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COLORADO COLLEGE BULLETIN SPRING 2008 The CC Tigers Hockey Team travels in style in 1948. Left to right in the front are Milo Yalich, Don Wishart, unidentified (possibly Press), Joe Slattery, Red Seasons, Chris Ray, Asst Manager McBride, Clark Wilder, Roy Ikola, Norm Nestlerode, Coach Cheddy Thompson, Dick Rowell. Left to right and by row on the steps, Len Gagnon, Lew Meier, Ron Newsome, Harry Whitworth, James Starrak, PR officer KG Freyschlag, Trainer Roosevelt Collins, Bruce Stewart and son. Colorado College 14 East Cache La Poudre Street 122-860 Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3294 Periodical Postage PAID at Colorado Springs, CO and additional offices Letters Lovin’ Chemistry, Firecrackers and Bread by Peter Rice ’05 COLORADO COLLEGE Brain of Bahrain BULLETIN Have a chat with Ted Lindeman ’73 about anything at all, and one thing stands out: the man is www.ColoradoCollege.edu Spring 2008 I live in the middle of Germany in Erfurt with my wife Michaela enthusiastic. The tone of his voice, his reverence for detail and diversity of work add up to a perfect and two small kids. As a hobby I am active in the fast-growing A publication for alumni, parents, and friends fit for CC’s chemistry department. He has that unique ability to deeply appreciate and love how memory sport. This year I participated in the World Memory something works and the thing itself, be it a laboratory instrument, firecracker or piece of bread. Director of Communications Championship 2007 in Bahrain. In the end, I won the three day Bob Kerwin competition after 10 memory disciplines, and became the “World Q: Let’s start with your extracurricular activities. What is so appealing about sourdough cooking? Memory Champion 2007.” One of my best disciplines which I Graphic Design A: I have tremendous appreciation for the microbes. While not a biochemist, I know enough about molecules to Myers Design Group won – tightly followed by a Chinese student – was memorizing 1044 (poker) playing cards (20 decks + 4 cards) in random order know that what they do is dang near miraculous. These critters will just take over the flour and milk and turn it into something new and interesting. Saturday pancakes were a family Publications Director within one hour without any mistakes. Since winning this title Jennifer Kulier breakfast tradition for many years, but when my Dad brought home an Alaskan there has been worldwide media interest in the question of how gold-rush starter the flavor subtleties opened my eyes. It was sort of like a Art Director one can actually improve his/her memory to such an unusual grownup discovering how complex a wine can be. Rick Specht extent. www.memovision.de Q: How did you come to lead a group of Colorado Springs fireworks enthusiasts? Proofreader Dr. Gunther Karsten ’85 Helen Richardson A: First, by being a guy. In particular, a son of George On a Culinary Note Lindeman, who was so entranced by the Pikes Peak New 14 E. Cache La Poudre St. Year’s display that he arranged to climb with the group The recent Bulletin dealt with alumni in the food business. I was Colorado Springs, CO 80903 until he became an elected member. I went up when I (719) 389-6603 disappointed that the article didn’t mention the Cook Street was 16, and continued volunteering through last New (719) 389-6256 (fax) School of Fine Cooking in Denver. The school was started in 1999 Year, my 37th winter climb. by two CC alums, me and Page Thompson Tredennick ’75. Q: You have been working with lasers THE COLORADO COLLEGE BULLETIN (122-860) is published four times We train chefs as well as provide classes for recreational cooks. We since they were new on the scientific per calendar year by The Colorado College, have trained several CC grads and hosted at least one alumni scene. Why are they so cool? 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3294. event. Our graduates are in fine restaurants across the U.S. as well A: The death ray aspect is why they seemed General series 567. Bulletin series 473. as running their own businesses. www.cookstreet.com cool early on, but people soon realized that wouldn’t work for anti-satellite applications. PERIODICALS postage paid at Colorado Springs 80901-9998 Morey Hecox ’60 What makes lasers wonderful for science is and at additional offices. POSTMASTER: Please send ADDRESS that they are exactly one color. You’re Letters are edited for style and length. CHANGES to The Colorado College Bulletin, Alumni Records, getting a very exact amount of energy 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3294. which can provide super-precise info about About the Cover molecular structure, or even induce a mole- cule to rearrange its atoms in some rare and The photo was taken inside the soon-to-be completed Edith Kinney valuable way. That kind of “molecular Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center