Io Triumphe! A magazine for alumni and friends of Albion College

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Pre-Medicine at Albion:

Secrets of success There s a great story to be told about Albion College and its long history of success in sending her graduates on to the health care professions.

More than 900 Albion alumni are physicians, dentists, optometrists, veterinarians and other medical practitioners; many others have entered related fields such as physical therapy and genetic counseling. Today, Albion students still gain admission to professional schools at rates far above the national average. The accompanying cover story tells you more about the secrets of Albion’s success. Without a doubt, Albion does an extraordinary job of preparing students for the rigors of professional school—our students develop competencies in the classroom and in the lab, in the arts and the sciences, that distinguish them from their peers at other institutions.

Much less tangible, but no less important, is the individual nurturing that happens here. The close and enduring relationship between professor and student—a rarity at many colleges and universities today—may in fact be the greatest advantage of an Albion education. Consider this story from Marianne Franco, ’99, now a first-year student at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine: “I formed a close relationship with Dr. Susan Klarr of the Biology Department during my years at Albion. She was my research mentor and thesis adviser. . . .

When I learned of my acceptance at MSU College of Human Medicine, I delivered the news to her in person. She reacted by giving me a hug and crying tears of joy. I was very touched. It showed me that, to her, I was more than just another student applying to medical school. Her emotional response to my acceptance was evidence that she had a personal investment in my life and future. All of her efforts to help me get into medical school were very sincere. In the end, my triumph was also her triumph. I think that this really captures the Albion experience. . . .

It is faculty members such as these that make Albion a school with a unique and excellent pre-medical program.”

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Kaitlyn Kelly, 00 Kaitlyn Kelly’s phone rang at 11 o’clock one night last This semester she is also continuing a research summer. It was her pre-medical internship supervisor, project she began last summer under the guidance of physician Bill Dobbins, ’74. The expectant mother they Albion biologist Gwen Pearson. Her analysis of had seen at the office earlier in the week was about to pheromones that influence certain insect behaviors will give birth, he explained. Would she like to come and eventually become the basis for an Honors Institute observe the delivery? Kelly jumped at the chance. thesis.

“It was incredible to be involved with this family Majoring in both chemistry and Spanish, Kelly says during this important moment in their lives,” Kelly she has appreciated the opportunity to sample a wide reflects. “Then I was able to see the mother and her range of subjects at Albion—everything from fine arts baby the following month. It was a very complete to psychology to poetry. To add to the variety, she experience, and I learned in-depth what family practice spent the summer following her sophomore year is like.” studying Spanish literature in Seville, Spain. In living In all, Kelly spent 10 weeks with Dobbins in his with a family there and experiencing other cultures as practice. In addition to sitting in on patient office visits, she traveled across Europe, she says she has developed she made hospital rounds with him and watched as he “a completely different way of thinking about things.”

In a day of classes, labs and studying that dealt with everything from broken bones to diabetes to “Overall, I feel I’ve become a much more opentypically starts at 6:30 a.m. and ends after breast cancer. Perhaps most importantly, she saw how minded, well-rounded person.” midnight, Kaitlyn Kelly manages to squeeze in he interacted with his patients—not only treating their Now, as a senior, she must juggle her classes, labs time for a six-mile run. She recently completed illnesses but listening, educating and comforting as the and research and still find time to complete the lengthy the Chicago Marathon, her second marathon situation warranted it. She came away with a much applications and essays needed for gaining admission race this year. clearer understanding of what would be expected of her to medical school. To increase their chances for as a physician. admission, pre-medical students typically apply to 10 or more different Since the internship, she says, “I feel more confident about my decision [to institutions. Kelly is applying to 12. become a doctor].”

She has fulfilled one further commitment this fall: after having taught as a The experience also taught her that the practice of medicine can often be a volunteer in Albion College’s Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools ’round-the-clock commitment. As a pre-medical student at Albion, Kelly has program, Kelly wanted to do something more to benefit children in the Albion already learned how to cope with long hours. She typically begins her day at area. To that end, in October, she and fellow student Mackenzie Wheeler ran 6:30 a.m. working as a lifeguard at the College’s Dean Aquatic Center, in the Chicago Marathon and donated the sponsorship funds they raised toward followed by a six-mile run before she heads to class. Her science labs take up the purchase of playground equipment at Crowell Elementary School.

–SB most of her afternoons and then, following a quick dinner, she generally studies until about 1 a.m.

A native of Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula (and an enthusiastic member of “I have taken up drinking coffee since I came here,” she admits with a “Da Yoopers Club” on campus), Kaitlyn Kelly is the recipient of a Klungness smile.

Scholarship, and she was awarded a 1999 Hyde Fellowship in support of her While her college studies have been demanding, she says, “The work is summer research. She serves as president of Albion’s chapter of Mortar enjoyable. There’s not anything else I’d rather be doing.”

Board, a national leadership and service honorary, and has also been involved in Union Board and the Organization for Latin Awareness.

The road to professional school Getting off to a fast start Planning for professional school often starts long before an aspiring pre-medical student arrives on campus for his or her first semester. At informational sessions held during campus visitation days for prospective students and during new student orientation, Albion pre-medical advisers map out the road to professional school and show how the College assists students along the way.

Later, faculty work individually with students, designing a course of study that will ensure that both College and professional school requirements are met.

This fall, Albion has added a new full-time adviser for all students considering a career in health care.

Patricia Visser, who has eight years of experience in health professions advising both at Albion and at the University of Michigan, works with prospective students interested in pre-medicine/pre-dentistry or other health professions and with current students as they evaluate career options and seek practical experience in health care. (In addition to human and veterinary medicine and dentistry, Albion students regularly continue on in such fields as optometry, podiatry, physical therapy and genetic counseling.)

Visser also guides juniors and seniors through the professional school application process and, as co-chair of Albion’s Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Advisory Committee, serves as the College’s liaison with professional school admissions offices. “By enhancing our health professions advising with this new position,” explains President Peter Mitchell, “we are providing yet another advocate for our students entering careers in medicine and other aspects of health care, and reaffirming our long tradition of success in preparing students for the professions.”

The Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Advisory Committee also regularly monitors the progress of students heading to professional school and ultimately will prepare an evaluation letter that accompanies each student’s application. Albion’s small size offers a key advantage in this process. “When we sit down to write a committee letter,” notes English professor Hal Wyss, “typically half of us have had that student in class.” The committee members bring considerable expertise to their role.

Along with Visser, Robert Armstrong, now in his 25th year on the committee, is a member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, and

by Sarah Briggs

he prepared the sections on the medical schools at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University for that group’s handbook.

Finally, during a student’s senior year, the Office of Career Development not only processes application credentials, but also sponsors an intensive workshop on the professional school interview process and conducts videotaped mock interviews with students on request.

Understanding the science and art of health car e It goes without saying that a solid foundation in the sciences is essential for a medical career, and Albion’s rigorous curriculum develops students’ expertise in the basic sciences and gives them hands-on experience with current technology. Most science instruction at Albion is based on the process of inquiry—asking targeted questions, forming hypotheses and reaching sound conclusions. This approach prepares preprofessional students well for the days ahead when they will be (continued on p. 6)

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Paul DeRose, 00 In his job as a residence hall assistant you might find for a new gene therapy it has developed for limb girdle senior Paul DeRose challenging the men on his floor to muscular dystrophy. The first patient received the a mean game of laser tag, organizing educational experimental treatment in early September. programming on HIV/AIDS or simply spending time DeRose was assigned to a group studying specific with someone who needs a sympathetic ear. DeRose genes that may cause breast cancer. He carried out his enjoys his role—he’s now in his third year as an R.A.— own work on tissues in culture and also was exposed to but he admits that balancing this commitment with the latest techniques and instrumentation in the rapidly Albion’s rigorous pre-medical curriculum can be a growing gene therapy field. challenge.

“I enjoy the intellectual challenge of research,” he “Time management is something I had to learn really explains, “but knowing that medical research might early,” he says. “You have to be disciplined.” someday directly affect people makes it more gratifyA biology major, he generally spends about 25 hours ing and personal.” a week in classes and labs, and since his sophomore As he has sorted out specifically what he wants to year, he also has conducted research every semester do in a career, DeRose has often turned to his faculty Paul DeRose last summer conducted research mentors for advice. “[Having] the close interaction with Albion geneticist Ken Saville. Currently, DeRose at the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute is working on a departmental honors thesis exploring with the professors at Albion . . . has been really DNA repair mechanisms in the fruit fly. Eventually this for Human Gene Therapy, directed by James valuable,” he says. The internship at the Institute for Wilson, ’77. While there he observed cuttingarea of research may shed light on genetic disorders in Human Gene Therapy confirmed his plans to enter a edge research leading to new treatments for other organisms including humans. combined M.D./Ph.D. program and pursue a career in Fascinated by genetics since high school—a genetics hemophilia, muscular dystrophy and other medical research. project he entered in a statewide Science Olympiad took diseases with genetic origins.

Sometimes pre-medical students get so caught up first place—DeRose wanted to find a way to apply the with “getting in”—earning the top grades, getting scientific theories he had learned in a meaningful way. “That’s when I got blockbuster scores on the MCAT, winning sterling recommendations—that interested in medicine,” he recalls. they lose sight of why they wanted to go to medical school in the first place.

In addition to his research on campus, DeRose worked on the synthesis of DeRose says it’s essential to keep everything in perspective. ultrathin organic films at Michigan State University during the summer after “If you’re doing something you love, you should be having a good time. I his sophomore year. This project yielded an article, for which he is listed as a really like studying science, doing research, being involved in medicine. It’s co-author, published in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical fun . . . and that’s the way it should be.”

–SB Society. This past summer he was one of 12 undergraduate interns at the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Human Gene Therapy, directed by The recipient of a Webster Scholarship, Paul DeRose is a member of Alpha James Wilson, ’77. While there he observed cutting-edge research leading to Phi Omega service fraternity and has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity new treatments for hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and other projects and as a tutor and mentor for troubled children at Harrington diseases with genetic origins. The Institute was featured earlier this fall in USA Elementary School in Albion. An intramural soccer and tennis player, he also Today and during the Muscular Dystrophy Association Jerry Lewis Telethon has been a member of an acoustic guitar ensemble for the past three years.

From my perspective, the main advantage I received from the liberal arts education at Albion College was versatility. There was no one experience that seemed to be more important than another. It was a composite of many positive experiences that gave me the underpinning to deal with my professional life. Whether it was in Ken Ballou’s microbiology course, in a challenging physics lab with Howard Pettersen or out on the football field with coach Morley Fraser, I gained confidence in my abilities and learned the necessity of teamwork and goal-setting. I came away prepared to tackle life’s challenges, whatever they may be.

David M. Barrett, M.D., ’64 Chief Executive Officer, Lahey Clinic Burlington, MA Albion’s pre-medical/pre-dental students are strongly encouraged to complete an internship with a practicing physician, dentist or veterinarian, depending on their interest. This semester, Kim Parker (right) is working with local veterinarian Glenn Walquist. In addition to learning the basics of handling various kinds of animals, she has observed surgeries and other medical procedures.

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How often I have drawn on my Albion education, first during my medical training and now in my clinical practice. My science courses were valuable, of course, but other fields have also come into play, sometimes in surprising ways.

The instruction I had in Chinese meant I could converse in Mandarin when I studied traditional medicine in Beijing; core classes in economics have helped me in managing the business side of my medical practice; and humanities and psychology courses, in addition to sports, have given me helpful insights in my current role as medical director of the Mind Body Medical Institute at BonSecours Richmond, as we use strategies in exercise, nutrition and relaxation, along with other methods, to assist our patients’ healing. Given my own experiences, I would encourage current students to take full advantage of the breadth of what Albion has to offer. It’s an investment you’ll never regret.

Katherine L. Dec, M.D., ’85 Medical Director, Mind Body Medical Institute BonSecours Richmond An Affiliate of Harvard Medical School Richmond, VA

(continued from p. 3) called upon to diagnose illnesses and determine appropriate treatments. Extensive opportunities in scientific research further refine students’ problem-solving capabilities. Recent Albion students have engaged in research on campus with Albion professors, and offcampus at the Mayo Clinic, numerous medical schools and university research centers, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

While biology and chemistry remain the majors of choice for most pre-medical students, Patricia Visser notes that it’s a “classic misconception” that students must specialize in a science field; Albion students with majors as varied as music, French, economics and anthropology all have gained admission to medical school. “Medical schools are looking for as diverse a population as possible [in the student body],” Visser points out.

Regardless of the student’s major, course work in the humanities, social sciences and fine arts signals to medical schools that he or she is “a well-educated, wellrounded person,” Visser says. Medical schools take note of students who have demonstrated academic ability and intellectual curiosity across many different fields.

Beyond that, Visser maintains a liberal arts background is crucial as students move on to interacting with patients. “The more someone understands human nature . . . how people think and react . . . the better they’ll be

Albion faculty members, like organic chemistry professor Cliff Harris (left), make it a point to be available to their students outside of class time, whether it’s to address questions that may have come up in a lecture or, as in the case of Aaron Fraser (right), to discuss research interests. Many of the science faculty also work closely with premedical/pre-dental students in planning the course work and other experiences they need for professional school.

Pre-medical student Sarah Hartley (right) says she has enjoyed studying science since elementary school. Pursuing a career in medicine allows her to build on that love of science and help other people at the same time. Working with Hartley in this microbiology lab session is Joslyn Brunelle. able to relate to their patients. This is especially valuable in a multicultural nation. Our students will be working with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. . . . The more broadly trained that physicians are, the better they can function in that kind of professional environment.”

Looking beyond ER Often, Visser says, students choose a medical career because of what they think the field is about—images projected on television shows like “ER” or “Chicago Hope,” for example—or simply because they like science. “Lots of people love the idea of medicine until they actually spend time in a medical setting,” she observes.

To provide the practical experience students need to test their commitment and make sure they understand the realities—professional and personal—of a health career, Albion offers an undergraduate internship program under the guidance of a physician, dentist or other health care professional in an office, clinic or hospital setting. Many of these placements are with practitioners who are Albion alumni. Observing the daily routines in such fields as family practice, orthopedic surgery or orthodontics also helps students gain a better understanding of the specialty areas they might pursue after professional school.

Standing out from the crowd In the competitive world of medical school admissions, having high grades and entrance test scores are essential, of course, but they’re only the beginning. “Medical schools really want to see an honest commitment to caring for others,” says Albion chemistry professor Lisa Lewis, who co-chairs the College’s Pre-Medical/PreDental Advisory Committee. The surrounding community provides an array of opportunities for this experience. Albion preprofessional students regularly engage in everything from tutoring in the local schools to building houses for Habitat for Humanity to volunteering at a nearby nursing home. Other extracurricular involvements—student government, campus publications, music, theatre or athletics—also help students cultivate the leadership and communication skills that will distinguish them from other candidates.

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Albion s track record Albion graduates gain admission to professional schools at rates consistently higher than the national average. Although the percentage of students admitted each year varies, since 1983, 95 percent of Albion’s medical school applicants with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better have been accepted to medical school. During the same period, close to 100 percent of Albion’s dental school applicants have been admitted.

An average of 20 Albion students per year go on to medical school, and an average of four per year to dental school. These numbers are significantly higher than at most colleges of Albion’s size.

Among the hundreds of Albion alumni who today are involved in the health care field are Gary Noble, ’57, a former Rhodes Scholar and National Centers for Disease Control officer who is now vice president for medical and public health affairs at Johnson & Johnson; David Barrett, ’64, a former Mayo Clinic surgeon who this fall became

CEO of the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, MA; Ann Lewicki, ’56, clinical professor of radiology at Georgetown University School of Medicine; James Wilson, ’77, director of the Institute for Human Gene Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania; and Gregory Eastwood, ’62, president of the State University of New York’s Health Science Center in Syracuse. Here in Michigan, Albion alumni have prominent roles at hospitals and clinics across the state, as well as in professional organizations such as the Michigan State Medical Society. For each of the past two years, an Albion graduate has received the society’s prestigious Plessner Award for outstanding service in community medicine. Our alumni also have been active nationally in the American College of Surgeons, the National Medical Association and other groups.

The list below offers a sampling of what some of Albion’s more recent graduates are doing in the health care arena.

