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Change One of the great joys of my first two years at Adrian has been meeting our wonderful alumni throughout the country. From coast to coast friends have welcomed me into their homes to learn about all that is happening at our small College.

During these excursions nearly everyone wants to know the same things. “Tell us about all the changes on campus,” they say. “Why are you building an ice arena? What does the new Ritchie Marketplace look like? Did Professor Hodgman’s College Choir really get invited to perform at the Beijing Olympics? What new academic programs are the faculty planning to start through your Renaissance II program?”

Change is certainly the operative word at Adrian and it is always fun for me to talk about all our new initiatives. I never forget, however, to point out that one thing will not change regardless of how many changes we make to improve our beautiful campus.

That unchanging variable is the importance we place on caring and meaningful relationships. We put people first, and all that is good about Adrian begins and ends with concern for others.

On the pages that follow you will read the reflections of people whose lives were changed because of the people they met, and the relationships they formed, during their undergraduate years.

You will read how Micheal Cromley ’60 was forever changed after President Dawson took a personal interest in his future, convincing him to attend college and to live a life of value and importance to others.

You will read about how Professor Pi Benio helped Karen Haas Misseldine ’87 discover her passion for art therapy and to devote herself to helping the elderly cope with end-of-life issues.

You will read about Ron Mead ’72 being wounded at work by a disturbed teacher and how he learned to overcome tragedy in part by drawing on close relationships with God and others.

You will learn about a college softball coach with a big heart – Karen Baird ’93 – who learned that when you put others first and teach players to believe in themselves, success will naturally follow.

“Relationships” have always been central to a strong and meaningful education at Adrian College. When I ask alumni to ponder their most memorable experiences at Adrian they speak most often of the professors who cared for them, the friends who enriched them, the coaches who challenged them, and the Spirit that carried them through the good times and the bad.

“If I’d gone to a place where I was just a number,” Micheal Cromley notes in his article, “I never would have survived.”

Students will never be merely numbers at Adrian; they will continue to be infinitely valued and infinitely valuable. This part of Adrian College will not change.

I encourage you to rekindle your relationship with Adrian College, and with the people – past and present – who helped to mold you during your formative undergraduate years.

Kind regards,

Vol. 111, No. 3 Summer 2007 Editor Brad Whitehouse Director of Communications

Associate Editor Mellissa Boyd Director of Publications

Contributors Parker Deen, Silver Moon Photography Marsha Fielder ’00 Darcy Gifford ’91 Carolyn Jones ’94 Andrew Krukowski ’06 Randy Mascharka Nancy Payne Lad Strayer Lisa Wigoda Connie Williams

Letters Policy Unless noted as “not for publication,” communications to the editor are considered for publication (often in a condensed version) when space is available. Include your name, address and phone number and limit your comments to Contact or topics mentioned in the magazine.

Mail: Editor, Contact 110 S. Madison St., Adrian, MI 49221 Email: contact@adrian.edu Fax: 517-264-3810 Online: contact.adrian.edu AC Switchboard: 517-265-5161 www.adrian.edu

Change Of Address Mail: Carol Carson, Records Clerk 110 S. Madison St., Adrian, MI 49221 Email: ccarson@adrian.edu Fax: 517-264-3331

Dr. Jeffrey R. Docking www.adrian.edu

Micheal Cromley ’60, see pg. 12.

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Can Fitness Help With Cancer?

1 President’s Perspective

Professor launches student-run research with survivors

3 Around The Mall

Treat People Like People

6 Faculty Notes

Shelley Brown Milano ’78 gives commencement address

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Adrian Ice Sports 5 things you should know

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How Adrian Changed My Life Alumni from across the decades tell how their college choice has made a difference

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For Now He Dreams Taz Wallace’s quest to make it in professional football

Contact strives to keep alumni and friends informed about the lives of their friends and classmates and about the changing face of Adrian College today. This fullcolor magazine is an emotional link between alumni and their alma mater, and therefore serves an informational purpose and is not a medium for direct solicitation.

Stories focus on the alumni, faculty and students that make Adrian College a lively and challenging campus community while also examining issues that people face in everyday life. The editor makes the final determination of suitability of the published content of this magazine. Letters, articles and pictures which are questionable in content will not be accepted for publication. Wedding announcements will be published as long as the wedding is recognized under the laws of the State of Michigan and is consistent with the policies of the United Methodist Church. Announcements that do not conform to those guidelines will not be accepted for publication. Please note, however, that the views expressed in the publication are not necessarily the views of this magazine or the views of Adrian College.

around the mall Choir Goes to Jamestown President Bush in attendance

In addition to taking part in the celebration, choir members had opportunities to visit important historical sites, go to Busch Gardens, and get cool T-shirts. Shown here are (front, l to r) Amy VanBecelaere, Kim Ferguson, Deveny Lopinski and (back, l to r) Bridget Leary, Marcus Laban, Ashley Laabs.

State of the College When President Jeffrey R. Docking gave the 2007 State of the College Address on campus at the end of March, he told the audience that “…the greatest risk brings the greatest reward.” He said no one would have believed the College could more than triple applications or raise $10.2 million toward campus improvements, but it happened.

Likewise, he said, “We need to be bold and strong and incredibly creative in mapping our academic future,” calling for such changes as a J-term (January term), experiential learning and a greater focus on faculty publication. The full speech is at www.adrian.edu.

Last year the Adrian College Choir performed at Carnegie Hall.

Tough act to follow – unless, of course, you sing for the President of the United States.

In May the choir loaded onto a tour bus and headed to Virginia to sing for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.

Accompanied by members of the Lenawee Community Chorus, they joined a massive choir for the grand finale of “America’s Anniversary Weekend,” the signature weekend of the Jamestown Anniversary 2007 events. There were 1,607 voices in the choir to represent the year of the colony’s founding, and a 400-piece orchestra to represent the years since then. Among the 15,000 people in the audience were George and Laura Bush, and the president served as guest conductor for the orchestra.

Adrian College received a letter of invitation to participate a year ago. It followed their performance at Carnegie Hall in March of 2006. Proceeds from two campus performances, the “Tribute to America” concert in April and the student-run “A Broadway Revue” musical theatre performance in January, both helped fund the trip. The groups were the only choirs representing Michigan and attracted media attention before and after they went.

So what’s next year? The choirs have been invited to perform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They are hoping to raise enough money to go.

Name changes

Prior to the meetings of the Adrian College Board of Trustees and Alumni Association Board of Directors on May 12, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place to announce name changes to two campus buildings. The former president’s house, which was reconfigured as the Admissions House in the fall of 2005, has been renamed Ward Admissions House in honor of former trustee and retired Methodist minister Robert Ward and his wife Joan. North Hall has been renamed Valade Hall in honor of trustee and retired DaimlerChrysler executive Gary Valade and his wife Margaret. Above, Bob and Joan cut one ribbon before Gary and Margaret cut the other.

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Spotlight on Study Abroad:

Smart Kids

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Honors Program preps for freshmen Over 500 incoming students have made deposits for the fall. The record-setting class offers a variety of wonderful opportunities, including a large number of high achievers. As a result, the College is taking measures to expand its honors program to accommodate them.

Forty incoming students have qualified for and expressed interest in the Adrian College Honors Program. Directed by Dr. Adam Coughlin ’97, the program will provide an extra level of academic rigor to help the most academically motivated students reach their potential.

The average GPA for students in the program is 3.85.

The average ACT score is 26, with six students earning a score of 30 or higher.

Last fall Adrian College expanded its many study abroad options by establishing a Study Abroad Office. It’s an excellent student resource that is creating some incredible opportunities. Study Abroad Director and English professor Dr. Robin Bott has been working her magic to create impressive new affiliations with Adrian, including schools in Scotland, Thailand, Quebec, Athens, and as this Q&A explains, even South Korea.

Who: Sharon Parks, AC senior from Columbus, Ohio Where: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea When: Last January through August Why did you go? Two reasons: First, I was born in South Korea and haven’t had an opportunity to return until now. Second, I would eventually like to enter a graduate program for cultural anthropology, particularly Asian Studies.

How’s it going? It’s been the opportunity of a lifetime. I’ve made lifelong friends from all over the world and already have plans to visit them next year. If you’re open-minded, patient, adventurous, and respect the culture, then Korea might be the place for you. I want to come back as soon as possible.

Were you nervous at first? I was extremely nervous, but not about coming to Korea in general. I was more nervous to meet my mother’s side of the family.

Getting to know them has been the biggest highlight. As corny as it may sound, I’ve learned a lot about myself in Korea. I’ve gotten to embrace my culture, meet my family, and test myself in a foreign environment.

Bringing back anything to Adrian? Recipes for Korean food, for one.

Hardest part? Leaving a place that I’ve wanted to come to for so long is going to be one of the hardest things I’ve had to do.

Bring Sharon Back!

We interviewed Sharon for this story through Facebook, the popular social networking website that is one of the main ways she keeps in touch with loved ones. Search on the site for “Sharon Parks” and you’ll see lots of photos from Korea on her page. You’ll also see the spoof web page created by Adrian student Josh Schramm so that Sharon’s AC friends can tell her how much they miss her. The Facebook group, called the “Sharon Parks, Would you come back from Korea Already!” Foundation, is 93 members strong and growing, and includes requests for Sharon clones, a proposal to the U.N. to bring Sharon back, and a request from a friend who tries to claim he’s her lonely grandfather.

