Class Notes

Erin McKeown ('05) married Matt Heeren on July 2, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple currently lives in West Des Moines, Iowa.

My wife and I first met in the ISU Armory and we both were in uniform. She was in the Air Force Angel Flight(Honorary Group of Girls who worked with the AF ROTC honorary club of Cadets). I was a senior in Air Force ROTC and had to be at school a week early for ROTC(fall of 1964). She had to be there early for Angel Flight. I and a fellow cadet were coming down the southwest stairs and two Angel Flight girls in uniform were walking along the hall at the bottom of the stairs. Marty and I were also in our AFROTC uniforms and Marty knew both of the girls. He introduced me to both of them. That evening I called Lindy for a date and the next day we had our first date. In the fall of 1965 we got pinned just before I went on active duty with the Air Force and were engaged that Christmas. She graduated in Feb 1967 and we were married a week later. Out of our marriage we have two children: a son and daughter. Our son also graduted from ISU and was commissioned as an officer through AFROTC and today 1/13/2011 he is a Lt. Col. and career officer in the Air Force. I sometimes think what if Lindy had walked by the bottom of the stairs a few minutes later or earlier. (I was not a member of the AFROTC honorary club.) I would have not met my best friend and wife of 44 years and there would not have been a Lt. Col. son in the Air Force.

I received a non-thesis M.S. degree from Iowa State in General Graduate Studies (Biology) in May, 1976, and haven’t been back to campus since then. In reading over my old tests and numerous term papers during my two short academic years at ISU, I was very surprised at not only the breadth of material covered in my graduate-level classes, but also the depth of detail required. Certainly this preparation came in handy when I was accepted into the doctoral program in Physiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; I was well-prepared and received a thesis M.S. in Physiology in December, 1978, and a Ph.D. in Endocrine Physiology in December 1982. My wide background in several areas at ISU enabled me to combine my main area of research in Neuroendocrinology/Neurochemistry with Cellular/Ultrastructural Biology in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in 1983 to work as a post-doctoral research associate in Marseilles, France at a national research institute near the gorgeous blue-green waters of the Mediterranean. I’ve taken the opportunity to go back to the “South of France” several times since! I also had a chance to work at my alma mater (KU), albeit just temporarily, from 1984-86, as a result of my outstanding education at ISU. The position was in the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology in Lawrence, KS. My diverse training initiated in large part in ISU’s General Graduate Studies program has also resulted in my publishing many scientific articles in several areas of research science. I would like to express my gratitude to my professors for providing me with a rich and diverse educational experience in Ames.

James Schmeling, Political Science '97, co-founded and was appointed Managing Director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University effective July 1, 2011. http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/07/05/institute-for-veterans-and-military-families-2/ The Institute was founded with a commitment of $7.5 million from JPMorgan Chase. http://www.syr.edu/news/articles/2011/veterans-military-families-06-11.html The Institute was invited to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative America inaugural meeting in Chicago and make a commitment to action. http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/06/29/institute-for-veterans-and-military-families-takes-part-in-veter…

http://insidesu.syr.edu/2011/07/05/institute-for-veterans-and-military-families-2/ James Schmeling has been appointed managing director of the newly established Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University, which he co-founded with Mike Haynie, Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship in SU’s Whitman School of Management. Schmeling was previously chief operating officer and managing director of the Burton Blatt Institute at SU. His appointment was effective July 1. In his role with the IVMF, Schmeling will be a member of the senior leadership team. He will promote the institute’s mission by working with University stakeholders; federal, state, and local partners throughout the country; veterans and their families; NGOs; educational institutions; and others who have a stake in IVMF’s mission and values. His focus will be on veterans and inclusion activities on campus and with external stakeholders, including the IVMF board of advisors and corporate, governmental and non-governmental partners. “Given my background as a veteran, my work with the IVMF is a way for me to formalize what I have learned over the years about veteran networking and educational support and resources, and share it with the wider community of veterans and those who serve them,” says Schmeling. “As a veteran attending Iowa State University, my first roommate was a Ukrainian Army veteran, my second a U.S. Navy vet. Both were living in a graduate/adult student dorm, which housed many veteran students. I also met vets through a non-traditional student organization for adult students,” he adds. “As veteran students, we formed informal support networks—sharing information about registrar reviews of military school transcripts, adult and veteran scholarships, financial aid processes, veteran-friendly faculty and more. While in law school, I had similar informal networks with vets, Guard and Reserve members. Many of my friends and peers returned to service after college and advanced, in some cases becoming officers or Judge Advocate General Corps members. Several have served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am excited for this opportunity to be a part of the Institute’s leadership, in order to promote its mission and drive opportunities for veteran inclusion.” “James has examined and written about business practices, conducted research with Fortune 100 human resources professionals and has been involved with the creation and growth of two other higher education research centers—the Law, Health Policy & Disability Center at the Iowa College of Law, and the Burton Blatt Institute here at Syracuse,” says Haynie. “He has worked with me as part of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), EBV-Families and the disability components of our SBA veterans programs from the beginning. I am thrilled to have him on the IVMF leadership team, and for the breadth of professional and veteran experiences he brings to the Institute.” Schmeling has extensive experience related to veterans, education, inclusion, assistive technology, diversity, social science and STEM disciplines, and has written and published in the area. He has been principal investigator on three grants from Disabled American Veterans and the William Bingham Foundation for disability-related components of the EBV, founded in 2007 at Whitman. He is also co-principal investigator on a cooperative agreement from U.S. DOL/VETS on the National Veterans Technical Assistance Center for Homeless Veterans Reintegration Projects, and an investigator for a contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs on business practices related to hiring, retaining and advancing veterans’ employment. Schmeling is currently a member of the Veterans Best Practices Advisory Committee at SU, and an advisory board member of the Taishoff Center on Inclusive Higher Education in SU’s School of Education. A U.S. Air Force veteran who served for more than six years, Schmeling was honorably discharged at the rank of sergeant. He was stationed in Colorado, California and Spain. Through his service, he engaged with and supervised active duty Air Force and civil service employees, in addition to Spanish Air Force and Spanish National Geographic Institute staff. During his time in the service, Schmeling was assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and was a seismic systems computer-electronics technician. He was responsible for repair logistics for all reparable assets worldwide in the Atomic Energy Detection System. While assigned to a field maintenance position at a remote detachment in Spain, he also conducted resource protection, crime prevention and counterterrorism duties. He held Top Secret security clearance during active duty and was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the National Defense Service Medal. He was also a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Preparatory Course. As part of his unit, he was awarded the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. Schmeling began his education while serving, earning credits from the Community College of the Air Force. After leaving the service, he received his B.A. in political science, with a minor in international studies, from Iowa State University and earned his law degree, with distinction, from the University of Iowa.