Ronald Barry, ’80

Laura Fleck, ’81

M.D., Michigan State University Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Saginaw, MI

M.D., Northwestern University Neurologist Clinical Director, Allegheny General Back Institute Pittsburgh, PA

Thomas A. Bullen, ’82

Karen Doral (right), a pre-dental student, sets up an experiment with her physics lab partner, Sarah Burpee. Doral says, “The liberal arts experience at Albion has been very helpful [preparation for professional school]. I’ve grown a lot personally.” A member of the Honors Institute, she is preparing a senior thesis based on plant genetics research she conducted with Albion biologist Dan Skean.

[While at Albion,] I chose to participate in the Philadelphia Center program. I lived in center-city Philadelphia for one semester while interning in the nuclear medicine department at The Graduate Hospital there. This experience exposed me to life in a large metropolitan area while providing me background in health care. I also participated as a volunteer in the physical therapy department and interacted with a neurosurgeon during his clinic hours. Overall, this off-campus program was a very enlightening experience that helped shape my career in medicine.

Kevin M. Chan, M.D., ’83 Medical Co-Director, Pulmonary Transplantation, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI I have only fond memories and deep gratitude to the professors and colleagues who helped me to mature intellectually, socially and personally. As the years pass, I have become even more aware of how precious were the years spent at Albion. . . . There is no substitute for critical thinking, open-mindedness and breadth of perspective. These are the qualities which Albion instills in its students, and which help them achieve their goals.

Ralph M. Costanzo, M.D., ’84 Orthopaedic Surgeon, Michigan Hand Center, Grand Rapids, MI

M.D., University of Michigan Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics University of California, Davis Sacramento, CA

Elise Georgi, ’98

Elizabeth Anderson Burnett, ’82

Kevin Lepard, ’90

D.D.S., Northwestern University Dentist Seattle, WA

M.D./Ph.D., Mayo Medical School Resident Physician, Trauma Medicine Kalamazoo, MI

Julie Eberly Clark, ’89

Kristijian Minanov, ’86

D.V.M., Michigan State University Veterinarian Hamilton Veterinary Clinic Hamilton, MI

M.D., University of Michigan Cardiothoracic Surgeon Detroit, MI

Edward Craven, ’94

M.D. Candidate Northwestern University Evanston, IL

M.D., Case Western Reserve University Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine University of Chicago Chicago, IL

Mark Dekutoski, ’82 M.D., Wayne State University Orthopedic Surgeon Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

Nicole DuPraw, ’95 M.D., Northwestern University Resident Physician, Pediatrics Duke University Durham, NC

Theron Eichenberger, ’00 D.D.S. Candidate (Combined Course Program) University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

M.D. Candidate University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Christopher Pelloski, ’96

Matthew Sheetz, ’82 M.D./Ph.D., University of Chicago Senior Associate Scientist Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. Cincinnati, OH

Scott Smythe, ’81 M.D., Harvard University Anesthesiologist Southern Arizona Anesthesia Tucson, AZ

Mark Thompson, ’91 M.D., Michigan State University (Upper Peninsula Program) Physician, Family Practice Scott Air Force Base Belleville, IL

Joelle Drader Wilcox, ’91 M.D., Wayne State University Obstetrician/Gynecologist Grand Rapids, MI

Over the past 12 years, Albion graduates have gained admission to medical and dental schools at these and many other institutions: Michigan Columbia Vanderbilt Cincinnati Illinois Michigan State Georgetown Case Western Indiana Mayo Medical Wayne State Johns Hopkins Reserve Northwestern School Tufts Emory Ohio State Chicago Colorado

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Marvin Vann, 4 ’ 0:

Albion’s own ‘Indiana Jones’

by Jake Weber

Mayan civilization. They also took Vann to visit a sacred lake, where five man-made islands contained piledstone platforms and caves, some of which the Lacandon still used for worship. The Lacandon’s sacred lake was also a refuge, a place to get away from the hard work of everyday life. “Clearing the jungle so they can grow crops is no small task,” says Vann. “They’ll cut down a 12-foot diameter tree with machetes and axes; they have to burn it to clear it away.”

During a trip to southern Mexico in 1965, Marvin Vann, ’40, (seated in canoe) began a series of visits with the little-known Lacandon Indians that would continue for the next 30 years.

During his association with the Lacandon, Vann produced It’s a story for the movies: American hobbyist goes on thousands of photographs and an Amazon safari, learns of and befriends indigenous some 40,000 feet of 16mm people, and documents not only a significant archaeofilm documenting the logical discovery but also the encroachment of the 20th Lacandon life and culture. century on an ancient society.

Vann has made a gift of this “Exploration and adventure have been more or less trove of material to Albion College, for use by student my life, although neither have been my primary occuparesearchers and other anthropologists. tion,” says astronomer Marvin Vann, ’40, of a nearly 30“The Lacandon are known for conserving traditional year “hobby” he pursued, studying the cultural history of Mayan customs most faithfully [of all the known the little-known Lacandon Indians in southern Mexico. indigenous people of Mexico],” says Albion Vann’s first exposure to the Indians was PHOTOS COURTESY OF M. VANN anthropologist Elizabeth Brumfiel, who has indirectly caused by “the necessity to do spent many years studying pre-Aztec something with my youngest son,” he cultures around Xaltocan, Mexico. “As an smiles. “Tim didn’t want to do scouting archaeologist, I’d be very interested in [but] he was a butterfly catcher.” Eager to seeing if any of this material sheds light on encourage Tim’s interest and to satisfy his ancient Mexican culture.” own love of adventure, in the early 1960s After delving into Vann’s archive this Marvin took Tim on an Amazon River past summer, junior Matt Salyer hopes to excursion to hunt for butterflies. write a thesis on the Lacandon. Salyer, a On the Amazon, the Vanns found student in one of Brumfiel’s classes last butterflies—and also two Wycliffe Bible spring, had originally volunteered to spend translators living with indigenous people in a week with Vann at his home in Arizona, the Amazon basin. Intrigued by their to help catalog the film and other artifacts stories, Vann and his son the following year for the gift to Albion College. “I learned sought a similar experience with tribes in as much as I could about the Lacandon remote areas of Mexico. The Vanns ended before I got there,” says Salyer, who notes up accompanying a missionary doctor on that all the information he could find his airplane rounds, and during a 20-minute amounted to four books. stop, Vann had his first exposure to the It took Salyer and Vann the entire week Lacandon Indians. just to catalog the 16mm film.

“I had “The Lacandon are beautiful people— no idea the amount of information he had,” honest, self-sufficient, hardworking, Salyer says. What he saw, however, [with a] religious core of their own that was inspired him to learn more. “All the very satisfactory for them,” says Vann, who information he had shed so much more light made approximately 35 trips to visit the on the Lacandon’s daily lives. I was able to Lacandon between the mid-1960s and 1993. picture [what I read in the books].”

As installation coordinator for two planMarvin Vann produced thousands of photographs and some 40,000 feet of 16mm “These kinds of things never come to etariums in Mexico and an observatory film documenting the life and culture of the Lacandon Indians. He has now given light until you really get to know people,” telescope in Guatemala, Vann made these materials to Albion College, for use by student researchers and other says Vann of the intimate scenes he has numerous trips through Central America on anthropologists. captured on film. “You have to go on a trip business. “If I ever even crossed the border for a week with them and eat with them. That’s really Despite the fact that communication was limited to into Mexico, I always ended up in the jungle for the thing that’s infectious. You begin to feel the relationpidgin Spanish and sign language on both sides, Vann awhile,” says Vann. ship happening; you love these people for who they Vann made many trips with Tom Fisher, a co-worker found that making a connection with these people, so are.” removed from his own life, “wasn’t very hard. [We] just from Vann’s early days as an engineer with Lockheed.

“I’m working on a vision that my gift will open a Fisher was an experienced amateur archaeologist/ enjoyed camaraderie; you don’t know why it happens,” door for students to go into anthropology. [If one does], he says. “They wanted to know about me, and I wanted anthropologist, and he and Vann, along with Lacandon that’s an accomplishment. I’ll settle for that.” to know about them.” and other indigenous people, explored Mayan ruins between Honduras and the Yucatan Peninsula.

Vann was aware, however, that the Lacandon way of In addition to his interest in anthropology, Marvin Vann life was rapidly being lost to foreign influences. Armed “The Lacandon people knew . . . some of these has devoted much of his life to making access to with 16mm film and photographic equipment on his archaeological sites that had never been seen [by telescopes possible for people all over the world. trips, Vann began to record their vanishing culture. “It outsiders], or had been forgotten about,” explains Vann.

Director of the Foothill College Observatory and “Our plan was to have them take us on little expeditions, wasn’t too many years until we came in and here on the Planetarium in Los Altos, CA, from 1969 to 1980, he runway was a Lacandon wearing parachute boots and a a fun thing for them, and interesting thing for us.” also donated telescopes and related equipment to Albion gigantic wristwatch,” notes Vann. “Then the next thing The Lacandon helped Vann and Fisher find the College and to educational institutions in Central that happened was they got radio. Now they had access remains of a 1,500-year-old religious retreat of the America. A recipient of Albion’s Distinguished Alumni to the world, but were reliant on the airplane to bring (Top) The sculptural detail depicted here is found at the Award in 1996, he now lives in Green Valley, AZ, with them batteries. They became dependent on the outside Mayan religious site, Codz Pop, in Mexico’s Yucatan his wife, Veronica Ransom Vann, ’41. world.”

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So, just how big is the Rock? (and other stories)

by Jake Weber It’s a tradition that is, well . . . as solid as a rock. Generations of Albion students, under cover of darkness, have painted the Rock on the quad with inscriptions ranging from silly to sublime. And then, when their work is done, they have slipped silently away, leaving passersby the next day to ponder the source of yet another anonymous message.

“There was always something mischievous about painting the Rock,” remembers Dennis Ernst, ’77. “It was done only at night, usually late at night, as if getting caught and expelled was a possibility. Pretending there was risk involved made it a bigger thrill.”

While today the Rock figures prominently in campus life, its past remains something of a mystery. Professor emeritus of geology Larry Taylor reports that the Rock is probably a granite or gneiss that emigrated from what is now Ontario, Canada during the Ice Age. As the ice sheets receded approxiI only painted the Rock once-mately 14,000 years ago, the Rock was deposited in Michigan, where it rested undisturbed until sometime around the turn of this joined by a friend from a sorority--to century, when, it is widely believed, the Rock was presented to the College as a gift of the Class of 1899. adorn it with the names of our fraternity The unassuming boulder was all-but-unnoticed by this century’s first 40 or so classes. Some alumni of the and sorority prior to Homecoming. It was cold, wet 1930s think that benches were placed around the Rock; and lonely at 4 a.m. But that brings out what, to me, is others do not. Some say the Rock was a bit of a “good luck” charm which one might pat in passing; others say the salient point about the Rock. During four years at no one paid it any attention at all. No one can recall an inscription that was purported to be on the Rock. “It was Albion, I bet I saw over a hundred (maybe a couple hundred) just there; something like the nose on your face,” says Dorothy Daley, ’33. different coats of paint on the Rock, but other than the No one knows what student first took brush to stone and turned a rock into the Rock. In 1978, professor one time when I painted it myself, I never actually saw it emeritus Keith Fennimore recalled that during World War II “political stuff and anti-war slobeing painted. It must have been one of those “wee hour of the gans” appeared on the Rock. Elizabeth morning” activities, because one would get up to go to class and-Farebrother, ’43, however, recalls thinking “Vandalism!” when she returned for Homecom’ voila--the rock had been transformed once again. ing in the 1960s and saw the Rock had been painted.

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By the 1960s, the Rock was well established as a medium of student expression, a “monument to free speech,” as Dennis Ernst describes it. In addition to its common attire of As freshmen in 1971, Jayne Hildebrand event announcements—sports contests, Greek parties, upcoming elections, service projects, birthday celebrations and the like—over the years, the Rock has been adorned with political and I quickly became friends with a shared commentary, pop psychology and lewd graffitti. And it has reflected the mood of the campus community in times of celebration and of grief. interest in new experiences and creative activities.

“Everything was painted on the Rock,” says Albion physics professor Martin Ludington, ’64. “We didn’t have sheet signs or flyers or anything like that.” As Deciding on a rock-painting adventure, we secretly went Ludington recalls, the Rock was even at the center of “the only act of student to bed with our clothes on, and met in the middle of the disobedience I saw here as a student.”

During the fall of 1962, Rock painting was at a fever pitch, and spilled paint night in the hall. As we went to exit from the front door on sidewalks began to be tracked into Robinson and North Halls. To eliminate the nuisance, College maintenance workers, with the aid of a tow truck, of East (Wesley) Hall we came to a startling discovery: we relocated the Rock 30 feet south of the sidewalk. “They decided to move it, I think, to stop it from being used,” says Ludington. “They moved it to [where] were locked in! We gave up and went back to our rooms, but I no one would see it, stuck behind the bushes.”

Despite the fact that the Rock’s move had been endorsed by the student saved the paint. government, some 250 students, including Ludington, gathered that midnight and hauled the 6,000-pound Rock back to its original location. “Everybody Jayne and I graduated in May 1975 but remained in Albion was all fired up at this great thing we’d done,” recalls Ludington of the for the summer. We agreed to meet early one morning before event, which was reported nationwide through the Associated Press. “The other thing I remember was that we marched on [then-president Louis work to finish our plan from freshman year. Jayne painted her Norris’s] house. We marched around his house, chanting, ‘The Rock is back.’ He never came out.” (Only later did the students discover initials and those of her boyfriend, Carl Rosser, ’75, and I painted my allNorris was out of town.) Another of the “moving influences” in this chapter of the Rock’s history, Howard “Skip” Neilson, ’63, notes his purpose art signature, HHH, at the bottom. We had come full circle and that was pride in returning the Rock to its rightful location, “using only the laws of physics and a little youthful exuberance.” the last adventure Jayne and I shared before setting off to the big world.

Heidi Hohman Schahczenski, ’75 (Above left) The Rock at Christmastime in 1957, before it acquired its pedestal, and (above right) promoting Earth Day 1995.

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This year’s Opening Convocation speaker, Vivian Bull, ’56, has more than a few “firsts” to her credit. Among them, she was the first Albion graduate to receive a Fulbright Scholarship, the first woman to be hired as an economic research analyst in the banking community when she later joined the National Bank of Detroit, and the first woman to serve as president of Linfield College in McMinnville, OR. She reflected on these and other experiences during her keynote address at the Sept. 2 convocation and during class sessions and other programs with students and faculty. She also received an honorary doctorate in economics at the ceremony.

In her convocation speech, she recalled that as a Fulbright Scholar at the London School of Economics, she made the most of her location. “My master’s thesis topic was carefully developed and designed to require visits to all of the major capital markets on the continent. . . . I traveled for eight months across North Africa, into Eastern Europe and on to the Middle East—alone and on $250.

The dollar went a lot further in those years,” she observed, wryly.

She went on to earn a doctorate in economics from New York University.

From 1960 to 1992, Bull taught economics at Drew University. She also served the

university as associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, directed four off-campus semesters in Brussels on the European Community, and cofounded and codirected the university’s Center for Public and Corporate Affairs.

An expert on the economy of the West Bank, she has consulted for the U.S. Department of Education, the State Department, the West German government and the Pontifical Mission to Jerusalem. Bull has been president and professor of economics at Linfield College since 1992.

Her convocation remarks focused on the recent economic and political history of the Middle East. She has regularly traveled and conducted research in the region since the late 1950s, and she discussed the changes she has witnessed over the years. Bull concluded her remarks with this reflection on the progress toward peace.

“The [mourning] women in black who keep silent observation between 12 and 1 p.m. each Friday in the squares of Israel now include members of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths, standing together with secular Jews and Arabs, standing together to receive

Linfield College President Vivian Bull, ’56, received an honorary doctorate in economics at the College’s Opening Convocation Sept. 2.

During her campus visit, she met with classes and led a discussion on “Women in the Workplace and the Glass Ceiling.” She also joined her husband, Drew University professor Robert Bull, in his slide/lecture on archaeological excavations at Caesarea Maritima in Israel. flowers, to receive cheers and jeers, and never say a word. [They offer] a silent commitment to moving toward peace. So my prayer and yours must be, let there be peace . . . in the Middle East and beyond.”

