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Giving a way of living for Jud Little ’65
2015 Graduate of the Year
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Table of Contents for Jud Little '65
2015 Graduate of the Year
Giving a way of living A successful businessman, rancher, and cowboy, Oklahoman Jud Little’s contributions to Culver are obvious in and around the riding hall. However, his benevolence elsewhere on campus and beyond is widespread and often unnoticed. It’s Jud Little’s way. The cowboy way.
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Culver's Doctor Duo Through two generations of medical changes and adaptations, one thing never changed: Drs. Michael Deery and Warren Reiss always put their patients first. In retirement, they walk away from Culver as its longest-tenured physicians.
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Letters to the Editor
3 Editorial 4 Views & Perspectives 14 Athletics in Review 38 Alumni Class News 44 Culver Clubs International 46 Passings in Review
Summer 2015 Preview A new Naval unit and a new Deck dedicated to equestriennes are among the additions for Culver Summer Schools & Camps in 2015. The summer also marked the 50th anniversary of Culver Summer School for Girls.
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On Our Cover Graduate of the Year Jud Little ’65 is right at home in the renovated riding hall that bears his name. This portrait photograph first appeared in the Fall/ Winter 2009 issue of Culver Alumni Magazine. The photo was taken by former staff photographer Gary Mills.
Culver educates its students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual – mind, spirit, body – through an integrated curriculum that emphasizes the cultivation of character.
Letters Volume 91, Issue 3
Culver (USPS 139-740) is published by The Culver Educational Foundation, 1300 Academy Road, Culver, Indiana 46511-1291.
‘… the way we were’ The picture of the Summer School for Girls on page 9 (Spring 2015) caught my attention. Taken in 1967 or 1968, the photo brought back a lot of memories. At the time, I had to beg my dad (John Carvey), a 1934 CMA graduate, to let me go. My first summer there wasn’t enough campus housing, so I lived with a faculty family, the Esteys near campus. My roommate was Nancy Bigelow SS’68 from Valley Forge, Pa. The second summer, my roommates were Sally Hamlin SS’68, from Alliance, Ohio, and Dinah Humiston SS’68, from Maryland, who is the tall girl pictured on the right of the front row in the photo. I am guessing if this picture went any further, that I would be in the back. Thanks for bringing back some very old memories. Vicki Carvey Morton SS’69 Syracuse, Ind. P.S. Morton later added by email: Thanks to the picture, I have had two emails from Dinah Humiston Ferrance. Unfortunately, she can’t come to this summer’s reunion, but we hope to reconnect in person in 2016.
Responding to ‘the Call’ I'd like to note how deeply moved I was by the editor’s words and those of John Buxton regarding character and service at Culver (Spring 2015). I am frequently at a loss as to how best to explain Culver. A school? Way more complicated than that. A boarding
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school? Way more unique than that. An awe-inspiring, lakeside campus where the formative years of my life were spent building academic foundations, honing leadership skills, and nurturing everlasting relationships with the best people one could ever hope to meet? That's a little more like it. Culver is so incredibly special. If what they say is correct, that actions speak louder than words, I believe that the gifts to Culver – monetary and otherwise – resound our praises even louder than the carillon bells in Memorial Chapel – ’tis Culver, Culver, Culver. Work hard. Lead by example. “Answer the Call.” Alexandra Harper ’07 Frankfort, Ky.
Sullivan remembered A superb job on the Spring 2015 Alumni magazine, especially the article on Sen. Dan Sullivan. I remember him as Culver's tripleoption quarterback in the early ’80s. He was smart, decisive, and quick on his feet — qualities that have surely carried over.
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COMMUNICATIONS Director/Strategic Communications Bill Hargraves III ’77 Editor/Culver Alumni Magazine Director/Publications Doug Haberland Asst. Director/Publications Jan Garrison Website Manager Trent Miles
John Staples Leesburg, Fla. Editor’s note: Now retired, John Staples was a history instructor/counselor and worked in the Publications Office from 1981-85. He returned to Culver in 2005-07 as senior writer for the Development Office.
DEVELOPMENT Director Mike Hogan Director/Annual Fund Thomas Mayo ’75
INTERNATIONAL OFFICER Tony Giraldi ’75
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A Word from the Editor The calm between the storms It’s the latter part of June as I write and those of us who work year-round at Culver have just come through that three-week period that covers the transformation of the campus, its demeanor, its focus, and employees from that of a boarding school to a six-week camp. It is a strange — almost eerie — and amazing transition that begins with the prep school’s Commencement Weekend and ends with the first day of Culver Schools & Camps.
By Doug Haberland Editor
On Commencement Sunday, May 31, the campus is teeming with parents, grandparents, and siblings (not to mention returning alumni) who are here for the graduation of the Class of 2015. The campus is crowded with visitors and vehicles but by early afternoon the campus is empty; nothing is left but the vacated bleachers and benches, discarded programs blowing in the wind, and a few students seated on suitcases waiting for rides. Monday, the 12-month employees return to a campus that is void of students (the reason we all do what we do here). Their absence is deafening. The faculty is huddled on the other side of campus in departmental meetings for June Week, the school year post-mortem. The week after, they, too, are gone and with them goes most of the email traffic and telephone calls. Save for the daily newspapers, CEF #122 is all but empty. If there was any doubt, you know the brief break between the school year and the summer camp is really here because the dining hall staff has left its building.
That continues for a week, though everything around us is business as usual — constructions projects, lawn mowing, a multitude of repairs squeezed in between sessions, the technology folks are busy prepping offices for incoming summer staffers, and the movers are back and forth to the dormitories with truckloads of furniture to remove and/or deliver, depending on the venue and the new use. A smattering of young people begin to arrive as Junior Woodcraft Camp commences along with a running camp, a lacrosse camp, a wrestling camp, and all the individuals required to make those happen. After a week’s sabbatical, meals are again available at the Orthwein Dining Hall at Woodcraft — which now has a full kitchen and a new floor plan for the serving lines. As those respective oneweek camps come to an end, the influx of six-week summer staff and counselors begins. For the next six weeks it’s game-on as 400 employees — many who have summered here for generations — step into the breach and oversee the living and learning, fun and accomplishment of nearly 1,400 youths. And then, in early August, the situation slowly reverses itself as summer camps comes to an end and the prep school year begins anew. As the oft-quoted Yogi Berra (Head of Schools John Buxton’s favorite baseball sage) says, it is “déjà vu all over again.”
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Views & Perspectives Embracing our future and respecting our past There is a long held belief, not only at Culver, that thoughtful and careful institutions and people hold fast to that which is good. It may be related to the baby and the bath water maxim, but it reminds us that change is the most important constant and that it is inevitable. The corollary is what you don’t control, you don’t control. Intentionality is imperative. You must always manage change so you determine both the rate and the acceptance of change. Culver seems to have done that well for decades.
By John N. Buxton Head of Schools (Note: A few weeks ago I made a presentation to our alumni/ae on the occasion of the Class of 1965’s 50th Reunion. My motivation was to remind our returning graduates that Culver continues to be the kinetic yet fully-grounded organism it has always been, and to give them a sense of the constants in our history. The following are excerpts from that address.) I want to focus my remarks on the juxtaposition between tradition and innovation. Culver has been in the business of educating young people for leadership and responsible citizenship for 120 years. Cascading messages about virtues and values, honor and integrity, right and wrong never end here.
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Culver has been in the tradition/ innovation game since day one. When Rev. MacKenzie told H.H. Culver that he wanted to change the name of the school from Culver Academy (its original name) to St. Paul’s School, we were receiving our first indication of the controversy over change that would play out on these grounds. It was also a reminder that innovation must support, not redirect, the mission. The forethought to caravan an entire school and its administrators northeast from Missouri to Culver certainly qualifies as entrepreneurial thinking. The addition of the cavalry and the subsequent development of the Black Horse Troop, the creation of a Summer Naval School and, a decade later, the Woodcraft Camp, and the clear change in the direction of the school after the start of World War I, when Culver shifted its emphasis to preparing young men for the next war, demonstrate how important it is to stay nimble and to be willing to evolve and develop.
The creation of CGA certainly shows a willingness to put tradition in its appropriate context, and the concurrent decision to create a separate and equally intentional model for leadership training shows once again Culver’s appetite for innovation. Culver is the healthy school it is today because it has always been willing to do what it takes to move itself forward. However and most importantly, it has done so by retaining and maintaining the programs and philosophies that represent the bedrock of this institution. Culver has always been interested in the health and well-being of its students. Culver has always been committed to the education of the whole boy or girl. Culver has always believed that leadership and service matter and that they are taught best in a system that allows for experiential learning. When the school wrestled with the decision after the Vietnam War whether to cut its losses and trade in its military uniforms for blue blazers, button-down shirts, striped ties, and gray pants, the Board of Trustees held fast to the school’s founding principles. They understood or at least believed that tradition and a well-developed educational philosophy were the school’s most important claims to distinctiveness. This was what differentiated Culver. It was a brand that had served us well and could in the future. It was oldschool and new school at the same time.
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Integrity, personal responsibility, accountability … structure, challenge, and support. These are the traits of character that every parent wants for his or her child. Today Culver is a series of the constant juxtaposing of traditional programming and innovation. In many ways CMA exists as it always has. The cadets wear uniforms, have a Cadet Club, CQ, hall officers, call boys, retreats, garrison parades, UDOs, BRCs, an Honor Council, and two Troops. They still do square corners as new cadets, and they march to Chapel; but they do not march to three meals a day and they do not pay their dues in the bull ring doing extra duty. CGA has vestiges of the CAG experience, and today the girls’ leadership practicum is rigorous and impactful. They don’t wear handy-wipes; they have their own shoes; and they even can wear Wellies when it rains. When the boys are conducting their Annual Review, the young women of CGA are engaged in a meaningful review and celebration of women’s leadership (the Culver Women’s Celebration). Together they have a block schedule, not a nine-period day. Students have laptops and tablets, but not writing tablets. They carry iPhones, but might not know what a pay phone is for. Their Shack is on the first floor of the dining hall. Now, they can be part of a Global Studies Institute; they can major in entrepreneurial studies and economics; they can compete nationally as members of the Quiz Bowl team, or they can represent the school in Model U.N. competitions.
Girls and boys partner as teams in sailing, which is now a varsity sport. All students also must complete a capstone experience in service-learning in order to graduate, since we cannot depend on the city of Logansport to deliver us a flood to teach them selflessness.
Head of Schools John Buxton presents the Battery Merit Cup to Battery C representative Matthew Janney ’15 (Valparaiso, Ind.). The award is given to the best drilled battery in the artillery battalion. The Merit Cup and other military awards were presented May 30 at the Final Garrison Parade.
We now have Alumni Advisory Councils, ethics and mentoring programs offered by our alumni, and around the world Culver Clubs committed to celebrating the concept of One Culver. For over one hundred years Culver has used its Culver Military Academy, Culver Girls Academy, and Summer Schools & Camps to teach the values and virtues that our alumni/ae clearly learned as students here. Your Legion Board is engaged in its own by example leadership as it performs its traditional role of guardian of the Academies, while engaging in its own form of innovation. The Legion this year had three significant and important initiatives: • Create
and enact a new model for career mentoring as part of its tradi- tional ethics weekend programming. Ramp up an alumni survey to ensure that Culver understood where its alumni were currently and more
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Reinforce the message of supporting Culver through the Beason Challenge they engineer every year to guarantee 100 percent senior and first-class participation in The Culver Fund.
Tradition and innovation at work. This is not your father’s Culver and it’s not your mother’s Culver, but it is a dynamic and important and highly respected school. It may be one of the few schools in the country delivering what our society needs: bright, motivated, disciplined servant leaders who will make a difference. Every day we live out the challenges of retaining our distinctiveness while also embracing the future. We are constantly striving for relevance in a world that is changing so fast that no one can keep up with the current version of reality. We want to honor our traditions while we ensure that we are thinking, “What would Google do?”
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’76 coming and going CGA seniors had the rare experience of having a 1976 graduate congratulate them on both sides of the Graduation Arch at the Commencement Ceremony May 31. In her first graduation as dean of CGA, Lynn Rasch said farewell to the senior girls. As Legion president, her Culver classmate Richard Sherlock was on the other side welcoming them to alumnae status. Photo by Trent Miles.
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Fred Haase takes his place among the Giants of Culver Retiring after 43 years, veteran teacher/coach receives Mars Award Two years into Fred Haase’s teaching career, Superintendent John Mars wrote, “He is trying to put standards back in Latin and is succeeding. A competitive nature but loyal — we should keep him. He has good potential.”
The veteran teacher/coach retired at the close of the 2014-15 school year, but not before adding the coveted John Mars Award to a trophy case that includes the Spivey Award and Kaser Scholar. Haase also gave the 2015 Baccalaureate address to graduates and their parents. He was a Batten Fellow, holder of the W.A. Moncrief Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise Economics, and served two stints as chairman of the Department of Modern & Classical Languages. Since 1989 he has been a consultant to the College Board and an Advanced Placement reader in economics.
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That was in 1974. Culver, indeed, kept him and Haase realized all his potential. He forged a rich teaching career — Latin, Greek, and economics — that spanned 43 years. Only the third boys varsity golf coach and the only head coach CGA golf has known, Haase coached two state individual champions — one of them daughter Caroline in 2003.
The John R. Mars Faculty Merit Award goes to the faculty or staff member Fred Haase who has established the most positive and constructive relationship with students and best exemplifies the ideals of Culver and Mars. Created in 1983 by the CEF Board of Trustees, the award honors the school’s 10th superintendent by perpetuating Mars’ positive relationship with students during a 41-year career. It was an appropriate honor for Haase, who viewed Mars as a mentor and second father. Mars was the Bible that Haase read on a daily basis, Dean of Faculty Kathy Lintner said in her presentation. “All of (Haase’s) actions are grounded in his great faith and spirituality. His moral compass is one that has served and carried him in times of need … both personal and professional, and by extension, has served others in his wide circle of
family, friends, and colleagues,” Lintner said. “His patience, kindness and understanding are virtues that have touched everyone at some time or another. “Like John Mars was for him, he has now become the Bible that other people read, not only for his students and athletes but also for those who love him best,” she said. “The passion he has for the subjects he loves has impacted so many of his students.” In the late ’90s Haase would battle a genetic kidney disease; his health waned but not his dedication to Culver and its students. Daughter Caroline Hegg shared, “he gave his time and energy to Culver without hesitation or concern because, no matter how he felt, his students and players meant the world to him.” Haase underwent a successful kidney transplant in 2004, the donor kidney coming from the father of his oldest son’s Culver roommate. Haase joined the Academies in 1972, teaching in what was then the Language and History departments. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) in 1971 from Wabash College and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Washington University (St. Louis). Haase and his wife Nancy are parents of three alumni children, David ’99, Caroline Hegg ’03, and Ryan W’05, ’09. In the words of the late John Mars, Haase has been “affecting eternity” in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in his daily dealings with his colleagues, Lintner said. “Culver is a richer place for having had him in our midst. He may have been a Wabash College Little Giant, but he is now one of the Giants of Culver.” (Editor’s note: Research and/or introductions by Dean of Faculty Kathy Lintner and Head of Schools John Buxton were a source for all of the articles on faculty awards and retirees.)
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Retiring faculty/staff total 132 years-plus of service Al and Blair Clark, Bruce Burgess, Jill Tulchinsky end Culver careers
Five members of the faculty/staff ended their Culver careers with the close of the 2014-15 school year, taking with them a combined 132 years of full-time experience. The retirees included iconic math instructor/hockey coach Al Clark with 38 years and his wife Blair with 25. Latin instructor/golf coach Fred Haase retired after 43 years of service, joined by his language colleague Bruce Burgess with 26. Also retiring was dance instructor Jill Tulchinsky.
