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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Marketing and Communications at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in Illinois State Magazine by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Nov. 2013 COVER.indd 1 Volume 14 • Number 2 • November 2013 9/30/13 10:55AM Editor-in-chief Susan Marquardt Blystone ’84, M.S. ’03

alumni Editor Zach Parcell ’08

Copy Editor Kevin Bersett lead Designers FirstWord Dave Jorgensen, M.S. ’03 Michael Mahle From the moment Nancy and I arrived on campus Designers August 8, we have been impressed by the warm and welcoming attitude of everyone Jeff Higgerson ’92 Carol Jalowiec ’08 we have encountered in the campus and local community. We enjoyed meeting faculty, Jon Robinson M.S. ’12 staff members, students, alumni and retirees. We assisted students as they moved in to Sean Thornton ’00 residence halls and apartments, and enjoyed a cookout with student-athletes. In every WEB EDITOR Ryan Denham instance, we felt the genuine excitement that greets the new academic year. PHOTOGRAPHER The fall semester began with on-campus enrollment slightly lower than last year. Lyndsie Schlink ’04 New numbers show more students are taking PRODUCTION coordinator Tracy Widergren ’03 classes at off-campus locations in Chicago and writers downstate Illinois. Steven Barcus ’06, M.S. ’09 Kevin Bersett The academic quality of our students is on Ryan Denham the rise, with ACT and grade point averages well editorial intern Brooke Burns ’10 above national averages and among the highest in the state. Illinois State (USPS 019606) is published quarterly for members of the Illinois State University Alumni The numbers and academic quality of stu- Association at Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main Street, Normal, Illinois 61790-3100. Periodicals postage paid dents from underrepresented groups continues at Normal, Illinois, and at additional mailing offices. to grow as well. Enrollment for students from Magazine editorial offices are located at 1101 N. underrepresented groups is up 11 percent over Main Street, Normal, Illinois 61790-3100; telephone (309) 438-2586; facsimile (309) 438-8057; email last year. The average ACT score and GPA also [email protected]; Website IllinoisState.edu/ alumni. Postmaster: Send address changes to Illinois moved slightly higher. State, Illinois State University, Campus Box 8000, Normal, IL 61790-8000. Financially, Illinois State began the fall Material may be reprinted with prior approval, semester in stable condition. The University’s provided no commercial endorsement is implied FY2014 state appropriation is about $74 million, and credit is given to the author, to Illinois State University, and to Illinois State. which represents level funding from FY2013. Website: IllinoisState.edu While that doesn’t exactly sound promising, this is the first time in several years An equal opportunity/affirmative action university encouraging diversity 14-0006. This document is we and the other Illinois public universities did not endure a funding cutback. Illinois available in alternative formats upon request by State’s tradition of low debt, conservative spending and careful planning has allowed the contacting Alumni Relations at (309) 438-2586. University to maintain and even grow academically. Alumni association board of directors Jerry Kerber ’74, Kathy Coyle Murdoch ’86 It was a true pleasure to take part in my first Homecoming celebration and learn President Bob Navarro ’91, M.S. ’93, about the different traditions that have reflected student life from the 1940s through Greg Ayers ’90 Ph.D. ’02 Lisa Castleman ’96 Tim Pantaleone ’07 today. In addition to the electric atmosphere created by hundreds of returning alumni, Jeff Charnogorsky ’85 Scott Preston ’10 the Hancock Stadium renovation highlighted this year’s events. Bob Freitag ’84 Doug Reeves ’69 With the stadium project completed, new construction initiatives will take center Jennifer Groezinger ’02 Kaci Rollings ’94 Michele Pfeilschifter Steve Smith ’89, M.S. ’93 stage, including planning for the Fine Arts Complex, renovation work in Edwards Hall, Guadalupe ’01 Alice Spann ’78 and a new Art Gallery at Uptown Station in partnership with the Town of Normal. Dave Horstein ’08 Gary Tiffany ’74 Julie Jones ’90 Martin Vanags ’84 If you have not been back to the University, I encourage you to plan a visit. You Dan Kelley ’70 Mike Willis ’82 will be amazed and pleased by the energy and enthusiasm that defines the Redbird Emily Miller Kimmey ’99, Jerry Wright ’62, M.S. ’66 M.S. ’01 experience. Linda Yap ’74, ’81 Daniel Lopez, Ph.D. ’02 Betty Kinser ’73, M.S. ’75, Lois (Rademacher) Mills Board of Trustees ’62, M.S. ’69 Alumni Liaison

Let us hear from you! Your feedback is appreciated. Send comments or suggestions, Class Notes, Letters to the Editor, How We Met and Legacy stories, as well as Timothy J. Flanagan, Ph.D. Where Are They Now and Reggie Reads submissions President, Illinois State University to Susan Blystone at [email protected], or mail to Campus Box 3420, Normal, IL 61790.

IFC_First Word Nov2013.indd 2 9/26/13 1:16 PM Volume 14, Number 2, November 2013 FEATURES 8 Journalism’s dark days The once thriving field of print journalism has taken a tricky turn. With newspapers shutting down and huge layoffs occurring, the idea of who and what a journalist is and will be is changing. Alums, faculty and students discuss what it takes to adapt to an ever-changing and uncertain future within their field.

14 Life in the oil industry The recent surge in the oil and gas industry is creating adventures and challenges for Illinois State geology majors. Traveling around the world, working for major companies like Exxon Mobile, and utilizing new technologies are just a 28 few of the opportunities graduates encounter in work that can be controversial.

20 20 A helping hand The future isn’t always bright for college students, who often lack the finances to finish a degree. Their graduation dreams are often realized through an investment made by another, who knows the value of a college education. Read how private gifts have impacted people and programs at Illinois State.

28 From WZND to WLS A famous Chicago radio personality and film critic who partnered with Roger Ebert, Richard Roeper’s success began at Illinois State. Always 8 a talented writer, Roeper ’82 was encouraged by faculty to use his voice. They put him on the path to become the nationally known media figure he is today.

DEPARTMENTS 2 University News 6 Redbird Athletics 14 32 Alumni Connections 34 Class notes What’s trending on A 20 things you didn’t know about the Bone Student Center On the cover: The traditional image of a newspaperman Redbird cheerleading uniforms, then and now toiling at the typewriter has been torn apart by changing technology. Illustration by Mike Mahle. President Flanagan greets families at move-in Read these stories and more at IllinoisState.edu/STATEside.

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Alumnus creates professorship $3 million gift bolsters study of global issues

onald McHenry, a former nent Representative to the UN from 1979 possibilities and become engaged lead- American diplomat who to 1981. ers, whether in their communities or was the top envoy to the Prior to the appointment, he served in regional, national and international United Nations during the as Ambassador and U.S. Deputy Repre- initiatives.” DIranian hostage crisis, has made a $3 sentative to the UN Security Council. McHenry’s gift continues his ISU million gift to fund a visiting professor of He has served in the U.S. Department legacy. A champion debater on the foren- diplomacy and international affairs. of State and also joined the Carnegie sics team, he was named the nation’s McHenry ’57 studied social science Endowment for International Peace. most outstanding debater in 1956. He at the dawn of the Civil Rights revo- “The world has no borders,” said helped launch and lead a local chap- lution. He pursued doctoral studies at McHenry, who appreciates helping the ter of the National Association for the Georgetown University, where he is a University make global issues a part of Advancement of Colored People. Distinguished Professor in the Practice every student’s curriculum. The post The author of Micronesia: Trust of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign could be filled by a diplomat or fed- Betrayed, McHenry has pledged his per- Service. eral government official, a leader from an sonal papers to Milner Library. They A recipient of ISU’s Distinguished international/regional organization, or a chronicle a career that includes his ser- Alumnus Award and an honorary degree, multinational corporation. vice on several major corporation boards. McHenry served under President Jimmy “It is my hope that this professor- He is a director of the Coca Cola Com- Carter as Ambassador and U.S. Perma- ship will inspire students to see the pany, trustee emeritus of the Mayo Clinic and Columbia University, and chairman emeritus of Africare. 2 Illinois State November 2013

14-0006 News.indd 2 10/7/13 3:19 PM State Farm remains strong Faculty research project in support of ISU programs results in rare Lincoln find State Farm Companies Foundation is Mathematics professors Nerida Ellerton investing nearly $1.9 million over the and Ken Clements were searching for course of two years to support programs examples of early American arithmetic across the University, including the Actu- exercise books when they found two arial Science program in the Department pages of math problems written by a of Mathematics. teenage Abraham Lincoln. Information technology scholar- The married couple found the book ships are also funded, as well as com- leaf at Harvard University. Until recently, puter equipment upgrades for labs in only 10 leaves of the oldest manuscript the School of Information Technology, prepared by Lincoln were thought to and curriculum and faculty development have survived. The arithmetic document activities. dates back to approximately 1825, when Through America’s Promise Alli- Lincoln was 16. ance, State Farm supports numerous “The solutions to the mathematics education initiatives in elementary and problems in Lincoln’s manuscript show secondary schools. The New Innovation that the young Abraham not only knew for America’s Promise project in Men- what he was doing, but also that he Reggie Redbird joined the crew that installed ISU street signs in Normal. nonite College of Nursing creates part- understood the mathematical principles nerships between nursing faculty and he was applying,” Clements and Ellerton interstates. The University plans future students. The funds also help students said. “Almost all of his problem solutions signs for other areas of campus. prepare for the nursing licensure exam. were correct.” The Town of Normal approved The College of Education’s Little Guided by their knowledge of the replacing the city’s standard green and Village and Auburn Gresham project arithmetic curriculum in U.S. schools in white street signage for the signs that benefits as well. The program works the early 19th century, Ellerton and Cle- were suggested through the Redbird with Chicago public schools to increase ments have shed light on the ordering Pride Committee. The signs were paid for urban teacher recruitment and improve of the 11 leaves, and on the mathemati- through Illinois State licensing royalties preparation and retention of inner-city cal content of the pages. Their analy- and will be installed by the town’s public teachers. sis reveals that Lincoln’s mathematical works employees as schedules permit. Foundation funding enhances pro- achievements were greater than previ- “This is really a joint effort. We are grams designed to introduce local school ously reported. able to purchase the signs with no tax children and community members to “The discovery of an 11th leaf of Lin- dollars, no tuition or student fee dollars— live theatre and the works of Shake- coln’s oldest manuscript is an exciting just the royalties recouped from sales of speare through the Illinois Shakespeare addition to the corpus of Lincoln’s early branded items,” Director of Trademark Festival. writings,” said Daniel Stowell, director and Licensing R.C. McBride said. State Farm also supports the Karin of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln proj- “We’re extremely excited to see L. Bone Athletics Study Center, which ect. The leaf will be added to the collec- the Town of Normal and the University provides academic services to student- tion of more than 100,000 documents. partner to show off our shared Redbird athletes. Go online to IllinoisState.edu/Mag- pride,” McBride said. “This is a great way Efforts to enhance the recruitment, azine to see an image of the manuscript to let visitors to town and campus know retention and graduation rates of stu- and an excerpt from the news confer- they’ve arrived in Redbird country.” dents from underrepresented groups ence where the professors announced are also getting a boost thanks to the their find. Grant program empowers Foundation’s contribution to the Minor- Illinois science teachers ity Achievement Program, which brings first-generation college students to School spirit spreads Illinois teachers learned new ways to campus. with new street signs approach lessons about science this sum- State Farm has been a long-time Red and white street signs began appear- mer thanks to ISU initiatives coordi- supporter of the University and currently ing in Normal over the summer months nated by the Center for Mathematics, employs more than 4,000 Illinois State along Main Street, which is the primary Science and Technology (CeMaST). The graduates. route to campus from the surrounding work was supported by several grants

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14-0006 News.indd 3 9/25/13 3:23 PM Where are they now? When Donald Adkins ’48, a high school teacher I admired, heard I wanted to become a teacher, he advised me to go to Illinois State. I enrolled in Septem- ber 1957, the year of the University’s centennial. Full summer school programs allowed me and my Fell Hall roommate, Linda Webster Bean, to graduate a year early in 1960 in business education. One fond memory is in the attempts by my Walker Hall-One North Corridor mates, including Linda, to hop-scotch over the dropped and incredibly stinky fruit from the Gingko tree in front of Cook Hall on our way to classes at Schroeder Hall. Another memory is Profes- sor Helen Cavanagh’s requirement for us to subscribe to Time or Newsweek in her history course. She integrated the study of history with current events. I chose Time, and I carry that same subscription today. After graduate school and 18 years at the Illinois State Board of Education, I had the privilege of returning to ISU in 1990 as Educational Administration and Foundations chair before serving as the College of Education dean. I retired in 2001, and my husband and I remained in Bloomington-Normal. For several years I consulted with Illinois education groups, including a policy study on educational leadership conducted at ISU. I have seen my younger son hired in the College of Arts and Sciences as Spanish faculty and three granddaughters graduate from U-High. One of whom, like her father, chose ISU for undergraduate education. I wrote a memoir, An American Orphan, and now spend time enjoying family, friends, traveling, water aerobics, reading and ISU fine arts events. With three generations of my family calling ISU home, Adkins’ advice more than 60 years ago proved auspicious in shaping my career and destiny. Reach me at 29 Pembrook Circle, Bloomington, IL 61704; [email protected]; or friend on Facebook. College of Education Dean Emeritus Sally Bulkley Pancrazio

from the Illinois State Board of Educa- of energy, with visits to a nuclear power students or under, up from 32 percent tion totaling nearly $480,000. plant and a look at the inner workings of last year. The University maintained a The grants funded intense training a wind turbine. The world of science was graduation rate of 71 percent, far above workshops and follow-up seminars for explored with aerospace developers, hot the national average of 56 percent for teachers across the state. The sessions rod designers and ice rink engineers. public universities, according to the U.S. will be repeated next summer as well. Department of Education. The programs assist middle and high “Simple numbers rarely give the school teachers in creating lessons as Illinois State advances in complete picture of success for a univer- defined by the national Next Genera- annual university rankings sity,” President Timothy Flanagan said. tion Science Standards. The standards Illinois State University remained in the “Student success is one of the hallmarks emphasize cross-cutting concepts of sci- top 200 schools in the nation, and moved of a great university, and Illinois State ence that include energy, research and up in the category of public universities, will continue on its path to provide an real-world applications. according to U.S. News & World Report exceptional experience for our students.” “There is a huge shortage of educat- rankings of “Best National Universities” ed personnel—in Illinois and across the released in the fall. country—in the fields of science, tech- Among public universities, Illinois Peace Corps recognizes nology, engineering and mathematics, State jumped to 81st in the nation, up stellar grad program known as STEM fields,” CeMaST Direc- from 83rd last year. The University is The University is eighth in the nation in tor William Hunter said. “The first step 152 overall, moving up four spaces from the 2013 rankings of Peace Corps Mas- to alleviating that gap is to help teachers 156 last year. The category includes 281 ter’s International and Paul D. Coverdell understand the science and engineer- American universities offering under- Fellows graduate schools. This is the ing practices, so they can guide their graduate and graduate degrees. third time the Peace Corps program has students.” ISU rose in the subcategory of been recognized, as ISU ranked among This year’s workshops helped teach- smaller classes offered on campus. The the top 10 nationwide in 2011 and 2009. ers understand real-world applications report notes 33 percent of classes are 20

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14-0006 News.indd 4 9/25/13 3:23 PM ISU became a Master’s Interna- tional partner in 1997. Since then 42 students have earned degrees in applied economics, political science and sociol- Mail ogy. Each also completed an interdisci- plinary sequence in applied community To the Editor, and economic development. Thank you for the wonderful article on Hazle There are 15 Master’s International Buck Ewing and Ewing Manor (August 2013). I students serving as Peace Corps volun- was pleasantly surprised to read the part about teers in the program that is housed in the Mercury IV sped around the Texas racetrack. Mrs. Ewing giving permission to use her tennis Stevenson Center for Community and courts at what was then called Sunset Hill. During my residency at Smith Hall, Dean Economic Development. of Texas at Austin, Georgia Tech and Linkins asked me to be the greeter when “Students learn about and then Northwestern. Mrs. Ewing came to that beautiful home and experience development issues in a vari- ISU has competed since 2005. The gardens. She always arrived in her limousine, ety of contexts—domestic and interna- team is organized through the Depart- dressed to the nines and helped out by her tional, urban and rural, government and ment of Physics and involves students chauffeur. nonprofit,” said Associate Director Bev- from majors across campus. Learn more He would escort her up the long walk to our erly Beyer. “Each year, our local com- about the program and how you can sup- door and I would assist her inside to where she munity benefits from their service and port it at www.SolarCar.ilstu.edu. research, and then they use those expe- would be visiting each time. It might have been riences to work in developing countries a piano recital, lecture, or lessons in proper eti- from Albania to Panama to Zambia.” WGLT station changes quette. Many will recall Dean Linkins’ passion The Master’s International program program format, schedule for proper etiquette ‘for the boys.’ After her visit, I would escort her to her car. allows students to incorporate Peace The University’s public radio station, She was always an interesting conversational- Corps service as credit into their gradu- WGLT, has begun broadcasting more ist. One of the first times with her, she quizzed ate degree. The Coverdell Fellows Pro- news and informative programming. me about smoking and then said ‘You may use gram provides returned Peace Corps vol- The changes are in response to research my tennis courts at any time, provided you use unteers with scholarships, internships indicating listeners appreciate expanded the can to discard the butts.’ I felt very privi- and stipends to earn an advanced degree news service. leged, not knowing that she apparently did the after they complete their Peace Corps “WGLT will retain a mix of talk and same for many folks. service. music, but with a different emphasis,” Mrs. Ewing’s life and living in the manor has said program director Mike McCurdy. always fascinated me. It’s time now to revisit While daytime weekday GLT Jazz has Solar car team places the online material and do a personal visit to been replaced by news and informa- second in national race the house. tion programming, jazz continues to air Illinois State’s solar car team captured weekday evenings from 9 p.m. through Don Lindquist ’63 second place in one of the closest fin- the overnight. GLT Blues programming Carl Thacker (“Inside Look: Instrument Repair ishes in the history of the American Solar is still broadcast Friday nights, Saturday Shop,” August 2013) is a master craftsman. Challenge. The 2013 national Formula afternoons and Sunday mornings. I’ve seen him do some amazing things. He can Sun Grand Prix was held in June at a “As with any change, we recognize make an instrument look brand new after years closed-course in Texas. some listeners will be pleased and oth- of neglect. Eleven teams entered the race that ers displeased,” WGLT General Manager requires students design, build and race Bruce Bergethon said. “We’ve tried to Online comment a solar car. This is the second time in do the best job possible of balancing Jim Fraley ’85 three years that the Illinois State team divergent listener interests and changing placed second. They raced a car dubbed usage patterns.” Great job Larry and Patrick (“Teacher’s Aide,” Mercury IV. The station’s schedule is avail- August 2013)! This was a wonderful story and Oregon State University won the able online at WGLT.org. Listeners can your family’s commitment to teachers has competition by only one lap, with Iowa stream the broadcast from that website, served you well. May God continue to bless all State just four seconds from completing or tune in at 89.1 or 103.5 FM. you put your hands to. a lap that would have tied ISU. Other Online comment schools involved include the University Donald Lawson ’80