William Doughtery Metz born Sept. 10, 2010, 7 lbs. 1oz.

People who know me know that I am all about technology PR... this is something that stayed with me from my early beginnings at former 3D animation company Engineering Animation, Inc. which was incubated out of ISU's Research Park. I recently enjoyed a fun diversion from the exciting world of technology: I have just returned from a memorable trip to Italy for work and play. My PR firm (Rushing PR - www.rushingpr.com) represents Italy's Marche Region regarding a tourism campaign starring Dustin Hoffman, as well as the region's battle with the Getty Museum over disputed ownership of a very important 2,300-year-old statue - The Victorious Youth. To say this has been an exciting client to work with would be an understatement. In addition to putting together a standing room only press conference for Marche Region President Gian Maria Spacca on short order during his visit to Los Angeles to strike a deal with the Getty, I also organized a press tour for ten U.S. journalists to see what makes the Marche Region such a special place. It really is a hidden gem. I have also worked with the Italian Trade Commission in Los Angeles on a campaign highlighting the health benefits of authentic Italian cuisine. At this point, I think I am an honorary Italian! I enjoy hearing from fellow ISU alums in the LA area... feel free to reach out to me at lana@rushingpr.com. Ciao!

Wendell Mosby ('01 apparel merch., design, produc.) was elected to the Board of Trustees of Prairie State Community College, Chicago Heights, IL on April 5, 2011.

DeRionne Pollard ('93 English; '95 MA) has been named to Strathmore's Board of Directors. Strathmore is an established arts presenter and cultural destination that nurtures art, artists, and community through creative and diverse programming, and is home to the Music Center at Strathmore, a concert hall and education complex.

Steven Jones will serve in the role of Executive Vice President of Quinn Evans Architects. For over two decades, he has specialized in preservation and restoration projects with an emphasis on project management. He currently manages multiple contracts for the National Park Service across the country.

My husband, Jeff Van Winkle, and I met at ISU in the late 90s. He was a student in the College of Design and I was a student in the College of Business. Before I graduated in 2001 with my bachelors degree, Jeff proposed to me under the Campanile at midnight. We were marriend in 2003.

Kum & Go, based in West Des Moines, Iowa, recently announced the promotion of Charles W. Campbell ('01 finance) to vice president and general counsel. He has been a member of the Kum & Go legal team for over seven years and provides business-centered counsel to the company's executives and associates.

Joel Magruder ('88 phys. ed.), founder of Financial Partners Group, has successfully completed the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) professional designation program. Graduates of the CRPC program must complete a specialized independent study course that prepares them for the changing demands of the retirement planning profession by emphasizing the importance of understanding each client's individual financial situation, and then analyzing his or her related needs and identifying investment opportunities that will best meet those needs.

Bob Carter ('78 const. engr.) has been named senior project manager at Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, one of the Midwest's oldest and largest commercial general contractors and construction managers. Bob has worked in the construction industry for nearly 35 years and joined K-A in 1990 as a project manager. He has been a part of the construction team on a number of K-A's largest projects, including the new Humphrey Terminal at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and the Hilton & Towers Hotel in Minneapolis. He resides in Brooklyn Park, Minn.

