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

VOL. LXIX, NO. 2

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Published for alumni, parents and friends of Albion College

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Cross-cultural connections benefit teaching and research ................................. 6 Physics Department marks centennial ........ 8 Fraser leaves lasting legacy ...................... 22 Special supplement: 2003-04 Report of Appreciation

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Horse heaven

By Jan Corey Arnett, ’74

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September and October saw the arrival of seven new residents on Albion’s campus, but these newcomers weren’t moving into the dorms. Instead, they were headed for the College’s newest “housing development”—the stable at the just-opened Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center.

Much to the delight of their student owners, the chestnuts, bays and paints will now be housed in the new, state-of-the-art facility, located on 340 acres just minutes from the heart of campus. Up until this time, Albion’s equestrian team members, numbering more than 20, had to leave their horses at home or board them at other stables up to 15 miles away from campus—not an ideal situation for a group competing at more than 10 regional intercollegiate events annually.

“It is so exciting to see the team grow and to see the barn filling up with horses,” says junior Jennifer Sinclair. “The facility is quickly becoming a friendly place to be on campus. It’s even nicer than I thought it would be to have the luxury of heading less than a mile from campus to see or train with my horse! This is saving me tons of time that can now be used for studying.”

So what are the amenities at what you might term a “five-star hotel” for horses? All of the facilities have been designed to ensure the health and safety of both

the horses and those who work with them. Each animal boarded at the stable has a windowed, 12-x-12-foot stall. An automated watering system monitors each one’s daily intake. Farriers trim and shoe in a rubbermatted stall; veterinarians administer medical care in a specially-designed booth. Horses are bathed in an area with pull-down shower heads, and several paddocks ensure daily exercise. In time, approximately 30 horses, including both student- and College-owned animals will reside at the facility.

The Center’s 100-by-216-foot Randi C. Heathman Arena is one of the largest indoor venues in the Great Lakes area for equestrian competitions. Adjacent is a 100-by-200-foot outdoor all-weather arena. A 240-by300-foot grass arena is also planned.

Equine associations have already been in contact with the College about hosting major horse shows and intercollegiate competitions at the Equestrian Center.

“The indoor arena is so big that you can do a lot of things in there that you can’t do other places. It’s going to get a lot of use,” says Peggy Sindt, ’73, president of the Albion Economic Development Corp. and chair of the committee that planned and developed the project.

“There is a large demand for such facilities, but very few places have the means to provide them.”

Student riders can choose from five disciplines— hunt seat, dressage, show jumping, eventing and western—and will receive expert training and coaching. And leisure riders will have access, not only to the arenas, but to the center’s bridle trails.

Six factors influenced the College to undertake this extraordinary new venture: ■ Evidence through detailed study that there is a need and a niche for equestrian programming that many colleges and universities cannot fill as Albion can; ■ Generous gifts from donors, starting with a leadership gift of $750,000 from Nancy Held, professor emerita of education; ■ A carefully-crafted business and strategic plan that indicates that this center and its programs can be selfsustaining; ■ A clear connection to liberal arts education and the opportunity to develop equestrian-related course work and programs; ■ An unparalleled campus setting on 340 enviable acres (many programs are land-locked or are distant from campus); and ■ Current students whose passion motivated them to demonstrate that an equestrian center was right for Albion College, and substantial interest from prospective students whose interest in Albion would be greater because of the new center.

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Her honors thesis work was so compelling that To bring it all together, Albion recently hired Mitchell and David Hawsey, vice president for George Halkett as the center’s director. A graduate of enrollment, were intrigued, especially when they the British Horse Society’s rigorous training program, learned that serious riders sometimes choose a colthe native Scotsman brings more than 26 years’ lege—all other characteristics being generally equal— experience to this new position. He holds an Internabecause they can bring their horse. Michigan State tional Trainers Passport for both horse and rider.

University has a competitive equestrian team as does Halkett is a former member of the Queen’s Household Western Michigan University, but neither has onCavalry and rode in the wedding procession for Prince campus boarding facilities. Hawsey notes, “The Charles and the late Princess Diana. He most recently state of Michigan is first coached the high school riding team at Stoneleighin the nation for the Burnham School in Massachusetts to four national number of equestrian titles in three years.

There is no mistaking his commitment to excellence. “I run this like it is my own private barn,” he says, surveying his surroundings. “What brought me here was a new program and 340 acres that no one else has. We will make this the number one facility in Michigan and beyond.”

The completion of the Held Equestrian Center represents the fulfillment of a dream for Randi Heathman, ’03, who formed the Albion College Equestrian Club in 2001 during her sophomore year.

As student interest in individual and team competition grew, she approached administrators to ask if they would build Held Center director George Halkett an equestrian facility.

“President Mitchell told me to do my coaches the College’s 20-member equestrian team and offers lessons for research,” Heathman, says with a grin. beginning to advanced riders. A She evaluated other colleges that have graduate of the British Horse Society’s programs, learning about costs, rigorous training program, he brings sustainability, marketing and the demomore than 26 years’ experience to his graphics of “horse people.” new role.

venues, riding clubs and registered breeds of horses, but there is an exodus of college students from Michigan to out-of-state schools where they can take their horses. We are now the only school in Michigan where you can board your horse right next to campus—in a college-owned facility—and the only private college in Michigan to have an equestrian center.”

Having an equestrian program at Albion is not just about boarding students’ horses or giving students who are novice riders a chance to pursue something they may have always wanted to do, but also about creating links with the College’s educational offerings. The groundwork is now being laid for cross-disciplinary education melded with the Equestrian Center. The existing pre-veterinary program is a natural, but so are psychology, art, English, marketing, management, and human medicine as students appreciate animal-human bonding,

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QUICK FACTS Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center Albion College’s 340-acre Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center, opened in fall 2004, offers training and support for five disciplines: hunt seat, dressage, show jumping, eventing and western. Under the direction of professional staff, it is expected to attract riders and spectators from across Michigan and the Midwest.

The Held Center provides training in five different riding disciplines: hunt seat, dressage, show jumping, eventing and western. Here, Jill Overaker, riding Golden Son, warms up for a show jumping demonstration at the new Randi Heathman Arena.

Kristin Foley, shown with her horse, Annie, competes in eventing, which is a combination of dressage, show jumping and cross country riding. Albion’s equestrian team this year is traveling to 10 intercollegiate shows across the Great Lakes region.

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IHSA competition (Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, Inc.) Lessons (beginner through advanced) Clinics Summer camps Recreational riding Boarding Locally provided veterinary and farrier services Hosting for equestrian shows

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Randi C. Heathman Arena (100-x-216-foot indoor arena, with heated viewing and judging areas) State-of-the-art 30-stall stable (individual 12-x-12foot windowed stalls with Nelson automatic water stations) Grooming, wash, and veterinary care stalls Private tack room and extra storage loft Outdoor, all-weather competition arena Ample paddock and pasture space Bridle trails Onsite classroom and office space Students return their horses to their stalls following a riding demonstration. The Held Equestrian Center’s stable features 12-x-12-foot windowed stalls for 30 horses, a specially designed work area for veterinary care, a shower room for riders, a horse-bathing area and spacious tack rooms.

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horses as an art form, horses in literature and writing, the marketing of equestrian programs, and riding for therapy and fitness. There will likely be opportunities to learn about the management of equestrian programs through the College’s Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal Arts Institute for Professional Management along with internship opportunities.

Hawsey is also sold on the Equestrian Center’s value because George Halkett is determined to build a championship equestrian team that will compete nationally and carry Albion’s name into areas where it is currently not well known.

Using the facilities to generate revenues from competitive events, training camps and recreational offerings will significantly aid its self-sustainability.

From Peggy Sindt’s perspective, the influx of equinerelated visitors will also yield many economic benefits for the Greater Albion community.

“Bringing in people who will shop, stay overnight and need places to eat is a real plus,” she notes. In addition, the Equestrian Center is purchasing hay, grain and other supplies from local businesses.

In recent years, the College and the community have taken very deliberate steps to work together, aware that each is influenced by the appeal of the other. Sindt, Hawsey and Halkett agree that having a center of this quality may attract new businesses and population growth by its very existence in the community.

“An equestrian center enhances the quality of life in a community,” Sindt says. “You’d be surprised at how many people want to live where there are a lot of horses nearby, where they can participate in shows or just see horses and horse people. Businesses totally unrelated to the horse world look to see what quality of life elements are offered where they might relocate.”

The Equestrian Center will own, or have on loan, 10 or more horses available for students taking lessons and for area residents who will come for enjoyment or to train for competition. Clinics and summer riding camps will mean the center is busy year ’round.

The College’s commitment to seizing this niche market could not have happened without the exceptional generosity of Nancy G. Held, professor emerita of education and former director of the College’s teacher education program. Held donated $750,000 to cover construction costs and the first year of operation.

And Randi Heathman’s enthusiasm about creating an equestrian club and facility inspired Sheldon and Jean Bengel Laughlin, ’50, longtime family friends, to donate $250,000 to build the indoor arena, now named for Heathman.

Will the Equestrian Center at Albion College catch on? The opening of the center brought at least 10 new students to campus this year who likely would not have come otherwise, and inquiries from prospecFor more information on the tive students for 2005-06 and Held Equestrian Center, go to: beyond suggest www.albion.edu/heldcenter/ . many more are turning an eager eye toward Albion. “So far,” Hawsey says, “I have 75 prospective students who have expressed an interest for next fall.

We’re thrilled to know our intuition—and the research—was correct.”

Hawsey and Halkett think they have a winning combination in a five-star program and first-rate students: the two go together like a well-matched horse and rider.

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Making it all possible The Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center was funded by generous donations from Nancy Held, Albion College professor emerita of education, and Sheldon and Jean Bengel Laughlin, ’50. The Laughlins’ gift provided for the naming of the center’s indoor arena in honor of Randi Heathman, ’03.

Many other alumni, friends and staff have contributed time, materials and funds to the Held Equestrian Center in recent months, including the following individuals and organizations.

■ Lee Jameson Blanke, ’49, and her husband, Jack Blanke, have given their large equestrian library, as well as equipment. The gifts were made in memory of Lee Blanke’s first husband, the late Guy Jameson, ’51.

■ Bickmore, a division of Excelda Manufacturing of Brighton, Mich., has donated equine health, grooming and leather care supplies to every student who boards a horse at the Held Center. In addition, Bickmore is supplying products for use by students and staff at the Center. Six alumni are employed at Bickmore and Excelda, including owners Mike, ’90, and Nancy Bailey LaMarra,’ 91; Jon DeAngelis, ’89; Dennis Hackett, ’90; Steve Shoop, ’90; and Diane Fraser Clemons, ’84. Betsy Cohen works closely with the College as the Bickmore marketing executive.

■ The Equestrian Center Steering Committee, which provided ideas and guidance during the planning process, included: Dale Dopp, Butch Dyer, David Hawsey, Randi Heathman, ’03, Nancy Dziuba Schuler, ’76, Sharon Sequite,

Lynn Skipper, Peggy Meyer Sindt, ’73, Troy VanAken and Bille Wickre.

■ Others who have assisted the Center are: Jeanne Braceland, Lora Carrington, Barbara Cornelius, Kirk Heinze, ’70, Denise and Ray Mowinski, and Andrew, ’44, and Maureen Sharf.

Equestrian Center namesake Nancy Held (top photo); Sheldon and Jean Bengel Laughlin, ’50, with Randi Heathman,’03.

On companionship and competition

By Jan Corey Arnett, ’74 Horses have been a part of my life all of my life. Yet, when construction of the new Held Equestrian Center was announced earlier this year, I had mixed emotions. What did horses have to do with the mission of a liberal arts college?

Then I remembered what horses meant to my Albion experience.

It was the 1970s. I was homesick for my horse, some 450 miles away. A fellow student, who was from Albion, learned of my longing and invited me to meet William, her Appaloosa. “Come out to the farm,” she said. “You can ride any time.”

Oh joy! So began the trips, pedaling out to a farm a couple of miles from town as often as I could. Time spent talking to the sturdy gelding, amid welcome horsey aroma therapy, allowed me to return to my studies renewed in body and spirit. His was a calming, encouraging, motivating presence.

Conversations with students for the accompanying feature on the Equestrian Center stirred memories of those long-ago Albion days, and their significance in my academic life. It was easy to identify with (and to envy) today’s students.

“The Equestrian Club has become a driving source of motivation to continue working hard scholastically and in other ways. It is a big part of my life on campus,” says senior Kristen Chapman. “I think women and horses go together because they are both intuitive, intelligent and sensitive.”

Fellow senior Meghan Connolly readily admits she chose Albion College over her family’s long legacy with another Michigan institution for two reasons: Albion was the right size, and she could bring her horse, Novelty.

“I think horses make good companions . . . in tune with how you are feeling,” Connolly says. “Novelty was there when I had bad days, there when I had good days.”

Her involvement with equestrian competition, which stretches back to her elementary school days, helped teach “time management, patience, determination and compassion,” she adds. “I had to get all my homework done to go to the barn and spend weekends there.” Connolly is active in the College’s equestrian programs and will volunteer at the Held Center.

Randi Heathman, ’03, one of the founders of Albion’s Equestrian Club, says she can honestly claim she started riding horses “in utero.” (Her mother rode when she was pregnant.) With her horse, Baxter, she has qualified for Prix St. Georges, an international dressage event. “We click,” she laughs. “Baxter and I have the same sense of humor.”

Heathman, by the way, will be able to continue her efforts in promoting the College’s equestrian programs, since she has just joined the staff as an admissions representative.

Most of the Albion students currently interested in equestrian pursuits are women, though men are signing on (three this year). While women may be more overtly emotional about their attachment to horses, men find the same benefits from riding—among them coordination, physical fitness, challenge, endurance, and enjoyment of the rich relationship between a human and a powerful animal.

George Halkett, the Equestrian Center’s director, says he also likes the fact that women and men are equal when it comes to competing with horses. Finesse, intuition, athleticism and respect for the animal are more important than size or dominance.

Some students want to ride for pleasure, others to compete, and still others to prepare for science or management careers related to animals, explains David Hawsey, vice president for enrollment. “There is a shortage of women at managerial levels in equine programs—running schools, competitive events, managing facilities. We can leverage what we are doing at Albion and get skilled and experienced women into equestrian management positions around the nation.”

There wasn’t an equestrian center when I was an Albion student, and my formal career plans did not include horses, except for providing the means to continue having them in my life. But I can say with great certainty, as I gaze from my office window to the pasture where my two aging horses graze, that these dear friends are a part of me. My relationship with horses helped to launch my career as a writer and has kept me inspired along the way. I understand now why there has been so much excitement about the opening of the Held Equestrian Center at Albion College. Oh, to be a student again.

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Hands across the water Cross-cultural connections benefit Albion faculty— and their students

By Morris Arvoy M. LEVINE PHOTO

A lone kindergartner, backpack strapped across his shoulders, rides a crowded subway to school. And another. And another! Boys and girls—some in groups, many as young as five—making their way to school, all regular commuters filling each underground car along with the bankers, lawyers, secretaries and businesspeople who cram into Tokyo’s subways each day. The image is enduring for Jamie Walter, a developmental psychologist who traveled with four of her Albion colleagues to Japan in May. Walter was struck by how safe the children were.

She recalled that the adult riders, each in their own way, were protecting the children while never even glancing up from their newspaper or books. “We went to Japan with a lot of preconceptions,” Walter said.

“We think of it as a collectivist culture, but that’s not really true. . . . For instance, one of the most striking things was that kids are so independent. It’s common to see that.” For the Albion professors who had not been to East Asia before, the trip was an eye-opening experience in many ways—and one that will affect their research and teaching for years to come.

That impact is exactly what Dyron Dabney was aiming for in leading the 12-day trip. Dabney, a Japan expert and scholar-in-residence in the Political Science Department, has visited the country numerous times for his research.

Observing for more than a decade the growing prominence of Asia on the world stage, Dabney said his overall vision in organizing the global trek was to bring a broader understanding of Japan, and Asia as a whole, into the Albion classroom, and to provide his colleagues with experiences that would inform their research. He believes it is vital for colleges and universities in the West to strengthen their offerings in Asian studies.

“Albion and many other liberal arts colleges like it have a heavily European-centered course load, with Latin American and Latino studies slowly gaining a presence in the curriculum,” said Dabney. “But in this global age, there are other areas that need to be studied as well, and the College is starting to recognize this with recent hires.” This fall, he noted, East Asian studies specialist Midori Yoshii was appointed to a new tenure-track position as assistant professor of international studies.

The trip itinerary was structured so that the Albion entourage first met with colleagues sharing similar research interests at Tokyo’s Waseda University and the University of Tokyo. The second half of the trip was left open for the Albion professors to pursue their research interests independently.

Traveling with Dabney, who served as the group’s occasional translator and guide, were Andrew Christopher, assistant professor of psychology; Suellyn Henke, assistant professor of education; Myron Levine, John S. Ludington Trustees’ Professor in political science; and Jamie Walter, assistant professor of psychology.

Dabney, who taught a course in Japanese politics at Albion during the spring 2004 semester, met with Japanese colleagues and scholars for advice on a future research project on women’s contributions— particularly female spousal support—to the election outcomes of male political candidates. He said the response was encouraging.

“You see the spouses— mostly women—at a lot of political events, but they are not given much credit for their contributions to the election and career successes of their partners,” Dabney said. “The importance of the spousal role in politics is rarely mentioned and has not been studied much at all, so I used the trip to lay the Japanese schoolchildren wait for a commuter train in Tokyo. The children’s groundwork for this new interaction with adults—and their independence within the larger society—was a research.” source of considerable interest to the Albion faculty members who made a research For the others, the May trip to Japan last May. 25-June 8 excursion Lokon, an education professor with whom she taught offered many experiences they will weave into their in the Cincinnati Public Schools nearly 10 years ago. teaching and scholarly work.

