No. 2, 2009 Stage Design program launches theatre career

World focus Boxing champion

,Y F • ABERDEEN VILLAQE • YOUR LIFE. YOUR WAY. At Aberdeen Village, you can live life your way. So whether you prefer to sit back and quietly enjoy your time or choose a more active and adventurous path for your retirement, you'll find that life at Aberdeen Village gives you the support you need to make the most of every minute. Shop, travel, socialize or explore new interests. At Aberdeen Village, life can be anything you want it to be.

Come by for a cappuccino and learn more about living your way.

Call the marketing office at 913-599-6100

17500 W. 119th St. Olathe, KS 66061 aberdeenvillage.com Contents Established in 1902 as The Graduate Magazine

FEATURES

Global snapshot 22 Each photograph in KU's Picture the World contest may be worth a thousand words, but all share a single message: Jayhawks are everywhere around the world.

BY STEVEN HILL

Champion of Champions 36 Across a 25-year career as a sportswriter and columnist for the Boston Herald, George Kimball covered the most notable boxing matches ojhis day. His new book is an astute look back at the greatest oj the great.

BY TOM KING COVER Stagecraft 30 Graduate students in KU's scenography program get a practical education in the nuts-and-bolts design and construction of stage sets, costumes and lighting. The goal of their labors, however, is to create nothing less than theatre magic.

BY CHRIS LAZZARINO Cover photograph by Steve Puppe

Volume 107, No. 2,2009 22 Relive the moments that made the sport a KU tradition

Renowned sports | Kansas Basketball at the Pinnacle photographer Rich Clarkson has captured the magic of three NCAA basketball championships in this rare collection for Jayhawks to treasure.

52,1988,2008

his book is the story of three KU teams and their national Tchampionships, told by players and sports journalists. All three of the championships are captured in this special portfolio of KU's shining moments beautifully presented in $45 Non-members 112 pages and capped by the iconic image of the 2008 title $40 Members game-'jumper with 3.7 seconds remaining. $40 Jayhawk Society or Published by the KU Alumni Association in an exclusive Life members collaboration with Rich Clarkson and Associates.

ALUMNI To order, visit www.kualumni.org or call 800-584-2957. Mastercard • Visa • Discover • American Express ASSOCIATJON No C.O.D. or RO. box deliveries. Merchandise my be returned or exchanged within 30 The da/s of receipt. Kansas residents add sales tax. Shipping and handling added to all orders. March 2009 •*££.' KANSAS ALUMNI 1 Publisher Kevin J.Corbett,c'88 Editor Jennifer Jackson Sanner, j'8l •I 1m$m 1t 64 Creative Director Susan Younger, f9l Associate Editors Chris Lazzarino, j'86 *•» JL • Steven Hill Staff Writer Katie Moyer, j'06 D E PARTMENTS Editorial Assistants Karen Goodell Erika Bentson,j'07 LIFTTHE CHORUS Photographer Steve Puppe, j'98 4 Letters from readers Graphic Designer Valerie Spicher, j'94 Advertising Sales Representative FIRST WORD Whitney Eriksen, c'08, j'08 7 Editorial and Advertising Office The editor's turn KU Alumni Association 1266 Oread Ave. 8 ON THE BOULEVARD Lawrence, KS 66045-3169 KU & Alumni Association events 785-864-4760 • 800-584-2957 www.kualumni.org JAYHAWK WALK ^^^ [email protected] 10 Fulbright makeover, Prince Albert preview, ^"" ^ Wo x indoor golf and more Thank you J_2 HILLTOPICS We appreciate your News and notes: Legacy tuition proposal presents membership in the KU Alumni a bright spot in gloomy budget picture. Association and continued loyalty to the University. 16 SPORTS The Association exists to make Basketball: Men exceed expectations with fifth all of KU stronger.The value of the KU degree has always depended in large part on the straight conference crown; women finish strong. achievements, engagement and support of alumni and friends. 40 ASSOCIATION NEWS Student Alumni Association hosts regional event. Your support has contributed to KU's proud history of excellence and will be even more important in the future. 44 CLASS NOTES Profiles of a Super Bowl champ, ® Everything we do strengthens KU. a power mom and more To upgrade to Life Membership, Jayhawk Society, or sign up for automatic renewal, visit kualumni.org 60 IN MEMORY Deaths in the KU family KANSAS ALUMNI MAGAZINE (ISSN 0745-3345) is published by the KU Alumni Association six times a year in January, March, 64 ROCK CHALK REVIEW May, July, September and November. $55 annual subscription includes membership in the Alumni Association. Office of Research gauges what makes college towns tick; Publication: 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-3169. piano man takes Beethoven for a spin. Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence, KS.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Kansas Alumni 68 GLORIOUSTOVIEW Magazine, 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045- Scene on campus 3 169 © 2009 by Kansas Alumni Magazine. Non-member issue price: $7 ISSUE 2, 2009 Lift the Chorus

Share the love so much a part of the present and for for sharing this gem with the KU reminding me that in the KU Alumni community. It is always a special moment when I Association we are all family. I always Jeanne Snow Kessinger; s'74 receive Kansas Alumni magazine, which I look forward to the next issue. Jan H. Kessinger, j'73 continue to read cover to cover. The Janu- Dr. Dennis A. Klein d'65,g'67 Overland Park ary issue is particularly meaningful for Plano.Texas me because the many letters from fellow Still sledding alumni reflect the same love, devotion High marks for Marc Thank you for the great memories—the and pride I feel for our alma mater. This I have just read the article on Marc picture of Virginia and me on page 44 issue has helped me relive so many pleas- Asher ["Pain, Pain Go Away"] in the ["Then Again," Class Notes, issue No. 1]. ant memories of my years on the Hill. January issue of Kansas Alumni. I want to We are still sledding together, after being One letter is from William Penglase, let you and Marc know that he married in Danforth Chapel on June 27, who sat next to me in _ t was a good example for us in 1947. All four of our children graduated Prof. Jack Weiner's St. John. from KU, and now our grandson, Chase class on 17th-century I, too, am a farm kid from St. Coffin, is a sophomore at KU. Spanish drama. After I John, and it was good examples Virginia and I have been retired and received two degrees like Marc that led some of us to living in Sun City West, Ariz., for 25 from KU, I went on to KU. I am sure that he is unaware years, and we enjoy all the KU sports on earn a doctorate in of his role in serving as a model TV. We are both 84 years old and hope Spanish from another for many of us. Thanks for the we can enjoy the KU alumni news for a university. William's great article and thanks to Marc few more years. letter refers to Prof. for being a good example! Bruce Coffin, e'49 Agnes Brady, my first Virginia Gorrill Coffin, f 47 professor of Spanish Sun City West, Ariz. at KU. My latest arti- Karen Vice Irey, e'64, g'66 Norman, Okla. cle is the result of the lessons I learned Correction about the Spanish novel from Prof. Ver- non Chamberlin. The idea that began in Bravo for Project Runway Thanks to Emerson S. Tjart, c'63, of his classroom became my research proj- Lansdowne, Pa., for pointing out that the ect at Duke many years later. I was glad to see Project Runway fea- Honor for an Outstanding Progressive The column on Cynthia Carroll men- tured in Kansas Alumni ["Contest was in Educator award for teaching excellence tions how she ended up in geology quite the bag," Jayhawk Walk, issue No. 1]. ["HOPE award goes to Klayder," Hill- by accident. I should mention that I Our daughter, Julee Kessinger, P07, won topics, issue No. 1] was established by needed to replace a dropped class and the first competition in November 2006. the Class of 1959 in 1959, not 1972. We added Prof. William Kuhlke's "Introduc- For her, it was a very enriching experi- regret the error. tion to the Theatre." Many years later I ence, having the opportunity to stretch became international drama critic for beyond the textile design curriculum Macmillan Press and did funded research available to her. Being able to include on the subject at Yale, Claremont, Penn the event on her resume helped her get Kansas Alumni welcomes State, NYU, and State Univ. of New York- a job in the fashion industry in New letters to the editor. Our Stony Brook. York City. address is Kansas Alumni magazine, 1266 Oread The one sad note was the passing of I am proud of the University for con- Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-3169. the young lady I took to the Spring For- tinuing to sponsor Project Runway as a E-mail responses may be sent to the Alumni mal in Templin Hall in 1962. Pardon the venue for showcasing the fashion of Association, [email protected], or tear in my eye and lump in my throat as I many talented and creative students. Associate Editor Chris Lazzarino, clazz@ remember fondly how we danced to "The The event is entertaining, well organized kualumni.org. Letters appearing in the maga- Way You Look Tonight." and credible in bringing in former Bravo zine may be edited for space and clarity. Thank you for making the magazine TV contestants as judges. Thank you

KANSAS ALUMNI I'm majoring in music theory and composition, and this scholarship will enable me to attend summer workshops, internships and conferences. It definitely helps, especially in this economy and with two younger sisters headed for college. It's much easier for my family." Xander Casad, Lawrence, Kan. National Merit Schc Chancellors Club Scholar, class of 2012 |PHH|

difference

ittract high-achieving students lik( Xander to KU. They also reward outstanding faculty and help KU meet its most urgent needs.

Your $1,000 annual gift to the Greater KU Fund will establish or maintain your membership in the Chancellors Club. Joining is easy—call us at 800-661-5870 or give securely online at www.kugiving.com.

ENDOWMENT The University of Kansas •I »• if rr rj

r

-SINCE 1 923-

APR! L 15-18, 2OO9

I

MEMORIAL STADIUM 1CIVISXO FIELD/HERSHBERGERTRACK WNA/W. BY J EN N I FER JACKSON SANNER First Word

parents, grandparents or Translate those visits into hotel, restau- legal guardians are KU rant and shopping revenue for the state." k graduates. KU leaders were quick to point out The plan's working that out-of-state students benefit Kansas L title, a tribute to KU not only in the short term but also for tradition, is no acci- years to come. Marlesa Roney, vice dent. Since the 1920s, provost for student success, told the when The Graduate Senate Education Committee March 3 Magazine first hailed the that students generated immediate arrival of second-generation economic activity as well as the prospect freshmen on the Hill, the of long-term impact as members of the Association each year has state's workforce. welcomed an expanding flock She cited a study of out-of-state KU of Jayhawk Generations (for graduates from 1997 through 2006, in details on the 2009 edition, see p. 21). which KU's Office of Institutional In addition to echoing tradition, the plan Research and Planning and the Alumni represents a collaboration among KU Association found that 27 percent still administrators and the Alumni Associa- remained in the state, including the hough it's not nearly as catchy as tion's national board and volunteers, greater Kansas City area. And, as the the Rock Chalk chant, another with support from the Regents and number of Kansas high school graduates refrain, in the form of a question, representatives. continues to decline, additional out-of- has become a constant in KU KU officials hope to outline specifics and state students could help KU and other T earn Regents' approval in time to offer conversations through the years: schools maintain enrollments-and better Does the University offer any break on the program for fall 2010. control tuition costs for in-state students, out-of-state tuition for children from KU Alumni naturally welcomed news of Roney said. Even with partial waivers, families? the tuition waiver proposal. Jayhawks for out-of-state students would pay much The answer has always been no, Higher Education made their feelings more than their Kansas classmates. despite the fact that neighboring states known to state legislators, and 2,000 Partial waivers also could attract aca- offer such incentives. But at long last, alumni read a story on House Bill 2007 demically talented students from beyond prospects for an enticement to far-flung in the online KU Connection newsletter. the state's borders. "Currently, scholar- Jayhawk families are bright, thanks to a Dozens sent their endorsements, includ- ships are the only recruitment tool we measure approved by the Kansas Legisla- ing Laurie Forst Russell, d'73, have available," Roney told lawmakers, ture this session. Wheaton, 111., whose two "and the global economic crisis has sig- House Bill 2007, passed Feb. 17 by sons are fourth-generation nificantly the House and March 12 by the Senate, Jayhawks. "Our oldest has decreased gives the Kansas Board of Regents graduated, and our available scholar- expanded authority to review and youngest will graduate ship dollars, which are approve proposals from state universities in two years," she ^^ funded through private dona- for partial tuition waivers. The bill says. "While KU ^ tions. KU's priority is to invest will become law with the governor's offers a very com- ^P* these limited scholarship dol- signature. petitive out-of-state lars in Kansas residents." In legislative testimony, KU leaders tuition rate,... there ^P^ In essence, The Jayhawk Gen- proposed an innovative example to should be some- erations Tuition Plan could finally warm the hearts of out-of-state alumni: thing that rewards answer that perennial plea from out-of- a "Jayhawk Generations Tuition Plan." families who choose state alumni, offering a financial incen- The concept would allow partial waivers to carry on the KU tradition. And dis- tive to families—another reason, perhaps of out-of-state tuition for academically tance does not stop our family from visit- even more powerful than tradition, to qualifying nonresident students whose ing the campus several times a year: choose KU.-""*8*

ISSUE 2, 2009 On the Boulevard

• Chinese artist Hong Xian, born in 1933, created Mountains, Streams, Sun, Moon (above) in 1972. 4 "Ain't Misbehavin'" The hanging scroll features ink and color on paper and is a part of a traveling exhibition now at 7 Philip Glass: An Evening of the , "A Tradition Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink Chamber Music Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000." Li is the Judith Harris Murphy 16-17 University Dance Company Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art History at KU. 24-25 "Tree of Life—Origins and Evolution" featuring Turtle Island String Quartet Exhibitions • University Theatre 28 KU Symphony Orchestra 30 Symphonic Band "Climate Change at the Poles," Spencer Museum of Art, through APRIL MAY May 24 2-5, 8- I I "Anna in the Tropics," I Jazz Ensembles I, II and III "A Greenland Glacier: The Scale of by Nilo Cruz Climate Change," Spencer Museum of 4 Wind Ensemble with Kansas City Youth Wind Symphony Art, through May 24 • Lied Center events "A Tradition Redefined: Modern and 5 University Band Contemporary Chinese Ink Paintings MARCH from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000," Spencer Museum of Art, 25 Golden Dragon Acrobats from • Lectures through May 24 MARCH "Trees & Other Ramifications: 30 KU Wind Ensemble 24 Jack DeBoer, Vickers Memorial Branches in Nature & Culture," 3 I Joy of Singing Lecture Series, Lied Center Spooner Hall, through May 24 APRIL 30 Simran Sethi, Hallmark Sympo- 2 Calder Quartet sium Series, 3139 Wescoe Hall

8 KANSAS ALUMNI APRIL 28 San Diego: College of Liberal Arts 8 "Massive Change: The Future of & Sciences Alumni Reception Design and Life on Earth," University 30 St. Louis: Engineering & Lecture Series, Kansas Union Computer Science Alumni Reception 13 Travis Millard, Hallmark Sympo- sium Series, 3139 Wescoe Hall MAY 20 Dipesh Chakrabarty, Humanities 6 Wichita Chapter: Tailgate Lecture Series, Kansas Union 18 McPherson: Santa Fe Trail Chapter 23 "Group Genius: The Creative Golf Tournament Power of Collaboration," University 24 St. Louis Chapter: KU Alumni Day Lecture Series, Spooner Hall with the Cardinals 30 Garden City: Great Plains Chapter • Special events Golf Tournament APRIL • Kansas 18 Gold Medal Club Luncheon, Honors Program Adams Alumni Center 18 Rock Chalk Ball, Overland Park MARCH Convention Center 25 Atchison 24-26 Summerfield, Watkins and Watkins-Berger Scholars Reunion, • Li Jingwen, born 1941, China; Moon View, APRIL KU campus vertical wall scroll; ink and color on paper I Anthony MAY 8 Chanute 25 Hutchinson: 'Hawk Talk 3 Class Ring Ceremony, Adams 8 Goodland Alumni Center 25 Lawrence: 'Hawk Talk 9 Logan 7 Grad Grill, Adams Alumni Center 25 Liberal: 'Hawk Talk 15 Scott City I I Tradition Keepers Finals Dinner, 26 Garden City: 'Hawk Talk 20 Greensburg Honor Roll Adams Alumni Center 26 McPherson: 'Hawk Talk 17 Commencement Lunch, 28 Chapter: KU Alumni Day For more information about The Outlook with the Bulls watch parties and other 3 I Independence: 'Hawk Talk JUNE 3 I Seneca: 'Hawk Talk Association events, call I -4 KU Mini College, 800-584-2957 or see the minicollege.ku.edu Association's Web site at APRIL www.kualumni.org. • Academic calendar 1 Pittsburg: 'Hawk Talk 2 Atchison: 'Hawk Talk Lied Center 864-ARTS MAY 2 Greensburg: 'Hawk Talk University Theatre tickets .... 864-3982 7 Last day of spring classes 2 Seattle: Engineering & Computer Spencer Museum of Art 864-4710 8 Stop day Science Alumni Reception Natural History Museum 864-4540 Hall Center for Humanities .. 864-4798 11-15 Final exams 3 Seattle Chapter: TGIF Kansas Union 864-4596 17 Commencement 13 Emporia: 'Hawk Talk KU Info . 864-3506 14 Manhattan: 'Hawk Talk Adams Alumni Center 864-4760 • Alumni events 16 Wichita Chapter: Thirsty Third KU main number 864-2700 Thursday Athletics 1-800-34-HAWKS Booth Hall of Athletics . . . .864-7050 MARCH 19 Lawrence: Lynn Electric Kansas Dole Institute of Politics .... 864-4900 24 Great Bend: 'Hawk Talk Marathon

ISSUE 2, 2009 JayhawkWalk

Virtual tee time speed and distance. Players can use their own clubs or the he chance to play 18 holes house set, and custom settings Tat Pebble Beach, Pinehurst let them adjust wind speed, 41H or St. Andrews is a once-in-a- lend extra umph to drives and lifetime deal for many golfers, even add crowd noise. 1 but KU students can shoot all (Hushed commentary not 111 WwmM I j three—in one day if they included.) like—on the Full Swing Golf One thing this wonder Simulator at the David A. machine can't do, says Rick Ambler Student Recreation Rosenstengle, g'92, associate Fitness Center. director of recreation services, Part of the new Ambler is straighten a crooked swing. expansion, the $62,000 "A slice is still a slice," he simulator lets golfers play 33 says. "But the amazing thing courses, compete in online is you can actually golf in the tournaments or work on their Midwest in the middle of driving and putting. A floor- winter." to-ceiling Kevlar screen and A virtual wonder, for sure. • Getting ready for Wednesdays: Olathe freshman and pre-med major two sensors factor the ball's But we still miss the windmill Steven Jabionowski tees off on the student rec center's golf simulator. flight and feed back stats on on 18.

A new leaf #^ o anyone strolling Jayhawk TBoulevard the last week of fall classes, Mount Oread's trees appeared to be feeling an unusual amount of school spirit. Under- foot lay an abundance of leaves hued crimson and blue. The multicolored fall foliage was part of Ottawa art senior Shannon Sullivan's final project for a class called "Public Art." She painted 20 bags of leaves vibrant colors and scattered them to cheer students blanketing campus. " stressed by a long semester and thought, 'Why don't I do approaching finals. something like that, but "I wanted to do something fun instead of adding to information that lots of people could see, some- overload, why not do something thing to make them smile and won- beautiful?'" der," Sullivan says.The inspiration Thanks, Shannon, for a dash for "Leaflets," as she titled the proj- of color and whimsy to chase the ect, came from the myriad fliers blahs away.

10 | KANSAS ALUMNI Motor City to Mount Oread The project is part of an Eaton the field trip will highlight all the allure his summer, soon-to-be high tradition:To pique students' interest of Lawrence.The Audio-Reader folks Tschool seniors from the Eaton in college, classes choose universities hope there'll be no keeping these stu- Academy in South Detroit will board to study. Kostich went further, asking dents in Detroit after they've seen KU. a bus for a field trip to Lawrence. her class to take on a service For some, the trip will be their first project.Though she is not a outside the city. Jayhawk, she suggested KU Joni Lantry Kostich's I Ith-grade and Audio-Reader because her class will head south to visit the father, Bob Lantry, volunteers Audio-Reader Network, KU's free for the network. Her students reading service for blind, visually have staged basketball tourna- impaired and print disabled people. ments, T-shirt sales and other Kostich's students adopted the radio events to raise money. In network as a long-distance service return, Audio-Reader volun- project, and now they couldn't be teers have sent Jayhawks and more excited about college and the information to indoctrinate possibility of becoming Jayhawks. the students in all things KU. "When I suggested 'What if "I think they've gotten a we do a little fundraising with sense of pride from being Audio-Reader?' their eyes lit up," involved," Kostich says. Kostich says. In addition to Audio-Reader,

the Antarctic ice sheet. Germanic languages and literature and "I told the prince that he was one of the Russian and Eastern European studies and very first humans in history to see these won a Fulbright Grant to study health care mountains," Braaten said. "He was excited in Poland, her birthplace. about that." All she needed was a gown for a ball in Braaten and his colleagues are unmask- the Warsaw Royal Castle, site of the Ful- ing a mountain range as big as the Alps, yet bright program's 50th anniversary bash. still one of the continent's geologic secrets. Kaminska saw an ad on Craigslist.com: Because Antarctica's ice first formed on the "Do you have a black-tie event and nothing mountains, revealing their geologic age will to wear?" She submitted her story to Fox TV's "Morning Show with Mike and Juliet," • Braaten and Prince Albert II of Monaco help scientists who study the ice sheets cre- ate predictive models. and the talk-show hosts came to her Prince Albert, I presume? "The prince was interested in our rescue. work," Braaten says. "It was good to see a Mike Jerrick, j'74, a proud Jayhawk; Juliet uring his six-week sojourn to a remote world leader get out and learn about this Huddy, an outspoken Tiger; and Lisa Rinna, Dresearch camp in eastern Antarctica, work at the scientific level." soap-opera star turned red-carpet guru, David Braaten deployed KU's ice-sheet lavished Kaminska with a makeover fit for radar to map the planet's last unexplored royalty. The KU Women of Distinc- mountain range. When he returned to Fairy tales do come true tion calendar girl appeared on the McMurdo Station Jan. 15, Braaten's show in New York with her National Science Foundation project ow does a Fulbright Scholar glamorous new look, featur- manager asked him to brief a most unusual Hprepare for her yearlong ing an elegant Nicole Miller visitor. research stint in Poland? She dress and a "Rock Chalk!" So it was that Braaten, professor of gets a makeover on national Says Kaminska, who is atmospheric science and deputy director television, of course. now living and learning in of KU's Center for Remote Sensing of Agata Kaminska, c'08, a Krakow, "It's not some- Ice Sheets, stood at the bottom of the first-generation college grad thing I would have thought world and unveiled for Prince Albert II from Chicago, had all the cre- of doing before, but it was of Monaco his radar echograms of the dentials. The honors student an ideal fit. I just felt like Gamburtsev Mountains, buried far beneath earned a bachelor's degree in taking a chance."

