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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. He is a Special students. been a hospital supervisor at Dickinson Forces Officer and recently returned County Healthcare System since 1994, Daniel Stencil ’76 BS of from deployment to Iraq. Steve has and an occupational nurse at Pride Independence Township recently spent the last 26 years serving in the Manufacturing of Florence, Wis., since reached his all-time career goal when United States Army. he was named executive director for 2004. Doug Sandula ’81 BS (next page) of the Oakland County Parks and Saginaw earned a master’s degree in Recreation System’s county parks and business administration from golf courses. In 1975, Daniel earned Northwood University’s DeVos honors as a Kodak All-America First Graduate School of Management in Team as a center on the NMU Wildcat Midland. He is an administrator in the football team. He is married and has laboratory at Covenant HealthCare in two sons. Saginaw. His wife, Mary (Roman) ’82 Peg Stowers ’76 BS of Dowagiac is BSN, is a registered nurse in labor and superintendent for the Dowagiac delivery at the same hospital. They School District. She was an English look forward to hearing from anyone and history teacher at the high school in the old gang at thesandulas@dia- prior to her promotion. mondcs.net.

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Rehabilitation Services, where she disease management program coordi- assists individuals with disabilities to nator. [email protected] achieve employment and self-suffi- Mary (Peters) Jones ’88 BSN of ciency. She earned her MSW degree Portsmouth, Ohio, received her MSN from Michigan State University via dis- from Case Western Reserve University tance learning classes held at NMU. in Cleveland, Ohio, and a certificate in She became a licensed social worker in midwifery from Frontier School of July. [email protected] Midwifery and Family Nursing in 2005. Maria ‘Mia’ Grenfell ’85 BSN of Iron Rachael Kasperowicz ‘88 BS, ’93 MS Mountain has retired after more than of Algonac decided to follow in her 30 years of federal service as a nurse father’s footsteps and become a physi- at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center cian. She is practicing medicine at the in Iron Mountain, where she worked as Colony Clinic. She went to medical a discharge planning coordinator/ care school in the Antilles, did her rota- Leah Hocking ‘82 (below) of coordinator home telepath champion. tions at the University of Illinois Marquette and Bryan S. Johnson ’83 Lisa Stefanovsky ’85 BS of Holland is Hospital and Howard Hospital, (right) of Saginaw appeared together the health officer for Ottawa County. interned at Dartmouth and completed at the Winter Garden Theatre on her residency in family practice. Broadway in “Mamma Mia!” Bryan Muriel Davidson-Bratcher ’86 MAE, made his Broadway debut with this ’88 MAE of Columbiaville works as a Kimberly Maki ’88 BS of Cypress, musical in 2005. Hocking has been learning disabilities teacher consultant Texas, has been promoted from vice featured in seven Broadway shows. for North Branch Area Schools. president of marketing and business [email protected] development for SCTE Cable to vice president of marketing, membership and business development. Pam Petrie ’88 BS of Iron Mountain was selected as the commencement speaker for the Iron Mountain High School class of 2006. She has been a business education teacher at Iron Mountain High School since 1990. She is married with two children. Vincent McKeoun ’89 BFA of North Branch works at Durakon Industries as a design engineer. In 2002, he patented an ornamental design for a tonneau cover rail. Leonard Parker ’89 BS of Marquette has been appointed Cleveland-Cliffs district manager-environmental affairs Jack Jacobson ’86 Voc. of Crystal Bob Nelson ’82 BS of Fond du Lac, for Michigan. He has 31 years of expe- Falls was honored by the Iron County Wis., received two first-place awards rience at the mine and began his Golden K for his outstanding work from the Associated Press of career there as a surveyor. He is mar- within the organization. He is a Wisconsin. The Best Feature award ried with two children and is active in retired National Guardsman of the went to his story “The Pope Did His community organizations. Job,” which was about local Catholic 107th Engineer Battalion. He is mar- Dan Weinert ’89 BS of Kingsford has reaction to the death of Pope John ried with two children. been named the dean of academic pro- Paul II. The Best Hard News Award Janice (Bilky) Wierschke ’86 BSN of grams at Palmer College of was for “Andrew’s Star,” a story about Sheboygan, Wis., graduated with a Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. For the funeral service for a local soldier. BSN-nurse educator degree from the past two years, Dan has served as Cardinal Stritch University. She works Kathryn Flagstadt ’84 BS of Hancock the interim chair for the diagnosis and works as a counselor for Michigan at Prairie States Enterprises as the