Also honored during the convocation was English professor James Diedrick, who was named the Howard L. McGregor, Jr., Professor in the Humanities. A member of the Albion faculty since 1980, Diedrick has a special interest in 19th and 20th century British fiction, and has created an awardwinning Web site on British writer Martin Amis. Currently working on a book about American political activist Upton Sinclair, Diedrick will co-direct the ACM Newberry Library Program in Chicago next semester.

College names vice president for information technology Seeking to build upon its strength in technological innovation in the liberal arts tradition, Albion College established the new executive position of vice president for information technology and named Troy VanAken to the post in June.

As vice president for information technology, VanAken will implement and manage technological improvements at the College, including Internet and multimedia advancements, in support of teaching and learning.

“Establishing this position reflects Albion College’s commitment to being a national leader in the integration of technology into a liberal arts curriculum,” said President Peter Mitchell, architect of America’s first Virtual Admissions Open House, hosted by Albion College in 1998.

“Fortunately, Troy VanAken brings to the College the ideal blend of technological competence, administrative acumen and commitment to liberal arts education.”

Formerly assistant vice president for instructional technology and assistant professor of mathematics at University of Evansville (IN), VanAken earned his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College and a doctorate in mathematics from Bowling Green State University. While at Evansville, VanAken received grants totaling more than $200,000 from the Lilly Endowment and Ameritech for using technology in teaching.

In 1996, he also was awarded a fellowship from Project Kaleidoscope’s Faculty for the 21st Century program. He and his wife, Annette VanAken, were featured in a 1998

CNN story about an innovative World Wide Web site they developed for teaching elementary school mathematics.

VanAken arrived on campus shortly after Yahoo! Internet Life magazine recognized Albion as Michigan’s most-wired liberal arts campus for 1999, based on Internet accessibility for students. The College has won multiple awards for its World Wide Web site (www.albion.edu) and produced an admissions CD-ROM that has been reissued in a second edition. More virtual admissions open houses are planned later this year.

“Information technology will transform teaching and learning,” according to Mitchell, “and Dr. VanAken’s creativity and technological savvy will ensure that Albion College plays a major role in that transformation.”

—J. Klapthor

President Mitchell in the news Albion President Peter Mitchell has played a leadership role in a number of arenas recently.

In July, Mitchell was elected president of the National Association of Schools & Colleges of the United Methodist Church (NASCUMC), a 123-member organization that strengthens the relationship between the church and its affiliated colleges. As NASCUMC president, he works with other Methodist college presidents and resident bishops across the country. Mitchell has held various leadership roles in NASCUMC in recent years, and while he was president of Columbia College prior to coming to Albion, he also was a member of the Board of Laity of the church’s South Carolina Annual Conference.

Along with Michigan State University President Peter McPherson and other state higher education leaders, Mitchell was invited in September to testify before members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce at a special hearing in Battle Creek. At the hearing, which focused on the federal role in education, Mitchell said, “I advocate for a federal role that encourages market-driven competition, that offers portability and choice in financial aid, that puts assistance in the hands of the students and that trusts their capacity to demand the highest quality. . . . In return, colleges and universities will pledge their commitment to offering high quality academic programs, to instilling a sense of civic duty and service, and to preparing a workforce with the skills, ethical values and entrepreneurial spirit that will maintain our nation’s competitive advantage in a global economy.”

Finally, Mitchell received the Philip A. Hart Award from the Michigan Women’s Studies Association during the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame annual recognition banquet in October. The Hart Award, established in 1983, is presented annually to a Michigan male citizen who has contributed significantly to the advancement of women’s rights and interests on the state or national levels. Mitchell has served as president of two women’s colleges, Lasell in Massachusetts and Columbia in South Carolina, and has been vice chairman of the Women’s College Coalition. Under his leadership, Columbia College established the Women’s Leadership Institute in 1989 and the Center for Women Entrepreneurs in 1993. Currently, Mitchell sits on the executive committees of the American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher Education and the Athena Foundation. Among those inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame during the same ceremony was the late naturalist and writer, Margaret Drake Elliott, ’24.

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New faculty and staff appointed The following individuals have joined Albion College in recent months.

Academic affairs ■ Lisa Barry, instructor of speech. Barry has taught public speaking, rhetoric and media criticism courses at institutions in Colorado and Pennsylvania. A specialist in film studies and feminist criticism, she holds degrees in theatre and in communication from the University of Colorado, and is a doctoral candidate in speech communication from the Pennsylvania State University.

■ Jennifer Cook, coordinator of the Foundation for Undergraduate Research (FUR). A former medical researcher, Cook will assist students in identifying research opportunities and in obtaining funding for their projects. She has a master’s degree in medical neurobiology from Indiana University. FUR is one of the initiatives now being implemented under the new College Vision.

■ Milutin “Luti” Erbeznik, assistant professor of biology. A native of the former Yugoslavia, the environmental microbiologist holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology from the University of Novi Sad. He completed a doctorate in molecular biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and spent the past four years teaching and conducting research at universities in Kentucky.

■ Margaret Levenstein, associate professor of economics and management. Levenstein, a faculty research fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research, had taught economics and business since 1990 at the University of Michigan. An economic historian, she has conducted extensive research on the growth of the U.S. chemical industry. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees in economics from Yale University.

■ Daryl Murphy, assistant professor of English. Murphy holds an M.F.A. in English from the University of Iowa. The published author of both fiction and poetry, he spent the past four years as an operations research analyst and grant writer for the Chicago Police Department.

■ Marcy Sacks, assistant professor of history. Recipient of a Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley, Sacks is an expert on the history of race relations in the United States and is also interested in African-American women’s history and literary history. She previously taught at Hamilton College.

■ Joe Stroud, interim director of the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. Retired editor of The Detroit Free Press, Stroud will arrange internships and work with students involved in the Model United Nations program. He is also teaching a first-year course, Introduction to Public Service, and a senior colloquium. A professional journalist for 40 years, Stroud is a former president of the National Conference of Editorial Writers. He earned a master’s in history from Tulane University.

■ Patricia Visser, interim director of the First-Year Experience and coordinator of premedical, pre-health professions and science careers. Visser, who was a member of Albion’s biology faculty from 1991 to 1998, most recently served as a pre-medical adviser

at the University of Michigan. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Hope College and a Ph.D. from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

■ W. Jeffrey Wilson, professor of psychology. Wilson brings 15 years’ of teaching experience in physiological psychology and psychopharmacology at Indiana University/ Purdue University at Fort Wayne. A founding member of the national organization, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, Wilson holds master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology from UCLA.

Institutional advancement ■ James Curtis, ’87, director of gift and estate planning. After earning his J.D. degree from the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, Curtis joined the Chicago law firm of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson as a member of the commercial litigation and environmental safety and health departments.

He was named a partner in the firm in January 1999. Prior to his appointment to the College staff, Curtis also was a member of Albion’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.

■ Debra Haan, ’99, assistant director of alumni and parent relations. As an undergraduate, Haan was an active member of the Student Alumni Association, serving two years as the association’s Homecoming chair.

Haan graduated with majors in speech communication and English.

■ Erika Luft was promoted to associate director of alumni and parent relations. Luft joined the Alumni Office in 1998 as assistant director.

■ Julianne Patru, associate director of annual giving. The recipient of a master’s degree in communication from Michigan State University, Patru previously served as a human resources staff member at Domino’s World Headquarters and before that was project and communication coordinator for the non-profit group, Michigan’s Children. At the latter, she created and implemented fundraising activities and contributed to grant proposals.

■ Suzanne Porter, ’99, assistant director of annual giving. Recipient of departmental honors in mathematics while at Albion, Porter was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, symphony band and United Voices of Albion College. She also played varsity soccer for two years and coached youth soccer.

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This past summer, 27 Albion students were involved in research or creative projects in areas ranging from computer-simulated molecular reactions to decorative arts to behavioral studies of middle school girls. The students worked on campus under the guidance of Albion faculty and with research teams across the U.S. and even in Switzerland. The students on campus received support from several newly created research endowments.

(Above left) Amy Reimann is preparing a senior thesis on the art glass creations of Dominique Labino. Through interviews and research in museum collections, the art history major is looking for patterns of development and creativity (e.g., color, shape, subject matter) in Labino’s work.

(Above right) Chemistry major Rachel Hector (second from left) and her Albion faculty mentor Andrew French (second from right) joined a research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, this past summer, with support from the Research Corporation. The group studied chiral polycoordinate iodine reagents.

McGregor Fund grant launches research foundation Support for cooperative research by Albion College students and faculty is growing. In June, the McGregor Fund of Detroit awarded a $100,000 grant toward establishment of the Foundation for Undergraduate Research (FUR) on campus.

FUR, which eventually will be backed by a $10-million endowment, fosters independent explorations by students and encourages the integration of research in classroom teaching.

The McGregor Fund grant has allowed Albion to implement FUR’s key components during the current academic year. In addition to

expanding student research opportunities and providing funds for supplies and travel, FUR will have a role in the Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium and will create a visiting scholars program. FUR is one element of the Albion College Vision, Liberal Arts at Work, announced in spring 1998 during President Peter Mitchell’s inauguration.

Established in 1925, the McGregor Fund is a private foundation that awards grants to organizations in the areas of human services, education, health care, arts and culture, and public benefit.

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■ Mallerey Michaels, director of the alcohol and drug intervention and prevention program. Michaels holds an M.S.W. from the University of Michigan and master’s degree in health education from Central Michigan University. Most recently, she worked as a private consultant training certified social worker candidates, and as a chemical dependency therapist for Foote Hospital residential treatment centers in Jackson.

■ Matthew Rader, ’88, associate dean of students. Rader spent the past six years working in residence life and as assistant dean of students at Hamline University in Minnesota. He earned a master’s degree in college/ university administration from Michigan State University and has experience in retention programs, crisis management, judicial processes and work with diverse student populations.

■ Stuart Umberger, assistant director for Greek life, Office of Campus Programs and Organizations. In 1998-99 Umberger was director of housing and programming for Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; he worked the previous two years for the fraternity’s international headquarters. Umberger holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

—J. Weber

■ Torin Alexander, College chaplain.

Awarded a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, Alexander also has a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Vanderbilt University, and a master’s degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Alexander is an ordained American Baptist minister, and served for the past five years as college chaplain for Juniata College in Pennsylvania.

■ Julie French-Bloomfield, ’90, director of counseling services. French-Bloomfield earned her master’s in counseling at Northern Arizona University, where she had worked for the past four years as an ombudsperson and project coordinator for a campus-wide harassment/discrimination awareness program. She was a member of the Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service while an undergraduate.

■ Tracey Howard, associate director for programs and events, Office of Campus Programs and Organizations. Since 1994, Howard had held a variety of student affairs positions at Marietta College in Ohio, including assistant director of campus life programs and coordinator of community service. A Marietta graduate, he received a master’s degree from Ohio University.

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Fritz Shurmur was one-of-a-kind

by Robin Hartman Pedagogy is considered the art, science, or profession of teaching. The word does not roll off the tongue easily, nor is it used in common, everyday language.

Nonetheless, when Leonard “Fritz” Shurmur received his honorary doctor of pedagogy degree from Albion College in 1997, the word was a perfect fit for the Wyandotte native.

A football coach for nearly half a century, and considered one of the finest teachers in his profession, Shurmur died Aug. 30 after a three-month fight against esophageal and liver cancer. He was 67 years old.

The 1954 Albion graduate got his coaching start as an assistant under then-Briton coach Morley Fraser, less than a year after earning Most Valuable Player honors in football from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. After receiving a master’s degree in educational administration at Albion in 1956, Shurmur stayed on as a defensive coordinator, years before the term would become popular.

After Albion’s undefeated 1961 campaign, Shurmur moved to the University of Wyoming, later becoming head coach at the school from 1971 to 1974. His National Football League experience began as a Detroit Lions assistant

in 1975. Shurmur served in six While Shurmur’s NFL programs—Detroit, New reputation around the NFL England, Los Angeles, Phoenix, was secure, it was his work Green Bay, and most recently, with the Packers from 1994 Seattle. through 1998 that brought Shurmur was considered a him national attention. premier defensive coach at any Green Bay played in backlevel. Bob McGinn of the to-back Super Bowls in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1997 and 1998. The 1997 noted that Bobb McKittrick, championship team led the long-time offensive line coach for NFL in defense, allowing the San Francisco ’49ers, named just 19 touchdowns, a Shurmur the best defensive coach league record for a 16in the NFL on more than one game regular season. occasion.

Tributes to Shurmur The late Fritz Shurmur’s first football coaching assignment was as a graduate Shurmur’s reputation as a after his passing not only assistant under Morley Fraser at Albion in 1954. His 45 years of sideline work defensive guru—he wrote four noted his coaching included a four-year stint as head coach at Wyoming, and defensive books on the subject—blossomed coordinator roles for six National Football League teams, including five abilities, but his ability to during an eight-year stint with the seasons and two Super Bowl appearances with the Green Bay Packers. connect with players, Los Angeles Rams. In particular, Shurmur is shown here in his element—teaching during a Packer practice. teammates, family and the Shurmur would give divisional public.

300-pound offensive linemen. Opposing rival San Francisco fits with defensive “He was a good man and a good father,” coaches thought they were dealing with a schemes that included the so-called “Eagle” Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren told madman. formation, with two down linemen and five The Associated Press. “He was an outstanding “When I was with the ’49ers, whatever we linebackers. football coach, but what really made him had practiced against, we knew we weren’t Shurmur was dealing with what many special were those other things first. He was a going to see,” noted Green Bay assistant considered an undermanned team, weakened teacher . . . he loved life.” coach Sherman Lewis in comments to the by injuries and unable to stand toe-to-toe with Holmgren wasn’t the only one to use the Journal Sentinel. term “teacher” in talking about Shurmur.

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“Everything you’re supposed to be as a teacher, he was.”

Editor’s note: Fritz Shurmur, along with Albion coaches Elkin “Ike”Isaac, ’48, and Morley Fraser, were honored at the College’s 1999 Athletic Hall of Fame dinner in October with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Full details will appear in the winter Io Triumphe.

More information on Shurmur appears in the notice on p. 23.

New institute named for Shurmur The Albion College Board of Trustees recently announced the naming of a proposed Education Institute in memory of Fritz Shurmur, ’54 (see story above). The Institute not only will provide teacher certification but it will acquaint students with the broader issues facing K-12 education in America today and with the ethics of civic responsibility. Graduates of the program will be highly qualified teachers and knowledgeable proponents of educational reform.

James Reutter, ’55, a long-time friend of Fritz Shurmur and his family, is leading a special drive to raise the $2-million needed to endow the institute.

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) recently honored eight of Albion’s nine women’s sports teams with the Team G.P.A. Award for achieving a minimum 3.3 grade point average during the 1998-99 academic year. The Briton women’s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and track teams were recognized during halftime of the Sept. 4 football game at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium.

More Albion sports teams received the award than teams of any other MIAA school, and Briton teams also occupied half of the spots in the top 10. The student-athletes pictured are: (front row, left to right) Sarah Grill, Erika Miller, Janna Muccio, Allison Bennett, Karen Schinkel, Melissa Hall; (back row) Jessie Jones, Katherine Waters, Jennifer Miesle.

In addition to the MIAA honors, the softball and women’s swimming teams earned national academic honors, based on their team G.P.A., from their respective coaches’ associations. The softball squad ranked third among all Division III programs, the swimmers fourth.

Alumni who would like further information on the Institute fund drive should contact Ben Hancock, vice president for institutional advancement, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224, 517/629-0242.

Coverage of the fall sports season will be included in the winter edition of Io Triumphe.

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an M.F.A. in drawing and painting. He and his wife Muriel Goodell Benedict, ’51, live in San Pedro, CA.

The deadline for class notes appearing in this issue of Io Triumphe was Aug. 6, 1999. Notes received after that date will appear in the next issue.

Class news 40-49 Miriam Crone Taber, ’49, and Harold Taber, ’50, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 19 with a reception hosted by their children, Sally Taber, ’74, Norma Taber, ’78, and Paul Harrington-Taber. Other alumni in attendance included Morris, ’55, and Ann Gehman Taber, ’53, Margery Taber Schleicher, ’66, Marcia Schleicher Switzer, ’94, and Jim Parshall, ’48. The Tabers live in Berkley.

