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Bradley University Fall 2011

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p r e s id e n t ’ s p r e l u d e

i always look forward to the return of our students to the Hilltop.

This year was no exception. It was wonderful to greet so many freshmen and their families as they moved into residence halls, met roommates, started classes and got acquainted with the Bradley community.

The students are uniformly wide-eyed about what’s ahead, eager for the new challenges and opportunities, yet a little uncertain about the next step in their life’s journey. You remember what it was like to be a freshman. The learning curve is steep, and there are so many new experiences, so much to discover and so much growth ahead. Parents face similar feelings — they are excited that their children are embarking on this new educational journey, and they so much want them to succeed.

President Joanne Glasser mingled with ROTC students on Move-In Day, as 10 upperclassmen welcomed 10 incoming Fortunately, the faculty and staff at Bradley are extraordinarily gifted in cadet prospects. Pictured with President Glasser are, back row, smoothing the transition from youthful high school student to confident and from left, AVRIEN ANDERSON ’13, TODD McNULTY ’12, MICHAEL WEBER ’14, self-assured Bradley undergraduate. We pride ourselves in knowing each of our RYAN DeiKER ’14, and front row, KAYLA SULLIVAN ’14 and MARGARITA students by name. We understand their needs and make it possible for them ROSILES-aguilera ’12. to achieve at a high level. That’s the Bradley Experience: a personalized, customized education that caters to each unique individual and provides a foundation for success.

By the time you read this, our freshmen will have taken their first collegiate steps. Welcome Week is a flurry of activities with a Block Party the evening they move in; Taste of Bradley to introduce them to Peoria restaurants; the Activities Fair where they learn about the 240 organizations and clubs on campus; and Late Night BU, our successful alcohol-free monthly entertainment event. We have renewed Freshman Convocation the night before classes begin to instill some Bradley traditions and share the opportunities that await them. It adds up to a wonderful way to start their college careers.

I invite you to see some of their early successes when you return to campus for Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend.

We have combined the two events to offer more options to our returning alumni, parents and friends.

This is a fascinating time to be on the Hilltop because of the many changes that are occurring. If you haven’t been to campus recently, expect to be overwhelmed with the Markin Family Student Recreation Center, the social and fitness hub of campus; the 4,200-seat Renaissance Coliseum, a fitting successor to Robertson Memorial Field House; and the 600-space Main Street parking deck that has greatly relieved parking congestion on campus.

And our construction isn’t completed. The renovation and expansion of Westlake Hall, the second oldest building on campus and home to the College of Education and Health Sciences, is ongoing and will be six times its original size.

You will be impressed with its size, beauty, and how we’ve maintained its architectural integrity.

Of particular interest is the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center with our Hall of Pride that presents a decade-by-decade review of the accomplishments of our alumni and our University. It is spectacular. We will dedicate this beautiful new alumni home on October 15 during Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend. Please return to campus for that joyous and festive occasion and remain connected with the Bradley community.

I look forward to seeing you soon so that you can experience all the progress Bradley is making as we move toward achieving national distinction for our beloved University.

Warm regards,

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6,000,000 footsteps

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JIM DODGE ’71 MEA ’76 spent a total of six months and

6 million footsteps hiking the Appalachian Trail.

A need to lead

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Eric Menendez

Following Lydia Moss Bradley’s mission, leadership is entwined in Bradley University’s academics, its student organizations, and its alumni.

Sheltering abuse victims

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Recognized nationally and internationally as an authority on domestic violence issues, MARTA PELAEZ ’83 is dedicated to healing families.

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TIM STOECKEL ’00 led construction of Testa Produce’s ultra green distribution center, which boasts Chicago’s first freestanding wind turbine.

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Web Extras The stories don’t stop here. Visit bradley.edu/hilltopics/extras for more pictures and videos from the articles in the magazine.

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Staff Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97 executive editor Gayle Erwin mcdowell ’77 associate editor ERIN WOOD miller ’09 assistant editor

ABBY WILSON pfeiffer ’10 editorial assistant sarah dukes art director Duane Zehr university photographer

Student Staff Assistant sarah hallstein ’12

Administration joanne K. Glasser president

shelley epstein associate vice president for university communications

On the cover: Illustration by Stephanie Dalton Cowan. To discover more about Lydia Moss Bradley’s life, read Forgotten Angel by Allen Upton.

Order the book by calling the Bradley bookstore at 309-677-2320.

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GARGOYLE DESKTOP STATUE COMING SOON Were you impressed with the gargoyles Bradley commissioned for the tower of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center? Limited quantities of this design will be available in October. Reserve your 5-inch commemorative statue by calling the Bradley Bookstore at 309-677-2320.

A grateful student Please pass on my thanks to RUTH SCHLATTER MARTIN ’39. I was a student of hers at Glen Oak School in 1942 and 1943. What a nice surprise it was to read about her in the last issue. When I enrolled at Bradley, I was also a home ec major and did my stint at the Practice House. My career in home economics was with utility companies in Peoria and in Honolulu. I have her to thank for setting me on the right career path.

She was also the one who helped me join Chi Omega, I found out later. I have had a lifetime love of sewing and a lifetime of friendships with my Chi O sisters. Thank you, Mrs. Martin!

DORIS LOVIN CROW ’52

Honolulu, Hawaii

News from a nonagenarian When I received my copy of Hilltopics with the Classnotes form, I did as I have done before — shrugged my shoulders, certain that I had no news worth sharing. But then, I did a retake.

I worked my way through Bradley, with the help of a fine man, Mr. A.R. Salzenstein. I would be remiss if I did not speak of my memories of those four years.

I have the utmost respect and affection for all my instructors and for the fine institution that Bradley is and was. I remember when I registered in September ’33. I believe that the total enrollment was 697 students. Long after graduation in 1937, I was supply officer of a light cruiser in the Navy, in the Western Pacific, and I wrote letters to Dr. (Chester) Sipple, Dr.

(Charles) Wyckoff, and Dr. (Palmer) Hogenson, my favorite teachers.

I thought I would give you young people a look-see through the window of a nonagenarian (someone between the ages of 90–99).

DON THORBJORN ROHDE ’37

Los Osos, Calif.

Campus romance Please add our names to the list of couples who met and dated at Bradley, as mentioned in the president’s letter in your last issue. THOMAS RUSSELL McCRORIE ’42 Ed.D. ’52 and I were married in 1944 during the war.

We both worked in the kitchen of “Connie Hall” (Constance Hall).

Dr. McCrorie returned to Bradley in 1950 to earn his Ed.D in 1952. We celebrated our 62nd anniversary two months before Thomas passed away in 2006. We both attended our respective 50th reunions in 1992 and 1993.

Your article on the Practice House in the spring issue brought back memories of my four weeks living there during my senior year.

ELLEN SIEBENTHAL McCRORIE ’43

Gaithersburg, Md.

Job well done The article in the summer issue of Bradley Hilltopics about my brother, Father WILLIAM DONNELLY ’55, was excellent. Great job! Many enjoyed it.

DONA DONNELLY SUTTER ’58

Peoria, Ill.

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Only in America: Remembering Gen. JOHN SHALIKASHVILI ’58 HON ’94 When former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff JOHN SHALIKASHVILI ’58 HON ’94 immigrated to Peoria from Warsaw, Poland, at age 16, he barely spoke English.

He learned by watching John Wayne movies at the Varsity Theater on Main Street. He said his story could happen “only in America.” The general died July 23.

Known affectionately by many as “Shali,” he was considered “stateless” because his parents were Russian refugees. His first and only citizenship was in the United States at age 21 in 1958, the same year he earned his Bradley degree in mechanical engineering. He was drafted two months later and entered the Army at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

After a successful military career, Shalikashvili was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the nation’s highest military position in 1993. He served until 1997 and was the first draftee online Visit bradley.edu/ and the first foreign-born citizen hilltopics/go/ to become chairman. During his jointchiefs for more information. tenure, he oversaw more than 40 operations, including the liberation of Haiti from a dictatorship, the aftermath of the dissolve of the Soviet Union, and a confrontation with Korea.

The general had also served as the supreme allied commander of Europe for NATO from 1992–93. Before that, he led Operation Provide Comfort for Kurdish refugees in

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northern Iraq in 1991 for President George H.W. Bush.

In retirement, Shalikashvili was a visiting professor at Stanford, where he was a senior adviser to the Stanford-Harvard Preventive Defense Project. “… it was a life that had some meaning.

It wasn’t just making a buck,” Shalikashvili said in describing his enjoyment of Army life to a Journal Star reporter in 1999. “You were doing something for your country. For me, that meant twice as much as most because I feel I owe this country so much.”

A former member of Bradley’s Board of Trustees, he suffered a stroke in 2004 that paralyzed his left side. He led a fundraising campaign in 2009 for the American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Lakeland, Washington, a rehabilitation facility for injured veterans where he also did physical therapy.

Shalikashvili received the Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — in 1997. He was Bradley’s Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient in 1998 and a Centurion.

His obituary appears on page 35.

—Abby Wilson Pfeiffer ’10

Gen. JOHN SHALIKASHVILI ’58 HON ’94 speaks in the White House Rose Garden on the day of his nomination to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in August 1993. President Bill Clinton and then-Chairman Gen. Colin Powell look on.

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Bradley ranks among best For the 13th consecutive year, Bradley made The Princeton Review’s list of top schools, appearing in the 2012 edition of The Best 376 Colleges.

Published annually by Random House, the guide profiles only 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges.

The Review commended Bradley for providing students with “everything they need to be successful.” The guide bases its ratings on opinions from students, parents, and college counselors.

“I am very pleased that Bradley University is held in such a high regard among the nation’s colleges and universities,” said President Joanne Glasser. “At Bradley, academic excellence, experiential learning, and leadership development provide a world-class education for our extraordinary students.”

Bradley also appeared on The Review’s list of 153 “Best Midwestern Colleges” and was named a “Best Bet” college in a new guidebook, The Financial Aid Handbook: Getting the Education You Want for the Price You Can Afford.

The authors of The Financial Aid Handbook compiled a list of 60 selective U.S. colleges where average student loan burdens don’t exceed $8,000 per year and where average grants online exceed average loans. “Every Visit bradley.edu/ single school we list is a hilltopics/go/ rankings2012 wonderful place to get an for more education,” said authors Carol information.

Stack and Ruth Vedvik.

The guide noted Bradley’s size — large enough to have separate career-oriented colleges and Division I athletics, yet small enough that students text their professors with questions.

It also recognized Bradley’s connection with the business community and the University’s high degree of “connectedness” for students, including Internet2 access.

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NBC awards 10 olympics internships ABOVE: The 80,000-seat Olympic

Stadium, built in one of the poorest areas of London, is a centerpiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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on my feet and staying active throughout the day, so being on the ground in the middle of all the Olympic action would be pretty cool.”

Harris commended Bradley’s Smith Career Center, the Department of Communication, and Alumni Relations and its 12 volunteers from the Bradley University Communications Alumni Network (BU-CAN) for preparing them for the competitive NBC interview process. “With all the great campus resources we had, I was more prepared for an interview than I think I’ve ever been. I was asked about work I’ve done in the past and my goals for the future.

The NBC interview was more about getting to know me as a person,” Harris added.

Currently interning in Florida for LPGA Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam, Harris sees the Olympics internship as a strong continuance of her interest in sports and PR. “Bradley provided us all with a fantastic opportunity,” said Harris. “I still can’t believe it’s happening. A lot was expected of me at Bradley. That alone prepared me for what will surely be a demanding job at the Olympics. Bradley kept its promise to me that my education would prepare me to do great things. I’m on my way, and it’s so exciting.”

—Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97

Revolutionizing robotics with a HOG Last year Boirum attached a hemispherical omnidirectional gimbaled (HOG) wheel onto a small Lego frame with two wheels to test his on-paper concept of a quick and maneuverable robot. The rubber HOG wheel spins rapidly, like a top, and when tilted slightly by a remote control, instantly changes the robot’s direction without slowing it down. The simple design requires no transmission and costs next to nothing to build.

The value is in the innovation.

Documented research on this type LEFT: The stunningly simple robot designed by CURTIS BOIRUM ’09 of technology has not been done MSmE ’11 has garnered widespread media attention. It includes two since the 1930s. Boirum believes gimbaled wheels, a microprocessor, a wireless serial port, and a his invention could lead to highly helicopter gyro on the bottom for stability control at high speeds.

A grad student’s simple design is turning heads around the world.

CURTIS BOIRUM ’09 MSmE ’11 can trace his passion for mechanical engineering back to his childhood with a box of Legos and a few ill-fated construction projects.

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NBC recently selected 10 students from a field of 43 finalists from the Department of Communication for internships in London and New York for the 2012 Summer Olympics: ELISE ANDERT ’13 from Bridgeton, Mo.; MATHEW DeFREITAS ’13 from Metamora; ELISE DISMER ’12 from Alpharetta, Ga.; MONTEL HARDY ’13 from Calumet Park; JUSTINE HARRIS ’11 from Normal; MILES HIMMEL ’14 from San Diego; ZACHARY KEESEE ’12 from Ransom; KEVIN McCLELLAND ’11 from Berea, Ohio; CHRISTOPHER MORGAN ’14 from East St. Louis; and KRISTINA PUERTO ’13 from Chesterfield, Mo. Other colleges also awarded NBC internships include the University of Notre Dame, Syracuse University, the University of Southern California, and Ithaca College.

“We have 10 students absolutely floating on air right now,” said Dr. Paul Gullifor, chairperson of the Department of Communication. “This exceeds our expectations and is a testament to the great work we do at Bradley.”

Justine Harris is looking forward to being part of the NBC culture. With her heart set on event planning, the 2012 Olympics should be the opportunity of a lifetime for Harris and her fellow interns.

“We will know in September if we have been chosen to work our internships in New York or London. I like being

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maneuverable wheelchairs, forklifts, or other moving machines utilized in factories or on aircraft carriers.

“The ultimate idea is that with enough computer control, this would be so maneuverable, so quick, that it could do things a person using a remote control couldn’t even make it do,” Boirum said.

Since Boirum showed off his first HOG wheel robot at the RoboGames symposium in April, media spread the news worldwide about his agile creation.

“I couldn’t believe all the different websites and magazines that picked it up, magazines that I’ve always read and thought, ‘Man, it would be really great to one day be featured in there,’” Boirum said.

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An 88-unit apartment complex was completed on Main Street in time for almost 200 Bradley students to move in before classes began in August. Located across the street from Campustown shopping center, the five-story Main Street Commons was constructed on the site of the former Walgreens.

With wall-mounted televisions and washer/dryers in each unit, the furnished apartments have more amenities than other campus-area housing options. Kitchens feature dishwashers and garbage disposals, and each bedroom has its own bathroom. For an additional fee, tenants may park in a secure garage under the building.

“I think it’s the new construction and the new design that appeal to students,” says GREG COLWELL ’98, general manager of Main Street Commons. “They like the fact that we’re offering resort-style living. Their parents like the security features.”

Residents are issued computerized key fobs they use to enter common areas of the building. A second-floor courtyard allows students to spend time outside. Besides the office, the main floor has a social lounge, fitness center with machines and TVs, and a tanning room. Tenants are currently being sought for “student friendly” retail space on the ground level.

On one floor, 21 Bradley freshmen are in a pilot program that enables them to begin their college experience as

apartment dwellers. Two RAs are guiding the incoming students as they would in a residence hall. Meal plans allow the students to eat on campus when they wish.

“In the ever-competitive housing and incoming student recruitment market, Main Street Commons provides Bradley a tremendous advantage in meeting the wants of students,” says Nathan Thomas, executive director of residential life and leadership. “It is also playing an important role in revitalizing neighborhoods along the Main Street corridor.”

