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SUMMER 2013 LAWRENCE NEW BEGINNINGS A president, a passion, a plan THE CLASS OF 2013 Celebrating the 164th Commencement REKINDLING FRIENDSHIPS Reunion 2013 LAWRENCE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2 New Beginnings SUMMER 2013 VOL. 93, NUMBER 3 4 New Beginnings for New Students 6 New Faces New Places The Class of 2013 ART DIRECTOR 8 Liz Boutelle 12 Getting Connected ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Craig Gagnon ’76 14 Looking at Life through the Filmmaker’s Lens EditOR Marti Gillespie DEAR LAWRENTIANS, 16 Re-imagining Liberal Education GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hitting an Historic High Note Tammy Wagner 20 Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho once wrote, “If you’re brave talents and perspectives that VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI, enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” will be a wonderful addition Cultural Immersion Garnished with Opera: DEVELOPMENT and COMMUNICATIONS 22 to the fabric of the Lawrence Studying Abroad in Vienna Cal Husmann This has been an especially fitting statement as I make my community. Joining eight transition to Lawrence. As poignant as it was to say goodbye newly tenured faculty are PHOTOGRAPHY Reunion 2013 24 to friends and colleagues at Princeton University, the welcome two new tenure-track faculty Myat Lin Aung, Liz Boutelle, Adam Breseman ’14, Ken Cobb Photography, Rachel Crowl, Empire Photography, I have received from members of the Lawrence community members in the biology and 34 A Fond Farewell Austin Federa ’13, Kathrine Handford, William Kapinski, M.C. has been truly heartwarming. New beginnings are the norm chemistry departments, as for me these days as I travel to meet alumni and friends of well as a pair of Lawrence Kinney Photography, Dolores Howse, Emma Moss ’14, Battling His Brain Barbara J. Stack, Thompson Photo Imagery, Joe Vanden Acker, 44 the college, walk the campus, and find my way around the Fellows in ceramics and John von Dorn, Paul Wilke Fox Valley. philosophy. Lawrence also Remembering Professor Chaney 52 welcomed Warnaco executive WRitERS This issue of Lawrence is filled with examples of new beginnings Martha Olson ’77 to the Ken Anselment, Adam Breseman ’14, Dave Burrows, Mark Burstein, Marti Gillespie, Camilla Grove ’13, as well. It was not that long ago that the members of the Class board of trustees at its Jared Marchant ’13, Rick Peterson, Christopher R. Skinner ’13, Departments of 2013 gathered on Main Hall Green for Commencement. I am spring meeting. Joe Vanden Acker confident that you join me in wishing these graduates success 1 From the President as they begin their careers, graduate school or other phases Before closing I want to take FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS of their lives. Commencement also provided one of many a moment to pay tribute to Alumni and Constituency Engagement 36 Inside Lawrence opportunities to celebrate an honorary member of this class, Curtis Tarr, our 12th president, 711 E Boldt Way Jill Beck, and I join the Lawrence community in wishing her well. who died a few weeks ago, Appleton WI 54911-5626 Faculty Achievements 42 as well as Professor William 920-832-6549 [email protected] 46 Locker Room Notes These young graduates will always treasure the lasting bonds Chaney, both of whom are they have forged with classmates and their professors. As eulogized within. Lately, there has been much debate about TO Submit IDEAS 48 LUAA I participated in my first Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer the impact of a liberal arts education on the individual and on Lawrence alumni magazine Reunion it was clear how important these relationships are the world. President Tarr’s accomplishments in the academy, Communications 50 Distinguished Alumni both for the alumni—whether one was celebrating a 10th or government and business clearly illustrate the vibrancy of our 711 E Boldt Way a 50th Reunion—and for the faculty invited by these classes. enterprise. Professor Chaney’s original mind and dedication Class Notes Appleton WI 54911-5626 54 It is always moving to hear the stories alumni share about to teaching have enriched the culture of this university and 920-832-6593 64 The Big Picture “their” Lawrence. It was a weekend filled with reconnections, changed the lives of countless Lawrentians. I hope you will join [email protected] reminiscences and the making of new memories. For me, me in celebrating their lives and the lasting impact they have Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily Reunion provided an opportunity to meet a thousand