50-54 James Benedict, ’51, has returned to school after retiring from 31 years as a thoracic and cardiac surgeon. He has been a full-time student at California State University, Long Beach, for the past five years, recently receiving a B.F.A. in drawing and painting. He graduated magna cum laude and with a minor in English/creative writing. James has been accepted to the graduate school at CSULB and will be working toward

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Venetia Standridge Bolz, ’51, after retiring from teaching, has begun an elementary school program called Nature’s Gifts, which includes poetry, music and videos. Venetia dresses in costume as Grandma Nature for the program. She has also appeared in nine episodes of “Touched by an Angel,” which is produced in her hometown of Salt Lake City, UT. Jack Curtis, ’51, was inducted into the Volunteer and Information Services of Battle Creek Volunteer Hall of Fame during the agency’s 50th anniversary celebration in June. Jack has been an active community volunteer as one of the founders of the Urban League of Battle Creek and a board member and volunteer with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. He is also a charter member of the Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce and was named an Albion College Distinguished Alumnus in 1982. Jack and his wife Phyllis live in Battle Creek.

Lousie Hoffs Peppel, ’51, hosted a house party recently at her Macatawa Park summer home on Lake Michigan 50 years after she held her first house party there. Joining her for the reunion were Fran Young Wilson, ’51, Mary Ellen Deckert Riley, ’51, Susie Smith McKinley, ’51, and Maxine Nebergal Jacobson, ’51. This group was half of the original 10 cottage-goers. The group missed Barb, Bette, Doris, Hilda and Suzy.

Pat Picard Kemp, ’54, is retiring from her position as DeTour and Drummond Elementary School principal after spending 12 years in the DeTour school system. She had previously spent 30

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In “Bravo to Britons,” our intent is to highlight the noteworthy, the unusual and the entertaining. We welcome submissions from all quarters. The only requirement is that an Albion alumnus/alumna must be involved in the story.

Send your nominations, clearly marked for “Bravo to Britons” to: Editor, Io Triumphe, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224. If an item is not received by the deadline for one issue, it will be held for possible inclusion in the next. The editor reserves the right to determine which submissions are selected for publication.

Walter Hard, ’34, has been honored by the South Dakota School of Medicine with the establishment of the Dean Walter L. Hard Society.

The society will serve as the agency to receive all donations to the school from alumni and other sources. Walter served as dean of the school during its formative years in the 1950s and 1960s. He lives in Rice, MN. Vergil Slee, ’37, was recently honored by the establishment of the Vergil N. Slee Distinguished Professorship of Healthcare Quality Management at the School of Public Health of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The professorship was established with a grant of $1-million from the Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities, which Vergil established in 1956 in Ann Arbor. His address at the celebration was based on his experience with the coding of diagnostic and other health care information, including serving as president of the Council on Clinical Classifications. He lives in Brevard, NC.

years in the St. Mary, OH, public school system as well. Throughout her career, Pat has taught every grade from kindergarten through twelfth, as well as gifted and talented programs, special ed, pre-school and adults. She often spent her summers teaching music and dance at the Interlochen fine arts camp. Pat plans to spend her retirement in the DeTour area.

55-59 Peter Christ, ’55, was inducted into the Volunteer and Information Services of Battle Creek Volunteer Hall of Fame during the agency’s 50th anniversary celebration in June. Peter has been president and CEO of the Battle Creek Community Foundation. He is also involved with Battle Creek Unlimited, Junior Achievement, the Council of Michigan Foundations, Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Calhoun County Economic Development Forum, Battle Creek Board of Education, Albion College, Burnham Brook Senior Center, as well as many other civic and philanthropic organizations. He and his wife, Carolyn Carr Christ, ’57, reside in Battle Creek.

Hannah Provence Donigan, ’56, and her husband Don enjoyed the birth of their fourth grandchild in July. Hannah and Don recently attended Elderhostel programs in Costa Rica and St. Petersburg, FL. Hannah participated in a similar program in Santa Fe, NM as well. Both toured Big Bend National Park in Texas before visiting their son, daughter-in-law and two-year-old grandson in Austin, TX. They live in Commerce.

James Oosting, ’56, was recently appointed to the Bowne Township Planning Commission. James is a retired oral surgeon who earned his M.A. in anesthesiology from the University of Pittsburgh and a degree in dental surgery from the University of Michigan and Henry Ford Hospital. He has volunteered on several committees at the Department of Fisheries of the state’s Department of Natural Resources, and has served on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee for the Great Lakes Commission. He lives in Alto.

Al Ritt, ’56, was featured in the Dexter Leader newspaper recently for his involvement in the field of athletics. Al played baseball for the Kansas City Athletics farm system after graduating from Albion, but soon pursued teaching and coaching as a career. He retired from the Dexter public school system in 1989, having served as a math, driver’s education and physical education teacher; baseball, basketball, football and wrestling coach; athletic director and assistant principal over the course of his 33 years at Dexter High School. In his retirement, he now coaches his grandson’s little league team and is a member of the Dexter Lions Club.

Thomas Brown, ’57, completed the degree of doctor of ministry and graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in June.

Homecoming news and notes The Winter 1999-2000 edition of Io Triumphe will cover Homecoming and the reunions for classes ending in “4” and “9.” Reunion class notes will also appear in that issue.

McCormick is part of the University of Chicago consortium. Thomas’ study, research and writing began in 1989 and took 10 years to complete, resulting in his thesis, New Pastorate: Processing Recycling Baggage. He began the work during his pastorate in Auburn, NY, and completed it while serving the United Methodist Church in Marcellus, NY. David Gilbert, ’57, a retired general surgeon, was presented with the Frederick and Besse Moulton Plessner Memorial award during ceremonies at the 134th annual Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) House of Delegates meeting in Dearborn May 1.

The Plessner Award is presented each year by the Board of Directors of the 14,700-member MSMS to a physician who demonstrates outstanding dedication to the practice of rural community medicine. A Mohawk resident, David practiced in the Calumet area for over 30 years. He still serves as a voluntary park physician for Isle Royale National Park and in the role of Keweenaw County medical examiner.

Editor’s note: Gilbert is the second Albion alumnus in as many years to receive the Plessner Award. The 1998 recipient was Donald Finlayson, ’38.

University Development. Marcia had been vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State University since 1990. She has also held leadership positions at Long Island University, the University of Miami, FL, and the University of California, Irvine.

Before coming to Dayton in July, she and her husband Michael lived in Las Cruces, NM. Jack, ’64, and Beth Morley Lawrence, ’65, recently visited Sharon Woodburn, ’65, and her mother Margaret in San Jose, Costa Rica. Sharon teaches at the university in Costa Rica, while Jack and Beth are returning to East Lansing High School after teaching in Mexico City.

65-69 Douglas Davis, ’66, retired in July from the United States Probation Office in Indianapolis, IN, where he was a supervisor. Previously, Douglas had been employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 20 years. After his retirement, he moved to Bloomington, IN.

60-64 Dennis Cawthorne, ’62, recently joined former Democratic Attorney General Frank J. Kelley and former State Public Service Commissioner William Ralls to form the law firm of Kelley, Cawthorne and Ralls in Lansing. Dennis received his law degree from Harvard Law School and served in the Michigan House of Representatives, 1966-78. In 1991 Gov. John Engler appointed Dennis to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission and reappointed him in 1995. Dennis has also served on the Albion College Board of Trustees and is the current chair of the Visiting Committee for the College’s Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. Dennis and his wife Cindy reside in East Lansing and have two sons.

Marcia Tjossen Muller, ’63, has been appointed vice president for university advancement at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. As head of the 40-person division, her responsibilities include directing the Offices of Alumni Relations, Government Relations, Communications and Marketing, and

A surprise reunion of four Albion graduates happened last May in St. Louis. Dennis and Shirley Ruemele Bloomquist, both ’64, and Spencer and Nancy Daily Holmes, both ’62, celebrated with their children, Eric Bloomquist and Gretchen Holmes, as they received their M.B.A. degrees from Washington University’s School of Business.

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Go Brits! The next generation Among the first-year students arriving at Albion this fall are some 32 (listed below) who are the children of Briton alumni. In this group are Justinn Steffe, who becomes the fifth generation from her family to attend Albion, and Michael Brown, who represents

the fourth generation of Browns, beginning with the late Prentiss M. Brown, Sr., ’11. Of course, we also welcomed many other entering students who have alumni relatives other than their parents. Thanks to all of you for helping the Albion tradition continue.

Chad L. Beers Royce L., ’65, and Marjorie L. Beers

Justin R. Dalgleish Douglas and Nancy Weedon Dalgleish, ’73, ’73

Lindsey K. Robb Chris A. and Diane Burton Robb, ’76, ’75

Lauren E. Beers Bruce B. and Jeanne Feiker Beers, ’71

Emily M. Dobbins William H. and Karen Knudson Dobbins, ’74, ’74

Lori L. Sanders Jeffrey D., ’73, and Joanne M. Sanders

Sarah I. Borgstadt William P., ’69, and Anna M. Borgstadt

Amy E. Gall Wesley C., ’75, and Kathryn G. Gall

Elizabeth A. Snyder Bruce J., ’78, and Jane E. Snyder

Abigail S. Gilbert Lee A. and Kim Kraushaar Gilbert, ’76, ’75

Elizabeth K. Souder Douglas P., ’68, and Barbara J. Souder

Ben H. Godfrey Jack B., ’74, and Maureen B. Godfrey

Jenny L. Spencer Stephen S., ’79, and Janet L. Spencer

Karin A. Heffel James R. and Nancy Ziegler Heffel, ’67

Christopher C. Stefanes George and Sherry Richardson Stefanes, ’65

Kristi L. Jirikovic Roger A. and Jill Butler Jirikovic, ’70, ’72

Justinn C. Steffe James F. and Susan Pitzer Steffe, ’72, ’72

Jackson R. Lanphear Warren F., ’77, and Mary K. Lanphear

Colleen A. Thomas Robert W. and Mary Ellen Meyers Thomas, ’72, ’73

Nikell K. McCarthy Stephen E. and Victoria Butler McCarthy, ’74, ’74

Chad M. Thompson Robert F. and Deborah Peterhans Thompson, ’66

Jeremiah T. Morse Thomas C., ’71, and Angela M. Morse

Jennifer C. Tobin Daniel E., ’72, and Frances R. Tobin

Elizabeth A. Ratajczak David D., ’70, and Linda L. Ratajczak

Amanda A. Yeager Lyn A., ’70, and Debrah A. Yeager

Marcus A. Boynton Jack E. and Joan Mansfield Boynton, ’68, ’67 Michael P. Brown Stephen M. and Janet Reinhart Brown, ’72, ’72 Sara M. Chappell Thomas G. and Sue Olcott Chappell, ’77 Marion E. Clement Scott D. and Mary Brown Clement, ’74, ’76 Alicia A. Costas John M. and Patricia Miller Costas, ’72, ’73 Matthew S. Crandall Steven D. and Christine Ernst Crandall, ’75 Danielle M. Crane Stephen F. Crane, ’78

Albion College Application Fee Waiver Form We strongly encourage our alumni to share this Fee Waiver Form with a promising college-bound high school senior. Simply fill out the alumna/alumnus section, clip out and pass it on. This form may be photocopied.

Instructions for the Applicant: Please attach this coupon to your completed Application for Admission in lieu of the application fee. Should you need an Application for Admission or other assistance, please call the Albion College Admissions Office at 800/858-6770.

Student Information (Please print) Name ________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ State ____________ Zip _____________________ Telephone ____________________________________________________________________________________ High school ___________________________________________________________________________________ Alumna/Alumnus Information (Please print) Name ___________________________________________________________________ Class year ____________ Address _______________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________ State ____________ Zip _____________________ Daytime telephone _____________________________________________________________________________ Signature _____________________________________________________________________________________

Bill Rivers, ’66, was part of a team of eight North American volunteers who recently worked side-by-side with local people to maintain trails and buildings in the Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve in the central highlands of Costa Rica.

While working in the Cloud Forest, the volunteers enjoyed views of the forest vegetation as well as its animal inhabitants, monkeys, toucans, quetzals, iguanas, sloths, and butterflies. Bill and his fellow volunteers took advantage of rafting opportunities during their free time, seeing a volcano erupt during one of their excursions. He and his wife, Janet Cesario Rivers, ’66, live in Chevy Chase, MD. Brendan Ross, ’68, operates a photography studio in Auburn Hills and recently had the privilege of photographing an advertisement spread for GE Plastics that has appeared in Business Week, Fortune, Automotive News, Automotive Industries and leading plastics, design and technology publications. He and his wife, Nancy Brown Ross, ’67, live in Grosse Pointe.

Michael Williams, ’69, is retiring as chairman and CEO of Gail & Rice Productions in December to pursue a career as a consultant and corporate speaker. His wife, Laura Rice Williams, ’70, recently opened a bath and body products store in Northville called Pamplemousse. The couple resides in Northville.

70-74 Eric Johnson, ’71, resigned at the beginning of the year as executive vice president of Engineering Information, Inc., a professional information service on the Internet. After spending the last 20 years in publishing, he decided to take some time off to finally read all of Proust, polish his skiing, and reconnect with wayward friends. During April, Eric was ski mountaineering north of Banff, Alberta. He remains professionally active through occasional consulting, most recently for an educational Web site for high school students. He lives in Montclair, NJ. Rex Schlaybaugh, ’71, was recently reappointed to Oakland University’s Board of Trustees by Gov. John Engler.

Rex is a partner in the law firm of Dykema Gossett and has been with the firm since 1981. He has previously served on the Michigan Cemetery Commission. Rex earned his law degree from the University of Detroit. He and his wife, Janice Morrison Schlaybaugh, ’71, live in Birmingham.

John Thiel, ’71, ended his 18-year career as an orthopedic surgeon at the Mercy Hospital of Grayling and Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord in April.

He and his wife Barbara recently relocated to Charlotte, where John is setting up a private practice. He has also begun teaching orthopedic surgery at Michigan State University. During his

time in Grayling and Gaylord, John received numerous honors and distinctions, including chief of surgery, chief of staff, and chairman of the Credentials Committee at Grayling Mercy Hospital. He has also published various medical papers and is a member of several osteopathic associations.

Mike Alanson, ’72, continues to practice law in Traverse City and was reelected president of the Traverse City Civil Service Commission for 1999.

Mike, a member of Albion’s soccer team during his college days, now coaches youth soccer. His Traverse Bay Area Youth Soccer U-14 boys’ team, the T.C. Rovers, won the championship of the Grand Valley Soccer Association’s Blue Division, the most demanding of the GVSA’s three U-14 divisions, this spring. Mike’s Rovers are the first and only TBAYS team to win a GVSA championship. In addition, the Rovers won the 1998 Lansing tournament and 1999 tournaments in Marquette, Portage, Ann Arbor and Holland.

Rolfe Hillman III, ’72, had a book review of The Development of the B52 and Jet Propulsion published in the July 1999 issue of the Smithsonian Institution’s Air & Space Magazine. He also recently began working for Systems Integration and Research in Arlington, VA. Rosa Gomez Dierks, ’74, accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of History and Government at Adams State College in Alamosa, CO. Rosa can be reached at 2705 Park Ave., Alamosa, CO 81101 or by e-mail at rgdierks@adams.edu.

Bill Stoffer, ’74, was inducted into the Volunteer and Information Services of Battle Creek Volunteer Hall of Fame during the agency’s 50th anniversary celebration in June. Bill is a member of the Board of Trustees of both Albion College and Starr Commonwealth and is a past mayor of Albion. He has also been involved with the Calhoun County Economic Development Corp., the United Arts Council and the Economic Development Forum, and chairs the Board of Directors for the Albion Economic Development Corp. Bill resides in Albion where he is CEO of Albion Machine and Tool.

