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22 A One on One with the President

Under the glare of constant media attention, Facility for Rare Isotope Beams MSU’s Interim President John Engler refused to back down from enacting a plethora of changes at our scandal-plagued university.

26 99 The FRIB Building a DEPARTMENTS BLINDED BY SCIENCE New Future Get a sneak peek, behind- the-scenes tour of the Facility You won’t believe what we’ve done with the 3 VICE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE for Rare Isotope Beams place. MSU is growing from the ground up. (above), and the National 5 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Superconducting Cyclotron Multiple new facilities are and will continue Laboratory during an open 9 BENEATH THE PINES to expand opportunities in research, educa- house Saturday, Aug. 18. The 16 SPARTAN STORIES event will run from 11 a.m. to tion, and the arts. 5 p.m., with last tours starting 33 GREEN AND WHITE at 4 p.m. 43 CLASS NOTES 45 IN MEMORIAM

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A Message From Our Vice President

The changes taking place at MSU along with a sharpened focus on are focused on three main areas: respect as a core value of MSU. •Protecting patients and improving In fact, Michigan State’s incom- patient care ing freshman class will be one of •Preventing sexual misconduct and the largest and most diverse in the sexual assault school’s history, with more than 8,400 •Responding to sexual misconduct new students expected to join us this and sexual assault fall. We want to ensure that their We are While the university is moving for- expectations for college are met on ward, I want you to know that we aren’t this campus, both in and out of the committed to simply moving on—there is still import- classroom. making sure the ant work ahead for all of us at MSU. As Spartans, we take pride in our Ò On June 26, MSU Interim Presi- daily work, achievements, and sense internal reforms dent John Engler established a new of purpose to make the world a we need are Office of Enterprise Risk Manage- better place for all. We hold ourselves made. ment, Ethics and Compliance, to be accountable when we don’t live up to headed by a Chief Compliance Officer our expectations. We are committed (CCO). to making sure the internal reforms ichigan State The CCO will oversee adherence to we need are made. University reached and effectiveness of codes of con- Thank you for your partnership as a $500 million duct and ethics. The CCO will have we move forward. If you have sugges- settlement with independent access and report on a tions for our community, I encourage survivors of the regular basis directly to the Audit, you to share your comments at the MNassar abuse case in May. This was Risk and Compliance Committee. website listed below. an important step as it cleared the Additionally, new resources have way for the university to issue bonds been dedicated to support student Respectfully, to pay the mediated settlement mental health services and in Septem- straight away. ber we will open a second Counseling While this does not eliminate the and Psychiatric Services location in hurt felt by survivors, we hope that the MSU Union. In total, 10 new posi- it—along with our work over the last tions have been added to our Counsel- seven months—will show an earnest ing and Psychiatric Services. Robert Groves effort to improve policies, procedures, We have also funded 13 new Title VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT programs, and operations. IX and related positions for preven- A compilation of this ongoing tion services or investigative work. work, Taking Action to Foster a Safer Sexual assault awareness and pre- Campus, is updated periodically and vention will be important topics this can be accessed from MSU’s “Our summer at orientation programs for MORE ON Learn more: Commitment” website. our new students and their families, WEB go.msu.edu/suggestions

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We’ve done our best in this issue to update you EXECUTIVE EDITOR on signifi cant changes Stephanie Motschenbacher, to MSU policies, new ’85, ’92 building projects, and EDITOR stories of Spartans doing Paula M. Davenport good for the benefi t of [email protected] others. But fi rst, you’ll fi nd CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Nancy Nilles letters sent to us earlier PUBLICATION this year when news of DESIGN COORDINATOR abuses by Larry Nassar Dave Giordan went global. ART DIRECTION & DESIGN B&G Design Studios The Grand Rapids Research Center bgdesignstudios.com COPY EDITOR PaulaPaula M.M. DavenportDavenport Linda Dunn, ’13 EDITOR, SPARTAN PHOTOGRAPHER Derrick Turner, ’86 ADVERTISING MANAGER Peter DeLong, ’85 LEADERS BLINDED BY PRIDE LOOK TO THE FUTURE Advertising (517) 355-8314 I love MSU and all it has given my Investigations are limited to looking [email protected] childhood, my college education, my at what HAS happened. Wise leaders ASSISTANT parents, my adult life. look at what MUST happen in the fu- Allison Bertram, ’18 But MSU was guilty of at least pride ture. MSU must clean out all the cob- COPYRIGHT 2018 and maybe one or two other of the webs of carelessness and mediocrity. MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION seven (deadly sins). (It seems) some The (interim) president must meet University Advancement at MSU were focused on a thing they with every department and college MSU Alumni Association wanted—to hang out under the halo leader and make sure …they perform Spartan Way of Olympians, success, and fame. This at the highest levels to produce the 535 Chestnut Rd., Room 300 is fully understandable. highest-quality graduates, research, East Lansing, MI 48824 Larry Nassar’s criminal mind athletes—all with unwavering trust. (517) 355-8314 understood the blinding eff ects of Yes, we need to fi nd out what hap- alumni.msu.edu Klieg lights all too well and sleazed pened and hold people accountable. MSU is an affi rmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. through an unlocked door at MSU But we must overcome the stigma of (and elsewhere). what has happened by insuring that I’m now asking MSU’s leaders to the future is secure and is backed by fi nd the strength to come to terms every person who can advance the with this. I’m gutted. success of our great university. Randy Rentschler, ’83 Richard A. Baynton, ’49 ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 5 Growing up in Greater Lansing and having a grandfather who worked as an administrator at MSU, there was never much doubt where I would go to college. Armed with a Michigan Education Trust 529 prepaid tuition contract that my grandfather had the thoughtfulness and foresight to purchase on my behalf, I eagerly headed off to MSU. The education I received there has allowed me to work in a field that I find meaningful, makes me feel good and brings joy to my life.

ALEX BRACE Executive Director Small Talk Children’s Assessment Center

College of Social Science BA \ 2008 College of Education MA \ 2012

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NO LONGER A SPARTAN to be a product of Michigan State LETTERS FROM DEANS It is a black day to be a Spartan. University. We are banding together, VICTIMS’ STRENGTH After reviewing MSU’s policies for healing together owning this devas- A MODEL FOR ALL resolving the crisis by putting the tation together: that’s the definition The example set by these women and university’s reputation and financ- of what I have always believed it girls stands as a model of inspiration es first instead of the victims, the means to be a true Spartan. and right action for all of us. May we, results will be quite the opposite. Bridget (Quigley) Chamberlin, ’10 as a university community, emulate I hereby disassociate myself from WILLOWBROOK, ILLINOIS their bravery and resilience as we seek being an alumnus. to forge a culture of responsibility, This is being handled shamefully, TWITTER POST respect, and mutual support at MSU. and I want no part of it. I am 72, and THE WORLD IS WATCHING Cheryl Sisk, Interim Dean, I doubt this will be resolved in my If we ever needed #SpartansWill, it is College of Natural Science lifetime. Fortunately, I have two now. Finding new leadership for other degrees to reference. Please @michiganstateu will be critical. LET COURAGE, HONESTY ENDURE remove me from any membership/ Hopeful we can come out of this Let the courage and power of the mailing lists. better, stronger, and as a leading women who have spoken so public- David Beglinger, ’73 advocate for changing the culture that ly and eloquently stand as a model SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA allowed it to happen. The world is for us. Let us continue to learn. Let watching us. us remain open and honest so we FACEBOOK POSTS @MSUAA #Spartan4life can create the university we expect SPARTANS MUST HELP HEALING @MarkMorris, ’39, ’83 ourselves to be. The culture of avoidance MUST FAIRFIELD, OHIO Christopher P. Long, NEVER happen again on the Michi- Dean, College of Arts & Letters gan State University campus. Please LINKEDIN remember MSU is an institution WE OWE REAL CHANGE SUPPORTING SURVIVORS IS VITAL with thousands of quality professors, This is so hurtful on so many levels, Like many of you, I am shocked and students, employees, coaches, and and we owe it to both the children saddened by the abuses that the girls alumni living across the globe, and and women who were harmed and and women suffered. It is unaccept- WE are MSU. Individual people do the institutions that have been sul- able that their voices went unheard not define MSU. lied to make real change. or unaddressed at all, let alone for so WE are Spartans, and WE reclaim Kathleen Valentine, ‘80 many years. I share in your outrage what it means to be a Spartan. Let’s LANSING and heartbreak that even one life, let show the world WE are more, WE alone so many lives, was impacted care, WE listen, and WE SPARTANS MSU CAN SET NEW STANDARD in such a devastating manner. The WILL be part of the healing. I love this university, and I am outpouring of support for survivors Go Green. proud to be a Spartan…The world and the community they’re building Los Angeles Spartan Alumni Board is watching our every move, and we amongst themselves is an important should be setting the standard for part of the healing process. TOGETHERNESS INSPIRES PRIDE how universities deal with sexual Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore, The fact that our community, the violence moving forward. Please, Dean , Honors College Spartan family, is doing the right keep the conversation going. That’s thing and reacting out of love for our how change occurs. TO SUBMIT LETTERS Email [email protected]. Or fellow Spartans who have been hurt send mail to: Editor, 535 Chestnut Rd., #300, East Olivia Vaden, senior Lansing, MI 48824. We reserve the right to select is THE reason I still stand proud EAST LANSING and edit letters for length and clarity.

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A Star Is Born Massive MSU ‘discovery machine’ to enable unprecedented breakthroughs

Carl Sagan talked about it—but MSU is producing it. “Star stuff ,” or subatomic POINTING THE WAY Blue tanks like the one above store particles called rare isotopes. Exploding stars liquid helium created at the FRIB. spit rare isotopes out around the clock—but The element is crucial to cool the laboratory’s equipment. making them on Earth is no easy feat. GREGORY KOHUTH GREGORY

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 9 BTP News

That’s where MSU’s Facility for Rare Iso- GRADS: IT’S A tope Beams (FRIB) will come in. FRIB will BULL MARKET Search for New be the world’s most-powerful rare isotope Employers will face President Begins beams facility when it becomes fully opera- tough competition for tional in 2022. talent in the 2017-18 BOT announces process, timeline, job market, thanks It’s been referred to as a “discovery machine.” to a seven-year criteria, and public listening sessions Experts believe it will be capable of pro- growth streak in the ducing 1,000 new rare isotopes for the first college labor market, The university’s Board of Trustees has time ever on Earth. according to MSU’s launched its search for a new, permanent FRIB is expected to more than double the Recruiting Trends, MSU president. the largest annual research opportunities in such fields as nu- The board expects to announce their survey of employers clear physics, nuclear medicine, and home- in the nation. This selection in June, 2019. land security. year’s graduates Last May, it hired Teresa A. Sullivan, an Advances are also expected in astrophysics, will enter one of the alumna and president of the University of plant biology, clean-energy production, and longest sustained Virginia, to advise it as its yearlong search advanced radio-frequency systems. periods of job growth, gets underway. which puts them at Here are a few of FRIB’s recent milestones: an advantage, said Trustees Dianne Byrum and Melanie • Completed substantial civil construction Phil Gardner, survey Foster are at the helm. • Began installing accelerator components author and director Now through October, individuals and • Produced liquid helium, vital to the of MSU’s Collegiate groups of stakeholders will be invited to facility’s cooling operations, onsite. Employment Research provide their input. Institute. Hiring overall The Office for Nuclear Physics in the U.S. Follow the search as it progresses at the is expected to increase Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 19 percent, driven by website listed below. MSU, and the state of Michigan are funding a 15 percent increase the $730 million laboratory; $97 million of for bachelor’s degrees federal funding will arrive this year. and 40 percent for Thomas Glasmacher, FRIB’s director, said associate’s degrees. Recruiting Trends the facility is a coup for MSU because it’s the 2017-18 summarizes first of its kind awarded to a U.S. university. data from 3,370 U.S. News & World Report rankings place employers from MSU as the No. 1 nuclear physics graduate every major industrial program in the country. sector from every state. Employers MSU is known as a world-class institution represented in training the next generation of accelerator the survey plan to scientists and engineers. hire 74,000 new Presently, FRIB employs 550 faculty and graduates. staff, and 270 students. The laboratory counts 1,400 potential scientists worldwide who are looking forward to opening new nuclear territory. For fun, try MSU’s free game app, Isotopolis.