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14-0006 News.indd 5 9/25/13 3:23 PM RedbirdAthletics

Football program enters new era Hancock Stadium renovations are complete

he 1962 football season Plans to improve the facility were Brock Spack and his players are thrilled, was the final year of play at stalled until a $25 million renovation was knowing how important the renovations McCormick Field, which had approved in 2011. The primary focus of are for the program’s future. been home for the Redbirds the renovation was the facility’s east side, “There is a race when it comes to sinceT 1937. Hancock Stadium opened in given nine million cars pass Hancock facilities for student-athletes, and it plays 1963 with seating for more than 10,000. Stadium annually. a major factor in the recruiting process,” Hancock became the first stadium The new east grandstand includes a Spack said. in Illinois with artificial turf. It was home two-story enclosed structure with eight “These new renovations will help us to some of ISU’s greatest football play- suites, a club level with 500 seats, and a significantly in the process of bringing ers, including Dennis Nelson ’70, Guy media and event production facility. talented and high-achieving student-ath- Homoly ’70, Estus Hood, Mike Prior ’85, The work was completed in time for letes to the program and the University.” and Boomer Grigsby ’07. All went on to this season’s first game. ISU head coach National Football League careers. The playing surface was replaced several times, a permanent scoreboard coolest things STATEside’s tour shows off the installed, and the Kaufmann Football about the new new stadium’s must-see features. Building added to give coaches and IllinoisState.edu/STATEside. players a permanent home. But time took Hancock? its toll. 88

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Athletics Nov 2014.indd 2 10/9/13 2:38 PM Alum ready to take Athletics forward

When Larry Lyons ’86 states his goals as softball complex, a team store, Hall of Athletics director, he references Redbird Fame space, and more Redbird Arena Renaissance. The $39-million plan from office space. Linda Herman chosen 2006 detailed facility improvements. He also wants to continue building for top Valley honor One of Lyons’ first tasks has been stronger ties with students to engage to grade the previous plan. The new them as fans, reorganize his administra- Linda Herman, M.S. ’72, Ph.D. ’83, will be inducted into the 2014 Missouri Valley baseball field and tennis complex are tive team, bolster support for student- Conference Athletics Hall of Fame’s Lifetime done and Hancock Stadium renovation athletes, and keep top-notch coaches and Achievement category in March. completed. staff. Herman worked 30 years in ISU Athlet- What is missing? Lyons joined Athletics in 1987. The ics, serving as the interim director four “We say we want to do these things. Pontiac native’s 26 years has meant his separate occasions. While an administra- But we need to give ourselves a score- family is part of the team. He and his tor, the Redbirds won 117 Missouri Valley card so that we keep accountable to our wife, Maureen, have two adult children, Conference championships and 16 league student-athletes, coaches, fans, donors, Matt and Kristin. Matt, M.S. ’10, now all-sports trophies. and alumni,” Lyons said. works for the Redbirds as the assistant She coached the Redbird volleyball team Moving forward means evaluat- Athletics director for development. seven seasons and posted a 267-112 record, ing past priorities and setting new ones. With so many years and such family including a pair of national Associate of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Tourna- Lyons has several in mind, including involvement, it’s no wonder Lyons has ment finishes. soccer field lights so ISU can host MVC blended his personal and professional A national pioneer in women’s athlet- tournaments, an indoor track replace- life. “It’s not a job,” he said of his ISU ics, Herman served on the NCAA Volleyball ment for Horton Field House, a new career, “it’s a lifestyle.” Committee and the NCAA Nominating Committee. She is a member of the Ameri- can Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and ISU’s Percy Family Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame inductees honored at Homecoming Athletics welcomed five former student- athletes into the ISU Percy Family Hall of Fame during Homecoming. The 2013 inductees include Stacey (Anderson) Stewart ’90, M.S. ’92, the 1989 Gateway Conference Player of the Year in volleyball; and Jill Hollembeak ’91, M.S. ’03, a gymnast who was the 1990-1991 ISU Athlete of the Year. Others include softball champion Have a photo of youself wearing ISU garb from years ago? Nicole Kurth-Duncheon ’02, M.S. ’09, a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference Still have old Redbird clothing to strike a pose? First Team selection; golfer Tim Sipula ’92, an individual medalist at the 1992 Missouri Send us your picture and share a memory tied to it for a chance to win a $100 Valley Championship; and Sam Young ’01, who helped ISU earn its first-ever Gateway credit to buy new Redbird Vintage apparel. Two winners will be randomly Championship. chosen. Enter by January 15 at Alumni.IllinoisState.edu/Vintage.

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Athletics Nov 2014.indd 3 9/30/13 10:48 AM agony, anxiety, and new opportunities accompany newspapers’ decline

by Kevin Bersett

n 2007, Jan Dennis ’77 was in his load of nuns. Then it’s news,” Dennis have closed, newspaper jobs have been dream job. He had left The Pan- said. “I was incredibly happy at the AP. shed, and readers have disappeared. tagraph in Bloomington after 24 That’s a career highlight for me.” Denver and Albuquerque lost two Pu- years to become the Peoria bu- But after only fi ve years, Dennis left litzer Prize-winning daily newspapers reau chief for The Associated Press, one for what many in the news business con- that had been in business for a combined of the oldest and most respected news sider an escape hatch: public relations. 236 years. New Orleans’ main daily, The organizations in the world. “I saw the clouds building in the Times-Picayune, which won a Pulitzer He left behind his managing editor industry,” said Dennis, who is in media Prize in 2006 for its coverage of Hur- post, where he was starting to have to lay relations at the University of Illinois. “In ricane Katrina, was reduced to printing o longtime colleagues because of the the AP, the Peoria bureau wasn’t New three times a week last year. paper’s declining fortunes. He also no York City or Jerusalem, so if times had Entire newspaper companies, like longer had to write or edit run-of-the- gotten bad that would have been one of the Tribune Co., have fi led for bank- mill stories that bog down a newsman. the fi rst places they would have looked ruptcy. Other news chains cut thousands “At AP I used to joke that the stan- to cut. It speaks volumes that after I left, of jobs, skimped on supplies, chopped dard whether it was news or not is that they never fi lled it.” journalists’ salaries, ushered in unpaid it has to be equal to a 747 hitting a bus- In the last two decades, hundreds furloughs, slimmed down print editions, of newspapers across the United States

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8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 8 10/1/13 2:48 PM and closed papers while giving execu- pay, most stress, and bleakest outlook. A tives lucrative bonuses and attempting month earlier, Kiplinger listed journal- to pay o debt incurred to buy newspa- ist as one of the worst jobs of the future, pers the chains ended up gutting. urging reporters to fi nd work in public There are many causes for news- relations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics papers’ struggles. Most are blamed on a estimates that in this decade, reporter decline in advertising and classifi ed ad jobs will decline by 8 percent. Increase in mobile news audience “If we lose our watchdogs in the revenue, especially since the Internet’s between 2011 and 2012. (Newspaper emergence, and a decades-long fall in Association of America) Bloomingtons in the world, that’s bad circulation. The crisis has led to talk of for people,” Dennis said. “You don’t government intervention and to the pro- just need watchdogs in Washington. liferation of nonprofi t news organizations. racy—to keep their heads up. In April, The decisions that a city council or a Newspapers’ free fall has made it CareerCast.com ranked newspaper school board makes are far more direct hard for even the most idealistic report- reporter as the worst job of 2013 with on people’s lives than what the Obama ers—those public watchdogs of democ- the combined worst environment, lowest administration is doing.”

inside the industry

In light of this newspocalypse, a couple of questions beg asking: Why does Illinois State University still teach print journalism, an industry that may share the future of the pony express? And if Illinois State’s journalism program is going to continue, what is it doing to adapt to this changing news world?

Such questions are not academic for at Bradley University, where he teaches House Media has adopted a cost-cutting agony, anxiety, and new opportunities Chris Grimm ’96, a copy editor and journalism part time. measure that has become common. It is graphic designer at the GateHouse “It’s not my job to tell you, ‘Don’t do consolidating copydesks into central loca- accompany newspapers’ decline Media-owned Peoria Journal Star. this.’ I do believe it is my job to tell you tions, called design hubs or houses, where “What is the future of journalism?” to have a backup plan. If you are head- multiple newspapers in the chain are laid Grimm asked. “Is it the Web? I think it strong and this is really what you want out and edited. Next year, plans call for can be a component. Right now revenue to do, then you need to be well-rounded. the Journal Star’s design responsibilities by Kevin Bersett is the problem with that. Is it paper? You You need to be able to write, edit, design, to be transferred to a hub. One in Rock- can make an argument the paper is still shoot photos, and shoot videos.” ford already designs GateHouse Media’s going to be relevant because that is where Versatility has indeed become a other Midwest papers. Grimm doesn’t the majority of the money is still being survival skill for journalists. Since 2007, think he will go to another newspaper if made. Or—this is where I tend to lean—is GateHouse Media has cut the Journal he loses his job because of the switch. it somewhere in between? Is it something Star’s newsroom sta ng in half, Grimm “This is what wears you down,” like the tablet? I’m a big fan of the iPad estimated. It’s not that newspapers like Grimm said. “I have gone through the and that aspect of journalism. And I think the Journal Star aren’t making money. downsizing of one newspaper; I don’t that is where we are probably going to It’s that many newspapers are not mak- want to go through it again.” end up. The problem is nobody knows. ing as much money as they used to, and Neither did John Plevka. He left But eventually something’s not enough to make stockholders happy the Peoria Journal Star, where he was going to happen.” or to pay o debt. managing editor, to become the general It’s a warning he Grimm might not be in the business manager of The Vidette in 2012. Illinois issues to students long enough to see what’s next. Gate- State’s 125-year-old student-run newspaper is where alums like Grimm gained “If you are headstrong and this is really what you want to do, then the type of real-world experiences that you need to be well-rounded. You need to allowed them to seamlessly enter the news business. Plevka is not oblivious be able to write, edit, design, shoot to the irony: He is training students to photos, and shoot videos.” enter a ﬁ eld he just ﬂ ed.

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8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 9 10/1/13 2:53 PM “I try to preach the message that I don’t think will be for fi ve to 10 years are the movers and shakers in govern- storytelling still matters,” he said. because we don’t have the ability to get ment and politics who should be reading The Vidette has been forging ahead people online. We get spikes of interest what we are writing.” on the online and social media fronts since when there is a tragedy. Other than that She advises universities to teach the Plevka arrived. In January, The Vidette we don’t get consistent numbers online,” basics while preparing students to do launched a smartphone application, and Johnson said, but added that the smart- everything. reporters have been integrating Twitter. phone app has been downloaded more “The basics are all still there. You The paper also hired its fi rst full-time Web than expected. need to be credible; you need to be editor to beef up its website with photo Johnson is worried she might not accurate. You need to be curious and galleries, video, and online supplements to get a journalism job once she gradu- creative,” McQueary said. “But nowa- ates, but thinks she could adjust to an days—I don’t how much they are doing CareerCast.com ranked electronic only world. Even now former it in the Chicago Tribune newsroom but print reporters are fi nding jobs as certainly in the newsroom I just came newspaper reporter as the bloggers at online publications like the from—writing your own headlines, Hu ngton Post, Slate, and SB Nation, shooting video when needed, taking and as reporters for television and radio pictures when needed, writing cutlines. stations and their websites. The paper I just left we actually kind of Other Redbirds have proven an abil- laid the page out that our stories were ity to not only adapt but fl ourish in the going to be on. There is a lot you need business. to know now that you didn’t when I Kristen McQueary ’95, a member was just running around with a pen and of the Chicago Tribune’s Editorial Board, a notepad.” has followed in the tradition of several with the combined worst environment, lowest McQueary started her career as a Illinois State alums—Chicago Sun-Times pay, most stress, and bleakest outlook. cub reporter for The Pantagraph before Editor-in-Chief Jim Kirk ’90 and The moving to the crime beat at the Peoria New York Times congressional correspon- Star Journal. In 1999, she became a the print edition, said Grace Johnson, a se- dent Carl Hulse ’76—in reaching the up- political columnist for the Southtown nior English major who was The Vidette’s per echelons of the newspaper business. Star, whose newsroom was cut to about editor-in-chief last school year. “There is no question that news- 10 employees from a sta of 40 in the “What I like here, versus at the Jour- papers are just not hiring as many dozen years she was at the Chicago nal Star, is we will fi gure this out,” Plevka people. And it is a tough business. I newspaper. said. “We will succeed or fail, or some- have watched so many good reporters In 2011, she was hired as the state- where in between. The Vidette will de- and writers do something else because house reporter for the Chicago News cide. Local thinking, local strategizing, in the money is not great. It’s hard to raise Cooperative. The News Cooperative was Peoria on those questions was out of the a family. And it’s very disheartening an attempt, mostly by former Chicago question. It was all preordained. It was to watch your colleagues get laid o ,” Tribune reporters and editors, to produce just cut, cut, cut your way through this McQueary said. news using a nonprofi t model. The sta thing. That’s not a key to any success.” “The upside is that I don’t know produced news for a website and for a The changes come as The Vidette is too many journalists who don’t land on special section in The New York Times. having to make di cult decisions about their feet doing something else because “They did really remarkable work,” its print publication due to declining your skill set is so well-rounded: You can she said, yet the News Cooperative folded ad revenue and a need to keep up with write, interview, research.” after three years due to funding problems. college students who prefer electronic Though she considers herself print- media to the newspaper. In August, The fi rst, McQueary is not some curmudgeon Vidette cut its Friday print edition in sitting in a smoke-fi lled o ce banging order to save an estimated $40,000 an- out diatribes against politicians. She nually, Plevka said. The paper, which is tweets, appears on public radio talk now printed Monday–Thursday, had been shows, and participates in talking-head producing fi ve editions a week since 1976. round tables in a television studio inside Will The Vidette eventually stop the Tribune’s newsroom. Percentage of the American Percentage of Americans printing the paper altogether? “I’m sort of the board big mouth,” public who had heard who have stopped tuning “Potentially. I do think that will be she said. “I think it is important. The little or nothing about the to a news outlet because news industry’s financial it no longer provides the a longer ways away. Going strictly Web, people who are following us on Twitter struggles as of 2012. news they want.

(Pew Research Center’s Project Excellence in Journalism)

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8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 10 10/1/13 2:56 PM illinois state’s response

So what does the man in charge of Illinois State University’s School of Communication think of print’s future? Will it last another 15 years?

