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bradley university has a rich tradition of service and
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volunteerism, dating back to our founder. Lydia Moss Bradley was well known for her philanthropy that created our beloved University, along with several important institutions in Peoria. Our alumni and students continue to carry on Mrs. Bradley’s legacy today. During the last school year, Bradley students raised about $186,000 for 65 different charities. They gave more than 46,500 hours of volunteer service to 101 organizations. They collected and donated over 6,300 articles of clothing, President Joanne Glasser mingled with alumni, professors, students, 2,500 cans of food and 1,200 pints of blood. prospective students, and their parents at the Hollywood Gala Reception at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on January 12. Our students built houses for the working poor, played volleyball, auctioned off dates, pied professors, washed cars, jumped for St. Jude, read to children, raced for a cure, painted faces, sold roses, played poker, shaved their heads and danced until they dropped, all to benefit others. I get tired thinking of that long list, but it is only a partial record of the students’ volunteer and philanthropic activities. They come to Bradley with a giving ethic, and we nurture and support them in various ways. Some freshman women choose to live on a leadership lifestyles floor that encourages their interest in volunteerism, service and leadership. The Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service guides and prepares students to embrace civic responsibilities on campus and in their communities. Our more than 200 clubs and organizations offer students multiple opportunities to lead and to give back. That commitment to service lives on through our alumni, and several are featured in this Bradley Hilltopics. The stories of Dr. LISA NATHAN ’98, PATTYE SNYDER, MA ’82, and MARTHA FRANQUEMONT ’09 are inspirational. They are traveling the world making a significant impact, aiding those facing obstacles to their very survival. I am so proud of the work they are doing and the contributions they are making. Dr. John Jost, music professor, has been a role model and mentor to students for his work in Haiti. His moving account of his time on that troubled island is a reminder that there is more we can do. Several other faculty members led students on a learning expedition to southern California in January. Dr. Ron Koperski, Dr. Todd Kelly, George Brown, CARL ANDERSON ’86 and Dr. MARTY MORRIS ’77 MSME ’79, taught Interim classes, including our popular Entertainment Industry Seminar. As part of their Los Angeles learning experience, students visited Jay Leno’s garage; talked about high-performance, electric car technology at Tesla Motors; saw tapings of The Price is Right and The Tonight Show; toured the Kodak Theatre, the Paramount Pictures lot, and DreamWorks Animation to get a behind-the-scenes look at different aspects of the entertainment industry; discussed branding of the Grammy Awards with DOUG FRANK, HON ’06; and learned about entertainment law with prominent alumni. The trip culminated with a gala reception for about 240 faculty, alumni, students, prospective students and their parents, and friends at the Skirball Cultural Center. Dr. Jeff Huberman and I were so glad to be part of the wonderful opportunity to reconnect with California alumni and update them about the academic excellence and construction progress on the Hilltop. Thanks to all the alumni who contributed to this learning experience and to all alumni who have done so much for Bradley, their communities, and around the world. As always, I remain honored and humbled to serve this wonderful institution.
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Mechanical engineering, communications, theater, and music students spent January Interim in L.A., gaining real-world experience.
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From saving the lives of Rwandan mothers and babies to bringing hope to Haiti through music, the Bradley family touches lives around the world.
Iconic designer earns national award
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Steve Frykholm ’65 has spent more than 40 years defining
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The Practice House opened 100 years ago and served as a hands-on lab for domestic science students until 1959.
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On the cover: Dr. Lisa Nathan ’98 cradles the first baby born at a maternity center in Rwanda as the parents look on. The child’s father is a health care worker in the region. Two men and two women are chosen by their peers to be responsible for health care in each village. The mother, like most rural Rwandan women, works their family farm plots.
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Institute (OLLI) programs. I manage the older adults program in the continuing education department of North Orange County Community College District. We are doing our best to develop a curriculum that teaches healthy aging. Unfortunately, the state of California does not fund physical fitness classes, or even balance and mobility classes. But, I would love to use your table of age-related physical changes in some of our health classes. You did a great job of organizing a lot of information into one table. Lora Bronson
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Facing aging I was thrilled to see Bradley Hilltopics address the topic of aging, and done so well! All three authors had excellent information on healthy aging. I am a gerontologist in California. My husband AARON BRONSON ’80 is a Bradley alum, which is why I read the magazine. I love the fact that Marjorie Getz’s classes are intergenerational; there is so much that students from both ends of the spectrum can learn from each other. I also love the Osher Lifelong Learning
One of our Council on Aging board members shared with us your article, “Facing Aging.” I read it with great interest and appreciate Marjorie Getz’s research and teaching work. The table provided a nice visual presentation of the physical changes of aging. The general population doesn’t realize that aging is a lifelong process — not one that starts at age 65. Laila Vehvilainen
Sherborn, Mass. I am a licensed physical therapist working with a variety of clients that span the age spectrum. As you might expect, my evaluation and treatment varies with appreciation to age for my clients. Thank you [Dr. Melissa Peterson ’95] for sharing your work. I have been employed in an acute care hospital, providing physical therapy at the bedside to help
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people maximize their health and function. Although I didn’t attend Bradley for my postbaccalaureate education, Bradley provided me the foundation for professionalism, integrity, and knowledge to succeed in my graduate education and career. TAMARA HART ’03, DPT
Oklahoma City, Okla. The articles on aging caught my eye as very pertinent and “on target.” The fact is that doing many things that were automatic all of your life (driving, eating and sleeping well, and walking without worrying about balance) become dayto-day problems. I decided that our Council on Aging friends board, which I lead, needed to have copies of your articles to give them a broad understanding of the basics of seniors’ problems and what we are trying to accomplish with our fundraising goals. I am particularly impressed, as expressed in the third article [by Dr. G. Kevin Randall], about how important it is for seniors to keep in close touch with old friends and make attempts at new relationships because it is so easy to pull away and invite loneliness and depression. Consequently, our board is attempting to help set up a new program which would concentrate on offering a senior club or leisure activities. PEG FLYNN SACUTO ’52
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Dr. Paul Snider’s legacy I was a poor local boy working my way through Bradley, beginning with Dr. Paul Snider’s third class of journalism students in 1957. He cut me no slack because of that, but steered me to paid internships, one at the Peoria Journal Star where I later began my career. Snider was a prodder, mentor, counselor, and friend. Snider’s journalism education ranked with the best. I know, because I made a career in journalism in Washington, D.C. So did MIKE CONLON ’62, another Peoria native a year behind me. We competed successfully against graduates of the highly touted journalism schools of the University of Missouri and Northwestern. One of Snider’s aphorisms that stood us in good stead was, “Say it and get out.” He gave us, and later my brother DAVID FIELDS ’73, excellent training as wire service correspondents restricted to no more than 400 words for the biggest story of the day, even if we had gathered enough information to fill a book. Print journalists are still the key to knowledge of current events and what future historians will learn about the past. To us, facts remain holy, a legacy of Dr. Snider’s “fact error” stamp that meant an automatic F. HOWARD FIELDS ’61
Lahaina, Hawaii The recent passing of Dr. Paul Snider sparked a wave of emotions for me. Dr. Snider instilled in me principles and qualities that still enable me to have a successful professional and personal life. I learned from him the importance and value of being inquisitive, accurate, fair, and detailed. I will always remember the lessons of the first and only “Fe” I received. I labored long and hard in writing that assignment. I felt it would earn me at least a B, if not an A. Imagine my shock, embarrassment, and frustration when I saw my grade — “Fe”! In the headline of my article about a prominent Peoria company, I misspelled the firm’s name. Dr. Snider explained that, as a reporter, if I committed an error in fact that most readers, listeners, or viewers could spot, how could I expect them to believe the rest of the information in the story? Fortunately, I learned that lesson early and went on to enjoy a successful career in news and public relations. Thank you, Dr. Snider. WAYNE KAPLAN ’66
Phoenix, Ariz.
Paul Snider was my journalism professor at BU and the professional inspiration in my career and life. After I returned from Vietnam, where I’d been an Army press officer, Paul invited me to talk with his students. When I retired as VP of corporate communications for McDonald’s in 2000, I met with him. When I briefly taught undergraduate journalism in Chicago, Paul sent me outlines and ideas for my class, and I used them. When I guest lecture to journalism and PR students at various colleges and universities today, including Bradley, I often cite the appreciation I gained from Paul for solid journalistic writing. He was an inspiration, and always will be, for those who aspire to excellence in the art of communications. CHUCK EBELING ’66
Chicago, Ill. Last October, a former colleague and I celebrated Paul Snider’s 92nd birthday with Paul and his wife June. We’d enjoyed such celebrations for more years than I can remember. Not only was Paul Snider my journalism professor at Bradley, and topnotch at that, but he was my friend. Since his death four weeks after our lunch, I have been thinking about what he represented — professional excellence, to be sure, and academic rigor, but also a personal commitment to his students. In that sense, Paul personified Bradley — big enough to offer a top-flight journalism education, and the expertise that requires, yet small enough to enable faculty-student relationships to flourish. Our relationship lasted 47 years. I doubt such a story could be told at many universities. BARB PROCTOR DRAKE ’67 MLS ’82
Peoria, Ill. As I waited to pay my respects to Dr. Paul Snider’s family, I flashed back to the mid ’70s, when the mere mention of his already seemingly legendary name conjured up many anxious emotions as I finalized my journalism associate degree at Illinois Central College and prepared to transfer to Bradley. I knew “Dr. Paul” was a stickler for what mattered most to J-school graduates of that era (or should have mattered): unwavering ethics and day-to-day reporting accuracy and velocity. By the time I graduated, Dr. Paul not only understood my “hopes, dreams, and aspirations,” but most importantly, he helped me channel them
Dr. Paul Snider’s “Fe” stamp, donated to Bradley by his family, will be displayed in the Hall of Pride at the new Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. A red “Fe” on a student’s paper indicated a factual error had been made, resulting in an F for the assignment.
into my first journalism job and a multifaceted career that continues to this day. The fundamentals that he taught, role-modeled, and unequivocally stood for are the legacy that has stayed with me across an active work life that has spanned at least five significantly different “career paths.” In his poem that was distributed, Dr. Paul had written: “… What guides and sustains our journey? Instinct? Reasoning? Desire? … Faith.” Dr. Paul’s faith in so many of his students launched them on journeys that have left and continue to leave lasting legacies. KEITH BUTTERFIELD ’77
Peoria, Ill.
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sculpting for peoria Fisher Stolz’s sculptures reside in Chicago, Indiana, New Jersey, and Georgia. But the Bradley associate professor of art has few pieces in the Peoria area, save for a couple in private collections. That’s changing quickly for Stolz, who calls Peoria his hometown, even though he was born in Georgia and moved often while his father was in the military. “I’ve never lived in one place as long as I’ve lived in Peoria,” says Stolz, who came to Peoria 17 years ago to teach at Bradley. “But I’ve built a home here, and so I guess I consider this my hometown now.” When Stolz received the opportunity to produce two sculptures for buildings in the Peoria area, he seized it. “The opportunity to be able to do a piece for my hometown was something that seemed very exciting to me,” says Stolz, who holds an MFA from the University of Georgia. A grant through the Community Foundation of Central Illinois enabled Stolz to create a piece for the Peoria Civic Center. Event is a 9-foot-tall limestone sculpture that represents the activities taking place at the Civic Center, as well as the hard work and creativity behind each event. When brainstorming ideas, Stolz first considered all the words that represented Peoria. Some of those terms included progress, history, and regionalism. He then explored how the Civic Center shapes Peoria and brings in a variety of events from ballets to symphonies to wedding receptions to country music concerts. “I thought about the strong influence that it’s had on the region,” Stolz said. “It has to do with bringing people together and sharing talents and information and knowledge and creating discussion.” Stolz worked on his piece all last summer, and it was installed in the Civic Center in October. But Event wasn’t his only project. He also worked on pieces for Harrison Community Learning Center, which replaced Harrison School. LZT Associates, which designed the new school, contacted Stolz about producing bronze relief sculptures and restoring other bronze statues. The new works needed to include handprints from current Harrison students and teachers. Stolz was assisted by Bradley art instructor Jaci Willis, MFA ’09. The final product, Imprints of Education, includes circles around each handprint, emphasizing the individuality of each
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student and teacher. In the background, stainless steel rods were used to create arcs that look like ripples. “They represent the ripples of positive impact that the new Harrison School will have on the surrounding community,” Stolz said. —Jacqueline Koch Kelly ’07; Photography by Duane Zehr below: A piece of limestone is supported by three steel arcs and a triangular base and is encircled at the top by a steel sphere. The arcs represent the work that goes into innovating, planning, and coordinating an event at the Peoria Civic Center. Sculptor Fisher Stolz explains that the limestone represents the perspectives that form a cohesive idea, while the sphere represents the culmination of the event. background and bottom photo: The sculpture Imprints of Education graces the entrance to the Harrison Community Learning Center.