members had on our university. represent Lawrence University policy. ON THE COVER: President Mark Burstein enjoys Reunion 2013. of our wonderful community. Lawrence, as you would expect, has always been an innovator Lawrence alumni magazine (USPS 012-683) is published At Reunion we also celebrated Tom ’61 and Julie Hurvis’ ’62 when it comes to a liberal arts education. This was one of the three times a year by the Lawrence University Office of generous investment in film studies with the opening of the many reasons I was drawn to the college. I am honored to be Communications. Non-profit postage paid atA ppleton, A RESPONSIBLE CHOICE Hurvis Center. The event allowed us all to learn more about the leading Lawrence as its 16th president and I look forward to Wis., and additional mailing offices. Being a good steward of the environment is the responsibility of all Civic Life project, under the direction of Catherine Tatge ’72, continuing this tradition of excellence. Lawrentians, including the Office of Communications. This issue of Lawrence which provides students an opportunity to use the medium of POSTMASTER Alumni Magazine was printed on FSC™-certified paper. The ForestS tewardship Send address changes to: Council™ guarantees that the trees used to manufacture the paper were film to tell powerful stories about issues facing the Fox Cities, I also look forward to meeting you in person in your Lawrence University harvested from responsibly managed forests. Our printing partner, Royle, thus opening eyes and encouraging change. hometown, in Appleton or at Björklunden. 711 E Boldt Way Sun Prairie, Wis., is an FSC™-certified printer, adhering to the highest social Appleton, WI 54911-5626 and environmental standards in the market. You can do your part to help the The summer months at Lawrence are a time of other new Yours, environment, too, by recycling this magazine when you are through reading it. beginnings revitalizing our campus community. In just a few short weeks Lawrence will welcome members of the Class of 2017 to campus. Each of our 400 freshmen brings unique Mark Burstein President LAWRENCE 1 New Beginnings A president, a passion, a plan By Mark Burstein Over the past six months I have had the pleasure of meeting the learning opportunities we provide within and outside of the The transformative impact we have on our students is very From the stories you have told me and from my own Lawrentians on campus and across the country. Judging classroom. The challenge for us is: how can we enhance this heartening, but institutions cannot stand still in this rapidly experience as a liberal arts college student I know that the from my interactions with the presidential search committee, transformative experience we already offer? changing world. This is even more the case in higher education second issue—providing a range of learning opportunities I assumed the predominant theme I would hear from you, where technology and the growth of a world educational outside the classroom—is an important part of the Lawrence Lawrence and Milwaukee-Downer alumni, would be the When he originally composed Colleges That Change Lives, market have catalyzed a revolution across the sector. Our experience. Students learn about themselves, discover their strong bonds you have with your alma mater. That sentiment Loren Pope affirmed the transformative nature of our mission—the cultivation of critical young minds—also requires leadership potential and develop ways to work with others has certainly been present in our conversations. But what has university: “If an omniscient being were to describe the us to innovate constantly. To stay relevant and competitive on the playing field, in student government and through struck me more is what I have begun to call the “Lawrence vital difference between Lawrence University in Appleton, we must find ways to enhance this already rich, life-changing extracurricular activities. We need to continue to invest in story.” Almost to a person, you have offered compelling stories Wisconsin, and one of the Ivies ... she or he would say that experience we provide. these offerings as we have begun to do with athletics through of how your time at Lawrence has significantly altered your Lawrence is a growth hormone that raises kids’ trajectories our new outdoor track and our plan to renovate the Banta Bowl. personal trajectory. and instills the power to soar. The Ivies take in fast-track kids I believe we must continue to focus on three areas if we are Lawrence’s student population has also become much more and turn out fast-track graduates who are not much changed.” to thrive for the next 167 years: we must sustain our rigorous, diverse.