For information on study abroad at AC, go to www.adrian.edu/Study_Abroad.

Honoring Virginia Tech Virginia Tech victims were recognized during Adrian College’s spring commencement on April 29.

Thirty-two lilies in Virginia Tech’s colors, maroon and orange, were placed at the front of the stage during the ceremony to honor the victims. The flowers were later planted on campus, placed in a ring to symbolize the circle of life we all share.

Fire Up!

Art students get new wood kiln A new wood kiln on campus makes Adrian College’s ceramics program one of the most equipped in the state and region. The kiln was built through the generosity of alumni Jane Castle ’75 and her husband Tom Boldt ’75, and Ann ’74 and Howie Vreeland ’72. They will be honored at a pig roast on Homecoming weekend, when the meat will be cooked in the kiln itself.

The College also has a salt kiln and two updraft gas kilns along with two raku kilns, a primitive fire area, multiple electric kilns, and individual work spaces for upper level students.

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Savannah Lee, the station manager at the campus radio station and an AC senior from Keller, Texas, shares her top five songs of the moment. Tune into WVAC 107.9 FM for more, or listen online at radio.adrian.edu.

1. “Makes Me Wonder” by Maroon 5 – This is the first single off their new album, and I think it’s got a fun dance quality to it.

2. “Here (In Your Arms)” by Hellogoodbye – This song is a nice change from the slew of emo bands that have been popular recently, and I picked it because it’s a cool blend of techno-sounding vocals and 80s pop music.

A new agreement with Specs Howard School of Broadcasting Arts in Southfield, Mich., opens up new options for students who seek broadcasting certification and a college degree.

Adrian College President Jeffrey Docking met with Specs Howard President Jonathan Liebman in Southfield in May to sign the articulation agreement, which makes it easier for Specs Howard students to transfer credits to Adrian.

The two schools are currently conversing about the possibility of an even stronger collaboration. Under such an agreement, Adrian communication students would benefit from Specs Howard facilities and/or faculty, and Specs Howard students would benefit from Adrian’s liberal arts curriculum and accreditation.

Details have yet to be hammered out, but both schools are open to discussing various ways of moving forward.

Specs Howard has a national reputation for its state-of-the-art programs in radio and television.

3. “Before He Cheats” by Carrie Underwood – I’m a little embarrassed that I picked this one, but I think that I like this song because it’s promising music from an American Idol winner. I’m not a big fan of country, but this song is cool because it bridges the gap between country and pop.

4. “Dani California” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers – I love this song because it’s fast, fun, and has a great beat. It’s a true throwback to earlier Peppers stuff with its fast and wild lyrics from front man Anthony Kiedis.

5. “Steady As She Goes” by the Racontuers – I picked this song because it is some of the newest work from Jack White of the White Stripes. His new band the Racontuers is a great mix of the odd but intelligent and interesting White Stripes lyrics, but with a tighter sound. It’s a great listen!

Alumna Named Board Chair

Mohr is the first alum in 29 years, and the first woman ever Adrian College named Kathryn Mohr ’84 as the new chairperson of the Board of Trustees at the May board meeting.

By accepting the position, Mohr made history in a couple of ways. She is the first female board chair in Adrian history. In addition, she is the first Adrian graduate to accept the position in 29 years. The last Adrian graduate to serve as board chair was Loran Lewis ’25, a judge who served in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pa., and who was chair 1967-1978.

Kathryn M. Mohr is a partner with Robison, Curphey & O’Connell, a law firm based in Toledo, Ohio. She is based at the firm’s Adrian

office and has clients throughout southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. She has practiced law for 20 years.

“Adrian College made a big difference in my life and I love this place,” Mohr said. “I am thrilled with the tremendous progress that the College is making and am honored to help it build on that progress.”

Kathryn brings years of service to her work as chairperson. She has served as a board member for the past 11 years, most recently as secretary. Prior to that, she served for eight years on the Adrian College Alumni Board of Directors, including as president.

Mohr replaces Gary Valade, who with great ability served as chair for six years. He remains on the board.

Mohr lives in Britton, Mich., with her husband, Mark Prielipp, and their three children, ages 6, 12, and 17. Two of her nephews are Adrian College alumni: Jason Brennan ’01 and Stephen Goetz ’06. www.adrian.edu

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Faculty Notes Robin Bott, associate professor of English, was accepted as a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow as part of the NEH Summer Institute programs, on “Cathedrals and Culture: Medieval York,” at York Minster in England. Bryan Bott, lecturer in the modern languages and cultures department and head of the Japanese Studies program, was also accepted as a fellow, for “The Ideal and the Real: Arcs of Change in Chinese Culture” at the East-West Center on the campus of the University of Hawaii.

Chris Momany ’84, AC chaplain, will present a paper in September at a conference sponsored by the Center for the Study of Scottish Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary. The paper compares Mahan’s moral theory to that of both Immanuel Kant and the Scottish tradition. Roger Fechner, retired history professor, will also present a paper. Momany continues to write for the Daily Bible Study of the United Methodist Publishing House, most recently on the prophets Micah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk, and Jeremiah.

Philip Howe, assistant professor of political science, chaired a panel on ethnicity, trust and democracy entitled “Pulling Together, Pushing Apart in Post-Communist Countries” at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in April.

You’ve learned a lot in your career. Would you be willing to help a student figure out how you did it?

The Office of Career Planning (formerly Career Services) introduces a student resource called the Adrian College Career Network, to help students who are just starting out in their careers. Submit your information and you will help build a database that could help AC connect you with a student who will benefit from your expertise.

Every semester, Career Planning Director Shannon Martineau does her best to field questions from students with an interest in everything from crime scene photography to financial advising. Knowing how to reach alumni in various careers will be a tremendous help. Depending on the case, alumni in the program might provide advice, ideas, internships, connections or job shadowing opportunities.

The program is one of a series of improvements to the office.

Now located in the Stanton Administration Building, the office suite is equipped with a dedicated recruiter office, extra office space, and a reception area with self-assessment computer stations.

The Adrian College Career Network replaces the now-defunct Bulldog Network and alumni who participated in that program are asked to re-register.

For more information, visit www.adrian.edu/ career_planning/alumni.

Derek Brereton, lecturer of anthropology, contributed three two-page entries to the newly published Dictionary of Critical Realism (Routledge, 2007): “Anthropology,” “Evolution of Society,” and, “Evolutionary Psychology.” He edited Michigan Discussions in Anthropology, v. 16, and wrote the respective on anthropological linguist Robbins Burling for that volume.

Melissa Stewart, assistant professor of religion, presented a paper titled “Bridge or Barrier: Mary, Mary Quite Contrary” at the regional conference of the American Academy of Religion in Chicago in March. She worked closely with then-student Mary Bolz Hagley ’07, who presented a paper titled “Retrieval of Mary Magdalene as a Symbol of Female Ministers.”

Sarah Hanson, associate professor of earth science, presented a paper at the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium in Rochester, N.Y., in April.

James Spence, assistant professor of philosophy/religion, chaired the 34th Conference on Value Inquiry, held on campus in April and hosted by the philosophy and religion department. Attendees included 70 philosophers from five different countries.

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Professor launches student-run research for survivors Senior Phil Harrington tests out equipment in the lab with cancer survivor Martie Coughlin.

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fter Dr. Adam Coughlin ’97 saw his mom endure a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, he took an unusual approach to dealing with it. He ran a marathon and seven triathlons over a three-month period.

He’ll admit now that what started as a somewhat foolhardy bet at a holiday party turned into a long and grueling summer.

But when he thought about the courage that his mom, Martie Coughlin, showed through her ordeal, he wanted to express to her how much of a difference she’d made in his life.

That was five years ago, when he was a kinesiology doctoral student at Michigan State. Now that he’s an assistant professor of exercise science and director of the Honors Program at AC, he’s taking his inspiration in an entirely new direction, by starting a program for student-led cancer research.

The idea for the research began with a simple question: If you survive cancer, can exercise improve your long-term chances for staying free of the disease? To Coughlin’s amazement, little long-term research has been done to find out. Why not give AC students an opportunity to help?

“I started thinking what else our students could do with their degree in the health field. And then what would be scientifically beneficial, and at the same time helps the community?” Coughlin said. “This will meet all three goals.”

The research aspires to fill an important gap in the current cancer research. Most studies on physical fitness and cancer fo-

cus on immediate recovery, and thus only include data for two years at most.

Coughlin’s study is designed to collect data for five years and more, to find out more about what might lead to a longer and better life for survivors.

Students can’t wait to get involved. Exercise science major Brian Rider, for instance, is anxious for the research to start this fall.

He’ll graduate in December, but sees the program as so valuable that he plans to continue to participate through the spring.

“First of all, it’s a great opportunity,” he said. “Second, it’s something I’ll enjoy doing, and it’s a great cause.”

Brian appreciates how the program will broaden students’ options in the department beyond physical therapy and athletic training.

“I know I want to go into a health field where I work with people one-on-one, and I know I don’t want to be a doctor or a physical therapist,” he said. “I’m thinking about attending graduate school for cardiac rehabilitation, and this would be a great opportunity for that.”

As soon as patients have been diagnosed, they will be encouraged to enroll so that a baseline can be established. The study will track the five component areas of fitness: aerobic conditioning, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Fitness testing will occur two times a year for the first two to three years, and then once a year for as long as possible.