First class at Renaissance Coliseum
Keynote speaker CHARLEY STEINER ’71 addressed mid-year graduates at the new Renaissance Coliseum on December 18, 2010. The sports broadcaster emphasized the value of hard work. “When I came to Bradley, I was just an average kid with average dreams, but I knew what I wanted to do,” said the four-time Emmy winner. He received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree during the ceremony. Steiner is the play-by-play radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers; he called New York Yankees games from 2002 to 2004. He joined ESPN in 1988 and spent 14 years there. “Usually I’m not overly sentimental, but this changes all that,” the Centurion said shortly after arriving on campus. “Some of the most important days of my life have been in Peoria.” Another alumnus, WILLIAM J. BENMAN ’74, was the keynote speaker at the ceremony for graduate students. An intellectual property lawyer
in Los Angeles, Benman is also a philanthropist. He encouraged graduates to serve their communities. The ceremony was held at the Markin Center on December 16. Seventy-nine graduate degrees were awarded in December, and 241 undergraduates earned degrees. Visit bradley.edu/hilltopics/ go/dec10grad to view photos from commencement. —Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77; Photography by Duane Zehr top: December 2010 undergraduates have the distinction of being the first class to receive diplomas in the new Renaissance Coliseum. above: The day before commencement, Bradley Hall of Famer CHARLEY STEINER ’71 answered questions and candidly discussed myriad topics: working at WIRL 1290 in Peoria, joining then-unknown ESPN at age 39, and becoming the play-by-play radio announcer for two of baseball’s most well known teams.
Helmet safety campaign wins Ebeling PR-ize After creating a successful public relations campaign about helmet safety, the PilotPR team made up of ANDREW KISTNER ’10, CHARLES WALKER ’10, ERIC BEALS ’10, and MATT KNOBLOCH ’10 won the Ebeling PR-ize last December in Dr. Ron Koperski’s Communication 480 class. The winning campaign, “Helmet Safety Awareness in the Local Community: Your Choice,” was a collaboration among PilotPR, Grayboy Motorsports, and the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to advocate for helmet safety education programs. The semester-long project
included media coverage, a helmet safety awareness event with a helmet giveaway, and support of local medical experts and donors. Each member of the team was awarded $500. The Ebeling PR-ize has been sponsored by former McDonald’s Corp. spokesman and vice president of corporate communications CHUCK EBELING ’66 since 2004. Four groups competed for the prize last semester. —Erin Wood Miller ’09 Bradley Hilltopics Spring 2011
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Police make a blockbuster move
Faculty work recognized Visit bradley.edu/ bradleyworks to read about recent research, publications, performances, and exhibitions by your favorite professors in Bradley Works.
The University police force has relocated from its Duryea parking deck office to the former Blockbuster Video location at the St. James Street entrance to Campustown. The new office makes the police department more visible and provides greater accessibility for on- and off-campus needs. The former office space now houses the InterMedia Center (IMC), shared by the departments of Interactive Media and Theatre Arts as a working studio/classroom and as the new costume construction studio for the theater.
Anderson named to White House faith advisory council LEITH ANDERSON ’67 was one of a dozen individuals appointed in February to the President’s Advisory Council on Faithbased and Neighborhood Partnerships, a panel President Barack Obama began in 2009. Anderson is president of the National Association of Evangelicals. Since 1977 he has served as senior pastor of Wooddale Church, a megachurch in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He hosts two national radio programs, Faith Matters and Faith Minute.
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International exhibition runs through April 15 Japanese printmaker Yuji Hiratsuka, a fine arts professor at Oregon State University, is one of 90 artists whose work was accepted for the Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition. Garden Muse R (left) is one of 107 works chosen from more than 1,000 submissions. It was created with intaglio and chine colle processes. This is the 33rd time the biennial competition has been held, making it the second longest-running juried competition of its kind in the nation. The show’s juror was Robert E. Marx, a master printmaker, illustrator, art professor, and Fulbright scholar. He has had more than 40 solo exhibitions. Entries came from across the globe, including Belgium, Iran, Ireland, New Zealand, and Poland. Elizabeth Kauffman, director of Bradley’s galleries, notes that this was the first time artists could submit their work online. The exhibition is on display through April 15 at the Heuser Art Center on campus and in downtown Peoria at the Contemporary Art Center and the Peoria Art Guild.
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students relish l.a. experience Engineering, music, public relations, advertising, journalism, and theater students spent their January Interim in Los Angeles, meeting everyone from writers and animators to automobile engineers and musicians, all while getting a hands-on learning experience and class credit. 1 While on a tour of DreamWorks, Dr. Ron Koperski’s communications students posed with the title character of Kung Fu Panda. This group also met Jay Leno at The Tonight Show and 2 received a tour of the colorful set of the hit reality TV show Big Brother from the show’s co-executive producer Don Wollman. Mechanical engineering students had their own behind-the-scenes tours. Aside from their visit to Jay Leno’s garage (see back cover), they also visited Tesla Motors, 3 where they took a close-up look at cutting-edge,
electric roadsters. 4 Meanwhile, Dr. Todd Kelly’s music students, including JACOB VIZCARRA ’14 and LINDSEY OVERBY ’14, gained show business insight from Phil Nemy, executive director of the University of Texas Los Angeles Center. 5 At the end of the two-week L.A. experience, the groups gathered at the Hollywood Gala Reception at the Skirball Cultural Center, where they networked with successful alumni from a variety of industries. “My takeaway from this trip is that it is never impossible to make it big in whatever I would like to achieve,” said advertising major LAURYN LANDACRE ’12. “I now realize that the industry is a small world, and I must always give 110 percent in order to make something of myself.” — Photography by Duane Zehr
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Sales program accepted into USCA Bradley’s professional sales program is now a full member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), a national academic organization that promotes the study of sales in universities. Members of the organization have the opportunity to network with other members and share research findings and teaching strategies. Bradley’s program is led by Dr. Mark Johlke, associate professor of marketing, and has had the best overall record at the National Collegiate Sales Competition over the past six years. Graduates from the program have had a 100 percent job placement rate, even through the recession. Visit universitysalescenter alliance.org for more information.
GERRY SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68 and his wife PAM CUTHBERT SHAHEEN ’73 are members
of the Renaissance Circle Society. Shaheen is chairman of the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance and recently completed his term as chairman of the Board of Trustees.
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University honors outgoing Board chairman The small town of Elmwood has been in the news since a tornado devastated its downtown last June. The can-do attitude of its residents resulted in a speedier comeback for the central Illinois community than was ever imagined. An Elmwood native with that same attitude has been helping his alma mater for decades. GERRY SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68 completed his four-year term as chairman of the Bradley Board of Trustees in January. Shaheen’s relationship with Bradley began when he and his brother GEORGE SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68 enrolled in 1962. The twins played basketball and pledged Sigma Nu their freshman year. Gerry held the offices of president and pledge trainer in the fraternity. He also was active in student business organizations and Interfraternity Council. “Gerry knew even then that leadership is about giving back, being compassionate, and doing for others. Throughout his service on the Board, and especially as chairman, those have been his foundation,” said Joanne Glasser, Bradley president. “I appreciate his leadership, his vision, and his drive.” After graduation Shaheen embarked on a distinguished career with Caterpillar. From 1999 until his retirement in 2008, he was a Caterpillar group president. Shaheen also served as chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and
is currently a board member of Ford Motor Co. and AGCO Corp. He has served on the Bradley University Board of Trustees for the past 10 years. He was recognized as a Centurion in 1993 when he received Bradley’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. Currently he is chairman of the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance. “I’m proud of what the Board of Trustees has accomplished. Our University and our facilities now rival those at any university in the nation,” said Shaheen. “I’ve been blessed to work with a talented Board that has been focused on making Bradley a university of national distinction. I’ll continue to contribute to Bradley to move our University forward into the future.” Michel McCord, CEO and chairman of Illinois Mutual, a nationwide insurance company based in Peoria, succeeds Shaheen as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Shaheen and his wife PAMELA CUTHBERT SHAHEEN ’73 are members of the Renaissance Circle Society in recognition of their $1 million gift to the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance in 2008. Shaheen also held leadership roles in two previous campaigns: the Campaign for Bradley in the ’80s and the Centennial Campaign in the ’90s. — Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77
construction update Excavation of Westlake Hall’s new wing is finished. Structural steel was delivered in late February, and erection of the new building’s steel will continue through April. Inside, temporary heating units were installed in the existing building to allow work to continue through the winter. Installation of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center’s limestone exterior is nearly complete, as is hanging of drywall in the basement and first floor. Painting of the second and third floor walls is in progress, and light fixtures, speakers, and fire alarms are being installed on those floors. Installation of the building’s elevators is complete. Scan the QR code at left or visit bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/ constructionspring2011 to view a campus construction video by DAVE SNELL ’76.
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Igniting an interest Dr. Dean Campbell, associate professor of chemistry, blows flammable dust from a rolled newspaper onto a torch held by MICHELLE BALISS ’13. They performed the “dragon’s breath” demonstration for about 200 eighth graders in a Morton Junior High science class taught by MELISSA WINCHELL ’02. More than 5,000 people have seen Campbell and the Bradley University Chemistry Club perform feats of science since 2007. Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/campbell for more information.
Exploring Civil War battlefields
and talking for an hour about his life. … It was great because I knew that [Tworkowski] would fulfill that entertainment aspect I was looking for, as well as bring in a serious issue that most people don’t talk about.” Tworkowski was joined by Ryan O’Neal of the band Sleeping Last Night, and Denny Kolsch, director of TWLOHA’s university chapters program. While Martino planned the November 2010 event, which attracted online about 100 people, ASHLEY KOWALCZYK Visit twloha.com ’13 and JESSICA DOBSON ’11 were for more working toward establishing a TWLOHA information. chapter on Bradley’s campus. “These are issues that we really don’t talk about here,” said Kowalczyk, “because people are afraid to talk about them, or they’re ashamed.” The group serves as a liaison between students and professional help, like the free services Bradley offers through the Counseling Center. “We are not a counseling group,” said Dobson. “We’re just a group of people who will help students get professional help and support them every step of the way.” After Tworkowski’s visit to campus, interest in TWLOHA increased significantly. “At the meeting after Jamie spoke, we had about 15 new members,” said Kowalczyk. “Hearing [the stories from Tworkowski, O’Neal, and Kolsch] may be the encouragement that some need to either get themselves help or to help a friend,” said ASHLEY ELLERSON ’14, a member of TWLOHA on campus. — Abby Wilson ’10
The key battlefields of Ulysses S. Grant’s Vicksburg campaign during the Civil War will be explored September 6–13 on a learning trip sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Bradley University Continuing Education, and the Peoria Historical Society. Main stops include Paducah, Kentucky; Fort Donelson and Shiloh, Tennessee; and Natchez, Corinth, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Travelers will also explore battlefields throughout Missouri, Tennessee, and Mississippi, as well as the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. Bernie Drake, past president of the Peoria Historical Society board, will be the tour guide. SUE MANLEY, MA ’01, program director for Continuing Education, is the host. Cost for double occupancy is $1,499 per person and $1,799 for single occupancy. Price includes charter coach, lodging, admissions, and most meals. Space is limited. For more information, visit bradley.edu/continue, or contact Debbie Devine at 309-677-2820.