For math instructor Al Clark, in the classroom it was all about the numbers. On the ice as a hockey coach, it was never about numbers. Al Clark
“Al Clark sees himself as a teacher first and a coach second,” Dean of Faculty Lintner said, “but in his words, the two are closely connected, as ‘the primary aspect of coaching is teaching,’ and both are focused on developing skills.” Clark began developing those skills for Culver students in 1976 as a math teacher and founder of the hockey program. Within his first 12 years as a teacher, he was the recipient of the Spivey Award for Teaching Excellence, the Kaser Scholar, the Vlasic Chair of
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Teaching, and assumed the chairmanship of the Math Department (1988-92). He later was a recipient of the John R. Mars Award. In 1995, he left the classroom to become the Athletic Director, holding that post until 2011, when he asked to return to the math classroom full time. All the while, he was building the CMA hockey program — which expanded to include a girls’ team in 1998 — to national prominence. When he relinquished the head coaching position, he had amassed 20 state championships and 211 college players (117 at the Division I level), and 25
National Hockey League draft picks. Nine former players have reached the NHL. A native of Port Arthur, Ontario, Clark coached his 1,000th career game as head of the Culver Varsity A team on Feb. 1, 2003. He received the John Mariucci Award in 1994 as the nation’s top high school hockey coach. He is also a member of the Indiana High School Hockey Hall of Fame. His 1,017 career wins are highest in high school hockey history, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Clark coached the Varsity A team to the state hockey title from 1979 to 1989, except in 1984. Culver’s dominance rendered Varsity A ineligible to compete for the state crown as of 1990. Since then, Culver has been represented in the state playoffs by the Varsity B and Junior Varsity teams, who have added five additional titles. Clark’s Varsity A began playing a national schedule in 1990 and evolved into today’s Prep team.
Al and Blair Clark
His success at Culver is attributable to his own academic and athletic prowess and work ethic. Clark is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he also earned a master’s degree. He played both varsity hockey and varsity golf at UNH, serving as captain of both teams in 1970. Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL, he was selected to his alma mater’s athletic hall of fame in 1991. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education degree from Lakehead University. Clark will be joined in retirement by his wife, Blair, who retires with 25 years of service in the Huffington Library. They are the parents of Jeff ’96 and Allison ’98.
Blair Clark began working in the library part time in 1977 as an assistant and continued in that role until 1990, when she completed Blair Clark her Master’s in Library Science degree from Indiana University and assumed the full time role of Automated Systems Librarian. As such, her responsibilities include cataloguing items received in the library, managing the online catalog, selecting books and audio/visual materials, reference and general help. But her influence has been felt in other areas of the campus over the years. She has been a staunch hockey presence at home and away games, forming her own cheer section. Clark served as a proctor for hockey study halls and
a chaperone on hockey trips, when needed. Clark received her bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire, where she met her husband.
Bruce Burgess joined the Language Department for the 198384 school year, left for several years, and then returned in 1990 as a French Bruce Burgess instructor. In the ensuing 25 years he has taught all levels of French, including Honors and AP, as well as elective courses in Advanced French Grammar, Contemporary French Culture, and French Composition. Burgess was the founder of Culver’s chapter of the Société Honoraire de Français, the French language honor society. Burgess’ passion for French language and culture led to his being named a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow and a two-time Fulbright Scholar, teaching and living in Senegal (1992-93) and France (2001-02). He also spent a summer in Lyon, France, as a participant in a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar and another in Fatick, Senegal, on a National Endowment for the Humanities Foreign Language Teacher Fellowship. He has been the recipient of the Spivey Award for Teaching Excellence and the Kaser Scholar award. A former chair of the Modern & Classical Language Department, Burgess
also coached varsity CGA softball and ninth-grade basketball for 11 seasons. He served as the senior class sponsor for 14 years. He received his bachelor’s degree at Central Michigan University and earned a master’s degree at the University of Michigan. Burgess and his wife, Diane, are the parents of two sons.
A Senior Instructor in Dance, Jill Tulchinsky began her Academies' career in 1981 when she and Dancevision Director Cathy Duke ’70 began their 34-year partnership; Tulchinsky focusing on ballet and pointe and Duke on modern dance. Tulchinsky brought a trained eye to the teaching of ballet and enriched the experience for Culver dancers through her involvement as an instructor and choreographer at St. Mary’s College, her work with Southold Dance Theatre, which she helped found in 1975, and her role as the artistic director for the Conservatory of Dance in Mishawaka, Ind.
Jill Tulchinsky
Always dedicated to her dancers, she will continue to work next year with her rising seniors who are doing Honors in Dance. Tulchinsky earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Indiana University.
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Kevin Danti named Kaser Scholar; Alex Mies receives Spivey Award At the May 30 Commencement Convocation, the Academies’ major faculty/staff awards went to a trio of educators who represent superior teaching, wise counsel, sympathetic understanding, and positive relationships. Introduced by Dean of the Faculty Kathy Lintner, the 2014-2015 recipients – Fred Haase (page 7), Kevin Danti, and Alex Mies – are the embodiment of those ideals. When, as a college student, Kevin Danti — named the 2015 Kaser Scholar — needed a teacher the most, he found one who taught him the biggest lessons about teaching and about life: Be honest and face issues head on, trust yourself and others, find your passion and go full force to make it a reality, never give up, strive for balance and moderation, and, most of all, develop and nurture relationships. Teaching has no physical boundaries; find opportunities to connect wherever you can find them. Since his hiring in 2005, Danti has internalized and shaped these lessons in his Humanities classroom, in the barracks, on the football field — wherever students gather. “What I love about him,” Lintner said, “is his combination of keen intelligence, humor, a talent for connecting the curricular dots in unexpected but fulfilling ways, and a vulnerability that is rare among teachers. It keeps him honest about his own expectations about teaching, in what areas he needs to improve,
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and which colleagues can give him feedback to help him hone his skills.” Chosen by students in 2009 as the outstanding teacher (Manuel Award), here are more recent examples of Danti’s impact on young lives: “Every assignment teaches me something new, whether it be directly related to the topic or in a way that pertains to my life,” one student Danti wrote. “My voice is heard in his class and I love that he learns right along with us. He engages with every single person in the room …” And from a student athlete: “Before I came to Culver, I was a follower, a quitter, and destined for an unfulfilled existence. All of that changed when I met Coach Danti. He taught me how to be a man.
He taught me how to work hard. He taught me how to be relentless. Above all else, he taught me how to believe in myself — the greatest gift of all.” The Kaser Scholar is awarded to the faculty member whose scholarly interests, enthusiastic teaching, sympathetic understanding and wise counsel combine to inspire students and kindle a zest for life and learning. Established in 1977, the award is given by the parents and classmates in memory of Mark B. Kaser, valedictorian of the Class of 1975, following his untimely death in 1976. Danti earned his bachelor’s degree at Purdue University and obtained his master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His wife, Juli, is the nurse supervisor at the Health Center and they are the parents of Eljay Danti-Murray ’15. An extraordinary ordinary man who is realizing his own potential as a Culver teacher, with all due humility, is how Spivey Award recipient Alexander Mies was described. Mies, a Humanities instructor, head coach of Varsity B hockey, and an assistant lacrosse coach, joined the faculty in 2010-11 as an intern, interned a second year, and was hired full time for 2012-13. He earned his bachelor’s degree (history major, psychology minor) from the College of Wooster, where he played lacrosse. The Maj. Gen. Delmar T. Spivey Award for Teaching Excellence, established in 1967 by Drs. Richard ’20 and Rudolph Light ’27, is named for Culver’s sixth superintendent. Chosen by the Academic department chairs, the Spivey honor is presented
Class of ’15 gift paving the way Mies’ “true contribution lies in a disposition, a way of seeing life,” Lintner said. “That disposition is simple to say and hard to achieve. It is humility, Mies a sense of being grounded, aware of one’s own standing but also keenly aware and respectful of those around him.
The Class of 2015 achieved record-breaking participation and proudly gave back to the Culver community with its class gift. After much deliberation among classmates, the Class of 2015 decided to provide something that was practical and needed; something that will be used every day, CMA Class President Nick Mahalak shared May 27 at the Academic Assembly. For several years, students have been using the grassy area bordered by the Infantry barracks, dining hall, and the Steinbrenner Recreation Center as a shortcut, resulting in an unsightly dirt pathway to the rec center. The 2015 class gift will pave that much-used thoroughfare. “The goal of our gift is to improve the Culver community by making it easier for everyone to get to practice on time and to pave the way for future classes to give back,” CGA Senior Class President Erin Thomas said. “With the remaining funds, we will be contributing to the Culver Sustainability Fund to support projects such as the water bottle filling stations and recycling campaigns.” The Class of 2015 also did not disappoint in the Beason Challenge. The graduating class reached the 100 percent goal in a record-breaking three weeks, raising a record $2,477.98 in support of The Culver Fund.
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to a young, promising member of the faculty in order to recognize and encourage superior teaching.
“He has been on his own journey these past five years, learning about all aspects of the Culver culture and internalizing them,” Lintner said. “He firmly believes that in order to fully understand his students, he has to see them in all areas of their Culver lives … before he can develop into an effective teacher. His students notice his presence and appreciate his support and attendance at their activities.” As a coach, his athletes say Mies accepts them where they are, helps them identify areas for growth, and works alongside them to achieve their goals. “The same holds true for his classroom teaching,” Lintner said. “He has immersed himself in learning as much about teaching as he can” by observing colleagues and conversations about grading practices, student engagement, timely feedback, and writing and rubrics. Continuing his own education, Mies is working on a master’s degree at American Military University, focusing on American Studies.
Lara Smith Nicholson ’86 (center) was the Honorary Cum Laude recipient and the featured speaker at the May 30 Commencement Convocation. Sharing the moment with her were, left to right, her children, Alena ’14 and William ’16, father Walter Smith ’66, and friend Kirby Henderson.
More Commencement 2015 at news.culver.org
On May 31 the Culver Legion welcomed the 209 members of the Class of 2015 into the fold. For more photos from Commencement 2015, visit the redesigned Culver News blog (news.culver.org). You can get the most current Culver news on your computer and all your mobile devices. Culver News will connect you with information in several specific categories as well as Culver Alumni Magazine and Images of Culver, the photo gallery. You can also sign up for our Culver News email that will deliver the latest stories, videos, and photos right to your inbox. CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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CulverCurrents Faculty, Staff & Retiree Notes Anne (Schneider) Kelley ’94 will assume the role as Assistant Dean of Girls in August 2015. Her vacancy as the counselor of Ithaka dormitory will be filled by Jai Hayes ’02. Kelley has been a counselor since 1998. Hayes had been the CGA Residential Life and Leadership Adviser, a position that has been discontinued. Also for school year 2015-16, Angie Fulton ’98 will become the CGA Residential Life Curriculum Team Leader, a newly created position. Fulton previously was the counselor of Benson dormitory.
•••• On May 6, honorary membership in Culver Legion was extended to three employees in recognition of 25 years of service to
the Academies. This distinction included public recognition at an all-school meeting and the gift of a Culver ring or its cash equivalent. Those honored were: Brian Fisher, an employee of the Dining Hall/Snack Bar since 1990. Tim Montgomery, who joined the Military Activities staff in 1990 as a tactical officer and moved to a troop counselor’s position in 2001. Brad Trevathan, who was hired in 1990 as a history instructor. He served as an associate director of College Advising 1993-2001 and has taught ninth-grade Humanities since 2003.
Assistant athletic trainer and wellness education instructor Megan Darcy has been inducted into the Ravenna (Mich.) High School Sports Hall of Fame. A 2005 graduate, Darcy was one of the great softball pitchers in the school’s history, compiling a career record of 66-25-1, and a .303 batting average. She pitched her teams to two county championships, two district championships, a West Michigan Conference title, and regional and quarterfinal championships. Darcy graduated from Alma College and has a master’s from Western Michigan University. She joined the Academies’ faculty in 2010.
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Frick working in Indy for Rubin School, GSI for the Entrepreneur when Rubin, a 1968 alumnus, provided an endowment in 2009. Frick also founded the Culver in China program in 2004 as a component of the GSI.
Instead, Frick has relocated to Carmel, Ind., where he will be doing advancement work on behalf of The Ron Rubin School for the Entrepreneur.
Frick obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana University.
“The Rubin School and Global Studies Institute need someone in the real world promoting their interests,” Frick said. “I want to help take both of them to the next level. … I think I’ll be busy,” noting there “are ton of people in the greater Indianapolis area” with Culver connections. Frick was the founding director of The Global Studies Institute in 1997, stepping down as director at the end of the 2007-08 school year to return to the classroom full time. He was also founding director of the School for the Entrepreneur in 2006, which was originally a part of the GSI. It became The Ron Rubin School
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He joined Culver as a history instructor in 1985 and also coached CMA basketball for three years. He was holder of the Eppley Chair of History. Humanities instructor Harry Frick was an honorary inspector for CAR, along with retiring language instructor Fred Haase. Miles photo.
Though veteran Humanities instructor Harry Frick will no longer be found in an Academies’ classroom, he is not retiring as stated in the Spring 2015 issue of Culver Alumni Magazine.
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The Math Department swept the Ralph N. Manuel awards for 2014-15 with instructors Al Clark and Cali Girard garnering the honors. The Manuel Awards are presented annually to a male and a female faculty or staff member who, in the opinion of the student body, best exemplifies the ideals of Culver. Manuel was president of the Academies from 1982 through 1999. Girard joined the Math Department in 2007 as an intern and was hired full time a year later. She took the 2011-12 year off to earn a master’s degree in Mathematics Education from Curtin University in Australia. Her undergraduate degree is from Christopher Newport University in mathematics. Girard is the head coach of CMA and CGA swimming and an assistant rowing coach in the spring. (Information about Al Clark can be found in the retirement story on Page 8.)
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Reynolds Family Endowment Award to Co. B Counselor Ryan Humphrey At the May 30 Reunion Garrison Parade, Ryan Humphrey was named the recipient of the Mike Reynolds Family Endowment Award as the most outstanding CMA counselor for 2014-15. Humphrey completed his first year as counselor of Company B and was also the head junior varsity lacrosse coach. But he is no stranger to the Culver military and residential structure. He has three summers on the Culver Specialty Camp staff, two on the Woodcraft staff, and was a Woodcraft Division Commander in 2009. A Ball State University graduate, Humphrey was previously a science instructor at Howe Military School in Howe, Ind., where he also served as a tactical officer covering both military and supervisory duties in the unit. He taught fifth-grade science from 2005-12 in the Elkhart (Ind.) Community Schools and also coached track and soccer. Humphrey also coached lacrosse at Concord and LaPorte high schools. The Reynolds family — Michael ’72 and Deborah “DK,” and their son, Kleberg ’11 — established the endowment to assist in finding, retaining, and educating the best CMA counselors. The unit counselor is vital to the educational process and to all aspects of a young and impressionable student’s life on campus.
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— Compiled and written by Jan Garrison
Athletes find success statewide and nationally For more details on your favorite sport and/or athlete, visit the @Culver blog at news.culver.org or the website at culver.org. Meanwhile, here are the individual and team highlights from the winter and spring seasons:
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During the winter and spring seasons, Culver athletes earned more than their fair share of accolades and honors. Whether as individuals or as a team, our young men and women performed competitively throughout northern Indiana, the state, and on the national stage.
CGA tennis’ No. 1 doubles team of Regina Padilla '15 (left) and Amanda Padilla ’16, cousins from Leon, Mexico, advanced in the IHSAA individual doubles tournament in Indianapolis June 12-13. The duo posted a 12-2 record during the regular season and advanced to the state doubles tournament after winning their sectional doubles match, though the CGA team failed to advance.
Bachman drafted Karch Bachman has become the first Culver Military Academy hockey player since 1996 to be drafted straight out of high school by a National Hockey League team. Bachman ’15 (Wolcottville, Ind.) was taken in the fifth round of the NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers on June 28. He is the 26th CMA player to be drafted. Nine have advanced to play in the NHL and three were Olympians: Gary Suter ’82, John Michael Liles ’99, and Ryan Suter ’01.
No. 1 doubles reaches state
On the podium
Three members of the CGA tennis team made deep runs in the state individual tennis tournament. After CGA was eliminated at the team regional, No. 1 singles player Rachel Simon ’15 (Warsaw, Ind.) and the No. 1 doubles team Regina Padilla ’15 and Amanda Padilla ’16 (Leon, Mexico) continued in the individual tournament. Simon reached the finals of the regional finals before being ousted and the Padillas lost in the state quarterfinals.
Eric Burns ’16 (New Carlisle, Ind.) finished ninth in the long jump at the state track meet with a jump of 22 feet, 6½ inches. It wasn’t quite as good as his leap of 23-1¾ at the South Bend Regional but it still was a strong enough effort to earn him a spot on the stand.
The tennis team did win its 11th consecutive sectional title. The Gable Tennis Complex again hosted the sectional, regional, and semistate tournaments this season.