ISSUE 2, 2009 II Hilltopics BY STEVEN H I LL

Regents' approval and launch the • Alumni advocates were program in fall 2010. vital to legislation that will Jayhawks for Higher Education enable Regents institutions members and out-of-state alumni to create innovative added their voices to the chorus that tuition-waiver programs. led to passage of the tuition waiver bill. Jayhawk voices will be Alumni advocates also will be essen- even more critical as tial later this spring, when the Legisla- difficult budget discussions ture ultimately decides the budget for move toward resolution fiscal 2010. University leaders began later this spring. If you have making their case in February; in testi- mony before the House budget sub- not registered to use the committee on education, Chancellor new online tools available Robert E. Hemenway told lawmakers to Jayhawks for Higher that potential fiscal 2010 cuts of Education, please visit 10 percent or more, cited in some early kualumni.org/jhe. proposals, "would undoubtedly harm our ability to maintain the promise of a Opportunity amid crisis quality, affordable education to our students and jeopardize the economic As budget turns grim, education leaders future of our state." find solace in state policy change Barbara Atkinson, executive vice chancellor of KU Medical Center, fter coping with a 4.25 percent budget explained that double-digit cuts next year would cut in the current fiscal year, KU leaders be devastating to the Medical Center. in late February urged the Kansas The FY 2009 rescissions of 4.25 percent ALegislature to protect the integrity of the resulted in cuts of $6.5 million on the Lawrence University's operations—and the state's future— campus and $5.2 million for KU Medical Center. by avoiding drastic cuts for fiscal 2010, which In early March, the House Appropriations begins July 1. Committee approved a proposal reducing higher Meanwhile, the Legislature approved a wel- education funding by about 8.25 percent for fiscal come statutory change, House Bill 2007, that will 2010, and the Senate Ways & Means Committee expand the ability of the Kansas Board of Regents passed a proposal that would cut higher educa- and state universities to manage enrollment and tion funds next year by 13 percent. recruit out-of-state students. Out-of-state tuition KU leaders convened faculty and staff forums dollars will become increasingly important as the to explain the possible impact of what could be number of Kansas high school graduates contin- historic cuts. During a meeting Feb. 20 in the ues to decline over the next few years. House Bill Kansas Union, Hemenway, Provost Richard Lariv-. 2007 gives the Regents authority to review and iere and top financial officers on the Lawrence approve universities' proposals for partial tuition campus described the possible impact, which Lar- waivers. iviere said could "reduce key components of our In advocating the change, KU leaders outlined operation on a scale that will be really painful." an example, known as the Jayhawk Generations Those cuts could translate into furloughs, layoffs, Tuition Plan, which could award partial discounts reductions in course offerings and crowded on out-of-state tuition to academically qualifying classes, he said. students whose parents, grandparents or legal Consequences for the Med Center, which guardians were KU graduates. KU leaders hope to relies more on state funding, could be truly fright- outline specific requirements for the plan, win ening. For example, a reduction of 10 percent in

12 KANSAS ALUMNI fiscal 2010 would mean a loss of $12.2 million. A tecting the health of all Americans and providing 15 percent cut would eliminate $18.2 million- essential services to some of our most vulnerable more than the annual budget for the Med Cen- citizens," she said, "is a responsibility I could not ter's Wichita campus and more than the refuse." combined budgets of the schools of Nursing and Noting the difficulty of her decision to leave Allied Health. Closing such major operations office with two years left in her second term, she would not be an option, but significant cuts could said the president had reminded her "that it's • lead to greater shortages of health care profes- possible to help Kansas and help the United sionals, Atkinson told lawmakers. States at the same time." Meantime, state leaders began to assess the Parkinson, who graduated first in his law class possible impact of the federal economic stimulus at KU, will inherit a budget outlook that is the package. An estimated $84 million could flow to most dire in recent memory. He will draw on higher education in Kansas from the federal experience in the Kansas Legislature, where he action, and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, g'80, has ini- won a House term in 1990 and a Senate term in tially proposed that those funds be targeted 1992, and as lieutenant governor. He heads a toward the mounting backlog of repairs and reno- team charged with planning the state's use of fed- vations at state universities. The Legislature in eral stimulus money, and he co-chaired the com- 2007 approved a multi-year plan to help address mittee that helped bring the National Bio and the needs of aging buildings, but the current Agro-Defense Facility to Kansas. He has also been "This election budget crisis endangers that funding. a top adviser on energy issues. was a vote for Formal budget debates were expected to occur Sebelius, whose confirmation hearing had not in late March, but lawmakers are not likely to set- been scheduled as Kansas Alumni went to press, change, and tle on a final budget until the wrapup session in would oversee 65,000 staff members in 11 divi- nowhere is that late April or early May. For continuing updates on sions responsible for public health, food safety legislative action, visit and scientific research, including the Food and change more govrelations.ku.edu/state/legislation/2009/. To Drug Administration, the National Institutes of important than joinjayhawks for Higher Education, register Health, the Centers for Disease Control and in reforming online at kualumni.org/jhe.--"•^ Prevention, and the Centers for Medicare and -Jennifer Jackson Sanner Medicaid Services. The former Kansas insurance the health care commissioner also would play a prominent role system of in shepherding Obama's ambi- America." tious health care — Gov. Kathleen Change at the top reform initiative. Sebelius She is expected to Parkinson steps up to guide state work closely with after Sebelius answers Obama's call health reform czar Nancy-Ann nding speculation that had focused on DeParle. her potential role in the administration In introducing of President Barack Obama, Gov. Sebelius, who was EKathleen Sebelius in March accepted accompanied by Obama's offer to join his cabinet as secre- former Sen. Bob tary of health and human services. Dole, '45, and If the Senate approves her nomination, Sebelius Sen. Pat Roberts, Sebelius, g'80, will turn over the state's Obama evoked highest office to another Jayhawk, his own Kansas roots, saying Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, 1'84. "people in Kansas, we stick During a March 2 announcement at together." He listed "remarkable the White House, Sebelius said the intellect, unquestioned integrity chance to serve the president she had and the kind of pragmatic wis- campaigned to elect proved too good dom you'll tend to find in a to pass up."The president's request that Kansan" as qualities that make I lead the department charged with pro- Parkinson her right for the job.--"1*

ISSUE 2, 2009 13 Hilltopics

coln Center. A former director of the Lied Cen- ter of Kansas, she is vice president of KU's Theatre Visitor and Film Advisory Board and a Tony Award voter. Man of many talents Hill, c'49, g'51, PhD'54, of Durham, omposer, saxophonist and writer N.C., is the James B. CJames McBride gave the Frances Duke Professor of Bio- and Floyd Horowitz Lecture on issues chemistry at Duke Uni- related to our multicultural society as versity. Internationally part of the 2008-'09 Humanities Lec- renowned for his ture Series presented by the Hall Cen- Bair Davis research on the relation- ter for the Humanities. Kansas Public ship between the struc- Radio co-sponsored the event. ture and function of proteins and carbohy- WHEN: Feb. 24 drates, he is a fellow of the American Academy of WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium, Arts and Sciences, among Kansas Union many other honors. Tacha, c'68, of BACKGROUND: McBride's 1996 Lawrence, in 1985 was memoir, The Color ofWater, a New York appointed to the U.S. Times best-seller for two years, tells Court of Appeals, 10th the story of his mother, a white Jewish Circuit, where she now woman from Poland who reared 12 serves as an appellate black children in . His judge. At KU, she for- Tacha second book, a novel, was the basis of merly served as chair of Spike Lee's 2008 film "Miracle at St. the KU Alumni Associa- Anna." LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES tion's national board of directors, associ- ate dean of the law school and vice ANECDOTE: McBride Four CLAS alumni honored for chancellor for academic affairs. said most of his success as a distinguished achievement The achievements of this year's hon- musician, journalist and orees are "inspiring to our students, grati- writer resulted from giving The College of Liberal Arts and Sci- fying for faculty members and a source of himself the freedom to fail. ences will give the highest honor it pride for alumni of the college," says He urged students to take bestows on its graduates to four alumni Joseph Steinmetz, dean of the College of advantage of their college during the school's annual Dean's Club Liberal Arts and Sciences. "While these years to explore their Banquet April 17. four extraordinary individuals have dis- options rather than train The 2008-'09 Alumni Distinguished tinguished themselves in diverse fields, a themselves for a job. Achievement Award will go to Sheila Bair, broad liberal arts and sciences education Jacqueline Davis, Robert Hill and Deanell provided the foundation for all of them QUOTE: "By dint of the Reece Tacha. to make a difference in their communi- fact that you are here at this university, Bair, c'75,178, of Potomac, Md., has ties and in the world." you have demonstrated that you have served as chair of the FDIC since 2006. what it takes to succeed.While you are She has played a prominent role in here at Kansas, I want you to learn how recent efforts to stabilize the U.S. bank- FINANCIAL AID ing system. Forbes magazine ranked her to fail.This is the place to experiment, Coke is it and this is the time to do it. If you leave No. 2 on its list of 100 most powerful here with the ability to think, you've women. for campus scholarships gotten your money's worth." Davis, g'73, of New York City, is exec- A 10-year contract finalized between utive director of the New York Public KU and Coca-Cola this fall will extend Library for the Performing Arts at Lin- the soft-drink maker's exclusive rights to

14 | KANSAS ALUMNI campus beverage sales and serve up $12 million in scholarships, student services Milestones, money and other matters and other campus support. Since 1997, Coke has owned the "exclusive pouring rights" for the • PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR RICHARD LARIVIERE Lawrence and Edwards campuses. Under was named the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of Oregon. Lariviere was that contract, the company awarded officially appointed to the position by the Oregon State Coca-Cola Merit Scholarships of up to Board of Education March 13 and will begin his new job July $1,000 to 1,882 children of KU faculty I. Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway, himself stepping down at and staff members. The deal also helped the end of June, said Lariviere accomplished a great deal dur- support other KU and student programs, ing his tenure, which began in February 2006."Richard's •including the launch of a campus recy- accomplishments for KU have been many," Hemenway said. cling program. "He has also been an esteemed colleague to administrators, The new contract—which pays $8 mil- faculty and staff, and a valued adviser to students." Hemen- lion for pouring rights and generates way named Joseph Steinmetz, dean of the College of Liberal additional revenue from campus bever- Arts and Sciences, interim provost to guide the University age sales—will continue the staff scholar- through the transition in leadership. ships while also funding National Merit, National Achievement and National His- • AN $8.1 MILLION GRANT from the Ewing Marion panic scholarships and other University Kauffman Foundation will establish the Institute for Advanc- Lariviere and student programs. ing Medical Innovation at KU.The venture draws support from higher education, philanthropy and industry experts to move medical innovations from lab to market. Scott Weir, director of the Office of Therapeutics, Discovery and Develop- MEDICINE ment at the KU Cancer Center, will serve as director of the Institute, which will be con- nected with the University's Institute for Pediatric Innovation. Gates fellowship sends young scholar to Cambridge • SPRING ENROLLMENT ONCE AGAIN SET RECORDS as overall student num- Thornton Thompson started his col- bers rose 2.1 percent from last year, to 28,453. Enrollment at the Lawrence and Edwards lege career with distinction, becoming campuses totalled 25,412, an increase of 1.9 percent.The KU Medical Center campuses in the first KU student to claim a Perfect Kansas City and Wichita totalled 3,041 students, a rise of 3.9 percent. Minority student Achievement Scholarship, a four-year full enrollment also increased, by 4.9 percent overall, to a spring record of 12.6 percent of total ride offered to any Kansas high school enrollment. graduate to achieve a perfect score on either the ACT or SAT. • KU RESEARCH SPENDING TOTALED $197.8 MILLION in fiscal 2008. Research, Four years later, the Lenexa senior in development and training expenditures from external sources increased by 2.3 percent over cellular biology the previous year, and federal funding for science and engineering research alone rose by 5.8 is leaving the percent to a record $ 122.4 million."During the past three years, our researchers have Hill with dis- brought nearly $591 million into the state," Hemenway says."The funds hired talented peo- tinction, as ple, purchased technical equipment and paid for Kansas goods and services.The impact of well: He is the that investment is huge and widespread." first Jayhawk to win a Gates • THE WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE FOUNDATION awarded its 2009 national citation Cambridge to Tom Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press.The 12th person to lead theAP Scholarship. since its founding in 1846, Curley is known for his work to position the news agency to Thompson compete in the digital age, for establishing programs that encourage exceptional journalism will use the and for his advocacy for greater openness in government. He accepted the award on campus scholarship for Feb. 6. graduate study Thompson at Cambridge • DON DESHLER became the first Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special University in England, where he plans to Education in January.A nationally recognized expert in education for youth with disabilities, study oncology. Since 2001 the Gates Deshler has been at KU since 1974. He is the Gene A. Budig Professor of Special Education Cambridge Trust has awarded 100 schol- and director of the Center for Research and Learning.This is the second Williamson Family arships annually, of which about 40 are Distinguished Professorship created by Delbert,'60, and Barbara Ossian Williamson, d'63, of available to Americans. Wellington, Fla.

ISSUE 2, 2009 15 Sports

fully defended the nation's longest home court winning streak. With a comeback vic- tory over Texas during Sen- ior Day in the final game of the regular season, KU marked 41 straight wins in Lawrence, a stretch that • Marcus Morris (22) and began in February 2007. Tyshawn Taylor celebrate a Self has made an impres- win over March I, sive run of his own during the 54th anniversary of six seasons at the Univer- Allen Field House, as they sity. He has led KU teams to head to the locker room. 95 wins and a mere seven Coach (below) losses in the field house reached a milestone of his while amassing an overall own when he coached his record of 167-38. Self 200th KU game Feb. 18. reached a milestone Feb. 18 when he coached his 200th KU game versus Iowa State. Beyond expectations In recognition of his feat in guiding Kansas to the A young KU squad has proven this season 2009 Big 12 regular-season to be much more than a chance to rebuild championship—despite los- ing six of his top seven scor- - ust a few months ago, fans were still recount- ers from last year's national championship ing April's "one shining moment" without squad—Self was named the Big 12 Coach of the much talk of the new KU team that had no Year. This season, the team depends on freshmen returning starters and very little experience. and sophomores for more than 70 percent of its The possibility that the youngest team in the scoring. Jleague could defend its regular-season conference Despite KU's unexpected success, Self remains title seemed unlikely at best. Since then, however, mindful of his team's room for growth. "We are head coach Bill Self and his green bunch have still a team full of young guys who are trying to surprised just about everyone—maybe even them- find their way and growing each and every week." selves. Always the realist, Self is quick to acknowledge, "I never imagined that I would be thinking "We still have a lot of work to do." about tournament seeding," Self says, "but we Along with twin brother Marcus, freshman have put ourselves in position to have not just a Markieff Morris has greatly improved the consis- good year, but a great year." tency of his performance. One of the six fresh- The 2008-'09 team is on its way to achieving men on the KU roster, he claims youth is no greatness after claiming the Big 12 league title for longer an excuse. "A lot of people say we're a fifth consecutive year. The men started their young," he says, "but we're starting to mature and conference schedule with an 8-0 record for the grow up." first time since the 2004-'05 season. KU suffered Team leader has played a vital only two league losses, to Missouri and Texas role in the Jayhawks' progress. His impact can be Tech, with a total of six defeats in the season. seen in statistics—he has posted 11 games of 20 Each of the Jayhawks' losses has occurred away points or more this season, averages 18.3 points from Allen Field House, where KU has success- per game and ranks fourth in the Big 12 for his

16 KANSAS ALUMNI five assists per game. But the Chicago junior also displays leadership through "I've probably enjoyed this group the last couple months about his interaction with teammates, often pulling fellow players aside for a quick as much as any group I've had. I see growth every day." reminder or word of advice when action —coach Bill Self heats up on the court. Alongside the indomitable Collins, makes his presence known freshmen in rebounding. tournament road ahead. with crowd-pleasing dunks that provide Though Collins and Aldrich emerge as "Everybody thought it was a rebuild- pivotal momentum shifts for KU. The leaders of the team, KU's success this ing year," Aldrich said after a Feb. 21 rout •sophomore center's conference-leading season results from combined efforts. of Nebraska. "But we all believed in our- ability to block opponents' shots has Sophomore has relished the selves and we just said 'Hey, we're going helped earn him a share of the Big 12 sixth-man role, coming off the bench to to get better every day and continue to Defensive Player of the Year award. sink 45 3-point shots, several of which grow as a team.' The sky is the limit for Starting the season with 34 blocked were perfectly timed as KU fought to us, I think." shots from his freshman year, Aldrich regain a lead. Markieff Morris supports Despite the occasional struggle with finished this regular season with 111, his twin brother and Aldrich in the post. fouls and turnovers, this optimistic just ahead of at 13th on Although his temper can get the best of group continues to prove the naysayers KU's career list. him-Markieff has accumulated a team- wrong. As Kansas Alumni went to press, The Aldrich-Collins duo earned a spot high 92 fouls in 479 minutes of playing KU headed into the league tournament on the 2009 All-Big 12 First Team, but time, including four technical fouls—he filled with confidence. These Jayhawks the two aren't the only Jayhawks with has contributed significantly to KU's couldn't have chosen a better time to honors this season. After proving them- presence in the paint during his average grow up. selves worthy to start KU games regu- of 15 minutes per game. Freshman Travis -Katie Moyer larly, freshmen Tyshawn Taylor and Releford also has seen increased time on Marcus Morris made the Big 12 All- the floor and has played in all but one Rookie Team. They round out the regular game this season. starting lineup of Collins, Aldrich and "I've probably enjoyed this group the sophomore Brady Morningstar, whose 3- last couple months about as much as any point field goal percentage is first in the group I've had," Self says of his team. "I conference. see growth every day." Taylor, a four-time Big 12 Rookie of With the players becoming more the Week, is third on the team in scoring comfortable in their new roles, the team with 10 points per game. Marcus Morris has started to show composure in high- comes in right behind Taylor with 7.5 pressure games, which is essential in points per contest and leads league preparing the Jayhawks for the tough

• Cole Aldrich (far left) powers up in the lane with a face guard protecting his broken nose, an injury he sustained against Nebraska Jan. 28. Sherron Collins (left), the team scoring leader in 23 regular-season games, set the school record for consecutive free throws made with 35 before missing at Baylor Feb. 2. Sophomore guard Tyrel Reed (above) plays an important sixth-man role.

