Ms. Hall’s years as NHS Principal: the staff increased from seven to 22 teachers, including the addition of the first physical training director for girls, the first yearbook was published, and a debate program initiated. The yearbook of 1915 was dedicated to Lucy E. Hall. It reads, in part: “To Miss Lucy E. Hall, principal of Newton High School whose womanly and unselfish character has inspired in the minds of the students the highest ideal …. from the timid freshman just entering high school whom she encourages and directs - to the mighty senior who by her counsel is conducted along the path leading at last to graduation… she assists each with the same kindness and goodwill, this volume is affectionately dedicated.” Lucy Elizabeth Hall, the daughter of Lambert and Sarah (Harrah) Hall died in 1968 at age 89. She is buried in Newton Union Cemetery.

Hall of Fame 2014 GOVERNMENT /M ILITARY COL . AVERY JACK LADD Colonel Avery “Jack” Ladd was born August 14, 1906 and graduated from Newton High School in 1923. He attended Iowa State College in 1924 and 1925 and studied mechanical engineering. Jack began his career at Midwest Aviation in Des Moines in 1928. By 1930, he had earned federal aircraft and engine licenses, and a transport commercial pilot’s license. Jack was the second pilot hired for The Des Moines Register . He was also a pilot for Iowa Axle, and was employed as flight instructor. In 1939, Jack joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an instructor and pilot. Following Pearl Harbor in 1941, he returned to the U.S. and was commissioned a captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps. His first assignment was at Sebring, Florida, as an instructor and Squad Commander for B-17 combat crews. In 1943 Jack reported to Salina, Kansas, for training with the first B-29 group to go overseas. During World War II, Jack flew 25 missions “over the hump,” as flights to India over the Himalayan Mountains India became known, and eventually landed in 50 different nations and islands and major airports in 45 states. Jack returned to the United States in late 1944 and was stationed in Roswell, New Mexico, as Director of Training through the end of World War II. His C54 unit, of which he was Squad Commander, was created shortly after the founding of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC). The unit supported strategic bomb testing in the Pacific. Colonel Ladd retired in October 1961 with a total of 24, 272 flying hours – a record number for the United States Air Force. As a pilot, he flew 23 types of Canadian planes, 25 United States Air Force aircraft, and 32 different commercial airliners. He was inducted into the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame in July 1998. Jack died June 1, 2006, at the age of 99. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Dora “Dee” Helen Ladd.

Hall of Fame 2014 BUSINESS /S CIENCE THOMAS SMITH Thomas Ross Smith was born in Newton, Iowa, on March 25, 1909. He graduated from Newton High School in 1926. In 1927, he was the second Newton Boy Scout to receive the Eagle Scout award. In 1932 he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the first in his class of electrical engineers. He returned to Newton and, because of the depression, worked odd jobs until the following summer when there was an opening at the Maytag Company machine shop. In 1934, F. L. Maytag offered him a job in the experimental department. In 1938, F.L. Maytag II made Tom the head of the experimental department, and Tom changed the name to the Research and Development Division. During this time he designed the Model E washer, which went into production in late 1939, and was produced by Maytag for almost 45 years. Tom was Director of R & D until his retirement in 1974, having been made Vice-President of R & D in 1953 and elected to the Board of Directors in 1967. Tom held over 250 US patents and many foreign patents and was involved in the design of many successful Maytag appliances. He was named Iowa Inventor of the Year in 1979. Tom founded two Newton companies, both of which are still in business: Thombert in 1946, with his brother, the late Robert L. (NHS Class of 1934); and Pyramid, with his son, Tom, Jr. in 1967. He also founded a miniature book publishing company, Tamazunchale Press, with his wife, Charlotte (Messenger) NHS Class of 1936. He wrote two books for the press, Yesterdays , about growing up in Newton, and The Model E, about his designing the iconic washing machine. Tom died in 2001. He is survived by two children, both NHS graduates: Charlotte, ’59 and Thomas, Jr., ’61.