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Alejandro Tumoine Villalobos ’15 (Torreon, Mexico) also competed at the state meet in the 3200-meter run. He got trapped in the back of the field and finished 24th in 9:46.09. CGA freshman Athena Song (Ames, Iowa) finished 19th in the state 300-meter hurdles.
The 18-year-old, 5-foot-10 left wing, who played internationally on the U.S. U18 team, was ranked 87th by the NHL Central Scouting Service.
State lacrosse success The CMA Varsity Lacrosse team completed an undefeated regular season and reached the semifinal round of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association’s tournament before falling to eventual state champion Carmel. The Eagles finished the season with an impressive 15-1 record. The lone senior on the team was defenseman Nick Mahalak ’15 (Monroe, Mich.), who had never played until this year.
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Student-athletes moving on As the school year came to a close on May 31, 18 student-athletes had committed to play at the collegiate level and three had verbally committed after their stints in junior hockey.
The new track encircling Oliver Field is a gift of the Mendelson family in memory of Herbert “Mike” Mendelson Jr. ’44. Mendelson was a record-setting distance runner and co-captain of the cross country team. Present for the May 1 dedication were, left to right, a brother, Joseph T. Mendelson N’54, and Herbert Mendelson’s children, Kathy Mendelson, Diane Bray, and Herbert A. Mendelson III.
The graduating athletes will be playing in 10 sports, including non-NCAA sports such as cheerleading and rugby. And some of the top collegiate names in their respective sports are on the list. From Karch Bachman’s verbal commitment to the University of Miami (Ohio) to David Dilts’ signing a National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Syracuse to Krista Trefen’s commitment to row at the U.S. Naval Academy, the list is impressive. The sports and student-athletes are: Cheerleading – Sam Baldwin (Indiana)
Success on Lacrosse, hockey a national garner scale national attention Culver Academies continued to make waves on the national sports scene, with the Culver Military Academy Prep Lacrosse team starting the season ranked No. 1 in the nation after last year’s impressive 23-0 performance. While the team finished 17-6 and ranked 21st in the final polls, five of the six losses came at the hands of No. 1 Haverford, No. 2 Hill Academy (twice), No. 9 Gonzaga, and No. 16 McDonogh. The Eagles captured the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association title for the second straight year and fell one goal short in overtime to Hill Academy from capturing their third consecutive North American Lacrosse Invitational title. The Eagles were ranked as high as 13th in the national polls during the season. The CMA Prep Hockey team finished third in the national USA Midget U18 Tier I rankings for 2014-15, down from second a year ago. The Eagles won the Mid-American District championship for the second straight year, advancing to the final eight.
In that tournament, the Eagles won their first game but injuries sidelined some key players and the Eagles dropped their next two games and were eliminated. The tournament run also closed out the career of Coach Al Clark, who finished with a total of 1,017 wins and a winning percentage of .651.
Golfers 1 stroke short The CMA team missed qualifying for the regional tournament by just one stroke. The Eagles shot a 316 at Warsaw’s Rozella Ford Golf Course to finish fourth behind Columbia City, Plymouth, and host Warsaw. Kirby Hart ’17 (Lafayette, Ind.) advanced to the regional as an individual after shooting a 76. Coach Fred Haase retired after 43 years at the helm of the golf program.
Cross Country/Track & Field – Landrum Neer (DePauw) Fencing – Mitchell Kokko (Notre Dame) Football – Nick Mahalak (Butler); Daniel Prescott (Hampden-Sydney), and Kyle Bennett (Ohio Northern) Golf – Tavia Maurovic (Mercyhurst) Hockey – Spencer Cage (Middlebury), Ian Murdoch (Military Academy). Hockey Verbals – Karch Bachman (MiamiOhio), Nick MacNab (Yale), and Dean Shatzer (Dartmouth). Lacrosse (men’s) – David Dilts (Syracuse), Dawson McKenzie (Princeton), Spencer Secord (Georgetown), and Max Hood (Lindenwood). Lacrosse (women’s) – Erin Thomas (American) Rowing (women’s) – Kaley Concannon (Stetson) and Krista Trefen (Naval Academy) Rugby – Jeremy Dorrell (New Hampshire) and Quentin Haley (Central Missouri). CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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At the Head of the Classes The Honor Classes are those that make a faithful, generous, and extraordinary contribution to the school. The Samuel Coles Butler Award is presented to a class beyond its 25th reunion. The Joseph H. Levy Jr. Award recipient is a class within its first 25 years after graduation.
Class of 1965 The Butler Award (Set 50th reunion total giving record)
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Alumni rowers and friends after taking an eight-oared shell out on Lake Maxinkuckee for ol’ time sake. Pictured are, left to right, Academies crew coach Guy Weaser, Fergus Peacock '95, Jacob Hatch '95, his son Ezekiel and wife Heather, Julia Jarvis '95, Elizabeth Bailey Dunham '95, Elizabeth Forsyth '05 (coxswain), Richard Mehl '95, Heather Mehl '97, and Joshua Clemons '95.
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Members of the Class of ’55, left to right, Alki Scopelitis, Carl Stifel, and Frank Philpot get fired up for the Reunion Garrison Parade.
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A quartet of 2005 alumnae from Tower together for their 10th reunion. From left to right are Meredith Kohr Owen, Michelle Weeks, Kathryn Hassett, and Ashley Van Sipma.
4. Members of the Class of 1985 muster for the Reunion Weekend Garrison Parade. From left are Annegret Gramont, Bethann Muehlhausen Hassell, Noreen Banguis Cagle (foreground), Carey McCrabb Albritton, Brenda Hartman, Dave Brewer, Paula Bonetzky, and Eugene Imm. 5. Ivan ’05 and Schylene (Reetz) Sanders ’06 and their children Nikolai and Edin enjoy the One Culver tent during Friday of Reunion Weekend. Ivan is an Army sergeant and the couple were able to visit Culver while he was on leave. After two years in Korea, they are moving to Maryland. 6. D’Scott Easton (left) and Bill Epley enjoy a good laugh with their 1965 classmates as they line up for the Iron Gate Ceremony during Reunion Weekend. 7. With a record-setting 84 alumni returning, the Golden Anniversary Class of 1965 salutes the crowd and reviewing line during the Reunion Garrison Parade. Leading the class is Regimental Commander Mike Huffington. His guidon bearer is Bill Carson, the class president. All photos by Camilo ‘Mo’ Morales except where noted
The Levy Award (Doubled its 20th reunion Culver Fund goal)
reunion 2015 “By the Numbers”
609 Registered alumni (1940 to 2010) 250 Additional guests number of 84 Record 50-year classmates attending (1965) 43 States represented 23 Non-reunion class years represented 15 Reunion classes (1940 to 2010) 9 Countries represented
The CMA first-classmen and CGA seniors of the Class of 2015 are formed on The Oval for the May 31 Commencement. Despite soggy ground and temperatures in the 50s, 209 graduates received their diplomas. Photo by Communications Media and Video Manager Lew Kopp Jr. W’66, ’71.
Naval 5, Deck 7 commissionings among summer ’15 innovations
Members of Deck 7 file past the Reviewing Line during the June 23 Upper Schools Retreat. Two new units — Deck 7 and Naval 5 — were commissioned for summer 2015. Deck 7 is comprised of the girls involved in equitation. Naval 5 balances the two Naval Battalions at three companies each. Staff photo by Jason Chan '14.
BY KELLY NORTON ’07 Summer Communications Coordinator
better staff-to-student ratio and also means Naval Band will no longer be outmanned by 25 midshipmen every time it competes against the other companies.
There are exciting changes underway in the Upper Schools program for summer 2015, to include new classes, a revamped Tuxis program, and a new awards system that, in many ways, mimics the system used by the Department of Defense. Two new Upper School units will be commissioned this summer, and we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Culver Summer School for Girls.
There has been a lot of excitement about the formation of Deck 7, which can also be referred to as the Girls’ Troop. Our equine instruction has been a popular elective for our females for many years, and these young women have enjoyed participating on horseback in the weekly Garrison Parade. Unfortunately, many equestriennes reluctantly choose to stop riding their first-class summer because they perceived their opportunities for leadership positions within their deck might be diminished. As Deck 7 is designed to be on horseback as a unit, all leadership positions are fully open to the Deck 7 girls.
Two New Units Naval Company 5 and Girls Deck 7 received their official unit guidons at the Opening Day Ceremony on June 22. The re-commissioning of Naval 5 balances the two Naval Battalions to three companies each. Battalion 1 is comprised of Naval Band, Naval 1, and Naval 2, and Battalion 2 will contain Naval 3, 4, and 5. The Naval School did not increase enrollment this summer, so spreading the campers across six units creates a
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Trimesters Upper School experimented last summer with a seventh class period in the evening. What we learned is that there is a large student demand for additional opportunities to take electives, but there are too many other things that students would rather
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do in the evening. As a result, we introduced a trimester class schedule this summer. This change is completely transparent for our six-week classes, but former three-week classes will now become two weeks long, while a handful have stretched to four weeks. We have discovered some additional benefits to the trimester schedule, not the least of which is that Woodcraft Camp and Upper School now share the same class calendar, which makes sharing instructors across both camps a possibility.
Leadership Class It seemed fair, that if students were suddenly offered five or six more elective opportunities with the trimester schedule, that we replace one of those electives with a mandatory leadership class. We are very excited to be partnering with the CMA and CGA faculty to design a new leadership curriculum comprised of three two-week classes customized for each of the three-year groups. First- and second-classmen will take their leadership class during the first trimester, and the new third-classmen will take their class during the second trimester.
Awards Culver summer students love to earn medals, patches, and pins that they can proudly wear on their uniforms. Over time, the number of awards have multiplied and the ability for someone to visibly share their summer success story has become more difficult. There is also the problem of limited real estate — medals are now overlapped and heading north over the shoulder! Before the end of last summer, Upper School students were briefed on the concept of trading in their medals for ribbons, similar to the way the military wears its awards. The Upper School has created 36 awards, each with a specific ribbon. Midshipmen and cadets can now once again tell their story through the diverse and professional-looking ribbon ecosystem.
Tuxis The Tuxis program has been a part of the Upper School for more than 100 years. For decades, the Tuxis medal was the only award students could wear on their uniforms. In general terms, the Tuxis program was designed to incentivize summer students to try various classes and activities. For summer 2015, Tuxis remained an important part of the Upper School experience, however the focus shifted to emphasize leadership. The bulk of the points necessary to earn the Tuxis medals are now tied to the student’s performance in the new leadership class. Additional performance and experiential Tuxis points will be earned throughout the summer in a system that will be easier to understand, easier to administer, and more in line with Culver core values.
The photo on page 7 of the Spring 2015 issue generated some interesting information regarding its origin. As it turns out, the photo was staged to promote the Summer School for Girls. All four girls pictured are faculty daughters and, while they all took special Culver summer courses, none of them graduated from the summer program. The Academies’ Fine Arts chair and Dancevision director, Cathy (Mitzell) Duke ’70, who is seated at left, said the photo session was her first encounter with Mai Fan England. Behind Cathy are, left to right, Cindy Marshall ’71, Mayra Perez ’71 (seated), and Nancy Reichley. (Each faculty daughter graduated from Culver Military Academy prior to Culver Academy for Girls opening in 1971-72.) Cathy is the daughter of Channing and Dorry Mitzell of Culver. Channing was a history instructor, counselor, and assistant to the president. Dorry worked in the library. Cathy has been a faculty member since 1990, with a previous stint from 1977-87. Cindy Marshall’s dad is the late Chet Marshall Sr., the former athletic director. Cindy is married and living in New Orleans. Her brother, Chet III ’73, was the Academies’ Annual Fund director from 2003-12. Mayra (Perez) Arriete’s father is Armando Perez, Ph.D., who taught Spanish at Culver from 1963-72. Mayra married R. Clayton Woodard ’70 in September 2012 and they live in San Jose, Calif. Nancy Reichley is the daughter of Robert Reichley, the Academy’s public relations director from 1960-68. She completed her freshman year in 1967-68 before her dad took a job at Brown University. Nancy Reichley and her husband live in Seattle. The photo was taken no later than 1967-68. The location was West Lodge, which began as Linden Hall, and was razed in the late ’90s to make room for the Roberts Hall of Science and Dicke Hall of Mathematics. So, now you know the rest of the story … — Doug Haberland, Editor CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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Through 38 years of medical changes and adaptations, Doctors Deery and Reiss always put their patients first
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Doctors Warren Reiss (left) and Michael Deery.
The pair retires as the Academies’ longest-tenured physicians by Doug Haberland and Frederick Karst Photos by Camilo ‘Mo’ Morales
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or thirty-eight years Doctors Michael Deery and Warren Reiss have shared responsibility as the stewards of medical care for Academies’ students, campers, and employees through the Health Center as well as residents of the town of Culver at the Lake Shore Clinic. Their tenure as Academies’ physicians — the longest in the school’s history — came to an end on May 31 with Deery’s retirement. Reiss, who was part of the transition to the new model, retired June 30. As they reflected on their careers and the unique environment in which they have practiced, there is no obvious secret to their success, only a devotion to their profession, to their patients, and the oath taken.
Dr. Reiss confers with a student patient.
For the Health Center, Reiss said his goals were “to continually evolve as a team to meet student and campus needs and that we kept current with medical technology and knowledge over time. You can get very insulated in a small town … It is critically important to get out and about in the medical community, to read, attend meetings, so that one stays focused and energized. It keeps excitement in medicine.”
“You can’t have an ego,” in this position, Deery said. “When a parent calls and says they want their child to see a specialist, you call a specialist. We don’t have an issue with that. We don’t hesitate to refer them if we don’t know what’s wrong. Maybe that’s why Doctor Reiss and I have gotten along so well for thirty-eight years.”
"It is critically important to get out and about in the medical community, to read, attend meetings, so that one stays focused and energized. It keeps excitement in medicine.” — Dr. Warren Reiss
Gotten along they have. Since 1977 the pair have shared the duties as Academies’ physicians and been partners in their private practice, Lake Shore Clinic. Their clinic ceased to be a private practice when it was purchased by the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Inc., in the summer of 2011. (The Academies’ new medical personnel will continue to have an affiliation with the Saint Joseph Physician Network.)
‘. . . there is an art to medicine . . .’ On a typical day, Deery and Reiss have been present for student sick call daily from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. and again from 3:30 to 5:30 each afternoon. One of the two was also in the office Saturday and Sunday mornings. The weekends were usually light. Mondays, “for obvious reasons,” were the busiest, Reiss said. Nursing care was provided throughout the day and overnight for students whose illnesses required around-the-clock attention.
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Reiss emphasized the importance of the entire Health Center team in furnishing the full spectrum of medical care available to students. The team includes nurses, the psychology team, secretaries, drivers, the Health Center kitchen workers, and custodial personnel. The Health Center “is much more than just the physicians,” he added. “We are an integral part of the team, as are the others.”
Changing with the times Over the years, medical practice at the Health Center has made adjustments corresponding to the developments in medical science as well as increasing enrollments, the doctors explained. “We did everything, initially, from blood tests to X-rays,” Deery said, “We set fractures. There were major lacerations I wouldn’t touch today. There is a cadre of specialists behind us today” that didn’t exist in the ’70s.
As technology and equipment evolved, it wasn’t always feasible for the Health Center to keep pace, Reiss said. All new equipment was donated in the 1980s, but the “obsolescent factor came sooner than it had in the past.” When Reiss started with the Health Center there was an X-ray technician/LPN. Today, an X-ray technician is more specialized and would not do both jobs, he said. (Reiss notes that his office used to be the X-ray room, which is why the door is so heavy; it’s lead.) “Medicine has grown broadly over time,” Reiss said. “This has included new drugs, imaging options (MRIs, ultrasounds), laboratory testing, and an understanding of basic disease processes that did not exist when I entered practice." Technology has changed the medical profession dramatically, but not always for the better. “The downside (of technology) is less humanness in the interaction with people,” Reiss said. “You don’t have the one-on-one ability to see expressions and evaluate body language.”
But statistics, budgeting and record-keeping are “definitely quicker,” he added. “It’s important that people understand the pros and cons of electronic communication. It consumes a lot of time. It’s a help and a hindrance. You have to look at the benefits.” “Medicine, though more sophisticated, remains a one-on-one interaction, an art based on science,” Deery said. “Basically, you’re dealing with a patient who comes in and tells you what’s wrong.”
