The Triad: Summer 2021 by Acacia Fraternity

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A Return to Normal Alumni Profile Read inside for a profile on Bruce Klunder, an Acacian and a civil rights leader during the ‘60s. pg. 5

Value of Fraternity New research demonstrates the positive effects that fraternity provides for members. pg. 7

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E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R _

Greetings Acacians and friends of Acacia! A year ago, we all began an experience that virtually no one alive now had ever been through. Our Fall 2020 pledging and initiation numbers were down compared to Fall 2019 (38% for Pledges, 27% for Initiations). Of the 260 Pledges who were not able to be initiated in Spring 2020, 162 of those men were initiated in Fall 2020.

Our Fall 2020 membership, as counted by Chapter Rosters, actually increased 3.5% to 1178 (which includes the 162 initiations mentioned above) from 1138 in Fall 2019. There are very few (inter)national fraternities who can say they increased their membership this year. From Spring 2020 to Fall 2020, the headquarters staff made many adaptations, halting in-person visits and focusing on our new Chapter Coaching Model, leaning on virtually coaching our chapter officers on how to operate in the new context. Looking back, the timing of adapting our Leadership Consultant program into the Chapter Coaching Model in Fall 2019 was beneficial because our staff was already in the practice of coaching chapters virtually when COVID hit. Another adaptation was in broadening our chapter officer education. Since 2014, we have hosted the Lee Kearney Venerable Dean Summit to educate newly-elected chapter presidents. In 2018, we expanded the Summit to include recruitment chairmen. This year we completely re-thought the Summit, broadening which officers could attend to 7 officers and extending the engagement period from the usual 1.5 days to 1.5 months of more brief engagements. We paired that engagement with live sessions via Zoom the first week of January to train the officers. We also launched Acacia.Network which is a private social network for Acacians, where members can seek out mentoring, or offer to be a mentor, post SUMMER 2021

updates to the network, post your business in the Business Directory and much more. Over the past several years, I’ve received many questions wondering if the fraternity experience is still relevant today. We recently added a webpage at acacia.org/value to help answer that question. I hope that you will spend some time reviewing the resources provided. One study linked on the page (“The Greek Experience Revisited”) includes this excerpt from the Executive Summary: “...membership in a fraternity or sorority is associated with greater involvement in curricular and co-curricular activities, promotes student learning and development, and promotes satisfaction with the college experiences. Furthermore, the largest positive effects were generally found for first-year students, arguing against deferring recruitment until the second semester or second year.” Specifically, fraternities provide a social support network for undergraduates that can last a lifetime. The presence of a social support network enables young men to achieve more, learn more, and more actively engage with their community. Fraternities may not be for everyone, and we have our challenges, as do all organizations, but I know thousands of undergraduate and alumni Acacians who can tell you their story about what Acacia has meant in their lives. At a time when we have all been isolated, there has never been a more important time for fraternity. May we find ways to include and invite even more young men to experience the brotherhood that is Acacia Fraternity. Fraternally,

Patrick McGovern, Indiana ‘99 Executive Director Acacia Fraternity

CONTENTS On the cover: Illinois State’s Spring ’21 Pledge class after volunteering at the Miller Park Zoo.. Executive Director Patrick W. McGovern Indiana ’99

Dir. of Communications & Education Benjamin B. Turconi California ’12

Rev. Bruce Klunder, Oregon State ’55, was many things. He was a son, a husband, a Presbyterian minister, a civil rights activist, and our brother. Read more about his life and how he came to be one of forty-one individuals listed on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama.

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ACACIA FRATERNITY 2020-2022 International President Scott H. Meyer St. Cloud State ’89

International Treasurer Robert W. Mickam Texas ’87

First Vice President Justin M.M. Kaplan Carleton ’07

International Counselor Jackson H. Aaberg Missouri ’12

Second Vice President Alan B. Scher Wisconsin ’96

Judge Advocate Jeffrey H. Jordan Ohio State ’84

Undergraduate Counselor Seth A. O’Brien Washington State ’18

Undergraduate Counselor Christian Simmons Iowa State ’18

President Kris R. Lutt Nebraska ’90 Secretary Guy Gebhardt Illinois Wesleyan ’66

Executive Director Darold W. Larson Washington State ’81

Treasurer William A. Utic Cornell ’74

Dir. of Alumni Engagement Jeff T. Boaz Oregon State ’87

David R. Quick Rensselaer ’93

John F. Beering Purdue ’88, Emeritus

Dale E. Redman Louisiana State ’67

Dwyte E. Brooks Northwestern ’69

William M. Riley Jr. Kansas State ’60, Emeritus

Gerald C. Cook Shippensburg ’66

Robert E. Roberson Illinois Wesleyan ’74

Aaron P. Darcy Indiana ’95

Michael L. Rollins Washington ’87

John C. Davis New Hampshire ’82

Larry E. Schroeder Georgia ’77

Benjamin P. DeBenedictis Arizona State ’18

Donald W. Solanas Jr. Louisiana State ’68

Brian R. Durst Wisconsin ’87

Phil Sutton Ohio State ’88

David L. Ferguson Indiana ’74

Byron A. Tabor Iowa ’78

Michael P. Fillman Western Ontario ’85

Robert G. Travnicek, M.D. Kansas ’59

Ronald T. Hopkins Syracuse ’69, Emeritus

CHAPTER NEWS AND UPDATES Despite COVID-19, many of our chapters excelled in the past year and are doing amazing things. From high GPAs to record human service hours, see what your chapter was up to in the past year. This issue our updates are all stories of perserverence and resilience!

DIRECTORS Dr. John C. Barber Purdue ’58, Emeritus

VALUE OF FRATERNITY As members, we know of the many benefits that fratenity has provided to us personally. But what about for all members? Or the members of today? New research demonstrates many of those benefits you felt are experienced by numerous members past and present!

ACACIA FRATERNITY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-2021

Vice President Andrew Jee Oregon State ’87

ALUMNI PROFILE: BRUCE W. KLUNDER

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

GROWTH UPDATE

EXPANSION AND COLONY UPDATES

ALUMNI NEWS AND NOTES

Michael C. Tu California ‘91

AFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER

James N. Katsaounis Ohio ’95, Emeritus

Dewayne E. Ullsperger Nebraska ’82

CHAPTER ETERNAL

Dr. John B. Lane Vermont ’57, Emeritus

John W. Wedgwood Purdue ’60, Emeritus

Amos D. Meyers Jr. Shippensburg ’66

Richard I. Williams Grand Valley State ‘00

Eric V. Zwigart California of Pennsylvania ‘93

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L E T T E R F R O M T H E _

I N T E R N A T I O N A L P R E S I D E N T _

Greetings Brothers, I hope you and your family are doing well. Wow, what a rollercoaster we have been on over the past 14 months. When I reflect back over that time, I can’t help but think of the word resilience. Not only the resilience our country has shown resilience by developing multiple vaccines but Acacia Fraternity’s resilience to endure this ever-changing landscape.

Another obstacle that appears to have surfaced from the pandemic is a serious mental health threat. Depression and anxiety cases are skyrocketing, and we believe that Acacia can help provide a support structure for our members. The headquarters staff and Council will be exploring more opportunities to help expand our offerings in this area.

Acacia has traversed through numerous wars, many economic downturns, and multiple university culture changes yet we still persevere. I believe our ability to adapt and change is a major reason behind our continued success. In the “Six Meanings of Acacia,” our name is described as being symbolic “of a Far Eastern evergreen which survived the seasons, and grew and thrived in barren lands, ever standing out as a symbol of Strength and Ruggedness. It reminds us that we too, as individuals, should be lastingly mindful of the inspiration to be strong and rugged; to face the problems of life as Acacians and representatives of our Fraternity and our college.”

I believe that Acacia Fraternity is primed for an explosive growth pattern over the next several years. We have expansion projects set for Texas, UNLV, UNC - Chapel Hill and UNC - Wilmington to expand the Acacia flag. Plus, the reopening of universities to on-campus learning this fall should help take advantage of those students who deferred entering college for a year and those who feel they lost out on their social campus lifestyle.

A quote I read recently by Elizabeth Edwards helps emphasize this point - “Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it … or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good.” Acacia Fraternity has evolved many times in the past in order to thrive and we will continue that tradition.

Here are two other quotes that inspired me when I think of our past year that I want to share with you all:

Most of our chapters continued to see positive growth during this past year. The ones who were able to embrace the recruitment tools highlighted by our partnership with Phired Up saw the most significant growth. Unfortunately, we also had chapters that struggled due to their virtual only campuses and strict university oncampus restrictions. This is another example that our HQ Chapter Support model and our 3

local alumni are needed more than ever.

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Thank you to all who have continued to support Acacia. Whether that be directly to your local chapter or by donating to the AFF. Acacia is only as strong as our alumni support and I greatly appreciate all that you do. Take care and I hope to see you in Atlanta for the 62nd Biennial Acacia Conclave in July 2022.

“Things do not change; we change.” -Henry David Thoreau “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi Fraternally,

Scott H. Meyer, Saint Cloud ’89 International President Acacia Fraternity

Chapters

Colonies

Start of Spring 2021

Fall 2020 Initiates

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Bruce W. Klunder, Oregon State ‘55, #216 Acacia Brother, Presbyterian Minister, Civil Rights Activist “To take a more active part...”

By Frank Chown, Oregon State ’10 & Benjamin Turconi, California ’12 Rev. Bruce Klunder, Oregon State ’55, was many things. He was a son, a husband, a Presbyterian minister, a civil rights activist, and our brother. He gave his life in the fight for racial equity and is one of fortyone individuals remembered on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama. Acacians dedicate themselves to the values of Knowledge, Virtue, and Truth. But while it is easy to say the words, it is difficult to live in accordance with those values as Bro. Klunder did. Bruce “believed his life must be his sermon” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). As a student at Oregon State, he heard about the bus boycotts in Montgomey, Alabama and became aware of the inequities of Jim Crow segregation. He began raising money to support the boycotters and began discussing civil rights issues with others. As the SPLC puts it, “his life mission had began.” On April 7, 1964, Brother Klunder was crushed by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. His death was ruled an accident but it still polarized the Cleveland

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community and inspired others to continue the fight against Jim Crow segregation. So, who was Bruce Klunder? He was born in Greeley, Colorado on July 12, 1937 and moved to Oregon at a young age. He graduated a year early with the Baker High School class of 1954 and made his way to Oregon State, then known as Oregon Agricultural College, pledging Acacia in the Spring of 1955. He was initiated on Dec 3, 1955. While attending college, he met the love of his life, Joanne Lehman, who would support his efforts to fight for equity. They were married Dec 22, 1956. After graduating from OAC in 1958 with honors, he enrolled at Yale Divinity School and would later graduate with a B.D. Divinity Degree in 1961. After moving to Cleveland, he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church on March 4, 1962. Klunder was described by those who knew him as “soft-spoken, almost shy. He smiled a great deal, never showed anger...Bruce was soft-spoken – but don’t get the idea he lacked courage. It was just that he didn’t believe in a lot of loud talk. We all knew how he felt, but he never tried to shove his ideas

down anyone’s throat.” (Plain Dealer). Back in Oregon, one of Rev. Klunder’s closest friends was Jack Richard, sports editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Richard said: “We never thought of Bruce as any kind of extremist. He seemed to feel things deeply, though. When he was in charge of the YMCA Roundtable, a discussion group, there were a lot of meetings on the civil rights issue.” Among Bruce’s closest friends were fellow Acacian Bobb McKittrick, Oregon State ’58, famed offensive line coach with the San Francisco 49ers, and winner of five Super Bowls; and Mike Doherty, the winningest high school basketball coach in Oregon history who won three state titles during his long career.

for his civil rights activities. He was a frequent picketer who demonstrated “against segregated public facilities and discrimination in hiring.” (Waymarking). He had “led a restaurant sit-in in Sewanee, Tennessee in 1962.” (Waymarking). And “was among the demonstrators who sat in Gov. James A. Rhodes’ office in an effort to have a fair housing bill passed.” (Plain Dealer). It was believed by Klunder and his fellow picketers that these new schools “would perpetuate de facto racial segregation caused by housing patterns.”

“My At his death he left behind a husband widow, Joanne Klunder, 26, and his children Janice, 6, died doing what he and Douglas, 3. His widow believed in, what we both described him this way. husband died doing believed in. He died loving “My what he believed in, what everyone. He died in hoping we both believed in. He died loving everyone. He that what he was doing died in hoping that what he was doing might bring might bring love of all love of all people for each other.” (Plain Dealer). people for each Bruce was described other.” by Doherty as “a man Today Bruce is recognized as a who was respected and wellliked by all acquainted with him…I knew Bruce well, and I am sure I speak for the late Bobb McKittrick in assuring all who did not know Bruce that he was a good man with a good heart.” Doherty wrote, “Our home town of Baker City should be proud to honor one of its finest sons.” (Baker City Herald). According to Doherty, after graduating from Baker High, “Klunder, Doherty, and McKittrick were roommates at Oregon State University. The three roommates squeezed into a two-man dormitory room as freshmen.” By 1964, Bruce was well known in Cleveland

civil rights martyr. Alongside Martin Luther King Jr, he is one of 40 civil rights martyrs inscribed on the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated in 1989. He was recognized more recently by a memorial plaque in the Baker City, Oregon, Courthouse, dedicated in 2009. And if you happen to be in Corvallis, Oregon, he has a memorial bench on the north side of the Memorial Union building. The bench was dedicated and paid for by friends McKittrick and Doherty. Interested? Learn more at acacia.org/klunder

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THE VALUE OF FRATERNITY Fraternities provide a unique and important opportunity for collegiate men. As someone reading this magainze, you likely agree - and so does a lot of great research that has been done. Over the years there have been numerous studies and they keep returning to the same conclusions: members of fraternities have greater mental well being and tend to have greater gains in learning and are more satisfied with their collegiate experience than thair non-greek counterparts. The North American Interfraternity Conference says of some of the recent research, “Dr. Gary R. Pike of Indiana University finds that fraternity and sorority membership is associated with significantly higher levels of engagement on a number of measures including high impact practices, collaborative learning, student-faculty interactions, perception of a supportive campus environment and discussions

with diverse others.” (Research reaffirms fraternities’ positive impact for first-year students) Fraternities are a flourishing part of the community on hundreds of campuses across the United States and stress the importance of civic engagement and academic excellence. For first-year college students, fraternities provide friendship, a sense of community, and higher levels of academic and social involvement. On many campuses, the average GPA for fraternity men is above the all-men’s average. Fraternities continue to lead in efforts to protect students by enforcing stricter health and safety guidelines than applied to non-fraternity students. As a member of the NIC, Acacia Fraternity is committed to leadership in these areas.