The $13 million structure offers eight three-bedroom and 80 two-bedroom units. It was developed by the Devonshire Group based in Champaign, and is managed by Oxbow Development online Corp. in Davenport, Iowa. Oxbow Visit liveatmain. specializes in “student-centric” com for more information. housing near colleges with enrollments between 2,000 and 10,000 students.

Main Street Commons plans call for beginning the construction of Phase 2, a second building and swimming pool behind the current structure, within the next year.

—Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77

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the first large housing complex built for Bradley students since the early ’90s, when the 15-building St. James Apartments complex was constructed.

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Dr. Julie Reyer, Boirum’s mechanical engineering professor, collaborated with him on the project and is leading the effort to secure a patent. “Having students like Curt who are enthusiastic about a project is exciting, especially when you realize an idea has potential to take us interesting places we haven’t been before. Fostering that drive is why we’re here,” Reyer said.

Boirum was hired by a top computer manufacturer and expects to soon begin a doctoral program in mechanical engineering. In the meantime, he continues development on his HOG wheel project and remains involved with the Central Illinois Robotics Club.

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‘Sandwich King’ reigns at Food Network JEFF MAURO ’00 became “obsessed with food

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in all its glory” as a child growing up in an Italian-American family. “We made sure food was the focal point of every occasion,” Mauro said.

That obsession served him well on August 14, when he won the seventh season of Next Food Network Star. Mauro competed against 14 participants in various cooking challenges for the honor of hosting his own cooking show.

Sandwich King premiered at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on August 21 on Food Network. The show promises to “turn any meal into a sandwich and any sandwich into a delicious meal.”

Mauro quickly became known for his sandwiches during the competition, a passion that also began early. “I even started packing my own lunches as a kid and separated every sandwich ingredient

in its own sandwich bag. … Not to mention I would usually transform whatever I was served at the dinner table into a sandwich,” the 33-year-old said.

His obsession continued at online Bradley, where he always had a Visit food stock of turkey, cheese, and bread network.com/ sandwich-king for from Thompson’s supermarket in more information. Campustown. As a student, Mauro honed his TV personality while studying radio and television and participating in theater.

He ventured to Hollywood to try his luck at becoming a comedian, but then ended up at culinary school.

Sandwiches continued to be a staple in Mauro’s life when he became the private corporate chef for a large mortgage firm in Chicago; however, TV still interested him, which led him to audition for Next Food Network Star.

—Abby Wilson Pfeiffer ’10

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oes living under the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles sound like a sweet deal? How about going behind the scenes at places like Pixar and Warner Bros.? Starting in spring 2012, Bradley students in all disciplines have the opportunity to experience a semester in Hollywood firsthand.

“From the beginning we wanted to include everyone,” said BJ Lawrence, associate dean of the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts. “We want to make this opportunity available to any student who has the dream of experiencing life in Hollywood’s entertainment industry.”

Applicants must be of junior or senior status with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. Students who are accepted

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into the program will take classes at the University of Texas, Los Angeles. The 12-credit-hour experience is similar to a study abroad trip. The hours would not be considered transfer credit, but credit earned through Bradley. Financial aid can be applied to the Hollywood semester as well.

The curriculum covers show business and marketing, the evolution of a story from the idea to the big screen, careers available in the entertainment industry, other forms of media such as gaming and mobile entertainment, and the music industry. “Classes are all held on one day each week … then students spend the other four days at their internships and planned special activities, such as going to the set of NCIS: Los Angeles and other television sets, or attending a movie premiere,” Lawrence said.

With more than 250 Bradley alumni in the Los Angeles area and internship opportunities at places such as Paramount, Universal, NBC, and Dreamworks, which are conveniently right down the street, students will have fantastic networking capabilities. “I think the Hollywood semester is an exciting opportunity that will refocus their entire career,” said Lawrence. “They will be able to go back to Hollywood if they choose to do so with connections, experience, and knowledge of the entertainment industry.”

—Sarah Hallstein ’12

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ollowing a national search, Brian Joschko assumed duties as Bradley’s chief of police on June 27. The former senior lieutenant at Marquette University holds a degree in criminology and law studies from Marquette and has more than 12 years of experience with the Marquette Department of Public Safety.

“The two universities are incredibly similar, which is certainly a factor in why I want to be a part of Bradley,”

said Joschko. “I’m excited about the opportunity not only because of Bradley’s tremendous reputation of academic excellence, but also because of President Glasser’s commitment to maintaining a safe learning environment and community. I look forward to working closely with the students, staff, and faculty, as well as the members of the community.”

Joschko will enhance the University’s community policing orientation, assist in integrating a stronger technology presence in department operations and campus security, and lead additional initiatives.

Joschko’s wife, Theresa LaHood Joschko, is an East Peoria native.

Longtime Chief of Police David Baer retired on September 17, 2010, after more than 37 years of service. In August, Lt. Troy Eeten was honored with a President’s Award for serving as interim chief during the search.

—Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97

Science and ‘sextraversion’ — blog tells all the science behind sexuality and to advocate for respecting sexual diversity, people who view sex as taboo or who believe there is only one ‘right way’ to be sexual tend to not like what I write,” he adds.

Schmitt is quoted frequently by national and international media on the topics of sexuality and “mate poaching.”

Named a Caterpillar professor of psychology at Bradley in 2008, he founded the International Sexuality Description

Psychology professor David Schmitt is credited with writing or co-writing more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Now as a blogger for Psychology Today, he has the opportunity to reach a vast new audience. Schmitt’s first two posts in June were What is Sexual Personality? and Sextraversion, which looked at sexually unfaithful personalities.

Schmitt, whose doctoral degree from the University of Michigan is in personality psychology, plans to post every few weeks. He was asked initially to blog for the magazine several years ago. “I decided to take them up on the offer this summer,” says Schmitt who joined the Bradley faculty in 1995.

So far, several thousand people have read each of his posts. The response has been “mostly positive,” along with a few negative, Schmitt says. “Because I tend to discuss

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pointofpride Psi Chi wins national award Bradley’s chapter of Psi Chi, the international psychology honor society, has received the Ruth Hubbard Cousins National Chapter Award. The award recognizes the chapter that best achieves the honor society’s purpose to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. To be eligible, chapters must achieve model chapter status, which Bradley has accomplished the last three years, then earn one of six regional awards. Bradley was the Midwest Regional Chapter Award winner in 2010.

Bradley’s club was given $3,500, a plaque, and travel expenses for chapter president STEPHANIE ANDEL ’12 to accept the award at the 2011 American Psychological Association Conference August 4–7 in Washington, D.C. It is named for Ruth Hubbard Cousins, who led the honor society for 33 years. There are about 1,100 Psi Chi chapters around the world.

Project (ISDP) in 2000 and continues as its director. The ISDP is one of the largest cross-cultural research teams investigating how culture, personality, and gender work together to influence sexual attitudes and behaviors. More than 200 psychologists in nearly 60 countries supply data for the studies, which is then analyzed by Schmitt and a group of his students.

Read an earlier article about Schmitt and his study at bradley.edu/hilltopics/go/schmitt11.

—Gayle Erwin McDowell ’77 Bradley Hilltopics Fall 2011

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campus construction moves forward RENOVATED CAFETERIA IN GEISERT HALL

Construction crews were busy during the summer, and students found some major changes when they returned to campus in August.

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Another cafeteria upgrade took place in Geisert Hall.

The dining room and kitchen area were expanded during the spring semester, doubling the seating capacity to 400 and making it the largest dining room on campus.

The expansion also allowed for installation of a full kosher kitchen and the new Balance U program, which provides healthier meal options and educates students about nutrition and wellness through monthly themes, signage, and newsletters.

Holmes Hall When the new boiler plant in the Main Street parking deck began operating in January 2010, the plant in Holmes Hall that had provided power across campus since 1911 was decommissioned. River City Construction began converting the space into a full-service kitchen this spring.

“This kitchen was designed to take care of the catering needs for the west side of campus,” said Ron Gibson, director of Dining Services. “All new, high-tech kitchen equipment will make it much easier to prepare and transport meals for the Alumni Center, Westlake, and the Renaissance

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Coliseum. We may also utilize this operation for daily bakery and to-go foods for the entire campus.”

The remainder of Holmes Hall will continue to serve as a repair shop, offices, and storage.

Hayden-Clark Alumni Center Alumni Relations staff moved into the new Hayden-Clark Alumni Center in July. Museum-style displays were installed on the first floor in August, as construction of the Alumni Quad west of the building progressed with installation of topsoil, plantings, and sidewalks.

The Alumni Center dedication ceremony and tours will take place on October 15 during Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend. See “Director’s Corner” on page 38 for more information.

Westlake Hall The new Westlake Hall copper clock tower and weather vane were installed on July 20. Installation of windows and the limestone exterior on the addition continues. Roofing work is expected to be completed this fall.

Inside Westlake, wall framing is complete. Masonry work at the stairwells and elevator shafts was finished in August, and stairs and railings have been installed.

Last renovated in 1961, the new Westlake Hall will be six times its original size. The final project in the Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance, Westlake is expected to be completed next summer.

—Erin Wood Miller ’09 / Photography by Duane Zehr

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There are more than 5.3 billion mobile subscribers in the world.

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The Caterpillar Global Communications Center became a hub for mobile learning expertise on June 10, when about 100 participants gathered for the Float Mobile Learning Symposium, co-sponsored by Bradley’s interactive media department and Continuing Education. Float Mobile Learning, a mobile development company in Morton, hosted the event.

According to CHAD UDELL ’99, Float’s managing director and a Web design instructor in Bradley’s interactive media department, many mobile experts are located on the coasts.

“There are a lot of great businesses in central Illinois that wouldn’t get to see the people who spoke unless we brought them here,” he said.

The symposium focused on mobile learning, or mLearning — the use of a mobile device, such as an

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iPad or smartphone, to learn and discover. Udell delivered the symposium’s keynote presentation. Other speakers included authors Gary Woodill and Steve Hoober; Jeff Tillett, a former designer and developer for T-Mobile; and Josh Campbell, former design manager at Motorola; Jim Ferolo, chairman of Bradley’s interactive media department; and DANIEL PFEIFFER ’10, a developer with Float. Topics ranged from design and development of mobile applications to business strategy to theory behind mLearning.

ALEX MINER ’12, MATTHEW VROMAN ’12, and ADAM ZIMMERMANN ’12 (above, left to right) presented their research on the effectiveness of mobile interaction in advertising, such as QR codes and texting.

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By 2015, more people will access the Internet through mobile phones than through computers.

–Mashable Cell phones are becoming increasingly popular in underdeveloped countries because they provide a more affordable and accessible alternative to computers.

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For the past five years, the Bradley Ambassadors have been promoting Bradley to groups of fourth grade students who may someday also call the Hilltop home. As part of a national program called No Excuses University, the Ambassadors serve as pen pals to the younger students.

Jane Addams Elementary School in Palatine is part of the program, which encourages each classroom to adopt a university.

“It’s a college readiness program designed to motivate students to begin thinking about attending college even while they’re in grade school,” explains CAITLIN MADDOCK BAHR ’08, associate director of alumni relations and adviser to the Bradley Ambassadors.

KIMBERLY NAGY POPP ’03, a fourth grade teacher at Jane Addams, contacted Bradley in 2007, requesting that Bradley students write periodically to the fourth graders. online “Having the Bradley Visit facebook.

Ambassadors as pen pals has com/bradley ambassadors for been amazing,” Popp said. more information. “The kids’ faces light up when they see the envelope of letters from Bradley.” “[Popp] wanted Bradley students to write about college, about what it’s like to be at Bradley, motivating them to work hard in school so that they’re able to attend a good school like Bradley when they are ready,” Bahr said. The Ambassadors correspond one or two times a semester

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For the Ambassadors, being a pen pal is a way to give back to Bradley, and they look forward to hearing from the younger students.

“We’ve even had a couple of them say that they want to come to Bradley now,” Bahr said.

The Ambassadors devote one or two of their weekly meetings each semester to writing to the fourth graders. The volunteer group, made up of more than 20 current students, enhances the Bradley Experience by promoting lifelong relationships with the University among the student body.

They foster a culture of giving through campus programs, work to establish relationships between current Bradley students and alumni, and provide opportunities for students to develop as leaders.

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Eleanor Coen and her husband MAX KAHN ’26 were known as “Chicago’s dynamic printmaking and painting duo” in the 1940s and ’50s. Eleanor had solo exhibits at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian Institution. Now, she is one of 60 women represented in Skirting Convention: Illinois Women Artists, 1840 to 1940, an art exhibition at Lakeview Museum that opens this fall.

A free symposium at Bradley University, Uncovering the Stories of Midwestern Women Artists, 1840–1940, coincides with the exhibition. Participants will view the exhibit at Lakeview on Thursday evening, October 20. On Friday, the symposium moves to Bradley where art historians and professors of art history, history, and women’s studies will discuss the state of women’s history research.

“We have the most exciting panelists and keynote speakers. It’s very unique to bring them together. I can hardly wait to hear them,” said CHANNY LYONS, MA ’97. In 2006 Lyons began researching female artists from Illinois, and the Illinois Women Artists Project was born. Bradley designed Acclaimed artists Eleanor Coen and her husband and hosts the website MAX KAHN ’26 were based in Chicago and Martha’s providing information about Vineyard, Massachusetts. Their children will take part more than 450 artists. “I get in a symposium about Midwestern women artists at very attached to these Bradley on October 21. women. They faced many

Bradley theater season 2011–12 Ragtime September 22–October 2 Almost, Maine November 10–20 3U SHAK3F3ST (Shakespeare festival with Western Illinois University and Loyola University) February 24–26 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) February 29–March 4 The Glass Menagerie April 19–29 Visit slane.bradley.edu/ theatre-arts/season for more information.

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challenges, but they overcame them well,” said Lyons, guest curator of the Lakeview exhibit.

Keynote speakers are Susan Weininger, professor emerita of art history at Roosevelt University; and Michelle Citron, chairman of interdisciplinary arts at Columbia College Chicago. Six other Midwestern professors and art historians comprise a panel that will discuss the state of women’s history research.

Katie Kahn and Noah Kahn, Eleanor and Max’s children, will join a conversation led by Dr. James Ballowe, Bradley professor emeritus of English. Katie is an assistant professor of art at Northern Illinois University, and Noah is an architect in California.

The interdisciplinary conference is being arranged by Bradley’s art history program and the women’s studies department, with support from Lakeview, the Inland Visual Studies Center at Bradley, and the Illinois Women Artists Project.

The exhibit at Lakeview runs from October 1 until January 14, 2012. Visit iwa.bradley.edu to learn more about the symposium.

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university conference draws record crowd Five professors, a police lieutenant, and three departments received awards for recent accomplishments at Bradley’s University Conference on August 16. A record crowd of 448 faculty and staff members attended the afternoon event at the Markin Center. More than 50 new employees hired since last year were introduced. The honors include: Burgess award The Theodore C. Burgess Award for Excellence in Interdepartmental Collaboration went to a trio of departments for their collaboration in preparing students to be interviewed as potential NBC interns during the Summer Olympics next year. Bradley’s Department of Communication, the Smith Career Center, and Alumni Relations were the recipients.

Caterpillar professor Dr. LARRY WEINZIMMER ’83 MBA ’85 was selected for a Caterpillar professorship, a distinction that rewards the highest level of scholarship among senior faculty. A professor of strategic management, Weinzimmer is working on his fourth book and has authored numerous articles. He helped create Bradley’s EMBA program and advises the MBA case competition sales team, which has won three national championships. He has completed more than 70 consulting projects, many for Fortune 100

companies. Weinzimmer holds a doctorate in management science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Presidential awards Three individuals received awards for extraordinary service during the past year: Dr. Kurt Field, Dr. Paul Gullifor, and Lt. Troy Eeten. Field was praised for his role in creating the Mund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the first named department at Bradley. Gullifor was recognized for his efforts in securing internships for 10 students with NBC at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Eeten was honored for serving as senior commanding officer of Bradley’s police force during the 2010–11 school year.

