Class Notes

Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio, announces the promotion of Macario Bandera to associate. Macario is serving as project designer for Sherwin-Williams’ 36-story new corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. Most recently, he was a contributing designer for Human Performance Institute, a medical and sports rehabilitation clinic. He was also a key team member for a 35-story confidential corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Iowa State University.

My co-author and I have just published the subject non-fiction paperback "To Be The Best By Any Measure" which became available on Amazon and all major bookseller sites on March 7. Virtually all of our early readers agree that this book should be a must-read for all managers, business students, and those aspiring to be future leaders. And who is Pat Magee? That is the name which appeared on my original birth certificate. When only 3 days old, during the early months of World War Two, I was adopted by the Ramsey family and given my current name. However, it wasn't until nearly 80 years later that the Iowa legislature finally passed a law opening up adoption records. Only then was I able to obtain a copy of that original birth certificate and identify my actual biological parents.

Worked for what was originally B&W Nuclear Power but eventually became a division of Framatome. Specialized in nuclear/safety instrumentation. Retired.

Lisa Kalaher ('02 architecture) was announced as the 2023 Spring Conference committee chair for the American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter (AIA Iowa). Kalaher is founder and owner of PLaN Architecture in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated with her bachelor of architecture from Iowa State University in 2002. Her work focuses on community engagement and design.

David Drennan ('75 agricultural journalism), a life member of the ISU Alumni Association, served as executive director for the Missouri Dairy Association (MDA) for over 23 years. He was selected and hired to be the first full time executive director of MDA. His experience working for the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association gave him direction and purpose to start and implement programs for the dairy industry in Missouri. His national experience in agriculture trade organizations was instrumental in guiding dairy programs in Missouri that included legislative, educational, organizational, promotional, and production efforts.

King Au (' 82 / MArch '85 architecture), a life member of the ISU Alumni Association, was commissioned by Iowa State University Museums to create three interpretive photographs honoring Jack Trice for the 100th Year Commemorative Celebration. The photographs are on display at the Christian Petersen Art Museum through spring of 2024.

I am 86 years old continuing a part time career in dietetics. I have retired four times but continue to return to the profession. I have consulted in nursing homes, managed a food service in a hospital, consulted in hospitals and currently consulting in a hospital and dialysis unit. Not sure I am ready to retire yet. It is inspiring to assist better eating habits for the patients and staff.

Rowman and Littlefield Publishers released "Grit, Not Glamour" my nonfiction book for adults. It celebrates the contributions of our foremothers—mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and neighbors—who devoted their lives to farming and ranching related pursuits in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Mark (' 72 landscape architecture), an annual member of the ISU Alumni Association, and his wife Jan are celebrating 54 of marriage in June.

Diana Wright (' 12 advertising, marketing) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Craig Morris ('92 animal science), life member of the ISU Alumni Association, was listed this year on IntraFish Media’s listing of the 100 most influential executives in the global seafood industry. Their Power 100 highlights “the very best and brightest the global seafood industry has to offer, with a focus specifically on executives that produce and supply seafood for world markets.” https://www.intrafish.com/people/seafood-power-100-here-is-our-list-of-the-top-executives-driving-t…

Madison Sconiers (' 12 political science, international studies) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Candice Revita-Ramirez (' 13 event management) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Abi Reiland (' 06 psychology) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Caleb Knutson (' 14 disciplinary studies) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Blake Hansen (' 12 political science), an annual member of the ISU Alumni Association, has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Luke Elzinger (' 12 advertising) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Chris Deal ('08 mechanical engineering), a life member of the ISU Alumni Association, has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Angie Currie (' 08 finance) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

Lindsay Cannaday (MBA ' 19) has been named to the 24th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees by the Des Moines Area Business Record. These 40 local business leaders, who were chosen by past award winners, are under the age of 40 and have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Together, they join 920 past Business Record Forty Under 40 honorees to bring the total number of honorees to 960 since the Business Record began the awards in 2000.

As an engineering student, my required composition assignments were humbling. During my career in research, I developed a love for writing. My debut novel’s lead character, a WWII vet suffering from PTSD, had a rough reentry into the postwar world. He found a peaceful existence fixing up a rundown farm and starting a family. Then in March 1961, his four-year-old son is missing just as a huge winter storm hits, hampering massive search efforts which turn up nothing. His volatile past leads authorities to start suspecting he did the unthinkable. My dad and all his brothers attended ISU. My uncle Carl was a glider pilot in Operation Varsity - something he never talked about. My dedication is to the soldiers who gave so much of themselves for the rest of us.

I was appointed by the Polk County Magistrate Commission as a part-time magistrate (judge) in Polk County and started in December of 2022. I preside over traffic, simple misdemeanor, small claims, evictions, and mental health commitment cases. I also formed my own law firm, Patton Legal Services, LLC. The firm provides affordable legal services, passionate representation, and access to justice. The firm provides affordable legal services to low-income and moderate-income central Iowans in Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Marshall, Polk, and Story Counties. It focuses on criminal law, juvenile law, family law, postconviction relief, and administrative law cases, appeals, powers of attorney, living wills, and wills. The firm utilizes a sliding fee scale based on income, flat fees in selected cases, and limited scope services.

Recently retired from Pioneer/Corteva after 40 years of service in the seed industry in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Brady Stewart (’02 ag systems technology) was recently appointed as group president, Fresh Meats at Tyson. Stewart will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Donnie King and will be responsible for strengthening the competitiveness of the company’s beef and pork businesses through innovation, technology, data, and analytics. Stewart’s focus will also include optimizing business processes and building efficiencies in the operational and commercial activities of the business.

Sydney (Moore) Marshman ('16 kinesiology and health), OTD, OTR/L, CEAS, CHES is the chief executive officer of Happy at Home Consulting based in Des Moines, Iowa. She founded Happy at Home Consulting in 2020 and leads a team of occupational, physical, and speech therapists. Marshman recently presented at the 2023 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas about personalized, accessible design that doesn’t compromise aesthetic.