Research has shown: • Membership in a fraternity or sorority is associated with greater involvement in curricular and co-curricular activities, promotes student learning and development, and promotes satisfaction with the college experiences. • As college students deal with more anxiety, depression and feelings of social isolation, a new report from the Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, found fraternity-affiliated students report higher levels of positive mental health along with lower rates of depression and anxiety. • Fraternity members are: • Significantly more engaged than non-members • Reported greater gains in learning; and • More satisfied with their college experiences • The largest positive effects were generally found for first-year students, arguing against deferring recruitment until the second semester or second year. • View more at acacia.org/value 7

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his past year has been a trying time for everyone around the world, and it is no different to those in the fraternal world. In 2020, we paused our Spring expansion at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and pushed back our return to the University of Texas. Thankfully, UNC - Chapel Hill has agreed to restart our project for Spring 2021 and we have a return to Texas for Fall 2021. In addition to Chapel Hill and Texas, we are happy to announce that we will be having expansions at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Spring 2022 and UNC - Wilmington in Fall 2022! We are excited to join these communities and bring brand new chapters to Acacia.

Over this past year, our Headquarters’ Staff have worked on strategies to help our chapters adopt a recruitment system that members can use to have success year in and year out without recreating the wheel. This is why we partnered with Phired Up for two programs: The Recruitment Coaching Community along with the Undergraduate and Advisor Certified Recruiter program. Going into Fall 2021, our chapters will be facing one of the most important and exciting semesters in recent memory. Most of our campus partners are reporting in-person operations for the new academic year, which means students that were unable to join a fraternity last year are hungry to get involved on campus. The programs listed above, as well as the Chapter Coaching Model, are in place to help our chapters succeed. We remain focused on growing our Fraternity going into the new normal. If you have any interest in being a part of future expansion projects or have an idea for a university you would like Acacia Headquarters staff to look into, please email Director of Organizational Growth and Services Ryan Ferguson at rferguson@acacia.org.

FUTURE EXPANSIONS 28 TEXAS

32 NORTH CAROLINA

NEW LAS VEGAS

NEW WILMINGTON

FALL 2021 University of Texas-Austin

SPRING 2022 University of Nevada-Las Vegas

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SPRING 2022 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

FALL 2022 University of North Carolina-Wilmington

NEW AUBURN

community.

Despite the challenges the last year has brought us, the Auburn Colony has seen great success thanks to the hard work of the now 13 brothers. The Colony is continuing its efforts to expand not only membership but also our outreach.

During this time, we would greatly appreciate any and all support we can get from alumni. Given our fresh start in these tumultuous times, the fraternal knowledge and wisdom you all bear will be instrumental in the success of the refounding of the California Colony. Until we can gather as Brothers once more, so live.

VENERABLE DEAN ANDREW SIBLEY

In April, in partnership with the Alabama Sheriffs Girl’s Ranch, along with multiple other fraternities and sororities on campus, we were able to organize a can drive that collected over 8,000 cans for both the ranch and the local food bank. We are planning more events like this to come and are excited for what the future brings for these service opportunities.

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VENERABLE DEAN JUSTIN MCGRATH

The California Acacia Colony has made great strides this past year with our moving into the Chapter House. In order to restore the house to its former glory was no easy task. We have dedicated much of our time in the past year to repairing and rehabilitating the chapter house. With a reliable home base, the Colony held several successful philanthropic events such as care package handouts to the local Berkeley and Oakland community and several building projects for community outreach programs. We were additionally able to hold our first full 7 Days of Service, having several service projects in the Berkeley and Oakland areas. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions, the colony could not recruit as effectively and hold social events. Despite this, the Colony was still able to recruit five new members over the course of the pandemic, with two more set to initiate at the start of the next semester. The Colony eagerly looks forward to the future as we continue to rebuild the reputation of Acacia on campus and with the Berkeley

NEW JAMES MADISON

VENERABLE DEAN JT NICHOLAS

The James Madison Colony of the Acacia Fraternity has seen a great year for their members and organization. We have been recently recognized by the University and are working together to further our standing and success as an organization for the future. Our philanthropy has been a difficult barrier to fully embrace due to many Covid-19 protocols that we follow to ensure safety, but we have worked with the Secret Boutique, as well as raised money via a golf outing to maintain human service to our community. Additionally, we had elections to select our new Executive Board and they have been working hard as a group to benefit and aid our Fraternity members. Our brotherhood continues to grow and flourish with a new pledge class paving the way for our continued building together. We look forward to our continued support from international headquarters and our continued growth as a newer chapter of the Acacia Fraternity. Our progress so far has been a wonderful journey and there are many plans in place to continue as a successful Fraternity. We see ourselves as a diverse group of individuals and strive to pave the way for continued growth as a group of gentlemen. Lastly, we will see many seniors, who were around for the outset of this Fraternity’s founding at James Madison, graduate this semester. We wish them the best of luck in their post-collegiate endeavors and they will always be welcome to come back and visit our lasting brotherhood. SUMMER 2021

CHAPTER NEWS & UPDATES (as submitted by chapters during Spring 2021)

94 ARIZONA STATE

VENERABLE DEAN BEN DEBENEDICTUS

No update received.

83 CALIFORNIA OF PENNSYLVANIA

VENERABLE DEAN ALEX ADAMS

The California University of Pennsylvania (C.U.P) Chapter of the Acacia Fraternity experienced a crazy past year. The pandemic has changed college as we know it, and the brothers were forced to adapt to the situation. Collectively we came together to make the best out of the situation, while still continuing to shed the light on what Acacia is all about, human service and brotherhood. The coronavirus forced the brothers to learn how to continue our mission of finding fine fraternal men through online recruiting. In the Spring of 2020, the C.U.P chapter introduced the pledge class of Beta Phi which brought us Brother, Wade Wolfgang. Also, in the Fall of 2020, the chapter initiated the pledge class of Beta Chi and added one new brother, Mason Ramsburg. We look forward to introducing the new brothers to the alumni when the times allow us to meet again. Due to the pandemic, we were not on campus this past fall semester, however, the brothers were still able to meet their philanthropic duties. In the fall, the brothers were able to collect and donate to the “COVID 19 Solidarity Fund”. This past holiday season, the Acacia C.U.P chapter set a new record for themselves of donations for Acacia Clause! As a chapter, the brothers collected over $1,000 which was used to donate all of the proceeds online through the Toys-For-Tots program. The brothers who were in town also helped with the California trick-or-treat crossing guards’ program this past Halloween. This upcoming fall, we are hoping to return to a normal college life. The brothers are looking forward to being able to participate in on-campus Greek activities as well as events where the alumni can return to the house and interact with the active chapter.

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85 CARLETON

VENERABLE DEAN DAVID JOHNSTON

It has been an interesting year here in the great white north, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge but not one witch the Carleton Chapter could not deal with. This year despite the challenges of an online rush and pledge ship we initiated a great group of new guys, who are now involved and bettering the chapter at every chance. As a chapter, we reclaimed one of the old ACACIA houses from another fraternity, and now we are ready to bring back some of the old memories and make some new ones in the coming years. This year was our 32nd Anniversary but unfortunately, we were not able to celebrate in person, that being said a visual founder was held and enjoyed by Carleton alum who would normally be unable to attend the festivities. Our Jr chapter advisor Josh Wittkie stepped down due to a job opportunity, he will be missed but this allowed the chapter to elect Br Colton Crawford as our new Jr Chapter advisor, we are all looking forward to working with him. The brothers at the Carleton chapter have also been keeping up with the Human Servies motto, this year despite the challenge of the Pandemic our brother Dean Husar raised about $1800 by auction off his hair for relay for life.

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VENERABLE DEAN AUSTIN PHILLIPS

The Central Oklahoma chapter has gone through a lot of changes in the last year. We are proud to have obtained an new house on campus directly on greek row. We are proud to be partnered with a new philanthropy, Hope Center of Edmond. Where we will be providing outreach to the community with meals, clothes, and clerical duties to make the community better. Although it has been a tough year, we remain vigilant in our desire to serve the community as Acacia men and hope to continue making an impact on campus.

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VENERABLE DEAN CALEB JIMENEZ

No update received.

CHAPTER NEWS & UPDATES

CHAPTER & COLONY CLOSURES Bloomsburg Chapter Our chapter at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, had some issues for a couple years that had led to losing recognition from their university. A screen-recording of messages in a group chat with racist and insensitive remarks from the past surfaced and the International Council immediately made the decision to suspend their charter and close the chapter. Missouri Chapter Located in Columbia, Missouri, our chapter at the University of Missouri struggled to maintain membership numbers, while also struggling with functioning as a chapter of Acacia. The school closures during the last year due to COVID-19 multiplied these issues to a level that was no longer sustainable.

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VENERABLE DEAN NATHAN REID

The past few months, the Brothers of the Heth Chapter at The University of Illinois have really came together and have been making improvements on a daily basis. As a brotherhood, we have been doing great things not only for ourselves, like joining various organizations and making tremendous efforts academically, but also for the community as a whole. For instance, on Monday March, 8th, we had our annual blood drive which was a great success. Through the help of many of our own brothers and outside members, we were able to donate 24 units of whole blood and 4 units of double red blood cells. We fell a tad short of our goal of 28 whole units of blood, but passed our goal of 1 unit of double red blood cells. We have many other events that are ongoing and planned for the rest of semester, as well. We currently have a gift card drive going on which has been very successful. Overall, this semester has been going very well and everybody has been working together to ensure a quality and safe semester for all. We are extremely excited to end this semester on a high and positive note!

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VENERABLE DEAN LORENZO DE ALBA

The Covid pandemic has proven challenging for the Cornell University Chapter of Acacia Fraternity. With many of our members unable to return to campus for several semesters, our in-house membership has dropped significantly since the beginning of my time as an Acacian, and we have subsequently struggled with virtual recruitment. We are hopeful that the fall semester will be a turning point, and that this brief struggle will be merely a blip in the more than hundredyear history of our chapter. At our beautiful house, Northcote, we completed an extensive renovation of our Bar Room in January, giving the home of the longest bar in the Ivy League a much deserved facelift. While the moratorium on social events has prevented us from putting it to good use, it has certainly helped us strengthen the ties of friendship through brotherhood events, and we have grown closer than ever. SUMMER 2021

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54 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN

The Illinois State Chapter currently has 87 actives with nine pledges. This year we have dedicated our efforts to maximize accountability within our Chapter to ensure we are exceeding to the best of our abilities during the midst of COVID restrictions and online schooling. During these challenging times, we initiated both our Pi and Rho pledge classes for a total of 29 initiated men.

No update received.

In February, Illinois State had its Greek Gala, where our Chapter took home six awards. The previous Venerable Dean, Naren Bhende, won Chapter President of the Year. Greg Yonan won the Living the Ritual Award. Kye Thompson won the Emerging Leader Award. Our Chapter Advisor, Jeff Boaz, won Chapter Advisor of the year for the second year in a row. Our Chapter won the Academic Excellence Award. Finally, I, the current Venerable Dean, won the Fraternity Member of the Year Award.

No update received.

VENERABLE DEAN ALEX ROTHSCHILD

VENERABLE DEAN DEONTA MITCHELL

30 INDIANA

VENERABLE DEAN MARCO TROIANO

27 INDIANA OF PENNSYLVANIA

VENERABLE DEAN SEAN O’DONNELL

No update received.

20 IOWA

VENERABLE DEAN CALEB FITCH

The Iowa chapter of Acacia had a very successful 2020. Although covid-19 hindered our plans, we tried to make the most of our experiences. Last fall, we initiated 9 new members and we currently have 6 pledges for the spring. Our GPA was the 4th highest of all housed chapters and our newly initiated members had the second highest GPA of all new member classes. Last summer, we raised over $2,000 for the National Cares mentoring program by running over 400 miles as a chapter. In December, we organized a virtual Acacia Claus and raised almost $3,500 to buy toys for the University of Iowa children’s Hospital. We are planning to do our first seven days of service in April, so we are looking forward to that.

TOP 10 CHAPTERS BY ROLL We are constantly trying to push the boundaries of what success can look like during this pandemic and trying our best to find the silver lining in these challenging times. Keeping our high morals and tight sense of brotherhood are critical missions we have as we continue through the school year and as we move forward as Chapter.