First-year faculty award Dr. Stephenie Chaudoir, assistant professor of psychology, was honored for her “tough, but fair” demeanor. One hundred percent of students in a new class she developed said they would recommend her as an instructor. She holds a master’s and a doctoral degree from the University of Connecticut.

Outstanding advisor award Dr. Michael Greene was introduced as the 2011 Academic Advisor of the Year, an award he received last spring. He is an assistant professor of philosophy.

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fter graduation, life changes — no more classes, no more late-night study sessions, and in some cases, no more cross country or track meets. Even though the collegiate experience ends, being a runner may not.

Take two-time All-American and 10-time Missouri Valley Conference champion MARY ELLEN HILL SCHUPBACH ’00.

Running is still a part of her life, and has been since she went to her older brother’s track meets in kindergarten. “It wasn’t like, ‘I want to grow up and do this.’

I just didn’t know anything else,” said Schupbach.

Her family realized shortly after her first race at age 9 that Schupbach had potential, but she didn’t feel pressured; “My parents made it fun,” she said.

After a stellar high school career with yearly appearances at the state meet, Schupbach knew she would continue running in college. The Princeville native knew of Bradley through her sister LINDA HILL FENNELL ’94, as did her brother JAMES HILL ’99. Schupbach remembers that she was drawn to Bradley’s small-town atmosphere.

“A smaller Division 1 school with such individual treatment is a real rarity,” she said.

Individual treatment worked to Bradley’s advantage during Schupbach’s sophomore conference race at Newman

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Laura Bradley Park, a popular place for her early morning workouts as a student, as her five children race by on the familiar path.

Golf Course. “We had a game plan for the whole team with multiple team meetings. [Coach Dave] Beauchem would look at our training and say, ‘OK, you’ve done this, so you should logically be able to do this.’ But then you add guts and glory to it, and you go a little bit further.”

Going a little bit further was exactly what Schupbach and her teammates did as they nabbed the first-ever women’s Missouri Valley Conference title for Bradley.

Schupbach remembers being impressed by the community’s support. “I knew it was going to be big, but I did not realize how many other people knew it was going to be big,” she said.

Schupbach still holds the women’s cross country 5K record by almost 20 seconds with a time of 17:18. She also set school and MVC records “ I’m a strong believer in track in the 3,000 meters and achieved in keeping families All-American status together.” for the 5,000 meters. But the —Mary Ellen Hill Schupbach ’00 2000 Watonga Award recipient admits that it is hard to choose which sport she enjoyed more. “I always enjoyed training for cross country more.

It’s so much more varied, so much more beautiful. I think you get better workouts. But when it came time to race, I wanted to get a split … so racing and getting the times that you wanted in track was easier,” she said.

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required Schupbach to meet weekly mileage goals and prepare for landmark races, but she recalls feeling empty after graduation. While one chapter of her life closed, however, another unexpectedly opened. Schupbach married a college athlete, began her teaching career, and she and her husband Schuyler decided to become foster parents.

Soon after their decision, two brothers and a sister arrived with nothing more than a bag of possessions among them. After several months, the temporary situation was beginning to look less temporary, and the couple had to make a decision. About a year after the children moved in, the Schupbachs adopted them, and within another year adopted their older siblings.

“I was 24 with five kids, the oldest of them a 9-year-old, and we were like, ‘Are we crazy?’ But it was obviously meant to be,” Schupbach said. “Schuyler can’t afford to be an average man. He is forced to be Superman daily. I am amazed that with an IT/business background and

above: Two-time All-American MARY ELLEN HILL SCHUPBACH ’00 is one of

three outstanding Bradley athletes depicted on giant window shades in the Burklund Family Heritage Hall in the new Renaissance Coliseum.

successful career, he somehow learned to be a great dad!

We also had a lot of support from family and friends …

I’m a strong believer in keeping families together.”

Schupbach’s time as an award-winning runner helped develop her resolve and strong mental attitude, and may have prepared her to be a young mother to five young children. “There are very few things that I question if I can do or not. I always just have it in my mind that if I want to do it, I can do it … like when it came to adopting our five, it wasn’t a question of being able to or not. It was, ‘I’m going to choose to, and I will be successful at it,’” she said.

Despite her job as an eighth grade math teacher at Chiddix Junior High in Normal and family duties, Schupbach still runs regularly and does a marathon about once a year.

Running is now a stress reliever she can fit in while her kids are at their early morning swim practices. “The same basic concept is there; I’m still running,” she said, “but all of the reasons behind it are different.”

She has passed along her love of exercise to her kids.

“Even if it’s not running,” she said with a grin, “they’re going to know to keep in shape and that health is important.”

Fans meet new coach at Community Nights

sea son tickets Season tickets are now available for soccer, volleyball, and the men’s and women’s basketball seasons at the Renaissance Coliseum ticket office on Main Street 309-677-2625 or from BradleyBraves.com.

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Local fans had the opportunity to meet men’s basketball coach Geno Ford (center) at Bradley Braves Community Nights in August. The early evening events were held in Pekin, Dunlap, and Washington.

Other Bradley coaches, staff members, and past and present student-athletes were also on hand. Attendees were treated to door prizes, discounted tickets, and Prairie Farms ice cream. Pictured with Ford are BRETT ELLIS ’04, MANDY PIERCE ELLIS ’04 MA ’07, and their daughter Lydia.

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I have a new perspective on aging after reading the informative feature in the winter 2011 issue of Bradley Hilltopics — not because I am old at age 62, but because last September I completed the 2,181-mile Appalachian Trail (AT) that begins at Springer Mountain, Georgia, and ends at Mount Katahdin in northern Maine. It was an extraordinary experience that took a total of six months and more than 6 million footsteps.

I grew up in Peoria and earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s in engineering administration. My mother, Jeanette Dodge, was an English instructor and student adviser (89 years young, alive and well, living in Salem, South Carolina). I met my wife, Connie Prunch Dodge, when she was the assistant to Dr. John Hitt, BU vice president of academic affairs. As a junior in 1969, I joined the Bradley Flying Club and found a lifelong passion. I made my career in aviation, managing flight departments and flying corporate jets throughout the world. In 1979, I moved from Peoria to Atlanta and have called Georgia home for more than 30 years.

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As a corporate jet pilot, I have opportunities to hike trails around the world. Pilots are required by the FAA to periodically pass a flight physical. Hiking with a backpack in the mountains is a great way to stay in shape. I had hiked short sections of the AT but had never considered hiking the whole trail until unemployment hit. Suddenly at age 60, I was competing with younger pilots for fewer jobs. Sure, I had 15,000-plus flight hours of experience, but there were tens of thousands of pilots out of work, and the competition was (and is) tough. It occurred to me that hiking the Appalachian Trail would prove I was in excellent physical health.

Three weeks later, on March 3, 2009, I was on the AT, headed north. I had no idea how difficult it would be. The trail stretches from Georgia through North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and finally Maine. The trail was laid out in 1937, crossing over the mountains and along the ridge tops of the Appalachians. The total ups and downs in the trail exceed 1 million vertical feet. My backpack weight started out at 52 pounds but was quickly reduced to about 35 (19 pounds, plus food and water).

I carried no more food than necessary, stopping periodically at road crossings to hitchhike into nearby towns to resupply. Due to a broken wrist and family medical emergencies, I hiked only to southern Virginia in 2009. The following May, I hit the trail again and 1,800 miles later I finished.

My average speed was 2.45 miles per hour, and the longest hiking day was 13 hours and 27 miles. The amount of food an AT hiker consumes is amazing. My appetite increased as I hiked north, with my average consumption at times exceeding 8,000 calories per day. The first few months I was craving fruits and vegetables, and over the last

three months it was proteins, especially bacon double cheeseburgers and meat lover’s pizza with extra cheese. I devoured Snickers bars. Amazingly, I still lost more than 30 pounds and dropped to my high school weight.

Hiking the AT is an incredible way to explore the eastern United States. When you carry your house on your back, you become dependent on the kindness of strangers. The people who live along the trail are unbelievably helpful, and hikers call them “trail angels.” I am astounded by how many folks would pick up incredibly stinky, dirty hikers and help them get to a resupply grocer.

I read in the book Younger Next Year, A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You’re 80 (by Crowley and Lodge), that lots of exercise can fool your body into thinking and working like it did when you were younger. It worked! My blood tests are all back to normal, most of my body’s plumbing is working normally again, my energy levels are like a 30-something, and my sagging skin and wrinkles are diminished. The down sides? The front halves of my feet are numb (this is typical for AT hikers, I am told, and will eventually return to normal).

These days it seems that most individuals only see major accomplishments on TV. This endeavor required extraordinary time and effort. The median age of AT hikers is 24. My hiking partner was 70, and the oldest hiker I met was in his young 80s.

Most individuals hiking the trail live in bordering states. Most are by themselves and many are female. I completed the trail summiting Mount Katahdin on September 19, 2010. The total number of hikers who have finished the trail is still less than 12,000. Anyone with an interest in the Appalachian Trail may email me at jimtdodge@ bellsouth.net. My philosophy? You’re only as old as you think you are!

Editor’s note: Jim Dodge recently started his own company, managing and flying a corporate jet.

Have you hiked all or part of the Appalachian Trail? Send your memories to kmetzinger@bradley.edu or: Bradley Hilltopics 1501 W. Bradley Ave. Peoria, IL 61625

CHRIS OLEX ’94 was ready for a new job and a move away from her home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She felt like she was stuck in a rut, so she decided to climb her way out.

In March 1999, Olex quit her job at a consulting firm and headed to Springer Mountain in Georgia to begin her trek to Mount Katahdin along the Appalachian Trail. “So many things were ready for me to have a change that it just worked out and made sense for me to do it,” said Olex, who holds a degree in psychology.

The thought of hiking the trail first crossed her mind during an Outward Bound camping trip, when the leader said the trek was “the best thing I’ve ever done and the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”

Always eager for a challenge, Olex looked into becoming a “thru-hiker” on the Appalachian Trail. A thruhiker is someone who does the hike from beginning to end in one session, as opposed to a sectionhiker, who completes it over time.

Though Olex began her hike alone, she was never completely on her own. “You’re moving with this traveling community that’s going the same place you’re going,” said Olex. “It probably isn’t like this for everyone, but for me it was such a social experiment experience.”

Two of Olex’s fellow hikers became her close friends, although she didn’t know their real names until long after she’d met them.

Many hikers choose to use trail names — nicknames that become their identity while they hike. Olex was Red Stripe because she wore a Red Stripe beer hat.

Another memory that stands out from Olex’s trek is Trail Days, an annual festival in Damascus, Virginia, in May. During Trail Days, thousands of current and past hikers descend

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on the town — which has a population of about 1,000 — for four days to camp, rest, wash up, and have fun.

Six months later, at the end of her journey, Olex had lost 30 pounds, a few toenails, and all feeling in her toes, not to mention going through four pairs of shoes.

She considers herself one of the lucky ones. “Anyone who finishes has a big chunk of luck,” she said.

“So many people get hurt, or someone in the family gets really sick. There are just so many things that come up that can take you away.”

Today, Olex lives in Newton, Massachusetts, and is self-employed as a corporate leadership trainer.

“There are plenty of days when I think about doing the trail again because that way of living was just so simple and rewarding,” said Olex.

“But realistically, probably not. I am more likely to find a new kind of challenge when I am ready for another change.”

—Abby Wilson Pfeiffer ’10

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Lydia Moss Bradley, a visionary leader in business and philanthropy, founded Bradley in 1897, she sought to create an institution where students would learn to become productive members of society. The school she envisioned would “teach its students the means of living independent, industrious, and useful lives.” Education, according to Mrs. Bradley, was not solely for white men, but should be available equally for women, African-Americans, and other underserved groups. Today, her legacy of leadership and service lives on throughout campus and across the globe.

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The Department of Leadership in Education, Human Services, and Counseling prepares students for many possible career paths in which they can utilize their leadership skills.

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Guided by Bradley’s student leadership program, students raised more than $192,000 for charity last year and performed 47,000 hours of community service.

One ambitious student leader traveled to Washington, D.C., to interview three alumni who have represented central Illinois in Congress for more than five decades.

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Fostering the growth of potential business leaders provides a challenge for the Executive Development Center’s interactive workshops, one-on-one executive coaching sessions, and other programs.

From leading the New York City Fire Department after 9/11, to sharing expertise on minority advertising, Bradley alums have held leadership positions all over the world.

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Lydia Moss Bradley’s vision to create a school that produced outstanding leaders continues today through the University’s academics. One department that has leadership at its foundation is the Department of Leadership in Education, Human Services, and Counseling (EHC, formerly ELH).

“We have often borrowed inspiration from her, especially in her ability to consider the importance of the future,” said Dr. Chris Rybak, chairman of the EHC department. “She not only saw what’s available and possible right now, but she also asked, ‘What could be if we can bring the right resources together to move forward?’”

The EHC department is divided into three graduate programs: educational administration, which prepares students to work in administrative roles in educational institutions, often as school principals; the human service administration program, which trains students for leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, universities, and corporations; and counseling, which prepares students to become clinical mental health counselors and school counselors.

In addition to the three graduate programs, the department added a minor in leadership studies in 2005 that helps students become leaders in their personal and professional lives.

Students take 18 hours of classes such as bipartisan leadership, leadership in service, and managing in organizations.

“Leadership is the theme that we draw from for all our programs,” Rybak said. “We look for ways to provide our students, who come from a wide

RIGHT: A graduate student in leadership in human service administration, LIZ McKERNIN ’10 volunteered this summer with Advocates for Access in Peoria Heights. “I decided on the HSA program because of the emphasis on community service,” said McKernin, who is a hall director.

“In several of our courses we are required to do projects where we help our community, and I truly enjoy giving back.”

variety of backgrounds and undergraduate majors, experiences that involve creativity in their visions and their work, being able to work across diverse cultures and populations, and learning to become aware of social justice issues and how transitions in society may be impacting people in different ways.”

Most of the department’s nine full-time faculty members have traveled abroad to provide a more worldly approach in classrooms. “They are able to bring their real-world experiences back to our students, rather than rely on news stories to tell us what’s happening across the globe with a wide variety of populations.”

About 150 students are enrolled in the graduate programs and 95 in the leadership minor. Visit bradley.edu/academic/departments/lehc for more information about the EHC department.

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above: KATIE McGINN ’08 MA ’11 and sophomores Andrew Mills, Kelsi Johnson, and Allen Ghareeb discuss the Bradley Fellows fall retreat. Fellows is one of numerous programs administered by Bradley’s leadership center.

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The leadership landscape has broadened on the Hilltop since the Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service, named after an extraordinary Peoria volunteer, opened in 1996.

Some programs begin freshman year while others are geared toward graduating seniors.

“We want to do right by our students,” remarks LJB Center director KATIE McGINN ’08 MA ’11. “The leadership and service programming we coordinate is student-driven; it directly reflects their interests and meets their needs.”

One of the center’s most visible programs, the Leadership and Service Fellows, began when the LJB Center opened. Fifteen freshmen are selected as Bradley Fellows from a pool of applicants each year, for a total of nearly 60 Fellows on campus.

“It is a unique program. The Fellows are required to perform 40 hours of service each semester and 25 hours during the summer,” McGinn reports.

Fellows are awarded $1,000 scholarships annually, and attend a three-day orientation before other students move in.

Thirty-five freshman women get a jump start in learning about leadership by choosing the Leadership Lifestyles Floor, a living option at Bradley since 2007.

Another successful program, BUILD, is a three-tiered program based on the social change model of leadership. For three semesters, participants meet weekly for six weeks. “It allows students to network with other leaders,” says

McGinn, noting the importance of collaboration among campus leaders. The final six-week session helps campus leaders transition into community and professional leadership.