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LIKE THE UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON MSU expects this fall to welcome the largest and most diverse freshman class in its history—with more than 8,400 anticipated students. African-American enrollment is up nearly 24 percent. MSU continues to have the largest population of African- American students in the Big Ten. Hispanic enrollment is up 25 percent, while Asian enrollment climbed 36 percent.

LIKE KIDS IN THE DAIRY STORE You can almost sense the anticipation these mini-Spartan visitors must be feeling. They seem mezmerized by the rainbow-colored tubs of ice cream in the glowing Dairy Store freezer case. Our agricultural program has given us many gifts, none 50 more delicious than the MSU Dairy Store, which Number of states in which Spartan has two on-campus outposts slinging some of turfgrass program the state’s best ice cream (and cheese). If you’re graduates are planning a trip back, plan to partake of Dairy employed Story delights in the Anthony Hall or MSU Union

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 11 BTP Arts

AMONG THIS WHARTON CENTER SEASON’S Wharton Center brings some of the world’s finest OFFERINGS performers to its stages this season. Its Broadway School of Rock, The program boasts School of Rock; Love Never Musical based on the cult film with a Dies, a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera; rocking new score. Fiddler on the Roof; Anastasia; and Miss Saigon Sept. 18-23. —followed by the megahit Hamilton. Meanwhile, Love Never Dies, The music lovers may enjoy Renée Fleming, the Phantom Returns is a spellbinding sequel. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, The Dustbowl Oct. 9-14. Revival, Steve Martin and Martin Short, the Renée Fleming Soweto Gospel Choir, and Mannheim Steamroller. The “people’s diva,” will delight opera fans. Oct. 16.

MOMIX: Opus Cactus Dancers embark on a journey through the Sonoran desert. Oct. 21.

Hamilton: An American Musical Lin-Manuel Miranda’s rap-style blockbuster. May 14-19, 2019.

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16 Wharton Center’s global ranking among venues seating 2,001- 5,000 guests, according to GET READY TO ROCK The nearly washed-up rock fanatic 2017 Venues Dewey Finn pretends to be a teacher and Today transforms traditional band pupils into guitar-shredding sensations.

12 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU BTP Campaign

JOIN OUR WITH A SONG IN OUR HEARTS PATRONS Work on the Music Build- The College of Music ing’s remodel and addition is proceeding with ef- will increase total facility space by more than 40 forts to raise addition- percent. al funds needed for its overhaul. MSU is providing 50 percent of the cost and the college will proceed with additional fund- raising efforts for the remaining $6.3 million in private gifts.

It’s Music to Our Ears College of Music to undergo $35 million facelift and expansion.

In June, the university announced an Private fundraising is an integral part of upcoming $35 million facelift and expansion the project. MSU alumnus James Billman Jr. to the 1939-era College of Music Building. (’69, Natural Science, Honors College) made Plans call for 8,500 square feet of interior a lead gift to begin the project. renovations and 35,000 square feet of new Additional major support came from construction. alumni Byron (’54, Natural Science) and The project will encompass new perfor- Dolores (’54, Communication Arts & mance, rehearsal, and practice rooms; a Sciences) Cook, the late Ruth Charles (’47, lecture hall; studios and offices; a recording/ Music) and Selma Hollander (’62, ’65, Arts multimedia room; and a café. and Letters). Guests will enjoy superior acoustics and Every year, 550 students pursue music climate control. Performers will find larger degrees and another 2,000 students practice areas for ensembles, choirs, and participate in ensembles, classes, rehearsals, seminars. and performances in the college. Musicians will benefit from better hearing protection. And there will be larger spaces MORE ON Check out the video for student/faculty studio collaborations. WEB go.msu.edu/music-spaces

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 13 “MY INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES HAVE SHAPED WHAT I’M GOING TO DO FORTHE REST OF MY LIFE.”

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CLARE O’KANE, ’16 James Madison College Clare spent two-plus months in Tanzania with the Tanzania Partnership Program, a privately-funded program that uses research to address clean water issues for people living there.

SPARTAN STORY Impossible-doer

A Test of Faith Dr. Timothy Burandt finds ‘love thy neighbor’ tested during medical missions to Iraq, where treating victims of conflict meant helping ISIS militants too BY TOM KERTSHNER

imothy Burandt, in his Purse, a nondenominational evan- who in 1978 earned a bachelor’s own words a simple gelical Christian organization that degree in natural science and in 1982 “country doctor,” found provides relief throughout the world. earned a doctor of osteopathy degree, the faith that led him And he returned in April 2017 for both at MSU. to go to Iraq put to the another month to treat more patients, Burandt said his own faith, as well Ttest when after arriving in the major as well as to help train local medical as that of others, gave him the courage northern city of Mosul, he heard what personnel. (In July 2017, Iraq’s mili- to decide to make the trip and to per- ISIS had done to the people there. tary forces regained control of Mosul form medical care under dangerous “ISIS would go into a neighborhood from ISIS.) conditions. of Mosul and they would extract the “There’s something about just get- “My wife, she’s a prayer warrior families, and they would go to a local ting down to taking care of patients and she had an absolute peace about market or an open area or a soccer and only focusing on patients, not me going, even though I was prob- field. They would put the men on one side and the women and the children on the other and—just to get their attention—ISIS would shoot a few of the mothers and a few of the kids, ISIS would shoot a few of the mothers and randomly, if you can imagine,” he re- called. “Then they’d point their guns a few of the kids, randomly...and then they’d at the fathers and say: ‘you will either point their guns at the fathers and say: ‘you come fight for us, or we will (kill) your Ò will either come fight for us, or we will (kill) family right now.’” After arriving in Mosul in Decem- your family right now.’ ber 2016, Burandt, a surgeon who lives in Trenton, initially treated mostly women and children. But later having to deal with bureaucracies ably in one of the more dangerous he treated Iraqi forces—and ISIS and electronic medical records and places in the world,” he said. “So, fighters—who were injured in battle. all of the business of medicine,” said when you have that kind of a family “And as you can imagine, that really Burandt, who also leads an annual that supports you, my church, a lot of breaks some of the ethical or moral medical excursion of his own to help my friends praying for me, when you boundaries that you set for yourself,” the needy in Honduras. “So, when this have that kind of hedge of protection, he said, “taking care of somebody who opportunity came, even though it was you’re just able to go and do what is may have just been responsible for a very dangerous opportunity, I just almost the impossible.” hurting somebody that you just got felt compelled. We’re told both to love done taking care of.” our God and to love our neighbors. Nevertheless, Burandt finished a And maybe that’s a pretty extended

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16 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU MASS CASUALTIES Dr. Burandt (right) and other med- ical professionals worked 24/7 to save civilians and ISIS fighters. DR. TIMOTHY BURANDT DR. TIMOTHY

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 17 SPARTAN STORY Magic-maker

Building Homes, Building Dreams As CEO of Michigan’s Habitat for Humanity, Sandra Pearson supports work across the state to make families and communities stronger and more secure BY DANIEL P. SMITH

andra Pearson has a case international organization’s most who received the 2016 Duvernay of “Habitatitis”—and she’s active chapters. Award from the Building Michigan not afraid to spread it. Since then, the second-generation Communities Conference, the state’s For the last decade, the Spartan—and mother of a current MSU top honor for affordable housing and 1992 Broad College gradu- student—has leaned heavily on her community development. Sate has served as CEO of Habitat for MSU business education, particularly Pearson spends her days crisscross- Humanity of Michigan, supporting studies in leadership, to increase the ing the state responding to affiliates’ more than 60 Habitat affiliates and organization’s reach and impact. needs, lobbying legislators, corralling 50 ReStores across the state, and Habitat is most often associated new partners, visiting retail opera- she rarely misses a chance to invite with volunteers building homes, and tions, and working alongside volun- someone to visit a Habitat construc- Habitat of Michigan builds for some teers to build or repair homes. tion site. 150 families each year. “We’re only limited by our own “That’s where the magic happens,” But the organization’s hands touch capacity, and that’s something we’re Pearson said. “A Habitat for Humanity so much more. Habitat of Michigan building every single day here in homesite unifies us and strips us of our differences, and that might be the greatest hope for the world.” During a 16-year career with the These families never thought they’d be able to Michigan State Housing Develop- ment Authority, Pearson developed qualify for a mortgage, let along own a home, a passion for helping families pur- but here they are with keys in hand. It’s such a sue the dream of home ownership, Ò privilege to play a part in the journey. which she believes builds strength, stability, and security for families as well as neighborhoods. Through her also functions as: a social service Michigan,” said Pearson, who met her work, Pearson interacted regularly agency, providing financial edu- husband, Rob, a 1993 communica- with Habitat for Humanity and was cation and coaching to about 500 tions alumnus, as an MSU undergrad. drawn to the Atlanta-based non- families annually; a mortgage lender; Traveling the state, country, profit’s global mission. a retailer with its nonprofit ReStores; and world on behalf of Habitat for “I was just mesmerized by this and a home repair company, reha- Humanity, Pearson has leared that international network committed to bilitating about 700 homes across most global residents—from De- action and with boots and hands on the state each year, particularly for troit and Grand Rapids to Haiti and the ground making a real, tangible veterans and seniors. Vietnam—share the same principal difference in people’s lives,” she said. “The affiliates are the ones doing desire: to craft a better life for them- In 2008, Pearson shifted from the homebuilding, volunteer coordi- selves and their families. Habitat partner to Habitat execu- nation, and operating the ReStores. By providing a pathway to home- tive when she accepted a top post My role is to support them in what- ownership, Habitat is helping to with Habitat of Michigan, one of the ever way possible,” said Pearson, accomplish just that.

18 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU HOME ENGINEER Pearson helps people of limited means find their home sweet home.

“That’s what motivates me every “These families never thought For Pearson, those moments make day,” she said. they’d qualify for a mortgage, let carrying Habitatitis a good thing. It’s intense, time-consuming alone own a home, but here they are work, she admitted, but the energy with keys in hand,” Pearson stated.

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 19 SPARTAN STORY Dolphin-whisperer

The Legacy of ‘Mad Dog’ Kaleb Thornhill is building a career giving to others and honoring his late father BY PAULA M. DAVENPORT

aleb Thornhill, a added, “but I could continue to write former Spartan new chapters.” linebacker, remem- “It allowed me to keep going and bers the day his grief build something beyond myself. I turned to gratitude. was living for a legacy of the Thorn- KIt was February 2007. A rising se- hill name, the Spartan Nation, and nior, Thornhill was reeling from his my kids,” said Thornhill, who’d 62-year-old father’s death just days followed his older brother Josh’s before Christmas. His father was a footsteps to become the family’s tenacious, big-hearted Spartan line- third Spartan linebacker. backer who in the mid-1960s, under Nine years on, Thornhill is crush- Coach Duffy Daugherty, helped shat- ing it. He’s director of player engage- ter college football’s racial barrier. ment for the Miami Dolphins, the Fans called him Charlie “Mad youngest person ever to hold such Dog” Thornhill, and he left some a position. Throughout the year, he very big cleats to fill. counsels the players—regardless of At the time, the younger Thorn- their ages and life stages. hill, then 22, was recovering at Translation: He’s the go-to guy for home from one of five surgeries he leadership training, career develop- endured in college. He toyed with ment, financial and investment edu- calling football quits. “Until Coach cation, real estate insight, improving D. called me and said: ‘Hey, do you family and social interactions, and CHAMPION want to switch your number from 43 post-gridiron entrepreneurship. Thornhill talks shop with to 41 your senior year to honor your A two-degree graduate of MSU— families of new NFL players. father?’” with a 2007 bachelor’s in social sci- I began to realize how blessed I ence and a 2009 master’s in educa- was to have grown up with a father tion—Thornhill also earned a Ph.D., up to offer life-changing opportuni- who deeply cared about people, went figuratively, in the power of positive ties for even younger players in the out of his way to help them, and in- thinking. Lansing area. Key, also a two-degree spired them by example, he said. In 2015, he and fellow Spartan graduate of MSU—bachelor’s in “His book was closed,” Thornhill football alumnus Travis Key teamed 2007 and master’s in 2012—played in the NFL before becoming a pack- aging engineer at the Kellogg Co. Together they founded the non- Coach D. called and said: Hey, do you want profit Apex Academy, a structured extracurricular program for qualified to switch your number from 43 to 41 your but under-resourced Lansing high Ò senior year to honor your father? school football players eager to be-

20 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU come leaders, college graduates, and financial aid opportunities, and professional athletes with the edu- active members of their communities. career connections. cation, experiences, and networks Apex annually accepts 25 sopho- “We have a great opportunity to for successful business careers after mores into its three-year program. give (teens) a great chance of going their playing days are over. They may hail from four Lansing to college, to change their family “I’m dedicated to serving others. high schools—Eastern, Everett, Sex- dynamics, and to (eventually) have It’s my way of continuing what my ton, and Waverly—as well as Three an income on which to raise and dad started.” Rivers High School. support their families,” Thornhill The academy includes a yearly explained. weeklong training camp at MSU, He’s not stopping there. He re-

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 21 A ONE ON ONE WITH THE PRESIDENT JOHN ENGLER OPENS UP ABOUT THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN MSU’S HISTORY

ormer governor and and programs he’s authorized during now interim president of his first five months on the job. Michigan State Universi- Here are edited excerpts from that ty, John Engler has come interview, followed by a summary of under fire for his forceful some of the most recent new policies, Fstyle since the moment in early Febru- and what are expected to be transfor- ary when he was hired to lead his alma mative changes Engler and his team mater in the wake of the Larry Nassar are rolling out. scandal. But after the June Board of Trust- Q. What do you feel are the most ees’ (BOT) retreat, Engler showed a significant accomplishments in your more conciliatory side. He issued a time here? public apology for remarks he made in A. Well, I think two things really an email—leaked to the media—about stand out. We were able to come into a Nassar survivor. a situation where a man who com- In his statement, he wrote “my email mitted heinous crimes against many created a major distraction from the young women, young girls, had been important work we’re doing to make sent off to prison. But we had over our campus safer.” 300 lawsuits pending against the Last month, Engler sat down with university, and we had a great deal staffer Russ White, an MSU broad- of uncertainty about the university’s caster, to discuss some of the policies path going forward.