Hall of Fame 2014 ATHLETICS /G OVERNMENT /M ILITARY LAIRD “B USH ” LAMB According to the NHS yearbook of 1934, Laird Bushnell Lamb was an outstanding student athlete: he lettered his first year in swimming, and in each of his sophomore, junior and senior years lettered in football, basketball and track. He gained statewide prominence as a hurdler, and earned local football fame in 1932 leading Newton to a 12 to 7 victory over Grinnell - breaking the legendary “Grinnell Jinx” prevailing for twenty years. “Bush”, as he was popularly known, also participated in High School Student Congress, Boys Groups and N Club serving as president his senior year. Following graduation in, “Bush” went to The University of Iowa where he starred in the Hawkeye backfield for three years. He also played basketball for Iowa and won the Big Ten Javelin championship for two years. Bush Lamb was living in Clinton starting a business career when the United States entered World War II. On January 8, 1942, he enlisted in the Air Corps at Fort Crook, Nebraska as an aviation cadet. He was commissioned a 2 nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 95 th Bomber Squadron of the 17 th Bomber Group as a pilot. On November 25 1942, Lt. Lamb was reported missing in action on the North African front. To date no further word has been received by his family. The son of Price and Nettie Dunbar Lamb, “Bush” was born in Adair County October 9, 1915, one of nine children. He was married to the late Dorothy Hazel Smith, a member of the Newton High School Class of 1933. Lt. Lamb is listed on the Wall of the Missing in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia.

Hall of Fame 2014 ATHLETICS BILL GREEN William “Bill” Green graduated in 1938. While at Newton High School, he was class president for two years, lettered in both basketball and football for three years, and was a member of Delta Mu Delta and in the Athletic Honor Society for three years. In 1938 he was named 1st team all-state halfback in football by the Des Moines Register and 3rd team all- state center in basketball. To finish out his high school athletic career, Bill won the 100-yard dash and broad jump at the state outdoor track meet. That winning jump of 22’- 9.5” stood as a Newton High School record for nearly 60 years. Bill went on to play football at the University of Iowa where he was a member of the famed 1939 Ironmen. Recorded in their football history is Bill catching Nile Kinnick’s pass in the last minutes to beat Minnesota, claiming “Floyd of Rosedale” for Iowa for the very first time. Bill led in rushing in 1940 and 1941 and was named honorable mention All-American. He was invited to play in the Chicago Tribune College All-Star game and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the NFL draft. He turned down this chance to play professionally to join the Naval Air Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Bill served as a Landing Signal Officer on a carrier, the USS Cabot. The USS Cabot saw action in most of the major battles in the Pacific including Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima. Following the war, Mr. Green started a 40-year career with Maytag where he retired in 1985 as the Central Division Sales Manager. Bill was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Football Hall of Fame in 1996. He was also picked for an all-decade team on the 100th anniversary of Iowa football. He passed away in 2000 at the age of 80. His wife, the former Beth Fellows, NHS Class of 1938, lives in St. Louis, Missouri. They are parents of four children: Bill, Jr., Mary Beth, Nancy and Douglas.