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(up to date to 5/15/2021)

1 Indiana (2749)

6 Texas (1481)

2 Illinois (2657)

7 Nebraska (1392)

3 Purdue (2081)

8 Colorado (1329)

4 Penn State (2078)

9 Kansas State (1317)

5 Louisiana State (1830)

10 New Hampshire (1263)

CHAPTER NEWS & UPDATES Currently, we are the largest we have been since the 1990’s and we are already planning for fall recruitment. We are just 23 initiates away from hitting 1,000, so we are hoping to achieve that in the next year. We are super excited by this upcoming year and everything we will achieve. The future is very bright for our chapter. So Live!

19 IOWA STATE

$1,475, one of our most successful philanthropies in recent years. Looking forward to the future, we are looking forward to when things can go back to relative normalcy and we can hold large events and really show off the house and the brotherhood. With a larger house, we have a large drive to recruit and expand the chapter to be larger and better than it ever has been before. In the future, expect big news coming from the Koph Chapter!

VENERABLE DEAN STEVEN PARKS

Hello From the Iowa State Chapter! The last year has been a time of great change and challenge for the chapter as our new house was finished and we finally moved in. In the Spring 2020 Semester, we were all living out of apartments or dorms here while our new house was getting built. Even when classes shut down because of COVID, the construction on the house still continued without issue. We ended up getting our housing permit on July 31, 2020 and were able to move in. The first few weeks were involved by the many trucks coming to the house delivering furniture and us having to move it all in. Our new house is a really nice place which includes suite style rooms, kitchenettes on each floor, several dedicated study rooms, a full service recreational room and theater. Our old house capacity was 29, while the new house is 42.

27 KANSAS STATE

VENERABLE DEAN MAX IMMENSCHUH

The Kansas State Chapter of Acacia started off the semester strong bringing in 13 new Young Men and later initiating 10 of them. Our Chapter had an average GPA of 3.58 which ranked as 3rd in Kansas State’s IFC rankings. Our executive team cleaned, painted and finished our boiler room and put a toolbox with all the power tools and hand tools we had in the house so that our members have a place to work on hands-on projects. We have been fortunate enough to have multiple covid-friendly brotherhood events. We rented out a sand volleyball court at the city park and played volleyball for a couple hours and recently we went to Manhatchet and participated in some axe throwing. These events were needed and highly enjoyed by all! Our chapter participated in a virtual Fundraiser for K-State Proud. We fundraised to benefit K-State Proud, a student-led philanthropy organization. Through in-house made bingo boards and utilizing member’s Instagram accounts, we collected donations to ‘fill’ each bingo board. The Acacia Chapter at Kansas State is off to a strong start for the Spring 2021 semester, we can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for us!

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VENERABLE DEAN GRANT LAPEYRONNIE

With COVID going on, the rest of the semester lacked many of the other social events usual to fall semesters, like Homecoming or an alumni tailgate. We got many requests for house tours that we had to respectfully have to turn down or get rain checks for in order not to risk our guys. As for new members, we ended up initiating 9 men in the fall, 5 of which were holdovers from the Spring. We couldn’t do an in-person philanthropy, so we instead did an online one. We ended up doing an online Crowdchange fundraiser for Acacia Claus with Toys for Tots where we ended up raising

The Louisiana State University chapter of Acacia currently has 114 active brothers. During the fall 2020 semester, we added 39 brothers to our ranks and hosted two philanthropy events. The first event was delivering lunches to various first responders along with Brother Dominic Impasto, and the second event was Acacia-Claus, which raised over $2000 dollars for Second Harvest Food Bank. SUMMER 2021

CHAPTER NEWS & UPDATES During spring 2021 semester, we held a blood drive with the lovely ladies of Delta Zeta sorority, giving a total of 29 bags of blood during a nationwide blood shortage. To wrap up the semester, we went public with our Capital Campaign Fundraiser, which aims to make some much-needed updates and repairs to the original, 44-yearold house.

84 MILLERSVILLE

VENERABLE DEAN JAKE CANALE

No update received.

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VENERABLE DEAN CHRISTIAN BRODERICK

Hello, Brother from all over the world! Our Chapter at UNL has had success over the past semester so far! We have had six spring pledges hoping to initiate within the next up-and-coming weeks. These new guys show great promise and initiative to take on significant leadership roles and excel in academics, with the lowest GPA being 3.7. As well as a promising start to fall recruitment. We have high goals for fall recruitment and hoping to rush 30 new members. This is a lofty and challenging goal, but the UNL Acacia Chapter men have never been afraid of a challenge. Over this past month, as covid slowly starts to get better, we have been able to partner up with other sororities such as Phi Mu, AXO, and AOPI in new virtual social events, which has helped us make more connections on campus as well as getting new partners and opportunities for philanthropies. The men at UNL Acacia have started a new ABL (Acacia Basketball League) with the brothers in the house, which has been a massive step for us. We originally started it up as a weekend project, but it has slowly turned into more. This new activity has helped us in Rush because we now use it

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as a rush event when games are being played and a tool to help grow our brotherhood. We have also purchased a new pool table that fits our living room which gives it a much cozier feel and an eye-catcher as soon as you walk into our house. The men of the Acacia fraternity at UNL have been improving day by day. We are excited to continue to grow in brotherhood, service, academics, social life, and intramurals one day at a time.

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VENERABLE DEAN BRICE MILLER

The Ohio Chapter of Acacia currently sits at 53 members. We remain the highest-earning philanthropy in Greek Life with the 5cacia and maintain an average GPA of 3.0. Our fall 2020 recruitment yielded seven pledges that successfully became brothers despite the challenges of COVID restrictions and guidelines. Our spring 2021 recruitment successfully yielded five pledges that we look forward to welcoming as brothers very soon.

We successfully completed our 13th annual 5cacia: A 5K for Pancreatic Cancer on March 27th. This year was a virtual event again due to restrictions, but we raised $12,000 and awareness! Thank you to all who supported our cause! We have been paired with Sigma Kappa and Kappa Alpha Psi for Greek Week 2021 and look forward to finishing our spring semester with this opportunity to unite with other Greek Life. As we reflect on the past year we are grateful for the successes we have had and proud of the obstacles we have overcome. As we look forward we strive to stay strong as brothers and growth in numbers and strength.

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21 PURDUE

Through the constant help of our Buckeye alumni, we have been able to continue the rebuilding of the Waw Chapter during 2020. Although Covid has impacted the ability to rebuild, due to the University suspending all student organization for most of the year, we did initiate 21 members in the fall…which included the President of the Board’s son, Will Thornton!

Greetings from the Purdue Chapter in beautiful West Lafayette Indiana!

VENERABLE DEAN KONSTANTINOS KANTAS

During the summer of 2020, Arlo Sommers and Bill Thornton led the effort in total renovations of 12 of the 16 bedrooms. This included all walls repaired, repainted, and recarpeted bringing those rooms to almost new condition. The remaining bedrooms are expected to be completed in the summer of 2021 with the help of any volunteer that we can get. Additional repairs in 2020 included gutting and rebuilding the 3rd floor shower as well as the tankless water heater failed and was replaced. We were only able to complete these projects, that totaled over $20k in 2020, through the generous donations from our alumni to the “Ohio State” fund at the Acacia Fraternity Foundation. For 2021, we are well on our way to a Spring pledge class of 30 young men, which will bring our membership to over 70 going into the fall. Thank you alumni for all your support. During Covid we would like to limit any contact, but Bill is always in contact with the Chapter and can get ahold of me.

35 OREGON STATE VENERABLE DEAN DREW SAIN

No update received.

21 PENNSYLVANIA STATE VENERABLE DEAN JAKE MCKEOWN

The Penn State Chapter of Acacia has had a very successful year as a chapter and as a brother. This fall, we had the pleasure of welcoming 28 young men into our fraternity and brotherhood, one of our biggest pledge classes in recent memory. During THON weekend, we raised over $176,000 as an organization. This put us at the 4th highest total among all Greek Organizations here at Penn State, but more importantly marked our highest ever total as an organization. This summer, we look forward to having some renovations done on our house, to make it even a greater place than it already is. This past fall, our brothers had an average semester GPA of 3.57, and we look to top that this Spring to keep exceeding Acacian expectations.

VENERABLE DEAN BEN WALBAUM

In 2020, the Purdue Chapter made remarkable progress in many key areas despite the obvious challenges brought on by the world circumstances. Despite the pandemic, our chapter continues to grow both in numbers and quality. We have re-energized our incredible alumni base, and undergone a capital campaign centered around the idea of returning to preeminence. The active chapter has worked hard to build a culture of accountability and fighting complacency. We understand how important it is to build on our recent success, continue to grow, and always be improving. Last year, our chapter worked hard to recruit and initiate 18 new members. We successfully implemented a recruitment scholarship and through a partnership with a recruitment consultant, have developed an extremely effective system to continue our pattern of healthy and sustainable growth well into the future. Our young members are already making significant contributions to the house, and we feel extremely confident about the organization’s future in their hands. We have also brought on a new chapter advisor, Brother Ernie Avellana. Ernie brings with him a wealth of knowledge, connections, and a positive energy which will be an asset for years to come. Additionally, through the help of our alumni, we have raised a significant amount of capital to improve the physical infrastructure of our house. We are fortunate to have a historic house with one of the best locations on campus, but after 70 years and thousands of brothers living in it, it needs some attention. Last year, we replaced the roof, and in 2021 will be replacing the front façade, and replacing all of the windows to better the physical house. We are extremely grateful to our alumni for contributing their time and talents for the betterment of the chapter. In 2021, we are looking forward to having 28 brothers living in the chapter house, more than at any time in recent history. If the pandemic allows, we will be hosting our traditional “Night On the Nile” event, where we convert our front lawn into an Egyptian landscape, complete with a giant sphynx and the “Nile River”. We are excited about the progress we have made, and look forward to the future we are building!

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Shriner’s, and cleaned up our campus making it much prettier for all of the students.

VENERABLE DEAN CONNOR BUCKLEY

We plan to carry on our strong sense of brotherhood and community service going into Fall Semester where we are aiming for no lower than 8-10 pledges (recruitment).

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28 SAINT CLOUD STATE VENERABLE DEAN GAVIN DANDELET

The brothers at SCSU Acacia Fraternity have had a jam-packed spring semester. Whether it was spring rush, 7 days of service, or anything in between, we have been working our hardest to better ourselves and our community.

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VENERABLE DEAN JON TYLER

The Trine Acacia chapter has been trying our best to focus more on recruitment this last year due to a lack of philanthropy events around our area. With a great increase to our chapter, we hope that when we can help our community again, we will have plenty of manpower to do such. Our last semester was a test to see what we can do in our area with the current restrictions in place from Trine University, which is that we are not allowed to host events and we are not allowed to have philanthropy outside off school grounds, this was a major issue. Now with a new plan in order from our last semester we are hoping to head forward into this semester with the ability to have philanthropy soon. Currently there a few chances we get here and there around the school and we take what we can get. Once covid-19 restrictions are lifted we can continue with our usual plans of helping our community and holding our brotherhood stong. If we can get through these hard times like we are not there is nothing that can stop us.

38 WASHINGTON STATE VENERABLE DEAN NATHAN HASCALL

For recruitment this semester, we are planning to initiate 3 pledges (Ramon, Jaxon, and Adam) on April 17th. Our Initiation week will begin on April 11th, which the majority of our chapter is looking forward to. Not concerning recruitment, but shortly after April 17th on the 28th, we will be hosting our Fall Formal at the Coyote Moon Banquet Center/Golf Course. As for our community, we just wrapped up a very strong 7 Days of Service where we cleaned our highway, cleaned our campus, volunteered time at our local Polar Plunge event, hosted a philanthropy event for Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, and lastly volunteered time at Feed My Starving Children. All-in-all we collectively volunteered more than 45 hours to our community, raised over $500 dollars for

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Greetings from Washington State University, in mid-February we were extremely lucky to be able to get a new chapter house. The new house will allow our chapter to continue to build upon the previous momentum that we gained in the fall of 2019 in terms of recruitment that was stunted due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Even with the pandemic causing us to lose out on recruitment opportunities we were still able to initiate 5 new members during that time. We are also in the process of creating out leadership scholarship which will allow us to gain new leaders in the future. Following a change in our scholarship techniques two semesters ago

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we have become the second highest GPA in IFC here at WSU.

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VENERABLE DEAN XANDER ALLISON

Greetings from Wisconsin! While 2020 was undoubtably a challenging year for many, I am proud to reflect on our brother’s perseverance and commitmen to recruitment and philanthropy in such a unique environment. The Wisconsin chapter welcomed 22 new pledges in the 2021 spring semester to complement a strong fall recruitment. These last two pledge classes are an extremely tight knit group and are eager to begin representing our chapter through recruitment, campus involvement, and philanthropy this upcoming year.

When our campus was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in March of last year we responded and dealt with it as best as we could by implementing a mask policy at the house. Once the active chapter returned in August, we were more equipped to deal with the pandemic and were able to implement multiple policies that have successfully kept our number of cases to only a single brother. The policies that were implemented include a guest policy and a mask policy. In the Guest policy we allow all brothers, partners of brothers, brothers’ families, and up to 8 other people who have provided a negative COVID-19 test result within the last 48 hours. The Mask Policy has been implemented so that we can keep our brothers safe from each other as well as protecting their friends and family. The mask policy requires masks to be worn in any and all common spaces unless one is actively taking a bite of food or drinking a beverage.