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22 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN THE SPOTLIGHT Reporters flocked around Engler as he exited a public event. Media scrutiny of MSU has become the new normal.

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 23 People were worried. People were scared. People were in denial that bad things had happened here. People This university, which faced the most were terrified about what the future difficult challenge in its history, has emerged held for the campus and the school they loved. Our alumni were upset. Ò and is going to be stronger, safer, and more Nobody could understand how this competitive than ever before. could have happened, how it could have gone undetected for so long, how one man could have hurt so many people. And we had investigations Q. Where will the money come from of going to Michigan State. So that’s at the federal and the state level that to satisfy the $500 million in settle- pretty exciting. were being conducted. Everywhere ments? In addition, beginning this fall you looked, there was a problem to be A. (Because the BOT approved our there will be a freeze on all adminis- dealt with. recommendation to issue bonds) trative salaries and the deans’ salaries. In our first three months, we were we’re really able to manage the settle- There will also be a reduction from able to get the litigation resolved ment. We still have financial issues to 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent in average through a very effective mediation work out with the insurance compa- faculty pay increases. And there will process led on behalf of the university nies. We are fully insured and expect be a reduction of about one-and-a- by our new general counsel, Robert that will be a significant contribution, half percent that will impact each of Young, a former chief justice of the which ultimately will reduce that the colleges. Those are important, but Michigan Supreme Court. That was indebtedness. So I think fiscally the necessary, moves we had to make. important. university’s in a good position. However, we will not reduce staff Second is the operating budget the salaries. And you will not see a wide- board approved on June 22. Q. What else is in the MSU budget? spread, university-wide layoff policy. A. I’m proud to say…we went to the (All of this) puts the university in a BOT with a two-year budget…I felt it stronger position to compete for stu- was important at a time of transition… dents…while completing projects that (because) we’re going to go into a are very important to our research and presidential search this fall. We want teaching missions. to recruit an outstanding leader to come to campus. I wanted that leader Q. What do you want alumni to know to have the security that the budget for that they may not be hearing? this year is done, and it’s solid, but also A. I think they need to know that this that the budget for next year is done… university, which faced its most diffi- and it’s a really strong budget. cult challenge (ever) has emerged and Multiyear (budgets allow) us to not is going to be stronger, safer, and more only set tuition this year (but to freeze competitive than ever before. it in year two).. After that, we’ll move We’re builders here. We always to a block-tuition strategy. have been. Let’s get back to doing That means in the 2020 school year that...I think you’ll see…greater On Feb. 14, Interim President John Engler an- nounced a new structure for the university’s health ...somebody who wants to take 16 or 17 respect for Michigan State as we colleges, clinical practice, and student wellness credits (will only pay for 15). They’ll conduct ourselves the way a leading programs, including two leadership appointments. All are aimed at preventing another Larry Nassar. be able to actually reduce the cost global university should.

24 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU Q. You’ve been meeting with faculty, students, and alumni. What do you hear most often from them? A. They’re very proud of Michigan TAKING ACTION TO FOSTER State University. They’re proud to be A SAFER CAMPUS here. By the time this new school year starts, we’ll be introducing four new Mentioning all the changes made since college deans—they will join the major Engler’s arrival would take another 12 pages. leaders of the university. And when So we’ve summarized some of the most I talked to them as candidates, they were excited about coming here. recent, sweeping additions below. They include: They thought, as I do, that Michi- gan State’s best days are ahead, and Reorganizing leadership within the counseling and psychiatric services they want to be part of that success MSU Health Aff airs programs • Employing four new MSU public story. They recognize that for the fi rst safety offi cers Realigning MSU’s colleges of Human • Adding two employee assistance time in a long time we’re getting new Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, and staff members leadership. Nursing • Setting up two new positions in They understand that MSU receives the Offi ce of Enterprise Risk Man- more than $700 million in research Instituting mandated requirements agement, Ethics and Compliance awards every year. We’re one of the among doctors such as new strong members of the American As- medical protocols, increased record Founding a new Michigan State Uni- sociation of Universities, a binational keeping, introducing detailed versity Policy Library group of research institutions . patient chaperone policies, and And they see things we’re doing here strengthening information kept on Starting a Relationship Violence and literally are not being done anywhere off -site volunteers Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory else in America. MSU is second to none. Workgroup Creating a new Offi ce of Enterprise Risk Management, Ethics and Com- Preparing for the September opening pliance of a second location in the MSU Stu- dent Union for counseling and psychi- Establishing two positions: Associate atric services with 8-10 counselors Vice President for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance; Contracting with Kroll, a legal fi rm, and Director of Title IX Prevention, to promptly investigate and clear a MORE ON Hear or read the full interview at WEB go.msu.edu/interview Outreach and Education backlog of sexual assault and harass- ment claims previously reported to MSU welcomes specifi c sugges- tions about actions that might Funding key campus safety programs MSU’s Title IX Offi ce help improve its success at pre- that will encompass: vention of sexual misconduct or sexual assault on or off campus. • Hiring 13 new Title IX and related Off ering the My SSP phone app. It Submit your ideas at president.msu.edu positions for prevention services or provides students 24-hour access to investigations a counselor using instant messaging The BOT has posted its timeline • Creating 10 new positions in for selecting a new, permanent university president. See it at: go.msu.edu/listening

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 25 Building a New Future New MSU facilities grow opportunities in research, education, and the arts. The advancement is attributed in large part to the success of the university’s Empower Extraordinary capital campaign. Combined with federal research funding, key state appropriations, and prudent financial management, MSU is in a constant state of building for the future.

26 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU SPARTAN MAGAZINE 27 ichigan State University is expanding Road in place of the Shaw Lane Power Plant. The total its footprint on campus and beyond, estimated project cost is $72.5 million. bringing new opportunities through During the past 10 years, enrolled credit hours in science, leading-edge research, the arts, busi- technology, engineering, and math-related courses at ness, and STEM education. New and MSU have increased by 38 percent. Construction of the Mrenovated facilities will power discoveries, enhance musical new STEM facility will meet the growing needs of MSU’s performances, transform student learning, and engage the students and provide them with the skills that are in high community. demand by employers across Michigan. For the first time in nearly 50 years, Michigan State “The new state-of-the-art STEM Teaching and Learn- University has received state funding to build a classroom ing Facility will be one more reason why students should building on campus. Through its capital outlay appropri- choose to study at MSU,” said MSU Interim President ation, the Michigan legislature voted to award MSU with John Engler. “This amazing new facility will not only lever- $29.9 million in funding for construction costs for a new age the research being conducted at MSU on STEM teach- STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. The new building ing and learning, but also will facilitate scientific interac- will be located at the corner of Shaw Lane and Red Cedar tions at the undergraduate student level and enhance the university’s ability to successfully compete for and retain talented students in STEM disciplines.”

BUILDING A COMPETITIVE EDGE Last September, the university broke ground on a $60 million Business Pavilion that will help enhance student learning and give the Eli Broad College of Business a competitive edge among the nation’s top business schools. “The pavilion will demonstrate our position as a top-of-mind lead- er in business higher education and enhance the student experience,” said Sanjay Gupta, dean of the Eli

STEM FACILITY Broad College of Business. “Similar to our students, faculty, and staff, STEM FACILITY Top: The defunct Shaw this space exemplifies excellence, 1855 PLACE Lane Power Plant will pride, connectedness, and impact.” be reimagined with the addition of north and The ultra-modern, three-story south wings. It will open in 2020. Business Pavilion will feature flexible classrooms, the latest technology to BROAD COLLEGE PAVILION Left: A 100,000-square- accommodate the needs of entre- foot addition to the preneurial students, a glass-walled business college is expected to open in atrium featuring panoramic views of fall 2019. the Red Cedar River, and an expand- BROAD COLLEGE PAVILION ed career center to serve students,

28 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU 1855 PLACE

recruiters, and corporate partners. The 100,000-square-foot 1855 PLACE from the iconic museum. It houses facility, adjacent to the Business College complex and Eppley At the corner of S. Har- a research center, classroom and rison Rd. and E. Kalama- Center, is expected to be completed in 2019. zoo St., this new building study areas, and new exhibition anchors a contemporary neighborhood of 10 spaces that aim to boost communi- TRANSFORMING ARTS FACILITIES residential buildings with ty involvement. 300 units. A mixed-use An expansion and facilities renovation for the College project, it includes a central ticket office and of Music will include a 35,000-square-foot addition and other work spaces. CREATING NEW SPACES IN 8,500 square feet of renovated space. WHICH TO LIVE AND CONNECT With 550 students working toward music degrees and The new 1855 Place is the latest addition to campus more than 2,000 additional students participating in housing. It replaces several aging campus-housing facilities ensembles and classes, the college has outgrown current and creates a living environment that supports both single spaces for rehearsing, practicing, and learning, says College students and student families around the resources they of Music Dean James Forger. need to achieve academic success. “This will facilitate the work of faculty and students in Located on Harrison Road across from the Breslin Center, extraordinary ways,” Forger says. Once the expansion and 1855 Place consists of approximately 300 one- and two-bed- renovations are completed, climate control and improved room contemporary apartments across 10 buildings. Resi- acoustics will enhance all performances, while larger, dents have convenient access to academic facilities as well as flexible practice areas will accommodate ensembles, a Sparty’s Market, Starbucks, Spartan Spirit Shop, and other choirs, and seminars. In addition, purpose-built spaces for amenities. The 102,000-square-foot project also is home to student-faculty studio collaboration and improvements in some campus offices and centralizes event-ticketing sales. hearing protection for musicians will be created. The Broad Art Museum at MSU also increased its space FOSTERING SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION and influence, thanks to a $1 million grant from the MSU A new era of scientific exploration at MSU will advance Federal Credit Union. with the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and The new Art Lab is located across Grand River Avenue Engineering.