Open arms for tough issues In 2006, Jamie Tworkowski was living a dream, making six figures for a major surf clothing corporation when a chance encounter changed his life — and ultimately the lives of thousands around the world. He met Renee, a girl struggling with addiction, depression, suicide, and self-injury. Renee was ineligible for help at a local treatment center because she had carved obscenities into her arm and had drugs in her system, so Tworkowski and his friends spent five days helping her stay clean before entering rehab. Tworkowski wrote about the experience on MySpace, saying that he and his friends wanted “to write love on her arms” to replace the words Renee had put there. Now Tworkowski runs a worldwide nonprofit organization, To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA). Inspired by helping Renee, TWLOHA serves to bring hope and community to individuals going through similar struggles. After hearing Tworkowski’s story, KRISTIN MARTINO ’12, the former lectures coordinator for the Activities Council of Bradley University (ACBU), jumped at the chance to bring Tworkowski to campus. “My goal,” said Martino, “was to bring in people who would break the stigma that a lecture is someone standing up
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Bradley’s club hockey team won its first Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) Silver Dollar Championship on February 20 in Peoria. It was the sixth championship in the club’s 44-year history.
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2011 BU Hall of Famers Dewey Kalmer, MARY ELLEN HILL SCHUPBACH ’00 and PAUL HERZOG ’74 were inducted into the 2011 Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame on February 12. Kalmer, baseball coach from 1980 to 2008, owns more wins (842) than any coach in Bradley athletics history. Schupbach, a four-time AllAmerican and 10-time Valley individual champion in cross country and track, led the cross country team to the first conference title (1998) for any women’s sport in school history. Herzog has volunteered as the basketball public address announcer for 35 years and has participated in 510 Braves home games.
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Bradley fans around the world tuned into ESPN2 last December to watch the Braves take on #1-ranked Duke, but few realized one of Bradley’s own was responsible for making sure the event got on the air. From the ESPN production truck outside Cameron Indoor Stadium, JOE McCOY ’95 ensured a seamless broadcast, coordinating production between North Carolina and ESPN headquarters in Connecticut, all while rooting for his alma mater. Even with a resume boasting an Emmy and historic sports events produced around the country, the Bradley-Duke game was a dream assignment for McCoy, an ESPN graphics and playback producer. “I would have done anything on the crew to work this game,” said McCoy, who honed his broadcast production skills at Bradley and credits his break into the business to a referral by Dr. Bob Jacobs, professor of communication. A Long Island native with dreams of becoming a
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sportscaster, McCoy figured a few years in the Midwest would help him drop his thick New York accent. He enrolled in the radio/TV program and joined the Bradley baseball team. From the field and the dugout, McCoy learned about the game. Inside Bradley’s classrooms and WTVP studios, he learned how to bring the game to millions. “Because I was used sparingly as a pinch runner and late-inning defensive replacement, I watched a lot of baseball and learned the game’s nuances, which has helped me add to the baseball telecasts I’m involved in [for ESPN],” said McCoy, who has produced more than 50 events for ESPN. Acknowledging his path to producer was a challenge, rife with long hours and tedious tasks, McCoy says Bradley’s new sports communication program will give students a leg up in a competitive industry. With practical experience from Bradley, new graduates may be able to climb the professional ladder more quickly. “Most of television production is ‘trial by fire’ and on-the-job training. Students will be able to learn what they like and don’t like in a controlled environment and find a path that suits the direction they want to take in their career,” said McCoy, who has dabbled in nearly all aspects of sports production. These days, McCoy, who lives in Torrington, Connecticut, with his wife Heather and two children, spends more than four months a year on the road covering college basketball and baseball games. Although he admits the schedule is difficult for a family, it’s an experience he’s been working his whole life to achieve. “It’s exactly where I want to be,” said McCoy. — Abby Rhodes
Women’s Basketball At press time, the Braves were 14-15 overall and 7-11 in the MVC. The team had back-to-back wins against Evansville and Southern Illinois. Senior guard RAISA TAYLOR ’11 scored 29 points to help secure a 77-69 win over Indiana State on March 5. Her 16 free throws on 21 attempts broke a school record. Fourteen of the free throws were made in the final 6:13 minutes of the game. The team was scheduled to move on to the MVC tournament on March 10 as the #8 seed. Women’s Indoor Track MARY GOLDKAMP ’11 broke her own school record in the mile by almost 4 seconds with a time of 4:43.70 and took seventh place at the Alex Wilson Invitational at the University of Notre Dame on March 5. Her time is among the top 40 in the nation. Softball The team traveled to Troy, Ala., for the second tournament of the season, where it went 3-1 and took the tournament title. JULIE SHERMAN ’12 and KATE SINGLER ’11 earned all tournament honors.
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Men’s Basketball Despite setbacks in their starting lineup for most of the season, including preseason All-MVC picks TAYLOR BROWN ’12 and SAM MANISCALCO ’11, the Braves fought hard to stay afloat in the conference. Bradley won against Drake, 90-64, on February 26 in the final home game of the season. ANDREW WARREN ’11 became the first player in the nation this season to score 30 points, have 10 rebounds, five assists, and four steals in one game. The Braves ended MVC tournament play with a 70-56 loss to Wichita State on March 4.
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Baseball The Braves went 2-2 during their season-opening trip to Nashville, Tenn., beating Dayton in the first game of the tournament. ROB ELLIOTT ’12 hit his first two home runs of the season in a three-hit game against Lipscomb two days later.
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runner MARY GOLDKAMP ’11 broke several of the Bradley records she had set previously. right: ANDREW WARREN ’11 is the Missouri Valley’s leading scorer, with 18.8 points per game.
Women’s Golf The team traveled to Lakeland, Fla., for its first spring tournament, taking fourth place of 15 teams at the Lady Moc Classic. BREANNE NEUFELD ’11 finished fourth individually with a one-over-par total. Men’s Golf For its first spring invitational, the team competed in the Snowman Getaway in Chandler, Ariz. COBY THOMPSON ’11 completed the final day of the tournament with a season-low, one-over-par 73. Women’s Tennis The Braves defeated Valparaiso 5-2 in the opening home match, with NICOLE MILLER ’11 winning in the #1 singles spot.
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Men’s Tennis The Braves defeated Saint Louis University 7-0 on February 18 for their fifth consecutive win of the spring with an overall record of 6-2, with ERIC NGUYEN ’13 completing his second consecutive win at the #1 singles spot.
Inside the Burklund Family Heritage Hall in the Renaissance Coliseum hangs a basketball jersey with “31” on the back, one of only seven retired numbers in Bradley basketball history. The jersey was worn by JOE ALLEN ’72. Allen was inducted posthumously into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame on March 4 during Arch Madness. Allen is Bradley’s sixth all-time leading scorer (1,763) and rebounder (865) and the fifth top scorer among three-year players in the MVC. He was named to the All-MVC second team in 1966 and to the All-MVC first team in 1967 and 1968. He was also named both MVP and a Helms Foundation All-American in 1967 and 1968 and was the 1968 national statistics leader with a .655 field goal percentage. With a .602 career field goal percentage, Allen still holds Bradley’s record. He averaged 22.2 points and 10.9 rebounds per game during his career. Allen’s record is impressive, especially since he had only one healthy leg. A staph infection after knee surgery his
freshman year almost took his left leg. For the rest of his career, Allen wore a brace. The rigid apparatus was custom made of cloth and steel hinges and covered his leg from mid-thigh to mid-calf, limiting his agility on the court. The leading scorer during the 1968 U.S. Olympic team trials, Allen didn’t make the team because his brace didn’t allow him to play at the speed that coach Henry Iba desired. Allen went on to play professional basketball in Europe and was named MVP of the Italian Professional League three times, which earned him a private audience with Pope John Paul II. He returned to Bradley to complete his degree in physical education in 1972, then worked until 1977 as an assistant coach for JOE STOWELL ’50 MA ’56. Allen later worked at the Youth Farm in Peoria helping troubled children. He was manager of Peoria School District 150’s first charter school in 1997 when he suffered a fatal heart attack at age 51. — Abby Wilson ’10
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The late JOE ALLEN ’72 was a member of Bradley’s Team of the Century. He was inducted posthumously into the MVC Hall of Fame on March 4.
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GLOBAL OUTREACH Dr. LISA NATHAN ’98 (right) and her project coordinator and translator (left) teach the birthing center nurses. Although Rwandan physicians and nurses speak French, most patients speak Kinyarwanda, the native language. She has learned key words in Kinyarwanda in order to treat patients, but the language is difficult. Nathan is relearning French, the language she studied in elementary school.
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By reaching out across the globe, these four members of the Bradley family are accomplishing much more than merely serving their fellow men and women. Dr. LISA NATHAN ’98, PATTYE SNYDER, MA ’82, MARTHA FRANQUEMONT ’09, and Dr. John Jost are helping the people of Rwanda, Tanzania, Mali, and Haiti help themselves. In sharing their knowledge in their respective fields, from saving lives to making music, they are Bradley’s ambassadors of hope.
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Deep in the “Land of a Thousand Hills,” LISA NATHAN ’98, M.D., M.P.H., works diligently to help prevent the deaths of hundreds of Rwandan women giving birth in the landlocked African country. Nathan, an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, was awarded a 2009–2010 Fulbright Scholar grant through the African Regional Research Program for work aimed at reducing Rwanda’s high maternal mortality rate. The team’s research will be completed this September. A first-generation Chicago-born American, Nathan’s family hailed from South Africa, where she traveled many times as a child. Her parents, Norman Nathan and Jumuna Patel [Nathan], both physicians, raised their three children in Peoria. While acknowledging that her roots played a role in her interest in the continent, Nathan noted, “South Africa is a night-and-day difference from the rest of Africa.” In retrospect, working in a Kenyan HIV/AIDS orphanage while earning her master’s degree in public health inspired Nathan’s decision to focus on maternal health issues. “The Kenya experience left me with the thought that what those children needed more than anything else were healthy, living mothers. They were all starved for attention,” Nathan said. “Although I didn’t realize it at the time, those thoughts and feelings, coupled with my love of the field, eventually led me to choose obstetrics and gynecology for my residency.” The United Nations identified the need to improve maternal health as one of its eight Millennium Development Goals. It’s estimated that 540 Rwandan women die each year for
every 100,000 live births — compared to 11 deaths for every 100,000 live births in the United States. The adult lifetime risk of maternal mortality in the U.S. is 1 in 2,100; however, in Rwanda it’s 1 in 35. The Fulbright grant of up to $36,000 allows Nathan to compare the effectiveness of mobile reproductive health care teams and communitylevel birthing services in rural areas of Rwanda, a country the size of Maryland. Her research will impact a population of 29,000 people in 50 villages in the Kibogora area. continued on page 14
Nathan hikes the hills surrounding the new maternity center to gauge the typical walk a pregnant woman makes to deliver there. Pointing to the small building on top of the hill at the horizon she said, “I couldn’t believe how far away my maternity center was, and it is closer than what the women were dealing with earlier.”
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Mothers wait to be seen during a prenatal care and family planning day at one of Dr. Lisa Nathan’s other health posts in Rwanda. The legal marriage age in Rwanda is 18, and most women start their families in their early 20s. Most carry their babies on their backs from birth to 18 months. Due to high infant and childhood mortality rates, the average fertility rate is five children, but most women have experienced many more pregnancies. Nathan’s work focuses on increasing the capacity of Rwandan providers to offer quality care to their own people.
Last year the Fulbright winner spent six consecutive months in Rwanda, but this year she will be there for at least three months, working one month at a time. “My heart is in Rwanda,” Nathan said. “The goal of our team is to provide a study that will lay the groundwork for improving health outcomes. In nearly all cases, tragic deaths from pregnancy and childbirth are preventable. Women come in with their uteruses ruptured, and we don’t see that often in New York. I’m learning different skills here because it’s so survival based. It hit me the first time I came back to New York how every single day we are saving people’s lives on our labor floor, and we just don’t realize it. What comes up on a busy labor floor in New York that you don’t blink an eye at, kills people all the time in other countries. You learn to appreciate what you have, your resources, and the people around you. Last year my sister and sister-in-law were pregnant for the first time, and I was thinking about them all the time.”
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Nathan and her research team are evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of different interventions at two health posts or ambulatory care centers, which comprise the most basic level of the Rwandan health system. They created a birthing center with a waiting room, a delivery room, and a postpartum recovery room at one post; provided mobile birthing services at a second post; and monitored a third location operating under conventional methods. The team is determining which method provides the best chance of survival for Rwandan mothers. “The idea was to bring care closer to the population,” said Nathan. “The maternity center we built is literally a few yards from the rural health post in an area that’s prone to dangerous thunderstorms. Since our new maternity center bradley.edu/hilltopics
was damaged by lightning in 2010, the government recently gave us a much stronger building about a hundred feet away, showing its level of commitment and investment. The end goal is to turn this maternity service over to the government.”