‘. . . prevention is preferable to cure’ An evolving philosophy in the medical profession also played a role in the changes Reiss saw at the school. He was part of the school’s wellness initiative and chaired the Wellness Committee for a few years. “From my perspective, the Wellness curriculum has been enhanced and currently includes didactic time with members of the psychology staff. The program offerings in the
“Medicine, though more sophisticated, remains a one-on-one interaction, an art based on science. Basically, you’re dealing with a patient who comes in and tells you what’s wrong.” — Dr. Michael Deery
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Culver Physicians through the Years Dr. Oliver Rea 1897-1904 (Dependent on local physicians for three years) Dr. E.E. Parker
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Dr. C.E. Reed
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Dr. Clement Slonaker
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Nurse practitioner Melissa ‘Lisa’ Ilg consults with Doctors Warren Reiss and Michael Deery at the Health Center. Ilg is one of three medical professionals hired in the wake of the retirements of Reiss and Deery.
Fitness Center have been expanded, reveille is later to allow the potential for increased sleep, and movement is stressed as important for both students and employees. Psychology and spiritual services have been enhanced over time and achieving life balance is stressed. These changes are reflective of Culver’s commitment to its mission statement. It’s a lifestyle,” Reiss said. Society’s teen-related health issues are not any more of a problem at Culver than they have been in the general population. The Culver Assistance Program is now available for students with substance abuse issues who would have been dismissed in years past, Reiss said. Other enhancements in health care include addressing eating disorders and comprehensive concussion management. Culver was one of the first schools in the state to do testing for concussions for football and other sports. In the summer, four of five injuries had been concussions from campers being hit by the swinging boom of a sailboat. “Helmets have cut that down to a fifth,” Deery said. For adults, the initiation of the on-site Culver Clinic – operated by a third-party health care provider at little or no cost to all employees and their spouses – is another example of Culver’s health/wellness initiative. Though it reduced some of the patient traffic at their private practice, “it also made it possible for more Academies’ employees to be seen and taken care of, and that is what is important,” Deery said.
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Dr. Paul E. Campbell
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C.G. Mackey
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Dr. Milan Baker
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Dr. David L. Tennant
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Dr. Ralph Honzik
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Dr. Donald McLeod
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Drs. Michael Deery & Warren Reiss 1977-2015 — Extracted from “To Your Good Health, Sirs” by Robert B.D. Hartman
Summer, travel, and parents Summer Camps injuries are more plentiful simply because of the larger number of youths involved (1,400 in the summer compared to eight hundred in boarding school). “Woodcraft injuries are usually minor because the campers are wellsupervised,” Deery said. Deery noted further health improvements in the summer program stemming from more emphasis on fluid intake and canceling of outdoor activities or altering the daily schedule because of extreme heat and humidity. A teen-oriented practice “runs the gamut from frequent colds to injuries, chronic issues as well as some emotional concerns, and nut and bee sting allergies,” he said. Like any other environment in which large groups of people live in close proximity, viruses and colds are the most common ailments, Reiss added. “We go through periods of flu or gastroenteritis. Once it starts, you know it’s going to spread. There’s no escaping it.” Fear of exposure to international health issues through foreign travel, such as the Ebola epidemic, have been handled by keeping students and the parents informed of the dangers and precautions to take when away from campus. Administering health care to a global clientele that involves multiple language differences and absentee parents certainly has its special challenges for the Health Center staff.
" . . . reveille is later to allow the potential for increased sleep, and movement is stressed. . . . These changes are reflective of Culver's commitment to its mission statement. It's a lifestyle."
— Dr. Warren Reiss
Divergent personalities with complementary skills Language differences are less of an issue during boarding school than they are in the summer, Deery said, but there are rarely serious communication issues thanks to Language Line. Language Line connects the doctors and patient with an off-campus translator by speaker phone, permitting the free-flow of information, questions, and answers. Deery understands the difficulty a parent may have regarding their child’s illness or injury when they are hundreds or thousands of miles away. “Ninety-nine point nine percent of parents are very pleasant and easy to deal with,” he said. “They are knowledgeable and have their opinions. We listen and try to accommodate.”
A dynamic duo As private practitioners and Academies physicians, the pair have been driven by common goals. They worked in tandem, each capitalizing on the other’s strengths and expertise.
Doctors Michael Deery and Warren Reiss will tell you that their thirty-eight-year medical partnership has been more like a professional marriage. It is a relationship based on trust, faith, honesty, shared values, and mutual respect. These two men are alike in many respects – overachievers, compulsive, and focused. Both describe themselves as introverts, Reiss more so than Deery. The Academies’ longtime physicians are divergent personalities with complementary skill sets. Deery and his wife, Judy, managed the Lake Shore Clinic. Reiss handled the administrative oversight of the Academies Health Center. Reiss is the better manager and organizer, said Deery, who was happy “just being a family doctor.” Their social and travel interests are different. Deery is into sports and more social. Reiss is focused on history and the arts. Their medical partnership and working relationship has been their common denominator, along with family.
“We have supported each other’s professional interests and adjusted schedules accordingly,” Reiss said.
And while they and their families have socialized outside work, “too much time together in a relationship is not always a good thing,” Reiss said.
“I have appreciated all of Warren’s efforts to keep the business side up to par, as well as his medical expertise in the day-to-day care of our patients. It has been wonderful to have a partner to talk with and consult with,” Deery said.
With the end of the 2014-2015 school year, their tenure as Academies’ physicians came to an end. Their retirement venues are indicative of their individual needs and drives. As they part ways, “a new chapter unfolds for both of us,” Reiss said.
“It’s been a healthy place to come to work,” Reiss said.
But a good and lasting friendship will endure, as will the memories of the years they have devoted to Culver, its students, and employees. We wish them good health and happiness, which is all they ever wanted for us.
(Editor’s note: Quoted subheads are excerpted from the Hippocratic Oath written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used by many medical schools today. Source: Wikipedia.)
— Doug Haberland, Editor
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Practice Made it Perfect for Michael Deery Coming off a two-year assignment at an Indian reservation in North Dakota, Doctor Michael Deery was looking for a small town medical practice and a home on a lake. At Culver, he found all of that and more. Much more. “I always thought it would be neat to live on a lake. I didn’t know anything about the Academy. It worked out perfectly. It’s been a wonderful place to live and work,” Deery said. After thirty-eight years as an Academies’ physician, Deery retired at the end of May, though he will continue his affiliation with the Lake Shore Clinic for the immediate future. Deery will also continue as the medical director of Miller’s Merry Manor in Culver and Plymouth and at the Saint Joseph Health Center in Plymouth, where care is available for the medically underserved. (Deery was honored in 2007 as the recipient of the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Community Spirit Award for his efforts to establish the Plymouth health center.)
his medical degree from the Indiana University Medical School in 1965. He interned at Marion County General Hospital in Indianapolis. He met his wife-to-be, Judy, at Marian, where she was a nursing student. She also studied at the Saint Vincent’s School of Nursing in Indianapolis. She was the business/practice manager and a part-time nurse at the Lake Shore Clinic for many years. Deery had been in private practice in Culver for about eight years when he was invited by then-Superintendent John Mars to join the medical staff at the Academies, while also continuing his private practice. It was 1977, the same time that Doctor Warren Reiss joined Deery as a partner in the Lake Shore Clinic. When he first came to town, Deery was attracted primarily by Lake Maxinkuckee with the hope his children might attend the Academies. As it turned out, all six of the Deerys’ children would graduate from the Academies. Two of eleven grandchildren have also graduated and a third is a CGA junior. Those children are Deanna Deery-Schmitt ’80 of Bainbridge Island, Washington; Sean ’82, Colleen Comiskey ’84, and Patrick ’85, all of Culver; Timothy ’87 of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Elizabeth Deery ’89 of Bruce Lake Station, Indiana. Alumni grandchildren are Stephanie Comiskey ’04 and Shane Comiskey ’14. Granddaughter Shannon Deery is a junior in CGA and a soccer player. As an Academies physician, Deery’s responsibilities involved being on the sidelines for many football games in case his services were needed. But Deery often would be found prowling the sidelines as a father and grandfather as his children and grandchildren competed for the Academies in various athletic endeavors.
Michael and Judy Deery with their children, left to right, Deanna DeerySchmitt ’80, Sean ’82, Colleen Comiskey ’84, Patrick ’85, Tim ’87, and Elizabeth Deery ’89. The occasion was Doctor Deery being honored in 2007 with the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Community Spirit Award.
As a medical student in the mid-1960s, Deery had received a military deferment, but was obligated to serve two years after he graduated. He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service and spent two years at the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. That experience got him comfortable living in small towns, which led him to Culver. Deery began his medical practice April 7, 1968, at the Lake Shore Clinic. In those early years Deery also helped cover the student medical needs when the Academies’ physician was not available. An Indianapolis native, Deery graduated from Marian College in Indianapolis in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree and obtained
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Besides watching kids and grandkids, much of Deery’s vacation time has been spent visiting his children around the country. In his spare time he reads best-sellers and Pulitzer winners, history, professional literature, and listens to books on CDs. He exercises three or four times a week and plays golf. Deery is a member of the Lake Maxinkuckee Association and was involved with the Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce when he was younger. For twenty-five years, he has been an assistant professor of family medicine at Indiana University Medical School in Indianapolis teaching third-year medical students. Working ten hours a day and watching his children grow up hasn’t left too much time for other activities, but “I loved working here,” the seventy-four-year-old Deery said. “I would hope that through the years my kindnesses, demeanor, and professionalism have encouraged some students to pursue a medical career. “It’s hard to translate what the Academies have meant to me,” he said. “I am proud to have been a small part of it. It’s been rewarding.” — by Doug Haberland and Frederick Karst
Warren Reiss has enjoyed the ride “It’s been a great ride,” Doctor Warren Reiss said as his thirty-eight-year career as an Academies’ physician drew to a close. “I’ve enjoyed it and have learned a lot. I’ve grown in many ways, personally and professionally. The students have kept me youngthinking and have challenged me when I needed to be challenged. Students have had a big impact on my life in a lot of intangible ways,” Reiss said. “A great ride” is a fitting metaphor for the medical career of the sixty-six-year-old Reiss, a 1966 graduate of the summer horsemanship program. Horseback riding
Having sailed, Reiss was into new experiences at Culver, so he signed up for horsemanship. Riding would become an activity that extended well into adulthood and would be shared with his two children. “We had horses when the children were younger, which provided chores as well as enjoyment,” he said. Reiss would receive his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1974. His interest was family practice, but there were no family practice residences in Ohio, so Reiss landed a residency at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. That led to a rural medicine residency in Winamac, where he “learned a lot”; then a stint in Plymouth, and a month with Deery at his Culver practice. Back in familiar territory, Reiss accepted a partnership with Deery in the Lake Shore Clinic. By 1977, Reiss was also the father of two. His children’s grandparents were summer residents on Lake Maxinkuckee. The Lake Shore partnership soon evolved into an opportunity for the pair to also head the Academies’ medical facility. Culver was “a good match” and part of the hiring process for Reiss was the opportunity to ride whenever he wanted. “Riding horses was a real draw for me,” he said. Plus, “Culver had winter, and in those days I was into sled riding.”
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has been an integral part of his life. It was what attracted him to Culver in 1964, what brought him back as a summer horsemanship instructor from 1968 to ’72, and was a motivating factor in his decision to enter medical practice here in 1977. Growing up in Cincinnati, Reiss said his parents considered summer camp important for exposure to different experiences and different people. He attended a sailing camp on Lake James in northeastern Indiana, but “how (his parents) came up with Culver, I really don’t know.”
For Reiss, riding has been his own special therapy. “You are at peace and one with your horse. There is a lot of psychology to be learned on horseback,” he said. And, like a doctor with a patient, “you have to sense what the horse is feeling.”
In the community, Reiss’ interests were more in physician relations, hospital governance, and risk management. He also played a role in the evolution of the Plymouth hospital from a county-run facility to a non-profit, faith-based facility. But his focus when not doctoring has been family. Reiss is married to Mary Kay Karzas, who retired from the Academies as the Deputy Director of Development in 2011 after twenty-five years. In retirement, Reiss and Karzas will be relocating to the Chicago Loop, where Reiss says they can take advantage of the energy of the city and all it offers, as well as spending more time with their two children’s families, which includes three grandchildren. Reiss is excited about the opportunities to continue traveling and “to enjoy exploring Chicago more in depth and to drift farther from The Loop.” There are many art and music opportunities, Reiss said, musing on the enjoyment of being in a city that has so many changes going on around him. Having benefitted from the vibrancy of young people for five decades, Reiss is “trading Culver for a different young environment. I sense the same [vibrancy] in The Loop. It’s contagious.” For Warren Reiss this kind of contagion is its own cure. by Doug Haberland and Frederick Karst Editor's note: Culver resident Frederick Karst is a freelance writer and the former publisher of The Culver Citizen. He is the father of David Karst '95.
Reluctantly, Reiss has had to give up horseback riding. He has traded his passion for riding nature trails to walking them instead. Not surprisingly, “exercise is an important part of my life,” he said. Reiss also enjoys all types of music, the piano, reading American history and European medieval history, gardening, and “I have a lot of art projects in my head” in several different mediums.
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Graduate of the Year 2015:
Jud Little’65 Out in front or behind the scenes, making an impact via good deeds
By Doug Haberland, Editor
J
ud Little is easy to spot. Barrel-chested and six-foot-three, he towers above many. And if he didn’t already stand out in a crowd, he’s the guy beneath the white beaver cowboy hat. The good guys always wear white hats, and Jud Little is unquestionably one of the good guys. What he’s done for Culver is also easy to see, from the renovated riding hall that bears his name to the scholarships for rural Oklahoma students, from fencing around the horse pastures to tack and trailers. Little is a CEF trustee, was a member of the Committee of the Horse, and a former Legion president. He is enshrined in Culver’s Horsemanship Hall of Fame. But what he does that is unseen and unknown is even more impressive. Like helping to fund dental work for a child from the town of Culver, or boarding a friend’s horses when she was going through some difficult times. When Little heard she was paying to board her horses, he just sent his horse trailer, had the animals loaded up, and carted them off to his Oklahoma ranch. If someone needs some help with a heating bill or a new furnace, he is only a phone call away. The flat-screen TVs at the annual Culver employee raffle? Donated by Jud Little. Since 2010, the Jud Little Ranch has sponsored a marathon. All proceeds help purchase equipment for a local cancer center.
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Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association.
“Giving is a by example thing. … you have to give back.”
Graduate of the Year 2015:
Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association.
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At home at The Bar Nothin’
Businessman, rancher, cowboy – Little wears many hats, all of them well. In May, he added another well-deserved chapeau to his collection when he was named Culver’s 2015 Graduate of the Year. The honor coincided with his fifty-year reunion and was shared with his 1965 classmates, each of whom sported a white cowboy hat for the weekend, courtesy of Little. “This combination of passion and mental acumen, the cowboy and the CEO, has enabled Jud to preside over a solid and prosperous expansion of the Little family businesses, with the Jud Little Ranch and the Quintin Little Company as its capstones,” Head of School John Buxton said in his introduction at the May 15 ceremony in Eppley Auditorium. The Jud Little Ranch in Ardmore, Oklahoma — The Bar Nothin’ — is indicative of his attitude, determination, and quest for excellence. Little said the name means “to do the best we could with various breeding programs, bar nothing.
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Not to be outdone when it comes to quality. So far it’s been pretty good.” An understatement. The Bar Nothin’ has earned a reputation in the horse industry for breeding quality horses used in competition barrel racing and roping. In 2005, Western Horseman magazine described Little as “a savvy businessman with the mind of a Wall Street tycoon and a sixth sense when it comes to selecting horseflesh and reciting pedigrees.” In its November 2014 issue, Barrel Horse News reported that Little’s twelfth annual Bar Nothin’ Barrel Bash “drew some of the toughest horses in the region and many barrel racing enthusiasts.” Little has earned Owner of the Decade four straight years (through December 2013) and Breeder of the Decade three consecutive times. But long before he owned a ranch, Little was honing his business savvy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance and Commerce.
“culver gave me an education, self-reliance, and leadership skills.”
Little’s mother and grandmother weren’t thrilled with the idea but “Daddy was just unflappable.” He explained that his father had suffered a stroke and was worried he might not be there for his son. “Culver gave me an education, self-reliance, and leadership skills. I learned an awful lot, and I’m still learning,” Little said, referring to sitting with the CEF trustees, many of whom are accomplished businessmen and women. “It’s a privilege to be a mouse under a shuck when these people get talking,” he said, the down-home description dripping with Oklahoma twang.