“I observed her classes, and we laughed, because it Henke, who is studying the differences in the became clear we have a lot in common pedagogically,” American and Japanese education systems, said one of Henke said. “We each try to teach our education the major reasons she wanted to go to Japan was to students to be more reflective in their teaching—to incorporate observations of Japanese schooling in her reflect on why they are doing what they are doing, Foundations of Education course. She also expressed what impact it has on the learners, what type of society interest in developing a Context of Education course they want to see. We try to teach them to be more that would incorporate a comparison of U.S. and student-oriented.” Henke said she and Lokon plan to Japanese cultural values. collaborate on projects in the future.

With her strong focus on teaching Albion College Jamie Walter, a psychologist who is studying how students to become leaders in education, Henke said it children regulate emotions in peer contexts, later is important for students to understand different joined Henke in Miyazaki and sat in on several classes cultural mores when they are in positions to make to observe the students. She also met with schoolteachchoices that affect children. The Japan trip “will help ers, students, parents, administrators and college me help them broaden their views,” she said. professors, and took videotape and still photos that she “You can really engage students in this way at a will incorporate into several courses. place like Albion—that’s why I like teaching in a “What struck me from my observations, not just in smaller liberal arts setting,” she said. “When you look the classroom, is that you cannot take for granted that at how different cultures handle decisions about culture is universal,” she said. “U.S. culture certainly is children, then you start to see questions about values not universal. Japan has a culture that is so respecting that underpin American education. Studying other of rules and norms of society. . . . But on the other cultures helps us to see our own cultural values more hand, classrooms in Japan are much freer than [in] the clearly.”

U.S.—they let the kids run the classroom. You would Following the initial few days in Tokyo and Kyoto, think it would get out of control, but no—it allows the Henke traveled south by train to Miyazaki—a day-long kids to resolve peer conflicts on their own. They really trip—where she observed preschool, elementary and are teaching the children to be more self-reliant. It flies high school English classes, as well as college courses in the face of what we would think.” taught at Miyazaki International College. At the college, Henke became reacquainted with Elizabeth

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Albion political scientist Myron Levine noted that urban development has been strongly influenced by globalization in Japan, as it has in many locations around the world. This train station complex in Fukuoka is part of a city-wide revitalization program that Levine studied during the trip.

Andrew Christopher, conducting research on student perceptions of the qualities exhibited by master teachers, said he was pleased about the data he collected at Miyazaki International College. Ultimately, he said, he hopes to work on future projects with colleagues from Japan and the U.S. with whom he met in Japan. Christopher explained that he also will be able to bring his many experiences to his Albion courses.

Myron Levine said he was interested primarily in studying how Japanese cities are coping with globalization and its effects, as well as with the “everurbanizing” population. In the first few days of the trip, he attended special lectures on the history of urban planning in Tokyo and interviewed experts at the Center for Sustainable Urban Regeneration at the University of Tokyo. “That experience at the ‘Harvard of Japan’ gave me a really good introduction,” Levine said. “I came away with a great sense of Japanese urban geography and history, and in return I lectured to their students.”

He traveled to two new Tokyo developments, Roppongi Hills and Odaiba, and visited major urban development projects in the southern cities of Kobe and Fukuoka. In Kobe, Levine looked at the massive rebuilding that took place after a 1995 earthquake leveled the city, and in Fukuoka, at the efforts to revitalize the downtown district with new shopping and entertainment centers. Urban architecture in both cities, he noted, shows strong global influences with sleek steel and glass replacing more traditional forms and materials.

Levine, who is on sabbatical this academic year as a Fulbright Lecturer in Bratislava, Slovakia, said the trip has created a core of people at Albion College who can address—and help erase—stereotypes of Japan.

It’s essential to get beneath the surface, he said.

“When you get there, you see a much different Japan. . . .

All of a sudden there is a culture you can grasp. But more importantly, you can see common elements you

can relate to in the classroom or that you can build on for future research.”

While Levine said he will use the Japanese research in his comparative studies of the urban impact of globalization, he said the close relationships he developed with contacts at the Center for Sustainable Urban Regeneration will be invaluable as well. They have invited him back to Japan, and he said he expects many of them will now visit the U.S., including Albion.

Funding for the trip came from Albion’s Foundation for Interdisciplinary Study (FIS). An outgrowth of the College’s Vision, “Liberal Arts at Work,” the FIS underwrites projects that encourage faculty to collaborate across disciplines and to incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives in their teaching. Funding also came from Japan Study, a pioneer among Japanese student exchange programs housed at Earlham College. For decades Albion has been affiliated with Japan Study, with dozens of Japanese students spending a year at Albion, while Albion students study at Waseda University.

Michiyo Nagayama, the Waseda-based program associate for the Japan Study exchange program for the past 20 years, said visits like the one by the Albion group are important as interest in Japan is growing among students. “Sometimes you feel like you know foreign countries and you know different cultures, but if you do not experience them [firsthand], you sometimes do not understand them well enough to teach,” she said.

(Right) Enjoying sushi with two Japanese colleagues at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo were Albion professors (from left) Jamie Walter, Drew Christopher, Myron Levine and Dyron Dabney. The professors consulted with their counterparts at some of Japan’s leading institutions, including the University of Tokyo and Waseda University.

Education professor Suellyn Henke (shown here with children from an elementary school in Miyazaki) said the insights she gained from the trip will find their way into several of her courses at Albion.

“The Japan Study program has been expanding more and more over the years,” said Nagayama, who was an Albion College student during the 1983-84 academic year through Japan Study. Today’s students, she observed, want to know more about Japanese business and both traditional and pop culture.

Dabney cautioned that, when studying Asia, the focus cannot be solely on Japan. The growing impact of Southeast Asian countries and China in the global economy and in foreign affairs demands that U.S. scholars in nearly every discipline learn more about this region.

“I thought this trip could be a great springboard for more interest in Asia among our faculty,” he said.

Editor’s note: As part of its efforts to expand its offerings in Asian studies, Albion College has joined the AsiaNetwork, a consortium devoted to promoting Asian studies at liberal arts colleges, and five years ago created a minor in Asian studies. Students also have the option for an individually designed major in this area. In addition to the program at Waseda University in Japan, Albion offers off-campus study opportunities in China, India and South Korea.

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10 0 years of physics (Left) Albion’s Astronomical Observatory, completed in 1884, was the first facility on campus devoted to physics instruction. It has recently been renamed in honor of Prentiss M. Brown, ’11.

This fall, Albion’s Physics Department is celebrating the 100th year of its founding. Our physics alumni have gone on to distinguished careers in teaching, research, engineering, law and management, and today are employed at leading universities and federal laboratories, as well as at corporations including Boeing, Consumers Energy, DaimlerChrysler, Dow Chemical, Eastman Kodak, Eli Lilly, Ford, GTE, General Dynamics, General Electric, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Rockwell International, Westinghouse and many others. C.W. (Bud) Ricker, ’50, a nuclear physicist who during his career led major research efforts at both Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Michigan, also served as Physics Department chair at Albion from 1965 to 1975. He in turn brought Nobel Prize winner E.T.S. Walton to Albion as a distinguished visiting professor during the 1969-70 academic year. We hope you enjoy some lighter moments in the history of physics at Albion, as described below by some current and former faculty members.

I am a mathematician with a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Kansas. But when I came to Albion College in the fall of 1952, it was with the understanding that I teach the one course in astronomy, taking over from retiring Professor Clement Rood. I worked very hard during the summer of 1952 to try to become proficient enough to fulfill my commitment.

For the 10 or so years that I taught the course, I really enjoyed it and look upon those years as a learning experience for both me and the students. . . .

Epworth Hall at that time contained a Foucault pendulum. There was an empty elevator shaft that extended from the basement to the attic (four floors), and the Foucault pendulum was suspended from the attic rafters with the weight hanging just above the basement floor. When set swinging the pendulum maintained its plane of motion in space, but appeared to change direction relative to the physical surroundings of the building, thus showing that the earth is rotating.

Keith Moore Professor Emeritus of Mathematics While Jay Glathart, L.E. Hanna and I were the physics faculty in Epworth, Jay had an optics laboratory section that met at night on the north side of the second floor. The room in which they met had windows facing north, toward Susie [Susanna Wesley Hall]. One night some physics majors were doing an experiment using a low-level red helium-neon laser, and proceeded to do some extracurricular work. As a group of two or three young ladies walked from Susie toward the main campus they discovered a red spot on their coats, and found that no matter what evasive action they took they could not escape the red dot. Needless to say, the next day the only red to be found was on these physics majors’ embarrassed faces.

Howard Pettersen Professor Emeritus of Physics

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(Below) Added to the campus quadrangle in 1916, Epworth Physical Laboratory (shown c. 1950) was so named because Prof. Clarence Greene and his wife sold “brick certificates” for 25 cents to over 500 United Methodist Epworth Leagues to raise half of the funds for the $40,000 building campaign.

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The Physics Department moved to Palenske Hall in 1969. Renovation of Palenske is now under way and is scheduled for completion in spring 2005. While the work is in progress, the Physics Department has returned temporarily to its former home in Epworth.

I built a robot a few years ago that had the ability to speak. It also had a motion sensor that could signal the computer “brain” when something moved in the vicinity. So I set it up to say, “Get out of here! Get out of here or I will call the cops!” when anyone came near it. Well, the next morning I found the lab had not been cleaned, and I heard later that the cleaning crew had become very alarmed at what the robot said to them!

Another time, just fooling around and feeling like a high school kid, I programmed the robot to say a few blue words. I got busy with some other things and forgot about it until I moved near the robot, and it started swearing like a sailor. At that moment, what should I see but a tour guide with a prospective student and family looking into the lab. trace the Physics Department’s David Kammer history in photos, go to: Professor Emeritus of Physics

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In the advanced optics class that I taught some years ago, we were studying the manner in which light tends to become polarized when it is reflected off of a flat smooth surface. I mentioned that this is the reason that polarized sunglasses tend to reduce glare on roadways: sunlight that is reflected head-on from a horizontal road surface tends to become polarized in the horizontal direction, and this polarized light can be blocked by sunglasses that have a vertical axis of polarization. At the time, I was teaching in Palenske 108, a windowless classroom in which the placement of the fluorescent lighting was such that it caused significant glare when students tried to read the top third of the blackboard at the front of the room. The glare was worse when students sat on the far sides of the room.

On the following day the students all sat near the center of the room and, not long after I had begun to write some mathematical derivation on the board, all stood up and moved to the seats at the side of the room. To my surprise they all put on sunglasses and tilted their heads sideways as they looked at the front blackboard. The students had figured out that the blackboard, a vertical smooth surface, created reflected light in the vertical direction. By tilting their heads sideways, they were using their sunglasses to block the reflected light that was polarized. In this way, they could read the previously obscured text on the blackboard. I have used this anecdote ever since when discussing the polarization of light.

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Donaldson offers insider’s look at Washington scene as Stoffer Lecturer

By Morris Arvoy Albion’s academic year opened with a flourish on the evening of Aug. 26 as 2,500 students, faculty, staff, parents and community members gathered on the campus quadrangle for the annual William K. Stoffer Lecture at Opening Convocation.

Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson gave his take on “The View from Washington,” offering insights from his decades spent covering the Washington political scene. A longtime reporter and current political analyst for ABC News, Donaldson—who received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the College—said the media have a duty to report the truth, and to let the public form its own opinions based on the facts.

“The role of the press, of course, is to tell it all, brother, tell it all—and to try to be straight and factual but not [take] sides,” Donaldson said. “When you do that you’re going to step on toes sometimes.”

He peppered his speech with humorous anecdotes from his 37 years of reporting on major news events.

Donaldson, who served two appointments as chief White House correspondent for ABC covering Presidents Carter, Reagan and Clinton, also met with students for an informal question-and-answer session prior to the convocation.

The Stoffer Lecture has been made possible by a $1.5-million endowment established by trustee William Stoffer, ’74.

The Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service was a co-sponsor of this year’s lecture.

The Brown family, led by trustee Prentiss M. Brown, Jr., ’48, recently created an endowment for the Honors Institute and its programs.

Prentiss Brown, Jr., an attorney and businessman in St. Ignace, spoke about his father during the convocation.

“Our father’s connections to Albion were many and long-lasting,” he said. “He loved this school.”

Following Brown’s remarks, Mitchell announced that philosophy professor Ralph Davis had been named the 2004-05 Prentiss M. Brown Distinguished Honors Professor.

Davis, who served as the Institute’s director from 1979 to 1982, has been involved in the Institute for nearly three decades.

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In an informal question-and-answer session, former ABC White House correspondent Sam Donaldson talked about his early days in broadcasting with students in the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. Royal Ward, Albion’s vice president for academic affairs, moderated the session.

Also recognized during the convocation were two recipients of endowed professorships: Bindu Madhok, chair and associate professor of philosophy, and Myron Levine, professor of political science.

Madhok, who focuses her research on cross-cultural ethics and environmental ethics, received the Justin L. and Marjorie Wardell

Sleight and Norman R. and Alethea E. Sleight Endowed Professorship in Leadership Studies.

She has developed and taught ethical theory courses focusing on issues in bio-medical, public policy, environmental and neuroscience ethics.

Levine, an expert on presidential campaigns and urban politics, received the John S.

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Brown family names Honors Institute During the Opening Convocation, President Mitchell announced that the College had renamed its Honors Institute, and the Observatory that houses it, in memory of Prentiss M. Brown, ’11, the only U.S. senator among Albion alumni. Brown served in the U.S. Senate for seven years beginning in 1936 and also was an official in the Franklin Roosevelt administration. A prominent attorney and banker in St. Ignace, he was integrally involved in the development and operation of the Mackinac Bridge. Brown was a College trustee from 1938 until 1966, when he became an honorary trustee. He received an honorary degree from the College in 1937.

Ludington Trustees’ Professorship. The author of several books, he has previously directed an off-campus program in the Czech Republic for the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and had a Fulbright Lectureship at the University of Latvia. He is on sabbatical during the current academic year as a Fulbright Lecturer at Cornelius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Prentiss Brown, ’48, along with other family members, recently created an endowment that led to the naming of the College’s Honors Institute in memory of his father, Prentiss Brown, ’11, a former U.S. senator and Upper Peninsula business leader. The Institute’s campus home, the historic Observatory, will also bear the Brown name. The family’s gift was celebrated at the Opening Convocation.

Albion experienced its highest enrollment in nearly 25 years this fall. The number of firstyear students stood at 559—a 20-year high— and boosted total enrollment to 1,867. This total is the highest since 1981-82 when 1,919 students were enrolled.

David Hawsey, vice president for enrollment, said he is extremely pleased with the final count.

“It is gratifying to see the strong commitment to Albion College these incoming students are making,” Hawsey said. “We have found our niche—people are choosing Albion on the character of the school and not simply for our high academic quality.”

Another significant increase occurred among underrepresented students. Enrollment in this group jumped from eight percent of the total college enrollment last year to 11.5 percent this year, according to Hawsey.

“That is a significant leap,” Hawsey said.

“For years Albion has been committed to fostering a diverse community of learning, and the increase in our underrepresented students shows we are seeing a positive response to our efforts.”

Hawsey credited a number of groups for the increase in enrollment, including the College’s Admissions team, as well as the alumni, faculty, student and staff volunteers who help recruit new students.

Albion’s selective Prentiss M. Brown Honors Institute, with 276 members across all four class years, also enjoyed record enrollment this fall. In addition, the College’s other institutes, such as the Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal Arts Institute for Professional Management and the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service, are continuing on a path of strong growth, Hawsey said.

On the college rankings front, Albion was named for a third consecutive year as one of 40 “Great Colleges at Great Prices” among all national colleges and universities in the U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Colleges” guide. Newsweek/Kaplan’s listed Albion and only four other Michigan colleges and universities among the country’s “331 Most Interesting Colleges.” And this year’s Princeton Review ranked Albion first in the U.S. for “More To Do on Campus.”

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Faculty/staff appointments announced Faculty The following individuals have been appointed as tenure-track faculty at Albion this fall.

■ Leslie Cavell, assistant professor of art and art history. Cavell has taught at Albion College since 1999; she has also taught at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Dearborn, Michigan State University and Wayne State University. Cavell was corecipient of the 2004 Michigan Campus Compact Faculty/Staff Community ServiceLearning Award. She holds a doctorate in art history from the University of Michigan.

■ Michael Frandsen, assistant professor of economics and management. A specialist in strategic management and quantitative business analysis, Frandsen was a member of the faculty at Juniata College for the past five years, and has taught at St. Edward’s University, the University of Texas at Austin and Pennsylvania State University in University Park. He earned a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin.

■ Catherine Grimm, assistant professor of German. Grimm joined the Albion faculty in 2003 as a visiting assistant professor, and this year developed and taught a first-year seminar, “Happily Ever After,” exploring the cultural impact of German fairy tales on Western society. She holds a Ph.D. in German from Northwestern University.

■ Zhen Li, assistant professor in economics and management. Recipient of a doctoral degree in economics from Princeton University, Li has served as a teaching and research assistant in the Department of Economics at Princeton for the past four years, in addition to working in business development and consulting with two Beijing corporations.

■ Sheila Lyons-Sobaski, assistant professor of biology. Lyons-Sobaski spent the 2003-04 academic year as director of the Illinois Genetic Marker Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and

has taught upper-level plant anatomy classes for UIUC. She earned a Ph.D. from UIUC. ■ Scott Melzer, assistant professor of sociology. Melzer has spent the past several years teaching sociology classes focused mainly on gender and family roles at the University of California, Riverside and California State University, San Marcos.

Recipient of a Ph.D. from UC Riverside, Melzer also served three years as a mentor/ trainer for teaching assistants at that university.

■ Melissa Mercer, assistant professor of education. From preschoolers in Japan to middle-school science students, to visitors at the National Air and Space Museum, Mercer has taught a variety of students and educational subjects. For the past several years, she has worked with the School of Education at the University of Michigan, teaching courses and helping both new and veteran science teachers develop their knowledge and skills.

Mercer received a doctorate in science education and educational studies from the University of Michigan.