Rewards of a teaching physician Although Nathan did not expect to teach while working on the project, she found herself training doctors at the local district hospital and encouraging safety initiatives on the maternity ward. “I saw a real tragedy unfolding and witnessed extremely poor care,” said Nathan, who lives in a house next to the hospital. “I was just horrified by it. I found myself realizing I’m a board-certified Ob-Gyn, and I should be utilizing that more, so I started teaching and found it very rewarding. It’s now become more of my focus than my community work in both Rwanda and New York.” After earning her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Nathan completed her residency at Einstein. A biology major at Bradley, she online was involved with Dr. Robert Visit global womenshealth. Fuller’s honors program and org for more played in the orchestra. She information on Nathan’s work. and her husband PETER BAZELI ’98, senior vice president of The Weltzman Group, live in New York City. “Peter came to Rwanda last May,” Nathan said. “He’s been involved and helps me with a ton of the work that I do all the time. In this day and age, it’s funny. You have Skype and e-mail, so he had seen so much of the project already.” Rwanda is home to nearly 11 million people, and three quarters of the population live below the international poverty line. The country received international attention in 1994 when
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about 800,000 people were killed in genocide. Since that time, major strides have been made in the small, densely populated country. In 2008, Rwanda became the first country to elect a national legislature in which a majority of its members were women. President Paul Kagame is leading the effort to improve life as part of the Vision 2020 development program. “Rwanda is unique because of the way the health care infrastructure works with the Ministry of Health,” Nathan said. “The government knows that improving health care is the first step if the country is to be a stable and middle-income country by 2020. I spent so much time in Kenya, and I always
thought I’d be working there; however, I can’t imagine leaving Rwanda, but you never know what life’s going to deal you. At this point, I feel like it’s going to be a lifelong relationship.” Nathan is the associate director for the global women’s health and primary care program in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. She is one of about 1,100 U.S. faculty and professionals who traveled abroad through the Fulbright Scholar Program in 2009–2010. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
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When PATTYE SNYDER, MA ’82 found out in the late ’90s that she had osteoarthritis, she decided the degenerative joint disease would not prevent her from living a full life. To prove it, she celebrated her 65th birthday three years ago in a small Tanzanian village halfway up Mount Kilimanjaro. She lives at the foot of the mountain for much of the year, volunteering her time with the local people. “I refuse to let a diagnosis become a life sentence,” said Snyder. “When I’m in the most pain is when I get up and go do the most for other people. And it lessens what I’m going through.” For the last three years, the mother of three has traveled annually with organizations that send volunteers around the world to carry out sustainable community initiatives. During her three extended stays in Tanzania, Snyder has taught young men in prison, helped women with AIDS create and run small businesses, led a Girl Guides troop (the African version of Girl Scouts), and has taken pictures for promotional materials for an orphanage. During her 2010–11 trip, Snyder is working with Give a Heart to Africa, an organization that helps widows and single parents start and maintain businesses.
Lifelong educator Many adults in Africa are told they can’t do things because they’re uneducated, poor, or have AIDS, but Snyder helps them look at things differently. “I never realized how much I would enjoy working with adults,” said Snyder. “They are so excited, so thrilled, and so appreciative.” Snyder’s passion for helping others has been evident in her lifelong education career. She has
TOP: In addition to her humanitarian work, PATTYE SNYDER, MA ’82 ventures out on photograph safaris in Tanzania and the surrounding countries. bottom: Snyder makes brownies using cocoa for her friend Primo, a cook, when she travels to Tanzania. He keeps her recipe in his kitchen, but only allows Snyder to make the special treat.
taught most grade levels, earned a master’s degree in education at Bradley, and then taught an undergraduate special education methods course at BU. Snyder, who has had nine joint replacement surgeries, has encountered some problems in Africa, especially when it comes to transportation. Because cabs are expensive, she has to walk most places, but the deep ruts in the road require her to use a cane. She also has had trouble having medicine shipped to her when she is there for extended periods of time. Snyder has had to learn to rely on the abundant generosity of the people in Kilimanjaro, and they treat her as their own family, calling her “Mama P.”
Part-time home Snyder devotes the few months she spends in the United States to visiting friends and family, attending doctors’ appointments, and running her three small businesses: Pattyecakes, a baking business; Thoroughly Rooted, a landscaping business; and Pattyegraf Concepts, a nature photography business. She uses the profits to fund her trips to her “part-time home” in Africa. “I know I’m where I want to be. I know I’m where I need to be,” said Snyder, “and I love it. The people here are so supportive. They’ve become my family.”
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Volunteering in Mali, Africa, allows MARTHA FRANQUEMONT ’09 to combine her political science and economics degrees with her passion for addressing poverty and her personal goal of living in and learning about a culture far different from her own. Franquemont traveled to Mali in August 2010 to serve Project Muso Ladamunen (The Project for the Empowered Woman, or PML). She lives with a host family and works for the Springboard Microfinance Program, which offers microcredit loans and technical support to assist the poor in growing their enterprises and bettering the lives of their families. PML operates out of Yirimadjo, a peri-urban slum of more than 20,000 located on the edge of Bamako, Mali’s capital city. A uniquely vulnerable community, it is segregated from urban develop-
ment efforts since it’s on the outskirts of Bamako, but it also escapes rural development efforts. Spearheaded largely by Malian women, PML works to educate the community, fight and prevent the spread of malaria, and provide access to credit for local enterprise. Although French is the official language of the region, Bambara is the primary language spoken in Mali. Franquemont said she has become fairly conversational in French and can speak basic Bambara. She began studying French during her senior year at Bradley, and served one year with AmeriCorps, working for the American Red Cross in Peoria. Before departing for Africa, Dr. Alexander Hertich, associate professor of French, helped her brush up on the language. Franquemont singles out Dr. Charles Dannehl, associate professor of political science, as her
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mentor at Bradley. “He challenged me intellectually, and continues to give me advice and encouragement about future plans, graduate school, and academic research and work.” She also credits Dr. Joshua Lewer, assistant professor of economics for assisting her study of microfinance and its impact on poverty alleviation. But her biggest inspiration in life has been her grandmother, who has shared her stories of the years when she and Franquemont’s grandfather lived in Kenya. As a student, Franquemont volunteered at Global Village, a fair trade shop in Peoria Heights that sells products created by artisans and entrepreneurs from around the developing world. “Maybe someday soon I can work with Global Village to make Project Muso’s products available to consumers,” she said. “That would really demonstrate how small the world can be — from Mali to Peoria.” Franquemont is a native of Troy, Illinois. She expects to be in Mali until this fall, but may extend her stay depending on the job market and resources, she said. Last November, she received the Love of Learning Award worth $500 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. She is one of 80 members nationwide who received the award to help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development.
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In 1970 John Jost stood in a practice room at Stanford University playing his violin and questioning his study of music in light of turmoil in the world. He chose to attend Goshen College in Indiana for a year to see life from a different perspective, and he spent a term in Haiti. “I really fell in love with the country and was interested in living there for a while,” said Dr. Jost, Bradley’s director of choral activities and professor of music. “But being a musician, I couldn’t see how I could be of much help.” Then Jost met an Episcopal nun who ran a music school, Ecole Sainte Trinite, in Port-au-Prince. “She believed very strongly in giving students artistic opportunities, as well as teaching them to read and write,” said Jost. Volunteering as a violin instructor at the school, Jost delayed his return to Stanford for four years. During that time he also taught at the school’s summer music camp at Ecole Sainte Croix. “I made a personal commitment to continue teaching at the camp with whatever job I had in the States as often as I could,” said Jost. He has returned almost every summer for nearly 40 years. ROB WESSLER ’61, retired assistant professor of music at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, has accompanied Jost for the past 10 years.
The musical training has provided a better way of life for several students — some have gone on to study and teach music in the United States or in Haiti. “People in Haiti have a much more spiritual way of seeing the world,” said Jost. “They see it as an arena of competing forces, and music is one of those forces. It’s a connection with things that are higher than ourselves. It’s a connection with a whole area of mystery.” After Haiti’s devastating earthquake in January 2010, Jost wasn’t certain the camp would take place. The music school was destroyed along with hundreds of instruments. However, almost all of the school’s students survived. Although the 2010 music camp was different, it was also especially meaningful. The camp’s participants, who are mostly high school aged, played a memorial concert behind the ruins of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince. “Music provides a sense of continuity, a sense of regularity, and I think it’s a connection,” said Jost. “Music is part of their survival kit. And survival is always an issue in Haiti.” Plans are to build a temporary facility on the original site of the school by this spring. A permanent school will eventually be built there or in a safer part of town. Contact Jost at jrj@bradley.edu to donate instruments to the school.
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Golden Reunion October 13-16
RUSSELL MITCHELL ’51 is a retired music educator. He most recently was band director at Flora Junior High School, retiring in 1989. Russell and his wife Phyllis live in Effingham.
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DUANE BERGSTROM ’59 was
honored by the Florida Bar as a 50-year member. He was in private practice in Orlando for 34 years and has been a senior claims attorney for Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund for 16 years. Duane holds a juris doctorate from Boston University. He and his wife Ethna live in Maitland, Fla. DUANE STRADLEY ’59 authored three books, The Devil Came to Church, Search for the Scroll, and Why Don’t
You Pray for 10,000, published in February by Creative Imaginations Publishing Co. Duane lives in Baton Rouge.
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ROSEANN CASTRICONE MARCHETTI ’63 was elected
as a Cass County commissioner last November. She and her husband JERRY MARCHETTI ’64 live in Edwardsburg, Mich.
BOB WIRE ’61 is helping
organize the Bradley Class of 1961’s 50-year reunion in October in conjunction with Homecoming. Class members can contact Bob at 217-529-4436 or rdw1938@gmail. com. Bob worked at Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. for 41 years and now works part time for the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois. He and his wife Dorothy have two children and two granddaughters. They live in Springfield.*
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co-authored his 10th book, A Pictorial Guide to RVing, published last September by Schiffer Publishing. It features the history of recreational vehicles through vintage postcards. Michael is a retired law school professor and has been RVing for 25 years. He lives in Eagle Lake, Fla. MARVIN BAUSMAN ’73 recently became the dean of the School of Applied Science and
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German school named for Holocaust survivor Holocaust survivor MARION BLUMENTHAL LAZAN ’57 doesn’t have distinct memories of Hoya, Germany. She was four when her family fled the small town for refuge in Holland, hoping to one day reach America and evade persecution by the Nazis. But more than 70 years later, Marion’s hometown hasn’t forgotten her. On November 11, 2010, Hoya named its new high school the Marion Blumenthal Hauptschule, marking the first time a German school has been named for a living female Holocaust survivor. “It’s not so much about me as it is about this little courageous town of just a few thousand people who are redressing the heinous and horrendous acts committed by the online Nazis against Jewish people,” Marion said. “The tolerance and respect being shown by Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/lazan this town is huge, and it is my hope and prayer that this example will be emulated by to view a video of other oppressive societies in the world.” the school naming ceremony. After Germany invaded Holland in 1940, the Blumenthals spent more than six years in camps that included Westerbork in Holland and the notorious Bergen-Belsen in Germany. They survived, but Marion’s father succumbed to typhus six weeks after liberation. Thanks to the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society, Marion, her mother, and her brother Albert Blumenthal ’55, settled in Peoria in 1948. At age 13, Marion was placed in fourth grade because of her inability to speak English. However, she graduated from Peoria High School five years later, then attended Bradley. It took more than 30 years for Marion to speak publicly about her Holocaust experiences, but she has since shared her story with thousands and co-authored a memoir in 1996, Four Perfect Pebbles. “I am busy helping people of all ages learn the lessons from this dark period of history. My messages are simple. Don’t follow a leader blindly, and be kind, good, and respectful to one another.” One of Marion’s presentations led to the naming of the new school. The principal, a teacher at the time, heard Marion speak in 2001 and contacted her last year. “There is not one Jewish person in Hoya, but this little town is doing everything in its power to redress the evil of the past,” Marion said. She and her husband NATHANIEL LAZAN ’54 have three children and 9 grandchildren and live in Hewlett, New York. For more information about Marion, visit fourperfectpebbles.com. — Erin Wood Miller ’09
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Iconic designer earns top award
shown above: STEVE FRYKHOLM ’65
said his favorite — and also his most well known — work is the series of annual reports he has designed for Herman Miller and the company’s picnic posters, which he created between 1970 and 1989. Ten of the 20 picnic series posters hang in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and others are scattered in museums around the world. Visit bradley. edu/hilltopics/go/frykholm to see a slideshow of Frykholm’s work.
Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College in Evansville, Ind. JAMES RASMUSSEN ’73 received the Ultimate CEO award for achievement, vision, and dedication to excellence from The South Florida Business Journal. Jim is chairman, president, and CEO of SunTrust Bank, South Florida. He and his wife Alice live in Ft. Lauderdale.*
For more than 40 years, STEVE FRYKHOLM ’65 has defined the voice and graphic identity of iconic American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller. As a designer, art director, and now creative director and vice president of the western Michigan-based company, Frykholm is considered an authority on great design and effective advertising. His successful career at Herman Miller recently earned Frykholm the highest award from the professional association for design — the AIGA Medal, which honors designers for setting standards of excellence in their work. “It’s pretty humbling, but it’s also pretty darn neat,” Frykholm said of the award, which he will receive in April at the AIGA Design Legends Gala in New York City. “When I think of my heroes and colleagues in the industry, there are a lot of exceptional designers, so to be the one bestowed this honor is awesome.” After graduating with an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and serving two years in the Peace Corps in Nigeria, Frykholm landed a position at Herman Miller. “It had a reputation that was bigger than life,” Frykholm said of the company, where he has spent the past 41 years. “If you’re a good designer and can find a company that believes in good design, it’s a good match.” Frykholm said it’s tough to pin down his “personal style,” because each assignment has a unique objective. “While a lot of it might be bold, some of it is subtle,” he said of his work. “I try to be imaginative in a solution, while also remaining appropriate for the purpose of the assignment. I like to be human and employ a sense of familiarity in my work, but I think it’s as much about the approach as the expression of the idea.” Frykholm said he finds inspiration outside the graphic design field, including photographing wildflowers and attending the ballet. “I have been on the board of the Grand Rapids Ballet for nine years, and I really dig it. I never thought I’d be interested in dance, or at least I didn’t think that until about 10 years ago, but I really admire that art form,” he said. Born in Seattle, Frykholm spent his formative years in Kansas City and chose to attend Bradley for two reasons. “I was interested in the basketball team, and I got pretty pumped about the art school there,” he said. “The curriculum looked just right, and the liberal arts aspect was a plus.” Frykholm’s advice for students and budding graphic designers is to have a point of view and be tough. “In a profession where everything you do is visible, you need to be resilient to rejection,” he said. “There are a lot of opinions out there. Have a thick hide and believe in what you’re doing, and be excited about what you’re doing. Your excitement might be infectious.” Frykholm and his wife Nancy Phillips live in Belmont, Mich. — Erin Wood Miller ’09
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NANCY GLICK ’75 has been
a child advocate for special needs children at the Cleveland Juvenile Court for the past 30 years. She and her husband Randy Solomon have two children and live in the Cleveland area.
BOB EMSER, MFA ’78 received the Pollock-Krasner grant last December, which will support Bob’s personal and/or professional expenses for a year. An internationally known sculptor, Bob has studios in Eureka and Chicago and is president of Chicago Sculpture International. Bob and his wife DINA LIND EMSER, MA ’81 live in Eureka.
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‘ Disease detective’ is leading expert on HIV/AIDS ROB LYERLA ’79 didn’t enroll at Bradley expecting to become
one of the world’s leading experts on the global impact of HIV/ AIDS. His career path happened mostly by chance, he admits. “I thought I would go to medical school,” said Lyerla, now a captain in the U.S. Public Health Service and senior adviser for strategic information at the U.S. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. After earning his degree in biology from Bradley, Lyerla worked for a year at an archeological dig. On a whim, Lyerla enrolled at Southern Illinois University as a graduate student in microbiology, thinking he might use the degree to enhance his medical school application and use the program to “get back to academics.” Along the way, he decided that medical school wasn’t for him, and he instead earned a master’s degree in educational psychology and later a doctorate in educational measurement and statistics at SIU. Last May, Lyerla was named the 2010 outstanding alumnus for SIU’s College of Education and Human Services, and he delivered the college’s commencement address. “When I finished my Ph.D. at SIU, I admit I didn’t have some big plan,” Lyerla said. While at SIU, he had been researching alcohol use among college students. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) learned about his work. “So I visited CDC, and over lunch I was offered a job.” A few weeks later, the CDC told Lyerla it was under a hiring freeze and suggested he instead apply to the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). “I had never heard of the program, but I sent in an application packet and a few months later, I was on my way to CDC for a type of post-doc in applied epidemiology. I found out later that people had applied for this job four, five years in a row and didn’t get in.”
Globe-trotting for the government Lyerla became a “disease detective” in the CDC’s EIS. Fluent in Russian after taking classes at SIU, his first assignment was to be part of a team of four that traveled across the globe to discover why nearly 250,000 Russians had diphtheria. He also investigated a dengue fever outbreak in the Virgin Islands and was “loaned” to the Atlanta Olympics, working in disease and outbreak surveillance. After completing EIS, Lyerla became a staff epidemiologist in the viral hepatitis division at CDC and later joined the epidemiology and analysis division of the United Nations Joint Program on HIV/ AIDS in Geneva, Switzerland. During his five-year posting — three years as a team leader — Lyerla helped health officials around the globe predict the impact HIV/AIDS would have in their countries. “We had two major tasks: one, establish national estimates of the current burden of the disease, and two, estimate how many new infections were expected,” Lyerla said. Returning to the states, Lyerla joined Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health, where he fostered collaboration among scientists worldwide. Because of his experience in Geneva, he was asked last September to come to the U.S. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to work in the strategic information division, where he manages and directs surveillance and epidemiological activities. “On a day-to-day basis, I pinch myself and say, ‘Is this real? How did I get here?’” Lyerla says that after retirement, he would like to teach at the university level and influence young people the same way Dr. Tom Cummings, professor emeritus of chemistry, influenced him at Bradley. “He was one of those people who really liked teaching. I only had him for one class, but he still stands out to me.” Lyerla lives in Silver Spring, Maryland. — Erin Wood Miller ’09
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edition of Administering Medication, published in January by McGraw-Hill. She also wrote two NCLEX books for Cengage Learning. Donna holds a master’s from Northwestern and lives in Woodbury, Minn. Cecily Mistarz ’83 was named director of the Bank of Montreal (BMO) integration management office, responsible for leading the company’s integration of Harris Bank with Wisconsin’s largest bank, Marshall & Ilsley Corp. A 21-year veteran of BMO, Cecily most recently served as executive vice president in charge of strategy, acquisitions, and initiatives at Harris Private Bank in Chicago. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and lives in Barrington Hills.*
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JEFF HUTCHINSON ’84 was named director of U.S. sales for Barrx Medical. His wife JEAN BEUTEL HUTCHINSON ’88 owns a custom gift basket business. They have three children and live in Aurora.
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JIM CHIOLINO ’85 was named
director of Wisconsin’s Labor Standards Bureau, responsible for enforcement of state wage and hour laws. Jim and his husband David Heuer live in Madison, Wis. MARK WIEMELT ’87 recently was admitted to practice law in Michigan. He founded an intellectual property law firm in Chicago in 1995, and recently opened a branch in Coloma, Mich. He lives in LaGrange.
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DAVID BOZEMAN ’91 was named a 2011 Global Competitiveness Award winner by the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at the Global Competitiveness Conference on February 19 in Washington, D.C. Dave is a Caterpillar vice president, responsible for the Integrated Manufacturing Operations Division.
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J.T. ERDMANN ’92 was honored
for his contribution on the Navy’s Multi-Purpose Bomb Rack. He is a mechanical engineer for Raytheon. J.T. and his wife Denise have two children and live in Indianapolis. DENISE MIARECKI STILLMAN ’92 spoke about the importance of offline marketing in an online world at the inaugural Communications Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in February 2010. Denise is the principal of Clear Directions, a marketing and business development consulting and training firm to the health care industry. She and her husband MICHAEL STILLMAN ’91, managing partner for the law firm of Querrey & Harrow, have two children and live in Oak Lawn.
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SHARON MARTIN WEISS, MA ’93 was inducted into the
College of Education Hall of Fame at Illinois State University. She is the principal at St. Patrick School in Washington. She lives in Peoria.
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kathy esser ’94 recently
celebrated the 10-year anniversary of opening her in-home pet-sitting business. She lives in Lombard. POLLY STREET LUDENA ’94 is vice president of the Geneva Underground Playhouse board and coordinates the nonprofit organization’s children’s theater program. Polly holds a master’s from Aurora University. She and her husband Marc have three children and live in North Aurora.
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PATRICIA SNOVER EVERETT ’95
and her husband Stuart welcomed Liv Madeleine on February 12, 2010. They live in Dallas. SARA BUCHANAN ’96 was recently appointed as a foreign service officer with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Sara will be posted in March in Afghanistan as a crisis, stabilization, and governance officer. She has worked for USAID, CARE International and local organizations throughout Europe,
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music for blind students RICK COATES ’75 authored “Noisemakers to Music Makers: Developing
a School Band for Students Who Are Visually Impaired” for the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. Rick has been band director at Governor Morehead School for the Blind since 1996. Last October, he was nominated for the 2010 North Carolina Governor’s Award for Outstanding Government Service. Rick also organized the 2010 Eastern Music Festival for the Blind. He and his wife Najwa Haykal have a daughter and live in Durham, N.C.
East Africa, and Central Asia for the past decade. BRANDY COMSTOCK HICKERSON ’96 and KEITH HICKERSON ’96 welcomed their second daughter, Sophia Louise, on November 3, 2010. They live in Naperville. JASON ELLIS ’97 is a postdoctoral research associate in quantum chemistry and condensed matter theory at Rice University. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Oregon and Kent State University and a doctorate from Kent State. Jason lives in Houston.
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david bozeman ’91
gordon mcalpin ’96 recently authored Multiplex:
Enjoy Your Show, a collection of his first 102 Multiplex comic strips that follow the lives of movie theater employees, published by Chase Sequence Co. Gordon did radio interviews and signings of his book in Peoria and Chicago in January. In addition to Multiplex, Gordon works in freelance print production and illustration. He lives in Chicago. His father John McAlpin is professor emeritus of computer science and information systems at Bradley. Visit multiplexcomic.com to read McAlpin’s comics.
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He is responsible for manufacturing operations in Illinois, Mexico, India, and the United Kingdom. David was named Bradley’s Outstanding Young graduate in 2007. He and his wife DAWN BONNER BOZEMAN ’92 have five children and live in Dunlap.* LeROY JONES II ’91 is among the 46 Fellows in the American Council on Education Fellow class of 2010–11. He is an associate professor of chemistry at Chicago State University and holds a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. He and his wife Lolita have three children and live in South Holland.*
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RIGHT: Paige Strickland, a severely visually impaired child, attended the Governor Morehead School for the Blind, where RICK COATES ’75 is band director.
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KRISTIN CHARLESWORTH TIMMONS ’99 was named
an associate of Crawford, Murphy & Tilly Inc. in January. She most recently served as a project manager assigned to CMT’s Springfield highways and bridges group. Kristin is secretarytreasurer of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. She and her husband Timothy live in Springfield.* KRISTIN CHARLESWORTH TIMMONS ’99
SARAH LONGENECKER HIBBS ’00
and Jeffrey Hibbs were married on October 23, 2010. Sarah is a physical therapist for Quincy Medical Group. They live in Quincy.
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and her husband Lucas announce the birth of their second child, Abigail Grace, on November 5, 2010. Laura is a medical technologist at Riverside Medical Center. The family lives in Bradley. JOSY SHANK WEYERS ’00 and KOREY WEYERS ’00 welcomed Owen Douglas on September 23, 2010. They live in Lombard. KATHA BOLLER WILSON ’00 and her husband Trevor announce the birth of their second daughter, Sydney Rae, on October 25, 2010. Katha is the manager of compliance for Walgreens. They live in Gurnee.