McGinn credits Bradley with developing her own leadership skills. As an undergraduate, she participated in LINCS, the Center’s senior capstone leadership group. Before returning to Bradley to earn a master’s degree in Leadership in Human Service Administration, she spent a year traveling to 21 campuses as a leadership consultant for Sigma Kappa.

Her latest idea, Service on Saturday, was piloted last April and will be a monthly student-led program this school year. McGinn realized that students want to volunteer, but don’t want to go alone and may not have transportation. “We hoped for 30 students, but had 76 participate in April,” she says, adding that 100 percent of the participants indicated they felt they “had made a difference” with their efforts. Students chose from four volunteer jobs on a Saturday morning and then returned to campus for lunch.

A new student group, SERVE, will coordinate Service on Saturday and other volunteer opportunities. A chapter of Students Today Leaders Forever (STLF) was also launched on campus last spring. The alternative spring break trips planned by STLF groups are called Pay It Forward Tours. The new Bradley group expects to offer a trip for Spring Break 2012.

Building leaders One of 14 faculty members associated with Bradley’s Executive Development Center, Professor Chuck Stoner offers insights into the Building Leaders interactive workshop.

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Dr. Chuck Stoner, professor of executive management development, works with emerging leaders to help them understand and respond to the challenges of leadership. Part of his work is accomplished through one-on-one coaching.

He also coaches EMBA students for the 15 months they are in the program.

“I enjoy coaching,” says Stoner. “Being a Bradley professor is an ideal job. I like teaching, researching, writing, and meeting with interesting folks. I’m going off campus for a coaching session with one of our EMBA students this afternoon.

Good leadership development work is done here in Bradley’s own backyard.”

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A. McCord Professor of Executive Management Development in the Foster College of Business Administration, coaches an EMBA student in a local coffee shop. The development of emerging leaders may be the most critical challenge facing today’s organizations, according to Stoner.

Bradley’s Foster College of Business Administration boasts a number of professors with strong backgrounds in leadership. “I’ve done workshops with both LARRY WEINZIMMER ’83 MBA ’85 and Jen Robin, and they are fantastic subject-matter experts and top-notch teachers,” Stoner adds with a smile.

Building Leaders: Achieve Your Potential In fact, Stoner and Robin created the Building Leaders program in 2003 and coached emerging leaders together for several years. Now taught

by Stoner and Tom Bower, president of Bower Communications in Peoria Heights, the 2½ day interactive workshop continues to explore topics

and themes that are critical for high potential leaders and their organizations.

Building Leaders zeros in on helping professionals focus on their interpersonal skills. Stoner notes that the trouble isn’t the technical skills of potential leaders — it’s their ability to work with other people, their relationships, and their ability to handle tough interpersonal issues.

“I don’t think people learn how to shift from individual performer to leader,” says Stoner. “It’s been reinforced our entire lives that we should be individual performers — the doers. Now, these potential leaders have to be influencers and effective facilitators, and it’s just a dramatically different role. When we sit down with them and engage them in a coaching relationship, it’s powerful.”

Although the EDC’s coaching is theory-based, faculty members don’t talk about theory. They discuss skills and approaches that clients can put into place right away. “It’s practical, engaging, and applicable to their immediate situations,” adds Stoner. “One-on-one coaching sessions are offered after the program, but it is just one piece of a deep dive into leadership that takes place during the workshop.”

The EDC has conducted leadership development workshops that include coaching sessions for emerging leaders from major companies including Caterpillar, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, CEFCU, and DRW Trading in Chicago.

“We just finished a leadership training class at DRW,” says Stoner. “A former student had been sending potential leaders to our workshops for several years. Eventually, we were invited to hold the Building Leaders workshop at DRW. We know the DRW culture. We don’t go in and pull something off the shelf; our programs are tailored to each client. We work with a broad range of people from doctors and Ph.D. engineers to first-line supervisors. The interactions are rich.”

For more than 25 years, Bradley’s Executive Development Center has also been the Midwest affiliate for the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina, “one of the top leadership development centers in the world,” according to Stoner. “We’ve branched beyond just pure leadership into all areas of business.”

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conducted interviews last December in Washington, D.C., and Peoria.

She is an intern in the Peoria office of Congressman AARON SCHOCK ’02. She was a summer intern in the personal and leadership offices of Speaker of the House John Boehner in Washington, D.C. Katie is a history major with a minor in political science. She is president of College Republicans at Bradley and is first vice chair of the Illinois College Republican Federation.

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Former minority leader BOB MICHEL ’48 HON ’81 was an influential figure in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than four decades, and he had a direct impact on the success of the Reagan administration.

As a student, Michel was not even thinking about politics as a career path until Bradley president DAVID OWEN ’29 suggested that Michel get involved in politics.

Michel has the distinction of being the longestserving minority leader in the House. He became minority leader in 1980, and served in that position until he retired from public service in 1994. Michel credits his successes in Congress to his outlook on bipartisanship. “You have to have a desire to get to know people, even with their opposing views, at least to talk to them, and to get to be friends with them. Having a good relationship with the other side of the aisle was my strength.”

Those friendships and relationships became even more important during the Reagan administration, when Democrats had a strong majority in the House of Representatives. On bills such as the Reagan tax cuts and the Reagan economic policy, which continue to be significant to the Reagan administration’s legacy, the president relied on Michel’s help to ensure these bills passed in the House. “I was Reagan’s point man in the House.

[We] only had 192 Republican representatives and needed 218 for the bill to pass,” said Michel.

He recalls writing the names of those poised to be swing votes in the House on a 3-by-5 index card and reporting his findings to the president. Then, in groups of 10, those members would be invited to meet with President Reagan in the White House.

And the rest is history.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ‘71 HON ‘11 Secretary of Transportation RAY LaHOOD ’71 HON ’11 exhibited his consensus-building leadership style during his 14 years representing Illinois’ 18th Congressional District in the U.S. House of duane zehr

Former Minority Leader Bob Michel ‘48 HON ‘81

left: Congressman Aaron Schock ’02 applauds at the dedication of the Bob Michel VA Outpatient Clinic in Peoria in April. Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/michel to view a tribute video about Michel.

Congressman Aaron Schock ‘02 By the time Congressman AARON SCHOCK ’02 turned 30 in May, he had already been president of the Peoria District 150 School Board and served two terms in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Currently, he is serving his second term representing Illinois’ 18th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is part of a Bradley University tradition in Congress that started in 1957, 24 years before he was born.

Schock’s time at Bradley foreshadowed his approach to politics. He was a student senator and also president of the Financial Management Association. “The environment at Bradley was supportive of my ambitious nature and gave me a lot of opportunities to get involved, which

has been the way I have operated in the state assembly and now in Congress.” Schock noted, “Leadership is more than just having a great idea; it is about getting people behind that idea. Bradley is a great platform to learn that concept and then practice it as a student.”

These lessons helped Schock with a successful transition to life on Capitol Hill. In December 2010, Speaker of the House John Boehner appointed Schock to the House Committee on Ways and Means for the 112th Congress, making him the youngest member of the prestigious committee in 33 years. Schock also serves on the House Administration Committee. On February 14, Schock had the opportunity to occupy the Speaker’s seat and preside over the House of Representatives.

Continuing to create his legacy of public service, the congressman conducted his second annual Youth Leadership Summit on May 6, at Bradley’s Renaissance Coliseum.

Eighteen-year-old Teresa Scanlan, Miss America 2011, was the keynote speaker for about 400 high school students from Illinois’ 18th Congressional District.

Bradley honors U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer Lauded for seeing past party labels and parochial positions, U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer received the National Bipartisan Leadership Award from Bradley’s Institute for President Glasser awarded U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer the National Principled Leadership in Public Service (IPL) Bipartisan Leadership Award in Washington, on June 13 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes a national public servant D.C., on June 13. who has modeled ethical, civil, and bipartisan leadership. “For his 30 years in office, Congressman Hoyer has been a role model for the bipartisan, civil leadership that the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley seeks to promote,” said Brad McMillan, executive director of IPL. Now in his 16th term serving Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, Hoyer served as House Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011. He is the second recipient of the National Bipartisan Leadership Award.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation RAY LaHOOD ’71 HON ’11 received the inaugural award in October 2009.

—Erin Wood Miller ’09

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Representatives. In 2009, LaHood became Secretary of Transportation, where he uses this same leadership style to advance the Obama administration’s goals in the realm of transportation.

His style is based on attempting to understand different aspects and viewpoints of issues that may divide people. The Republican transportation secretary explains, “I try to get everyone around the table and figure out the problem and the solutions to the problem. I believe problems get solved when everyone has their say about the problem and the solution, and then we are able to move forward.” He credits this style for his successful career in Congress.

In 2004, this leadership approach, along with his problem-solving attitude, is what attracted a freshman senator from Illinois into a friendship with LaHood. Now, that senator has the top job in the United States, and LaHood believes his leadership traits attracted President Barack Obama to appoint him to his Cabinet.

After Obama’s election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, he met with LaHood in his Peoria office.

“We talked about how we were going to work together as a Democratic senator and a Republican representative in the House, for Illinois.” That friendship, along with LaHood’s leadership style, impacted Obama’s decision to appoint him. “He saw me as someone who is bipartisan, someone who could work with both parties and get things done for both parties,” LaHood said.

LaHood’s ability to be a consensus builder has aided him in becoming the first Cabinet member to hail from downstate Illinois since John Block, secretary of agriculture under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1986.

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Sage advice from alumni DOUGLASS ALLIGOOD ’56

CELESTA JURKOVICH ’68

White Plains, N.Y.

Chevy Chase, Md.

Leadership: Senior vice president

for horizontal markets and chairman of the diversity council for BBDO

KEITH BANE ’61 Schaumburg nyc fire dept.

Education: BFA, Bradley Notable: Alligood was one of the

country’s first black advertising executives. After serving in the Air Force, he joined BBDO in Detroit and worked on the Pepsi and Dodge accounts. He left BBDO to become director of corporate advertising for RCA, then became president of UniWorld Group.

He returned to BBDO in 1984 and became an expert on minority advertising. In 2005, he co-wrote Color Television: 50 Years of African American and Latino Images on Prime Time Television. A Bradley Centurion, Alligood has served on several trade boards and was founding chairman of the Ad Council’s minority perspectives committee. He is former chairman of the board of Health Watch, a minority health information and promotion service. He has received numerous awards, including an AdColor Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.

Advice: “Take pride in the company

you work for. If that’s not possible, it’s time to look for another job. Protect your integrity; you are the only one who can sell it or give it away. When you play, play fair, but play to win!”

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NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA ’58 New York City

Leadership: President of New Yorkers

for Children; 31st fire commissioner of New York City (2002–2010); commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services, New York City’s child welfare agency (1996– 2001) Education: BS, civil engineering, Bradley; JD, Brooklyn Law School Notable: Scoppetta spent almost 50 years in public service, most of them in New York City. His career began in 1962 when he was appointed an assistant district attorney for New York County. He was the first commissioner of the Fire Department of New York after 9/11 and is a past president of the Children’s Aid Society. He was also commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services. Scoppetta currently serves as president of the board of New Yorkers for Children, a nonprofit organization that he founded to benefit children in foster care. He is an attorney at Scoppetta Seiff Kretz & Abercrombie, which he founded in 1980.

Advice: “To move forward in your

chosen profession, do the best job you can in the job you have now, and the next job will take care of itself.”

Leadership: Former executive vice

president of global strategy and corporate development for Motorola; instrumental in founding Nextel; executive vice president and president of the Americas for Motorola Education: BS, business management, Bradley; JD, Northwestern Law School Notable: Bane held several management positions during his 30 years at Motorola. He was instrumental in the creation of Nextel and served on the Sprint Nextel board. He is a Bradley Centurion, Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient, and is a past Bradley Trustee. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Bane was a catalyst to create the Campanile Center, a community arts center in Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Advice: “Have priorities and stick

with those priorities.

Always listen to dissenting or minority opinions; don’t just brush them off. Be compassionate and always back your people up if they’ve made a mistake, unless they’re being dishonest. Give criticism in private, and make sure it’s constructive.”

Leadership: Former senior vice

president of government relations for the Chicago Board of Trade; the first female press secretary for the mayor of Chicago under Michael A. Bilandic Education: BA, journalism, Bradley; MBA, Northwestern Notable: Jurkovich led the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) Washington, D.C., office from 1985–2001. An active lobbyist, she served as a liaison between CBOT and Congress, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and other federal bodies. She was inducted into the Futures Industry Hall of Fame in 2007. Jurkovich volunteers with Suited for Change, helping lowincome women re-enter the workforce.

Advice: “Keep growing and be

flexible. Planning is key to success but being flexible and intellectually curious will let you meet the challenges you can’t really plan for.”

Through the decades, Bradley has produced countless influential leaders in a variety of fields. Meet a sampling of them here.

FRANCHEE HARMON ’84

By Abby Wilson Pfeiffer ’10

Chicago

Leadership: Vice president of the

Center for High Performance; author of Making Purpose Work: The Challenge of Growing Ourselves and our Companies

HOWARD LANCE ’77

Education: BS, construction, Bradley; MBA, University of Chicago

Melbourne, Fla.

Leadership: Chairman, president,

and CEO of Harris Corp.; former president of NCR Corp. and COO of its retail and financial group Melina Mara

Education: BS, industrial

engineering, Bradley; MBA, Purdue Notable: President George W. Bush appointed Lance to serve on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Lance is a member of the Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C. He is a director of Eastman Chemical Co. and Stryker Corp. and serves on the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association.

He has been involved in his local United Way, and he is a member of the board of trustees of the Florida Institute of Technology.

He is a Bradley Centurion.

Advice: “I’ve always thought of

building a career in the context of building a wall. Each brick provides a different set of experiences, a different set of challenges. Think broadly because the wider that wall is, the stronger it’s going to be and the better equipped you’re going to be as a leader.”

GWENNE EDDY HENRICKS ’79 MSEE ’81 Peterborough, U.K.

Leadership:

President of Perkins Engines; vice president of industrial power systems and growth markets division of Caterpillar Education: BS, physics, Bradley; MS in electrical engineering, Bradley; MBA, University of Illinois; certificate from Managing Engineering Design and Development program, Carnegie Bosch Institute Notable: Henricks is a member of the U.K. Automotive Council, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and the Engineering Employers’ Federation’s Economic Policy Committee. She was also involved in the Executive Council of the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Commercial Vehicle Engineering congresses in 2009 and 2010.

Advice: “It’s through working with

others that you accomplish the most.

You’ll get the best results by seeing and appreciating people’s strengths and potential, including your own!”

Notable: One of the first AfricanAmerican women to serve in a management role in the construction industry, Harmon has assumed various leadership roles. She was director of strategy and corporate development for the Crucible Corp. in Dublin, Ireland. She also was instrumental in creating PricewaterhouseCoopers’ high-tech toolkit as a director for the company in London.

She has been involved in Youthbuild Lake County, the Human Capital Institute, and the University of Chicago Women’s Business Group.

Advice: “The work environment

that you create for the people who work with you is your most important tool to creating success for your organization.”

SARA BUCHANAN ’96 Afghanistan

Leadership: Foreign Service Officer

for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) serving as a Crisis, Stabilization and Governance Officer in Afghanistan.

Education: BA, history and political science, Bradley; MA in Government and International Studies, University of South Carolina; MPH, Public Health Practice, University of Alaska, Anchorage.

Notable: Buchanan spent the past 13 years with USAID, CARE International, and local nongovernmental organizations in Eastern Europe, East Africa, and Central Asia, focusing on democracy, gender, and other development issues. She currently works with the government of Afghanistan to train and support civil servants to promote sustainable governance. She has led campaigns to prevent child marriage in Ethiopia, conducted rapid health and welfare assessments during a refugee crisis in Uzbekistan, and has developed programs to help widows and other disadvantaged women in Afghanistan. Buchanan has earned two Meritorious Honor Awards from USAID for her work.