MOST INITIATIONS FOR 20-21 (For 20-21 Academic Year as of 5/15/2021)

1 Indiana (50) 2 Penn State (39)

7 Arizona State & Ohio State (23)

3 Wisconsin (37)

8 Iowa & Purdue (18)

4 Louisiana State (36)

9 Kansas State &

5 Illinois State (29) 6 Illinois (24)

Nebraska (16)

With some creative fundraising ideas, brothers were also able to successfully execute two philanthropies including a fall semester virtual yoga raising over $1,000 for Badgers 4 Special Olympics as well as a polar plunge to raise $3,200 for the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin. What’s next? The Wisconsin chapter is eager to begin renovations on our chapter house’s basement and main floor this summer. These renovations will provide additional common areas and study space to help accommodate our growing chapter size. We are extremely thankful for the sacrifices and work that our housing corporation board has undertaken to make the renovation a reality as it has been a long time in the making. We look forward to the challenges and excitement 2021 will bring!

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Alumni News & Notes CORNELL

SHIPPENSBURG

Lars Lundeen, ’69, #772 – Have recently moved from VT to Beverly Hills, FL to escape the winter weather.

Joel Romaine, ’69, #99 – After 36 years in credit unions Joel Romaine retired as Chief Operating Officer of Community Powered Federal Credit Union Bear, Delaware.

EASTERN ILLINOIS Melvin “Rick” Jones ’72, #5 – Have 6 grandsons! OHIO David Straw, ’61, #61 – PhD in physics and managed first successful Strategic Defense Initiative demonstration in space in July 1989. Career in technical advice to defense and intelligence government agencies. Retired from the nonprofit “think tank” the Aerospace Corporation in 2017. Have many awards plus a patent. My son, Dr. Andrew Straw, is a department chair at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Wife Ina, and daughter, Luna, age 10. And my daughter, Melissa Straw, is the Director of Preservation/Conservation at the Goucher College library. Husband Matt Schmill; Two children Elliott 7 and Leah 5. Wendy has a daughter, Jenna, who started medical school at George Washington University. OKLAHOMA Bradley Schuldt, ’69, #1010 – Retired 2013 After 42 years in Education. 18 years Superintendent of Culver Community. Currently Education Consultant for Performance Services, Indianapolis, IN Ronald Morris, ’65, #782 – Worked in Aerospace 2 years, graduate school in Mechanical/Biomedical then 43 years in Oil & Gas and 1 year in Biotech before retirement. PENN STATE Kelly Richers, ’72, #851 – Daughter Katherine received Masters in Library Science. Ron Gebhardstbauer, ’73, #888 – Retired from teaching at Penn State and moved to Copper Mountain, CO to ski in the winter and hike/bike in the summer. We are thoroughly loving it! PURDUE George Todd, ’11, #1955 – I am in my fifth year at Coastal Pines Technical College and was elected in October of 2019 to the Steering Committee of the Association of College and University Biology Educators. I married the love of my life, Laura Cribb, in November of 2019 in Jekyll Island, GA!

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SYRACUSE Michael Krebs, ’66, #467 – I have enjoyed a fulfilling career in sales and marketing in the High Technology industry. My concentration was in electronics, test and measurement, and photonics. I had the pleasure of working with industry leaders in the design of enabling technologies and university researchers in the quest for the basic nature of our physical universe. I first retired to a beautiful lake in New Hampshire and recently relocated to a scenic valley in the Issaquah Alps of Washington state to continue my avocation as a soccer referee, extend my hiking exploits and to spend time with my granddaughters. WASHINGTON Charles Peery ’52, #441 - Trial and Appellate Practice, based in Seattle, WA, 1962-2018. Represented clients in all Local, State and Federal Courts, at all levels, including the United States Supreme Court. Fellow, American Trial Lawyers Association. WASHINGTON STATE Steven Smith, ’71, #396 – I recently had the 50th anniversary of my initiation to the Washington State University Chapter. I was initiated on February 15, 1971. My roll number is 396. I was pleased to hear the WSU Chapter is flourishing and is moving into a new house. Congratulations! Alex Merlich ’75, #459 – In the last 18 months, I have gained 2 future Coug grandkids. Oliver and Lily. After losing my wife to cancer 3 years ago, I have met a wonderful woman and I’m getting married. Life begins at 64. WISCONSIN Andrea Ristori, ’02, #983 – Currently coming up on 4 years as an Experience Designer in sunny Barcelona, Spain where I have lived since 2008. Celebrated 10 years of marriage last September, and recently closed the purchase of an apartment downtown. I’ve been fortunate enough to receive a few brothers from the good ole days out while they were visiting Europe. Looking forward for the lockdowns to go away and to be able to travel to the States again!

INSIGHTS ON THE ACACIA MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE BY THOM POWELL, IOWA ’75

“…to strengthen the ties of friendship, one with another; to prepare ourselves as educated men…”

– Preamble to the Laws of Acacia

Over 200 members have participated in a new survey, sharing insights for understanding and enhancing our experience. The first question asks about the greatest benefits of membership, and another asks about the benefits emphasized to potential new members. This article and “word cloud” highlight responses to those questions, which align with two key purposes stated in our Preamble. Almost everyone mentioned something about friends/friendship, brothers/ brotherhood, or similar terms such as belonging, community, and fellowship – and over a third pointed out the lifelong or lasting nature of those relationships. Clearly those ties are valued in and of themselves, and nearly a third used terms like connections and networking which imply instrumental value of support in and after college.

Other adjectives (beyond lasting, lifelong, and longWhat Does Acacia Mean to You? term) used were Over 200 Members have participated in best, close, and a new survey about what they think are great, and many the greatest benefits of membership. people described the high quality of their friendships and the admirable character and characteristics of their brothers. Some described additional benefits of mentoring, modeling, and networking that come from associating with such good and successful men. (continued on next page)

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Acacia brotherhood is the gift that keeps on giving! The second most frequently discussed benefit of membership has to do with the development which prepares us to succeed in college, career, and life. Sixty percent mentioned skills and/or experience, and only ten percent referred to the enjoyable social experiences and lasting memories of those activities. Most discussed the valuable personal and

professional learning and growth enabled through Acacia. Acacia’s vision is “Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders” and a third of respondents specified leadership skills and experience, and related competencies like planning, problem solving, project or time management. Others emphasized social skills such as communication and teamwork, and many mentioned the lasting impact

of this development on their academic, workplace, and life satisfaction and accomplishments. Many other insights are being shared which will help better our fraternity’s record, and they will be shared in future publications. If you haven’t yet added your voice to this conversation, would you please take a few minutes to complete the survey? https:// acaciahq.typeform.com/to/ MHB6AtaL Thank you!

Save the Date! And join us for the 62nd Biennial Acacia Conclave Conclave 2022 - Atlanta, Georgia August 3 - 7, 2022 Join us as Acacians from across North America strengthen the ties of friendship and conduct the official business of the fraternity. All Acacians are welcome to attend this event, from the youngest pledge to the most well-traveled alumnus -significant others are welcome too!

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Kris R. Lutt, Nebraska ’90, President Andrew Jee, Oregon State ’87, Vice President Guy G. Gebhardt, Illinois Wesleyan ’66, Secretary William A. Utic, Cornell ‘74, Treasurer Darold W. Larson, Washington State ‘81, Ex. Director John C. Barber, M.D., Purdue ‘58, Emeritus John F. Beering, Purdue ‘88, Emeritus Dwyte E. Brooks, Northwestern ‘69 Gerald C. Cook, Shippensburg ’66 Aaron P. Darcy, Indiana ‘95 John C. Davis, New Hampshire ’82 Benjamin P. DeBenedictis, Arizona State ‘18 Brian R. Durst, Wisconsin ‘87 Michael P. Fillman, Western Ontario ’85 David L. Ferguson, Indiana ‘74 Ronald T. Hopkins, Syracuse ’69, Emeritus James N. Katsaounis, Ohio ’95, Emeritus

Dr. John B. Lane, Vermont ’57, Emeritus Amos D. Meyers, Jr., Shippensburg ‘66 David R. Quick, Rensselaer ’93 Dale E. Redman, Louisiana State ‘67 William M. Riley, Jr., Kansas State ’60, Emeritus Robert E. Roberson, Illinois Wesleyan ‘74 Michael L. Rollins, Washington ‘87 Larry E. Schroeder, Georgia ‘77 Donald W. Solanas, Jr., Louisiana State ‘68 Phillip S. Sutton, Ohio State ‘88 Byron A. Tabor, Iowa ‘78 Robert G. Travnicek, M.D., Kansas ‘59 Michael C. Tu, California ‘91 Dewayne E. Ullsperger, Nebraska ‘82 John W. Wedgwood, Purdue ‘60, Emeritus Richard I. Williams, Grand Valley State ‘00 Eric V. Zwigart, California of Pennsylvania ‘93

Dear Brother, An organization is not necessarily good because it is old, but old because it is good! This Acacia proposition has been demonstrated and proved for nearly 120 years, and our success could not be possible without the generous support of alumni and friends of Acacia! These are extraordinary times the likes that have never been seen. Yet through it, all our undergraduates and alumni volunteers have risen to the challenge! Whether it’s the Fraternity’s innovative leadership programming, academic and need-based scholarships, or operational support, gifts to the Acacia Fraternity Foundation impact each aspect of our ongoing mission, Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders. Along with support to educational portions of fraternity house structures and scholarships, our alumni have generously given over one million dollars each of the last three years and encourage your support to make this 2020-21 an equally successful year. Whether via the envelope insert enclosed in this issue of the Triad by visiting our giving page at acacia.org/donate, your gift makes a difference for the next generation. The Evergreen Society (Planned Giving) The Evergreen Society consists of Brothers who have committed a legacy gift to the Foundation through their estate planning. Each year, hundreds of Acacians support our Fraternity, sharing their time and talents as alumni leaders as well as generously sharing their financial resources. A growing number of Acacians also are including the Foundation in their estate planning. Most recently, through the generosity via the estate of David Odegaard, Cornell ’67, the Foundation, along with his Chapter, received a legacy gift allowing new opportunities for the Chapter and further growth for Foundation’s endowments. His gift, along with other generous alumni, has allowed the Foundation the opportunity to share our story and seek new opportunities. You will be seeing a more significant presence by the Acacia Fraternity Foundation in the coming months as we launch an additional Foundation page at acacia.org page named planmylegacy.org and or a new e-newsletter. Located in “The Ritual” is the following passage, “Completing the triangle, the hypotenuse symbolizes alumnus membership, the longest portion and the part that completes and closes the (pledge and active) whole.” The Hypotenuse will be a vivid reminder of the unique experience that is the Acacia Fraternity. It will focus on items of interest to the Foundation and the growth of the Fraternity. It will share the success stories of our alumni and communicate articles of your gifts at work. A big part of your formative years while in college was Acacia. As you think about your legacy and how you want to be remembered, I hope you will take a moment to consider how the Foundation’s Evergreen Society fits into your plans. We share a unique history, shared common values, experiences, and a lifelong commitment to a Fraternity like no other! Acacians are more prideful than most fraternity men, and I suppose it has something to do with having a Greek word for name. Proud to be an Acacian, I remain… Most Fraternally, Darold W. Larson, Executive Director Acacia Fraternity Foundation P.S.

Your philanthropy and dedication will change lives, not just four years, but for life! ACACIA FRATERNITY FOUNDATION, INC. 12721 Meeting House Road • Carmel, IN • 46032 • (317) 872-8210 • acacianat@acacia.org

Your Legacy, Their Future Your time in college was undoubtedly highlighted by your experience as an Acacian, and you no doubt want to ensure our brotherhood lives on for future generations. Whether you want to support a specific Acacian program, chapter fund, or scholarship fund, there are many ways you can have a meaningful impact on the lives of Acacia undergraduates. Perhaps the most significant way to help the Fraternity realize its vision of providing training, support, and guidance to every undergraduate member is to create your Acacian legacy through a planned gift to the Acacia Fraternity Foundation.

Why Future Gifts Matter When you make a planned gift to the Acacia Fraternity Foundation, you: • Provide us with solid financial footing. • Help us plan for the future with confidence. • Ensure we can adjust our offerings to meet the changing needs of our Fraternity.

How Can You Make a Difference? of which offer you benefits in return. A few of the most

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popular gifts include:

If you have any questions about how you can

There are several ways you can make a planned gift, many

• Giving a gift in your will or living trust. This gift costs

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you nothing today and is easy to change as needed.

Your philanthropy and dedication to the

• Naming the Acacia Fraternity Foundation as a beneficiary of your retirement plan assets. A simple form is all that’s needed to make this gift. • Donating appreciated stock. When you give stock that is worth more now than when you bought it, you can avoid capital gains tax. • Establishing a life income gift. Give a gift and receive steady income in return. You may even qualify for a tax deduction in the year you make your gift.

Fraternity will change lives, not just for four years, but for life! Darold Larson Executive Director Acacia Fraternity Foundation (317) 872-8210 dlarson@acacia.org acacia.org/foundation

Every type of gift has advantages. Whatever your needs, we can help you find the best solution to accomplish your goals.

Foundation Donors Acacia Fraternity and the Acacia Fraternity Foundation express their sincerest thanks to the following donors for their support during the last fiscal year. Your contributions to the Foundation ensure that the Fraternity realizes its vision of providing training, support and guidance to every undergraduate member.

