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The "typical" American family is no longer Mom, Dad, and 2.5 children

-- Eastern Today is published periodically for members of the Alumni Associa1io11 of Eastem Michigan Unfrersity a11d produced by the Office of Public l11formatio11 and CONTENTS U11iversi1y Publications. Please direct questions or comments 10 tire Officefor Alumni Relations. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48/97; (313) 487-0250. EASTERN TODAY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Jack Slater. director of alum11i relotions and uni,·ersiry development Pat Moran, associate director of alumni relations Carole lick, assis10111 director of alumni re/a1io11s Be,•erly Farley. assistant director of university de,·elopment f Eugene Smith. director o atlrletics Jim Streeter. sports information director Ka1h/ee11 Ti1111ey. assistant vice presidelll. execmfre division Sue McKenzie, associate director of university publicatio11s Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Kare11 M. Piuon. editor Nancy}. Mida. s1a!Jwri1er a11d alumni association represemotil'e Jody ly1111 Reilly. srude111 writer GRAPHIC ARTIST 'Ideal' American family fast disappearing ...... 4 lore/le Otis Thomas David Kieft PHOTOGRAPHER The working parent's challenge- Dick Schwarze finding quality child care ...... 6 ALUMNI ASSOCIATIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS William Mays. Jr .. ' 54. presidem Jah11 Charles Fove11esi, '73, president elect EMU pride follows families A1111 o· Beay Pa,.elka, ·74_ '79, past president Robert l. Baird. "72. "75, secretary-treasurer Par Moran. execurfre director through the generations ...... 8 Normajea11 Anderso11. '35 Ly,111 Babcock, "66, "69, '78 Wendy Baxter, ·73 Jah11 Beleutz, "60 Joan M. Colladay. ·72 DEPARTMENTS Sanford Herman. "67. "74 Bernadeue Larki11s. '83 Richard Lepping, · 83 Nick Madias. "71 Campus Commentary ...... 1 Daniel Manthe, ·53 Na11cyJ. Mida, "72 Jack Minzey. "50 Alumni Association News ...... 2 Ralph Paso/a. "71 Denise Repasky. · 88 Development ...... 3 Karen Ann Rutgers. '84 Clark G. Spike. '44 Sports ...... 10 Joyce Squires, '52 Thomas Stobie. '74. · 82 Matthew Miller. swdent represenwrive Campus News ...... 14 Don Ward. s111de111 represen1a1ive EASTER MICHIGA U lVERSITY Class Notes ...... 15 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS William E. Sire/ton. president Coast to Coast ...... 24 Roy Wilbanks. executive vice preside111 Ronald W. Collins. pro,·ost 011d vice president for academic affairs Janet G. Piclrette, vice president for business a11d finance and treasurer 10 tireboard of regents Laurence N.Smith, vice president for university On the Cover marketing a11d student affairs The rapidly changing face of America's families, as depicted by EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGE TS graphic artist Lorelle Otis Thomas. Joh11 Burton, chairman Anthony A. Derezinski, vice chairman James Clifton Thomas Guastella Richard N. Robb William Simmons Gene,•a Y. Titsworth l_ -campus Commentary

This edition of Eastern Today will focus on the family. Financial difficulties can cause problems in any family. Worries about paying the bills or being able to provide for those we care about strain our relationships. It's a similar situation in the family of higher education. We work harder with fewer resources to provide a quality education for those who depend on us, our students. But in order to continue providing the kind of education they deserve, more money will have to be found. That's why the Presidents Council of State Universities sponsored a series of forums around the state, one of which was co-hosted by Eastern Michigan University. The forums on the "Future of Public Higher Education in Michigan" fo­ cused on the critical need for financial support and strategies to address the problem. A report issued by the Presidents Council shows Michigan's public universities are relying on tuition and fees for a continuously increasing proportion of their revenue. In l 988-89, the level of state appropriation to public colleges and universi­ ties per full-time student was $468 below the national average. Of the fifty states, Michigan was thirty-second in funding per full-time student. The report notes that Pat Moran part of the problem can be attributed to the cyclical nature of Michigan's economy and pressing demands on the state budget to address other critical priorities. At the same time more and more students have been enrolling in public universities in recent years, and the universities are serving an increasingly diverse constituency. There has been a moderate increase in the number of minority students, a sharp increase in the number of women enrolled in higher education, and a substantial increase in the number of students attending school on a part-time basis. Yes, higher education is expensive. But as EMU President William Shelton says, "It's important to look beyond the cost to the value." It's not just the students who attend our universities who benefit, but all of us, our communities, businesses and the state. The students we are educating today are the people we will depend on to lead us in the future. They'll be making decisions which may impact the cost of a new car, for example, or the extent of our social security benefits. On a separate topic entirely, I want you to know I am leaving Eastern Michigan to further pursue the development of my professionalcareer. It has been a great five and one-half years and I will miss all of you as I move on to other challenges. Your support has been most appreciated. Please keep in mind that as EMU alumni your continued efforts to enhance this University will be its true measure of success.

Pat Moran Associate Director for Alumni Relations -Alumni Association News

Tell a friend about us This is a busy time for the Alumni faces as well, alumni who haven't yet Alumni Action newsletter. Other Association. Plans are being made for joined the association. benefits include discounts at selected this year's Homecoming (Oct. 27). Obviously, all of you know about the local businesses and at the EMU We're looking forward to cheering the great benefits enjoyed by association Bookstore, ticket discounts for various football team on to victory in Fresno, members. One of the benefits is your campus events, and a Warehouse Club Calif., and Bloomington, Ind.; and to subscription to Eastern Today. But membership. getting together with old friends at the perhaps your friends who also attended So remind fellow alumni who have various Alumni Outreach events. It EMU don't realize that in addition to yet to join the association that doing so would be terrific to ee some other their subscription, membership would not only brings tangible benefits, but bring them monthly updates from the also the chance to continue to be Alumni Association through the involved in the EMU experience.

Phone-a-thon surveys alumni needs ln its continuing effort to ascertain alumni relations. the needs of EMU alumni, the Alumni The association contacted 925 Association recently conducted a alumni, and Moran said 50 percent of phone-a-thon. Association members the non-members contacted requested and non-member were questioned informationon membership benefits about their opinions of alumni events, and a membership application. and the extent of their participation in Questions asked dealt with future Homecoming '90 promises to be alumni activities. alumni outreach activities, interest in a fun-filled weekend "We received very good responses," purchasing an alumni directory, and said Pat Moran, associate director for support of the association. It's not too early to start making plans to join your fellow alumni at this year's EMU Homecoming game. The Alumni Association is sponsoring Alumni Association picks scholarship awardees several events, including a Golden Twenty-three students will benefit Out of twenty-seven applicants for Years brunch and a brunch at which this fall from the Alumni Association this year's scholarships, seven students alumni can honor those celebrating Scholarship Fund. have been chosen to receive scholar­ their 25 year class reunion. The Black The association awards scholarships ships of $500 each. They are Jennifer Alumni chapter also will hold its to selected children and grandchildren Birmingham and Kerry Birmingham, annual cholarship luncheon Home­ of EMU alumni who wish to attend granddaughter of Mary (Dechantall) coming weekend. Eastern. Ouellete, '48; Laura Cubberly, Other events planned for Homecom­ To be eligible for an award, recipi­ daughter of Lyle Cubberly, '74; ing/Parents Day include the dedication ents must be enrolled at EMU as Christopher Fleeman, son of Larry of the new Gary M. Owen College of entering freshmen or first-year transfer Fleeman, '74; Nancy McCullough, Busine s building in downtown students. Eligibility requirements also daughter of Robert McCullough, '56; Ypsilanti; tours of campus, including include a 3.0 grade point average, a Heather O'Neil, granddaughter of the COB and the Corporate Education minimum 20 ACT composite or 900 Hilda Labair, '53; and Todd Dziobak, Center; tailgate parties; and the annual SAT total, and a written recommenda­ son of Todd Dziobak, '66. Homecoming parade. tion. Sixteen other scholarships were This year, Homecoming will take The highest award granted is $ I ,250, renewed. A total amount of $14,000 in place October 27, when the Huron but the board generally limits awards to scholarships was awarded by the tangle with the Chippewas of Central less than $500to avoid conflict with Alumni Association for fall '90. Michigan University. Watch your University financial aid policy. The Alumni Association Scholarship mailbox and Alumni Action newsletter Recipients also are eligible to have Fund was established in 1970. for details. their scholarships renewed.

2 -nevelopment

1990 Partnership for Excellence Campaign off to a solid beginning

EMU alumni are supporting the pledges totaling $343,832. The goal of to adapt readily to a changing world. University's commitment to provide an the campaign is to raise $500,000. This The generous support of alumni and exceptional learning environment in support and more will help EMU fulfill friends also will help the University the global society through the Partner­ its mission of distinguishing itself as a adhere to its philosophy of improving ship for Excellence Campaign. As of comprehensive educational institution the quality of life through teaching, May 10 the University had received that prepares people and organizations contract learning,research, and service.

Joanne Cranford, Clifford Larkins ,'71, and From left, Professor Robert Ristau and President's Council Richard Theisen, '75 at the Oct. 1989 Regents' and members Anthony, '71, and Deborah, '73, Petkus President's Council dinner, held at the Radisson on the Lake in Ypsilanti.

Don't underestimate the importance of estate planning Attention Regents Council and Planning your estate so that it will tax-free under current federal and state President's Council members provide for loved ones can be accom­ law? Are my financial records acces­ plished through careful preparation and sible and understandable? These Reserve Friday, Oct. 26 to attend management. The first steps to questions are only a few of many that a special reception and dinner at the beginning or improving an estate plan you should be prepared to answer when Radisson on the Lake in Ypsilanti. are the evaluation of how much planning your estate. property you own, and determining Another option to consider is philan­ This event will be part of the beneficiaries. Almost every estate plan thropic interests. Some EMU students Homecoming 1990 activities. It's includes a will and can also include a have benefited from those who made also going to be an excellent oppor­ program of life insurance coverage and provisions in their estate for the tunity for Regents' and President's retirement planning. Growth in family University and thereby contributed Council members to celebrate with size, income increases or decreases, greatly to EMU's goal of quality the EMU family. and other changes that affect either the education. Call (313) 487-1387 for estate itself or the beneficiaries require additional information. adjustments in the estate plan. Ask Estate planning requires time, con­ yourself: Do I have a will? Am I aware sultation, and proper management. It is, of the amount of property I may leave however, the best way to plan for the future.

