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Fall 2009 The Magazine of the UIndyUniversity of Indianapolis Portico IN THIS ISSUE ILLUSTRIOUS ILLUSTRATOR Wilson Swain’s childhood love of picture books is paying off.Page 24 SHELL GAME Nature Conservancy’s turtle-tagging researcher Kristen Lund works hard—in an island paradise. Page 22 NURSING A LEGACY New programs for new healthcare needs: School of Nursing celebrates its first half-century. Page 20 WWW.UINDY.EDU 1 UIndyPortico Table of Contents 4 6 9 18 President’s forum André Watts, Maestro Scholarly pursuits Woodrow Wilson When the new state budget Leppard among fall’s Faculty and staff scholarship fellows already at failed to cover a significant featured artists and service continue apace, work changing careers increase in student financial A sneak preview of some and the University adds an The first class of Teaching aid applications—and with of the highlights in UIndy exciting new talent to the Fellows is an interesting little time for students to arts in the coming year. Music Department. bunch with varied make up the shortfall— For the full calendar, go backgrounds, but all have UIndy stepped up. to http://arts.uindy.edu/. 16 heard the call to teach. Isn’t it hard to type 5 8 with those paws? 20 Heavy Hound’s Art & Design earns UIndy’s newest Greyhounds Happy anniversary, Homecoming debut a makeover are high-tech in a way that School of Nursing Alumnus and philanthropist The department has grown was unimaginable even a We’ve been preparing highly Orvall McCleary ’49 has substantially since the few years ago; accordingly, qualified, sought-after commissioned a Greyhound addition of the Christel technology is being used on nurses for half a century in sculpture that will grace the DeHaan Fine Arts Center. campus in creative ways. programs that continue to foyer of the new Schwitzer As technology changes the evolve with the changing Student Center addition. field, curricula and facilities healthcare field. are changing with it. On the Cover Wilson Swain ’98 has always loved picture books. These days his own books are making their way into bookstores. Page 24. 2 PORTICO FALL 2009 2009–2010 Alumni Association Board of Directors Smart move Amber Harrison Stearns ’95, Fall 2 0 0 9 Many of you have signed up to receive President the “smart pdf” edition of Portico Brian Martin ’88, instead of the print edition. Want to Immediate Past President The Magazine of the UIndyUniversity of Indianapolis Marvin Pavlov ’98, President-Elect P or t ico reduce our carbon footprint but haven’t Cindy Lewis ’99 ’05, Secretary signed up for the searchable, live-links Stephen Arthur ’76 version of the UIndy magazine? Visit Ron Bolyard ’70 alumni.uindy.edu, click on “Portico” on Chad Brandenburg ’98 the lefthand side, and click again on the Amy Burton ’94 animation. Then fill out the brief “Sign Roberta Brooker ’74 Cameron Causey ’02 me up” form. (Please note that if for Gretchen Craft Fox ’93 any reason your e-mail address becomes Suzanne Davidson ’02 ’06 invalid, your subscription will revert to Thomas Flanagan ’95 IN THI S I SSUE ILLUSTRATOR Wilson Swain. Page 24 the print edition unless you share your Bill Hartung ’81 T URTLE GI RL Senior Communication major Katie Stam, Miss America 2009, makes an emotional return to campus. Page 26 NURSING Henry Hopkins, age 65, may be retired, but he’s not exactly taking it easy. Page 28 new e-address with us.) Jeff Irvin ’65 www.uindy.edu 1 Philip Jackson ’94 Nick LaGuire ’04 Clance LaTurner ’01 Bruce Miller ’74 Kelly McWilliams ’91 Juan Paz ’95 ’96 ’99 Anita Samuel ’98 Joe Stafford ’98 22 26 Portico Shane Steimel ’95 ’97 Shell game is Sports update The magazine of the Eric Stone ’02 University of Indianapolis serious business What a year! A national Mary Massing Sturm ’84 ’90 Kristin Lund ’06 may have champ, records set, post- R. Peter Noot ’77 ’84 Kelly Thompson ’02 picked a landlocked college, season play, and a top-five University Editor but when she had the Directors Cup finish. For opportunity to tag turtles in the latest in UIndy sports, Jeannine Allen Nondiscriminatory St. Croix with the Nature visit athletics.uindy.edu. Art Director Policies Conservancy, she was ready. Jennifer L. Huber ’07 The University of Indianapolis 28 Assistant Director does not discriminate on the basis 24 Alumni events for Publications Illustrator popping up What’s coming up soon, and of race, color, gender, age, religion, in bookstores what you missed. Don’t miss Monica M. Woods creed, sexual orientation, marital Books illustrated by Wilson another event—visit http:// Director of Alumni Relations status, or ethnic or national origin Swain ’98 are making their alumni.uindy.edu. Myla Edmond in any of its program offerings way to bookstores, including Assistant Director or employment practices. The 30 of Alumni Relations University is