Robert Segebart, '68 farm op., '73 MS & '78 Ph.D. agron., retired senior research scientist for Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, was recently awarded the prestigious DuPont Lavoisier Medal for Technical Achievement, the highest honor for career technical accomplishment with the company. The medal recognizes individuals within DuPont for a career of outstanding contributions leading to significant business impact and enduring scientific value. Robert began his career at Pioneer in 1979, and retired in 2010. He is recognized as one of the most successful breeders in the history of Pioneer corn development over the past 32 years.

Jon Pickard, '76 architecture, principal and co-founder of Pickard Chilton, has been elected to The College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He has contributed to the building of contemporary high-rise and corporate architecture worldwide. His expertise in the design of large-scale buildings with their inherent architectural, urban design, technical and economic challenges is grounded in the balance of three fundamental drivers: environment, community, and workplace. Pickard Chilton is headquartered in New Haven, Conn. and is noted for its expertise in the design of large, complex buildings.

Arlene Steffen and I met thru an arranged date by a friend at a YMCA pancake supper. That was in the Spring of 1952. Arlene was a freshman and I was a junior. I graduated in 1953 and Arlene in 1951. I spent 2 years in the Air Force and she spent 6 months in Finland as an IFYE delegate following graduations, and we were married on February 12, 1956. So, next week we will be observing our 55th wedding anniversary. Gene Vincent

Paul Hegland, B.Mus. 1982, was elected in July 2010 by the triennial national convention of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod to a six-year term on the Board of Regents of Concordia Seminary - St. Louis. He joined the Board in September 2010.

Avison Young has announced that Phil Barry ('68 indus. ed.), one of Atlanta's top commercial real estate brokers, has joined its brokerage operations in Atlanta as a Principal and member of the office properties group. He will provide a wide range of real estate services, ranging from investment sales and acquisitions to build-to-suit development and landlord and tenant leasing. He has been involved in investment sales, acquisitions, tenant representation, development, and project leasing of commercial real estate in the Southeast since 1971. Avison Young is Canada's largest independently-owned commercial real estate services company and has offices in several U.S. cities.

Former Iowa Lottery CEO Dr. Ed Stanek (PhD '72) has received the highest honor given the the World Lottery Association, an industry group representing lotteries from 90 countries and five continents. Stanek, who led the Iowa Lottery from its start in 1985 until his retirement in 2007, was presented with the Guy Simonis Lifetime Achievement Award during the WLA's biennial convention in November in Brisbane, Australia. Just five other lottery leaders from around the world have ever been given the award, which was introduced in 2000 to recognize outstanding service and commitment to the lottery industry by an individual. Stanek, a co-inventor of the Powerball game, is a past president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, which represents lotteries in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; and the International Association of State Lotteries.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals has selected a paper written by Dee Vandeventer, partner, and Justin Tolan, chief fundraising adviser, of ME&V. The paper, "Plan for a Successful Campaign," explores essential steps an organization needs to take and questions that need to be answered in planning for a successful fundraising campaign. Elements include staff and volunteer involvement, donor education, and even guerrilla marketing. ME&V is a specialized, full-service advertising and fundraising consultancy with offices in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, and Des Moines, Iowa.

Budget Manager of the City of Bloomington, MN since 2001. Finance Director of Patton Township, PA 1992-2001 Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Madison, WI 1991-1992

Sandra Trca-Black was voted “Techie of the Year” at the AssistU Community Recognition Awards held recently in Reston, Virginia. This was her third consecutive year of receiving a top honor in the organization. Sandra had nearly ten years of administrative experience before founding Alloy Virtual Assistance in 2005. Her clients have included businesses close to home as well as on both coasts. Based in her home office, she is connected to her clients by phone, fax, email, and the Internet. More information is available at www.alloyva.com.

Bradford Bittle ('91 chem.), deputy operations officer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, received the Claud A. Jones Award for 2009 for his contributions to improving operational engineering or material readiness for maritime forces during the past three years. He was recognized for exceptional performance and achievement while serving as force modernization officer for Commander, Naval Air Force, and as chief engineer aboard USS Abraham Lincoln.

Appointed to serve as District Court Judge for the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa beginning October 2010

Diana "Dee" Vandeventer ('75 psych.), of ME&V, presented at the Oregon Hospice Association's Professional Practice Exchange in October, in Bend, Ore. She presented "How Do You Eat an Elephant? A Bite-sized Approach to Strategic Planning" to nearly 200 hospice and palliative care professionals from across Oregon, discussing strategic planning process, ways to engage the organization in the process, and how to measure strategic planning activities. As a well-known fundraising professional, she has presented throughout the country. Her firm, ME&V is a specialized, full-service advertising and fundraising consultancy serving clients through its Advertising + Consulting; Fundraising Advisers; Healthcare Marketing; Nonprofit Marketing; and Higher Education Marketing specialty divisions.