Annual Fund - July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 2020 Acacia Leadership Academy $100,000 and above Daniel R. Lang, Northwestern $10,000 - $50,000 Robert G. Travnicek, Kansas #ALA Dewayne E. Ullsperger, Nebraska # $5,000 - $9,999 Michael P. Fillman, Western Ontario Mark R. Guidry Jr., Louisiana State # Robert R. Myers Jr., Stephen F. Austin Michael L. Rollins, Washington ^ Larry E. Schroeder, Georgia # William A. Utic, Cornell #ALA $2,000 - $4,999 Dwyte E. Brooks Sr., Northwestern Gerald C. Cook, Shippensburg Gregory J. Hamer Sr., Louisiana State #ALA Scott J. Houston, Indiana Philip H. Kohler, Friend of Acacia * Darold W. Larson, Washington State #ALA Kris R. Lutt, Nebraska Amos D. Meyers Jr., Shippensburg #ALA W. J. Neal, Kansas State ^ Gus D. Oppermann V, Texas #ALA David R. Quick, Rensselaer Frank E. Reeder, Shippensburg Robert E. Roberson, Illinois Wesleyan # George W. Sorrells III, Indiana # Phillip S. Sutton, Ohio State #^ Michael C. Tu, California David W. Zier, Oregon State # Eric V. Zwigart, California of Pennsylvania # $1,000 - $1,999 Glendon Arthur, Ohio Wayne A. Beeder, New Hampshire #ALA John C. Davis, New Hampshire # Brian R. Durst, Wisconsin # Guy G. Gebhardt, Illinois Wesleyan #†(9) Calvin J. Hansen, Nebraska John F. Hoffner, Purdue ALA Andrew Jee , Oregon State James N. Katsaounis, Ohio #ALA Leonard W. Kearney, Oregon State #ALA James L. McFarland, Wisconsin #ALA Scott H. Meyer, St. Cloud State #^ Bradford K. Oxford, Washington State # Byron A. Tabor, Iowa #ALA William M. Thornton, Ohio State # Lowry L. Tims, Texas $500 - $999

* First-time AFF donor

Curtis T. Atkisson Jr., Michigan * John C. Barber, Purdue Daniel D. Bayston, Illinois #ALA Scott A. Beckman, Washington #^ Jeffrey T. Boaz, Illinois Wesleyan #ALA Christopher B. Carpentier, Indiana # R. L. Christie, Illinois Wesleyan # J. S. Cleland, Ohio # Amazonsmile Foundation Richard T. Freije Jr., Purdue # Ronald T. Hopkins, Syracuse #ALA William A. Howell III, Alabama Justin M. Kaplan, Carleton Brant E. Lieske, Indiana #ALA Robert A. Lincicome, Illinois Woodrow W. Mann, Arkansas Christopher G. Martin, Carleton Randall M. McCullough, Illinois Wesleyan Patrick W. McGovern, Indiana # Rodger L. Merz, Nebraska Robert W. Mickam, Texas Ronald A. Mitchell, Colorado Zackary W. Morris, California #ALA Michael I. Nabel, Rensselaer #ALA Michael J. Oakes, Indiana # John H. Peper, Texas # William A. Peterson, Minnesota ALA David A. Prosser, Shippensburg Eric A. Rasmussen, Purdue ^ William M. Riley Jr., Kansas State †(2) Arthur K. Rue, Wyoming Joe D. Smith, Oregon State William E. Swigart, Indiana Douglas F. Trumbower, Penn State Oregon State University John P. Wagner, Purdue # L. D. Waibel, Purdue #ALA Daniel B. Williams, California Bernal R. Woodward, Syracuse # $250 - $499 Warren L. Anderson, Washington State Robert L. Andring, Washington State # Anonymous ALA Jerry L. Ashcraft, Ohio Thomas J. Boagni, Louisiana State Thomas E. Bolman, Miami of Ohio †(1) Lanny R. Brent, Kansas State John C. Brueckman III, Cornell ^ Frank J. Cassata, Illinois State #ALA Donald C. Clagett, Penn State #ALA Jeremy N. Davis, Iowa State # Allan B. Decker, Syracuse Albert M. Donato III, Indiana

# Donated to multiple funds

ALA Acacia Leadership Academy

Craig R. Dunkin, Indiana *# Russell J. Eckman, Colorado Jeffrey J. Eller, Washington State #ALA Ernesto Espinoza, California # Larry B. Forsland, Minnesota # David A. Fruchey, Purdue ALA Matthew Gambardella, Rensselaer Rene A. Garza, Texas Michael J. Grace, Nebraska Richard A. Gump Jr., Texas F. H. Halderman, Purdue #ALA Brian S. Hamilton, Rensselaer William D. Hansen, Minnesota Steven R. Hill, Purdue # Per Hilmo, Washington State # Alan R. Hirasuna, California Michael A. Howard, Oregon State #ALA Robert L. Hurni, Ohio State Craig S. Huse, Penn State # Blake J. Hutchison, Wisconsin # Eric B. Johnson, Missouri Allen N. Johnson, Washington State Anthony A. Jung, Purdue # Paul R. Knachel, Indiana #ALA Michael A. Koler, Ohio State # Trace G. Krueger, Illinois Wesleyan Paul A. Larson, Northwestern #ALA Robert J. Lieblein, Shippensburg Morgan J. Lynge Jr., Illinois #ALA Tomislav A. Marincic, Michigan #ALA James G. Marsden, Illinois Wesleyan Joseph H. Marshall, California Curtis E. McCann, Oregon State #ALA Stewart K. McCollum, Oregon State # Robert K. McDonald, New Hampshire Martin T. McKnight, Oregon State # Douglas E. Merz, Nebraska Lawrence A. Morton, Shippensburg Gordon D. Olson, Washington State # Joseph M. Orlesh Jr., Louisiana State #ALA Donald A. Pizer, Penn State John T. Powell, Iowa George F. Rapp, Indiana # Richard S. Rasmussen, California John H. Ray, Washington State Charles L. Roberts, Georgia Jon B. Schroeter, Illinois Wesleyan ^ Charles F. Shaeffer, Northern Colorado *# Joe Shannon, Texas * Randy D. Shipman, Wyoming Patrick A. Smith, Colorado James W. Spellman, Nebraska John H. Stretcher, Kansas State # Alexander Taylor, Iowa ^ Corporate matching gift

†( ) Memorial gift

Robert M. Terrell, Illinois State Daniel T. Walker Jr., Illinois James D. Weaver, Indiana # Donald S. Wilson, Northwestern David E. Wolfe, Iowa State # James T. Wormley, Illinois # $150 - $249 Jackson H. Aaberg, Missouri Robert E. Adams III, Missouri #ALA William G. Alexander, Ohio State # Lloyd J. Allison, Illinois #ALA Martin E. Amundson, Michigan Patrick Kodjo Awadjie, Washington State Leonard W. Boord, Ohio # Pitney Bowes * Neal E. Brown, Washington State Keith M. Bushey, Indiana Jeffrey D. Cary, Illinois Wesleyan # Robert L. Childers, Northern Colorado John C. Chipperfield, Millersville Brad D. Cleeton, Missouri # Timothy J. Cobert, Illinois Wesleyan Neil R. Cole, Nebraska Douglas G. Congrove, Ohio State # Robert C. Crouse, Shippensburg ALA Frank A. Curl, Arkansas John N. Davis, Penn State Leonard J. Dow II, Miami of Ohio Christ Drossos Jr., Indiana #ALA Scott W. Dudley Jr., Vermont #ALA Marshall W. Farren, Indiana * Ryan J. Ferguson, Illinois State # James C. Fish Jr., Texas Gerald G. Freeman, Michigan Michael A. Frucci, Washington State #ALA Miles R. Funk, Kansas State *# Joshua J. Gannon, Oregon State Brian J. Gansmann, Illinois # Fredrick C. Garrott, Illinois Robert E. George, Nebraska #ALA Stephen M. Golden, Boston #ALA Scott C. Graham, Penn State Robert M. Gunderson, Oregon State # David Hall, Iowa Ronald M. Hamelberg, Illinois Thomas K. Hendryx, Indiana # Dean J. Hewitt, Missouri # Tommy K. Hughes, Eastern Illinois Robert D. Hurrell, Wyoming #ALA Tandy E. Jackson IV, Louisiana State # Robert E. Jacobsen, California Jason P. Jeffords, New Hampshire #ALA Kenneth W. Jenkins, Rensselaer Craig S. Johnson, Louisiana State Carl F. Kantner, Wisconsin # John M. King, Indiana Derrick J. Kraus, Purdue # Lorraine Larson, Friend of Acacia *†(2) Ernest J. Larson Jr., Nebraska #ALA David M. Lemke, Wisconsin # Andrew G. Long, Indiana #ALA

Jesse G. Maize, Missouri *# David L. Mari, Illinois #ALA James J. McDermott, Illinois Wesleyan # Robert A. Milani, Illinois John R. Moritz, Colorado David R. Parks, Indiana #ALA Joseph D. Patton Jr., Penn State Joel Romaine, Shippensburg #ALA Donald W. Sabo, Washington # Jose R. Sanchez Jr., UCLA # Richard H. Sands, Michigan # Todd J. Sheffler, Pittsburgh-Johnstown *# Max E. Skirvin, Indiana L. D. Smith, Indiana # Zilmon F. Smith, Texas # Brian S. Strayer, Ohio State #ALA James W. Sutton, Indiana #ALA Jason M. Swathwood, Indiana #ALA Ryan T. Sweeney, Illinois Wesleyan *# Britt W. Thomas, Oregon State #ALA Benjamin B. Turconi, California Charles J. Van Antwerp, Trine # Bruce D. Watkins, Indiana *# Dale W. Weber, Iowa State #ALA James R. White, Mississippi State #ALA Donald L. Williamson, Shippensburg #ALA Kenneth W. Wong, Purdue # James A. Youngquist, Illinois # $100 - $149 William K. Adkins, UCLA * Jonathan R. Ahrens, Iowa State # Robert J. Ashcraft, Illinois Wesleyan Thomas J. Balcerski, Cornell # Robert L. Billin, California William H. Block, Rensselaer David J. Bolger, Texas Peter A. Brown, New Hampshire ALA James B. Bruce, Washington Walter E. Bruetsch, Rensselaer Stewart L. Burger, Cornell ALA Daniel J. Burras, Illinois Wesleyan Charles E. Buxton, Oregon State # Melvin L. Capell, Louisiana State Edward J. Cardinal, California Gregory S. Carter, Indiana Richard B. Cassin, New Hampshire #ALA Brent D. Cherry, Purdue # Robert W. Chutter, Vermont Mark D. Cranston, Wyoming Jeffrey N. Curto, Illinois Wesleyan Scott A. Daugherty, Indiana # Dennis E. Davis, Purdue Robert M. Davis, East Texas State Thomas J. DeRue Jr., Indiana Charles E. Donly, Rensselaer Brian S. Downs, Central Oklahoma # James R. Dreesen, Indiana Ira S. Dubnoff, Syracuse Ralph J. Eckert, Wisconsin Richard Eimas, Colorado Roger D. Elliott, Illinois Wesleyan

Harry A. Erickson, Cincinnati Ralph L. Fearon, New Hampshire ALA William J. Feth, Cornell Burnett G. Firstenberger Jr., Northwestern Kerry J. Fladung, Iowa State James C. Fleming Jr., Illinois Wesleyan Warren M. Flodin, Miami of Ohio Michael P. Fogarty, Indiana ALA H. B. Funk, Kansas State #ALA Sam E. Gibson, Arkansas William F. Gilman, California * Thomas D. Grayson, Ohio State Myron E. Grizio, Missouri School of Mines ALA Mark E. Hackbarth, Indiana # Matthew A. Hackiewicz, Illinois State Robert A. Haiges, Oklahoma State ALA William A. Haines, Purdue James G. Hall, Missouri Robert L. Hanes, Illinois * David C. Harrison, Colorado State Richard W. Hegarty, Penn State Ryan R. Hembree, Washington State William L. Heubaum, Morningside Jerry R. Hilligoss, Indiana Paul E. Householder, Purdue ALA Glen L. Hower, Washington State # George B. Jackson, Penn State # Wayne O. Jackson, New Hampshire Dana B. Jacobs, Vermont Paul A. James, Northwestern Robert E. Jepson, Kansas State Wayne R. Johnson, Illinois Wesleyan * Gerald E. Kahler, Ohio Kris I. Kallembach, Indiana # Thomas Kim, Indiana Donald R. Lambert, Central Oklahoma ALA Susan Larson, Friend of Acacia †(2) James A. Lavanchy, Indiana Brian T. Lee, Illinois Wesleyan George A. Levesque Jr., Carleton David H. Madsen, Northwestern *†(3) Robert A. Mahood, Nebraska * Kevin R. Maloney, Carleton Kevin T. May, Wisconsin # Brian C. Mayo, Texas * John G. McDonald, Iowa State Calvin K. McMurray, Louisiana State James B. McNay, Northern Colorado Michael L. Miller, Purdue Patrick C. Mitchell, Washington State James A. Moore, Ohio State Marcus W. Mountford, Kansas State # Michael T. Nasatka, Cornell Roger A. Nealis, Indiana #ALA Robert D. Nelson, Washington State Gregg C. Nelson, Washington State # C. E. Noe, Cincinnati †(5) P. R. Pankey, Arizona ALA David R. Paules, Wyoming Daniel Quintero, Illinois Wesleyan Dennis C. Rasmussen, Oregon State # (Continued on next page...)