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LAURA BUETTNER RATTIN ’00
NICK KATSENIOS ’01 and JENNIFER MEREK KATSENIOS ’01
welcomed their son T.J. on October 1, 2010. They live in Elgin. MATT MORRIS ’01 and TARRA FALTER MORRIS ’01 announce the birth of their second son, Rhett Matthew, on November 30, 2010. Matt is an attorney with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen in Edwardsville. Tarra is the owner of Pride Cheer and also is an adjunct professor at Fontbonne University. Tarra and Matt each hold a juris doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law. The family lives in Troy. STEPHANIE BOEHM REDLINGSHAFER ’01 and JOHN REDLINGSHAFER ’01 welcomed their third child, Jackson Bradley, on November 17, 2010. John is an attorney with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen. Stephanie is a homemaker. They live in Washington. JILLENE SZOSTAK ’01 was promoted to president of Chicago Travel Consultants Inc. She has been
tech forecaster JIM BRAZELL ’95 is a technology
forecaster, author, public speaker, and consultant focusing on innovation and transformative systems. Since 2008, he has delivered more than 150 speeches, including an October 2009 address to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He will keynote the National Career Pathway Conference later this year. Jim is a founding board member of the Defense Learning Strategies Consortium and has served on several local and statewide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) committees and associations. Jim and his wife Lisa Cervantes live in San Antonio with their daughter.
with the company since 2003, most recently serving as vice president. She lives in Chicago.* DANIELLA LEVIN WOLFF ’01 and RAYMOND WOLFF ’01 welcomed their second child, Sydney Rae, on May 28, 2010. They live in Arlington Heights.
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POLLYANNA FIGUEIREDO de SOUZA ’02 has been named
Planetree coordinator at Proctor Hospital. She holds a degree in medical technology from OSF School of Medical Technology. She has worked as a medical technologist in the hospital’s laboratory department for eight years. Pollyanna lives in Peoria.
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KOREY COON, EMBA ’03 was
promoted to lead human resources manager for the building construction products division of Caterpillar in Cary, N.C. Korey and his wife Heidi have three sons and live in Fuquay Varina, N.C.
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JON DOLAN, EMBA ’04 is
the plant manager for Freudenberg-NOK. He and his wife Rachel have two children and live in Cleveland, Ga.
CRAIG HIMES ’04 and KATE FOMBELLE HIMES ’06 welcomed their second son, Aidan Charles, on September 7, 2010. Craig is a project manager for NWR Construction, and Kate is a Six Sigma Black Belt for Caterpillar. They live in Frankfort. BECKY DOUGLAS JOHNSON ’04 MA ’06 and MATT D. JOHNSON ’04 welcomed Louisa Beth on July 10, 2010. Becky is a physical therapist for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. Matt is an engineer at Caterpillar. They live in Peoria. ERNIE STEPHENS ’04 and LISA SCOVILL STEPHENS ’05 announce the birth of Piper Anne on October 12, 2010. Ernie is an assistant equipment manager for Walsh Construction, and Lisa is a compliance and controls analyst for CME Group. They live in Chicago. DEB CONKLIN, EMBA ’05 leads the new distribution research group of Caterpillar’s parts distribution and logistics division. Deb previously worked in Caterpillar’s Den Bosch facility in Belgium. She and her husband Rob live in Peoria.
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When ADAM COHEN ’02 met Mark Burk, a homeless man with a dream as big as his life’s problems, he decided others should meet Burk, too. On January 11, the Golf Channel introduced him with the premiere of Pipe Dream, a reality series that follows the golfer’s pursuit of the PGA Tour. The project is the brainchild of Cohen and his cousin and business partner, Mitch Gettleman. “We were meeting our friend, a professional golfer, to play golf, but he was late because he had to track down Mark, who was wandering the streets,” said Cohen. “Then, they had to go to a consignment shop to pick up Mark’s clubs because he had sold them to pay for food.” As they played, Burk, a former golf pro, shared his woeful tale of a breakup with supermodel Beverly Johnson that left him homeless and wrought with legal trouble over accusations of domestic violence, all while hitting every fairway and shooting three over par. “Afterwards, we approached him and asked if he’d be up for doing a show,” said Cohen, who has worked on several MTV and VH1 reality TV shows and other Hollywood productions. At Bradley, Cohen learned about lighting, camera operation, storytelling, and editing from broadcast veterans. Every weekend he traveled to Chicago to work on the crew of the sitcom What About Joan, starring Joan Cusack, and the airing of Chicago Bears games for WBBM radio. His classroom and field experience helped Cohen pitch his reality series to production companies. Cohen and Gettleman put their written plan in the hands of a producer who was meeting with Golf Channel executives in New York City. “They took a quick look and said, ‘When can we start shooting?’” said Cohen. “We shot the pilot in
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GREGORY RIDER ’06 and KATHRYN BEVEROTH RIDER ’07
announce the birth of Emmeline Mae on October 1, 2010. They live in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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DEBORAH TOMCZAK HANNA ’07 and her husband Ron
welcomed George Leonard on October 8, 2010. They live in Brimfield. JIM SHEFF ’07 received the 2010 Instructor of the Year Award from the Illinois Community College Faculty Association. Only one Illinois teacher receives the award each year. Jim is a developmental math instructor at Spoon River College. He and his wife Kori have five children and live in Canton.
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& Museum in Newport, R.I. The tournament is the only professional grass court tournament in North America. Elizabeth lives in Newport. ANTONIO GENTILE ’08 won six statewide Skyscraper Awards at the Illinois Special Events annual convention. Antonio is a graphic designer for the Village of Orland Park and coaches volleyball. He lives in Orland Park.*
Homeless golf pro Mark Burk (left) is the subject of the Golf Channel reality series Pipe Dream produced by ADAM COHEN ‘02.
10 days, and three weeks into editing the first act, they picked up the whole series.” It includes 10 episodes that air 10 times a week on Golf Channel. Cohen online Visit thegolf hopes ratings will allow for another channel.com/ season and a deeper look into Burk’s pipe-dream to determined struggle. view clips of Cohen’s show. “My impression of homelessness has really changed. Especially with the state of the economy now, people could be living next door to you one day and the next day they’re in a shelter,” said Cohen. “It’s a sad story, but an inspirational story that we’re trying to tell about a guy trying to get his life together through golf.” — Abby Rhodes
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KEVIN CLUSKEY ’04 and Wendy Kreutzer were married on June 26, 2010. Kevin is the emergency preparedness coordinator for the Wyndotte County Public Health Department. They live in Kansas City, Kan.
ELIZ ESKERANLI GIARDINO ’04 and Joseph Giardino were married on March 27, 2010. Eliz is an on-air promotions manager at NBC Universal. They live in Corona, Calif.
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FLORENCE PETERS ULRICH ’32, Oct. 12, 2010, Peoria. She taught home economics in Peoria schools before her marriage. She was a member of Sigma Kappa and PEO. Two daughters, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter survive. ELEANOR SPEARS YURS ’37, Nov. 9, 2010, Elgin. She taught home economics until 1941 and later was a substitute teacher. A longtime member of the Kane County Home Bureau, Eleanor was a member of Sigma Chi Gamma at Bradley. She enjoyed needlework. Surviving are three daughters, six grandchildren, and two sisters including BETTY SPEARS MUIRHEAD ’38. ARTHUR MEISINGER ’38 MS ’51, Oct. 19, 2010, Peoria. Art was a teacher and coach for 37 years. He worked at high schools in Kansas and Glasford, and then at Trewyn Junior High School in Peoria. A World War II Navy veteran, Art was a Bradley baseball player and a member of Sigma Phi. He was the ticket manager when the Braves played at the Armory. Two children including MARY MEISINGER BURLING, MA ’72, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren survive. LeFORREST MILLER ’38, Sept. 15, 2010, Lebanon, N.J. He joined the USDA Soil Conservation Service in the Midwest in the 1940s. In 1956 he became a soil scientist with the World Soil Map in Washington, D.C. He was involved in the first use of satellite imagery to estimate crop production around the world. LeForrest held a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. He was a member of Sigma Phi. Two children and two grandchildren survive. MARION PUTNAM BOHNER ’39, Oct. 16, 2010, Peoria. Marion’s efforts raised more than $40 million for various Peoria organizations. She and her late husband were recognized as outstanding philanthropists in 2003. Marion was active in Methodist Service League, Pi Beta Phi, PEO, the YWCA, Girl Scouts, United Presbyterian Church, and many other groups. Survivors include three children, five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
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JULIAN “DUKE” BOTELLO ’44, Oct. 14, 2010, Pekin. A World War II Army veteran, he played basketball at Bradley until being drafted. He co-owned a service station for 35 years, retiring in 1987. Duke enjoyed fishing. His daughter, granddaughter, and great-grandson survive. EILEEN SEMLOW ROGERS ’46 MA ’74, Nov. 1, 2010, Peoria. An English and math teacher at Limestone
High School for 25 years, she retired in 1989. Eileen was a member of Sigma Kappa and was a charter member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Her husband Edwin survives, along with one daughter. ELLIOTT “BUS” ORMSBEE ’47, Dec. 12, 2010, Hot Springs Village, Ark. He was a football coach and teacher for 15 years and then served as athletic director for 19 years in Arlington Heights District 214. A member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame, Bus played football for the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers. He was a World War II Navy veteran. His wife Patricia survives, along with four children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. JOSEPH CANNON ’48, Oct. 20, 2010, St. Louis. He was a research chemist for Monsanto for 32 years. A World War II Navy veteran, he was an avid golfer. Survivors include his wife Peggy, five children, 15 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. BETTY BLUMENSHINE GERBER ’48, Dec. 25, 2010, Metamora. She was a mortgage loan officer with Peoria Savings and Loan. Betty was a member of Sigma Kappa. In Washington she was active in her church and the historical society. DONALD INGERSOLL ’48, Nov. 4, 2010, Peoria. He was employed by Caterpillar and Clark Equipment Co., and later owned Ingersoll Hardware in LaGrange and Peoria. Don enjoyed Masonic work and fishing. He was a World War II Air Force veteran. Survivors include his daughter, two grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. CONARD LEIGHTY ’48, Oct. 21, 2010, Metamora. He was a senior design engineer for Caterpillar for 35 years, retiring in 1983. Conard was a World War II Army veteran. Two children, five grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren survive. CONRAD SCHWAGER ’48, Dec. 19, 2010, Peoria. He was the retired president of CDI Corp. Central, and the chairman and CEO of Midwest Technical Inc. A World War II Army veteran, Conrad was awarded a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. He held a Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA International) racing license. His wife ALICE GOETZE SCHWAGER ’74 survives. THOMAS GRANT ’49, Oct. 30, 2010, Thousand Palms, Calif. He was an auditor for Corn Products Corp. for more than 35 years. Tom later became vice president of Argo State Bank in Chicago. He was a World War II Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his daughter, two granddaughters, and three great-granddaughters. BETTY BURTON QUERRY ’49, Dec. 25, 2010, Clinton Township, Mich. She taught reading in East Peoria
and various cities in Michigan. Survivors include her husband FRANK QUERRY ’50, two children, and five grandchildren. DONALD SCOTT ’49, Dec. 11, 2010, Peoria. He was an independent insurance agent for 50 years. Don was an active member of St. Mark’s Catholic Church. In 2002 he received the Pere Marquette Award from the Diocese of Peoria. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife Lucille, three daughters, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
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BERTON BESSERT ’50, Nov. 25, 2010, Fort Collins, Colo. He retired from Caterpillar in 1984. A World War II Army Air Corps veteran, Bert enjoyed golf. Surviving are his wife Bess, three children, eight grandchildren, and a great-grandson. DOMINIC “DAN” COLLETTI ’50, Jan. 1, Glendale, Ariz. He retired from Illinois Tool Works Foundation as vice president of manufacturing operations. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. Two sons, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren survive. JAMES RAKOW ’50, Dec. 10, 2010, Algonquin. He worked with his father in their engineering and surveying firm for 15 years. He then became McHenry County superintendent of roads for more than 24 years; a road is named in his honor. James retired from SEC Group Inc. in 2005. A Korean War Navy veteran, he served in the Naval Reserves until 1967. He was a board member of the Chicago Area Transit System. Survivors include his wife Phyllis, four children, 10 grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. CARLYLE “COZZ” REGELE ’50, Dec. 6, 2010, Glendora, Calif. He was an engineer for Rain Bird Corp. for 33 years. He received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his World War II service. He was active in the Catholic Church and sang in the choir. Survivors include his wife Colleen, six children, 20 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. GEORGE “KEN” BUTZ, MA ’52, Nov. 4, 2010, Bellingham, Wash. He was a clinical psychologist for 35 years, last working at Western State Hospital. Ken enjoyed photography and reading. Two sons, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren survive. HERMAN KOESTRING ’52, Nov. 13, 2010, Glenview. He worked at MacLean-Fogg Co. for many years and retired as vice president. Herm enjoyed fishing. He was a Korean War Army veteran. His wife Guyla, two children, and five grandchildren survive.