75-79 Julia Harrison Appleton, ’76, has joined the Stamford Health System in Stamford, CT as the managed care contract administrator. Julia formerly worked as a senior analyst for Physicians Health Services in Shelton, CT. She completed an M.B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1986. She lives in Fairfield, CT. Maggie LaNoue, ’76, owns and operates Albion Design, a custom art and card, print and Web marketing business. Through her business, she sells copyrighted corporate greeting and note cards, camera-ready brochure designs for the print industry, business logos, drawings of schools and other buildings,

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and graphics for Web sites. Maggie uses both traditional media and computer graphics. Among her clients are Felpausch grocery stores and Dawn Food Products. Maggie and her children live in Albion.

Arthur Hall, ’77, was recently promoted to group director of new business development at ABN Amro Lease Holding in the Netherlands. In his new job he will identify and establish new financial services for auto-related businesses. He and his wife Micki have two sons and a daughter. The family lives in Amsterdam.

Fredric Alan Maxwell, ’78, is currently writing a book, Rich Kids from Birmingham. He has offered readings of his work in Seattle, where he now lives, and in Michigan. He also visited Albion for a lecture under the sponsorship of the English Department. Previous work by Maxwell has been published in Newsweek, Harper’s and The New Yorker. If you have “growing up in Birmingham” stories to share, contact Fredric at P.O. Box 45111, Seattle, WA 98145-0111; or by e-mail at fredricmaxwell@hotmail.com.

Robert Hunt, ’79, recently joined the firm of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber in Lansing. The firm offers fullservice civil engineering, architectural/ engineering, and environmental services.

Robert and his wife Lisa live in East Lansing.

80 Kurt Tech, ’80, was recently appointed chair of the Department of Radiology at St. John Hospital in Detroit. In addition to continuing his medical education, Kurt is pursuing a master’s of medical management at Tulane University. In 1995, he became subspecialty certified in the field of neuroradiology. He and his wife, Paula Leonard Tech, ’79, live in Grosse Pointe Farms.

81 Greg Hampton, ’81, is enjoying life in Half Moon Bay, CA, with his wife Shannon and daughters, Elizabeth and Samantha. His company, Clairvoyant Software, recently received $43.2million in venture financing. Friends can contact Greg via e-mail at greg@clairvoyantsoftware.com or call him at 408/861-1103.

Anne Hittler Grover Hunter, ’81, formerly president of Marketing Source USA, a Minnesota- based marketing and public relations firm, joined with Penfield Design Group, Inc. in July to form Penfield Hunter in Eagen, MN. Anne founded Marketing Source USA in 1994 after holding marketing posts with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. She also teaches marketing and non-profit management at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and is a board member of the Metropolitan Regional

Arts Council and the Volunteer Center in St. Paul. Anne holds an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.

Joel Manby, ’81, has been named vice president, sales, marketing and retail network development at Saab Automobile AB, Trollhattan, Sweden. In addition to directing global wholesale and retail initiatives, and market area Americas activities, Manby also adds market area Asia/Pacific to his responsibilities. Manby continues in his role of chief executive officer, Saab Cars USA, Inc. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, and resides in Alpharetta, GA, with his family.

Steven Strumer, ’81, recently moved to Brookfield, CT, where he is continuing to compose a play he began in 1991.

Entitled I’ve Got a Mouse for a Man, it is a musical inspired by a London performance of Dariofo’s drama, An Accidental Death of an Anarchist, which he saw in 1990.

W. Scott Wilkinson, ’81, is a thirdgeneration board-certified ophthalmologist with the Wilkinson Eye Center in Pontiac, one of the oldest medical practices in Michigan. Scott received his medical degree from Wayne State University and served his ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan.

He also completed a fellowship in corneal and external disease at the Kresge Eye Institute before joining the Wilkinson Eye Center. He received the Slocum Award at the University of Michigan in 1989 for his research in glaucoma. Scott and his wife, Jill Pelzer Wilkinson, ’81, reside in Birmingham.

82 Kathleen McGowan Broquet, ’82, is working as the multi-family coordinator for Residential Mortgage in Anchorage, AK, where she lives with her husband Bruce Broquet, ’79.

Robert Watts, ’82, completed the Suzuki Rock n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, CA, May 23 with a time of 3:42.

Robert began running for recreation four years ago and prepared for the marathon by training at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing. He had set the goal for himself of running a marathon before his 40th birthday. A 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Robert has practiced dentistry in Williamston, where he also resides, for the past five years.

Todd Wilson, ’82, recently joined Munson Healthcare in Traverse City and is establishing a practice with Grand Traverse Radiologists, P.C. Todd received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in radiology at Sinai Hospital in Detroit and fellowships at the University of Michigan Medical Center in MRI, ultrasound, computed tomography and breast imaging. Most recently, he served as an assistant professor in the radiology department at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

83 Mary Sue Stonisch, ’83, has recently been appointed to the medical staff of St. John Hospital and Medical Center, joining the associate staff in the Department of Surgery, General Dentistry. Mary Sue plans to serve the faculty, staff and community through treating patients after traumatic injury as well as learning about the latest in dental technology. She is an accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Mary Sue resides in Grosse Pointe Woods with her son Patrick.

85 Dorothy Youtz Herfel, ’85, is an office manager for Morton Learning Center, a company providing classes for insurance and investment sales professionals in Columbus, OH. She is a newly licensed agent in Ohio. Her husband David is an illustrator/graphic designer for a company specializing in heat-applied graphics. Dorothy and David live with their two cats in Columbus. Dorothy would like to hear from other Pi Beta Phis (including Amy Serra, ’84), Dean Hall residents from 1982-83, Catherine Nutt, ’85, and Sue Zurakowski, ’85.

David Mariage, ’85, was recently honored as runner-up for Teacher of the

Year in the St. Johns school district.

David has been a teacher for 10 years, the last two with St. Johns. He teaches high school government and economics.

David and his wife Dawn reside in DeWitt.

86 Richard Linebaugh, ’86, recently relocated to Singapore from Los Angeles with his partner, Tito Battung, to accept a new position with Bank of America in its Global Treasury Sales group. He and Tito have been traveling around the region and studying Mandarin in their free time. Richard asks that Albion friends e-mail him at rpl1996@aol.com if they will be in the area.

Laura Mills, ’86, has taken a new position as archivist for Rotary International. She will be creating a new archives program for Rotary at its corporate headquarters in Evanston, IL. Laura would love to hear from her fellow Albionians at 810 Sherman Ave., Apt. 2, Evanston, IL 60202.

87 Robert Clink, ’87, recently began an anchor position with KTVA Channel 11, the CBS affiliate in Anchorage, AK,

where he also hosts a new program entitled “Inside Alaska.” The show is aired statewide live Monday through Friday. Robert continues to teach and to sing professionally with the Anchorage Opera and other organizations throughout the state. He is thinking of attending the 2000 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia national conference and would like to know if his fellow Sinfonians would be interested in a reunion there.

Robert lives with his wife Robyn and their three daughters in Anchorage. He can be reached via e-mail at croonr@alaskalife.net or by phone at 907/7-CROONR. Joseph Corey, ’87, has accepted a residency in neurology at the University of Michigan. He holds an M.D. from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Champaign-Urbana, a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He lives in Ann Arbor.

John Stoddard, ’87, recently joined the Detroit office of Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis Co., L.P.A., one of the nation’s largest creditors’ rights law firms. He will be focusing on bankruptcy and probate work. John received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the Michigan Creditors Bar Association. He and his wife, Louise Kirk, ’90, live in Livonia.

Albion at Carnegie Hall Choir trip planned in 2001 The Albion Music Department is inviting all choir alumni to join the College Choir in spring 2001 for its first-ever performance in Carnegie Hall in New York. The concert would include a 40-minute work with a professional orchestra and soloists under the direction of choral director Douglas Rose, along with a few Albion favorites, conducted by former choral director Mel Larimer. Group travel, food and lodging arrangements in the city will be made by the College in conjunction with our booking agent, Manhattan Concert Productions; transportation to New York would be the responsibility of the participants, though chartered bus transportation may be available from Albion. The five-day/four-night stay would include a four-hour rehearsal on three days, as well as plenty of time for sightseeing in the afternoons and evenings. The cost for alumni would be approximately $700 plus transportation. Spouses or guests of choir alumni may also attend for the same fee.

If you would like to receive further mailings on this trip, or if you wish to be included in any future mailings about alumni choir activities, please return the form below, call Douglas Rose at 517/629-0251, or e-mail the requested information to drose@albion.edu.

NOTE: If you have already received a mailing about the “Albion at Carnegie” trip, you need not send any information. The purpose of this request is to identify alumni who aren’t on the current choir mailing list.

Be advised that previous mailings stated the trip would be in 2000 but the date has been changed to 200l.

Albion at Carnegie Hall, Spring 2001 Return this form to Douglas Rose, Albion College Department of Music, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224 (fax: 517/629-0784) to indicate your interest in: (1) _____ the College Choir’s Carnegie Hall trip or (2) _____ receiving future mailings about alumni choir activities.

Name(s) _____________________________________________________________ Class year(s) ______________ Address _______________________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________________________ State ____________ Zip _____________________ Telephone _______________________________________ E-mail address _________________________________ Number of years of College Choir participation _______________________________________________________

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and graphics for Web sites. Maggie uses both traditional media and computer graphics. Among her clients are Felpausch grocery stores and Dawn Food Products. Maggie and her children live in Albion.

Arthur Hall, ’77, was recently promoted to group director of new business development at ABN Amro Lease Holding in the Netherlands. In his new job he will identify and establish new financial services for auto-related businesses. He and his wife Micki have two sons and a daughter. The family lives in Amsterdam.

Fredric Alan Maxwell, ’78, is currently writing a book, Rich Kids from Birmingham. He has offered readings of his work in Seattle, where he now lives, and in Michigan. He also visited Albion for a lecture under the sponsorship of the English Department. Previous work by Maxwell has been published in Newsweek, Harper’s and The New Yorker. If you have “growing up in Birmingham” stories to share, contact Fredric at P.O. Box 45111, Seattle, WA 98145-0111; or by e-mail at fredricmaxwell@hotmail.com.

Robert Hunt, ’79, recently joined the firm of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber in Lansing. The firm offers fullservice civil engineering, architectural/ engineering, and environmental services.

Robert and his wife Lisa live in East Lansing.

80 Kurt Tech, ’80, was recently appointed chair of the Department of Radiology at St. John Hospital in Detroit. In addition to continuing his medical education, Kurt is pursuing a master’s of medical management at Tulane University. In 1995, he became subspecialty certified in the field of neuroradiology. He and his wife, Paula Leonard Tech, ’79, live in Grosse Pointe Farms.

81 Greg Hampton, ’81, is enjoying life in Half Moon Bay, CA, with his wife Shannon and daughters, Elizabeth and Samantha. His company, Clairvoyant Software, recently received $43.2million in venture financing. Friends can contact Greg via e-mail at greg@clairvoyantsoftware.com or call him at 408/861-1103.

Anne Hittler Grover Hunter, ’81, formerly president of Marketing Source USA, a Minnesota- based marketing and public relations firm, joined with Penfield Design Group, Inc. in July to form Penfield Hunter in Eagen, MN. Anne founded Marketing Source USA in 1994 after holding marketing posts with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. She also teaches marketing and non-profit management at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, and is a board member of the Metropolitan Regional

Arts Council and the Volunteer Center in St. Paul. Anne holds an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.

Joel Manby, ’81, has been named vice president, sales, marketing and retail network development at Saab Automobile AB, Trollhattan, Sweden. In addition to directing global wholesale and retail initiatives, and market area Americas activities, Manby also adds market area Asia/Pacific to his responsibilities. Manby continues in his role of chief executive officer, Saab Cars USA, Inc. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School, and resides in Alpharetta, GA, with his family.

Steven Strumer, ’81, recently moved to Brookfield, CT, where he is continuing to compose a play he began in 1991.

Entitled I’ve Got a Mouse for a Man, it is a musical inspired by a London performance of Dariofo’s drama, An Accidental Death of an Anarchist, which he saw in 1990.

W. Scott Wilkinson, ’81, is a thirdgeneration board-certified ophthalmologist with the Wilkinson Eye Center in Pontiac, one of the oldest medical practices in Michigan. Scott received his medical degree from Wayne State University and served his ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan.

He also completed a fellowship in corneal and external disease at the Kresge Eye Institute before joining the Wilkinson Eye Center. He received the Slocum Award at the University of Michigan in 1989 for his research in glaucoma. Scott and his wife, Jill Pelzer Wilkinson, ’81, reside in Birmingham.

82 Kathleen McGowan Broquet, ’82, is working as the multi-family coordinator for Residential Mortgage in Anchorage, AK, where she lives with her husband Bruce Broquet, ’79.

Robert Watts, ’82, completed the Suzuki Rock n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, CA, May 23 with a time of 3:42.

Robert began running for recreation four years ago and prepared for the marathon by training at the Michigan Athletic Club in East Lansing. He had set the goal for himself of running a marathon before his 40th birthday. A 1986 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Robert has practiced dentistry in Williamston, where he also resides, for the past five years.

Todd Wilson, ’82, recently joined Munson Healthcare in Traverse City and is establishing a practice with Grand Traverse Radiologists, P.C. Todd received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. He completed a residency in radiology at Sinai Hospital in Detroit and fellowships at the University of Michigan Medical Center in MRI, ultrasound, computed tomography and breast imaging. Most recently, he served as an assistant professor in the radiology department at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

83 Mary Sue Stonisch, ’83, has recently been appointed to the medical staff of St. John Hospital and Medical Center, joining the associate staff in the Department of Surgery, General Dentistry. Mary Sue plans to serve the faculty, staff and community through treating patients after traumatic injury as well as learning about the latest in dental technology. She is an accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Mary Sue resides in Grosse Pointe Woods with her son Patrick.

85 Dorothy Youtz Herfel, ’85, is an office manager for Morton Learning Center, a company providing classes for insurance and investment sales professionals in Columbus, OH. She is a newly licensed agent in Ohio. Her husband David is an illustrator/graphic designer for a company specializing in heat-applied graphics. Dorothy and David live with their two cats in Columbus. Dorothy would like to hear from other Pi Beta Phis (including Amy Serra, ’84), Dean Hall residents from 1982-83, Catherine Nutt, ’85, and Sue Zurakowski, ’85.

David Mariage, ’85, was recently honored as runner-up for Teacher of the

Year in the St. Johns school district.

David has been a teacher for 10 years, the last two with St. Johns. He teaches high school government and economics.

David and his wife Dawn reside in DeWitt.

86 Richard Linebaugh, ’86, recently relocated to Singapore from Los Angeles with his partner, Tito Battung, to accept a new position with Bank of America in its Global Treasury Sales group. He and Tito have been traveling around the region and studying Mandarin in their free time. Richard asks that Albion friends e-mail him at rpl1996@aol.com if they will be in the area.

Laura Mills, ’86, has taken a new position as archivist for Rotary International. She will be creating a new archives program for Rotary at its corporate headquarters in Evanston, IL. Laura would love to hear from her fellow Albionians at 810 Sherman Ave., Apt. 2, Evanston, IL 60202.

87 Robert Clink, ’87, recently began an anchor position with KTVA Channel 11, the CBS affiliate in Anchorage, AK,

where he also hosts a new program entitled “Inside Alaska.” The show is aired statewide live Monday through Friday. Robert continues to teach and to sing professionally with the Anchorage Opera and other organizations throughout the state. He is thinking of attending the 2000 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia national conference and would like to know if his fellow Sinfonians would be interested in a reunion there.

Robert lives with his wife Robyn and their three daughters in Anchorage. He can be reached via e-mail at croonr@alaskalife.net or by phone at 907/7-CROONR. Joseph Corey, ’87, has accepted a residency in neurology at the University of Michigan. He holds an M.D. from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Champaign-Urbana, a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and an M.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He lives in Ann Arbor.

John Stoddard, ’87, recently joined the Detroit office of Weltman, Weinberg, & Reis Co., L.P.A., one of the nation’s largest creditors’ rights law firms. He will be focusing on bankruptcy and probate work. John received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame and is a member of the Michigan Creditors Bar Association. He and his wife, Louise Kirk, ’90, live in Livonia.

