Class Notes

Kimberly Erusha** (’82 hort.) marched in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Kim is director of Education for the U.S. Golf Association. She lives in Basking Ridge, N.J.

Steve Cox** (’86 bus. admin.) marched in the 2008 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Steve is a member of the ISUAA Board of Directors and works for Maritz Learning in Philadelphia, Pa.

Rick Brimeyer* (’82 mech. engr.) has written a book about the Chicago Cubs’ 2008 season – with a fictional postseason. Every Hundred Years…A Typical Cubs Fan Chronicles an Atypical Season includes daily entries that are a mix of fact and opinion regarding each game. On scheduled off days, he recounts stories from Cubs lore or his own baseball experiences growing up in Dubuque, Iowa. Rick now lives in Ames, Iowa.

Des Moines attorney Steven E. Zumbach** (’73 ag. bus.) of the Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach Flynn firm was named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in the United States by Worth magazine. He was recognized for his finance and estate planning in the December/January 2009 edition. Besides the magazine’s top attorney nod, Zumbach has been named as a Star Individual for Corporate/Merger and Acquisitions for the State of Iowa by the world-renowned legal research organization, Chambers and Partners. The Chambers USA Guide also went on to rank the Belin Law Firm its highest designation as a “Band 1” firm in corporate merger and acquisitions, litigation, and real estate.

Lovebirds- We met at ISU during our first few years at ISU. Greg was on the ISU football team and deciding on a major. He changed 3 o4 times throughout his first three years. He sang in a barbershop quartet for fun and was invited to join choir when his quartet sang for a group that included the ISU choir director. He joined and within 3 days declared his final major- music education. Two years later (six total) he graduated in Music Ed with a coaching endorsement. Norma was a Home Economics Education major who also enjoyed singing in choir. We actually met at a campus ministry group- back then called BSU. We attended this group regularly and participated in some road trips with the group over spring break. We started attending some barbershop quartet and other music events together and before we knew it- decided we enjoyed each other's company enough to make it a permanent relationship. We were married in 1976. Norma graduated in 1977 and Greg followed in 1978. We took teaching jobs near Ames the first 10 years and then moved to Iowa City to pursue master's degrees and Greg- his doctorate. We've resided here for 20years and still stand firm Cyclone fans- with 3 of our 4 children attending ISU as well! Our license plates read "Six4Cy" and "6ForCy". Go Cyclones!

Yes, it's true, I met my husband, Jeff, of nearly 27 years at ISU. My roommate my junior year was a Civil Engineering student and new Jeff from some classes. He was a Construction Engineering student. He lived on Boyd in Storms Hall at the Towers and I lived on Vollmer in Freeman Hall at the RCA. His floor and my floor won the 'rowdiest guys and girls floor contest' at Grand Daddy's (a local bar). The prize was a keg. The 2 floors decided to have a FAC (Friday Afternoon Club) to share the keg. It was at the FAC that we first 'officially' met. Since my roommate new him from some classes, we had encountered each other a time or 2 previously. He still teases me that the VERY first time we met was on his birthday and he got kisses from my roommate and the other 2 girls I was with for his birthday but not one from me! I just keep reminding him that it just shows I didn't go around kissing guys I'd never met before. We starting talking at the FAC. We ended up making a bet about whether I'd make it to the 3 parties I had on my agenda for that evening. The deal was I had to have a witness and the witness had to call him the next day to confirm that I did/didn't make it to the 3 parties. The loser had to buy a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. Needless to say, that was expensive whiskey for a student on a budget in those days. I made sure I got to my 3 parties and that he had to buy. To this day, there is about 3/4" of whiskey in the bottle. He continues to threaten me with the phrase 'when it's empty, it's over'. I'm not too concerned and bought him a new bottle as part of our 25th anniversary nearly 2 years ago. He is the greatest thing that ever happened to me and I love him more today than I did all those many days ago!

Tyler and I met while working in media relations for the Athletcis Department. We also had several classes together because we were both Journalism and Mass Communication majors. We ended up dating and had a lot of fun together in college. After graduation, we both got jobs with Iowa State and a few months later, Tyler popped the question in the Lago Courtyard. Nearly a year and a half after getting married, ISU is still a huge part of our lives. He spends his time running www.cyclones.com for the Athletics Department and I work for ISU's Department of Residence. We live across the street from the new Alumni Center.

Helen Gardner and Chris Colvin met fall semester of 1999 -- Helen's first at ISU; Chris was starting his third year. She was eating with a friend from her floor, Rowe House of Helser in the "dungeons" cafeteria of Friley. Chris's best friend (later their best man) was dating another woman on Rowe and had introduced Chris to the friend since "she's into computers too." He sat with them and talked about this mutual interest -- and found Helen's Linux-running, SCSI hard drive-containing computer to be more compatible with his interest than the friend's Mac. Chris graduated in 2003 with his bachelor's in MIS, and stuck around to get his MS in Information Assurance. At Homecoming in 2003 he proposed under the campanile at midnight, having arranged for the his fellow ISUCF"V"MB members to play "Hey Baby" after the traditional sneak-up-on-the-campanilers playing of Fights. Helen and Chris married three weeks after she graduated with her degree in Computer Engineering in 2004, with a small ceremony at the MU chapel and a big reception at Emma McCarthy Lee Park, just a few blocks from where Helen's mother had grown up, the daughter of an ISU professor. Chris finished his MS in 2005, and Helen also continued at ISU for graduate school, earning her MBA in 2006 and completing her PhD in Human Computer Interaction in 2008.

Jon and I met during the summer prior to our Senior year at Iowa State. We were married in August of 2006 and had our first future Cyclone on December 5th of this year.

Jennifer (Thiede) Theneman married Ross Theneman in Ames, Iowa on Saturday, October 27, 2007.

Gavin and Katie Yager

Jeff Blum, Industrial Engineering '07 & Jamie (Irlbeck) Blum, Biology '05 Married 8/12/06 - This picture was taken in the same spot Jeff proposed to me - on the bench in front of the campanille.

Michelle Treloar & James Hassebrock, class of 1983, married 9/3/1983. The photo was taken by Pete Tekippe of Story City. Two of our children are current ISU students.

On December 19, 2008, my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary with champagne and a special dinner at home. It was a fun time, actually one more good time in a long line of wonderful experiences that began in 1969 at Iowa State University. But the relationship didn’t begin so well. During our senior year in 1969, my roommates and I decided to have a Christmas party, matching couples in our heads (and not telling them who they were intended for). This back-fired when Kent called in the afternoon to tell us he was bringing a date. In February, my roommates and I wrote Valentine poems to send to our friends. Kent and his roommates retaliated by writing limericks about us and attached them to gift-wrapped shoeboxes filled with horse manure. Even now, how these events led to a great friendship, a lifetime of love and adventure, and 38 years of marriage is difficult to explain. Our first date was actually in March of 1970 when we went to Tony’s Little Italy for pizza. We had fun that night and during the rest of the spring. By “coincidence” we always seemed to arrive at the Beyer parking lot at the same time to walk to our 8 o’clock together. We were engaged in June and married in December of 1970. We’re still best friends and the adventure continues. Kent (Math ’70) and Lou Ann Sandburg (English’70) Little did we know when we were married in 1970, how very busy our lives would become so close to Christmas?

We got married at St. Thomas Aquinas, but had a special ceremony after the wedding at the Campanile, followed by a trip through campus on Cy-Ride with our wedding party. We had our reception at the Scheman Building.

My husband and I got married at St. Thomas Aquinas in October 2000 and had our reception in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Between the two of us we have five degrees from Iowa State, so campus will always hold a place in our hearts.

Kathy (Craig) Uitermarkt - '01 (and Brent Uitermarkt '00)

Our reception was held in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union, and our wedding was at St Thomas Acquinus across the street. We lived in West Pammel Court from Aug 1974 to Aug 1975. We believe our unit was the last to be torn down.