While most participants will come on referral from Hickman Cancer Center in Adrian, the program will be open to any-

one who’s interested, including any alumni who can make it back to campus.

Coughlin’s wish-list for equipment is long. For example, the high-tech Bod Pod, a machine that measures body composition with air pressure, would be ideal for cancer patients who may be missing tissue and are hard to measure with conventional methods. If grant funding comes through, the College might be able to get one.

Until then, his departmental budget and modest internal grants have provided the basic equipment needed to get started. The human performance lab in the Merillat Sport & Fitness Center is ready to accept patients.

Eight years ago one of those patients was Martie Coughlin. Now cancer-free, she remembers all too well the struggle she and her family had with the disease.

“When I was diagnosed, I think Adam was so shocked that he might lose his mom at age 50 that he realized how short life can be,” she said. “He’s made it his personal mission ever since then. If he and the students can find answers that might help someone else down the road, I think that is so awesome.”

Adam Coughlin ’97

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Speech excerpt:

Treat people

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Shelley Brown Milano ’78 gives commencement address

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f you were asked to give the commencement address at your alma mater, what on earth would you say?

That’s the predicament that Shelley Brown Milano ’78 faced when she was invited to speak at Adrian College’s spring commencement in April. She hadn’t been back to campus in decades, and now was expected to try to tell a group of young and talented graduates how to be successful. Despite her career as a corporate lawyer for such companies as Starbucks and Eddie Bauer, the task seemed daunting.

In the end, she decided to stick to the basics, including a deceptively simple message: Treat people right. She shared this anecdote from when she wasn’t much older than the students in the audience, as a young lawyer feeling overwhelmed as the new general counsel for a major corporation.

One day, this company received notice of a major charge and investigation from the government. I immediately hired a senior anti-trust lawyer who brought in several other senior lawyers to prepare for a hearing on the government allegations of wrongdoing. We had to appear in front of a certain governmental commission to testify and provide information they requested.

The president of the company asked me to speak on behalf of the company – rather than the experienced lawyers. As you can imagine, these lawyers were livid and I was petrified. Having no choice, I stayed up all night preparing my remarks. At that time, my oldest daughter was around three or four years old and as she often did, she sat at the table in my study and worked with me until her bedtime.

Unfortunately, I fell asleep at my desk while working and I did not wake up until 6:30 a.m. My flight was at 7 a.m. and we lived 35 minutes from the airport. I quickly dumped the contents of my desk into my largest briefcase and literally dressed in the car on my way to the airport. I luckily made the flight – although I was quite a sight!

When we arrived, the first order of business was to exchange introductions and business cards. Immediately, there was snickering and laughing. My little daughter had drawn little stick figure dolls all over the cards! I thought I would die! The lawyers with me all rolled their eyes in disdain.

After some questions and several laughs from these government investigators, I then began my presentation. Because I felt at ease and realized that I was addressing real people, I scrapped my written presentation and just talked to them. I told them the company’s story. Following the presentation, the commission asked a few questions, and called for a short recess.

My lawyers took me in a room and were mortified. They were first embarrassed over my business cards fiasco, and now they were dismayed that I didn’t present all the barriers to the information requests that we had discussed, but rather, had supplied, in their opinion, far too much information. They told me I had done a great disservice to my company.

When we were called back into the room, the government investigators said that they were so impressed with our honesty and straightforward style, and while they would need much more information and review, they were going to focus on the other companies in this same situation. While I can’t assert that this novel approach changed the outcome, I can assure you that the investigation went smoothly, was friendly and cost the company less than 10 percent of what it cost the other companies.

The point I am trying to make here is that no matter how difficult or challenging a matter is, if you deal with people as human beings, talk to them and understand what they need or want, you will be successful. Had I followed the typical course of dealing with the government, it would have been exceedingly adversarial and perhaps we would not have enjoyed such a positive result. I think people get so caught up in their “roles” that they forget we all are dealing with other people. If you become self-important or fall in the trap of doing it like the next guy, the people aspect gets missed.

You can be the brightest, most experienced expert on a subject, but if you ignore the “people” aspect, you won’t enjoy success.

Make people a part of the equation.

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What hockey teams do we have?

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The Bulldogs now boast varsity hockey teams for both men and women, providing one of the only options in the region for competing at the Division III level. There is also a men’s club team.

What in the world is synchronized skating?

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As you may have heard, Adrian is developing a team in this up and coming sport. Think synchronized swimming on ice – sort of high-speed figure skaters moving in formation. It is the fastest growing area of ice sports. According to U.S. Figure Skating, there are 8,000 active synchronized skaters in this country, and a great number of them are located in the Midwest region. However, colleges do not yet take full advantage of the interest. Miami University is the only other school with a fully-funded varsity program.

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What about facilities?

This fall the Arrington Ice Arena will open for play for the first-ever home hockey games. The $5.5 million facility will consist of a single sheet of ice, 500 chair back seats, press box, president’s box, concession stand, pro shop with skate rental, offices for ice sport coaches and personnel, and locker rooms. The operating schedule will include open skates for the community, learn-to-skate programs for children and adults, and hockey programs for people of various ages and abilities. www.adrian.edu

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Who do we play, and what are our chances?

The varsity men’s hockey team has been accepted to the challenging Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association, which consists of five teams from Wisconsin, one from Minnesota and one from the Upper Peninsula. The women’s team is a candidate for the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association and will compete as a scheduling partner during the upcoming season. The NCHA consists of teams from Wisconsin, Chicago, and the Upper Peninsula. The men’s club team is part of the American College Hockey Association Division I and will play teams from throughout the region, including Michigan, Michigan State and Saint Louis University.

Adrian is rare in that all the teams are completely new this year. However, head coaches for the programs will have recruited throughout the U.S. and Canada for as much as a year prior to the first games in order to be as competitive as possible. According to collegehockeyrecruits.com, Adrian College has captured the top 2007 recruiting class in all of NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey.

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Season tickets are now available; visit the athletics web page for more information. Tickets for home games start at $5. Men’s varsity opens at home against Potsdam State 7 p.m. on Oct. 19, the women open 3 p.m. on Oct. 20 against Chatham, and ACHA (club) plays home against Michigan at 7 p.m. on Sept. 29. Official Arrington Ice Arena dedication ceremonies will take place on the evening of Oct. 19.

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Trivia Bonus What is “Icing the puck”?

Since Adrian College will now be a hockey school, it might be time to learn some lingo. “Icing” doesn’t have anything to do with cake. It’s actually a penalty for sending the puck untouched to the opponent’s end. If it passes from behind the red center line to the other team’s red goal line, then it’s considered a delay tactic that is unaggressive and boring to watch. The penalty is a face off on your end of the rink.

A: Not icing; B: Icing

And how about a toe pick?

The set of teeth located at the front of each skate blade is called the toe pick, and is used for jumps, spins, and for stopping when skating backwards. Figure skaters have them and hockey players don’t, leading to the famous movie line in “Cutting Edge” (1992). When Doug the hockey player struggles to become the new partner to Kate the figure skater, she repeatedly points out his failings by saying, “Toe pick!”

Where was the first professional hockey team in the world located?

Houghton, Mich. (Portage Lakers, 1903)

How far does a Zamboni or similar ice resurfacer travel on the rink in the course of a year?

Approximately 2,000 miles.

Sure, a lot of 18-year-olds come to Adrian. Now aspiring ice professionals do, too.

Yes, actually. That’s because Adrian is the new home of the Ice Arena Institute of Management (iAIM), a leading training program that attracts people from all over the nation.

The program, which consists of 32 hours of intense classroom experience over the course of a week, provides certification in such areas as arena programming, management, and operations, and attracts up-and-coming leaders in the growing industry of ice arena management. A recent session in May attracted pupils from Seattle to Florida and Boston to California.

The founder and director of the school is Jack Vivian ’66. Jack is the CEO of JRV Management, a global leader in building and managing stateof-the-art sports facilities. It was announced that Adrian College would be the new training site for iAIM at the arena groundbreaking last fall.

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When Dr. Robert Brown ’50 got back from World War II in the spring of 1946, he was ready to go to college that fall. So he applied to Albion.

Unfortunately for them, the school was too full to accept him until February. His friend Jack Charters ’49 and a Methodist minister he knew suggested he look at Adrian instead. He decided to take summer and fall classes here and then transfer later.

“I never made the switch,” Bob said. “I liked Adrian so much and got involved with so many activities that I decided to stay.”

As a result, Bob began a lifelong relationship with Adrian College, including a college degree, 25 years on staff, and a 12-year stint on the board of trustees that continues to this day.

Bob returned to Adrian a few years after college to head the struggling admissions department. Two years later Dr. John Dawson ’38 became president, and Brown worked with the remarkable leader for the next 23 years.

Eventually Bob was promoted to vice president of development, and went on to serve very successfully as president of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., from 1978-1989.

During that time the college halted declining enrollment and then more than doubled it, expanded academic programs, received $33 million in private gifts, and greatly improved the physical campus. The state-of-the-art performing arts center, dedicated in 1990, bears his name.

Adrian College influenced Bob in many ways, but the part he’s happiest about is meeting his wife Carolyn while in the area, to whom he’s now been married for 51 years. Now that his working years are over, Bob enjoys travel, golf and gardening – not to mention the seven grandchildren.

“I’m a full-time grandfather now,” he said.