by Jackson Solway ’08. Special surgery” has lots of uses waiting. Notable New Mexican for 2008 thanks to Stan Rovira of CC and Ben Kelly of Mortenson for giving Q: What are you working on these days, Jackson access to the building site at a particularly busy time for research wise? The Albuquerque Museum the workmen completing their ambitious two-year project. A: I’m trying to develop ways to eliminate liquid Foundation will present mercury from our laboratories. It’s poisonous, but Glenna Goodacre ’61 with alas there exists no other dense liquid metal for the Notable New Mexican barometers and other accurate pressure measuring Award on May 8, for extraordi- Inside Back Cover Photo devices. I have had good results tricking an inexpen- nary contributions to the sive electronic sensor into performing better than its history and culture of the state. Jackson Solway ’08 describes his set up to photograph makers intended. Also I’ve made a low-tech palm-size A PBS film also is being Professor Ted Lindeman: oil barometer that can tell whether I’m on the 15th or the produced to celebrate Goodacre’s 18th step of the Barnes Science Center stairway. career as a nationally recog- “I bought a blue sheet and a desk lamp from a thrift store. nized sculptor. Some of Professor Lindeman sat in front of the sheet, which hung from the Q: After 25 years of teaching, what keeps you Goodacre’s best known works ceiling of one of the chemistry labs. I positioned the desk lamp interested in coming to work every day? are the Vietnam Women’s behind him (the halo effect) and another desk lamp (scavenged A: Maybe part of the secret is I haven’t thought about it. I must Memorial in Washington, the from a trash can in Mathias) to his right. After testing different admit to having a childlike interest in how things are put Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, goggle lenses, we stuffed the eye sockets with Kleenex to help pick together. The building blocks of stuff continue to fascinate me, and the relief of Sacagawea on and there’s still plenty of mystery. the U.S. Mint’s Millennium up reflections. Our light sources, set up behind the camera, were Dollar Coin. fireballs created by shooting denatured alcohol through kitchen Photo by Jackson Solway ’08 cleaner bottles over two separate Bunsen burners, one for each lens. Senior Charles Lovett assisted with the fireballs.” Spring 2008 37 COLORADO COLLEGE BULLETIN www.ColoradoCollege.edu Spring 2008 Around CC Achieving Our Vision Also Inside 3 CC Is First Small College to 14 Just Ask! 2 President’s Page Receive Big-Time Microscope By Steve Elder Persistence on the part of Kristine Lang, 4 Of Note 15 Iconic New Structure assistant professor of physics, pays off with Will Commemorate a 20 On the Bookshelf a National Science Foundation grant. Life-long Passion By Leslie Weddell CC’s new teaching and performing arts 21 TigerWire A Super Tuesday in Every Sense building is being named in memory of 30 5 Political science professors Bob Loevy one of the college’s greatest benefactors. Milestones and Tom Cronin carry on a spirited By Jane Turnis 32 Laura Golden Remembered election year tradition of live analysis of 16 Priddy Scholarship By Eleanor Milroy Super Tuesday. Endowment Challenge By Chris Robinson ’09 Is Achieved 33 Doug Fox Remembered “Rather than hide its warts, The Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Led by Joseph Pickle 6 CC uses them to teach, inform” Trust sets CC a tough challenge. 34 Obituaries Gazette columnist Barry Noreen By Anne S. Hatch explores the concept of “teachable 16 The AppreCCiate Scholarship 37 Lovin’ Chemistry, moments” at CC. Commentaries by Firecrackers and Bread Vanessa Roberts ’08, Sierra Fleenor ’08, Is Endowed By Peter Rice ’05 Zachariah J. Falconer-Stout ‘08 Ari Stiller-Shulman ’06 and Robin Dunn ’06 got on their bikes to achieve 8 Sports Briefs a goal they set while still at CC. By Dave Reed and Dave Moross By Caitlin Fennell 10 Cliffhangers, Biathlons and 17 Moving Toward a Carbon- Eigenvalues Neutral Colorado College In the second in a series of articles that Recent graduate Emily Wright ’04 share faculty perspectives on teaching outlines the steps CC is taking toward under the challenging and innovative an environmental inventory and a Block Plan, Assistant Professor Amelia sustainability management plan. Taylor takes us to the intersection between The December 2007 Bulletin freedom and higher mathematics. 18 Making the Outdoors back cover asked our readers By Amelia Taylor Accessible: The Ahlberg Outdoor Education Program to name that head. Well, 12 “College Teaches One Class Inspired by the late Jerry Ahlberg ’68, that head is already named at a Time” a fund in his honor enhances access to and belongs to the inimitable AP writer Justin Pope accompanied a outdoor education at CC, especially Ron Rubin ’73, who says: geology field class and explored the for novices.