Eastern Illinois University The Keep Eastern Illinois Alumni (2012) Publications of the EIU Alumni Association Summer 2012 Eastern Illinois Alumni (Summer 2012) Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_alumni_news_2012 Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association, "Eastern Illinois Alumni (Summer 2012)" (2012). Eastern Illinois Alumni (2012). 1. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_alumni_news_2012/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications of the EIU Alumni Association at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Illinois Alumni (2012) by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • Alumni Association Board of Directors 2011-2012 President Nancy Elwess '76 (North Hero, Vt.) Vice President Many people talk about the EIU alumni connection in the Hugh O'Hara '01, '02 (Joliet, 111.) National Football League - two current head coaches, Secretary-Treasurer one former head coach who is now an offensive Cassie Lively '01, (Chicago, Ill.) coordinator, several assistants, a Super Bowl official, the Immediate Past President starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, the list goes Gary Miller '73 (Downers Grove, Ill.) on - but most don't realize the connection we've had to Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals over the Executive Director Steve Rich '06 years. Directors Marty Pattin is, of course, a campus legend known Jamie Biby Fitzgerald '04 (Springfield, Ill.) Chelsey Byers '99, '04 (Kankakee, Ill.) as much for his pitching prowess as he is for the Tammie Byers '82, (Springfield, 111.) establishment across the street from campus that bears Chris Caldwell "87 (Chesterfield, Va.) his name. Kevin Seitzer left his name all over the Panther Mike Carter '72, '77 (Missoula, Mont.) Tom DuBois '78, '85 (Spring Grove, Ill.) Steve Rich '06 record books on his way to becoming the runner-up for Matt Ewald '98 (Bolingbrook, Ill.) American League Rookie of the Year in 1987, and he's Colleen Fashing '01 (Chicago. 111.) returned to the team as their hitting coach now that his playing days are over. I think Bob Glover '82 (Chicago, Ill.) Mary Beth Huffman '84, '88 (Dundee, Ill.) you'll enjoy reading about these two, as well as Tom McDevitt, Nick Swartz and Fred Michelle Ochs '03 (Carpentersville, Ill.) White. They were EIU students at various times over the last several decades but ended Brian Ormiston '85 (Hinsdale, Ill.) Nick Owens '03 (Gilberts, Ill.) up becoming friends through their "KC Connection." Roger Perkins '69 (Peoria, Ill.) Julie Sterling '76, '77 (Charleston, 111.) Although not mentioned in the articlesince he doesn't have the "KC Connection," former Bonita Tillman '80 (St. Louis, Mo.) Panther Tim Bogar, who enjoyed a nine-year career in the majors before entering the Jeff Wright '92 (Chicago, Ill.) coaching ranks, might be able to start a new MLB connection for us down the road. Tim Publisher: is currently the bench coach for the Boston Red Sox after coaching first and third base Steve Rich '06 for the team and previously serving as a member of the Ta mpa Bay Rays' coaching staff. Editorial Board: He might become a manager in the next few years and start a new pipeline of EIU alumni Steve Rich '06 in a big league city near you ... but you'll have to wait for a future issue to read about University Marketing and Communications that. Contributing Writers: University Marketing and Communications, Of course, participating in sports at any level requires a lot of energy, and that's where Bill Lair '70, Sally Renaud your fellow alumnus Jack Dadam can assist. Jack was responsible for bringing Red Bull Photography: to the United States after noticing its popularity while on a business trip in Europe, and, University Marketing and Communications, needless to say, he enjoyed a significant amount of success with his endeavor. As you Sandy King, Jay Grabiec, Stephen Haas, Kansas City Royals, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army Corps of read this issue, you'll find out how he was also able to share some of that success with Engineers Dick Arroyo, his Ta u Kappa Epsilon fraternity brother from his undergraduate days at EIU. Design: University Marketing and Communications Speaking of energy, in just two short months, a new class of underg raduate students will be joining us on campus. It's always an exciting time to be in Charleston as energy levels Printing: rise, the residence halls fill and you notice a lot of new smiling faces walking across the The Premier Print Group Champaign, Ill. Quad and through the halls of the buildings. We've taken the libertyof sending each of them a copy of this magazine so they can read about the accomplishments of their fellow Panthers and start charting their own paths to success as EIU graduates, which will likely Editorial correspondence should be addressed to: Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association lead to some of them being featured on these pages one day! 600 Lincoln Ave. Charleston, Illinois 61920-3099 We hope you enjoy this issue of Eastern Illinois Alumni and, as always, please don't Phone: 800-ALUM-EIU hesitate to contact us if we can ever be of assistance to you. Thanks for your continued Email: [email protected] support of EIU and the Alumni Association. 