Advice: “Never take ‘no’ for an

answer and trust that your drive and experience can get you far in life.”

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Sheltering abuse victims

By Karen Crowley Metzinger, MA ’97

When MARTA PELAEZ ’83 commuted to campus on 60 miles of icy roads from the small town of Princeton, Illinois, to finish her psychology degree, she was determined that nothing would stop her from reaching her goal. With two sons and a daughter under the age of six and a husband who had recently completed his medical internship in Chicago, Pelaez was quite the nontraditional student.

Reflecting on her challenging situation, she is grateful for the incredible support she received from Bradley faculty, especially the psychology department and the late Dr. Richard Stalling, professor emeritus of psychology. She laughed, remembering how much her 4-year-old son loved to accompany her to the psychology rat lab in Comstock Hall.

“My professors understood my family situation, spoke with me after hours on the phone, and allowed me to record all lectures. It was beautiful,” she said. “I would play my tapes on my long drives to campus and back to Princeton.

That’s how I studied.”

Now, as the president/CEO of Family Violence Prevention Services Inc. (FVPS) in San Antonio since 1999, Pelaez, her staff of 84, and her volunteer force of almost 70 support a vulnerable population: battered women and children.

“The need is large,” Pelaez said. “The family is the genesis of both good and bad in the community. It is at the center of the family where things go right or wrong that affect all of us. If you have a healthy environment and intimate support system, you can cope when bad things happen.”

Pelaez had spent the day before our interview in Austin, working with legislators for increased funding throughout Texas for abused women and children. She believes the nation’s economic crisis will continue to have a great impact on her city. She leads the only social service agency with an office in the San Antonio courthouse.

When Pelaez arrived at the shelter for our meeting, she was deeply involved in a phone conversation with a children’s court judge, passionately advocating for a mother and her children who had experienced 13 years of abuse.

She understands the power of her voice for domestic violence victims.

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Nationally, when women enter shelters, 28 percent return an average of seven times to the shelter before cutting ties with the abuser.

“ I look at our staff as a quilt, each piece integrally important, essential to the fabric of our shelter.”

A family’s social conscience After earning her master’s degree in 1993 from the University of Texas, El Paso, Pelaez used her background in clinical and experimental psychology to give back. She began by working with abused children and abusive parents in El Paso. Her connection with FVPS began when her family moved to San Antonio in 1999. Natives of Bogota, Colombia, she and her husband, Raul, a radiologist, decided they wanted to help battered women at his imaging center. She called FVPS and told the executive director about her interest in working at the shelter and her husband’s interest in offering mammograms. Today, Raul continues to be on call, and the clinic is run by a nonprofit medical enterprise. Their children, Manuel, Raul, and Juanita, attorneys in Texas, also use their voices to empower others.

For the past 11 years, the couple has witnessed firsthand the power of unhealthy family environments. With a mission to provide tools toward self-sufficiency, FVPS has served about 225,000 people since 1977.

“I have had a certain sensitivity toward vulnerable populations since I was in high school.

I would invite two small children I grew to know from the streets of Bogota to eat snacks with me at our dining room table,” Pelaez said. “I remember asking my parents, ‘What is so different between these children and myself?’ I never saw any difference between us that would explain or justify the difference in social treatment. I was sensitive to the unique prejudices created between humans based on how we dress, where we live, and the cars we drive.”

Power of economic factors One of the largest Texas shelters in a city of more than 1 million people, FVPS boasts 19 residential and nonresidential programs to help victims of domestic violence. While FVPS served an average of 68 people daily in 2008, the numbers tripled in 2010 as the economic situation worsened. “Where the propensity of abusive dynamics already existed, it’s a double whammy when a man loses his job and becomes violent in the home. He takes it out upon those he claims to love,” Pelaez said.

“I say ‘he’ because the majority of the violence is perpetrated against women by men.”

As chairwoman of the state board of the Texas Coalition, Pelaez hears reports about the emotional abandonment of children that occurs in abusive homes. When the emotional climate in the home is so dysfunctional, the natural response is for

—Marta Pelaez, ’83

children to look elsewhere for guidance, structure, and values; they find it in gangs and the drug culture where guidelines are clear and loyalty based. Pelaez finds comfort in knowing that the shelter is staffed 24 hours a day, year-round to serve mothers and children up to age 17.

“I look at our staff as a quilt, each piece integrally important, essential to the fabric of our shelter,” said Pelaez. “We have the same degree of compassion and passion, and I have a team that is the envy of any corporation. We exercise our social responsibility and have strong voices when it comes to helping others.”

Empowering survivors Since 84 percent of the women and children are brought to the shelter by law enforcement and not under their own volition, FVPS offers numerous services to prevent them from leaving prematurely. A pre-K through grade 12 school and adult education are available on the campus, plus on-site medical and dental clinics, legal assistance, counseling, and three tiers of transitional housing.

“We don’t turn anyone away,” Pelaez said. “We can shelter 222 people, but I know where to send the 223rd person. We offer a comprehensive new life with everything families might need to make them less likely to return,” she added.

“Helping victims see themselves as survivors and teaching children that any violence hurts all of us are tremendous tasks.”

Nationally, when women enter shelters, 28 percent return an average of seven times to the shelter before cutting ties with the abuser. At FVPS, the recidivism rate is eight to 10 percent, and that’s how Pelaez defines success.

“We engage the women from the beginning and convince each one that if she goes through the entire program, sometimes a commitment of two years, she can do it on her own. The feeling of homelessness — it’s something quite traumatic.

Their home is gone when they’re in the shelter, so it’s quite easy to understand why they go back. We provide resources that demonstrate to them that they don’t have to be abused; they can manage on their own — for themselves and for their children.”

Marta Pelaez ’83 visits a classroom

in the shelter she runs in San Antonio.

She serves on many national and international boards that address family violence issues and has received numerous awards.

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Going green in the Juxtaposed against the Chicago skyline, a 238-foot-tall, freestanding wind turbine stands out among the highway traffic, warehouses, and parking lots. It’s a sight that’s becoming more common in rural Illinois, but it’s a first for the Windy City.

Located near the entrance of Testa Produce’s new state-of-the-art distribution center in the Chicago Stockyards Industrial Park, the 24-story wind turbine is expected to generate up to 1 million kilowatt hours of zero-emissions energy per year — enough to supply up to 30 percent of the 91,000-square-foot facility’s energy needs and reducing energy bills from about $300,000 to $100,000 per year.

It’s just one of the many steps the national distributor of fruits and vegetables took in going green. TIM STOECKEL ’00 of Summit Design + Build led construction as project manager down to the last detail, ensuring that Testa Produce would become one of Chicago’s first LEED Platinum Certified buildings and the nation’s first food service distribution facility to gain LEED platinum certification, the highest rating available from the U.S. Green Building Council.

“There’s not much we didn’t do. Just about everything that could be done was done,” Stoeckel said. “The president and

Right: Testa Produce’s new distribution center features a 7,600-square-foot freezer, 24,700 square feet of cooler space, and about 39,000 square feet of warehouse space. Located about 15 minutes from the Chicago Loop, Testa Produce delivers as far south as Champaign and as far north as Green Bay. Photo courtesy McShane Fleming Photos.

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CEO of the company, Peter Testa, came up with all sorts of ways to try to reduce energy consumption and also generate energy on site, and it was my job to make sure all his crazy ideas were made possible.”

Some of the ideas that became reality include a rain detention pond that holds more than 765,000 gallons of water, a solar hot water system, 72 solar panels on the building’s rear docks, nine solar trees including 108 solar panels with battery systems to charge employees’ cars (fuel-efficient cars are rewarded with parking spaces close to the building’s entrance), LED and motion sensor lighting throughout the building, and a 45,650-square-foot barrel green roof with more than one acre of vegetation.

The green roof, which increases water conservation by preventing runoff, releases oxygen, and insulates the building, has garnered national media attention. “Many buildings in Chicago have green roofs, but not too many people know they are there.

We made ours so passersby can see it from the street,” Stoeckel said. “Structurally, the sloped shape was not easy, but we wanted it to be visible and to set an example. We hope people will see it while driving by and say, ‘If they can do it, we can do it.’”

By Erin Wood Miller ’09

Windy City Feeling crowded in its original building near the University of Illinois, Chicago, where residential construction had taken off, Testa Produce considered a move to Wisconsin several years ago. However, a good deal on land from the city and Peter Testa’s desire to keep the third-generation company in Chicago convinced him to stay. Testa Produce broke ground on its new site in September 2009, and employees moved into the completed facility in March 2011.

Testa Produce is not only leading the way in reducing and creating energy, but also in reusing and recycling. Builders reused granite pavers found on the site for creating sidewalks and old concrete for making the base of the new concrete. About 85 percent of construction waste was recycled, and all of Testa’s paper, plastic, and cardboard used in the facility

on a daily basis is recycled to reach 95 percent recycling capacity.

“Testa believes in being green,” Stoeckel said.

“My client is concerned about us as a country and about our reliance on others for our energy.

He wants all of us to self produce and not rely on others. It’s good from an environmental, political, and economical standpoint.”

Stoeckel, who was president of Bradley’s Associated General Contractors club and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity at Bradley, said Burl George ’83 stands out as his most influential civil engineering and construction professor.

“He’s a legend. He had a practical approach to education. He worked in construction, so he would tie our lessons to real-life stories to reinforce the lesson.”

Stoeckel and his wife KATHLEEN KUENN STOECKEL ’99 have two children and live in Arlington Heights.

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ClassNotes connect, network & remember

interactive artist CRAIG A. ANDERSON ’70 came to Bradley with one goal — to play basketball under CHARLES “CHUCK” ORSBORN ’39 MS ’51. He made the team, but was

unsure how to proceed from there. He had hopes in high school of going into architecture after growing up admiring the grand buildings of Chicago, but Bradley offered engineering and not architecture. After a rough first semester struggling with the rigors of athletics and 17 credit hours, Anderson decided to leave the team and focus on school. “There was an extra incentive for me to pay attention [to school],” said Anderson, “It was the Vietnam War …

I figured that I was going to get drafted.”

It was not until his junior year in an art-for-non-art-majors class that Anderson discovered his calling: painting. His interest in architecture gave him enough background to quickly adapt to his new choice of study, and he believes that decision turned everything around. “I was very happy after that,” Anderson said.

He graduated with a degree in painting and credits the late Karl Moehl, professor emeritus of art, with helping him make it through Bradley. “I was working 50 hours a week at McDonald’s … and going to 8 a.m. class, dragging my feet because I’d closed at 1 or 2 in the morning.” Moehl offered him a job in the art department, which also gave Anderson space to work on his projects.

Basketball reentered Anderson’s life when he began teaching art at Palatine High School in 1972 after completing his master’s in art education at the University of Illinois. He coached for a few years, but turned down a varsity coaching offer. His work appeared in Gilman Galleries in Chicago, and he wanted to focus on his art. He took a leave of absence to earn his MFA in painting from Northern Illinois University. Anderson taught at Palatine for more than 30 years, earning a Teacher of the Year award twice. He also was chairman of art in Palatine School District 211. online Anderson’s love of architecture came full circle when gallery owner Visit craigaanderson.com for more information and to Mac Gilman invited Herbert Bayer, one of the 12 masters of the Bauhaus view photos of Anderson’s art. architectural style, to Anderson’s show. Bayer purchased a painting and included Anderson in the L.A. ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Co.) collection.

“There’s always been an architectural feel to my work,” said Anderson, “even though it is just paint marks.”

Anderson enjoys creating interactive exhibits, such as his 100 paintings, 100 drawings display that opened in 2004 at the NAB Gallery in Chicago, which Anderson has helped manage throughout the last 35 years. This display allowed viewers to take the pieces off the walls and create their own arrangement. Another exhibit at the gallery consisted of 500 Moebius strips that viewers could reconfigure. Moebius strips (shown above) represent the infinity sign and are made of paper or canvas that is painted on both sides and looped and twisted around in a continuous connection. The Moebius strip collection was part of Anderson’s exhibit when he opened last summer at the Kavanagh Gallery in the Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles.

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MIKE KINCANON ’69

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MIKE KINCANON ’69 was

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GLORIA CASSEL-FITZGERALD ’71 MA ’78 was appointed

inducted into the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in February. He retired from Addison Trail High School in DuPage County in 2001. Mike and his wife Marge live in Naples, Fla.*

to the Peoria Sister City Commission.

Gloria is retired from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as the deputy director of education. She lives in Peoria.

LAURENCE COHEN ’71 was elected vice president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists in June.

His wife JANICE UDESEN COHEN ’71 is president of Healthcare Forecasting Inc. They live in Sanibel, Fla.

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LINDA BOND ’72 will show-

case her work in a solo exhibition at the Available Potential Enterprise Ltd. in Northampton, Mass., in September and at the Trustman Gallery at Simmons College in Boston in October. Primarily a drawer, Linda’s

’73

TOMME STEVENSON ’73 is

managing partner of eProcess Pros, a business process outsourcing company. He and his wife Martha have a daughter and live in Roswell, Ga.

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THOMAS SKWERES ’74 was

promoted to president and chief operations officer of Wolin-Levin Inc. in January. He also recently was named president of the Apartment Building Owners and Managers Association. Tom and his wife Corinne have three children and live in Darien.

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MICHELE PITMAN ’76 earned

her master’s in human resource management from Loyola University in May. She is a recruiting consultant and vice president at Northern Trust bank. She has two daughters and lives in Chicago.

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QUENLYN SMITH LARSON ’77

earned a doctor of nursing practice degree from Case Western Reserve University in May. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Clinic and holds a master’s degree from Akron University. Her husband DEAN LARSON ’76 is in sales management for Malt-O-Meal.

They live in Millersburg, Ohio.

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SHARON QUINN DIXON ’78

was recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers. She is a shareholder in the tax department

principal runner

Steve Shay

art focuses on the wars in the Middle East. She taught for 15 years at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and continues to mentor graduate students. Linda holds an MFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts and lives in Weston, Mass.* JERRY BRADY ’72 replaced Kevin Lyons as Peoria County state’s attorney on Aug. 1. Jerry has practiced law for more than 30 years. He and his wife Susan live in Edwards.

CAROL CORAM ’72 recently became

assistant principal at Denny International Middle School in Seattle. She previously was principal at Arbor Heights Elementary School for 11 years.

A former track and field coach at West Point, Carol was a technical official for the Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships this summer in Puerto Rico. Carol is a member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame and continues to participate in sprint triathlons. She holds a master’s and doctorate degree from Columbia University. She and her husband Ammon McWashington live in Seattle.

and labor and employment department at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, and she is on the firm’s board. Sharon lives in Miami.*

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HOLLY MUELLER KAPLAN ’82

was named to the Georgia State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in May. Holly is the undergraduate coordinator for the communication sciences program at the University of Georgia. She holds a master’s degree from Gallaudet College and a doctorate from the University of Florida. Holly and her husband Ray have two children and live in Bogart.

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MICHAEL HILLYER ’84 was

named to the MidAmerica National Bank board in March. Michael and his two brothers manage their family farms and run their property investment company, Triple-H Investments. Michael and his wife Teri have two daughters and live in Macomb.

CELSO WHITE ’84 was appointed chief supply chain officer for Molson Coors in Denver. He holds an MBA from DePaul University. Celso and his wife MARIA DORSEY WHITE ’85 relocated to Colorado from Wilton, Conn.

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LINDA BOND ’72

KEVIN MAY ’85 is a profession-

al commercial/industrial photographer. Though his studio is located in Peoria, he travels the country for about 85 percent of his work.