“Fifteen years, yes,” Executive Director dents into a ﬁ eld where quality jobs are Steckling has become the type of Larry Long said. “Beyond that, I’m not tough to get. Despite the bad news in the all-around journalist that the program really sure.” news world, Long said the University’s is trying to develop. He learned design, Illinois State’s journalism major is journalism program’s enrollment is editing, and how to write editorials, a relatively recent development, born in skyrocketing. columns, and articles at The Vidette. He 2004 with the emergence of three se- “There will always be news,” Long built on that with an internship at the quences: news and editorial, broadcast, said. “People want to know what is going Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs, and visual communication. Before that, on in the world. But the way it is pack- where he used social media, videogra- the University produced journalists who phy, and photography in his reporting.

majored in mass communications or an “They called us mojos, mobile unrelated ﬁ eld. journalists,” he said. “You have to go out “It became very clear to us at the aged is going to continually change.” and pretty much produce the story from time we were doing the right thing, but Andrew Steckling ’12 is betting the ﬁ eld. You can’t sit behind a desk and all of a sudden we were behind again,” his career on such optimism. Steckling make calls. You have to experience it.” Long said. entered the journalism program just as Steckling’s dream job is to become Now the plan is to merge all three the economic and newspaper meltdowns a movie critic. But for now he is in the sequences into one in spring 2014 in reverberated across the country. trenches—one of six editors from the 14 order to train students in all di er- “It didn’t give me pause,” said during his time at The Vidette who have ent media. There are also plans in the Steckling, who served as news editor at found work in the newspaper business. works to have all the University’s media The Vidette. “It gave my parents pause. He works at GateHouse Media’s de- entities—TV10, The Vidette, and WZND Sophomore year of college was when a sign house in Rockford. But not for long. and WGLT radio stations—collaborate lot of these newspapers were shutting He learned during the spring that the de- in what is still a developing concept, a down. They were kind of like, ‘Uh-oh, sign house will close in January to make media convergence center. he’s going to enter an industry that way for a bigger hub in Austin, Texas. He “Business in the news industry doesn’t exist.’ I know I won’t be making has been guaranteed a job in the company, has converged, and as technology has a lot of money, but I don’t care.” but he isn’t sure whether he will go. converged, our degree program has converged,” Long said. He envisions, for example, WZND using audio and print product produced by The Vidette when a radio station reporter can’t be live at an event. “This would allow each entity to

maintain their identity but share and capi- Percentage of increase in The number of students The number of applications submitted Estimated talize on the resources of all,” Long said. applications to the broadcast admitted to those programs to the broadcast journalism and news percent of Perhaps a greater question is how journalism, news editorial, and for the fall 2013 semester. editorial majors at ISU in the last decline in visual communication majors Nearly 100 incoming five years. Sixty-six percent of those reporter jobs the program can attract the best stu- at ISU since 2005. freshmen are studying applicants were admitted. this decade. broadcast journalism.

Editor’s note: The author is a former news reporter who left the McClatchy-owned Belleville News-Democrat in 2012 for greener pastures at Illinois State University. November 2013 Illinois State 11

8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 11 10/1/13 3:01 PM mapping the upheaval in 2013

baton rouge, louisiana cleveland, ohio nashville, tennessee 1 In July The Advocate, a Baton Rouge newspaper, an- 4 In July Advance Publications Inc. cut back home 7 In August The City Paper, a weekly news- nounced it was buying out up to 19 veteran employees. delivery to three days a week at The Plain Dealer, Cleve- paper, closed after 13 years in business. In the previous year The Advocate had been strengthen- land’s main daily newspaper, and laid off nearly 50 news- ing its New Orleans bureau in order to compete with paper employees, or about one-third of the news staff. phoenix, arizona that city’s main newspaper, The Times-Picayune, whose 8 In August the Gannett Co. laid off 29 employees ownership, Advance Publications Inc., cut back the durango, colorado at The Arizona Republic, the state’s largest newspaper, formerly daily newspaper to three print editions a week 5 In March Ballantine Communications Inc. an- as part of layoffs Gannett orchestrated at newspapers and laid off more than 200 employees in 2012. nounced the largest round of layoffs in company history across the county that cost 223 jobs, according to the when 11 employees were let go at the Durango Herald and Gannett Blog. boston, massachusetts its affiliated newspapers in southwestern Colorado. 2 In August The New York Times Co. sold the Boston portland, oregon Globe to Red Sox owner and hedge fund billionaire John new york city, new york 9 In June Advance Publications Inc. laid off more Henry for $70 million. The New York Times had bought 6 In May two editors at the Village Voice quit than 90 employees at The Oregonian, which has been the Boston Globe in 1993 for $1.1 billion. instead of cutting a quarter of the newspaper’s published in Portland since 1850. Home delivery of the 20-person staff, and the Daily News eliminated about daily newspaper was also cut to four days a week. The chicago, illinois 20 employees in two rounds of layoffs. In June, the moves, like those at The Plain Dealer and The Times- 3 In May the Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Picayune, were part of Advance Publications’ plan to 28-person full-time photography staff, including Pulitzer Corp., laid off 13 full-time employees. focus on its digital products. Prize winner John White.

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8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 12 10/2/13 9:47 AM insight from a manager’s perspective

Most journalists live under the threat of layoffs and cuts. Jim Kirk ’90 is one of those doing the cutting.

The Vidette alum and Chicago newspaper veteran was named senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the Chicago Sun-Times in 2012, taking over a newspaper whose former ownership sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009. Kirk made national news in May when he laid off the newspaper’s entire full-time photography staff, including a Pulitzer-Prize winner. His decision to replace seasoned photographers with freelancers and do-it-all reporters could be a sign of the future at bigger dailies where large—some would argue, bloated—staffs have been the rule. While Kirk did not comment directly on the layoffs, he did offer insight into the ongoing struggle within newsrooms. The questions have been abbreviated.

what are the causes best serve this audience, this city, still doing Q of the industry’s problems? journalism that makes a difference?’” “This is a business that has been losing circulation for four decades. That necessarily hasn’t what must reporters do been the major issue. It has been more about Q to be successful? how advertisers are choosing where to spend “It’s not enough to write a story. You have to be their money. What the Internet has provided a multimedia journalist.” Kirk is also looking advertisers is a way to reach people across for reporters who have branded themselves a wider spectrum. The number of advertiser using social media. “If you come to a news- competitors we have has multiplied. That has paper looking for a job and you already have put pressure on the business.” a specialty or an audience with you to bring, that is going to be valuable to a newspaper.” speak to the morale of journalists in light of the industry changes. Q do you think corporations will “Newspapers are trying many different things Q continue to be a dominant ownership mapping the upheaval in 2013 to see what works with readers and advertis- force in the newspaper business? ers, and therefore it can be unsettling. I think “I do because I think that content is still king. across the spectrum, people feel unsettled. And if you produce enough compelling con- Some rise to the occasion under those types san diego, california tent, there are business models out there that of circumstances and some don’t. Some leave 10 Newspapers at San Diego State University, can support that because you will get viewers and find other industries to go to. I think Duke University, the University of Illinois at Urbana- and you will attract advertisers to those view- that’s where we are at right now.” Champaign, and the University of Missouri cut ers or readers.” their print schedules heading into the fall semester, according to Poynter, a nonprofit media institute. you took a job in which you knew what does the future hold? Q you were going to have to make st. louis, missouri difficult decisions, including those Q “We’re in a stage—I call it the Great 11 In May Lee Enterprises Inc. closed two of the regarding layoffs. in general, how do Transition—where you have to be very flexible Suburban Journals’ weekly print publications and laid you rationalize what you are doing? in terms of the newest technology coming off 20 employees. Starting in July, McClatchy Co. down the road … I think 15 years from now we “Nobody wants to see anybody laid off. This began forcing employees at the Belleville News- will all be getting our information in a much business is at its best when it has a big, ro- Democrat to take five-day furloughs. different way than we are today.” Kirk also bust news staff that can cover everything. But predicts some newspapers will cut back on that’s not the reality of the business anymore. washington, d.c. the number of days they print, but will likely The economics aren’t the same as what they 12 In August Amazon.com’s billionaire founder, keep profitable days, like the Sunday edition, were 20 years ago. I look at it as, ‘How do we Jeffrey P. Bezos, bought The Washington Post and affili- for the foreseeable future. ated publications for $250 million after the paper suf- fered years of declining revenue. A Wall Street financier bought the newspaper for $825,000 at a bankruptcy auction in 1933, and his heirs controlled it for the next A day in the life 80 years, according to The Washington Post. Alums who remember The Vidette from the days of the campus “chicken coop” will be pleasantly surprised by the current operation. To get an inside look, view a video at IllinoisState.edu/Magazine. Enrollment statistics for the journalism program are also on the Web page.

8-13 Print Purgatory_revised.indd 13 10/2/13 9:47 AM Oil Feature Nov 2013.indd 2 9/26/13 2:29 PM Riding the oil&gas boom

Resurgent energy industry keeps alums busy around the world

BY RYAN DENHAM

Erin Roche and Drew Carlock can turn little rocks into big stories. They’re geologists, trained to dig deep into the Earth’s physical past and turn heaps of data into a narrative about what’s below. These days, the stories they’re telling are heard by giant oil and gas companies—their employers. Both were hired by the booming industry right out of Illinois State. In the four years since, the engaged couple’s work has taken them to some exotic locales, including Dubai, Australia, and Chile. The globe-trotting is among the nicest perks, but it’s the chance to study the Earth that really excites Roche ’07, M.S. ’09; and Carlock ’07, M.S. ’09. That opportunity might not exist were it not for some profound changes now reshaping the oil and gas landscape. “We’re very aware of the fact that this industry does change with whatever global situation or energy revolution is going on at the time,” Carlock said. “We’re really aware of that, and also aware that it could go

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Oil Feature Nov 2013.indd 3 9/26/13 2:30 PM Rises in U.S. oil and gas production can be largely attributed to hydraulic fracturing.

Drew Carlock and Erin Roche

down again. We just try to position our- These concerns put the alumni according to an International Energy selves as best we can.” interviewed for this story, at times, on Agency report last year. Perhaps most Roche and Carlock are among many the defensive about their life’s work. surprisingly, U.S. dependence on foreign Illinois State alumni whose careers have But it also gives them a unique perspec- petroleum has actually declined since been bolstered by a resurgence of U.S. tive on the most complex energy issues peaking in 2005, due in part to decreased oil and gas production. It’s meant more facing policymakers, ones that are often demand and increased production, ac- digging for the geologists, more number- unfairly distilled into black or white, cording to the U.S. Energy Information crunching for the ﬁ nancial analysts, and right or wrong. Administration. more lobbying for the policy experts. One thing is clear: The U.S. is pro- The increase in U.S. production is But the same developments that led ducing signiﬁ cantly more oil today than largely tied to the unlocking of new re- to that resurgence—namely the expand- it has in decades. Reversing a decline serves of oil and gas found in previously ed use of controversial technologies such in production dating back to the early untapped shale rock through horizontal as horizontal drilling and hydraulic frac- 1990s, domestic oil production hit 7.4 drilling and hydraulic fracturing. That 1972 9441 turing—have put their industry under in- million barrels per day earlier this year. latter process, known as “fracking,” uses 1973 9208 1974 8774 creased scrutiny from environmentalists By around 2020, the U.S. is projected to a high-pressure mix of water, sand, and 1975 8375 and, in states such as Illinois, lawmakers. become the largest global oil producer, chemicals to crack open the rock. Both 1976 8132 1977 8245 1978 8707 1979 8552 1980 8597 Made in the USA 1981 8572 10,000 9,441 1982 8649 9,500 U.S. field production of crude oil is on the rise 1983 8688 8,649 1984 8879 9,000 8,245 8,349 after bottoming out in 2008. 8,500 1985 8971 8,000 1986 8680 7,500 7,171 1987 8349 7,000 6,452 6,496 1988 8140 6,500 5,744 1989 7613 6,000 1990 7355 5,077 5,500 1991 7417 5,000 1992 7171 Thousand barrels per day barrels Thousand 4,500 1993 6847 4,000 1994 6662 3,500 1995 6560 3,000 1996 6465 2,500 1997 6452 2,000 1998 6252 1,500 1999 5881 1,000 2000 5822 500 2001 5801 0 2002 5744 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2003 5644 2004 5435 Data from U.S. Energy Information Administration 2005 5186 2006 5089 2007 5077 16 Illinois State November 2013 2008 5000 2009 5353 2010 5479 2011 5652 2012 6496 Oil Feature Nov 2013.indd 4 9/26/13 2:30 PM David Malone Chuck Wiles Jackie Ferree technologies have been used for decades Surviving the When oil and gas companies are on porous sandstone, but it wasn’t until doing well, like they are now, they drive creative scientists took a “conceptual lean years up capital spending on exploration leap of faith” that they tried it on the Geologists haven’t always had it so good. and production, said Jackie Ferree ’83, tougher shale source rock, Geology Pro- Chuck Wiles ’80 calls his generation Global Upstream finance manager for fessor David Malone said. of geologists the “survivors.” On a Friday Chevron. “When you’ve got $100 a barrel oil, back in 1986, during the oil glut when “We front a lot of money just to get companies can afford to pay scientists prices fell to less than $10 a barrel, he the rights to explore, and then we have a lot of money to be creative,” Malone found out he was going to have a daugh- to pay a lot to explore, so you better hope said. “Once you get a couple of break- ter. On Monday, he lost his job with the the research is accurate,” said Ferree, an throughs, it’s contagious.” independent producer he worked for in accounting and business administration These days, almost all of Malone’s southeastern Illinois. alumna who previously served on Illi- master’s degree graduates go into oil Wiles has been an independent nois State’s College of Business advisory and gas. It’s not uncommon for a new geologist ever since, helping companies council. college grad with a master’s in geology with a well site they’ve already identi- Ferree has spent her entire ca- to find a starting salary in the six- fied or by evaluating untapped acreage reer at Chevron, mostly in California. figures, Malone said. for its potential. Wiles’ area of expertise She recently began an assignment in When Roche and Carlock gradu- is the Illinois Basin, which covers 60,000 Lagos, Nigeria, as Chevron’s manager ated in 2009, there weren’t a lot of jobs square miles across Illinois, Indiana, and of internal controls and compliance, the available in environmental consulting. Kentucky. first woman to hold that post. Back in So they both interviewed for oil and gas The odds of finding oil are stacked 1991, Ferree also became the first woman jobs in Houston, where they live today. against you, Wiles says. But in 1997, Wiles to join Chevron’s San Francisco-based Roche was hired by ExxonMobil helped a company win the prestigious international auditing staff. and has worked in exploration and pro- “Wildcatter of the Year” award from the She’s gotten to see the world, and duction. Her first job brought her to East Illinois Oil and Gas Association for his the chance to switch jobs within the Texas, drilling 6,000-foot wells in shale role in finding several productive wells in same company is a good fit for someone using horizontal drilling and fracking. an unproven field near Effingham. who gets “antsy” after a couple years in She’s now on a unique “special studies” “That’s kind of fulfilling, when you one place. Ferree spent a year working team that tackles some of the trickier do put something together like that,” on a team to record Chevron’s $4.5 bil- geologic problems facing her company. Wiles said. “I’ve also been on the other lion acquisition of Atlas Energy, a major Carlock works for BHP Billiton’s oil and side of the fence, where it’s taken some player in shale gas, in 2010-11. gas arm and is doing exploration work in time, and you get a dry hole. It’s just part “I lived and breathed that one,” Australia, mostly offshore. of the business. …I’m self-employed, so she said. “We do what we love every day. We if you don’t bring it in, you don’t make apply everything we learned every day,” anything.” Roche said.

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Changing the arguments laid out most publicly in such “It’s not a career for someone with films as Gasland and Promised Land. thin skin, or a low boiling point,” said conversation In Illinois this year, lawmakers Sykuta, who retired from full-time lob- But as any motorist who’s seen gas passed some of the strictest fracking bying work last year. “But it took me prices jump 30 cents overnight knows, regulations in the country, crafted with places I never dreamed I’d be, and I things can change in a hurry. the help of industry and some environ- interacted with people I never thought When economics grad Emily mental groups. They require operators I’d meet, and it all started on the third Hickey ’08, M.S. ’10, first started work- to submit chemical disclosures to the floor of Schroeder Hall.” ing in the natural gas industry, there state both before and after fracking, as His industry’s environmental record were concerns about meeting demand well as require the companies to conduct is not perfect, but it confronts problems and the need to import gas. But the water testing before the fracking process and fixes them, Sykuta said. But the production of natural gas from shale has and then again after it is completed. industry’s story is hard to tell, he says, changed everything, as many have seen For those working in oil and gas “because almost everything we do is out on their heating bills. Natural gas prices every day, these concerns can seep into in the middle of nowhere, or underwa- have plunged from highs above $10 per family gatherings or their inboxes when ter, or underground,” with little direct million BTUs in 2005 to around $4 per a friend emails an article about fracking, interaction with consumers. million BTUs today. said Roche, the geologist. If you’re being “Nobody anywhere would be living In just a few years, the conversation responsible, drilling like you should be, the lives that they live, with the abun- has shifted to exporting natural gas and and following the rules, there shouldn’t dance they have, were it not for reason- other innovative uses, said Hickey, who be any issues, she said. ably priced energy, particularly oil and was hired by Nicor Gas as a rate design “It’s a little frustrating,” Roche said. natural gas,” Sykuta said. analyst after graduating. She now works “You can’t help but argue with it and try As a scientist, Malone understands for Atlanta-based AGL Resources, which to clear up opinions.” the concern about the environmental acquired Nicor in 2011, handling regula- That was David Sykuta’s job for impact of modern oil and gas production tory and policy issues. more than 37 years. The 1972 political practices. “It’s really exciting because we’re science grad was the chief lobbyist for “There’s always a competition having discussions about energy in- the state’s largest oil producers and re- between quality of life and quality of dependence and natural gas vehicles,” finers and head of the Illinois Petroleum environment,” Malone said. she said. “It’s really interesting to be Council. involved in that. It’s really relevant to He got into government work Editor’s note: This article is part two of our country.” as a legislative intern at the urging of an ongoing series on the role Illinois State Critics say that a rejuvenated U.S. some professors. He found the inside of students and alumni play in the business oil and gas industry comes at a steep en- government fascinating and thought his of energy. To read part one about wind vironmental cost, particularly fracking, knack for public speaking might make energy, visit IllinoisState.edu/Magazine. him a good lobbyist.