Here is a love story for you... my parents met and fell in love at ISU, married 1972, still going strong my aunt Mindy and Uncle Jeff Gamm met and married while at ISU my aunt Jenny and Uncle Al Ruechel met and married while at ISU my husband and I met and married while at ISU, we were married in 1999. Here is a photo of us with our daughter Madeline at her first football game at Jack Trice. Now our son Nathan and daughter both want to meet their mates at ISU someday. Guess there might really be something to campanilling... Bethany (FCSEd. 2001, M.Ed. 2004) and Mark (Nutritional Science, 2000) Lawson

Steve Good - Fort Dodge, Iowa - 2004 Graduate - Finance & International Business Tillie Good - Westside, Iowa - 2004 Graduate - Political Science

I first met Laura in the ISU marching band. I was a super cool (and humble) drummer and she was a cute mellophone player. She turned me down the first time I asked her out, but a year and a half later we hit it off and have been together ever since. We married in 2001 and lived in Minneapolis until 2005 - we now live in Ames and have 2 kids - Emily, 2 1/2 yrs old, and Dallas, 1 month old. The engagement photo (above) was taken Nov 7 1999. I surprised her by sending her on a treasure hunt around Ames in my old souped-up-Chevelle that eventually led her to me at the campanile. As luck would have it an Iowa State Daily photographer snapped our picture and it ran in the paper the next day. I wish I could take credit for planning that part because over the course of the next day everywhere she went people had seen it and congratulated her - and made it even more special!

I am a '07 graduate from ISU with a degree in Computer Science and Becca is a '08 graduate from ISU with a degree in Psychology. Becca and I met working up in ValleyFair in MN in the summer of 2005. I was a student at ISU at the time and Becca was going to St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN but was looking for a change. Luckily, she decided to join me down at Iowa State for the rest of her college years. I was in the marching band for all 4 of my years at ISU and Becca also joined in for one of her years there. After both graduating and getting married, we now live in Ankeny and both work at Principal Financial (I am an IT Application Analyst and Becca is a Disability Claims Associate). Our Engagement - 10-20-2006: One of our favorite traditions at Iowa State is going Campaniling on Friday night of homecoming week. Knowing this I set up a surprise midnight proposal to Becca in front of the MU's fountain. When the clock struck midnight I took Becca from the Campanile over to the fountain where our parents and a large group of our friends setup a path and a giant heart made of flower petals and candles. Becca was completely surprised and didn't even realize everything was setup for her at first. With fireworks going off and the band playing the fight song we got engaged! Our Wedding - 06-07-2008: We have always thought that the Iowa State campus was beautiful and we knew it was a perfect location for our wedding day. We decided to have our wedding ceremony in Memorial Lutheran Church (on Lincoln way right across from the MU) and to have our reception in the Great Hall of the MU. We rented golf carts for the day to allow our us and our wedding party (8 of 10 who are now ISU grads) to use the campus as the backdrop for our pictures. Luckily the weather turned out nice and we were able to use many different locations. The wedding turned out great and all our guests loved seeing the campus and also how nice the MU turned out for our reception.

The year was 1958. The site was Dr. King’s freshman chemistry lecture. The cute blond was Ann Nelson, Chi Omega pledge. I was a Phi Delta Theta pledge (Jerry Ward). It took awhile. We did double date (with others) in the fall of 1961, but didn’t actually date each other until January of 1962. It was smooth sailing after that - although graduation and Ann’s working and my Navy tour managed to delay our wedding until December of 1964. Since then, and after 44+ years together, we’ve retired in Arizona and are really enjoying it. This, too, took awhile – only 11 moves over the years, including both coasts and the Midwest. Iowa State memories and lifelong friends from ISU remain at the top of our list.

Meg + Ryan Meg Williams and I were both leaders in residence hall student government at Iowa State during the fall of 1994, so we knew each other from the many meetings and activities that we did together. Two weekends that December would bring us together under some curious circumstances. Dec 2, 1994 – Room Party My roommate “Mouth” (Jason Mahoney) and I planned a party in our room, because my brother Jared was visiting from Buena Vista University. We enjoyed the evening and decided to visit the building party in Maple Hall to do some dancing. There we ran into Meg with some of her friends, and when the Maple party ended, we invited them back to our room to continue the party. The RA on duty never made rounds that night, so we knew the party could continue. I had an office Christmas party to attend the next night in my home town, and I needed a date. I knew Meg had a boyfriend, but I decided to ask her anyway. People love that part. She said she would let me know the next day, which I interpreted as “no”. Our room party finally shut down at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Dec 3, 1994 – Christmas Party Meg and I met for breakfast an hour later, as we were hosting residence hall student government leaders from other schools and had time commitments. Meg told me then that she couldn’t go with me to the Christmas party, but it was because she had to lead her house’s floor party that night. She asked me to stop by when I got back from Glidden. That night, I drove 60 miles each way, from Ames to Glidden and back, in pea-soup fog, racing through dinner, to get back to Ames to see Meg. By the time the night was done, Meg had broken up with her boyfriend, but it wasn’t any more clear where she and I were. Dec 4, 1994 – Dinner On Sunday, it was time to study for finals. Mouth and I were in our room studying that night, revisiting the curious events of the weekend. Suddenly there were four well dressed ladies at our door. Meg and friends had gone to dinner and stopped by to say hello. Things were looking up again. Dec 9, 1994 – First (Second?) Date [Flashback] A friend of mine asked me to accompany her to The Nutcracker on December 9. I thought that sounded like a great idea. I didn’t have anything else going and I enjoyed her company. [Second flashback] Mouth thought it would be great to have a guys night out on December 9. Never mind that none of us had girlfriends. I made a second attempt at asking Meg out on a first date. It wouldn’t be anything formal, just hanging out at Cy’s Roost. This time she accepted. After picking up my first date, attending the Nutcracker, and returning her to her sorority, I picked up Meg and we joined guys night out at Cy’s Roost for our first date, my second of the night. People love that part too. Sep 9, 1995 – Wedding Bells It turned out that Meg and I were perfect for each other, and we fell absolutely in love. We were married on 9/9, the 9 month anniversary of our first date, and we danced our first dance to Billy Joel’s classic: You may be right, I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for. Today Today we are living in St. Louis with four children. Dani is 13, Andrew is 9, and Emily and Jacob are 7. We still have season football tickets and make it back to campus a half dozen times a year for various activities. That brings me to the last bit of our story that people love when they hear it. Sometime in 1996 – That Guy At one of the first few Cyclone football games we attended after we were married, Meg hit me on the arm and said “YOU’RE THAT GUY!” Of course, I had no idea what she was talking about. It turns out she sat 10 rows behind a loud-mouth, shirtless, painted-chest football fan during college and couldn’t stand the guy. Then she married him.