Culver days Little and his father visited the school in the spring of 1961, flying into the Culver airport. “I’d been around horses all my life [he first sat a horse when he was three] and I just loved the horse program,” Little recalled. “I was a little bit intimidated (by the military) and a little bit apprehensive about how I would handle it.”
But polo became Little’s passion. “I had always cowboyed and roped,” but had never played polo before Culver. The CMA team won fiftyfour straight games, beating Yale at Yale.
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Little’s road to Culver is even more interesting. His father, Quintin Little, was a regent at the University of Oklahoma and chairman of the athletic committee that hired famed football coach Bud Wilkinson, who guided the Sooners to three national championships. Wilkinson, who earned sixteen athletic letters at the University of Minnesota, was a graduate of the Kemper School in Minnesota. Circa 1960, Quintin Little asked Wilkinson what prep school he would send his son to. Wilkinson answered “Culver, and off I came. I didn’t have a say about it,” said Jud, who possesses some of Wilkinson’s hand-written correspondence.
A member of the Lancer Platoon, Little rode with the Black Horse Troop in the 1965 Presidential Inaugural Parade for Lyndon Baines Johnson. Several Troopers also appeared that year on NBC’s “The Today Show” with Jack Lescoulie in a live interview.
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He credits Culver for providing him the education to get into Wharton. “The credentials of Culver continue to ripen as time goes on,” Little said. When asked where he went to school, answering Culver Military Academy and Wharton “give you instant credibility. The reputation of the schools is something that has been invaluable to me.”
He handled it well: “The leadership training I got has been absolutely invaluable.” He attained the rank of first lieutenant, Squadron Stable Officer.
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“Daddy said I could go anyplace to college, but he’d be paying the bill at Wharton,” Little explained.
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His mentor was Director of Horsemanship Colonel Gerald Graham. Graham had been a personal aide to General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. On two successive polo trips by train to the Trooper Jud Little astride Big Apple, Little ac‘The Spirit of circa 1965. Culver,’ companied Graham to visit MacArthur in his Waldorf Astoria Towers apartment. After Culver, Little played polo for twenty-eight years, traveling all over the world. He started a team at the University of Pennsylvania, though the school didn’t have any horses. There were no home games and they borrowed horses to practice. They also won the National Intercollegiate Bicycle Polo Tournament. Little left Culver with “an appreciation for English literature, my favorite class.” He minored in English literature at the University of Pennsylvania, writing his thesis on Catch-22 author Joseph Heller. “I would never have foreseen me being interested in that,” Little said.
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Graduate of the Year 2015:
Jud Little’65 "JUD Little's capacity for generosity … is a part of his character and what we teach our students today at Culver."
He fondly remembers English instructor Art Hughes’ final senior assignment was to write a letter to yourself. It was handed ars y was instilled ye in to Hughes, op hr nt ila ph of e Little. Jud Little’s sens and Carrie Lou tin who mailed in Qu s, nt re pa ago by his it back five years later. Little, who still has his letter, also liked history with Colonel Wallace Leland and Robert B.D. Hartman. Graduating from Wharton in 1969, Little returned to the family business in Oklahoma where he had worked during summers through high school and college. June 1 of this year marked forty-six years with the company for the sixty-eight-year-old.
— John Buxton
‘You have to give back’ Little’s gift of giving is “a by example thing. At some point it was ingratiated in me; you have to give back.” His parents set the example, supporting the church, two orphanages, and “Daddy sent a lot of kids to college.” Education was a centerpiece; “It’s the one thing they cannot take away from you,” Little’s father told him. Little’s personal philanthropy began when “I could afford it” and has focused on education and on Culver. Once he bought into the family business and began to reap the financial rewards, he began to share. In 2008 he endowed The Jud Little Scholarship Program, which provides for a freshman or first-year sophomore from rural Oklahoma to attend Culver Academies on a full one-year scholarship plus books, uniforms, and a Global Pathways Spring opportunity. Renewable annually, recipients who excel academically, as leaders, and in extracurricular activities can realize a four-year value in excess of $200,000. Culver Photo Archives
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Quintin Little had begun selling oil and gas leases in the 1930s after a drought killed off the cotton industry in southern Oklahoma. The elder Little was instrumental in the discovery of many oil and gas fields and became an independent operator, forming The Quintin Little Company, Inc. The Quintin Little Company was formed in 1974 and later that year Jud Little assumed full control of the business. His father died in February 1982 and, in 1986, Little formed the Quintin and Carrie Lou Family Oil and Gas Limited Partnership.
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Jud Little ’65 and Robie Vaughn ’74 were co-chairs of the Horsemanship Campaign Committee and key financial contributors to the Jud Little Riding Hall and the Robie C. Vaughn Stable, respectively.
Photo by Camilo ‘Mo’ Morales.
‘I have a Big Chief tablet, and I’m going to use it,’ Jud Little said at the Graduate of the Year Ceremony. Working from his handwritten notes, Little shared the ethics and standards of the American cowboy in his acceptance remarks, drawing parallels and similarities between those and the values and virtues engrained in Culver students. To read an edited version of Little’s remarks, visit the Culver News blog at news.culver.org
Since it began, nine Little Scholars have been enrolled and four have graduated. “This scholarship thing is the most self-rewarding thing I have ever done,” Little said. “The letters from these kids are just incredible.” His purpose was simple: address a need and provide the same Culver opportunity for Oklahoma youth that he benefitted from. “Oklahoma has a leadership vacuum … there’s too many commissioners paving their brother-inlaw’s driveway,” he said. Understandably, much of Little’s generosity is tied to his personal interests. “Jud does not keep his passions to himself,” Buxton said in his introduction. “He shares them with others and has the will to see his values prosper and grow, like his business.” For example, Little grew up with a shotgun in his hand “but never shot a day of (clay) target until I came to Culver.” The skeet/trap range was built while he was a
student, but had long since been overgrown and forgotten. During a flyover with his son, Penn ’02 (both are licensed pilots), Little recognized the old range. He offered to provide two skeet throwers and a trap machine. “(Director of Horsemanship Operations) Ed Little and (Wellness Instructor) Gary Hinton latched on to it and now there is a competition prep school team. Daddy always said everyone should learn to ride, to shoot a gun, and to swim,” Jud Little said. But he also responds when needed and when asked. When Little brought his son to school in 1998 it was obvious to him and others that the stables and riding hall needed attention. He and Robie Vaughn Jr. ’74 took the reins as co-chairs of the Horsemanship Campaign Committee and played lead roles as financial contributors in the renovation of the riding hall and construction of new stables that were dedicated in fall 2009 and bear their names, respectively.
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Graduate of the Year 2015:
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“This scholarship thing is the most self-rewarding thing I have ever done.”
— Jud little
“We owe these people something,” Little said. “It’s another of those by example things. Our kids see us doing this and they want to do that. We need more of that.” Jud Little is at the Iron Gate to greet Bravid Duke ’15, the most recent graduate of the Jud Little Scholarship program. Little establishes a personal relationship with his scholarship students, visiting them during the school year, attending their graduation, and presenting each with an engraved plaque when they graduate.
“I met so many people who were so wonderful to work with,” Little said, singling out the late D. George ’50 and Charlene Harris who provided funding for infrastructure and the Equine Support Facility. Out of a luncheon at the Las Vegas Wrangler Fashion Show came the impetus for the Culver Supporting Our Troops program. Little’s wife, Benette Little, was part of the fashion show and joining him for lunch were fellow CEF trustee and Oklahoman Whitney Kolb Alvis ’96 and Culver's Chief International Officer Tony Giraldi ’75, who works closely with Little on various projects. It was Giraldi’s idea, but Little and Kolb were quickly on board with much of the funding. The program provided funding for servicemen and women and their families to attend past Family Camps and also tuition for the children of active duty and Wounded Warriors to attend the sixweek camps (fourteen were here in 2015).
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“There is no greater person, more genuine and kindhearted, that I have ever met,” said Giraldi, who serves as Little’s relationship manager. And Giraldi, in his global travels for Culver as chief international officer, has met a lot of genuine, kind-hearted Culver people. “I’ve spent fourteen years watching him grow. His love for the school was always there, but being more actively involved has increased that love,” Giraldi said. “He is so generous with his time, his money, his heart.” Like many successful people, Little has had his share of memberships on boards and committees. He’s held public office as a commissioner with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. There are the memberships you would expect: the Rotary, ranching and petroleum industry trade associations. There’s also 4-H, the YMCA, hospitals, education, and the Chickasaw Nation. “But it’s what doesn’t bear his name that really counts,” Buxton said. “His generosity that you don’t see, but that you may hear about from time to time is what’s really important.” Little spends about forty percent of his time with the oil company and the remainder with his ranch, which he started in 1976. He enjoys both “immensely” and credits the success of both to “really, really good help.”
As a rancher/cowboy, Little wasn’t able to do much riding last year after some back issues and an eye surgery, but “hopes to get back to riding soon” In the meantime, his wife Benette continues to compete in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. She is a two-time National Finals qualifier in barrel racing, riding homebred stallions.
Whether in the saddle or behind the executive desk, Little’s “capacity for generosity whether it’s visible or not, especially when it’s not, is a part of his character and is what we teach our students today at Culver,” Buxton said in his introductory remarks. “Do good things, and do them because they are good things to do, with no expectations beyond that. Service for service’s sake. Certainly recognition is nice, but it’s not necessary. The deeds themselves are what make your life impactful, whether your name is on them or not.” It is Jud Little’s way. The cowboy way. The Culver way. Haberland photo
He notes proudly that the average tenure of his oil company employees is twenty-three years, and they are a family. Andrew Jackson, the engineering, drilling, and production manager, came to work for The Quintin Little Company straight out of the University of Oklahoma. “My thirty-eight-plus years working for Jud Little have been a blessing. He is one of a kind. I love my job, the people I work with, and the man I work for.”
Daughter Mattie Jackson is a part-time dental hygienist, which allows her more time to be involved with the ranch. She also has competed professionally in barrel racing. Son Penn is a graduate of University of Oklahoma (where he played polo) with an MBA from the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. He lives in Dallas but travels extensively as a “sobriety salesman,” working with the financing and locating of rehabilitation facilities.
Jud Little with his family, left to right, wife Benette Barrington Little, son Penn ’02, and daughter Matttie Jackson. Also making the trip from Oklahoma for the ceremony were his father-in-law, a sister- and brother-in-law, two nieces, and a couple from nearby Grovertown, Indiana.
“He is so generous with his time, his money, his heart.”
— Tony Giraldi '75, Chief International OffIcer
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ClassNews Class news published in this issue was received and processed as of April 30, 2015. Class news for the Academies graduates and Culver Summer Schools & Camps alumni is combined under the graduation decade. Names in bold italics indicate those who are alumni of CSSC.
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Nest, and Dachau during a 12-day visit. In December, Ned had lunch with Ron Zesch ’52 of Cincinnati, who has a grandson at Purdue University. David G.S. Greene ’52 of Sandy Spring, Md., says visitors are welcome in the WashingtonBaltimore area.
Raymond L. Hockstad W’46, ’52 basks in the winter warmth of Surprise, Ariz. Richard M. Jones ’52 and wife Connie of Boca Raton, Fla., will gather in Culver on May 31 with her brother, Stephen D. Clark ’60 of Hempstead, N.C., and Stephen's son, Jimmy ’87 of Victoria, Minn., for the CMA graduation of Jimmy’s son Wyatt Clark. Karl W. Koch ’52 and his wife, Judy, visited Ireland last year and Karl toured the five “stans” of Central Asia. Karl remains actively involved with his Corpus Christi, Texas, businesses, which are doing well. Effy and Harry J. McGuire ’52 toured Greece, Germany, and Switzerland. They enjoy the beach at home in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Eduardo Wichtendahl ’91 (left), well known chef and restaurant owner, and his mother, famous Mexican caterer, Susana Palazuelos, host former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Mexico. Eduardo had just opened his new restaurant in Mexico City, Mar del Zur. Photo provided.
1940s George D. O’Brien H’48, ’49 has purchased a condominium in El Paso, Texas.
1950s Bruce C. Belling ’50 and wife Jane have moved to Rochester, N.Y., to be closer to their 15 grandchildren. Logansport, Ind., resident Edward D. Nusbaum ’50 and his wife, Mary Ann, completed an 8,000-mile motorhome tour of the western United States, visiting eight children and spouses, 12 grandchildren, and a dozen friends.
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Peter G. Cook ’51 is the editor of The Villager, the community newsletter for Air Force Village West in Riverside, Calif. He recently authored an article in the newsletter on military prep schools, in which he referenced CMA. Peter, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, said the facility is opening its doors to non-military residents. Richard R. Babb ’52 is retired but still teaches at the Stanford Medical School. He and Helena live in Portola Valley, Calif. Kenneth F. Bergeron ’52 has been in and out of the hospital since mid-2012 with a stroke and right leg amputation, along with other issues. For relaxation he buys stock and decorates the home he and Claudia share in Overland Park, Kan. In May 2014, Ned E. Derhammer ’52 of West Lafayette, Ind., and his 20-year-old grandson were at the Normandy Beach 70th anniversary, then to Bastogne, the Eagle’s
All is well in Scottsdale, Ariz., with W. Travis Selmier N’48, ’52 and wife Elaine. They celebrated their 30th anniversary in November 2014 with a visit to Jerome, Ariz., a mining/ghost town turned art colony. Allan C. Fork ’56 has retired from teaching in the paralegal program at El Camino College in Los Angeles after 24 years. He and wife Rita are ballroom dancers, but that has been suspended pending Allan’s recovery from knee replacement surgery. The couple live in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.
1960s Psychiatrist Robert C. Goodwin ’60 has published his first book of fiction, The Stephen Hawking Death Row Fan Club: Six Stories and a Novella (Langdon Street Press). With nearly 30 years of experience working in prisons, jails, and facilities for the criminally insane, Robert's book is for lovers of crime fiction and anyone with a curiosity about the lives and histories of
Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating N’60 joined former President Bill Clinton in Oklahoma City on April 19 at a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. 168 people died in the bombing, which was the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. until Sept. 11, 2001. Frank, who served from 1995-2003, was only 100 days into his first term when the attack occurred. Clothing designer Dennis L. Marchman ’62 of Naples, Fla., adapted the Legion crest into the embroidered gold crest that is part of the CGA uniform. It was in the early 1970s and Dennis was serving on Superintendent John Mars' Legion Committee. The CGA Crest appears on the Graduation Arch, which debuted in June 1975.
reputation for handling sophisticated transactions for hospitals, managed care organizations, HMOs, health insurers, physician groups and other provider entities and for helping his clients stay on top of complex regulatory issues. Gary represents forprofit corporations throughout Michigan as well as international companies doing business in the state. He has been published more than 30 times over the years in a variety of periodicals, including Michigan Health & Hospitals magazine. Anthony T. Mayfield ’65 and wife Sherri are proud grandparents of Foster, born to daughter Brooke Oak W’92, SS’95 ’97 and her husband Brandon in Milwaukee on Feb. 22. The Mayfields are retired from the Academies and living in Culver.
and Arizona. The couple are co-chairs of the Hope College Patron of the Arts and serve as co-vice chairs of the Grand Valley University Foundation. Jim is a CEF trustee and Donna has served as chair of the Culver Parents Association and as a board member of The Culver Educational Foundation. Mike Schrage ’66 was on the cover of the Spring 2015 issue of BusINess magazine and featured as part of the Northwest Indiana Business and Industry Hall of Fame inductees. Mike is the president and board chairman of Centier bank, which formerly was First Bank of Whiting and founded by his great-grandfather in 1895. The bank has been voted one of the best places to work in Indiana for nine years running and one of the best banks in the country to work Photo provided.
criminals. Robert has a private practice in South Windsor, Conn., and works in student mental health services at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.
George Roberts ’62 was one of 13 nominees for The San Francisco Chronicle's inaugural Visionary of the Year award, which is presented in collaboration with St. Mary’s College’s School of Economics and Business Administration. The honor salutes Bay Area leaders who strive to make the world a better place and drive social and economic change by employing new, innovative business models and practices. Gates J. Wayburn Jr. ’62 retired in January 2015 after 38 years in the practice of ophthalmology. He and wife Martha live in Brentwood, Tenn.