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InMemory CARMINE “CHICK” MACCARONE ’52, Oct. 3, 2010, Bloomfield, N.J. He worked in sales for Fidelity Paper Co. A World War II Army veteran, he was active in the Knights of Columbus. He was a member of Rho Delta at Bradley. DAMON “ED” POLLITT ’53, Sept. 5, 2010, Lombard. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Surviving are four children including KAREN POLLITT ’83 and seven grandchildren. KAY KOHTZ SHANNON ’53, Nov. 5, 2010, Chillicothe. She worked at Landy & Rothbaum CPA for 15 years and then was comptroller for several corporations. Survivors include her husband William, four sons, three stepdaughters, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. DONALD BAHR ’54, June 16, 2010, Coral Springs, Fla. ALFRED NEIMY ’54, Nov. 13, 2010, Peoria. A graduate of the Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago, he retired from his local dental practice in 1993. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. His nephew survives. DAN SHEA ’55, Nov. 27, 2010, Peoria. He worked at the Peoria Journal Star as a copy editor and then as day news editor, retiring in 1992. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Dan participated in seven marathons and was involved with Illinois Valley Striders. He was active in Holy Family Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. His wife Pat survives, along with seven children, 14 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. RONALD TRILLET ’56, Oct. 25, 2010, Watseka. After 37 years with UARCO/Standard Register Co., he retired in 1995. He was plant manager in Watseka, as well as plants in Oregon, California, Pennsylvania, and Mississippi. Ron was active in the communities where he lived. Survivors include his wife Jean, four children including AMY TRILLET THOMAS ’95, 11 grandchildren, and his brother ARTHUR TRILLET ’52 MBA ’55. ROGER KUNKEL ’58, Nov. 10, 2010, Bloomington. He was an accountant with Funk Bros. Seed Co., retiring in 1985. Roger was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife Mary Ann and two children. “In Memory” Guidelines: In Memory is written from newspaper clippings, as well as published obituaries supplied by friends and family. Bradley Hilltopics attempts to identify spouses, parents, children, and siblings who are also Bradley alumni. Submit an obituary by mailing a newspaper clipping or memory card from the funeral home to Bradley Hilltopics, 1501 W. Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625.
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CLIFFORD ZENOR SR. ’63, Oct. 21, 2010, Town of Rome, Wis. He taught in Moline and then became a curriculum consultant for the state of Wisconsin for 15 years. From 1980 to 1994, he was an administrator for Madison Area Technical College. He held an educational specialist degree from the University of Wisconsin, Stout. Clifford was active in his church. Surviving are his wife Sandra, seven children, 11 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. MARGARET KRUSE SKREKO ’64, Oct. 14, 2010, Indianapolis. Margaret was a fiber artist and painter whose work was exhibited nationally. She had appeared on the PBS shows, America Quilts and America Sews. She taught and lectured about art, and sold handwoven clothing. Margaret designed colors and developed programs for Rit Dye; she achieved chairholder status in the Color Marketing Group. Two children and three grandchildren survive. MICHAEL CHOBANIAN, MA ’65, Nov. 19, 2010, Pekin. He retired from teaching English at Pekin Community High School in 1991. A World War II Army veteran, he enjoyed history and coin collecting. Survivors include three children, a grandson, and great-granddaughter. ALLEN HAGEN ’65 MBA ’70, Nov. 28, 2010, Peoria. A 45-year employee of Caterpillar, he was the U.S. domestic tax manager in the global tax and trade department. Allen had served in the Army Medical Corps. He was an active member of Salem Lutheran Church and sang in the choir. Surviving are his wife REBECCA METTAM HAGEN ’66 MA ’79, two daughters including GRETCHEN HAGEN PETRAKIS, MBA ’91, his mother, and five grandchildren. LARRY JOST ’65 MS ’66, Sept. 17, 2010, Eagle River, Wis. He practiced architecture in Pekin until entering Concordia Theological Seminary in 1978. He served churches in North Dakota, and from 1982 to 2004 was pastor at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. He earned a doctor of ministry degree in 1991. Survivors include his wife Ina Lee, two sons, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson. JACK THOMAS MATHEWS ’65 MS ’69, Nov. 17, 2010, Cary, N.C. After retiring from IBM in 1991, he worked at Fujitsu, retiring in 2004 as director of software and professional services. He enjoyed golf and travel. Jack was a member of Phi Kappa Tau. Surviving are his wife CAROL SITTON MATHEWS ’67, two children, his mother, and three grandchildren. GENE SMALL ’66, Nov. 28, 2010, Arcola. He taught political science and government at the high school level and at Maryville College in Missouri. He was a
Marine Corps veteran. Five daughters and three grandchildren survive. JAMES GESSING SR. ’67, Oct. 16, 2010, Cedar Lake, Ind. He was a railroad engineer for 36 years. His son, grandson, and companion Susan Shepard survive. GARY PAULSON ’67, Dec. 29, 2010, Edwards. Gary worked for Caterpillar for 38 years, retiring in 2003 as a senior analyst. He also owned Dipper Dan ice cream for several years and worked at local golf courses. Gary was an active volunteer and participated in six medical mission trips to Haiti. Survivors include his wife Marjorie, three children including ANDY PAULSON, MBA ’96, and four grandchildren. LEO VAISVIL ’67, Nov. 16, 2010, New Kent, Va. He retired from the Air Force in 1990 as a lieutenant colonel. Last March he retired from the Virginia Department of Taxation. Leo was active in his church. Survivors include his wife Julie, two daughters, and four grandchildren. ROY GARDNER ’68, Jan. 10, Bloomington, Ind. He recently retired from Indiana University as an economics professor and western European history professor. Roy earned a doctoral degree in economics from Cornell University in 1975 and began teaching at IU in 1983. He specialized in the theory of games and economic behavior. An Army veteran, he received a Bronze Star for his service in Vietnam. Surviving are his wife Carla and their two children. LILAH WINDISH ’68, Nov. 7, 2010, Elmwood. Lilah was a public school teacher. She was active in her church and PEO. Three children, 12 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren survive. RICHARD HARTTER ’69 MA ’71, Nov. 15, 2010, Peoria. He retired from East Peoria Community High School in 2008 after working as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and head counselor. He was instrumental in the welding program at Illinois Central College. Rick owned the local Nucleus Fitness Centers from 1978 to 1992. He played football at Bradley. Survivors include his wife Barbara, three children, his mother, and five grandchildren. GARY RAMSEY ’69, Nov. 12, 2010, Bartlesville, Okla.
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KENNETH J. ALEXANDER ’70, Aug. 30, 2010, Kildeer. Ken worked in sales for Northwestern Mutual. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. MARK COLBORN ’70, Nov. 12, 2010, Newport, R.I. He had been vice president of customer service at
Allmerica Financial in Worcester, Mass., where he was active in the community. He received a key to the city for leading a major strategic planning initiative. He is survived by his wife Bernadette, two daughters, his father, and six grandchildren. DORIS MORTON, MA ’70, Sept. 28, 2010, Ottumwa, Iowa. Doris was the parade marshal for the 1993 Morton Pumpkin Festival. A teacher at Jefferson and Lincoln schools for 30 years, she was an active member of Morton United Methodist Church, PEO, DAR, and Great River Methodist Women. Two children, six grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren survive. JAMES ROWE, MEA ’70, Nov. 19, 2010, Galesburg. He was an environmental engineer for Maytag from 1979 to 1995. Earlier he worked for B.F. Goodrich, Armour, and Keebler. Jim was active in Boy Scouts and Masonic work. He was a World War II Army veteran. Four children, seven grandchildren, and a great-grandson survive. CHARLOTTE GETTMAN ’71, Oct. 23, 2010, Peoria. She taught social studies and English at East Peoria Community High School, retiring in 1989. Charlotte received the Retired Teacher of the Year award in 1999 from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association. She was active in the community. Three children, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson survive. HELEN TARABOLETTI ’71, Aug. 12, 2010, Canton. A 1943 graduate of Methodist School of Nursing, Helen worked at the Fulton County Health Department and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, and taught one year at Graham Hospital School of Nursing. She was a founder of the local Christian Service Program and was a DAR member. Her husband Peter survives, along with two children and three grandchildren. RUTH KIMBRELL ’72, Nov. 4, 2010, Farmington. She taught in local schools for 22 years, retiring in 1994. Ruth was a member of the United Methodist Church and PEO. Surviving are her husband Richard, four children including BRUCE KIMBRELL ’79 and JOAN KIMBRELL HARDING ’80, and six grandchildren. MARILIE MARTIN PFEIFFER ’73, Dec. 11, 2010, Peoria. She taught fourth grade at St. Thomas School for many years. She also was an active member of the church. Survivors include her husband Gerry, two daughters, and three grandchildren. KATHRYN DAVIS ’74, Oct. 21, 2010, Toronto, Ontario. For a dozen years, she was director of the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, one of the top five galleries in Canada. Kate became director of curatorial affairs
at the Art Gallery of Ontario in late 2009. Earlier she worked at art galleries in Edmonton and Winnipeg. Survivors include her husband John Noestheden, three stepchildren, and three stepgrandchildren. JOHN FESLER ’74, Jan. 10, Bloomington. John worked for ITC, developing and patenting magnetic head designs that revolutionized tape cartridge machine audio performance. From 1995 to 2007, John was a manufacturing specialist at the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center at Bradley. An antique car enthusiast, he played in his community band and at Conklin’s Dinner Theater. His wife Charlotte and his mother survive. BRYCE REHN ’76 MBA ’95, Nov. 5, 2010, Edwards. He was an engineer/trainer for Caterpillar for 38 years. Bryce enjoyed bowling and fishing. Surviving are his wife Nancy, two sons including DANIEL REHN ’01, and two grandchildren. MICHAEL MESSUCK ’78, Sept. 28, 2010, Itasca. He was a past grand knight in the Knights of Columbus, served as a volunteer police officer and member of the certified emergency response team, and was active in his church. Mike was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. His wife Therese and their daughter survive.
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JANET BRADSHAW HAUN, MA ’80, Nov. 29, 2010, Hanna City. Janet held a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Chicago Medical Center. She was an occupational therapist in the Peoria area for 35 years. TIMOTHY HAMMOND ’89, Oct. 20, 2010, Peoria. He was an estimator for River City Construction for more than 10 years and had previously worked in Champaign. Tim enjoyed outdoor sports. Survivors include his wife Lisa, children MELISSA HAMMOND ’08 and JOSH HAMMOND ’10, his father BILL HAMMOND, MSEE ’60, his mother FRAN FISCHER WEBER ’73, one sister, and his brother THOMAS HAMMOND ’87.
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KAY BROOKS LEIKNESS ’92, Feb. 24, 2010,
Leesburg, Fla. TONYA WINTER ’94, Sept. 27, 2010, Glasford. A member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Tonya had worked at several nursing homes and agencies, including the Peoria County Health Department, Lutheran Home, and Farmington Country Manor. Her husband George, three sons, three grandchildren, and her mother and stepfather survive. LEONA SISLER, MA ’98, Jan. 4, Groveland. A counselor for Greenview School District 709, she enjoyed taking students to visit the Freedom
Foundation at Valley Forge every year. Leona served as president of the AMVETS Auxiliary at the state and national levels. Surviving are her husband Steven, two sons, and her mother.