3 'Ideal' American family fast disappearing

By Nancy 1. Mida, '72 women will work outside the home at the '80s. Now, many of these women some time during their life with more are 'dropping out' to have children, but Watching reruns of "Leave it to Bea­ than 70 percent working full time for they seem to take shorter child care ver" is a little like looking into our 20 years during their lifetime. leaves and (unlike their sisters from the past. The nostalgia we feel may be for Understandably, women entering the '60s) do returnto work," Richmond­ our childhood, or may be for a way of workforce, and returning to work Abbott said. life that is fast disappearing. sooner after childbearing, has had a Though many of these older mothers The Cleavers were TV's representa­ tremendous impact on the American feel guilty while pursuing their careers, tion of the ideal American family. family. As Richmond discusses in her Richmond-Abbott points out that there Ward worked and brought home a text, Masculine and Feminine: Gender is no consistent finding of deprivation comfortable income and June cheer­ Roles Over the Life Cycle, wives today felt by children of em ployed mothers. fully kept a lovely home in a small are likely to have more resources than Children in these families view women town. Wally and "the Beaver" occa­ in the past. They are likely to be closer as more competent, and daughters of sionally got into trouble, but nothing in age to their husbands and are more employed mothers are likely to be in­ serious, of course. likely to have equal ed ucation and dependent and plan to work outside the While families in TY-land don't nec­ greater incomes than they had in the home. essarily capture what's really going on past. Their work outside the home may Literature shows the Clair Huxtables in our culture, they often reflect also increase their status, their social of America to be physically and emo­ obvious changes in American society. skills and even their attractiveness tionally healthy with high self-esteem, As TY families have changed drastic­ when they "dress for the office." but the dangers of physical and emo­ ally since early sitcom days, so has the In the home, child rearing duties are tional exhaustion are prevalent. The American family. shared or, more frequently, assigned to stress is there, but the benefits from the According to research compiled by a caregiver. Household tasks may be extra income are particularly helpful Dr. Marie Richmond-Abbott, professor shared, but often continue to be divided (and often necessary) during the of sociology at EMU, only 13 percent along traditional lines. Though Cliff parental stage of the family. of all American families consist of a Huxtable sometimes cooks, Clair is TY-land also features a few single married couple, like Ward and June probably responsible for the refrigera­ parent families, like those depicted on Cleaver, in a first marriage with their tor being full and the house in order. "Full House" and "Kate and Allie," own children, the husband being the In dual-career families, both partners and research indicates it needs more to provider and the wife a homemaker. are committed to long-term, profes­ mirror family life in this country. In "People still think the two parent, sional careers, their joint income is 19 84, about 20 percent of white original marriage is the norm, and it's well above average, and they make families and 59 percent of black rapidly not becoming that. After World family adjustments so they can sustain families were headed by a single War II, many women stayed in the both careers. Richmond-Abbott reports parent. While the number of unwed, workforce as the economy ex- that being married and having a family single-parent mothers has increased panded ... In the '60s, after the Civil is much more likely to affect the tremendously in the last decade, Rights Act and coinciding with the woman's career than the man's. While according to Richmond-Abbott, most women's movement, it became accept­ most women in dual-career families single-parent families in this country able for women to work outside the were not willing to give up having originate after a divorce. home," Richmond-Abbott said. children altogether, many compro­ The single-parent family is the fast­ Today, most married couples are mised by limiting the number of est growing family form in America. more like the Huxtables on "The Co by children and by postponing children for Since 1960, the proportion of single­ Show"; 62 percent with both spouses in a long time after marriage. "Many parent families has doubled and the work force. And 90 percent of all women delayed child bearing during currently is growing at two and one-

4 half times the rate of husband-wife However, among this group, more than families. While the divorce rate 60 percent remarry. doubled between 1965 and 1975, the "Remarried family structure is very number of children involved in divorce complicated, with 'real' brothers, step­ has tripled since 1953. About 60 brothers (and step-sisters), two sets of percent of all divorces now involve rules from bothsides of the family, children. foursets of grandparents and grandpar­ Special problems face these single ent-in-laws. These children get through parent families. Often the burdens are it, but it's a lot more difficult," economic. Many single-parent mothers Richmond-Abbott said. have never worked, have outdated A fairly recent addition to TV's skills or are working at low income, family sitcom line-up is "Roseanne," low status jobs. After divorce, the in­ which also represents the working class come of the single-parent mother falls Dr. Marie Richmond-Abbott family, a group that hasn't been the an average of 73 percent. Custodial subject of much research. The working mothers must deal with the tasks class, which comprises at least two­ normally performed by two parents: fifths of American workers, has a earningan income, taking care of a model for their children, but don't lifestyleand sex-roles interaction that house, caring for the children and per­ seem to treat them differently. They differ in many ways from the middle­ forming extra errands and maintenance verbalize about raising their children to class norms for the "ideal family" of chores. In contrast, Richmond-Abbott be more flexible, but don't necessarily the American dream. "I feel the reports, single-parent fathers with pass this on to their offspring," working class family is changing, and custody found that their major problem Richmond-Abbott said. For example, very traditional families are becoming was adjusting to household routines girls in the single parent study group more liberalized, but there is very little and combining the demands of home didn't do the yard work, unless there research to support this," Richmond­ and work roles. Despite the problems, were only girls in the family. Abbott said. most single parents of both sexes "Remarried" families also present Recently, Richmond-Abbott ex­ seemed to feel that they were coping tremendous changes in the family panded hergender role research to well. structure. Parents must deal with another segmentof the population, Behavior of children in single-parent "yours, mine and our" children, decide those aged over 65. "Older people be­ families has been extensively studied whose set of rules are followed, and comemore androgynous and there is a and the studies seem to conclude that struggle with the roles they play in the mixture of the traditional roles. The early father absence may affect the re-formed family. In the United States, men become less competitive, more behavior of young boys and later that 40 percent of al I new marriages are tender, and the women become more of adolescent girls. However, some of remarriages and more than 20 percent aggressive," she said. She also found a the behavior differences seem to be due of households that contain a married strong correlation between an individ­ as much to the custodial parent's atti­ couple are remarried-couple house­ ual's happiness and their ability to be tudes and the structure of the home. In holds. In 1987, there were 5.24 million more flexible. Often, a crisis, such as her text, Richmond-Abbott concludes remarried households in the United the death of a spouse or retirement, that children do not seem to suffer States. Eighty-four percent of the men brings about thesechanges in behavior. from ill effects in single-parent homes, and 77 percent of the women remarry, So if "Leave it to Beaver" were res­ and most single parents seem to cope most within five years. Women who urrected in the '90s, we might see June relatively well with their situation. have a college degree and who are happily driving the family car and "Single parents present an androgynous childless are least likely to remarry. Ward at home, running the vacuum.

5 The working parent's challenge­ finding quality child care

By Karen M. Piuon But beyond that, discussions between child care and early learning programs. parents and care givers, and observa­ He notes tha t he originally co-spon­ There's no question, quality child tions of the facility, also are important. sored a proposal by Presiden t George care is a must. But, affordable, quality "It's th e attitude of care givers and the Bush to expand the Head Start Program child care? That's another question! teacher toward differences. Whether and increase the tax credit for child The challenge facing paren ts, car­ or not it 's celebrated as difference. care. "With the great increase in the egivers and now, legislators, is how to Whether or not it's glorified, or if it's number of dual-career and single­ provide both quality and affordability tolera ted or diminished." parent families, assistance in the area to all families, regardless of income. Although referral systems are a great of child care is needed," he said. Indicators of quality help, Jo nes said Ho wever, Pursell added he is "troubled are easy to spot, if you nothing beats legwork by the cost of the House-passed know what to look for, in finding the right version" yet hopeful the conference according to Dr. Sylvia center. "So much of a committee will "trim down the size and Jones, EMU child care child 's successful cost of the final version. Without expert and director. experience in child revision, I think either bill would face a "The most cri ti cal care has to do with the certain veto" by the presiden t. thing for me is the match between U.S. Rep. Dennis Hertel, '7 1, emotional climate of providers and parents. however , is optimistic about the bill 's the cen ter . Are teachers It doesn 't work well chances of being physically and psycho­ when the two come enacted in logically available to from vastly different something close children ? Are they in phi loso phical places," to its House tune with the em otional she said. form. "I don't needs and the develop­ Alleviating the think it will be Congressman Carl Pursell mental needs of kids so financial burden of changed all that they can meet [those child care on families much in confer­ needs]?" is behind efforts to convince the federal en ce because the Jones also said it's important to look government to share a portion of the House was going at the set-up of a cen ter, and whether expenses. The most recent attempt , in the direction there's enough "stuff'for the kids. already approved by the U.S. House of of the Senate And "are there en ough adults who can Represen tatives, would provide $27 when it reached expand on their questions and ideas. " billion over five years through income its compromise, " Finding the best child care can be tax credits and direct subsidies. That he said. Hertel Congressman Dennis Hertel especially difficult for minorities who bill has been referred to a House­ also expects the need to look for added cultural Senate conferen ce committee where presiden t to sign the measure. "The sensitivity. Jones said the presence of differences between it and a Senate­ amendments which would have ethnically di ff erent dolls, posters of approved bi ll are being hammered out. brought a veto were defeated. I think black children and multicultural U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell, '57, '62, is the ou tcry would be very great if he playgroups are positive physical signs. one Congressional proponent of aid for didn't sign it," he added.