ISSUE 2, 2009 17 Sports

• Danielle McCray (4) scored 18 points in a 70-57 victory over Nebraska, one of KU's four consecutive Big 12 victories. McCray, a junior from Olathe, is the first Jayhawk named first Updates team All-Big 12 since Crystal Kemp in 2006. The only others so honored wereTameka Dixon.in 1997, and Lynn Pride, from 1998 unior left-hander Shaeffer Hall to 2000. J pitched the fifth individual no-hitter ing out the Big 12 with four consecutive in school history in conference victories, including a March 4 a 5-0 victory over upset of fifth-ranked Baylor, 69-45 in Air Force at the Allen Field House, before losing the regu- Service Academy lar-season finale to No. 22 Iowa State, 59- Classic Feb. 20 in 49 in Ames. Millington.Tenn. Hall Big finish After scoring a career-best 35 points Hall walked the against Baylor, junior guard/forward Big 12 honoree McCray leads first batter, then retired 17 in a row Danielle McCray was named Big 12 before allowing another walk in the 'Hawks in late-season rally Player of the Week for the second con- sixth.The complete-game no-hitter secutive week and the third time this sea- was KU's first since l980."lt's one of he women's basketball season son (a first in KU women's basketball the best performances by a pitcher began with heartbreak, when history). She then was named first team that I've seen in my 30 years of coach- freshman guard Angel Goodrich All-Big 12 after leading the Jayhawks in ing," said coach Ritch Price. ...Junior tore a knee ligament in one of scoring (20.2 points a game) and Jordan Scott won his third consecu- T rebounds (7.8), as well as blocks, steals the team's first practices. The conference tive Big 12 indoor pole vault title Feb. season didn't start much better: After and 3-point field goal percentage. 27 at Texas A&M, tying his career best going 11-2 in nonconference play, the As Kansas Alumni went to press, the at 18 feet, 2 1/2 inches. As lost to Kansas State, beat Mis- Jayhawks were set to open the Big 12 Alumni went to press, Scott was among souri, and promptly lost eight of their tournament as the No. 8 seed, vs. No. 9 the favorites for the March 13-14 next nine. Nebraska.-^""* NCAA Indoor Championships, at the But the Jayhawks rallied strong, clos- -Chris Lazzarino same venue.... Led by junior Meghan Gockel, who tied for first, the women's golf team won the Duramed Collegiate Invitational March 8 in Rio Verde,Ariz.Junior Emily Powers, sophomore Meghna Bal and fresh- man Kalynd Carson tied for I Oth. The team victory was KU's first since 2007.... Senior Matt Kleinmann is the first men's basketball player in Big 12 history, and most likely the first in KU history, to win five conference championships. ...Two-time track and field captain Matt Baysinger is the new chair of the NCAA Division I National Student-Athlete Advisory • The Kansas Rowing Boathouse, overlooking the Kansas River from Burcham Park, was Committee.... Emily Cressy, the Big dedicated Feb. 28.To avoid flood damage, the first floor only holds boats; the second floor 12's soccer Rookie of the Year, was includes locker, training and study rooms. Funding for the $6 million boathouse was supple- named Female Athlete of the Year by mented with $ 15 student fees approved by student vote in 2006; it will serve the varsity the USA Deaf Sports Federation. women's team and two club teams. "There's a big thanks in our heart for the student body," —Chris Lazzarino said coach Rob Catloth, f 85.

18 KANSAS ALUMNI Condominium homes for sale Starting mid-$200s

Casually elegant, carefree condominium living. Everything you've ever dreamed of in a beautiful setting that overlooks the McGrew

Nature Preserve. Choose from a wide variety of plans and an infinite selection of final finishes. It's the good life - redefined.

The perfect lifestyle. The perfect location. The perfect amenities.

• One to four bedroom plans • Warming kitchen & coffee bar • Swimming pool & hot tub • Concierge services • State-of-the-art fitness center • Executive business center • Sauna & steam room • Day Spa • Media & entertainment room • Minutes from Kansas University • Extended living room & library Recuvene • Guest suites with full kitchenettes 0 spaI AT BELLA SERA Condominiums

Model Open • Mon-Fri, 1-4 p.m. or by appointment 785.832.2800 McGrew 4500 Bob Billings Pkwy. • Lawrence, KS 66049 Real Estate — www.LiveBellaSera.com Women's golf Sports Calendar MARCH 27-29 at Liz Murphey Collegiate Clas- sic, Athens, Ga. Softball • Track & field APRIL MARCH MARCH 5-6 at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic, 21 -22 at Oklahoma State 27-28 at Missouri Relays Norman, Okla. 25 Creighton 18-19 at Buckeye Invitational, 28-29 Texas A&M APRIL Columbus, Ohio 4 at Arizona Invitational 24-26 at Big 12, Lubbock, Texas APRIL I I at John Jacobs Invitational, Nor- I Missouri man, Okla. Men's golf 4-5 at Texas Tech 15-18 Kansas Relays 8 Nebraska 23-25 at Drake Relays MARCH 10-11 Oklahoma 19-21 at Desert Shootout, Phoenix 14 UMKC MAY 29-3 I at Western Intercollegiate, Santa 18-19 at Texas 1 at Arkansas Twilight Cruz, Calif. 21 atTulsa 15-17 at Big 12 Outdoor, Lubbock, 23 Drake Texas APRIL 25-26 Baylor 10-11 at River Landing 28 at Wichita State • Rowing Intercollegiate, Wallace, N.C. 18-19 at Aggie Invitational, College MARCH MAY Station, Texas 2-3 at Iowa State 28 at Oklahoma 27-29 at Big 12, Hutchinson 8-10 at Big 12, Oklahoma City APRIL • Baseball 4 vs. Texas at Kansas City, Kan. 11 vs. Kansas State at Kansas City, MARCH Kan. 20-22 Texas 18-19 at Southern Intercollegiate, 24-25 Western Illinois Oak Ridge, Tenn. 27-29 at Texas A&M 25 at Minnesota 31 -April I Northern Colorado MAY APRIL 2 at Big 12, Kansas City, Kan. 3-5 Baylor 7-8 at Iowa • Tennis 10-12 at Oklahoma State MARCH 14 at Creighton 17-19 at Texas Tech 20 Iowa 22 vs. Missouri at Kauffman Stadium, 28 Oklahoma Chicago Bulls captain Kirk Hinrich, Kansas City 30 Oklahoma State c'06, returned to Allen Field House 24-26 Nebraska APRIL for his March I jersey retirement 28-29 Chicago State ceremony during halftime of the 5 Baylor MAY 6 Texas Tech KU-Missouri game. "It's been a while since I've been in the building and 1-3 at Oklahoma 11 at Texas it's definitely still electric," he said. 6 at Wichita State 13 at Texas A&M 8-10 at Missouri 18 Nebraska "This is the greatest honor I could 15 at Kansas State 20 Iowa State have, to have my jersey hung up 16-17 Kansas State 24-27 at Big 12, College Station there with all the tradition." 20-24 at Big 12, Oklahoma City Texas

20 KANSAS ALUMNI rock chalk flock

Jayh wk Generations If your Jayhawk is ready to leave the nest for Second Generations KU, let us know! Your family's legacy of KU Please mail in your son or daughter's resume and high students will be featured in "Jayhawk Genera- school name. Please do not send student photographs for tions," KU Alumni Association's annual salute second-generation Jayhawks. to crimson-and-blue heritage. Third Generations and beyond Mail in your son or daughter's resume, along with infor- To be included, the student must: mation detailing high-school activities. Please provide • be a freshman in fall 2009 information about your KU ancestors. Mail a photograph • have at least one parent who is an Alumni Association of the student and college-era photos of parents who member attended KU. Photos of grandparents should be sent for • have at least one parent who attended KU (that parent fifth-generation students only. We will return all photos need not have graduated) after the feature is published online in September 2009.

Deadline for all materials is June 30. Fifth Qw\»iaUori Mail materials to Jayhawk Generations, KU Alumni Association, 1266 Oread Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045-3 169.

Questions? Contact Erika Bentson at 800-584-2957 or ALUMNI [email protected]. ASSOCIATION The University of Kansas wvynv.kualumni.org Global Snapshot Picture the World photo contest portrays KU's global reach

- THE PHOTOGRAPHS STREAM IN from nearly every continent, images of cosmopolitan capitals and remote mountain villages, bustling markets and desolate desert outposts. A few boast the makings of picture postcards, familiar yet beautiful shots of iconic tourist destina- tions. But more—the vast majority, in fact—are the . V sort of scene that tells a story of people and places far outside our familiar daily round. They are insights as much as photographs, glimpses into ways and days fundamentally different from our own. The happy task of sorting through this visual < feast, which is generated by entrants in KU's annual Picture the World photography contest, falls to Malika Lyon, coordinator of the KU chapter of Phi Beta Delta, an honor society for students, faculty and staff who distinguish themselves through their partic- ipation in international education. Since 2002 Phi Beta Delta has sponsored the contest to highlight the University's international presence, captured in the photographs taken by students, staff, faculty and mmm* alumni traveling abroad, or by visiting scholars and international students and alumni who share with their new Kansas friends a bit of their faraway homes. In an office on the top floor of Strong Hall decorated with mementos of her own world travels, Lyon, c'81, g'99, gets a first look each March at what could be considered a very accomplished slide show of Jayhawk Nation's global vacation.

BY STEVEN HILL

ISSUE 2, 2009 | 23 "It's exciting, as people bring their world, what Mike Ediger, one of the first I ] "BEHOLD THE BEAUTY OF THE TAJ" photographs in, to see all the places that organizers of the contest, calls "visual evi- In India to host a reception for alumni and friends of KU, jeffery Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, KU people have been," says Lyon, who is dence" of the University's global reach. encountered a woman gazing at the Taj Mahal also coordinator for visiting international "We have people who travel abroad through an archway. "I'm usually reluctant to scholars in the Office of International on University business, lots of students ' photograph people when I travel," says Weinberg, Programs. "I'm always impressed by how who study abroad, faculty who are d'64, g'70, "but I couldn't resist this shot; it was many fascinating, beautiful places there involved in exchanges, and people who stunning."Judges agreed: The photograph won are, by the antiquity of some of the travel for pleasure all over the world," first place in Picture the World's places category, faculty/staff/scholar division, and honorable mention things that people photograph. It makes says Ediger, associate director of advising in a contest sponsored by Hemispheres, United me want to travel more." and orientation for International Student Airlines' in-flight magazine. After taking submissions through and Scholar Services at KU. "And who March, Lyon turns the collection over to doesn't enjoy showing off photographs 2] "A ROADSIDE ENCOUNTER" judges, who choose the best shots for an of their trip when they get back? This Charles Wyttenbach, professor emeritus of April exhibition. Assembled in the fourth contest is a way for people to do that, biological sciences, captured this Agra, India, street scene, which took second in the places floor gallery of the Kansas Union, these and a way to reinforce this idea we've category, faculty/staff/scholar division. photographs taken by people with KU been promoting that KU has a presence ties present a striking snapshot of our all around the world."

24 | KANSAS ALUMNI [4]

3] "GONDOLA" Perched on a bridge above a Venice canal, Kate Harris, fO4, of Lawrence, recorded a gondolier plying his trade. Blue light, green water and a yellow lantern combined to create "an ideal moment," Harris says. Second place, people, alumni division.

4] "TOTAL RELAXATION" by Joey Brown, c'09. First place, flora and fauna, student division, Kangaroo Island, .

5] "BROKEN FALL" Justin Graham, c'06, a network specialist in the math department, snagged second in flora and fauna, faculty/staff/scholar division. Kenrokuen Gardens, Kanazawa, .

ISSUE 2, 2009 25 Indeed, the University encourages all students to undertake some sort of inter- national experience, either abroad or on campus, during their time on the Hill, and the message has been embraced. A 2008 report from the Institute of Interna- tional Education ranks KU 11th among ——-^ . , ;• public universities for study abroad par- ticipation, with 27.5 percent of under- graduates completing a study abroad program. Since 2004, more than 700 Jay- hawks have earned Global Awareness Program certification on their transcripts. GAP lets students document global A [ engagement gained through study abroad, coursework with an interna- tional focus or significant involvement in international extracurricular activities. The Picture the World exhibition, which also has shown at the Lawrence Public Library, Image Works and KU's [7] 26 I KANSAS ALUMNI

[9]

Art and Design Gallery, is part of that experience, Ediger says. "Not only are the photographers showing what they've seen, but they're bringing it back to campus to share with others. Perhaps seeing some of those photographs might trigger an interest in learning about the places or people. It might encourage someone to take a class or study abroad or foster some dialogue with our international students." In addition to the impressive variety, what's striking about the collection is the intimacy of the scenes portrayed. "I see things every year that knock my socks off because they're good photo- graphs," Lyon says. "They're taken by people who were really immersed and involved in the place they're visiting. They really show the intimate experience of these distant places, so that you almost feel a bit transported." Last year more than two dozen stu- dents, a dozen faculty and staff and five alumni submitted 167 photos; about 100 were chosen for the exhibition. We share a few of our favorites here. 0] In a group portrait of schoolchildren in Kenya, a lunchtime transaction at a floating market in Thailand, or the con- templative stillness of a private moment CARE TO SHARE YOUR OWN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHS? at the Taj Mahal, a window opens into Photographers can enter one of three divisions: student, alumni or faculty/ another world. staff/scholar. Up to six 8 x 10 or 8 x 12 prints per entrant are allowed, and these Take a look. No passport can be entered in five categories: people, places, cultural traces ("still life photos required.--'1"1"' of utilitarian objects, icons, artifacts, etc. that are unique and/or intrinsic to a particular culture"), flora and fauna, or black-and-white. Prizes are awarded to To see more photographs and contest the best photos in each division and category, and many more photographs earn guidelines, visit kualumni.org/photos.html. honorable mentions. Entry is free for Phi Beta Delta members, or $3 per print for non-members. The deadline is March 31.

28 KANSAS ALUMNI 9] "HOT SPICES, HOT PRICES" by Mariam Saifan, Overland Park sophomore in architectural engineering. First place, cultural traces, student division. Istanbul, Turkey.

10] "BEACHMAN" by Scott Kaserman, senior in art history, people, student division. Sicily, Italy.

I I] "STONE CIRCLE IN AVEBURY" by Gemma O'Donnell, postdoctoral researcher in medicinal chemistry, places, faculty/staff/scholar division. Wilshire, England.

12] "SATIMA PRIMARY SCHOOL" Jane Irungu, g'00, associate director of the Kansas African Studies Center at KU, raises money to help students in her native Kenya with tuition and school uniforms. This photograph, taken at the central Kenyan primary school her husband attended, won Best in Show in 2008. "You can see they are listening intently," Irungu says, "because we were telling them what we are doing now, that we attended these same schools, that it doesn't matter where you go to school, you can do well. We were giving them a message of hope."

ISSUE 2. 2009 29 Lights! Sets! Costumes!

Unusual program teaches the arts of theatre design

BY CHRIS LAZZARINO PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEVE PUPPE

o verybody gets a job. So goes the unofficial motto of theatre's scenography program, which is rightly proud of a post-gradua- tioEn employment record that is essen- tially 100 percent. And if everybody eventually gets a job, that means they first have to work, and boy, do they ever work. Their home office, as it were, is a con- ference room that probably resembles—in spirit, at least—the artfully disheveled design rooms they'll one day work out of in professional theatre. It is on the ground floor of Murphy Hall, under- neath the Inge and Crafton-Preyer theatres, past the student lounge and the acting studios, down a poorly lit brick hallway lined with neglected old lockers. The cramped room's cin- derblock walls are painted pale yellow; • Biz Grim perfects her garden-set painting techniques in scene painting class, which can be a high shelves hold set models of indeter- welcome respite from rigorous critiques of scenography class. "Our professors are good at giving minate age, and a small, high window is it to you straight, but always in an educational way," Grim says. "You get a good taste of what real papered over. life is like without feeling completely devastated at the end of class." The room doesn't need to be big because there aren't many students. (KU's scenography program and its stu- work for public inspection. Students Scenography is the antithesis of special- dents were chosen for Prague in 1991, have to stand tough as their professors ization; it is a theatre philosophy that '95, '99, 2003 and '07.) sit and sigh. proposes students and working profes- Every Tuesday, scenography students "As a designer you have to get up and sionals should be proficient in set, cos- put aside their blue-ribbon dreams and really sell your work to the director," says tume and lighting design. Because University Theatre productions to dis- second-year scenography student Caleb enrollees in KU's graduate program must cuss their "paper projects"—production Stroman, of College Station, Texas. realize produced designs in all three ideas taken only as far as sketches and "When we're discussing paper projects, areas, enrollment is strictly capped at 12, models—with faculty and fellow students. they don't pull any punches, and they though the program works better with Everyone in the room is encouraged to shouldn't. We grow and learn from it." half that many. comment on one another's work. Comments are direct, and sometimes "Nine is really pushing it," says Profes- "As long as they're not rude," Unruh tough, but always supportive. They talk sor Del Unruh, the program's creator. qualifies. "We laugh a lot at what we're both detail and big picture, and, in turn, "We have seven now, and that's just doing because you have to in theatre. If every student gets the group's full atten- about perfect." you're serious about it you'll explode." tion. Perfection is the goal, and the hope Small enrollment, huge honors. The humor doesn't entirely mask the is that after three years in the program, Since 1986, KU graduate design stu- tension, however. As each project is each student will have at least come dents have won 69 awards in regional, spread out on the table, its creator close. national or international competitions, explains the ideas behind his or her "The moments when they get it, when including the annual Kennedy Center work. The professors team-teaching the they understand it, are really wonderful," American College Theater Festival and, course are clearly not concerned about Unruh says. "You give anything for that." every four years, the world's premier putting anybody at ease; there are no After one recent class, students take exhibition of stage design and theatre make-happy comments that might be little notice of a seemingly odd selection architecture, the Prague Quadrennial. expected when a student offers creative of books strewn about the table. "Del's

ISSUE 2, 2009 31 When launched in 1980, the KU scenography program was unique in the and, though other schools are beginning to embrace similar philoso- phies, the concept remains rare. The program follows a model of theatre production more typical in , where designers are trained to work in lighting, sets and costumes. American theatre design programs typically force students to choose a specialty and stick with it throughout their careers, in part because of theatre and film's powerful production unions. "As chair of my department, I can have legitimate conversations in all those areas because of the training I received at KU," says Stephen Hudson-Mairet, g'98, chair of the department of performing arts at Marquette University. "It was • Associate Professor Delores Ringer, head of scenography, with (I to r) sets expert Dennis more than I expected. It was a perfect fit for me." Christilles; virtual-reality guru Mark Reaney, artistic director of University Theatre; and Del Unruh, Ann Hockenberry Hause, g'99, techni- whose primary theatre passion is lighting. Christilles studied with Unruh and still considers him his cal director at KU's Lied Center, says that mentor. "He is the guy," Christilles says, "everybody still looks up to." had she chosen any other graduate design program she would have studied cleaning out his bookcase," one of them too self-conscious" to be an actor. But if only lighting. "I knew that here it would explains. They are too busy to indulge in he wasn't comfortable reciting lines in be necessary to do other areas of design, their professor's outside interests. Every front of the spotlight, he was entranced and that would make me more mar- student in the class is at one stage or by the spotlight itself. ketable, more versatile," she says. "And it another in their work on a University "1 really became interested in lighting helps your collaborative skills. It makes Theatre production and their paper for theatre," he says, "because I thought, you understand what's important for projects for scenography class, as well as and still do think, that it's very magical your co-designers. You aren't as narrowly the outside coursework—such as com- what can happen with lighting. 1 fell in focused in your own considerations." puter-aided design, script analysis, and love with it." Hudson-Mairet recalls that when he art history-required for their degrees. Unruh did his master's work at North- first visited Murphy Hall, he was a 29- "They're young. They've got a lot more western University and taught there for year-old high-school chemistry teacher energy than the rest of us," says Profes- six years. In 1972 he moved on to the from Wisconsin about to make a huge sor Mark Reaney, University Theatre's , where he met life change. He'd decided he wanted to artistic director and, for spring semester, Jack Wright, who would become a life- teach theatre at the college level, and Unruh's teaching partner in the scenog- long colleague. Soon after Unruh's while meeting faculty and students on raphy class. "And working hard doesn't arrival at OU, Wright, g'67, PhD'69, his first visit, his wife, also a teacher, burn you out. Being bored burns you returned to KU as University Theatre's found a quiet space in the hallways to out, and they're not bored." artistic director, and in 1977 he asked grade papers. Unruh to join him on Mount Oread. "She was just sitting there by herself, Unruh says he made only minor and she starts noticing the interaction changes to the existing undergraduate between students and faculty that was here was no theatre where Del design program, but he overhauled the happening right there in the hallways," Unruh grew up. "I lived on a master of arts design degree into a mas- Hudson-Mairet says. "These were real farm in Montana," he says. ter of fine arts scenography sequence. people who cared about their students. "Theatre was unknown to me." "The idea," Unruh says, "was to create They were talking about their projects, THe discovered theatre while an under- a program where the students wouldn't and they were talking about their lives. graduate at the University of Montana, be allowed to specialize. They'd have to "After three years there, I had 10 and quickly deduced that he was "way study all the areas of design." actual design opportunities; my friend

32 KANSAS ALUMNI • The Feb. 27 opening of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" meant long hours for all involved, including the costume shop, where Caleb Stroman's designs took shape.