Scott E. Rasmussen, Syracuse * Jim C. Rector, Arizona * Dennis G. Richards, Shippensburg Joseph D. Rivera, Illinois Wesleyan John A. Rosso, Arizona Allan F. Rucka, Northwestern ALA Robert C. Rupe, Oregon State # H. K. Sawyers, Iowa State David L. Schoon, Indiana # Charles F. Schwab, New Hampshire Thomas L. Shelton, Texas #ALA Thomas A. Smith, Purdue Bruce E. Smith, Northern Colorado Steven L. Smith, Washington State *# Stephen C. Snow, Wyoming Christopher W. Soika, Penn State John C. Stevens, New Hampshire Duane L. Stowe, Washington State ALA Ralph N. Straley II, Penn State ALA Steven C. Swan, Illinois Wesleyan John F. Thompson, Rensselaer William J. Tinnell, Texas Thomas F. Treat, Arkansas Bruce A. VanSkiver, Washington State Parimal T. Vyas, Illinois State # Michael Z. Wang, Cornell * Jeffrey B. Warner, Iowa Samuel C. Webb, Missouri * William H. Weiskopf II, Northwestern Andrew J. Wertz, Ohio State Eric D. Wheeler, Northwestern Oklahoma State Howard L. White, Purdue George R. White Jr., New Hampshire #ALA Kenneth R. Whitelaw, Indiana Phillip T. Wilson, Illinois Wesleyan James A. Witkop, Rensselaer John H. Witmer Jr., Penn State Lance K. Yokota, California #ALA Howard S. Zwiefel III, Cornell # $50 - $99 Lawrence N. Allen, Purdue Kenneth J. Anderson, Iowa # Alan B. Anderson, Washington David H. Anderson, Illinois Wesleyan Nathan S. Atwood, Rensselaer # Steven J. Aves, Illinois Wesleyan # Daniel R. Barr, Michigan Jay A. Barriss, New Hampshire * David L. Beach, Washington State Dennis D. Beardsley, Oregon State # Matthew J. Bielaska Jr., Rensselaer # Carl F. Billhardt, Rensselaer Ronald C. Boller, Purdue # William B. Borrebach Jr., Penn State # William Bowers III, Penn State #ALA S. J. Briggs, Wyoming James T. Bruther, Purdue ALA Vernon E. Buck, Emporia State Allan C. Campbell, Illinois # William D. Carstedt, Northwestern †(4) Richard E. Carver, Missouri School of Mines ALA Harold F. Chambers Jr., Cincinnati ALA Kenneth A. Christenson, Washington State #

James P. Clark, Indiana # Paul T. Cody, Purdue Mark D. Cole, Indiana Benjamin F. Colson, Washington State James W. Crum, Arkansas Richard E. Curp, Miami of Ohio Jeffrey A. Dalton, Oregon State # William J. Dilcher, Iowa State # Michael S. Dimenstein, Syracuse Russell C. Dionne, Syracuse Alan C. Eachus, Syracuse # Robert W. Felsburg, Penn State Barry A. Forst, Indiana # Randolph S. Friedman, California # Frederick N. Fritsch, Oregon State #ALA James A. Frost, Cincinnati Gary R. Fulk, Indiana ALA Steven A. Gamble, Georgia # G. D. Ganter, Syracuse # Alan M. Gold, Penn State Stephen R. Gold, Nebraska #ALA James S. Grant, Washington State James G. Gregory, Washington State Steven P. Gress, Purdue # Javed M. Hassan, Illinois Wesleyan William G. Haugan, Minnesota John R. Hice, Cincinnati # Kevin D. Hicks, Missouri School of Mines ALA Mark L. Hildebrand, Purdue # James H. Hilton, UCLA William C. Hirt, Tennessee Bill C. Hott, Missouri # Michael T. Huber, Miami of Ohio # Walter D. Huber, Penn State # Robert E. Hunt Jr., Washington # Shelby D. Hunt, Ohio # Scott K. Hytrek, Oregon State ALA Frank T. James, Northwestern Jeffrey H. Jordan, Ohio State # John R. Kaufman, Penn State #ALA Charles W. Kennedy, Illinois Wesleyan # John K. Kidd, Indiana # Marlin H. Kinman, Arkansas Darwin K. Klein, Kansas State # David D. Kleinschmidt, Illinois Wesleyan * Douglas A. Lachance, New Hampshire Earl L. LaCounte, Indiana # Stephen G. Lappin, Texas # Gregory J. Lary, Ohio James M. Lasher, Oregon State Paul A. Laughner, New Hampshire ALA Steven T. Lewis, Texas * Timothy H. Lewis, Missouri School of Mines Jon A. Lippmann, Wisconsin # Jon O. Long, Missouri # Frederick O. Ludlow II, Wyoming ALA Jacob F. Luftman, Rensselaer # William M. Lynn, UCLA ALA Richard A. Magahiz, Northwestern Gordon E. Malick, Franklin Christopher R. Manns, Rensselaer * Donald D. Mattox, Nebraska #ALA Douglas McCan, California Paul E. Metz, Northwestern * Tony R. Miller, Oregon State #

Thomas C. Million, Purdue *# Dominic L. Montanez, Cal Poly-Pomona John H. Morrison Jr., Michigan Edward A. Moss, Missouri School of Mines #ALA Eric A. Newcombe, Carleton #ALA Kenneth C. Newman, Purdue # John D. Newton, Rensselaer James S. Nichols Jr., Oregon State # Eric L. Nygren, Oregon State # Chad K. Olson, St. Cloud State #ALA David E. Ozvat, Ohio State Michael A. Pastko, Purdue # Gregory E. Perisho, Purdue * Bradway F. Phillips, Ohio State # Anders S. Platou, Purdue ALA John H. Platt Jr., Franklin ALA David W. Powell, Indiana # Neil C. Ray, Penn State # Thomas C. Reisdorph, Iowa # Thomas L. Ricketts, Cornell Carl D. Rogge, New Hampshire ALA Mark P. Ruzomberka, Penn State # Adam F. Saad, Indiana Alan B. Scher, Wisconsin # Thomas J. Schwoegler, Indiana W. D. Shaw, UCLA ALA Mark W. Sheppell, Indiana * Mark D. Sherron, Stephen F. Austin # Jerry L. Silence, Indiana Dwight E. Small, Washington State *# Merrill G. Smith, Miami of Ohio # George A. Sorrells, Wisconsin James R. Speece Jr., Shippensburg Gary L. Stansbery, Ohio # Robert L. Stasey, Indiana Thomas P. Stauckas, Vermont James C. Summerville, Missouri David G. Symons, Carleton * Jason R. Taylor, Iowa David M. Townley, Arizona Fred C. Trueblood, Indiana * Michael S. Truitt, Louisiana State * Nolan K. Valdivia, Illinois Wesleyan Dean R. Vickstrom, Iowa Paul A. Weglage, Ohio State # Richard W. Whyte, Illinois Wesleyan Clyde A. Williams, Kansas #ALA James S. Wren, Louisiana State *# $49 & below Stephen H. Achtenhagen, Colorado Marc Ashford Jr., Illinois State *# Daniel F. Bassill, Illinois Wesleyan John P. Becker, Indiana * John F. Beering, Purdue Roger B. Bowman, Oregon State # Shane M. Brannan, Texas Tech * Robert S. Bristol, Michigan Nathan D. Brodsky, Penn State Homer V. Buescher, Franklin *# William G. Bullock, Ohio # Daniel J. Caliendo, Kansas Brian T. Cannon, Cornell *# Cole A. Casteel, Central Oklahoma * Durward D. Casteel, Louisiana State

Paul D. Cobb, Purdue # Curtis A. Collier, Oregon State # Jonathan F. Cooper, Purdue James O. Cory, Iowa *# Frank W. Covington, Texas * David P. Cremer, Ohio State # Robert S. Cumella, Rensselaer # Gregg A. Cummings, California William R. Day, Bloomsburg Stanley C. Dulkoski, Illinois Wesleyan Donald W. Dwinell, Washington Hugh I. Ellis, California # William R. Epcke, Northwestern ALA Steven R. Etter, California of Pennsylvania # Robert L. Falzone, Penn State # Richard L. Fowler Jr., Rensselaer # Herbert W. Gilbert, Wyoming Mark D. Griffis, Central Florida #ALA Ronald A. Hankins, Colorado # William D. Hayes, Nebraska # Matt J. Hendrickson, Texas * Robert W. Hentges, Washington State # Michael L. Holtkamp, Purdue Michael A. Homsey, Shippensburg G. D. Hubbard II, Cincinnati ALA Samuel J. Jacobs, Colorado State # Richard B. Jacobs, Illinois Wesleyan * Francis E. Jagiella III, Purdue Ross T. Johnson, Illinois * Melvin R. Jones, Eastern Illinois *# Thomas M. Jones, Texas #ALA Aakil Kadali, Rensselaer * Thomas E. Kaercher Jr., Purdue ALA

Joseph M. Kaplan, Nebraska * James W. Kehe, Cornell # Benjamin E. Kittka, Penn State *# Walter L. Kutscher Jr., Ohio ALA George P. Kyriazis, Rensselaer ALA L. M. Lagakis, New Hampshire Brian T. Laughlin, Indiana * Thomas P. Lazzara, Shippensburg Albert A. Lucenti III, Illinois State # Matheau P. Luers, Indiana John W. Maddox, Kansas David V. Mallery, Oregon State * Joseph L. Manson, Indiana #ALA John W. Marks, Purdue Charles F. Martin III, Purdue #ALA Patrick B. McGrath, Illinois Wesleyan ALA John L. Meeks, Louisiana State Jerod K. Miles, Central Oklahoma John C. Mitchell, Memphis State * Eugene B. Mizdail, Shippensburg * Lloyd H. Morgan, Oklahoma State * James W. Munden, Purdue # Bradon S. Nelson, Kansas State John A. Notardonato, Illinois # Michael M. O’Dorney, Rensselaer Austin P. Osborne, Ohio * Graham A. Pedregosa, Carleton # David G. Perkins, Illinois Wesleyan Richard G. Peterson, Illinois Wesleyan # Andrea Petri, Friend of Acacia William R. Picard II, Louisiana State # Quinn T. Pitcher, Arizona State * Richard L. Ponting, Miami of Ohio * Jared S. Popplewell, Iowa

Christopher A. Psilos, Louisiana State Rubent Rajendran, Illinois State David Richards, Trine * Jack V. Robertson, Purdue # James E. Robinson, Oklahoma State ALA Frank E. Rodriguez, Illinois State # Corey A. Rogers, Washington Richard J. Rubican, California of Pennsylvania # Terrance A. Ruona, Louisiana State Jack R. Sandridge, Central Missouri State William G. Sfida, Penn State # James F. Smith II, Purdue ALA Donald W. Solanas Jr., Louisiana State Ryan A. Sparkowski, Arizona State *# Leland W. Sperry, Cincinnati Justin M. Stephens, Illinois State Chrissy Sutton, Friend of Acacia * Burt E. Swanson, Minnesota David P. Sweet, New Hampshire James M. Symons, Cornell # David E. Thoma, Purdue # Erik Thorson, Illinois Wesleyan # Robert G. Twombly, New Hampshire * Cesar Valle, Kansas State * Christopher S. Varnau, Purdue # Michael S. Weber, Iowa State # Joseph R. Welsbacher II, Arizona State # David R. Wetzel, Illinois # David B. Williams, Illinois Wesleyan John C. Witter, Washington State Robert H. Wollinger, New Hampshire *ALA James D. Worrell, Louisiana State *# Philip S. Yeaton, New Hampshire ALA

Listing of Memorial Gifts †(1) Dr. Irving M. Field, Missouri †(2) E. Arthur Larson, Friend of Acacia †(3) Dr. David H. Madsen, Northwestern †(4) William R. Epcke, Northwestern †(5) Martin J. Saunders, Cincinnati

†(6) R. Wayne Simon, Indiana †(7) Richard L Haas, Indiana †(8) Lowell H. Steen & Jake D Ruch; Indiana †(9) Douglas M Black, Paul V. Butz, Douglas L Evans, & Robert F Foss; Illinois Wesleyan

2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients The Foundation awarded numerous scholarships over the past year from chapter scholarship programs and the General Fund. The following major scholarship recipients were announced during the summer of 2020.