6 Hertel's child care problem with the benefit from bill is that it their employees' doesn't go far increased job enough. "We're satisfaction, trying to set a longevity, and a goal of funding reduction in the all children who number of work qualify for the days missed. Head Start But there are program because other ways we know it has employers can been very Dr. Sylvia Jones works wi1hfive-year-old Clark Paciorek al the EMU Children's Center. help with child successful. I'd care expenses as [also] like to use well. A program our public schools more [for child to have child care, not a necessity," she offered at Eastern Michigan enables care]," he said. I don't think we should said. "They will have to put some the University's full-time employees to be closing them at 3 or 4 p.m. We money into it. " pay for child care with up to $5,000 a should admit we have that many people Still, Owen does believe the situation year of tax-free income. The Depend­ who are working and have the need." has improved in recent years. "The ent Care Assistance Account is an Hertel is one of the co-sponsors of biggest help has been from corpora­ alternativeto taking tax credits for de­ the legislation being considered. He tions, and I think that will do it for us pendent care on individual income tax favors cutting defense spending and because it is helping the businesses as returnsand can provide a significant putting the money into child care and well. Studies show providing on-site cost savings to the employee. other human services, saying our child care helps morale, lessens It would be a mistake to assume child priorities are wrong. That comment is absenteeism, and is cost-effective for care issues are limited only to those in­ echoed by DeDe Owen, co-founder and the employers, she said. dividuals with young children and their member of the board of directors of the "I expect a windfall effect. If people employers. Jones, in fact, calls it a Educational Child Care Center in see this [type of program] and how it "universal" issue. In financial terms, all Lansing. The center's services are works, other businesses will provide consumer benefit if businesses are available to state employees and Owen space." able to reduce costs because of said the goal is affordable, quality child EMU's Jones agrees on-site care is a increased employee productivity. And care. big plus for businesses as well as we benefit as a society if quality child Owen is especially concerned about parents. "Being in close proximity [to care programs can provide all children the needs of children from lower­ your child] lessens the stress ...as with the tools to make contributions of income, single-parent households, and does knowing if something goes wrong their own as productive and happy stresses the need forgovernment you can be there immediately," she adults. funding. "We have too many people in said. Jones also cited studies which the Legislature who think it's a luxury show employers that provide on-site

7 EMU pride follows families through the generations

By Debra Mclean

Jennifer McKenny, a 21- year-old junior at EMU, hears the question all the time: "Are you any relation to the Mc­ Kenny of Mc Kenny Union?" What her questioner s sel­ dom ex pect, however, is her answer. "Yes, " she says with much pride, "he was my great, great grandfather ." The only problem is that few people believe Jennifer' s story of her blood ties to Eastern Charles McKenny stands alongside what would become the cornerstone of Michigan University 's 12th, Jennife r and Robert McKenny longest-serving, and possibly McKenny Union. Reprinted with most influential president. permission of the Detroit News, a "Some peo ple don't believe me. Gannett newspaper. Copyright 1931 They think I'm making up a story," she attention to that," he said. "But if I got said , "and it's hard sometimes to in trouble, [my grandfather ] heard co nvince them." about it rea l fast." "When I told my grandpa I was Charle McKenny led EMU (then It was the gentle encouragement of living in Buell Hall, he said, 'Oh yeah, Michigan State Normal College) from her grandfather that co nvinced Jennifer I remember Mr. Buell ; he was really 1912 to 1933. During Mc Kenny 's 21- McKenny to take a look at EMU when neat ,"' Jennifer said. "He also knew year reign, the character of EMU ex­ she wa choosing a college. 'Tm ma­ Mr. and Mrs. Sherzer and Mrs. Wi se. I perienced radical change, just asthe joring in education and Eastern's couldn't believe it because usually character of the nation did. McKenny number one for education, but my building names are just names, but he saw the University through the Great parents and grandparents sa id it would knew all these peo ple." War, its post-war era, the devastating be really wonderful if I wen t there," Naturally, Robert Mc Kenny said the Depression and the early years leading she said. "I know [Charles McKenny ] EMU campus has changed tremen­ up to World War II. Nonetheless, was really influential and I thought it dously since he attended Roosevelt Mc Kenny had big plans for EMU and would be neat ." School as a child and EMU as a college most ofthem came to pa s. He was Robert McKenny admits that he student, and believes his grandfather responsible for the addition of five really did like the idea ofhis grand­ would be surprised by the growth. buildings to the tiny campus, which in daughter attending EMU, as none of "He (Charles McKenny) never envi­ 193 1 included the alumni-student­ his own children had, but insists he sioned that it would be as big as it is, faculty social center , McKenny Hall, didn't pressure her. "We sort of talked I'm sure ofthat," he said. "When I was now called McKenny Union. her into it-well, not really-but we there in '35 I think there were about One per son who watched that part of talked her into going there and taking a 5,000 peo ple there." Today there are EMU's hi story unfold was Jenni fe r's look," he said. "Now she 's doing real 25,000 students. grandfather , Robert Laurence well and we're very proud of her." Robert McKenny, like his grand­ McKenny. Now 75 and living in Jenni fe r's gra ndfather took her daughter , also is deeply proud ofthe Birmingham, Robert Mc Kenny lived around the EMU campus and pointed contributions of Charles McKenny, a with his grandfather, Charles out the areas that used to be grassy man he greatly admired. "He was a lot McKenny, for most ofhis young life , fields where high-ri se dormitories now different th an peo ple might su pect," includi ng during the two years he st and, showed her where his old frater­ he said. "Everybody was sort of scared attended EMU in 1933-34. nity house (Ann of Honor) was, and of him and when kids got a call to "I lived in the old President's House surprised her with Storie of many of come to his office they were really with him but my friends really paid no the campus buildings' namesakes. scared, but I never saw him that way. I

8 L remember that he liked to excellent school. Usually, go to Detroit to ball games though, once I mention and when I was you nger he Eastern they say they want took me. We also spent a lot to get away from home, but of time just sitting together T talk to them about the talking." academic support Eastern Like her grandfather, offers. If they want to go Jennifer doesn't want to somewhere else, I say, fi ne, push her future children into but they need to understand attending EMU, but also the outstanding support like her grandfather, she they'll get at Eastern." thinks it would be wonder­ Eugene Beatty, too, en- ful if they did. "I don't Charles (left) and Eugene Beatty joyed a long and successful think I'd pressure my kids career in the Ypsilanti to go to any school, but I'd Public Schools as a teacher certainly suggest Eastern," and administrator before she said. ties, but he still bu ys season football retiri ng in 1974. Because he stayed in ************* and basketball tickets every year at the Ypsilanti area, the changes on Another family for whom EMU EMU. "Sometimes the games conflict EMU's campus have not seemed so pride ru ns deep are the Beattys of with U-M's, but I just run back and dramatic to him, but he does remember Ypsilanti. Charles Eugene Beatty fo rth," he said. "There is no way in the when things were different. "Living graduated from EMU in 1934 and his world I would ever go ag ainst here all the time like I do, the changes son, Charles Eugene Beatty Jr., gradu­ Eastern." aren't new to me, but there are still a ated in 1972. When Beatty's son, who goes by few tall pine trees by the parking struc­ The elder Beatty, who goes by Charles, was choosing a college, ture that I remember," he said. "That Eugene, came to EMU from Detroit in Eugene Beatty feels sure "h e would (area of campus) used to be a beautiful 1929 and hasn't left the Ypsilanti area have gone to EMU," but he won a full­ place. There was nothing but nature si nce. He was among the first handful ride wrestling scholarship to Michigan back there." of black men who attended EMU. State University. Unfortunately, he was With his father around, Charles There were only six others with hi m sidelined his first year with a broken Beatty really can't help but hold EMU th at fi rs t year, but he fou nd the neck, but he stayed at MSU three more close to his heart because Dad's always community to be as friendly as was years. Before graduati ng, however, there to remind hi m. "Right now he's possible in 1929 America. Charles Beatty married and felt the encouraging me to play in the alumni "The only problem I ever remember emotional pull of his father's alma golf tournament, so I probably will. I was when we used to have dances mater. think my father was proud that I went and .. . someone once complained "I felt a need to get closer to my to EMU," he said. about us danci ng with white girls. roots and T knew EMU was a fine insti­ Proud indeed. Eugene Beatty sums Some of the black guys were called in tution," he said. He transferred to that pride up by quite simply saying, to talk about it but they said, 'We don't EMU, earned a bachelor's degree in "We're Easternpeople, that's for know what the problem is here,' and it J 972 and continued on for a master's sure!" was never mentioned again," he said. degree in I 978. Editor's Note: EMU pride also ru ns "Around town, people were very pre­ Now a counselor at Ypsilanti High deep for the author of this article. judiced in some places-Ypsilanti was School, the younger Beatty has joined Debra McLean joined the EMU staff as much, much more racially divided­ his father in the EMUfan club and a writer in 1986, and quickly decided but I never had any real problems." consistently encourages his young to pursue a master's degree from the Apparently not, because Eugene students to consider EMU for college. University. When she completes the Beatty has become one of EMU's "A student just left my office and I degree in August, she'll be followi ng biggest boosters. He earned a ma ster's gave him the good news that he had in the footsteps of her grandmother, degree from the University of been accepted at EMU," Beatty said. "I Nina Matson Fair, who graduated from Michigan, so now has divided loyal- tell students all the time that it's an EMU in 1927.

