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KEEPING TRACK Most recently he served as a legisla- tive aide for state representative Stephen Adamini. Steve and his wife, Paulette, have owned a travel agency in Marquette for 27 years. Cory Hartbarger ’56 BS of NMU Alumni Association member Shelbyville, Tenn., is fully recov- ered from cancer surgery and an NMU Alumni Association lifetime member Achilles tendon tear and will be coaching high school baseball. Martin Kasiska ’59 BS, ’65 MA of Shelby Township is a five-year ’40s prostate cancer survivor. Martin Lawrence DeRidder ’40 BS of serves as chapter leader for the Frank Stipech ’67 BS (above) of Rockford, Tenn., was inducted into the International Prostate Cancer Support Houghton retired in June after 30 Educators Hall of Honor at the Group, at William Beaumont Hospital years of service with Upper Peninsula University of Tennessee. He was head in Royal Oak. Power Company, most recently as of the department of educational psy- operations manager. Frank is a member chology and guidance in the College of Houghton Kiwanis, Lake Superior of Education from 1964 until 1983. He Community Partnership Advisory retired in 1986 and has remained ’60s Board, Copper Country United Way, active in his profession and communi- and Keweenaw Economic Development Peter Diol ’63 BS of Dublin, ty, receiving the Mental Health Alliance. Ohio, sold his 32-year-old coffee Association of Knox County’s Volunteer Malcolm R. McNeil ’69 BS, ‘71 business to Filter Fresh, where he is of the Year Award and the American MA teaches at the University of still employed. He and his mother Association for Counselor Education’s Pittsburgh. He has published numer- Helmi (Erkintalo) ’29 Life Cert. both Distinguished Mentor Award. ous articles, helped create a test for had NMU Professor Forest Roberts 30 communication disorders and now has Helmi Lepisto ’49 Cert. of Rock years apart. [email protected] was appointed to the Board of the highest honors from the U.S. Gloria Gillespie ’66 BA ’70 MAE of Directors for the Michigan Association Academic Programs in Communication St. Joseph has announced her candi- for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She Disorders. dacy for another term as a Berrien is a retired teacher who still substi- June Schaefer ’67 BA, ’68 MA County commissioner. Gloria is on her tute teaches. [email protected] of Marquette was selected as eighth term of the board and is vice Baraga High School’s graduation chairwoman of the Personnel and speaker for 2006. She is an NMU Human Services Committee. Distinguished Alumni Award recipient ’50s Ken Haagensen ’65 BS of and a Michigan Special Olympic Hall of Edgerton, Wis., retired after 38 Robert Savera ’55 BS of Las Vegas, Fame inductee. years of teaching. He continues to Nev., has been selling property and David Williams ’69 BS ’70 MAE teach golf and tennis. homes in Vegas for 28 years. He of Nashville, Tenn., is vice chan- enjoys watching the budding metropo- Steve Lindberg ’66 BS ’78 MAE of cellor and general counsel for lis grow. [email protected] Marquette is a candidate for state Vanderbilt University. He also was representative in the 109th district. elected as chairman of the board of FALL 2006 27 KEEPING TRACK directors of the Nashville Branch of Bicentennial of St. Louis, Mo. Bob is a and his wife Cathy (Kellner) ’69 BS the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. NMU Distinguished Alumni Award survived a direct hit from Hurricane David is an NMU Distinguished Alumni recipient. Charley, but still enjoy the Florida Award recipient. Lyle Smith ’71 BS of Norton Shores weather. They like returning to is a Ward I City Council member. His Marquette when they can to “stick principal goal is job creation, which he their toes in beautiful Superior and Ronald St. Martin ’63 BA is says keeps families and the community have a Togo.” [email protected] chief operating officer at New united and positive. Anne Bezotte ’74 BS of Sandusky has Technology Management Inc., of been teaching for 32 years. She is mar- Reston, Va., which designs and Linda Austin ’72 BS of Midland is a ried with two grown children. deploys high-tech border securi- children’s librarian. ty and surveillance systems and Janet (Hall) Bjerregaard ‘72 BS of Paul Cappoferri ’74 BS ’83 MAE of processes as the prime contrac- Bettendorf, Iowa, recently retired after Hartford, Wis., was named Educator of tor for the Department of more than 31 years of working as a the Year at Hartford Union High Homeland Security at all land civilian contracting officer for the School. He has been associate princi- border ports of entry in the U.S. United States Army. She has two pal of the school for 17 years. The company’s clients also daughters who are attending the Previously, he was a