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 29 BIO ENGINEERING BUILDING

Known as IQ, the institute, located in the Bio Engi- BIO ENGINEERING FACILITY operational in 2022, FRIB will This four-story, 130,000- neering Facility, is a collaboration among the Colleges of square-foot research be the world’s most powerful rare laboratory brings Engineering, Human Medicine, and Natural Science. It together engineering isotope accelerator, underscoring aims to foster collaboration in the sciences on campus and and biomedical research MSU as a world leader in rare teams making leading- beyond, creating extraordinary possibilities for transform- edge discoveries and isotope science. ing patient care with new biomedical discoveries. The health products. interdisciplinary research center is devoted to basic and ADVANCING HEALTH RESEARCH applied research at the interface of life sciences, engineer- A new era for MSU medical research was marked in Sep- ing, information science, and other physical and mathe- tember with the dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony matical sciences. for the $88.1 million Grand Rapids Research Center. The six-story, 162,800-square-foot facility will house POWERING DISCOVERY research teams whose areas of scientifi c study include Alz- Another landmark space in the works is the Facility for heimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, cancer, women’s health Rare Isotope Beam (FRIB), a $730 million facility funded and infertility, as well as autism and pediatric cancers. by the U.S. Department of Energy Offi ce of Science, MSU, “This research center is built around collaboration, and the state of Michigan. Supporting the mission of the not only to promote the sharing of ideas and information Offi ce of Nuclear Physics in the Department of Energy, among the scientists within, but with the researchers and FRIB will enable scientists to make discoveries about the physicians at Spectrum Health, Van Andel Institute, Mercy properties of rare isotopes in order to better understand Health Saint Mary’s, Grand Valley State University, Pine the physics of nuclei, nuclear astrophysics, and fundamen- Rest and Mary Free Bed,” says College of Human Medicine tal interactions and applications for society, including in Dean Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. medicine, homeland security, and industry.

The facility also will provide research opportunities for MORE ON See more details on MSU’s buildings at scientists and students from around the globe. When it’s WEB go.msu.edu/projects

30 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU GRAND RAPIDS RESEARCH CENTER The Medical Mile got a little longer with the recent opening of this leading-edge medical research center.

FACILITY FOR RARE ISOTOPE BEAMS, FRIB From construction through operation, FRIB is expected to generate accumulated wages totaling $1.7 billion and add $4.4 billion to the state’s economy.

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 31 HOLIDAY MARKETS CRUISE NUREMBERG TO COLOGNE

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RAIN DELAY? NO WAY In 1948, the Red Cedar River inundated the baseball field. So players commandeered canoes and play continued—much to the delight of their stand full of fans. UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS ARCHIVES AND HISTORICAL UNIVERSITY

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 33 FROM THE DIRECTOR

Our Way Forward

hen I signed up In addition, I met alumni in New York for MSUA A’s City. I also presided over the Interna- Global Day of tional Alumni Board meeting. Service project In May, I was privileged to address in late March, several hundred of our newest graduates. IW had no idea how symbolic it would On top of all this, I attended a two- I know that be. By the time the April 21 volunteer day workshop for 100 of our incredi- event rolled around, I had been asked to ble alumni volunteers, and helped to together we take the reins of MSU’s alumni offi ce, host two MSUAA signature events, following Scott Westerman’s resignation. Alumni University and Grandparents Ò will continue University. I am honored, humbled, and eager to be beacons to continue the work of MSUAA and In the days ahead, I look forward Michigan State. to meeting and working with all of of Spartan A quick introduction: I grew up in you. We have a lot of work ahead of us. But I know together we will continue Okemos and my father taught geogra- values and to be beacons of Spartan values and phy at MSU for 25 years. I earned two determination. determination. degrees here. In addition, I’m a proud I promise to respect and lead you and alumnus of the Spartan Marching Band. our university forward as we strive to In essence, I grew up at MSU. I’ve help heal our Spartan community. We’d seen some of MSU’s brightest days and like to share with you voices from others now I’ve seen some of its darkest. working towards this common goal. With your support and hard work, Just visit the website listed below. we’ll help restore trust and respect for MSU. I am inspired everyday by the optimism and hopefulness I see in our students—and in your amazing power and strength. Bob Thomas, Õ84, Õ86 Since taking on this role, I have had INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MSUAA the honor of presenting former MSU president and fi rst lady, Clifton and

Dolores Wharton, a distinguished MORE ON Learn more alumni medallion. WEB go.msu.edu/our-voices

34 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU G&W Spotlight

MSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT Sarah Cantwell VICE PRESIDENT Kurt Rothaar SECRETARY Merri Jo Bales IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Bill Featherstone INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Bob Thomas

BOARD MEMBERS Marissa Baty Carla Clark Steve Culp Teamwork Tom Duncan Spartans from UAB-Oakland Brittanie Johnson Co. and Detroit served the Amy McGraw John Vitale Community Center. Geoffrey Ryskamp

As of July 1, 2018 All in a Spartan’s Day’s Work MSUAA’s one-day service program expands to year round

Spartans don’t sit still. Here’s Those are just a few of the 114 proof. On April 21, a total of 1,587 projects staged in such far-flung places MSU alumni and students dedicated as Shanghai, Indiana, New York, North 7,054 hours of service to volunteer Carolina, and Southern California. causes worldwide. They were Most participants belonged to participants in the MSUAA Global alumni clubs. Day of Service. All told, the Spartaneers provided Their efforts included: collecting much-needed assistance that would sunglasses for Tibetans, teaching have cost around $174,163. computer skills to the elderly, building Not bad for a day’s work, right? water filters for Rwandans, and Join the movement. greeting U.S. veterans deplaning from You don’t have to wait until next an Honor Flight in Washington, D.C. year to get in on the volunteer action. On top of that, participants We expanded the program so it’s worked on planting gardens, all year long. cleaning beaches, pruning trees,

and restoring an old building into a MORE ON Learn more community center. WEB serve.msu.edu

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1. The DC Spartans welcomed Michigan veterans, whose Honor Flight landed at Reagan International Airport, Arlington, Virginia. 2. A volunteer with the Jackson Spartans painted a garden table during his club’s project at Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton. 3. Members of the Central Coast Spartans volunteered at Tatum’s Garden, Salinas, California. 4. The Beijing Spartans are all smiles after partnering with the IBM North China Volunteer Association. Together they helped older community members learn about new technologies. 5. An MSU student who worked on MSU Serve’s “Rebuild Michigan Project” shared his motivation for 4 5. volunteering.

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SPARTAN MAGAZINE 37 G&W Grand Awards

MSU’s 2017 Alumni Grand Awards Honorees

Spartans strive to address the world’s most pressing problems each and every day. The Alumni Grand Awards program recognizes the best of the best alumni who are doing wonderful things and making an impact daily in their companies, communities, and for other Spartans.

Honorary Alumni Presented to those non-alumni candi- dates who have made an outstanding impact on behalf of Michigan State University on a local, state, national, or international level.

Thomas Luccock: Luccock joined the Spartan family in 2000 when he was hired to serve as director of internal audit and subsequently senior advisor to the president of MSU, a total of 15 years of service to the institution. His legacy continues to grow as he dis- plays leadership through volunteer- ism, mentoring, philanthropy, and general support for higher education at MSU.

Young Alumni Given to graduates age 40 or younger who have distinguished themselves through a high level of professional accomplishment early in their career. These individuals demonstrate a com- mitment to Michigan State University through outstanding volunteer service on behalf of the university, and/or par- ticipation and leadership in meritorious This year’s recipients truly embody what it means public service on a local, state, national, to be a Spartan. Each person selected has made or international level. a positive impact at home and at-large. Their accomplishments are an inspiration, not just to Joel Clum: Clum received a BA from MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business. all of our graduates, but to the world. By investing He currently serves as the Chief Op- in our students and alumni, we are investing in erating Officer of Worldwide Express

our future. Operations. At MSU, he led a non- HARLEY SEELEY

38 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU G&W Grand Awards

AWARD RECIPIENTS (LEFT TO RIGHT): Thomas Luccock, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, and Jonathan Kirkland.

profit consulting initiative, Students Science in 2007 as well as a MS in chairman and chief technical officer. Consulting for Nonprofits, and as an kinesiology and (sports administra- He is known for his research on GPS alumnus supported its expansion to tion in 2009). He currently serves as signals and he has strong family ties universities across the country. the director of Player Engagement to MSU. He has bestowed a $10.5 for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and is million bequest to MSU, to be used Jonathan Kirkland: Kirkland received co-founder of APEX Academy. toward his family’s endowments. a BA from the MSU College of Music. In 2014, Kirkland made his television Philanthropist Alumni Service debut on NBC’s hit show, Shades of Presented to an individual, family, asso- Presented to Michigan State Blue. He is currently performing with ciation, corporation, or foundation with a University alumni who have the Chicago Company of Hamilton. proven record of providing major, ongoing demonstrated service to MSU Prior to that, he performed onstage financial support and leadership to Mich- and/or meritorious public service in regional and off-Broadway produc- igan State University. Their generosity on a local, state, national, or tions of Sister Act, Generations, and encourages others to take leadership roles international level. Cabin in the Sky. in philanthropy toward MSU. Donald Maine (1942 -2018): Maine Kaleb Thornhill: Thornhill received Thomas Yunck: Yunck is the founder received a BA from MSU’s College

HARLEY SEELEY a BA from the MSU College of Social of GeoOptics, Inc., and serves as its of Education in 1965 and his MA

SPARTAN MAGAZINE 39 G&W Grand Awards

RECIPIENT COLLEGES AGE

ALUMNI GRAND 20s/30s AWARD RECIPIENTS 40s/50s

Since 1946, 60s/70s

80+ 599 alumni have 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 received Ag & Nat Resources (13.20%) Grand Awards. WHERE THEY LIVE Arts & Letters (7.50%) Michigan Business (14.50%) Midwest THEY INCLUDE: Comm Arts (3.90%) Northeast Education (7.40%) Rocky Mtn Steve Smith Engineering (18.40%) Southeast Sen. Debbie Stabenow Nat Sci (7.70%) West Social Sciences (11.20%) Eli Broad Other (16.20%) 0 10 20 30 40 50

Alumni Service Award continued from the college in 1972. He was the Distinguished Alumni Earleatha “Cookie” Johnson: chancellor emeritus of Davenport Given to alumni who have differentiat- Earleatha received her BS from the University and was instrumental in ed themselves by obtaining the highest MSU College of Communication development of the MSU College of level of professional accomplishment. Arts and Sciences in 1981. Better Human Medicine campus in Grand known as “Cookie,” she is a New York Rapids. His estate has been gifted Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: Hanna- Times best-selling author, entrepre- to MSU to establish the Donald Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, earned an neur, and serves as the secretary to W. Maine Endowed Graduate M.D. from the MSU College of Human the board of directors for the Magic Fellowship in Higher Education Medicine in 2002; she is known for Johnson Foundation. Administration. Main passed away helping to discover and treat children Feb. 7, 2018. suffering from lead exposure caused Craig Menear: Menear, chairman, by Flint’s water crisis. CEO and president of The Home Mike & Margaret Morrow: Mike Depot, earned a BA from MSU’s Eli earned a BS from the MSU College Earvin “Magic” Johnson: Johnson, Broad College of Business in 1979; of Social Science in 1972 and is the a former Spartan basketball star and he serves on the board of the Atlan- owner of MGB Associates, LLC. MSU honorary degree recipient, is ta Committee for Progress, which He and his wife Margaret, who in president of basketball operations for brings together top CEOs to provide 1972 earned a BA from the MSU the Los Angeles Lakers; in addition, he is leadership on issues of great impact College of Education, have donated chairman of Magic Johnson Enterprises on the city. countless volunteer hours and and the Magic Johnson Foundation. He pledged over $300,000 to support a is a passionate advocate for HIV/AIDS MORE ON Learn more variety of campus initiatives. awareness and educational programs. WEB https://go.msu.edu/AGA2017

40 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU JOIN US TO CELEBRATE OUR 2018 Alumni Grand Awards Winners You’re invited to join the celebration as MSUAA recognizes this year’s Spartan inductees. They embody the very best of our university through their actions, values, outreach, and generosity.