9 -sports Family connection key in EMU athletics - By Jim Streerer, · 73

The Eastern Michigan University athletic program has proven that athletics is, indeed, a "family affair." Throughout the years, there have been many examples of EMU athletes followingin their father's or mother's footsteps into collegiate competition. One current example of that athletic familial bond is the Don Stewart family. Don Stewart wa the starting quarter­ back at EMU fr om 1968-70 and also lettered in 1971for the Huron basket­ ball team. Don's brother Dave was a Don Stewart standout wrestler for the Hurons from 1965-67 and returned to Ypsi !anti to "Stacy was around my teams all the currently on the EMU football team. become the head coach of the Eastern time," Don Stewart said of his son's Dempster Ross was the captain of the wrestling team from 1975-79. And closeness to athletic teams as he was l 963 EMU grid squad and his son, now, along comes Don Stewart's son growi ng up. "He used to help out at Kurt, is a reserve offensive lineman. and Dave Stewart's nephew, Stacy practice, bring water ou t, things like It seems only natural that great Stewart, a junior-to-be this fall on the that. Stacy even used to ride the bus coaches would have offspring that EMU football squad. The 6- foot-3, with the teams. Our Willow Run team turned out to be outstanding in athletics 210-pound Stacy earned his fi rst letter had a real good football season in 198 I at the same school. in 1989 as the starting holder on the and it was nice that Stacy could travel That action has certainly been true in EMU kicking teams and backup quar­ with us and be a part of that success." the case of three EMU Hall of Fame terback on offense. He enjoyed a Stacy used that early relationship coaches and their children . strong spring practice in 1990 and wi II with his dad's teams to learnthe funda­ Running has turned into a life-long battle for a starti ng berth at quarterback mentals of football and basketball and love affa ir for veteran EMU men's this fall. became a standout on his dad's teams track coach Bob Parks. He first "I al ways thought it was kind of fate at Lely High School. discovered that he could enjoy a meas ­ that Stacy chose to play at Eastern While a prep, Stacy became one of ure of success at that sport as a junior Michigan," Don Stewart said of his the top quarterbacks in the state of at Howell High School and continued son's college selection. "I'm proud to Florida and threw formore than 1,700- that success as an outstanding runner be fr om Eastern Michigan and I know yards as a senior quarterback. Lely for EMU in the 1950s , followed by a that Stacy is also and I have no doubts won two out of three lea gue champion­ strong high school coaching career and that he is capable of being a top player ships in football. Don is an assistant now 20-plus years as the head man of there." fo otball coach and head basketball Eastern 's nationally acclaimed track And it wasn't a short route for Stacy coach at Lely. Stacy's brother Scott, program. Stewart to make when he decided on now a starting point gu ard at Florida, And those successful track genes attending EMU. After spending his joined Stacy on the Lely basketball were transferred to Bob's daughter Sue formative years around this area where squad. and son Scott as ru nners and coaches. his dad coached at Willow Run, Stacy With Don Stewart on the bench and "I guess you could say I pushed all moved with his father to Florida Stacy and Scott helping lead the way my kids into track," Bob Parks said. several years ago and competed for his on the court, Lely produced a 24-5 "All four were invol ved in one way or father at Lely High School in Naples, record in Stacy 's senior season. another . We had a high jump in the Florida. There is another father-son legacy back yard , and they used to race around

10 Jay Jones

Nancy Oestrike

Mike Jones

the block. compete in high school because there prominence. Of the four Parks children, Sue, was very scant attention paid to the Following in Ron Oestrike's Nancy, Scott and Steve, Sue and Scott gi rls' teams. Forced to run in the boys' footsteps at EM U was daughter Nancy were the two that stayed with the track meet , Sue was still a standout and Oestrike, a standout softball player for program the longest. joined Bob in a class-action suit ag ainst EMU. And despite his poor choice of "The two who really had the body the State of Michigan that helped schools, son Matt Oestrike has been a builds for it-tall and thin-were Sue eventually to make the Michigan High four-year starter for the Bowling Green and Scott," Parks added. "Nancy and School Athletic Association instit ute State University baseball team. Steve were probably more competitive state championship meets for girls. Nancy Oestrike was a three-year by nature but as soon as they lost to the Her running success followedher regular for the EMU softball team and other two, they got out of it." into coaching stints at Ann Arbor al so lettered three years in field hockey Sue and Scott st ayed on in the track Huron and Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard and one in volleyball. She was named field with Sue currently the assistant high schools for six year s before she All-Mid-American Conference in women's track and cross country coach joined the University of Michigan as an softball and field hockey in 1983. She at Michigan State and Scott a graduate assistant women's track and cross joined the EMU softball staff as an assistant track coach at Iowa State country coach and then moved on to assistant coach for two seasons before Univer sity. Michigan State. becoming the head coach at Adelphi Sue Parks started her running career Scott Parks enjoyed a strong high Univer sity in New York in 1989. as an I I-year old in Lincoln Park school running career but his EM U While Mike Jones was not a swim­ becau se there was little ch ance for a track career was hampered by a series ming standout as a student-athlete at young girl on the local school level. of knee injuries that sidelined him. EMU, he was a pretty good baseball That lack of recognition of girl However , he learned a lot about the player. programs made Sue work diligently at coaching business while helping his After learning to coach the sport of her sport and she became one of the top dad with the track program. swimming as a high school coach, young female runner s in the United When Ron Oestrike hung up his Jones ret urned to his alma mater to States. As a 15-year-old, Sue Parks ran coaching gear af ter 23 years at the coach men 's swimming and went on to well enough to qualify for the Pan­ helm, he had developed EMU baseball turn EM U into one of the best intercol­ Arnerican Garnes and the Olympic into one of the top intercollegiate legiate programs in the nation over a Trials. programs in the nation. During that 23- 21-year span before retiring from his Yet, despite that early success, there year reign, Oestrike-coached squads coaching job in 1988. During that was still little opportunity for Sue to produced 658 wins and gained national Continued on page 13

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Many EMU athletes excel academically

While many collegiate athletes fight In recently released statistics from As of the end of the fall semester, the to balance sports with studies, bucking the Intercollegiate Athletic Depart­ average cumulative GPA for EMU's the stereotype of the academically­ ment, nearly 50 percent of EMU's male athletes was 2.49 and was 2.88 inferior college athlete is not easily female athletes had grade point for women athletes. Associate Athletic accomplished. averages of 3.0 or better during the Director Lucy Parker credits "the Many athletes at Eastern Michigan 1989 fall semester and 20 percent of coaches who have increased their University, however, are making EMU's male athletes exceeded 3.0. emphasis on academics, encouraging headway in the sports/studies battle Conversely, only seven women, or 5 their players to give their studies added and posting berter grade point averages percent, had fall semester GPAs lower attention." while continuing their pursuit of than 2.0 while 90 men, or 22 percent, athletic excellence. had GPAs of less than 2.0.

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12 fa ll," Harkema said. . Men swimmers stay on top Sports Shorts Six-foot-three, 265-pound offensive tackle Steve Brockelbank earned fi rst­ The rest of the Mid-American Con­ team All-MAC honors last year and ference must be wondering when the returnsfor his senior sea son. EMU men's swimming team will Veteran Hurons ready falter. for strong '90 The recei ving corps is in good shape with starting wide receivers Todd Bell Easternkept its lock on the MAC Jim Harkema has directed the and Jon Pfeifer battling lettermen championship with a victory in the Eastern Michigan University football Rodney Screen, Dan Bennet t, Chri s 1990 championships held at Bowling team to the best record in the Mid­ Nyenhui s and Dan Baenziger for Green. That title marks the 1 1th American Conference over the past play ing time. consecu tive MAC title and 12th in the fi ve years and expects his Hurons to The EMU defense, number one in last 13 sea sons for the Hurons. challenge for the league title again in total defen se in the MAC last year, The Hurons scored 875 pointsto win 1990. returns five starters, led by pre-season the crown while second-place Ohio had Harkema, entering his eighth year at All-American candidate Bob Navarro. 669 .5. the helm, has made the Hurons the A 6-foot- l, 180-pound senior, Navarro EMU's Ed Wagner won seven winningest team in the MAC during tied for the lead in the NCAA Division events in the meet to lead the field of the last five years with a 33-20-2 I -A ranks last year with 12 intercep­ swimmers. Wagner won individual overall record and a 25- 15- 1 MAC tions. titles in the 50-yard freestyle, the I 00- mark. Included in that record are "The defen sive backfield seem s to be yard butterfly and the 50-yard freestyle consecutive runnerup finishes the past strong but that may be becau se we and also swam on four winning relay two sea sons as well as a league title have an outstanding defensi ve line for teams, the 400-yard medley relay, the and California Raisin Bowl victory in the second year in a row," Harkema 200-yard freestyle relay, the 200-yard 1987. added. "We have some veterans medley relay and the 400-yard free­ And with 40 lettermen returning returning on the line and the young style relay. fr om last year's team that went 7-3- 1 players have played very well to give overall and 6-2 in MAC action, us good depth. Family connection Harkema and his staff entered the J 990 "The linebackers are young but also Continued fr om page I I spring dri lls with the idea of shoring up pretty good and I think the depth there coaching period Mike Jones recorded a several areas hurt by graduation losses will be a big plus," Harkema added. 177-50 record and led EMU to 10 Mid­ to help the Hurons meet the challenge Anchoring the defensive line will be American Conference titles. ofanothe r tough sea son. second-team All-MAC defen sive end And four of those MAC titles may "We went into the spring knowing Craig Petersmark along with three-year have carried the best memories for we needed to develop several areas and lettermen Donshell English and Mike Jones, whose son Jay Jones was an in­ I was pleased with what we accom­ Bass. tegral part of those sq uads. Jay won plished," Harkema said. "Obviously, The kicking game su ffered a huge fo ur consec utive Mid-American Con­ the quarterback area was one of loss with the graduation of Tim fer ence 200-yard butterfly crowns from concern becauseof the loss of Tom Henneghan. John Laupp handled all of 1980- 83 and also captured the 200- Sullivan but our top two guys, Shane the kickoff du ties last year but decided yard individual medley title in 1981. Jackson and Scott Hormann, played not to use hi s fifth year ofeligibility. Jay is currently a medical doctor in very well in the spring game." Despi te the loss of those two kickers, Detroit. The success of the offense will most sophomore Jim La ngeloh should be a The coaches and their athletic likely rest on the emergence of an of­ strong replacement. Langeloh booted offspring are just a small example of fensive line that was crippled by field goals of44, 38 and 32 yards in the the number of former EMU athletes graduation and injury. "Losing Kurt '90 spring game. Junior punter Monty and students who have had sons or Davis to a knee injury early and Kirkland missed fo ur games last year daughters compete for the Green and sickness to some of the other players with a sh oulder separation but was the White. That tradition of "family" has has slowed things down and that area starter in the other seven contests and been a long and sturdy one for Eastern will conti nue to be an emphasis in the returnsto duty thi s year. Michigan and has ser ved the Univer­ sity well.

