Class Notes

Kevin Wagner AIA, of Substance Architecture in Des Moines, IA, has received the 2017 Young Architect Award from the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter, for exceptional leadership and significant contributions to the profession in the areas of design, education, and service.

James Dean, MD, PhD (BS in Biochemistry, LAS, 1991) announces a recent career move to Pharmacyclics, LLC. Dr. Dean had most recently been at CTI BioPharma Corp where he led the global study teams developing pacritinib and pixantrone. He previously worked at Seattle Genetics and at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Dr. Dean has extensive expertise in cancer biology, drug development, and clinical trials of all phases. At Pharmacyclics, he serves as Senior Medical Director with broad responsibilities for studies of ibrutinib treatment in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, as well as pre-clinical and and strategic cross-programmatic activities.

Paul Movall (BS CprE 86, MS CprE 87) was promoted to Senior Technologist, HDD Firmware, at Western Digital Corporation.

Class of 2021!

Alison Monaghan* (’05 journalism) has accepted a position as the Director of Marketing and Development for Goodwill of Central Iowa, headquartered in Johnston, Iowa.

Recently joined the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona as Capital Improvement Program Manager.

I have completed my one year as President of the Missouri School Boards' Assocation (MSBA). I will now serve as Past President for this year and will be in charge of the MSBA Foundation along with Leadership development and officer Nominations.

Recently moved to Overland Park, KS to become a Workplace Consultant for Scott Rice Office Works.

Accepted a position as Diagnostic Engineer for John Deere.

Brittany Westendorf (’16 psychology) and Khayree Duckett (’17 political science) are happy to announce their engagement. A June 2018 wedding is being planned.

Andrew Albinger accepted a position as Director of Information Security Operations at Iowa State University

J. Mark Schmidt (L)('74 Masters of Architecture) has retired from full-time status with Invision Architecture in Des Moines after 7 years as a senior architect specializing in writing construction specifications. Mark worked for most of his career with Charles Herbert and Associates, which became HLKB Architecture, also in Des Moines.

Leng Vong Reiff, class of 2007, worked with Iowa author T.C. Florer on 4 of his 5 books in the Carrington series, which heavily revolve around ISU. The first in the series begins a love story that takes place right on campus. The fifth book in the series, Carrington Resolve, is in production and is set to be complete the end of May. http://tcflorer.com/novels/

Krystal Jones passed the Bar Examination and is a licensed attorney in the state of Texas. She is now the Regulatory Affairs Manager for Globe Life and six other insurance companies.

On June 5, 2016, Larry Felton (Computer Science, 1969), became President of the Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA). This organization represents 400 school districts and 2,800 school board members. Larry is currently serving his 4th term on the Mehlville R-9 school board in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Craig Potter, BS Chem '76 - Retired from Avery Dennison, Mentor Ohio in June 2016 - 40 years after graduating from ISU in Feb 1976.

Welcomed a son, Christopher Hugh Meeks, Jr. on August 16, 2016

Park University has announced the promotion of Jayme Uden (MS '03 ed) to the position of associate vice president and dean of students, effective Jan. 1, 2017. As associate vice president and dean of students, Uden oversees student services and retention efforts for Park’s 40 campuses across the country. He also supervises the University’s Office of Student Success, Office of Student Life and Engagement, Office of International Students and the Department of Military and Veteran Student Services. In addition, he oversees student conduct, residence life, student counseling and dining services. Since joining Park in 2011, Uden has served the university as assistant dean of student life, associate dean of students and most recently as dean of students the previous one-and-a-half years. Prior to coming to Park, he was the assistant director for residence life at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, for five years, and residence life coordinator at Kansas State University, Manhattan, for three years.

Hilscher North America, Inc., a provider of industrial network connectivity solutions, has appointed Craig Lentzkow ('78 mech engr) business development manager. In the newly created position, Lentzkow will be responsible for developing business opportunities for Hilscher’s netIOT Edge Gateways through partnerships with global cloud service companies, large end-users, and IT and automation integrators. Hilscher netIOT Edge Gateways are factory-floor data collectors for the IIoT, supplying data to cloud-based business analytics software by leveraging existing plant-floor network infrastructure and IIoT data standards such as OPC UA and MQTT. "Craig’s background in both the IT and automation arenas makes him uniquely qualified to bridge the IT/OT gap we hear so much about. He will provide the strategic vision and execution to help our customers improve their business performance through use of netIOT solutions,” says Phil Marshall, CEO, Hilscher North America, Inc. Lentzkow brings more than 30 years of experience to the position, having most recently served as a channel manager for Hilscher North America. He has held various executive-level sales, marketing, and strategy positions with global automation suppliers and IT companies, such as IBM, GE, Rockwell Automation, and Wonderware.

Matt Mahler ('08 civil engr) has been appointed by the Waterloo (Iowa) Water Works board of trustees to replace retiring general manager Dennis Clark. Mahler comes to Waterloo Water Works after previously serving as a project engineer with Snyder and Associates Inc. in Ankeny, Iowa. His roles at Snyder included planning, designing and overseeing construction of municipal drinking water projects.

Gary MacNoll (’77 ag business), a beef producer near Abilene, Texas, who recently retired from the FBI, was named the 2017 Rancher of the Year by the Middle Clear Fork Soil and Water Conservation District. MacNoll was honored for his work in land stewardship and conservation including planting native grass, brush control and other efforts to reduce soil erosion.

Rob Stout (A)('78 farm op) was presented the Iowa Soybean Association's (ISA) 2016 Environmental Leader Award Dec. 15 in Ankeny, Iowa. The award recognizes an ISA member’s commitment to conservation and championing water quality practices.

Shelby Fields (’16 animal science) is a new swine account manager for Cargill.

Jacob Swanson ('14 global resource systems) has joined the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship as special assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture.

Beth Irlbeck (’13 public service and administration in ag) has been named Region 13 regional manager for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. She will work with Adair, Cass, Union, East Pottawattamie, Audubon and Guthrie counties.