Alumni Service Award Mr. Marc Sherwood Conlin Ms. Elizabeth Anne Shanahan Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Roger Neil Beachy, Ph.D. Ms. Patricia Geoghegan Dr. David Patrick Kelly, Ph.D. Mrs. Gloria Santona Mr. Manoj Kumar Saxena Honorary Alumni Award Mrs. Sandra Elaine Pierce Philanthropist Award Dr. John Reed Koza Young Alumni Award Ms. Jennifer Ann Heemstra Mrs. Shannon E. Wilson

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42 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU Class Notes News from Spartans Around the World

1940S BETHANY E. BEARDSLEE, ’46 DONALD CHRISTENSEN, ’73 Nichols Group, Inc., a Dale Physics from the University of (Music), penned her memoir (Communication Arts and Sciences), Carnegie franchise in southeast Arizona and is starting a post- I Sang the Unsingable, published joined Rizco, a creative campaign Michigan. doc assignment at the Korean by the University of Rochester agency in Spring Lake Heights, Institute of Advanced Science Press. NJ, as an account director and DEIDRA A. WILSON, ’99 (James and Technology. business development specialist. Madison College), is one of 40 honorees under the age of 40 ALIYAH S. SABREE, ’10 (Law), has 1950S CHARLES C. MANZ, ’74, MBA ’75 selected by Crain’s Detroit been appointed by Governor STANLEY P. ROSENZWEIG, PhD ’56 (Both in Business), just published Business for her business Rick Snyder to 36th District Court (Social Science), has published a new book, Twisted Leadership, achievements. in Detroit. a chapter titled “Heal Yourself, from Maven House Press. Heal the World” in a new book ELIZABETH SCHULTZ, ’10 (Natural about aging, Aging Wisely… ROBERT G. DAVID, ’78 (Business), 2000S Science), studied desert and marine Wisdom of Our Elders, by Irving I. has been inducted into the ERIN A. NOVAK, ’00 (Arts and landscapes through ecological Silverman and Ellen Beth Siegel. Michigan Association of Letters), has joined the law firm and social field methods in Baja in Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Montgomery McCracken in pursuit of her master’s degree from ROSS PARK, ’59 (Business), was Philadelphia. Miami University’s Global Field inducted into the Manitoba HARRY A. FISK, ’78, MMUS ’85 (Both Program. Hockey Hall of Fame. in Music), is singing with the Grand KAMAL M. ADAWI, ’01 (Business), Rapids Barbershop Chorus. A was named chief financial officer TRICIA E. PHELPS, ’11 (RCAH, retired chorale director, he also of Exagen Diagnostics. Natural Science), has become 1960S volunteers for Meals on Wheels, a the CEO of Taste the Local NICHOLAS H. BRADLEY, ’65 (Arts jail ministry, and the Focus Hope CHADI S. ELMOHTAR, ’03 Difference, a local food and Letters), has published his food delivery organization. (Engineering), served in Mexico as marketing company serving book Ricky Trujillo. It is a young a member of the NSF earthquake a variety of communities adult crossover novel for teens reconnaissance team. He is throughout Michigan. and adults. 1980S an associate professor at the ROBERT B. LABE, ’81 (Social University of Texas - Austin. KEVIN J. COPE, ’13 (Business), is the JOHN F. SCHAEFER, ’65 Science), has been inducted into national sales director at ACSI (Communication Arts and Sciences), the American College of Trust & GETNET BEKELE, PhD ’05 (Social Funds in Ann Arbor and is the JD ’69 (Law), received a Leading Estate Counsel. Science), recently published a youngest person to have that role Lawyers distinction and was book, Ploughing New Ground: in the entire exchange-traded honored in the peer-reviewed COLEEN M. KING, ’83 Food, Farming & Environmental fund industry. publication Best Lawyers of (Communication Arts and Sciences), Change in Ethiopia. America for his career in family law. president of King Media, won MATT B. HEIMBURGER, ’14 first place in the PR News Agency CHRISTOPHER A. HESS, ’07 (Education), has served as a BOB T. APISA, ’69 (Education), was Elite Awards for digital/social (Agriculture and Natural recovery specialist as part inducted into the Polynesian media. Resources), has been promoted of Project Walk, Denver’s Football Hall of Fame in January. to an associate of the firm TMP amputee program, which serves Architecture, Inc., Bloomfield Hills. to help people improve their FRANK J. GRUBER, MA ’69, PhD 1990S functionality. ’72 (Both in Education), received LYNETTE J. WILSON, ’95 RACHEL E. WILKERSON, ’08 the 2017 Kaywood Award for his (Agriculture and Natural Resources), (Communication Arts and Sciences), MARIO L. MCLEAN, ’15 contributions to traffic safety. has accepted a Scripps Howard published a new book, entitled (Communication Arts and Sciences), Fellowship at the University of Dot Journaling: A Practical just published his first book, Colorado Boulder’s Center for Guide. Every Day Is an Interview. 1970S Environmental Journalism. JIM C. MINNEKER, ’70 CATHERINE J. FERLAND, ’17 (Engineering), has been inducted PHILLIP L. ZELLER, ’96 2010S (Communication Arts and Sciences), into the National Corvette Hall (Communication Arts and Sciences), JEFFREY D. KOST, ’10 (Natural has joined Blohm Creative of Fame. is the new owner of the Ralph Science), earned a PhD in Partners as a writer and editor.

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In Memoriam When Twilight Silence Falls

1930S MAXINE H. (SCHULER) LANWAY, WILLARD E. MUNRO, ’48, of ELEANOR J. (SMITH) BONINE, ’50, HAROLD J. TYNDALL, ’32, of ’45, of Cleveland, OH, Jun. 25, Troy, Jul. 14, age 94 of Florissant, MO, May 31, age 88 Spring Valley, CA age 94 MARY J. (CASEY) RUMBOLD, ’48, of JOHN H. BROWN, ’50, of Meridian, HELEN E. (PHILP) WILSON, ’36, MARGARET E. (MACKICHAN) Montrose, Jul. 7, age 90 ID, Apr. 8, age 92 of Traverse City MANDENBERG, ’45, of East MARIAN R. (KELLER) SCHEID, ’48, DAVID N. COX, ’50, of Roscoe, IL, ELIZABETH C. (SMITH) Lansing, Jun. 22, age 94 of Tulsa, OK, May 9, age 91 May 31, age 91 YOUNGER, ’36, of Saint Louis, IRIS N. (OLSEN) MCCLEERY, ’45, of MO, Apr. 30, age 102 THOMAS J. SHEEHAN, ’48, of RICHARD C. DEPOND, ’50, of Berea, OH, Dec. 5 Newark, NY, Jul. 5, age 97 Holland, Jul. 12, age 91 ROBERT J. ROSA, ’37, of Fort KATHLEEN C. (RILEY) ENDRESS, Belvoir, VA, Apr. 27, age 102 GEORGE M. ANGLETON, ’49, of VINCENT A. FOCHTMAN, ’50, of ’46, of Mason City, IA, Jun. 19, Fort Collins, CO, Jul. 2, age 90 North Fort Myers, FL, Mar. 28, HELEN J. (GIFFEN) GROHMAN, age 92 age 93 ’39, of Manteo, NC, May 26, ARTHUR S. BRICKNER, ’49, of ROGER M. JEWETT, ’46, of Hudson, age 102 Southfield, Mar. 6, age 94 ANN T. HIGHT, ’50, of WI, Jun. 17, age 98 Altadena, CA, May 7, age 87 FRANK E. MCCAULEY, ’39, of CLIFFORD M. CARNEY, ’49, of ROBERT E. PRICE, ’46, of Hamilton, MT, Jun. 1, age 100 Downers Grove, IL, May 27, age EDWARD G. LARSEN, ’50, of Greenville, Jul. 10, age 93 90 The Colony, TX, May 14, age 89 ELWIN D. FARWELL, ’47, of MARION J. FURNIVAL, ’49, of ORRIE P. PULLEN, ’50, of Wayland, 1940S Decorah, IA, May 5, age 98 Jackson, Jun. 29, age 92 Jun. 21, age 91 MARTIN D. BUTH, ’40, of GERALDINE S. (STRONG) GOCKE, PHYLLIS J. (JANSSEN) GRIMM, ’49, JAY D. UTLEY, ’50, of Grand Rapids, Jul. 24, age 99 ’47, of San Antonio, TX, May 16, of Ada, Jun. 25, age 90 Pinehurst, NC, Apr. 26, age 90 age 92 ANDREW M. HYMA, ’40, of RICHARD W. KASPERSON, ’49, of ALBERT F. VOGT, ’50, of Holly, South Bend, IN MINA A. (GLIDDEN) GREENE, ’47, of Northbrook, IL, May 10, age 89 Jun. 14, age 90 Wilmington, DE, Apr. 26, age 91 ADDISON L. BROWN, ’41, of MICHAEL LEPERE, ’49, of EDWIN S. ADLER, ’51, of Kalamazoo, Apr. 13, age 98 DONNA J. (BRIGGS) JOHNSON, ’47, Ann Arbor, Apr. 2, age 93 Woodway, TX, Apr. 22, age 88 of San Rafael, CA, Apr. 24, age 92 ROBERT E. WUNDERLICH, ’41, of JOHN E. MULLENIX, ’49, of EDGAR W. ALBAUGH, ’51, of Troy, Mar. 9, age 96 PAUL R. THEROUX, ’47, of Hastings, May 24, age 93 Anderson, SC, Jun. 26, age 92 Clearwater, FL, Jul. 17, age 94 WILLIAM H. (WAGNER) FAUST, ’42, BARBARA C. (CLARK) SNOW, ’49, of JEANNE F. (LABADIE) BICKNELL, of Hopkins, MN, Jun. 25, age 97 CHARLES W. BACHMAN, ’48, of Jacksonville, OR, Jul. 10, age 90 ’51, of Ypsilanti, May 23, age 89 Lexington, MA, Jul. 13, age 92 FLORENCE C. (WILKINS) COHEN, W. THOMAS STEGE, ’49, of RICHARD L. BOGGS, ’51, of Canada, ’43, of Fairport, NY, May 15, CHARLOTTE A. (CAMPBELL) BOGUE, Manistee, Jun. 15, age 91 Jun. 20, age 90 age 95 ’48, of Rochester, Jun. 3, age 92 JUSTIN C. SUTTON, ’49, of Hudson, WILLIAM A. CRICKMORE, ’51, of EDITH L. TAGGART, ’43, of DONALD E. FALLER, ’48, of May 28, age 92 East Lansing, May 1, age 90 Oxford Maitland, FL, Mar. 13, age 90 ALEXANDER L. TOYZAN, ’49, of JOHN A. FULLER, ’51, of CLARK WATERFALL, ’43, of ANNE M. (ARANUK) HESTER, ’48, of Bay City, Jun. 18, age 93 Midland, Jul. 18, age 89 Columbia City, IN, Jun. 14, Eaton Rapids, May 20, age 91 age 96 C. RUSSELL WENTWORTH, ’49, of NORMA R. GODWIN, ’51, of JULIA A. (LONGNECKER) HEUMAN, Traverse City, Jul. 20, age 92 Marysville, Jun. 15, age 86 WARREN W. BRANDT, ’44, of ’48, of Willoughby, OH, Jun. 11, Richmond, VA age 90 DONALD L. WICKHAM, ’49, of STUART K. HANEY, ’51, of East Lansing, Jul. 20, age 90 Goleta, CA, Feb. 16, age 91 MARY J. (MCCALL) JEWETT, ’44, of THEODORE L. JOHNSON, ’48, of Sun Lakes, AZ, May 12, age 94 Fremont, Jul. 3, age 92 WILLIAM D. HARRING, ’51, of Stacy, MN, Jul. 5, age 88 KATHLEEN A. (SHIELDS) SHOPA, MARY ELLEN (EVANS) 1950S ’44, of Port Charlotte, FL, Jul. 5, MORRISON, ’48, of HARRIS L. BEHLERT, ’50, of MARVIN E. HOWELL, ’51, of age 94 Elk Rapids, Jul. 12, age 92 Cincinnati, OH, Jun. 5, age 91 Harbor Springs, May 16, age 89

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GERALD F. HUFFMAN, ’51, of ROY J. SIGNORINO, ’52, of CALVIN C. COOPER, ’54, of DONALD L. SMITH, ’55, of Nokomis, FL, May 6, age 89 Naples, FL, May 20, age 87 Southbury, CT, May 6, age 90 Batavia, OH, Mar. 26, age 83

EDWARD J. MIKULA, ’51, of ROBERT J. STIEHL, ’52, of Davison, MARY SUE (CARLYON) FAIRES, ’54, ALAN J. TERRILL, ’55, of Huntley, St. Johns, Jul. 2, age 89 May 13, age 94 of Cherryville, NC, Jul. 7, age 85 IL, May 4, age 86

MARILYN E. (SMITH) O ’BRIEN, ’51, DAVID P. VANNOTE, ’52, of JULIAN M. GILROY, ’54, of DAVID M. VANDOREN, ’55, of of Portland, OR, Jul. 23, age 88 East Lansing, May 23, age 86 Washington, NC, May 10, age 84 Medina, OH, May 17, age 84