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University develops strategic plan for 1990-95

EMU President William Shelton says state support has not kept pace. EMU is while the University is "enjoying $1,700 to $1,800 below the state aver­ considerable accomplishments and age in per-student appropriation. even greater potential," it's important In determining a vision of the Uni­ to lay the groundwork for the direction versity (e.g. should it focus on being a in which the school should grow. learninginstitution as opposed to a As part of the strategic planning research institution or a teaching process, Shelton recently held three institution?), Shelton says it's impor­ forums with the University community tant to realize EMU can't be all things to involve it in the process. to all people. He says it will be President William Shelton recorded all Participants learned that even though necessary forthe University to look at recommendations proposed by partici­ EMU has enjoyed the largest growth its strengths and build on them, while pants in a series of University fo rums. considering available resources. percentage of the major institutions in Pho1ofrom 1he Eastern Echo: S1even J. Michigan in recent years, the level of Koponen

Environmental concerns highlighted on campus EMU celebrates Black History Month commencement address. The featured speaker was noted ecologist Dr. Simon EMU sponsored more than 30 events Asher Levin, the director of Cornell as part of the University's recognition University's Center for Environmental of Black History Month. Research and a professor of applied Lectures offered included one on mathematics and ecology at Cornell. "Slavery and the Holocaust" by Muddling Through, which was billed Syracuse University Professor as an "ecologimusical revue" was Laurence Thomas, and another on presented by the EMU Communication "Black Male/Female Relationships," and Theatre Arts Department. The presented by "Gentle" George Folkes. music for Muddling Through was Thomas has served as a Fellow at the written by Nancy Ford, EMU's 1990 National Humanities Center and as the McAndless Distinguished Professor in Andrew E. Mellon Faculty Fellow at the Humanities. The show was a Professor Andrew Nazzaro discusses Harvard University, while Folkes was collection of songs and sketches awarded three contracts by the U. S. ground rules/or "The World Game" carrying an environmental theme. with studem Andrea Krueger. Dr. Department of Labor to train young A map of the world the size of a black filmmakers in Atlanta. Nazzaro chaired the EMU Earth Day basketball court was the site of another planning commitlee. The editor in chief of Essence unique Earth Day event at EMU. magazine, Susan Taylor, spoke on Called "The World Game," it was de­ "Black Empowerment." Taylor is also veloped as a creative alternativeto war a vice president of Essence Communi­ A number of recent campus events games to show geopolitical complexi­ cations. spotlighted the environment and the ties and teach conflictresolution and need to protect the planet Earth from planning. Players are distributed its inhabitants. according to world population patterns, EMU's spring commencement coin­ while "resource units" indicate where cided with the celebration of Earth there is an abundance of resources and Day, which was the focus of the where resources are threatened.

14 -e1ass Notes

Burton Dickerson, '49, a retired 1910 Central Michigan University professor, Gene Bruce, Florence (Hurd) Cathcart, '14, known has won numerous awards in juried '62, a colonel in as Davison's most beloved school exhibitions for his paintings, including the U.S. Army, teacher, celebrated her 97th birthday first place in the Flint Institute of Art heads the August 3, 1989. Duri ng her career Michigan Show and the Grand Rapids Army's depart­ Cathcart taught school in Battle Art Museum Michigan Show. ment of Con­ Creek, Fli nt, Detroit and Davison. tinuing Educa­ Cathcart also ser ved as Davison's tion, which grade school principal. She retired in 1950 provides Dunedin, Fla., but returned home to Theodore Dixon, '51, was promoted to educational ser vices for soldiers, Michigan in 1972. senior associate at the architectural their families and the Army 's design firn1of Hobbs & Black civilian employees. Bruce is head­ Associates, Inc. quartered in Washington, D.C., 1940 overseeing 1,300 civilian employ­ William Simmons, '42, superintendent Mary (Ausum) Batcheller, '56, was ees who staff the network of of the Wayne County Intermediate awarded Level IV Assessor Certifica­ educational ser vices provided at School District and a member of the tion by the State Assessor's Board more than 200 installations around EMU Board of Regents, was appointed October 9, 1989. Batcheller, who has the world. to the Northeast-Midwest Leadership served as the assessor for the city of Pr ior to his assig nment in Council by U.S. Rep. William Ford. Trenton since 1981, ran unopposed for Washington, D.C., Bruce ser ved as her fifth term in the November ROTC brigade commander and was Donald Currie, '47, was elected election. respo nsible for ROTC programs on chairman of the Board of Trustees Tahir Mansour, '58, was awarded the 23 campuses in Arkansas and for lnterlochen Center for the Arts 1989 Achievement Award of the Louisiana. in northernMichigan. He is American Society for Nondestructive Bruce, formerly of Petersburg, executive director emeritus of the Testing at the National Conference in Mich., has traveled extensively and Michigan Association of School Val ley Forge, Pa. was stationed in Korea from 1983 Administrators and has been a until 1985. He also was stationed at member of lnterlochen's Board of Central Michigan University, where Trustees si nce 197 l. 1960 he earned his master's and special­ He was a former dean of students James Snyder, '60, artist and retired ist's degrees. He continued on to at EMU and was awarded an Jackson Community College teacher of earnhis Ed.D. from the Uni versity honorary doctor of laws degree metal sculpture and welding fabrication of Maryland, College Park. Bruce's from the University. and design, has contributed such work wife Jane is a pharmacist and a Currie, who has served as a as the Golden Jet Fountain at JCC and University of Georgia graduate. teacher and administrator of public the logo fou ntai n at Spri ng Arbor schools, schools in industry and at College. the uni versity level , has held Ralph Grimes, '61, recently named positions with the Michigan Charles Cubbage, '62, was appoi nted superintendent of Ypsilanti Pu blic director of the Michigan Department of Association of School Administra­ Schools, was the guest speaker at the Agriculture's Pesticide and Plant Pest tors, the Michigan Department of Adrian College/Lenawee Cou nty Education and the State Board of f Management Division. Cubbage Kickof Celebration for Black History formerly ser ved as exec uti ve secretary Education. Month in February . Currie and his wife, Betty, divide of the Toxic Substance Control time between their two homes in Commission of the Michigan Depart­ Rogers City, Mich., and Mesa, ment of Natural Resources. Ariz. Jack Kaitala, '63, is a hydrologist for the National Weather Service and River Forecast Center in Forth Worth, Texas.

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Allan Torp, '63, was appointed Eliehue Brunson, '68, was appointed assistant superintendent in charge of regional representative for Region VII Donna Rhodes, curriculum for the East Detroit school by the U.S. Department of Labor. 70, executive district. Torp formerly was principal of Brunson formerly was a partner in the di rector of the East Detroit High School and a varsity law firm of Brunson & Low, P.C., as a National Foun­ football coach. general litigation attorneyin the areas dation for the of civil, criminal and labor law. Improvement of is a professor of Elliot Glicksman, '64, Education, law at the Thomas M. Cooley Law Robert Riker, '68, was appointed received an School in Lansing. He represented di rector of supplier development and honorary degree EMU at the inauguration of Lansing systems of the Purchasing Activities fr om EMU at the commencement Community College President Abel B. section of the GM Materials Manage­ ceremony in Bowen Field House on Sykes, Jr. ment Staff. Riker formerly was the Saturday, April 21, 1990. director of supplier management and Christine (Lonski) Gratz, '64, is Rhodes lead the development of scheduling fo r the Cadillac Motor Car managing editor and publications programs such as Operation Division. di re ctor for the Michigan Dental Rescue, funded by the National Association in Lansing. Gratz formerly David Dolan, '69, was appointed Education Association; the Christa was a journalism instructor at Michi­ adminstrative services director for the McAuliffe Institute for Educational gan State University. Largo Police Department in Florida. Pioneering; and the project on Dolan is a native of Jackson, Mich. Technology and Restructuring William Morris, '64, was chosen as Schools : Teacher Leadership in president-elect of the American Patrick Malamey, '69, was hired as Technological Applications. A sociation of School Administrators. principal of Hart High School. Malar­ Prior to becoming director of the Morris is the superintendent of the ney formerly was assistant principal for foundation, Rhodes served as Monroe County Intermediate School Onstead Community Schools. executive assistant to the president District. Antoinette Morrison, '69, a member of at California State University in Robert Schneider, '66, a bass opera the SouthwesternMichigan College Fullerton. singer living in Augsburg, West faculty, was awarded a 20-year pin by Rhodes earne d a master 's de gree Germany, performed at the interna­ college trustees. Morrison joined the from EMU in 1970 in social foun­ tional Summer Opera Festival in taff in 1969 as an instructor of dations and continued her education Salzberg, Austria. composition and developmental at the University ofMichigan, readi ng and now teaches freshman where she obtained a specialist's Robert Selwa, '66, received the Eng lish and introduction to human degree in 1972. Five years later, she Agricultural Comm unicator of the Year communications. earnedher doctorate from the Award for newspaper reporting from University of Louisville in Ken­ the Michigan Farm Bureau. Selwa is a tucky. reporter for The Macomb Daily. 1970 Robert Janson, '67, serves as superin­ Richard Ulrich, '70, Rochester school district athletic director, was named tende nt of Mount Pleasant Schools. Ellen Brubaker, '71, was elected to Regional Athletic Director of the Year Janson has also served as superinten­ Adrian College's board oftrustees to by the Michigan Interscholastic Ath­ dent of Lakeview Public School in St. represent the West Michigan Confer­ letic Administrators Association. Clair Shores. ence of the United Methodist Church. Joe Jeannette, '67, is coordi nator of George Wassel, '70, was named a vice Reverend Brubaker has been a member elementary programs for Utica president of National Bank of Detroit. of the West Michigan Conference since Community Schools. Jeannette was Wassel formerly was a Master Trust 1974. administrator at NBD. principal of Schuchard Elementary Dr. Frank Clark, '71, owner and School for I I years. medical di rector of MEC-1 Medical Center in Benton Harbor, has invented and marketed a device to relieve ear pain called "Ear Ease."