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Oil Feature Nov 2013.indd 6 10/7/13 12:10 PM Master’s program gives grads Illinois State’s geology program leg up in oil, gas jobs graduates around This isn’t Texas, but Illinois State’s hydrogeology master’s pro- eight master’s gram still provides graduates with a unique skill set that helps and 20 bachelor’s them stand out in oil and gas jobs, according to several alumni. students every Grad student Stephen Flaherty spent last summer interning year. It also offers Stephen Flaherty with Apache Corporation in Oklahoma. He searched for oil in his some eye-opening large study area using massive amounts of data and powerful field trips, includ- computers, alongside other geologists, engineers, drillers and ing one to the Permian Basin in West Texas, an iconic geologic land men. Flaherty also coordinated efforts to determine if a well field where many major oil companies send their new hires for would make money for the company and presented potential training. drilling locations and finances to regional executives. Erin Roche and Drew Carlock, both 2009 master’s gradu- So while underground water is at the core of Illinois State’s ates, said their unique backgrounds in hydrogeology helped program, there’s overlap between hydrogeology and petroleum give them a leg up when they got hired by ExxonMobil and BHP geology. Billiton, respectively, and as they’ve worked on exploration and “Hydrogeologists can become great petroleum geologists production teams ever since. partly because they have an understanding of how fluids are Illinois State also gave students access to Petrel, a very ex- moved and stored underground,” Flaherty said. pensive geologic software program that Roche and Carlock used Flaherty long dreamed of being a geologist and wanted to for their theses and now “every single day” on the job. do environmental work until he started on his master’s thesis, a “It’s the first thing we open, other than Outlook, every geologic mapping project in Illinois. That exposed him to some morning,” Roche said. of what petroleum geologists do—making maps and models, Board of Trustees member Jay Bergman ’70 is president drilling holes, analyzing data, creating a geologic story. Plus, the and CEO of Petco Petroleum Corporation, a mid-level indepen- booming oil and gas industry is hiring lots of geologists. dent oil and gas producer with fields all over the U.S. He employs “I especially enjoy building geologic models, and that is part around 225 employees, including two geologists he hired right of the search for oil,” Flaherty said. out of Illinois State. “They’re trained very well,” Bergman said.

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Annual report feature.indd 2 10/1/13 11:57 AM n attitude GRATITUDE APRIVATE FUNDING OPENS DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY ACROSS CAMPUS An undergraduate degree is an automatic step for myriad high school students, who never question that they will walk from the commencement stage directly to a college campus. Others have the same desire but lack the means. Their path is more uncertain and slowed by obstacles that are all too often tied to a family budget already strained without the additional cost of a college education.

Illinois State University President Timothy J. Flanagan Having such a load as a young man would have understands the frustration and discouragement that comes hindered his ability to go on and complete a master’s and when it seems a degree is beyond the realm of possibility. doctorate, which is why Flanagan understands that every He shares a special bond with such students, given he was dollar borrowed has an impact on decisions and once in that same situation himself. opportunities following graduation. He is con- “I went to school on a needs-based scholarship,” sequently a strong advocate of private sup- Flanagan said, refl ecting on his days as an undergraduate at port, appreciating those who invest in higher Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. “I certainly would education, and specifi cally Illinois State. not have earned a bachelor’s degree without the assistance Each academic year there are literally received from the college.” hundreds of examples of how Redbirds are Flanagan’s college education was put in jeopardy at empowered to pursue their passion because age 13 with the death of his father. His mother faced the another individual invested in the University. challenge of raising Flanagan and his two siblings on Social Some share their story here to reinforce the Security benefi ts and a Navy pension. fact that every donation—regardless “She went to work at a couple of jobs, but there was of size—impacts a program or a no extra money,” said Flanagan, who held various jobs person in a way that can never be himself while in college even with the scholarship support. envisioned. He served as a resident assistant for two years, worked in a Like Flanagan, each person manufacturing plant, and changed mu ers at Kmart. who has benefi ted from anoth- “I talk with students today who are working two or er’s generosity has an attitude three jobs and I know exactly what they are going through. of gratitude. They are trying to not only get the degree, but avoid taking on a mountain of debt while doing it,” Flanagan said.

Annual report feature.indd 3 10/1/13 11:59 AM inding HER WAY hen a little MEANS A LOT brain tumor robbedF Mennonite College of Nursing She realized her tribulations had to be for something, W Astudent Casey Patton of her late teenage years. Treat- which led her to pursue a nursing career. Casey enrolled at ment almost derailed her nursing career. Illinois State, planning to enter the rigorous nursing pro- By fall 2012, Casey had recovered from a brain tumor gram. Three semesters later her cancer returned. for the second time in six years. But chemotherapy and In January 2011, she and her mother moved to Boston radiation treatment after a relapse in 2011 left her with for radiation therapy. The treatment worked and more good excruciating headaches and fatigue so draining that the for- news arrived that spring: Casey had been accepted into mer high school volleyball player and triathlete had trouble Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN). walking stairs. Later that summer, she received the Joslin Scholarship. “It was just a debilitating exhaustion from the mo- The award, established by Roger and Stephany “Stevie” Jos- ment I woke to the moment I went to bed,” said Casey, 23, of lin of Bloomington, provided a year of full ﬁ nancial support. Woodridge. She consequently almost dropped out of ISU’s “Truly, I hadn’t had such a good piece of news, such a nursing program. A scholarship that made attending motivation in years,” Casey said. “It gave me the resources the college possible was key to keeping her to do something that I might not have otherwise been able in school. to do.” The scholarship covered an entire academic year Casey was diagnosed with the tumor and was a necessity due to her medical bills and inability to at 16, just days after completing the work because of treatment side e ects. “ It gave me the resources to do something that I might not have otherwise been able to do.”

Chicago Triathlon and six months She excelled in the nursing program, earning a 4.0 after experiencing vision GPA. In June 2012, she began interning where she has been problems that led to the a patient—the oncology ﬂ oor at Ann and Robert H. Lurie diagnosis. The tumor Children’s Hospital of Chicago. She worked with the nurses was inoperable, so and doctors who treated her. she underwent But the fatigue and headaches had not gone away. 13 months She eventually conﬁ ded her anxieties to MCN Dean Janet of chemo- Krejci. therapy. She “I didn’t think I could do it. Emotionally, mentally, completed physically, spiritually I was just gone. Everything about me, high school at I was just exhausted,” Casey said. She found support in her home and felt family, Krejci, and the Joslins—whose scholarship support- healthy enough to ed her for a second year. move on to college. By last spring, doctors found medications that allevi- Casey had al- ated the worst of the headaches and fatigue. Casey resumed ways wanted to sing on sports and began enjoying the college experience with fel- Broadway. She enrolled low nursing students. at Illinois Wesleyan Uni- “You struggle together with each other,” said Casey, versity on a vocal scholar- who is set to graduate in December. A bigger date beckons ship in 2008, but left after in March 2016. That’s when her cancer will be considered one semester because her in remission. By then she hopes to be a full-time nurse at weakened immune system Lurie Children’s Hospital, helping children and teenagers succumbed to pneumonia. cope with the same cancer she has fought to overcome with Without a support system the help of her Redbird family. nearby, psychological wounds from her cancer by Kevin Bersett bout surfaced.

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Annual report feature.indd 4 10/1/13 11:58 AM hen a little MEANS A LOT uition, food,W a place to sleep, books, incidentals, gas Jana Albrecht, director of Financial Aid, knows all too Tand pocket money—from the big expenses to the little well how jarring unexpected crises can be to students. ones, higher education takes planning. Unfortunately, the “Families come to us for help who have had a death in best laid plans can be upset in the blink of an eye, as Bran- the family or serious medical conditions,” Jana said. “We don Jeralds can attest. try to help by going for a state or federal grant, but there Brandon transferred to Illinois State during his sopho- are a signifi cant number of instances where we can’t do it. more year to study environmental health. The Eagle Scout You’re wanting to cry with the families, but you’re unable knew he’d made the right choice in his major and in the to help them.” school he chose. The Red and White Scholarship gives Financial Aid “I liked it right away. I realized how broad the major counselors a way to give students assistance in extreme cir- itself is,” said Brandon, now a senior. “Whether you want to go into public health, environmental health, or industrial “ This fund is just a little bit of light that hygiene, you are not just tied down to one area. You can take classes in multiple areas and fi nd out what you want to do.” comes through in a di cult situation.” Brandon excelled in his studies, while also serving as president of the American Industrial Hygiene Association cumstances. The fund supports costs such as books, a train and as a member of Student Environmental Health Associa- ticket home, and has helped a disabled veteran purchase a tion. He purposefully tackled an ambitious course load and computer for an upcoming semester. It has also provided leadership roles to ensure he would stand out from other support for students such as Brandon, who experience a job-seeking students following graduation. major loss while at Illinois State. While the semester was going well, there was trouble “There are a signifi cant number of stu- at home. Richard Jeralds, Brandon’s father, had been diag- dents who lose their parents when they’re nosed with stage 4 lung cancer seven years earlier. Richard here,” Jana said. “This fund is just a little overcame the illness after intensive radiation therapy, but bit of light that comes through in a dif- passed away in March from a combination of lung cancer, fi cult situation.” pneumonia, and radiation-induced osteosarcomas. Thanks to the Red and White In addition to the grief, Richard’s death meant the Scholarship Fund, Brandon will be able family struggled to cover medical bills and tuition costs for to fi nish his time at Illinois State with- Brandon’s senior year. Finding additional work outside of out burdening himself with more private class was not an option for Brandon, who already held jobs loans—guaranteeing that he can focus at the O ce of Environmental Health and Safety, Sonic, and on his studies and that his family can as an umpire. focus on healing from their loss. Wanting to make sure her son made it through his fi nal year at Illinois State, Brandon’s mother, Vicki, suggested by Steven Barcus that he seek aid from the Red and White Scholarship. Financial Aid uses the scholarship to provide assistance when students face bills that go beyond what is covered by federal, state, or university sources. Vicki learned about the scholarship when a student Telefund worker called her years ago to ask for a donation. The fund immediately struck Vicki as one that could provide a great impact, which motivated her to make an investment. She had no idea the same fund would one day provide the fi nancial assistance Brandon needed to fi nish his degree. “I thought it was absolutely wonderful,” Vicki said. “It was a weird twist of fate. The only reason we knew about that scholarship fund was because we donated to it. It was one of those weird things that happened.”

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Annual report feature.indd 5 10/1/13 12:01 PM n investment IN CHANGE etting THE STAGE Aometimes all it takes is one person, passion for a cause, helps to strengthen the vital connections between Illinois Sand the desire to make a di erence. There’s no predict- State University and the public schools of the state.” S ing how many lives will be transformed as a result. The Bakers’ investment was the fi rst step in creating Case in point: A fund created through the ISU Founda- such a bridge. Upon Paul's retirement in 2001, former stu- tion will signifi cantly bolster the preparation of educators dents and colleagues stepped forward to show appreciation working to build better schools in the 21st century. for his 36-year ISU career. Gifts made as a tribute to the man The impact will forever be traced back to College of who served as an exceptional scholar, teacher, and mentor Education Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Baker increased the LEADS Fellowship more than threefold. and his wife, Sharon, who established the Leadership The fi rst recipients will be named this fall. The ad- in Educational Administration for the Development of vanced doctoral students will develop projects that examine Schools (LEADS) Fellowship for Doctoral Students. statewide standards, curricular changes, discipline issues The fellowship assists Ph.D. candidates with a and special education. “ I hope the LEADS Fellowship helps to strengthen the vital connections between Illinois State University and the public schools of the state.”

research project addressing a real-life Illinois school Regardless of the areas explored, the private support problem. The recipients in the college’s Department of will enable the department to continue its long-standing Educational Administration and Foundations (EAF) will emphasis on school-based action research to identify benefi t immediately. Down the road, those PK-12 students ways to improve public education. The fellowship further who depend on public schools will gain from the elevates possibilities through the EAF program, which is investment —a cohort that may number in the committed to strengthening PK-12 public schools through hundreds of thousands. graduate education. The gift refl ects Paul’s belief in the need “The LEADS Fellowship has real implications for for school improvement and a desire to help change,” said EAF interim chair Wendy Troxel. “The benefi t doctoral students—most of them full-time of our program is that we have practitioners in the class- educators—fi nd time to complete school-based room who really support and learn from each other while research or an independent study project. It being in the real world. This fellowship will provide fi nan- also gives busy doctoral students an opportu- cial support for them, further solidify connections with our nity to connect with a faculty member. faculty, and provide a lasting level of support so that we “I believe the LEADS remain at the cutting edge of educational research.” Fellowship is a symbolic and Baker knows from experience the impact that ISU has tangible way for helping on statewide educational reform, having directed 40-plus the EAF Department be- dissertations. come a strong center for “Our doctoral students are seasoned teachers or educa- educational leadership tors, leaders in their communities and school districts. ISU in Illinois,” said Baker, attracts highly committed professionals with tremendous who taught depart- capacity to make signifi cant changes in schools,” Baker said, mental graduate noting the need for school improvement has never been courses. greater. “Educational “We’re in the midst of the largest single era in Ameri- leadership is can history to try to revitalize American public schools,” he urgently needed in said. “ISU stands at the crossroads as a statewide leader in the public school this area. The fellowship is our way of saying, there’s noth- system of Illinois,” ing more important than to develop better schools.” he said. “I hope the LEADS Fellowship by Mary-Margaret Simpson

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Annual report feature.indd 6 10/1/13 12:01 PM etting THE STAGE he acoustics are so good inside the Center for the Illinois State uses the CPA year-round. It’s home to TPerforming ArtsS (CPA) Concert Hall that senior music summer’s Illinois Shakespeare Festival when it’s too hot or education major Tyler Sutton has to describe it in visual stormy to perform outdoors. It’s not uncommon to stumble terms. across a stage combat class practicing in the spacious lobby. Think of your standard high school auditorium like But before a performance or exhibit can open, students a child’s fi nger-painting, he said. The Concert Hall is a need fully functional classrooms, labs, and work spaces. Monet. “It’s that much of a di erence,” said Sutton, who’s “All that hard work is happening during the week, in performed inside the 650-seat Concert Hall more than a these smaller spaces,” Guither said. “But none of the spaces dozen times. we’re using were designed for the ways we’re using them.” The $19.8 million CPA, which also houses the 500-seat For example, there’s no rehearsal space available that’s Theatre, opened 11 years ago. The high-tech venue was built as wide as the CPA Theatre stage. Stage managers tape o a after students supported a 1996 fee referendum. It was an fl oor at 80 or 90 percent of scale, which throws o blocking. immediate game-changer for the College of Fine Arts. Senior theatre major Kyle McClevey has performed Now the college is focused on building a new fi ne arts twice in the CPA’s Theatre, and praises the professional complex, with the state earlier this year announcing $54 space. But Illinois State lacks the smaller spaces for stu- million in funding. Illinois State has a world-class perfor- dents to work on material, McClevey said. He is president mance space with the CPA, but lacks the top-notch instruc- of Theatre of Ted student organization, which is working tional and rehearsal space to match, said Brian Gawor, who on raising money to ensure student groups have their own served as the college’s director of development for four space in the new complex. years. He knows it will take more than just state dollars to It will be home to students across the college’s ma- build the improved facilities. jors—art, arts technology, theatre, dance, and music. Right The spaces needed are more like high-tech, well-equipped The focus is on building a new premier fi ne arts science labs than traditional classrooms—and that can be education complex for generations to come. expensive. “Private support will be crucial for establishing this new fi ne arts complex as a now, music students are in multiple campus premier arts education facility for generations to come,” buildings. Students often wait for a practice Gawor said. room. It’s di cult to fi nd a recital space, mean- The stage for such support has already been set with ing students sometimes move them to o -cam- the CPA, as well as the new University Galleries’ primary pus churches. exhibition space opening soon in the Uptown Station. To- Currently space is such a premium that mu- day, the CPA Theatre hosts six productions annually as the sic classes are held in Cook Hall. Having everyone primary performance space for the School of Theatre and under one roof could lead to some interesting Dance, featuring state-of-the-art technology such as a hy- cross-disciplinary collaborations. draulic orchestra lift, mechanical fl y system with a 73-foot “This new complex will function fl y loft, and an in-house sound board. as an intellectual community for fi ne The Concert Hall, perhaps best known for the “Music arts,” Guither said. for the Holidays” shows, hosts around 60 performances a The complex is in the year. It is also home to an electronic organ, donated by Har- beginning part of the design riet (Gove) ’55, M.S.E. ’57, and Phares O’Da er ’55, M.S.E. phase. Support the project at ’56. Private giving has made a big impact elsewhere in the FineArts.IllinoisState.edu/ CPA, including an ongoing seat campaign that kicked o Complex or by contacting Joy with construction. Hutchcraft at (309) 438-8041 “That was a great way for people to get involved in or [email protected]. making the Center for the Performing Arts work—and happen,” said Pete Guither, assistant dean for the College by Ryan Denham of Fine Arts.

Tyler Sutton, senior music education major

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Annual report feature.indd 7 10/9/13 3:15 PM ollars AT WORK he ﬁ scal year Dthat ended June 30 was notable with State. Trends, breakthroughs, and important numbers T regard to the level of investment individuals made to shared here reveal a growing culture of philanthropy at the University. There were increases within a number of key the University. Thank you to all who provided their support, groups, with high giving participation rates and increased which makes it possible for ISU to continue providing a generosity from alumni, faculty, sta , and friends of Illinois quality education for current and future generations.

$14,758,061 TOTAL FUNDRAISING

Nearly $15 million in new cash and commitments were received in the past fiscal year, making FY13 the third largest fundraising year in Illinois State history.