Ruth Ellen Hartwell and Vernon John Rossow met in the library (the only one) at the then Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa in October of 1945. Ruth was beginning her sophomore year in dietetics after transferring from Creighton University in Omaha. Vernon was in the seventh semester of the Navy V-12 program on the way to becoming a deck officer. He also had just arrived at Iowa State College from Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg. Classes had started but Ruth and Vernon had not yet found out that Friday night dances were a good way to find a date, so that both felt a little lonely, and overwhelmed by the size of Iowa State (around 5000 students at the time). Because Ruth had to go to the library anyway, she off-handedly told her 5 room mates in Hughes Hall that she was going to the library to pick up a young man for a date the coming weekend. At about the same time, Vernon was moping around his room in Friley Hall, a next door dormitory, and was advised by his room mate to use his time wisely by going to the library to pick up a girl, and probably get a date for the weekend. At that time, the main study room at the library provided a series of long tables in parallel rows. After studying for a while Ruth had to get another book from a library clerk. On her way back to her place at one long table, she happened to walk past the table where Vernon was sitting. When their eyes met, they smiled at each other—a brave act for two shy people. The smile was enough to get Vernon onto his feet and walk over to where Ruth sat, and introduce himself. He asked Ruth if she would like to go to the basketball game on Saturday evening (a no cost date because our activity tickets covered the cost of entry, and they did not sell popcorn). Both were depression kids, and could only afford low-cost dates. As arranged, on Saturday night Vernon went to Hughes Hall, notified the girl on duty there that he was in the lobby to meet Ruth Hartwell. She was called, and came up a few minutes later. Iowa State won in a close exciting game. Ruth and Vernon found plenty to talk about, and then made arrangements for their next date. They both say that the one thing that kept them seeing each other was that they always had a lot of fun on dates, no matter what they did---as long as it was together. That Christmas, Vernon sent Ruth a box of chocolate covered cherries (cost 50 cents), and she was thrilled. The couple became officially engaged to be married on October 12, 1947. In January 1948 Vernon went to Ann Arbor, Michigan to begin work on a master’s degree (no jobs available in aeronautical engineering at the time), and Ruth stayed at Iowa State to finish a degree in Dietetics. After Ruth graduated in June of 1948, she went to work on their wedding which occurred on August 21, 1948 in Ruth’s home church. As in college, the two were never lonely when with each other and always had fun together, even after 60 years of marriage (which occurred this past summer). As they look back on their life together, they still feel that a blend of education, special activities and events that bring couples together without appearing to be a romantic arrangement made Iowa State College (or University) an ideal place to get an education, and a mate. December 12, 2008 We have 4 children, three girls and a boy. Our two oldest daughters also attended Iowa State University. The oldest daughter, Ellen, obtained a degree in dietetics. She also obtained a masters degree in Social Services from San Diego State University, and now has her own business in Santa Rosa, CA as a licensed clinical social worker. Our second oldest daughter, Elise, obtained a degree in computer sciences from Iowa State, a masters degree in computer sciences from Santa Clara University, and a masters degree from the Art Institute in San Francisco in computer animation. She now works in computer animation for different organizations. Our son, Matthew, attended Iowa State University for two years, and decided that he wanted to work in agriculture in the state of California. He therefore transferred to Calif. Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo, Calif. For about ten years after graduation, he had his own agricultural business in the central valley of Calif. Thereafter, he worked for a company that produced Global Positioning instrumentation for tractors. After about five years with that company he accepted a job with John Deere--again working with Global Positioning systems for tractors, which brings him to Iowa quite frequently. Our fourth child and third daughter, Heidi, obtained a bachelors, masters and doctorate degree in animal sciences from the University of California at Davis, CA. She now works for the University as a researcher in human and animal nutrition. She has presented results from her work on the modelling of the digestive systems of humans and animals to research organizations in the United States, Europe and Africa. We also have six grandchildren; three girls and three boys. One of them, Meredith Bowen, attended Iowa State University. She received a bachelors degree in elementary education, with special training in English as a Second Language. Since her ISU graduation, she has been teaching ESL in the Waukee School District. She recently also completed a masters degree at Iowa State in school administration. This past April our oldest grand daughter Marie (Holst) Neal and her husband Brian honored us with our first great grand child, a girl named Jenna MacKenzie. In March 2009 we are to be honored again with our second great grand child who's parents are Julie (Dill) and Silas Rossow. They both also have degrees from Calif. Polytechnic Institute at San Luis Obispo, Calif.; a school much like Iowa State University.

Occupant in Barton Hall Majoring in Child Development Occupant in Lyon Hall Majoring in Statistics Both eating in Linden Hall Attending different classes Identical destinations in the Summer One to Baroda, India on a Fulbright One to Goa, India with a friend from Purdue Introduced by Classmates Enjoyed activities together Occupant of Maharaja Sayajirao dorm received daily letters from Occupant of Lyon Hall Occupant of Goa friend visited Baroda Enjoyed activities together She returned home to Chevy Chase, MD in April 1964 He returned to Johnstown, PA in August 1963 Wedding Bells November 28,1964 Moved together to Pittsburgh, PA Then to Frederick, MD Doris taught nursery school, first grade science, Henry employed by Department of Energy, Germantown MD Daughter September 8, 1967 Son December 4, 1968 Son April 19, 1972 Happily Ever After for 44 years!

We met in 1948 at the end of Shirley’s freshman year and Vic’s sophomore year at Iowa State College. He visited Shirley’s home town with his ISU roommate, who was a high school classmate of Shirley. The two guys were there to go fishing. First, however we all attended the Alumni Banquet at the local school. The next night a group gathered and Shirley & Vic had a discussion about their families, his service with the navy, and just generally got acquainted. The following night we went to a movie and before the night was over had decided we were meant to be together forever. We both went back to school and were married in June of 1949. We lived in Pammel Court for a year until Vic graduated as a Chemical Engineer. We moved to Washington and then Oregon and have lived there until August, 2008, when we returned to Iowa State. Coming full circle we are living in married student housing. Shirley is finishing her college career, working toward a degree in Liberal Studies. Fifty-nine years and seven daughters later, we look back on the decision made on our first date as a good one. By the way, no one caught any fish.

In 1946, the bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima and the war was over. Two Iowa high school graduates, headed hesitantly to college in Ames, Iowa. They were overwhelmed by an "over crowded" campus of ten thousand students, many being World War 11 veterans. Despite their reluctance, and several trips back home, they pledged fraternities, made friends, and entered into college life full swing. In their sophomore year, he became the football quarterback and she a cheerleader. They met during the Oklahoma game in Norman. The cheerleading squad had made the trip to try "canned" yells. The team and cheerleaders had dinner together and said their goodbyes at the train station. A "first date" and "I'll call you later" was on record. The train pulled out! A continuing courtship, a "pinning", and finally, a "proposal" under the Campanile. In June of 1950, a graduation, a newly commissioned Marine, a wedding, and, another war! Today, sixty-eight years later, at eighty, they live in Tennessee, have five children, six grandchildren, are healthy, and fondly recalling their memories at Iowa State. And, SO, now you know, the "love connection" of Barbara (Bilsten) and Don Ferguson.

We met during Homecoming week of 1998. Our greek houses (Kappa Delta and Farmhouse) were paired to do Homecoming activities together that year and we briefly met while finishing lawn display the Friday night of Homecoming. Later that night, following tradition, everyone went down to the campanile to either partake or watch the mass "campanilling". Neither my husband or I really had any intention of finding a "kissing mate" but, as fate would have it, we found ourselves standing next to each other and wound up being random campanile-ers (a pleasant surprise to us both). Scott ended up being a nice gentleman and walked me back to my dorm, during which we had some time to talk and get aquatinted. We've been together ever since! Scott proposed to me at Reiman Gardens and we were married August 5, 2000 in Ames. We now have two children, Annemarie who is 2 1/2 yrs old and Bennett who is 7 months old. Needless to say, we have many images of the ISU campanile around our home and have strong connections to the university for many reasons. We are pretty proud of our little love story. We make it back for all the football games every season, and always love homecoming time. I graduated in 2002 with B.S. in Elem. Education and a B.A. in Art and Design. Scott graduated in 1999 with a B.S. in Agricultural Business (he is now a dentist). We live in Charles City, IA.

How about three generations meeting at Iowa State and marrying. My parents, J. Dwight Brown & Betty M. Brown (Jager) met on campus, my wife (Martha J. Brown (Moss) & myself J. Douglas Brown) and our daughter Emily M. Leege (Brown) and her husband Steven Leege. It also extended to my brother and his wife and my niece and her husband, all meeting on campus and getting married. My parents, met during a campus 4-H event in the summer of 1940, they married in 1942, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2002, but my father passed on in 2003. My wife and I met in the fall of 1972 through mutual friends during our freshman year, dated throughout our college experience and were married in the fall of 1976. We grew up only eight miles apart, but didn’t connect until we were in Ames. Our daughter and her husband met in their freshman year (2003) through mutual friends of theirs. They dated through their college years, and were married last spring and currently reside in Ames. This is a quick synopsis of our family and the love connections at ISU.

The date was February 1, 1966. The social chairman of our house – Caine House in Friley Hall – had arranged a dessert exchange with the women of Welch Hall, to be held at the Friley Tearoom. I had signed up to attend. I’d been on exchanges before and knew that there was always some gimmick for getting the men paired up with the women, such as having all the gals put one of their shoes in a pile and the guys then choosing a shoe and finding the lady to whom it belonged. This time we were told to line up with males on one side of the room facing the females on the other side, shortest to tallest. I knew I was one of the shorter men in my house, so I headed for the end of the line. Anticipating what was coming next, I glanced across the way to see who my potential “date” was going to be. I was not impressed with her looks, but noted that the young lady second in line was much prettier. I quickly turned to the guy next to me and said, “Hey, you’re shorter than I am,” and made a hasty move to exchange places with him. Just then the social chairman told everyone to walk forward and meet their date for the evening. The name of that second-shortest gal was Sheryl Persinger, and I had been five seconds away from not meeting her. We spent the evening getting acquainted over ice cream sundaes and dancing to music from the jukebox. Three years later, we were married on May 4, 1969, and we will soon celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.