physical education include branches of the U.S. University of Iowa and her husband, teacher, head football and wrestling military, the departments of Wes, still works for the Army. coach in the U.P. Paul is married with Housing and Urban Development [email protected] four children. and Agriculture and the Ann Edenfield ’72 BS of Albuquerque, Roy Cole ’74 BA of Holland is the Securities and Exchange N.M., was Northern’s 1969 homecom- author of “Survey of Sub-Saharan Commission, as well as private ing queen. She recently returned from Africa: A Regional Geography” pub- sector firms such as Raytheon. India where she led her Wings Ministry lished by Oxford University Press. In Ron has also served as senior into several villages, many of which the years following his graduation he director of the Crisis had never seen “white faces.” served in the Peace Corps, studied in Management Center of the [email protected] Egypt, and conducted research in Mali and Sudan. He received his Ph.D. in National Security Council at the Ann Milam ’73 BS of Phoenix, Ariz., Geography from Michigan State White House; director of strate- recently retired from the Roosevelt University in 1991. He is associate gic planning in the office of the School District in Phoenix after 32 professor of geography and planning at U.S. secretary of defense and as years of teaching. Grand Valley State University. During senior analyst for Northrop [email protected] Grumman. He retired as captain fall semester 2005 he taught as a vis- Ron Ryoti ‘73 BS of Marquette was after 25 years with the U.S. iting scholar at the University of Cape hired as an Upper Peninsula sales spe- Navy. Coast, Ghana. [email protected] cialist for the Michigan Hotel and Linda Constine ‘74 BNK of Marinette He was quoted in the Resort Association. He lives with his retired after 45 years of service as vice Washington Post as saying, “I wife, Jodi, who is a teacher. have been fortunate in my president, controller and trust officer Bill Simpson ’73 BS of Hudsonville career path and I am at the at The Stephenson National Bank & retired after 30 years of teaching with- apex of a wonderful career and Trust. Linda is actively involved in her in the Michigan Department of able to accomplish my goal of community, having served as a member Corrections. He now enjoys spending mentoring and working in some- of more than 10 different organiza- time with his four grandchildren, thing that will help ensure the tions and charities. camping with his wife, coaching little security of the U.S.” Arthur Olson ’74 AT of Clifton Park, league, playing softball and driving the N.Y., joins Conservation Services Group school bus for Hudsonville Schools. as director of New York residential John Ball ’74 BA of Port Charlotte, services in the firm’s Albany office. He Fla., retired after 31 years of teaching has more than 20 years of experience ’70s industrial education. In the last 10 in regulatory affairs, new product Robert Archibald ’70 BA ’72 MA is years of his career he taught in a spe- development, energy management and president of the nonprofit National cial school for mentally, physically, and sales and marketing. Council of the Lewis & Clark emotionally challenged students. He 28 HORIZONS Michael Roesner ’74 BA of Steve Mariucci ’77 BS, ’82 MAE, Steve White ’79 BS (below) of Philadelphia, Pa., is a two-star admiral former Detroit Lions and San Northville was recently appoint- and commander of the Naval Inventory Francisco 49ers head coach, signed on ed president of Signs Now, one of the Control Point in Pennsylvania. He is as an expert commentator for the NFL world’s leading providers of indoor sig- married with two children and his Network. His first broadcast will be the nage, exhibit displays and large-scale youngest son, Matthew, attends Denver at Kansas City game on graphics. Northern. Thanksgiving night. Over the past nine Jill (Perry) Kwiatkowski ’76 BS of years, he and classmate Tom Izzo ‘77 Cheboygan was recently honored as BS, Michigan State University Spartans ’80s head basketball coach, have raised $3 Educator of the Year for her work at Steven Brown ’80 BS of Big million for their hometown in the Iron Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Bay is purchasing director for Mountain Charities Classic golf event. Cheboygan. Outside of the classroom, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in “Mrs. K” is married to Ken, the Patricia Beauchamp ’78 BSN of Iron Newberry. [email protected] Cheboygan city clerk/treasurer and Mountain was recently hired as the Steven Meddaugh ’80 BS of Tampa, keeps herself busy raising their five Iron Mountain School District nurse. Fla., was promoted to colonel in the children and hosting foreign exchange Patricia is a registered nurse and has United States Army.