16 Ann Hinsdale-Knisel, '71, '75, was Alan McLaughlin, '72, was named Tom Purmort, '74, has coordinated a appointed Lenawee County coopera­ student activities director at Lawrence local Little League's First Challenger tive extension director. Hinsdale­ Technological University. McLaughlin Division, a special league for special Knisel has served as the Lenawee will coordinate the school's programs children. Purmort is the project County extension home economist in intramural and recreational athletics manager in Lawrenceville, N.J., at since September 1976. and administer programs involving ABB Traction, Inc., dealing in rolling student chapters of various stock and electrical equipment for rail Susan Zaks, '71, is the director of organizations. transportation and mass transit Camp Tamarack in Brighton. Zaks has industry. supervised the girls' villages at William Bacarella, Ortonville for three years. '73, graduated from George Rohloff, '74, is corporate The Ohio Company materials manager of May and Scofield Dan Bachman, '72, is superintendent Broker Training Inc. in Howell. The company special­ of Chassell Township Schools. Course. Bacarella is izes in plastic moldings and assemblies Bachman formerly was principal at an account execu­ for the auto industry. Calvary Christian School in Roseville. tive in The Ohio Nina Spaulding, '74, is head of the J. Christopher Holman, '72, of Company office in Flat Rock Historical Society for 1990. Mason, was appointed to the board of Monroe. The society, which re-elected Spauld­ directors of Capital Directions, Inc., Sandy Eisele, '73, was named city ing as president, works to preserve the and Mason State Bank. Holman is the circulation manager for the Ann Arbor history of the Flat Rock area. owner of "The Greater Lansing News. Eisele formerly was district Business Monthly"; Renaissance Pro­ Mark Stratton, '74, manager of sales adviser. ductions, a graphic art and design Manufacturing Engineering Education company; and H&H Laboratory, Inc., a Sandra Standel, '73, is principal of for the Society of Manufacturing sales and marketing consulting firm. Marysville lntem1ediate School. Engineers, accepted additional re­ Standel, formerly a student counselor sponsibilities as manager of North Ron Leslie, '72, and his wife, Laura, at Marysville High School, was named American Manufacturing Research were named Perchvill.eKing and Employee of the Year in 1987. She has Institution. Queen by the Tawas Area Chamber of been with the district since 1977. Commerce. Leslie is only the second Angela Witkowski, '74, is the eco­ manager to operate the East Tawas city Robert Amori, '74, was named director nomic development director of the park and recreational system. of the broker division at LeaseFirst, a Monroe Community Development national vendor product leasing service Department. Milton Mack, '72, Wayne County based in Southfield. commissioner, was named the Out­ James Zahner, '74, is an account agent standing Elected Official of the Year Dennis Faletti, '74, '88, was promoted with the Allstate Insurance Co. by the Detroit Metropolitan Chapter of to head of the Business and Industrial the American Society for Public Technology Departments at Northville Mary Brinker, '75, '80, joined the Administration. High School. Faletti is a former head Edward Surovell Company, Realtors, women's track and cross country coach as a sales associate in Saline. Brinker Edward McEachern, '72, '76, owner at EMU. of Print and Copy Centers, was formerly was community education coordinator for the Ann Arbor Public selected as the 1990 Ypsilanti Area Gary Mikola, '74, is manager of the Schools. Small Business Person of the Year. conference department at the Society The award committee focused on of Manufacturing Engineers. Mikola Gene Hillebrand, '75, was appointed business skills, but also recognized formerly was manager of the member inside sales representative for AlN McEachem for his leadership in local services department. Plastics of Michigan and is responsible education, as chairman of the Graphic for inside sales and telemarketing to Arts Advisory Committee of the retail and industrial customers. Ypsilanti Area Regional Career Technical Center, as a Little League coach and as a participant in local hockey and baseball programs.

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Thomas Kern, '76, was named chief Larry Paul, '78, of North Canton, was 1980 executive officer of Properties North promoted to group supervisor at Inc. and is responsible for the internal Sandra (Jacobs) Chlubna, '80, is a B&W's Alliance Research Center. Paul operation of the company and all registered occupational therapist and formerly was a research specialist for advertising, marketing and community provides services for five school the company. relations. systems in the Door and Kewaunee Lawrence VanNess, '78, was named County area of Wisconsin. Ch lubna Leonard Posey, '76, was selected to president of Baker College of Eastern also provides service to local hospitals. serve on the Wayne-Westland school Michigan, and will oversee the new Chlubna and her husband, David, '82, board. Posey is the first black member campuses in Port Huron, Mount Cle­ have traveled extensively to such of the board and the first trustee from mens and Pontiac. VanNess was the places as Eng land and Australia. Inkster. president of Baker College of Owosso. Sr. Alice Grado wski, '80, is principal Robert Sunday, '76, was elected as Tom Borg, '79, a of St. Joseph Catholic School in assistant principal for Central Elemen­ national speaker Jackson. Gradowski formerly was tary in the Mount Morris School and trainer, is principal at St. Dunstan's School in District. Sunday forme rly was assistant owner and president Garden City. principal at the high school in Chip­ of a company spe­ pewa School District in Remus. Dr. Robert Simmons, '80, joined the cializing in cus­ staff of Family Dental Practice in David Dahl, '77, is an executive tomer service train­ Indian River. Simmons and his family officer of the worldwide Defense ing and consu lting. reside in Harbor Springs. Reutilization and Marketing Service. Dahl, an Army major, has been an Lori (Hagopian) Gougeon, '81, is Mark Hoover, '79, of Tempe, Ariz., is assistant professor of mi litary science executive director of Meck lenburg an implementor for Distribution at NorthernKentucky University since Group Homes in Charlotte, N.C. Architects Internationa l, a company 1985. Gougeon fonnerly was district director that writes, sells and services computer of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Barbara Bartsch Fritz, '77, is the software for wholesale/retail distribu­ in Livonia, Mich. director of the Housing Department for tors and manufacturers of durable and the city of Dearborn. Fritz, a former non -durable goods. Hoover has been Scot Laskey, '81, graduated from the deputy director for the Housing involved with starting a new Alumni National Commercial Lending Gradu­ Department, wi ll be the first woman to Association chapter in the Phoenix ate School sponsored by the American head a department in Dearbornsince area. Banking Association. Laskey is a 1978. commercial loan officer at Monroe Robert Krist, '79, is the po lice chief Bank & Trust. Ronald Hoover, '77, wa promoted to and director of public safety for the national accounts branch manager for city of Lapeer. Judith March-Adams, '81, was named MCI. Hoover also will continue his assistant to the dean of libraries for the Jim Riethmiller, '79, of Ann Arbor, a responsibilities to the General Motors/ Wayne State University Libraries. full-time high schoo l history teacher in Electrical Data Systems Nationa l March-Adams forn1erly served as Dexter, is also a part-time actor, Account. legislation analyst for the National performing in musicals, comedies, Alliance for Animal Legis lation in Rodney Slater, '77, was elected dramas and television commercials. Washington, D.C. secretary/treasurer of the Arkansas Bar Richard Saranen, Association for 1989-90. Slater is the Patrick McConnell, '81, of Long '79, was promoted director of governmentalrelations at Beach, Calif., is working in the to vice president for Arkansas State University. department of Disabled Student investments by the Services at Rio Hondo College. Alan Walton, '77, a staff attorney for Amerisure Com­ the United Auto Worker' Legal pany. Saranen Mark Wesley, '81, a state police Services Plan, also is president of formerly was an emergency planner, hiked the Inca AFSCME Loca l 3069, which repre­ assistant vice presi­ Trail in the Andes Mountains for 17 sents 160 attorney employees. dent. days to pick up trash. The tour was

18 organized by Journeys International Robert Kroll, '82, will be the director Robert Gillikin, and the Earth PreservationFund to pick of bands at the Blue Lake Fine Arts '84, was named up garbage left by the 6,000 trekkers Camp, where he will direct a band general manager of who travel the trail each year. composed of gifted students in the Sinai Health sixth and seventh grades. Kroll is the Services Credit David Zuchowski, band director at West Middle School in Union in Detroit. '81, was promoted Rochester-Hills. to product manager Gillikin formerly was executive loan in Aeroquip Gloria McCormick, '82, was hired as Corporation's Aero­ the community education director by officer for the Dearborn-based Co-op Services Credit space Division the Webberville board of education. Marketing Depart­ Union. is a senior writer ment in Jackson. Gina Schremser, '82, forIntergroup Marketing and Promo­ Robin Haynes, '84, Zuchowski formerly tions of D 'Arey Masi us Benton & an architectural was a marketing analyst. historian, is a Bowles in Bloomfield Hills. Schremser visiting instructor in David Chlubna, '82, was listed in the formerly was creative manager for art and American 1989 National Distinguished Service Sandy Corp. Registry in recognition of "achieve­ studies at Colby is a career ments in the field of counseling and Timothy Gehrke, '83, '89, College in Water­ development associate for EMU and a development," and also in the National ville, Maine. counselor forWashtenaw Probate Treatment Directory for Phobias and Haynes has served Court. Gehrke's wife, Mary Ann, is as a consultant on various historic Anxiety Related Disorders published director of operations for Dom by the Phobia Society of America. preservation projects nationwide. Bakeries. Chlubna is in group private practice at Sheila Johnson, '84, was appointed a psychological services center in Linda Goulet, '83, senior data base analyst for Monroe Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and coordinates a was appointed Auto Equipment. Johnson formerly comprehensive anxiety and phobia information systems was a data administrator for Wayne treatment program. officer by Comerica County. Incorporated. James Denzer, '82, was appointed Goulet, of Randy Narowitz, '84, was appointed manager of Equal Employment Northville, formerly administrator of medical affairs of Opportunity Compliance for Northwest was a lead analyst Detroit Macomb Hospital Association. Airlines. Denzer is a 1987 graduate of for the company. Narowitz formerly was interim the William Mitchell College of Law. administrator of Detroit Receiving He also served as an enforcement Bobby Jones, '83, was promoted to Hospital. officer for the Minnesota Department senior vice president for United of Human Rights. Healthcare Care Corp. Jones formerly Tim Weaver, '84, is U.S. marketing director of Sagami Gomu Koogyoo was vice president of operations. Jay Finch, '82, an Iron Mountain Industries. Weaver was a graduate attorney,was named chief assistant Michael Ferguson, '84, was named fellow with Japan's Ministry of lnter­ prosecuting attorneyin Dickinson interim superintendent by the Allen national Trade and Industry. County. Park board of education. Ferguson formerly was assistant superintendent. Kathleen Wilson, '84, was promoted to Brian Higgins, '82, was hired by the manager of international activities for Pinckney board of education as an the Society of Manufacturing Engi­ assistant superintendent. Higgins neers. Wilson has served as senior formerly was assistant personnel administrator in technical activities. director for Ypsilanti Public Schools. Andrea Brown, '85, is client represen­ tative and project manager of Wade­ Trim/lmpact, a community planning division of Wade-Trim/Associates in Taylor.