who graduated from Northwestern had you're forced to design," he says, "and something like two. It's a different where you are given opportunities to emphasis, a different approach, and work outside of University Theatre, at those experiences are really meaningful. places like the Lawrence Arts Center and the other little theatre groups around town, convinced [the L.A. theatre com- pany] that I was capable of doing the fter leaving KU with a business work they needed done." degree, Nick Kostner had a Caleb Stroman most recently designed good job in his chosen profes- the costumes for "How to Succeed in Asion. But his banking career in Business Without Really Trying." As is Wichita was just a couple of years old the case with every University Theatre when Kostner, b'04, felt he could no production, work began the semester longer ignore the creative interests that before. He first showed his costume had been sparked by the part-time sound sketches to Assistant Professor Mechele editing job he'd held with University Leon, the show's director, in mid-Novem- Theatre. ber. She prodded him about his choice of "Since I knew the program here, I colors, and they discussed implications came back, talked with the faculty, and of outfitting certain characters with vests they let me in, even though I didn't have or suits or, for the women, certain styles a whole lot of experience in other disci- of dresses. Every detail of Stroman's plines," Kostner says. "I was 'the sound costumes, Leon explained, would be guy' at that point. It took a while to absorbed by the audience and used as switch from sound guy to lighting guy part of their understanding of the story. and set guy, but eventually I did." "Costumes are just clothing on hang- After Kostner's second year in the ers," Stroman later says, a few welcome scenography program, the former banker days after the play's opening night, joined his brother in and "until actors put them on and step out in within a week had a job as a set designer front of an audience and become the for a new L.A. theatre company. character." "Coming from a program where As an undergraduate in Iowa, second- ,

n a workshop behind the Inge Theatre, students in Associate Professor Dennis Christilles' scene painting class are busily painting foliage—I a bush, a tuft of dandelions, and the branch of a tree—onto the garden trel- lises that they'd painted onto their can- vas "flats" a week earlier. Their textbooks show how the final painting should look, but there are no detailed instructions. Which is good, because detailed instruc- tions won't be available when they're painting sets for a small college theatre or working in the backshop of a profes- sional company. As paint dries on the garden canvases, students begin slathering primer onto their other canvas flat—they each have two—and begin considering the next assignment: a stone wall. "As a scene painter," Christilles says, "you have to do your craft quickly. And these are skills they are really going to year scenography student Biz Grim aban- use: There are lots of sets designed where doned her first course of study, chem- you look out onto the garden." istry, to pursue the passion she felt for The scene painting class is fun (and theatre design. She intends to eventually required), but perhaps not all that typical teach theatre after first working as a of the scenography program. As Unruh professional freelance designer. explains, "If you're studying scene Grim designed the set for "Book of design, you need to spend your time talk- Days," which played last December in ing about the design of scenery, not how the Inge Theatre, and is currently design- to build a platform." ing the lighting for "Anna in the Tropics," Christilles, PhD'90, notes that lucra- to play in the Inge in April. She typically tive careers await first-class scene has paint on her hands and clothes, a big painters, but, like Unruh, he is more smile on her face, and a ready laugh interested in the other skills: lighting punctuating her enthusiastic speech. design, set design, costume design and, "I've worked with some backstage most important of all, collaboration. technicians who are in love with the "Our program teaches you to be mechanical magic they make and could group oriented, and I think that's a very not care less about the play or perform- valuable skill, whatever profession you ance, and that kind of boggles my mind," go into," he says. "Here you are working she says. "There is a certain indescribable with a lot of other people, solving prob- energy, a catharsis, that happens in lems and moving a project ahead, always theatre. A lot of times when we get on a timeline. It has to get done, it has to stressed out and it seems a lot more be done with others, and it has to be work than it's worth, that's when people, done well. Is there a good job anywhere myself included, are losing sight of what in which those skills aren't helpful?" happens on opening night. "The KU scenography program "We're doing this for the audience. creates a theatre artist," Hudson-Mairet We're doing this for that magic that's says from his office at Marquette Univer- going to happen." sity. "You have students who understand we're all part of a greater whole. At many He further explains by way of the "Play to the guy in the back row," other institutions it's about your opposite: In the United States, "realism is Reaney says. "Your designs have to individual fight to get to the top. But our natural style. That's just who we are. tell him what's happening just as clearly it's that collective whole that creates the And there's nothing wrong with realism. as they do for the people in the essence of theatre." It's a lot of fun to do, if you have enough front row." Biz Grim explains that she is "in love money, because it's very expensive." And in that moment, Woodson and with this idea of collabora- During a recent class session, Reaney the others are reminded that these paper tion," and she doesn't and Unruh are considering a Japanese projects are merely exercises, and their narrowly define the theme that Jessica Woodson, a senior the- design ideas will one day be judged by term. She also includes atre design student from Topeka, is pro- an audience tougher and needier than a the audience members posing for her paper project, a modern couple of professors who have pretty who gather for each adaptation of the classic Greek play much seen it all. peformance to form the "Antigone." As he stares at her costume Down here in this cramped conference 'final, most crucial ele- sketches, Unruh finally says, "Antigone is room, scenography students learn how to ment of what she calls one of the great heroines of all of Western repay that guy seated in the back row "this communal event." literature, right? She's the one who stands who chose not to sit home with Netflix As his students con- up and says, 'No!' Well, I can't reconcile and instead went to the trouble of round- tinue with their garden that with what I'm seeing here." ing up family and friends, buying their trellises, Christilles Reaney doesn't give much more tickets and getting to the theatre in time steps away and finds encouragement. "Take it and run with it," to see the house lights dim and the stage a seat in the Inge, a he finally says, without much enthusi- lights come up. "black box" theatre asm. "Make bolder choices. You put your These folks most certainly have not that can be config- foot in it..." seen it all, and they and everybody else in ured as the set Unruh completes the thought:"... so the audience are hoping that for two designer and direc- wade in up to your neck." hours they'll inhabit another, magical tor see fit. At this Then Reaney delivers the take-home world. Even if they don't realize it, they moment, he is looking line his student later says will stay with are part of the communal process. It's live at Grim's stage for "Book her always. theatre. Everybody has a job. **s"" of the Dead." "We are all striving to create this thing that is really out of nothing, out of thin air," he says. "Biz's set here is not really a set until that play begins. And when the actors are acting on it and an audience is watching those actors, at that moment, that exact moment, that is magic. That's what we all work for."

el Unruh spent his first sab- batical, in 1984, in Prague. There he found a theatre world that embraced "abstractD, metaphoric and poetic" design. He returned on two more sabbaticals and as a Fulbright fellow and now says, "That • Scenography graduate student Tammy Keiser (above; also on front cover) designed the sets for influenced my approached to design and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," and theatre design major Ann Smitzman how I teach design. There is really a (p. 34) designed the lighting. Along with Stroman's costumes, each was singled out for praise in strong, Eastern European basis to the the Lawrence Journal-World's enthusiastic review from opening night in Murphy Hall's way I think." Crafton-Preyer Theatre.

ISSUE 2, 2009 35 •

' -

:

' ••

s ••*' at f ' Champion o

• Sportswriter George Kimball documents boxing's last great era

f a writer's dream is to produce '60s and early 70s, Kimball gained the definitive book on a subject, prominence and notoriety in the local then George Kimball has counter-culture movement—to speak penned a knockout. Four Kings: about the Four Kings, specifically the Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran enigmatic Roberto Duran, as part of andI the Last Great Era of Boxing, is the University's Hispanic Heritage Kimball's firsthand recounting of a Month celebration. decade that many aficionados of the "He's known all the major—and "sweet science" regard as the last time scores of minor—figures in the sport, pugilism begat art, and perhaps also covered all the major fights of the past the sounding of boxing's 10-count. quarter century," said Rodriguez, g'96, "George has already forgotten more PhD'06. "He's a straight shooter who than most young reporters will ever doesn't mince words." learn about boxing," said Robert The friendship with Kimball, '67, Rodriguez, adjunct professor of Latin began, Rodriguez says, as "a total American studies and associate direc- chance encounter through my wife's BY TOM KING tor of the McNair Scholars Program, former colleague, who was one of his as he introduced Kimball to a packed college friends. There is a 30-year age house at the Sabatini Multicultural gap between us, we come from totally Resource Center last October. different cultural and geographical Rodriguez invited Kimball back to backgrounds, and yet we have this KU—where, in the tumultuous late strong connection built upon our

V <••

36 •! ANSAS ALUMNI

W" •** • :

• *£•••'

-S.'

*

,•

8MB!IS5 »••*•••'••

.">••••••.*.,

shared love for boxing. And it hap- immensely talented fighters, each pos- structure that became Four Kings. pened just as I was thinking of some- sessing a distinct personality and style. "Over the years I'd saved boxes and one to write the foreword to my book." boxes of stuff from fights I'd covered, That book, The Regulation ojBoxing: A and I started to write a few lengthy History and Comparative Analysis oj Poli- recapitulations," he explains. "It cies Among American States, was ntil the arrival of the Four occurred to me that a more specific "released in January, and Kimball did Kings, boxing focused on book, zeroing in on Leonard, Hagler, indeed write the foreword. heavyweight fighters; Kim- Hearns and Duran, might work, and While reviewers around the world U ball's quartet fought mostly the more I thought about it the better I have unanimously praised Four Kings, in middleweight territory. liked the idea. Their nine fights fit Kimball downplays his role in the Of the dancing, calculating Sugar neatly into the decade, 1980 to '89. book's critical success. "Great fights Ray Leonard, Kimball writes, "Beneath They'd all fought each other and produce great writing" is his maxim, the million-dollar smile and the pretty- each of them had beaten and Kimball was ringside for many of boy veneer lurked a boxer with the at least one of the the greatest, covering nearly 400 heart of the serial killer." Thomas "Hit- others." fights in his 25 years as a sportswriter man" Hearns earned his nickname and columnist for the Boston Herald. from the matter-of-fact way he used his But by the end of the 1970s, the 70-inch reach to ruthlessly dispatch post-Ali scene was stagnant and opponents, while "Marvelous" Marvin boxing was poison to the publishing Hagler was "virtually ambidextrous. He world. could, and often did, befuddle oppo- Then, as Kimball writes in the nents by switching from one hand to preface to Four Kings, times changed: the other in the middle of a round." "Through fortuitous coincidence, But perhaps the most memo- Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and Duran rable of the Four Kings was a matured into greatness in an era in Panamanian street brawler, which other sports seemingly con- Roberto "Manos de Piedra" spired to back away and allow boxing Duran, who ensured his to approach the prominence it had immortality (though many enjoyed in the days before baseball and say infamy), with two little football overtook it in the public con- words: "no mas"—no more— sciousness. Major League Baseball as the fighter with "hands of experienced debilitating strikes in stone" abruptly quit a 1980 1980, 1981 and 1985; the NFL under- Superdome rematch with went a 57-day strike in 1982 that Leonard in the eighth wiped out much of the regular season, round. Though Duran and a lockout in 1987 that led to many later claimed abdominal games being played with scab, or distress as his excuse, 'replacement,' players; and both the hard feelings over the 1980 and 1984 were fight continue to this marred by significant boycotts." day. It was, as Kimball presents it, a Mulling over book pugilistic "perfect storm," the timely topics in 2006, Kim- convergence of four powerful, ball soon hit upon the

•<*: i

Four Kings: Leonard, atrics, which some have sug- And while the radical spirit that Hagler, Hearns, Duran and gested made her doubly quali- compelled Kimball to make a flamboy- the Last Great Era of Boxing fied to be married to me." ant and controversial bid for Douglas By George Kimball It was his third marriage, her County sheriff back in 1970 has since McBooks Press second. Between them, the been somewhat restrained by wisdom, couple have five children and he slips easily back into his old spot $22.95 four grandchildren. Home is a on the front porch of a Massachusetts brownstone on the Upper West Street coffeeshop, swapping tall tales Side, across from Riverside Park. and catching up with his old KU -•>• "We have five floors, rent two as cronies, including raconteur Wayne apartments. Marge and another doc- Propst, c'71; writer David Ohle, g'72; tor have offices on the first floor, and poet Jim McCrary; and editor James 'imball's motivation to finish we live on the top two. Have a lovely Grauerholz, literary executor of the the book came from an unex- deck where we grow morning glories William S. Burroughs estate. pected source: a dire diagno- and this year, out of deference to my But up on campus, as he stood K.sis of cancer of the esophagus. roots, sunflowers." behind the dais at the Sabatini "I retired from the Herald at the end During his writing career, Kimball Multicultural Center in October, the of June 2005 and was diagnosed in has covered Super Bowls

September, so it's been pretty much a and World Series, NBA s. HOPKINS _LIK vs. HOPKINS PAVLIK vs. HOPKINS constant of my retirement," he says. Finals and the Olympic CTOBER 18,2001 , •DAY, OCTOBER 18,2008 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18,2008 ATLANTIC CITY £k JHEsARS ATUHTIC CITY CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY "Initially there were huge rounds of Games, golfs four WALK HAI' -. ARDWALK HALL BOARDWALK HALL N LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW chemo and radiation, and for a year or majors and Ryder Cups, •AY-PER J c ON PAY-PER-VIEW so—summer of '06 through September Wimbledon and the '07—it appeared to be in remission. America's Cup yacht ^ INS PAVLIK vs. HOPKINS VLIK vs

38 I KANSA'S ALUMNI r/

- One Heart Care Leader Kansas

Wherever you live or work in Greater Kansas City, top cardiologists and heart surgeons, it's obvious you're just a heartbeat away from your neighborhood why Saint Luke's continues to be Kansas City's Saint Luke's—and the best heart care. number one choice for heart care. At every Saint Luke's location, you receive the same You only have one heart, and only one health high-quality care from the same doctors and nurses system has had Kansas City's best interests at heart who've earned Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Insti- for 125 years. To find a tute a worldwide reputation for excellence. doctor who's part of Saint Luke's, call NurseLine any From Kansas City's only heart transplant program to time at (816) 932-6220. the nation's first heart hospital to a team of the region's

rM Saint Luke's Hospital B of Kansas City SAINT LUKE'S SYSTEM Kansas City's health care leader for 125 years -1882-2007 saintlukeshealthsystem.org

44th and Wornall Association

spirited roll call of participating schools, icebreakers and bowling at the campus favorite, Jaybowl. Allowing stu- dents to network is a high priority for CASE ASAP and Aly Rodee, a senior from Wichita and co-chair of the event, highlights the importance of making students feel comfortable. "Bowling was a great way to get to know each other, mingle and net- work," she says. "It was a more relaxed way to promote that, and it was a lot of fun." Saturday offered activities to formal- ize communication and shared infor- mation among the schools, which ranged from smaller schools like Coe College in Iowa and Mesa State in Col- orado to Big 12 schools such as Mis- souri, Nebraska and Kansas State. Sessions throughout the day featured lectures on issues pertinent to student groups such as programming, school pride and future career paths. One session, facilitated by Carrie Bien, a Missouri student who serves as the District VI representative, included time for Let's get together small group discussions. Students had the chance Students connect through shared to share ideas and offer solutions to common challenges facing student groups of universities CASE Affiliated experiences and common challenges large and small. Student Advance- "[The discussions] helped organizations realize n mid-February, after months of planning that they are all facing similar issues and recog- ment Programs and sustained optimism through the eco- nize that even though we may not be at the same encourages nomic downturn, KU's Student Alumni Asso- institutions, we are in this together," Bien says. "I ciation welcomed 80 student alumni developed the discussion topics based on issues networking I members and ambassadors from nine regional that my organization has faced as well as topics among student schools. Led by Jennifer Alderdice, g'99, assistant that I have heard other organizations across the • groups at more vice president of student programs, and Stefani country are facing." Gerson, c'06, g'08, coordinator of student pro- Keynote speakers at lunch and dinner pro- than 300 higher grams, this year's CASE ASAP District VI confer- vided insight and encouragement from those with education ence encouraged participants to "Champion Your real-world experience. David Johnston, j'94, g'06, Alma Mater." director of Internet services and marketing, institutions. "These are the students who are overly amped shared his experience with KU marketing initia- about their school and their mascot," Gerson tives and his strong pride for the University. says. "Everyone was really excited about At the awards dinner, David Ambler, vice chan- everything." cellor emeritus of student affairs at KU, urged stu- The weekend began with a welcome dinner, a dents to remain involved and emphasized the

40 KANSAS ALUMNI importance of keeping higher education a priority even after graduation. While Iowa State and Kansas State took home most of the conference awards, KU's SAA claimed the title of overall outstanding organization. CASE ASAP honored the Jayhawks after review- ing applications that covered mission statement, size, budget, history and pro- grams. KU last won the honor in 2007 and took the national prize in 2003. Rodee and Devin McCarthy, a senior from Overland Park and co-chair of the conference, used their experiences from a past District VI conference and two national conferences to plan this year's event, working closely with Alderdice and Gerson. "It was fun to see it all take shape and we got some great feedback from every- one. That makes you feel good on the other end, knowing that everyone got a • This year's winners of the annual Judy Ruedlinger Award are (I to r) Angela Palacioz, lot out of it," Rodee says. "Not only did Wichita senior; Brent Blazek, Lenexa senior; and Aly Rodee, Wichita senior.The SAA leaders they enjoy it, but they have things they received $1,000 scholarships in memory of Ruedlinger, who founded SAA in 1987. can take back to their own universities and try to improve." The rest of KU's SAA members attended the conference as participants, but took it upon themselves to help stu- dents from other schools feel welcome and show them what makes KU special. "Holding most of the activities at the alumni center gave us the opportunity to show that this is our home and these are the people who support us," Rodee says. ROCKCHALK "The other schools had nothing but great things to say about our alumni center. It was a good feeling to know that not only is our school being represented well, but our alumni are, too." As schools cut budgets nationwide, some student groups chose to forgo this year's conference. Other advisers, such as Amy Castro, assistant director of student programs at Nebraska, saw the weekend as a valuable experience. "I thought the best way to get the students motivated and engaged was to Goto meet other students," she says. "And it www.rockchalkball.org ; worked; they had a great time and were to make your reservation. excited and motivated to get back and make their own school bigger and better."^""" -Whitney Eriksen

ISSUE 2, 2009 | 41 Association

Gold Medal Club Reunion

March 30 is the deadline for members of the Gold Medal Club to make reserva- tions for the annual reunion April 18. Register online at www.kualumni.org/reunions. The day will feature a tribute to Chancellor Robert E. Hemenway and Leah Hemenway, who in 14 years have never missed the event for Jayhawks celebrating more than 50 years since their graduations. Other highlights include a Quantrill's Raid tour of Lawrence and a behind-the- scenes tour of the new Anderson Family Foot- ball Complex. Hooray for Jen For more informa- Devoted mentor Alderdice tion, contact Nikki Epley, director of begins new adventure reunions, [email protected]. n her 13 years at the Association, Jennifer Alderdice has inspired countless students to become Iinvolved and take pride in the Uni- versity. With contagious enthusiasm, the assistant vice president has overseen impressive growth in student programs. After organizing hundreds of activities RECOGNIZE A KU VOLUNTEER IN YOUR COMMUNITY for SAA, Tradition Keepers and Home- coming, she hosted her final event, the District VI conference. Alderdice, g'99, Jndmea Cloafelte'i ^Alumni ^Awam who has recruited legacy students through the Jayhawk Generations part- The Mildred Clodfelter Alumni Award was created in 1987 to thank alumni and nership with the Offfice of Admissions friends for "sustained volunteer service to the University at the local level." and Scholarships, now will tend to her "Millie" Award recipients are honored by the Association at special events in own future Jayhawk. She and her hus- their communities hosted by local alumni chapters. band, Patrick, are adopting a baby girl. Winners of the "Millie" award have served as local alumni chapter leaders, "It was exciting to host the conference Kansas Honors Program coordinators, or student recruitment volunteers. and personally fulfilling to complete my If you know a Jayhawk who helps carry KU's banner, submit a career, having attended conferences at nomination today! other campuses over the years," she says. "I will always cherish the students, staff and alumni I've had the privilege to work with." ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Kevin Corbett, c'88, Association ' The University of Kansas president, says Alderdice set the highes* standards for student programs and To submit a nomination, campus collaboration: "Mention Jen's contact the KU Alumni Association by March 31 name to anyone at KU, and you'll hear at 800-584-2957 or rave reviews. She has been a tremendous visit www.kualumni.org. friend and colleague to many Jayhawks"'""1"1"'

42 KANSAS ALUMNI Teresa J.James Lee Muns Mark F. Slyter K.Jean and Ronald M. Christy Cain Nielson Peter A. Stonefield Life Members Jennings C. Gage Overall Jr. Ernest T.Taylor Jarius O.Jones Nancy V. Patterson KarlaMcGaughVialle he following Jayhawks have committed to Jerry L. Karasek Francine M. Pivonka D. Mark and Monica D. the KU Alumni Association as new Life John N. Marx Ellen O. Remsing Tovar-von Waaden Members beginningjan 1 through Feb. Mary Schuler Miller Karen Riedy Christopher A. Warren 28. For more information, please visit Kimberly Clements Kim Uden Rutter CollistaJ. Zook T mm www.kualumni.org or call 800-584-2957. Mitchell Wai-Chung Shiu

Jillian G. Barrett Ohnmacht Fleske Chris C. Belk Jeremy T. and Krista Duke Cindy K. Bell Fort Mary Kate Burress Marcia C. Foster Blankenship Douglas A. Friesen Michelle Green Bloom Mickey L. Greene James L. Christensen Elizabeth Knedlik Ham- James L Cox mond Joshua P. DeDonder Alferdteen Harrison Kimberle B. Doty Brian A. and Melissa Stephen W. Durrell Brookman Hattaway NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE Craig H. Dutton Lindsay T. Heidrick Thomas J. Flanagan Jr. Tim Hills tea GUsxvortn uYleaallion Leonard T. and Sheila Michael C. Hutchison