Hall of Fame 2014 ARTS NORMAN NEAL DEATON Norman “Neal” Deaton graduated from Newton High School in 1947. He started his professional career in 1954 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. In 1955, he joined the staff of the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum. He was presented with the “Exceptional Services Award” for outstanding performance in zoological natural science exhibit preparation. Along with William L. Brown, he prepared the world’s largest recorded African elephant which then remained on display in the Rotunda of the National Museum. Neal returned to Newton in 1959 to establish his own studio exclusively for the creation of exhibits for natural science and historical museums. While in Newton, and later in Minnesota, Dean’s accomplishments have included in part: displays of life-size marine invertebrates for the Smithsonian’s Oceanic Hall; design and production of a series of Presidential, National, and State Conservation Awards for the National Wildlife Federation/Sears Roebuck Foundation, and he produced paleontological dioramas of marine and land reptiles from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods for the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum. He prepared life-size specimens of bison, longhorn steer, Appaloosa horses, and Grizzly bears for the Museum of Westward Expansion at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Deaton also installed dioramas for the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library; and created a new art form, Amaranth Art, consisting of wildflower botanical sculptures which were later featured on the cover of Southwest Art Magazine in 1982. He engineered and directed production of a geological strata wall for The Carnegie Museum; painted background murals for the University of Iowa’s Iowa Hall; traveled to India to consult as a Natural Science Exhibit Specialist at the request of the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Deaton also directed the fabrication of a life-size Woolly mammoth with simulated hair and moveable trunk, ears, and head, later installed at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; created a 58-foot model of a giant octopus for the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago; 13 murals for Bird Hall in the University of Iowa’s Natural History Museum; and sculpted a life-size carving of an ivory-billed woodpecker for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. Neal retired after 46 years in the museum and art exhibition profession but still works on individual museum projects, including sculpting two life-size Dall’s sheep for Denali National Park in Alaska in 2005. Neal is married to Laura and currently resides in Minnesota. Both daughters are graduates of Newton High School: Mara ’72, and Michelle ’74.

Hall of Fame 2014 SCIENCE /S ERVICE /E DUCATION ROBERT SPARKS M.D. Dr. Robert Dean Sparks was born in Newton and graduated in 1950. His Newton High School activities included student council, the Newtonia , Latin Club, Cardinal Review, and Delta Mu Delta. Bob lettered in football two years, basketball one year, and was a member of the National Athletic Honor Society. He served as class president during his junior and senior years. Bob completed his B.A. degree and M.D. (’57) at the University of Iowa. He continued graduate medical education at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, and at Tulane University’s School of Medicine, specializing in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He joined the faculty of Tulane University School of Medicine and served as Dean (1969-72). Bob was Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, and Vice President of the University of Nebraska system (1972 -1976). In 1976, Bob joined the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; he ultimately became President and a trustee (1982-1988). He was elected a director of the Syntex Corporation in 1987 and later served as a Vice President (1991-97). Bob was President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Monsour Medical Foundation (1989-90), and Chairman on the founding Board of Directors of Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center, a joint venture of the Chelsea Community Hospital and the University of Michigan. He was Director for Education and Research at the Battle Creek Adventist Hospital, and Clinical Professor in the departments of Family Practice and Psychiatry at Michigan State University (1990-91). International activities include being a Fellow of the U.S.-China Educational Institute (now Wildflowers Institute) and a member of the 5-physician U.S. Delegation for medical exchanges with the U.S.S.R. in 1988. Bob was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 1988. He is a Fellow and Master of the American College of Physicians and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society at Tulane University School of Medicine. He received an honorary Doctor of Humanitarian Service Degree from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, 1978. In 1997, Bob was contacted by the Newton Community Educational Foundation (NCEF) Board of Trustees. Subsequently he was elected as a volunteer Director of the NCEF and was instrumental is assisting them establish their Endowment Fund program. At that time, Bob wrote, in part: “I believe I have benefited greatly from many educational opportunities in Newton… one expression of gratitude is to give something back to benefit the community although I am not now a resident there. … I have not forgotten Newton and I want the schools and the community to benefit from the good experiences I have had.” The University of Iowa has honored Bob twice. He was designated a Distinguished Alumnus for Achievement by the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1998 and honored by the University’s Alumni Association as recipient of a 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award for Achievement. Bob has been elected to serve two terms (2009-2015) on the Board of Directors of KVIE, a PBS television station in Sacramento, California. He resides in El Dorado Hills, California, with his life partner and fiancée, Dr. Gwynn Marie Akin.