We met during our second year at Iowa State. Scott was introduced to Christy through her Helser roommate because they both were struggling through Physics 221. We ended up reviewing homework and studying for exams together for the remainder of the semester; becoming good friends. Although we didn't share any other classes after that, as friends we enjoyed doing lots of different things at Iowa State including tailgating for ISU football games, going to ISU hockey games, going out to the bars along Welch Avenue, and even playing racquetball at State Gym. Finally, at the start of our senior year we started dating. Our dates usually included going to our favorite restaurants around Ames including Great Plains Pizza, Hickory Park, Battles BBQ, and La Fuente. Later that year Scott decided to propose following their third silent trip around Lake LaVerne! It was decided that a wedding on the picturesque Iowa State campus would be a perfect ending to our time at Iowa State. We were married on May 15, 2004 on the Campanile Lawn.

I met my husband, John, my freshman year at Iowa State before school even started in 1993. I had decided to join the marching band after seeing how much fun it was for my older sister. Band camp is held before classes start in August and I was put into the same rank (group of 8-10 people) as John. He was a junior in the marching band from South Dakota, playing the same instrument that I did. We spent many hours together that first semester in marching band practice and on game days. By the end of the marching season, we were a couple. So many of our early memories while dating are closely tied to ISU. On our first official "date" we saw a play at C.Y. Stevens. John was in the basketball pep band and during half-time of the games at Hilton I would always bring him a Clone Cone--a favorite of his still today. On special days like Valentine's Day or my birthday, I would walk to class and see personalized messages the whole way written in sidewalk chalk, courtesy of John. He also loved to put messages in The Daily, which I have saved. We were usually both in the VEISHEA parade and then would walk around campus and check out all the activities together. And like all true Iowa State couples, we would go campaniling a few times every year. We spent our summers apart--one year I was in Chicago and he was in London with the ChemE lab class through ISU. Another summer I was in Hawaii and he was in Wichita, KS. We always had our time at school together, even though we had very different majors--he was Chemical Engineering and I was Speech Comm/Communication Disorders. In the fall we had marching band together. The summer before my senior year at ISU I was living and working in Ames and he was working in Wichita. He came up for a visit for the 4th of July holiday. When he came into town late in the evening on the 3rd of July, he wanted to take a walk around campus. It was a beautiful summer night as we walked through central campus, past the library, and around Lake LaVerne. We ended up under the campanile and as the bells rang out at midnight, he proposed. A year later we were taking our wedding photos under the campanile. After 12 years of marriage, we had the opportunity to move back to the one place we knew and loved so well--Ames. We now have two young daughters and enjoy sharing with them all the unique experiences John and I had at Iowa State. They love the VEISHEA parade and all the on-campus activities, they love seeing Cy at football games and having a Clone Cone at basketball games, and they love to walk around campus. They hear many stories that start off "When Daddy and I were at school . . ." This past Father's Day we took a picnic lunch onto campus and ate under the campanile. We reminded the girls again why this was such a special place to us. As we were eating, a newly married couple came by to take some pictures under the campanile. We had to share with them that this is where it all started for us, too. A side note: The Iowa State Marching Band is probably one of the biggest dating services on campus. We know more than a few couples who had their start in marching band together. One of our favorite band couples is John's younger brother Nick Mostek and his wife April Lamos Mostek.

A little chemistry- that is all it took. I met my future husband in chemistry class the first semester of our freshman year in 1991. By December that year we were dating and coordinating classes together. I was lavaliered in February 1993 and promised in May of 1994. In February 1995, Jeffrey dressed up as Winnie the Pooh and in coordination with the ISU hockey team, "searched" though the stands to propose to me. The proposal made it to the front page of the Daily. Our picture and story was all over campus as well as on the news. In July 1995 we were married in my grandmother's church in Story City. We both have great memories of ISU and all the romance it entailed. We have been married just over 13 years, have two daughters and one son who we hope will follow in our footsteps someday and make ISU memories of their own.

Oh yes! It is amazing what the desire for food can do for a new young Navy sailor at ISC! It was July 1, 1943, the Navy had sent orders to some 700 young, mostly college students to report to ISC for a Navy V-12 program to train engineers to become Navy officers. As you can guess, there were not too many men on campus at that time. They were mostly called up for duty in the armed forces. A couple weeks after arriving, a note on campus invited Navy sailors and any young women on campus who wished to help those poor lonely, newly enlisted Navy men, to a party at Veenker golf course office. There was quite a group of sailors and ladies. After some early mixing with drinks, etc., we were told there was food inside. BUT, you had to have a lady partner to get in. For a young lad who loves to eat, this was an easy way to overcome my bashfulness. I saw this cute, petite, young brunette, just what I had been looking for, wondering toward another young sailor. I interrupted that encounter and asked if she would join me for some food. Surprise, she accepted! Thus began an effort to find out about this, in my mind, beautiful young lady. (Boy was I lucky) Her name, I found out was Darlene, but that was only the beginning. Her last name was Christensen! WOW! That’s my mothers maiden name. How unusual, since I was a Larsen, please note both are ‘sen’. So, she has some Danish blood too! I couldn’t have landed anything better, if nothing else, it would certainly please my family. Not only was she a desirable, good looking Dane, but she was born and raised in Hamilton County, Iowa. Low and behold, I was born and raised in Hamilton county, Nebraska. What a coincident! The stars in my mind seemed to line up! Of course there’s her side too. She had this dark haired young sailor, she was eyeing, just before the call went out to find a partner for lunch. Well that would have to be put on hold. You noted, I was a somewhat bashful young man from Nebraska. So, as an engineer, who had to put all his effort in those engineering classes, thinking of continuing that relationship was put on hold for me. But, that was not the case with Darlene. She had her classes, but she had a very quick and bright mind. During our discussion that evening of our meeting, she had memorized and/or sought out my class schedule. Surprise, there she was, just happened to be where I would notice her between classes. She was just what a lonely, bashful farm boy needed. We met to study, and boy did I need to study! She kept my focus on my studies as well hers. It was good for me. Now, there’s more to the story, but by the fall of 1944, she agreed to marry me and in June, 1945, between my leaving ISC and reporting for Officer candidate school In Providence RI, we were married at her Grandparents home in northwest Iowa. Mission accomplished! This is now 63 anniversaries later! Melvin and Darlene (Christensen) Larsen, BSCE, ’46; BS ZOOLOGY ‘45 There was a visit to her home, just 30 miles north. Got put in my place by a her very forward Mother. But, it was part of my growing up. There was the visit to my farm home near a tiny town in Nebraska, about the same size as hers. But, much more on the side of basic facilities and considerable different than her Grandfathers farm in the heart of some of the best farm land in Iowa.

Photo (left to right) Jon Day, Lori Day, Brie Day & Joe Day Iowa State has been great to our family! My husband Jon and I met at Iowa State in 1981. Our son Joe was first introduced to Iowa State when he attended Jon's graduation from Iowa State as a newborn baby in 1983. We later had a second son Jeff and both boys were raised as Iowa Staters! Joe begin his education at Iowa State in 2001. Just like his dad, he fell in love with an Iowa State co-ed, his future wife, Brie Harvey. The two were married in 2006. Joe graduated from Iowa State in 2005, attended graduate school in 2006 and now works at Principle Financial Group. Brie graduated from Iowa State in 2004 and from Des Moines University as a Dr. of Osteopathic Medicine in 2008. Brie is currently doing her Residency at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines. Joe & Brie are expecting a son in January and we are certain that he will be the newest addition to the Cyclone family!

