Class Notes

Tyler Marshall ('96 civil engr, MS '98) has been promoted to Technology Innovation Leader for Stanley Consultants' Environmental and Urban Design Market. With three locations in Iowa, Stanley Consultants is a consulting engineering firm with offices worldwide. Marshall will lead market practice leaders in developing innovative and technology-driven client solutions in the areas of air quality; investigation/remediation of contaminated sites; natural resources and environmental planning; pollution prevention; urban design and landscape architecture; and waste and water quality. Marshall, a licensed professional engineer, joined Stanley Consultants in 2006. He has nearly 20 years of civil/environmental consulting experience with a focus on regulatory issues and water quality compliance.

Adriana Chavez Moe (A)('12 pol sci) and Christopher Moe ('11 management info systems) were married April 23, 2016 in Ames.

David Leibold ('94 forestry) has been named fiber supply manager at International Paper's mill in Pine Hill, Ala., effective Sept. 1. A 22-year International Paper veteran, Leibold in his new role is responsible for the procurement of 2.6 million tons of pine and hardwood pulpwood and 500,000 tons of fiber fuel annually.

Members of the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) have elected Clay Lindstrom (L)('74 indus engr) as president of its board of directors. Lindstrom currently serves as director of utilities for the Fort Pierce (Fla.) Utilities Authority.

Ryan Haaland ('05 philosophy) recently joined Davis Brown Law Firm in Ames, Iowa, as special counsel with a general practice.

Patty Scallon ('95 pol sci) recently joined Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, Iowa, as special counsel in the public finance and real estate departments.

Seth Berbano (L)('11 materials engr) has joined Murata Electronics North America, Inc., as a research scientist in State College, Pa.

Jonathan Lang (PhD '92 physics and astronomy) has been appointed division director of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) X-ray Science Division at Argonne Photon Sciences Directorate. As part of the senior management team of the directorate, Lang is responsible for leading a division that provides critical expertise and support for the APS user community, as well as mentoring the next generation of x-ray scientists and fostering a vibrant research environment.

Jared F. Knight (A)('13 pol sci) has joined Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as an associate attorney in the firm's corporate transactions and business counseling practice.

Brian Wegerer, P.E. ('94 elec engr), has joined the global consulting firm Stanley Consultants as a business development manager in the company's Muscatine, Iowa, office.

Patrick E. Pinkston (L)('77 mech engr) recently retired after 40 years of service to Deere & Co. as vice president for information technology.

Randall A. Wirtz (MS '92 civil & construction engr, PhD '94), an engineer with Strand Associates, Inc., in Madison, Wis., recently received the prestigious Schroepfer Innovative Facility Design Award from the Water Environment Federation, an international not-for-profit technical and educational water quality organization, for his role in the City of Dubuque's water and resource recovery center project.

Tom Thompson (PhD '91 agronomy), department head and professor of crop and soil environmental sciences at Virginia Tech University, has been named associate dean and director of international programs in VT's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

John Leahy ('87 civil engr) of Springfield, Va., and his wife, Mary, welcomed their first grandchild, Aaron Zak of Omaha, Neb., in February 2016.

Carl J. Bern, P.E. (A)(PhD '73 ag engr), was the inaugural recipient of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) Sukup Global Food Security Award at the ASABE's annual international meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Jami Larson (L)('74 indus admin & accounting) has been named Delta Upsilon Fraternity's 2016 Chapter Advisor of the Year for his work as advisor of Iowa State University's DU chapter and leader of the chapter's recent 80-year-old house restoration at 117 Ash Ave.

Arkansas Deputy Secretary of State Joseph Wood (L)('87 management) has been selected to participate in one of the nation's premier leadership development programs for state government officials, The Council of State Governments' Henry Toll Fellowship program. Wood said that ongoing leadership development is critical for state officials. Through the Toll Fellowship program, he hopes to learn from other policymakers who are leading the way in solving complex problems in their own states.

At the National Association of Regional Councils' 50th annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, this summer, R. Todd Ashby (L)('92 community and regional planning) -- executive director of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization -- received the organization's Walter Scheiber Leadership Award. The award recognizes the significant impacts an executive director has made at the local, state, and national levels.

Janika Eckert ('74 distributed studies), a breeder for Johnny's Selected Seeds in Fairfield, Maine, was awarded the All-American Selections Breeder's Cup at the AAS annual summit in Madison, Wis. Eckert produced four AAS-winning varieties: 'Diva' spineless sweet cucumber, 'Carmen' early sweet red Italian pepper, 'Escamillo' early sweet golden Italian pepper, and, most recently, 'Cornito Giallo' -- a half-size sweet golden Italian pepper.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad presented James M. Schipper (L)('72 ag bus) with the Iowa Bankers Association's James A. Leach Leadership Award during the IBA's annual convention Sept. 19 in Des Moines, Iowa. Schipper has 40 years of experience in community banking and currently serves as chairman of American State Bank in Des Moines.

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity presented its Alumni Achievement Award to Daniel J. Reschly (L)('66 history) at its 93rd biennial convention in Orlando, Fla.

Marty Barnes ('84 farm op) was recently inducted into the Iowa High School Rodeo Hall of Fame. Barnes is an eight-time circuit champion, 15-time Dodge National Circuit Finals qualifier, and current owner of Barnes PRCA Rodeo. He competed in Iowa High School Rodeo in Peterson, Iowa, from 1976-1979 and was a member of the Iowa State Rodeo Team from 1981-1984.

Kathy Gabrielson (L)(M.Ed. '89), an elementary school guidance counselor with Roland-Story Community Schools who was named the 2015 Iowa State Elementary Counselor of the Year, recently presented at the Iowa School Counselor Conference.

Iowa State University Museums director Lynette Pohlman (L)('72 interior design, MA '76) received the Iowa Museum Association's leadership award during the organization's annual meeting Oct. 17 in Ames.

Erin Buchanan (MS '11 stat) was recently honored by Midwest Energy News as one of "40 Under 40" leaders in the region's transition to clean energy.