Hall of Fame 2014 SCIENCE /E DUCATION CHARLES MURRAY PH.D. Charles Murray is a member of the Newton High School Class of 1961. He participated all four years in debate, golf and National Forensic League, serving as the president his senior year. Other activities included band, Boys Glee Club and Mixed Chorus his first two years, student council as a freshman, as well as in his senior year, when he also was a Rotary student, a member of the Newton Needle Staff and Delta Kappa Tau. In 1965, Murray received a B.A. in history at Harvard University and a Ph.D. in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974. Between 1965 and 1969, Murray served as a Peace Corps volunteer and US- AID contractor in Thailand. During 1969 and 1970, and from 1974 to 1981, Murray was a research scientist with the American Institutes for Research. And from 1982-1990, he was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Since 1990 he has been an American Enterprise Institute Scholar. Murray’s areas of research include: marriage, family and social mores, libertarianism, human intelligence and social structure, culture and crime. Charles Murray has distinguished himself as a political scientist, author, and libertarian. He first came to national attention in 1984 with the publication of Losing Ground, followed with The Bell Curve , a New York Times bestseller co-authored in 1994 with the late Richard J. Herrnstein. Other books of note include: What it Means to be a Libertarian, Human Accomplishment, and Coming Apart. Dr . Murray also writes numerous articles for nationally recognized publications and appears on major network TV broadcasts. The son of the late Alan B. and Frances Patrick Murray of Newton, Murray has two sisters both NHS graduates: Linda, Class of 1955 and Priscilla, Class of 1957. He is married to Catherine Cox, NHS Class of 1967, with whom he co-authored, Apollo: The Race to the Moon in 1989. Charles is the father of four children and the family home is in Burkittsville, Maryland.

Hall of Fame 2014 ATHLETICS TOM ALTEMEIER M.D. Thomas M. Altemeier is a member of the NHS Class of 1963. His activities and honors are recorded as follows: mixed chorus - 9,10; boys glee club -10; student council - 9,10,12- pres.; Delta Kappa Tau - 10, 11-sec.,12; N.A.H.S.- 11,12; Delta Mu Delta- 11,12; Kiwanis student- 11; Rotary student -12; basketball -9,10,11,12 (letters 10,11,12); football- 9,10,11,12 (letters 10,11,12); track- 9,10,11,12, (letter 12); class president- 12; valedictorian- 12. A member of the undefeated State Championship basketball team in 1963, Tom was named to the All-state First Team that year and the All-state Football First Team in 1962. In 1963 he was voted outstanding athlete by NHS coaches. Tom enrolled at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where he played football and was named both an All Iowa and All American football player in 1966. After graduating from Luther, he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League, but chose to enroll in pre-med at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Receiving his medical degree in 1971, Tom began a private medical practice in Iowa Falls before moving to Minneapolis where he became the medical director of Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, and Director of Senior Services Health East. Dr. Altemeier was a Diplomat in American Family Practice with added qualifications in geriatrics. In 1992, he was named among the top 250 metro area doctors. At the time of his death in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, in 1993, Dr. Altemeier was serving as president of the Minnesota Association of Medical Directors of Nursing Homes and Physicians. Son of the late Loren and Eleanora Lamb Altemeier of Newton, Tom’s siblings also graduated from NHS: Marjorie, ’54; Richard, ’57 and Karen, ’64. Tom is survived by his wife, Marjean, and a son, John.

Hall of Fame 2014 BUSINESS MINDA GRALNEK Minda Gralnek is a 1971 graduate of Newton High School where she participated in Art Club both junior and senior years, serving as their secretary. Other activities included Pep Club, International Club, NFL, debate, Extemp, and Delta Mu Delta during her senior year. From 1975-77, Minda attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She later took additional course work at Harvard Business School and Macalester College in Minnesota. Ms Gralnek was employed as Creative Director for various companies before joining Target in 2000. She is credited with energizing their marketing and communications programs, leading Target to become the second largest discount retailer in the U.S. From 2009 to January 2014, Minda worked with a more global clientele developing products, brands and experiences of common connectedness. At that time she became VP of Global Design at Pepsico, her current position. Among honors, and awards, Minda was inducted into the Retail Advertising Hall of Fame in 2007 and named in Adweek’s “Top 30 Most Influential” in 2008. Minda is the daughter of the late Max and Rebecca Gralnek of Newton. Her three siblings are also graduates of NHS: Frances, ’62; Marcia, ’66 and Tamara, ’68. In 1992 the four sisters commissioned the scrap-metal dragon sculpture at the Newton Public Library as a gift to the community in memory of their parents.