My wife, Roberta, and I first met at a dance class in the Memorial Union at ISU in 1957. We were sophomores, she in Industrial Engineering and I in Aerospace Engineering. For me, it was love at first sight, but Roberta required a bit more persuasion. My persistence was rewarded and we were married in 1959. She was with me as I finished my BS degree in 1960 and, several years later, the MS and PhD programs in Aerospace Engineering. We have obviously enjoyed many more experiences, joys, and sorrows since then. We are both retired now, but those memories and experiences are still precious to us. We celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary this year and are grateful to ISU for providing the opportunities which brought us together.

We are a great example of an Iowa State couple in the sense that we met, became friends, started dating, feel in love, and even were married on the campus of our Alma Mater. Our experience began when we met in the ISUCF”V”MB or, as most know it as, the Iowa State University Cyclone Football Varsity Marching Band in 2003. AJ played sousaphone and Jenny played the mellophone. We had many mutual friends and were in a lot of activities together including being fraternal brothers in Kappa Kappa Psi. It wasn't long until we became good friends with many of the same passions in life including the Cyclones. Soon when the opportunity arose we had a few shy awkward "dates" and finally Jenny confessed that she liked AJ more than a friend. Only problem was her timing since it came the night before we both were heading home for the holidays. But, thank goodness for the Cyclones going to the Independence Bowl! We were able to reunite and make it "official" over the marching band bowl trip in Shreveport, LA. But the story doesn’t end there. After a few years of dating Jenny finally graduated in December 2006 and to make sure she stayed around for his graduation AJ proposed. We set a date of April 26th 2008. AJ being from Lenox, IA (South West) and Jenny being from McGregor, IA (North East) Ames seemed like the perfect halfway point to bring our families together and share Iowa State with them. We were then married this last Spring in the court yard of Lagomarcino Hall under the beautiful magnolia trees. The ceremony was perfect and included the Iowa State commencement brass ensemble conducted by Dr. Michael Golemo who performed their special arrangement of “The Bells of Iowa State” during our unity candle lighting. But, the one thing that came unexpected was the chiming of the campanile while we said our vows that we had written for each other. AJ still hasn’t graduated, but only because he is working on his masters in Mechanical Engineering and Bio-renewable Technologies. So, we are happily settled in Ames and continue to attend Cyclone football games, take our dog for walks on campus, participate in Alumni Band, go campaniling among many other activities and traditions Iowa State has to offer.

We actually met at an ISU Alumni meeting in Oelwein, Iowa in 1979. Deb Bruene was a teacher and Matt Roach was an agricultural chemical representative in Oelwein. A fellow teacher and Iowa Stater made sure we met at a NorthEast Iowa State Alumni picnic and we were married the next fall in 1980. We both attended ISU but never knew each other while in school. (Deb Bruene Roach Art Education ‘76 and Matthew N. Roach Animal Science ’77.) After committing to each other, we committed to ISU by being active in the Alumni Association. We served as co-presidents of the ISUAA Club of Black Hawk County before we moved to Indianapolis. We helped start an ISU alumni club in Indianapolis area. (We even coordinated a combined event to watch the ISU/IA football game with the Indianapolis Iowa Alumni Club.) We continued our involvement with ISU Alumni after moving to The Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Our daughter’s kindergarten teacher in North Carolina would call the class for lunch by their favorite college team. As a loyal Cyclone and wearing her ISU cheerleading outfit, Kelly would wait until all the Duke, UNC and NC State fans were called. We now live in Cedar Rapids; Deb is an art teacher at Linn-Mar and Matt is an agricultural account manager for Monsanto. Our daughter, Kelly, is a sophomore at ISU in Athletic Training. We are proud that she still wears the red and gold! Some of the staff we worked with Jim Hobson, Ronda Cox, Kathy Towe, Reid Crawford and Maurie Blackwelder.

October 1, 1948, Dorothy Moellering met Everett Russell at a Ward Roundup dance in the dining room of Birch Hall, where Dorothy was a sophomore advisor. Everett graduated in March 1950 and went home to his Jones County farm to use his farm operations degree. Everett joined the Navy in January 1951, so when Dorothy graduated in June, she taught history & English in Clarence, IA for a year before the couple was married (July 5, 1952). When Everett was discharged from the Navy in October 1954, he returned to the farm, and the couple raised their four children there. All four graduated from ISU, as did the two son-in-laws. Now two grandchildren are following the family tradition-- Julie Brandt and Michael Brandt, senior in biology and sophomore in engineering. The four children are Robert Russell, computer engineering '79; Beverly (Russell) Brandt, distributive studies '80; Lynn Everett Russell, farm operations '83; and Marilyn (Russell) Halley, graphics design '85. Son-in-laws David Brandt, mechanical engineering '80, and Stuart Halley, aeronautical engineering '85.

My husband and I met at the first session of freshman orientation in June 2003. The first weekend before classes started, Josh and I began dating. We both graduated in May 2007 - Josh with a biology degree and I have a journalism and psychology degree. In June of 2007, Josh proposed to me on the same bench at Lake Laverne that he'd asked me out on more than four years before that. We were married on June 7, 2008.

The year was 1966. The good ole days. I was a pre-vet living in Livingston House in Helser Hall. My as-of-yet-unmet soul mate was a math major living in Westgate - the only girls dorm on our side of campus. My best friend at the time (that was soon to change ) Bob Teclaw and I were playing "phone games" on a Friday night (did I mention that these were the good ole days, pre cell phones, etc.) We'd take two phones across the hall from each other, dial an at-random number on each, put the phones receiver to receiver, and when both would answer simultaneously, the unsuspecting parties would be talking to each other. This particular night would be different. Chris from Westgate ended up talking to some long-forgotten name from some other dorm. One thing led to another and we ended up on a double-blind date - Bob with Chris and me with the other one. I was immediately smitten - problem was, Chris was doing the smiting and she was Bob's "date". Later, back at Livingston, I asked Bob if he'd mind if I called Chris. He said yes. I called anyway. Chris and I met in the hallway of the chemistry building the next day - we both had Saturday chem labs. (Do they still have those?) Bob found out, was ticked off, and our friendship was never the same. Chris Andersen and I became very good friends. We dated, fell in love, met each others family, and married in 1968 when I was a junior in vet school and she was a senior in math. 40 years later - a whole lifetime actually - we have two grown children, I'm still in the veterinary practice where I started in 1973, Chris is long-retired from teaching middle school math and I'm still smitten. I'm hoping that Bob Teclaw reads this, picks up his blackberry and texts me saying all's forgiven. But whether he does or doesn't, it's been a great ride.

My husband Nate was a member of Foster House - my "big Brother house" my sophomore year - I lived in Friant House in Maple Hall. We met that fall - started up a nice friendship - and it has lasted about 39 years! Nate would not get married before we graduated, so we graduated on the morning of May 29, 1971 and had our wedding rehearsal and lunch after graduation. Then we got married about 2 PM that afternoon! A long day, to say the least - but one we will NEVER forget! We were one of the last classes to graduate on Clyde Williams Field - and had our reception over at the Memorial Union. An ISU Wedding all the way! After a very short honeymoon to Chicago (to get some furniture), we moved into University Village and Nate started grad school while Annette worked in the Vet Med Library - while it was still on central campus:) While in grad school - Nate was fortunate to find a job there in Ames and they were able to start their family and future. And that they did - they stayed Cyclone fans - both regular and "little Cyclone" while raising their family of two and are still loyal to ISU. They have gone to almost every BIg 8/12 basketball tournament for the past 20+ years.

The thing that first brought my husband and me together was – the Ames City Dump! I knew where it was, and he had the car to get us there. It was Homecoming 1965 and Meeker House had built a Homecoming display on the lawn of Elm Hall. Everyone was getting together to take the display down but nobody knew where the City Dump was. I knew, because it was along old Hwy 30, the road I had traveled often from my home in State Center. And Jerry had a 38 Chevy that could handle a crowd or a load of stuff. We had met a few weeks earlier. He was President of Meeker House and came over to deliver a petition asking Elm Hall to work together on a Homecoming Display. I was sitting desk in the Elm Hall Lobby (back in the days of housemothers and strict rules). Even though I was being paid 45 cents an hour, I wasn’t very busy and was quite happy to chat with a good looking stranger (the housemother was out at the moment)! We were married the day after graduation and Jerry’s commissioning in the Navy. That was 40 years ago and we still visit Ames whenever we can.