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Kathleen Merrill, '85, was named Candice Uhl, '86, was named Young Char Reese, '88, was named confer­ manager of marketing and customer Career Woman for 1990 by the ence director for Olivet College. Reese development for General Motors Belleville Business and Prof ess ional formerly worked in marketing and Automotive Components Group in Women's Club. Uhl is the owner of public relations at Domino's Pizza Troy. Merrill formerly was manager of Belvil Flowers and Gifts. World Headquarters. strategic planning and international Gwen (Jones) Fedor, '87, presented an Joseph Rossi, '88, is the assistant marketing at Central Foundry Division art show at the Harding-Mott Univer­ princ ipal of Chelsea High School. of General Motors in Saginaw. sity Center Gallery on the University of Rossi fonne rl y was a mathemat ics John Seckinger, '85, was hired as Michigan-Flint campus. Fedor's teacher in the district. assistant principal and athletic director exhibits focus primarily on Southwest­ Cheryl Davis, '89, was appointed for Johnson High School in the Mount ern Indian themes. supervisor of human resources by the Morris District. Seckinger is also the Scott Fisher, '87, is the author of "The Cross Company in Fraser. assistant football coach at Ann Arbor Ironmen," a novel that relives the 1939 Pioneer High. Skip Freysinger, Iowa footballseason . Fisher is a '89, is training and was named technical writer for Creative Universal Irvin Hall, Jr., '86, development in Warren. marketing coordinator of placement coordinator of services for Orchard's Children's Ron Leuty, '87,was named business Aeroquip Corp ora­ Services, a foster care provider in writer for The Herald-Palladium in tion's Aerospace southeasternMichi gan. St. Joseph. Leuty, the first to fill the Division in Jackson. Chris Hill, '86, joined Seagram & posit ion full-time, forme rl y was a staff Singer as a copywriter. He is re spon­ writer for the Ypsilanti Press. sible for writing advertising and Matthew Skeels, '87, is a laboratory Kelly McCarthy, '89, was appointed promotional copy for the firm's clients. supervisor at Testing Engineers and sales manager of the Radisson Resort Cynthia Jones, '86, of Farmington Consultants in Troy. Hotel and Conference Center in Hills, is a sales representative for Land Ypsilanti. McCarthy forme rl y was on Eila Alhonlinna-Meusling, '88, was Data Network in West Bloomf ield. staff at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor. named data proc essing manager of Arthur Oake, '86, is director of the Brooklyn Products Inc. in Brooklyn. Jackson Business Development Center Alhonlinna-Meusling formerly was a Marriages and an associate dean at Jackson programmer analyst for O&S Manufac­ Community College. turing Co. in Whitmore Lake. Jacquelyn Butcko, '89, and Jeffre y Mull Glenn Peacock, '86, was named Deborah Felder-Smith, '88, is the Genise Fries, '81, and Mark Pattullo manager of public relations for director of the Women's Resource Michigan Sugar Co. in Saginaw. Center in Howell. The center provides Anniversaries Peacock formerly worked in public such services as counseling, re ferrals, relations for the National Hearing Aid ed ucational workshops and community John Gardner, '27, and his wife, Society in Livonia. presentations on women's issues. Loretta, '54, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 27, Nancy Pionk, '86, was admitted to the Kathy Herman, 1989. John is a former teacher, Illinois state and federal bars. Pionk '88, was promoted principal and coach and has spent participated in the lntraschool Moot to production much of his life in hort icultural Court Competition and was named the control manager at farming. Loretta taught elementary best speaker of the 1987 Chicago Bar Aeroquip Corp ora­ school for 41 years, many of them at Association Moot Court Competition. tion 's Aerospace George School in Ypsilanti. The Division plant in Darrell Pursiful, '86, is a mission Gardners resided in Ypsilanti through­ Jackson. pastor at the DeHaven Memorial out their lives, but recently ret ired to Baptist Church in La Grange, Ky. Saline.

20 Retirements Memoriams Ken Matheson, '29, who was Lawrence Miller, '41, retired as Marie (Coulson) McLellan, '13, inducted into the EMU Athletic principal of Howe Trainable School in Medina, Ohio, 12-25-89 Hall of Fame in 1980, died March West Dearbornafter 39 and one-half Fem Le utzinger, '17, Cadillac, Mich., 21, 1990 in Traverse City, Mich. at years of se rvice in the district. 10-29-89 the age of 85. Matheson earned 11 Donald Julien, '52, retired as assi stant Ledah Freed, '17, 12-30-89 varsity letters in football, track and principal of Cousino High School after Alice (Colby) Brady, '19, Ypsilanti, basketball at EMU and was captain 37 and one-half years in education. Mich., 9-26-89 of the football team in 1929. Julien also served as coach and teacher Helen Young, ' 19, Dansville, Mich., Matheson went on to earn a during his career. 2-9-90 master 's degree from Wayne State Ken Wegner, '52, retired as principal Marguerite Cleghorn,'20, Canada Uni versity in 1937. of Fenton High School, concluding 36 Maude Spears, '20, Pontiac, Mich. Matheson was a Metro Detroit and one-half years in education. Louise Ernst, '22, Farmington Hills, high school coach and athletic Wegner served as coach, teacher and Mich., 1-27-90 director for 39 years. He also admini strator throughout his career. Mabel (lone) Wilcoxson, '22, Saginaw, coached football at Wayne State Harold Burkholder, '65, retired as Mich., 11- 13-89 University in 1938. He was active superintendent of Lake City Schools Viola Grant, '24, Ne wberry, Mich., in numerou s groups, se rving as after 33 years in education. Burkholder 2-2-90 president of Green Lake Betsie has served as superintendent and Anne Rodeheffer, '24, Levering, River Association, chairman of principal in the district for the past 17 Mich., 11-5-89 Green Lake To wnship Planning years. Sylvia Miller, '25, Charlevoix, Mich., Commission, president of Inter­ Harlan Minor, '57, retired after 3- 1 1-90 lochen Lions Club and was a teaching physical education at Parcells Olah Bid well, '26, Hollywood, Fla., me mber of the Michigan Associa­ School for 28 years. The school's 3-3-90 tion of Retired School Personnel. ad ministrators honored Minor with a Genevieve Loudon, '27, Harrisville, Matheson was also named to the tree planting ceremony to recognize his Mich., 3-2-90 Michigan High School Coaches years of service. Lillian Buttolph, '28, Tecumseh, Association Hall of Fame in 1970. Edward Linta, '68, retired as academic Mich., 2-27-90 counselor in Ferris State University's Evelyn Johnson, '28, Morenci, Mich., School of Arts and Sciences. Linta has 1-90 Eleanor (Bowen) Case, '31, died se rved in se veral positions including Harriet Lambert, '29, Sylvmian Lake, on February 17, 1990 in Petoskey, vice president for student affairs, Mich. Mich. Case was the daughter of the associate vice president for personnel Christine Merignac, '30, Largo, Fla., late Professor Wilbur Bowen for and labor relations and professor of 2-4-90 whom Eastern's Bowen Field business since 1969. Prior to joining Burnus Page, '30, Pittsford, Mich., House was named. Case's Ferris, he was director of counseling at 1- 17-90 hu sband, Howard, of Alanson, WashburnUnivers ity and dean of Hazel Day, '32, Milan, Mich., 3- 1 1-90 Mich., is a 1934 EM U graduate. students at EMU. Virginia (Gardner ) McDonald, '32, Port Huron, Mich., 3-90 Paulus Hoopfer, '37, Sun City, Ariz., Faculty Memoriams Ray Williams, '33, Westland, Mich., 1-2-90 4-90 Franklin Graubner, '38, Marshall, Eugene Holtman, '40, Uni versity Eleanor (Reed) Hicks, '34, Charleston, Mich., 12- 13-89 Library, Ann Arbor, Mich., 10-24-89 S.C ., 10-20-89 Jack Lockwood, '38, Concord Elizabeth (Wanamaker) Hyd, '62, Cyril Walker, '34, Canton, Mich. Township, Mich., 3-28-90 English Language and Literature, Ethel Bush, '36, Fresno, Calif., 2- 16-90 Robert Shafer, '40, Ann Arbor, Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. Bernice Gildart, '36, Albion, Mich., 1- 18-90 Jean Sundqui st, Humanities, Ypsilanti, 1-8-90 Mary Purchase, '42, Ithaca, N. Y., Mich., 4-23-90 Irving Bush, '37, Fresno, Calif., 3-6-90 Sherman Nathaniel Williams, Ann 2-24-90 Margaret (Raymond) Ferguson, '43, Arbor, Mich., 10-19-89 Port Sanilac, Mich., 6- 17-89