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“When I think back on how I ended up at Adrian, I realize it was pure serendipity, pure luck! Adrian College literally turned my life around.”

As a high school senior Micheal Cromley ’60 was, as he puts it, “rebelling against everything.” His grades were so poor he ranked almost at the bottom of his class, and he wasn’t even thinking about going to college.

Then the high school principal, an Adrian alumnus, invited AC President John Dawson ’38 to give the commencement address. Dawson and Micheal struck up a conversation during the reception afterward and it changed everything.

“What do you want to do with your life?” Dawson asked.

“I don’t know,” the aimless young Cromley replied.

By the next day, the possibility of college had taken root in Cromley’s heart and mind. He was going to Adrian. He took the GED and got in by the skin of his teeth on academic probation.

The adjustment to the rigors of college didn’t happen overnight, but the support at a small school was exactly what he needed to eventually thrive. Cromley went on to graduate school and 27 years as associate professor of counseling for the City Colleges of Chicago. He has served as chief examiner for the GED in Cook County (Chicago), held a private family counseling practice where he helped youth with drug addictions, and is now an adjunct psychology professor at North Central Michigan College.

“When I got to Adrian I failed freshman English twice. Now I’ve taught it at the college level,” he said.

Cromley has always been drawn to those who need extra help to reach their potential. Looking back over more than 45 years of teaching experience, he can’t imangine where he’d be without Adrian.

“If I’d gone to a place where I was just a number, I never would have survived.”

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Ask Ron Mead ’72 about Chelsea High School and he’ll tell you it’s been a fantastic place to be principal for the last 18 years. With a supportive community and great families, the district boasts one of the best ACT averages in the county, an excellent music program, and an athletics program that has won multiple state championships.

For a small town, it’s also had more than its share of tragedies. A car accident after a football game claimed the lives of three senior girls. Parents and staff members have died unexpectedly, and there have been suicides. And while Ron has a personal policy not to talk to the media about it, in 1993 an angry teacher shot and killed the superintendent and wounded Ron and another teacher.

“Dealing with crises is something you hope you don’t have to get good at, but we’ve had to,” Ron said. “We work together to try to help people put the pieces back together.”

One way Ron has contributed to this effort is through Ele’s Place, a Lansing-based nonprofit that helps children and their families with death and grieving. Ron is one of the key volunteers who helped expand the program into Chelsea and the rest of Washtenaw County last April.

Ron came to AC to play football, but the team improved and he switched to intramurals. Choosing Adrian, however, has made a big difference in his life. He met his wife Marilyn Williams Mead ’72 here. And he values how AC prepared him for his career, helped him grow spiritually, and taught him the value of personal connections.

“At Adrian I learned how effective relationships can be, and that’s helped me be successful as a high school principal.

“Education has been an incredibly rewarding life for me. You don’t get rich, except in how you impact lives.”

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Karen Haas Misseldine ’87 thought about going to a bigger school that already offered art therapy. Instead she came to Adrian, which didn’t have a program yet, but where art chair Pi Benio understood her passion and said they could make it happen.

“It was through helping me that Pi really started to develop the program,” Karen said. “We worked together so I could get the coursework and hands-on experience I needed to go to graduate school.”

Her willingness to break new ground for art therapy is what later helped her fashion her career.

“Art therapy is common in big cities, but in smaller towns where I’ve lived, I’ve had to work hard to convince people how valuable it can be,” she said.

Haas Misseldine earned a master’s degree in art therapy and then moved to Pocatello, Idaho, with her husband, Tom Misseldine ’85 (the son of longtime AC English professor Al Misseldine). When a youth foundation advertised for a counselor, she convinced the staff that a trained art therapist was the best choice for the troubled teens.

“Art is a good way for families and teens to see their problems in a different light,” Karen said. “It’s another way to encourage people to open up by communicating in a nonverbal way.”

Now Karen and her family live in Decorah, Iowa, which is even smaller. Not content to sit back, she invented her own niche there by contracting her services with four area nursing homes.

“I have a real passion for working with older people and end-of-life issues. I help people use their creativity to stay more cognitive, to get in touch with their memories, and to connect with their new communities in the nursing homes,” she said.

When Karen looks back at her college years, she thinks about the field work, her own self-discovery as a double major synthesizing sociology and studio art, and all those late nights working with her friends in the studio.

“It was kind of a magical time,” she said.

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What’s the secret to good coaching?

To Karen Baird ’93, head softball coach at Eastern Michigan University, it comes down to two simple principles: teach each player to believe in herself, and teach her to put the team first.

Something must be working. This year her team fought back from a 1-11 start to win the conference championship for the first time in school history, beating Central Michigan in an extra-innings nail-biter.

“Talent is important, but sometimes heart matters more. We were the team that showed the most heart,” Baird said.

As a result, Karen was the first-ever coach from her university to be named MAC Coach of the Year. Baird is on track to becoming the second winningest coach in EMU softball history and has increased her program’s winning percentage in each of her first four seasons. She credits much of her success to her experience at AC, where she is a Hall of Famer for both softball and basketball.

“College was the best time of my life, and a lot of the things I learned at Adrian I take into my coaching now,” she said.

“Even though I’m at a Division I school, one of the most important things I stress to my athletes is to be a student athlete.

Go to class, get a degree and move on to a good career. That stems from the Division III philosophy I learned at Adrian,” she said.

That philosophy is paying off. Her team has ranked in the top ten in the nation for academics for the last four years.

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When Steve Brooks ’03 came to Adrian College, he wasn’t planning to join the Army. But not long after he graduated he decided it would help him repay school loans, provide tuition assistance for more education, and more than anything, it would give him a challenge.

Challenge him it has. As a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, he has been on a 15-month deployment in Afghanistan since January, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While his daily life has its share of trials, the hardest part is being away from his wife, Beth Lawrence ’04, and their seven-month-old, Isabelle Grace. He’ll meet his daughter for the first time when he comes home on leave this month.

“This is an extremely tough time for us, still being somewhat newlyweds, with a newborn, and being thousands of miles away from each other,” Steve emailed from overseas. “Beth does an unbelievable job of sending me pictures and DVDs of Isabelle. She also does a wonderful job taking care of our daughter.”

Brooks came to Adrian to play basketball. He went on his campus visit with Dan Walter ’03, and the two have been best friends ever since. Walter is the second-highest scorer in AC men’s basketball history with 1,620, followed by Brooks with 1,523.

“How did AC change my life?” Brooks asked. “I met my wife and best friend here. My experience at AC helped me learn how to think. It helped my decision-making ability. It helped me become more independent.”

Beth is currently finishing pre-requisites and plans to pursue a doctorate in physical therapy. Steve is working on an online master’s degree in education. When he finishes military service in 2008, he wants to be a science teacher and to coach at the secondary and then collegiate levels.

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There’s a TV commercial where two roommates meet for the first time. They couldn’t be more opposite; one is bubbly and wears lots of pink, the other is goth and has candles, lots of black clothes, and a big pet snake.

Before Kari Forshey (left)met her roommate freshman year, she had a moment of fear that they’d be that different. But she and Brittany Luckett were soon best friends. Now juniors, the pair wouldn’t think of rooming with anyone else.

Both women can be shy, but they’ve discovered new sides of themselves through the friendship. They have inside jokes about everything—starting with the episode of hysteria involving a stubborn jar of olives and an unknown male student in the hallway – that seems to make every day significant.

“I never believed it was possible to laugh until it hurt until I came to Adrian,” Kari said.

Brittany, from Muskegon, and Kari, from Richland, both got interested in AC through admissions mailings. Small influence, big impact. In addition to new friendships, the world is getting bigger in terms of their minds.

Both are smart. Kari got a 29 on her ACT, putting her in the 95th percentile nationwide, and Brittany had 3.9 GPA in high school. Neither of them, however, had ever considered graduate school before coming to college. Due to the personal influence of their professors and each other, Kari is now considering a doctorate in genetics, and Brittany in anatomy.

“I think college is a time when you try to find yourself,” Brittany said. “Kari and I have helped each other find out who we are and what we want in life.”

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For nowHe DREAMS Taz Wallace’s quest to make it in professional football by darcy gifford ’91

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he consummate team player is alone now. No team mates. No coaches. It’s just Tavarski Wallace and a dream that he’s carried since he was nine years old.

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The former Bulldog star linebacker is trying to break into professional football. He pushes himself through demanding individual workouts to improve his speed, strength and defensive technique, and the results show on his chiseled 5’11”, 233-pound frame. He’s gained nearly eight pounds of muscle since working out for scouts at the University of Michigan’s Pro Day in March. And there’s much more work to do.

Despite an unwavering work ethic and a storied career as the all-time leading tackler in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III history, Wallace faces long odds. With roughly 2,700 roster spots in the National Football League (NFL), the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL), there are a finite number of jobs available. Most are taken, either by veterans or marquee draft picks.

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“I grew up around drugs and violence,” he said. “Seeing people on drugs probably had the biggest effect on me, and the images really stuck in my head. I just remember thinking that I don’t ever want to be in that situation. I didn’t have drugs or violence in my house, but around me, that’s all there was. There were hardly any role models, and I was hanging with the wrong crowd and doing the wrong things, so I was looking for a better life. No one had to tell me to move. I wanted to move on my own.”