A former Journal Star photo intern, Kevin learned the photography business while working for six years at Chroma studio in the early 1980s.

Kevin lives in Peoria.* DAVE McCALPIN ’86 is general manager of home energy management business at GE Appliances & Lighting in Louisville. He holds an MBA from Washington University.

Dave and his wife Tracy have four children and live in Indian Hills, Ky.

SHARON QUINN DIXON ’78

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Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe

ADAM SURI ’88 became

senior vice president of cyber operations for Secure Technologies Group in June. Previously, he was director of cyber security for Maryland’s Department of Business and Economic Development. Adam holds an MBA from the University of Illinois. He and his wife KRISTA CORNWELL SURI ’88 have four children and live in Ellicott City, Md.

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KEVIN MAY ’85 (right) with

MATT GROB ’89 was appointed

executive vice president and chief technology officer for Qualcomm Inc., a mobile technology company.

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GEORGE EID ’94

Matt joined Qualcomm in 1991 as an engineer and most recently was head of its corporate R&D division.

He holds a master’s degree from Stanford University and holds more than 60 patents in wireless data services and cellular technology.

He and his wife Dawn have two children and live in La Jolla, Calif.* JEFFREY HANSEN ’89 is vice president of construction for Hyatt Hotels Corp. He and his wife Debra live in Bolingbrook. Their daughter AMANDA HANSEN ’15 is a freshman at Bradley.

DEBBIE SIMON, MBA ’89 became interim CEO of Methodist Medical Center on July 1, following Michael Bryant’s resignation. Debbie is the first woman to fill the role. She began her career at Methodist in 1976 as a staff nurse in the cardiac unit.

Debbie was named chief operating officer in 1995 and chief nursing officer in 1999. She and her husband Richard live in Pekin with their son.

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JASON STUBLER ’01

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SONYA BEELER ’92 is the new

varsity girls basketball coach at Monroe High School in Monroe, Ohio. Sonya was head coach at Spartanburg Methodist College from 1999 to 2002 and was a TV color analyst for several networks, including ESPN, from 2002 to 2009. Sonya and her son live in Lebanon, Ohio.

DARRIN SNYDER BELOUSEK ’92 won the 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award for his article “Market Exchange, Self-Interest, and the Common Good: Financial Crisis and Moral Economy,” printed in the Journal of Markets and Morality last year. The award is presented annually to scholars younger than 40 who have produced the best books and articles in the field of humane economics and culture.

Darrin received his award and a $25,000 cash prize at a reception in June in Philadelphia. He is a philosophy lecturer at Ohio Northern University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. Darrin and his wife Paula live in Lima, Ohio, with their son.*

Producing laughs JONATHAN BUSS ’94 is an Emmy Award-winning film and TV producer and director who recently directed a promotional video for the Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds movie, The Change-Up. [Visit bradley.edu/ hilltopics/go/buss to watch the video.] Jonathan has produced and directed a number of specials for TV and film, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Blackhawk Down, Bridesmaids, and You’ve Got Mail. He holds an MFA in film from USC and has been involved with the Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts’ L.A. Expedition since 1995. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles.

SHARON ODEN JOHNSON ’92 was elected a Cook County Circuit Court judge last November and serves in the domestic relations division. She holds a juris doctorate from Howard University. She and her husband Mitchell live in Calumet City.

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KARI HALL KEATING ’93 earned

her Ph.D. in human and community development from the University of Illinois in May. Kari is a visiting extension associate for U of I Extension, where she works with leadership programs. She and her husband Cochran have two children and live in Monticello.

STEVEN MIGALA ’93 became an associate with Lavelle Law Ltd. in June, concentrating on banking, corporate, and estate planning. He previously was with Riffner Barber LLC. Steven holds a juris doctorate from the University of Illinois. He and his wife Alison live in Streamwood with their two sons.

KATHY KNOWLES NAYLOR ’93 and her husband Stephen welcomed Elizabeth Rose on March 19. Kathy is a medical readiness planning fellow for U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Fla. The Naylors live in Tampa.

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ROBERT BAILEY ’94 MA ’96

earned his Ph.D. in English studies from Illinois State University in May. He is a senior professor of English at South Suburban College. His wife KELLIE ROSE BAILEY ’96 is a renal dietitian at Silver Cross Hospital. They have three children and live in Joliet.

GEORGE EID ’94 is cofounder and global creative director of AREA 17, an interactive agency located in New York City and Paris that blends design and technology. George and his two brothers founded One World Coffee and Cargo in 1993 on Main Street in Peoria. George, his wife Dominique Deriaz, and their daughter live in Paris.* MARY A. MILLER ’95 became Caterpillar’s Asia Pacific tax manager in July. She is responsible for direct tax matters in Singapore, China, Japan, India, and Indonesia. She and her husband Doug live in Singapore.

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ANNA WILLIAMS VIVIANI ’95 MA ’99

recently earned her doctorate in counselor education and supervision at the University of Iowa. She runs Brighter Days Counseling in Peoria.

She and her husband John live in Peoria.

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TONIA KENDALL BREDHOLD ’96

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KENT FLEMING ’97 and ANN SAWYER FLEMING ’98

and her husband Michael welcomed their second daughter, Aubrey Elle, on March 12. They live in Bargersville, Ind.

welcomed their second child, Teagan Marie, on May 13, 2010. They live in Oswego.

TAKING DIAGNOSIS IN STRIDE

PAUL SHANE ’99 is manager of recruiting for Rockwell Automation. He holds a master’s degree from DePaul University.

Paul and his wife Kathleen live in Greenfield, Wis., with their son.

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BY EMILY HEISE ’09

During the spring of my junior year at Bradley, I started noticing changes in my body after undergoing emergency gallbladder surgery. Though I’d always had an active lifestyle, climbing to the top floor of Bradley Hall left me gasping for breath. After sitting for hours editing copy for The Scout, the moment I stood, coughing began. Half of class periods were spent in fits of coughs, simply by moving after sitting too long.

I found it necessary to come equipped with a water bottle and mints to keep my attacks contained.

After graduating in 2009 with a journalism degree and completing internships at the Journal Star and the Bradley Admissions Office, doctors’ visits began. The dry, hacking cough continued to become so deep and hard it was impossible to keep anything down. I would wake at night coughing for hours, and I started to cough up cupfuls of mucus daily, simply by laughing or lying down too long.

I started to feel like a pincushion as every month I had blood work, checking my elevated enzyme levels.

Since my gallbladder was removed, there was no explanation as to why my liver enzymes remained at an abnormal level, almost double the normal range. Puzzled, my hometown doctor in Geneseo sent me to a pulmonary disease specialist who attributed my irritating cough to exercise-induced asthma, allergies, sinus drainage, and reflux. However, the regiment of inhalers prescribed didn’t calm the cough.

Unable to diagnose me, my gastroenterologist sent me to Iowa City. Two doctors later, they discovered I have a fatty liver and pancreas and suggested I have a sweat chloride test.

Within days I was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. I spent two weeks in Iowa City receiving treatment and undergoing an orientation to manage my life with this disease. I didn’t realize how the diagnosis would affect my daily life. I take between 15 and 20 pills daily, use a vibrating vest for chest therapy, and do breathing treatments twice a day for up to 45 minutes.

Though time consuming, my new daily routine has been worthwhile. The constant cough is gone, and I have more energy and strength. I take everything in stride while I continue to journal about my experience and search for a career in journalism. I hope to write a children’s book about cystic fibrosis, as I will continue to battle the disease breath by breath.

ALLYSON KURTZ STOCKTON ’99

and her husband Court welcomed Annaleigh Brynne on May 23. Allyson is a special education teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District.

She holds a master’s degree from California State University, Northridge.

They live in Agoura Hills, Calif.

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CAMILLA ANDEN McGEEHIN ’00

and her husband Ross welcomed Stella Josefina Margareta on April 19. They live in Grosse Pointe, Mich.

SUSAN WHITT MORRISON ’00 and her husband Scott welcomed their second child, Kash Duncan, on May 24. Susan is a kindergarten teacher in School District 38. They live in Lake Zurich.

BRAD BURKE ’01 was promoted to a vice president position at the Chicago office of Fleishman-Hillard public relations.

He works largely on the Gatorade account and its interface with the NFL. Brad and his wife Kelly live in Chicago.

JOEL RUBEL ’01 and ALISON GERACI RUBEL ’02 welcomed their second daughter, Lindsay Catherine, on April 13. They live in Carmel, Ind. JASON STUBLER ’01 received the 2010 Board of Fire and Police Commissioners’ Officer of the Year Award. A traffic officer for the Naperville Police

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Department, Jason organized the department’s entries into state and national law enforcement traffic safety challenges and ran a “Making It Click” seat belt program at three high schools. Jason lives in Plainfield.*

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CHRISTINE BYERS ’02 co-wrote

Timothy Krajcir — the Notorious Serial Killer with former Carbondale police Lt. Paul Echols. Christine has worked for several newspapers in Illinois and Missouri and had the first exclusive interview with Krajcir and several of his surviving victims. She and her husband Tony live in St. Louis.

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Going for google PATRICK CAMPBELL ’10 is an account strategist at Google’s office in Cambridge, Mass. “I wanted to learn from a company that was revolutionizing its industry and also the way America does business,” he said.

Originally from Jackson, Wis., Patrick was a member of the Bradley Speech Team and a national champion in oratory. He interned as an intelligence analyst at the National Security Agency and for Newt Gingrich at American Enterprise Institute. He lives in Cambridge.

JOE ROHLMAN ’02 and SHANNON WEINTROP ROHLMAN ’02 welcomed their

daughter Lucy Mae on June 14. They live in Overland, Mo. EMILY ANDREWS SASS ’02 and her husband Tim welcomed Adelyn Mae on February 7. Emily is a pharmacist with Avera McKennan Hospital. They live in Beresford, S.D. JOSH HERMAN ’03

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JOSH HERMAN ’03 received

the Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Illinois State Bar Association. Josh is an associate with Miller, Hall & Triggs. After his deployment to Iraq as an Army Reservist, he earned his juris doctorate at the University of Illinois. His wife ATHENA PAPACHRONIS HERMAN ’94 is an attorney with Benassi & Benassi.

They live in Groveland with their two children.* THERESE WOJNAROWSKI McGADY ’03

is a senior account manager for Simantel, leading Caterpillar’s client team and new business efforts in the Chicago area. She is based in Aurora, where she lives with her husband Patrick. Therese has worked in Caterpillar communications in Peoria, Aurora, and North Carolina, and for Rhea + Kaiser and Alexander Marketing.

MATT BLACK ’06 is an account executive in the sponsorship and event marketing department at Intersport. He works on NFL activation and experiential marketing with the Bears and other teams. Matt had been employed by the Bears since graduation. He lives in Chicago.

ERIN VANDEVEER OVERCASH ’06 joined the Women’s Health Institute in Peoria as its nurse practitioner in women’s health. She holds an MSN from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Erin and her husband LUKE OVERCASH ’07 live in Morton.* CARL RUTHMAN ’06 graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in May and began an internal medicine residency at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Jacksonville, Fla., in June.

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MASON COLE ’07 and BILL TASCH ’07 opened Cole Tasch

civil litigation offices in Chicago and New York City in June. Mason earned his juris doctorate from Georgetown University, and Bill from Loyola University. Mason, as well as Bill and his wife Emily, live in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago.

KOLLET KOULIANOS, MBA ’07 became the business administrator for the Bleeding Clotting Disorder Institute in June. She manages the practice and associated pharmacies. Kollet has three daughters, including ALEXANDRIA KAREOTES ’12 and KATINA KAREOTES ’14.

She lives in Morton.

CARLI MURPHY ’07 is an optometrist for the U.S. Air Force at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. She earned her doctor of optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis in June.

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GINA McCONOUGHEY, EMBA ’10

recently became interim dean of business, hospitality, and information systems at Illinois Central College.

She was a faculty member at ICC from 2003 to 2009 and at Bradley from 2009 to 2011. At Bradley she also served as coordinator of the Human

Service Administration program. Gina holds a master’s from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate from Illinois State University. She and her husband Jim have two children and live in Peoria.

PETER STEPHAN ’10 is teaching entrepreneurship at two high schools in Masaya, Nicaragua as a Peace Corps volunteer. The Wheaton native will spend 27 months in the Central American country.

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MELANIE GUNN ’11 is teaching

elementary school in St. Louis for two years as a participant in Teach for America.

PAT OLDENDORF ’11 is teaching high school English in Cleveland, Miss., for two years as a participant in Teach for America.

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pthomas@bradley.edu OR Alumni Records c/o Paula Thomas Bradley University 1501 W. Bradley Ave. Peoria, IL 61625

DANIEL McFADDEN ’04 MBA ’08 and STEPHANIE ANDERSON ’06 MBA ’09

were married on March 26.

Daniel is a technical resource manager at Parker Hannifin, and Stephanie is an HR specialist at United Facilities Inc. They live in Peoria.

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ERIK MILNES ’04 and MEGHAN CHURCH MILNES ’06 were married

on June 18. Erik is a social worker at Minooka High School.

He holds a master’s from the University of Illinois. Meghan is an RN at Silver Cross Hospital.

They live in Plainfield.

KATELIN SISKA LINDLEY ’07 and

Stephen Lindley were married on October 1, 2010. Katelin is a marketing specialist for World’s Finest Chocolate. They live in Oak Lawn.

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MATTHEW FEIGELSON ’08 and AUBREY LIPETZ FEIGELSON ’09 MEGAN HENNESSY-SEGUIN ’05 and PAUL SEGUIN ’05 were married

on July 17, 2010. Megan teaches third grade in Glenview, and Paul is a physical therapist at Athletico in Niles. They live in Chicago.

were married on July 31, 2010.

Matt is a property manager at NAI Bergman, and Aubrey is an RN at Christ Hospital. They live in Cincinnati.

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SHARI BARTEL MEINDLE ’06 and

Greg Meindle were married on June 4. Shari is a physical therapist at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.

They live in Wheaton.

MEGAN BOWEN STRUBHAR ’10 and JAKE STRUBHAR ’11 were married

on June 17. They live in Austin, Texas.

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MARTHA TOLBERT THOMPSON ’29, June 28, Peoria.

Martha taught home economics in Pekin and Peoria public schools for more than 43 years, retiring in 1972. She held a master’s degree from Colorado State University. Martha was a member of Sigma Kappa. She was 104. Her stepson survives.

1930s

RUTH BELSTERLING MILLER ’37, May 24, Peoria.

Ruth served as alumnae province president for Pi Beta Phi. She also was active in PEO and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Three children, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren survive.

FRED HADDAD ’38, May 20, Hopedale. He was the founder of Haddad’s Market in Peoria and then in West Peoria. Surviving are four children including FRED HADDAD JR. ’60 and STEVE HADDAD ’76, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.

1940s

BARBARA BLAIR BERGIN ’43, June 18, Olympia Fields. Survivors include her husband DANIEL BERGIN ’42, three children, her brother WILLIAM R. BLAIR ’48 and sister PHYLLIS BLAIR MARSHALL ’39, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

DONALD HOLMES ’45, May 1, Washington, D.C. The great-great-great nephew of Lydia Moss Bradley, he taught chemistry and coached wrestling at Bradley for several years. From his World War II and Korean War service in the Marine Corps, he received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star. Donald worked in government for the CIA, the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Environmental Protection Agency, where he headed a program to develop techniques for monitoring pollutants. He retired from civil service in 1974, and from the Marine Corps in 1982. Donald then operated a business, repairing and renovating antiques and houses. Survivors include four children, four grandchildren, and his sister JEAN HOLMES KEITHLEY ’42.

WAYNE RAMP ’47 Ed.D. ’56, March 18, New Albany, Ind. He taught vocational education for 25 years at Southern Illinois University, where there is an endowed scholarship in his name. He served as department chairman and won several awards.