■ Perry Myers, assistant professor of German. Myers has taught business German and Germanic studies over the past 10 years at the University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University and the University of South Carolina. He also spent several years working for Bache Securities, Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan at various locations in Europe. Myers has a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

■ Christopher Van de Ven, assistant professor of geological sciences. For the past year, Van de Ven served as a physical scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working on geographic information systems projects in the San Francisco area. In 2002, he was named Outstanding First-Year Academic Advisor at Stanford University, where he taught courses in geology and geophysics. Van de Ven holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Faculty hiring grows to meet enrollment demands Albion College’s faculty will grow by 14 tenure-track positions, effective for the 200506 academic year, President Peter Mitchell announced in October. The College’s increasing enrollment and the addition of first-year seminars and other courses created under the “Liberal Arts at Work” Vision prompted the move, he said.

“Our Board of Trustees voted unanimously and enthusiastically to create these new appointments,” Mitchell said, “recognizing that they had an opportunity to set a course to ensure a strong and stable enrollment, to advance the Vision, to enhance the College’s academic quality and reputation, and to reward a talented and dedicated faculty.”

Most of the new positions represent additions to existing departments, with some involving conversion of visiting faculty appointments to tenure-track status.

Including these 14 new positions, Albion’s faculty will have grown by a total of 20 tenure-track positions from the fall of 2002 to the fall of 2005. Three of these are interdisciplinary appointments in women’s and gender studies, international studies and ethnic studies, as called for in the Vision. The remainder represent additions in the following fields: anthropology, art and art history, biology, chemistry, economics and management, English, foreign languages, geological sciences, history, music, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, speech communication and theatre.

“This dramatic move to increase our faculty sends a strong message, to our alumni and friends and the higher education community as a whole, that Albion plans to be a leader among national liberal arts colleges,” Mitchell said. “This investment will bring talented new scholar-teachers to Albion, building on our already excellent faculty and further advancing teaching and research.”

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■ Gary Wahl, assistant professor of art and art history. Wahl has taught photography at Albion since 2001, and before that taught at the University of Iowa and worked as education coordinator for the Rochester (Minn.) Art Center. Wahl has master’s degrees in sculpture and photography from the University of Iowa.

■ Midori Yoshii, assistant professor of international studies. With focuses in modern world history and modern East Asian and Asian-American history, Yoshii has extensive teaching experience in Japan and at Boston University and Bentley College. She earned a Ph.D. in history from Boston University.

The following faculty received promotions, effective for the 2004-05 academic year: Maureen Balke, professor of music, and Yi-Li Wu, associate professor of history.

Staff These new staff members have joined Albion in recent months.

■ George Halkett, director of the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center. A former member of the Queen’s Household Cavalry Regiment, Halkett has worked with riding programs in Britain, Turkey and the United States, and led his most recent U.S. high school team to four national riding championships in three years.

Halkett holds numerous instructor and

examiner certificates in riding, equine care and competition.

■ Thomas Hunsdorfer, assistant to the president, with a special focus on the Collegecommunity relationship. Hunsdorfer has held leadership roles with the Greater Albion Alliance and the Albion Volunteer Service Organization, and has served as an instructor at Jackson Community College and Kellogg Community College. Prior to moving to Albion, he worked for 10 years as a manager of St. Francis House, a large homeless shelter in downtown Boston. Hunsdorfer also serves on the boards of International Child Care and the Albion Public Schools. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Delaware.

■ Barbara Rafaill, ’70, director of corporate and foundation relations. Rafaill served for the past 15 years as a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences at Georgetown College (Ky.), working two of these years concurrently in institutional advancement. Rafaill earned a doctorate from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

■ Melissa Walton, director of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Recreation and Wellness Center and athletic administrator. Walton has seven years’ experience as the strength/ conditioning coach at Central Michigan University. She holds a master’s in sports administration from Central Michigan University.

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(Left) As part of Albion’s $41.6-million science complex renovation and expansion project, the interior of Palenske Hall has been demolished and will be rebuilt with an entirely new floor plan. Work on Palenske will be completed by summer 2005, and the renovation of Putnam Hall will begin in spring 2005. (Below) A new top level added to Palenske Hall will house an array of sophisticated astronomy equipment. Pictured is the steel base for a rotating observatory dome that will be installed.

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Trustees okay new Diversity Plan

By Jake Weber A new Diversity Plan approved by the Albion College Board of Trustees last spring provides a detailed blueprint both for bringing more diversity into the campus community and for educating students, faculty and staff on diversity issues. Diana Ariza, assistant dean for intercultural affairs and a member of the Diversity Plan committee, says the committee has been pleased at the new plan’s broad endorsement on campus. The plan’s importance, she adds, lies in its ability to “direct the campus in being more specific and communicating more clearly about our intent for diversifying. The Diversity Plan goes beyond the Vision and deals with making diversity play out in our daily activities.”

Even before the final approval of the Diversity Plan, the College had taken

significant steps to increase diversity in the faculty, staff and student body, and to affirm and celebrate diversity in its programs.

Among the recent developments was the approval by the Board of Trustees of three new faculty positions, in women’s/gender studies, international studies and ethnic studies. The first two have now been filled, and a search is under way to fill the ethnic studies position for the 2005-06 academic year. In addition, the College has seen improved recruitment and retention of underrepresented students. Of the first-year students entering this fall, 11.4% are minorities, an increase of two percent over the previous year, and retention of underrepresented students has also improved over past years.

Further, the Student Affairs Division has recently introduced programs to support incoming students from underrepresented groups and to advise fraternities and sororities on how they can play a leadership role in advancing diversity on campus. The division is now increasing its efforts, in the residence halls and campus organizations, to teach S. ALLEN PHOTO

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students about diversity issues. The Women’s and Gender Studies Committee, under chair Mary Collar, professor of English, recently surveyed faculty perceptions of the campus climate and will draw on those findings to support the College’s goal of creating a more diverse faculty.

Finally, over the past 15 years, Albion has added graduation requirements in gender, ethnicity and global studies, and the faculty will now look at ways to expand course offerings in these areas and to couple classroom learning with practical applications in the Greater Albion community and beyond.

Notes trustee Jess Womack, ’65, “The Diversity Plan is evidence that, at the board level, diversity is a matter of College policy.”

From the Board of Trustees on down, all segments of the campus have specific goals and measurable objectives listed in the plan,

and regular monitoring will ensure they are accomplished.

However, Ariza emphasizes that the new Diversity Plan is not merely about checking items off a list. “The Diversity Plan is very organic,” she explains. “We’re never going to say, ‘Okay, we’ve finished doing diversity.’”

President Peter Mitchell says the plan has grown directly from the College’s goals stated in the “Liberal Arts at Work” Vision for the future.

“A diverse learning community teaches by example the fullness of human potential, the variety of gifts and talents inherent in all people and the importance of living beyond our petty concerns,” Mitchell says. “In less than a year, the committee developed a comprehensive, creative and effective plan to increase and improve participation of underrepresented groups on campus.”

2004 Diversity Plan: An Overview In April 2003, the Albion College Board of Trustees charged the College to develop a strategic, comprehensive, long-range and measurable Diversity Plan. The Diversity Plan Committee was formed in September 2003, and the final plan was approved by the board in April 2004. What follows is a summary of the plan and its goals.

Albion College has always been a leader in preparing students for life in the world beyond college. From the 19th century when pioneering doctor, teacher, minister and suffragist Anna Howard Shaw was a student, to the end of the 20th century with the establishment of courses in gender and ethnicity as requirements for all students, Albion College has been committed to issues of equal rights, education, spirituality and justice.

In addition, the following “core values” were among five established in our Vision and published in “Liberal Arts at Work” (1998): 1. Diversity as an expression and affirmation of the human condition and as a source of strength and celebration; and we strive to achieve fairness and justice and to foster personal responsibility.

2. Intellectual, personal, social, ethical and spiritual development within our community that prepares graduates for productive lives and careers; and we strive to help each other make meaningful contributions to a global society.

The development of the Diversity Plan in 2003-04 demonstrates that Albion College reaffirms these values of diversity, justice and community. Undergirding the plan is the belief that living and learning in a diverse community best prepares students to succeed in a world that is increasingly intercultural. Today, the College responds to a rapidly changing and increasingly global society by taking steps to create a vibrant community that reflects the diversity of the world around us and allows diversity to flourish. In order to do this, the College community will initially focus on three main areas: 1. Creation of a community that is welcoming, caring and respectful of all people; 2. Recruitment and retention of a more diverse faculty; and 3. Recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body.

Diversity is defined as an expression and affirmation of the human condition and an understanding of what it is to be human. While Albion College values, embraces and affirms all aspects of diversity, initial efforts to enhance diversity will focus on gender, race, ethnicity and national origin. The College recognizes that other aspects of diversity such as age, class, disability, region, religion and sexual orientation also contribute to the diversity of our community. This inclusive definition of diversity results in positive learning and growth for individuals and our College and city communities.

The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees charges faculty, staff and students to intentionally prepare students to belong to, participate and succeed in, and advance a global society. To this end, we commit ourselves as members of the Albion community to establish and maintain a diverse community. We affirm the goals and advocate the action steps included in this Diversity Plan with the understanding that the plan will continuously be improved by conducting the on-going (a) assessment of stated outcomes and (b) revision of action steps. . . . Progress will be monitored by the President’s Advisory Committee on Intercultural Affairs and the Administrative Council. On a regular basis, progress will be reported to the community and the Board of Trustees. . . .

Achieving increased racial and ethnic diversity throughout the campus community is a primary aim of the new Diversity Plan approved by the Board of Trustees last spring. From the Board of Trustees on down, all segments of the campus have specific goals listed in the plan.

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The Diversity Plan Committee members included: trustees Carol Leisenring, ’68, and Jess Womack, ’65; faculty members Leonard Berkey (sociology), Trisha Franzen (women’s/ gender studies) and Roop Jayaraman (physical education); staff members Diana Ariza (Intercultural Affairs), Kathleen Jager (Anna Howard Shaw Women’s Center) and Doug Kellar (Admissions); students Karolina Maluga, ’05, Kenneth Powell, ’05, and Takisha Woolfolk, ’06; parent Rainelle Burton; and vice presidents Sally Walker and Royal Ward as co-chairs.

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Class news 24 Lois Chapman Quick, ’24, celebrated her 100th birthday Aug. 7, 2004. She and her late husband, Edwin, met at Albion, and moved to the Muskegon area following their marriage.

32 Alice Bird Thirlby, ’32, received the Order of the White Violet for 75 years of active membership in Zeta Tau Alpha fraternity. She was a charter member of the Beta Tau chapter at Albion College.

Celebrating with Alice in June 2004 were other Albion Zetas: Betsy Boyd Fox, ’64, Carolyn Gilbert Habel, ’56, and Judy Brockway Avitts, ’55. All are

members of the Grand Traverse Area alumnae chapter. Alice lives in Traverse City.

41 Phyllis Wagner Gore Houghton, ’41, recently completed the second edition of her book, Teach! You Got It Yet? A faculty member at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina for 27 years, Phyllis has conducted over 600 teacher education workshops in 26 states and Ireland during her career. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Albion College in 1989.

47 Aden Manly, ’47, celebrated his 52nd wedding anniversary with his wife, Muriel, in September. They enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, including Amy Marquardt, ’07. They live in Lansing.

48 Virginia “Peggy” Kenyon Kotila, ’48, has lived in Sun City Center, FL, for 18 years. She enjoys playing golf, bowling and photography. She returns to Canton, OH, every year to visit her children and grandchildren.

52 Marcus Blaising, ’52, was recently named a Distinguished Alumnus of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, IL. He retired in 1994 after 42 years of service to the Methodist ministry. He now works with The Oaks Academy, an inner-city Christian school in Indianapolis, IN. His pastoral tenure consisted of serving as executive assistant to the bishop, district superintendent and as a pastor for churches across Indiana. He was elected three times to the General Conference (national assembly), and led preaching missions to Mexico, Chile, England and France. He also served on the boards of several organizations, including Franklin Community Methodist Hospital and Elkhart General Hospital. Marcus and his wife, Nona, have four children and seven grandchildren. They live in Indianapolis and Sarasota, FL.

54 Bernette Brandt, ’54, moved from Durango, CO, to the environs of Denver to be closer to two of her daughters. She is anxious to get involved in the arts community.

Robert Cutcher, ’54, attended the Bayreuth Festpielehaus in August 2003, and later the Ring series at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House in May 2004.

He lives in Deckerville.

Betty Smoot Whitlock, ’54, became a great-grandmother recently. She and her husband have been married for almost 50 years. In 2001-02, they served as missionary-teachers in El Salvador and Nicaragua. She lives in Farmington, UT.

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These Albion alumni traveled to southern England and Normandy, France during the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion: (left to right) Roger “Doc” Winans, ’56, JoAnn MacArthur Fluke, ’57, Lesley Stradley Winans, ’57, Jack Cline, ’56, JoAnn Britton Cline, ’57, and Dick Fluke, ’56.

Barbara Carne Riehl, ’54, and her husband, Don, (pictured at right) recently joined Ed and Betty Renfrew Campbell, both ’54, in Venice, FL, for a Scottish heritage celebration at Ed’s church. The Campbells wore their authentic regalia for the ceremony and procession.

Tom and Dorothy Zittel Lennox, both ’56, operate a business that provides voice amplifiers and artificial larynges to people with voice problems. Dorothy received the Golden Sage award in July for providing information and advice to the Web Whispers online laryngectomy club. Tom, who served as a crash crew firefighter on the aircraft carrier Midway in the 1950s, visited the carrier after it opened as a museum in San Diego in June. The couple lives in Mentor, OH. Shirley Langs Smith, ’56, went whitewater rafting on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in June. She lives on Cape Cod and has been in a relationship with Richard Aiken for 16 years. She has four grandsons.

58 John Marvin, ’58, was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He is an internist in Grand Rapids where he lives.

Homecoming news and notes The winter 2004-05 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.

Kent Moorehead, ’58, has retired from full-time active ministry with the United Methodist Church. He is looking forward to biking, kayaking and writing, as well as doing some guest preaching.

He lives in Brewster, MA.

59 Richard Hockstad, ’59, retired from General Motors management in 1991.

He has traveled extensively, visiting every continent except Antarctica. Some of his most memorable trips have been South Africa, Croatia/Adriatic Sea and Iceland/Greenland. He lives in Grand Blanc.

John Leppi, ’59, moved from Hawaii to Henderson, NV, in June to help launch a new osteopathic medical school, the 21st such school in the United States. He was appointed professor of basic science and coordinator of the human anatomy laboratory. He also helped launch the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1966 and the University of Minnesota School of Medicine (Duluth)

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Sherry Hood Penney, ’59, holds an endowed chair as the Sherry H. Penney Professor of Leadership, in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in Boston. She previously served as chancellor of UMass-Boston from 1988 to 2000 and president of the University of Massachusetts system in 1995. Sherry and her husband, Jim Livingston, have coauthored the biography, A Very Dangerous Woman: Martha Wright and Women’s Rights, published this past summer by University of Massachusetts Press.

61 Susan Cowles Bowman, ’61, retired in June as senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in Des Moines, IA. She continues to serve as a trustee of Methodist Theological Seminary in Ohio. She also served as vice president

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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.

Robert Maxfield, ’63, was selected as the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA) Superintendent of the Year for 2004. The selection is part of the American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year program and was made by a panel of representatives from a number of educational organizations. Superintendent of the Farmington Public Schools, he was recognized for “his strong leadership, creativity in successfully meeting the needs of the students, communication skills, professionalism, community involvement and the success of students” in his district. Bob became Farmington superintendent in 1994, before which he served for 10 years as superintendent and deputy superintendent of the Berkley School District. He is married to Sara Meriwether Maxfield, ’64.

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of the board and chair of the development and trusteeship committees. In the future she will be a member of the Interim Ministry Network of the United Methodist Church and is helping to develop a center for interim ministry training. She and her husband, Bill, have two grown children and live in Alliance, OH.

62 Herb Gabehart, ’62, retired in June after 27 years as superintendent for the Ida Public Schools. He has worked in education for 42 years, serving six different school districts. His wife, Elizabeth Grindstaff Gabehart, ’62, works for the Monroe County Intermediate School District. They live in Ida. William Ritter, ’62, senior minister of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, has recently authored a book entitled Take the Dimness of My Soul Away. Published by Morehouse, this collection of sermons is about healing after the suicide of a loved one.

Since the suicide of his son, Bill has counseled many others and spoken to groups of people who have survived this kind of loss. He lives in Birmingham.

63 Ted Farrar, ’63, works for Church World Service. His wife, Sharon Meriam Farrar, ’64, is a therapist working for a state-of-the-art correctional facility. After graduating from Albion, they joined the Peace Corps and lived in Kenya, Africa, for two years.

They later returned to Africa, living in Zambia as part of The Ecumenical Institute, based in Chicago. They also served in Toronto and India before returning to the United States 15 years ago. They now live in Montgomery Village, MD. Mary Lyons Greeves, ’63, retired as counsel for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in March.

For the past six years she has been litigating cases relating to the savings and loan failures in the 1980s. She celebrated her new beginning by riding her bike from San Francisco, CA, to St. Augustine, FL, with 14 other women aged 50 and over. The purpose of the ride was to raise money for breast cancer awareness. She spent the summer on Puget Sound, WA, biking, kayaking and sailing before returning to Washington, DC. Dennis Sprandel, ’63, is retired. He moved to Holland from Ann Arbor. He enjoys gardening.

64 James Canfield, ’64, retired from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point after 35 years of teaching in the Political Science Department. He won the Eugene Katz Letters and Science Distinguished Faculty Award in 2004. He and his wife, Rae, make regular trips to their cottage in the Upper Peninsula. They live in Plover, WI. Fred Maibauer, ’64, is involved with Focus, the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine. The group offers free orthopedic treatments to the residents of Ghana, Africa. Maibauer has traveled to Ghana six times to perform orthopedic surgery since 2001. Maibauer lives in Rochester and operates an orthopedics practice in Rochester Hills.

Gerald Nester, ’64, retired from an administrative position with Genesee Intermediate School District. He teaches law and public policy at Eastern Michigan University and is a docent at Michigan State University’s Beal and Horticultural Gardens. He lives in DeWitt.

Tom Worthy, ’64, was appointed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel on Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology. He is vice president of development and regulatory affairs for Cholestech Corp. in Hayward, CA. He lives in Walnut Creek, CA.