Since 1975 the Fred Ellsworth Medallion has honored individuals "who have provided unique

Fred Ellsworth Medallion recipients are honored by the Association at a special dinner in conjunction with the fall Board of Directors meeting and introduced during the home football game that weekend. Past winners ol the medallion have been honored for their leadership in Kansas higher education, as chairs and members ol Univer- sity boards and committees, as consultants for special KU projects, and as donors to the A Spring Day on the Hill University. II someone you know has contin- ually shared time, talents and resources to Art book oj the KU campus benefit KU, submit a nomination today! On April 26, 2008, 63 artists set up easels across Mount Oread and, with paintbrushes in hand, captured the beauty of the KU campus. $35 Nonmember $32 Association Member ALUMNI $28 Jayhawk Society or Life member ASSOCIATION The University of Kansas j£^ ALUMNI a nomination, contact the i Association bv March 31 at wSZ) ASSOCIATION fc-i-* "*•* The University of Kansas

ISSUE 2, 2009 43 Class Notes BY KAREN GOODELL

1940 1965 Richard, b'66, g'67, and Mary Glaeser Donald Hayman, c'40, recently Delbert Gerstenberger Jr., c'65, g'67, Wier, d'69, make their home in Overland received an MPA Alumni Distinguished directs compliance for the Swedish Med- Park. Public Service Award from the University ical Center in Seattle. of North Carolina, where he helped Mike Rogers, c'65, is executive vice 1967 found the master of public administration president of BancFirst in Oklahoma City. Barry Fitzgerald, b'67, is a computer program. He and Mary Helen Wilson John Smith, c'65,1'68, recently was and GED instructor for the St. Joseph, Hayman, c'42, live in Chapel Hill. elected president of the Lake City Com- Mo., school district. munity Arts Center. He and his wife, Ruth Streeter Hatfield, '67, and her 1951 Martha, live in Lake City, Colo. husband, Lawrence, '62, make their Eugene Balloun, b'51,1'54, a partner in home in Lawrence. the Kansas City law firm of Shook, Hardy 1966 & Bacon, recently received the Gover- George Fletcher, b'66, e'66, is execu- 1968 nor's Award for Exemplary Service to tive director of the South Carolina Coun- , d'68, associate director of Children and Families. He and his wife, cil on Competitiveness. He and his wife, athletics at KU, recently was named as an Sheila, have served as foster parents for Sarah, live in Greenville. inaugural member of the Big 12 Legends 29 children. Martha Ahrens Miller, c'66, does fash- class at the Big 12 Football Champi- ion consulting for Doncaster and career onship game. He and his wife, Diana, live 1958 coaching for Bridge to Success. She lives in Lawrence. Merwin "Mac" Hayes, 58, a retired air in Olathe. traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration, makes his home in Rawl- ins, Wyo. Phillip Moyer, d'58, works as a broker 91.5

1961 Norman Mailen, b'61, is director of materials for Miracle Recreation Equip- ment Co. He lives in Ellijay, Ga. KAN S A S 1964 Kathleen Baysinger Altman, d'64, recently was named Citizen of the Year in Stratford, Texas. She and her husband, Kenneth, c'64, make their home in Amar- illo. PUBLIC RADIO Otis Mitchell, PhD'64, wrote Hitler's THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Stormtroopers and the Attack on the Ger- man Republic, which was published last KPR.KU.EDU year. He lives in Lawrenceburg, Ind.

44 KANSAS ALUMNI Wilbur West's life of music has come full circle since he started repairing string instruments 50 years ago. After earning a bachelor's and master's degree in music education, he taught string instruments at all Lawrence grade schools and Lawrence High. Then family responsibilities grew. The Army called. And, for many years, music played second fiddle in his life. Today Wilbur's back to repairing violins and cellos - in between composing music, enjoying summer band concerts and volunteering at the hospital. At age 84, he even found a special companion who shares his love of music. "But she only endures my 'unique*

sense of humory" he sighed*

(Well, you can't have it all, Wilbur ...)

Brandon Woods — just the beginning of the story* Visit www.BrandonWoodsLCS.com for more information.

RRANDON WOODS at ALVAMAR

1501 Inverness Drive Lawrence, KS 66047 Phone: (785) 838-8000 or (800) 419-0254 &^ A Life Care Services Community

45863 Class Notes

KU Text Alerts! Get fast-breaking Jayhawks news, special offers, and exclusive content from Kansas Athletics and AT&T.

Text KUALUM to 72645. AT&T is the exclusive wireless provider for Kansas Jayhawks Athletics.

Standard text messaging rates apply. Service provided by AT&T Mobility. >c 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo, and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of at&t their respective owners.

1969 Norvel Smith, e'70, g'72, a Bridge- 1973 Gary Turner, c'69, g'71, is vice presi- stone/Firestone plant manager, lives in William Niles, c'73, makes his home dent of quality and regulatory affairs at Smyrna, Tenn., with Linda Lecture in Estes Park, Colo., with his wife, Lanx in Broomfield, Colo. He and Kath- Smith, d'71. Wanda. leen Redenbaugh Turner, d'70, live in Jack Pearson Jr., c'73, is chief of police Fort Collins. 1971 at California State University in Long David Andersen, j'71, is a principal at Beach. 1970 DCA Management Consulting in Atlanta. Kathleen Schweitzberger, d'73, com- Ronald Adams, e'70, g'76, recently was JohnTuggle, b'71, owns Tuggle & Co. mutes from Lawrence to Kansas City, named a Distinguished State Partner by in Corpus Christi, Texas. where she's principal catalog librarian at Amtrak. He's chief of railroads and har- UMKC. bor for the Wisconsin Department of 1972 Corinne Shellabarger Sternlieb, c'73, Transportation in Madison. Zelema Marshall Harris, g'72, has a private social work practice in Suf- Tom, c'70, and Mary Jane Logan EdD'76, was named a 2008 Leader of fern, N.Y. Bradley, d'71, are retired in Kansas City. Distinction by the St. Louis YWCA. She's Hendrik Willems, b'73, is president of Andy Chapman, e'70, is retired facility chancellor of St. Louis Community Col- Professional Systems in Lawrence. director at Coldwater Creek. He lives in lege in St. Louis, where she lives. Sandpoint, Ind. William McMurray, d 72, g 77, 1974 Michael Graham, b'70, works as a received a 50-year pin from the Boy Marilyn Barrett, b'74, is a partner in consultant for Century 21 New Millen- Scouts of America, where he's vice presi- the tax group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & nium in Centreville, Va. dent of endowment and chairs the Coun- Marmaro in Los Angeles. She recently Charles Hansen, c'70, is vice president cil Friends of Scouting. He lives in St. received the Lenny Somberg Award from and chief counsel for Sears Holdings Joseph, Mo., and is an adjunct professor the Saban Free Clinic for her volunteer Management Corp. in Hoffman Estates, of music at Missouri Western State Col- work. 111. He and Margaret Dee Hansen, '71, lege and a public administrator for John Ziegelmeyer Jr., c'74, lives live in Lake Forest. Buchanan County. in Lawrence, where he's senior vice

46 KANSAS ALUMNI president of Pennington & Co. where he's chief compliance and ethics 1980 officer for TAMKO Building Products. Barbara Kinney, j'80, is senior photo 1975 editor for the Bill and Melinda Gates David Elkouri, b'75,178, is executive 1978 Foundation. She lives in Seattle. vice president and general counsel at Kelvin Knauf, c'78, is retired in Conroe, Julia Hutchison Martin, j'80, lives in Petrohawk Energy. He and his wife, Texas. Barcelona, Spain, where she teaches Eng- Debbi, live in Wichita. Peter McGhee, s'78, president and lish as a foreign language and directs mar- Jan Seymour Jenkins, j'75, owns Jenk- CEO of U.S. Trans Print Solutions, makes keting and business development for ins Marketing and Public Relations in his home in Laurel, Md. English Metas, a school that provides lan- Dublin, Ohio. guage training for current and future Janice Miller Karlin, c 75,1 80, was 1979 business professionals. appointed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Appel- Paul Brenner, b'79, is chief financial Patricia Rogge, b'80, manages busi- late Panel. She and her husband, Calvin, officer at Thomas Concrete Industries in ness valuation for Vrakas Blum, S.C., a c'74,1'77, live in Lawrence. He's an attor- Atlanta. CPA and business advisory firm in Brook- ney with Barber Emerson. Samuel Chukwuma, c 79, practices field, Wis. She lives in Milwaukee. John McConnell, c'75, is chief execu- trauma medicine at North Broward Med- Michael Rooney, c'80, b'81, is part tive officer of Wake Forest University ical Center in Pompano Beach, Fla. owner of Dodge City Medical Center. Baptist Medical Center. He and Melinda LaDonna Hale Curzon, j79, is execu- Cecil Walker, c'80, is CEO and Bohr McConnell, c'75, live in Winston- tive producer and host of Sarah Palin president of CW Construction in Salem, N.C. Radio, part of the wsRadio Network. She Longwood, Fla. Nancy Pickering, c'75, owns Pen and her husband, Elliott, live in Alexan- and Brush Communications in dria, Va. 1981 Watertown, Minn. Mark Mustoe, c'79, manages projects Linda Jassamann-Lane, b'81, directs Steven Rapp, j 75, directs the Nellis for Cox Communications in Atlanta. procurement and strategic sourcing for field office for Boeing in Las Vegas, where he and Kathy Pulliam Rapp, 75, make their home. John Robb, b'75, is a partner in the Newton law firm of Somers, Robb & Robb. MichaelWormington, c'75, PhD 79, recently was named an education fellow in the life sciences by the National Acad- emy of Sciences. He's a professor and director of undergraduate studies in biol- ogy at the University of Virginia in Char- lottesville.

1976

MARRIED Carmela Selvaggio Sibley, d'76, g'77, to Victor Contoski, Oct. 4 in Lawrence, where they live.

1977 Don Landeck, e77, g'78, is an environ- mental engineer with ConocoPhillips in Rodeo, Calif. Roger Neugent, d'77, teaches special education at East High School in Wichita. Albert Shank Jr., b'77, is president of Al Shank Insurance in Liberal. Arthur Weiss, j 77, lives injoplin, Mo.,

ISSUE 2, 2009 47 Class Notes

o> ^/lace I moved to Lawrence a few years ago to be close to my son, a professor at the university. At the time, I didn't know anyone in Kansas. The openness and atmosphere at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living has helped me meet so many great people while still being able to keep my independence. As a 50 year survivor of breast cancer, I've known a lot of challenges. Because of this, it is important for me to be able to live somewhere that I can rely on the best care when needed. That is what makes Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living home for me.

RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 6th & Wakarusa in Lawrence

Assisted Living - 785.749.4200 Health Center - 785.749.200 www.pioneer-ridge.com

United Space Alliance at Cape Canaveral, editor at PAZ in Los Angeles. Jasper, Ga., with her husband, Eric, and Fla. She and her husband, Douglas, live their daughter. in Titusville. MARRIED James Loft, a'81, a'82, is senior vice Steven Koppes, g'82, to Juliet Pierce, 1984 president of Pro Con Construction. He Dec. 13 in Palos Park, 111. They live in Richard Baumeister Jr., b'84, is man- lives in Contoocook, N.H. Homewood. aging partner at Sanford, Baumeister & Larry Pihl, b'81, recently became chief Frazier in Fort Worth, Texas. financial officer of Clipper Seafoods in 1983 Stephen, c'84, b 84, and Jennifer Hill, Seattle. James Burke, c'83,1'87, recently '97, live in Overland Park. He's an online Tony Struthers, b'81, is a financial became of counsel for Quarles & Brady marketing specialist for KansasCity.com adviser for Stifel Nicolaus in San Juan in Phoenix. He and his wife, Kara, live in Steven Hood, b'84, directs GSS tools Capistrano, Calif. Scottsdale. development group at Hitachi Data Sys- William Davis, b'83, is vice president tems. He lives in Olathe. 1982 of global paving and roofing at Kraton Brian Levinson, j'84, g'94, is vice presi- Leslie Dye, c'82, m'86, coordinates Polymers. He and Julie Jones Davis, j'84, dent of marketing at Nueterra in Lea- training for Medisync. She lives in Way- live in Sugar Land, Texas. wood. nesville, Ohio. Debbie Gornetzki Leonard, b'83, is Anne Sheehan, c'84, a professor of Wayne Feltman, c'82, directs technical chief financial officer at Jones Develop- geological sciences at the University of system development for Carlson Wag- ment Co. in Kansas City. Colorado, makes her home in Boulder onlit Travel in San Antonio. Susan Hutchison Stocker, '83, works with her husband, Craig Jones. James Still, c'82, wrote The Heavens are for GE Energy, where she is a Master Hung in Black, a play about Abraham Lin- Black Belt, responsible for leading Lean 1985 coln that debuted at the February reopen- Six Sigma quality deployment to the Marc Ellison, b'85, is vice president of ing of Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. global organization. She travels to Italy, sales and marketing at InterMotive in He's a producer, head writer and story France, India and Shanghai. She lives in Colfax, Calif.

48 KANSAS ALUMNI Patrick Raynolds, c'85, works as a Scott Stewart, c'85, owns Heritage He and Martha Ridder McCabe, d 85, claims specialist for State Farm Insurance Land in Basehor. He lives in Leawood. g'87, live in West Salem. She's a health in Irvine, Calif. advocate for Couleecap. Donna Clausen Ronnebaum, d'85, 1986 Eric McCurley, c'86, is a managing d'89, manages clinical nursing and com- Robert Giess, c'86, is laboratory direc- partner at Willis HRH in Wichita. munity affairs at the KU Medical Center tor at Rush County Memorial Hospital in Connie Patton, c'86, works as an inte- in Kansas City. La Crosse. He lives in Hays. gration engineer at Cardinal Health in Michael Sobek, e'85, g'92, is executive Francis Hastings, s'86, s'87, is a thera- San Diego. She lives in Carlsbad. director of Card Compliant in Leawood. pist at the Comprehensive Mental Health Janice Sterling, c'85, g'97, works as a Center in Independence, Mo. He lives in 1987 GIS analyst at the USDA Natural Lake Quivira. Kent Donaldson, e'87, g'90, is chief of Resource Conservation Service in Fort Brett McCabe, j'86, manages customer advanced design at Hawker Beechcraft Worth, Texas. service sales for Leer in New Lisbon, Wis. Corp. in Wichita.

Profile BY KATIE MOYER

Power mom finds shin guards, and strength to give back even took them to soccer practice," she t takes a team to overcome the explains with deep adversity that former Alumni Associ- gratitude. ation staff member Jodi Brecken- As soon as she Iridge Petit has faced the past five was healthy years. Fortunately, "Team Petit" has enough, Petit began • Fin, Jodi, Shep, Grady and Brian Petit make the most of their U.S. Army backed her all along. showing her grati- lifestyle, having lived in Colorado, Hawaii (above) and now Washington, Petit, d'90, g'93, PhD'98, was diag- tude in the form of where Brian, a Special Forces officer, is stationed at Fort Lewis. nosed with breast cancer at the age of volunteerism, 35. Her Green Beret husband, serving as largely through her unit's family readi- did our teaching internships in England a company commander in Iraq at the ness group. "That group of people together, and then we got breast cancer time, was by her side within 36 hours. helped me remarkably when I was sick," together," Petit says. "So we're obviously Brian stayed long enough to see his wife Petit says. "So now I do the same for very close." through her double mastectomy and first others." Also passing their recent five-year round of chemotherapy, but he had to Her passion in giving back is just one cancer-free marks together, Petit and return overseas and complete his of the attributes that earned Petit the Perry call on each other often during deployment. 2008 Pink Power Mom award. Spon- this exciting yet unnerving time. In addition to the couple's family and sored by Bright Starts, the award honors "We have the Pink Power Mom hot- Colorado neighbors, a family readiness eight women each year who display line. It used to be the chemo or radiation group from Brian's unit stepped in to courage and strength in their inspira- hotline, or the baldness hotline," Petit help Petit and their three boys in his tional battles against breast cancer and laughs. "But we just call each other, absence. Every bit of that support was are strong advocates, fighting for a cure. work it out and move on." needed as the aggressive treatment took The recognition also included $1,000 to Through life's challenges, Petit has its toll on Petit. "I didn't do laundry for the charity of Petit's choice; she chose the relied not only on her support system, six months," she says, recalling her Walter Reed Breast Care Project to help but the power of perseverance. helpless state. other army wives. "I think they [Bright Starts] recognized So everyone pitched in—washing Longtime friend and fellow breast me because, at a very trying time, I was clothes, preparing meals and looking cancer survivor Sandra Spengler Perry, carrying on and just demonstrating after the Petit kids. "Not only did they d'90, g'96, was a 2007 Pink Power Mom survivorship," she says. "That's when sign the boys up for soccer, but they and nominated Petit for the 2008 award. I realized I was doing the job I was made sure they had soccer shoes and "We were undergrads together, we supposed to."-""**

ISSUE 2. 2009 49 Class Notes

Tommy James, b'87, lives in Piano, 1988 Yvonne Pasley Thomas, c 88, recently Texas, where he's senior vice president Tyler Cain, b'88, is assistant treasurer was named a national board-certified and chief financial officer at Lone Star at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Louis. teacher by the National Board for Profes- Steakhouse and Texas Land and Cattle. Michael Frakes, c'88, directs education sional Teaching Standards. She teaches Jill Hanslip Miller, j'87, is president of and performance at Boston MedFlight in second grade in Montgomery County, Digital Signage Group in Poulsbro, Wash. Bedford, Mass. Md. She and her husband, Richard, c'89, She and her husband, David, '88, live in Angela Martinez Grasso, g'88, is vice live in Gaithersburg, and he's a manage- Silverdale. He's art director of the Seattle president of DAE Consulting in Leawood. ment analyst for the Food and Drug Times. Jerry Karasek, j'88, commutes from Administration. Michael Schuster, m'87, lives in Omaha, Lawrence to Kansas City, where he's a Neb., where he's an interventional radiolo- surgery administrator at Kansas Univer- 1989 gist for Radiology Consultants. sity Physicians Inc. Jill Schloot Campbell, c'89, is a sales

Profile BY JOE M ILLER

Art for artist's sake serves study, with an anti-pottery sculp- as motto for McEnroe ture. "It was pretty awful," he says, "pretty juvenile stuff." - ohn McEnroe's most recent public Later, as a grad student in Ohio, sculpture drew controversy before it he built his thesis show out of was even completed. junk he'd found on the street, "What is it?" a passerby asked labeling it with pristine museum as he was installing the piece at a new labels printed with gibber- Jpedestrian bridge in downtown Denver. ish. "It was a non-exhibi- "It looks like a bunch of beans," said tion exhibition," he another person, staring at the 20-foot-tall explains, displaying the • John McEnroe's latest public structure, an obelisk of stacked sandbags rebellious attitude that sculpture, "National Velvet," coated with red resin. earned him the distinction is hard to miss. It stands in a Another yelled: "That's ugly!" of the Denver art scene's prominent spot near the freeway A crowd gathered, and soon there reigning smart ass, in downtown Denver, and it were just as many who liked it. "They according to one critic. glows red at night. were excited about it," says McEnroe, As a professional, McEn- P90. "They couldn't believe something roe's art has been similarly so interesting was being built in their challenging. His studio slowing down. He's currently neighborhood." work, which he shows at a finalist for a major piece in [MM I: Soon the debate spread across the plus + gallery in Denver, is Sacramento. He also has a city, and then the nation. abstract. He uses materials site-specific work the Denver While art critics hailed the sculpture most folks don't consider the stuff of Art Museum commissioned for an inter- as a masterpiece—Denver "finally got it art-plastic, rubber, household tile and national exhibition that opens this fall. right," one said—a local talk radio station even Solo plates. Don't be surprised if there's more began beating the drum against it. "National Velvet," the piece that's gen- debate about his work in the future, Twice, the mayor himself went on air erating all the controversy, is McEnroe's McEnroe says. He's not going to let a little to defend it. fourth major public work. His first and controversy compromise his vision. Fox News ran the story nationally. largest, "Model State: A Local Cosmol- "1 need to make what I want to be And Conan O'Brien used it in his open- ogy," dominates the entry to the Denver known for, not fulfill some sort of design ing, to set up a joke on Dr. Phil. Convention Center. A similarly large requirement," McEnroe says. "I want to be Causing a stir with art is nothing new work adorns a light rail station in the who 1 am."^" for McEnroe. As an undergrad at KU he city's suburbs. -Miller, a student in KU's graduate writing rebelled against pottery, his initial line of His rise as an artist shows no signs of program, is a Kansas City freelance writer.