In 1956 Wayne taught in Baghdad to establish vocational education in Iraq. A World War II Navy veteran, he enjoyed farming and raising cattle.

Survivors include his wife DOROTHY BOWERS RAMP ’54, three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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LEAH JANE SLOTTER TIPTON ’47, May 9, Orland Park. Jane was a teacher’s assistant and secretary for special services for School District 230. She was active in her church, the historical society, and the library board. Her daughter and two grandchildren survive.

EMILY DANEKAS ZIVNEY ’47, Feb. 13, Sun City, Ariz.

She was active in the Minonk United Methodist Church in Illinois. Emily was a member of Sigma Kappa. Survivors include her husband Ray, two children, seven grandchildren, and 10 greatgrandchildren.

JAMES DAYKIN ’48, April 7, Peoria. A longtime Caterpillar employee, Jim helped open plants in Joliet and Belgium, where he and his family lived for 15 years. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and witnessed the Nuremberg trials while in Germany. Jim was a member of Alpha Pi at Bradley.

Surviving are his wife Jeanne, three daughters, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

EDWARD HEIKEN ’48, June 29, Peoria. He was a teacher, coach, and administrator in the El Paso schools, retiring in 1979 after a 30-year career. He held a master’s degree from Illinois State University.

Ed was active in Masonic work, and served as president of Kiwanis in El Paso and Bloomington.

He was a member of the Kiwanis Legion of Honor.

An avid woodworker, he helped hundreds of kindergarteners build birdhouses. Ed was a World War II veteran. His son survives.

JAMES AUSTIN ’49, May 14, Peoria. As a lieutenant colonel in the Army, he served in World War II, as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars. His engineering skills contributed to the eternal flame memorial at John F. Kennedy’s gravesite. He enjoyed outdoor sports. Surviving are his wife Annabelle, three children including DAVID AUSTIN ’73, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

DORIS LUNDBERG CHRONIC ’49, April 27, Dunnellon, Fla. She taught kindergarten for more than 10 years. Doris enjoyed reading. Survivors include her husband BRUCE CHRONIC ’51 and their three children.

DONALD MONTGOMERY ’49, May 31, Peoria. He owned Du-Mont Co. and retired in 1987. A World War II Army veteran, he was a deacon in Glen Oak Christian Church and volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Survivors include his wife Dorothy, his son, and a granddaughter.

PATRICIA STEWART REYNOLDS ’49, Feb. 9, Park Ridge. Pat was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Three children, three grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren survive.

MARILYN TIERNEY JOHNSON ’49, May 6, Rancho Bernardo, Calif. She was a substitute teacher and later worked in real estate. Marilyn was an active volunteer with Interfaith Community Services. She was a World War II veteran of the WAVES. Four children, nine grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren survive.

1950s

JOSEPH AIMONE ’50, March 31, Pekin. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Dentistry, he practiced dentistry from 1954 to 1999. He was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He sang in the Pekin Civic Chorus and the Orpheus Club of Peoria. He was a Navy veteran and also served in the Reserves and the National Guard.

Surviving are his wife JoAnn, two children, and two grandchildren.

JOHN AKIN ’50 MA ’51, May 21, Salem, Ore. He was manager of social support services at Oregon State Penitentiary. John helped formulate programs to help inmates succeed after their release. A World War II Navy veteran, he was involved in his church.

Survivors include his wife Marjorie, two sons, 11 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

ROBERT McCALLUM ’50, May 27, Jacksonville, Fla. He was district manager for the Research Institute of America, retiring in 1979. Earlier he developed an agricultural chemical. A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of Rho Delta at Bradley. He sang with a barbershop quartet from Pekin that won international championships, and also participated in Senior Olympics. Two children, a granddaughter, and his fiancee MARY KUPPER LANDIS ’48 survive.

GERALD McDONOUGH ’50, March 26, Peoria. He retired from Caterpillar in 1996, last working as a corporate travel manager. A World War II Army veteran, he was an active member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. He also was active in Knights of Columbus and in several barbershop quartets.

Survivors include his wife Eileen, five children, and six grandchildren.

JOHN OBREN ’50, March 4, Peoria, Ariz. John was an engineer at federal arsenals in Joliet, Rock Island, and in Dover, N.J. He retired as director of quality assurance for the Army Ammunitions and Weapons program. John was active in his church. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. Surviving are his wife Penny, four children, five grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

ROLLAND RIEGEL ’50, May 15, Cape Canaveral, Fla. He practiced dentistry in Homewood, Ill., from 1958 to 1989. A bicycle enthusiast, he was a World War II

Navy veteran. Rolland was a member of Sigma Phi. Survivors include his wife Dorothy, two children, and six grandchildren.

FRANK KINKADE ’51, May 23, Peoria. He was a commercial artist for Caterpillar for 39 years, retiring in 1990. Frank worked with his wife Phyllis until 2010 at Kinkade Appraisals. A World War II Army veteran, he was an avid gardener. His wife survives, along with three children and nine grandchildren.

PAUL KELLY ’52 MA ’53, May 14, Athens, Ga. A University of Georgia emeritus professor, he taught there from 1967 to 1991. From 1961 to 1967 he was an associate professor at the University of Virginia. Paul held an Ed.D. from Harvard, and was a visiting professor there. He spent a year at Dartmouth as associate director of a national sociology project. A Navy veteran, Paul was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. Survivors include his wife JANE WOODMAN KELLY ’56, three children, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

MARGARET CROWLEY DENTINO ’53, June 13, Peoria.

Marg was assistant activities director at St. Joseph’s Home from 1988 until its closing. She taught kindergarten at Loucks School and was known as Miss Marg on Romper Room in the ’50s. Later she taught etiquette classes at Bergner’s. An active member of St. Thomas Church, she belonged to Pi Beta Phi at Bradley. Survivors include her husband Mike, 10 children, 35 grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

JOAN FATINI MANNING SHINKLE ’54, June 14, Peoria.

She was a school bus driver for School District 150 for more than 20 years. Seven children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren survive.

DALE WALBRIDGE ’54 MA ’56, March 28, Decatur.

Dale had been a real estate agent in Florida.

WALTER ADAMS ’55, May 15, Peoria. He operated Adams Furniture and Ethan Allen Gallery until retiring in 1994. Walter was a Korean War Navy veteran. He played clarinet and sang in his church choir. Two children, five grandchildren, and his sister GLORIA ADAMS LONG ’49 survive.

DALLAS D’HONDT ’55 MA ’59, June 30, Peoria. He worked for the Private Industry Council operated by the City until retiring in 1994. Previously he was a teacher and principal in East Peoria and Washington. Dallas served on the Peoria School District 150 board for 10 years, including a term as president. An Air Force veteran, he was active with the Delta Upsilon alumni group. Survivors include his wife CARYL CORDIS D’HONDT ’56, their son, and two grandsons.

PATRICIA REEVES O’CONNOR ’55, May 28, Wheaton.

Pat was a member of Sigma Kappa. Her husband ROBERT O’CONNOR ’53 survives, along with two children, five grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

FRANKLIN SCHLATTER ’55, April 1, Roswell, N.M. An English teacher for 34 years until retiring in 1993, Frank served on the board of the National Council of Teachers of English and edited its newsletter. He was a founder of his state’s Council and held offices in other education organizations.

Frank began a local jazz festival and was involved in community theater. He was honored recently for 50 years of service in the Baha’i faith. He was an Army veteran. Surviving are his wife Carole, their son, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

JACK GOWER ’56, June 11, Quincy. He had a 34-year career with Moorman Manufacturing Co., retiring as commodity manager. Jack played in Bradley’s 1954 NCAA national championship basketball game and was a member of the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame. He was president of the Bradley Dad’s board for two years. Also active in his community, Jack was a founder of the Little People’s golf tournament. He was an Air Force veteran and enjoyed outdoor sports. Surviving are his wife Nancy, two sons including JEFFREY GOWER ’79, and two grandsons.

DAVID L. LEWIS ’56, April 23, Wheaton. He enjoyed model trains and working on cars. Survivors include his wife Carol, two daughters, and two grandchildren.

C. MIKE McDONOUGH ’56, March 23, Morton. He worked as a hardware consultant and in commercial construction for 50 years, retiring in 1994. He was employed at the Morton Auto Auction until January.

Mike was a Korean War Army veteran and was active in VFW Post 5921. His wife Ilona survives, along with two children, four grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

JAMES KIRCHNER ’57, June 21, Chicago. He was a vice president and financial adviser with Merrill Lynch. He held a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. James was a member of Theta Chi. Surviving are his wife Emma, four children, and four grandchildren.

KENNETH MUSIAL ’57, April 8, Grayslake. A teacher and track coach at Wendell Phillips High School, he was inducted into the Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame.

Ken was a Korean War Army veteran, and enjoyed making model airplanes. Survivors include his wife Norine, two children, eight grandchildren, and his sister CYNTHIA MUSIAL GALLETLY ’60.

HARRY “BUZZ” DINOFFRIA ’58, April 23, Joliet. He was an educator in the public schools, as well as Joliet Junior College. Buzz was an Army veteran.

Surviving are his wife Barbara, one son, three stepchildren, and seven grandchildren.

JOHN SHALIKASHVILI ’58 HON ’94, July 23, Steilacoom, Wash. Gen. Shalikashvili was chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1993 to 1997 under President Bill Clinton. Earlier, he was NATO’s supreme allied commander and commander in chief of all U.S. armed forces in Europe. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997. The following year he was Bradley’s Distinguished Alumnus and also received the Illinois Order of Lincoln Medallion. As a Bradley student, he was involved in ROTC and Theta Chi. The fraternity honored him with a national award in 2009. He held a master’s degree from George Washington University. Survivors include his wife Joan, one son, his brother, and his sister GALE SHALIKASHVILI SEVER ’63. A related story appears on page 3.

JACK ENFIELD ’59, April 30, Marco Island, Fla. He owned LBA Custom Printing before retiring to Florida. Jack was an Army veteran and a 33rd degree Mason. Survivors include his wife Sondra, two daughters, and five grandsons.

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JERRY WARREN ’61, Sept. 10, 2010, Thousand Oaks, Calif. Jerry retired from American Airlines as a captain. He was a Vietnam War Air Force veteran.

Two children and six grandchildren survive.

FARNUM BOUTON ’63, May 3, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. He worked in radio advertising for various radio stations. Farney played baseball at Bradley and enjoyed sports memorabilia. A member of Sigma Nu, he was a veteran of the Army Reserves.

Surviving are his wife Pola, two children, and three grandsons.

ROBERT FREEMAN ’63 MS ’68, May 9, Austin, Texas.

He taught auto mechanics for 36 years in High School District 214, Arlington Heights. He and his wife Diane retired to Florida. She survives, along with three children, three grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

CLARA McCREIGHT ’63, Jan. 29, Sherrard. She was an RN, working as a school nurse in Galesburg and at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. She retired in 1970.

Clara enjoyed quilting. Surviving are her children DAVID McCREIGHT ’68 and ELIZABETH McCREIGHT HOUSE ’69, and three step-grandsons.

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InMemory J. RICHARD PERRY ’63, April 24, Chandler, Ariz.

He was a captain in the Air Force until moving his family to Springfield in 1974. He became director of marketing for American Express in New York in 1979. Richard returned to Arizona in 1981, where he was general manager of Lear Data until 2005.

A member of Pi Kappa Alpha, he held an MBA from the University of Illinois. Survivors include his wife Carolyn, two children, two stepdaughters, 11 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

GARY BARRY ’64, May 3, Washington. He served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia for two years after graduation. Gary was an English teacher for more than 35 years in Mission Viejo, Calif. An avid golfer, he enjoyed cooking and attended chef school. Gary was an active volunteer. Two brothers survive.

JACK BROCHMANN ’64, May 26, North Riverside.

Jack owned Erecta-Rak Systems. He enjoyed boating and golf. Two children survive.

DONALD DOUGLAS ’64, June 12, Eureka. He was a carpenter and contractor for 30 years, retiring in 1997. Previously he was a supervisor at Caterpillar.

A Korean War Marine Corps veteran, he was active in his church in Creve Coeur. Four children survive including GREGORY DOUGLAS, MS ’89, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

CLYDE “DAN” EATON ’64, April 29, Champaign. In 1972 he joined First National Bank, where he was a vice president and trust officer for more than 20 years. He became director of the Parkland College Foundation and then returned to banking. Dan was president of the Urban League and was active in many local organizations, including Rotary and SCORE. He held a juris doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Law. Surviving are his wife Kris, two sons, and four grandchildren.

RICHARD HERMANN ’64 MBA ’66, May 23, Peoria.

He retired in 2004 after a 31-year career with Caterpillar, last serving as inter-company pricing manager in the corporate tax division. A 24-year member of the board of CEFCU, Rich had served as the credit union’s chairman. He was active in the Peoria Apostolic Christian Church, as well as Bradley athletics. Survivors include his wife Marilynn, three children, and four grandchildren.

“In Memory” Guidelines: In Memory is written from newspaper clippings, as well as published obituaries supplied by friends and family. Bradley Hilltopics attempts to identify spouses, parents, children, and siblings who are also Bradley alumni. Submit an obituary by mailing a newspaper clipping or memory card from the funeral home to Bradley Hilltopics, 1501 W. Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625.

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right: The late Dean Howard, professor emeritus of music, painted watercolors of buildings on Bradley’s campus and many other local structures.

JIM KOSTAS ’64, March 16, Edwards. An engineer at Caterpillar for 33 years, his name is listed on seven patents. Jim volunteered at Wildlife Prairie Park and enjoyed OLLI classes at Bradley. Three children, three grandsons, and his companion Joan Keemle survive.

ARLENE NELSON ’65, June 19, Boone, Iowa. For 32 years she taught at elementary schools in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. She was the district coordinator for the gifted program in DeWitt, Iowa.

Arlene held a master’s degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She later was an awardwinning Avon representative. Two sons, three grandsons, and four great-grandchildren survive.

JAMES STURGES ’65, April 5, Washington. He was assistant chief engineer at Caterpillar’s East Peoria plant before becoming vice president of engineering at Hansvedt Industries in Champaign. He later worked in computer technology for State Farm and RLI. Jim held 12 patents. He was a pilot and built his own planes. His wife Lucretia survives.

WILLIAM CONNELLY, MBA ’67, Nov. 24, 2010, Del Mar, Calif. He was president of Mericon Industries in Peoria. An Army veteran, Bill enjoyed horse racing. Survivors include his wife Eileen, three sons, and a grandson.

RONALD GUMMERSON ’68, May 12, Schaumburg.

He was a teacher and track coach at Proviso West, Maine East, and Conant high schools. In 2002 he was inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. He was active in his church and the Ronald McDonald House. Survivors include his wife Sheila, seven children, and five grandchildren.

JAMES STALEY ’68, April 22, Peoria. He was an accountant for Chris Hoerr & Son and Scrivner for many years. Jim last worked as a caseworker for the Human Service Center. Two children including REBECCA STALEY WHITMER ’07 survive, along with two grandsons.

CAROL LYNN CRADY MATHIS ’69, April 9, Clayton, Mo. A clinical social worker, she retired from the Missouri Division of Family Services. Survivors include her mother and her companion Charles Darden.

RICHARD L. WARD ’69, Jan. 2, Frederick. He retired as chief engineer at Western Illinois Correctional Center in Mount Sterling. Richard owned and operated Ward Builders for many years. He served in the Marine Corps Reserves. Richard was a founder of the local sheriff’s department auxiliary and Ducks Unlimited. His wife Linda and his father survive.

GLENN BUCHERT, MS ’69 MA ’92, June 1, Toulon.

He began teaching science at Toulon High School (now Stark County High School) in 1964. From 1991 to 2009, he was the school’s guidance counselor. Butch was the longtime adviser to the student council. His wife Nancy survives.