65 Bonnie Ball Unger, ’65, retired in 2000 from teaching math at Hutch-Tech High School in Buffalo, NY. Over the past 10 years she has visited Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan and Greece with her students. She has been busy arranging jazz concerts. She also serves on the boards of Habitat for Humanity and the Wind Action Group, which supports wind energy in her area. She married Will Botsford in February 2003.

66 Alan Balfour, ’66, continues to serve as the chair of the Management Department for the College of Business at the University of South Florida. He and his wife, Susan Zucker, were married in November 2003. They live in Tampa, FL. Jim Dean, ’66, a 38-year employee of the Battle Creek Enquirer, served as an adjunct instructor in journalism for the spring semester at Albion College. He lives in Albion.

67 John Pickelman, ’67, has been the chancellor (CEO) of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD) for more than 13 years. NHMCCD is an institution of higher education in the northern suburbs of Houston, TX, serving 40,000 students at five colleges. President-elect of the Texas Association of Community Colleges, he is a trustee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Board of Directors. He lives in The Woodlands, TX.

68 James Foster, ’68, retired from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after 32 years. He also does part-time consulting for nuclear utilities. His wife, Mary Schneider Foster, ’69, manages the family finances and enjoys scrapbooking. This year, the family took a three-week Hawaiian vacation, visiting four islands. They live in Carol Stream, IL. Ronald Kloustin, ’68, is regional director of an international consulting company in Michigan. He received an M.B.A. degree after attending Albion and has held several senior marketing positions in the consulting business. Ron and his wife, Karen, live in West Bloomfield. Their daughter is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and their son is a student at the University of Michigan Business School. Ron and Karen recently vacationed at the Manele Bay resort in Hawaii with friends. They are planning to divide retirement time in Michigan and Florida.

Sue Strohmenger Lauer, ’68, recently retired from Albion Public Schools after 35 years as a teacher.

Charles Raphael, ’68, recently moved to Williamsburg, VA, from Bloomfield Hills. He and his family just completed construction on a new home in Williamsburg. He is a member of the Albion College Board of Trustees and also serves on the Gerstacker Institute Visiting Committee.

69 Robert Brower, ’69, is serving a twoyear term as a board member of Hospice of Michigan Inc., the nation’s largest non-profit hospice provider. He also serves as chairperson of the Hospice of Michigan Foundation. He continues as a member of Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey PLC in its Grand Rapids office and practices statewide in the area of estate administration and probate disputes. He lives in Belmont.

Martha Wright, ’71, retired from teaching in Brighton. She has moved to University Heights, OH, to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren.

70 Eric Britner, ’70, has accepted a position on the faculty at Jackson Community College. He will be teaching speech and interpersonal communication.

71 Mike Hegedus, ’71, did live broadcasting on CNBC during the Olympics in Athens, Greece. He did a story about the American company that produced the opening ceremonies, and he also did a one-hour Olympic special on Labor Day. He lives in River Vale, NJ.

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Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, under editor and publisher Debra Wyatt Fellows, ’78, continues to grow in scope and attract a broad readership. With that growth has come national recognition. The City and Regional Magazine Association awarded Traverse a gold medal for general excellence last year. Deb has now compiled essays she wrote for the magazine, along with photos of Northern Michigan scenery, in a book published in July 2004 entitled Reflections of a Life Up North. Noting the essays celebrate “Fellows’ love and reverence for this grand part of the country,” Detroit News reviewer Marney Rich Keenan adds, “Reflections is as mesmerizing as the landscape of Up North itself. Read it and pack your bags. There are memories to be made.” Deb founded Traverse in the early 1980s and currently lives on the Leelanau Peninsula with her husband, Neal, and four children.

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Randy Rottenbiller, ’78, has been named the U.S. Public Health Service Clinical Physician of the Year. He was chosen for the award from among thousands of Public Health Service doctors, who work everywhere from rural outposts to state-of-the-art research laboratories. A family physician at the Blackfeet Community Hospital on Montana’s Blackfeet reservation for the past 19 years, Randy delivers babies, performs general surgery and works in emergency medicine, in addition to carrying a caseload of at least 400 patients. In 1988 the Blackfeet Tribe recognized Randy with the Blackfeet name of Running Badger. A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, he was the chief resident in family practice at the University of Wyoming in Casper, WY, in 1984 and 1985. Randy is the son of the late Henry Rottenbiller, a professor of foreign languages at Albion, and Eva Rottenbiller.

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73 Dale Smith, ’73, retired in June after 31 years as a high school social studies teacher at Climax-Scotts School District.

He earned his master’s degree from Western Michigan University in 1977.

He was named the Climax-Scotts Valedictorian’s Most Significant Educator 10 times, and was the ClimaxScotts Teacher of the Year in 2003. He also served as a coach and worked with the foreign language and social studies curriculum committees during his time as a teacher. He wife, Jan, also retired from the school district this year.

74 Pamela Campbell Smith, ’74, along with her colleagues at Campbell Smith Architects, each summer runs a monthlong camp in Duxbury, MA for 12- to 16-year-old kids who have an interest in architecture. Now in its twelfth year, Arch-Kid-Tect introduces the campers to architectural principles through field trips and the opportunity for each to design a house or building. With her husband, Peter Smith, Pam owns Campbell Smith Architects, a fiveperson firm based in Duxbury and specializing in residential design. She is a member of the Boston Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects.

Lee Stevens, ’74, lives in Grosse Pointe Park. He has three sons, including Jack, ’08.

75 Alan Headbloom, ’75, ran the Chicago Marathon and raised more than $3,000 for the National AIDS Marathon Team.

He finished five marathons in his 50th year and has qualified to run in the Boston Marathon in 2005. Alan lives in Midland.

Peter MacCracken, ’75, is an independent public relations consultant, currently working on community issues including the pursuit of a new airport, a public library system expansion and a seawater desalinization plant. He lives in San Diego, CA.

77 Rick Pinkham, ’77, is working for Fujitsu Consulting as principal for project management. He helps to implement content management solutions for financial, commercial and government customers. His wife, Karen Seibert, ’76, is a psychiatric nurse at Franklin Square Hospital. They keep active with their daughter’s busy life.

They live in Towson, MD.

78 Nancy Daly, ’78, is the office manager for Executive Education Inc., working alongside her husband, John. The company develops continuing professional education seminars for corporate financial managers that are offered via state and provincial accounting associations throughout North America. She lives in Chelsea.

Thomas Daly, ’78, accepted the position of chief financial officer (CFO) of the Keller Group Inc., located in Northfield, IL. He lives in Evanston, IL. Pamela Nelson, ’78, moved from Kalamazoo to Summit County, CO. She spent nine months taking a break from her medical practice while she renovated her mountain cabin and spent time outdoors. In February 2004, she joined High Country Health Care as a family physician. She lives in Silverthorne, CO.

79 Jeffrey Miles, ’79, received his Ph.D. in December 2003 from Capella University in Minneapolis, MN. His dissertation was titled “The Effectiveness of Contingency Plans as a Solution to the Agency Principal Problem.” He lives in Traverse City.

81 Mark Johnson, ’81, a certified property manager (CPM), has joined Reed Illinois Corp. as vice president for construction services. He previously worked as an officer and portfolio manager for Lillibridge Healthcare Real Estate Trust and as director of property management for Rush Medical Center, both in Chicago. Vice chairman of BOMA International’s Medical Office Building Committee, he is also a member of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the Institute of Real Estate Management. He earned his M.B.A. from DePaul University in 1994.

He and his family live in Inverness, IL. Louis Meyers, ’81, works for General Motors in Detroit. He lives in Grosse Pointe Park and would enjoy hearing from TKE friends and classmates at: louis.meyers@gm.com.

Randy Richardville, ’81, has been named Alumnus of the Year for 2004 at St. Mary Catholic Central High School in Monroe. He is a Republican state representative from Monroe. He has served as a legislator since January 1999. Last year he was elected to serve as majority floor leader of the state House of Representatives. He earned a master’s degree in management from Aquinas College. He and his wife, Sarah Elford Richardville, ’80, have two children.

Albion’s children’s children Arriving on campus this fall were 38 first-year students (listed below) who are the children of Briton alumni. 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.

Jeffrey Alber David, ’79, and Evelyn Alber Lauren Baker John, ’83, and Jolene Key Jennifer Bringham William, ’76, and Susan Bringham Mallory Brown Robert, ’77, and Lauren Brown Kathryn Buttorf Marta Vannatter Buttorf, ’75 Chase Cawthorne Dennis, ’62, and Cynthia Cawthorne John Christ John, ’79, and Jill Christ Katherine Clark Brian and Laura Vanderbout Clark, ’76 Sarah Davis Keith, ’79, and Uma Davis Jonathan DeCou David, ’70, and Charlene DeCou Roland Denison Daniel Denison, ’73 Jeffrey Eifler David, ’80, and Lisa Eifler Molly Floyd Franklin and Cynthia Hannett Floyd, ’76

Allison Gessner Michael and Carolyn Acker Gessner, ’76

Charles McKnight Ben and Janice Griffith McKnight, ’75

Caitlin Hernandez Alice Egan, ’77

William Medick William and Catherine Myers Medick, ’82

Elizabeth Jewell Stephen, ’69, and Suzanne Jewell Alexandria Judson Charles, ’73, and Susan Chapelle Judson, ’76 Thomas Jurasek Brian, ’79, and Theresa Jurasek Amanda Keep John, ’81, and Martha Sheetz Keep, ’84 Brie Kezlarian Jeffrey, ’73, and Roxanne Kezlarian Bligh Lapp Richard, ’58, and Jessica Lapp Ashley Larimer Russell, ’79, and Deborah Larimer Nicholas Lerma Louis and Annette Lerma, ’86 Torrey Lomas Paul and Gayle Smith Lomas, ’74 Audra Masternak Donald and Jacolyn Warson Masternak, ’77 Megan McCaughey Timothy, ’79, and Mary McCaughey

Matthew Miller Robert Miller, ’76 Jenna Morse Thomas, ’71, and Angela Morse Kelsie Papiersky Robert and Terri Holdridge Papiersky, ’82 Eric Phelps Keith and Mary Crispin Phelps, ’77 Jessica Prister James, ’83, and Suzanne Sweeley Prister, ’81 Erica Schuster Mark, ’83, and Elizabeth Ramsay Shuster, ’84 Jessica Smith Dean, ’63, and Christine Smith John Stevens Lee, ’74, and Barbara Stevens Daniel VanderKolk Benedict and Ellen Sarver VanderKolk, ’68 Carmen Weddell Michael, ’82, and Esther Weddell

Building the Albion legacy in your family If you are already part of a historic family involvement with Albion College, or if you’d like to start such a tradition in your family, here are two benefits that will be of interest: ■ Albion College will waive the $20 application fee for any legacy student who applies for admission.

■ A $1,500 Alumni Grant will be awarded to all incoming students whose family includes at least one Albion alumna/alumnus (sister, brother, father, mother, grandparents). This grant, offered without regard to financial need, is renewable for all four years.

To qualify, the student simply needs to indicate his or her family’s alumni status when submitting the application.

We welcome campus visits at any time. Please contact the Admissions Office at 800/858-6770, and we will make all arrangements. For more information online, visit: www.albion.edu/admissions/.

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Elizabeth “Lisa” Ward, ’81, returned from a three-week expedition to an archaeological research dig at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, Africa where evidence of early hominids continues to be found. Lisa and eight other volunteers from the United States, Britain, Australia and Ireland followed in the footsteps of renowned anthropologist Louis Leakey.

A fourth-grade teacher at Kittridge Street Elementary School in Van Nuys, CA, Lisa videotaped the expedition, and plans to share her experiences through a “Virtual Field Trip” with her class. She lives in Burbank, CA.

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Jenny Banner Rone, ’84, is a freelance government contractor focusing on the Federal Inspector General community.

She is able to telecommute, which allows her to live in the mountains of West Virginia and work with her clients in Washington, DC. She and her husband, J.W. Rone, are developing a theatre piece that will focus on the life and inventions of Nickola Tesla, inventor of alternating current. It will be an educational piece that will be marketed to science, discovery and children’s museums, as well as other venues. She and her husband live in Berkeley Springs, WV.

James Lancaster, ’82, is the senior vice president and chief legal counsel of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). A principal in the Lansing office of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., he is coauthor of two chapters in Local Government Law and Practice in Michigan, published by the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys. He holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. He lives in DeWitt.

Cheryl Roof Welty, ’84, is enjoying spending time with her family members in the Chicago area. She worked for eight years in marketing communications positions with KPMG, LLP. She and her husband, Jay, have been married for two years. They live in Mount Prospect, IL, and can be reached via email at: cherylwelty@cs.com.

Melissa Bichl Sturgis, ’82, has returned to Houston, TX, after living overseas in tropical Malaysia with her family.

Joseph Corey, ’87, was awarded a Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at NIH. The grant, entitled “Fibrous Templates for Directed Nerve Regeneration,” will support work on production of scaffolds to regenerate nervous tissue after injury. He is a faculty member in the Neurology Department at the University of Michigan. He lives in Ann Arbor.

83 Valerie Sheridan, ’83, has opened a new general surgery practice in Arizona.

She enjoys outdoor activities with her husband and three sons. She can be reached via e-mail at: vlsheridan@msn.com.

Diane Stanton-Rich, ’83, completed two new CDs, “Songs of Bible Women: Old Testament (and New Testament).”

Each song lyric is followed by suggested scripture readings and Bible study questions. She composed and recorded the songs with a missionary friend in Japan. She lives in Lake Junaluska, NC. Stephen Watkins, ’83, spoke in August at the Young Entrepreneurs Organization’s annual global convention in Los Angeles, CA. He spoke about the private capital market and offered solutions as to how an SEC Sanctioned Exchange can help bring economic and employment growth. He and his family live in Lighthouse Point, FL.

84 Jennifer Primack Mooney, ’84, along with her husband, Donald, was honored in June with the Peace of the City Award by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati.

They were recognized for their volunteer activities and commitment to the Greater Cincinnati community. Jennifer is group vice president for public relations and government affairs of Bright House

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Daniel Knibloe, ’87, has been working in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at Zayed University’s English Language Center since 2002. He says Dubai is the positive side of the Middle East that people rarely hear about. He can be reached via e-mail at: dknibloe@hotmail.com.

Teri Marvin May, ’87, moved with her family to New Zealand. They can be reached via e-mail at: tmay1919@yahoo.com.

W. Marc Wheaton, ’87, has been appointed executive director of internal audit for NRG, a wholesale power generation firm that operates 70 plants in the United States and throughout the world. He rejoined the workforce after one year of “retirement.” He currently commutes between Los Angeles, CA, and Minneapolis, MN, but will settle in Princeton once the company has been relocated. He can be reached via e-mail at: marcwheaton124@yahoo.com.

David and Elizabeth Ludington Holden, both ’92, have returned to St. Louis, MO, from St. Joseph, MI. David is operations manager at Garlich Printing Co. Liz is a stay-at-home mom. They have three children and live in Ballwin, MO. Michael McCoy, ’92, received a master of divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is a member of the Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.

Michael lives in Atlanta, GA.

Attending a surprise birthday party in November 2003 for Tracey Houston Bray, ’85, (far left) in Atlanta, GA, were Claire Faye Fawcett, ’85, Amy Lundberg Dozeman, ’85, and Lisa Patterman Post, ’85.

88 James Cracraft, ’88, the principal at Hillside Middle School in Northville, participated in the first ever Fulbright Master Teacher Collaborative School Science Program in Japan. He traveled there with a teacher, the PTSA president and four students to conduct field research on frog habitats and feeding behavior in the rice fields of Japan. The students also spent time with their partner school, Rojo Junior High in Komatsu. Four students and three teachers from Rojo will travel to Northville in October to continue their research.

Gregory Ives, ’88, recently completed the Certified Public Supervisor program of the New Hampshire Division of Personnel. He is the manager of the Salem, NH, One Stop Office, which houses a wide variety of partner agencies, including employment security, health and human service and vocational rehabilitation. Ives is a board member for the State Employees’ Association of New Hampshire Inc. He was recently a delegate to the Quadrennial Convention of the Service Employees International Union in San Francisco, CA. He lives in Derry, NH.

89 Stephen Germic, ’89, just finished his second book, which will soon be published by the University of Georgia Press. He has left teaching at James Madison University and accepted a position in Egypt at the American University in Cairo, where he will be helping to design an American studies program. He is heading to Egypt with his partner, Catherine Boomer Germic, ’90, and their daughter.

Jason Waechter, ’89, has been recognized by Trial Lawyers Care for his efforts to provide free legal services for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He represented a police officer from Yonkers, NY, who suffered respiratory injuries after performing

rescue and recovery measures in the rubble at Ground Zero. Jason specializes in the area of automobile, motorcycle and vehicle injury accidents, insurance law and Michigan’s Motor Vehicle NoFault Law. He has served as a member of the Michigan Trial Lawyers Association board for more than six years. He lives in Novi.

90 Craig Thompson, ’90, is a shareholder at the law firm of Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, based in Southfield. He practices in the area of construction litigation. His wife, Jennifer Curlin, ’93, is an account executive with the Facility Matrix Group, a commercial interiors company based in Bloomfield Hills. They were married in December 2003, and live in Beverly Hills.

91 Sarah Tanner Barrow, ’91, earned her nursing degree from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, IN. She is working at Parkview Hospital on the telemetry unit. She can be reached via email at: sktbarrow@aol.com.

Elizabeth Knowlton, ’91, received a master of divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in May. She is a member of the Diocese of Atlanta of the Episcopal Church. She lives in Atlanta, GA.

92 William Colyer, ’92, completed fellowship training in interventional cardiology in June 2004. In July he joined the faculty at the Medical College of Ohio as an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He is also the principal investigator for a number of sponsored research studies. He lives in Toledo, OH.

Victoria Philip-Cornwell, ’92, has been named the development officer for the Upshaw Institute for the Blind. She previously worked for the Archdiocese of Detroit in the Department of Development as associate director of the Cathedral Campaign. She lives in Detroit.