committed to the spirit an impressive pop-up book, Class notes and letter of the Rehabilitation The Castaway Pirates. The Class of ’59 gives a Jenny Pettit Act of 1973 and the Americans sculpture to honor late art Kelli Whitenack ’11 with Disabilities Act and strives to professor Gerry Boyce; the Class Notes provide equal access to all phases of family of Judith Bergerson Mary Atteberry ’07 ’67 honors her memory with Scott Hall University life and activity. a scholarship named for her Valerie Miller Wahlstrom ’07 friend Sue Willey ’75. Contributing Writers Please address correspondence and address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations. WWW.UINDY.EDU 3 President’s Forum State student aid falls short UIndy making up the difference It’s not news that this has been a tough year economically—for families, for businesses and, yes, for universities. In spite of that, we are pleased to report that another academic year is under way with enrollment as strong as ever. We would like to think that our strong enrollment numbers are a reflection of, first, our high-quality programs in high-demand areas, and, second, the personal attention we give to students from the time they first check us out to when they write that first check. This year in particular, when an increase in the number of Indiana students needing financial aid resulted in reduced state awards for each individual, we dug deep into our budget and took special measures to cover most of the shortfall for UIndy students. It’s an action we can’t sustain year after year but were glad we were able to pull off this year. S( ee “UIndy sets up temporary fund for students losing state aid,” page 15.) The maximum grant per Indiana private-college student fell from $10,992 to just $7,584, which represents a return to levels of a decade ago. The drop affected more than 1,100 UIndy students. We sincerely hope this reduction is temporary—just another sign of very difficult times that, we hope, are turning around. Tough times or not, we have always been careful to contain the cost for students in order to maintain their access to higher education. Over the past decade, our tuition increases have averaged only 4.3 percent a year—one of the lowest rates among Indiana’s independent institutions. We raised tuition and room and board by just 3.2 percent for 2009–10, and we will continue to do everything we can to be good stewards of our resources so that higher education is attainable for all those who seek it. Beverley Pitts, President Visit http://www.uindy.edu/aboutuindy/ for more facts about the University that may surprise you. 4 PORTICO FALL 2009 Greyhound sculpture to be dedicated during Homecoming The details 6 feet long, 28 inches high Nearly twice life-size Granite block pedestal: 39 inches high Finished weight: 250–300 lbs. Water-based clay modeled on a welded copper armature Cold-cast pewter mold using powder metal New greyhound sculpture has Florida pedigree but will move to UIndy on Homecoming Weekend Philanthropist, art patron, and UIndy alumnus Orvall McCleary ’49 (the benefactor behind UIndy’s McCleary Chapel, on the second floor of the Schwitzer Student Center) has commissioned a sculpture of the University of Indianapolis athletic mascot, the greyhound. The work, created by D. J. Wilkins, a monument and portrait sculptor in Ft. Myers, Florida, will be dedicated during Homecoming festivities. The sculpture will be installed in the rotunda entrance of the newly expandedS chwitzer Student Center. The public dedication ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. (For details on Homecoming 2009, see page 28.) Active in the Southwest Florida art scene, McCleary has commissioned several prominent pieces by Wilkins at the Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter Estates in Ft. Myers. Those pieces include life-size sculptures of Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison, and Edison’s wife, Mina. One of Wilkins’s most prominent works in Fort Myers, titled “the Generator,” is an enclosure monument located at City Hall. For UIndy’s sculpture, Wilkins found inspiration in its students. “I want students to be able to identify with this greyhound themselves. I hope they see that they are, and always will be, a UIndy Greyhound.” WWW.UINDY.EDU 5 André Watts, Raymond Leppard among fall’s featured artists 2009–2010ARTS PREVIEW More than 100 arts & cultural events— many of them free— are scheduled at UIndy this year. Visit http://arts.uindy.edu/ 6 PORTICO FALL 2009 Here’s a season preview, but be sure to visit http://arts.uindy.edu for details on the full season. While there, use the smart pdf to search for your favorite UIndy performers and events, and join our e-mail list to receive updates throughout the year! Renowned pianist André Watts will grace UIndy’s Theatre Ruth Lilly Performance Hall stage on Oct.