With Jacqueline’s blessing, Wallace moved to Adrian and started over with Lester and Joann Wallace, Jacqueline’s brother and sister-in-law. He enrolled at Madison High School and, after going back and forth between Tuscaloosa and Adrian for a spell, finally settled into life up north. The geographic shuffling affected his athletic eligibility, though, and he had to sit out his senior year. He spent the next few months

“...just because you come from a situation doesn’t mean you have to stay in that situation.”

NCAA research shows that only 1.80 percent of college football seniors are drafted into the NFL each year. Not all make NFL rosters. Becoming an NFL player is less likely than being selected for NASA’s astronaut training program, which only accepts 2.75 percent of stringently pre-screened applicants.

These statistics, however, do not dissuade Wallace, who has always shot for the moon. The son of Otis Meeks, a high-performance engine mechanic in Detroit, and Jacqueline, an Alabama nursing home aide, he was just 15 when he hatched a life-altering plan and left his roots.

“I grew up in inner city Tuscaloosa,” Wallace said, a soft and unmistakably southern cadence pacing his words. “A lot of people don’t know that, and I don’t say it for people to feel sorry for me. Sometimes I do tell kids, ‘Look, this is where I came from. I’m not saying I’m the best person in the world, but just because you come from a situation doesn’t mean you have to stay in that situation.’

away from football, working out and hoping to get a chance to play at the next level.

A similar circumstance repeats today. Much like 2003 when he flew under the radar of major college football recruiters, Wallace is an unproven commodity to some professional scouts. He was a three-time All-American and the only NCAA Division III player invited to play in the Magnolia Bowl in Jackson, Miss., but some question the level of competition he faced during his collegiate career. Wallace easily eschews the scrutiny, saying “People think that Division I football is so much faster than Division III, but realistically it’s not. That’s just my opinion. I played in the Magnolia Bowl, an all-star game with all Division I players, and the pace is faster, don’t get me wrong, but the difference between Division III and Division I is taking angles. An angle that you can take in Division III and make a play just won’t work against Division I athletes.”

Wallace, who was given the moniker “Taz” by a high school

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1. Wallace awaits his next series on the field at Hope College this past October. 2. Taz runs the three-cone drill for NFL scouts and Pro Day at the University of Michigan’s Schembechler Hall. 3. Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Joe Barry instructs Wallace at Lions Rookie Camp.

4. Wallace shows his speed to New York Giants linebackers coach Bill Sheridan at the University of Michigan Pro Day. 5. Former AC defensive coordinator Aaron Klotz ’98 and Wallace at the Detroit Lions Facility in Allen Park. 6. Taz makes one of his 429 career tackles against Kalamazoo College on Sept. 30 at the AC Performance Stadium.

basketball coach who kept stumbling over his real name, is known for his quiet maturity and his desire to make himself and his teammates better. He once told teammate Desmond Upshaw that he would never display an individual award unless the Bulldogs won a league championship. Adrian was 27-13 during his career but didn’t capture an MIAA title.

There were two 8-2 finishes but no rings. Wallace stayed true to his word and has never hung up a single award. He is majoring in criminal justice, wants to be a social worker, and is one semester shy of graduating, saying he will get his degree “no matter what.” He mentors youth at Madison H.S., becoming the role model that he never had. By everyone’s account he is a leader and self-motivated young man, this kid who once flirted with trouble in Tuscaloosa.

“I’m appreciative of everything that’s taken place in my life and I don’t regret anything that I’ve done,” he said. “I don’t regret coming to Adrian College because I have great relationships with so many people here, and Coach [Jim] Lyall is the best coach I’ve ever had.”

He has spent the majority of his waking hours juggling Plan A – finishing school – with Plan B – playing football.

He is young and in the best shape of his life, and his potential has not gone unnoticed. Wallace was one of 47 players who participated in a Detroit Lions rookie camp in May. He

has also drawn interest from several other teams, including the Buffalo Bills and the CFL’s Calgary Stampeders. As he attempts to blaze a path to the NFL, he keeps in mind that professional football is all about needs. Some teams need a quarterback. Some need a punter. And when one needs a feared hitter who can run well and make plays, he wants scouts to think of him.

“I try to be realistic about things,” he said. “I could be playing next year or I could not be playing. I could get hurt tomorrow. So I just try to be realistic. Some guys put everything into one basket, and at the end of the day, they have nothing because it was all about football.

“I love football to death. But I’m not going to put my whole life into football. I’ve told myself I’m not going to do that. I don’t want to be 26 years old still trying to make it in professional football. Some people can do that, but that’s just not my plan.”

For now, he dreams. He has beaten the odds before. Why can’t he do it again?

As of July 2 Taz Wallace remains a free agent candidate. Check www.adrian.edu for updates on his journey. www.adrian.edu

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Earl Dickey ’40 and his wife were featured in the April 2007 “Outdoor Illinois” magazine for their volunteer work at the visitor center of Giant City Park (Ill.). Earl was a Giant City Civilian Conservation Corps worker in the 1930s and enjoys sharing his stories about the “old days.”

The couple lives in Carbondale, Ill., and has two daughters, a son, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Edward Braun ’43 and his wife Sally celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 9 with a family celebration. The couple lives in Adrian and has three children.

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Keith Smith ’61 and his wife, Dorothy, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June. Keith serves as minister of pastoral care at the Element Church in Blissfield. The couple has two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Richard Cheatham ’63, of San Antonio, published a book titled “Can You Make the Buttons Even? Lessons Learned Along Life’s Spiritual Path” (AuthorHouse, 2006). The book shares excerpts from the author’s own lifelong spiritual journey.

In May, Richard Gurdjian ’68 was named recipient of the Marvin E. Muilenberg CLU Distinguished Service Award for his service to the community and his profession. The award is presented annually by the National Association of Insurance and Financial AdvisorsMichigan (NAIFA) to an individual selected from the association’s 1,600 members.

Rick is a member and past president of the NAIFA-Lenawee County. Rick is also an AC trustee, former Alumni Board member, member of TKE, and past recipient of the AC Distinguished Alumni Award.

He and his wife, Jan Drake Gurdjian ’68, live in Adrian and have two children.

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Since retiring from the railroad industry, Ted Johnson Jr. ’72, co-founder of Freight Train Media, has been working to promote greater public exposure for Op-

eration Lifesaver, based in Cleveland. By creating the “Rolling Billboards Across America,” advertisers place their message on freight cars with Operation Lifesaver ads to educate the public about the dangers of railroad grade crossings and trespassing. The first client to place an ad on the Florida East Coast Railways was the Florida Marlins. Ted lives in Solon, Ohio.

continue to live in Cincinnati with their children, Grant, 13, Isaac, 10, and Addie, 8. In June, the Lytle family, including sibling Rose Lytle Grafton ’86, held a volleyball tournament to benefit Christopher’s Insulin Education Foundation (ChIEF), started two and a half years ago after the death of their nephew. ChIEF was created to help teenagers and children with diabetes.

Bill Kenyon ’74, former AC vice president for institutional advancement, accepted a position as executive director for Hospice of Lenawee. Bill was recently awarded the 2007 Maurice Stubnitz Award, presented annually to a local individual who exemplifies the spirit of volunteer leadership and service to the Lenawee United Way and Volunteer Center. Bill and his wife, Diane Elfers Kenyon ’73, live in Adrian.

Steven Ashley ’91 performed with the group Roads to Rome at the Christian Family Centre in Adrian. He is the lead guitar player for the five-man Christian rock band. Last year, Steve co-wrote a song that was used on the CBS Television show “Cold Case.” Steve and his family live in Nashville.

John Aiken ’77, Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) bank examiner, received one of three graduate banking school scholarships awarded in 2007 by the Education Foundation of State Bank Supervisors. The scholarship will cover expenses for up to three years’ attendance at the graduate banking or trust school of the recipient’s choice. John plans to attend the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado in Boulder. John joined OFIS in 2003 following a 23-year career in banking. He lives with his wife, Gayle Carter Aiken ’80, and family in Chesterfield.

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Randy Boadway ’84, of Comstock Park, was the contest director for the National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet (NARAM) held in July at Prairieville Farms in Delton.

Charlie Lytle ’87 was recently appointed vice president of marketing for Stonehouse Building Products. Prior to his new position, Charlie was employed for nine years at Senco Products, Inc. Stonehouse is a small, privately held company conducting business with Lowe’s and other design centers across the U.S. Charlie and his wife, Rosemary,

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Steve Lajiness ’91 was appointed as development manager for DUCTZ, a leading duct-cleaning franchise. Prior to his appointment, Steve worked for five years with the Molly Maid franchise in the area of operations support. He resides in Lambertville.

Kevin Stone ’91 coached, mentored and competed in the eighth annual Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities held June 7-10 in Edmond, Okla.

Kevin, a five-year U.S. Paralympics Archery National Team member and 2004 Paralympic Team medalist, set a national record during the tournament by improving the 2005 record in the 70 Meter Olympic distance by 18 points. Kevin also posted a score that earned him Elite Paralympic Team status and is now named to his third World Championship Team for the U.S. He’ll be vying for another spot on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic Team at the IPC World Target Championships to be held in Korea later this year.

Kevin and family reside in Kodak, Tenn.

Kiersten Knudstrup Chapman ’92 was a contributing editor to the recently published book “Axis of Evil World Tour,” by Adrian native Scott Fisher. The book,

23 classnotes available at Amazon.com, recounts Fisher’s time spent in North Korea, Iraq and Iran. Kiersten lives with her daughter in Saline, where she teaches English at Saline High School.