93 Kristina Brendel Eggenberger, ’93, was chosen to serve on the Curriculum Advisory Team for C-SPAN in the Classroom. This is a team of eight teachers from around the country. They work with C-SPAN to develop teaching materials that can be used with C-SPAN resources. She lives in Alma.

Shelley White-Thomas, ’93, received a J.D. degree from Wayne State University Law School in December 2003 and has accepted a position with the law firm of Miller Shea, P.C., in Rochester, concentrating in business litigation. She was awarded an M.B.A. in global management from the University of Phoenix in 1999. She and her husband, Eric, live in Auburn Hills and can be reached via e-mail at: eric071@comcast.net.

94 Kevin Bohnsack, ’94, is a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force. He is now serving as the flight commander of flight medicine at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. He and his wife, Tabitha Gowl, were married in September 2003.

Teri Frazer Bush, ’94, teaches special education at Swartz Creek Middle School for sixth to eight grade in an inclusive setting. She received a master’s degree in special education from Saginaw Valley State University, with a major in learning and behavioral disorders and a minor in psychology.

She also received two endorsements, one in learning disabilities and one in emotional impairments. She and her husband have two children. The family lives in Swartz Creek and can be reached via e-mail at: Garybush@usol.com.

Michelle Mancuso, ’94, is working as the planning and distribution manager for Ford Motor Co. in the California Region. She lives in Ladera Ranch, CA.

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Jennifer Hoppe, ’00, graduated from the Michigan State University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lansing. She will soon begin her three-year internship and residency in internal medicine at a Detroit area hospital.

Herb Lentz, ’00, performed this summer with the Intermezzo Opera Festival as Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte.

He has also recently been appointed as an adjunct professor of voice by Westfield State College in Massachusetts. He is continuing his graduate work in vocal performance at The University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT, where he lives.

A 30th birthday celebration for Wendi Mrozinski, ’96, (center) brought these Albion alumni together: Brad Taylor, ’01, Finian McGaffey, ’96, Erik Eid, ’95, David Rappaport, ’00, and Carrie Davis, ’00. Wendi graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

95 Anne Goodwin, ’95, received her Ph.D. in experimental pathology from Harvard University in June. She completed her doctoral studies through the biological and biomedical sciences program at Harvard Medical School. Her research involved investigating mechanisms of blood vessel formation. She has accepted a faculty position in biology at Regis College in Weston, MA.

Ferndale. He can be reached via e-mail at: rjbruner@wayne.edu.

Matt Corona, ’99, is attending The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University this fall. He can be reached via e-mail at: matthew.corona@duke.edu.

Jean Kwiecinski Lauer, ’95, recently returned from studies in Guanajuajo, Mexico, where she completed fieldwork.

She is in her third year of a Ph.D. program at the University of Texas at Austin in the radio/television/film department. She can be reached via email at: jalauer@mail.utexas.edu.

Brenda Green, ’99, has been appointed executive director of the Literacy Council of St. Joseph County. She is a recent graduate of the master’s program in social service administration at the University of Chicago. While in graduate school, she worked with the Field Foundation of Illinois, Shelter Care Ministries and North Shore Senior Center. She previously worked for two years as leasing manager and case manager for Lakefront Supportive Housing, a housing provider for more than 1,000 homeless adults and families in Chicago. She lives in South Bend, IN.

Tracy Keppel Leonard, ’95, was recently appointed to the City of Gilbert’s Arts Advisory Board. She was also named the arts administrator at Legacy School in Mesa, AZ. She lives in Gilbert, AZ.

Michelle Martin, ’99, graduated from Wayne State University Law School in May 2003. Admitted to the bar in November 2003, she is now working as an attorney in Oakland County. She lives in Troy.

98 Jane DeCourcy Raven, ’98, has been awarded a Fulbright Teacher grant to teach in Mexico for the 2004-05 school year. Recipient of a master’s degree from the State University of New York at Cortland, she is a teacher at the Elmira Free Academy High School. She and her husband, Tom Raven, ’97, live in Ithaca, NY. Tom is a Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University. They have a daughter.

99 Robert Bruner, ’99, graduated from Wayne State University in May with an M.P.A. degree. He is the assistant to the city manager of Oak Park. He lives in

Julie Vecchio, ’99, is a graduate student in marine biology at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, where she lives.

Rael Will, ’99, is researching for her Ph.D. in drama at the University of London. She can be reached via e-mail at: raelwill@comcast.net.

00 Karen Doral Fayle, ’00, graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in May and is now practicing in the Kalamazoo area. She was recently inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. She and her husband, Brian, live in Kalamazoo and can be reached via e-mail at: faylefamily@charter.net.

Janna Muccio, ’00, received her D.V.M. from Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She has spent several summers teaching economics to high school students across the United States through the Foundation for Teaching Economics. She plans to practice in the Chicago area.

Jeremy and Jennifer Miesle Peters, both ’00, have completed a year of living and working in England. Jeremy has been appointed to a three-point charge near Owosso through the Detroit Conference of the United Methodist Church. They live in Morrice and can be reached via e-mail at: revjtp@hotmail.com or artsie126@hotmail.com.

Adam Pringle, ’00, has been selected to play American football for a team in Denmark, the Triangle Razorbacks in the DAFF. He will be starting defensive end, playing defensive tackle and fullback.

He can be reached at: adam_d_pringle@yahoo.com.

Mackenzie Wheeler, ’00, traveled this fall with the non-profit, non-partisan Rock the Vote bus around the country, encouraging young people to register to vote. The 78-day tour will include many stops at college campuses and will feature several named musicians. She works for BI, the company in charge of the operation portion of the tour. She is one of two tour staff from BI. She lives in Golden Valley, MN.

01 Michael Clow, ’01, is serving with the U.S. Air Force as a first lieutenant as part of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and has received the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Award and the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster. He attended U.S. Air Force Officer Training School. He is assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, TX. James Gignac, ’01, earned his J.D. degree from Harvard University. He also received the Law School Dean’s Award for Community Leadership for his work as chairman of the Public Interest Auction. James also served as president of the Environmental Law Society and was the executive director of the Legal Aid Bureau. He will be spending the

coming year as a law clerk for an Alaska Supreme Court justice in Anchorage, AK. Abram Loper, ’01, is working in Chicago as a campus minister with Campus Crusade for Christ. He spent the summer in Rome leading 18 college students on a mission trip to an Italian university. He lives in Chicago, IL. Kevin Monstrola, ’01, moved to the Atlanta, GA, area in July 2004. He continues to run marathons. He has a new job with Skanska USA, a global construction services firm, and lives in Austell, GA.

02 Amanda Goff, ’02, completed her second year of law school at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, OH. She was named a member of the Craven Moot Court team in constitutional law, which competes in Chapel Hill, NC. She was also appointed to the CWRU Moot Court executive board as the National Moot Court Team coordinator. She can be reached via email at: amanda.goff@case.edu. She lives in Cleveland, OH. Ryan Johnson, ’02, is a financial aid advisor for the newly opened International Academy of Design and Technology in Henderson, NV. He lives in Las Vegas, NV. Sarah Pruess, ’02, was named as Chicago State University’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) compliance coordinator. She completed a compliance internship at Eastern Michigan University. She ensures that the college’s varsity intercollegiate teams are in compliance with NCAA and Mid-Continent Conference rules and regulations. She is also in charge of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

She earned a master’s degree from the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business in 2003.

Blake Stilwil, ’02, finished his master’s degree in accounting at Michigan State University with a focus in taxation. He works for KPMG in the assurance practice. He lives in Farmington Hills.

Yukiko Tanaka, ’02, worked as a staff accompanist at Interlochen Arts Camp this past summer. She returned to Albion College in August for an alumni recital at Goodrich Chapel. She lives in New York City.

Robin Theryoung, ’02, was named to the USA Women’s Goalball Team that will compete in the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She lives in Clarkston.

Quinn Thomas, ’02, graduated from the Center for Humanistic Studies in August 2004 with a master’s degree in humanistic and clinical psychology. He is working as a psychologist at Bruce Kelso Day Academy in Detroit. He lives in Lathrup Village.

03 David DiVincenzo, ’03, completed his first year in the art history Ph.D. program at the Graduate Center in New York City. He has accepted a position as assistant to the executive director of the Noguchi Museum. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Megan Frounfelter, ’03, spent the summer abroad in the British Isles. She earned credits toward her master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University. She lives in East Lansing.

Liz Gobeski, ’03, is in her second year at the University of Michigan Law School. She spent part of her summer working on the labor law team for a nonprofit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, called Community Legal Education Center (CLEC). The CLEC works to inspect garment factories to ensure compliance with labor laws and advises the Arbitration Council of Cambodia. She spent the rest of the summer working as a summer associate for Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., in Milwaukee, WI. She lives in Ann Arbor.

Antonio Mastromonaco, ’03, is the general manager of Crush, a nightclub located inside The Big Old Building (The B.O.B.) in Grand Rapids. The B.O.B. houses multiple casual fine dining restaurants, a comedy club, a tapas restaurant and banquet facilities for private parties. After graduating from Albion, he moved to Orlando, FL, where he continued his education in live production at Full Sail College. He lives in Grand Rapids.

Amy Nelson, ’03, moved back to Michigan in July after working on-air for a radio station in the greater Kansas City, MO, area. She is the morning cohost for K-105.3 in Jackson, working as part of the show, “Big Dog and Amy in the Morning.” She lives in Jackson.

Laura Seibert, ’03, just completed her first year of service with AmeriCorps VISTA at the American Red Cross in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She will continue working there for another year. Her job includes providing emergency relief to victims of disaster and conducting community education sessions on a variety of health topics.

04 Emily Ernsberger, ’04, is the assistant director of alumni/parent relations and annual giving at Albion College. She lives in Albion.

Sarah Ladensack, ’04, accepted a job at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores. She will be a freshman English and algebra teacher.

Matthew Meunier, ’04, is a first-year medical student at the University of Michigan Medical School. He lives in Ann Arbor.

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To submit photos of Albion alumni gathered at your wedding or other special celebration, please mail color prints to: Editor, Io Triumphe, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224, or e-mail digital photos (resolution of 300 dpi or higher) to: classnotes@albion.edu. Include names and class years for all of those pictured. Photos will be returned upon request.

Weddings Kelly Flaherty, ’80, to Sandra Lazarus on Aug. 17, 2003 in Atlanta, GA. Kelly is a senior research scientist at Huber Engineered Woods, LLC. Sandra is a social services provider for the state of Georgia. The couple lives in Braselton, GA, and can be reached via e-mail: at kellyflaherty@yahoo.com.

Jenny Banner, ’84, to J.W. Rone on March 16, 2004. Jenny is a freelance government contractor focusing on the Federal Inspector General community.

The couple lives in Berkeley Springs, WV. Scott Cooley, ’89, to Lenore Dunkel on Aug. 2, 2003 in Grand Blanc. Albion alums in attendance included Richard Cooley, ’57, father of the groom, and bridesmaid Courtney Cooley Breaugh, ’91. Scott is employed by HTC Global Enterprises of Troy. Lenore is employed at the Flint Building Co. in Grand Blanc.

They live in Grand Blanc.

Jessica Gudmundsen, ’92, to G. Alex Churchill on March 20, 2004. Jessica is director of marketing for Kay Chemical, a division of Ecolab. Alex is general manager of North Carolina distributorship and manufacturing facilities for Blue Rhino Propane. The couple lives in Winston-Salem, NC. Matthew Essell, ’95, to Jennifer Tunney on June 21, 2003 in Holt. He earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Michigan State University. Jennifer is a kindergarten teacher at Springport Elementary School. The couple lives in Lansing.

Maggie Knight, ’98, to Barry Barber on Oct. 4, 2003 at their home in Bloomfield Hills.

Beth Kudirka, ’98, to Noah Gawlik on July 26, 2003 in Grand Rapids. Alumni in attendance included officiant Garth McGrath, ’79, maid of honor Amanda Carriere Keller, ’98, Mark Longbrake, ’98, and Michael Wagg, ’00. Beth is a freelance writer, and Noah is an engineer with Lexmark International. The couple lives in Lexington, KY, and can be reached via e-mail at: bethgawlik@qx.net.

Jennifer Kaiser, ’99, to John Blase on May 1, 2004. She is a physician completing a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at William Beaumont Hospital. They both graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in June 2004. The couple lives in Royal Oak.

Andrea Lindley, ’99, to Geoffrey Caplea on May 29, 2004. She is a family practice resident. The couple lives in Chicago, IL. Chad MacDonald, ’00, to Shannon McMullen on June 7, 2003. Chad is a physical education teacher at Monroe Middle School. He is the junior varsity baseball coach at Monroe High School and also serves as a junior varsity football coach. Shannon is a registered nurse in the emergency department at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The couple lives in Monroe.

Rebecca Linz, ’01, and Carolyn O’Laughlin on July 10, 2004 in New Paltz, NY. The couple lives in New York City and can be reached via e-mail at: linzbecky@hotmail.com.

Nicole Macy, ’01, to Daniel Hunter, on April 6, 2004. Nicole graduated from Wayne State University Law School.

Daniel is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. They will be having a military ceremony at Fort Benning, GA, in March 2005.

Nicole Arbutus, ’03, to Andrew David on June 5, 2004 in Rochester. The couple lives in Belmont, MA.

Evan Michael on March 1, 2004 to Timothy and Kimberly Stoppert Lee, ’89. He joins big brother Aidan, 2. Proud grandparents are Robert Stoppert, ’61, and Ruth McDonald Stoppert, ’62. The family lives in Canton, MA.

Kyranna Julianne on Jan. 28, 2004 to James and Audrey Ayoub King, ’91.

She joins siblings Zoe and Jimmy. The family lives in Santa Barbara, CA, and can be reached via e-mail at: jimandaud@aol.com.

Mitchell Yamato and Matthew Taketo on Dec. 26, 2003 to Todd Gardanier, ’92, and Yoshiko Kimura, ’93. The family lives in Wixom and can be reached via e-mail at: toddgardanier@yahoo.com.

Kelly Jane on May 28, 2004 to Dave and Dori Haan Couvreur, ’90. She joins big brother Joey, 2. Proud relatives include David Haan, ’58, and Debbie Haan, ’99. The family lives in East Grand Rapids.

Waylon Maverek on Jan. 31, 2004 to Chris and Melissa Williams Krolczyk, ’91. He joins big brother Ransom, 3.

Melissa is a stay-at-home mom. The family lives in St. Clair and can be reached at: kroli@comcast.net.

Jonathon Thomas on March 22, 2004 to Jeff, ’93, and Andrea Bologna Barringer, ’98. The Barringers live in Royal Oak.

Madison Kathleen on March 8, 2004 to Patrick and Kathleen Martens La Pine, ’90. Proud grandparents are Bruce and Deborah Hutchings Martens, both ’63.

The family lives in Farmington.

Alexander Paul on June 16, 2004 to Jon and Erin Mead Lauderbach, both ’91.

He joins big brother A.J. Proud relatives include grandparents Bill Lauderbach, ’64, and Linda Prior Lauderbach, ’66, and aunt Deb Lauderbach Trimpe, ’89.

The family lives in Midland.

Mason Carter on April 30, 2004 to C. Todd and Shireen Akhtar Jayne, ’91.

First Albion visitors included M. Krista Zimmermann, ’91, Juliana Webber Reineke, ’92, and Cathy Rodamer Green, ’92. Shireen has a private practice in obstetrics and gynecology.

The Jaynes live in Chicago, IL, and can be reached via e-mail at: shireenjayne@yahoo.com.

Connor James on April 23, 2004 to David and Jill Bullock Master, ’91. He joins big sisters Caleigh, 4, and Lauren, 2. They live in Brooklyn Park, MN, and can be reached via e-mail at: djmaster@usfamily.net.

Lillian Jean and Alexander Michael on May 24, 2004 to Jeffrey, ’94, and Shari Solomon Burns, ’93. Shari is a pediatrician in Columbus, OH. Jeffrey is a stay-at-home dad. They live in Pickerington, OH. Tyler Bruce on May 4, 2004 to Burke, ’94, and Pam deNicola Groom, ’93. He joins his big brother Connor, 3. The family lives in Barrington, IL. Charles Eric on Jan. 29, 2004 to Eric and Bobbie Stumpf Harris, both ’93.

He joins big sister Katie. Proud aunts include Bonnie Harris Bern, ’89, and Amy Watson, ’90. The family lives in San Diego, CA, and can be reached via e-mail at: harris_bobbie@hotmail.com.

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Baby Britons Kathleen Mary on May 19, 2004 to Nancy and Andrew Sorvan, ’83. She was welcomed home by her eight siblings, Sarah, 16, Joe, 14, Anne, 13, Mary Kate, 11, Dominic, 10, Molly, 8, Hope, 7, and Abigail, 3. The family lives in Southfield.

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Erin Margaret on July 25, 2004 to Margaret and Dean Scheske, ’84. She joins her siblings Christian, 6, Nicholas, 3, and Rachel, 2. They live in Canton.

Melissa Katherine on Oct. 8, 2003 to Mark and Shelly Thacker Meinhardt, ’85. Shelly is a full-time mom and freelance writer. The family lives in Minneapolis, MN and can be reached via e-mail at: st@shellythacker.com.

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Bridget Elaine on April 9, 2004 to Doug and Pamela Simpson Atchison, ’89.

She joins big brother Danny, 4. Pam is on leave from Eli Lilly & Co. The Atchisons live in Buellton, CA. Jack David on July 21, 2004 to Christina and David Donigan, ’89. The family lives in Huntington Woods and can be reached by e-mail at: ddonigan@wideopenwest.com.

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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Benjamin William on May 15, 2004 to Bill and Niki Lundquist Mitchell, both ’93. They live in Cincinnati, OH. Kaelyn Michelle on Aug. 2, 2004 to Jason and Louise Meilstrup Ruiter, both ’93. She joins big brother Matthew Logan. Jason is a computer research engineer for Altarum in Ann Arbor.

Louise is a stay-at-home mom and parttime Pampered Chef consultant. The family lives in Livonia.