10,151 4.9% ALUMNI DONORS INCREASED DONORS ANNUAL FUND HIT AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE, THE OVERALL NUMBER OF DONORS TO THE BREAKING THE 10,000 ALUMNI DONOR MARK UNIVERSITY ROSE NEARLY 5 PERCENT. JUST PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR END.

A HISTORY OF PHILANTHROPY Over the last five years, fundraising at Illinois State has increased 2009 $2.5 $10.18 44.99 percent. Although gift dollars accrued from wills and estates were lower, stronger participation from alumni, faculty and staff, 2010 $2.3 $10 and students helped end the year near the $15 million mark.

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26-27 Dollars at Work.indd 26 10/1/13 10:00 AM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Financial investments from faculty and staff reached a 35 percent The University benefits from individuals participation rate, which is a 5 percent increase compared to last year. 35% who give of their time as well as their finances. Members of the Foundation Board FACULTY/STAFF PARTICIPATION of Directors are especially instrumental in providing their expertise to solicit and secure funds. They also work to maximize each private investment. The Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that manages gifts to the University. These dollars support many Members of the graduating class set a new record, as 10 percent student scholarships, professorships, % participated in the Senior Giving Campaign. research, and other opportunities for 10 students of Illinois State. SENIOR GIVING CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION Not only does the Foundation manage the portfolio investments of the University’s endowment, but it also is in charge of distributing dollars to fulfill the wishes of our loyal alumni and friends who support the University. The Foundation ensures that money given to Illinois State is used as the Annual Giving’s direct mail program saw a 67 percent donor increase, which donor intended and is consistent with the 67% resulted in a 98 percent increase in dollars generated by the program. mission of the University. Ann Baughan, Chair; Thomas Jacob DIRECT MAIL DONOR INCREASE ’73, M.B.A. ’83 Robert Lakin ’73, Larry Clore, Vice M.B.A. ’77 Chair; ’69, M.S. ’70 Joseph Loss ’73 James Knecht, Donald McHenry ’57 Secretary; ’68 Mary Lou Mercier Robert Rush, The University experienced a drop in accrued bequests in FY13. These Treasurer; ’68, Erin Minné M.S. ’79 $ are typically gifts made through the settlement of wills and/or estates. James Mounier ’74 . M Greg Ayers ’90 2 2 Jack North Jay Bergman ’70 WILLS AND ESTATES Stanley Ommen ’63 Kurt Bock Maureen Peel ’73 Dr. Kathryn Bohn ’74, M.S. ’80 John Rigas ’81

David Brown Maya Shenoy ’73, M.S. ’78 Marc Bulandr ’89, M.S. ’92 Carl Sneed ’72, In fiscal year 2013, $2.4 million dollars of the endowment was M.S. ’73 disbursed to support scholarships and the mission of the University. Eric Burwell ’90 $ Beth Snyder ’07 2.4M Doug Collins’73 Derek Vogler ’93, GIVING DISBURSED TO THE UNIVERSITY William England ’77 M.B.A. ’95 Timothy Flanagan Mary Ann Webb ’78

Gary Gemberling ’63 Larry Williams ’77, M.S. ’79 Nicola Harrison Jeff Wood 4 WAYS TO INVEST IN YOUR PASSION TODAY 1. Visit IllinoisState.edu/Giving 2. Call (309) 438-8041 3. Email [email protected] 4. Use the enclosed envelope

2011 $2.9 $13.25 Wills and estates in millions 2012 $2.9 $14.9

2013 $0.68 $14.76 Overall fundraising activity in millions

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Roeper_Magazine FEATURE.indd 2 10/9/13 10:29 AM ROEPER REVIEWED silver screen critic scripted own success

By Steven Barcus

ichard Roeper ’82 has his dream job—all three of “I knew Illinois State had a good communications pro- them. gram. I had friends who were already there, so I would go With a regular column in the Chicago Sun- down and see what a great campus it was,” Roeper said. “I felt Times, a gig as a national movie critic, and a radio like I’d get more hands-on treatment there.” Rshow on WLS, this media giant is living his dreams. The aspiring journalist was involved with WZND and The secret to his success? Years of hard work that began encouraged by station advisor Dwight Brooks to also consider at Illinois State. radio. Growing up in the Chicago south suburb of Dolton, “It’s hard to believe, but I was relatively quiet when I Roeper already had the makings of a great journalist when he came to college,” Roeper said. “Brooks told me that I had a arrived on campus. He was an avid reader and writing came good voice but needed to work on breath control and delivery. naturally. He showed me that I could communicate verbally as well as “My parents would always take me to the library,” Roeper through the written word.” said. “They instilled that love of reading in me. My dad worked After graduating, Roeper took up residence in the nicest downtown and would always bring back the Sun-Times or the place a 20-something college graduate could afford—his par- Tribune, and even as a kid I would look at the sports pages and ent’s basement. other sections.” “People ask me all of the time, ‘Who did you know when Roeper carried his natural curiosity and penchant for you broke into the business? What were your connections? the written word to Illinois State, where he majored in mass Don’t you have to know somebody?’” Roeper said. “I didn’t communications.

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Roeper_Magazine FEATURE.indd 3 9/30/13 10:38 AM Ebert. “We were on Wabash Avenue coming out of a screening and Roger tells me, ‘I can’t let you linger for this long. You got the job. It’s going to be you.’” Ebert & Roeper at the Movies—renamed Ebert & Roeper followed by At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper—ran from 2000 to 2008 and is largely responsible for Roeper becoming synonymous with movies. But in such a high-profile role, even a critic is not safe from criticism. “My first show with Roger Ebert was reviewed on the front of Variety, Entertainment Weekly, and major newspapers. Even David Letterman was making jokes about the show,” Roeper recalled. “So I think unlike most other critics, I know what it is like to be on the other side. And that’s a valuable know anybody. I didn’t have any connections. I didn’t grow thing. You have to be able to take it if you’re going to dish it up with money. I didn’t go to Yale and have some sort of big out. I try not to get personal most of the time. It’s about what fraternity of helpful brethren getting me jobs.” the person is doing in their work or their public life.” Instead Roeper pounded the pavement to get a foot in Since parting ways with the show, Roeper has been the newspaper world. He accepted freelance writing jobs. He reviewing movies on the ReelzChannel. The segments appear mailed writing samples and resumes, bought lunch for editors, to be filmed on a high-budget set, yet are actually done on a and showed up unannounced to see if there was a place for miniature studio built in a spare bedroom of Roeper’s Chicago him. pad that is complete with grey screen, camera, stage lighting, Eventually the Sun-Times offered him a position as an and an iPad teleprompter. editorial assistant. His duties? Get coffee, answer phones and One thing you won’t find in the critic’s apartment is a sort mail. Roeper jumped at the opportunity knowing that the personal theatre room with a robust movie collection. job did one key thing: It put him in the building. “Watching movies is work. It’s great work, but it’s work,” “That was how I got my main break, getting my foot in the Roeper said. “I do miss the fun of going to the movies with door,” Roeper said. “It was a great job because I was walking others. Sometimes screenings I go to will include people who into the Chicago Sun-Times, one of these legendary newspaper are attending because they won a contest, and they are very businesses, with writers I had grown up reading.” excited to be there. It’s good for a critic to be reminded that it Once part of the team, Roeper found opportunities to is entertainment. Seeing a movie is an expensive investment. write for the paper. He proved his mettle, earning a job as Their Saturday night is my Tuesday morning, and I try to keep a city reporter covering everything from hard news to hu- that in mind.” man interest stories. His first byline in the paper was a story Roeper typically sees six movies a week. When not on a travelling Elvis memorabilia museum—a story that was critiquing the silver screen, he is sending his voice across the mocked later that day on WLS. Rather than respond with hu- airwaves as cohost of WLS-AM’s The Roe & Roeper Show. He miliation, Roeper considered it a landmark moment. Not only has teamed with radio veteran Roe Conn since 2010, bringing had he gotten a Sun-Times byline, he’d made mention on the in authorities to speak on the latest issues in politics, sports, super station. media, and entertainment. “I couldn’t believe it,” Roeper said. “It was a moment “One of the things I love about radio is the immediacy,” when I thought I might be able to have a career in this.” Roeper said. “During this show we have had news that is Today Roeper still reaches the masses through his syn- tragic, breaking, and sometimes fun. But instead of waiting to dicated column in the Sun-Times. He uses the forum to tackle get it out there, you have an immediate voice.” current events, sports, technology, politics and entertain- The fact Roeper grew up listening to WLS adds meaning ment—often through the outrageous yet sobering lens that is to his work. his trademark. “No matter where people are from there are a few call Roeper brought that same rapier wit and no-holds-barred letters everyone knows, and WLS is one of them,” Roeper said. personality to his work in reviewing movies when asked to “That excitement never wears off.” join legendary film critic and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Roger Ebert. He sought a new cohost following the death of Gene Siskel in 1999. The search involved teaming with more Check out Richard Roeper’s reviews and columns at than 25 critics and Hollywood personalities before Roeper was RichardRoeper.com. The Roe & Roeper Show airs from selected as cohost. 2–6 p.m., Monday–Friday, on WLS 890AM. “I’ll never forget the moment Roger Ebert personally told me I had the job,” said Roeper, who served 10 guest stints with

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Roeper_Magazine FEATURE.indd 4 10/9/13 10:29 AM Professor directs play about autism off-Broadway Deaf trombone powers Big Red Proud alum works on player Marching Machine Illinois State Police protective detail

Mom goes back to school —and ends up in class with her daughters

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Celebrating four decades TV-10 marks anniversary year with reunion plans

llinois State’s student-run televi- Current news director Laura Because TV-10 helps students hone sion station, TV-10, broadcast its Trendle Polus knows that despite such skills that are critical in any profession, it first live newscast on March 4, advances, much remains unchanged at isn’t hard to find station alumni working 1974. From that historic moment the station that broadcasts midday Mon- in fields that range from preschool teach- toI today, TV-10 has helped launch the day through Friday. ers to pastors. careers of broadcasters, producers, and “TV-10 started as a working news- To help celebrate the long legacy of journalists across the country. room with practice space to help stu- student achievement and involvement, Currently housed in the lower level dents prepare for the real world, and that the station is hosting a reunion on cam- of Fell Hall, TV-10 has given students hasn’t changed,” Polus said. “Technology pus March 21-22, 2014. hands-on training for 40 years. The sta- has evolved, programming has evolved, For details on 40th anniversa- tion has evolved to keep pace with the but much is still the same.” ry events and how to register, contact changing industry. Students work as reporters, anchors, Alumni Relations at (309) 438-2586. Images are no longer shown on black producers, photographers, writers and Information is also available online at and white film, which is just one of many editors. Graduates can be found in TV Alumni.IllinoisState.edu/TV10. ways technology has revolutionized pro- markets across Illinois and around the duction. Viewers can find content online country, with some working at the net- as well as on television screens. work level for CNN and Fox News.

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32-33 Alumni Spread.indd 32 10/4/13 10:42 AM Two honored as royalty at Homecoming

This year’s Homecoming marked the end Young ’60 graduated from the of the Alumni Association’s 150th cel- Department of Family and Consumer ebration, which made the opportunity Sciences. She retired as a teaching assis- to serve as king and queen even more tant with Normal Unit 5 school district. meaningful for Andrew Purnell and Lois She is an active member of the Univer- Bowmans appreciate (Zimmerman) Young. sity’s Half Century Club and has taken send-off from alumni Purnell ’57 completed a degree the lead in keeping home economics Graduates from across generations and in mathematics and enjoyed a lengthy graduates from across decades connect- states responded to a call for words of career as a teacher and administrator ed. She and her husband, Gary, reside in thanks that were shared with President before retiring. He served in the mili- Bloomington. Emeritus Al Bowman at a retirement dinner tary and is a founding member of ISU’s Purnell and Young participated held in July. He and his wife, Linda (Althoff) Black Colleagues Association. Purnell is in Homecoming events in October. Go ’81, M.S. ’83, received a framed card that a past member of the Alumni Associa- online to IllinoisStateHomecoming.com gave alums the chance to share personal memories and express gratitude. tion Board of Directors and a recipient to find photos and video clips from the Comments were sought in the May of the E. Burton Mercier Alumni Service week of activities. issue of Illinois State. The entries that were Award. He resides in Matteson. selected can be seen online at IllinoisState. edu/Magazine, where the card’s interior is Alumni Association offers student scholarships posted. Photos of the Bowmans receiving the gift can also be found on the site. Alumni are the University’s best ambas- Scholarship is awarded to students who sadors, sharing with prospective stu- demonstrate a financial need and exhibit Update address before dents Illinois State’s excellence. As you outstanding academic achievement and relocating for winter encourage others to attend, mention leadership. Other scholarships are pro- Are you headed to a warmer climate for scholarships available through the Alum- vided by alumni groups, including the winter? Make certain you receive this ni Association. Marion H. Dean Legacy Scholarship. magazine and other important Illinois State The association supports current For details on what scholarships mailings while away from your home ad- and future ISU students. While some exist and how to apply, as well as how to dress. You’ll also receive information about scholarships are reserved for children support the funds, visit Alumni.Illinois alumni events in the area you are visiting. of ISU alumni, others are available to State.edu/Scholarships. Your name, phone number, email ad- any Redbird. The Alumni Association dress, seasonal address and the start and end dates for the relocation are needed. The information can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mailing to Illinois State University, Migrating Redbirds, Campus Box 3100, Normal, IL 61790-3100.

Are you an author? If you’ve written a book that has been @IllinoisStateU IllinoisStateUniversity IllinoisStateU released by a publishing house within the past decade, submit it for review by Pro- fessor Emerita of English JoAnna Stephens connect with illinois state Mink ’73, M.S. ’75, D.A. ’85. All books received will be added to a collection of work by other graduates on #RedbirdProud display in the Alumni Center. Autographed copies are especially appreciated. Send your book to Illinois State editor Susan Blystone at Illinois State Alumni Center, Campus Box 3420, Normal, IL 61790. The column can be found at ISUTube1857 IllinoisState.edu/LinkedIn IllinoisState IllinoisState.edu/Magazine. Click on the Web extra button under Illinois State to find the Reggie Reads link.

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Illinois State leads to top regulatory job Alum now executive director of Illinois Commerce Commission

onathan Feipel, M.S. ’99, was about 250 staffers around Illinois who thinking and analysis that now allows faced with an unusual choice work under five commissioners. him to “attack any situation and be able after finishing his bachelor’s “There are so many different fac- to verbally explain and write about it. I degree at a liberal arts college ets of everybody’s everyday life that the have used that technical writing class Jin Wisconsin: Should he pursue a career Commerce Commission touches in one I took almost on a daily basis,” he said. in economics or theater? way or the other,” Feipel said. An ICC internship in the summer It was a fork in the road of life that He chose Illinois State for his grad- of 2009 led to a seven-year stint in the led Feipel to Illinois State and later, the uate work because he was impressed agency’s telecommunications division. Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), with the course offerings in interna- Feipel most recently oversaw the Illinois a key regulatory agency where he is tional trade and the intriguing electric- Energy Office within the Department of now executive director. When you turn ity, natural gas, and telecommunications Commerce and Economic Opportunity on a light switch, a faucet, or your program. before being named executive director stove, it’s Feipel’s agency that regulates “The work they do is highly respect- of the ICC in July 2012. those utilities. ed, both inside the state and across the Feipel lives in Springfield with his Yes, he chose the path toward eco- country,” Feipel said of Illinois State’s wife, Sheila, and has built a career in nomics, earning a master’s degree in Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies public service. the Department of Economics’ electric- and related academic programs. “I’ve always felt that as much as I ity, natural gas, and telecommunications Feipel, 37, said his Illinois State could,” he said, “I wanted to give back sequence. Today he directs a team of professors taught him a way of critical to society.”