Erica Emery ’99, marketing manager with The Bostwick-Braun Company in Toledo, was named Employee of the Year for 2006. Erica was promoted to marketing manager in 2003, and currently oversees all marketing and advertising efforts.

Cyndi Koppelman ’93 was this year’s juror of awards at the Lenawee High School Art Exhibition. Cyndi is chair of the art department at Saline High School and coordinator of art for Saline Schools.

From the U.S. Embassy by andrew krukowski ’06

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typical morning for Bob Miller ’86 might involve getting his clothes on, eating some breakfast, and shooing away roaming animals.

“Occasionally, I have cows walking by the front gate,” he said.

Miller doesn’t live on a farm. Instead, he’s working for the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as a financial management officer.

Nestled in between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Indian Ocean, Tanzania contains a majority of the Serengeti.

Miller’s job is to oversee aid and cash flow that comes into the U.S. Embassy.

“I basically take care of all of the money that comes from the United States government for assistance and to run the embassy.”

Miller has experience with finances. He graduated from Adrian College with an accounting degree, and he worked as a CPA for 10 years.

But, a chance vacation to Germany really interested him in embassy work. After leaving the U.S. Embassy in East Berlin in 1989, he said, “I walked out of there saying ‘That would really be a cool place to work!’”

Miller said his job is the best if you like to travel, but the harsh reality is that it’s also dangerous. The U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam was one of two embassies bombed in 1998. Miller has a guard stationed at his house 24 hours a day.

“Everyone’s got a guard,” he said, “so if you don’t have one, you become the target.”

The risk doesn’t faze Miller. In fact, he cherishes the opportunities the job gives him, including going on an African safari. Even better, he met former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

“It was an extremely interesting opportunity and a highlight of my career,” he said.

Elizabeth Bibik ’97 recently directed the Farmington Players in “Oklahoma!” which had a sold-out opening weekend in May. She resides in Berkley.

Jessie Ellis ’97 recently won runnerup in the international writing competition for the Fish Publishing Historical Short Fiction Prize 2006 for her one-page story titled “Knoxville 1899.” Jessie was recently selected as the 2007-08 vice president for the AC Alumni Association Board of Directors and lives in Howell.

Vanessa Lozzi ’97, a paralegal based in the Bloomfield Hills law office of Butzel Long, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association.

Vanessa completed her three-year term as a Paralegal Section Chair in May. At Butzel Long’s office, she works in the practice area of litigation, appellate litigation, class action litigation and securities. Vanessa resides in Clinton Township.

Erica Emery ’99

Births

Heidi Wendt Bistak ’93 and her husband, Deron, announce the birth of their son, Antonio Jackson, on March 25. Heidi is a third grade teacher for the Euclid City Schools.

They live in Mentor, Ohio.

Antonio Bistak

Kristi Daane Garcia ’93 and her husband, Noel, announce the birth of twin sons, Austin Noel and Gerrit Nikolaas, on Nov. 17, 2006. The Garcias live in DeWitt.

In May 2006, Erin Strittmatter ’98 earned a master’s degree in literacy instruction from Michigan State University. She continues to teach fifth grade at Jennings Elementary School in Quincy.

Austin and Gerrit Garcia

Erin Strittmatter ’98

Kimberley Black Muir ’93 and her husband, John, announce the birth of their son, Joshua Richard, on Feb. 3. The family lives in Howell.

Kimberley and her husband, an optometrist, own and operate Grand River Eye Care. (photo next page)

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for Real Times, Inc., in Detroit, and Ginger is a full-time mom. The family lives in Brighton.

able energy. Friends may email them at lehtij@chooserenewables.com.

Jillian and Genevieve Cox

Chad ’98 and Shanan Stamm Henline ’97 announce the birth of their son, Chase Andrew, on March 16. He joins brother Caden, 3. Shanan teaches first grade at Prairie Elementary, and Chad is a plant manager for Venchurs, Inc. The Henlines live in Adrian.

Joshua Muir

Stacy Pasch Rellinger ’93 and her husband, Ray, announce the birth of their “little bulldog” Elizabeth Lee, on June 23, 2006.

The Rellingers live in Fremont, Ohio, and friends may visit their website at www.ohiotimberhaven.com.

Jane McNabb Kovicak ’95 and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their second child, Nathan Joseph, on March 11. Nathan joins brother, Jack Andrew, 2. The Kovicak family lives in Elkton, Md., where Jane is a stay-at-home mom. She would enjoy hearing from friends at jane.kovicak@gmail.com.

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Elizabeth Rellinger

Tony ’93 and Colleen Day DeNardo ’95 announce the birth of Anthony Francis III, born Nov. 15. Baby Tony joins sister Isabella, 4. Tony is a program engineer for Lacks Trim Systems, and Colleen is a business account manager for both the IT and Operations departments at La-Z-Boy, Inc., in Monroe. The DeNardo family welcomes email at cdenardo@chartermi.net.

Nathan Kovicak

Matthew Roberts ’96 and his wife, Stacey, announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Jenelle, on Oct. 13. She joins two step-sisters, Kathryn, 11, and Alex, 12. Matt is the general manager at 2V Industries, Inc., in Wixom. The Robertses live in Howell, and can be reached at mroberts@2vindustries.com.

Britton ’94 and Ginger Pasch Cox ’95 announce the birth of their second child, Genevieve Linda, on Jan. 18, 2006. She joins sister Jillian, 3. Britton is the CFO

Michael ’98 and Kimberly Cook Hirvela ’97 announce the birth of their son, Owen Samuel, on Aug. 13, 2006. The Hirvela family lives in Novi. Kimberly is a case manager at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and Michael is vice president at Total Lawn Care in Royal Oak.

Owen Hirvela

Isabella and Anthony DeNardo

Mark ’95 and Aimee Lanning Adamski ’95 announce the birth of their son, Evan Joseph, on April 11. He joins sisters Megan, 6, and Janine, 3. The Adamski family lives in Sterling Heights.

Chase Henline

Kathryn, Emma and Alex Roberts

Jessica Tomac Lehti ’97 and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their daughter, Jaelyn Elyse. Jaelyn joins her brother, Teagon, 2. The Lehti family lives in Grand Rapids. Jessica is a partner in a renewable energy business called Choose Renewables, helping to educate, evaluate and empower people with renew-

Joe Hunter ’98 and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of their daughter, Diana Grace, on Jan. 8. Joe is a project manager at Borders Group, Inc., in Ann Arbor, where they live.

G. Aaron ’98 and Alison Eggly Klotz ’99 announce the birth of their daughter, Alexis Suzanne, on April 10. Alexis joins big brother Logan, 3. The Klotz family lives in Adrian. (photo next page)

25 classnotes Haupricht ’97, Randy Browne ’97, Matt Farney ’97, Curtis Beagle ’97, Jason Melynchek ’97, and Dawn Dular Fischaber ’98. Ted is employed at the University of Michigan in the Administrative Information Systems department. The couple resides in Ann Arbor.

Alexis Klotz

Answer to Math Stumper #3

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n the last issue we invited alumni to try to be the first to answer the Strawberry Ice Cream problem from Dr. Doug Brumbaugh ’62.

The first person to respond correctly was Tom Northey ’74. His prize was a fleece blanket from the bookstore. Correct answers were also submitted by Rhonda Phillips Rolph ’84, Molly O’Neill Klettner ’88, Peh Ng ’84, Janet Stafford Penrose ’67, Tom Fevig ’81, and Allen VandenBoss ’92 (who said that, no, his dad and retired math professor Eugene VandenBoss, did not help him).

If you’re curious, here is the problem, answer and solution provided by Brumbaugh:

The Strawberry Ice Cream Problem An AC math professor invites a group of prospective students to her house for lunch. One of the guests asks the ages of her children. “I have three,” she says. “Each has a counting-number age. The product of their ages is 72. The sum of their ages is the same as this house number.” The guest thinks a moment, checks the house number, and says, “I need more information.” The professor says, “The oldest likes strawberry ice cream.” The guest then gives the correct ages (and is promptly accepted for admission!).

David ’98 and Danea Hall Simetz ’99 announce the birth of their daughter, Dylan January, on Dec. 8. Dylan’s middle name is taken from January “Jana” Creech ’99. Danea left her job as an interior designer after eight years to stay home with the baby.

Dave is a foreman for a residential builder. The Simetz family lives in Waterford.

Dylan Simetz

Weddings

Kim Herington ’95 and Greg Grant were married Sept. 30, 2006, at Church of the Master United Methodist in Westerville, Ohio. Alumni in attendance were Kathy Carr Syrjanen ’93 and Brett Peters ’95.

Kim works as a legal assistant for a downtown Columbus law firm. They live in northeast Columbus.

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Ted ’97 and Lisa Stebbins

Chris Chaffee ’98 and Mouna Sukkarieh were married May 4, at the Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Saint Clair Shores. Parents of the groom are Ted ’70 and Becky Amstutz Chaffee ’71.