George C. Julovich W’63 recently retired in New River, Ariz., with his wife, Deborah. George enjoys remote-control airplanes and four-wheeling in the desert and mountains. In March, retired Brown County (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Thomas F. Zachman ’64 was featured in The News Democrat in Georgetown, Ohio, in an article titled “A modern renaissance man.” The article explains how a childhood curiosity developed into an adult quest for knowledge fueled by a sense of adventure and an interest in photography. Gary J. McRay ’65 of East Lansing, Mich., is a shareholder and the leader of Foster Swift's health care practice. With nearly 40 years of experience, he has earned a
In mid-January, members of the Class of 1969 gathered in Indialantic, Fla., for a mini-reunion. From left are Scott Arquilla, Sam Bowman, Dennis Patton, John Biddulph, Paul Rystrosek, Doug Robertson, Dan Gilbert, Mac Sommer, Roger Bolling, and F.T. Eyre. Roger Dykes was also there the first day.
Donna and Jim ’66 Brooks of Holland, Mich., were honored May 26 with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual meeting of the Economic Club of Grand Rapids (Mich.). Jim spent 30 years with the family soft drink business, becoming the CEO of Brooks Beverage Management and Beverage America. He sold the business in 1998 and co-founded the West Michigan Strategic Alliance and the Holland-Zeeland Model Community Initiatives. Donna Brooks practiced as a Registered Dietitian at Holland Hospital and in private practice before raising her family and serving as a community volunteer. In 2005 the Brooks family entered a partnership headquartered in Grand Haven, Mich., which develops and manages multifamily, student, and senior living communities in west Michigan
the past two years. Among his mentors, Mike mentioned retired Culver wrestling coach Colin Stetson. Mark B. O’Connor ’67 of Bradenton, Fla., has retired after a 21-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service (Department of State). He is considering a visit to Culver – his first since he graduated. With a Ph.D. in international law and diplomacy, Henry P. Williams III ’67 taught in Istanbul during the second semester. He spent 15 months creating a course, “Turkey and America, East and West – Where the Twain Meet.” He first went to Turkey in 1977. Phil is also the past state president of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. He and wife Marilyn live in Charlottesville, Va.
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A number of Culver alumni and friends were present for the wedding of Ana Bravo SS’06, the daughter of CPA Chair Javier Bravo and granddaughter of Bernardo Quintana. Pictured are, first row, left to right, Karla Hernandez W’81, Franz Morsches ’80, Danny Osborn ’75, Javier Bravo, Brenda Osborn (foreground), Ana Quintana, Bernardo Quintana ’59, and Alexandra Quintana. Second row: Stacy Morsches, Jim Powell, Susan Powell, Chap Mitzell ’74, Sallie Jo Mitzell, Tony Giraldi ’75, Cecilia Bravo SS’05, Javier Bravo ’13, Paloma Bravo W’13, and Rodrigo Quintana H’94, ’97.
1970s Michael M. Reynolds ’72 sponsored and hosted the inaugural Remington Great American Shoot in Austin, Texas. RGAS raised $1.2 million for the charities serving America’s Special Operations Forces and their families, making RGAS the largest charity sporting clay shoot in history. Mike and his wife, DK, received the H. Ross Perot Award for Military Philanthropic Leadership, in Washington, D.C.
Channing “Chap” Mitzell W’69, ’74 was invited to Barron's Top Independent Advisors Summit in March 2015 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Barron’s invitation-only event brings together the nation’s top independent financial advisers for a chance to share ideas, grow professionally, and network with peers. Chap is co-founder and CEO of
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The Windsor Group, LTD, a financial investment firm in Westfield, Ind. Todd Shaphren ’74 of Kirkland, Wash., volunteers at the Flying Heritage Collection, an aviation museum, in Seattle. Todd is researching the history of a helicopter now being restored by the museum. It was formerly used by the Ohio National Guard from August 1973 to June 1976. Todd missed his 40th reunion to attend his youngest daughter’s college graduation. Jaime Azcarraga ’78 from Mexico City was victorious in March 2015 in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix, going double-clear in the first jewel of the HITS Triple Crown of Show Jumping. Riding Anton Radio Formula, Jaime topped a field of 44 riders in Thermal, Calif., and take the $350,000 first-place purse. Jaime has competed in five Olympic Games between 1984 and 2012, and is a successful businessman when not competing.
Dever answers call in Ohio In November 2014, Jonathan Tyler Dever W’86,’92 was elected to the Ohio State House of Representatives representing the 28th District. Jonathan, a Republican, was elected with 56 percent of the vote. The 28th District includes the northern suburbs of Hamilton County. Jonathan has a private law practice in West Chester, Ohio. He lives in Madeira, Ohio, with his wife, Martha, and their two sons. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, earned a master’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and his law degree from Capital University.
FROM THE LEGION PRESIDENT Resolving the giving paradox
1990s Patricia (Babcock) McGraw W’85, ’90 was among 18 women honored in April as members of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2015 Silver Anniversary team based on accomplishments as a high school senior. Patricia was named Indiana's 1990 Miss Basketball in 1990 after totaling 2,199 career points and graduating as the state's No. 2 all-time leading girls' scorer. Todd D. Pohnert W’86, ’90 of Hattiesburg, Miss., is an Ammunition Warrant Officer with the Mississippi Army National Guard. Elliot Marks ’95 is married and living in Paris. Brooke (Mayfield) Oak W’92, SS’95, ’97 and her husband, Brandon, are parents of a son, Foster, born on Feb. 22, 2015. The couple and their firstborn, Hudson, live in Milwaukee. The grandparents are Academies retirees Sherri and Tony Mayfield ’65 of Culver. Kevin J. Houben ’98 of Strathroy, Ontario, and Chris Boundikas ’00 of Mount Brydges, Ontario, are franchising their home services company – universitybrand. They are entering their sixth year of business in London, Ontario, with sights set at expanding throughout the United States and Canada. Universitybrand offers scholarships and wants to be the world's largest student based employer within 10 years. The business and the pair were featured in the online publication Venture Cover (http:// www.venturecover.com/universitybrand/)
2000s William F. Zizic W’95, NB’98, ’00 and Destanie Milo ’00 are parents of a daughter, Emmeline, born Jan. 24, 2015. The couple live in Chicago and were married Aug. 8, 2011. J. Benjamin Curtis ’01 has moved to Brillstein Entertainment Partners after more than four years as manager at Untitled.
I’m frequently asked by alumni, alumnae, and some of our current students, “Why does Culver need money? The campus looks great, new buildings are being planned and built, and the endowment has grown over the past decade. But, it seems, every time Culver communicates with me, it’s asking for donations. Culver has major donors, what good could my donation do?” Culver is fortunate to have loyal alumni and alumnae, dedicated staff and faculty, and enthusiastic students and parents. Most of us may not be major donors, but everyone’s donation counts and every donation, regardless of its size, counts. Here’s why: Culver works hard to stay true to its Midwestern roots and realizes boarding school tuitions are extraordinary expenditures for most families. Unlike many of our peer schools, who charge whatever their market will bear, Culver wants to maintain a diverse student body, offer merit and financial assistance, and keep costs as low as possible. Culver’s tuition is the lowest among its top 10 peer schools and our endowment is what allows us to do that. Past capital campaigns have grown our endowment to a size where the annual draw from it covers most of the difference between the annual operating costs for the schools and the tuition and fee revenues paid. This ensures the future of our schools (If you think that’s not important, ask Sweetbriar College in Virginia). Operating costs will continue to rise, so Culver will continue to conduct capital campaigns to keep what we charge as reasonable as possible. While our endowment is substantial, there is still a gap between a full-pay tuition and the cost of a full year. That gap is made up by Culver Fund contributions. Culver has a rich 120-year heritage with an impressive physical plant. Maintaining our historic buildings and infrastructure is very expensive. Refurbishing buildings and infrastructure requires funds, primarily capital gifts, focused on the project. To get those facilities and capital improvement funds, Culver needs the support of its major donors. Just as important are the numerous special programs that make the experience so unique. Those include the nationally renowned Leadership and Wellness programs, technology in the classrooms, senior service projects, supplies for instructors, and travel funds for sports teams, among many others. Those programs are supported annually by The Culver Fund. Culver’s paradox continues to be the low level of alumni/ae giving vs. the resoundingly positive feedback both summer and prep school alumni/ae continue to provide about their experience. Average participation in The Culver Fund giving is 22 percent. We are focusing on the ways to increase that participation so our students continue to prosper. All gifts to The Culver Fund, no matter what size, help our students benefit from that life-influencing teacher, counselor, or coach. Culver’s future depends on the support of all donors, at every level, to ensure the future of our schools. They allow Culver to continue to offer those things that truly make Culver unique.
Maj. Gen. Richard J. Sherlock ’76, USA Ret. Fairfax, Virginia
Rick is a retired major general with more than 20 years of service in the U.S. Army. He is president and CEO of the Association of Air Medical Services. Rick and his wife, CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE 37 Lyn, are parents of two daughters.
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Current parent Dr. Dean Karahalios has a captive audience during a break on Ethics Weekend. Karahaliois is a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal diseases and director of neurosurgical services for Northshore University Health Systems. He is also a clinical associate professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.
Lara Nicholson ’86 (Park Ridge, Ill.) talks business during Ethics Weekend. Nicholson is founder and president of EveryWarehouse Inc. and eWMS Inc. EveryWarehouse is a third-party logistics company specializing in last-mile warehousing and delivery of high-value goods. eWMS specializes in web-based warehouse management systems and scanner applications of the logistics industry. She is the mother of Alena Nicholson ’14.
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Kristopher R. Horn ’02 is an NCAA Division III men’s hockey assistant coach with Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.). Kris is a 2006 graduate of Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in business/marketing.
Lucelo is working to provide electrical power in locations where it does not exist with low-cost, printable solar cells. Aaron earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas, all in chemical engineering.
James S. Waddell N’04 married Kate Dolan on March 14, 2015, in Naples, Fla.
Theodore J. Lauzen W’96, N’02 and his wife, Sarah, are parents of a daughter, Caroline, born in October 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ted, a Marine captain, has also been chosen to represent Team USA in the World Cup and Modern Pentathlon World Cup.
Ivan ’05 and Schylene (Reetz) Sanders ’06 are parents of their second child, Nikolai, born in the fall of 2014 in Daegu, South Korea. The couple also has a daughter, Edin, born in 2013. Ivan has been stationed in Korea with the U.S. Army, but he and family are relocating to Maryland.
Aaron Chockla ’03 was named one of Forbes' 30-Under-30 In Energy. Aaron, 29, is the managing partner in Lucelo Technologies, a spin-out technology company developed at the University of Texas at Austin Department of Chemical Engineering.
Alexander Master ’09 is deployed to eastern Afghanistan as part of Operation Resolute Support. He is a first lieutenant in the Army with the 101st Airborne, 21st Engineer Battalion based out of Fort Campbell, Ky. Alex is serving as a Fire SupPhoto provided by Jim Sturman W’62.
Alumni, parents talking ethics
Ben will be working in the management/ production company’s Los Angeles office. Before becoming a manager, Ben was an assistant at Endeavor.
Like all Culver weddings, the March 14-15 marriage of Jimmy Waddell N’04 and Kate Dolan in Naples, Fla., brought together many Culver friends. At the reception, Steven Schenberg N’04 told the story – and presented the picture – of five Naval Schoolers who met and have remained close through the years. They are, left to right, Schenberg, Michael Knapp N’04, Jimmy Waddell N’04, Turner “TJ” Woodard N’04, and Tom Waddell N’02. All five also did stints as summer staff.
port Officer, supporting Combined Arms Route Clearance operations, as well as the security force advisory mission with Afghan National Forces.
2010s In April, Connor Kucera ’10 was inducted into the Ohio chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society. Connor is a senior defenseman for the Bowling Green State University hockey team. The induction came at the sports banquet and membership requires a grade-point average of 3.4 or higher with a varsity letter. Senior Madeleine Loney ’11 is among seven University of Louisville current or former scholars from northern Kentucky who won a prestigious international study award in May. Maddie received a Critical Language Scholarship to study at Noor Majan Training Institute in Ibri, Oman. She will receive a year's worth of Arabic instruction condensed into one summer then spend a year at Qatar University in Doha studying Arabic with native speakers. Eric E. Maudhuit ’13 was among 768 cadets named to the Dean's List at Virginia Military Institute for the first semester of 2014-15 school year. Eric is majoring in economics/business. For the Dean's List, a cadet must have a term grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and no grade below a C. Maria Falomir ’14 was named to the University of Dallas Honor Roll for the fall 2014 semester for earning a semester grade-point average of 3.0 to 3.49. Maria is an economics and finance major at the Irving, Texas, school. Tanner Grant ’14 of Fort Wayne, Ind., was named to the fall 2014 Dean’s Honor Roll at Oklahoma City University. Honor roll status is awarded to students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Tanner is a business major.
FROM THE CSSAA PRESIDENT Excitement and change are summer staples Earlier in this issue, you read the summer schools and camps update. What an exciting time to be part of the Culver community; in my case as a local resident, parent, and summer staff member. There is no substitute for the feeling that a campus visit can give you, particularly if you are able to spend any quality time with a current camper. For those of you for whom a visit is not imminent, my hope is that this message, and the many other ways in which we communicate with you, makes you feel that same pride in association with an enterprise that is performing at very high levels. There are so many examples of these trends — enrollment, particularly retention of existing campers; innovative thinking in curriculum, especially in leadership and character development; facilities expansion and renovation creating opportunities for even more robust camper experiences; faculty and staff attention to mission. As I have mentioned in previous messages, I would be pleased to share the reports the CSSAA directors receive that support all this good news. The alumni or summer offices are your contact points. Your board has completed two task force projects in each of the last two years. The first, advising school leadership on matters of diversity. The second report, which was finished at our July meeting, provided guidance relevant to the impact of balanced calendar school systems, especially in the United States. We are privileged to be asked to assist in this manner and look forward to our next assignment in the fall. If you have an accurate email address on record at Culver, you were asked to participate in the Measuring Success survey the school conducted with an independent firm in May. This was a significant undertaking by the school for its alumni body. With a response rate over 30 percent, the findings should provide validity and clarity in many areas. In the coming months, we will use those findings to shape existing and current programs to strengthen your association with Culver. At the July homecoming, Ted Foster W’89 of Columbus, Ohio, succeeded me as the 65th president of the CSSAA. The Foster family’s association with Culver dates back to the early 1950s when his father enrolled in the Woodcraft Camp. They are a bedrock family for us in central Ohio, and Ted will provide passionate leadership for you. It has been my great privilege to serve you in this role, and concurrently as a CEF trustee.
Susan Severns Ellert SS'85 Culver, Indiana
Susan is the 63rd CSSAA president. She and her husband, Francis N'85, are the parents of four children: Betse W'12, SS'15, CGA '17; Pierce W'14 (D&B); Fritz W'16; and Cabot JW'13.
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Nashville weekend combines country music and Italian cuisine Enjoying the music and cuisine of Nashville at the Culver Club of the South outing in April were, left to right, Libby Schooley (wife of Brad Schooley ’63), Julie Westland ’78, Joan Hibbard Prescott ’77 and her daughter Lauren Prescott ’14, and Cheryl DePrez (wife of Art DePrez ’63).
Emily Hernandez ’14, a former Roberts Scholar, and Robert-Malcom Snyder ’13, who was a Batten Scholar — and current parents.
Jockey Dick Cardenas (center) rode Stelingten to first place in the $9,500 Culver Academies feature race at Arlington Park Race Track in Illinois on Derby Day (May 2). With him in the Winner’s Circle are Leonardo Rodriguez ’15 (Acapulco, Mexico), who sang the national anthem, and Alexandra Martello ’16 (Hinsdale, Ill.). Part of Culver's 90-person contingent is pictured in the background. Culver’s six-horse Friesian Mounted Color Guard carried the colors during opening ceremonies.
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Campus hosts were Cathy Zurbrugg, Senior Development Officer, and Development Officer Ibrahim Fetuga ’01.