My husband and I are true Cyclone lovebirds! We met in the fall of 1981, our freshman year, in Food Technology 101. Since we were both animal science majors, we had many classes together our freshman year. Although our first "date" wasn't until the night before our last final exam spring semester (we both decided to "punt" studying for our Chem. 177 final exam!), we came back after summer break, began dating the fall of our sophomore year and the rest is history! We were married Aug. 18, 1984, the summer before our senior year at ISU. We moved into University Village after we were married and Tom was Resident Manager there. We were both active in the Block and Bridle Club, Tom being Asst. Treasurer and I was the Secretary. We both worked part time at the Memorial Union, Tom for Bill Dee in buildings and grounds and me for Becki Dee in the old check cashing office. We graduated with our animal science degrees in May 1985. Tom was accepted into medical school at the University of Iowa and so we left Ames for that other university (VERY hard to go live with those Hawkeyes!!) in July of 1986. We now have 3 beautiful daughters, the eldest of which is a junior at Iowa State and loves it! Dani Varley is a JLMC major with an emphasis in broadcast. She can be seen every week reporting for cyclones.com where she enjoys an amazing internship with the athletic department where she produces the "Cyclone Video Update" on all the recent sporting events at ISU. Having a daughter at ISU gives us a wonderful excuse to come back to Ames more often, which we thoroughly enjoy. We have so many wonderful memories of our time there. We will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary next August and will probably spend it in Ames, bringing our daughter back to ISU for her final year there!

In the fall of 1999, Derek Halverson and I were sophomores and enrolled in the honors seminar, "Predicting Your Future 101." Both of us were skeptical about the class, given the title, but it turned out to be an interesting discussion class about various outcomes for the future. Derek and I didn't talk much to each other during the class. However during our class, he always apologized if he cut me off and made sure that I had an opportunity to talk. On the last day, Derek's future scenario was ridiculed by some other classmates. Yet, he defended his ideas very maturely. Derek also mentioned an experiment about electrodes being put into rat brains to control a cursor on a computer screen. I had just read the same thing and decided to talk to him about it after class. I already had plans to participate in the 2000 summer College of Agriculture study abroad program in China. So after class, we talked about studying abroad, rat-brain electrodes, and all sorts of things. And in the following May, we both went to China with the study abroad program. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we had a fantastic time. We were dating since then end of our class, but we really fell in love during our time in China. We have now been married for over six years and have a daughter that is almost two.

My husband and I met through a fellow Cyclone at Iowa State in 2002 when I was just beginning my senior year in journalism and communication and he was working on his master's degree in the department of entomology (after completing an undergraduate degree in genetics at Iowa State as well). Although we were extremely busy with both our academics and our student involvement (like VEISHEA and the EGSO) we found time to spend together to enjoy Ames and Iowa State. Because it is such a special place to us, we were married on the Iowa State campus in July of 2004. Although our pursuits have taken us to Chicago and now Dallas, we continue to be avid Cyclone fans and wear our cardinal and gold with pride! I am now an attorney in Dallas and my husband is working on his Ph.D. in Immunology at UT Southwestern in Dallas.

Maxine (Root) Carroll** (’49 home mgmt.) lives in a retirement community in Spokane, Wash. and enjoys working on genealogy, putting together family scrapbooks, and planning her trips. In the summer of 2008, a dream was realized when she took her two granddaughters, ages 11 and 12, from the west coast to the east coast, culminating in a week at an Elderhostel intergenerational program on Prince Edward Island, Canada. The island was celebrating the 100th year since “Anne of Green Gables” was published.

Melissa Mundt, Assistant City Administrator of Gardner, Kan., received the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)’s Credentialed Manager Candidate designation and became an ICMA Credentialed Manager in June. To be credentialed by ICMA, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government, 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.

Behrooz Fattahi has been elected 2010 President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, to begin serving in September. He is currently serving as President-Elect of the society of nearly 80,000 members. Behrooz and his wife Farzaneh (Amin) Fattahi (’75 inter. design, ’77 MS fam. envir.) reside in Bakersfield, Calif.

Ryan O'Hara ('98, Computer Engineering) received his Masters Degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota in December 2008.

Lily Grace Hildreth Born Sept. 9, 2008 at Boone Community Hospital.

Christian Madsen** ('00 ag. sys. tech.) and wife Amy along with big sister Mallory welcomed Mick Christian Madsen into our lives on June 12, 2007. The Madsen family lives in Wichita, Kan.

Jenny (Rickels) Pollard and AJ Pollard were married on April 26th, 2008 on the ISU campus in the Lago Court Yard. Jenny is a '06 graduate in Liberal Studies and AJ is a '07 graduate in Mechanical Engineering and now completing his Masters in the Bio Renewable Technologies program. Both are still happily settled in Ames.

Richard Mason recalls that he graduated from ISU just in time to spend the next four years in the Navy. He enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor. He served at Normandy and in the Pacific, and later in the Korean War. He left the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Richard became a fundraiser for colleges and universities, owned a number of travel agencies in california, and saw the world several times. He refers to himself as a "triple retiree."

Daniel Leinen has been named Region III Outstanding Teacher in Community Service by The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). The award requires that the recipients have made significant contributions toward training, motivating, and inspiring their peers and students to become involved in programs and projects that benefit their communities, and that they have been active in ACTE activities. Dan is Agricultural Educator, FFA Advisor, and Department Chair at the Harlan Community School District in Harlan, Iowa. For over 28 years, he has been teaching and emphasizing community service and development. When he joined Harlan’s FFA program in 1982, a new program called “Building Our American Communities” started. That program lasted until the mid-1990’s and the Harlan FFA chapter was recognized nine times by the state FFA Leadership Conference, advancing three times to the national FFA level. Dan has held leadership roles in state professional organizations, has served on two advisory panels at ISU, and was named an Outstanding Young Alumnus in 1994. He resides in Harlan.

A retirement party in Kansas City in November honored Joel Cerwick upon his retirement as Board Chairman of Burns and McDonnell. Burns and McDonnell is an employee-owned firm of more than 2900 engineers, architects, construction experts, planners, and others representing virtually all design disciplines. They have offices nationwide, with headquarters in Kansas City.

John D. Shors has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2009. He is the most senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa. He has a general practice in, but not limited to, Business Organizations and Transactions, Health Law, Entertainment and Sports, and Tax. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Margaret Van Houten has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2009. She is a senior shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines. She has a general practice in, but not limited to, Estate Planning, Taxation, Trust and Estate Administration, Charitable Organizations, and Employee Benefits. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. The independent legal rankings are the culmination of years of diligent research and are reviewed annually.

Deborah M. Tharnish has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2009. She is a senior shareholder at Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, with a general practice in, but not limited to, Business Litigation and Employment Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. The independent legal rankings are the culmination of years of diligent research and are reviewed annually.