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 34 10/7/13 12:16 PM Susan Gordon ’69 retired after more 50s than 34 years of teaching elemen- Robert B. Townsend Jr. ’58 is retired tary and high school students. She from College of Lake County, is a published poet working on a Pause for applause where he was an associate profes- book. She is also the first female sor of sociology/anthropology. president of the Lena Lions Club. Best of care His son, Tim, has climbed the Her husband, Virgil, is a past Mennonite College of Nursing alum, Teresa Valerio, M.S. ’03, received highest elevation in all 50 states. president. They raise registered the 2013 Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence from the Townsend resides in Gurnee. Highland cattle at the home in American Association for Nurse Practitioners. Only Orangeville. one nurse practitioner is chosen from each of the 50 Cheryle (McCracken) Nix ’69 has states, with Valerio representing Illinois. Her dedica- 60s retired as a teacher in District 200 tion and excellence in clinical practice earned her the Barbara (Turek) Kohut ’63 retired in Woodstock. She and her hus- award. Now an assistant professor at Mennonite, from teaching and administration band, Dennis, reside in Lakewood. Valerio researches the relationship among students’ in Cicero District 99. During her Raymond P. Rogina ’69, M.S. ’72, has sleep quality and factors such as emotional health, career she worked with Title I been elected the 18th mayor of stress, and academic performance. Her work has grants, taught grades one through the City of St. Charles, where he been published in many scholarly journals. She also serves as a staff five, taught junior high reading resides. nurse practitioner with Illinois State’s Student Health Services. and social studies, and oversaw Title I and media departments Face of fitness in different districts. She and her 70s husband, Henry, have two sons and Anthony Lattimore ’98 has created a following of one granddaughter. They reside in Alan Fox ’70 received his doctor of healthy fans since graduating with a kinesiol- Homer Glen. chiropractic degree from Logan ogy and recreation degree. Determined to be a College of Chiropractic. He has fitness superstar, Lattimore moved to California Don Korte ’63 is a retired educator completed speciality in advanced and became known as Tony the Marine on the who is active as an IHSA track orthospinology upper cervical popular P90X’s KenpoX workout videos. Featured in multiple workout official. Now in his 41st year of chiropractic and is certified to infomercials, Lattimore is completely dedicated to health and fitness. officiating, he has been inducted provide this speciality care. His In 2012 he was featured in a Time article entitled “Does God Want You into the Illinois Track and Cross clinic, Advanced Upper Cervical to be Thin?” for his work with Saddleback Church. Led by Rick Warren, Country Officials Assocation’s Hall Chiropractic Wellness, is located author of The Purpose Driven Life, Saddleback members began an initia- of Fame. He and his wife, Judy, in Boise, Idaho, where he resides. tive to make fitness a major part of their lives. reside in Park Forest. Robert Walling ’70 is the president Barbara LaCost ’64 is a professor at of HigherEdAdvisors. He and his Made in the USA the University of Nebraska. She wife, Susan, reside in Surprise, The efforts of College of Business alum Lisa (Anderson) Waller ’93 to and her husband, Lee, reside in Arizona. Lincoln, Nebraska. improve American exports has been applauded by the White House. Linda (Ellis) Katmarian, M.F.A. ’71, Waller is vice president of BDG International, Inc., John McKenzie ’65 completed his retired as a supervisor of technical which received the President’s “E” Award for Export 10th year as crowd control associ- publications at Clear Channel and Service. The award notes the company’s significant ate for the Chicago Cubs, checking began a new career as a fiction contributions to the expansion of U.S. exports and personnel into the ballpark. He is writer. Her debut novel is Dream- outstanding international trade consulting. Located also a substitute teacher. He and ing of Laughing Hawk. She and her in Elgin, BDG has worked the past 30 years to create his wife, Doris, reside in North husband, Krikor, reside in South- reliable and efficient international supply chains that improve local Aurora. ern California. economies by bolstering the demand for American products. The com- Carolyn (Wharton) Cammenga ’68 Mary (Parker) Nourie ’71 is a retired pany was one of only 57 organizations across the country to receive is a retired pastor. She and her teacher and author. Her counting the honor. husband, Sydney, were married in book for children, The Deep, Deep May of 2013. They reside in Grand Puddle, was released this year Staged to perfection Rapids, Michigan. under her pen name of Mary Jessie Sociology major Tom Chiola ’74 served for 15 years as a Chicago Circuit James Knecht ’68 Parker. She resides in Newman. is a State of Illi- Court judge, becoming the first openly gay candidate elected to public nois Appellate Court Justice. He Cheryl (Miller) Scott ’71 owns Davis office in Illinois. Now retired, he pursues his passion for has served as a judge for 38 years, Bros Pizza restaurant in East theatre. A member of the Pride Films and Plays Orga- is a member of ISU’s Foundation Peoria. She created a frozen pizza nization in Chicago, he developed and produced Under board and has been an ISU adjunct product line to facilitate online a Rainbow Flag. The musical, which chronicles the lives for decades. He received an honor- sales and is now establishing dis- of gay soldiers during and after WWII, received two ary degree from Lincoln College in trubtion to retailers nationwide. Joseph Jefferson Awards for Best Musical Production of the spring when serving as a com- She and her husband, Steve, reside the Year and Best New Work. The Jeff award is Chicago’s equivalent to mencement speaker at the school. in Mountain Home, Texas. the Tony, which is given for excellence in Broadway productions. He and his wife, Ruth, reside in Normal. Lawrence Witek ’71 is a self- employed fitness trainer. He was

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 35 10/2/13 9:46 AM How we met Rose Gassner ’11 and Joe Grimm ’11, were freshmen when they met at Milner Library, unaware that their study session was a set-up by mutual friends. “Here’s Rose studying chemistry and I’m bored so I’m doing a Where’s Waldo book,” Grimm said. “She hated me at first.” The next night the group played snow-volleyball on the court located in the mini-Quad between their neighboring residence halls. Joe lived in Whitten and Rose in Barton. “I let him borrow my gloves because it was freezing,” Gassner said, “and he goes to the side of the building and pees with them on. I couldn’t believe it! He wasn’t winning any points, but throughout the week we kept running into each other.” “She still didn’t think I was the coolest guy in the world,” Grimm said. Things took a happy turn through some unfortunate events for Joe on a group date at the Olive Garden. Falling on ice on the way into the restaurant, the whole group laughed at his expense, Joe included. Later, a server with eight ice waters tripped and spilled all of them onto Joe. “I started cracking up,” he said. And that’s when Rose changed her mind. “If a person can laugh at themselves, they must not be that bad,” said Gassner, who was a nursing major. “Being able to make jokes about himself was what made me give him a chance.” “That was the first finals week of our college career,” said Grimm, who studied general finance. “We’ve been together ever since.” Five years later, they married on December 8, 2012. Now living in Naperville, Rose is a nurse at Central DuPage Hospital and Joe is a financial representative at Premier Wealth Group. Both are thrilled for their upcoming anniversary, and remain grateful for many fond memories of their experiences together at Illinois State.

awarded first place at the 2013 Accreditation Board of Com- Science, which helps college gradu- Society volunteer Road to Recov- INBF Wisconsin Natural Body- missioners. She resides in Davie, ates prepare for teacher certifica- ery driver. He does consulting and building, Fit Body and Figure Florida. tion exams. He resides in Apple- tutoring and seeks adventure. He Championships in the Grand Mas- gate, Oregon. landed at base camp on Mt. Mckin- Candice (Havener) Soper ’72 has ters Division (over 60). He and his ley during a short visit to Denali retired from her teaching posi- Bonnie (Burke) Terry ’73 is an author, wife, Linda, reside in Rockton. in 2012. He has also completed a tion in CUSD 302. She resides in consultant and educational thera- zero gravity flight. He and his wife, Bill Brown ’72 is assistant vice Elburn. pist working through her own Betty, reside in Hudson, Florida. president of AG services with Soy business, Bonnie Terry Learning. Michael Bartel ’73 retired after 40 Capital Bank and Trust Company. Her blog about helping dyslexic, Debra (Randolph) DeLoose ’74, M.A. years in education. He started as He and his wife, Linda, reside in learning disabled and ADHD ’79, is the 2013-2015 elected presi- a teacher at Boylan Catholic High Decatur. children with reading, writing dent of the Virginia Association for School and ended as assistant and math has been named one of Early Childhood Education, which Karen (West) Fox ’72 retired from director of the Regional Learning the top 101 education blogs and is the state affiliate of the National School District U-46 after 18 years Center under the Boone/Win- she’s in the top 50 special educa- Association for the Education of as a district administrator. She nebago County Regional Office of tors to follow on Twitter. She has Young Children. She and her hus- managed grants and facilitated Education. He has two sons and authored several books, including band, Michael ’72, M.S. ’75, reside in district partnerships, including a granddaughter and resides with the recent best-seller, School Strat- Springfield, Virginia. an ISU Professional Development Nancy Parrinello in Rockford. egies for ADHD Kids. She resides in School. She served as chief of Peggy (Johnson) Purdue ’74 is a tech- Michael Halladay ’73 is a manufac- Auburn, California. family and community engage- nical support specialist at Roche turing lead technician with Silgan ment. She taught high school and Rich Allard ’74 retired from Rogers Diagnostics. She and her husband, Plastics. He and his wife, Lisa, are adult education at Harper College Printing after 38 years as a busi- James, reside in West Lafayette, the parents of a daughter, Toby, and has coauthored GED publica- ness development representative. Indiana. who is attending Illinois State. The tions. She and her husband, Dan, He is a licensed fishing charter couple resides in Belvidere. Lloyd Simonson ’74 has begun a four- reside in Elgin. captain and enjoys fishing for year term as a Burton Township Glen “Ed” Moulton ’73 is a chemistry pleasure from his home port of Darlene A. Kluka ’72, M.A. ’76, is Trustee. He and his wife, Kathi, instructor at Rogue Community Muskegon, Michigan. the dean of the School of Human reside in Spring Grove. College in Grants Pass, Oregon. He Performance and Leisure Sciences Stephen Davis ’74 retired from has authored several textbooks, Maggie (Morton) Tripp ’74, M.S. at Barry University in Florida. teaching and volunteers as a including The Complete Idiot’s ’76, retired as director of Service She has been elected to the Com- guardian ad litem advocate for Guide to Biology. His most recent Learning and Volunteer programs mission on Sport Management children, and an American Cancer book is PRAXIS II: Middle School at West Chester University. She

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 36 10/1/13 11:05 AM was honored with a day of service Mocs during the 2013 season. He M.S. ’03, is a retired teacher. They experience in hospital operations. by students and alumni. More than resides in Ooltewah, Tennessee. reside in Bloomington. He is the chief operating officer 100 gathered to complete service in the division of accreditation Joan Snapp ’77 retired from Hon- Michael Holzman ’80 is the director projects in what will become an and certification operations for eywell. She volunteers in her of sales in the U.S. and Canada for annual event. She and her hus- the Joint Commission, which is community and enjoys her work McIntosh Laboratories. He and his band, Phil, reside in West Chester, the nation’s oldest and largest with the Girl Scouts. She resides in wife, Maria, reside in Scottsdale, Pennsylvania. accrediting body in health care. He Freeport. Arizona. resides in Chicago. Reynold Becker ’75 leads government Stanley Hall ’78 is the chief operat- Barbara (Bross) Newel ’80 is an relations for Combined Insur- Catherine (Emat) Boll ’82 is the ing officer at Peru Community elementary literacy coach with ance, which is a subsidiary of ACE enterprise database administrator Schools Corporation in Peru, Indi- Pasco County Schools. She and her group. He resides in Palatine. for Aurora University. She and her ana. He resides there with his wife, husband, Richard, reside in Port husband, John, reside in Aurora. Herr Thomas Schumacher ’75 retired Barbara. Richey, Florida. as the director of behavioral health Peter Brust ’82 is the director of Stephen J. Heine ’78 is a lawyer and Ronald Lear ’81 is the athletic programs and PTSD/War Trauma fleet security for Holland America partner with Heyl Royster, where director at Plainfield North High Outpatient Treatment Program Line and Seabourn Cruise Line. he chairs the firm’s railroad prac- School. He previously served 21 at the Washington Department of His wife, Sandy (Goodwin) ’82, is a tice and the property insurance years as a varsity head coach in Veterans Affairs. He created the financial analyst for Honeywell practice. Named a Super Lawyer girls bowling, and as soccer coach program, which was the first of a and designated a Leading Lawyer kind in the nation. He works for in Illinois, he received the 2013 the federal Puget Sound Health Distinguished Member Award Care System as the mental health from the Illinois Association of coordinator of the VA Fee Service Defense Trial Counsel. He resides Outpatient Program. He and his in Peoria. spouse, T.J. Reinoso, reside in Olympia, Washington. Michael Foltz ’79 is a wealth manager with Balasa Dinverno Foltz Thomas McClure ’76, M.S. ’01, is an LLC. He and his wife, Kim, reside assistant professor in the Depart- in Wheaton. ment of Politics and Govern- ment at Illinois State. He is also Michael Kukla ’79 works for the director of legal studies. He Motorola Solutions. He resides in received the 2012-2013 Univer- Naperville. sity Service Initiative Award. He Robert Lopez ’79 is the associate authored a book chapter titled athletic director for football at the “The Roberts Court and the First University of Michigan. He and Amendment: The First Six Terms.” his wife, Nancy, reside in Saline, It appears in the First Amendment Michigan. Rights: An Encyclopedia. He resides Have diploma, will travel in Bloomington. David Palinski ’79 is the vice president and controller of Georgia Jessie Swiech ’12 put her theatre degree to use immediately as a mem- Stephen Schimpler ’76 has retired Aquarium. He resides in Suwanee, ber of Theatrino, the touring theatre company of the Associazione Cul- from the U.S. Department of Georgia. turale Linguistica Educational’s project, which teaches English through Defense. He and his wife, Penny, theatre education. She toured Italy from January to June of this year, reside in Pasadena, Maryland. Holly Robinson ’79 is a retired police sergeant for the city of Chicago, presenting with a group of actors from around the world to more than John Walton ’76, M.S. ’78, is a profes- where she resides. 10,000 students. She also found time to take in landmarks, including sor at Northern Illinois Univer- the Tower of Pisa. sity’s College of Law. He was featured on Jay Leno’s Garage earlier 80s this year for a universal jack stand Technology Solutions. They reside that he designed. He toured the Tom Connor ’80 is the owner of for boys and girls at Plainfield and in Seattle, Washington. garage and enjoyed cruising with Connor & Gallagher Insurance. Morris high schools. He retired Leno in one of his vintage cars. He is profiled in a book for small from coaching with 422 victories Charles King Jr., M.S. ’82, is a senior Walton resides in Batavia. business owners, ExpressWay to in girls bowling, which was the field inspector/investigator with Growth: A Practical Guide for Busi- Michael Friedman ’77 is an architect second highest total in Illinois at the Illinois Environmental Protec- ness Owners. He resides in Bartlett. with Pregis Corporation Network. the time. He and his wife, Kim- tion Agency. He conducts hazard- He resides in Northbrook. Mary (Mulhall) Cowdery ’80 has berly, reside in Morris. ous waste inspections for the U.S. retired from Illinois State Uni- EPA and represents the Illinois Jim Reynolds ’77 has been the play- Steven McMullen ’81 is a partner versity, where she served as the EPA in court hearings. He and his by-play voice of the University of with KPMG LLP. He resides in St. associate director of publications wife, Mary Kay, reside in Ashland. Tennessee-Chattanooga for 33 sea- Petersburg, Florida. in University Marketing and Com- Veronica (Long) Spellman ’82 is a sons. He broadcast his 1,000th bas- Mark G. Pelletier ’81 is a health care munications. Her husband, Ken ’81, copyright specialist with LAD Cus- ketball game as the voice for the executive with more than 25 years

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 37 10/1/13 11:05 AM Redbird Legacy It’s fair to say the members of the Sampson and Stephens families swelled with pride when Andrew Sampson ’13 graduated from Illinois State, as he represents the fourth generation of Redbirds. His legacy began with his great-grandmother, Ethel (Peart) Hume, who took teaching classes at the University in the 1910s. She taught in the Morris area between 1917 and 1922 until she married. Ethel’s daughter, Janice Hume, also chose to study at Illinois State. She completed a home economics education degree. Her future husband, Gordon Sampson, was a business education major. The two graduated in 1952, then married and began teaching at Minooka High School. They retired in 1986, ending their careers at Romeoville High School. The son of Janice and Gordon, Brian Sampson ’82, extended the ISU connection. He graduated with a bachelor’s in geology and is an IT project manager at Arrow Electronics. He met his future wife at ISU, Natalie Stephens ’83, who earned an accounting degree. She works for Family members include, front row from left, Janice (Hume) and Gordon Sampson, Aldi as a corporate consolidations accountant. They reside in Batavia. and Maxine (Haase) Stephens. Back row from left are Brian, Andrew and Natalie (Stephens) Sampson. Illinois State was familiar to Natalie, as her mother is also a graduate. Maxine (Haase) Stephens completed a business education degree in l956. She taught in Piper City, Gilman, and Bloomington high schools before retiring in 1994. She currently resides with her husband in Normal. Andrew is the son of Brian and Natalie. He received his degree in information systems. A resident of Downers Grove, Andrew works as a pro- grammer for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Brian was pleased his son chose to continue a family tie to campus that goes back a century. “I’m proud to be a part of the Redbird tradition,” Brian said. “College is a special time in everybody’s life. ISU is a common bond between the different generations of the family. We hope there is a fifth generation.”

tom Publishing, Inc. She resides in Janice (Ganz) Gilligan ’84 is a home Kim (Langford) Thurman ’86 is the Stephanie Cresap ’89 is a sponsored Cumming, Georgia. health aide with Quality Home director of new business for Ins- research business analyst with the Health. She and her husband perity Retirement Services. She University of Illinois-Champaign. Daniel DuBravec ’83 is a senior con- reside in Morris. and her husband, Anthony, reside She resides in White Heath. sultant with LMI. He resides in in Rosenberg, Texas. Herndon, Virginia. Susan Martin ’84 is a special educa- Tammy Dillard-Steels ’89 is the direc- tion teacher in Joliet District #86. Gary Brashear ’88, Ed.D. ’12, is the tor of constituent services for the Rick Rowen ’83 is a senior business She and her husband, Sam, reside superintendent of Deland-Weldon Academy of General Dentistry. She intelligence developer with Dis- in Minooka. CUSD #57. He and his wife, Pame- resides in Chicago. count Tire at corporate headquar- la, reside in Weldon. ters in Phonenix, Arizona, where Gregory Godsil ’85 is a sales manager Lisa (Pauley) Grab ’89 works for the he resides. in the industrial division of Ameri- Curt Gruber ’88 is vice president Federal Aviation Administration can Roland Food Corporation. He of sports and event marketing as a front line manager at the Hill- Joan (Fitzpatrick) Steep ’83 is a proj- resides in Chicago. with KemperLesnik, a leading sboro Air Traffic Control Tower. ect executive with IBM. She and public relations sports marketing She resides in Portland, Oregon. her husband, David Green, reside Robert Jones ’85 is a learning tech- and events agency. He previously in The Villages, Florida. nologies analyst with State Farm Kirk Salmela, D.A. ’89, is the princi- served as the vice president of Insurance Companies. He and his pal of Buchanan Middle School in Jeff Anderson ’84 is the chief inter- business development for the wife, Jill, reside in Bloomington. Wray, Colorado. He and his wife, nal auditor with the Office of the Chicago Wolves hockey team. He Debbie, reside in Fort Collins, State Fire Marshal. He resides in Lewis O’Brien ’85 is owner and edi- resides in Park Ridge. Colorado. Dawson. tor of O’Brien Editorial Services. Tom Lamonica, M.S. ’88, has been He resides in Tampa, Florida. Robert Zmudka ’89 is vice president Daphne (Taylor) Carden ’84 complet- with Illinois State for 34 years. and group executive of North ed a maser’s degree from Hunter Roger Burton ’86 is the art director He retired from Athletics com- American sales and marketing College. She is a master cognitive of Weber Shandwick. He resides in munications in 2006 and has since for GATX Corporation. He is skills trainer with Learning Rx. the United Kingdom. been teaching public relations in president of the National Freight She and her husband, Kenneth, the School of Communication. He Karen Jensen, M.B.A. ’86, is the Transportation Association, board reside in Omaha, Nebraska. also coordinates the internship president and CEO of Farnsworth chair of the Metropolitan Club of program for the school. He and his Group, Inc. She and her husband, Chicago, and serves on the Pro wife, Claire, reside in Normal. Brian, reside in Dunlap. Football Hall of Fame national advisory board. He cochaired the