Frontier Communications Corp., the leading provider of communications to rural America, recently announced the appointment of John J. Lass ('80 civ. engr.) as President of the company's Central Region, comprising Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Central Region, Frontier's largest operation with approximately 1.1 million customers, is headquartered in Burnsville, Minn. He has held a variety of operations positions in New York and the Midwest with Frontier/Citizens Utilities, GTE, and Contel over the past 29 years.

Patricia & Keith met when they got stuck together in a seating chart on the first day of Business Writing in Ross Hall, January 1987. Over the course of the semester, they become really good friends, even walking together to their next classes in Carver Hall. That summer, Patricia lived and worked in Ames, and Keith worked in Ames while living in his hometown nearby. One friendly get-together turned into another, and before long, the two were in love. Pat graduated in December 1987 and went to work in Sioux City. Keith graduated in May 1988 and went to work in New York City. The romance survived time and distance, and the two were married in September 1989. Twenty-one years later, we are still going strong and have a beautiful daughter!

Paul G. Boynton ('86 mech. engr.) has been elected president and chief operating officer of Rayonier. He joined the company in 1999, and will now be responsible for all of Rayonier's operating businesses, including oversight for Rayonier's Forest Resources business, which sustainably manages nearly 2.5 million acres of timberland in the U.S. and New Zealand. In addition, he will oversee the Real Estate business, which manages the thousands of acres of land with potential for commercial, residential, conservation, or recreation uses. His duties also include responsibility for the Performance Fibers business, a global leader in the manufactur of high-performance specialty cellulose fibers.

Speech 311 was taught in a classroom on the third floor of Beardshear Hall during the Fall Quarter of 1946 at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa. Professor Joe North was the instructor. Class members were a diverse lot with mature veterans from World War II and young men and women not long out of high school. This was a great time of the year for college students with Homecoming celebrations not far away and the enthusiasm generally associated with the beginning of a new school year. The Daily Student printed pictures of the various Homecoming Committee chairmen to add to the hype. It so happened that the pretty girl who sat in the back row of the Speech 311 class was the Publicity Chairman (and I sat in the front row.) Her name was Jean McDonald. During the course Professor North seemed to pick a couple of students to be the brunt of his critiques. Week after week the same two were "honored" by him to provide examples (both pro and con) of good and not-so-good speeches. Those two were Jean McDonald and Bob Lamb. It became commonplace to meet at the top of the stairs after class and commiserate with one another as we headed for our next class. This led to a traditional "coke date" at the Memorial Union where we learned that our home towns were Ames and Boone. In those days these two arch rivals in high school football were known throughout the state. Normally their annual game was played on Armistice Day (Nov. 11), but the conclusion of WWII and other social issues had changed this tradition. The big day was scheduled for November 1, a school day, and the game was to be played at Clyde Williams Field where the ISC varsity played all its games. For our first date Jean and I skipped class to attend the game and see Ames beat Boone (as it usually did), this time by the score of 19-0. We showed no partiality and spent a half in each team's cheering section. This began a relationship which developed into my giving her an engagement ring on December 1, 1947 at a "Five Pound Party" in the Kappa Delta House with my Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers in attendance. Jean had found some gift wrap paper of a baby sheep with a bell on a ribbon around it's neck; so the theme of the event was "A Lamb and His Belle." Are "Five Pound Parties" still in vogue? Jean graduated on a very cold day in June, 1947. This was extra memorable since the ceremony was held outdoors at Clyde Williams Field with the graduates wearing sweaters or jackets under their robes. Instead of teaching Home Ec. in a nearby school, Jean chose to utilize her library experience acquired while working at the Ames Public Library during her high school years. As a result she became a Reference Librarian at the Iowa State Library, and later taught the Library course which all students were required to take before graduation. It gave no credit and took one hour each week for a quarter. Is it still a part of all curricula? Our wedding took place in Ames at the First Congregational Church on September 1, 1948. We were most fortunate to obtain a lovely apartment in the second floor of a a private home at 504 Lynn. Not only was the previous year spent on wedding plans and preparations, but it also entailed a very stiff academic challenge. The junior year in Chemical Engineering had a bruising reputation - and justifiably so. I was fortunate enough to get an offer from 3M Company (known as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company); so we moved to St. Paul in January, 1950. The first day of the month has been a key date in this story thus far, so I want to add still another instance. Our first child, Kevin, was born on October 1, 1951. Jean and I spent ten and a half years in St. Paul, two years in the Washington D.C. area and the balance of thirty eight years with 3M in Dayton, Ohio, during which time we produced five children, three boys and two girls. All are college graduates, including one M.S. and a PhD. Currently we have seven grand children and three great grand children. Except for a son (the PhD), daughter-in-law and grandson, they all live relatively close to us. My twenty five and a half years for 3M in the Dayton area was due to the fact that Wright Patterson Air Force Base was located near there. It was the focal point of most of the technical work which the Air Force funded, so it became my job to learn of the technical needs of the Air Force and help "marry" them with 3M's many technologies. In the late forties there was a custom that a girl could not be considered a coed unless she was kissed under the campanile at the stroke of midnight. If there was any merit to that tradition, Jean graduated without ever being a coed. I wonder if it's too late.