50 KANSAS ALUMNI At the KU Bookstores 30% OFF

Receive 3% off your purchase (up to 30% off) for every three-pointer scored by the Kansas Men's Basketball team the Thursday after home

conference games. F= KU BOOKSTORES KANSAS UNION BURGE UNION EDWARDS CAMPUS (785) 864-4640 Visit store or kubookstores.com for more details. kubookstores com THE OFFICIAL BOOKSTORES OF KU administrator for Steel & Pipe Supply in John Masterson, d'90, g'99, manages Manhattan. regional sales for Trillion. He lives in Christine Fleek, c'89, manages Stilwell. operations for Grandstand Sportswear Melanie Dick McMullen, 190, directs and Glassware in Lawrence. business and legal affairs for the National Joseph Kellogg, c'89, is senior store Cable Television Cooperative in Mission. planner for Crate and Barrel in North- He lives in Holt, Mo. brook, 111. He lives in Highland Park. Hans Nettelblad, a'90, is an associate Kelly Kerr, b'89, works as a sales engineer with BNIM Architects in Kansas reporting analyst for American Century City. He was named the 2008 AIA-KC Companies in Kansas City. Chapter Architect of the Year. David Lisinski, a'89, is an architectural Michael Walrod, b'90, vice president specialist with NewGround in Chester- of operations for QC Holdings, makes field, Mo. his home in Overland Park with Shelley Marcotte Urban, c'89, writes Christine Fleming Walrod, b 03. and edits for Florist Review Enterprises. She and her husband, Daryle, '95, live in 1991 Ozawkie. He's a delivery driver for Aaron Bowman, b'91, c'91, is vice THEN AGAIN United Parcel Service. president and chief financial officer of Metcalf Bank in Overland Park. He and Hayhikers: In October 1947, Locksley 1990 Deborah Murphy Bowman, c'93, live Hall residents and their dates boarded a Richelle Crow-Johnson, l'9O, works as a in Olathe. hayrack and rode outside Lawrence for a tax associate for Wendling Noe Nelson & Kelly, m 91 and Karen Cross Locke, picnic and bonfire. Locksley Hall originally Johnson in Topeka. She lives in Tecumseh. m'91, run Locke Family Medicine, in included five houses near Memorial Sta- Kristin Nyberg Goetting, g'90, a resi Basalt, Colo., where they live with their dium on Mississippi and Illinois streets, dent of Shawnee, works in the human- four children. which functioned as residence halls for resources department for the city of Gary McCullough, PhD 91, is an assis- female undergraduate students. Lenexa. tant professor of behavioral sciences at

ISSUE 2, 2009 51 Class Notes

in Washington, D.C. Ilker Karamehmetoglu, g 92, works as a senior financial analyst at Interpublic Group of Companies in New York City. M Jason Lohmeyer, b'92, directs huset CVS/Caremark in Northbrook, 111. Christopher Norment, PhD'92, wrote Return to Warden's Grove: Science, Desire and the Lives of Sparrows. He's a professor of environmental science and biology at the State University of New York- Brockport. THERE WAS Stefan Plasa, g'92, and his wife, Louise, live in Walldorf, , with their children, Victoria, 4, and Henry, 1. A TIME WHE Stefan is vice president of SAP AG. 1993 GOIN'TOMASS Miriam Andaya, c'93, m'98, and her husband, Patrick Klick, live in Wichita with their children, Nicolette, 2, and HAD NOTHING Morgan, 1. Wayne Deines, n'93, is an associate TO DO WITH professor of nursing at Johnson County Community College and a nurse at St. Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park. CHURCH. MarkTetreault, e'93, recently became a partner in the intellectual property law firm of Barlow, Josephs & Holmes in Providence, R.I. He lives in Cranston.

BORN TO: Rex, d'93, and Deanna Knorr Wal- ters, d'95, son, Ace, June 18 in San Fran- cisco, where he joins two brothers, Gunner, 5, and Drew, 10, and two sisters, LAWRENCE Riley, 7, and Addison, 12. Rex is head men's basketball coach at the University More dining, shopping, entertainment and fun than you even of . remember. Find out more and book hotels at visitlawrence.com. 1994 Amy Balettie, c'94, owns Foot and Ankle Specialists in Monroe, Mich. the University of Texas of the Permian Entanglement Media in Dallas. Ed Dunn, e'94, is a senior mechanical Basin in Odessa. engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems. Jennifer Remsberg, j'91, supervises 1992 He lives in Vail, Ariz. accounts for Bernstein-Rein in Kansas Kathleen Scheirman Dean, '92, Scott Mclntosh, c'94, serves as an City. manages programs for Hewlett-Packard intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. Ann Sommerlath, j'91, is senior vice in Fort Collins, Colo., where she and His home is in Wichita. president of Fleishman-Hillard in New her husband, Alan, PhD'93, make Tracy Schmidt, f 94, owns SOL Design York City. their home. in Denver. Thomas Thompson, c'91, g'93, lives James Eastman, c'92, is a Erich Steinle, c'94, is an assistant pro- in Rockwall, Texas. He's president of principal of Cornerstone Research fessor of chemistry at Missouri State Uni-

52 KANSAS ALUMNI versity in Springfield. Elaine BarkleyToto, j'94, coordinates marketing for Arrow Truck Sales in Kansas City. A TRADITION . .7 BORN TO: of custom handmade sterling silver and 14 kt jewelry Thetchen Brown Price, b 94, j 96, and Scott, daughter, Brylie Nicholen, June 23 in Carmel, Ind., where she joins a brother, Brealen, 3.

1995 Jerry Cross, e'95, is a project manager The and senior engineer at Mactec Engineer- ing & Consulting in Wilmington, N.C. Jeffrey Stankiewicz, c 95, is a space- craft vehicle operator for Digital Globe in Longmont, Colo. Shop

BORN TO: Gregory Payne, b'95, and Jennifer, daughter, Maasen Louise, April 28 in Lenexa, where she joins two brothers, Nicholas, 4, and William, 6. Greg is a partner in Grant Thornton in Jewelry, Gifts, Accessories for Home and Wardrobe Kansas City. 928 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kansas 66044 • www.theetcshop.com 1996 [email protected] • 785-843-0611 David Bischof, f 96, owns DB&J Design in St. Louis. Jennifer Richer Duffy, d 97, s 00, Jeff Roberts, b'98, works as a purchas- David Gippner, b'96, is a senior finan- directs programs for Hallmark Commu- ing agent for the Family Center in Har- cial analyst for Children's Mercy Hospi- nity Solutions in San Francisco. risonville, Mo. He recently was named tals and Clinics in Kansas City. Rebecca Wick Hengehold, j 97, the 2008 Volunteer of the Year by the directs communications and group mar- National Psoriasis Foundation. BORN TO: keting at Marston in Ballwin, Mo. She Wendy Rohleder-Sook, c 98,101, is Jason Fauss, d'96, and Kara Short, lives in Chesterfield. associate dean for student affairs at KU. daughter, Mia Eleanor, March 30 in High Jason Sims, c'97, is a wholesale She and her husband, Christopher, l'O2, Ridge, Mo. Jason practices law in account executive for 1st Advantage live in Lawrence. Bridgeton. Mortgage in Lombard, 111. He lives in Matthew Wilkinson, m'98, practices Jason Hatfield, c'96, m'00, and Kasey, Highland Park. medicine with Midwest Emergency son, Braeden Richard, June 14 in Round Kay Yarnevich Smith, c'97, president Department Services. He lives in Rock, Texas, where he joins a brother, of Collegiate Costumes, makes her home Edwardsville, 111. Ryan, 5. Jason is a physician with Capitol in Overland Park. Emergency Associates. MARRIED Matthew, c'96, and Jennifer Sieg- 1998 Clayton Fisher, b'98, to Madeline Best, Smith, c'99, h'02, daughter, Violet Jillian, Peder Horner, c'98, m'02, is an inter- Oct. 11 in Kansas City. He's vice presi- Oct. 10 in Burlington, Vt. Matthew is a ventional radiologist with Diversified dent of the institutional fixed-income vascular ultrasound technologist with Radiology of Colorado. He and Holly group at UMB Bank, and she's an associ- Fletcher Allen Healthcare, where Jennifer Bennett Horner, c'96, live in Denver. ate at First National Bank of Omaha. is a medical technologist. Darin Juhnke, e'98, works as a They live in Prairie Village. programming adviser for FedEx in 1997 Orlando, Fla. BORN TO: Julie Mills Cannon, f'97, is a product Amy May, c'98, is a catering specialist Thomas Carignan, c'98, and Lizbeth, designer for Handmark in Kansas City. for Spicy Pickle in Denver. daughter, Valeria, Nov. 23 in Overland

ISSUE 2. 2009 53 Class Notes

Park. Tom is vice president of UMB Bank who's nearly 2. Paul is art director for the Julie Roger, c'00, writes and produces in Kansas City. Sunflower Group, and Callie manages for the SciFi Channel in New York City. conferences for the American Academy of She lives in Jersey City, N.J. 1999 Family Physicians. Elaine Vrooman, a'00, manages Jeffrey Randolph, c'99, is senior vice Carrie Moore Cox, n'99, and Joshua, design and construction for Peterson president of Hays Companies of Kansas d'00, son, Tiernan Bradley, Oct. 4 in Fort Companies in Oxon Hill, Md. City. Collins, Colo., where he joins two broth- Tara Mobray Ruff, c'99, works as a ers, Tyler, 5, and Tristan, 2. Carrie is a BORN TO: quality assurance auditor for ESM Tech- nurse at Poudre Valley Hospital, and Josh James Bridwell, c'00, and Alicia, son, nologies. She and her husband, Kevin, teaches at Bill Reed Middle School. Boston Patrick, Nov. 5 in Alexandria, Va., PhD'Ol, live in Carthage, Mo. Robert, b'99, and Codie Knott lorio, where James is a master sergeant in the Kari Wahlgren, c'99, was the voice of c'00, daughter, Molly Hartin, Sept. 12 in U.S. Air Force. Mindy in "Bolt," a movie released last Brentwood, Tenn., where she joins a sis- Julie Phillips Karpinski, p'00, and year by Walt Disney Animation Studios. ter, Lauren, 2. Robert directs finance for Todd, g'03, son, Elijah Carter, July 8 in She lives in North Hollywood, Calif. the Brinkmann Corp. Collinsville, 111., where he joins a brother, Luke, 2. Julie is an assistant professor of MARRIED 2000 drug information at Southern Illinois Lori Mah, e'99, g'02, to Dustin Slater, Jeffrey Carter, g'00, chairs the music University in Collinsville, and Todd Oct. 18 in Danforth Chapel. They live in department at Webster University in St. directs the pharmacy at St. Elizabeth's Austin, where they both work for the Uni- Louis. Hospital in Belleville. versity of Texas. Courtney Kreutzer Payne, j'00, is a medical sales representative for Meda 2001 BORN TO: Pharmaceuticals in Dallas. Mark Gormely, e'01, is a senior engi- Paul, 99, and Callie Shultz Castro, A.J. Ravgiala, c'00, manages construc- neer with T.Y. Lin International in b'01, g'03, daughter, Sophia Marie, Nov. 5 tion for PBS&J. He and Aimee Price- Chicago. in Shawnee, where she joins a sister, Mia, Ravgiala, c'00, live in Littleton, Colo. Christopher Krueger, c 01, works as Did you know that University of Kansas alumni could save up to $32796 or more a year on auto insurance?

You may already know that University of Kansas alumni can get a special group discount on auto insurance through Liberty Mutual's Group Savings Pluse program* But did you know that Group Savings Plus offers many ALUMNI other discounts on both auto and home insurance? In fact, you could save up to $327.96 or more a year on auto ASStXIATION insurance alone." And you could save even more by insuring your home as well.

To learn more about all the valuable savings and benefits available through Group Savings Plus, call today. Liberty Mutual. Call 1-8OO-948-9213 for your free rate quote. Or visit www.libertymutual.com/lm/kualurnni

ges only. To the extent permitted by law. applicants are individually underwritten:

54 | KANSAS ALUMNI vice president of wholesale lending for Olathe. His brother, Alex, is 2. West Lafayette, Ind. Guaranteed Rate in Chicago. Jill Simpson Miller, d'01, and Reed, James Godwin, c'02, practices law with c'07, daughter, Ellie Marie, Aug. 24 in Burns White & Hickton in Pittsburgh, Pa. BORN TO: Joplin, Mo., where they live. Jill is assis- Sarah Hanson, c'02, is a senior pro- Erik Leon, p'01, and Tiffiny, daughter, tant manager of operations at BBC Elec- gram associate for the National Academy Jillian Rose, Nov. 14 in Topeka, where she tric in Crestline, and Reed is an account of Science in Washington, D.C. She lives joins a brother, Bryson, 2. Erick is a staff executive with KOAM-TV. in Bethesda, Md. pharmacist at Colmery O'Neil V.A. Med- Ignacio Ibarguren, g'02, manages ical Center. 2002 assets for Tyr Energy in Overland Park. Michael, e'01, and Renee Scholz Mer- Erin Shultz Bittinger, c'02, directs Sarah Ivy, c'02, teaches at Helen Keller cer, e'01, son, Brady John, Sept. 30 in development for Purdue University in Services for the Blind in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Profile BY E R I KA BENTSON

Volunteer helps inmates variety of vegetables and flowers, includ- flourish in jail garden ing green peppers, tomatoes, zinnias hen Kathy Hoggard and herbs. watched black swallowtail "It was a degree butterflies drift through of normalness that W the jail's barbed wire, she they didn't have in realized insects weren't the only things that big dorm room growing at the Kansas City, Mo., Munici- that they lived in; it pal Correctional Institution. As female was an outdoor inmates learned to garden last summer, activity," Hoggard many tasted fresh vegetables for the first says. time and learned basic botany. Because The jail houses • Kathy Hoggard's planting project accompanied the Kansas City of the garden project that Hoggard, g'72, about 200 inmates, Correctional Institution's focus on mental health and reform. helped organize, inmates at the jail were and about 25 per- able to gain peace of mind and leave cent are women. All women can partici- Because of Kansas City's looming plan the institution better prepared for life's pate in gardening, except those in to cut nearly $85 million from the city's decisions. solitary confinement, and Hoggard says budget, officials recently agreed to close "It was over and over again apparent that the gardens gave inmates an engag- the Municipal Correctional Institution, to us that this became a place of calm ing activity. and plan to do so by July. Although it and refuge, and the women were eager to "You don't simply warehouse people seems the gardeners will be out of a gar- work and they were eager to be in that during their time of punishment for their den by summer, Hoggard still hopes to garden," says Hoggard, a retired Kansas crime," Hoggard says. "You help them plant greens and cool-weather crops in City resident who worked in sales for come back to the community better early spring. AT&T for more than 20 years. than they went in—better able to cope, For now Hoggard doesn't have plans With support from Nancy Leazer, cor- better able to not end up as a recidivist to start the program at another facility, rections superintendent at the institu- criminal." but she says small-scale container gar- tion; Joanne Katz, professor of legal Despite Hoggard's demanding career, dening would be an easy option for studies at Western Missouri State Univer- she has found time for various volunteer inmates elsewhere. sity and Hoggard's close friend; and a positions through the years. While living "The women were so knocked out by handful of volunteers from Kansas City in Lawrence, she helped found what the beauty of flowers, so if we never grew and Lawrence, inmates tilled three gar- now is called the GaDuGi SafeCenter, another tomato, if we just grew herbs den beds last spring in the women's out- Douglas County's rape victim and sur- and flowers, I think they'd get a lot out door recreation space. They planted a vivor service center. of it," Hoggard

ISSUE 2, 2009 | 55 Class Notes

She lives in New York City. and English at Grants Pass High School their home in San Diego, where she is an Scott Massey, b'02, works in strategic in Grants Pass, Ore. esthetician. communications and public relations for Ryan Gerstner, b'02, to Kay, assoc, Waggener Edstrom in Lake Oswego, Ore. MARRIED Aug. 23 in St. Joseph, Mo. They live in He lives in Portland. Matthew Bertholf, j'02, and Amanda Kansas City, and Ryan is an account exec- Brant Peoples, p'02, manages a K-Mart Wolfe, j'04, Oct. 25 in Kansas City, where utive with the Blue Valley Insurance pharmacy for Sears Holding Corp. in they live. He manages channel marketing Agency in Overland Park. Shawnee. for Assurant Employee Benefits, and she's Bryce Holt, c'02, and Amanda Den- Ambriel Renn-Scanlan, c'02,106, managing editor at Advanstar Veterinary ning. j'03, Nov. 8 in Leawood. Their practices law with the U.S. Department of Healthcare Communications. home is in Overland Park. Labor in Kansas City. Mary Douglas, c'02, to William Salt- Janice Keller, j'02, to Bryan Williams, Neil Sniffen, j'02, teaches journalism marsh, Oct. 11 in Lawrence. They make Oct. 4 in Cottonwood Falls. They live in

Profile BY CHRIS LAZZARI NO

Hartwig at center awarded a safety when Hartwig was of Super Bowl thriller whistled for holding in the end zone. Hartwig says he tripped when he tried he starting right tackle on three to slow a rushing linebacker, and he KU football teams that won a guesses that an official thought he was total of 12 games, Justin Hartwig trying to yank the defender to the Thad never won a championship. ground. And until he got to the NFL, he hadn't "At that point," he says, "I was just played center, either, and yet there he hoping I wasn't going to be the guy who was, grinning like a lottery winner as he had the big play to lose the game." and his teammates on the Pittsburgh Instead, Hartwig was a vital part of Steelers, for whom he's the starting cen- one of the most thrilling finishes in NFL ter, celebrated their 27-23 victory over history. The Cardinals took the lead the Arizona Cardinals in the Feb. 1 Super with a quick TD pass when they got the Bowl in Tampa, Fla. ball back after the safety, but the Steel- "I had 23 family and friends there, and ers weren't done, either, countering with I was plucking people out of the stands, a 78-yard drive to win their sixth Super bringing my people down onto the field Bowl. to help me celebrate," Hartwig, c'02, said "The whole game was unlike any- five days later from Hawaii, where the thing I've ever been a part of," Hartwig m Steelers' linemen were enjoying a group says. "It was the ultimate moment in my • Justin Hartwig won Super Bowl glory in his vacation. "It was really a special moment career, that game-winning drive." first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and for me. I was one of the last to leave the The Tennessee Titans, who chose he's equally delighted with KU's recent football field because I was going to enjoy it as Hartwig in the sixth round of the 2002 success. "Kansas football," Hartwig says,"is now long as I possibly could." draft, first moved him to guard, and the a program that you can speak about with The grin plastered on Hartwig's face, following season made him a center pride." beamed around the world by NBC's when the starter underwent surgery. broadcast, was animated, at least in part, "I had never so much as snapped a by his rescue from what might have been ball to a quarterback," Hartwig recalls. Carolina, so Hartwig was thankful for a Super Bowl infamy. With the Steelers "Five days later I started our first presea- fresh start last season in Pittsburgh. leading by six but backed up on their son game at center versus the Cleveland "That first year starting at center, it was own 1-yard-line late in the game, quarter- Browns." really tough and I learned a lot," Hartwig back Ben Roethlisberger completed a 19- He became a three-year starter before says. "I kept working at my craft, and yard pass to Santonio Holmes. But the joining the Carolina Panthers as a free today I feel I've become one of the better play was called back, and Arizona was agent. Injuries marred his two seasons in centers in the league." -""•*

56 KANSAS ALUMNI Pear KU... Fill out a class note at www.kualumni.org and tell us what you have been up to!

Lawrence, where she's vice president of alumni relations for Pennington & Co. Eric Satterfield, '02, and Samantha Britton, d'03, g'04, g'08, Sept. 5 in Crested Butte, Colo. She's a physical ther- apist with Kreider Rehabilitation in arisas Lawrence, where they live. Sampler BORN TO: Dulcinea King Rakestraw, s'02, and Dallas, c'03, l'O6, son, Thatcher Harris, Sept. 25 in Wichita. Dulcinea is a pro- gram counsultant for SRS/Addiction and Prevention Services, and Dallas is an asso- ciate with Redmond and Mazar. 2003 Michael Flanagan, c'03, is a special claims representative for Farmers Insur- ance. He lives in Mission. Sarah Morgan, d'03, lives in Sachse, Texas. She's associate director of lifetime sports at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Zachary Newsom, c'03, is an internal wholesaler for DBSI in Meridian, Idaho. Casey Old, d'03, directs rules and com- petitions for the Kansas Golf Association in Lawrence. Joseph Utter, c'03, is a financial plan- rison Hecker in Kansas City. MARRIED ner for Oxford Financial Designs in Gavin Johnson, h'04, is a senior analyst William Matthew, c'04, g'08, and Denver. for Cerner. He lives in Kansas City. Katey Saeben, c'05, Oct. 4 in Colorado Joshua Kaplan, b'04, works as an inter- Springs, Colo. He's an audiologist at the BORN TO: national trade analyst for the U.S. Interna- Kansas City Veterans Administration Stuart, b'03, and Kristina Knobel tional Trade Commission in Washington, Medical Center, and they live in Moyer, d'05, g'08, daughter, Madison D.C. Roeland Park. Nicole, Sept. 2 in Olathe. Stuart is a serv- Jenifer Gomez Lewis, g'04, PhD'06, is Andrea Ricke, d'04, g'07, to William ice sales representative for Cintas, and an assistant professor of communications Rector, Nov. 8 in Lawrence, where they Kristina teaches for USD 233. at Western Kentucky University in Bowl- live. She's a physical therapist at Stor- ing Green. mont-Vail Health Care in Topeka. 2004 Leslie Lukens, b'04, c'04, works as an Jennifer Streb, e'04, and Adam Nina Carabajal Berg, c'04, is office analyst for Moody's Investors Service in Lohoefener, e'05, g'07, Oct. 11 in Kansas manager for Armed Services YMCA. She Dallas. City. She's a graduate research assistant at and her husband, Matthew, '06, live in Andrea Ricke Rector, d'04, g'07, is a KU, and he's a design engineer for Oceanside, Calif. physical therapist at Lawrence Garmin. They live in Olathe. Derek Gates, b'04, c'04, manages Orthopaedic Surgery in Lawrence. Nathan Wedermyer, c'04, and client administrative services for Allen Thomas Reid, c'04, does environmen- Summer D'Orvilliers, 05, Oct. 4 in Press in Lawrence. tal consulting for 5 Capitals Environmen- Lawrence. He owns First Stop in Megan Fruetel Gosseling, n'04, is an tal and Management Co. in Dubai, United Lawrence, and she's an architectural sales infection preventionist at the University Arab Emirates. representative for Bedrock International of Virginia Medical Center. She lives in Nicholas Vernald, c'04, is a senior sup- in Lenexa. Their home is in Baldwin City. Crozet. ply chain analyst for C.H. Robinson Zachary Hemenway, j'04, a resident of Worldwide in Elk Grove Village, 111. He BORN TO: Mission, is an associate with Stinson Mor- lives in Chicago. Randall, c'04, m'08, and Hannah