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LESLIE KENYON ’03, Jan. 14, East Peoria. As president of the Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation for more than 30 years, he worked to save Peoria’s heritage. He restored Peoria City Hall and the GAR Hall. Les designed Peoria Players Theatre, the addition to Constance Hall at Bradley, and the new Universalist Unitarian Church. His firm, Kenyon and Associates, designed schools, churches, and businesses. Les was named an honorary Bradley alumnus in 2003. He is survived by his wife Theo Jean. TODD RAWLEY ’04, Nov. 2, 2010, West Peoria.
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PAMELA HUCAL ’13, Dec. 31, 2010, Washington. A teacher’s aide at Hines School in Peoria for 17 years, she was part of the Grow Your Own Teachers program at Bradley. Pam enjoyed camping and swimming. Her husband Timothy, three children, her mother, and two grandchildren survive.
Faculty DR. E. Neal Claussen, professor emeritus of communication, died on Feb. 6 in Peoria. He taught at Bradley from 1963 to 1998, receiving the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1987. A past president of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association, he published a book and many articles on political rhetoric. He was active in his church and the Mock Trial Association at Bradley. An Army veteran, he held a master’s and a doctoral degree from Southern Illinois University. Survivors include his wife Margaret, two sons, and five grandchildren.
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Director’s Corner Alumni Events March 20 Phoenix Avanti’s tailgate party, 11 a.m., Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants spring training game, 1:05 p.m., $22, Hohokam Stadium, Mesa April 12 Dallas Evening with the President at the home of CHARLES ANDERSON ’79 and AUDREY LIMONTA ANDERSON ’80
April 28 Springfield Alumni event featuring Dr. Craig Cady, associate professor of biology May 6 Peoria CIBAC wine tasting and art sale, Renaissance Coliseum, 5:30 p.m. May 20 Rockford Rockford area alumni event at the home of Ted and CHERI NORDENBERG GREENLEE ’71 June 19 San Francisco Avanti’s tailgate party, 5 p.m., and Giants vs. A’s, Oakland Coliseum, game time 7:05 p.m. June 27 Chicago Chicagoland golf outing, Royal Fox Country Club, St. Charles, 11:30 a.m.; lunch, golf, and dinner August 7 St. Louis Alumni picnic and student send-off, Stacy Park, Olivette, 1–3 p.m.
home·com·ing — the return of a group of people, usually on a special occasion, to a place formerly frequented or regarded as home. That’s the dictionary definition. According to Bradley, it’s the don’t-miss event of the year! Once again, we’re making history on the Hilltop. We’re combining Homecoming & Parents’ Weekend to bring more alumni, more activities, and more fun to campus than ever before. Celebrate more established traditions with us on Founder’s Day as we honor Lydia Moss Bradley, recognize distinguished alumni and faculty, and kick off the weekend with a bonfire and pep rally. Take part in another historical moment when we officially welcome you to your new home on the Hilltop, the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. This home is like no other. Built by alumni, for alumni, our new home is a magnificent tribute to Bradley’s history and its future — and the thousands of graduates who shape them both. Meet your friends and former classmates during any one of the many events, meetings, and reunions being planned, including the Greek Reunion, Class of 1961 Golden Reunion, and the Alumni & Parents Sunday brunch. Watch for more details on bualum.org or facebook.com/bradleyalumni. home·com·ing? — the time for friends and family to reconnect, relive fond memories and make new ones; to celebrate our history and to imagine our future. See you on the Hilltop.
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Alumni Weekend Alumni and friends gathered for a pre-game party at the Peoria Civic Center on February 12 during Alumni Weekend. Naples President Joanne Glasser was joined by alumni and friends, including Bob Viets, DON FITES, HON ’94, JOAN LORIG JANSSEN ’69, and Terry Schlegel on February 23 at the Vineyards Country Club. 3 Los Angeles Students, alumni, and faculty gathered with President Glasser at the Hollywood Gala Reception at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on January 12. Shown with President Glasser are, from left, EARL FELDHORN ’62, SCOTT RACINE ’72, and JAMAL BUCHANAN ’99. 4 Des Moines Alumni watched the Bradley vs. Wichita State game at Johnny’s Hall of Fame on January 29. Back row, from left: JEAN ZARN SEELIGER ’00, Scott Seeliger, MELISSA GRONERT POPE ’99, STEVE POPE ’99 (holding their baby Dominic), Ellen Zarn, Lawrence Cunningham, BRANDY BURHANS CUNNINGHAM ’01, and RON ZARN ’69 MS ’71. Front row: Brooke Seeliger and Amanda Seeliger. 5 Phoenix President Glasser visited with Phoenixarea alumni at the home of JERRY HAYDEN ’59 and MARILYN keller HAYDEN ’61 on February 4. 6 Dedication of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center will take place during Homecoming Weekend in October. Watch construction of the Alumni Center live at bradley.edu/webcams/alumnicenter. Add your name to the list of donors at campaign.bradley.edu/ssl/gift. 1 2
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ABOVE: NANCY HUNTER RAKOFF ’59 MLS ’93, JOELLEN LADLEY EVANS ’59, and CAROL DOUBET COWSER ’60
prepare to serve a meal at Winchip House. Besides learning to be teachers and homemakers, the students were encouraged to serve their communities. Rakoff, a Bradley Centurion, taught home economics and then spent 23 years as executive director of Common Place in Peoria. INSET: The Practice House was located where Haussler Hall was constructed in the mid ’70s. It relocated to Comstock Hall for three years, but then returned to this site at Laura and Clara streets. Photo courtesy Special Collections Center Bradley University Library.
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Polytechnic Institute opened a facility that was lauded as revolutionary. The Practice House, later known as the Home Management House and Winchip House, gave coeds the opportunity to practice the skills they were learning in domestic economy courses. In today’s technology-driven world, describing the concept can prompt smiles and more than a few raised eyebrows, yet the Practice House was a sensible and valued program on the Hilltop. Beginning in 1911 and for most of the next 48 years, the Practice House was a hands-on laboratory, much like student teaching for future teachers. Coeds lived in the house while honing their skills. In small groups, they were charged with managing the home. That entailed planning, preparing, and serving meals; budgeting; housekeeping; and laundry. (That meant ironing, too, in those pre-permanent-press days.)
The back story Intent on creating an institute that enabled students to lead useful, productive, and self-supporting lives, Lydia Moss Bradley insisted on a domestic science department when she founded Bradley in 1897. As early as 1902, Bradley had a Domestic Science Club. Some students intended to prepare themselves for homemaking, while majors were able to take specialty courses. Many of the graduates became teachers, a career they had to relinquish when they married. Three years after Mrs. Bradley’s 1908 death, the Practice House opened at the corner of Laura and Clara (now Glenwood) streets. Some of the furnishings were from the founder’s home on Moss Avenue.
Bradley’s newspaper, The Tech, published a student’s description of its operation in 1914: “ The Senior Domestic Economy Class is divided into groups of three and each group serves two meals a day for three days, alternating the duties of hostess, cook, and waitress. ... The family consists of members of the faculty who are glad to pay for the meals thus furnished. The money paid in makes the fund used by the students in making their purchases. It is the duty of the hostess for the day, to do the marketing and work out the dietary for the two meals for the day. She is also responsible for all reports for the expenditures of money. … This work gives the girls practical home experiences and should be welcomed by all Domestic Economy students as a rare opportunity.” Just three years later, the Practice House was relocated to Comstock Hall on Bradley Avenue, the current home of Bradley Hilltopics. A new laundry was to be installed in the basement, and the kitchen featured new oak cabinets made by manual arts classes. Later, manual arts students helped by refinishing furniture for the Practice House. The Tech reported in October 1917: “ It is on the street car track, which will be most appreciated by the town girls who will come up to prepare breakfast at an early hour in the morning. The house is somewhat larger than the old Practice House, having full-sized upstairs rooms and an attic.”
Reprinted from the 1917 Polyscope.
Another article — a diary entry — soon followed in The Tech. The writer mentions domestic science professor Helen Day. Educated at Columbia University, she taught at Bradley from 1907 until 1920 when “domestic science” became “home economics.” “ I had heard vague rumors of its terrors [the Practice House], and had been the recipient of many more or less serviceable pieces of advice with regard to organizing the work, all the bills, using the proper silver and china at the proper time and above all, ‘Don’t ruin Miss Day’s digestion by serving tough meat or burnt cake. …’ “ We all owe much to Miss Day. Not one of our mistakes was overlooked in the criticism which followed the day’s work, yet no girl was made to feel that she had been a hopeless failure, but rather that next time her ‘very best’ would be better at that point than ever before. When Saturday morning came it was with feelings of real regret that … we said our farewell to our work at the Practice House.” With plans to be both social and educational, the Domestic Economy Club was revived with Miss Day’s assistance. Members held meetings and teas “with dainty refreshments” at the Practice House for years to come. They sold roasted peanuts at football games and held rummage sales to buy items for the house; in 1926 it was a silver coffee and tea service and a fashionable chair.
A simpler time? In many ways, the Practice House era was a simpler time. In terms of rules to be followed, however, it could prove more complicated than life in 2011. Good Manners by Beth Bailey McLean, published in 1934, offered a great many do’s and don’ts for students. As dinner guests, they were not to eat too fast or too slowly, not to discuss the food’s cost, never to eat cake with a spoon, and to eat French fries with a fork. It was recommended that their “visiting-cards” be engraved — never printed or merely handwritten. The 1937 Bulletin (Bradley’s course catalog) indicates the Practice House was utilized in two ways. During the fall, juniors and seniors earned three credit hours for Home Management 305, using the Practice House as a laboratory. The course was a prerequisite for Home Management House 406, which required coeds to live there. Offered second semester, the class afforded “the opportunity for application of all previous courses” and two credit hours. Perhaps a reflection of the Great Depression, a Bradley careers brochure from the ’30s advises “… there is a growing tendency for marriage to be postponed for a number of years during which time a girl must be a wage earner.” The late SALLY ADAMS CONVER ’40 experienced the Practice House at that time. Speaking to an interviewer in 1997 about
life in the ’30s and ’40s, Conver reminisced about living there. She recalled that students were allowed to invite friends over for a meal on the weekends. Often, as in Conver’s case, the guest was the student’s husband-to-be. At age 80, Conver remembered most of the special menu. “To begin with, we had broiled grapefruit. Then we had scallops and potato ‘wells’ with peas. I can’t remember what we had for dessert.” Just after World War II in 1946, the house was named Winchip House in honor of Mrs. Elida Winchip, who taught domestic economy from 1899 until her death on campus in 1915.
Domestic bliss Although still popular among home economics majors and a required course for teachers, the ’50s was to be the last decade for home management in Winchip House. A 1951 article in Peoria’s newspaper, The Star, featured coeds living there: “ Each group during their term of occupancy strives to make Winchip House a real home with emphasis on companionship, conversation, and mutual respect. Miss [Beatrice] Benson is treated like a houseguest rather than an instructor by her four hostesses. … The girls learn that each member of a household must depend upon the others for a smooth-running organization. … Much of the furniture, silverware, and dishes adding to the charm of the rooms were gifts of Mrs. Lydia Bradley. … Surprisingly enough about the only suggestion the girls can offer is that they would like to see the course repeated another semester.” The coeds played records so they could enjoy dinner music, and their instructor believed they should know how to play bridge. “We all enjoyed being around Miss Benson, but she had an air about her that meant you needed to pay attention,” recalls JOELLEN LADLEY EVANS ’59, one of the last students to experience the house. The end of the decade signaled the retirement of Miss Benson and the final days of Winchip House after a useful “life” of almost 50 years. “Living in the house was a fun thing to do, but it was work,” Evans recalls. There wasn’t much lounging around in the Practice House. “I don’t recall there was a television. We stayed for four weeks. Each week we had a different duty. It was a very detailed assignment.”
BELOW: As shown in 1917, the Practice House was a comfortable seven-room home. Some of its furnishings were donated by Lydia Moss Bradley. Students shared rooms upstairs.
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Mechanical engineering students visited Jay Leno’s famous garage during their January expedition course in Los Angeles. Leno invited the students to see his large collection, including this Lamborghini Countach, when he performed at Homecoming in October. See page 7 for more about the students’ Hollywood experience.