A. PAUL CLAMPITT ’69, April 5, Dallas City. Paul worked for Iowa Workforce Development in Burlington. Earlier he taught English and Spanish in Elmwood, Rankin, and Dallas City. He held an MBA from Western Illinois University. Survivors include his wife Nancy, one daughter, and his mother.

LYNN MADSEN SILVER CLOUD ’69, May 27, Fort Collins, Colo. She was a print finisher for Fine Print.

She enjoyed nature and painting. Lynn held a master’s degree from Augustana College. Survivors include her husband Jack Schrage and her parents.

CHRISTINA MARIE STOUDT, MA ’69, April 5, Pekin.

She taught English and American history at Pekin Community High School and Edison Junior High.

Marie had served as president of the teachers’ union; she retired in 2001. She enjoyed travel and was an active volunteer.

DONALD VEIR ’69, April 25, Brentwood, Calif. He worked in information technology at Caterpillar for 32 years, retiring in 1995. Don and his wife Nancy moved to California in 1999. She survives, along with two daughters including JULIA VEIR ’94, and three grandchildren.

RONALD YATES ’69, April 23, Pontiac. He held a doctoral degree from Illinois State University and was superintendent of Pontiac High School District 90 for 19 years. He also was an associate professor at ISU. Earlier he taught in Springfield, was principal of Hillsboro High School, and was superintendent of Ford Central Community District. Ron served as president of the Illinois Association of School Administrators in 1995–96, and headed several local organizations, including the St. James Hospital Foundation. Surviving are his wife JANE SHRADER YATES ’69, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

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LAWRENCE FROMAN ’71, April 7, Lincolnwood.

A village trustee in Lincolnwood for 10 years, he worked for Ametek in Skokie for 36 years, retiring in 2007 as plant manager. He graduated from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Survivors include his wife TERRY SCHUERMANN FROMAN ’72, two children, and his mother.

JOHN DUER ’72, May 10, Arlington Heights. He worked in office supply sales. John enjoyed sailing and was involved in the music ministry of his church. His wife Linda survives, along with four daughters and three grandchildren.

MARIAN CLAY, MME ’73, May 19, Edina, Minn.

She taught flute and piano lessons for 50-plus years, including some time at Bradley. Marian played the flute for more than 25 years with the St. Paul Civic Symphony. Earlier she played with the Peoria Municipal Band and the Peoria Symphony. She and her family enjoyed hosting students from Costa Rica. Surviving are her husband Joseph, two sons, and three grandchildren.

VICTORIA McDONOUGH ’74, April 30, Brimfield. She was a teacher and academic adviser at the Academy at Illinois Central College for 20 years, retiring in 2009. Victoria was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband Thomas, two children, and a granddaughter.

JAMES McGILL ’75, May 5, North Pekin. Employed

by Caterpillar for almost 44 years, he retired in 1996 as plant auditor. Jim was an Army veteran and was active in Masonic work. He held offices in local government and numerous nonprofit organizations.

Jim was chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board from 1992 to 1995. He served on the Tazewell County Board and was executive director of the Illinois Cast Metals Association for many years. Surviving are his wife Elfriede; children NORMAN McGILL ’83, CHRIS McGILL ’96, and Monica McGill, assistant professor of game design at Bradley; and 10 grandchildren.

JAMES BOYD ’76, June 17, Peoria. He was a CPA for 35 years. Survivors include his wife Janice, four children, and two grandchildren.

1980s

CHARLES RAINES ’80, May 4, Wilmington, N.C. Charlie was a lead engineer and project manager with Progress Energy Inc. at the Brunswick County Nuclear facility since 1985. Previously he worked in

Virginia for Newport News Industrial, as well as Energy Services Group. Survivors include his wife MARCILYN HEMPEL RAINES ’80 and their two children.

MICHAEL REID ’81, June 29, River Ridge, La. He traveled the country competing in duplicate bridge tournaments. He was active in his church in Peoria and was involved in prison ministry. Mike was a Vietnam War Army veteran.

ANGELA BECKER O’TOOLE ’82, June 4, Crystal Lake.

She was a financial manager for Allstate Insurance for 22 years. Angel enjoyed reading and theater.

Surviving are her husband Michael and their two children.

KEVIN J. BROWN ’87, April 27, Grayslake. He was a clinical nurse manager at Highland Park Hospital.

Previously he worked at Condell Medical Center, Lake Forest Hospital, and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Kevin held a master’s degree from National Louis University. He was a member of Sigma Chi. Survivors include his wife BONNIE MICHLIG BROWN ’88, their son, and his parents.

1990s

DAVID WATTON JR. ’92, May 17, Waukesha, Wis. He was the manager of Cleveland Pub and Grill in New Berlin. Previously he was CFO at Asset Properties. David held an MBA from Marquette University. An Eagle Scout and veteran of the Army Reserves, he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi. Surviving are his wife Janet and his mother.

TERESA BURKE PHELPS ’97, May 25, Peoria.

She worked at Fired Up Pottery. Teresa also enjoyed quilting. She was an active member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, and was involved with the Civil Air Patrol. Survivors include her daughter, mother, and father CLARE BURKE ’66.

MARTIN REGAN ’98, June 9, Orland Hills. He was a physical education teacher at Palos South Middle School for eight years, as well as the soccer and track coach. Marty was a soccer player at Bradley.

Surviving are his wife Kelly, their daughter, his parents, and four brothers including TIM REGAN ’04.

Faculty Dr. richard stalling, professor emeritus of psychology, died in Peoria on June 12. He taught at Bradley from 1969 to 2007 and was chairman of the psychology department for eight years.

He held a doctoral degree from the University of Hawaii. He served on the University Senate and helped create the entrance to Bradley.

He was active in the Central Illinois Landmark Foundation. His wife Judith and their two daughters survive.

KEVIN CROWLEY ’78, assistant to Bradley’s business manager, died in Peoria on July 29. He was supervisor of Robertson Memorial Field House until 2004. Kevin developed Bradley’s recycling program and also assisted in managing security for Bradley Braves games. He enjoyed sports and golf.

Six siblings survive.

Dean Howard, professor emeritus of music, died in Peoria on August 1.

He taught at Bradley from 1948 to 1984, and received the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1962. A World War II Navy veteran, he held a master’s degree in music from the University of Michigan.

He performed in the Peoria Symphony and the Municipal Band, and was a church choir director. He was commissioned to compose a song for the opening of the Peoria Civic Center and had many other compositions published. He was a self-taught watercolorist.

Three sons and two grandsons survive.

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AlumniNews people & events

Director’s Corner Alumni Events September 17 Roswell, Ga. Metro Atlanta Old-Fashioned Picnic, Riverside Park, 3–7 p.m.; $10/adults, $5/children 12 and younger September 22 Denver Dinner with the President, 6:30 p.m., Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place; $25 November 17 New York An Evening With the President, details to be announced

Homecoming & Parents’ Weekend – October 12–16 October 12 Lighting of the B, Bradley Hall, 9 p.m.

October 13 50 Plus Club Reception, Student Center Ballroom, 4–6 p.m.

October 14 • Founder’s Day, Markin Center, 10 a.m.

• Barbecue on the Quad, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

• Bonfire & Pep Rally, Meinen Field, 7 p.m.

• Class of 1961 & Friends Reception, The Fieldhouse Bar and Grill, 8 p.m.

• Parents & Alumni Dessert Reception, Student Center Ballroom, 8-10 p.m.

October 15 • Hayden-Clark Alumni Center Dedication and Open House, 11 a.m.

• Class of 1961 Golden Reunion Luncheon, Markin Center, noon; $30 • Bradley Braves Fan Fest & Tailgate, Shea Stadium, 3–5 p.m., followed by Bradley-SIUE soccer • All-Greek Reunion & Exchange, Hayden-Clark Alumni Center Ballroom, 6:30 p.m., $35 • Alumni Reception, Hayden-Clark Alumni Center Hall of Pride, 7:30 p.m.; $10 October 16 • Parents & Alumni Brunch, Student Center Ballroom, 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m.; $15/adults, $12/BU students and K-12 Visit bradley.edu/homecoming for a full list of events.

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It’s difficult to put in words the pride I feel as an alumna each time I enter the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center and climb the impressive staircase to my lovely office overlooking the Alumni Quad. From the whimsical gargoyles atop the tower to the rich, dark wood and welcoming fireplace, this truly has become our new home on the Hilltop. Of course, every new home should have a proper housewarming, and you are invited to attend ours on Saturday, October 15, at 11 a.m., when we officially unveil this magnificent facility.

We have a few surprises planned for you at the dedication, after which you’ll step through the front doors into the Hall of Pride to experience once again your days on campus. Special displays and videos will transport you to your time at Bradley and describe the many ways you and your classmates have contributed to the rich history and success of our alma mater. I am confident that you will simply burst with pride at the discoveries you’ll make here!

Enjoy an Avanti’s gondola sandwich, relax in front of the fireplace, and relive fond memories as you pore over yearbooks in the Turner Library. Step out to participate in the many Homecoming & Parents’ Weekend activities, then return “home” to the Alumni Center for the evening to connect with your Bradley friends for either the All-Greek Reunion & Exchange or the All-Alumni Reception.

Don’t miss a minute of it. Come home to the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center and connect to your Bradley pride!

lori winters fan executive director, alumni relations

Hayden-clark alumni center dedication Alumni Relations staff (shown above on staircase) moved into the new Hayden-Clark Alumni Center in July. The 34,700-square-foot building adjacent to Bradley Hall will be dedicated at 11 a.m. October 15 in conjunction with Homecoming. Tours of the three-story facility will follow the dedication.

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1 Chicago More than 80 alumni and friends participated in the Chicago Area Golf Outing, hosted by Bradley Trustee PHIL WILMINGTON ’79 on June 27 at the Royal Fox Country Club. Pictured are, from left, WAYNE KLASING ’64, STEVE STARK ’78, STEVE LEVIN ’77, and JUDSON MITCHELL ’66. 2 Peoria About 100 freshmen and parents mingled with President Joanne Glasser during the Move-In Day open house for legacy families on August 20 at the Garrett Cultural Center. Pictured with President Glasser are RICH SPILKY ’87 MBA ’90, BETH FJELLAND SPILKY ’87, and their sons Jared, left, and ERIC SPILKY ’14.

3 Peoria More than 100 alumni and friends attended CIBAC’s annual Bratfest on August 12 at Jimmy’s Bar. Pictured, from left, are RICK GOLDHAMMER ’85 MBA ’93, SUSAN GLASS GOLDHAMMER ’85, KELLY DRISCOLL ’85, BUAA President SHELLY HEIDEN ’85, and PENNY NOWLIN COLLIER ’86. 4 San Diego Joan and LARRY HIMMEL ’68 MA ’69 joined President Joanne Glasser and other alumni for an evening at Asti Ristorante on August 26. 5 Los Angeles President Glasser visited with about 60 alumni and friends at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on August 27, including from left, SCOTT RACINE ’72, CHET WALKER ’62, EARL FELDHORN ’60, and GREG DIETE ’61. 6 San Francisco Darlene and GEORGE SHAHEEN ’66 MBA ’68, left, hosted President Glasser, HELEN CZACHORSKI KASLEY ’73 MBA ’78, WILLIAM KASLEY ’73, and 45 alumni and friends at the Menlo Country Club on August 28.

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CampusView Check out the Bradley Hilltopics Facebook page at facebook.com/bradleyhilltopics.

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Bradley Hilltopics introduced our “Where is this?” photo contest this summer. Each Friday from June 1 through September 2, our Facebook followers had a chance to win prizes by identifying campus locations. Test your own Hilltop memories with these photos, then check your answers at the bottom of the page. Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to our 10 winners.

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Winner: Jennifer Dujka McCormack ’99 MA ’05 1. Dingeldine Music Center; 2. Jobst Hall; 3. Markin Family Student Recreation Center; 4. Constance Hall; 5. Heuser Art Center; 6. Hartmann Center; 7. Holmes Hall; 8. Comstock Hall; 9. Williams Hall; 10. Main Street parking deck.

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basketball schedules* MEN

WOMEN

Preseason Exhibitions 10/18 RED-WHITE SCRIMMAGE (Ren. Coliseum)......... 7 p.m.

11/1 WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (Ren. Coliseum)............ 7 p.m.

11/8 COLLEGE OF WOOSTER..................................... 7 p.m.

Preseason Exhibitions 10/18 RED-WHITE SCRIMMAGE.................................. 7 p.m.

11/5 WASHINGTON (Mo.).......................................... 2 p.m.

11/13 11/16 11/19 11/22 11/25 11/26

UMKC............................................................ 4 p.m.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE.......................... 7 p.m.

NORTH DAKOTA................................................. 7 p.m.

CIC WOFFORD..................................................... 7 p.m.

CIC Wisconsin (Hoffman Estates).............................7:30 p.m.

CIC BYU or Nevada (Hoffman Estates)...........4:30 / 7:30 p.m.

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Mountain West — Missouri Valley Challenge Series 12/3 at Wyoming.................................................................. 9 p.m.

12/6 NORTHEASTERN................................................. 7 p.m.

12/15 at George Washington..................................................... TBA 12/17 at Drexel.......................................................................... TBA 12/20 WESTERN CAROLINA......................................... 7 p.m.

12/22 at Michigan.................................................................. 6 p.m.

BracketBusters 2/18-19 tba.......................................................................... TBA

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State Farm MVC Tournament Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo......................................... TBA

* This is a non-conference schedule. The Missouri Valley Conference will release its schedule in September. Please visit BradleyBraves.com for updated information.

CIC denotes Chicago Invitational Challenge game.

Men’s home games are listed in RED Caps and are played at Carver Arena, unless otherwise noted. Dates and times are subject to TV scheduling.

Season tickets Season tickets are now available for men’s and women’s basketball seasons at the Renaissance Coliseum ticket office on Main Street, by calling 309-677-2625, or from BradleyBraves.com.

11/12 NORTHERN COLORADO .................................... 2 p.m.

11/15 EASTERN ILLINOIS ............................................ 7 p.m.

Winthrop Classic at Rock Hill, S.C. 11/18 Winthrop.......................................................................5 p.m.

11/19 Stetson...........................................................................Noon 11/20 Niagara..........................................................................Noon 11/23 at Northern Illinois........................................................... TBA 11/28 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE.................................. 7 p.m.

11/30 at Butler........................................................................... TBA 12/3 at Central Michigan..................................................... 1 p.m.

12/6 at SIU Edwardsville...................................................... 7 p.m.

12/17 iowa ...................................................................... TBA 12/21 WESTERN ILLINOIS............................................ 7 p.m.

State Farm MVC Tournament 3/8-11 The Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo..................................... TBA * This is a non-conference schedule. The Missouri Valley Conference will release its schedule in September. Please visit BradleyBraves.com for updated information.

Women’s home games are listed in RED Caps and are played at Renaissance Coliseum, unless otherwise noted.

Mark your calendar The annual Bradley Athletic Benefit is combined this year with the men’s and women’s basketball Red-White Scrimmage on October 18 at Renaissance Coliseum. A spaghetti dinner will be served on the Mitchell “JJ” Anderson Court from 5–7 p.m., while student-athletes and coaches mingle with fans. Merchandise and raffle tickets can be purchased throughout the evening. Dinner tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Red-White Scrimmage tickets are $5 for the public and free for Bradley students, faculty, and staff.

The Braves Club Bids-for-the-Braves Auction will quickly follow on October 22 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria. Call the Braves Club Office at 309-677-2667 for reservations.

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6,000,000 footsteps JIM DODGE ’71 MEA ’76 soaks in the view from McAfee Knob, a point on the Appalachian Trail near Roanoke, Virginia.

Read about Dodge’s adventure on page 13.

Photo courtesty Jim Dodge

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