George F. Patterson, Jr. Foundation Scholarship ($3,000) Brennan Flaherty, Wisconsin

Duncan McPherson Fraternityship ($3,000)

Larry E. Schroeder Scholarship ($1,000)

Nicholas Partipilo, Illinois Wesleyan

Carter Brownlee, Carleton

AFF General Scholarship ($1,000)

David J. Allen Scholarship ($1,000) Will Maher, Indiana Barnabas T. Shiferaw, Wisconsin

Beau Clark, Louisiana State Dylan Demuth, Wisconsin Caleb Fitch, Iowa Mason Merkel, Purdue

Ling Western Growth Scholarship ($1,000) Jaden Akira Kaikea Texeira, Washington State

Chapter Fund Donors Arizona State Fund ($100 & Above) Marcus W. Mountford, Kansas State # ($99 & Below) Ryan A. Sparkowski *# Samuel J. Strayer Joseph R. Welsbacher II # Arizona State - Acusmatici Scholarship ($100 & Above) Jarrod E. Bailey Brian S. Strayer, Ohio State #ALA ($99 & Below) Marcus W. Mountford, Kansas State # Auburn Fund ($100 & Above) Ryan J. Ferguson, Illinois State # California of Pennsylvania Fund ($250 & Above) Steven R. Etter # Anthony P. Rossini Eric V. Zwigart # ($100 & Below) Richard C. Appel Ricardo R. Camacho Stephen R. Deal Steven D. Ireland Jonathan A. Janoski Richard J. Rubican # Matthew Z. Taylor C.U.P. Zwigart/Omicron Scholarship ($100 & Above) Travis G. Haberjak California Fund ($100 & Above) Ernesto Espinoza # D. E. Williams ($99 & Below) Hugh I. Ellis # Randolph S. Friedman # Carleton Fund ($99 & Below) Graham A. Pedregosa # Central Oklahoma Fund

* First-time AFF donor

($100 & Below) Randall L. Clark Brian S. Downs # Colorado Fund ($99 & Below) Walter A. Clark Ronald A. Hankins # Colorado Scholarship ($99 & below) Carroll J. Washington Jr. ^ Cornell Fund ($100 & Above) Howard S. Zwiefel III # ($99 & Below) Thomas J. Balcerski # Brian T. Cannon *# James W. Kehe # Illinois Fund ($100 & Above) Timothy J. Sullivan ($99 & Below) Lloyd J. Allison #ALA James M. Kurtzweil David L. Mari #ALA David R. Wetzel # Illinois Building ($99 & Below) Richard D. James Illinois Scholarship ($200 & Above) Delos Detar Donald K. Hanes Morgan J. Lynge Jr. #ALA M. L. Mabie David L. Mari #ALA Richard K. Price ($199 & Below) R. G. Fickel Brian J. Gansmann # David L. Kuhn Illinois State Fund ($250 & Above) Jeffrey T. Boaz, Illinois Wesleyan #ALA Parimal T. Vyas # ($100 - $249) Ryan J. Ferguson # Albert A. Lucenti III # Joseph E. Mayse

# Donated to multiple funds

($99 & Below) Thomas M. Agins Anthony M. Aigner Patrick Akaniroj Kellen L. Amble Raul Arreguin * Marc Ashford Jr. *# Grant T. Barich Naren A. Bhende Nicholas M. Bretz Clayton D. Brinkmeier * Neil R. Brown Devin S. Bulmahn Frank J. Cassata #ALA Justin M. Caton Matthew J. Cho Michael P. Chorzempa Connor M. Christensen Brett E. Cohn * Erwin D. Cornelius III Cameron H. Cotterman Nic V. De Santi William J. Doebler * Philip J. Duda Conor S. Farrell * Jack T. Ferguson * Joseph S. Fink * Colin J. Flanagan Nick Fruscione Michael V. Fruscione Colin W. Fuller Jr. Marc D. Gebien Brandon F. Gonzales * Sebastian Gonzalez * Brian R. Gralak * Tom D. Harlovic Andrew N. Heisel * Jacob B. Hoffman Nicholas P. Jones * Anthony M. Kampf Zachary B. Kill * Ryan A. Kwilosz * Luke A. Laskowski * Yovani Macias Tyler J. Mason * Daniel R. McCall Liam J. McCarthy Andrew R. McDermott Jeremy Mihalo Will T. Minzenberger Thomas F. Mittler Jr. Michael A. Monger * David A. Napoli Jr. Matthew J. Papale Jeffrey P. Pearson * Nicholas B. Phillips Ryan J. Pigatto * Connor B. Potvin Jagger J. Pryor * Clark M. Purdy

ALA Acacia Leadership Academy

Gerard A. Quimque * Pawel Radon * Jesse C. Ralph Jackson Remm Nicholas N. Rivera Robert E. Roberson, Illinois Wesleyan # Frank E. Rodriguez # Chris J. Rodriguez Alexander J. Rothschild * Christopher A. Salinas Matt J. Schiltz Trevor C. Schreiter Charles M. Shay Liam E. Sherman * Michael J. Shklyar John R. Skaja III Ethan Small Samuel P. Smith Jacob M. Stark Benjamin E. Stepen * Jacob P. Trotter * Chad E. Van Meter * Francis J. Wagner * Jacob C. Welker Greg Yonan Jr. * Illinois Wesleyan Fund ($200 & Above) Guy G. Gebhardt # Alan K. Leahigh Robert E. Roberson # ($100 - $199) Jeffrey T. Boaz #ALA R. L. Christie # Charles W. Kennedy # Thomas J. Neis ($99 & Below) Isaiah M. Crews * Lucas G. Feiden * Alexander A. Hathaway * Tristan A. Hyde * Jonah D. Kang * Edward B. Kimbrough * Micheal J. McGarrity * Deonta D. Mitchell * Jonathan M. Panton * Nicholas Partipilo * Richard G. Peterson # Lucas J. Sawilchik * Ryan T. Sweeney *# Drew A. Tatlock * Erik Thorson # Stephen Vega * Kelvin S. Wolf *

^ Corporate matching gift

†( ) Memorial gift

Illinois Wesleyan - 915 Scholarship ($100 & Below) Steven J. Aves # Guy G. Gebhardt # John W. Harpole # James J. McDermott # Indiana Fund ($500 & Above) Robert J. Barlow # Russell E. Frew Eric D. Krauter * Brant E. Lieske #ALA William D. Ritchie *†(8) Richard L. Routh †(6) George W. Sorrells III # John L. Tompkins James D. Weaver # ($100 - $499) Christopher A. Boedeker * Kevin M. Bol Jack L. Brinkman Wilfred J. Brockman Rodney S. Brown Brett A. Buxbaum Christopher B. Carpentier # James P. Clark # Thomas C. Cornwell Scott A. Daugherty # Christ Drossos Jr. #ALA Craig R. Dunkin *# Kirk A. Eggebrecht Robert W. Emerson Bowser * Gregory Emily David L. Ferguson Rusty J. Fishel Edward F. Foss James C. Gillen Mark E. Hackbarth # Brian M. Hall Hal D. Hanes Thomas P. Hennelly * Charles W. Jarrett Jr. Kris I. Kallembach # Richard J. LaPorte Benjamin P. Livermore Andrew G. Long #ALA Jerry L. Mayes Stephen T. McDonald Craig W. Medlyn Robert G. Mooth John W. Morgan Thomas E. Mueller Roger A. Nealis #ALA Scott A. Neslund Brock P. Nolan Michael J. Oakes # David R. Parks #ALA

George F. Rapp # Christopher L. Richardson Daniel A. Roby David L. Schoon # John E. Seeber J. P. Simmons * L. D. Smith # Frank D. Staley Jr. Daniel A. Stinson * James D. Weaver # John C. York ($99 & Below) Samuel J. Ankony * Charles H. Bohn * John R. Drebus Jared J. Firebaugh # J. T. Forbes Barry A. Forst # Justin M. Hendricks Thomas K. Hendryx # William C. Hepler II Jerome P. Kaster John K. Kidd # Paul R. Knachel #ALA Kim C. Kohlmeier * Earl L. LaCounte # Robert D. Lucus Joseph L. Manson #ALA Michael R. Power * James O. Richardson Bruce D. Watkins *# Indiana - Kyle P. Simcoe Memorial Scholarship ($500 & Above) Connor M. Chakeen TWG Development, LLC Jerome A. Gordon III Salibaco LLC Innovative Healthcare Real Estate, LLC Patrick T. Vihtelic ($100 - $499) Gerald and Sue Palermo, Friend of Acacia Distribution Management Associates, Inc. A & A Custom Automation, Inc. Randy & Jennifer Barry, Friend of Acacia Andrew T. Boots Dustin S. Detzler Karen O. Fanning, Friend of Acacia Enviro-Max Inc., Friend of Acacia Greenleaf Juice Indiana, Friend of Acacia *

James M. Munder Tuley Law Office D’Zynes Hair Salon Donna L. Simcoe, Friend of Acacia Michael J. & Joyce C. Vietri, Friend of Acacia

Iowa State - New Chapter House ($20,000 & Above) Jerry W. Crossett James H. Davis Randyl D. Elkin Richard W. Taylor

Indiana Building ($10,000 & Above) Robert E. Garrow George F. Rapp # James D. Weaver #

($5,000 - $19,999) Aivars P. Berzins Bruce M. Campbell John T. Lynch Terry L. Thoem Jerry L. Tuttle *

($2,000 - $9,999) Robert J. Barlow # Timothy L. Bray Aaron P. Darcy # Jerome P. Jungels * Jay E. King Edward J. McGrath Jon C. Morgan †(7) Randolph K. Shoup ($99 & Below) Jared J. Firebaugh # Iowa Fund ($750 & Above) Brian Kearney * Byron A. Tabor #ALA William L. Tomson ($250 - $749) Christopher J. Berry Aaron L. Morrow Jose R. Sanchez Jr. # Jeffrey J. Vroman ($100 - $249) James L. Carter John R. Ebensberger Anthony M. Gamino * Hal E. Schimmelpfennig ($99 & Below) Kenneth J. Anderson # James O. Cory *# Devin E. Johnson Iowa State Fund ($100 & Below) Jonathan R. Ahrens # Jeremy N. Davis # William J. Dilcher # Nicole Heyd, Friend of Acacia Christopher W. Knapp #

($1,000 - $4,999) Jerald D. Ball Carl N. Carlson * Stephen J. Casper IV Matthew B. England ^ William H. Frankenfield * Robert D. Howlett John A. Kvinge ^ Gene D. Lucht Donald G. Lyon Wicitra Mahotama Jeffrey L. Peil Jacob L. Pergande James D. Schlick Hiko Takeda Michael D. Walker Donna Whitney, Friend of Acacia Daniel G. Wisner Larry A. Wogahn Neil H. Woodley Michael J. Woolley ($500 - $999) Robert K. Borcherding John W. Bridenstine Larry & Kim Buske, Friend of Acacia Craig A. Buske Alan D. Hoffman Roger W. Kingery Richard K. Perrin Joseph A. Robuccio Andrew K. Sherman Michael S. Weber # ($100 - $499) Robert E. Davis Jeremy N. Davis # Douglas C. Easker * James N. Katsaounis, Ohio #ALA Christopher W. Knapp # Christopher C. MacKenzie Jared A. Ramthun Louis M. Riedmann Nicholas A. Seibold

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Chapter Fund Donors Millersville Fund ($99 & Below) Bernadette Kucewicz, Friend of Acacia *

Michael J. Shields, Friend of Acacia * Thomas O. Witthauer ($99 & Below) Pavel I. Beresnev Charles H. Dingle Benjamin M. Dirks Charles A. Porter *

Minnesota Fund ($300 & Above) Larry B. Forsland # Scott H. Meyer, St. Cloud State #^

James Madison Fund ($100 & Above) Ryan J. Ferguson, Illinois State # William A. McElfresh, Michigan Kansas State Fund ($200 & Above) Dan P. Gish Mason Grittman * Marcus W. Mountford # John H. Stretcher #

Missouri Fund ($99 & Below) Robert E. Adams III #ALA Dean J. Hewitt # Jordan S. Liebman Jon O. Long # Jesse G. Maize *# Joshua M. Zimmerman Nebraska Fund ($500 & Above) Robert E. George #ALA

($100 & Below) Miles R. Funk *# Gregory W. Kobs

($125 & Below) Stephen R. Gold #ALA William D. Hayes # Kenneth R. Ullsperger

Kansas State - Scholarship ($500 & Above) Donald W. Dawes

New Hampshire Fund ($99 & Below) John C. Davis #

Long Beach - Norman C. Saatjian Scholarship Fund ($99 & Below) Charles R. Hutchinson Jr.

North Carolina Fund ($500 & Above) Aaron P. Darcy, Indiana # Larry E. Schroeder, Georgia #

Louisiana State Fund ($20,000 & Above) Mark R. Guidry Jr. #

($100 - $499) Michael T. Huber, Miami of Ohio # Scott H. Meyer, St. Cloud State #^ Napoleon C. Pozulp, Indiana * Warren R. Young, Purdue Howard S. Zwiefel III, Cornell #

($150 & Below) Philip H. Ehrhardt Jr. * Tandy E. Jackson IV # William R. Picard II # James D. Worrell *# Louisiana State Building Fund ($2,000 & Above) James J. Chancellor

($99 & Below) Darold W. Larson, Washington State #ALA Nathan A. Woolard, Central Oklahoma

Louisiana State - Charles L. Chief Sartain, Jr. Scholarship ($25,000 & Above) Mark R. Guidry Jr. #

Northwestern Fund ($200 & Below) Warren F. Fuqua Tipu S. Puri

Miami Of Ohio Fund ($99 & Below) Merrill G. Smith #

Ohio Fund ($500 & Above) Leonard W. Boord # J. S. Cleland # James N. Katsaounis #ALA

* First-time AFF donor

SUMMER 2021

# Donated to multiple funds

($100 & Below) Julie Brubaker, Friend of Acacia * William G. Bullock # Ryan J. English * John A. Higgs Stephen A. Hoverman Shelby D. Hunt # Christopher J. Laker Sean W. O’Neil Ohio State Fund ($2,500 & Above) William M. Thornton # ($1,000 - $2,499) Denton Bowman Kevin C. Clark * Arlo E. Sommers Phillip S. Sutton #^ ($100 - $999) Douglas G. Congrove # Gregory M. Horvath Jeffrey H. Jordan # Stefan R. McIntyre * Dirk L. Meister Karl A. Meyer Christopher L. Thompson * ($99 & Below) William G. Alexander # David P. Cremer # Bradway F. Phillips # Chrissy Sutton, Friend of Acacia * Paul A. Weglage # Ohio State - John Nourse Memorial Scholarship ($2,000 & Above) Brian S. Strayer #ALA Oregon State - Chapter Improvement ($500 & Above) David W. Zier # Oregon State - Chapter Maintenance ($100,000 & Above) Stanley A. Roberts # ($99 & Below) Eric L. Nygren # Oregon State - Richard S. Reid Scholarship ($1,000 & Above) James B. Goritsan Charles F. Switzer

