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01 Fall 07 masters.2bak:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/8/07 11:11 AM Page 1 THE GustavusGustavus Adolphus College Fall 2007 QUARTERLY BigBig stinkstink onon campuscampus Plus I Three Views of Virginia I Stadiums Come and Go I Stringing Along with the Rydell Professor 01 Fall 07 masters.2bak:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/8/07 11:11 AM Page 2 G THE GUSTAVUS QUARTERLY Fall 2007 • Vol. LXIII, No. 4 Managing Editor Steven L. Waldhauser ’70 [email protected] Alumni Editors Randall M. Stuckey ’83 [email protected] Barbara Larson Taylor ’93 [email protected] Design Sharon Stevenson [email protected] Contributing Writers Laura Behling, Kathryn Christenson, Gwendolyn Freed, Teresa Harland ’94, Tim Kennedy ’82, Donald Myers ’83, Brian O’Brien, Paul Saulnier, Dana Setterholm ’07, Randall Stuckey ’83, Matt Thomas ’00, Thomas Young ’88 Contributing Photographers Anders Björling ’58, Ashley Henningsgaard ’07, Joel Jackson ’71, Joe Lencioni ’05, Tom Roster, Wayne Schmidt, Sharon Stevenson, Matt Thomas ’00, Stan Waldhauser ’71 Articles and opinions presented in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors or official policies of the College or its board of trustees. The Gustavus Quarterly (USPS 227-580) is published four times annually, in February, May, August, and November, by Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn. Periodicals postage is paid at St. Peter, MN 56082, and additional mailing offices. It is mailed free of charge to alumni and friends of the College. Circulation is approximately 35,000. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gustavus Quarterly, Office of Alumni Relations, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W. College Ave., St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. St. Peter, Minnesota 507/933-8000 I www.gustavus.edu Chair, Board of Trustees Russ Michaletz ’74 President of the College James L. Peterson ’64 Vice President for College Relations Gwendolyn Freed Director of Alumni Relations Randall M. Stuckey ’83 Gustavus Adolphus College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Gustavus Quarterly is printed on Domtar Earthchoice paper (30% PCR and sustainable source certified by SmartWood) using soy-based inks and alternative solvents and wetting agents by the John Roberts Company, Minneapolis, an EPA Green Power Partner. 01 Fall 07 masters.2bak:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/8/07 11:11 AM Page 3 Contents 4 From the President 25 The College’s most-decorated speaker 5 On the Hill Andrea Carlile ’07 has nearly swept the field of forensics 18 Calendar: What’s happening on campus honors 20 Enlightenment via a corpse flower 26 Three views of Virginia When Brian O’Brien received Amorphophallus titanium seeds in A plant systematics field trip involves alumni, faculty, and 1993, he didn’t realize the impact they would have on the College students 14 years later. 29 Sports 22 Remember Thy Past CoSIDA Academic All-America honors I NCAA All-America Hidden History: Life in the ‘Hilton West’ picks I Women win MIAC all-sports, men take third I 24 A look at the new football Gergen, Miest win NCAA scholarships I Spring summary stadium 28 Legacy Greater Gustavus Fund issues challenge grant to Gustavus Fund I Matching grant for prairie restoration I Najarian family named honorary chairs of A Royal Affair I Gustavus Fund annual report I Bruce Gray retires . again 45 Alumni News ON THE COVER THE Gustavus Adolphus College Fall 2007 Chemistry Professor Brian O’Brien Gustavus braves the “rotten meat” odor to QUARTERLY show President Jim Peterson ’64 some of the finer points of last spring’s rare inflorescence of a corpse flower in the College’s greenhouse. (See article on pp. 20–21.) Photo by Anders Björling ’58 Big stink on campus Plus I Three Views of Virginia I Stadiums Come and Go I Stringing along with the Rydell Professor Decked in appropriate spectacles for the spectacle, elementary education major Shannon Quealy peers into the photographer’s lens while, behind her, fellow seniors gather to march to Hollingsworth Field for commencement exercises. (See additional photos from the big day on pp. 6–7.) Photo by Tom Roster. 01 Fall 07 masters.2bak:Winter 03-04 MASTERS.1 8/8/07 11:11 AM Page 4 From the President Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees Gary F. Anderson ’63 Director, Crossing Bridges – Connecting in Mission The excellence we value Hugo, Minn. St. Paul Area Synod, ELCA Jon V. Anderson Bishop, Southwestern Minnesota Synod, New Ulm, Minn. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, (ex officio) Redwood Falls Rodney L. Anderson Pastor, Those of us who finished college “some time ago” might Eden Prairie, Minn. St. Andrew Lutheran Church fondly remember our academic experience mostly as a set Thomas M. Annesley ’75 Professor of Pathology, University Hospital, of classroom and laboratory experiences punctuated by Ann Arbor, Mich. University of Michigan Al Annexstad Chair, President, and CEO, Excelsior, Minn. Federated Insurance, Owatonna Stan Waldhauser ’71 Stan Waldhauser quiet study time in the library. I don’t know that it actually Tracy L. Bahl ’84 Chief Executive Officer, was that simple for us then, but that pattern most certain- Greenwich, Conn. Uniprise, a United Health Group Company, N.Y. ly does not hold true for students today. I hope that the Warren Beck ’67 President, Greenwood, Minn. Gabbert & Beck, Inc., Edina snapshots of Gustavus’s current academic program in this Rebecca Bergman Vice President of Science and Technology, Quarterly will illustrate for you just a bit of the breadth and North Oaks, Minn. Medtronic Incorporated, Minneapolis Mark Bernhardson ’71 City Manager, depth of the student experience here. These academic ex- Bloomington, Minn. City of Bloomington periences are the core of what we do. Stephen P. Blenkush ’80 Pastor, Milaca, Minn. Zion Lutheran Church These snapshots capture some of the varieties of academic excellence we value. The Gordon A. Braatz Retired Clergy and Psychologist Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award Minneapolis, Minn. David J. Carlson ’60 Retired Physician celebrate faculty models for the life of teaching and learning. Students are achieving Edina, Minn. John E. Chadwick ’79 President, high levels of success in forensics. This fall’s Nobel Conference demonstrates our com- Bloomington, Minn. The Chadwick Group, Inc. mitment to using high scientific achievement to understand complex questions of envi- Kelly Chatman Pastor, Maplewood, Minn. Redeemer Lutheran Church, Minneapolis ronmental stewardship. On page 11 you’ll find a feature on the growing academic im- Jerome King Del Pino ’68 General Secretary, pact of the residency sponsored by the Robert E. and Susan T. Rydell Professorship. Franklin, Tenn. General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, Nashville And, finally, pages 24–26 present multiple perspectives on the value of field work in Ardena Flippen ’68 Corporate Compliance Officer, botany. Chicago Provident Hospital of Cook County James H. Gale ’83 Attorney at Law Lying behind all of these examples is an approach to undergraduate education that Washington, D.C. Tania K. Haber ’78 Senior Pastor, is outlined in an emerging “strategic directions” document, summarized in this issue. St. Louis Park, Minn. Westwood Lutheran Church This important next step in our thinking about our future will direct the paths by which Paul L. Harrington Senior Pastor, Rosemount, Minn. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Apple Valley we educate “New Leaders for a New Tomorrow.” Central to this academic planning effort Pat Haugen ’70 Client Executive, is a campuswide concentration on the kinds of learning I mentioned above. Those ef- Sioux Falls, S.D. IBM Global Services Alfred Henderson ’62 Retired Financial Adviser forts will guide the faculty as they do the important work of curricular planning and will Chanhassen, Minn. support the other key elements of our progress along the path. George G. Hicks ’75 Managing Partner Eden Prairie, Minn. Värde Partners, Inc., Minneapolis Our new provost, Dr. Mary E. Morton, is now on campus. Along with our two aca- Thomas J. Hirsch ’64 Vice President, demic deans, she will guide the academic program into the future. She also will have re- Edina, Minn. JEBCO Group, Inc., St. Paul Ronald A. Jones Retired Partner and Consultant, sponsibility for coordinating planning work for the entire college. Our goal is to have Barrington, Ill. Hewitt and Associates, Lincolnshire Linda Bailey Keefe ’69 Vice President, the strongest academic program possible and to ensure that it is supported by the rest Atlanta, Ga. NAI Brannen Goddard of a great student experience. Daniel A. Kolander ’68 Senior Pastor, Marion, Iowa First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids We have much yet to do to make this college into the very best that it can be. At Barbara Eckman Krig ’52 Retired Educator the same time, let’s be clear: this is a college we can hold up with justifiable pride for Excelsior, Minn. Terry Morehouse Pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, and strong academic programs and an extraordinary student learning environment. Waconia, Minn. (ex officio) President, Gustavus Association of Congregations All of us at Gustavus, especially the students we serve, are grateful for our alumni Marilyn Olson Assistant Director for Colleges and Universities Chicago, Ill. Division for Vocation and Education and friends who with their financial support make this college the academic leader it is. (ex officio) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Martha I. Penkhus Registered Nurse, Mankato, Minn. Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital James L. Peterson ’64 President, Minneapolis, Minn. (ex officio) Gustavus Adolphus College Wayne Peterson ’77 Pastor, Plymouth, Minn. St. Barnabas Lutheran Church Jason T. Sawyer ’93 Vice President for Sales, Cronin & Co., Minneapolis, Plymouth, Minn. (ex officio) and Past President, Gustavus Alumni Association Beth Sparboe Schnell ’82 Chief Executive Officer, Corcoran, Minn.