CINCINNATI — The June 4 outing at the Rhinegeist Brewery hosted by the Culver Club of Cincinnati attracted prep school and summer graduates from several generations for a family friendly event. The event attracted 30 guests and was held in a bottling factory that had been converted to a German-style tasting hall with a large, young hipster after-work feel to it. The contrast of the open space with an abandoned building aura, the vibrant music and buzz in the air, along with the large metallic brewing tanks and yard games was appealing to all ages. The campus was represented by Development officer Jeffrey Anderson.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Culver Club of the South hosted its second annual weekend gathering April 18. Thirty-five alumni and parents attended various events throughout the weekend, which included a tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame
The weekend was organized by Katie Schooley Fair ’91. A highlight of Saturday’s dinner was a 70th birthday tribute by Katie in honor of her father Brad Schooley ’63 (Indianapolis) and John Bartlett ’63 (Culver). Other ’63 alumni in attendance included Art DePrez (Shelbyville, Ind.) and Ray Jenkins (Lakemont, Ga.).
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Jim Brooks ’66 provides trustee perspective
Yankees’ game a sellout!
Staff attending were Alan Loehr, Don ’75 and Tracy Fox, Kevin Kucera, and Savannah Kranich ’05. Photo provided.
DETROIT — One Culver came to the Motor City on April 29 with 72 alumni, parents, and friends in attendance. The crowd gathered at the Detroit Athletic Club and ranged from veteran summer staffer Dick Zimmerman to two current Woodcrafters. Special guests were Donna and Jim Brooks ’66 of Holland, Mich. Jim Brooks was the keynote speaker and provided a CEF trustee’s perspective on the state of the school and its future. Club representative Fritz Morsches ’74 recognized members who helped organize the event: E. Todd Sable N’82, ’86, Tifiany Kilbride Walker ’92, Jim Rusk ’96, Desma Jones George ’05, and Culver parent Liana Dabir. The “Forge Your Future” boarding school video was also viewed.
CEF trustee Jim Brooks ’66 was the featured speaker at the Detroit One Culver event. With him, left to right, are Mayra Rodriguez, Jim’s wife, Donna Brooks; and Liana Dabir. All are parents of alumni.
It was a perfect day at the ball park as members and guests from the Culver Clubs of Tampa, Central Florida, Southwest Florida, and South Florida came together to support The Culver Fund. The Yankees organization and Steinbrenner family were the perfect hosts, providing a private luncheon as well as game tickets for the Culver group. The Steinbrenners donate the lunch and game tickets and the registration fees and ticket costs go entirely to The Culver Fund. “Culver means everything to our family,” Jennifer (Steinbrenner) Swindal ’77 told the gathering. She was joined by her brothers Hank Steinbrenner ’76 and Hal Steinbrenner ’87. Jennifer’s son Stephen ’07 also was in attendance. The campus was represented by Chief Advancement Officer Mike Perry, Alumni Director Alan Loehr, Culver Fund Director Thomas Mayo '75, Culver Clubs Coordinator Maria Benner, and Development officers Cathy Zurbrugg and Jeff Anderson.
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First Captain of the U.S. Military Academy’s Corps of Cadets Austin Welch ’11, with Leadership instructor Nancy McKinnis, was the guest speaker April 8 at the One Culver event in Chicago. The Culver Club of Chicago event attracted nearly 300 people, including a busload of faculty and staff from the Academies. Welch is the second CMA grad to serve as First Captain since 2011-12.
TAMPA, Fla. — A sold-out Culver crowd of 250 was on hand March 8 at George M. Steinbrenner Field for a spring training baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers.
Tony Giraldi ’75, chief international officer, is surrounded by current and new families and students during an early June trip to Beijing. The group enjoyed a dinner and time together.
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CulverPassings Death notices published in this issue were received and processed as of March 31, 2015. Information is gleaned from published obituaries, newspaper articles, and information found in the alumni database. Full obituaries are limited to those alumni who have died within three years of this publication.
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William H. Kershaw W’29 of Sacramento, Calif., died Dec. 20, 2014. Mr. Kershaw was in the logging and lumber business. He was the founder of the Glenbrook Lumber Company, which logged throughout the western United States. An avid pilot, he used to land planes on the dirt logging roads used by the Forest Service for fire control. Mr. Kershaw was an Army veteran of World War II. He landed with the third wave at Normandy and served on Gen. Patton’s staff during the Third Army’s march across Germany and the taking of Berlin. Surviving are his wife, Josephine; a son, William ’65 of Sacramento, Calif.; and granddaughter Makena-Kala Kershaw W'12, '17. William E. Fay Jr. ’34 (Artillery) died Jan. 7, 2015, in Village of Golf, Fla. Mr. Fay spent his career as an investment banker with Smith Barney, where he served as executive vice president. His proudest achievement
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was cofounding the Brain Research Foundation in 1962. He was a Lifetime Trustee of both Brown and Northwestern universities. Mr. Fay was a Navy pilot during World War II. He is survived by two daughters, a son, William W’59 of The Village of Golf, Fla.; a brother, eight grandchildren, and 10 greatgrandchildren. Paul H. Darnton N’39 died Dec. 18, 2014, in Flint, Mich. Mr. Darnton entered the public accounting business in 1955 and retired as a managing partner of Yeo & Yeo CPA of Flint in 1986. He received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan. He was in the Army Air Corps as a meteorologist, a technical sergeant, and on detached service with Patton’s 3rd Army, 20th Corp Headquarters, through Europe to Austria in World War II. Mr. Darnton is survived by his wife, Jeane; son, and three daughters.
Derek Van Quackenbush ’39 (Band) died Jan. 25, 2015, in Valley Center, Calif. Through his newspaper career, Mr. Quackenbush was owner/editor of 10 newspapers in Minnesota, Illinois, and California. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he served in Italy with the Air Force during World War II, then used the G.I. Bill to get a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Among his civic contributions was promoting construction of the Hamilton Keokuk Bridge, which spanned the milewide Mississippi River. After selling the newspapers, he moved back to California. In 1974, he started The Valley Center Roadrunner, which he and his wife, Marge, published until retiring in 1990. In addition to his wife, Mr. Quackenbush is survived by two daughters, a sister; four grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
William A. Webster Jr. ’39 (Troop) of Memphis, Tenn., died Feb. 28, 2015. Mr. Webster graduated from Washington and Lee University, where he was captain of the varsity swim team. As a freshman, he swam backstroke for the 150-meter medley relay team which set an AAU record. His 100-meter backstroke pool record (1943) stood until 1971. Mr. Webster was a candidate for the 1942 U.S. Olympic swim team until World War II began. He acquired his civilian pilot’s license at 16 and was accepted into the U.S. Naval Air Corps, flying the PBY 5A Catalina Flying Boat. After the war, Mr. Webster went to work for his father at the William A. Webster Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company, becoming president in 1950. He oversaw construction of a new plant in 1964 and, in 1973, the firm merged with Alcon Laboratories Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Webster formed and operated the Webcon Division
of Alcon Labs in Memphis, also opening a new facility in Puerto Rico. Upon resigning from Alcon Labs in 1979, he went to work as a stockbroker for Robinson Humphrey Company. He was one of the original board members of the St. Dominic’s School for Boys and Saint Francis Hospital, where he helped oversee construction of the hospital. He also sat on the boards of The Hutchison School for Girls and LeBonheur Children's Hospital. Surviving are three sons, among them Daniel ’67 of Holmdel, N.J., and Michael W’65, N’71 of Horn Lake, Miss.; three daughters, 11 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. James R. Fay ’42 (Artillery) died Jan. 10, 2015, in New Lenox, Ill. Mr. Fay succeeded his father as president of the Joliet-based Champion Machinery Co., in 1962. In 1982, the baking equipment and systems manufacturer was the first American firm to bring
automated white pan bread production to mainland China. Mr. Fay became senior executive consultant at CMC America Corp. in 1993. He received the Bakery Equipment Manufacturers Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. In 2011, Mr. Fay was granted a U.S. patent for bakery equipment. He studied engineering at Northwestern University. A member of the Navy ROTC, he was an officer during World War II, serving in the Pacific, according to his obituary. After the war, Mr. Fay received a MBA from Babson College and earned a bakery science degree from the American Institute of Baking. He served on the board of directors for the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, Bakery Equipment Manufacturers Association, and International Bakery Industry Exposition. Surviving are his wife, Margaret; three sons, a daughter, and 13 grandchildren.
Noted brain scientist Karl Pribram was Culver’s 2000 Man of the Year Archives photo
Culver Alumni Magazine for his pioneering research into the function of the brain’s limbic system, frontal lobes, temporal lobes, and their roles in decision making and emotion. Born in Vienna, Austria, Mr. Pribram attended grammar school in Switzerland before coming to Culver Military Academy. He received his bachelor’s and medical degrees at the University of Chicago and became certified in the specialties of neurological surgery and behavioral medicine. He was one of the first 300 board-certified neurosurgeons in the world.
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Dr. Karl H. Pribram ’36, Culver’s Man of the Year in 2000, died at his Virginia home on Jan. 19, 2015, at the age of 95. A noted brain scientist, psychologist, and philosopher, Mr. Pribram was called “The Einstein of Brain Science” in the July 2000 issue of the
However, most of his career over the past six decades was devoted to brain/behavior research at the Yerkes Laboratory of Primate Biology; at Yale University, where Mr. Pribram taught neurophysiology and physiological psychology; and for 30 years at Stanford University, where he received a lifetime career award from the National Institutes of Health as Professor of Neuroscience in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry.
Becoming emeritus at Stanford in 1989, Mr. Pribram accepted the position of James P. and Anna King Distinguished Professor at Radford University, where he remained for 12 years as an Eminent Scholar of the Virginia Commonwealth. He taught as Distinguished Research Professor in cognitive neuroscience at Georgetown and George Mason universities. He also received an honorary doctorate in psychology from the University of Montreal in 1992 and an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Bremen in 1996. Mr. Pribram authored more than 700 books and scientific publications. He was the recipient of more than 60 international awards and honors; honorary doctorates in psychology and neuroscience from the universities of Montreal, Canada and Bremen, Germany; and an Outstanding Contributions Award from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists. Karl Pribram is survived by Katherine Neville of Warrenton, Va.; five children, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
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Passings Foster E. Harris Jr. W’42 died Sept. 3, 2012, in Dayton, Ohio. A graduate of the University of Dayton, Mr. Harris was the president and board chairman of HarrisThomas Drop Forge Co. from 1978-86 and ARC from 1987-94. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, and their children George III H’66, Carol Ziegler SS’68, and Nancy Gilletly SS’70; three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. David E. Beardsley W’43 of Encinitas, Calif., died Feb. 19, 2014. A Navy veteran, he earned a degree in animal husbandry from Montana State College. He worked on Montana ranches and managed the Beardsley Stock Ranch for 10 years, later moving to Bozeman, where he operated Long’s Big O Tires and Alignment for 13 years. Survivors include three sons, Timothy W’71 of Ennis, Robert W’72 of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Matthew W’74 of Bozeman; and a sister. He was predeceased by a son, David A. W’69 (see obituary this issue) and his father, Edward N’18. Richard H. Cooper H’44 of Bloomington, Ind., died Dec. 12, 2014. A graduate of Butler University, Mr. Cooper served in the Army and later managed the Purchasing Department at Indiana University for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Gertrude “Peggy”; three sons, Kenneth H’71 of Eldridge, Iowa; Keith N’76 of Mays Landing, N.J.; and Dann H’78 of Bloomington; two daughters, a sister, brother, nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. John U. Lanman ’44 (Artillery) of Munster, Ind., died Aug. 4, 2014. Dr. Lanman practiced internal medicine for over 40 years. He volunteered at the McAuley Clinic until six weeks before his death and also worked with Habitat for Humanity. He served in the Navy and graduated from Cornell University and the Cornell University School of Medicine. Surviving are his wife; a son, three daughters, and nine grandchildren. Frederick R. Pitts Jr. ’44 (Co. A) of Miami died Jan. 25, 2015, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was predeceased by a brother, Robert ’47. John M. Sayler N’44 of Savannah, Ga., died Dec. 30, 2014. Mr. Sayler graduated from the U.S. Military Academy and was commissioned in the Artillery, later transferring to the Air Force after a tour of duty in the Korean War. He was transferred to the Office of the Secretary of the Air
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Force and later assigned as a White House Military Aide under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower. In 1955, he joined the worldwide operations of Diamond Construction Company. In 1963, he formed Sayler Marine Construction Company that eventually had operations from Baltimore to Miami, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, and Brownsville, Texas. In 1972 he was presented with the Oglethorpe Trophy, Savannah’s highest community service award, and the William Washington Gordon Award for Outstanding contributions to the business, commercial and industrial progress of the community. He received the Albert Gallatin Award for Georgia and the Southeast as the outstanding business and community leader in 1974. He retired in 1981 and sold all of his companies to Raymond International of Houston. He was named Maritime Person of the Year in 1988. Mr. Sayler is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son, daughter, brother, sister, and four grandchildren. James R. Thompson N’44 of Prairie Village, Kan., died Jan. 20, 2015. Mr. Thompson spent 40 years in the insurance business in Kansas City, Kan., including vice president of Alexander and Alexander. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. There are no immediate survivors. John C. Wilson ’44 (Co. C) of Charleston, S.C., died Jan. 2, 2015. Mr. Wilson was a retired vice president of the South Carolina National Bank and Wachovia Bank. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and attended the Navy Supply Corp School. After the service, he began his banking career in Charleston. He also was involved with the community, chairing the city housing authority and serving as vice president of the chamber of commerce, as well as involvements with the Red Cross, United Way, and Junior Achievement. Surviving are his wife, Rosalie “Nancy”; three sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. A former CSSAA board member, Frank L. Butterworth Jr. ’45 (Artillery) of Marion, Ind., died Jan. 29, 2015. A graduate of Indiana University, Mr. Butterworth began his career as a reporter with Dunn and Bradstreet in Indianapolis. He later worked for the Marion Shoe Company (owned by his father and uncle), Independent Supply Company (owned by him and his father), and BEECO (Butterworth Company). He was the president emeritus and cofounder of
Butterworth Industries in Gas City, Ind. Mr. Butterworth is survived by his wife, Alice; two children, among them Frank III W’80, H’83, ’86 of Gas City, Ind.; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his father, Frank Sr. N’13, ’13. Donald G. Parsons ’45 (Band) of Hampton, N.H., died Nov. 2, 2014. A World War II Army veteran, Mr. Parsons graduated from Boston University with a degree in business administration. He began his career with United Business Service in Boston as a financial analyst, retiring in 1997 as president after 47 years. Survivors include his wife, Ethel; three sons, a sister, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. William R. Riggin W’40, ’45 (Artillery) of Plainwell, Mich., died Dec. 26, 2014. Mr. Riggin spent much of his career with Valley Metal Products Company, and in retirement worked at Thornapple Creek and Lake Doster golf courses, and sold golf carts. A World War II veteran, he graduated from Alma College. Mr. Riggin is survived by two sons, two daughters, 13 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren Walter C. Shepard Sr. W’42, N’45 died Oct. 6, 2014, in Cocoa, Fla. Mr. Shepard received his law degree from John B. Stetson University, where he was vice president of his senior law class. He had practiced general law in Cocoa since 1950. He served as Municipal Judge in Rockledge, Fla., for five years, was city attorney for 24 years, vice president of the Brevard County Bar Association, former director of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is survived by children Walter Jr. W’67, ’72, Clark W’68, ’73, and Vicki Shepard SS’68, all of Rockledge. He was predeceased by a daughter, Valerie Shepard SS’74. Alexander S. Szafir ’45 (Troop) of Beaumont, Texas, died Feb. 2, 2015. After serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II, Mr. Szafir graduated from the University of Texas and joined the family business, Szafir Office Products. He operated the business for several years, sold it, and then worked in real estate. Surviving are his wife, Peggy; two sons, seven grandchildren, and a stepdaughter. Merriman H. Holtz Jr. ’46 (Co. A) died Feb. 17, 2015, in Portland, Ore. A graduate of Yale University, he worked for DuMont
J. Tenbrook King ’46 (Band) of Olathe, Kan., died Dec. 20, 2014. A graduate of the University of Kansas and University of Kansas Medical School, Dr. King pioneered cardiology at St. Luke’s Hospital and practiced there from 1959-88. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, two daughters, seven grandchildren, including Katie '02, Mark '04, and Jackson Anderson '11; and two great-grandchildren.
served two years in the Army after college before obtaining a master’s degree in retailing at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating second in his class. He managed the family business in Portage, the Atkinson Department Store, until it closed in 1977. He also opened a chain of Julie Ann Fabric Stores in 1974 and opened Realty World Town and Country in 1985. Mr. Atkinson was a former president of the Chamber of
Indiana companies and individuals to protect their inventions and other intellectual property for more than 50 years until retiring in 2011 at age 80. On his 75th birthday, the Indiana governor awarded him a Sagamore of the Wabash, the state’s highest civilian honor. He is survived by his wife, Ann; five children, among them Frederick W’71 and Lucy Ramsey W’84, ’92 of New York City; and 14 grandchildren.