Albion at Carnegie Hall Choir trip planned in 2001 The Albion Music Department is inviting all choir alumni to join the College Choir in spring 2001 for its first-ever performance in Carnegie Hall in New York. The concert would include a 40-minute work with a professional orchestra and soloists under the direction of choral director Douglas Rose, along with a few Albion favorites, conducted by former choral director Mel Larimer. Group travel, food and lodging arrangements in the city will be made by the College in conjunction with our booking agent, Manhattan Concert Productions; transportation to New York would be the responsibility of the participants, though chartered bus transportation may be available from Albion. The five-day/four-night stay would include a four-hour rehearsal on three days, as well as plenty of time for sightseeing in the afternoons and evenings. The cost for alumni would be approximately $700 plus transportation. Spouses or guests of choir alumni may also attend for the same fee.

If you would like to receive further mailings on this trip, or if you wish to be included in any future mailings about alumni choir activities, please return the form below, call Douglas Rose at 517/629-0251, or e-mail the requested information to drose@albion.edu.

NOTE: If you have already received a mailing about the “Albion at Carnegie” trip, you need not send any information. The purpose of this request is to identify alumni who aren’t on the current choir mailing list.

Be advised that previous mailings stated the trip would be in 2000 but the date has been changed to 200l.

Albion at Carnegie Hall, Spring 2001 Return this form to Douglas Rose, Albion College Department of Music, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224 (fax: 517/629-0784) to indicate your interest in: (1) _____ the College Choir’s Carnegie Hall trip or (2) _____ receiving future mailings about alumni choir activities.

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88 Jennifer Scrutton Culbertson, ’88, recently joined the Southfield office of Grant Thornton as marketing director.

Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Jennifer was a marketing consultant for Plante & Moran in Southfield. She earned her M.A. in public relations and organizational communication from Wayne State University. Jennifer and her husband Daniel live in Plymouth.

89 Osman Lindley, ’89, recently moved to Atlanta, GA, to launch a commercial finance unit for Comerica Bank as its vice president/market manager. Oz earned his M.B.A. with honors from the University of Indianapolis in May. His wife Danine and son Braxton are enjoying their new surroundings and activities in Atlanta.

Mark Stuart, ’89, was recently promoted to the position of assistant vice president for development at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. In this position, he leads a team of 11 staff members who are responsible for the annual fund, the Orange and Blue Club, and advancement services. Mark continues to be active in the community as a board member for the Adams County unit of the American Cancer Society and is the adviser for Gettysburg’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. He and his partner, Tim, who is an assistant dean at the college, recently purchased a home near the campus.

90 Joe Smalley, ’90, owner of Smalley Investments, recently opened a new office in downtown Lansing. The firm offers stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement plans, IRAs, insurance and annuities, and managed portfolios. A resident of Lansing, Joe is active in the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Rotary Club of East Lansing, Lansing Community College Foundation, and the University United Methodist Church. He has served on the legislative analysis committee for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and is past president of the East Lansing High School Alumni Association.

91 W. Scott Banfield, III, ’91, has been named an assistant director of development in charge of the annual fund for the Culver Academies in Culver, IN. Scott joined the Culver development staff in 1996 and has served as an assistant director in charge of Culver Clubs International since June 1998. Prior to coming to the academies, he was an insurance adjustor with Crawford and Company in Chicago and Columbus, IN. Scott and his wife Laura reside in Culver with their 9-month-old son William IV. Matt Persons, ’91, has accepted a tenure-track position in biology at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. He will be teaching animal behavior, invertebrate zoology and comparative anatomy. Matt completed his doctoral

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work in 1996, working with George Uetz, ’68, in biological sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

93 Jon Bogie, Jr., ’93, was named Teacher of the Year for 1997-98 at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, IL. Jon now teaches fourth grade in Glenview, IL, and is also starting a noncompetitive day camp for children. He lives in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago.

Dana Teague Bultman, ’93, is living in Basel, Switzerland as part of a two-year assignment with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She and her husband Cory were married in September 1998 and have enjoyed recent trips to Paris, Venice and Monaco. Dana can be reached by e-mail at dtbultman@yahoo.com and would love to hear from other Albion alumni.

94 Jennifer Troyer, ’94, graduated from Wayne State University Law School in May and is now employed as a tax specialist with KPMG’s state and local tax group in Detroit. She lives in Flint.

Elizabeth Weisenbach, ’94, recently received her J.D. from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University. She was a member of the Phillip Jessup International Moot Court Team, president of the Women’s Law Caucus for two years, vice president for student chapters of both the Federalist Society and the ACLU and served on the DCL/MSU 1998 Diversity Week Committee. Elizabeth is employed at the State of Michigan Attorney General’s Office. She lives in Okemos.

We wish to correct any errors that may have occurred in the production of the 1999 Albion College Alumni Directory. To do so, we need your help!

To notify us of any corrections, please fill out the form below by Dec. 15, 1999 and mail it to Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224 or send an e-mail with the requested information to: sporter@albion.edu.

Name ____________________________________ Class year ___________

95 Christy Beyer, ’95, received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in May and is now pursuing an OB/GYN residency at the Ohio State University Medical Center.

Nicole DuPraw, ’95, received her M.D. from the Northwestern University Medical School in June and is now pursuing a residency in pediatrics at Duke University.

Shilpa Kothary, ’95, received a doctor of podiatric medicine degree in May from the Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences. She recently began a residency at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Bronx, NY.

96 Brit Davis, ’96, recently graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law and has joined the law practice of Brock and Scott in Charlotte, NC. Brit resides in Charlotte and can be reached at 803/ 802-3556.

Jennifer Daig VanderVeen, ’96, earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in May and is now employed as an associate at the Indianapolis law firm of Henderson Daily Withrow & DeVoe. Her husband, Jay VanderVeen, ’96, is a graduate student at Indiana University in Bloomington, studying archaeology.

They live in Bloomington, IN.

97 Jen Iles, ’97, is working in the customer service department of a chemical company and teaching English on the side. She can be contacted at 2116 Pauline Blvd. #303, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

Jonathon Width, ’97, recently received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School at the Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station, in Pensacola, FL. During the 13-week training program, Jonathon received extensive instruction on a variety of specialized subjects, including navigation, ship handling, engineering, naval warfare and management.

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Deborah is the principal of CarmanAinsworth High School in Flint. Steven is the superintendent of Westwood Heights Community Schools. Their wedding was officiated by The Honorable Duncan Beagle, ’70, circuit court judge of Genesee County. The couple resides in Flushing.

Connie Edmonds Hale, ’84, to Gregg Dixon on March 27, 1999. Their attendants were their four children, Jessica, 12, Stephanie, 9, Riley, 5, and Cole, 2. Laura Gillham Archambault, ’84, and Dorothy Caramagno Shetler, ’84, were in attendance. The Dixon family lives in Raleigh, NC, where Connie is a homemaker and Gregg is a police sergeant.

Ann Marie Ralston, ’85, to Thomas Hartmann on March 20, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland. They have moved back to the United States and reside at 650 W. Barry St., Chicago, IL 60657 and can be reached by e-mail at hartmannAM@aol.com. Ann Marie would love to hear from friends.

Katie Kroehle, ’86, to Joe McGervey on Sept. 26, 1998 in Washington, DC. Albion grads in attendance include Amy Bentley, ’87, Jill Cooley, ’86, Jill Eshelman, ’86, and David Piening, ’86.

Katie works for the U.S. Department of Energy, promoting energy efficiency.

Joe is an energy analyst at Energy and Environmental Analysis. The couple resides in Washington, DC. Katie’s email address is katiekro@erols.com.

Geoffrey “Paco” Wang, ’88, to Julie Janku on March 5, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1992 and has been a partner at Dentistry Etc. for over six years. They can be reached at 4320 Wilderness Pointe, Grand Blanc, 48439; e-mail pacowang@aol.com.

Blakely Burns, ’89, to Paul Meyers on Nov. 7, 1998 in Grosse Pointe. The wedding party included Wendy Wilkins

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Eric Breitenbeck, ’95, is currently the program coordinator of the Body Dynamics Center, an on-site fitness/ wellness center at the Ford Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo. He also finished his master’s degree in exercise science at Oakland University in May. Eric would love to hear from old friends and his fraternity brothers. He lives in New Baltimore and can be e-mailed at ebreiten@ford.com.

That “Briton quality” shows is evident in the story of Jody Gale, ’95, and Christopher O’Connor, ’97. Gale graduated in May with a joint J.D./M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University Law School in Cleveland, and while there served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review.

He was succeeded as editor by none other than O’Connor, now completing his third year at Case Western. In addition, an article by Gale on sales/transactions appeared in the Law Review’s fall edition, and an article by O’Connor will appear this winter on a new form of sexual harassment litigation being tried in the federal courts. This year also marks the publication’s 50th anniversary.

Gale is now working in Chicago at the international law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in the corporate department. O’Connor spent the past summer working in the litigation department at the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago before returning to law school this fall.

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88 Jennifer Scrutton Culbertson, ’88, recently joined the Southfield office of Grant Thornton as marketing director.

Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Jennifer was a marketing consultant for Plante & Moran in Southfield. She earned her M.A. in public relations and organizational communication from Wayne State University. Jennifer and her husband Daniel live in Plymouth.

89 Osman Lindley, ’89, recently moved to Atlanta, GA, to launch a commercial finance unit for Comerica Bank as its vice president/market manager. Oz earned his M.B.A. with honors from the University of Indianapolis in May. His wife Danine and son Braxton are enjoying their new surroundings and activities in Atlanta.

Mark Stuart, ’89, was recently promoted to the position of assistant vice president for development at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA. In this position, he leads a team of 11 staff members who are responsible for the annual fund, the Orange and Blue Club, and advancement services. Mark continues to be active in the community as a board member for the Adams County unit of the American Cancer Society and is the adviser for Gettysburg’s chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. He and his partner, Tim, who is an assistant dean at the college, recently purchased a home near the campus.

90 Joe Smalley, ’90, owner of Smalley Investments, recently opened a new office in downtown Lansing. The firm offers stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement plans, IRAs, insurance and annuities, and managed portfolios. A resident of Lansing, Joe is active in the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Rotary Club of East Lansing, Lansing Community College Foundation, and the University United Methodist Church. He has served on the legislative analysis committee for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce and is past president of the East Lansing High School Alumni Association.

91 W. Scott Banfield, III, ’91, has been named an assistant director of development in charge of the annual fund for the Culver Academies in Culver, IN. Scott joined the Culver development staff in 1996 and has served as an assistant director in charge of Culver Clubs International since June 1998. Prior to coming to the academies, he was an insurance adjustor with Crawford and Company in Chicago and Columbus, IN. Scott and his wife Laura reside in Culver with their 9-month-old son William IV. Matt Persons, ’91, has accepted a tenure-track position in biology at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. He will be teaching animal behavior, invertebrate zoology and comparative anatomy. Matt completed his doctoral

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work in 1996, working with George Uetz, ’68, in biological sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

93 Jon Bogie, Jr., ’93, was named Teacher of the Year for 1997-98 at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, IL. Jon now teaches fourth grade in Glenview, IL, and is also starting a noncompetitive day camp for children. He lives in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago.

Dana Teague Bultman, ’93, is living in Basel, Switzerland as part of a two-year assignment with PricewaterhouseCoopers. She and her husband Cory were married in September 1998 and have enjoyed recent trips to Paris, Venice and Monaco. Dana can be reached by e-mail at dtbultman@yahoo.com and would love to hear from other Albion alumni.

94 Jennifer Troyer, ’94, graduated from Wayne State University Law School in May and is now employed as a tax specialist with KPMG’s state and local tax group in Detroit. She lives in Flint.

Elizabeth Weisenbach, ’94, recently received her J.D. from the Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University. She was a member of the Phillip Jessup International Moot Court Team, president of the Women’s Law Caucus for two years, vice president for student chapters of both the Federalist Society and the ACLU and served on the DCL/MSU 1998 Diversity Week Committee. Elizabeth is employed at the State of Michigan Attorney General’s Office. She lives in Okemos.

We wish to correct any errors that may have occurred in the production of the 1999 Albion College Alumni Directory. To do so, we need your help!

To notify us of any corrections, please fill out the form below by Dec. 15, 1999 and mail it to Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224 or send an e-mail with the requested information to: sporter@albion.edu.

Name ____________________________________ Class year ___________

95 Christy Beyer, ’95, received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in May and is now pursuing an OB/GYN residency at the Ohio State University Medical Center.

Nicole DuPraw, ’95, received her M.D. from the Northwestern University Medical School in June and is now pursuing a residency in pediatrics at Duke University.

Shilpa Kothary, ’95, received a doctor of podiatric medicine degree in May from the Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences. She recently began a residency at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital in Bronx, NY.

96 Brit Davis, ’96, recently graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law and has joined the law practice of Brock and Scott in Charlotte, NC. Brit resides in Charlotte and can be reached at 803/ 802-3556.

Jennifer Daig VanderVeen, ’96, earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in May and is now employed as an associate at the Indianapolis law firm of Henderson Daily Withrow & DeVoe. Her husband, Jay VanderVeen, ’96, is a graduate student at Indiana University in Bloomington, studying archaeology.

They live in Bloomington, IN.

97 Jen Iles, ’97, is working in the customer service department of a chemical company and teaching English on the side. She can be contacted at 2116 Pauline Blvd. #303, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

Jonathon Width, ’97, recently received his commission as a naval officer after completing Officer Candidate School at the Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Station, in Pensacola, FL. During the 13-week training program, Jonathon received extensive instruction on a variety of specialized subjects, including navigation, ship handling, engineering, naval warfare and management.

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Deborah is the principal of CarmanAinsworth High School in Flint. Steven is the superintendent of Westwood Heights Community Schools. Their wedding was officiated by The Honorable Duncan Beagle, ’70, circuit court judge of Genesee County. The couple resides in Flushing.

Connie Edmonds Hale, ’84, to Gregg Dixon on March 27, 1999. Their attendants were their four children, Jessica, 12, Stephanie, 9, Riley, 5, and Cole, 2. Laura Gillham Archambault, ’84, and Dorothy Caramagno Shetler, ’84, were in attendance. The Dixon family lives in Raleigh, NC, where Connie is a homemaker and Gregg is a police sergeant.

Ann Marie Ralston, ’85, to Thomas Hartmann on March 20, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland. They have moved back to the United States and reside at 650 W. Barry St., Chicago, IL 60657 and can be reached by e-mail at hartmannAM@aol.com. Ann Marie would love to hear from friends.

Katie Kroehle, ’86, to Joe McGervey on Sept. 26, 1998 in Washington, DC. Albion grads in attendance include Amy Bentley, ’87, Jill Cooley, ’86, Jill Eshelman, ’86, and David Piening, ’86.

Katie works for the U.S. Department of Energy, promoting energy efficiency.

Joe is an energy analyst at Energy and Environmental Analysis. The couple resides in Washington, DC. Katie’s email address is katiekro@erols.com.

Geoffrey “Paco” Wang, ’88, to Julie Janku on March 5, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV. He graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1992 and has been a partner at Dentistry Etc. for over six years. They can be reached at 4320 Wilderness Pointe, Grand Blanc, 48439; e-mail pacowang@aol.com.

Blakely Burns, ’89, to Paul Meyers on Nov. 7, 1998 in Grosse Pointe. The wedding party included Wendy Wilkins

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Maiden name __________________________________________________ Current address ________________________________________________ City ___________________________ State _______ ZIP _______________ Current telephone number _______________________________________ E-mail address _________________________________________________ Brief description of the error:

A directory addendum containing updated information will be sent to all Alumni Directory recipients.

Eric Breitenbeck, ’95, is currently the program coordinator of the Body Dynamics Center, an on-site fitness/ wellness center at the Ford Michigan Proving Grounds in Romeo. He also finished his master’s degree in exercise science at Oakland University in May. Eric would love to hear from old friends and his fraternity brothers. He lives in New Baltimore and can be e-mailed at ebreiten@ford.com.

That “Briton quality” shows is evident in the story of Jody Gale, ’95, and Christopher O’Connor, ’97. Gale graduated in May with a joint J.D./M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University Law School in Cleveland, and while there served as editor-in-chief of the Law Review.

He was succeeded as editor by none other than O’Connor, now completing his third year at Case Western. In addition, an article by Gale on sales/transactions appeared in the Law Review’s fall edition, and an article by O’Connor will appear this winter on a new form of sexual harassment litigation being tried in the federal courts. This year also marks the publication’s 50th anniversary.