ISSUE 2, 2009 57 Class Notes

Davoren Schumacher, d'04, son, MARRIED 2007 Oliver, June 20 in Mission. Randall is Aaron Weigel, e'05, and Ashley Den- Gemma Bayly, f'07, recently won the a pediatric resident at Children's Mercy neier, c'08, Aug. 31 in Lawrence, where New Talent Gold Award from Graphis, Hospital, and Hannah is a USD 202 they live. He manages development for the international journal of visual com- special-education teacher. Tradewind Energy, and she's a teller munications, for two projects that will be coordinator at U.S. Bank. published in the 2009 Graphis New Tal- 2005 ent Annual. Gemma lives in Lawrence. Christopher Calabro, d'05, manages 2006 Karen Bentley, j'07, works as a affiliate programs for Pepperjam. He lives Anna Baldwin, c'06, e'06, is an research analyst for the Polling Co. in in Carbondale, Pa. environmental scientist for the U.S. Washington, D.C. Nicholas Donnelly, b'05, is a manager Environmental Protection Agency in Amanda Cooley, h'07, is a delivery with BuyWise in Mission. Kansas City. She lives in Mission. consultant for Cerner. She lives in Kansas Tari Beohler Perdue, d'05, g'06, Brant Barrier, c'06, works as an City. teaches at Los Cerros Middle School in executive mortgage banker for Martin Flowers, c'07, works as a cor- Danville, Calif. She lives in Alamo. LeaderOne Financial in Overland rectional adviser for the Johnson County Taylor Simmermon, c'05, is a Park. Department of Corrections in New Cen- client-works executive with Cerner in Reed Knobbe, e'06, works as a process tury. He lives in Olathe. Kansas City. engineer for River City Engineering in Kayce Imming, g'07, is a physical ther- Russell Valencia, c'05, works as a loan Lawrence. apist with First Choice Healthcare. She specialist for Advantage Bank in Fort Loren Spears, b'06, manages sales for lives in Broomfield, Colo. Collins, Colo. Contractors Choice in Cincinnati. Kristen Bagby Zucht, d'05, is a project 2008 assistant for the American Academy of BORN TO: Bander Almatari, g'08, and his wife, Pediatrics in San Diego, where she and Robert, PhD'06, and Marcie Klein May, make their home in Lawrence with her husband, Jordan, c'06, make their Blackstone, g'06, son, Thomas Arlington, their daughters, Razan, 3, and Boyan, 1. home. Nov. 23 in Brussels, Belgium. Molly McGregor Evans, p'08, and her

58 KANSAS ALUMNI husband, Stephen, live in Lawrence, where Molly is a pharmacist at Wal- greens. Their daughter, Ainsley, is 1.

MARRIED Amelia Roudebush, g 08, to Kevin McCormick, Sept. 20 in Topeka. They live in Kansas City, and Amelia is an account executive at JNA Advertising. Alison Winkelman, p'08, and Robert Moore, '09, Oct. 18. They live in Great Bend, where she is a pharmacist at Wal- Mart.

BORN TO: from the Hffl Christopher McGinty, '08, and Bri- anne Diercks, c'08, son, Maverick Michael McGinty, May 19 in Independ- i ence, Mo. Dustan, 09, and Morgan Naider, g'08, To Your Door daughter, Avrie Linn, Oct. 12 in Lenexa. Morgan is a dietitian at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Hayley Redden, n'08, and Arien, Pick up posters, magazines and T-shirts daughter, Amariah Renee, July 21 in Salina, where Hayley is a nurse at Salina from The University Daily Kansan. Regional Health Center.

24 " VIRGINIA TECH]

SUNNY DELIGHT SchOOl Codes Letters that follow names indicate the school from which alumni earned degrees. Numbers show their class years. ...-v The National „,„ .' Championship K- a School of Architecture and IHI. I MVIRSITY DAII V R O CJt CHAL K Urban Design KANSAN b School of Business CHAMPIONS c College of Liberal Arts and Champs! IAYHAWKS WIN NATIONAL TITLE Sciences d School of Education e School of Engineering f School of Fine Arts g Master's Degree h School of Allied Health j School of Journalism I School of Law m School of Medicine n School of Nursing p School of Pharmacy PharmD School of Pharmacy s School of Social Welfare DE Doctor of Engineering DMA Doctor of Musical Arts Check out the latest news from KU daily at: www. kansan.com EdD Doctor of Education PhD Doctor of Philosophy (no letter) Former student THE UNIVEHSmtDAILY KANSAN assoc. Associate member of the .com Alumni Association

ISSUE 2, 2009 59 In Memory

1930s nine grandchildren; and eight great- where he was senior partner in Lutz, B.j. Hedrick Harrison Allen, c'33, 96, grandchildren. Daily and Brain Engineering. Surviving Nov. 19 in Lawrence. She is survived by Harold Peters, c'31, g'32, 99, Nov. 10 are his wife, Delores; a son, Dar, c'73; two two sons, Arly, c'60, g'63, and Rand, 71; in Plymouth, Minn. He headed the sci- daughters, one of whom is Cheryl Daily four daughters, Marilyn Allen Dresser, ence department at Bemidji State Univer- Fannin, d'70, g75; six grandchildren; d'65, Diane Allen Bannen, '66, Lenore, sity, where the aquatic biology laboratory and three great-grandchildren. c'78, and Barbara Allen Wasson, c'71; a is named in his honor. He is survived by Faith Seeley Dumler, c'40, 89, Dec. 9 half sister; 19 grandchildren; and 10 two sons, two daughters, a stepdaughter, in Hays. She is survived by three sons, great-grandchildren. two stepsons, six grandchildren, six step- Earle, '67, Brian, d'75, g'79, and Harold, Barclay Cunningham, b'39,90, June grandchildren and two great-grandchil- c75; and four grandchildren. 25 in Overland Park. He was an account- dren. Orlando Epp, c'47, 88, Oct. 4 in Hon- ant and is survived by his wife, Betty, a Hortense Sanders, b'38, 95, Dec 22 olulu, where he was an Army intelligence daughter and a son. in Lawrence. She was a senior account- brigadier general and former executive Ruth Learned Dueker,c'37, 92, Dec. 1 ant with Trans World Airlines. A niece director of the Hawaii Better Business in Richardson, Texas. Three sons, eight and a nephew are among survivors. Bureau. Two sons and two grandchildren grandchildren and six great-grandchil- Dorothy Birt Sturgeon, c'34,96, Jan. survive. dren survive. 6 in Edgerton, Mo., where she was a Harry Foresman, '44, 88, Aug. 1 in Marian Fegan Grammer, c'37, 94, retired teacher. She is survived by a son, Tucson, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Aug. 15 injunction City. She is survived Robert, c'71,1'77; a granddaughter; and a Anne, two sons, six grandchildren and by a son; a daughter, Sally Grammer great-grandson. nine great-grandchildren. Mayes, assoc; six grandchildren; and 11 Marion GoehringThomas, c'39, 90, Paul Freeberg, e'49, 81, Jan. 6 in Par- great-grandchildren. Sept. 5 in Carrollton, Texas. A son and a sons. Three daughters, a son, a brother Rosemarie Kilker Hickey, c'37, 93, grandson survive. and eight grandchildren survive. Dec. 24 in Kansas City. A brother sur- Edward Fuchs, e'40, 89, Sept. 7 in vives. 1940s Hamilton, Mont., where he was retired Elizabeth Schmidt Jenkins, c'32, 97, Jane Lorimer Allen, b'44, 86, June 23 from General Electric. A son and two Nov. 4 in Raymore, Mo. She is survived in Denver, where she was retired from grandchildren survive. by two sons, a stepdaughter, six grand- General Electric Foundation. She was Martha Irwin Garrard, c'40, 90, Nov. children, two stepgrandsons, six great- president of the Class of 1944. A son, 25 in Columbus, Ga., where she was grandchildren and a Robert, 70; two daughters; seven grand- retired from Bradley Center Hospital. A stepgreat-granddaughter. children; and a great-granchild survive. son, two daughters, six grandchildren Jayne Fleckenstein Kester,'33, 96, Betty Dunlap Bagby, c'43, 85, Dec 29 and a great-granddaughter survive. Nov. 26 in Midland, Texas. A son, two in Overland Park. She is survived by two Peter Grosz, '46, 83, Nov. 17 in daughters, eight grandchildren and 11 sons, David, g'74, and Brian, b'80; four Stephens City, Va., where he was a retired great-grandchildren survive. grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. U.S. Army colonel. Survivors include two Philip Nicholson, b'39, 90, Sept 19 in Jessie Cassidy Branson, n'42, 88, Jan. sons, one of whom is Paul, '80; a daugh- Ellis, where he owned Nicholson Lum- 3 in Lawrence. She was a former state ter; a brother; two grandchildren; and ber. He is survived by his wife, Pauline, a legislator, president of the Kansas Associ- two great-grandchildren. son, two daughters, six grandchildren ation for Retarded Citizens and a volun- Marjorie Stark Harrison, f 49, 80, and three great-grandchildren. teer nurse with the Douglas County Red Oct. 10 in Taos, N.M., where she was Theodore Parry, d'37,g'52, 94, July 16 Cross. Survivors include three daughters, retired co-owner of Shriver Gallery. in Shawnee. He lived in Gardner, where two of whom are Martha Branson Berger, She is survived by her husband, Bill, he was former superintendent of schools. c'75, n'77, g'83, and Rosemary Branson b'49; four daughters, three of whom are He is survived by three daughters, two Jones, m'85; a son; a brother, Joseph Cas- Susan Harrison Gumucio, b'72, Sarah of whom are Cynthia, c'74, n'99, and sidy, '43; and eight grandchildren. Harrison Jackson, P74, and Jane Harri- Patricia Fay Parry Rogers, '78; a son; Jack Daily, e'48, 88, Dec. 19 in Olathe, son Ashworth, n'78; 10 grandchildren;

60 KANSAS ALUMNI and three great-grandchildren. 1950s sister; and three grandchildren. Eugene Hiatt, c'40, 91, Dec 31 in Jerald Bales, c'50, 82, Dec 11 in Claire Grothusen Downard, c'50,79, Topeka, where he was a retired attorney. Shawnee Mission, where he was a retired Dec. 8 in Okemos, Mich., where she had He is survived by his wife, Geraldine attorney and judge. He is survived by two been an accountant with Downard & Smith Hiatt, assoc; two sons, Roger, sons, Rick, c'76, and Scott, c'80, g'86; a King. She is survived by two sons, g'83, and Robert, '83; and four grand- daughter, Anne Bales Bray, c'79, m'83; Edward, c'79, and James, c'83, h'84, children. and four grandsons. m'88; a daughter, Karen Downard Haley, Lucile Hisey, g'47, 94, Nov. 14 in Joseph Baron Jr., PhD'54,80, Feb. 18, d'76; a sister; and seven grandchildren. Topeka, where she was retired from a 2008, in Morris Plains, N.J., where he Ann Bonecutter Faerber, f53, 77, 48-year teaching career. A niece survives. was a retired research chemist and uni- Dec. 16 in Shawnee Mission. Surviving Don Hogue, e'42, 88, Sept. 7 in versity professor. He is survived by his are two sons, one of whom is John, j'78; Topeka, where he was former president wife, Dorothy, a son, a daughter, two and six grandchildren. of Pepsi Cola Bottling. He is survived brothers and three grandchildren. Norman Gates, b'56, 76, Dec 8 in by three daughters, two of whom are Edward Beins, a'51, 81, Nov. 24 in Tecumseh, where he was retired from the Kathlyn Hogue Parker-Rodriguez, d'66, Wichita, where he was an architect and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is sur- g'69, and Evelyn Hogue Dowell, c'70; a later worked for the U.S. Postal Service. vived by two sons, Brian, '81, and Eric, stepdaughter; two stepsons; two sisters; He is survived by his wife, Gloria, two b'84; two daughters, one of whom is San- six grandchildren; and seven great- sons, two sisters, a brother and six dra, d'84; six granddaughters; and three grandchildren. grandchildren. great-grandsons. Donald Nigg, e'43, 87, Dec. 28 in Carl Bilger,f5l, 80, July 6 in Topeka. John Hane,g'57,PhD'7O, 76, Oct. 11 Helena, Mont., where he was a retired He had taught music in Hutchinson and in Kansas City. He lived in Warrensburg, electrical engineer. He is survived by at Washburn University. Mo., where he was a professor emeritus a daughter, Nancy Nigg Rude, h'76; a John Bradford, m'55, 81, Dec 31 in of political science at the University of son, David, e'72, g'77; a sister, Marilyn Overland Park, where he was a retired Central Missouri. A son, a daughter and Nigg Umbach, c'47; and five grand- ophthalmologist. He is survived by his four grandchildren survive. children. wife, Marjorie; two daughters, Lynn Brad- Robert Hiltibran, g'51, PhD'54, 88, William Nixon, m'44, 92, Nov 26 in ford Rasmussen, n'83, g'91, and Sarah Nov. 13 in Urbana, where he was a Wichita. He is survived by his wife, Bradford Coll, n'88; a sonjohnjr., c'85; retired biochemist with the Illinois State Eunice; two daughters, Sally Nixon Win- and seven grandchildren. Natural History Survey. He is survived by frey, c'62, and Marti Nixon Levy, h'79; Roy Britton, '50, 83, Nov 30 in his wife, Lois Armstrong Hiltibran, two sons, Kip, 72, and William, d'82; Ellsworth, where he was former presi- assoc; two daughters; and a brother. two sisters; four grandchildren; and nine dent and board chairman of Citizens Claude Houchin, b*50, 83, Dec 3 in great-grandchildren. State Bank and Trust. He is survived by Wichita, where he was an independent Arthur Riordan, b'49, 81, Nov. 9 in his wife, Peg Baker Britton, a'50; a son; a oil operator. A memorial has been estab- Kansas City. He had worked at Northern daughter; and four grandchildren. lished with the KU Endowment Associa- Arizona Gas Service. He is survived by Thomas Brune,e'50, 80, Dec. 17 in tion. He is survived by his wife, Ann two daughters, one of whom is Arden, North Little Rock, Ark., where he was Ackerman Houchin, c'51; two sons, one c78; a sister; and five grandchildren. retired from Remington Arms Sporting of whom is Robert, '88; a brother; a sis- Virginia "Putt" Ford Sollenberger, Ammunition. Surviving are his wife, ter; and two grandchildren. d'4l, 89, Nov. 24 in Fort Collins, Colo. Donna Mae, a son, a daughter, a brother, Howard Koonse,c'50,g'52, 84, Sept 7 She is survived by her husband; Marvin, eight grandchildren and six great-grand- in Sun City, Ariz. Survivors include his e'43; a son, Michael, b'67; a daughter, children. wife, Lois, and a brother. Linda Sollenberger Land, d'69; nine Arthur Cherry Jr., m'55, 81, Nov 22 Dale Marshall, b'50, 84, Nov 25 in grandchildren; and six great-grandchil- in Topeka, where he had been a physi- Kansas City, where he owned Business dren. cian with Pediatric Associates. He is sur- Supply Co. He is survived by his wife, RobertTalty,e'49, 84, Oct. 2 in Brad- vived by a son, Robert, '81; four Patricia Link Marshall, c'49; four daugh- bury, Calif. He is survived by his wife, grandchildren; and a great-granddaugh- ters; nine grandchildren; and seven great- Dorothy, and several nieces and ter. grandchildren. nephews. John Crown,'50, 86, Jan. 5 in Donald Martin, c'57, 74, Dec 3 in William Wellborn, a'49, 84, Dec 21 in Lawrence, where he was former mayor Albuquerque, N.M., where he was former Carmel, Calif., where he was a retired and retired executive vice president of president of the National Association of architect. He is survived by two daugh- sales at Lawrence Paper Co. He is sur- Home Builders. A memorial has been ters; a son; a brother, Robert Jr., e'52; and vived by his wife, Jeanne Shields Crown, established with the KU Endowment six grandchildren. assoc; a daughter; a son, Robert, '69; a Association. He is survived by his wife,

ISSUE 2, 2009 61 In Memory

Willa, assoc; a daughter; two sisters, one Hannibal, Mo., where he was a retired Larry Powers, PhD'69, 64, Oct. 4 in of whom is Janet Martin Holman, d'57; physician. A memorial has been estab- Painesville, Ohio, where he was retired and two grandchildren. lished with the KU Endowment Associa- business unit director at Ricerca. A Raymond Olson, e'50, 82, Dec. 12 in tion. Surviving are his wife, Linda memorial has been established with the Topeka, where he was chief of rural Wheatley Coleberd, assoc; two daugh- KU Endowment Association. He is sur- urban development for the Kansas ters; a brother; and five grandchildren. vived by his wife, Carol Calhoun, Department of Transportation. He is sur- Orvel Criqui, EdD'62, 84, Nov 12 in PhD'69; a son; a daughter; a sister; and vived by his wife, Janet, assoc; a son; and Lawrence, where he was a retired teacher, four grandchildren. a granddaughter. coach and administrator. He is survived Julia Scholes, d'62, 67, July 21 in Las James Rose, c'56, l'62, 73, Nov. 14 in by his wife, Nadine Swisher Criqui, Vegas. She lived in Falmouth, Mass. A Colorado Springs, where he was a retired assoc; a son, Eugene, 72; a daughter; a brother, Marion, e'52, survives. administrative law judge. He is survived brother; four grandchildren; and two Stanton Shopmaker, d'60, 70, Dec. 9 by his wife, Ginny; two daughters, one of great-grandsons. in Overland Park, where he was a retired whom is Susan, j'89; two sons, one of Mary Caylor Dorn, n'66, 78, Dec. 12 professor of Spanish at Kansas City whom is John, e'90; a brother; and five in Wichita, where she was a retired Kansas Community College. A daughter grandchildren. nurse. She is survived by a son, Curtis, and two granddaughters survive. Mozell Schulz,g'59, 79, Dec 31 in m'83, and three granddaughters. Topeka, where she taught elementary Janet Ross English, d'68, 62, Dec 27 1970s school for 35 years. She is survived by in Arkansas City, where she was a publi- Kevin Anderson, j'76, 54, Dec. 14 in her husband, Julius, a son, a brother and cations specialist for USD 470. She is sur- Houston, where he was an oil landman. three sisters. vived by her husband, Stephen, assoc; Surviving are his mother, Eileen; and two Joanne Goodjohn Schwarz, c'53, 77, two sons, Stephen Jr., c'94, and Christo- brothers, David, c'79, and Brian, j'85. Oct. 12 in St. Louis. She is survived by pher, d'96; a daughter, Kathleen English Norman Cook, '79, 53, Dec. 22 in her husband, Fred, two daughters, three Smith, '00; two brothers, Stephen Ross, Springfield, 111. He was a member of the sons and six grandchildren. b'64, and David Ross, m'74; and five 1974 KU Final Four team and was a first- Constance Kagey Vance, c'53, 77, Dec. grandchildren. round draft pick of the Boston Celtics in 12 in Leawood. She is survived by a son, William Kane, c'60, 76, Sept 23 in 1976. Survivors include a son, a daugh- Allen, b'80, g'85; two daughters, one of Cheyenne, Wyo. He had been a physicist ter, his mother, three brothers, six sisters whom is Cynthia Vance Knighton, h'77; for Corning Glass Works and is survived and a grandson. a sister; five grandchildren; and two by his wife, Ginny, a son, three daugh- Larry Fish,j'74,g'78, 56, Nov 29 in great-grandchildren. ters, two sisters and eight grandchildren. Philadelphia, where he had a 20-year JackWaddell,c'55, 75, Jan 4 in Cor John Kost, b'62, 68, Dec. 9 in Shawnee career with the Philadelphia Inquirer. His vallis, Ore. He was retired from Purdue Mission, where he was vice president of parents and two sisters survive. University, where he taught cultural corporate development at Sprint and John Hattaway, c'71, 64, Dec. 22 in anthropology. Two sons, a daughter, a founder of Bigelow Systems. He is sur- Overland Park. He is survived by a stepson and six grandchildren survive. vived by his wife, Susan Anderson Kost, daughter, three sons, a sister and three L.R.Waterman, '51, 89, July 7 in Man- d'62; two sons, John, c'89, and Andrew, grandchildren. hattan, where he was a retired U.S. Air c'90; his mother; a sister, Jennifer Kost Anita Hillin, '76, 54, Dec 6 in Skokie, ' Force lieutenant colonel. Surviving are Hoecker, d'68; and four grandchildren. 111. She directed development at Royce- two sons, two daughters, 18 grandchil- Janet "Carol" Mesigh, c'68, 63, Dec more School in Evanston. A sister and dren and 21 great-grandchildren. 23 in Topeka, where she worked for the two nephews survive. Kansas Department of Social Rehabilita- Georgia Collins Layton, d'71,85, Dec. 1960s tion Services. A brother and a cousin sur- 6 in Lawrence, where she was a retired Pamela Flaton Bartkowiak, j'69, 61, vive. teacher for the blind. Two daughters, Feb. 18, 2008, in LaCrosse, Wis. She David Morris, b'68, 62, Oct. 31 in three grandchidlren and five great-grand- lived in Lansing, Iowa. Survivors include Houston, where he was a retired banker. children survive. her husband, Carl, and two sisters. He is survived by a a sister, Constance Gregory Rawlings, d'74, 57, Dec. 15 in Raymond Boice, e'61, 74, Nov. 30 in Morris Colby, c'76, and a brother, Lansing. He had been a professor of alge- Lake Winnebago, Mo., where he was Thomas, c'78. bra studies, business ethics and profes- retired from a 33-year career with the Nancy Hertzler Powell, f 61, 69, Aug. sional development at Brown Mackie Federal Aviation Administration. He is 15 in Houston. She is survived by her College in Kansas City. A memorial has survived by his wife, Jean, three sons and husband, Don, b'61; two sons; a brother, been established with the KU Endow- seven grandchildren. Jerrad Hertzler, c'58, m'62; and five ment Association. He is survived by his James Coleberd, c'6l, 71, Dec. 15 in grandchildren. wife, Virginia; a daughter; a brother,