Commerce among many other civic involvements. He also was active in state organizations and politics in the 1960s. Mr. Atkinson is survived by his wife, Janet; four children, among them Loid III ’77 of Wilmington, N.C.; three sisters, and six grandchildren.
Wallace D. Burke ’50 (Co. A) of Portland, Maine, died Jan. 25, 2015. Mr. Burke was a Navy veteran of the Korean War, serving as a submarine engineman. After retiring as an accountant, he assisted his late wife, Anne, who was postmistress at the Cape Elizabeth Post Office. His hobbies included motorcycles and the banjo. Surviving are a son, daughter, two sisters, and two granddaughters, and five great-grandchildren.
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Television Network and NBC in New York City in the 1950s. He and a partner later built Pictures, Inc., into a major distributor of 16mm feature films in Alaska. Mr. Holtz later sold Apple computers. Surviving are two sons, a daughter, a brother, Jim '53 of Portland; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by his father, Merriman Sr. ’20.
Carl F. Raiss III ’46 (Co. D) died March 2, 2015, in Grand Blanc, Mich. Mr. Raiss’s first job was tasting beer at Stroh’s, where his father was part owner. He was a Woodcraft counselor for two summers in the 1940s. He served in the Army Security Agency as a code breaker during the Korean War. Mr. Raiss received a degree in chemical engineering, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in industrial and operations research. He spent 31 years as an engineer with General Motors. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two daughters, and four grandchildren. Raymond H. Dresser Jr. NB’47 of Sturgis, Mich., died Jan. 25, 2013. Mr. Dresser graduated Cum Laude from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and was a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He practiced law for 56 years. In 2006, he received the Roberts P. Hudson Award from the State Bar of Michigan, given to an attorney for his/her contribution to the Bar and the community. In 1962, Mr. Dresser organized a fund raiser which raised the initial gift to create the Sturgis Area Community Foundation. He served the Sturgis community in various capacities. Surviving are his wife, Gretchen; a son, two daughters, a sister, and six grandchildren. The Rev. Sean M. Sullivan N’47 of Sarasota, Fla., died Aug. 2, 2014. A brother, Thomas ’55 of Bal Harbor, Fla., survives. Predeceased by father, Frank N’23. Loid R. Atkinson Jr. ’48 (Co. B) of Portage, Wis., died March 7, 2015. Mr. Atkinson was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he lettered four years in track. He
Charles D. Emhardt ’48 (Artillery) died Jan. 14, 2015, in Indianapolis. He was active with Culver as a class reunion volunteer and former assistant class agent. Mr. Emhardt graduated from Purdue University with a degree in engineering mechanics and from the Harvard Law School. He was a member of the ROTC at Purdue University, and served six months active duty in the Army and eight years in the Judge Advocate General’s office of the Indiana National Guard. He worked in Indianapolis as a patent lawyer, becoming a partner in what became Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry LLP. Mr. Emhardt helped to grow the firm to more than 30 patent attorneys, working with
Terrence W. Lerner W’50 died Jan. 20, 2015, in Leawood, Kansas. A graduate of Stanford University, Mr. Lerner was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army, serving at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. His career was spent in Kansas City as an investment adviser with H.O. Peet & Co. and more recently Geha & Associates in Leawood. Mr. Lerner was instrumental in the creation of the Eddie Ryan Award, given to the outstanding high school coach in the Greater Kansas City area. He also was a char-
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ter member of the Royal Lancers, a group supporting the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Mr. Lerner is survived by two brothers. Joseph W. Brooks ’51 (Troop) of Marietta, Ga., died Feb. 24, 2015. Mr. Brooks began his career with the IBM Corporation in 1964, becoming an integral part of the insurance consulting team before his retirement in 1996, whereupon he formed Brooks Marketing & Service, Inc., a business consulting firm. He worked for Home Depot from 1998 until retiring in 2014. He was a graduate of Baylor University and served as a commissioned officer in the Army for four years and remained in the active reserves for several more years. Mr. Brooks was also deeply involved with the Masons. He is survived by his son, Dan ’79 of Marietta. Mr. Brooks was predeceased by his father, Marcellus ’27. John C. Erickson ’51 (Artillery) of Burt Lake, Mich., died Dec. 28, 2014. Mr. Erickson received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an advanced degree in business at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He was a lieutenant in the Air Force, flying F-Class fighter jets. Mr. Erickson had 30-year career in the automotive industry in engineering
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and marketing in Detroit, working for the Ford Motor Company and Chrysler. Mr. Erickson is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters, a son, and five grandchildren. Richard K. Nobbe ’51 (Co. D) of Washington, D.C., died Feb. 1, 2015, in Puerto Rico. A former class president, Mr. Nobbe received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and did graduate studies at American and George Washington universities. He retired after a career of government service. Mr. Nobbe was a cryptographer on the French desk of the National Security Agency for two years and was with the U.S. Department of State for 29 years with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Romanian desk), Bureau of International Education and Culture, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Deputy Executive Secretary of the U.S. National Commission of UNESCO, and Deputy Director of UNESCO Affairs. He was awarded the State Department Meritorious Honor Award for U.S. contributions to UNESCO. Louis P. Sandoz ’51 (Band) of Venice, Fla., died Jan. 13, 2015. Mr. Sandoz graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and completed pilot training in the Air Force. He flew
for SAC based in Kansas and the arctic regions. He retired from sales and marketing in Hartland, Wis., with Leica, Inc., a Swiss firm specializing in the manufacture of surveying and mapping applications, and moved to Florida in 1995. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; two children, and two grandchildren. A former Legion board member, Neal A. Sullivan Jr. W’47, ’51 (Co. D) died December 2014 in Frisco, Texas. Mr. Sullivan earned his undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Oklahoma and obtained a master’s degree in physics from Stanford and Cal Tech universities. He was an Air Force F-86 pilot during the Korean War. Thereafter, he worked for North American Aviation (later Rockwell) and Motorola. Most recently, he had been a self-employed designer and builder of custom homes. Mr. Sullivan is survived by a son Neal III ’77 of Redondo Beach, Calif.; a daughter, Deanne Sullivan ’79 of Conifer, Colo.; and three grandchildren. Willard H. Hagenmeyer Jr. ’52 (Troop) of Roscommon, Mich., died Dec. 24, 2014. Mr. Hagenmeyer was captain of the Culver jumping team, a lieutenant in the Lancers,
and a member of the polo team. He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He served as an Air Force helicopter pilot, spending three years in Spain. Post-military, he joined Chrysler Corporation and completed a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Chrysler Institute of Engineering. Mr. Hagenmeyer spent 32 years with Chrysler in engineering and product planning. Nine of those years were spent in Valencia, Venezuela, as a chief engineer. He is survived by his wife, Starr; son Willard III ’77 of Bremen, Ind.; daughter Starr Holland ’79 of Savannah, Ga.; a sister, and eight grandchildren. Robert Borchelt N’53 died Nov. 4, 2014, in St. Louis. Alden D. Shuler ’53 (Troop) of Bend, Ore., died Dec. 20, 2014. Mr. Shuler was retired from production, sales, and management in the northwest timber industry. He is survived by his wife, Coetta; a son, and daughter. He was predeceased by his father, Charles Jr. N’07, ’10. Michael L. Verkler ’54 (Co. A) died Feb. 10, 2015, in Ogden, Utah. His wife, Caroly, survives. Frederick T. Day Jr. N’55, ’56 (Co. D) of Montreal died Feb. 3, 2015. Mr. Day spent seven years in the U.S. Army with the Seattle Armed Forces Police. He was a real estate broker-developer until moving to Montreal in 1972. There, he worked for Global Farmon Enterprises on energy and environmental issues. He spent several years in the Rio de Janeiro office working on greenhouse gas reduction in Brazilian industry. Mr. Day spoke French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Surviving are his wife, Francine; a son, and daughter. William S. Wallace II ’56 (Troop) died Feb. 27, 2015, in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Wallace earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Colorado A&M and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University. He was a pilot for United Airlines, flying DC3s, and also obtained a private pilot’s license. He owned Wallace Ranch and Cattle Company with ranches in New Mexico and Texas. His wife, Charlene, survives. William M. Boatman N’57 of Indianapolis died Jan. 16, 2015. Mr. Boatman was chosen to command the Fowler, which led him
to attend Naval Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, R.I., following his graduation from Hanover College in 1962. Commissioned into the Navy in 1963, Mr. Boatman’s served on the USS Elokomin AO55, a refueling tanker, and later as a personal aide to Admiral John S. McCain. He retired from the Navy in 1966 as a lieutenant, and started General Drilling Inc., serving as a president for over 40 years. In 1998 he was inducted into the Hanover College Athletic Hall of Fame. He also received All State Basketball Honors while attending Shortridge High School and was the state high jump champion in 1958. Surviving are his wife, Lynn; two sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and a sister. Clark E. MacKinnon ’57 (Co. D) of Tampa, Fla., died March 4, 2015. Mr. MacKinnon graduated from Lawrence Technological University with a degree in architecture. He also attended the U.S. Naval Academy. During career spanning more than four decades, he worked on such projects as the original Jim Walter Building, Hyde Park Village, St. Petersburg Catholic High School, Harborview Center in Clearwater, Quail Hollow, and Epcot. Surviving are his wife, Karen; two daughters, a sister, brother, John '54; four stepchildren, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. William B. Vandiver W’52, ’57 (Band) died Feb. 16, 2015, in Richmond, Va. Mr. Vandiver was a Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Jonas Ingram. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri and earned an MBA from Jacksonville State University. Mr. Vandiver had a long career in transportation and information technology in Washington D.C., Florida, and Virginia, retiring to Richmond. He is survived by his wife, Sue; two daughters, five grandchildren, a brother, E.B. III W'52, '56 of Fairfax, Va.; and a sister. Mr. Vandiver was predeceased by his father, Edgar Jr. W’25. James S. Judy Sr. ’59 (Troop) died Dec. 15, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Mr. Judy served with the U.S. Army Reserve in an intelligence unit. He spent many years in the family business, Cralle-Hall Motor Company, and had also worked as a stock broker and travel agency owner. Mr. Judy was a supporter of the USF dance and theatre departments and served on several search committees. He also was a former board member and president of the Henry B. Plant Museum,
Deaths in the Family Dorothy Thews, RD from 1981-92 A former CGA resident director, Dorothy M. Thews, 86, died Feb. 23, 2015, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Culver. Mrs. Thews was a secretary in the CMA Admissions Office from 1962-70. She returned in 1981 and served as a resident director for Tower and Benson dormitories of Culver Girls Academy, retiring in 1992. She also served as the superintendent for the Culver Town Park. Survivors include five children, among them Roger “Bud” Thews Jr. ’77 and his wife, Susan (Campbell) ’77, of Culver. Susan Thews is the operations manager for the Academies’ Facilities Department. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, among them Michael Dees ’00 of St. Louis, Emily Thews Baldridge ’06 of Hudson, Ohio, and Roger “Trace” Thews III ’10 of Oklahoma City; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Thews Sr. (1977); a daughter, and a sister.
Salvation Army, Tampa Firefighters Museum, and the Tampa Historical Society. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; a son, twin daughters, a sister, and grandson. William R. McCombs ’61 (Troop) died Jan. 22, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. Gary C. Potter ’62 (Co. B) died Jan. 14, 2015, in Saco, Maine. A 1966 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Mr. Potter served 20 years as an intelligence officer, retiring in 1986 as a lieutenant colonel. Following the military, he worked for a federal defense contractor in Washington, D.C., taught photography at the Washington School of Photography, and sold photography through Gallery West in Alexandria, Va. In 1994, he moved to Maine, where he taught math and science in high school, adult education, workforce development, CULVER ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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Passings and at the college level. Mr. Potter is survived by his wife Judy; three children, two sisters, a brother, and two granddaughters. Dennis B. Cooper ’65 (Co. E) of Asheville, N.C., died Feb. 9, 2015. Mr. Cooper graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Maryland. During the Vietnam era, he joined the Air Force as a Russian linguist. He also served as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA), working on poverty programs in urban areas. In 1974, Mr. Cooper went to work for the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C., in the field of international aviation cooperative programs. In 1993, he was selected as the first Senior FAA Representative to the former USSR, representing U.S. aviation interests in all 15 former Soviet republics. He was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, and Brussels, Belgium for nine years. He also served as the civil attaché under Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering and Ambassador James Collins before retiring from government service in 2002. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, Laura; a son, and two brothers. Paul K. Ducharme ’65 of Lebanon, Tenn., died March 15, 2014. A longtime journalist, John C. Shurr ’65 (Co. B) of Columbia, S.C., died March 1, 2015. Mr. Shurr was The Associated Press bureau chief in South Carolina for 20 years, retiring in 2007. An advocate for open government, he played a key role in bringing cameras and microphones into South Carolina courts. He authored “A Public Officials Guide to the S.C. Freedom of Information,” which was distributed statewide to public officials and journalists. Mr. Shurr was part of the Cherokee tribe from his native Oklahoma and sat on the Cherokee Nation Editorial Board. David A. Beardsley W’69 died March 12, 2014, in Ennis, Mont. Mr. Beardsley made his career in finance. He was a graduate of Colorado State University. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, and three brothers, Timothy W’71 of Ennis, Robert W’72 of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Matthew W’74 of Bozeman; and a sister. He was predeceased by his father, David W’43 (see obituary in this issue), and grandfather, Edward Beardsley N’18.
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Douglas J. Oliver ’69 (Artillery) of Olathe, Kan., died Dec. 18, 2014. Mr. Oliver attended the University of Kansas and studied graphic design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. In 1983, he founded Douglas Oliver Design Office, doing work for Fortune 500 companies, major universities, institutions, and foundations in the United States, Europe, and Japan. His work garnered many major prestigious awards, and was later chosen to be part of the Permanent Design Collection of the Library of Congress. Mr. Oliver is survived by his wife, Betsy; two sons, a daughter, and grandson. James T. Bailey N’74 of Portage, Ind., died May 29, 2012. Mr. Bailey was a funeral director with Rees Funeral Home. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Evansville, an MBA from the University of Dallas, and graduated from the Worsham College of Mortuary Science. He is survived by his wife, Kris; two daughters, a son, his father, and two brothers. Christopher B. Lowenstine N’75 died April 11, 2014, in Valparaiso, Ind. He was an account manager for Lexis Nexis in New York City for seven years prior to his illness. He was a 1993 graduate of the Adler School of Psychology in Chicago. Surviving are his mother, Marilyn Lowenstine of Valparaiso, and a brother, John N’70 of St. John, Ind. A brother, Richard N’72, is predeceased. Thomas O. Mullins W’77 of Dallas died Feb. 25, 2015. A graduate of the University of Texas, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Mr. Mullins' career began at C.B. Mullins, Inc., and Hydro International Services Corp. He worked in sales for Muenster Milling Company and finished his career at Cactus Environmental Company. Mr. Mullins retired as president of Cactus in 2011 to focus on private ventures, The Dana Sweeney Mullins Foundation, named for his late wife, and raising his son Jack. He was an Eagle Scout and was honored as the Outstanding Scout in the nation. He is survived by a daughter, two sons, Jack, a current Woodcrafter, and Austin SC’97 of Nashville, Tenn.; his mother and stepfather, a brother, Wendell H'84, '86 of Pilot Point, Texas; sister, and stepmother.
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Claire Marshall, a 2013 alumna, walks toward the Iron Gate during Reunion Weekend bearing a photograph of her aunt, Margaret Marshall ’65. Claire represented her aunt, who died in March of her senior year, at the ceremony in which members of the 50-year class of 1965 recreate the graduation ceremony. Margaret Marshall is the daughter of the late Chet Marshall Jr., a longtime athletic director, and Claire would be his granddaughter. The Marshall family was also represented by Glenda Marshall, widow of Chet Sr.; Cynthia Marshall ’71, and Chet Marshall III ’73 and his wife, Kate.