30 HORIZONS radiology department. He is currently and family and consumer science retail operations, for Harley-Davidson pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education courses at Hemlock High School for Motor Co. in Milwaukee, Wis. He is at the University of Iowa. the past 11 years. She received the married with three children. Crystal Apple Award for her Carrie Zaslow ’93 BFA of Providence, outstanding secondary teaching in the R.I., is employed as a community ’90s mid-Michigan area in 2004. In 2005, outreach coordinator at Randolph LeAnn received her MA from Saginaw George Hyde’90 BS of Watton is Savings. [email protected] Valley State University and is now an running for Baraga County probate Nick Bink ’94 BS of Escanaba is adjunct English instructor for SVSU, court judge. George has served as the general manager of Bink’s Coca Cola, a while she continues to teach at chief referee for the Family Division in 103-year-old family business. He Hemlock. LeAnn also started her own Marquette County since 2001. spends his spare time enjoying his gourmet catering and private cooking family’s company and playing golf. In Jill Strahl ’90 BS, ’01 MAE of business two years ago. addition, he is a member of the Elks Escanaba is a special education [email protected] teacher at Bay Pines Center. She also Club, a Little League coach and a Big Lara Krieger ’93 BS of Chicago, Ill., helps out at YMCA Delta Dolphins Brothers and Big Sisters board and her husband, Brad Kramer, swim meets and K Dance Express member. recently had their first child, Riley dance recitals. She has two children. Vincent Borleske ’94 MPA of Jayden Kramer. Madison, Wis., is a grants and Laurel Ashbrook ’93 BS, ‘05 [email protected] MAE of Manistique is a contract specialist with the Research Jim Mangone ’93 BS of Oak Creek Manistique High School teacher and and Sponsored Programs office at the was profiled in the January issue of girl’s basketball coach. She is married University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chain Store Age. Jim was profiled in with two children. Vince works with Graduate School the publication’s “Rising Stars—40 academic departments for the final LeAnn (Roberts) Gerard ’93 BS of under 40” section for his work as a review, negotiation and submission of Freeland has been teaching English manager of parts and accessories, all grant and contract applications.

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Matthew Driscoll ’94 BS of assistant. previously with Milwaukee ad agency Sheboygan Falls, Wis., just [email protected] Blue Horse, was managing editor for completed his doctorate in education Veronica Junak ’98 BS of Iron River Trade Press Publishing in that city and from Nova Southeastern University. He is West Iron County Public School’s a copywriter for Cannondale Bicycle is an elementary principal for the Educator of the Year. She is active in Corp. Sheboygan Area School District. her church and enjoys spending time Larry Thompson II ’99 BS of Traverse [email protected] with her children and grandchildren. City works as a biological products Scott Herioux ’94 BS of Gladstone Elizabeth Lee ’98 MA of West specialist at Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines. has been the chief financial officer for Bend, Wis., recently began a job Hannahville Indian Community for working as a webfolio writer for nearly five years. He loves spending Stewart, Cooper & Coon, an executive ’00s time with his wife and three children, placement and recruiting firm serving along with watching football, clients, companies, and executives in coaching Little League and playing the U.S. golf. Jeffery Kudrna ’99 BS of Holland Bryan Hyska ’94 BS of Escanaba was works as a chef at Clearbrook promoted to business banking Restaurant and Golf Course. manager at Wells Fargo for the [email protected] Menominee and Escanaba markets. Robert Rees, ’99 BS (below) of Jill Vandenameele ’95 AT, ’97 BS of Lewisburg, W.V., graduated from the Rochester, Minn., received her master West Virginia School of Osteopathic of science degree in clinical laboratory Medicine as a doctor of osteopathic science from the University of North medicine. He is interning at St. Dakota in December 2005. Jill has Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Macomb. been the quality specialist for the He has two children. Hepatitis/HIV Molecular Lab at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., since June Saundra J. Clark ‘00 BS 2003. [email protected] (above) of Engadine is ordained Eli Collins ‘96 BS of Bark River is an as an elder in the United Methodist elementary substitute teacher in the Church. Saundra has been serving as Escanaba Public Schools and in the pastor of the Newberry and Engadine summers works at Delta County’s Fuller UM churches since graduating from Park assisting campers and Garrett-Evangelical Seminary in 2003. maintaining the grounds. Her husband, Michael, is director emeritus of the NMU communications Aaron Maike ’96 BS of Allen Park has and marketing office. been appointed as campus president for Baker College’s Allen Park campus. Amanda (Miettinen) Huyck ’00 BSN He had been campus director at Baker of Chester, Va., graduated in December College prior to his new appointment. with a master of science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Beth Anderson ’97 BS of Houghton She is employed by West End was recently hired as the Daily Mining Anesthesia Group as a certified regis- Gazette city editor. She has one Kevin Smith ’99 AS of Manistique is a tered nurse anesthetist. Her husband, daughter. Manistique public safety officer, crime scene evidence technician and a K-9 Daniel Huyck ’99 BS, is a captain in Steve ’97 BS and Cissie handler. He has two children and the United States Army. He will be (Robinson) Patterson ’97 BS of coaches the Manistique Hockey attending law school at the University Lake Orion welcomed their daughter, Association squirt team. of Minnesota in Minneapolis this fall. Kelly Angela, in February. Kelly joins [email protected] her two-year old brother. Steve works Loren Snyder ’96 BS, ’99 MA has Ryan Kieszkowski ’01 BS of as a product engineer at Siemens VDO joined Boomerang Marketing of Ludington is the owner of Oak and Cissie works for Oakland County Chatham as senior copywriter and Grove, a full service funeral home and Community College as a training media relations specialist. He was