Gale is now working in Chicago at the international law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in the corporate department. O’Connor spent the past summer working in the litigation department at the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago before returning to law school this fall.

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Ann McCulloch, ’93, to Doug Goudie, ’92, on Oct. 10, 1998.

1. Ted Goudie 2. Rachael Vogel Goudie 3. Jim Dunn 4. Dan Hubert, ’92 5. Mark Wisnieski, ’92 6. Dan O’Haver, ’92 7. Steve Yuroff, ’93 8. Jack Giguere, ’59 9. Jim Walker, ’92 10.Rachael Biernat, ’93 11.Kim Tunnicliff 12.Jennifer Lindsay, ’92 13.Matt Schwartz, ’92 14.Douglas McDonald 15.Jean McDonald 16.Alice Stone Yuroff, ’93 17.Noelle Giguere, ’92 18.Michele Fry Eby, ’93 19.Becky Mitchell 20.Peter Mitchell, ’67 21.Jorg Baumgartner 22.Ingeborg Baumgartner 23.Joel Livingston, ’92 24.Laurel Hanson Kusner, ’85 25.Suzy Matilo Stratton, ’74 26.Sarah Blumenshine, ’93.

27.Matt Courser, ’96 28.Ben Hancock 29.Harry “Skip” Wells, ’63 30.Joan Hotchkiss Wells, ’63 31.Ann McCulloch, ’93 32.Doug Goudie, ’92 33.Joan DeShon Reichenbach, ’64 34.Carolyn Aishton, ’64 35.Janet Matilo Goudie, ’64 36.Bill Goudie, ’63

Katie Kroehle, ’86, to Joe McGervey on Sept. 26, 1998. (Left to right) Jill Eshelman, ’86, Joe McGervey, Katie Kroehle McGervey, ’86, David Piening, ’86, Jill Cooley, ’86, and Amy Bentley, ’87.

Rasmussen, ’89, and John Meyers, ’81.

Other guests in attendance were Joseph Smalley, ’91, Thomas Rasmussen, ’90, and Kathy Reed Beshai, ’89. Blakely has been promoted to senior vice president at Sigma International, an EPS Solutions Co. Paul is the assistant vice president of the Consulting Group at Pace Global Energy Services. They live in Reston, VA.

’92, were in the wedding party. Other Albion alumni in attendance were: Kurt, ’90, and Kathie Goike Poindexter, ’91, Bill Cook, ’92, Mark Smith, ’91, and Kristin Trapp Patrick, ’91. Jennifer works at The Commonwealth Fund in New York City. She would love to hear from Albion friends, especially Jon Foltz, ’88, and Sean McFadden, ’91.

Her e-mail is jfento3@ibm.net.

Christine Hoppe, ’90, to Mac Knox on Oct. 3, 1998 in Atlanta, GA. In attendance were John Stanton, ’89, Chris Elias, ’89, David Candela, ’89, and Wendy Wixson Rush, ’90.

Christine is a staff member with Lutheran Ministries of Georgia. The couple resides in Smyrna, GA.

Ann McCulloch, ’93, to Doug Goudie, ’92 on Oct. 10, 1998 in Albion. Parents of the groom are Bill, ’63, and Janet Matilo Goudie, ’64. Other alums in the wedding party included Sarah Blumenshine, ’93, Michele Fry Eby, ’93, Noelle Giguere, ’92, Dan Hubert, ’92, Dan O’Haver, ’92, and Mark Wisnieski, ’92. Doug is employed as the international trade lobbyist for the Automotive Trade Policy Council. Ann is working as the public affairs manager for the National Waterways Conference, Inc. The couple resides in Washington, DC.

Carrie Bradley, ’91, to Oliver Koppe, ’91, on June 7, 1999 in Negril, Jamaica.

Carrie is an assistant professor of physical education at Tusculum College in Greenville, TN. Oliver is working on his bachelor’s degree in nursing and is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Laughlin Memorial Hospital. The couple resides in Greenville, TN. Jennifer Fenton, ’91, to Justin Davey on June 6, 1998 on Mackinac Island.

Stacie Schmidt, ’91, Lorraine Perez Cook, ’91, and Melisa DeWit Smith,

Debby Porter, ’95, to Jorgen Elovsson, ’93, on Dec. 28, 1998. Jorgen graduated with a master’s in international business studies at the University of South Carolina in 1998 and accepted an assignment as a project manager with Ericsson. Debby is working with course administration and marketing communi-

The Albion Network Ruth Mason, ’86, would like to hear from Bonnie Collins, ’86.

Anyone with information can reach

Ruth via e-mail at masonmb@aol.com or by calling 404/248-6334.

“The Albion Network” is a cross between want ads and the “personal” ads sometimes run in newspapers or magazines. If you would like to locate a long lost friend or if you need to contact your fellow alumni for any other reason, this is the way to do it—free of charge. The next Io Triumphe will be mailed in December.

Name __________________________________ Class year _____________ (Please print name)

Street _________________________________________________________ Rachel Scherer, ’98, to Jeff Trenta, ’98, on Jan. 2, 1999. (Front row, left to right) Katie Drake, ’98, Jamie Glinski, ’98, Jeff Trenta, ’98, Rachel Scherer Trenta, ’98, Kelly Probert, ’98, Shannon Alsip, ’98. (back row) Monika Reiter, ’98, Mike Jones, ’98, Sarah Schwandt, ’98, John Linker, ’98, Erica Miller, ’00, Rob Britt, ’98, Jen Daniels, ’01, Melissa McDonald, ’00, Casey Heckathorn, ’98, Kelly Totin, ’99, John Basye, ’98, Ron Bugaj, ’97, Greg Ozga, ’98.

City _____________________________ State _______ ZIP _____________ E-mail address _________________________________________________ Wording for ad to appear in “The Albion Network”: (Keep to 60 words or less. If you want your address to appear in the ad, be sure to include it in your ad copy.)

Send to: Editor, Io Triumphe, Office of Communications, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224; or via e-mail, to classnotes@albion.edu. Be sure to include your full name, class year, address (geographic and e-mail) and telephone number in your e-mail message.

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cations at the Ericsson Business Academy. The couple resides in Stockholm, Sweden and can be reached by e-mail: delovsson@zdnetmail.com or 2swede@zdnetmail.com.

Niki Lundquist, ’93, to Bill Mitchell, ’93, on Sept. 6, 1998 in Grand Blanc.

The wedding party included the following alums: Camie Nebel Conklin, ’93, Megan Dean Lopez, ’93, Erika Lundquist and Garrett McNally, ’93.

Other Albion alumni in attendance included Kelly Turnock McLean, ’93, Dan McLean, ’93, Sarah Humphrey Marshall, ’93, Dave Marshall, ’90, Chris Conklin, ’92, Tracey Warner Halama and Alan Carr. Bill is a staff attorney in the law firm of Gary Hoffmann Co., LPA in Cincinnati, OH. He graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy Law School in May 1996 and is licensed to practice in Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio. He returned to Cincinnati in 1998 after completing a one-year term with the Kentucky Court of Appeals and teaching business law at the University of Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY. They reside in Cincinnati, OH. Joy Look, ’95, to Steve Chase on Feb. 13, 1999 in East Lansing. Both Joy and Steve are employed by Okemos Public Schools. The couple resides in Haslett.

Shaun McMillan, ’95, to Preston Smith on Aug. 22, 1998 in Grand Rapids.

Albion alumni in attendance were Amy Paeth, ’94, Amy Mayo, ’97, Kirsten Bee, ’96, Kurt Crosby, ’96, Gordon MacMorran, ’90, Laura Swan MacMorran, ’92, Amy Alderink, ’96, Joy McVey, ’94, and Joe Masvero, ’96.

Amy Mayo assisted as one of the officiants in the wedding ceremony. The couple resides in Oak Park, IL. Elizabeth Binner, ’98, to Jason Noble on Dec. 27, 1998 in Fergus Falls, MN. Jennifer Taylor, ’98, was a bridesmaid.

The couple lives in Indianapolis, IN. Rachel Scherer, ’98, to Jeff Trenta, ’98, on Jan. 2, 1999 in Bloomfield Hills.

Albion alumni in the wedding party were Casey Heckathorn, ’98, and Jamie Glinski, ’98. They reside in Wixom.

Rachel Welch, ’98, to Daniel Haas on May 30, 1998 in Milan, OH. Albion guests in attendance included Colleen Grifka, ’98, Joslyn Brunelle, ’00, and Amy Krahn, ’00. Dan is a graduate of Bowling Green State University and is employed by Cooper Tire and Rubber, Inc., in Findlay, OH, as a programmer analyst. Rachel is employed by Findlay City Schools as an English teacher. The couple can be reached at P.O. Box 365, Mt. Blanchard, OH 45867, and would love to hear from all of their Albion friends.

Rebecca Hoon, ’99, to Ryan Anderson on April 24, 1999 in Canton. Jessica Sumner Vivian, ’99, and Susanne Oosta, ’99, were in the bridal party. Other alums in attendance included Steve Vivian, ’99, Renae DeMunck, ’97, Glen Hipple, ’99, Amy Martindale, ’96, Jennifer Hanket, ’98, Jane Neitz, ’97, Katy DeFever, ’98, and Jamie Spencer, ’96. The couple resides in Wixom and can be reached by e-mail at rlhoon@yahoo.com.

Baby Britons Jaclyn Hope adopted on June 22, 1999

by Rick and Cindy Schmidt Champnella, ’80. Jaclyn was born in Kunming, China, on Oct. 1, 1995. She joins Kate, 6, and Christy, 2, who is also from China. Cindy is the human resources director for the Ferndale Public School system and a volunteer coordinator for China adoption. She would love to share information with anyone interested in adoption from China and can be reached at: 24537 Martel Dr., Farmington Hills, MI 483352198; e-mail: cc1ofer@moa.net, or call 248/442-0857.

Katherine Anne on Oct. 14, 1998 to Mike and Betsy Bacon Grodhaus, ’80.

The family resides in Dublin, OH. Emily Catherine on May 10, 1999 to Todd and Dawn Mugg Mulder, ’82.

She joins brother Lincoln Thomas, 4, and sister Elizabeth Abigail, 2. The Mulder family resides in Holland.

Shannon Marie on June 15, 1998 to Kent and Evie Vitek Woods, ’85. Shannon has enjoyed her first year with big brother David, 4, and proud grandparents Richard and Marilyn Young Vitek, both ’56. The family lives in Pewaukee, WI. Samuel James on April 23, 1999 to Chris Dippold and Betty Lasich, ’86. Betty is an obstetrician/gynecologist, and Chris is a river guide in the Grand Canyon.

They spend their free time hiking and rafting the canyons of the West. They reside in Flagstaff, AZ. Emma Rose on June 14, 1999 to Susie and Kyle Kurtz, ’87. She joins sister Sarah, 3. The family resides in St. Clair Shores.

Alec Norman on April 7, 1999 to Rod and Lori Stephenson Trautman, ’87.

He joins big brothers Andrew, 4, and Adam, 2. Proud relatives include Mark Stephenson, ’89, and Shelly LeFlere Stephenson, ’91. They live in Richmond, TX. Gwendolyn Sara on April 22, 1999 to Brian and Monika Liepins Winer, ’87.

She joins sister Matelin, 2. The family lives in Hilliard, OH. Eric James on Aug. 24, 1998, to John and Suzanne Carty Wlezniak, ’87. He joins big sister Carly, 3. Suzanne is a stay-at-home mom. The family resides in Plymouth.

Jonathan Thomas on June 13, 1999 to Nancy and Tony Hsu, ’88. He joins brother Christopher Anthony, 2. Tony practices endodontics with Drs. Levin, Cohen, Goodman, Simon, Ribera and Hsu, P.A. in Washington, DC and Chevy Chase, Maryland. Nancy is a general dentist but is taking a few months off from her practice in Bethesda. The family resides in Rockville, MD. Thomas Grey on Feb. 18, 1999 to David, ’90, and Kim Santora Alkema, ’89. He joins big brother Sam, 4. The family resides in East Grand Rapids.

Sarah Jean on May 23, 1999 to David and Bonnie Harris Bem, ’89. The proud aunts and uncles are Keith and Amy Harris Watson, ’90, and Eric Harris, ’93, and Bobbie Stumpf Harris, ’93.

The family resides in Royal Oak. Sydney Gail on April 10, 1999 to Jill and Charles Drier, ’89. She joins big brother Gage, 3. Charles is a marketing representative for Auto-Owners Insurance Co., in the St. Paul regional office. The family resides in Maplewood, MN. Hannah Elizabeth on March 31, 1999 to Kelly and Robert Shenton, ’89. She joins sister Allison, 2. Robert is a CPA with Plante & Moran. The family lives in Dublin, OH, and can be reached by email at rshenton@hotmail.com.

Samuel Louis on Feb. 24, 1999 to Tim and Jennifer Gedris Kolk, ’90. Jennifer is a stay-at- home mom, and Tim runs their men’s clothing store. The family lives in Holland.

Trevor James on April 2, 1999 to Jeff and Sharon Nelson Powell, ’90. He joins brother Tyler Ellis, 2. The Powells both teach at Quincy High School, and the family resides in Coldwater.

Liam Patrick on June 29, 1999 to Keith and Karie Shoskey Simon, ’90. Liam is welcomed by his sister Emma, aunt Amy Shoskey, ’90, grandparents Bill Shoskey, ’63, and Judy Homchis Shoskey, ’64, and great-grandmother Marie Kuhn Homchis, ’40. The Simons live in Wixom.

Megan Mary on May 19, 1999 to Bill, ’89, and Cathleen Farrar Stief, ’90.

She joins big sister, Sarah, 2. The family resides in Sterling Heights and can be reached by e-mail at bcstief@aol.com.

Andrew Christopher on March 8, 1999 to Chris, ’91, and Elena Vasiu Bond, ’93. He joins sister Emily, 2. The family lives in Grand Rapids.

Elizabeth Ann on May 11, 1999 to Gregg and Debra Fischer Garver, ’91.

The family resides in Traverse City.

Daniel Philip on Feb. 23, 1999 to Dana and Susan Lang Higgins, ’91. Proud relatives include aunts Ruth Lang Roeder, ’77, Mary Jane Lang Grunden, ’79, Sally Lang Brunkus, ’88, and uncle Michael Roeder, ’76.

The Higgins family resides in Marshall.

Megan Suzanne on May 3, 1999 to David and Lynn Hefke Lee, ’91.

Grandparents are Norman and Suzanne McFarlane Hefke, ’63, and uncles Marc Hefke, ’90, and Eric Hefke. The family lives in Portage.

Morgan Rose on July 1, 1999 to David, ’91, and Janet Clover Lounsbury, ’92.

The Lounsburys reside in Houston, TX, and can be reached via e-mail at lounsbuddy@aol.com.

Austin Lee and Alexis LaRay on June 11, 1999 to Andrew and Heather Louisell Lukasik, both ’92. The family resides in Spring Lake.

Emily Jayne on May 16, 1999 to Ben and Kristina Brendel Eggenberger, ’93. The family lives in Elwell.

Mikaela Meredith on June 8, 1999 to Douglas and Holly Quick Valovick, ’96. They reside in Park Forest, IL. Alyssa Ann on May 27, 1999 to Wesley and Jennifer Luce Maier, ’97. Proud uncle is Allyn Luce, ’00. The family lives in Edon, OH.

Obituaries Phila Armstrong Shanahan, ’26, on April 2, 1999 in East Jordan. After Albion, Phila attended the University of Michigan and served as secretary of the Charlevoix Hospital Board of Directors.

She married Edward Shanahan in 1930.

Phila was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Mary Brewster Circle, Charlevoix Garden Club, the Shakespeare Study Club and the Order of the Eastern Star in Charlevoix. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. Phila is survived by two sons, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Alta Townsend Holmes, ’29, on May 7, 1999 in Peoria, AZ. Alta settled in Midland with her husband, Ray Holmes, ’26. She was active in the home, church, school and scouting programs in the community, as well as Midland community musicals. Alta was a member of the Midland United Methodist Church, its choir and the women’s missionary groups, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sun City, AZ, after she and her family moved there in 1967, becoming a member of the church choir and women’s chorus. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, two sons, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two sisters.