Lucy on July 13, 2004 to Cynthia Coe and Matthew Altman, ’94. He is a philosophy professor at Central Washington University. The family lives in Ellensburg, WA. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx Aubrey Madison on July 27, 2003 in Kaliningrad, Russia. She was adopted by Nikole and Erik Thewes, ’94, on Feb. 2, 2004. The Grooms live in Farmington Hills.

Suha Ala’a Al-hieh on April 11, 2004 to Ala’a and Martha “Marce” Ashworth Al-hieh, ’95. The family lives in Bloomington, IN. Matan on Jan. 21, 2004 to Chava Alpert and Michael Bloom, ’95. He joins big sister Sarah, 3. They live in Evanston, IL, and can be reached via e-mail at cmsmbloom@sbcglobal.net.

Cali Nicole on June 20, 2004 to David, ’95, and Jennifer McLeod Brust, ’96.

The family lives in Asheville, NC, and can be reached via their Web site at: www.brustonline.com.

Leilani Rose on July 22, 2004 to Stephanie and Scott Casteele, ’95. The family lives in Mason and can be reached via e-mail at: thecasteeles@aol.com.

Cristina “Coco” Leslie on Aug. 12, 2003 to Dennis and Patricia LaPointe Chinonis, both ’95. She joins big sister Kate, 2. They live in Birmingham.

Lauren Inman on June 17, 2004 to Eric and Stephanie Huey Harrison, ’95. She joins big brother Seth, 4. The Harrisons live in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Allison Sabina on Nov. 3, 2003 to Sean and Jennie Ciesielski Mooney, ’95. She joins big sister Abigail. The family lives in Oxford.

Elizabeth Claire on Sept. 13, 2003 to James and Suzanne Avery Boland, ’96.

Suzanne works part-time as the director of team development for Clear!Blue, a public relations and marketing company located in Birmingham. They live in Royal Oak.

Jack Edward on June 24, 2004 to John and Tina Mertes Bonney, ’96. He joins big brother Kent, 2. Tina is a stay-athome mom. The family lives on St. Simons Island, GA and can be reached via e-mail at: tina@bonneyweb.com.

Caleb James on March 31, 2004 to Jennifer and David Johnston, ’96. He joins big brother Jonah, 1. The family lives in Lake Worth, FL. Lucy Stuart on May 24, 2004 to Aaron and Jen DeRousie Monnig, both ’96.

Aaron is self-employed as a health care instructor. Jen continues to work for Intel Corp. They live in Portland, OR. Kyle Christopher on Jan. 16, 2004 to Chris, ’97, and Michelle Beaupre Baker, ’98. The Bakers live in Highland.

Kelsey Morgan on April 19, 2004 to Ken and Heidi Schwandt Depault, ’97.

Heidi has worked as the director of Sylvan Learning Center in St. Clair Shores since 2002. The family lives in Center Line.

Tyler John on March 21, 2004 to John and Jennifer Wollen Klinkman, ’97.

He joins big sister Julia, 2. The family lives in Riley Township.

Nicholas David on Dec. 4, 2003 to Eric and Gretchen Rubley Leese, ’97.

Gretchen is a stay-at-home mom. They live in Flossmoor, IL. Emily Dows on April 10, 2004 to Matt, ’97, and Alissa Lobbezoo Lowman, ’98. The family lives in Plymouth.

Lucy Margaret on March 19, 2004 to E.J. and Sarah Malys McCoy, ’97.

Sarah is a commercial real estate lender with Standard Federal Bank in Troy.

Proud relatives include aunt Melissa McCoy Baker, ’92, and cousins, Greg McCoy, ’89, and Kate McCoy, ’90. The family lives in Clarkston.

Micah Benjamin on April 23, 2004 to Richard and Meaghan Powers Bryant, ’98. The Bryants live in Rome, GA. Holden Elijah on Jan. 13, 2004 to Shawn and Jennifer Rummel Bleiler, ’99. She is a librarian. The family lives in Rolla, MO. Collin Andrew on Dec. 16, 2003 to Christopher and Jessica Pyman Jones, ’99. He joins big brother Ewan Christopher. The family lives in Adrian.

Kristin Michelle on May 11, 2003 to Amy and Eric Maust, ’99. He is an assistant in the personal training department at Lifetime Fitness in Rochester Hills. They live in Rochester Hills.

Benjamin William on May 5, 2004 to Jim and Becky Wessling Baker, both ’00. Jim and Becky are both elementary school teachers. The family lives in Grand Haven and can be reached via email at: jmbaker@albion.edu or rwessling@albion.edu.

Jackson Drake on Feb. 4, 2004 to Eric, ’02, and Marlyce Goff Serges, ’03. The family lives in Swartz Creek and can be reached via e-mail at: LolaS514@hotmail.com.

Alexandra Bella on June 19, 2004 to Marisa Chewning, ’03. They live in Birmingham.

Obituaries Philip Becker, ’32, on Jan. 12, 2004. He was the manager and owner of the Ithaca (MI) Lumber Co. for 34 years, at which time the lumber company received nationwide recognition on in-store sales.

Philip was a member of the United Methodist Church and was active with the Boy Scouts. He served on the board of the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Association. Philip was involved in the Platte Lake Bible Conference in the U.P. for 25 years. He served on the Ithaca school board, was president of the Ithaca Chamber of Commerce and the Gratiot Country Club, and was a member of Rotary International and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In his retirement he enjoyed criss-crossing the country looking for semi-precious stones. He is survived by his wife, Anna, three children, including Eugene Becker, ’58, 12 grandchildren and 38 greatgrandchildren.

Frances Stoker Large, ’32, on Jan. 27, 2004 in Ann Arbor. She taught Latin and English in Waterville, OH. Frances was very dedicated to world peace and social justice. She is survived by a son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Caroline Reynold Forster, ’33, on March 29, 2004 in Santa Barbara, CA. Caroline taught elementary school for four years in Mount Clemens. She and her husband lived in Battle Creek for 50 years before retiring to Palm Springs in 1989. Caroline was a long-time member of First Congregational Church in Battle Creek and the Battle Creek Country Club and was active in her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. She is survived by a daughter, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

June Hancett Daar, ’34, on July 17, 2004 in St. Francisville, LA. Her first teaching position was in Laingsburg in 1934. Her husband’s career took them to various cities during their 54-year marriage, including Niagara Falls, NY, Houston, TX, St. Louis, MO, and Montclair, NJ. They eventually retired to the Big Rapids area. June was a past regent of the Mecosta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a member of the Clear Lake Community Club and Piecemakers Quilt Group in Fremont. She was noted for her handmade quilts, which won many ribbons at area quilt shows. She is survived by three children and five grandchildren.

Mary Lee Vail Balmer, ’36, on July 7, 2004 in Troy. In 1968 she was the “First Lady” of Detroit Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar. She worked as head mistress of the Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit and as a caseworker for the Children’s Aid Society. She was a member of several groups and organizations, including the Metropolitan Detroit YWCA board, and the Salvation Army auxiliary. Mary Lee also was past president of the Alpha Chi Omega Detroit Alumnae Association.

She was an active member of Kirk in the Hills church in Bloomfield Hills. She is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, including Stephanie Lee Reed, ’93, and eight great-grandchildren.

Helen Hooper Gerow, ’36, on Jan. 18, 2004 in Sturgis. She retired in 1984 from Sturgis public schools, where she had taught elementary school for 39 years.

Helen was an active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sturgis, where she served on the St. John’s Guild and taught Sunday school for many years. She is survived by a daughter, two

sons, including Thomas Gerow, ’67, six grandchildren, including Matthew Sutter, ’97, and five great-grandchildren.

William Umphrey, ’36, on June 24, 2004 in Grand Rapids. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II, completing his post-war military service as a lieutenant commander in the Grand Rapids Naval Reserve. He was a nationally recognized agent for Mutual Benefit Life and was a long-time member of Fountain Street Church. He was also active with the Grand Rapids Rotary, Peninsular Club and the Kent County Conservation League. He is survived by his wife, Nyla, four sons, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A. Dewitt Brewer, ’38, on May 6, 2004 in Elk Rapids. After serving in U.S. Army counter-intelligence during World War II, Dewitt was a political reporter for the Battle Creek Enquirer and News.

He then served as public relations director for the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce from 1948 to 1952, and as associate public relations counsel for the Michigan State Medical Society from 1953 to 1956. During that time, Dewitt also did public relations work for charitable organizations and political campaigns. He joined the Mount Clemens Savings and Loan Association in 1956, serving as vice president and president. Dewitt was active with the Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church of Mount Clemens. He earned a master of journalism degree from Northwestern University. He was elected to the Albion College Board of Trustees.

He is survived by his wife, Barb, three children, including Emmy Brewer Strong, ’68, three grandchildren and a sister, Emily Belle Brewer Matthews, ’35.

Robert Bemer, ’40, passed away on June 22, 2004 in Possum Kingdom Lake, TX. A pioneer in the field of digital computing, Bob helped devise the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), a system for representing letters and numbers in code that is still in use. He was introduced to computers in 1949 while doing engineering work on military aircraft for the Rand Corporation in California. He worked for aircraft companies, including Lockheed, until 1955, when he joined the programming research department of IBM in New York. In the late 1950s, he served as an advisor for another computer standard, Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL). He joined Sperry Rand’s Univac division in 1962. The ESC key and backslash on personal computer keyboards are also his inventions. Bob received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995, and received the Computer Pioneer Award from the U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in May 2003. He is survived by his wife, Bettie, six children, two stepchildren, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Marvin Vann, ’40, passed away on July 17, 2004. He was a resident of Green Valley, AZ. An astronomer, Marvin worked for Lockheed Missile and Space Co. during the early years of space exploration. He later spent 11 years as the director of the Foothill College Observatory and Planetarium in Los Altos, CA. Marvin invented the solar prominence telescope, giving amateur astronomers a safe way to study the sun, and he built or restored numerous telescopes that he donated to planetariums and observatories around the world. He was also an amateur archaeologist who led many expeditions to Mexico. He received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996. Marvin’s life and work has been chronicled in Sun-Chaser, a book written by James Cook, professor emeritus of English, released in fall 2004 by University of Michigan Press. Marvin is survived by his wife, Veronica Ransom Vann, ’41, and four children.

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Benjamin William on May 15, 2004 to Bill and Niki Lundquist Mitchell, both ’93. They live in Cincinnati, OH. Kaelyn Michelle on Aug. 2, 2004 to Jason and Louise Meilstrup Ruiter, both ’93. She joins big brother Matthew Logan. Jason is a computer research engineer for Altarum in Ann Arbor.

Louise is a stay-at-home mom and parttime Pampered Chef consultant. The family lives in Livonia.

Lucy on July 13, 2004 to Cynthia Coe and Matthew Altman, ’94. He is a philosophy professor at Central Washington University. The family lives in Ellensburg, WA. Zachary Thomas on July 17, 2004 to Luciano and Nicole Haywood Gonzalez, ’94. She is employed by The Salesman Inc. as the office manager for The Morning Star. The family lives in Albion.

Aubrey Madison on July 27, 2003 in Kaliningrad, Russia. She was adopted by Nikole and Erik Thewes, ’94, on Feb. 2, 2004. The Grooms live in Farmington Hills.

Suha Ala’a Al-hieh on April 11, 2004 to Ala’a and Martha “Marce” Ashworth Al-hieh, ’95. The family lives in Bloomington, IN. Matan on Jan. 21, 2004 to Chava Alpert and Michael Bloom, ’95. He joins big sister Sarah, 3. They live in Evanston, IL, and can be reached via e-mail at cmsmbloom@sbcglobal.net.

Cali Nicole on June 20, 2004 to David, ’95, and Jennifer McLeod Brust, ’96.

The family lives in Asheville, NC, and can be reached via their Web site at: www.brustonline.com.

Leilani Rose on July 22, 2004 to Stephanie and Scott Casteele, ’95. The family lives in Mason and can be reached via e-mail at: thecasteeles@aol.com.

Cristina “Coco” Leslie on Aug. 12, 2003 to Dennis and Patricia LaPointe Chinonis, both ’95. She joins big sister Kate, 2. They live in Birmingham.

Lauren Inman on June 17, 2004 to Eric and Stephanie Huey Harrison, ’95. She joins big brother Seth, 4. The Harrisons live in Coeur d’Alene, ID. Allison Sabina on Nov. 3, 2003 to Sean and Jennie Ciesielski Mooney, ’95. She joins big sister Abigail. The family lives in Oxford.

Elizabeth Claire on Sept. 13, 2003 to James and Suzanne Avery Boland, ’96.

Suzanne works part-time as the director of team development for Clear!Blue, a public relations and marketing company located in Birmingham. They live in Royal Oak.

Jack Edward on June 24, 2004 to John and Tina Mertes Bonney, ’96. He joins big brother Kent, 2. Tina is a stay-athome mom. The family lives on St. Simons Island, GA and can be reached via e-mail at: tina@bonneyweb.com.

Caleb James on March 31, 2004 to Jennifer and David Johnston, ’96. He joins big brother Jonah, 1. The family lives in Lake Worth, FL. Lucy Stuart on May 24, 2004 to Aaron and Jen DeRousie Monnig, both ’96.

Aaron is self-employed as a health care instructor. Jen continues to work for Intel Corp. They live in Portland, OR. Kyle Christopher on Jan. 16, 2004 to Chris, ’97, and Michelle Beaupre Baker, ’98. The Bakers live in Highland.

Kelsey Morgan on April 19, 2004 to Ken and Heidi Schwandt Depault, ’97.

Heidi has worked as the director of Sylvan Learning Center in St. Clair Shores since 2002. The family lives in Center Line.

Tyler John on March 21, 2004 to John and Jennifer Wollen Klinkman, ’97.

He joins big sister Julia, 2. The family lives in Riley Township.

Nicholas David on Dec. 4, 2003 to Eric and Gretchen Rubley Leese, ’97.

Gretchen is a stay-at-home mom. They live in Flossmoor, IL. Emily Dows on April 10, 2004 to Matt, ’97, and Alissa Lobbezoo Lowman, ’98. The family lives in Plymouth.

Lucy Margaret on March 19, 2004 to E.J. and Sarah Malys McCoy, ’97.

Sarah is a commercial real estate lender with Standard Federal Bank in Troy.

Proud relatives include aunt Melissa McCoy Baker, ’92, and cousins, Greg McCoy, ’89, and Kate McCoy, ’90. The family lives in Clarkston.

Micah Benjamin on April 23, 2004 to Richard and Meaghan Powers Bryant, ’98. The Bryants live in Rome, GA. Holden Elijah on Jan. 13, 2004 to Shawn and Jennifer Rummel Bleiler, ’99. She is a librarian. The family lives in Rolla, MO. Collin Andrew on Dec. 16, 2003 to Christopher and Jessica Pyman Jones, ’99. He joins big brother Ewan Christopher. The family lives in Adrian.

Kristin Michelle on May 11, 2003 to Amy and Eric Maust, ’99. He is an assistant in the personal training department at Lifetime Fitness in Rochester Hills. They live in Rochester Hills.

Benjamin William on May 5, 2004 to Jim and Becky Wessling Baker, both ’00. Jim and Becky are both elementary school teachers. The family lives in Grand Haven and can be reached via email at: jmbaker@albion.edu or rwessling@albion.edu.

Jackson Drake on Feb. 4, 2004 to Eric, ’02, and Marlyce Goff Serges, ’03. The family lives in Swartz Creek and can be reached via e-mail at: LolaS514@hotmail.com.

Alexandra Bella on June 19, 2004 to Marisa Chewning, ’03. They live in Birmingham.

Obituaries Philip Becker, ’32, on Jan. 12, 2004. He was the manager and owner of the Ithaca (MI) Lumber Co. for 34 years, at which time the lumber company received nationwide recognition on in-store sales.

Philip was a member of the United Methodist Church and was active with the Boy Scouts. He served on the board of the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers Association. Philip was involved in the Platte Lake Bible Conference in the U.P. for 25 years. He served on the Ithaca school board, was president of the Ithaca Chamber of Commerce and the Gratiot Country Club, and was a member of Rotary International and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In his retirement he enjoyed criss-crossing the country looking for semi-precious stones. He is survived by his wife, Anna, three children, including Eugene Becker, ’58, 12 grandchildren and 38 greatgrandchildren.

Frances Stoker Large, ’32, on Jan. 27, 2004 in Ann Arbor. She taught Latin and English in Waterville, OH. Frances was very dedicated to world peace and social justice. She is survived by a son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Caroline Reynold Forster, ’33, on March 29, 2004 in Santa Barbara, CA. Caroline taught elementary school for four years in Mount Clemens. She and her husband lived in Battle Creek for 50 years before retiring to Palm Springs in 1989. Caroline was a long-time member of First Congregational Church in Battle Creek and the Battle Creek Country Club and was active in her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. She is survived by a daughter, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

June Hancett Daar, ’34, on July 17, 2004 in St. Francisville, LA. Her first teaching position was in Laingsburg in 1934. Her husband’s career took them to various cities during their 54-year marriage, including Niagara Falls, NY, Houston, TX, St. Louis, MO, and Montclair, NJ. They eventually retired to the Big Rapids area. June was a past regent of the Mecosta Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a member of the Clear Lake Community Club and Piecemakers Quilt Group in Fremont. She was noted for her handmade quilts, which won many ribbons at area quilt shows. She is survived by three children and five grandchildren.

Mary Lee Vail Balmer, ’36, on July 7, 2004 in Troy. In 1968 she was the “First Lady” of Detroit Commandery No. 1 Knights Templar. She worked as head mistress of the Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit and as a caseworker for the Children’s Aid Society. She was a member of several groups and organizations, including the Metropolitan Detroit YWCA board, and the Salvation Army auxiliary. Mary Lee also was past president of the Alpha Chi Omega Detroit Alumnae Association.

She was an active member of Kirk in the Hills church in Bloomfield Hills. She is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, including Stephanie Lee Reed, ’93, and eight great-grandchildren.

Helen Hooper Gerow, ’36, on Jan. 18, 2004 in Sturgis. She retired in 1984 from Sturgis public schools, where she had taught elementary school for 39 years.