RUTH A. (KAUFMAN) ROE, ’51, of ROSALIE A. (FRUIN) VEATCH, ’52, of CARL E. HALL, ’54, of Scottsdale, RUTHANN (CURTIS) WARD, Bradenton, FL, May 29, age 87 Aledo, TX, May 29, age 86 AZ, May 5, age 91 ’55, of Folsom, CA, May 11, age 83 MICHAEL G. ROGULA, ’51, of HENRY J. VOORHEES, ’52, of OLGA V. (PRISTUPA) LEWIS, ’54, of Vero Beach, FL, May 30, age 88 Kalispell, MT, Jun. 24, age 88 South Haven, May 19, age 85 DAVID V. ABBEY, ’56, of Homosassa, FL, May 22, age 83 EARL M. SHERWOOD, ’51, of RODERIC H. BOSSE, ’53, of PETER V. LUCE, ’54, of Grand Willoughby, OH, Jun. 4, age 93 Seneca, SC, May 25, age 86 Rapids, Jul. 3, age 83 HERBERT L. CAMBURN, ’56, of Long Beach, CA, Apr. 21, age 86 RICHARD E. SHINN, ’51, of CARL W. CAPPAERT, ’53, of GEORGE MEYER, ’54, of Oxford, Stanwood, Jul. 7, age 89 Overland Park, KS, Jun. 5, age 92 May 28, age 85 JANICE A. (DEMPSEY) DAILEY, ’56, of Bloomfield Hills, Jun. 9, age 83 DAVID L. SHIRA, ’51, of Sioux City, LOUISE C. (KINSMAN) CHANDLER, JANE E. (GRANZOW) MILES, ’54, of IA, Jun. 17, age 92 ’53, of Vero Beach, FL, Jun. 24, DeWitt, Jun. 17, age 85 DARWIN D. DIEDERICH, ’56, of age 85 Las Vegas, NV, Nov. 6, age 82 JOHN R. SPENCER, ’51, of ROBERT J. MORANIEC, ’54, of Traverse City, May 11, age 87 JAMES L. KENT, ’53, of Bay City, Alpharetta, GA, Jun. 24, age 85 CHARLES M. HOFFMAN, ’56, of May 1, age 91 Warren, Jun. 7, age 88 HERBERT R. SWING, ’51, of MARVIN T. PAYNTER, ’54, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jul. 9, JOHNNYE W. KING, ’53, of West Bloomfield, Dec. 18, age 85 STEVEN A. KUDLA, ’56, of age 91 Chicago, IL, Jun. 24, age 89 Tucson, AZ, May 23, age 87 WILLIAM D. BROHN, ’55, of SHIRLEY A. (PRESENT) WEISENTHAL, FRANK J. KUSH, ’53, of Tempe, AZ, Clinton, CT, May 11, age 84 JAMES V. RICH, ’56, of ’51, of Milwaukee, WI, Apr. 27, Jun. 22, age 88 Cleveland, OH, May 27, age 92 MARCIA A. (MONTAGUE) CONAWAY, age 88 ROBERT M. LORENZ, ’53, of ’55, of Fort Worth, TX GLEN D. RUDER, ’56, of Osseo, GEORGE D. YECKLEY, ’51, of Lansing, Jul. 10, age 92 Jun. 15, age 83 CALVIN N. DEBRUIN, ’55, of Leeds, AL, Jun. 1, age 88 WILLIAM R. OLSEN, ’53, of Muskegon, Jun. 9, age 87 SHELDON R. SABATH, ’56, of GERALD J. ZERFAS, ’51, of Frankfort, Jun. 14, age 85 St. Louis, MO, Apr. 8, age 85 KATHLEEN A. (BLAKESLEE) DELLA Kissimmee, FL, Jun. 24, age 89 LEE F. SEGUIN, ’53, of Portage, POSTA, ’55, of Gowanda, NY, ROBERT B. WARD, ’56, of WILLIAM R. BARTON, ’52, of Apr. 30, age 86 May 7, age 83 Pasadena, CA, Jul. 2, age 83 Fairfax, VA, May 28, age 91 CLARENCE M. SKAU, ’53, of MARJORIE A. (HASTY) FLETCHER, JEAN A. BARRERA, ’57, of MATHEW P. BORRE, ’52, of Carson City, NV, May 13, age 89 ’55, of Bay City, May 15, age 84 Tucson, AZ, May 30, age 80 St. Joseph, Jul. 7, age 89 KAY N. (SHANAHAN) SMITH, ’53, of CHARLES R. HOFFER, ’55, of NED S. BEARDEN, ’57, of LAWRENCE R. HEDGECOCK, ’52, of Edwardsburg, May 13, age 86 Gainesville, FL, May 3, age 87 West Bloomfield, Dec. 29, Grand Rapids, Apr. 25, age 86 age 82 RONALD J. ST. ONGE, ’53, of EDMOND F. KNAPPE, ’55, of ALBERT W. HOSNER, ’52, of Stuart, FL, Jun. 6, age 86 Bluffton, SC, Jun. 10, age 83 GERALDINE A. (KING) CAPLAN, ’57, Vicksburg, Jun. 11, age 88 of Grand Haven, Jun. 24, age 82 ROY N. TENGELSEN, ’53, of CARL H. KONKLE, ’55, of CARL A. JAWOR, ’52, of Ravenna, San Jose, CA, Dec. 9, age 88 Barboursville, VA, Jun. 9, age 84 DAVID R. CARLSON, ’57, of Aug. 14, age 87 Midland, Jul. 25, age 81 RAYMOND R. BEHAN, ’54, of PAUL A. PHILLIPS, ’55, of STANLEY S. KRESGE, ’52, of East Lansing, May 4, age 85 Phoenix, AZ, May 20, age 84 ALBERT C. CHAPMAN, ’57, of Perrinton, Jul. 3, age 88 Lansing, May 27, age 86 ALFRED F. CAVALARI, ’54, of ROBERT G. PUDER, ’55, of WALTER E. LAWRENCE, ’52, of New Windsor, NY, Jan. 13, Chickamauga, GA, Apr. 24, CALVIN S. CRIMP, ’57, of Rockford, Lansing, Jul. 24, age 92 age 86 age 88 May 31, age 87

NANCY ANN SIEBOLD, ’52, of WILMER L. CLEMENTS, ’54, of ALDEN J. RICHTER, ’55, of Fort JAMES E. FENT, ’57, of Owosso, Angola, IN, Jun. 23, age 88 Rugby, ND, Jun. 18, age 89 Myers, FL, Jul. 1, age 85 May 22, age 81

46 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN MEMORIAM

GERALD L. HERSHEY, ’57, of JEROME R. SUCH, ’57, of Saginaw, ANDREW S. KALMUS, ’58, of ALFRED B. ADAMS, ’59, of Yorba Linda, CA, May 3, age 86 Jun. 28, age 81 Englewood, FL Lincoln, NE, May 30, age 83

JAMES D. KELLEY, ’57, of JACK R. ANDERSON, ’58, of OWEN A. MULLETT, ’58, of VALERIE G. (DRESSLER) BANERJEE, Minneapolis, MN, Jun. 10, age 88 Saginaw, May 4, age 83 Chagrin Falls, OH, Jun. 25, age 83 ’59, of Leawood, KS, Jun. 6, age 81

WILLIAM T. MARSDEN, ’57, of DEAN W. BANKS, ’58, of Haslett, RUSSELL L. PAUL, ’58, of ALBERT R. BERG, ’59, of Norcross, GA, Jul. 21, age 82 Jun. 13, age 86 Downingtown, PA, Jun. 12, Manassas, VA, Jan. 19, age 85 age 84 DONALD J. MILANO, ’57, of CLYDE H. CHONG, ’58, of ELAINE E. (OHR) BRIGMAN, ’59, of Nicholasville, KY, Feb. 28, age 82 Madison, AL, Jun. 22, age 84 GEORGE W. RALPH, ’58, of Webster, NY, Apr. 23, age 79 Bay City, May 11, age 87 COLETTE A. (JACKMAN) MILLER, ’57, DONALD L. CONRAD, ’58, of BETTY J. (SMITH) BROOKS, ’59, of of Rochester, MN, Feb. 15, Osceola, IN, May 22, age 89 JAMES V. RASDALE, ’58, of Ann Arbor, May 17, age 79 age 81 Vernon Hills, IL, Jun. 7, age 84 JAMES W. DAUGHERTY, ’58, of CHARLES E. DICKINSON, ’59, of DONALD L. PELLEGRINI, ’57, of Springfield, IL, Jul. 11, age 81 JEREMIAH L. STONE, ’58, of Suttons Bay, Jul. 6, age 85 Escanaba, Jun. 25, age 83 Houghton, Jul. 5, age 83 WARREN C. EMRICK, ’58, of GEORGE J. KESSELER, ’59, of PATRICK J. ROGERS, ’57, of Lansing, Jun. 17, age 81 DOUGLAS A. WATTRICK, ’58, of East Lansing, Jun. 1, age 83 Orange, CA, Jul. 7, age 83 South Haven, Jun. 25, age 82 MARCIA D. (DREW) FRALLIC, ’58, SIMMEY L. (DIETRICH) KETCHUM, ROGER L. SIMMONS, ’57, of of Port Hueneme, CA, Nov. 13, ELLIN C. ZIMANYI, ’58, of ’59, of Columbus, OH, Feb. 26, Spring Lake, Jul. 7, age 82 age 80 Ipswich, MA, Jun. 17, age 83 age 78

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LUANE J. LANGE, ’59, of R. LUTHER REISBIG, ’60, of DONALD H. CLARK, ’62, of DAVID F. PARKER, ’64, of Niantic, CT, Jun. 22, age 80 Shepherdstown, WV, Jun. 4, age 79 Midland, Jun. 10, age 82 Jacksonville, FL