Hall of Fame 2014 ARTS KAREN KING Karen graduated in 1975 from Newton High School. Karen has taken art classes over the years from teachers at the Des Moines Art Center, local artists and most recently from the Crealde School of Art in Winter Park, Florida. She entered 10 consecutive years in the Iowa State Fair winning numerous ribbons, first placings and best of show in the Creative Arts Division and honorable mention in the 2000 Fine Arts Division. In 2001 she moved to the Orlando, Florida area to pursue a business career in faux finishing and murals. She started her own business called King Wall Design. Since moving to Florida, she has won the Award of Distinction in the 2001 and 2002 Orlando Galeria Al Fresco Arts Market in downtown Orlando and exhibited at the Casselberry City Hall. Karen believes her talent is a gift from God, and that by using her talents it is her gift back to God. Her favorite thing is the reflection on the water: "It's like a double blessing from God." Karen currently lives in Longwood, Florida and continues to pursue her career in art and exhibit her work.

Hall of Fame 2014 ATHLETICS /E DUCATION FRANK GILSON Frank Gilson was born June 17, 1938, in Burlington, Iowa. He grew up in Elkader, where he loved to play all sports, but especially football. After high school, Frank attended Simpson College, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He graduated with degrees in teaching and coaching in 1960, and later earned his Master’s Degree from Drake University. Frank began his coaching career at Runnells High School. He married his wife, Mary Lou, and they had three children. While head football coach for 15 years at Runnells and later Southeast Polk, his teams amassed a record of 95-37-2, and earned the Class 4A State Consolation trophy in 1973. In 1974, the Gilson family moved to Newton, where Frank became a P.E. teacher at Newton High School and head football coach of the Cardinals. He quickly turned the program into a well-respected powerhouse, as the Cardinals became a fixture in the state playoffs. Frank was regarded for perfecting his unique pitch-out series offensive system and his ability to get much more out of his players than many thought possible. In 1977, Newton earned State Runner-Up to Davenport West. In 1980, the Cardinals defeated Bettendorf 28-14 to complete the perfect 12-0 season and claim the title as State Champions. The Cardinals returned to state in 1981 and 1982 – and under Frank’s leadership, the team captured CIML conference championships in 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1984. In 1983, Frank was nominated for the prestigious National High School Football Coach of the Year Award. He was inducted into the Simpson College Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984. Frank placed his heart and soul into coaching and leading young men. Both were his life’s calling and genuine passion. His twelve-year coaching career at Newton High School is legendary. Including post-season appearances, his record stands at 82-27. Overall, his career record includes 177 victories; 64 defeats; and 2 ties – with 5 appearances in the state playoffs. Tragically, in the very prime of his coaching success, Frank’s life was cut short. On September 25, 1985, he passed away at the youthful age of 47, following a very hard- fought 28-24 loss at Urbandale. Frank Gilson is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, and their children Stacey ’81, Shannon ’83, and Shawn ’87, all three of whom are Newton High School graduates.

Hall of Fame 2014 GOVERNMENT /M ILITARY BRIG . GENERAL DAVID COTTON Brigadier General David A. Cotton is a 1977 graduate of Newton High School, where he was an active member in school activities, to include president of the student council; a member of the Key Club service organization; and a trumpet player in the marching, jazz, concert and pep bands. He was also an Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 354 and worked after school and weekends at the Maid Rite. After graduation he attended Iowa State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science in 1981. He also received a Master of Arts in Computer Data Management and Personnel Management from Webster University in 1984 and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the US Air Force’s Air University in 1999.

Following Iowa State, Cotton was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force and served over 29 years, at 14 different locations, primarily working in the areas of cyber, telecommunications and information technology. General Cotton commanded units at the squadron and group level, with some being recognized as the best within the Air Force for their excellence during operational deployments.