Valerie Kissack and Asten Rathbun (BS CprE '99) were married in Omaha on July 31st Valerie and Asten live in the Chicago suburbs. Valerie teaches 5th grade, and Asten is a Project Leader at Motorola.

Named Distinguished Alumni, 2010, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

Christopher Larsen, JLMC '87, received his M.Ed. in Journalism Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in December, 2007.

Suzie Berregaard graduated from the George Washington University graduate certificate program in Healthcare Corporate Compliance in May 2009 and became Certified in Healthcare Compliance in June 2009. Suzie was recently appointed to serve as a Supervisory Program Analyst, Chief of Quality Management for the Department of Defense, Veteran's Administration, Veteran's Health Administration for the Central Iowa Healthcare System.

Melissa Mundt ('97 history), Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director of Gardner, Kan., recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the premier local government leadership and management organization. To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government, have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field, and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development. Melissa has nearly 12 years of professional local government executive experience and has served in her current position since 2003. She has also made significant contributions to a number of other organizations, including: Kansas Association of City/County Management, Midwest Public Rish, Gardner Rotary Club, and the Kansas City Area Iowa State Alumni Club.

Labor and employment attorney Teresa (Seavy) Maginn ('87 English, speech comm.) has joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP's South Bend, Ind. office. From 1996-2001, she was the assistant vice president and counsel for the University of Notre Dame, Office of the General Counsel, where she provided advice on employment issues and engaged in contract negotiations.

Lawrence "Larry" Gay ('57 ag. engr.) was inducted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) as an ASABE Fellow in June, 2010. To be considered, an individual must demonstrate unusual professional distinction, with outstanding qualifications and experience in the field of agricultural engineering. A tractor historian and author, Larry was honored for his outstanding contributions to engineering management and product equipment design and for his thorough research and documentation of farm tractors and agricultural equipment industry history. He retired in 1992 after a 35-year distinguished engineering career at John Deere. At the time of his retirement, he was manager of engineering in Deere's merchandise division, where he led the surveying, selecting, and testing of farm equipment made by other manufacturers but sold by John Deere dealers. Since retirement, he has become a highly respected authority, researcher, and chronicler of farm tractor development.

Jeanne recently earned tenure and promotion to Associate Professor. Last year, the interior design program she coordinates received CIDA [Council for Interior Design Accrediation] Accreditation. In 2008, Jeanne was awarded the Outstanding Service Award for the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Much of her service has been providing and coordinating design services for non-profit organizations.

Mary Whitten ('89 chem.) recently had a mystery romance novel published with Stacey Gillespie, under the writing name of Macy Diamond. The book is entitled "Diamond in the Rough: An Amusing Mystery and Romance."

We took our son Hayden Richard for his 6 months photos with Holt Portrait Design in Fairbank, IA hoping we could get a picture of him wrestling with Herke. Instead our son being the true Cyclone that he is bit down, hard! Even at an early age he knows Cy is number 1. Go Cyclones!

Deborah Tharnish ('77 Engl.) celebrated her 30th anniversary at the Davis Brown Law Firm in June. She is a senior shareholder of the Des Moines, Iowa law firm working with employment and litigation clients.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 10-week Man & Woman of the Year Campaign generated funds for vital blood cancer research and patient services. Together, the 2010 winners of the Man & Woman of the Year campaign benefitting the society's Wisconsin Chapter raised more than $28,000. Kelli Cameron ('02 ag. ed. and ag. ext. ed) was named Woman of the Year. The candidates were judged solely on their success in raising money to help LLS, with every dollar raised counting as one "vote." She commented, "Through my volunteering with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I have discovered what I value the most and am living my values of family, faith, friends, and health." She lives in Madison, Wisc., where she works in education and training for American Family Insurance.

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation has announced that Allyson Walter ('88 fash. merch.) is one of 40 graduates in the 2009-2010 Leadership Iowa class. She is a manager with the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she has worked since 2008. Leadership Iowa, a program of the ABI Foundation, is a statewide program designed to develop passion in current and emerging leaders from across the state, representing both the public and private sector.

Carol Sanderson ('78 indus. ed.) was recognized as "Best Success Story" by SCORE of Cedar Rapids during its SCORE ONE Awards presentation in May, 2009. She was recognized for her business, Classic Tax of Marion (Iowa). Classic Tax was established by her in 1999 and offers individuals and businesses full service accounting.

Joseph Andrew (Andy) Yedlik** ('98 ag. studies) has joined the Iowa Financial Group, an office of MetLife, as financial services representative. The group, located in West Des Moines, Iowa, offers financial products and services, including life, disability income, long-term care insurance and annuities, mutual funds, and investment products. Andy resides in West Des Moines and is a member of the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce.