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Elizabeth Tu nnicliffe, '44, Ypsilanti , Gwyneth Pratt, '59, Sault Ste. Marie, Michael O'Connor, '83, of Troy, Mich., 2-23-90 Mich. Mich., died at age 29 from injuries Jean (Bailes) Evans, '46, Ypsilanti, James White, '59, Li ttleton, Colo., sustained in a car crash. Th e Mich., 3-23-90 12-3 1-89 O'Connor family allowed his VernonSherman, '47, Petoskey, Mich., Helen (B unton) Waterman, '60, organs to be donated. His heart was 2- 19-90 2- 20-90 given to a 45-year-old patient who Maynard Klein, '50, Ann Arbor, Mich., Ruth Brant, '61, Plymouth, Mich., had been on a waiti ng li st for a 2-7-90 1-6-90 donated heart since May 1989. The Carol Stewart, '50, California Anna McKay, '61, Clio, Mich. transplant surgery was performed at Esther Howarth, '5 1, Flint, Mich., Zelda Treichel, '62, Prescott, Mich., Henry Ford Hospital. 3- 18-90 12- 13-89 O'Connor was an attorney in Ronald Bridge, '56, Panama City Avis Gesler, '64, Ann Arbor, Mich. Troy. He was a graduate of Troy Beach, Fla., 2- 14-90 Michael Yatchman, '64, Lincoln Park, Athens High School, Eastern Wayne Getty, '56, Mio, Mich., 8-23-89 Mich. Michigan University and Cooley Lydia Hatch, '56, Jackson, Mich . Marion Hill, '65, Dansville, Mich., Law School. Dean Smith, '56, Orchard Lake, Mich., 1-8-90 8-3-89 Margaret Nurmi, '66, Marquette, Myrtle Wollaeger, '56, Sault Ste. Mich., 2-1-90 Marie, Mich. Kenneth Wenk, '66, San Francisco, Jane Durant, '57, Ypsilanti, Mich. Calif., 2-25-90 Susan Burch Hill, former dean James Green, '57, Asheville, N.C., Stephanie Homenik, '67, Livonia, of students at EMU, died March 2- J 1-90 Mich., 8-1 1-89 26, 1990 in Naples, Fla. , at the Mary Jones, '5 8, Boca Rato n, Fla., Drew Reeves-Dundee, '69, Sa ndu sky, age of 85. Hill Residence Hall 8- 15-89 Mich., 7-15-89 was named for her when she Arthur Mann, '58, Central Lake, Mich. Dorothy Goodfellow, '69, Fenton, retired from the University. Emily (Cody) Rauch, '58, Fli nt , Mich., Mich. Hill served as EM U's dean of 11-4-89 Dorothy Thodeson, '69, Manchester, women from 1939 until 1963, Zella Welden, '5 8, Jonesville, Mich., Mich. when the offices of the dean of 2- 10-90 Robert Marks, '70, Dayton, Ohio, women and the dean of men were Bessie Wi se, '58, Clinton, Mich., 1-24-90 combined into the dean of 3- 18-90 Quentin Blonigen, '72, Clio, Mich., students. Hill held this position Mary Ackerman, '59, Jackson, Mich. 1-27-90 until she retired in 1969. Prior to Frances Bird, '59, Milan, Mich ., Carroll McFadden, '72, Pontotoc, joining the EMU staff, Hill was 11-27-89 Miss., 4-90 assistant dean at Iowa State Richard Uchman, '74, Willi s, Mich., Teachers College. 3-30-90 Hill held a bachelor's degree Jean Anderson, '75 , Tecumseh , Mich., from the University of Minnesota Let us know ... 1-24-90 and a master's degree from the If you: Mary Effinger, '82, Ann Arbor, Mich., Teacher's College of Columbia • have a name or address change, 4-89 University. • receive duplicate mailings from the Mildred Wilson, '82, Allenton, Mich., Hill served on the Ypsilanti City Alumni Relations Office, 1- 15-90 Council from 1958 until 19 62 and • have questions about pledges or Nancy Kinnard, '88, Clinton, Mich ., was an active member of the gifts, 10-22-89 American Association of Univer­ please write or call Office for Alumni Helen Betts, '89, Jackson, Mich., sity Women, Delta Kappa Gamma Relations, Suite 015 Welch Hall, EMU , 11-24-89 and the Michigan Association of Ypsilanti, Ml 48197 (313) 487-0250. Paul Kozma, '89, Ann Arbor, Mich., Women Deans and Counselors. 1-24-90 If you receive duplicate maili ngs, please enclose all labels you were sent.

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Florida alumni meet the president EMU's Florida connections had an Outreach events in Fort Myers, Fort dinner at Orlando's Omni Hotel, opportunity to meet with President Lauderdale and St. Petersburg in alumni and friends took in a basketball William Shelton as he traveled to the March. Jim Marlin, '50, emceed all game between the Orlando Magic and sunshine state for several meetings three events, plus one in Orlando with the Charlotte Hornets. with alumni. Shelton attended Alumni the Central Florida chapter. Following

Sharing a laugh at an Alumni Outreach Members of the Florida Suncoast Alumni Chapter enjoyed a reception and event in Orlando are Stan Schook, '48, brunch in St. Petersburg. Pictured fr om bouom left to right, Terry Lorenz, Fran Kujda, '83 (president of the Central Ralph Lorenz, '37, Harold Gears, Betty Gears, '39, Peg Fenker, Meldrew Florida Alumni Chapter) and Marlyn Bernard, '36, Ed Bernard, '37, Al Pons, '35, and Molly Pous. Martin.

,, " Fort Lauderdale was the site/or a gathering of the The Southwest Florida Alumnih Chapter gathered, in Fort Myers/or Southeast Florida Alumni Chapter. Left to right, Kurt a reception and dinner, and a chance to learn the latest news fr om Ely, Lillian Conklin, '50, EMU President William Yp silanti. Clockwise fr om bouom center, Marilyn Kloosterman, Shelton, Chapter Presidellf Alan Conklin, '50, and EMU Win Kloosterman, Eleanor McGarry, '43, C. C. Meredith , '29, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Carole Lick. Marian Light Haas, Victor Haas, Stan Gex, and Mary Gex.

24 A midwinter night's fun

What do you do when a night at the theater runs suspiciously close to bedtime? Well, the answer for a num­ ber of EM U alumni and friends was to attend a performance of "The Pajama Game" in their p.j.s. The event was co­ sponsored by the Huron Valley Chapter of the Alumni Association, EMU Alumni Outreach and the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. More than half ofthos e in attendance wore so me fo rm of night­ clothing, from homemade night caps to huge slippers. And many brought their old teddy bears to keep them company in the dark theater. Prize categories included nuttiest nightcap and silliest slippers, as determined by judges fr om the Huron Valley Chapter. The chapter also prov ided volunteer help for the evening. Special thanks go to the fourth grade class at Fletcher Elementary School in Ken Glenn, '85 , and his wife , Lori A couple's theme award was also Ypsilanti for the artwork which captured a couple's theme award at a presented to Alumni Association decorated the lobbies. The students' special performance of "The Pajama board member Sanford Herman, teacher, Tom Tobias, '63, was Game." '67, '74, and his wife Barbara, '74. featured in the Winter 1990 issue of Eastern Today.

Yes Virginia, there is football in Follow the Hurons to Fresno Indiana It's time fora change of pace this watch the EM U football team take on Travel to Bloomington, ind. with La bor Day weekend. If you 're tired of Fresno State University. We'll leave other Alumni Assoc iation members to the same old holiday picnic at the park Detroit with the team aboard a char­ watch the EMU Hurons take on tered flight at 4 p.m. August 30, and Indiana University. We'll fly out Satur­ return the morning of September 2. The day morning (September 29) and arrive package includes two nigh ts lodging at in plenty of time fo r a pre-game the Picadilly University inn, a cocktail tailgate and concert by the EM U and and dinner party, the Saturday tailgate Indiana marching bands. The package and a ticket to the game. We'll even includes roundtrip transportation, the throw in a pom-pon for you to use to tailgate and game ticket, a Hoosier cheer the Hurons on to victory. Two Country BBQ and a night 's lodgi ng in packages are available, includ ing a the resort community ofNas hville, Ind. consider a tailgate picnic in Fresno, land-only package. For more informa­ If you 'd like to join us fo r a weekend California. Alumni Outreach is spon­ tion about reservations, call Alumni of football fun, call (3 13) 487-0250. soring a trip to sunny Californiato Relations at (3 13) 487-0250. II Bring your family to EMU sporting events! ------=====-======1990 Home football schedule Sept. 8 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 6:00 p.m. 27 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 6:00 p.m. 15 OHIO* l :OOp.m. (Homecoming/Parents' Night) (Band Day) 10 BALL STATE* l:OO p.m. Oct. 6 at Toledo* l :OO p.m. (Family Day) (Convoy Trip)

1990 Women's home basketball 1990 Home volleyball schedule 1990 Men's home basketball schedule schedule Sept. 2 1-22 EMU TOURNAMENT 5:00 p.m. (through December) (through December) Marquette, Valparaiso, Akron Tentative Nov. 10 German Nat'l Team Oct. 5-6 EMU TOURNAMENT 5:00 p.m. Nov. 20 YUGOSLAVIA TEAM (Exh.) 7:30 p.m. Auburn, Wisc.-Milwaukee, Windsor (EXHIBITION) 8:00p .m. 26 LOYOLA- 9 UNlVERSITY OF DAYTON 7:30 p.m. 24 ST. MARY'S TBA CHICAGO 7:30 p.m. 13 WESTERN MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. 29 NORTHERN MJCHIGAN Dec. 12 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 MIAMI UNIVERSITY 7:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY 8:00 p.m. 3 BALL STATE 3:00 p.m. Dec. 12 CLEVELAND STATE 23-24 MAC TOURNAMENT 22 BOSTON 3:00 p.m. UNlVERSITY *Mid-American Conference Games

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