32 HORIZONS cremation service. Ryan is a certified and Fallon Eagle-Standard. He has Kristin Bastin ’89 BS to Bryan pre-planning consultant through the worked as a reporter for two years. Willamson. National Funeral Directors Association [email protected] Nicole Perry ‘91 Voc. to Bradley and Funeral Service Education Marcus Doxey ’05 BS (below) of Holt Swiss. Foundation. is an accountant for Andrews Hooper Greg St. Martin ’93 BS to Katie Deanna (Frisk) LaCosse ’01, Cert. & Pavlik P.L.C., a Lansing accounting Hammen. ’05 BSN of Champion works for firm. Sharon Bonzheim ’95 AB to Michael Marquette General Health System as a Riegel. registered nurse in the intensive care unit. She has a one-year-old son, Tracee Charbonneau ’96 BS to Joel Nathan Robert. Kauppila. Shannon Truse ’01 BS of Tinley Park, Todd Durand ’96 BS to Jamie Keto. Ill., is a teaching assistant at a Yvonne Pandzich ’96 BS to Douglas Montessori school and she hopes to be Frame. head Montessori teacher when she Julie Tisch ’98 AA to Fred Belcher. completes her degree. She recently Heather Campbell ’99 BS to William became engaged to a Cook County Fontes. sheriff’s officer. Darcia Koski ’99 BS to William Ryan Boehmke ’02 AS of Crystal Falls Schooler. was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Ryan was instrumental in the Marshall Rennick ’00 BS to Jamie establishment of the Iron County Drug Phelps. Court. Sarah Cody ’01 BS to Timothy Janda Erin Celello ’02 MA, ’04 MFA of ’02 BS. Nicole Lasak ’05 BS of Munising Madison, Wis., is spokesperson for the Jessica Lorenz ’01 BS to Brian started “Critter’s Crutch,” a wildlife Wisconsin Department of Natural Walters. rehabilitation center. The major goal Resources. Previously, she worked as of the shelter is to provide care for Jill Miljour ’97 BS ’01 BS to Jason the deputy press secretary for injured and orphaned animals, and to Dubord ’96 AAS. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. educate the general public on the dan- Eric Nelson ’01 BS to Teresa Ardene. [email protected] gers of housing wild animals. Gabrielle Houg ’02 BS to Timothy Chris Crittenden ’03 BS of Alpena Nicole Romero ’05 BSN is an Army Grunlund. works as a project manager for Devere National Guard Specialist who was Construction Co. in Charlotte, N.C. James Hytinen ’02 BS to Angela recently named Soldier of the Year in [email protected] Gardner ’00 AB. Michigan and was also awarded the Lowell Larson Jr. ’02 AS ’04 BS to Marina Dupler ‘03 BS of Wallace Steward Medal. Nicole is a combat Kimberly Smith. is community relations coordina- medic assigned to Headquarters tor at Pinecrest, a medical care facili- Company 107th Engineer Batallion. Timothy Maki ’02 BS to Kelly Worley. ty. When not serving with the guard, she Marisa DellAngelo ’03 BS to Matthew Eric Frederick ’04 BS of works at the Neuro Trauma Unit with LePage. Portland graduated from Spectrum Health at Butterworth LeAnn Hebert ’03 BS to Jeffery Michigan State University with a mas- Campus in Grand Rapids. Saarela. ter’s degree in urban and regional Ben Wielechowski ’05 BS of Canton Lisa Jason ’03 BS to Kyle Button ’04 planning. He is employed as a planner Township spent his first few months BS. with LSL Planning, Inc. in Grand out of school training for a five-month Amanda Pach ’03 BS to Tony Rapids. hike on the Appalachian Trail. Spreitzer. Michelle Fish ’04 BA of Iron Mountain is married and raising two Marianne Saarivirta ’03 BS to William small children. Marriages Kolpack. Jeramie Soderberg ’03 BS to Susan Josh Johnson ’04 BS of Fallon, Nev., Patricia Wagner ’81 BSN to Weidman. is editor of the Lahotan Valley News Christopher Manzini.