62 KANSAS ALUMNI Keith, c'68; and two grandchildren. Skip Shearer, g'98, 53, Dec. 7 in Inde- in Lawrence, where he had been assis- Judy DeGrootTolle,b'72, 59, Nov. 23 pendence, Mo., where he had been a sen- tant to the KU dean of pharmacy from in Wichita, where she was an administra- ior engineer with Kansas City Power & 1978 to 1988. He also had been execu- tive assistant at the Independent Middle Light. He is survived by five daughters, tive director of the Kansas Board of Phar- School. She is survived by her husband, his mother and five sisters. macy and pharmacist at Hitchcock Drug Vaughn, b'72,179; two daughters; and a Store in Baldwin City. He is survived by sister, Johanna DeGroot Lyle, c'65. 2000s his wife, Marjorie Stiles Hitchcock, Joshua Bolt, cf05, 28, Nov 12 in assoc; two sons, one of whom is Richard, 1980s Wichita. He was a second-year law stu- p'76; a daughter; and four grandchildren. Judith Emick DuChateau, 1*85, 67, dent at KU and is survived by his father, John Pozdro, 85, Jan. 1 in Lawrence, Nov. 25 in St. Louis, where she was Michael Bolt, m'83; his mother; two where he taught music at KU from 1950 retired assistant general counsel for the brothers; and a sister. to 1992 and chaired the music theory American Optometric Association. Kimberly Reed Davidson, g'08, 46, department for 26 years. He is survived Kathryn Long,c'8l, 49, Dec. 13 in July 13 in Kansas City. She is survived by by his wife, Shirley, assoc; a son, John, Mexico City. A memorial has been estab- her husband, Richard, two daughters, a c'82; a daughter, Nancy Pozdro Thell- lished with the KU Endowment Associa- son and a brother. man, n'80; a sister; and four grandchil- tion. She is survived by her parents, Anastasia Hubbard, g'06, 31, Nov. 30 dren. Robert, b'57, and Ida Mae Johnson Long, in Kansas City, where she worked for the Ray Price, s'56,85, Nov. 5 in Kansas b'57; and a brother, Byron, b'85. Autism Asperger Publishing Company. City. He was a former KU professor of David Mears, b'80, 53, Aug. 20 in Survivors include her parents, a sister social welfare and co-founder of Triad Lawrence, where he was a business and her grandmother. Films, which produced teaching videos owner. He is survived by his mother and Mary Brown James, g'05,59, Jan. 2 in for family therapists and psychothera- two sisters, Kathleen, '82, and Janet, b'97. Harrisonville, Mo., where she was a pists. He is survived by his partner, Carl Gyneth Sanders, g'88, 58, Nov. 22 in retired teacher and former adult and Hatten, g'70; a brother; and many nieces Kansas City, where she was a nursing community-education coordinator for and nephews. instructor at Kansas City Kansas Com- the Cass Career Center. She had served Harley Russell, p'61, 70, Dec 24 in munity College. She is survived by her as president of the Leavenworth, where he owned six Rus- father, a sister, a stepsister and a step- System Board of Curators. Survivors sell Pharmacy stores and was executive brother. include her husand, William, two sons, vice president of MidAmerican Bank and Marguerite Walker, b'83, 67, Oct. 12 a sister and a granddaughter. Trust. He was a field instructor at KU's in Kansas City, where she had been the Stephanie Deibler O'Toole, c'02, 29, School of Pharmacy. A memorial has first black female air-traffic controller for Jan. 2 in Overland Park. She is survived been established with the KU Endow- the Federal Aviation Administration. by her husband, Keith, and her parents. ment Association. He is survived by his Three daughters and a granddaughter wife, Rena Fogarty Russell, '61; two survive. The University Community daughters, Anne Russell Turner, '89, and Ray Coughenour, 97, Sept. 6 in Carolyn Russell Klemp, b'91; a sister; a 1990s Leawood. He was athletic equipment brother, Stephen, j'73; and six grandchil- Charlotte Black Burkett, d'92, 54, manager at KU, where an equipment dren. Jan. 1 in Topeka, where she worked at room is named for him. Three daughters, JayTurnbull,'82, 41, Jan. 7 in Sears. She is survived by two sons, one of four grandchildren and nine great- Lawrence, where he had worked for KU whom is Brian, '06; a sister; and two grandchildren survive. for 20 years, most recently as an office brothers, one of whom is Sidney Black, Rachel Crown, g'72, PhD'75, 91, Dec and clerical assistant at the Beach Center e'78. 31 in Baldwin City. She taught English at on Disability. Survivors include his par- Mary Ernst, s'95, 62, Oct. 27 in Green- KU from 1975 until 1982 and is survived ents, H.R. "Rud," assoc, and Ann Turn- wood, Mo. She is survived by two daugh- by a sister. bull, assoc, founders and co-directors of ters, three sons and eight grandchildren. P. Douglas Guess, c'61, g'63, EdD'68, the Beach Center on Disability; and two Megan McBride Franz, b'99, 31, Jan 4 69, Oct. 30 in Lawrence, where he was a sisters, Amy Turnbull Khare, s'97, s'99, in Overland Park, where she was a sales professor emeritus of special education and Katherine, c'00. executive with Cerner. Survivors include at KU. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, Frank Young Jr., EdD'72, 66, Dec 3 in her husband, Alex, e'99; her parents, assoc; two sons, Trent, e'93, PhD'04, and Plymouth, Minn. He taught industrial Tom, c'86, and Meef McBride, '68; a Bradley, a'94, g'94; a stepdaughter, Amy design at KU and at the Col- brother, Thomas McBride Jr., c'91; and Bundy Lake, h'93; a stepson; a brother; lege of Art and Design. He is survived by two sisters, Lara McBride Daniels, '92, and eight grandchildren. three sons, one of whom is Colin, '03; his and Sara McBride, '02. Thomas Hitchcock,p'51, 79, Dec 23 father; a sister; and six grandchildren.

ISSUE 2, 2009 63 Rock Chalk Review

University of New Hampshire and author of The American College Town. "When 1 think of all the things that make college towns different from other places, they are all things for which Lawrence could be the case study." When he first arrived, in 1977, he found "a cultural island," dominated by KU and college life. He ate waffles at Drake's Bakery, bought British music magazines at the Town Crier and saw live bands at the Lawrence Opera House. The scene offered the conven- ience of a small town and the cultural diversity of a big city. "Comfortable yet cosmopolitan," Gumprecht calls it. He eventually came to see the col- • Geographer Blake lege town as a unique phenomenon, a Gumprecht explores how place unlike any other in the America. abundant bookstores, pizza After earning a PhD in geography from joints and coffee shops are the University of Oklahoma, he started just part of what makes researching the topic. To his surprise, college towns (including he found that no major scholarship Durham, where he teaches existed on college towns. The former at the University of New journalist saw a potential scoop, and Hampshire) unique. he set out to create a portrait of the col- lege town that defines the traits these towns share and explains why they grew up in the United States and A place apart nowhere else. Gumprecht came up with an objec- College towns, where the culture tive measure to help identify which (and the porch couches) are comfortable towns with colleges actually qualify as college towns. (Not all do.) His statisti- cal yardstick: any town where four-year lake Gumprecht knows college towns. He college enrollment is at least 20 percent of the grew up near Newark, home to the Uni- total population. versity of Delaware, and spent his early While that makes a handy starting point, Bworking life traveling to other college Gumprecht is quick to note that the true defini- towns as part of his job at Twin Tone records. tion of a college town is far more subjective. But for Gumprecht, j'83, the epitome of that "1 don't believe it's really possible to quantify singularly American community is—and probably what is and isn't a college town," he says. "My always will be—the town where he spent his own true definition is looser: A college town is any city college days. or town where the college and the culture it cre- "My basic ideas about college towns were ates exert a dominant influence over the character really formed in Lawrence," says Gumprecht, of the town." associate professor and chair of geography at the In each chapter of The American College Town,

64 KANSAS ALUMNI Gumprecht uses a case study—eight in Goldberg hopes to build on her prede- all—to analyze specific aspects of college cessors' success in bringing more atten- town life that make these "academic arch- tion to Kansas poets. She also wants to ipelagos" unique. In OU's Norman cam- Poetry for the foster writing communities around the pus he finds evidence of the university's state. That project reflects her longtime role as a public space, an urban oasis people work organizing and running workshops that lifts the quality of life for all citizens, that help those who don't necessarily not just college students and staff. In State's next laureate to take think of themselves as writers to tap Manhattan's Aggieville (and by contrast, grass-roots approach poetry's power to add meaning and Lawrence's Mass Street) he looks at how in spreading poetry's appeal understanding to their lives. colleges shape the commerce of the Her program, Poetry Across Kansas: towns they occupy, in ways good and n February 2008, Caryn Mirriam- Reading and Writing Our Way Home, bad. A particularly memorable chapter, Goldberg was enduring what she will create writers' workshops that use "Paradise for Misfits," profiles six icono- calls "one of those typical writer the literature of Kansas poets and prose clasts—musicians, artists, writers and edi- dark nights of the soul." writers to help participants jump-start tors—who came to Athens to study at the I A novel she'd been working on for their own writing. The project will University of Georgia and never left, years had garnered the latest of train people in communi- highlighting the college town's role as a many rejections, and the ties around the state haven for eccentrics. Federal Express truck return- to facilitate local That last trait resonates especially for ing the manuscript got writing circles, Gumprecht. "What makes college towns stuck in the muddy and a Web- special in my eyes is that they are places driveway of her rural based discus- where I feel comfortable," he says. "I'm a Douglas County home. sion board vegetarian. I have weird taste in movies. I Frustrated, the driver ^ will link like to read. I don't have cable TV. I sup- spun his wheels faster these volun- pose I'm a bit of an oddball, but I don't and faster, digging a teers in a feel all that odd in college towns." deeper and deeper community Lawrence is not among Gumprecht's hole. of their own. case studies, but its influence on his "I realized that was In addition, research is clear throughout, "explicitly me: I had four or five man- Mirriam-Gold- uscripts I couldn't berg will travel to get published," says cities and small towns around the state, BLAKE Mirriam-Goldberg, I GUMPRECHT PhD74. "It felt like a metaphor giving talks and readings with for my career." local writers. AMERICAN She decided to change her "I find over and over that not only do • The American approach, which had focused so many people want to write, but that College Town on attracting the attention of they do their most powerful writing in by Blake Gumprecht big agents and publishers. community," she says. Herself a breast cancer survivor, she has conducted work- University of "I decided to dust myself off, get back up and find ways to get shops for people living with serious ill- Massachusetts Press, my work out there. I started ness, for teens and children, Latino and $34.95 approaching a lot of small Native American groups, and low-income presses, looking at how best I women of color. The workshops are as could put out what I had to much about therapy as they are about contribute. And things began to literature. open up." "There's something about being able as a source of comparison," he writes, "or Mirriam-Goldberg will publish three to read what you've just written out loud implicitly because it strongly shaped my books this year, including Landed, her to a group in the right context that helps perspective." That, ultimately, is the most fourth collection of poetry. In July she you hear you own words and witness striking lesson of this impressive study: will become the third poet laureate of your own life with greater understand- Even after you leave your college town, it Kansas, succeeding fellow Jayhawk ing," she says. "I've seen so many people never leaves you. •"— Denise Low, c'71, g'74, PhD'98. marginalized in our culture, living on the -Steven Hill During her two-year tenure, Mirriam- streets, surviving horrendous abuse and

ISSUE 2, 2009 65 Rock Chalk Review

addiction, and I've seen how writing can bring the light back to their lives." An element of performance threads through Mirriam-Goldberg's own work. Piano movement? She has written songs with blues pianist Kelley Hunt, including three on Hunt's Beethoven himself would have new album, "Mercy." She and Hunt, 79, stopped to watch unusual ode co-host workshops and an annual week- long retreat on writing, singing and song- mir Khosrowpour, once writing. She has also experimented with described by Professor Jack improvisational verse, both spoken and Winerock as perhaps the most written. Atalented pianist ever to study at Her democratic approach to poetry KU, delights in finding fresh ways to moves the art out of the academy and entice spectators. You might recall our • "To move up the keyboard, you usually go into the streets. In Poems on the Spot, a cover story of issue No.2, 2004, in which project she launched several years ago, we described the fliers Khosrowpour right," Khosrowpour says. "This way, it's Mirriam-Goldberg set up a typewriter produced for his senior recital, topped backward. It took me a good couple of months loaded with carbon paper at Lawrence's with screaming headlines that included of practice to get that in my brain." Community Mercantile Co-Op and "Loner Seeks Friends," "8-Year-Old Matu- crafted custom poems for all who rity At Its Finest," and "Bring A Date And for a Prepared Piano, Jan. 22 to Feb. 21 at stopped by. A poet who takes requests- Make Out!" Gladstone Gallery. imagine that. Now that he's in New York City, The star of Stop, Repair, Prepare is a "It's not that I don't enjoy and value studying for a doctor of musical arts customized grand piano with an 18-inch the great writing of our top poets," she degree at Manhattan School of Music, hole cut through the lid and harp, two says. "I just think art should not belong Khosrowpour, f 04, can let others worry octaves worth of strings completely to a particular group, but should be right about the publicity—especially for the lat- removed. The pianist stands inside, leans there at the grass roots."--•» est show in which he participated, Stop, over the keyboard and, making do with- -Steven Hill Repair, Prepare: Variations on Ode to Joy out 14 notes right in the middle of the instrument's range, plays the Fourth Movement of Beethoven's famously diffi- cult Ninth Symphony, all while walking the piano, which is set on casters, from Frank feature one gallery room to another. Of course, the bizarre experience of henThor Nystrom sat down to write an hon- performing 25 minutes of Beethoven W est and open account of his harrowing strug- backward, without the middle range of gle with mental illness, he tried to forget that friends, notes, all while guiding a 100-year-old family and classmates would read the piece, produced piano around a gallery devoid of all art as an assignment for a class in depth reporting. except the music provokes humor: "I "It's difficult to write about things like that with can't imagine what the reactions were for the truth required to tell the story if you are cog- people who dropped by expecting to see nizant of the fact that thousands of complete art on the walls and instead saw some- strangers are going to be reading the details," says body walk by inside a piano," he says Nystrom, j'08."I shut myself off to the possibility that with a giggle. But after sharing a few anyone would ever read it. I completely wrote it for laughs, Khosrowpour gets serious: myself." "It's not a stunt," he insists. Thousands did read "To hell and back" when the painfully frank chronicle of Nys- Stop, Repair, Prepare, created by artists trom's institutionalization and eventual recovery ran in the University Daily Kansan Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, last May. After the story generated more than 100 e-mails from readers, Nystrom debuted last year in Munich and was entered it in Rolling Stone magazine's 33rd annual College Journalism Competition. greeted enthusiastically by New York's Last fall "To hell and back" won the $2,500 first prize in the feature-writing category. arts community. (Reviews appeared in Read the story online at www.kansan.com/stories/2008/may/05/ hell_and_back/. the New York Times, The Village Voice -Steven Hill and Artforum magazine, and the daylong performances were reportedly crowded

66 | KANSAS ALUMNI from start to finish.) The show's six choral, it is now the European Union's pianists, who each played once a day anthem. Considering Stop, Repair, Pre- during the 30-performance run, were pare's Bavarian roots, the memorable asked to offer their own interpretations combination of music and twisted instru- of Franz Liszt's piano transcription of ment can't be ignored. Beethoven's symphonic movement com- "The pianist playing backward is, 1 monly known as the "Ode to Joy." think, a comment on the music's irony," "Each pianist had their own solutions Khosrowpour says. "There is the specta- to the problem, and all the performances cle element, sure, but more than that, it's were completely different," Khosrowpour the idea of doing something you says, "which was cool." (Asked to charac- wouldn't have thought possible—both terize his own interpretation, he cracks, the performer and the spectator. "The coolest") "With this show, we're both breaking After one of his final performances, he our traditional boundaries. It look a long Nature's divinity fell into a conversation with a gallery time for me to think about it and under- employee who was thrilled by the show's stand it and accept it"-*** or the latest entry in his deep many "layers." Khosrowpour says that -Chris Lazzarino Fexploration of the American West, helped him see past the show's 600- Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished pound gorilla—a portable grand piano Professor of American History, surveys played from within—and instead focus on the life of naturalist and Sierra Club what the staggeringly unusual ground founder John Muir. rules did to the music itself. A Passion for Nature:The Life of John As a choral symphony, "Ode to Muir ($34.95, Oxford University Press) Joy" was long embraced as a recounts tales about a Scottish boy symbol of Germany's soaring who was I I when he and his nationalism, most family moved to Wisconsin. As the infamously by music- pious family hacked a homestead out loving Nazi lead- of rugged northern forests, young ers; sans Muir found his spirit filled less with his father's preachings than with the glories of nature. Worster's 2000 biographical subject, the Western explorer John Wesley Powell, was, like Muir, reared in Wisconsin by an immigrant father stern in the total certainty of his Chrisitan faith; there, too, the boy's response was to commune with nature. Noting that Alexis deTocqueville first observed that Americans were seeking spiritual truths outside of their churches,Worster writes, "'God' for Muir was ... an active, creative force dwelling in, above, and around nature. Continuously animated by that divine force, every part of the natural world was in constant flux.... Always the flux was purposeful. Always it moved toward beauty. Always and everywhere it was holy." "•""• —Chris Lazzarino

ISSUE 2, 2009 | 67 Glorious to View

A pretty March snow day brought sledders (and their pets) to the Hill. Photographs by Susan Younger.

68 KANSAS ALUMNI While earning your MBA from KU, the world is your classroom

Rome, Great Wall, China

At the University of Kansas School of Business, students have a variety of unique, short-term study abroad opportunities. Full-time and evening professional students witness international commerce first-hand — working with business executives across the globe while earning credit toward a master's degree.

Fifty percent of our master's degree students have at least one study abroad experience. KU MBA students have traveled to China, France, India, Italy, Germany and Brazil to study industries with global impact.

Learn more about our study abroad programs and scholarship opportunities at: www. business, ku. edu EARNED EXCELLENCE

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD The University of Kansas }3as} heed all who cheer "Rock Chalk; our Championship Visa* hath arrived. N The 2008 Kansas National Championship Visa, brought to you by the KU Alumni Association.

V/SA

Earn great rewards, including gift cards for the KU bookstores and I, Association. Jayhawk® Visa check, credit and gift cards are available exclusively at INTRUST Bank. INTRUST Apply online at kucard.com or call 800-222-7458.

INTRUST encourages responsible credit card spending.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The University of Kansas KU Alumni Association 1266 Oread Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045-3169