Three times in his career he was the Chief Information Officer and Director of Communications of a major military headquarters: U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany; U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Immediately after the attack of September 11th, 2001, as the Director of Communications for Joint Task Force – Southwest Asia, Cotton was responsible for the enhancement, and daily operations and maintenance of the center located in the Middle East used for the command and control of multinational air forces conducting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He also led the US delegation in successful negotiations with the host nation to relocate the facility to a different location within the country.

When he retired in 2011 at the rank of Brigadier General he was on his third assignment to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and was responsible for the oversight of the Air Force 77,000-person Cyberspace Operations & Communications Career Field.

General Cotton is married to Mary Ann Walter from Dayton, Ohio; they have two children, Katherine and Joshua. He is the son of Curran and Jane Ann Cotton, and the sibling to Lisa Welke and Steven Cotton, also NHS graduates.

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Hall of Fame 2014 ARTS /E NTERTAINMENT SARA HAINES Sara Haines graduated from Newton High School in 1996. Her activities as pictured and described in their yearbook include basketball, volleyball (receiving all conference honorable mention), Show Choir, speech, and F.B.L.A. She was a member of Delta Mu Delta both junior and senior years and was elected to the Homecoming Queen’s court. Sara attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts where she also played basketball and volleyball while earning a Bachelor of Arts in government, graduating in 2000. That summer, she moved to New York City and joined "Today" as a Production Coordinator, overseeing the day-to-day coordination for that staff as well as the broadcast logistics at Rockefeller Center and other remote sites. Here Sara began online reporting in August 2008 as host of TODAYshow.com's video blog, Backstage Pass. In this role, she interviewed celebrity entertainers, actors and musicians for the blog, and gave viewers a behind-the-scenes insider look at the "Today" show. She also appeared on the fourth hour of "Today" alongside hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb covering fan updates and interacting with viewers via Facebook and Twitter. On August 2, 2013, it was announced that Sara would be leaving TODAY and NBC News. On August 6, 2013, ABC News President Bill Sherwood reported Sara Haines would be joining ABC News as a New York based correspondent for all their programs and platforms. (Quote) “Sara’s storytelling combines exploration, adventure, humor and heart. She has tried everything from lobstering in Maine to spring training with the Miami Marlins. Her proudest moments always involve shining a light on people who have shown resilience and courage in difficult times, especially her work with Comfort Zone Campo and Kids with Courage….Her commitment to teamwork, joyful ability to connect with audiences and her boundless curiosity and energy will fit perfectly here at ABC News.” (Unquote) Sara Haines is the daughter of Richard and Sandra Haines of Palm Coast, FL. Her siblings are all NHS alumni: Kathryn, ’90; Susanne, ’93 and Joseph, ’97.

Hall of Fame 2014 ARTS /E NTERTAINMENT THOMAS J. WEEKS Tom graduated from Newton High School in 2001 where his extracurricular activities included theater production and track. Tom attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, and graduated with a Mass Communications degree in 2005. While at BVU, Tom was Student Senate President his senior year, and general manager of the campus television station and hosted his own television show. In addition to being named by the University “Leader of the Year” for 2005, he was a four-year letterman, and a two-time captain of the university cross country and track teams. Tom interned during his junior year with ABC13 in Houston, Texas, working on Super Bowl promotions. He then moved to NBC News in Washington, D.C., where he assisted with the 2004 presidential inauguration. Following graduation from BVU, he was accepted into the Page Program at NBC in New York and one year later became an administrative assistant for two vice presidents in NBC’s executive offices. Tom later worked as a production associate for Peacock Productions, a division of NBC Network News. In June 2008, he was promoted to Associate Producer for MSNBC. Tom has worked on a variety of shows, including Saturday Night Live, The Conan O’Brian Show, The Today Show and MSNBC Live. In 2011, he moved to Hollywood, California where he was hired by Universal Pictures (part of NBC). He was responsible for producing the trailers, or visual advertisements, for new motion pictures with several movie directors such as Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Ron Howard. He has been a part of movies such as “Battleship”, “Ted” and “Les Miserables.” Tom became an independent contractor in 2013, working with numerous studios since then. He has worked on two motion pictures for Disney Studios, the latest versions of “The Muppet Movie” and “Captain America”. He recently was named an associate producer for a new TV series that will air in the fall of 2014 on the Lifetime network. Tom currently resides in North Hollywood, California.