ALA Acacia Leadership Academy

($100 - $999) George T. Abed Deane E. Allin Stephen K. Anderson Roger W. Avrit Brian C. Behrends James H. Bigej Martin L. Boehme Dennis C. Conger Donald W. Dauterman Gary S. DeVoe James H. Fleming Robert B. Hardin Jr. Ian C. Hawes George A. Hinkel Donald R. Hoskins Michael A. Howard #ALA Paul G. Ingram Leonard W. Kearney #ALA Gary W. Lund Donald L. MacKinnon * Kenneth J. Manning Gerald H. Matson Curtis E. McCann #ALA Stewart K. McCollum # Martin T. McKnight # Charles L. Meyer Philip W. Newman Gregory A. Olsen * Dennis C. Rasmussen # Stanley A. Roberts # Kenneth E. Roberts Jr. Wayne V. Roberts Izaak W. Smith Robert L. Springer Paul D. Tamura Britt W. Thomas #ALA Ernest W. Wakeham Dale W. Weber, Iowa State #ALA Robert O. Weed Dale M. Wells David W. Zier # ($99 & Below) Dennis D. Beardsley # Gregory S. Bowman Roger B. Bowman # Charles E. Buxton # William H. Cushman # Bradley L. Fields John D. Fortier * Frederick N. Fritsch #ALA Robert M. Gunderson # Eric C. Hawkes Lloyd D. Johnston Brian A. Kleiner Jerry G. Lear Tony R. Miller # James S. Nichols Jr. # Reginald R. Reisenbichler

^ Corporate matching gift

†( ) Memorial gift

A growing number of alumni have stretched their contributions to the Foundation by contacting their respective employers for matching gifts. The Acacia Fraternity Foundation wishes to recognize the following companies for the support of their employees and giving back to the community. Please consider contacting your Human Resource officer and see if you, too, may be able to double your dollars.

($125 & Below) Adam J. Fuchsteiner Chad K. Olson #ALA Kevin M. Renslow Jacob A. Sundquist

Listing of Memorial Gifts can be found on pg. 28

Syracuse Fund ($99 & Below) Alan C. Eachus #

($99 & Below) Leland J. & Martha Adams Jr., Friend of Acacia

Texas Fund ($100 & Above) John H. Peper # Thomas L. Shelton #ALA John A. Tatum III

Purdue Fund ($500 & Above) William H. Strong John P. Wagner #

($99 & Below) Thomas M. Jones #ALA Stephen G. Lappin # Zilmon F. Smith #

Penn State - G. Kenneth Nelson Memorial Scholarship ($100 - $499) ($1,000 & Above) Philip H. Kohler, Friend of Acacia * Brent D. Cherry # Bruce H. Doelling Richard T. Freije Jr. # ($100 - $999) Steven R. Hill # Craig S. Huse # Anthony A. Jung # Michael V. Pirrotta Ryan J. Laurent Richard L. Pottenger ($99 & Below) Thomas Stieglitz William B. Borrebach Jr. # William Bowers III #ALA ($99 & Below) Homer V. Buescher, Franklin *# Ronald C. Boller # Walter D. Huber # Paul D. Cobb # George B. Jackson # Steven P. Gress # Benjamin E. Kittka *# Mark L. Hildebrand # Neil C. Ray # Robert Hobe Mark P. Ruzomberka # Derrick J. Kraus # Thomas C. Million *# Penn State - Herbert M. James W. Munden # Andrews Scholarship Kenneth C. Newman # ($15,000 & Above) Michael A. Pastko # Herbert M. Andrews David E. Thoma # Christopher S. Varnau # Penn State - W. Russell Scott Kenneth W. Wong # Memorial Scholarship * First-time AFF donor

Rensselaer Fund ($99 & Below) Nathan S. Atwood # Richard L. Fowler Jr. # Jacob F. Luftman # St. Cloud State Fund ($200 & Above) Ryan J. Ferguson, Illinois State # Scott H. Meyer #^

AT&T Bank of America Boeing Company Corporate Intel Foundation Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren Marathon Petroleum Matson Navigation Company & Subsidiaries Pepsico Pfizer State Farm Companies Foundation Wells Fargo

James A. Routt Robert C. Rupe # Dale G. Shuman Elvin K. Stratton Scranton G. Thomas Michael D. Zumwalt

Purdue - Leonard E. Wood Chapter Advisor’s Scholarship ($100 & Above) George E. Gillespie

# Donated to multiple funds

Trine (Tri-State) Fund ($99 & Below) Charles J. Van Antwerp # Washington Fund ($250 & Above) Scott A. Beckman #^ ($100 & Below) Robert E. Hunt Jr. # David L. Mari, Illinois #ALA Anthony T. Rossano Donald W. Sabo # Washington State Fund ($500 & Above) Aaron R. Beattie Kenneth A. Christenson # Gauge & Gavel ($100 - $499) Court A. Andreas Robert L. Andring #

ALA Acacia Leadership Academy

Patrick R. Brentin Paul B. Goodman Robert K. Hampe Robert W. Hentges # Per Hilmo # James P. May Thomas W. McDougal Clifford J. Monlux Jed W. Morris Mark D. Murray Gordon D. Olson # Bradford K. Oxford # John P. Pribble Tracey S. Ramirez Peter S. Sechler Steven L. Smith *# Phillip S. Sutton, Ohio State #^ Scott M. Valley Peter G. Vierthaler ($99 & Below) D. S. Brinkman Jayson D. Hicks Glen L. Hower # Darold W. Larson #ALA Thomas C. Lindberg Gregg C. Nelson # Michael S. See Dwight E. Small *# Wisconsin Fund ($200 & Above) Brian R. Durst # James L. McFarland #ALA ($99 & Below) Carl F. Kantner # Jon A. Lippmann # Kevin T. May # Wisconsin Michael S. Hannes Memorial Scholarship ($500 & Above) David M. Lemke # James L. McFarland #ALA ($200 & Above) David J. Engeldinger Paul K. Hurlbut Alan B. Scher # ($199 & Below) Michael P. Ejercito * Blake J. Hutchison # Kevin T. May # Jeffrey P. Woodcock Wyoming Fund ($100 & Above) Jeffrey T. Boaz, Illinois Wesleyan #ALA

^ Corporate matching gift

†( ) Memorial gift

SUMMER 2021

ALABAMA Robert C. Le Mond, #49

CHAPTER ETERNAL

ARKANSAS Noel E. Brown, #66 John H. Geelan, #337 CAL POLY-POMONA Dominic Leonard Montanez, #43 CALIFORNIA John J. Holleman, #480 James Lee Olsen, #618 Medardo Ocampo Reyes, #794 CARLETON John Albert Strba, #20 CENTRAL FLORIDA Brynner W. Yee, #62 CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE David J. Violas, #169 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Michael E. Fricker, #1 Charles D. Lamb, #116 CINCINNATI Willard E. McCarty, #329 COLORADO John H. Alexander, M.D., #501 Herbert E. Bowman, #529 Ronald L. Gough, #625 COLORADO STATE Donald C. Osborne, #26 CORNELL Lawrence Walter Deitrich, #627 Richard N. Blazey, #650 ILLINOIS Arthur G. Dixon, #350 Philip Dale Feldman, #668 Daniel P. Brown, #732 David C. O’Bryant, #815 Kurt J. W. Andrews, #1638 33

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ILLINOIS WESLEYAN John Ralph Edwards, #1 James R. Dohren, #74 John H. Miller, #96 Douglas M Black, #118 William J. Cunningham, #281 Kurt E. Saska, #296 Jeremy E. Brunner, #454 INDIANA W. Dudley Ritchie, #405 James L. Roderick, #410 Keith H Street, #517 George E. Branam, #527 Dale E. Wagoner, #615 L. Dennis Smith, #661 David B Brown, #718 Jack Ellis Showley, #729 Daniel A. Roby, #748 James D. Lucus, #794 Claude C. Reeck, #816 Michael D. Tucker, #859 Jay G. Klehfoth, #927 Louis N. Thiros, #1105 Peter Antanas Jeske, #2641 Schuyler Bradley, #2733

IOWA Charles A. Thodt, #352 Charles E. Buzzard, #373 Richard N. Broer, #400 Thomas K. Helgeson, #408 Arthur V. O’Haver, Jr., #409 Thomas J. Hart, #570 Dale T. Mohr, #573 Marshall A. Badgley, #629 Raymond Martin Larson, #707 IOWA STATE John B. Pugh, #442 William E. Huffman, #450 Dennis G. McComber, #556 James D. Carr, #575 Ralph E. Patterson, #612 KANSAS John C. Quarrier, II, #630 Brian Robert Van Schmus, #999

KANSAS STATE David A. Wylie, #319 Don R. Tillotson, #405 Raphael Z. Letourneau, #777 LONG BEACH STATE Joseph F. Reed, #7 James N. Wilson, #8 Donald R. Simpson, #13 James A. Sprague, #15 John A. Tansley, #38 Jerry A. Willhoit, #39 William J. Robinson, #47 Kenneth F. Millsap, #53 Keith D. Kamholz, #63 Dale E. Nelson, #64 John S. Dumoski, #73 George L Hunt, #91 William J. Ciborowski, #106 Richard A. Taylor, #117 George H. Smith, #128 Harold E. Miller, #133 Paul L. Moine, #140 Jack Raymond Redalje, #148 Richard M. Donnelly, #154 Craig R. Goodrich, #179 Brian J. Wilmes, #188 Mardik E. Akilyn, #225 Thomas Q. FitzGerald, #247 John Frank Leal, #294 Gregory Scott Johnson, #348 LOUISIANA STATE Jeff W. Hinger, #126 Michael I. Howell, #202 James J. Rumore, #347 MIAMI OF OHIO Craig Thomas McClellan, #245 MICHIGAN Raymond S. Tittle, Jr., #526 Herbert P. Wagner, Jr., #563 John L. McKnight, #571 MINNESOTA Donald G. Fulton, #573 Roger E. McFarland, #639

MISSOURI Ernest S. Turner, #544 Terryl W. Elliott, #707

OKLAHOMA Larry P. Anduss, #697 Donald J. Cerniglia, #789

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Robert H. Lillevick, #72 Robert A. Sunter, #170

MISSOURI SCHOOL OF MINES William Eugene Wistehuff, #32

OREGON STATE David V. MacCollum, #129 Douglas H. Blair, #133 Harold W. Ploense, #153 Kent W. Cox, #298 Jeffrey Allan Spraker, #1162

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Coy G. Baldree, #24 Zane R. Vaughan, #34

MORNINGSIDE Ralph Livermore, #42 NEBRASKA Marion Edwin Childress, #492 Miller Brandt Godberson, #711 NEW HAMPSHIRE David C. Jackson, #32 Richard H. Dewing, #80 John F. Rand, #178 Robert W. Gailey, #292 David T. Gowans, #293 Granville S. Knox, Jr., #342 Daniel A. Downes, #479 NICHOLLS STATE Gill A. Herbert, #4 NORTHERN COLORADO James E. Beitel, #28 Lyle E. Dickason, #191 NORTHWESTERN Wayne H. Holtzman, PhD, #287 John W. Plattner, #341 Jack W. Wagner, #465 Robert W. Gerstner, #477 David H. Madsen, #708 Thomas F. Rabczak, #813 OHIO Milan Mihal, #61 Royal D. Fritz, #101 Franklin D. Lee, #107 Nevin R. Williams, #159 OHIO STATE Michael F. Devers, #749

PENN STATE Charles B. McGill, #383 Don M. Austin, #468 William E. Farrell, #516 W. Robert Bastian, #535 William H. Barber, #576 David B. Tomkins, #620 Michael H. Doughty, #880 Joseph T. Czekai, #964 Richard Sullivan Miller, Jr., #1132 Christopher J. Jones, #1546 PURDUE Jerol G. Johnson, #788 William E. Disque, #814 John R. Guenther, #892 John W. Weaver, II, #1109 Brian John Huffine, #1375

SYRACUSE Keith B. Johnson, #337 Mr. Ronald A. Westervelt, #402 TENNESSEE Joseph H. Pennell, #34 TEXAS Thomas Newton Williams, #345 Marvin R. Skaggs, #463 M. Dave Standridge, #481 Robert Gordon Hall, #984 Paul Dunlop Fairleigh, #1130 TRINE Marshall L. Hlatko, #63 Michael E. Haley, #88 UCLA Stewart E. Fliege, #14 James R. Howard, #69

RENSSELAER John W. Thorson, #74 Thomas E. Pratt, #143 Helmut A. Langner, #155 Richard J. Serocki, #258 Dennis W. Ciul, #266 Philip N. Mizesko, #439 Raymond V. Liedka, #461

WASHINGTON Loren E. Ray, #427 Paul F. Moran, #428

SAN JOSE STATE James E. Bentson, #38

WISCONSIN William H. Schulz, #571

SHIPPENSBURG Eddie E. Martin, #46 William C. Kralik, #71

WYOMING Richard W. Hughes, #47 Kenneth L. Benson, #135 Steven W. York, #166 Albert Apodacca, #382

WASHINGTON STATE Timothy L. Richardson, #279 Tom A. Dorsey, #503 Scott Charles Geist, #612

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