RICHARD P. MAHER, ’59, of GRANVILLE I. RHODUS, ’60, of CAROL A. (MARCIL) CWYNAR, ’62, THOMAS N. ROOT, ’64, of Fenton, St. Augustine, FL, Jul. 20, age 81 East Wenatchee, WA, Feb. 1, of Grand Blanc, May 14, age 75 May 1, age 76 age 84 JACK E. MARSH, ’59, of Marshall, GINNY (BARTNICK) FORSMAN- GEORGE H. VAN AMBURG, ’64, of Apr. 28, age 81 WILLIAM P. ROSENBLATT, ’60, of GORTE, ’62, of Crystal, Jul. 23, East Lansing, Jun. 1, age 74 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Jun. 25, age 77 JOANN R. (KELLOGG) MARTIN, ’59, WILLIAM W. WUNDER, ’64, of age 78 of Riverside, CA, May 25, age 80 FRANCO V. LUCCA, ’62, of Ames, IA, Jun. 18, age 87 MARY A. (MUNK) SMITHSON, ’60, McLean, VA, May 29, age 85 JEAN F. (TANSEY) PORTER, ’59, of MAURICIO A. ALEGRIA, ’65, of of Tarpon Springs, FL, May 16, East Lansing STEVEN S. MUKAMAL, ’62, of Jackson, MS, Jun. 25, age 77 age 79 New York, NY, Jul. 19, age 76 JOHN E. ROBERTSON, ’59, of CAROLYN (HEINSOHN) BAKER, ’65 MARILYN A. STEEGSTRA, ’60, of Sturgis, Jun. 13, age 81 ROGER D. PLAGENHOEF, ’62, of of Holt, Jun. 16, age 74 Lansing, Jun. 21, age 78 Holland, Jun. 6, age 78 WILLIAM E. STULTZ, ’59, of LEON BALDWIN, ’65, of HERMAN C. STROBEL, ’60, of Overland Park, KS, Jul. 17, age 84 ALBERT J. SVOBODA, ’62, of Lady Lake, FL, Nov. 22, age 73 Freeland, Jun. 19, age 78 Madison, WI, Jun. 3, age 77 LARRY C. WILLIAMS, ’59, of MARGARET C. DAVIES, ’65, of CHARLES W. WARNER, ’60, of MARTIN C. TAFT, ’62, of Sterling Albuquerque, NM, May 30, Stigler, OK, Dec. 11, age 82 High Point, NC, Jun. 26, age 84 Heights, Jul. 12, age 75 age 91 LORETTA (MURPHY) YOUNG, ’59, of JUDITH C. WILES, ’60, of PATRICIA K. (KEGLE) BROWNE, DOUGLAS R. EARLE, ’65, of Bowie, MD, Dec. 25, age 79 Grand Rapids, May 19, age 78 ’63, of Lake Worth, FL, May 10, DeWitt, Jul. 6, age 74 JOHN A. ZIPPLE, ’59, of Lansing, FORREST D. BARIBEAU, ’61, of age 75 GERALD C. ERICKSON, ’65, Jul. 8, age 83 Fair Oaks, CA RONALD A. GROSSMANN, ’63, of of Waunakee, WI, May 30, KATHLEEN A. (MILLER) BEBEAU, Maumelle, AR, May 15, age 75 age 78 ’61, of Livonia, Jun. 30, age 77 1960S CHARLES E. JONES, ’63, of LILBURN P. HOEHN, ’65, of FLOYD A. BAILEY, ’60, of JUDITH O. (WEEKS) BUNTING, ’61, Huntsville, AL, May 6, age 82 Ormond Beach, FL, Sep. 28, Knoxville, TN, Jul. 21, age 80 of Prescott, AZ, Mar. 26, age 77 age 84 ERNEST B. MULLINGS, ’63, of DARRELL A. BENSON, ’60, of DAVID J. ERICKSON, ’61, of Lansing, May 12, age 92 MELVYN C. KEESLER, ’65, of Hayden, ID, Apr. 28, age 86 Waynesville, NC, Jun. 29, age 79 Grand Ledge, Jul. 21, age 74 ROBERT D. OLSON, ’63, of Sagola, FRANK BONTA, ’60, of Eaton GALE R. GLEASON, ’61, of Sault Jun. 2, age 75 JOHN F. KENNEDY, ’65, of Rapids, May 20, age 92 Sainte Marie, Jun. 12, age 89 Williamston, Jul. 21, age 78 THOMAS C. PERRY, ’63, of JEAN W. (MCKINNON) CANDLER, ’60, HAROLD D. GOODELL, ’61, of Akron, NY, Jun. 4, age 76 MARIANNE J. (KING) LEPCZYK, ’65, of Grosse Pointe, May 16, age 77 Dowagiac, Jun. 24, age 78 of Traverse City, Jun. 10, age 75 BERNARD A. THOMPSON, ’63, of DANIEL J. DELGROSSO, ’60, of HIRA M. HERRINGTON, ’61, of Suttons Bay, Jun. 8, age 79 LINA M. (CENTOLELLA) LOVE, ’65, Naperville, IL, May 18, age 79 Fraser, Jun. 13, age 87 of Columbus, OH, Jun. 19, age 74 ELSE E. ANDRETZ, ’64, of J. KERMIT JENSEN, ’60, of KEITH L. MORRILL, ’61, of East Lansing, May 17, age 88 KEITH W. MIELKE, ’65, of Kitty Hawk, NC, May 10, age 83 Battle Creek, May 15, age 77 Pleasanton, CA, Nov. 22, age 83 ROBERT C. FINDSEN, ’64, of GLENN E. KIERSTEAD, ’60, of WILLIAM J. MYERS, ’61, of Scottsdale, AZ, Jun. 17, age 76 ARLAND E. PHELPS, ’65, of Vacaville, CA, May 9, age 79 Cocoa Beach, FL, Feb. 16, age 79 Vero Beach, FL, May 22, age 79 JERRIE J. GAST, ’64, of Tomball, JAMES K. MCKINNEY, ’60, of DONALD G. SMITH, ’61, of Detroit, TX, Jul. 5, age 75 FRANCIS C. ALLERA, ’66, of Kennesaw, GA, May 9, age 79 Jul. 14, age 78 Tallahassee, FL, May 9, age 86 GORDON L. GULLICKSEN, ’64, of DALE E. MCNEIL, ’60, of HAROLD B. TAMBLIN, ’61, of Rolling Meadows, IL, Jun. 14, GARY B. BLAMER, ’66, of Mio, Sun City West, AZ, Jul. 9, age 83 Rockford, Jun. 17, age 78 age 79 Jun. 26, age 79

GALE T. MOORE, ’60, of CAROLE J. VANDERWALL, ’61, of ROLAND S. LARSON, ’64, of JOHN S. BUCHHEISTER, ’66, of Bruce Twp., Jun. 4, age 80 Muskegon, May 30, age 78 Minneapolis, MN, Jun. 17, age 96 Troy, May 26, age 74

WALTER M. RAJSKI, ’60, of PHILIP A. CARY, ’62, of Bronson, RALPH L. MYRKLE, ’64, of Decatur, ALBERT M. BURGER, ’66, of Olean, NY, Apr. 30, age 87 Jun. 6, age 78 May 23, age 85 McLean, VA, Jul. 15, age 79

48 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU IN MEMORIAM

FRED H. CARMICHAEL, ’66, of DEAN S. EITEMAN, ’67, of Athens, ROBERT J. MCCALL, ’67, of FRED M. FREGERIO, ’68, of East Lansing, Jul. 25, age 75 GA, Apr. 21 Brookfield, WI, Apr. 3, age 73 York, SC

HERSCHEL D. KUIPERS, ’66, of ROBERT C. ETHERTON, ’67, of CRAIG F. MONCHER, ’67, of CLIFFORD R. IRWIN, ’68, of Holland, May 1, age 79 Murray, KY, Jul. 8, age 90 Bloomfield Hills, May 31, age 72 Davison, May 27, age 75

DAVID D. MCFARLAND, ’66, of JAMES M. GRAHAM, ’67, of MAX J. PAAPE, ’67, of MARGARET S. (BURROW) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, Washington, D.C., Jun. 11, Silver Spring, MD, May 26, SULLIVAN, ’68, of Decorah, IA, Apr. 20, age 75 age 71 age 80 May 31, age 69 PETER C. PAYETTE, ’67, of RONALD W. PIASECKI, ’66, of LOIS (HARLAN) KUEHL, ’67, of MARION J. (OWEN) ULRICH, ’68, of Frankfort, May 20, age 73 Concord, NH, May 17, age 75 Rockford, May 17, age 88 Oak Park, IL, Apr. 1, age 87 CATHERINE I. (BRAHMER) PHIPPS, PATRICK G. SHAFER, ’66, of DUANE G. KUIK, ’67, of JAMES D. WILJANEN, ’68, of ’67, of Idaho Falls, ID, May 1, Muskegon, Jul. 9, age 74 Grand Rapids, Oct. 26 age 71 DeWitt

GERALD E. WOLF, ’66, of ELEANOR (BZDUCH) LAMOS, ’67, of PAUL W. AARDSMA, ’68, of ALVIN R. DEYOUNG, ’69, of Wilsonville, OR, May 6, age 73 Canton, Apr. 1, age 90 Everett, WA, Apr. 29, age 91 Richmond, KY, May 8, age 74

IGOLIMA T. AMACHREE, ’67, of JOHN L. LENT, ’67, of Jackson, THOMAS E. ASHTON, ’68, of MAY F. EASLEY-MOORE, ’69, of Macomb, IL, May 1, age 80 Jun. 11, age 81 Palo Alto, CA, Jun. 26, age 78 Canada, May 14, age 73

ROBERT A. COOL, ’67, of Mason, WALTER J. LOUGHEED, ’67, of MARJORIE L. (BATZER) B-FISHER, JOHN P. FALLON, ’69, of Jul. 22, age 73 Deland, FL, Jul. 24, age 97 ’68, of Grand Haven, Jul. 19, age 72 Spring Hill, FL, Jun. 12, age 87

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FREDERICK H. GENEL, ’69, of DALE O. JEFFERS, ’71, of MICHAEL J. SCHUBRING, ’72, of MARGARET S. DECKER, ’74, of Naples, FL, Jun. 3, age 72 St. Joseph, May 25, age 89 Chelsea, Mar. 21, age 67 Angola, IN, Sep. 17, age 93

PHYLLIS K. JOHNSON, ’69, of BETSY B. (BROWNE) KING, ’71, of BRIAN G. WILLBRANDT, ’72, of EDWARD W. MACKINS, ’74, of Grand Rapids, May 29, age 77 Alpharetta, GA, May 2, age 84 Decatur, Jun. 8, age 67 Reno, NV, Apr. 28, age 70

WILLIAM G. LIGON, ’69, of ALEXANDER J. KLOSTER, ’71, of THOMAS J. BERGERON, ’73, of CHRISTOPHER A. MANOS, ’74, of West Bloomfield, Apr. 23, age 81 Elk Rapids, Jun. 17, age 92 Grand Ledge, Jul. 20, age 66 Lake Orion, May 30, age 67

JAMES P. MITCHELL, ’69, of JAMES B. MCFARLAND, ’71, of GERALD G. BLOMQUIST, ’73, of JOHN E. SCHNEIDER, ’74, of Alexandria, VA, May 28 Lansing, Jun. 6, age 69 Howell, Jul. 9, age 74 Grosse Pointe, May 11, age 69 CHRISTINE C. RATKE, ’69, of REGINA M. MUELLER, ’71, of THOMAS O. BOND, ’73, of Harrison Township, Jan. 11, Salem, OR, Jul. 12, age 66 Quincy, IL, May 11, age 70 JAMES K. TALPOS, ’74, of age 70 Orchard Lake, Jul. 1, age 65 RAUL F. SALINAS, ’71, of Albion, RICHARD P. CHULICK, ’73, of PAUL E. SCHLEIF, ’69, of Jul. 11, age 86 Woodland Park, CO, Apr. 18, JOSEPH G. BROWN, ’75, of Marietta, GA, Sep. 29, age 71 age 68 Sun City West, AZ, Apr. 14, age 72 EDWARD D. SOCHA, ’71, of AMILYN K. WHITE, ’69, of Battle Monument, CO, Feb. 24, age 86 MARY C. HALM, ’73, of Jackson, HERBERT W. BUTLER, ’75, of Creek, Jul. 1, age 70 May 30, age 67 STARLETTE S. YOUNG, ’71, of Springfield, MO, Jul. 4, age 93 DELTON K. WINKEL, ’69, of Colorado Springs, CO, Jun. 15, CAROLYN A. HUMPHREY- JOSEPH M. CERASO, ’75, of Lansing, Jun. 28, age 70 age 68 CUMMINGS, ’73, of Saginaw, Midland, May 27, age 69 Feb. 3, age 75 THOMAS R. ZIMMER, ’71, of ARTHUR G. JENKINS, ’75, of Northville, Apr. 29, age 86 CAROL J. JOHNSON, ’73, of Livonia, May 22, age 64 1970S Sierra Vista, AZ, Apr. 23, age 74 CHERYL E. (CASTELLI) ZINDARS, ’71, FRED P. KNUST, ’75, of Mason, WARRICK L. CARTER, ’70, of of Mahomet, IL, May 29, age 67 TIMOTHY J. LOZIER, ’73, of Jun. 20, age 73 Sanford, FL, Jul. 15, age 75 North Richland Hills, TX, Jul. 5, DAVID W. ARNOLD, ’72, of MARK D. MANDENBERG, ’75, of JOHN W. CASE, ’70, of age 66 Macomb, Jan. 4, age 68 West Bloomfield, Jun. 27, age 64 Fort Lauderdale, FL, Jul. 21, LINDA J. (WARNOCK) MARTIN, ’73, THOMAS M. ARTUCH, ’72, of age 69 of Colorado Springs, CO, May 19, MERLIN R. MESLER, ’75, of Farmington, Jun. 14, age 66 Marquette, Apr. 28, age 68 MICHAEL W. DALEO, ’70, of age 66 DANNY G. BRITT, ’72, of Hemlock, Jun. 1, age 72 DONALD C. MORRISON, ’73, of JAMES E. MOON, ’75, of Richmond, KY, Jul. 6, age 70 East Tawas, May 16, age 85 DAVID E. DOWNER, ’70, of Clemmons, NC, May 11, age 67 PETER BROBEIL, ’72, of Traverse City, May 31, age 70 KAREN A. PAULY, ’73, of Pigeon, THOMAS B. REED, ’75, of Staunton, VA, May 3, age 77 Ludington, May 4, age 86 MARY C. GALLICK, ’70, of Lansing, Jun. 12, age 66 CARROL J. BUETTNER, ’72, of May 21, age 92 RICHARD C. SMITH, ’73, JAMES E. SANDERS, ’75, of Las Vegas, NV, Jun. 5, age 86 DERWOOD G. MAIN, ’70, of of Lakewood Ranch, FL, Bowling Green, KY, Mar. 4, age 76 LINDA G. DAVENPORT, ’72, of Jun. 21, age 69 Oklahoma City, OK, Jun. 4, age 74 JEFFREY E. DANES, ’76, of Alexandria, VA, Apr. 16, age 67 HENRY C. MILLER, ’70, of Holt, DIANA L. STAHL, ’73, of Westland, San Luis Obispo, CA, May 27, May 13, age 74 CAROL A. HEPPE, ’72, of Orleans May 22, age 66 age 67