Erin Penne Receives 2008 Distinguished New Engineer Award from the Society of Women Engineers Penne recognized at WE08, the Society of Women Engineers national conference. Chicago, IL November 10, 2008 – The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is pleased to announce Erin Penne as a recipient of the 2008 SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award for contributions to aerospace engineering and service to the Society of Women Engineers; for leadership and dedication on the local, regional, and national levels; and commitment to the community. “Erin Penne is an intelligent and talented engineer, who has made impressive contributions to SWE on the regional and national levels. As a wife, mother, engineer, SWE officer and community volunteer, she is a wonderful example of an engineer who has achieved success and balance,” said Virginia Connolly, SWE President. Penne is a principal systems engineer for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. She is working as a technical subcontracts lead for the repair activities for Advanced Mission Computer on the F/A-18 and the AV-8B Aircraft. In 2006, she was selected for a job rotation in manufacturing as a project engineer. In this role she operated as the manufacturing focal point for all repair activities for the Advanced Mission Computer on the F/A-18 and AV-8B aircraft. She coordinated the manufacturing projects from start to finish. Under her leadership, the team improved material handling, shortened inspection times, eliminated errors in the data management system and reduced cycle time for repairs. “One characteristic that describes Erin is devotion: devotion to our company, devotion to our customers, and devotion to our community,” said Lou Von Thaer, president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. “She has excelled in a number of different roles at General Dynamics, and we've come to expect that. But it's what she brings to the office beyond her engineering knowledge, skills and abilities that makes her truly unique. Erin helps coordinate her unit’s United Way It's her excellence in engineering and her tireless devotion that make Erin such a deserving recipient of the SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award. campaign, Engineer's Week activities, Adopt-a-Family and Cancer Walk teams in her community. As an active SWE member, Penne helped charter the SWE East Central Iowa Section and served as their vice president and section representative among other positions. She is also involved on the region and national levels. Penne is currently on the Membership Committee and serves as the region membership coordinator and interim chair-elect. She is also the region membership coordinator. Penne holds a M.S. in systems engineering and a B.S. in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University. The Distinguished New Engineer Award honors women engineers who are actively engaged in engineering, demonstrate outstanding technical performance, and have no more than 10 years of cumulative engineering experience. The Distinguished New Engineer Award recipients were recognized Nov. 8 at WE08, the Society of Women Engineers national conference. WE08 was held at the Baltimore Convention Center, Nov. 6-8, in Baltimore, Md. The more than 5,000 attendees included professionals from every discipline of the engineering profession and engineering students and educators. The WE09 conference is scheduled for Oct. 15-17, 2009 in Long Beach, Calif. About SWE The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and receive the recognition and credit for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please visit www.swe.org or call (312) 596-5223.

Paula Rose was born in April 2008. She joins her sister Katie, now 4 yrs old, as part of the family.

Henrietta Van Maanen is one of 31 former National 4-H fellows who commemorated the 77th Anniversary of the National Payne/4-H Fellowship program at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Washington, DC, in October '08 The fellowship, initiated in 1931, prepared young professional Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service staff for leadership in the 4-H Youth Development Program. The one-year fellowship combined post-baccalaureate study with an informal study of the federal government and related organizations in Washington, DC. Henrietta was Extension Home Economist in Hardin County, Iowa when she was awarded the fellowship. After the fellowship, she served as Extension Home Economist in Linn County, Iowa; District Program Leader in Prosser, Wash.; Area Extension Director in Fort Dodge, Iowa; and Area Extension Director in Reno, Nev., prior to retiring in 1991. After retirement Henrietta volunteered with Volunteers in Mission, a ministry of the Presbyterian Church, alternating between two locations from 1991 to 2007: Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska and Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. She now lives in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Roy E. Hougen is one of 31 former National 4-H fellows who commemorated the 77th Anniversary of the National Payne/4-H Fellowship program at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Washington, DC, last October. The fellowship, initiated in 1931, prepared young professional Department of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service staff for leadership in the 4-H Youth Development Program. The one-year fellowship combined post-baccalaureate study with an informal study of the federal government and related organizations in Washington, DC. Roy was a recipient of the fellowship in 1967, when he was a District Leader of Iowa 4-H and Youth Programs. After the fellowship, Roy served as Assistant State Leader for 4-H and Youth Programs and later as an Iowa State Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist for volunteer development and youth community development programs until his retirement in 1992. Roy and his wife serve as coordinators of a food pantry in Ames, Iowa, where they reside.

Florence (Pavlik) Rush enjoys an active retirement in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was elected precinct committee woman last fall, and enjoys being active in yoga, Pilates, sewing group, and spending time with her children, twenty-nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Alliant Energy is pleased to announce the following promotion to the position of Principal Engineer: Providing expertise in boiler performance, cycle isolation and leakage, boiler combustion processes and turbine performance and diagnostics, Wes Kaufman moves into the position of Principal Thermal Performance Engineer. With 23 years of service to the company, Wes has held positions including Station Nuclear Engineer and Plant Performance Engineer at DAEC, Results Engineer, Predictive/Preventative Maintenance Engineer, Hydroelectric Supervisor-IA, and Senior Thermal Performance Engineer. Wes is a registered professional engineer and a LSS Green Belt. He has been an active contributor and leader in the industry, presenting several papers to national and international delegates at EPRI conferences. Being the lead in the tuning of new low NOx burners to meet emissions permits, he delivers proactive customer service and is a strong leader, mentor and role model for the generation engineering department.

Jesse E. Shively received one of three 2008 Lifetime Career Awards in the Purdue University Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumni program on November 21, 2008.

Monica Schwartzman* (’07 comm. studies) and fellow ISU sweetheart Daniel Kenney were married October 4, 2008, and their pride in ISU was reflected in the wedding and reception, including toasting with ISU beer mugs. Monica predicts that “our children’s first words will be the fight song because we live, breathe, and die ISU pride.” Monica works as an account executive at a public relations firm, and Dan works as an athletic performance coach. They live in Carlsbad, Calif.

Alison Monaghan* (’05 journ.) was promoted to assistant account executive at Kirvin Doak Communications, Las Vegas’ premier public relations agency. She works with a variety of clients, including Nevada Cancer Institute and MGM Grand Nightlife. Alison lives in Las Vegas, Nev.

A number of Iowa State alumni were present at the July 12, 2008, wedding of Anne Stewart (’04 elem. ed.) and David Cooke* (’04 mgmt. info. sys.) in Ames. Among them were Anne’s grandfather, Leonard Neidig** (’46 ag. engr.). Anne works as a third grade teacher while David is employed by his family’s business. The couple resides in Omaha, Neb.

Lee Edgar* (’02 civil engr.) was married to Marybeth Walley on April 5, 2008, in Alexandria, Va,, and they reside in Falls Church, Va. Lee earned a Master’s in Public Administration from The George Washington University and is a civil engineer for Queen Anne’s County , Maryland. Marybeth is a graduate of Simmons College and is an executive recruiter for the law firm of Williams and Connolly in Washington, DC.

Srikanth Padmanabhan** (’91 PhD mech. engr.) has been named Vice President and general manager of Cummins Emission Solutions, a division of Cummins, Inc. with whom he has been employed since 1991. He, his wife Usha, and daughter Megna have moved back to Columbus, Ind. after spending the past eight years in Tennessee, Mexico, and England.

Lawrence (Lorry) Massa* (’91 MS business) assumed the position of president of the Minnesota Hospital Association in October, 2008. MHA is a trade association representing 145 hospitals and health systems. Most recently, Lorry was CEO at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minn., and he previously served as South Dakota Secretary of Health. He lives in Lake Lillian, Minn.

Lorna Lingren Scott** (’88 ag. studies), her husband Rob, and son Bryce adopted a sibling group of six out of Iowa’s foster care system on May 9, 2008. Joining Bryce, 10, are Aaliyah, 10; Vanessa, 9; Ebony, 7; Viatris, 6; Kaleb, 4; and Nate, 3. Lorna farms and substitute teaches, and Rob manages a community-shareholder-owned grocery store in Dayton, Iowa. The family resides at Pilot Mound, Iowa.

Troy Strader** (’86 mgmt., ’91 MS bus. admin.) has been promoted to Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University. He resides in Ames, Iowa.

Cynthia J. “C.J.” Jackson** (’86 speech comm.) is the Baylor Business Marketing Director. The Hankamer School of Business’ magazine, Baylor Business Review captured a prestigious Gold Quill Award from the International association of Business Communicators. From more than 1000 entrants in 30 countries, just 116 Gold Quills were awarded. In addition, Baylor Business Review won a Public Relations of America National Award and an international award from the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Published twice a year, the magazine reaches nearly 39,000 subscribers, alumni and friends of Baylor’s business school. C. J. lives in Hewitt, Tex.

Choy Leow** (’85 architec., ’88 MAR) is Director of Architecture for Allina Hospitals and Clinics in Minnesota. The Public Policy and Government Affairs division of Allina has selected him as one of 21 members of the inaugural 2008-2009 Public Policy and Government Affairs Institute, which is a nine-month course developed to inspire and facilitate deeper involvement in public policy among Allina leaders and key stakeholders. Choy makes his home in Apple Valley, Minn.