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Katrina Feltner ’04 BS to Michael Mattila ’03 BS. Why Join? June Hanson ’04 BSN to Nick Because my membership represents my love for Northern. Gregorich. “I feel a sense of responsibility to give back to the university that Leah LaForest ’04 Cert. to Adam I benefited from so much. Now, as a Lifetime Member of the Karki. Alumni Association, it’s easier than ever to stay connected. I value my free alumni e-mail account, Horizons and the weekly ‘What’s Carla Scanlon ’04 Cert. to Eric New, NMU’ e-newsletter—my gateway for news, campus issues, Lovern ’00 AAS. familiar faces and photos of a constantly evolving campus.” Jill Maki ’05 BS to Jeremy Connin —Andy Forbing ‘03 ’05 BME. Ann Arbor, Mich. Kara Toutant ’05 BS to Christopher Member Benefits Katona ’02 BS. • Alumni networking & events • Discounts on hotels, auto rentals, events and insurance • NMU merchandise discounts • Free e-mail Deaths Pearl Grimes ’22 Life Cert., May 25, • Being a hero to NMU 2006, Kingsford. • From just $20 per year Fern Roberts ’24 Life Cert., Jan. 16, 2006, Negaunee. Viola Magnuson ’29 Life Cert., ’44 BS, Feb. 23, 2006, Marquette. Ann Marie Bergin ’32 BA, April 7, 1-877-GRAD-NMU • www.nmu.edu/alumni 2006, Negaunee. Joseph Hampton ’32 Life Cert. ’33 BS, April 28, 2006, Gladstone. Florence Nordine ’33 AB, April 9, 2006, Escanaba. Waive ‘Dotty’ Anderson, ’34 Life Cert., May 17, 2006, Green Valley, Ariz. Virginia Long ’41 BS, April 27, 2006, Marquette. Ethel Slater ’41 BS, March 6, 2006, Montrose, Iowa. Northern Horizons, the magazine for alumni and friends of Patricia Connors Ziller ’46 BS, June Northern Michigan University, is the number one service 29, Marquette. Arthur Koskinen ’50 BS, March 28, provided by the NMU Alumni Association, according to a 2006, Perrysburg, Ohio. recent alumni survey. When you advertise with us, your Rudolph Pennala ’50 BS, April 29, 2006, Marquette. message will reach an audience of more than 40,000 educated Wayne Yelland ’51 BS, Feb. 22, 2006, Marquette. individuals who are exceptionally loyal to their alma mater. Manfred ‘Fritz’ Cerasoli ’52 BS, Feb. 3, 2006, Gladstone. For more information, call 906-227-2720 Joan Chapman ’57 BS, March 31, or e-mail [email protected] 2006, Ishpeming Township.

34 HORIZONS Francis Roberts ’58 BS, ’60 MA, Mildred Hoard, Feb. 18, 2006, March 25, 2006, Gwinn. Friends Marquette, worked in the business John Rukavina ’59 BA, Nov. 26, Shirley Argiesti, March 31, 2006, office at NMU, retiring in 1963. Marquette, was an instructor at 2006, Marquette. James Malsack, March 5, 2006, Iron Northern for many years. Ann Fassbender ’60 BS, Feb. 28, Mountain, served as chairperson and 2006, Oak Brook, Ill. Raymond Buchkoe, April 11, 2006, member of the NMU board of control Betty (Kevern) Slade ’61 BS, Feb. 19, Marquette, taught in the criminal jus- and received an honorary doctor of Escanaba. tice program at NMU. public service degree. John Vidlund ’64 BS, Dec. 7, 2006, Marquette. Ronald Britton ’66 BS, Feb. 18. 2006, HOMECOMING—THEN AND NOW Marquette. Frederick Neurohr ’68 BS, ‘71 BS, May 13, 2006, Gladstone. Robert Miller ’72 BA, May 29, 2006, Marquette. Joseph Varney ’72 BS, May 8, 2006, Iron River. Emma (Stupar) Donckers ’73 MAE, ’00s May 16, 2006, Fort Collins, Colo. Louis Terzaghi ’74 BS, June 15, 2006, Champion. ’70s Vicki Ketvirtis ’76 BS, June 7, 2006, Newberry. Russell Morrison ’76 BSN, May 15, 2006, Bloomfield Hills. Donald Paulosky ’78 BS, April 28, 2006, Williamsburg. Kathleen “Kathie” Wood ’78 BSN, March 20, 2006, Gaylord. ’60s Pierre DuVall ’79 BS, May 11, 2006, Scottsville. Colleen O’Connor-Dow ’83 BS, May 7, 2006, Saugatuck. Thomas Lakenen ’83 Dipl., March 22, 2006, Harvey. Kim Shamion ’89 BS, May 11, 2006, Crystal Falls. Rita Marchese ’90 BS, April 28, 2006, Newberry. Arlene Harrison ’94 BSW, June 11, 2006, Kingsford. Delphine Koski ’06 BS, March 25, 2006, Negaunee Township. ’00s

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