Ruth Mastin Yinger, ’29, on June 17, 1999 in Petoskey. Ruth attended Garrett Biblical Institute, earning an M.A. in Christian education. She and her husband, G. Dempster Yinger, ’29, a Methodist minister, served Methodist churches throughout Michigan and Iowa.

Ruth was active in music as a vocalist and accompanist, and in Christian education work from local Methodism to the national ecumenical level. She was a member of the United Methodist Women. Most recently, she lived in Greenwood, AR. Ruth is survived by a daughter, three grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

Mahlon Smith, ’31, on April 7, 1999 in Niles. Mahlon served as manager of the former Michigan Wire Goods division of the Washburn Co. in Niles, where he also functioned as a new product designer for Androck kitchen utensils and other wire products. He retired in 1972 after 40 years with the company.

Mahlon was active in the Niles community, serving as a director on the Board of Public Works and being an active member of the Masons and the Wesley United Church. He was recently honored by the church for over 50 years of ushering and for being the member with the most years of membership.

Mahlon was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He is survived by two sons, a daughter, Ellen Smith Konopaski, ’69, two granddaughters, and four greatgrandchildren.

Doris Parker, ’32, on June 28, 1999 in Bloomfield Hills. After Albion, Doris earned a master’s degree from Wayne State University. She taught at Northwood Public School in Royal Oak from 1937 to 1951. Doris is survived by one sister.

Kathryn Howes Bennett, ’35, on June 3, 1999 in Fort Worth, TX. Helen Harton Manning, ’43, on June 24, 1999 in Battle Creek. Helen spent most of her life in Albion, returning to the College in 1956 as a member of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre. Prior to that she taught at Flint Central High School, Muskegon Senior High School, and Hope College, where she taught in the Department of Speech and Theater. She served as a teaching fellow in the School of Speech at Northwestern University, where she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees. Helen served as chair of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre at Albion from 1970 until her retirement in 1985. Helen was also a writer and speaker and edited The Environmental Theatre. The founder of Albion Community Theatre, she continued her involvement with the organization as an actress, director and member of its board. She was a recipient of Albion’s “Minuteman” award for outstanding community service and in 1987 was received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Albion College.

Active in the Albion United Methodist Church, she also served on the Board of Ordained Ministries of the UMC’s West Michigan Conference. Her husband George died in 1979. She is survived by her daughter, Lora Manning Thigpen, ’84, and granddaughter.

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Helen Harton Manning, ’43 Teacher, mentor, friend

by Ellen Seeley Brubaker, ’59 Helen Manning passed away June 24, 1999. Please see the accompanying notice in this section for more information about Helen’s life and work.

I first knew of Helen Manning when I attended a play at Muskegon Senior High School while I was still in junior high. She was the director, and I remember the magic of the play on the big stage of the high school auditorium. It was years later that I came to know her as she returned to teach at her alma mater, Albion College. The magic was still there.

Helen Harton Manning, the teacher, was the fulfillment of everything that Albion College claims as a liberal arts college offering a teaching/learning environment that is of the spirit as well as the mind. In class we studied the great plays, hoping that our teacher would tell us what they meant. She would turn our questions around, making us reach inward to search out the truth of line or character or context. She had that

Marie Rietz Schnackenberg, ’43, on June 3, 1999 in Huntersville, NC. After Albion, Marie and her husband, Elmer Schnackenberg, Jr., ’42, settled in Chicago, later living in Murrels Inlet, SC and Charlotte, NC. Marie was an active member of the Forest Heights Garden Club and a founding member of the Myrtle Beach Literary Guild. She was also a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Marie is survived by her husband, her daughter, three grandchildren, and her sister.

Jean Lok Freligh, ’47, on April 27, 1999 in Adrian. Jean and her husband, Robert Freligh, ’47, married while still at Albion. After Albion they settled in Jean’s hometown of Adrian. Jean was an athletic enthusiast. She studied ballet and was a member of the women’s golf program at Lenawee Country Club, winning several awards, including the Senior Women’s Club Championship in 1995. Jean competed in local running events into her 70s, often winning the top prize in her age group. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Jean is survived by her husband, four daughters, and one son.

sort of respect for us; she believed in our ability to stretch and to grow.

I was in awe of her confidence in me. Generations of students claim that affirmation.

Helen was as much a teacher in the process of play production as she was in the classroom. I had trouble getting at a character I was playing in one production. As my director, Helen forgot the constraints of time and schedule in order to sit with me until we had talked through the character. The thrill of that breakthrough is beyond words. Playing the character was pure joy. Hundreds of students shared such experiences working onstage and backstage with Helen as teacher/director. She brought the same gifts to all of her teaching: intellectual integrity, respect for students in their ability to grow, and personal concern for the whole persons we were. This offer of relationship was what made Helen more than teacher. She became mentor for many. She walked with us through our romances, our struggles to become mature adults, our hopes and dreams for the future.

Her love for Albion was always evident in Helen’s vision for the Mark Wheeler, Jr., ’50, on July 21, 1999 in Palmetto, FL. Mark served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following the end of the war, he worked at his brother’s modeling school in Pittsburgh. In 1968, Mark founded the Fort Lauderdale Art Institute, which offered two-year degrees in various aspects of commercial art, such as advertising, interior design and photography. Mark also served as director of the Florida Association of Private Schools. Through this position, he pressed legislators to extend private school students the same financial aid rights as public school students. Mark was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

He is survived by his wife Charlotte, four children, five grandchildren, his brother and his sister.

Leonard “Fritz” Shurmur, ’54, on Aug. 30, 1999 in Suamico, WI. During a 40-year football coaching career that began at Albion College (1956-1961), Shurmur went on to earn considerable acclaim as he coached for six professional football teams. After masterminding the defense that helped take the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl win in the 1996 season, Shurmur had been named defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks in January 1999.

Earlier in his career, he had coached for

College. She worked tirelessly in developing a new vision for Albion in theatre arts, radio and communication. During one visit she showed me a collection of articles, letters and other pieces of communication tracing her journey as a member of Albion’s faculty. There were challenges to her leadership, especially in the early days. One administrative leader believed that she should not head the department during the years when she was caring for her mother. Later she shared her time with her wonderful husband, George Manning (Arch), and her beloved daughter, Lora.

Ultimately her vision was both affirmed and implemented. She did do it all, combining vocation and family by giving sacrificially of herself.

Most of all, Helen Harton Manning was a friend. It is poignant to remember her as one who could love so deeply and so well. Her friends honor her memory, friends who were her students, friends among the faculty, in the community and in her life of faith in the Albion First United Methodist Church. The scriptures speak of the greatest love being that offered to one’s friends. We are so blessed to have known Helen Harton Manning as teacher, mentor and, most of all, friend.

Detroit, New England, the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona. With the Rams, he had seen postseason play six times in nine seasons. Before entering the professional ranks, he spent 12 years at the University of Wyoming, including four as head coach. Shurmur also wrote four books on coaching team defense.

He was a member of the first class to be inducted into the Albion College Athletic Hall of Fame, and he had received an honorary doctor of pedagogy degree from Albion in 1997. Surviving are his wife Peggy, and their three children, Sally, Scott and Susie, and their families. For more information about Shurmur’s career, see the article in this issue’s Scoreboard section.

Stuart Mossman, ’64, on March 2, 1999 in Wichita, KS. Stuart was founder and president of S.L. Mossman Fine Guitars. Between 1968 and 1984 Stuart built over 6,000 steel-string acoustic guitars. The business he founded in his garage grew to be a factory with 28 employees. Stuart was considered a pioneer by many in the music world, as he defied the status quo by introducing new designs that attracted the attention of such performers as John Denver, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Doc Watson, Hank Snow, Cat Stevens and Merle Travis.

Stuart was rated Number One Luthier of the Year in 1981 by Frets Magazine readers. He also had the opportunity to demonstrate his acting abilities in two films, The Long Riders and Cloud Dancer. Most recently, Stuart had

performed in schools throughout the Midwest and Southwest in cooperation with KFDI in Wichita. His programs included stories and songs of the Midwest and re-creations of “Mark Twain on Tour.” Stuart is survived by two daughters, a grandson, his parents and a sister.

Faculty and friends Joseph Liioi passed away on June 10, 1999. He was instrumental in establishing the Susan J. Liioi Memorial Scholarship in Ethics in memory of his late daughter. He is survived by his wife Johanna, daughters Charlotte Liioi Hartzell, ’84, and Mary Liioi-Ward, ’85, and son-in-law Timothy Ward, ’86.

Wilmer Schweinsberg, Jr., passed away on June 8, 1999 in Traverse City. He was the chief financial officer at Albion for 11 years and controller of Alma College for 10 years. He was involved in many clubs and volunteered at Munson Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, four daughters including Susan Schweinsberg Long, ’70, and Polly Schweinsberg Moore, ’73, three stepdaughters, one step-son, a granddaughter and six grandsons.

News for Albionotes Please use the space below to send your news about promotions, honors, appointments, marriages, births, travels and hobbies. When reporting information on deaths, please provide date, location, and Albion-connected survivors and their class years. Use of this form will help guarantee inclusion of your news in an upcoming issue of Io Triumphe.

We try to process all class note information promptly, but please note that the Albionotes deadline falls several weeks prior to publication. If your information arrives after the deadline for a given issue, it will be held and included in the succeeding issue.

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Karen Knudson Dobbins, ’74 (center). She and her husband, Bill Dobbins, ’74, are the parents of daughters, Caroline (left) and Emily, ’03 (right).

from the Albion College Bookstore

A 99-200. Heavyweight sweatshirt by MV Corp. Ash gray with purple lettering and Albion College seal in purple.

S, M, L, XL, XXL ......................... $29.99

J 99-209. Adult cap by University Square.

White twill with purple embroidered lettering between gold bars.

Adjustable ...................................... $14.98

B 99-201. Big Cotton sweatshirt by Gear.

Purple with purple and gold embroidered lettering.

L, XXL only .................................. $47.98

K 99-210. Adult cap by University Square. Purple twill with gold and white embroidered lettering and gray bars.

Adjustable ...................................... $10.99

C 99-202. Polo shirt by Gear. Embroidered “Albion College” in contrasting color thread. Available in black/green, khaki/black, green/blue, and gray/blue.

S, M, L, XL, XXL ......................... $42.98

L 99-211. Adult cap by University Square.

White twill with embroidered purple lettering and gold bars.

Adjustable ...................................... $14.98

D 99-203. Alumni T-shirt by Jansport.

Heavyweight, available in gray or yellow.

Gold and purple lettering with shading to emphasize the word “Alumni.”

M, L, XL, XXL ............................. $14.99 E 99-204. Big Cotton sweatshirt for Dad

by Gear. Hunter green with gold/brown embroidered lettering (“Albion College Dad”).

M, L, XL, XXL ............................. $49.98 F 99-205. Child sweatsuit by Gear. Gray fleece with purple lettering outlined in gold and retro oval design. Two-piece outfit.

12 mo., 24 mo., 3T, 4T .................. $37.98 G 99-206. Child’s backpack by Outdoor Products. Embroidered with baby animals in bright colors and “Albion College” in white. Available colors: navy, purple, red .................................................. $24.98 H 99-207. One-piece infant heavyweight sleeper by Third Street. Light gray with a gray mouse wearing a purple and gold sweater, waving a “Lil’ Briton” pennant.

2T, 4T ............................................ $21.98 I 99-208. “My First Albion Gift Set.” Set includes one of each of the following: bib, cap, and lap tee. Design includes a brown bear wearing a purple and gold sweater.

6 mo., 12 mo., 18 mo. .................... $28.98

M 99-212. Adult cap by University Square. Twill with embroidered lettering.

Available colors: tan with brown bill, navy with beige bill, off-white with beige bill.

Adjustable ...................................... $17.98 N 99-213. 16-ounce Java mug with Albion College seal in purple ...................... $6.99 O 99-214. 15-ounce white El Grande coffee mug with purple design and gold outlining ........................................... $8.48

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theme of Albion College’s new Vision, Liberal Arts at Work, we are inaugurating a series of profiles of Albion alumni who exemplify “liberal arts at work” in their careers and in their personal lives. These profiles will appear in each issue of Io Triumphe.

Succeeding in the intensely competitive global marketplace is Joel Manby’s daily challenge. And succeed he does. Today, he’s building on his achievements as CEO for Saab Cars USA—where he increased sales 67 percent in three years—as he assumes new responsibilities with Saab AB for sales and expansion in Canada, South America and Asia. A Phi Beta Kappa member and NCAA Postgraduate Scholar, Manby says he still draws on lessons learned at Albion, in the classroom and on the playing field.

“My Albion education gave me a solid understanding of the business world, developed my appreciation for other cul-

tures, and reinforced my values,” he says.

“Athletic competition showed me the importance of setting goals and striving for your ‘personal best’ every day. There’s no better preparation for leadership in your profession than that.”

Joel Manby, a great example of Liberal Arts at Work.

Liberal Arts at Work Transforming individual lives, the workplace and society

Alumni Retirement Survey As part of its recently announced “Smart Community” initiatives, the Greater Albion community is exploring retirement living/learning options that would be attractive to Albion College alumni as well as other groups.

To assist in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would take just a few minutes to fill out the following survey being conducted by the Greater Albion Alliance 2000 and the

College’s Office of Alumni and Parent Relations. Please return it by Dec. 15 to: Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224; fax 517/629-0566.

1. Age _____ Male _____ Female _____ # of adults considering retirement _____

6. Would you consider retiring to Albion? _____ yes _____ no

2. Are you already retired? _____ yes _____ no If yes, for how many years?________

7. What would make you consider retiring to Albion?

13.If your preference is other than a single family home in a community neighborhood, please check those amenities, facilities and services that would be of interest to you: _____ directed activities _____ garage program _____ yard care _____ transportation _____ laundry service _____ workshop _____ housekeeping _____ garden _____ resident dining _____ library room _____ music room _____ guest dining room _____ storage units _____ community center _____ computer connec_____ exercise facility tions _____ sauna _____ other ____________ _____ swimming pool

3. If not, when do you plan to retire? _____ in the next year _____ in the next 2-3 years _____ in the next 5-10 years 4. Please rank the attributes of your “ideal” retirement community (1-10 with 1 being the highest). _____ mixture of housing opportunities _____ health care _____ regional attractions _____ cultural opportunities _____ outstanding K-12 education _____ accessibility _____ affordability _____ pleasant downtown _____ easy Internet access _____ volunteer opportunities _____ safety/security _____ diversity of population (age/racial/ethnic/cultural) _____ moderate climate _____ opportunities for inter-generational relationships _____ recreational opportunities Check: (a) _____ golf (b) _____ walking (c) _____ swimming _____ opportunities for learning Check: (a) _____ college courses (b) _____ seminars (c) _____ research _____ business opportunities Check: (a) _____ part-time job (b) _____ starting a new business _____ other _____________________________________ 5. Have you determined your retirement destination? _____ yes _____ no

8. I/we would be interested in: (Please check as many of these as may apply.) _____ single family home in community neighborhood _____ manufactured housing development _____ villa within a retirement neighborhood _____ townhouse _____ condo/apartment _____ assisted living _____ nursing home 9. I would prefer to: _____ rent _____ purchase _____ enter into cooperative ownership

14.Do you know of anyone who would be interested in participating in the development of a retirement community? _____ yes ____ no If yes, please indicate contact name and phone number: Please attach an additional sheet if you wish to elaborate on any of your responses.

10.If you prefer to rent, what would you be willing to pay? _____ under $1,500 a month _____ $1,500-$3,000 a month _____ $3,000-$4,000 a month _____ over $4,000 a month

Optional If you would be interested in helping us, or interested in being contacted about retirement opportunities in the Albion area, please give us your name and address. Please print.

11.If you were to purchase a unit, what would you be willing to pay? _____ under $100,000 _____ $200,000-$250,000 _____ $250,000-$400,000 _____ over $400,000

Maiden name _______________________________________

12.What size unit would you prefer? _____ three bedrooms _____ studio _____ other ____________ _____ one bedroom _____ two bedrooms

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Address ____________________________________________ City ___________________ State _______ ZIP ____________ Daytime telephone (_____)_____________________________

Thank you for your help!