Dave Kurns ('82 journ. & mass comm.), director of business development for Meredith Corp., Des Moines, will receive the James W. Schwartz Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Communication from ISU's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication during homecoming activities on Friday, October 29, 2010. Kurns' expertise is in creating strategies and business partnerships to make websites successful and profitable. He has been instrumental in developing Web properties as an editor, strategist, marketer, and creative team leader. The Schwartz Award is the highest honor conferred by the Greenlee School and named after James W. Schwartz, department chair for 13 years, who also served as president of the Association for Education in Journalism. The school's advisory council and faculty nominate candidates, and faculty members select the winner.

Mike Helms ('88 civ. engr.) has been promoted to Infrastructure Operations Manager at Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, Iowa. He will be responsible for group objectives established for the performance of projects, the management and development of staff, the support of marketing/business development, and the support of the technical organization. Mike joined Stanley Consultants in 2006. He is a seasoned project manager who has led many domestic and international projects.

Steven Boody ('71 forestry; '74 MLA landscape arch.) is owner of Boody Fine Arts, Inc., which acted as Art Consultant for First National Bank's Pioneer Courage and the Spirit of Nebraska's Wilderness Sculpture Park in Omaha, Neb. Boody Fine Arts assembled a team of three artists and provided project management, transforming five city blocks into a green urban sculpture park depicting a moment in the rich history of the city. The park required eleven years of planning and execution by the team of artists, architects, and contractors to create one of the largest installations of bronze and stainless steel works of art in the country and in the world. The Park comprises one hundred twenty-three site specific commissioned works of art and received the Central States American Society of Landscape Architects' 2010 "Award of Excellence" and the National Sculpture Society's 2010 "The Henry Hering Medal." Boody Fine Arts is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.

James Hoskins ('81 Ph.D econ.) is a Senior Consultant and Executive Advisor at the new Washington, D.C. values-based research and consulting firm, Heart+Mind Strategies. Heart+Mind Strategies is a rapidly growing, full-service, strategic research and consulting company whose partners are part of the former leadership of Wirthlin Worldwide. The firm specializes in brand, reputation, and communications consulting for corporations, brands, associations, non-profit organizations, social issues advocates, and individuals.

William (Bill) Warner ('57 forestry), a 45-year resident of Lake Oswego, Oregon, received the Bob Bigelow Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his many financial contributions and donations of his time to the community. As past board president for the Lakewood Center for the Arts, he was instrumental in launching a $3 million project that resulted in a stagehouse addition. Over many years, he has also been actively involved with numerous groups such as Little League, Little Guy Football, Babe Ruth American Legion Baseball, YMCA youth basketball, the Oswego Heritage Council, Rotary, Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce Village Flower Basket Program, and his church.

Dr. John A. Kline** ('67 English & speech), distinguished professor of leadership and director of Troy University's Institute for Leadership Development, is the 2010 recipient of the Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching. The award is given annually to the teacher on the Troy campus who has "most diligently, effectively and cheerfully conducted his or her classes during the current academic year." Students nominate faculty members for the award, and a committee of students and faculty advisors selects the recipient. John joined Troy University in 2000 as a professor of education and became director of the Institute for Leadership Development in 2003.

Alison Monaghan accepted a position as public relations specialist at Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas. She is managing the media relations outreach for Encore Beach Club, Surrender Nightclub, Blush Boutique Nightclub, Wynn Golf Club, Penske Wynn Ferrari Maserati, casino, race & sports book, and poker. She also assists with the ongoing public relations efforts for the resorts' entertainment, including Le Reve and Garth Brooks.

Rachelle Schoessler Lynn ('90 interior des.), an interior designer with the firm Studio 2030, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn. weill serve on a task force to assist the National Council for Interior Design Qualificiation (NCIDQ) and improve the NCIDQ Examination. She has worked in the interior design field for 18 years. In her current position with Studio 2030, Inc., she is responsible for providing design excellence with integrated sustainable design strategies for her clients. She and David Loehr founded Studio 2030 on Earth Day 2007. NCIDQ's core purpose is to protect the health, life safety, and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design.

Allison Engel ('73 home ec. journ.) and her twin sister, Margaret Engel, co-authored a play which opened in March 2010 in Philadelphia. The play is about the rabble-rousing Texas journalist and columnist, Molly Ivins, and is entitled, "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins."

A pic we took last year at VEISHEA of my family in front of the new Cy Sculpture at the Alumni Center.

Trey Fliehs & Rebecca (Hoffman) Fliehs were married September 5th, 2009 in Redondo Beach, CA.

Rebecca Brooks Janni (LAS '94) of Des Moines, IA, published her first children's book, Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse (Dutton Children's Books, 2010). Check out her website at www.rebeccajanni.com.

William Chilton** ('76 architec.), Principal and co-founder of Pickard Chilton, has been elected to The College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He has directed large projects within diverse political and cultural environments worldwide. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota, the Design Futures Council Executive Board, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. Pickard Chilton, headquartered in New Haven, Conn., is an international architectural practice noted for its expertise in the design of large, complex buildings, including corporate headquarters, high-rise commercial office towers, hotels, and academic and health care facilities.