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 38 10/1/13 11:05 AM 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame John Zubeck ’90 is a high school They travel often and reside in nancial/One Main Financial. He Chicago Salute to Greatness. He teacher in Weeki Wachee. He Carrollton, Texas. resides in Eagarville. resides in Winnetka. resides in Spring Hill, Florida. LuAnn (Aiello) Cadden ’93 is a Nathan Wenzel ’94 is the director Michael McCall ’91 is the qual- teacher with Saint Joseph School of internal auditing at Growmark, ity assurance specialist for the District and a writer with SJC Inc. He resides in Normal. 90s Brownsville Public Utilities Board. Copywriting Solutions. She has Jenn (Tiritilli) Kupres ’95 is the He and his wife, Patricia, reside in authored a second book, Travel- Beth (Van Marter) Farrell ’90 is a senior manager of talent acquisi- La Feria, Texas. ing Through Illinois: Stories of realtor with William Raveis Real tion at Sears Holdings in Hoffman I-55 Landmarks and Landscapes Estate. She and her husband, Kevin Rebecca (Presson) Sharenow ’91 is the Estates. She resides in Buffalo Between Chicago and St. Louis. She ’90, were both at The Vidette as senior art director with TPH Glob- Grove. and her husband, Mike, reside in students. They reside in Sudbury, al Solutions. She and her husband, Saint Joseph, Missouri. Leslie Steele ’95 is an elementary Massachusetts. Evan, reside in Roselle. teacher in Chicago Public Schools. Jay Ciavarella ’93 is the division She resides in Chicago. manager of local planning and programs at the Regional Trans- Cynthia (Salzman) Goldsby ’97 is a portation Authority. He and his loan servicing specialist with Wells wife, Lynnette, are the parents of a Fargo Home Mortgage in Spring- daughter and reside in Chicago. field, where she and her husband, Randall, reside. Elisa (Knawa) Jung ’93 is a senior e-commerce merchandise man- Surithong Srisa-ard, Ph.D. ’97, is the ager for Bonton Stores, Inc. She academic resource center direc- and her husband, Al, own Dunn tor of Mahasarakham University. Bros Coffee. They are the parents She and her husband reside in of a son and reside in West Bend, Thailand. Wisconsin. Clay Beckner ’99 completed a Ph.D. Jennifer (Winhold) Martin ’93 is in psycholinguistics with distinc- an injury prevention coordina- tion at the University of New Mex- ico. He is completing a post-doc Reason to celebrate tor with the Illinois Department of Public Health. She oversees at the University of Canterbury in Friendships that formed when several young women met as residents of a federal government grant to Christchurch, New Zealand. He Walker Hall in 1956 remain strong today. Annual reunions are planned implement youth suicide preven- and his wife, Danielle, reside in by members of the Class of 60, and special events celebrated. Five of the tion strategies in Illinois. She and Albuquerque, New Mexico. women gathered in June to mark their 75th birthday. They toured cam- her husband, Hector, reside in Peter Goerne ’99 is a building servic- pus, pausing for a photo at Fell Hall. The group includes, clockwise from Sherman. es contractor with GRBS, Inc. He left, Lois (Zimmerman) Young, Bloomington; Elsie (Hartman) Grisalano, Rachel (Bettin) Maxwell ’93 is the resides in Holland, Michigan. Burlington, Iowa; Patricia (Wiley) Haney, Wood Dale; Elmarie (Lindsey) director of bands at Traughber Jr. Stiers, Batavia; and Carolyn (Moore) Key, Tremont. Benjamin Johnson ’99 is a software High School and the district junior implementation consultant with high performing arts coordinator Dean Evans and Associates. He for Oswego School District 308. and his wife, Amy, reside in Lone Patrick Kreis ’90 is the Chief of Brian Ahern ’92 is vice president of She and her husband, Shawn, Tree, Colorado. Police for the Village of Winnetka. American Capital Management, reside in North Aurora. Scott Miller ’99 is a portfolio man- He and his wife, Jacki, have three a wealth management and retire- Adam Mittleman ’93 started a ager with Romano Wealth Man- children. They reside in Gurnee. ment planning firm in Naperville. healthcare consulting firm and is agement. He resides in Arlington Doug Livingston ’90 has served 11 He and his wife, Amy, reside in now CEO of CAVO Consultants, Heights. years as varsity baseball coach at Geneva. LLC. He works with large health- Harlem High School in Machesney David Brown ’92 is vice president care organizations implementing Park. He won his 300th varsity and editor-in-chief of ALM, a lead- Epic software. His roles include 00s game during the 2013 season. He ing provider of news and business business analyst and principal previously coached four years at information to the legal and real trainer. He and his wife, Celestine, Brian Budzynski ’00 is editor of Auburn High School in Rockford. estate industries. He had been reside in Acwroth, Georgia. the books division with Allured He resides in Loves Park. Business Media. He authored a editor-in-chief of the The National Kevin Holt ’94 is a project control novella, The Remark. He resides in Darla Steffens Shanle ’90 is a busi- Law Journal and executive editor specialist with Honeywell Interna- Lombard. ness services representative for at ALM. He resides in New York, tional. He resides in Avon, Indiana. the Illinois Secretary of State. She New York. Nichole DePaul ’00 is completing Kevin Lamb ’94 is president of resides in Lincoln. a doctorate in curriculum and Alisa (Nelson) Sutherland ’92 works Complete Safety, Inc. He resides instruction in secondary science Lisa Weber ’90 is a self-employed in the AAdvantage Customer in Essex. education at Capella University. A medical massage therapist. She Service Department for American Ralph Roach ’94 is an infrastructure chemistry teacher, she is a member resides in Durango, Colorado. Airlines. She and her husband, Al, are the parents of two daughters. senior tech analyst with CitiFi- of the New Members Committee

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 39 10/1/13 11:05 AM policy and leadership studies Lana Gundy ’03 is an educator at the University of Iowa. She with Peoria Public School Dis- received a Graduate Student trict 150. She had a professional Enrollment Management Research blog published on EDWEEK. It Grant for her proposal, “Tim- was featured on an edition of the ing and Sequence of Major Life ASCD SmartBrief. She resides in Events Related to Post-Baccalau- Mackinaw. reate Enrollment.” She resides in Christopher Hattan ’03 is a chemist Eldridge, Iowa. with BASF and resides in Tucson, Michael O’Brian ’01 is a concept esti- Arizona. mating engineer with Intelligrated. Travis Zuber ’03 is a project man- He resides in Savannah, Texas. ager with General Electric. He Brad Smetanko ’01 is a network engi- resides in Woodridge. neering supervisor with Frontier Patrick Doyle ’04 is a guidance coun- Communications. He and his wife, selor at Indian Prairie School Dis- Cortney, reside in Heyworth. trict #204. He resides in Plainfield. Redbird Watch Party Amanda (Moore) Tucker ’01 and her Matt Goldberg ’04 completed an husband, Kevin, are the parents of One of the easiest ways for alumni to stay connected with the campus M.B.A. at William Paterson Uni- two sons. Rylan Christopher was regardless of where they now live is to participate in a Redbird Watch versity. He is a financial services born in May of 2013. They reside Party. This group of graduates gathered in Smyrna, Georgia, to watch an representative at TD Bank and in Champaign. ISU men’s basketball game during the past season. To find out how you resides in North Haledon, New can join or host a Redbird Watch Party, contact the Alumni Relations Mark Albrecht ’02 is a lab techni- Jersey. office at (309) 438-2586. cian at the University of Florida. Laura Moyle ’04 is an academic He and his wife, Dehlia, reside in chair at Kaplan University. She Gainesville, Florida. resides in Princeton. for the Division of Chemical Edu- Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. She Nathan Ambuehl ’02 is an adminis- Joseph “Joey” Wilson ’04 is the cation in the American Chemical resides in Brooklyn, New York. trative services supervisor at State communication technology coor- Society. She resides in Baytown, Farm Insurance Companies. He Andrea Zurkamer ’00 is the senior dinator for the Le Roy Christian Texas. and his wife, Holly, are the parents vice president and director of risk Church. He resides in Le Roy. Gregg Duenn ’00 is a photojournalist management at Heartland Bank of a son and reside in Bloomington. Amber (Pellum) Duncan ’05 is the with KDFW-TV, FOX 4 and resides and Trust Company in Blooming- Lindsey (Peterson) Bensman ’02 and management and program analyst in Dallas, Texas. ton. She resides in Peoria. her husband, Brad ’02, are the for the Department of Justice. She parents of two children. Jack was Bridget C. Duignan ’00 completed Hilary (Holloway) Andrlik ’01 has and her husband, Justin, reside in born in May of 2013. The family her juris doctorate at The John taught art for 10 years in Hinsdale Alexandria, Virginia. Marshall Law School and is an School District 181. She was named resides in Libertyville. Abby (Tulin) Eickhoff ’05 is a senior associate attorney at Latherow the 2012 Illinois Elementary Art Sarah (Weier) Dee ’02 is a director of sales associate with the Army and Law Office. She focuses on medical Educator of the Year by the Illinois events for the Kansas City Sports Air Force Exchange Service. She malpractice, construction neg- Art Education Association. She Commission and Foundation. She and her husband, Kyle, reside in ligence and personal injury. She resides in Oswego. resides in Roeland Park, Kansas. has been elected to the Board of Italy. Carin Cadek ’01 is corporate counsel Nicole Joutras ’02 is a doctor of Governors of the Illinois State Mitchell Elatkin ’05 is the assistant with Zurich North American. She chiropractic. She resides in Inver Bar Association. She resides in principal of KIPP Renaissance resides in Elgin. Grove Heights, Minnesota. Chicago. High School in New Orleans, Lou- Michelle (Barker) Dilworth ’01 is a Eric Nichols ’02 Jeff Freeman ’00 is a photojournalist is a commercial isana, where he resides. part-time recreation therapist at production coordinator in sports with ABC 7 in Chicago. He resides Jamie (Williams) Froman ’05 is a Advocate Christ Medical Center. operations with Learfield Commu- in Des Plaines. pre-kindergarten teacher in the She and her husband, Adam, are nications. He and his wife, Molly, Shawnee Mission School District. Dave Maiden ’00 is the corporate the parents of two boys and reside reside in Jefferson City, Missouri. investigator for CDW in Chicago. in New Lenox. She and her husband, Jeff, reside Josh Palmer ’02 He and his wife, Cheryl, are the is a field service in Kansas City, Kansas. Emily (Miller) Kimmey ’01 is the technician II with Advanced parents of three children and Rory Nolan ’05 is a senior analyst director of development for Girl Technology Services. He resides in reside in Grayslake. at State Farm Insurance Compa- Scouts of Southern Illinois. She Simpsonville, South Carolina. Crystal Thiele ’00 is a National and her husband, Jay, reside in nies. He and his wife, Selena, are Mark Schaeve ’02 Board Certified fifth grade teacher Glen Carbon. is a litigation the parents of a son. Ryker Lee in New York. She previously taught attorney with Schaeve Law Office. was born in August of 2012. They Michelle L. (Demoss) Kronfeld ’01 is English in Japan. She was one of 14 He resides in Chicago. reside in Bloomington. the associate director of gradu- teachers chosen to spend time this Ryan Gilbert ’03 Chris Brandon ’06 ate admissions and services at is a technical agron- is a lecturer at summer in the Arctic as a Lindblad St. Ambrose University. She is a omist with Monsanto. He resides Fordham University. He resides in Expeditions National Geographic doctoral candidate in educational in Columbus, Wisconsin. New York, New York.

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 40 10/1/13 11:05 AM Amanda Bylczynski ’06 has com- He and his wife, Kristen, are the Fields. She has had poetry pub- Megan (Welgat) Wakefield ’08 is the pleted a second master’s degree in parents of a daughter. Avery Grace lished in the fine arts journal Exact marketing coordinator for BLDD educational technology from the was born in September of 2012. Change Only, and has freelanced as Arcitects, Inc. She and her hus- University of Central Missouri. They reside in Westwood, New a social media writer for Gather. band, Aaron, reside in Palatine. She is an assistant professor of his- Jersey. com. She resides in Frankfort. Kristin (Lofthouse) Aquart ’09 is tory at Edison Community College Jessica (Junis) Green ’07 is the Megan (Perry) Prentice ’07 is a stay- a PMI accountant at NextEra and resides in Piqua, Ohio. donor relations manager at Jewish at-home mom. She and her hus- Energy, Inc. She and her husband, James Semmelroth Darnell ’06 com- Family & Children’s Services in band, Chad, are the parents of two Jonathan, reside in Tequesta, pleted a master’s of divinity from Phoenix. She was promoted from children. Their son, Luke Michael, Florida. Wesley Theological Seminary. He the marketing and development was born in February of 2013. They Melinda Benson ’09 is a founding is a prospect research analyst at coordinator position. She and her reside in Bloomington. high school teacher at Legal Prep George Washington University. He husband, Joseph, reside in Glen- Andrew Trzaskus ’07 completed a Charter Academy in West Garfield resides in Alexandria, Virginia. dale, Arizona. master’s degree in geology at the Park. It connects minority students Scott DeRycke ’06 is a mortgage Erica (Claxton) Haack ’07 is a senior University of Wisconsin-Madison. to the world of law. She teaches underwriter with JC III and Asso- human resources generalist and He is a development geologist English in the high-crime neigh- on the giant Wilmington oil field borhood. She resides in Chicago. underneath the city and harbor of Samantha Decker ’09 is the institu- Long Beach, California, where he tional relations coordinator with resides. Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She Brittany Cederberg ’08 has opened resides in Chicago. a dance studio, Dance & All That Rachael (Gibson) Fitz ’09 completed Jazz in Prospect Heights. The a master’s of library and infor- studio offers classes for all ages mation science degree from San in disciplines that range from hip Jose State University and is a hop and jazz to ballet and tap. She stay-at-home mom. She and her resides in Palatine. husband, Daniel, are the parents of Justin Hawker ’08 is a special educa- a daughter. Jacinta Marie was born tion teacher at Stagg High School in February of 2013. They reside and resides in Frankfort. in Eureka. Melissa Hoebbel ’08 is associate Kelsey (Dent) Haley ’09 is a bone director of marketing at Oral marrow transplant registered Thankful for the memories Health America. She resides in nurse at University of Texas South- They met in 1961 as the “10th Floor Girls of Whitten Hall.” Although Chicago. western Medical Center. She and more than 50 years have passed since that freshman encounter, the six her husband, Patrick, reside in Tim Muldowney ’08 completed his women remain close friends. They toured campus during the summer, Prosper, Texas. juris doctorate at Loyola Univer- pausing for a photo at their old residence hall and including in the shot sity School of Law. He is an assis- Kelli (Pribel) Jagmin ’09 is the owner a picture from their entire college floor. The ladies are, from left, Nancy tant state’s attorney in Winnebago of Must Have Photo Booth. Her (Strayer) Whittington ’65, Naperville; Karen Rost Hutchinson, St. John, County and resides in Rockford. husband, Zechiel ’09, is a commer- Indiana; Dottye (Hendrickson) Stebbins ’65, M.S. ’70, Waukesha, Wis- cial banking representative with Lindsey (Baber) Neff ’08 completed consin; Grace (Chamberline) Kelly ’65, Naperville; Kay (Maue) Miller First Midwest Bank. They reside in a master’s in education at Olivet ’65, Onarga; and Janet (Schwab) Chobar ’66, Sioux City, Iowa. Grayslake. Nazarene University. She teaches first grade in Cicero. She and her Danika Kmetz ’09 is a senior account husband, Grant, reside in Mat- executive with Hill and Knowlton ciates. He and his wife, Breann, recruiter with Volition. She and teson. Strategies. She resides in Chicago. reside in Wesley Chapel, Florida. her husband, Ryan, reside in Savoy. Kathleen Norris ’08 is a mortgage Loren Leeberg ’09 is a campus Robert Haibeck ’06 is an engineer Ashley Haynes ’07 is an event plan- loan specialist with Bank of Ameri- recruiting and university relations with Haibeck Automotive. He ner with State Farm Insurance ca. She resides in Aurora. lead for Allstate. She resides in resides in Elmhurst. Companies. She resides in Bloom- Winfield. Holly (Lindenmier) Schulz ’08 is a ington. Jamie (Weatherhead) Higgins ’06 is a human resources specialist with Elizabeth (Guth) Madlem ’09 is a department manager at Walmart. Heather Miller ’07 is a labor and Berlin Packaging. She and her hus- registered nurse with a bachelor’s She resides in Braceville. delivery registered nurse who is band, Jeff, reside in Wheaton. degree and critical care nurse now certified as a midwife. She certification. She works at Advo- Matt Rock ’06 is president and co- Justin Stevenson ’08 teaches busi- assists birthing mothers at St. cate BroMenn Hospital. She and owner of MATCO Fire Protection, ness and coaches baseball at Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. her husband, Gabriel, reside in Inc. He and his wife, Amanda, are Dwight Township High School. She resides in Morris. Hudson. the parents of two daughters and He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in reside in Paxton. Ann B. Outland ’07 is the guest rela- Kankakee. Brittany (Smith) Montoya ’09 com- tions representative at Franciscan James Sutter Jr. ’06 is a New York pleted a master’s in early child- St. James Health in Olympia region account manager with AIG. hood education. She is the assis-