Hall of Fame 2014 EDUCATION HAROLD A. “P OP ” LYNN Harold A. “Pop” Lynn graduated from Donnellson (Iowa) High School in 1920. He received a B. A. from Parsons College in 1924 and an M.A. from Columbia University in New York in 1929. He took additional summer school courses during his sixty-eight years as an educator in Jasper County Schools. His career began in 1924 when Mr. Lynn was hired to teach physics and mathematics, and to coach at Newton High School. His first class was Advanced Algebra in Room 3 of the “old Senior High,” currently the site of the Newton Public Library. He was named principal there in 1928. Duties of Athletic Director were also part of the job. However, as a high school and college athlete, this was a natural fit. He served as assistant football and basketball coach and was head track coach. NHS won its first state high school basketball championship in 1926. But “Pop”s main interest in athletics and activities was always development of well-rounded individuals and school spirit…that indomitable Cardinal Pride which made him a legend in his own time. Following mandatory retirement in 1967 “Pop” served as elementary principal at Kellogg until 1971. At that time, he became a frequent substitute in area schools. His last class was April 24, 1992, teaching Social Studies for Clyde Wiley at the current high school. That spring he saw his 13,965th student graduate from NHS, having attended every commencement since 1925. Among many career-related achievements, recognitions and honors, H.A. Lynn is credited in 1928 with changing the school image to the Newton “Cardinals” from the “Little Washers” , he was affectionately given the nick-name “Pop” by the Class of 1933, and in 1942, the stadium field house was built later to be named H.A. Lynn in 1966. In 1967 he received the only honorary NHS diploma to date as a member of that class. In 1974 he was elected to the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and received the Iowa High School Administrators Award in 1979. Mr. Lynn has also been honored by many local community organizations and individuals, highlighted by a travel gift to Europe upon his retirement in 1967, and “Pop Lynn Day” proclaimed in 1988. Harold A. Lynn married Frances Neel, NHS Class of ’22 in 1931. Their children are also NHS graduates: Margery, ’50; James, ’55 and Judith, ’57. “Pop” died at age 93 and is buried with Frances in Newton Union Cemetery. Two redbirds are carved on their stone.

ABOUT THE NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME AND TODAY’S CEREMONY

The purpose of the NHS Hall of Fame is to honor individuals and organizations that have made exceptional achievements in their field, significant contributions to Newton High School, or unique contributions to their communities at the local, state, national or international levels. Inductees will serve as examples of the quality education that NHS provides and as role models for current students and staff to achieve success in their chosen fields. Ongoing annual selections for the Hall of Fame will recognize and encourage Newton High School’s tradition of excellence. This year’s inductees who could not attend the ceremony were invited to ask a representative to be present and to stand in recognition and celebration of the induction. If an inductee is presented posthumously and a known family member could be contacted, an invitation was extended to him or her to likewise stand in recognition and celebration. The information provided in the biographies was received in support of the selected inductees into the 2014 Hall of Fame. It is a compilation from multiple sources including, but not limited to, high school and college yearbooks, library files, news articles, websites, military and cemetery records, and obituaries. Portions of these commendations were read at the time the inductees were presented during the Induction Ceremony.

ABOUT THE NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Association’s website is www.NewtonAlumni.Org. The Alumni Board of Directors may be contacted via email at: [email protected] , or by postal mail to P.O. Box 623; Newton, IA 50208. Updates from the Association’s bi-annual magazine, ALUMNI NEWS, and other alumni-related information including the NHS Hall of Fame, are also available at www.Facebook.com/NewtonIowaAlumniNews.

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