Groomsmen included Matt Grimm ’98, Geoff Pence ’00, and Vince Harkins ’97. Guests included Kevin ’98 and Jane Floyd Richie ’00, Todd Rosenbrook ’01, Jeff Rosenbrook ’99, Jon Mignin ’97, Richard Kirkpatrick ’99, Kurt Eggly ’02, Jenilyn Norman Harkins ’00, Joel ’96 and Julie Harkins Humphries ’96, Marianne Crego ’00, Amanda Gorning Godin ’97, Shawn Soudek ’01, Shane McVey ’01, Nick ’01 and Jackie Tonsor Whiteley ’01, Steve ’71 and Carol Chaffee Lawrence ’70, Eileen Chaffee ’76, Daniel Amstutz ’78, Garrett Hotchkiss ’00, and Eric Tasselmeyer. The couple lives in St. Clair Shores. Chris is employed as the operations manager for Marriott Courtyard in Utica.

3, 3, 8.

Solution: At first there appears to be several possibilities. If the house number is 74, the ages are 72, 1, 1. If it’s 39, the ages are 36, 2, 1. If 28, then 24, 3, 1. However, the only number that demands more information is 14, because there are two sets of ages that could work: 3, 3, 8, or 6, 6, 2. Strawberry ice cream is irrelevant, but the fact that someone is oldest rules out 6, 6, 2. (Note: Many people conclude the children must be 9, 8, and 1 because they count 18 letters in “strawberry ice cream.”)

Greg and Kim Herington Grant ’95

Edward “Ted” Stebbins ’97 and Lisa Piggott were married Nov. 11, in Lindsay, Ontario. Alumni attending the wedding included Rob Simetz ’97, Dana Strand ’97, Jason

Chris ’98 and Mouna Chaffee

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2000s

Elizabeth Fetherston ’00 spent four years working for the National Maritime Fisheries Service as an observer on fishing ships in the Bering Sea in Alaska.

After receiving a master’s degree in environmental management at Duke University’s Nichols School of the Environment in 2005, she has been employed by the Ocean Conservancy’s St. Petersburg (Fla.) office as manager of fisheries programs. Ocean Conservancy is an NPO dedicated to restoring the oceans and preserving its fish life. Elizabeth lives in St. Petersburg.

Terra Huffman Brow ’03 completed her master’s degree in special education at Western Michigan University. Terra has been teaching at the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home Schools since 2005, utilizing her most recent teaching endorsements in the areas of emotional impairments and learning disabilities. She lives in Kalamazoo with her husband, Anthony.

They were married in October 2005.

In May, Laura Kennedy Jaissle ’03 graduated from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, and in June, was commissioned as a probationary elder in the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. Laura was also recently appointed by Bishop Hopkins of the East Ohio Conference to Lakewood United Methodist Church in Lakewood, Ohio, where she will serve as an associate pastor. Husband Mike Jaissle ’03, is a fifth grade teacher in the area.

Madelyn, Mason and Emma Crosby Carl Embry ’04

Brad Larson ’05 has finished his first semester at the University of Hawaii, where he taught three classes (Intro to Acting), and attended three classes. Brad recently played the role of Oliver in “As You Like It” and over spring break had the opportunity to do some background acting work on the set of the TV show “Lost.”

Carson DeKeyser

Brad Larson ’05

Births Brian Aulph ’00 and his wife, Holly, announce the birth of their daughter, Addy Renee, on Dec. 23. Brian is a Spanish teacher in Grosse Pointe. Addy is already being brought up as a Bulldog. Go Dawgs!!! Brian can be reached by email at baulph@yahoo.com.

Michelle Zeiler Staggs ’04, Pittsford Elementary fourth grade teacher, was chosen by Wal-Mart as their local Teacher of the Year. Michelle lives in Jonesville.

Adrian College defensive line coach Carl Embry ’04 has been selected to serve a summer training camp internship with the Detroit Lions as part of the NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship Program. Embry said he hopes that through the experience he will become a better coach, assist the Lions, and bring back skills to help AC win an MIAA championship. He will enter his second season as AC’s defensive line coach this fall. He was head junior varsity coach in 2004, and wide receivers coach at the University of Findlay in 2005.

Amy Howell DeKeyser ’03 and her husband, Kyle, announce the birth of their son, Carson Ross, on May 23, 2006. Amy is employed as a claims specialist with the Kapnick Insurance Group. The DeKeyser family lives in Adrian.

Michael ’04 and Leticia Joyner Fox ’99 announce the birth of their son, Isaiah, on Feb. 7. He joins sisters Naomi and Michael Ann. Leticia works as a secretary in Academic Services at AC, and Michael is a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Isaiah Fox

Tom ’05 and Jillian Bogus Nash ’05 announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn Joanne, on March 22. The Nash family lives in Lake Bluff, Ill.

Weddings

Brian ’00, Holly and Addy Aulph

Heather Naughton Crosby ’01 and her husband, Les, announce the birth of twins on Jan. 16. Madelyn Christine and Mason John join sister Emma Noelle, 3. The family lives in Colorado, where Heather teaches fourth grade.

Cathy Dobrovolec ’00 and Nick Coccia were married July 28, 2006, in Livonia.

The wedding party included Jenny Dobrovolec Zavadil ’96, Debra Swatosh ’99, Brandi Elenbaas Reynolds ’00, and Jill Robinson ’00.

AC alumni in attendance were Beth Weidmeyer Heiss ’98, Josh Reynolds ’97, Pete ’91 and Sherri Stamm Mazzoni ’97, and Kristin Cook ’01.

27 classnotes Cathy recently earned a master’s degree in teaching from Wayne State University and teaches high school Spanish in Wayne-Westland. The couple lives in Royal Oak.

Bill Craft

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r. Willard Leahman Craft, Jr., 68, Bozeman, Mont., had a guiding principle for his entire teaching career: develop confidence and competence in his students.

“You knew that he was going to demand the best from you,” said Doug Hudgins ’86, Craft’s former student and NASA program scientist.

Craft, who died March 23 in Billings, Mont., was a chemistry professor at Adrian from 1967 to 1994.

Mary Martin, Craft’s oldest sister, said she remembers Bill experimenting with a chemistry set well before college, setting the groundwork for his career.

Bill received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of Washington in Seattle. He completed his post-doctoral work at the College of Wooster in Ohio and taught at Barry University in Miami, Fla., for four years before retiring in 1998.

Hudgins said Craft would give his students a very challenging topic and then make them tackle it on their own. If it were “the coefficient of thermal expansion of a gas,” they were required to find and develop an experiment for measuring it that met Craft’s standards.

“Particularly, the first few times you did that, you would end up getting kicked out,” Hudgins said, adding that this taught students more than they realized.

“Everybody should have a teacher like Bill Craft in their life,” Hudgins said.

Martin said Bill truly cared for his students. He sometimes included them in the cycling trips he enjoyed so much, and when students couldn’t make it home for the holidays he invited them home to his family.

Martin and Steve Barrett, Craft’s oldest nephew, remember his humor.

“His jokes were never, ever, ever off-color,” Martin said.

“Well, he told me a few jokes that were,” Barrett sheepishly interjected. “He taught me how to swear in German. But, for education’s sake, he also taught me how to count to ten in German.”

Barrett confessed he remembered more of the curse words than the numbers. But he knew those words with confidence.

–Andrew Krukowski ’06

Nick and Cathy Dobrovolec Coccia ’00

Katie Bouckaert ’03 and Nicholas Reed were married Feb. 24, in Kansas City, Mo. In attendance were Allison Keebaugh ’03, Sarah Vincke ’03, Sarah Moulik ’03, Jill Spencer Feick ’03, Margaret Moses ’02, Rachael Petre ’05, and Kim Misiak Ziehmer ’03.

Kristen Toy ’04 and Nathan Carter were married Jan. 6. The couple chose to have a small, intimate ceremony with their immediate families at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Grosse Pointe Woods. Kristen is an executive assistant at a furniture repair and refinisher called Furniture Medic. The couple is living temporarily in Eastpointe.

Kristen Toy Carter ’04 and husband Nathan

In Memoriam

Ruth Hostetler Hastings ’27, a resident of Grant, died March 15 at the age of 101. She taught French and Spanish for 30 years at Muskegon Heights High School and Muskegon Junior High School. She lived in Fremont and Grant for the past 31 years.

Ruth was inducted into the AC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985. She is survived by her daughter, three grandsons and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her hus-

band, George, and brothers R. Donald Hostetler ’25, Robert Hostetler ’32, and Dale Hostetler ’48.

Katherine Henninger Ehlert ’35, a resident of Palmyra, died June 21.

Katherine worked as a nurse’s aide at Herrick Hospital in Tecumseh, and later at Hillhaven Convalescent Center in Adrian. Surviving are three sons and one sister.

Harriett Bean Kennedy ’36, of Albuquerque, who taught elementary and junior high in Toledo and Sylvania schools in the 1950s, died June 9.

Harriett earned her master’s degree in education from the University of Arizona, and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is survived by her son, Roderick.

John “Jack” Pfeiffle ’39, formerly of Adrian, died May 14. After 35 years of operating Maple City Floral, he moved to Brooksville, Fla., with his wife, Carolyn Thompson Pfeiffle ’40, who preceded him in death in 1993. Surviving are a daughter, two sons, three grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren and a sister.

Betty Hale Siegworth ’44, a resident of Barrington, Ill., died June 11. She is survived by a son and a daughter, and was preceded in death by her sister, Virginia Hale Milliman ’40.

Emily “Jean” Van Schaick Bailey ’45, a resident of Adrian and former LPN, died June 18. Jean had worked as a nurse at Bixby Hospital and at the medical office of Dr. Feeney, retiring after many years with his practice. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklyn “Bus” Bailey ’50. Surviving Jean are four children, including Stephen Bailey ’72, 11 grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild.