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Repro­ duction without permission is prohibited. www.eiu.edu/alumni Steve Rich '06 Executive Director EIU Alumni Association ALUMNI • fosocIATION·- EAsn:l\N ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 2 eastern illinois alumni eastern Five EIU alumni share a Major League bond through their aumn1lillinois connections with the Kansas City Royals field of dreams: panther style ... 6 Meet the man EIU News 4 responsible for introducing Red Bull Field of Dreams: Panther Style 6 energy drink to the United States Ta king the Bull by the Horns 12 Journey to Fame 15 taking the bull by the horns... 12 Navigating a Changing World 16 Hard Life Experiences 18 A Day in the Life of an Education Professor 20 Recent graduate goes undercover as Army Green 22 homeless man to educate the public Panther Athletics 25 Meet Dino Babers, EIU Football Coach about life on the streets Meet Jay Spoonhour, EIU Men's Basketball Coach hard life experiences . 18 Meet Lee Buchanan, EIU Women's Basketball Coach Tony Romo Returns for Gala Dino Babers returning � - to the O'Brien ' • ,.-A.� i� l . Stadium sidelines; El&U: Expect Greatness 29 Jay Spoonhour ready The Campaign for Eastern Illinois . -� - ::.• \� , to bring fun to men's ,,;,..r t '.' �. I basketball; and Lee Your Alumni Association 30 \ � ·� �.) Buchanan takes the Class Notes 31 , helm for women's basketball eiu introduces three new head coaches ... 25 Cover illustration by EIU student Jessica Parmenter eastern illinois alumni 3 e1u news Professor revisits his past with This year, 27 state winners were selected from nearly 300 top professors in the United States. acclaimed film on Chile's pivotal 'Woodstock' Raybin, who joined the EIU Department of English in 1981 , teaches courses at all levels. When Gary Fritz headed to South America last He has received numerous EIU awards, year to document the ramifications of Piedra including EIU's Distinguished Professor, the Roja, Chile's 1970 version of Woodstock, he university's highest award of excellence. simply wanted to preserve the history of the pivotal festival that he had helped organize as Since 2001 , he and his wife, fellow medievalist a teenager. Susanna Fein, have served as co-editors of The Chaucer Review, the leading journal in the Presidential Scholar represents Fritz, a biological sciences professor with field. EIU on 'Jeopardy! College little filmmaking experience, had no idea the resulting documentary would resonate so In 2008 and 2010, Raybin and Fein were Championship' deeply with Chileans that it would even be awarded major grants from the National chosen over a Martin Scorsese movie for film Endowment for the Humanities to direct four­ EIU was in the national spotlight when one festival honors. week Summer Seminars for School Teachers of its Presidential Scholars competed on the on Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" in England. "Jeopardy! College Championship" on Feb. 2. Fritz's film, "Piedra Roja," is a two-hour, close­ The grant has been awarded again for 2012. up look at how the festival profoundly affected Anne Rozek, a junior from Cary, was one of 15 Chilean society during a time of social and students from throughout the nation chosen political upheaval -- the inception of Salvador for the game show, putting EIU on the same stage as schools including Duke, Harvard, Allende's socialist government and the New Board of Trustees Stanford and Columbia. subsequent military coup d'etat. appointments include 4 alumni The IN-EDIT International Film and Music Rozek competed against students from Gov. Pat Quinn reappointed two incumbent George Washington University and the Documentary Festival in Santiago, Chile, members of the EIU Board of Trustees and chose Fritz's film -- over Martin Scorsese's University of Michigan. added four new members, all of whom are EIU film on George Harrison -- as its inaugural film alumni. Her father, Dan, accompanied her to Los in December. In January, it was shown in the Angeles for the taping; her mom, EIU graduate Festival of the Arts in Valparaiso, Chile. Fritz Robert Webb of Mattoon and Roger Kratochvil Jane (Willenborg) Rozek '81, opted to stay plans to continue with the film festival circuit. of Mt. Olive will continue to serve, having first back home in Cary.