Samantha Lee Pieper became the newest Cyclone fan on January 29, 2010. She weighed 9 lbs 10 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Nate Clayberg ('97 journ. & mass comm.) has been hired by the Buchanan County (Iowa) Economic Development Commission as its new Economic Development Director. The mission of the BCEDC is to unite the communities of Buchanan County in their efforts to retain and recruit business and industry. Focus is also on new investment, job creation/retention, opportunity, and serving as a resource of information for the communities it serves. Nate spent the last year overseeing the Sartori Health Care Foundation in Cedar Falls, and the previous six years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions at the University of Northern Iowa.

With the guidance and advice of USDA Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) agriculture advisor Eric Dolbeare and an Iraqi linguist on the Fallujah embedded (e)-PRT and assistance from the U.S. Marine Corps Battalion 1/7, Iraqi farmers in the area successfully produced, harvested and sold hybrid seed corn to the Iraqi government late in 2009. This was the first time since the late 1970's to early 1980's that hybrid corn was produced and sold in Al Anbar Province. While the government paid the same price for the hybrid corn as it does for corn produced from locally grown seed, the hybrid corn sold at a premium price on the local market due to its high quality. In 2008, Eric began examining grain production in Fallujah. He found that, although corn is the third most important grain crop in the area, corn produced from locally grown seed is frequently harvested as forage for cattle due to very low yields result from poor genetics. In consultation with district agriculture officials, Eric developed a plan for training Iraqi private sector agriculture professionals to serve as distributors of the trial hybrid seed. The e-PRT staff worked with a middle eastern distributor for a U.S. company that provides worldwide technical services to train the agriculture professionals, who then distributed the seed to 400 farmers. When the hybrid corn was harvested last fall, it yielded 150 bushels per acre - five times the yield of locally grown seed corn.

Bruce Becker, founder of the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute based at Washington State University, is one of "Power 25" leaders recognized in February by "Aquatics International" magazine. He is a physician and a research professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology, home to WSU's kinesiology programs. "From producing ground-breaking research to changing safety standards, these industry leaders are pushing the envelope and striving to reinvent aquatics," said the magazine's editors. Becker's childhood experience with polio introduced him to the therapeutic effects of aquatics, the magazine said in its profile of him. After retiring from his Spokane medical practice, he launched the aquatics institute in 2008 with support from the National Swimming Pool Foundation.

MS (1963); PhD (1967) Professor of Business Emeritus, U of Alberta U of Alberta Alumni Honour Award, 2009

We met in Soc 134 class. Lee's last year (already accepted a job offer in Texas), Rachel's first semester. Sat 2 seats away from each other the first day of class. By the last day of class we were sitting beside each other and going out for pizza after class for our first date on December 10th, 2000. We even walked together to Curtiss Hall to check out our final grades. After a long distance relationship, we were married after Rachel graduated on August 10th, 2002. Living currently in Houston and we make it back to Iowa several times a year.

I met my wife Karen (Young, Forestry/Pest Management '82) on Valentines Day 1981 at a friend's graduation party. I proposed the next Valentines Day and we are now celebrating our 30th Valentines Day. It has always been a special day; more special than our anniversary which is September 11. We have been blessed with two wonderful, fun children and currently have a daughter, Katy at Iowa State creating her own Cyclone memories.

Chuck and I met the summer of 1979, before our junior year at ISU. His fraternity( Alpha Gamma Rho) was mad at my sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) because we turned them down for an event : ie Homecoming or Varieties. He decided to be the peace maker and ask me out. Two years later to the date of our first date we were married. Sept 5 1981

Robert Rooks, '78 DVM, is the 2010 recipient of the Don Mahan Award, the highest honor presented by the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes the contributions of an individual to organized veterinary medicine, the community, and the animals. Rob opened All-Care Animal Referral Center in Fountain Valley, Calif. in 1987 as one of the first specialty referral practices in the area. It has been recognized for its cutting-edge diagnostics and treatment options and was one of the first practices to offer kidney transplants, arthroscopic surgeries, and one-site MRIs.

Mr. & Mrs. Arato 2008 ISU Graduates Married 8/8/09

Sandra Trca-Black of Alloy Virtual Assistance returned home with three honors from the AssistU Community Recognition Awards held recently in Minneapolis. Voted both Virtual Assistant (VA) of the Year and Most Supportive Community Member by her peers, Trca-Black was also named Top Portal Poster for her contributions to the online community. This was her second consecutive year as Top Portal Poster. “Sandra exemplifies what our community, and what Virtual Assistance, are all about,” said Stacy Brice, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Baltimore, Maryland based AssistU. Virtual assistance is a relatively new profession, combining the latest in online and administrative technologies with across-the-board administrative and personal support for small business owners, professionals, and busy individuals. Location of neither VA nor client matters. Virtual assistance was formalized as a profession by Brice. Assisting clients in an off-location capacity since the mid-1980’s, interest grew in her services and the demand for virtual assistance grew. She responded by creating a professional training program, AssistU, in 1997. Over 600 students have graduated from the program. More information is available at www.assistu.com. Trca-Black, a 2005 graduate of AssistU, had nearly ten years of administrative experience before founding Alloy Virtual Assistance that year. Her clients have included businesses close to home as well as on both coasts. Based in her home office in rural Iowa, she is connected to her clients by phone, fax, email, and the Internet. Clients’ professions have included life coach, spiritual director, direct-sales consultant, orchard owner, writing coach and educator, and bookkeeper. More information is available at www.alloyva.com.