James Cushing* (’83 management) has been named Executive Director – Performance Improvement for Iowa Health System, Iowa Health Home Care. He resides in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Stan Thompson** (’82 pol. sci.) has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2007. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Stan resides in Clive, Iowa and is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, practicing in the Business Division.

Bruce Haylock** (’81 comp. sci.) and Cathy Haylock** welcomed a daughter, Hope Haylock, born August 6, 2008. The family resides in Dubuque, Iowa.

Thomas Cropper** (’81 engr. op.) has been named rear admiral and deputy commander of U.S. forces in Manama, Bahrain. He is also a flag officer, of which there are fewer than 250 in the Navy. While at Iowa State, he was in the NROTC program. Thomas’ permanent residence is in Fairfax, Va. with his wife, Heather (Brown) Cropper** (’81 comm. nutrition).

Sheryl Monkelien** (’80 music) is Associate Professor and Director of Music Education at Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, where she directs the Mansfield University Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the Mansfieldians. The Mansfieldians were named World Champions of the Vocal Jazz A Capella Category at the 2008 World Choir Games in Graz, Austria, which featured 441 choirs from 93 countries. The Mansfieldians and another choir from Mansfield University were the only two American choirs to be named champions. Sheryl resides in Wellsboro, Pa.

John McDonnell** (’79 metal. engr.) has been promoted to Senior Engineering Specialist in Engine Materials Technology for Fuel Systems at Caterpillar’s Technical and Solutions Division. He lives in DeWitt, Iowa, and is proud to report that two sons, Josh and Jason, currently attend Iowa State.

Johanna Baedke** (’77 phys. ed.) reported that her house was destroyed by the EF5 tornado which hit Parkersburg, Iowa on May 25, 2008. She lost nearly everything and plans to rebuild on the same location. She appreciates all of the volunteers who assisted the Parkersburg community after the tornado.

Gene R. LaSuer** (’76 journ.) has been recognized by Best Lawyers in American 2007 and Chambers USA 2008 as Band 2 in labor and Employment Law. He is a shareholder and practices in the Business Division of the David Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, where he resides. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Chambers USA, based in London, covers all the major practice areas at national levels as well as the key specializations within each state. These independent legal rankings are the culmination of years of diligent research and are reviewed annually.

Nancy Jo (Myatt) Brown** (’68 child dev.) and her husband Ken have retired and moved from Miles to Bellevue, Iowa. They have a home on the Mississippi and enjoy their boat and jet ski during the summer.

For 36 years, Fred Lark** (’66 engl. & speech) has been owner/operator of KXLO/KLCM Radio in Lewistown, Montana. He also owns Lark Unlimited, Inc., a world-wide communications consulting business featuring satellite phones, and continues to own a Century Farm near Boone, Iowa. Fred served for twelve years on the advisory council of ISU’s Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. He and his wife reside in Lewistown, Mont. and are the parents of two daughters.

Marianne (Chance) Wagaman* (’62 text. & cloth.) has fond memories of attending VEISHEA as a child in Ames, and later making many friends in Elm Hall and at work in the Memorial Union Cafeteria. After graduating, she took a position as a home economist at The Gas Service Co. in Topeka, Kan. Demonstrating gas appliances and giving cooking demonstrations in schools, she realized that she liked school settings and children. Marianne then earned an M.Ed. and reading specialization and spent a long career in the field of elementary education. Since retiring in 2000, she has been teaching part-time. She resides in Topeka, Kan.

Daniel (Dan) Krieger** (’59 indus. ad.) was named recipient of the 2008 Iowa Bankers Association James A. Leach Leadership Award. The award was created in 2000, following former Congressman Jim Leach’s term as Chairman of the U.S. House Banking Committee, to honor Iowa bankers for outstanding service to the financial services industry. Dan is past president of the Iowa Bankers Association (IBA), past board member of the American Bankers Association (ABA), and past chairman of the ABA Community Bankers Council. He has also served as president of the ISU Alumni Association and has led many Ames-area community organizations. Dan and his wife live in Ames, Ia.

Bruce Rasmussen* (’58 gen. sci.) retired December 31, 2006, after being in private practice in ophthalmology in San Diego, Calif. since 1982. After graduating from ISU, he was a Line Officer, USN until 1963, when he enrolled in medical school at the University of Kansas. He was a Medical Officer, USN, in ophthalmology from 1967 until he retired with the rank of Captain. He and his wife Patricia live in San Diego and have three children, Lisa, Stephanie, and Scott, and seven grandchildren.

Ray Andrews, Jr.* (’57 civil engr.), owner and CEO of Andrews Prestressed Concrete, Inc. in Clear Lake, Iowa, has been elected a Fellow of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). PCI elects a limited number of its members as Fellows to recognize their outstanding contributions to the precast concrete structures industry and to PCI. Ray entered the precast concrete structures industry in 1957 and became a licensed professional engineer in both Iowa and Minnesota. He joined the business begun by his father, where he began overseeing operations. Today, the company produces a variety of precast concrete components for building projects as well as for bridge structures. Ray resides in Clear Lake.

H. Dann Wallis** (’56 indus. engr.) was appointed to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers, to serve from October, 2008, through October, 2011. He holds a Professional engineer license in Florida, Texas, and Iowa. Dann’s first novel, "Burnin’ Daylight," an adventure story set during the early days of the Civil War, was published in 2005.

Ruth (Furst) (Johnson) Gustafson* (’54 home ec. ed.) is spending several months with her two daughters in Michigan and Texas until June, when she will return to her home in Springfield, Ohio, where her son also lives. She recalls living with her husband Robert (’54 farm op.) and their three children in Pammel Court. They enjoyed life in the quonset and their neighbors in Pammel Court. VEISHEA was also one of their favorite activities while at Iowa State.

James L. “Jim” Champlin** (’54 mech. engr.) is Chairman of The National Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Memorial fund drive currently underway to raise $250,000 from individuals and corporate sponsors. Charles Lindbergh’s grandson, Eric Lindbergh, is Honorary Co-Chairman. The memorial is to be built at the March Field Air Museum, Riverside, Calif. and will be dedicated at the 2010 DFC National Convention in Riverside. Jim is also Chairman of this event. The DFC award honors heroism or outstanding achievement in flight, with most of its recipients earning it in battle or while in uniform. Jim resides in Riverside, Calif. and still substitute teaches in the Moreno Valley school system.

Clarence Robert White** (’50 elec. engr.) worked for twenty years in various aspects of the electrical utility business. He ran his own consulting engineer business from 1970 until 1997. He has lived in Cedar Rapids since 1954 and has survived the floods of 1993 and 2008. He and his wife Phyllis enjoy traveling (29 countries) and tending three acres on the edge of Cedar Rapids. They have a son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren who are all ISU students or graduates.

Gaylen A. Thurston* (’50 civil engr.) has authored several papers on nonlinear column theory. Alumni who are interested in reading them may contact gaylenthur@aol.com Gaylen lives in Centennial, Colo.

Harold Reihman** (’50 engr.) now lives in Richmond, Ind. He retired as vice-president of Ford Motor Company in 1991. He helped pioneer the design and development of the aluminum radiator, air conditioning condenser, and heater core for Ford automobiles.

Richard J. Raymond* (’50 elec. engr.) retired in 1997 after thirty years of electrical engineering consulting work with municipal utilities and industrial power systems. He has been a licensed private pilot for 47 years, and is now building his own plane. He resides in Worthington, Minn.

James Pint** (’49 chem. engr., ’55 MS math) and his wife Betty celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 5, 2008. They have four children: Rebecca, Ellen, Sheila, and Bruce. James worked as a quality engineer from 1955 to 1987 and retired from Goodyear Tire. He and Betty have attended 160 domestic Elderhostels, with at least one in all fifty states. They also attended 24 weeks of international Elderhostels from 1985 to 20007. They reside in Akron, Ohio.

George Burnet** (’48 chem. engr., ’49 MS, ’51 PhD) and Agatha Huepenbecker Burnet** (’56 MS text. & cloth.) are enjoying townhouse living at the Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames. George’s time at Iowa State is spent almost entirely in alumni relations and development. He says it is always great to hear from former students and colleagues.