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 41 10/1/13 11:05 AM tant director at Rogy’s Learning ronment from the University of Place in Normal and resides in Massachusetts. She is the environ- Bloomington. mental health and safety leader at Advanced Filtration Systems Inc. Jacque Oram-Sterling, Ph.D. ’09, is in Champaign, where she resides. dean of Mico Graduate School of Education in Jamaica. The school Nick Ragusa ’10 is a physical educa- is the oldest teacher training insti- tion teacher with UNO Charter tution in the Western Hemisphere. Schools. He resides in Naperville. She previously was on ISU’s Col- Emily Brinkmann ’11 completed a lege of Education faculty. She master’s degree in dietetics at resides in Jamaica. Eastern Illinois University. She works as a diabetes educator and registered dietitian. She resides in 10s Flowood, Mississippi. Warm Redbird welcome Vincent Boyd ’10 is an associate Megan Daly ’11 is an office assistant professor at Missouri Baptist at Loyola University in Chicago, Members of the women’s golf team were greeted by alum Bruce University. He resides in St. Louis, where she resides. Renfroe ’84 when they headed to his community in Oklahoma for a Missouri. regional competition last season. From snacks at the hotel to tips about Jacque Davidson ’11 is a systems ana- the course, he was a fan and friend to the team. Renfroe, center, posed Omar Castillo, Ed.D. ’10, is the super- lyst at Aon Hewitt. She resides in with the ISU contingent from left, Associate Athletics Director Laura intendent of schools for Mokena Lake Villa. School District 159. He and his Provost, Assistant Coach Hannah Bachman ’12, Katie Jean ’13, Rachel wife, Maria, reside in Bolingbrook. Selina Elliott ’11 is a chemist with Powers, Jordyn Wyzgowski, Carlee Cossell, Hayley Guyton, and Head Wrigley/Mars. She resides in Coach Darby Sligh. Julia Drauden ’10 is an assistant Duluth, Georgia. editor for the textbook publisher Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher, han- Emily Flanders ’11 is the program dling the topics of business, mar- director for the Boys and Girls University. She resides in Tempe, David Tobias ’11 is a plant food keting and career education. She Club of the Portland metropoli- Arizona. processing and control supervi- resides in Joliet. tan area. She resides in Portland, sor with Growmark. He resides in Taylor Lawless ’11 is a server at Oregon. Bloomington. Adam Hitzeman ’10 is the Internet Venice Yacht Club. She and her marketing manager for Computer Matthew Ford ’11 is attending vet- husband, Zach Jones, reside in Janelle Czapar ’12 is a science teach- Systems Institute. He resides in erinary school at Michigan State Englewood, Florida. er at El Paso Gridley High School. Hanover Park. University. He and his wife, Kelly, She and her husband, Paul, reside Kendra Maxwell ’11 is a German reside in Lansing, Michigan. in Bloomington. Karina Johnson ’10 is a customer teacher and head of the foreign account executive with Comcast. Brent Harper ’11 teaches eighth language department at Weymouth Andy Hudson ’12 served as assistant She resides in Calumet Park. grade science at JW Eater Jr. High High School in Massachusetts. She musical director at The Little in Rantoul, where he resides. resides in Boston. Theatre on the Square in Sullivan Amanda Landers ’10 completed during the summer. He resides in an internship at Fermi National Lisa Juliano ’11, M.S. ’13, is the assis- Olivia Myers ’11 is a marketing ana- Charleston. Accelerator Laboratory and a tant director of marketing for lyst with Acuity A Mutual Insur- master’s degree in work envi- the Sun Devils at Arizona State ance Company. She resides in Jacey Johnson ’12 is the resource Sheboygan, Wisconsin. center business manager for The

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PS Form 3526, October 1999 (See Instructions on Reverse) Kayla Goldsworthy ’13 is a worksite 30s 50s Frank H. Rusk ’56, M.S. ’57; 12/05 wellness coordinator with the Susan K. Satterfield ’33, ’64; 1/13 Dominic Bertinetti Jr. ’50, M.S. Norbert G. Blei ’57; 4/13 Tazewell County Health Depart- ’60; 5/13 Roger A. Anderson ’58; 6/13 ment. She resides in Tremont. Georgia (Smiley) Brockhouse ’34; 9/10 Melvin A. Lindauer ’50; 4/13 Janet M. (Kovachevich) Grant ’59; Teresa (Power) Brewer ’36; 6/13 Calvin U. Parmele ’50; 12/12 4/13 Our troops Marjorie L. (Cloyd) Gowin ’36; Richard D. Veselack ’50, M.S. ’56; 5/13 3/13 60s Maj. Scott Huesing ’97 has retired after serving more than 20 years Lola M. (Schertz) Basinger ’37; Louise (Clayberg) Yemm ’50; 8/12 Sheila R. Caskey ’61, M.S. ’65; 4/13 with the U.S. Marine Corps. He 3/13 Marlene R. Perry ’51; 6/13 Karen K. Pflederer ’61; 4/13 completed eight deployments, Virginia J. Tuley ’37; 4/13 Berrenice J. Wessel ’51, M.S. ’66; Judith A. (Johnson) Rodgers ’61; including four combat deploy- Marjorie E. Wilson ’37; 4/13 4/13 12/12 ments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Pauline Wisdom ’37; 11/03 Marilyn Boussum ’52, M.S. ’60; Richard L. Gauger ’62, M.S. ’66; He served the nation in more than Lucille A. Chapman ’38; 1/07 7/12 6/13 45 countries and now plans to Beverly I. Liddle ’52; 6/13 work as an operations and training Jane M. (Stubblefield) Huppert Gary E. Luallen ’62, M.S. ’70; 5/13 consultant. He and his wife are the ’38; 4/13 Nancy (Malkus) McGovney ’52; Virginia R. Harmon ’63; 3/13 parents of a daughter and reside in Fanny Jirsa ’38; 11/06 3/13 Alberta E. Reiterman ’64; 2/13 California. John C. Pedroni ’52; 10/10 Susan C. Karayanakis ’65, M.A. Maj. Christopher Rozhon ’00 is with 40s Eugene D. Aimone ’53, M.S. ’57; ’67; 5/13 10/12 the U.S. Army Directorate of Catherine A. (White-Cole) DiPaolo Fred Litwiller, M.S. ’66; 6/13 Weapons and Ammunition Mod- ’40; 3/13 Roy Schoenborn ’53; 3/05 James O. Ropp ’66, M.S. ’71; 5/13 ernization Saudi Arabian National Flora (Morris) Kirtley ’40; 5/13 Mary Ann Shipton ’53, M.S. ’69; Paula J. Shutt ’66; 3/13 Guard. He and his wife, Lori, 6/13 reside in Great Lakes. Moreen K. McBride ’40; 6/13 Leron K. Farnam ’68; 4/13 Kenneth Arneson ’54; 4/13 Virginia S. McCollum ’40, ’42; 6/13 Naomi V. Ross ’68; 10/10 Dorothy (Antey) Ryan ’54; 10/12 Raymond W. Pettigrew ’40; 2/13 Esta C. (Wenneborg) Brehm ’69; John A. Goodwin ’55; 3/13 In memory Maudie I. Crafts ’41; 1/08 4/13 Russell C. Knudson ’56; 4/13 Eugenia R. (Velde) Merry ’41; 4/13 Thomas Niemi ’69; 3/13 Faculty/Staff Wes Retzlaff ’56; M.S. ’71; 4/13 Wilda J. (Wesson) Gilbertson ’42; Gary J. Palmer ’69; 9/08 William H. Adams, Media Rela- 5/13 tions; 4/13 Beatrice L. (Marth) Luthman ’42; Lois H. Biedenharn, Dining Ser- 5/13 vices; 4/13 Josephine H. (Callahan) Pruitt William “Larry” Brewer, Facili- ’42; 6/13 ties; 3/13 Althea “Sue” (Nash) Blomgren Jolene Woodard Eatherly, Psychol- ’43; 4/13 ogy; 5/13 Ruth A. Harms ’43; 12/12 Joseph C. “J.C.” Hall, Building Ser- Frances C. Petri ’43; 12/11 vices; 5/13 Three easy ways to submit your information Loretta LaBounty, Milner Library; Mary Olson Ahlrich ’45; 5/13 5/13 Shirley Y. Barfield ’46; 4/13 1) Go online to Alumni.IllinoisState.edu/ClassNotes and click Paul “Fred” Mattingly, Geography/ Sue (deGafferelly) Christiansen on “class notes.” Information submitted using this method will Geology; 5/13 ’46; 6/13 also be posted online. Gloria J. Mott, Food Services; 6/13 Kenneth R. Miller ’46; 3/13 Marilyn (Stehlik) Parmantie ’56, Margaret A. (Stipp) Woodfill ’46; 2) Email your news to [email protected]. M.S. ’59, Mathematics; 5/13 6/13 3) Mail your news to Class Notes, Illinois State University, John T. Rehm, School of Music; M. Jeanne Bartelt ’47; 5/13 Alumni Relations, Campus Box 3100, Normal, IL 61790-3100. 2/13 Glenn Bradshaw ’47; 3/13 Please include your graduation year, major, maiden name Murray M. Short, Metcalf Elemen- Roy L. Crone ’47, ’54; 3/13 tary School; 5/13 when applicable, and daytime phone number for verification Carolyn R. (Claudon) Barling ’48; Nettie E. Hulvey Strohkirch ’73, 6/13 purposes. News releases and information from published news ’81, Milner Library; 6/13 Eleanor Blackstone ’48; 3/13 clippings may also be used. Engagements and pregnancies will Beth J. Thomson, Agriculture; 4/13 Barbara M. Ellison ’48; 4/13 not be published. Joseph L. Toth, Physical Plant; Eleanor L. Minick ’48; 10/12 2/13 For additional information, contact Alumni Relations at (309) 438- Margaret (Fenton) Gibson ’49; 5/13 2586 or (800) 366-4478, or by email at [email protected]. Norman J. Halford ’49; 6/13 Stephen A. Paynic ’49; 1/13

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34-44 Class Notes.indd 43 10/1/13 11:05 AM ’Tis the season Another holiday is quickly approaching, which means efforts to find that perfect gift for family members and friends have begun again. Think beyond the traditional shopping routine this year. A gift to Illinois State is a unique way to honor a loved one, while also creating an opportunity for students to soar in the year ahead. Support your passion with an investment in the University.

Finalize your gift by December 31 to gain tax benefits. Use the envelope enclosed in this issue of Illinois State, visit IllinoisState.edu/Giving, or call (309) 438-8041.

70s Diane (Stebbins) Stout ’74; 3/13 Stephen R. Brienen ’84; 6/13 Katherine J. Lockwood ’95, M.S. Donald F. Tessendorf ’74; 5/13 Genevieve M. Tereze, M.S. ’84; 4/13 ’99; 6/13 Joan K. (Clanin) Hemenway ’70; Danielle D. (Maunus) Miller ’96; 5/13 Mary M. (Philips) Currie ’75; 4/13 Helen Ash Mogill ’85; 5/13 5/13 Jean H. Keithley, M.S. ’70; 6/13 Georgean (Arnold) Fish ’75; 6/13 Cheryl A. (Carver) Wellington ’85; 11/11 Tonya R. (Cox) Ward ’96; 2/13 Virgil T. Morton, M.S. ’70; 5/13 Mary B. (Dunn) Nichols ’75; 8/11 Joe Christ ’86; 3/13 Suzanne Cooke ’97; 3/13 Joan M. (McAleese) Reed ’70; 4/13 Gary Lincoln ’76; 6/13 Sheila A. Martin-Gensler ’86, M.S. Justin R. Hageman ’98; 4/13 Linda J. (Sayers) Wheelock ’70, Mary “Jean” Boxwell, M.S. ’77; 5/13 ’87; 4/13 David J. Kubacik ’98; 4/13 M.S. ’74; 2/13 Maurice D. Brown ’77; 10/94 Wilma C. Bradley ’87; 10/12 Eric J. Shepherd ’99; 4/13 Matthew C. Johnson ’71; 6/13 Thomas Connor ’77; 6/13 Thomas A. Exton ’87; 7/13 Ramona (Mosley) Themig, M.S. Michael E. Miller ’71; 6/07 David Prather ’77; 4/13 Elizabeth (Ryan) Kessell ’87; 1/13 ’99; 2/12 John R. Sharkey Sr. ’71; 5/13 Amie C. (Yonkers) Tury ’77; 4/13 Anna M. (Miller) Walle ’88; 4/13 Bruce R. Zeiter ’71; 3/13 Susan Lesyinski ’78; 11/08 David R. Breuer ’89; 6/13 00s Margaret A. (Slusher) Guenther Tad B. Sieck ’78; 5/13 Janet L. Olson ’89; 7/11 Cortney A. Zimmerman ’00; 6/13 ’72; 4/13 Sylvia (Dean) Bellows ’79; 3/13 GeorgeAnn (Kislia) Siwicke ’89; Matthew J. Seipp ’02; 5/13 Rebecca A. (Matsick) Lockett ’72, Joyce M. (Lay) Campbell ’79; 4/13 5/13 Michael G. Fitch, M.M. ’04; 6/13 M.S. ’79; 5/13 Doris J. (Kramer) Meyer ’79; 2/13 Robert W. Nuckols Jr. ’05; 8/13 Marilee (Schultz) Niehoff ’72, M.S. Kurtis L. Sharp ’79; 5/13 ’73, Ph.D. ’76; 3/13 90s Crystal M. Schey ’08; 1/11 Michael H. Dean ’73; 6/13 80s Susan A. (Bernier) Crawford, M.S. Sarah (Miller) Stolcis ’08; 5/13 John T. Donelan ’73; 11/10 ’90; 7/13 Antonia K. Jackson Jr. ’09; 3/13 David C. Holz ’80; 4/13 Richard D. Garber ’73, M.S. ’80; Kevin M. Koch ’92; 8/13 Patience D. Taber, M.S. ’09; 1/13 4/13 Marc B. Lavelle ’80; 11/05 Mark J. Phelan ’92; 8/13 Douglas L. Poag ’73; 4/13 Marion H. Shipman ’82; 4/13 Geri K. Uloth ’92; 6/13 10s Maurice “Morrie” Pokarney ’73; Carolina (Maclin) Smith ’82; 5/13 David A. Baker ’93; 3/13 Nicholas E. Weber ’11; 5/12 4/13 Bonnie Muscavitch Harbaugh, Amy C. (Pond) Markgraf ’94; 8/13 M.S. ’83; 6/13 Brian J. Gannon ’12; 8/13 Margaret (Middleton) Scariano, Carolyn S. (Burns) Branz ’95; 4/13 M.S. ’73; 6/13 Oaruie A. Roth ’83, M.S. ’88; 4/13 Sean C. Howell ’95, ’99; 7/13

44 Illinois State November 2013

34-44 Class Notes.indd 44 10/1/13 11:05 AM Thanks to you Gordon Schroeder ’59 has had a strong connection with Illinois State since starting at University High School at age 14. He transitioned to a mailroom job at State Farm after graduating in 1950, working two years before being drafted. Home again from Korea, Schroeder returned to State Farm and completed a degree in business education. During his undergraduate years, Schroeder dated Carol (Cathcart) ’60, who became his wife. They made Bloomington-Normal their home. She dedicated her career to teaching elementary students. He remained at State Farm, becoming the assistant director of accounting. Both are now retired, but remain actively engaged with the University that they have consistently supported ﬁ nancially for 30 years. “When we married, money was short. As our income became more signiﬁ cant, we increased our giving as we were able,” said Schroeder, who is a distinguished alum of U-High. The goal in giving was never to become one of the leaders in ISU’s Loyalty Circle, but rather to show appreciation for the education and memories tied to the University. “Illinois State created a good foundation for us in our careers,” Schroeder said, noting the pride he and his wife share for the school has not waned. They remain staunch Redbird fans who also support the arts.

Find out how you can be a part of the Loyalty Circle by contacting Lora Wey at (309) 438-2592 or lwey @IllinoisState.edu.

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Meet and greet There’s always time to share a smile with a friend on the Illinois State campus. Math major Jelymar Mejia reconnected with Joseph Clark, who is studying family and consumer science. The two enjoyed a conversation on the stately staircase in Williams Hall.

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