Masters of Science Curriculum & Instructional Technology Iowa State University / 2001

Luke, Charlotte, and Sean Burke are our 3-year-old triplet grandkids. Their parents, Jeff '91 and Deanna '95 McCarthy, live in Naperville, Ill.

Russell "Rusty" Chesmore ('85 civil engr.), Vice President and Transportation Business Unit Leader at Mead & Hunt, Inc., and his co-worker Jim Borg were jointly named 2009 Engineer-of-the-Year by "Wisconsin Builder," a leading architecture, engineering, and construction trade journal. The recognition was in part for Chesmore and Borg's work on the Lake Delton and State Hwy. "A" project in Wisconsin. Rusty served as project manager on the job, on which several government agencies and contractors teamed up to repair the road while increasing Dell Creek Dam's capacity so the entire project was completed within six months, well short of the two years that had been estimated for completion. Rusty lives in Verona, Wisc.

Biggest Smile Madeline was smiling from ear to ear after the big Cyclone victory over the Huskers this year!

Messiest Moment Madeline had a blast playing in & eating ice out of the cooler at her first Iowa State Football game!

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Dallas and his namesake

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Madeline Grace Etler is the daughter of Dan ('95) and Theresa ('98) (Uchytil) Etler of Shawnee, KS. She enjoys cheering on the Cyclones with her mom & dad and all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends who are Cyclone fans, too!

Parker's chillin' in his ISU duds.

Parker's smiling and thinking about Iowa State!

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Our grandsons went to the Insight Bowl with us. They really got into the excitement of the game! I would like to enter this in the best Cyclone spirit. Logan, age 12, is on the left with his brother, Tyler.

This is Sutton Rose after the ISU/KSU game at Arrowhead in October. She was smiling even though the outcome didn't go our way! :)

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Claire is excited for her first Hickory Park lunch.

Claire is as enthusiastic about eating as she is about Cyclone football!

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Best Cyclone Spirit Leah Mostek was in the NICU at Children's Hospital, Omaha NE at the start of football season 2005. We would dress her up on gamedays so her doctors and nurses (who were Husker fans) would know who we cheered for!

David Smith* ('60 forestry; '68 MS, '70 PhD) has been selected to receive the Gifford Pinchot Medal from the Society of American Foresters. The award recognizes outstanding contributions by a forestry professional in the administration, practice, and professional development of North American forestry. David received the award in recognition of the enduring mark he has made on the forestry profession. He is a professor emeritus at Virginia Tech University. During his academic career, he has taught moroe than 5500 undergraduate students and served as major professor for 36 graduate students.

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Todd and I met in SecEd 101...I was a freshman and he was a junior. I thought he was soooo cute! My pledge class (for Delta Zeta) was selling boxes of M&M's to raise money for our pledge project and he was my best customer! We talked every Tuesday and Thursday in class, and I helped him survive the lab. However, after the semester was over, we didn't see each other until the fall of my junior year. He had graduated and was working for Ames Parks and Rec. My sorority sisters and I had gone to the Cave Inn (newly remodeled, no doubt!) on a Friday night and there, sitting at one of the tables, was Todd with a group of his friends. He asked me to dance and the rest, they say, is history! He proposed to me the following fall under the campanile. We have been together ever since! We absolutely love Iowa State! Our family has experienced football, basketball, and baseball games, tailgates, VEISHEA, homecoming get-togethers at the Delta Zeta house, the Big XII Tournament, and bowl games. It is great to be a Cyclone!!

Having passed the point of theoretical economic self-sufficiency (prior to the last fateful 18 months) I left my clinical practice of rehabilitation medicine in Spokane WA, (our current home) to assume the role of Research Professor at Washington State University, where I direct the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute. We research the physiology of injury and recovery, as well as health maintenance. I am really enjoying this career change. I have been blessed with a number of large grants to support this activity, and it is exciting to watch the lab grow. I love working inside another land-grant university, even though Washington State has achieved about as much football success as ISU. My wife and I achieved grandparenthood through the birth of our first grandson, born to our youngest last September. Our daughter, the oldest is expecting in June 2010. We remain very active recreators, biking, camping, canoeing, rafting and skiing all in the appropriate seasons and I swim with a master's swim club. I have very fond memories of my days in Ames and 237 Ash. We have several Cyclones as good friends, but I have sorely missed keeping up with most of my college friends and would very much welcome news from former friends. Bruce beckerb@wsu.edu

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