Helen was an active member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sturgis, where she served on the St. John’s Guild and taught Sunday school for many years. She is survived by a daughter, two

sons, including Thomas Gerow, ’67, six grandchildren, including Matthew Sutter, ’97, and five great-grandchildren.

William Umphrey, ’36, on June 24, 2004 in Grand Rapids. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II, completing his post-war military service as a lieutenant commander in the Grand Rapids Naval Reserve. He was a nationally recognized agent for Mutual Benefit Life and was a long-time member of Fountain Street Church. He was also active with the Grand Rapids Rotary, Peninsular Club and the Kent County Conservation League. He is survived by his wife, Nyla, four sons, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A. Dewitt Brewer, ’38, on May 6, 2004 in Elk Rapids. After serving in U.S. Army counter-intelligence during World War II, Dewitt was a political reporter for the Battle Creek Enquirer and News.

He then served as public relations director for the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce from 1948 to 1952, and as associate public relations counsel for the Michigan State Medical Society from 1953 to 1956. During that time, Dewitt also did public relations work for charitable organizations and political campaigns. He joined the Mount Clemens Savings and Loan Association in 1956, serving as vice president and president. Dewitt was active with the Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church of Mount Clemens. He earned a master of journalism degree from Northwestern University. He was elected to the Albion College Board of Trustees.

He is survived by his wife, Barb, three children, including Emmy Brewer Strong, ’68, three grandchildren and a sister, Emily Belle Brewer Matthews, ’35.

Robert Bemer, ’40, passed away on June 22, 2004 in Possum Kingdom Lake, TX. A pioneer in the field of digital computing, Bob helped devise the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), a system for representing letters and numbers in code that is still in use. He was introduced to computers in 1949 while doing engineering work on military aircraft for the Rand Corporation in California. He worked for aircraft companies, including Lockheed, until 1955, when he joined the programming research department of IBM in New York. In the late 1950s, he served as an advisor for another computer standard, Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL). He joined Sperry Rand’s Univac division in 1962. The ESC key and backslash on personal computer keyboards are also his inventions. Bob received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995, and received the Computer Pioneer Award from the U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in May 2003. He is survived by his wife, Bettie, six children, two stepchildren, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Marvin Vann, ’40, passed away on July 17, 2004. He was a resident of Green Valley, AZ. An astronomer, Marvin worked for Lockheed Missile and Space Co. during the early years of space exploration. He later spent 11 years as the director of the Foothill College Observatory and Planetarium in Los Altos, CA. Marvin invented the solar prominence telescope, giving amateur astronomers a safe way to study the sun, and he built or restored numerous telescopes that he donated to planetariums and observatories around the world. He was also an amateur archaeologist who led many expeditions to Mexico. He received Albion’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996. Marvin’s life and work has been chronicled in Sun-Chaser, a book written by James Cook, professor emeritus of English, released in fall 2004 by University of Michigan Press. Marvin is survived by his wife, Veronica Ransom Vann, ’41, and four children.

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Catherine McLeese Finlayson, ’38, on April 29, 2004 in Sault Ste. Marie. She taught high school science and coached basketball in Swartz Creek and Midland.

In Sault Ste. Marie, she served on the local library board and was a past president of the War Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was also a past president of the United Methodist Women and served on the board that started the Methodist Church Child Care Center.

She was a member of Stephen Ministries. She is survived by four children, including Donald, ’73, eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. (See also notice for Donald Finlayson, to whom she had been married for 69 years.)

Donald Finlayson, ’38, on July 2, 2004 in Traverse City. After graduating from medical school at the University of Michigan in 1941, he served as a Navy physician during World War II. He later returned to Sault Ste. Marie, working as a family practice physician for more than 30 years. Donald also served as the school physician for Lake Superior State University for more than 20 years. He served on the Sault Area school board from 1958 to 1974. A preceptor for medical students from Wayne State University, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, Donald served as president of the Chippewa County Medical Society and was a delegate to the Michigan State Medical Society House of Delegates for 22 years.

He was a member of Central United Methodist Church for 70 years, where he sang in the choir. He is survived by four children, including Donald, ’73, eight grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. (See also notice for Catherine Finlayson.)

Dale Andrews, ’39, on May 12, 2004.

He was a U.S. Army major during World War II and then graduated from the University of Michigan Law School.

He practiced law in the Flint area for many years. He was past president of the Genesee County Bar Association and a member of the round table at the Masonic Temple. He was a former member of Flint Rotary and a former board member of Hurley Hospital. He is survived by a son, three grandchildren and a fiancée.

Corrine Shipps Andrews, ’41, on June 7, 2004 in Hastings. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan. Corrine was a bookkeeper and accountant, and last worked as controller for the Midland Center for the Arts. She was a member of the 20th Century Club in Midland and the Gun Lake Chapter of the Federated Women’s Club. She was awarded the Mrs. Federation of the Year for 2002.

Corrine was active in the First United Methodist Church Women’s Club. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Andrews, ’40, two children, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Billie Darkwood Westerman, ’42, on April 19, 2004 in Sarasota, FL. Formerly a Birmingham resident, she was an avid sailor at the Ford Yacht Club and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, General Joshua Harmer chapter. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham. She is survived by her husband, Richard.

Jane Clement Baxter, ’43, on Jan. 3, 2004 in Sterling, VA. She is survived by three children, including K. Robert Newman, ’66, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Patricia Sommer Ford, ’43, on July 6, 2004. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in social work.

She taught elementary school in Greenville and was a reading teacher in the Kentwood Public Schools. She was a member of First (Park) Congregational Church United Church of Christ, the American Association of University Women and the Women’s City Club.

She is survived by her daughters, Catherine Ford Crabb, ’67, and Evelyn Ford-Connors, ’75, five grandchildren, including Elizabeth Crabb, ’04, and a brother, John Sommer Jr., ’40.

Clare Perry Stanford, ’43, on July 1, 2004, in Vienna, VA. He bought the company that became known as Faraday National Corp. in 1971. He developed it into a plastic card manufacturer and processor at the time that magnetic stripe cards were beginning to appear and also helped develop a hologram now applied to credit cards to increase customer security. He retired as president of the company in 1987. He served during World War II and was assigned to the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, TN. He received a master’s degree in 1951 and a Ph.D. in 1953, both in nuclear physics, from the University of Tennessee. He went to work for Westinghouse Electric in 1954. He also worked for Martin Marietta and Allis-Chalmers. He served on the board of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, for 12 years and on the board of Guardian Foundation, which supports United Methodist Family Services. He is survived by his wife, Ann Stanford, three children, a sister and four grandchildren.

Jessie Margetts Jensen, ’46, on Feb. 25, 2004. She received her master’s degree in library science from the University of North Texas. She retired in 1996 from the Dallas (TX) Public Library after 30 years of service. Jessie was a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She is survived by her husband, John, two daughters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Fred Martin Jr., ’46, on June 2, 2004 in Saginaw. He attended Michigan State University and received his law degree from the Detroit College of Law. He practiced law with his brothers and nephews. He was an avid golfer and was active with the Saginaw District Golf

Association and in the Woiga Club, the Elks Club, Swan Valley Country Club and the Resurrection Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Jessie, and a son.

Carol Conway Moore, ’47, on June 6, 2004 in Howell. Formerly a Farmington Hills resident, she had worked for Channel 4 in Detroit. She later served as a tour guide at the Henry Ford Estate in Dearborn for more than 10 years. Carol was a member of Delta Zeta sorority.

She is survived by her husband, Jerome Moore, ’48, four children and eight grandchildren.

Ella Jean Pettijohn, ’47, on June 23, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Don Pettijohn.

Arthur Brown, Jr., ’49, on Aug. 26, 2003. He served in the 280th Engineers in Europe, earning a Bronze Star for voluntary duty in clearing mines. Arthur returned and graduated from Albion, with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He also received four keys of merit as well as an award as president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Arthur taught high school math and physics in Dearborn and earned a master’s degree from Wayne State University. He also completed a master’s degree at the University of Michigan through the National Science Foundation. He resided in Ann Arbor and is survived by his wife, Jane, and three sons.

Elizabeth Vail Haefele, ’49, on April 19, 2004 in Marshall. She taught in the Marshall Public School system for 27 years, retiring in 1976. Betty began her teaching career at Crary School in 1949, and was appointed principal in 1956.

She was a member of the Michigan Audubon Society, and was named the Calhoun County Conservationist of the Year in 1973. Betty and a friend were instrumental in the establishment of the Baker Bird Sanctuary near Bellevue. She was a member of several professional organizations. Betty was also a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She is survived by two sons, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Fay Kaiser, ’49, on Jan. 22, 2004 in South Bend, IN. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and Michigan Tech. During World War II, Fay was stationed in Honolulu, HI, with the U.S. Navy Medical Corps. He later founded the U.S. Aviex Co., with his father, and worked in the private sector as a chemical engineering consultant.

Fay was a member of the Elks Club and the Indian Lake Yacht Club. He was an avid ocean, stream and Lake Michigan fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Ardith, two daughters and three grandchildren.

Robert Harrison, ’51, on April 29, 2004 in Charlotte. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Hart Harrison, ’51, and three children.

Mark “Sam” Turpen, ’53, on May 19, 2004. A graduate of the University of Michigan Business and Law Schools, he practiced law in Flint for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Flint Rotary Club and the Genesee County Bar Association. He was a past president of Planned Parenthood and the Center City Association. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, two sons, and a grandson.

Eileen Von Gruenigen McIntire, ’54, on March 19, 2004 in Ann Arbor. She was a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church of Northville for many years. She is survived by her husband, Elmer, seven children, and nine grandchildren.

Robert Kleeb, ’60, on July 6, 2004. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1963. City attorney for Howell for 13 years, he was in private practice until moving to Montserrat in 1995. Refusing to leave his island home throughout numerous volcanic eruptions over the next few years, Bob gained notoriety in international press coverage as “The Curmudgeon of Garibaldi Hill.” He is survived by his wife, Beverley, a daughter, a granddaughter, two stepchildren, including Mary Anderson Marzec, ’90, and two step-grandsons.

Leta McNally Black, ’62, on July 15, 2004. Leta worked as vice president of personnel at Manufacturers Bank of Detroit for 15 years. She also was a Doncaster fashion consultant for 25 years and served as a substitute teacher for Lakeview Public Schools. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in St. Clair Shores, where she served as treasurer for 25 years. Leta was active in the alumnae association of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She is survived by her husband, Donald, two daughters, a brother, Robert McNally, ’50, a sisterin-law, Lois O’Donnell McNally, ’51, and her twin sister, Reta McNally Frew, ’62.

George Fishell, ’62, on July 1, 2004 in Milford. After graduation, he worked with Nagle Outdoor Advertising in Detroit. He later began Media Six in Madison Heights, a company he owned and operated until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Mary, two daughters and a granddaughter.

Coralynne Final Joseph, ’65, on Aug. 5, 2003 in Hyannis, MA. She worked for the Massachusetts Department of Child Welfare. She was an avid musician. She was Albion’s Homecoming queen in 1963 and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Coralynne is survived by her husband, Fred, two children from her previous marriage to Michael David, ’64, and two grandchildren.

Kris Van Thielen, ’66, on June 3, 2004.

He was a graduate of Wayne State University Law School. He practiced law for more than 30 years. For the last five years of his law career, he ran a private practice in Bay City. He served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps and held a position in the military’s Judge Advocate’s office. At Albion, he was president of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Billie Ann, a daughter, a stepson, and two grandchildren.

Elsie Staffin Johnsen, ’70, on Feb. 27, 2004. She taught seventh-grade science and tenth-grade biology for 17 years at Faith Heritage School in Syracuse, NY. She is survived by her husband, Bob, and a daughter.

David Lomas, ’73, on July 31, 2004. A graduate of the Wake Forest School of Law, he was an attorney with the Stark Group in Chapel Hill, NC. He is survived by his parents, Barbara and Bernard Lomas, ’46, a brother, Paul, and sister-in-law, Gayle Smith Lomas, ’74, and several nieces and nephews, including Torrey Lomas, ’08. Bernard Lomas served as Albion College’s president from 1970 to 1983.

Faculty and friends Elaine Cracraft passed away on March 25, 2004 in Cleveland, OH, at age 75.

She was active in community affairs, including Camp Fire, ELT, DAR and Pi Beta Phi sorority. She belonged to the Albion Historical Society, Hospital Service League, A.I.M. and Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall. She was married to Scott Cracraft, who retired as associate professor of economics and management at Albion College in 1997.

She is survived by her husband, two sons, including James Cracraft, ’88, four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Charles Swan passed away on March 26, 2004 in Lexington, KY, at age 94.

He was professor and chairman of the Department of Sociology at Albion College from 1951 to 1974. He then joined the sociology faculty of Wayne State University, where he retired in 1979. After the death of his first wife, Kathleen, he married Doris Notestein, widow of Robert Notestein, professor of sociology at Albion College from 1971 to 1979. Doris preceded Charles in death in January 2004. Charles is survived by two sons, Alan Swan, ’54, and David Swan, ’58, a daughter-in-law, Mary Smith Swan, ’54, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews, including Richard Thompson, ’63, and William Swan, ’66.

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Remembering an Albion ‘icon’ Morley Fraser, beloved Albion College coach and mentor to generations of students and colleagues, died June 28, 2004 after a battle with cancer. He was 82.

A legend on the field and off, Fraser had been a giant on the Albion College sports scene since the mid-1950s. He won a total of 11 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships in football and baseball during his career, and he continued to counsel generations of athletes and coaches throughout the Great Lakes region until his death.

“Few, if any, coaches have influenced more athletes more profoundly than Morley Fraser,” said President Peter Mitchell, ’67.

“Every school has an ‘athletic icon’ and for Albion, the legendary figure of icon proportions was Morley Fraser. Morley taught X’s and O’s, but also responsibility, loyalty, civility and virtue. He touched thousands of lives through mesmerizing speeches and pep talks. But most of all, he lived the values, virtues and lessons that he taught.”

Mitchell noted that Fraser’s fierce competitive spirit extended from the field of play to the final battle for his life.

“Morley found the strength to cheer the Briton football team to a come-from-behind victory against Hope last fall and the baseball team to winning both ends of a championshipclinching double-header against Calvin [last spring],” Mitchell recalled. “Balancing his tenacity on the field or diamond was a gentleness and compassion as a loving husband, father and friend.

“He and his beloved wife, Liz, exemplified the poignancy of wedding vows, the power of faith and the joy of love,” Mitchell said.

“Their lessons and their lives will be our legacy, and Liz will continue to champion those causes that are just and important to Morley, to her and to society.”

The football field at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium was named Morley Fraser Field in his honor in 2002 as part of his 80th birthday celebration. In 1990, his former players raised $120,000 to create an endowment for the Morley Fraser Leadership Award.

As Albion’s head baseball coach for 18 years, Fraser won six MIAA championships.

But as a coach he is best remembered for the 14 years he prowled the sidelines leading the Britons in football. During that era, Albion won five MIAA championships, compiled an 81-41-1 record, had five MIAA Most Valuable Players, recorded two undefeated seasons, and established a winning streak of 15 consecutive games.

Fraser began his career in the high school ranks in 1947, coaching for two years in Kansas prior to moving to Newberry, Mich.

At Newberry High School, he compiled a 220-1 record in football and had three conference championships in three years. His Newberry track team earned the 1951 conference title and regional championship. In a two-year stint at Lansing Eastern High School, he moved a last-place team to a second-place finish in the school’s 5-A conference. Fraser was inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame and received its Distinguished Service Award

To everything there is a season . . .

The following tributes to Coach Morley Fraser from his former players and friends were offered during his funeral service July 1, 2004 at Goodrich Chapel. Others who participated in the service included President Peter Mitchell, ’67, William Ritter, ’62, and Linda Fraser, ’71, as well as Rock Campbell, representing the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and longtime friend Floyd Fleetham.

Dwayne Bagley, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Albion, officiated.

I met Morley Fraser on the first day of school at Newberry in September 1949. The last time I saw Morley was on Jan. 10, 2004. Fifty-five years of friendship, fun, faith, family and football.

In our last meeting, at his house, I shared with him on Psalm 1. He told me that Psalm 1 was the first Scripture that he had memorized in Sunday school back in Wisconsin as a young boy. We talked and laughed. I told him again that I loved him. As my wife, Margie, and I were driving out of Albion, I said that this meeting would probably be the last one we would have with Morley until we get to heaven. It proved to be true.

Psalm 1: Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings

forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

Many people thought that football was first in Morley’s life. Others thought that family was first. I happen to believe that faith in God was Morley’s sine qua non, the Latin phrase that means “that, without which there is nothing.”

Without faith in Jesus Christ, there can be no family. Without faith, there can be no football.

Without faith, there is nothing.

In Harold Kushner’s book, Living a Life That Matters, he writes, “Each lifetime is [like] the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. For some, there are more pieces. For others, the puzzle is more difficult to assemble. But know this: you do not have within yourself all the pieces to your puzzle. Everyone carries with them at least one and probably many pieces to someone else’s puzzle. Sometimes they know it; sometimes they don’t know it. And when you present your piece, which is worthless to you, to another, whether you know it or not, whether they know it or not, you are a messenger from the Most High.”

Morley Fraser put so many pieces in so many puzzles. Thanks, Morley, for your work in my life. Thanks for the rides home after practice (22 miles one way), thanks for making sure I went to Albion College, thanks for coming to Margie’s and my wedding and

in 1985. He was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

Appointed in 1954 as a physical education professor and head football and baseball coach at Albion, he would later serve as the College’s athletic director. In 1961 he was selected as the Midwest Regional Small College football coach of the year. He was inducted into the Albion College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989 and received the Albion College Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.

In 2002 Fraser received national recognition for his work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) by being inducted into the FCA Hall of Champions, located in Kansas City, Mo. Through the years, Fraser also became well known for his pre-game talks to football teams

our kids’ weddings, thanks for speaking at my mother’s funeral. Thanks for your countless encouraging letters and phone calls, for coming to Wyoming, Mankato, Marquette and Harbor Springs to speak to coaches, athletes, administrators and boosters. Thanks for being my dad at Dad’s Day. Thanks for caring and for living a life that matters. Thanks from all of us, Morley, for all you did for all of us.