Robert R. Luce ’50, a resident of Bay City, died Dec. 28. He was the director of special education for the Bay City Public schools from 1965 to 1977 and the director of special education for Midland County ISD from 1977 to 1988. Bob played football for four years while at AC, then

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class notes played semi-pro football with the Big Reds of Adrian from 1951 to 1952. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Bob was a member of the ATO fraternity and a former member of the AC Alumni Association Board of Directors. He is survived by his wife, Inez Entrekin Luce ’50, five children, including Robert A. Luce ’73, 13 grandchildren, including Robert M. Luce ’02, and eight great-grandchildren.

Ralph Hiatt ’51, a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., died May 24. He retired in 1987, as president of MARECO, Inc., a company he started with his first wife.

Ralph was an accomplished dog trainer and an avid pilot, flying for more than 40 years in his plane, Annie. He is survived by four brothers, one sister, four children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Richard Lower ’51, a resident of Westland and teacher for over 20 years with the Livonia Public Schools, died April 7. He is survived by two daughters, a brother, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to Adrian College.

Richard McNicol ’52, a resident of Sebring, Fla., died June 2. He was the purchasing agent for Aget Manufacturing Company for 44 years., retiring in 1995.

Richard was also a referee for Michigan high school basketball and football in the Lenawee County area. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis.

Thomas Corkery ’53, a resident of Lake Township, died Nov. 4 at his winter home in Houston. A member of ATO, Tom is survived by his wife of 52 years, Katherine.

Barbara Walker Florian ’53, of Salem, W.V., died Feb. 4. She is survived by her husband of almost 56 years, Robert Florian ’51, two daughters, one son, two grandchildren and one great-grandson.

The Florians have lived in Salem since 1958, when Bob began a 42-year career as a professor of history at Salem College.

Myrtle Barron Solomonson ’60, a resident of Morenci and retired teacher, died Aug. 15, 2006. Myrtle helped expand special education programs in the Morenci Area Schools and retired in 1988, after 44 years of teaching. She re-

ceived a master’s degree in education with an emphasis on special education from Eastern Michigan University in 1965.

The Lenawee County Federation of Women’s Clubs named her Teacher of the Year in 1982. Surviving are a daughter, a son, two brothers, a sister, two grandsons and seven great-grandsons.

Georgian Wood Cox ’61, a resident of Goodrich and former teacher, died in March. Georgian had recently celebrated her 103rd birthday with a family party. She graduated with a teaching certificate from Michigan Normal College in Mount Pleasant and taught at a one-room schoolhouse in Vestaburg. For many years, she taught special students at the Croswell School for Special Children. Georgian was a member of Alpha Phi while at AC, a lifelong member of the Eastern Star and the Tau Delta Sorority of Adrian. She is survived by three sons, including William Cox ’61 and Charles Cox ’62, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Rebecca Lyons ’69, a resident of Gettysburg, Pa., died Feb. 7. She retired from the National Park Service in 2006 after 32 years of service. A noted historian of the Gettysburg battles, Rebecca also served as an instructor for Harrisburg Area Community College and as a guest lecturer at Gettysburg College, Ford’s Theater, George Washington University, and numerous Civil War roundtables.

Doris McComb ’70, a resident of Adrian and retired teacher, died March 9. Before graduating from AC, Doris was a graduate of Lenawee County Normal, and taught in Maloney and Lincoln Elementary Schools, retiring in 1978. Surviving are two daughters, including Marlene McComb Gardner ’58, eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Al Smith ’73, of Seabrook, Texas, died March 3, after a two-year struggle with CIDP and cancer. Al taught, coached and counseled in Westland (Mich.) and Houston for over 30 years. While at AC, Al was a member of the ATO fraternity, distinguished himself on the baseball field and was selected All MIAA first team centerfielder for three consecutive years.

He was also the Bulldog baseball MVP for the ’69 and ’70 seasons. In 1971, Al was selected in the eighth round of the

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spring draft by the San Francisco Giants and played four years in their minor league system, ending with a career batting average in excess of .300. Al is survived by his wife, Carla, and daughter Ashley.

Other survivors include his mother, brother Mitch Smith ’71, and two sisters. The family wishes to thank the many AC alumni and ATO brothers for all that was done on behalf of Al and his family for the past two years.

Mark Soller ’79, a resident of Boardman and former varsity basketball player at AC, died Feb. 13. He graduated from the Ohio State University College of Dentistry in 1983. Following his residency, he joined his father and uncle in their general dentistry practice, where he continued to practice until his death. Survivors include his wife, three sons, mother, a sister and two brothers.

Michael Osborn ’88, a resident of Adrian, died March 29. Michael had worked in the heating and cooling business for different companies in Ann Arbor. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, a son, a sister and a brother.

Friends

Charles Nelson Reilly, actor, comedian and stage director, died May 25. In the fall semester of 1996, he was on the Adrian College campus working with the AC Singers and presented a master class devoted to staging.

Floyd Young, former AC mail person, died May 11. He first worked at AC in the plant department as the night general maintenance man for many years. He returned after retirement several years later as the mail person from 1986 – 2000.

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HELPus Finish STRONG

2007-08 Alumni Association Board of Directors Brad Barrett ’04 Jim Culbertson ’63 Kandi Weinlander Eklund ’51 Jessie Ellis ’97 Madeleine Lakatos Fojtik ’82 Michael Fox Jr. ’04 John Geisler ’61 Stephen R. Gregg ’68 Deanna Baker Hartley ’72 Don J. Helser ’71 Kevin Hile ’88 John P. Hiner ’82 Julayne Morningstar Hughes ’86 Jennifer Kay ’03 Mindy Dygert MacDonald ’74 Beth Blonde McCaulley ’01 Marilyn Munsell McNitt ’73 Jill Merithew Ouellette ’89 Laurie Dickens Perkins ’82 Nate Smith ’81 Eric Sullivan ’61 Vicki Eustice Thomas ’80 Marilyn Wilson Ward ’83 Andy Zerkel ’04

Trustees Elected by the Alumni Association Kurt L. Darrow ’77 Lynn A. Schefsky ’70 Jack Shimko ’79 James D. Thomas ’84

Thanks to Renaissance I, a carefully conceived plan to grow enrollment through enhanced curricular and co-curricular offerings, Adrian College has attracted over 500 freshmen this year. It’s the largest class since the Vietnam war era, and puts Adrian on track for its goal of 1,400 students.

We need you to ensure stable enrollment for years to come. A swimming pool is the only remaining facility we need to complete Renaissance I. It is critical to the success of the plan, and having a pool for our students will help us become a respected national liberal arts college.

The finish line is in sight. Will you help? We’ve built the stadium, ice arena, tennis courts, and baseball field. Please consider a five year pledge to this important facility while continuing the incredible momentum that has captivated this College. Contact the College at 888-691-0008 or rreeves@adrian.edu to learn more.

Hurry and make a tax-free distribution To Adrian College today!

Time is running out to take advantage of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

This provision’s scheduled expiration date is December 31, 2007. Keep these points in mind: You must have reached 70 ½ by the date of the gift.

Distributions may be made only to public charities, like Adrian College, not donor advised funds or private foundations.

You may distribute up to $100,000 from either a traditional or Roth IRA. The gift must be made by December 31, 2007.

For more information, please contact Jim Mahony, Director of Development, directly at (517) 264-3104 or by email at jmahony@adrian.edu.

Don’t let time run out to take advantage of this great opportunity!

Italy and Greece - May 2008 Highlights include Rome, Vatican City, Pompeii, Athens, Delphi, Olympia, and a cruise to Rhodes, Patmos, Ephesus, and Crete.

The price for this tour includes roundtrip airfare, all ground transportation, admission fees, guides, breakfast and dinner, and all meals for a four-day cruise.

The tour is 13 days, leaving May 4, 2008, and costs $2,832 for students, and $3,447 for adults 24 and over.

For applications, itineraries, or more, please contact Dr. Bryan Bott at 517-2655161 x4288, or email bbott@adrian.edu. www.adrian.edu

spirit shop The Bookstore has Moved!

New Name: Arrington Bookstore

New Location: Caine Student Center

Same Great Stuff!

Store Hours Regular Hours Monday - Friday Saturday

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Summer Hours Monday - Friday

Call 517-264-3185 to place an order.

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Visit www.adrian.edu to view merchandise.

OCTOBER 5 – 7 Follow the gold & black all the way back to AC for a great Homecoming!

Highlights Arrington Ice Arena – NEW! Attend an ACHA club hockey game in the new arena. (Fri, Sat) Play hockey? Alumni pickup game (Sat.)

Multisport Performance Stadium – NEARLY NEW! Watch men’s soccer Saturday afternoon and football under the lights Saturday night in this great venue.

Bulldog Reunion Challenge – NEW! Ten classes will compete and celebrate this year - ’57, ’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02.

Special reunions 50th, 25th and 10th.

Art2Go Auction – It’s back!

The auction is one of many art-related events – be sure to stop by.

Pittsburgh Connection – NEW! Gathering of alumni who came from the greater Pittsburgh area, or who live there now.

Parade – It’s back!

Watch for the AC Marching Band and a host of others this year. …and much more including Athletic Hall of Fame, Alumni Awards, Kids Korner, and Homecoming Worship.

Watch for your Homecoming brochure in late August or check for the online version at www.adrian.edu.

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