DONALD R. MOSHER, ’70, of JEAN O. LANTIS, ’72, of Jackson, MICHAEL A. WALT, ’73, of Big DAVID L. HARNISH, ’76, of Romeo, Jan. 11, age 90 Jun. 22, age 88 Rapids, May 17, age 65 Grand Rapids, Aug. 23, age 69

JAMES R. MUSKOPF, ’70, of MICHAEL J. MCCARTHY, ’72, of PAUL W. WEEKS, ’73, of New JOHN W. KASSNER, ’76, of St Louis, MO, Jul. 5, age 73 Belchertown, MA, Jun. 25, age 66 Berlin, WI, Jul. 5, age 72 West Bloomfield, Jul. 17, age 66

JOSEPH C. RABIDOUX, ’70, of GAYLORD W. OYLER, ’72, of GEOFFREY S. WOOSTER, ’73, of JAMES A. KUIPER, ’76, of Mason, May 4, age 77 Fort Valley, GA, Jun. 9, age 75 Ludington Chico, CA, Feb. 27, age 71

MARION I. BEAUCHAMP, ’71, of KENNETH J. POTTS, ’72, of JACK S. BOS, ’74, of Lansing, TIMOTHY D. SCHRADER, ’76, of Smiths Creek, Jun. 26, age 92 Modesto, CA, May 14, age 66 Jun. 8, age 65 Niles, Jul. 13, age 74

GILBERT R. CONKLIN, ’71, of HENRY C. SCHALLER, ’72, of ALAN A. BYRD, ’74, of Detroit, TAPERA A. CHIWOCHA, ’77, of Cosby, TN, Jun. 19, age 70 Farmington Hills, Jun. 14, age 66 Jun. 12, age 63 Okemos, Jul. 1, age 75

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LARRY O. LENZ, ’77, of Charlotte, JOHN A. PICONE, ’81, of Okemos, TODD W. BRUNSON, ’88, of MICHELLE M. DESCHRYVER OATLEY, Jul. 17, age 72 Apr. 27, age 66 Oakland, Jun. 13, age 53 ’01, of Saint Clair Shores, Jun. 23, age 38 ROGER V. POLLOK, ’77, of JAMES R. FIROS, ’82, of DeWitt, JAMES O. GRIGGS, ’88, of Lansing, Williamston, May 31, age 70 Jul. 13, age 69 Jun. 16, age 66 FARHAD JABBARI, ’02, of Saginaw, Jul. 19, age 38 KAREN M. READMAN, ’77, of LISA A. (GEIGER) FRANKOWSKI, RYAN R. WALSWORTH, ’88, of Flint, May 7, age 66 ’82, of Novi, Apr. 26, age 57 Mears, Feb. 13, age 50 HOWARD A. MORRIS, ’02, of Fowlerville, Jun. 20, age 70 LOUIS J. SMITH, ’77, of ADRIANUS M. TERHAAR, ’82, of GEORGE BROWN, ’89, of Annandale, VA, May 1, age 77 Jenison, Jun. 19, age 69 Grand Rapids, Apr. 30, age 74 SHARON L. HUNT, ’03, of St. Johns, Jun. 19, age 57 JANE S. (SCHNEBERGER) SMITH, ’77, BARBARA A. BARTON, ’83, DAVID B. SCHWEIKHARDT, ’89, of of Traverse City, Jun. 11, age 88 of Kalamazoo, Jun. 15, East Lansing, Jun. 2, age 58 DAVID M. MILLER, ’03, of CHERYL G. BANERIAN, ’78, of age 55 North Bend, WA, Apr. 11, age 36 Lake Orion, May 6, age 61 JAMES B. HOFFER, ’83, of S MARJORIE A. HEYMAN, ’06, of Germantown, MD, Jun. 26, 1990 Missoula, MT, Jul. 20, THOMAS E. HOKE, ’78, of LISA M. ROZELL, ’90, of Jackson, age 60 age 61 South Haven, Apr. 25, age 66 May 15, age 48 JANET C. HORTOS-LAUBACH, ’83, EMI YAMAKAWA, ’06, of Troy, LLOYD E. LEREW, ’78, of GEORGE HECKMAN, ’91, of of New Baltimore, Jul. 8, age 58 Jun. 7, age 33 Dillsburg, PA, Apr. 10, age 67 Westphalia, Jun. 19, age 52 JANET E. PRINCE, ’83, of Canton, SUSAN F. FELLOWS, ’07, of JEPHRY O. MACFALL, ’78, of Spring ROBERT J. DUVALL, ’92, of May 7, age 56 Madison, SD, Feb. 4, age 52 Lake, Jun. 28, age 62 Sacramento, CA, Jun. 20, age 48 JAY C. VANDERKLOK, ’83, of DAMON J. SIEFERT, ’08, of ELIZABETH E. (COULTER) PORTER, SCOTT A. CLEMONS, ’93, of Eaton Rapids, May 2, age 58 Ann Arbor, Jul. 21, age 33 ’78, of Cedar, Apr. 27, age 81 Denver, CO REX J. BAKER, ’84, of Walled Lake, STEVEN M. VANDENBERG, ’08, of JACK D. RUTHERFORD, ’78, of KURT E. LUNDGREN, ’94, of Apr. 20, age 55 Howell, May 7, age 32 Petoskey, Jun. 30, age 83 Bluffton, SC, Apr. 10, age 64 KIMBERLY A. BARKSDALE, ’84, of KIMBERLY L. (HANTON) BRYAN, ’79, KATHRYN J. EATON, ’95, of Allen, TX, May 11, age 58 of San Diego, CA, Apr. 13, age 59 Lansing, May 21, age 62 2010S VICKI (HUNTLEY) COLLINS, ’79, of GARY J. DESPRES, ’84, of FURMAN E. ROBINSON, ’95, of JEALISHA M. CALVERT, ’10, of Grand Rapids, Apr. 30, age 56 West Bloomfield, Jun. 1, age 59 Battle Creek, Jul. 8, age 45 Detroit LINWOOD P. COOK, ’79, of GREGORY M. JOUMAS, ’84, of JOLIE D. HILE, ’96, of MATTHEW D. FITCH, ’11, of Encinitas, CA, May 9, age 54 Texas City, TX, May 11, age 69 Cheboygan, Jul. 10, Ypsilanti, Jun. 4, age 36 age 49 NEAL H. KILMER, ’79, of JUDITH F. PEARCE, ’84, of HANNA G. OBBINK, ’13, of Saginaw, Las Cruces, NM, Apr. 3, age 73 Wake Forest, NC, Feb. 17, age 73 COLIN G. CONNOLLY, ’97, of Apr. 27, age 26 ROBERTA L. ROBERTS, ’85, of Carver, MN, May 31, age 41 RAYE E. KLOPFENSTEIN, ’79, of MATTHEW W. PEYSER, ’14, of Bowling Green, OH, Jul. 10, age 70 East Lansing, Jun. 4, age 65 MICHAELLE J. (MCNAIR) Grosse Pointe Woods, Jul. 8, SUSAN A. MILLS, ’79, of Jonesville, MICHAEL R. TATTI, ’85, of REHMANN, ’97, of East Lansing, age 25 May 12, age 75 Bloomfield Hills, Feb. 2, age 53 May 25, age 40 SYLVIA R. GATES, ’16 of Flushing, KIRT E. IVORY, ’87, of Grant, JOHN S. WESOLEK, ’97, of Jun. 24, age 36 1980S Jul. 21, age 51 Bay City, May 8, age 62 DIANE (SANCHEZ) ASHMORE, ’80, JOAN M. (DEVLIN) KAWECK, ’87, of ANTHONY C. SHUMSKY, ’98, of Faculty/ of Socorro, NM, May 26, age 60 Spring Lake, Jun. 17, age 85 Sugar Land, TX, May 7, age 47 ERIC E. BARNES, ’80, of MICHAEL Q. MURRAY, ’87, of Staff San Francisco, CA, Jul. 5, age 60 Sierra Madre, CA, Jul. 8, age 53 2000S BRUCE W. AKERS, ’74, of LARRY J. TARNOWSKI, ’80, of DOUGLAS D. SHARP, ’87, of JESSIE M. MULDREW, ’00, of Flint, Shoemakersville, PA, Jul. 17, East Lansing, Apr. 22, age 58 Lansing, Apr. 29, age 71 Jun. 15, age 80 age 62

RICHARD A. LOOSE, ’81, of BARBARA J. SOUSA, ’87, of Ionia, NICHOLAS E. MULVANEY, ’00, of JEANNIE C. AULTZ, of Dimondale, Atlanta, GA, Apr. 21, age 59 Jun. 26, age 88 Lansing, May 21, age 39 Mar. 31, age 67

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HARRIETT BROCIEUS, of Lansing, LAWRENCE SIERRA, ’59, of May 20, age 95 East Lansing, May 6, age 79

MAX BRUCK, ’57, of WILLIAM T. SLEDD, ’59, of Newport Beach, CA, Jan. 3, East Lansing age 92 JOHN C. SPECK, of East Lansing, ROBERT M. BURKE, ’72, of Mason, Sep. 8, age 99 May 27, age 67 WELDON E. STOVER, of Charlotte, LARRY A. CROWN, of Holt, Jun. 19, age 83 May 23, age 67 BOBBIE SUDDUTH, of Lansing, JUDY RAE (BENNETT) EBERLEIN, Jun. 12, age 80 ’01 of Haslett, May 2, age 55 OSCAR TABOADA, ’53, of THOMAS L. ELLIS, ’73, of Grand Ledge, Jul. 13, age 93 East Lansing, May 26, age 71 FRANKLIN R. TATE, ’06, of RUTH A. (MEREDITH) FARMER, ’50, East Lansing, Apr. 25, age 61 of East Lansing, Jun. 21, age 90 HILDA I. VOLLMER, of Lansing, LEORA FRY, of Mason, May 8, May 28, age 90 age 93 DONALD E. WAITE, of MARY LOU GEYER, of Williamston, Williamston, Jun. 9, age 91 Sep. 14, age 77 RAYMOND C. YERKIE, of Lansing, ROBERT T. HIBNER, of Okemos, Jun. 23, age 95 Jun. 18, age 63 JOHN E. ZINK, of East Lansing, THEODORE H. HOSNER, of Mears, Jul. 1, age 89 Dec. 13, age 83

DIANE K. HUMMEL, of Dimondale, May 21, age 64 VIRGINIA D. JONES, of Haslett, Submit an Obituary Jun. 21, age 85 SEND MAIL TO: LEE ANN (PUSHAW) KINNEE, ’75 of MSU Alumni Magazine East Lansing, May 12, age 83 535 Chestnut Rd., Rm. 300 URSULA R. KOCH, of E. Lansing, MI 48824 Greenville, IN, Apr. 22, GO TO THE WEB: age 84 go.msu.edu/alumni-mag DOMINIQUE LOWELL, of Because of the volume of Royal Oak, Jun. 10, age 56 material we receive, information BOYD L. MILLER, ’65, of Haslett, typically isn’t published Jun. 28, age 92 until several issues after it is submitted. SEPTEMBER 18-23 | MSU’s Wharton Center ALLEN G. PARKE, ’49, of DeWitt, Jun. 13, age 95 Received Aug. through Oct., 2017 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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56 SUMMER 2018 ALUMNI.MSU.EDU THE LARGEST LIBRARY COMIC COLLECTION IN THE WORLD

Comic art bibliographer Randall Scott recognized the importance of collecting comics in Special Collections over forty years ago. Thanks to his vision and dedication, the Comic Art Collection now contains over 300,000 comics, exemplifying a quantity and level of organization unrivaled by any other library in the world.

Along with American comics, the collection also includes over 50,000 international comics and is especially strong in the areas of European, Latin American, and Asian comics. A collection of this size and scope would not be possible without donations from our generous supporters over the years.

Everyone is welcome to visit Special Collections to research and enjoy the comics in the Reading Room.

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