Morley’s teams (all of us who played for Morley or coached with him)—we all know the incredible feeling of high achievement.

We understand a coach with his team, a big win, a championship, or an undefeated season.

There is a shared joy that only those who have contributed get to experience. The inner circle feels it. All others experience something else.

They experience the victory, but not the true joy.

We all share Morley’s joy today. Morley’s inner circle is here with him, and we thank you, Liz, and Linda, Morts, Doug, Diane and Kathy and all the spouses and grandkids, for sharing this moment with us.

on the college and professional levels, from the University of Michigan to the Detroit Lions and various teams in other sports. He also gave more than 200 motivational speeches each year to service organizations, church groups, corporate gatherings and athletic banquets.

After leaving his Briton coaching position in 1972, Fraser began a 14-year tenure as executive director of Bellemont Manor, Albion College’s conference center, retiring in 1987. He and his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth (Liz), continued to live in Albion after his retirement.

Fraser was involved in several organizations locally and nationally. In addition to the FCA, he was a member of the Albion Rotary and the Jackson Kiwanis, and served as the longtime Sigma Nu fraternity adviser at Albion College. He was a member of the Albion First United Methodist Church for 50 years.

A 1947 graduate of Washburn University, he earned a master’s degree in 1954 from Michigan State University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Fraser is survived by his wife, Liz; daughter Linda Fraser, ’71, and her husband, Al Worrell; daughter Diane Fraser Clemons, ’84, and her husband, Barron; daughter Kathy Fraser Maguire and her husband, Don; son Morley “Morts” Fraser, Jr., and his wife, Deborah; son Douglas and his wife, Carrie; and 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were a son, David, and a grandson, Steven Gilbert, ’93.

Liz Fraser can be reached at 124 1/2 S. Clark St., Albion, MI 49224.

studying. I was reading The Catcher in the Rye. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Coach Morley Fraser was standing next to me. He’d come to the library to look for a trusted face, and mine was the first he saw.

It was like a god had descended from Mt. Olympus.

Would we be interested in babysitting? he asked. It seems that Morley and Liz had a date but someone had forgotten to get a sitter. The answer, of course, was “sure.” You didn’t say no to Morley Fraser.

Morley drove us to their house, a small bungalow on the north side of Albion. The first thing I noticed was that there were kids everywhere. Stacked two and three high in bunk beds. This man was not only working on a great coaching career. He was seriously working on his progeny.

The kids went to sleep, and we watched TV until Morley and Liz returned. Morley drove us back to our respective dorms. I don’t remember what they paid us, but it was too much.

John Taylor, ’55 II It was the fall of ’58. Football season was over. We’d shared a three-way title with Hope and Hillsdale.

I think it was a Saturday night, and I was in the Stockwell Library with a pretty freshman studying. Well, I wasn’t really

This was my first real introduction to Morley and Liz’s family. A family of which I—like so many others over the years—have had the privilege to become a part. I couldn’t have known then what a vital influence Morley Fraser would have on my life.

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He made it possible for me to realize a dream—playing college football when I hadn’t played in high school.

He stuck with me as I missed a season and a half with a serious knee injury.

He saw in me qualities of strength, courage and perseverance that he slowly teased out.

He gave me the opportunity to play on an undefeated team.

But the influence was more than this. As it was for so many others in this room, Morley became for me a coach and mentor for life.

He cared deeply about my career and family.

He cared deeply about my successes and failures.

He always believed in me and prodded me to pursue my very best.

Perhaps the culmination of it all was when—in this very place 12 years ago— Morley placed the doctor’s hood on my shoulders.

III We will miss you, Morley! Oh, how we will miss you! Husband, father, grandfather, dearest friend, mentor, coach. Your absence will leave an empty space on the horizon.

But, if no longer with us in body, your spirit will remain a part of us as long as we live. A spirit of courage, generosity, wonderful humor and unflinching faith.

Reluctantly—very reluctantly—we give you up to the arms of a Gracious God. At least for a season.

Until that time when we shall meet again.

Thomas Sagendorf, ’62

I met Morley Fraser in the fall of ’59 as an unhappy student/athlete at the University of Michigan. I told him I had a girl that I missed terribly, and he said, “Christiansen, do you love her? Do you want to marry her? Do you want her to bear your children?” I answered yes, and Morley said I’ll get her a job and you a place to live. On April 9, 1960 we got married, and he kept every promise. Morley, the matchmaker.

That fall he told me to join his officiating class, and he would make a referee out of me. Shortly after I registered, he said, “Christiansen, I got a game for you Saturday afternoon at Springport. It pays $18.” By 7 p.m. that day I had worked six straight games for three dollars apiece. When I later questioned this arrangement, Morley’s response to me was, “You’re married now.

You need to think of your family, not how many games there were.” Morley, the provider.

Years later, I asked Morley to come and speak at my church men’s group. When the time arrived, in spite of my efforts at

The Briton football team members dedicated their 2004 season to Fraser and wore his initials on their helmets.

Posted in the locker room was this inscription: “For that hour of football, play for each other, and play for Morley.”

publicizing it, only 12 men showed up. I was beside myself with embarrassment and just devastated. Before he spoke, he put his arm around me and said, “Christiansen, Jesus only had 12 men too, and He didn’t do too bad, did He?” Morley, my loyal friend in Christ.

Morley was there for me in 1968 when my dad passed away. He became my second dad over the years. In 1995 we lost our two-yearold granddaughter in a car accident. Who shows up to help us through it but Liz and Morley.

God did not break the mold when he made Morley. He made a new mold with Liz and Morley to show the rest of us the meaning of family and how he wanted families to be.

Morley and Liz have comforted more people and demonstrated more love for their fellow man than any couple in history.

I thank God today for this life, and I urge each and every one of you to accept the challenge of being the best husband or wife, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, loyal friends and followers of Christ you can be. Morley and Liz have shown us the way— now it’s up to us.

Darwin Christiansen, ’63

I was one of countless athletes who played for Morley. I hope I capture some of what you would want to say and what you feel. I hope I speak for all of you.

As with most activities or in challenges I face, I find myself reflecting on how Morley would have brought his considerable organizational and planning skills to bear on these events. I have been trying to envision how he would have organized today’s

activities—since I know he’s watching—and no doubt he’s whispering: 1:00 Entrance 1:07 Hymn 1:09 First Reading . . .

Accordingly, the bus leaves for church at 12:40.

For cry-eye, Springer, be on time . . .

Christiansen, wear a tie . . .

Hurd, Ellinger, you’re great . . .

Sagendorf, get all the ham ‘n’ eggers on the bus . . .

But, who was this man, H. Morley Fraser . . . who was this loving man, this kind, competitive, charismatic Christian man who touched so many?

Who was this man who demanded the best from us?

First, he was a man from the Midwest, from Wisconsin, who loved the outdoors— raised by loving parents who instilled values of integrity and service to others.

Morley was a great athlete, a state champion in Wisconsin high school track and field. In college, he competed in three sports, again being a champion in track and field. No doubt these experiences honed his fierce competitive nature. After serving in the Navy during World War II and then meeting and marrying Liz, Morley arrived in Newberry, in the U.P. of Michigan. Newberry still talks of him. “The Pied Piper of the Tahquamenon,” he recruited virtually the entire male population of high school age in “Greater Newberry” to play football and run track, and ignited them to 22-0-1 record with three football titles in three years and a track title to boot.

In 1954, Morley, Liz and family arrived in Albion. He coached football until 1968 and baseball through 1972, having a massive impact on countless athletes and students and winning a combined 11 MIAA titles.

Who was this man who demanded the best from us?

Who was this man who asked the best of us?

He was a loving husband and father, who believed in his annual honeymoon trip with Liz, and his annual vacations with Liz, Diane, Linda, Kathy, Morts, Doug and Davie. He was a loving grandfather.

Morley was a man of boundless energy— never too busy to speak at a high school banquet, an FCA meeting, or to console others who faced a tragedy in their lives. I would marvel at Morley and Liz coordinating who would go to Morts’ Bay City Central game and who would go to Doug’s Birmingham Seaholm game each Friday night.

Morley, Liz and their family have suffered great tragedies, and he always followed this wisdom that he also shared with others: you must ‘get up off the deck’, never give up, never quit.

All of us who played for Morley, we each thought we were his favorite. And in truth we all were.

We feel an emptiness, but we also know that Morley and Davie and Steve are getting their playbook in order—with Morley, of course, working on the rules. Morley is in a better place now, and running on younger legs again.

So, Who was this man who demanded the best from us?

Who was this man who asked the best of us?

He was Morley Fraser . . . who saw the best in all of us.

David Neilson, ’66

Life with Morley A Commemorative Album for Coach Morley Fraser This 68-page commemorative album, printed on the occasion of Coach Morley Fraser’s 80th birthday in 2002, is filled with vintage photographs, newspaper clippings and poignant tributes from his former players. It describes Coach Fraser’s life and work, and offers highlights from the past 50 years of Briton sports history.

To obtain your copy, simply contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, Albion College, 611 E. Porter St., Albion, MI 49224, call 517/629-0448 or send an e-mail to: alumniandparents@albion.edu.

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FROM THE ALBION COLLEGE BOOKSTORE A 04-200. Adult reverse-weave hooded sweatshirt from Champion. Light gray with screen-printed “Albion College” in purple outlined in white. Sizes S-XXL. ..... $59.98

K 04-210. White ceramic 11 oz. mug from MCM Group. Features purple and gold screen print lettering of the Albion College wordmark. ........................................ $7.98.

B 04-201. Adult hooded sweatshirt from Gear. Gray with screen-printed “Albion College 1835” in charcoal gray and white.

Sizes S-XXL. .................................. $44.98

L 04-211. White auto mug by MCM Group. Mug is 16 oz., with black lid and screen-printed “Albion College” in gold and purple. ........................................ $5.98

C 04-202. Adult hooded sweatshirt from Champion Weathered Classics. Pigmentdyed blue sweatshirt with screen-printed “Albion College Est. 1835” in light blue.

Also available in a crewneck. Sizes SXXL. Crewneck sweatshirt ....................... $34.98 Hooded sweatshirt .......................... $44.98

M 04-212. White ceramic 11 oz. mug from MCM Group. Features screen-printed “Albion College Alumni” in purple, gold and black. .......................................... $7.98

D 04-203. Adult hooded sweatshirt from Jansport. White sweatshirt with tackle twill “Albion College” in purple outlined in gold. Sweatshirt also available in black, purple and charcoal gray.

Sizes S-XXL. .................................. $49.98 E 04-204. Long-sleeved T-shirt from Champion. Gray shirt with distressed screen-printed “Albion College Est. 1835” in purple and white. Also available in a short-sleeved T-shirt. Sizes S-XXL. Short-sleeved shirt .......................... $14.98 Long-sleeved shirt .......................... $17.98 F 04-205. Short-sleeved T-shirt from Jansport. Gray shirt with screen-printed “Albion College Britons Est. 1835” in purple and white. Sizes S-XXL. ..... $14.98 G 04-206. Fleece throw blanket from MV Sport. Blanket is 84” (w) x 54” (h) and features screen-printed Albion College wordmark in white. Available in eggplant purple, charcoal gray, heather gray and gold. ................................................ $29.98 H 04-207. Water bottle from Nalgene.

Bottle is 16 oz., and is shatterproof and odor resistant. Available in violet, green, smoke gray and yellow. ................. $11.98.

I 04-208. Purple travel mug by MCM Group. Mug is 16 oz., and features a white lid and screen-printed “Albion College” in white. ................................................ $7.98 J 04-209. Purple plastic tumbler by MCM Group. Tumbler is 16 oz., and features screen-printed “Albion College” in white. ................................................ $3.48

N 04-213. Baby bottle by MCM Group.

Clear bottle with screen-printed “Albion Lil Briton” in purple and gold. ......... $6.98 O 04-214. Adult cap from Merge Left Caps. Purple cap with embroidered “Albion College” in purple outlined in gold. Adjustable. ............................. $17.98 P 04-215. Adult cap from Merge Left Caps. Tan cap with embroidered “Albion AC” in purple and gold.

Adjustable. ...................................... $17.98 Q 04-216. Adult cap from Merge Left Caps. White cap with embroidered “Albion Football AC” in purple and gold. Adjustable. ................................................ $17.98

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R 04-217. Adult cap from Merge Left Caps. Purple cap with embroidered “Albion College Alumni” in gold.

Adjustable. ..................................... $17.98.

S 04-218. Adult cap from University Square. White cap with embroidered “Albion College Alumni” in purple.

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

T 04-219. Mantle clock with piano wood finish. Gold-plated brass base and Albion College seal on clock face. 8.25” (w) x 4” (h). Call the bookstore for price and ordering information.

U 04-220. Gold-plated brass desk clock with Albion College seal on clock face.

3.5” (w) x 2.5” (h). Call the bookstore for price and ordering information.

V 04-221. Wall clock and thermometer with piano wood finish, gold metallic trim and Albion College seal on clock face. 6” (w) x 10” (h). Call the bookstore for price and ordering information.

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Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery Items may change slightly due to manufacturer’s updating. Like items will be substituted.

Make checks payable to: Albion College Bookstore

Return this order form to: Albion College Bookstore, 4867 Kellogg Center, Albion, MI 49224

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Lomas Fieldhouse remains a hub of activity

By Bobby Lee Albion’s Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse, named for the College’s 12th president, continues to be one of the busiest facilities on campus more than 16 years after its opening.

The College recognized a need for a new sports and recreation facility in the mid1980s. Kresge Gym, built in 1925, could no longer accommodate an increasing student population, a full schedule of indoor physical education activities, the growth of women’s varsity sports and the rise in intramural sports participation.

To address these needs, Albion determined that new physical education and recreational sports facilities should be built. A major funding campaign resulted in construction of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Recreation and Wellness Center. Incorporated into the center was the Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse.

The Lomas Fieldhouse was dedicated at Homecoming in October 1988 and is now part of a building complex that houses several other indoor athletic facilities as well as the Herrick Center for Speech and Theatre.

Designed primarily for exercise, wellness programs and sports skill development, the 38,000-square-foot Lomas Fieldhouse contains a 1/9-mile track surrounding multipurpose court space for badminton, basketball, tennis and volleyball. It also contains two racquetball courts and nets that can be lowered from the ceiling to make a batting cage.

The Herrick Foundation provided a $1-million gift to name the fieldhouse in honor of President Lomas. Other major gifts were procured from donors including: Gardner, ’37, and Betty McDougal Lloyd, ’36; trustee Robert Morris; John, ’48, and Jean Horn Oakes, ’48; Jarvis, ’49, and Gertrude Elgear Schmidt, ’49; James, ’32, and Audrey Sebastian; and trustee Jay Wisner.

Today, the facility continues to serve hundreds from the campus and the community each day. Recent equipment upgrades, including the purchase of StairMaster

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(Above left) The Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse, shown as it was shortly after its opening in 1988, is a primary venue for physical education classes and student conditioning programs.

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(Above right) Indoor recreation, such as this Li’l Sibs Weekend event, keeps the fieldhouse busy up to 16 hours a day, seven days a week.

(Right) Sophisticated new equipment was installed last year in the weight room.

(Left) A convocation featuring South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1993) is one of many ceremonial events held in the fieldhouse over the years. machines and the renovation of the weight room, have ensured that the facility remains as state-of-the-art as the day it first opened its doors.

In addition to its use as an exercise and recreation center, the Lomas Fieldhouse serves as an important facility for Albion’s intercollegiate athletic teams in times of inclement weather. The football team moves practice indoors on stormy days, and the baseball, softball, and track and field teams rely heavily on the fieldhouse as a place to escape the elements while preparations begin for the spring season.

Scott Carden, the head coach of the baseball team who led Albion to a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship in 2004, was quick to praise the size of

Britons in Britain Join the Albion College Concert Choir and fellow alumni in May 2005 for what promises to be a memorable concert tour in Great Britain!

Choir alumni will be able to perform with the current College choir in several concerts. Participants will have plenty of free time for sightseeing.

All alumni and friends may register for this trip at a specially discounted group rate. For more information, call the Albion College Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 517/629-0284 or visit our Web site at www.albion.edu/alumni/ .

the Lomas Fieldhouse as an aid to hitting and fielding practice in the winter months.

“The size of the fieldhouse gives us enough space to accomplish our basic infield and outfield drills with 30 players,” Carden explained. “We believe we have a huge advantage on some of the teams we play (during the spring break trip) in Florida because many of the schools we face don’t have a facility like this.”

Albion’s student body also reaps the benefits of the Lomas Fieldhouse when it comes to intramural opportunities. Under the direction of women’s soccer coach and intramural director Lisa Roschek, the IM program has expanded to cover racquetball, basketball, floor hockey and volleyball.

The Lomas Fieldhouse has also been the site of some of Albion’s most prestigious and popular events in recent years. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke during a convocation that attracted an audience of 2,700 in 1993. Other ceremonial occasions held at the fieldhouse have included the inauguration of President Peter Mitchell in 1998, capital campaign celebrations and several commencement exercises. It is also the venue for health fairs, exhibitions and student concerts featuring big-name bands.

Thanks to the vision of Albion’s Board of Trustees and the College’s generous alumni and friends, the Bernard T. Lomas Fieldhouse brings the entire campus community together for special events and serves as a nucleus for sports and other extracurricular activities.

Join us at these upcoming events!

Through Dec. 9

Dec. 4

Art Exhibit: “Alchemical Reactions” Lucy Slivinski and Kristy Deetz Bobbitt Visual Arts Center

High School Honor Band and Albion College Symphonic Band Concert 8 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Nov. 17-20

Dec. 5

Theatre: The Quick-Change Room 8 p.m., Herrick Theatre

Festival of Lessons and Carols 7 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Nov. 21

Dec. 8

Symphony Orchestra Concert 4 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

“Sing-Along” Messiah 7 p.m., Goodrich Chapel

Dec. 2

More information is available on the Web: Campus Events Calendar: www.albion.edu/calendar/ Sports Schedules: www.albion.edu/sports/

Jazz Ensemble Concert 8 p.m., Goodrich Chapel